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New study shows Ohio is third-best in U.S. at tipping
When Ohioans eat out — and we are more often these days — we're among the most generous in the country.
📉 Driving the news: Ohio's tipping average was 20.7% in Q2 this year, ranking us third in the country, according to Toast.
Why it matters: Ohio's tipped minimum wage is only $4.65 an hour, making tips crucial for servers.
Of note: California is 50th, but the state requires servers to make the state minimum and has no tipped minimum wage.
- No. 1 West Virginia has a state tipped minimum wage of $2.62 an hour.
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Philadelphians mobilize for National Voter Registration Day
Are you registered to vote for the Nov. 8 election?
What's happening: Today is National Voter Registration Day. Celebrated every September since 2012, organizations and volunteers are hitting the streets in a coordinated effort to help residents sign up to vote.
Why it matters: Pennsylvania is one the midterm election's biggest battleground states.
- The local, state and federal races on the ballot could significantly shape the direction of politics from Philadelphia's City Hall to the governor's mansion.
By the numbers: The state's voter rolls grew by more than 38,000 between Nov. 2, 2021 and last week, bringing the total to 8,766,097, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.
- Philly's registered voters also grew by more than 5,500 over that period.
Between the lines: Republicans added more than 41,200 voters statewide during that time, while Democrats shed approximately 23,600.
Yes, but: Registered Democrats still hold an edge over GOP voters in the state and Philly.
Be smart: Here are important dates to know:
- Oct. 24: Last day to register to vote for the November election
- Nov. 1: Last day to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot
- Nov. 8: Last day for county board of election offices to receive mail-in ballots
Go deeper: Register to vote, check your registration status or request a mail-in ballot via the Philadelphia City Commissioners' website.
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Agriculture insurance start-up Pula has tapped former Safaricom chairman Michael Joseph (pictured) in a similar role.
Mr Joseph, who is also the chairman of Kenya Airways, joins Pula advisors as chairman of its board with immediate effect. “Michael will bring a wealth of skills and industry knowledge to Pula. He has been committed to seeing small businesses in Africa succeed on the global stage,” said Pula co-founder and chief executive Thomas Njeru in a statement.
The Nairobi-based Pula which raised $6 million (Sh720 million) last year, specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk farmers in 13 markets in Africa. [Brian Ngugi]
Founded by Rose Goslinga and Thomas Njeru in 2015, Pula says it delivers agricultural insurance and digital products to help smallholder farmers navigate climate risks, improve their farming practices and bolster their incomes over time.
“I am delighted to have joined Pula as its new chairman of the board. I have always been interested in using technology to change peoples’ lives for the better,” said Mr Joseph.
“The connection between agriculture and technology intrigues me, particularly on how technology can be used to improve smallholder farmers’ productivity and incomes.”
Small farmers produce up to 80 per cent of the food supply in Africa and Asia and face a 90 per cent chance of crop loss due to factors outside of their control, such as pest outbreaks and severe drought.
But most of these farmers don’t have any form of crop insurance. If they lose their crops, they lose their income, and can only pray for a better harvest next season.
Pula which last year raised $6 million (Sh720 million) from global venture capital backers for local and regional expansion, says it provides farmers with insurance bundled with inputs (such as seeds and fertiliser) and farmer advisory services to help increase their yields and boost (and protect) their income. | https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001456138/ex-safaricom-chairman-michael-joseph-joins-board-of-start-up-pula | 2022-09-20T10:37:37Z | afar.com | control | https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001456138/ex-safaricom-chairman-michael-joseph-joins-board-of-start-up-pula | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Cheruthoni: The father of the child in the viral photo of 2018 Kerala flood was bitten by a stray dog on Monday.
During the massive Kerala floods of 2018, a photo of Vijayaraj running across the Cheruthoni bridge alongside a rescue personnel carrying his ailing son had gone viral.
Vijayaraj, a resident of the Gandhinagar Colony in the Idukki district, suffered the dog bite when he returned home from work on Monday evening.
On seeing Vijayaraj, his 7-year-old son Sooraj (Thakkudu) had stepped out onto the courtyard when the stray dog jumped at him. Vijayaraj immediately pushed away the dog but it bit him on his hand. Vijayaraj has been admitted to the Idukki Medical College hospital.
In August 2018, Vijayaraj and the NDRF personnel carrying his son, who was suffering from fever, had run across the flooding Cheruthoni bridge after the shutters of Idukki dam were opened.
Sometime ago, Vijayaraj was bitten by a snake too. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/20/father-of-thakkudu-in-viral-2018-kerala-flood-photo-suffers-dog-.html | 2022-09-20T10:46:22Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/20/father-of-thakkudu-in-viral-2018-kerala-flood-photo-suffers-dog-.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police has banned the flying of drones within 2 kilometres of Special Security Zones (SSZ) and administrative centres in the State.
Earlier, the limit was only up to 500 metres around the SSZs.
There are 82 SSZ and administrative centres in Kerala.
As there are several SSZs in the state capital most areas in Thiruvananthapuram City would fall under the no-fly areas for drones, with the latest revision.
A 3 km area around all airports is also a no-fly zone for drones.
The ‘no-fly zone’ of drones has been revised by the State Government considering the guidelines of the Union Home Department.
Major no-fly zones
The major facilities/buildings in Kerala around which a 2 km drone flying ban is on are the following:
Raj Bhavan, Kerala Legislative Assembly complex, Cliff House, Cantonment house, the residences of ministers, Secretariat, VSSC at Thumba, ISRO units at Vattiyoorkavu and Valiyamala, Air Force Command at Akkulam, Reserve Bank of India regional office, Techno Park, radar station at Mukkunnimala, military camp at Pangode, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology at Jagathy, Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple, Police Headquarters, Thenmala Kallada Irrigation project, LPG bottling plant at Parippally, various ports, LNG terminal at Puthuvyppu, various electricity projects, Sabarimala temple, dams, BPCL Kochi Refinery, FACT at Ambalamukal, BPCL distribution centre at Irumbanam, High Court, Kochi Navy Command, Cochin Port Trust, Vallarpadam Container terminal, Aluva Navy depot, Guruvayur Temple, Central Jail at Viyyur, diesel power plant at Nallalam and Naval Academy at Ezhimala.
Places where drone flying is banned around 500 m are KSRTC stand at Thampanoor, Thiruvananthapuram, and Mata Amrithanandamayi Math at Vallikkavu, Kollam. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/20/kerala-drone-rules.html | 2022-09-20T10:46:34Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/20/kerala-drone-rules.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kannur: Three kilograms of ganja (marijuana) was reportedly smuggled into the Kannur Central Jail in a pickup. The drug mafia was successful in unloading the stuff deep inside the jail premises, thus exposing the security loopholes and the sway of the politically connected prisoners who ordered for narcotics.
The jail authorities were misled by the drug carriers by saying that the load in the vehicle was the remaining stock of vegetables which were not been delivered a day earlier.
The incident occurred on Friday.
The jail officials on duty who suspected something amiss over the unusual supply of vegetables made a surprise check and unearthed ganja from inside the vegetable stock. But the matter was hushed up and no case was registered by the jail authorities.
Some jail inmates owing allegiance to the CPM and the goons jailed under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act were alleged to have been involved in this crime. They are virtually controlling the cells and the jail officials seem to be playing mute witnesses to their machinations.
Shockingly, the jail officials have not inspected the cells for more than two months, ostensibly due to the political clout enjoyed by a section of the jail inmates. In one of the inspections carried out earlier, some pro-CPM jail inmates allegedly abused the higher jail officials and threatened them with dire consequences.
The use of mobile phones and drugs among inmates is rampant in the jail these days. Smartphones are charged by these inmates by using the TVs installed at the jail.
Mosquito nets are used by the inmates for all their clandestine operations. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/20/kerala-jail-ganja-girls.amp.html | 2022-09-20T10:46:40Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/20/kerala-jail-ganja-girls.amp.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thodupuzha: A pet dog, which had bitten a veterinary doctor at the district veterinary hospital during vaccination, has been diagnosed with rabies infection. The dog, which was under observation, died on Sunday.
Veterinary surgeon Dr Jaison George had suffered the dog bite. The dog's owner Eugiene, a Thodupuzha native, and his wife had also suffered the dog bite. All three have taken two doses of the vaccine.
The 3.5-year-old labrador was taken to the district veterinary hospital in Thodupuzha for vaccination.
Meanwhile, eight people were bitten by a stray dog in the Idukki district on Monday. A stray dog also attacked and killed two goats owned by Omanakkuttan, who resides near the Government LP school at Inchiyani in Thodupuzha. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/20/stray-dog-rabies-infection-idukki.amp.html | 2022-09-20T10:46:53Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/20/stray-dog-rabies-infection-idukki.amp.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The global digital economy is in full velocity mode, embracing the return of the world's largest, most inclusive tech and start-up event, taking place from 10-14 October, with unrivalled record capacity, its continued expansion fuelling the installation of three additional sold-out halls at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
GITEX GLOBAL 2022 will host over 4,500 companies and 100,000-plus attendees from 170 countries, spanning 26 halls and two million sq. ft., matching the scale of 33 football fields. This global line-up of companies and start-ups will showcase ground-breaking applications in the metaverse, AI, Web 3.0, blockchain, 6G, cloud computing, fintech, and big data. The event welcomes global tech leaders Microsoft, Huawei, IBM, Dell Technologies, Ericsson, Avaya, Honeywell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, e&, Lenovo, and Cisco.
"GITEX GLOBAL takes the helm in partnering with global tech leaders to empower, enlighten and enthuse everyone on the metamorphosis of the digital economy. We will gather the best minds in all businesses around the world to debate, challenge and rationalise the impact of this tech fusion on society and our future. This is GITEX 3.0," said Trixie LohMirmand, Executive Vice President of Events Management at Dubai World Trade Centre, GITEX GLOBAL's organiser.
With a fully immersive deep dive into the digital universe, GITEX GLOBAL presents its 3.0 edition with Ai Everything, North Star Dubai (formerly GITEX Future Stars), Fintech Surge, Future Blockchain Summit, and Marketing Mania.
Two new events will be launched this year – Global DevSlam, and X-VERSE.
Global DevSlam is the Middle East's largest ever coder and developer meetup, connecting 10,000 coders alongside developers from the world's biggest tech companies, including Anaconda, AWS, Google, Instagram, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
X-VERSE, in partnership with Decentraland, curates one of the world's most immersive metaverse journeys, providing a never before seen experience of disruptive industry applications of the metaverse.
North Star Dubai, with its strategic partner the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, underlines the ongoing evolution of the global start-up ecosystem, and the important role start-ups play in advancing innovation. The world's largest start-up event gathers more than 800 exhibitors from 60 countries with over 600 investors in a thriving, innovative entrepreneur ecosystem.
GITEX GLOBAL's vast international footprint features national pavilions from Cyprus, Ethiopia, the European Union, Kuwait, Uganda, Turkey, the United States, France, Germany, the UK, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Nigeria, and Brazil.
The event also includes 14 conference tracks delivering over 500 hours of thought-provoking talks, case studies, and workshops by 1,000-plus ministers, global technology leaders, and experts on topics like crypto, 6G, metaverse, and future mobility, including flying cars and electric aircraft.
More information is available at www.gitex.com
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Loving Cats: Here are the 10 most friendly and affectionate breeds of adorable cat - including the snuggly Ragdoll
When it comes to four-legged friends it’s usually dogs rather than cats that are thought of as being the most friendly, outgoing and loving pets.
Tuesday, 20th September 2022, 11:00 am
Many people with little experience of cats wrongly believe they are solitary – even standoffish – creatures, but our feline friends can be just as affectionate as their canine colleagues.
And with a number of cat breeds to choose from, some have a tendency to be more friendly than others.
So, if you want a cat that is likely to reciprocate your love and affection, these are the types that should be top of your list.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), on the recent very successful operation of the agency leading to the smashing of an international drug syndicate and recovery of 1,855kilograms of cocaine.
A statement issued by Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president (Media & Publicity) said in a telephone call, on Monday, to the chairman of the anti-narcotics agency from New York where he is attending the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 77), President Buhari said that the news of the recovery gladdens his heart.
“I deeply appreciate the work that you have put into the eradication of the drug menace. It gladdens my heart as I continue to follow the successes achieved under your leadership.
“You have demonstrated over and again that choosing you to lead this fight against wicked merchants of death whose sole aim is to endanger and truncate the future of our youth is a very good choice. Please keep up the good work,” the statement quoted Buhari as saying.
The statement informed that at a meeting later with members of his delegation, the president said, “Buba Marwa is doing well. Two tonnes of cocaine, that’s a haul.”
The NDLEA had announced the “highest cocaine seizure” worth over 278 million dollars and the arrest of drug barons including a foreigner in a major operation lasting two days across different locations in Lagos.
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Evacuate communities around River Niger, Benue banks ― FG warns
• As NEMA, NIHSA issue red alert on flooding
The federal government, on Monday, urged all the governments of the frontline states to commence the evacuation of people residing within flood-prone communities and ensure adequate stockpiling of food and non-food items, potable water, hygiene, safety and security to enable them a fair level of comfort during periods of possible displacement.
The affected frontline states are Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Niger, Nasarawa, Kebbi and Kogi, while other states that are prone to flash floods in the southern part of the country are: Edo, Delta, Anambra, Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa.
Director-general of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mustapha Ahmed issued the notice in Abuja during an emergency technical meeting convened to urgently review the emergency situation and to plan for further action by all emergency responders.
“We are aware that the released water cascades down to Nigeria through River Benue and its tributaries thereby inundating communities that have already been impacted by heavy precipitation.
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“The released water complicates the situation further downstream as Nigeria’s inland reservoirs including Kainji, Jebba, and Shiroro are also expected to overflow between now and October ending according to NIHSA.
“According to NIHSA, Kainji and Jebba dams have already started spilling excess water from their reservoirs.
“I want to advise all the governments of the frontline states to move away communities at risk of inundation, identify safe higher grounds for evacuation of persons and preposition adequate stockpiles of food and non-food items, potable water, hygiene, safety and security to enable them a fair level of comfort during periods of possible displacement.
“These actions become necessary as we collectively work towards a lasting solution to the annual threats of floods.”
In the bid to mitigate against the effects of the flooding, the NEMA directed the director in charge of rescue operations as well as all the staff on annual leave to immediately resume duty with immediate effect.
He added that all the NEMA zonal, territorial and operation offices have been activated to coordinate resources in their areas of responsibility to respond to the situation, adding that the headquarters staff have also been deployed to support the ZTO, territorial and operational offices of NEMA.
“We have also prepositioned food and non-food relief items which we have already started deploying to affected states. I call on all relevant frontline responders to intensify their preparedness efforts, carry out early warnings targeting the most vulnerable communities, prepare for evacuation to safer ground and provide all other life-saving assistance to persons at risk.
“I also call on the media to support NEMA in the sensitisation of the public to enable them to comply with early warning messages effectively. I implore the media, which has always proved to be a reliable partner of NEMA, to give us all the necessary support including communication in local languages,” Mr Ahmed urged.
In his remarks, the director general of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Engineer Clement Nze who disclosed that the country was losing over a 200billion cubic meters of fresh water every year, urged state governors to embrace conversation to avoid wastage.
“Let the state governments take action to safeguard their citizens. I know that some governors call to ask what they should do to enhance or reduce the impact of flooding.” | https://tribuneonlineng.com/evacuate-communities-around-river-niger-benue-banks-%E2%80%95-fg-warns/ | 2022-09-20T11:09:49Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/evacuate-communities-around-river-niger-benue-banks-%E2%80%95-fg-warns/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFIX) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of purchasers of Stitch Fix Class A common stock between December 8, 2020, and March 8, 2022, inclusive.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 25, 2022
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Learn more about your recoverable losses in SFIX:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: According to the filed complaint, Stitch Fix made numerous false and misleading statements to investors concerning the synergy between the Company's Fix and Freestyle programs, and repeatedly denied claims that the Freestyle program could cannibalize the Company's legacy Fix business. Specifically, Stitch Fix repeatedly assured investors that the Company's Freestyle business was "an additive experience" and "complementary" to the Fix business, that "the combination of those two things will allow us to address many more types of clients," and that "we see solid growth in both sides of the business." In truth, Stitch Fix concealed that these programs were not complementary or additive. Stitch Fix knew that the Freestyle program would be much preferred to the Company's original Fix model and that the Freestyle program would inevitably cannibalize the Company's legacy Fix business.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Stitch Fix you have until October 25, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Stitch Fix securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the SFIX lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/stitch-fix-loss-submission-form?id=31895&from=4.
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When more than three years of “emotionally draining litigation” between a Nebraska college and the parents of a 19-year-old student who died by suicide ended with a settlement, both sides promised to turn the tragedy into an opportunity.
Chadron State College and the Nebraska State College System agreed in 2020 to pay $900,000 to Lissette Larios Roohbakhsh and Nelson Larios to resolve their claims that college officials failed to protect their daughter. Fatima Larios, a member of Chadron State’s NCAA softball team, was found dead in her boyfriend’s campus dorm room in 2015.
Before her death, Fatima’s family and friends on California’s central coast knew her as a gifted athlete with a sunny personality who had a knack for lifting the spirits of those around her.
They didn’t know — and wouldn’t learn until it was too late — that Fatima suffered from a physically and emotionally abusive relationship with her boyfriend.
Chadron State staff knew about the abuse, court records show. Employees reached out to Fatima, but her parents said the college didn’t do enough to prevent the alleged bruises on her arms and legs, her withdrawal from friends and eventually her death.
Fatima’s family didn’t just receive payment from the settlement. Chadron State agreed to additional sentimental requests, the type that can be unusual in legal agreements. Those included a memorial to Fatima on campus, a scholarship in her name, suicide prevention training for staff and students and assistance with the school’s policies related to sexual violence and sex harassment.
The settlement gave Chadron State and the Nebraska State College System, which oversees the northwest Nebraska college, sole discretion to carry out its terms. The institutions promised to consider the family’s wishes.
Fatima’s family hoped the settlement could inspire better support on campus to prevent future tragedies. Chadron State President Randy Rhine promised the school would take that opportunity in a joint opinion piece the parties published in The Chadron Record, a newspaper that serves the community of more than 5,000 in northwest Nebraska.
“Fatima’s legacy will forever have a special place at Chadron State College,” they wrote. “Together, we recognize the importance of turning Fatima’s death into an opportunity for education and remembrance.”
“Fatima’s legacy will forever have a special place at Chadron State College. Together, we recognize the importance of turning Fatima’s death into an opportunity for education and remembrance.”
But more than two years after signing the agreement and more than seven years after Fatima’s death, the family believes the school has hidden their daughter’s legacy, not commemorated it.
“I don’t know if I’m angry, I don’t know if I’m disappointed,” Fatima’s stepfather Mickey Roohbakhsh said. “I don’t know what needs to happen. But to me, they really haven’t learned a thing through this process.”
Attorneys for Chadron State and the Nebraska State College System said they have legally abided by the agreement, but Fatima’s family feel they’ve done the bare minimum.
Rhine and other Chadron State staff declined to speak with Nebraska Public Media News. Attorneys for the college said in statements that the school fulfilled the settlement terms and worked to help the Larios family heal.
An investigation by Nebraska Public Media News found emails that show Chadron State President Randy Rhine instructed staff to keep Fatima’s family out of the memorial planning process soon after signing the settlement agreement. And then Chadron State spent less than 3% of what it could have on Fatima’s memorial.
The investigation also found that the scholarship is not publicized or attached to Fatima’s life and legacy in any public way, despite her family providing a detailed description they hoped would be connected to the award.
“We wanted to take something tragic and turn it into something positive for future kids,” said Nelson Larios, Fatima’s father. “Chadron has taken the opposite position to that opportunity to learn something good out of tragedy. They just want to comply, and keep it secret so nobody needs to know that this ever happened.”
Chadron State, a college with an enrollment of about 2,000, has since had other issues with the safety of women on its campus.
In December 2021 – nearly two years after settling with Fatima’s family – a jury found Chadron State had failed in its responsibility to support a female student after she was raped on campus. The federal court ordered the school to pay $300,000 to the anonymous woman. That case is currently under appeal.
Between the settlement with Fatima’s family and the payout to the female student, the small college is on the hook for $1.2 million in the aftermath of young women being harmed on its campus in less than three years.
Coming to Chadron State
Fatima grew up on the Monterey Peninsula on California’s central coast. Her family said she made people laugh easily and was a natural athlete who played softball, basketball, water polo and soccer.
Fatima transferred to Chadron State in 2014 after spending one year at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. Chadron State’s close-knit softball team appealed to Fatima, and her teammates and other students quickly caught on to her bright spirit and positive impact on others.
“Full of energy and with a vibrant personality, Larios had a smile so contagious that it rubbed off on others,” was how a sports columnist for the Monterey Herald, Fatima’s hometown newspaper, described her in an article covering her death. “It’s not just her own family or Santa Catalina that are grieving. It’s a community that stretches up and down the Monterey Peninsula. Yes, she was that popular.”
Fatima’s family didn’t know her personality would dim after they dropped her off at Chadron State.
“I walked away feeling that I was leaving my daughter at a safe school, in a small town where everyone is about family,” Nelson Larios said.
Enrolling at Chadron State reunited Fatima with her high school boyfriend, a student and football player at the school.
Several students and others at Chadron State saw evidence that he abused Fatima.
The couple fought so much and so loudly in their dorm rooms that other residents regularly complained to housing employees that they couldn’t sleep, according to documents filed in court.
Dorm staff intervened to ask the couple to quiet down and threatened to call the police. Court documents show the fights were mentioned in at least eight housing reports.
Fatima’s softball teammates told lawyers they had noticed large bruises on her legs and handprints on her arms. According to the players, Fatima told them her boyfriend was beating her.
The teammates told lawyers in a deposition they had noticed Fatima isolating herself and crying. Softball coaches told lawyers that she would wear long-sleeve shirts, even during hot workouts.
Fatima’s teammates flagged the abuse to an assistant softball coach, and the report made its way to Chadron State’s Title IX office. Schools that receive federal funding are obligated to protect students from sex-based discrimination – which includes dating violence as well as sexual harassment and assault – through their Title IX offices.
Shelley Dunbar, Chadron State’s part-time Title IX coordinator, sent Fatima a copy of the school’s seven-page policy on sexual violence and sex-based harassment in a letter and an email. Fatima messaged back, asking why the information was sent to her.
Dunbar said that while the information may or may not pertain to Fatima, she was obligated to “provide policy information and to reach out to students when concerns that may be in violation of Policy 3020 are brought to my attention.”
Fatima never responded.
In a separate email, Dunbar suggested Fatima’s softball coaches meet with her. According to messages between the staff, Fatima did not “open up … or express a need for assistance” and attributed her change in personality to homesickness.
That was the end of Chadron State’s attempts to reach out to Fatima, but court documents show the violence continued. Less than three months later, Fatima died by suicide.
Fatima’s family said her death was the first indication they had that she struggled while attending Chadron State.
“There was no history. She had no problems. She went to a doctor for a regular checkup and got her teeth cleaned,” Fatima’s stepfather Mickey Roohbakhsh said. “All of this occurred when she spent those few months at Chadron.”
They wouldn’t learn about the reports of suspected dating violence until October 2015, nine months after Fatima’s death, after the family hired attorneys from the Chicago law firm Romanucci & Blandin to inquire about her suicide, according to court documents.
“We would have gotten a plane, drove, rode a horse to bring her home instantaneously if we had known,” Mickey said. “They saw this unfortunate incident occurring over and over, but they didn’t do anything to help this scenario. Fatima would have been alive today, had they done what it was incumbent on them to do as educators.”
‘They just want this thing to disappear’
Fatima’s mother and father, Lissette Larios Roohbakhsh and Nelson Larios, sued the school in federal court in Nebraska in January 2017. The family signed a settlement with Chadron State College and the Nebraska State College System in April 2020.
The institutions did not admit liability or wrongdoing, but agreed to pay the family $900,000. As requested by Fatima’s family, Chadron State agreed to consult annually with an outside expert on Title IX compliance for 2020, 2021 and 2022. It also promised to provide annual suicide prevention training to its staff and students for the next ten years.
Chadron State commissioned the feedback from outside experts and now employs a full-time Title IX coordinator. The school also bolstered existing suicide prevention programs and Title IX training in the years since the agreement.
Then there were the settlement’s sentimental items: The school agreed to construct and maintain a memorial to Fatima on campus for 10 years. It agreed to establish the “Fatima Larios Spirit Scholarship” and give the award to a softball player for 10 years.
It agreed to allow the family to visit the dorm room where Fatima died, and promised to attempt to locate her softball glove and give it to the family.
College president Randy Rhine wrote a letter to Fatima’s family to acknowledge their daughter’s life and death. And the family and the school system wrote about the settlement terms and the chance to honor Fatima in The Chadron Record.
“Chadron State College and Fatima’s family come together today to commit to steps that will ensure Fatima’s legacy is one that helps others,” they wrote.
But to Fatima’s family, that commitment has fallen flat. They feel their daughter’s legacy has been hidden.
“Chadron is just trying to downplay this tragedy,” Mickey said. “They didn’t take any steps necessary to protect her, and now their actions are a clear message that they don’t want to learn from this. They just want this thing to disappear.”
Nebraska Public Media News visited the college campus and submitted public records requests to learn whether the college had constructed a memorial and established a scholarship.
Chadron said it would spend up to $25,000 on a memorial for Fatima.
Public records obtained by Nebraska Public Media News show the school spent a little more than $600 on the memorial’s materials. That’s less than 3% of the amount suggested in the agreement.
The school bought a stone plaque and a young bur oak tree and placed both behind the visitor’s dugout on the softball field where Fatima would have practiced. She never played in a regular competition for the Chadron Eagles, dying just a week before the season opener.
The family asked for the memorial to include Fatima’s name and birth and death dates, the softball bat and glove, the heart-shaped ribbon design and her Chadron State jersey number and the text “Advocate, Athlete and Ally.” They also wanted it in a prominent place within an athletic facility used by the softball team.
Still, the family said it falls short of what they expected. They hoped for a standing, full-length likeness of their daughter.
The memorial also misses what the family saw as the main point of the settlement. They said they wanted education and awareness to be central in every one of the agreement’s terms. They hoped students would learn about dating violence and the support available through the memorial and scholarship.
“There was a purpose for these things, and it’s not there,” Mickey said. “They made a small plaque and put it on the ground. There really is no education, people are not going to be able to see that. It’s like they are trying to hide it as if it never occurred.”
Emails show that while Chadron State was coordinating the memorial, a groundskeeper asked if the family would be involved. Kari Gaswick, the school’s head of administration and finance, replied that college president Randy Rhine had said they would not be a part of the process.
The family did not learn that the memorial had been installed on campus or what it looked like until Nebraska Public Media News visited campus and sent pictures to the family.
Adele Kimmel, one of the family’s attorneys from the firm Public Justice, said both sides entered into a good faith agreement to work together to carry out the settlement terms.
“Shame on him [Rhine],” Lissette, Fatima’s mother, said. “Shame on him for not showing any emotions to us. That is so disrespectful on his behalf. They need to learn from it and show some dignity for others.”
Rhine declined an interview with Nebraska Public Media News, but attorneys said his comment referred to “one step” in the process and that Chadron State had already received the family’s requests for the memorial.
“It also carefully considered the underlying facts of the litigation, its student body, ‘suicide contagion’ phenomenon, the College’s past practices and traditions, its budget and other nuanced factors,” the statement from the attorneys said.
In the past, the college has memorialized individuals with saplings and stone signs on campus.
“Ultimately, the College determined that a life-sized statue of Fatima was not an appropriate way to memorialize her,” the statement said.
Nebraska Public Media News learned that Chadron State has distributed a $2,000 scholarship to a softball player in the years since the settlement. There is no publicly available evidence — no advertising, no process to nominate a candidate, no public description — that indicates the recipient is informed of Fatima’s life or legacy, despite Fatima’s family providing a written description they hoped would be attached to the award.
Attorneys for the Nebraska State College System said the softball coach tells Fatima’s story to the student in a conversation about the award.
Chadron State released a total of five emails exchanged about the scholarship in response to a public records request by Nebraska Public Media News. None use the name “Fatima Larios Spirit Scholarship,” and the certificates and financial paperwork do not make note of Fatima’s name or story.
“The agreement provides that the scholarship will be awarded in Fatima’s name,” Kimmel said. “The whole point of connecting a scholarship to Fatima’s name is an educational one, to make sure students and others understand the tragedy that occurred and that students understand help is available.”
Lissette said this dismissive attitude has been a part of dealing with the school ever since she learned her daughter had died.
“It’s been seven years and they are still dealing with us the same way, since day one,” she said. “Disrespecting us.”
Attorneys for Chadron State said in a statement the college “understands that this situation is incredibly emotional for the family and all who knew Fatima. The College never conveyed anything other than the respect and solemnity the loss of a child deserves.”
Kimmel said the settlement isn’t all about legality – it’s about compassion and basic humanity, which she found lacking in Chadron State’s leadership.
“I mean, you have the president saying ‘Don’t reach out to the family about the memorial.’ What kind of a leader is that?” she said. “Regardless of whether Chadron took responsibility for causing Fatima’s death, they have to recognize that this is a tragedy and that they should be doing something to make sure no other family experiences this.”
In a statement, the college’s attorneys said the school has made efforts to help the family heal. For example, the school forgave Fatima’s account balance. It held a candlelight vigil and memorial service, and sent videos to Fatima’s family. It also paid for Fatima’s softball coach to attend a memorial service in California, and provided jerseys with Fatima’s number.
‘There’s a reality that hits you’
Meanwhile, Fatima’s family said communities in California and Tennessee strive to honor their daughter.
Austin Peay State University – where Fatima spent a year before transferring to Chadron State – has written to the family about how the school donates in Fatima’s name. Fatima’s school in California hosted a service in its chapel.
And the family is active in fundraising and holding events to raise awareness about dating violence.
“There’s a reality that hits you: Your kid is no longer coming home,” Nelson said. “And our community came together when that happened. Fatima is still having a positive impact on this community.”
Nelson said he thinks Chadron State still has an opportunity to remember Fatima.
“We know Fatima is still impacting people in a positive way. Chadron can use that for their own good,” he said. “But if they continue to deny that this took place, they’re putting other students in great danger. And other parents might have to get the call we did because of their lack of action.”
By way of full disclosure, Chadron State College is an underwriter of Nebraska Public Media. Paul Turman, Chancellor of the Nebraska State College System, is a member of the commission which holds the license for some of our transmitters.
If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis, please reach out immediately to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988.
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Monroe Community Players plan third performance of 'Maui'
Area residents can't get enough of "Murder on Maui."
For the third time this year, the Monroe Community Players is staging its interactive murder mystery. The next performance, a dinner theater experience, will take place Oct. 6 at Carl's Hideway, 2838 Lewis Ave. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the mystery beginning at 7.
The show will feature the orginial cast from the last two performances.
“Audiences can’t seem to get enough of this show, so we are thrilled to bring it back a third time to Carl’s Hideaway," said the show's director, Brian Burchette-Ross. "The intimate nature of the restaurant setting really brings the audience closer to the story. Because it is an interactive mystery, the audience also gets to play a part in deciding whodunnit.”
Though this is an encore production of the show, Burchette-Ross promises a few surprises even for those who are returning to see it again.
"The original cast is returning for this one. They can’t get enough of the show either and love having fun with the audience," he said.
"Murder on Maui" is a play by Susan Haley.
The setting for this fast-paced and comedic mystery is a Mexican restaurant located at the Pineapple Haven Resort on the island of Maui.
"Our host of the evening is Harold Logan (Burchette-Ross) a less than reputable businessman and owner of the hotel, who along with his 'silent' partner Rebel (David Wahr) is celebrating the establishment of his new charity with a gala fundraiser," Players said. "Things are going smoothly until Harold’s ex-wife and former owner of the hotel Stella (Valerie Mercieca) shows up. It seems that she feels she was too generous in letting Harold have the hotel after the divorce and wants to settle the score. Harold’s current girlfriend, Bambi (Michaela Brownell) immediately comes to Harold’s defense and tensions rise. When local spiritualist Abigail (Mary Barnas), entertainer Donnie Wo (Mark Thornton) and Harold’s stepdaughter Ruth (Makenzie Swanson) all join in the fracas things come to a head and we discover that there has been A Murder on Maui."
The show contains mild adult language and adult themes.
Tickets are $40 and include the show, dinner and choice of a bottomless soft-drink, one mixed drink or two beers. Seating is limited. For tickets and more information, visit www.monroecommunityplayers.org. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/2022/09/20/players-plan-third-performance-of-maui/69495994007/ | 2022-09-20T11:18:16Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/2022/09/20/players-plan-third-performance-of-maui/69495994007/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Vintage baseball team continues its season in Brownstown Township
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP -- The second vintage baseball game will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday on the Brownstown soccer fields on King Rd.
The Brownstown Volunteers, a vintage ball team, played its first game in the township in August. On Saturday, the team will play the Wyandotte Bears.
The event is hosted by the Brownstown Historical Society and the Brownstown Downtown Development Authority. Michigan CAT is sponsoring the game.
Vintage baseball games are played just like games of the 1860s, with no baseball gloves. Players don authentic vintage uniforms.
The Dodworth Saxhorn Band will again perform at the game.
"That's the band that plays at the (vintage) baseball games at Greenfield Village," Sue Trussell, director of the DDA, said.
Mark Felder of Monroe has directed the band since 2015. Felder also leads the College/Community Symphony Band at Monroe County Community College.
The Ann Arbor-based brass band not only plays historic arrangements from the 1800s, but also portrays history through period dress, antique instruments, poetry, theater, humor, dancing and lots of stories.
Admission is free; the public is welcome.
The August game was well-attended.
"It was very hot at the first game in August, so we are hoping for a little cooler weather so the fans can be comfortable," Trussell said. "Vintage baseball fans were there, along with others who had never seen the game before. Everyone enjoyed themselves and learned a tremendous amount about how the game was played in the 1860s. Marcus Dickson was the umpire and emcee and explained the rules before the game. He also would interject interesting facts about the teams and the rules during the game. The umpire was a big part of the game." | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/2022/09/20/second-vintage-baseball-game-set-in-brownstown-township/69502835007/ | 2022-09-20T11:18:22Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/2022/09/20/second-vintage-baseball-game-set-in-brownstown-township/69502835007/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Six Milan area nonprofits awarded grants
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MILAN -- The Greater Milan Area Community Fund recently awarded $35,925 in grants.
Eric Peacock and Bryan Girbach of the Greater Milan Area Community Fund presented checks to six non-profit organizations during Milan Main Street’s final Third Thursday of the summer event in Tolan Square.
Grant recipients were Knights of Columbus Howard Heath Council 7587, Paddock Elementary School’s First Grade Team, Symons Elementary PTO, Milan Area Schools, Milan Historical Society and Milan High School’s Code Red Robotics, FRC Team 5567.
The Greater Milan Area Community Funds is a geographical affiliate of the Community Foundation of Monroe County.
To learn more about the recipients and the Greater Milan Area Community Foundation, visit www.cfmonroe.org. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/09/20/six-milan-area-nonprofits-awarded-grants/69503103007/ | 2022-09-20T11:18:28Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/09/20/six-milan-area-nonprofits-awarded-grants/69503103007/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Two from Monroe DAR attend Toledo ceremony
Two members of Monroe’s Nancy DeGraff Toll Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution attended Friday’s naturalization ceremony at the University of Toledo’s Law School.
41 people were sworn-in as new U.S. citizens.
DAR Regent Susan Fortney and Treasurer Deborah Comer attended the event. Honorable Linda M. Knepp from the Lucas County Juvenile Court, administered the oath.
The new citizens were from Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Guyana, India, Iraq, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam and Yugoslavia.
“Our chapter congratulated each of them and gave a copy of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution,” Comer said. “In the past, we have attended the naturalization ceremony in Archibald, Ohio on July 4. The Toledo location is much closer for our chapter to attend and happens on a more regular basis. It was a very moving ceremony to witness these people wanting what we take for granted every day, to be a citizen of the United States of America." | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/09/20/two-from-monroe-dar-attend-toledo-ceremony/69503116007/ | 2022-09-20T11:18:34Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/09/20/two-from-monroe-dar-attend-toledo-ceremony/69503116007/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Michigan's jobless rate edges down in August
LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate edged down by one-tenth of a percentage point between July and August to 4.1 percent, according to data released recently by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.
Statewide employment inched up by 1,000, while total unemployment was reduced by 1,000, resulting in an unchanged workforce over the month.
“Michigan’s labor market continued to remain steady in August with little change in employment and unemployment,” said Wayne Rourke, associate director of the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives. “Seasonally adjusted payroll jobs advanced slightly since July.”
The jobless rate for the U.S. rose by two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 3.7 percent. Michigan’s August unemployment rate was four-tenths of a percentage point above the national rate. Over the year, the national rate was reduced by 1.5 percentage points, while Michigan’s jobless rate fell by 1.9 percentage points since August of 2021.
“Our economy is on the move, and this week’s Detroit Auto Show is the latest sign that Michigan is the best place to do business," Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement. "We are competing for every project and every job, bringing big projects and bold investments to Michigan, and proving to the world what is possible with cutting-edge technology. Because of our hardworking people, innovative businesses, and resilient communities, our unemployment rate is now at the lowest rate in years and the economy added 135,000 jobs in the last year alone. We still have a lot of work to do, but we have the momentum.
“We will stay focused on competing for every job and project to shorten supply chains and make us less reliant on China, cut down on costly delays, and create opportunities in every region of our great state. Let’s keep getting it done.”
Labor force trends and highlights
- Michigan’s total unemployment level edged down by 1,000, or 0.5 percent, over the month, while the national unemployment total advanced by 6.1 percent since July.
- The statewide over-the-year employment gain of 3.4 percent was comparable to the national employment increase since August of 2021 (+3.6 percent).
- The August statewide labor force participation rate of 60.1 percent was unchanged for the third consecutive month. Similarly, Michigan’s employment-population ratio remained unchanged at 57.6 percent during August. Both August 2022 measures remained below their February 2020 values (61.1 percent and 58.8 percent, respectively).
Detroit metro area jobless rate decreases during August
The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area’s (MSA) seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent over the month. Reductions in both the Detroit MSA employment and unemployment totals resulted in a workforce drop of 8,000 since July.
The Detroit metro area jobless rate receded by 2.6 percentage points over the year. Employment advanced by 52,000, while unemployment fell by 53,000 since August of 2021.
Michigan nonfarm jobs edge up in August
According to the monthly survey of employers, Michigan seasonally adjusted payroll employment rose by 4,000, or 0.1 percent, over the month, resulting in a nonfarm job total of 4,357,000. Job changes were minor, with no major industry exhibiting an absolute employment change greater than 4,000 over the month.
Industry employment trends and highlights
- Statewide total payroll jobs rose for the third consecutive month during August.
- Michigan’s professional and business services sector exhibited the largest over-the-month reduction in employment, with jobs receding by 4,000 since July.
- The state’s leisure and hospitality sector exhibited an employment increase for the second consecutive month during August.
- Statewide nonfarm jobs in August were 96,000 or 2.2 percent below their February 2020 pre-pandemic level.
- Michigan total nonfarm jobs advanced by 135,000, or 3.2 percent, over the year.
- On a numerical basis, the most pronounced over-the-year industry job gains occurred in the state’s manufacturing sector and professional and business services sector, with both industries demonstrating employment advances of 31,000 since August of 2021. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/20/jobless-rate-edges-down-in-august/69503577007/ | 2022-09-20T11:18:46Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/20/jobless-rate-edges-down-in-august/69503577007/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Farm first aid kits available or purchase in honor of National Farm Safety and Health Week
As a part of National Farm Safety and Health Week, the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety has Farm First Aid Kits available for purchase that meet the needs of people working in agriculture.
Kits can be placed in tractors, combines, UTV’s farm shops, dairy/ hog barns, trucks and other strategic places around the farm business. Kits also make good Father’s Day, birthday or Christmas gifts for the farmer who has “everything else.”
Agriculture, construction and mining rank high among the most hazardous occupations according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics. Fall is a particularly hazardous time for agriculture with the rush of fall harvest and shorter days with some inclement weather.
Designed with farm injuries in mind, the kits contain first aid supplies that are useful in an emergency response or for everyday use. Kits include items including: a large scissors/ trauma shears to cut through heavy clothing, large bandages and knuckle bandages for when cuts and scrapes require more than a small adhesive bandage, a thermal blanket to protect the person from the weather, eye wash, instant cold compresses (ice packs), a CPR face shield, and much more.
The Farm First Aid kits include 114 pieces and costs $50 plus shipping and handling. To order a kit or request a shipping quote, contact Dan Neenan at the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety at 563-557-0354 or 888-644-6322. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/20/monroe-county-agriculture-farm-first-aid-kits-available/69503815007/ | 2022-09-20T11:18:52Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/20/monroe-county-agriculture-farm-first-aid-kits-available/69503815007/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Lawyers seek data in Georgia election equipment breach
ATLANTA (AP) — A former Republican Party official in Georgia who was a fake elector in 2020 misrepresented her role in an alleged breach of voting equipment at a rural elections office two months after the last presidential election, according to a court filing.
The filing late Monday is part of a broader lawsuit challenging the security of the state’s voting machines that has been drawn into a separate investigation of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his loss in Georgia.
According to the latest filing, Cathy Latham helped coordinate the arrival of a computer forensics team at the Coffee County elections office on Jan. 7, 2021, welcomed them upon arrival and spent nearly all day there instructing them what to copy. That turned out to be “virtually every component of the voting system,” the court filing says. That directly refutes her testimony in a sworn deposition and her representations in filings with the court, the document states.
The filing comes in response to Latham’s attorneys’ attempt to quash subpoenas for her personal electronic devices, including any cell phones, computers and storage devices.
Robert Cheeley, an attorney for Latham, did not respond to an email seeking comment. He previously said his client doesn’t remember all the details of that day. But he said she “would not and has not knowingly been involved in any impropriety in any election” and “has not acted improperly or illegally.”
Latham said in a deposition last month that she moved to Texas over the summer. In January 2021, she was chair of the Coffee County Republican Party and was the state party caucus chair for more than 125 of Georgia’s smaller counties. Latham also was one of 16 Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate in December 2020 falsely stating that Trump had won the state and declaring that they were the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors.
Trump in fact lost Georgia by nearly 12,000 votes to Democrat Joe Biden. The investigation into Trump’s efforts to change the results includes a phone call he made to the Georgia secretary of state suggesting he could “find” just enough votes to make Trump the winner.
The Georgia secretary of state’s office has described the copying of data from Coffee County’s election system as an “alleged unauthorized access.” It’s the latest of several suspected breaches of voting system data around the country tied to Trump allies since his election loss.
Attorney Sidney Powell and other Trump allies were involved in arranging for the copying of the election equipment in Coffee County — it is home to 43,000 people and voted overwhelmingly for Trump — as part of a wider effort to access voting equipment in several states, according to documents produced in response to subpoenas in the long-running lawsuit over Georgia’s voting machines.
Latham’s “data likely will reveal additional details about the work performed and information obtained in the breach, what was done with the compromised software and data, and the people involved in planning and orchestrating the breach, which puts voters and future elections at enormous risk,” the filing says.
An exhibit attached to the Monday filing juxtaposes quotes from Latham’s deposition with images pulled from security camera footage that appear to directly contradict her statements.
Latham said that she went to her job as a high school teacher and stopped by the election office briefly that afternoon. But the video image shows her arriving at 11:37 a.m. while time stamps on other images show her there throughout much of the day. She also said she didn’t see specific people and saw others only briefly, but the video images show otherwise.
The lawsuit that includes the fight over Latham’s personal electronic devices was originally filed several years before the 2020 election by individual voters and the Coalition for Good Governance, an election security advocacy group. It alleges that Georgia’s touchscreen voting machines are not secure and seeks to have them replaced by hand-marked paper ballots.
The Monday filing said the plaintiffs have identified multiple specific documents that Latham failed to produce in response to a previous subpoena. It seeks to have a third party make a temporary forensic copy of her devices and search for responsive documents.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Abbott common stock during the period from February 19, 2021, to June 8, 2022, inclusive.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 31, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in ABT:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: According to the filed complaint, defendants touted the strength of Abbott's infant formula brands and their contribution to the Company's sales and revenue growth, despite knowing that the facility that manufactured those products was in flagrant violations of United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") health, safety, and manufacturing regulations. The complaint further alleges that defendants willfully or recklessly concealed these violations from investors, even though the violations put Abbott's infant formula business in dire jeopardy and left the Company exposed to a risk of severe regulatory action, including the recall of its products and closure of the Sturgis facility. Indeed, according to the complaint, defendants received direct warnings, communications, FDA inspection reports, and consumer complaints identifying in detail the safety and regulatory violations that were rampant at the Sturgis facility.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Abbott you have until October 31, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Abbott securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
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The body was found around 11:45 Monday night, but the cause of death is not apparent according to GRPD.
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- Almost half (47%) of surveyed CSCOs said they have introduced new automation technologies in the last two years.
- Surveyed CSCOs ranked sustainability as their third biggest challenge in the next few years, trailing only supply chain disruptions and technology infrastructure.
- "The Innovators" are modernizing their technology infrastructure – 56% of those respondents are currently operating on hybrid cloud, and 60% are investing in digital infrastructure to scale and deliver value.
ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value (IBV) study "Own Your Transformation" unveils how Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) are navigating significant supply chain challenges brought on by a global COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, climate change and geopolitical events, and how they plan to future-proof their supply chains.
The survey* of 1,500 CSCOs and Chief Operating Officers (COOs) reveals that they are increasing investments in automation, AI and intelligent workflows, ecosystems and sustainability, and are reimagining their supply chain operations.
"To effectively combat the unprecedented supply chain stressors like inflation, it's imperative that CSCOs focus on using analytics, AI and automation initiatives to build intelligent, resilient, and sustainable supply chains," said Jonathan Wright, IBM Consulting Global Managing Partner, Sustainability Services and Global Business Transformation. "Automation and AI can enable CSCOs and their organizations to collect data, identify risk, validate documentation, and provide audit trails, even in high inflationary periods, while also managing their carbon, waste, energy and water consumption."
Key study findings show that:
CSCOs are embracing AI and automation technologies to provide interconnectivity with partners and suppliers and to enable sustainable operations and predictability.
- Almost half (47%) of surveyed CSCOs said they have introduced new automation technologies in the last two years—an approach that can add predictability, flexibility, and intelligence to supply chain operations, and they're using AI to help monitor and track performance.
Sustainability is both a challenge and a force for change.
- Surveyed CSCOs rank sustainability as their third biggest challenge in the next few years, trailing only supply chain disruptions and technology infrastructure.
- 52% place sustainability at or near the top of their priority list.
- 50% report that their sustainability investments will accelerate business growth.
- They tell us that they experience the most direct pressure for sustainability transparency from: investors (56%), board members (50%) and customers (50%).
"The Innovators": 20% of respondents stand apart for accelerating their data-led innovation to prepare for a precarious future, and this group is already outperforming peers on key metrics including reporting 11% higher annual revenue growth. They are:
- Integrating automated workflows across organizational functions and with their partners for real-time visibility, insights, and action (95% more than other CSCOs).
- Modernizing their technology infrastructure – 56% are currently operating on hybrid cloud, and 60% are investing in digital infrastructure to scale and deliver value.
- Extending their sustainability initiatives, creating new products and services. 58% see opportunities to improve customer engagement through sustainability imperatives.
- Focusing deeper on cybersecurity (nearly 20% more than other CSCOs).
The full study is available at:
https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadership/institute-business-value/c-suite-study/csco
*Methodology
In cooperation with Oxford Economics, the IBM Institute for Business Value surveyed 1,500 CSCOs and COOs from 35+ countries and 24 industries as part of the 26th edition of the IBM C-suite Study series. To simplify, we refer to the full population as CSCOs.
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Newly Created Position to Advance Lumina's Equity-First Approach
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumina Foundation has named Linh C. Nguyen, a national leader in talent development, organizational effectiveness, and philanthropic strategy, its first vice president of equity, culture, and talent.
Nguyen will lead Lumina's racial equity efforts, supporting strategies that embed the pursuit of equity in foundation grantmaking and operations while tracking progress. He will nurture the foundation's organizational culture and develop internal talent in ways that increase diversity, improve inclusion and belonging, and eliminate racial disparities.
"Linh's experience across a broad spectrum of human resources disciplines at the highest levels, coupled with his passion and commitment to education and equity, make him the ideal person to guide our journey," said Jamie Merisotis, Lumina's president and CEO. "Linh will ensure we continue to put racial equity at the forefront of our mission of advancing a more just future for individuals and society."
Nguyen has more than 30 years of experience in business, human resources, and nonprofit consulting, including two stints as a senior executive at the global consulting giant Accenture. Selected for his expertise, he served on President Obama's 2008 transition team as co-lead for the Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. federal government's human resources agency.
From 2013-17, Nguyen was vice president for learning and impact then chief operating officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Mich. As a senior leader, he helped develop and implement a strategic plan involving organizational change centered on racial equity, community engagement, and distributed leadership. He also helped enact Kellogg Foundation's racial equity and racial healing commitment by transforming internal systems and practices and supporting programmatic efforts such as Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation.
Nguyen founded and guided several strategic planning, organizational development, and change management consulting practices. After advising and consulting as a partner with NPAG (Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group), a talent strategy and search firm serving the social sector, Nguyen is eager to return to front-line social impact work.
"I look forward to offering my new colleagues my professional experience as a talent and culture leader who has helped many organizations navigate their transformation journeys to make a difference," Nguyen said. "I also offer my lived experience as a refugee and immigrant with a passion for lifelong learning and public service."
Nguyen has a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Yale University. Born in Vietnam, Nguyen grew up in Greenville, S.C., and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He begins his new role on Oct. 3.
Lumina Foundation is an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. We envision a system that is easy to navigate, delivers fair results, and meets the nation's need for talent through a broad range of credentials. Our goal is to prepare people for informed citizenship and for success in a global economy.
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CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As optical fiber networks adopt higher speed technologies to enable continued increases and dynamic reordering of network capacity, Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) is showcasing test solutions at ECOC 2022 in Basel, Switzerland.
OTN transceivers will help manufacturers address growing demand for aggregation, cross connect and switching solutions while enabling a versatile multi-service capability. The architecture supports aggregation and advanced bandwidth management using protected and secure data paths. The VIAVI experience testing high-speed OTN data rates with coherent line-side transponders has provided the foundation to quickly deliver client-side OTN testing solutions.
Accelink, a global manufacturer of optoelectronic devices and modules, will be showcasing client-side OTN transceivers at its Booth #305, and demonstrating performance at VIAVI Booth #301, using the VIAVI ONT-800 platform. QSFP28 transceivers support OTN at 100 Gbps, and QSFP-DD transceivers support OTN at 400 Gbps. The ONT-800 allows Accelink to showcase OTN applications including OTU4 (100 Gbps), OTUC8 (OTUCn up to a full 800 Gbps, 8x100 Gbps or 2x400 Gbps), and a 4 * OTU4 (100 Gbps) breakout via QSFP-DD.
"VIAVI was the first test and measurement provider with a solution that could test all required data rates and related services of our OTN-based pluggable modules," said Biao Wang, General Manager, Accelink. "The ONT-800 is a proven platform, respected in the industry, that gives us confidence our modules are performing as engineered."
VIAVI will participate in a multi-vendor interoperability event hosted by OIF in Booth #701. Specifically, the VIAVI ONT-800 platform will be used to test Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) performance capabilities of 400G QSFP-DD ZR (long range) optical transceiver modules in a range of operating conditions likely to be encountered in actual deployment. According to OIF, this 400ZR interop demo shows a full implementation across an 80km DWDM ecosystem using multiple form-factor pluggable modules, 400GbE routers, 75 GHz C-band open line system, and test equipment solutions from multiple vendors—providing evidence of widescale 400ZR deployment readiness based on a broad ecosystem of interoperable solutions.
As fiber rollouts progress around the world, service providers have been challenged with finding trained staff with the experience to support the qualification of fiber networks. This has led to operational inefficiencies, rollout delays and increased costs. It has also led to less accurate certification methodologies as service providers have had to compromise to certify networks in time.
FiberComplete PRO™ is a fiber test solution with a suite of capabilities which replaces six test instruments. It is the first single test port solution that fully automates all the fiber qualification tests required for the construction and certification of any type of fiber optic network. New capabilities being showcased at ECOC include:
- Support for high-fiber count projects with integration of Cable-SLM and MPO switch modules
- Tracking of large projects with no need for separate spreadsheets, with support for fiber counts up to 9996 (833 x 12MPO)
- Reduced test time for multi-fiber and MPO bundles with automatic sequencing of bi-directional test (including TrueBIDIR OTDR analysis) with no manual switching between fibers
- At-a-glance view of project progress with Cable and SmartGrid views plus pass/fail status.
VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, government and avionics. We help these customers harness the power of instruments, automation, intelligence and virtualization. VIAVI is also a leader in light management solutions for the anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, government and automotive markets. Learn more about VIAVI at www.viavisolutions.com. Follow us on VIAVI Perspectives, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.
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Breeze enables listing agents and sellers to send and prepare disclosures fast and easy.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkySlope, the leader in real estate transaction software, has launched Breeze, an all-around simple and streamlined application making Texas disclosures easy to complete for agents and sellers.
SkySlope's core product, SkySlope Suite, enables brokers, agents, auditors, and transaction coordinators to track their deals while remaining compliant. Equipped with forms and a digital signature tool, SkySlope provides a frictionless workflow that saves time for agents. As the transaction management platform serving over half of the top 20 largest brokerages in the U.S. and Canada, SkySlope is known for its award-winning customer experience.
With the launch of Breeze, SkySlope gives agents the ability to prepare and send seller disclosures to their clients at lightning speed, from anywhere. Available at no cost, Breeze provides sellers with tool tips and legal definitions in accessible language to help prevent critical mistakes that may cause lawsuits against sellers, agents, and brokers. Guided workflows simplify complicated and confusing disclosure forms— helping sellers complete disclosures quickly and with more confidence and accuracy.
Breeze Features
- Streamlined disclosure preparation equipped with MLS data sync
- Status visibility, notifications, and easy revision requests
- Simple guided workflows with helpful tips (think TurboTax) for clients
- Equipped with SkySlope DigiSign for free, unlimited, and secure digital signatures
- Seamlessly integrated with SkySlope's suite of products
"Breeze is truly a one-stop-shop for faster disclosures," says Diana Costas of Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty. "The guided workflow helps clients complete disclosures quickly and accurately and our agents can easily prepare disclosures, request signatures, and submit forms for compliance review."
"Disclosures are a common pain point for both agents and sellers," explains SkySlope CEO, Tyler Smith. "We're excited to launch a solution that takes a complicated process and makes it effortless for REALTORS® and home sellers."
Coming soon to a state near you! Breeze is expanding to help more agents and their clients complete disclosures with ease and confidence. Breeze is currently available in California, Washington, Arizona, Oregon, and Nevada! Breeze will continue to launch in more states throughout 2022.
Is Breeze not available in your state yet? Don't worry, we're coming! Sign up to get an update when we've launched in your state. Visit breeze.skyslope.com and scroll to the "Work from anywhere" section on the Breeze page, select your state, and enter your information.
For more information about Breeze, please visit breeze.skyslope.com.
Established in 2011, SkySlope is a comprehensive transaction management platform for brokers, agents, auditors, and transaction coordinators to manage real estate transactions from anywhere at any time. In 2021, over 300,000 users across 8,000 offices used SkySlope to manage 2.25M transactions. SkySlope provides digital transaction management and services to help agents and brokers be more efficient and compliant. From automation to integrations, SkySlope's vision is to keep agents and brokers connected to the customer forever. For more information about SkySlope, visit skyslope.com.
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Things are absolutely out of control, and there are plenty among us who have no appreciation for it.
Can you imagine the reaction of someone in the 1960s or ’70s, if you told them that we would have 800+hp estate cars with factory internals and turbochargers which can accelerate from 100-200km/h in about five seconds? The idea of this even today is absurd, so I can’t imagine how anyone could have got their head around this back then. They might have thought we would have flying cars in 2022, but probably not these rocket-ships.
This is the QSTuning C8 Audi RS 6 Avant, and it’s maybe one of the most perfect modified vehicles on the planet.
As a long time lover of fast wagons, I would say that of course. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always regarded the RS 6 Avant as the perfect production car. To the average road user, it’s just an Audi estate. However, there’s not a lot it can’t do.
Need to get somewhere in a hurry? RS 6. Need to bring the kids and family with you? RS 6. Need to pop into IKEA on the way back? RS 6. Track day? RS 6. A trans-continental jaunt? RS 6…
You get the idea, but I am indeed infatuated with them.
That’s before you turn one over into the care of a company like QST. By simply tweaking the software on the factory ECU, and with no physical hardware modifications or upgrades, QST can extract another 110hp and 224Nm (165lbs-ft) from a C8 RS 6.
That translates to approximately 710hp and 1,000Nm of torque, along with a car which is now 2.3-seconds faster from 100-200km/h (62-124mph) simply by changing around some 1s and 0s.
What happens then when you start making the requisite hardware changes as well? With some Eventuri intakes, Nortech down-pipes feeding into an Akrapovič exhaust system with an AEM water-methanol injection, things start getting pretty rowdy indeed.
However, it’s around this point the factory intercoolers cry enough.
“We were seeing IATs [intake air temperatures] rising to 80+°C on stock cars with a fifth gear dyno pull,” Alex Collins of QST told us. He continued, “At the time there were limited options. We looked into CSF as I know they do some great cooling solutions on the 991/992 Porsche market. They appeared to have the best solution on the market with F1-grade cores and billet end tanks. We got a set in for our shop car, threw them on and instantly gained 40hp and IATs dropped by around half.”
“From then on we have used CSF intercoolers on all of our higher power RS 6/7 builds and haven’t looked back since.”
With the addition of their own custom-developed KW HAS kit, Vossen HF-3 wheels and a full AP carbon aero kit, QST have built a well rounded and unbelievably potent vehicle.
With further tuning of the engine and transmission to make the most of the hardware changes, QST managed to extract another 121hp and 150Nm from the twin-turbocharged V8.
That’s a final result of 831hp and 1150Nm, with a 5.44-second 100-200km/h time. Currently, QST remains the home of the fastest stock turbocharged C8 RS 6/7s in the United Kingdom.
Naturally then, hybrid turbochargers and upgraded MAP sensors are currently in development at QST for those who feel that 831hp is still a bit on the slow side. Lunatics.
Where Fast Audis Come FromNaturally, we were curious as to where this RS 6 comes from, and what else it shares its stable with.
QST have been specialising in German vehicle tuning – and the VW Group in particular – for over 30 years, and call West Sussex in South East England home. The ‘QS’ stands for ‘Quattro Sports’, just as a small factoid.
While QST might be renowned for their fast Audi RS cars, they’re more than capable of dealing with everything from stage one TDIs to twin-turbo R8s.
Speaking of which…
While still in constant development as QST aim to find the limits of the R8 V10+, this particular car in its previous guise ran a 14-second standing half-mile at 198mph.
More recently, it ran an 8.99-second quarter-mile on an un-prepped street surface with Toyo Proxes R888Rs and around 100whp dialled out of the setup.
It’s a full-weight street car which runs deep into the 2-second zone for 100-200km/h times. ‘Ballistic’ doesn’t even begin to cover it.
A business which was originally started by Kim Collins (pictured) in his parents’ garage over three decades ago (QST have been at their current premises for around 23 years) and now turning out some of the fastest Audis in the United Kingdom is the sort of Speedhunters story we can all get behind.
Naturally, we were keen to pick their collective brains for advice and what the future might hold for QST.
On the subject of what are the most common mistakes people make when modifying their own vehicles, Alex said, “I think perhaps the most common mistake people do is trying to cut corners to save a few quid. The saying ‘buy cheap, buy twice’ really is apparent in this industry. Quality software and hardware really is majorly important to extract extra power and have a reliable and fast upgraded car.”
With their impressive successes with the C8 platform, it’s probably natural then to hear that QST continue to develop their range of C8 products. Alex added that, “We do really well on them, the cars are all really nice and we have a fantastic network of customers who are doing great times on Dragy and are enjoying their cars.”
“Our initial goal was to create the quickest stock turbo car in the UK, we did this, so now we are moving on to the next stage of development as I feel we have now done all we can on the factory turbochargers, so onto hybrids.”
I for one fully embrace the absurdity of making already fast cars, much, much faster.
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Biting Dogs: These are the 10 breeds of adorable dog that are most likely to nip, bite and snap humans - including the loving Border Collie 🐶
With demand for pups continuing to rocket post-lockdown, here are the breeds of dogs that are most likely to bite humans.
If you’ve been thinking about getting a new dog then you’re not alone – Kennel Club figures show that the number of people looking for puppies has surged since the start of the global pandemic.
But with 221 different breeds of pedigree dog to choose from, there’s plenty of thinking to do before you select your family’s latest four-legged addition – whether you want a large dog, family-friendly dog, or crossbreed.
There’s even academic guidance to seek out, with Psychologist Stanley Coren’s book ‘The Intelligence of Dogs’ ranking breeds by instincts, obedience, and the ability to adapt.
Different breeds of dog also tend to have very different personalities – with some more likely to lash out with nips, nibbles and even bites.
Of course any dog is capable of delivering a damaging bite, while most dogs of any breed are unlikely to do any damage unless seriously provoked, but there are certain breeds who have temperaments making them more likely to be aggressive than others.
Researchers in the USA carried out a survey of some of the estimated five million canine bites suffered in the country each year, seperating them into types of dog.
Here are the 10 breeds of dog that they found were most likely to bite.
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Does My Dog Love Me? Here are 12 telltale signs that your adorable and affectionate dog loves you too - from licking to yawning 🐶
With demand for pups continuing to rocket post-pandemic, there are many new owners that may not be aware of all the complexities of canine behaviour.
If you’ve been thinking about getting a new dog then you’re not alone – Kennel Club figures show that the number of people looking for puppies surged by around eight per cent since the start of the global pandemic.
There are 221 different breeds of pedigree dog to choose from, there’s plenty of thinking to do before you select your family’s latest four-legged addition – whether you want a large dog, family-friendly dog, or crossbreed.
No matter what type of dog you choose to welcome into your home though, you'll be hoping to form a loving and strong bond with your pup.
And, while pooches can’t say ‘I love you’ out loud, they have numerous types of behaviour to let you know.
Here are 12 things your dog does that means they love you as much as you love them.
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While summer is almost over, there are still plenty of warm days to enjoy outdoor adventures with your pub – which there are also fun things to do in the winter months.
Regardless of how long you’ve had your pet, it’s never too late to try out new activities and reinvent playtime.
Pet food experts Bella & Duke’s Natural Canine Behaviourist, Caroline Spencer, has shared her top ten hobbies you and your dog can take up together.
Caroline explained: “When life gets busy, it is often easy for time with your pet to become about the essentials, reducing your relationship to a check box chore. The main reason most people get a dog is to have a companion, and like any friendship, quality time together is needed to deepen your bond and maintain your relationship.
“There are so many creative ways you can incorporate your dog into your life and there’s no better time than summer to take up a new hobby or adventure you can enjoy together”.
Here are her ideas for dog-friendly activities to try.
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1. Treat yourself and your pup to some pamper time
Give your dog the grooming and attention they need, not only will it help you to unwind from a hard day’s work but it is also a great way to keep our furry friends cool and safe from overheating. Make time to pamper your dog with a massage or grooming and play gentle music to help them relax. Downtime is all important in the process of bonding.
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2. Go on a picnic together
Enjoy the sunshine whilst it’s here and set up a picnic somewhere that has enough space for classic activities such as fetch or hide and seek. That way, you can both learn to work as a team and enjoy each other’s company but be sure to not stay hidden too long! Find a nice spot in some shade and take a minute to unwind and just be with your dog. After playing it is important to be aware of the temperature and make sure you’re not enjoying it too much and your dog doesn’t overheat. Be sure to pack your picnic basket with plenty of water alongside a bowl for your furry friend.
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3. Walk around a local forest or heritage site
Regular walks are important for keeping your dog fit and healthy alongside being a great way to build a bond. Why not switch up your regular routes and take your furry friend out on an adventure! Forests can be great places to walk your dog in. This way you can enjoy the beauty of nature and find some interesting new scents for your dog to investigate. Better yet, take them out to see one of the many heritage sites across the country. Appreciating history is always more fun with your favourite canines. Be sure to check for any nasty ticks after a long walk. When walking in the forest, visiting a heritage site or just switching up your regular routes it is important to remember to clean up any mess made and be aware of your new surroundings if letting your dog off the lead.
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4. Travel together
This can be a bit challenging, but letting your dog join you adds a fun twist to the out-of-town holiday you’ve been planning. Just make sure you prepare everything you need for travelling. Always check with your vet to ensure your dog is fit to join the trip.
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Dogs With Big Bites 2022: These are the 11 breeds of adorable dog who have the strongest bite force - including the Bulldog 🐕
With demand for pups continuing to rocket post-lockdown, here are the breeds of dogs whose bite is worse than their bark.
If you’ve been thinking about getting a new dog then you’re not alone – Kennel Club figures show that the number of people looking for puppies surged by around eight per cent since the start of the global pandemic.
But with 221 different breeds of pedigree dog to choose from, there’s plenty of thinking to do before you select your family’s latest four-legged addition – whether you want a large dog, family-friendly dog, or crossbreed.
There’s even academic guidance to seek out, with Psychologist Stanley Coren’s book ‘The Intelligence of Dogs’ ranking breeds by instincts, obedience, and the ability to adapt.
Different breeds of dog also tend to have very different physical attributes and strengths, including how strong their bite is – a measure that has been studied by scientists.
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Of course, this dosn’t necessarily mean that these breeds will be more likely to bite – and individual dogs will vary greatly in strength – just that you need to be extra-careful to train these dogs properly as they have the potential to cause serious harm.
So, here are the breeds that research has shown to have the strongest bites, in pressure per square inch (psi). For reference the average human’s bite is around 162 psi.
For the purposes of this article we are only using breeds recognised by the UK Kennel Club, meaning such breeds as the Cane Corso (700 psi), Dogo Canario (540 psi) and Dogo Argentino (500 psi) are not included.
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Heatstroke in Dogs 2022: These are the 10 breeds of adorable dog likely to suffer from heatstroke - including the loving Golden Retriever 🐕
All breeds of dog can overheat in high temperatures, but certain breeds are more likely to suffer a risk to their health in the summer months.
Heatstroke in dogs is a very serious illness that can even be fatal and is most commonly caused by overheating during exercise – although it can also develop is a dog just sits in the sun for too long.
Symptoms include panting, drooling and foaming at the mouth, bright red gums, shaking, weakness and collapse, confusion, vomiting, diarrhoea and seizures.
There are a range of ways you can prevent your dog from suffering heat stroke, but if your pet is displaying any of the symptoms it’s best to get them to the vet as quickly as possible.
It’s also important to know that certain breeds are far more likely to develop the condition, meaning extra care should be taken to keep them cool.
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University and the Royal Veterinary College analysed anonymised electronic records of more than 900,000 dogs across the UK in what is thought to be the largest study of its kind.
They identified nearly 400 confirmed cases of heat-related illnesses among dogs under veterinary care, but believe actual numbers may be higher because many affected with heatstroke may not be taken to the vet.
The scientists used the Labrador Retriever, the UK’s most popular breed of dog, as the ‘base’ comparison breed to identify dogs at most risk from heat-related illnesses.
And remarkably they found that some breeds were up to 17 times more likely to suffer heatstroke than the loving Lab.
Brachycephalic dogs (breeds with shortened snouts) are most at risk, being on average are twice as likely to suffer heatstroke than dogs with an average muzzle, while dogs with thick coats are also more impacted by high temperatures.
Being above average weight and being over two years old were also some of the factors identified by the researchers as predictors for heatstrokes.
So, here are the breeds that should stick to the shade this summer.
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Tributes to Aberdeen oil industry worker 'stabbed and set ablaze' as she walked home from a night out
Workmates and relatives of a mother-of-two at the centre of a murder investigation have paid emotional tributes following her weekend death.
Firefighters and police officers discovered Jill Barclay’s still burning body opposite the roundabout at Dyce’s Stoneywood Road and Victoria Street, around 3.30am on Saturday
The 47-year-old, who had a six-year-old son and daughter, eight, was last seen leaving Spider’s Web pub on Station Road in the early hours of Saturday morning to make the one mile walk home..
A 22-year-old man was arrested elsewhere in Scotland, not believed to be in Aberdeen, and has been charged with her murder. He is due in court today.
Detectives swooped after scouring CCTV footage from a nearby BP garag, the Marriot Hotel opposite, and from the pub, which the former Hazlehead Academy pupil visited before her death.
Ms Barclay worked as a proposals engineer for oil and gas giant Petrofac
The energy firm’s chief operating officer Nick Shorten said it was a “heartbreaking” time for everyone who knew her.
He added: “Jill was a much loved and respected member of Petrofac’s team here in Aberdeen.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with her children, partner, and wider family at this truly heart-breaking time. We will do everything we can to support them.”
A crowdfunding GoFundMe page has been set up for donations to help the Barclay family with funeral costs.
It was set up by Claire Carstairs and Gillian Gove, who were both friends of Jill.
They stated “Jill was a much-loved partner, daughter, a parent-of-two, the best friend, a kickboxing ninja, a raver – a human with a heart of gold and true to the core.
“In light of Jill, she loved to party, when we have hit our milestone target we will have a – “Rave it like your Jill” event here in Stoneywood.
“In this dark time let’s come together as one as a community and raise as much funds as we possibly can for her beautiful family.”
The fundraiser page has received ore than £2,500 from almost 150 donations – surpassing the £1,500 target.
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Queen Elizabeth II funeral: How many people around the world watched the Queen’s funeral on television?
The Queen’s funeral is predicted to have slashed TV viewing figure records, surpassing that of Diana, Princess of Wales’ ceremony.
The Queen’s funeral is expected to have brought in more viewers than any other TV broadcast in global history, estimations suggest.
It is thought more than one billion more people tuned in for Her Majesty’s state funeral than for that of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997.
Her Majesty set many TV records during her 70-year reign, including her coronation in 1953 which reached more than 27 million people in the United Kingdom.
Elizabeth II’s coronation was the first to ever be broadcast live on television as many more millions abroad tuned in.
Her state funeral, however, is expected to have had figures that would have been incomprehensible at the start of her reign.
The committal that followed, as the Queen was lowered into the Royal Vault, made further television history as it was the first time such a ceremony was broadcast.
The previous monarch’s committal, that of King George VI on 15 February 1952, was not broadcast, and so this was a first for those witnessing.
When was the Queen’s funeral?
Her late Majesty’s funeral started at around 11am on Monday 19 September 2022, and it was held at Westminster Abbey.
The Queen’s Committal service took place at 4pm in St George’s Chapel, Windsor. This was followed by a private burial, though that part was not televised.
2,000 people were in attendance for the state funeral, whereas 800 were there as the Queen was lowered into the Royal Vault, including King Charles III.
How many people around the world watched Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral?
No official total figures have been released just yet, however, early indications from Statista suggest no fewer than 4.1 billion people across the globe would have watched the Queen’s funeral on television.
This means it was likely viewed by more people than any other Royal event in history, including weddings, coronations and funerals of days gone by.
If the 4.1 billion is indeed confirmed, the Queen’s funeral will also be the most viewed broadcast in television history.
How to watch the Queen’s funeral on demand
Now the Queen’s funeral has been and gone, the whole event is available to watch on demand for those who weren’t able to tune in.
This includes the funeral itself which lasted around 55 minutes, the build-up to it, the procession from Westminster to Windsor, and the Committal service.
The Committal, which started at St George’s Chapel four hours after the end of the state funeral, lasted around 30 minutes.
There were also some astonishing shots of The Long Walk in Windsor beforehand as Her late Majesty passed through.
Now the proceedings are over, all of these moments, as well as the state funeral which took place earlier in the day, are available to watch on both BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub.
The private burial service that took place after the Committal was not televised, nor is it available to watch on demand.
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Music review: BBC SSO & Danny Driver, Dunbar Parish Church
At this challenging Lammermuir Festival concert, the BBC SSO and pianist Danny Driver developed a compelling musical argument in Ligeti’s Piano Concerto, writes Susan Nickalls
BBC SSO & Danny Driver, Dunbar Parish Church ****
This challenging programme of predominantly 20th century music was delivered with aplomb by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra ensemble, meticulously conducted by Geoffrey Paterson.
But first, looking back to the previous century, Debussy’s symphonic poem Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune was given a makeover in Iain Farrington’s arrangement for small chamber orchestra. While this stripped-down version teased apart the glorious array of floaty textures, the occasional sag in tempo created a more languid than dreamy mood.
There was an elemental feel to the ensemble’s animated reading of Ligeti’s percussion-rich Chamber Concerto as they conjured up buzzing bees, the rustle of wind and a static-like pulse. In this highly experimental work, sound itself appeared to be turned inside out and upside down.
A further duality in the composer’s fascinating exploration of micropolyphony had several players doubling on instruments with opposing tonal colours, for instance the harpsichord/organ, piano/celeste and flute/piccolo.
Ligeti continued to develop these ideas in his through-composed Piano Concerto with the ensemble, Paterson and soloist Danny Driver testing his structural extremes to breaking point. Driver deftly spun giddy whirlpools of notes taking on the strings, woodwind, brass and percussion in an increasingly acrimonious argument. Throughout, the music was underpinned by a steady but unstable rhythm, with sometimes two different time signatures operating at once. Paterson kept up the tension between the different sections in this relentless and compelling standoff that barely paused for breath.
The comparative orderliness of Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony No.1 put the listener back on firmer ground as horns and woodwind, in particular the contrabassoon and bass clarinet beautifully framed the strings at the heart of this spellbinding work.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” a true-crime series that transfixed listeners and revolutionized the genre.
At the behest of prosecutors who had uncovered new evidence, Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered that Syed’s conviction be vacated as she approved the release of the now-41-year-old who has spent more than two decades behind bars. There were gasps and applause in the crowded courtroom as the judge announced her decision.
Phinn ruled that the state violated its legal obligation to share evidence that could have bolstered Syed’s defense. She ordered Syed to be placed on home detention with GPS location monitoring. The judge also said the state must decide whether to seek a new trial date or dismiss the case within 30 days.
“All right Mr. Syed, you’re free to join your family,” Phinn said as the hearing ended.
Minutes later, Syed emerged from the courthouse and flashed a smile as he was shepherded to a waiting SUV through a sea of cameras and a cheering crowd of supporters.
Syed did not speak during the hearing, nor did he address the reporters outside afterward. But after the hearing, his lawyer Erica Suter described his reaction to the decision, saying: “He said he couldn’t believe it’s real.”
Sara Patel, a friend of Syed’s, said “we’re very happy and relieved that he’s finally free. We’ve just been on pins and needles this whole time.”
Syed has always maintained his innocence. His case captured the attention of millions in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on Lee’s killing and raised doubts about some of the evidence prosecutors had used, inspiring heated debates across dinner tables and water coolers about Syed’s innocence or guilt.
Last week, prosecutors filed a motion saying a lengthy investigation conducted with the defense had uncovered new evidence that could undermine the conviction of Syed, Lee’s ex-boyfriend, in 2000.
“I understand how difficult this is, but we need to make sure we hold the correct person accountable,” assistant state’s attorney Becky Feldman told the judge as she described various details from the case that undermine the decades-old conviction, including other suspects, flawed cellphone data, unreliable witness testimony and a potentially biased detective.
After the hearing, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said investigators are waiting for the results of “DNA analysis” before determining whether to seek a new trial date or throw out the case against Syed and “certify his innocence.”
Syed was serving a life sentence after he was convicted of strangling 18-year-old Lee, whose body was found buried in a Baltimore park.
The investigation “revealed undisclosed and newly-developed information regarding two alternative suspects, as well as unreliable cell phone tower data,” Mosby’s office said in a news release last week. The other suspects were known persons at the time of the original investigation, but weren’t properly ruled out nor disclosed to the defense, said prosecutors, who declined to release information about the suspects, due to the ongoing investigation.
Prosecutors said the failure to disclose the alternative suspects to defense attorneys amounted to what's known as a Brady violation.
But Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, whose office represented the state during Syed's appeals, issued a statement Monday evening saying “among the other serious problems with the motion to vacate, the allegations related to Brady violations are incorrect.”
“Neither State’s Attorney Mosby nor anyone from her office bothered to consult with either the Assistant State’s Attorney who prosecuted the case or with anyone in my office regarding these alleged violations,” Frosh said. “The file in this case was made available on several occasions to the defense.”
Prosecutors said they weren’t asserting that Syed is innocent, but they lacked confidence “in the integrity of the conviction” and recommended his release. The state’s attorney’s office had said if the motion were granted it would effectively put Syed in a new trial status, vacating his convictions, while the case remained active.
Syed was led into the crowded courtroom in handcuffs Monday. Wearing a white shirt with a tie, he sat next to his attorney. His mother and other family representatives were in the room, as was Mosby.
In 2016, a lower court ordered a retrial for Syed on the grounds that his attorney, Cristina Gutierrez, who died in 2004, didn’t contact an alibi witness and provided ineffective counsel.
But after a series of appeals, Maryland’s highest court in 2019 denied a new trial in a 4-3 opinion. The Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that Syed’s legal counsel was deficient in failing to investigate an alibi witness, but it disagreed that the deficiency prejudiced the case. The court said Syed waived his ineffective counsel claim.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Syed’s case in 2019.
The true-crime series was the brainchild of longtime radio producer and former Baltimore Sun reporter Sarah Koenig, who spent more than a year digging into Syed’s case and reporting her findings in almost real-time in hour-long segments. The 12-episode podcast won a Peabody Award and was transformative in popularizing podcasts for a wide audience.
During the hearing, Hae Min Lee's brother Young Lee spoke to the court, saying he feels betrayed by prosecutors, since he thought the case was settled.
“This is not a podcast for me. This is real life,” he said.
Speaking outside the courthouse after the ruling, Mosby expressed sympathy for Lee’s brother and said she understands why he feels betrayed.
“But I also understand the importance as the administer of the criminal justice system to ensure equality and justice and fairness. That is entitled to the defendant, as well,” she added.
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The now category 3 hurricane is approaching the Turks and Caicos on Tuesday with a top wind speed of 115 mph. The hurricane’s outer bands have continued to exacerbate flooding in Puerto Rico. Parts of the island have gotten over 25 inches of rain since Friday, the National Weather Service reported.
Early Tuesday, the island’s primary power provider LUMA said power had been restored to 19% of customers. LUMA said it has 1,987 crew members working to restore power to the island of 3.3 million residents.
"We will continue to work non-stop until every customer is restored and the entire grid is reenergized. While these efforts continue over the coming days, we strongly encourage customers to continue to exercise caution and stay away from any downed powerlines,” said LUMA public safety manager Abner Gómez.
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A devastated family are appealing to anyone who may have seen their missing father, who was last seen on Friday at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Woolwich. The much loved dad, suffers from mental health problems and has not been seen since he left hospital on Friday afternoon.
Tony Broughton, 61, lives in Eltham, his daughter Charlotte Broughton, 32 who lives in Greenhithe has issued an appeal in the Kent area as she thinks her dad could have tried to make his way to her, after leaving the hospital four days ago.
She said: "My dad lives on his own, but he often comes to me and if he felt vulnerable he would probably make his way to one of the family. He lives on his own and has been suffering with mental health problems.
"He has not had an official diagnosis, but his symptoms are depression, psychosis and dementia type symptoms. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth by ambulance on Friday after being assessed at home, and by the time I had rang at 5pm to find out what was going on he had already left the hospital.
"We have been putting up posters and putting things out on social media, and just doing anything we can really. We have reported it to the police and they are trying to get CCTV footage off a bus that we think my dad might have got on."
The heartfelt appeal that Charlotte shared to social media says: "PLEASE SHARE, I did not want to have to do this, but I can't rest until our dad is found. Dad is missing, his last known whereabouts was Queen Elizabeth hospital in Woolwich.
"He is wearing a grey t-shirt and blue jogging bottoms, 5,10 green eyes, dad looks a bit different to this picture as he's lost a lot of weight and has some more facial hair now.
"If anyone could keep a look out for him I would be forever grateful. He is vulnerable and needs to be treated with care and understanding. His name is Tony."
His other daughter Mariella shared her sister's post and added: "Another day of hell for us all. Please keep sharing this, I want my dad's face everywhere. Surely someone has seen him. We love you Dad."
If anyone has information you can contact the family directly on Facebook, or call 101 and quote case number 22MIS033187.
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Shocking photos have shown the sheer extent of the damage caused by an electrical fire that took hold of a Gravesend home earlier this month. Crews from Kent Fire and Rescue Service were called to a large fire in a two-storey residential home on Railway Street in Northfleet in the early hours of September 15.
Crews and two fire engines were on hand at the scene, utilising high-pressure hoses and main jets to bring the blaze under control. The residents inside, a family of four, were left ‘terrified’ after the size of the fire left them trapped in the home.
Thankfully, a quick-thinking neighbour pitched a ladder outside, leading the family to safety before crews arrived. Due to the extensive damage of the fire caused in their home of nine years, Victoria Hills and her family have now been rehomed in temporary accommodation in Dartford.
Read more: 'Another day of hell' Desperate search for missing Dad who left hospital
Images from inside the home show the destruction the fire brought. Walls and flooring are burnt to a crisp while debris lies scattered throughout the home.
The bathroom in particular looks unrecognisable, blanketed in black soot and damaged extensively. It is believed that the fire was started accidentally by an electrical fault in the home.
'It was terrifying'
Victoria, 32, explains what it was like to go through such a 'terrifying' experience. She 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.”
You can find Victoria's full story here.
Electrical fire prevention
Kent Fire and Rescue Service has a range of advice on preventing electrical fires from occurring. Here are the ways you can reduce an electrical fire in your home.
Plugs and Socket
Turn electrical items off at the plug when you’re not using them and only use one plug per socket
Make sure all plugs are correctly wired and the wires securely contained within the plug. If you’re not sure how to do this, ask a qualified electrician.
If you use chargers for phones, gadgets and e-cigarettes, it’s important to use them safely
Chargers
Always make sure you use the original charger that came with your device or tool
If you have to use an alternative charger, ensure it has come from a reputable supplier
Never leave items that are charging unsupervised, or overnight
Always charge items in a well-ventilated area and leave uncovered to prevent risk of overheating. If you have children or teenagers remember to make sure they do not charge their phones in beds or under pillows.
Disconnect devices from the charger as soon as they are charged
Avoid leaving items on charge until you need to use them
Before using chargers, check them for damage, including the lead and plug. If a charger is damaged, do not use it.
Extension Leads
Although there is space to plug in four appliances, this does not mean it is always safe to do so. KFRS would encourage you to remove the adaptor and plug in the appliance you wish to use if you can.
Different electrical appliances use different amounts of power.
To avoid the risk of overheating and possibly fire, never plug appliances into an extension lead or socket that together use more than 13 amps or 3,000 watts of energy
Never plug one adaptor into another. This is because adaptors are not designed to be plugged into each other to extend their reach across a room. Sometimes called ‘daisy-chaining’, it creates an increased fire risk, because the electrical current passing through the extension leads will exceed 13 amps.
Electrical Cables
If any of your electrical equipment has frayed or damaged cables, have them replaced by a qualified electrician.
Avoid putting electrical appliance cables under carpets, mats or rugs - walking over them wears the protective cable covering until bare wires are exposed, potentially causing a fire.
Avoid using reel-type extension leads indoors. If you do, unwind the cable to its full length and leave it loosely coiled with plenty of air around it. If left fully wound, the cable may overheat and catch fire.
Keep electrical appliances away from water, for example do not place a vase of flowers on top of a television, or use an electric fire in a bathroom.
Switch off as many electrical appliances as possible at night.
In the kitchen, avoid trailing cables such as a kettle cable hanging over the side of the counter.
Further details on the prevention of electrical fires can be found here.
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A former Kent police community support officer (PCSO) faces a misconduct hearing over an allegation he "pursued a sexual or improper relationship with a woman with whom he came into contact during the course of his duties".
Thomas Daley, 49, makes his first appearance in court this wee charged with misconduct in public office. His appearance takes place after the IOPC (Independent Office for Police Conduct) carried out an investigation.
Daley, 49, who was based in Canterbury, is alleged to have sent inappropriate text message to the woman. The IOPC allege the text messages had no policing purpose.
Read more: Mum trapped in Gravesend house fire with kids had 'never been so scared in her life'
A spokesman for the IOPC said: "Our investigation lasted eight months and, in February 2022, we referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service which authorised the charge."
Ex-PCSO Daley is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday 21 September.
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Drivers were warned of long delays and queues at the Dartford Crossing today (Tuesday, September 20) caused by an overturned car. Traffic needed to be stopped completely for a time after the vehicle flipped over.
Traffic monitoring service Inrix first reported the incident shortly after 10.20am. An update said: "Long delays and queueing traffic for three miles due to earlier overturned car on M25 anticlockwise at J1b A296 (Dartford).
"Congestion to J3 M20 (Swanley Interchange), and slow clockwise from the QE2 Bridge due to onlookers. All lanes have been re-opened.
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"Travel time is 30 minutes. Traffic was stopped at 10:25 for 20 minutes, heading towards the Dartford Tunnel."
At just before 11.55am Inrix issued a further update to say traffic was "easing". It added: "Just the usual 20-minute queue to the Dartford Tunnel now."
Follow our live blog below for updates as the situation develops
'Traffic easing'
Inrix's most recent report, issued at just before 11.55am, says: "Traffic easing, earlier overturned car on M25 anticlockwise at J1b A296 (Dartford). Just the usual 20 minute queue to the Dartford Tunnel now."
'Several miles of residual congestion'
Here's the most recent update from National Highways:
All lanes are now open on the #A282 northbound within the #A296 #A225 junction following an earlier collision. There are several miles of residual congestion back to #M25 J3. Delays will begin to ease. pic.twitter.com/t1C0uwJkGD
— National Highways: South-East (@HighwaysSEAST) September 20, 2022
Delays now 25 minutes
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Though the Duke and Duchess of Sussex now spend most of their days out of the country, when they do return to the UK, Frogmore Cottage is the spot they tend to call home. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been married since May 2018, and now primarily take residence in a sleek £11million home in Montecito, California.
On the occasions where they do journey back to England, they tend to take residence in the historic Frogmore Cottage, located just a half mile away from Windsor Castle where the couple were married. Having been originally constructed in 1801 under the direction of Queen Charlotte, the cottage shares the same grounds as Frogmore House.
It was Frogmore House where they held their evening wedding reception and it has been a Crown-owned property since 1792. This site is frequently used for the hosting of private and official events and holds a special place for the couple as it was here they had their engagement photos taken.
Read more: The Kent locations where hit series The Crown was filmed
Frogmore Cottage is still owned by Harry and Meghan, and in 2019 the two used £2.4million in taxpayer money to renovate the property through the Sovereign Grant. The two have since paid this amount back in full by making a contribution to the grant.
These extensive renovations saw the 10-bedroom home returned to a single residence prior to the birth of their son Archie, after it had been divided into spaces for offices. This required extensive work, including a total rewiring of the electrics, the installation of new gas and water mains as well as replacing ceiling beams and floor joists, ultimately culminating in the rather hefty price tag.
Renovations saw the property infused with a new sense of modernity. The cottage became a five-bedroom property and two orangeries were also added.
A vegetable garden and a yoga studio were also added, with Meghan known to be a devoted practitioner of the exercise. Soundproofing was also installed, with an aim to reduce the noise pollution from overhead planes travelling to and from the nearby Heathrow Airport.
While the two have since predominantly left the UK, having stepped away from their royal duties, they have returned to Frogmore Cottage on a number of occasions. This summer saw the fantastically celebrated Platinum Jubilee, a nation wide recognition of funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 70 incredible years on the throne.
Reports soon emerged that at this time the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had hosted a party for their daughter Lilibet’s first birthday at the cottage. A casual picnic was held with plenty of royal guests.
Frogmore Cottage is a Grade II listed building, and was actually used for some time to house palace staff. In May of this year, it was confirmed that Harry had renewed his lease on the property.
This week saw Harry and Meghan return to the UK for the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her death came on September 8 at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne, making her the UK’s longest reigning monarch.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A strengthening Hurricane Fiona barreled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as it threatened to strengthen into a Category 3 storm, prompting the government to impose a curfew.
Forecasters said Fiona could become a major hurricane late Monday or on Tuesday, when it was expected to pass near the British territory.
“Storms are unpredictable,” Premier Washington Misick said in a statement from London, where he was attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. “You must therefore take every precaution to ensure your safety.”
Misick was scheduled to return home on Thursday.
Fiona was centered 80 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of Grand Turk Island late Monday. It had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 kph) and was moving north-northwest 10 mph (17 kph).
The intensifying storm kept dropping copious rain over the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where a 58-year-old man died after police said he was swept away by a river in the central mountain town of Comerio.
Another death was linked to the blackout — a 70-year-old man who was burned to death after he tried to fill his generator with gasoline while it was running, officials said.
The National Guard has rescued more than 900 people as floodwaters continue to rush through towns in eastern and southern Puerto Rico with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain forecast for some areas. Multiple landslides also were reported.
The blow from Fiona was made more devastating because Puerto Rico has yet to recover from Hurricane Maria, which killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed the power grid in 2017. Five years later, more than 3,000 homes on the island are still covered by blue tarps.
Authorities said at least 1,300 people and some 250 pets remain in shelters across the island.
Fiona sparked a blackout when it hit Puerto Rico’s southwest corner on Sunday, the anniversary of Hurricane Hugo, which slammed into the island in 1989 as a Category 3 storm.
By Monday night, authorities said they had restored power to more than 114,000 customers on the island of 3.2 million people.
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi has warned it could take days before everyone has electricity.
Water service was cut to more than 837,000 customers — two thirds of the total on the island — because of turbid water at filtration plants or lack of power, officials said.
Forecasts called for Fiona to grow into a major hurricane of Category 3 or greater. It was on a path to pass close to the Turks and Caicos islands on Tuesday and was not expected to threaten the U.S. mainland.
In the Dominican Republic, authorities reported one death: a man hit by a falling tree. The storm displaced more than 12,400 people and cut off at least two communities.
The hurricane left several highways blocked, and a tourist pier in the town of Miches was badly damaged by high waves. At least four international airports were closed, officials said.
The Dominican president, Luis Abinader, said authorities would need several days to assess the storm’s effects.
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How Feeling Unloved, Unwanted Before the Age of 18 Can Lead to Depression in Adult Life
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Every once in a while, people feel unwanted — having lived through the pandemic, and the social distancing measures it imposed, it’s a feeling most of us know only too well in 2022. But for those who experienced it before entering adulthood, the feelings of being unloved and uncared for might bear more long-term consequences for their mental health. A new study suggests that being forced to cope with the notion of being unwanted before the age of 18, can spell a strong risk of depression in one’s adult years.
Published in the journal Psychological Reports, the study is based on an analysis of figures obtained through a longitudinal survey in the U.S. Through the answers of more than 5,000 individuals with an average age of 29 years, the researchers attempted to understand the link between childhood experiences of neglect, and the prevalence of depression in adulthood. They found that, growing up, participants who felt unloved and unwanted “often,” presented far greater odds of being diagnosed with depression than those who only felt so “sometimes.”
Cynthia Lubow, a psychotherapist who wasn’t involved in the study, describes this phenomenon as “depression com[ing] from what didn’t happen.” According to Lubow, childhood neglect — while seemingly less dramatic than physical, sexual, or even verbal assault on a child — can spell long-term consequences for people’s mental health, especially depression.
“Neglect can cause children to feel profoundly lonely and empty… Perhaps, most insidiously, neglected children often conclude they aren’t worth parental attention and care, or that their needs aren’t important, or just aren’t ever going to get met… They can grow up with these invisible wounds, not even associating them with their parents, who may be loving, well-intentioned people,” Lubow notes.
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Loneliness, then, becomes the element that drives one to feel unloved and unwanted. But loneliness isn’t always measured in terms of physical isolation; it can include the absence of meaningful and empathetic equations with people around. “Although isolation is an important risk factor, having company doesn’t always prevent loneliness — and being alone doesn’t always cause it… Loneliness is the experience of being not alone but without the other in a way that feels meaningful,” Elizabeth Tillinghast, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, who wasn’t part of the present study, wrote in The Conversation. “What matters is the internal experience.”
However, as Tillinghast notes, this form of loneliness may not always be visible — let alone acknowledged by others. This complicates people’s access to healing and care. Moreover, since loneliness is often accompanied by feelings of shame and inadequacy, too, those experiencing it often try to mask its existence before others.
Unrecognized thus, loneliness can linger unaddressed under the surface for years, gradually tending towards permanence. “A child may grow up in a family where everything seems normal on the outside, but still feel lonely… They felt lonely and uncared for as children, and they feel that way as adults too,” Tillinghast added.
And as past studies have shown, the higher an individual scores on tests measuring their loneliness, the more severe their symptoms of depression usually are; a one-point rise on the loneliness scale predicted a 16% escalation in a person’s depressive symptom severity score.
In terms of the analysis presented by the new study, it isn’t just the parent’s treatment of an individual preceding adulthood that shapes their mental health as adults. It is also how people, as adults now, recall their childhood, that has a bearing on their self-worth. In other words, how they recall being treated — as opposed to how they might have felt in that moment — can impact their mental health as adults.
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But depression isn’t the only mental health-related consequence of childhood neglect, though. Anxiety and substance use disorders, dissociative symptoms, and even PTSD or C-PTSD can materialize in its aftermath. To make matters worse, endangering people’s mental health is, perhaps, just the tip of the loneliness iceberg. Research suggests that loneliness can make people as vulnerable to early death as either smoking or being overweight by 45 kilograms. In other words, loneliness can be deadly.
However, as the present study noted, too, the frequency and intensity of neglect that a child faces, can determine the scale of its impact on their lives as adults. “[T]here is a huge range of severity of neglect, depending on factors such as how young the child is when it begins, how extensive it is, whether there’s a basic foundation of love and respect from parents, [and] whether there are other adults who provide at least some of what the child needs when parents don’t, what other abuse is involved, and whether other resources are available,” notes Lubow.
The nature of neglect critically determines how the person makes sense of their emotions and self-worth. It can be influenced by a host of factors, including living in poverty, living with neurodivergence or learning disabilities, growing up in an environment of domestic abuse, or being raised by hyper-independent or burnt-out guardians. As such, there can’t be a one-size-fits-all policy to deal with the impact of childhood neglect on a person’s mental health. “When chronic loneliness comes from childhood neglect, social outreach programs are not likely to be sufficient… [W]e can tailor interventions to address the cause, rather than just the condition of being alone,” Tillinghast wrote.
While the present study highlights the link between childhood neglect and adulthood depression, future research could strive to gain more specific insights into the varied spectrum of neglect and how people make sense of it — as children, and as adults. Perhaps, then, we would be closer to understanding how to help individuals who have made their way into adulthood with the invisible — but heavy — baggage of childhood neglect. | https://theswaddle.com/how-feeling-unloved-unwanted-before-the-age-of-18-can-lead-to-depression-in-adult-life/ | 2022-09-20T12:01:43Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/how-feeling-unloved-unwanted-before-the-age-of-18-can-lead-to-depression-in-adult-life/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
San Francisco 49ers QB Trey Lance has season-ending surgery to repair two injuries to ankle
“The procedure took place Monday morning at Stanford Hospital and, according to a statement from the team, repaired two injuries to Lance’s ankle: “a fibula fracture and ligament disruption.””
“The 49ers felt they had to take the big swing, both in the trade and in the eventual choice of Lance (instead of sitting at 12 and hoping a QB they liked got to them or taking Jones at 3). I agreed with them. They believed they weren’t likely to get a chance like this any time soon, they felt they had the kind of roster that could protect a young QB, and they hoped that Lance would improve every game and turn into a dangerous weapon by the postseason. Maybe not all of that was accurate, but it was worth the shot.”
49ers’ beat-up backfield will be without Ty Davis-Price (paywall)
“So who will carry the ball when the 49ers visit Denver on Sunday? Jeff Wilson will start and likely will be backed up by Jordan Mason and Marlon Mack. Mason, an undrafted rookie, has played only on special teams in the first two games. Mack, 26, a six-year veteran, was signed to the practice squad last week.”
Pelissero: Lance’s ankle injury not a compound fracture like Dak Prescott’s, still season-ending
“To understand the severity and rarity of the compound fracture for quarterbacks in the NFL, there have only been three players that have suffered the injury: Dak Prescott, Alex Smith, and Joe Theismann.”
Trey Lance out, Jimmy Garoppolo in: The state of the San Francisco 49ers’ quarterbacks
“And though Garoppolo has a no-trade clause, there’s zero chance he will be dealt now. The other notable addition to Garoppolo’s contract was a no-tag clause, which means he can become an unrestricted free agent after the season and the Niners can’t prevent him from testing the market...That could turn out to be more meaningful than anyone imagined when the deal was announced.”
49ers show faith in Tyrion Davis-Price; Aaron Banks throws weight around (paywall)
“He also allowed just one quarterback pressure after allowing two against the Bears. A major theme entering the season was how quickly offensive line coach Chris Foerster could get his two inexperienced guards, Banks and Burford, up to speed this season. Burford was the team’s highest-graded offensive lineman in Week 1; Banks had that honor in Week 2.”
Who were PFF’s highest- and lowest-graded 49ers players vs. Seahawks? Plus snap counts
“[Highest rated on offense]:
Aaron Banks, LG, 77.7, 76 snaps
Deebo Samuel, WR, 73.3, 59 snaps
Trent Williams, LT, 73.3, 76 snaps”
Maiocco: What we can learn from Jimmy G’s 2018 injury as Lance recovers
“The point: It is way too early to pretend we have Lance’s career trajectory figured out.”
Branch: What could Trey Lance’s broken ankle mean for the 49ers’ future at QB? (paywall)
“It’s logical to assume the 49ers’ season will be sunk if Purdy is forced to play extensively. But this is the 49ers’ QB situation: Given the twists and turns over the past 18 months, starting when they traded up to select Lance, good luck forecasting what will happen next.”
Trey Lance won’t be away from 49ers for long after ankle surgery
“I’m sure he is going to be around here all the time and do his rehab here and we haven’t even discussed that, but I’d be shocked if it wasn’t that case,” Shanahan said. “So, right now, he got out of surgery a little bit ago. I know we’re all just kind of worried about him and making sure that he’s doing all right mentally and physically. We’ll talk to him here real soon. I know some guys have been over there to already visit him, but yeah, we’re not sure yet, but as soon as he can get back in here and start rehabbing we’re going to want him to be a part of everything. Every meeting he can be at, every practice he can be at. I know he’s not going to be able to do all of that, because of how much he’s going to have to rehab, but especially in those meetings, we don’t plan on Trey being away from us at all. Whenever he is not taking care of his ankle, we plan on him being with us.”
“Before Sunday’s 27-7 win over the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco’s odds to win the Super Bowl were +2000 via PointsBet. After Sunday’s win, they are now set at +1800, tied for seventh best in the NFL.” | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/20/23362563/49ers-news-nick-bosa-trey-lance-ankle-injury-recovery-rehab-compound-fracture-dak-prescott-injuries | 2022-09-20T12:02:02Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/20/23362563/49ers-news-nick-bosa-trey-lance-ankle-injury-recovery-rehab-compound-fracture-dak-prescott-injuries | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Chamath Palihapitiya is shuttering two tech SPACs
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya has decided to wind down a pair of tech-focused blank check acquisition companies after failing to find adequate merger targets.
Behind the scenes: Palihapitiya says the decision reflects how many privately held tech companies have yet to reset their valuations, despite the massive fall in public tech stock valuations. He adds that the risk/reward are more promising in biotech, and that he plans to keep two biotech-focused SPACs open.
- It also comes as the overall SPAC market has struggled with shareholder redemptions, particularly from hedge funds, prior to merger closures.
The big picture: Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist and onetime Facebook executive, has become one of the SPAC market's most active sponsors. He's raised 10 of them, six focused on tech and four on biotech.
- The tech SPACs, done in partnership with Hedosophia, have completed four deals, including Virgin Galactic, Opendoor, Clover Health and SoFi.
- The biotech SPACs, done in partnership with Suvretta Capital Management, recently closed mergers for both ProKidney and Akili Interactive.
- The SPACs being closed are called Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. IV (NYSE: IPOD) and Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. VI (NYSE: IPOF). All proceeds will be returned to shareholders. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/20/chamath-palihapitiya-spacs | 2022-09-20T12:03:26Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/20/chamath-palihapitiya-spacs | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Who's running for Bentonville City Council
With less than five weeks until early voting starts Oct. 24, Bentonville City Council has four contested races.
Be smart: Each of the council contests is citywide, meaning residents can vote in all the races, regardless of the ward in which they reside. Election Day is Nov. 8. The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 11.
- Council members serve four-year terms.
Ward 3, Position 1 — incumbent Aubrey Patterson v. Tyler Masters
- Patterson has served on the Bentonville City Council since 2018. She is a teacher at Bentonville High School, where she is the faculty adviser to the community service-focused JustServe Club, and was previously appointed to the Airport Advisory Board and the Bentonville Traffic Safety and Signage Committee. She ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for District 13 state representative in May 2022.
- Masters is the manager of people operations at Stratice, LLC and serves as president of the board of directors for The Equality Crew and as a member of Bentonville's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce.
- He previously had senior leadership roles at HOBY Arkansas, a youth mentorship program.
Axios: Why are you running for Bentonville City Council and what is your main goal or priority?
Patterson: I'm running for re-election because I want to make sure Bentonville continues to be an amazing place to live and raise a family.
- I have worked hard to manage taxpayer dollars, to be a voice for residents, to make sure emergency workers have the resources they need to keep our city safe and to encourage smart investments in infrastructure. Bentonville is currently working on dozens of street, intersection, drainage and parks projects that will immensely benefit the city. I have the experience needed to help see these projects through to completion.
Masters: I am running because Bentonville residents deserve a progressive voice on the council that is completely focused on planning for the future of our city, today. My main priority as a city council member will be the planning and management of the expected growth of the next decade in Bentonville.
- We have so much to offer as a city, but to ensure that is still the case in the near- and long-term, we need to have a thoughtful, well-researched, well-funded plan that takes into consideration the feedback and concerns of Bentonville residents.
Axios: What can the city government do to alleviate rising housing costs?
Patterson: Bentonville's rapid growth isn't surprising. We live in a wonderful, welcoming and safe place with abundant job and recreation opportunities. But our housing supply can’t keep up with the increase in demand, and prices have increased at an unprecedented rate. This has left many residents unable to find affordable housing.
- The Bentonville City Council established the Housing Affordability Workgroup to conduct a review of housing needs, availability and affordability in Bentonville. The workgroup has come up with several proposals, and the Bentonville City Council will evaluate the potential solutions. Some of the options include waived impact fees, cottage zoning, modified parking requirements, utility easement relief, density bonuses and participation in the CDBG program.
Masters: The Bentonville City Council has a major role to play in the affordable housing situation in the city, because the council is responsible for approving the members of the Planning Commission appointed by the mayor. Planning Commission members should have expertise in these areas, a passion for public service and a relevant background for those positions.
- The council also has the right to accept, amend or reject zoning plans put forward by the Planning Commission. Simply put, we are the final stop before the plan for the city becomes law, and the Bentonville City Council’s priorities for housing set the tone for the developments within the city limits.
Ward 4, Position 1 – incumbent Octavio Sanchez v. Tom Hoehn
- Sanchez has served on the Bentonville City Council since 2015 after running unsuccessfully for the position in 2012. He recently retired as a database administrator for Walmart and has served on the Bentonville Public Library Advisory Board, the Utility Board and Airport Advisory Board. He ran unsuccessfully for Benton County justice of the peace in 2012.
- Hoehn is the executive vice president of digital and social at 4Media Group. He served on the council in 2017 after being appointed to finish a term left vacant by James Smith. He’s the chair of the Bentonville Public Arts Advisory Committee and a juror at the Bentonville Film Festival. He previously served as a board member at the Peel Compton Foundation and George Eastman International Museum of Photography and Film.
Axios: Why are you running for Bentonville City Council and what is your main goal or priority?
Sanchez: I want to continue helping the city in making the best decisions for all by incorporating the opinions of its citizens and being a voice for them. I have eight years of experience doing that.
Hoehn: We call Bentonville home. Taking care of that home is a duty for us all. I am proud of the progress we have made, managing to both rapidly grow and maintain our welcoming attitude for new residents. …. The Community Plan surfaced that people want the benefits growth brings, such as Crystal Bridges, trails, restaurants, etc., but also that we need to keep the core of what makes our community special and being supportive of quality-of-life initiatives.
- I have five priorities: responsible growth, infrastructure, public safety, servant leadership and "y'all means all."
Axios: What can the city government do to alleviate rising housing costs?
Sanchez: The city could simplify the process that regulates construction to increase the speed in which the developments become available for use. The city's Housing Affordability Workgroup is studying options, one of which seems to be a higher usage of accessory dwelling units.
Hoehn: Axios NWA reported that Northwest Arkansas home price gains outpace [the] nation. People who own homes love seeing their equity rise, while those entering the market as their part of the American Dream can be excluded.
- City government can help by supporting affordable housing options. Recent developments have included "workforce housing" options for qualified renters — a positive step. Supporting organizations such as the Community Development Corporation of Bentonville — who creates and maintains affordable housing using funding tools like Section 42 Tax Credit, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, HUD Section 202 and USDA Rural Development — and private programs — can help.
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Doctors ramp up presence in Minnesota governor's race
The political arm of the Minnesota Medical Association's recent endorsement of DFL Gov. Tim Walz over Republican Scott Jensen was just the latest example of doctors being called into the midterm campaigns.
Driving the news: MEDPAC's chair cited the governor's "science- and evidence-based actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic" and support for reproductive healthcare as factors in a letter on the endorsement released last week.
The big picture: Democrats in close races are increasingly leaning on doctors to drive messaging on abortion and other issues, Axios' Alexi McCammond writes.
- The trend has showed up in recent ads from DFL groups in Minnesota.
The other side: Jensen, a doctor whose COVID comments have attracted national attention, is touting his own medical credentials. His ads note a 2016 family physician of the year honor.
What to watch: Doctors who oppose Jensen are holding another news conference this morning. It's the second press event of its kind in less than a week.
Flashback: MEDPAC endorsed incumbent DFL Gov. Mark Dayton in 2014 and independent Tom Horner in 2010. The group sat out 2018.
2nd Congressional District ad flunks fact check
On the topic of healthcare issues: An abortion-related ad airing in Minnesota got a rare failing grade for facts.
What happened: A TV spot from the Democratic House Majority PAC claims that Tyler Kistner, the GOP's nominee in the battleground 2nd Congressional District, "supports letting states ban abortion with no exception for rape, incest or [to] save a woman’s life.”
- But a KSTP "Truth Test" found "no evidence Kistner has been caught on video or in written form" saying he opposes those exceptions. A separate FOX9 fact check called it misleading, citing a lack of evidence.
Where he stands: Kistner, who has previously called himself 100% pro-life and pledged to seek to further restrict abortion access, has said he does support allowing abortion if the life of a mother is in danger and in the cases of rape and incest.
- A spokesperson told Fox9 that he had not ruled out supporting a 15-week federal ban like the one introduced by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham last week.
🐦 Midterm messaging wars, in one tweet
A recent tweet from GOP strategist Gina Countryman gives a preview of what we'll be hearing from Republicans in the final seven weeks of the campaign.
Between the lines: The stubbornly high inflation rate is one of several factors behind signs the midterm environment is tilting back in the GOP's direction after Democrats' surge in political momentum over the summer, Axios' Josh Kraushaar writes.
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Australian Tom Moody has left his role as Sri Lanka's director of cricket after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement, the country's board (SLC) said on Tuesday.
Moody, who took over the role in March last year, was previously Sri Lanka's head coach from 2005 to 2007, leading them to the final of the 2007 50-overs World Cup, where they lost to Australia.
"The Executive Committee of the SLC, after much deliberation, was of the opinion that Tom Moody's services are no longer required as he was directly reporting to the Technical Advisory Committee, which has ceased to exist now," SLC said.
Earlier this month, former all-rounder Moody stepped down as the head coach of Indian Premier League team Sunrisers Hyderabad. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/20/tom-moody-leaves-as-sri-lankas-director-of-cricket.amp.html | 2022-09-20T12:22:33Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/20/tom-moody-leaves-as-sri-lankas-director-of-cricket.amp.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
COVID-19 numbers in Yakima County continue to drop across all categories. Weekly case numbers and infection rates have been going down steadily for the past two months.
During the week of Sept. 12, the Yakima Health District reported 238 COVID-19 cases in Yakima County. That’s almost 100 new cases fewer than reported per week in late August and early September.
In total, the health district has reported 81,930 cases in the county. In the last week, it reported 11 hospitalized individuals with COVID as well as eight new COVID-positive hospital admissions. No new deaths were reported by the health district.
The infection rate per 100,000 individuals in the last 14 days dropped to 198, down from 233 the week prior.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that community level is low.
Testing, other resources
The health department recommends visiting www.YakimaVaccines.org or www.YakimaVacunas.org for vaccine locations and availability.
Washington state offers free rapid tests at its sayyescovidhomestest.org website.
People who test positive for COVID-19 are advised to stay home and away from other people while they are contagious. People who used an at-home test can report positive results to Washington’s COVID-19 hotline at 1-800-525-0127.
If your household needs additional resources, call Care Connect Washington at 1-800-525-0127. Care Connect Washington can provide food and other necessities to people. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/covid-19-numers-in-yakima-county-approaching-pre-summer-lows/article_697e93a0-3844-11ed-b5ba-6b9d225b4ec0.html | 2022-09-20T12:28:02Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/covid-19-numers-in-yakima-county-approaching-pre-summer-lows/article_697e93a0-3844-11ed-b5ba-6b9d225b4ec0.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Rebrand follows recent investment funding, reflecting the organization's narrowed focus on composable commerce and the next phase of their accelerated growth.
TORONTO, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Myplanet, the leading composable commerce specialist in North America, is renaming to Orium. The new name comes on the heels of US$11 million in investment funding from Tercera announced last month, and is part of the company's accelerated growth plan and shifted focus on the rapidly evolving composable commerce space.
Founded in 2009, the organization has been a leader in enterprise commerce for over a decade. In 2019, the company began specializing exclusively in composable commerce, customer data, and retail data platforms, and will continue to expand their offerings in this space and extend their partnerships with best-of-breed technology solutions providers including commercetools and Elastic Path, under the new moniker.
"We saw a paradigm shift coming— one that was rooted in the idea of change," says CEO & Founder Jason Cottrell about Orium's transition to becoming the foremost composable commerce consultancy and systems integrator in North America. "So we took what was, at the time, a bit of a risk and made the shift to composable. It was the right decision, but that shift happened a lot faster than anyone could've predicted."
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and the urgent need for retailers to overhaul their digital operations, the company transitioned the business "in a matter of about three months" according to Cottrell. "Our core values are the same, but in a few crucial ways, we're not the same company we used to be. We've changed, the industry has changed, and our name needed to reflect that."
Orium (as Myplanet) was an early member of the MACH Alliance, building one of the largest portfolios of composable commerce implementations in North America. With the success of their Composable.comTM Accelerators supporting award-winning work and the team moving past 200 people, they continue to advance how brands adopt MACH architectures and use them to engage their customers. With both the space and the organization growing rapidly, the new name will help usher in the next era of the business.
"Our work is inherently dynamic. We're always evolving," says Cottrell. "The name Orium reflects the combination of innovation and implementation that's at the heart of our work philosophy: we don't just trade in ideas, we make them real."
"We've talked about changing the name of the organization before, but the timing was never right," says Leigh Bryant, Orium's Director of Brand. "With the investment funding from Tercera and the changes we've seen in the last few years—both within our company and within the industry—the timing felt right to rebrand to something that reflects who we are today, and that can grow with us into the future."
The name of the company is drawn from the suffix -orium, which means a place for a particular function. "An -orium is where things happen, and that's how we view ourselves," says Bryant. "We are where industry-leading technology partners and world-class clients come together to make things happen, pushing the boundaries of what the movement for composable commerce can be. As Orium, we bring the elements of a custom retail solution to life."
Working closely with best of breed partners, Orium is enabling the next generation of omniretail experiences.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Throughout the month of October, health information company SurvivorNet's unique streaming platform SurvivorNetTV will broadcast a specialized slate of award-winning films, original videos and shoutouts from the cancer survivor community, all designed to provide support for women experiencing breast cancer.
This first-time-ever initiative, part of SurvivorNet's robust, year-round effort to provide information, support and comfort to breast cancer patients, is designed to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It aims both to help educate women about the disease and to create an emphatic call to action for preventative testing.
Signature programming includes the Emmy Award-winning series The Big C, which stars Laura Linney and beautifully uses comedy to chart the main character's personal battle with cancer. Viewers can also tune into SN&You, the channel's original series covering everything from the latest cancer-focused science to cannabis to sex after cancer. Celebrity members of the cancer community such as Joan Lunden, Giuliana Rancic and Amy Robach can also be found on the channel sharing wisdom and inspiration.
Specialized breast cancer programming planned for the month includes award-winning nonfiction films like Jim Allison: Breakthrough, the groundbreaking documentary on the Nobel Prize-winning scientist behind game-changing discoveries in immunotherapy. Uplifting features include The C Word, which examines the role of diet and exercise in helping us stay healthy. Also available is short-form inspirational programming such as The Power Of Mindset series. These five films serve as beautiful reminders that the way we think can prove to be a powerful tool when it comes to maintaining balance and happiness, even while living with cancer.
Now streaming to millions of monthly active users across linear and connected TV, accessible via app stores and the LG Smart TV dashboards, SurvivorNetTV is the first channel for cancer survivors. It features 24-hour programming that shares information, hope and inspiration with the millions-strong cancer community.
Across Breast Cancer Awareness Month and beyond, SurvivorNet offers important, expert-driven information for decision-making as well support. SurvivorNet is also deeply invested in educating women and their doctors about some of the remarkable new clinical advances in preventing, treating and living with breast cancer.
SurvivorNet is the country's leading platform for cancer information, serving 2.5 million people per month who are looking for help making better decisions about their care. The platform was built in collaboration with leading comprehensive cancer centers and features top physicians delivering highly detailed information about specific cancers. SurvivorNet also has produced thousands of stories intended to provide hope and inspiration for patients.
Steve Alperin is the founder and CEO of SurvivorNet.
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For sales & partnership: Paul.McKenna@survivornet.com
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New Delhi: Dulquer Salmaan, an actor who has appeared in Hindi films only "sporadically", on Monday said he wants "every outing" to be memorable.
His latest Hindi film 'Chup: Revenge of the Artist', directed by filmmaker R Balki, is set to be released in theatres on Friday.
As an artiste, Dulquer said, he is open to doing projects across languages.
"I've grown up watching Hindi cinema and I love the industry. But I want to keep doing unique films and different roles. Because I work in so many languages, I believe every outing should be memorable.
"I come a little sporadically and there is always a gap. Whenever I do a film in Hindi, I hope it is memorable for the audience. I hope it is a film and a role that they take back home. And I stay in their minds, at least as a good actor," Dulquer told reporters.
There is often criticism, but a lot of times, it is constructive. Sometimes it is personal, but I feel like those people have their agenda or something.
Dulquer Salmaan
Salmaan was speaking at a press conference along with Balki.
Also starring Sunny Deol, Shreya Dhanwanthary and Pooja Bhatt, 'Chup' presents the story of a serial killer who targets film critics.
Salmaan said the decision to do 'Chup' was a "no-brainer" for him as it had an interesting script and also gave him a chance to collaborate with Balki, the man behind acclaimed movies such as 'Cheeni Kum', 'Paa' and 'Pad Man'.
"Even though I listen to so many films across languages, 'Chup' stood out from all of them. From all the things that I have read about the film's trailer, everybody feels it is a unique film. Even my friends and directors in Malayalam say this is such a terrific idea. Nobody thought of this.
The movie's trailer, which came out earlier this month, showed Sunny Deol as a cop racing against time to unmask a serial murderer on the loose.
Dulquer said bad reviews of movies does affect him, especially when he has put in "sincere and honest" efforts in a film.
"You genuinely want to do good work and prove to the audience that you have put your heart into this film and character. There is often criticism, but a lot of times, it is constructive. Sometimes it is personal, but I feel like those people have their agenda or something.
Moving forward is the only way to deal with criticism, Dulquer said.
'Chup: Revenge of the Artist' is co-written by Balki, critic-turned-writer Raja Sen and Rishi Virmani. Vishal Sinha is credited as director of photography on the project. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/20/chup-revenge-of-the-artist-dulquer-salmaan-latest-film.amp.html | 2022-09-20T12:48:02Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/20/chup-revenge-of-the-artist-dulquer-salmaan-latest-film.amp.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GATC's upgraded drug discovery platform predicts drug candidate success rate with 88% accuracy and forecasts drug failure rates with 84% accuracy, potentially saving biopharma companies billions of dollars
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GATC Health, a science and technology company revolutionizing drug discovery and disease prediction using its proprietary upgraded version 2.0 of its drug discovery artificial intelligence (AI) platform, has further validated the accuracy of the company's newly launched platform and its ability to predict the biological success of drug compounds. GATC completed an extensive retrospective double-blinded analysis using machine learning performance metrics to assess platform results on blinded real-world compounds and successfully predicted drug success with 88% accuracy, and importantly, forecasted drug failure with an unprecedented 84% accuracy rate. With vast improvements in both speed and accuracy, GATC has proven an 11x increase over the current industry lead optimization success rate of approximately 8%.
The GATC platform utilizes powerful in-silico based methods to estimate the biological success of known and novel compounds. The platform was validated using real-world blinded data sets. Utilizing the platform's Drug Success Predictive Model, GATC performed a retrospective test on clinically validated data. Blinded drug compounds were selected from industry standard datasets for known clinical activity or inactivity on selected biological systems with multiple disease states.
GATC's platform will enable pharmaceutical companies to quickly determine whether a compound or drug candidate is likely to succeed or fail, potentially saving billions of dollars in research and development costs. Approximately $200 billion was spent by biopharma on drug R&D in 2020 with the development timeframe of a novel drug currently averaging nine years. The process involves highly expensive programs that require screening tens of thousands of potential compounds and results in fewer than 0.2% lead candidates moving on to the pre-clinical stage. While over 90% of drug candidates fail in clinical trials1, the GATC platform eliminates thousands of compounds and identifies fewer than 10 highly valuable compounds before starting preclinical testing.
"Our groundbreaking platform has been validated to predict a potential drug's safety and efficacy with a very high level of sensitivity and specificity," said Preetaman Wadhwa, Chief Marketing Officer of GATC Health. "The combination of speed, accuracy and GATC's AI, which takes machine learning further than any of its known competitors in de-risking compounds even before entering human clinical trials, is expected to save billions in the future cost of drug development by accurately identifying which drug candidates are likely to succeed."
Chad Beyer, CEO of Kures, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, and GATC Health advisor, said: "Having dealt with the many issues that come with discovering and developing new drugs, this study from GATC Health and their platform's capability has radical implications for the biopharma industry as a whole. Currently, drugs that enter clinical trials have a 90 percent failure rate. I look forward to seeing how GATC will upend today's time-consuming and costly process of drug discovery."
Utilizing proprietary AI and analytics, GATC's novel platform can analyze 500 trillion biological data points in seven minutes and simulate biochemical interactions. The drug discovery process begins by understanding the core biology of a disease and identifying specific therapeutic targets that can be safely modulated for clinical outcomes. Traditional drug discovery results in thousands of potential molecules that require years of preclinical testing to identify a small set of de-risked drug assets. GATC Health's platform runs in-silico processes that assembles lead compounds and rapidly filter from thousands of alternatives to deliver a successfully optimized small set of high-quality drug candidates in as little as three to six months. GATC's platform scores and ranks curated candidates for their therapeutic value and safety profile.
GATC has used its platform to discover promising compounds in multiple areas of serious unmet need—treating fentanyl/cocaine addiction, PTSD, cancer, diabetes and neurological conditions.
GATC Health Corp is a pioneering technology company using whole genome analysis and multiomics-based artificial intelligence to revolutionize disease detection and drug discovery. The company's patented AI platform reduces risk, time and costs for life science companies by digitally reproducing the human body to find non-obvious answers to biology's most complex questions. GATC Health is accelerating healthcare's transition to predictive, individualized medicine.
1 Parsing clinical success rates | Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
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--Market Forecasts tool delivers five-year forecasts on performance metrics across 384 U.S. markets under multiple macroeconomic scenarios--
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Street, the preeminent provider of commercial real estate intelligence, has expanded its web platform and Market Forecasts tool to include a wealth of proprietary data/analytics on 334 tertiary markets in the United States. Green Street's Market Forecasts tool includes five-year forecasts on operating fundamentals and valuation metrics across various property sectors, providing critical forward-looking insight to identify opportunities and guide investment strategies.
The Market Forecasts tool features outlooks on the Apartment, Industrial, Office and Strip Center sectors – as well as Lodging, Single-Family Rentals and Self-Storage for the top 50 markets – under five relevant macroeconomic scenarios: Green Street Baseline Forecast, Exceptionally Strong Growth, Moderate Recession, Protracted Slump and Stronger Near-Term Growth. Performance metrics include Market-RevPAF growth (combines rent and occupancy), Commercial Property Price Index (CPPI), nominal cap rate, NOI growth, supply/demand growth and more.
"The newly upgraded Market Forecasts tool and expanded data set forecasts performance of 384 U.S. markets, making it an invaluable resource to investors seeking returns in this volatile economic environment," said Kris Hoffman, Chief Revenue Officer for Green Street. "It also satisfies our clients' desire to access more Green Street proprietary data across a wider range of geographies, especially in markets where trusted analytics are scarce or unavailable. As the industry leader in commercial real estate valuation, Green Street will continue to deliver more predictive analytics and differentiated market, submarket, and property-level data to help our clients succeed," he added.
Data from Green Street's Market Forecasts tool is also accessible via the firm's API, DataLink Excel plug-in and Excel download.
Green Street is the preeminent provider of actionable commercial real estate research, news, data, analytics, and advisory services in the U.S. and Europe. For more than 35 years, Green Street has delivered unparalleled intelligence and trusted data on the public and private real estate markets, helping investors, banks, lenders, and other industry participants optimize investment and strategic decisions. The firm delivers exclusive market information, conclusion-driven insights, and predictive analytics through a SaaS platform. To learn more, please visit www.greenstreet.com.
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The first look poster of 'Pallotty 90's Kids', the first film produced by actor-director Sajid Yahiya under the banner of CinemaPranthan Productions, has been released. The story and direction of the film is by debutant Jithin Raj while the screenplay and dialogues are penned by Deepak Vasan.
Master Davinchi Santhosh and Master Neeraj Krishna will play the main characters while Arjun Ashokan and Balu Varghese will essay prominent roles in the film.
Niranjana Anoop, Saiju Kurup, Sudhi Koppa, Dinesh Prabhakar, Vineeth Thattil, Abu Valayakulam, Maria Prince Antony, Ajeesha and Uma will also be seen in the film. 'Saregama India' has acquired the distribution rights of the songs in 'Pallotty'. The music and background music is composed by Manikandan Ayyappa of 'Mexican Aparatha' fame. The songs in the film is composed by Suhail Koya. Jacob George is the executive producer of the film.
Filmed against the backdrop of the rural beauty of Palakkad, 'Pallotty 90's Kids' depicts a beautiful childhood and the essence of pure love and friendship between two children named Kannan and Unni.
National award-winning production designer Banglan who worked in films like 'Kammara Sambhavam' and 'Kurup' is also part of the project. Praveen Varma is the costume designer. Cinematography is handled by newcomer Sharon Srinivas. Editing is by Rohit V S Variyath and project design by Badusha. Sound mixing is by by Vishnu Sujathan while still cinematography is by Nidad KN. Abdu Valayamkulam is the casting director of the film. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/20/pallooty-90s-kids-movie-first-look-poster-friendship-arjun-ashokan-balu-varghese.amp.html | 2022-09-20T12:49:06Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/20/pallooty-90s-kids-movie-first-look-poster-friendship-arjun-ashokan-balu-varghese.amp.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mani Ratnman's magnum opus 'Ponniyin Selvan', featuring an ensemble cast, is all set to hit theatres on September 30. There has been a lot of hype around the film as it is considered to be one of the biggest and most expensive projects in Indian cinema. Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan, the film will revolve around the Chola dynasty.
With hardly ten days left for the film's release, we now hear that the team, is all set to begin their journey across India for the promotion of the film. Lyca Productions, which is producing the mega-project movie along with Madras Talkies, has informed that the first stop will be Kerala.
“After three days of press & media interaction at Chennai. The Cholas are off for a journey around India. Day 1- The cholas are coming to Trivandrum,” they wrote.
Actors Jayam Ravi, Vikram, Karthi, Aishwariya Lakshmi and Trisha are expected to be participating in the all-India tour, though it is yet to be finalised whether Mani Ratnam will be participating in the press meets as he will be in Chennai as part of the post-production work. The film promotion in the historical city of Thanjavur was cancelled due to some unavoidable reasons. 'Ponniyin Selvan' will release in five languages. The movie has been created in two parts. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/20/ponniyin-selvan-promotion-tour-across-india-kerala-september-30-release.amp.html | 2022-09-20T12:49:32Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/20/ponniyin-selvan-promotion-tour-across-india-kerala-september-30-release.amp.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mani Ratnman's magnum opus 'Ponniyin Selvan', featuring an ensemble cast, is all set to hit theatres on September 30. There has been a lot of hype around the film as it is considered to be one of the biggest and most expensive projects in Indian cinema. Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan, the film will revolve around the Chola dynasty.
With hardly ten days left for the film's release, we now hear that the team, is all set to begin their journey across India for the promotion of the film. Lyca Productions, which is producing the mega-project movie along with Madras Talkies, has informed that the first stop will be Kerala.
“After three days of press & media interaction at Chennai. The Cholas are off for a journey around India. Day 1- The cholas are coming to Trivandrum,” they wrote.
Actors Jayam Ravi, Vikram, Karthi, Aishwariya Lakshmi and Trisha are expected to be participating in the all-India tour, though it is yet to be finalised whether Mani Ratnam will be participating in the press meets as he will be in Chennai as part of the post-production work. The film promotion in the historical city of Thanjavur was cancelled due to some unavoidable reasons. 'Ponniyin Selvan' will release in five languages. The movie has been created in two parts. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/20/ponniyin-selvan-promotion-tour-across-india-kerala-september-30-release.html | 2022-09-20T12:49:38Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/20/ponniyin-selvan-promotion-tour-across-india-kerala-september-30-release.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Framework includes net-zero water, waste and sustainable operations goals
DALLAS, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) has completed master planning services for Hacienda Patrón tequila distillery in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The comprehensive plan provides Patrón Tequila, a subsidiary of Bacardi Limited, with a framework for sustainable facility modernization and operations without critical compromise, as it seeks to expand manufacturing to meet growing demand while achieving key sustainability goals.
Partnering with PA Consulting, Jacobs conducted a full-scope analysis of Patrón's supply chain and current product packaging, owned and leased operational footprint and downstream solid and liquid waste processes. The plan proposes innovative methods of waste reuse that align with Bacardi's commitment to achieving net-zero waste and reducing carbon emissions. In early findings, the team identified that reusing agave fiber waste as recyclable packaging could reduce the need for cardboard and associated carbon emissions. Wastewater valorization strategies were also recommended with the goal of reusing wastewater, reducing and repurposing solid waste and minimizing the land area required for current composting. These circular economy solutions de-risk Patrón's supply chain and increase resource recycling, save costs and reduce carbon emissions associated with transporting resources across country boundaries.
"Jacobs and Bacardi both share a belief in doing things right – every project is an opportunity for sustainability and long-term value," said Jacobs Advanced Facilities Senior Vice President Koti Vadlamudi. "Bacardi has trusted us to develop an innovative master plan to help them meet net-zero waste and carbon reduction goals. This is yet another project where we demonstrate our commitment to challenging today to reinvent tomorrow."
Jacobs and PA Consulting also found opportunities to use digital solutions such as a predictive climate action mitigation strategy, customized geographic information system (GIS) dashboards, and Power BI data in the plan's development.
Since 2009, Jacobs has provided comprehensive water, civil and resource services for various manufacturing, packaging and distillation facilities for Bacardi Limited subsidiaries.
"Patrón Tequila faces great demand for infrastructure and operations to achieve our goal to quadruple production by Fiscal Year 2030," said Patrón Spirits Mexico S.A de C.V. Projects Director OC Tequila, Julio César Barajas Martinez, "Jacobs is a valued ally to comprehensively strengthen and structure our master plan with our 2030 vision."
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $14 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector. Visit jacobs.com and connect with Jacobs on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. Statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. When used herein, words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "plans," "intends," "future," "will," "would," "could," "can," "may," and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements on management's current estimates and expectations as well as currently available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. including, but not limited to, the timing of the award of projects and funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as well as general economic conditions, including inflation and the actions taken by monetary authorities in response to inflation, changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, changes in capital markets, geopolitical events and conflicts, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the related reaction of governments on global and regional market conditions and the company's business, among others. For a description of some additional factors that may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements, see the discussions contained under Item 1 - Business; Item 1A - Risk Factors; Item 3 - Legal Proceedings; and Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, ,and Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; Item 1 - Legal Proceedings; and Item 1A - Risk Factors in our most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform to actual results, except as required by applicable law.
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Any Hour Expands Into New Strategic Markets and Positions Company for Continued Growth
OREM, Utah, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Any Hour Group ("Any Hour" or "the Company"), a leading provider of home services in the Mountain West region, today announced that it has partnered with four additional leading home services businesses – Grapids Heating & Cooling ("Grapids"), Precision Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical ("Precision"), Chandler Air ("Chandler"), and All Hours Air ("All Hours") – to further expand its operations in the Mountain West region and in new markets. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
Founded in 1961, Any Hour offers homeowners peace of mind through a full suite of high-quality HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services. The Company has achieved a market-leading position through rapid organic growth, and in July 2021 partnered with Knox Lane, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, to accelerate Any Hour's trajectory.
Through the addition of Precision and All Hours, Any Hour has solidified its position as the leading home services provider in the Mountain West region, broadening its footprint into Colorado and Nevada. The addition of Chandler further bolsters Any Hour's strength in Arizona, expanding the Company's presence in the Greater Phoenix Area. Finally, Any Hour's partnership with Grapids marks Any Hour's first expansion into the Midwest. Each business will retain its respective brand, headquarters, and management team, while drawing on Any Hour's extensive capabilities in digital marketing, recruitment, training, and operations.
Wyatt Hepworth, CEO of Any Hour, said, "We are thrilled to add Grapids, Precision, Chandler, and All Hours to the Any Hour Group as we continue to execute on our vision of partnering with like-minded, exceptional operators to build a differentiated, strategic platform in residential services. We are excited to be entering several new strategic markets through these partnerships, and to build upon the strong existing footholds they have established."
Jeremy Hansen, COO of Any Hour, added, "We're very pleased about the significant momentum that we've achieved through a combination of rapid organic growth and partnerships with best-in-class companies. We're honored that Grapids, Precision, Chandler, and All Hours have chosen to join forces with us and we look forward to building the Any Hour Group together."
About Any Hour
Founded in 1961, Any Hour is the market-leading home services company in the state of Utah, providing residential customers with a full suite of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services, including repairs, replacements, and maintenance. With a long history of organic growth and a workforce of more than 900 employees and technicians, Any Hour's unique culture and track record of success has positioned it for continued growth. For more information, please visit www.anyhourservices.com. If you are interested in exploring a partnership with the Any Hour Group, please contact Dustin Van Orman at dustin@anyhourservices.com.
About Grapids Heating & Cooling
Grapids Heating & Cooling was founded in 1999 by Nathan Engelsma and delivers HVAC installation, maintenance, and repair services to the greater Grand Rapids area. For over 20 years, Grapids has delivered high quality service to West Michigan. As a locally operated business, Grapids wants its customers to be customers for life, and goes the extra mile to give personal, neighborly support.
About Precision Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical
Precision Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical is a family-operated home services company providing high-quality service in the Boulder and Denver Colorado regions since 1982. Precision was founded by Tom Robichaud and is now led by his daughter, Andrea Nelson, who started as a customer service representative in the business twelve years ago. The Precision guarantee of fast, professional, high-quality service has won the company "Best of Boulder" for 20 years running.
About Chandler Air
Chandler Air has been servicing homes in the Phoenix Valley since its founding by Bob Burnes in 1982. Chandler offers a full range of heating and cooling services in Chandler, Gilbert, Ahwatukee, AZ and surrounding areas, building its business the old-fashioned way: one referral at a time. The Company is led today by Bob's son-in-law, Ryan Bond, with a commitment to honesty, integrity, achievement, professionalism, determination and persistence.
About All Hours Air
All Hours Air was founded in 2012 by Jason and Heather Cummins and is committed to providing high quality heating, air conditioning, and plumbing services in the Reno and Sparks Nevada areas. All Hours creates long-term relationships with its clients and stands behind its work with a 100% money back guarantee on everything it does.
About Knox Lane
Based in San Francisco, Knox Lane is a growth-oriented investment firm comprised of a team of accomplished investors and operators with a shared work history and a strong track record of partnering with leading companies to accelerate transformational growth. Knox Lane employs an investor-operator mindset and seeks to provide support across a number of business components, including human capital, brand management, end-to-end digital transformation, sourcing, supply chain and logistics, strategic acquisitions and business development. For more information, please visit www.knoxlane.com
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- First-in-human trial to investigate the tolerability, pharmacology, and pharmacokinetics of novel MDMA-like compounds versus a placebo in healthy subjects
- Acute effects of equivalent doses will be compared across the following compounds: MDMA, MDA, Lys-MDMA and Lys-MDA
NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (NASDAQ: MNMD), (NEO: MMED), (the "Company" or "MindMed"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel products to treat brain health disorders, today announced the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1 investigator-initiated study led by MindMed collaborator Prof. Dr. Matthias Liechti at University Hospital Basel (UHB). The study aims to evaluate the effects of MDMA-like substances, including MDA, Lys-MDMA, Lys-MDA, versus a placebo in healthy volunteers.
"Although amphetamines like MDMA and MDA induce mainly positive subjective and mood-enhancing effects, they may also produce negative subjective drug effects, particularly at the onset of response," said Prof. Matthias Liechti, principal investigator of the trial. "Lys-MDMA and Lys-MDA are prodrugs that are slowly metabolized to MDMA and MDA, offering a novel and controlled delivery system of these active substances with potentially improved pharmacological properties. By using pharmacokinetics and modern psychological and psychometric tests, this study will investigate the potential to better control the bioavailability, slow the effect onset and reduce possible adverse effects of MDMA and MDA by using these prodrugs. The study will also investigate effects of MDA in direct comparison with MDMA for the first time in humans."
Dr. Miri Halperin Wernli, Executive President of MindMed, added, "This study represents an exciting opportunity to investigate the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic activity of MDMA-like compounds within the same subject. Through our collaboration with the Leichti Lab at UHB, we have exclusive rights to the data from this study which will enhance our understanding of the therapeutic properties involved in the induction of positive mood in a way that may help optimize the treatment model for our R(-)-MDMA drug candidate."
The Phase 1 clinical trial is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, 5-period crossover study. The trial plans to enroll 24 healthy subjects who will receive MDMA (100mg), MDA (93.9mg), Lys-MDMA (171.7 mg), Lys-MDA (165.6 mg), and placebo. The primary outcome measures for this study will assess acute subjective effects using Visual Analog Scales (VAS) assessing the intensity and duration of subjective effects on a scale (0-100 percent) with higher scores representing more intense effects as well as plasma levels of MDMA and MDA at each study day across the 18-month study period. More information about the trial is available on our website (mindmed.co) or on clinicaltrials.gov (identifier NCT04847206).
MindMed is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel products to treat brain health disorders. Our mission is to be the global leader in the development and delivery of treatments that unlock new opportunities to improve patient outcomes. We are developing a pipeline of innovative drug candidates, with and without acute perceptual effects, targeting the serotonin, dopamine, and acetylcholine systems.
MindMed trades on NASDAQ under the symbol MNMD and on the Canadian NEO Exchange under the symbol MMED.
Certain statements in this news release related to the Company constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws and are prospective in nature. Forward-looking information is not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events and is therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "will", "may", "should", "could", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "believe", "potential" or "continue", or the negative thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding anticipated upcoming milestones and studies, results and timing of clinical studies, and continuing collaborations and partnerships. There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and the Company's plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information, including history of negative cash flows; limited operating history; incurrence of future losses; availability of additional capital; lack of product revenue; compliance with laws and regulations; difficulty associated with research and development; risks associated with clinical trials or studies; heightened regulatory scrutiny; early stage product development; clinical trial risks; regulatory approval processes; novelty of the psychedelic inspired medicines industry; as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to herein and the risks described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022 under headings such as "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," and "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and other filings and furnishings made by the Company with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces and territories of Canada which are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectations or otherwise.
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HAL enables crypto traders to effortlessly trade crypto-assets on centralised exchanges with advanced trading strategies designed by CoinShares' quant team.
SAINT HELIER, Jersey, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CoinShares ("the Company"), Europe's largest and longest standing full-service digital asset investment and trading group, launches HAL, a leading crypto-assets trading strategies platform.
HAL simplifies crypto trading by offering all exchanges users access to trading algorithms designed by CoinShares' quants. Users can connect HAL to their preferred trading platform in a few clicks, where they are able to choose the trading strategies that suit them, and benefit from trading algorithms designed or curated. HAL is the only platform of its kind to offer easy access to strategies designed by professionals with proven experience in crypto trading, rather than the complex marketplace offerings targeting advanced traders with bots designed by non-professional traders.
HAL aims to simplify and democratise crypto trading, which many investors consider complex. It is designed to enable more users to boost their trading with professional algorithms, a simple user experience, fair and transparent pricing, and educational content.
- €19,90 per month
- Non-binding offer
- No limit on selecting strategies
- The CoinShares' team is continually working on improving existing strategies
- The CoinShares' team will regularly develop new indices and strategies
The launch of HAL is part of CoinShares' broader integrated strategy, which, after enabling exposure to digital assets to traditional finance players via its suite of crypto ETPs, is now addressing the target audience of crypto traders.
Jean-Marie Mognetti, Chief Executive Officer of CoinShares, commented: "We are delighted to launch HAL under CoinShares. We acquired Napoleon, which created Napbots, because we could immediately see our common goals: to democratise access to, and educate investors about, trading crypto assets. In a new, still-evolving ecosystem, we are very proud to be at the cutting edge of providing professional-level products, with simple user experience, to traders - enabling them to do much more with their crypto than simply 'hodl'."
Availability: Platform is available in Europe, excluding territories of the United States (and FATF listed countries: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Albania, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Haiti, Jamaica, Jordan, Mali, Morocco, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Senegal, South Sudan, Syria, Türkiye, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen).
CoinShares is Europe's largest and longest standing digital asset investment firm, managing billions of dollars of assets on behalf of its client base. The Group is focused on expanding investor access to the digital asset ecosystem by pioneering new financial products and services that seek to provide trust and transparency when accessing this new asset class. CoinShares is publicly listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market under the ticker CS and the OTCQX under the ticker CNSRF.
For more information on CoinShares, please visit: https://coinshares.com
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--Market Forecasts tool delivers five-year forecasts on performance metrics across 384 U.S. markets under multiple macroeconomic scenarios--
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Street, the preeminent provider of commercial real estate intelligence, has expanded its web platform and Market Forecasts tool to include a wealth of proprietary data/analytics on 334 tertiary markets in the United States. Green Street's Market Forecasts tool includes five-year forecasts on operating fundamentals and valuation metrics across various property sectors, providing critical forward-looking insight to identify opportunities and guide investment strategies.
The Market Forecasts tool features outlooks on the Apartment, Industrial, Office and Strip Center sectors – as well as Lodging, Single-Family Rentals and Self-Storage for the top 50 markets – under five relevant macroeconomic scenarios: Green Street Baseline Forecast, Exceptionally Strong Growth, Moderate Recession, Protracted Slump and Stronger Near-Term Growth. Performance metrics include Market-RevPAF growth (combines rent and occupancy), Commercial Property Price Index (CPPI), nominal cap rate, NOI growth, supply/demand growth and more.
"The newly upgraded Market Forecasts tool and expanded data set forecasts performance of 384 U.S. markets, making it an invaluable resource to investors seeking returns in this volatile economic environment," said Kris Hoffman, Chief Revenue Officer for Green Street. "It also satisfies our clients' desire to access more Green Street proprietary data across a wider range of geographies, especially in markets where trusted analytics are scarce or unavailable. As the industry leader in commercial real estate valuation, Green Street will continue to deliver more predictive analytics and differentiated market, submarket, and property-level data to help our clients succeed," he added.
Data from Green Street's Market Forecasts tool is also accessible via the firm's API, DataLink Excel plug-in and Excel download.
Green Street is the preeminent provider of actionable commercial real estate research, news, data, analytics, and advisory services in the U.S. and Europe. For more than 35 years, Green Street has delivered unparalleled intelligence and trusted data on the public and private real estate markets, helping investors, banks, lenders, and other industry participants optimize investment and strategic decisions. The firm delivers exclusive market information, conclusion-driven insights, and predictive analytics through a SaaS platform. To learn more, please visit www.greenstreet.com.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinium, a clean fuels innovator, announced an agreement today with Amazon to begin using Infinium Electrofuels in the retailer's middle mile fleet as an ultra-low carbon alternative to traditional fossil fuels. The clean burning electrofuels will be produced for Amazon at one of the world's first electrofuels production facilities, located in Texas.
Infinium Electrofuels, which are produced from carbon dioxide (CO2) waste and renewable power, can be dropped into Amazon trucks with no engine modifications as an immediate replacement to petroleum-based fuel. These electrofuels dramatically reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over traditional fossil fuels, making them among the strongest ultra-low carbon alternatives to traditional fuel without requiring costly engine modifications.
"We're thrilled Amazon has chosen to begin powering its middle mile fleet with Infinium Electrofuels to help meet their corporate net zero carbon goal," said Infinium CEO Robert Schuetzle. "This significant milestone is a strong testament to the many ways electrofuels will help transform commercial transportation for all industries and is a huge step forward in reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions on our planet."
With the transportation sector accounting for approximately 25 percent of all CO2 emissions globally according to the UN Environment Programme, the ability to reduce emissions from trucks, airplanes and ships without modifying existing infrastructure is critical to reaching a decarbonized world and a vision of net-zero CO2 emissions.
"This agreement with Infinium can help Amazon take important new steps to reduce carbon emissions from our transportation network and deliver packages to millions of customers more sustainably," said Kara Hurst, Vice President of Worldwide Sustainability at Amazon. "We're excited to begin using electrofuels in our middle mile fleet next year, which will also put us closer to our goal of net zero carbon by 2040."
The Infinium Electrofuels production facility in Texas will use approximately 18,000 tons per year of CO2 waste that would have otherwise been released into the atmosphere, producing enough electrofuels to power vehicles in Amazon's middle mile fleet for approximately 5 million miles per year. The Infinium facility is due to begin production in 2023, and Amazon plans to initially begin using the electrofuels in the Southern California region.
"We all need to do our part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change," added Schuetzle. "We appreciate how committed our industry partners like Amazon have been in embracing new technologies and we are confident that Infinium Electrofuels will play a significant role in our collective journey to a decarbonized, renewable energy economy."
Amazon previously supported Infinium's development of electrofuels technology through two rounds of investment through Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund, a $2 billion venture investment program that specifically invests in companies building technologies, products and services that will help Amazon and others accelerate the path toward net zero carbon future. While the new agreement is focused on providing Infinium Electrofuels for Amazon's middle mile fleet, Electrofuels can also be used to power airplanes and used as an ultra-low carbon fuel alternative in the production of plastics and other industrial materials.
Infinium is a clean fuels innovator with a mission to decarbonize the world. Our proprietary ultra-low carbon Electrofuels are a drop-in fuel alternative for trucks, planes and ships and are designed to reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions by upwards of 100% over petroleum fuels. Electrofuels can also be used as a clean alternative in chemical manufacturing processes like plastics production that typically use traditional petroleum-based fuels. Infinium's proprietary production process follows environmentally responsible protocols, leveraging industrial carbon dioxide waste, renewable power and 'green' hydrogen. With investment from leading green energy partners like Amazon, Electrofuels production is scheduled to begin in select markets in 2023. www.infiniumco.com
The Climate Pledge Fund is a $2 billion venture investment program launched by Amazon in June of 2020, which supports the development of visionary sustainable technologies and services that will enable Amazon to reach its goal of net-zero carbon by 2040 and help facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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- Romeo's Board of Directors has unanimously recommended that Romeo stockholders tender their
shares in the Offer - The Offer represents an approximately 34% premium based on Nikola's and Romeo's closing share
price on July 29, 2022 - Stockholders can contact Alliance Advisors with questions related to the Offer by calling toll-free at
(855) 643-7453 or by emailing nkla@allianceadvisors.com
PHOENIX, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a provider of zero-emissions transportation and energy infrastructure solutions, is reminding Romeo Power, Inc.'s (NYSE: RMO) stockholders that it has commenced an exchange offer ("the Offer") to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Romeo. Nikola and Romeo jointly announced that the companies entered into a definitive agreement for this all-stock transaction on August 1, 2022.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Romeo stockholders will receive 0.1186 of a share of Nikola common stock for each Romeo share, representing an equity value of approximately 4.5% pro forma ownership of Nikola.
Nikola is urging Romeo stockholders to tender their shares before the deadline of midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of September 26, 2022. If less than a majority of the outstanding shares of Romeo's common stock are tendered, the Offer cannot be completed. Nikola believes that the Offer represents significant value for Romeo stockholders and the ability to participate in the future of a combined company that is working to create a zero-emissions future.
Important Instructions for Tendering Shares
Alliance Advisors is acting as Information Agent for the Offer and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company is acting as Exchange Agent in the Offer. To request documents and assistance, Romeo stockholders should contact Alliance Advisors by telephone at (855) 643-7453 (Romeo stockholders call toll-free) or (973) 873-7700 (bankers and brokers call collect) or by email at nkla@allianceadvisors.com.
If Romeo stockholders hold shares through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, these shares can be tendered by instructing such broker or other nominee prior to the expiration on September 26, 2022. Stockholders should contact their broker or other nominee promptly to allow sufficient time to tender.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares. On August 29, 2022, Nikola Corporation ("Nikola") filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (including a preliminary Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, a related Letter of Transmittal and other exchange offer documents (collectively, the "Registration Statement") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and may file additional amendments thereto, and Nikola and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nikola filed a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the SEC and have and may file additional amendments thereto. In addition, on August 29, 2022, Romeo Power, Inc. ("Romeo") filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC and have and may file amendments thereto. Nikola and Romeo may also file other documents with the SEC related to the transaction. This document is not a substitute for the Registration Statement, the Tender Offer Statement, the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement or any other document that Nikola or Romeo may file with the SEC related to the transaction (collectively, the "Exchange Offer Materials"). THE EXCHANGE OFFER MATERIALS CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. ROMEO STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS (AS THEY MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME) CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT HOLDERS OF ROMEO COMMON STOCK SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING EXCHANGING THEIR COMMON STOCK. The Exchange Offer Materials are available to all Romeo stockholders at no expense to them. The Exchange Offer Materials are available for free on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Nikola are also available free of charge by contacting Investor Relations, Nikola Corporation, 4141 E Broadway Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85040. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Romeo are also available free of charge by contacting Investor Relations, Corporate Secretary, Romeo Power, Inc., 5560 Katella Avenue, Cypress, California 90630.
In addition to the Exchange Offer Materials, Nikola and Romeo file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. You may read any reports or other information filed by Nikola and Romeo at www.sec.gov.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including statements relating to the exchange offer, the proposed merger, the anticipated benefits of the transaction, and Nikola's expectations regarding the closing of the merger. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by words such as "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited: risks related to the ability of Nikola to consummate the proposed transaction on a timely basis or at all; the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to consummation of the proposed transaction, including having a sufficient number of Romeo's shares being validly tendered into the exchange offer to meet the minimum condition; the ability of Romeo and Nikola to receive the required regulatory approvals for the proposed acquisition of Romeo by Nikola; the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of the parties to terminate the merger agreement; Nikola's ability to successfully integrate Romeo's battery pack production into its business; Nikola's ability to realize expected synergies; the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, including the possibility that the expected benefits from the proposed transaction will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the risk that disruption from the proposed transaction may make it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships; the potential negative effects of the announcement or the consummation of the proposed transaction on the market price of Nikola's common stock or on its business or operating results; the risk of litigation or regulatory actions related to the proposed transaction; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Romeo's business relationships, operating results, and business generally; risks relating to significant transaction costs or known or unknown liabilities; risks associated with third party contracts containing consent or other provisions that may be triggered by the proposed transaction; and the ability of the parties to retain and hire key personnel. There can be no assurance that the proposed transaction or any other matters described above will in fact be consummated in the manner described or at all.
For additional information regarding factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see the reports of Nikola and Romeo on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the SEC from time to time. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof and Nikola disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.
About Nikola Corporation
As a designer and manufacturer of zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen station infrastructure, Nikola Corporation is driven to revolutionize the economic and environmental impact of commerce as we know it today. Founded in 2015, Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Fire restrictions are in place across the Albany County because of high fire danger. Restrictions are also in place in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests.
Fire restrictions are still in place throughout Albany County as fire danger levels remain high.
The U.S. Forest Service announced Stage I fire restrictions throughout the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and the Thunder Basin National Grassland Sept. 8. Albany County also announced further fire restrictions last Wednesday.
Early autumn has brought a range of fall weather conditions, but the moments of moisture and cooler temperatures haven’t yet been enough to avoid fire danger, U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Aaron Voos said.
On Monday, the National Weather Service issued a red-flag warning due to fire conditions.
“Things are fairly seasonal as far as conditions in the forest,” Voos said. “We’re hoping that (dry conditions) will get better later in the week.”
Albany County previously enacted restrictions on the northern part of the county as fire danger increased in late July. The newest set of restrictions apply to the entire county.
The restrictions prohibit the use of outdoor fires, explosives and the discharge of firearms using incendiary or tracer ammunition.
Exceptions to the rule include the following, according to the Albany County emergency resolution:
Trash or refuse fires between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., inside containers provided with a spark arrestor screen and located within a cleared area 10 feet in radius and fire suppression means are present at the site and comply with all other laws and requirements.
Attended campfires contained within an established fire ring, no larger than three feet in radius, in an established campground and located within a cleared area 10 feet in radius or an outdoor residential free standing fire pit with spark arrestor screen within a cleared area ten feet in radius and fire suppression means are present at the site.
Charcoal, pellet or propane fires within enclosed grills located within a cleared area ten feet in radius and fire suppression means are present at the site.
Additional exceptions for open branding, internal combustion engines, chainsaws, welding equipment and fireworks are outlined on the county’s website at co.albany.wy.us.
Violation of county fire restrictions is punishable by up to 30 days in jail, a maximum $100 fine or both, according to the resolution.
The fire restrictions will stay in effect no later than Nov. 1.
Voos said that the Forest Service works with local fire authorities to determine when restrictions will go in place, and that restrictions will be lifted as soon as it is safe to do so. Even if fire restrictions eventually do get lifted in the county or the national forest, people should practice safe fire habits and be sure to put their fires out completely.
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Fiona intensifies into major hurricane near Turks and Caicos Islands and could approach Bermuda as Category 4
Fiona intensified into a major hurricane overnight near the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Hurricane Fiona could reach Category 4 intensity by early Wednesday as it heads in the direction of Bermuda through the end of the week.
Even with Hurricane Fiona pulling farther away from the Caribbean, its outer bands will continue to produce heavy rain over coastal and eastern sections of the Dominican Republic and localized portions of Puerto Rico through Tuesday. The FOX Forecast Center warns that these rains could produce additional localized life-threatening flash flooding.
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Hurricane Fiona first crashed into the extreme southwestern coast of Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon, leaving catastrophic flooding and most of the island in the dark, and then hit the eastern Dominican Republic about 12 hours later n the pre-dawn hours of Monday.
Maximum sustained winds for Hurricane Fiona's first landfall in Puerto Rico were estimated at about 85 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. High winds were reported across the island on Sunday, including a 103-mph wind gust in the city of Ponce.
Downed power lines on road PR-743 in Cayey, Puerto Rico as the island awoke to a general power outage on September 19, 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)
Hurricane Fiona was slightly stronger for its second landfall in the Dominican Republic, with maximum sustained winds estimated at about 90 mph – still a Category 1 hurricane. The Punta Cana International Airport clocked a 79-mph wind gust near the time of landfall early Monday morning. A gust of 98 mph was later recorded in Samana at El Catey International Airport on Monday afternoon.
Hurricane Fiona made its first landfall in southwestern Puerto Rico on Sunday, Sept. 18, followed by a second landfall in the eastern Dominican Republic on Monday, Sept. 19. (FOX Weather)
The entire archipelago of Puerto Rico plunged into a blackout Sunday afternoon as Hurricane Fiona's high winds caused severe damage to the U.S. territory's power grid, which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria about five years ago in October 2017. Nearly 1.5 million customers were without power on Sunday afternoon.
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According to LUMA Energy – the power company responsible for Puerto Rico – power had been restored to about 260,000 customers as of early Tuesday morning. However, more than 1.2 million were still without electricity, which is more than 85% of Puerto Rico.
Where is Hurricane Fiona?
As of early Tuesday morning, Fiona was a Category 3 hurricane centered near Grand Turk Island and was moving north-northwestward at 10 mph. Any hurricane that is rated Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is defined as a major hurricane.
Hurricane-force winds and heavy rain around the center of Hurricane Fiona will impact the Turks and Caicos through Tuesday afternoon with a continued risk of life-threatening flooding.
Tropical-storm-force winds and rainbands should also begin to spread over the southeastern Bahamas later Tuesday morning.
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Tracking Hurricane Fiona.(FOX Weather)
What are the impacts of Hurricane Fiona?
Hurricane-force winds from Fiona are expected to reach the Turks and Caicos on Tuesday. Winds from Hurricane Fiona will taper off for Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic as the hurricane move further away.
These strong winds are expected to reach portions of the southeastern Bahamas by early Tuesday.
A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 74 mph or more.
Heavy rain from the outer bands of Hurricane Fiona will continue across Puerto Rico through Monday night. Heavy rainbands will also persist over portions of the Dominican Republic through early Tuesday.
Hurricane Fiona is expected to dump an additional 4 to 8 inches of rain across southern Puerto Rico, with isolated amounts up to 15 inches. Storm totals between 12 and 20 inches are expected, with localized maximum amounts over 30 inches.
In northern portions of Puerto Rico, an additional 1 to 4 inches of rain is likely, with isolated amounts up to 6 inches. That will result in storm totals of 4 to 12 inches, with localized maximum amounts up to 20 inches.
According to the National Hurricane Center, the heavy rain from Hurricane Fiona will continue to produce life-threatening and catastrophic flooding, along with mudslides and landslides, across Puerto Rico.
Flood Watches from Hurricane Fiona remain in effect for portions of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through Tuesday evening.
Additional rainfall forecast in Puerto Rico.(FOX Weather)
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In the northern and eastern Dominican Republic, Hurricane Fiona is forecast to drop an additional 4 to 8 inches of rain, with isolated amounts up to 10 inches. This will result in storm totals up to 20 inches in the eastern Dominican Republic.
Life-threatening flash and urban flooding are also likely in eastern portions of the Dominican Republic, the NHC said.
Between 3 and 6 inches of rain are predicted for the rest of the Dominican Republic.
The Turks and Caicos are expected to receive 4 to 8 inches of rain from Hurricane Fiona, while the southeastern Bahamas are forecast to pick up 1 to 3 inches of rain.
Additional rainfall forecast from Hurricane Fiona.(FOX Weather)
Where are watches and warnings in effect?
A Hurricane Warning has been issued for the Turks and Caicos. A Hurricane Warning means sustained winds of at least 74 mph are expected.
The NHC downgraded the Warning to a Hurricane Watch for the northern coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Frances Viejo westward to Puerto Plata. A Hurricane Watch means sustained winds of at least 74 mph are possible – in this case, within the next 12 to 24 hours.
Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued for parts of The Bahamas. A Tropical Storm Warning means sustained winds between 39 and 73 mph are expected within the next 36 hours.
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Watches and warnings are in effect along the path of Hurricane Fiona.(FOX Weather)
What is the forecast for Hurricane Fiona?
Back over the warm Atlantic Ocean waters, Hurricane Fiona is gradually strengthening and moving slowly toward the northwest before making a northeastward turn by Wednesday.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, this track will take the center of Hurricane Fiona near or to the east of the Turks and Caicos on Tuesday.
As Fiona continues to gather strength, it is forecast to become a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger) on Tuesday.
Computer models take Fiona through and past Bermuda late Thursday as a major hurricane. Take a look at the cone of uncertainty below with the forecast track.
Hurricane-force winds currently extend out 30 miles, while tropical-storm-force winds extend out 140 miles from the center.
"Interests in Bermuda should monitor the progress of Fiona," wrote the NHC in their latest forecast discussion.
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The projected path and intensity of Hurricane Fiona.(FOX Weather)
Will Hurricane Fiona threaten Florida or the U.S. East Coast?
A dip in the jet stream is forecast to move over Florida and the Bahamas early this week, which will provide an opening for Hurricane Fiona to make a northward turn away from the U.S. coast.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, confidence has increased in Fiona's track which will take it near or to the east of the Turks and Caicos on Tuesday and then out into the western and central Atlantic – away from Florida and the U.S. East Coast.
However, Fiona will intensify as it moves north, potentially into a Category 3 or stronger hurricane, and these high winds will send large waves toward the U.S. East Coast toward the end of the week, increasing the risk of life-threatening rip currents.
The FOX Forecast Center puts Bermuda within the forecast cone for late Thursday.
The various possibilities of Fiona's track overlaid on the five-day forecast cone of uncertainty are shown on the map below, and you can see there's good agreement among the computer forecast models on a track away from the U.S.
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Spaghetti models overlaid on the five-day forecast cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Fiona.(FOX Weather)
Two more areas to watch in the Atlantic
In the central subtropical Atlantic, a weak area of low pressure is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, some slow development of this system is possible over the next couple of days before environmental conditions become less favorable later this week.
This system is expected to generally move northward or northeastward while remaining over the open central subtropical Atlantic.
The National Hurricane Center currently gives the system a low chance of development in the next five days.
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An area in the central subtropical Atlantic is being monitored for possible tropical development.(FOX Weather)
Meanwhile, a second area of thunderstorms has caught the attention of tropical forecasters.
A tropical wave several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands currently has an area of disorganized thunderstorms, but some gradual development is possible as the disturbance moves closer to the islands. Forecasters only give a medium chance, about 40%, for development over the next two days but will continue to monitor the disturbance for the next several days.
The NHC expects the system, even if it develops into a tropical depression to remain over the open waters.
2022 Atlantic hurricane season off to a slow start
Early to mid-September is the time of the season when sea-surface temperatures are the warmest, upper-level winds relax, and drier air is typically not widespread.
Unlike recent active years, dry air has been more dominant than usual across the eastern parts of the Atlantic Basin, which has stunted the organization and development of tropical cyclones.
August ended without seeing a single tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Basin for only the second time in the satellite era.
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During an average year, nine named storms and four hurricanes have typically already formed by now, but so far in 2022, the tally stands at just six named storms and three hurricanes.
While the Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, Sept. 10 is the date when the most hurricanes and tropical storms have occurred in the historical records.(FOX Weather)
Damage from Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
Hurricane Fiona first crashed into the extreme southwestern coast of Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon, leaving catastrophic flooding and most of the island in the dark, and then hit the eastern Dominican Republic about 12 hours later, early Monday morning.
Maximum sustained winds for Hurricane Fiona's first landfall in Puerto Rico were estimated at about 85 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. High winds were reported across the island on Sunday, including a 103-mph wind gust in the city of Ponce.
Members of the Nevares remove the mud from their home after La Plata river overflooded and their two-story house was almost completely submerged on September 19, 2022, in Cayey, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)
Hurricane Fiona was slightly stronger for its second landfall in the Dominican Republic, with maximum sustained winds estimated at about 90 mph – still a Category 1 hurricane. The Punta Cana International Airport clocked a 79-mph wind gust near the time of landfall in the pre-dawn hours of Monday. A gust of 98 mph was later recorded in Samana at El Catey International Airport on Monday afternoon.
The entire archipelago of Puerto Rico plunged into a blackout Sunday afternoon as Hurricane Fiona's high winds caused severe damage to the U.S. territory's power grid, which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria about five years ago in October 2017. Nearly 1.5 million customers were without power on Sunday afternoon.
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According to LUMA Energy – the power company responsible for Puerto Rico – power had been restored to about 100,000 customers as of Monday morning within the municipalities of Toa Alta, Toa Baja, the San Juan metropolitan area, Bayamón and Corozal. However, more than 1.3 million were still without electricity, which is nearly 90% of Puerto Rico.
Here are the highest wind reports from Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico.(FOX Weather)
In addition to the blackout, torrential rain from Hurricane Fiona has caused "catastrophic flooding" across Puerto Rico, the National Hurricane Center said.
The National Weather Service office in San Juan had issued a Flash Flood Emergency for parts of Puerto Rico on Sunday night as the catastrophic flood event was producing 2 to 4 inches of rain per hour.
More than 2 feet of rain has already fallen in portions of Puerto Rico from Hurricane Fiona, including Ponce and Lago Cerrillos, over the past two days.
Here are the highest rainfall reports from Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico.(FOX Weather)
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi held a news conference Monday morning to provide updates on the impacts that Hurricane Fiona had and is still having on the island.
Pierluisi said that, so far, 128 shelters have been opened across the island's 78 municipalities. He said there are currently 2,146 people and more than 250 pets being helped in 113 of those shelters.
Shelters are available in the communities of Aibonito, Florida, Barceloneta and Hatillo, but so far, no one has needed to take refuge there.
In addition, 1,000 people needed to be rescued in 25 municipalities, and rescues are continuing for people who have been trapped due to Hurricane Fiona's effects.
Water service has also been severely affected by Hurricane Fiona.
According to Pierluisi, only 30% of Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority customers have water service.
San Juan's main airport, Luis Munoz International Airport finally resumed flights early Monday evening.
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President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico on Sunday ahead of Hurricane Fiona’s arrival. That declaration authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency to mobilize equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the storm.
Some residents of Puerto Rico did not take the storm for granted and used the hours before Fiona's arrival to stock up on gasoline and other supplies.
Hurricane Fiona turned deadly Friday evening after a man was swept away by floodwaters on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe after heavy rainfall.
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President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Wednesday, address the segment of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), scheduled to hold from 20th to 26th September 2022 in New York, United States.
This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the ministry of foreign affairs, Francisca K. Omayuli (Mrs).
It reads: “The president will take his turn to deliver his speech on Wednesday, 21st September 2022 at the event with the overall theme “A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges”.
“Additionally, the president will be participating at various side events as well as hold bilateral meetings with some world leaders.
“Nigeria will seize the auspicious occasion to demonstrate her support and commitment to multilateral efforts geared towards addressing current and emerging global challenges including climate change, terrorism, food insecurity and the COVID-19 Pandemic as well as other factors militating against achieving the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“Furthermore, Nigeria will maximize the opportunity to seek global support and deepen engagements with other member states and international development agencies in her priority areas such as the economy, security, infrastructural development, job creation and human capital development.”
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(WPRI) — If you love candles and the scent of Texas Roadhouse’s honey cinnamon butter, look no further.
The restaurant chain unveiled a new candle that smells just like the butter, which is served alongside its signature rolls.
“You read that right,” the restaurant chain wrote on social media Monday. “We have perfected the scent of the delicious Honey Cinnamon Butter you enjoy on your Fresh-Baked Bread and put it in candle form.”
Honey cinnamon butter fanatics can pre-order the candle beginning Sept. 23. Texas Roadhouse said the link to do so will be released that day on its social media accounts.
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A former personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS), Prosper Israel has been paraded, together with his younger brother and eight others, by the Abia State Police Command on Monday, over robbery of a bullion van in July.
During the robbery, a bank cash officer was killed and cash worth several millions of naira were carted away.
The former DSS operative, his younger brother, Mr Prosper Israel, Chinwendu Israel along with the eight others on the 26th July 2022, attacked the bullion van being escorted by the Police along Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway near Ntigha Junction in Isiala Ngwa North L.G.A of Abia State.
Parading the suspects at Abia State Police command headquarters in Umuahia, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Janet Agbede said the sum of 10,184,000.00 was recovered from the gang.
According to CP Agbede, the arrest of the suspects was after “a careful study of their modus operandi” after which the command set up a special Intelligence Technologically-Led Investigation Squad (ITLIS) mandated with a clear directive to arrest and recover weapons used by the deadly armed robbery gang.
”Other suspects arrested include Adesoji Adeniyi aka ‘Soji” (male) from Ondo state, resident and arrested in Lagos State, Nnamdi Nwaosu aka ‘Prophet’ from Rivers state, resident and arrested in Imo State and Nwachukwu Albert aka White (1st Armourer) from Delta state, resident and arrested in Lagos state.
”Others are, Felix Ajalaja from Ondo state, resident and arrested in Rivers state, Moshood Opeyemi aka Abiola from Osun state resident and arrested in Rivers state, Matthew Christmas aka Aluwa from Delta state, resident and arrested in Delta State, Azubuike Amaefula aka Zubby from Abia state, resident and arrested in Rivers state and Monday Samuel aka MD (2nd Armourer) from Delta state, resident and arrested in Ondo state”, the CP said.
According to the CP, exhibits recovered from them include; one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) with 53 rounds of live ammunition, thirteen AK47 rifles with 1,749 live ammunition, two improvised explosive dynamite, one cut-to-size double barrel gun with 5 live cartridges, and eighty-four (84) AK47 magazines.
Other exhibits, she said include Mercedes Benz mini truck they used in concealing their firearms and cash of ten million, one hundred and eighty-four thousand naira (N10,184,000.00) only.
“All the above-mentioned suspects in their individual voluntary statements confessed belonging to a 14-man awful armed robbery gang with a speciality in bullion van attacks and that for about two months before the attack, the Bullion van had been under their surveillance”, the CP further said.
She advised parents, Guardians, husbands, wives and children to always know the sources of one another’s livelihood.
Prosper Israel confessed to the crime, stating that he was dismissed from DSS in 2007 after his service at Government House, Umuahia Abia State ended in 2007.
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Amazon has hired over 5,000 employees assigned to its HQ2 in Arlington and is on track to fulfill its pledge to create 25,000 corporate jobs there, according to Patrick Phillippi, a senior manager for community engagement for the company.
Speaking Sept. 14 to the Prince William Chamber of Commerce, Phillippi also said Amazon’s first development at National Landing, Metropolitan Park, will open next summer. It is projected to have over 2 million square feet of office space. He added that ground should be broken in a year or so for “The Helix,” a 350-foot tall twisting tower that will be the centerpiece of HQ2.
In Prince William County, Phillippi noted, Amazon has two large delivery stations, the largest Amazon Fresh store in the world, in Manassas, and multiple data centers. The company also plans to build a Whole Foods store in Woodbridge’s Quartz District project, which still needs approval from the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
“Our presence in Prince William County is certainly growing,” Phillippi said. “All the partnerships we have in Prince William County are big and will continue to get bigger.”
Last month, Amazon filed plans for a 900,000-square-foot data center campus off Route 28 in Bristow. Phillippi’s “fireside chat” with the chamber was moderated with pre-screened questions, and he was not asked specifically about data centers, which have become controversial in Prince William.
He did note, however, that the demand for data centers is strong. “The need for data is not going anywhere,” he said. “It’s exploding.”
Phillippi covered a number of Amazon’s other initiatives, including workforce development, sustainability and its commitment to local nonprofits.
On workforce development, he cited three programs Amazon has created, including one being implemented in 700 schools across Virginia to introduce students to careers in engineering. “The workforce needs of the future are what we need now,” he said.
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Playing under the lights on Friday night at an away site suited the Bishop O’Connell Knights just fine.
In Bel Air, Md., the evening of Sept. 16, O’Connell (1-2) earned its first victory of the high-school football season with a 16-13 victory over John Carroll in non-conference action. The Knights first two games were during the daytime at O’Connell on Saturday afternoons.
“It was nice to get that first win for sure,” O’Connell coach Ken Lucas said. “Any win is a good win, but that was a big win for us.”
O’Connell had struggled on offense in its first two games because its starting quarterback suffered a season-ending injury early in that first game. Third-stringer Jonathan Nguyen has taken the majority of the snaps since, and enjoyed his most success against John Carroll.
He threw an 15-yard touchdown pass to Aidan Joseph and passed for 104 yards. He completed five passes to Joseph for 70 yards and three to Aidan Munroe for 34 yards. Munroe scored the Knights’ other touchdown on a 68-yard punt return.
Tyler Fontenot booted a 37-yard field goal and one extra point. O’Connell only rushed the ball for 31 yards. Douglas O’Donnell had 30 yards rushing.
On defense, Jai Thompson had two sacks, Samson Ogunade had a sack and fumble recovery, Cameron Lee and Joseph Wall had sacks, Munroe broke up four passes and Colin Richardson and Nathan Harrison one each. Also, Harrison (fumble recovery) and Kellen McConnell each made seven tackles, Richardson made six and Ogunade five.
“Our defense played well and has played well all three games,” Lucas said.
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The official start of fall is just days away, and Krispy Kreme is celebrating with a new doughnut collection that’s as seasonal as cardigans and football. The Autumn’s Orchard collection features four new doughnuts, plus a handmade apple fritter that has real apple chunks, apple filling, cinnamon and glaze.
But what’s in the box? The new Krispy Kreme Maple Pecan Cheesecake Doughnut is filled with cheesecake-flavored filling, is dipped in maple-flavored icing and topped with maple-flavored icing drizzles and pecan pieces. The new Spiced Apple Filled Doughnut is tossed in cinnamon sugar and packs apple cider-flavored filling.
The collection’s most decadent choice may be the Salted Caramel Brownie Doughnut, which is a glazed doughnut topped with frosting that tastes like salted caramel brownie batter, salted caramel drizzle, brownie bits and fall leaf sprinkles. Then there’s a Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut, which was on the doughnut shop’s pumpkin spice menu earlier this year and is a glazed old-fashioned doughnut flavored with pumpkin spice.
You can purchase the apple fritter individually or in a box of four, while the doughnuts in the collection are available to purchase individually or in a specialty Autumn’s Lover’s Dozen, which includes three of each. As expected, the new treats will only be sold for a limited time.
While the pumpkin spice cake doughnut is included in the Autumn’s Orchard collection, Krispy Kreme’s full Pumpkin Spice collection is no longer on the menu. You can, however, still get their pumpkin spice drinks, including the chain’s Pumpkin Spice Latte and new Pumpkin Spice Iced Coffee.
Of course, you’ll also now find pumpkin flavors at Starbucks and Dunkin’. The iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks has returned along with the company’s Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, while Dunkin’s fall menu includes a Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew and new Nutty Pumpkin Coffee.
These sound like the perfect drinks for sipping while you go apple picking, or, I don’t know, stare at your new 25-foot-tall inflatable Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man!
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This story is part of Unpacked, a series that explores some of the biggest questions about traveling responsibly. Read more columns on the Unpacked home page—and be sure to subscribe to the podcast.
If there’s one silver lining to come out of the past couple of years, it’s that the pandemic pushed more people to discover new places and new ways to reset. Time spent outside is an invitation to better understand personal curiosities, acquire knowledge about the flora and fauna around us, and strengthen the connection between both. Doing the latter means being good stewards of these natural spaces: staying on groomed paths, limiting waste, leaving plants and animals alone.
But stopping the rapidly accelerating demise of our planet demands more of us than in-the-moment action. Another part of this puzzle involves minimizing our carbon footprint to stave off the mounting effects of climate change. Outdoor gear is no exception.
Consider: Petroleum-based plastics can take more than a hundred years to decompose. Materials are bleached, dyed, and dunked in chemical baths to give us trendy colorways we desire. When these items end up in landfills, the chemicals from the textiles can leach into the surrounding area’s groundwater. Some goods make their way to incinerators, which spout toxins into the air, destroying natural habitats and producing the potent greenhouse gases. It takes more than 650 gallons of water to produce one new cotton T-shirt. Reusing textiles and recycling other materials, then, saves vital resources.
As a gearhead, I’m often tempted by the new. But before I pull out my debit card, I ask myself some questions.
Does this purchase make my forthcoming adventures safer or upgrade my comfort level—or am I just buying this because it looks cool? Sleeping in the backcountry is a challenge for me, and proper rest is crucial to making good decisions in remote places miles away from help. If there’s a product that might provide a better quality night’s sleep, I’m inclined to give it a whirl.
Is there a place that I can try out this equipment before I buy it? My local outdoor outfitter, like most gear shops, offers the opportunity to rent a setup and test functionality, durability, and value before committing to what can be a large, untrialed purchase. I also exercise this option on West Coast camping trips. Instead of shipping things across the country or buying once I arrive at my destination, I rent everything I need.
I buy the best gear I can afford, and I take care of it to try to extend its lifespan. I avoid fabric softener, which coats fibers with waxy chemicals, which in turn clog membranes and damage moisture-wicking properties. I let my tent dry to prevent mold and get rid of visible dirt and rocks so they don’t rub holes into the fabric. I treat my rain shell and other water-resistant items with Nikwax TX Direct Spray-On Water-Repellent Treatment when the product’s efficacy is starting to dwindle. At the end of every adventure, I deep clean all my gear so that dirt doesn’t set, and odors don’t have the chance to dwell. This is my small way of stopping the waste stream—think of it as a reverse supply chain—before it starts.
Ripped seams, broken valves, and other regular usage damages do happen. When I see tears and worn spots, I do my best to mend them by sewing or using duct tape or products like Noso Gear Repair Patches and Gear Aid Tenacious Tape. Companies like Patagonia also offer a DIY repair guide. Another handy solution to help extend the lifecycle of things: repair cafés and community repair events. These spaces are usually open several times a month and tinkerers and repair enthusiasts come together to teach skills and share ideas while restoring an item’s usefulness. There is no cost for the labor, and valuable resources are diverted from the landfill. If those options seem intimidating, there’s no shame in taking your pieces (or mailing them) to highly skilled repair shops that specialize in technical apparel and outdoor equipment.
If a piece is beyond repair, I check what’s covered under the manufacturer’s warranty. Even if the warranty isn’t applicable, I reach out to customer service to inquire about possible restoration options.
Normal wear and tear means I replace my clothing the most. I do my best to stay away from fast-fashion brands (which is harder as a plus-sized woman). When I can, I search out moisture-wicking clothing made of ecofriendly alternative textiles like hemp, lyocell, and bamboo. When I peruse winter items, I look for Responsible Down Standard and Responsible Wool Standard certifications, which tell me a bit about the standards of living and the welfare of the animals involved in my clothing. I’m always looking at third-party certifications like Climate Neutral Certified, Fair Trade Certified, Rainforest Alliance Certified, and Bluesign Approved. Labels like these mean that the company is taking the environment into consideration when manufacturing goods and is working to replace harmful substances or practices with safer alternatives. It takes a little research to make sure a brand isn’t using buzzwords or offering misleading information to look more socially conscious or environmentally responsible, but a bit of digging often clarifies things.
Even after I’ve done all the research, sometimes a purchase just doesn’t work. When the sleeping bag is a tighter fit than expected or a cook set is too cumbersome to use with ease, I return it. Because I buy from stores with a generous return policy (like REI), I can get store credit and put my money toward trying a product that might better suit me. I am wary of final sale deals: in the moment they can seem great, but if it leaves me with a too-small puffy jacket that accumulates dust at the back of my closet, it wasn’t quite the steal I believed it would be. A few shops now allow adventurers to trade in their old gear for cash or store credit, which, if your pieces have a bit of life left in them, is a great way to upgrade things while committing to keeping items out of the garbage heap.
Sometimes a piece of gear I already adore comes out in a different color, and I want it bad. When I do add something new but redundant to my stash, I practice the “one in, one out” rule. For every new item I buy, one must go. Instead of throwing it away, I usually donate it to a center that serves LGBTQ+ youth (who experience homelessness at more than twice the rate of peers) or a local organization that provides outdoor access to communities of color that were historically excluded from outdoor spaces and recreation.
Safety is vitally important to me, and that means there are a couple of things I refuse to skimp on: I always have a second bag packed with the 10 essentials in my trunk for an impromptu hike, and I keep a spare headlamp in my car console in case I should find myself in a remote place after dark. I also do not hold on to things like climbing ropes or gear with big dents or major cracks—no amount of sustainability and eco-consciousness is worth risking an accident or losing a life.
At the end of the day, truly being environmentally friendly requires paying attention and asking questions—of ourselves and the companies we’re giving our money to. But the result means that the environment that we appreciate for inspiring us is here for those who come after us. | https://www.afar.com/magazine/unpacked-reusing-and-recycling-outdoor-gear | 2022-09-20T13:20:54Z | afar.com | control | https://www.afar.com/magazine/unpacked-reusing-and-recycling-outdoor-gear | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Fort Valley woman killed, infant injured in crash along Hwy 96
The multiple vehicle crash happened on Highway 96 and Allendale Road.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Fort Valley woman is dead and an infant is in critical condition following a morning crash in Peach County.
Georgia State Patrol responded to a multiple vehicle crash on Highway 96 and Allendale Road just before 11:00 Monday morning.
According to GSP, a 17-year-old driver in a Toyota Camry failed to stop and rear ended a Hyundai Santa Fe that was waiting in the intersection to make a left turn. Then the Toyota traveled into the eastbound lane and hit a Nissan Versa.
The driver of the Nissan Versa and an infant passenger were transported to the hospital.
The driver, 64-year-old Angela Murtagh of Fort Valley, died at the hospital. The infant remains listed in critical condition.
The 17-year-old Toyota Camry driver from Warner Robins was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. | https://www.41nbc.com/fort-valley-woman-killed-infant-injured-in-crash-along-hwy-96/ | 2022-09-20T13:23:15Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/fort-valley-woman-killed-infant-injured-in-crash-along-hwy-96/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Houston County School District opens ‘Student Support Center’
"When our students don't have their basic needs met, they are not going to learn at their full potential and that's what we're trying to do."
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Students and families in Houston County will now have access to more resources under one roof.
The Houston County School District recently repurposed Lindsey Elementary School, to create a ‘Student Support Center.’
School leaders say families and students have already taken advantage of the resources available. Those resources include academic support for students and mental health services.
Zabrina Cannady, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, says they want to add other organizations to the mix.
“When our students don’t have their basic needs met, they are not going to learn at their full potential and that’s what we’re trying to do, he said. We’re trying to make sure that they have access to everything that they need.”
The center says its goal is to add more resources by next month.
The Lindsey Support Center is located at 81 Tabor Drive in Warner Robins. It’s open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | https://www.41nbc.com/houston-county-school-district-opens-student-support-center/ | 2022-09-20T13:23:21Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/houston-county-school-district-opens-student-support-center/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
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Laurens County School District investigating social media post
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Laurens County School District investigating social media post
DUBLIN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Laurens County School District is investigating a post that’s circulating social media. It’s causing outrage and concern over several communities.
We have chosen not to show the photo that is being shared.
The picture shows 5 West Laurens High School students standing side by side, with letters on their chest spelling out a racial slur.
We reached out to the Laurens County School District for a comment.
Spokesperson for the district Pat Brock said, they’d have no response to our questions at this time. But she did share a statement from the Superintendent that was also released on Facebook.
It Stated it’s from Superintendent Clifford Garnto saying, “our Laurens County School Administration is fully aware of the derogatory photo circulating on social media outlets. We do not support, nor condone, any offensive actions of this nature. We are truly disappointed in the choices of these students. the environment and teaching at West Laurens High School fosters love and respect among our students and each other.”
The post goes on the say, “What is observed in this picture is completely misaligned with the values of our school and community, rest assured the incident is being investigated. We have to be responsible for our actions and every action has consequences.”
The photo was taken Friday night during West Laurens High School Football Game versus Bleckley County High School.
It was shared by hundreds on Facebook and most of the comments called for the students to be held accountable.
Many others voiced shock and disappointment. There is no word on the consequences for the students involved. | https://www.41nbc.com/laurens-county-school-district-investigating-social-media-post/ | 2022-09-20T13:23:33Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/laurens-county-school-district-investigating-social-media-post/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Macon Touchdown Club Players of Week 5
Mark Schlabach spoke at this week's Macon Touchdown Club's meeting.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Touchdown Club named three Players of the Week for Week 5.
The Back of the Week is sophomore running back Nick Woodford from Northeast. Woodford rushed 27 times for 257 yards with four touchdowns and added four receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown during the Raiders’ 47-21 victory over ACE.
The Lineman of the week is freshman defensive end Rinaldo Callaway from Southwest. Callaway had six tackles and three tackles for loss in the Patriots’ 61-0 victory over Jordan.
The Special Teams Player of the Week is junior kick returner, wide receiver, and defensive back Jordan Green from Rutland. Green had two receiving touchdowns, seven tackles, and an interception as a wide receiver and defensive back. As the kick returner, Green had a 90-yard return touchdown which would become the game-winning score in the Hurricane’s 26-19 victory over Central. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-touchdown-club-players-of-week-5/ | 2022-09-20T13:23:39Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-touchdown-club-players-of-week-5/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Monroe County deputies warn of TikTok challenge following auto theft arrest
A 14-year-old is facing theft and entering auto charges
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a TikTok challenge following the arrest of a 14-year-old for auto theft.
Deputies were investigating two stolen vehicles in the Juliette area on Friday, September 16th and Saturday, September 17th.
Deputies recovered both vehicles, and a 14-year is facing theft and entering auto charges.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a TikTok challenge on social media that encourages individuals to steal Kia and Hyundai vehicles. Deputies say the challenge educates individuals on how to steal the vehicles.
Deputies remind drivers to make sure vehicles are locked and keys are not left inside the vehicle. | https://www.41nbc.com/monroe-county-deputies-warn-of-tiktok-challenge-following-auto-theft-arrest/ | 2022-09-20T13:23:46Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/monroe-county-deputies-warn-of-tiktok-challenge-following-auto-theft-arrest/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
One boy hospitalized, another in custody after Fort Valley shooting
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A shooting in Fort Valley Tuesday morning left one boy hospitalized, and another boy in custody at the Macon Regional Youth Detention Center.
According to Fort Valley Police, officers responded to a shooting in the 1100 block of East Church Street Tuesday in reference to a person shot– when they arrived, they found that the victim was a male juvenile who had been shot in his lower extremities. He was taken to Atrium Navicent Health by Peach EMS.
Through investigation, officers found that another juvenile male was the suspect behind the shooting. Officers apprehended the boy in the vicinity of the incident after a foot chase. He is currently being held at the Macon Regional Youth Detention Center on Aggravated Assault Charges. | https://www.41nbc.com/one-boy-hospitalized-another-in-custody-after-fort-valley-shooting/ | 2022-09-20T13:23:52Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/one-boy-hospitalized-another-in-custody-after-fort-valley-shooting/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Summertime heat returns this week
Mid 90s return to the forecast as high pressure continues to hang around for most of the week.
Well we knew that our taste of fall last week was too good to be true, and in typical Middle Georgia fashion, we will get a bit of Summer’s revenge this week.
A strong ridge of high pressure will be settling in over the Great Plains and the southeast, resulting in highs in the mid 90s starting Tuesday.
This will also be keeping rain chances near zero for much of the week.
By Thursday, in Macon, our highs will soar to the upper 90s, so get ready for the heat!
We will finally see some relief from the heat on Friday, as a cold front drops into the area.
This will be a dry front, but it will drop our highs from the 90s to the 80s (hooray!).
The front will also help to clear out any high humidity for the weekend.
We are also tracking Hurricane Fiona, which is forecast to become our first major hurricane of the season.
This system brought flooding and strong winds to Puerto Rico and could still impact Bermuda as it heads north.
The continental United States shouldn’t see much of a direct impact from this system.
The weekend is looking great around Middle Georgia with temps around normal for this time of year.
Sunshine sticks around through Sunday, but another front will move in early next week, bringing back a chance for a few showers. | https://www.41nbc.com/summertime-heat-returns-this-week/ | 2022-09-20T13:23:58Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/summertime-heat-returns-this-week/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Warner Robins city council keeps millage rate at 9.98 mills
Warner Robins City Council approves keeping millage rate the same.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warner Robins city council votes to keep its millage rate at 9.980 mills, during Monday night’s meeting.
Warner Robins Mayor LaRhonda Patrick and city council members heard from residents during the final of three public hearings, Monday.
“People are says if my tax bills increase that means you’re raising my tax rate,” said Mayor Patrick. “So, I want to make sure that it’s clear too that the only time you will see a increase in your tax bill is if the fair market of your property has increased.”
Mayor Patrick says her goal is to clear up any misconceptions of raising taxes. | https://www.41nbc.com/warner-robins-city-council-keeps-millage-rate-at-9-98-mills/ | 2022-09-20T13:24:04Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/warner-robins-city-council-keeps-millage-rate-at-9-98-mills/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BALTIMORE (AP) - A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee - a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” a true-crime series that transfixed listeners and revolutionized the genre.
At the behest of prosecutors who had uncovered new evidence, Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered that Syed’s conviction be vacated as she approved the release of the now-41-year-old who has spent more than two decades behind bars. There were gasps and applause in the crowded courtroom as the judge announced her decision.
Phinn ruled that the state violated its legal obligation to share evidence that could have bolstered Syed’s defense. She ordered Syed to be placed on home detention with GPS location monitoring. The judge also said the state must decide whether to seek a new trial date or dismiss the case within 30 days.
“All right Mr. Syed, you’re free to join your family,” Phinn said as the hearing ended.
Minutes later, Syed emerged from the courthouse and flashed a smile as he was shepherded to a waiting SUV through a sea of cameras and a cheering crowd of supporters.
Syed did not speak during the hearing, nor did he address the reporters outside afterward. But after the hearing, his lawyer Erica Suter described his reaction to the decision, saying: “He said he couldn’t believe it’s real.”
Sara Patel, a friend of Syed’s, said “we’re very happy and relieved that he’s finally free. We’ve just been on pins and needles this whole time.”
Syed has always maintained his innocence. His case captured the attention of millions in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on Lee’s killing and raised doubts about some of the evidence prosecutors had used, inspiring heated debates across dinner tables and water coolers about Syed’s innocence or guilt.
Last week, prosecutors filed a motion saying a lengthy investigation conducted with the defense had uncovered new evidence that could undermine the conviction of Syed, Lee’s ex-boyfriend, in 2000.
“I understand how difficult this is, but we need to make sure we hold the correct person accountable,” assistant state’s attorney Becky Feldman told the judge as she described various details from the case that undermine the decades-old conviction, including other suspects, flawed cellphone data, unreliable witness testimony and a potentially biased detective.
After the hearing, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said investigators are waiting for the results of “DNA analysis” before determining whether to seek a new trial date or throw out the case against Syed and “certify his innocence.”
Syed was serving a life sentence after he was convicted of strangling 18-year-old Lee, whose body was found buried in a Baltimore park.
The investigation “revealed undisclosed and newly-developed information regarding two alternative suspects, as well as unreliable cell phone tower data,” Mosby’s office said in a news release last week. The other suspects were known persons at the time of the original investigation, but weren’t properly ruled out nor disclosed to the defense, said prosecutors, who declined to release information about the suspects, due to the ongoing investigation.
Prosecutors said the failure to disclose the alternative suspects to defense attorneys amounted to what's known as a Brady violation.
But Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, whose office represented the state during Syed's appeals, issued a statement Monday evening saying “among the other serious problems with the motion to vacate, the allegations related to Brady violations are incorrect.”
“Neither State’s Attorney Mosby nor anyone from her office bothered to consult with either the Assistant State’s Attorney who prosecuted the case or with anyone in my office regarding these alleged violations,” Frosh said. “The file in this case was made available on several occasions to the defense.”
Prosecutors said they weren’t asserting that Syed is innocent, but they lacked confidence “in the integrity of the conviction” and recommended his release. The state’s attorney’s office had said if the motion were granted it would effectively put Syed in a new trial status, vacating his convictions, while the case remained active.
Syed was led into the crowded courtroom in handcuffs Monday. Wearing a white shirt with a tie, he sat next to his attorney. His mother and other family representatives were in the room, as was Mosby.
In 2016, a lower court ordered a retrial for Syed on the grounds that his attorney, Cristina Gutierrez, who died in 2004, didn’t contact an alibi witness and provided ineffective counsel.
But after a series of appeals, Maryland’s highest court in 2019 denied a new trial in a 4-3 opinion. The Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that Syed’s legal counsel was deficient in failing to investigate an alibi witness, but it disagreed that the deficiency prejudiced the case. The court said Syed waived his ineffective counsel claim.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Syed’s case in 2019.
The true-crime series was the brainchild of longtime radio producer and former Baltimore Sun reporter Sarah Koenig, who spent more than a year digging into Syed’s case and reporting her findings in almost real-time in hour-long segments. The 12-episode podcast won a Peabody Award and was transformative in popularizing podcasts for a wide audience.
During the hearing, Hae Min Lee's brother Young Lee spoke to the court, saying he feels betrayed by prosecutors, since he thought the case was settled.
“This is not a podcast for me. This is real life,” he said.
Speaking outside the courthouse after the ruling, Mosby expressed sympathy for Lee’s brother and said she understands why he feels betrayed.
“But I also understand the importance as the administer of the criminal justice system to ensure equality and justice and fairness. That is entitled to the defendant, as well,” she added. | https://www.wboc.com/news/serial-case-adnan-syed-released-conviction-tossed/article_029e950c-38dc-11ed-89cf-1b1b9a2a1569.html | 2022-09-20T13:24:21Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/serial-case-adnan-syed-released-conviction-tossed/article_029e950c-38dc-11ed-89cf-1b1b9a2a1569.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hurricane Fiona slammed into southwestern Puerto Rico on Sunday, wiping out the power grid and cutting off clean water to most of the island's residents.
President Biden declared an emergency in Puerto Rico, calling on both the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate disaster relief efforts for residents.
Here is a non-exhaustive, growing list of organizations that are asking for assistance. Donations can be made through the links to their websites or social media pages.
Brigada Solidaria del Oeste
The Puerto Rican mutual-aid group is asking for donations of emergency essentials for residents, including first-aid kits, water filters, solar lamps and water purification tablets.
In addition to emergency essentials, the organization is also welcoming monetary donations as another form of direct aid and support.
Global Giving
Global Giving, a nonprofit that supports and connects other nonprofits with donors, has launched the "Hurricane Fiona Relief Fund" — aiming to raise $1 million to help residents on the island and other communities across the Caribbean.
Funds raised will help first responders "meet survivors' immediate needs" for food, shelter, fuel, clean water and hygiene products, according to Global Giving.
How does giving through GlobalGiving help? All donations to the #Hurricane Fiona Relief Fund will provide immediate and long-term relief including food, medical supplies, shelter, and additional support.
— GlobalGiving (@GlobalGiving) September 19, 2022
Donate and learn more: https://t.co/cuHnlMpZWS
Hispanic Federation
The nonprofit, which provides support to Latino communities across the U.S., says the organization is already on the ground in Puerto Rico providing emergency relief services and essential supplies to communities across the island.
"Because Puerto Rico is still rebuilding from the damage of Maria, the flooding and power outages caused by Fiona are already far more severe and life-threatening than they should be," according to the organization.
Taller Salud
The women-led nonprofit is coordinating hurricane relief efforts across the island, accepting donations of items such as nonperishable food, adult and baby diapers, gallons of water, toiletries and more.
The nonprofit is also accepting monetary donations via PayPal or on its website.
PRxPR
PRxPR Relief and Rebuild Fund, launched in the wake of Hurricane Maria by Puerto Rican business leaders in the U.S., works with local organizations across the island to help rebuild infrastructure and provide disaster relief. The organization is activating its disaster aid protocol, asking for monetary donations for Hurricane Fiona victims.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.klcc.org/npr-world-news/npr-world-news/2022-09-20/how-to-help-people-in-puerto-rico-recover-from-hurricane-fiona | 2022-09-20T13:27:23Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/npr-world-news/npr-world-news/2022-09-20/how-to-help-people-in-puerto-rico-recover-from-hurricane-fiona | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
What’s behind the collapse of “growth stocks”
The term "growth stocks" is a bit of Wall Street jargon describing the companies getting clobbered the most in the markets this year.
Why it matters: We're not the language police — but using Wall Street's preferred nomenclature obscures some of what's actually happening in the markets.
- Basically, companies that soared during the pandemic rally, when interest rates plunged, have returned to Earth with a thud.
- And just as their huge surge didn't always have a heckuva a lot to do with a sudden change in their long-term prospects, their current collapse doesn't mean these kinds of companies are doomed either.
State of play: Tech-centric "growth" shares have gotten killed this year.
- The Nasdaq composite index is down 26%, versus the S&P 500's 18% loss.
- The Russell 1000 growth stock index is down 25%.
- Goldman Sachs' custom basket of "growth" stocks is down about 28%.
So, what exactly are growth stocks?
- Like many terms thrown around on Wall Street, there's no textbook definition, and the moniker is just as much marketing as anything else.
- "Growth stocks" is a catch-all covering a disparate group of shares, often tech- or health care-related, whose prices are far higher than you might expect based on the profits they produce. (They typically have high price-to-earnings ratios, in other words.)
The "growth" in growth stocks refers to revenue growth — which is usually higher than 20% per year — as opposed to profit growth.
- The idea is that investors are willing to pay a premium for "growth," meaning rapidly increasing sales numbers, on the expectation that, someday in the future, these sales turn into big profits.
- Translation: Many growth stocks are unprofitable.
But, but, but: Some of the most profitable companies — like Apple, Microsoft and Amazon — are also often categorized as growth stocks.
Flashback: Broadly speaking, all these stocks did incredibly well during the pandemic shock.
- For example, between March 2020 — when stocks hit their pandemic low — and the end of last year, the Russell 1000 growth index was up roughly 130%, as was the Nasdaq composite.
- Sometimes, this was for good reason. As the pandemic hit, investors rushed to snap up shares of Amazon and Microsoft, whose massive web services businesses appeared tailor-made for the COVID era.
- Other smaller companies such as Zoom Video, Fastly and Shopify, benefited from being well positioned in the work-from-home economy. Simply put, they were trendy.
Zoom out: An underappreciated driver of the surge in growth stocks was the plunge in long-term interest rates that resulted from the government's reaction to the COVID crisis.
- Stocks with high price-to-earnings ratios — you might call those overvalued stocks, though Wall Street, again, prefers to call them "growth" — tend to be very sensitive to moves in interest rates.
- They soar when interest rates fall, and nosedive when rates rise — and this year we've had a massive move higher in rates.
- This year we've had a massive move in interest rates, as the 10-year Treasury note rose from about 1.50% to nearly 3.50%.
The bottom line: While there's nothing wrong with calling these kinds of companies "growth stocks," you could just as easily call them "overvalued stocks," "trendy stocks," or "stocks that go up when interest rates go down."
- That probably wouldn't make it easier for Wall Street to sell 'em to investors, though. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/20/collapse-growth-stocks | 2022-09-20T13:32:51Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/20/collapse-growth-stocks | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Union Tourism Ministry Announces an ‘Ambedkar Circuit Train’
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The Union Tourism and Culture Minister on Sunday announced plans for a special “Ambedkar Circuit” Tourist Train, The Indian Express reported. In June this year, the Indian Railways unveiled a similar Tourist Train that covered the “Ramayana Circuit”, running from Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh to the town of Janakpur in Nepal, while covering other locations thought to be significant in the mythological tale of the Hindu deity Rama. A train along similar lines covering Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s life is an example of how the state uses deification as a tool to co-opt revolutionary figures, in the process deradicalizing their politics.
In the last few years, governments, political parties, and idealogues — especially those from the Hindu right — have tried to claim Dr. Ambedkar as one of their own. In books, speeches, and public appearances, right-wing ideologues have tried to find commonalities between Dr. Ambedkar and the present leadership. They take his comments on Muslims and Islam out of context to justify their own Islamophobia. They also claim that his decision to convert to Buddhism as opposed to Christianity or Islam represents his admiration for the greater “Sanatan fold” and for his motherland — as Buddhism originated in India, and Hindus believe the Buddha to be an incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu — just like Rama.
But a closer look at the facts debunks many of these claims. Throughout his life, Dr. Ambedkar remained a staunch critic of the Brahminical practices that define Hinduism. Hindutva ideologues today claim that the birth-based caste system is not intrinsic to the Hindu religion, arguing that originally, the caste system was just a marker — and not a decider — of a person’s profession. However, Dr. Ambedkar himself never saw the caste system as separable from Hinduism, and in fact argued that caste was the foundation on which Hinduism built itself. Further, his decision to convert to Buddhism was not dictated by his perceived love of the “Sanatan fold” or the motherland but because of his interpretation of Buddhism as a religion that was equal and markedly different from the divisive Brahminism.
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Why Representation in Politics May Not Address Systemic Oppression
Deifying Dr. Ambedkar as analogous to the Hindu god Rama then undermines his politics — and it also gives leaders an opportunity to claim his image without implementing his ideas. For instance, Dr. Ambedkar was a staunch proponent of education as a means of eradicating the caste system. Once, while writing to an aide on ending a temple-entry Satyagraha, he mentioned, “I want the Depressed Classes to concentrate their energy and resource on politics and education and I hope that they will realize the importance of both”. Further, in a debate in the Bombay Legislative Council on the presence of members of marginalized castes in the Senate of the University, he commented, “One of the fundamental functions of the University as I understand it, is to provide facilities for bringing the highest education to the doors of the needy and the poor.”
In February this year, however, the government announced changes to the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme — an existing scheme that provided scholarships to low-income students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and landless agricultural laborer families to pursue post-graduate and doctoral courses overseas — withdrawing funding for “[t]opics/courses concerning Indian [c]ulture/heritage/[h]istory/[s]ocial studies on India.” Dalit scholars and politicians claim that this shows the government’s fear of a growing Dalit and Adivasi consciousness. “The history of modern India was altered because the Baroda State funded Ambedkar’s studies at Columbia University. Our rulers cannot and will not risk another Ambedkar rising,” wrote researchers Siddharth Joshi and Deepak Malghan, reacting to the government’s move.
At the same time, hate crimes against Dalits have increased steadily in the last few years, reflecting the state’s lax attitude towards caste-based atrocities. The National Crime Records Bureau Data of 2021 reveals that close to 60,000 cases of atrocities against Dalits were registered in the country in the previous year. Many other such cases go unreported and unregistered. The state however has displayed little attention or concern against rising atrocities.
Arguably, long periods of intellectual neglect and sidelining of Ambedkarite thought led an environment where co-opt Dr. Ambedkar is now possible — and even benefits those who represent everything he stood against. Many have noted how the progressive intelligentsia ignored the role of caste in shaping Indian society entirely. Mainstream education, moreover, recognizes Dr. Ambedkar solely as the architect of the Indian Constitution, while excluding his much more prolific writing on caste, South Asian society, and economics.
Statues of Dr. Amebdkar in public spaces, universities and roads named after him, when backed with ideological honesty to his views and politics, serve an important purpose in making his ideas visible and accessible to the general public. But the latter is key — sans an honest effort to implement his vision for society, anti-caste discourse only stands to be erased and worse, deradicalized. | https://theswaddle.com/union-tourism-ministry-announces-an-ambedkar-circuit-train/ | 2022-09-20T13:33:19Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/union-tourism-ministry-announces-an-ambedkar-circuit-train/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
US 10-year yields briefly edged through the 3.50% zone yesterday but have definitively broken through today. Some bond market watchers were calling for a double top but the 8 bps rise today to 3.57% likely puts that to rest.
The climb in 10-year yields comes with the rest of the curve also hitting cycle highs today. 2s are up 2.7 bps to 3.97% and 30s are up 8 bps to 3.58%.
The Fed's QT and inflation are the main catalysts for rising yields and -- from the Fed's perspective -- you have to wonder if this rise at the long end is a threat to their credibility to bring inflation back down.
In any case, it's a bullish development for USD/JPY. If you're faced with the choice of getting 0.25% for 10 years in Japan or 3.57% in the US, it's not a long debate. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-10-year-yields-make-a-break-over-35-20220920/ | 2022-09-20T13:33:23Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-10-year-yields-make-a-break-over-35-20220920/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
- Prior month
- Housing starts 1.575M vs 1.445M estimate.
- Building permits 1.517MM vs. 1.610M estimate.
- Housing starts were revised lower to 1.404M in July from 1.446M previously reported
- housing starts rose by 12.2% above the July revised figure but is 0.1% below the August 2021 rate of 1.576M.
- Building permits fell -10.0% below the July rate and is 14.4% below the August 2021 rate of 1.772M
- single-family housing starts came in at 935K +3.4% vs. July's 904K number
- single-family building permits came in at 899K which is -3.5% vs. July.
- Housing completions in August came in at 1.342M. This is 5.4% below the revised July estimate of 1.419M
The mortgage rates dipped in the month of August which may have contributed to the rise in housing starts as builders got rid of some of the inventory leading to an increase in the housing starts that had previously been permitted. Building permits however remained on a downward trajectory indicative of builders being apprehensive about adding to the permit inventories.
Rates are now sharply higher (over 6%). It will be interesting to see the impact on housing starts and permits.
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Exclusive: Lyfegen gets $8M Series A for value-based drug contracting
Value-based drug contracting software startup Lyfegen collected $8 million in Series A funding to expand its U.S. presence with a focus on specialty drugs, CEO Girisha Fernando tells Axios exclusively.
Why it matters: Specialty drugs cost vastly more than traditional medicines, often requiring special handling and administration, and account for more than half of total pharmacy spending, per a recent CVS Health report.
Details: aMoon led the round, joined by Apex Ventures. The round brings Lyfegen's total funding to roughly $10 million.
- Lyfegen has contracts with several pharmaceutical companies, including Novartis, Pfizer and Roche.
- Fernando says it also has contracts with two integrated U.S. payers, for now.
What's next: The company foresees a Series B in about two years.
- "Current market conditions require us to be resourceful and focus on value-maximizing activities," says Fernando, "but in 24 months we see a huge opportunity to raise again and cover more ground."
Context: Myriad high-cost therapies — including treatments for AIDS, arthritis, cancer and multiple sclerosis — are coming to market, sending costs skyrocketing. Value-based contracting (VBC) may help lower those costs.
- "It’s like someone put a needle in the system and it’s going haywire. It was never built to accommodate these high-cost drugs," Fernando tells Axios.
- Meanwhile, although fee-for-service contracts still dominate in drug pricing, there's been a concerted transition in recent years toward VBC arrangements.
How it works: Based in the U.S. and Switzerland, Lyfegen provides its software — comprised of real-world data on specialty drug patient outcomes — to insurers, payers and pharmaceutical companies, which use it to negotiate VB contracts and pay a fee based on the number of contracts they ink.
State of play: Investors have been pouring money into real-world data (RWD) analytics companies in recent years, fueled in part by regulatory support from the Food and Drug Administration and other government agencies. For example:
- PurpleLab, a RWD startup that provides claims and clinical data to providers, in September collected $40 million in Series B financing.
- HealthVerity, another RWD company, focused on providers, last year raised $100 million in Series D funding.
Yes, and: RWD companies Aetion, Flatiron Health, IQVIA, Syapse and Tempus last year came together to form the RWE Alliance, an industry coalition that is pushing the FDA to use such information to support its regulatory decisions. | https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2022/09/20/lyfegen-raises-8-million-series-a-value-based-contracts-specialty-drugs | 2022-09-20T13:34:07Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2022/09/20/lyfegen-raises-8-million-series-a-value-based-contracts-specialty-drugs | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The official start of fall is just days away, and Krispy Kreme is celebrating with a new doughnut collection that’s as seasonal as cardigans and football. The Autumn’s Orchard collection features four new doughnuts, plus a handmade apple fritter that has real apple chunks, apple filling, cinnamon and glaze.
But what’s in the box? The new Krispy Kreme Maple Pecan Cheesecake Doughnut is filled with cheesecake-flavored filling, is dipped in maple-flavored icing and topped with maple-flavored icing drizzles and pecan pieces. The new Spiced Apple Filled Doughnut is tossed in cinnamon sugar and packs apple cider-flavored filling.
The collection’s most decadent choice may be the Salted Caramel Brownie Doughnut, which is a glazed doughnut topped with frosting that tastes like salted caramel brownie batter, salted caramel drizzle, brownie bits and fall leaf sprinkles. Then there’s a Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut, which was on the doughnut shop’s pumpkin spice menu earlier this year and is a glazed old-fashioned doughnut flavored with pumpkin spice.
You can purchase the apple fritter individually or in a box of four, while the doughnuts in the collection are available to purchase individually or in a specialty Autumn’s Lover’s Dozen, which includes three of each. As expected, the new treats will only be sold for a limited time.
While the pumpkin spice cake doughnut is included in the Autumn’s Orchard collection, Krispy Kreme’s full Pumpkin Spice collection is no longer on the menu. You can, however, still get their pumpkin spice drinks, including the chain’s Pumpkin Spice Latte and new Pumpkin Spice Iced Coffee.
Of course, you’ll also now find pumpkin flavors at Starbucks and Dunkin’. The iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks has returned along with the company’s Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, while Dunkin’s fall menu includes a Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew and new Nutty Pumpkin Coffee.
These sound like the perfect drinks for sipping while you go apple picking, or, I don’t know, stare at your new 25-foot-tall inflatable Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man!
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U.S. Custom and Border Protection officials said they have seen a surge in the number of undocumented immigrants they have encountered from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua recently.
In data released by the agency on Monday, CBP said encounters from these three nations were up 175% in August 2022 compared to August 2021. During that same time span, CBP said encounters with migrants from Mexico and northern Central America nations decreased 43%.
CBP said the number of migrants coming from Mexico and northern Central America has declined this summer.
But what is driving a surge of migrants from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua?
“Failing communist regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba are driving a new wave of migration across the Western Hemisphere, including the recent increase in encounters at the southwest U.S. border,” said CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus. “Our dedicated teams of skilled agents continue to work around the clock to secure our border and safely and humanely process and vet every individual encountered, but those fleeing repressive regimes pose significant challenges for processing and removal.”
Overall, there have been more than 2 million apprehensions at the border in fiscal year 2022 (which ends in September). Even with a month remaining in the fiscal year, the CBP has already set a record for the number of apprehensions at the border.
The issue of migrants from Venezuela got a lot of attention last week after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis facilitated a flight of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.
“The one place in our country where we see virtually no law and order is at the southern border, and this is a crisis now getting a little more attention. This is a crisis...it is a crisis, and its a manufactured crisis because of Biden's failed policies,” DeSantis said.
Migrants who claim asylum are generally released after being processed by CBP while they await a court hearing. U.S. statistics show that nearly two-thirds of asylum claims are rejected, causing those seeking asylum to be deported. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/us-has-surge-of-undocumented-immigrants-from-3-communist-nations | 2022-09-20T13:40:54Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/us-has-surge-of-undocumented-immigrants-from-3-communist-nations | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FG to reduce severe medication harm by 50 per cent in 5 years
The federal government has disclosed that it is set to reduce severe medication harm by 50 per cent in 5 years by advocating for safer medication practices as well as calling on relevant stakeholders to work together to achieve the goal of “Medication Without Harm”.
It further said underreporting of medication errors is also an issue as a study conducted on medication errors amongst health care professionals such as doctors, nurses, and pharmacists in 10 tertiary hospitals across the country showed 35.5% of 2386 professionals that participated in this study reported medication error, while 33.4% did not think reporting was necessary.
The minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire at a press briefing to commemorate the 2022 World Patient Safety Day in Abuja said the goal of medication safety is to reduce severe and preventable medication-related harm by 50% in the next 5 years specifically by addressing harm resulting from errors or unsafe practices in the health system.
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Ehanire, therefore, said this can be achieved by making improvements at each stage of the medication process, including prescribing, dispensing, administering, monitoring and use.
Ehanire who was represented by the director of hospital services, Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi explained that a high incidence of major medication errors related to the prescription of incorrect antiretroviral therapy (ART), protocols, a potential drug-to-drug interaction in Nigeria’s HIV treatment programme have been reported in the past.
According to him, “the incidence rate of medication errors was somewhat high, and a majority of identified errors were related to prescription of incorrect ART regimens and potential drug-drug interactions as the prescriber was contacted, and the errors were resolved in the majority of cases.
“Active screening for medication errors is feasible in resource-limited settings following adequate capacity building.
“Patients and members of the public are sometimes passive while receiving drug treatment. Most patients especially those on long-term medications for chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, etc. are not aware of the medications prescribed for them. Some patients abuse medications such as antibiotics which can create problems of antimicrobial resistance.
“Polypharmacy which is the routine use of four or more over-the-counter, prescription and/or traditional medications at the same time by a patient can also cause harm from multi-drug interactions and increase the side effects of drugs. Miscommunications can also occur when patients’ drugs are not properly handed over either during a change in shifts or transfer of care from one health facility to another.”
He said: “Moving on from medication error, we have seen quite a number of surgical errors which include but are not limited to operations on the wrong side, ligation of Ureters during hysterectomy, including stories of how surgical instruments, sponges and needles were left inside a patient. We have seen cases where the wrong patient was wheeled into the operating room because they were bearing similar names etc.
“Errors are not limited to medical or surgical services alone, some errors have also been recorded in our laboratories.”
Ehanire disclosed that Nigeria is already working to develop its national policy and strategy on patient safety and quality of care.
“We are hoping it will be completed and launched this year so that it can be deployed for use in all our health facilities at all levels of care.”
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation country representative, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo represented by Alex Chibangu posited that medication errors occur most commonly due to weaknesses in medication systems, and are aggravated by shortages of well-trained health staff, and poor working and environmental conditions for delivery of quality health care.
He said, consequently, patients’ rights to medication without prejudice can be compromised through inappropriate prescribing, transcribing, dispensing, administration and monitoring practices.
According to him: “Global estimates show that medication errors contribute to over 3 million deaths every year, a situation which has been exacerbated by overwhelmed health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“About one in every four cases of preventable medication harm is clinically severe, or life-threatening.” | https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-to-reduce-severe-medication-harm-by-50-per-cent-in-5-years/ | 2022-09-20T13:55:14Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-to-reduce-severe-medication-harm-by-50-per-cent-in-5-years/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MILAN (AP) — Giambarini Group’s plants in northern Italy must keep zinc baths that rustproof steel and iron parts super-heated around the clock, seven days a week, an energy-intensive process that has grown exponentially more costly as natural gas prices spike.
Methane to create molten zinc that forms a protective coating over high-rise support beams and wrought-iron fences used to take up just 3% of operating costs, but now it’s as much as 30%. The family-run company has passed some of the extra cost to customers, but business is uncertain as rising prices for raw materials freezes the construction industry that Giambarini supplies.
“We don’t know the future. We don’t know if it will get worse or better, since clients don’t know if they will have work,’’ said CEO Alberto Giambarini, the third generation in his family to run the business. He has orders for the coming 10 days, instead of through Christmas, like in the past. “We are living day to day.”
The energy crisis facing Italian industry and households — like those across Europe — is a top voter concern going into Sunday’s parliamentary elections as fears grow that astronomically high bills will shutter some businesses, at least temporarily, and force household rationing by winter. Prices started going up a year ago and have only been exacerbated as Russia has cut back natural gas used to generate electricity, heat and cool homes, and run factories as Europe supports war-torn Ukraine.
Already in July and August, industrial energy use dropped by double digits mostly because of scaled-back production — which experts say could affect economic growth and employment in the coming months.
At the same time, three-quarters of Italian households expect even more pain this fall with higher bills, according to the SWG polling institute. Already, 80% report important sacrifices to pay energy costs, such as delaying vacations, major purchases and eating out.
Never in an Italian election campaign has energy been such a central talking point. Candidates have sparred over whether debt-laden Italy, which has already spent more than 60 billion euros to help families, businesses and local governments, should incur yet more debt to finance new relief. They’re also facing off on whether Italy should consider investing in new nuclear technologies.
But no party is discussing mandatory conservation measures, like many of Italy’s European neighbors.
“It is remarkable to see how much all these people are commenting on energy. Before the current situation, no one would mention the issue. But at the same time, they are neglecting if not ignoring completely the climate side of this,’’ said Matteo Di Castelnuovo, an energy economist at Milan’s Bocconi University. “No one is going to talk about rationing or reducing consumption.”
Most major parties, including Giorgia Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy and Enrico Letta’s center-left Democratic Party, are largely following strategies pursued by the outgoing government of Premier Mario Draghi. They both advocate a European Union cap on natural gas prices, despite a failure to gain EU consensus in months of discussion, along with varying formulas to help families and offer tax breaks to businesses.
Pollsters and energy experts say these similarities have made it difficult for voters to be moved by energy policy.
Broadly, the campaign has focused on continued natural gas investments.
For the Democratic Party, plants that regasify liquid natural gas are positioned as a bridge to other technologies as it sets a target to add 85 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030 in a country that for years has averaged just 1 gigawatt a year. The center-right coalition that Meloni’s party is leading wants to expand pipeline deliveries to Italy, which fits a longer-term strategy of making Italy a gas hub for Europe but does not address the EU goal of emission reductions by 2030.
The right-wing coalition and small centrist parties also advocate a return to nuclear power, which Italians have rejected in two referendums decades apart. In addition to societal resistance, the technology would take at least two decades to implement, too late to help Italy’s commitment with the Group of 7 wealthy economies to fully decarbonize by 2035, said Matteo Leonardi, executive director of the environmental think tank ECCO.
The political debate is largely focusing on lowering gas prices but not diversifying or discouraging households from consuming resources that would better support industry, Leonardi said.
“The response to this crisis, as they are saying in the rest of Europe, are renewables and efficiency,” Leonardi said. “You cannot face a war without arms. You cannot give the message that the state will take care of it, consume what you want.”
Italy’s famed textile industry, which gives French and Italian fashion houses their luxury edge, also is suffering. The small and medium operators that form the backbone of the system risk closure without a swift, systemic response from both Europe and Italy, said Sergio Tamborini, head of the SMI Italian Fashion System association.
“The bills that arrived in June and July were explosive,’’ Tamborini said.
Italy’s textile industry — along with leather and accessories accounting for revenue of 100 billion euros a year — is a luxury niche that Tamborini worries will be weakened by cheaper markets if costs aren’t reduced.
Dying and printing textiles is especially energy intensive, Tamborini said, and for some, “it is a problem of survival.”
“We should have had help already in September. We cannot wait for the next government to be active, because it could be Christmas or even after,” he said, given the fractured nature of Italian politics.
Meanwhile, Giambarini said his business has no immediate plans for short-term layoffs of 250 workers, but the outgoing government has been discussing new layoff programs to give businesses a way to avoid crippling energy costs.
Shutting down even temporarily would be devastating, taking months to relaunch, said Giambarini, adding he was still deciding which party to back.
“We are waiting for the election and hope we will get a government that will indicate a better road out of this period of crisis,’’ Giambarini said. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-energy-crisis-key-to-italys-election-but-not-conservation/ | 2022-09-20T14:00:48Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-energy-crisis-key-to-italys-election-but-not-conservation/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LONDON (AP) — At least 250,000 people joined the huge line to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin lying in state for four days in London’s Westminster Hall at Parliament, an official said Tuesday.
Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan said officials were still “crunching the numbers,” but estimated that about a quarter-million people joined the longest queue most have ever seen for a chance to file past the queen’s coffin from Sept. 14 until hours before her state funeral on Monday.
Many in the queue waited for up to 13 hours, braving the autumnal chill and spending the night shuffling along the River Thames to pay their respects to the late monarch. The London Ambulance Service said staff and volunteers cared for around 2,000 people who lined up, and took 240 for hospital treatment.
The queen, who died on Sept. 8 in Scotland after 70 years on the throne, was interred alongside her late husband Prince Philip and her parents in Windsor Castle’s St. George’s Chapel on Monday.
The private interment service followed a state funeral at Westminster Abbey attended by hundreds of world leaders and dignitaries, and 10 days of national mourning.
Outside Windsor castle, cleaners were busy clearing up and international news crews were taking down their equipment after thousands packed the streets Monday to view the military parade escorting the queen’s coffin to St. George’s Chapel.
“The nation certainly has come together. As for the crowd yesterday, it was unbelievable really,” said Marion Brettle, 73. “I think the whole nation stopped, and thought, and listened, and watched.”
The royal family were observing another week of mourning and aren’t expected to carry out official engagements. Flags at royal residences will remain at half-mast until the morning after the final day of royal mourning.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A local elected official is due to face a judge on a murder charge Tuesday in the stabbing death of a Las Vegas investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of him and his managerial conduct.
Robert Richard Telles, the Clark County public administrator, has remained jailed without bail since his Sept. 7 arrest in the Sept. 2 slaying of veteran Las Vegas Review-Journal staff writer Jeff German.
A criminal complaint accuses Telles of “lying in wait” for German, 69, who prosecutors say was stabbed seven times. German lived alone, and his body was found the following day. The Clark County coroner ruled his death was a homicide.
Telles, 45, was arrested after police asked for help during the Labor Day weekend to identify a person seen wearing an orange work shirt and a wide-brim straw hat toting a shoulder bag and walking toward German’s home the morning of Sept. 2. Police also released images of a distinctive SUV seen near German’s home, driven by a person wearing an orange shirt.
A Review-Journal photographer snapped photos Sept. 6 of Telles washing the same type of vehicle in his driveway.
Police said Telles shut off his cellphone and waited in a vehicle outside German’s home until the attack. It was characterized as a planned response to articles that German wrote about “turmoil and internal dissension” in the county office that handles assets of people who die without a will or family contacts.
Telles lost his primary bid for reelection in June after articles in May aired claims of administrative bullying, favoritism and Telles’ relationship with a subordinate staffer. County lawmakers appointed a consultant to address complaints about leadership in his office.
German was widely respected for his tenacity, and his colleagues said he was working on follow-up reports about Telles and the public administrator’s office when he died.
“The published articles … ruined (Telles’) political career, likely his marriage, and this was him lashing out at the cause,” Chief Deputy Clark County District Attorney Richard Scow told a judge on Sept. 8.
That judge, Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Elana Lee Graham, called the police report detailing the attack “chilling” and said it described German “fighting for his life.” She spoke of apparent defense wounds on German’s arms and said DNA believed to be from Telles was found under German’s fingernails.
Police said a search warrant turned up items at Telles’ home including blood-stained shoes and a straw hat that had been cut into pieces. Authorities said they did not immediately find the weapon used to kill German.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, a Republican running for governor in November, said investigators also obtained security video that might show the attack.
The Nevada Press Association has announced that German will be inducted this Saturday into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame.
German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the rival Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter covering courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime.
Telles grew up in El Paso, Texas, and lived in Colorado before moving to Las Vegas. He worked as a heating and air conditioning technician and graduated in 2014 from law school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He practiced probate and estate law before he was elected public administrator in 2018, replacing a three-term predecessor.
The Review-Journal reported that in El Paso, Telles’ late grandfather, Richard Telles, served as city clerk, school board trustee and county commissioner. A grand-uncle, Raymond L. Telles Jr., was the city’s first Mexican-American mayor and was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as ambassador to Costa Rica and by President Lyndon B. Johnson as chairman of the U.S.-Mexican Border Commission.
Telles’ father, Raymond R. Telles, was elected to two terms on the El Paso City Council but lost a bid for mayor. He later gave up his law license and avoided prison after pleading guilty in a federal conspiracy and wire fraud case.
Court and police records show that Robert Telles was arrested in Las Vegas in February 2020 after his wife called 911. He was accused of grabbing her in a “‘bear-hug’ position” and of resisting efforts by two police officers to handcuff him. During his arrest, Telles was recorded on police body-worn cameras acknowledging that he had been drinking alcohol and repeatedly identifying himself as a public official.
The case was dismissed and closed in March 2021 after Telles paid a $418 fine, attended counseling and stayed out of trouble.
His term in office expires Dec. 31, but Clark County officials said he is suspended and has been banned from county offices or property pending a review of his position as an elected official. | https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/ap-top-news/ap-official-jailed-in-las-vegas-journalist-killing-due-in-court/ | 2022-09-20T14:02:37Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/ap-top-news/ap-official-jailed-in-las-vegas-journalist-killing-due-in-court/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK (AP) — Thirteen years after James Cameron plunged moviegoers into the cosmic world of “Avatar,” the lush, distant moon of Pandora is finally orbiting back into view.
Cameron’s “Avatar” industrial complex has been whirling in high gear for some time; production on the upcoming sequel, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” began back in 2017. But after shuffling through half a decade’s worth of release dates, Cameron’s science-fiction epic is poised to again blanket movie screens and transport willing travelers back, in 3-D, to the land of the Na’vi.
For even the visionary filmmaker of “Titanic” and “The Terminator,” the relaunch of “Avatar” is, as Cameron said in a recent interview from Wellington, New Zealand, “a big bet.” A third “Avatar” is already in post-production, and production has begun on a fourth. The record-breaking $2.8 billion in box office that “Avatar” grossed made the coming “Avatar” armada a far-from-risky wager. But a lot has changed since the original’s release, when Netflix was still renting DVDs by mail and Cameron was working for 20th Century Fox.
To whet moviegoers’ appetites ahead of the Dec. 16 debut of the three-hour “Avatar: The Way of Water” — and remind them of a movie world they may have lost touch with — the Walt Disney Co. on Friday will rerelease “Avatar” in a remastered, 4K, HDR version that he says is “better than it’s ever looked.”
It’s an opening salvo in Cameron’s ambitious plan to sketch a yet-grander sci-fi saga, and to again conjure a cinematic experience, as he says, “that you simply cannot have in the home.” Taking a break from all the “Avatar” juggling, Cameron talked re-watching the original, his expectation for “The Way of Water” and why he nearly quit the “Avatar” business.
Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.
AP: Does “Avatar” seem like a long time ago to you?
CAMERON: It feels like yesterday at times and then obviously it feels like more than a decade other times. The time has passed quickly. I’ve been doing all sorts of interesting things. Deep ocean research. Building submersibles. Writing four epic movies. Now finishing up “Avatar 2” and we’re mid-process in post on “Avatar 3.” So “Avatar” has never been far from my mind. I constantly go back to it, obviously in the remaster process making it better than it’s ever looked before. I’m kind of just living on Pandora right now.
AP: When you went back to watch “Avatar,” how did it look to you?
CAMERON: I see a lot of good work by a lot of good people in terms of the production design, the visual effects, the groundbreaking strides that were made at that time in capturing the performances of the actors, and the great work of the actors. It was tough to live up to. We had set the bar very high for ourselves back then and we had to live up to that bar this time with the new films. I remind our VFX team all the time: “Look at the bugs in the forest in the first movie. We had better bugs!”
AP: Moviegoing rebounded this summer but there’s been a late-summer lull that the “Avatar” re-release may help jumpstart. How do you see the health of theatrical right now?
CAMERON: It’s shown resiliency that I don’t think we expected. The pandemic, quite rightly, scared everybody. There was a period of time where you were basically risking your life to go to the movies. People did it anyway. Now, we feel like we’re past the hump or at least it’s a manageable problem. We’re seeing a resurgence back in cinemas. It’s not where we were before. Streaming has taken a bite. The pandemic has taken a bite. We’re probably down 20, 25% from where we were pre-pandemic. I think it’s going to be a very long tail on this thing before we’re back to where we were before. It’s incumbent on us to double down on showmanship.
AP: Over the years, some have argued that “Avatar,” despite its stature as the highest grossing film of all time, hasn’t stuck in the culture the way you’d expect. Do those arguments irk you?
CAMERON: I think it’s true for a specific reason, which is that we didn’t immediately follow it up with another film in two or three years, and another film in two or three years. We didn’t play the Marvel game. We’re playing a longer game here. “Avatar” isn’t going anywhere, it just didn’t follow up with a continuous barrage to keep it in the public eye and the public consciousness, which is what you have to do. Taking a lesson from that, we basically architected four sequels so that if “Avatar 2” is successful, we can follow it up with a regular cadence — two years, maybe three years at the most between “3” and “4.” It will be in the public consciousness more and more regularly, but only if people embrace “Avatar 2.”
AP: Your films have grossed more than $6 billion. I imagine you’re not a filmmaker who gets nervous before opening a movie.
CAMERON: You bet I do. Anyone who says they don’t get nervous before a movie drops is a lying son of a (expletive).
AP: And there is an awful lot riding on “The Way of Water.”
CAMERON: Yeah, it’s a big play. It’s a big bet. And we won’t know where we are until the second or third weekend. The success of the first film — we had a pretty good opening at $75 million. But openings are dwarfing that by factors of two or even three these days. Even if we have a stellar opening, we won’t really know where we are for a couple weeks because it was the return visits on the first one. It was people wanting to go share. If we get that again, we’ll probably be on solid ground.
AP: I think the odds are in your favor.
CAMERON: Nobody knows. The market has changed. Twenty-five percent could be our entire margin. It’s one thing to make a lot of money, it’s another thing to actually make a profit. We’re not going to keep making movies that lose money even though they look good and make a ton of money. This is a wait-and-see, let’s-put-it-out-there-and-see-if-people-embrace-it kind of situation.
AP: “Avatar” was especially rich in an ecological subtext. In the 13 years since, much has only gone worse for the climate and the health of the planet. How much was that on your mind making the sequels?
CAMERON: Very much so, even to the extent that I very strongly debated with myself and discussed with my wife whether I should stop filmmaking and work on the sustainability issues. But we managed to be able to do that in parallel with the filmmaking process. We’re doing all of our sustainability efforts — I don’t want to say as a side hustle, but in parallel. I put as much effort into that as I do the filmmaking.
That said, the new “Avatar” films aren’t any more like a lecture on climate or environmentalism than the first one was. The first one was an adventure. It captured you at the level of character, at a level of storytelling. I think subtext is a useful way of looking at it. It’s there but it’s not what’s driving the story. And we kept that in mind with the new films. Yes, “Avatar: The Way of Water” is about the oceans and our relationship with the oceans and the animals that live in it. But it’s driven by character.
AP: “Avatar: The Way of Water” will bring back 3D and feature high-frame rate footage, both of which moviegoers have mixed opinions on. What do you think has been the biggest technological leap in the last 13 years?
CAMERON: In terms of the presentation, we’re authoring in high-dynamic range, which I think is very important. Projection out there in the field is brighter now than it was a decade ago, which is much better for 3D. We’re judiciously using high-frame rates in the process of authoring our 3D because people become more sensitive to rapid lateral motion. Your mind is more sensitive, so we solved that by judiciously applying high-frame rate here and there throughout the film. That’s all at the service of making it a better viewing experience.
I don’t think anybody should go see a movie because it’s authored a certain way. That’s just part of our showmanship. I think the reasons to see this film are the same reasons to see the first one. You enter a world. You become fully immersed in it. You feel like it surrounds you and you become an inhabitant there, and you get to linger there. You go on that journey. Of course, in the new film, it’s a bit longer because we have more characters and more story to service. I think people are very story-driven. When they get a set of characters they like and they get involved in their problems, they’ll follow it for scores of hours across multiple years of limited series. I’m not worried about that part of it.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges accusing him of raping and choking a woman at his home in Louisiana and of possessing several drugs.
The 51-year-old performer whose given name is Michael Tyler is innocent of all charges, attorney Joel Pearce said after the arraignment in Ascension Parish court in Gonzales, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) from Baton Rouge.
The charges include first-degree rape, which carries an automatic life sentence.
Pearce said he has not been able to get copies of the two indictments, but they were read aloud in court.
Charges also include simple criminal damage to property, false imprisonment, domestic abuse battery by strangulation, simple robbery, possession of heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine and Xanax, and possession of drug paraphernalia, he said.
“My client doesn’t even do drugs, so he has absolutely no idea what they were talking about,” Pearce said in a telephone interview during his 250-mile (402-kilometer) drive from Gonzales to Shreveport.
He said bond may be discussed at a hearing Oct. 17. Prosecutors said they plan to bring up Tyler’s 2003 guilty plea to sexual battery and extortion as evidence of prior crimes, said Pearce.
Tyler and two bodyguards had videotaped themselves in sex acts with Tyler’s hairstylist. The prosecutor in that case, Sue Bernie, said in 2003 that the woman told investigators that Tyler accused her of stealing $80,000 worth of his checks and told her he would not go to police if she did something “degrading.” The woman denied stealing any money, Bernie said.
A letter in court records before Tyler’s sentencing stated that he had paid the woman $350,000.
He served six years in prison on that conviction, which came the same year that he was nominated for two Grammy awards. He also received a Grammy nomination in 2001.
Pearce said he doesn’t know what the woman who is now accusing Tyler allegedly was robbed of, but the criminal damage charge accuses him of breaking the band of her Apple watch.
Pearce represented Tyler on rape and kidnapping charges that prosecutors in northwest Louisiana dropped in December 2020. Those charges, brought in 2017, had kept Tyler jailed nearly 18 months before he was released on $3 million bond.
“People keep saying it’s his third time to be charged” with rape, Pearce said, but Tyler pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in Baton Rouge. “And in Caddo Parish, after a grand jury indicted him, they un-indicted him.”
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LONDON (AP) — The cannons have sounded, the bells have rung and the mourners have paid their respects.
Now King Charles III faces the task of preserving a 1,000-year-old monarchy that his mother nurtured for seven decades but that faces an uncertain future. The challenge is immense.
Personal affection for the queen meant that the monarchy’s role in British society was rarely debated in recent years. But now that she’s gone, the royal family faces questions about whether it is still relevant in a modern, multicultural nation that looks very different than it did when Elizabeth ascended the throne in 1952.
Amid a global re-examination of the history of colonialism and slavery that has seen protesters tear down or deface statues in British cities and universities like Oxford and Cambridge change their course offerings, an institution that was once the symbol of the British Empire is likely to face renewed scrutiny.
Charles will try to “maintain continuity” while also signaling that the royals are prepared to change, said Anna Whitelock, a professor of history of modern monarchy at City University London. But he faces a raft of questions.
“What place does a monarchy have in a multi-faith, multi-ethnic society?” Whitelock asked. “And is it the right rallying point for the nation? And should it be the monarch representing the U.K. abroad? What does it say about us? Is it a bastion of tradition that people should applaud? Or is it actually a check on progress that actually doesn’t represent the inclusive, diverse society that people would hope that Britain would now become?”
And there is another, more personal, question lurking in the background: Is a 73-year-old white man the best person to confront those issues?
Charles waited longer than any other heir to take the throne and in many ways embodies the modernization of the monarchy. He was the first monarch not educated at home, the first to earn a university degree and the first to grow up in the ever-intensifying glare of the media as deference to royalty faded.
He has been lauded as an early advocate of the environmental movement and won praise for working to improve the lives of young people in underprivileged communities.
But he also has a reputation, perhaps undeserved, as a somewhat stuffy older man who is more at home on the polo field or one of his country estates than the soccer-mad cities of modern Britain.
Charles also alienated many people with his messy divorce from the much-loved Princess Diana, and by straining the rules that bar royals from intervening in public affairs, wading into debates on issues such as environmental protection and architectural preservation.
As the U.K. mourned his mother, it quickly became clear that Charles was ready to be a more personal monarch. He has made a point of wading into the crowds of well wishers, stopping to shake hands and exchange a few words, more like a U.S. presidential candidate appealing for votes than a king who inherited the crown from a line of ancestors stretching back to 1066.
One woman even kissed him — a level of familiarity no one would have dared with Elizabeth.
At Monday’s state funeral for the late queen, Bertram Leon embodied the challenges facing Charles.
A proud Briton whose roots stretch back to the Windrush generation of immigrants who came to the U.K. from the Caribbean after World War II, Leon was at Westminster Abbey to represent the St. Lucian community in honoring the queen. Now he expects Charles to take the monarchy in a new direction.
“The king is actually going to change, perhaps modernize the monarchy in the image that he thinks in the current day,” Leon said, his British Empire Medal pinned to his chest. “We can’t live back in the 1920s, ’30s or ‘50s, when Elizabeth took over. We are now in the 21st century, and I think things are going to be regarded and looked at a bit different.”
In addition to being king of the United Kingdom, Charles is head of state for 14 “realms” that retained the monarch as their sovereign after gaining independence from the former British Empire. It is in these far-flung nations, which stretch from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean that Charles may face his first challenges.
The pressures were clear earlier this year when Prince William and his wife, Kate, faced calls for a royal apology and reparations for slavery during a trip to Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas to celebrate the queen’s 70 years on the throne.
During that visit, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told the royals that his country was “moving on,” a few months after Barbados severed its ties with the monarchy.
The royals have also faced criticism from within after Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, gave up royal duties and moved to California. In a widely publicized interview with U.S. television host Oprah Winfrey earlier this year, the couple alleged that palace had been insensitive toward Meghan, who is bi-racial, and that a member of the royal family had asked about the color of their first child’s skin before he was born.
Charles sought to address the tensions at home and abroad in his first address as king.
“Wherever you may live in the United Kingdom, or in the realms and territories across the world, and whatever may be your background or beliefs, I shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect and love, as I have throughout my life,” he said.
Charles also confronted concerns about how he would conduct himself as king.
The laws and traditions that govern Britain’s constitutional monarchy dictate that the sovereign must stay out of partisan politics, but Charles has spent much of his adult life speaking out on issues that are important to him, particularly the environment.
His words have caused friction with politicians and business leaders who accused the then-Prince of Wales of meddling in issues on which he should have remained silent.
The question is whether Charles will follow his mother’s example and muffle his personal opinions now that he is king, or use his new platform to reach a broader audience.
“My life will, of course, change as I take up my new responsibilities,” Charles said. “It will no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues for which I care so deeply. But I know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others.”
The king has been clear that he intends to slim down the monarchy, limiting the number of working royals and reducing the expense of supporting them.
But for 10 days, Britain spared no expense as it honored Elizabeth, who became a comforting symbol of stability over the tumultuous years of her long reign.
All the spectacle that has become synonymous with the royals was on display as uniformed members of the royal family walked solemnly behind a gun carriage carrying the queen’s coffin away from Buckingham Palace, cannons and church bells sounded in lament and world leaders filled Westminster Abbey for her funeral.
But it was pageantry with a purpose, celebrating the queen’s life while also reminding the public of the monarchy’s role in public life and linking the people to the royal family in their time of shared grief.
“People often criticize the British monarchy or even laugh at it as pomp and circumstance and emptiness,” said historian Robert Lacey, author of “Majesty: Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor.”
“Well, an occasion like this shows it’s not emptiness, that the pomp and circumstance stands for something.”
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