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DENVER, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VanWest Partners, a Denver-based commercial real estate investment company, announces the launch of a third fund, VanWest Storage Fund III (Fund III), targeting the acquisition of self storage facilities throughout the continental United States.
The Fund intends to raise $150 million in equity from accredited individuals and institutional investors to acquire self storage properties where an opportunity exists to add value. Fund III will be taking an entrepreneurial approach to acquisitions with a wider variety of deal types specifically targeting existing facilities with strong physical occupancy but are undermanaged, new construction deals that have not yet started leasing, new construction deals that have suffered from insufficient capitalization or have low existing occupancy, and existing facilities that have the opportunity for expansion.
Fund III has closed on three acquisitions representing just over $30,000,000 in total capitalization. "We are pleased with the performance of the Fund's initial acquisitions," says Jacob Vanderslice, Principal at VanWest Partners. "The net income and occupancy growth are already well above forecasted assumptions as the consumer demand for self storage continues to be high. The capital markets and the acquisition environment are dynamic right now, and we remain highly selective in the assets that Fund III will continue to acquire," Vanderslice shares. Targeted returns for Fund III investors are 14-16% IRR, and a 2X-2.25X investor equity multiple over a seven-year hold.
The next round of acquisitions is scheduled to close in Q3 and include one property in Michigan and two properties in Oklahoma. In aggregate, the three acquisitions will represent nearly 300,000 net rentable square feet, 2,000 units, and $26,000,000 in total cost. Pending sourcing suitable acquisition opportunities, VanWest Partners anticipates a 2–3-year deployment period for Fund III.
Fund III succeeds VanWest Storage Funds I and II, with Fund II closing at the end of 2021. Through these Funds and other vehicles, VanWest Partners has acquired over 40 properties, totaling more than 2.5 million square feet and 19,000 units, with total capital deployment of $240 million.
About VanWest Partners
VanWest Partners is an opportunistic real estate investment firm specializing in self storage and urban infill repositioning. We target a full range of investment opportunities from development to fully stabilized assets in primary, secondary, and tertiary markets with strong fundamentals and an opportunity to add value through both revenue and expense optimization. Accredited investors are invited to participate in value-add self storage throughout the continental US. Learn more at www.VanWestPartners.com.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt, author Claudia Joseph and reporter John Phipps who reported on the many people who went to Buckingham Palace following the queen's death.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt, author Claudia Joseph and reporter John Phipps who reported on the many people who went to Buckingham Palace following the queen's death.
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LONDON (AP) — Events surrounding Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Monday cap 10 days of national mourning and are expected to be watched by hundreds of thousands of people packed onto the streets of London and millions around the world. Those are just a few of the staggering array of numbers generated by the death of the 96-year-old monarch after a 70-year-reign.
Here are some figures that have swirled around London and the rest of the United Kingdom in the aftermath of her death on Sept. 8 at her summer retreat in Scotland of the only monarch most Britons have ever known.
— 2,000: Dignitaries and guests in Westminster Abbey for the the state funeral, ranging from King Charles III and other royals to world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden to members of the British public who helped battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
— 800: Guests at a committal service later in the day at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
— 5,949: Military personnel deployed throughout the meticulously choreographed operation that began with the queen’s death on Sept. 8 at her Balmoral Estate in the Scottish Highlands. That number comprises 4,416 from the army, 847 from the navy and 686 from the air force. In addition, around 175 armed forces personnel from Commonwealth nations have been involved.
— 1,650: At least that number of military personnel will be involved in the pomp-filled procession of the queen’s coffin from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch after her funeral. A further 1,000 will line the streets along the procession route When the coffin reaches Windsor, 410 military personnel will take part in the procession, 480 will line streets, 150 will be in a guard of honor and line steps and 130 more will fulfil other ceremonial duties.
— 142: Royal Navy ratings who will pull the state gun carriage carrying the queen’s coffin on Monday when it leaves the Houses of Parliament for her funeral.
— More than 10,000: Police officers. Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said the “hugely complex” policing operation is the biggest in the London force’s history, surpassing the London 2012 Olympics which saw up to 10,000 police officers on duty per day.
— 22: Miles (36 kilometers) of barriers erected in central London alone to control crowds and keep key areas around the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace secure.
— 1 million: The number of people London transport authorities expect to visit the capital on Monday. Around 250 extra rail services will run to move people in and out of the city.
— 5: Miles (8 kilometers) of people lining up to file past the queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall. The mammoth queue stretched back from the Houses of Parliament along the south bank of the River Thames to Southwark Park. The number of people who viewed the coffin over four days is not yet known.
— 125: Movie theaters that will open their doors to broadcast Monday’s funeral live.
— 2,868: Diamonds, along with 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, 269 pearls, and 4 rubies, sparkle in the Imperial State Crown that rested on the queen’s coffin as it lay in state.
— 2: Minutes of silence at the end of the funeral at Westminster Abbey.
— 1: Coffin. The silent eye in the days-long storm of pomp, pageantry and protection is a single, flag-draped oak coffin carrying the only monarch most Britons have ever known. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/by-the-numbers-facts-and-figures-about-the-queens-funeral/ | 2022-09-19T12:23:24Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/by-the-numbers-facts-and-figures-about-the-queens-funeral/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
JERUSALEM, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI) at the Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem, announced today that it is leading CancerRNA (www.cancerna.info), a global consortium that aims to apply RNA-based therapeutics to successfully unlock anti-cancer immune responses. While RNA-based therapies, namely mRNA vaccines, shined during the pandemic and saved millions of lives, they have yet to be successfully tested in cancer therapies. The HCRI hosted the opening meeting and workshops of CancerRNA in Jerusalem this month to plan, collaborate and advance the aims of this groundbreaking international consortium to impact the future of cancer treatment.
The CanceRNA team, led by Professor Michal Lotem, MD, Head of HCRI, the Center for Melanoma and Cancer Immunotherapy, and Prof. Rotem Karni Department Chair at Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, will focus on two main goals. First, will be harnessing the modulation of RNA processing to increase the immunogenicity of "cold" cancers which lack genomic mutations, to exploit abnormal transcripts and evoke immune response; and second, enhancing the activity of the immune system by retargeting immune effector cells, modulating RNA splicing of key immune receptors and developing personalized mRNA vaccines.
This multi-disciplined team is composed of international leaders in the fields of RNA research, clinicians and biotech-pharma experts in RNA processing, RNA drug design and delivery, biocomputing and immuno-oncology: Wolf Prize Laureate Prof. Lynne Maquat of the University of Rochester; Prof. Maria Carmo Fonseca of the University of Lisbon; Prof. Juan Valcarcel of the Center for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona; Prof. Tanja DeGruijl of the University of Amsterdam; Prof. Niels Schaft of the University of Erlangen; Erez Levanon of Bar Ilan University; Seth Salpeter of Immunyx; Pablo Menendez of Jose Carreras Leukemia Institute in Spain; Evelien Smits of the University of Brussels; and Regine Shevach, Simon Geissler and Daniel Helman of Merck.
"CanceRNA will initially focus on two cancer types, acute myeloid leukemia, relevant for pediatric cancer, and uveal melanoma, both of which harbor splicing factor mutations and that are generally refractory to immunotherapy," said Professor Lotem. "Our hope is to utilize RNA-based therapeutics to overcome what until now, have been key barriers to successful anti-cancer immune responses. "
"The combination of experts from all over Europe in the fields of RNA biology, immunology, bioinformatics and drug transport will propel the development of the next generation of immunotherapy cancer treatments," added co-CanceRNA leader, Professor Rotem Karni, Chair of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School.
Visit www.cancerna.info, for more information on CanceRNA.
About CanceRNA:
CanceRNA aims to impact the future of cancer treatment by developing and validating novel RNA-based therapeutics. This three-year project comprises multi-disciplinary activities to assess in-vitro and in-vivo validation, bioinformatics, delivery, and safety based on new and effective modalities of immunotherapy for cancer treatment. The CanceRNA team of researchers and scientists will be harnessing the modulation of RNA processing to enhance the accessibility and immune susceptibility of the tumor and its microenvironment, while working to enhance the activity of the immune system by retargeting immune effector cells, modulating RNA splicing of key immune receptors and developing personalized mRNA vaccines. For more information, www.cancerna.info.
About the Hadassah Cancer Research Institute:
Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI) is a translational research arm of Hadassah Medical Organization and Sharett Cancer Center in Jerusalem. Discoveries made in HCRI labs are a driver of clinical progress and beyond. With advanced labs focused on excellence areas of research in: Immuno Oncology, Cancer Epigenetics, Early Cancer Detection, Cell Therapy, Bioinformatics and a Biobank, our physicians and researchers are developing a multi-disciplined, multi-institution approach to discovering the next-generation treatments to fight cancer.
For additional information on the Hadassah Cancer Research Institute and CanceRNA, contact:
Amalia Herszkowicz, Chief Operating Officer, HCRI, Communication Officer, CanceRNA
Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI)
amaliah@hadassah.org.il
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According to Council on Foundations, only 19 percent of private foundations seek to include investments ranking high on ESG
CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Builders Vision, an impact platform dedicated to building a more humane and healthy planet through philanthropy, investment and advocacy, announced today that its Builders Initiative Foundation has transitioned 90 percent of its $1 billion endowment into mission-related investments.
Private foundations in the United States hold more than $1.3 trillion in assets. While there is no requirement for foundations to align their endowment investment portfolio with their philanthropic mission, Builders Initiative joins an increasing number of organizations that are moving their assets towards mission-related investments.
"If we are going to make lasting change happen, we need our mission to show up in everything we do – especially in how we commit our resources. That's why we are investing our endowment in companies, organizations, and strategies that prioritize sustainable and equitable solutions," said Lukas Walton, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Builders Vision. "Our hope is to unlock and scale long-term positive change across markets by showing that purpose and profits are not mutually exclusive. We look forward to working with other foundations to help ignite a movement that leads to more and more endowments invested for impact."
After interviewing dozens of peer organizations, the Builders Initiative Foundation Board and its Investment Committee worked closely with Chief Investment Officer, Noelle Laing, and Foundation President, Bruce McNamer, to decide on the appropriate asset allocation, liquidity profile, and impact investing strategy to meet and exceed the industry standard 5 percent return. The diversified portfolio includes a variety of mission-related investments in funds or companies that support strategies such as impact-minded shareholder engagement, thematically aligned stock selection, and community-based bonds. Additionally, the growing private investments portion of the endowment portfolio is 100 percent invested in mission-related themes including clean energy and sustainability, conservation finance, circular economy, water, and waste.
A 2020 survey from the Council on Foundations found just 19 percent of private foundations seek to include investments ranking high on ESG criteria and 20 percent screen out investments that are inconsistent with their mission. In recent years, however, the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, McKnight Foundation, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation, among others, have publicly committed to aligning their investments with their social and environmental mission. With 90 percent of its endowment aligned with ESG and impact, Builders Initiative is providing another guiding example of what is possible.
"We are proud to have successfully transitioned our endowment to mission-related investments, but we know this is only one part of the solutions that are needed to ensure economic and environmental security for the long term," said Noelle Laing, Chief Investment Officer of Builders Initiative. "We will continue to find inspiration and collaborate with our partners who are joining us in this journey."
Builders Initiative is the philanthropic team for Builders Vision, an impact platform dedicated to supporting people and organizations building a more humane and healthy planet through philanthropy, investment, and advocacy. Builders Initiative, through the Builders Initiative Foundation, DAFs, and an impact LLC, invests in and collaborates with non-profits, businesses, and others working toward sustainable solutions to societal and environmental problems across four primary impact areas: Food and Agriculture, Climate and Energy, Oceans, and Community.
Media Contact: communications@buildersvision.com
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"After the surgery, I had been hit with these awful feelings of having made a huge mistake… I was looking down at my body and seeing these weeping gashes on my chest and having the most awful feeling."
-Grace
PLEASANT HILL, Calif., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Bioethics and Culture has produced a powerful documentary film, "The Detransition Diaries: Saving Our Sisters," giving the audience an intimate look into the lives of young women who came to believe they were born in the wrong body. The film explores themes that led three women to seek help for their gender dysphoria as well as their decision to stop transition treatments.
"The Detransition Diaries" explores these issues in interviews with 3 young women who detransitioned, along with interviews from British Women's Rights Campaigner, Kellie-Jay Keen, Editor-in-Chief, The Post Millennial, Libby Emmons, and author/consultant, Natasha Chart.
One woman recounts her experiences in online communities which affirmed her that she was trans. Another talks about the path that she was on which resulted in her having a double mastectomy. The other is an accomplished singer, and was distressed by the effects of testosterone on her voice.
Libby Emmons says, "We do our girls a disservice when we lie to them and tell them they don't have to be women. We tell them they can be anything they want to be, but we have forgotten to tell them to love being who they are."
View the official Trailer here, or watch the documentary on Vimeo.
Media can request private access for viewing only and not distribution.
The documentary is already receiving positive reviews:
"The Detransition Diaries" is touching, powerful and brave. Lahl has given young women whose lives were upended by the quack medicine pushed by gender ideologues a chance to tell their stories" - Helen Joyce, author Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality
"The Detransition Diaries is an absolute must-watch film. Powerful, tragic, and yet hopeful." - Ryan T. Anderson, PhD, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and author of When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment
Website: https://www.cbc-network.org/
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Open XR Forum announced today that American Tower, Dell Technologies, DriveNets, Furukawa Electric, Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) and UfiSpace have joined the industry initiative to advance the deployment of software-configurable point-to-point and point-to-multipoint coherent optical networks utilizing industry-defined XR optics pluggable transceiver technology.
These new members, representing a mix of network operators and network equipment vendors, bring essential expertise and world-class experience to the Open XR ecosystem and underscores the growing interest in using XR optics pluggable transceiver technology to enable software-defined optical transport networks. Their contributions and participation in the Forum will drive multi-vendor, interoperable solutions to enable high bandwidth, software-configurable, coherent optics from the core to the edge of the network.
"Since debuting the Open XR Forum last year, we have made significant progress in bringing to market MSA-based solutions that will enable operators to deploy software-configurable coherent optical networks quickly and easily," said Dave Welch Infinera Co-Founder. "These new members bring contributions that will help us make even more progress in this important endeavor. We welcome them aboard and look forward to working with them to bring the benefits of coherent optical networking to operators around the world."
Open XR Forum is an MSA consortium bringing together network operators, equipment vendors and component suppliers committed to building the foundation for a new generation of coherent optical solutions that will cost-effectively meet the demand for greater network scalability and flexibility. XR optics is the industry's first coherent optical solution to solve the access and aggregation challenges faced by network operators caused by the misalignment between network traffic patterns and the technology used to transport that traffic.
Open XR Forum membership is expanding rapidly to integrate a wide range of industry participants, including AT&T, Arrcus, BT, Colt, Crown Castle, Infinera, Juniper Networks, Liberty Global, Lumen Technologies, Sumitomo Electric, Telefónica, Verizon, Windstream and ZAYO. Read more about the benefits of the Open XR Forum. The Forum's first specifications and an introductory whitepaper about the Open XR Concept are also available.
To learn more about becoming a member, visit www.openxrforum.org.
Open XR Forum was founded to foster collaboration between its members to facilitate the adoption and accelerate the growth of network architectures leveraging intelligent point-to-point and point-to-multipoint coherent pluggable transceivers. Members will work to ensure the products and services developed align with existing standards and operational models by driving the standardization of network interfaces and electro-mechanical hardware interfaces, demonstrating interoperability, establishing multi-sourcing potential, and developing and publishing new specifications as needed. This will accelerate the wide adoption and deployment of XR optics' innovative technology by a broad spectrum of network operators in a wide variety of applications. Open XR Forum membership is intended for network operators, network equipment vendors, and component suppliers. For more information, visit www.openxrforum.org.
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Alappuzha: Following Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's allegations against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his CPM government, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President K Sudhakaran on Monday demanded an impartial investigation into the matter.
Pointing out that the CPM government was notorious for silencing its opposition, Sudhakaran said the way the former carped about the affairs of Raj Bhavan was not in tune with the democratic functioning of a state. "How can someone threaten the Governor, the head of State? The entire administration is controlled by goons," Sudhakaran said.
Lending weight to the allegation that the state's universities are rife with nepotism, Sudhakaran said that the Chief Minister has committed a breach of oath and must not be allowed to continue.
Commenting on the 2019's heckling incident at Kannur University that Khan had raised during his press conference, Sudhakaran said that it was grave negligence on the part of the government for failing to arrest the protestors. "Nobody can threaten the Governor. It is a big crime that the police did not register a case for violence against the Governor. What kind of law and order exists in the state if even the Governor can be threatened?" Sudharkaran asked.
He said the Governor's statements also corroborate with the findings of Congress.
Sudhakaran also criticized the Governor for waiting until now to stand up against the CPM bravado.
Calling an unprecedented press conference at Raj Bhavan, Khan went over a slew of issues that plague Kerala.
Of them, the alleged nepotism in the state's universities holds special significance as it is over that row the relationship between the Governor and the government started to deteriorate.
Khan had stayed the appointment of the wife of KK Ragesh, the Chief Minister's private secretary, at Kannur University.
In response, the government had introduced a set of ordinances that sought to cull the powers of the Governor, who is also the Chancellor of state varsities.
However, Khan argued that the ordinances were a measure "to make legal the many illegalities that are happening in the universities".
He declined to sign them, alleging that Vijayan was a willing-spectator to the pillaging of universities for party gains. It was the first time that Khan took direct aim at Vijayan.
In a counter-punch, Vijayan lambasted Khan for hailing wild accusations against his government. He said Khan was not speaking in a manner that befits the office of the Governor.
There had also been allegations that the Governor was acting aggressively to please the BJP, hoping his CPM-baiting would win him a top Constitutional post. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/19/kpcc-chief-sudhakaran-on-governor-arif-mohammed-khan-revelations.html | 2022-09-19T12:27:29Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/19/kpcc-chief-sudhakaran-on-governor-arif-mohammed-khan-revelations.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: Twenty-one people, including dog catchers and volunteers who were involved in the vaccination process of stray dogs, have suffered dog bites.
A high-level meeting of the animal husbandry department has decided that at least two doses of preventive vaccine should be administered to the 6,000-odd people who would be engaged in the activities to curb the stray dog menace. Due to this, the implementation of preventive measures could be delayed by a week.
The first dose of the vaccine would be administered by Monday or Tuesday. The second shot has to be taken on the seventh day after the first dose. Those who have currently been administered the vaccine would be deployed to carry out preventive measures until then.
The preventive vaccine is for veterinary doctors, live-stock inspectors, dog catchers, animal handlers and volunteers. Three doses of vaccine have to be administered. After taking the first dose, the second shot must be taken on the seventh day and the next on the 21st. Immunity can be acquired if at least two doses are administered. The animal husbandry department has handed over the list of personnel, who need to be administered the preventive vaccine, to the district medical officers.
A high-level meeting led by the local self-government minister had decided to start the intensive vaccination drive for stray dogs on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, there is no hurdle in vaccinating domestic dogs at the respective local bodies.
ABC programme
There is reportedly a shortage of veterinary doctors with surgical training to implement the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme for dogs. Currently, there is no practical training in surgery in the undergraduate course for a veterinary doctor. Such training is included only in the PG surgery course, and not even in other PG courses.
Meanwhile, the Kerala Veterinary Officers' Association has shot off a letter to the local self-government minister against entrusting veterinary doctors to implement the ABC programme. They have demanded that the responsibility should be handed over to the panchayat and municipal secretaries. The letter also pointed out that veterinary hospitals do not have enough staff to coordinate and supervise the activities at ABC centres. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/19/people-involved-in-stary-dog-vaccination-suffer-dog-bites.amp.html | 2022-09-19T12:27:35Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/19/people-involved-in-stary-dog-vaccination-suffer-dog-bites.amp.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: Twenty-one people, including dog catchers and volunteers who were involved in the vaccination process of stray dogs, have suffered dog bites.
A high-level meeting of the animal husbandry department has decided that at least two doses of preventive vaccine should be administered to the 6,000-odd people who would be engaged in the activities to curb the stray dog menace. Due to this, the implementation of preventive measures could be delayed by a week.
The first dose of the vaccine would be administered by Monday or Tuesday. The second shot has to be taken on the seventh day after the first dose. Those who have currently been administered the vaccine would be deployed to carry out preventive measures until then.
The preventive vaccine is for veterinary doctors, live-stock inspectors, dog catchers, animal handlers and volunteers. Three doses of vaccine have to be administered. After taking the first dose, the second shot must be taken on the seventh day and the next on the 21st. Immunity can be acquired if at least two doses are administered. The animal husbandry department has handed over the list of personnel, who need to be administered the preventive vaccine, to the district medical officers.
A high-level meeting led by the local self-government minister had decided to start the intensive vaccination drive for stray dogs on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, there is no hurdle in vaccinating domestic dogs at the respective local bodies.
ABC programme
There is reportedly a shortage of veterinary doctors with surgical training to implement the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme for dogs. Currently, there is no practical training in surgery in the undergraduate course for a veterinary doctor. Such training is included only in the PG surgery course, and not even in other PG courses.
Meanwhile, the Kerala Veterinary Officers' Association has shot off a letter to the local self-government minister against entrusting veterinary doctors to implement the ABC programme. They have demanded that the responsibility should be handed over to the panchayat and municipal secretaries. The letter also pointed out that veterinary hospitals do not have enough staff to coordinate and supervise the activities at ABC centres. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/19/people-involved-in-stary-dog-vaccination-suffer-dog-bites.html | 2022-09-19T12:27:42Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/19/people-involved-in-stary-dog-vaccination-suffer-dog-bites.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Delta establishes 22 new schools
Delta State government has approved the establishment of 22 new schools comprising 9 primary and 13 secondary schools across the state.
The commissioner for works (Highways and urban roads), Noel Omodon disclosed this in Asaba while briefing journalists on some of the decisions reached at the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting presided over by the deputy governor of the state, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro.
According to Omodon, the new schools were approved in response to the demand for schools in the areas where such educational facilities were lacking.
Apart from the approval for the establishment of the new schools, he said, the Exco also, approved the change of name and status of some of the existing primary and secondary schools in the state.
According to him, the payment of the counterpart funding for the UBE 2022 cycle was approved by the Exco to strengthen the delivery of qualitative educational services aimed at further promoting mass literacy in the state.
The works commissioner also disclosed that approval for the supply of laboratory/workshop equipment to the University of Delta was equally given to enhance academic activities in the university.
On the Kwale Industrial Park, Omodon said the meeting approved investment into a modern production facility at the park where things like flat bars, nails, screws and angles among others would be produced, adding that the state government had equally approved equity participation at the Kwale free zone (Industrial Park).
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Nollywood star, Jimmy Odukoya has stated that it is crucial to present authentic African stories in films.
He said such is important so as to be able to preserve Africa’s culture and traditions.
Jimmy made this disclosure to newsmen while touching on his part in the recently released film ‘The woman king’ in an interview over the weekend in Lagos.
Odukoya described the recent movie ‘Woman King’ as a representation of the authentic African story. While sharing his experience on set, the actor noted that telling African stories through film preserves African culture and tradition.
He said he enjoyed being onset with Viola Davis and John Boyega who in the film was his adversary.
Jimmy goes on to describe the film as a conversation starter as in recent times the need for women’s empowerment has become imperative.
“People want to see women in power, women fighting… not playing but literally fighting.
“Think about 300 but the female version.
“And also to see black women in power, they are not the victims. They are not oppressed.
“They are not the ones down. They are not slaves or criminals. They are queens and they are warriors.” He said.
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King Charles III, rife with grief and newfound responsibility, fought back tears at the funeral of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II — after adorning her coffin with a touching personalized note.
The new monarch wrote a short message that was attached to the bouquet atop the Queen’s coffin, saying “In loving and devoted memory. Charles R.”
The R stands “Rex” or “regent,” the Latin word for ruler or king.
The bouquet was specifically picked out by Charles III and included myrtle cut from a plant growth used for the Queen’s wedding bouquet to Prince Philip.
King Charles sat directly in front of his mother’s coffin during the elaborate state funeral, fighting back tears as “God Save the King” played at its closing.
Charles took the throne immediately following the death of his mother on Sept. 8, who died at age 96 after more than 70 years on the throne.
However, the 73-year-old king’s coronation won’t be for several months as the nation continues its period of mourning for the UK’s longest-reigning monarch.
Charles wasn’t the only family member who grew emotional at the wedding.
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There have now been quite quite enough “Iron Ladies Who Made History That Is Just as Riveting and Amazing!” movies to write my life (c)eos out: Hunt the witch hats (see Meryl Streept-Wind Chime Wannabe: An Even Darkerg Movie), make their man a manlier version of her own version but leave with them anyway because they get stuck inside (Grace Sponagle – Busts Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico's southwest coast on Sunday as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out and ripped up asphalt from roads and flung the pieces around.
Hundreds of people were evacuated or rescued across the island as floodwaters rose swiftly. Rushing rivers of brown water enveloped cars, first floors and even an airport runway in the island's southern region.
Forecasters said the storm threatened to dump “historic” levels of rain on Sunday and Monday, with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) possible in eastern and southern Puerto Rico.
“The damages that we are seeing are catastrophic,” said Gov. Pedro Pierluisi.
The storm washed away a bridge in the central mountain town of Utuado that police say was installed by the National Guard after Hurricane Maria hit in 2017. Large landslides also were reported, with water rushing down big slabs of broken asphalt and into gullies.
Fiona was centered 45 miles (75 kilometers) south-southeast of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph) on Sunday night, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. It was moving to the west-northwest at 10 mph (17 kph).
Fiona struck on the anniversary of Hurricane Hugo, which hit Puerto Rico 33 years ago as a Category 3 storm.
The storm's clouds covered the entire island and tropical storm-force winds extended as far as 140 miles (220 kilometers) from Fiona's center.
U.S. President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in the U.S. territory as the eye of the storm approached the island's southwest corner.
Luma, the company that operates power transmission and distribution, said bad weather, including winds of 80 mph, had disrupted transmission lines, leading to “a blackout on all the island.”
“Current weather conditions are extremely dangerous and are hindering our capacity to evaluate the complete situation,” it said, adding that it could take several days to fully restore power.
Health centers were running on generators — and some of those had failed. Health Secretary Carlos Mellado said crews rushed to repair generators at the Comprehensive Cancer Center, where several patients had to be evacuated.
Fiona hit just two days before the anniversary of Hurricane Maria, a devastating Category 4 storm that struck on Sept. 20, 2017, destroying the island's power grid and causing nearly 3,000 deaths.
More than 3,000 homes still have only a blue tarp as a roof, and infrastructure remains weak, including the power grid. Outages remain common, and reconstruction started only recently.
“I think all of us Puerto Ricans who lived through Maria have that post-traumatic stress of, ‘What is going to happen, how long is it going to last and what needs might we face?’” said Danny Hernández, who works in the capital of San Juan but planned to weather the storm with his parents and family in the western town of Mayaguez.
He said the atmosphere was gloomy at the supermarket as he and others stocked up before the storm hit.
“After Maria, we all experienced scarcity to some extent,” he said.
The storm was forecast to pummel cities and towns along Puerto Rico’s southern coast that have not yet fully recovered from a string of strong earthquakes starting in late 2019.
More than 1,000 people with some 80 pets had sought shelter across the island by Sunday night, the majority of them in the southern coast.
Ada Vivian Román, a 21-year-old photography student, said the storm knocked down trees and fences in her hometown of Toa Alta.
“I’m actually very anxious because it’s a really slow-moving hurricane and time does not move,” she said. “You look at the clock and it’s still the same hour.”
She said she is also worried about whether the public transportation she relies on to get to her job at a public relations agency will be operating by the time she has to go back to the office.
“But I know that I’m privileged compared with other families who are practically losing their homes because they are under water,” she said.
In the southwest town of El Combate, hotel co-owner Tomás Rivera said he was prepared but worried about the “enormous” amount of rain he expected. He noted that a nearby wildlife refuge was eerily quiet before the storm hit.
“There are thousands of birds here, and they are nowhere to be seen,” he said. “Even the birds have realized what is coming, and they're preparing.”
Rivera said his employees brought bedridden family members to the hotel, where he has stocked up on diesel, gasoline, food, water and ice, given how slowly the government responded after Hurricane Maria.
“What we’ve done is prepared ourselves to depend as little as possible on the central government,” he said. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/hurricane-fiona-rips-through-powerless-puerto-rico | 2022-09-19T12:55:12Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/hurricane-fiona-rips-through-powerless-puerto-rico | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A Gravesend mum said she and her family are trying to ‘think of the positives’ after they were trapped by a devastating house fire earlier this month. Victoria Hills, 32, her husband Leighton, 43, and her two children Oliver, 11, and Emily, 8, were stuck in their home after a blaze took hold of the two-storey property at 3.54am last Thursday (September 15).
Due to the intensity of the fire, the family found themselves trapped and unable to leave through the normal escape route. Thankfully, quick thinking neighbours brought them to safety by pitching a ladder outside that led them outside before fire crews arrived.
Crews in two fire engines were called to their house where they used a combination of high-pressure hoses and main jets to bring the flames under control. Due to the extent of the damage caused, the family has now had to leave their home of nine years.
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A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue Service said: “All occupants suffered the effects of breathing in smoke and were treated by South East Coast Ambulance Service paramedics. Two cats were also rescued.”
Victoria said it has now been confirmed it was an electrical fire. Now, the family have been provided temporary accommodation in Dartford where they currently remain as they get back on their feet.
Thankfully, no on was injured in the fire, they are all in good health and they have even been reunited with their two cats. A GoFundMe page has also been set up by Victoria’s sister-in-law to help support the family, which already amassed over £1,300, surpassing the initial £1,000 goal.
'It was terrifying'
Victoria said: “I’ve never been through something so scary in my life, the thought of the kids being trapped in there with us was terrifying.
“The number one thought on mine and my husband’s mind was just getting them out to be fair, and then getting them down the ladder, it was terrifying. You couldn’t see your hands in front of your face, we didn’t know where the flames were, we didn’t know how far it went up, you just couldn’t see a thing.
“We realised there was no chance of getting down the stairs, you just couldn’t see, we were trapped in my room. My neighbour put the ladder up pretty quickly, I was still on the phone to the emergency services when we have a ladder out our window and our neighbour was ushering the kids out. It’s all surreal.”
'We’re trying to just think of the positives'
Victoria said the fire has had a huge impact on her young children. She said: “It’s very traumatic, sleeping is still a bit of a struggle at the moment because it did happen whilst we were all asleep.
“So, it's been a bit frightening for them just to be alone in their bedrooms to be honest. I think we’re just trying to go through the motions at the moment, it is very surreal.
“We’re trying to stay positive, for the kids as well, we don’t want them to think that we’re panicking, saying ‘it’s okay, we’ve got plans, we can do this’. We’re trying to just think of the positives.”
'It just makes you realise how good your friends and family are'
Victoria said: “It’s quite emotional really, how everyone has pulled together for us and it just makes you realise how good your friends and family are.
“I’ve had friends going out buying us duvets, pillows, quilts, bedding, plates, cups, cutlery, everything. I’ve got another friend that has bought my kids school uniforms so they’re ready to go back to school, everyone’s just been amazing.”
Discussing the support for the fundraiser, Victoria added: “Honestly I can’t believe it, with everything at the moment, you know, cost of living and things like that. People are barely scraping by themselves and yet they’re putting their hand in their pocket for our family, it’s amazing.”
The GoFundMe page for Victoria and her family is still live and can be found here.
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Malinowski-Kean NJ House race crucial for Republicans. Here's why
Earlier this year, pundits were predicting that Republicans would easily take control of the House of Representatives in the midterm election and had a good chance of wresting control of the Senate from the Democrats.
It seemed like a safe prediction at the time. Historically, the party in opposition to the President has tended to make substantial gains in midterm elections.
Adding to that was President Biden's mediocre approval ratings and a post-pandemic inflation that sent gas and food prices soaring.
Republican wins look less certain now, with factors like the Supreme Court Dobbs decision overturning a national right to abortion boosting Democratic odds. Biden's approval ratings have also gotten a boost and gasoline is about $1 per gallon cheaper than when political soothsayers were predicting a GOP landslide
"Three months ago, it looked like a category five hurricane was heading for President Biden and House Democrats," wrote Dave Wasserman of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
"Today, not only has it weakened to a tropical depression, but GOP primaries have thrown Democrats enough sandbags to give them a plausible, if still unlikely, scenario to stave off a Republican majority," he added.
Even the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that independents were tilting toward Democrats.
One of the key races in determining whether Democrats can maintain control of the House of Representatives is in Central Jersey where incumbent Democrat Tom Malinowski's reelection was seen as particularly vulnerable, after redistricting following the 2020 Census put more Republican communities in New Jersey’s 7th District. USA Today has listed the race as one to watch to see if the GOP can dislodge Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.
Many predicted Malinowski, an East Amwell resident who has served two terms in the House, was going to be swept away in the Republican wave by former state Sen. Tom Kean Jr., who narrowly lost to Malinowski in 2020.
Kean, a Westfield resident and son of the governor who served four decades ago, was seen as a formidable opponent, a moderate Republican in one of the country's most affluent districts where 54.1% of the residents are college graduates.
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Registered Republicans are 33% of the district's registered voters with Democrats at 30%. The race will be decided by the 35% of the electorate who are unaffiliated. The district gave Trump an 1% edge in the 2020 Presidential race.
Another major factor in the outcome is which side will get out its followers to vote. Many believe that abortion will be the issue to energize Democrats and independents to go to the polls.
The Cook Political Report and the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia lists the race as "Lean Republican." FiveThirtyEight rates the election as a toss-up, giving Kean a 49.4%-to-47.8% edge.
Malinowski has waged an aggressive campaign, crisscrossing the district and holding online town hall meetings. He has also launched a barrage of cable television commercials painting Kean as a loyal Trump supporter and voting against state legislation to protect the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade abortion ruling.
Kean's campaign has not been as aggressive, making fewer public appearances and concentrating on Republican communities. His commercials focus on inflation and blame Malinowski because he followed Speaker Pelosi and voted for "wasteful spending."
Kean’s campaign’s major planks include ending wasteful spending to reduce inflation, promoting American industry to open up supply chains, supporting middle class tax relief and backing energy independence to lower gasoline prices.
Malinowski's campaign is focused on protecting women's rights, placing a temporary windfall profits tax on oil companies, lowering the cost of prescription drugs and restoring the SALT Deduction on property taxes.
Contributing: Dylan Wells of USA Today
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Lord & Taylor at Woodbridge Center headed toward redevelopment
WOODBRIDGE – It’s looking like a section of Woodbridge Center will be designated for redevelopment.
The Township Council introduced an ordinance last week adopting the Woodbridge Center Mall Area 1 Redevelopment Plan, with a public hearing and adoption scheduled for Oct. 3.
In addition, the council adopted a resolution referring the Redevelopment Plan to the Planning Board, for its review and recommendation this week. The council is scheduled to adopt the Redevelopment Plan after the Planning Board's review.
The move follows last month's planning board hearing in which a report analyzing 198 Woodbridge Center Drive, the home of the former Lord & Taylor, was determined to meet the criteria for designation as a “non-condemnation area in need of redevelopment."
Earlier:What could replace Lord & Taylor at Woodbridge Center? It might not be what you think
Township officials at that time indicated a new tenant was being sought for the Lord & Taylor, a luxury retailer that was one of six anchors at the mall before closing in late 2019. As a non-condemnation redevelopment area, the township is not authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the property.
The name or type of tenant being sought for the space has not been announced.
As online shopping becomes increasingly prevalent, some non-retail uses have been added to New Jersey malls, such as the family care and wellness center added to Monmouth Mall in Eatontown.
Woodbridge Center has already begun to diversify by becoming a mixed-use facility with SeaQuest Woodbridge, an indoor aquarium; Dave & Buster's, a sports bar with arcade games; a children's indoor soccer facility and an escape room attraction.
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The implied odds of a 100 bps rate hike by the Fed this week have crept back up a little to ~19% now, roughly where it was before the UMich report at the end of last week here. Those are still relatively paltry odds but the fact is that markets are leaning towards expecting more from the Fed - with the baseline set at a 75 bps rate hike.
I reckon that might say something about the reaction to the policy decision later in the week, with markets seemingly leaning towards a more hawkish message to cover for the extra that is being priced in above. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/markets-refuse-to-rule-out-a-100-bps-rate-hike-by-the-fed-this-week-20220919/ | 2022-09-19T13:08:25Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/markets-refuse-to-rule-out-a-100-bps-rate-hike-by-the-fed-this-week-20220919/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Low-income Utahns still aren't enrolling in Medicaid
New census data suggest a lot of Utahns who are eligible for Medicaid aren't getting enrolled — even after the state fully expanded coverage.
Driving the news: Utah had the nation's lowest rate — by far — of public health insurance coverage among kids from low-income families (less than $53,000 for a family of four).
- About 42,000 Utah kids from low-income families have no health insurance at all — nearly 15%, the third-highest rate of any state.
- Of Utah kids who meet the family income requirements for Medicaid, no more than 84% have public insurance, an Axios analysis of new insurance and poverty data shows.
- That's a lower rate than any state except Wyoming, which hasn't expanded Medicaid and has much more severe income restrictions.
What's happening: Utah's low rate of Medicaid coverage appears to have persisted even after extraordinary growth in enrollment after Utah expanded coverage in 2020.
- Utah had the highest growth in Medicaid coverage of any state after 2020, according to a study last year by the Urban Institute.
What they're saying: "We should have made up some lost ground, but compared to our peer states, I could see how we're still at the bottom," Matt Slonaker, director of the Utah Health Policy Project, told Axios.
The big picture: Utah for years has had one of the highest rates of people who are eligible for Medicaid but aren't enrolled — and some of the reasons for that aren't bad, Slonaker said.
- Utah has exceptionally low health insurance premiums, which makes private insurance more accessible than it is in other states, he said.
- Enrollment in ACA Marketplace plans is also growing more rapidly in Utah than in most other states, according to Kaiser.
Yes, but: It's likely that Utah is still recovering from "mixed messaging" during the state's halting Medicaid expansion process, Slonaker said.
Catch up quick: Utahns went through years of back-and-forth as to how stingy the state's Medicare coverage would be.
- Voters in 2018 approved making Medicaid available to about 150,000 more people. In exchange, the state would get more federal funding.
- But legislators in 2019 undid voters' efforts, only extending Medicaid to Utahns below the poverty line, and adding work requirements and an enrollment cap. But the state still wanted the extra federal funds.
- Federal regulators denied the funding boost, which only went to states that raised the income cutoff to at least 138% of the poverty line — about $38,000 in 2022. After that, Utah enacted full Medicaid expansion.
The latest: Medicaid enrollment has continued to grow sharply in Utah during the first half of 2022, according to state data, so we could be catching up to other states.
- But keeping people on Medicaid has been easier since 2020 due to automatic re-enrollment during the pandemic. The rules are scheduled to firm back up next month, which could drop a lot of families from coverage.
- When automatic Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) renewal ended in April 2021, 41% of Utah recipients — more than 6,000 kids — lost coverage, in part because the state couldn't find them after a year of lost contact, health officials said.
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Exclusive: Google's Gradient funds online tax startup in Mexico
Heru, a startup automating tax filings for freelancers, gig workers, and small businesses in Mexico, raised $6 million in seed funding from Google's Gradient Ventures, the company tells Axios exclusively.
Why it matters: Tax software remains largely an untouched market in Mexico, where the technologically advanced but still complex filing process presents an opportunity for intervention.
How it works: Mexico City-based Heru is trying to become "something like Turbotax" in Mexico, says COO Stiven Rodríguez Sánchez.
- Mexico requires freelancers and gig workers to file monthly, rather than annually.
- Serving the workers at the likes of Uber, MercadoLibre, Rappi and other gig companies, Heru connects to the country's electronic filing system and automates invoicing between the company and the freelance worker.
- Heru can also connect with the companies of the customers it serves, allowing automated expense deductions and helping gig workers avoid unnecessary fines and withholdings.
Context: Founded by CEO Mateo Jaramillo and Rodríguez Sánchez, former Uber employees in Latin America, the company is effectively a bet that Mexico is going online, fast.
- Cash currently still remains king in Mexico, where 41% of point-of-sale payments were made using said paper, according to an FIS-Worldpay report.
- That limits Heru's current addressable market, as neither Heru nor the Mexican government can reliably track cash movements.
- But that also means the government has clear incentive to shift the economy away from cash. Hence the advanced e-filing system created to mitigate tax evasion.
State of play: Heru is also not entirely without possible competitors. Intuit, which owns Quickbooks and Turbotax, does have offices in Mexico. EU-based Fonoa recently raised $60 million with a business model focused on global digital services companies.
Of note: SOMA Capital, GFC, Moving Capital, Mike Shoemaker (Roofstock’s COO), Flourish Ventures, and Magma Partners joined Gradient in the round.
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Woman’s body found inside a suitcase in the desert
Published: Sep. 19, 2022 at 8:50 AM EDT|Updated: 34 minutes ago
CAVE CREEK, Ariz. (3TV/CBS 5/Gray News) – A woman riding a bike in an Arizona desert made a gruesome discovery Saturday morning.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, a body was found in a suitcase.
A neighbor said the bicyclist posted on the Next Door app that she saw something disturbing, AZ Family reported.
She went back to the area when there was more daylight and said she found a knee and head sticking out of a suitcase.
Authorities later identified the woman as 39-year-old Jennifer Beede. Details about her death have not been disclosed.
An investigation is underway to learn more about what happened.
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Indiana officer dies 5 weeks after she was shot at traffic stop
RICHMOND, Ind. (WXIX/Gray News) – An Indiana police officer has died five weeks after she was shot in the head in the line of duty at a traffic stop.
Richmond Police K9 Officer Seara Burton died surrounded by her family at Reid Health at 9:59 p.m. Sunday, Richmond Police Chief Michael Britt announced in a prepared statement overnight.
Burton was 28 years old and joined the police department four years ago.
She was gunned down Aug. 10, just nine days before she was supposed to get married.
Burton was hospitalized for three weeks at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Her injuries were described as “unrecoverable,” and she was removed from life support Sept. 1. She was moved to a hospice facility Sept. 3.
Police described her as “amazing” as she battled the odds.
“Seara continues to fight and show her strength,” a Sept. 15 update from the police department on Facebook read. “Please keep up the thoughts and prayers.”
Final arrangements are pending and will be announced when the details are available, according to the chief.
“We would sincerely like to thank the Richmond community, and those who have supported Seara, her family, and the department from near and far,” he wrote.
On Monday, the Richmond Police Department along with multiple other agencies will escort Burton’s remains back home from Dayton.
The suspect charged with her shooting, 47-year-old Phillip M. Lee of Richmond, is being held on a $1.5 million bond at an Indiana jail.
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Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade participate in Ample Strike '22 at Boletice Training Area, Czechia from Sept. 5-16, 2022. Ample Strike is a Czech-led, multinational, live-fire exercise conducted in various training areas across Czechia that offers advanced air/land integration training to JTAC in coordination with fighter aircraft. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Caleb Minor)
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Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico's southwest coast on Sunday as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out and ripped up asphalt from roads and flung the pieces around.
Hundreds of people were evacuated or rescued across the island as floodwaters rose swiftly. Rushing rivers of brown water enveloped cars, first floors and even an airport runway in the island's southern region.
Forecasters said the storm threatened to dump “historic” levels of rain on Sunday and Monday, with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) possible in eastern and southern Puerto Rico.
“The damages that we are seeing are catastrophic,” said Gov. Pedro Pierluisi.
The storm washed away a bridge in the central mountain town of Utuado that police say was installed by the National Guard after Hurricane Maria hit in 2017. Large landslides also were reported, with water rushing down big slabs of broken asphalt and into gullies.
Fiona was centered 45 miles (75 kilometers) south-southeast of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph) on Sunday night, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. It was moving to the west-northwest at 10 mph (17 kph).
Fiona struck on the anniversary of Hurricane Hugo, which hit Puerto Rico 33 years ago as a Category 3 storm.
The storm's clouds covered the entire island and tropical storm-force winds extended as far as 140 miles (220 kilometers) from Fiona's center.
U.S. President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in the U.S. territory as the eye of the storm approached the island's southwest corner.
Luma, the company that operates power transmission and distribution, said bad weather, including winds of 80 mph, had disrupted transmission lines, leading to “a blackout on all the island.”
“Current weather conditions are extremely dangerous and are hindering our capacity to evaluate the complete situation,” it said, adding that it could take several days to fully restore power.
Health centers were running on generators — and some of those had failed. Health Secretary Carlos Mellado said crews rushed to repair generators at the Comprehensive Cancer Center, where several patients had to be evacuated.
Fiona hit just two days before the anniversary of Hurricane Maria, a devastating Category 4 storm that struck on Sept. 20, 2017, destroying the island's power grid and causing nearly 3,000 deaths.
More than 3,000 homes still have only a blue tarp as a roof, and infrastructure remains weak, including the power grid. Outages remain common, and reconstruction started only recently.
“I think all of us Puerto Ricans who lived through Maria have that post-traumatic stress of, ‘What is going to happen, how long is it going to last and what needs might we face?’” said Danny Hernández, who works in the capital of San Juan but planned to weather the storm with his parents and family in the western town of Mayaguez.
He said the atmosphere was gloomy at the supermarket as he and others stocked up before the storm hit.
“After Maria, we all experienced scarcity to some extent,” he said.
The storm was forecast to pummel cities and towns along Puerto Rico’s southern coast that have not yet fully recovered from a string of strong earthquakes starting in late 2019.
More than 1,000 people with some 80 pets had sought shelter across the island by Sunday night, the majority of them in the southern coast.
Ada Vivian Román, a 21-year-old photography student, said the storm knocked down trees and fences in her hometown of Toa Alta.
“I’m actually very anxious because it’s a really slow-moving hurricane and time does not move,” she said. “You look at the clock and it’s still the same hour.”
She said she is also worried about whether the public transportation she relies on to get to her job at a public relations agency will be operating by the time she has to go back to the office.
“But I know that I’m privileged compared with other families who are practically losing their homes because they are under water,” she said.
In the southwest town of El Combate, hotel co-owner Tomás Rivera said he was prepared but worried about the “enormous” amount of rain he expected. He noted that a nearby wildlife refuge was eerily quiet before the storm hit.
“There are thousands of birds here, and they are nowhere to be seen,” he said. “Even the birds have realized what is coming, and they're preparing.”
Rivera said his employees brought bedridden family members to the hotel, where he has stocked up on diesel, gasoline, food, water and ice, given how slowly the government responded after Hurricane Maria.
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Louisiana State Police continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian crash that took place in Vernon Parish.
State Police said the crash took place Sunday, September 18 at approximately 2:45 a.m on Holly Grove Road.
Through investigation, police determined 21-year-old Cody M. Opry of Opelousas was laying in the roadway when he was hit.
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Experienced Private Wealth Investment Manager Joins B. Riley Wealth Boston Branch
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley today announced that Jay Murphy has joined as a Senior Managing Director of Investments with B. Riley Wealth, one of the fastest-growing wealth management firms in the country. Murphy is an experienced investment manager and financial advisor who caters to high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices. He is based in the firm's Boston, MA branch location. His addition coincides with the branch's recent relocation to Boston's financial district at 10 Post Office Square.
"We are pleased to welcome Jay and his talents to B. Riley, and look forward to expanding our presence in Boston," said Chuck Hastings, co-CEO of B. Riley Wealth. "Jay represents the caliber of service and integrity that our firm offers, as well as the requisite experience to cater to the complex needs of a sophisticated client base. With access to uniquely diverse and proprietary services, our firm offers growth-minded advisors and clients one of the most expansive private wealth and investment management platforms in the country."
Murphy brings more than 40 years of experience in investment advisory, portfolio management, and brokerage to his clients. He has extensive experience writing investment policies and in advising, constructing, and monitoring multi-manager portfolios for wealthy families, fiduciaries, retirement plans, and foundations. In addition to investment advisory and management, Murphy works with private institutional clients on private equity and real estate investment solutions. He was previously associated with Alex. Brown, a division of Raymond James, and has worked in the private wealth management divisions of Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse. Murphy began his career as a traditional stockbroker at Merrill Lynch.
"I'm pleased to join a dynamic and growing platform that offers such a diverse mix of unique solutions and opportunities that can allow me to continue to serve my clients' needs exceptionally well," said Murphy.
B. Riley Wealth includes approximately 500 experienced financial advisors and registered representatives serving customers nationwide. The firm offers comprehensive consultative financial planning services and solutions spanning securities brokerage, investment management, variable insurance products, and tax planning and preparation services. Representatives leverage the diverse resources and expertise offered by other B. Riley companies to meet their clients' unique financial needs. Services offered by B. Riley affiliates include investment banking, capital markets solutions, equity research, real estate advisory, forensic accounting, litigation support, appraisal, and valuation services. B. Riley Wealth had more than $25 billion in assets under management as of August 2022.
About B. Riley Wealth
With offices coast to coast, B. Riley Wealth is a leading private wealth and investment management platform that provides comprehensive, collaborative financial solutions to individuals and families, businesses and institutions, non-profits, trusts, foundations, and endowments. Securities and variable insurance products are offered through B. Riley Wealth Management; fee-based asset management and advisory services are offered through B. Riley Wealth Advisors; insurance products, including fixed annuities (but not variable products) are offered through B. Riley Wealth Insurance Corporation; and tax preparation and accounting services are offered through B. Riley Wealth Tax Services. For more information, visit https://brileywealth.com and follow @BRileyWealth on Twitter.
B. Riley Wealth is a subsidiary of B. Riley Financial (Nasdaq: RILY). B. Riley refers to B. Riley Financial, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Children's Mercy Kansas City Research Institute announced it has pioneered advances in the human genome using 5-base genomic sequencing that transforms diagnosing and understanding of unsolved pediatric disease. For the first time, researchers are now able to both sequence the full genome and methylome and extract its function to see disease variations never seen before in a single test, accelerating answers for kids with rare diseases across the globe.
"This is a major shift in contemporary clinical gene testing by next-generation sequencing, which continues to rely on the genetic code that was first described in 1961. The technology allows us to see into part of the human genome that has never been clinically tested and interpret changes beyond genetic code," said Tomi Pastinen, MD, PhD., Director, Genomic Medicine Center, Children's Mercy Kansas City. "On average, only 30-40% of rare disease cases are diagnosed. What we are doing is giving those remaining 60% of families hope that we'll find answers by discovering relevant gene variations in long-read sequencing only detectable by using this technology."
Thanks to $18.5 million in philanthropic funding, Dr. Pastinen started the Genomic Answers for Kids (GA4K) program at Children's Mercy, a first-of-its-kind pediatric data repository. The goal is to collect genomic data and health information for 30,000 children and their families over seven years to create a database of 100,000 genomes.
Just three years after launching the program, GA4K has already hit a major milestone providing 1,000 rare disease diagnoses to families, far out-pacing other rare disease diagnostic programs. Of those, Dr. Pastinen and his team successfully sequenced nearly 300 genome samples using the cutting-edge 5-base sequencing, which captures all genomic variants in a single test allowing for one-stop assessment of patient DNA instead of sequential testing by multiple clinical tests and laboratories.
"What once was a previously undiagnosed disease-causing mutation in a rare disease case is now discoverable because of full 5-base genome sequencing," noted Dr. Pastinen.
In addition, each analyzed genome harbored a number of rare functional variations unique to each patient expanding the "genome alphabet" available to study for unsolved rare disease. This data has been recently published and is available for preprint.
"Children's Mercy is once again moving the goalpost and pushing the envelope for what is possible for discovery through advanced genetic sequencing," said Tom Curran, PhD, FRS, Senior Vice President, Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer. "We are years ahead in this space and have been driven by the realization that clinical sequencing as it was being done today was not sufficient, so we set out to advance the science in hopes of moving kids to the forefront of research discoveries much sooner."
Because of the advancements Children's Mercy has made in Genomics, other health care organizations and undiagnosed disease clinics across the country are collaborating with Dr. Pastinen and his team to solve difficult cases through long-read data and 5-base sequencing.
"It is a major challenge to understand why many children with genetic conditions remain undiagnosed despite all the advances so far in genetics and genomics. Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone's collaboration with Children's Mercy allows us to use the latest long-read sequencing technologies to help families find answers," says Gilad D. Evrony, MD, PhD, from Hassenfeld Children's Hospital and the Center for Human Genetics and Genomics at NYU Langone Health.
This new advancement in technology and genome science allows Dr. Pastinen and his team to reach optimal results in a single test giving families hope everywhere.
"Patients and families living with rare disorders often wait decades to find an accurate diagnosis. Many of us enduring a heart-breaking journey despite current genetic testing options," said Kelly Ranallo, Founder, RareKC. "The hope that 5-base sequencing offers our families is truly transformative to children not only here in the Kansas City region but across the globe. We are incredibly grateful to Children's Mercy, our philanthropic community and the unwavering commitment to push the boundaries to ensure every child and family has a future of hope."
Founded in 1897, Children's Mercy is a leading independent children's health organization dedicated to holistic care, translational research, educating caregivers and breakthrough innovation to create a world of well-being for all children. With not-for-profit hospitals in Missouri and Kansas, and numerous specialty clinics in both states, Children's Mercy provides the highest level of care for children from birth through the age of 21. U.S. News & World Report has repeatedly ranked Children's Mercy as one of "America's Best Children's Hospitals." For the fifth consecutive time in a row, Children's Mercy has achieved Magnet nursing designation, awarded to only about 8% of all hospitals nationally, for excellence in quality care. More than 850 pediatric subspecialists, researchers and faculty across more than 40 subspecialties are actively involved in clinical care, pediatric research and education of the next generation of pediatric subspecialists. Thanks to generous philanthropic and volunteer support, Children's Mercy provides hope, comfort and the prospect of brighter tomorrows to every child who passes through its doors. Visit Children's Mercy and the Children's Mercy Research Institute to learn more, and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for the latest news and videos.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CIBC is proud to announce its support for a unique, affordable housing community for blind or visually impaired residents and military veterans.
CIBC's Community Development team is providing a total of $27.9 million in construction financing for The Foglia Residences, a partnership between The Chicago Lighthouse and Brinshore Development LLC. In addition, the bank's $30.2 million equity investment will create 76 units of affordable permanent supportive housing for families that will serve low-income residents at 80%, 60%, and 30% area median income (AMI) levels, with one third of the units reserved for those with income at or below 30% AMI.
"CIBC's financial commitments to The Foglia Residences supports the needs of the visually impaired in terms of affordability and safety," said Michael G. Capatides, Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head, US Region. "We are passionate about this project because it's the first in the US to bring this level of security to our visually impaired and veteran communities."
The Foglia Residences is a new construction of a 76-unit apartment building in the Illinois Medical District on Chicago's west side and is the first project financed by the Low-Income Housing Tax Credits in the country specifically targeted to households experiencing blindness or vision impairment. Units will be equipped with a doorbell and strobe one-way communication speaker, hard-wired audio and visual alarms in each bedroom, bathroom, and living space, and smoke/heat sensors, one-way communication speakers, and low-frequency sounders in each bedroom. The building will also include a roof deck, a spacious community room, an exercise/fitness room on the main floor and 1,500 sq. ft. of ground-level retail space. A management office will be located on-site.
CIBC has been a supporter of The Chicago Lighthouse for more than a decade, donating nearly $140,000 to support their programs.
"With safety and independence comes peace of mind," said Capatides. "We strive to understand the unique needs and ambitions of community members, and take pride in helping them achieve success."
CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 13 million personal banking, business, public sector and institutional clients. CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions and services in the United States, across Canada and around the world. In the US, CIBC Bank USA provides commercial banking, private and personal banking and small business banking solutions and CIBC Private Wealth offers investment management, wealth strategies and legacy planning. Visit us at cibc.com/US.
Serving the blind, visually impaired, disabled, and Veteran communities through innovative education, rehabilitation, employment, assistive technology, and other programs, The Chicago Lighthouse is one of the nation's most comprehensive social service organizations. For additional information, visit www.chicagolighthouse.org.
Brinshore Development, LLC., is an experienced real estate development firm with twenty-eight years of expertise based in Evanston, Illinois. As an industry leader, Brinshore excels at creating diverse teams to transform the most complex development challenges into well-designed and vibrant communities. Brinshore's current portfolio includes 10,000 affordable rental housing units valued at more than $1.5 billion in fifteen states and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit www.brinshore.com.
Private banking is offered by CIBC Bank USA, Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender. CIBC Bank USA and CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC are both indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of CIBC. The CIBC logo is a registered trademark of CIBC, used under license. Investment Products Offered are Not FDIC-Insured, May Lose Value and are Not Bank Guaranteed. All loans subject to credit approval. The Certified Wealth Strategist® education and designation are administered by Cannon Financial Institute. The CWS® Board of Standards awards credentials to individuals who successfully complete initial and ongoing certification requirements. The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ in the US.
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Joint marketing and technology collaboration will leverage strengths of two market leaders to provide nanoimprint lithography development kits and foster industrial-scale implementation
ST. FLORIAN, Austria and TOKYO, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EV Group (EVG), a leading provider of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, and Toppan Photomask Co. Ltd., the world's premier photomask provider, today announced that they have entered into an agreement to jointly market nanoimprint lithography (NIL) as an enabling high-volume manufacturing (HVM) process for the photonics industry.
The collaboration, which combines the strengths of the leading supplier and pioneer of NIL systems and the leading supplier of photomasks to the semiconductor market, aims to establish NIL as an industry standard production process for photonics manufacturing, and accelerate its implementation in HVM to support a wide variety of applications. These applications include augmented/mixed/virtual reality headsets, smartphone and automotive sensors, as well as medical imaging systems.
As part of this non-exclusive collaboration, EVG and Toppan Photomask will pool their knowledge, expertise and services to provide NIL development kits utilizing master templates from Toppan Photomask and equipment and process development services provided by EVG to further promote NIL technology and its possibilities for industrial-scale implementation. In addition, EVG will offer NIL technology and product demonstrations to interested companies at EVG's NILPhotonics® Competence Center at its headquarters in Austria. Furthermore, each company will designate the other as a recommended supply chain partner to companies interested in leveraging NIL to support their production needs.
"Toppan Photomask is very excited to enter into a collaboration with EVG," said Chan-Uk Jeon, chief technology officer of Toppan Photomask Co., Ltd. "EVG's NIL tooling and processing capabilities are world class and will enable cost-effective growth in photonics and other new technologies that are now adapting to NIL technology. Toppan Photomask sees a bright future as NIL grows into another successful lithography solution, enabled by both companies' established strengths."
Traditional lithography technologies are reaching their limits when it comes to addressing future applications that require the creation of small and arbitrarily shaped patterns, such as metalenses. NIL is a proven, cost-effective process for generating nanometer-scale-resolution patterns on complex structures, and thus is a viable alternative for these applications. NIL can replicate these complex structures very efficiently, on large areas, with fewer design constraints and a very streamlined process flow, for both prototyping and HVM.
EVG has been a pioneer in NIL technology for more than 20 years and has helped to foster a wider NIL ecosystem through partnerships across the NIL supply chain – from suppliers of optical materials (such as adhesives and resists), substrate materials and stamp production to optical component and device manufacturers. With this collaboration between two established industry leaders in lithography and photomask fabrication, respectively, EVG and Toppan Photomask intend to fuel the adoption of NIL as a mainstream HVM technology for the photonics industry.
According to Markus Wimplinger, corporate technology development and IP director at EV Group, "We are excited to be partnering with Toppan Photomask to bring nanoimprint lithography to mainstream manufacturing applications. As the leading supplier of semiconductor photomasks with a reputation for the highest-quality standards, Toppan Photomask has extensive experience working with standardized production methods involving the world's most stringent manufacturing requirements. This first-of-its-kind collaboration between a nanoimprint process equipment and services provider and a nanoimprint master manufacturer is a huge win for the industry and will aid our customers in quickly scaling up NIL as a mass-production technology for advanced optical devices and components – helping them to bring new 'virtual' ideas into reality."
Experts from both companies will be available to discuss this collaboration at the Micro and Nano Engineering (MNE) Eurosensors 2022 Conference, taking place at the Gasthuisberg academic campus in Leuven, Belgium, from September 19-23. Event attendees can visit EVG at Booth #S8 to learn more.
In addition, Christine Thanner of EVG is giving an invited plenary talk at the Nanoimprint and Nanoprint Technology (NNT) Conference in Toyama, Japan on October 5, titled "Nanoimprint – from niche to high-volume manufacturing," where she will address the importance of having a matching combination of NIL mastering techniques, replication equipment and processes.
EVG's NILPhotonics Competence Center provides an open access innovation incubator for customers and partners across the NIL supply chain to collaborate to shorten development cycles and time to market for innovative photonic devices and applications. The center is highly flexible and adapts to the varied needs of customers while ensuring the highest level of IP protection for every aspect of development. The cleanroom is designed to meet the most stringent customer requirements and allows for virtual line concepts where wafers are reintroduced into customer fabs for further processing. More information is available at https://www.evgroup.com/products/process-services/nilphotonics-competence-center/.
Toppan Photomask Co., Ltd. (TPC) is the world's premier provider of photomasks for semiconductors. Headquartered in Tokyo, TPC was launched in April 2022 as a carve-out from Toppan Inc., a diversified global leader in communications, security, packaging, decor materials, and electronics solutions. With a group of companies that includes Toppan Photomasks Inc., headquartered in the U.S., and Toppan Chunghwa Electronics Co., Ltd. in Taiwan, TPC leverages its worldwide customer service network and seven manufacturing facilities in key geographical locations to offer the world's most advanced technology. TPC is also expanding its business to the field of processed silicon products, such as stencil masks and nanoimprint molds, to contribute to the further development of industry-leading products for smartphones, AI, and 5G. For more information, visit https://www.photomask.co.jp/english/.
EV Group (EVG) is a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for the manufacture of semiconductors, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), compound semiconductors, power devices and nanotechnology devices. Key products include wafer bonding, thin-wafer processing, lithography/nanoimprint lithography (NIL) and metrology equipment, as well as photoresist coaters, cleaners and inspection systems. Founded in 1980, EV Group services and supports an elaborate network of global customers and partners all over the world. More information about EVG is available at www.EVGroup.com
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Who are Camilla Queen Consort’s children - Tom Parker Bowles & Laura Lopes - and will they get royal titles?
The wife of King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowels, has two children from a previous marriage.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her son King Charles III ascended the throne alongside his wife, now referred to as Camilla, Queen Consort.
There have been many title changes in recent weeks with Prince William taking on the title of Prince of Wales, a title his father held before him.
So, will Camilla’s own children be asked to undertake royal duties and be given a title? Here’s everything you need to know about the two.
Who are Camilla’s children?
Queen Consort, Camilla, has two children of her own with ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles. A son named Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes.
Camilla’s divorce from her husband was finalised in March 1995 after being separated for a number of years.
As well as step son, Tom, is also King Charles III godson. The 47-year-old is a food writer and critic, as well as being the author of seven cookbooks.
Tom has also appeared as a judge on several food programmes. He has two children with his ex-wife Sara Buys.
Camilla’s daughter, Laura, works as an art curator. The 44-year-old is married to Harry Lopes who is a former Calvin Klein model and now a chartered accountant. The couple has three children, a daughter and twin boys.
In the 17 years Camilla has been married to Charles, her two children have chosen to stay rather private and remain in the background.
The i newspaper spoke with Professor Judith Rowbotham, visiting research professor at the University of Plymouth who is an expert on royal affairs, who said: “They have deliberately chosen to continue living as private citizens.
“Despite being stepbrother and stepsister to Charles’s two sons, during the 17 years of their mother’s marriage, they have rarely appeared or wanted to appear in the public domain.
“Laura Lopes in particular, has chosen to keep a very low profile and seems to show no desire to be part of the wider monarchical institution.
Will Queen Camilla’s children get royal titles?
No, although Camilla is royal by marriage, her children will not receive royal titles.
Due to the fact that Camilla is only the third British-born Queen Consort since the 1500s there is no historical precedent for stepchildren of a sovereign to be brought up through the ranks or take on duties.
Professor Judith Rowbotham said that we may see more of the two, however, they will likely remain in the background, saying: “I can’t see this changing even though their mother is now Queen Consort. If they had really wanted to and pushed for it, they might have persuaded the now King Charles to lobby for a title. But that’s the last thing they wanted, either of them.
“I think almost certainly, we will see a lot more of them now at things such as the Coronation, but not in any official capacity.”
Thomas Mace-Archer Mills, found of the British Monarchists Society spoke to The i newspaper about whether or not Tom and Laura would undertake royal duties now their mother is Queen Consort, and said it was unlikely.
He spoke exclusively: “There is definitely a very quiet distinction between who is in and who is out, even though they are one family because it is not right for the children of the spouse of the King who are not sired by him to be involved in the workings of the monarchy.
“Their mother Camilla is royal by marriage, but they are not. That seems a harsh way of putting it, but it is the truth.
“They might be invited to functions now that their mother is going to be Queen [Consort], but they will not be undertaking any sort of official engagement or be asked to do anything which would mean them representing the British Crown.
“It is only blood royals that can and will be representing the Crown. Even though they are inclusive in the family, they are not related to the Royal Family.”
What does Queen Consort mean?
The title of Queen Consort is not the same role as Queen. The title refers to the wife of a King who is the monarch.
The only other Queen Consorts that are British since Tudor times are Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and Queen Mary of Teck who was a German Princess born in the United Kingdom.
The title of Queen Consort for Camilla depends on her husband King Charles III, being King.
When King Charles III eventually leaves the throne and Prince William takes to it, Camila will lose her title of Queen Consort.
Will Camilla’s children be in line of succession?
Queen Consort Camilla’s children are not in the line of succession for the throne.
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From youth soccer in Maryland, to golf programming at charter schools in the South Bronx, to Indigenous-led yoga in Arizona, Life Time Foundation goes big on youth movement
CHANHASSEN, Minn., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Time Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Life Time (NYSE: LTH), announces nineteen grant recipients from its Get Kids Moving initiative, a new program launched in November 2021 to spark exercise and healthy movement in nation's youth. The program complements the Life Time Foundation's established and heralded work in improving youth nutrition through partnerships with more than 35 school districts, working to serve the most nourishing, delicious food possible to the students in their care, impacting 3,634 school sites and 1.7 million students since 2011.
"We are determined and prepared to face the rising challenge that is the lack of exercise in America's youth head-on, and affect change for kids living overly sedentary lifestyles," said Marnie Wells, Executive Director of the Life Time Foundation. "The dynamic group of deserving organizations receiving these grants will ensure that more than 27,000 kids across the nation—of varying ages and from many walks of life—will be positively impacted and inspired to move."
Upon announcing Get Kids Moving!, the Life Time Foundation received funding applications from more than 60 school districts, school sites and community organizations. The selected beneficiaries are:
America SCORES New York – New York City, $15,000
America SCORES New York uses soccer, literary arts, and civic engagement to inspire young people to be their best in school, on the field, and in their communities at no cost. For 10-15 hours a week, children participate in sessions designed to target whole-child fitness (physical, social-emotional and mental). Funds will support the Health Through Soccer program.
American Senior High School – Miami, $15,000
The American Patriots Runners Team provides equal opportunity for students with special needs and diverse backgrounds to get interested in fitness. Funds will be used for new treadmills, uniforms, sneakers and equipment to motivate students to become active in sports, follow good nutrition, increase self-esteem and social skills.
Austin Independent School District – Austin, Tex., $100,000
Funds will be used for new technology integration – specifically, heartrate monitor kits – in the freshmen Lifetime Fitness and Wellness physical education classes at 12 Austin high schools in order to promote healthy habits and empower students to take initiative in their physical and mental wellbeing.
Chicago Public Schools – Chicago, $68,979.50
In partnership with Children First Fund: the Chicago Public Schools Foundation, funds will be put toward CPS Moves!, a comprehensive approach to physical activity at schools by creating opportunities and support for physical activity at various times during the school day, developing students' knowledge, skills, and confidence to be physically active throughout their lives.
City Parks Foundation – New York City, $20,500
Funds support implementation of summer programming for children and families in city parks located in underserved areas throughout the five boroughs of New York City and allows for the return of the Family Adventure Race, a beloved parent-child relay event.
Edward E. Sadlowski Elementary School – Chicago, $7,000
Funds will be used to enhance the school's volleyball, basketball, softball and football programs. Through the purchase of volleyball standards, storage racks, volleyball carts, flag football equipment, and properly sized basketballs, 100 students in grades 5th – 8th will have a chance to improve their skills.
Family Life Academy Charter Schools – New York City, $15,000
Funds will be put toward South Bronx-based Family Life Academy Charter Schools' new afterschool First Tee Golf and DreamYard Dance Program, addressing the issue of equity by exposing students to sports and physical activities that are not accessible due to prohibitive costs and lack of programming.
Funston Elementary School – Chicago, $14,605
405 students, grades preschool - 8, will benefit from new physical education equipment, supporting their overall physical, mental and social wellness which was highly impacted due to the pandemic.
Girls on the Run Minnesota – Minneapolis, $15,000
Girls on the Run uses caring and trained coach volunteers and a vetted high-quality 8–10-week curriculum to create a world where every girl knows her limitless potential through running. Those who finish the program experience a measured increase in caring, competence, confidence, connection, and contribution. Funds will deepen the program's reach and provide scholarships, shoes, and running hijabs.
Lake County School District – Leadville, Colo., $150,000
Funds will fully cover a new gymnasium floor at Lake County High School in Leadville, Colorado, where the infamous Leadville Race Series, owned and produced by Life Time, takes place.
The Loppet Foundation – Minneapolis, $15,000
The Loppet Foundation creates a shared passion for year-round outdoor adventure in the Minneapolis area, focusing on underserved youth and families, through a variety of programs and stewardship of one of the largest urban parks in the country. Funds will support the Junior Loppet middle school program in North Minneapolis, empowering underrepresented youth through year-round outdoor activities such as cross-country skiing, mountain biking, and trail running.
Maryland State Youth Soccer Association – Baltimore, $15,000
The Maryland State Youth Soccer Association's Let's Play! program is an after-school initiative that provides a character building, community supported physical activity program that helps teach social and emotional skills while fighting obesity and related illnesses. Funds will add the Let's Play! Program in two additional schools benefiting 160 children.
McClintock High School – Tempe, Ariz., $15,000
Funds will be put toward the new Charger Recreation Center, designed to remove barriers for the underserved population that exists in traditional health club settings. The facilities will include a weight room, yoga, and nutrition seminars to all students regardless of their financial background or ability level.
Minneapolis Public Schools – Minneapolis, $59,184
Funding will allow for universal bike education, reducing barriers and advancing equity in MPS Safe Routes to School programming. Funds will be used to purchase two bike fleets, to train 20 staff on bike safety and to support the Let's Roll MPS group bicycle ride. Fifteen schools will have access to physical activity grants, prioritizing historically underserved communities and impacting 6,000 students.
Medgar Evers Fine and Performing Arts School – Chicago, $15,000
Grant will help remove barriers to equitable access to school-based physical activity opportunities and help develop targeted strategies to promote health and wellness for underserved students. Items include basketball boards and rims and volleyball equipment.
Native Strength Revolution – Phoenix, Minneapolis and San Bernardino County, Calif., $15,000
Native Strength Revolution equips a new generation of Indigenous healers through leadership and mindfulness training and yoga certification, collaborating with communities to uncover a new possibility of wellness for youth through Indigenous-led yoga, nutrition, and medicine education. Funds will grow in-school and afterschool programming of yoga classes and wellness teaching for K-12 students.
Netball America Inc. – Atlanta, $15,000
Netball America creates an exciting atmosphere of participation and supports individual progress, team unity, good health, and education of youth while uniting communities for positive change. Netball America's Be An Inspiration program takes youth on an engaging journey designed to stimulate critical thinking skills, get engaged in games without the pressure of having to lose weight, and promote self-confidence and non-violence. Funds will expand the Be An Inspiration program in Atlanta, Ga.
Rancho Elementary School – Novato, Calif., $13,070
Funds will be put toward the new "600 Seconds to Glory" program, in which each grade level will take part in a ten-minute vigorous yet fun game or activity every day before lunch. The challenges will incorporate camaraderie, sportsmanship, and goal setting by gradually building endurance through fun and competitive games.
Saint Paul Public Schools – Saint Paul, Minn., $20,000
Funds will be used to purchase cardio drumming equipment, expanding physical education curriculum to appeal to more students by introducing new forms of physical fitness beyond team and individual sports.
Funding for Get Kids Moving comes from Life Time, Inc. and athletes those who live their own passion for movement via the Life Time Foundation Team, a group of 184 individual cyclists, runners and triathletes taking part in six of Life Time's most iconic athletic events while committing to fundraise between $1,500 and $3,000 in exchange for complimentary entry and bypassing event lotteries. The six events for 2022 are:
- UNBOUND Gravel 200-mile race, June 4
- The Lutsen 99er race, June 24
- The New York City Triathlon international distance, July 24
- The Leadville Trail 100-mile MTB race, Aug. 13
- The Leadville Trail 100-mile Run race, Aug. 20
- Big Sugar Gravel 100-mile race, Oct. 22
To learn more or donate to the Life Time Foundation, visit www.ltfoundation.org.
Life Time Foundation, a 501c(3) nonprofit associated with Life Time, works nationwide with the goal of improving youth health. The Foundation collaborates with public K-12 schools, supporting them in serving minimally-processed food in school and fund community organizations working to make sure all kids can take part in safe, fun, and enriching physical activity. 100% of every dollar donated to the Life Time Foundation directly supports its mission because all administrative costs are contributed by Life Time, Inc. For more information, visit www.ltfoundation.org
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Website Provides Kidney Patients Information and Resources on Local and Statewide Elections for November Midterm
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is working to ensure kidney patients make their voices heard in this November's midterm elections. The NKF Election Center empowers kidney advocates across the country to find information quickly and easily on voting options in their federal elections. The site offers information about the candidates running and provides key dates and deadlines for voting early, absentee, or in-person.
"With voters already casting primary election ballots and looking ahead to November, NKF continues the work it began in 2020 to support every kidney patient as they safely make their voice heard at the ballot box," said Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer of the National Kidney Foundation. "It also ensures candidates understand the importance of supporting a pro-kidney health agenda both on the campaign trail and once in office."
The NKF Election Center also provides information and guidance for kidney patients about voting safely during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The NKF notes that kidney patients are often immunocompromised and face a greater risk from COVID.
"The impact that COVID-19 has had on our community serves as a powerful reminder of the responsibility that the next Congress will have to increase awareness around the public health challenges posed by chronic kidney disease (CKD)," added Longino. "CKD creates an outsized burden on Medicare patients and spending. There is an urgent need for an increase in federal funding for programs that support kidney disease awareness, education, and research."
Whether voting by mail or in person, the NKF Election Center aims to empower more kidney voters than ever and provide a powerful reminder that better kidney health for every American is on the ballot this November. To visit the NKF Election Center visit www.vote.kidney.org.
To learn more about kidney disease and how to maintain optimal kidney health visit www.kidney.org/.
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive, and longstanding patient-centric organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease in the U.S. For more information about NKF, visit www.kidney.org.
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Soccer great David Beckham was no different. He joined the queue around 2 a.m. Friday — spending 12 hours in line waiting to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
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Soccer great David Beckham was no different. He joined the queue around 2 a.m. Friday — spending 12 hours in line waiting to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
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Who are Camilla Queen Consort’s children - Tom Parker Bowles & Laura Lopes - and will they get royal titles?
The wife of King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowels, has two children from a previous marriage.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her son King Charles III ascended the throne alongside his wife, now referred to as Camilla, Queen Consort.
There have been many title changes in recent weeks with Prince William taking on the title of Prince of Wales, a title his father held before him.
So, will Camilla’s own children be asked to undertake royal duties and be given a title? Here’s everything you need to know about the two.
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Who are Camilla’s children?
Queen Consort, Camilla, has two children of her own with ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles. A son named Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes.
Camilla’s divorce from her husband was finalised in March 1995 after being separated for a number of years.
As well as step son, Tom, is also King Charles III godson. The 47-year-old is a food writer and critic, as well as being the author of seven cookbooks.
Tom has also appeared as a judge on several food programmes. He has two children with his ex-wife Sara Buys.
Camilla’s daughter, Laura, works as an art curator. The 44-year-old is married to Harry Lopes who is a former Calvin Klein model and now a chartered accountant. The couple has three children, a daughter and twin boys.
In the 17 years Camilla has been married to Charles, her two children have chosen to stay rather private and remain in the background.
The i newspaper spoke with Professor Judith Rowbotham, visiting research professor at the University of Plymouth who is an expert on royal affairs, who said: “They have deliberately chosen to continue living as private citizens.
“Despite being stepbrother and stepsister to Charles’s two sons, during the 17 years of their mother’s marriage, they have rarely appeared or wanted to appear in the public domain.
“Laura Lopes in particular, has chosen to keep a very low profile and seems to show no desire to be part of the wider monarchical institution.
Will Queen Camilla’s children get royal titles?
No, although Camilla is royal by marriage, her children will not receive royal titles.
Due to the fact that Camilla is only the third British-born Queen Consort since the 1500s there is no historical precedent for stepchildren of a sovereign to be brought up through the ranks or take on duties.
Professor Judith Rowbotham said that we may see more of the two, however, they will likely remain in the background, saying: “I can’t see this changing even though their mother is now Queen Consort. If they had really wanted to and pushed for it, they might have persuaded the now King Charles to lobby for a title. But that’s the last thing they wanted, either of them.
“I think almost certainly, we will see a lot more of them now at things such as the Coronation, but not in any official capacity.”
Thomas Mace-Archer Mills, found of the British Monarchists Society spoke to The i newspaper about whether or not Tom and Laura would undertake royal duties now their mother is Queen Consort, and said it was unlikely.
He spoke exclusively: “There is definitely a very quiet distinction between who is in and who is out, even though they are one family because it is not right for the children of the spouse of the King who are not sired by him to be involved in the workings of the monarchy.
“Their mother Camilla is royal by marriage, but they are not. That seems a harsh way of putting it, but it is the truth.
“They might be invited to functions now that their mother is going to be Queen [Consort], but they will not be undertaking any sort of official engagement or be asked to do anything which would mean them representing the British Crown.
“It is only blood royals that can and will be representing the Crown. Even though they are inclusive in the family, they are not related to the Royal Family.”
What does Queen Consort mean?
The title of Queen Consort is not the same role as Queen. The title refers to the wife of a King who is the monarch.
The only other Queen Consorts that are British since Tudor times are Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and Queen Mary of Teck who was a German Princess born in the United Kingdom.
The title of Queen Consort for Camilla depends on her husband King Charles III, being King.
When King Charles III eventually leaves the throne and Prince William takes to it, Camila will lose her title of Queen Consort.
Will Camilla’s children be in line of succession?
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Fall 2022 store openings will more than double Public Lands' brick and mortar presence
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Lands, the outdoor specialty retail brand from DICK'S Sporting Goods, today announced plans to celebrate National Public Lands Day by doubling its 1% of sales giveback in-store and online for the week of September 18 through September 25. Public Lands will also open four new stores this fall in: Framingham, Mass., on October 14; Melville, N.Y., on October 21; Kennesaw, Ga., on October 28; and Medford, Ore, on November 4.
In its first year, Public Lands donated 1% of all sales to the Public Lands Fund. The Public Lands Fund has granted more than $500,000 to 15 local and national partners dedicated to conservation and increasing access and equity in the outdoors.
The Public Lands Fund has also announced some of its 2022 grantees leading up to National Public Lands Day. They include:
- Alaska Wilderness League
- Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
- Conservation Lands Foundation
- First Waves Pittsburgh
- Green Columbus
- Rivanna Conservation Alliance
- Student Conservation Association
- The Conservation Alliance
- The Honnold Foundation
- The Trust for Public Land
- Wildrock
- Wild Virginia
Additional grantee partners will be named in the new store communities at their respective grand openings.
"When we first opened Public Lands, we set out to make a difference not just for our national public lands, but also for our local communities and organizations supporting outdoor recreation for all," explains Public Lands President Todd Spaletto. "We're thrilled to be able to double our giveback in honor of National Public Lands Day to support the work of these organizations. We also can't wait to welcome people to our four new Public Lands locations, including our first stores in the southeast and northwest, where they can get the gear they need, find a community through our events, and celebrate public lands."
To learn more about National Public Lands Day, visit www.publiclands.com/gopublic. The Public Lands Fund is a program of The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity. Learn more at publiclandsfund.org.
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About Public Lands
Public Lands seeks to celebrate and protect public lands for all. With retail locations designed to inspire and fuel a need to get outside, Public Lands is dedicated to providing products and experiences to any and all explorers in an effort to grow the number of people who love and seek to protect our public lands. Public Lands has locations in Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus, OH and Charlottesville, VA. Public Lands also has an e-commerce site for explorers outside of those markets. For more information, visit publiclands.com.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt and author Claudia Joseph about the future of the monarchy after Queen Elizabeth's passing.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt and author Claudia Joseph about the future of the monarchy after Queen Elizabeth's passing.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A shapeshifting robotic microswarm may one day act as a toothbrush, rinse, and dental floss in one. The technology, developed by a multidisciplinary team, including Penn Dental Medicine's Michel Koo, is poised to offer a new and automated way to perform the mundane but critical daily tasks of brushing and flossing. It's a system that could be particularly valuable for those who lack the manual dexterity to clean their teeth effectively themselves.
The building blocks of these microrobots are iron oxide nanoparticles that have both catalytic and magnetic activity. Using a magnetic field, researchers could direct their motion and configuration to form either bristlelike structures that sweep away dental plaque from the broad surfaces of teeth, or elongated strings that can slip between teeth like a length of floss. In both instances, a catalytic reaction drives the nanoparticles to produce antimicrobials that kill harmful oral bacteria on site.
Experiments using this system on mock and real human teeth showed that the robotic assemblies can conform to a variety of shapes to nearly eliminate the sticky biofilms that lead to cavities and gum disease. The Penn team, which is part of the Center for Innovation and Precision Dentistry (CiPD), shared their findings establishing a proof-of-concept for the robotic system in the journal ACS Nano.
"Routine oral care is cumbersome and can pose challenges for many people, especially those who have hard time cleaning their teeth" says Koo, a professor in the Department of Orthodontics and divisions of Community Oral Health and Pediatric Dentistry at Penn Dental Medicine, Co-Director of the CiPD, and co-corresponding author on the study. "You have to brush your teeth, then floss your teeth, then rinse your mouth; it's a manual, multistep process. The big innovation here is that the robotics system can do all three in a single, hands-free, automated way."
"Nanoparticles can be shaped and controlled with magnetic fields in surprising ways," says Edward Steager, a senior research investigator in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science and co-corresponding author. "We form bristles that can extend, sweep, and even transfer back and forth across a space, much like flossing. The way it works is similar to how a robotic arm might reach out and clean a surface. The system can be programmed to do the nanoparticle assembly and motion control automatically."
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Having played the music myself, I have always lovingly referred to Mexican Regional music as "cowboy hats and accordions." But this is not your grandparents' Mexican Regional. Younger musicians today are rejecting the restrictions of that industry-imposed title and adding contemporary sounds like hip-hop and trap while still maintaining the emotional spirit and rough edges of the genre.
Then there's Carin León — a game changer if there was one. His Tiny Desk (home) concert is a deep dive into this moment in time as the genre actually changes. He starts with a traditional bolero "El Amor De Tu Vida" but the second song, "Alguien Mejor," is an example of how he and his amazing group are changing things. It starts with a traditional bajo sexto guitar as he raps and sings the lyrics, but when the mournful strains of a pedal steel guitar popular with trad country music enters the arrangement, the cross cultural reality of life along the border where this music comes from springs to life with the passion of both genres and cultures.
It's an exciting moment from a four song performance that beautifully represents how a culture changes and develops as outside influences become part of its aesthetic. The music's rustic roots are on display in the barroom set, complete with strategically placed bleached-out cattle skulls. You still see accordions and cowboy hats in this video but you hear so much more — you can actually hear a society in transition.
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WASHINGTON — An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released, his family said Monday, as a Taliban drug lord jailed by the United States was also freed and returned to Kabul.
Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, was abducted in January 2020 and was believed to have been held since then by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
Negotiations for his release had centered on a deal that would also involve the release of Bashir Noorzai, a notorious drug lord and member of the Taliban who told reporters in Kabul on Monday that he had spent 17 years and six months in U.S. captivity before being released.
The decision to release Noorzai was 'difficult' but necessary, an official says
The exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration, coming five months after a separate deal with Russia that resulted in the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed. It took place despite concerns from his family and other advocates that the U.S. military departure from Afghanistan, and the collapse of the government there, could make it harder to bring him home and could deflect attention away from his imprisonment.
President Joe Biden, who is in the U.K. to attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, called Frerichs's family on Monday morning to share the "good news" that his administration was able to secure his release, according to a senior administration official.
The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, called the decision to grant Noorzai clemency a "difficult decision" but necessary in order to reunite a U.S. citizen with his family.
A sister of Frerichs, who is from Lombard, Illinois, thanked U.S. government officials who helped secure her brother's release.
"I am so happy to hear that my brother is safe and on his way home to us. Our family has prayed for this each day of the more than 31 months he has been a hostage. We never gave up hope that he would survive and come home safely to us," said a statement from the sister, Charlene Cakora.
In Afghanistan, Noorzai told reporters at a press conference that he had been released from an unspecified U.S. prison and handed over earlier in the day to the Taliban in Kabul, in exchange for an American prisoner held in Afghanistan whom he did not identify. Frerichs' family subsequently confirmed that it was him.
Frerichs, 60, had been working on civil engineering projects at the time of his Jan. 31, 2020 abduction in Kabul. He was last seen in a video posted last spring by The New Yorker in which he appeared in traditional Afghan clothing and pleaded for his release. The publication said it obtained the clip from an unidentified individual in Afghanistan.
2 presidential administrations worked on Frerichs release
Until Monday, U.S. officials across two presidential administrations had tried unsuccessfully to get him home. Even before their takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, the Taliban had demanded the U.S. release Noorzai in exchange for Frerichs. But there had been no public sign of Washington proceeding with any sort of trade or exchange along those lines.
Eric Lebson, a former U.S. government national security official who had been advising Frerichs' family, said in a statement that "everything about this case has been an uphill fight." He criticized the Trump administration for having given away "our leverage to get Mark home quickly by signing a peace accord with the Taliban without ever having asked them to return Mark first.
"Mark's family then had to navigate two Administrations, where many people viewed Mark's safe return as an impediment to their plans for Afghanistan," the statement said.
The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban in August 2021, raised additional concern that any progress in negotiations could be undone or that Frerichs could be forgotten.
But his name surfaced last month when President Joe Biden, who had publicly called for Frerichs' release, was said by his advisers to have pressed officials to consider any risk posed to Frerichs by the drone strike in Afghanistan that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri.
The Taliban-appointed foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, also spoke at the Kabul press conference alongside Noorzai and welcomed the exchange, saying it marked the start of a "new era" in U.S.-Taliban relations.
"This can be a new chapter between Afghanistan and the United States, this can open a new door for talks between both countries," Muttaqi said at the presser.
"This act shows us that all problems can be solved through talks and I thank both sides' teams who worked so hard for this to happen," he added.
The Taliban also posted a brief video Monday on social media showing Noorzai's arrival at the Kabul airport where he was welcomed by top Taliban officials, including Muttaqi.
At the press conference, Noorzai expressed thankfulness at seeing his "mujahedeen brothers" — a reference to the Taliban — in Kabul.
"I pray for more success of the Taliban," he added. "I hope this exchange can lead to peace between Afghanistan and America, because an American was released and I am also free now."
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I love the three weeks leading up to the Central Washington State Fair when we transition from summer to fall. I’ve always thought of it as Yakima’s fifth season. The days are warm but not scorching, nights are a little cooler, and the light is softer, almost filtered. It’s the perfect time for outdoor activities.
Cowiche Creek Nursery, 2401 Cowiche Mill Road, is a family-owned garden center. It’s worth the trip just for inspiration. They have gorgeous perennials and shrubs, plant containers and water features.
On a recent September morning, my mom and I headed to Cowiche Creek Nursery and I signed us up for a class to learn how to make mini pumpkin succulent planters.
I haven’t had the greatest success keeping succulents alive, so I hoped the class would help. The project was easier than expected.
I anticipated we would carve the top and add special soil. Instead, we simply glued a variety of mosses on top to serve as the foundation and added succulent cuts. To encourage the succulents to take root and preserve the plants, we were told to simply mist the moss with water once a week. Sounds simple enough.
The instructor assured us that the planter should last well through November and beyond if we don’t over- or under-water.
The nursery is hosting additional workshops and they sell ready-to-go kits so you can make your own mini pumpkin succulent planters at home. What a fun idea for craft night with friends and family!
This Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cowiche Creek Nursery is hosting an Autumn Fest, complete with food and beverage vendors, local art vendors, vintage and antique items, live music, fall décor, and of course flowers and plants. If you have the time, check it out. It’s a great way to savor this perfect weather. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/explore_yakima/review-cowiche-creek-nursery-succulent-class/article_5f19fe7a-32c4-11ed-a1e2-13b340610f0f.html | 2022-09-19T13:51:45Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/explore_yakima/review-cowiche-creek-nursery-succulent-class/article_5f19fe7a-32c4-11ed-a1e2-13b340610f0f.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Relatives and friends of missing and murdered Indigenous people are encouraged to join monthly family talking circles held by a Washington task force.
In a recent meeting, members of the Washington’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force stressed the need to do a better job of letting relatives and friends know resources are available. One way would be providing that information to those who join the family talking circles, which take place virtually. The next talking family talking circle begins at 4 p.m. Monday.
The family talking circles provide a place for survivors, family members and impacted community members to gather to share their experiences and find support.
Participants don’t have to speak, but anything they share is confidential and provides important insight into the decades-long crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people and the best ways to address it.
Task force members met virtually for their quarterly meeting Wednesday. It was the first meeting of the entire task force — which has five subcommittees that meet separately — since Aug. 1, when members released their interim report.
Recommendations
Among the report’s 10 preliminary recommendations is that law enforcement agencies should find ways to improve communication and transparency with family members in cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and people.
The report also recommends that all law enforcement agencies should expand their collaboration and coordination with federal, state, county, local and tribal social and health services. The task force will develop best practices for law enforcement agencies and for social and health services to improve collaboration and coordination.
Improving the crisis response when people go missing or are murdered and understanding immediate needs are important, said Annie Forsman-Adams, policy analyst for MMIW/P in the state attorney general’s office.
“A mental health crisis, domestic violence or some other really challenging issue, law enforcement is not always equipped to handle that and provide the services and resources needed to get the family the support they need to navigate that,” Forsman-Adams said, mentioning the possibility of crisis response teams.
Task force executive secretary Charlene Tillequots of the Yakama Nation mentioned an example of Yakama tribal police working with Yakama Nation Behavioral Health Services. A behavioral health employee rode along on police calls concerning missing and murdered people, Tillequots said, and advocated for them and their families.
“We hope we can get more individuals like that (who) sit on the behavioral health side, ride along with officers and help guide them in the right direction,” she said.
Dozens of women and men have gone missing, have been murdered and have died mysteriously over decades within and beyond the 1.3-million acre Yakama Reservation in Yakima and Klickitat counties. Its sheer size is challenging for law enforcement and emergency response personnel.
Help for law enforcement
Tillequots mentioned a Sept. 8 news conference in the Yakama Nation main offices in Toppenish in which Yakama Nation and Yakima County officials said local departments lack the number of officers needed to patrol the vast areas of the county and reservation.
Yakama isn’t alone in critical staffing challenges. “The lack of officers ... we see that across Indian Country,” Tillequots said.
Task force member Patsy Whitefoot, who is a member of the federal Not Invisible Act Commission with Yakama tribal police officer Bazil-Lu Adams, said she has been calling for increased funding for tribal law enforcement. Commission members are meeting regularly and will be holding field hearings, Whitefoot said.
Forsman-Adams also wants to see more support for communities and families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and men.
“Communities and families are still primarily the ones searching when people go missing and there needs to be some support for those processes, including funding and training,” she added. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/wa-task-force-on-missing-indigenous-people-stresses-need-for-funding-family-support/article_8a2c281c-344b-11ed-958d-f367bd72ef5b.html | 2022-09-19T13:51:57Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/wa-task-force-on-missing-indigenous-people-stresses-need-for-funding-family-support/article_8a2c281c-344b-11ed-958d-f367bd72ef5b.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 5WPR, one of the largest independently-owned PR firms in the U.S., is pleased to announce their work for client It's A 10 Haircare, a leading haircare brand for salon professionals and clients across the world, has been named a finalist in the PRNews Platinum Awards in the Campaign of the Year - Other category.
The nominated campaign executed by the beauty team worked to elevate and maintain It's A 10 Haircare's network of brand loyalists while growing their consumer base through a multi-faceted strategic PR program encompassing targeted media outreach and unique grassroots marketing efforts to reach both Millennial and Gen-Z audiences.
"For the past six years 5WPR has worked alongside It's A 10, supporting its tremendous industry growth as the brand continues to expand its footprint across the beauty category," said 5WPR CEO, Dara A. Busch. "This nomination is a recognition of the dynamic campaigns our team has enjoyed working on throughout the course of our partnership with It's A 10, and we look forward to continuing to innovate together."
For over two decades, the Platinum PR Awards have been hailed as the most coveted and competitive award in the communications space. The winners of this world-renowned recognition represent the best of the best—those that have reached the pinnacle of both innovation and industry knowledge. Winners will be unveiled at the PRNews Platinum PR Awards Gala on Wednesday, October 12, in New York City.
5W Public Relations is a full-service PR agency in NYC known for cutting-edge programs that engage with businesses, issues and ideas. With more than 275 professionals serving clients in B2C (Beauty & Fashion, Consumer Brands, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Travel & Hospitality, Technology, Nonprofit), B2B (Corporate Communications and Reputation Management), Public Affairs, Crisis Communications and Digital Marketing (Social Media, Influencer, Paid Media, SEO). 5W was named to Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces 2022 list, awarded 2020 PR Agency of The Year, and brings leading businesses a resourceful, bold and results-driven approach to communication.
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MaryLou Faulconer, 96, passed away quietly at home on September 13, 2022.
Born to Sue and Jervis Stark on March 11, 1926 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania where she lived until moving to Alexandria, Virgina to work for the federal government . She met and married her husband Morris "Hank" Faulconer on December 14, 1947.
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SUMMIT, N.J., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concord Health Partners ("Concord" or the "Firm"), a healthcare focused investment firm, today announced the final close of $150 million in new commitments for Concord Innovation Fund II ("Innovation Fund II"). Innovation Fund II builds on the Firm's strategy of investing in healthcare companies with innovative technologies and solutions that enhance the value of care through lower costs, improved quality and expanded access. Innovation Fund II focuses on growth stage investments.
The $150 million raise represents 300% growth from the Firm's inaugural fund, which closed in November 2019. To-date, more than 50% of the committed capital for Innovation Fund II has been deployed across six portfolio Companies, including Clarify Health, Loyal, Iris, Accelus and Mindmaze. Concord significantly expanded its investor base with more than 50 Limited Partners, receiving strong support from pre-existing relationships and meaningful participation from both strategic and traditional investors, including RIAs, endowments, family offices and other institutions. The Firm's diverse LP base continues to strategically include a number of major provider organizations and payors as well as the American Hospital Association (the "AHA"), enabling Concord to work closely with its LPs to drive growth of its portfolio companies through accelerated adoption of innovative products and services.
"We are honored by the support we have received from both existing and new LPs as we work with our partners to identify and accelerate the growth of innovative companies that advance healthcare," said James Olsen, Founder and Managing Partner at Concord. "The substantial increase in capital raised and LP participation in Fund II is a testament to our strategy and follows the recent growth of our senior team and the establishment of a Nashville office, better positioning the firm to identify and diligence new platform opportunities. The pipeline of innovation within the healthcare ecosystem remains robust, and we are excited to put this capital to work for the benefit of our investor base."
The closing of Innovation Fund II marks the latest step in Concord's evolution as it continues to expand its platform and footprint. The firm is exploring additional near-term offerings in the areas of emerging innovation and behavioral health.
"Concord has quickly proven its ability to source and execute on investment opportunities across the continuum of care," said Rick Pollack, President and CEO at the AHA. "We look forward to continuing to partner with the Concord team and other LPs to build on the success and trajectory of the Concord platform and help drive growth across a broader range of emerging healthcare products and solutions."
The raise follows the establishment of Concord's office in Nashville, which has become a true hub of healthcare innovation and talent. The Nashville office enhances Concord ability to identify, diligence and execute on opportunities in the region. Concord also added Erik Larsen and Derek Schmidt as Managing Directors based in Nashville, and announced on July 11 that Brian Gragnolati, who currently serves as President and CEO of Atlantic Health System and is former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association, joined the firm as Executive Partner. In that role, Gragnolati is working to source new investment opportunities, support management teams and accelerate the growth of Concord portfolio companies.
Concord Health Partners is a healthcare focused investment firm with a strategic model that optimizes the alignment of interests between investors and portfolio companies. Concord has developed a broad network of strategic relationships that contribute expertise and resources, and serve as potential commercial partners to portfolio companies. Concord is primarily focused on investing in healthcare companies that have the potential to enhance the value of care through products, services, technologies and solutions that lower costs, improve quality and expand access to care. For more information, visit www.concordhp.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP)Mookie Betts had an RBI double in the 10th inning, Max Muncy drew a bases-loaded walk and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Sunday night.
The Dodgers beat the Giants for the 15th time in 19 meetings this season, getting that many wins for the first time in the rivalry that goes back to 1884.
”It’s hard to beat any team like that, certainly a team within the division where there is so much familiarity,” Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said. ”It levels the playing field more, so to see the success we’ve had is pretty rare.”
Betts’ double with one out in the 10th off John Brebbia (6-2) drove in automatic runner Cody Bellinger to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead. One out later, Brebbia intentionally walked Freddie Freeman and Justin Turner to load the bases. Thomas Szapucki then walked Muncy to force in another run before striking out Trayce Thompson.
In the bottom of the inning, Andre Jackson walked Thairo Estrada and, one out later, gave up an RBI single to Wilmer Flores to pull the Giants within one. J.D Davis then struck out but Evan Longoria walked to load the bases. Justin Bruihl came on and got LaMonte Wade Jr. to ground out to first to pick up his first career save.
Dodgers closer Craig Kimbrel (5-6) pitched a scoreless night to pick up the win.
Los Angeles won 13 of the final 14 meetings, including seven in a row in San Francisco.
”They definitely outplayed us all year,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. ”We have to play better if we’re going to beat that team. There’s nothing more to it.”
Freeman’s RBI single in the sixth against Giants starter Alex Cobb broke a 1-1 tie.
The Giants tied it 2-2 in the eighth on J.D. Davis’ two-out RBI double off left-hander Alex Vesia. Davis’ hit bounced over the wall for a ground-rule double, preventing Estrada from scoring from first.
Estrada was also prevented from scoring on Flores’ double in the fourth against Dodgers starter Andrew Heaney that also bounced into the bleachers.
Heaney pitched four scoreless innings before he was pulled after 65 pitches with the Dodgers leading 1-0. Heaney had just struck out Longoria and Joey Bart to strand the bases loaded in the fourth.
A 20-minute rain delay during the top of the inning might have played into manager Dave Roberts’ decision. The Dodgers have used Heaney cautiously after two stints on the injured list this year.
Like the rest of the Dodgers, Heaney played as if the game meant something.
”If you don’t want to win the game you shouldn’t be playing,” Heaney said. ‘It’s as simple as that. You play to pitch well, hit well, do whatever it takes to win the baseball game. You don’t ever go out there and not try your best.”
Justin Turner’s RBI double in the top of the fourth gave the Dodgers the early lead.
The Giants tied it in the fifth against Caleb Ferguson on Trea Turner’s two-out throwing error on a grounder by Estrada. Lewis Brinson, who doubled to open the inning, scored the tying run.
STORMY WEATHER
The game was played amid a rare September storm for San Francisco, featuring winds that gusted to 30 miles an hour and a squall. They rain delay occurred in the fourth after Los Angeles took the lead against Cobb on a leadoff walk to Freeman and Justin Turner’s double into the left-field corner. Cobb struck out Chris Taylor when play resumed to strand Turner at second base.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Yency Almonte, on the 15-day injured list since Aug. 7 with a tight pitching elbow, will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. …. OF Kevin Pillar, who fractured his left shoulder diving into third base on June 2, also is headed to Oklahoma City for a rehab assignment.
Giants: LHP Alex Wood’s season is over. Kapler said Wood was not cleared to resume throwing this weekend after rehabbing a left-shoulder impingement, which landed him on the IL on Sept. 3. Wood finished his second season in San Francisco 8-12 with a 5.10 ERA in 26 starts. The 31-year-old signed a two-year, $23 million contract last winter.
ROSTER MOVES
Dodgers: LHP Tyler Anderson was expected to fly to Los Angeles on Sunday after his wife, Taitym, gave birth to their first son, Tucker. Anderson threw a bullpen session in Arizona on Sunday and is expected to come off the paternity list Tuesday.
Giants: San Francisco claimed RHP Jharel Cotton off waivers from the Twins. Originally drafted by the Dodgers, Cotton was traded to Oakland in a 2016 deadline deal that also netted starter Frankie Montas and sent LHP Rich Hill and OF Josh Reddick to the Dodgers. Cotton is expected to join the Giants in Denver on Tuesday night. To clear a 40-man spot the Giants designated OF Willie Calhoun for assignment after a four-game stint in San Francisco. … INF Jose Rojas, who was designated for assignment Friday, cleared waivers and elected free agency.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (8-4, 2.44 ERA) goes for his 20th career win against the Diamondbacks in the opener of a four-game series at Dodgers Stadium on Monday night. RHP Merrill Kelly (12-6, 3.01) stars for Arizona.
Giants: RHP Jakob Junis (4-6, 4.15) starts Monday in the opener of a four game series at Colorado against RHP Chad Kuhl (6-9, 5.33).
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LAKE STEVENS, Wash. — Every single day for Riley Boerger is an exercise in perseverance.
The Lake Stevens High School sophomore suffers from a rare disease called Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome, a chronic condition causing constant stabbing pains throughout her body, dizziness and debilitating headaches.
The 15-year-old was diagnosed on her 14th birthday.
"It is hell," Boerger said. "It feels like my world kind of ended that day because my pain took over everything. It feels never-ending."
After enduring two major surgeries, more than 150 trips to the doctor and four straight years of physical therapy, Boerger decided to put her pain to paper.
She wrote 12 Spoons, a book based on her life. It was published at the end of the summer.
The title is based on a chronic pain management metaphor where a patient has a dozen "spoons" of energy to get through the day.
"Just getting up in the morning costs a spoon, but if you don't sleep well the night before you get 5 spoons when you wake up. It changes every day," Boerger said.
Perhaps even worse than the persistent physical pain was the mental anguish Boerger suffered, with doctor after doctor telling her her pain wasn't real.
"It was that I'm a girl or it was childhood trauma as pain," she said. "I got very dark. I think anyone who is being told over and over again that they're crazy is gonna go a little crazy."
A recent Johns Hopkins study found 40% to 80% of chronic pain patients are misdiagnosed.
"I wrote this book because we don't have to be alone, because we don't have to suffer in silence. I wrote this book because I am a chronic pain/illness warrior," Boerger wrote in 12 Spoons.
Riley said writing the book was therapeutic for her. In it, she actually thanks her illness.
"I thanked my illness because without it I never would have become this strong," she said. "Even though I hate it with every bone in my body I had to learn to accept it as a part of my life. I've learned to appreciate my competitor. It makes me strive. It makes me better."
While Riley's strength endures so does her disease.
There is no known cure. Riley might live with it her entire life.
But 12 Spoons is testimony that her struggle with chronic pain is most certainly real, and it has has purpose.
"I want doctors to read this book and understand what people are going through. I want people to actually be able to sit and read and say, 'I get this. This is me.'" | https://www.krem.com/article/news/health/teen-book-living-chronic-pain/281-16e2d543-9492-4af4-90cb-9235952950b9 | 2022-09-19T14:03:17Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/health/teen-book-living-chronic-pain/281-16e2d543-9492-4af4-90cb-9235952950b9 | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SEATAC, Wash. — Security screening lines stretched all the way into the parking garage at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sunday morning. Many travelers say they missed their flights due to the long wait times.
The airport's media relations manager, Perry Cooper, called the situation "very unusual."
"It was a high volume day of passengers, which was one of our largest since the pandemic. In addition we saw a large volume of cruise buses dropping off passengers from the end of the season ship and arrivals. Several factors could be involved in the situation," said Cooper.
Cooper said the longest wait time the Port of Seattle recorded was 90 minutes, however TSA claims wait times did not pass 60 minutes. Travelers say they waited more then two hours.
"We got here about 9:50 a.m. Our flight was scheduled to leave 12:30 p.m. and by the time we got through TSA it was 12:55 p.m.," said traveler Matt Macoleni.
"At 9:20 a.m. we were still in that line, at 9:40 a.m. we were in that line. We were there all the way up until 10:40 a.m. I remember checking my watch, our flight was already gone and we were in the line," said traveler Ken Collins.
TSA confirmed there were no staffing shortages Sunday and some staff worked mandatory overtime. 27 of the 29 security lanes were open during the peak period, which was 8:15 am. to noon.
Roughly 4,000 cruise ship passengers were dropped off every hour, according to TSA.
TSA expects Monday to be another busy day at SEA Airport with a similar number of travelers. Sunday saw roughly 60,000 travelers, and at least 56,000 travelers are expected Monday.
The Port encourages travelers to use the SEA Spot Saver, which allows travelers to save a spot in the security line.
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WASHINGTON — An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released, his family said Monday, as a Taliban drug lord jailed by the United States was also freed and returned to Kabul.
Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, was abducted in January 2020 and was believed to have been held since then by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
Negotiations for his release had centered on a deal that would also involve the release of Bashir Noorzai, a notorious drug lord and member of the Taliban who told reporters in Kabul on Monday that he had spent 17 years and six months in U.S. captivity before being released.
The exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration, coming five months after a separate deal with Russia that resulted in the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed. It took place despite concerns from his family and other advocates that the U.S. military departure from Afghanistan, and the collapse of the government there, could make it harder to bring him home and could deflect attention away from his imprisonment.
A U.S. official also confirmed the swap. Though the Biden administration did not immediately offer details about the exchange, a sister of Frerichs, who is from Lombard, Illinois, thanked U.S. government officials who helped secure her brother's release.
“I am so happy to hear that my brother is safe and on his way home to us. Our family has prayed for this each day of the more than 31 months he has been a hostage. We never gave up hope that he would survive and come home safely to us," said a statement from the sister, Charlene Cakora.
In Afghanistan, Noorzai told reporters at a press conference that he had been released from an unspecified U.S. prison and handed over earlier in the day to the Taliban in Kabul, in exchange for an American prisoner held in Afghanistan whom he did not identify. Frerichs' family subsequently confirmed that it was him.
Other Taliban officials claimed Noorzai was held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay but did not offer any support for that claim and a U.S. official said that this was not the case. Noorzai was prosecuted by the Justice Department, which does not send its defendants to the military prison at Cuba, and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2009 on drug trafficking charges.
Frerichs, 60, had been working on civil engineering projects at the time of his Jan. 31, 2020 abduction in Kabul. He was last seen in a video posted last spring by The New Yorker i n which he appeared in traditional Afghan clothing and pleaded for his release. The publication said it obtained the clip from an unidentified individual in Afghanistan.
Until Monday, U.S. officials across two presidential administrations had tried unsuccessfully to get him home. Even before their takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, the Taliban had demanded the U.S. release Noorzai in exchange for Frerichs. But there had been no public sign of Washington proceeding with any sort of trade or exchange along those lines.
Eric Lebson, a former U.S. government national security official who had been advising Frerichs' family, said in a statement that “everything about this case has been an uphill fight.” He criticized the Trump administration for having given away "our leverage to get Mark home quickly by signing a peace accord with the Taliban without ever having asked them to return Mark first.
“Mark’s family then had to navigate two Administrations, where many people viewed Mark’s safe return as an impediment to their plans for Afghanistan,” the statement said.
The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban in August 2021, raised additional concern that any progress in negotiations could be undone or that Frerichs could be forgotten.
But his name surfaced last month when President Joe Biden, who had publicly called for Frerichs' release, was said by his advisers to have pressed officials to consider any risk posed to Frerichs by the drone strike in Afghanistan that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri.
The Taliban-appointed foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, also spoke at the Kabul press conference alongside Noorzai and welcomed the exchange, saying it marked the start of a “new era" in U.S.-Taliban relations.
“This can be a new chapter between Afghanistan and the United States, this can open a new door for talks between both countries,” Muttaqi said at the presser.
“This act shows us that all problems can be solved through talks and I thank both sides' teams who worked so hard for this to happen,” he added.
The Taliban also posted a brief video Monday on social media showing Noorzai’s arrival at the Kabul airport where he was welcomed by top Taliban officials, including Muttaqi.
At the press conference, Noorzai expressed thankfulness at seeing his “mujahedeen brothers" — a reference to the Taliban — in Kabul.
“I pray for more success of the Taliban,” he added. “I hope this exchange can lead to peace between Afghanistan and America, because an American was released and I am also free now.” | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/american-taliban-swap/507-acaa85d1-952a-4592-a3d5-511b4b053bc3 | 2022-09-19T14:03:28Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/american-taliban-swap/507-acaa85d1-952a-4592-a3d5-511b4b053bc3 | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the United States, according to the man’s family and U.S. officials.
Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, was abducted in January 2020 and was believed to have been held since then by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
Negotiations for his release had centered on a deal that would also involve the release of Bashir Noorzai, a notorious drug lord and member of the Taliban who told reporters in Kabul on Monday that he had spent 17 years and six months in U.S. captivity before being released.
The exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration, coming five months after a separate deal with Russia that resulted in the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed. It took place despite concerns from his family and other advocates that the U.S. military departure from Afghanistan, and the collapse of the government there, could make it harder to bring him home and could deflect attention away from his imprisonment.
President Joe Biden, who is in the United Kingdom to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, called Frerichs’s family Monday morning to share the “good news” that his administration was able to secure his release, according to a senior administration official.
The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, called the decision to grant Noorzai clemency a “difficult decision” but necessary to reunite a U.S. citizen with his family.
A sister of Frerichs, who is from Lombard, Illinois, thanked U.S. government officials who helped secure her brother’s release.
“I am so happy to hear that my brother is safe and on his way home to us. Our family has prayed for this each day of the more than 31 months he has been a hostage. We never gave up hope that he would survive and come home safely to us,” said a statement from the sister, Charlene Cakora.
In Afghanistan, Noorzai, who was arrested in 2005 on federal heroin trafficking charges in the U.S., told reporters at a press conference that he had been released from an unspecified U.S. prison and handed over earlier in the day to the Taliban in Kabul as part of the swap. Frerichs’s family and U.S. officials subsequently confirmed that Frerichs was the American who was part of the deal.
Noorzai was sentenced in 2009 to life imprisonment after being convicted in federal court in Manhattan, with Justice Department prosecutors accusing him of owning opium fields in Kandahar province and relying on a network of distributors in New York who sold the heroin. At the time of his sentencing, the then-top federal prosecutor in Manhattan said Noorzai’s worldwide narcotics network supported a Taliban regime that made Afghanistan a breeding ground for international terrorism.”
Frerichs, 60, had been working on civil engineering projects at the time of his Jan. 31, 2020 abduction in Kabul. He was last seen in a video posted last spring by The New Yorker i n which he appeared in traditional Afghan clothing and pleaded for his release. The publication said it obtained the clip from an unidentified individual in Afghanistan.
Until Monday, U.S. officials across two presidential administrations had tried unsuccessfully to get him home. Even before their takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, the Taliban had demanded the U.S. release Noorzai in exchange for Frerichs. But there had been no public sign of Washington proceeding with any sort of trade or exchange along those lines.
Eric Lebson, a former U.S. government national security official who had been advising Frerichs’ family, said in a statement that “everything about this case has been an uphill fight.” He criticized the Trump administration for having given away “our leverage to get Mark home quickly by signing a peace accord with the Taliban without ever having asked them to return Mark first.
“Mark’s family then had to navigate two Administrations, where many people viewed Mark’s safe return as an impediment to their plans for Afghanistan,” the statement said.
The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban in August 2021, raised additional concern that any progress in negotiations could be undone or that Frerichs could be forgotten.
But his name surfaced last month when President Joe Biden, who had publicly called for Frerichs’ release, was said by his advisers to have pressed officials to consider any risk posed to Frerichs by the drone strike in Afghanistan that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri.
The Taliban-appointed foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, also spoke at the Kabul press conference alongside Noorzai and welcomed the exchange, saying it marked the start of a “new era” in U.S.-Taliban relations.
“This can be a new chapter between Afghanistan and the United States, this can open a new door for talks between both countries,” Muttaqi said.
“This act shows us that all problems can be solved through talks and I thank both sides’ teams who worked so hard for this to happen,” he added.
The Taliban also posted a brief video Monday on social media showing Noorzai’s arrival at the Kabul airport where he was welcomed by top Taliban officials, including Muttaqi.
At the press conference, Noorzai expressed thankfulness at seeing his “mujahedeen brothers” — a reference to the Taliban — in Kabul.
“I pray for more success of the Taliban,” he added. “I hope this exchange can lead to peace between Afghanistan and America, because an American was released and I am also free now.”
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Faiez reported from Islamabad. Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed to this report.
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LONDON, UK — Eagle-eyed viewers of the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II may have spotted a piece of paper sitting atop the bouquet adorning the late monarch's coffin.
The card is a handwritten note from King Charles III to his mother. It reads simply: "In loving and devoted memory. Charles R"
The R after Charles' name stands for rex, the Latin word for king. Elizabeth was known as Elizabeth R, with her R standing for regina, or queen in Latin.
The farewell note is part of a tradition at royal funerals. Elizabeth herself wrote a note for her late husband, Prince Phillip, when he died last year. While the full contents of that message weren't caught on camera, it did end with "In loving memory, Lilibet," referencing her childhood nickname.
At Princess Diana's funeral in 1997, her son Harry wrote a note to his "Mummy."
Also atop the coffin were the Imperial State Crown, the scepter and orb, and the Royal Standard — all symbols of her authority as head of the British church, government and country.
It's the latest in a series of personal tributes by the queen's four children and other members of the royal family.
Prince Andrew paid tribute to his mother Queen Elizabeth II in a statement, saying he will forever treasure “your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your confidence.”
Addressing the late monarch as “Mummy, Mother, Your Majesty," Andrew said “it has been an honor and privilege to serve you.”
On Saturday, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie issued a statement praising their “beloved grannie.”
“We, like many, thought you’d be here forever. And we all miss you terribly. You were our matriarch, our guide, our loving hand on our backs leading us through this world. You taught us so much and we will cherish those lessons and memories forever,” the sisters wrote.
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LONDON, UK — Queen Elizabeth II sat on the British throne for 70 years before her death at the age of 96. But had it not been for a historic decision by her uncle, she might never have become Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
When King George V died in 1936, the mantle passed to his eldest son, Edward VIII. Presuming that Edward would one day get married and have children, those children would precede Edward’s younger brother Prince Albert and Albert’s children in the line of succession.
But there was a problem. Edward was in love with an American woman, Wallis Warfield Simpson. That, in itself, was not a major issue except for the fact that she was twice-divorced and both her husbands were still alive.
Edward wanted to marry Simpson, but Simpson's marital status was an arrangement the Church of England would not accept. The prime minister wasn't thrilled, either, according to an account by Biography, and there was concern the British people would also be displeased.
Edward had a choice to make -- and he chose Simpson. After less than one year as king, Edward not only abdicated his right to the throne but signed away the rights for any of his offspring to wear the crown.
That allowed his younger brother to ascend to the throne. Albert took the name George VI as he became king. George's eldest child was Elizabeth. When her father died in 1952 and Elizabeth was just 27, she would begin her record-long reign as the British monarch.
The other thing that allowed Elizabeth to succeed her father is that George VI had two daughters but no sons. Prior to the Succession of the Crown Act in 2013, male offspring would go ahead of their female siblings in the order of succession regardless of who was born first.
The royal order of succession now follows Elizabeth II with her son, Charles, her grandson, William, and great-grandson, George.
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'Praise from Heaven and Earth' lyrics
Here are the lyrics to the 17th century hymn 'Praise from Heaven and Earth' which is also known as 'Ye boundless realms of joy'
The hymn 'Praise from Heaven and Earth' also known by its first line 'Ye boundless realms of joy' was written in the 17th century by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady.
'Praise from Heaven and Earth' lyrics
Ye boundless realms of joy,
exalt your Maker's fame,
his praise your song employ
above the starry frame;
your voices raise,
ye cherubim
and seraphim,
to sing his praise.
2 Thou moon, that rulest the night,
and sun, that guidest the day,
ye glittering stars of light,
to him your homage pay.
His praise declare,
ye heavens above,
and clouds that move
in liquid air.
3 Let them adore the Lord,
and praise his holy name,
by whose almighty Word
they all from nothing came;
and all shall last
from changes free;
his firm decree
stands ever fast.
4 United zeal be shown
his wondrous fame to raise,
whose glorious name alone
deserves our endless praise;
earth's utmost ends
his power obey;
his glorious sway
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP)David Montgomery made things happen for the Chicago Bears just about every time he touched the ball.
But he rarely got that chance in the second quarter when the Bears fell further and further behind. The Green Bay Packers outscored Chicago 21-0 in that second period and went on to beat the Bears 27-10 on Sunday night.
Montgomery had just one carry in that decisive second quarter but still finished with 122 yards on 15 carries.
”I don’t know what he ate today, but he was running the ball crazy,” Bears quarterback Justin Fields said.
The Bears entered the night ahead of the Packers in the division standings for the first time since 2018 but squandered an opportunity to put the three-time defending NFC North champions in an early hole.
They instead lost to the Packers for a seventh consecutive time.
”It’s frustrating,” Montgomery said.
Montgomery, Fields and the rest of the Bears’ offense made things look easy on their first possession of the night.
Everything got excruciatingly difficult for the next hour or so.
The Bears took a 7-3 lead midway through the first quarter as Fields’ 3-yard touchdown keeper capped a seven-play, 71-yard drive.
”The o-line did a great job creating some space and I kind of just hit what I saw,” Montgomery said.
Montgomery had four carries for 38 yards in that series. He had just one run for minus-5 yards the rest of the first half as sacks and penalties forced the Bears into long-yardage situations and kept them from running the ball.
After that drive, the Bears wouldn’t get another first down until about eight minutes remained in the third quarter. By that time, they trailed 24-7.
The Bears went three-and-out on three straight possessions, then ran just one play on their next series before the first-half clock ran out. After their touchdown, the Bears gained just 13 yards on 10 plays the rest of the first half.
”We had that first drive was excellent, scoring that touchdown, and then we had three drives right there where we got behind the sticks a little bit with penalties or tackle for losses or those type of things,” Bears coach Matt Eberflus said. ”You’ve got to stay ahead of the sticks in that regard.”
Perhaps the only good play the offense ran during that entire stretch – a 31-yard completion to former Packers receiver Equanimeous St. Brown – got wiped out because Fields was about 3 yards beyond the line of scrimmage when they threw the pass.
Fields had the Bears’ lone touchdown but went just 7 of 11 for 70 yards passing with an interception. Darnell Mooney was limited to one catch for minus-4 yards.
The Bears still threatened to make a game of it as they finally started getting the ball more to Montgomery, who ran for 89 yards on 10 carries. Montgomery has a history of success at Lambeau Field, as he ran for 103 yards and had a touchdown catch in a 41-25 loss at Green Bay in 2020.
”David Montgomery is a premier back in this league,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. ”His ability to break tackles and just how hard he runs, it’s pretty impressive to watch.
But they came up short again.
Chicago trailed 24-10 in the fourth quarter when the Bears had an apparent 6-yard touchdown run by Fields overturned because replays determined he was down before stretching his arm across the goal line.
On the biggest play of the game, the Bears again didn’t give the ball to Montgomery, though they could hardly be blamed for relying on the bruising Fields to try to score himself from less than yard away.
Fields tried to make it across the goal line while getting swarmed by Green Bay’s Preston Smith and Jarran Reed. Officials ruled Fields was stopped just shy of the goal line, and the call stood after a replay review.
The Bears wouldn’t threaten again.
”I saw a touchdown,” Montgomery said of the fourth-down stop. ”I was right next to the ball. But I wouldn’t expect anything less. We’re not in Soldier Field, home-field advantage, so next time we’ve just got to be sure that we put it in. No question marks.”
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Some census takers who falsified information during the 2020 count didn’t have their work redone fully, weren’t fired in a timely manner and in some cases even received bonuses, according to the U.S. Commerce Department’s watchdog group.
The findings released Friday by the Office of Inspector General raise concerns about possible damage to the quality of the once-a-decade head count that determines political power and federal funding,
Off-campus students at colleges and universities were likely undercounted since the census started around the same time students were sent home to stop the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020, the review found.
During the 2020 census, The Associated Press documented cases of census takers who were pressured by their supervisors to enter false information into a computer system about homes they had not visited so they could close cases during the waning days of the census.
Supervisors were able to track their census takers’ work in real time through mobile devices that the census takers used to record information about households’ numbers, demographic characteristics and members’ relationships to one another. As a result, supervisors would get alerts when actions raised red flags about accuracy, such as a census taker recording data on a home while far away from the address or a census taker conducting an interview in just a few minutes. As a quality control check, others census takers were sent back to homes to re-interview residents.
The Inspector General’s probe concluded that some alerts weren’t being properly resolved, some re-interviews weren’t properly conducted and that the work of some census takers whose work had been flagged for falsifying data had not been reworked to fix its accuracy. In fact, some census takers whose work was flagged for falsifications were given more cases, weren’t fired and were reassigned to other operations, the report said.
Of the 1,400 census takers who were designated “hard fails” because questions about the accuracy of their work, only 300 were fired for misconduct or unsatisfactory performance. Of the 1,400 “hard fail” census takers, 1,300 of them received bonuses ranging from $50 to $1,600 each, the report said.
The census is the largest nonmilitary mobilization in the U.S. Data gathered during the census determines how many congressional seats each state gets. The numbers also are used for redrawing political districts and distributing $1.5 trillion in federal spending each year. Because of that, undercounts can cost communities funding.
The 2020 census faced unprecedented challenges including the pandemic, natural disasters and political interference from the Trump administration.
In response to the Inspector General’s report, the Census Bureau said it appreciated the concerns that were raised but disagreed with the conclusions that data quality may have been damaged since the report cited only a small number of cases out of the overall workload.
“As a result, we asserted that the findings could not and should not be presented as a conclusive assessment of overall census quality,” Census Bureau Director Robert Santos said in the written response.
Under Census Bureau rules, college and university students should have been counted where they spent the most time, either at on-campus housing or off-campus apartments, even if they were sent home because of the pandemic. Most schools didn’t provide the Census Bureau with off-campus student data, and the bureau had to use a last-resort, less-accurate statistical tool to fill in the information gaps on more than 10% of the off-campus student population when they were given the information, the Inspector General’s report said.
Schools often didn’t provide the data because they didn’t have information on off-campus students or because of privacy concerns. The Inspector General recommends passage of legislation that would require schools to provide needed information in future head counts.
“Although difficult to quantify, the fiscal implication of specifically undercounting off-campus students at the correct location for states and localities is potentially far-reaching,” the report said.
The city of Boston, which is home to Northeastern University, Boston University and several other schools, said in a challenge to its census figures that the count missed 6,000 students.
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After both #19 Marquette and Illinois State beat #25 Illinois in five sets on Saturday, I expected quite the rousing match between the Golden Eagles and Redbirds at the McGuire Center on Sunday afternoon. Two good volleyball teams, one with a little bit more to prove (Illinois State, in this case), than the other, both coming off a long drawn out match the day before, etc., etc., you get the picture.
Nope, not what happened!
Marquette never hit worse than .320 in any of the three sets while never letting Illinois State go north of .140 on their end of the court, and bang zoom, the Golden Eagles win 3-0 on scores of 25-15, 25-17, and 25-18. MU is now 9-1 on the year with non-conference play wrapped up and undefeated at home so far through six matches this season.
Marquette did not waste time making their point in this match. The Golden Eagles ripped off five straight points to take an 8-2 lead in the early goings of the first set, and that turned into a 12-1 run that left Marquette up 15-3. Yeah. ISU did claw their way back in to cut the margin to just four, 18-14, because again, this is a good volleyball team that’s the favorite to win the Missouri Valley Conference this season, but Marquette just said “nah,” and scored seven of the final eight points of the set to win 25-15.
The second set was not entirely different as Marquette started off a 7-1 run with an Illinois State service error and closed it by inducing three straight attacking errors from the Redbirds, although one of those was a solo block by Hattie Bray. 11-4 Marquette at that point, and an ace shortly thereafter by Ella Foti made it 15-5. 10 points is as far as Marquette would be able to push that lead, although they got back there at 22-12 on a solo block by Jenna Reitsma, and a solo block by Carsen Murray gave the Golden Eagles the 2-0 lead.
Onwards to Set 3 where Marquette started off up 8-3 on a kill by Yadhira Anchante. A 6-1 run capped by a handling error by ISU’s Sarah Kushner made it 17-9, and you get the idea of where this is going. The Golden Eagles had the Redbirds on the outside looking in, and while they closed it to five points, they couldn’t get closer before back-to-back kills for Aubrey Hamilton wrapped up the entire afternoon.
Hamilton was the offensive leader for the entire match as the only woman to clear 10 kills on the day. She had 15 and ISU had no idea what to do with her as she hit .560 on 25 swings. Hattie Bray and Carsen Murray both hit over .500 from the middle while recording seven and six kills respectively, and Yadhira Anchante kept the whole thing humming with 34 assists in just three sets.
Jenna Reitsma didn’t have the offensive game that she had on Saturday against Illinois, finishing with just seven kills and hitting .083, but she had a match high 12 digs to continue to contribute anyway. Carly Skrabak was the only other player in the match to have double digit digs, and she had 10 on the button.
How about some highlights, courtesy of FloSports and GoMarquette.com?
Up Next: Big East play! Yep, it’s that time already. Marquette starts off their quest for the program’s first ever consecutive regular season conference championships when they face DePaul on Wednesday night. First serve against the Blue Demons at the McGuire Center is scheduled for 7pm Central time. DePaul was expected to be a quality team by way of the preseason vote of the coaches in the league, but they are just 4-8 so far and are coming into Wednesday with losses in two of their last three matches. | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/19/23360681/marquette-golden-eagles-volleyball-recap-illinois-state-redbirds-hamilton-murray-bray-skrabak | 2022-09-19T14:10:31Z | anonymouseagle.com | control | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/19/23360681/marquette-golden-eagles-volleyball-recap-illinois-state-redbirds-hamilton-murray-bray-skrabak | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans and Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore both were ejected for their involvement in a several-player, after-the-whistle scrap in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s meeting in the Superdome.
This marked the second time since 2017 that Evans has been thrown out of a game in the dome for flattening Lattimore after the Saints top defensive back had been squaring off with another Buccaneers player.
This time, it started after a third-down incomplete pass with Tom Brady shouting at Lattimore. As Lattimore responded, running back Leonard Fournette stepped in and shoved Lattimore, who shoved Fournette back.
That’s when Evans came running in from near the sideline and knocked Lattimore off his feet. Players poured off both sidelines at that point, and Saints wide receiver Jarvis Landry tried to grab Evans, only to have Evans slam him to the turf while both were engulfed by a swarm of players from both teams.
Officials conferred and elected to asses offsetting personal fouls on just Evans and Lattimore, and ejected both.
Lattimore and Evans have carried on a personal rivalry since 2017, when Lattimore was the defensive rookie of the year. During a Saints victory in New Orleans that season, an altercation began along the Tampa Bay sideline when then-Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston pointed in Lattimore’s face and told him to go back to his own bench area.
That’s when Evans blindsided Lattimore with a running start, knocking Lattimore hard to the turf. Only Evans was ejected that time. He also was suspended a subsequent game.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — If you know a lifelong boxing fan, chances are you know somebody with rosy retrospection.
That’s the term for the psychological phenomenon that leads people to believe the past was much better than the present.
Rosy retrospection inflicts many people who closely watched the boxing greats of the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s. Most modern fighters don’t stand up to their memory of giants from an era when boxing attracted more of the world’s top athletes and reigned supreme on sports pages and television with passion and drama.
Boxing has declined in overall popularity from its peerless height, and the natural inclination is to assume the quality of the sport has declined as well. Canelo Álvarez’s clear unanimous-decision victory over Gennady Golovkin on Saturday night is the biggest fight currently on the boxing calendar for the second half of 2022, but its lack of primal pleasures left some fans wondering if that’s the best boxing can do.
“I think we had a great fight,” Álvarez insisted afterward. “Not every fight can be a knockout. That’s just boxing. That’s the way it always is. We had blood. We fought hard. My fans are happy.”
Canelo is correct, actually: The good old days weren’t always good, and modern boxing has plenty to offer — even if the sport’s most recent showcase event didn’t deliver that punch in the gut.
This third meeting between two of the current era’s greatest champions was not a viscerally thrilling bout, and neither fighter scored so much as a knockdown in the entire trilogy. The 40-year-old Golovkin looked slower than ever, and Canelo grew weary in the late rounds while nursing an injured left wrist.
All three bouts were still elite-level competition between two beloved fighters with worldwide fame and bulging bank accounts from their popularity — but in a sport built on blood, sweat and toughness, a bout without serious damage or drama just won’t satisfy a large portion of the boxing public.
“This is high level, the best fight for boxing,” Golovkin said afterward. “Look at his face. Look at my face. It’s high level because we trained well, and this shows that we did a very good fight, very good quality.”
Those fans with rosy retrospection seem to expect a violent classic in every big night, forgetting about the countless megafights that have underdelivered over the decades. Even the greatest multi-fight rivalries have flopped in their finales before, from Sugar Ray Leonard’s anticlimactic third victory over Roberto Durán in 1989 to Rafael Márquez’s unsightly finish of a worn-out Israel Vázquez in 2010.
Boxing doesn’t have as many giants, and its truly transcendent events are fewer and farther between. But few live sporting events can still match the pure excitement of attending a big fight night: When Golovkin shook off his slow start and began to connect with Canelo in the late rounds Saturday night, T-Mobile Arena was in a frenzy.
What’s more, only the rosiest retrospection could blur a fan’s vision of the outstanding fighters and compelling matchups in the sport’s near future.
Outstanding fighters abound in nearly every weight class, and champions are rising from more spots on the globe than at any time in the sport’s history. In the past decade, women’s boxing has grown from a disrespected sideshow to a viable career for dozens of fighters competing at previously unseen levels of ability.
Jermell Charlo, Naoya Inoue and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez have all produced spectacular knockout victories in title fights this year. Dmitry Bivol pulled one of the most surprising upsets in recent history when he battered Álvarez four months ago, and the Russian light heavyweight fights again in November.
It’s true that the rest of the 2022 boxing schedule doesn’t currently have a fight as theoretically compelling as Álvarez-Golovkin — but it might soon. The two most tantalizing matchups of the fall still haven’t been finalized.
Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. are closing in on a deal for a welterweight title meeting that would be arguably the biggest fight of the year. After years of promotional squabbles kept them apart, the perpetually underappreciated Crawford and the supremely talented Spence could get together in a bout that would match two of the world’s best fighters at a point near their professional peaks.
British heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are negotiating a deal to meet Dec. 3 in what would be yet another blockbuster during a half-decade of impressive action in the sport’s glamour division.
Add in ring returns by Vasyl Lomachenko, Shakur Stevenson, Devin Haney and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez this fall, and boxing clearly has the potential for plenty of memorable action in a sport that’s very much alive.
Even if it can’t match some fans’ memory of the glory days in boxing’s past.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Major League Soccer said it will look into a claim that D.C. United player Taxi Fountas used a racial slur against Inter Miami defender Damion Lowe during the second half of the team’s match on Sunday night.
Inter Miami won the road match 3-2 to give its playoff hopes a major boost, with Gonzalo Higuain getting the deciding goal off an assist from DeAndre Yedlin in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
But the mood was somber afterwards, with Inter Miami (12-13-6) players revealing that they were ready to walk off the field during the match if something was not done about what they believe Fountas said.
“It was a racist comment,” Inter Miami coach Phil Neville said. “It was unacceptable. A word was used. I think it’s unacceptable in society. A word was used, I think, the worst word in the world. And that’s it, really.”
Fountas and Lowe, who is Black, both received yellow cards in the 62nd minute after exchanging words. That all happened shortly after Fountas scored to tie the game at 2-2.
Inter Miami players gathered and after a period of conversation that lasted several minutes, Neville spoke with Wayne Rooney, his D.C. United counterpart. Rooney took Fountas out of the game, and play resumed.
“There was a complaint, which I’m sure will get investigated. Not much more I can say,” Rooney told reporters.
Yedlin said he has been outspoken about how there’s no place for racism in soccer throughout his career. He said Fountas used the slur as Lowe was walking away from their dust-up.
“If nothing was done, we weren’t going to continue,” Yedlin said.
Once Fountas was taken off, the game went on, but there was no celebration after.
“At the end of the day, it doesn’t even feel like a win because of that incredibly dark moment,” Yedlin said. “So now, we’ll see what MLS does about it. My eyes will be on that a lot, to see what kind of action they take, because it’s now up to them to take action and make a stand and show this not only has no place in the game but no place in society.”
MLS released a statement postgame saying an investigation “into this matter will begin promptly.”
“MLS has zero tolerance for abusive and offensive language, and we take these allegations very seriously,” the league said.
Miami also got two goals from Leonardo Campana.
Christian Benteke also scored for United (7-19-6). United outshot Miami 17-8, but each team had five shots on goal.
Drake Callender saved three of the five shots he faced for Miami. David Ochoa saved two of the five shots he faced for United.
Miami next plays on Friday against Toronto on the road, and United will visit CF Montreal on Saturday.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Cardinals’ season appeared to be falling apart shortly after it began. One week after getting blown out by Kansas City, they took a 20-0 deficit into the locker room at halftime in Vegas.
But the afternoon ended with Byron Murphy Jr. scooping up a fumble and scoring in overtime for a wild 29-23 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, his Arizona teammates all sprinting behind him in a frenzy.
The Cardinals got off the brink and into the win column thanks to Kyler Murray, who made one spectacular play after another to show exactly why this team gladly gave him another $230.5 million.
“I had to take over,” Murray said. “Do whatever it took to win.”
Murphy returned Hunter Renfrow’s fumble 59 yards for a touchdown with 3:51 left in overtime, and the Cardinals rallied from that 20-point deficit in the second half before running away with the win Sunday.
Arizona (1-1) trailed 23-7 with less than nine minutes left in regulation, but Murray led two TD drives and two 2-point conversions. He passed for 277 yards, rushed for 28 more and flummoxed the Vegas defense with his elusiveness, particularly on a frantic scramble for a remarkable 2-point conversion with 8:13 to play.
Murray then scrambled for a 3-yard touchdown on the final snap of regulation before hitting A.J. Green for the tying 2-point conversion.
“That’s what he can do that nobody else can,” defensive end J.J. Watt said. “He gave us opportunities, and we made the most of it.”
The Raiders stopped Murray on downs on Arizona’s opening drive of overtime, but Renfrow then made a catch and fumbled for the second consecutive play. Isaiah Simmons knocked it loose, and Murphy snagged the ball and sprinted down the Cardinals’ sideline.
Murphy nearly ruined his own heroics when he released the ball from his hand right at the goal line, but video review determined he barely scored.
Murray grimaced and winced at the memory of watching Murphy lose the ball an instant after it would have cost the Cardinals dearly.
“I told him, you’ve got to take the ball home with you,” Murray said. “That would have hurt.”
Davante Adams and Darren Waller caught early touchdown passes from Derek Carr for the Raiders (0-2), who had the ball for less than 10 minutes in the second half while Murray worked his magic. Carr passed for 252 yards — just 42 after halftime —- as Las Vegas lost a home opener for the first time since relocating to Nevada.
“That’s what happens when you play against a dynamic quarterback who can not only work with his arm, but can run outside the pocket and make plays like a running back,” Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs said. “It just makes it really tough to defend.”
The game showcased both the heights and depths of Murray’s incredible talent in his first victory since his five-year contract extension was finalized.
Murray threw an interception and committed a costly intentional-grounding penalty while passing for just 53 yards in the first half, but then racked up 188 yard through the air and made several unbelievable plays with his unique combination of athleticism and football smarts.
Murray hit Greg Dortch for a TD in the third quarter, and Darrel Williams rushed for a score with 8:13 left before Murray made a jaw-dropping improvisational run for a 2-point conversion, running horizontally across the field during roughly 20 seconds with the ball. He ran 84.9 yards on the play, according to Next Gen Stats.
“They had two people rushing, (so I) knew they weren’t going to be able to tackle me,” Murray said. “It was just about backyard football at that point. Try to find somebody. Move, get open, make a play.”
Murray then led Arizona on a 73-yard TD drive in the final 4:43 of regulation, capping it with his cool TD scramble on fourth down as time expired after three incompletions.
Moments earlier, Murray threw an incompletion on fourth down from the Raiders 6, but Roderic Teamer’s defensive holding penalty — Vegas’ 10th flag of the day — kept the drive alive with 16 seconds left.
Murray took a delay of game penalty before attempting the conversion from the Vegas 7, but he still hit Green with a pinpoint pass in the back of the end zone to force overtime.
Arizona won the OT coin toss, but the Raiders got the ball back when backup Vegas safety Duron Harmon knocked the ball out of Marquise Brown’s hands for an incompletion on fourth down.
HE’S OK
The Cardinals got to the Las Vegas 7 before turning the ball over on downs with 12:31 to play, and a stadium security guard also got knocked down roughly by Zach Ertz while the Cardinals tight end dived to make a catch on fourth down. The guard, who had his back to the field and never saw it coming, eventually got up and walked off the field.
GOOD REASON
Raiders owner Mark Davis missed the game because he was in Connecticut with his Las Vegas Aces while they won their first WNBA championship. The result was announced late in the third quarter to applause at Allegiant Stadium.
INJURIES
Cardinals: RB James Conner was slowed by an ankle injury after his first carry of the second half.
Raiders: Renfrow was evaluated for a concussion afterward. … DL Bilal Nichols injured his shoulder in the second half and didn’t return.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: Host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
Raiders: At the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)- The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is nearly here, and no matter where you live in the Upstate you can be part of it.
It’s held every year in more than 600 communities nationwide. This fall in the Upstate the event will be held in Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.
The dates, and links to sign up, are as follows:
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care and research, organizers said.
Organizers encourage participants to walk for a loved one, family member or friend. Participants can register to be a part of a group fundraising effort where they’ll carry flowers to commemorate the reason for their walk. | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/upstate-walk-to-end-alzheimers-begins-this-week/ | 2022-09-19T14:15:54Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/upstate-walk-to-end-alzheimers-begins-this-week/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PONCA, Neb. (KCAU) — Ponca State Park was packed over the weekend for this year’s Missouri River Outdoor Expo.
As with previous expos, outdoor enthusiasts and those new to the scene could partake of food, gear displays, and outdoor activities.
The park holds the expo to show visitors the fun of being in nature.
Tyler Wulf with the Ponca State Park told KCAU 9 what it takes to put on such a large event.
“We couldn’t do this without the community. We have over 800 volunteers that participate in the two-day event. There’s something here for everyone, of all ages. It’s a great way to introduce people into the outdoors,” Wulf said.
There were more than 85 attractions at the annual event.
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Prince Harry was forced to stand still Monday while other members of the royal family performed a final salute to the UK’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II — as he was also banned from wearing his military uniform.
Harry, 38, who served twice in Afghanistan, was barred from the salute led by his father, King Charles III, after stepping back from his role as a working royal and moving to California with his wife, Meghan Markle and children.
Charles was joined in the salute to the Queen’s coffin by Princess Anne, Prince William, and other royals.
The salute was just another way Harry was seemingly humiliated in the aftermath of the Queen’s death.
He was forbidden from wearing his military uniform at the elaborate final farewell for his grandmother and was uninvited to a state reception for world leaders and foreign royals Sunday.
Harry and Meghan also did not join Prince William, Kate Middleton and other family members in the front row at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral at Westminster Abbey Monday.
Instead, they were squished in a corner at the end of the second row — behind even disgraced Prince Andrew, who was stripped of his royal and military titles over his close association with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, was abducted in January 2020 and was believed to have been held since then by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
Negotiations for his release had centered on a deal that would also involve the release of Bashir Noorzai, a notorious drug lord and member of the Taliban who told reporters in Kabul on Monday that he had spent 17 years and six months in U.S. captivity before being released.
The exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration, coming five months after a separate deal with Russia that resulted in the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed. It took place despite concerns from his family and other advocates that the U.S. military departure from Afghanistan, and the collapse of the government there, could make it harder to bring him home and could deflect attention away from his imprisonment.
President Joe Biden, who is in the U.K. to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, called Frerichs’s family on Monday morning to share the “good news.”
"Our priority now is to make sure Mark receives a healthy and safe return and is given the space and time he needs to transition back into society," Biden said in a statement.
A sister of Frerichs, who is from Lombard, Illinois, thanked U.S. government officials who helped secure her brother's release.
“I am so happy to hear that my brother is safe and on his way home to us. Our family has prayed for this each day of the more than 31 months he has been a hostage. We never gave up hope that he would survive and come home safely to us," said a statement from the sister, Charlene Cakora.
In Afghanistan, Noorzai told reporters at a press conference that he had been released from an unspecified U.S. prison and handed over earlier in the day to the Taliban in Kabul, in exchange for an American prisoner held in Afghanistan whom he did not identify. Frerichs’ family subsequently confirmed that it was him.
Frerichs, 60, had been working on civil engineering projects at the time of his Jan. 31, 2020 abduction in Kabul. He was last seen in a video posted last spring by The New Yorker i n which he appeared in traditional Afghan clothing and pleaded for his release. The publication said it obtained the clip from an unidentified individual in Afghanistan.
Until Monday, U.S. officials across two presidential administrations had tried unsuccessfully to get him home. Even before their takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, the Taliban had demanded the U.S. release Noorzai in exchange for Frerichs. But there had been no public sign of Washington proceeding with any sort of trade or exchange along those lines.
Eric Lebson, a former U.S. government national security official who had been advising Frerichs' family, said in a statement that “everything about this case has been an uphill fight.” He criticized the Trump administration for having given away "our leverage to get Mark home quickly by signing a peace accord with the Taliban without ever having asked them to return Mark first.
“Mark’s family then had to navigate two Administrations, where many people viewed Mark’s safe return as an impediment to their plans for Afghanistan,” the statement said.
The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban in August 2021, raised additional concern that any progress in negotiations could be undone or that Frerichs could be forgotten.
But his name surfaced last month when President Joe Biden, who had publicly called for Frerichs' release, was said by his advisers to have pressed officials to consider any risk posed to Frerichs by the drone strike in Afghanistan that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri.
The Taliban-appointed foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, also spoke at the Kabul press conference alongside Noorzai and welcomed the exchange, saying it marked the start of a “new era" in U.S.-Taliban relations.
“This can be a new chapter between Afghanistan and the United States, this can open a new door for talks between both countries,” Muttaqi said at the presser.
“This act shows us that all problems can be solved through talks and I thank both sides' teams who worked so hard for this to happen,” he added.
The Taliban also posted a brief video Monday on social media showing Noorzai’s arrival at the Kabul airport where he was welcomed by top Taliban officials, including Muttaqi.
At the press conference, Noorzai expressed thankfulness at seeing his “mujahedeen brothers" — a reference to the Taliban — in Kabul.
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When it gets too hot in Denver and Baltimore classrooms, students are sent home because their schools don't have air conditioning.
In Massachusetts, checking for water leaking from a ceiling has become a "morning ritual."
In California, a school's cockroach infestation has gotten so bad that some students fear eating lunch.
While school infrastructure problems are a perennial challenge, national data and dismal stories from teachers suggest the crises are reaching an apex. Atrocious school conditions have even prompted some teachers this school year to go on strike.
"We're getting to a critical stage now," said Mike Pickens, executive director of the National Council on School Facilities. "The average age of a school building now is from 49 to 50 years" -- the highest in memory. Some schools date back to World War II.
But as schools get older and more desperate for repairs, the funding gap for public schools keeps getting worse.
"American Society of Civil Engineers gives the condition of America's 100,000 public school buildings an overall grade of D+," the National Education Association said late last year. "And no wonder -- half our school buildings are half a century old."
Now, everyone is paying the price for underfunded schools.
Students get sick, distracted or miss entire days of education when conditions turn abysmal. Parents sacrifice income to provide child care when classes suddenly get canceled.
Burnt-out teachers already stressed by the pandemic and school violence are pushed closer to leaving the profession.
Even those not directly connected to deteriorating schools will be impacted, Pickens said.
Without more investment in US public schools, he said, "we get further and further behind on the world stage."
From Maryland to Colorado, students struggle to breathe in oppressively hot classrooms
In Baltimore, Marcia Turner is sick of her kids feeling sick at school.
"My children can't even breathe in the school. It be so hot. One have asthma," Turner told CNN affiliate WMAR.
Fourteen Baltimore schools don't have any air conditioning, school district Chief Operating Officer Lynette Washington told CNN. Those students get sent home early when it's too hot to learn -- 85 degrees or higher in their classrooms, she said.
Stifling temperatures can impede students' academic success. Researchers who looked at millions of test scores from American high schoolers found students tend to score lower when it's a hot school year, according to a 2018 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
But air conditioning mitigated many of the negative effects, the researchers found.
The lack of air conditioning doesn't just stymie students' learning. It also hurts parents who can't afford to leave work to take care of their children in the middle of the day.
"And I can't get off because I'm just starting a job," Turner told WMAR.
The Baltimore school district's COO said she's frustrated, too. About 65% of the city's public schools are over 41 years old; more than a third are over 51 years old.
"We have such a backlog of infrastructure that has not been updated and upgraded in a consistent way. When they're not upgraded toward the end of their life cycle, then we just hold onto them, and we just keep putting Band-Aids on them," Washington said.
"We do not have the dollars. We do not have the resources."
Five years ago, Baltimore had 75 public schools without air conditioning, Washington said. Installing AC in all those schools would cost $250 million -- about five times the district's entire annual infrastructure budget.
So Baltimore Public Schools is chipping away at the problem over years. Of the 14 schools that still lack air conditioning, six will have it in the next 24 months, Washington said. The other eight will be completely renovated -- with air conditioning -- or shuttered.
Many states away in Colorado, more than 30 schools in Denver Public Schools had to send kids home early and four closed for full days this month due to the heat, the district said. Temperatures soared in Denver the first full week of September, with daily highs ranging from 97 to 99 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
"I can't change the fact that it's 88 degrees in the classroom," said Sara, a teacher at McAuliffe International School, which had three days of early dismissal. "It gets really draining, physically and emotionally, to be kind of beat down by these factors, day in and day out."
The middle school in Colorado's largest school district has no air conditioning, said Trena Marsal, the district's executive director of facility management. The infrastructure, she said, was never meant for higher temperatures.
"Our oldest building is (from) 1889," she said.
Forty Denver public schools still lack AC, down from 55 in 2019, Marsal said. In 2020, Denver voters approved bonds to pay, in part, for the installation of air conditioning units in schools, including a two-year plan to air-condition McAuliffe, the school district said.
But supply chain problems delayed installations this summer, leaving the work at eight schools only partially completed.
So the district has heat mitigation liaisons, Marsal said. Portable cooling units are strategically placed during the day, and windows are opened at night, she said.
Opening windows, though, means "we basically daily get wasps and flies -- and it's always exciting when that happens," Sara said.
In the heat of day, Sara said, conditions in classrooms can make older kids anxious.
"You have students, I'm sure, who are nervous about sweat stains or they sit down on a plastic chair and their butt gets sweaty," she said. "It's stuff as an adult we're not as self-conscious about, but a teenager absolutely is."
"I sweat, like, everywhere," seventh grader Zmarra Fleming told CNN affiliate KUSA. "In the classrooms, it's really hot. It's, like, hot where the point is you can't really breathe in there."
But the immediate fix -- early dismissal -- caused transportation problems this month for some students. McAuliffe got out at 1:32 p.m., according to the school's website, but Marsal said early buses weren't requested.
"It's very frustrating," parent Stephanie Bates told KUSA. "I can't imagine what parents who don't have flexibility in their schedules do."
Rusty water drips from classroom ceilings
Leaking water in classrooms and brown, stained ceiling tiles have made for a "morning ritual" among some teachers at Joseph G. Pyne Arts Magnet School in Lowell, Massachusetts.
"Outside my room, in the hallway, there's several tiles that are stained brown like , dirty water from leaks," said Eric Kolifrath, a seventh and eighth grade science teacher. "Everyone on my floor, especially if it's rained, we examine the ceiling to let the custodial staff know if we see new leaks."
Last school year, a ceiling tile got so wet it "bowed out like a bowl," Kolifrath said. So custodians wheeled in a 33-gallon trash bin to collect the water.
Another time, a leak sprang right above his classroom projector.
"That's not a problem that my principal can fix," Kolifrath said. "If she had a wand, she would wave it."
That's in part because Kolifrath's school, which serves pre-K through eighth grade, and 28 others in the district are managed by the City of Lowell, which also looks after municipal buildings, City Manager Tom Golden said.
The setup is among the myriad ways American school buildings are maintained -- which can lead to confusion over who's responsible for repairs.
Like many teachers nationwide, Kolifrath has crowdsourced financial support for his classroom.
The city is putting $2.3 million into all Lowell schools during the 2022-2023 school year and investing $389 million to build a new high school, Golden said.
The roof at J. G. Pyne was repaired last year, he said. But maintaining ceiling tiles "would be the responsibility of the custodians who work for the school department," Golden said.
"With the number of buildings that we have, there are always going to be issues and challenges on a day-to-day basis, which our lands and buildings professionals will be out there to rectify."
The school funding gap keeps getting worse
The money spent on fixing or building US public schools falls woefully short of what's needed to get buildings up to standard, according to the latest "State of Our Schools" report by the 21st Century School Fund, the International WELL Building Institute and the National Council on School Facilities.
And the gap is widening. In 2016, public schools were underfunded by $46 billion a year (or $60 billion, when adjusted for inflation to 2020 dollars), the report said. By 2021, that annual deficit had grown by $25 billion.
"We have a gap of about $85 billion in our country from where we are to where we need to be to be current with codes and standards and the quality of education," Pickens said. "In that, $57 billion is in capital improvements, and about $28 billion is in M&O -- which is maintenance and operation."
The trend is untenable as more American schools cross the half-century mark.
Even with regular maintenance, "about 50 years is a good place to (consider) replacing a school." Pickens said.
But funding sources vary widely, and it can be hard to secure money for school improvements without raising taxes.
"Every state handles school facility improvements a little differently," said John Heim, executive director of the National School Boards Association. But "it usually comes from property taxes."
And that can put already-disadvantaged students in a more dire situation.
"It affects poor districts or those that have lower tax bases more than it does wealthier districts that have more tax base to call on," Heim said.
"And so as things get more expensive, you're going to see that gap continue to grow."
As schools deteriorate, so do teachers' and students' performance
At Reading Memorial High School in Massachusetts, a longtime teacher runs up to seven fans in his classroom to try to compensate for the school's lack of air conditioning.
But those efforts don't prevent him or his students from fading as the day gets hotter.
"I don't get the same caliber of work from them as I do during those cooler months when they're actually comfortable," he said.
"I find myself adjusting my lessons as the day goes on because I know I'm not going to have the energy or mental capacity to do what I did earlier in the day because I'm so uncomfortable."
The temperature in his classroom can reach 100 degrees, and the humidity can make you "slip on the floor," the teacher said.
That's especially problematic because he has an autoimmune disease and has suffered dizzy spells that have forced him to leave the classroom to splash cold water on his face, he said.
HVAC preventative maintenance has been completed at all Reading Public Schools, the district said.
"We are committed to ensuring high quality air ventilation in all of our classrooms," Superintendent Thomas Milaschewski told CNN in a statement.
The district "will continue to encourage staff to open windows, as feasible, to increase air flow in classrooms, and to bring students outside when weather permits," the superintendent wrote.
But that brings little comfort to the veteran high school teacher -- especially because the building's central and main offices are air-conditioned, he said.
"I cannot think of many professions where people have graduate degrees or have a license where they would tolerate something like this," the teacher said. "I don't understand where the disconnect is, where you want your teachers to be the best that they can possibly be but you're not even making them comfortable."
Kids miss entire school days because some buildings don't have heat
While nonexistent air conditioning can hinder students at the beginning and end of the school year, the opposite problem can have even greater consequences.
"We tend to have to close schools down more for heating issues than for cooling issues," said Washington, the Baltimore school district COO. "Wintertime goes from December all the way up until March."
Baltimore teachers have reported classrooms as cold as 40 degrees. More than a third of the schools' boilers are over 20 years old. Some pipes were installed when Harry Truman was President.
Beyond that, one elementary school had no running water for more than two weeks last winter, according to a school district memo.
"The district is severely underfunded," Washington said.
"Baltimore's already taxed at a higher rate than the surrounding counties," she said. But "Baltimore city has a low tax base. We have a disproportionate share of households that live below the poverty line. And so if we're just depending on property taxes, we might not get there at all."
She hopes the state will increase funding for Baltimore city schools "so that we won't continue to have the infrastructure challenges that we're having."
If not, Washington said, "I cannot guarantee that our students will have the learning environments that they deserve and that they need to be successful."
Why this year may be even more challenging
Fallout from the pandemic could make infrastructure problems harder to fix this year, Pickens said.
Some school districts haven't been able to complete projects due to supply chain shortages or an increase in the cost of raw materials, he said. And remote or hybrid learning during the pandemic means some parts of schools may have been neglected.
"We've had two years of less use than we had," Pickens said. "And because students were not in buildings, we probably did not continue the maintenance and operation and capital improvements of those school buildings because students weren't in them."
Inflation this year could also be getting in the way of school improvements, Heim said.
"If we're talking about an improvement that was to be made for the 2022-2023 school year, that bid process probably would have taken place back in January, February," Heim said.
"That's when we were seeing those incredibly high building costs. And it's also when we were experiencing all those supply chain issues. So ... schools may not have been able to get the projects done in time or weren't able to do as much because of the supply chain issues and inflation issues."
Cockroaches make lunch a scary scene, teacher says
Schools that aren't well-maintained can attract unwelcome visitors. Around one school building, cockroaches have occupied corners, carpets, sinks and sticky glue insect traps, an Oakley, California, high school teacher said.
The bugs can be seen every day, inside and outside the school. They grow as long as 2 inches and seem to have multiplied after school resumed in-person learning last year, the teacher said.
The infestation at Freedom High School is so bad it inspired an Instagram account. The teacher verified the cockroach photos were taken at the school and shared some personal ones from the last week of August. The teacher submitted work orders about the cockroaches in recent years but didn't report them directly to the administration, they said.
Liberty Union High School District Superintendent Eric Volta recognized Freedom High School in the social media photos, he said. The district sprays schools for pests quarterly, he said, and if there are additional needs, pest services are requested.
"We fog, we spray, we bait, we trap. We do whatever we need to do to try to correct the issue," Volta said. "We've been having triple-digit temperatures out here, and these things are coming up out of wherever they are just looking for water."
A big concern is cockroaches shed, leaving the teacher wary of eating in most places. Some students haven't wanted school lunches because of the roaches, the teacher said.
But all kitchens and snack bars go through health inspections. So Volta is not worried about the pests in eating areas, he said.
"I guess this is something that probably most teachers deal with," the teacher said.
While cockroaches might not be in every school, "there's these problems that you have that are constant, but that you just go on teaching and doing what you have to do, knowing that you almost have no control over the situation," the teacher said.
"I can keep stepping on cockroaches and killing them, but there's always more. The problem just sort of needs to be addressed instead of just putting Band-Aids on it."
The consequences of inaction ... and possible solutions
And if America keeps underfunding public schools, the impact could last generations, said Mary Kusler, the National Education Association's senior director for advocacy.
"It's really setting up a continued structural imbalance between the haves and the have-nots ... unless we step up and push to ensure that a child's ZIP code does not determine the education they receive," she said.
Increasing funding for school infrastructure would "improve a lot of things in our country, including putting out into the workforce a more vibrant and more educated workforce," said Pickens, the director of the National Council on School Facilities.
"Also, by improving schools, somebody has to do the work on a school building. We're putting people to work. We're getting taxes from those people, from the labor. We're increasing jobs. All of those things are factors in providing funds for school buildings."
It's in everyone's best interest to ensure students in poorer communities have schools in which they can thrive -- even if local tax revenues aren't as plush as those in wealthier communities, said Heim, the director of the National School Boards Association.
"I think it comes down to having good formulas that can compensate for that. I think states are reevaluating those all the time," Heim said.
"But that's what it comes down to: affordability and helping those poorer districts with their facilities."
That doesn't mean wealthier school districts with state-of-the-art buildings should have anything taken away, Kusler said.
"The issue isn't that they deserve less. The issue is actually that all of our kids deserve more," she said.
"Ultimately, we are about creating the next generation of leaders in this country. And they will come from all over the country. Therefore, we need to make sure all of them have access to the education that they deserve."
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The Winter Fuel Payment qualifying week starts today, but who is eligible for the payment and when will they receive it? The payment is designed to support elderly people with the cost of heating bills during the cold season.
The UK is in the grip of a cost of living crisis with rampant inflation and soaring bills. Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced she will try to offer as much support as she can to alleviate as much of the burden as possible for struggling families.
The Winter Fuel Payment is made available to those born on or before September 25, 1956. They must have lived in the UK for at least one day during what is known as the "qualifying week", Express.co.uk reports.
Read more: A look back at King Charles III's most recent visit to Kent
They could, this year, get between £250 and £600 to help pay their heating bills, according to the Government. For the coming winter, the amount someone will get includes a Pensioner Cost of Living Payment.
This is between £150 and £300, and will only be provided this year. However, many people will want to know when they are set to get their Winter Fuel Payment.
Most payments are issued to eligible pensioners in November or December. The assessments also usually take place automatically.
The Government website states: “You should be paid by January 13, 2023.” Pensioners are encouraged to check their account in November and December to make sure they have received their Winter Fuel Payment.
But if people haven't received their payment then they will have to take action. They will need to contact the Winter Fuel Payment.
Eligible people must have lived in the UK for at least one day during the week of September 19 to 25, 2022 in order to qualify. The following must also apply:
- The person lives in a European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland
- The person has a genuine and sufficient link to the UK - including having lived or worked there, or having family there.
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The eyes of the nation are firmly fixed on London today (September 19) as Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest following a state funeral. Thousands of people have flocked to the capital city to catch a glimpse of the proceedings, with world leaders also jetting in to pay their respects.
Around one million people are expected in London, with thousands also visiting in the days since the late Queen's death on September 8. Mourners stood in queues of up to 30 hours to visit her coffin while it was Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall.
A huge outpouring of emotion has even been felt right across the county, with many authorities also paying their respects to our longest-reigning monarch. Southeastern even took the decision to run overnight services from London to stations in Kent for those returning in the early hours of the morning after conquering 'The Queue'.
READ MORE: Pictures show Tonbridge streets completely deserted on the day of The Queen's funeral
The rail operator had been warning customers of crowded services ahead of the funeral, and was running a usual weekday scheduled despite it being a Bank Holiday. After taking a stroll through the eerily-quiet streets of Tonbridge, I got myself a Travelcard at the station and headed down to the London-bound platform.
A train was just pulling away as I made my way down the steps to Platform 2, but the next service was thankfully right around the corner. Trains were running approximately every 10 minutes, so I took a seat and watched the minutes slowly tick by.
I was already reflecting on my walk through the deserted Tonbridge High Street - an image I don't recall ever seeing before. A single car would pass every few minutes, bus shelters were displaying black tributes instead of the usual advertisements and the only sign of activity was coming from the few coffee shops, which were subsequently closed while the service took place.
But before I could finish recollecting my thoughts, an alert was read out over the tannoy. "Please be prepared for long queues and wait times," it said.
Moments later, my train pulled into the station, which took me by surprise. And despite one commuter here and there, the train was virtually empty.
It was 9.09am, and I'd been on the platform to witness the prime-time rush hour services pass by, none of which were busy. I walked straight into an empty carriage and sat myself down.
This was a direct service which only called at Sevenoaks before reaching the capital and travelling onto London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross - where we were leaving. But as the train pulled into Sevenoaks, I was again left surprised to see very few people on the platform.
While I was scrolling through my phone as my train made its way towards London, it was clear to see that all the attention of the world was on the capital city. Worldwide media were reporting on the images from Westminster Abbey, as the funeral got underway at 11am.
But as I glanced up, it was a serene and tranquil picture across my carriage. It was also the same story as my train passed over some streets in central London.
The lack of activity and movement in usually-populated areas resembled the stand-still feeling gripping the country. It looked - as we feel - frozen in time as the nation prepared to say goodbye to the late Queen.
As my train pulled into Charing Cross, I could see huge crowds already getting in position and lining the streets hours before the procession began. But the scene inside the station itself were also eerily quiet. The thousands of people who descended on the capital to attend the funeral must have passed through in the hours gone-by.
I had arrived at Tonbridge Station expecting packed trains and a nightmare journey but instead I was greeted with a quiet and sombre trip up to London on the day it was in the spotlight and became the focus of the nation. It was ultimately a journey like no other, with the train and Charing Cross station both being the quietest I'd ever experienced.
It was a fitting tribute to Her Majesty. Silence, quiet and solemn respect as the world says goodbye.
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Crowds gathered across Kent today (September 19) to watch the Queen's state funeral on live streams. Hundreds of people were seen in both Westwood Cross in Thanet and Folkestone viewing the proceedings on big screens.
In Broadstairs, people were able to watch inside the Vue cinema at Westwood Cross Shopping Centre. The chain gave people the chance to watch the event in select cinemas across the country from 10am.
The event was free to attend, but only a limited number of seats were made available. Guests were given a complimentary bottle of water, but were not able to purchase any other drinks or snacks.
READ MORE: Pictures show Tonbridge streets completely deserted on the day of The Queen's funeral
Pictures from inside the cinema show the procession taking place on the big screen. However, it was not the only cinema to live stream the proceedings.
The Carlton Cinema in Westgate-on-Sea was also showing the funeral, although guests were told to book in advance. In a statement, Vue said: "As we continue to join the nation in mourning the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, our thoughts are with the Royal Family and many others who will be saddened by her death.
“The Queen was renowned for her support of the UK’s creative industries, having been patron of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Royal Variety Charity and the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund. Over the years, The Queen visited countless film organisations, supporting their efforts by highlighting the work they do.
“We look forward to coming together as a community to honour the remarkable life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Crowds also gathered at the Harbour Arm in Folkestone, where they were able to take a seat in front of a big screen. The Goods Yard was open at 10am, and will close at 6pm this evening.
During that time, a limited number of traders are open, with the decision on whether to open left down to the discretion of the independent businesses. The event was free to attend, and the Harbour Arm remains open for promenading as usual.
One onlooker who attended the Arm said it was "super sombre". He added: "There were loads of people there and it was a very respectful and moving thing to be part of."
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Prior was 49Current single-family home sales 54 vs 57 prior Sales over the next six months 46 vs 47 prior Index of prospective buyers 31 vs 32 prior This has been a one-way decline from 84 at the start of the year and not a pretty picture but also not a surprise given surging mortgage rates. Demographically, there's been a boom in household formation and US housing is undersupplied so demand is there but sticker shock is a big problem right now. Ultiamtely, home builders will built smaller homes and buyers will adjust but that's going to take some time.
From the report :
“Buyer traffic is weak in many markets as more consumers remain on the sidelines due to high mortgage rates and home prices that are putting a new home purchase out of financial reach for many households,” said NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter, a home builder and developer from Savannah, Ga. “In another indicator of a weakening market, 24% of builders reported reducing home prices, up from 19% last month.”
“Builder sentiment has declined every month in 2022, and the housing recession shows no signs of abating as builders continue to grapple with elevated construction costs and an aggressive monetary policy from the Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve System, more commonly known as the Fed, represents the central banking system of the United States. Like other central banks globally, the Fed is responsible for monetary policy, in this case in the US.The Fed is one of the most watched and followed entities for forex traders, given its material impact on the US dollar. Founded initially in 1913, the Fed was created to perform a wide range of functions. This includes stabilizing and maintaining flexible monetary policy in the US while buttressing a financial system for the country. Its general duties are setting and guiding monetary policy and overseeing effective economic operation, both of which are at the service of the public interest.How the Federal Reserve Affects ForexThe Fed can materially impact the US dollar by virtue of the interest rate it sets, measured by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The current interest rate and the expectations of future interest rate changes can influence the value of the US Dollar. For example, if traders anticipate a change in interest rates based on announcements from the Board of Governors, this can cause the US dollar to appreciate or depreciate in value against other currencies.Forex traders should always be aware of meetings and announcements from the Fed and should keep track of developments within the central bank.Ultimately, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) holds eight regular meetings per calendar year, where policies and interest rates are discussed and agreed upon. The best course of action is to keep up with news ahead of these meetings as a forex trader to make predictions about interest rates, and whether to buy or sell the US dollar.
The Federal Reserve System, more commonly known as the Fed, represents the central banking system of the United States. Like other central banks globally, the Fed is responsible for monetary policy, in this case in the US.The Fed is one of the most watched and followed entities for forex traders, given its material impact on the US dollar. Founded initially in 1913, the Fed was created to perform a wide range of functions. This includes stabilizing and maintaining flexible monetary policy in the US while buttressing a financial system for the country. Its general duties are setting and guiding monetary policy and overseeing effective economic operation, both of which are at the service of the public interest.How the Federal Reserve Affects ForexThe Fed can materially impact the US dollar by virtue of the interest rate it sets, measured by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The current interest rate and the expectations of future interest rate changes can influence the value of the US Dollar. For example, if traders anticipate a change in interest rates based on announcements from the Board of Governors, this can cause the US dollar to appreciate or depreciate in value against other currencies.Forex traders should always be aware of meetings and announcements from the Fed and should keep track of developments within the central bank.Ultimately, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) holds eight regular meetings per calendar year, where policies and interest rates are discussed and agreed upon. The best course of action is to keep up with news ahead of these meetings as a forex trader to make predictions about interest rates, and whether to buy or sell the US dollar.
Read this Term that helped pushed mortgage rates above 6% last week, the highest level since 2008,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. “In this soft market, more than half of the builders in our survey reported using incentives to bolster sales, including mortgage rate buydowns, free amenities and price reductions.”
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Three massive storms slam U.S. and Japan, each with climate change ties
Three blockbuster storms struck different coasts this weekend, causing widespread damage in Puerto Rico, Alaska and Japan.
The big picture: Each storm either exhibited unusual characteristics in its formation and intensification or in its interaction with built infrastructure.
- Their damage offers examples of what we can expect more of in a rapidly warming world.
In Alaska: The most intense storm ever recorded in the Bering Sea during the month of September blasted communities across a 1,000-mile stretch of Alaska's western coastline with hurricane-force winds and record storm surge flooding.
- The villages hit include names familiar to the climate community for being vulnerable to erosion and seeking to move to higher ground, such as Kivalina and Shishmaref.
- Severe flooding was also seen in Nome, the endpoint of the Iditarod sled dog race. The flooding there beat any seen since November 1974.
- By battering already vulnerable coastal communities, the storm will make them more susceptible to the Bering Sea's notorious winter storms.
In Puerto Rico: Hurricane Fiona struck on Sunday, causing an island-wide blackout that illustrates the country's challenges with repairing its electrical grid in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017.
- Hardening infrastructure against increasingly potent extreme weather events is a major challenge facing the U.S.
- At one point Sunday evening, nearly the entire island was under a flash flood warning, with "catastrophic" flooding underway.
In Japan: Typhoon Nanmadol, the country's fourth-most intense typhoon to make landfall, struck the island of Kyushu on Sunday morning eastern time.
- The storm dropped more than two feet of rain in 24 hours on parts of that island, threatening to cause landslides, along with wind and storm surge flooding.
- Climate change is enabling hurricanes and typhoons to dump more rainfall and stay stronger further north.
- Prior to its landfall, the storm had rapidly intensified — a process with climate change ties and reached Category 4 intensity.
Zoom in: The Alaska storm has the clearest links to climate change from a physical science standpoint, scientists told Axios.
- The storm evolved from Typhoon Merbok, which underwent an unusually rapid and explosive transition process over the North Pacific into a storm that feeds off jet stream energy.
- Scientists told Axios the storm's formation, transition and impacts have global warming ties.
Between the lines: The typhoon formed unusually far to the east, over anomalously warm waters, said Rick Thoman, a climate scientist at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, via email.
- It then passed over record warm waters in the North Pacific, which injected more energy.
- "This is surely a climate change connection," Thoman said.
- Brian Brettschneider, a climate scientist based in Alaska, said such intense, out-of-season storms may become more frequent as climate change progresses.
- Scientists have long warned that rapid Arctic warming, with melting permafrost, sea level rise and longer ice-free seasons would imperil Alaska's coastal communities.
- Shaktoolik, an Iñupiat community of about 320 people, lost its protective berm, leaving them fully exposed to future storm surge flooding.
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SFUSD gets $6.5M from Salesforce
Salesforce announced Monday $25 million in grants to public schools throughout the country, including $6.5 million for both the San Francisco Unified School District and Oakland Unified School District.
Why it matters: Public schools are notoriously underfunded, a problem that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. SFUSD's enrollment has decreased by thousands since the start of the pandemic, and fewer students means less funding from the state of California.
State of play: In San Francisco, the Salesforce cash infusion will be used for science, technology, engineering and math instruction, more support for middle school educators and reimagining the middle school experience by adding elective courses, project-based learning and more.
- SFUSD serves about 49,000 students across 112 schools.
- The funding is part of Salesforce's larger 10-year commitment to support education, bringing the company's total school-related funding to more than $165 million.
Between the lines: SFUSD is facing teacher shortages, issues with its $14 million payroll system and drama around Ann Hsu, a commissioner on the school board who recently made "anti-Black and racist" remarks.
By the numbers: SFUSD has an operating budget of $1.1 billion for this school year, which began in August.
- Enrollment for the 2021-22 school year decreased by 3,574 students, or 6.8%, from the 2019-2020 school year.
- On average, public school districts in California annually receive about $10,000 per student out of the state budget.
What they're saying: Matt Wayne, superintendent of SFUSD, said in a statement that Salesforce's grant money "continues to have a profoundly positive impact" on public school students in the city.
- SFUSD has received $66.5 million from Salesforce over the past decade, including the grant announced today.
- Ebony Beckwith, chief business officer and CEO of the Salesforce Foundation, said in a statement to Axios that "schools are the backbone of our communities, and we believe businesses play a critical role in supporting public education ... we're committed to building up and nurturing the next generation of leaders in the Bay Area and beyond."
Zoom out: SFUSD and Oakland Unified School District are among 11 schools and organizations receiving some of the $25 million from Salesforce, including Chicago Public Schools and the New York City Department of Education.
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The West Seattle Bridge reopens after a 2.5-year closure
Travel with me back to March 2020, when the pandemic upended all our lives. For West Seattle residents, that month packed a double-whammy, kicking off a 2.5-year closure of their main connection to the rest of the city.
Driving the news: Now, those dark days are over. The West Seattle Bridge reopened Saturday night, dramatically reducing travel time to what lately has felt like a faraway peninsula.
Catch up fast: People celebrated. Politicians held a grand reopening press conference.
- And three breweries collaborated on a special beer to commemorate the occasion, which they aptly dubbed "Reunited IPA."
Context: The massive cracks that prompted the bridge's emergency closure have now been fixed, officials say.
- The repair project so far has cost about $102 million. That includes the cost of establishing detour routes and adding traffic improvements to nearby neighborhoods.
- Of note: The Seattle transportation department says the bridge is historically Seattle's most-used street, carrying more than 100,000 vehicles a day.
The bottom line: You no longer have a good excuse to avoid visiting your West Seattle friends.
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Ed Collari recalls one of the most traumatic experiences in his life occurring when he was only an eighth grader.
Collari’s entire life changed over a weekend when his blue-collar family suddenly left their home in Dunkirk, New York and moved to Lilburn, Georgia in search of the American Dream.
“I was in upstate New York in the eighth grade on a Friday, and then that next Monday, I was attending school in Lilburn, Georgia,” he said. “At the time, it was a traumatic experience because I didn't know anybody, and I was the kid that talked funny with a Yankee accent.”
Now, as an adult, Collari reflects on that moment as a crucial rite of passage that helped him recognize the value of community.
“When I look back, it was the best decision [my parents] ever made, and it impacted me greatly into what I've become as a person,” Collari said. “It taught me how to adapt to new environments, how to fit in, evaluate and judge people and ultimately how to build relationships with people.”
With his mom an insurance agent and his dad working any job he could find, the family slowly settled into their new town, one Collari eventually loved.
“We were below middle-class, a very blue-collar family just living in a small little town, but we ended up landing in a great community,” he said.
Later in life, Collari lived everywhere from Ohio to North Carolina and then Birmingham. As always, Collari entered as an outsider before eventually finding his place.
While in the Magic City, he met a Dadeville-native and soon learned about the South’s Best Kept Secret.
“Her family had a place on the lake and I had a familiarity with Alexander City,” he said. “We were weekenders at the lake, and we loved the community. We just wanted to give it a shot.”
In 2016, an opportunity presented itself when Collari accepted a job with the Chamber of Commerce as the organization’s president and CEO.
At the time, Collari recalls the initial transition as humbling.
“When I first arrived here, it was kind of a culture shock coming from The Summit [in Birmingham] to the old chamber office that was across from Strand Park next to Nub Chuckers Axe Throwing,” he said.
The Chamber board initially tasked Collari with chartering a business incubator, which would help support local entrepreneurs as well as attract new businesses to the area.
Collari searched for a location to launch the initiative, eventually selecting a facility off U.S. Highway 280 Highway that is now the Lake Martin Innovation Center.
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Collari and his staff worked that year transforming the vacant building into an entrepreneurial powerhouse, with him eventually securing a $50,000 grant for the development.
“Our board and staff worked diligently to get this building up to speed with a lot of elbow grease and sweat,” he said. “We ripped up carpet, sanded floors and painted walls all ourselves in order to launch that facility.”
The Chamber began developing the building in March 2016, with the organization completing construction almost a year later in January 2017.
In the years following, Collari helped bring new businesses to the area by securing deals with Chick-Fil-A, Publix, Wharf Casual Seafood and many more companies.
“We all had a hand in working with tenant reps to bring those franchisees to our market,” he said. “I've always said I wanted to get a Chick-Fil-A here, and it took five and a half years, a lot of phone calls, meetings and discussions but we were finally able to land them about a year and a half ago.”
In terms of local entrepreneurship, the LMIC has helped launch six businesses and created over 100 jobs. The Chamber has also hosted countless public events and charted beneficial programs. Collari also launched the Lake Martin Tourism Association in 2019, which state leaders named this year as Alabama’s Tourism Organization of the Year.
However, Collari attributes his success as Chamber president largely to the community’s support.
“That was not all because of me, by no means, but because of our team, board and the support we get from the community,” he said.
With the goals Collari charted six years ago now accomplished, he now feels that the baton should be passed.
Ed Collari has announced he is stepping down as president and CEO of the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce.
“I started thinking about it seven months ago. Next year, the chamber is going to have to go through a new strategic plan, and for those big items that I had on my list, I'd already checked those boxes,” he said. “So I started thinking that maybe it's time for me to turn it over to somebody else because I feel like you should always try to leave it better than you found it.”
During his countless interactions with locals, Collari has learned a defining trait of Alexander City over his six years as Chamber president.
“As an outsider, I see a passion in the people that live here. Alex City is a very tight knit community, and I think people here are very proud about a city and they should be,” he said.
Now a permanent resident, Collari shows tourists and new residents why Alexander City should no longer be considered Alabama’s secret, but instead a loving home for anyone.
“We invested personally in this community. It’s not a secret anymore, and the best part of this job is the people that I got to meet and work with,” he said. “I think we've made a lasting impact on Alex City, and that's something I will always treasure for the rest of my life." | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/news/ed-collari-reflects-on-legacy-as-chamber-president/article_7c51d5f4-381d-11ed-95c2-cfa3f3e66efb.html | 2022-09-19T14:46:46Z | alexcityoutlook.com | control | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/news/ed-collari-reflects-on-legacy-as-chamber-president/article_7c51d5f4-381d-11ed-95c2-cfa3f3e66efb.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Any time a team loses its starting quarterback, everyone is going to be upset. Kyle Shanahan was particularly prickly with the media after the game on Sunday when they asked about some of his decisions to run the ball with Trey Lance.
Shanahan immediately defended his play-calling when asked if he second-guessed his decision after the game.
“Yeah any time a guy gets hurt, I wish I didn’t call that. That’s something we were gonna do and something we would continue to do. That’s a football play we believe in and something that gives him a chance to be real successful in this league.”
Naturally, the questions about the designed runs for Trey continued. At one point, Shanahan was asked how he balances the risk of running Lance against the reward the play might bring - especially after Trey got hurt in a run-heavy start against the Cardinals.
“Just cause...do you guys watch other teams in this league? I mean, Buffalo does it all the time with their quarterback. It’s a pretty normal play. It’s part of football, and it’s unfortunate that he hurt his ankle on it, but it’s a very normal ran play. You guys should watch some other people.”
Understandably, Shanahan would be emotional after seeing his starting quarterback suffer a season-ending injury. It’s possible he was defensive because he felt like the press was trying to blame him for Lance’s injury. That said, yesterday was not a day for condescension. None of the questions that he was asked were inappropriate or out of line, and his, “Well, Buffalo does it” justification was childish. The success of one team with a unicorn at quarterback isn’t exactly a strong defense of any football strategy.
It’s impossible to know whether Lance’s injury was a freak accident or something that was bound to happen, given the number of times Lance was called upon to run into the teeth of the defense. What it is possible to know is that there will be more scrutiny of Kyle Shanahan going forward than he’s ever faced in his tenure in San Francisco. If he didn’t like the questions after this game, his mood’s not gonna improve much. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/19/23360416/49ers-news-in-five-kyle-shanahan-defends-play-calling-for-trey-lance | 2022-09-19T14:54:02Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/19/23360416/49ers-news-in-five-kyle-shanahan-defends-play-calling-for-trey-lance | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The 49ers won a game by 20 points over a divisional rival in Week 2, and you’d have no idea based on the current discourse. Let’s look at some of the winners and losers from Sunday’s 27-7 victory over the Seahawks.
Winners
S - Talanoa Hufanga
One of the biggest question marks for the 49ers coming into the season was whether the safeties would hold up in coverage. Through two games, Talanoa Hufanga has gotten his hands on three passes. He’s nearly intercepted each one of them. Sunday, Hufanga jumped two routes, with one resulting in an interception by Tashaun Gipson. Hufanga made a tackle for loss early in the game. He’s constantly in the action, and his awareness and intensity have been a welcomed addition full-time to the 49ers defense. Hufanga appears to be the real deal.
Edge rusher - Nick Bosa
It shouldn’t come off as repetitive to see Bosa here. Dominating every game is what makes the best players who they are. Bosa had four solo tackles, including two sacks. He lived in Seattle’s backfield as he hit Geno Smith on three separate rushes. Bosa’s quest for his first Defensive Player of the Year award is off to a strong start.
Offensive line
Last week, in critical situations, the offensive line broke down. The line only allowed three QB hits on 24 combined dropbacks for the 49ers quarterbacks. There were a couple of breakdowns that led to tackles for loss, but that’s to be expected with the inexperience along the interior.
The 49ers carried the ball 45 times for 189 yards as a team. Jeff Wilson’s Next Gen Stats give the best context for how the run blocking performed. Wilson only gained ten more yards over expected. Ty Davis-Price was only five in the same stat. That tells me that the line paved the way for each runner.
DeMeco Ryans
The Seahawks struggled to do anything offensively. Per RBSDM, they had a below-average success rate, a negative EPA per play, and turned the ball over three times.
Seattle’s most significant advantages are Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf. You pick your poison. Who are you going to stop? The Niners chose Metcalf, as he had 35 receptions for four yards. Lockett’s production was there with 107 receiving yards, but that was the gamble Ryans took.
The 49ers were sound and played good situational football. There was only one penalty on the team. They limited Geno Smith to a 28% third down conversion rate, and abolished Seattle’s running game. The Seahawks averaged 2.6 yards per carry on 14 attempts with a long of eight. For reference, Lance’s seven-yard carry would have been the second longest rush for the Seahawks.
The defense was two steps ahead all day and didn’t break when it decided to bend. So take a bow, DeMeco.
Losers
Trey Lance
For a few minutes after his injury, everyone connected to this team felt some emotion. That emotion varied from sadness to lighting this place on fire. The candle of excitement for this season blew out when you saw the future of the franchise carted off with a look on his face that said he wasn’t coming back.
You can’t help but feel for Lance, as he’ll go yet another season without developing at the NFL level. Instead, he’ll spend the next half year rehabbing. This was a big year for Lance as he would have been afforded mistakes so long as the team kept its head above water.
I fear what we saw in the second half, the same offense that looked unimaginative down the stretch in 2021 will rear its ugly head with Jimmy G. under center again.
You’ll see reports that the team was never fully behind Lance and plenty of “I told you so” types of responses. After the game, to a man, each player seemed broken up about Lance’s injury. That’s where the focus should lie.
I was looking forward to watching Lance go through the process and seeing how he learned from his struggles this year. But, unfortunately, that’ll be on hold for the second season in a row.
Kyle Shanahan
I don’t blame Shanahan for running his 225-pound athletic quarterback. However, the decision to kick a field goal on the two-yard line twice, after your offensive line had shown to be the better unit on both drives, is mind-boggling to me.
Going for it on 4th & 8 were the type of decisions you want to see from Shanahan. You can afford to be aggressive on offense when you have an elite defense. Fresh off an interception, you had the momentum, and the flow of the game said to go for it. The offense didn’t get it, but nothing hurt as they stopped Seattle and forced a turnover on the ensuing drive.
One fourth-down decision came on the opening drive after the Niners had been on the field for nearly six minutes, mostly running the ball. The second came after a Jake Brendel butt fumble.
Two 20-yard field goal attempts with the talent on this side of the ball and how consistently the offense had moved up and down the field prove that Shanahan is stuck in his eyes. Both drives were an opportunity to set the tone for the game.
Instead, San Francisco punted on their next two drives before icing the game with a 7-minute, back-breaking score.
IDKs
Jimmy Garoppolo
Garoppolo came out firing, aggressive, and looked to be a new quarterback during the first few drives. Then, the offense reverted back. Even the touchdown drive before the end of the was more of Deebo Samuel and Jeff Wilson doing the heavy-lifting after the catch.
If Jimmy is pushing the ball down the field (first two drives), not flinching in the face of pressure (2nd & 14 to Aiyuk), recognizing the correct coverage, and getting the ball out on time to move the chains (throw out wide to Wilson on 3rd & 2), this offense will be among the best in the league.
An 8-for-11, 106-yard start turned into a 5-for-10 for 48 yard finish after the Seahawks made adjustments at halftime. Will we get any consistency from Jimmy, or will this be another rollercoaster season where it varies by the opponent?
There’s a chance that Garoppolo could play as he did during the first couple of drives if he’s the one taking reps with the starters every day during the week. Still, we have multiple years of evidence, so why would it be different this time?
After the game, Garoppolo said it felt like 2017, “where you just go out throwing, make plays, that’s what I like to do.” We’ll talk more about that later today. Because if that’s what it takes to let Garoppolo play freely, then it’s on the head coach to allow it to happen. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/19/23360439/49ers-seahawks-winners-losers-hufanga-bosa | 2022-09-19T14:54:08Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/19/23360439/49ers-seahawks-winners-losers-hufanga-bosa | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It has been more than a year since the final Debenhams stores across the country closed their doors - and few high street retailers have been as sorely missed. A staple of high streets everywhere for a total of 242 years, the nation was sad to see the chain go when the final branches closed for good on May 15 (2021).
Kent was home to a number of Debenhams stores across the county, with branches in Ashford , Canterbury , Chatham , Folkestone and Westwood Cross. But what has happened to these large empty stores? For the most part they have remained unused since their closures.
At the height of its success, Debenhams operated over 150 stores throughout the county. In January 2021, the department chain was purchased by BooHoo in a £55million deal.
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Now, over a year on since the final store closed its doors, the question is raised, what is to become of the vacant spaces now? Given the sheer size that these stores one occupied, the opportunities presented are seemingly endless, with plans having now been drawn up for a number of the vacant outlets.
Ashford
Closing on January 19 2020, the Ashford branch of Debenhams was among three Kent stores to close on this date. Currently, the former Debenhams now sits empty in its former home within the County Square Shopping Centre.
It is not the only flagship store to leave the shopping centre either, as H&M and River Island have now left the centre, with clothing store Next considering doing the same before deciding to remain. The future of this shopping centre as a whole is now very much unclear, having been sold to new owners earlier this year.
There have been murmurings of food and drink outlets or perhaps office spaces occupying empty spaces in the centre. Currently, nothing concrete has been confirmed
Canterbury
Having closed in 2020, this unique Debenhams branch has also remained vacant since its closure, though plans have been submitted to see it repurposed. This was a unique branch of the department store as it was split between three buildings, resulting in a particularly noticeable void in the High Street ever since.
Plans known as The Guildhall Corner were put forward which would incorporate both retail and residential spaces. However, one key issue prevented any plans getting off the ground for some time.
Canterbury City Council leader Ben Fitter-Harding explains: “The centre of the High Street is dominated by the old Debenhams department store and the Nasons department store. Both of those closed before COVID hit but the plans to redevelop those stores have been hit by the Stodmarsh neutrality issue.
“Essentially it means that we can’t grant planning permissions to the council for anything that would discharge additional sewage into the waste water system which is hugely problematic.” Steps have since been made to resolve the Stodmarsh neutrality issue, however no definitive plans have yet been officially confirmed for the former Debenhams.
Chatham
Earlier this year, Medway Council successfully purchased the former Debenhams department store in Chatham High Street. Thanks to funding from the government’s Future High Street Fund, the council was able to successfully purchase the property for £2,205,000.
This store has sat vacant in the Medway town since December 2020. In January 2021, Medway Council was awarded £9,497,720 from the Future High Street Fund which made the purchase possible.
It has not yet been confirmed what the former department store will become. We here at KentLive had some ideas of our own on how to repurpose the site, which you can find here.
Folkestone
The site of Folkestone’s former Debenhams has been earmarked to see extensive redevelopment for a new state of the art medical centre after being purchased by Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) in 2020. In September of last year, the council agreed to lease the land on which the site stands so that proposed plans for a new £16million medical centre could progress.
To house such a medical centre, the Victorian part of the site would need to be entirely utilised, equating to approximately one third of the whole Folca complex. This area would also require extensive redevelopment and remodelling in order to meet the design standards needed for a modern medical centre.
Westwood Cross
While the Broadstairs branch currently remains vacant within Westwood Cross, plans are underway to begin reshaping the location. Proposed plans look to repurpose the site into a complex fit with restaurants, bars and leisure services.
Previously, two applications from LS Thanet Ltd have been approved that will see the instalment of illuminated signs and changes to the existing shop fronts as a start to the process. Confirming a new transformation plan at the start of the year , Westwood Cross confirmed that the former Debenhams would be a central focus of the centre’s evolution.
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New Tool Screens for Fall Risk with an Evidence-Based Approach
ATLANTA, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the CDC Foundation and National Council on Aging (NCOA) launch Falls Free CheckUp, a new online tool to help older adults check their risk for a fall, a leading cause of injury and death for adults 65 and over. The Falls Free CheckUp was developed by the CDC Foundation with support from Amgen and leveraged technical resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase awareness of older adult falls and offer evidence-based tools to prevent falls. Today's launch is part of a nationwide effort to raise awareness of falls and fall prevention during Falls Prevention Awareness Week (FPAW), September 19–23, 2022.
Each year, 1 in 10 older adults will experience a fall that results in injury, such as a broken bone or head injury, according to CDC. Fall prevention is very important because these injuries can be life-altering and difficult to recover from.
The Falls Free CheckUp asks 13 simple questions and only takes a few minutes to complete. It can be completed by either the individual or by a family member on their behalf. The screening results include:
- Recommended next steps, such as speaking with a doctor about fall risks
- A downloadable report to share with a doctor
- Resources to help prevent falls
After completing the screening, users can set up an account to receive reminders to visit their doctor and revisit the tool to continue to monitor their fall risk.
"Falls are not a natural part of aging, and the Falls Free CheckUp is an important tool to understand what you can do to prevent a fall. Knowing your risk and talking to your doctor about your Falls Free CheckUp results are critically important to ensure that a fall does not impact your health or independence." Debra Houry, MD, MPH, CDC acting principal deputy director and director of CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
"Regular checkups are an important way to stay healthy as we age—and that includes checking your risk for a fall," said Kathleen Cameron, senior director at the NCOA Center for Healthy Aging. "With their Falls Free CheckUp results in hand, older adults can take action to reduce falls in partnership with their health care providers, caregivers and local community-based organizations."
"A fall can have a devastating impact, particularly for those with osteoporosis, a condition that affects 10 million Americans. For many, falls can result in fractures, which can lead to hospital stays and life-changing consequences," said Darryl Sleep, MD, chief medical officer at Amgen. "The Falls Free CheckUp can help people understand their risk and take steps to prevent falls; this is an important component of fracture prevention."
The Falls Free CheckUp, developed using research and design guidance from NORC at the University of Chicago, is the first of two resources aimed at preventing older adult falls and fall injuries. The second tool will help older adults create a plan to decrease their current and future fall risk. This prevention planning tool will include information and action items specifically tailored to the user's unique needs, such as home safety improvements, managing chronic conditions and suggestions for strength and balance exercises. A communications campaign will follow in 2024 to educate caregivers about ways to talk with their loved ones about fall risk and how to use the two online tools to prevent falls and fall-related injuries.
According to Judy Monroe, MD, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation, "Falls become more common as we get older, but many falls can be prevented. The CDC Foundation is proud to work alongside Amgen and our valued partners at NCOA and NORC to bring this valuable tool to older adults and caregivers."
The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC's critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.6 billion and launched more than 1,200 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 160 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Century Investments® Director of Compliance David Livingston was recognized as a Rising Star by the National Investment Company Service Association (Nicsa). Nicsa's Diversity Project North America (DPNA) provides mentorship, networking and career development opportunities to diverse, aspiring leaders in the asset management industry.
"David demonstrates such a commitment to inclusion in our firm," said Diane Gallagher, senior vice president and co-chief people officer. "He is quietly courageous, sharing his own experiences and advocating for change. I am proud to work with him."
Livingston, who has been with American Century since 2011, plays an active role in American Century's Pride Business Resource Group (BRG). The Pride BRG represents members of the LGBTQ community and their colleagues, family members and friends working to ensure LGBTQ employees feel safe, welcome and valued in the workplace. Livingston's work serving as co-chair of American Century's AIDS Walk KC and serving as a Pride month panelist exemplifies his commitment to fostering an accepting and inclusive working environment.
"I'm honored to represent American Century Investments as a Diversity Project North America 2022 Rising Star," said Livingston. "I truly believe creating an inclusive workplace for everyone leads to better business outcomes. To create that kind of environment, we must fully embrace a diverse work culture. As a leader, my goal is to help bring awareness and foster change in our industry by championing for a welcoming workplace for all."
Livingston joined American Century Investments in 2011 as a senior marketing compliance consultant and has served as director of compliance since February 2019. Prior to working at American Century, he served in various roles with J.P Morgan Retirement Plan Services. Livingston earned a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and holds FINRA licenses in Series 6, 7, 24, 26, 51 and 63.
Founded in 1962, Nicsa is a not-for-profit trade association striving to connect all facets of the global asset management industry in order to develop, share, implement, and advance leading practices. Nicsa aims to help firms operating in all segments of the global asset management industry meet the changing needs of their clients by aligning and educating industry participants through formal education programs, interactive forums, networking opportunities, and initiatives such as the Diversity Project North America. Nicsa provides industry executives the tools to gain insights and make informed decisions about strategic business development and best practice implementation. In addition, Nicsa allows the opportunity for individuals to develop professional leadership skills and make a meaningful impact on the industry it serves via committee volunteer work. Learn more at https://www.nicsa.org/ .
American Century Investments is a leading global asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting breakthrough medical research. Founded in 1958, American Century Investments' 1,400 employees serve financial professionals, institutions, corporations and individual investors from offices in New York; London; Frankfurt; Hong Kong; Sydney; Santa Clara, Calif.; and Kansas City, Mo. Jonathan S. Thomas is president and chief executive officer, and Victor Zhang serves as chief investment officer. Delivering investment results to clients enables American Century Investments to distribute over 40% of its dividends to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a 500-person, nonprofit basic biomedical research organization. The Institute owns more than 40% of American Century Investments and has received dividend payments of $1.87 billion since 2000. For more information about American Century Investments, visit www.americancentury.com.
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Addition of the pharmaceutical industry's "gold standard" provider for cancer drug market access insight and analysis solidifies the omnimedia company's position as the leader in research, analysis, and education for managed markets
MALVERN Pa., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HMP Global, the world's largest healthcare event and education company, today announced the acquisition of Proximity Health, LLC, a Palo Alto, California-based company with deep experience delivering actionable analysis and guidance for the pharmaceutical industry and billed as the 'gold standard' provider of market access insights. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Founded on the principle of "closer is better," Proximity leverages more than 25 years of experience engaging with health care providers, payers, and cancer drug developers. The firm's insights identify key influences on oncologists' cancer drug selection including decision making processes, clinical pathways, order sets, and financial incentives. Proximity's consultants recently expanded their research to assess value-based care and payers' rising influence in many specialty markets including oncology.
"The Proximity team has built an exceptional brand and reputation as the leading provider of market access information and analysis," said Jeff Hennessy, Chairman and CEO, HMP Global. "The top pharmaceutical companies rely on Proximity Health's market research and client-specific insights to ensure market access success in the U.S. cancer drug market. Proximity brings sophisticated analytical capabilities, and a deep roster of high-quality talent that complements the value HMP Global provides for stakeholders throughout the healthcare spectrum. More importantly, we look forward to working with the Proximity team to ultimately increase access to life-saving cancer therapies, and further advance HMP Global's mission of improving patient outcomes."
As part of the integration into HMP Global, Proximity will become HMP Market Access Insights, part of the company's Omnimedia Division. Joining HMP Global will be a full team from Proximity, led by Founder Lee Blansett, a U.S. healthcare system veteran with more than 30 years of provider and market access experience.
"We believe in deep, high-touch engagement with our customers, from providers to industry," said Blansett. "HMP Global shares our commitment to customer engagement and market research development. We look forward to joining the organization and leveraging their knowledge and resources in new and highly valuable collaborations."
"Proximity is a perfect addition to our portfolio, building out the company's solutions across the entire life science innovation lifecycle," said Jeff Hennessy, Jr., President, HMP Omnimedia, the content creation arm of HMP Global. "It adds a layer of insight that complements the range of value we provide to professionals across the healthcare spectrum – through clinically relevant content, audience reach, and authorship. With the addition of Proximity, we now offer a highly leverageable knowledge and services asset that provides customers with deep insights tailored to their needs."
The acquisition of Proximity Health continues a period of accelerated growth for HMP Global. Recent transactions solidified the company's position as the global market leader for wound care education with the March 2021 acquisition of Kestrel Health Information and positioned it as the best-in-class provider of addiction education with the February 2021 acquisition of a portfolio of educational meetings from C4 Recovery Foundation. In 2021, the company also acquired the ePlasty journal, the preeminent peer-reviewed digital journal dedicated to advancing medical and scientific knowledge in plastic and reconstructive surgery, surgical wound healing, vascular surgery, and tissue repair. In September 2021, the company announced the acquisition of the annual Senior Living Executive Conference & Expo from Argentum, the premier national association supporting companies operating professionally managed, resident-centered senior living communities. Most recently, the company completed the February purchase of the Senior Care Marketing and Sales Summit (SMASH), the meeting for c-suite sales and marketing executives within senior housing and post-acute care organizations, as well as announced the formation of a Senior Care Division. In June, the company acquired the Western Afib Symposium, the leading educational conference focused on advancements in atrial fibrillation.
To learn more about HMP Global's Omnimedia Group, visit hmpglobal.com/hmp-omnimedia.
HMP Global is the force behind Healthcare Made Practical — and is an omnichannel leader in healthcare content, events, and education, with a mission to improve patient care. The company produces accredited medical education events — in person and online via its proprietary VRTX virtual platform — and clinically relevant, evidence-based content for the global healthcare community across a range of therapeutic areas. Its brands include the HMP Global Learning Network, healthcare's most comprehensive source for news and information; Psych Congress, the largest independent mental health meeting in the U.S.; the Evolution of Psychotherapy, the world's largest independent educational event for mental health professionals; the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC), the leading, global gathering for interdisciplinary cardiovascular specialists; EMS World Expo, North America's largest EMT and paramedic event; and the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), the largest wound care meeting in the world. For more information, visit hmpglobal.com.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third straight year, BayPort Credit Union is the only Virginia credit union to have won in all four award categories in the 2022 Social Responsibility Awards sponsored by the Virginia Credit Union League (VACUL) and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA). BayPort is recognized for its free financial education outreach, robust Student-Run Credit Union programs, sustained charitable giving and educational scholarships, and enhanced digital services.
In the Desjardins Adult Financial Education Award category, BayPort won first place for the launch of their first-ever Virtual Wellness Series, a comprehensive series of free virtual workshops broadcasted live twice a week on both Facebook and Zoom. Additionally, BayPort led 82 virtual workshops as part of both their Virtual Wellness Series and in partnership with local organizations across Hampton Roads. As a natural extension of their virtual wellness outreach, BayPort ramped up its partnership with local radio station WNIS 790 AM and their Ask the Expert program. BayPort's Financial Educator appears on the program monthly, providing financial guidance and answering questions from callers.
In the Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award category, BayPort won second place for their return to the grass-root fundamentals of a hands-on approach to financial education within the credit union's 60 participating Student-Run Credit Union programs in local pre-school, elementary, middle, and high schools across Hampton Roads.
"BayPort's commitment to financial education is a core component of our mission," said Jim Mears, BayPort Credit Union President and CEO. "We believe you are never too young to start learning and that you are never too old to learn something new, which is why our comprehensive education outreach offers something for everyone. No matter where you are in your financial wellness journey, BayPort has the free resources and tools to help you be happy, healthy, and financially wise for life."
In the Dora Maxwell Award category, BayPort won second place for their sustained charitable giving and educational scholarships. This past year, they launched the BayPort Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the credit union. The Foundation is in addition to BayPort's annual corporate giving of half a million dollars to local charitable organizations. The Foundation's inaugural fundraising success allowed BayPort to increase its annual Scholarship Program to $100,000 in tuition assistance. BayPort's scholarship program is open to students of all ages, including credit union employee dependents, high school seniors, college students, and working adults attending a college, university, trade, or vocational school. This year, BayPort awarded scholarships to a total of 36 students attending 23 schools.
Lastly, in the Louise Herring Award category, BayPort won second place for providing enhanced digital services and virtual tools that make banking easy and convenient. BayPort's YourTeller® interactive teller machines now offer 24/7 enhanced self-service features. The technology allows members to perform personal and complex banking transactions from the comfort of their vehicle, so members can bank with BayPort without ever stepping foot in a branch.
BayPort is now eligible for national honors, which CUNA will announce in November. For more information on BayPort's free financial education offerings, please visit www.bayportcu.org/learn.
In 1928, nine shipyard workers from Newport News Shipbuilding formed an organization with a specific purpose as a low-interest source of loans and a trusted place to deposit money. Today, BayPort Credit Union is rated a Superior 5-Star credit union by Bauer Financial, managing $2.2 billion in assets and servicing nearly 148,000 individuals and businesses with 27 branch locations across the Virginia Peninsula and Southside communities. Visit us at www.bayportcu.org.
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LONDON — Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honor a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age.
In a country known for pomp and pageantry, the first state funeral since Winston Churchill’s was filled with spectacle: Ahead of the service, a bell tolled 96 times — once a minute for each year of Elizabeth's life. Then, 142 Royal Navy sailors used ropes to draw the gun carriage carrying her flag-draped coffin to Westminster Abbey. Pallbearers finally bore it into the abbey, where around 2,000 people ranging from world leaders to health care workers gathered to mourn her.
The trappings of state and monarchy abounded: The coffin was draped with the royal standard and atop it sat the Imperial State Crown, sparkling with almost 3,000 diamonds, and the sovereign’s orb and scepter. But the personal was also present: a handwritten note from her son, King Charles III, that read, “In loving and devoted memory” and was signed Charles R — for Rex, or king.
“Here, where Queen Elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation, from the Commonwealth, and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service, and in sure confidence to commit her to the mercy of God our maker and redeemer,” the dean of the medieval abbey, David Hoyle, told the mourners, as the funeral opened.
The service drew to a close with two minutes of silence observed across the United Kingdom, after which the attendees sang the national anthem, now titled “God Save the King.”
The day began early when the doors of Parliament's 900-year-old Westminster Hall were closed to mourners after hundreds of thousands had filed in front of her coffin. Many had waited for hours in line, including through cold nights, to attend the lying in state in an outpouring of collective grief and respect.
“I felt like I had to come and pay my final respects to our majestic queen. She has done so much for us and just a little thank you really from the people,” said Tracy Dobson, who was among the last to join the line.
Monday was declared a public holiday in honor of Elizabeth, who died Sept. 8 — and hundreds of thousands of people descended on central London to partake in the historic moment. They jammed the sidewalks to watch the coffin wend its way through the streets of the capital after the service. As the procession passed Buckingham Palace, the queen's official residence in the city, staff stood outside, some bowing and curtseying.
Millions more tuned into the funeral live on television, and crowds flocked to parks and public spaces across the U.K. to watch it on screens. Even the Google doodle turned a respectful black for the day.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said in his sermon that “few leaders receive the outpouring of love we have seen" for Elizabeth.
After the passage through central London, the coffin was placed in a hearse and headed for Windsor Castle — where Elizabeth spent much of her time. Mourners threw flowers at the convoy as it passed.
There will be another procession in Windsor before a committal service in St. George’s Chapel. The queen will be laid to rest with her late husband, Prince Philip, at a private family service.
On the evening before the funeral, Charles issued a message of thanks to people in the U.K. and around the world, saying he and his wife Camilla, the queen consort, have been “moved beyond measure” by the large numbers of people who have turned out to pay their respects to the queen.
People across Britain paused for a minute of silence at 8 p.m. Sunday in memory of the only monarch most have ever known. At Westminster Hall, the constant stream of mourners paused for 60 seconds as people observed the minute of reflection in deep silence.
In Windsor, rain began to fall as the crowd fell silent for the moment of reflection. Some camped overnight outside the castle in order to reserve the best spots to view the queen’s coffin.
Jilly Fitzgerald, who was in Windsor, said there was a sense of community among the mourners as they prepared to wait hours to see procession carrying the queen’s coffin.
“It’s good to be with all the people who are all feeling the same. It’s like a big family because everyone feels that … the queen was part of their family,” she said. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/queen-elizabeth-ii-mourned-at-funeral-by-britain-and-world/article_deb5365a-3818-11ed-beb1-2b740b4401ef.html | 2022-09-19T15:11:48Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/queen-elizabeth-ii-mourned-at-funeral-by-britain-and-world/article_deb5365a-3818-11ed-beb1-2b740b4401ef.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ATLANTA, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cogitate Technology Solutions ("Cogitate"), a leader in accelerating digital insurance technology announced today that Piyush Singh, a Insurtech space leader and an insurance industry veteran has joined the company's Board of Directors as its first outside Director.
Piyush, a thought leader in the insurtech space founded and led the pioneering insurtech start-up Terrene Labs in the small commercial insurance space to enrich the underwriting space. Prior to Terrene, Piyush was an executive leader at leading insurance companies including Great American Insurance Group and RLI Insurance Company and also had a stint at Price Waterhouse.
Piyush Singh, Director, Cogitate, said, "I was really impressed with the leadership team at Cogitate that has decades of experience in running insurance businesses. Cogitate is truly a company that provides 'Insurance Technology by Insurance People' and the positive and strong relationship with their clients is a testament of the strong and holistic value proposition. It will be exhilarating to work with the team that is helping to shape the digital future of the insurance industry with their innovative product portfolio."
"Piyush is a multifaceted visionary who has been on the forefront of transformation of the insurance industry in his various roles as an insurance executive, an insurtech leader, and a respected thought leader in the insurance eco-system. We are absolutely thrilled that he has joined our team," Arvind Kaushal, Co-Founder, CEO and Director of Cogitate commented.
Jacque Schaendorf, Co-Founder and Director, of Cogitate and CEO of Insurance House added "With Piyush on our Board, we have added a new dimension to our insurance expertise, technology prowess and business capabilities. His proven expertise in creating value, driving growth, customer centricity and his network of relationships in the community will help us to enhance the platform and assist us on our trajectory to position Cogitate as the leader in the marketspace."
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CLEVELAND, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new The Freedonia Group study, Outdoor Heating: Fire Pits, Fireplaces, Chimeneas, & Heaters, outdoor radiant heaters provides heating to targeted spaces within an outdoor area. Often wall- or ceiling-mounted to conserve space, these units may be gas-fired or employ electric infrared heating technology.
While most used in commercial settings such as bar and restaurant patios, these products are also seeing increased adoption among homeowners due to the growing popularity of outdoor living.
Demand for radiant heaters is forecast to stay flat at $500 million through 2026, remaining the largest outdoor heating product type. While market will stagnate following the elevated growth of 2020 and 2021, a number of factors will prevent sales losses for these products, including:
- increased commercial remodeling spending as the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to recede
- continued interest in these products for residential use, driven by outdoor living trends favoring more elaborate, high-tech amenities for these spaces
- the ability of these units to provide consistent heating that users can easily adjust and control
- the space-saving benefits of wall- and ceiling-mounted units, which often are more costly than stand-alone products
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EG America to roll out on-demand delivery through end of the year
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EG America, a leading convenience, coffee, fuel, and food service retailer, today announced a partnership with DoorDash, to offer delivery of convenience essentials including snacks, sandwiches, pizza, and its signature Farmhouse Blend coffee to customers nationwide. Customers can order items from EG convenience brands including Cumberland Farms, Certified Oil, Fastrac, Kwik Shop, Loaf N' Jug, Minit Mart, Quik Stop, Sprint, Turkey Hill and Tom Thumb through DoorDash's app and website.
On-demand delivery from DoorDash is currently available from more than 800 participating Cumberland Farms, Fastrac, Sprint and Minit Mart stores with plans to expand to more than 1,300 EG convenience brand locations by the end of October.
"Convenience is the driving principle behind all of our brands, and delivery strengthens our reputation for it," said George Fournier, President of EG America. "DoorDash has been at the forefront of a nationwide shift towards convenient, on-demand home delivery for everything from groceries to snacks to full meals, and we're excited to be a part of it. We are looking forward to our customers ordering their favorite food offerings and snacks for on-demand delivery through DoorDash."
"Convenience continues to be a key determining factor for consumers looking for faster and easier ways to get the essentials they need exactly when they need them," said Shanna Prevé, Vice President, Business Development at DoorDash. "As we continue to build out our convenience offerings, we're thrilled to partner with EG America to give consumers nationwide even more efficient access to their favorite snacks, prepared foods, and other products, on-demand. Whether in need of a cup of coffee, a quick snack or meal on the go, or basic household essential items, consumers can now shop from thousands of EG America banner stores directly on the DoorDash app and website."
In celebration of the new partnership, consumers can get 25% off (up to $6) on orders with a subtotal of $20 or more with promo code EG2022 at Cumberland Farms and Fastrac.* All participating EG convenience brand stores will be available on DashPass, DoorDash's membership program that offers members $0 delivery fees and reduced services fees on eligible orders over the minimum subtotals from thousands of restaurants, grocery, and convenience stores nationwide.
Founded in 2001 by the Issa family, United Kingdom-based EG Group is a leading convenience retailer which has established partnerships with global brands. The business has an established pedigree of delivering a world-class Grocery & Merchandise, Foodservice and Fuel offer.
EG Group currently employs in excess of 50,000 colleagues working in more than 6,300 sites across USA, UK & Ireland, Continental Europe and Australia.
Zuber Issa CBE and Mohsin Issa CBE, founders and co-CEOs, EG Group, were honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020 for their contribution to business and charity. They were also jointly named the 2018 EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the UK.
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DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) is a technology company that connects consumers with their favorite local businesses in 27 countries across the globe. Founded in 2013, DoorDash builds products and services to help businesses innovate, grow, and reach more customers. DoorDash is building infrastructure for local commerce, enabling merchants to thrive in the convenience economy, giving consumers access to more of their communities, and providing work that empowers. With DoorDash, there is a neighborhood of good in every order.
*PROMOTIONAL DETAILS: Offer valid through 9/30/2022. Order from Cumberland Farms or Fastrac and get 25% off (up to $6) on your order with subtotal $20 or more (excluding taxes and fees). Limit one per person. Not valid for the purchase of alcohol. Fees, taxes, and gratuity still apply. Use promo code EG2022. All deliveries subject to availability. Must have or create a valid DoorDash account with a valid form of accepted payment on file. No cash value. Non-transferable. See full terms and conditions at help.doordash.com/consumers/s/article/offer-terms-conditions
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Indiana troopers arrest man for cocaine possession during 6-state crime 'blitz'
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. - A Michigan man was among three people who were arrested during a six-state blitz targeting narcotics and other criminal acts this weekend.
Indiana State Troopers joined troopers from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and West Virginia in the six-state marijuana and criminal patrol effort, according to Sgt. Glen Fifield from Indiana State Police.
During the sting, Jamie Dines, of Stevensville, Michigan, was arrested during a traffic stop conducted by Lowell troopers, state police said.
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Troopers found Dines was in possession of 27 grams of cocaine, Fifield said. He was charged with two felonies including dealing cocaine and possession of cocaine. He also faces a misdemeanor charge for possession of marijuana.
Troopers recovered 27 grams of cocaine from Jamie Dines, according to Indiana State Police. (Indiana State Police)
Dines, 42, is being held at the Porter County Jail, state police said.
Two other people were arrested for possession of marijuana in separate incidents during the blitz, according to officials.
No further information was immediately available. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-troopers-arrest-man-for-cocaine-possession-during-6-state-crime-blitz | 2022-09-19T15:13:11Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-troopers-arrest-man-for-cocaine-possession-during-6-state-crime-blitz | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man shot, woman robbed at gunpoint outside West Side restaurant
CHICAGO - A man was grazed by gunfire while leaving a restaurant and a woman was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday in the Homan Square neighborhood.
The 30-year-old man was exiting a restaurant around 3:32 a.m. in the 3400 block of West Roosevelt Road when someone in a black Nissan truck started shooting, police said.
He was grazed in the face by a bullet and was transported by paramedics to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was listed in good condition, police said.
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A woman was sitting in his car when two people tried to get in the vehicle and stole her purse at gunpoint, police said.
The suspects fled the scene in the black Nissan pickup truck.
The woman was not injured in the incident.
No one is in custody as Area Four detectives investigate. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-shot-woman-robbed-at-gunpoint-outside-west-side-restaurant | 2022-09-19T15:13:18Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-shot-woman-robbed-at-gunpoint-outside-west-side-restaurant | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(The Hill) — The entire island of Puerto Rico lost power Sunday as Hurricane Fiona hit the U.S. territory with dangerous winds and flash flood conditions.
The Category 1 storm knocked out Puerto Rico’s power grid when it swept through the southwest coast, affecting the entire island.
The island has been under a hurricane warning since Saturday, when the National Hurricane Center alerted that Fiona could cause “life-threatening flooding and mudslides” as it ripped along the island’s coast.
The hurricane warning continued through the weekend and was replaced by a tropical storm warning Monday.
Early Monday, the eye of the hurricane was on the move past the island, but heavy rainfall, flash flooding and other dangerous tropical storm conditions are still impacting the island as the storm passes by, according to the National Weather Service at San Juan.
As much as 25 inches of rainfall has accumulated in some areas of the island over the last two days, according to the weather service, and power is still out for most of the island.
The outages at one point impacted all of the nearly 1.5 million customers tracked on the island by the site PowerOutage.US. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi confirmed in an update Sunday that the island’s full electrical system was down, impacting Puerto Rico’s full 3.2 million population, according to translations.
LUMA Energy, which services the island, reported Monday that power had been restored for about 100,000 customers.
LUMA says full power restoration could be days away, as the dangerous conditions are preventing damage assessment and response.
Puerto Rico’s National Guard, its emergency management department and first responders are running rescue missions across the island, according to a Tweet from Pierluisi.
President Joe Biden on Sunday declared an emergency and authorized the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency to help coordinate disaster relief.
Fiona comes five years after Hurricane Maria devastated the territory.
The storm is now approaching the neighboring island of the Dominican Republic.
“The center of Fiona will persist over eastern Dominican Republic into this afternoon… These rainfall amounts will continue to produce life-threatening and catastrophic flooding along with mudslides and landslides across Puerto Rico,” the National Hurricane Center in a new advisory warns.
Similarly dangerous conditions are expected as Fiona moves over the Dominican Republic. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/fiona-slams-puerto-rico-entire-island-loses-power/ | 2022-09-19T15:13:31Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/fiona-slams-puerto-rico-entire-island-loses-power/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Post Malone apologized to his St. Louis fans Sunday for an on-stage accident that sent him to the hospital and shortened his set the night before at the Enterprise Center.
In the middle of a song Saturday, Malone fell into a hole on stage that moments before was opened to lower an instrument into.
In a video message posted on Twitter on Sunday, he said the fall, “Got me pretty good.” He said he’d just gotten back from the hospital, where he was prescribed pain medication.
“I just want to apologize to everyone in St. Louis,” Malone said. “Next time I’m around this way we’re going to do a two-hour show for you, so we can make up for the couple missed songs.”
There should be no implications for the rest of the tour, which continues Sunday night in Columbus, Ohio. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/post-malone-sorry-after-falling-into-hole-on-stage-mid-concert/ | 2022-09-19T15:13:37Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/post-malone-sorry-after-falling-into-hole-on-stage-mid-concert/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
R. Kelly to face sentencing, lawsuits and more trials after guilty verdict in Chicago
CHICAGO - R. Kelly on Wednesday was marched out of a courtroom after being found guilty of child pornography charges, a verdict that came nearly a year after the fallen R&B superstar was convicted on sex trafficking charges in federal court in Brooklyn.
But will the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago be the last time Kelly faces a jury? What is next in the legal saga of Robert Sylvester Kelly?
Federal Court, Chicago
Judge Harry D. Leinenweber set a sentencing date of Feb. 23 for Kelly, who has been in federal custody since his arrest on 13 counts related to videotapes he made that showed him sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl.
The six counts on which he was convicted this past week could lead to a sentence of between 10 and 90 years in prison. Prosecutors here have said they want any sentence to be tacked on consecutively to the 30-year-sentence he was handed in June by a federal judge in New York.
Now 55, the 30-year New York sentence alone is enough that Kelly may not live to see the outside of a penitentiary.
Federal Court, Eastern District of New York
Kelly was convicted of child trafficking and racketeering charges in federal court in Brooklyn last year and was sentenced in June to a 30-year prison term.
He owes $140,000 in fines and fees, and later this month will have a hearing to determine the amount of restitution he has to pay to the victims in the counts on which he was convicted.
Prosecutors in New York this month moved to freeze nearly $30,000 in Kelly’s commissary account — funds he can use to buy food and other items at the prison store — to use toward paying off the $140,000, or whatever else Kelly is ordered to pay.
Cook County
State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has said her office is reviewing their next moves. To much fanfare, Foxx’s office announced charges against the singer in 2019 for the alleged sexual abuse of four women, including at least three who were minors at the time.
One of those three is the now-37-year-old woman identified by the pseudonym "Jane" in his Chicago federal child pornography case, who accused Kelly on the stand of abusing her countless times while she was underage. She was also the subject of charges brought against the singer the last time he was tried in Cook County — and ultimately acquitted.
Even though the victim and much of the evidence against Kelly will be the same in the state case, Kent Law School professor Richard Kling said it would not be double jeopardy if Cook County prosecutors brought Kelly to trial again.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Prosecutors in Minnesota intend to wait until after Kelly’s federal cases are concluded, including any appeals, before deciding if they will continue to press prostitution charges against Kelly, said Max Page, spokesman for the Hennepin County Attorney.
Officials in Minneapolis filed charges against Kelly in 2019, though the singer was already in custody in Chicago and has yet to make an appearance in court in Minnesota.
What should happen?
Steve Greenberg, who is representing Kelly in the Cook County cases, thinks Foxx’s office should drop the charges against the singer, saying the state-level counts carry less prison time than Kelly already is facing. Prosecutors were to tell the judge in Kelly’s Cook County case whether they intend to move forward at a status hearing in December, Greenberg said.
"Kim Foxx should dismiss these cases," Greenberg said. "Because he’s not guilty, and it’s just piling on."
Attorney Jennifer Bonjean, who represented Kelly in his Chicago federal case, said Kelly will appeal the guilty verdicts here and state-level prosecution would be "a waste of Kim Foxx’s resources."
"I’m sure they have better things to do than try to hang a few more years onto the sentence of a 55-year-old man who has already been held accountable in two federal trials," she said.
Civil lawsuits. Multimillion-dollar payouts
While Kelly was jailed, a pair of civil lawsuits were filed against the singer, who failed to mount a defense, leading to default judgments for his landlord, who said Kelly owes him $1.3 million, and a woman who claims she was sexually abused by the singer, who was awarded $4 million.
His accounts at Sony, which receives Kelly’s royalties for his music, have been frozen as the two plaintiffs battle over whom to pay first.
Kelly also owes back child support to his ex-wife, Drea. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/r-kelly-to-face-sentencing-lawsuits-and-more-trials-after-guilty-verdict-in-chicago | 2022-09-19T15:13:37Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/r-kelly-to-face-sentencing-lawsuits-and-more-trials-after-guilty-verdict-in-chicago | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A shapeshifting robotic microswarm may one day act as a toothbrush, rinse, and dental floss in one. The technology, developed by a multidisciplinary team, including Penn Dental Medicine's Michel Koo, is poised to offer a new and automated way to perform the mundane but critical daily tasks of brushing and flossing. It's a system that could be particularly valuable for those who lack the manual dexterity to clean their teeth effectively themselves.
The building blocks of these microrobots are iron oxide nanoparticles that have both catalytic and magnetic activity. Using a magnetic field, researchers could direct their motion and configuration to form either bristlelike structures that sweep away dental plaque from the broad surfaces of teeth, or elongated strings that can slip between teeth like a length of floss. In both instances, a catalytic reaction drives the nanoparticles to produce antimicrobials that kill harmful oral bacteria on site.
Experiments using this system on mock and real human teeth showed that the robotic assemblies can conform to a variety of shapes to nearly eliminate the sticky biofilms that lead to cavities and gum disease. The Penn team, which is part of the Center for Innovation and Precision Dentistry (CiPD), shared their findings establishing a proof-of-concept for the robotic system in the journal ACS Nano.
"Routine oral care is cumbersome and can pose challenges for many people, especially those who have hard time cleaning their teeth" says Koo, a professor in the Department of Orthodontics and divisions of Community Oral Health and Pediatric Dentistry at Penn Dental Medicine, Co-Director of the CiPD, and co-corresponding author on the study. "You have to brush your teeth, then floss your teeth, then rinse your mouth; it's a manual, multistep process. The big innovation here is that the robotics system can do all three in a single, hands-free, automated way."
"Nanoparticles can be shaped and controlled with magnetic fields in surprising ways," says Edward Steager, a senior research investigator in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science and co-corresponding author. "We form bristles that can extend, sweep, and even transfer back and forth across a space, much like flossing. The way it works is similar to how a robotic arm might reach out and clean a surface. The system can be programmed to do the nanoparticle assembly and motion control automatically."
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Tony Award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance discusses his relationship with an iconic actor at a star-studded ceremony in Times Square in New York City in honor of the actor, who had a Broadway theater named after him
Tony Award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance discusses his relationship with an iconic actor at a star-studded ceremony in Times Square in New York City in honor of the actor, who had a Broadway theater named after him | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/19/courtney-b-vance-discusses-his-relationship-with-an-iconic-actor/ | 2022-09-19T15:15:18Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/19/courtney-b-vance-discusses-his-relationship-with-an-iconic-actor/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Popular R&B artist, Ella Mai, performed her biggest hits and some new music from her latest album Heart On My Sleeve, just before Mary J. Blige took the stage for the opening night of the Good Morning Gorgeous tour. The singer wore an all-black short set with an oversized blazer.
The British-born singer-songwriter also performed sans makeup and fans commented on how clear her skin is. This left fans not only wanting to stream her music but to also learn more about her skin care regimen.
Mai, best known for her “Boo’d Up” hit made her debut in the music industry after studying at the British and Irish Modern Music Institute located in London.
Mai was sure to perform hits such as “Boo’d Up,” “Trip,” “Not Another Love Song,” and more. Her Heart On My Sleeve album is sure to have you in your feels reminiscing on old flings and relationships. Many of the songs are accompanied by live instruments and strong vocals that will captivate you. Ella Mai is known for her slow melodic sound that makes you want to play the entire album all the way through.
The Good Morning Gorgeous tour, presented by Hologic and promoted by The Black Promoters Collective gave us three mini-concerts in one; starting with Queen Naija and then Ella Mai and culminating with the performance by Mary J. Blige.
“This is a reminder that R&B is very much alive,” Ella Mai said to the audience. The tour is scheduled to appear in 22 cities.
Watch her perform below. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/19/ella-mai-says-rb-is-very-much-alive-during-good-morning-gorgeous-tour/ | 2022-09-19T15:15:23Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/19/ella-mai-says-rb-is-very-much-alive-during-good-morning-gorgeous-tour/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Due to streaming platforms such as Netflix, binge-watch culture has become the norm but that may be about to change. Netflix is now considering changing its business model from a binge-release format to a weekly-release system. It is unsure if this will help to increase subscribers.
Founded in 1997, Netflix has changed its business strategy several times. The company started with a DVD rental business model where DVDs were delivered through the mail but then shifted to a streaming platform that allowed people to choose the movie of their choice. Although some subscribers were not necessarily thrilled to pick a movie from the collection which gave Netflix an idea.
Netflix pivoted its business model by creating its own exclusive movies and TV shows which was the game changer for its brand.
According to Earth Web, they have over 221.6 million subscribers, although many have threatened to cancel their subscriptions due to higher prices each month. Their prior update was one account per household which also upset a lot of subscribers. This was a plan to limit account sharing, and help to increase the number of subscribers.
Subscribers have not yet complained about the potential change in the way TV shows are released on Netflix’s platform. This could be because movies are still available to stream and once every episode has been shown, subscribers can later binge-watch at their leisure.
At most, now people will have to wait each week for the next episode like regular TV. This is a bold move as it goes against the binge-watch culture Netflix is known for. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/19/netflix-considering-shifting-from-binge-releases-to-weekly-releases/ | 2022-09-19T15:15:24Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/19/netflix-considering-shifting-from-binge-releases-to-weekly-releases/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Quincy Brown surprised everyone with his role on “Raising Kanan” as music producer Crown Comacho. Brown says he combined a little of his father Al B. Sure! and Diddy’s experiences to help create the character. “Raising Kanan” is now streaming on Starz. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/19/quincy-brown-mixed-a-little-al-b-sure-and-diddy-for-raising-kanan-character/ | 2022-09-19T15:15:30Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/19/quincy-brown-mixed-a-little-al-b-sure-and-diddy-for-raising-kanan-character/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Wendell Pierce, a Tony Award winner, discusses his return to Broadway in a classic play, reuniting with one of his castmates from “The Wire,” and more at a star-studded ceremony in New York City in honor of the icon, who had a Broadway theater named after him. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/19/wendell-pierce-on-his-return-to-broadway-reuniting-with-the-wire-castmate/ | 2022-09-19T15:15:36Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/19/wendell-pierce-on-his-return-to-broadway-reuniting-with-the-wire-castmate/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) continues to expand its aftermarket-leading Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) program. ADAS in today's vehicles is already helping to save lives and prevent injuries. Minimizing human error has been identified as a key factor in reducing the number of vehicle collisions resulting in serious injury and death. Standard® is dedicated to continuously adding new product categories and late-model applications to meet industry demand.
Standard® ADAS components are direct-fit replacements, designed to match the damaged or failed OE units they are replacing. This ensures correct integration with the vehicle's electronic safety systems. Standard® goes to great lengths in the quality testing and product validation processes to deliver precision performance.
Standard's ADAS product line includes Park Assist Cameras and Sensors, Cruise Control Detection Sensors, Blind Spot Detection Sensors, Lane Departure System Cameras, and Steering Angle Sensors for a complete line of ADAS components. Standard's ADAS program features over 550 part numbers and represents over 800 million repair opportunities for gas, EV and hybrid, domestic and import vehicles.
Recently released ADAS components cover an additional 44.5 million vehicles in operation. New Blind Spot Detection Sensors are now available for nearly 5.8 million Ford and Lincoln vehicles including the 2020-19 Ford Ranger, 2021-20 Ford Explorer, and 2021-18 Lincoln Navigator. Many Cruise Control Distance Sensors have also been added for Ford and Lincoln vehicles, including the 2020-18 F-150 and 2020-18 Expedition. In addition, Lane Departure System Cameras have been introduced for the 2018-16 Lincoln MKX and 2021-20 Ford Escape.
Park Assist Cameras represent a substantial portion of the newest ADAS releases. New coverage provides an additional 11.3 million repair opportunities. The most popular applications include the 2019-16 Nissan Rogue, 2018-16 Toyota RAV4, and 2014-12 and 2011-09 Toyota Camry. Additionally, Parking Assist Sensors have been added for over 2 million General Motors vehicles and 2.7 million Audi and Volkswagen vehicles, among others. Finally, over 6 million Nissan, General Motors, and Mitsubishi vehicles will benefit from the introduction of new Steering Angle Sensors.
Commenting on the expansion, John Herc, Vice President Engine Management Marketing, SMP, stated, "Advanced Driver Assistance Systems are an integral part of keeping drivers and their families safe. Standard® is committed to consistently introducing and releasing new part numbers to maintain a complete ADAS Program."
All new Standard® ADAS products are listed in the eCatalog found at StandardBrand.com, and in electronic catalog providers.
Standard® offers a full line of premium automotive products for ignition, electrical, emissions, fuel and safety-related systems including diesel, turbochargers, TPMS, VVT, ADAS and Blue Streak® heavier-duty ignition coils. The Standard® line provides unmatched coverage for all import and domestic vehicle applications. Standard® is committed to providing replacement parts for all platforms including the latest hybrid and electric vehicle systems. For additional information, contact a Standard® sales representative or visit StandardBrand.com.
With over 100 years in business, Standard Motor Products, Inc. is a leading independent manufacturer and distributor of premium automotive replacement parts. SMP supplies independent professional technicians and do- it-yourselfers with high quality replacement parts for engine management, ignition, emissions, fuel and safety- related systems, as well as temperature control products for domestic and import cars and light trucks. SMP products are sold worldwide through both traditional and non-traditional distribution channels. For more information, download the SMP Parts App or visit smpcorp.com.
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Series C funding to accelerate product investments that empower retailers to transform the shopping experience and compete with retail giants
SEATTLE, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Swiftly®, a retail technology platform company delivering omnichannel tools for retailers, today announced a $100 million Series C funding round led by BRV Capital Management (BRV Capital), which would bring the company's total valuation to more than $1 billion. In less than six months, Swiftly doubled their funding to $210 million as the company continues to provide brick-and-mortar retailers the technology needed to build strong digital customer relationships while offering a best-in-class retail media network. Its innovative solutions allow retailers to compete against retail giants that have deployed custom-built advanced tools in the retail market, long out-of-reach of most retailers.
BRV Capital led this Series C round of funding, which will be used to continue Swiftly's rapid growth and to expand their product offerings and into new geographies.
Despite current economic conditions the top mega-retailers are dominating the industry by leveraging once out-of-reach technology, giving the top three retailers in the world a distinct advantage over the rest of the market. Swiftly enables retailers of all sizes to increase their bottom line so they are able to compete in an exponentially crowded market, all while combatting a slowing economy and rising inflation. Additionally, today's retail giants are not just competing to capture consumer wallets, but are quickly becoming the world's largest digital advertising platforms. Swiftly's platform enables brick-and-mortar retailers to level the competitive landscape and grow their digital, loyalty and retail media programs through innovative, yet easily integrated solutions.
With all of these factors coming to play in the current competitive market, consumers expect retailers to provide a shopping experience that's balanced between digital and in-store options. Through its comprehensive technology stack, along with a best-in-class retail media network, Swiftly provides the solutions for brick-and-mortar retailers attempting to make a digital transition that will help them thrive in the market.
"Our mission is to empower brick-and-mortar retailers to move from analog to algorithms, as winners in this new era of commerce will be determined by how fast they can reinvent their business to capture shoppers digitally and monetize those digital relationships," said Henry Kim, co-founder and CEO of Swiftly. "We are grateful to BRV Capital for their support that will enable us to turn today's brick-and-mortar retailers into tomorrow's omnichannel leaders."
Swiftly is democratizing the technologies once monopolized, in a way that will foster more equitable competition. Additionally, retailers can generate new revenue from advertising dollars and empower brands to yield better analytics and higher return on ad spend, all while offering customers a more personalized and connected shopping experience.
"As e-commerce continues to surge, competition and technical complexity will make it harder than ever for brick-and-mortar retailers to stand out to consumers," said Brian Lee, Partner at BRV Capital. "Swiftly is enabling retailers to lead the next inflection point in e-commerce and digital advertising by harnessing the power of their first-party data, analytics and personalization to supercharge their shopping experience and retail media offerings to drive margin-rich topline growth. We are delighted to partner with Swiftly on their mission to help retailers compete with retail giants globally."
"We see an incredible opportunity for Swiftly to step into what we see as a 20-year lag in technology in the retail sector. The retail industry has long been slow to adopt new technology as the legacy analog systems they were built on have had little ability to integrate. This lag in innovation has led to an inequitable advantage for just a few retail giants worldwide," said Kwan Yoon CIO of BRV Capital. "Our investment in Swiftly marks our commitment to assist retailers around the globe, close the gap and drive a more equitable and stronger retail market worldwide."
Swiftly is a leading provider of technology and retail media solutions for retailers worldwide. Founded in 2018, Swiftly offers innovative solutions that drive retail engagement and enable retailers to own the digital relationship with their customer. Swiftly's Retail Tools, Mobile Platforms, Analytics Tools, and Retail Media Network enables retailers to accelerate sales and build loyalty while enabling brands to reach more shoppers and amplify campaigns using the power of 1st party data. Trusted by hundreds of iconic brands, Swiftly is democratizing retail technology and giving retailers the tools they need to compete in today's crowded marketplace. For more information, visit www.swiftly.com.
BRV Capital Management (BRV Capital) is a tech-focused growth equity arm of BlueRun Ventures, with highly localized presence in Asia. BRV Capital helps to create unique long-term growth by backing category winners in their respective industries and maximizing their potential through leveraging over 20 years of deep industry insight and global expertise in applying technological innovations.
Founded in 1998, BlueRun Ventures has identified and led a number of iconic technology investments as the first institutional investor, including PayPal (PYPL), Waze (GOOG), Coupa (COUP), Kabbage (AMEX), Topsy (AAPL), and Chomp (AAPL). BRV Capital in parallel focuses on technology-powered growth opportunities in Asia, and its current select investments include SSG.COM Corp. (#1 digital grocery and lifestyle e-commerce platform in Korea), LINE MAN Wongnai (top O2O platform in Thailand), and Green Labs (leading agricultural technology company pioneering digitalization of the entire agriculture value chain). BRV Capital closed its third Asia-focused fund in late 2021 and will continue to focus on cross-border value creation for its overseas investments.
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MUMBAI, India — As world leaders gather in London today for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi – head of the Commonwealth's most populous country – is absent.
Seventy-five years after it cast off British colonial rule, India sent its ceremonial president – a woman from one of the country's indigenous tribes – to its former monarch's funeral. As head of state, Indian President Droupadi Murmu's presence adheres to protocol, even though a mix of other prime ministers (heads of government) and presidents and royals (heads of state) are in attendance. Murmu also paid her respects to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace separately, before the service.
Modi's absence could be seen as a sign of his political priorities. Last week, he attended a security summit in Uzbekistan with Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping. But he's skipping a chance to meet President Biden and others at the queen's funeral, as well as the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
A mixed reaction to the death of Queen Elizabeth II
It's also a sign of the mixed reaction to the queen's death in India. There was some mourning, some anti-colonial anger – but mostly indifference.
There are no major public screenings of the funeral footage. It's barely on local TV. "I did not think anything, actually!" Richa Mahapatra, a 26-year-old chartered accountant, told NPR when asked what she thought about the queen's death. "I did not have a lot of respect for her. So it didn't make any change for me, frankly speaking."
Mahapatra says she never thought much about the queen while she was alive either, and isn't grieving.
It's a sign of just how much relations have changed between Britain's royals and their former colonies. India removed the U.K. monarch as its head of state shortly after it became independent in 1947. The Caribbean country of Barbados recently did the same. Several other Commonwealth countries say they'll follow suit.
For many of the queen's former colonial subjects, her life and death are a reminder of a painful history of exploitation and racism. Some bitterness certainly persists.
"She benefited from the wealth and enslavement of colonized people and never did anything to rectify that," says Priya Atwal, a historian of empire and monarchy at Oxford University.
Since India won its freedom from the British 75 years ago, it has been changing Anglicized or European place names to indigenous ones. (Bombay became Mumbai; Madras became Chennai.)
On Sept. 8, before word of the queen's death spread, Modi was renaming a street in New Delhi that's long been known as Rajpath, or "King's Way" – originally meant to honor Queen Elizabeth's grandfather King George V. Its new name is "Kartavya Path," using the Hindi word for duty.
"King's Way, or Rajpath, the symbol of slavery, has become a matter of history from today and has been erased forever," Modi told a cheering crowd that day. "A new history has been created."
On her trips to India, Queen Elizabeth II was met mostly with flag-waving – but also some riots
The queen visited India three times while on the throne: in 1961, 1983 and 1997. She rode many elephants, posed in front of a dead tiger shot by her husband and waved at Indians from countless convertible cars.
But on her final visit, in 1997, a royal stop in Amritsar triggered some riots.
Protesters wanted the queen to apologize for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre – one of the worst atrocities of the British Empire. On April 13, 1919, a British general ordered troops to open fire on thousands of Indian civilians in a public park. Hundreds were killed.
On her 1997 visit, the queen laid a wreath at the massacre site, but stopped short of apologizing. Instead, she told attendees at a banquet in Delhi the night before that she found Jallianwala Bagh's history "distressing."
"People kept straining their ears, but she never apologized – not for Jallianwala Bagh nor for any colonial crimes," says Aparna Vaidik, a historian at India's Ashoka University.
Vaidik says the queen was the product of a racist colonial regime and era.
"She grew up in an era where India was a colony. So those attitudes would persist. It's not like she's having her prejudices questioned," she says. "Her world remained the same."
But the rest of the world has changed.
For Britain and India, the tables have turned
One of Mumbai's most ornate landmarks is a train station that used to be named Victoria Terminus, after Queen Victoria – the so-called "Empress of India" and Elizabeth's great-great-grandmother. The station has since been renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, after a 17thcentury Indian ruler. But its British-built flying buttresses and gargoyles remain.
At the station this past weekend, travelers told NPR they'd heard news of the queen's death. But they were more excited to discuss other news they'd heard recently: That this month, India's economy surpassed that of its colonial master. India's GDP is now the fifthh largest in the world, ahead of Britain's.
"They ruled us, but we'll never let that happen again," says Bipul Verma, 36, a member of the Indian Navy. "What happened in the past doesn't matter. We have to look forward."
Atwal, the Oxford historian, says the Indian economy would have surpassed Britain's much earlier if British colonial rulers hadn't extracted so much of India's wealth and resources.
Nevertheless, India is now arguably the more powerful entity in British-Indian relations — especially since Britain voted to leave the European Union, Atwal says.
"Now Britain is going through a period of a major flux. Since the Brexit referendum, Britain is the one looking for trading partners," she says. "Britain is looking to India for deals and assistance and a future economic partnership."
There is one thing some Indians would like to make a deal with Britain for: The Kohinoor diamond. It's a massive, 105-carat jewel that was mined in southern India centuries ago. Now valued at more than $500 million, it's part of the incalculable wealth extracted by the British in India, over time.
It's currently embedded in one of the British royal family's crowns.
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5. New medical center
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1. Public hearing
Prince William County planners have scheduled the final public hearing next month on the proposed PW Digital Gateway.
InsideOut
The Manassas Latino Festival takes places at the Harris Pavilion, 9201 Center St., Manassas, on Sept. 24. Celebrate the cultural heritage and contributions of the Latin American community with live music, dance performances, diverse foods and more. Click here for details. | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/infive-plane-lands-on-i-66-new-medical-center-opens-and-a-warm-day-ahead/article_5b9d8c4e-380a-11ed-91c1-c7b237ceed2b.html | 2022-09-19T15:17:19Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/infive-plane-lands-on-i-66-new-medical-center-opens-and-a-warm-day-ahead/article_5b9d8c4e-380a-11ed-91c1-c7b237ceed2b.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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