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This is the highest price condominium sale in Los Angeles for 2022 following two record-breaking sales in 2021
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pendry Residences West Hollywood recently celebrated its one-year anniversary with over $100 Million in sales, including the sale of a one-of-a-kind Penthouse, setting the record for the highest priced LA condo sale in 2022, and the fourth highest in the history of the LA condo market. The property already broke several records in 2021, setting leading price per square foot records on two sales.
$21.5 Million Penthouse Sale: Spanning the entire 10th floor, this Penthouse is a design-ready home boasting 6,301 square feet of interior space, an expansive 2,782-square-foot, wrap-around private outdoor terrace, and panoramic views of the Hollywood Hills, downtown LA, and the cityscape.
"Pendry Residences West Hollywood is the culmination of a collaborative vision to bring together a unique luxury residential community and an unmatched collection of amenities and personalized services to create fully-serviced living," says Tina Necrason, Executive Vice President, Residential at Montage International. "Since opening last Summer, Pendry Residences West Hollywood has quickly become one of the most desirable addresses in Los Angeles. The sale of the design-ready Penthouse within the first year of opening is a true testament to the appeal of this luxury offering, legendary Montage service, and location on West Hollywood's iconic Sunset Boulevard."
Featuring contemporary design by EYRC Architects and Martin Brudnizki, along Sunset Boulevard and Olive Drive, Pendry Residences West Hollywood is a collection of only 40 private Residences with expansive indoor-outdoor areas that live like single family homes showcasing breathtaking vistas of the city. Owners enjoy exclusive access to hotel and resident-only amenities including a rooftop pool, wine-tasting room, landscaped gardens, lounge, fitness facility and private entry and elevators, along with personalized service by Montage Hotels & Resorts. In addition, owners also have privileged access to all hotel amenities, The Sunrose music venue, Spa Pendry, and several restaurants by acclaimed chef Wolfgang Puck including membership to The Britely social club. Situated in a secluded enclave adjacent to the hotel, the Residences feature generous floorplans—ranging from 2,900 to 6,000 square feet—flowing seamlessly to large private verandas. Select Residences include incomparable landscaped terraces of up to 3,400 square feet with private pools, spas, and outdoor kitchens. Available Residences range from $5 Million to $16 Million.
Developed by AECOM Capital and Combined Properties, Pendry West Hollywood provides both guests and residential owners immediate access to West Hollywood's premier high-end dining, shopping and nightlife hotspots.
For more information on Pendry Residences West Hollywood by Montage Hotels & Resorts, visit https://pendryresidencesweho.com/.
About Pendry West Hollywood
Pendry West Hollywood marks the third Pendry Hotels & Resorts property in the new luxury hotel brand's portfolio. Located at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Olive Drive in the heart of the iconic Sunset Strip, Pendry West Hollywood features 149 luxury guestrooms and 40 Pendry Residences by Montage Hotels & Resorts. Guests and residence owners will have exclusive access to hotel amenities, including multiple food and beverage concepts driven by world-renowned Chef Wolfgang Puck, including Merois, the hotel's signature open-air restaurant, and Ospero, a relaxed street-side café featuring neighborhood-friendly favorites. The hotel also includes a rooftop pool and bar, a multi-purpose live entertainment venue, a screening room, bowling alley, Spa Pendry and state-of-the-art fitness center, a private membership club, as well as a curated art collection. Pendry Residences West Hollywood by Montage Hotels & Resorts, the first Pendry Residences to open, is a collection of private homes offering a truly unique ownership experience.
Developed by AECOM Capital and Combined Properties, Pendry West Hollywood provides both guests and residence owners immediate access to West Hollywood's premier high-end dining, shopping and nightlife hotspots. For more information, follow @pendrywesthollywood or visit http://www.pendry.com/west-hollywood.
About Pendry Residences
Pendry Residences is a bespoke collection of private, whole ownership residential offerings at select Pendry Hotels & Resorts, a new luxury hospitality brand from Montage International. Pendry combines inspired design with a celebration of culture and authentic service. Created for cultured and discerning homeowners, each residential offering infuses a unique perspective on contemporary style that blends with the arts and local community. The Pendry Residences portfolio includes: West Hollywood, California and Park City, Utah. Projects under development include: Natirar, New Jersey; La Quinta, California; and Tampa, Florida. For additional information on residential opportunities, please visit https://www.pendry.com/residences/.
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NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As companies face increasing pressure to take stands on a variety of social and political issues, a new survey finds that only 10 percent of companies are responding publicly to the recent Supreme Court decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, on women's reproductive rights. And only 4 percent are publicly addressing the decision, New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Bruen, on gun regulation.
But, The Conference Board survey reveals that a majority have either addressed or plan to address the decision on women's reproductive rights internally. Significantly fewer, however, are internally addressing the ruling on gun regulation. That may be due in part to the pressure companies are receiving: 26 percent of companies stated they have felt pressure to respond to the Dobbs ruling, and 13 percent felt pressure to respond to both decisions, but no firms stated that they had felt pressure to respond only to the Bruen decision.
"Companies should have a clear process and criteria for deciding whether, when, and how to respond to social issues," said Paul Washington, Executive Director of The Conference Board ESG Center. "The pressure to address these and other social issues is unlikely to abate. Having clear guidelines can help set expectations for how the company will respond in the future and ensure that the company is appropriately taking into account the divergent views of multiple stakeholders."
The survey polled nearly 300 US public, private, and nonprofit corporations, more than half with annual revenues over $1 billion (60 percent), from June 30-July 8. Respondents weighed in on how companies are responding to social issues, including those raised by two recent rulings: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on women's reproductive rights, and New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Bruen on gun regulation.
Key findings include:
Even when companies do not speak up publicly, they may address issues internally based on the nature of the subject.
- 10 percent of companies responded to Dobbs, or plan to respond, with public statements.
- Only 4 percent have made a public statement on Bruen.
- Racial, LGBTQ+, and gender equality—and COVID-related topics—have been the predominant focus of corporations' public statements on social issues in the past two years.
- A majority (51 percent) either have addressed, or plan to address, women's reproductive rights internally.
- Of those companies responding to Dobbs internally, the most common responses are to communicate existing healthcare benefits to employees or to offer travel expense benefits.
- Significantly fewer—9 percent—are addressing Bruen internally. 73 percent are not responding.
- Not all companies have been silent on gun issues. 22 percent addressed gun safety before Bruen in a variety of ways.
"These issues are amongst the hardest to tackle for those in Corporate Communications, both internally and externally. There is no right answer to what to say or what to do, but there is a right approach. This is based on a company's values, commitments to all its stakeholders, and its business. They should think deeply, act wisely, and stay connected to what other companies are doing," said Ivan Pollard, Leader of The Conference Board Marketing & Communications Center.
Similar types of events can lead to widely divergent responses.
- While 26 percent of companies stated they have felt pressure to respond to the Dobbs decision, and 13 percent to both decisions, no firms stated that they had felt pressure to respond only to Bruen.
- Almost half (47 percent) of companies report receiving no pressure to take a stand on either issue.
Companies need to ensure they have a consistent way to respond to employee pressure on social issues.
- Of the companies that have received pressure to respond to the Court's decisions on reproductive rights and guns, 78 percent said the pressure came from individual employees and 55 percent cited employee resource groups.
"Employees are not only a primary source of pressure for companies to take stands, but also a primary audience for the corporate response," said Rebecca Ray, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of Human Capital at The Conference Board. "Companies should consider establishing a mechanism for employees to raise issues and should have consistent criteria and a process for management to decide whether and how to address those issues. For example, some firms have asked employee resource groups to provide regular input to the CEO; others have established a separate employee committee to raise issues for senior management and board consideration."
The criteria for deciding whether to address a social issue should include more than "company values."
- 61 percent of companies cited the issue's relationship "to the company's core values" as a criterion for deciding whether to take a stand on the issues raised by the Supreme Court's decisions.
- 29 percent cited the relationship to the company's business.
- 23 percent mentioned the ability to make a meaningful impact.
Senior management can take steps to avoid becoming an "echo chamber" in deciding the company's position on social issues.
- 75 percent of companies said the decision to take a stand on the two decisions rested with either the CEO or the CEO and senior management team, collectively.
- Many fewer included government relations, corporate citizenship/community relations, marketing, finance, and investor relations in the decision—despite the fact that these functions could help represent the views of the company's regulators, communities, consumers, and shareholders:
- While they seldom make the decision to take a stand, a majority of boards are being involved beforehand or informed at the time of decision.
"Americans' trust in business leadership unavoidably places CEOs and their C-suites at the nexus of public policy issues," said Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED). "Managing the growing expectations of multiple stakeholders will require new and evolving leadership skills, and consequently, broad engagement in the pursuit of knowledge and insights both inside and outside the company walls."
Companies need to prepare for ongoing pressure to address the issues of reproductive rights and gun safety through internal policies, political activities, and nonprofit contributions related to these issues.
- Few companies have decided to address the issues of women's reproductive rights and guns by making adjustments in their lobbying activities, political contributions, or nonprofit contributions. But these areas are not likely to escape employee scrutiny—or pressure—for long.
- For Dobbs:
- The factors considered in deciding whether to adjust lobbying, political contributions, or employee health benefits are likely to be more complicated than those involved in deciding whether to make a public or internal statement on an issue.
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MUNCIE, Ind. — Two Muncie men face multiple charges in connection with the killings of three family members last week.
Devin Myers, 27, is charged with three counts of murder (and two counts of felony murder), armed robbery, criminal confinement, conspiracy to commit robbery and obstruction of justice. The Delaware Prosecutor’s Office believes Myers is a habitual offender based on two prior unrelated felony convictions.
Daniel Jones, 27, faces two counts of murder plus aiding, inducing or causing armed robbery, criminal confinement, conspiracy to commit robbery, obstruction of justice and resisting law enforcement. The prosecutor’s office also said Jones should be considered a habitual offender.
Myers is charged in the deaths of 69-year-old Malcolm E. Perdue; 51-year-old Kyndra K. Swift and 19-year-old Kyler Ryan Musick. Jones is charged in the deaths of Perdue and Swift.
Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman said it was “premature” to say whether his office would seek the death penalty in the case, adding that the investigation was ongoing. Hoffman said the death penalty “is certainly still on the table.”
Perdue was Musick’s grandfather while Swift was Musick’s great aunt, according to family members.
Swift and Purdue were shot and killed during a home invasion on July 13 in the 2900 block of South Liberty Street. Musick’s body was found on July 14 near County Road 475 E. and S. Windsor Road.
According to court documents, Myers and Musick knew one another. A family member said Musick met up with some friends who shot and killed him. Later, two people went to his house to steal items belonging to Musick, unaware that other family members lived there.
Perdue and Swift were shot and killed in the resulting home invasion; Muncie police recovered a small safe that they believe belonged to Musick and had been stolen from the home on Liberty Street.
During an interview with police, Jones said Myers admitted to shooting Musick in the face and wrapping his body in plastic before dumping it. Not long after that, they went to Musick’s home, where the other family members were killed.
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(WFRV) – Local 5 Live’s summer series Our Town celebrates communities in the area all summer.
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Becomes Principal Member alongside other top Metaverse development pioneers, reinforcing its leading role in standards development and interoperability
LOS ANGELES , July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Croquet Corporation, creator of the first open Metaverse operating system (OS) and development platform, today announced it has joined the Metaverse Standards Forum. As a Principal Member, Croquet's participation in the Forum furthers its contribution to the development of best-in-class Metaverse standards and underscores the influence of its technology in enabling interoperability within the Metaverse.
Croquet recently announced the open beta of its Microverse IDE, a development and deployment environment built on Croquet OS that empowers Web and Web3 developers to rapidly deliver interoperable, standards-based Metaverse worlds. Developers and designers can use Microverse IDE to collaboratively build low latency, high performance multi-user Microverse spaces and worlds, which can then be published anywhere. Joining the Forum underscores the role of both the Croquet OS and open source Microverse IDE as the best development and immersive 3D builder solutions available for the Metaverse.
Croquet's role as a principal member of the Metaverse Standards Forum also strengthens the position of its multiplane portals as a critical piece of the Metaverse interoperability puzzle. Available today as a component of Microverse IDE, multiplane portals securely connect independent 3D virtual worlds developed by different parties, even across different domains. These portals deliver decentralized interoperability among various worlds safely, securely and independent of the large technology platforms.
Interoperability is one of the core underlying requirements of an open Metaverse. Based upon open, standards-based technologies, Croquet provides a global solution for developers and companies who desire independence from the proprietary, closed networks.
"Croquet is committed to the development and deployment of the true open Metaverse, free of control and restrictions," said David A. Smith, founder and CTO, Croquet. "Joining the Metaverse Standards Forum reinforces our leadership in the use and development of open standards that will make a fully interoperable, open and scalable Metaverse come to life. As a principal member, we look forward to further contributing to the growing Metaverse community, and to the development of best-in-class Metaverse standards that will continue to ensure interoperability."
Croquet received the Auggie Award as Startup to Watch in 2022 at AWE, the most prestigious conference for AR/VR and the Metaverse. For more information on Croquet and its products, visit link.
Croquet Corporation is on a mission to build an open, democratized Metaverse with Croquet OS, its web standards based operating system for the Metaverse. Based on browser technologies that are cross platform to any device, it delivers virtual worlds on the Metaverse that can be published anywhere and be accessed today by hundreds of millions of Internet and mobile users. Croquet OS makes development of multi-user Metaverse virtual worlds simple for 17M+ JavaScript developers. Croquet received the Auggie Award as Startup to Watch in 2022 at AWE, the most prestigious conference for AR/VR and the Metaverse. The company was formed in 2018 and is funded by SIP Global Partners and a group of experienced technology and financial industry veterans. Visit www.croquet.io.
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TV rarely gets childbirth right. After Roe, the gory truth matters more than ever
“Bloody show” is a colorful term for the mixture of blood and mucus that indicates the cervix is preparing for labor.
It is one of the many strange, sticky bodily secretions you are likely to encounter for the first time when you become a parent: colostrum (yellowish early breastmilk), meconium (baby’s tar-like first bowel movement), vernix (the creamy white stuff often covering newborns when they’re born — also known, nauseatingly, as “birthing custard”).
I thought of the term again recently as I watched an episode of “This Is Going to Hurt,” a darkly comic TV series following a team of stressed-out doctors and midwives in the obstetrics and gynecology ward of an under-resourced London hospital.
During a particularly chaotic shift, haughty chief consultant Mr. Lockhart (Alex Jennings) is showing off the facilities for a visiting politician and phalanx of reporters. He opens the door to a newly refurbished delivery room — which, unbeknownst to him, has just been used for a water birth — and discovers what looks like the aftermath of a bathtub dismemberment a la “The Sopranos.” Blood cascades across the floor in front of a tub filled with rust-colored water. Soiled linens, unable to soak up the mess, sit discarded in a heap nearby. It is quite a bloody show.
In HBO’s “The Janes,” women who defied abortion laws in pre-Roe Chicago speak out: “The true story is more dramatic than a fictional one.”
Based on a memoir by Adam Kay, “This Is Going to Hurt” features some of the most visceral depictions of labor, pregnancy and reproductive health emergencies ever to grace the small screen. And at a post-Roe moment when Republican lawmakers are rushing to restrict abortion in ways that are likely to imperil women with life-threatening complications and increase the United States’ already high maternal mortality rate, it should be required viewing.
In the dizzying opening sequence, Adam, played with prickly brilliance by Ben Whishaw, finds a pregnant woman in obvious distress in the hospital parking lot and lifts her dress to discover her baby’s prolapsed arm dangling between her legs.
Adam springs into action and, by the time the baby is safely delivered, via C-section, his clothes — even his own pubic hair — are soaked in blood. And that’s just the beginning. Over the course of “This Is Going to Hurt’s” seven episodes (now streaming on AMC+), you will laugh grimly as a woozy doctor passes out during a C-section and lands, face first, in a patient’s open belly. You will hear the word “labia” more than you ever have in your life. You will learn what a placenta looks like, if you don’t already know. And you will understand that even when it is uncomplicated, childbirth is always messy.
“I’m sure there are some people who have absolutely uneventful, easy labors, where they’re able to speak in full sentences the entire time, and look like they’ve just come out of makeup at the end, but that was not my experience,” said Kay, the series’ creator and a former National Health Service doctor, in a recent video chat. “I wanted this to be the one show that doctors and nurses and midwives watched and didn’t go, ’It wouldn’t have been like that.’ We went full throttle on the realism.” (Although there may be an unusually high rate of complications in “This Is Going to Hurt,” this is not just poetic license: As Kay explains, in the U.K. midwives attend most births and patients only see obstetricians if they are deemed higher risk or complications arise.)
The goal was to show births that were “messy, raw, and real,” said Lucy Forbes, who directed four episodes, including the pilot. “It was very important to me that the births weren’t sanitized and [didn’t feel] cheesy.”
She worked with director of photography Benedict Spence to “escape the washed-out, over-lit look that you usually get in medical dramas,” and was also keen to avoid “the perfect little bundle trope — a clean and pristine baby who looks too old to have just been born being handed to a mother, when in reality everything is sticky and sweaty and bloody.”
Finding a way to make the show “visceral and truthful but not unpleasant” required constant discussion among the creative team, said Kay: “From working as a doctor, my barometer is totally f—. Nothing looks disgusting to me.”
There were few rules “other than to make sure we showed the audience what it’s really like,” said Forbes. “In reality, doctors are frequently covered in bodily fluids. It soaks through their clothes to their skin and down to their shoes.”
This commitment to verisimilitude led to some darkly humorous moments on set, as when a stuntwoman who had been lying on the floor all day stood up and the blood from her pregnancy belly poured out on the floor. “It was like a scene from ‘The Shining,’” recalled Forbes. “After a very tense day on set the whole cast and crew exploded with laughter.”
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And unlike many medical dramas, which use one or two consultants to address a wide array of issues, “This Is Going to Hurt” employed 16 medical advisors with distinct areas of expertise, including midwives, nurses, obstetricians and anesthetists.
To ensure the babies who appear in the show are convincingly tiny, casting agents found parents who were due to give birth while the show was in production and were willing to hire out their newborns. (Other scenes used models and prosthetics created by Millennium FX.)
“This Is Going to Hurt” is the cynical twin of “Call the Midwife,” a period drama about a group of midwives operating in the impoverished East End of London in the 1950s and 1960s. After more than a decade on the BBC, it remains one of the most-watched programs in the U.K., where it airs at a family-friendly hour and must be judicious in its use of blood and gore. (Stateside, new seasons air on PBS and older seasons are available on Netflix.)
Despite these restraints, “Call the Midwife” is refreshingly, even radically matter-of-fact about the reality of inhabiting a reproductive body. With cheerful efficiency, the midwives cycle around the streets of Poplar, collecting urine samples and snipping umbilical cords. They have witnessed, firsthand, virtually every physical and emotional complication related to childbearing, and understand what makes pregnancy so perilous for many of their patients — which may be why, in Season 10, Nurse Trixie (Helen George) speaks out in favor of legalizing abortion. Perhaps most powerful of all, “Call the Midwife” has captured a broad spectrum of birth experiences, some quite remarkable, others long and grueling in unexceptional ways.
The series, based on books by Jennifer Worth, has long since moved beyond its source material. Each season, creator Heidi Thomas researches new storylines by combing through old newspapers and looking at historical data on births, deaths and illness in the borough of London in which the series is set. Statistics can tell a powerful story. As Thomas said during a recent appearance, “A dysentery outbreak in a nursery school — well, if that’s not drama, I don’t know what is.” (The series also has a consultant midwife, Terri Coates.)
Both “This Is Going to Hurt” and “Call the Midwife” strike a potent contrast with their American counterparts, which have been squeamish about pregnancy dating back to the heyday of “I Love Lucy”: Famously, no one was allowed to use the word when the sitcom introduced a baby storyline to accommodate star Lucille Ball’s real-life pregnancy, instead relying on a host of cloying euphemisms.
Other American sitcoms followed suit, sanitizing the process of bringing new life into the world while playing women’s physical discomfort and hormonal disruptions for laughs. The typical journey went something like this: the expectant mom ate pickles and ice cream for nine months, perhaps dragging her reluctant husband to Lamaze class, until her water broke in dramatic fashion, she pushed a few times and delivered a perfectly clean, enormous newborn. (The website TVTropes.com catalogs dozens of these cliches, including “Three-Month-Old Newborn,” “Panicky Expectant Father,” “Instant Birth: Just Add Labor!”)
A rare exception came in the Season 3 finale of ABC’s “black-ish,” in which Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross), pregnant with her fifth child, is induced two months early because of preeclampsia. Though only about 1 in 25 women experience preeclampsia, older women like Rainbow are more likely to experience it, and Black women in the U.S. are three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as their white counterparts. (Creator Kenya Barris drew from his wife’s experience with similar complications.)
Few prime-time dramas have had the chutzpah to take a clear-eyed look at the danger of birth either — until a legendarily gut-wrenching episode of “E.R.” aired in 1995. Directed by Mimi Leder and written by Lance Gentile, “Love’s Labor Lost” follows the likable, seemingly infallible Dr. Mark Green (Anthony Edwards) as he performs an emergency C-section on a woman whose preeclampsia he earlier misdiagnosed as a bladder infection. Every possible thing goes wrong until the woman — healthy and beaming at the top of the hour— is dead. 34.4 million people watched the episode when it aired on NBC, and many, especially women, would think about it for years to come, worried they too might end up like the women on “E.R.” (and, later, like Lady Sybil on “Downton Abbey.”)
After 8 seasons of thorny issues, heated debates and one shelved episode, Kenya Barris, Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross say goodbye.
“All my OB colleagues called me the next day and said, ‘Thanks a lot. All my patients have preeclampsia today,” said Gentile, who worked as an ER doctor before getting into TV and had been inspired to write the episode by a colleague who was called to do a C-section late one night when the hospital was short-staffed (his outcome was happier than Green’s). “As an emergency room doctor, the scariest cases are obstetric catastrophes you deal with on your own without an obstetrician around.”
“Love’s Labor Lost” won multiple Emmy Awards, but it failed to change the way birth was portrayed on American TV screens. The goriest labor has been relegated to period pieces, fantasy or science fiction — shows like “The Knick,” “Game of Thrones,” or “The Walking Dead,” where there is a comfortable distance between audience and subject. Even a medical soap like “Grey’s Anatomy” shows characters giving birth in such extreme, terrifying circumstances — think: kitchen-table C-sections — it feels removed from the more mundane risk of, say, living in a rural area a hundred miles or so from the nearest obstetrician.
Perhaps as a result of American television’s reluctance to portray childbirth authentically and normalize women’s bodies, neither the political discourse around abortion rights nor the popular understanding of reproductive healthcare has tended to reflect the fact that the United States — and not the kingdom of Westeros — has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the industrial world, with about 20 deaths for every 100,000 births, and that this number has risen in recent years. (In the U.K, the number is closer to 7.) Representation matters because the vast majority of the births witnessed by the average American are the fake kind on TV.
I have given birth twice. Both experiences were happily uncomplicated, despite my “advanced maternal age,” but neither was what a sane person would consider easy or tidy. I have never taken ayahuasca, but I suspect it’s similar to my birthing experience: You go into a room, you puke, you moan, you take off all your clothes in front of strangers and don’t even care, you puke a little more, you come out exhausted but forever changed.
I hope to see something like that on American TV someday. Barf and all.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
0-1-7-2, Fireball: 4
(zero, one, seven, two; Fireball: four)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
0-1-7-2, Fireball: 4
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1204 PM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 105 to
110 and heat index values near 110.
* WHERE...Most of north central and northeast Texas.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat and humidity will significantly
increase the potential for heat related illnesses,
particularly for those working or participating in outdoor
activities.
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.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 106
and heat index values up to 110.
* WHERE...Portions of Central Texas.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity will increase the
risk for heat-related illnesses to occur, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
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A shortage of spare engines may leave some F-35s grounded because it's taking longer than planned to repair a key component for the U.S.'s costliest warplane, according to congressional auditors.
"Inadequate maintenance depot capacity leading to a shortage of operating" engines has "grounded F-35s more often and for longer time periods than expected," the Government Accountability Office said in a new report Tuesday.
Much of the issue stems from the Pentagon's failure to develop an adequate strategy for sustaining the engine, including providing sufficient depot repair capability as production continues, the GAO said. Engines for the plane that's built by Lockheed Martin are provided by Raytheon Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney unit.
So far, 820 F-35s have been delivered worldwide out of a potential 3,000 for the U.S. and partner nations. After years of talks, the Pentagon announced Monday evening that it reached agreement with Lockheed on the next three-year contract for 375 more of the advanced fighters.
The GAO report expands on public testimony the agency gave to a House panel in April. Its warning of the need to stem a current, and possibly expanding, shortage of ready engines contrasts with positive publicity that the F-35 is receiving as it flies patrols over Eastern Europe after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Finland, Switzerland, Germany and Greece are the latest overseas customers for the aircraft, and South Korea has signaled it wants more jets.
The engine repair issue -- and its ramifications for readiness -- are a case study in why the Pentagon is struggling to reduce the estimated $1.3 trillion cost to operate and sustain the planes over a 66-year projected lifespan. Engine sustainment costs are already projected to hit $1 billion annually by 2028, up from $315 million last year, as aircraft quantities, flying hours and scheduled maintenance increase, the GAO said.
Since the beginning of 2020, "an increasing number of F-35 aircraft have not been able to fly due to the lack of an operating engine," the auditors said. "Almost all of the aircraft affected" are operated by the Air Force, the largest F-35 customer, with 348 of its planned 1,763 planes in its inventory. The 2,456 planes projected for the U.S. also include versions for the Marine Corps and Navy.
For example, in August 2021, the Air Force had 35 aircraft unable to fly because they didn't have an operating engine, according to service officials. It had taken delivery of about 283 by then. In February, the latest data period cited, about 36 jets had no engines. The major impediment is repairs to the power module, one of five in the engine, which is designated F-135, that's key to generating thrust. It's taking longer to repair, and the Pentagon lacks enough spare engines, the GAO said.
The Defense Department's F-35 program office "is aware of the challenge the program faces related to engine sustainment" and agreed with GAO's recommendation that it needs to continue to review and revise support strategy for the engine, Lt. Gen. Mike Schmidt, the F-35 program manager, said in a statement.
The engine removals aren't the result of defective, flawed or substandard material, the F-35 program office said in a statement earlier this year. One major cause: A coating on the engine's high-pressure turbine blades has been "degrading faster than anticipated" as it flew in sandy environments.
Since the fall of 2020, the F-35 Joint Program Office and Pratt & Whitney "have taken actions and have plans to take additional actions to increase depot repair capacity to meet current and future engine maintenance need" and "these efforts have begun to improve depot capacity" and resulted in improved projections of engine availability, the GAO said.
The time to repair power modules dropped to 119 days in January, from 207 days in October 2020. Starting in early 2020, all new engines and those repaired in depots have blades with a new coating "that has demonstrated greatly increased performance," the program office said.
Still, "significant risks remain that will require DoD and Pratt & Whitney sustained management attention," GAO said.
The two sides have had a disagreement since at least 2019 over how much money is needed for spare parts funds to repair engine modules, for example.
"Pratt & Whitney stated the difference was over $400 million and that it will negatively affect the program," the GAO said, while the Pentagon F-35 program office "stated that this gap was about $170 million."
Schmidt, the program manager, said his office has also agreed with the GAO's recommendation that it should develop with Pratt & Whitney a common model for forecasting spare parts needs.
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Bloomberg's Ryan Beene contributed to this report. | https://www.unionleader.com/news/military/troubled-lockheed-f-35-risks-more-groundings-on-lack-of-working-engines/article_2ccb4aa0-c127-559a-8ee1-afdaf315c570.html | 2022-07-19T18:33:21Z | https://www.unionleader.com/news/military/troubled-lockheed-f-35-risks-more-groundings-on-lack-of-working-engines/article_2ccb4aa0-c127-559a-8ee1-afdaf315c570.html | true |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
4-7-0-9
(four, seven, zero, nine)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
4-7-0-9
(four, seven, zero, nine) | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-4-game-17314879.php | 2022-07-19T18:34:14Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-4-game-17314879.php | true |
OPELOUSAS, La., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost anything tastes better stuffed, especially when it's filled with fresh, savory, zesty and cheesy flavors!
Step up your summer grilling game with these Grilled Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Cream Sauce by @flychefaldenb. Infused with Tony Chachere's zesty blend of herbs and spices, and then stuffed with fresh spinach, sun-dried tomatoes and cheese, this summer favorite brings a whole new level of flavor to the dinner table.
INGREDIENTS
4 Large Boneless Chicken Breasts
½ Cup Tony's 30-Minute Chicken Marinade
8 Ounces Cream Cheese
12 Ounces Spinach, Chopped
6 Ounces Sun-Dried Tomatoes
1 Cup Mozzarella or Queso Cheese
2 Teaspoons Tony's Spice N' Herbs Seasoning
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Cup Heavy Cream
2 Teaspoons Oil from Sun-Dried Tomatoes
½ Cup Parmesan Cheese, Grated
1 Teaspoon Tony's Spice N' Herbs Seasoning
PREPARATION
Prep Time: 35 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 2-4
- Slice the chicken breasts in half to make them foldable.
- Marinate the chicken in Tony's Chicken Marinade for 30 minutes, or longer for a more intense flavor.
- In a bowl, mix cream cheese, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, Mozzarella or Queso cheese and 2 teaspoons Tony's Spice N' Herbs until well combined.
- Evenly distribute the filling into each chicken breast and seal each with toothpicks.
- Place the chicken on a hot grill and let cook for about 10 minutes, flipping halfway through. The chicken is done when the internal temperature is 165°F.
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter and then add the heavy cream, sun-dried tomato oil, Parmesan and 1 teaspoon Tony's Spice N' Herbs. Bring it all to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and let cook for 5 minutes.
- Once finished, pour over the stuffed chicken breasts and serve. Enjoy!
Tony Chachere's® Famous Creole Cuisine is celebrating its 50th Anniversary! Founded in 1972 by Tony Chachere, the "Ole Master" of Creole cooking, Tony's continues to be family-owned and operated in Opelousas, Louisiana. Employing more than 100 people, the family maintains a tradition of Creole authenticity in its comprehensive line of seasonings, dinner mixes, marinades, and sauces for both pantry and table.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Heat associated deaths in Arizona’s largest county have hit a half-year record with 17 such fatalities reported through the first week of July and another 126 under investigation.
The higher numbers come as more homeless people live unprotected outdoors in the arid desert city, where summer temperatures soar well into triple digits.
Other cities around the U.S. and the world are also sweating through earlier, more intense and longer lasting heat waves that scientists blame on global warning. Record high temperatures currently grip Europe, with London officials asking people to stay home and wildfires raging in Spain, France and elsewhere.
About two-thirds of the heat associated deaths in greater Phoenix so far this year involved people who were outdoors, according to the latest statistics from the Maricopa County Department of Health.
The heat associated deaths from the first half are far above those seen in the county during the same period in past years. There were 11 such fatalities in the first six months of 2021 with 107 more under investigation; four during that period in 2020 with another 48 under investigation; and three in 2019 with another 27 under investigation.
The health department reported 339 heat-associated deaths for all of 2021.
Maricopa County's latest data come amid a surge in the number of homeless people living on the streets in greater Phoenix as temperatures average about 112 degrees (44.4 C).
More than 1,000 unhoused people currently sleep in tents in downtown Phoenix, in addition to the hundreds who fill the emergency shelters nearby.
In an effort to prevent more heat associated deaths, Phoenix and Maricopa County joined local nonprofits this year to outfit a summertime shelter with 200 beds in an unused government building east of downtown.
Landscapers, construction workers and others who labor outside are also vulnerable to the intense summer heat.
A homeowner in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale late last week widely shared a video from his door camera of a delivery driver who appeared to be overcome Thursday by the heat as he briefly collapsed on the porch. The high hit 110 degrees (43.3 C) that day. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Heat-deaths-in-large-Arizona-county-hit-half-year-17314906.php | 2022-07-19T18:36:19Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Heat-deaths-in-large-Arizona-county-hit-half-year-17314906.php | true |
WEAT READING, Pa. - Police say a man is facing charges of aggravated assault and harassment after pointing a firearm at a crowd of people inside a business on Chestnut Street in West Reading.
It happened on July 11 just after 2:45 a.m. inside a bar in the 200 block of Chestnut Street.
West Reading Police say an investigation revealed Luis Antonio Morales was asked by an employee to leave the bar and secure his firearm elsewhere. He was escorted out of the bar but stayed in the rear of the property.
Police say Morales approached a known victim, grabbed her and made a comment about her coming with him while lifting his shirt. Officials continued to say Morales then punched a male who was with the victim.
Witnesses told police Morales was able to get back inside the bar and approached another patron inside and punched him as well.
An employee told police they were able to separate Morales and male, this is when Morales is accused of pointing a firearm at a crowd of people and at another known victim.
Morales was removed from the business a second time. Police say they were able to detain Morales, who was found to be carrying a concealed firearm.
Morales is charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct, harassment, and disorderly conduct.
He was able to post $20,000 total bail through bondsman. | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/man-accused-of-pointing-firearm-at-crowd-inside-west-reading-bar/article_36c8a642-0781-11ed-80c7-1316b6e927dd.html | 2022-07-19T18:38:46Z | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/man-accused-of-pointing-firearm-at-crowd-inside-west-reading-bar/article_36c8a642-0781-11ed-80c7-1316b6e927dd.html | false |
NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Parcrest Advisors ("Parcrest") served as the exclusive investment banking advisor to 3D Car Care ("3D" or the "Company") on its strategic investment from MPE Partners ("MPE" or "Morgenthaler Private Equity") along with MPE's portfolio company Hi-Tech Industries ("Hi-Tech"). 3D is globally recognized as the highest quality brand of car care and automotive detailing products, comprised of compounds, polishes, ceramic coatings, cleaning supplies and accessories. The Company manufactures the highest grade compounds and polishes out of its Santa Clarita, California headquarters and operates multiple facilities in California, Ohio and Florida. Selling through professional detailing, body shop and e-commerce channels, 3D continues to grow its current presence in over 26 states and 57 countries around the world.
Founded in 1996, 3D has evolved to become a global, recession resistant, multi-channel business with a strong foundation to drive exponential growth. In the past three years, the Company has invested in building a best-in-class abrasives manufacturing operation, opened Ohio and Florida warehouses and launched its own direct-to-consumer website.
"Engaging Parcrest Advisors has been one of the best decisions our family could have made. Integrity, transparency and unrelenting advocacy through every twist and turn of this journey sets Parcrest apart from other financial institutions. Bankers at Parcrest stood by our story and our values, and crafted a competitive process with numerous qualified strategic and financial investors. This gave us a unique opportunity to choose the best partner for the future of 3D," said Tunch Goren, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of 3D.
"We were very pleased to work with Parcrest, who played a critical role in running a fair, efficient process and ultimately ensuring a successful outcome for all parties involved. MPE views 3D as highly complementary to its previous investment in Hi-Tech Industries, where significant opportunities exist for commercial collaboration. We are excited to have the opportunity to partner with 3D on the next chapter of its evolution." stated Constantine Elefter, Principal at MPE.
"Happy for the Goren family and excited about the new journey ahead for 3D. The combination of 3D and MPE is a perfect match allowing the Goren family to maximize proceeds and to partner with value-added capital that enables the company to achieve new heights. We are excited to have had the opportunity to advise on the sale of such a high-quality business and premium asset and remain enthusiastic about the brand and possibilities ahead," said Francisco Lume, Managing Partner at Parcrest Advisors.
"This particular transaction represents a milestone deal for Parcrest. Our process resulted in a premium valuation in the automotive aftermarket sector, which continues to be a significant focus for Parcrest. We are honored to have been entrusted with this important responsibility and pleased to have delivered a fortuitous outcome for the Goren family, 3D and MPE," stated James C. Lee, Founder and Managing Partner of Parcrest Advisors.
3D Car Care is a globally recognized brand of the highest quality car care and auto detailing products to the professional detailing, body shop and e-commerce channels. The Company manufacture and sells compounds, polishes, ceramic coatings, cleaning supplies and accessories. Further information about 3D can be found at www.3Dproducts.com.
Headquartered in Farmington, MI, Hi-Tech is a leading provider of innovative car care accessories, appearance liquids, and specialty aerosols. With over 2,300 SKUs sold across eight highly-recognized brands, Hi-Tech is the preeminent one-stop solution in the detailing and reconditioning market. For more information, please visit www.htiusa.com.
Morgenthaler Private Equity seeks to be the preferred partner for entrepreneur- and family-owned companies. Based in Cleveland, OH, and Boston, MA, MPE invests in profitable, lower middle market companies with transaction values up to $250 million. MPE has two primary target investment areas: high-value manufacturing and commercial & industrial services. For more information, please visit www.mpepartners.com.
Parcrest Advisors is a rapidly growing investment bank based in New York City with a strong focus in consumer and industrials sectors. In order to provide securities-related services discussed herein, principals of Parcrest are licensed with Independent Investment Bankers, Corp. member FINRA & SiPC. Independent Investment Bankers, Corp. and Parcrest are not affiliated entities. Further information about Parcrest is available at www.parcrest.com.
MEDIA CONTACTS
James C. Lee
Founder & Managing Partner
+1 (212) 520-1717
james.lee@parcrest.com
Francisco Lume
Managing Partner
+1 (212) 520-1718
francisco.lume@parcrest.com
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For Smith, a rising senior on the honor roll at Westford Academy, it’s her second trip. She missed the cut by three strokes at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., last year.
Abramson, who enters her senior year at Sandwich as class president and ranked No. 1 in her class, secured her first trip to the US Women’s Amateur by finishing second, behind Smith, in the regional qualifier at Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord on July 11.
“It will be great to have a familiar face and a friend there,” Abramson said. “She texted me, ‘I hope you like candy,’ because they have unlimited candy.”
“They have games in the locker room, candy, and ice cream,” Smith confirmed.
Yet as many times as their paths have crossed, each has led a unique journey. Smith’s father, Phil, is a former PGA professional with eight Lowell Cities titles. Her mother, Lynn, played softball at the University of New Hampshire and trained to be an Olympic skier.
Thus, Molly, older sister Morgan — a Globe All-Scholastic who will be spending a post-grad year at Phillips Andover — and younger sister Maddie, who will join Molly as a freshman on the Ghosts’ boys’ golf team this fall, grew up around the game.
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“I don’t have a memory of when I started to golf,” Molly Smith said. “I was so young.”
After three straight appearances on the Globe’s All-Scholastic golf team, Smith transferred to Venice High School in Florida for the second semester of her junior year, allowing her to play American Junior Golf Association events.
“My game definitely got a lot better,” she said. “It was the first time I’ve had the opportunity to play golf for 365 consecutive days.”
Still, she’s looking forward to returning to Westford this fall for her senior year.
“I’m definitely excited … to graduate with the kids I’ve known since we were little and have my sisters around,” she said. “That was one of the harder things.”
Smith is ranked No. 1 in Massachusetts by the AJGA, and at 134 is the only Bay Stater among the top 400 nationally. She won last week’s qualifier with a 3-under-par 69 and is hoping her experience at the 2021 US Women’s Amateur will reap benefits.
“It definitely is a little bit of motivation,” she said. “I learned that USGA courses are really, really tough. A lot of times bogeys are good.”
Abramson also followed her father into the game at a young age, although Scott Abramson didn’t start playing until after college. Emma tried soccer, basketball, dance, and theater, but nothing stuck like golf.
“I really honed in on the sport these last two years,” said Abramson, who verbally committed this month to play at Williams College.
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Abramson was named Cape & Islands League MVP last fall by leading the boys’ team to the Division 3 South crown before returning in the spring to finish in a tie for second in the state.
While Smith dabbled in reporting as sports editor of Westford’s school paper, Abramson has served as a Sports Illustrated for Kids reporter since 2019, interviewing the likes of Mike Krzyzewski, Suzy Whaley, and former Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller.
Both have packed schedules in August, including the Mass. Junior Amateur at Indian Pond in Kingston and the Mass. Women’s Amateur at Orchards in South Hadley. But nothing quite compares to competing on a national scale.
“It’s the best amateur field I’ll play this year,” Smith said. “To play with all those great players is a great opportunity and really exciting.”
Seavey selected for HOF
Entering her eighth season as the girls’ basketball coach at Bridgewater-Raynham, Cheryl Seavey will be inducted into the New Agenda-Northeast Hall of Fame on Nov. 6 for her role in helping advance the cause of girls and women in sports.
Seavey has compiled a 105-40 record over seven seasons at B-R, including seven straight conference titles. The 1989 B-R graduate, who has coached at Middleboro and Whitman-Hanson, was named Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association Division 1 South Coach of the Year after leading the Trojans to their first sectional title in 30 years.
Seavey, a kindergarten teacher in Brockton, will join her college coach, Stonehill’s Paula Sullivan, in the New Agenda-Northeast Hall of Fame.
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Notables
- Worcester Academy 6-foot-9-inch forward TJ Power (Shrewsbury) put together quite the showing at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam, leading to offers from North Carolina, UCLA, Kansas, and Duke in a three-day span. Power averaged 23.7 points and 8.0 rebounds on 42.2 percent shooting, earning offensive MVP honors. Ranked by 247Sports as the No. 65 overall prospect in the Class of 2023, Power broke out with a 41-point, 15-rebound, 5-assist game on just 19 shots against Houston Hoops ... Rising junior Anthony Daley of St. George’s School in Middletown, R.I., broke the BABC game scoring record with 67 points, including 21 3-pointers, during the US Open on Thursday. He surpassed Chris Herren’s mark of 61 points, set in 1994 ... BABC’s 10th-grade boys’ team won the US Open Stars Division on Sunday, beating Martin Brothers UAA (Iowa), 87-46.
- The first two Northeast 7v7 regionals were held last weekend. BB&N (Open) and Billerica (Small) won the North divisions on Saturday in Keene, N.H. Milton (Open) and Dedham (Small) won in the South regional Sunday at Oliver Ames. The East competes Saturday at Bishop Fenwick before the New England Championships are held July 28 from 4-9 p.m. at Fenwick.
- Jake Harring, a Globe All-Scholastic second baseman at Amesbury, is transferring to Austin Prep, where he plans to reclassify and repeat his junior year. Austin Prep is transitioning to the NEPSAC from the MIAA this fall. Harring, who is uncommitted, was named the Cape Ann League’s Baker Division MVP after hitting .485 with 18 RBIs, 28 runs, and 21 stolen bases.
- Everett graduate Jayden Clerveaux, who will spend a post-graduate year at Williston Northampton, has committed to play football for Holy Cross. The 5-11, 215-pound running back was named the Greater Boston League MVP after rushing for more than 1,200 yards and 22 touchdowns … Chelmsford rising senior Braydon Gray announced his commitment to play baseball at Division 1 Stonehill. The Merrimack Valley Small MVP went 6-2 with a 2.46 ERA and 49 strikeouts this spring.
- George Rodriguez is returning to his alma mater, Cambridge Rindge and Latin, to take over the boys’ basketball program ... Former Newton South assistant Darren Martinez has been hired as boys’ basketball coach at Belmont ... Hopkinton announced Kiely Murray will take over as interim athletic director on Aug. 1 She has spent 13 years in the school’s guidance department and three seasons as an assistant baseball coach ... Bill Watson had the interim tag removed and will serve as the head football coach at Springfield Central ... 2011 graduate and former captain Mike Abraham has been hired as the baseball coach at Worcester Academy ... Phillips Andover’s Kevin Graber was named New England Coach of the Year by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association after leading his team to its 12th Central New England Prep championship.
- High school baseball and softball players will be able to sport their favorite chain or bracelet next spring after the National Federation of High Schools removed its prohibition on jewelry. Most jewelry will be permitted, although anything that might cause “harm or injury to a player or opponent” must be removed.
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JCP&L one of several NJ utilities sponsoring 2022 Climate Corps Fellowship
MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) is teaming with Sustainable Jersey to sponsor the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps Fellowship program, which places graduate students with local municipalities and school districts in JCP&L's service area to evaluate and implement projects that help improve the energy performance of their facilities.
Sustainable Jersey, a network of municipalities and school districts that work collectively with state agencies and nonprofit organizations to advance sustainability, is administering the program in the state in conjunction with the Sustainability Institute at The College of New Jersey. This year, the program has paired six Climate Corps Fellows with 17 municipalities and three school districts in Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Sussex and Union counties.
Within the JCP&L service area, Climate Corps Fellows will be placed with Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County, Helmetta Borough in Middlesex County, Chatham Borough in Morris County and Summit Public Schools in Union County. The Climate Corps Fellows are compensated through funding provided by sponsoring New Jersey utilities, including JCP&L.
"New Jersey's commitment to being a leader in clean energy and energy efficiency is part of what makes our state such a fantastic place to live and work," said Jim Fakult, president of New Jersey operations for FirstEnergy. "Improving energy efficiency will provide long-term environmental and economic benefits for our communities, and we're proud to welcome the 2022 class of EDF Fellows."
In recent years, Climate Corps Fellows in New Jersey have conducted energy audits, developed clean energy action plans and trained local officials on tracking and data management processes for monitoring energy performance. The impacts of their proposals and recommendations include:
- Operational savings of $472,000 and a reduction of 2,800 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in Jackson Township, equivalent to removing 603 gasoline-powered cars from the road each year, per EPA estimates
- In Lake Como and Point Pleasant Beach, annual reductions of 86,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, 5,700 therms of natural gas (equivalent to the carbon reduction achieved from 36 acres of forest), 64 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, and $15,800 in operational savings
- Annual savings of $133,000 and a reduction of carbon emissions by 392 metric tons per year for the City of Orange, equivalent to removing 85 gasoline-powered cars from the road each year
- An 18% decrease in energy use per square foot for Bradley Beach Borough and the Monmouth Beach School District
JCP&L supported the EDF Climate Corps Fellowship program for the first time in 2021, funding a fellow that worked with three municipalities – Flemington, Long Branch and Stillwater – and the Aberdeen-Matawan Regional School District.
Wael Bou Ajram, a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, helped the towns identify and document a total reduction of 1.1 million kWh of electricity consumption and trained five employees on energy tracking and management practices. His proposed energy efficiency projects projected a total savings of approximately $50,000 for the municipalities and school district.
"Providing our municipalities and schools with hands-on help to advance complex climate and sustainable energy projects contributes to progress at the local level and toward the goal of a sustainable New Jersey," said Sustainable Jersey Executive Director Randall Solomon. "Since 2015, Climate Corps Fellows have been offering their technical expertise to help New Jersey municipal and school district leaders find solutions to today's sustainability challenges."
Since the program's inception in 2008, over 1,200 EDF Climate Corps Fellows have been placed in more than 540 leading organizations spanning the United States and China. They have collectively helped identify energy savings worth more than $1.6 billion, the equivalent of 2.2 million metric tons in carbon emissions.
JCP&L serves 1.1 million customers in the counties of Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. Follow JCP&L on Twitter @JCP_L, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/JCPandL or online at www.jcp-l.com
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NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lument Securities (Lument) recently advised Stonerise Healthcare (Stonerise), the leading skilled nursing and transitional care provider in West Virginia, on its sale to a group consisting of a New York-based real estate investment firm and an operating partner —CommuniCare Health Services.
Stonerise was founded in 2009. Its integrated network of care includes transitional and skilled nursing care, therapy, home health, and hospice services, which it provides throughout West Virginia and in Southeast Ohio. The skilled nursing portfolio of 18 owned and operated facilities across West Virginia totals 1,955 licensed beds, including a new 90-private-bed facility set to open in late 2022.
The sale of Stonerise's businesses in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and a therapy company closed on June 30. The sale of the home health and hospice agencies, institutional special needs plan, and development project is expected to close upon receipt of customary regulatory approvals.
Managing Director Laca Wong-Hammond and Associate Director Dominic Porretta led the transaction for Lument Securities, which served as exclusive financial advisor to Stonerise. The transaction is the capstone of a decade-long U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) financing relationship between Lument and Stonerise, which was led by Managing Director Thomas Gale.
"As we assessed our strategic alternatives, we gained confidence that Lument's M&A team had the depth of experience and proven track record to continue serving our company as we scripted the next chapter," said Larry Pack, co-founder and CEO of Stonerise. "This transaction achieved all of our objectives including a confidential process, stability for ongoing operations, and a solution for many ancillary businesses. We knew the magnitude of our statewide franchise, coupled with our expectations on value and a smooth transition for our workforce, required superior execution – our investment bankers delivered."
"This transaction is an ideal example of our ability to bring the full array of expertise for closely-held businesses, including creating tax-advantaged exit structures, leveraging our buyer relationships, and delivering results in-spite of volatile capital markets and operating environments," said Wong-Hammond. "Together, we pushed the limits to achieve an extremely strong outcome for Stonerise."
ORIX Real Estate Capital Holdings, LLC, d/b/a Lument, is a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation USA. Lument is a national leader in commercial real estate finance. As the combined organization of legacy industry experts Hunt Real Estate Capital, Lancaster Pollard, and RED Capital Group, Lument delivers a comprehensive set of capital solutions customized for investors in multifamily, affordable housing, and seniors housing and healthcare real estate. Lument is a Fannie Mae DUS®, Freddie Mac Optigo®, FHA, and USDA lender. In addition, Lument offers a suite of proprietary commercial lending, real estate investment sales, investment banking, and investment management solutions. Lument has approximately 600 employees in over 25 offices across the United States. Securities, investment banking, and advisory services are provided through OREC Securities, LLC, d/b/a Lument Securities, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services are provided by OREC Investment Management, LLC, d/b/a Lument Investment Management. OREC Investment Management is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, visit www.lument.com.
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Every party has a pooper!
Only Murders in the Building July 18 episode takes viewers on a trip through time when Alice (Cara Delevingne) hosts a party at Mabel's (Selena Gomez) apartment. Oliver (Martin Short) takes it upon himself to get the fun going, suggesting a game of Son of Sam, which is a made up game referencing David Berkowitz's killing spree in the '70s.
But Oliver has ulterior motives. As explained in flashbacks, the game is his way of figuring out when a person's lying, as it allows him to pick up on their tell, like a nervous glance or the twirling of hair.
And, for the Only Murders in the Building writers, Son of Sam was their way of explaining Oliver's interest in crime solving. As creator John Hoffman told E! News, "It's pretty clear with Mabel and Charles (Steve Martin) in certain ways," but what spurred Oliver's inquisitive nature?
This question inspired the writers to look back at the '70s, when Oliver was getting settled in New York. "That's when we realized, oh, he's probably here during the Son of Sam blackout situation and everything else," Hoffman said. "So it all dovetailed around an episode that could center around Oliver's history, that would also be able to lead us to the huge potential revelation at the end of episode five, where he misses potentially the biggest tell of his life."
Hoffman's referring to the revelation that Will (Ryan Broussard) might not be Oliver's biological son—he might actually be the love child of Teddy (Nathan Lane) and Oliver's wife Roberta (Marie-Françoise Theodore).
This might explain what the Dimas Deli owner meant when he warned Oliver that he'd "f--k him."
This episode also served to show that Oliver lived a glamorous life before Charles and Mabel came into the picture. Hoffman pointed out that viewers have only seen the Oliver who is struggling financially and is trying to make amends with his son Will, but back in the day, he was "the guy who was leading the parties, of course."
His gregariousness explains why Broadway was so trusting of his ideas, which backfired brilliantly with Splash! The Musical.
But was he so distracted by his own rising star that he couldn't see Teddy and Roberta having an affair under his nose? Well, only time will tell.
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In an instant earlier this month, St. Luke’s rising senior Kam Chambers realized something important.
“Every second of your life matters,” he said. “I’m just thankful for everything.”
Chambers, who plays basketball and football for the Wildcats, was involved in a car accident two weeks ago. He came to Mobile County High School Football Media Days last week wearing a neck brace – his return to the field uncertain.
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“We don’t know what to expect at this point,” St. Luke’s coach Ronn Lee said. “Anytime there is an injury to the neck, obviously it is something you have to be aware of. We do know there is a fracture, but we don’t know the extent of it. However, Kam’s parents are very positive about complete healing and about him getting back at some point this season.”
Chambers plays offensive guard for Lee’s team and also plays on the interior defensive line. Most of St. Luke’s athletes play both ways.
“On the drive to Media Day, Kam said, ‘Coach, this will be the first time in my life that I’ve not been able to dress for the first game and that will be the hardest thing for me,’” Lee said. “I feel like Kam believes – and we certainly hope it turns out this way – that he will be a part of the team and back on the field this fall. If the recovery goes well for eight weeks with the neck brace and then he is able to do therapy, it could be to the point where he could play some in the first half of the season. But, as always, we will do what is best for him and pray he is completely healed whenever it may happen.”
The Wildcats are scheduled to open the season at Flomaton on Aug. 19. Chambers said he was disappointed not to be able to play in the opener but motivated to return quickly.
“It’s frustrating,” he said. “I’ve never missed a first game. It kind of stinks how I just had my summer and the first game kind of taken away, but this just tells me I need to come back stronger and harder to show everyone this injury won’t slow me down.”
Chambers has played with St. Luke’s since the seventh grade, receiving playing time then on the offensive line. By his ninth-grade year, he was on the field as much as the coaching staff could put him out there.
“I love being around him,” Lee said. “He’s very mature for his age. He always has a smile on his face. When things don’t go well for us on a Friday night, he is the first one to try and lift everyone in the lockerroom up regardless of how well he played or didn’t play. He’s probably the best silent leader I’ve ever had. Those are hard to come by sometimes.”
Lee expects Chambers to continue to lead this fall whether he is wearing his pads or not.
“He’s been to workouts,” Lee said. “When he came out after the accident, all the kids stopped their workouts and rallied around him. He’s the kind of guy that everyone loves and respects.”
Chambers is willing to accept that role – at least for now.
“I will be there for them for anything they need,” he said. “Anything I can say or do that will help my teammates I will do. They would do the same for me.
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A family has paid tribute to a 'local celebrity' midwife who spent 42 years delivering babies across South Derbyshire. Ann Kinston was described by one of her four children, Ruth, as a 'super mum' who always strived to learn new skills and qualifications and will be fondly remembered by hundreds of mothers for her aqua-aerobics sessions and mother and baby groups.
Her daughter, a doctor, also added she was someone who sometimes "broke the rules" in order to give her patients what they needed - for example teaching young mothers to correctly mix bottles in order avoid salt poisoning at a time when it was frowned upon in the medical profession.
Ann started her career in nursing in 1961 before moving to midwifery in 1966 - a job she continued until her retirement in 2008. She was instrumental in fundraising for her South Derbyshire Midwives Fund to buy more modern midwifery equipment such as an ultrasound scanner and weighing devices, to accurately read babies weights as they grew.
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Sadly, she spent the last 15 years battling dementia and has now died at the age of 79. Originally hailing from Manchester, she began training at Manchester Royal Infirmary becoming a qualified staff nurse in 1964.
She married Manchester farmer Neil, having met as students. Thy went on to have four children, John, Ruth, James and Mary. They moved to South Derbyshire after buying a farm in Castle Gresley and spent their lives working together to buy the farm at Stanton - which is still owned by the Kinston family.
Her family said she was frequently seen in her royal blue uniform, white cuffs, high heels, and hat, driving her Maxi or Metro cars around the district as she visited her patients.
So famous was she that her children were simply referred to as ‘Ann Kinston’s daughter, you know the midwife’. Ruth added: "She was a local celebrity, and we were immensely proud to be associates, even if it meant we couldn’t put a foot wrong without it getting back to her.
"She was always keen to develop herself acquiring many new skills and qualifications along the way. She learnt to use ultrasound, completed her diploma in midwifery, mastered episiotomy repairs and water births. Some of you may even have been treated to her 60’s inspired aqua aerobic sessions. She was simply prepared to learn whatever was required to care for the mum’s and babies of South Derbyshire until she retired in 2008."
Outside of her career, she was also artistic and could turn her hand to anything, including making toys, clothes, curtains, blankets, and corn dollies. She was so good in fact that she taught corn platting at the local night school.
Ruth added: "She was and always will be, our super mum. That fabulous woman who inspired us to strive, to achieve whatever we are passionate about, and always expecting us to ‘do our best’. She was the heart of our family, and we will always be to be glad to be called “Ann Kinston’s children”.
Ann's funeral will be held at 10am on Monday, July 25, at her local church – St Giles, in Church Lane, Caldwell, Swadlincote. Everyone is also welcome to attend her committal and reception at 11am at the family farm – Stanton House Farm, in Bridle Lane, Stanton. Donations can be made to Dementia UK and Treetops Hospice Care in her memory by visiting https://annkinston.muchloved.com
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SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — After putting off routine health care for much of the pandemic, Americans are now returning to doctors' offices in big numbers — a trend that's starting to show up in higher insurance rates across the country.
Health insurers in individual marketplaces across 13 states and Washington D.C. will raise rates an average of 10% next year, according to a review of rate filings by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
That's a big increase after premiums remained virtually flat for several years during the pandemic as insurers seek to recoup costs for more people using their policies, combined with record-high inflation that is driving up prices for virtually everything, including health care.
The rates review included Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and Washington.
“We’re at a point in the pandemic where people are using health care that they may have put off before,” said Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation. “We have a double whammy right now of people using more care and inflation throughout the economy.”
In California, state officials announced Tuesday that rates would increase an average of 6% next year for the 1.7 million people who purchase coverage through Covered California, the state-operated health insurance marketplace. That's a big jump after years of record low increases, when rate increases averaged about 1% in the past three years.
Increased use of health plans was the biggest reason for the increase, accounting for four percentage points, according to Jessica Altman, executive director of Covered California.
“That is really the consistent message that other states are seeing as well, and even more so than California,” she said.
The rate increases come as Congress debates whether to extend financial help for consumers through the American Rescue Plan — the $1.9 trillion economic aid package Congress passed last year to combat the economic impacts of the pandemic.
The American Rescue Plan included significant funding to keep health insurance premiums low for people who purchase coverage through state marketplaces.
California receives about $1.7 billion annually from that funding to make sure no one paid more than 8.5% of their household income on monthly premiums.
If that assistance expires at the end of this year, about 3 million Americans — including 220,000 Californians — would likely drop coverage because they will no longer be able to afford it, according to an analysis by Covered California.
Without guidance on whether Congress will extend the assistance next year, some insurers have reacted by proactively raising rates in anticipation of people dropping coverage. The uncertainty accounted for half a percentage point of California's 6% increase, Altman said.
California officials have lobbied hard for Congress to extend the financial assistance through the American Rescue Plan. In general, the price of health insurance premiums depends on who is buying coverage. If its mostly sick people, the premiums are more expensive. If more healthy people buy them, the premiums cost less.
Altman said California has managed to keep its rate increases below the national average in part because more healthy people are buying coverage through Covered California than most other states.
She said that's in part because of a California law that taxes people who refuse to purchase health coverage. But she said it's also because of subsidies that keep premiums low so more people can afford them.
Altman said not extending the federal financial assistance would price some people out of coverage and “is the core outcome to be concerned about here.”
“That would be a big step backwards,” she said.
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Chrishell Stause's birthday bling is drawing a lot of attention.
While the Selling Sunset star doesn't turn 41 for a few more days, she celebrated the occasion a little early last weekend with a surprise dinner thrown by her co-stars and pals Jason Oppenheim and Emma Hernan. After Chrishell posted photos and videos from the event to Instagram July 17, some followers couldn't help but notice she was wearing a sparkly ring on that finger and wondered if it was from G Flip.
"Did I miss an engagement announcement?" one commenter wrote. "Is that a diamond ring?" Asked another, "Wait, is Chrishell engaged? I see a big diamond ring on her ring finger."
But don't start looking for a wedding invite. "They are in fact not engaged," Chrishell's rep told Us Weekly, noting the accessory "is just a ring and nothing else."
Chrishell announced her relationship with the Australian musician during the Selling Sunset season five reunion. Over the past few months, fans have watched the couple star in G Flip's "GET ME OUTTA HERE" music video, tour Australia and enjoy several date nights.
"I think my favorite part is just being around G," Chrishell told Vogue in a recent interview. "It's such a mood-lifting experience; if you ever had the pleasure of being in the same room with them, you would quickly see what I mean. I love feeling that endless support of just wanting the other person to be fully who they are."
Before dating G Flip, Chrishell was in a relationship with Jason. The real estate agent and the broker went public with their romance in July 2021, announcing their split five months later. At the time, Chrishell noted they weren't on the same page when it came to starting a family, writing, "Men have the luxury of time that women don't and that's just the way it goes." But in an interview with E! News, Jason, who was spotted kissing model Marie-Lou on a recent trip to Greece, said he and Chrishell are in a "great place."
When it comes to G Flip's thoughts on starting a family, the singer has expressed interest in becoming a parent one day. However, Chrishell knows they don't want to take this step right now. "G knows that I want to be a mom," Chrishell told Vogue, "and I know that that's not where they are right now in their life."
And they completely respect each other. "It really is just a super-open, communicative situation where we don't want to block anything for either person, and we want to offer each other love and support no matter what form it takes," Chrishell continued. "Without a doubt, we'll always be in each other's lives, so that feels good. I wouldn't have known that I'm open to so many things without them kind of opening my eyes." | https://www.eonline.com/news/1338522/the-truth-about-chrishell-stause-and-g-flip-engagement-rumors?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-07-19T18:49:20Z | https://www.eonline.com/news/1338522/the-truth-about-chrishell-stause-and-g-flip-engagement-rumors?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | false |
Thomas helps short-handed Sun beat Liberty 82-63
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Brionna Jones tied a season-high with 21 points, Alyssa Thomas added 18 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and a season-high six steals and the short-handed Connecticut Sun beat the New York Liberty 82-63. Connecticut was without Jonquel Jones, averaging a team-high 15.1 points and nine rebounds, due to health and safety protocols. The Sun’s defense rallied without her by holding the Liberty to 36.4% shooting with 18 turnovers. Dijonai Carrington scored a career-high 18 points, in just 18 minutes, and Natisha Hiedeman added 10 points for Connecticut. Brionna Jones scored 14 of her points in the first half and Thomas secured her eighth double-double this season. Sabrina Ionescu scored 13 points on 6-of-18 shooting and Stefanie Dolson added 12 points for New York. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/07/19/thomas-helps-short-handed-sun-beat-liberty-82-63/ | 2022-07-19T18:50:43Z | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/07/19/thomas-helps-short-handed-sun-beat-liberty-82-63/ | true |
TORONTO, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Amidst an increasingly competitive labor market, McLean & Company, the trusted partner of HR leaders around the world, has released its latest data-backed resource, Talent Review Guide, to assist leaders in creating a future-focused plan of action. This guide is intended to help examine the health of organizational talent pipelines and determine the action required to prepare for future talent needs.
With current talent acquisition and retention challenges comes a great loss of institutional knowledge as employees depart organizations. These employees have company-specific expertise, and their departures result in critical organizational talent gaps. According to McLean & Company, in order to address these obstacles, companies must create leadership accountability, understand both talent strengths and needs at the organization level, and make talent-related decisions based on objective and inclusive criteria.
"An inclusive talent review incorporates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) during each stage," says Laura Ribadeneira, director of advisory services at McLean & Company. "People are predisposed to applying biases when making talent decisions, so it's important for decision makers to be educated and equipped with the tools they need to avoid falling into that trap."
While some employee data can be sensitive and challenging to collect, the issue with employee assessment data is that it is often tracked inconsistently and without employee input. This can lead to talent decisions being made in departmental silos with a narrow view and obscure, murky communication about talent review, causing anxiety and confusion for employees. At a time when the employee experience is of utmost importance, this can spell out potentially disastrous outcomes for organizations that do not implement a structured and intentional talent review process.
"Relying solely on departments to evaluate and make talent decisions can mean talent gaps go undiscovered and unaddressed," says Ribadeneira. "To prevent this, it's crucial for organizations to equip HR with the tools, data, and accountability to drive critical dialogue and decisions throughout the talent review process. This strengthens internal talent pipelines and defines next steps."
The Talent Review Guide from McLean & Company provides a step-by-step process to aid leaders in structuring and facilitating talent review meetings to arrive to decisive outcomes, taking the guesswork and uncertainty out of the talent review process.
To support people leaders in their efforts to employ an inclusive and intentional approach when gathering and measuring personal employee traits, McLean & Company offers practical resources as well as various levels of support designed to meet organizations' unique HR needs, including DIY toolkits, guided implementations, workshops, and consulting.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
1-4-2
(one, four, two)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
1-4-2
(one, four, two) | https://www.registercitizen.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17315053.php | 2022-07-19T18:53:29Z | https://www.registercitizen.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17315053.php | false |
Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio drops out of crowded House race
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that he is dropping out of the crowded race for the Democratic nomination in a redrawn Congressional district that includes his Brooklyn home.
“It’s clear the people of #NY10 are looking for another option and I respect that,” de Blasio posted on Twitter. “Time for me to leave electoral politics and focus on other ways to serve.”
The announcement came two months after the former mayor joined race for the redrawn 10th Congressional District, which includes parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Other candidates running in the Aug. 23 Democratic primary in the district include Rep. Mondaire Jones, who moved to the area after being redistricted out of the seat he now holds in the suburbs north of New York City, former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman, who last served in Congress in 1981, and former House impeachment counsel Daniel Goldman.
De Blasio’s two terms as mayor of the nation’s largest city ended on Dec. 31, 2021.
He considered running for governor of New York but opted not to challenge incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul. He also had a short-lived run for president in 2019.
Recent polling has placed de Blasio near the bottom of the field of around a dozen Democrats seeking to represent the 10th Congressional District.
Rep. Jerry Nadler represents New York’s 10th district now but will no longer live in it after redistricting.
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This story has been updated to correct the number of Democrats seeking the seat.
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Transformer catches fire at Hoover Dam, leading to explosion
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (KVVU/Gray News) - Fire crews have extinguished a transformer fire at the Hoover Dam.
A video shared on Twitter showed an apparent explosion that occurred at the dam Tuesday morning, KVVU reported.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the dam, said the flames were extinguished by the Reclamation/Hoover fire brigade in about 30 minutes.
No visitors or employees were hurt, and the bureau said there is no risk to the power grid.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The engineering marvel was built in the 1930s during the Great Depression on the Nevada-Arizona border.
The National Park Service says more than 1 million people visit the dam each year.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A female lion was fatally injured while being introduced to a newly acquired male companion at the Birmingham Zoo in Alabama, officials said Tuesday.
Akili, who was born in 2005 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and had been at the Birmingham Zoo since 2007, couldn't be saved after being injured by a lion named Josh, who had been at the zoo since April.
The slow process of introducing the two lions to each other had begun previously, the zoo said in a statement, and Akili was badly injured within minutes of a meeting on Monday.
“Animal introductions are always risky because wild animals can be unpredictable and we cannot control their interactions,” said Hollie Colahan, the zoo's deputy director, in a statement.
The introduction was done on a day the zoo was closed so no visitors were present, said Jennifer Ogilvie, a spokeswoman.
“Josh is fine and will continue to receive the excellent care he always receives,” she said.
Josh was brought to the zoo as replacement for another male lion that died in 2021, the statement said. Dozens of people expressed sorrow over Akili's death in response to an announcement by the zoo on social media.
“How devastating. She was a beauty!” one person wrote. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Female-lion-killed-by-new-male-companion-at-17314997.php | 2022-07-19T18:56:40Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Female-lion-killed-by-new-male-companion-at-17314997.php | false |
INDIANAPOLIS — An attorney representing Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who provided an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim, has filed a tort claim against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita — the first step in a defamation lawsuit against Rokita.
“Mr. Rokita’s false and misleading statements about alleged misconduct by Dr. Bernard in her profession constitute defamation,” said Attorney Kathleen A. DeLaney, who represents Bernard.
The lawsuit comes on the heels of a cease and desist issued by DeLaney, which was itself a response to Rokita’s continued public comments aimed at Bernard. Rokita went on Fox News on July 13 and called Bernard an “abortion activist acting as a doctor” and said she had a “history of failing to report” and even threatened to go after Bernard’s license.
The Fox News caption underneath Rokita even proclaimed “Doc Failed to Report Abortion Abuse Victim,” the tort claim said.
However, FOX59 News obtained the report showing that Bernard did file the report as required and filed it within the timeframe required.
DeLaney stated a “simple check” on a government license website even confirms that Dr. Bernard’s license was active with no disciplinary history. Indiana University Health also issued a statement saying they conducted an investigation into Dr. Bernard and found her in compliance with privacy laws.
But despite Rokita and his office being able to obtain this information, Rokita spoke publically in national and local media continuing to vow an investigation into her license and to see if she filed the report.
“Rokita either knew the statements were false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth or falsity of the statements. Mr. Rokita recklessly and/or negligently failed to ascertain whether the statements about Dr. Bernard’s licensure were true or false before making them,” DeLaney said in the tort claim.
DeLaney stated the statements made and continue to be made by Rokita “exceed the general scope of Mr. Rokita’s authority as Indiana’s Attorney General.”
“Given the current political atmosphere in the United States, Mr. Rokita’s comments were intended to heighten public condemnation of Dr. Bernard, who legally provided legitimate medical care,” the tort claim said.
The tort claim filing triggers a 90 investigative period for the state to settle the claim, after which a lawsuit can be filed.
FOX59 has reached out to Rokita’s office for comment. | https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/doctor-who-provided-abortion-to-10-year-old-girl-moves-to-sue-ag-rokita-for-defamation/ | 2022-07-19T18:57:14Z | https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/doctor-who-provided-abortion-to-10-year-old-girl-moves-to-sue-ag-rokita-for-defamation/ | true |
Car crashes into home in Louisville's Bon Air neighborhood
Car crashes into home in Louisville's Bon Air neighborhood
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Car crashes into home in Louisville's Bon Air neighborhood
A car hit a house Tuesday morning in Louisville's Bon Air neighborhood, according to the Louisville Metro Police. The crash happened just after 8 a.m. in the 3300 block of Allison Lane not far from Hikes Lane.LMPD Sixth Division officers responded to the call of the crash, and when they got there they found that the vehicle had struck a home at that location.The car could be seen lying on its side almost right up against the house.The woman driving the car was able to get out on her own.EMS arrived on the scene, but the driver refused treatment, and no one else was hurt. The crash is still under investigation by the Sixth Division.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
A car hit a house Tuesday morning in Louisville's Bon Air neighborhood, according to the Louisville Metro Police.
The crash happened just after 8 a.m. in the 3300 block of Allison Lane not far from Hikes Lane.
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LMPD Sixth Division officers responded to the call of the crash, and when they got there they found that the vehicle had struck a home at that location.
The car could be seen lying on its side almost right up against the house.
The woman driving the car was able to get out on her own.
EMS arrived on the scene, but the driver refused treatment, and no one else was hurt.
The crash is still under investigation by the Sixth Division. | https://www.wlky.com/article/car-crash-house-louisville-bon-air-neighborhood-police/40654930 | 2022-07-19T18:59:54Z | https://www.wlky.com/article/car-crash-house-louisville-bon-air-neighborhood-police/40654930 | false |
Multiple inquiries into SA 'neglect' death
Multiple investigations are under way as authorities try to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a six-year-old Adelaide girl, allegedly the victim of neglect.
Police are leading inquiries into the death of Charlie, who was taken unresponsive from her Munno Para home to hospital on Friday.
The state coroner will also conduct his own investigation, while the SA government has launched a review of the interactions between multiple state agencies and the dead girl's family.
The police investigation will take precedence as detectives determine if charges should be laid.
They have declared the death a major crime and are treating it as a case of criminal neglect, an offence that carries a maximum jail term of life.
Deputy Police Commissioner Linda Williams said interim post-mortem results raised concerns about the state of Charlie's health and wellbeing at the time of her death.
"We want to understand what happened to Charlie and how she ended up in the circumstances that she did," Ms Williams said.
"The death of any person is tragic, but the death of a young child, a six-year-old girl, obviously causes concern for everybody to want to know how this occurred."
It has been confirmed the family had interacted with a number of government agencies, including police, child protection, education, human services and housing.
Police inquiries will include the extent and nature of those interactions.
Acting Premier Susan Close said the state government had also ordered a review of the interactions between those agencies and the family over the past couple of years.
"The review will encompass the chronology of the services delivered and the agencies engaged," Ms Close said.
"It's important not to pre-judge what that review will find.
"What we need to do is go through the process and ask what interactions occurred, could they have been any different, and are there any lessons."
Child Protection Minister Katrine Hildyard said all government agencies that had contact with this family would co-operate fully with the multiple inquiries. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-11029195/Multiple-inquiries-SA-neglect-death.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-19T19:01:05Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-11029195/Multiple-inquiries-SA-neglect-death.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
US health insurers raise rates to match increase in usage
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — After putting off routine health care for much of the pandemic, Americans are now returning to doctors’ offices in big numbers — a trend that’s starting to show up in higher insurance rates across the country.
Health insurers in individual marketplaces across 13 states and Washington D.C. will raise rates an average of 10% next year, according to a review of rate filings by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
That’s a big increase after premiums remained virtually flat for several years during the pandemic as insurers seek to recoup costs for more people using their policies, combined with record-high inflation that is driving up prices for virtually everything, including health care.
The rates review included Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and Washington.
“We’re at a point in the pandemic where people are using health care that they may have put off before,” said Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation. “We have a double whammy right now of people using more care and inflation throughout the economy.”
In California, state officials announced Tuesday that rates would increase an average of 6% next year for the 1.7 million people who purchase coverage through Covered California, the state-operated health insurance marketplace. That’s a big jump after years of record low increases, when rate increases averaged about 1% in the past three years.
Increased use of health plans was the biggest reason for the increase, accounting for four percentage points, according to Jessica Altman, executive director of Covered California.
“That is really the consistent message that other states are seeing as well, and even more so than California,” she said.
The rate increases come as Congress debates whether to extend financial help for consumers through the American Rescue Plan — the $1.9 trillion economic aid package Congress passed last year to combat the economic impacts of the pandemic.
The American Rescue Plan included significant funding to keep health insurance premiums low for people who purchase coverage through state marketplaces.
California receives about $1.7 billion annually from that funding to make sure no one paid more than 8.5% of their household income on monthly premiums.
If that assistance expires at the end of this year, about 3 million Americans — including 220,000 Californians — would likely drop coverage because they will no longer be able to afford it, according to an analysis by Covered California.
Without guidance on whether Congress will extend the assistance next year, some insurers have reacted by proactively raising rates in anticipation of people dropping coverage. The uncertainty accounted for half a percentage point of California’s 6% increase, Altman said.
California officials have lobbied hard for Congress to extend the financial assistance through the American Rescue Plan. In general, the price of health insurance premiums depends on who is buying coverage. If its mostly sick people, the premiums are more expensive. If more healthy people buy them, the premiums cost less.
Altman said California has managed to keep its rate increases below the national average in part because more healthy people are buying coverage through Covered California than most other states.
She said that’s in part because of a California law that taxes people who refuse to purchase health coverage. But she said it’s also because of subsidies that keep premiums low so more people can afford them.
Altman said not extending the federal financial assistance would price some people out of coverage and “is the core outcome to be concerned about here.”
“That would be a big step backwards,” she said.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2022/07/19/us-health-insurers-raise-rates-match-increase-usage/ | 2022-07-19T19:04:30Z | https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2022/07/19/us-health-insurers-raise-rates-match-increase-usage/ | true |
Mark Wood `sad and frustrated´ as he faces second elbow operation
England bowler Mark Wood has accepted he needs a second elbow operation to have any chance of playing at the Twenty20 World Cup later this year.
Wood went under the knife in March after sustaining an injury in the first Test of that month’s West Indies tour and has been gradually making his way towards a return.
After a couple of positive weeks of net practice the 32-year-old paceman turned out for his old club side Ashington at the weekend, taking five for 24 in a North East Premier League clash against Lanchester.
But he suffered an adverse reaction to his outing and medics from the England and Wales Cricket Board now believe another operation is the only way to have him ready for the tournament in Australia in October.
“It’s not going well, actually. I have been bowling for the last two or three weeks in the nets, getting up to good pace, top speed, but it seems to keep deteriorating,” Wood told BBC’s Test Match Special.
“I was desperate to just play any game, so it was nice to play for Ashington, my home club, and just play a match because I feel I’ve worked so hard over the last three months to get it right.
“Unfortunately it has not pulled up well. To be ready for the World Cup I will have to have that surgery done.
“I’m a bit sad and frustrated now, but what can I do? I’ve given it as good a shot as I could.
“When I played that club game it was an indication in a match of how does it actually feel? The next day I can straighten my left arm fully, but my right arm is still sort of bent a little bit.
“There must be something going on there I must need fixed. The frustration for me is I’ve done everything everyone has asked. It’s just not giving me a break.”
Wood is one of a host of England fast bowlers currently out of action due to injury, joining Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes, Saqib Mahmood and Matt Fisher on the sidelines. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-11029357/Mark-Wood-sad-frustrated-faces-second-elbow-operation.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-19T19:04:45Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-11029357/Mark-Wood-sad-frustrated-faces-second-elbow-operation.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
LATAM POLITICS TODAY-Brazil's Petrobras slashes gas prices under pressure from Bolsonaro
July 19 (Reuters) - The latest in Latin American politics today:
Brazil's Petrobras gasoline price cut
SAO PAULO - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has said it will reduce gasoline prices at its refineries by about 5% starting on Wednesday, its first price cut since late 2021.
Average prices will drop to 3.86 reais ($0.7136) per liter from 4.06 reais, the company said in a statement.
There have been three consecutive price hikes this year.
The move represents a relief for President Jair Bolsonaro amid his uphill re-election battle. He trails former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in opinion polls ahead of the October vote as high consumer prices hurt his popularity.
Mexican president gives 'Mayan Train' project national security status
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manual Lopez Obrador has deemed the country's "Mayan Train" a matter of national security, in a move that may help disentangle the flagship project from several pending legal injunctions stalling construction.
Work on the multi-billion dollar project, which aims to link tourist zones in the Yucatan Peninsula, will continue under this new status, Lopez Obrador said in a regular news conference.
He insisted the infrastructure project will be done by the end of next year.
By raft and on foot, migrants cross Rio Grande to Texas from Mexico
EAGLE PASS, Texas - Beneath a blazing sun, a record number of migrants seeking to enter the United States are crossing the Mexican border. Some wade or swim through the waters of the Rio Grande into Texas. Smugglers ferry groups of others on rafts.
U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, promised a more humane border policy than that of his Republican predecessor Donald Trump, but the increase in numbers has challenged U.S. law enforcement and drawn criticism from both political parties.
Ecuador says 12 killed in prison riot, still identifying dismembered bodies
SANTO DOMINGO, Ecuador - Ecuador's government says it is still trying to identify the dismembered bodies of inmates following a prison riot in the city of Santo Domingo and lowered the death toll to 12 from the 13 initially announced.
"Crime scene investigation teams have collected 45 human parts in the Santo Domingo penitentiary, which are 12 bodies and not 13," Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said on Twitter.
Monday's violence - which the government blamed on fighting between gangs within the Bellavista prison - is the latest incident of prison violence in the Andean country.
Cuba says no short-term fix for blackouts
HAVANA - Cash-strapped Cuba has delivered the bad news to residents that there is no end in sight to blackouts disrupting their lives and the economy.
Power outages were a major cause of widespread demonstrations a year ago and still beset the island even as the protest movement mostly died out. (Compiled by Steven Grattan; editing by Grant McCool) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11029283/LATAM-POLITICS-TODAY-Brazils-Petrobras-slashes-gas-prices-pressure-Bolsonaro.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-19T19:06:46Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11029283/LATAM-POLITICS-TODAY-Brazils-Petrobras-slashes-gas-prices-pressure-Bolsonaro.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
106 PM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory this afternoon, heat index values
up to 109. For the Excessive Heat Warning on Wednesday,
dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111
expected.
* WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Louisiana and
east and northeast Texas.
* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For
the Excessive Heat Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM CDT
Wednesday.
* 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.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures between
100 and 105 degrees and heat index values up to 114.
* WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Louisiana,
south-central and southwest Arkansas, southeast Oklahoma, and
northeast Texas.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat and humidity will significantly
increase the potential for heat related illnesses,
particularly for those working or participating in outdoor
activities.
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The U.S. Adaptive Open debuted this week at Pinehurst No. 6 as the USGA launched its effort to showcase the world's best golfers with disabilities.
While the 96 players in the field have been locked in competitively, praising their good shots and lamenting the bad ones, just like Rory McIlroy or Jordan Spieth would, all of them know that, ultimately, their scores aren't all that will define their weeks. What's also important is the message that these players will send to the world, especially golfers or aspiring golfers with disabilities, by competing in a USGA championship.
Here are 10 must-read quotes from this historic event:
Jordan Thomas
Multiple limb amputee
“You just feel it out here. You feel the spirit and the excitement and the joy and people. This is what is right with golf is exactly this championship. It’s a really privilege for me, and it’s an honor. … For me and the work that we do at my foundation (Jordan Thomas Foundation), I talk to a lot of people on the heels of tragedy, and a lot of people think that if they’ve lost a limb that their life is over. Here’s proof that life isn’t over, and this is living, tangible proof of that. For the USGA to say, hey, adaptive golf is going to become a national championship for us, I think it will propel the game forward in a huge way. And I’m all about it.”
Jake Olson
Vision impairment
“I just think [this championship] shows anyone who's in similar situations that life is worth living. There's fun, there's competition, there's purpose, and there's fulfillment in doing what you love to do. I think everyone out here has kind of proven that, so if you're sitting on the couch or wherever you are right now and looking at your disability saying, what do I do in life? I can't live the life I want to; no, you can, and if that's golf, we welcome you.”
Chad Pfeifer
Leg impairment
“I think [this championship] is going to amplify [these players' stories] a lot. The USGA, what they're putting on here is going to be the catalyst of adaptive tournaments in whatever country in the world is going to try to make their tournaments like this now. It's really great. It's phenomenal what USGA is doing, to be able to share all their stories. I know it probably won't be able to share everybody's stories, but the longer they continue to run this, it's going to be just phenomenal. It's going to help spread the word. I saw a young gal out there on the 10th tee who's missing her arm and she was going around getting signatures and autographs. For her to see what the caliber of play is like with guys and girls out here playing and doing this, hopefully she's inspired and she becomes a great golfer growing up. You never know who you can inspire along the way, so you just try your hardest, and this event is going to be spectacular for that.”
Amanda Cunha
Vision impairment
“It is incredibly rewarding, and I'm so humbled to be playing with so many people who don't have like a leg or who are impaired as I am. Playing with them gives me so much perspective about how vast our world is and how our community is so vast, and it just makes me feel kind of at home where I can be with people who also understand my struggles, but also we're kind of a big happy family of, we've got this, and we're so supportive of each other, so we're really a really tight-knit community.”
Ken Green
Leg impairment
“There are so many adaptive people that don't realize they could have a goal or something to shoot for. I've said that golf is the best game on the planet, whether you're a normal person or an adaptive person. Then if you can start playing, say you're someone from the war in his 20s, in five, ten years you could be here, and before you know you could be winning this thing. A national title is a national title. That's something to be respected and something to shoot for.”
Eli Villanueva
Arm impairment
“Just don't give up. For me the hardest thing was acceptance. What was hard is, man, I can't do this, I can't do that. I was pretty active. I played basketball growing up until I broke [my arm]. Then I still tried to play even afterward. It is what it was. I got hurt, and once I accepted it, it was, hey, this is what I've got, I've got to deal with it, and never give up and just work hard at everything you do. Just keep going.”
Jonathan Snyder
Arm impairment
“It's an honor [to be here]. I can't sum it up any other way. This is a historical event. Just to be a part of it, I feel like a winner already.”
Annie Hayes
Seated player
"I think [this championship] is going to be an impetus for more courses to realize that there's disabled players out there that can really golf, and we're not just out there hacking the course up. Maybe they'll make some adjustments and maybe get some carts and make the courses a little more handicapped friendly, disabled friendly. Hopefully it's an impetus for that. But I think it's a great start. I was excited. I thought it's a good starting point, too, for it to become a Paralympic sport. I'm really happy that they did this tournament.”
Jesse Florkowski
Arm impairment
"You look at everyone here, whether it's one arm, one leg, missing legs, seated players, it's pretty remarkable what they can do. It shows no matter what kind of adversity you have, when you put your mind to something you can achieve probably more than you think you could."
Mario Dino
Neurological impairment
"You look at there's like an 80-year-old in the tournament and there's a guy who plays with his dog. It's really cool. Everyone out here, as the USGA says, has got a story, and it's pretty amazing." | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/never-know-who-you-can-inspire-10-must-read-quotes-us-adaptive-open | 2022-07-19T19:07:56Z | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/never-know-who-you-can-inspire-10-must-read-quotes-us-adaptive-open | true |
Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest opens call for 2022
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July 15th, 2022The Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest (¡TÚ22! Film Festival) is now open for its second annual festival celebrating the vision of aspiring Latino filmmakers.
Presented by HITN-TV, ¡TÚ22! Film Festival promotes the work of emerging young Latino creatives in front of and behind the camera, offering them an online space in which to showcase their stories.
Providing young aspiring filmmakers with the opportunity to showcase their world views and efforts toward a more inclusive film industry, this film festival allows attendees to connect with a network of Latino role models who have been breaking down barriers for diverse communities, while paving the way for new generations of Latino creatives.
“We’ve seen an increase in the popularity and visibility of Latino/a stories at a national media level. Latino-focused films like “Coco,” “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It,” and “In the Heights,” as well as films with a Latino/a protagonist like “Beatriz at Dinner,” and the newly released “Hustle,” have shown that our stories are both powerful and popular,” said Luis Alejandro Molina, ¡TÚ22! Film Festival Director, in a statement.
Requirements to Participate
To be part of ¡TÚ22!, either works of fiction or nonfiction—in English or Spanish—must feature a Latino/a in a position of creative leadership in front of or behind the camera.
This year's focus, for stories up to 30 minutes in length, is Representation. Entrants must complete and submit their work using one of these 4 themes:
- Participate: films focusing on involvement and showing people who take an active role in improving the world around them.
- Prosperity: films that define success or underscore the barriers preventing it.
- Collaboration: films highlighting the power of working together, showing what can be accomplished when people unite and support one another.
- Wellness: films that explore the importance of self-care – nurturing mind, body, soul, and community to live a fulfilling life.
Latino Representation in the Media
According to figures socialized by the organization of the festival, an investigation by the Latino Donor Collaborative indicates that Latinos represent only 5.5% of the total media, despite the fact that they comprise almost 20% of the U.S. population.
For his part, Molina underlined: “Latinos remain grossly underrepresented in the film community. Although Latinos buy 30 percent of all box office tickets, they hold leading roles in less than 5 percent of all films. Our goal with ¡TÚ22! Film Festival is to change that by giving young people a place to share their vision and tell their stories to a wider audience — and repeat our mantra — Representation Matters.”
Important Dates
- Registrations will be accepted to participate in the festival until September 11, 2022,
- The festival will take place from October 9 to October 16, 2022, closing out Hispanic Heritage Month.
- The selection of films from ¡TÚ22! Film Festival will be announced on October 7, 2022 and will screen on CineYouthFest.org and the HITN GO app from October 9-16, 2022.
Registration Fees
Registration fees are structured as follows:
- Early Bird Ticket: Free from July 10 to 30, 2022
- Standard ticket: $20 presentation fee from July 31 to August 20, 2022
- Late entry: $25 filing fee from August 21 to September 11, 2022
Eligibility Criteria
- Winners will be selected solely by the judges.
- Films must be 30 minutes or less in length.
- All film genres, including documentary, drama, animation, comedy, and narrative, are eligible.
- Only films completed after January 1, 2019 are eligible for this festival.
Awards
An independent jury will evaluate the participating films based on a variety of factors, including knowledge of the subject; creativity in approaching the theme; technical aspects such as directing, acting, cinematography and editing; and the inspirational and narrative impact of the piece.
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The judges will select three winners from a pool of finalists. The prizes are $4,000 for the Grand Prize; $2,000 for the Second Prize; and $1,000 for the Third Prize.
The ¡TÚ22! Film Festival is being presented in collaboration with Northeastern Illinois University, Roberto Clemente Community Academy, Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, Centro – Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, NALIP, Frank Sinatra High School, Manhattan Neighborhood Network, St. Francis College, and the University of Houston.
To enroll in the ¡TÚ22! Film Festival visit CineYouthFest.org or Filmfreeway.
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HITN-TV is a leading Spanish-language media company that offers educational and cultural programming for the entire family. It reaches more than 40 million homes in the United States and Puerto Rico.
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Once a place of kids' dreams and parents' holiday shopping nightmares, Toys R Us is expected to return to brick-and-mortar locations this year ahead of the holiday season.
It's the latest development in the partnership between Macy's and WHP Global, the toy store's parent company. All Macy's stores across the country will include an in-store Toys R Us and be stocked with toys from the storied brand, Macy's said on Monday.
The Toys R Us shops will span from 1,000 square feet and go up to 10,000 square feet in flagship locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco.
The Toys R Us sections are designed to stand out and will include hands-on demonstration tables for customers to try out and play with the toys. And for those missing Geoffrey the giraffe, worry not. The stores will feature a photo opportunity with the "Geoffrey on a Bench."
The stores are set to begin opening later this month, with all locations expected to be in place by Oct. 15 ahead of the holiday shopping season.
The partnership marks a distinct turn of events for the toy brand that went out of business in 2018 following bankruptcy and has tried previously to make comebacks without much success.
But this time might be different. The toy brand began partnering with Macy's online last August and has seen some success. Macy's said toy sales in its reported earnings for the first quarter of 2022 were 15 times higher than the comparable period before the partnership with Toys R Us started.
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AUSTIN, Texas — As the summer heat creates high demand for power from the Texas grid, homes may experience rolling blackouts as well as local power outages. The Texas Tribune shared ways to tell the difference between the two losses of power.
Rolling blackouts from ERCOT are announced through local media or ERCOT's social media, app and emergency email alerts. These blackouts also impact the ERCOT region encompassing most of Texas, so a local issue is probably to blame for individual town outages. In such cases, it's recommended to contact the local utility company.
Local utilities include groups like Austin Energy, CenterPoint Energy of the greater Houston area and Oncor of the North Texas area.
According to the Tribune, rolling blackouts "occur only in ERCOT's most severe level of emergency conditions" and are used as a last resort. ERCOT also asks local utility companies to "reduce their demand on the power grid" in those situations. The local companies usually proceed to begin their own rolling blackouts.
The Tribune reported ERCOT interim CEO Brad Jones said in May that "he was cautious but not concerned about the grid's reliability this summer." However, if outages were to occur in the coming months, they would not be as long as the ones from the February 2021 winter storm.
ERCOT has only ever requested controlled outages one time each in 1989, 2006, 2011, 2014 and 2021, the Tribune reported.
Energy conservation requests from ERCOT to Texas residents are used to help prevent such outages. Residents can take part in these requests and help reduce stress on the power grid by "turning off unnecessary lights, unplugging big appliances and turning up your thermostat," the Tribune said.
To read the full report, click here.
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(WXIN) — Colonel Sanders is adding nuggets to his arsenal.
For the first time in its 70-year history, KFC is selling chicken nuggets. They’re only available in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area as a trial run right now.
The nugs are breaded with KFC’s Original Recipe of 11 herbs and spices and made with 100% white meat, according to a release.
“While nuggets often come in small packages, that doesn’t mean they should have small flavor. We wanted to introduce Nuggets with the flavor and ingredients that live up to our legacy as the original fried chicken experts,” said Nick Chavez, CMO of KFC.
Hungry fans will be able to buy them in either 8-, 12-, or 36-piece packages, and the chicken chain encourages customers to dip the nuggets in any of KFC’s current sauces, including Honey BBQ, KFC Sauce, or Classic Ranch.
The nuggets will be sold for a limited time in the Charlotte area.
According to Yahoo Finance, if the test run goes well, the nuggets will replace popcorn chicken on KFC menus nationwide.
A KFC official told Yahoo it hopes to entice younger customers with the new nugget option. | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national-news/kfc-selling-nuggets-for-1st-time-in-company-history/ | 2022-07-19T19:10:06Z | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national-news/kfc-selling-nuggets-for-1st-time-in-company-history/ | true |
Ruhl Announced The Partnership on Social Media Saying Nutrisystem "Changed Her Life"
PHILADELPHIA, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reality television sweetheart, Danielle Ruhl took to social media today to announce an exciting new partnership with Nutrisystem®, a leading provider of health and wellness and weight management solutions. Danielle, who fell in love with her partner and famously got engaged on television sight unseen, is joining forces with the brand after revealing post-filming that Nutrisystem helped her lose 70 pounds. She claims the program "changed her life" and taught her the skills needed to maintain her weight.
"When I was younger, food was almost like a crutch that I would use to distract me during times I was feeling low," says Danielle, "The more this became a habit, the more I found myself eating and indulging in unhealthy foods. I was also bullied for being heavier than most kids. Instead of using this as jumpstarting a healthier return, I turned back to food when I was feeling sad."
Danielle's struggles continued throughout college and into her young career until a coworker gave her the push she needed to begin to focus on her weight loss and overall health.
"As I got older, I started noticing even more that my weight was consistently increasing," adds Danielle. "In college, I lost weight in an unhealthy way and ultimately gained even more than I had lost after I graduated. During the first job in my career, a coworker mentioned that she was starting Nutrisystem. Her ability to talk openly about this, and seeing the encouragement from our coworkers, gave me the confidence to try Nutrisystem again. I stuck to the program for over a year and it ended up allowing me to not only lose 70 pounds, but learn how to keep it off."*
As a Nutrisystem success story, Danielle claims that consistency was key and says she that she felt even more confidence when she shared her weight loss journey with others.
"Consistency is key. Having a set program in place with easy and available meals made that consistency easier to maintain," says Danielle. "Nutrisystem taught me about healthy eating, portion control and overall helped me crave healthier foods that ultimately lead to a lifestyle change."
"There were times I was so insecure about my weight I didn't even want to let people know that I was on a set diet. However, once I disclosed information about my weight loss journey, people were often very supportive and that helped me build up even more confidence to keep going," adds Danielle.
Now in the spotlight thanks to her reality television debut, Danielle is determined to use her platform to help inspire others that might be struggling with their own body image.
"Overall, I love helping others feel like they are not alone. For so long, I felt alone in my mental health and weight loss journey and found such a benefit in communicating and connecting with others who relate," comments Danielle. "Sharing my story and hearing other people's stories have not only benefited those who follow me, but myself as well. I have always tried uplifting and creating a non-judgmental environment among my friends and family, and it is gratifying to be able to do this on a larger scale."
"Sometimes when people begin a diet, they may feel alone or judged in their journey and I want them to know that I am here. I want to communicate that I struggled with ups and downs my entire life and finally found a way to lose weight and keep it off. I hope to share with others that if I can do it, they can. I hope we can all build a community that supports each other no matter the topic," concludes Danielle.
Utilizing a high-protein, low glycemic approach that is designed to keep blood sugar levels steady and hunger in control, Nutrisystem helps individuals lose weight and achieve lasting results. Today, Nutrisystem offers the same great weight loss, now with premium meals, including new skillet options, that are 50% bigger and have up to 30 grams of protein. The program also includes one-on-one coaching and an intuitive app that guides a person through their weight loss journey and holds them accountable to their goals. All plans are delivered to the customer's door.
For more information, visit www.nutrisystem.com.
*On Nutrisystem, expect to lose an avg 1-2lbs per week.
Nutrisystem® is a leading provider of health and wellness and weight loss solutions having helped millions of people lose weight for 50 years. Nutrisystem offers a high protein, low glycemic approach to weight loss designed to help keep blood sugar levels steady and hunger in control. The Nutrisystem menu includes a combination of ready-to-go and frozen meals including new premium options with up to 30 grams of protein and perfectly-portioned restaurant favorites. For more information, go to newsroom.nutrisystem.com.
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TechConnect, a division of Advanced Technology International (ATI), today announces the NASA Orbital Alchemy Challenge winners. The Challenge explored how a new industry can transform large orbital debris into an orbital opportunity by creating feedstocks from recycled spacecraft.
NASA sought to inspire innovators of all ages, skills, and interests to consider how humanity can make use of materials already in orbit to explore the cosmos in a more sustainable and cost-effective way. Every kilogram of space debris recycled is one less kilogram to launch from Earth, saving time, fuel, and money.
Winners received prizes totaling $46,000. Out of the top respondents, WidgetBlender LLC won first place and $25,000. In second place, C-botics earned $10,000. Three companies share the distinction of third place Crointel LLC with $5,000, Orbital Outpost X, Inc., and NVC Innovation with $5,000. NASA names the following honorable mentions: C-botics, iUMTEK with $1,000, Intellectual Bounty, and CubeCab. Submissions offered solutions at all technology readiness levels, including those with potential commercial viability by 2030. In addition to prize money, winners receive the opportunity to meet NASA personnel and explore their ideas further.
"TechConnect and NASA share hope for the future of sustainability in orbit, made even more likely by these top innovators," said Matt Laudon, Vice President – TechConnect Division ATI. "Not only can solvers from our community provide strong ideas and solutions, they also represent the cutting edge for the world's most respected space program."
Thank you to the innovators and creatives that participated in the Challenge. For more details on this challenge, please visit: https://nasaorbitalalchemy.techconnectventures.com/. To learn more about TechConnect's work in open innovation, visit: https://techconnect.org.
With 25+ years of experience connecting emerging technologies with unique funding and partnership opportunities, TechConnect boasts the most robust research and innovation network in the world. It employs a broad scope of tools to deliver top technologies, including open innovation programs, conferences, and open-access publications. Each year, TechConnect prospects, vets, and connects thousands of emerging technologies with corporate, investment, municipal, and national defense clients. TechConnect (techconnect.org) is a division of Advanced Technology International (ati.org).
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Report: Rep. Omar among members of Congress arrested at abortion protest outside Supreme Court
Published: Jul. 19, 2022 at 2:03 PM CDT|Updated: 11 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Gray News) - U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday that 16 members of Congress were among 34 people arrested outside the Supreme Court during a protest for abortion rights.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was one of the people arrested, her staff told Minneapolis station WCCO.
Police said on Twitter that demonstrators were blocking the street and given three warnings before officers made arrests.
On June 24, the Supreme Court issued a ruling overturned the constitutional right to abortion set in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
4-4-3, FIREBALL: 6
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Scandinavian Airlines pilots in Sweden, Norway and Denmark early Tuesday called off a strike that has been causing major disruption for 15 days after reaching a deal with management.
The carrier has said the strike has led to the cancellation of around half of all SAS scheduled flights and had impacted thousands of passengers per day.
SAS CEO Anko van der Werff said the parties had agreed on an agreement for the next five-and-a-half years that guarantees both cost savings for the airline and job security for the pilots.
“I am pleased to report that we now have come to an agreement with all four pilot unions for SAS Scandinavia and the strike has ended. Finally, we can resume normal operations and fly our customers on their much longed-for summer holidays. I deeply regret that so many of our passengers have been impacted by this strike,” van der Werff said in a statement,
Some 900 pilots walked out July 4, citing inadequate pay and working conditions and expressing dissatisfaction with the decision by the carrier to hire new pilots to fill vacancies at its subsidiary airlines, SAS Link and SAS Connect, rather than rehire former pilots who were laid off due to the pandemic.
“Pilots have secured an important breakthrough. Four hundred and fifty pilots who were laid off during the corona pandemic have been guaranteed re-employment and the pilot associations’ collective agreements will also apply to the new companies SAS Connect and SAS Link,” the pilot association SAS Pilot Group said in a statement.
SAS said the strike led to the cancellation of more than 3,700 flights, affecting some 380,000 passengers, adding the walkout cost 100-130 million Swedish kronor ($9.5-12.3 million) per day in lost revenue and costs.
Talks between pilot unions and the airline had started in November to renew a collective agreement that expired on April 1. However, months of negotiations had failed to conclude a new deal.
A day after the strike began, the financially troubled SAS filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, saying the walkout had put the future of the carrier at risk. The airline said it voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 in New York, meaning civil litigation is put on hold while the business reorganizes its finances.
Scandinavian Airlines is part-owned by the governments of Sweden and Denmark. In 2018, Norway sold its stake but holds debt in the airline and has said it might be willing to convert that into equity. | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/sas-pilots-reach-agreement-with-management-end-strike/ | 2022-07-19T19:18:30Z | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/sas-pilots-reach-agreement-with-management-end-strike/ | true |
Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio drops out of crowded House race
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that he is dropping out of the crowded race for the Democratic nomination in a redrawn Congressional district that includes his Brooklyn home.
“It’s clear the people of #NY10 are looking for another option and I respect that,” de Blasio posted on Twitter. “Time for me to leave electoral politics and focus on other ways to serve.”
The announcement came two months after the former mayor joined race for the redrawn 10th Congressional District, which includes parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Other candidates running in the Aug. 23 Democratic primary in the district include Rep. Mondaire Jones, who moved to the area after being redistricted out of the seat he now holds in the suburbs north of New York City, former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman, who last served in Congress in 1981, and former House impeachment counsel Daniel Goldman.
De Blasio’s two terms as mayor of the nation’s largest city ended on Dec. 31, 2021.
He considered running for governor of New York but opted not to challenge incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul. He also had a short-lived run for president in 2019.
Recent polling has placed de Blasio near the bottom of the field of around a dozen Democrats seeking to represent the 10th Congressional District.
Rep. Jerry Nadler represents New York’s 10th district now but will no longer live in it after redistricting.
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This story has been updated to correct the number of Democrats seeking the seat.
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TechConnect, a division of Advanced Technology International (ATI), today announces the NASA Orbital Alchemy Challenge winners. The Challenge explored how a new industry can transform large orbital debris into an orbital opportunity by creating feedstocks from recycled spacecraft.
NASA sought to inspire innovators of all ages, skills, and interests to consider how humanity can make use of materials already in orbit to explore the cosmos in a more sustainable and cost-effective way. Every kilogram of space debris recycled is one less kilogram to launch from Earth, saving time, fuel, and money.
Winners received prizes totaling $46,000. Out of the top respondents, WidgetBlender LLC won first place and $25,000. In second place, C-botics earned $10,000. Three companies share the distinction of third place Crointel LLC with $5,000, Orbital Outpost X, Inc., and NVC Innovation with $5,000. NASA names the following honorable mentions: C-botics, iUMTEK with $1,000, Intellectual Bounty, and CubeCab. Submissions offered solutions at all technology readiness levels, including those with potential commercial viability by 2030. In addition to prize money, winners receive the opportunity to meet NASA personnel and explore their ideas further.
"TechConnect and NASA share hope for the future of sustainability in orbit, made even more likely by these top innovators," said Matt Laudon, Vice President – TechConnect Division ATI. "Not only can solvers from our community provide strong ideas and solutions, they also represent the cutting edge for the world's most respected space program."
Thank you to the innovators and creatives that participated in the Challenge. For more details on this challenge, please visit: https://nasaorbitalalchemy.techconnectventures.com/. To learn more about TechConnect's work in open innovation, visit: https://techconnect.org.
With 25+ years of experience connecting emerging technologies with unique funding and partnership opportunities, TechConnect boasts the most robust research and innovation network in the world. It employs a broad scope of tools to deliver top technologies, including open innovation programs, conferences, and open-access publications. Each year, TechConnect prospects, vets, and connects thousands of emerging technologies with corporate, investment, municipal, and national defense clients. TechConnect (techconnect.org) is a division of Advanced Technology International (ati.org).
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CHS Creates New Position to Oversee
Direct Services and Programs to Children & Families
GREENSBORO, N.C., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Home Society of NC (CHS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Starnes to its newly created position of Chief Program Officer (CPO). Starnes, previously CHS Vice President of Programs & Quality Improvement, assumed the position July 1 to lead all direct services and programs serving children and families across North Carolina.
Starnes will be responsible for the development and implementation of strategic priorities that are in line with Children's Home Society's overall strategic plan. She will provide leadership and stewardship of CHS services and programs by building and maintaining strong relationships with external partners, policymakers, funders and donors, and the CHS community.
"Rebecca has invested her career in addressing the needs of youth and families with innovative, high-quality services and programs that aim to support healthy, stable, enduring family relationships," said Brian Maness, CHS President & CEO.
"During her 12 years with CHS, Rebecca has led family education services and intensive services to preserve families, reunited children in foster care with extended relatives, and placed children in foster care with adoptive families. She brings a strategic vision and growth mindset that will be instrumental to the CPO role and CHS success," Maness added.
Starnes has provided services and programs leadership in the non-profit sector for 25 years. Prior to joining CHS, she began and furthered her career with Family Life Council where she managed and facilitated educational programming and community-based family support across Guilford County.
"I am excited about this new role and the opportunity it represents in taking our programmatic work to the next level. The entire team at CHS is committed to supporting children and families across North Carolina so that every child has a permanent, safe, and loving family. It is such an honor to be part of this team," Starnes said.
Last year CHS served more than 15,000 North Carolina children and families providing over 4,800 families with parent education and support services and creating a safe family placement for nearly 1,100 children who are in foster care. Children's Home Society has celebrated more than 16,000 adoptions since 1902.
For more information about Children's Home Society, how to become a foster or adoptive parent, or financial support, career, and volunteer opportunities, please call 1-800-632-1400 or visit www.chsnc.org.
Children's Home Society offers a network of services and support throughout North Carolina to help establish and sustain healthy, loving relationships in every family. For 120 years, Children's Home Society has provided a broad spectrum of programs and services including adoption, foster care, parenting education, family preservation, and youth responsibility. Children's Home Society believes in the importance of family, not only in the life of a child, but also in the foundation of a community.
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Report: Rep. Omar among members of Congress arrested at abortion protest outside Supreme Court
Published: Jul. 19, 2022 at 2:03 PM CDT|Updated: 17 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Gray News) - U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday that 16 members of Congress were among 34 people arrested outside the Supreme Court during a protest for abortion rights.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was one of the people arrested, her staff told Minneapolis station WCCO.
Police said on Twitter that demonstrators were blocking the street and given three warnings before officers made arrests.
On June 24, the Supreme Court issued a ruling overturned the constitutional right to abortion set in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
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Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer and his wife, Merrill, sold their six-bedroom, 7,500-square-foot house in the Ravenswood neighborhood for $3.52 million.
Hoyer, 48, was the general manager of the Cubs from 2011 until 2020 — including the team’s World Series-winning title run in 2016 — and since 2020 has been president of baseball operations.
Built in 2006 and designed by the Morgante Wilson architectural firm, the house has 5½ bathrooms, an open floor plan, oversized windows, high ceilings, intricate moldings, a large kitchen with commercial-grade appliances, a newly redesigned primary bedroom suite with a walk-in closet, a second-floor lofted family room with 20-foot vaulted ceilings and a third-floor bedroom that can also be used as a den or a craft room.
The lower level contains a guest room, a large recreation room and a home theater and golf simulator. The mansion has a heated 1½- car attached garage and a heated 2½ car detached garage, and it also has a screened porch and an oversized sport court in the backyard. The house sits on a lot that measures 50 feet by 161 feet, which is a large size for the city.
“It’s a wonderful home and the new family will hopefully enjoy it as much as the previous owners have,” listing agent Jeffrey Lowe of Compass told Elite Street.
The Hoyers bought the mansion in July 2019 for $3.09 million. They first listed it in March for $3.65 million.
The mansion had a $37,007 property tax bill in the 2020 tax year.
Public records do not yet identify the buyers.
Bob Goldsborough is a freelance writer.
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CHS Creates New Position to Oversee
Direct Services and Programs to Children & Families
GREENSBORO, N.C., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Home Society of NC (CHS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Starnes to its newly created position of Chief Program Officer (CPO). Starnes, previously CHS Vice President of Programs & Quality Improvement, assumed the position July 1 to lead all direct services and programs serving children and families across North Carolina.
Starnes will be responsible for the development and implementation of strategic priorities that are in line with Children's Home Society's overall strategic plan. She will provide leadership and stewardship of CHS services and programs by building and maintaining strong relationships with external partners, policymakers, funders and donors, and the CHS community.
"Rebecca has invested her career in addressing the needs of youth and families with innovative, high-quality services and programs that aim to support healthy, stable, enduring family relationships," said Brian Maness, CHS President & CEO.
"During her 12 years with CHS, Rebecca has led family education services and intensive services to preserve families, reunited children in foster care with extended relatives, and placed children in foster care with adoptive families. She brings a strategic vision and growth mindset that will be instrumental to the CPO role and CHS success," Maness added.
Starnes has provided services and programs leadership in the non-profit sector for 25 years. Prior to joining CHS, she began and furthered her career with Family Life Council where she managed and facilitated educational programming and community-based family support across Guilford County.
"I am excited about this new role and the opportunity it represents in taking our programmatic work to the next level. The entire team at CHS is committed to supporting children and families across North Carolina so that every child has a permanent, safe, and loving family. It is such an honor to be part of this team," Starnes said.
Last year CHS served more than 15,000 North Carolina children and families providing over 4,800 families with parent education and support services and creating a safe family placement for nearly 1,100 children who are in foster care. Children's Home Society has celebrated more than 16,000 adoptions since 1902.
For more information about Children's Home Society, how to become a foster or adoptive parent, or financial support, career, and volunteer opportunities, please call 1-800-632-1400 or visit www.chsnc.org.
Children's Home Society offers a network of services and support throughout North Carolina to help establish and sustain healthy, loving relationships in every family. For 120 years, Children's Home Society has provided a broad spectrum of programs and services including adoption, foster care, parenting education, family preservation, and youth responsibility. Children's Home Society believes in the importance of family, not only in the life of a child, but also in the foundation of a community.
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HORSHAM, Pa., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conventus Flower Orthopedics, a privately held medical technology company that pioneered the Ready-for-Surgery™ single-use, sterile packaged foot and ankle solutions and launched the first-to-market flexible intramedullary distal fibula nail, today announced that Brad Niemann has been appointed as the Company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately.
"The Board of Directors and Deerfield Management are pleased to have an incredible leader like Brad join Conventus Flower Orthopedics," said Rick Epstein, Chairman of the Board. "His proven leadership, strong operational expertise, and extensive experience managing significant growth will be invaluable to the Company as we continue to launch new, highly differentiated products."
Niemann's experience spans nearly 25 years of executive management in the medical device industry. Previously, he held multiple leadership positions at Orthofix International N.V, a global medical device company focused on musculoskeletal products and therapies. He joined Orthofix in 2012 as Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations. He was promoted to President, BioStim in 2013 and to President of Global Orthofix Spine in 2018. Prior to joining Orthofix, he held various leadership positions at DJO Global, Inc. including Senior Vice President of Recovery Sciences, where he led their commercial team and aided in M&A efforts.
"I am thrilled to join the Conventus Flower Orthopedics team," said Niemann. "There is an incredible energy among the Conventus Flower leadership team, and I am excited and honored to continue the momentum the team has established in the market. The Company's core products, innovative new products within the Flex-Thread™ portfolio, and the expanding pipeline set the organization up for continued growth."
"We are excited to share this fantastic news with our distribution teams and surgeon customers," said Jeff Zanni, Chief Commercial Officer. "Conventus Flower Orthopedics is rapidly capturing market share with our unique and differentiated technologies, and Brad's leadership will further accelerate our ability to provide measurable value to our end users."
Conventus Orthopaedics and Flower Orthopedics, d/b/a Conventus Flower Orthopedics is a privately held company best known for pioneering the Ready-for-Surgery™ single-use, sterile packaged foot and ankle solutions. In addition, Conventus Flower Orthopedics launched the first-to-market flexible intramedullary distal fibula nail, Flex-Thread™. The company also designs, engineers, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of upper and lower extremity implants. With multiple novel, new products currently in development, Conventus Flower Orthopedics is focused on improving patient outcomes with innovative solutions that address unmet needs in the market. For more information about Conventus Flower Orthopedics, please follow us on LinkedIn and visit www.flowerortho.com.
Statements in this press release concerning the future business, operations and prospects of Conventus Flower Orthopedics, as well as statements using the terms "plans," "believes" or similar expressions are "forward-looking" statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties. Information contained in these forward-looking statements is inherently uncertain, and actual performance and results may differ materially due to many important factors. Such factors include, among others, changes in competitive conditions and pricing in Conventus Flower Orthopedics' markets, decrease in the demand for Conventus Flower Orthopedics' products, delays in Conventus Flower Orthopedics' product research and development cycles, decreases in the use of Conventus Flower Orthopedics' principal product lines or in procedure volume, unanticipated issues in complying with domestic or foreign regulatory requirements related to Conventus Flower Orthopedics' current products or securing regulatory clearance or approvals for new products or upgrades or changes to Conventus Flower Orthopedics' current products, the impact of the United States healthcare reform legislation on hospital spending and reimbursement, any unanticipated impact arising out of the securities class action or any other litigation, inquiry, or investigation brought against Conventus Flower Orthopedics, increases in costs of Conventus Flower Orthopedics' sales force and distributors, and unanticipated intellectual property expenditures required to develop, market, and defend Conventus Flower Orthopedics' products. Conventus Flower Orthopedics cannot guarantee any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievement. Conventus Flower Orthopedics undertakes no obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.
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BOULDER CITY, Nev. -- No one was injured when a transformer at Hoover Dam briefly caught fire Tuesday morning, officials said.
"There is no risk to the power grid and power is still being generated," according to Jacklynn L. Gould, the Bureau of Reclamation's regional director for the Lower Colorado Region.
The fire ignited around 10 a.m. and was extinguished about half an hour later, she said.
Videos posted on social media showed what appeared to be a fire or explosion in a building near the base of the dam.
A huge plume of black smoke swirled above the building.
The city of Boulder City posted on its Twitter account that the fire was extinguished before the fire department arrived. It referred additional questions to the Bureau of Reclamation and Hoover Dam.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Hoover Dam is located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the border between Nevada and Arizona.
According to the federal Bureau of Reclamation, the dam is 726 feet tall and 660 feet at its base, as long as two football fields measured end-to-end.
As many as 20,000 vehicles a day drive across the 45-foot (14-meter) wide top of the dam, which is a National Historic Landmark.
Transformer fire extinguished after explosion reported at Hoover Dam; no injuries
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How to watch Duke football, Mike Elko at ACC Media Days 2022 on TV, live stream
Mike Elko and three Duke football players will represent the Blue Devils at the 2022 ACC Media Days.
Elko will be accompanied by defensive tackle Dewayne Carter, linebacker Shaka Heyward and offensive lineman Jacob Monk. They will have time allotted on Thursday to answer questions and participate in interviews with the media.
Here's how you can watch Duke's delegation at ACC Media Days on Thursday.
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When is Duke football's availability at ACC Media Days 2022?
The Blue Devils' media availability will begin at 12:45 p.m. ET on Thursday.
How to watch Duke football at ACC Media Days on TV, live stream
Date: Thursday, July 21
Start time: 12:45 p.m. ET
TV channel: ACC Network
ACC Network is channel 612 on DirecTV, channel 402 on Dish Network and channel 329 or 829 on Verizon FiOS.
Online live stream: ESPN.com/watch
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Rising sales prices and mortgage rates that have doubled since a year ago are squeezing more would-be buyers out of the San Antonio-area housing market.
The number of homes sold last month in Bexar and surrounding counties was down 9 percent from a year ago, according to new data from the San Antonio Board of Realtors.
It marked the third consecutive month of sliding sales, after a 7.6 percent decline in April and a 2 percent dip in May.
The median price of homes sold in the area surged to $348,200, up 20.2 percent from June 2021 and 39.6 percent from June 2020.
Rising prices and mortgage rates mean higher monthly payments, and are pushing homeownership out of reach for more buyers.
Average rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5.5 percent for the week ended July 14, according to Freddie Mac. That was up from 5.3 percent a week ago and 2.88 percent a year ago.
“Mortgage rates are volatile as economic growth slows due to fiscal and monetary drags,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “With rates the highest in over a decade, home prices at escalated levels, and inflation continuing to impact consumers, affordability remains the main obstacle to homeownership for many Americans.”
As sales slow, the supply of available homes in the San Antonio area improved in June, with Realtors’ data showing 2.3 months’ worth of inventory. The supply was 1.5 months a year ago and 2.8 months two years ago. A six month supply is generally considered to represent a balance between buyers and sellers.
More homes are also being listed for sale. There were 5,399 new listings last month, up from 4,476 in June 2021.
The data confirms properties are moving slightly slower. The average time on the market last month was 29 days, up from 26 days a year ago.
Across Texas, 34,948 homes were sold in June, down 8.6 percent from a year ago. The median price rose 16.1 percent to $365,000.
Sales in June across the U.S. are not known because he National Association of Realtors hasn’t yet released sales figures
The trade group said sales in May fell 8.6 percent and the median home price rose 14.8 percent from a year earlier. The U.S. median price reached $407,600, surpassing $400,000 for the first time.
Lawrence Yun, the association’s chief economist, said he expected sales to continue declining in the coming months due to higher mortgage rates.
“Nonetheless, homes priced appropriately are selling quickly and inventory levels still need to rise substantially - almost doubling — to cool home price appreciation and provide more options for home buyers,” Yun said.
madison.iszler@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/San-Antonio-real-estate-prices-17315049.php | 2022-07-19T19:28:29Z | https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/San-Antonio-real-estate-prices-17315049.php | false |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
1-1-4
(one, one, four)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
1-1-4
(one, one, four) | https://www.thehour.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17315232.php | 2022-07-19T19:29:47Z | https://www.thehour.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17315232.php | true |
National Archives asks Secret Service to probe deleted texts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives on Tuesday requested that the Secret Service investigate “the potential unauthorized deletion” of agency text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Secret Service has come under heavy scrutiny following the revelation last week that text messages sent around the time of the Capitol attack may have been erased. In response, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 investigation issued a subpoena for the messages and other related records.
The Secret Service has said all procedures were followed and pledged “full cooperation” with the Archives’ review.
“The United States Secret Service respects and supports the important role of the National Archives and Records Administration in ensuring the preservation of government records,” said agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
The deletion of the messages has raised the prospect of lost evidence that could shed further light on then-President Donald Trump’s actions during the insurrection, particularly after testimony about his confrontation with security as he tried to join supporters at the Capitol.
The National Archives, which is in charge of government record-keeping, asked the Secret Service to investigate the possible erasure of the messages and report back within 30 days.
“Through several news sources, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has become aware of the potential unauthorized deletion of United States Secret Service (Secret Service) text messages,” Laurence Brewer, the chief record keeper for the U.S., said in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security.
If it is determined any text messages were deleted, the agency must detail what records were affected, a statement on the reasoning for deletion, plan for establishing safeguards to prevent future loss as well as “details of all agency actions taken to salvage, retrieve, or reconstruct the records,” the letter read.
The potential loss of the records first came to light last week when the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, in a letter obtained by The Associated Press, told lawmakers that Secret Service messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, were erased “as part of a device-replacement program.”
The watchdog said the messages were deleted after they had been requested as part of an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack.
The Secret Service responded by telling AP that “the insinuation that the Secret Service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false.”
“In fact, the Secret Service has been fully cooperating with the OIG in every respect — whether it be interviews, documents, emails, or texts,” Secret Service spokesman Guglielmi said.
He said the Secret Service had started to reset its mobile devices to factory settings in January 2021 “as part of a pre-planned, three-month system migration.” In that process, some data was lost.
The nine-member House Jan. 6 panel has taken a recent, renewed interest in the Secret Service following the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson about Trump’s actions on the day of the insurrection.
Also Tuesday, Guglielmi said the agency had sent an initial set of documents and records to congressional investigators but it remains unclear if it falls within the requirements of the committee’s subpoena.
A request for comment from the Jan. 6 committee was not immediately returned.
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Associated Press writer Mike Balsamo contributed to this report.
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GUWAHATI, India (WXIN) — Marriage is full of compromises, and one Indian couple has gone viral for their prenuptial contract in which they agreed to limit the amount of pizza they ate.
The couple, 24-year-old Shanti Prasad and her groom, 25-year-old Mintu Rai, were married in June in India’s northern state of Assam, reported the BBC.
A video of them signing an oversized contract has since reached more than 20 million views on Instagram.
According to the BBC, the couple’s friends helped them draw up the contract, and at the top of the list, it says “only one pizza in a month.”
Prasad is the pizza fanatic in the relationship and would always want to get some cheesy slices during their dates. Rai told the BBC he “also likes pizzas but can’t eat them every day.”
“Her love for pizza is second only to her love for Mintu. I think she thinks about pizza in her free time and even in sleep,” one friend told the BBC.
The newlyweds also agreed to the following terms, among others, as outlined in the contract:
- Prasad must go to the gym daily.
- Rai must make breakfast every Sunday.
- Rai must take Prasad shopping every 15 days.
- Rai can only go to “late night parties” with his wife.
The contract is not legally binding. The newlyweds say they plan to frame it in their home. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/couple-agrees-on-pizza-once-per-month-in-marriage-contract/ | 2022-07-19T19:33:58Z | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/couple-agrees-on-pizza-once-per-month-in-marriage-contract/ | true |
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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
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Topline
People are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and diabetes after falling ill with Covid-19, especially in the three months after being infected, British researchers found in a study published Tuesday in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.
Key Facts
Covid-19 sufferers had 81% more diabetes diagnoses in the four weeks after contracting the virus that causes the disease, King’s College London researchers found, and their risk of developing diabetes was 27% higher for as much as 12 weeks.
Covid-19 was also associated with a six-fold increase in cardiovascular diagnoses, largely irregular heartbeat and blood clots in the lungs.
The risk of developing a cardiovascular condition began to decline five weeks after infection, researchers found, and the risk returned to baseline levels or lower from 12 weeks to a year later.
Covid-19 may not be associated with a long-term increase in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, the study showed, and that patients can decrease their chances with regular exercise and a healthy diet after recovering from the disease.
The researchers analyzed medical records of more than 428,000 Covid-19 patients–and the same number of control cases–in England to determine whether an infection was associated with increased risks of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Key Background
More researchers are recognizing that Covid-19 is a multi-system condition that can cause disease throughout the human body, the study authors wrote. The virus that causes Covid-19 likely triggers immune responses that cause inflammation and can lead to other conditions, they said. The Covid-19 patients in the study were also more likely to be overweight and have other preexisting health conditions, which may have played a role in developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In February, a study found that even mild cases of Covid-19 were associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in U.S. veterans. While Covid-19 vaccines that use mRNA technology–like Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna–are associated with a slight risk of heart complications, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published in April found that a Covid-19 infection carries a far greater risk.
Further Reading
Heart Complications More Likely From Covid Than From Vaccines, Study Finds (Forbes)
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The Bray Fire was reported at 4:25 p.m. Monday, BLM spokesperson Kelsey Brizendine said, and, due to 30 mph winds, the fire exploded to thousands of acres in just a few hours.
“It moved extremely fast,” Brizendine said. “The wind was not doing us any favors.”
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Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse pleads not guilty in DUI case
Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse has pled not guilty to driving under the influence charges by State Attorney Ed Brodsky's office over a high-profile car accident where Kruse appeared to be intoxicated when he crashed his truck into a tree.
The case received heavy public scrutiny after body camera footage showed that a Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputy skipped field sobriety tests and allowed Kruse to go home despite acknowledging that the Republican county commissioner showed clear signs of intoxication.
Brodsky's 12th Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office filed DUI charges against Kruse two months later on June 23.
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The case took its first steps in court Tuesday during a traffic arraignment presided over by County Court Judge Heather Doyle, although neither Kruse nor his attorney Jeffrey Haynes attended.
Doyle scheduled a pre-trial conference for Aug. 2 with Haynes, who had already submitted a waiver on July 14 so that Kruse does not have to appear person at pre-trial conferences — including Tuesday's arraignment. He also officially entered the plea of not guilty on Kruse's behalf on that same day.
Haynes declined to comment on the case, stating that his office has not received a copy of the evidence that the state plans to use against Kruse but emphasized a not guilty plea has been submitted in court. Kruse could not be reached for comment.
At the time of the accident, Kruse said he slammed on the brakes and lost control of his truck on the loose gravel road after a car sped around him. The deputy allowed Kruse to go home without a field sobriety test, citing that no witness had seen Kruse behind the wheel of the truck during the accident.
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Julia Cousins Laning, who came to Venice as a child and helped preserve its history, dies at 100
VENICE – Julia Cousins Laning was 5 years old in 1927, when her parents Mitt and Carmen Cousins moved from Virginia to a farm on Jackson Road.
The family lost the farm during the Great Depression and later moved a few miles west to Venice.
Mitt Cousins became the property manager for Kentucky Military Institute, which established its winter campus in Venice in 1932 and saved the city’s economy.
Carmen managed the tea room in the Triangle Inn, where Julia and her older brother Jimmy lived for three years, until the family bought an unfinished home on Nokomis Avenue by paying back taxes.
Related: New Laning archives now open in Venice
Earlier:Venice museum booster once called the building her home
Those early years helped instill in Cousins Laning – who died Saturday morning at age 100 – a passion for the city of Venice and especially those people who worked to keep the city going during and after the Great Depression.
“She meant a lot to this community,” said Earl Midlam, one of the organizers of the Venice/Nokomis Area Old-Timers Picnic, as well as the main caretaker for Old Betsy, the city’s 1926 LaFrance Fire Engine. “She always believed in Venice and its people.
“You can see from the good work she’s done with the archives,” he added. “I remember when she used to drive over to the Triangle Inn and she worked there for hours.
“She was that type of person, she cared about her community and the people that lived it and its history.”
Dorothy Korwek remembered her friend and onetime neighbor as “a person very interested in Venice history and wanting to promote it – and also a very nice smile.”
Korwek, a former member of the City Council and Venice historical resources director, lived with her husband Philip just a few doors down from Julia Cousins Laning and her husband Dale Laning.
The two would often work together on promotional pamphlets for the museum.
Joanie Somoza was working at the Venice Museum when Cousins Laning was a volunteer. The two became fast friends and Somoza later became her friend’s primary caregiver.
“On Tuesdays we would have lunch together at the library,” Somoza said. “There used to be a little luncheon room there.
“We were the Tuesday girls,” she added. “That's what we called ourselves.”
The two had a lot in common, including a desire for healthy eating, using supplements and organic foods.
When Cousins Laning could no longer cook for herself, Somoza took up that task, preparing balanced meals.
Cousins Laning frequently opted for healthy eating vs prescription medication.
Somoza quipped that when Cousins Laning was asked about the secret of a long life, “Her comment was don’t go to doctors and don’t take their pills.”
Emphasis on history
Dale, who died at 93 in 2008, and Julia Cousins Laning were generous and frequently anonymous benefactors in the city, especially toward the arts community.
Cousins Laning worked as a volunteer in the Venice Museum and Archives, located in the Triangle Inn, which was moved in 1991 to its current location at 351 S. Nassau St. on the Venice Cultural Campus. In 2011, she and her husband set up a $1 million fund with the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, in the hope of helping to preserve the city’s history.
Rhonda Rogers, a longtime friend who works at the museum, said that Cousins Laning – who got more involved in volunteering after her husband died – watched more and more people drop off donations and declared that they needed more space, so she decided to make a donation to help procure it.
“When she announced the amount of her donation we about fell off our chairs,” Rogers said. “We had no idea whatsoever she was going to do something like that.
“A very, very generous offer. It shows you how important to her it was to preserve this history.”
Salli Struble, lead paralegal at Kanetsky, Moore & DeBoer, P.A. – where Murray Kanetsky handled the family’s legal work – developed a friendship with Cousins Laning.
“She had an amazing wit, she was a very, very intelligent, bright lady, loved her sense of humor," Struble said. “Caring and kind – one of those people who believe you give back. Whatever you get you give back and she did that wholeheartedly and she loved Venice.”
Most importantly, Struble said, Cousins Landing told her that her passion for preserving Venice history was grounded in her desire to preserve “the memory of those who helped Venice survive through the Depression.”
Family and city intertwined
The Cousins family played an integral part in Venice's history.
Her father – who also worked for Dr. Fred Albee, the surgeon and real estate investor who bought the original tract to the west that would become Venice – served as the city’s mayor from 1943 to 1945.
Her older brother Jimmy graduated from Kentucky Military Institute and helped found the Venice Airport.
Cousins Laning graduated from Florida Southern College with an art degree and moved to New York City, working at Reader’s Digest.
“She was born in 1921 and she graduated from college,” Struble marveled. “Women just didn't go to college back then unless you were going to be a nurse or a teacher.
“And she had an art degree and she went to New York City in the 1940s as a single woman.”
It helped, Struble said, that the Albees also spent time in New York City and were able to offer guidance.
“They took her under their wing when she was young.”
Rogers said that as Cousins Laning continued to work at Reader's Digest, she observed that many men were being promoted and the women were not.
“At one point, she – along with a number of other women – resigned” Rogers said. “They resigned en masse in protest.
“She felt so strongly it was not right.”
Rogers said she moved back to Venice and lived on rental income. She was 65 when she met Dale Laning. By then, she had not anticipated ever getting married.
Rogers added that the couple were together for almost 20 years; Laning said her only regret was that she hadn’t met him sooner.
Dale Laning, a former manager of an international law firm, left his wife a considerable inheritance when he died. The couple had no children and Cousins Laning wanted to use her inheritance constructively.
One of her early philanthropic ventures involved creating an exhibit room about Albee.
Her most high profile donation involved the million-dollar gift that was first earmarked for an expansion of the Venice Museum & Archives building.
When that proved unrealistic, it was repurposed to purchase the former Turner Photographic Studio – at 244 Milan Avenue, across the street from the Venice Cultural Campus – and remodel it to serve as an archives building.
The city formally opened the Julia Cousins Laning and Dale Laning Archives & Research Center in October 2019.
It took a while for Cousins Laning to settle on the name of the building.
Ultimately that too, Somoza said, was meant to call back to Cousins Lanning's youth.
“She felt that her family – along with other individuals here – really kept the town alive during the Depression so she really wanted to make sure they were acknowledged,” Somoza said “I think the name of the building, the Julia Cousins Laning and Dale Laning Archives & Research Center, was really a tribute to her parents than to Julia and her husband.”
A celebration of life is planned for 1 to 3 p.m, Friday at Farley Funeral Home, 265 S. Nokomis Ave., Venice.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, 601 Tamiami Trail South, Venice, 34285, with In Memory of Julia Cousins Laning in the memo line.
Gifts will go to the Cousins Laning Historical Fund, which will support historical preservation efforts in the Venice area.
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'Delay threatens irreparable harm': Judge grants Twitter expedited trial against Elon Musk in October due to 'cloud of uncertainty' over tech giant as firm slams billionaire for 'attempted sabotage' by pulling out of $44B deal
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his fight to delay Twitter's lawsuit against him as the company maintains he should make good on his word to buy it
- Musk, 51, requested a February 2023 trial date but a Delaware judge denied it
- He backed out of a $44 billion takeover agreement with the social media giant, citing issues with fake accounts on the platform
- Twitter had asked to expedite to September, but was granted an October date
Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his fight to delay Twitter's lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge on Tuesday set an October trial, citing the 'cloud of uncertainty' over the social media company after the billionaire backed out of a deal to buy it.
Twitter had asked for an expedited trial in September, while Musk's team called for waiting until early next year because of the complexity of the case.
'Delay threatens irreparable harm,' said Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, the head judge of Delaware's Court of Chancery, which handles many high-profile business disputes. 'The longer the delay, the greater the risk.'
Regarding the request by Musk's team for a later date, McCormick said they underestimated the Delaware court's ability to 'quickly process complex litigation.'
Twitter is trying to force the billionaire to make good on his April promise to buy the social media giant for $44 billion — and the company wants it to happen quickly because it says the ongoing dispute is harming its business.
Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk lost his fight to delay Twitter 's lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge on Tuesday set an October trial
Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick set an October trial, citing the 'cloud of uncertainty' over the social media company after Musk backed out of a deal to buy it
Musk, the world's richest man, pledged to pay $54.20 a share for Twitter, but informed the company in July that he wants to back out of the agreement.
'It's attempted sabotage. He's doing his best to run Twitter down,' said attorney William Savitt, representing Twitter before McCormick on Tuesday. The hearing was held virtually after McCormick said she tested positive for COVID-19.
Musk has claimed the company has failed to provide adequate information about the number of fake, or 'spam bot,' Twitter accounts, and that it has breached its obligations under the deal by firing top managers and laying off a significant number of employees.
Musk's team expects more information about the bot numbers to be revealed in the trial court discovery process, when both sides must hand over evidence.
Twitter argues that Musk's reasons for backing out are just a cover for buyer's remorse after agreeing to pay 38 percent above Twitter's stock price shortly before the stock market stumbled and shares of the electric-car maker Tesla, where most of Musk's personal wealth resides, lost more than $100 billion of their value.
Parag Agrawal, CEO of Twitter, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho earlier this month
Twitter filed the lawsuit (above) on Tuesday in Delaware Chancery Court and will look forward to October for the expected start of the trial
The lawsuit was a widely anticipated step after Musk announced his intent to pull out of the April 25 merger agreement (file photo)
Savitt said the contested merger agreement and Musk's tweets disparaging the company were inflicting harm on the business and questioned Musk's request for a delayed trial, asking 'whether the real plan is to run out the clock.'
'He's banking on wriggling out of the deal he signed,' Savitt said.
But the idea the Tesla CEO is trying to damage Twitter is 'preposterous. He has no interest in damaging the company,' said Musk attorney Andrew Rossman, noting he is Twitter's second largest shareholder with a 'far larger stake' than the company's entire board of directors.
Savitt emphasized the importance of an expedited trial starting in September for Twitter to be able to make important business decisions affecting everything from employee retention to relationships with suppliers and customers.
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — This is turning out to be a strong group of rookies on the PGA Tour, including three players with one thing in common down the home stretch: None has won yet.
The lone winner among PGA Tour rookies is Chad Ramey in the Dominican Republic. His only other top-10 finish was in Puerto Rico, both opposite-field tournaments.
Cameron Young is the front-runner with three events left before the tour’s postseason based on two numbers. His runner-up finish in the British Open — his second close call in a major — moved him up to No. 19 in the world. He also is No. 13 in the FedEx Cup.
It’s not just missing a playoff by one shot in the PGA Championship or finishing one back in his links debut at St. Andrews. Young also was runner-up in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera and the Wells Fargo Championship. He has six finishes in the top three.
Right behind is Sahith Theegala, who was a fraction away from two wins this year — a tough finish in the Phoenix Open, a double bogey on the final hole at the Travelers Championship. He was No. 437 in the world when he finished the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Now he’s at No. 62, and he’s No. 38 in the FedEx Cup.
Davis Riley is playing the 3M Open this week and can join the fray. He lost in a playoff at the Valspar Championship, had two other close calls at Colonial and Mexico and has been so steady this year that he is No. 23 in the FedEx Cup.
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MAJOR CUTS
Fortunes can change quickly in golf, and Louis Oosthuizen can attest to that. A year ago, he had the 54-hole lead in the British Open and was tied going into the final round at the U.S. Open. He was runner-up at the U.S. Open and PGA Championship.
This year, he never played a weekend at a major.
Oosthuizen was the only player who played all four majors without making the cut. That includes a withdrawal after the first round of the Masters with a bad back and a 76.
Rory McIlroy was on the other side. He was the only player to finish in the top 10 at all four majors, not much of a consolation without a trophy to show for it. McIlroy was among 10 players who made the cut in all four majors.
The others were Will Zalatoris, Justin Thomas, Matt Fitzpatrick, Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm, Joaquin Niemann, Tony Finau, Patrick Reed and Tyrrell Hatton.
Rahm now has the longest active streak of making cuts in the majors at 13. Harris English had 15 in a row before missing the cut at St. Andrews.
CHAMBERS BAY
Bruce Charlton was one of the lead designers on the construction of Chambers Bay, with the intention it would become a regular in the rotation of USGA championships.
Chambers Bay, where Jordan Spieth won the 2015 U.S. Open, hosts its fourth USGA championship in early August with the U.S. Women’s Amateur.
“I’m really anxious to see how the USGA sets it up for the women players to take some attack angles because there’s a lot of that out there,” said Charlton, the president and chief design officer of Robert Trent Jones II Golf Architects. “It’ll be fun to watch that.”
But its future beyond this championship remains as cloudy as the Seattle area in the fall.
Chambers Bay believed it was going to be part of a progression that potentially would lead it back to another U.S. Open. The public course held the USGA Four-Ball Amateur last year and was widely praised. It was the first event on renovated greens that were the ire of players — and an eyesore for spectators — during the 2015 Open.
Next up is the Women’s Amateur, which was thought to be followed by a Women’s Open. But when the USGA announced future Women’s Open sites earlier this year and went out through 2031 — and in some years beyond — Chambers Bay was nowhere to be found.
Charlton said while there was disappointment, he remains hopeful one of the major USGA championships will return to the course.
“I really do believe it’s a matter of time. Obviously, you would like to see that kind of major championship come back and test the course again. I think it will,” Charlton said. “Indications are that it’s still very strong in the consideration for those kinds of championships. … We know it’s on the radar screen.”
PAYNE STEWART AWARD
Billy Andrade has been selected to receive the Payne Stewart Award this year, which has become one of the highest honors for PGA Tour players.
The award honors Stewart, who died in a plane crash in October of 1999, the year he won the U.S. Open. It is given to players to demonstrate character, sportsmanship and a commitment to charity.
“It’s very special. Payne was unbelievable to me and I got to know him very well. I’m speechless really, to think that now I’m part of this elite group of past recipients who have all done it the right way,” Andrade said.
After winning his first PGA Tour title in 1991, Andrade joined with fellow Rhode Islander Brad Faxon to create the Billy Andrade/Brad Faxon Charities for Children Inc. for southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It has generated more than $30 million through its various efforts, which include the CVS Health Charity Classic.
Each May at East Lake Golf Club, which hosts the Tour Championship, Andrade and fellow Atlanta resident Stewart Cink host the East Lake Invitational, a charity pro-am that benefits neighborhood revitalization efforts.
Andrade will be honored Aug. 23, the Tuesday night before the Tour Championship.
DOUBLE THE PLEASURE
Marc Hammer of Germany moved up 734 spots in the world ranking to No. 380 by winning twice in the same week.
Hammer won the Weihenstephan Open on the German-based Pro Golf Tour, where Martin Kaymer long ago got his start. That ended last Tuesday. And then he played the Euram Bank Open in Austria on Europe’s Challenger Tour. That ended Sunday.
The good news for Hammer? Now that he’s won on the Challenge Tour, he is exempt.
“This win shows me that I am doing the right things and I am on the right track,” Hammer said. “I’m so happy because now I can play Challenge Tour every week instead of Pro Golf Tour.”
DIVOTS
Rory McIlroy had 10 two-putt birdies for the week at St. Andrews, a record for the Old Course in the British Open. … The PGA Tour Champions has its final major of the year at the Senior British Open with a chance to have five different winners. That hasn’t happened since 2011 … With her team title in Michigan, Jennifer Kupcho has three LPGA Tour titles this year to lead the tour. She has pulled to within 292 points of Minjee Lee in the Race to CME Globe. … Only three players from the top 10 in the FedEx Cup have played 20 or more tournaments this season — Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns and Will Zalatoris.
STAT OF THE WEEK
For the first time since the Masters began, the four professional majors were won by different players all in their 20s — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler (25), PGA champion Justin Thomas (29), U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick (27) and British Open champion Cameron Smith (28).
FINAL WORD
“When you win golf tournaments, you have friends that you didn’t even know were friends.” — British Open champion Cameron Smith.
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AP Sports Writer Tim Booth in Seattle contributed to this report.
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Winners Announced by the Texas Restaurant Association
Representing Some of Texas' Best Restaurateurs
AUSTIN, Texas, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) announced the winners for its coveted Texas Restaurant Awards Sunday, July 10 highlighting some of the state's most exciting leaders in hospitality. The 2022 Texas Restaurant Awards ceremony, was held as part of the anticipated celebration that kicked off the Texas Restaurant Foundation's annual Lone Star Bash during the Texas Restaurant Show, taking place July 9 - 11, 2022, at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, in Dallas, Texas.
"We are thrilled to celebrate the 2022 Award Winners and celebrate the best of the best and their outstanding achievements," said Emily Williams Knight, Ed.D., President & CEO of the TRA and TRF. "Winners represent restaurants from across the entire state of Texas, and each have demonstrated inspiring levels of dedication and excellence in their work."
In addition to the Awards, the students of Ben Barber Innovation Academy, Mansfield TX were recognized for their achievements as the Texas ProStart Championships in culinary and restaurant management. These talented students went on to win fourth place and first place, respectively at the National ProStart Invitation in Washington DC earlier in the year. (see team information below)
Major award categories include (see honoree bio's below):
RISING STAR AWARD presented by SYSCO
CHRISTIAN DORTCH, GEORGIE'S BY CURTIS STONE (DALLAS, TX)
This award recognizes the hard work that goes into opening a restaurant. This person or concept is an up-and-comer with ambitious goals and the grit to achieve them.
DEEP IN THE HEART AWARD presented by BEN E. KEITH
NORMA FRANCES 'TOOTSIE' TOMANETZ, SNOW'S BBQ (LEXINGTON, TX)
Texas is massive and filled with amazing talent. This award is designed to highlight those successful and creative restaurant owners and chefs with concepts not located in one of the big four metro areas (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, or Austin).
OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR AWARD - presented by CERBONI FINANCIAL
ALLI JARRETT, HAROLD'S RESTAURANT (HOUSTON, TX)
Every year, restaurateurs around the state are honored for work in their communities, leadership success, and entrepreneurial spirit. The finalists for this award come from the pool of winners of the Outstanding Restaurateur Awards, chosen by the individual 23 chapters that comprise the Texas Restaurant Association.
HALL OF HONOR
LISA PERINI, PERINI RANCH STEAKHOUSE (BUFFALO GAP, TX)
SAMMY CITRANO, GEORGE'S RESTAURANT (WACO, TX)
A long-standing Texas Restaurant Association tradition, outstanding individuals are inducted to the Hall of Honor each year to recognize their significant contribution to the Texas restaurant industry and to the association. This honor is the highest that the Association can bestow. To qualify, nominees must have a minimum of 15 years of TRA membership and exemplify superior business ethics.
CHEF TIM KELLY AWARD FOR EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE
CHEF TYLER KENT OSBURN 'CHEF TKO', Waller High School (WALLER, TX)
Texas ProStart instructors who demonstrate leadership and excellence in culinary education are eligible to contend for the annual Educator Excellence Award. Teachers must be advocates of the Texas ProStart program and dedicated to helping students achieve success. Awarded to educators who have made significant contributions in the classroom and beyond.
THE CARMELO MAURO AWARD - THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY
PATRICK COSTELLO, St. Philip's College (SAN ANTONIO, TX)
The Carmelo Mauro Award is annual recognition, given by the Texas Restaurant Foundation (TRF), for outstanding achievement by an individual philanthropist who has demonstrated the highest ethical standards, commitment, dedication, and talent towards the future of the restaurant and foodservice industry.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING 2022 TRA CHAPTER RESTAURATEUR OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS:
Abilene Chapter — Lindsay Flores, Lytle Land & Cattle Company
Brazos Valley Chapter — Clayton Rhoades, Chicken Express
Coastal Bend Chapter — Sam Canavati, Brewsters Street Ice House
El Paso Chapter — Jim Diaz, Pelican's Steak & Seafood
Galveston Chapter — Dennis Byrd, Island Famous
Greater Austin Chapter — Alex Eagle, Freebirds World Burrito
Greater Dallas Chapter — Christopher Aslam, Rock Strategic Restaurant Group
Greater Houston Chapter — Alli Jarrett, Harold's Restaurant
Lubbock Chapter — Jerol Fanta, Orlando's Italian Restaurant
Montgomery County Chapter — Darin McKenzie, McKenzie's Barbecue & Burgers
North Texas Chapter — Bob Bratcher, Daddy Bob's Smokewagon
Panhandle Chapter — Dallas Hager, Joe Taco
Permian Basin Chapter — Michael Ramirez, 10 Sports Bar & Grill
Rio Grande Valley Chapter — Sony Rego, Santa Fe Steakhouse
Sabine Area Chapter — Frankie Randazzo, Madison's Group
San Angelo Chapter — Ronnie Cajas, Street Eats
San Antonio Chapter — Dave Saylor, Acadiana Café
Waco Chapter — Massimo Di Campli, Di Campli's Italian Ristorante
HONOREE BIOS
RISING STAR AWARD presented by SYSCO
CHRISTIAN DORTCH, GEORGIE'S BY CURTIS STONE (DALLAS, TX)
When Christian Dortch's family moved from California to Hawaii in 2009, the high school transfer left him with enough credits to graduate. So Dortch decided to pack his schedule with electives: baseball and culinary arts. He didn't care for cooking at first—he'd ditch class to go surfing and practice baseball, determined to become a college athlete. But Dortch's culinary instructors saw his talent. One day, they surprised Dortch with a set of knives, a local chef to help train him, and a plane ticket to Southern California for the Best Teen Chef competition. With baseball playoffs the same week as the competition, Dortch was faced with a big decision. He went with his gut, cooked the best 3-course meal he could imagine, and won the first place prize of a $5,000 scholarship to The Art Institute of Orange County.
Immediately after graduating from culinary school, he became the executive chef of Hanna's Steakhouse. Hoping to further his learning, Dortch applied to Chef Curtis Stones' Michelin-starred new American restaurant, Maude, through Craigslist and was hired as a sous chef. When meat-centric Gwen opened in 2018, Dortch joined their kitchen before becoming the head chef of the SHARE program, implementing Curtis Stone concepts on cruise ships across the globe. When the coronavirus pandemic shut down restaurant operations overseas, Dortch was offered the head chef position at Georgie by Curtis Stone in Dallas. There, he's inspiring the new age of steakhouses, bringing global inspiration, seasonality, and Texas's best cuts to the white-clothed tables.
DEEP IN THE HEART AWARD presented by BEN E. KEITH
NORMA FRANCES 'TOOTSIE' TOMANETZ, SNOW'S BBQ (LEXINGTON, TX)
Norma Frances "Tootsie" Tomanetz (born April 21, 1935) is an American barbecue cook who is the pitmaster at Snow's BBQ in Lexington, Texas. In 2008, she rose to fame when Texas Monthly named Snow's as the best barbecue place in Texas[1] and she is often referred to as the "Queen of Texas BBQ."[2] She is featured in the first episode of the seventh season of Chef's Table, titled Chef's Table: BBQ, which aired on September 2, 2020.[3] Tomanetz lives in Giddings, Texas, and works during the week at Giddings High School as a janitor as Snow's BBQ is open only on Saturday.
OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR AWARD - presented by CERBONI FINANCIAL
ALLI JARRETT, HAROLD'S RESTAURANT (HOUSTON, TX)
Alli Jarrett is a 22-year resident of Houston and a native South Carolinian. She graduated from the University of South Carolina where she attended on a golf scholarship. Alli grew up in a family wholesale business, in Kingstree, SC, that her grandparents owned and operated for more than 50 years.
Prior to starting her first restaurant in Houston Heights, Alli worked for the United States Golf Association for 15 years, where she directed national championships and led the South Regional Affairs office, which included 7 states and Mexico.
Alli renovated the former clothing store, "Harold's in the Heights", which now serves the community southern cuisine and is known as Harold's Restaurant & Tap Room. Harold's specializes in fresh and local ingredients and has a rooftop terrace overlooking 19th Street. The restaurant has been named on Alison Cook's Houston Chronicle Top 100 Restaurant list in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Harold's is philanthropic with its support of Women of Wine Charities, Houston Food Bank, Rebuilding Together Houston, March of Dimes and The Beacon along with numerous other charities and local schools.
HALL OF HONOR
LISA PERINI, PERINI RANCH STEAKHOUSE (BUFFALO GAP, TX)
Lisa and her husband Tom are the owners and operators of Perini Ranch Steakhouse. Together they have created one of the most beautiful dining destinations on their working ranch in West Texas. When they got married, they made a pledge that there would be one Perini Ranch Steakhouse, but they would work every day to make it better, and that's held true. They've grown by opening other businesses that are all about their brand and hospitality - lodging, a retail store, a coffee shop, an event business, and more! So, it's never dull for Lisa at Perini Ranch Steakhouse. Lisa served as chairwomen of the Texas Restaurant Foundation and as president of the Texas Restaurant Association.
HALL OF HONOR
SAMMY CITRANO, GEORGE'S RESTAURANT (WACO, TX)
In 1992, Sammy A. Citrano III was the managing partner at the Elite Cafe and Health Camp on the circle. As friendly competitors, Sammy became familiar with the "George's" name and the economics of running local restaurants. In November 1993, Sammy was handed the George's torch. He and his family, with the help of the George's staff, have taken that little bar that started out in 1930 and expanded its history and notoriety.
Sammy was honored in 1998 as a recipient of the Greater Waco Chamber Outstanding Business Award. After Baylor became a contender in the Big XII, George's pushed forward even more by creating "The Party Zone!" for game fans. George's Big"O" tent continues is the hottest gathering outside of McLane Stadium for the coldest beverages around, during all Baylor home games.
CHEF TIM KELLY AWARD FOR EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE
CHEF TYLER KENT OSBURN 'CHEF TKO', Waller High School (Waller High School)
Chef Tyler Kent Osburn is a "rookie" educator at Waller High School and teaches Advanced Culinary Arts and Practicum. He graduated from Le Cordon Bleu with an Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts. He also studied food science at Texas Woman's University and Southwest Minnesota State University before completing his Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Arts and Food Service Management from Johnson & Wales University.
THE CARMELO MAURO AWARD - THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY
PATRICK COSTELLO, St. Philip's College (San Antonio)
Certified Executive Chef and Pastry Chef with ACF, Chef Patrick Costello is instructor and advisor for the Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts Department at St. Philip's College. After several years of working as a chef, Chef Patrick became a consultant and traveled the country helping with restaurant openings. His love for culinary arts began while living and traveling through Europe.
BEN BARBER INNOVATION ACADEMY, MANSFIELD TX
Instructors Chef Roberson & Chef Baker-Roberson share that the Culinary Competition Club exists to educate students on the intricacies of competing in various competitions that utilize their culinary and hospitality skills learned in class. We also introduce culinary students that are interested in this field to colleges and industry professionals that can help jumpstart their career in the foodservice industry. Our Club is an extension or beginning to any culinary arts class.
Culinary Team
INSTRUCTOR David Roberson – Chef Roberson
TEAM:
Travis Hill
Garrett Carter
Giovanni Vance
Travis Holley
Jalessa Gillett
Management Team
INSTRUCTOR Jocqui Baker-Roberson - Chef Baker-Roberson
TEAM:
Logan Ceraul
Bella Penns
Griffin Biddle
Alexa Davis
Formed in 1937, the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) serves as the advocate and indispensable resource for the foodservice industry in Texas. As a leading business association, the TRA represents the state's $70 billion restaurant industry, which comprises approximately 50,000 locations and a workforce of 1.3 million employees. Along with the Texas Restaurant Foundation, the workforce development arm of the TRA, the association proudly continues to protect, advance, and educate a growing industry as the TRA enters its 85th anniversary year. For more information, please visit www.txrestaurant.org.
Established in 1994 by the Texas Restaurant Association, the Texas Restaurant Foundation (TRF) is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization* focused on providing the necessary resources to help restaurateurs confront educational and labor challenges with the latest innovations in education, technology, and training as the workforce development arm of the TRA. The organization's flagship program is Texas ProStart, an industry-based, two-year high school culinary arts and restaurant management curriculum. Texas ProStart is currently in more than 185 Texas high schools, reaching more than 15,000 students annually. In 2020, the TRF established the TX Restaurant Relief Fund in response to the COVID-19 crisis to provide immediate financial support to independent restaurants, raising more than $3.5 million and distributing more than 800 grants.
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The Tippecanoe County 4-H Fair is underway and goes to Saturday.
The fairgrounds has free on-site parking and a shuttle service for off-site parking. Entrance to the fair is free, but certain activities like dining and the carnival cost money.
Each day at the fairgrounds features different events.
The 4-H cat show was the opening animal show Friday. 4-H members brought their cats from several different categories, including kitten, beginner adult short hair, long hair, senior and show cat.
The cats are mostly judged for cleanliness, health and grooming. Most of the judging features how much the participant knows about the cat, and what all they do for the cat.
“(They ask questions like) How do you groom him? Where do you go for his nails? How old is he?” Mason Appleton said, 10, a participant in this year’s adult short hair competition with his cat, Shadow.
Madi Walkup has been in the 4-H cat show for six years. She has shown multiple cats in that time. Last year, her cat, Agnes, was best of show, while her adult cat, George, participated for the first time this year.
But the shows aren’t only for people showing animals. Angela Ward-Ferguson had never heard of a cat show before, so she decided to check it out.
“Abigail (her 2-year-old daughter) loves cats,” she said. “We’re more dog people, but we wanted some exposure to cats.”
Almost every day there are shows of animals, including dairy cattle, beef cattle, poultry, swine, and horses and ponies. On Friday, there will be a livestock auction.
Some fun events this week:
An antique tractor parade will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday.
A 4-H llama costume and fun show will happen in the fairground coliseum at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The Barbershop Quartet and Choir, Tippecanotes, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday at the special events tent.
For more information about the shuttle service and the daily schedule, visit tippe4hfair.org.
The carnival opened Saturday and is open for the following times (weather permitting):
Monday: 4 to 10 p.m.
Tuesday: Noon to 10 p.m. (Family bargain day: All rides take one ticket.)
Wednesday: 4 to 10 p.m.
Thursday: 4 to 10 p.m. (Two-for-Thursday: Two people ride for the price of one)
Friday: 5 to 10 p.m.
Saturday: Opens at 5 p.m. (Last Night Fair Special: All rides take one ticket.)
Other events this week and through the summer:
Tuesday
Trivia Tuesday: Marvel: 7 to 8:30 p.m. at PMU Ever True Stage. Snacks and prizes provided.
Meet, Greet, & Eat with Bowl Game Heroes: 6 p.m. at Bruno’s (212 Brown St., West Lafayette). Meet Aidan O'Connell, Broc Thompson and Payne Durham. Cost $50, additional autographs $10 each.
Wednesday
Frank Muffin Live: 7 p.m. at Teays River Brewing (3000 S. 9th St., Lafayette).
West Lafayette Farmers Market: 3:30 to 7 p.m. in Cumberland Park.
Thursday
Purdue Farmers Market: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Memorial Mall.
Merlin’s Board Game Meetup: 5 to 10 p.m. every Thursday at Merlin’s Beard in downtown Lafayette. Games are free to play all summer long. Meet new people, play board games and eat food.
Life Size Games: 4 to 7 p.m. at Memorial Mall (Memorial Mall, West Lafayette). Rain location Armory.
Laugh a Lot in Lafayette: 7 to 11 p.m. at Rat Pak Venue (102 N. 3rd St. second floor, Lafayette). Funny Money Entertainment Group’s monthly comedy. Early bird tickets are $30, after that $35. Only for 18+.
Friday
Summer concert series: 6 to 8 p.m. every Friday, the Purdue Memorial Union will host a different musical act. Free with Purdue ID.
Makeup in the Dark: 5 to 8 p.m. at Tippecanoe Mall (2415 Sagamore Parkway S., Lafayette). Best UV Makeup contest: $30 entry fee for a chance to win $200. Live entertainment, drinks, raffles.
Saturday
Wolf Park Howl Night: 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Saturday at the park in Battle Ground. Most tickets are $12.
Lafayette’s Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in downtown Lafayette.
Neapolitan Ice Cream Social: Noon to 2 p.m. in Gibson Farmhouse Kitchen at The Farm at Prophetstown. $3 per cup, while supplies last. Park admission not included.
Matchbox Maker Showcase: 2 to 6 p.m. at MatchBOX Coworking Studio (17 S. 6th Street, Lafayette). Walk through booths of local makers, buy local crafts, learn how items are made with live demonstrations. Free.
Star City Blues and Jazz: 5 to 11:30 p.m. on Fifth Street, between Main and Columbia streets and in neighboring alleys in Lafayette. Tickets are $10. Will host local jazz and blues musicians.
Punk Night at the Pub: 8 p.m. at North End Pub. Featuring Amuse, Yesterday’s Chips, Dopplepopolis and The Enstrangers. $10.
Upcoming
Subaru Challenge 2022: Registration ends on Friday, July 22, restricted to the first 100 cars. The event is Sunday, July 24. At Subaru of Indiana Automotive (5500 IN-38 East, Lafayette). An autocross event open to all levels of experience.
"Truths & Myths of Tippecanoe County History": 11:30 a.m. July 26 at the History Center, 522 Columbia St., Lafayette.
Art in the Park Dance Night: 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 26 at Columbian Park, 1915 Scott St., Lafayette. Free.
Small Farm Education Field Day: July 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Purdue Student Farm (1491 Cherry Lane, West Lafayette). Purdue experts will lead demonstrations that will include beans, onion, sweet pepper, eggplant, and tomato varieties in various production systems. Free.
Wea Creek Orchard's 4th annual Sunflower Festival: July 29 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Wea Creek Orchard (5618 S. 200 E., Lafayette). Vendors, food trucks and live entertainment will be there. There will be an entrance fee of $5 per carload, but all activities in the festival are free.
The Cozy Reunion with 50 Six Feet: July 30 at 7 p.m. at Rat Pak Venue. Guest performances by Delaying the Inevitable, Max Hendricks, and Karaoke with Bobby & Stacy. Presale tickets are $5. Tickets are $10 at the door. 18+ to enter, 21+ to drink, must bring ID.
Art in the Park Jazz Night: 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2 at Armstrong Park.
Indiana State Fair free concerts: Part of the Hoosier Lottery Free Stage schedule, July 29 through Aug. 21 (fair is closed Mondays and Tuesdays). Seating is first-come, first-served. All shows start at 7:30 p.m., unless noted otherwise. Schedule includes:
Kansas, July 29 (opening day)
Jesse McCartney — July 30
We The Kingdom — July 31
Chaka Khan — Aug. 3
Gone to Paradise (tribute to Jimmy Buffett) — Aug. 4
Travis Tritt — Aug. 5
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band — Aug. 6
Trace Adkins — Aug. 10
Too Fighters (tribute to Foo Fighters) — Aug. 11
KC & The Sunshine Band — Aug. 12
(Latino-Fest at the Indiana State Fair) — Aug. 13
Zach Williams — Aug. 14
Happy Together Tour featuring The Turtles, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The
Association, The Classics IV, The Vogues, The Cowsills — Aug. 17
Small Town (tribute to John Mellencamp) — Aug. 18
Carly Pearce — Aug. 19
Gospel Music Day featuring Fred Hammond — Aug. 21
El Dia de los Latinos en la Feria del Estado de Indiana — Aug. 21
Perseids Meteor Shower Party: Aug. 12, 10 p.m. to midnight at Tippecanoe County Amphitheater Park. The annual shooting star event that marks the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower. Bring a chair or blanket to lie on, some friends and glow sticks.
Ongoing
Self-guided tours: 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays at the Haan Museum of Indiana Art (920 State St., Lafayette). Learn about the rich history of the museum that was once a part of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. You’ll see Hoosier paintings, ceramics and eccentric sculptures, all while being surrounded by ornate American furniture.
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Local and federal authorities are teaming up to teach retailers how to identify potential bombmakers who try to buy materials to build homemade explosives.
Called “Operation Flashpoint,” the FBI, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Orlando Police Department announced the partnership at a press conference Tuesday, which they hope will stop bomb threats before they happen by partnering with businesses and law enforcement.
“Anytime we can partner with other law enforcement agencies, the community is much, much safer,” Orange County Undersheriff Mark Canty said.
David Mussington, executive assistant director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told reporters the goal is to protect “soft targets” by businesses being vigilant when customers buy legally accessible chemicals and materials that can be used to make bombs.
“It’s critical for retailers and the public to recognize and report suspicious activity in order to save [businesses from] economic damage and save human lives,” Mussington said.
In 2021, the U.S. Bomb Data Center recorded 381 bombings nationwide leading to 27 deaths and 100 injuries, with 11 bombings happening in Florida. Though the number of bombings slightly decreased from the five-year high of 428 recorded in 2020, the number of threats increased last year to 1,876, mostly against schools and universities.
Breaking News
Just this month, 16 schools in Florida received bomb threats, said Mussington, a trend he said follows a series of threats made earlier this year to dozens of Historically Black Colleges & Universities, including Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach.
About 250,000 retailers like hardware stores and beauty and pool suppliers sell everyday items that can be used to make bombs. And while FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Ian Kaufmann said Florida has not seen an increase in bomb threats in recent years except for “a typical ebb and flow,” the need to report and share information about potential threats is crucial.
“It’s not unique to Florida, it’s been happening across the country,” Kaufmann said. “We are asking our law enforcement partners to provide us with information related to those bomb threats when they do come in.”
Operation Flashpoint began as a pilot between the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice in June 2021, as federal authorities took note of the threat of using improvised explosives by “domestic violent extremists,” according to a statement by CISA announcing the initiative.
Orlando and Tampa were among the first to take part in it, which officials on Tuesday called a “whole-of-government approach” to raise awareness against bomb threats.
“I would take it a step further and say that it’s a ‘whole-of-community’ approach,” Kaufmann said. “... What we’re doing by moving this initiative forward is really empowering the community to take that active role in helping law enforcement.”
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MAUMEE, Ohio, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2022 after 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The company will host a webcast on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 11 a.m. EDT to discuss the results and provide a company update.
To listen over the phone, please dial 888-317-6003 (U.S. toll-free) or 412-317-6061 (international toll) and use elite entry number: 4313758. To watch the webcast, go to https://app.webinar.net/NKr9d6xjJv0 and submit the requested information as directed. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Investors page of www.andersonsinc.com.
About The Andersons, Inc.
The Andersons, Inc., celebrating 75 years of service and named to Forbes® lists of America's Best Employers for 2022 and Best Employers for Diversity 2022 as well as America's Most Trusted Companies 2022 by Newsweek®, is a diversified company rooted in agriculture that conducts business in the commodity merchandising, renewables, and plant nutrient sectors. Guided by its Statement of Principles, The Andersons is committed to providing extraordinary service to its customers, helping its employees improve, supporting its communities, and increasing the value of the company. For more information, please visit www.andersonsinc.com.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
8-7-7-6
(eight, seven, seven, six)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
8-7-7-6
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Clarity, a leading technology-focused investment bank, announced that it is celebrating its three year anniversary in July 2022. Based in San Francisco, Capital Clarity specializes in M&A advisory, capital raises and liquidity events in the technology sector.
A refined approach to investment banking
In 2019, Susan Blanco and John Cooper set out to build a different kind of investment bank — focused on long-term relationships and a personal, hands-on approach. With this mission and vision, they founded Capital Clarity to create better outcomes in capital raising and M&A efforts.
With Capital Clarity, Blanco and Cooper have drawn on their decades of experience leading TMT practices at Houlihan Lokey, Montgomery, JP Morgan and Hambrecht & Quist, as well as leading corporate development for Microsoft, American Express, First Data and McKesson.
Capital Clarity combines the best of big bank and strategic experience with a bespoke, focused and agile boutique platform.
Leveraging deep industry expertise, the Capital Clarity team optimizes capitalization and liquidity opportunities throughout a company's life cycle, including equity and debt capital raises and exits.
"In its first three years, Capital Clarity has seen exciting growth and success while remaining true to our core values and founding principles," said Susan Blanco, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Capital Clarity.
"We value our partnerships with founders, investors and leadership teams. We are honored to serve as trusted advisor and long-term partner to our clients and we look forward to more exciting milestones for both our firm and the companies we advise," said John Cooper, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Capital Clarity.
Capital Clarity's Key Domains of Focus and Expertise:
- Enterprise SaaS Solutions
- Healthcare Technology
- Workflow and Collaboration
- eCommerce and Supply Chain
- Human Capital Technology
- Business Analytics and Information
- Marketing Automation
- Financial Technology
- Government Technology
- Travel and Event Technology
- Technology-enabled Services
- Business Services
About Capital Clarity
Capital Clarity offers a refined approach to investment banking that emphasizes long-term partnership with investors and management teams. Our leadership team has a combined experience of 80 years in financial advisory, mergers & acquisitions, corporate development and private equity. We combine advisory expertise with deep industry knowledge and long-standing buyer and investor relationships to create successful outcomes for our clients.
Capital Clarity Contacts:
John Cooper
Managing Partner
coop@capital-clarity.com
(415) 237-3242
Susan Blanco
Managing Partner
susan@capital-clarity.com
(415) 320-1582
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US health insurers raise rates to match increase in usage
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — After putting off routine health care for much of the pandemic, Americans are now returning to doctors’ offices in big numbers — a trend that’s starting to show up in higher insurance rates across the country.
Health insurers in individual marketplaces across 13 states and Washington D.C. will raise rates an average of 10% next year, according to a review of rate filings by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
That’s a big increase after premiums remained virtually flat for several years during the pandemic as insurers seek to recoup costs for more people using their policies, combined with record-high inflation that is driving up prices for virtually everything, including health care.
The rates review included Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and Washington.
“We’re at a point in the pandemic where people are using health care that they may have put off before,” said Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation. “We have a double whammy right now of people using more care and inflation throughout the economy.”
In California, state officials announced Tuesday that rates would increase an average of 6% next year for the 1.7 million people who purchase coverage through Covered California, the state-operated health insurance marketplace. That’s a big jump after years of record low increases, when rate increases averaged about 1% in the past three years.
Increased use of health plans was the biggest reason for the increase, accounting for four percentage points, according to Jessica Altman, executive director of Covered California.
“That is really the consistent message that other states are seeing as well, and even more so than California,” she said.
About 14.5 million people purchased individual health coverage through state marketplaces this year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
That’s a small portion of the total number of insured Americans, as about 155 million people get their insurance through their employer-sponsored coverage. But Kaiser said the filings for the individual plans are more detailed and publicly available.
The annual open enrollment period for when customers can shop for and buy 2023 coverage starts this fall. That’s the main window each year when people on the individual market can buy coverage or change plans.
How much people will pay for coverage depends on a variety of factors, including where they live and what type of plans they choose.
The rate increases come as Congress debates whether to extend financial help for consumers through the American Rescue Plan — the $1.9 trillion economic aid package Congress passed last year to combat the economic impacts of the pandemic.
The American Rescue Plan included significant funding to keep health insurance premiums low for people who purchase coverage through state marketplaces.
California receives about $1.7 billion annually from that funding to make sure no one paid more than 8.5% of their household income on monthly premiums.
If that assistance expires at the end of this year, about 3 million Americans — including 220,000 Californians — would likely drop coverage because they will no longer be able to afford it, according to an analysis by Covered California.
Without guidance on whether Congress will extend the assistance next year, some insurers have reacted by proactively raising rates in anticipation of people dropping coverage. The uncertainty accounted for half a percentage point of California’s 6% increase, Altman said.
California officials have lobbied hard for Congress to extend the financial assistance through the American Rescue Plan. In general, the price of health insurance premiums depends on who is buying coverage. If its mostly sick people, the premiums are more expensive. If more healthy people buy them, the premiums cost less.
Altman said California has managed to keep its rate increases below the national average in part because more healthy people are buying coverage through Covered California than most other states.
She said that’s in part because of a California law that taxes people who refuse to purchase health coverage. But she said it’s also because of subsidies that keep premiums low so more people can afford them.
Altman said not extending the federal financial assistance would price some people out of coverage and “is the core outcome to be concerned about here.”
“That would be a big step backwards,” she said.
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Associated Press health writer Tom Murphy in Indianapolis contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lument Securities (Lument) recently advised Stonerise Healthcare (Stonerise), the leading skilled nursing and transitional care provider in West Virginia, on its sale to a group consisting of a New York-based real estate investment firm and an operating partner —CommuniCare Health Services.
Stonerise was founded in 2009. Its integrated network of care includes transitional and skilled nursing care, therapy, home health, and hospice services, which it provides throughout West Virginia and in Southeast Ohio. The skilled nursing portfolio of 18 owned and operated facilities across West Virginia totals 1,955 licensed beds, including a new 90-private-bed facility set to open in late 2022.
The sale of Stonerise's businesses in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and a therapy company closed on June 30. The sale of the home health and hospice agencies, institutional special needs plan, and development project is expected to close upon receipt of customary regulatory approvals.
Managing Director Laca Wong-Hammond and Associate Director Dominic Porretta led the transaction for Lument Securities, which served as exclusive financial advisor to Stonerise. The transaction is the capstone of a decade-long U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) financing relationship between Lument and Stonerise, which was led by Managing Director Thomas Gale.
"As we assessed our strategic alternatives, we gained confidence that Lument's M&A team had the depth of experience and proven track record to continue serving our company as we scripted the next chapter," said Larry Pack, co-founder and CEO of Stonerise. "This transaction achieved all of our objectives including a confidential process, stability for ongoing operations, and a solution for many ancillary businesses. We knew the magnitude of our statewide franchise, coupled with our expectations on value and a smooth transition for our workforce, required superior execution – our investment bankers delivered."
"This transaction is an ideal example of our ability to bring the full array of expertise for closely-held businesses, including creating tax-advantaged exit structures, leveraging our buyer relationships, and delivering results in-spite of volatile capital markets and operating environments," said Wong-Hammond. "Together, we pushed the limits to achieve an extremely strong outcome for Stonerise."
ORIX Real Estate Capital Holdings, LLC, d/b/a Lument, is a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation USA. Lument is a national leader in commercial real estate finance. As the combined organization of legacy industry experts Hunt Real Estate Capital, Lancaster Pollard, and RED Capital Group, Lument delivers a comprehensive set of capital solutions customized for investors in multifamily, affordable housing, and seniors housing and healthcare real estate. Lument is a Fannie Mae DUS®, Freddie Mac Optigo®, FHA, and USDA lender. In addition, Lument offers a suite of proprietary commercial lending, real estate investment sales, investment banking, and investment management solutions. Lument has approximately 600 employees in over 25 offices across the United States. Securities, investment banking, and advisory services are provided through OREC Securities, LLC, d/b/a Lument Securities, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services are provided by OREC Investment Management, LLC, d/b/a Lument Investment Management. OREC Investment Management is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, visit www.lument.com.
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THE ONE HOUR DOCUMENTARY, CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NBC AND TELEMUNDO BOSTON STATIONS, WILL HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF CITYDANCE DURING ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY
BOSTON, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Ballet announces the Citydance 30 documentary, a one-hour special highlighting Boston Ballet's 30-year commitment to dance education in Boston and partnership with Boston Public Schools. Created in partnership with NBC10 Boston, the Citydance 30 documentary will air as a multiplatform and bilingual one-hour special starting August 20 at 7pm ET on NBC 10 Boston, August 27 at 7pm ET on NECN, and September 10 at 11am ET on Spanish-language Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra. The documentary will also be available to stream on the NBC and Telemundo Boston websites.
"Citydance is an incredibly important aspect of Boston Ballet's commitment to Education and Community Initiatives (ECI), and making dance accessible to everyone," said Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen. "Being able to introduce dance to thousands of Boston Public School students is an invaluable opportunity and experience, and I am honored this program has been part of our mission for the past three decades."
This documentary was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Citydance and its partnership with Boston Public Schools and highlight the impact of the program on students, graduates, faculty, and the community. Established in 1991, Citydance annually provides up to 3,000 third grade students from more than 130 Boston Public School classrooms with a tuition-free introduction to dance and ballet. Its distinct approach cultivates an appreciation of movement, enhances cultural awareness, and fosters creativity and self-expression through two distinct phases. In the first phase, Boston Ballet faculty members travel to public school classrooms and lead students in a 60-minute interactive movement workshop. Select students from Phase 1 are then invited to participate in Dance Discovery, a semester-long dance experience at Boston Ballet Studios. Citydance is a free program, and scholarships are available for students who wish to continue their training with Boston Ballet School.
"As Boston's Ballet, we believe in the transformative power of dance to inspire positive change in our community. Citydance is a prime example of Boston Ballet's longstanding commitment to inclusive arts education," said Executive Director Meredith (Max) Hodges. "We believe that art is for everyone, and it is our great honor to introduce these students to dance at a young age."
Boston Ballet chose NBC10 Boston as a partner for this documentary to increase inclusion and accessibility. NBC10 Boston has the unique ability to air the special across four networks, in two languages, and multiple platforms. Over a period of five months, the film crew followed the Citydance program and interviewed staff, faculty, alumni of the program, and students.
"Citydance has been giving Boston's children access to the performing arts for 30 years," said Trustee and Chair of the ECI Committee Tito Jackson. "We hope this documentary exemplifies for TODAY'S Boston what the real and lasting benefits of participation in our city's greatest cultural activities can mean for our children."
For more information on Citydance, visit bostonballet.org.
Related Events
Boston Ballet Community Dance Day
August 13, 10am-4pm, 19 Clarendon Street
Celebrate dance and learn from artists in our city through a series of creative and interactive events, such as:
- Dance classes (Beginner to Advanced)
- Professional development for local dance professionals
- Children's activities
- Community tables
- Celebration of Citydance's 30th Anniversary
- Screening of Citydance30 Documentary
Free and open to the public. Dancers of all ages, levels, and disciplines welcome.
About Boston Ballet
Since 1963, Boston Ballet's internationally acclaimed performances of classical, neo-classical, and contemporary ballets, combined with a dedication to world-class dance education and community initiatives, have made the institution a leader in its field, with a 59-year history of promoting excellence and access to dance.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen and Executive Director Meredith (Max) Hodges, the Company maintains a diverse repertoire, ranging from full-length ballets to new works by some of today's finest choreographers. Boston Ballet's second company, Boston Ballet II, is comprised of dancers who gain experience by performing with the Company and independently, presenting special programs to audiences throughout the Northeast.
Boston Ballet School, the official school of Boston Ballet, has a long-standing dedication to providing exceptional dance education and ballet training to students across three studios in Boston, Newton, and the Professional Division at Walnut Hill. The School reaches more than 5,000 students (toddler to adult) each year through its five core programs: Pre-Professional Program, Classical Ballet Program, Children's Program, Adaptive Dance Program, and Adult Dance Program.
Boston Ballet's Education and Community Initiatives provide programming, events, and activities that connect the community to dance. Community programs reach more than 4,000 individuals in Boston and the surrounding communities each year through Citydance, ECI on Location, workshops, and trainings.
For more information, please visit bostonballet.org.
About NBC10 Boston
Owned by NBCUniversal, NBC10 Boston delivers viewers in the Greater Boston area, Southern New Hampshire and Northeastern Massachusetts NBC's award-winning daytime, primetime and late night signature programs. Launched on January 1, 2017, the station features the largest weather team in the region, an exclusive 10-day forecast and the market's only daily live lifestyle program, "The Hub Today." The station's investigative units, "NBC10 Boston Responds" and "The Investigators" answer local consumer inquiries and shine a light on questionable practices. NBC10 Boston also delivers local breaking news and information to viewers on-the-go through its dedicated website NBC10Boston.com, a customized mobile app and via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. The station has been awarded thirteen Edward R. Murrow awards since its launch, including for "Overall Excellence" and "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion."
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Research will deliver new and expanded industry standards for companies and investors on human
capital management
NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing (TPF), a donor collaborative with a mission of scaling the practice of impact investing with integrity, today announced that it would award a $250,000 grant to the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF) to support the organization's research on standards for human capital management (HCM). HCM encompasses a broad range of corporate practices related to the management of employees including hiring and retention, employee engagement, training, compensation, fair labor practices, health and safety, responsible contracting, ethics, desired company culture, and diversity.
HCM issues are represented throughout the SASB (Sustainable Accounting Standards Board) Standards for 77 industries. However, emerging and evolving issues on HCM created the need for further research to evaluate potential updates to the Standards. This funding will support the delivery of new and expanded industry standards for companies and investors on HCM through the hiring of more technical staff specializing in human capital issues, completing an ongoing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) standard-setting project, conducting research on four additional and timely human capital themes, and internationalizing the human capital disclosure topics and metrics in the SASB Standards. Specifically, staff will research disclosure topics and metrics to better account for how human capital issues can impact enterprise value across each of the SASB Standards for 77 industries.
VRF was formed in June 2021 through the merger of the International Integrating Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), two nonprofit organizations that worked to globalize integrated reporting and sustainability disclosures. In August 2022, the VRF will be consolidated into the IFRS Foundation as it stands up the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in an effort to create a global and comprehensive global baselines of sustainability disclosure for the capital markets. This grant will fund work that will occur in preparation for, and as part of, the VRF's upcoming consolidation with the IFRS Foundation and the evolution of the SASB Standards, including those on human capital, into the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards.
"While there is an understandable amount of focus and attention on setting standards for climate-related disclosures, we must not lose focus on the importance of human capital management—an essential part of the 'S' of ESG—to maintaining a healthy, productive, and equitable society," said Fran Seegull, Executive Director of the TPF and President of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance. "We see this support for VRF as an important means to ensuring human capital remains front and center in the ongoing work towards greater harmonization of standards."
"We appreciate the Tipping Point Fund's dedication to improving the quality, comparability and availability of disclosure on human capital management," said VRF CEO Janine Guillot. "We believe increased transparency can lead to improved performance on these critical issues."
The grant is part of the TPF's data, metrics and measurement (DMM) portfolio, which is focused on funding organizations and projects working to provide greater clarity to market actors and ensure high standards of impact accountability. The TPF also funds public policy initiatives to flow more private capital for public good.
About the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing
The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing (TPF) is a donor collaborative vehicle developed with the mission of supporting public goods that are critical to the continued growth and fidelity of the impact investing market. The TPF was launched in December 2019 and has raised over $14 million in philanthropic capital, which is being used to develop the infrastructure that is needed to mobilize private capital for public good. The funding will build on existing field building efforts by prioritizing the areas that are chronically under-funded, are best suited for collective action and that require additional support beyond that provided by individual grantmaking. Learn more at www.tpfii.org.
About the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance
The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance (Alliance) is dedicated to building the impact investing ecosystem by bridging market gaps and addressing shared challenges. The Alliance's long-term vision is to place measurable social and environmental impact alongside financial return and risk at the center of every investment decision. Learn more at www.impinvalliance.org.
About VRF
The Value Reporting Foundation is a global nonprofit organization that offers a comprehensive suite of resources designed to help businesses and investors develop a shared understanding of enterprise value—how it is created, preserved or eroded over time. The resources—including Integrated Thinking Principles, the Integrated Reporting Framework and SASB Standards—can be used alone or in combination, depending on business needs. These tools, already adopted in over 70 countries, comprise the 21st century market infrastructure needed to develop, manage, and communicate strategy that creates long-term value and drives improved performance. Learn more at https://www.valuereportingfoundation.org/.
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CHICAGO (AP) — NASCAR will celebrate its 75th season with an unprecedented street race through downtown Chicago in yet another radical change to the once staid schedule.
The Cup Series will race against the backdrop of Lake Michigan and Grant Park next July 2 in the debut race of a three-year deal with the city of Chicago. The venture was spearheaded by Ben Kennedy, the 30-year-old great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France.
It was Kennedy who successfully orchestrated the January exhibition race inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that will return for a second running in 2023. Kennedy told The Associated Press he began working on both the Coliseum and Chicago street race in 2019.
The new venues come as NASCAR has made sweeping changes to its oval-heavy schedule, first by adding both a dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway and additional road courses and now a completely new concept.
The Chicago race will be paired with an IMSA sports car race the day before, as well as music and entertainment options located along the 12-turn, 2.2-mile street course.
“Historically we've always been short tracks, intermediates, superspeedways, eventually started getting more road courses and then came up with the Coliseum concept,” Kennedy told the AP.
“But the street course is something we haven't explored a whole lot before, and the the ability for us to get a downtown setting like his and bring racing to our fans, a street course is a perfect opportunity for it.”
NASCAR last month confirmed the Coliseum would return next January, but the rest of the 2023 schedule has yet to be announced. Kennedy, however, confirmed to the AP that the Chicago street course will replace the road course race at Road America on the Cup schedule.
Road America in Wisconsin hosted the Cup Series the last two seasons on the same weekend. By moving into downtown Chicago, NASCAR keeps a race in the Midwest region while returning to a coveted market. NASCAR ran 19 Cup races at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, a 45-mile drive from downtown.
NASCAR had tried to build interest in the market and even made Chicagoland the opening race of the playoffs in 2011. But the track was simply too far from downtown to attract a new audience and NASCAR pulled out after the 2019 season.
The downtown course will include famed areas of Chicago, including Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue and South Columbia Drive, where the start/finish line and pit road will be located directly in front of Buckingham Fountain. The course will pass through Grant Park and approach the northern edge of Soldier Field — site of the only other Cup Series race to take place in downtown Chicago, in 1956.
Kennedy said NASCAR will be the promoter, which typically means the party responsible for all costs of producing the race. He declined to discuss any agreements made with the city of Chicago or the Chicago Sports Commission.
“Chicago’s streets are as iconic as our skyline and our reputation as a world-class sports city is indisputable,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a statement. “I am thrilled to welcome our partners at NASCAR to Chicago for an event that will attract thousands of people to our city. Chicago’s world-class entertainment and hospitality industries, coupled with our city’s history as a conduit for sports talent, make us the perfect hosts for this unique event.”
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AP Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer contributed to this report.
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U.S. stocks rose sharply Tuesday, on track for their best session in nearly a month, as the dollar retreated and corporate earnings have mostly kept ahead of expectations.
How are stocks trading
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+2.09%
was up 696 points, or 2.3%, to 31,771. -
The S&P 500
SPX,
+2.45%
jumped 100 points, or 2.6%, to 3,931. -
The Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
+2.76%
rose 340 points, or 3%, to trade at 11,700.
On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 216 points, or 0.7%, erasing an earlier gain of more than 350 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each fell 0.8%. The S&P 500 has fallen six of the last seven sessions and has shed 19.6% year-to-date.
What’s driving markets
Deepening pessimism among investors could serve as a contrarian signal, setting the stage for some near-term upside, analysts said. A closely watched monthly survey by Bank of America showed global fund managers at their most pessimistic since 2008.
Kristina Hooper, chief global market strategist at Invesco, told MarketWatch that stocks were well-positioned for a rebound as corporate earnings reports haven’t been as gloomy as many had feared, while the easing of the dollar has added to tailwinds for U.S. stocks.
“We haven’t heard doom-and-gloom prognostications just yet,” Hooper said, describing the general tone of corporate earnings reports as the second quarter reporting season moves past the big banks.
The tone turned more positive Tuesday following a report Monday suggesting Apple
AAPL,
was slowing hiring and spending which revived concerns that higher borrowing costs and rampant inflation were damping corporate confidence. However, International Business Machines Corp. reported “strong” results, which weighed on the company’s shares even as they appeared to bolster the outlook for stocks.
Tuesday’s rally, on track to potentially be the largest daily gain for stocks since June 24, was led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, as megacaps Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOG GOOGL bounced back from Monday’s losses.
Looking ahead, investors are awaiting earnings from Netflix Inc. Investors will want to see if the company’s outlook for subscriber growth has improved following a Wall Street Journal report that the company is engaging with potential advertisers for a planned lower-cost advertising-subsidized tier of content.
Read: Netflix is pulling out all the stops to reverse a slide in subscribers
Underpinning sentiment, however, and helping deliver gains on Tuesday, is a mostly positive second-quarter earnings reporting season, where 57% of those companies to have reported so far have beaten earnings per share and revenue expectations, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
IBM
IBM,
results were not well-received, however. The tech company beat expectations, but worries about how a strong dollar may impact future earnings pushed the stock lower by 6.1%.
Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar retreated against the euro following reports that the European Central Bank is planning to interest rates by 50 basis points later this week, instead of the 25 it had initially signaled. The euro EURUSDwas up 0.5% against the dollar Tuesday afternoon.
Concerns about economic growth are reflected in the U.S. bond market, too. As the Federal Reserve has tightened monetary policy, investors have pushed 2-year yields BX:TMUBMUSD02Y above 10-year yields BX:TMUBMUSD10Y, an inversion of the yield curve that is deemed a harbinger of potential recession. The curve remained inverted Tuesday even as Treasury yields rose by four basis points.
Data showed U.S. housing starts fell 2% in June, while building permits were down 0.6%. Companies in focus
Companies in focus
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Shares of Johnson & Johnson
JNJ,
-1.31%
traded lower after the pharmaceutical and consumer health products company reported second-quarter profit and sales that beat expectations, offsetting a reduced full-year earnings outlook. -
Aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.
LMT,
-0.45%
on Tuesday reported second-quarter results that missed analysts’ profit and sales estimates. Shares edged lower by 0.1%. -
Shares of Arista Networks Inc.
ANET,
+3.63%
rose 3.9% after a Needham analyst upgraded the stock to buy from hold Tuesday, citing the company’s comparatively low international exposure and strong financial position. -
Hasbro
HAS,
+0.60%
shares climbed 1% after the toymaker’s earnings per share beat analyst expectations, though its revenue for the previous quarter were below expectations.
How are other assets faring
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U.S. crude futures
CL.1,
+1.50%
gained 1% to trade near $100 a barrel following reports that Russia’s Gazprom had claimed force majeure on some buyers highlighted tensions in the energy space. -
The ICE Dollar index
DXY,
-0.59%
fell 0.8%. -
Bitcoin
BTCUSD,
+8.54%
rose 1.3% to trade near $22,590. -
Asia markets were mixed following Wall Street’s overnight reversal. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng
HSI,
-0.89%
fell 0.9% and the Shanghai Composite
SHCOMP,
+0.04%
was flat. Japan returned from a day off to play catch-up, the Nikkei 225
NIK,
+0.65%
adding 0.7%. In Europe, the Stoxx 600
SXXP,
+1.38%
rose 1.4% and London’s FTSE 100
UKX,
+1.01%
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WFO BINGHAMTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
247 PM EDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heat index values of 95 to 100 expected.
* WHERE...Seneca, Southern Cayuga, Onondaga, Madison and Oneida
counties.
* WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Wednesday.
* 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.
* WHAT...Heat index values up to around 95 expected.
* WHERE...Yates, Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins, Tioga and
Broome counties.
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English medium change spells trouble in Rajasthan schools
JAIPUR July 20, 2022 01:07 ISTParents in Rajasthan demand that classes be held in both English and Hindi medium in two shifts
The gradual conversion of the existing Hindi medium government schools in Rajasthan into the elite English medium institutions has spelt trouble for students and their parents amid the drive to promote English as the medium of instruction. Protests have emerged across the State over the admission process which involves “forcible shifting” of students. The gradual conversion of the existing Hindi medium government schools in Rajasthan into the elite English medium institutions has spelt trouble for students and their parents amid the drive to promote English as the medium of instruction. Protests have been held emerged across the State over the admission process which involves “forcible shifting” of the students.
The Congress government had started Mahatma Gandhi English medium schools with much fanfare three years ago, claiming that it would give an exposure to the students and enable them to avail of new opportunities. All of the 1,200 Mahatma Gandhi Schools, including the 214 started in the latest academic session, have been opened so far in the buildings of the existing government schools.
Though the children already studying in the schools were given the option of continuing in the same institutions with English medium in the 2022-23 session, most of them, especially those in the higher classes, expressed their desire to study in Hindi.
The primary students could switch over to English relatively easily, but those in the upper primary and higher secondary classes found it difficult to grapple with the change of medium.
With the Hindi medium students being given transfer certificates and asked to go to other schools, the parents have staged demonstrations and locked the schools in several districts of the State during the last few days. In most of the villages and towns where Mahatma Gandhi Schools have been started, there are no other government schools in the vicinity.
The villagers at Saradhana in Ajmer district have demanded that since their children were not getting admission anywhere else, the newly established Mahatma Gandhi School should be run in two separate shifts for English and Hindi media. Though a delegation of villagers went to Jaipur on Tuesday to meet Education Minister Bulaki Das Kalla, others were not hopeful for a resolution of the issue. “The government’s drive to promote education in English is going to result in an unprecedented dropout of girl students. Their parents will be unwilling to send them to far-off places to continue schooling in Hindi,” Saradhana sarpanch Harikishan Chaudhary told The Hindu. Mr. Chaudhary said the Education Department was not willing to consider the demand for running the schools in two shifts.
Students and parents staged a similar demonstration at the Government Senior Secondary school at Sitarampuri in Amber, near Jaipur, where the school authorities had asked the students of Classes I to VIII classes to fill up the option forms before the change of medium. The parents opposed the move, saying their children should be allowed to continue their education in Hindi.
In Jaipur city, the protests were organised outside the schools in Van Vihar, Someshwarpuri and Gopalpura Devri. Of the 1,538 students enrolled in the Someshwarpuri school, only 200 have consented to switch over to English medium. The rest of the students were asked to get transfer certificates and seek admissions elsewhere.
All Rajasthan Parents’ Forum president Sunil Yadav said the State government should have either started Mahatma Gandhi Schools in new buildings or made alternative arrangements for the Hindi medium students. “Those who are not financially strong send their wards to government schools. How can you expect them to bear the additional costs involved when the admissions are not even certain in distant schools?” he asked.
Students being deprived, says BJP
The Opposition BJP Bharatiya Janata Party has lapped up the issue, while accusing the Congress government of depriving the students of their right to education. BJP State president Satish Poonia said a “crisis had emerged” in the schools after their conversion into English medium and demanded in a letter shot off to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot that Hindi medium should not be abolished in the Mahatma Gandhi schools.
Secondary Education Director Gaurav Agrawal, Director, Secondary Education, has issued orders to the heads of the Mahatma Gandhi Schools to ensure the admission of students to the nearest schools if they desire to study in Hindi medium. According to the sources in the Education Department, The demand for running the schools in two shifts could be “sympathetically considered”, but the Finance Department was not willing to sanction the twofold increase in the number of teachers.
Though the English medium schools are evidently an attraction for the masses because of low cost of education and an assurance for upward social mobility, the complications involved in their establishment and operations are set to create difficulties for the State government’s plans to make a transition for the students to break the language barriers. | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/english-medium-change-spells-trouble-in-rajasthan-schools/article65659318.ece/amp/ | 2022-07-19T20:03:16Z | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/english-medium-change-spells-trouble-in-rajasthan-schools/article65659318.ece/amp/ | false |
AUSTIN, Texas, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TechConnect, a division of Advanced Technology International (ATI), today announces the NASA Orbital Alchemy Challenge winners. The Challenge explored how a new industry can transform large orbital debris into an orbital opportunity by creating feedstocks from recycled spacecraft.
NASA sought to inspire innovators of all ages, skills, and interests to consider how humanity can make use of materials already in orbit to explore the cosmos in a more sustainable and cost-effective way. Every kilogram of space debris recycled is one less kilogram to launch from Earth, saving time, fuel, and money.
Winners received prizes totaling $46,000. Out of the top respondents, WidgetBlender LLC won first place and $25,000. In second place, C-botics earned $10,000. Three companies share the distinction of third place Crointel LLC with $5,000, Orbital Outpost X, Inc., and NVC Innovation with $5,000. NASA names the following honorable mentions: C-botics, iUMTEK with $1,000, Intellectual Bounty, and CubeCab. Submissions offered solutions at all technology readiness levels, including those with potential commercial viability by 2030. In addition to prize money, winners receive the opportunity to meet NASA personnel and explore their ideas further.
"TechConnect and NASA share hope for the future of sustainability in orbit, made even more likely by these top innovators," said Matt Laudon, Vice President – TechConnect Division ATI. "Not only can solvers from our community provide strong ideas and solutions, they also represent the cutting edge for the world's most respected space program."
Thank you to the innovators and creatives that participated in the Challenge. For more details on this challenge, please visit: https://nasaorbitalalchemy.techconnectventures.com/. To learn more about TechConnect's work in open innovation, visit: https://techconnect.org.
With 25+ years of experience connecting emerging technologies with unique funding and partnership opportunities, TechConnect boasts the most robust research and innovation network in the world. It employs a broad scope of tools to deliver top technologies, including open innovation programs, conferences, and open-access publications. Each year, TechConnect prospects, vets, and connects thousands of emerging technologies with corporate, investment, municipal, and national defense clients. TechConnect (techconnect.org) is a division of Advanced Technology International (ati.org).
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
1226 PM PDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. High temperatures in the San
Joaquin Valley 102 to 108 degrees this afternoon. High
temperatures in the lower Sierra foothills and Kern River Valley
97 to 102 degrees this afternoon.
* WHERE...The San Joaquin Valley, lower Sierra foothills, and
the Kern River Valley.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM PDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the
potential for heat exhaustion and/or heat stroke, particularly
for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
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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High prices and wage stagnation a challenge for first-time home buyers
Report: Low inventory and rising interest rates impacting market
InvestigateTV - A new study by NerdWallet found that in the first quarter of 2022 homes were listed at six times the typical first-time home buyer’s income.
NerdWallet’s Elizabeth Renter said there are two reasons: high prices and wage stagnation.
“You might not be competing with five other buyers right now because some have left the market due to high prices and others because of rising interest rates, but homes are still going for above list price,” Renter said.
If you are a first-time home buyer, she urged awareness of interest rates and how they affect your bottom line - even a fraction of a percent change could cost you tens of thousands of dollars over the life of your loan.
Renter also advised buyers to talk to a real estate agent in your area before deciding to buy. She said agents will be able to set expectations for your local market.
For further information, HUD.gov has a free resource guide to home buying programs available in your state.
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
228 PM EDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heat index values of 95 to 100 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northwestern Connecticut and east central
and eastern New York.
* WHEN...From noon to 8 PM EDT Wednesday.
* 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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(The Hill) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced this week that it would be ending its monitoring program for COVID-19 cases on cruise ships.
In a brief statement published on its COVID-19 guidance for cruise ship travel, the CDC said its “COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships is no longer in effect.”
“CDC will continue to publish guidance to help cruise ships continue to provide a safer and healthier environment for passengers, crew and communities going forward,” the agency added.
The CDC acknowledged that cruise ships still “pose some risk of COVID-19 transmission,” but stated that ships now have “access to guidance and tools to manage their own COVID-19 mitigation programs.”
The Hill has reached out to the CDC for further comment on the decision to end its cruise ship program.
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, cruise ships have garnered a high degree of scrutiny as health authorities warned the large vessels could harbor and spread the virus, especially as thousands of guests and workers shared cramped spaces.
Cruise ship companies and municipalities that depend on the tourism that the ships facilitate have continuously fought back against restrictions placed on cruise ships. The CDC’s authority over cruise ship guidance has been brought under legal question, with its power attenuated or halted by courts at various points.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who fought back against the enforcement of nearly all COVID-19 restrictions, vowed last year that he would take all legal measures he could to end the enforcement of the CDC’s guidelines.
The CDC maintained a Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) throughout much of the pandemic after having initially issued a no-sail order at the start of the outbreak. The CSO ended at the beginning of this year and in March the CDC dropped its tiered COVID-19 warning system. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/cdc-ends-reporting-of-covid-cases-on-cruise-ships/ | 2022-07-19T20:13:23Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/cdc-ends-reporting-of-covid-cases-on-cruise-ships/ | false |
New evidence in the case of Emmett Till’s murder has surfaced in the last few weeks, drawing renewed attention to one of the most horrific lynchings in U.S. history. In late June, Till’s family discovered an unserved arrest warrant on kidnapping charges from 1955 for Carolyn Bryant Donham. Ms. Donham is the White woman who accused the 14-year-old Till, a Black child, of flirting with her at a store in Money, Miss., in 1955. Ms. Donham’s unpublished memoir was recently leaked, its claims contradicting those she’s made in the past to her then-husband’s attorney, on the witness stand in 1955 and to law enforcement. Despite Till’s family calling on Mississippi authorities to execute the warrant, neither the warrant nor the memoir are likely to advance a prosecution of Ms. Donham. Still, the discoveries are another reminder of how much truth is still unknown — and should be known — about Till’s murder.
Days after Till’s fateful encounter with Ms. Donham, her then-husband Roy Bryant and his half brother J.W. Milam showed up armed to Till’s great-uncle’s house and kidnapped him. Till’s disfigured body, with a cotton-gin fan tied around his neck, was found three days later in the Tallahatchie River. Bryant and Milam were acquitted by an all-White, all-male jury in just 67 minutes. Though both confessed to Till’s murder in a 1956 magazine profile, they were protected by double jeopardy from being charged with murder again. Bryant and Milam died as free men.
Till’s family members understandably want to see justice served and have worked tirelessly toward that end. Past justice system efforts in 2006, 2007 and 2021 have tried to make a breakthrough in the case. The discovery of the 1955 arrest warrant shows that a judge found probable cause to arrest Ms. Donham on kidnapping charges in 1955 but without information about what the probable cause was. Without evidence of Ms. Donham’s involvement in Till’s kidnapping, or showing that she knew Bryant and Milam would kidnap Till based on her accusation, a prosecution can’t move forward.
But it doesn’t diminish the importance of the newly surfaced pieces of evidence. “That lay people were able to find the warrant in the archives of the Leflore County Courthouse is a testament of their determination to keep this case alive,” Till family attorney Jaribu Hill told New York Amsterdam News. It also suggests that more evidence may still be discoverable; authorities must determine whether additional investigation would be fruitful. Questions abound, including what evidence local authorities had in 1955 to have sought Ms. Donham’s arrest.
There is one person who could answer some of these questions: Ms. Donham, now in her 80s, has lived the long life that Emmett Till was denied. She has faced no legal repercussions. It’s beyond time for Ms. Donham to tell the truth about her role in one of the most heinous acts of racial violence in U.S. history. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/09/new-discovery-emmett-tills-murder-reinforces-need-truth/ | 2022-07-19T20:14:56Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/09/new-discovery-emmett-tills-murder-reinforces-need-truth/ | true |
There are really two ways to look at American politics at the moment.
Consider polling released Tuesday by CNN. The cable network and its pollster, SSRS, asked Americans to evaluate various policy positions held by each party. Across the board, respondents said that the parties’ positions were “generally mainstream,” from the economy to racial injustice to immigration. On only one issue for one party did a majority describe the party as “too extreme”: Republicans (second column, below) on abortion (last row).
On no other issue did even a plurality of respondents say that a party was too extreme. Just that one, in polling conducted less than a month after the repeal of Roe v. Wade.
But that’s the flag, dangling from the rope. Consider how the two parties are tugging in opposite directions on each of these. On each issue, at least half of the opposing party viewed the other side as “too extreme.”
The difference on abortion should be understood in that context. It’s not simply that Americans overall are sort of in the middle. It’s that the Democrats are pulling harder to their side than the Republicans are to theirs; that is, that Republicans are more likely to agree that their own party is too extreme.
You may be wondering about independents, who aren’t shown. That’s because they generally (here and in other polling) align with the overall view. Independents in the United States tend to align with one party or the other. In CNN’s polling, partisans and independents that lean toward that party tended to have the same views of the other side’s extremism as the partisans alone. (The number of true independents is small enough that polls often don’t break their views out.)
If we compare views of the parties on each issue as two axes of a graph, we can see that tug-of-war at work.
On the right side is abortion, the issue on which most Americans think Republicans are too extreme — most Americans and a quarter of Republicans! At left is the economy, which is the only issue where Democrats are viewed as more extreme overall, though only by 4 in 10 Americans.
“Extreme” is subjective and definitionally dependent as a point of contrast. Extreme relative to what? For partisans, it’s often “relative to their own party’s views.” But even that probably overestimates the consideration at play here. Why is the GOP platform on “the economy” viewed as too extreme by most Democrats and vice versa? What aspects of it are too extreme?
Or is “too extreme” simply another reflection of negative partisanship, a descriptor used against the other party simply because it’s the other party? Perhaps the tug-of-war analogy is more literal than metaphorical: The two parties are often tugging in opposite directions not because of either party’s views but just because, for years now, they’ve simply focused on winning the pulling.
In that context, the fact that abortion stands out makes sense. It is a point of obvious differentiation, particularly of late, given that polling has repeatedly shown that a complete ban — as advocated by loud voices within the GOP — is at odds with mainstream opinion.
In other words, “too extreme” often simply means “pulling the wrong way.” But even for many Republicans, that’s not the case on abortion. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/19/major-issues-parties-are-seen-mainstream-with-one-exception/ | 2022-07-19T20:15:08Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/19/major-issues-parties-are-seen-mainstream-with-one-exception/ | false |
I turned 80 recently, and have not been able to make my 3 mile walk for months. Decided I would make it this morning. Took of a 5:30, was just a half mile short when a can pulled up beside me, rolled down her window, and said something. I was blasting music in my headphones, and motioned her to wait till I turned them off. I said ‘Good Morning’. She shoved some picture in my face and said “Do you want to know why the boarder is in crisis”? Really, politics? I just groaned. She Yelled “You must be one of those God Damned Liberals!!” and floured it!
Wow…civility is indeed dead, and Trump killed it. And I finished my 3 miles.
Thad Appelman
Northwest side
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. | https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/letter-civility-is-dead/article_4d0e6acc-06a5-11ed-a1ac-7f2d7d6f95af.html | 2022-07-19T20:16:46Z | https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/letter-civility-is-dead/article_4d0e6acc-06a5-11ed-a1ac-7f2d7d6f95af.html | true |
It has been said that fentanyl is the new heroin, but more accurately, I feel that fascism is the new heroin. Fascism is authoritarianism masquerading as liberty, freedom and national revival. It is the longing for a distorted view of the nation’s past greatness. It is belligerent ultra-nationalism, scapegoating and toxic division of groups within society. It is seen by its followers as benign but history tells a different tale. Nations in decay are rife with drug use and unfortunately are rife with the belief that fascism is their last, best hope for the future. But it’s a toxic path, and one that goes mostly unrecognized. It’s time that we recognize our addiction.
Steve Rasmussen
Foothills
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. | https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/letter-the-new-heroin/article_fcb1da0e-06a5-11ed-908b-9b7192c14536.html | 2022-07-19T20:17:17Z | https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/letter-the-new-heroin/article_fcb1da0e-06a5-11ed-908b-9b7192c14536.html | true |
Area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed during the week for flood repair
By Kari Barrows
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GREENBRIER, Tennessee (WLOS) — Cleanup continues in eastern Tennessee following severe flooding that damaged parts of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The park announced the Greenbrier area will be closed during the week, Monday through Thursday through July 28, to accommodate road repairs.
“This temporary closure is necessary to ensure the safety of visitors and efficient operations of heavy equipment along the roadway,” a press release said.
Friday through Sunday, motorists will be able to travel up to Greenbrier Ranger Station. Pedestrians and cyclists can go beyond this point on the weekends for approximately two miles to the intersection with Ramsey Prong Road. No access is allowed beyond this point due to unsafe road conditions, the park says.
The temporary closures continues to include the following areas:
Ramsey Prong Road Porters Creek Road Ramsey Cascades Trail Porters Creek Trail Greenbrier Picnic Area Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion Backcountry Campsites 31, 32, and 33
Old Settlers, Brushy Mountain and Grapeyard Ridge Trails remain open, but hikers must access them from parking lots near the Greenbrier entrance or from other areas on the park.
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Crypto is making a big comeback. Will it last?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business
It has been an absolutely brutal year for investors in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin has lost more than half its value in 2022. Now hovering around $23,000, the price of a single bitcoin has plunged more than 65% below last year’s all-time high of nearly $70,000. The value of all cryptos has tumbled from about $2.2 trillion at the end of 2021 to a little more than $1 trillion currently.
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest crypto, makes up about 42% of the total market, but 2022 has been just as terrible for the owners of other crypto-related assets such as Coinbase. The brokerage’s stock has plummeted 75% so far this year. Shares of rival Robinhood have lost half their value.
There are hopes that the worst for crypto might be over. Bitcoin has gained more than 15% in the past week, and two other top cryptos have surged even more.
Solana is up more than 35% in the past seven days while ethereum, or ether for short, has climbed nearly 45%. Ether, the second-most valuable crypto, is widely used to finance purchases of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, the digital assets that have taken the collectibles world by storm.
Coinbase has rallied as well, and was up 9% on Monday. Software company MicroStrategy, which had nearly 130,000 bitcoins on its balance sheet as of June 30, has soared more than 35% in the past five days.
The crypto comeback could be validation for the sector’s biggest supporters. At the same time, it should also serve as a reminder that the nascent market is likely to remain volatile for the foreseeable future.
Expect more volatility
“We will see a longer-term rally in the digital assets sector, but I wouldn’t get too excited yet,” said Joel Kruger, market strategist at LMAX Group. “This is still an emerging market.”
Kruger said that bitcoin’s rally has lagged the sharper upward moves in ether and other smaller cryptos, and remains a concern for the short term. The broader group of cryptocurrencies and stocks may not enjoy a more meaningful recovery until there is “a more healthy bounce” in bitcoin, he added.
So all the hype about bitcoin being the digital equivalent of gold is just that: hype. As an asset, bitcoin behaves much more like volatile tech stocks rather than the far more stable commodities such as gold or government-backed currencies like the dollar and euro.
Investors should also consider that there just may not be enough interest in crypto to justify the thousands of coins, tokens and exchanges out there. If that’s the case, only the strongest cryptos will survive and thrive.
“Crypto has seen a dotcom era-like run,” when a lot of great ideas and companies were created, Adam Grealish, head of investments at wealth management fintech Altruist, said in an email. But a number of not-so-great ideas and companies also were launched, he added.
The same scenario will likely apply to crypto. “With tougher markets, companies in weaker positions and with weaker business models will feel a lot of pressure,” Grealish said.
Don’t tell that to the crypto bulls. The broader rally is lifting shares of nearly all companies with ties to the industry. Several crypto mining firms, which use computers to solve complex mathematical equations in order to generate new bitcoins, have moved sharply higher in recent days.
Marathon Digital rose 21% Monday and is up more than 50% in the past week. Riot Blockchain has surged more than 40% in the past five days while Hive Blockchain and Bitfarms are each up about 25%.
So have bitcoin, ether and top crypto stocks finally hit bottom? There are some hopeful signs.
Winners and losers
Two banks that provide crypto-backed loans and offer digital currency deposits, Silvergate Capital and Signature Bank, each reported earnings and revenue Tuesday that topped Wall Street’s forecasts.
It also appears that the sector’s turmoil has created a shakeout of winners and losers among both publicly traded companies and startups.
Crypto lender Celsius was forced to file for bankruptcy earlier this month. But privately held crypto giant FTX continues to thrive, and now has a valuation of $32 billion.
FTX recently agreed to provide a line of credit to struggling crypto firm BlockFi, and the company’s billionaire CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, has talked about using FTX’s financial strength to bail out other floundering crypto companies as well.
Bankman-Fried also has a stake in Robinhood, and there was recent chatter that FTX might want to buy the struggling brokerage firm. Bankman-Fried denied those reports to CNN Business.
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Don't let Vladimir Putin distract from threat of China, Admiral Sir Ben Key warns West
Admiral Sir Ben Key, in his first public speech as First Sea Lord, said his underlying message was "focusing solely on the Russian bear risks missing the tiger".
Tuesday 19 July 2022 21:16, UK
Vladimir Putin has created a new "iron curtain" in Europe but Western allies must not forget the long-term challenge posed by China, the head of the Royal Navy has warned.
Admiral Sir Ben Key, in his first public speech as First Sea Lord, said his underlying message was "focusing solely on the Russian bear risks missing the tiger".
He set out how Russia's war in Ukraine was fundamentally changing the European security environment, with historically neutral Finland and Sweden choosing to join the NATO alliance and NATO allies bolstering their defences across eastern and southeastern Europe.
Moscow "represents a near and present danger to us and we must respond", Admiral Key said, addressing a conference on Tuesday in London held by the Council on Geostrategy think tank.
"So, if we in the Western militaries move to ensure we can deter further aggression along the border of eastern Europe, Putin has through his actions created a new iron curtain from the Baltic to the Black Sea."
The term "iron curtain" was used to describe the divide between the Soviet Union and Western allies during the Cold War.
In recent weeks Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, has accused NATO of again drawing an "iron curtain" over Europe as it moved troops, ships and warplanes to protect allied borders after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine is not a member of NATO but wants to be.
Still focusing on the invasion, the First Sea Lord condemned Russia for effectively using its navy to shut off Ukraine's coastlines, causing a global shortage of vital grain.
"The world is being held to ransom by a maritime blockade, it is that stark," he said.
Yet the UK and its allies must also be prepared to deal with an increasingly powerful China, which has a national income 10 times that of Russia and is spending more than four times as much on its military capabilities.
"To use a nautical analogy, we must take care to scan our binoculars across the whole horizon," the naval chief said
"The risk of focusing solely on Russia… is if you miss the long-term, strategic challenge posed by China… while we see Russia as a clear and present danger, China is posing a long-term challenge."
He said the Chinese Communist Party - like Western allies - will be drawing lessons from the war in Ukraine and how the West has responded to Russia's aggression.
"China is indeed one of the great beneficiaries of this conflict," the First Sea Lord said.
"For us having potentially in some areas overestimated Moscow's military capabilities, we must be wary of underestimating those of Beijing."
He was referring to how Russia's armed forces failed in what was meant to be a lightning strike on Kyiv in the early weeks of the Ukraine war - exposing the military as being far less capable than most Western analysts had anticipated.
Read more:
Russian cyber spies target NATO allies
Europe will be 'much less safe' if NATO does not push Putin's forces out
In Asia a young democracy sits next door to an authoritarian giant in a mirror of Europe
Admiral Key indicated that the Ukraine experience demonstrated the importance of alliances for the world's democracies in the face of authoritarian threats - something that could be applied to help keep peace around Taiwan, a key flashpoint when it comes to China.
China has warned it could take control of the democratically-ruled territory through force if necessary.
"Our Chinese friends might argue that alliances… are only things that weak countries need to do but history shows that such thinking is flawed," Admiral Key said.
"The evidence is that states that don't build alliances are the ones which ultimately fail." | https://news.sky.com/story/dont-let-vladimir-putin-distract-from-threat-of-china-admiral-sir-ben-key-warns-west-12655185 | 2022-07-19T20:20:39Z | https://news.sky.com/story/dont-let-vladimir-putin-distract-from-threat-of-china-admiral-sir-ben-key-warns-west-12655185 | true |
(The Hill) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced this week that it would be ending its monitoring program for COVID-19 cases on cruise ships.
In a brief statement published on its COVID-19 guidance for cruise ship travel, the CDC said its “COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships is no longer in effect.”
“CDC will continue to publish guidance to help cruise ships continue to provide a safer and healthier environment for passengers, crew and communities going forward,” the agency added.
The CDC acknowledged that cruise ships still “pose some risk of COVID-19 transmission,” but stated that ships now have “access to guidance and tools to manage their own COVID-19 mitigation programs.”
The Hill has reached out to the CDC for further comment on the decision to end its cruise ship program.
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, cruise ships have garnered a high degree of scrutiny as health authorities warned the large vessels could harbor and spread the virus, especially as thousands of guests and workers shared cramped spaces.
Cruise ship companies and municipalities that depend on the tourism that the ships facilitate have continuously fought back against restrictions placed on cruise ships. The CDC’s authority over cruise ship guidance has been brought under legal question, with its power attenuated or halted by courts at various points.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who fought back against the enforcement of nearly all COVID-19 restrictions, vowed last year that he would take all legal measures he could to end the enforcement of the CDC’s guidelines.
The CDC maintained a Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) throughout much of the pandemic after having initially issued a no-sail order at the start of the outbreak. The CSO ended at the beginning of this year and in March the CDC dropped its tiered COVID-19 warning system. | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/cdc-ends-reporting-of-covid-cases-on-cruise-ships/ | 2022-07-19T20:22:33Z | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/cdc-ends-reporting-of-covid-cases-on-cruise-ships/ | true |
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