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GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) — Garner police said they arrested a man Sunday afternoon on charges of larceny and assault on a female after he was caught stealing from a Walmart.
Just after 12:45 p.m., Garner police responded to a Walmart on Fayetteville Road in reference to an assault.
Store employees told police that the suspect may be armed and made threats to “shoot up” the store, according to a news release from Garner police.
Police say the victim was an employee who was telling a “disruptive” man to leave the store after he stole merchandise.
The suspect spat in the employee’s face and made threats before leaving, police said.
Officers apprehended the suspect and found the stolen merchandise with the suspect and found a pocket knife. Police say the suspect never pulled out a weapon during the altercation.
Police also said the “threats appear to have been unfounded.”
Tehron Jordan, 26, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor larceny, communicating threats and assault on a female, police said.
Jordan was transported to the Wake County Detention Center.
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What is the best bread slicer?
Whether it’s breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, a fresh slice of bread goes perfectly with nearly any meal. Getting that uniform slice is not the easiest task to accomplish, especially if the bread is homemade.
Bread slicers should be easy to use and allow you to slice bread in a variety of thicknesses. The top pick is Kitchen Seven Bamboo Bread Slicer With Crumb Tray. This quality item has a fold-flat design for easy storage. To learn more about the features you’ll find in a quality bread slicer, keep reading.
What to know before you buy a bread slicer
How a bread slicer works
For the purpose of this article, we will be focusing on manual bread slicers. Interestingly, these units don’t actually slice bread — this is done by you. Instead, they serve as a guide so you know where to place your knife before cutting each piece to get slices of uniform size. Ultimately, to get the most out of a manual bread slicer, it takes a little bit of practice and some skill with a bread knife.
Loaves of bread are not all the same size
From baguettes to boules, bread is baked in a variety of shapes and sizes. If you plan on slicing your homemade bread, be certain the slicer you’re considering will accommodate the bread you make. If you’re purchasing your bread at a bakery, you’ll need to purchase loaves that fit comfortably in the slicer you already own.
What to look for in a quality bread slicer
Slice thickness
Most bread slicers are manufactured so you have a few options when it comes to the thickness of your slice. In single-slice models, you adjust the bread slicer before using it so all slices are of uniform thickness.
In other models, some parts of the slicer have narrow spacing while others have wider spacing. In these types of bread slicers, you need to be aware of where the spacing changes and adjust accordingly to have uniform slices on the whole loaf of bread.
Included knife
Often, when you purchase a bread slicer, you’ll also get a knife. The best models have a built-in storage spot for that knife so it’s always where you need it to be.
Crumb tray
When you slice bread, you make crumbs. If you’d like to keep your work area neat and clean, look for a bread slicer that has a tray beneath the cutting area to catch the crumbs.
Materials
For the most part, bread slicers are made out of either plastic or wood.
Plastic: While plastic bread slicers are more affordable and easier to clean than their wooden counterparts, they’re not as durable. Consequently, a plastic bread slicer may need to be replaced sooner than a wooden model, so its overall value may be diminished. Additionally, plastic bread slicers are more prone to slipping during use, so it’s important to purchase a model that has non-slip feet or pads on the bottom.
Wood: Wooden bread slicers are more durable than plastic bread slicers, especially when manufactured using hardwood. They’re better equipped to survive an errant knife stroke. On the downside, wooden models are more expensive and require greater care when cleaning, since it’s not advisable to get wood wet.
Ease of storage
It’s rare to find a bread slicer that doesn’t fold flat or disassemble so it can be stored flat, which makes most models easy to store.
How much you can expect to spend on a bread slicer
If you’re watching your budget, you can get a plastic bread slicer for less than $20. A quality wooden model, on the other hand, costs $20-$40.
Bread slicer FAQ
What’s the best type of knife for cutting fresh bread?
A. When cutting fresh bread, you need a long knife with a serrated edge. This type of knife can saw through the bread without applying much downward pressure, which could squish the loaf. For an even cleaner cut, consider using an electric knife.
I’m using a serrated knife, but I’m still not getting a good, smooth slice. Do you have any tips?
A. First, don’t push down, let the serrated edge gradually saw through the bread. Second, watch the angle of the knife from above to make sure it stays perpendicular to the bread. Lastly, use the full length of the knife when sawing.
I can’t seem to cut through the bottom crust. Is something wrong with my bread slicer?
A. No. If anything, it’s your knife. If you’re having a hard time cutting through the bottom layer of crust, consider purchasing a serrated knife that has a slight curve to it so it’s easier to get to that bottom crust.
What’s the best bread slicer to buy?
Top bread slicer
Kitchen Seven Bamboo Bread Slicer With Crumb Tray
What you need to know: This attractive bamboo bread slicer allows you to easily cut a loaf of bread into uniform slices of three different sizes.
What you’ll love: The unit features a designated spot for the knife, while the large crumb tray ensures you won’t have a mess when you’re done. When it’s time to put the bread slicer away, it folds flat for convenient storage.
What you should consider: The included knife is a little short for this device.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bread slicer for the money
Eon Concepts Bread, Toast and Bagel Slicer
What you need to know: The compact, space-saving design of this bread slicer makes it a good choice for small kitchens.
What you’ll love: Simple operation bolstered by an affordable price makes this a desirable unit for any family. Because of its design, it allows you to slice bread in five different thicknesses.
What you should consider: This model is best for smaller loaves of bread.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Kitchen Naturals Premium Bamboo Foldable Bread Slicer
What you need to know: If you’re a sandwich connoisseur, this premium bread slicer is the perfect tool for turning a loaf of homemade artisan bread into uniform slices.
What you’ll love: This model features a thicker slice designed for making French toast. It comes with convenient extras including a bamboo butter spreader, a storage bag and a guide book.
What you should consider: This bread slicer is a higher-priced option.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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UN expects world’s population to reach 8 billion on Nov. 15
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Monday it expects the world’s population to reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 this year, and it projects that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation next year.
The report, released on World Population Day, said global population growth fell below 1% in 2020 and is growing at its slowest rate since 1950.
According to the latest U.N. projections, the world’s population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and a peak of around 10.4 billion people during the 2080s. It is projected to remain at that level until 2100.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called 2022 a “milestone year” with “the birth of the Earth’s eight billionth inhabitant.”
The report, World Population Prospects 2022, put the population at 7.942 billion and forecast it will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15.
“This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates,” Guterres said in a statement. “At the same time, it is a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet and a moment to reflect on where we still fall short of our commitments to one another.”
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Former Alexandria mayor, Jacques Roy, announces he’s running for mayor again
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Former longtime Alexandria mayor, Jacques Roy, has announced that he will run again for mayor. The announcement was made Monday morning as a series of campaign signs started to pop up overnight along Jackson Street, Versailles Boulevard, and nearby areas. Roy confirmed the the campaign run to News Channel 5.
“Like many cities, Alexandria is in trouble - crime is rampant, basic services are not being provided and leadership has been unable to come together to offer solutions,” said Roy, who is a democrat, in a statement. “We can all agree we can’t continue down this path. Tough times demand a course change. We have to come together, work together, and make changes that get us back on track. Right now. We’ve done it before and we can do it again. But we have to act.”
Roy, who announced in July 2018 that we would not seek re-election, said at the time that he believed in a “self-imposed limit of three terms.”
“I am excited, resolute even, to be able to stick with my often-expressed belief in a self-imposed limit of three terms, just as we have in our state legislature. It allows new blood, fresh ideas, and new players, which are vital to democracies,” said Roy in a statement when announcing he would not run for re-election in 2018. “I was given peace to get over my natural concerns as a mayor about continuity, and I have lots of new adventures ahead of me because of deferred aspirations.”
But, in his latest announcement that he would run again, Roy said he was running again because he knew “together we can do better.”
“Alexandria is my home,” he said. “I am running for Mayor again because I know together we can do better. We must do better to protect the home we love and make it the city it can be for every citizen to live in a safe, clean place with opportunity to prosper.”
Roy served his first term in office after being elected in Nov. 2006. He won re-election in 2010 and 2014. There’s no word yet on an official public event for an announcement.
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SOUTHLAKE, Texas and HELSINKI, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology company powering the global travel industry, and Finnair, the flag carrier of Finland, plan to make Finnair's New Distribution Capability (NDC) content available through Sabre's global distribution system (GDS). According to the plan, Sabre-connected travel agents will be able to shop, book, and manage Finnair's NDC offers through Sabre's Offer and Order APIs, the point-of-sale tool Sabre Red 360, as well as the corporate booking solution GetThere starting later this year.
"Today's travelers demand customized services and personalized experiences – which is why NDC is one of the cornerstones of Finnair commercial strategy," said Jenni Suomela, vice president Channel Management & Payments, Finnair. "With NDC we are looking to optimize our approach to product distribution and elevate our customers' booking experience. Joint plan with Sabre targeting to make our NDC content available later this year supports our ambition to offer choice for our trade partners for our NDC-sourced content."
Committed to boosting customer choice across the industry, Finnair last year announced its plans to phase out EDIFACT content distribution and rely exclusively on NDC by the end of 2025. With this move, the carrier expects to increase transparency in the purchasing process, strengthen ancillary sales, and ultimately increase customer satisfaction.
"NDC is a key component of Sabre's strategic objective to create a new marketplace for personalized travel. Sitting at the crossroads of travel, we innovate across our portfolio so that our products scale end-to-end, not just for one particular link in the travel value chain. We are convinced that this approach benefits our airline customers, their agency partners and the travelers we all serve," said Kathy Morgan, vice president, Channel Delivery, Sabre Travel Solutions. "We are excited to be working with Finnair to distribute their NDC content. Finnair is a technologically innovative airline and together we seek to elevate the NDC booking experience and advance the adoption of offer- and order-based travel retailing."
About Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation is a leading technology provider to the global travel industry. Sabre's software, data, mobile and distribution solutions are used by hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotel properties to manage critical operations, including passenger and guest reservations, revenue management, flight, network and crew management. Sabre also operates a leading global travel marketplace, which processes more than US$120 billion of global travel spend annually by connecting travel buyers and suppliers. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world.
About Finnair
Finnair is a network airline, specializing in connecting passenger and cargo traffic between Asia, North America and Europe. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do – Finnair intends to reduce its net emissions by 50% by the end of 2025 from the 2019 baseline and achieve carbon neutrality latest by the end of 2045. Finnair is a member of the oneworld alliance. Finnair Plc's shares are quoted on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange.
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The firm has been heavily focused on game development and currently has a valuation of $50 million backed by KuCoin.
BUDAPEST, Hungary , July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Superpower Squad (SPS), an emerging blockchain technology company, announced the preliminary internal testing results of its namesake, upcoming third-person shooter game built on the BNB Chain that incorporates elements of MOBA, RPG, and Battle Royale. Within a week of its commencement, more than 5,000 players joined SPS, which is available on Android and iOS and can be found on their respective app stores.
The internal testing will run from June 20 to July 20. Simultaneous to its inception, SPS' social pages have seen incredible growth, with over 37,000 Twitter followers, 29,000 Discord members, and 26,000 Telegram members (with over 1,000 messages per day) at the time of publication.
Regarding the results, Olivia, Representative of SPS, commented: "We are thrilled that over 5000 players have started playing SPS on Android in less than 1 week. The community traction, as well as feedback, have been nothing short of magnificent. We remain well-funded and committed to our goals of bringing SPS to iOS and having the play-to-earn economy online by the end of the year."
The development team remains on track to incorporate non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as playable in-game characters by September. Another main objective in its roadmap includes listing its native $SQUAD governance and $ECG play-to-earn game tokens, by the end of December, subject to market conditions. Eventually, SPS plans to introduce decentralized governance into its dual-token in-game economy by creating a Superpower DAO. Earlier this month, SPS received an investment from KuCoin, putting the firm's valuation at $50 million.
About Superpower Squad:
Superpower Squad is a blockchain technology-based third-person-shooter game with gameplay elements such as MOBA, RPG, and Roguelike. The game supports solo and team modes, with an immersive gaming experience, diverse game modes, and a delicate Hero/Skin/Weapon upgrade system. Users can form squads and enjoy socializing in-game. Players can use the in-game editor Metacube to create their very own gameplays. Superpower Squad encourages creators to monetize their creativity in-game and form decentralized communities. More information will be shared with the community as the project evolves. For press inquiries, contact: official@ssquad.games
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No-confidence vote embodies divided French parliament
PARIS (AP) - French lawmakers on Monday were debating a no-confidence motion that was requested by a leftist coalition to symbolically mark their opposition to the government and President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies.
The leftist coalition, known as Nupes, formally requested a no-confidence motion in the wake of Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne's first major speech to the National Assembly after the recent parliamentary election.
The motion is unlikely to be adopted by lawmakers since a no-confidence vote must get approval from more than half the seats - at least 289 lawmakers - to be valid. That means that if many opposition lawmakers abstain, while Macron´s alliance members vote against, the threshold can't be reached.
While many lawmakers are angry at Macron´s policies, some opposition parties are also against the leftists and won't join them in the vote.
Nupes is the largest opposition force in the lower house of parliament, with 147 seats. Macron´s centrist alliance lost its parliamentary majority in last month´s election but still has the most seats, at 250.
The conservative Republican party, which holds 62 seats, has said they wouldn´t take part in the vote.
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a military ceremony at the Invalides monument in Paris, Monday, July 11 2022. The military ceremony is held to honor soldiers of the French Armed Forces. (Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP)
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, runner-up in the last French presidential election, denounced the vote as a political move that "wants to make the Fifth Republic crumble," speaking on RTL radio last week.
Speaking Sunday on French broadcaster BFM, Le Pen didn't say whether her lawmakers would support a no-confidence vote, but said that her National Rally party, the largest opposition party on the right with 89 seats, will use "all available power we have in the parliament against the government".
A no-confidence vote only succeeded once in the history of the French Republic, in 1962.
The political stakes are elsewhere. The no-confidence vote is used by the Nupes as a symbolic way to claim political space as the parliament's leading opposition group.
Normally, a new government in France requests a vote of confidence from the parliament to give more legitimacy to their agenda. But after the governing party lost its majority, Borne didn't take that risk, breaking a long-time tradition. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11002867/No-confidence-vote-embodies-divided-French-parliament.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-11T16:03:44Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11002867/No-confidence-vote-embodies-divided-French-parliament.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Relief after dog rescued from waterfall in Co Antrim
A young dog is getting some extra hugs from his owner after going missing close to a waterfall in Co Antrim.
The search for 19-month-old German shepherd Koba started at around 10pm on Sunday evening, close to Magheramorne Presbyterian Church outside Larne, Co Antrim.
Owner William Herron said he spent around 45 minutes trying to find and rescue his dog.
The alarm was then raised with the emergency services at a waterfall close to Ballypollard Road.
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said officers attended the scene at 11.49pm with two fire appliances from Larne as well as a rescue team from Central Fire Station in Belfast.
A spokesperson said rope was used to rescue the man and dog, with the incident dealt with by 1.55am on Monday. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-11002773/Relief-dog-rescued-waterfall-Co-Antrim.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-11T16:04:58Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-11002773/Relief-dog-rescued-waterfall-Co-Antrim.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Reward offered in 2020 Valentine’s Day murder in Hoover
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama and the Hoover Police Department are offering up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Shemethia Tynise Coteat.
41-year-old Coteat was killed on February 14, 2020, at 6:53 P.M.
The Hoover Police Department responded to the shooting in front of 808 Tyler Circle at The Park at Wellington and Wakefield apartment complex.
Hoover Police said Coteat was shot four times from behind while she was retrieving items from the back seat of her vehicle. Her killer specifically targeted her for reasons that are still unknown, according to officers.
The Hoover Police Department said they remain determined and committed in their efforts to solve this murder. Hoover PD said, “It is our hope that reward money will encourage someone to make the phone call that will provide the information that we need. Below are some relevant pieces of information that are already known to detectives who are working this case. We believe that there are individuals who know more and may have additional information that will be the final piece that leads to an arrest of the person(s) responsible for this horrible crime.”
- The victim was ambushed from behind as she exited her car, after returning home from running errands.
- This was not a random crime. The victim was specifically targeted by the suspect.
- The suspect was waiting in the parking lot for Shemethia to return home.
- A suspect IS KNOWN to investigators at this time.
- Additional information/evidence is still needed in order for a formal arrest warrant to be issued.
- The person who provides that final piece of critical information that leads to this suspect’s arrest will receive up to $5,000.00 in reward money.
Tipsters may call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 205-254-7777 (or) contact Hoover Police Detective Brad Fountain at 205-444-7562 (or) Go to www.crimestoppersmetroal.com and submit your tip online.
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Eric Cantona quoted by UEFA lawyers with `free for all´ Super League warning
UEFA’s lawyers quoted former Manchester United star Eric Cantona as they spoke out against the Super League in Europe’s highest court on Monday, and warned the sport would descend into a “free for all” if competitions like the Super League could be formed without UEFA approval.
The landmark case between the Super League on one side and UEFA and FIFA on the other opened at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on Monday afternoon.
The Super League was launched in April last year but had collapsed within 72 hours amid political pressure and fan outrage.
The Super League argument at the ECJ hearing is that UEFA and FIFA abused a dominant position in the market under EU competition law by first blocking the formation of the league, and then seeking to sanction those involved.
If UEFA’s actions are ruled to be anti-competitive, it has the potential to pave the way for third-party tournament organisers like the Super League to operate in competition against established European sports governing bodies, without the threat of sanction from them.
UEFA’s speech to the court, delivered by its legal team, concluded: “Quoting the famous footballer-philosopher Eric Cantona, ‘you don’t get to be champions without a struggle’.
“As a sports governing body UEFA performs the functions vested in it with impartiality, and in pursuance of principles as essential in sport as they are in European society: that competition should be open to all, and that merit, not money, must determine the outcome.”
UEFA’s lawyers had earlier said that the Super League had never requested authorisation from it, so its rules on pre-authorisation of competitions were of no relevance whatsoever in this case.
“But let us assume, simply for the sake of argument, that such rules were not sufficiently precise,” the lawyers added.
“It would be absurd if such a deficiency had the automatic effect of requiring a competition to be authorised, however damaging its effects.”
The UEFA speech described the Super League as a “textbook example of a cartel” and added: “If UEFA had been compelled to authorise such a closed competition, other closed leagues would have emerged, leading to a systemic collapse of the European sports model.
“A hypothetical deficiency in UEFA’s pre-authorisation procedure could not justify permitting such a disastrous outcome for football and European society.
“Without such pre-authorisation rules, conflicting competition formats, calendars and standards would turn European football into a free for all.”
UEFA insisted there was no conflict of interest in its role as regulator and also as a commercial entity, highlighting the roles played by different stakeholders from clubs, leagues and member national associations among its committees.
Lawyers for the European Superleague Company and A22 also made oral submissions to the Grand Chamber of 15 judges on Monday.
There were also submissions on behalf of football’s world governing body FIFA, LaLiga and the Spanish football federation, plus from 21 EU member states and the European Commission.
Parties are expected to face questions from the judges on Tuesday before the hearing concludes. The Advocate General in the case, listed as Athanasios Rantos from Greece, will provide a written opinion on how he believes the court should rule.
This opinion is not expected to be published until September at the earliest due to the court’s summer recess, but could give a strong indication of the final ruling from the judges, with ECJ rulings very often closely following the written opinion of the Advocate General.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will confront a kaleidoscope of challenges when he travels to the Middle East this week, his first trip there since taking office. With the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the rearview mirror, the United States is reassessing its role in the region at a time when its focus has shifted to Europe and Asia.
A look at some of the major issues that will be at play during Biden's travels.
ISRAELI-ARAB COOPERATION
Biden will become the first U.S. president to travel directly from Israel, his first destination, to Saudi Arabia, his last stop before returning to Washington. The itinerary is a reflection of friendlier relationships between Israel and its Arab neighbors, a tectonic shift that is reshaping the region's politics.
Under President Donald Trump, Israel normalized relations with countries such as the United Arab Emirates through the Abraham Accords. Although no one expects Israel and Saudi Arabia to announce formal diplomatic ties during Biden's trip, more incremental steps could be taken, such as allowing Israeli commercial flights to cross over the kingdom en route to other countries nearby.
In addition, there's already a surge in security cooperation being presided over by the U.S. military's Central Command, which oversees operations in the region. John Kirby, a national security spokesman for the White House, said the nascent military partnership is intended to foster a regional air defense system that could protect against Iranian ballistic missiles and drones.
IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
The threat of Iran is one of the primary incentives for Israel and Arab countries to work more closely together, and the issue will likely be a top focus for Biden's meetings. Israel views Iran as its greatest threat, and Sunni Arab countries consider Shiite Iran as a dangerous competitor for regional power.
A key question is finding the best way to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, which it's believed to be closer than ever to achieving. Biden wants to rejuvenate the nuclear deal that was reached by President Barack Obama in 2015 and abandoned by Trump in 2018, but negotiations appear to have stalled.
Israel, which is widely believed to be the only nuclear-armed state in the region but does not acknowledge having such weapons, was opposed to the deal. It didn't like that the agreement limited Iran's nuclear enrichment for only a set period of time, nor did it address Iran's ballistic missile program or other military activities in the region. Now Israel is calling for increasing sanctions to pressure Tehran into agreeing to a more sweeping accord.
Biden is expected to visit one of Israel's missile defense installations as he tries to reassure Israelis that the U.S. is committed to the country's protection.
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
Even though Israel is building closer ties to Arab countries, there’s been no progress toward resolving its decades-long conflict with the Palestinians.
In fact, some Palestinians feel abandoned by Arab leaders who have reached their own deals with Israel through the Abraham Accords. That came without securing progress toward the Palestinians’ goal of an independent state in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank and Gaza, lands Israel seized in the 1967 Mideast war.
And there are increasing doubts that a two-state solution is even possible at this point because Israel has spent decades expanding settlements that are now home to hundreds of thousands of Jewish settlers. Israel blames the continuing conflict on Palestinian violence and the refusal of Palestinian leaders to accept past proposals that it says would have given them a state.
Biden plans to visit with Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority, in Bethlehem during his trip. But it’s unlikely that there will be an opportunity to prod either him or Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to reopen talks. The Palestinian Authority, which administers parts of the occupied West Bank, has grown increasingly unpopular and autocratic in recent years. Lapid is a caretaker prime minister serving while Israel braces for another round of elections later this year.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Biden will likely be confronted with more fallout over the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed two months ago. An analysis overseen by the United States suggested that she was shot by Israeli soldiers who were conducting a raid nearby, but it stopped short of drawing a definitive conclusion. The murky outcome led to more anger than clarity.
The treatment of journalists will also be a focal point when Biden visits Saudi Arabia. U.S. intelligence believes that the kingdom's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, likely approved the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a U.S.-based writer for the Washington Post who was critical of the regime. The murder was carried out by agents who worked for the crown prince, and it took place inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.
Dozens of activists, writers, moderate clerics and economists remain imprisoned for their criticism of Mohammed bin Salman. The few who’ve been released, like blogger Raif Badawi and women’s rights advocate Loujain al-Hathloul, face yearslong travel bans and cannot speak freely. Some senior members of the royal family have been arrested or had their assets seized, and others were forced into exile.
Despite the crackdown, the crown prince has also been credited with reforms. Saudi Arabia looks and feels starkly different than just five years ago, when religious police still roamed the streets chastising women for wearing bright nail polish in malls, enforcing gender segregation in public places and ordering restaurants to turn off background music. Women can now drive, travel abroad without the permission of a male relative and attend sporting events in stadiums once reserved solely for men. Movie theaters and concerts, including one with pop star Justin Bieber, have government backing, a major change after decades of ultraconservative Wahhabi influence.
OIL PRODUCTION
Biden will likely face pressure to temper his criticism of Saudi Arabia's human rights record to persuade the kingdom and its neighbors to pump more oil and alleviate months of sky-high prices at the gas pump.
Energy analysts say drivers shouldn’t get their hopes up. “If the public is looking for lower gasoline prices after this trip, I think they’re bound to be disappointed,” said Samantha Gross, director of the energy security and climate initiative at the Brookings Institution.
The Saudis, among the biggest energy producers in the world, are already producing near their full capacity of 11 million barrels of oil per day. And members of OPEC+ nations, including the Saudis, are likely to be cautious when it comes to demands from the U.S.
In 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic severely scaled back travel, Trump urged OPEC+ to scale back production as the U.S. oil industry wobbled. Now, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has driven up prices, Biden wants OPEC+ to produce more even though there are fears of a global recession around the corner.
Elevated oil prices are simply good business for the Saudis, the de facto leader of OPEC+. The kingdom reported that the value of its crude exports were about a $1 billion per day in March and April, a 123% increase compared to the same period in 2021.
INDIA
Another partnership is also taking shape while Biden is traveling in the Middle East. He'll be convening a virtual summit with the leaders of Israel, India and the United Arab Emirates under a new moniker — the I2U2.
It might seem like an unlikely collection of countries, but there are hopes for productive collaboration. Navdeep Suri, a former Indian ambassador to the UAE, said the initiative is intended to bring together Israeli technology, UAE capital and Indian skills.
"We are seeing a churn in the region and for India, it is better to be on the table rather than off the table,” he added.
Ned Price, a spokesman for the U.S. State Department, said there's a lot of opportunity for deepening relationships.
“There are a number of areas where these countries can work together, whether it’s technology, whether it’s trade, whether it is climate, whether it’s COVID, and potentially even security as well," he said.
Talmeez Ahmed, India’s former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, suggested there would be limits to security cooperation, and he's skeptical about the new initiative.
Ahmed noted Israel has “said it is against Iran. There is no way India will join an alliance against Iran.”
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Associated Press writers Aamer Madhani in Jerusalem, Ashok Sharma in New Delhi, Aya Batrawy in Dubai, Ellen Knickmeyer in Washington and Joseph Krauss in Ottawa contributed to this report. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Six-things-to-watch-during-Biden-s-trip-to-the-17297067.php | 2022-07-11T16:08:34Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Six-things-to-watch-during-Biden-s-trip-to-the-17297067.php | true |
Haute cycling clothing is becoming a trend
WILMINGTON, Del., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, American actress Kat Graham appeared on the red carpet of the 75th Cannes Film Festival wearing a mix of Jelenew professional cycling pants and Stephane Rolland couture, which caused heated discussions in the field of fashion and sports technology. Jelenew and professional cycling clothing attracted the public's attention for a while. Driven by this trend and in the heat of the Tour de France month, KOLs scrambled to follow suit and posted ootd's professional cycling clothing styling on social platforms such as ins, which also allowed professional cycling clothing to enter people's minds from the road arena successfully in modern life.
"I'm always willing to try different styles of clothing because they bring me different moods. Feeling super cozy in this cute cycling ootd! This outfit is designed to fit the female body curves perfectly and I fell in love with them the first time I put them on. And I stumbled across Kat donned @jelenew_official brand outfits at the closing ceremony of the Cannes red carpet. The first time I knew about sportswear it can even be fashionable! Later, I saw them on the sponsor list of this annual amfAR GALA Cannes, and I heard that they are committed to global research on the fight against AIDS, their charitable spirit truly moved me, will continue to pay attention to their new trends!"A KOL wrote this on INS.
When outdoor sports become a way of life, clothing corresponding to various sports also occupies the player's wardrobe. Hiking has made hiking shoes the daily life of trendy celebrities and ordinary players. Camping brings outdoor equipment to the public eye. From street fashion to designer brands, clothing corresponding to various sports has been reborn under different styles of interpretation.
Although cycling has been popular for a long time, the corresponding clothing has not attracted much attention. The earliest jersey craze dates back to the late 19th century when Tillie Anderson competed and broke records in cycling shorts, becoming the undisputed pioneer in the history of women's sports.
In 1991, Karl Lagerfeld used cycling shorts for the Chanel spring and summer show, creating a trend of "urban surfing." At the same time, Princess Diana wore cycling shorts and sportswear to and from the gym and living places and brought cycling shorts into daily life, but cycling shorts have been in a tepid state.
In 2018, Naomi Campbell took cycling shorts to the street fashion show. Coincidentally, in the spring and summer of 2019, the trendy brand Supreme and Castelli released joint cycling clothes. They injected fresh blood into the cycling culture through their mutual choices, but the cycling pants never came out of the fashion circle. The women of the Kim Kardashian family made cycling shorts famous. They use cycling shorts to mix and match various items, whether handsome and wild, trendy and modern, or casual and lively.
However, as a professional competition riding suit, there are limitations in daily matching, which also discourages many trend fans. On July 1, 2022, the 109th World Tour de France officially kicked off, making those who love cycling feel the charm of sports and cycling clothes have become a display of attitude on the field. And Jelenew's reinterpretation of professional cycling clothing may once again set off a wave of popularity and enter the field of vision of trendy players.
Jelenew is an American avant-garde cycling brand born for women and the world's first haute couture professional cycling brand. It is the first to introduce haute couture into the R&D and design of professional cycling apparel, creating apparel that combines athletic performance and haute couture aesthetics. As the world's first high-definition professional cycling brand, Jelenew's products are not inferior to other market leaders in sports performance and technical performance. The blessing of high-definition tailoring skills and haute couture aesthetics makes cycling clothing more suitable. It fits the rider's body shape, thereby reducing the wind resistance during riding, and is stylish and beautiful.
The founding team of Jelenew is made up of a group passionate about cycling. Among the members are luxury haute couture designers, senior cycling enthusiasts, and digital technology experts. They came together because of their love for cycling, with a sense of mission of "making more women fall in love with cycling," and hoped to use Jelenew to give full play to their professional advantages. When they paid attention to the fact that traditional cycling pads are very unfriendly to women in terms of physical health, function, and beauty, and there is much room for optimization, they developed a five-point V-shaped pad according to women's body structure and the needs of riding.
Compared with the traditional cycling pad, Jelenew designed the seat cushion into a five-point V-shaped distribution design according to the physiological characteristics of female genitalia and the force during riding. The critical stress points, such as the upper parts, are thickened to protect the key stress regions when women ride. This new type of riding seat cushion can increase the cushioning effect, diffuse the pressure distribution, effectively reduce the pressure and discomfort during riding, reduce the risk of numbness in the buttocks and legs, and improve blood circulation. It will bring a healthy and comfortable riding experience to female cyclists. In addition, Jelenew will also apply the clothing technology and aesthetics in high fashion to the design of cycling equipment, making them more beautiful while maintaining excellent functionality, and visually bringing a better riding experience. This makes professional cycling clothing a trend in people's daily informal dress, indirectly driving more women to fall in love with cycling.
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PHOENIX, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lambert, a public relations, investor relations, and integrated communications agency, has appointed senior communications professional Greg Sexton as a Director in its Phoenix office. Sexton brings more than 25 years of agency experience serving B2B and B2C clients with successful earned, owned and shared media strategies. He will work closely with Lambert's consumer client team and will report to the firm's B2C managing director, Detroit-based Matt Jackson.
"Greg is an accomplished agency professional who spent a decade as a successful reporter and editor in the newsroom business pages, so he's able to see storytelling through a refined editorial lens," Jackson said. "I expect his proven strength and ability to dig for stories that resonate with journalists and consumers alike will foster growth for our clients and our people."
Sexton brings 30 years of combined journalism, editorial, and agency experience at the local, national, and international levels. A storyteller at heart, his work spans media relations, communications strategies, social media, crisis communications, events and grand openings, project launches, speech writing, internal communications, image consultation, and leadership positioning for some of the most influential businesses in the United States.
Sexton held various public relations and account leadership positions with leading marketing, advertising, and public relations agencies. Before that, he was the Editor in Chief at AZ Big Media overseeing six statewide editorial publications and magazines serving audiences in business, economics, tourism, real estate, and trade specialties. Sexton has earned many journalism and public relations awards, including recognitions from the New Mexico Press Association, PRSA Copper Quill and Copper Anvil awards. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and history from Arizona State University.
"My passion for storytelling, and ability to leverage those stories in highly effective public relations campaigns that drive bottom-line results, is at the core of everything I do," Sexton said. "I am looking forward to my next chapter of growth and success with the Lambert team."
About Lambert
Founded in 1998, Lambert invented the PR and IR integrated agency model with over 20 years of continuous growth attributed to the firm's laser focus on strategic communications and bottom-line results in the achievement of client goals. The award-winning national agency is a top-40 PR and top-15 IR firm with top-5 specialties in automotive and mobility, education, and M&A/private equity, alongside robust practice areas in consumer packaged goods, healthcare and biotech, and tourism and hospitality. The firm's reach spans six major talent hubs, including Grand Rapids, Detroit, New York, St. Louis, Houston, and Phoenix. Lambert is a founding partner of TiiCKER, a shareholder loyalty, marketing, and perks platform, and an equity partner in minority-owned independent marketing agency 9th Wonder. Lambert's Founder and Chairman Jeff Lambert is the global board chair of PROI Worldwide, the world's largest and most diverse partnership of PR firms, and named 2021 Ally of the Year, the top diversity award in public relations issued by Diversity Action Alliance.
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Shell said on Monday it has invested $40 million into a Brazilian preservation-focused company.
Carbon credit developer Carbonext runs preservation projects across more than 2 million hectares (4.9 million acres) of the Amazon Forest that are owned by companies seeking to capitalize on the carbon market.
Carbonext then generates carbon credits that can be sold. Shell will now have preferential access to the company's carbon market, although will not receive discounted prices.
"Associating our company with Carbonext is an important step towards our goal of offsetting 120 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2030," Andre Araujo, Shell Brasil's president said in a note, with the company also backing a global initiative to hit net zero in emissions by 2050. (Reporting by Rafaella Barros; Writing by Carolina Pulice; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The captive Ukrainian medic’s eyeglasses had long since been taken away, and the face of the Russian man walking past her was a blur.
Yuliia Paievska knew only that her life was being traded for his, and that she was leaving behind 21 women in a tiny three- by six-meter (10- by 20-foot) prison cell they had shared for what felt like an eternity. Her joy and relief was tempered by the sense that she was abandoning them to an uncertain fate.
Before she was captured, Paievska, better known throughout Ukraine as Taira, had recorded more than 256 gigabytes of harrowing bodycam footage showing her team’s efforts to save the wounded in the besieged city of Mariupol. She got the footage to Associated Press journalists, the last international team in Mariupol, on a tiny data card.
The journalists fled the city on March 15 with the card embedded inside a tampon, carrying it through 15 Russian checkpoints. The next day, Taira was taken by pro-Russia forces.
Three months passed before she emerged on June 17, thin and haggard, her athlete’s body more than 10 kilograms (22 pounds) lighter from lack of nourishment and activity. She said the AP report that showed her caring for Russian and Ukrainian soldiers alike, along with civilians of Mariupol, was critical to her release.
She chooses her words carefully when discussing the day she was taken captive, and is even more cautious when discussing the prison for fear of endangering the Ukrainians still there. But she is unequivocal about the impact of the video released by the AP.
“You got this flash drive out and I thank you,” she said in Kyiv to an AP team that included the journalists in Mariupol. “Because of you, I could leave this hell. Thanks to everyone involved in the exchange.”
She still feels guilty about those she left behind and said she will try her best to help free them.
“They are all I think about,” she said. “Every time I grab a cup of coffee or light a cigarette, my conscience pains me because they can’t.”
Taira, 53, is one of thousands of Ukrainians believed to have been taken prisoner by Russian forces. Mariupol’s mayor said recently that 10,000 people from his city alone have disappeared either by capture or while trying to flee. The Geneva Conventions single out medics, both military and civilian, for protection “in all circumstance. ”
Taira is an outsized personality in Ukraine, famed for her work training field medics and instantly recognizable by her shock of blond hair and the tattoos that circle both arms. Her release was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Despite the weight loss and all she has endured, she is still vibrant. She smokes constantly, lighting one cigarette after another as if trying to make up for the three months she had none. She speaks quietly, without malice, and her frequent smiles light her face deep into her brown eyes.
A demobilized military medic who suffered back and hip injuries long before the Russian invasion, Taira is also a member of the Ukraine’s Invictus Games team. She had planned to compete this April in archery and swimming, and her 19-year-old daughter was permitted to compete in her place instead.
Taira received the body camera in 2021 to film for a Netflix documentary series on inspirational figures being produced by Britain’s Prince Harry, who founded the Invictus Games. But when Russian forces invaded in February, she trained the lens on scenes of war.
The camera was on when she intervened to treat a wounded Russian soldier, whom she called “sunshine,” as she does nearly everyone who comes into her life. She chronicled the death of a boy and the successful effort to save his sister, who is now one of Mariupol’s many orphans. On that day, she collapsed against a wall and wept.
Reviewing the video, she said it was a rare loss of control.
“If I cried all the time, I wouldn’t have time to deal with the wounded. So during the war, of course, I became a little harder,” she said. “I shouldn’t have shown that I was breaking down. … We can mourn later.”
The children weren't the first or the last she treated, she said. But they were part of a larger loss for Ukraine.
“My heart bleeds when I think about it, when I remember how the city died. It died like a person — it was agonizing,” she said. “It feels like when a person is dying and you can’t do anything to help, the same way.”
Hours before Taira was captured, Russian airstrikes hit the Mariupol theater, the city’s main bomb shelter. Hundreds died. That same day, the Neptune pool, another bomb shelter, was also hit.
Taira gathered a group of 20 people hiding in her hospital’s basement, mostly children, into a small yellow bus to take them away from Mariupol. The city center was on the verge of falling, and Russian checkpoints blocked all the roads leading out.
That’s when the Russians saw her.
“They recognized me. They went away, made a call, came back,” she said. “As far as I can tell, they already had a plan.”
She believes the children made it to safety. She avoids disclosing details about that day for reasons she said she couldn’t fully explain.
But she appeared five days later on a Russian news broadcast that announced her capture, accusing her of trying to flee the city in disguise.
On the video, Taira looks groggy, and her face is bruised. As she reads a statement prepared for her, a voiceover derides her as a Nazi.
Inside the prison system, detainees were subjected to the same kind of propaganda, she said. They heard that Ukraine had fallen, that the Parliament and Cabinet had been dissolved, that the city of Kyiv was under Russian control, that everyone in the government had fled.
“And many people started to believe it. You’ve seen how this happens under the influence of propaganda? People start to despair,” Taira said. “I didn’t believe it, because I know it’s foolish to believe the enemy.”
Every day, they were forced to sing the Russian national anthem — twice, three times, sometimes 20 or 30 times if guards didn’t like their behavior. She hates the anthem even more now, but talks about it with a flash of humor and defiance.
“I found it a plus because I’ve always wanted to learn to sing — then suddenly I had the time and a reason to practice,” she said. “And it turns out that I can sing.”
Her jailers in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region pressured her to confess to killing men, women, children. Then they started on accusations of organ trafficking that she found insulting in their absurdity.
“Seized organs on the battlefield. Do you have any idea how complicated this operation is?” she asked, dismissing the allegation with a brief profanity. “It’s invented, a huge fabrication.”
She admitted nothing.
“I’m terribly stubborn by nature. And if I’m accused of something I haven’t done, I won’t confess for anything. You can shoot me, but I won’t confess,” she said.
After endless, repetitive putrid weeks broken only by salt-free porridge with bacon, packets of reconstituted mashed potatoes, cabbage soup and some canned fish, Taira found herself in the three- by six-meter (10- by 20-foot) cell with 21 other women, 10 cots and very little else. They were held in a maximum security prison with no trial and no conviction.
She won't go into details about how they were treated, but said they had no information about their families, no toothbrushes, few chances to wash. Her health started to fail.
“I’m not 20 years old anymore and this body can take less than it used to,” she said ruefully. “The treatment was very hard, very rough. … The women and I were all exhausted.”
Taira’s experience is consistent with Russia’s repeated violations of international humanitarian law on how to treat detained civilians and prisoners of war, said Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties.
“Before the large-scale invasion, Russia tried to hide this violation. They tried to pretend they are not involved in this violation,” she said. “Now, Russia doesn’t care.”
At one point, one of her jailers came to her and said he’d seen a video of her abusing a Russian soldier. She knew that wasn’t possible and demanded to see the video, but was refused.
Now, looking at the image of her tenderly wrapping a Russian soldier in a blanket, she knows it was yet another lie.
“This is the video, here it is. I really treated everyone this way, brought them in, we stabilized them, did everything that was necessary,” she said.
At another point near the end of her captivity, someone brought her out for what she assumed was yet another pointless interrogation. Instead, there was a camera.
“I was asked to record a video saying I was fine, the food is OK, the conditions are OK,” she said. It was a lie, she added, but she saw no harm in this one. “After this video, they told me, maybe you will be exchanged.”
Then she went back to her cell to wait. She had dreams of walking free that felt true. But she tried not to feel too much hope, so that she wouldn't be crushed if it didn’t happen.
More time passed until she was finally allowed out, blindly passing the Russian prisoner exchanged for her.
On a recent day in the Ukrainian capital, Taira headed to the Kyiv archery range deep in an abandoned Soviet-era factory. She embraced her coach and other athletes there, then settled into training for the first time since before the war.
Her shots were precisely aimed at the paper target, hitting the bullseye. But she had to lean on a support for her chronic injuries, and she tired quickly. She retreated to a cavernous workshop to chain smoke, tapping the ashes into a metal can and gazing out the window.
Her husband, Vadim Puzanov, said Taira remained fundamentally the same despite three months of captivity and is open about what she endured.
“Perhaps there will be long-term consequences, but she is full of plans,” he said. “She is moving on.”
Those plans are clear and prioritized: Recover her health, take part in next year’s Invictus Games, and write a book, a sort of self-help for people she hopes will never need the advice. She smiled calmly as she explained.
“I plan to put together information about life in captivity,” she said. “How should they behave? How to create conditions to make it easier to endure? What is the psychology?”
Asked if she had feared death in captivity, Taira said it was a question her jailers asked often, and she had a ready answer.
“I said no because I’m right with God,” she told them. “But you are definitely going to hell.”
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Associated Press writer Sarah El Deeb contributed from Beirut.
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Clients continue to select Anthology technology to meet organization needs and drive better learning outcomes
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced that more than 200 higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, and business and government organizations have deepened their partnerships with Anthology since the company merged with Blackboard last October. These clients had existing relationships with the business prior to its growth and selected new solutions, tools and services from Anthology's expanded product suite to create operational efficiencies and continue to improve experiences for students using technology.
"Just nine months after the merger, we've already seen the impact that our combined solutions can have not only on the full learner lifecycle, but also on the day-to-day lives of faculty and staff," said Jim Milton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Anthology. "The holistic approach that's enabled by our technology is critical to the future of education, and we have the opportunity to help our clients get ahead of shifting learner needs as we look to shape that future together."
Key products impacting client success include Anthology Student, Anthology's learner-centric student information system that helps students stay on track while creating operational efficiency for institutions, and Blackboard Learn, the company's flagship learning management system designed to support the student experience while enabling pedagogical best practices for faculty.
"Anthology Student and Anthology Reach have made a tremendous impact on our ability to keep students on the path to graduation while also making life easier for our administrators by giving them access to critical workflows," said Julian Aiken, Vice President of Technology Services at ECPI University. "We see Anthology as a long-term partner because they understand our institution's mission and have the right technology to help us prepare to meet learner expectations in the future."
"The partnership between Youngstown State University and Anthology has continued to strengthen," said Jim Yukech, Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Youngstown State University. "The modern, student-centric design of Learn Ultra along with quickly certifying over 160 faculty positioned us to fast-track faculty adoption when we transitioned to primarily online learning during the Spring of 2020. Blackboard, now Anthology, was also the first of our technology partners to actively engage in the start-up of our workforce development program and we are embarking on a new strategic analytics project in the months ahead."
This news comes as education leaders from around the world converge at Anthology Together, the company's first combined user conference with Blackboard. Read more about how institutions like Post University and the University of Mindanao are advancing learning with Anthology.
About Anthology
Anthology offers the largest EdTech ecosystem on a global scale for education, recently combining with Blackboard to support more than 150 million users in 80 countries. With a mission to provide dynamic, data-informed experiences to the global education community, Anthology helps learners, leaders and educators achieve their goals through over 60 SaaS products and services designed to advance learning. Discover more about how we are fulfilling our mission for K-12, higher education, business and government institutions at www.anthology.com.
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A 25-year semiconductor veteran, Mittal will advance the industry's adoption of deep data analytics
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Design Automation Conference (DAC), proteanTecs, a global leader of deep data analytics for electronics health and performance monitoring, announced Anurag Mittal has joined as co-chief technology officer (CTO). Based in Silicon Valley, Mittal will liaise with leading semiconductor customers to strengthen technological partnerships. He will work closely with the leadership team to steer the proteanTecs strategic roadmap of analytics solutions.
Prior to joining proteanTecs, Mittal led Silicon Technology and Foundry interface at Google. He has held executive positions at Micron Technology as Vice President of the Technology and Products Group, and at GlobalFoundries, where he was a Fellow and CTO Design Enablement Worldwide. Over the course of his career, he has co-developed several logic and memory technologies and novel electronic design automation (EDA) and design tools. He has also held engineering and leadership positions at ARM, Oracle and Motorola. He has co-authored three books on advanced CMOS and has 25 issued patents. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Yale University and a B.Tech. in Engineering Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
"Hiring Anurag demonstrates our team's unwavering commitment to revolutionizing advanced electronics and the entire semiconductor ecosystem," said Shai Cohen, proteanTecs co-founder and CEO. "He brings breadth and depth of technological expertise that will accelerate our growth as the market continues to demand advanced in-chip visibility."
"proteanTecs is shifting the performance and reliability paradigm by creating a novel platform for full lifecycle management," said Anurag Mittal, proteanTecs' newly appointed CTO. "I am honored to join this extraordinary leadership team as we transition the industry towards deep-data based insights."
"Anurag will serve an important role in ensuring our solution is able to support the latest semiconductor innovations," said Evelyn Landman, proteanTecs co-founder and CTO. "I warmly welcome him to the proteanTecs' executive team."
About proteanTecs
proteanTecs is a leading provider of deep data monitoring solutions for advanced electronics in the Datacenter, Automotive, Communications and Mobile markets. Based on Universal Chip Telemetry™ (UCT), the company provides system health and performance monitoring, from production to the field. By applying machine learning to novel data created by on-chip UCT agents, the company's analytics platform delivers predictive insights and visibility, leading to new levels of quality, reliability and scale. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Israel with offices in New Jersey, California, India and Taiwan. For more information, visit: www.proteanTecs.com.
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Mushroom enthusiasts and celebs in LA celebrate the launch of Shroomboom
TOPANGA, Calif., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The mushroom e-commerce brand, Shroomboom, officially launched last weekend in its debut event. They hosted guests such as Co-founder of Google Sergey Brin, fashion icon Alana Hadid, co-founder of Brex Henrique Dubugras, actress and entrepreneur Tallulah Willis, actor Clive Standen, Luma Beauty founder Jess Hart, and many more gathered on the hills of Topanga to experience what the mushroom brand is all about.
LA's cool kids entered a mushroom wonderland where an orchestra played as they enjoyed a variation of mushroom-made foods such as burgers, bread, chips, sparkling drinks, lattes, fondue, gummies, and more. The estate's collection of eclectic decor set the scene for a trippy-like experience where people tried on plant-based footwear, and mushroom-inspired clothing while dancing to the sounds of innovative music made from actual mushrooms by DJ Magnus and Dan.
"Mushrooms are the future," said Alana Hadid. "The benefits of psilocybin are undeniable, so it's wonderful to see a brand like SHROOMBOOM gather all types of mushroom brands in one place to not only educate the world about mushrooms but to allow people to experience it for themselves."
Interactive activations were set up all around the hillside estate including whimsical insta-worthy photo moments by VIP transportation partner Autonomy founded by Scott Painter who was in attendance; Odyssey Mushroom Elixir tastings; Living Prana waffles & toppings bar featuring Noah Schnapp's TBH organic hazelnut spread; and a variety of Popadelics mushroom snack flavors. Additional vendors included brands such as MUDWTR, Fungirl Food, Akua- kelp "burgers", BREAD ARTISAN BAKERY's mushroom bread, Pop & Bottle, Pan's Mushroom Jerky, OMFG brain health gummies, Rainbo mushroom tinctures, Earth & Star, Package Free Goods, Pilgrim Soul, and AZUL chocolate. Guests sipped on specialty cocktails by King St. Vodka, Haus, and Mijenta Tequila along with an array of organic wines by Fresh Vine Wines.
Alana's clothing brand 'La Detresse' showcased their collab with Shroomboom called Summer Trip. BONBONWhims hosted beaded jewelry making and UGG showcased their new "Plant Power" innovative plant-based shoes made with Lyocell.
Shroomboom, co-founded by Alejandra Rodriguez and Jennifer Parke collaborated with Elsewhere to bring this event to life.
"We set out to create an event where everyone could be in one space and experience the essence of what SHROOMBOOM is," said Jennifer. "This is SHROOMBOOM in real-time."
Ale's transformative experience with psilocybin after having suffered an eating disorder and Jennifer's passion for the health benefits of mushrooms brought them together to create SHROOMBOOM a wellness and lifestyle brand centered around mushroom-based innovations in beauty, health, food, fashion, sustainability, and more.
"Our mission with SHROOMBOOM is to educate the world about the power of mushrooms," said Alejandra. "We are doing this by using our magazine 'The Boom', collaborating with mission-aligned artists, thinkers, creators, brands, and offering our own shroom-based wellness and beauty products to as many people as possible!"
About SHROOMBOOM
SHROOMBOOM was founded by Alejandra Rodriguez and Jennifer Parke. Alejandra is an entrepreneur who brings a unique perspective on health and wellness that led her to become an advocate in that space. Jennifer is an accomplished brand architect with years of experience creating and scaling mission-driven brands and founding numerous companies. Their different backgrounds yet shared passion for mushrooms, health, and wellness brought them together to create a global brand that promotes products, people, and ideas that benefit the well-being of people and the planet.
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New WorldHotels properties now open in London, Milton Keynes and Salisbury, UK as well as Florence, Italy
PHOENIX, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WorldHotels Collection announced today the expansion of its hotel offerings in premier destinations across Europe. The addition of these exquisite properties is part of the company's larger effort to strategically expand its footprint in key destinations across the globe.
The latest WorldHotels openings include: The Crown London in London, UK; Woughton House Hotel in Milton Keynes, UK; The Riverside Hotel in Salisbury, UK; and Hotel Mulino di Firenze in Florence, Italy. Below are descriptions of the four new WorldHotels properties:
The Crown London, London, UK is where English heritage meets contemporary design. Located just 18 minutes from the heart of London's center, this Victorian style hotel features flawless suites with stained-glass windows and fireplaces. This modern space is designed to be the perfect sanctuary a short distance away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The property features a contemporary restaurant and a longstanding landmark London pub. Other amenities include a well-equipped fitness center, swimming pool and conference venue.
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Woughton House Hotel, Milton Keynes, UK is located in a beautiful tranquil setting, unique to the Milton Keynes area. Built in 1844, this Georgian manor house is the perfect getaway and wonderful hotel for all celebrations. The grounds are surrounded by greenery and Ouzel Valley Park, which provides guests with endless photo opportunities. Amenities include premium bedding, continental breakfast and Cosy's lounge bar. There are also multiple dining and entertainment options just a short distance from the hotel.
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The Riverside Hotel, Salisbury, UK presents five-star luxury located in the heart of charming and historic Salisbury, which is best known for its timeless appeal and charm. A contemporary manor house, The Riverside Hotel is filled with character, and is on the grounds of the Avon and Nadder rivers, overlooking the stunning Salisbury Cathedral. Amenities include food and beverage options at the beautiful Brasserie at Riverside and specialty champagne cocktails on the terrace at Mark's Bar. The hotel is just a quick walk to the heart of the city, where guests can explore the historic Salisbury Cathedral, Britain's tallest spire and the best-preserved copy of the Magna Carta. The famous Stonehenge is also just a short drive away.
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Hotel Mulino di Firenze, Florence, Italy is a beautiful romantic property within close proximity to Florence's major landmarks, allowing guests to discover both the city and the countryside. Located on the Arno River in Tuscany, the property offers guests exclusively Tuscan stays amongst nature, art, and the food and wine of the region. Guests will enjoy dining at Grano D'Oro Restaurant, which overlooks the Arno and offers outdoor terrace seating in the summer. For visitors seeking tranquility, the Spa features wellness and personized beauty treatments reserved exclusively for hotel guests. The summer is also the perfect time to access the hotel's solarium area swimming pool complete with deckchairs, sun loungers and umbrellas.
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"As we continue to grow our offerings across the globe, we remain focused on delivering unforgettable guest experiences to today's travelers and these properties are no exception," said Ron Pohl, President of WorldHotels. "With travelers setting out to discover the world once more, we are excited to welcome them at our hotels and resorts."
With the recent appointment of Ron Pohl to serve as the organization's global President, the organization is focused on driving superior revenue to its hoteliers, expanding its portfolio of offerings in premier global destinations, building brand awareness, strengthening its loyalty program and providing exceptional experiences for its guests.
"These four hotels are welcome additions to our portfolio of exquisite independent hotels," said Wytze Van den Berg, Vice President International Operations – EMEA. "We are committed to providing guests with authentic and curated experiences at our hotels and resorts around the world."
Guests can enjoy the benefits of leading loyalty program, WorldHotels Rewards, when staying at these properties. Learn more about WorldHotels Rewards and register to Earn Double Points on your next stay.
About WorldHotels Collection
WorldHotels™ Collection is a privately held hotel soft brand within the BWH Hotel Group® global network. Founded by independent hoteliers dedicated to the art of hospitality, and celebrating its 50th year anniversary in 2021, WorldHotels offers one of the finest portfolios of independent hotels and resorts around the globe, expertly curated to inspire unique, life enriching experiences that connect people and places. WorldHotels is comprised of four unique collections, each with its own personality and style to appeal to the needs of today's traveler. The collections include: WorldHotels Luxury, WorldHotels Elite, WorldHotels Distinctive and WorldHotels Crafted. For more information visit WorldHotels.com.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is reeling in shock from a spate of weekend bar shootings in which armed men burst into three taverns and opened fire indiscriminately, killing 21 people in total.
Regional and ethnic rivalries, an organized crime extortion ring, competition between bar owners and political enmities are all possible motivations for the shootings, say analysts. It's not known if the shootings are linked.
The worst was in Johannesburg's Soweto township in which 15 people were killed and several others seriously injured when several men charged into a bar and started shooting with AK-47 semi-automatic rifles late Saturday night, said police. More than 135 cartridges were found at the scene, indicating that the attackers were shooting to cause maximum casualties, police said.
A manhunt has been launched for 5 suspects in the Soweto shooting, Police Minister Bheki Cele said at a press conference Monday at the bar in the Nomzamo area where it took place. The suspects have been traced to Nongoma township in the coastal KwaZulu-Natal province, he said.
In the eastern city of Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal province, gunmen opened fire in a tavern in the Sweetwaters area late Saturday night, killing four people, before speeding away in a small vehicle, said police. Two suspects have been arrested for that shooting.
Two more people were killed at a tavern in Katlehong township, in the Ekurhuleni area south of Johannesburg, when two gunmen opened fire on patrons late Friday night.
Notably in all three shootings the attackers did not rob the victims, security analyst at Good Governance Africa, Stephen Buchanan-Clarke.
“It is difficult to say definitively at this stage what the nature of these attacks is. It is quite telling though that in all three situations nothing was stolen. It seems the patrons targeted were done so to send a wider sort of message," he told The Associated Press.
"So in that sense, it does resemble something similar to a political, organized terrorist attack than a purely criminal attack,” said Buchanan-Clarke.
“It is difficult to identify how these shootings should be characterized," he said. "We are not sure whether those responsible were driven perhaps by purely criminal intentions, perhaps a sort of a turf war between rival taverns or rival criminal syndicates.
“We are not sure whether it is driven by a wider political agenda, perhaps trying to foment ethnic cleavages or stir up some political anger ahead of the ANC (ruling party) conference later this year," he said.
Crime researcher, author and analyst Ziyanda Stuurman said the method of the shootings indicated possible involvement of organized crime. It could be an extortion gang “trying to squeeze a protection fee out of the tavern owners,” she told South Africa's News24 website.
Police have deployed a special tactical response unit known as amabherethe to Soweto's Nomzamo area where the shooting took place.
Amabherethe in township slang means berets, referring to the hats worn by the unit. The amabherethe forces, often criticized as heavy-handed, are to start patrolling the area on Monday afternoon, said Cele.
“Before you sleep tonight the “amabherethe” will be patrolling here, and we ask the community to cooperate with them," said Cele.
“We want the police to take over these streets, so that it is us (police) running them, not these criminals,” said Cele.
The Gauteng Liquor Forum which represents tavern owners in the province, said it is concerned about an increasing number of violent attacks at South African taverns.
“While tavern owners have worked hard to improve security, they are simply no match for this level of indiscriminate and violent criminal behavior. Tavern owners are following government laws and regulations, but it appears that they are being targeted,” the group’s chairman Fanny Mokoena said.
Soweto residents on Monday told Cele that there was a huge number of illegal firearms in the area and pleaded with the police to deal with this situation.
One resident told The Associated Press that it was normal to hear gunshots go off in the area at night. When she heard the gunshots late Saturday night, she did not go out to investigate until she was called by a neighbor to see what had happened, she said.
“I went there to go look for my brothers. I ran here and jumped over the police tape to go see what was happening. I (was) looking through the bodies and noticed another of my next-door neighbors and I saw another man that I know,” said resident Ntombikayise Meji.
Amnesty International South Africa has condemned the killings and called for a thorough investigation by police.
“It is now up to the South Africa Police Service to conduct thorough, efficient and transparent investigations into the shootings that took place over the weekend and ensure that the perpetrators are charged in accordance with the law," Amnesty International South Africa executive director Shenilla Mohamed said in a statement Monday. “We can no longer allow horrendous crimes in South Africa to continue with impunity.”
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Almatti outflow increases
Belagavi July 11, 2022 21:34 ISTFollowing heavy rain in Maharashtra, Belagavi and parts of Bagalkot district, irrigation officials have increased the outflow from the Almatti Reservoir to 75,000 cusecs.
According to a release, over 1.09 lakh cusecs of water (nearly one tmcft) has flown into the dam in the last 10 hours.
The water level stands at 517.17 m, as against the full reservoir level of 519 m. There is 86.59 tmcft of water in the dam as against the gross capacity of 123 tmcft. Outflow has been increased to release pressure on the dam.
Meanwhile, Irrigation Minister Govind Karjol has asked officers of Minor Irrigation Department to start pumping water out of the canals into tanks and lakes, to make use of the excess outflow.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Monday it expects the world’s population to reach 8 billion on Nov. 15th this year and it projects that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation next year.
The report, released on World Population Day, said global population growth fell below 1% in 2020 and is growing at its slowest rate since 1950.
According to the latest U.N. projections, the world’s population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and a peak of around 10.4 billion people during the 2080s. It is projected to remain at that level until 2100.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called 2022 a “milestone year" with “the birth of the Earth’s eight billionth inhabitant.”
The report, World Population Prospects 2022, put the population at 7.942 billion and forecast it will reach 8 billion on November 15th.
“This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates,” Guterres said in a statement. “At the same time, it is a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet and a moment to reflect on where we still fall short of our commitments to one another.” | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/un-expects-worlds-population-to-reach-8-billion-on-nov-15/KQAZ3QC6VZHJJJ27AWZ7ZAEAPY/ | 2022-07-11T16:17:11Z | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/un-expects-worlds-population-to-reach-8-billion-on-nov-15/KQAZ3QC6VZHJJJ27AWZ7ZAEAPY/ | false |
Franchise with Contemporary, Fun and Easy Approach Eye Care Will Serve Optical Needs of the Community at New Location
COLUMBUS, Ala., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- My Eyelab, a leading optical retailer offering accessible and affordable eye care and eyewear, will open its newest location in Columbus area on July 11th. Located at 2105 Interstate Drive, Opelika, the new store marks My Eyelab's second location in Alabama.
These franchisees have been opening and successfully running My Eyelab franchise stores since 2017.
Franchise owners Zain Attawala and Sagar Panjawani are looking forward to their first opening in the state. "Moving into the Columbus area with this new location will help us our growth in the state and provide optical services in an untapped market here," says Attawala.
Under the leadership of founder and CEO Daniel Stanton, My Eyelab is a retail brand of Now Optics, which also includes Stanton Optical. My Eyelab has led the optical industry in ocular telehealth by leveraging proprietary innovative telehealth technology to provide patients with affordable quality eye exams. Tapping into its national network of affiliated doctors, to date the company has conducted more than 2 million telehealth eye exams, something no other optical retailer can offer in the Columbus area. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has not hindered My Eyelab's success, as its telehealth technology minimizes the risk without compromising quality eye care.
On top of that, an assortment of over 1,000 eyeglass frames and top contact lens brands to fit both style and budgets allows consumers the ultimate freedom to experiment with unique, stylish designs that fit their personal style. For convenience, My Eyelab in Columbus area accepts both same day appointments and walk-ins for your eye exams and eyewear needs.
Hours for the new Columbus store are Monday – Saturday from 9AM-7PM. Sundays - Closed. For more information or to schedule an appointment go to www.myeyelab.com or call 334-569-6466.
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Now Optics is a leader in the eye care industry. Its retail brands, My Eyelab and Stanton Optical, are among the nation's fastest growing, full-service retail optical centers. The company continues to expand its retail footprint with over 250 corporate and franchise locations in 28 states while delivering affordable eye health solutions. The company consistently ranks among the largest optical retailers in the country by Vision Monday and was ranked #11 on Entrepreneur's list of Top New Franchises in 2020. Visit myeyelab.com or stantonoptical.com for more information. Find details about franchise opportunities at myeyelabfranchise.com.
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WASHINGTON — 7-Eleven has been around for 95 years, and it's celebrating as usual: With free Slurpees. But like the last few years, things are a little different from the traditional "Slurpee Day".
Customers can get a coupon for a free small Slurpee through the convenience store chain's loyalty app. It's the last day of the deal, which started on July 1.
The free Slurpee deal is available this year at 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes stores. The chain said customers can also get $1 deals on pizza, roller grill items like taquitos, and some sweet snacks like birthday cake or s'mores muffins.
It's not the first time 7-Eleven conducted its "birthday" tradition through its rewards app. The chain first made the switch in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hoping to spread out crowds on its busiest day of the year. The deal traditionally was only available for a few hours on July 11.
Customers will need to download the 7 Rewards app and find the coupon under "Deals". It's also available on the Speedy Rewards app.
"We're thrilled to be celebrating Slurpee Day for the first time across all of our banners so we can spread the Slurpee drink birthday love even further," Marissa Jarratt, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at 7‑Eleven, said in a statement.
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A heat wave was developing in California on Monday but winds were light as firefighters battled a wildfire that poses a threat to a grove of giant sequoias and a small community in Yosemite National Park.
The Washburn Fire on the western flank of the Sierra Nevada had scorched about 3.6 square miles by Monday morning, an increase of about 300 acres (121 hectares) overnight, according to an incident update.
The fire was a threat to more than 500 mature sequoias in the park's Mariposa Grove and the nearby community of Wawona, which has been evacuated.
The area in the southern portion of Yosemite was closed to visitors but the rest of the national park remained open.
Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley have been protected since President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation in 1864.
A sprinkler system was set up within the grove to maintain moisture, and there were no reports of severe damage to any named trees, including the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant.
“Fortunately, the Mariposa Grove has a long history of prescribed burning and studies have shown that these efforts reduce the impacts of high-severity unwanted fire,” a National Park Service statement said.
A heat advisory was issued for the Central Valley sprawling below the Sierra while up in the fire area a high of 88 degrees (31 Celsius) was forecast for Wawona.
The giant sequoias, native in only about 70 groves spread along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, were once considered impervious to flames but have become increasingly vulnerable as wildfires, fueled by a buildup of undergrowth from a century of fire suppression and the impact of drought exacerbated by climate change, have become more intense and destructive.
Lightning-sparked wildfires over the past two years have killed up to a fifth of the estimated 75,000 large sequoias, which are the biggest trees by volume and a major draw for tourists.
There was no obvious natural spark for the fire that broke out Thursday next to the park's Washburn Trail. Smoke was reported by visitors walking in the grove.
A fierce windstorm ripped through the grove more than a year ago and toppled 15 giant sequoias, along with countless other trees.
The downed trees, along with massive numbers of pines killed by bark beetles, provided ample fuel for the flames.
In Utah, smoke and ash emanating from a growing wildfire in rural Tooele County blew into Salt Lake City on Saturday. By Sunday afternoon, the Jacob City Fire had grown to 5.9 square miles (15.3 square km), with zero containment, officials said.
Elsewhere in Utah, firefighters contending with heavy winds battled the 12.4-square-mile (32.2-square-km) Halfway Hill Fire in Filmore. Law enforcement on Saturday arrested four men who investigators said abandoned a campfire that ignited the blaze.
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Race to succeed Boris Johnson in Britain becomes crowded and testy
Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as leaders of Britain’s Conservatives and thereby as prime minister are issuing various promises to the party faithful, as party officials prepared Monday to quickly narrow the crowded field of almost a dozen hopefuls.
Little-known junior minister Rehman Chishti became the 11th candidate to declare that he wants to succeed Johnson, who quit as party leader Thursday amid a party revolt triggered by months of ethics scandals. Other contenders include Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, current treasury chief Nadhim Zahawi, former treasury chief Rishi Sunak, former health secretaries Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt, and backbench lawmakers Tom Tugendhat and Kemi Badenoch.
The new leader will be chosen in a two-stage election. In the first phase, the 358 Conservative lawmakers in the House of Commons will winnow the field to two candidates through a series of elimination votes. The final pair will be put to a mail-in ballot of all party members across the country. Under Britain’s parliamentary system the next party leader will automatically become prime minister without the need for a general election.
The Conservatives’ 1922 Committee, which runs leadership contests, is set to elect a new executive Monday, which will lay out rules for the contest. The committee wants to complete the parliamentary stage of the election by the time lawmakers break for the summer July 21. That would mean a summer second round with a new leader in place by the time the House of Commons returns Sept. 5.
One key decision by the committee will be how many declared backers a candidate will need to get onto the first ballot. In the last leadership contest, in 2019, which brought Johnson to power, the threshold was eight, but it is expected to rise to 20 or more this time — a move that could eliminate some contenders immediately.
Many Conservatives are wary of leaving Johnson in office for too long, saying that a lame-duck leader is the last thing the country needs with war raging in Ukraine, food and energy price increases driving inflation to levels not seen in decades and growing labor unrest. Some also worry that Johnson — brought down by scandals over money, rule-breaking and his handling of sexual misconduct allegations against lawmakers — could do mischief even as a caretaker prime minister.
Boris Johnson’s resignation was the latest act in a career full of downfalls, comebacks and scandal. What comes next?
In the wide-open leadership contest, contenders are striving to set themselves apart from the perceived front-runner, Sunak, who so far has the backing of more than three dozen lawmakers.
Many have repudiated the tax hikes that Sunak introduced to shore up Britain’s finances, which were battered by the pandemic and Brexit: a 1.25% income tax rise for millions of workers and an increase in corporation tax next year from 19% to 25%. Most candidates say they will scrap one or both.
“I want to cut all taxes,” said Hunt, who pledged to slash corporation tax to 15%. “The Treasury’s own numbers say that you’ll get half the money back that you invest in cutting corporation tax because of increased business activity.”
Truss said she would start cutting taxes “from Day 1,” and Tugendhat said he would “lower taxes across every aspect of society.”
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday amid a mass revolt by top members of his government, marking an end to three tumultuous years in power in which he brazenly bent and sometimes broke the rules of British politics.
Sunak, whose resignation Tuesday helped topple Johnson, has cast himself as the candidate of fiscal probity, and warned rivals not to tell the public “comforting fairy tales” that will make the country worse off in the long run.
The candidates are trying to distance themselves from the mire of drift, disorganization and rule-breaking that sank Johnson — though most of them have served in his government, and some still do.
The candidates are seeking to appeal to an electorate of about 180,000 Conservative members who, in many ways, don’t represent the country as a whole: The group is older, whiter and more affluent, and much more strongly in favor of Brexit, the country’s departure from the European Union.
None of the candidates has so far renounced Johnson’s most contentious policies: legislation to rip up parts of its Brexit deal with the EU and a plan to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda. The latter policy is being challenged in the courts.
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The party battle has already turned fractious, with rivals criticizing Sunak’s record as treasury chief, or chancellor of the exchequer, and Zahawi, his successor, fending off claims that he is being investigated over his tax affairs.
Zahawi said that he was being “smeared” and that he was unaware of any investigation by the tax office or other bodies.
Oddsmakers say Sunak is likely to be one of the final two contenders, but the race is highly unpredictable. Both Tugendhat, a former soldier on the party’s center-left, and right-wing rising star Badenoch have secured big-name support and could surprise more experienced rivals.
Johnson clung to power for months despite accusations that he was too close to party donors, that he protected supporters from bullying and corruption allegations, and that he misled Parliament about government office parties that broke COVID-19 lockdown rules.
Boris Johnson was the London mayor who hosted the Olympics, the leader who pledged to ‘get Brexit done’ and the premier brought down by ‘Partygate.’
He was fined by police for attending one of the parties, but went on to survive a no-confidence vote last month in Parliament, even though 41% of Conservative lawmakers tried to oust him.
But Johnson was brought down by one scandal too many — the latest involving his appointment of a politician who had been accused of sexual misconduct to a senior government post.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Atlanta Braves designated hitter William Contreras joined Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras as just the fifth brothers to start together in baseball's All-Star Game.
Contreras was voted in Sunday as a reserve by fellow players and was selected to start because Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper, who was elected by fans, broke his left thumb on June 25.
They are the first brothers in the same All-Star Game since Aaron and Bret Boone in 2003.
Other brothers to start are Mort and Walker Cooper in 1942 and ’43, Dixie and Harry Walker in 1947, Joe and Dom DiMaggio in 1949 and Roberto and Sandy Alomar Jr. in 1992.
William Contreras is a first-time All-Star. The 24-year-old is hitting .273 with 11 homers and 22 RBIs.
Willson Contreras, 30, earned his third All-Star trip, all as an elected starter. He is batting .266 with 13 homers and 35 RBIs.
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Flu-like illnesses can increase the risk for stroke among adults, but being vaccinated might lower those odds, especially among those under 45, new research finds.
The study, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, found flu-like illnesses increased the odds of having a stroke in the month following infection, with the highest risk among unvaccinated 18- to 44-year-olds.
Strokes have been increasing among younger adults, who account for about 10% of all strokes in the U.S., according to the AHA's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2022 Update. Research suggests the causes of strokes in younger adults are more wide-ranging than in older adults, and other strategies for prevention may be needed.
The new study looked at the relationship between strokes, flu-like illnesses and whether vaccines might play a role in prevention. Flu-like illnesses are defined as having a fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, a cough and/or a sore throat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"For younger adults, we need to be looking at stroke risk factors outside the conventional ones," said Amelia Boehme, the study's senior author and an assistant professor of epidemiology in the division of neurology clinical outcomes research and population sciences at Columbia University in New York City. "Infections in general can increase the risk for stroke, and flu-like illnesses are no exception. We've shown that one way to prevent stroke is through the use of vaccines."
Using a nationwide database of people in employee-sponsored insurance programs, researchers analyzed data for 331,828 adults ages 18 to 65 who were admitted to the hospital for strokes between 2008 and 2014. They were compared to a control group of people admitted for head or ankle injuries.
Researchers used medical records to determine whether patients had a flu-like illness just before or at the time of admission and whether they had received any type of vaccine in the prior year. Although data wasn't available on which vaccines people received, evidence supports that the majority of vaccines in adults were flu vaccines, which are given annually.
Overall, those with a flu-like illness in the month prior to hospital admission had 38% higher odds of stroke than those without such an illness. But those odds were much lower in people who had been vaccinated in the year prior to admission. For unvaccinated people, the odds of stroke were 46% higher, while those who were vaccinated had 11% higher odds.
The closer a person experienced flu-like illness to the time of hospital admission, the higher the odds of having a stroke, suggesting that flu-like illnesses act as a trigger for stroke rather than a long-term risk, Boehme said.
Stroke risk for unvaccinated people with flu-like illnesses was highest among the under-45 group. They had 73% higher stroke odds compared to 41% increased odds for the vaccinated group of the same age.
Among 45- to 65-year-olds who were unvaccinated and had a flu-like illness, the odds of having a stroke rose 39%. But in the vaccinated group, a flu-like illness didn't increase stroke risk.
Getting a flu shot every year can help ward off more than just the flu virus, prior research suggests. "There's evidence of a cumulative effect for the flu vaccine," Boehme said. "People who have been vaccinated every year have a stronger decreased risk for stroke than someone who got their first flu vaccine this year."
A dozen studies have looked at the link between flu-like illness and cardiovascular disease, according to an editorial accompanying the study. Some found a higher risk for heart attacks among people with confirmed cases of influenza, and one study suggested a higher risk for stroke within the first 15 days of a flu-like illness. Previous research also suggests flu vaccines can lower the risk for stroke, though evidence is inconsistent.
"Even though there has been a fair amount of research done, it is spotty and incomplete," said the editorial's author Dr. Larry Goldstein, chair of neurology and the associate dean for clinical research at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. "Science moves in increments, and this is additional incremental evidence of the relationship" between flu-like illnesses and cardiovascular disease.
Proving that the flu causes stroke is challenging, he said, because it would be unethical to intentionally expose people to the flu virus or deny the vaccine in a randomized trial – the gold standard of research – to test that theory.
But, he said, the new study supports the recommendation from the AHA and American College of Cardiology for people with cardiovascular disease to get annual flu vaccines "not only for respiratory health benefits, but also to likely or possibly reduce the risk of cardiovascular events and stroke."
Boehme said she'd like to see more young adults get the flu vaccine. According to the CDC, only about a third of adults under 50 received the flu shot this past flu season compared to half of those ages 50-64 and more than two-thirds of those 65 and older.
"We have a vaccine with a very low usage rate overall," Boehme said. "People think, 'Oh, it's just the flu, it's fine.'"
But the flu can be a devastating disease, she said. "Once people understand flu raises the risk for heart problems and stroke – and the flu vaccine decreases that risk – that may change their perception so they are more willing to get a flu vaccine."
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A federal prison guard and alleged supporter of President Jair Bolsonaro killed a local official from the leftist Workers’ Party in the Brazilian state of Parana, according to state police. The shooting death comes ahead of a highly polarized presidential election in October.
On Saturday night, Jorge Jose da Rocha turned up uninvited at the birthday party of local Workers' Party official, Marcelo Arruda, and shot him, Parana state police said. Citing several witnesses, police said Da Rocha had shouted his support for Bolsonaro before firing at the victim.
During the assault, Arruda, also a municipal guard, fired back at the attacker, who is now in hospital, the state's public security secretary said.
Politicians condemned the attack.
“The Brazilian people are a people of peace. And we need to regain normalcy in our country,” former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wrote on Twitter on Monday. Da Silva is expected to run against Bolsonaro in October.
Gleisi Hoffmann, leader of the Workers’ Party, lamented “a tragedy resulting from the intolerance of those people,” and shared several photos of Arruda, a father of four, on his birthday party wearing a black T-shirt with an image of Da Silva.
Bolsonaro condemned the attack. “We are against any act of violence,” he said in a Monday interview at the presidential palace in Brasilia, according to newspaper O Globo. Bolsonaro reminded reporters that he was knifed and nearly died on the campaign trail in 2018.
But the far-right president also repeatedly accused the left of stoking political violence. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Brazil-leaders-call-for-calm-after-party-17297143.php | 2022-07-11T16:26:37Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Brazil-leaders-call-for-calm-after-party-17297143.php | false |
BOSTON (AP) — An effort led by Massachusetts Republicans to block election officials from putting into effect the state's new mail-in and early voting law was denied Monday by the state Supreme Judicial Court.
The decision ensures Massachusetts residents will be able to take advantage of the expanded voter options this year.
Opponents had argued the new law — dubbed the VOTES Act — violates the state constitution.
The bill was signed into law by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker in late June after clearing the Democrat-controlled state Legislature. State election officials have already begun readying more than 4.7 million ballot applications to send to voters by July 23 ahead of the Sept. 6 primary.
The new law makes so-called “no excuse” mail-in ballots and early voting permanent fixtures in Massachusetts elections. It also increases ballot access for voters with disabilities, service members overseas and incarcerated individuals, as well as takes steps to modernize the state’s election administration process.
Many of the voting options included in the new law were implemented during the height of the coronavirus pandemic and proved popular.
Voting rights advocates hailed Monday's ruling.
“Today’s decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court means that voters will be able to rely on the provisions of the VOTES Act in the upcoming elections. This is a big win for voting rights in Massachusetts,” said Geoff Foster, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts.
The state GOP had argued that the expansion of mail-in and early voting during the pandemic was only meant to be temporary until normal voting practices could resume and that voters must again cast their ballots in person on election day, with limited exceptions.
They maintain voters can only seek a mail-in ballot if they meet one of the exemptions spelled out in the state constitution, such as being out of town on election day or unable by reason of physical disability or religious belief to cast their vote in person that day.
Lawyers for Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, a Democrat whose office oversees elections, argued the new law is appropriate, saying under the state constitution, the Legislature has broad powers to regulate elections and is not as narrowly confined as Republicans suggest.
Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons had expressed hope that the court would agree with the party when the lawsuit was filed last month.
"There’s a reason why we have three branches of government, and we’re confident that the Supreme Judicial Court will strike down and expose the Democrats’ unconstitutional permanent expansion of mail-in voting,” Lyons said at the time.
Massachusetts joins 34 states and Washington, D.C., in offering “no-excuse” absentee voting, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Massachusetts-highest-court-upholds-new-17297114.php | 2022-07-11T16:27:32Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Massachusetts-highest-court-upholds-new-17297114.php | false |
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CHICAGO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- P33, a non-profit driving inclusive growth for Chicago's technology sector, in partnership with World Business Chicago, the city's economic development agency, today announces TechChicago, a brand and storytelling movement tag-lined, "Tech Redefined", to redefine success in the tech sector and showcase Chicago's diverse and thriving technology community.
Growth across Chicago's tech sector is at an all-time high – and showing no signs of slowdown. In 2021, Chicago minted 12 unicorns (6x growth from 2020), tech companies secured a whopping $7 billion in funding (2.5x growth from 2020), and local VC firms raised $5.6 billion in funds (more than double 2020). Yet despite this momentous growth, the fight for talent is fierce. Attracting and retaining tech workers and startups – not only in Chicago, but across the nation – remains a major challenge.
The launch of TechChicago kicks off the first-ever TechChicago Week, three days of events geared towards connecting Chicago's tech community. TechChicago Week runs from July 12th – 14th and includes keynote addresses and fireside chats with individuals such as Governor J.B. Pritzker, Mike Gamson, CEO of Relativity, and many more tech leaders in Chicago. TechChicago Week concludes with TechChicago Day on July 14th, a full day of events including networking opportunities and afterparties with leaders in Chicago's tech sector.
The campaign builds on the Come Back to Move Forward pilot campaign, which launched in 2021, and reached 1.2 million technology professionals across the nation in the first few weeks alone. 6.3 million tech professionals exist across North America and TechChicago aims to reach a large majority of them (CBRE's 2021 Tech Talent Report),
"What differentiates Chicago's tech identity is our commitment to building an inclusive ecosystem, our robust tech infrastructure and regional resources, and our Midwest pragmatism that focuses on building essential companies – not tech for tech's sake," said Kristi Ross, Co-Founder, tastytrade and first-ever female tech unicorn, city of Chicago. "Tech companies here lean into problems that will shape modern life in the next century, like how we feed the world sustainably, move global products despite a pandemic, use data for life-saving health and science research, and power the future of clean energy."
The brand launch includes more than a dozen entrepreneurs, VCs, and startup leaders who are working together to showcase different narratives and faces of Chicago's tech industry, including:
- Nature's Fynd – Future-of-food company nourishing people and nurturing the planet, inspired by NASA research in Yellowstone National Park
- Cyber Pop-up – Marketplace connecting high-demand businesses with the in-demand need for affordable cybersecurity to protect them
- Dream Hustle Code – Inspiring Black and Brown youth's confidence in computer science and coding
- Rheaply – Powering the circular economy and a more sustainable future with its resource exchange platform
- Bringg – Cloud-based software transforming the future of food delivery
- Sugar Gamers – Inclusivity-focused community for the gaming industry
- Ocient – Enabling rapid analysis and management of the world's largest datasets
"TechChicago was created by and for our tech community – and now it's time for our community to rally behind a common voice and identity for the entire world to see and understand," said Dr. Garry Cooper, CEO and Co-Founder of Rheaply and P33 board member. "By sharing authentic stories of the founders, innovators, tech workers, and changemakers in our city, we hope to welcome more founders and tech workers into our diverse, resourced, pragmatic, and thriving tech community."
The TechChicago brand launch will encompass digital marketing and social media strategies including:
- Launch of the new TechChicago website to serve as a community resource
- Targeted digital marketing running in national markets (including San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Austin, and other tech hubs) aimed at tech students and professionals in computer science, engineering, software, cloud, AI/ML, and more
- Social media storytelling on Twitter and LinkedIn
- Events and community activations to engage Chicago-based and national tech talent, venture capitalists, founders, and technology leaders
"Now more than ever, we need a new picture of what success looks like in tech; moving beyond an image of the solo celebrity tech entrepreneurs to the picture of diverse faces and purpose-driven companies providing an opportunity for everyone in tech," said Desiree Vargas Wrigley, Chief Innovation Officer at P33.
"The record-breaking growth we're seeing in venture capital funding – particularly among early-stage Black and Latin founders, as well as in our core industries like Food and Agriculture, Transportation and Logistics, and Manufacturing and Healthcare – solidifies our standing as a global tech hub distinct from coastal cities. It's time for the world to look to the heartland for the future of tech," Vargas Wrigley adds.
For more information about TechChicago and to get involved visit: www.gotechchicago.com.
TechChicago is a movement of Chicagoland's tech and business leaders to increase visibility around the region's innovation strengths. Launched in partnership with P33, World Business Chicago, and Chicago's most notable and emerging technology leaders, TechChicago aims to build a common identity and understanding of Chicago's tech community, while highlighting the region's significant growth and standing as a national and global technology hub and leader. To learn more about TechChicago or plug into the community, visit www.gotechchicago.com.
World Business Chicago serves a critical role in driving inclusive and equitable recovery throughout the city's 77 neighborhoods, focused on high growth sectors: transportation, distribution, & logistics; manufacturing; healthcare & life sciences, and our local innovation, startup, & venture ecosystem. As the City of Chicago's economic development agency, World Business Chicago leads corporate attraction & retention, workforce & talent, community impact, and promotion of Chicago as a leading global city. Supported by a council of 300+ local leaders, World Business Chicago's portfolio of innovation & venture programs include: the Chicago Venture Summit series, Startup Chicago, ThinkChicago, and Venture Engine with the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC). Follow World Business Chicago on LinkedIn for daily news and announcements on company relocation and expansion; industry and ecosystem growth, U.S. and world rankings, and more about Chicago's economic progress.
P33 is a privately funded non-profit focused on driving inclusive, global tech and innovation leadership in Chicago. P33's work is anchored in deep research and driven by a need to unlock the potential of the digital age to solve some of the toughest problems facing Chicago, such as equitable access to digital careers, talent retention, deep science commercialization, and gaps in our growth-stage startup ecosystem. Launched in 2019, P33 is co-chaired by Penny Pritzker, former Secretary of Commerce and founder and chairman of PSP Partners; Chris Gladwin, CEO and Cofounder of Ocient and Cleversafe; and Kelly Welsh, President of the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago. www.p33chicago.com
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FAYETTEVILLE — ESPN’s Craig Haubert has released new Class of 2023 football recruiting rankings and the University of Arkansas has moved up a spot.
Arkansas is now No. 7 in the nation and second in the SEC. Georgia is first in the SEC and No. 6, one spot ahead of the Hogs, in the nation.
ESPN lists the top offensive and defensive players for each class. Bixby (Okla.) tight end Luke Hasz is the pick on offense and Mansfield (Texas) defensive lineman Kaleb James is the choice on defense. Hasz is ESPN’s No. 64 prospect in the Top 300 while James is a four-star recruit.
The Razorbacks have five recruits committed in the Top 300 and were eighth in the last rankings prior to today’s release. In addition to Hasz, the Top 300 recruits committed to the Hogs are Ashdown tight end Shamar Easter (229), Paris (Tenn.) Henry County offensive tackle Luke Brown (253), Tulsa (Okla.) Booker T. Washington wide receiver Micah Tease (258) and Eudora (Kan.) tight end Jaden Hamm (286).
In addition to the players in the Top 300 and James, Haubert also praised Carrollton (Texas) Hebron linebacker Carson Dean who is just one point shy of being a four-star recruit with a grade of 79. Haubert compares Dean to Arkansas’ Bumper Pool.
In addition to Georgia and Arkansas, Haubert’s Top 10, in order, is Notre Dame (1), Ohio State (2), Texas (3), Clemson (4), Penn State (5), Tennessee (8), Oregon (9) and LSU (10). | https://www.fox16.com/sports/local-sports/arkansas-recruiting-class-moves-up-in-espn-rankings/ | 2022-07-11T16:31:55Z | https://www.fox16.com/sports/local-sports/arkansas-recruiting-class-moves-up-in-espn-rankings/ | true |
GCC starts demolition of encroachments along the roads in flood-prone areas
All the evicted families have been allotted houses by the TNUBDB
The Greater Chennai Corporation has started removing encroachments in flood-prone areas such as Mambalam.
On Monday, the civic body removed encroachments on roads and stormwater drains in Mambalam, following a court order. All the families have been allotted houses by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board. “This is a flood-prone area. Many encroachments were identified on the stormwater drain,” said an official.
There were 67 encroachments for two decades in Valliammal Garden, Rangarajapuram in Kodambakkam zone. Some of the dwellers had put up structures like bathroom and toilets on the stormwater drain in the flood-prone area, officials said.
Local residents had objected to the encroachments and a case was filed in the Madras High Court. The court had ordered the Corporation to remove the encroachments. The Corporation sought the State government’s help in relocating the families since most of them were poor.
The State government agreed to shift them to Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board tenements. The Corporation decided to relocate the dwellers in 67 houses to Athipattu and the State government agreed to partly fund the beneficiary’s own contribution. The GCC tied up with the local financial institutions to help the beneficiaries get loans and the families agreed to move out, the officials said.
After eviction, the civic officials started demolishing toilets constructed on stormwater drains. The Corporation will continue to resettle more families living in houses built on encroached land in other areas to improve monsoon preparedness.
“For Cooum River Restoration cases, we are continuously removing encroachments and resettling the dwellers in alternative houses. We have evicted 76 families near Villivakkam lake area and resettled them using special funds. Temporary encroachments are removed then and there,” said an official.
On Monday, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Additional Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena and Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi inspected the flood-prone areas such as Vepery, Egmore and neighbourhoods near Central Square to develop drains across railway land to facilitate flow of water in the Cooum river.
The work has not been taken up for the past few years, causing flooding on many roads such as E.V.K. Sampath Salai and other parts of Vepery. The work is expected to be completed in coordination with the Railways and Highways. The construction of culverts on railway land is expected to be challenging as it takes a long time to complete work on railway land without disrupting train operations, the officials pointed out.
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(BestReviews) – Prime Day is Amazon’s biggest sales event. During the 48-hour celebration, the company offers its loyal customers the deepest discounts of the year. It is overwhelmingly huge and features a wide selection of brand-name products as well as offerings from small businesses. It is also a live event, so new deals and savings opportunities are constantly evolving.
To help cover this massive sales extravaganza, we enlisted the full team at BestReviews. BestReviews is composed of field-specific experts and dozens of testers who evaluate how products perform in a real-life environment. Consumers can rest assured that the product they are choosing is not only of high quality but is also a great deal.
This respected team will be providing us with in-depth coverage throughout the full two days of Prime Day. Bookmark this page and return often to find the latest information.
When does Prime Day start?
Prime Day 2022 begins at 12:01 a.m. on July 12.
How long does Prime Day last?
Prime Day lasts for two days, which means you can shop until July 13 at 11:59 p.m.
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On Prime Day, shoppers can purchase nearly anything they need at a discount. This includes Amazon products, laptops, patio products, TVs and more. However, this celebration is a little different from other sales events. To take advantage of all the savings and other benefits offered, a shopper must first be an Amazon Prime member. If you aren’t already a member, however, that isn’t a problem. This page shows you how to sign up for Prime.
Even better, if you haven’t been an Amazon Prime member in the past 12 months, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial. During this period, you will be able to take full advantage of every benefit you get from being a member. This includes partaking in Prime Day, so you can purchase items such as a Ninja blender or a Cosari air fryer at a deep discount.
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The experts at BestReviews know how Prime Day works. The company has an online guide devoted to this event. To get the most out of Prime Day, the team has offered these quick tips:
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- Don’t hesitate. People from around the world are all shopping at the same time. With several thousand purchases made every minute, hesitating even a few seconds could make you too late. This is especially true with limited events such as Lightning Deals.
- Be flexible. While it is important to have a shopping list, the discounts can be so deep on Prime Day that you want to be flexible. For instance, did you know you can get the 2019 Fire 7 tablet for 53% off?
Take advantage of Alexa. If you own an Alexa product, such as an Echo Dot or an Echo Show, shopping can be as easy as saying, “Alexa, what are my deals?” As Alexa tells you your options, you can simply confirm that you want to buy something with your voice. You’ll never even have to press a button or click a mouse. | https://www.krqe.com/news/top-stories/what-you-should-know-about-prime-day-2022-july-12-13/ | 2022-07-11T16:36:09Z | https://www.krqe.com/news/top-stories/what-you-should-know-about-prime-day-2022-july-12-13/ | false |
Monty Norman, composer of the James Bond theme, dies at 94
LONDON (AP) — Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94.
A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.”
Born Monty Noserovitch to Jewish parents in the East End of London in 1928, Norman got his first guitar when he was 16. He performed with big bands and in a variety double act with comedian Benny Hill before writing songs for early British rockers Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele and composing for stage musicals including “Make Me an Offer,” “Expresso Bongo,” “Songbook” and “Poppy.”
Norman was hired by producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli to compose a theme for the first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” released in 1962.
He drew on a piece he had written for a proposed musical adaptation of V.S. Naipaul’s “A House for Mr. Biswas,” shifting the key riff from sitar to electric guitar. The result — twangy, propulsive, menacing — has been used in all 25 Bond thrillers.
Producers hired composer John Barry to rearrange the theme, and Barry was widely assumed to have written it — to Norman’s chagrin. Barry, who died in 2011, went on to compose scores for almost a dozen Bond films, including “Goldfinger” and “You Only Live Twice.”
Norman went to court to assert his authorship, suing the Sunday Times newspaper for libel over a 1997 article asserting the theme was composed by Barry. He won in 2001 and was awarded 30,000 pounds in damages.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The captive Ukrainian medic’s eyeglasses had long since been taken away, and the face of the Russian man walking past her was a blur.
Yuliia Paievska knew only that her life was being traded for his, and that she was leaving behind 21 women in a tiny three- by six-meter (10- by 20-foot) prison cell they had shared for what felt like an eternity. Her joy and relief was tempered by the sense that she was abandoning them to an uncertain fate.
Before she was captured, Paievska, better known throughout Ukraine as Taira, had recorded more than 256 gigabytes of harrowing bodycam footage showing her team’s efforts to save the wounded in the besieged city of Mariupol. She got the footage to Associated Press journalists, the last international team in Mariupol, on a tiny data card.
The journalists fled the city on March 15 with the card embedded inside a tampon, carrying it through 15 Russian checkpoints. The next day, Taira was taken by pro-Russia forces.
Three months passed before she emerged on June 17, thin and haggard, her athlete’s body more than 10 kilograms (22 pounds) lighter from lack of nourishment and activity. She said the AP report that showed her caring for Russian and Ukrainian soldiers alike, along with civilians of Mariupol, was critical to her release.
She chooses her words carefully when discussing the day she was taken captive, and is even more cautious when discussing the prison for fear of endangering the Ukrainians still there. But she is unequivocal about the impact of the video released by the AP.
“You got this flash drive out and I thank you,” she said in Kyiv to an AP team that included the journalists in Mariupol. “Because of you, I could leave this hell. Thanks to everyone involved in the exchange.”
She still feels guilty about those she left behind and said she will try her best to help free them.
“They are all I think about,” she said. “Every time I grab a cup of coffee or light a cigarette, my conscience pains me because they can’t.”
Taira, 53, is one of thousands of Ukrainians believed to have been taken prisoner by Russian forces. Mariupol’s mayor said recently that 10,000 people from his city alone have disappeared either by capture or while trying to flee. The Geneva Conventions single out medics, both military and civilian, for protection “in all circumstance. ”
Taira is an outsized personality in Ukraine, famed for her work training field medics and instantly recognizable by her shock of blond hair and the tattoos that circle both arms. Her release was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Despite the weight loss and all she has endured, she is still vibrant. She smokes constantly, lighting one cigarette after another as if trying to make up for the three months she had none. She speaks quietly, without malice, and her frequent smiles light her face deep into her brown eyes.
A demobilized military medic who suffered back and hip injuries long before the Russian invasion, Taira is also a member of the Ukraine’s Invictus Games team. She had planned to compete this April in archery and swimming, and her 19-year-old daughter was permitted to compete in her place instead.
Taira received the body camera in 2021 to film for a Netflix documentary series on inspirational figures being produced by Britain’s Prince Harry, who founded the Invictus Games. But when Russian forces invaded in February, she trained the lens on scenes of war.
The camera was on when she intervened to treat a wounded Russian soldier, whom she called “sunshine,” as she does nearly everyone who comes into her life. She chronicled the death of a boy and the successful effort to save his sister, who is now one of Mariupol’s many orphans. On that day, she collapsed against a wall and wept.
Reviewing the video, she said it was a rare loss of control.
“If I cried all the time, I wouldn’t have time to deal with the wounded. So during the war, of course, I became a little harder,” she said. “I shouldn’t have shown that I was breaking down. … We can mourn later.”
The children weren't the first or the last she treated, she said. But they were part of a larger loss for Ukraine.
“My heart bleeds when I think about it, when I remember how the city died. It died like a person — it was agonizing,” she said. “It feels like when a person is dying and you can’t do anything to help, the same way.”
Hours before Taira was captured, Russian airstrikes hit the Mariupol theater, the city’s main bomb shelter. Hundreds died. That same day, the Neptune pool, another bomb shelter, was also hit.
Taira gathered a group of 20 people hiding in her hospital’s basement, mostly children, into a small yellow bus to take them away from Mariupol. The city center was on the verge of falling, and Russian checkpoints blocked all the roads leading out.
That’s when the Russians saw her.
“They recognized me. They went away, made a call, came back,” she said. “As far as I can tell, they already had a plan.”
She believes the children made it to safety. She avoids disclosing details about that day for reasons she said she couldn’t fully explain.
But she appeared five days later on a Russian news broadcast that announced her capture, accusing her of trying to flee the city in disguise.
On the video, Taira looks groggy, and her face is bruised. As she reads a statement prepared for her, a voiceover derides her as a Nazi.
Inside the prison system, detainees were subjected to the same kind of propaganda, she said. They heard that Ukraine had fallen, that the Parliament and Cabinet had been dissolved, that the city of Kyiv was under Russian control, that everyone in the government had fled.
“And many people started to believe it. You’ve seen how this happens under the influence of propaganda? People start to despair,” Taira said. “I didn’t believe it, because I know it’s foolish to believe the enemy.”
Every day, they were forced to sing the Russian national anthem — twice, three times, sometimes 20 or 30 times if guards didn’t like their behavior. She hates the anthem even more now, but talks about it with a flash of humor and defiance.
“I found it a plus because I’ve always wanted to learn to sing — then suddenly I had the time and a reason to practice,” she said. “And it turns out that I can sing.”
Her jailers in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region pressured her to confess to killing men, women, children. Then they started on accusations of organ trafficking that she found insulting in their absurdity.
“Seized organs on the battlefield. Do you have any idea how complicated this operation is?” she asked, dismissing the allegation with a brief profanity. “It’s invented, a huge fabrication.”
She admitted nothing.
“I’m terribly stubborn by nature. And if I’m accused of something I haven’t done, I won’t confess for anything. You can shoot me, but I won’t confess,” she said.
After endless, repetitive putrid weeks broken only by salt-free porridge with bacon, packets of reconstituted mashed potatoes, cabbage soup and some canned fish, Taira found herself in the three- by six-meter (10- by 20-foot) cell with 21 other women, 10 cots and very little else. They were held in a maximum security prison with no trial and no conviction.
She won't go into details about how they were treated, but said they had no information about their families, no toothbrushes, few chances to wash. Her health started to fail.
“I’m not 20 years old anymore and this body can take less than it used to,” she said ruefully. “The treatment was very hard, very rough. … The women and I were all exhausted.”
Taira’s experience is consistent with Russia’s repeated violations of international humanitarian law on how to treat detained civilians and prisoners of war, said Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties.
“Before the large-scale invasion, Russia tried to hide this violation. They tried to pretend they are not involved in this violation,” she said. “Now, Russia doesn’t care.”
At one point, one of her jailers came to her and said he’d seen a video of her abusing a Russian soldier. She knew that wasn’t possible and demanded to see the video, but was refused.
Now, looking at the image of her tenderly wrapping a Russian soldier in a blanket, she knows it was yet another lie.
“This is the video, here it is. I really treated everyone this way, brought them in, we stabilized them, did everything that was necessary,” she said.
At another point near the end of her captivity, someone brought her out for what she assumed was yet another pointless interrogation. Instead, there was a camera.
“I was asked to record a video saying I was fine, the food is OK, the conditions are OK,” she said. It was a lie, she added, but she saw no harm in this one. “After this video, they told me, maybe you will be exchanged.”
Then she went back to her cell to wait. She had dreams of walking free that felt true. But she tried not to feel too much hope, so that she wouldn't be crushed if it didn’t happen.
More time passed until she was finally allowed out, blindly passing the Russian prisoner exchanged for her.
On a recent day in the Ukrainian capital, Taira headed to the Kyiv archery range deep in an abandoned Soviet-era factory. She embraced her coach and other athletes there, then settled into training for the first time since before the war.
Her shots were precisely aimed at the paper target, hitting the bullseye. But she had to lean on a support for her chronic injuries, and she tired quickly. She retreated to a cavernous workshop to chain smoke, tapping the ashes into a metal can and gazing out the window.
Her husband, Vadim Puzanov, said Taira remained fundamentally the same despite three months of captivity and is open about what she endured.
“Perhaps there will be long-term consequences, but she is full of plans,” he said. “She is moving on.”
Those plans are clear and prioritized: Recover her health, take part in next year’s Invictus Games, and write a book, a sort of self-help for people she hopes will never need the advice. She smiled calmly as she explained.
“I plan to put together information about life in captivity,” she said. “How should they behave? How to create conditions to make it easier to endure? What is the psychology?”
Asked if she had feared death in captivity, Taira said it was a question her jailers asked often, and she had a ready answer.
“I said no because I’m right with God,” she told them. “But you are definitely going to hell.”
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Associated Press writer Sarah El Deeb contributed from Beirut.
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Crown Royal Regal Apple Flavored Whisky Pays Respect to Bird's Career, Culture and Community Impact with a Limited-Edition Merch Drop in Partnership with Franchise to Support and Uplift Black Washingtonians
CHICAGO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In basketball, game always recognizes game. Ahead of the break in gameplay this past weekend, Crown Royal Regal Apple paid tribute to the G.O.A.T., Sue Bird, and her self-expressive, trailblazing accomplishments that inspired millions on and off the court. The award-winning whisky brand partnered with Franchise to celebrate Bird, her connection to her adopted city of Seattle, the underrepresented communities she has championed on and off the court and her indelible imprint on sports made simply by being herself and inspiring a fresh new generation of leaders to do the same.
Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9067651-crown-royal-regal-apple-and-sue-bird-collab-to-celebrate-her-farewell-season/
In conjunction with long-awaited Franchise Issue 07 launch, Crown Royal Regal Apple gave Bird her flowers this past Friday with a star-studded affair in Chicago. The event took a break from all the exciting happenings on the court and unveiled the latest issue of the mag, spotlighting Bird with a cover designed by artist Chris Lloyd. Attendees at the event got a sneak peek at the behind-the-scenes content in the magazine highlighting Bird's game-changing career and the limited-edition Crown Royal Regal Apple x Franchise merch that will be available at thisisfranchise.com.
"This game has given me more than I could ever imagine. I've worked so hard to get to this level and I really want to give back and support the communities that have had my back all this time," said Bird. "Our fans live and breathe basketball and inspire me every day to bring my own style to the court. That's why this partnership means so much to me. We're celebrating the freshness of the game and the people who make it special."
Crown Royal Regal Apple recently expanded its support of women's basketball teams and players, with the Atlanta Dream and as An Official Spirit of the hometown team, the Chicago Sky, and champions the changemakers who hold it down on and off the court. The exclusive content highlights the influence Bird has had on basketball, its culture and empowering future pioneers.
"Crown Royal Regal Apple is all about self-expression, on and off the court," said Nicky Heckles, Vice President of Crown Royal. "Like Sue, we are proud to champion and encourage trailblazers everywhere to stay fresh and give back to the communities they influence and serve every day."
The Franchise collab features a custom green Crown Royal Regal Apple bag that pays homage to #10 Sue Bird and her final season, including branded elements from Crown and Franchise Issue 07 along with Bird's unmistakable signature. Fans 21+ can cop this one-of-a-kind showpiece as part of a limited run of 200 bespoke pieces available at thisisfranchise.com that also includes the latest issue of the magazine, and ingredients for the Royal Dime, a curated Sue Bird x Crown Royal Regal Apple cocktail.
For each piece produced, Crown Royal is donating $100 to the Black Future Co-op Fund†, for a total of $20,000.* The Black Future Co-op Fund is Washington State's first Black-led philanthropic organization, and is uniquely positioned to lead transformational change with Black Washingtonians. This is done in part through the group's 'We See You' grants that acknowledge the vital work being done every day by Black leaders on behalf of Black Washingtonians.
"We have seen how truly impactful the player-activists in Seattle have been in the Black community, with Sue and her teammates — past and present — working to amplify Black women's efforts and be a force for change," said T'wina Nobles, Chief Executive Officer at Black Future Co-op Fund. "We greatly appreciate the support of Sue and Crown Royal Regal Apple to lift up and invest in the Black Future Co-op Fund, helping us to create for ourselves a new model of philanthropy that ignites Black generational wealth, health, and well-being throughout the state."
For the remainder of this farewell season, Crown Royal Regal Apple will continue to open up Bird's diary on social channels to share behind-the-scenes content and recognize the influence she's had and will continue to have on the culture of the game as a culmination of the legacy she is leaving behind.
In honor of #10 Sue Bird and other inspirational game changers to follow, 21+ fans should enjoy Crown Royal Regal Apple responsibly.
† Created by and for Black Washingtonians, the Black Future Co-op Fund is a new paradigm for philanthropy to ignite Black wealth, health, and well-being over generations. Through intentional investment, the Fund works to connect Black communities for collective power, promote a truthful Black narrative, and uplift Black-led solutions that foster Black generational prosperity. For more information, visit blackfuturewa.org. The Black Future Co-Op Fund is a component of Seattle Foundation. www.seattlefoundation.org.
*For each piece of art produced, Crown Royal is donating $100 to the Black Future Co-Op Fund, for a total of $20,000.
About Crown Royal
Crown Royal Canadian Whisky is the number-one selling Canadian whisky brand in the world and has a tradition as long and distinctive as its taste. Specially blended to commemorate a grand tour of Canada made by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain in 1939, Crown Royal's smooth, elegant flavor and gift-worthy presentation reflect its regal origins – it is considered the epitome of Canadian whisky. For more information, visit crownroyal.com. Crown Royal encourages all consumers to please enjoy responsibly.
About Diageo North America
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Casamigos, DeLeon and Don Julio tequilas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and their products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world.
For more information about Diageo, their people, brands, and performance, visit diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice. Follow on Twitter and Instagram for news and information about Diageo North America: @Diageo_NA.
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LAS VEGAS, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GID Industrial announced today that it has acquired 4530 Calimesa, an infill warehouse totaling 27,309 square feet located in the North Las Vegas submarket. This acquisition marks the company's fourth investment in the region this year.
The building is 100 percent leased to a credit tenant and has a 3-year average lease term. The building has a single suite and four doors with an average clear height of 28 feet.
GID Industrial recently acquired two additional centers in the North Las Vegas area, Nellis Industrial Park and SunPoint Commerce Center. Offering a variety of suite sizes and locations, these assets allow GID to offer an array of leasing options to existing and potential tenants in the market.
To learn more about GID Industrial, visit gid.com/industrial.
GID is a privately held, vertically-integrated real estate company that owns and operates a portfolio of multifamily and industrial assets, as well as develops mixed-use projects. With corporate offices in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, New York, and San Francisco, GID is an experienced real estate private equity investor and manager supported by an integrated operating platform and has 60+ years of experience across multiple asset classes. GID's existing and under-development properties are valued at over $26.7 billion as of March 31, 2022.
The current portfolio includes over 46,000 residential units, more than 20 million square feet of industrial space, and one million square feet of retail and office space. More information is available at www.gid.com.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Zookeepers in Oklahoma are celebrating the birth of rare Sumatran tiger twins.
Last week, the Oklahoma City Zoo announced that 11-year-old Lola gave birth to them on July 2.
Officials say the birth of the cubs is "a significant event" because the animals are critically endangered.
According to the zoo, there are approximately 500 left living in the forests of Indonesia.
The zoo says mom and the cubs are doing well.
Officials say they will remain out of public view so they can bond.
Their gender will be revealed in the coming weeks, the zoo said. | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/oklahoma-city-zoo-celebrates-birth-of-rare-sumatran-tiger-twins | 2022-07-11T16:40:48Z | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/oklahoma-city-zoo-celebrates-birth-of-rare-sumatran-tiger-twins | true |
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Would you eat this at 1 a.m.?
In case you ever need a scoop of ice cream slathered in between two gooey cookies at 2 a.m., Insomnia Cookies is on its way. The late-night sweets shop is opening its first Detroit location on Tuesday, July 12.
It will be conveniently located near Wayne State University, which makes sense because only college students would get cookies and ice cream delivered that late. (OK, and potheads.)
The shop will offer its cult cookies and ice cream with in-store, pickup, and delivery options seven days a week, staying open as late as 3 a.m. some nights. It will have all the warm cookies the brand is known for, as well as ice cream sandwiches, cookie cakes, and a host of vegan options.
From Tuesday, July 12 to Sunday, July 17, the shop is giving customers who visit the store or order delivery one free classic cookie.
Insomnia Cookies was started in Philadelphia in 2003 and the Detroit store is the brand’s eighth store in Michigan.
Insomnia Cookies is located at 5171 Anthony Wayne Dr., Detroit. Hours are Sunday noon-1 a.m., Monday-Wednesday 11 a.m.-1 a.m., and Thursday-Saturday noon-3 a.m.
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Basketball: KPA, Equity send strong warnings
What you need to know:
- Newly promoted ANU, popularly known as Wolfpack, continued to impress their fans when they upset Terrorists 57-47.
- Coach Michael Oluoch's ANU led Terrorists 30-28 half-time and dominated their fellow varsity students 12-10 and 17-7 in the last two critical quarters to register two points.
Champions Kenya Ports Authority men and Equity Bank Hawks women's basketball teams harvested maximum four points after winning their two Premier League first leg matches in Nairobi and Mombasa at the weekend.
KPA defeated rivals and former champions Ulinzi Warriors 62-54 in grudge tie at their KPA Makande Gymnasium on Saturday.
The following day, the dock men were collected two points without sweat on a 20-0 walk-over after Zetech Titans failed to turn up without giving any reason.
KPA trailed 36-30 at half-time, but Ulinzi performed poorly in the third quarter as the dock men dominated 18-4, with captain Victor Odendo scoring a game-high 15 points. KPA have so far won two matches and lost one to Africa Nazarene University (ANU).
Equity Bank Hawks, on the other hand, whitewashed coach Eunice Ouma's Eagle Wings 68-26 on Saturday. On Sunday, Equity Hawks demolished Storms 71-32.
The bankers, who lost the 2021 Premier League title to KPA in the play-offs final, have won all their four first leg matches.
"Our systems of play are working for us especially in defence and offense which has enabled us to win four straight matches," said Hawks coach Sylvia Kamau.
Equity Hawks had beaten Strathmore University Swords 54-41 and also won 69-48 against ANU.
Eagle Wings and Storms continued to struggle after losing two straight matches. Storms crashed to a 52-28 defeat to Zetech Sparks before losing to Hawks.
Newly promoted ANU, popularly known as Wolfpack, continued to impress their fans when they upset Terrorists 57-47.
Coach Michael Oluoch's ANU led Terrorists 30-28 half-time and dominated their fellow varsity students 12-10 and 17-7 in the last two critical quarters to register two points.
ANU upset champions KPA 73-63 last weekend In Nairobi and beat Umoja 76-63.
Terrorists are yet to settle down having lost 47-41 to Ulinzi Warriors and also went down 67-46 against Equity Bank Dumas.
On-form Umoja silenced Thunder 66-65 to sound a warning in this year's competition. Umoja's victory came after they had defeated Zetech Titans 77-68 and lost to newcomers ANU.
Women's lower tier newcomers Butere Girls, the only high school team in the league, recorded their first win in Nairobi after beating Scarlet 64-44.
Neosasa had a disastrous outing after losing two men's Division One League matches.
Strathmore University rocked Neosasa 68-35 on Saturday and Neosasa were hit again 62-50 by USIU-A on Sunday.
KCA punished Mustang 71-62 as Coastal Kings roared strongly at home beating Snipers 59-37 at KPA Makande.
Strathmore University completed a double after they again clobbered Moi Air Base 57-33. | https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/basketball/basketball-kpa-equity-send-strong-warnings--3876430 | 2022-07-11T16:51:08Z | https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/basketball/basketball-kpa-equity-send-strong-warnings--3876430 | false |
To say I'm really into piano feels silly — I might as well say I'm really into speaking English.
That might sound dramatic, but then, I've been playing since I was 3, when my mom first sat me down for a lesson (and I will remember my first song perfectly on my deathbed: C-D-E, E-D-C, D-E-C).
Piano has always made intuitive sense to me. Once I learned how to read the black jumble of dots and lines on the paper, I got it. Any piece became a puzzle to assemble — figure out the keys you're supposed to hit and when you're supposed to hit them. Easy.
But then, after you figure out the puzzle, there are more levels. What happens when you play that piece fast? Quietly? Is this the one you play when you're sad? Bored?
There's also the practical level: Here is the short piece (Chopin – Minute Waltz) for when someone at the party insists that you play that grand piano over there, but you just want to stand in the corner and not draw any attention to yourself. Here is a grand-sounding, romantic piece to impress the boy you're dating (Liszt – Un Sospiro). And so on.
I'm into piano, but the piano is also my frenemy. When I get frustrated enough with something I'm trying to learn, my piano and I stop talking for months on end.
But then, in this relationship, I'm the obsessive, creepy friend. I think about piano anyway — I hear a pop song and my brain leaps to how I would play it, which embellishments to keep, which to emphasize.
Or I go to concerts. Watching a professional pianist perform is something like watching LeBron James or Serena Williams at their best — you sit back and trust that the genius is going to do genius things. It's both comforting and exhilarating.
And each pianist has their own way of doing it. Years ago, I saw a young woman perform a downright athletic version of a Rachmaninoff concerto. It was athletic by necessity — in one of my books, I have a piano piece by Rachmaninoff, across the top of which my high school-era piano teacher scrawled "SHOULDERS" in all caps. Rachmaninoff demands that your body participates. And so it was with this slight woman in her elegant evening gown, rising off the bench over and over to literally put her weight into it.
A few months ago, I saw a different concerto, from an older, slightly rotund pianist, in a full suit. He did not remove his jacket — just sat neatly down to the instrument, as if pulling himself up to a nice dinner.
And then he barreled his way through 40 minutes of some of the hardest piano music ever written. He didn't make it look easy, exactly — because who could? — but he did it with a practiced efficiency, a lifetime of expertise concentrated into one performance.
I find performing terrifying, even nauseating. It took my spouse half a year to get me to play for him when we were dating.
And yet, probably because of a childhood spent playing for countless church services and choirs, I can stomach playing in the background. (But only barely — I had to sit in the car and weep a few minutes of anxiety tears before accompanying my church choir a few weeks ago. The stage fright is real.)
One of my most joyful times in DC was playing at a sing-along piano bar in Georgetown. I had the crappy shift: happy hour, when people mostly just wanted me to pipe down because the Nats were on.
Maybe that's the best kind of hobby to have — one that makes you privately happy, but that you can also use to inject a little joy into the world.
But sometimes, it was great. A petite, barely-out-of-her-teens woman once shyly approached and asked if she could sing. You already can guess how this goes — when she took the mic, this outrageous, huge voice came out. I convinced her to do a few more numbers, and the bar patrons actually turned around to watch — high praise.
Or there was the joy of playing a song everyone knows. A room full of drunk people singing "Say It Ain't So" was fun at the time, but with the hindsight of a two-year pandemic, I now recognize that being in a room of people yelling maskless and off-key that your druuuug is a hearrrrrtbreakerrrrrrr was magical in its own way.
And maybe that's the best kind of hobby to have — one that makes you privately happy, but that you can also use to inject a little joy into the world ... whether via livening up a party, wowing a date, or getting strangers to yell Weezer lyrics.
Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk.
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PORTAGE — After over five years of training at Dream Big Gymnastics in Portage, 9-year-old Jasmin Ward placed in the top three at the National Gymnastics Association (NGA) National Championship in June.
Jasmin, a Gary resident, competed with her teammates from Dream Big Gymnastics in eight competitions total this past season, giving herself the opportunity to qualify for the national championship that was held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
The level two gymnast competes in floor exercise, vault, beam and bars.
“My favorite event to compete in is floor exercise because I like tumbling,” Jasmin said while eating a cup of watermelon after an early morning practice.
Jasmin had placed 13th overall during the state tournament after missing an extra jump from her routine that would have given her a higher score. Jasmin’s father, James C. Ward III, said that leading up to the regional competition, she informed him that she wanted to come in first place.
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“I never have been nervous, ... but when she told me that I thought, ‘Oh my goodness,’ because she had never said she wanted to come in first before,” James said. “I didn’t want her to be disappointed, so I told Jade (Jasmin’s younger sister) whatever she places, we’re going to be happy for her.”
James enrolled Jasmin and Jade at Dream Big Gymnastics when Jasmin was 4 years old to keep them occupied. James said Jasmin now has a balance beam at their house and practices in the gym for around three hours, three to four times per week.
“I gave Jasmine two rules with gymnastics: One, have fun, and two, smile,” James said while Jade held his hand. “As long as she’s having fun and enjoying it, we’ll continue to do what we have to, to make sure she gets to the next level.”
Jasmin, who admires Olympic gymnasts Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles, turned her dreams into reality by placing first overall at the regional championship held in Indianapolis in May. During this competition, she broke a personal record by scoring a 9.725/10 on the beam.
“Going into regionals, I felt more confident with my routines,” Jasmin, who wore a red and blue ombre leotard, said. “The state meet was a big meet, and I knew if I could do that, I could do regionals.”
Leading up to nationals, Jasmin gave herself the objective to place in the top three of the competition. Jasmin again achieved her goal and placed third overall, receiving a personal best score of 9.4/10 on vault.
“She’s done amazing and gotten a lot stronger,” Erin Gross, head coach and team director at Dream Big Gymnastics, said. “She works really hard, and every meet she’s gone to she’s pushed herself harder.”
Jasmin said her next goal is to receive a perfect score for one of her events during the upcoming season where she will be competing as a level three gymnast.
“It’s so exciting to see her make her dreams come true,” James said. “I told her, ‘If you ever doubt yourself again, remember you were 9 years old when you placed first in the regional championship and third in nationals. ... You can make all things happen if you put your mind to it.’” | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/portage/9-year-old-turns-dreams-into-reality-at-national-gymnastics-association-championship/article_1e9f9637-b280-5a78-b32a-065c5baf0d7e.html | 2022-07-11T16:53:53Z | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/portage/9-year-old-turns-dreams-into-reality-at-national-gymnastics-association-championship/article_1e9f9637-b280-5a78-b32a-065c5baf0d7e.html | true |
Crash pilot Emily Collett may have suffered heart attack
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An experienced aerobatics pilot may have suffered a heart attack before the plane she was flying crashed, killing her and her pupil, a jury heard.
Emily Collett, 35, and student Tom Castle, 30, suffered "unsurvivable" injuries when the biplane crashed near Stonor, Oxfordshire, on 24 August 2019.
They had taken off from an airfield in Berkshire 10 minutes before the crash.
Mrs Collett had competed in the British Aerobatics Team and was featured on The One Show with Carol Vorderman in 2017.
Prof Simon Kim Suvarna, a cardiac pathologist, told Oxford Coroner's Court an examination of Mrs Collett's heart showed one of her arteries was narrowed by between 80 and 90%.
He said it was "certainly conceivable" the condition could have led to a heart attack.
But he said her suffering an attack or becoming incapacitated before the plane crashed could not be proved definitively.
Prof Suvarna told the jury inquest there would have been "no warning symptoms" for Mrs Collett, from Uxbridge, to have known about or noticed.
Dr Olaf Biedrzycki, a forensic pathologist, said injuries suffered by both Mrs Collett and Mr Castle, from Market Harborough, Leicestershire, had been "utterly catastrophic".
He said that Mrs Collett suffering from a "critical degree of coronary artery disease" so early in life was "quite unusual".
A pilot who had flown the same Pitts S-2A Special plane weeks before, watched it performing aerobatic manoeuvres from his home in Bix minutes before the crash.
Jonathan Harley, who flew with Mrs Collett's flying school, travelled to the crash site after becoming concerned that he had not heard or seen the plane, but he was turned away by police.
He said Ultimate Aerobatics, which Mrs Collett ran with her husband Mike, was "meticulous" about safety.
Mrs Collett and Mr Castle took off from White Waltham Airfield, near Maidenhead, at about 12:55 BST.
The plane crashed into the field about a mile (1.6km) south of Stonor at about 13:05, about eight miles (12.8km) away.
The inquest, which is expected to last until the end of the week, continues.
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5 Meters Out From Pes\nA guildy made an OCE, it was really enjoyabull to raid while doing so on EUW. Then Blizz finally fixed WWG (yep i just did this as the reason lulz ). Anyways, 5. When doing one foot out you cannot extend you toetips (not touching ground inbetween tilt). Out the Meters [Ver.] In a minute, The Witch' Yes, the clothing industry can make all kinds of pieces of clothing in no time at all. But the complaint about the "fast fashion" business is that it's fast in both directions... clothing in today's world quickly ends up in landfills, or scattering microfibers elsewhere on the landscape.
We get a local look into Slow Fashion in this month's Stories of Southern Oregon, compiled by Maureen Flanagan Battistella. This month MFB brings in Jodie Arellano, the owner and operator of Wildflower Farm in Talent.
It's a sheep operation, with the sheep working every day to grow more wool, which Jodie then turns into yarn.
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An activist investor has built up a 4% stake in embattled online estate agent Purplebricks and is calling for the chairman to resign after the group’s share price plummeted.
A letter written on behalf of Adam Smith’s investment vehicle, Lecram Holdings, to Purplebricks chairman Paul Pindar has demanded “urgent action” to stabilise the firm and “restore its credibility” among investors.
It comes after Purplebricks has seen its share price plunge after sinking to a loss and losing market share to rivals.
In addition, the firm has suffered higher staff costs due to switching field agents from self-employed status to full employment last year, while it also recently revealed a £3.6 million hit from claims related to failings in how it communicated with tenants.
Its share price has fallen by more than 97% from nearly 514p in August 2017 to just under 15p at close of trading on Friday.
The letter from Lecram said Mr Pindar has “presided over this highly unsatisfactory performance and you should now stand aside in favour of a replacement with necessary experience and skills to address urgently the company’s continuing cash burn and operating performance within the estate agency sector”.
If his stake in Purplebricks rises to at least 5%, Mr Smith will be able to call an extraordinary shareholder meeting.
But a spokesman for the estate agency criticised Mr Smith – who started building up a stake in the firm last month – for failing to agree to talk to the board.
He said: “We sought to meet with Lecram Holdings to discuss their concerns.
“They declined. It’s disappointing that they chose to go to the media instead, rather than engage with us.”
He added: “The board is well aware of the urgent need to turn around the performance of the business and become cash flow positive in the near term.”
Purplebricks’ new chief executive, Helena Marston – who took over three months ago after former boss Vic Darvey stepped down due to “personal reasons” in March – is working on turnaround plans, which will be unveiled alongside delayed full-year results in early August.
But her start date was also put back because due diligence checks took longer than expected.
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LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — A person was severely injured saving a child from a early morning house fire in Lafayette. According to Lafayette Police, a passerby called 911 to report a house fire around 12:30 a.m. Monday morning on Union Street.
The same person ran into the building and found 4 children sleeping inside and alerted them. Three of the children made it out on their own.
The fourth child was taken out by the unknown person, who then jumped out of a second-story window to escape the fire.
The person was reportedly severely injured and was transported to an Indianapolis hospital.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. , July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Champion Tray LP is proud to announce the appointment of Brian Hunt as President, effective July 1, 2022. Mr. Hunt follows John Zeiser, who has served as President since 1993 and recently celebrated 40 years with SCT. Southern Champion has operations in Chattanooga, TN, Mansfield, TX, Fairfield, OH, and a 300,000 sq. ft. expansion is underway in Chattanooga. John Zeiser will become Chairman of the Board, and his brother, Bruce Zeiser, will serve as Vice Chairman.
John Zeiser stated, "While our family will remain active and fully committed to SCT, we are confident in Brian's abilities to lead the company into its next chapter of growth. Brian is a proven leader who values people and has more than 30 years' experience in the paperboard industry. He has been an integral part of SCT's growth since 1999, serving in progressive leadership roles including General Manager, Vice President of Operations and most recently, Chief Operations Officer. Brian's strong technical skills and industry expertise will be critical to guide our growth."
Hunt is the first non-family President of Southern Champion and will be responsible for the overall strategic direction of the Company, leading over 850 associates in continuing the company's 95 year track record of growth and service along with its values-based culture and mission.
Hunt currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Paperboard Packaging Council, the industry association serving North American suppliers and converters of all forms of paperboard packaging. He is a past President of the Chattanooga Kiwanis Club and has served on the boards of multiple non-profits in the Chattanooga community including Goodwill Industries, Tennessee National Federation of Independent Businesses, and Chattanooga Area Red Cross. He and his wife, Judy reside in Chattanooga.
Hunt said, "I am grateful for the confidence the Zeiser family has placed in me to lead the company. I am blessed to work each day with an incredibly servant-hearted team and am inspired by their dedication and drive to succeed. I'm humbled to be given this opportunity, and look forward to continuing our 95 year history of serving the customers who place their trust in us for their packaging needs."
Established in 1927 and headquartered in Chattanooga, SCT is a third generation, family-owned company that serves customers in the bakery, food service, institutional, and retail packaging market segments, and distributes products throughout North America including Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean.
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Updated July 11, 2022 at 12:39 PM ET
For much of the pandemic, the only silver lining to coming down with a case of COVID-19 was that you likely wouldn't catch it again for a while (though there isn't exactly a definitive answer on how long that period immunity typically lasts).
Increasingly, however, more people appear to be contracting the virus multiple times in relatively quick succession, as another omicron subvariant sweeps through the U.S.
The BA.5 variant is now the most dominant strain of COVID-19 in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And while it's hard to get an exact count — given how many people are taking rapid tests at home — there are indications that both reinfections and hospitalizations are increasing.
For example: Some 31,000 people across the U.S. are currently hospitalized with the virus, with admissions up 4.5% compared to a week ago. And data from New York state shows that reinfections started trending upwards again in late June.
Dr. Bob Wachter, the chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, says BA.5 is highly transmissible and manages to at least partially sidestep some of the immunity people may have from prior infections and vaccinations.
"Not only is it more infectious, but your prior immunity doesn't count for as much as it used to," he explains. "And that means that the old saw that, 'I just had COVID a month ago, and so I have COVID immunity superpowers, I'm not going to get it again' — that no longer holds."
So just how worried should you be, especially if you're vaccinated and taking precautions like wearing masks in crowds? Here's what some public health experts make of the latest surge.
Is BA.5 more dangerous?
So far there is no evidence that this variant causes more serious illness. And infectious disease experts say that even though new infections are on the rise, the impact of BA.5 is unlikely to be on the scale of the surge we saw last winter — in part because the country is better equipped to manage it.
The U.S. is averaging about 300 deaths a day, compared to 3,000 last winter. Dr. Anna Durbin, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, says the combination of prior infections and vaccinations is still protective, and COVID-19 treatments are better.
"Most people have some underlying immunity that is helpful in fighting the virus," she explains. "We have antivirals ... And I think that because of that ... we're not seeing a rise in deaths. And that's very reassuring. It tells me that even this virus, even BA.5, is not so divergent that it is escaping all arms of the immune system."
She adds that new booster shots specifically targeting omicron — which could roll out as soon as this fall — should also be helpful in preventing serious illness and deaths.
Are there long-term consequences for people who get COVID-19 multiple times?
Findings of a pre-print study published in June suggest that people who get sick multiple times may have a higher risk of long-COVID symptoms.
Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist at Washington University in St. Louis, looked at thousands of cases of reinfection and saw a wide range of problems in the months that followed: certain respiratory conditions, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, brain fog and other conditions including metabolic disease, cardiac disease, kidney disease and diabetes.
"Altogether, we concluded that reinfection contributes to additional risk," Al-Aly says. "So even if you're vaccinated ... it's absolutely best to avoid reinfection."
And a study published last week in the journal Cell concludes that repeat infections are likely.
Researchers studied blood samples from people who had been vaccinated and boosted, and they found they had a reduced ability to neutralize the BA.5 virus, compared to prior sub-variants, BA.1 and BA.2.
In addition, blood from people who had breakthrough infections from BA.1 also showed reduced neutralization, "suggesting that repeat Omicron infections are likely in the population," the authors conclude.
What can people do to protect themselves?
There are steps you can take to reduce your exposure to the virus, like masking up in crowded indoor spaces. Here's how to step up your mask game.
Plus, children under the age of 5 are finally eligible to get vaccinated (and while many parents are hesitant, public health experts are encouraging them not to wait any longer). And adults ages 50 and older, as well as those over 12 with certain underlying conditions, can get a second booster shot.
And, if you already have plans to travel or attend gatherings this summer, check out these tips for protecting yourself outdoors, improving indoor airflow and what to do if you get sick while on vacation.
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An amendment to the Online Safety Bill aimed at protecting press freedom would enable malicious people to spread disinformation on social media by posing as news publishers, campaigners have warned.
A collection of civil society groups and academics have written to Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, urging a Government rethink on the amendment.
Announced last week, the amendment proposes that the biggest social media platforms – such as Facebook and Twitter – would be required to notify news publishers and offer them a right of appeal before removing or moderating their content or taking action against their accounts, with articles remaining viewable and accessible even if they are under review.
The Government said it believes the change would reduce the risk of platforms taking what it called arbitrary moderation decisions against news publisher content, and also prevent any accidental takedowns.
But, in their letter, the campaigners have warned they believe the change to the Bill could make the UK a “disinformation laundromat” where the malicious could receive legal protections to spread hate and lies.
Signatories include Demos, Global Witness, Hacked Off and Fair Vote UK.
Kyle Taylor, director of Fair Vote UK and the organiser of the letter, said: “This latest amendment is an absolute shambles.
“Rather than making the internet safer or protecting media freedom, it would enable Putin’s cronies, conspiracy theorists and other extremists to spread harmful lies and disinformation.
“Boris Johnson promised no new policies whilst the Conservatives elect a new leader – pushing this amendment through parliament would be a clear breach of his word.”
The campaigners are also broadly critical of the Bill in their letter, claiming that as drafted “it is not safe for British children or for the country”.
“Rather than tackling the underlying product, design and business features that lead to algorithmic amplification of harmful material, the Bill encourages whack-a-mole content moderation but with exemptions for certain users and types of content – an approach that can be politicised, easy to get wrong, potentially disastrous for free speech and ineffective at tackling core issues like the rampant spread of disinformation or hate speech,” the letter says.
The Online Safety Bill is making its way through Parliament, with MPs expected to vote on amendments on Tuesday. | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3481714/online-safety-bill-amendment-will-help-russian-disinformation-experts-warn/ | 2022-07-11T17:15:37Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3481714/online-safety-bill-amendment-will-help-russian-disinformation-experts-warn/ | false |
Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay, increasing the threat of huge disruption to rail services this summer.
Members of the drivers union Aslef at eight train companies backed campaigns of industrial action.
Aslef members at Chiltern, LNER, Northern, TransPennine Express, Arriva Rail London, Great Western, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains voted by around 9-1 in favour of strikes on turnouts of more than 80%.
Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said: “Strikes are always the last resort. We don’t want to inconvenience passengers – our friends and families use public transport, too – and we don’t want to lose money by going on strike but we’ve been forced into this position by the companies driven by the Government.
“Many of our members – who were the men and women who moved key workers and goods around the country during the pandemic – have not had a pay rise since 2019.
“With inflation running at north of 10% that means those drivers have had a real terms pay cut over the last three years.
“We want an increase in line with the cost of living – we want to be able to buy, in 2022, what we could buy in 2021.
“It’s not unreasonable to ask your employer to make sure you’re not worse off for three years in a row.
“Especially as the train companies are doing very nicely, thank you, out of Britain’s railways, with handsome profits, dividends for shareholders, and big salaries for managers.”
A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “It is very disappointing that, rather than commit to serious dialogue with the industry, Aslef are first seeking to cause further misery to passengers by joining others in disrupting the rail network.
“Train drivers they represent earn, on average, just under £60,000 per year – more than twice the UK median salary and significantly more than the very workers who will be most impacted by these strikes.
“Our railway is in desperate need of modernisation to make it work better for passengers and be financially sustainable for the long term. We urge the union bosses to reconsider and work with its employers, not against them, to agree a new way forward.”
A spokesperson for the Rail Delivery Group said: “We want to see rail unions engage with train operators over the reforms needed to secure a bright long-term future for the industry, including working with Aslef to deliver the more punctual, reliable services we know passengers care about.
“Instead of causing further disruption to passengers and businesses, we urge the Aslef leadership to continue talks.”
Meanwhile, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association announced that hundreds of its members at Southeastern have voted for strikes and other forms of industrial action over pay, job security and conditions.
The union is not naming dates for any industrial action today, but will now consider the next steps with workplace reps.
General secretary Manuel Cortes said: “This is a great result for our union and comes hard on the heels of similar votes at a raft of other train operating companies, with results expected from our Network Rail members imminently.
“The results demonstrate that our members are utterly determined to fight for their pay, jobs and conditions. They are right to do so amid the escalating Tory cost-of-living crisis and with a chaotic government hell bent on making swingeing cuts to our rail network while inflation rages.
“It would be unwise for any rail company to ignore the feelings of our membership. We will soon speak to our workplace reps to consider next steps in the forthcoming days.
“If ministers had any sense they would come to the table and sort this out, so we have a fair settlement for workers who were hailed as heroes in the pandemic.”
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: “We congratulate our friends in Aslef for their superb ballot result and the huge mandate they have for strike action on the railways.
“It goes to show that railway workers across every grade from cleaners, catering staff, guards, maintenance staff and drivers are fed up with real-terms pay cuts, attacks on job security and working conditions.
“When railway unions and others unite, they are an unstoppable force in the workplace and wider society.
“Grant Shapps (Transport Secretary) needs to stop messing around with his doomed Tory leadership bid and get back to focusing on resolving this dispute.
“He continues to shackle both Network Rail and the train companies from reaching a deal with the RMT, something we have done repeatedly and successfully since privatisation in 1993.
“Mr Shapps should either get around the table or get out of the way because at the moment, he is the major roadblock to a negotiated settlement.” | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3481810/train-drivers-at-eight-rail-companies-vote-overwhelmingly-to-strike-over-pay/ | 2022-07-11T17:16:07Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3481810/train-drivers-at-eight-rail-companies-vote-overwhelmingly-to-strike-over-pay/ | false |
Hit-and-run e-scooter rider ploughs into eight-year-old girl on footpath at 'well over 20mph' to leave her with broken leg and concussion
- Elliemai Smith, eight, was hit as she was walking home from school in Hampshire
- Her mother, Kayleigh McColl, 28, said Elliemai was hit so hard she 'did a 360'
- The eight year-old had her leg broken in two places and was rushed to hospital
- The e-scooter rider initially apologised but fled from the scene without returning
An eight year-old girl had her leg broken and suffered concussion when an e-scooter rider ploughed into her on a footpath going 'over 20mph'.
Elliemai Smith was sent flying by the scooter before the rider sped off, leaving her crying on the ground. She was rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
Police are hunting the driver and Elliemai's mother, Kayleigh McColl, 28, has appealed for anyone recognising his description to come forward.
Ms McColl was walking Elliemai and one of her friends home from school in Andover, Hampshire when the struck the eight year-old, leaving her with two broken bones in her leg.
Elliemai had a large bump on her head after the driver knocked her over, her legs were 'floppy' and her mother says she was in extreme pain, even seeming to drift in and out of consciousness.
Eight year-old Elliemai Smith (right) and mother Kayleigh McColl, 28, (left) were walking home from school in Andover, Hampshire when the collision happened
Elliemai's leg was broken in two places, she suffered concussion and she seemed to drift in and out of consciousness after the crash
The schoolgirl was rushed to a hospital in Basingstoke, Hampshire, where she was given a temporary cast for her leg
Ms McColl called an ambulance which took them to hospital in nearby Basingstoke, Hampshire.
The eight year-old had fractured both the bones in her lower right leg and she was given temporary cast to allow for swelling before a full cast is made.
Elliemai and her mother were walking from Knights Enham Junior School when the two girls ran ahead.
Ms McColl said: 'The two girls were running towards an alley, but as she came around the corner this lad came flying up the path and took her off her feet.
'She did a 360 - I nearly had a heart attack, and I ran over to her.'
Ms McColl described the driver of the e-scooter as being in his early twenties with ginger-ish curly hair.
She said he had driven a large black vehicle 'well over 20mph'.
The mother of two said the driver at first seemed in shock and apologised, and promised he would come back before he drove off. but he did not return.
Ms McColl added: 'It was awful. Elliemai was freaking out, and I was freaking out but trying to keep her calm.
'She's my baby girl and she could have died. The force at which she hit the ground - if that had been her head it could so easily have been much worse, and it was so easily preventable.'
Describing what she remembers of the incident, Elliemai said: 'He was so fast, I couldn't see him coming.
'I was very scared. It felt really really painful.'
Ms McColl, of Andover, said: 'I am so angry. I shouldn't have let him leave but at the time my focus was on my daughter.
'I think him not staying, and driving off, makes it one hundred times worse.
'Imagine if that had happened to a child who was walking home on their own?'
She has managed to get use of a wheelchair for Elliemai, and hopes to secure a right-leg elevation one soon.
'It's right before the school holidays, and this is going to affect our whole life for the next six to eight weeks,' she added.
'Her friend's will come down to see her, but it completely ruins her summer holiday.
'She has been so brave, it just breaks my heart. She should be able to run home from school without having to worry.
'No little girl should go through that.'
It is only legal to ride e-scooters on private land with permission, apart from in certain trial areas where they are allowed on public roads and cycle lanes.
It is illegal to ride them on pavements, footpaths, and in pedestrianised zones.
A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary today said: 'We are investigating a collision which occurred in Andover, involving an e-scooter and a pedestrian.
'This took place between 3.20pm and 4pm on 7 July, on a footpath between Rimini Road and Smannell Road.
'The pedestrian, an eight year-old girl, suffered a concussion and a broken leg as a result.
'The e-scooter rider initially stopped, but left the scene without providing any details and rode off towards King Arthurs Way via the bridge over the A343.
'Officers have been making enquiries to locate the rider, and we are keen to hear from anyone with information about the incident.
'We would also urge the rider to make contact with us directly.'
Police described the rider as white, slim, aged in his late teens to early 20s and around 5ft 9ins to 5ft 10ins tall.
He had curly gingery-brown hair shaved on the sides, wiry facial hair and was wearing black jeans and grey trainers.
The e-scooter was black with 'a chunky board and chunky tyres'. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11002993/Hit-run-e-scooter-rider-ploughs-eight-year-old-girl-footpath.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-07-11T17:16:34Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11002993/Hit-run-e-scooter-rider-ploughs-eight-year-old-girl-footpath.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | false |
The Edmonton Oilers have granted Evander Kane permission to speak with other teams before the NHL’s free agency period opens and Colorado’s Nicolas Aube-Kubel went from celebrating with the Stanley Cup on Saturday to not receiving a qualifying offer from the Avalanche on Monday.
In a text to The Associated Press, Kane’s agent, Daniel Milstein, wrote he’s opening talks with other teams while also continuing discussions with the Oilers with his client eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday.
Kane signed with Edmonton in January after the San Jose Sharks terminated the remainder of his seven-year, $49 million contract for violating COVID-19 protocols while in the American Hockey League. Kane has challenged the Sharks’ decision by filing a grievance through the NHL Players’ Association.
Earlier last season, he was suspended by San Jose for 21 games for submitting a fake vaccine card.
Kane topped 20 goals for the eighth time in 13 NHL seasons by scoring 22 goals and 39 points in 43 games with Edmonton. Oilers GM Ken Holland last week said he was having daily conversations in a bid to re-sign Kane.
In Colorado, the defending champion Avalanche informed forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel he will not receive a qualifying offer and will become a free agent when the market opens, a person with knowledge of the decision told The AP. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced its decisions.
The move comes with the Avalanche focusing their attention on attempting to re-sign forward Valeri Nichushkin, who completed the final year of his contract.
Aube-Kubel learned of the decision two days after bringing the Cup to his childhood home in Quebec. The 26-year-old Aube-Kubel has four seasons of NHL experience and was claimed by Colorado after being waived by the Philadelphia Flyers in November. He had 11 goals and 22 points in 67 regular-season games for the Avalanche, and had no points in 14 playoff games.
Elsewhere:
— The purge in Chicago continued with the Blackhawks placing veteran forward Brett Connolly and center Henrik Borgstrom on waivers with the intention to buy out the remainder of their contracts. Both had one year remaining on their respective deals. The moves follow Chicago trading forward Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa and center Kirby Dach to Montreal last week.
— The Columbus Blue Jackets declined to make offers to defenseman Gabriel Carlsson and center Kevin Stenlund. Carlsson has just two goals and 16 points in 75 career games over six seasons. Stenlund has 11 goals and 20 points in 71 games over four seasons. The Blue Jackets did extend qualifying offers to four players, including star forward Patrik Laine (26 goals, 36 assists last season).
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AP Sports Writer Mitch Stacy contributed.
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A former Portland mayor who was ordered evicted from his downtown Portland apartment has won his appeal to the Maine Superior Court and will receive a new trial, according to a ruling provided by his attorney.
Ethan Strimling, who served as mayor of Maine’s largest city from 2015 to 2019, was ordered to be evicted from his Congress Street apartment last year for what he said was retaliation for efforts to form a tenants’ union and fight illegal rent hikes.
Amid a Maine housing market with rising prices and a return of evictions, the case has the potential to hold precedent for tenants’ rights in Maine.
A District Court judge ruled in April that landlord Geoffrey Rice could evict Strimling, saying that it was Strimling’s actions as a tenant and not his organizing that had driven Rice to want to stop renting to him. Strimling and his attorney, Scott Dolan, appealed that ruling within a week.
Now, in a ruling dated July 5, the Maine Superior Court has ruled in Strimling’s favor, ordering a new trial with a jury. The previous trial did not involve a jury.
David Chamberlain, who represented Rice in the District Court trial, declined to comment on Strimling being granted the new trial on Monday morning.
Rice argued at trial that he wanted Strimling, who co-writes a column for the Bangor Daily News, out because of a lease violation. Strimling left his window open during the cold months and had “nickel-and-dimed” Rice when the landlord sought rent increases, Rice said.
Now, the Superior Court agreed with Dolan’s argument that Strimling’s role in tenant organizing may have played a larger role than Rice had said.
In his appeal, Strimling’s side argued there were issues of material fact in the District Court ruling that warranted a jury trial, including discrepancies involving a meeting between Rice and Strimling last May where the former mayor was given a notice to leave the apartment.
At its heart was a message Rice sent to Strimling about that meeting that appeared to reference a previous email from the Trelawny Tenants’ Union, an organized group of Rice’s tenants that Strimling was and is a part of.
Also in question is what was said in a May meeting with Strimling, Rice and Rice’s attorney, Paul Bulger, of which recollections varied widely in court.
The Superior Court ruled that both matters had disputed facts that required a jury trial, despite the District Court finding Rice’s argument more credible.
“Rice’s letter informing Strimling of the meeting suggests that Rice’s decision to issue that notice was reached, at least in part, on the [Trelawny Tenants’ Union] communication,” Superior Court Justice John O’Neil wrote.
The Superior Court ruled that a third charge of factual debate, whether Strimling took a leading role in tenants’ union communications with Portland officials, was not relevant to Rice’s decision to evict and did not require further inspection in a jury trial
It was unclear when the new trial would be scheduled, Dolan said.
Strimling and Dolan praised the appeal, with the latter saying he was confident that the jury would find that Strimling was evicted due to his activities with the tenants’ union.
“Forming a tenants’ union is the right of every tenant in Maine,” Strimling said. “We will fight this case until justice is served.” | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/07/11/news/portland/ethan-strimling-new-trial-appeal-eviction/ | 2022-07-11T17:20:59Z | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/07/11/news/portland/ethan-strimling-new-trial-appeal-eviction/ | false |
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary bond and fixed income investor William H. (Bill) Gross today released a new Investment Outlook, "3.5% ASAP". In his latest Investment Outlook, Mr. Gross revisits one of his most prescient Investment Outlooks, "Credit Supernova!" – the phenomenon of ever expanding credit as "a monster that requires perpetually increasing amounts of fuel, a supernova star that expands and expands, yet, in the process begins to consume itself."
At the time of that Investment Outlook in February 2013, outstanding credit in the U.S. was $56 trillion "and counting", and since then "has expanded from $75 trillion to $90.5 trillion in a misguided effort to stabilize asset prices, inflation, and economic growth," according to Mr. Gross. Much of it going "into speculative financial assets as opposed to investment in the real economy", including "near historic P/E ratios for profitless stocks, NFTs, meme stocks and cryptocurrencies."
In consideration of this "highly levered system", Mr. Gross compares the Fed's task of raising rates "much like a drug addict would consider the steps for a healthy withdrawal. 'Cold turkey' in this case is definitely out, no matter what Powell says about inflation being his "top" and nearly only policy consideration." Instead of raising rates "rates too high, too soon," Mr. Gross recommends the Fed "stop at 3.5% but get there ASAP", and that investors avoid bonds and stocks, but consider Treasuries.
Full text of Bill Gross's May 26, 2022, Investment Outlook can be found at his website.
About Bill Gross
Bill Gross has been a pioneer in fixed income investing for more than 40 years. He co-founded PIMCO in 1971 and served as managing director and chief investment officer until joining Janus Henderson Investors in 2014. He retired in 2019 to focus on managing his personal assets and private charitable foundation. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards, including Morningstar Fixed Income Manager of the Decade for 2000 to 2009 and Fixed Income Manager of the Year for 1998, 2000 and 2007. Mr. Gross became the first portfolio manager inducted into the Fixed Income Analysts Society's Hall of Fame in 1996 and received the Bond Market Association's Distinguished Service Award in 2000. In 2011, Institutional Investor magazine awarded him the Money Management Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Gross oversees the $390 million-asset William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation, which annually donates up to $21 million to non-profits involved in humanitarian causes, health care, and education. For more information or to view Investment Outlook archives, please visit https://williamhgross.com. For information about Mr. Gross's philanthropic activities through the William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation, please visit https://grossfamilyfoundation.com/. Order his new book "I'm Still Standing: Bond King Bill Gross and the PIMCO Express" on Amazon.com.
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Monty Norman, composer of the James Bond theme, dies at 94
LONDON (AP) — Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94.
A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.”
Born Monty Noserovitch to Jewish parents in the East End of London in 1928, Norman got his first guitar when he was 16. He performed with big bands and in a variety double act with comedian Benny Hill before writing songs for early British rockers Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele and composing for stage musicals including “Make Me an Offer,” “Expresso Bongo,” “Songbook” and “Poppy.”
Norman was hired by producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli to compose a theme for the first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” released in 1962.
He drew on a piece he had written for a proposed musical adaptation of V.S. Naipaul’s “A House for Mr. Biswas,” shifting the key riff from sitar to electric guitar. The result — twangy, propulsive, menacing — has been used in all 25 Bond thrillers.
Producers hired composer John Barry to rearrange the theme, and Barry was widely assumed to have written it — to Norman’s chagrin. Barry, who died in 2011, went on to compose scores for almost a dozen Bond films, including “Goldfinger” and “You Only Live Twice.”
Norman went to court to assert his authorship, suing the Sunday Times newspaper for libel over a 1997 article asserting the theme was composed by Barry. He won in 2001 and was awarded 30,000 pounds in damages.
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The STOXX Europe 600 Index is down 2.10 points or 0.50% today to 415.02
--Largest one day point and percentage decline since Tuesday, July 5, 2022
--Snaps a three trading day winning streak
--Off 16.05% from its record close of 494.35 hit Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022
--Off 16.05% from its 52-week high of 494.35 hit Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022
--Up 3.58% from its 52-week low of 400.68 hit Tuesday, July 5, 2022
--Down 9.94% from 52 weeks ago
--Off 16.05% from its 2022 closing high of 494.35 hit Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022
--Up 3.58% from its 2022 closing low of 400.68 hit Tuesday, July 5, 2022
--Month-to-date it is up 1.92%
--Year-to-date it is down 72.78 points or 14.92%
Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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Manchester United chiefs John Murtough and Richard Arnold fly into Barcelona to meet with director of football Mateu Alemany in an attempt to step up chase for Erik ten Hag's 'priority transfer target' Frenkie de Jong
- Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong is wanted by Manchester United this summer
- United chiefs Richard Arnold and John Murtough have been spotted in Barca
- De Jong is reportedly happy to stay at Barca rather than join Erik ten Hag's side
- However the United are thought to be 'convinced' they can pull off the transfer
- Barca boss Xavi will talk with the board this week about their plans over de Jong
Manchester United chiefs Richard Arnold and John Murtough have arrived in Barcelona as the club look to intensify their pursuit of Frenkie de Jong.
United have spent much of the summer transfer window so far seeking a deal for the Netherlands international midfielder, but are yet to make any real progress in their chase.
Murtough and Arnold met with Barca Sporting Advisor Jordi Cruyff and director of football Mateu Alemany today at the Triton Restaurante in the Catalan city, in a bid to accelerate what is fast becoming the summer's biggest transfer saga.
Frenkie de Jong is owed £17million in deferred wages by Barcelona which could hold up a deal
The former Ajax player, who was part of Erik ten Hag's Champions League semifinalists in 2019, is under contract at the Catalan giants until 2026 but his immediate future is still far from clear.
De Jong himself has not yet made his thoughts on a move abundantly clear, although reports from Spain suggest that he is comfortably at the Catalan side, which will surely not please United fans.
On top of that, Barca President Joan Laporta has publicly stated the player will not be sold this summer, saying: 'He is a Barca player. And unless we feel the need or the interest to sell him we won't do it.'
CEO Richard Arnold arrived in Barcelona for a meeting with Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruyff
Director of football at United John Murtough (right) joined Arnold at the Triton Restaurante
'Frenkie de Jong isn't for sale. We know he has offers. And if at a given moment we are interested in selling him then we would think about it.'
But the small matter of Barca's well documented financial problems may prove to be a decisive factor in the matter, with de Jong representing a sure-fire way to gather some much needed funds.
The two European powerhouses have reached an agreement over a £55million sum for the 25-year-old, although the move may be delayed after it was revealed the player was owed some £17m in deferred wages.
Frenkie de Jong's signature is a priority for Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag this summer.
As well as that, Barca are also targeting signings of their own, such as Robert Lewandowski and Bernardo Silva, which will naturally require them to raise substantial fees somehow.
In this way it would appear that Barca's entire plan of attack in this window could hinge on the departure of de Jong, who would also relieve some of the pressure on their wage bill.
And with United convinced that they will pull off the deal, manager Xavi is reportedly keen to have the situation resolved before they fly out to America on July 16 for a two-week pre-season tour, according to Mundo Deportivo.
Barca manager Xavi (left) wants De Jong's future sorted before they to America for pre-season
The Spanish publication state Xavi will meet with Alemany and others - with the board waiting to see how essential de Jong is to his midfield plans.
United's decision to send prominent officials to Catalonia could also come after reports that Chelsea were preparing to snatch de Jong away from them this summer.
Todd Boehly himself was pictured in the city ahead of negotiations with Barca, and United may be preparing to get a move for de Jong over the line before rivals Chelsea can throw yet another spanner in the works. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11002861/Manchester-United-chiefs-meet-Barcelona-directors-step-chase-Frenkie-Jong.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-11T17:24:04Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11002861/Manchester-United-chiefs-meet-Barcelona-directors-step-chase-Frenkie-Jong.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
LONDON (AP) — Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94.
A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.”
Born Monty Noserovitch to Jewish parents in the East End of London in 1928, Norman got his first guitar when he was 16. He performed with big bands and in a variety double act with comedian Benny Hill before writing songs for early British rockers Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele and composing for stage musicals including “Make Me an Offer,” “Expresso Bongo,” “Songbook” and “Poppy.”
Norman was hired by producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli to compose a theme for the first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” released in 1962.
He drew on a piece he had written for a proposed musical adaptation of V.S. Naipaul’s “A House for Mr. Biswas,” shifting the key riff from sitar to electric guitar. The result — twangy, propulsive, menacing — has been used in all 25 Bond thrillers.
Producers hired composer John Barry to rearrange the theme, and Barry was widely assumed to have written it — to Norman’s chagrin. Barry, who died in 2011, went on to compose scores for almost a dozen Bond films, including “Goldfinger” and “You Only Live Twice.”
Norman went to court to assert his authorship, suing the Sunday Times newspaper for libel over a 1997 article asserting the theme was composed by Barry. He won in 2001 and was awarded 30,000 pounds in damages. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/monty-norman-composer-of-the-james-bond-theme-dies-at-94/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-07-11T17:26:59Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/monty-norman-composer-of-the-james-bond-theme-dies-at-94/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | true |
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The following comments from Recruit Group, have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
There is a lot of interest and concern about what the future of work looks like. The Covid-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation fundamentally changed long-held beliefs about when, where and how people work. Organizations must prepare now for the shift ahead.
As a global leader in HR Matching Technology, Recruit Group, backed by its companies Indeed and Glassdoor, is uniquely positioned to help job seekers and employers manage their way through the transition.
Here are five insights about where the future of work is headed and how to best prepare for future disruptions.
1. Automation Will Support Productivity, Job Creation And Economic Growth
Employees who are involved and enthusiastic about their jobs will help companies beat competitors. Engaged teams are 18% more productive, 23% more profitable and deliver 10% higher customer loyalty, according to a recent Gallup poll. One way to cut down on time-consuming tasks and proactively invest in strategies, tools and technologies that maximize efficiency and boost productivity is to automate recruitment processes. For example, Indeed’s Hiring Platform job matching technology can help reduce a manager’s administrative time by about 90%. By removing repetitive, often tedious steps, organizations can save time, energy and money. They can focus on what matters most: making the hiring process simpler and faster.
2. HR Technology Is Vital To Adapt To This Transition
As labor shortages continue to afflict nearly every industry, faster and easier hiring processes must be prioritized so employers can efficiently hire at scale. Indeed’s Hiring Platform helps companies hire up to 10 times faster by automating more than 70% of the recruiting steps, including screening and scheduling communications with candidates. This ability to hire faster will also protect workers’ financial stability. Indeed’s research shows that it takes Indeed users 15 weeks on average to get hired, but research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development indicates it takes only 12 weeks for a worker without pay to fall below the poverty line. We’re committed to reducing the time it takes to find a job and get hired by half by 2030.
3. AI-Powered Insights Can Lead To Quicker, More Effective Decisions
Future policies and decisions will be made collaboratively, and companies will have to look for new ways to respond to workers’ rapidly shifting preferences. From resume scanning to employee engagement surveys, AI can be a valuable source for collecting information internally and externally. Resources like Glassdoor Review Intelligence™ can help empower employers see the bigger picture, identify valuable patterns in employee feedback and drive improvements in the employee experience.
4. Upskilling And Reskilling Programs Are Critical To Stay Competitive
Investing in the workforce is the best employee retention strategy. Technological acceleration will pull employers and job seekers into a constant state of change, requiring lifelong reskilling and retraining. HR technology will play a crucial role in connecting people to new positions, in new areas, faster than before, and in reducing barriers so that everyone can transition into new types of work with confidence and dignity.
5. Blending AI And Human Intelligence Can Unlock Human Skills, Passions And Potential
Companies will gradually position AI to take over mundane, time-consuming tasks from employees. This will lead the companies to create new jobs that maximize the power of uniquely human abilities, including empathy, creativity and abstract reasoning. Empowered employees will have more flexibility to pursue their passions and achieve greater purpose and opportunity. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/recruit-holdings/2022/07/11/5-insights-on-the-future-of-work/ | 2022-07-11T17:31:18Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/recruit-holdings/2022/07/11/5-insights-on-the-future-of-work/ | true |
Monty Norman, composer of the James Bond theme, dies at 94
LONDON (AP) — Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94.
A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.”
Born Monty Noserovitch to Jewish parents in the East End of London in 1928, Norman got his first guitar when he was 16. He performed with big bands and in a variety double act with comedian Benny Hill before writing songs for early British rockers Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele and composing for stage musicals including “Make Me an Offer,” “Expresso Bongo,” “Songbook” and “Poppy.”
Norman was hired by producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli to compose a theme for the first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” released in 1962.
He drew on a piece he had written for a proposed musical adaptation of V.S. Naipaul’s “A House for Mr. Biswas,” shifting the key riff from sitar to electric guitar. The result — twangy, propulsive, menacing — has been used in all 25 Bond thrillers.
Producers hired composer John Barry to rearrange the theme, and Barry was widely assumed to have written it — to Norman’s chagrin. Barry, who died in 2011, went on to compose scores for almost a dozen Bond films, including “Goldfinger” and “You Only Live Twice.”
Norman went to court to assert his authorship, suing the Sunday Times newspaper for libel over a 1997 article asserting the theme was composed by Barry. He won in 2001 and was awarded 30,000 pounds in damages.
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Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday by a gunman who opened fire on him as he delivered a campaign speech on a street in western Japan.
Here’s a global look at other high-profile assassinations in the 21st century:
— Oct. 15, 2021: British lawmaker David Amess is stabbed to death by an Islamic State supporter while meeting with voters.
— July 7, 2021: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is assassinated by gunmen who also wound his wife Martine in an overnight raid on their Port-au-Prince home. More than 40 people have been arrested in Haiti for the attack, including high-ranking police officers and a group of former Colombian soldiers.
— April 20, 2021: Chad President Idriss Deby Itno is killed while battling rebels in the north. Hours earlier he had been declared the winner of an election that would have given him another six years in power.
— Feb. 13, 2017: Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is killed by VX nerve agent at a Malaysian airport. He had been seen as a possible threat to his brother’s rule and reportedly had met with U.S. intelligence agencies.
— Dec. 19, 2016: Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov is shot dead by a Turkish policeman shouting condemnation of Russia’s military role in Syria, in front of a shocked gathering at a photo exhibit. The gunman was later killed in a shootout with police.
— June 16, 2016: British lawmaker Jo Cox is shot and stabbed to death by a far-right supporter in the English village of Birstall, part of her constituency.
— Feb. 6, 2013: Tunisian left-wing opposition leader Chokri Belaid is fatally shot outside his Tunis home. His killing — followed six months later by that of another left-wing leader, Mohammed Brahmi — plunged Tunisia into political chaos with effects reverberating to this day. No one has been convicted in either case.
— Sept. 11, 2012: U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens is killed when militants storm the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. Another three Americans died.
— Oct. 20, 2011: Longtime Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is hunted and summarily killed by insurgents after being toppled in a NATO-backed uprising.
— March 2, 2009: Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieira is killed by renegade soldiers in his palace, hours after a bomb blast killed his rival in the West African nation.
— Dec. 27, 2007: Benazir Bhutto, the first female prime minister in a Muslim-majority country as well as Pakistan’s second nationally elected prime minister, was shot at then attacked by a suicide bomber at a political rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
— Feb. 14, 2005: Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is killed by a suicide truck bomb on a seaside boulevard in Beirut. Another 21 people died and 226 were wounded in the attack, which is seen by many in Lebanon as the work of neighboring Syria.
— Dec. 29, 2003: Archbishop Michael Courtney, the pope’s ambassador in Burundi, is shot by gunmen as he was returning from a funeral and died during surgery.
— March 12, 2003: Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic is shot dead in front of the Serbian government headquarters in Belgrade. He was a key leader of the revolt that toppled former President Slobodan Milosevic in October 2000. Twelve people were convicted in connection with the killing, which was carried out to halt his pro-Western reforms, according to a Serbian court ruling.
— May 6, 2002: Populist Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is gunned down in a northern Netherlands city, days before a general election in which he was a candidate, by an animal rights activist.
— June 1, 2001: Nepal’s King Birendra is killed when his son, Crown Prince Dipendra, opens fire on his family in the royal palace. The dead include Queen Aiswarya, a prince and five others. Officials said the shooting followed a dispute over the prince’s marriage.
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(WFRV) – It’s cherry season, pick your own getting underway in Door County. So what do you do with the fruits of your labor?
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Empty beer bottles hurled at Flybus near Ramanagaram
A passenger sitting next to the window suffers minor injuries
Passengers travelling by the Flybus operated from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) to Mysuru spent anxious moments, after two beer bottles came crashing through the side window.
The incident occurred on Monday around 2 a.m. There were 17 passengers in the bus at the time of the incident. An official of the KSRTC said that two people riding on a bike hurled empty bottles at the window.
Devicharan, who travelled in the bus, posted photos of the broken window on social media. He said, “Two beer bottles came crashing into the Flybus while it was moving through Ramanagaram. Passengers woke up to two simultaneous noises. Fortunately, those sitting at that window seat sustained only minor injuries".
Mr. Devicharan said that shards of the broken window spread to nearby seats where passengers were sleeping, including a 15-month-old baby.
he also said that there was no first-aid kit in the bus. “Is it not mandatory to have a first aid kit in public transport?”, questioned Mr. Devicharan.
An official of the KSRTC said that as per information shared by the crew members of the bus, the two people riding on bike pelted empty beer bottles on the left side window. A case has been filed with the Ramanagaram police.
After the incident, the crew arranged an alternative bus for the passengers. When asked about the non-availability of a first-aid kit, the official said there was one available in the bus.
KSRTC officials also said that a miscreant was arrested by the police.
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Which jute rug is best?
There’s no better way to tie a room together than with an all-natural jute rug. Jute is an inexpensive and high-quality fiber that can complement rustic, traditional and modern home decor. Whether kept in its natural earthy hue or dyed with vibrant patterns, a jute rug can tie a home together with its practicality and flattering style.
RV Home Decor’s 100% Natural Jute Rug is made entirely of jute fiber. This rug is reversible and can be placed by itself or layered to your aesthetic preference. It comes in multiple dimensions or can be custom ordered to fit any room perfectly.
What to know before you buy a jute rug
What is jute?
Jute is an inexpensive fiber that is both sturdy and biodegradable. The jute plant these rugs are made from only takes 4-6 months to grow and requires little effort to care for. The plant and its efficient production make a jute rug an inexpensive and eco-friendly option.
Texture
Jute rugs are not made for comfort, and the fibers are scratchy unless mixed with soft materials such as wool, cotton or chenille. These eco-friendly rugs are soft enough to be walked on barefoot but are rough compared to other natural and synthetic carpets. The natural texture repels water, making these rugs great as doormats for entryways.
Style
Naturally, jute fibers are a neutral brown shade, making them fit for any household theme. Some are bleached to be a lighter color but most are a sandy beige. These rugs are stylish on their own but can also be placed as the base in a pile of rugs.
Cons
Although easy to clean due to their neutral color and flatweave nature, these rugs have qualities you should be aware of. This fiber is notoriously slippery, and it will not be stationary if placed on a hard surface. You can fix this by pinning it under furniture or purchasing non-slip backing (a rug pad or tape should suffice).
100% jute rugs are prone to shedding tiny fibers that appear dust-like. The “jute dust” often collects underneath the fabric and is easy to clean up with routine vacuuming.
What to look for in a quality jute rug
Non-slip backing
Being naturally slippery, most jute rugs are made with a non-slip backing or have an additional rug pad available. Make sure you don’t purchase a non-slip rug pad that’s the same size as your rug, even if the seller recommends it. Your pad should be 1 inch smaller than your rug on all sides so it doesn’t peek out the sides and potentially trip someone.
A quality rug pad not only keeps your carpet in place, but it reduces wear and tear on the rug that causes shedding. It makes vacuuming much easier and keeps your rug from scratching wooden floors.
Weave
If you want a rug that’s easily maintained, you want a tight-weave style of jute. Looser weaves can be pulled apart by vacuums and are more prone to fraying and shedding, impeding the quality as the jute rug ages.
Never use a vacuum with a beater bar or the rotating brush unless your rug specifies otherwise. Cheap vacuums don’t have beater bars and more advanced vacuums may have a removable one or a button to disable it while in use.
Avoiding false markups
It’s important to remember that jute is a cheap material that’s quickly grown and easily produced. A pricey 100% jute rug is not necessarily better quality — it’s likely being marked up for the brand name.
How much you can expect to spend on jute rug
Standard-size jute rugs cost $50-$350, on average. If other materials such as wool, cotton and chenille are mixed in, the rug price may increase significantly.
Jute rug FAQ
Are jute rugs high-maintenance?
A. Jute rugs are low-maintenance and can be cleaned by a quick vacuum (without the beater brush) or shaking them out. You should wash them with warm water and detergent occasionally, as you would with any other rug.
Can jute rugs get wet?
A. Jute rugs are naturally water-resistant, meaning they repel water. The water-resistant fibers also push away dirt and dust, preventing buildup in your home.
How do you get bad smells out of a jute rug?
A. If an unpleasant smell is wafting from your ute rug, you can use baking soda to neutralize it. Sprinkle a thin layer over the rug and let it sit for at least 15 minutes before vacuuming. If the smell persists, sprinkle another layer and let it sit overnight.
What’s the best jute rug to buy?
Top jute rug
RV Home Decor 100% Natural Jute Rug
What you need to know: This is a rectangular handmade rug in a natural shade of beige.
What you’ll love: It’s handwoven and eco-friendly, constructed from 100% natural jute fiber. It’s reversible and can be used in high-traffic indoor and outdoor areas.
What you should consider: There are creases in the material from shipping, but they’ll flatten over time.
Where to buy: Sold by Etsy
Top jute rug for the money
nuLOOM Eleonora Farmhouse Bordered Jute Area Rug
What you need to know: This nuLoom jute rug offers a modern style with a bordered design.
What you’ll love: This rug comes in either a rectangle, circle or square shape with a 0.3-inch pile height. The rug can be used outdoors or inside your living room, bedroom or dining room.
What you should consider: You’ll need to purchase a rug pad.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Home Depot and Kohl’s
Worth checking out
Dhurrie World Natural Jute Scalloped Rug
What you need to know: This is a handmade jute rug with scalloped edges.
What you’ll love: This rug can be added to your living room, bedroom or hallway and can withstand heavy foot traffic. It’s 100% natural jute, making the product eco-friendly and sustainable.
What you should consider: The rug arrives creased from shipping, but this will go away.
Where to buy: Sold by Etsy
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OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Winnebago County have reportedly contacted the driver of the powerboat that collided with a paddleboat carrying 43 passengers.
According to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, the suspected owner/operator of the powerboat as well as two other occupants. However, authorities are still trying to identify and speak with the four others who were on the boat.
On July 9, a commercial stern-wheel pleasure cruise paddleboat with 43 passengers and crew collided with a powerboat on the Fox River. The powerboat reportedly fled the scene.
The investigation is still active, anyone with information is asked to call 920-236-7316.
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YouTube Chef-Turned-CCO Proves There's an Egg for Every Occasion
CHICAGO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether this summer has you feeling fried, scrambled or sunny side up, there's no problem too big for the Incredible Egg, no meal or moment that an egg couldn't crack. That's why the American Egg Board (AEB) has enlisted social media chef sensation and eggs aficionado Josh Elkin to serve as its inaugural Chief Cracking Officer (CCO). This new role was created to demonstrate and celebrate the versatility of eggs and to inspire Americans to #CrackItWithAnEgg in uneggspected new ways.
From the morning rush to the mid-day slump, witching hour to cocktail hour, bikini season to cuffing season, eggs offer countless ways to help you crack your cravings. They're an easy, affordable way to add protein and other eggscitement to your shopping list.
"I've made it my life's mission to champion the limitless potential of the incredible egg," Elkin said. "Eggs inject so much flavor and texture to any dish, without breaking the bank. It's an honor to be recognized for my efforts and to serve as the inaugural Chief Cracking Officer."
As CCO, Elkin will be sharing innovative egg recipes with his followers on Instagram and TikTok and challenging them to share their favorite ways to #CrackItWithAnEgg as well. Before being named CCO, Elkin built a large following on social media as a result of his daily cooking videos and viral breakfast dishes. He also hosted two seasons of Sugar Showdown on Cooking Channel and served as head chef for the YouTube series Epic Meal Time.
"The genius of an egg is there's nothing it can't crack, whether you're looking to surprise your family with a new weeknight favorite, spice up date night or stretch your budget a little further," Emily Metz, president and CEO of the American Egg Board, said. "Josh's 'never skip egg day' mantra is what distinguished him from the other applicants we considered for this critical new role. He knows what an egg can crack and pushes the boundaries of what they can do culinarily. We can't wait to see what he cracks next!"
In addition to Elkin, the AEB has commissioned a variety of other culinary and lifestyle influencers to crack summer entertaining, midnight snacking and more with eggs, and will be sharing additional tips and recipes via Instagram. For more egg recipes and other inspiration, visit IncredibleEgg.org.
Josh Elkin is an Internet personality, chef, host, cookbook author and content creator. He is most known for his unique take on food and recipes that have resulted in viral Internet sensations, especially on Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. He hosted the Cooking Channel show Sugar Showdown and was the head chef for the YouTube show Epic Meal Time. He currently hosts his own popular cooking series across social media.
Home of the Incredible Egg, the AEB is the U.S. egg industry's national commodity marketing organization. The AEB's mission is to increase demand for eggs and egg products through research, education and promotion. The AEB is located in Chicago, Ill. For more, visit IncredibleEgg.org.
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Customers will not find a better time to stock on EZVIZ's well-known, award-winning security cameras.
HOOFDDORP, Netherlands, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EZVIZ, a global leader in smart home security, is kicking off its Prime Day for homeowners looking for high quality smart home products. EZVIZ is providing special offers for a long list of indoor and outdoor home security cameras. Customers will find products that suit their needs at significant savings.
Prime Day takes place on July 12 and 13, 2022. This will be the best time to get EZVIZ cameras at great prices. For those who plan to travel during the summer vacation but need to know their home will be safe, EZVIZ offers simple, feature-packed solutions for both beginners and tech-savvies to level-up home security. In addition to 24/7 protection, homeowners can also see when their packages get delivered as well as stay connected to pets and family despite the distance.
The list below features some of the best deals. These and more can also be found on the EZVIZ Amazon Store.
For front-door communications
Never miss a knock or a delivery with the simply reliable DB1 doorbell. It features ultra-wide 180-degree field-of-view in stunning 2K resolution to see visitors from head to toe, and facilitates two-way communication for you to respond from anywhere at anytime. It also sends real-time human detection alerts so you stay in the know.
For outdoor 24/7 protection
One of EZVIZ's top-selling outdoor cameras that greatly simplifies outdoor surveillance with reliable use and powerful performance. With AI-powered person detection, active defense function and color night vision, the camera effectively detect and deter intruders in real-time even at night. The camera ensures non-stop protection supported by an IP67 weatherproof enclosure.
For indoor care & love
A must-have indoor camera that is packed with most-needed features with an elegant modern appearance. Looking like a stylish home accessory, it fits into your home to provide protection and distant companionship. Thanks to its 360-degree panoramic view, 2K+ resolution, AI-powered person detection, auto-zoom tracking, and great night vision, you can always stay informed about activities happening at home, and safely record the precious moments of your family members or pets.
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CLEVELAND, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - TorQuest Partners ("TorQuest"), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ("CDPQ"), Les Entreprises Barrette Ltée, management and co-investors successfully completed the previously announced sale of Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. ("Barrette"), North America's leading provider of residential fencing and railing solutions, to CRH plc for an enterprise value of $1.9 billion.
Jean desAutels, CEO of Barrette said, "TorQuest and CDPQ have been ideal partners for us. Their commitment to investing in our business and our people has provided Barrette with a solid platform for continued growth and success. We are delighted with the success of our partnership with TorQuest and CDPQ and excited about the next chapter of our business evolution as part of CRH."
TorQuest's Jonathan Fraser and Jonathan Tarshis Neil noted, "Our investment in Barrette exemplifies TorQuest's strategy of partnering with strong management teams and investing in their businesses to achieve a shared vision for growth. Barrette is a North American leader in sustainable outdoor living solutions – we are very grateful to Jean and all of the management and employees of Barrette for our partnership and wish them continued success with CRH."
CRH was represented by the law firm of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP and Barrette was represented by Latham & Watkins, LLP and Torys LLP. Goldman Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital acted as exclusive financial advisers to Barrette.
CRH (LSE: CRH, ISE: CRG, NYSE: CRH) is the leading building materials business in the world, employing c.73,000 people at c.3,200 operating locations in 28 countries. It is the largest building materials business in North America and Europe and also has regional positions in Asia. CRH manufactures and supplies a range of integrated building materials, products and innovative solutions which can be found throughout the built environment, from major public infrastructure projects to commercial buildings and residential structures. A Fortune 500 company, CRH is a constituent member of the FTSE 100 Index, the EURO STOXX 50 Index, the ISEQ 20 and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe. CRH's American Depositary Shares are listed on the NYSE. For more information visit www.crh.com.
Barrette Outdoor Living empowers homeowners to bring their personal outdoor space to life — however they envision it — by providing fencing, railing, decking and complementary outdoor products that beckon people to embrace their Outside SideTM. Barrette Outdoor Living is proud to be an American manufacturer, with 14 locations throughout North America that provide outdoor products sold through specialty retailers, homecenters and lumberyards. Featuring more than 70 patents, proprietary state-of-the-art machinery and rigorous testing and control standards, Barrette Outdoor Living products are meticulously engineered, designed for flexibility and ease of installation. For more information visit www.barretteoutdoorliving.com.
Founded in 2002, TorQuest Partners is a Canadian-based manager of private equity funds. With more than C$3.5 billion of equity capital under management, TorQuest is currently investing from TorQuest Partners Fund V, a C$1.4 billion fund that closed in March 2020. TorQuest invests in middle market companies and works in close partnership with management to build value. To learn more about TorQuest, please visit www.torquest.com.
About CDPQ
At CDPQ, we invest constructively to generate sustainable returns over the long term. As a global investment group managing funds for public retirement and insurance plans, we work alongside our partners to build enterprises that drive performance and progress. We are active in the major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt. As at December 31, 2021, CDPQ's net assets totalled CAD 419.8 billion. For more information, visit cdpq.com, follow us on Twitter or consult our Facebook or LinkedIn pages.
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BOSTON (AP) — An effort led by Massachusetts Republicans to block election officials from putting into effect the state's new mail-in and early voting law was denied Monday by the state Supreme Judicial Court.
The decision ensures Massachusetts residents will be able to take advantage of the expanded voter options this year.
Opponents had argued the new law — dubbed the VOTES Act — violates the state constitution.
The bill was signed into law by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker in late June after clearing the Democrat-controlled state Legislature. State election officials have already begun readying more than 4.7 million ballot applications to send to voters by July 23 ahead of the Sept. 6 primary.
Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, a Democrat whose office oversees elections, said the decision is a win for voters of all parties.
“It’s a sign to the whole country at a time when false claims have been causing some states to roll back voter rights that we are moving forward,” he said.
Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons said he plans to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lyons said the case presented what he called significant issues of both state and federal law, including what he described as the “differential treatment between absentee voters and early voters.”
“We hope that the Supreme Court will provide relief to prevent a constitutional travesty presented by this law,” Lyons added. “Only in Massachusetts can absentee voting possibly be defined as the mailing of 4.7 million ballot applications to every voter in the commonwealth.”
Galvin said he doesn’t think the court will accept the appeal because interpretations of state constitutions are typically handled by state courts.
The new law makes so-called “no excuse” mail-in ballots and early voting permanent fixtures in Massachusetts elections. It also increases ballot access for voters with disabilities, service members overseas and incarcerated individuals, as well as takes steps to modernize the state’s election administration process.
Many of the voting options included in the new law were implemented during the height of the coronavirus pandemic and proved popular.
Voting rights advocates hailed Monday's ruling.
“Today’s decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court means that voters will be able to rely on the provisions of the VOTES Act in the upcoming elections. This is a big win for voting rights in Massachusetts,” said Geoff Foster, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts.
The state GOP had argued that the expansion of mail-in and early voting during the pandemic was only meant to be temporary until normal voting practices could resume and that voters must again cast their ballots in person on election day, with limited exceptions.
They maintain voters can only seek a mail-in ballot if they meet one of the exemptions spelled out in the state constitution, such as being out of town on election day or unable by reason of physical disability or religious belief to cast their vote in person that day.
Lawyers for Galvin had argued the new law is appropriate, saying under the state constitution that the Legislature has broad powers to regulate elections and is not as narrowly confined as Republicans suggest.
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Company's Third Office in Italy Will Focus on International Digital Marketing
NEW YORK and BOLOGNA, Italy, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TransPerfect, the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced the opening of a new office in Bologna, Italy.
TransPerfect Bologna joins the company's existing presence in Milan and Rome, and it will serve as a client service and production center in Northern Italy for language services and technologies. In addition, the new office will be a regional hub for the company's TPT Digital division.
TPT Digital is an international digital marketing service provider, helping organizations develop and execute creative campaigns across multiple digital channels and deploy in any language, country, or market. Services offered by TPT Digital include global search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM), paid media, social media, and online marketplace optimization.
TransPerfect President and CEO Phil Shawe stated, "We pride ourselves on delivering services that are global in scope but local in delivery. Bologna is our third office in Italy, and we look forward to better serving our customers by having a physical presence in the region."
To contact TransPerfect Bologna, reach out to tptdigital@transperfect.com.
TransPerfect is the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business. From offices in over 100 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 200+ languages to clients worldwide. More than 6,000 global organizations employ TransPerfect's GlobalLink® technology to simplify management of multilingual content. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO 9001 and ISO 17100 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.
TPT Digital is the specialized digital division rooted in TransPerfect language technologies, with core competencies in search, social, and content, bringing together digital marketing experts in every market and every language around the world to create agile strategies that get clients results. For more information, visit www.tptdigital.com.
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(The Hill) – Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is making a last-ditch effort to pass a budget reconciliation bill during the July and early August work period.
Schumer and centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have made progress on proposals to lower the cost of prescription drugs, extend Medicare’s solvency and raise taxes on some high-income earners.
Manchin and Schumer have worked out a proposal to impose a 3.8 percent tax on individuals earning over $400,000 and couples earning over $500,000 from pass-through businesses and will give the legislative language to the Senate parliamentarian to review.
The $203 billion raised would extend the solvency of Medicare’s hospital fund from 2028 to 2031.
But several major issues remain unresolved.
Sam Runyon, a spokesperson for Manchin, said her boss is glad that Democrats have agreed on a prescription drug proposal that they could pass with a simple-majority vote under special budget rules.
“Sen. Manchin has long advocated for proposals that would lower prescription drug costs for seniors and his support for this proposal has never been in question. He’s glad that all 50 Democrats agree,” she said.
But the Manchin aide waved off speculation that Schumer and Manchin are close to a deal on a broader reconciliation package that would include bold proposals to tackle global warming, a top priority of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and other Senate Democrats.
“Suggestions that a reconciliation deal is close are false. Senator Manchin still has serious unresolved concerns and there is a lot of work to be done before it’s conceivable that a deal can be reached he can sign onto,” she said.
That means a budget reconciliation package isn’t likely to reach the Senate floor before that fourth week of the upcoming month-long work period and Schumer may even keep his colleagues in town for the first week of the August recess, which is supposed to begin Aug. 6.
Schumer wants to get an agreement as soon as possible but has been careful not to lay out a precise timeline for getting it passed.
The budget reconciliation instructions will expire at the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, which is the drop-dead deadline.
“It looks like it’s a much more serious set of conversations than two weeks ago or two months ago. That’s really encouraging but until the bill is on the floor, it would be risky to put any odds on it,” said Josh Freed, senior vice president for the climate and energy program at Third Way, a centrist Democratic advocacy group.
One big question is whether Schumer and Manchin can agree to a package of climate provisions to fight global warning, including clean energy manufacturing tax credits, a fee on methane emissions and a fee on carbon-intensive imports, such as steel.
Manchin has a proposal with Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) to incentivize the manufacturing of new energy technologies with investments in rural communities and some Democratic senators feel confident the West Virginia senator will agree to a package of clean energy tax breaks.
Manchin and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) have worked on compromise legislation to impose a fee on methane emissions, and Carper has said he thinks Manchin will vote for it.
The third climate proposal under consideration, a carbon border adjustment tax that would impose fees on carbon-intensive imports, is less likely. Whitehouse, the chief sponsor, is pushing hard for the proposal and noted that Manchin praised it as a way to even the playing field with China for U.S. manufacturers at a recent appropriations hearing.
One person familiar with the negotiations said whether the climate piece gets done will depend a lot on how many concessions Manchin will insist on for the fossil fuel industry.
“They’re starting sequentially,” the source said, noting that the release of the prescription drug cand Medicare solvency components of the package during the recess “allows them to start the scrubbing process with the Republicans,” referring to the review in the parliamentarian’s office.
“The rest of the revenue and taxes are next up and then it’s the energy and climate portion,” the sourced added, cautioning “Manchin could walk away at any moment.”
“They’re very committed to get something on the floor in the July work period,” the source said.
Freed said Schumer and Manchin need to work out how much money to raise for climate programs and how long to set tax breaks for renewable energy technologies.
“The question is what’s the overall dollar figure,” he said, adding: “Right now the question is as much about lengths of the [tax] creds as about which tax credits are [included].”
Another obstacle is getting a deal on a broader tax reform proposal along the lines of what the White House negotiated with Manchin and fellow centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) last year.
The White House framework released in October included a 15 percent corporate minimum tax on companies that earn more than $1 billion in profits, a new 5 percent surtax on income over $10 million and an additional 3 percent surtax on income over $25 million and closing the Medicare tax loophole on the wealthy.
Schumer, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced in September that the White House and Senate Democrats had agreed on a menu of options that could be used to pay for a reconciliation package.
Manchin has said he wants roughly half of the revenue raised by the reconciliation package to go toward reducing the federal deficit.
The gathering momentum of the budget reconciliation negotiations is good news for Democrats but it also complicates passage of another of their top legislative priorities, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, which would provide as much as $52 billion to help domestic semiconductor manufacturers.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) threatened to hold up the bill if Democrats move ahead with plans to pass a budget reconciliation bill without any Republican support.
“Let me be perfectly clear: there will be no bipartisan USICA as long as Democrats are pursuing a partisan reconciliation bill,” he tweeted over the July 4 recess.
Schumer says he also hopes to schedule a vote on Steve Dettelbach, President Biden’s to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and a bipartisan bill to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 a month.
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Is rejuvenate good for hardwood floors?
Hardwood floors are one of the most sought-after features in a home. While they’re beautiful and durable, everyday wear and tear can dull or scuff floors.
Refinishing floors is expensive, but in the meantime, you can enhance their appearance with a hardwood floor restorer. They conceal imperfections and add gloss to dull, faded floors.
Rejuvenate Professional Wood Floor Restorer is a non-toxic formula that seals and protects wood floors.
What to know before you buy a hardwood floor restorer
Floor cleaners vs. floor restorers
Floor cleaners contain detergents and cleaning agents that remove dirt, grime and debris. Some floor cleaners disinfect floors as well. However, very few wood floor cleaners leave floors with a glossy shine.
Hardwood floor restorers are used after you’ve deep-cleaned your floors. They fill in and blend imperfections in damaged or worn-out areas. Restorers also coat floors with a glossy, protective layer to restore their natural luster.
How clean do I clean my floor?
Before applying a hardwood floor restorer, you’ll need to deep-clean your floors in a multi-step process. Here’s a basic breakdown:
- Remove superficial debris by vacuuming or sweeping hardwood floors. Be sure to reach into corners and crevices and around molding.
- Use a soft mop saturated in hardwood floor cleaner to wipe away the remaining dirt and grime. Work in small sections, overlapping sections to make sure every part is mopped.
- For any remaining dirt, use a soft brush or microfiber cloth with a dab of floor cleaner to scrub away stubborn residue.
Once you’ve thoroughly cleaned your floors, wait 24 hours before applying the hardwood floor restorer.
How do I use a hardwood floor restorer?
While application instructions for hardwood floor restorers are similar, it’s best to read the instructions thoroughly before application.
Here are a few tips that can help you achieve a successful application:
- Follow the grain of the wood when you apply the floor restorer, otherwise you can end up with a streaky, uneven application.
- Apply the same amount of restorer to each part of the floor. In addition, apply the same pressure to the mop or rag with each stroke.
- After you’ve covered the entire floor with the restorer, avoid foot traffic as much as possible for the next several hours while it dries and sets.
What to look for in a quality hardwood floor restorer
Packaging
Hardwood floor restorers are available as either liquid or spray formulas. Liquid formulas are often concentrated so they can be diluted in a bucket of water for easy application. Other liquid formulas aren’t concentrated; instead, they’re applied directly to floors and distributed with a mop or cloth.
Spray formulas are usually in the form of squirt bottles (as opposed to aerosol cans). According to some consumers, the spray makes it easy to control where you apply the restorer, and it saves you from having to bend over. Others say feel spray formulas take longer to apply, making them a less convenient option.
Quantity
For the most part, hardwood floor restorers are available in 16-, 32-, 64-, and 128-ounce bottles. If you’re wondering how large a bottle you should buy, here’s how much floor each amount covers:
- 16-ounce bottles are suitable for areas approximately 260 square feet.
- 32-ounce bottles cover roughly twice that area, or about 525 square feet.
- 64-ounce bottles cover approximately 1,000 square feet.
- 128-ounce bottles are adequate for around 2,000 square feet.
Finishes
Restorers are available in more than one type of finish, ranging from subtle matte to high-gloss.
- All-floor shine refreshers restore a moderate shine to newer floors, namely those less than 5 years old.
- High-gloss floor restorers, which can be used on hardwood and engineered wood, leave a rich, glossy finish.
- Satin wood floor restorers, also formulated for hardwood and engineered wood, give floors a slight gloss with a smooth, matte finish.
How much you can expect to spend on hardwood floor restorer
Entry-level hardwood floor restorers cost $12 and below, whereas better-quality restorers with long-lasting results are priced $15-$22. The most expensive restorers cost $25-$40 and include jumbo bottles and specialty formulas.
Hardwood floor restorer FAQ
How often do I need to apply hardwood floor restorers?
A. Some people apply a restorer once a season, while others apply it once or twice a year. However, if you’re applying restorer more often to conceal major imperfections, it might be time to consider refinishing your floors.
Does the weather affect the application of hardwood floor restorers?
A. It’s best to apply restorers during dry weather. Unfortunately, if you apply restorers when it’s too humid or rainy, there’s a chance you’ll trap moisture. This may cause the restorer to leave a cloudy or opaque finish as opposed to a glossy one.
What’s the best hardwood floor restorer to buy?
Top hardwood floor restorer
Rejuvenate Professional Wood Floor Restorer
What you need to know: If you’d like to restore the luster of your hardwood floors, this is an excellent option.
What you’ll love: Effective at concealing scuffs and scratches. Removes worn-out cloudiness and adds a natural, subtle shine to floors. Easy to apply with a microfiber cloth mop.
What you should consider: Some consumers felt it didn’t deliver the shine it promises.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top hardwood floor restorer for the money
Weiman Hardwood Polish & Restorer
What you need to know: Made by a trusted brand, this formula is safe for use in households with kids and pets.
What you’ll love: Glossy effects lasts longer than other restorers. Fills in scratches to minimize their appearance. Popular for use in doorways and other high-traffic areas.
What you should consider: A few people with darker floors didn’t experience major results.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
PRO SHOT Industrial Re-Newing Floor Restorer
What you need to know: If you’re looking for a long-lasting formula, this restorer lasts for 6 months or longer.
What you’ll love: Works on more than one wood type. Covers floors in a clear, glossy finish and blends over faded areas. Doesn’t leave a tacky residue like some other restorers.
What you should consider: May require more than one application for results.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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ARLINGTON, Va., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released a new report that investigates how to best integrate younger adults aged 18 to 25 into trucking careers. This research, a top priority of ATRI's Research Advisory Committee in 2021, synthesizes a variety of data and analyses including younger driver surveys, carrier interviews, and the latest workforce statistics. The research also documents motor carrier perspectives on participating in the new FMCSA Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program.
The ATRI research found that, while Millennial and Gen Z drivers are partially motivated by pay, the majority of them consider other factors equally or even more important when it comes to joining or remaining with a motor carrier. Eighty-four percent of younger drivers consider company culture important. The report goes on to describe initiatives, such as rewarding veteran drivers for informal mentorship, which can build the community-centered cultures that younger drivers seek.
Structured feedback was found to be a key factor in successfully training Millennial and Gen Z drivers, who desire coaching – a continual process of short, frequent, and more personal meetings – in addition to more traditional evaluations. Similarly, younger adults are more likely to enter the industry when fleets produce transparent recruitment and marketing materials that highlight both younger employees and expanded career paths.
The research also outlines three pathways toward creating high school trucking and logistics clubs to promote industry awareness among teenagers who are still exploring their career interests.
"ATRI has provided a one-stop resource for creating work environments where younger employees are both productive and fulfilled," said DriverReach Founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer. "Carriers looking to increase their number of younger employees or participate in the new Safe Driver Apprenticeship Program will find this report very useful."
A full copy of the report is available through ATRI's website here.
ATRI is the trucking industry's 501c3 not-for-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight transportation's essential role in maintaining a safe, secure, and efficient transportation system.
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After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which federally granted the right to abortion, some people have discussed effects the decision could have on people in the workplace.
Reshma Saujani, an activist and the founder of Girls Who Code, claimed in a viral tweet that about two dozen states set to ban or restrict access to abortion do not offer paid family leave. This claim has been shared by other people on social media, too.
VERIFY reader Katy also shared a graphic with the team on Instagram, asking whether it’s true that states banning and those that are likely to ban abortions do not guarantee paid family leave.
THE QUESTION
Do states restricting or banning abortion guarantee paid family leave for all residents?
THE SOURCES
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Bipartisan Policy Center
- National Partnership for Women and Families
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- Labor and employment departments in states restricting or banning abortion access
THE ANSWER
The social media claims are true. States with restrictions or bans on abortion, or those that are expected to enact them, do not guarantee paid leave for all residents.
The only states that guarantee paid family leave for all residents also protect the right to abortion.
WHAT WE FOUND
Under the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), eligible employees can take 12 weeks of job-protected leave for “specified family and medical reasons,” including the birth of a child. But the law doesn’t require that leave to be paid.
FMLA does allow states to “set standards that are more expansive than federal law and many states have chosen to do so,” according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
Both the Bipartisan Policy Center and National Partnership for Women and Families say 11 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., have enacted their own paid family leave programs.
The programs are currently active in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia. Programs in Oregon, Colorado, Maryland and Delaware have been passed into law, but have not yet gone into effect.
These state programs will pay a person anywhere from 60 to 90% of their average weekly wage for up to 12 weeks. According to the NCSL, many state programs are funded through employee-paid payroll taxes and some others are also partially funded through payroll taxes paid by employers.
All of the states that have enacted paid family leave programs are also among those that have explicitly protected access to abortion up to at least 24 weeks.
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, 25 states have enacted, or are expected to enact, pre-viability bans or restrictions on abortion. VERIFY confirmed that none of those states offer paid family leave programs for all people who work in the state.
Here’s where state abortion laws stand right now:
Ten of the states with abortion bans or restrictions do offer paid family leave only to people who work for the state government. They are Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Idaho, Georgia, North Carolina, Kansas, South Dakota, Arkansas, and Kentucky. In Arkansas, for example, state workers can take up to four weeks of paid maternity leave.
The rest of the 25 states with bans or restrictions don't offer any form of paid family leave, even for state government employees. For example, North Dakota has passed legislation explicitly banning cities and counties from enacting local paid family leave legislation, the Bipartisan Policy Center says.
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Announcing the Inaugural 1863 Fund
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 1863 Fund is 1863 Ventures' multi-sector investing strategy for New Majority entrepreneurs (i.e., business owners who have been historically marginalized).
Established in 2020, 1863 Fund provides capital to 13 Black, Brown and women-owned businesses, with more than $2 million in non-predatory financing to accelerate entrepreneurs from high potential to high growth and to reduce barriers for these founders across the nation.
"Our thesis is that entrepreneurship is becoming an increasingly viable pathway for the New Majority to build wealth; however, this is not achieved without historical headwinds," says Melissa Bradley, Founder and Managing Partner of 1863 Ventures. "It costs at least a quarter of a million dollars more for a Black founder to create the same exact business as their white peers. Based on structural racism and generations of economic deprivation—with all the challenges marginalized people continue to endure—it is unrealistic to expect a New Majority company to have the same trajectory and growth as their white counterparts."
To this end, 1863 Fund is dedicated to improving the state of innovation and entrepreneurship for both New Majority founders and ecosystem builders alike by stimulating member companies via equity investments or alternative, revenue-based financing models. Nationwide, the fund invests strategic capital across industries, including fintech, software, hair care and beauty supply, healthcare, and baked goods. The challenges of coronavirus will persist. It is crucial for portfolio companies to remain nimble and adapt to evolving markets. Amid the volatile business environment, 1863 Fund has provided much-needed cash flow to increase the survivability of portfolio companies and maintain their profitability.
"1863's investment has allowed me to stay afloat during these tumultuous times," says Ashley Marie Rouse, Founder of the culinary-inspired and vegan Trade Street Jam Co, which is set to produce 4,600 gallons of jam this year and grow to $1 million in revenue. "We have a product-based business, and we cannot make money without product! Investment dollars enable us to secure raw materials that are now at a higher cost, that we would not traditionally be able to afford."
Portfolio company founders have also leveraged the network and counsel of an experienced 1863 Ventures team. Jean Brownhill is reinventing home remodeling contracts with Sweeten and recently secured new investors, thanks to Melissa Bradley's cultivated institutional relationships.
In review of the 1863 Fund investments, portfolio companies are accelerating operations with increased product inventory, additional seed funding from other investors, administrative and infrastructural improvements, expanded workforce, and larger advertising budgets:
- Lillii RNB Inc., a retail fraud detection, prevention, and data services firm, closed $3 million in seed funding.
- Tech startup and career development program, The Mentor Method, raised $1.6 million in venture funding, onboarded clients like Amazon and the Department of Education, doubled revenue in one year, and scaled their team from two staff members to 11 in seven months.
- Vegan bakery Keeping You Sweet hired four additional employees and increased their sales up 129%, return customer rate up 75%, and e-commerce store conversion up 171%.
- Moisture Love, a producer of natural hair care products, increased its website conversion rate by 16% and reduced customer acquisition costs by 74%.
- Naasakle International produces business lines including Eu'Genia Shea, a 100% all-natural shea butter and skincare brand, and announced a new partnership with QVC, increased its door count with Target, and confirmed launch with another major retailer in the drug market.
- Brown Toy Box is a full-scale educational toy company producing and curating STEAM toys, media, and experiences for Black children and recently launched in-store and online at Target.
- Sweeten connects prospective home renovators with quality construction labor to take advantage of competitive bids and fair estimates and has increased its awarded projects year-over-year in Chicago (337%), Philadelphia (125%), and Los Angeles (80%).
1863 Ventures is proud to invest in early-stage businesses and entrepreneurs to achieve scale and generational wealth. 1863 Fund is a component of 1863 Ventures' business development initiatives to generate $100 billion in wealth by and for the New Majority by 2030. Learn more about the 1863 Fund portfolio companies in the 2021 Impact Report.
About 1863 Ventures
1863 Ventures is the #1 national business development nonprofit and venture capital accelerator for New Majority Entrepreneurs, individuals who have been historically marginalized. The D.C.-based organization supports over 1,500 founders across the United States through curated curriculum and grant support. 1863 Ventures also funds 13 portfolio companies, investing more than $2 million in strategic capital across fintech, software, hair care, and beauty supply, healthcare, and baked goods sectors. Learn more at 1863ventures.net.
Contact: Maxwell Young, 1863 Ventures
Email: myoung@1863ventures.net
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Meet adoptable pets July 11-17 at adoption events at PetSmart locations across the U.S.
PHOENIX, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 5 million pets enter shelters each year and PetSmart Charities, the leading funder of animal welfare in the U.S., aims to create connections for animals in need of loving homes during its National Adoption Week July 11-17. These summer months are "kitten season," which means shelters are especially full of cats and kittens right now, making it the perfect time to adopt a new feline friend.
While it may sound cute, kitten season is the time following peak breeding activity for cats, and many animal rescue organizations are flooded with vulnerable kittens in need of caring homes. In fact, the need this year is especially high. Trap, spay/neuter-and-release programs went on hold during the pandemic, creating a large population of cats that have continued to have kittens in unprecedented numbers. Organizations sometimes take in more than five times their daily average of kittens during this season and space is at a premium.
During National Adoption Week, potential pet parents will have the chance to interact with adoptable pets from animal welfare organizations facilitated by PetSmart Charities at local PetSmart stores. Visitors will have the chance to spend time with animals, including cats, kittens, dogs, puppies and various small pets in a safe and spacious area. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to help potential adopters learn more about the pets they are interested in and ensure they feel confident in caring for them.
"This year, we achieved a milestone of 10 million pet adoptions thanks to our wide network of local animal welfare organization partners and individual donors who generously give funds to our organization as they checkout in PetSmart stores," said Aimee Gilbreath, president of PetSmart Charities. "We look forward to bringing this momentum into National Adoption Week to pair even more pets in need with loving homes."
While all rescue pets need loving homes, PetSmart Charities encourages potential adopters to consider adopting a cat or kitten during kitten season and recommend the following tips for determining which feline is right for you:
- Consider your home environment. A home with children, several roommates or one that tends to be busy may not be the best fit for a shy or quiet cat, but a playful cat or kitten may love all the activity.
- Be mindful of your schedule. For those who leave home to work or tend to travel a fair amount, an adult or senior cat that is more independent may be a better fit than a kitten. Those who are away from home could also consider adopting a bonded pair of cats that can keep each other company and are often overlooked.
- Think about their personality. When going to meet a potential companion, come with an idea in mind of what personality will fit best within the home. First impressions can provide a strong indicator of how a cat will interact once home, but some cats or kittens may require additional time to feel comfortable enough to show their true colors. Ask the adoption partner questions about the cat's personality and the behaviors they have seen being with the cat more closely.
- Be prepared for a slow introduction to other pets. Many cats and kittens get along with other felines, dogs or pets in the house, but new adopters should be prepared to make a slow introduction. Have a dedicated space where the new feline can unwind and acclimate to the new environment while slowly being introduced to other pets.
Those who aren't quite ready to expand their family can still make a big impact by donating to help pets in need at petsmartcharities.org. They also can find their match when the time is right by visiting petsmartcharities.org/adopt-a-pet for adoptable pets, adoption centers and events.
Thousands of animal welfare organizations will bring adoptable pets, including dogs, cats, kittens, puppies and various small pets into nearly every PetSmart store across North America.
Dates: July 11-17, 2022
Locations: Nearly every PetSmart store across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Visit petsmart.com to find a store near you.
PetSmart Charities is committed to making the world a better place for pets and all who love them. Through its in-store adoption program in all PetSmart® stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities has helped 10 million pets connect with loving homes. PetSmart Charities also provides grant funding to support organizations that advocate and care for the well-being of all pets and their families. PetSmart Charities' grants and efforts connect pets with loving homes through adoption, improve access to affordable veterinary care and support families in times of crisis with access to food, shelter and disaster relief. Each year, millions of generous supporters help pets in need by donating to PetSmart Charities directly at PetSmartCharities.org, while shopping at PetSmart.com, and by using the PIN pads at checkout registers inside PetSmart stores. In turn, PetSmart Charities efficiently uses more than 90 cents of every dollar donated to fulfill its role as the leading funder of animal welfare in North America, granting more than $500 million since its inception in 1994. Independent from PetSmart LLC, PetSmart Charities is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has received the Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for the past 18 years in a row – placing it among the top one percent of rated charities. To learn more, visit www.PetSmartCharities.org.
PetSmart LLC is the leading pet retailer offering products, services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets. At PetSmart, we love pets and we believe pets make us better people. Every day with every connection, PetSmart's passionate associates help bring pet parents closer to their pets so together they can live more fulfilled lives. This vision impacts everything we do for our customers, the way we support our associates and how we give back to our communities.
PetSmart operates approximately 1,660 pet stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as more than 200 in-store PetSmart PetsHotel® dog and cat boarding facilities. We provide a broad range of competitively priced pet food and products, as well as services such as dog training, pet grooming, pet boarding, PetSmart Doggie Day Camp™ and pet adoption.
PetSmart, PetSmart Charities® and PetSmart Charities® of Canada work with nearly 4,000 animal welfare organizations to bring adoptable pets into stores so they have the best chance possible of finding a forever home.
Through this in-store adoption program and other signature events, PetSmart has facilitated over 10 million adoptions, more than any other brick-and-mortar organization.
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DENVER (AP) — The Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche have promoted Joe Sakic to the role of president of hockey operations.
Sakic was the architect behind a team that captured its first title since 2001. The Hall of Fame forward-turned-front office executive was recently honored as the general manager of the year.
The team also announced Monday that assistant GM Chris MacFarland will now serve as the GM.
Colorado capped its most successful regular season by dethroning the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the final. The Avalanche closed out the series in six games and finished the postseason with a 16-4 mark.
It was another title for Sakic, who was the captain of the Avalanche when they hoisted the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001. He became the first in NHL history to win as a captain and GM with the same organization.
In Sakic fashion, though, he deflected praise.
“It’s a team award. We’ve got a great staff: Chris MacFarland is huge on this,” Sakic said at the NHL draft in Montreal last week. “We do everything together. It’s our scouts, every one of them — pro, amateur. But it’s the team, the players. They were so committed this year and the coaching staff. To me, it’s not an individual award. It’s an organizational award.”
Colorado finished with a combined 72 wins through the playoffs and regular season. That ties the league record set by the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens and matched by the 1983-84 Edmonton Oilers and 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings.
Sakic retired from the Avalanche as a player in July 2009. He was hired as an executive advisor/alternate governor by the team in March 2011. This was his ninth season as the team's executive vice president/GM.
The team began what figures to be a busy offseason by re-signing veteran forward Andrew Cogliano to a one-year deal. Colorado also acquired goaltender Alexandar Georgiev from the New York Rangers in a move that likely spells the end of Darcy Kuemper's time in Denver.
The Avalanche have quite a few free agents on their roster, including forwards Nazem Kadri, Andre Burakovsky and Valeri Nichushkin. There's also defensemen such as Josh Manson and Jack Johnson.
They have a strong nucleus with Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen and captain Gabriel Landeskog.
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AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno contributed to this report.
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CLEVELAND, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - TorQuest Partners ("TorQuest"), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ("CDPQ"), Les Entreprises Barrette Ltée, management and co-investors successfully completed the previously announced sale of Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. ("Barrette"), North America's leading provider of residential fencing and railing solutions, to CRH plc for an enterprise value of $1.9 billion.
Jean desAutels, CEO of Barrette said, "TorQuest and CDPQ have been ideal partners for us. Their commitment to investing in our business and our people has provided Barrette with a solid platform for continued growth and success. We are delighted with the success of our partnership with TorQuest and CDPQ and excited about the next chapter of our business evolution as part of CRH."
TorQuest's Jonathan Fraser and Jonathan Tarshis Neil noted, "Our investment in Barrette exemplifies TorQuest's strategy of partnering with strong management teams and investing in their businesses to achieve a shared vision for growth. Barrette is a North American leader in sustainable outdoor living solutions – we are very grateful to Jean and all of the management and employees of Barrette for our partnership and wish them continued success with CRH."
CRH was represented by the law firm of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP and Barrette was represented by Latham & Watkins, LLP and Torys LLP. Goldman Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital acted as exclusive financial advisers to Barrette.
CRH (LSE: CRH, ISE: CRG, NYSE: CRH) is the leading building materials business in the world, employing c.73,000 people at c.3,200 operating locations in 28 countries. It is the largest building materials business in North America and Europe and also has regional positions in Asia. CRH manufactures and supplies a range of integrated building materials, products and innovative solutions which can be found throughout the built environment, from major public infrastructure projects to commercial buildings and residential structures. A Fortune 500 company, CRH is a constituent member of the FTSE 100 Index, the EURO STOXX 50 Index, the ISEQ 20 and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe. CRH's American Depositary Shares are listed on the NYSE. For more information visit www.crh.com.
Barrette Outdoor Living empowers homeowners to bring their personal outdoor space to life — however they envision it — by providing fencing, railing, decking and complementary outdoor products that beckon people to embrace their Outside SideTM. Barrette Outdoor Living is proud to be an American manufacturer, with 14 locations throughout North America that provide outdoor products sold through specialty retailers, homecenters and lumberyards. Featuring more than 70 patents, proprietary state-of-the-art machinery and rigorous testing and control standards, Barrette Outdoor Living products are meticulously engineered, designed for flexibility and ease of installation. For more information visit www.barretteoutdoorliving.com.
Founded in 2002, TorQuest Partners is a Canadian-based manager of private equity funds. With more than C$3.5 billion of equity capital under management, TorQuest is currently investing from TorQuest Partners Fund V, a C$1.4 billion fund that closed in March 2020. TorQuest invests in middle market companies and works in close partnership with management to build value. To learn more about TorQuest, please visit www.torquest.com.
About CDPQ
At CDPQ, we invest constructively to generate sustainable returns over the long term. As a global investment group managing funds for public retirement and insurance plans, we work alongside our partners to build enterprises that drive performance and progress. We are active in the major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt. As at December 31, 2021, CDPQ's net assets totalled CAD 419.8 billion. For more information, visit cdpq.com, follow us on Twitter or consult our Facebook or LinkedIn pages.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Honor Flight Kern County received a $10,000 donation last week from Bakersfield Congressman Kevin McCarthy. And they received another big donation Monday.
Honor Flight accepted a check for over $36,000 from talk show host Ralph Bailey for the fundraising effort. The check presentation was at 10 a.m. Monday morning in the parking lot across from the Portrait of a Warrior Gallery on Eye Street.
The next Honor Flight to Washington leaves Bakersfield on October 18. | https://www.turnto23.com/news/veterans-voice/kern-county-honor-flight-receives-donation-for-over-36-000 | 2022-07-11T17:46:09Z | https://www.turnto23.com/news/veterans-voice/kern-county-honor-flight-receives-donation-for-over-36-000 | false |
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We revisit host Robin Young’s conversation from October 2020 with historian Gretchen Sorin, who co-created the documentary “Driving While Black” with Ric Burns.
The film looks at the history of Black mobility in the U.S. and the places that sprung up for the benefit of Black motorists in the mid-20th century. These places were severely disrupted and many went out of business after the Federal Highway Act was passed in 1956.
Watch “Driving While Black” here.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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You have another chance to check it out this week.
This month's full moon will appear on Wednesday. At the same time, the moon's orbit will bring it closer to Earth than usual.
This cosmic combo is called a supermoon. That can make the moon appear slightly bigger and brighter, weather permitting.
One name for July's full moon is the "Buck Moon". The name is a reference to the time of year when new antlers are growing on male deer or bucks.
Last month's full moon was also considered a supermoon. | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/theres-another-chance-to-catch-a-supermoon-on-wednesday | 2022-07-11T17:49:59Z | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/theres-another-chance-to-catch-a-supermoon-on-wednesday | false |
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection won’t restore hours of operation to pre-pandemic levels at some ports of entry in North Dakota, despite pressure from Gov. Doug Burgum.
In a letter to the agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent Friday, Burgum said the reduced hours at several North Dakota port crossings along the U.S.-Canadian border “causes significant hardship on the movement of citizens, goods and tourists between our two nations.”
In a statement to The Associated Press Friday, the federal agencies said longer opening hours cannot be justified because of the shrinking volume of traffic at the border crossings — a decline that began even before the pandemic.
“For several years, pre-COVID, CBP documented a reduction in vehicles and pedestrian traffic along our northern border, and CBP’s obligation is to utilize all available resources responsibly to perform our mission of safeguarding the homeland,” the statement said.
North Dakota has 17 border crossings and the one at Pembina on Interstate 29 in the northeastern part of the state is the busiest. In April 2020, hours of operation were reduced by several hours in the evening at 10 of crossings. Hours also were shortened at some ports of entry in Montana, Minnesota, Idaho and Washington, and will remain that way, agencies said.
The federal government said at the time that the reduction in hours would be temporary.
On April 1, 2022, the federal government rescinded the requirement for fully vaccinated travelers into the U.S. to be tested for the coronavirus.
Burgum said in his letter that the relaxed rule spurred a 40% increase in the number of people entering the U.S. through North Dakota. But Burgum said the number of people crossing the border is still half of pre-pandemic levels.
“North Dakotans and Canadians in these areas are forced to cope with hours that do not accommodate the average person’s daily routine, Burgum wrote. “A North Dakotan’s day does not begin at 9 a.m. nor end at 5 p.m. Such limitations are unacceptable and cause significant hardship for people who wish to cross the border beyond these limited hours.”
The Republican governor estimated North Dakota lost more than $283 million in Canadian visitor spending due to the pandemic.
“Spending by these Canadian visitors constitutes nearly 10% of North Dakota’s annual visitor spending, and the importance of these international dollars to our economy cannot be overstated,” Burgum wrote.
Burgum sent a similar letter to the agencies earlier in the year, and he spoke with CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus in June to request extra hours. Magnus, who reports to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, is a former Fargo police chief.
In the tiny town of Noonan, just 7 miles from the U.S.-Canadian border, Donna Fagerland said there is a noticeable drop in the number of Canadians who visit her town of about 180 people.
“We used to be strangers in our own hometown,” said Fagerland, a 76-year-old former café owner in Noonan. “We’ve always had Canadians here, but not as many are coming down.”
The shorter hours at the port of entry, which opens at 9 a.m. but now closes at 5 p.m. instead of 10 p.m., has created a hassle for people on both sides of the border, Fagerland said.
Most visitors come from Estevan, Saskatchewan, a city of about 14,000 people about 20 miles from Noonan, she said.
Many come to North Dakota to hunt and fish but Noonan’s biggest draw is its two bars and post office, Fagerland said. Several Canadians own homes in town and many have their mail and packages shipped to Noonan because the postal rates are less expensive in the U.S., she said.
“They like to come down and pick up their mail and visit,” she said. “The drinks are cheaper, too.” | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Feds-deny-Burgum-s-request-to-restore-border-17297233.php | 2022-07-11T17:51:30Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Feds-deny-Burgum-s-request-to-restore-border-17297233.php | false |
Should video from the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting be released? Officials are deciding exactly how much of the May 24 massacre the public should see.
As of late last week, the Uvalde County District Attorney’s Office has opted not to release footage to the protest of many local elected officials.
The Department of Public Safety said releasing the video would provide clarity.
“DPS believes that the video is likely to bring clarity to the public regarding the tragic events in Uvalde,” the department said. "The video does not contain images of children but is limited to the law enforcement response up to the moment of the breach. We do not believe its public release would harm our investigative efforts. In fact, releasing this video would assist us in providing as much transparency as possible to the public without interfering with the investigation in the manner that an immediate public release of all evidence would.”
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said he supports releasing a hallway video of the incident but not showing anything that may include children.
“I have stated before and continue to assert that I have never wanted any video or audio released involving the children,” he said.
The decision on whether to release footage comes as a Texas House committee continues to hold hearings into law enforcement’s response to the shooting. The committee held a hearing on Monday, but like other hearings, much of what was discussed was behind closed doors.
Rep. Dustin Burrows, chair of the Texas House committee, told CNN he supports releasing hallway footage of the incident.
"I can tell people all day long what it is I saw, the committee can tell people all day long what we saw, but it's very different to see it for yourself, and we think that's very important," he said. "We'll continue to put pressure on the situation and consider all options and making sure that video gets out for the public to view."
Burrows is part of a group of Republican lawmakers urging the release of the footage.
“Since the footage will not include any audio and stops prior to the breach, you cannot credibly claim the release of this footage would impede your own investigation,” the group wrote. “However. your obstruction of the release of this footage is impeding the ability of Chairman Burrows and his official investigative committee, acting on behalf of the Texas House of Representatives, to provide the public with the most complete and transparent report possible into this horrific event.”
Law enforcement’s response to the shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead has faced scrutiny. Officials revealed it took officers over an hour to confront the gunman. | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/officials-weigh-what-the-public-should-see-of-uvalde-school-shooting | 2022-07-11T17:51:54Z | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/officials-weigh-what-the-public-should-see-of-uvalde-school-shooting | true |
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Greater Dayton RTA is changing up some routes at the end of July.
On Sunday, July 24, several routes will be moving stops, adding stops, or shifting schedules, the RTA said in a release.
Changes include the following:
- Route 11 – Added stops on Cardington Road and Dixie Drive.
- Route 14 – The first northbound trip will serve Whispering Drive and Sparks Street.
- Route 22 – The stop at Ohio Rehabilitation Services has been moved out front on Cincinnati Street. Two stops have also been added on Liscum Drive and Germantown Street to serve the Martin Luther King Manor in both directions.
- Routes 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 19 – Shifting all Sunday trips that end at Wright Stop Plaza five minutes earlier to assist with passenger transfers.
For more information on routes, visit the RTA website here. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/dayton-rta-to-change-routes/ | 2022-07-11T17:52:55Z | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/dayton-rta-to-change-routes/ | false |
Nerd Alert: Orlando ranks no. 8 geekiest city in the country
ORLANDO, Fla. - Whether you're a Star Wars fan or a Fortnite gamer, Orlando is home to a wide variety of fan clubs, cosplayers, and collectors.
In a survey conducted by Lawn Love, 200 of the nation's largest cities were ranked on a geekiness level, with Orlando taking eighth place as one of the top Geekiest Cities in 2022.
The survey, in honor of Embrace Your Geekness Day on July 13, compared the numbers of stores that sell comics, video games, etc. as well as geek meetup groups, costume shops, and if the city hosted nerdy events such as Comic-Con and Renaissance festivals.
Orlando ranked 16th in the number of comic book stores, 13th in the number of costume stores, 25th in geek meetup groups and number one in the number of events for fans and other nerdy conventions.
Per the survey, the top 10 geekiest cities are:
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Las Vegas, NV
- Atlanta, GA
- San Antonio, TX
- Houston, TX
- Chicago, IL
- Orlando, FL
- Austin, TX
- Portland, OR | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/nerd-alert-orlando-ranks-no-8-geekiest-city-in-the-country | 2022-07-11T17:55:38Z | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/nerd-alert-orlando-ranks-no-8-geekiest-city-in-the-country | true |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg could soon offer affordable housing that offers qualifying homeowners mortgages as low as $1,075 per month.
That's according to St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch, who announced Monday he selected Habitat for Humanity to build two affordable housing developments along 18th Avenue South. According to a news release, the areas of development will be near 21st Street South and 18th Street South.
Qualifying homeowners who earn at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) will be able to live there with monthly mortgage payments as low as $1,075 and no more than $1,300, the city said. The mortgages will be through Habitat for Humanity's 0% interest mortgage program.
"After reviewing all proposals for these sites, Habitat for Humanity offered an innovative opportunity for homeownership, made affordable by their zero-percent interest mortgage program. This is a life-changing opportunity for homeownership and wealth-building for residents within the Southside Community Redevelopment Area. The monthly mortgage payment is truly affordable, and Habitat for Humanity is also a trusted organization in the community who we believe will deliver a quality project," Welch said in a statement.
The proposed idea for the development on 18th Avenue near 21st Street will have 44 three-story townhome units available for homeowners. Each unit will have attached garages and driveways. The homes will range in size between 1,000 square feet to 1,300 square feet. Nine of the units will be two bedrooms, 26 will be three bedrooms and nine will be four bedrooms, according to the city.
The city says Habitat for Humanity plans the first phase of its project, which includes 15 units and will be completed by February 2024. If the project goes according to the proposed plan, the second phase with 15 units will be done by October 2024. The remaining 14 units are slated to be done by July 2025.
The second proposed project, on 18th Avenue near 18th Street, will include 10-12 three-story townhome units. All will be three-bedroom units at 1,704 square feet.
Construction for this project is expected to begin in January 2023 and be completed by December 2023.
For more information, click here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/st-petersburg-affordable-housing-habitat-for-humanity/67-b6473206-dd9f-465c-a728-355576e6dae9 | 2022-07-11T17:57:35Z | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/st-petersburg-affordable-housing-habitat-for-humanity/67-b6473206-dd9f-465c-a728-355576e6dae9 | false |
Citation
Luo C, Zhao Y, Xu K. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022; 19(14): e8230.
Copyright
(Copyright © 2022, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)
DOI
10.3390/ijerph19148230
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unavailable
Abstract
The frequent occurrence of ammonia-related refrigeration accidents (ArRAs) restricts the safety and sustainable development of cold storage. As an essential tool for safety management, accident statistical analysis can provide a crucial decision-making basis for accident prevention and control. The present study combined descriptive statistics and comparative analysis methods to explore the characteristics and regularities of 82 ArRAs in China from 2010 to 2020. The results showed that the annual evolution of ArRAs presents a bimodal "M" mode in which 2013 and 2016 were the peaking years of accidents. The monthly distribution has an agglomeration effect, and the period from June to September had a high incidence period of accidents. The ArRAs mainly occurred in East China and Central China in the spatial dimension. Zhejiang, Shandong, Hubei, and Sichuan are the pivotal provinces for preventing and controlling ArRAs. Human factors and equipment failure are the leading causes of ArRAs. Accident numbers and casualties have inconsistent trends due to the uncertainty and variability of ArRAs' consequences. The safety situation of ammonia-related refrigeration enterprises has improved but still needs to strive to prevent and control major accidents. This study draws valuable references for safety decision-making by ammonia-related refrigeration enterprises and safety regulators.
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accident prevention; accident statistics; ammonia-related refrigeration | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_722667_10 | 2022-07-11T17:58:10Z | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_722667_10 | false |
Francine Niyonsaba withdrew from the world championships with a foot injury on Monday, just when she looked to be a good bet for her first major medal in the 5,000 meters after being forced to switch to long-distance events by the contentious testosterone rules.
Niyonsaba said on Instagram she had signs of a stress fracture a month ago and, although she was almost fully recovered, she missed too much training. She said she was “extremely sorry” to withdraw.
Burundi's Niyonsaba is a former Olympic and worlds silver medalist in the 800 meters but was barred from that event by regulations governing athletes with intersex conditions known as 46,XY differences in sex development.
Those are the same rules that have kept South Africa's two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya out of the 800 for the last three years.
The rules, which were introduced in 2019, force athletes with 46,XY DSD to undergo treatment to reduce their high natural testosterone to below a threshold set by World Athletics if they want to compete in certain female events.
Semenya, Niyonsaba and other DSD athletes have declined to do that since the latest rules were put in place and have been banned from competing in distances from 400 meters to one mile. World Athletics says the natural high testosterone gives them an unfair advantage in those female competitions, though the world body's scientific evidence to back that up has been questioned.
Both Semenya and Niyonsaba have switched to the 5,000 because it doesn't fall under the rules, and Niyonsaba has had promising results after reinventing herself as a long-distance athlete.
She won the 5k race at the Diamond League final last last September, beating two-time world champion Hellen Obiri of Kenya. Niyonsaba qualified for the 5,000 final at last year's Tokyo Olympics only to be disqualified after her heat because of a lane infringement. She has said it was an unfair disqualification.
She also finished fifth in the 10,000 meters final in Tokyo and entered the 5,000 and 10,000 at the worlds in Eugene, Oregon.
While Niyonsaba will miss out, Semenya is set to run in the 5,000 in Eugene and make her first appearance at a major championship since the worlds in 2017, when she and Niyonsaba finished 1-2 in the 800 meters. Semenya was a surprise inclusion for the 5,000 at the worlds after she missed the qualifying mark but was given a place after higher-ranked runners didn't enter.
The South African's return to the big stage comes just weeks after World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said the body will review its rules on DSD and transgender athletes competing in female events by the end of the year. Changes to the DSD rules may totally exclude the likes of Semenya, Niyonsaba and 200-meter Olympic silver medalist Christine Mboma from all female competitions.
The move by World Athletics to review and possibly extend its restrictions came after swimming world body FINA announced last month it was effectively banning transgender women from female competitions. That announcement appears to have emboldened track and field to make its regulations stricter.
Currently, DSD and transgender athletes can compete in track if they reduce their testosterone levels. There are currently no openly transgender women in top-level international track and field. Semenya and Niyonsaba are not transgender but have the intersex condition 46,XY DSD, which means they have both male and female traits. They were assigned female at birth, raised as girls, and have always identified as women.
The transgender and DSD issues are separate but have crossover in sport because they essentially deal with the same debate: Whether women with natural testosterone levels higher than the typical female range should be allowed to compete in female events.
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LONDON (AP) — Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to their Conservative Party electorate, as party officials prepare Monday to quickly narrow the crowded field of almost a dozen candidates.
Little-known junior minister Rehman Chishti became the 11th candidate to declare he wants to succeed Johnson, who quit as Conservative leader on Thursday amid a party revolt triggered by months of ethics scandals. Other contenders include Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Treasury chief Nadhim Zahawi, former health secretaries Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt, and backbench lawmakers Tom Tugendhat and Kemi Badenoch.
The new leader will be chosen in a two-stage election, in which the 358 Conservative lawmakers reduce the race to two candidates through a series of elimination votes. The final pair will be put to a postal ballot of party members across the country. Under Britain’s parliamentary system the new leader will automatically become prime minister without the need for a general election.
The party’s 1922 Committee, which runs leadership contests, is set to elect a new executive on Monday, which will lay out rules for the contest. The committee wants to complete the parliamentary stage of the election before lawmakers break for the summer on July 21. That would mean a summer second round with a new leader in place by the time the House of Commons returns on Sept. 5.
One key decision by the committee will be how many nominations a candidate will need to get onto the first ballot. At the last leadership contest in 2019 it was eight, but the threshold could be 20 or more this time — a move that could eliminate some contenders immediately.
Many Conservatives are wary of leaving Johnson in office for too long, concerned a lame-duck leader is the last thing Britain needs with war raging in Ukraine, food and energy price increases driving inflation to levels not seen in decades, and growing labor unrest. Some also worry Johnson — brought down by scandals over money, rule-breaking and his handling of sexual misconduct allegations against lawmakers — could do mischief even as a caretaker prime minister.
In the wide-open leadership contest, contenders are striving to set themselves apart from the perceived front-runner, former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, who already has the backing of more than three dozen lawmakers.
Many have repudiated tax increases Sunak introduced to shore up U.K. finances battered by the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit — a 1.25% income-tax rise for millions of workers, and an increase in corporation tax next year from 19% to 25%. Most candidates say they will scrap one or both.
“I want to cut all taxes,” said Hunt, who pledged to slash corporation tax to 15%. Truss said she would start slashing taxes “from day one,” and Tugendhat said he would “lower taxes across every aspect of society.”
Sunak, whose resignation on Tuesday helped topple Johnson, has cast himself as the candidate of fiscal probity, and warned rivals not to tell the public “comforting fairy-tales.”
All the candidates are trying to distance themselves from the mire of drift, disorganization and rule-breaking that sank Johnson — though most of them have served in his government, and some still do.
They are seeking to appeal to an electorate of about 180,000 Conservative members that, in many ways, doesn’t represent the country as a whole: It’s older, whiter and more affluent, and much more strongly in favor of Brexit, the country’s departure from the European Union.
None has so far renounced Johnson’s most contentious policies: Legislation to rip up parts of its Brexit deal with the EU, and a plan to send some asylum-seekers arriving in Britain to Rwanda that is being challenged in the courts.
The party battle has already turned fractious, with rivals criticizing Sunak’s record as finance minister, and Zahawi, the current Treasury chief, fending off claims he is being investigated over his tax affairs.
Zahawi said he was being “smeared” and said he was unaware of any investigation by the tax office or other bodies.
Tony Travers, a professor of government at the London School of Economics, said “it would be hard to exaggerate how nasty” the contest already is, with candidates’ teams briefing and leaking about one another to the media.
“It really is a war of all against all — and will get worse,” he said.
Oddsmakers say Sunak is likely to be one of the final two contenders, but the race is highly unpredictable. Truss and trade minister Penny Mordaunt both have strong support, while Tugendhat, a former soldier on the party’s center-left, and right-wing rising star Badenoch have secured big-name support and could surprise more experienced rivals.
Johnson clung to power for months despite accusations that he was too close to party donors, that he protected supporters from bullying and corruption allegations, and that he misled Parliament about government office parties that broke COVID-19 lockdown rules.
He was fined by police for attending one of the parties, but went on to survive a no-confidence vote last month in Parliament, even though 41% of Conservative lawmakers tried to oust him.
But Johnson was brought down by one scandal too many — this one involving his appointment of a politician who had been accused of sexual misconduct.
Johnson, still in office if not in power, said he didn’t plan to endorse a candidate.
“I wouldn’t want to damage anybody’s chances by offering my support,” he said.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Atlanta Braves designated hitter William Contreras joined Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras as just the fifth brothers to start together in baseball’s All-Star Game.
Contreras was voted in Sunday as a reserve by fellow players and was selected to start because Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper, who was elected by fans, broke his left thumb on June 25.
They are the first brothers in the same All-Star Game since Aaron and Bret Boone in 2003.
Other brothers to start are Mort and Walker Cooper in 1942 and ’43, Dixie and Harry Walker in 1947, Joe and Dom DiMaggio in 1949 and Roberto and Sandy Alomar Jr. in 1992.
William Contreras is a first-time All-Star. The 24-year-old is hitting .273 with 11 homers and 22 RBIs.
Willson Contreras, 30, earned his third All-Star trip, all as an elected starter. He is batting .266 with 13 homers and 35 RBIs.
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – One man has been charged after violence erupted during a funeral Saturday in Shreveport, Louisiana, for the victim of a shooting.
It happened just before noon at Peaceful Rest Baptist Church during services for 24-year-old Orlando Puryear, Jr., who was fatally shot July 4 in southwest Shreveport.
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office says Puryear’s 52-year-old uncle, Endrick Butler, started a fight.
“I noticed the guy up in the second balcony up there, and he was standing over a guy,” said a woman who witnessed the brawl. “I didn’t know what they were doing. And then all of a sudden, I saw him choke this young man and then he pushed the young man down in the chair and started pounding on him.”
The witness says the brawl lasted close to six minutes.
“When I fell down to the ground, I was crying and I just went into prayer,” she recalled. “About three, four other guys ran up and jumped over chairs; then they all started beating on this person, and they started throwing chairs.”
She says it happened right after the eulogy.
“Pastor Jones made an announcement at church that we would not be going to the cemetery today.”
The church was then evacuated.
“We was shocked. It’s like, we didn’t know which way to go. We was just in shock that this had even happened.”
Butler was arrested for disturbing the peace, as police say the victim did not want to press charges
Caddo deputies responded to Saturday’s brawl because they were there to provide security for Puryear’s funeral.
Puryear was one of four people shot on July 4 in a rolling shootout between two cars. The remaining three victims were expected to recover. No arrests have been made, but Shreveport police say the shooting remains under investigation. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/brawl-erupts-during-funeral-i-just-went-into-prayer/ | 2022-07-11T18:01:16Z | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/brawl-erupts-during-funeral-i-just-went-into-prayer/ | false |
Florida gas prices hit 2-month low
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Florida has hit a two-month low and was down 14 cents Monday from a week earlier, according to the AAA auto club.
The average price of $4.41 was 47 cents cheaper than a month ago — but is $1.40 more than at the same point in 2021.
Still, it means Floridians are paying about $66 to fill up an average 15-gallon tank – that's roughly $7 less than they were paying last month.
Falling gasoline futures prices and concerns about a potential recession have led to the recent decreases.
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"If this downward trend in oil prices continues, gas prices could potentially dip below $4 per gallon by the end of the summer," AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said.
Florida’s most expensive gas is in the West Palm Beach, Naples and Fort Lauderdale markets. The cheapest gas is in the Panhandle markets of Fort Walton Beach and Panama City. | https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-gas-prices-hit-2-month-low | 2022-07-11T18:03:00Z | https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-gas-prices-hit-2-month-low | true |
Tickets for special Mexican Independence Day performance on sale Friday, July 15 at 10 a.m. PT
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LAS VEGAS, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EMMANUEL continues with his successful "Toda La Vida" tour of the United States with a Las Vegas performance at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Saturday, Sept. 17, as part of Mexican Independence Day celebrations. The show will mark his first performance at the iconic venue and is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.
Produced by Live Nation, the show promises the spectacular extravagance of lights, screens, costumes and show quality that EMMANUEL fans and audiences have become accustomed to. With his son Alexander Acha joining as a special guest, "Los Acha" promises a surprising and unforgettable show.
Emmanuel is a Spanish pop icon who leaves an iconic mark on the history of Spanish-speaking music as a generational artist throughout his more than four and a half decade-long successful career.
Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, July 15 at 10 a.m. PT at ticketmaster.com. Presales for Caesars Rewards members, Caesars Entertainment's loyalty program, as well as Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers, will run Thursday, July 14 at 10 a.m. PT through 10 p.m. PT.
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. Live Nation Las Vegas produces residency shows from Sting, Keith Urban and Rod Stewart at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace; Usher, Lady Gaga, Aerosmith and Bruno Mars at Dolby Live at Park MGM; Earth, Wind & Fire, Anita Baker, FOREIGNER, STYX and Chicago at The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas; Miranda Lambert, John Legend and Shania Twain at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino; and Santana at House of Blues. Live Nation Las Vegas also brings other world-famous artists to many of the city's other premier concert venues including Allegiant Stadium, T-Mobile Arena, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Michelob ULTRA Arena, Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and more. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com. Find Live Nation Las Vegas on Facebook, Instagram and follow us on Twitter.
World-renowned Las Vegas resort and a Top 10 "Best U.S. Casino" by USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice, Caesars Palace features 3,980 hotel guest rooms and suites, including the renovated Palace Tower featuring 10 luxury villas, the newly redesigned 182-room Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace and Forbes Star Award-winning The Laurel Collection by Caesars Palace. The 85-acre resort offers diverse dining options from the award-winning Bacchanal Buffet to celebrity chef-branded restaurants, including Gordon Ramsay HELL'S KITCHEN, Pronto by Giada, Amalfi by Bobby Flay, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden by restauranteur and television star Lisa Vanderpump, one of Nobu Matsuhisa's largest Nobu Restaurant and Lounge, Restaurant Guy Savoy, Old Homestead Steakhouse, MR CHOW, award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel's first Las Vegas bakery (slated to open Summer 2022), legendary New York Steak House Peter Luger (set to open at the end of 2022) and more. For the best in cocktails, destination lounges include Montecristo Cigar Bar, Alto Bar, VISTA Cocktail Lounge and Stadia Bar. The resort also features nearly 130,000 square feet of casino space, the Caesars Race & Sportsbook at Caesars Palace with a 143-foot HD LED screen and state-of-the-art sound, a five-acre Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis, the luxurious Qua Baths & Spa, COLOR Salon, five wedding chapels and gardens, and the 75,000-square-foot OMNIA Nightclub with the top DJs such as Steve Aoki. The 4,300-seat Colosseum, Billboard Magazine's "Venue of the Decade: 2000 – 2009" and the top venue of its size 2010 - 2019," spotlights world-class entertainers including Sting, Keith Urban, Rod Stewart and Jerry Seinfeld. The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace showcases more than 160 boutiques and restaurants. Caesars Palace is operated by a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR). For more information, please visit caesarspalace.com or the Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas media room. Find Caesars Palace on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram. Know When To Stop Before You Start.® If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-522-4700 ©2021, Caesars License Company, LLC.
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MINNEAPOLIS , July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adolfson & Peterson Construction (AP), a leading construction management and contracting company in the U.S., was ranked #75 on the Engineering News Record (ENR) Top 400 Contractors list – up three spots from the previous year. Additionally, AP was ranked #44 in the Top 50 Domestic Building/Manufacturing Revenue list.
The annual Top 400 Contractors list nationally ranks 400 private and public general contractors based on construction contracting-specific revenue. Total revenue for the Top 400 firms rose overall to a record $421 billion in 2021, a 1.49% improvement over 2020, marking the 11th straight year of rising contracting revenue for the Top 400. Despite slowed revenue growth in the pandemic's first year, firm revenues have increased by 1.62% since the pandemic began.
"AP's ongoing dedication to quality, safety, sustainability and innovation is driving change in our company and the industry," said Jeff Hansen, CEO, AP. "Our recent ENR ranking validates AP's business momentum and our team's commitment to our customers and growth."
Adolfson & Peterson Construction (AP) is a leading national construction management firm and consistently ranked as a Top 100 Contractor by Engineering News Record (ENR). For more than 75 years, AP has remained a trusted family-owned business known for quality, reliability and strong partner relationships while maintaining a solid safety record. The company offers preconstruction, construction and contracting services to the commercial, education, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, multifamily, municipal, recreation and senior living market segments. It currently employs more than 600 team members and thousands of subcontractors and trade partners in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Texas and Wyoming. Dedication to clients, communities and employees, as well as a commitment to core values and innovation, has allowed AP to remain an industry leader and dependable construction partner for decades. Find more information at www.a-p.com or follow on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter. AP is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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