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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire homeland security officials said Tuesday that a siren was inadvertently activated at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station, and that there is no emergency and no danger to the public.
The state Homeland Security and Emergency Management agency and plant owner NextEra Energy Resources put out statements more than 30 minutes after beachgoers in nearby Hampton and Rye said they heard announcements at about 11 a.m. about the beaches being closed because of a problem at the plant.
“We are aware of the sirens calling for an evacuation near Seabrook Station,” said Bill Orlove, a spokesperson for plant. “The sirens’ activation was sent in error during testing of the system.
“Local authorities have told the public there is no need to evacuate,” he said. “Seabrook Station is currently operating with no issues that impact the nearby community. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.”
Police and fire departments in the area said the beaches were not closed.
“The Seabrook Station Alert was inadvertent there is NO EMERGENCY,” the Hampton Fire Department posted on Facebook.
The plant is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Boston and 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Portsmouth. It has operated since 1990. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Officials-Siren-inadvertently-activated-at-NH-17299536.php | 2022-07-12T16:44:53Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Officials-Siren-inadvertently-activated-at-NH-17299536.php | false |
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Draft Bill seeks to regulate online pharmacies, clinical trials and medical devices
The Bill has been drafted to keep pace with changing needs, times, and technology
The recently-released draft of the New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022, by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has proposed to regulate e-pharmacies, clinical trials and medical devices among others.
The Bill has been drafted to keep pace with changing needs, times, and technology as the existing Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, is a pre-independence legislation, according to the Health Ministry.
Obsolete law
Last year, the Central Government had constituted a committee to review obsolete laws and frame the Bill. The Ministry has invited suggestions, comments and objections from the public and stakeholders with regard to the draft Bill, within a period of 45 days from July 8, the date of issue of notice.
The draft includes provisions for penalties, including imprisonment, for failing to pay compensation for injury or death during clinical trials for both drugs and medical devices.
Currently, conduct of clinical trials for new drugs and medical devices and the provisions for compensation for injury or death on account of participation in clinical trials, medical management of the trial participants and regulation of ethics committees are regulated under the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019.
Online pharmacies
Suggesting that the Central government should formulate rules for regulating online pharmacies, the draft Bill prohibits any person from selling, keeping stock, exhibiting or offering for sale or distributing any drug by online mode, except under and in accordance with a licence or permission issued by the authority.
Apart from regulation of clinical trials, the Bill proposes new definitions for over-the-counter drugs, manufacturers, new drugs, bioavailability study, investigational new drug and imported spurious drugs, among others.
Medical devices
The draft Bill makes provision for creation of a ‘medical devices technical advisory board’ on the lines of the existing drugs technical advisory board. This board will not only include medical professionals, but also people with technical knowledge of the devices. Other than officials from the Health Ministry, the board will also include people from the department of atomic energy, department of science and technology, ministry of Electronics, DRDO, and experts in the field of biomedical technology, biomaterials, and polymer technology. Currently, decisions regarding medical devices are taken by the drugs technical advisory board.
The draft also proposes to allow the Centre to waive the requirement of conducting clinical investigation for manufacture or import of a new medical device in public interest. It also includes a chapter on Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani and Homeopathy, and their respective Drug Technical Advisory Boards.
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INDIANAPOLIS – On Aug. 14, 2021, 22-year-old Kylie Williams was found dead in an alley.
Days before the discovery, a friend left her in an alley next to her car. Even though it was apparent Williams was dead, he didn’t report it, police say.
He now faces charges.
Stephen Robinson, 22, has been formally charged with failure to report human remains, a Class A misdemeanor. The charges stem from Williams’ death; investigators said Robinson never contacted authorities to report it.
Instead, he left her inside a hot car for two days before removing her body from the vehicle, according to court documents. A family member said the damage to her body was so significant, she’d had to have a closed-casket funeral.
The investigation started on Aug. 14, 2021, when officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to an alley south of East 52nd Street around 7:15 a.m.
A passerby found a woman lying on the ground next to a blue Nissan Sentra and called 911. The woman was identified as 22-year-old Kylie Williams, who had been reported missing. Investigators said it was “immediately apparent” that Williams was dead.
Police spoke to the 911 caller, who said he saw someone’s legs sticking out from the side of a vehicle. He got out and found Williams lying on the ground. After the discovery, the caller approached someone who lived nearby to ask for the exact location of the alley so he could call police.
The second individual told investigators he had video of the alley and shared the footage.
Williams was identified through fingerprints. An autopsy found she died from an overdose, specifically fentanyl, cocaine and ethanol intoxication.
Police spoke to Williams’ family. Her stepfather said he’d spoken to her via FaceTime around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 11. Williams said she was meeting a friend that night and may also hang out with someone named “Blake Robinson.”
The last family member to see Williams alive was her sister, who met her for dinner around 7 p.m. at a restaurant on East 54th Street, also on Aug. 11.
Williams’ mother said she’d sent her daughter $30 via Cash App on Aug. 11 at 9:41 p.m. Her mother was also able to provide investigators with the phone number for Stephen Blake Robinson. Williams’ mother noted that the family was organizing a search for Kylie on the morning of Aug. 14 and Robinson didn’t show up.
Surveillance video provided key information in the case. Around 4:25 a.m., video from the alley showed the Nissan Sentra stopping and parking. A man got out, walked out of frame and then returned with another individual. They opened the passenger side door; the other man took a blanket and left, with the other individual eventually trailing behind him. Williams was later found next to the vehicle, police said.
Two days later, on Aug. 14, surveillance cameras captured what appeared to be the same two individuals around 5:10 a.m. The men walked to the passenger side door and then went through some nearby apartments. Williams’ body was discovered about two hours later.
Police believe Robinson was one of the men captured on camera. They also believe he removed her body from the vehicle in the second video.
Investigators spoke to Robinson on Aug. 17. He told police he didn’t see Williams on the day she disappeared. In Robinson’s account, he’d been hanging out with another woman that day, although police were unable to identify that individual.
Investigators also learned phone records put Robinson near the alley around 5 a.m. on Aug. 14. The timing and location matched that of the Aug. 14 surveillance video. Robinson is also known to frequent the area, police said.
Phone records also showed Robinson and Williams contacted each other multiple times in the days leading up to her death. There were 17 contacts between the two on Aug. 7, six contacts on Aug. 8, 13 contacts on Aug. 9 and zero on Aug. 10. The two contacted each other 19 times on Aug. 11, with the last one timestamped at 8:33 p.m., according to court documents.
On Aug. 12, with Williams missing—and police believing Robinson already knew she was dead—Robinson sent her a text at 7:50 a.m. saying he’d “already passed out” and that work had him “beat.” The message, of course, went unanswered. After that, Robinson didn’t reach out to Williams again. Her body was found two days later.
Police said it was apparent Robinson had been in the same location as Williams, according to court documents. His description matched one of the men seen on surveillance video in the area where her body was found. The men had taken her body out of the vehicle and placed her on the ground, police said.
“It was evident at that time that Kylie Williams was deceased and her death was not reported to the authorities,” according to court documents.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office formally filed charges against Robinson on June 24. He faces a pretrial conference on July 18. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/court-docs-man-left-woman-to-die-from-overdose-in-alley-didnt-report-death/ | 2022-07-12T16:46:09Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/court-docs-man-left-woman-to-die-from-overdose-in-alley-didnt-report-death/ | false |
The New York Yankees face the Cincinnati Reds in a regular season game on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 (7/12/22) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.
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Mark Appel is proof that even for a No. 1 draft pick, the road to the major leagues is sometimes a bumpy one.
Appel was called up by the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, nine years after he was drafted first overall by Houston. In between, he bounced around the minors, was traded in the 2015 deal that sent Ken Giles to the Astros — and even quit baseball for a bit.
He resurfaced last year and finally joined the Phillies this weekend, although he didn’t pitch. If the 30-year-old Appel does appear in a game for Philadelphia, he’ll be the fourth No. 1 overall selection to make his major league debut this year, joining 2017′s Royce Lewis (Twins), 2019′s Adley Rutschman (Orioles) and 2020′s Spencer Torkelson (Tigers).
Only one other time have four top picks made their debuts in one year. That was in 1989, when Andy Benes, Ken Griffey Jr. and Jeff King — the No. 1 pick in each of the previous three years — all began their big league careers. The other top pick to make his debut in 1989 was Ben McDonald, who had actually been drafted that same year by Baltimore.
With the draft coming up next month, here are a few other notes about the history of No. 1 overall picks, with some help from Baseball-Reference.com:
— Although so far, 1989 is the only year four top picks have made their big league debuts, there were other seasons when three No. 1s did it. Those were 2007 (Luke Hochevar, Justin Upton and Josh Hamilton) and 1987 (B.J. Surhoff, Shawn Abner and Tim Belcher).
— Although it was more common in the early days of the draft, McDonald is the last player to make his debut the same year he was drafted first overall. The longest wait belongs to Matt Bush, who was taken in 2004 by San Diego and finally pitched in the majors in 2016 for Texas. He’s still with the Rangers.
— Appel is one of a handful of No. 1 picks who haven’t played in the majors. Steve Chilcott, picked in 1966 by the New York Mets, and Brien Taylor, taken by the New York Yankees in 1991, had injury problems. Brady Aiken, selected in 2014 by Houston, is a more recent example. Last year’s top pick, Henry Davis, has reached Double-A in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ system.
TRIVIA TIME
Appel was drafted by two other teams (and didn’t sign) before the Astros picked him first overall. Who were those franchises?
LINE OF THE WEEK
Austin Hays had to beat the weather to hit for the cycle. On Wednesday night, Hays and the Orioles routed Washington 7-0 in a game shortened to six innings. That was enough time — he hit a single in the first, a homer in the third, a triple in the fourth and a double in the sixth.
COMEBACK OF THE WEEK
Down 2-0 with two outs in the ninth and nobody on, the Los Angeles Dodgers had a 1.1% chance of beating Atlanta on Sunday night, according to Baseball Savant. Then ex-Dodger Kenley Jansen allowed a pair of singles, putting men on first and third. After Chris Taylor stole second, Trayce Thompson’s single scored both runners to force extra innings.
Each team scored once in the 10th before the Dodgers finally won 5-3 in 11. Los Angeles won two of three in Freddie Freeman’s return to Atlanta.
TRIVIA ANSWER
The Detroit Tigers drafted Appel out of high school in 2009 in the 15th round. He was picked eighth overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012 before returning to Stanford for his senior season and moving up to No. 1.
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The heyday of twee pop may be well past us now. But on "Caldwell's Way," Brijean finds a way to take the simple things (birdsong, love for a neighbor, nostalgia for an unreclaimable past) and combine them into a sincere ode to home that feels like an asteroid crashing into your heart. We all have homes — found, chosen or otherwise — that we miss sometimes. And it's hard not to let it get to you when Brijean sings through distant reverb: "I'm only miles away / Maybe I'm just feeling lonely." Vulnerability is the name of the game here: You'll find it woven throughout the muted organ section, the twinkly strings and cinematic synths that sound like they belong on a Zelda soundtrack. So suspend your disbelief and let this track take you to the places you miss most. you might feel lighter by the end of it.
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$18,000 in counterfeit cash seized in Kenora
CTVNewsWinnipeg.ca Supervising News Producer - Digital
Charles Lefebvre
A 28-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly tried to use counterfeit cash in the Kenora, Ont., area.
According to the Ontario Provincial Police, officers in Kenora responded to a call shortly after 9 a.m. on June 29 regarding someone attempting to purchase items with fake money on Golf Course Road.
Police found the person nearby and arrested him. OPP said a subsequent search during the investigation resulted in $18,430 in fake Canadian and American currency being found.
Michael Andy of Kenora has been charged with possessing counterfeit money and using counterfeit money. He was detained in custody. The charges have not been tested in court.
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U.S. natgas futures down 3% on oil price plunge
July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures slid about 3% on Tuesday as the gas market followed a 7% drop in oil prices. That gas price decline came even though daily gas output dropped and amid forecasts for hotter weather and more demand over the next two weeks than previously expected. The heat has already boosted electric demand to record levels in several parts of the country, including Texas, and caused power generators to burn more gas to keep air conditioners humming. Also weighing on gas prices, traders noted the ongoing outage at Freeport LNG's liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Texas has left more gas in the United States for utilities to refill low stockpiles for the winter. Freeport, the second-biggest U.S. LNG export plant, was consuming about 2 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of gas before it shut on June 8. Freeport LNG has said the facility could return by October. Some analysts, however, think the plant could remain shut for a longer period. After weeks of rising volatility, front-month gas futures for August delivery fell 16.2 cents, or 2.5%, to $6.264 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) at 11:07 a.m. EDT (1507 GMT). Earlier in the session, gas futures were up almost 6%. Gas market close-to-close volatility over the past 30 days rose to its highest since March. It hit a record high in February. Oil futures were down about 7% on a stronger U.S. dollar and a weaker demand outlook. The premium of gas futures for August over September <NGQ22-U22> rose to a record high for a third day in a row. So far this year, the front-month is up about 67% as much higher prices in Europe and Asia keep demand for U.S. LNG exports strong, especially since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine stoked fears Moscow would cut gas supplies to Europe. Gas was trading around $50 per mmBtu in Europe and $39 in Asia. Russian gas exports on the three main lines into Germany - Nord Stream 1 (Russia-Germany), Yamal (Russia-Belarus-Poland-Germany) and the Russia-Ukraine-Slovakia-Czech Republic-Germany route have dropped from an average of 3.7 bcfd since mid-June to just 1.6 bcfd on Monday with the shutdown of Nord Stream for maintenance. That is down from around 6.5 bcfd in early June and an average of 9.4 bcfd in July 2021. The group operating Nord Stream said they expect it to return around July 21. Several traders and analysts in the gas market, however, say the outage could last longer. TOP PRODUCER U.S. futures lag far behind global prices because the United States is the world's top producer, with all the gas it needs for domestic use, while capacity constraints limit LNG exports. Data provider Refinitiv said average gas output in the U.S. Lower 48 states has risen to 96.1 bcfd so far in July from 95.3 bcfd in June. That compares with a monthly record high of 96.1 bcfd in December 2021. On a daily basis, however, U.S. output was on track to drop by 3.2 bcfd to nearly a 11-week preliminary low of 93.3 bcfd on Tuesday. That would be the biggest daily decline since output plunged by a record 5.7 bcfd on one day during the 2021 February freeze. Preliminary data is often revised later in the day. With hotter weather coming, Refinitiv projected average U.S. gas demand including exports would rise from 98.0 bcfd this week to 98.9 bcfd next week. Those forecasts were higher than Refinitiv's outlook on Monday. The average amount of gas flowing to U.S. LNG export plants has slid to 11.1 bcfd so far in July from 11.2 bcfd in June. That was down from 12.5 bcfd in May and a monthly record of 12.9 bcfd in March due to the Freeport outage. The seven big U.S. export plants can turn about 13.8 bcfd of gas into LNG. Week ended Week ended Year ago Five-year Jul 8 Jul 1 Jul 8 average (Forecast) (Actual) Jul 8 U.S. weekly natgas storage change (bcf): +66 +60 +49 +55 U.S. total natgas in storage (bcf): 2,377 2,311 2,621 2,688 U.S. total storage versus 5-year average -11.6% -12.2% Global Gas Benchmark Futures ($ per mmBtu) Current Day Prior Day This Month Prior Year Five Year Last Year Average Average 2021 (2017-2021) Henry Hub 6.74 6.43 3.82 3.73 2.89 Title Transfer Facility (TTF) 51.19 49.78 12.49 16.04 7.49 Japan Korea Marker (JKM) 38.84 39.39 13.77 18.00 8.95 Refinitiv Heating (HDD), Cooling (CDD) and Total (TDD) Degree Days Two-Week Total Forecast Current Day Prior Day Prior Year 10-Year 30-Year Norm Norm U.S. GFS HDDs 2 1 3 3 3 U.S. GFS CDDs 238 235 202 212 204 U.S. GFS TDDs 240 236 205 215 207 Refinitiv U.S. Weekly GFS Supply and Demand Forecasts Prior Week Current Week Next Week This Week Five-Year Last Year Average For Month U.S. Supply (bcfd) U.S. Lower 48 Dry Production 96.2 96.0 96.7 92.9 85.6 U.S. Imports from Canada 7.7 7.8 7.8 8.1 8.1 U.S. LNG Imports 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 Total U.S. Supply 103.9 103.8 104.6 101.0 93.8 U.S. Demand (bcfd) U.S. Exports to Canada 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 U.S. Exports to Mexico 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.7 5.2 U.S. LNG Exports 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.8 4.5 U.S. Commercial 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 U.S. Residential 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 U.S. Power Plant 41.1 42.9 43.9 38.0 39.6 U.S. Industrial 21.1 21.3 21.4 20.9 20.8 U.S. Plant Fuel 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 U.S. Pipe Distribution 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 U.S. Vehicle Fuel 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Total U.S. Consumption 77.0 78.9 80.1 73.6 75.2 Total U.S. Demand 96.4 98.0 98.9 93.4 87.2 U.S. weekly power generation percent by fuel - EIA Week ended Week ended Week ended Week ended Week ended Jul 15 Jul 8 Jul 1 Jun 24 Jun 17 Wind 12 Solar 3 Hydro 7 Other 2 Petroleum 0 Natural Gas 38 Coal 20 Nuclear 17 SNL U.S. Natural Gas Next-Day Prices ($ per mmBtu) Hub Current Day Prior Day Henry Hub <NG-W-HH-SNL> 6.82 6.40 Transco Z6 New York <NG-CG-NY-SNL> 6.26 5.02 PG&E Citygate <NG-CG-PGE-SNL> 7.36 6.85 Dominion South <NG-PCN-APP-SNL> 5.80 5.18 Chicago Citygate <NG-CG-CH-SNL> 6.42 5.92 Algonquin Citygate <NG-CG-BS-SNL> 6.31 5.07 SoCal Citygate <NG-SCL-CGT-SNL> 7.50 6.49 Waha Hub <NG-WAH-WTX-SNL> 6.44 5.88 AECO <NG-ASH-ALB-SNL> 3.20 3.67 SNL U.S. Power Next-Day Prices ($ per megawatt-hour) Hub Current Day New England <EL-PK-NPMS-SNL> 70.75 47.25 PJM West <EL-PK-PJMW-SNL> 99.00 70.00 Ercot North <EL-PK-ERTN-SNL> 130.00 157.50 Mid C <EL-PK-MIDC-SNL> 81.00 72.50 Palo Verde <EL-PK-PLVD-SNL> 76.75 60.00 SP-15 <EL-PK-SP15-SNL> 78.75 59.50 (Reporting by Scott DiSavino; Editing by Paul Simao and Bernadette Baum) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11006501/U-S-natgas-futures-3-oil-price-plunge.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-12T16:47:53Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11006501/U-S-natgas-futures-3-oil-price-plunge.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
U.S. Capitol riot probe to examine Trump circle's ties to extremists
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) - The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday will seek to draw connections between then-President Donald Trump's closest allies and right-wing militants who stormed the seat of government in a bid to keep him in power.
The House of Representatives committee's seventh hearing in five weeks will focus on the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, two pro-Trump groups that investigators say helped plan the attack, as well as QAnon, a right-wing conspiracy theory movement.
The hearing, starting at 1 p.m. ET (1700 GMT), will explore ties between the two groups and Trump associates including Roger Stone and Mike Flynn, according to a committee aide who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity.
The Oath Keepers provided security to Stone, a self-described "dirty trickster" who has advised Trump off and on for decades, in Washington on Jan. 5 and 6. Flynn, a retired Army general, served as Trump's first national security adviser.
The committee's seven Democrats and two Republicans have used the hearings to build a case that Trump's efforts to overturn his defeat in the November 2020 election constitute illegal conduct, far beyond normal politics.
Committee members say Trump incited the riot, through his refusal to admit he lost the 2020 presidential election, and comments like his Dec. 19, 2020, call on Twitter for supporters to flock to Washington for a "big protest," saying, "Be there, will be wild."
They also have questioned the role of some members of Congress in Trump's Republican Party. In a call with reporters on Monday, committee aides said Tuesday's hearing would explore the involvement of some lawmakers.
The hearing is expected to feature video testimony from Pat Cipollone, Trump's former White House counsel, who spoke to committee investigators behind closed doors on Friday.
FORMER OATH KEEPER TO TESTIFY
The committee would not release the names of witnesses, citing security concerns, but Jason Van Tatenhove, a former spokesperson for the Oath Keepers, was expected to testify.
James Lee Bright, an attorney for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, told Reuters that Van Tatenhove had not had contact with the group in about five years.
Rhodes, who is in jail awaiting trial on charges related to the Jan. 6 attack, has offered to testify before the committee but only subject to certain conditions. He already sat for a deposition.
The attack on the Capitol, following a speech Trump gave at a rally outside the White House that day, delayed certification of Joe Biden's election for hours, injured more than 140 police officers and led to several deaths.
In response to a request for comment, Stone said he was facing the "tactic of guilt by association."
In an email, he said, "Any assertion that I knew in advance about, was involved in or condoned any of the illegal actions at the Capitol is false. Any claim that I knew from any member of the Proud Boys or Oath Keepers about any plan for illegal activities on January 6th is also false."
An attorney for Flynn did not respond to a request for comment.
Neither Flynn nor Stone has been charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol and both have invoked their Fifth Amendment constitutional right against self-incrimination before the Jan. 6 committee.
Trump pardoned both after they were convicted or pleaded guilty in cases unrelated to the Capitol attack.
'STAND BACK AND STAND BY'
The Oath Keepers and Proud Boys gained national attention during the Trump administration for their support of the Republican president. Trump urged the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" during a September 2020 debate as he campaigned against Biden.
About 800 people, including members of both groups, have been charged with taking part in the Capitol riot, with about 250 guilty pleas so far.
Questioning of witnesses during the hearing will be led by Democratic Representatives Stephanie Murphy and Jamie Raskin. Committee aides declined to name any of Tuesday's witnesses, citing security concerns.
Trump, who has hinted he may seek the White House again in 2024, denies wrongdoing and has falsely asserted that he lost only because of widespread fraud that benefited Biden.
Trump and his supporters - including many Republicans in Congress - dismiss the Jan. 6 panel as a political witch hunt, but the panel's backers say it is a necessary probe into a violent threat against democracy. (Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, additional reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; Editing by Andy Sullivan and Howard Goller) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11006587/U-S-Capitol-riot-probe-examine-Trump-circles-ties-extremists.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-12T16:49:37Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11006587/U-S-Capitol-riot-probe-examine-Trump-circles-ties-extremists.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas lawmaker says surveillance video from the Robb Elementary School hallway where police waited as a gunman opened fire in a fourth-grade classroom will be shown this weekend.
Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows says the video and findings from a preliminary report will be shown to families of the victims on Sunday and distributed publicly soon after.
"We feel strongly that members of the Uvalde community should have the opportunity to see the video and hear from us before they are made public," Burrows stated.
Officials say the 77-minute video ends before law enforcement finally breached the classroom and does not contain images of children.
The video has received renewed attention as anger mounts in Uvalde over an incomplete account of the slow police response. A report from the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University says lives could have been saved if police acted sooner.
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My husband and I have a beginner emergency fund set aside, and we’re working on paying off $30,000 in credit card debt and two cars in Baby Step 2. He would also like us to start putting money aside for a couple of trips and a few other things we have always wanted. This makes me nervous, because we have made so much progress over the last year in getting control of our finances, paying off debt and living on a budget. I understand wanting something to look forward to, but I would hate to see us slow down when we are doing so well. How do you feel about this?
Marie
Dear Marie,
Okay, so you have two car payments hanging over your heads, plus a bunch of credit card debt, and your husband wants to throw saving for toys and vacations into the mix? I’m sure he’s a good guy, and he has obviously been on-board with your financial overhaul so far, but I wouldn’t recommend doing this.
The reason people are successful following my plan is because I teach common sense methods, wrapped up in unbridled, scorched-earth intensity. There’s a process here. There’s an idea combined with passion. And when you plug into it full force, you’re going to move in a positive direction so quickly it’ll make your head spin.
You know how I say personal finance is 80% behavior and only 20% head knowledge? It’s true. Behaviors have to change. The more dramatically they change, the better the results and the faster you progress. But if you don’t plug into it, you’ll fall back into the same old things.
It’s okay to save up for a trip or buy some fun stuff in the general philosophy of life. But getting out of debt, and having control of your finances should come first. Remember when you were a kid, and you had to finish your dinner or clean up your room before going out to play? That’s what I teach. Work first, play later.
Trust me. It’ll pay off in the long run!
— Dave
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Wild re-sign G Zane McIntyre for 2022-23 season
The Minnesota Wild re-signed goaltender Zane McIntyre to a one-year, two-way contract for 2022-23.
Under terms of the deal announced Tuesday, he will earn $750,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 at the AHL level.
McIntyre, 29, has not played in the NHL since going 0-4-1 with a 3.97 goals-against average and .858 save percentage in eight games (three starts) with the Boston Bruins in 2016-17.
He was 19-14-3 with two shutouts, a 2.45 GAA and a .920 save percentage in 37 games last season with the AHL's Iowa Wild.
--Field Level Media
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For the first time in two decades, the value of a U.S. dollar was equal to the Euro.
According to the European Central Bank, the last time the two currencies were equal was November 2002. Since then, the value of 1 Euro has exceeded the value of 1 U.S. dollar.
At one point in 2008, just before the U.S. entered a recession, the value of 1 Euro was equal to $1.58.
Since February, the value of the Euro has dropped over 12%. Europe has seen more severe economic impacts from the war in Ukraine, including a steeper increase in energy prices.
In much of western Europe, gas prices have reached more than $8 a gallon.
The International Monetary Fund said in April that the war in Ukraine has set Europe back in its post-COVID recovery.
“The war is a serious setback to Europe’s strong yet incomplete recovery from the pandemic, which left private consumption and investment well below pre-coronavirus forecasts, even as fiscal and monetary support underpinned an impressive rebound in employment almost to levels last seen before the pandemic,” it wrote. | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/u-s-dollar-euro-reach-parity-for-first-time-in-2-decades | 2022-07-12T16:50:16Z | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/u-s-dollar-euro-reach-parity-for-first-time-in-2-decades | true |
Protesters halt 10th stage of Tour
Denmark's Magnus Cort Nielsen has won the 10th stage of the Tour de France, beating Australia's Nick Schultz in a photo finish, after an interruption by climate activists on a 148.5km Alpine trek from Morzine.
The race was stopped for about 10 minutes on Tuesday after half a dozen climate activists tried to block the riders, 36km from the finish.
They were dragged off the road by police and a senior race organiser before the race resumed.
Cort Nielsen prevailed in a nailbiting sprint finish from the day's breakaway to claim his second career stage win on the Tour after 2018.
Australia's Schultz took second and Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez was third.
Slovenia's twice defending champion Tadej Pogacar, who has lost two members of his team after they left the race following positive COVID-19 tests since the start in Denmark, retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.
Earlier in the day, Australia's Luke Durbridge and New Zealand's George Bennett - Pogacar's UAE Emirates teammate - had both been forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19.
A 25-man breakaway took shape after an extremely fast start, featuring former stage winners Cort Nielsen, Sanchez, Ion Izaguirre, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Philippe Gilbert, Simon Clark, Pierre Rolland and Lennard Kaemna.
Sanchez made his move six kilometres from the line but was caught by Matteo Jorgenson, Schultz and Dylan van Baarle.
As the four played cat and mouse in the final straight, Cort Nielsen surged from the back and outsprinted Schultz for a photo-finish victory.
Germany's Kaemna, who was in the leading group all day, came close to snatching the overall lead and now sits in second place, 11 seconds behind Pogacar, after the bunch crossed the line eight minutes and 25 seconds off the pace.
Dane Jonas Vingegaard, second overall last year, slipped to third, 39 seconds behind the leader.
Wednesday's 11th stage is a brutal 151.7km mountain trek from Albertville to the Col du Granon.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1020 AM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 113 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of South Texas.
* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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Partnership provides doctors a foundation to heal a wide array of canine conditions
MARBLEHEAD, Mass. and SHELBURNE, Vt., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Licensed human food manufacturer, Goodness Gracious, announced a strategic partnership today with A Time to Heal that will distribute their human grade canine diets to veterinarians across the United States beginning July 12, 2022.
Underscoring the companies' mutual commitment to superior nutritional and quality standards, the partnership brings Goodness Gracious' gently cooked, 100% whole food, complete and balanced dog foods to A Time to Heal's community of integrative licensed veterinarians. Goodness Gracious' high protein, moderate fat, and low starch diets are crafted in small batches following current Good Manufacturing Practices - the same exacting quality standards as human food.
"Goodness Gracious is committed to exceptional nutrition, ethical sourcing, a greener planet, and a diverse workplace," says Amy Renz, Goodness Gracious CEO. "We are honored to be partnered with A Time to Heal and their veterinary community. Having our recipes embraced by integrative veterinarians as the gold standard and seeing first-hand the health improvements these species appropriate formulations make energizes us. Our ingredients include ethically-sourced proteins, anti-inflammatory non-GMO vegetables, and heathy fats to achieve diets with low glycemic loads, good Omega-3 fatty acid balances, reduced sodium levels, and antioxidant richness," said Renz.
Goodness Gracious formulations are the result of a collaborative process between the company and Nathan Heilman, DVM, CVT, CVSMT of Qi Veterinary Clinic. The diets are refinements of the practice's recipes, which have optimized the health of hundreds of patients over the last 15 years, according to Dr. Heilman.
"Practicing holistic medicine without excellent nutrition in place is like sailing into a strong headwind. By distributing Goodness Gracious' human grade dog food to veterinarians, we are providing doctors a foundation upon which to heal and prevent a wide array of canine disorders," said Thérèse Fafard, CEO of A Time to Heal.
Since their founding, A Time to Heal has provided veterinarians a comprehensive toolkit of herbal formulas, medical supplies, and AHVMA and CIVT-affiliated educational offerings to help them treat patients. This community views food as medicine and Goodness Gracious' offering as a powerful complement. The ingredient quality and nutrient ratios in the recipes align with what the company considers optimal nutrition for dogs, according to Dr. Heilman, co-owner and consulting veterinarian to A Time To Heal.
To reduce carbon emissions and waste, Goodness Gracious is drop shipping their frozen food direct to veterinarians and their clients in compostable hay-insulated boxes.
For more information, visit atimetohealherbs.com or goodnessgraciousco.com.
Goodness Gracious is as much a company as it is a spirit. Their mission is to provide human grade, nutritionally superior, whole food diets and treats for pets in a way that improves our connection to the planet and each other. Goodness Gracious operates their own manufacturing facility in Massachusetts. They are woman-owned, diversely-teamed and donate 51% of their profits to animal charities. Their products include a line of gently cooked dog food, single-ingredient jerky and chews, gluten free biscuits, training treats and food toppers for dogs; plus single protein cat treats.
A Time to Heal sells acupuncture supplies and herbal granules and extracts to licensed veterinarians in the US. They are the exclusive US distributor of Natural Path Herbs.
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Upscale, Fast Casual Dining Powerhouse with House-Crafted Menu to Open in Manhattan
NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, known for its award-winning, hand-crafted cheese steaks, turkey subs and more, has debuted a new location in Manhattan at 300 E 61st St. on July 5. Capriotti's will bring the Manhattan community its 45-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house and hand-pulling them every morning. Other favorites include made-from-scratch meatballs, all made with fresh, premium ingredients.
Capriotti's is known for its wide array of sandwiches including 'The Bobbie,' made with fresh oven-roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayo; 'The Capastrami,' made with hot pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and homemade coleslaw; and cheese steak varieties made with premium steak, chicken or Impossible™ plant-based meat with melted cheese and peppers. The Manhattan Capriotti's will offer a convenient order-ahead option, in addition to third-party delivery services. The new shop will also provide over 20 new jobs to the Manhattan community.
The new location is owned by the local entrepreneur Ashok Israni, who will run the location with the help of his wife and son. Originally from Africa, Israni was working for a fishing company. Having always wanted to own his own business, he came to the U.S. for his family and decided to look into franchising. Once he tried Capriotti's for the first time, he knew that this was something worth pursuing. Motivated by passion and a strong worth ethic, the family has managed to have their first location consistently ranked in the top ten Capriotti's nationwide.
"We are excited to provide a product we are passionate about to the community, and it's even better that we get to do it as a family," said Israni. "New York has truly become home for my family and I, and I am ready to contribute to the city in a new and exciting way."
Manhattan Capriotti's fans can download the CAPAddicts Rewards app on iOS and Android to earn and redeem rewards—the most valuable of course being free, delicious subs and salads. The restaurant also features online ordering. Capriotti's in Manhattan offers catering for any event - from corporate functions to birthday parties - with items such as party trays with cold subs, box lunches, or a hot homemade meatball bar.
Capriotti's is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day of the week. For additional information, visit www.capriottis.com or call the location at (786) 629-9225.
About Capriotti's Sandwich Shop
Founded in 1976, Capriotti's Sandwich Shop is an award-winning national franchised restaurant chain that remains true to its 40-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house every day. Capriotti's cold, grilled, and vegetarian subs, cheese steaks and salads are available at more than 170 locations across the United States. Capriotti's signature sub, The Bobbie®, was voted "The Greatest Sandwich in America" by thousands of readers across the country, as reported by AOL.com. Capriotti's fans can also download the CAPAddicts Rewards app for iOS and Android, where they can earn and redeem rewards. Capriotti's plans to grow to over 500 locations by 2025 and was ranked on Fast Casual's Top Movers & Shakers List each of the last two years (2020-21). For more information, visit capriottis.com. Like Capriotti's on Facebook, follow on Twitter or Instagram.
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Kwaisey Pee claims people know Morna4Reall isn't talented
Kwaisey Pee says people collaborate with Mona4Reall because she has the following
Kwaisey Pee throws shade at Mona4Reall
Veteran Ghanaian Highlife artiste, Akwasi Opoku, popularly known as Kwaisey Pee, has said sensational socialite turned artiste, Mona4Reall, is not qualified to be a musician.
Speaking on Empire FM, a Takoradi-based radio station, Kwaisey Pee added that people are interested in working with her because she is able to pull the crowd for artistes she collaborates with.
“People will love to do a song with someone like Hajia 4Real (Mona 4Reall) who is not a musician because of her large following.
The veteran artiste also added that Mona4Reall wasn’t talented, and this is something people are aware of but scared to say.
“I know you want me to say something, so you use it for a story but be told, Hajia4Reall is not a musician. I am telling you.
“You know what I’m talking about, but you want to push me so you say Kwaisey Pee said it,” he added.
Mona4Reall started her music career in 2020. After releasing three singles: ‘Badder Than’, ‘Fine Girl’, and ‘God’s Child’, she launched a 7-track EP titled ‘Here to Stay’ on October 14, 2021.
The EP comprises ‘Hero’ produced by Richie, ‘Zaddy’s Girl’ ft Medikal produced by Richie, ‘Hit’ ft. Stonebwoy produced by Streetbeatz, ‘Baby’ ft. Shatta Wale produced MixMaster Garzy, ‘Gimme Dat’ ft. Efya produced by MixMaster Garzy and ‘Bad Gyal’ produced by MixMaster Garzy.
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Yosemite wildfire grows, but giant sequoias remain protected
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire on the edge of a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park grew overnight but remained partially contained Tuesday.
The 6-day-old fire was not expected to make a significant advance into the famed Mariposa Grove, an official told a community meeting Monday evening.
“Overall it’s in a very good place,” said Matt Ahearn, the incident management team’s tactical operations commander.
Yosemite forest ecologist and firefighter Garrett Dickman also expressed optimism in an interview with SFGATE.com after surveying the western part of the grove on Sunday.
“I walked through all the parts that burned and did not see any mortality. … Some of the trees had some burn on them, but the level of burn was well within their ability to handle it,” Dickman said.
The Washburn Fire at the south end of the park covered about 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) but was still 22% contained Tuesday morning, according to an incident update.
The fire has been burning since Thursday, when visitors reported smoke near Washburn Trail in the area of Mariposa Grove, a stand of hundreds of iconic trees that includes the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant.
The next day, hundreds of visitors and residents were evacuated from the nearby community of Wawona, but the rest of Yosemite has remained open.
Sprinklers were set up in the grove to protect the ancient trees, and a structure protection group of firefighters prepared defenses for Wawona.
The fire generally has burned to the north and east, away from the grove. Conditions have been hot and dry but winds have been light.
Ahearn, the tactical operations commander, described extensive work by firefighters to cut off the fire’s movements in difficult terrain.
“We’re feeling very confident with the plan, but we are being challenged with the plan,” he said. “All crews are fully engaged, fully supportive, fighting fire very aggressive.”
Ahearn expressed optimism about keeping the famous grove safe from the fire.
“It’s out on the outer skirts of the Mariposa Gove,” Ahearn said. “It has backed a little ways into that, but it hasn’t backed intensely into the grove.”
Ahearn said firefighters have been clearing around the bases of the trees.
“We fully do not see fire advancing (in) from this point where we’re currently at,” he said.
Firefighters had cut by hand a containment line across the entire northern edge of Mariposa Grove, he said.
Firefighters were mindful of the possibility the flames could move farther east and south, which could bracket one end of the grove.
The fire’s cause remained under investigation, but authorities consider it human-caused because there was no obvious natural spark
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.
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, in addition to 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 Monday night, the Jacob City Fire had grown to 6.4 square miles, with 19% containment, officials said.
Elsewhere in Utah, firefighters contending with heavy winds battled the 15.9 square-mile Halfway Hill Fire in Filmore. Law enforcement on Saturday arrested four men who investigators said abandoned a campfire that ignited the blaze.
So far in 2022, over 35,000 wildfires have burned nearly 4.7 million acres in the U.S., according to the National Interagency Fire Center, well above average for both wildfires and acres burned.
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Live online event July 27-28 will feature the newest solutions, best practices, and industry awards for the telecom, mobility, and IT management industry.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The AOTMP® Industry Solutions Showcase is a live online event that will bridge the gap between buyers and sellers by reimagining the ways in which they connect. July 27-28, vendors will present their innovative solutions in 30-minute spotlight sessions, giving business customers the chance to see many solutions in a short period of time and find vendors that meet their needs. The event will run 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. both days and is free to attend for business customers. Registration is still available for the event.
Spotlight sessions will be presented by Calero-MDSL, Millenia Technologies, CloudAdmin, Motus, eLoop, G2 Inc., Oncept, Sakon, ChoiceTel, Tellennium, Asignet, vCom, Lightyear, Samsung SDSA, Unimax, Advantage Communications Group and more. Sessions cover a wide variety of topics such as:
All sessions will emphasize the savings, efficiency, and innovation offered by each solution.
In addition to the Spotlights, Timothy C. Colwell, AOTMP® Executive Vice President, will be presenting the AOTMP® perspective on best practices and how they can be applied to enterprise environments. Colwell said, "We look forward to hearing the unique solutions that will be highlighted in the Spotlight sessions, as well as sharing the AOTMP® outlook on best practices for our industry."
On Thursday, July 28, the 2022 AOTMP® Vendor Awards will be presented. The awards recognize innovation and excellence amongst vendors involved with providing products, services, and solutions to external customers and individuals working for those vendor organizations. The 11 prestigious awards include three individual awards, five company awards, and three solutions awards.
AOTMP® is a global organization, empowering professionals in the dynamic $4+ trillion telecom, mobility and IT management industry. AOTMP® delivers value through training, certifications, association memberships, events & programs, best practices, publications, resources, and professional development.
Learn more at www.aotmp.com
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OXNARD, Calif., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Córdoba Guitars is proud to introduce its first nylon string electric guitar and recent winner of Best in Show during the 2022 NAMM Show, the Córdoba Stage. This ultimate nylon string guitar is for playing on stage and addresses feedback issues while also producing Córdoba's authentic acoustic nylon-string tone.
The Stage comes with a revolutionary new pickup system, co-developed with Fishman, and is equipped with easy-to-access volume, EQ, and body blend knobs, allowing players to dial in their preferred acoustic sound. "This was an exciting project for us because the promise of what this new model could do was so huge," declared Larry Fishman, founder of Fishman Transducers. "We ended up with a nylon string guitar that not only sounds and looks beautiful but is also a performer's dream. I think players are going to find the new Córdoba Stage to be a perfect blend of comfort, playability, and performance with truly authentic plugged-in acoustic tone."
The one-of-a-kind guitar is built with a solid fully chambered mahogany body and includes a solid spruce top with a figured flamed maple veneer for projection, bringing the same unplugged acoustic Córdoba sound to all performance environments. It has a comfortable 1.8" (48mm) nut width, fast 16" fretboard radius and thinner neck which makes it slightly thinner than a traditional nylon string guitar, providing a playing experience closer to that of a steel string or electric guitar. This familiarity offers an easy transition for steel string players and those with smaller hands to the world of nylon string guitar. The thin body shape, scaled down perimeter, and carved contours provides ergonomic comfort to players of any style while the deep cutaway gives easy access to all 22 frets.
In support of Córdoba's mission to minimize global impact, the accompanying and newly designed navy-colored gig bag is built with a durable shell made from recycled nylon fishing nets and provides a great solution to carry everything a player would need to be stage ready.
Córdoba Stage Guitar – U.S. Street $699
Founded in 1997, Córdoba seeks to guide the evolution of acoustic guitars and ukuleles, blending traditional craftsmanship of the early master luthiers with modern developments. Inspired by the organic beauty and honesty of acoustic instruments, every Córdoba is lightweight, responsive, and a direct descendant of the Spanish tradition. Córdoba continues to challenge the definition of the acoustic guitar without sacrificing the authenticity of its heritage. Learn more at http://www.cordobaguitars.com/stage.
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CÓRDOBA MUSIC GROUP
Alex R. Ordoñez
310.857.1710
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PHOENIX — A federal judge in Phoenix on Monday blocked a 2021 state “personhood” law that gives all legal rights to unborn children and that abortion rights groups said put providers at risk of prosecution for a variety of crimes.
U.S. District Judge Douglas Rayes said in his written ruling that the groups that sued to block the law are right — it is “anyone’s guess,” as the state acknowledged, what criminal laws abortion providers may be breaking if they perform otherwise-legal abortions.
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“And that is the problem,” Rayes wrote. “When the punitive and regulatory weight of the entire Arizona code is involved, Plaintiffs should not have to guess at whether their conduct is on the right or the wrong side of the law.”
Rayes agreed with the challengers that the law appears to be unconstitutionally vague.
At least four other states have similar “personhood” laws in effect, including Missouri, Kansas, Georgia and Alabama.
It is unclear if abortions that have been halted in Arizona since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that women do not have a constitutional right to abortion would restart. Abortion providers stopped virtually all procedures because a pre-1901 banning all abortions that may be in effect and other laws created too much risk.
At least in Pima County, where the 1901 law remains blocked, they could be legal, although Attorney General Mark Brnovich plans to ask a court to lift that order and allow enforcement.
Rayes had refused to block the personhood law last year, but abortion rights groups renew their request after Roe v. Wade was struck down.
They argued that providers fear they could be charged with child abuse, assault or a litany of other crimes, and that the law was too vague. There is also concern of civil and regulatory action.
The attorney general’s office told the judge that the personhood law created no new criminal laws, but admitted in their court filings that prosecutors and courts could have a different view.
Abortion rights groups hailed the ruling.
“The court made the right decision today by blocking this law from being used to create an unthinkably extreme abortion ban,” said Jessica Sklarsky, a lawyer at the Center for Reproductive Rights who argued the case. “The Supreme Court’s catastrophic decision overturning Roe v. Wade has unleashed chaos on the ground, leaving Arizona residents scrambling to figure out if they can get the abortion care they need.”
An Arizona attorney general’s office spokesperson said they are focused on “bringing clarity to the law for Arizonans.”
“Today’s ruling was based on an interpretation of Arizona law that our office did not agree with, and we are carefully considering our next steps,” spokesperson Brittni Thomason said in an email.
An attorney general’s office lawyer told Rayes during a July 8 hearing that the law creates no new crimes that could lead to charges. The “personhood” law says all other state laws should be interpreted to bestow all rights to an unborn child.
The attorney general’s office said in court filing that Rayes got it right last September when he refused to block the law. Rayes had cited a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from 1989 where the court declined to block Missouri’s nearly identical law.
Rayes said he has now changed his mind about the relevance of that case.
“The Court is now persuaded it was wrong to rely on Webster the first go around,” he wrote.
Sklarsky had argued the personhood law is unconstitutionally vague on several fronts and told Rayes that the attorney general said in its court papers that it’s “anyone’s guess” how state judges or prosecutors might apply the law.
Rayes’ ruling blocks enforcement of the law while the challenges precede though the court, including a possible trial.
“Medical providers should not have to guess about whether the otherwise lawful performance of their jobs could lead to criminal, civil, or professional liability solely based on how literally or maximalist state licensing, law enforcement, and judicial officials might construe the Interpretation Policy’s command,” Rayes said.
States now have wide-ranging rights to limit abortion, and many laws limiting or blocking all abortions that were previously blocked can now be enforced. That has led to battles in many states over which laws are now enforceable.
Arizona is in that position, with Republican Gov. Doug Ducey saying a ban on abortions after 15 weeks that he signed in March takes precedence over the pre-1901 law Brnovich said is in effect.
There were just over 13,000 abortions in Arizona in 2020, according to the most recent report from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Of those, fewer than 650 were performed after 15 weeks of gestation.
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Dhaula Kuan to IGI airport road to get aesthetic upgradation
The enhanced aesthetics on the stretch will include fountains, statues and a horticultural overhaul
As part of an “aesthetic upgradation” of the stretch between Dhaula Kuan and the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday asked officials to spruce it up with fountains and statues and ready the first stretch by August 15.
Mr. Saxena launched the initiative for the 7-kilometre-long road, which leads to Gurugram and was the destination of the first field visit he made after being appointed as the L-G, the Raj Niwas said.
The works are being carried out together by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Public Works Department (PWD) and Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
Mr. Saxena, who had conceptualized the upgradation plan after his visit on May 26, issued instructions to ensure enhanced aesthetics, symmetry in design and a horticultural overhaul of the area. Plantation of suitable all-weather flowering plants was suggested by Mr. Saxena on the stretch which, he said, was traversed by every visitor, tourist or dignitary coming to the Capital.
While issuing instructions regarding the timelines for the entire project on Tuesday, the L-G asked for the first stretch to be completed by August 15 in tandem with the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Upgradation of the remaining part is scheduled to be completed by November this year. At the project’s launch, the L-G also directed that maintenance and repair of pavements and removal of garbage should be undertaken regularly.
Mr. Saxena also instructed that fountains be developed on traffic islands, with seven to eight such fountains expected to come up on the entire stretch. He also instructed that marble statues be installed at the traffic tri-junction where the roads leading from the city, going to the airport and further towards Dwarka, converge.
He directed that overhanging trees be pruned in a uniform shape and railings be put up for separating the plantation from vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
In a related development, the L-G, at a meeting of the Task Force on Women Safety in Delhi, underlined the need to undertake a campaign on sensitizing young and adolescent boys through gender workshops and amended curricula.
Mr. Saxena directed authorities to ensure that all no -functional street lights in the city be fixed within 24 hours of receiving a complaint about them.
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about covid-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots for those who are eligible and wearing masks indoors as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country.
The new variants, labeled BA.4 and BA.5, are offshoots of the omicron strain that has been been responsible for nearly all of the virus spread in the U.S. and are even more contagious than their predecessors. White House doctors stressed the importance of getting booster doses, even if you have recently been infected.
“Currently, many Americans are under vaccinated, meaning they are not up to date on their covid-19 vaccines,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Staying up to date on your covid-19 vaccines provides the best protection against severe outcomes.”
Walensky said the U.S. has seen a doubling in the number of hospitalizations due to covid-19 since April, reflecting the spread of the new subvariants, though deaths have remained steady around 300 per day.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said while the new variants are concerning, with boosters, indoor masking and treatments the country has the tools to keep them from being disruptive.
“We should not let it disrupt our lives," he said, "but we cannot deny that it is a reality that we need to deal with."
He added that even if someone recently had covid-19, they should get a booster.
“Immunity wanes, so it is critical to stay up to date with covid-19 vaccines,” he said.
All Americans age 5 and over should get a booster five months after their initial primary series, according to the CDC, and those aged 50 and over — or who are immunocompromised — should get second booster four months after their first. According to CDC, tens of millions of eligible Americans haven't received their first booster, and of those over 50 who got their first booster, only 28% have received their second.
“If you’re over 50 and you haven’t gotten the shot this year, you should go get a shot," said White House covid-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha. "It’s going to save your life.”
Jha and Fauci said the U.S. is regularly discussing expanding eligibility for a second booster shot to all adults, but that no decision has been made yet.
“It’s a regulatory decision on the part of the FDA," Fauci said.
Jha said people who are eligible for a booster but haven't received one shouldn't wait for forthcoming vaccines targeted at the omicron strain in addition to the original form of the coronavirus. The U.S. has ordered 105 million of those updated shots that studies show provide better protection against omicron variants, but they won't be available until the fall.
“Let me be clear, if you get vaccinated today, you’re not going to be ineligible to get the variants specific vaccine, as we get into the later part of fall and winter," Jha said. “So, this is not a trade off, we’ve got plenty. It’s a great way to protect yourself.”
Added Fauci: “The threat to you is now.”
Walensky noted that CDC data shows that about a third of Americans are living in areas the agency classifies as experiencing a high level of covid spread, where the agency recommends people wear masks in public indoor spaces. Another 41% live in the CDC's ‘medium’ level, where it recommends that people consider their own individual risk and consider masking. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jul/12/white-house-urges-caution-on-covid-variants-pushes-boosters/ | 2022-07-12T17:14:24Z | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jul/12/white-house-urges-caution-on-covid-variants-pushes-boosters/ | true |
MONTREAL, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Tech-savvy and visionary entrepreneur Ray Junior Courtemanche just announced that his company, SKYBLÜ Condos Cité Mirabel, will now accept cryptocurrency.
Through the services of Dello, a Montreal fintech company, developer Ray Junior Courtemanche will now allow its customers to purchase their condos using cryptocurrency.
For the Montreal born entrepreneur, the timing was right: you have to keep up with the times and be open to change!
The ever-growing number of crypto holders made it a no brainer to Courtemanche.
"More and more people are turning to cryptocurrency. I was just waiting for a simple and effective way to be able to accept crypto, and today, the solution exists and it's from Quebec! At this point, I was sold on that idea,'' says Courtemanche.
Like him, through Dello's innovative crypto POS systems, businesses will now be able to accept crypto and receive settlement in cash directly to their bank accounts. With such solutions, Cypto payments—from customers around the corner and around the world, are now as simple as any traditional payment methods.
For Ray junior Courtemanche, mass adoption of cryptocurrency should happen soon enough.
"It's secure, it's reliable. In a transaction, it cuts out many intermediaries. At the end of the line, lots of people would benefit from crypto and blockchain technology, including those in real estate,'' affirms the entrepreneur.
About Ray Junior Courtemanche:
Montreal born Ray Junior Courtemanche is a Canadian real estate developer who owns more than forty businesses. He is the founder of Cité Mirabel, one of the most important real estate projects in the province of Québec with a projected final value of more than two billion dollars.
About SKYBLÜ Condos :
SKYBLÜ Condos, located in Cité Mirabel, Quebec, is a high-end residential project consisting of three twin towers. In 2020, its first tower became the highest residential building in the Laurentians region. In 2022, SKYBLÜ is selected as the winner of the high-rise condos –10 floors or more – category of the "Prix Construire" awarded by the ACQ (Association de la construction du Québec).
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Onyx IQ has announced the launch of its data-driven alternative lending software.
Designed for SME lenders looking to switch from complex legacy loan management systems to best-in-class agile technology, the cloud-based lending platform is set to change the SME lending game. By offering lenders a single platform from which to monitor every essential process, Onyx IQ empowers alternative lenders to more effectively manage their entire lending business.
The platform allows lenders and funders to streamline their lending workflows, intelligently expediting the vetting and decisioning processes they depend on to minimize risk and close deals. Instead of having to work around the bottlenecks typical of legacy systems, lenders benefit from the speed and efficiency that comes with comprehensive lending automation.
Small business lending stakeholders - from company owners to partners to C-suite execs - will see a flood of benefits as their teams work smarter, faster, and smoother. From underwriting to collections, the Onyx IQ platform touches every job role, simplifying day-to-day tasks and helping organizations save big on both time and money.
Onyx IQ reduces complexity, eliminates repetitive tasks, and better allocates lending resources with collaborative, end-to-end process management.
"As a fintech company with specialist industry experience, we're focused on giving small business lenders the tools to revolutionize the way they work," said Elizabeth Schuerman, VP of Sales at Onyx IQ. "Lenders will start achieving better results, faster, with processes that traditionally take days now being actioned in a matter of clicks. We're delighted to be able to help small business lenders grow and scale, and look forward to transforming the SME lending industry with a full-service platform that automates and enhances key elements of the lending process."
Additional features of the Onyx IQ alternative lending platform include:
- Advanced automation in every pillar of the lending ecosystem to make loan decisions easily, safely, and with the speed that customers demand.
- Data-driven decision-making for more robust risk management. SME lenders can avoid questionable data analysis and boost workflow efficiency.
- Optimized stakeholder collaboration through advanced APIs, enhancing productivity and bringing every stakeholder together for a unified loan management process.
- Security and compliance at the heart of the platform. With multi-factor authentication, role based security, and data encryption lenders are assured that their data is completely protected.
Onyx IQ's cloud-based lending software can be customized to meet each SME lender's unique operational requirements so all lending activities can be effortlessly and securely managed within a single-platform solution.
With prebuilt workflows for underwriting, customizable scorecards, communication templates for collections, automatic updates of syndication funds, real-time performance data, and more, it also offers an industry-leading feature suite. Pre-integration with the entire ecosystem of partners needed by a SME lender round out all aspects of the lending process. Onyx IQ partners with the best in the industry to ensure its users benefit from exceptional service and functionality. Finally, an aggressive product roadmap ensures SME lenders can take advantage of the latest features and integrations with ease.
About Onyx IQ: Onyx IQ is a full-service technology platform built by lenders for lenders. Established in 2017, Onyx IQ was created by Jay Keller, CEO of Wall Street Funding, after finding the market lacked a robust lending platform with all the features and functionality he needed. Today, Onyx IQ's cloud based solution can be rapidly delivered in just a couple of weeks allowing you to quickly and easily realize the platform benefits.
For more information, please call or text Liz Schuerman at 980-613-6304, or email info@onyxiq.com.
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WINNEMUCCA, Nev., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: HYMC) ("Hycroft" or the "Company"), a gold and silver development company which owns the Hycroft Mine in the prolific mining region of Northern Nevada, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex B. Davidson to the position of Vice President, Exploration.
Mr. Davidson is a highly experienced geologist with more than 25 years of open-pit and underground operating expertise. Having spent over a decade with Newmont Corporation, Mr. Davidson held numerous senior geology roles, managed robust exploration drill programs and managed all geology related aspects of the numerous mines including ore control, mine design and risk mitigation and geologic modeling. Mr. Davidson also implemented many safety initiatives and new technologies for continuous improvement. Most recently, Mr. Davidson joined Nevada Gold Mines, a Joint Venture company between Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Corporation in Nevada, formed in 2019. At Nevada Gold Mines, Mr. Davidson worked extensively throughout the Carlin Trend, Turquoise Ridge district, responsible for the geologic teams on nearly a dozen Nevada based operating mines, as well as mentoring geology teams in the Cortez district. Earlier in his career, Mr. Davidson was the senior geologist and mine planning engineer for Rio Tinto at its Boron Operations in California and Greens Creek Mine in Alaska. In addition, Mr. Davidson worked for Hecla Mining on the past producing high-grade Rosebud Mine in Winnemucca, NV which is located within the Hycroft Mine land position.
Diane R. Garrett, President & CEO commented "We are delighted to have someone of Mr. Davidson's caliber joining our team. Alex is an exceptional technical leader with superb and broad geologic expertise and a superior track record of reserve growth and operational excellence. His extensive depth of technical experience in Nevada based operations, particularly with his knowledge of the neighboring past producing high-grade mine Rosebud, will be invaluable to our organization as we continue to take the world class Hycroft Mine up the value chain."
Alex Davidson commented: "I am excited to join Hycroft at a time of significant opportunity. I look forward to working with the executive leadership team and the technical mine team helping the company execute on its technical priorities focused on value-added growth, mine development and its commitment to all stakeholders. It is very exciting to be able to work with a team committed to a culture of safety on a project that has such great growth potential both within the mine and across the district. This district has been significantly underexplored opening the potential for higher grade style mineralization".
Mr. Davidson holds a B.S. in Natural Science with emphasis in Geology from Western Oregon State
College.
About Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation
Hycroft is a US-based, gold and silver company developing the Hycroft Mine located in the world-class
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Twitter rolls out new 'unmention' safety feature sitewide
Twitter rolled out a new safety featured across the platform this week that will allow people to "unmention," or remove themselves from toxic conversations.
Pitched as a way to "protect your peace," it gives users an option to get away from a toxic conversation.
The new feature was tested for select users on desktops starting in April but was rolled out sitewide on Monday. A user just needs to click the three dots of the tweet that they want to "unmention" themselves from, then click, "Leave this conversation."
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Its one of a host of safety features that the social media platform has implemented in recent months, including a new test feature that asks people to review tweets with harmful langue, a revised privacy policy, and a crisis misinformation policy to prevent the spread of false content.
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You sent in photos, and celebrity antique appraiser Dr. Lori has studied them. See how much a record player, a 1960’s Bugs Bunny piggy bank, and a Germany hand painted vase are worth over or under $50.
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Tech company CEO arrested and charged with murder in 1992 killing of California woman, DA says
By Stella Chan, CNN
A tech company CEO, who was tried twice in the 1992 killing of his roommate’s girlfriend, has been arrested and charged with murder in the case, a California prosecutor said.
John Kevin Woodward, 58, the CEO of online training company ReadyTech, was taken into custody at New York’s JFK airport on Saturday after he arrived from Amsterdam, a news release from the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said.
He was charged with strangling Laurie Houts, his roommate’s girlfriend, said the prosecutor’s office. Officials said DNA on a rope led them to Woodward.
Woodward was tried twice in the case during the 1990s, but the prosecution was dismissed “for insufficient evidence,” the DA’s office said. Woodward then moved to the Netherlands.
Houts’ body was found, with a rope around her neck, in her car in September 1992, about a mile from her workplace in Mountain View, California. The 25-year-old software engineer’s footprints were found on the inside of her windshield, a sign of struggle, said the DA’s office.
Investigators said Woodward had developed feelings for his roommate, Houts’ boyfriend, and was jealous of their relationship.
Last year, the Santa Clara County crime lab and the Mountain View Police Department used new developments in forensic science to link Woodward to the rope around Houts’ neck, investigators said. “The biggest hurdle … was being able to find new evidence,” Mountain View police Sgt. David Fisher told CNN affiliate KGO. “Since then, these advancements have really given the district attorney the ability to file charges here.”
“I want Ms. Houts’ family and friends to know that we never gave up on her. Neither time nor distance will stop us from finding out the truth and seeking justice,” said District Attorney Jeff Rosen.
“My first reaction was ‘yes!’ ‘Yay!’ And then you come down from that, you go, ‘she’s not coming home,'” Houts’ sister Cindy told KGO.
Woodward is being held without bail in New York while he awaits extradition. He will be arraigned once he returns to California. If convicted, he faces life in prison, according to the DA’s office.
CNN has requested comment from ReadyTech. It is not clear if Woodward has a lawyer.
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Attorneys Amir Alavi, Demetrios Anaipakos recognized for intellectual property work
HOUSTON, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Less than two months since its launch, the Houston intellectual property and commercial litigation law firm Alavi Anaipakos has earned an exclusive 2022 Chambers USA ranking as one of the top law firms in Texas for intellectual property matters.
Alavi Anaipakos is one of the rare law firms ever ranked in the influential Chambers guide after only a few months. Most firms typically spend years compiling a body of work that merits consideration by Chambers' researchers in the U.S. and overseas.
In addition to the firm's ranking, Alavi Anaipakos founders and experienced trial lawyers Amir Alavi and Demetrios Anaipakos also earned individual rankings for their years of expertise representing clients in high-stakes intellectual property disputes in the U.S. and vital international venues.
The Chambers analysis quotes one client who labels Mr. Anaipakos as a "tremendous talent" and another who praises Mr. Alavi as having a "deep understanding of the law as it relates to patent litigation" that produces winning trial strategies.
"We are happy and grateful to be named a top intellectual property law firm by one of the top guides to the legal profession," says Mr. Alavi. "Our rankings speak to the incredible team of lawyers who have joined us and our shared goal of being the best trial law firm anywhere. Period."
Alavi Anaipakos' deep bench of legal talent is home to proven trial attorneys Masood Anjom, Michael McBride, and Scott Clark as partners; Brian Simmons, Joshua Wyde, Justin Chen, and Steve Jugle as of counsel.
Mr. Alavi, Mr. Anaipakos, and the other attorneys at Alavi Anaipakos have successfully represented clients across the U.S. and internationally in attention-grabbing business lawsuits and patent infringement claims.
Actual trial lawyers, both Mr. Alavi and Mr. Anaipakos are Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Houston-based Alavi Anaipakos is home to high-stakes trial lawyers known for solving complex problems. The firm's attorneys have handled some of the world's largest patent infringement disputes and significant commercial cases across a wide variety of industries, from oil and gas, energy, software, high-tech, financial services, and beyond. Our team members have been in the trenches in marquee legal battles across the nation and the world for nearly 30 years. For more information, visit www.aatriallaw.com.
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South Devon pub gets incredible make-over in time for summer
- Credit: Masons Arms, St Austell Brewery
This Branscombe pub is ready for your bookings, and is looking better than ever.
St Austell Brewery’s 26 pubs with rooms ooze character, authenticity and charm - characteristics that have always been synonymous with the southwest. Each of the pubs and inns have distinctive styles, yet all boast unrivalled locations and community spirit. This summer, St Austell has made some exciting new developments ahead of the staycation season with the renovation of 14th-century Masons Arms in Branscombe, South Devon - one of Britain’s most picturesque villages. The £2 million investment has revitalised the pub’s timeless, charming features, making it the perfect country escape for locals and tourists alike.
Comprising 28 rooms and a converted cottage, Masons Arms is quintessentially English, with a thatched roof, characterful timber beams, pine cladding, whitewashed walls and a roaring log fire. The pub’s well-appointed rooms have views of the beautiful Devon countryside, each of which has been refurbished to the highest standard, masterfully blending the historical with the contemporary. The rooms and thatched cottage have been redesigned with refreshed and homely interiors and calming, earthy tones to reflect the property’s surroundings. Public spaces such as the dining rooms have also been redesigned, with warm tones, cosy furnishings and a brand-new private dining space.
The design inspiration behind the new rooms, was centred around creating an inviting, country escape that aligned with the newly renovated trading areas. The Cottage rooms had so much character and wonderful original features that the team really wanted to enhance by adding rich colours and textures. The quirky shape of such an old building means that no two rooms are the same.
The atmospheric gastropub downstairs offers a convivial and warm atmosphere for guests to enjoy, as well as sumptuous dishes including fresh seafood and reimagined pub classics. The provenance of ingredients is central to the Masons Arms’ offering, with produce sourced from local farms and suppliers in the southwest. Paired with a cold pint of St Austell’s beer, the Masons Arms is the perfect place from which to explore the bounties of the Devon countryside and coastline – the property is dog-friendly too!
Cosy rooms at the Masons Arms start from £140 per night on a bed and breakfast basis.
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Onyx IQ has announced the launch of its data-driven alternative lending software.
Designed for SME lenders looking to switch from complex legacy loan management systems to best-in-class agile technology, the cloud-based lending platform is set to change the SME lending game. By offering lenders a single platform from which to monitor every essential process, Onyx IQ empowers alternative lenders to more effectively manage their entire lending business.
The platform allows lenders and funders to streamline their lending workflows, intelligently expediting the vetting and decisioning processes they depend on to minimize risk and close deals. Instead of having to work around the bottlenecks typical of legacy systems, lenders benefit from the speed and efficiency that comes with comprehensive lending automation.
Small business lending stakeholders - from company owners to partners to C-suite execs - will see a flood of benefits as their teams work smarter, faster, and smoother. From underwriting to collections, the Onyx IQ platform touches every job role, simplifying day-to-day tasks and helping organizations save big on both time and money.
Onyx IQ reduces complexity, eliminates repetitive tasks, and better allocates lending resources with collaborative, end-to-end process management.
"As a fintech company with specialist industry experience, we're focused on giving small business lenders the tools to revolutionize the way they work," said Elizabeth Schuerman, VP of Sales at Onyx IQ. "Lenders will start achieving better results, faster, with processes that traditionally take days now being actioned in a matter of clicks. We're delighted to be able to help small business lenders grow and scale, and look forward to transforming the SME lending industry with a full-service platform that automates and enhances key elements of the lending process."
Additional features of the Onyx IQ alternative lending platform include:
- Advanced automation in every pillar of the lending ecosystem to make loan decisions easily, safely, and with the speed that customers demand.
- Data-driven decision-making for more robust risk management. SME lenders can avoid questionable data analysis and boost workflow efficiency.
- Optimized stakeholder collaboration through advanced APIs, enhancing productivity and bringing every stakeholder together for a unified loan management process.
- Security and compliance at the heart of the platform. With multi-factor authentication, role based security, and data encryption lenders are assured that their data is completely protected.
Onyx IQ's cloud-based lending software can be customized to meet each SME lender's unique operational requirements so all lending activities can be effortlessly and securely managed within a single-platform solution.
With prebuilt workflows for underwriting, customizable scorecards, communication templates for collections, automatic updates of syndication funds, real-time performance data, and more, it also offers an industry-leading feature suite. Pre-integration with the entire ecosystem of partners needed by a SME lender round out all aspects of the lending process. Onyx IQ partners with the best in the industry to ensure its users benefit from exceptional service and functionality. Finally, an aggressive product roadmap ensures SME lenders can take advantage of the latest features and integrations with ease.
About Onyx IQ: Onyx IQ is a full-service technology platform built by lenders for lenders. Established in 2017, Onyx IQ was created by Jay Keller, CEO of Wall Street Funding, after finding the market lacked a robust lending platform with all the features and functionality he needed. Today, Onyx IQ's cloud based solution can be rapidly delivered in just a couple of weeks allowing you to quickly and easily realize the platform benefits.
For more information, please call or text Liz Schuerman at 980-613-6304, or email info@onyxiq.com.
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Smartphone Data Discovery Leader Will Feature its Patented SaaS Framework in Delivering Efficiency and Cost-Certainty to the Premier Business Law Firm
IRVINE, Calif., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ModeOne Technologies, Inc., a leader in smartphone data discovery, today announced that it has entered into a managed forensics services partnership with business law firm Spencer Fane LLP to provide smartphone data collection and expert forensics services. Spencer Fane is a national law firm that has been recognized by The American Lawyer as one of the fastest growing on its Am Law 200 ranking of the largest firms in the United States. The firm's full-service legal services are delivered to clients by more than 400 attorneys in 22 offices across the United States.
"Our partnership with ModeOne allows Spencer Fane to better serve our clients with highly-efficient cell phone data acquisition and expert forensic services," said Philip Goodin, Esq., Spencer Fane's Legal Innovations and eDiscovery Counsel. "ModeOne's services in these areas have been first-rate, a five-star performance."
ModeOne offers the profession's first fully-remote, automated, and targeted solution for collecting evidentiary data from Apple (iOS) and Android mobile phones that doesn't require a physical mobile collection kit. The revolutionary technology materially reduces the "time to facts" for attorneys, minimizes manpower requirements, and cuts the typical cost of evidentiary data collection from mobile devices by a minimum of 50%.
Under this new program, ModeOne will assign a dedicated team of digital forensics experts to support data preservation and collection efforts from mobile devices, forensics analysis, and general evidence management.
"We are excited to work with an innovative firm dedicated to investing in cutting-edge technologies and process automation to reduce its clients' cost and speed of delivery," said Ryan Frye, ModeOne's senior vice president of forensics services. "Our managed-services pricing model will further reduce Spencer Fane's client costs versus standard transactional, line-item rate structures."
Spencer Fane is a full-service business law firm focused on providing results that move clients and their businesses forward. With direct access to firm leadership and a different approach to client engagement, its attorneys instill confidence and certainty that the clients' interests are the firm's priority. The firm has offices in Phoenix, Arizona; Colorado Springs and Denver, Colorado; Tampa, Florida; Overland Park, Kansas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Cape Girardeau, Jefferson City, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; Las Vegas, Nevada; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Greenville, South Carolina; Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; Hendersonville and Nashville, Tennessee; and Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Plano, Texas. For more information, visit spencerfane.com or follow @spencerfane on Twitter.
ModeOne offers the industry's first automated, fully-remote mobile data acquisition solution with global reach. Our patented SaaS technology helps clients target, collect, and review emerging forms of digital data and short-message chat information quickly, accurately and with cost-certainty. It is the first mobile phone data acquisition solution that doesn't require a physical mobile collection kit. ModeOne is a validated technology partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network. The company supports litigation services providers, law firms, corporations, government entities, law enforcement agencies, and cybersecurity services firms. ModeOne's senior leadership and consulting team offers over 90 years of litigation services and technology experience in electronic discovery, enterprise data security, evidence management, and digital forensics. For more information about ModeOne, visit www.modeone.io. Also, please contact us at Info@modeone.io or call (949) 449-0116.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The teenage girl had a habit of shooting her gun in the air.
So when a witness heard a shot, she wasn’t concerned that anyone was injured.
But someone was, another girl, who suffered a gunshot wound to the front of her head. That girl was left in life-threatening condition, and now her friend who had a penchant for firing her handgun is facing prison time.
Tuesday, Elaysha Underwood, 16, of the 800 block of Melody Circle North, was charged as an adult in Allen Superior Court with felony counts of attempted murder and using a firearm in the commission of a crim.
She’s accused of shooting the other girl over what may have been a relationship gone bad.
Underwood has been in custody since shortly after the shooting earlier this month, but will now likely be transferred from the Allen County Juvenile Center to the Allen County Jail.
On July 5, Underwood went to her friend’s home at 512 Piccadilly Circle to see her after messaging the girl on Instagram starting at 11 p.m. that night, according to a probable cause affidavit written by Fort Wayne Police homicide detective Ben Miller.
By 11 a.m. the following morning, Underwood’s friend was lying in her backyard, fighting for her life, court documents said.
The messaging between the two girls appeared to be over their relationship, that was romantic and sexual in nature. Underwood told the victim she was going to come over to the victim’s home to spend the night. Then Underwood told the victim she was there and wanted to be let inside.
“Why u had too leave me outside dough,” she said in a text. Then “Lay,” as Underwood was known, went to the back door and got mad that the victim wasn’t letting her come inside.
Two of the last messages Underwood sent to the girl were “you still not gone tmb (take me back) dude” and “on my mom I’m cool off u.”
A witness inside the home with the victim told detectives she knew Underwood had been messaging the girl. This witness also said the victim eventually told her she was going outside to see Underwood. At some point, the witness heard the victim say “stop” while outside with Underwood, according to court documents.
That’s when the witness heard a gunshot, but thought it might have just been Underwood shooting her gun in the air as she had done in the past, court documents said.
It’s not clear when police were called, but they arrived at the house just before 11 a.m. on July 6 to find the girl suffering from a gunshot in the front yard.
Another witness told homicide detective Ben MacDonald that she knew the victim had a friend name “Lay” who lived in the new houses behind the Shell gas station at Tillman Road and Anthony Boulevard. She also said “Lay” carried a handgun in the past.
In late May, detectives had encountered the victim parked in front of Underwood’s home who said she was “just hanging out with friends there.” Detectives had the home under surveillance at that time and witnessed Underwood come out of the house, take a bag from a vehicle and get into a red Chevrolet Trailablazer.
Detectives believed that the evidence showed the victim’s last contact with Underwood, court documents said.
So detectives went to Underwood’s home after the shooting and conducted a traffic stop on the Trailblazer as it left the area. Underwood was the front seat passenger, court documents said. After a warrant was obtained and the Trailblazer was searched, detectives found a standard Ruger magazine containing five .22 rounds and an additional round chambered in the barrel.
A witness previously described Underwood’s gun as smaller and silver or black in color.
Underwood and the Trailblazer’s driver were taken to the detective bureau where they were read the Juvenile Advice of Rights. Underwood agreed to speak with detectives and told them her relationship with the victim was sexual.
Underwood said another witness drove her to the victim’s home. She and the victim had been messaging each other and the victim “wanted her to come over,” according to court documents. Underwood said she went to the front door and waited for several minutes to be let inside, then left.
Underwood said she never went to the back door.
But a witness who said she drove Underwood to the home the night before told detectives a different story. This witness said Underwood went to the front door and when she didn’t get a response, she went around to the back of the house and returned to the vehicle about five minutes later.
The witness said Underwood had posted firearms on her social media posts.
Underwood was arrested shortly after the interview | https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/court-docs-teens-romantic-rebuff-led-to-attempted-murder-charge/ | 2022-07-12T17:24:58Z | https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/court-docs-teens-romantic-rebuff-led-to-attempted-murder-charge/ | false |
West Markham: Man, 80, dies in hospital after crash
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An 80-year-old man has died in hospital after a crash in Nottinghamshire.
Police said emergency services were called to reports of a serious collision in Great North Road, West Markham, at about 17:40 BST on Saturday.
The man was taken for treatment but died later. The force has not said whether he was a pedestrian or inside a vehicle.
Anyone who saw the crash or has dashcam footage has been asked to come forward.
Sgt Mark Baker, from Nottinghamshire Police, said: "A man sadly died at hospital following the collision and our thoughts and sympathies are with his family and friends at this incredibly sad time.
"I want to thank motorists and people in the area for their patience over the weekend while we dealt with the incident and carried out our investigations."
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Partnership provides doctors a foundation to heal a wide array of canine conditions
MARBLEHEAD, Mass. and SHELBURNE, Vt., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Licensed human food manufacturer, Goodness Gracious, announced a strategic partnership today with A Time to Heal that will distribute their human grade canine diets to veterinarians across the United States beginning July 12, 2022.
Underscoring the companies' mutual commitment to superior nutritional and quality standards, the partnership brings Goodness Gracious' gently cooked, 100% whole food, complete and balanced dog foods to A Time to Heal's community of integrative licensed veterinarians. Goodness Gracious' high protein, moderate fat, and low starch diets are crafted in small batches following current Good Manufacturing Practices - the same exacting quality standards as human food.
"Goodness Gracious is committed to exceptional nutrition, ethical sourcing, a greener planet, and a diverse workplace," says Amy Renz, Goodness Gracious CEO. "We are honored to be partnered with A Time to Heal and their veterinary community. Having our recipes embraced by integrative veterinarians as the gold standard and seeing first-hand the health improvements these species appropriate formulations make energizes us. Our ingredients include ethically-sourced proteins, anti-inflammatory non-GMO vegetables, and heathy fats to achieve diets with low glycemic loads, good Omega-3 fatty acid balances, reduced sodium levels, and antioxidant richness," said Renz.
Goodness Gracious formulations are the result of a collaborative process between the company and Nathan Heilman, DVM, CVT, CVSMT of Qi Veterinary Clinic. The diets are refinements of the practice's recipes, which have optimized the health of hundreds of patients over the last 15 years, according to Dr. Heilman.
"Practicing holistic medicine without excellent nutrition in place is like sailing into a strong headwind. By distributing Goodness Gracious' human grade dog food to veterinarians, we are providing doctors a foundation upon which to heal and prevent a wide array of canine disorders," said Thérèse Fafard, CEO of A Time to Heal.
Since their founding, A Time to Heal has provided veterinarians a comprehensive toolkit of herbal formulas, medical supplies, and AHVMA and CIVT-affiliated educational offerings to help them treat patients. This community views food as medicine and Goodness Gracious' offering as a powerful complement. The ingredient quality and nutrient ratios in the recipes align with what the company considers optimal nutrition for dogs, according to Dr. Heilman, co-owner and consulting veterinarian to A Time To Heal.
To reduce carbon emissions and waste, Goodness Gracious is drop shipping their frozen food direct to veterinarians and their clients in compostable hay-insulated boxes.
For more information, visit atimetohealherbs.com or goodnessgraciousco.com.
Goodness Gracious is as much a company as it is a spirit. Their mission is to provide human grade, nutritionally superior, whole food diets and treats for pets in a way that improves our connection to the planet and each other. Goodness Gracious operates their own manufacturing facility in Massachusetts. They are woman-owned, diversely-teamed and donate 51% of their profits to animal charities. Their products include a line of gently cooked dog food, single-ingredient jerky and chews, gluten free biscuits, training treats and food toppers for dogs; plus single protein cat treats.
A Time to Heal sells acupuncture supplies and herbal granules and extracts to licensed veterinarians in the US. They are the exclusive US distributor of Natural Path Herbs.
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Fifth-year senior forward Adam Burchell of the West Virginia University men’s soccer team travels to Jerusalem, Israel, to play in the 2022 Maccabiah Games with the Maccabi Great Britain Football Team.
Commonly referred to as the “Jewish Olympics,” the 21st edition of the event runs from July 12-26, with around 10,000 athletes expected to participate. In all, the Maccabiah Games features 42 different sports.
Great Britain begins competition with group play, beginning on Thursday, July 14, against France. The squad also will take on Spain on Sunday, July 17, and Australia on Monday, July 18, before knockout stages commence. The full schedule with stats and results can be found on Maccabiah.com.
A native of Hertfordshire, England, Burchell is set to play in the Maccabiah Games for the second time. In 2017, he was a part of Great Britain’s silver-medal-winning team, and he scored the game-winning goal in a semifinal victory over Mexico. He also played with the team at the 2019 European Maccabi Games in Budapest, Hungary, winning gold and finding the back of the net in the championship game against France.
Burchell scored two goals with one assist in 19 games played for the Mountaineers last season. He fired nine shots (four on goal) in 519 minutes of action, helping WVU reach the NCAA Quarterfinal for the first time since 1981. | https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/burchell-to-play-for-great-britain-in-maccabiah-games/ | 2022-07-12T17:38:46Z | https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/burchell-to-play-for-great-britain-in-maccabiah-games/ | true |
SIOUXFALLD, (AP) — Sioux Falls police fired numerous gunshots at a man who threatened officers with a shotgun, according to the city's police chief.
No one was hit by the gunshots fired Monday afternoon in a car wash parking lot, said Chief Jon Thum.
Police responded to a tip about parole absconders, saw a vehicle leaving a home and attempted to make a traffic stop.
Thum says the driver pulled into the car wash lot, made a U-turn and came head-to-head with police.
At that point, a person in the backseat “brandished” a shotgun and police fired “multiple” shots, according to Thum.
Two people in the front seat crawled out of the vehicle and laid down on the concrete, while the man in the backseat left his shotgun in the car and fled into an office at the car wash, Thum said. Police followed and used a stun gun to arrest him, the Argus Leader reported.
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation into the shooting, which is the fourth involving Sioux Falls officers since January and sixth in the past nine months. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Three-arrested-after-Sioux-Falls-police-shoot-at-17299748.php | 2022-07-12T17:39:11Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Three-arrested-after-Sioux-Falls-police-shoot-at-17299748.php | true |
El Dorado Hills Native Brings Premier Facility Solutions to the State Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- City Wide Facility Solutions, the leading management company in the building maintenance industry, has opened its ninth location in California. The new office in Sacramento serves several cities in the region including El Dorado Hills, Roseville, Folsom, Rocklin, Davis, Elk Grove and Lodi.
Local building owners and property management companies throughout Sacramento and its surrounding areas now have access to a single-source solution for all their facility management needs, including janitorial, event services, carpet cleaning and parking lot services. Former corporate America banking executive, Housi Kakar, opened the doors to City Wide Facility Solutions at 2941 Sunrise Boulevard, Suite 240 in Rancho Cordova.
"The reason I gravitated to City Wide is because I saw the opportunity to become a proud business owner like my family members who own a variety of businesses from automotive service centers to custom Italian suit stores. City Wide has a strong foundation embedded in leadership, integrity, commitment and top tier performance, which aligns well with my values," said Kakar. "As a board member of the WTC of Northern California and an active member and volunteer in the community, it became clear to me there is a need for this type of support. I believe we can really benefit the lives of business owners and property managers by being their one-stop solution and easing their workload."
Prior to beginning this journey to business ownership with City Wide, Kakar spent more than 24 years in the banking industry — starting her career as a teller and working her way up to various other leadership positions at companies such as JP Morgan Chase. Her extensive background in building and managing complex businesses, while leading teams to over deliver undoubtedly positions Kakar to serve Sacramento with unparalleled client services.
"Over the years, I discovered I have a passion for serving others," added Kakar. "I know my experience managing an array of teams will allow me to lead a team that will be sure to deliver our support at the highest quality to our clients each and every day."
City Wide Facility Solutions, which celebrated its 60th anniversary last year, has consistently evolved and adapted to become "The First Choice" for its clients, employees, franchise owners, independent contractors and vendors. Managing more than 20 services for its clients, City Wide offers one point of contact and provides professional communication and project management through every stage of the experience. This allows for clients to focus on running their business while uplifting smaller, independent and locally owned companies to execute services. More independent businesses and commercial properties across the United States and Canada will soon benefit from the opportunities and services City Wide affords, as additional locations are scheduled to open in Delaware, Louisiana, Nevada, Kentucky and Toronto in the coming months.
For more information about City Wide Facility Solutions in Sacramento, CA and the services it offers, please visit sacramento.gocitywide.com or call (916) 623-4840.
City Wide Facility Solutions is the leading management company in the building maintenance industry, managing janitorial services, commercial cleaning, disinfecting, and more than 20 additional facility solutions for commercial clients. Founded in 1961 in Kansas City, MO, City Wide began franchising in 2001 and has expanded to more than 80 territories in the U.S. and Canada. By working with independent contractors, City Wide can assist its clients with any facility-related service, from floor care and pressure washing to parking lot services and tenant improvement. By simplifying facility matters that are a key focus of building owners, operators, and management companies, City Wide eases the time, stress, and resources typically required to oversee an entire facility. City Wide is proud to do more than just manage facility solutions and services for commercial facilities – it prides itself on being a partner that helps clients save time and solve problems. Its mission is to create a Ripple Effect by positively impacting the people and communities it serves.
For more information about City Wide Facility Solutions and the services it manages, please visit www.gocitywide.com. For information about franchising with City Wide Facility Solutions, visit www.citywidefranchise.com.
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Mystery rescuer saves 22 people off sinking charter boat in NJ
SEA ISLE CITY — A good Samaritan rescued 22 people from a sinking charter boat on Monday night.
The unidentified boater showed up when they saw The Starfish taking on water after hitting the Townsend Inlet Bridge around 6:50 p.m. and got everyone back to shore, U.S. Coast Guard. Coast Guard spokesperson Petty Officer Cynthia Oldham told New Jersey 101.5.
"Great job to the 'Good Sam' who helped out. We're not really sure who that is. Our station boat got on scene but the 'Good Sam' had already rescued the people and the salvage companies were already helping out the boat," Oldham said.
Northstar Marine and Sea Tow took care of the boat into the evening hours on Monday, according to Oldham.
Compliments for the crew
One of the passengers on board The Starfish thanked the crew for thow they handled the situation.
"We were on this boat when the incident occurred. We could not have asked for things to be handled any better," passenger Kristy Thomas Waff wrote on the Starfish Boats' Facebook page. "The first priority of Capt Mike and 1st Mate Kevin was passenger safety and when it became apparent that the SF would not make it back to the dock, we were quickly and safely moved to another boat by Captain Bob and taken back to the dock."
No one was injured and the was no leak of fuel into the water, Oldham said. Coast Guard divers confirmed there is no damage to the boat's fuel tanks.
Starfish Boats said on Facebook that the boat was damaged and will be inoperable for “some time” but vowed to return to service. The company will contact anyone with a scheduled trip.
Dan Alexander is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at dan.alexander@townsquaremedia.com
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- Adventure Kitchen
- Angel Planet Foods
- Anita's Baked Wonders
- Bull 'N Bear Brewery
- Fit Fed Puppy
- Foraged Feast
- Hummus Boss
- Jana's Jammy
- Java's Compost
- Kariba Farms
- Louis Organics
- Luxx Chocolat
- Made with Clay
- Mangalitsa
- Our Woods Maple Syrup
- Roaming Acres Farm
- Spice Sisters
- Stefan's Polish Foods
- Sustainable Haus
- Valley Shepherd Creamery
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Rigorous, independent audit certifies RazorMetrics has the highest level of data security measures
AUSTIN, Texas, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RazorMetrics, a SaaS-based drug cost solution platform earned a Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2) Certification, which is based on five trust service principles: security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. SOC 2 compliance is only awarded to tech companies after they pass a painstaking, third-party audit.
RazorMetrics pursued the voluntary security audit because the company strives to be the best-in-class drug savings technology solution and to demonstrate their commitment to data security, maintaining the availability of its service, and protecting the confidential information of its customers. The company is receiving the certification for the second year in a row, showing its commitment to HIPAA, data security, and patient privacy.
"Data security is essential in our modern, highly connected world. But in the healthcare tech space, where companies work with private health information, there is no room for error," said Gary Epple, Chief Technology Officer for RazorMetrics. "While the certification itself is important, the security culture that we've installed since the start of the company is what differentiates us from others in the space."
SOC 2 Audit compliance is a stringent security audit program for service organizations developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The purpose of the SOC 2 audit and certification is to provide industry-recognized and verifiable third-party assurance that RazorMetrics has protective security controls to safeguard federally regulated electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), as well as other confidential or private data.
RazorMetrics' SOC 2 report was issued by an independent CPA firm, A-LIGN. During the examination, the independent auditors evaluated and tested controls over the following domains:
- Control environment
- Risk Assessment
- Communication and Information
- Risk Mitigation
- Monitoring Activities
- Control Activities
- Logical and Physical access controls
- System operations
- Change management
- Additional Criteria for Availability
RazorMetrics is a healthcare technology company whose SaaS-based platform uses AI and ML to lower drug spend for health plans, self-insured employers, and consumers. RazorMetrics unique, physician-first approach process that is simple, requires no extra clicks in the EHR and no external programs or apps to access. Switches are straightforward, easy to make, and the entire process stays within the normal clinical workflow. The platform is complementary to existing pharmacy initiatives and works with PBMs and other drug cost savings solutions to optimize results. RazorMetrics is fully scalable and customizable to each client's unique variables and formularies. For more information, visit www.razormetrics.com.
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Students Using Imagine Math Show Higher Scores and Proficiency Levels
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine Learning, the largest provider of digital curriculum solutions in the U.S., serving 15 million students in more than half the school districts nationwide, today announced the results of two new studies revealing that elementary and middle school students who used Imagine Math demonstrated significant academic gains on standardized assessments. The studies took place in schools across Texas, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina during the 2020-21 school year.
"As we continue to collaborate with districts, the results of these studies reveal what the future of learning can look like when the power of digital learning is harnessed to support educators," said Jeff Pendleton, SVP and General Manager of Supplemental and Intervention for Imagine Learning. "Students are making great strides through the use of our adaptive, personalized learning solutions and we're delighted to see Imagine Math accelerating learning and igniting breakthroughs."
- During the 2020-21 academic year, a public school district in Texas implemented Imagine Math with students in Grades 1-9. Imagine Learning obtained and analyzed Renaissance Star Math® test scores from more than 16,000 Imagine Math students and from a comparison group of students who were matched on their Fall 2020 Renaissance Star Math scaled score, race/ethnicity, and gender. Findings from the study show that after one year using Imagine Math, students demonstrated significantly greater gains on the Renaissance Star Math assessment than their nonparticipating peers. Additionally, the percentage of Imagine Math students reaching Proficient on the Renaissance Star Math assessment was greater than that of the matched non-user group.
- During the 2020-21 academic year, a national network of charter schools implemented Imagine Math with 3,048 students in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Imagine Learning analyzed Fall 2020 to Spring 2021 NWEA MAP Growth Math data among those Imagine Math students compared to a statistically matched group of 3,068 program non-users who were demographically and academically similar. Overall, findings from the study showed that the students who used Imagine Math demonstrated a significantly greater growth rate from Fall 2020 to Spring 2021 than non-users.
Imagine Math combines a rich curriculum with fun, adaptive digital experiences to help students become confident math learners. Ideal as a supplement to standards-based PreK—Geometry core instruction, its two age-appropriate learning environments are designed for student engagement. In grades PreK-2, Imagine Math is designed to inspire a lifelong love of mathematics and is fully available in both English and Spanish. The program immerses early learners in an engaging storybook context that seamlessly teaches young students to see mathematics in their everyday world. In Grades 3 and above, students are invited to a meaningful exploration of mathematical understanding. Rigorous, standards-rich content adapts to the unique needs of each learner to develop essential foundations and conceptual understanding they need to achieve grade-level mastery. Unique to Imagine Math, point-of-need access to live instruction by certified, bilingual math educators is available to make deep learning beyond the bell a reality. More information is available at imaginelearning.com/imagine-math.
Imagine Learning is a PreK–12 digital learning solutions company that ignites learning breakthroughs by designing forward-thinking solutions at the intersection of people, curricula, and technology to drive student growth. Imagine Learning serves more than 15 million students and partners with more than half the school districts nationwide. Imagine Learning's flagship products include Imagine Edgenuity®, online courseware and virtual school services solutions; supplemental and intervention solutions for literacy, language, mathematics, robotics, and coding; and high-quality, digital-first core curriculum, including Illustrative Mathematics®, EL Education®, and Odell Education®—all on the Imagine Learning Classroom—and Twig Science®. Read more about Imagine Learning's digital solutions at imaginelearning.com.
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- One man is behind bars after police said he shot a man on July 4; the victim, 32-year-old Richard Alan Rose died July 11. Luis Jesus Berlanga, 17, has been charged with Murder.
According to an affidavit, on July 4, Midland Police Department investigators responded to Midland Memorial Hospital after a gunshot victim was brought to the emergency room in a personal vehicle. Medical staff told MPD the victim, later identified as Rose, was in critical condition with a gunshot wound to his chest, which caused damage to a lung as well as his spinal cord.
A woman told investigators she had been visiting her boyfriend, identified as Berlanga, in his grandparent’s home when they got into an argument. She said she sent her brother a text stating she wanted to leave and asked if he would pick her up.
Shortly after, her brother arrived with two friends. She woman then stated when her brother arrived, he and Berlanga got into an argument because Berlanga didn’t want to let her leave. During the confrontation between Berlanga and the brother, Rose reportedly stepped out of the truck to intervene. Several witnesses stated Berlanga then pulled a gun out of his pocket and shot Rose in the side.
Detectives then spoke with Berlanga who admitted to shooting Rose. He said Rose interrupted the conversation between him, his girlfriend, and her brother and accused Rose of punching him in the face. He said he got the gun from his grandparent’s home and hid it under some stones near a fence after the shooting. Later, detectives learned that the gun used in the crime was actually stolen.
Initially Berlanga was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. After Rose died on Monday, Berlanga was then charged with Murder. He remained jailed as of Tuesday afternoon on an initial bond of $200,000; the bond for the murder charge had not yet been set. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/victim-in-july-4-shooting-dies-teen-arrested/ | 2022-07-12T17:46:36Z | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/victim-in-july-4-shooting-dies-teen-arrested/ | true |
NEW YORK (AP) — Val Ackerman, Leonard Hamilton, Speedy Morris and Rick Byrd are this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award.
Ackerman helped found the WNBA and served as the first president. She also has had a successful career as commissioner of the Big East Conference since 2013, leading the rebirth of the conference following the decision of basketball schools to separate from the original conference.
Hamilton is the winningest coach in Florida State basketball history and fifth all-time in Atlantic Coast Conference history. He has 394 victories in his 20 years at the school and 594 overall in his 34-year career that included stops at Oklahoma State and Miami before coming to the Seminoles in 2002.
Morris guided La Salle from 1986-2001 and collecting 238 wins and four NCAA Tournament appearances. In the 1989-90 season, his team went 30-2 and finished 12th in the AP poll behind Lionel Simmons and Doug Overton. Morris was the first Division I coach to coach both the men’s and women’s basketball programs at the same school.
Byrd spent 33 years coaching at Belmont from 1986-2019. He won 713 games there and 805 overall. The Bruins went 27-6 in his final season and made the NCAA Tournament. Belmont made eight NCAA appearances during Byrd’s tenure.
This is the 14th year the award will be presented to those who have shown the character traits of Lapchick, who coached at St. John’s and with the New York Knicks.
The quartet will be honored at a luncheon on Sept. 16 in New York.
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Scroll through the #tiktokmademebuyit hashtag on TikTok, and you’ll find users raving about millions of products, many of which are Amazon finds. And with this year’s Prime Day deals out in full force, today’s your chance to save big on a ton of TikTok-viral items.
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Bissell’s Miracle-Working Little Green Machine
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If you want to create the shiny strands and volume you’d get from a salon blowout at home, add this T3 blow dry brush to your cart. Some shoppers say it’s a dupe for the Dyson Airwrap and right now it’s 33% off.
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JW Pei’s handbags are already fairly affordable, so snagging one for 20% off is a great deal. The Gabbi style is all over TikTok thanks to its versatility and quality.
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Tons of TikTok influencers claim these Whitestrips are behind their bright white smiles, so you might as well try them for yourself while they’re 35% off. These typically sell out during Prime Day, so don’t want too long to add them to your cart. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/2022/07/12/tiktok-amazon-finds/ | 2022-07-12T17:56:25Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/2022/07/12/tiktok-amazon-finds/ | true |
TORRANCE, Calif., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pelican Products Inc., the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective cases, temperature-controlled packaging systems, lighting systems, and rugged outdoor gear, has appointed Mike Davis as group CEO of its Peli BioThermal Division, the life science industry's partner from discovery to distribution.
"I'm honored to join and lead Peli BioThermal into the next chapter of success," said Mr. Davis. "From the breadth of our passive, temperature-controlled portfolio of shippers and rental programs to our 19-site (and growing) global service network, we're clearly the foremost partner for the cold chain logistics shipments for the life science industry. I look forward to working with our customers, which include 18 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies worldwide."
Davis comes to Pelican with over 20 years of experience driving long-term profitability through proven strategies in multi-unit franchising, B2B, B2C, eCommerce/DTC/3PL, digital, and media. In his new role as group CEO, he will be responsible for Peli BioThermal's success and growth, brand vision and go-to-market strategy. He will focus on developing strategic initiatives and setting business objectives to ensure profitability and will directly oversee operations, product development and life cycle, business development, sales, and marketing initiatives. Davis will build on and lead a best-in-class organization which includes resources to service key geographies, customers, and market sectors with an emphasis on ethical leadership and decision-making. Davis will report to CEO of Pelican Products, Phil Gyori.
"I feel very fortunate to have Mike joining us at this pivotal time. The sky is the limit for this business, and Mike is an experienced executive with a great track record of building companies and helping transform them from good to great," said Mr. Gyori.
Davis most recently served as CEO of VALPAK where he improved shareholder value by tackling complex concepts, accessed business opportunities, and addressed and reset goals/strategies. Prior to that he held executive positions at Valpak, Napster (Rhapsody International), TPG Capital, Cinram, Alliance Entertainment, and Universal Music Group.
Pelican Products, Inc. is the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective cases, temperature-controlled packaging solutions, advanced portable lighting systems and rugged gear for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts. Their products are used by professionals in the most demanding markets including fire safety, law enforcement, defense / military, aerospace, life sciences, industrial, entertainment, and in numerous outdoor markets. Pelican™ products are designed and built to last a lifetime. The company operates in 27 countries, with 23 international sales offices and eleven manufacturing facilities around the globe. In Europe, the company does business under the name Peli Products, S.LU. and the division which manufactures temperature-controlled packaging for the healthcare industry, does business worldwide under the brand Peli BioThermal. For more information, visit www.pelican.com.
Peli BioThermal offers the widest range of temperature-controlled packaging and service solutions to the global life sciences industry. The company's products ensure that delicate biological materials arrive intact and effective, despite exterior environments. Peli BioThermal is dedicated to developing innovative products designed to fulfill the complex needs of the global life sciences industry. Peli BioThermal's customers benefit from its extensive expertise in ensuring that temperature stability is maintained throughout the distribution chain. The company also offers a complete portfolio of services and software to support end-to-end temperature-controlled packaging asset management. Peli BioThermal is a division of Pelican Products, Inc., the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective cases, advanced portable lighting systems and rugged gear for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts. For more information, visit pelibiothermal.com.
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Family members and their supporters are demanding the release of body camera video related to a fatal police shooting in Fargo last week.
About 50 people gathered Monday evening outside Fargo City Hall to press for the video's release.
Gary Netterville said the family has been given very little information about the death of his younger brother, Shane Netterville.
“It was just a shame what happened to him, you know we have heard only what was on the news and what was vaguely told to us, we are getting little pieces of different stories so you don’t know what actually happened,” he said.
Fargo Officer Adam O’Brien, an 11-year veteran of the department, shot Shane Netterville Friday after police responded to a report of people slumped over in a van.
Police said when they arrived and tried to make contact with the occupants, the vehicle began to travel directly toward officers and O’Brien fired.
Shane Netterville was driving the van, which police said had been reported stolen.
Gary Netterville said officials told him this week that the investigation could take a month or longer.
Police have indicated the officer’s body camera footage of the shooting could be released before the investigation is complete, Minnesota Public Radio News reported.
The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting. Officer O’Brien is currently on leave, which is standard protocol. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Family-demands-release-of-police-video-in-fatal-17299521.php | 2022-07-12T18:00:10Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Family-demands-release-of-police-video-in-fatal-17299521.php | true |
For the first time in 14 months, Mega Millions’ jackpot has grown to $440 million as the multi-state lottery has failed to produce a winner in over three months.
The last time the jackpot was this large was in May 2021 when a $516 million ticket was sold in Pennsylvania. The lottery also delivered its second $1 billion jackpot early last year.
Mega Millions has produced four winners so far in 2022. The largest jackpot this year came in January when a $426 million jackpot was claimed in California.
Mega Millions is played in all states except Hawaii, Alaska, Nevada, Utah, and Alabama. The odds of drawing all six numbers in Mega Millions are 1 in nearly 302 million.
Even just matching five numbers is worth $1 million.
Tuesday’s drawing will be held at 11 p.m. ET. If a winning ticket is not sold tonight, Friday’s jackpot will likely be among the 10 largest in Mega Millions’ history. | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/mega-millions-jackpot-largest-in-over-a-year | 2022-07-12T18:01:45Z | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/mega-millions-jackpot-largest-in-over-a-year | true |
Manure digester, cropping practices, animal care stand out at Deer Run Dairy
KEWAUNEE, Wis., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Wisconsin dairy farm, Deer Run Dairy, has won national recognition for a comprehensive approach to sustainability.
The farm's Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability award comes from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy as part of the center's 11th annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards.
Deer Run, owned by partners Duane and Derek Ducat (father and son) and Dale Bogart, milks about 1,650 cows with an additional 250 dry cows on site. The 2,500 acres of farmland is in an area with fractured bedrock and in some places very shallow soil, posing unique challenges to water quality.
"We really take a whole-farm approach to sustainability ― from our animals' health, to being stewards of the land and using our manure digester to reduce pathogen levels," Duane Ducat said. "We have a culture that's developed at Deer Run to embrace the challenges that come with introducing new practices and methods that make it possible to be sustainable for the future."
The sustainability awards, announced last month, recognize dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for practices that demonstrate outstanding economic, environmental and social benefits; a longstanding commitment to continuous improvement; and a replicable model to inform and inspire others in advancing dairy sustainability leadership.
"Deer Run is always willing to step up and take on new challenges by accelerating the adoption of practices that lead to continuous improvement in conservation," said Tim Trotter, CEO of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, who nominated the farm. "This farm takes great pride in the commitment they've made to be a leading advocate for sustainability in the dairy community, and we could not be prouder to be associated with such an extraordinary representative."
Learning and adapting are ongoing processes at Deer Run. The farm is part of the Door-Kewaunee Watershed Demonstration Farms Network with guidance from the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. Duane Ducat is also a founding member of Peninsula Pride Farms (PPF), a farmer-led conservation group whose members work together to protect the local watershed and encourage other farmers to try conservation practices such as cover crops, buffer strips and no-tillage.
Through PPF and the network, Deer Run hosts field days to show practices in action and share the benefits. Among the many people who have toured the farm to see the conservation up close is Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.
The farm's sustainability efforts are wide-ranging.
"We are very deliberate with our manure applications to the land as well as our cropping practices," Duane Ducat said. "We are planting cover crops in the late summer and fall, as well as no-till planting green into these cover crops in the spring to help protect and enhance soil health."
With the use of an anaerobic digester, Deer Run is reducing pathogens in manure by a thousandfold, leaving just one-tenth of 1% of the pathogens found in untreated manure. In 2020, the digester was converted to produce renewable natural gas, a clean, low-carbon fuel for the transportation market. Byproducts from the digester include animal bedding and nutrient-rich fertilizer that can be either used by the farm for cost savings or sold for profit.
In 2021, a partner company began the engineering process to expand the digester system's capacity and impact by installing a mixing tank that will enable other local farms to bring animal waste to Deer Run.
The farm also focuses on cow comfort and energy efficiency. Antibiotic use is minimal, and feeding trials are being conducted to reduce methane gas production in the rumen of the cows. The barns are cross-ventilated by fans that conserve energy while keeping the animals cool.
"All of these practices help paint a complete sustainability picture at Deer Run," Duane Ducat said.
The advancements at Deer Run Dairy to constantly improve cow care and the health of the soil and water are championed in Wisconsin. There are more than 40 farmer-driven watershed protection groups in the state, all striving to improve the land and water for future generations.
"Consumers continue to look for and make purchase decisions based on sustainable messaging on labels," said Patrick Geoghegan, executive vice president of industry relations for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. "Deer Run Dairy, and many other Wisconsin dairy farms, have great stories to share about how they care for their cows, their community and the environment. Awards such as this affirm the efforts of the state's dairy farmers but also our rich heritage in conservation efforts."
Judges in the Innovation Center awards program evaluated dozens of nominations based on economic, environmental and community impact. The independent panel — including experts working with and throughout the dairy community — also considered learning, innovation, scalability and replicability.
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® is a forum that brings together the dairy community to address the changing needs and expectations of consumers through a framework of shared best practices and accountability. Initiated in 2008 by dairy farmers through the dairy checkoff, we collaborate on efforts that are important both to us and our valued customers – priorities like animal care, environmental stewardship, food safety and traceability and community contribution. The Innovation Center is committed to continuous improvement from farm to table, striving to ensure a socially responsible and economically viable dairy community. Visit USDairy.com for more information about the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative provides dairy farmers throughout the Midwest with a powerful voice — the voice of milk — in Congress, with customers and within their communities. Edge, based in Green Bay, Wis., is one of the top cooperatives in the country based on milk volume. More information: www.voiceofmilk.com.
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Event brings together channel professionals and executives from leading industries worldwide for networking and channel education
Thought provoking sessions will focus on industry trends, best practices and technology from leading industry analysts, channel chiefs and Impartner executives
SALT LAKE CITY, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After two years of hosting virtual events for channel chiefs and the channel industry, Impartner, the world's most complete channel management platform and Partner Relationship Management (PRM) provider, today announced the return of ImpartnerCON, the company's annual customer summit, scheduled for Oct. 19-21, 2022, in Salt Lake City.
More details on ImpartnerCON 2022 are available here: https://wow.impartner.com/impartnercon22-Splash.html
As one of the world's largest vendor-led channel industry event, ImpartnerCON welcomes everyone back to beautiful Salt Lake City for four days of strategy, best practices, networking and fun. Channel chiefs and executives from companies of all sizes and industries will learn how to optimize their digital transformation and partner experience from presentations by industry analysts, channel luminaries and Impartner executives.
"While we've innovated with virtual events for the past two years, we are ready to bring all the channel chiefs together in-person to learn, collaborate and move partner experience forward," said Brad Pace, Impartner COO. "The past two years have demonstrated the necessity and power of strong partner networks and the digital footprint needed to help them thrive. ImpartnerCON will help channel chiefs move at light speed toward an improved partner experience."
Since the last ImpartnerCON, the company has released three new channel partner solutions, Impartner PartnerExperience PX, Advanced MDF and Custom Objects, which includes code-free data customization to incorporate unique business cases out-of-the-box. Executives will showcase these new technologies to attendees. Impartner PX has already won four awards in 2022 alone.
Impartner maintains its leadership in the industry, being named a G2 leader in PRM for the seventh
consecutive quarter, selected as No. 1 and global winner on its Vendor Selection Matrix for Partner Management Automation (PMA) from analyst firm Research in Action and chosen as a leader in "The Forrester Wave™: Partner Relationship Management, Q4 2020."
To learn more about how Impartner helps corporations from the smallest to the largest enterprises like Honeywell, Qualtrics and Vertiv grow their channel revenue by an average of 32.3% in the first year of use alone, click here.
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Impartner is the fastest-growing, most award-winning provider of channel management technologies, including its flagship Partner Relationship Management (PRM) and Through Channel Marketing Automation (TCMA) solutions, which help companies worldwide manage their partner relationships, drive demand through partners and accelerate revenue and profitability through indirect sales channels. For more information on Impartner, which is based in Utah's tech hotbed, the Silicon Slopes, visit impartner.com.
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Heading into July, there were some concerns about Oklahoma’s recruiting class for 2023.
Those concerns are quickly fading away.
The Sooners entered July way behind in the team recruiting rankings, as 247Sports listed them outside the top 30. But after receiving five commitments last week, the Sooners have jumped all the way to No. 11.
That trails only Texas, who ranks third, among current Big 12 teams and behind five Southeastern Conference teams, the Sooners’ future home — Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas and LSU.
As of now, the 2023 class looks promising for the Sooners: 14 total commits, 1 5-star (quarterback Jackson Arnold), five 4-stars and eight 3-stars. And coach Brent Venables and his staff aren’t done recruiting, either.
Here’s a look at the Sooners’ latest additions to the 2023 class:
Jaquaize Pettaway
The 4-star receiver announced his commitment last week via social media, choosing the Sooners over Texas, Ole Miss, Arizona State and Arkansas.
The Houston, Texas native is the 33rd-ranked recruit in the class, per ESPN. He recorded 43 catches for 745 yards and seven touchdowns in eight games last season for Langham Creek High School.
Pettaway joins Keyon Brown as the receivers in the class for OU.
Cayden Green
The 4-star offensive lineman chose the Sooners over LSU, Missouri, Nebraska and Arkansas.
The Missouri native is listed at 6-foot-5 and 315 pounds, adding a big body to OU coach Bill Bedenbaugh’s offensive line.
Adepoju Adebawore
Adebawore is the type of big EDGE rusher the Sooners have been looking for.
Listed at 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, the 4-star chose the Sooners over Missouri, Northwestern, Arkansas and Florida State. He’s the 12th-ranked EDGE rusher in the class, per 247Sports.
Logan Howland
The 3-star offensive lineman chose the Sooners over Iowa, Miami, Michigan and Boston College.
Listed at 6-foot-7 and 280 pounds, Howland is the 45th-ranked offensive lineman in the class.
Phil Picciotti
Picciotti is a solid 3-star linebacker that chose the Sooners over Auburn, Michigan, Nebraska and Illinois.
The Pennsylvania native is listed at 6-foot-3 and joins Samuel Omosigho as the two linebackers in the 2023 class. | https://www.normantranscript.com/sports/ou-football-sooners-climbing-up-recruiting-rankings-after-latest-additions/article_079c68fa-0203-11ed-9215-473dc663f08d.html | 2022-07-12T18:05:30Z | https://www.normantranscript.com/sports/ou-football-sooners-climbing-up-recruiting-rankings-after-latest-additions/article_079c68fa-0203-11ed-9215-473dc663f08d.html | true |
ATLANTA, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Traders Insurance, a privately owned regional insurance company based in Kansas City, Missouri replaced its legacy claim system with Cogitate's Claims Management System to modernize claims operations with the latest technology. Cogitate, a leader in accelerated digital insurance for Wholesale Brokers, MGAs, and Carriers, offers readiness and relevance as the industry quickly transforms.
Traders Insurance, which specializes in auto insurance, was using a home-grown claims system for several decades. While it served Traders very well, the technology did not support the robust integrations and other features that will reduce costs and improve the customer experience that Traders found in the Cogitate solution.
"We look at claims as an opportunity to deliver on our promises to our policyholders. The Cogitate solution supports us in being great at what we do and remain true to our vision and culture.", Mark Concannon, CEO of Traders Insurance explained. "As important as the software itself, we found a partner in the Cogitate team that cares about excellence as much as we do. The new system provides better, quicker claim management, leading to more efficient internal processes and comprehensive reporting."
"Several of our friends in the business use the Cogitate solution. They highly recommended Cogitate for their industry expertise, solution capabilities and their friendly team who work with the customer to solve their issues", said Patrick Concannon, COO of Traders Insurance. "Our new claims system engages users throughout the claim lifecycle. It is helping our team to reinvigorate claims processes to improve customer experience, increase efficiency, and reduce operational cost. It is pre-integrated with various third-party data services and also with our other internal systems for real-time exchange of information."
Samir Salem, Executive Vice President at Cogitate quoted, "The most important need for Traders Insurance was to transfer complete data from the old claim system to the new one. Many solution providers were unsure about delivering this requirement. At Cogitate, we have worked on similar requirements for other insurance providers before. We took up this challenge and delivered successfully. This is the Cogitate culture – we partner with our customers to provide them the required solutions and solve their problems."
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CONROE, Texas (AP) — A man executed more than two decades ago has been identified through DNA testing as the person who killed a Texas girl in 1979, authorities have announced.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it had spent decades investigating the September 1979 strangulation death of 12-year-old Lesia Michell Jackson. She went missing after going swimming in her Conroe neighborhood, and her body was found six days later. An autopsy concluded she was sexually assaulted before her death. Conroe is located about 40 miles (64 km) north of Houston.
In October, a new forensic technology called “M-Vac” was used to test evidence believed to be on the girl’s clothing, the sheriff's office said.
In April, forensic scientists with the Texas Department of Public Safety identified an unknown male DNA profile from the evidence and that was sent to the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS database.
The database identified Gerald Casey of Conroe, and additional testing last week of a blood sample previously obtained from him was an exact DNA match to the evidence collected from the girl’s clothing, confirming Casey as her killer, the sheriff’s office said.
When deputies searched for Casey, 47, they found out that he had been executed in April 2002 for fatally shooting a Montgomery County woman during a robbery in 1989.
When arrested for murder, Casey already had been to prison twice for burglary.
“The tenacity and diligence in solving this case by a dedicated team is a reminder to our public and to those who commit crimes in our communities that we will never cease our efforts to solve the hardest of cases and bring closure to traumatized families,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/DNA-testing-IDs-executed-man-as-Texas-girl-s-17299677.php | 2022-07-12T18:05:58Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/DNA-testing-IDs-executed-man-as-Texas-girl-s-17299677.php | true |
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KTNV) — The first public leg of the underground Vegas Loop, a series of Tesla-filled transportation tunnels, officially opened Monday.
It connects the Las Vegas Convention Center's four stations to Resorts World Casino & Hotel.
The move is the first of many steps to expand the closed convention loop to encompass a miles-long system between Harry Reid International Airport and Downtown Las Vegas.
"It's been a long time in the making," said Scott Sibella, president of Resorts World.
Sibella said the immediate benefit of connecting Resorts World to the second-largest convention space in the U.S. is great. But he added that plans to build the system out into a nearly 30-mile loop with more than 55 stations at resorts, Allegiant Stadium, the airport, and Downtown Las Vegas could be game-changing.
"It will give everyone easy access to get from point A to point B without any traffic," he said. "You can get from here to Allegiant Stadium in less than five minutes."
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill said one of the most exciting parts of future construction of the loop is they won't have to foot the bill for construction like they did under the convention center, where rides are free to convention attendees.
"We paid for that system because the Boring Company doesn't have any way to make a return on that investment," Hill said.
Outside of the convention space, riders will have to pay a fee, so the Boring Company will pay to build the remainder of the system of tunnels and stations.
At peak capacity when finished, Hill said the system should move more than 50,000 passengers an hour.
"It's not intended to be the only transportation system in Las Vegas," he said. "It's just one with very high capacity. Nothing else has that kind of capacity other than our road system."
Hill said if permits from area governments are approved in a timely manner, Strip visitors could see more expansion in the first half of 2023 with expectations to complete the loop within five years.
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CALGARY, AB, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - TransAlta Corporation ("TransAlta") (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) announced today a correction to its media advisory issued July 6, 2022 in respect to the release date of TransAlta Renewables Inc. ("TransAlta Renewables") (TSX:RNW) second quarter 2022 results. The correct date for the release of TransAlta Renewables second quarter 2022 results is before markets open on Thursday, August 4, 2022. TransAlta's second quarter 2022 results will be released before markets open on Friday, August 5, 2022.
Any questions regarding TransAlta Renewables may be asked on the TransAlta conference call beginning at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time (11:00 a.m. ET) on Friday, August 5, 2022. Details for the TransAlta second quarter 2022 conference call are available on the Investor Centre section of TransAlta's website at https://transalta.com/investors/presentations-and-events/.
About TransAlta:
TransAlta owns, operates and develops a diverse fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States and Australia with a focus on long-term shareholder value. TransAlta provides municipalities, medium and large industries, businesses and utility customers with clean, affordable, energy efficient and reliable power. Today, TransAlta is one of Canada's largest producers of wind power and Alberta's largest producer of hydro-electric power. For over 111 years, TransAlta has been a responsible operator and a proud member of the communities where we operate and where our employees work and live. TransAlta aligns its corporate goals with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and its climate change strategy with CDP (formerly Climate Disclosure Project) and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. TransAlta has achieved a 61 per cent reduction in GHG emissions since 2015.
For more information about TransAlta, visit its website at transalta.com.
About TransAlta Renewables Inc.:
TransAlta Renewables is among the largest of any publicly traded renewable independent power producers ("IPP") in Canada. Our asset platform and economic interests are diversified in terms of geography, generation and counterparties and consist of interests in 26 wind facilities, 13 hydroelectric facilities, eight natural gas generation facilities, two solar facilities, one natural gas pipeline, and one battery storage project, representing an ownership interest of 2,968 megawatts of owned generating capacity, located in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, the States of Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Wyoming, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Washington and the State of Western Australia.
For more information about TransAlta Renewables, visit its web site at transaltarenewables.com.
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MEXICO CITY, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. ("Aeroméxico") (BMV: AEROMEX), Mexico's global airline, will publish its Second Quarter 2022 earnings report on:
Tuesday July 19th, 2022
After market close.
The financial report of the Second Quarter 2022 can be accessed via Grupo Aeromexico's Investor Relations website:
https://www.aeromexico.com/en-us/investors
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About Grupo Aeromexico
Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is a holding company whose subsidiaries are engaged in commercial aviation in Mexico and the promotion of passenger loyalty programs. Aeroméxico, Mexico's global airline, has its main operations center in Terminal 2 of the Mexico City International Airport. Its destination network has reach in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Central America, South America, Asia and Europe. The Group's current operating fleet include Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, as well as the latest generation Embraer 190. Aeroméxico is a founding partner of SkyTeam, an alliance that celebrates 20 years and offers connectivity in more than 170 countries, through the 19 partner airlines. Aeroméxico created and implemented a Health and Hygiene Management System (SGSH) to protect its clients and collaborators at all stages of its operation.
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LAS VEGAS, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyperion Partners is launching an exclusive, connected Glass Enterprise Edition 2 Bundle with wireless connectivity on T-Mobile's nationwide 5G network. Google's Glass Enterprise Edition 2 will be pre-loaded with Google Meet software and paired with Google Pixel 6 so when an employee receives the box they simply power them on and are ready to go.
The bundle can boost productivity and facilitate real-time collaboration from virtually anywhere in an easy-to-use way to help businesses save time and improve the quality of their work—all of which are made possible by America's largest, fastest and most reliable 5G network. Pixel's 5G capabilities allow Glass Enterprise Edition 2 to extend its use to anywhere across the 1.8 million square miles of T-Mobile's nationwide 5G network by leveraging Pixel's 5G Mobile Hotspot.
Built specifically with employees in the field who need hands-free video conferencing and detailed support in mind, this solution is perfect for engineers, healthcare professionals, manufacturers and more. With fast 5G, adaptive video calling and hands-free functionality, businesses who choose this bundle will be able to implement solutions quickly, reduce travel costs, go paperless and share data safely.
The three companies share a vision to bring solutions that help businesses boost productivity, solve challenges and work more efficiently.
"We are proud to bring this innovative bundle to market with the help of our friends at T-Mobile and Google," Hyperion CEO Kerry McGonigal said. "With disruptive pricing, cutting-edge 5G technology and innumerable use cases, this opportunity allows our customers to increase productivity and cut costs to the bottom line."
If your organization is interested in taking advantage of this exclusive, connected wearable bundle, use this form to contact Hyperion, or contact a Hyperion Sales Director directly on LinkedIn.
Hyperion is a full-service business development master agent specializing in telecommunications. We focus on adding value for partners and have exclusive access to several disruptive technologies that make our bundled solutions more attractive. Acting as a consultant to our partners and clients, we ensure customers receive the most practical, affordable, and complete solution possible. Hyperion has a wide footprint in businesses of all sizes, offering dedicated care and technical support through the ordering, activation, and implementation processes. To learn more visit hyperionpartners.net.
Legal: 5G: Capable device required; coverage not available in some areas. Some uses may require certain plan or feature; see T-Mobile.com. Fastest: Based on median, overall combined 5G speeds according to analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data 5G download speeds for Q1 2022. Ookla trademarks used under license and reprinted with permission. Most Reliable: According to an audit report conducted by independent third party umlaut containing crowdsourced data for user experience including task completion collected from November 2021 to May 2022. Full details at: www.umlaut.com/en/benchmarking/USA.
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FORT MYERS, Fla., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AngeLink, with headquarters in Florida, is the world's first crowdfunding platform powered by women and built for all. The company recently launched a fundraising campaign to support a Ukrainian refugee mother and her three daughters who now live in Fort Myers.
Single parent Victoria Tonkonoh and her three daughters were forced to flee their home in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, when a bomb struck their apartment building. The Tonkonoh family fled for their lives, leaving everything behind, and arrived in Florida with just a few suitcases of belongings. Ukraine Take Shelter, an online program that assists Ukrainian refugees in finding safe housing, helped the family find temporary living arrangements in Fort Myers.
AngeLink Community Foundation, the company's 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is raising $10,000 to support the family to obtain necessities such as food, clothing, and a more permanent living situation.
The Tonkonoh family and thousands more like them desperately need support in finding their way toward a new life in the United States. In response to the tragic events in Ukraine, AngeLink is leading the effort to help families who are forced to flee their homeland.
To donate to the Tonkonoh family, visit https://angelink.info/SupportUkrainianMom or start a campaign of your own to help other Ukrainian families in need.
AngeLink, founded by CEO Gerry Poirier, was created with the mission to become the world's most lovable, free crowdfunding platform powered by women to connect, engage, and share their stories.
"No fundraising platform existed for women to inspire others and build our own community, so I developed one," Poirier explained. "Our success is based on a profound truth, the golden rule of humanity—that we all rise by lifting others."
AngeLink is a free and safe fundraising platform. Standard credit card processing fees apply. Donors may choose to give a voluntary tip during the donation process. AngeLink relies on tips to support people across a larger global community.
AngeLink is the world's first crowdfunding platform powered by women, dedicated to creating a radically new ecosystem of financial inclusion. The free fundraising platform enables users to raise money for themselves, people they love and causes they believe in. Fundraise, donate and learn more by visiting https://angelink.com/.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RDI Technologies today unveiled Iris M™ Traveler, a camera-based vibration analysis solution that lets organizations quickly and easily capture, visualize, measure, and analyze millions of vibration measurements faster than ever. Iris M Traveler combines the power and precision of Motion Amplification®, a technology that allows users to capture movement undetected by the human eye, with a lightweight, fully equipped portable acquisition kit. With the agility of minimal setup and breakdown time, users can move faster and access tight spaces and logistically challenging environments while instantly visualizing and measuring vast quantities of data. Simply pick up the Iris M Traveler and go.
"Organizations need compact and portable asset visualization tools for easier navigation in and around assets to facilitate quick decision making," says Mason McNally, Product Manager. "Iris M Traveler lets you take Motion Amplification® virtually anywhere for on-the-go vibration analysis."
Well-equipped for every situation, the Iris M Traveler features a single zoom lens with multiple fields of view, high-powered battery light, lightweight professional tripod, and the versatility of a rugged, 'hands-free' touch-screen tablet positioned comfortably around the neck for flexibility and maneuverability in hard-to-reach spaces. The Tablet Mode interface features new tap, touch, and swipe gestures for easy navigation and an intuitive and smooth RDI Acquisition and Motion Amplification® experience.
Iris CM, a virtual vibration analysis solution that continuously monitors equipment while away, introduces software enhancements that allow the capture and synchronization of video data to any device or drive from anywhere in the world. The new capability means users can synchronize simultaneous historical data from multiple pieces of equipment located in different geographical regions and view the data collectively on any drive with an IP address, creating a command center approach to shared vibration data. This allows organizations with widespread locations to view, analyze and trend vibration data across the enterprise from a single source.
RDI Technologies is pioneering the camera as the sensor of the future because visualization is faster, safer, and makes the complex more simple. The company's proprietary technology platform powered by Motion Amplification® enables users to see and measure motion that is impossible to see with the human eye and could previously only be measured by contacting sensors. RDI's customers include some of the largest companies in the world, among them are Google, Nissan, Duke Energy, Newmont, and Chevron. Learn more at www.rditechnologies.com.
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Holly Yalove
holly.yalove@rditechnologies.com
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Hamilton County in eastern New York...
Central Herkimer County in eastern New York...
* Until 145 PM EDT.
* At 1246 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near McKeever, or
12 miles east of Boonville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Caswell Lake, Atwell, Wheelertown, Wolf Lake Landing, Rudeston,
West Canada Lakes, North Wilmurt, First Lake and Herkimer Landing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to
the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov...
On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
460 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
BROOME CHEMUNG CHENANGO
CORTLAND DELAWARE MADISON
ONEIDA OTSEGO SULLIVAN
TIOGA TOMPKINS
IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
BRADFORD LACKAWANNA LUZERNE
PIKE SUSQUEHANNA WAYNE
WYOMING
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BINGHAMTON, CORTLAND, DELHI, ELMIRA,
HALLSTEAD, HAMILTON, HAWLEY, HAZLETON, HONESDALE, ITHACA,
MILFORD, MONTICELLO, MONTROSE, NORWICH, ONEIDA, ONEONTA, OWEGO,
ROME, SAYRE, SCRANTON, TOWANDA, TUNKHANNOCK, UTICA, WALTON,
WAVERLY, AND WILKES-BARRE.
IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN NEW YORK
CLINTON ESSEX FRANKLIN
IN VERMONT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL VERMONT
ADDISON ORANGE WASHINGTON
IN NORTHEAST VERMONT
CALEDONIA ESSEX ORLEANS
IN NORTHWEST VERMONT
CHITTENDEN FRANKLIN GRAND ISLE
LAMOILLE
IN SOUTHERN VERMONT
RUTLAND WINDSOR
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBURGH, BEEKMANTOWN, BLOOMINGDALE,
BRADFORD, BURLINGTON, CHASM FALLS, CONSTABLE, CROWN POINT CENTER,
DUANE CENTER, ISLAND POND, JOHNSON, LOON LAKE, MALONE,
MIDDLEBURY, MINERVA, MONTPELIER, NEWCOMB, NEWPORT, PARADOX,
PAUL SMITHS, PLATTSBURGH, RANDOLPH, RAY BROOK, RUTLAND,
SCHROON LAKE, SOUTH HERO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. ALBANS, ST. JOHNSBURY,
STOWE, TICONDEROGA, VERGENNES, AND WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.
IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK
SARATOGA SCHENECTADY SCHOHARIE
WARREN WASHINGTON
IN EASTERN NEW YORK
FULTON HAMILTON HERKIMER
MONTGOMERY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMSTERDAM, BREAKABEEN, CAMBRIDGE,
CAROGA LAKE, COBLESKILL, DOLGEVILLE, FORT EDWARD, FRANKFORT,
GILBOA, GLENS FALLS, GLOVERSVILLE, GRANVILLE, GREENWICH,
HERKIMER, HOFFMEISTER, HUDSON FALLS, HULETTS LANDING, ILION,
JEFFERSON, JOHNSTOWN, LITTLE FALLS, LIVINGSTONVILLE, LONG LAKE,
MIDDLEBURGH, MOHAWK, NORTH BLENHEIM, ROTTERDAM, SABATTIS,
SARATOGA LAKE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, SCHENECTADY, WELLS,
WEST GLENS FALLS, AND WHITEHALL.
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a
Southern Cortland County in central New York...
East central Tompkins County in central New York...
Central Chenango County in central New York...
* At 1249 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dryden, or 8
miles southwest of Cortland, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Norwich, Guilford, Virgil, Dryden, North Norwich, Oxford,
Cincinnatus, Preston, Willet and New Berlin.
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By AARON MORRISON
Associated Press
Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, which activists say routinely and unconstitutionally jail poor and working class defendants despite evidence of their inability to pay.
Both sides say the reforms announced Tuesday strike at racial inequality in the criminal legal system. On any given day in Wayne County, which includes Detroit, the nation’s Blackest city, nearly three-quarters of those jailed are Black, a proportion much higher than their share of the population.
If the reforms narrow that disparity, it could be a model for court systems nationwide, where race and wealth are significant factors in the administration of justice, advocates say.
Detroit’s 36th District Court, the American Civil Liberties Union and The Bail Project, a nonprofit that pays bail for people in need, said in interviews ahead of Tuesday’s announcement that the status quo wreaks unnecessary havoc on defendants’ jobs, homes and families.
“This is a historic agreement that we believe can and should be a template for how courts around the country can adapt their bail practices to what is lawful, constitutional and sensible,” said Phil Mayor, senior staff attorney for the Michigan ACLU.
Chief Judge William McConico of the 36th District Court said settling the class-action lawsuit, filed in 2019 just before he became the chief, presented an opportunity to show that law enforcement and activists can work together to change the criminal legal system.
“Other African American cities will be able to point to what one of the largest district courts in the country is doing to address this issue,” said McConico, who is Black. “That’s why it is so important that this is starting in a major Black city, that it is not being rolled out in a suburban city or a small court.”
The reforms, shared with The Associated Press exclusively ahead of Tuesday’s announcement, do not bar judges from imposing cash bail, especially if defendants are deemed a flight risk or a danger to the public. However, all Detroit judges and magistrates must say on the record how imposing bail would protect the community or prevent a failure to appear. Judges must also make an on-the-record determination as to how much a defendant can afford to pay.
The parties also agreed that any defendant who is at 200% of the federal poverty level or less is to be assumed unable to post cash bond. According to the 2022 federal guidelines, 200% of the poverty level is annual earnings of roughly $27,000 for an individual and $55,000 for a family of four.
“This should largely eliminate the practice of imposing what may seem to some like small amounts of cash bail, which effectively serve as a jail sentence for somebody who hasn’t yet been convicted of a crime,” Mayor said.
The sides also agreed to new rules stipulating when and what triggers a bail redetermination hearing, if a defendant’s bail has been set but goes unpaid. The hearing would allow for a bail amount to be reduced or withdrawn altogether if it is later deemed unaffordable.
The reforms in Detroit come as some states and local jurisdictions across the U.S. have either rolled back or are considering rollbacks of bail reforms in response to a pandemic-era increase in crime. From San Francisco to New York City and cities in between, rhetoric around the uptick in violence and nuisance crimes has slowed political momentum despite bipartisan agreement that mass incarceration is expensive and has no proven positive effect on public safety.
“We are still moving forward in a very thoughtful way, to say that the presumption of innocence matters, that mass incarceration of pretrial people needs to be reversed, and that racial disparities at the pretrial stage need to be addressed in a very real way,” said Twyla Carter, The Bail Project’s outgoing national legal and policy director.
The ACLU, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, The Bail Project and the law firm Covington & Burling LLP sued the chief judge, court magistrates and the Wayne County sheriff in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 2019, on behalf of seven Black plaintiffs. The plaintiffs alleged the only reason they remained in jail was because they couldn’t afford bail.
At the time of her incarceration in April 2019, one plaintiff, Starmanie Jackson, an impoverished single mother of 2- and 4-year-old children, had her bail set at $700 over outstanding traffic tickets and a charge alleging domestic violence. Because she could not afford to pay, Jackson, who had never been arrested before, was separated from her children for the first time in their lives.
“I was devastated,” said Jackson, 27. “It was nerve wracking, scary and disappointing, because we depend on our justice system to keep us safe and on track.”
She said her family couldn’t locate her for two days, as jail officials struggled to confirm where she was being held. As a result of her incarceration, Jackson, a certified nurse’s assistant, said she lost a new nursing home job when she didn’t show up for her first shift and was evicted from her apartment after she used her rent money to help pay her bond. The domestic violence charge was ultimately dropped and Jackson never served another day in jail.
The settlement makes for a happy ending to what ended up being a nightmare, said Jackson, now a mother of four children.
“I’m ecstatic because I’m able to help people to overcome some of the difficulties in our justice system, which is already jacked up,” she said.
As part of the settlement, Jackson and the other plaintiffs will split a payment of $14,000. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said the amount was agreed to with the knowledge that the court would also spend money to track bail and pretrial detention. The court did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
According to a 2020 report of the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, between 2016 and 2018, Black men made up 29% of the jail admissions in the counties the task force sampled, even though they were just 6% of the resident population in those counties. Between 2018 and 2019 in Wayne County, Black people represented 70% of those detained in the local jail on any given day, even though they were only 39% of the resident population.
Nationwide, recent studies show Black defendants make up a majority of people in pretrial detention. However, the jail incarceration rate for Black people had been on the decline between 2008 and 2019, according to the latest federal data.
Former U.S. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder, who is senior counsel at Covington & Burling, commended the Detroit district court for reaching the agreement on reforms. “This is how our criminal justice system should work,” he said. “It can, and should be, a model for other jurisdictions across the country.”
Ezekiel Edwards, vice president of pretrial criminal justice at Arnold Ventures, a philanthropic organization supporting research and policy work on justice issues, said bail systems in the U.S. have become more reform-minded over the last decade. But the policy landscape is still a patchwork, he said.
“Cash bail is still used in most jurisdictions around the country and without the necessary regulations or limitations,” Edwards said.
As for achieving racial justice in Detroit, McConico said there will be a racially diverse bar association and a majority Black bench of judges and magistrates working together under the new administrative policies to ensure they have a chance of succeeding.
“It won’t just be symbolic,” the chief judge said. “There will be African Americans making a change on the criminal justice system that disproportionately impacts African Americans.”
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Plans for conversion to a Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Project
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. , July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean Energy Systems, Inc. (CES) announced today that it entered into an agreement to acquire the idled Madera Biomass Power Plant (located in Madera County, California). CES intends to convert the existing facility into a Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Facility.
"We are excited for the opportunity to expand our efforts to address the challenges of climate change, improve air quality in the Central Valley and make a vital contribution to the local economy by converting an idled biomass plant into a BiCRS facility," said Keith Pronske, CES' President and CEO. "We look forward to engaging and working with all neighboring landowners and other stakeholders as we progress this critical project in the coming months."
The facility, once converted into a BiCRS facility, will convert agricultural waste biomass from local farms, into a renewable synthesis gas that will be mixed with oxygen in a combustor to generate electricity and/or hydrogen. More than 99% of the carbon from the process is expected to be captured for permanent storage by safely injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) underground into nearby deep geologic formations. By using biomass fuel that consumes CO2 over its lifetime to produce energy and then safely and permanently storing the produced CO2, the process is designed to result in net-negative carbon emissions, effectively removing greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.
The new BiCRS facility, when completed, is expected to remove about 600,000 tons of CO2 annually, which is equivalent to the emissions from electricity use of more than 130,000 U.S. homes. It also will help improve air quality in the San Joaquin Valley by using approximately 400,000 tons of agricultural waste annually (which otherwise would have been burned), in line with the California Air Resources Control Board plan to begin phasing out agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley by 2025.
Working with its partners, CES plans to evaluate the Madera Biomass Power Plant for conversion to a BiCRS facility using CES' proprietary oxy-fuel technology that contributes to cost-effective carbon capture. BiCRS is identified as a low-cost form of engineered carbon removal, resulting in net energy production without routine emissions of nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide and particulates from combustion produced by conventional biomass plants.
"The agriculture industry requires clean and effective disposal options as an alternative to open field burning," said Roger Isom, President/CEO of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association and Western Agricultural Processors Association. "Repurposing conventional biomass power plants into carbon removal projects is one of the solutions that also addresses air quality in the Central Valley."
The work builds upon the efforts of similar projects in Fresno and Kern Counties, which are under active development. The acquisition is subject to continued due diligence, with closing expected in early 2023.
Clean Energy Systems is a California-based technology company and a global leader in the development and deployment of carbon reducing energy systems. The company has successfully transitioned proven, reliable rocket engine combustion principles into a flexible and economically attractive power generation system for the benefit of our planet. CES' proprietary oxy-combustion technologies enable cleaner and more efficient co-generation of power, steam, water, and captured CO2 and offers the world a new perspective on the way we assess the value of natural resources.
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Plans for conversion to a Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Project
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. , July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean Energy Systems, Inc. (CES) announced today that it entered into an agreement to acquire the idled Madera Biomass Power Plant (located in Madera County, California). CES intends to convert the existing facility into a Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Facility.
"We are excited for the opportunity to expand our efforts to address the challenges of climate change, improve air quality in the Central Valley and make a vital contribution to the local economy by converting an idled biomass plant into a BiCRS facility," said Keith Pronske, CES' President and CEO. "We look forward to engaging and working with all neighboring landowners and other stakeholders as we progress this critical project in the coming months."
The facility, once converted into a BiCRS facility, will convert agricultural waste biomass from local farms, into a renewable synthesis gas that will be mixed with oxygen in a combustor to generate electricity and/or hydrogen. More than 99% of the carbon from the process is expected to be captured for permanent storage by safely injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) underground into nearby deep geologic formations. By using biomass fuel that consumes CO2 over its lifetime to produce energy and then safely and permanently storing the produced CO2, the process is designed to result in net-negative carbon emissions, effectively removing greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.
The new BiCRS facility, when completed, is expected to remove about 600,000 tons of CO2 annually, which is equivalent to the emissions from electricity use of more than 130,000 U.S. homes. It also will help improve air quality in the San Joaquin Valley by using approximately 400,000 tons of agricultural waste annually (which otherwise would have been burned), in line with the California Air Resources Control Board plan to begin phasing out agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley by 2025.
Working with its partners, CES plans to evaluate the Madera Biomass Power Plant for conversion to a BiCRS facility using CES' proprietary oxy-fuel technology that contributes to cost-effective carbon capture. BiCRS is identified as a low-cost form of engineered carbon removal, resulting in net energy production without routine emissions of nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide and particulates from combustion produced by conventional biomass plants.
"The agriculture industry requires clean and effective disposal options as an alternative to open field burning," said Roger Isom, President/CEO of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association and Western Agricultural Processors Association. "Repurposing conventional biomass power plants into carbon removal projects is one of the solutions that also addresses air quality in the Central Valley."
The work builds upon the efforts of similar projects in Fresno and Kern Counties, which are under active development. The acquisition is subject to continued due diligence, with closing expected in early 2023.
Clean Energy Systems is a California-based technology company and a global leader in the development and deployment of carbon reducing energy systems. The company has successfully transitioned proven, reliable rocket engine combustion principles into a flexible and economically attractive power generation system for the benefit of our planet. CES' proprietary oxy-combustion technologies enable cleaner and more efficient co-generation of power, steam, water, and captured CO2 and offers the world a new perspective on the way we assess the value of natural resources.
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3035 Prospect Park Drive, Suite 120
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
www.CleanEnergySystems.com
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people were killed and three wounded in robberies before dawn Monday at six 7-Eleven stores in Southern California and authorities said they were seeking the same lone gunman in at least three of the crimes.
The string of violence occurred occurred within a timespan of about five hours on July 11, or 7/11, the day when the national 7-Eleven brand celebrates its anniversary. This is its 95th year and on Monday stores gave out free Slurpee drinks.
It wasn’t immediately clear to investigators what prompted the violence in the cities of Ontario, Upland, Riverside, Santa Ana, Brea and La Habra.
“I think the only person to answer that would be the suspect,” said Officer Ryan Railsback, a spokesperson for the Riverside Police Department.
But he said the date was no accident.
“There’s no way it can be a coincidence of it being 7-Eleven, July 11,” Railsback said.
7-Eleven Inc. issued a statement saying it was gathering information and working with police. “Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones,” the statement said.
The first robbery happened at about midnight in Ontario, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.
The masked man brandished a handgun at the store’s employee and demanded money, according to Ontario Cpl. Emily Hernandez. He did not fire any shots and the clerk was not injured. It was not immediately clear to investigators what, if anything, was stolen.
The second robbery happened about 45 minutes later in Upland, less than 5 miles (8 kilometers) away from the Ontario store.
The suspect approached the store clerk with a few items, “some drinks and things,” and brandished a semi-automatic handgun, Upland Sgt. Jake Kirk said. The man stole the items and about $400 to $500 in cash and fled. No shots were fired.
Surveillance photos, released by Upland and Brea police, show a masked man wearing a black sweatshirt with a hood over his head. The sweatshirt had white lettering with green leaves on the front.
While police in La Habra, Brea and Santa Ana have said they believe they are seeking the same suspect, officials in Ontario, Upland and Riverside have not yet made that determination though they said they were aware of the other crimes at 7-Eleven stores.
“It could potentially be the same person but we’re not confirming that at this time,” Kirk said.
About an hour after the Upland robbery and 25 miles (40 kilometers) away in Riverside, a gunman brandished a gun and robbed the 7-Eleven clerk, then turned the weapon on a customer, opened fire and fled, Railsback said. Police believe the clerk handed over cash from the register. The shooting victim was in grave condition.
“It doesn’t appear to be any reason that the suspect shot the customer,” Railsback said. “It sounds like the clerk gave him whatever he asked for.”
Railsback said criminals typically know that robberies at convenience stores rarely yield large amounts of money, especially during the overnight hours.
“If you go hit a liquor store or a 7-Eleven or a fast food place, you’re not going to get a lot of cash out of it,” he said. “It’s kind of odd that they would do this.”
Another shooting occurred around 3:20 a.m., about 24 miles (39 kilometers) away, in Santa Ana, authorities said.
Officers responding there reported gunfire and found a man dead in the 7-Eleven parking lot with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, according to Santa Ana Sgt. Maria Lopez.
“At this moment, we don’t believe he was an employee,” Lopez said of the victim. “We don’t really know yet what he was doing there in a parking lot, if he was a potential customer or just walking by.”
Surveillance video shows the suspect dropping items — believed to be the victim’s belongings — as he fled, Lopez said.
About 40 minutes later, a 7-Eleven employee in Brea was shot and killed, Brea Police Capt. Phil Rodriguez said.
Less than an hour later, officers in neighboring La Habra were sent to a reported robbery at a 7-Eleven. They discovered two gunshot victims around 4:55 a.m., according to Sgt. Sumner Bohee.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ilona Khomenko was widowed nearly two months ago when her husband died in fighting in Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine. Now, she's looking to make a difference on the battlefield.
Khomenko is helping to train soldiers and civilians in combat first aid to help save lives as Russia's war in Ukraine is well into its fifth month. And she hopes to go to the front line herself one day.
The training is mostly based in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. Up to 100 people attend each day. So far, Khomenko and others have taught more than 5,000 people simple rules that can save their lives.
One of those attending the course is soldier Liudmyla Rohacheva.
“I am currently working in the rear, but there is a possibility that I will get to the front line. And I think that all soldiers should undergo such training,” Rohacheva said during a break between sessions.
The attendees learn to provide sequential care under the MARCH acronym for easy recall: M for massive hemorrhage, A for airway, R for respiratory, C for circulation and H for hypothermia.
“The units we trained have wounded, but they survive. And those units that didn't undergo training have a much worse ratio of wounded and survivors,” said Oleksandr Khyzhniak, the head of the training center.
The center teaches, for example, how to apply a tourniquet in 25 seconds. Such an action can save a life.
“The machines will not fight alone. We need people to manage it. And these people must be saved,” Khizhnyak said.
The training mimics front-line conditions. At one location, an instructor frantically shouts into a trench: “A sniper is working in the sector. Drag them to safety! Do you want to live?”
It’s a way to immerse trainees in stressful situations that shouldn't stop them from acting when needed.
Natalia Demchevska, a doctor in the emergency service in the Kyiv region, said she came to the training to learn how to provide first aid in combat conditions. She said she learned many things she didn’t know before, even though she works in medicine.
The center also encourages civilians to get training.
“We live in a war. And we do not know how the circumstances will develop. When a missile comes, it doesn’t choose who to hit,” instructor Maksym Maksymenko said.
On May 23, Khomenko's husband, Svyatoslav Khomenko, died in fighting. Like many in Ukraine, he left his job and went to war.
Her husband used to send her photos of nature from the front line.
“He went to war because he wanted to save what he loved so much," Ilona Khomenko said.
Now, in her own way, she hopes to save what she loves too.
She said she had always wanted to go to the front to be closer to her husband. But he was against it, so she enrolled in combat medic courses. Now she's a volunteer and plans to become an instructor.
If Khomenko could go back in time, she said she would have studied medicine. She realized this while preparing the first-aid kit for her husband at the front.
Despite her grief, she is grateful to fate that she can now help save the lives of other soldiers.
“The best people of Ukraine are in the war. And I want to learn everything that will help me save them,” she said.
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Rigorous, independent audit certifies RazorMetrics has the highest level of data security measures
AUSTIN, Texas, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RazorMetrics, a SaaS-based drug cost solution platform earned a Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2) Certification, which is based on five trust service principles: security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. SOC 2 compliance is only awarded to tech companies after they pass a painstaking, third-party audit.
RazorMetrics pursued the voluntary security audit because the company strives to be the best-in-class drug savings technology solution and to demonstrate their commitment to data security, maintaining the availability of its service, and protecting the confidential information of its customers. The company is receiving the certification for the second year in a row, showing its commitment to HIPAA, data security, and patient privacy.
"Data security is essential in our modern, highly connected world. But in the healthcare tech space, where companies work with private health information, there is no room for error," said Gary Epple, Chief Technology Officer for RazorMetrics. "While the certification itself is important, the security culture that we've installed since the start of the company is what differentiates us from others in the space."
SOC 2 Audit compliance is a stringent security audit program for service organizations developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The purpose of the SOC 2 audit and certification is to provide industry-recognized and verifiable third-party assurance that RazorMetrics has protective security controls to safeguard federally regulated electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), as well as other confidential or private data.
RazorMetrics' SOC 2 report was issued by an independent CPA firm, A-LIGN. During the examination, the independent auditors evaluated and tested controls over the following domains:
- Control environment
- Risk Assessment
- Communication and Information
- Risk Mitigation
- Monitoring Activities
- Control Activities
- Logical and Physical access controls
- System operations
- Change management
- Additional Criteria for Availability
RazorMetrics is a healthcare technology company whose SaaS-based platform uses AI and ML to lower drug spend for health plans, self-insured employers, and consumers. RazorMetrics unique, physician-first approach process that is simple, requires no extra clicks in the EHR and no external programs or apps to access. Switches are straightforward, easy to make, and the entire process stays within the normal clinical workflow. The platform is complementary to existing pharmacy initiatives and works with PBMs and other drug cost savings solutions to optimize results. RazorMetrics is fully scalable and customizable to each client's unique variables and formularies. For more information, visit www.razormetrics.com.
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ATLANTA (AP) — In what he called “a measuring-stick win” in the opener of an NL East showdown, Max Scherzer was the difference-maker for the New York Mets.
Scherzer pitched seven strong innings, Luis Guillorme homered and drove in two runs, and the Mets beat Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Monday night.
“They’re a great team over there and you want to come out and play your best baseball,” Scherzer said.
The right-hander was very close to his very best. Thanks to Scherzer’s outstanding performance, the first-place Mets stretched their division lead over the Braves to 2 1/2 games.
“It makes it great when you have the guy behind you throwing zeros,” Guillorme said. “Everybody knows one or two might be enough when he’s in the game.”
Pete Alonso also had two RBIs and Scherzer (6-1) gave up only three hits, including Austin Riley’s 24th homer in the seventh. That cut the Mets’ lead to 2-1, but Guillorme answered with his homer off Darren O’Day in the eighth.
All-Star closer Edwin Díaz, pitching for the third straight day, struck out the side in the ninth for his 19th save.
Former Mets second baseman Robinson Canó, obtained by Atlanta for $1 in a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres on Sunday, had two hits in his Braves debut.
Scherzer had nine strikeouts with no walks in his second consecutive impressive start after missing almost seven weeks because of an oblique injury. The right-hander threw six scoreless innings, allowing only two hits, with a season-high 11 strikeouts in a no-decision against Cincinnati last Tuesday.
“For the second time out, that was really, really good, I thought,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said.
Scherzer did not feel any lingering effects from the oblique issue.
“I feel like the injury is really behind me now,” he said.
The successful return of the three-time Cy Young Award winner boosts New York hopes it can hold off Atlanta, the defending World Series champion.
Mets manager Buck Showalter said Scherzer overcame the challenge of “facing a really good team on the road in an atmosphere that was conducive to the home team. He’s a difference-maker.”
The Mets led the Braves by 10 1/2 games on June 1, but the lead was cut to 1 1/2 entering the series. The Braves went 29-8 and the Mets were 19-16 in that span going into Monday night.
Through 6 2/3 innings, Canó had Atlanta’s only hit off Scherzer, a single past Guillorme’s glove at second base with two outs in the third.
Riley lined a homer over the left-field wall with two outs in the seventh, ending Scherzer’s shutout bid. Marcell Ozuna followed with a double down the left-field line, but Scherzer pumped his right fist after striking out Eddie Rosario to end the inning.
Canó singled off Adam Ottavino with two outs in the eighth and moved to third on a double by Ronald Acuña Jr. Ottavino escaped on Dansby Swanson’s groundout.
Fried (9-3) gave up two runs on five hits and five walks, matching his career high, in five innings. He also walked five batters in a 9-3 win over the Cubs on June 25, 2019.
Despite the walks, Fried has allowed no more than two earned runs in nine of his last 10 starts.
New York scored two runs in the third. Brandon Nimmo doubled and scored on Alonso’s double to left field. Alonso scored on Guillorme’s grounder.
Alonso added an RBI grounder in the ninth off Jackson Stephens to drive in Nimmo from third, increasing his major league-leading total to 72 RBIs.
RILEY ON A ROLL
Riley’s homer was his third in three games. He ranks second in the National League and is tied for fourth in the majors with 24. It’s the third streak of homers in three or more consecutive games in his career. Last season, he had homers in four straight games from July 27-30.
POWER VS. BRAVES
Guillorme hit only his second homer of the season. Each has come against Atlanta. He hit his third career homer on May 4 against the Braves in New York.
“Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good,” Guillorme said. “I was just trying to put a good swing on the ball. … It doesn’t happen that often for me, but it’s great when it does.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: RHP Jacob deGrom (stress reaction, right scapula) is scheduled to make his third minor league rehab start for Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday and could be activated soon after the All-Star break. … All-Star 2B/OF Jeff McNeil was placed on the paternity list. … OF Travis Jankowski (broken left hand) started in right after he was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. … RF Starling Marte (left groin tightness) was held out for the second consecutive game.
Braves: RHP Kenley Jansen (irregular heartbeat) threw in the bullpen and appears set to return from the 15-day injured list this week. … OF Adam Duvall was reinstated from the paternity list. … With Canó’s acquisition, INF Phil Gosselin was designated for assignment and 1B Mike Ford was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett.
UP NEXT
Hard-throwing RHP Spencer Strider (4-2, 2.60 ERA) will try to continue his impressive rookie season for Atlanta when he faces LHP David Peterson (5-1, 3.48) in the middle game of the series Tuesday night.
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The Philadelphia Flyers placed forward Oskar Lindblom on waivers Tuesday with the intent of buying out the final year of the 25-year-old cancer survivor’s contract.
General manager Chuck Fletcher called it a “very difficult decision” to free up salary cap space by cutting a player who recovered from being diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma. The Flyers will donate $100,000 in Lindblom’s name to a Philadelphia organization that supports families impacted by cancer.
“No one can question the desire, will and strength to overcome all that Oskar has been through off the ice in order to return to the game he loves,” Fletcher said in a statement released by the team. “Oskar’s commitment to his teammates and impact in our room has been immeasurable. He is truly an inspiration to us all and he will always remain a special part of the Philadelphia Flyers family. We wish him all the best as he continues his NHL career.”
Unless claimed, Lindblom will become an unrestricted free agent once the NHL’s signing period opens Wednesday. He was entering the final season of a three-year contract, which counted $3 million against Philadelphia’s salary cap.
Ottawa defenseman Michael Del Zotto, New Jersey forward Janne Kuokkanen and San Jose forward Rudolfs Balcers were also placed on waivers for the purpose to buy out the final year of their contracts.
Lindblom is from Sweden and was selected by the Flyers in the fifth round of the 2014 draft, and spent five seasons in Philadelphia. He was diagnosed with cancer in December 2019 and missed the remainder of the season before returning to play Games 6 and 7 in the Flyers’ second-round series loss to the New York Islanders in August, when the Eastern Conference playoffs were played in Toronto due to COVID-19.
Lindblom returned the following season, scoring eight goals and 14 points in 50 games and winning the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is presented to a player who best embodies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication.
Overall, Lindblom has 50 goals and 97 points in 263 career games.
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AP Sports Writer Dan Gelston contributed.
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This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET's guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals.
If you exercise outdoors near cars, you need to stop wearing normal headphones and start wearing bone-conduction headphones so you can hear what's around you. Specifically, in my personal opinion, OpenRun headphones from Shokz, because they're the best you can buy. And thanks to Amazon Prime Day, these headphones are also on a significant discount.
I love a good pair of headphones, but I don't love spending a ton on them. My threshold for spending on headphones is about $100, which is why when all of my cycling friends started raving about bone-conduction headphones a few years back, I was more than a little hesitant. The headphones I was looking at were around $160, and because they use bone conduction instead of normal earbuds I wouldn't be able to wear them on airplanes or anything like that. These would more or less only be workout headphones, and it took me a while to spend the money.
A week after I did, I was nearly sideswiped by a pickup truck, and the only thing that saved me was hearing it come up behind me. There's a reason these are recommended on our list of the best outdoor headphones you can buy.
Bone conduction headphones sit just outside your ear, resting on the bone. Music vibrates through a set of pads into your skull, and you hear those sounds as if they're coming from a speaker a few feet away. You can hear everything you're listening to on your phone without interrupting the sounds coming from the rest of the world around you. For cyclists and runners -- really anyone who does anything outside -- this is a game-changing experience. It's more accurate and pleasing than normal headphones with "passthrough mode" and you sacrifice very little in audio quality.
My favorite bone conduction headphones, and I've tried them all, are the OpenRun headphones from Shokz (the company formerly known as Aftershokz). They're waterproof (which means easy to clean when I'm all sweaty), the battery lasts me about 7 hours on a charge (perfect for those 70-mile riding days), and they're comfortable enough that I can wear them all day and not feel them pressing on me. They charge magnetically with a proprietary charger, but Shokz includes two cables in the box in case you lose things like I do. Oh, and right now the price on these has dropped to an incredible $90.
If that's still a little rich for your blood, no worries. Shokz also has the cheaper OpenMove bone conduction headphones with up to 6 hours of battery life and IP55 dust and water resistance for $56, which is a $24 discount on its normal price.
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BERLIN (AP) — The European Central Bank said Tuesday that its president, Christine Lagarde, was targeted in a hacking attempt but no information was compromised.
The attempt took place “recently,” the Frankfurt-based central bank for the 19 countries that use the euro said in an emailed response to a query about a report by Business Insider. The bank added that “it was identified and halted quickly” but that it had nothing more to say amid an investigation.
Business Insider reported, without naming sources, that Lagarde was contacted by text message from what appeared to be former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone number by someone claiming that Merkel wanted to communicate with her by WhatsApp because that would be more secure.
It said that Lagarde then contacted Merkel by phone to ask whether she really wanted to communicate by WhatsApp and that whoever was behind the attempt apparently aimed to gain control of the accounts of various prominent figures on WhatsApp and other messaging services.
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as traders brace for a big week of news on inflation and company earnings reports.
The S&P 500 fell 0.3% as of 10:19 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 30 points, or 0.1%, to 31,210 and the Nasdaq fell 0.4%.
Oil prices slumped 6% and weighed on energy stocks, which also checked gains elsewhere in the market. Hess fell 5.6%.
Retailers and consumer products companies gained ground. Target rose 1.2% and Kellogg rose 1.3%.
Big companies are beginning to report their latest quarterly results. Soft drink and snack maker PepsiCo rose 0.3% after releasing a profit report that easily beat analysts’ estimates.
Several big technology companies fell and checked gains elsewhere in the market. Pricey values for technology stocks tend to push the broader market higher or lower. Microsoft fell 2.7%.
Clothing company Gap fell 5.6% after announcing that CEO Sonia Syngal is stepping down from her role after two years on the job.
Investors are preparing for more earnings from big companies this week as they try to determine just how much damage pervasive inflation is inflicting on consumers and businesses. Expectations for second-quarter results appear subdued. Analysts are forecasting 5.1% growth for companies across the S&P 500, which would be the weakest since the end of 2020, according to FactSet.
Delta Air Lines will report its latest results on Wednesday and provide more insight into the travel industry’s recovery from the pandemic. Major banks including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup are on tap later this week.
The key concerns on Wall Street remain inflation and whether aggressive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve will push the economy into a recession. Inflation jumped as the economy recovered from the pandemic and demand for goods outpaced supplies. But, inflation heated up in February after Russia invaded Ukraine and sparked a jump in energy prices. Supply chain problems have worsened as China locks down cities in an effort to contain new COVID-19 cases.
The Fed is raising rates in an effort to slow economic growth to help temper the impact from rising inflation. But, the economy is already slowing down as consumers ease up on spending and Wall Street is worried that interest rate hikes could go too far and bring on a recession.
In the bond market, a warning signal continued to flash about a possible recession. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slid to 2.92% from 2.98% late Monday. It remains below the two-year Treasury yield, which fell to 3.01%. Such a thing doesn’t occur often, and some investors see it as a sign that a recession may hit in the next year or two.
Wall Street is keeping a close watch on any indicator that could signal inflation is easing. The Labor Department on Wednesday will release its June report on consumer prices, following with a Thursday release of its June report on prices directly impacting businesses.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a former eastern Indiana police officer with civil rights violations, alleging that he used excessive force during three arrests, including by kicking a man in the head and shooting another with beanbags from close range.
The U.S. Attorney’s office announced Friday that former New Castle police officer Aaron J. Strong has been indicted on three counts of “deprivation (of civil rights) under color of law” and a single count of witness tampering.
According to the charging documents, Strong, 44, kicked a man “in and about the head” during an arrest on July 12, 2017, The (Muncie) Star Press reported. On the same day, he used a beanbag shotgun to shoot another man “at close range” in the back during an arrest, prosecutors allege.
The federal grand jury that indicted Strong found that both of those incidents took place “without legal justification” and resulted in injuries to both men.
The third incident Strong was indicted for stemmed from a 2019 arrest in which he allegedly used an expandable baton to repeatedly strike a man who had reportedly already surrendered. That man later filed a federal lawsuit accusing Strong of hitting him more than 20 times with the baton, resulting in injuries to his “head, jaw, arms and back.”
The 2019 encounter also led to Strong’s conviction, in March 2020, on a misdemeanor count of criminal recklessness.
Strong's attorney, Guy Relford, didn't immediately reply to a Tuesday phone message from The Associated Press seeking comment.
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Griffin and its Affiliated Companies Establish Foothold in Boston
BOSTON and PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Griffin Financial Group, a lower middle-market investment bank, announced today that Sophea Chau joined the firm as Senior Managing Director, and that the firm will establish a Boston office.
"We are excited to welcome Sophea and look forward to uniting our respective expertise to maximize value for lower middle-market businesses," said Ernie Choquette, Chairman, President and CEO of The Stevens & Lee Companies, a platform of affiliated professional services companies that includes Griffin Financial Group.
"Our new location in Boston will give us the opportunity to strategically expand our platform's full range of professional services and grow in a vibrant new market," said Mr. Choquette.
"Sophea brings us expertise that will strengthen our ability to assist businesses achieve their strategic goals in industries we have not had much depth in previously," said Matt O'Leary, CEO, Griffin Financial Group.
Sophea Chau has nearly 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and financial advisory services, and specializes in consumer branded and e-commerce companies.
"Griffin and The Stevens & Lee Companies will be an exciting place to work," said Ms. Chau. "I look forward to collaborating with the team and positioning Griffin as a leader in helping entrepreneurial and family-owned businesses achieve their financial and strategic goals in today's complex economic environment."
Griffin Financial Group is a boutique investment bank providing merger and acquisition advisory, financing and strategic consulting services for both healthy and financially challenged businesses. We also provide private equity placement and due diligence services, and assist clients in public offerings, institutional placements, sales, syndication and other capital markets activities. For more information about the firm, visit www.griffinfingroup.com.
The Stevens & Lee Companies is a platform of affiliated professional service firms that independently provide a full range of legal, investment banking, financial advisory, insurance risk management and government consulting services. For more information, visit www.stevenslee.com/our-companies.
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BERLIN (AP) — The European Central Bank said Tuesday that its president, Christine Lagarde, was targeted in a hacking attempt but no information was compromised.
The attempt took place “recently,” the Frankfurt-based central bank for the 19 countries that use the euro said in an emailed response to a query about a report by Business Insider. The bank added that “it was identified and halted quickly” but that it had nothing more to say amid an investigation.
Business Insider reported, without naming sources, that Lagarde was contacted by text message from what appeared to be former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone number by someone claiming that Merkel wanted to communicate with her by WhatsApp because that would be more secure.
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The new name marks the next phase in Tampa General's purchase of Tower Radiology.
TAMPA, Fla., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital and Tower Radiology have taken the next step in expanding their footprint by renaming Tower Radiology to TGH Imaging powered by Tower.
In January of this year, Tampa General announced it had fully purchased Tower Radiology, expanding its state-wide outpatient sites to 83 with the addition of Tower's 21 imaging centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa General was previously a 50% partner in Tower before this recent purchase of the remaining 50% ownership interest.
After decades of working closely, it was a natural fit for Tower and Tampa General to come together to combine Tower's 25 years of industry expertise and Tampa General's drive to deliver world-class patient care through innovation to enhance the quality and coordination of outpatient care and achieve the optimal patient experience and outcomes.
Under the leadership of Sherri Lewman, senior vice president of enterprise imaging, TGH Imaging powered by Tower will bring together essential assets that will significantly increase access, maximize efficiency, and enhance quality to benefit patients and physicians in the area.
"This purchase builds on the long history of success and partnership between Tower Radiology and TGH to bring world-class care to Tampa Bay," stated Lewman. "The endeavor will allow TGH to streamline care between the inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring our patients receive a seamless and high-quality experience across the system of care. Additionally, increasing our footprint by 21 locations means that Tampa General patients can get the care and diagnostics they need closer to home."
Named to the enterprise imaging position in January of this year, Lewman brings more than two decades of experience to her role. She is a Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) and holds a master's degree in health administration from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton.
Future plans call for more investment in innovation and expansion of the outpatient radiology footprint throughout the state while continuing to set the standard in radiology with excellent service and advanced technology.
TGH Imaging powered by Tower, provides advanced radiology services in a comfortable, convenient, outpatient setting at 21 locations throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and Palm Beach Counties. Accredited in nine radiology modalities by the American College of Radiology, awarded a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence and designated as a Lung Cancer Screening Center. TGH Imaging offers specialized services such as 3D mammography, high field wide-bore MRI, weight-bearing open MRI, extremity open MRI, cardiac MRI, CT low-dose lung screening and PET/CT. Tower's 65 plus board-certified radiologists hold certifications in all 11 radiology subspecialties and participate in the academic missions of research and teaching through serving as faculty for USF College of Medicine, Department of Radiology. For more information, go to www.TGHimaging.com.
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,041-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2021-22 Best Hospitals, and one of the top four hospitals in Florida, with five specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious 2021 Forbes magazine rankings – America's Best Employers by State, third out of 100 Florida companies and first among health care and social organizations, and 13th nationally in America's Best Employers for Women. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2020, provided a net community benefit worth more than $182.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
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LONDON (AP) — Eight politicians are vying to replace Boris Johnson as the next Conservative Party leader and British prime minister.
These are the contenders who have secured support from at least 20 Conservative lawmakers to progress to Wednesday's run-off votes:
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RISHI SUNAK, FORMER TREASURY CHIEF
Sunak, 42, is the best-known of the party's potential leaders and a favorite of bookmakers to succeed Johnson.
His public profile rose after he became the U.K.'s Treasury chief in 2020, a job that entailed overseeing the billions of pounds handed out during the coronavirus pandemic to help businesses and workers.
But he has faced criticism for not doing enough to ease the country's growing cost-of-living crisis. His popularity also took a dive after he police fined him for attending one of the government's lockdown-flouting parties at Downing Street, home to the prime minister's office and official residence.
Sunak says the promises to cut taxes made by many rival candidates are “not credible” and that he would only reduce taxes after inflation is under control.
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LIZ TRUSS, FOREIGN SECRETARY
Truss, 46, took on the high-profile Cabinet post in September after serving as trade minister. She is also the U.K.’s lead negotiator with the European Union on issues following Brexit.
Truss, the U.K.'s top diplomat, has made no secret of her leadership ambitions and has sought to emulate former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in carefully curated social media photos. If selected, she says she wants to cut taxes “from day one” and reverse an income tax hike.
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PENNY MORDAUNT, TRADE MINISTER
Mordaunt, 49, is popular with many Conservatives and is another bookmakers' favorite to win.
She was the first woman to serve as U.K. defense secretary, although Johnson dismissed her shortly after he became prime minister in 2019 because she had backed another candidate for party leader, Jeremy Hunt.
Mordaunt, a former reality TV contestant, played a prominent role in the pro-Brexit campaign in 2016.
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JEREMY HUNT, FORMER CABINET MINISTER
Hunt, who has served as both health and foreign secretary, ran against Johnson in the 2019 leadership race. He lost heavily, and was dumped from the Cabinet.
Hunt, 55, has remained a member of Parliament and kept himself in the public eye by grilling the government’s pandemic policies as head of the Health and Social Care Select Committee.
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TOM TUGENDHAT, COMMONS FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Tugendhat, a 48-year-old lawmaker and former soldier, has never held a Cabinet post but heads the influential Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament. He is seen as a centrist and has billed his candidacy as an opportunity for a clean start.
He said he is consulting a “broad coalition” of colleagues to bridge the divides in government.
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KEMI BADENOCH, FORMER EQUALITIES MINISTER
Badenoch, who has worked as a software engineer and at a private bank, grew up in Nigeria and says she experienced poverty first hand.
The 42-year-old lawmaker was initially considered an outsider for the race, but an endorsement from party heavyweight Michael Gove has boosted her profile.
She wants to lower taxes and lead a “limited government focused on essentials.”
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NADHIM ZAHAWI, TREASURY CHIEF
Zahawi, 55, came to prominence as vaccine minister during the pandemic. A co-founder of the market research firm YouGov, Zahawi was elected to Parliament in 2010.
He was born in Iraq to a Kurdish family and came to the U.K. as a child when his parents fled Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
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SUELLA BRAVERMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL
Braverman is a lawmaker and lawyer who became England’s attorney general in 2020.
A euroskeptic and supporter of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, Braverman, 42, says she wants to deliver “all of the great opportunities of Brexit" — including a tougher line on immigration and leaving the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights.
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The new adaptation of “ Persuasion, ” coming to Netflix Friday, does not seem to have been made for Jane Austen fans.
Her book about the unmarried Anne Elliot, who at 27 is on the edge of spinsterhood and regretting having been persuaded to give up her true love years earlier because of his lowly status, was the author's last before her death. It is notable and beloved for how it’s distinct from her more widely known and adapted books like “Pride and Prejudice” and “Emma,” with its mature heroine, its more reserved wit and its distinctly melancholy undertones. “Persuasion” also boasts one of her most romantic monologues.
This version, directed by British theater veteran Carrie Cracknell and starring Dakota Johnson as Anne, inserts modern phrases and “Fleabag” tropes into a Regency-era setting. It is like an Austen amuse bouche — an entry-level cover version that tries to rev up the humor and speak directly to Gen Z by using its lingo — or at least an advertising executive’s idea of what Gen Z sounds like. But something feels off about the way it is executed.
Austen’s works are hardly impenetrable for modern audiences. Over 200 years later, they remain accessible and relevant. There’s a reason why it seems like every year there’s several Austen-inspired films or shows populating our screens (just this summer we've gotten “Fire Island” and “Mr. Malcolm's List”). Her stories have not only stood the test of time but have also bloomed in delightful ways in modern contexts. Just look at “Clueless" and “Bridget Jones’s Diary."
This “Persuasion" has a whiff of condescension to it, as though it doesn’t trust its audience to empathize with Anne without seeing her crying in a bathtub and chugging wine from the bottle while she tells us in voiceover that she’s “thriving.” Maybe the crying in the bathtub/wine bit has just been done too many times. You can’t help but feel that Johnson, a gifted comedienne, deserved something more creative and less cliche.
And yet Johnson does manage to sell much of it. She is subtle where many might choose something big and breaks the fourth wall like she’s letting us in on a secret. It may be “Fleabag”-esque, but she’s not imitating Phoebe Waller-Bridge. She’s making it her own.
In fact, most of the cast is rather vibrant and full of newish discoveries — especially Cosmo Jarvis (who some will recognize from “Lady Macbeth”) as Anne’s old love Frederick Wentworth. She rejected him at 19 at the advice of a mentor (the lovely Nikki Amuka-Bird) and has come back into her life eight years later with wealth and good standing. He is now, as far as society is concerned, a man of consequence. Jarvis, with his mournful eyes, warm smile and inscrutable intentions, is a perfect Austen leading man. And he and Johnson, even when across the room from one another, have a spark.
The pint-sized Mia McKenna-Bruce is viciously funny as Anne’s younger sister Mary while Nia Towle is the picture of innocence as Louisa. Richard E. Grant, as Anne’s vain father Walter Elliot, adds life as well but he’s sparingly used. Henry Golding also has fun playing a cad, Mr. Elliot.
The screenplay is credited to Ron Bass (“Rain Man,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding”) and Alice Victoria Winslow, who had the good sense to preserve that famous monologue at the very least. But by the time we get there, it almost makes one wish that this were just a more straightforward adaptation without all the buzzwords. This cast and the director could have carried it and the audience would have been there. Or perhaps this will bring some fresh blood to Austen, after all.
To quote “Persuasion,” "I’m half agony, half hope.”
“Persuasion,” a Netflix release streaming Friday, is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association for “some suggestive references.” Running time: 107 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
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MPA Definition of PG: Parental guidance suggested.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine is getting an additional $1.7 billion in assistance from the U.S. government and the World Bank to pay the salaries of its beleaguered health care workers and provide other essential services.
The money coming Tuesday from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Treasury Department and the World Bank is meant to alleviate the acute budget deficit caused by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “brutal war of aggression,” USAID said in a statement.
While many medical staffers have left Ukraine, some hospitals have shut down and other hospitals have been bombed. The health workers who remain in Ukraine do their jobs under dire circumstances.
Viktor Liashko, Ukraine’s minister of health, said paying health workers’ salaries is becoming more difficult each month “due to the overwhelming burden of war.”
“$1.7 billion is not just yet another financial support; it is an investment that makes us a step closer to victory,” Liashko said in a statement.
To date, USAID has given $4 billion in budgetary support to the Ukrainian government. These funds have been used for keeping gas and electricity flowing to hospitals and schools, getting humanitarian supplies to citizens and paying the salaries of civil servants and teachers, the organization said.
USAID Administrator Samantha Power said that as Putin’s “assault on Ukraine’s public services continues, the United States is rushing in with financial support to help the government keep the lights on, provide essential services to innocent citizens and pay the health care workers who are providing lifesaving support on the frontlines.”
Last week, the Biden administration said it will send another $400 million in military equipment to Ukraine, the 15th package of military weapons and equipment transferred to Ukraine from Defense Department stocks since last August.
This new set of funds will be used for humanitarian purposes.
“This aid will help Ukraine’s democratic government provide essential services for the people of Ukraine,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a written statement.
Yellen said the money would “reach those who need it most at the front lines of Putin’s brutal and illegal war.”
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Charlie Eshbach, architect of a minor league baseball team that became Maine's prominent professional sports franchise, has died after a long illness.
The Portland Sea Dogs announced Eshbach's death on Tuesday. He was 70.
Eshbach became the Sea Dog's first employee when the team's founder, Dan Burke, hired him to bring professional baseball to Portland for the first time in decades. He was the founding president and general manager of the club, which held its inaugural season in 1994.
Eshbach continued to serve in those roles through the 2010 season and stayed on as team president until the end of the 2018 season. He remained as a senior advisor after that.
The Sea Dogs began as an affiliate of the Florida Marlins. The team has been an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox since the 2003 season.
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HERNDON, Va., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Centurion Consulting Group, LLC, a Woman-Owned Small Business providing IT services for the public and private sector via agile software development, data solutions, technology support, cyber security, and infrastructure services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new tribal-owned SBA 8(a) and HUBZone certified small business now entering the GovCon marketplace called AKCENT, LLC.
AKCENT, LLC. is a partnership between two preeminent small businesses, Centurion Consulting Group, LLC and Akiak Technology, LLC. AKCENT helps government keep its digital transformation momentum with trusted and transformative enterprise IT expertise and professional services.
"We are so proud and excited to launch this new joint venture," said Theresa Zandi, Centurion Principal. "Our management consulting teams have worked in government for decades delivering collaborative and innovative solutions for government agencies. Adding a tribal-owned certified 8(a) business to our portfolio is a natural extension of who we are as servant leaders." She continued, "as a tribal-owned business, AKCENT can further help to build better economic future for the indigenous community in Akiak."
Citizen-centric services demands lower IT costs and higher expectations for better services and is often at odds for the federal government to look for new solutions and new models for value delivery. AKCENT combines over three decades of federal employee experience in curating and connecting IT ecosystems with capabilities in digital, cloud and security and understands how government works from the inside out.
"Our partnership with Centurion Consulting Group strengthens the federal government's existing digital foundation and leverages insights into data to improve the quality of services to the American people," said Kevin Hamer, CEO of Akiak Technology. "AKCENT provides a new opportunity for government to acquire IT services at speed without protests, but also allows Agencies to achieve their small business federal contracting goals for four of the five categories: Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, 8(a) Tribal-Owned Small Disadvantaged Business, and HUBZone."
A joint venture between Akiak Technology, LLC and Centurion Consulting Group, LLC. Our team works together to bring practical knowledge and professional services with capabilities in digital, cloud and security. We are an SBA 8(a) and HUBZone Certified Tribal Owned Small Business, and Woman Owned Small Business. We are appraised at CMMI-SVC/3. Together, we are creating positive, long-lasting value for government while helping to create a better economic future for the indigenous community in Akiak. www.akcentllc.com
Centurion Consulting Group, LLC is a Woman Owned Small Business that delivers information technology, business professional, and human resource services and solutions to the private and public sector, (GSA MAS 54151S & 56131 Schedule holder), in the areas of Agile Scrum and Coaching, Data Solutions, Infrastructure & Security, Software Development & Engineering, and HR & Talent Acquisition Services to support Modernization, Transformation, Development, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps, Business, Agile, and Technology support projects. Mission-driven, we serve a balanced commitment to ensuring financial success, promoting social responsibility, and strengthening our community by giving back to those in need. www.centurioncg.com
Akiak Technology, LLC is subsidiary of Akiak Holdings, LLC. We are an SBA 8(a) and HUBZone Certified Tribal-Owned Small Business. Our experts combine unmatched experience and specialized skills to accelerate the digital transformation journey for government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, security, health, and state and local markets. Our purpose is to create a better economic future for the indigenous community in Akiak. We are headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia and have an office in Akiak, Alaska. www.akiaktechnology.com
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A federal lawsuit challenging part of New York’s new gun law was filed by Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino, one of multiple legal challenges expected against state handgun licensing rules approved after a recent Supreme Court ruling.
New York lawmakers this month approved an overhaul of licensing rules after the Supreme Court struck down a 109-year-old state law that required people to demonstrate an unusual threat to their safety to qualify for a license to carry a handgun outside their homes.
The sweeping law signed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to take effect Sept. 1. Among other provisions, it will require people applying for a handgun license to turn over a list of their social media accounts and will prohibit carrying firearms at a long list of “sensitive places,” including schools and airports.
The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Buffalo takes aim at the law's provision that will bar people from bringing guns into private businesses unless the owners put up signs saying guns are welcome. People who bring guns into places without such signs could be prosecuted on felony charges.
The lawsuit claims that the practical effect of that provision is to subject the Second Amendment rights of New York residents “to a case-by-case public referendum” by property owners and renters.
“It would be patently unconstitutional for the state to require citizens to seek permission from the owner of each property they visit before they could legally speak or pray,” reads the federal complaint. “So too, it is unconstitutional to treat Second Amendment rights in this way."
Hochul, at an unrelated public appearance Tuesday, said the new gun legislation is solid, and that she is ready to “defend it in court.”
“We worked very intentionally with top legal minds in this country to craft legislation, working with the Legislature to make sure this met all constitutional requirements and thresholds,” Hochul said. “It was not rushed other than the fact that the Supreme Court took away the right of the governor to protect the people in her state.”
Paladino, the GOP nominee for governor in 2010, is competing in a primary in New York's 23rd Congressional District, which runs from the suburbs of Buffalo to rural communities along the Pennsylvania border.
State Republican Party Chair Nick Langworthy, who also is competing in that GOP primary, said last week the party would challenge the law as part of a coalition.
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MONTREAL, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Tech-savvy and visionary entrepreneur Ray Junior Courtemanche just announced that his company, SKYBLÜ Condos Cité Mirabel, will now accept cryptocurrency.
Through the services of Dello, a Montreal fintech company, developer Ray Junior Courtemanche will now allow its customers to purchase their condos using cryptocurrency.
For the Montreal born entrepreneur, the timing was right: you have to keep up with the times and be open to change!
The ever-growing number of crypto holders made it a no brainer to Courtemanche.
"More and more people are turning to cryptocurrency. I was just waiting for a simple and effective way to be able to accept crypto, and today, the solution exists and it's from Quebec! At this point, I was sold on that idea,'' says Courtemanche.
Like him, through Dello's innovative crypto POS systems, businesses will now be able to accept crypto and receive settlement in cash directly to their bank accounts. With such solutions, Cypto payments—from customers around the corner and around the world, are now as simple as any traditional payment methods.
For Ray junior Courtemanche, mass adoption of cryptocurrency should happen soon enough.
"It's secure, it's reliable. In a transaction, it cuts out many intermediaries. At the end of the line, lots of people would benefit from crypto and blockchain technology, including those in real estate,'' affirms the entrepreneur.
About Ray Junior Courtemanche:
Montreal born Ray Junior Courtemanche is a Canadian real estate developer who owns more than forty businesses. He is the founder of Cité Mirabel, one of the most important real estate projects in the province of Québec with a projected final value of more than two billion dollars.
About SKYBLÜ Condos :
SKYBLÜ Condos, located in Cité Mirabel, Quebec, is a high-end residential project consisting of three twin towers. In 2020, its first tower became the highest residential building in the Laurentians region. In 2022, SKYBLÜ is selected as the winner of the high-rise condos –10 floors or more – category of the "Prix Construire" awarded by the ACQ (Association de la construction du Québec).
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled their country’s humanitarian crisis and are in the United States under temporary legal protection will be allowed to remain for another 18 months, the Biden administration announced Monday.
But advocates expressed disappointment that the government has left another 250,000 Venezuelans who made it to the United States at risk of being sent back.
An estimated 343,000 Venezuelans already in the United States were given Temporary Protect Status, or TPS in March of 2021, allowing them the chance to legally live and work in the country for 18 months. Only they will be eligible for the extension that will run until March, 10, 2024.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas called it “one of many ways the Biden administration is providing humanitarian support to Venezuelans at home and abroad, together with our regional partners. We will continue to work with our international partners to address the challenges of regional migration while ensuring our borders remain secure.”
Advocates applauded the extension for those in the program, but said they were concerned about those who arrived after the cutoff date of March 8, 2021 and were not being given temporary protection. Anna Gallagher, executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., called the decision “misgiuded.” Her organization along with 200 others had petitioned the Biden administration to not leave out the others.
She added that the lack of action “will put hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled seeking refuge at risk — in violation of humanitarian principles as well as what we, as Catholics, believe is our duty to shelter those in need.”
Venezuela is mired in a deep political, social and economic crisis attributed to plummeting oil prices and two decades of mismanagement by socialist governments. Millions live in poverty amid high food prices, medication shortages, low wages and four-digit inflation. That has pushed about 5 million Venezuelans to flee in the past few years, mostly to neighboring South American countries, but many have settled in South Florida.
Many of those who immigrated to the U.S. have applied for asylum and their cases are still making their way through the courts.
Immigrants from more than a dozen countries have become eligible for the program created in 1990 for people from nations stricken by civil strife or natural disasters. Short-term reprieves are often extended in increments of up to 18 months, leading many to describe it as anything but temporary.
About 200,000 El Salvadorans have had temporary status since 2001, after an earthquake hit the Central American country.
In addition to Venezuela, the Biden administration has created temporary status for people from Cameroon, Myanmar, Haiti, and Ukraine. President Joe Biden has been under increasing pressure from lawmakers of his Democratic Party to offer the protection to more immigrants from Latin America and Africa, who many say have been overlooked despite fleeing violence in their homelands. | https://www.kron4.com/news/politics/ap-politics/us-extends-legal-protection-for-venezuelans-for-18-months/ | 2022-07-12T18:28:05Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/politics/ap-politics/us-extends-legal-protection-for-venezuelans-for-18-months/ | false |
I love a good bargain. Who doesn't? When a Singapore-based company called Hekka approached me offering to let me test one of their favourite products, a cutting-edge tablet, I was initially cynical because of the price. Retailing at £1219, the Blackview Tab 11 and NOW reduced to just £175.99 in this handy Prime Day deal, it quite comfortably undercuts a similarly-specced device from Samsung and, usually, if something sounds too good to be true, it is.
And then the nice people at Hekka upped the ante. They offered our readers a further discount, which brought the price down to a cat's whisker over £146. I had to see what all the fuss was about.
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Out of the box, there's instantly a nice, high-quality feel to the tablet. Blackview has been around for a while and is quickly making quite a name for itself in the world of budget tablets, so don't be under any illusion that this is some faceless brand packing in false spec claims.
To illustrate this, if you were to line it up alongside the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 which, I kid you not, is its closest rival, on paper at least, the Blackview pretty much has it licked. And, remember, the Samsung costs over £200, spec-for-spec.
While the Samsung has a slightly better battery, and an ever-so-slightly bigger screen, the Blackview has the same processor, an IPS display, dual sim capability, better cameras, with a flash at the back, and better connectivity.
To be fair, the Samsung does offer 15W fast charging, four speakers over the Blackview's two, and the option of creating a wireless hotspot. But, let me remind you, the Blackview is over £50 cheaper with our discount.
And it's got such a lovely weight and tactile casing to it. It comes bundled in with a book cover and it's available in three cute colours.
There's not a lot to dislike about it, to be completely honest. I love the weight and the metallic feel. The sound quality can be bettered, but not without stretching the budget a bit, and it did crash on me once - it refused to unlock, but a restart soon solved it.
Perhaps it would be nice to have had smaller bezels surrounding the screen. They're no different to the Galaxy Tab A8, but that would have given it just one last edge.
Apart from that, it really is a bargain. I was wrong to be cynical. If you're after a capable tablet and you're on a budget, it's absolutely ideal.
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Denny's recognized Elmore, a freshman at High Point University in High Point, N.C., and awarded $300,000 in scholarships during the 2021 Hungry for Education (HFE) scholarship season
SPARTANBURG, S.C., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fueled by its commitment to education and combating childhood hunger, Denny's Corp. named Lillian Elmore of Lexington, Mass. its national winner as part of the 2021 Hungry for Education™ Scholarship Program.
This year's winners and 2021 graduates celebrated their commitment to working to end childhood hunger in on May 19th at a virtual program, hosted by comedian Akintunde Warnock. The ceremony featured these outstanding scholars and special remarks from Denny's executives, including John Miller, Denny's board member and former Denny's CEO, and April Kelly Drummond, vice president, diversity, equity and inclusion, who recognized the outstanding work the winners have done to eliminate childhood hunger.
Denny's Hungry for Education™ (HFE) is a scholarship program that recognizes and rewards students who show initiative and creativity in helping Denny's fight childhood hunger. Partnering with 11 leading, non-profit, minority advocacy organizations, Denny's awarded over $300,000 in scholarships this year to deserving elementary, high school and college students. Since its launch in 2011, the brand has awarded nearly $2 million in scholarships.
"We want to congratulate every one of these students who are letting us know that they are passionate about fighting hunger in their communities," said Kelly Drummond. "These students are so inspiring, and I can't wait to see what they'll do next."
Kelly Drummond added, "This is one of my favorite times of the year because I get to see and hear from these outstanding young people who are going above and beyond to make a difference in their communities."
Elmore, a freshman at High Point University in High Point, N.C., received her $1,500 scholarship as part of Denny's partnership with was provided in conjunction with Partners with Youth Disabilities. Elmore impressed the judges with her belief that, "Community starts in the neighborhood you live in and seeing your community reflected back to you is a terrific way to continue to build it." She suggests that every Denny's hang a TV monitor and invite its guests to "take pictures of themselves with their friends and family, eating at Denny's and celebrating life's moments. Denny's can have those photos scroll on the monitor as people walk in."
Students can apply now for next year's scholarship by going to www.dennyshungryforeducation.com.
Denny's Corporation is the franchisor and operator of one of America's largest franchised full-service restaurant chains, based on the number of restaurants. As of March 30, 2022, Denny's had 1,643 franchised, licensed, and company restaurants around the world including 153 restaurants in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Philippines, New Zealand, Honduras, the United Arab Emirates, Costa Rica, Guam, Guatemala, El Salvador, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom. For further information on Denny's, including news releases, please visit the Denny's website at www.dennys.com or the brand's social channel via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn or YouTube.
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The premier event in Europe for open source code and community contributors features 200+ sessions across 13 micro-conferences, covering the pivotal topics and technologies at the core of open source.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the full schedule for Open Source Summit Europe, the leading conference for open source developers, technologists, and community leaders. The event is taking place September 13-16 in Dublin, Ireland and virtually. The schedule can be viewed here.
OS Summit Europe will feature a robust program of 325+ talks across 13 micro-conferences covering the most essential and cutting edge topics in open source: Linux Systems, Supply Chain Security, AI + Data, OSPOs, Community Leadership, Embedded IoT, Cloud, Diversity, Containers, Embedded Linux and more.
2022 Conference Session Highlights Include:
- LinuxCon
- Embedded Linux Conference
- CloudOpen
- OSPOCon
- Critical Software Summit
- Emerging OS Forum
- SupplyChainSecurityCon
- Diversity Empowerment Summit
- Open Source On-Ramp
- Open AI + Data Forum
- ContainerCon
- Community Leadership Conference
- Embedded IoT Summit
Keynote speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Registration (in-person) is offered at the early price of $850 through July 17. Registration to attend virtually is $25. Members of The Linux Foundation receive a 20 percent discount off registration and can contact events@linuxfoundation.org to request a member discount code.
Applications for diversity and need-based scholarships are currently being accepted. For information on eligibility and how to apply, please click here. The Linux Foundation's Travel Fund is also accepting applications, with the goal of enabling open source developers and community members to attend events that they would otherwise be unable to attend due to a lack of funding. To learn more and apply, please click here.
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In-person attendees will be required to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and will need to comply with all on-site health measures, in accordance with The Linux Foundation Code of Conduct. To learn more, visit the Health & Safety webpage.
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Open Source Summit Europe 2022 is made possible thanks to our sponsors, including Diamond Sponsors: AWS, Google and IBM, Platinum Sponsors: Huawei and Intel, and Gold Sponsors: Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Codethink, Docker, Mend, Red Hat, and Styra. For information on becoming an event sponsor, click here or email us.
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SALT LAKE CITY, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- COMPAX is celebrating 25 years of manufacturing and global packaging supply by releasing the first-ever, fully recyclable, all plastic airless pump tube in the US market.
Conventional airless pump tubes contain a metal spring and are not recyclable unless they are disassembled. "COMPAX believes that those of us in the packaging industry are responsible for making smarter investments in sustainable business practices," said Dennis Devine, co-founder at COMPAX. "That's why we designed the new 100% plastic airless tube, with recyclability at the front of our minds. We believe we can always do more for our planet, while preserving brand identity and consumer experience with our packaging. The 100% plastic airless pump tube is wholly indistinguishable from our conventional airless tubes consumers at home know and love."
COMPAX currently has production running on both its new 30mm and 35mm airless tubes, and is working to convert its entire line of airless tube diameters. Samples and quotes are now available on the COMPAX Catalog, with minimum order quantities starting at 25k. Additionally, the 100% plastic tube can be produced using PCR (post-consumer recycled plastic).
"COMPAX is dedicated to mitigating plastic waste, increasing consumer recycling education and innovating to improve recyclability, through our philanthropic arm COMPAX Cares which funds REDO (Recycling Education and Development Organization, a Salt Lake 501(c)(3)). Through product development efforts like this, we strive to be a leader in sustainable personal care packaging."
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ABOUT COMPAX
Since 1997, COMPAX has been the go-to packaging source for burgeoning brands to the world's biggest names in beauty and health. COMPAX boasts a 200,000 sq ft blow molding, injection molding, and state-of-the-art deco facility at its headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT, with sales offices around the US and quality control and operations globally. For more information, visit compaxpackaging.com.
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BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan o-cha(pix) paid respect to his ‘great friend’, Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe who was slain last Friday.
Prayuth stopped by the Japanese Embassy here to sign the condolence book.
The Embassy of Japan in Thailand opened its doors from today to Thursday to allow members of public to pay their respects to the former prime minister.
Last week, Prayuth wrote on his Facebook that he had lost a great friend and Japan had lost its favourite son.
The 67-year-old Abe was shot from behind while delivering a speech at a political campaign in Nara city.
The man arrested for Abe’s killing, Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, approached the politician from behind and fired two shots from a distance of about 10 metres (33 feet).
Today, family and friends attended Abe’s funeral at at Buddhist temple in Tokyo while crowds gathered on the streets to pay their last respects to the country’s longest-serving premier, four days after his assassination.-Bernama | https://www.thesundaily.my/home/thai-pm-prayuth-pays-respect-to-late-shinzo-abe-YB9443540 | 2022-07-12T18:38:07Z | https://www.thesundaily.my/home/thai-pm-prayuth-pays-respect-to-late-shinzo-abe-YB9443540 | false |
Manure digester, cropping practices, animal care stand out at Deer Run Dairy
KEWAUNEE, Wis., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Wisconsin dairy farm, Deer Run Dairy, has won national recognition for a comprehensive approach to sustainability.
The farm's Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability award comes from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy as part of the center's 11th annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards.
Deer Run, owned by partners Duane and Derek Ducat (father and son) and Dale Bogart, milks about 1,650 cows with an additional 250 dry cows on site. The 2,500 acres of farmland is in an area with fractured bedrock and in some places very shallow soil, posing unique challenges to water quality.
"We really take a whole-farm approach to sustainability ― from our animals' health, to being stewards of the land and using our manure digester to reduce pathogen levels," Duane Ducat said. "We have a culture that's developed at Deer Run to embrace the challenges that come with introducing new practices and methods that make it possible to be sustainable for the future."
The sustainability awards, announced last month, recognize dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for practices that demonstrate outstanding economic, environmental and social benefits; a longstanding commitment to continuous improvement; and a replicable model to inform and inspire others in advancing dairy sustainability leadership.
"Deer Run is always willing to step up and take on new challenges by accelerating the adoption of practices that lead to continuous improvement in conservation," said Tim Trotter, CEO of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, who nominated the farm. "This farm takes great pride in the commitment they've made to be a leading advocate for sustainability in the dairy community, and we could not be prouder to be associated with such an extraordinary representative."
Learning and adapting are ongoing processes at Deer Run. The farm is part of the Door-Kewaunee Watershed Demonstration Farms Network with guidance from the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. Duane Ducat is also a founding member of Peninsula Pride Farms (PPF), a farmer-led conservation group whose members work together to protect the local watershed and encourage other farmers to try conservation practices such as cover crops, buffer strips and no-tillage.
Through PPF and the network, Deer Run hosts field days to show practices in action and share the benefits. Among the many people who have toured the farm to see the conservation up close is Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.
The farm's sustainability efforts are wide-ranging.
"We are very deliberate with our manure applications to the land as well as our cropping practices," Duane Ducat said. "We are planting cover crops in the late summer and fall, as well as no-till planting green into these cover crops in the spring to help protect and enhance soil health."
With the use of an anaerobic digester, Deer Run is reducing pathogens in manure by a thousandfold, leaving just one-tenth of 1% of the pathogens found in untreated manure. In 2020, the digester was converted to produce renewable natural gas, a clean, low-carbon fuel for the transportation market. Byproducts from the digester include animal bedding and nutrient-rich fertilizer that can be either used by the farm for cost savings or sold for profit.
In 2021, a partner company began the engineering process to expand the digester system's capacity and impact by installing a mixing tank that will enable other local farms to bring animal waste to Deer Run.
The farm also focuses on cow comfort and energy efficiency. Antibiotic use is minimal, and feeding trials are being conducted to reduce methane gas production in the rumen of the cows. The barns are cross-ventilated by fans that conserve energy while keeping the animals cool.
"All of these practices help paint a complete sustainability picture at Deer Run," Duane Ducat said.
The advancements at Deer Run Dairy to constantly improve cow care and the health of the soil and water are championed in Wisconsin. There are more than 40 farmer-driven watershed protection groups in the state, all striving to improve the land and water for future generations.
"Consumers continue to look for and make purchase decisions based on sustainable messaging on labels," said Patrick Geoghegan, executive vice president of industry relations for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. "Deer Run Dairy, and many other Wisconsin dairy farms, have great stories to share about how they care for their cows, their community and the environment. Awards such as this affirm the efforts of the state's dairy farmers but also our rich heritage in conservation efforts."
Judges in the Innovation Center awards program evaluated dozens of nominations based on economic, environmental and community impact. The independent panel — including experts working with and throughout the dairy community — also considered learning, innovation, scalability and replicability.
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® is a forum that brings together the dairy community to address the changing needs and expectations of consumers through a framework of shared best practices and accountability. Initiated in 2008 by dairy farmers through the dairy checkoff, we collaborate on efforts that are important both to us and our valued customers – priorities like animal care, environmental stewardship, food safety and traceability and community contribution. The Innovation Center is committed to continuous improvement from farm to table, striving to ensure a socially responsible and economically viable dairy community. Visit USDairy.com for more information about the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative provides dairy farmers throughout the Midwest with a powerful voice — the voice of milk — in Congress, with customers and within their communities. Edge, based in Green Bay, Wis., is one of the top cooperatives in the country based on milk volume. More information: www.voiceofmilk.com.
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ATLANTA, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Traders Insurance, a privately owned regional insurance company based in Kansas City, Missouri replaced its legacy claim system with Cogitate's Claims Management System to modernize claims operations with the latest technology. Cogitate, a leader in accelerated digital insurance for Wholesale Brokers, MGAs, and Carriers, offers readiness and relevance as the industry quickly transforms.
Traders Insurance, which specializes in auto insurance, was using a home-grown claims system for several decades. While it served Traders very well, the technology did not support the robust integrations and other features that will reduce costs and improve the customer experience that Traders found in the Cogitate solution.
"We look at claims as an opportunity to deliver on our promises to our policyholders. The Cogitate solution supports us in being great at what we do and remain true to our vision and culture.", Mark Concannon, CEO of Traders Insurance explained. "As important as the software itself, we found a partner in the Cogitate team that cares about excellence as much as we do. The new system provides better, quicker claim management, leading to more efficient internal processes and comprehensive reporting."
"Several of our friends in the business use the Cogitate solution. They highly recommended Cogitate for their industry expertise, solution capabilities and their friendly team who work with the customer to solve their issues", said Patrick Concannon, COO of Traders Insurance. "Our new claims system engages users throughout the claim lifecycle. It is helping our team to reinvigorate claims processes to improve customer experience, increase efficiency, and reduce operational cost. It is pre-integrated with various third-party data services and also with our other internal systems for real-time exchange of information."
Samir Salem, Executive Vice President at Cogitate quoted, "The most important need for Traders Insurance was to transfer complete data from the old claim system to the new one. Many solution providers were unsure about delivering this requirement. At Cogitate, we have worked on similar requirements for other insurance providers before. We took up this challenge and delivered successfully. This is the Cogitate culture – we partner with our customers to provide them the required solutions and solve their problems."
Cogitate Technology Solutions, Inc., develops modern and innovative technology products and solutions for the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry. It helps insurance companies transform their business models to create a competitive advantage in a time of rapid industry change. Cogitate's next-generation technology products and solutions are helping insurance carriers, brokers, MGAs, and agents to accelerate digitalization and expand their businesses.
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Police officer, 40, appears in court to deny sexually assaulting woman by slapping her on the bottom while on duty
- Liam Porter, 40 allegedly smacked her backside after a rural training exercise
- Magistrates were told the incident occurred at 1am in January
- He is now suspended from duty and denies ever assaulting the woman this year
A police officer today appeared in court to deny sexually assaulting a woman by slapping her on the bottom while on duty.
Liam Porter, 40 allegedly walked up behind the woman and smacked her backside in front of two witnesses, having finished a rural training exercise.
Basingstoke Magistrates' Court heard that the incident occurred at 1am on a day in January in an east Hampshire village.
Liam Porter, 40 allegedly walked up behind the woman and smacked her backside in front of two witnesses, having finished a rural training exercise. A trial is due to be heard at Isleworth Crown Court next month
The officer from Hampshire Constabulary today spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth, address and to enter a not guilty plea when he appeared at court in Hampshire.
PC Porter, of Lymington, Hampshire, is currently suspended from duty.
He was released on bail under the condition that he must not contact the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
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The visit by President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia provides a royal opportunity for the US to repair strained relations with an important ally and other regional partners at a time of shared global threats.
Historically, the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have enjoyed an important, strategic and mostly warm relationship for more than 70 years. While there have been challenges, each time cracks in the friendship appeared, the sides ultimately sought reconciliation while maintaining behind the scenes engagement to preserve our strategic interests.
A wide fissure in the relationship has lingered since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Arabia’s Consulate in Istanbul. Four years after this regrettable incident, a strain between the allies is producing dangerous repercussions far beyond Washington and Riyadh.
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Shortly after being sworn in, the US de-listed the Houthis as a terrorist organization, a decision that caused profound shock within Saudi Arabia and across the region. The US further insulted the kingdom when Biden declared Saudi Arabia a “pariah” and said, “There’s very little social, redeeming value in the present government in Saudi Arabia.” Biden further stated that he only speaks to Mohammed bin Salman’s father, King Salman, not the crown prince.
After these cumulative humiliations, it came as little surprise that when the president placed a call to MBS in March, he reportedly declined to take his call.
Unfortunately, the partisan nature of American domestic politics has spilled over into our foreign policy. Some find it all too easy to demonize non-democratic countries, insisting that those with very different cultures and histories adopt political beliefs similar to our own. But that is precisely what we must stop doing today. Certainly, the US should defend and promote our values, but we cannot overlook that some countries’ paths to achieving change will follow a very different route and timeline than our own.
Put simply, the kingdom is an economic powerhouse and bulwark of stability in the Middle East. It is also uniquely positioned as home to Islam’s holiest sites, and 85% of the world’s Muslims share Saudi Arabia’s Sunni identity. As the de facto leader of the overwhelming majority of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims, Saudi Arabia can play a critical role in our common fight against radical Islam.
They have already made their intentions clear by pivoting away from radical Islam and prosecuting supporters of groups ranging from al-Qaeda to Hamas and Hezbollah. It is up to the US to welcome those gestures, and to show support as the kingdom pursues even more positive policies.
The kingdom's role
The kingdom’s role as the leading voice in OPEC is well known, but we also rely on Riyadh to partner with us to maintain the flow of international trade through three of the world’s most important transportation choke points: the Suez Canal, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. If any of these shipping routes were disrupted, the global food supply and energy market could be thrown into sharp disarray.
It comes as no surprise that China, and more recently Russia, have established military bases in this strategic area. A reinvigorated US-Saudi alliance would also act as a hedge against this emerging Russia-China axis aimed at exerting more global influence.
With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine leading to grotesque loss of life and destabilization of the global economy, Saudi Arabia has a very important role to play. Embraced again as an ally of the United States, it can use its control of nearly 20% of the world’s crude oil reserves to provide an alternative option to countries that previously relied upon Russia for its energy needs.
Increased Saudi oil production and partnership with the US on green energy initiatives would help to isolate Putin’s Russia. The murder of Khashoggi was a terrible thing, but we should not allow the murder of one person four years ago to stand in the way of preventing the unjustifiable killing of countless more in Ukraine today.
Brought along and treated as a valued partner, Saudi Arabia could not only help bring about an end to the bloody war, but also reduce the price spikes impacting Americans at the pump.
The US requested help from Saudi Arabia in supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces, as well as other Lebanese institutions, and the kingdom obliged. The Biden administration also asked Saudi Arabia to take in Afghan refugees after its disastrous pullout last year, and once again the Saudis obliged.
The kingdom has proven its worth as our ally and it is time for the United States to once again treat them appropriately. Furthermore, it does not behoove the US to treat Saudi Arabia poorly and potentially force it to turn to China, Russia or other US adversaries to help meet its national defense needs.
In short, demonizing and demeaning Saudi Arabia is actually destructive to the cause of peace across the world. Saudi Arabia is uniquely positioned to aid the fight against terrorism, prevent regional hegemony by Iran, secure global trade and promote progress on human rights across the globe.
Moving forward, the US should measure Saudi Arabia’s worth as an ally by progress it is making in areas of concern, not by its failure to achieve perfection – an impossible standard for any country, including our own.Disproportionate attention, public scolding and the unnecessary prolonging of outrage for past mistakes is a failed strategy, especially when it harms America’s national interests and damages the possibility of curtailing atrocities on a global scale. It is also no way to treat a friend and historical ally.
While we should not forget, we must find a way to forgive and to re-engage Saudi Arabia as a key ally in advancing America’s economic and national security goals.
The writer is a board member of USAID’s Partnership for Peace Fund. | https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-711910 | 2022-07-12T18:44:37Z | https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-711910 | false |
NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, proudly announces the support of the Defeat Diabetes team in the 2022 edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT).
Founded in 2014, TBT is an open-application, single-elimination tournament played each summer in the U.S., featuring a host of former collegiate and current international basketball stars. Founded by international basketball player Jalen Nesbitt and his partner Cristina Desemone who was diagnosed with T1D at an early age, Defeat Diabetes will compete in the TBT to raise awareness about T1D and the importance of screening and early detection through the JDRF T1Detect program. T1D is an autoimmune disease that affects both adults and children at any age regardless of diet, family history, or lifestyle choices. Screening to determine if you are at risk for developing T1D early and monitoring for symptoms, makes it possible to prevent serious illnesses that can occur at the onset of the disease.
The Defeat Diabetes team joins the tournament as one of five teams playing to raise awareness for non-profit organizations. The team will begin their quest for the one-million-dollar prize on July 18, as part of the Xavier Region in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a roster of notable players, including former NBA G-League and international star Gary Forbes, who was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 19.
"This is the first-time players are supporting JDRF at The Basketball Tournament and we're grateful to Jalen, Cristina, Gary, and the entire Defeat Diabetes team for bringing awareness to type 1 diabetes and the T1Detect program," said Kenya Felton, Senior Manager of PR and Celebrity Engagement at JDRF. "A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report shows a nearly 30% increase in T1D diagnoses in the U.S., with youth cases growing most sharply among diverse populations. The tournament is a great opportunity to reach people and discuss the importance of screening and early detection to achieve healthier outcomes at the onset of T1D."
Through research and clinical trials, it is understood that the onset of T1D often begins years before an individual is insulin-dependent, but due to a lack of understanding of the symptoms and other precautionary signs, it often goes unnoticed and leads to DKA at the time of diagnosis. The T1Detect program was developed as a universal program to provide screening and education with specialized medical follow-up, if needed, that can help to significantly minimize the risk of DKA at diagnosis and greatly improve your health outcomes.
JDRF's mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. To accomplish this, JDRF has invested more than $2.5 billion in research funding since our inception. We are an organization built on a grassroots model of people connecting in their local communities, collaborating regionally for efficiency and broader fundraising impact, and uniting on a national stage to pool resources, passion, and energy. We collaborate with academic institutions, policymakers, and corporate and industry partners to develop and deliver a pipeline of innovative therapies to people living with T1D. Our staff and volunteers throughout the United States and our five international affiliates are dedicated to advocacy, community engagement, and our vision of a world without T1D. For more information, please visit jdrf.org/t1detect or follow us on Twitter (@JDRF), Facebook (@myjdrf), and Instagram (@jdrfhq).
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Unsolved: DNA identifies killer of 12-year-old Lesia Jackson, murdered in 1979
By COURTNEY FISCHER
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CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — On September 7, 1979, Lesia Jackson, 12, spent most of the day swimming with her older brothers at Lake Wildwood off FM 1485 in Conroe. Life was carefree for the Washington Junior High student.
When her brothers were ready to go home, Lesia wasn’t. They started walking without her. Lesia eventually followed and she was last spotted walking alone on Creek Bend Street towards home.
That was the last time anyone saw Lesia alive. Her body was discovered a week later.
The little girl’s death was one of the highest-profile unsolved murders in Montgomery County, until now.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says they used new DNA technology to identify Lesia’s killer. Gerald Casey, newly ID’ed as the girl’s killer, was actually executed 10 years after the girl’s death, for another murder case.
The sheriff’s office says this is the oldest cold case murder their department has solved.
In 2018, ABC13’s Courtney Fischer researched Lesia’s murder and featured the cold case details as they had never been covered before. She was able to share photos and details that had previously been held back from the public, as detectives chased down leads.
At that time, Courtney reported that Lesia’s mother and brothers have since moved away from Texas. We talked to one of her brothers about the case. Family members declined to do an interview saying it’s just too painful to talk about what happened that day. That brother says Lesia’s family forgave the killer many years ago, saying it’s the only way they could keep living.
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PAM Wayfinding discusses how marketing digital signage is more powerful when it connects visitors with destinations, events and brands.
LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- We typically think of digital signage as serving a few roles. First, it's an advertising medium. We're all familiar with the ubiquitous large-format digital screens found in most public places – and we're all aware how good we've become at blocking those out. Lesson One is that if signage of any kind doesn't serve a very clear and specific purpose, it's no longer an effective means of either advertising or communications.
More commonly we find value in informational digital signage. For the most part, this kind of sign does provide information we want to know, such as movie listing times, building directory information or perhaps a list of upcoming events. Customers already have this basic level of information available on their mobile devices. Most marketing digital signage fails to connect information with an action.
Customers expect digital signage to provide more than a starting point. They want and need a conclusion if they're going to make the most of their precious time. Not providing this information is a huge opportunity missed, costing immediate sales and longer term customers.
So how do we create that connection?
Customers are at their most attentive when they're planning. We're all aware of this scenario – we've arrived and are planning our trip around the district. We're a little lost and want clarity. We're in a heightened state of attention due to this stress.
A customer who can quickly see a sign with SPECIFIC, PERSONALIZED information is a happy customer. A sign can point to a restaurant name, but a sign saying "Fish Tales Happy hour" is more likely to win customers. That's the power of well-executed marketing digital signage.
Done well, it will pay huge dividends for sales.
Jason Hutty | 1 888 462 6364| jhutty@pam.co
The world's most intelligent and intuitive navigation platform, PAM has made it easier for over 60,000,000 visitors to enjoy some of the busiest and most difficult places around the world. Entertainment and stadium districts, convention centers, universities, transport hubs, resorts, smart cities… every day PAM turns huge spaces into familiar places that connect people to what they love.
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MIAMI, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MLB All-Star and NY Yankee Pitcher Nestor Cortes, aka "Nasty" Nestor, announced today that he will be releasing his exclusive NFT collection on the ReserveBlock Foundations RBX Network (reserveblock.io) protocol with a portion of his personal proceeds to benefit Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital and Miami Children's Hospital on Sunday evening July 17th. RBX is the first open-source decentralized NFT Centric Blockchain that enables true peer-to-peer operability for the minting and trading of NFTs with or without the need of a centralized authority.
With an ecosystem that provides a full suite of on-chain tools, RBX reduces common frictions and burdens by providing an environment for anyone and everyone to participate with transparent trustless features all through a core wallet or web wallet by either validating on the network and / or writing a smart contract without the need-to-know code whatsoever. RBX will be moving from a successful public testnet on Sunday July 17th to mainnet beta launch.
"In honor of my selection to my first MLB All-Star Game, I wanted to create a series of unique NFTs that allowed me to help tell my story and connect directly with fans." said Nestor Cortes. "I had been very interested in NFTs for the past couple of years but was looking for a network that I could easily use as well as allow my fans to easily interact with me directly. When I discovered RBX through a friend and started to test it myself, I knew I finally found exactly what I needed to accomplish to create my personal NFT collection. This is a super cool moment for me."
Cortes has also stated that he is releasing six very special One of One digital collectible cards that each come with a signed game worn item, original photography and some with special home-game experiences exclusively in each NFT. Each NFT collectible has Nestor's personal designs and created in collaboration with Mike Fogg a digital artist of Astro Kongs, Space Hoops, Cyber Souls and Astro League collections, as well as digital creator and friend Juan Garcia. Upon release on Sunday evening July 17th, fans will be able to simply visit a direct link provided by Nestor to his personal wallet auction for all fans who wish to participate with a bidding or "buy now" mechanism and even purchase by simply using a credit card.
"Each one of my NFTs are my own personal designs as well as my own game worn items signed by me for everyone and even enjoy a game experience at the stadium for some of the people who own them." Said Cortes. "I am also really looking forward to donating to two special places to me personally that help so many people at Sloan and Miami Children's. Both hit home on a personal level for me and the fact that I am able to help contribute to these important places is even more gratifying."
Nestor also stated that additional details and previews regarding his personal auction will be forthcoming via his social media channels in the coming days leading up to launch on the 17th.
The RBX network has been created and developed as the result of a collective of founding sponsors, each with vast expertise in media, entertainment, technology, sports, hospitality, banking and finance. Led by The Reserve Label, Texoware, and The Young Astronauts technology group as the initial founding and development sponsors, the foundation has been completely self-funded and devoid of any centralized control whatsoever ensuring the most ideal decentralized NFT Layer 1 ecosystem. Governed by a Masternode infrastructure, the RBX network has been designed to provide true NFT utility through a singular core wallet for Masternodes, Smart Contracts, NFTs and Decentralized Sales Tools (DSTs) providing open participation for everyone.
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Custom blend of organics freshens service that's been a client-favorite for almost two decades
GEORGETOWN, Texas, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sport Clips Haircuts' client-favorite MVP Experience that includes a steamed towel, massaging shampoo, neck and shoulder treatment, and precision haircut is getting a fresh, new update with a custom-blended proprietary scent. Throughout the franchise's almost 1,900 locations, America's most relaxing haircut experience now includes organic ingredients chamomile, lavender, and eucalyptus infused into a hot steamed towel that's gently applied to the face after the shampoo and prior to the haircut.
"When our clients come in, we've found that even if they're in a hurry, they want to feel relaxed while they're getting a haircut," says Edward Logan, Sport Clips CEO and president. "We introduced the MVP service in 2005, 12 years after we opened our first store in 1993. Through years of perfecting the processes in becoming the pros in men's hair, we've found the addition of 'scent' enhances the client experience and allows the relaxation to begin soon after they walk in the door."
Consumer research shows scent can have a significant impact on the client experience and like many hotel properties and high-end stores, the team at Sport Clips developed this proprietary formula with two things in mind – clients' overall experience along with ease of use and application by professionally trained stylists.
What's included in the updated MVP Experience:
- Sport Clips worked with Zero Trace, a company dedicated to using plant-based products, to develop the all-natural, proprietary scent. It is a combination of chamomile as an ancient medicinal with a great scent; lavender, known to improve circulation; and eucalyptus, which has a rich history as a fragrance; formulated to enhance relaxation. For Sport Clips' use, it has been packaged in a new type of stable delivery system that allows it to arrive at the stores ready for use.
- The new scent was tested in more than 50 stores and announced to franchisees, store managers, and stylists system-wide in May 2022.
- Extensive training around the updated scent and application process preceded this month's introduction.
In a survey of clients who participated in the MVP test, 82 percent rated the MVP with new scent as better than the original MVP. Sport Clips is planning an extended roll out of the upgraded service with advertising and promotions planned over the next nine months. The new scent is also part of the Ultimate MVP service (formerly the Double MVP), which features double the hot steamed towel and neck and shoulder treatment. More information is available by visiting a Sport Clips Haircuts location or SportClipsHaircuts.com.
Sport Clips Haircuts is headquartered in Georgetown, Texas. It was established in 1993 and began franchising in 1995. The sports-themed haircutting franchise, which specializes in haircuts for men and boys, offers online check in for clients, and ranks #24 in the Entrepreneur "Franchise 500" for 2022 and is listed in Franchise Direct's 2021 "Top 100 Global Franchises". There are almost 1,900 Sport Clips stores open in the U.S. and Canada. Sport Clips is the "Official Haircutter" of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), offers veterans preferential pricing on haircuts and franchises, and was named a 2021 Top Franchise for Veterans by Entrepreneur. Sport Clips provides "Haircuts with Heart" through its annual Help A Hero fundraiser that has contributed $10 million to the VFW; national partnership with St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants; and other national and local philanthropic outreach. Sport Clips is a proud sponsor of NASCAR's Joe Gibbs Racing team and SRX Racing, and partners with other NCAA and professional sports teams. To learn more about Sport Clips, visit sportclips.com.
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