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SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - As the U.S. healthcare labor market continues to face unprecedented worker shortages, the nursing workforce pipeline is approaching a crisis point. It is estimated that by 2025, the United States will have a gap of between 200,000-450,000 nurses available for direct patient care.
Lawmakers in several states, including California, have recently passed bills designed to expand funding to incentivize solutions that generate more nursing assistants, vocational (practical) nurses and registered nurses to ensure equitable care. But these solutions are not coming quick enough for many healthcare employers who have been increasing their use of travel nurses, often paying them as much as three times more than their full-time counterparts, driving up labor costs.
"In California, we're seeing higher-than-usual exits of seasoned registered nurses and slow absorption of new graduates, creating a 2021 gap in California of 40,567 RNs," explains Joanne Spetz, PhD, Director, Institute for Health Policy Studies at the UCSF HealthForce Center, and board member of Futuro Health. "We need to groom the nursing pipeline and, until new RNs are grown, other allied health occupations shall be needed to augment the care team."
With plans to generate innovative and comprehensive solutions, healthcare workforce leaders Futuro Health and Dignity Health Global Education (DHGE) have announced a new collaboration to develop healthcare workforce pathways from education-to-employment and advancement. The partnership intends to create more tuition-free entry points into the nursing path for jobs that are strategically aligned with California's future healthcare employer trends and to work closely with those employers to customize student training to meet their organizational skill set requirements.
Both Futuro Health and DHGE represent relatively new entities established by major health systems searching for better solutions to the industry's acute workforce needs. Futuro Health was established by Kaiser Permanente, the largest healthcare plan in the country with 12 million members, and a nonprofit agenda to grow the next generation of allied health workers. Launched in the first year of the pandemic, during a period where higher education enrollment has dropped consistently, Futuro Health has already successfully brought over 7,000 adults back into higher education, with 80% diversity, to train at partner colleges.
DHGE is backed by CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit hospital systems in the U.S. DHGE's nursing residency offering for retention is the largest in the nation and reaches 45,000 nurses across 21 states.
The new partnership will build upon the success of recent collaborations between the two organizations, including co-developing a Community Health Worker with Behavioral Health (CHW/BH) Program. Futuro Health provided inclusive access to flexible and scalable training for more than 200 students debt-free since the CHW/BH program's launch last year.
"Our collaboration will focus on the breakdowns in the workforce pipeline," states Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO of Futuro Health. "Our best practices can combine in novel ways and surface scalable solutions that pay attention to diversity and the skills needed for workers to be relevant."
With an emphasis on working with employers in diverse, marginalized rural and urban communities, other goals of the new partnership include a focus on developing affordable, flexible training pathways across nursing and additional healthcare professions, while paving the way for students to advance in their career to higher paying positions through supplemental training, licensing, and add on micro-credentialing options.
Futuro Health is a non-profit organization focused on improving the health and wealth of communities by growing the largest network of allied healthcare workers in the nation. Futuro Health makes education journeys into allied health careers possible by growing the talent that employers need and creating a path to the opportunity that workers want.
Dignity Health Global Education (DHGE) is the leading healthcare workforce development company. Dedicated to providing customized educational opportunities and a student-centric experience, we develop online programs and workforce development solutions with industry, for industry. We achieve this goal by partnering with top-ranked academic institutions and thought-leading professionals.
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Councillor Lynne Stagg will be asked to approve the move for the Stubbington Avenue car park on Thursday due to its ‘very low’ usage since it was installed and demand from people living in the area for more charging facilities.
‘Officers have been closely monitoring the usage of the charger since the installation in March 2022,' the report making the recommendation says. 'The usage has been very low, indicating that the demand from taxis and private hire vehicles trade is also very low.
‘Opening the usage to private cars and vans other than taxis and private hire vehicles allows an effective use of the infrastructure, which also aligns with the council's policy “to support infrastructure for alternative-fuelled vehicles”.’
The charger was one of dozens installed by the council through specialist firm Joju Charging funded through a £200,000 grant awarded by the office for zero emissions vehicles.
Speaking at the time, Cllr Stagg said there had been 'plenty of interest' from taxi drivers.
But the report adds that more chargers designated solely for the use of taxi drivers could be opened up to the public 'if there is no proven demand'.
The decision to prioritise the Stubbington Avenue facility was made based on analysis of requests made to the council from the public for electric vehicle charging infrastructure with 87 of these received from people living within a mile of the car park.
In order to cover the cost of maintaining a single chargepoint, the council requires their use twice a day while the council also pays for the electricity supply to them.
Should Cllr Stagg back the recommendation, the traffic order restricting its use will either need to be amended or a new one produced. | https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politics/taxi-drivers-ev-charging-point-in-portsmouth-could-be-opened-up-to-public-as-its-not-being-used-much-3782810 | 2022-07-26T17:17:02Z | https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politics/taxi-drivers-ev-charging-point-in-portsmouth-could-be-opened-up-to-public-as-its-not-being-used-much-3782810 | true |
Our friends’ daughter made a stitch witch, that her Aunt found a pattern off line & gave me all of them to have a look – so with Christmas round [not there] still [had our daughter to tea- Christmas lard at one of HIS workmen ]I am not saying a WORD (sigh!!) but a stenciling design like these are for 61cm high by whatever width you have – my walls for staplego are Facing a potentially grim report this week on the economy's overall health, President Joe Biden wants to convince a skeptical public that the U.S. is not, in fact, heading into a recession.
The Commerce Department on Thursday will release new gross domestic product figures. Top forecasts such as the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDPNow are predicting that the figure will be negative for the second straight quarter -- an informal signal that the country is stuck in a downturn. That's political chum for Republicans in an election year.
The Biden administration is pre-emptively telling voters not to judge the economy by GDP or inflation alone. It says people should look at job gains, industrial output and other measures that point toward continued growth, even as Americans are downbeat in polls on the economy and Biden. The president maintains the economy is just cooling off after a sharp recovery from the 2020 recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
"We're not going to be in a recession, in my view," Biden said Monday. "My hope is we go from this rapid growth to steady growth."
The specter of a recession could worsen what already appears to a bleak round of midterm elections this November, in which Biden's Democrats could possibly lose control of the House and Senate. Biden's team gave technical arguments in a report issued last week about how recessions depend on a dashboard of indicators and that only the non-governmental National Bureau of Economic Research can formally say when a downturn begins.
Republicans warn that the GDP report could show an economy in collapse, noting that Biden was also wrong on inflation as the consumer price index has jumped to a 40-year high despite assurances that the price increases would fade as the country moved past the pandemic.
"The White House published a whole explanation insisting that even if the new data suggest that our country is in recession, we actually won't be," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said in Monday in a speech to the Senate.
"The same people who said inflation wouldn't happen," he continued, "are now insisting we aren't headed into a recession. Draw your own conclusions."
The GDP report will likely be a "choose your own economy" kind of messaging in which voters will decide which numbers resonate with them the most. It's GOP bluntness against Democratic nuance.
"You'll have Republicans saying two consecutive quarters of negative growth -- that's a recession," said Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the center-right American Enterprise Institute. "And you'll have Democrats making this kind of hard to follow argument that we're not in recession, but, yes, we are slowing down. If I had to bet, I would bet that the Republican argument gets more traction."
Not only is the likely GOP message more direct, it also leans into how many Americans feel right now.
A July poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 83% believe the U.S. is going in the wrong direction. That's a sharp reversal from May of 2021 when 54% said the country was headed in the right direction, a level of approval that overlapped with an increase in vaccinations against COVID-19 and payments flowing from Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package.
Separately, the University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment is lower now than it was during the worst months of the 2008 financial crisis, an epic recession that involved the crash of the housing and stock markets and required a burst of government aid.
The negativity has left the Biden administration trying to make the case that things are better than people think. Their argument starts with the torrid pace of hiring, with an average of 375,000 jobs being added monthly during the second quarter. Unemployment has held at 3.6% since March.
An alternative measure of the overall economy called gross domestic income contradicts GDP, showing that there was growth during the first three months of the year instead of decline. And gasoline prices, a core vulnerability for Biden, have fallen more than 60 cents a gallon since the middle of June, evidence that some inflationary pressures are easing.
Both publicly and privately, administration officials say the GDP report won't tell the whole story.
"When you're creating almost 400,000 jobs a month, that is not a recession," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Still, inflation has undermined the robust job market. Wage gains have failed to keep pace with price increases, meaning many people are effectively earning less money. There are also economic threats from abroad as China and many European economies are slowing down in ways that could spill over to the U.S. as the Federal Reserve is focused on raising interest rates in order to lower inflation.
But so long as hiring continues, liberal economists believe that public opinion will change and fears of a recession will fade. The White House analyses are "grounded in data," said Heidi Shierholz, president of the liberal Economic Policy Institute.
"People will understand that if we continue to have extremely low unemployment that the idea we're in a recession just doesn't make a lot of sense," she said. | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/biden-fights-talk-of-recession-as-key-economic-report-looms | 2022-07-26T17:20:21Z | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/biden-fights-talk-of-recession-as-key-economic-report-looms | true |
DENVER, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Altvia is pleased to announce that Marlin Equity Partners ("Marlin") has completed a significant majority growth investment in Altvia, a market leader in software solutions for the alternative asset space. Altvia's comprehensive platform, comprising a verticalized CRM built on Force.com, investor engagement offerings, and analytics engine, helps hundreds of asset managers more effectively raise and deploy capital, optimize workflows, collaborate cross-functionally, and analyze performance across their investments.
The transaction enables Altvia to further expand its leadership position within the software ecosystem for alternative asset managers by accelerating product innovation and supporting the go-to-market function.
"We are incredibly proud of the market-leading products and loyal customer base that we have built at Altvia," said Brie Aletto, CEO of Altvia. "Marlin shares our strategic vision of equipping private capital market participants with purpose-built systems to drive world-class partnerships between Limited Partners and General Partners. We are thrilled to partner with Marlin as we enter the next phase of growth."
"Participants in the private capital markets are rapidly adopting new technologies to drive improvements and efficiencies as they navigate increasing demands from regulatory bodies, ESG impacts, and expanding partnerships with Limited Partners," said Nick Lukens, a managing director at Marlin. "We look forward to providing our operational expertise and financial support to further advance Altvia's position in the market, accelerate technological innovation, and enhance its existing product capabilities for its current and future customer base."
Altvia is a market-leading provider for investor and deal management systems specifically built for private capital market firms. Founded in 2006, Altvia has hundreds of clients and supports over 40,000 Limited Partner investors. The company's mobile-optimized platform (AIM, ShareSecure, Correspond and Answers) is transforming the way General Partners deliver continuous value, real-time decision support and secure communications to their valued constituents. Marquee firms across multiple verticals trust Altvia to optimize operational functions and enable critically important communications. For more information, please visit www.altvia.com.
Marlin Equity Partners is a global investment firm with over $8.1 billion of capital under management. The firm is focused on providing corporate parents, shareholders and other stakeholders with tailored solutions that meet their business and liquidity needs. Marlin invests in businesses across multiple industries where its capital base, industry relationships and extensive network of operational resources significantly strengthen a company's outlook and enhance value. Since its inception, Marlin, through its group of funds and related companies, has successfully completed over 200 acquisitions. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with an additional office in London. For more information, please visit www.marlinequity.com.
CONTACT: Brie Aletto, brie@altvia.com
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TORRINGTON, Conn., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Therap Services, the national leader in web-based documentation, reporting and communication solutions for agencies supporting people with disabilities is pleased to announce the publication of a journal article based on a collaboration with the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) based at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
This article explores the role electronic documentation solutions play, both currently and in the future, in directly and indirectly improving employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. This publication is a result of ongoing collaborative work between Therap and ICI including a recent presentation at the 2021 Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) National Conference.
Therap provides a robust suite of tools that assist people seeking employment and help agencies that provide employment services and supports. The Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation article reflects this commitment, as well as Therap's ongoing efforts to support equal access to integrated and competitive employment for all persons.
Therap is committed to being a person centered system, and our approach to Employment services is another example of our integrated approach to helping people with disabilities live full and enriching lives in their communities.
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Therap's comprehensive and HIPAA-compliant software is used in human services settings for documentation, communication, reporting, EVV and billing.
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The San Diego Padres didn’t look like a team fighting for a playoff berth on Monday.
They were thumped 12-4 by one of the majors’ worst teams, the Detroit Tigers.
San Diego, which has lost two straight, will look for a quick turnaround when it plays the second of three games in Detroit on Tuesday night.
San Diego manager Bob Melvin was mainly disappointed with the team’s defense. Though the Padres were charged with only one error, Melvin felt his squad failed to make several other routine plays.
“We need to clean it up and play focused baseball every day,” he said. “Every time we play like that, we lose. Every time we play clean baseball and focus, we put ourselves in a position to win.”
Leadoff hitter Jurickson Profar was one of the Padres’ few bright spots, as he hit his first homer since June 16 and reached base three times.
Mike Clevinger (2-3, 3.50 ERA) will start the middle game of the series for San Diego. Clevinger had one of his best outings of the season on July 17, when he limited the Arizona Diamondbacks to one run and four hits in six innings while recording a season-best eight strikeouts.
The right-hander faced the Tigers frequently when he pitched for Cleveland from 2016-20. He is 8-2 with a 1.65 ERA in 12 career appearances (11 starts) against the Tigers, including 3-2 with a 2.67 ERA in six starts at Detroit.
Rookie right-hander Garrett Hill (1-2, 5.63) will make his fourth start of the season for Detroit. He gave up three runs and five hits in five-plus innings at Oakland on Thursday.
Hill was optioned to Triple-A Toledo following that game but was recalled after Detroit suffered two more injuries to its starting staff over the weekend. The Tigers have seven starting pitchers on the injured list.
The rash of injuries is baffling to manager A.J. Hinch.
“I think we’re all guessing,” he said. “I don’t think any of us know, certainly to the level we’ve had injuries. Anyone’s guess is the right guess. We have no idea, or else we would’ve solved it a long time ago.”
Hinch finally had something to smile about after his team blasted four home runs on Monday. The Tigers entered the game with just 54 homers, 20 fewer than any other major league club. Eric Haase provided the biggest blow, a third-inning grand slam.
“We kind of love the energy that Haase brings in his at-bats, and then when the production comes with it, we’re a different team,” Hinch said.
Detroit’s Jeimer Candelario had his first multi-homer game of the season. He came into the contest with a .194 average but raised it to .203 with a three-hit night.
“One thing leads to another, especially with Jeimer, who’s an emotional player,” Hinch said. “When you start feeling good about yourself, you get a little bit more aggressive, and the (big) night continued for him.”
Miguel Cabrera also got into the act with just his fourth homer of the season and first since May 15. The Tigers had won just two of their previous 13 games prior to their offensive outburst.
–Field Level Media | https://www.kark.com/mlb/padres-eager-to-shake-off-ugly-loss-to-tigers/ | 2022-07-26T17:26:51Z | https://www.kark.com/mlb/padres-eager-to-shake-off-ugly-loss-to-tigers/ | true |
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Gold Shares (Symbol: GLD) where we have detected an approximate $769.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.4% decrease week over week (from 351,700,000 to 346,900,000). The chart below shows the one year price performance of GLD, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, GLD's low point in its 52 week range is $158.025 per share, with $193.30 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $160.40. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/gld%3A-large-outflows-detected-at-etf-0 | 2022-07-26T17:27:04Z | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/gld%3A-large-outflows-detected-at-etf-0 | true |
Asian American and Pacific Islander-owned businesses were some of the hardest hit by the pandemic, but a new grant program is providing some hope for recovery.
Cash grants ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 are now available for AAPI business owners. Businesses that launched during the pandemic and ones that were already established are eligible.
“AAPI and other minority businesses face economic barriers that too often challenge their ability to thrive,” Chiling Tong, CEO of National Ace, said.
Tong said although loans were offered to small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program, many Asian American owners didn't see that money.
“Because they did not think they qualified or they were unaware the opportunities existed,” Tong said.
Access to money isn't the only hurdle that these businesses are facing. Tong said the recent surge in anti-Asian hate and violence is also threatening their survival
She hopes the grants will help owners move past the pandemic and thrive.
Information on how to apply is available on the National Ace website. | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/aapi-business-owners-eligible-for-post-pandemic-grants | 2022-07-26T17:28:43Z | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/aapi-business-owners-eligible-for-post-pandemic-grants | true |
The Mega Millions $830 million jackpot for Tuesday’s big lottery drawing is massive, but so is the potential tax bill if someone hits all the winning numbers.
So how much money could a Mega Millions ticket that overcomes the long odds actually take home?
Nearly all lottery winners over the years have opted for the cash option and receive the money in one lump sum rather than the annuity, which is always the advertised jackpot.
The cash option for Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing is $487.9 million.
For the cash option, the winner would first have 24% — or $117,086,000 — in federal taxes chopped off the prize amount.
That’s before state taxes that vary. A potential winner who buys a ticket in New Jersey would then pay an additional 8% — or $39,032,000 — in state taxes leaving the lucky winner with $331,782,000, state lottery officials said Tuesday.
Should a ticket holder from New Jersey opt for the annuity and hit the jackpot, he or she would pay $199,200,000 in federal taxes and another $66,400,000 in state taxes for a prize of $564,400,000.
Someone who wins the jackpot and chooses the annuity receives one immediate payment and then 29 annual payments, each of which are 5% more than previous year, according to Mega Millions officials.
It’s also worth noting that if tax rates increase during the term of the annuity, then taxes are withheld at the rate that is in place at the time of the scheduled payment.
Player select the cash or annuity option when purchasing tickets. The annuity option can be changed to cash when claiming a prize, but a cash option cannot be switched to annuity, a New Jersey Lottery spokeswoman said.
Tuesday’s jackpot is the third-largest in the 20 years Mega Millions has been played and the fourth-largest in U.S. lottery history. The three largest jackpots are more than $1 billion.
The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and be televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia.
No one has hit the Mega Millions jackpot since someone in Tennessee won a $20 million prize on April 15.
The odds of a $2 ticket matching all the winning numbers (five numbers plus the Mega Ball() are 302,575,350 to 1. Players have a 1 in 12,607,306 chance of a ticket matching five numbers, but not the Mega Ball and winning at least $1 million.
Mega Millions drawings are held on Tuesday and Friday in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Jeff Goldman may be reached at jeff_goldman@njadvancemedia.com. | https://www.nj.com/lottery/2022/07/mega-millions-jackpot-hits-830m-heres-how-much-taxes-youd-pay.html | 2022-07-26T17:32:55Z | https://www.nj.com/lottery/2022/07/mega-millions-jackpot-hits-830m-heres-how-much-taxes-youd-pay.html | false |
Paul Simeone’s job is understanding new technologies and how they can help those with cognitive disabilities.
“This is a med dispenser,” Simeone said, explaining one of the devices. “It can text you, it dispenses the medication daily."
Simeone is the director of speech language pathology at Proven Behavior Solutions.
“This is really technology that helps people achieve goals that they might not be able to achieve otherwise,” he said. “People with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy.”
He also oversees the assistive technology programs here.
“These are commercially available products that are out there and it's just finding a way to make them accessible for someone who might not have the same mobility levels…or communication,” he explained.
Recently, Simeone was able to help Greg Hemenway, outfitting him with helpful tech.
Simeone worked with Hemenway to figure out what his needs were and provide him with the appropriate tech and training. This included everything from a smart oven to a pill box with a daily reminder alarm and remote support technology. Simeone said they now have the resources and – more importantly – the time to spend with people to help them learn the new tech.
Helping people like Hemenway live more independently with technology has not always been so easy.
“Ever since the Americans with Disabilities Act and the focus on people living in the community and being more integrated and included, technology has gone to center stage,” Leo Sarkissian, the executive director of The Arc of Massachusetts, said.
The Arc of Massachusetts is a part of a large federation that advocates for services for people with disabilities, specifically intellectual and developmental disabilities.
“Now we’re seeing across the country states embracing technology,” he said.
The initiative is called Technology Forward. It’s a partnership between the state, local entities and the broader community.
“We’re starting with maybe hundreds of people. We’re hoping it will get across the 40,000 plus case load at the Department of Development Services,” Sarkissian said.
States can get funding through federal reimbursement for these programs.
“Technology Forward, some places call it Technology First. Ohio, Tennessee…,” he said. “Across the country, different states are trying to do it in different ways.”
But the goal is the same.
“I've seen in the last few months a lot of people have access to things they've never had access to before. Just a lot of joy and a real feeling of empowerment for people,” Simeone said.
It also helps with the shortage of staff in this space.
“Something has to be done to support people differently because there's just not the staff there used to be,” Amy Pratt with South Shore Support Services said.
The nonprofit provides support to people with developmental disabilities.
“I think over time it’s just going to be a whole new way to support people.”
The program is just ramping up, but with advancing technology and increased funding, Simeone said the possibilities are endless. This tech can give a new feeling of independence for those who haven’t had it before.
“It’s really about equity and making sure everyone has the same access,” he said. | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/advancing-technology-can-help-those-with-cognitive-disabilities-live-more-independently | 2022-07-26T17:33:30Z | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/advancing-technology-can-help-those-with-cognitive-disabilities-live-more-independently | false |
WEST GLACIER, Mont. — The bodies of two Montana climbers who went missing in Glacier National Park over the weekend were found.
The National Park Service said a helicopter search crew found the bodies of the two men, both 67, on Monday.
In a press release, park officials said the men were set to climb Dusty Star Mountain on Thursday and planned on hiking out on Friday.
They were reported missing Sunday, park officials said.
According to park officials, park rangers found the missing climber's vehicle at a trailhead Sunday.
"An air search began on July 24 in the Dusty Star Mountain area on the east side route of approach where vegetation is extremely dense with potentially dangerous terrain," park officials said.
Park officials said a plan to recover the climbers' bodies and belongings is underway.
The identities of the men have not been released. | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/bodies-of-2-missing-montana-climbers-found-in-glacier-national-park | 2022-07-26T17:33:56Z | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/bodies-of-2-missing-montana-climbers-found-in-glacier-national-park | false |
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – Record rainfall hit the St. Louis region Tuesday morning, and flash flooding has consumed cars, homes and businesses all around the area.
As many as 11 inches of rain fell Tuesday in St. Charles County. Nearly 10.5 inches fell in the city of Clayton, the highest reported total in St. Louis County.
Many roads and interstates had closures or delays amid the flash flooding. A section of Interstate 70 was closed in St. Peters, and many other roadways were flooded. Some vehicles were completely submerged. The Missouri State Highway Patrol on Twitter urged drivers to avoid I-70. Some motorists took to social media to report being stranded for several hours.
At one point, sections of interstates 64, 55 and 44 also were closed in the St. Louis area.
Flooding was so bad that the iconic Gateway Arch even closed for the day.
There were no immediate reports of injuries to people, but several puppies drowned when water got into a building at Stray Paws Adoptables, a stray dog rescue operation in St. Peters. Firefighters in boats were able to rescue other dogs from the building.
In the city of St. Louis, the fire department rescued people from 18 homes in the same general area after floodwaters made it into houses. The fire department said on Twitter that six people and six dogs were rescued by boat, while 15 others declined to leave their homes.
While the St. Louis region got the worst of it, other places were soaked, too. The central Missouri town of Mexico received more than 6 inches of rain. Similar rainfall totals were reported in parts of southern Illinois.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/flash-flooding-hits-st-louis-area/ | 2022-07-26T17:35:18Z | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/flash-flooding-hits-st-louis-area/ | false |
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A conservative-backed initiative to publish voter registration records from across the country online for public consumption can move forward over the objections of New Mexico election regulators, a federal judge has ordered in a preliminary opinion.
Albuquerque-based U.S. District Court Judge James Browning issued an order last Friday preventing New Mexico state prosecutors from pursuing allegations of possible election code violations against the creators of VoteRef.com.
The VoteRef.com website provides searchable access to voter registration records by name and street addresses, often indicating when people voted in past elections.
The online records do not say for which candidates the people voted or how they voted on initatives. Party affiliation is listed for voters in some states but not all.
The Voter Reference Foundation that created the website advocates for voting accountability by making voter information more accessible to the public.
Following the ruling, the foundation said it would post New Mexico voter rolls online starting Tuesday.
The decision doesn’t apply to New Mexico voters enrolled in a confidential address program aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence and stalking.
New Mexico election regulators contend that the effort violates state restrictions on the purchase and dissemination of voter registration records — and is likely to discourage voter participation because people may opt out if they know that some of their voting information is being made public.
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, a Democrat, in March referred the matter the attorney general’s office for possible prosecution of the Voter Reference Foundation, which published New Mexico registration records online at the time after obtaining them through an out-of-state business. State law restricts the use of voter registration information to political campaigning and election- or government-related activities.
The foundation — backed by former GOP Senate candidate Doug Truax of Illinois — took its New Mexico records offline in response and sued the state in federal court, alleging violations of due process and free speech guarantees.
The judge’s order blocks prosecution while the case advances toward trial and said that the Voter Reference Foundation is likely to prevail in its claim as the victim of viewpoint discrimination by election regulators. Browning said New Mexico state law “does not prohibit Voter Reference — or any organization — from posting voter data online.”
The creators of VoteRef.com are “substantially likely to succeed on the merits of their claim that the Secretary of State’s referral of Voter Reference to the Attorney General for criminal prosecution and her public statements about the referral are an unconstitutional prior restraint on protected speech,” Browning said.
Truax, founder of the Restoration of America organization that funds VoteRef.com, said his group “won’t be intimidated by politicians who, for some reason, don’t want to give the people of their state easy access to election records they pay for.” He is an advocate for limiting voting access largely to in-person voting on Election Day with photo ID requirements and no same-day registration.
VoteRef.com already publishes voter registration information online from at least 28 states and Washington D.C.
Toulouse Oliver spokesman Alex Curtas called the judge’s opinion a “blow to protecting the privacy rights of every New Mexican voter.”
“The fear now is that voters will be less likely to participate in our elections because their voting information — name, residential address, party affiliation, voting history, and year of birth -– will be made easily available online for anyone to obtain and potentially manipulate,” Curtas said.
Some New Mexico neighborhoods this year have been the focus of door-to-door canvassing by volunteers for a group called New Mexico Audit Force that promotes unproven conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
The door knocking — ostensibly to verify individual voter registrations at peoples’ homes — has generated voter intimidation concerns and counterclaims of threats against canvassers. | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national/us-judge-oks-online-publication-of-new-mexico-voter-records/ | 2022-07-26T17:35:29Z | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national/us-judge-oks-online-publication-of-new-mexico-voter-records/ | true |
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s former President Ilir Meta on Monday took over the leadership of his old political party and pledged to fight government corruption through referendums.
Meta, 53, who was replaced Sunday by new President Bajram Begaj, was elected Monday as leader of a committee that would re-organize his old left-wing Socialist Movement for Integration party, or LSI, into a re-named the Party of Freedom.
After he was elected as the country’s president in 2017, Meta left the party’s post, which was taken over by his wife, Monika Kryemadhi. She resigned five years later.
Following Meta’s passionate speech against the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister Edi Rama, the LSI convention decided to change the party’s name and reorganize.
The former president started his political career with the left-wing Socialist Party, but in 2004 left it to form the smaller LSI. During his presidency, Meta often clashed with the Socialists government, blocking the nominations of ministers and vetoing legislation. | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/world-news/ap-international/albanias-ex-president-takes-over-his-old-political-party/ | 2022-07-26T17:36:31Z | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/world-news/ap-international/albanias-ex-president-takes-over-his-old-political-party/ | false |
Review: T. Oliver Reid Is BOFFO At Below in THAT SUNDAY, THAT SUMMER At 54 Below
Relationships Are Hard, So You Might As Well Sing About Em…
Heigh-Ho, My Merry Rainbow Tribe! Bobby Patrick, your RAINBOW Reviewer here. Putting the silent T in cabareT to bring you ALL the Tea!
Well, Bobby readers, Monday night's performance of T. Oliver Reid: THAT SUNDAY, THAT SUMMER at everybody's fave eatery/singery, 54 Below, was most definitely one for the books... Bobby's books especially, since we had not yet experienced this very experienced all-around performer, a veteran of more than a dozen Broadway musicals, where he has done duty covering (and occasionally replacing) everyone from Mary Sunshine all the way to Hades & Hermes and back again. As a matter of fact, he just recently fully inherited (as in his name and face on the poster inherited) the role of Hermes from our beloved Andre De Sheilds, who is departing HADES TOWN for what we are sure will be a cheery, upbeat revival of DEATH OF A SALESMAN. After seeing THAT SUNDAY, THAT SUMMER we are thoroughly convinced that not only does La De Shields leave his role in the best of hands, but they are in fact the hands of a true heir apparent, well worth the price of your ticket. Now, as you can already tell, my dearlings, this review is gonna be a rave, but Bobby is going to dig in a little and fill you in on why we rave these raves. Reid's show, a tribute to relationships, took everyone in the hall on a roller coaster ride through the hearts & flowers, darts & showers that are the mountains and valleys of this thing called love. Not just young love in its blossoming, but the love that comes in the door to stay, to fulfill, to lift you up, and sometimes to throw you back down and kick the crap out of you before it goes back to loving and fulfilling - in short, marriage. Reid himself knows whereof he speaks in this department since he and his hubby, Jeremiah, have been at it 12 years so far, and now, with expert music direction and accompaniment by Lawrence Yurman, he has crafted a show that, though he himself said is not perfect YET, perfectly captures the beauty of those rolling rollercoaster hills of love, desire, pain, and champagne.
Now, If you keep up with the Broadway and are a true fan, then you know there are players on our boards designated as understudies, covers, swings, and standbys - all of them different positions occupied by holders of Equity cards that signify those actors charged with stepping in and stepping up into parts in a musical either with some notice or with ZERO notice that the player in those parts must vacate for a night, a 2-week vacation, or, owing to a sudden and unexpected circumstance, the second act. This past year's health crisis brought these amazing performers to the fore when a high-ranking theatre professional that shall not be named here Twitter-dragged understudies as "less-thans" on our NYC stages, clearly forgetting that just making it into a Broadway show after all the singing and dancing and readings oh my means you're one of the best in the biz, which brings Bobby right back to T. Oliver Reid a master at the stepping in and stepping up. Presenting a 17-song setlist by the likes of the Bergmans, the Gershwins, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Rodgers & Charnin, and just plain Cole Porter, TOR seemed, at first blush, to be a professional nightclub performer (which indeed he is) possessed of a finely modulated lyric baritone that he used in making the room feel cozy and comfortable and ready for a good old-fashioned set of crooning and conjuring in the night. It all seemed so silky, smooth, and rich in his marriage of voice and lyrics as the swing feel in his early numbers transported everyone back in time, with THE NEARNESS OF YOU adding in an element of emotion simmering underneath. And then came his first trilogy of songs that brought in something extra - not a medley of songs mashed up into one number, mind you, but three distinct slots on his setlist that TOR sang in succession with no break between - SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST, a spritely DO I LOVE YOU, and I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN. You see, my lambs, there are wonderful performers who can take the stage and give first-rate entertainment with their voices and personalities and we all love them. Then there are those that have that certain quality of singing with emotion under control, and we all incline towards them because they feel familiar, since the emotion is familiar. Then there are the singers like T. Oliver Reid - the actors who are locked in the struggle with those emotions - not in a raw and challenging way, since this is a nightclub show, but with an edge. There is no past tense to what they are feeling in the songs, it is happening now and the words and music are what they NEED to keep the emotions at bay - sometimes just barely. It's an extra vibration within the performer's inner self, their instrument if you will, that translates the untranslateable and passes it to the audience in ways they might not understand immediately or ever. It's just there and it is relentless and unavoidable, never heavy, but full. TOR has mastered this musical acting technique that takes him that one step beyond, and then, Falsetto!
That is actually a misnomer, though, as singing in the counter-tenor vocal range of a Mary Sunshine from Kander & Ebb's CHICAGO is far more than raising your vocal pitch to a whistley, child-like timbre. TOR's performance of the gut-wrenching Gershwin standard SUMMERTIME in this voice was, in a word, thrilling. This, followed by his second trilogy of the night - 2 songs by the Bergmans, YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS, HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING and Mike Reid's I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME - gave the crowd the heartbreak portion of the evening with real tears, and then, singing a Sara Bareilles/John Legend mash up of GRAVITY and ALL OF ME to his husband in the audience gave everyone in the house the healing we all needed. Finally, THAT SUNDAY, THAT SUMMER was a story of those relationships between people who, for the most part, are loving each other for the long haul and the kitchen sink by a performer who is well worth the price, and so we give T. Oliver Reid our highest compliment when we tell you to BUY A TICKET next time he plays... oh and also our full...
5 Out Of 5 Rainbows.
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As A Founder Of The Black Theatre Coalition TOR Donated Proceeds From His Show To This Fine Organization. Read All About It: HERE | https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Review-T-Oliver-Reid-Is-BOFFO-At-Below-in-THAT-SUNDAY-THAT-SUMMER-At-54-Below-20220726 | 2022-07-26T17:37:41Z | https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Review-T-Oliver-Reid-Is-BOFFO-At-Below-in-THAT-SUNDAY-THAT-SUMMER-At-54-Below-20220726 | false |
LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Yext, Inc. ("Yext" or the "Company") (NYSE: YEXT).
Class Period: March 4, 2021 – March 8, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 16, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Yext's revenue and earnings were significantly deteriorating because of, inter alia, poor sales execution and performance, as well as COVID-19 related disruptions; (2) accordingly, Yext was unlikely to meet consensus estimates for its full year ("FY") fiscal 2022 financial results and fiscal 2023 outlook; and (3) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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DURHAM, N.C., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio Products Laboratory USA (BPL), our US affiliate located in Durham, NC, has been awarded as a 'Best Place to Work 2022' by the Triangle Business Journal. This is the second time that BPL USA has won this award, the first being in 2020.
BPL USA was one of 50 companies selected for the award based on employee survey results that examined communication and resources, manager effectiveness, personal engagement, individual needs, team dynamics, and trust in leadership. Eligible companies were required to have at least 10 employees in the 16 counties that make up the Triangle region.
The Triangle region is a thriving business community in a fast-paced, high-tech area of North Carolina, anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham, and home to a hotbed of well-known and emerging healthcare & technology companies. North Carolina has received a number of recent accolades, including being ranked as the nation's "Top State Business Climate" in 2020 and 2021 by Site Selection magazine, and ranking No. 2 on CNBC's "America's Top States for Business" list for 2021.
"We are honored to be recognised again for this award," said Bob Rossilli, US President and Chief Commercial Officer, Global Business at BPL. "As a team, we have a razor-sharp focus on delivering high-quality and clinically differentiated medicines. These are underpinned by our values, which drive how we interact with each other, and how we work together to achieve results. We are very proud to work for a company that allows us to create a sense of purpose, team cohesion, and a sense of belonging and commitment.
I believe it's our strong and differentiating corporate culture that makes us such a great place to work. Congratulations to the BPL USA team and other finalists. We look forward to celebrating with all the winners in August."
This award is further testimony of BPL's increasingly positive impact in the rare disease space. By building a culture of integrity and teamwork, and with a patient-first approach, the BPL USA team look forward to continuing its commitment to patients by raising awareness and supporting the ongoing development of innovative medicines for the world's rarest conditions.
About Bio Products Laboratory (BPL)
Recognising the importance of plasma and with many years of experience in the industry, BPL supplies high-quality plasma derived medicines to meet the needs of clinicians, patients, and customers globally. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, with a US affiliate in Durham, NC, and plasma collection centres across the United States, we are dedicated to producing medicines for the treatment of immune deficiencies, bleeding disorders and infectious diseases as well for critical care. BPL invests in the latest R&D, technology, and manufacturing methods, and continuously adapts to ensure that we continue to serve all our stakeholders effectively. For more information visit http://www.bplgroup.com or https://www.bpl-us.com.
BPL consists of two operating divisions — BPL Plasma and BPL Therapeutics. BPL Plasma, headquartered in Austin, Texas and operating in the USA, collects plasma from donors in around 29 centers across the U.S. BPL Plasma employs over 900 staff to support the needs of donors and to ensure high-quality plasma collection in all their centers. Plasma collection is regulated by both FDA and MHRA, and BPL Plasma follows industry guidelines. BPL Plasma operates plasma facilities, staffed with trained personnel, dedicated to supporting donors through the process that leads to the donation of plasma. Plasma is shipped to the headquarters of BPL Therapeutics in Elstree, United Kingdom. The plasma is fractionated, purified, and filled through the efforts of our over 1,000 employees involved in production, quality, R&D, commercial, customer services, and administrative activities. BPL's plasma-derived medicines are commercially available in the U.K., USA, and 30 plus other countries around the world through our network of local affiliates and distribution partners.
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LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Yext, Inc. ("Yext" or the "Company") (NYSE: YEXT).
Class Period: March 4, 2021 – March 8, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 16, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Yext's revenue and earnings were significantly deteriorating because of, inter alia, poor sales execution and performance, as well as COVID-19 related disruptions; (2) accordingly, Yext was unlikely to meet consensus estimates for its full year ("FY") fiscal 2022 financial results and fiscal 2023 outlook; and (3) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
Follow us for updates on Twitter: twitter.com/FRC_LAW.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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Land Pooling: DDA to issue more provisional notices to form consortiums
Notices to be sent to landowners in four sectors
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is going to issue conditional notices for the formation of consortiums in four more sectors that have been identified as part of the urban body’s Land Pooling Policy (LPP), said a senior DDA official on Tuesday.
The four sectors, which are among the 16 that have been identified as high priority by the DDA, are located in Zones N and P-II.
“We are in the process of preparing the conditional notices. A public notice will be issued after the process is completed,” the senior official said.
Earlier this month, the urban body stated that it was considering issuing conditional notices in five sectors — Sectors 1, 7 and 8 in Zone-PII, Sector 11 in Zone-N and Sector 3 in Zone-L – that have been identified as part of the LPP.
Currently, 104 villages — which have been divided into six zones and further divided into 129 sectors — have been identified for land pooling.
In mid-May, the DDA first issued conditional notices for the formation of a consortium in three sectors — Sector 10-A in Zone-N, and Sectors 2 and 3 in Zone-P-II, which are also among the high priority sectors.
Sectors where some of the eligibility criteria are met — such as a minimum participation rate of 70% — are categorised by the DDA as high priority.
However, another requirement — a minimum of 70% of the pooled land must be contiguous — is yet to be achieved. The urban agency aims to remove this roadblock by issuing conditional notices.
The issuing of conditional notices places the onus on land owners, who have expressed their interest in the scheme, to convince the remaining landowners to pool their land parcels and eliminate the roadblock of contiguity.
Senior officials at the urban body are banking on a set of proposed amendments to the Delhi Development Act, 1957. One of these amendments will make land pooling mandatory if the minimum participation rate is achieved. The other amendment is aimed at granting powers to the Centre to declare land pooling mandatory, even if the minimum threshold is not achieved.
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Tony Dow, who delighted audiences as the fan-favorite Wally Cleaver on the classic sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” died Tuesday at age 77.
The actor announced in May that he was battling cancer. His management team didn’t give a cause of death in an announcement Tuesday.
“Tony was a beautiful soul — kind, compassionate, funny and humble. It was truly a joy to just be around him,” his managers said in a post shared on Dow’s official Facebook page.
“His gentle voice and unpretentious manner was immediately comforting and you could not help but love him.”
The Los Angeles-born Dow had more than three dozen acting credits during a career that spanned six decades, but he was best known for his performance as the popular and athletic older brother of Jerry Mathews’ title character on “Leave It to Beaver.”
Dow was a main cast member on the series, which aired more than 230 episodes during its prolific run from 1957 and 1963.
“The world has lost an amazing human being, but we are all richer for the memories that he has left us. From the warm reminiscences of Wally Cleaver to those of us fortunate enough to know him personally – thank you Tony,” Dow’s managers said.
“And thank you for the reflections of a simpler time, the laughter, the friendship and for the feeling that you were a big brother to us all. We will miss you.”
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Woman kicked paramedic after drinking 'a case and a half' of boxed wine, complaint says
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Woman kicked paramedic after drinking 'a case and a half' of boxed wine, complaint says
A Washington County woman faces an aggravated assault charge after court documents say she kicked a paramedic who was transporting her. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Monday.According to a criminal complaint, 40-year-old Autumn Gnad was being transported by medics to an alcohol rehab facility when she became combative. The medic told police Gnad kicked him in the chest. When police arrived on the scene, the complaint said Gnad told them she drank at least "a case and a half" of boxed wine. Police said Gnad was highly intoxicated. Once police transported her to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, the complaint alleges Gnad kicked a patrolman.No further details were released.
A Washington County woman faces an aggravated assault charge after court documents say she kicked a paramedic who was transporting her.
The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Monday.
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According to a criminal complaint, 40-year-old Autumn Gnad was being transported by medics to an alcohol rehab facility when she became combative. The medic told police Gnad kicked him in the chest.
When police arrived on the scene, the complaint said Gnad told them she drank at least "a case and a half" of boxed wine. Police said Gnad was highly intoxicated.
Once police transported her to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, the complaint alleges Gnad kicked a patrolman.
No further details were released. | https://www.wtae.com/article/woman-kicked-paramedic-after-drinking-a-case-and-a-half-of-boxed-wine-complaint-says/40719610 | 2022-07-26T17:51:12Z | https://www.wtae.com/article/woman-kicked-paramedic-after-drinking-a-case-and-a-half-of-boxed-wine-complaint-says/40719610 | true |
U.B.: Can your government help finance it yourself ? Or have enough funds available that would require your participation, at least of invoiced receievabes which are non - negotiable which by doing both might put the US and Russia \"more of less \"equal.\nNo reply required (these words belong not only you), but my answers to many more QI, I had not seen...: I have the answers: we have to take these days what money have (CNN) — Tony Dow, an actor and director best known for his role as “The Beaver’s” older brother Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” died Tuesday, according to his agent. He was 77.
“It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our beloved Tony this morning,” Frank Bilotta and Renee James, Dow’s managers, announced in a statement. “Tony was a beautiful soul – kind, compassionate, funny and humble. It was truly a joy to just be around him. His gentle voice and unpretentious manner was immediately comforting and you could not help but love him. The world has lost an amazing human being, but we are all richer for the memories that he has left us. From the warm reminiscences of Wally Cleaver to those of us fortunate enough to know him personally – thank you Tony. And thank you for the reflections of a simpler time, the laughter, the friendship and for the feeling that you were a big brother to us all.”
No cause of death was shared, but Dow revealed in May that he had been diagnosed with cancer.
Dow was thrust into stardom at age 12, when he was cast on the soon-to-be-smash sitcom “Leave It to Beaver.” In the role, Dow helped create the archetype of a suburban nuclear family and became a household name to millions of viewers. The show ran from 1957 to 1963.
In a January interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Dow recalled learning over a hamburger and malt that he was offered the part after auditioning on a whim.
“There went my life,” he said.
Wally Cleaver, the straight-arrow teenage son, star athlete and Boy Scout, became inextricably tied to Dow, who said he struggled to stand on his own.
“It’s sad to be famous at 12 years old or something, and then you grow up and become a real person, and nothing’s happened for you,” he told CBS.
Dow, who said he experienced undiagnosed depression from age 20 to age 40, spoke out for decades about his mental health challenges, long before it was common for celebrities to disclose that information publicly. In 1993, he was an honorary speaker at a convention for the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association.
“I realize there’s a perceived irony about this,” he told the Baltimore Sun of his depression in 1993. “You know, the fact that I was in a TV program that epitomized the supposed ideal world of the ’50s, and here I’m suffering from depression. But I’m just one of millions.”
Dow told CBS that once he accepted his diagnosis and began treatment, he found hope. He channeled that hope into art, too, sculpting ornate pieces at his home studio.
“I think people should take the leap of faith that they can feel better,” he said.
Dow continued to work in Hollywood, taking parts in TV series and even reprising his role in “The New Leave It to Beaver” in the 1980s. He also directed episodes of series like “Harry and the Hendersons,” “Coach” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”
Jerry Mathers, who starred opposite Dow as Beaver on their hit sitcom, told fans earlier this month that he’d been in contact with Dow, whose managers said had been “in and out of the hospital with various complications and treatments.”
Bilotta and James, Dow’s management team, thanked their client for his work, “for the reflections of a simpler time, the laughter, the friendship and for the feeling that you were a big brother to us all.”
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(The Hill) — White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN New Day on Tuesday that making an emergency declaration around monkeypox is under “active consideration.”
“That’s something that’s obviously under active consideration,” Fauci, also the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said when New Day reporter John Berman asked him about an emergency declaration for the virus.
Fauci said of the response to monkeypox overall: “We’re doing well, but we’ve got to do much better.”
Monkeypox primarily affects “men who have sex with men,” according to Fauci, but can be more concerning in those already diagnosed with viral infections such as HIV.
“There’s an entire layered group of people who are at risk,” Fauci said, emphasizing that vaccination against monkeypox should spread beyond the group of people who have already been exposed to the virus.
Fauci also touched on the state of President Joe Biden, who announced Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19.
When Berman asked if Biden had tested negative yet, Fauci said, “I don’t know, but I doubt it.”
“It would be unusual to test negative so quickly,” he elaborated.
Fauci said he had discussed the president’s condition with Dr. Kevin O’Connor, White House physician, on Monday and that Biden seems to be doing well.
“He’s completed his five days, now the decision is about what are we going to go from here regarding continued testing and how soon are we going to get him out back to the — he’s doing his job right now for sure virtually — but how do we get him back out,” Fauci said.
He continued, speaking of Biden: “He’s feeling really very well, in fact each day he’s improved more and more to the point now where he really does feel quite well.” | https://www.wric.com/health/fauci-monkeypox-emergency-declaration-under-active-consideration/ | 2022-07-26T17:59:00Z | https://www.wric.com/health/fauci-monkeypox-emergency-declaration-under-active-consideration/ | false |
YouTuber sanctioned over Russian 'propaganda'
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A British YouTuber has been sanctioned by the UK government over claims that he has spread pro-Russian propaganda during its invasion of Ukraine.
Graham Phillips was condemned in April for filming an interview with captured British national Aiden Aslin.
He was banned from Ukraine in 2014, but managed to return to the country shortly after Russian forces launched their invasion in February.
He is one of 42 people named in the latest round of sanctions.
They include leaders of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics and 29 regional governors across Russia.
The move means that Mr Phillips - who says he largely relies on crowdfunding and is currently in the Donbas region of Ukraine - will have his assets frozen in the UK.
He has described himself as an independent journalist and documentary maker who acts with "complete integrity".
But he has been accused of spreading pro-Russian conspiracies and disinformation to his 318,000 subscribers on YouTube for many years.
The UK government said he had "produced and published media content that supports and promotes actions and policies which destabilise Ukraine and undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine".
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the government would "continue to impose harsh sanctions on those who are trying to legitimise Putin's illegal invasion until Ukraine prevails."
Mr Phillips was accused by an MP of committing a war crime in his interview with Mr Aslin, who was handcuffed and bruised after being taken prisoner by Russian troops while fighting as a Ukrainian Marine in Mariupol.
Robert Jenrick said the interview was a "flagrant breach of the Geneva Convention" as it had shown Mr Aslin "being interviewed under duress for propaganda purposes".
The 45-minute video showed Mr Phillips claiming Mr Aslin, who has dual UK and Ukraine citizenship, was a "mercenary" rather than a prisoner of war, and telling him he could face the death penalty.
Mr Aslin had been serving in Ukraine's military before Russia invaded. His family said he had moved to Mykolaiv in 2018 where he met his girlfriend.
The video was removed by Youtube, which said it was also preventing Mr Phillips from receiving money from advertisements - although his channel is still available on the platform.
Mr Phillips was born in Nottingham before later moving to Scotland, where he attended Perth High School and studied at Dundee University. He is understood to have been living in London when the Russian invasion started.
He was banned from Ukraine after being arrested while working for Russian state broadcaster RT during the invasion of Crimea in 2014, but was regularly able to film in Russian-held areas of the country after the ban was imposed.
'Showing the truth'
His videos have included suggestions that the Bucha massacre did not happen, with Mr Phillips claiming that he had not seen any "inappropriate actions" towards civilians by Russian forces during his time in the region.
Responding to the announcement that he had now been sanctioned, he told BBC Scotland he would "continue my work, showing the truth from here in Donbas".
He added: "I didn't have any opportunity to defend myself, no-one notified me, there are no real charges against me, just that the British government doesn't like my work, so I'm sanctioned.
"So every journalist in the UK take note, if the British government don't like your work, this can happen to you.
"As for my work, you can say what you will about it, but it is what it is - independent British journalism".
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At its creation in July 1947, the CIA delivered briefings to President Harry Truman that would still sound current in today's news feeds.
The many examples include American citizens who couldn't get exit visas to leave the Soviet Union. Moscow's financial and trade disputes with Europe. And intrigue over Soviet dealings with Iran.
Here's CIA Director William Burns just last week at the Aspen Security Forum:
- "These are awful and shameful steps, (for Russia) to hold American citizens for political leverage."
- Russian leader Vladimir Putin's "bet is that winter's coming, so he can strangle the Ukrainian economy and wear down European publics and leaderships."
- "Russians and Iranians need each other right now. But if they need each other, they don't really trust each other."
So the storylines are familiar. But it's often been a turbulent journey since Truman signed the National Security Act that created the spy agency. Truman's explicit goal was to centralize the multiple and sometimes contradictory intelligence streams coming into the White House from separate U.S. military branches, law enforcement and the State Department.
Over the decades, CIA successes included keeping close watch on the Soviet Union with spy planes, satellites and human agents so Cold War tensions didn't spiral out of control.
Failures often involved military adventures gone awry, such as the disastrous Bay of Pigs operation in 1961, just one of many unsuccessful attempts to oust Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
"You have that constant schizophrenia in CIA history," said Tom Blanton, who heads the National Security Archive, a private research group in Washington that studies the U.S. intelligence community.
"The great successes the CIA has had have been the way in which it reduced the possibility of confrontation in a nuclear age," he said. "You really enhanced American national security over all those years by giving us much better information about the world."
But Blanton is quick to add, "the places where the CIA has gone wrong has been in its handling of agents, its covert operations, its paramilitary, which raised the possibilities of confrontation, raised the danger."
One of the agency's darkest periods was the early 2000s. First came the failure to foresee the al-Qaida attacks on 9/11. This was followed by the false assessment on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Then came the CIA's torture program of terror suspects.
Stanford University's Amy Zegart said that program did lasting damage to the CIA's record.
"As Mike Hayden, former CIA director, has said very colorfully, any president that wants to approve waterboarding in the future should bring his own bucket," said Zegart, the author of Spies, Lies and Algorithms.
The 9/11 attacks put the CIA on a dramatically different course. The agency went from an emphasis on traditional spy work — collecting intelligence and recruiting foreign spies — to a focus on paramilitary operations directed at groups like al-Qaida.
Former CIA officer Doug London said the agency lost sight of its core mission.
"The focus on counterterrorism really put the United States and the CIA on a kinetic path, really moving it away from operating in the shadows and more as an extension of the military," said London.
London says his own 34-year career at the CIA mirrored this transformation.
"Where the first 17 years of my career was really focused on Russia and other principal rivals, that changed overnight, on 9/11, to terrorism," he said.
And so it went until he retired in 2018. His final job was overseeing the CIA's counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan.
He says the urgency of the U.S. wars meant the CIA wasn't paying enough attention to evolving threats elsewhere.
"Russia and China were becoming much more aggressive in applying the rules of this hybrid warfare of disinformation that the United States was very slow to adapt to," said London, emphasizing a theme he writes about in his book, The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of Intelligence.
Amy Zegart puts it this way: "Intelligence officers should be gatherers. Military officers are hunters. And the more the CIA is hunting, the less the CIA is gathering. There's a real need for the agency to move away from its counterterrorism, battlefield-focused operations to put more time and more attention on these strategic questions."
CIA Director Burns is moving in that direction.
He's created a China Mission Center dedicated to the country seen as the most serious long-term U.S. adversary. However, this project is seen as a major challenge given China's vast, cutting-edge surveillance systems that make the country so difficult for foreign intelligence agencies to penetrate.
More immediately, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also ushered in a new chapter for the CIA.
As the agency came to believe Russia was planning an attack, Burns flew to Moscow late last year and spoke with Putin.
"Burns could say, 'Look, we're listening to you guys. We know you're going to go in. I just want to tell you: bad idea. It's not going to work out for you,' " Tom Blanton said. "Putin wouldn't hear him, but it was great intelligence. The CIA knew something that the individual Russian soldier on the front line did not know."
In addition, the Biden administration went public with some of the U.S. intelligence on Russia's plans — a move met by skepticism — until it proved accurate.
"I think this was a signature moment for the agency," said Zegart. The CIA "put the truth out before the lie, saying, 'Don't believe a word Vladimir Putin's going to tell you. He's lying.' "
This approach, she said, is likely a blueprint for the future.
Greg Myre is an NPR national security correspondent. Follow him @gregmyre1.
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Russia signals space station pullout, but NASA says it's not official yet
The ISS arrangement between the United States and Russia is one of the last links of civil cooperation between the two countries as relations have sunk to their lowest point since the Cold War over Russia began its war in Ukraine on Feb. 24.
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Russia's new space chief on Tuesday signaled his country's intent to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, but a senior NASA official said Moscow has not communicated its intent to pull out of the two-decade-old orbital partnership with the United States.
"Of course, we will fulfill all our obligations to our partners, but the decision about withdrawing from the station after 2024 has been made," Yuri Borisov, the newly appointed director general of Russia's space agency, told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
But Robyn Gatens, the director of the space station for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said her Russian counterparts have not communicated any such intent, as required by the intergovernmental agreement on the station.
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"Nothing official yet," Gatens said in an interview at an International Space Station (ISS) conference in Washington.
"We literally just saw that as well. We haven't gotten anything official."
The ISS arrangement between the United States and Russia is one of the last links of civil cooperation between the two countries as relations have sunk to their lowest point since the Cold War over Russia began its war in Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Still, NASA and Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, have been in talks to extend Russia's participation on the space station to 2030, and the White House earlier this year approved NASA's plans to continue running the orbital laboratory until then.
Russian space chief Borisov's remarks followed a pattern similar to those of his predecessor, Dmitry Rogozin, who during his tenure would occasionally signal an intent to withdraw from the space station -- in contrast with official talks between NASA and Roscosmos.
Asked for clarification on Russia's space station plans, a Roscosmos spokeswoman referred Reuters to Borisov's remarks without saying whether it represented the agency's official position.
NASA has seen Russia as crucial to keeping the space station running, and agency officials are keen on keeping the partnership in place through 2030, officials have previously said.
A football field-sized orbital science laboratory some 250 miles (400 km) above Earth, the station counts Canada, Japan and the European Space Agency as other key partners, though Russia and the U.S. are regarded as the outpost's core stakeholders -- Russian thrusters control the station's position in orbit, while an American power grid keeps the outpost running.
Earlier this month, Russia and the U.S. agreed to resume sharing astronaut flights to the space station, allowing cosmonauts to fly on American vehicles in exchange for American astronauts flying on Russia's Soyuz.
Former Russian space chief Rogozin had previously said as director general that Russia could not agree to extend his country's role on the ISS beyond 2024 unless the U.S. lifts sanctions on two Russian companies that had been blacklisted for their suspected military ties.
Putin removed Rogozin as space chief on July 15, replacing him with Borisov, a former deputy prime minister and deputy defense minister.
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Man’s 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot
(AP) - A man who attacked police officers with poles during the riot at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five years in prison, matching the longest term of imprisonment so far among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions.
Mark Ponder, a 56-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., said he “got caught up” in the chaos that erupted on Jan. 6, 2021, and “didn’t mean for any of this to happen.”
“I wasn’t thinking that day,” Ponder told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, asking her for mercy before she sentenced him to five years and three months in prison.
That was three months longer than the prison sentence requested by prosecutors. And it’s the same sentence that Chutkan gave Robert Palmer, a Florida man who also pleaded guilty to assaulting police at the Capitol.
More than 200 other Capitol riot defendants have been sentenced so far. None received a longer prison sentence than Ponder or Palmer.
Chutkan said Ponder was “leading the charge” against police officers trying to hold off the mob that disrupted Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
“This is not ‘caught up,’ Mr. Ponder,” she said. “He was intent on attacking and injuring police officers. This was not a protest.”
Chutkan has consistently taken a hard line in punishing Capitol rioters. She has handed down terms of imprisonment to all 13 riot defendants who have come before her, matching or exceeding the Justice Department’s sentencing recommendation in every case, according to an Associated Press review of court records.
Prosecutors had recommended a five-year prison sentence for Ponder, who has been jailed since his arrest in March 2021.
In April, Ponder pleaded guilty to an assault charge punishable by a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Federal sentencing guidelines called for a prison term ranging from nearly five years to just under six years, but Chutkan wasn’t bound by those recommendations.
More than 100 police officers were injured during the riot.
Defense attorney Joseph Conte said Ponder was “caught up in the madness that was January 6.” Conte asked for a sentence below the guidelines range.
Ponder swung a pole at a Capitol police officer on the Capitol’s West Plaza, breaking it against the officer’s shield. After retreating into the crowd, Ponder grabbed a sturdier pole colored in red, white, and blue stripes. He used it to assault two other officers, hitting one of them in the left shoulder, before police detained and handcuffed him.
Outnumbered officers released Ponder because they couldn’t get a police vehicle to transport him. They told him to leave the Capitol, but Ponder stayed and joined a mob of rioters clashing with police at a tunnel.
After his arrest, Ponder told FBI agents that he typically supports police but viewed the officers as “part of the problem” that day.
“At some point in time, the way this country is going, you gonna have to pick a side,” he said, according to prosecutors.
Ponder attended the “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6 to hear then-President Donald Trump’s speech and to “peacefully protest the results of the election and the lack of attention to alleged voting irregularities,” Conte wrote in a court filing.
“He did so with no intent to do anything but add his voice to the vocal protests over the injustice he perceived had happened in the election,” the attorney added. “Unfortunately, he got caught up in the riotous atmosphere of the crowd and erroneously perceived the police as standing in the way of the crowd’s desire to protest the election results.”
Ponder has a substantial criminal record spanning three decades, including a 2008 conviction for bank robbery, according to prosecutors.
More than 840 people have been charged with federal crimes for their conduct at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Over 350 riot defendants have pleaded guilty or been convicted by a jury or a judge after trials.
More than 220 of them have been sentenced, including approximately 100 who received a term of imprisonment. Ponder is the 15th to be sentenced to a prison term exceeding one year.
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Lloyds to close 66 branches this winter - full list of those shutting
The announcement comes just two months after the lender announced plans to shut 28 branches between August and November.
Tuesday 26 July 2022 17:55, UK
Lloyds Banking Group has announced it will close 66 branches this winter.
Between October and January, 48 Lloyds Bank branches and 18 Halifax branches will shut - the latest in a broad trend of big banks quitting the high street.
It comes just two months after the lender announced plans to shut 28 branches between August and November.
Russell Galley, director of consumer relationships at Lloyds Banking Group said: "Our customers have more choice than ever in how they bank with us.
"As our customers do more online, visits to some branches have fallen by as much as 85% over the last five years.
"Alongside our digital, online and telephone services, we'll continue to invest in our branches, but they need to be in the right places, where they're well-used."
Lloyds said there will be no compulsory or voluntary redundancies, with staff able to move to other branches or another part of the business.
According to trade union, Unite, more than 5,000 bank and building society branches have closed since 2015.
But Lloyds insists it has 19.1 million online customers and 15.6 million app users, showing the increasing popularity of digital banking.
It has also promised that all of the branches set to close have at least one free ATM within half a mile, and a Post Office within 1.1 miles.
Once all the announced closures are complete, there will be 646 Lloyds Bank, 510 Halifax and 165 Bank of Scotland branches remaining.
The branches due to close between October and January are:
Lloyds, Bromyard
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Lloyds, Cheadle
Lloyds, Lytham St Annes
Lloyds, New Ollerton
Lloyds, Paternoster Sq, London
Lloyds, Earls Court Rd, London
Lloyds, Leadenhall St, London
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Lloyds, Barton upon Humber
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Britney Spears accuses mom Lynne Spears of abuse: ‘You all ruined it for me’
Britney Spears has taken to Instagram again to accuse her family of abusing her during her 13-year conservatorship.
In a lengthy statement posted Monday on Instagram, the pop musician called out her mother, Lynne Spears, for allegedly shunning her, lying to her and exploiting her while pretending to be a model parent. She leveled the allegations hours after her mother denied ignoring text messages the “Gimme More” artist sent her from a mental health facility in 2019.
“Yo ma did you also let people know that’s one of the only times you [texted] me back?” Britney Spears wrote. “Play the responsible perfect parent and go to church in Louisiana ... it’s a joke !!! You all ruined it for me ... I don’t ever remember getting a text from you !!!”
In her Instagram post, the Grammy winner accused her mother of hiding coffee from her “every single morning” and only displaying photos of her youngest daughter, Jamie Lynn Spears, and Jamie Lynn’s daughter Maddie in the kitchen. Britney Spears wrote that when she tried to add a picture of herself to the mix “every single morning,” her mother would allegedly put it away while her older daughter was sleeping.
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Britney Spears also alleged that Lynne Spears stayed at the singer’s beach house while the "...Baby One More Time” hitmaker “couldn’t even have” the keys to her own car. Additionally, the performer reminded her mother that she was allegedly forced to attend three A.A. meetings per week, despite hating alcohol.
“You have some nerve showing your texts when you know you guys hurt me so bad it’s not even funny !!!” Britney Spears continued.
Later in her statement, Britney Spears claimed that her mother acted like she “had no idea what was going on” when the conservatorship began, despite knowing about the arrangement for weeks. Not long after the conservatorship went into effect, Britney Spears said, her mother mined her daughter’s heartbreak for her book, “Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World,” while Britney Spears’ ex-husband Kevin Federline “took” their children away from her.
‘I share this because I am aware of my love ... to sing,’ Britney Spears captioned a clip of her singing '...Baby One More Time’ — with new lyrics.
Britney Spears also recalled Lynne Spears allegedly going out for drinks with her daughter-in-law “every night” and getting her “stupid pictures taken” while the pop star couldn’t see her boyfriend or “go anywhere” under the conservatorship.
In November, a Los Angeles judge finally terminated the conservatorship that had been in place since 2008.
“You abused me,” Spears wrote. “Yes I will say it and it blows my mind that you still play the prayer loving mom.”
Earlier this week, Lynne Spears appealed to her daughter via Instagram after Britney Spears’ childhood friend Jansen Fitzgerald released screenshots of the “full” version of a text conversation she allegedly had with the “Circus” vocalist in 2019. According to Page Six, Fitzgerald defended herself on social media after Britney Spears claimed that both her friend and mother never texted her back when she asked for help while staying at a mental health facility in 2019.
“Britney, I have all the ‘whole conversations’ as well!” Lynne Spears wrote Monday on Instagram. “I hurt for you that you feel the people who love you the most betrayed you! Let me come to you! I love you!”
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Shelter puppies drown in flash flooding at animal rescue in Missouri
Published: Jul. 26, 2022 at 1:01 PM CDT|Updated: 9 minutes ago
ST. PETERS, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) – Many puppies drowned at an animal shelter near St. Louis following massive flooding all over the area.
Stray Paws Rescue told KMOV that “all” their puppies drowned in the floodwaters but did not specify how many. The adult dogs are reportedly OK.
First responders brought several large dogs by boat from the shelter to dry land.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) was included in Forbes magazine's America's Best Employers for Women 2022 list for the third consecutive year.
The list was compiled based on an independent survey of 50,000 U.S. employees, including 30,000 women, working for companies with at least 1,000 employees. Participants were asked to rate their employer based on working conditions, salary and wage, diversity and likelihood to recommend their employer to others. These responses were then reviewed for potential gender gaps, which were then reflected in the company's score. Female respondents were then asked to rate their organization based on parental leave, family support, discrimination and pay equity. Respondents were also asked to rank their employer based on the share of women in executive roles and nominate other companies based on their diversity efforts. The 400 companies that received the highest total scores were named to the list.
"AEP prides itself on attracting and retaining a talented, diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve," said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP chairman, president and chief executive officer. "This award showcases our dedication to building an inclusive, supportive company culture, and we'll continue to develop programs to support our female colleagues."
Learn more about AEP's strategy to build the workforce of the future.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is powering a cleaner, brighter energy future for its customers and communities. AEP's approximately 16,700 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electricity transmission system and more than 224,000 miles of distribution lines to safely deliver reliable and affordable power to 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 31,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including more than 7,100 megawatts of renewable energy. The company's plans include growing its renewable generation portfolio to approximately 50% of total capacity by 2030. AEP is on track to reach an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 levels by 2030 and has committed to achieving net zero by 2050. AEP is recognized consistently for its focus on sustainability, community engagement, and diversity, equity and inclusion. AEP's family of companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more information, visit aep.com.
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- First-of-its-kind oral care center celebrates ribbon-cutting ceremony with Stanley Bergman, Henry Schein Chairman, and CEO; Rahma Samow, EVP & Global Head DSO, Straumann Group
- Free, comprehensive dental care to be offered to estimated 2,500 underserved patients annually
CHICAGO, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TAG - The Aspen Group, a nationwide leader in consumer health care, today debuted its TAG Oral Care Center for Excellence – a state-of-the-art clinic designed to provide comprehensive dental care at no cost to underserved Illinois residents.
"We're thrilled to officially open the TAG Oral Care Center after many years of intensive planning, organizing, and building," said Bob Fontana, chairman, and CEO of TAG. "We're extremely proud to put our resources, clinical expertise, and passion toward expanding access to quality dental care for underserved patients in Illinois. We believe that the services provided at the TAG Oral Care Center have the power and potential to change people's lives for the better, and we can't wait to get to work."
The new 25,000 sq. ft. clinic – centrally located in Chicago's West Loop – will offer patients access to the latest dental care technology and services offered by a team of dentists and dental support staff for up to 2,500 qualifying patients each year. To qualify, patients must be Illinois residents who are eligible for Medicaid, or who are uninsured with a household income that is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Patients will receive comprehensive dental care, including fillings, extractions, non-surgical periodontal treatment, dental implants, and associated restorations, 3D imaging and scanning, and restorative dentistry, including crowns, bridges, and dentures.
"The TAG Oral Care Center for Excellence will fill a critical gap for thousands of underserved patients in Illinois who struggle to access routine dental services," said Dr. Julie Frantsve-Hawley, CAE, executive director of the TAG Oral Care Center for Excellence. "To have reached this remarkable milestone is a testament to the efforts of so many – policymakers, local community organizations, our corporate sponsors, TAG doctors and teams, and many more. I hope it gives everyone involved a reason to smile a little brighter today."
The center was made possible with the support and advocacy of Representative Lakesia Collins (D-Chicago) and Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago), the Senate's Majority Caucus Chair, who shepherded legislation through the General Assembly in 2021 to expand the opportunity for licensed dentists to provide free care to underserved Illinois residents through education and training programs.
"As a former healthcare provider myself, I uniquely understood the value a facility like the Oral Care Center could offer to residents of my district, too many of whom simply can't afford quality dental care," said Rep. Collins. "I was proud to sponsor this bill to help overcome this challenge in our community with the opening of the TAG Oral Care Center."
"Regular dental care is critical for overall good health, but for so many underserved communities, it's simply not a realistic option to maintain good oral health," said Sen. Hunter. "With clinics like the Oral Care Center, we can start to reverse that reality so that no matter where you live, you can get the care you need to support healthy living."
The TAG Oral Care Center for Excellence builds on TAG's history of breaking down barriers and expanding access to care. TAG is committed to meeting patients where they are and empowering leading clinicians and teams to provide state-of-the-art care through strategic professional development initiatives and access to the latest dental technology.
Most recently, Aspen Dental, one of TAG's core consumer brands providing dental care through doctor-owned practices across the country, hosted its annual Day of Service, providing free dental care to over 3,000 veterans and their family members. This annual initiative seeks to close the gap in dental care for veterans who are only eligible for dental benefits through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs if they're 100% disabled, have a service-related mouth injury, or were a prisoner of war. The TAG Oral Care Center seeks to build on that foundation of service for many years to come.
If you would like to enquire about booking an appointment at the new center and believe you fit the criteria, call 1-866-TAG-OCCE or visit our website: https://www.aspendental.com/tag-oral-care-center/patient
TAG – The Aspen Group was built on the simple idea of bringing better health care to more people. TAG and the independent healthcare practices it supports operate more than 1,100 locations in 45 states through its four consumer healthcare brands: Aspen Dental®, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers®, WellNow Urgent Care®, and Chapter Aesthetic StudioSM. Combined, the companies serve more than 35,000 patients a day and more than 8 million patients each year. TAG is headquartered at 800 W. Fulton Market in Chicago. For more information, visit teamtag.com, and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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BENSALEM, Pa., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against IonQ, Inc. ("IonQ" or the "Company") (NYSE: IONQ).
Class Period: March 30, 2021 – May 2, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 1, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their IonQ investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) that the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) that IonQ's quantum computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) that a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper round-tripping transactions with related parties; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.
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New Part Numbers Now Available for Passenger Cars, Trucks Across Monroe's Product Offerings
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Monroe® shocks and struts, a leading global brand from Tenneco Inc.'s (NYSE: TEN) DRiV Motorparts group, has introduced new part numbers for its Quick-Strut® assemblies, OESpectrum® shocks and struts, Magnum® strut assemblies, new Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense™ shocks and struts, and Reflex® shocks. With this July release, Monroe's product coverage expands by more than 6.5 million vehicles in operation (VIO), offering parts for passenger vehicles and light trucks.
Now available for more than 1.4 million VIO, Monroe Quick-Strut assemblies utilize vehicle-specific designs that are durability-tested to meet or exceed OE structural quality standards and durability requirements. The application-specific coil springs, constructed of high-quality SAE, US-grade steel, provide strength and durability, and either meet or exceed OE standards for spring performance. Each Quick-Strut assembly also features strut rods engineered to bend up to 15mm with no cracking or fracturing for superior ride handling and control. A protective coating throughout resists rust and corrosion for longer wear, even under severe weather conditions. Quick-Strut coverage in the US and Canada is now available for the 2021 Honda Civic sedan and 2020-2016 Civic sedan and coupe (excluding Type-R Touring and Si; Monroe part #173081R (front right) and #173081L (front left)).
13 new part numbers are also available for Monroe OESpectrum shocks and struts, covering 17 domestic and 69 import applications. OESpectrum shocks and struts are equipped with premium technology specific to the application with either Twin Technology Active Control System™ to isolate noise, vibration and harshness while providing exceptional control under most driving conditions; or monotube technology for improved performance and stability designed for vehicles that were originally equipped with monotube shock absorbers. OESpectrum Monotube shocks coverage is now available for the 2014-2003 Volvo XC90 (excluding self-leveling suspension; Monroe part #39144, rear).
Monroe OESpectrum struts are also new for 2022-2014 Jeep Cherokee AWD models (excluding off-road packages, TrailHawk and 75th Anniversary models; Monroe part #73125 (front right) and #73126 (front left)).
Designed for performance to meet the demands of today's high-mileage, heavy-load and frequent-start-stop light commercial fleet vehicles, Monroe Magnum strut assemblies have a PTFE-coated bearing to protect the rod and reduce damage to the seal, providing owners with increased durability and extended service life. A variable rate coil spring maintains ride height under various loading conditions, while premium, vehicle-specific technology automatically adjusts to absorb road impacts while minimizing weight transfer and roll-and-dive. Two new part numbers are available for 24 domestic applications, including 2021-2014 Ram ProMaster 1500/2500/3500 (Monroe part #153007L (front left) and #153007R (front right).
New from Monroe is the Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense line of shocks and struts. Designed specifically for luxury European vehicles equipped with electronic suspensions, Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense is engineered as a direct replacement for OE shocks, matching their design for an easy, "plug and play" installation and a customizable driving experience. Featuring Continuously Variable Semi-Active (CVSAe) with external valve technology from Monroe Intelligent Suspension's OE technology portfolio, RideSense products deliver optimal control and road-holding capabilities under all types of driving conditions, adapting as road conditions change. Each Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense product contains a self-lubricating fluid seal to retain gas and reduce excess friction against the chrome-plated piston rod, providing longer life through the reduction of premature wear. 18 new RideSense part numbers are now available in the US and Canada with exclusive* coverage for a variety of premium European vehicles and include shock absorbers for the 2013-2008 Mercedes Benz C300 with electronic suspension; and 2007-2004 Volvo S60 AWD and 2007-2003 V70 2.5L AWD with electronic suspension.
Ideal for vehicles with a high center of gravity, Reflex light truck shocks feature ASD valving technology that automatically adjusts the unit to absorb impact. This is essential to reducing vehicle roll and dive, improving overall stability. The Reflex shock is now available for the 2022-2021 Ford F-150 1/2 Ton 4WD Monroe part #911391, rear (excluding Limited, Raptor, Tremor, and Electronic Suspension).
"Monroe is constantly innovating and expanding our product lines to provide technicians with reliable, quality products to install on their customers' vehicles with confidence," said Joe Robinson, brand director, Monroe. "Regionally, we always have eyes on what types of vehicles are coming into our customers' shops, and as such, will continue to develop products to address these needs. Our main goal is to give technicians the easy choice when it comes to shocks and struts with easy-to-install products that are durability-tested to strict standards for a lasting repair to help reduce the inconvenience of vehicle comebacks."
To learn more about Monroe ride control products, visit www.monroe.com or contact a Monroe supplier. Connect with Monroe on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
Monroe Quick-Strut assemblies, Magnum strut assemblies, OESpectrum shocks and struts, and Reflex shocks and struts are covered by a limited lifetime warranty and the brand's exclusive "Feel the Difference™" Guarantee money-back consumer offer. Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense shocks and struts are covered by a 5-year limited warranty and the brand's exclusive "Feel the Difference" Guarantee money-back consumer offer. Restrictions apply. See www.monroe.com for more information.
*As of July 1st, 2022
About Tenneco
Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with full year 2021 revenues of $18 billion and approximately 71,000 team members working at more than 260 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.
Visit www.tenneco.com to learn more.
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ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – Record rainfall hit the St. Louis region Tuesday morning, and flash flooding has consumed cars, homes and businesses all around the area.
As many as 11 inches of rain fell Tuesday in St. Charles County. Nearly 10.5 inches fell in the city of Clayton, the highest reported total in St. Louis County.
Many roads and interstates had closures or delays amid the flash flooding. A section of Interstate 70 was closed in St. Peters, and many other roadways were flooded. Some vehicles were completely submerged. The Missouri State Highway Patrol on Twitter urged drivers to avoid I-70. Some motorists took to social media to report being stranded for several hours.
At one point, sections of interstates 64, 55 and 44 also were closed in the St. Louis area.
Flooding was so bad that the iconic Gateway Arch even closed for the day.
There were no immediate reports of injuries to people, but several puppies drowned when water got into a building at Stray Paws Adoptables, a stray dog rescue operation in St. Peters. Firefighters in boats were able to rescue other dogs from the building.
In the city of St. Louis, the fire department rescued people from 18 homes in the same general area after floodwaters made it into houses. The fire department said on Twitter that six people and six dogs were rescued by boat, while 15 others declined to leave their homes.
While the St. Louis region got the worst of it, other places were soaked, too. The central Missouri town of Mexico received more than 6 inches of rain. Similar rainfall totals were reported in parts of southern Illinois.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/flash-flooding-hits-st-louis-area/ | 2022-07-26T18:15:59Z | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/flash-flooding-hits-st-louis-area/ | true |
JERSEYDALE, Calif. — Firefighters continue to make progress against a huge California forest fire that forced evacuations for thousands of people and destroyed 41 homes and other buildings near Yosemite National Park, officials said Tuesday.
Crews battling the Oak Fire in Mariposa County got a break from increased humidity levels as monsoonal moisture moved through the Sierra Nevada foothills, said a Tuesday morning report by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
After minimal growth Monday and overnight, the blaze had consumed more than 28 square miles (72 square km) of forest land, with 26% containment on Tuesday, Cal Fire said. The cause was under investigation.
"Fire crews continue providing structure defense, extinguishing hot spots, and building and improving direct fire lines," the report said.
About 6,000 residents from mountain communities were still under evacuation orders while heavy smoke from the fire drifted more than 200 miles (322 kilometers), reaching Lake Tahoe, parts of Nevada and the San Francisco Bay Area, officials said.
Nearly 3,000 firefighters with aircraft support were battling the blaze that erupted last Friday southwest of the park, near the town of Midpines. It exploded in size on Saturday as flames churned through tinder-dry brush and trees amid the worst drought in decades.
Numerous roads were closed, including a stretch of State Route 140 that's one of the main routes into Yosemite.
California has experienced increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much warmer and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.
The Oak Fire burned as firefighters also made progress against an earlier blaze that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias in the southernmost part of Yosemite. The Washburn Fire, spanning a 7.6-square-mile (19-square-km) area, was 87% contained on Tuesday after burning for more than two weeks and moving into the Sierra National Forest.
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Crews make progress against destructive fire near Yosemite
JERSEYDALE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters continue to make progress against a huge California forest fire that forced evacuations for thousands of people and destroyed 41 homes and other buildings near Yosemite National Park, officials said Tuesday.
Crews battling the Oak Fire in Mariposa County got a break from increased humidity levels as monsoonal moisture moved through the Sierra Nevada foothills, said a Tuesday morning report by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
After minimal growth Monday and overnight, the blaze had consumed more than 28 square miles (72 square km) of forest land, with 26% containment on Tuesday, Cal Fire said. The cause was under investigation.
“Fire crews continue providing structure defense, extinguishing hot spots, and building and improving direct fire lines,” the report said.
About 6,000 residents from mountain communities were still under evacuation orders while heavy smoke from the fire drifted more than 200 miles (322 kilometers), reaching Lake Tahoe, parts of Nevada and the San Francisco Bay Area, officials said.
Nearly 3,000 firefighters with aircraft support were battling the blaze that erupted last Friday southwest of the park, near the town of Midpines. It exploded in size on Saturday as flames churned through tinder-dry brush and trees amid the worst drought in decades.
Numerous roads were closed, including a stretch of State Route 140 that’s one of the main routes into Yosemite.
California has experienced increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much warmer and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.
The Oak Fire burned as firefighters also made progress against an earlier blaze that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias in the southernmost part of Yosemite. The Washburn Fire, spanning a 7.6-square-mile (19-square-km) area, was 87% contained on Tuesday after burning for more than two weeks and moving into the Sierra National Forest.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will publish his autobiography just after this year's midterm elections and it will be titled “So Help Me God.”
The book will recount Pence's journey from his Indiana youth to the vice presidency, with stops in the House of Representatives and governor's mansion in between, according to publisher Simon & Schuster. It promises to also discuss his rift with former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, when, according to the publisher, “Pence kept his oath to the Constitution.”
Trump supporters, and Trump himself, denounced him for not intervening on Jan. 6 in Congress’ formal certification of President Joe Biden’s presidential victory. The certification — which Pence had no power to change — was delayed for hours after hundreds of Trump supporters, some chanting “Hang Mike Pence!,” stormed the U.S. Capitol.
The book will be available on Nov. 15, earlier that initially expected. It was previously announced for next year.
According to a statement from Simon & Schuster, the memoir is “the inside story of the Trump administration by its second-highest ranking official and of a profound faith that has guided Pence throughout his life.”
In addition to Pence, other Trump administration officials to issue books include former White House advisor Kellyanne Conway, former National Security Advisor John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/former-vice-president-mike-pence-to-release-memoir-in-nov/YRQYJZY24FBCTNXLCFDEBLS7X4/ | 2022-07-26T18:21:26Z | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/former-vice-president-mike-pence-to-release-memoir-in-nov/YRQYJZY24FBCTNXLCFDEBLS7X4/ | false |
Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia knew being co-Bachelorettes would be difficult, but I don't think anyone thought it would be this rough.
The July 25 episode of The Bachelorette saw Gabby and Rachel divide the men between the two of them during the rose ceremony so each Bachelorette couldfocus on their own romantic journeys and eliminate any potential love triangles.
The pair took turns offering roses to the contestants and at first, it appeared to be going well. That is, until Rachel asked Termayne if he'd take her rose.
It turns out Termayne felt he had a "deeper connection with Gabby," so he declined Rachel's offer. This meant that Rachel lost the opportunity to ask another man if he wanted to pursue a relationship with her.
But this was only the beginning as she lost two more after Alec and James, a.k.a. Meatball, also rejected her offers. Suffice to say, Rachel was disappointed by the outcome of this new arrangement. As she told Gabby, "This was supposed to be us taking the power back. We literally handed it right back to all of them by doing this."
Ultimately, Rachel had one less man in her group than Gabby, and she wasn't happy. She tweeted during the show, "not the boys acting like this is a fantasy football draft."
At this point, with the way the boys are behaving themselves, the only couple Bachelor Nation is rooting for is Rachel and Gabby. As former Bachelorette contestant Clay Harbor tweeted, "My favorite relationship so far is Gabby and Rachel. They are both pulling for each other regardless of the fact they are forced to compete in a way. Loving this friendship. #TheBachelorette"
Former Bachelorette Katie Thurston was just as appalled by the way the episode unfolded, tweeting, "THIS IS SO F--KING RUDE I HATE THIS."
She added in a separate tweet that Gabby, who was totally disrespected by a contestant named Tyler, shouldn't let any of these men make her feel bad about herself. "Gabby—you don't need to be someone's cup of tea when you're a shot of whiskey!" Katie encouraged. "Rough around the edges? Find yourself a man who LOVES your boldness."
As for the Bachelor Nation fans, well, they're furious. "It's okay for the men to prefer one bachelorette over the other," one Twitter user wrote, "but no need to degrade them and put them down."
"The stupid thing is," another added, "that Rachel and Gabby each should've had their own group of guys to begin with."
As disappointing as this episode was, Gabby previously told E! News they have no regrets about how this season unfolded. "We just both respect each other and love each other so much that we would never, ever want to make the other one feel compromised or like we were competing against each other," she said. "To me, there was no other way. There was no other option."
The Bachelorette airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC. | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1339453/how-bachelor-nation-reacted-to-rachel-s-rose-ceremony-rejections | 2022-07-26T18:21:39Z | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1339453/how-bachelor-nation-reacted-to-rachel-s-rose-ceremony-rejections | true |
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania representative attended the same-sex wedding of his son three days after voting against legislation to protect the recognition of same-sex marriages.
Rep. Glenn Thompson, a Republican who represents a large swath of conservative northern Pennsylvania, voted against the bill brought by Democrats to the floor of the U.S. House.
The vote came amid concerns that the Supreme Court ruling overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on abortion access could jeopardize other rights aside from access to abortion, including 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which established the rights of same-sex couples to marry nationwide.
The bill protecting the recognition passed 267-157 Tuesday, July 19, with 47 Republicans — including three from Pennsylvania — joining every Democrat in backing it.
On Friday, Thompson attended the same-sex wedding of his son.
“Congressman and Mrs. Thompson were thrilled to attend and celebrate their son’s marriage on Friday night as he began this new chapter in his life," Thompson’s office said in a statement. "The Thompsons are very happy to welcome their new son-in-law into their family.”
Thompson's press secretary also called the bill “nothing more than an election-year messaging stunt for Democrats in Congress who have failed to address historic inflation and out of control prices at gas pumps and grocery stores.”
The House bill would require the federal and state governments to recognize same-sex marriages, but would not stop a state from banning such marriages in the future.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — With potentially $810 million at stake, people are either buying tickets, thinking about buying tickets, or asking themselves how many tickets they should buy. Winners of the jackpot, currently approaching $1 billion, can choose to either take a cash lump sum of $470.1 million or split the winnings up over 29 years after their first big payment.
Doing the annual option is described by Mega Millions as a way to “protect winners’ lifestyle and purchasing power in periods of inflation.”
Taking the one-time lump sum for cash is an option too, but the $470.1 million would still face taxes, to varying degrees based on where the winner lives. While not all states have income tax, Uncle Sam will still take his due. For any income over $500,000, the Internal Revenue Service scoops up 37%.
That means taking the cash option would net the winner a bit under $300 million after taxes.
Going with the annual installments instead, Mega Millions says “annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments. Each payment is 5% bigger than the previous one.” The company gives an example of winning $100 million. For that sized jackpot, the first payment “would be about $1.5 million” while future earnings from the next 29 years would grow to “about $6.2 million” before taxes.
According to the lottery company, bigger sums mean bigger payments. With a base rate of 0.015% of the win per year to start, the current $810 million’s first annual payment would get you about $12.15 million in before taxes, and then start to go up every year.
The winning numbers for July 22 included a 3x Megaplier. Here’s the latest set:
- 14
- 40
- 60
- 64
- 66
- 16
A Reader’s Digest breakdown of the most common Mega Millions numbers from May said the top picks were:
- 22
- 11
- 9
- 10
- 4
- 19
According to the Reader’s Digest breakdown, “22 was drawn 26 times and 11 was drawn 24 times. Several other of the most common Mega Millions numbers were drawn 18 times; these numbers are 13, 14, 17, 18, 24, and 25.”
Those numbers are statistically most common sine Oct. 31, 2017, when the current version of Mega Millions was set up. It’s the sixth version of Mega Millions, according to lottery stat website USA Mega. A separate Reader’s Digest analysis sought out which states were more likely to have lottery winners, geographically.
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It's already been a good week for Jason Day and Rickie Fowler before they even hit a shot at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit.
Both were outside the top 125 in the FedEx Cup standings with only two tournaments left in the PGA Tour's regular season, leaving them in jeopardy of missing out on the postseason. They are exempt through at least next season, so this largely would be a matter of pride, particularly for Day. A former world No. 1, he has never been ineligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs.
But then a memo arrived overnight involving the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, one that didn't include phrases like “force for good” and “unique energy.”
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan informed players their eligibility would not be affected by those playing in LIV Golf events with their 48-man fields and $25 million prize funds.
The PGA Tour now has a separate “FedEx Cup Playoffs and Eligibility Points” list to reflect that.
Eight players from the top 125 in the FedEx Cup standings played in the LIV Golf series and were suspended. Two others from the top 125, Jason Kokrak and Charles Howell III, have signed up and will play at Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey, this week.
Day was No. 127 on Sunday. On Tuesday, he was up to No. 119. Fowler went from No. 132 to No. 124. They will move up two more spots when Kokrak and Howell put a ball in play at 1:15 p.m. Friday (still to be determined is which hole in the shotgun start) and are suspended.
Monahan said the separate list ensures “any suspended players will not negatively impact bonus money distributions."
As if the FedEx Cup points system wasn't already challenging, now there are two lists.
The “official” FedEx Cup standings still includes the suspended players, from Talor Gooch (No. 20) to Kokrak (No. 41) to Brooks Koepka (No. 102). They still get FedEx Cup bonus money, which is paid out through 150th place.
Gooch currently would stand to get $640,000, half of it deferred. That might seem like chump change to him. Gooch got more for finishing seventh, two shots behind Jinchiro Kozuma, in the LIV Golf Invitational-Portland three weeks ago.
The new list, approved by the policy board, pays a bonus equal to the amount a player would have earned if the suspended players' points didn't count.
Missing from both lists are players who have resigned, such as Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Louis Oosthuizen and Hudson Swafford.
It's another reminder of how the disruptions never cease, and presumably won't, given as much money as Greg Norman has at his disposal. Based on various reports, LIV Golf has dropped about $1 billion in signing bonuses already.
It still doesn't have any players from among the top 15 in the world.
That can still change, of course.
Bedminster figures to be the biggest spectacle thus far, held on the course owned by former President Donald Trump, who last week said on his social media platform, Truth Social, that anyone remaining loyal “to the very disloyal PGA" will miss out on the money. He predicted the two circuits eventually would merge.
That seems unlikely as long as Norman is running the show. He keeps throwing around terms like “free agents” while ignoring that most of the players have signed a contract. Graeme McDowell had to skip the Irish Open because it was the same week as a LIV event.
Meanwhile, each month brings twice as many rumors as actual defectors.
The original roster was announced nine days after the PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka joined two days after the U.S. Open. Three days after the British Open, the latest batch was highlighted by Henrik Stenson, who was stripped of his Ryder Cup captaincy.
So much for any lingering discussions of major championships.
The first LIV Golf event in the U.S. came during a soft part in the PGA Tour schedule, and Norman tweeted a list showing how the field outside Portland, Oregon, had more star power than the Irish Open and the John Deere Classic.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic seemed like another easy target — two weeks after the British Open, two weeks before the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs — except that Detroit is more than holding its own. Patrick Cantlay (No. 4) leads five players from the top 20 in the world.
Bedminster has one of the top 20 (Dustin Johnson) and four of the top 25.
Under the new world ranking system that starts next month, the winner in Detroit would get 45 world ranking points, compared with 17 for the LIV Golf event. That assumes LIV Golf ever gets approved by the Official World Golf Ranking board, which could be a year away.
The curious decision the PGA Tour faces now is what to do with who's next.
LIV Golf doesn't play again until Sept. 2 outside Boston, a week after the FedEx Cup is over. Currently, a player isn't suspended until he puts a ball in play at a LIV event. That would indicate such a player could compete for the $18 million top prize in the FedEx Cup and then jump over to LIV, which will have five tournaments remaining this year.
Still on the horizon is the Presidents Cup and what kind of team the International side can field.
With so much Saudi money behind it, LIV Golf isn't going anywhere in a hurry.
Neither are the disruptions.
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Dad'e\nWhen I get some \"FREE THREE IN THE NEIL KILL'ING BOYS\nLyce 639-Ep04 \"D\" in 6 weeks\" Kimi wa kizashi ga neiru\nA 6' in '0 in' for me as it as my girl is with\nThe same \"DOUBROKO TAKUMIN \" ↝ I need your \"I am Y WASHINGTON — More than a year and a half after the death of longtime "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek, the hit gameshow has reportedly settled on a permanent successor -- or two.
Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will continue as tag-team hosts of “Jeopardy!,” according to multiple media reports. The duo have served as interim hosts for the show's 38th season, which wraps up new episodes on July 29, 2022.
Variety said Sony Pictures Entertainment has entered into long-term deals with Bialik and Jennings to split daytime hosting duties, in addition to Bialik hosting planned “Jeopardy!” prime-time and spinoff series. TV Line reported it had also confirmed the hosting update.
No official announcement has been made and Deadline cited sources saying the deals were still being finalized.
The show's 39th season will begin airing new episodes on Sept. 12, 2022.
It has been a heavily watched and rather bumpy process along the way as "Jeopardy!" tried to come up with the correct answer for "Who should replace the late Alex Trebek?"
After Trebek's death in November 2020, the show brought in a slew of celebrity guest hosts, including Bialik, Jennings, "Reading Rainbow" host LeVar Burton, and even Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
In the end, Mike Richards, who'd been the show's executive producer, got the host job and then lost it — and soon after, his producing role — when his past questionable podcast comments resurfaced.
Bialik and Jennings have been at the helm of the award-winning show ever since. A source explained to Variety that more than one host was required because of the plans for more versions of the program.
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Man accused of killing ex-wife released on lower bond
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - A Wichita Falls man suspected of killing his ex-wife was released from jail Monday on a lower bond, according to court documents.
After initially being set at $1 million, Bruce Allen Hanson’s bond was lowered to $300,000 on Monday.
READ: Vickie Hanson’s family speaks following murder arrest
Bruce was indicted by a Wichita County jury in April of 2022. According to police, they were called to a home on Geronimo Drive on October 14, 2021. There, Bruce said Vickie Hanson was found dead in their master bedroom.
Bruce allegedly told police Vickie had committed suicide following the two drinking to celebrate his birthday. After an investigation, Bruce was arrested and charged with murder on January 25, 2022.
Vickie and Bruce were briefly married in the 1980s; she never changed her name following their divorce, and the two lived together off and on over the years.
Hanson’s next pretrial conference is set for July 28, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.
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LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Times recognized Equinox Strategy Partners' Managing Partner Jonathan R. Fitzgarrald earlier this week as a "Business Visionary" in its annual C-Suite issue. The feature states, "For a CEO to transcend his or her post and become a visionary leader takes something even more – a blend of creativity, empathy and willingness to take certain risks." According to the publication, this recognition highlights CEOs "who are forging new paths and delivering phenomenal results for their organizations."
The feature begins by explaining how "Jonathan Fitzgarrald looks to undervalued professionals, untapping their potential to grow revenue, market visibility and their practices." His "proprietary approach adapts a Moneyball strategy by recognizing and coaching traditionally overlooked, highly skilled professionals in legal, financial, accounting and professional services firms," the feature continues. "Jonathan's personalized business strategies lead clients to discover their own business motivations," adds the publication.
In 2015, Fitzgarrald established Equinox Strategy Partners to advise professionals nationwide to tap into their own potential to generate revenue. A Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, Fitzgarrald addresses the issues that professionals talk about. His keynote, retreat and leadership programs cover such topics as the cross-generational tension, succession planning from the Next Gen's perspective, using culture to manage teams better, partner compensation and connecting emotionally with clients.
Fitzgarrald is a longtime leader of the Legal Marketing Association, and he served on the board of advisors of the Legal Sales and Service Organization, Inc. He currently serves on the Board of Raise A Child, a non-profit devoted to preparing prospective parents for the foster-to-adopt process.
EQUINOX STRATEGY PARTNERS provides service professionals in law, accounting and business management firms with strategies for growth. With offices in Los Angeles and in New York, their professionals provide firms nationwide with strategies for driving revenue and boosting market visibility. For more information, visit: EquinoxStrategy.com.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After one and a half years of disruptive learning, nearly 100% of Prek-12 students returned to school full time by the third quarter of 2021.
That's one of the findings of SIMBA's just-published report PreK-12 Enrollment and Demographics 2022-2023, which examines data, trends, and outlook for students enrolled in public and private schools in the US. Along with broader enrollment and demographic trends, the report identifies how COVID has impacted enrollment, and other key drivers.
For example, digital and online learning, which surged during the pandemic, continues to grow and play a major role in US schools, and is spurring the federal government to ensure uninterrupted internet connections. The FCC is pushing for 1Mbps per student bandwidth goal; as of late 2021 59% of districts or 18.8 million students and 7,675 school districts met or exceeded that goal. This focus on online and digital learning also is necessitating a corresponding increase in the availability and use of digital learning materials.
The report also identifies the total numbers of enrolled students and schools. In the 2020-2021 school year, there were 19,254 public school districts and 98,609 public schools. California has the highest number with 10,328 public school, followed by Texas with 9,002 and then New York with 4,807. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools trended up from 47.2 million in 2020 to 50.6 million in 2021, a 7.3% increase. That growth has been driven by increasing birth rates, immigration and expanding access to prekindergarten. The report also reveals that total public school enrollment is expected to increase at a slower rate through fall 2030.
Changes in enrollment of certain types of schools are also examined. For example, homeschooling, charter schools and virtual schools all reported enrollment increases during the pandemic. Charter schools in particular continue to grow rapidly: in 2020-2021 there were 7,644 charter schools serving 3.5 million students; in 2019-2020 there were 7,547 charter schools serving 3.4 million students. This increase is a continuation of a larger trend: in 2000 there were 1,993 charter schools serving just 448,000 students.
Overall, though private school enrollment dropped from a total of 11.6% of students in 2000 down to 10.1% in 2019, (representing 5.7 million students; remaining the same number as it was in 2018). Other trends include a declining enrollment in Catholic schools, and an increasing support for the notion of school choice.
Simba's new report identifies other trends as well of importance to those serving the educational market. For example, the study found that the growth in ELL (English Language Learners) was growing with 5.1 million students in the 2019-2020 school year. Overall graduation rates recently increased as well.
Some negative trends are also surfaced in the report. One is the problem of dropping out or disenrollment, notably highest in preschool and kindergarten, which has created long lasting serious fiscal consequences for schools. The report also notes that efforts to provide universal PreK is moving slowly, declining in the 2019-2020 to 2020-2021 years in nearly every state. Furthermore, socioeconomic gaps have widened as students who did not have access to computers, reliable connectivity, and productive instruction fell further behind their better-situated schoolmates. The report notes that these factors might stimulate the market for products that can remediate learning gaps and address standards across multiple grade levels as traditional schooling resumes
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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:
4-1-4
(four, one, four)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
4-1-4
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Crews make progress against destructive fire near Yosemite
JERSEYDALE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters continue to make progress against a huge California forest fire that forced evacuations for thousands of people and destroyed 41 homes and other buildings near Yosemite National Park, officials said Tuesday.
Crews battling the Oak Fire in Mariposa County got a break from increased humidity levels as monsoonal moisture moved through the Sierra Nevada foothills, said a Tuesday morning report by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
After minimal growth Monday and overnight, the blaze had consumed more than 28 square miles (72 square km) of forest land, with 26% containment on Tuesday, Cal Fire said. The cause was under investigation.
“Fire crews continue providing structure defense, extinguishing hot spots, and building and improving direct fire lines,” the report said.
About 6,000 residents from mountain communities were still under evacuation orders while heavy smoke from the fire drifted more than 200 miles (322 kilometers), reaching Lake Tahoe, parts of Nevada and the San Francisco Bay Area, officials said.
Nearly 3,000 firefighters with aircraft support were battling the blaze that erupted last Friday southwest of the park, near the town of Midpines. It exploded in size on Saturday as flames churned through tinder-dry brush and trees amid the worst drought in decades.
Numerous roads were closed, including a stretch of State Route 140 that’s one of the main routes into Yosemite.
California has experienced increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much warmer and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.
The Oak Fire burned as firefighters also made progress against an earlier blaze that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias in the southernmost part of Yosemite. The Washburn Fire, spanning a 7.6-square-mile (19-square-km) area, was 87% contained on Tuesday after burning for more than two weeks and moving into the Sierra National Forest.
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Is this the night you win $830 million Mega Millions prize?
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The chances are steadily rising that someone will win the massive $830 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night, but will it be you?
Almost certainly not.
That’s because while the nation’s fourth-largest lottery prize has sparked a surge in sales that will mean more possible number combinations are covered, your odds of winning remain the same. At 1 in 302.5 million, they’re pretty miserable.
National Mega Millions sales rose from $116 million for the July 19 drawing to $172.1 million for the July 22 drawing, according to Marie Kilbane, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Lottery Commission. And with all the attention on Tuesday’s giant prize, lottery officials expect sales to climb to $262.1 million for the drawing.
The additional ticket purchases mean that while 23% of all number combinations were covered for the July 22 drawing, about 33% will be covered for Tuesday’s.
Sales likely will grow even larger if there again isn’t a winner. Kilbane says the jackpot likely would top $1 billion for Friday’s drawing.
The last time someone beat the staggering odds and won the Mega Millions jackpot was April 15, when a Tennessee player matched all six numbers and snagged a $20 million prize.
Since then there have been 28 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner, allowing the prize to grow week after week.
Although someone theoretically could buy all the 302.5 million possible number combinations, in practice it would be nearly impossible and would likely be a financial flop.
That’s because even after coming up with more than $600 million to buy all those $2 tickets, a team of people would need to somehow coordinate their request of each number combination and payment. Considering the hundreds of millions of options, it would be a staggering chore.
Even if someone accomplished that task, keep in mind that the advertised $830 million prize is for the annuity option, paid annually over 30 years. Nearly everyone opts for cash, which for Tuesday’s drawing would be $487.9 million, of which about one-third would go toward federal taxes with possibly more for state taxes, depending on where the buyer lived.
After all that, there is a chance that some of the countless people who also plunk down a few bucks for a ticket could hit the winning numbers, meaning the potential jackpot would be divided in half or in thirds.
Winless streaks have gone longer in the past, with the record being a 36-roll run that ended Jan. 22, 2021, with a $1.05 billion Mega Millions payout in Michigan. That was the third-largest prize ever won.
The biggest was a gargantuan $1.586 Powerball jackpot won in 2016 by three players in California, Florida and Tennessee.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is overseen by state lottery officials.
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Keep faith in my government: Perrottet
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has urged voters to keep faith in his government ahead of next year's state election arguing political scandals do not detract from his leadership.
"Look at our track record and where we are going to go. Is NSW a better place today than 11 years ago?" the premier said in an interview with AAP in Seoul during a 10-day Asia trade trip.
"Arguably 100 per cent it is."
The premier's trade trip comes as a months-long scandal about the appointment of former Nationals leader John Barilaro to a plum New York-based trade job intensified at home.
In a pitch to voters in the March 2023 election, Mr Perrottet said he deserved another term because he led NSW during a politically rocky transition.
"There's a lot of noise but take me on my track record on what I've stood for and what I believe in, what I want to achieve and what I have achieved," Mr Perrottet said.
Mr Perrottet became premier after his predecessor Gladys Berejiklian stepped down over corruption allegations in October 2020 during an economically turbulent time.
"We've turned around the economy, we have invested more in schools, in hospitals, public transport and road projects that have transformed our state and lay solid foundations for NSW going into the pandemic," he said.
The opposition claims he "deliberately misled" parliament over a US trade job controversially handed to Mr Barilaro, with documents provided to an upper house inquiry on Tuesday revealing as treasurer he had been briefed on the chosen candidate.
The premier defended Trade Minister Stuart Ayres on Tuesday as documents emerged he had signed off on senior public servant Jenny West's appointment despite telling parliament a suitable candidate was not identified.
Mr Perrottet said he had no recollection of receiving the brief and did not sign it, in contrast with Mr Ayres.
The premier told AAP Mr Barilaro's was qualified for the job.
"John Barilaro was a former deputy premier and former trade minister and people shouldn't be pilloried on their politics."
His government was committed to greater transparency, Mr Perrottet said, pointing to legislation passed last week tightening lobbying practices in the state.
"We've invested significant amounts in relation to integrity measures in NSW and that's really important ... to restore public confidence in ... our parliament and political institutions."
The premier said voters should not lose faith in his government that was still dealing with recovery efforts from four major floods in the past 18 months and the devastating bushfires in 2020.
"People should trust government because there are good people in politics."
Asked about his government's approach to dealing with several unions, Mr Perrottet said he understood their concerns about wages but quickly noted "my job is not to do what's popular but do what's right".
Many unions, including those representing nurses, paramedics, teachers and rail workers, have gone on strike and pursued industrial action over wage claims and working conditions, amid rising inflation.
"Our wages policy was a fair and reasonable policy that at 3.5 per cent manages the difficulties of the time," Mr Perrottet said.
"You don't want to end up chasing your tail. If you increase wages to such a level, you increase inflation."
The premier will be joined by Mr Ayres as he heads to India on the last leg of the trip.
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BENSALEM, Pa., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against IonQ, Inc. ("IonQ" or the "Company") (NYSE: IONQ).
Class Period: March 30, 2021 – May 2, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 1, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their IonQ investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) that the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) that IonQ's quantum computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) that a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper round-tripping transactions with related parties; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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CHICAGO, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX) with approximately $6.7 billion in portfolio assets announced today the acquisition of Patterson Place a 25,000-square-foot retail center in Durham, North Carolina. The retail property is anchored by Duke Medical Plaza, which was recently acquired by JLL Income Property Trust. Patterson Place was acquired for approximately $14.5 million.
"Patterson Place is a well-located, medical office-anchored retail center that we believe benefits from strong foot traffic generated by the recently acquired Duke Medical Plaza along with a strong tenant roster and a prime location at the intersection of two major thoroughfares that connect dense population centers," said JLL Income Property Trust President and CEO Allan Swaringen. "We have conviction in the Raleigh market and believe the outlook for retail with a strong anchor tenant looks positive as pandemic restrictions ease and consumer spending remains elevated. All of these factors point to a strong investment that should yield long term, stable cashflow for our stockholders."
Constructed in phases between 2010 and 2015, Patterson Place tenants include national retailers such as Five Guys, AT&T and Moe's. The weighted average lease term is greater than five years. In addition to its strong tenant roster, Patterson Place benefits from local demographic tailwinds. According to LaSalle Research & Strategy, Raleigh's in-migrations is expected to outpace the US rate with a high-concentration of prime-age workers over the next 10 years. Within a one-mile radius of the property annual population growth is projected to grow twice as fast as the US average, which should drive continued consumer demand.
The property's location just off of Interstate 40 puts it at the center of a key regional connector between Durham, Research Triangle Park and Raleigh and makes it accessible to Duke University and University of North Carolina, both of which are just a 10-minute drive.
JLL Income Property Trust's retail allocation is 14 properties in 13 key markets valued at $789 million and representing approximately 13 percent of its overall portfolio.
JLL Income Property Trust is an institutionally managed, daily NAV REIT that brings to investors a growing portfolio of commercial real estate investments selected by an institutional investment management team and sponsored by one of the world's leading real estate services firms.
About JLL Income Property Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX),
Jones Lang LaSalle Income Property Trust, Inc. is a daily NAV REIT that owns and manages a diversified portfolio of high quality, income-producing residential, industrial, grocery-anchored retail, healthcare and office properties located in the United States. JLL Income Property Trust expects to further diversify its real estate portfolio over time, including on a global basis. For more information, visit www.jllipt.com.
About LaSalle Investment Management
LaSalle Investment Management is one of the world's leading real estate investment managers. On a global basis, LaSalle manages approximately $78 billion of assets in private and public real estate property and debt investments as of Q4 2021. LaSalle's diverse client base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments and private individuals from across the globe. LaSalle sponsors a complete range of investment vehicles including separate accounts, open- and closed-end funds, public securities and entity-level investments. For more information, please visit http://www.lasalle.com.
Valuations, Forward Looking Statements and Future Results
This press release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to JLL Income Property Trust. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not descriptions of historical facts and include statements regarding management's intentions, beliefs, expectations, research, market analysis, plans or predictions of the future. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Past performance is not indicative of future results and there can be no assurance that future dividends will be paid.
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LaSalle Investment Management
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LAS VEGAS, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keys Inc. is excited to showcase the Keys App at the ALOA Locksmith & Security Expo On July 29-July 30th 2022 From 10AM to 4PM. Booth is Conveniently located Across from the New Product Showcase.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talked Tuesday about the conference being bold and aggressive as college sports goes through a period of sweeping change and left the door open for more expansion after the league added Southern California and UCLA.
Warren’s opening remarks to begin Big Ten football media days went nearly 15 minutes before he directly mentioned the two Los Angeles schools that announced last month they will be joining the conference in 2024.
“Regarding expansion, I get asked every single day what’s next? It may include future expansion,” Warren said. “We will not expand just to expand. It will be strategic. It will add additional value to our conference.”
He added: “We are in a perpetual state of evaluating what’s next for college athletics.”
Warren also said the Big Ten is in the process of finalizing a new media rights deal that will go into effect next year, with an announcement expected “sooner rather than later.” He dodged questions about what it could be worth to the conference but some projections have the Big Ten in position to pay out about $100 million in revenue annually to its schools in the coming years.
He did say USC and UCLA will enter the conference as full members with regards to revenue sharing. In previous expansions with Nebraska, Rutgers and Maryland, the incoming members received partial shares of revenue at first.
The West Coast additions will make the Big Ten a coast-to-coast conference. For football coaches, the prospect of making long road trips was not much of a concern compared to the benefits USC and UCLA bring.
Just a year ago at the first in-person Big Ten media days hosted by Warren as commissioner, the SEC dominated headlines with news that Texas and Oklahoma would be leaving the Big 12 for the Southern superconference.
The Big Ten’s counterpunch came about 11 months later.
“I thought it was a very smart move for our league to get out in front of any changes that might be happening around the country,” Nebraska coach Scott Frost said.
Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck summed it up succinctly: “L.A.! Are you kidding me? That’s perfect.”
Warren reminisced about the days when his family would shop from a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog and the company’s long history in and around Chicago. The third-year commissioner, who received plenty of criticism of the Big Ten’s handling of the 2020 pandemic season, said he would not let the conference become an outdated business like Sears.
“Where expansion goes, I don’t know,” he said. “It is important for all of us in business to recognize that were in a time of change. I’m embracing change. I’m going to be very aggressive.”
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British actor David Warner, whose career spanned six decades and was known for his performances in "Titanic" and "The Omen," has died. He was 80.
According to the Associated Press, Warner's family said the actor passed away from a cancer-related illness on Sunday in London at a retirement home for entertainers.
In a statement to the BBC, his family said, "Over the past 18 months he approached his diagnosis with a characteristic grace and dignity."
The prolific actor was known for playing villainous characters in films, having starred in "Time Bandits" in 1979, "Tron" in 1982 and "Titanic" in 1997, The Washington Post reported.
Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Warner's stage credits include the title role in “Hamlet” with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1965, the AP reported.
Warner is survived by his partner Lisa Bowerman, his son Luke, daughter-in-law Sarah, “his good friend Jane Spencer Prior, his first wife Harriet Evans, and his many gold dust friends," his family said per the Associated Press. | https://www.abcactionnews.com/entertainment/david-warner-titanic-and-the-omen-actor-dies-at-80 | 2022-07-26T18:38:38Z | https://www.abcactionnews.com/entertainment/david-warner-titanic-and-the-omen-actor-dies-at-80 | false |
Shelby Rickelman’s story is complicated, but she believes it’s important for others to know what she's gone through.
“I've done everything right. I have no credit card debt. I pay all my bills on time. This isn’t fair. One mistake has put me in bankruptcy for the next ten years of my life," Rickelman said.
Rickelman's husband is an Army veteran. Military insurance, called TriCare, covered their medical expenses while he served the country.
But in 2019, she says he transitioned to Individual Ready Reserve, where he can be called upon but doesn't train with the military regularly. It allowed him to spend more time at home caring for his wife, who has Lyme disease.
“They said they would have about three months of coverage until he got insurance on his new job,” Rickelman recalled.
She says they weren’t told about what would happen to their coverage as soon as he went on Individual Ready Reserve.
“They canceled our coverage the day he got out of the military," Rickelman said
Her medical records show less than a week after her husband’s transfer became official, she received I.V. therapy and medications for her Lyme disease.
Rickelman said initially she got a bill from her local pharmacy. It showed insurance covered all but $28.
She also has a screenshot from her doctor's office that showed on January 23, 2019, her insurance was shown as active on their computers.
On January 25, 2019, she received a letter from the Department of Defense that said her coverage had ended on January 11, 2019, less than a week prior to her IV treatment.
“We got something in the mail from them saying, 'Oh, hey your insurance is done. You don’t have our insurance anymore,'" Rickelman said.
In June 2019, she received a letter that said, without insurance, she needed to pay $91,222.65.
“I opened it and I was in disbelief I was like it didn’t feel real," Rickelman said.
Rickelman called TriCare, which claimed the screenshot from her doctor’s office, showing her coverage was active, was the result of a glitch.
“I called like 12 different lawyers, and all said there was nothing they could do to help me, and I felt really hopeless," Rickelman said. “I was told the best thing I could do is declare bankruptcy.”
In 2020, records show Rickelman filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
“My credit dropped about 240 points," Rickelman said. “It stays on your credit report for 10 years so you can’t buy a house, you can’t buy a car, you can’t get a credit card.”
Adam Fox, deputy director of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, said he sees people caught in difficult situations with medical bills all the time.
“It often means they are forgoing other things in their life, maybe paying medical bills instead of paying their rent or their mortgage," Fox said.
The nonprofit organization has saved people millions of dollars in fighting medical debt.
In Rickelman's case, Fox said the system doesn’t generally see being given bad information or a glitch as an excuse.
There’s not much she can do now, but wait eight more years until bankruptcy no longer appears on her credit report. However, she hopes her story can be a call for change.
“Seeing how broken the healthcare system was, made me want to be open and speak about it and tell people that this can happen," Rickelman said. "You can be perfectly fine and one little glitch with your insurance can change things dramatically."
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1 dead after crash in Whitecourt on Tuesday
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CTV News Edmonton
One person is dead after a crash in Whitecourt on Tuesday morning.
Emergency crews are currently on scene of the two l-vehicle crash at Dahl Drive between 41 Avenue and 49 Avenue.
The road was closed for several hours after the crash, but reopened around noon.
Whitecourt is about 180 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.
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LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Yext, Inc. ("Yext" or the "Company") (NYSE: YEXT).
Class Period: March 4, 2021 – March 8, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 16, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Yext's revenue and earnings were significantly deteriorating because of, inter alia, poor sales execution and performance, as well as COVID-19 related disruptions; (2) accordingly, Yext was unlikely to meet consensus estimates for its full year ("FY") fiscal 2022 financial results and fiscal 2023 outlook; and (3) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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BENSALEM, Pa., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against IonQ, Inc. ("IonQ" or the "Company") (NYSE: IONQ).
Class Period: March 30, 2021 – May 2, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 1, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their IonQ investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) that the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) that IonQ's quantum computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) that a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper round-tripping transactions with related parties; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.
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215-638-4847
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ST. CLOUD, Fla., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The start of the school year is quickly approaching and Wild Florida is excited to partner with the Education Foundation of Osceola County to collect school supplies for local students. From August 1 through August 13, Osceola, Orange, Brevard, Polk and Seminole residents who donate new pencils, headphones, highlighters and other needed school supplies will receive free lettuce to feed the giraffes at Wild Florida.
More than 70% of teachers in Osceola County have reported that their students do not have the materials they need to fully participate in the classroom. A student not having adequate supplies can lead to a disinterest in learning and a decrease in academic success. Because of this, each year, the Education Foundation of Osceola County hosts a school supply drive to help raise donations for the materials teachers need for their classrooms.
"Engaging with and investing in our community is crucial to our sustainability," states Sam Haught, "By partnering up with the Education Foundation of Osceola, we're able to support the families in our community to make sure our students have everything they need to excel in school from day one."
If you're planning to donate and wondering what to bring, the most requested items are loose-leaf paper, pencils, earbuds, highlighters and expo markers. For a full list of items students are in need of, please visit the Education Foundation of Osceola County's website at: https://www.foundationosceola.org/
The Education Foundation is the product of a partnership between the Osceola County business community and the Osceola School District. The foundation is a non-profit organization that has a mission to support the efforts of educators and the lives of students in the community. Wild Florida Airboats, Gator Park & Drive-thru Safari, opened on Lake Cypress in 2010, with a focus on educating individuals on Central Florida's natural resources. Florida residents can experience Wild Florida's Drive-thru Safari for $22 per adult and $17 per child. Admission to the Gator Park is included for any guest who purchases an airboat tour, visits the Drive-thru Safari, or experiences an animal encounter. Learn more about Wild Florida's offerings at WildFL.com.
Contact: Sam Haught, Co-owner at Wild Florida
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Rihanna's date night fashion will have you saying, "I like it, like it!"
The Fenty Beauty founder, who welcomed her first child with A$AP Rocky in May, proved that her style continues to be unmatched. While grabbing a late-night dinner in New York City with the rapper on July 24, Rihanna stopped traffic in a sexy cone bra corset top.
The eye-catching piece from Jean Paul Gaultier's capsule collection dazzled in the night sky with its navy silk satin fabric. (Kylie Jenner recently wore the white version.) Adding more oomph to her look, the "S&M" singer wore matching skintight leggings, a black leather trench coat that looked straight out of The Matrix and pointed-toe pumps.
A satin Dior saddle bag, black square-frame sunglasses and a spicy red lip were the Savage x Fenty founder's finishing touches.
A$AP also stepped out in style, wearing a blue blazer and shorts by Raf Simons, a graphic tee and black and white Oxford brogues.
Although the couple hasn't publicly shared details of their little one, A$AP recently gave fans insight into his parenting style.
"I will always remind my children to never lose their imagination, even as adults, no matter what," he told Dazed on May 30. "I actually love to watch cartoons—I've watched Teletubbies, Blue's Clues, Yo Gabba Gabba, Peppa Pig and Baby Shark."
The 33-year-old added, "I hope to raise open-minded children. Not people who discriminate. And I'm not trying to describe a saint, but realistically, I just want a cool child with cool parents."
On May 13, Rihanna reportedly gave birth to a baby boy in Los Angeles.
One month after announcing her pregnancy, the "Love on the Brain" singer explained how hard it was for her to keep the news a secret from her closest friends.
"It was harder for me to keep it from my posse, because they're around me, they know my habits," she told E!'s Justin Sylvester on Feb. 11. "They're like, 'You don't want something to drink? You're not smoking?' And I'm eating all the things I'm not used to eating. They know I hate sweets and I'm all of a sudden asking for cookies and donuts. But finally, I just had to let it all out, and they were all shocked, of course, as the world was shocked as well." | https://www.eonline.com/news/1339448/rihanna-brings-s-m-fashion-to-a-ap-rocky-date-night-with-sexy-cone-bra-corset | 2022-07-26T18:43:18Z | https://www.eonline.com/news/1339448/rihanna-brings-s-m-fashion-to-a-ap-rocky-date-night-with-sexy-cone-bra-corset | true |
Woman 'traumatised' after falling into Walsall canal
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A woman has said she has been left traumatised after falling into a canal.
A weedy covering on Walsall's canal basin has caught a number people unawares, as it leaves the deep water looking more like grass or asphalt.
Alexia Niang, 25, wants local authorities to do more to make the area safer but said she has been disappointed by the response.
The BBC has approached Walsall Council and the Canal and River Trust for a comment.
Ms Niang, from London, was in Walsall visiting a friend on 15 July and walking to a nearby restaurant when she said she "just stepped in".
"It looks exactly like grass," she said.
A friend helped her out, she added, but people in the area "were just watching me basically drown".
Ms Niang suffers from anxiety which she said has been exacerbated by the incident. She has taken time off work, cancelled holidays and has struggled to leave the house.
She went to Walsall Manor Hospital but said she was not seen for 11 hours before she decided to leave. She has not suffered any serious injuries but felt unwell for two days afterwards.
She has since contacted Walsall Council and the Canal and River Trust and urged them to install better safety measures but said no one was "taking accountability".
In 2021, the Canal and River Trust installed a buoy to remind people to "take extra care" in the area after three people fell in in just one day.
Two cars are known to have driven into the basin and in 2019 there were calls for barriers to be put up after one man and his son fell in.
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County Championship: Michael Jones hits career-best 206 for Durham
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Michael Jones scored a career-best 206 to anchor Durham's innings of 421-7 declared on day two of their County Championship Division Two game against Middlesex.
Resuming on an overnight score of 78, the Durham opener played a perfect knock to play himself in before taking the attack to the visitors.
Jones notched 28 boundaries and three sixes to post his maiden double-hundred, ensuring that Durham recorded four valuable batting points after losing the majority of day one due to rain.
Scott Borthwick and David Bedingham supported Jones with half-centuries as the hosts opted to declare in an attempt to force a result over the final two days, while Toby Roland-Jones finished with impressive figures of 4-67 from his 28.3 overs.
Middlesex openers Sam Robson and Mark Stoneman then saw their side through to the close unbeaten on 43-0, although still trailing Durham's total by 379 runs.
Play was delayed in the morning session due to overnight rain, and when it began Durham added only nine runs to their total before Roland-Jones nipped one back to bowl Alex Lees for 46, ending the opening stand for 141 as the left-hander failed to add to his total.
The Middlesex bowlers attempted to make further inroads in a miserly first hour and bowled a tight line and length to keep Jones penned down on 99.
The opener endured a nervy wait but finally got over the line by piercing a gap between mid-wicket and mid-on to notch his second first-class century.
Borthwick and Jones built the foundations of another solid partnership, passing fifty before the lunch break with the hosts adding a patient 71 runs in the session for the loss of only Lees.
Borthwick found his rhythm after lunch and worked his way to his sixth fifty of the season, but for the sixth time of the campaign the Durham skipper failed to convert his platform into a hundred.
The left-hander played a loose waft against Umesh Yadav to present the seamer with a simple return catch for 55, ending a stand worth 107 for the second wicket.
Nic Maddinson had a brief stay in the middle as a stumble going for a second run cost the Australian as he was run out by Yadav and Ethan Bamber for 17.
Jones continued his fine knock and opted for an aggressive approach after being struck on the head by a Yadav bouncer.
He dispatched a four and two sixes in three straight deliveries off Yadav to power his way to his first score of over 150 in first-class cricket.
The 24-year-old pressed on in the evening session and recorded his maiden double-century with a drive into the off-side, reaching the milestone from 373 balls.
Jones' mammoth innings was ended by Roland-Jones lbw for 206, but only after he had put Durham into a dominant position.
Bedingham added a quick-fire 62 from 87 balls as the hosts accelerated the run rate before declaring to leave themselves an hour to bowl at Middlesex.
However, the visitors got through to stumps unscathed, leaving the match in the balance heading into day three.
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SHANGHAI, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This month, Faces We Love Shanghai by Derek Muhs and Marisa Tarin officially became a #1 best seller on Amazon. The book had its global release on April 12, 2022 and is jointly published by City Point Press and Human Touch Media and distributed by Simon & Schuster.
Faces We Love Shanghai is described on Amazon as "a collection of 100 photographs captured by a team of passionate photographers, that takes you on a journey through the city's narrow alleyways and secluded backstreets. Each photograph reveals an untold story, showcasing the beauty and joy behind the everyday moments of people that are often overlooked."
This critically acclaimed, 5 star rated photography book was described in The New York Times as a "photographic journey starring the people of Shanghai".
Co-author Derek Muhs commented, "This collection of photographic memories was everyday life for 13 years. Shanghai was home. It's very gratifying that so many people have connected with this book".
International newspaper China Daily published the article "Framing the Soul of a City" and described the 240-page coffee table book as, "capturing the essence of a remarkable place".
Faces We Love Shanghai has been hailed on Good Reads, the world's largest site for book recommendations, as a collection that shows "unbiased appreciation for Shanghai's people and culture" and has inspired travellers, writers, and photographers to "explore this gorgeous city" for themselves.
Faces We Love Shanghai is available on Amazon and in all major bookstores as a hardcover book, and the eBook is available on all major online digital platforms.
About Faces We Love
Faces We Love Shanghai was co-published with City Point Press and is distributed globally by Simon & Schuster. Faces We Love (FWL) is a subsidiary of Human Touch Media which has produced the first edition of what will be a series of photography books and collections. Faces We Love publishes photographs from around the world from their international group of contributors.
About Human Touch Media
Human Touch Media is a privately owned media company established in 2017 that brings together photographers and videographers to produce books and documentaries. Human Touch Media also funds selected non-profit projects via the Human Touch Media Foundation.
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PARIS, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vauban Infrastructure Partners ("Vauban") is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Schiff as CEO of Cartier Energy Holding (the "Company"), which owns a portfolio of eight district energy systems in New Jersey, Michigan, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The systems provide reliable, sustainable, and cost-efficient sources of energy solutions to a key customer base including universities, hospitals, municipalities, and commercial & industrial customers. The portfolio is part of the top 5 District Energy systems in the United States providing key services (steam, chilled water, hot water and electricity generation) to its customers.
Vauban plans to continue supporting the Company's sustainable development, and to further enhance long-term growth of the platform to serve the communities with resilient and reliable energy solutions. The acquisition of this platform expands Vauban's global footprint to North America and demonstrates its strong commitment to sustainability, while building upon its significant experience owning and managing five other district energy systems in Europe.
Adam Schiff comments, "I'm excited to be leading the Cartier Energy business and Vauban Infrastructure Partners' entry into the US market with a focus on driving the Company towards a resilient and sustainable future for the benefit of the customers that we serve."
DCO Energy, an industry-leading developer and operator, will maintain operations and maintenance of the asset facilities under a long-term contract. DCO Energy will also support Cartier Energy and Vauban with the carbon footprint reduction objectives and ongoing investment in the development and expansion of the facilities and asset base.
Adam Schiff further comments, "I look forward to working with DCO Energy, they are a valuable strategic partner by having capabilities in development, operations, engineering and construction. Our companies will grow together as we work on additional development and expansion opportunities for the portfolio and pursue our carbon reduction goals. "
Gwenola Chambon, CEO and Founding Partner at Vauban Infrastructure Partners comments: "We are very excited to welcome Adam, an accomplished professional with a deep knowledge base in the energy sector, to lead the platform's business and growth."
Mounir Corm, Deputy CEO and Founding Partner of Vauban adds, "We look forward to the collaboration between DCO Energy, Cartier Energy under Adam's leadership, and Vauban to deliver these essential services to communities while building a long-term, sustainable platform in the United States."
Adam Schiff will work with the Cartier Energy Board of Directors with Steven Klein appointed as Chairman of the Board and Aveen Ghurbhurn, Leonie Maruani, Adeline Morin, Lea Salvy and Olivier Ta as members of the Board.
Prior to joining Cartier Energy in 2022, Adam was a 15-year energy industry veteran most recently serving as Director of Strategy & Finance for NextEra Energy. He held many different roles for the company in asset management, M&A, and business development. From 2009 to 2015 he had P&L responsibility for approximately 4,800 MW of wind and natural gas generation projects in Texas and from 2015 to 2021 executed over $3.5B in M&A transactions in wind, solar, storage, natural gas generation and water. In 2020, he led the company's first acquisition into the water industry and in 2021 led the company's strategy into the P3 campus and district energy market. He also sat on the NextEra PAC Board of Trustees from 2014 to 2022. Prior to joining NextEra Energy, Adam spent three years working for JPMorgan. Adam graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelors of Science in Finance and Masters of Science in Finance.
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Vauban Infrastructure Partners is a leading Infrastructure Asset Manager focused on core infrastructure investments. Headquartered in Paris, it employs 65 professionals who have been working together for a decade. Vauban is dedicated to sustainable infrastructure equity investments. Vauban targets predominantly mid-market infrastructure assets pursuing a long-term yield-driven strategy matching the underlying nature of assets and long-term commitment to all stakeholders' interests through a strong focus on creating sustainable value. Vauban has raised c. $7.2 billion across 6 funds in core infrastructure from over c.100 investors within 17 different countries, and has invested in over 65 assets in mobility, energy transition, social & digital infrastructure across 13 different geographies.
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CBF Productions' Brings New VIP Experiences with Star-Studded Lineup Featuring Performances from Brothers Osborne, Jordan Davis, Adam Doleac, and Avery Anna
MORGAN HILL, Calif., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CBF Productions, one of California's largest traveling festival production companies, announced its return to Silicon Valley with its famous Boots & Brews Country Music Festival at the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Center on Saturday, September 10th. This family-friendly outdoor affair features tasty food vendors, local craft brews, and live music from today's most sought-after country artists with performances by award-winning artists including Brothers Osborne, Jordan Davis, Adam Doleac, and Avery Anna.
For the latest information regarding other concerts in the Boots & Brews Country Music Festival series, and new event details, attendees are encouraged to visit the official website: BootsAndBrews.com or directly at https://cbfproductions.ticketspice.com/boots-and-brews-morgan-hill.
"Boots & Brews has been the premiere Country Music Festival throughout California and we are so excited to bring our biggest lineup ever to Morgan Hill, said Founder of CBF Productions, Vincenzo Giammanco. "It's always a great time spending the day outdoors with terrific incredible performances, delicious local food, and cold craft brews. There's something for everyone to enjoy."
This year's lineup will wow country music fans of all ages with a thrilling headlining performance from the Grammy Award-Winning music duo, John and T.J. Osborne, professionally known as Brothers Osborne. With six Academy of Country Music Awards and five Country Music Association Awards, Brothers Osborne's, deep, rich vocals and expert guitar work blend equal parts country and rock into one of the freshest, most-identifiable sounds to come out of Nashville in recent years.
The boot-bustin' good time continues with countrywide chart-topper, Jordan Davis, whose fusion of country, pop, modern R&B, and hip-hop can be heard on his hit tracks, "Singles You Up," "Take It From Me" and "Buy Dirt." Also performing is self-proclaimed romantic and rising star Adam Doleac who's powerhouse voice and pillow-soft sound provides a perfect blend for day drinking or falling in love. 2022's YouTube Artist on the Rise, Avery Anna, a Flagstaff, AZ native and thanks to her hit single "Narcissist" and robust 1.2 million followers on TikTok, brings a fresh, new sound to this year's festival's lineup.
Now on sale to the public, general admission tickets start at $59 plus fees, with a $99 upgrade option that grants access to the Paddock Level, an exclusive section near the stage. VIP admission starts at $199, which includes access to the upfront section closest to the stage and the VIP Lounge that has seating, premium restrooms, shaded areas, and exclusive food and beverage vendors.
Boots & Brews is a multi-event, annual country music festival, renowned for curating lineups featuring world-class entertainers like Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Jake Owen, Maddie & Tae, Chris Lane, Morgan Wallen, and Russell Dickerson as well as handpicking country music's next biggest breakout artists and for their state-of-the-art production year after year. To learn more about CBF Productions, Boots & Brews Country Music Festivals, and to be kept updated on new announcements, follow us on Instagram and sign up for our mailing list at BootsAndBrews.com for news and special offers.
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‘A moving moment for all of us’: Firefighters help deliver baby in church parking lot
CULLEOKA, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - A family in Tennessee has welcomed a healthy new baby girl thanks to the quick response of four firefighters.
The mother was on her way to a hospital in Culleoka around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when she went into labor, forcing her to give birth in a church parking lot with just the help of her husband and volunteer members of the Maury County Fire Department.
The firefighters said they arrived on scene just moments before the baby was born. They had been trained on how to respond to a call like this, but it was a first for all four first responders that were involved, according to WSMV.
Critical care paramedic Fabian Oden was one of the firefighters who helped deliver the baby.
“I went to the patient and introduced myself, and by the time I got my name out, the baby was introducing herself to me,” he said. “Mom did an amazing job with delivering, and dad did an amazing job with supporting mom.”
Oden said helping deliver the baby in the parking lot was different from the nice and calm environment of a hospital.
“You know, the doctor that is delivering the baby and, you know, the nurses, but now you have six strangers showing up delivering your baby that you have never met and it’s dark outside,” he said.
The mother and father were still around 30 minutes away from the hospital when the 911 dispatchers they were talking with told them it was best to pull over in a large parking lot and get ready, Oden said.
The couple stopped at Stiversville Church of Christ and waited for around 10 minutes before first responders arrived from both directions. The mother was already laying on a towel the pair had put down in the parking lot, and the firefighters jumped right into action when they got there.
Oden is in school to become a doctor, and the other three firefighters are also either paramedics or certified emergency medical responders. Every Maury County Fire Department vehicle also includes medical kits that are designed for situations like this one.
Firefighter Savannah Maddison said the woman had a dream team assisting her in the delivery who were all helped by their training.
“It’s very rare to deal with childbirth as a first responder,” Maddison said. “It is something that might not happen for many people’s entire careers. This was a very fortunate incident, not only for the first responders involved, but also the mother. She had a department nearby, and we had such a quick response.”
Firefighters then helped load the mother and newborn girl into an ambulance that took them to the hospital, Maddison said.
Father Jimmy Lee Farnsworth said they brought Kyler Shaydin home from the hospital Monday afternoon. He said their other four children were overjoyed to get to meet their new baby sister.
The firefighters that helped welcome her into the world are also very happy to know she is healthy and look forward to meeting her again.
“It’s so often that we have to deal with situations of death and loss and just sad situations, so to be able to be a part of a beautiful moment that that family is going to remember for the rest of their lives,” Maddison said. “Although it was chaotic, it was just so life changing and a moving moment for all of us. We were very thankful for that.”
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(The Hill) – President Biden feels well enough to start exercising again on his fifth day of isolation after contracting COVID-19, his physician, Kevin O’Connor, said in a new memo released on Tuesday.
O’Connor wrote that Biden’s symptoms “have now almost completely resolved” after the president completed his five-day course of Paxlovid, an antiviral pill used to treat the novel coronavirus.
“His symptoms have now almost completely resolved. His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature remain absolutely normal. His oxygen saturation continues to be excellent on room air. His lungs remain clear,” O’Connor wrote in the new update. “The President now feels well enough to resume his physical exercise regimen.”
The letter did not specify what kind of physical exercise, but Biden is known to enjoy riding a stationary bike.
Biden is expected to remain in isolation in the White House residence until at least Wednesday.
White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha told reporters on Monday that Biden would resume in-person work once he tests negative for COVID-19 after the five-day window.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines say that COVID-19 patients can stop isolating after five days if they do not show symptoms or their symptoms are improving.
Biden has shown mild symptoms since he tested positive for the virus on Thursday, according to White House officials, such as fatigue and a cough. He has continued to work throughout his illness, appearing at a virtual meeting on semiconductor legislation on Monday afternoon.
Biden told reporters then that he still had a sore throat but that he hoped to return to work in person by the end of the week.
“I’m feeling great,” he said. “I think I’m on my way to full, total recovery, God willing.”
O’Connor has provided daily written updates on the president’s health since last Thursday, but the White House has declined to make him available to the press to answer questions. Instead, Jha and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre have fielded questions at the daily briefing about the president’s progress.
Biden, 79, is considered vulnerable to COVID-19 due to his age, but health experts have been optimistic about his case because he is up to date with his vaccinations and taking Paxlovid.
Still, experts note it’s possible that Biden could experience “rebound” symptoms, as some patients who have used Paxlovid have.
Jha told reporters Monday that clinical data suggests between 5 and 8 percent of patients experience rebound following Paxlovid treatment, and that symptoms could return after 3 or 4 days if not longer.
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BOULDER CITY, Nev. — A third set of human remains was discovered Monday afternoon at Lake Mead, which has dropped to a record low water level amid a punishing drought.
The National Park Service received a witness report of the remains at Swim Beach in Lake Mead National Recreation Area at about 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Park rangers set a perimeter to recover the remains. The Clark County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The investigation was ongoing, the park service said.
Lake Mead, which sits just below the Hoover Dam on the Nevada-Arizona state line, has seen a shocking drop in water levels amid the drought. The reservoir is holding about 27% of its total capacity.
The receding waters have revealed three sets of human remains, along with countless desiccated fish and a graveyard of forgotten and stranded watercraft.
The first set of human remains was found May 1 in a barrel near Hemenway Harbor. On May 7, skeletal remains were discovered at Callville Bay.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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80% of cities analyzed saw double-digit SFR rent increases
BOSTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentometer has released their Q2 2022 rent statistics for three-bedroom (3-BR) houses that are single-family rentals (SFRs). Rentometer collects data for all residential asset classes, but this report is focused on SFR because they are one of, if not the most, active residential rental asset classes today.
Rentometer's president, Mike Lapsley, commented that "we have increased our coverage and monitoring of the SFR market as the activity and interest in this particular market has escalated over the last few years."
The Q2 '22 report covers 252 cities and towns that had at least 25 3BR house data points in Q2 '21 and Q2 '22. We analyzed the year-over-year change in average rent prices by city/town for the second quarter.
Highlights from the report are as follows:
- 96% (242 total) of the 252 cities/towns experienced year over year rent increases
- 80% (202 total) of the 252 cities/towns analyzed experienced year over year rent increases greater than 10%
- Notable rental markets with increasing rents are:
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Aaron Ramsey free to find a new club after Juventus terminate contract
By PA Staff published
Aaron Ramsey is to leave Juventus after his contract was mutually terminated.
The Wales midfielder had 12 months left on his deal in Turin but is now free to find another club ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“Aaron Ramsey’s contract with Juventus has been mutually terminated,” the Serie A club said on their Twitter account. “All the best,@aaronramsey!”
OFFICIAL | Aaron Ramsey's contract with Juventus has been mutually terminated.— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) July 26, 2022
Ramsey joined Juventus on a free transfer in 2019 after spending 11 years at Arsenal.
The 31-year-old’s time in Italy was dogged by injury and he spent the second half of the 2020-21 season on loan at Rangers in Scotland.
Injuries curtailed his impact in Scotland and Juventus were keen to come to an agreement to end Ramsey’s stay there with the player on a reported £400,000 per week.
Juventus did not give Ramsey a squad number ahead of the new season and left him out of the club’s pre-season tour to the United States.
Ramsey made just five appearances for Juve last season and the news of his departure will be welcomed by Wales manager Robert Page ahead of the World Cup in November.
While on international duty, Ramsey has remained a key player for Wales and Page wants him to be playing regular first-team football before the World Cup.
There has been interest from the MLS, where Ramsey’s Wales team-mate Gareth Bale has recently signed for Los Angeles FC.
But it is understood that Ramsey prefers to join a Premier League club to be closer to his Cardiff home.
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AUBURN, Ind. (WISH) — A man and a woman in DeKalb County died after a domestic situation that led to a murder-suicide, Indiana State Police confirmed Tuesday.
The DeKalb County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday identified the deceased as 37-year-old Edward Conboy, of Edon, Ohio, and 35-year-old Heather Harmon, of Auburn.
At 8:40 a.m. Monday, officers from the Auburn Police Department went to a residence in the 800 block of Griswold Court to investigate a report of shots fired.
As officers arrived, a black vehicle left the area. Officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop with the vehicle leaving, but the driver fled.
Indiana State Police on Tuesday said that Harmon was driving the vehicle after Conboy, with whom she was previously in a relationship, forced his way inside at gunpoint.
Detectives believe Harmon refused to stop for police because of Conboy’s presence and a chase ensued.
The pursuit ran southeast of Auburn on County Road 46A and ended up northbound on County Road 51, according to police.
Officers successfully set up a tire deflation device on County Road 51 at State Road 8, but the black vehicle continued fleeing at slow speeds headed north. Officers reported shots being fired from within the vehicle as it approached County Road 40.
The vehicle came to a stop on County Road 51, according to ISP.
Police found Conboy and Harmon inside the vehicle with gunshot wounds. They died at the scene.
State police believe Conboy fatally shot Harmon before turning the gun on himself.
No police officers were injured, no shots were fired by officers, and no one was injured at the Griswold Court residence where the incident began.
Mental health resources
- Be Well Indiana
- Indiana Suicide Prevention
- Indiana Department of Child Services’ Children’s Mental Health Initiative
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has improved enough from his coronavirus infection that he’s able to resume his regular exercise routine, according to an update Tuesday from his doctor.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a new note that Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms “have now almost completely resolved,” and all of his vital signs are good.
Biden took his fifth and final dose of Paxlovid, which is intended to prevent severe symptoms from COVID-19, on Monday night.
Tuesday is Biden's fifth full day of isolation, and he plans to test for the virus on Wednesday.
If he tests negative, he will return to working in person.
“The moment that he turns negative, he’ll return to work,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, during Monday's briefing at the White House.
On Monday, Biden said that he was “feeling better every day.”
After participating in a virtual meeting to talk about computer chip manufacturing, Biden said “everything's on the button” with the medical tests he's been receiving each evening.
He also said he's been sleeping better, joking that his dog had to wake him up this morning.
“My wife's not here, she usually takes him out,” Biden said. Shortly before 7 a.m., he said he felt “the nuzzle of my dog's nose against my chest." First lady Jill Biden has been at the family home in Delaware while the president isolates in the White House residence.
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Interstate 10 in San Antonio played a major role in an iconic music video that was released 28 years ago this year.
The rock group R.E.M.'s music video for "Everybody Hurts" was released in 1994 and features I-10 near the intersection of Fredericksburg Road and Woodlawn Avenue. Extras, including students who skipped school, from around San Antonio showed up to be in the music video.
The San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation is looking for stories from that music video shoot to be part of its "There's a Story Here" campaign, which aims to tell stories about places in the city.
The city agency said in a news release that motorists had to battle plenty of traffic that day. On the same day as the video shoot, the Patrick Swayze movie "Father Hood" was filming and forced another San Antonio highway to shut down.
The music video for "Everybody Hurts" went on to win Breakthrough Video, Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards.
The video shows the band and other drivers stuck in traffic as subtitles of their thoughts appear on screen. At the end, people exit their vehicles and walk before vanishing.
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Some locals have shared their experiences on Facebook in response to the city's request for stories from the video shoot.
"It was a nightmare closing the freeway but they were able to do it because the upper level of IH 10 could be open and traffic could flow," Kathy Rhoads responded to the post.
On ExpressNews.com: The music will live on in San Antonio
"I was in the video. It was cool being in it," Paul Francis said in another comment. "One day I showed up early and chilled In the band's trailer."
San Antonians are able to submit stories to the Office of Historic Preservation.
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CHICAGO, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX) with approximately $6.7 billion in portfolio assets announced today the acquisition of Patterson Place a 25,000-square-foot retail center in Durham, North Carolina. The retail property is anchored by Duke Medical Plaza, which was recently acquired by JLL Income Property Trust. Patterson Place was acquired for approximately $14.5 million.
"Patterson Place is a well-located, medical office-anchored retail center that we believe benefits from strong foot traffic generated by the recently acquired Duke Medical Plaza along with a strong tenant roster and a prime location at the intersection of two major thoroughfares that connect dense population centers," said JLL Income Property Trust President and CEO Allan Swaringen. "We have conviction in the Raleigh market and believe the outlook for retail with a strong anchor tenant looks positive as pandemic restrictions ease and consumer spending remains elevated. All of these factors point to a strong investment that should yield long term, stable cashflow for our stockholders."
Constructed in phases between 2010 and 2015, Patterson Place tenants include national retailers such as Five Guys, AT&T and Moe's. The weighted average lease term is greater than five years. In addition to its strong tenant roster, Patterson Place benefits from local demographic tailwinds. According to LaSalle Research & Strategy, Raleigh's in-migrations is expected to outpace the US rate with a high-concentration of prime-age workers over the next 10 years. Within a one-mile radius of the property annual population growth is projected to grow twice as fast as the US average, which should drive continued consumer demand.
The property's location just off of Interstate 40 puts it at the center of a key regional connector between Durham, Research Triangle Park and Raleigh and makes it accessible to Duke University and University of North Carolina, both of which are just a 10-minute drive.
JLL Income Property Trust's retail allocation is 14 properties in 13 key markets valued at $789 million and representing approximately 13 percent of its overall portfolio.
JLL Income Property Trust is an institutionally managed, daily NAV REIT that brings to investors a growing portfolio of commercial real estate investments selected by an institutional investment management team and sponsored by one of the world's leading real estate services firms.
About JLL Income Property Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX),
Jones Lang LaSalle Income Property Trust, Inc. is a daily NAV REIT that owns and manages a diversified portfolio of high quality, income-producing residential, industrial, grocery-anchored retail, healthcare and office properties located in the United States. JLL Income Property Trust expects to further diversify its real estate portfolio over time, including on a global basis. For more information, visit www.jllipt.com.
About LaSalle Investment Management
LaSalle Investment Management is one of the world's leading real estate investment managers. On a global basis, LaSalle manages approximately $78 billion of assets in private and public real estate property and debt investments as of Q4 2021. LaSalle's diverse client base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments and private individuals from across the globe. LaSalle sponsors a complete range of investment vehicles including separate accounts, open- and closed-end funds, public securities and entity-level investments. For more information, please visit http://www.lasalle.com.
Valuations, Forward Looking Statements and Future Results
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LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Times recognized Equinox Strategy Partners' Managing Partner Jonathan R. Fitzgarrald earlier this week as a "Business Visionary" in its annual C-Suite issue. The feature states, "For a CEO to transcend his or her post and become a visionary leader takes something even more – a blend of creativity, empathy and willingness to take certain risks." According to the publication, this recognition highlights CEOs "who are forging new paths and delivering phenomenal results for their organizations."
The feature begins by explaining how "Jonathan Fitzgarrald looks to undervalued professionals, untapping their potential to grow revenue, market visibility and their practices." His "proprietary approach adapts a Moneyball strategy by recognizing and coaching traditionally overlooked, highly skilled professionals in legal, financial, accounting and professional services firms," the feature continues. "Jonathan's personalized business strategies lead clients to discover their own business motivations," adds the publication.
In 2015, Fitzgarrald established Equinox Strategy Partners to advise professionals nationwide to tap into their own potential to generate revenue. A Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, Fitzgarrald addresses the issues that professionals talk about. His keynote, retreat and leadership programs cover such topics as the cross-generational tension, succession planning from the Next Gen's perspective, using culture to manage teams better, partner compensation and connecting emotionally with clients.
Fitzgarrald is a longtime leader of the Legal Marketing Association, and he served on the board of advisors of the Legal Sales and Service Organization, Inc. He currently serves on the Board of Raise A Child, a non-profit devoted to preparing prospective parents for the foster-to-adopt process.
EQUINOX STRATEGY PARTNERS provides service professionals in law, accounting and business management firms with strategies for growth. With offices in Los Angeles and in New York, their professionals provide firms nationwide with strategies for driving revenue and boosting market visibility. For more information, visit: EquinoxStrategy.com.
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DUBLIN, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Wi-Fi Analytics Market Size, Share, Trends, By Components, By Deployment By Application, By Location and By Region Forecast to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The global Wi-Fi analytics market size is expected to reach USD 65.69 Billion in 2030 and register a revenue CAGR of 25.5% over the forecast period, according to the latest report.
The market is primarily driven by the rising demand for cloud-based applications and services. The need to comply with stringent government regulations regarding data privacy and security is also playing a vital role in promoting market growth.
The rapid proliferation of mobile devices and the increasing number of Wi-Fi hotspots are other key factors driving the growth of the global Wi-Fi analytics market. However, the lack of awareness about Wi-Fi analytics solutions and services among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is expected to restraint market growth to a certain extent.
Wi-Fi analytics is the process of collecting, analyzing and visualizing data about Wi-Fi networks to optimize their performance. It helps network administrators to troubleshoot issues, understand user behavior and improve the overall quality of the network.
Some of the key benefits of using Wi-Fi analytics include:
1. Improving network performance: By understanding how users are accessing the network and what kinds of devices they are using, administrators can make changes to improve the overall performance of the network.
2. Understanding user behavior: Wi-Fi analytics can help administrators understand how users are accessing the network and what kinds of devices they are using. This information can be used to optimize the user experience and improve customer satisfaction.
3. Reducing costs: By understanding how the network is being used, administrators can make changes to reduce costs associated with the network.
4. Improving security: Wi-Fi analytics can help administrators identify potential security risks and take steps to mitigate them.
5. Generating new insights: Wi-Fi analytics can help administrators generate new insights about the network and its users. This information can be used to improve the quality of the network and make it more efficient.
Some Key Highlights from the Report
- On Jan 27, 2022, Extreme Networks, Inc., a cloud-based networking company, announced the acquisition of Avaya Inc.'s networking business, which includes the Wi-Fi solutions portfolio. This move is expected to strengthen Extreme Networks' position in the enterprise networking market.
- The solution segment held the largest revenue share in the global Wi-Fi analytics market in 2021. This is mainly because of the rising need to manage and analyze enterprise Wi-Fi networks. Solutions provide comprehensive visibility into network performance and end-user experience. In addition, they enable enterprises to optimize their network infrastructure and reduce operational costs.
- The service segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. This is mainly due to the increasing need for expert services to ensure the proper functioning of Wi-Fi analytics solutions. Service providers offer a wide range of services, including consulting, deployment and integration, and support and maintenance.
- The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs) segment is expected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. This growth can be attributed to the increasing adoption of Wi-Fi analytics solutions by SMBs to manage and analyze their Wi-Fi networks. SMBs are rapidly adopting cloud-based solutions to reduce their IT infrastructure costs.
- The healthcare segment accounted for the largest revenue share in the global Wi-Fi analytics market in 2021. This is due to the increasing adoption of Wi-Fi analytics solutions in healthcare organizations to manage and monitor their Wi-Fi networks. Healthcare organizations use Wi-Fi analytics solutions to improve patient care and operational efficiency.
- The retail segment is expected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. This growth can be attributed to the increasing adoption of Wi-Fi analytics solutions by retailers to understand customer behavior and preferences. Retailers use Wi-Fi analytics solutions to enhance customer engagement and loyalty.
- The Wi-Fi analytics market in the Asia Pacific region is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. This growth can be attributed to the increasing adoption of Wi-Fi analytics solutions in countries, such as China, India, and Japan. In addition, the rising number of SMBs in the region is expected to drive market growth.
Companies profiled in the global market report include Cisco Systems, Inc., Skyfii Limited, Aruba (Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company), Zebra Technologies Corp., Cloud4Wi, Extreme Networks, Fortinet, Inc., Commscope, MetTel, and Spotonwifi.com.
Key Topics Covered:
Chapter 1. Market Synopsis
Chapter 2. Executive Summary
Chapter 3. Indicative Metrics
Chapter 4. Wi-Fi Analytics Market Segmentation & Impact Analysis
4.1. Wi-Fi Analytics Market Material Segmentation Analysis
4.2. Industrial Outlook
4.2.1. Market indicators analysis
4.2.2. Market driver's analysis
4.2.2.1. Growing competition of offline retail businesses with online retail businesses
4.2.2.2. Increasing usage of public Wi-Fi hotspots across various locations
4.2.2.3. Growing prominence of data-analytics in brick-and-mortar businesses
4.2.2.4. Upsurge in government initiatives for developing smart cities
4.2.3. Market restraints analysis
4.2.3.1. Strict government regulations
4.2.3.2. Concerns pertaining to privacy of data
4.3. Technological Insights
4.4. Regulatory Framework
4.5. Price trend Analysis
4.6. Customer Mapping
4.7. Covid-19 Impact Analysis
4.8. Global Recession Influence
Chapter 5. Wi-Fi Analytics Market By Component Insights & Trends
5.1. Component Dynamics & Market Share, 2022 & 2030
5.2. Solutions
5.2.1. Market estimates and forecast, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
5.2.2. Market estimates and forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
5.3. Services
5.3.1. Market estimates and forecast, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
5.3.2. Market estimates and forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Chapter 6. Wi-Fi Analytics Market By Deployment Insights & Trends
6.1. Deployment Dynamics & Market Share, 2022 & 2030
6.2. Cloud
6.2.1. Market estimates and forecast, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
6.2.2. Market estimates and forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
6.3. On-Premises
6.3.1. Market estimates and forecast, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
6.3.2. Market estimates and forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Chapter 7. Wi-Fi Analytics Market By Application Insights & Trends
7.1. Application Dynamics & Market Share, 2022 & 2030
7.2. Footfall analytics
7.2.1. Market estimates and forecast, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
7.2.2. Market estimates and forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
7.3. Customer Experience Management
7.3.1. Market estimates and forecast, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
7.3.2. Market estimates and forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
7.4. Customer Behavior Analytics
7.4.1. Market estimates and forecast, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
7.4.2. Market estimates and forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
7.5. Customer Engagement
7.5.1. Market estimates and forecast, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
7.5.2. Market estimates and forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
7.6. Customer Loyalty Management
7.6.1. Market estimates and forecast, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
7.6.2. Market estimates and forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Chapter 8. Wi-Fi Analytics Market By Location Insights & Trends
8.1. Location Dynamics & Market Share, 2022 & 2030
8.2. Indoor
8.2.1. Market estimates and forecast, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
8.2.2. Market estimates and forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
8.3. Outdoor
8.3.1. Market estimates and forecast, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
8.3.2. Market estimates and forecast, By Region, 2019 - 2030 (USD Billion)
Chapter 9. Wi-Fi Analytics Market by Regional Outlook
Chapter 10. Competitive Landscape
10.1. Market Revenue Share by Manufacturers
10.2. Manufacturing Cost Breakdown Analysis
10.3. Mergers & Acquisitions
10.4. Market positioning
10.5. Strategy Benchmarking
10.6. Vendor Landscape
Chapter 11. Company Profiles
11.1. Cisco Systems, Inc.
11.1.1. Company Overview
11.1.2. Financial Performance
11.1.3. Technology Insights
11.1.4. Strategic Initiatives
11.2. Skyfii Limited
11.2.1. Company Overview
11.2.2. Financial Performance
11.2.3. Technology Insights
11.2.4. Strategic Initiatives
11.3. Aruba (Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company)
11.3.1. Company Overview
11.3.2. Financial Performance
11.3.3. Technology Insights
11.3.4. Strategic Initiatives
11.4. Zebra Technologies Corp.
11.4.1. Company Overview
11.4.2. Financial Performance
11.4.3. Technology Insights
11.4.4. Strategic Initiatives
11.5. Cloud4Wi
11.5.1. Company Overview
11.5.2. Financial Performance
11.5.3. Technology Insights
11.5.4. Strategic Initiatives
11.6. Extreme Networks
11.6.1. Company Overview
11.6.2. Financial Performance
11.6.3. Technology Insights
11.6.4. Strategic Initiatives
11.7. Fortinet, Inc.
11.7.1. Company Overview
11.7.2. Financial Performance
11.7.3. Technology Insights
11.7.4. Strategic Initiatives
11.8. Commscope
11.8.1. Company Overview
11.8.2. Financial Performance
11.8.3. Technology Insights
11.8.4. Strategic Initiatives
11.9. MetTel
11.9.1. Company Overview
11.9.2. Financial Performance
11.9.3. Technology Insights
11.9.4. Strategic Initiatives
11.10. Spotonwifi.com
11.10.1. Company Overview
11.10.2. Financial Performance
11.10.3. Technology Insights
11.10.4. Strategic Initiatives
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Unions Power America Contest and Sweepstakes give back to hardworking union workers who never let America down.
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Plus is proud to announce that our annual Labor Day celebration, Unions Power America, is back and bigger than ever. Union Plus will be giving away a total of $185,000 in cash prizes through the Unions Power America Contest and Sweepstakes in honor of exceptional union workers who make our country strong.
"Union members are America's heroes," reflects Mitch Stevens, Union Plus president, "and Union Plus is proud to honor them this, and every Labor Day with the Unions Power America Contest, Sweepstakes and Labor Day event. Recent efforts and victories by workers to unionize their workplaces remind us that unions are for, and built by, hardworking, extraordinary people. Unions and their members are the backbone of our nation and it is Union Plus' great privilege to celebrate their vital contribution to our communities."
The Unions Power America Contest
July 18-August 8
Union members can nominate themselves or another union member for the $25,000 Unions Power America Contest Grand Prize by visiting unionplus.org/laborday and sharing how they power America forward by going the extra mile to support others at work, in their neighborhoods and communities. In addition to the $25,000 Grand Prize, an additional $85,000 in cash prizes for First, Second and Third Prize winners will also be awarded. For Official Rules, visit unionplus.org/laborday.
The Unions Power America Sweepstakes
August 10-August 29
By entering the Unions Power America Sweepstakes at unionplus.org/laborday, union members have an opportunity to win the $50,000 Grand Prize or one of 25, $1,000 prizes. After initial entry, entrants can earn bonus entries by completing simple, fun, online activities to increase their chances of winning. For Official Rules, visit unionplus.org/laborday.
Winners of the Unions Power America Contest and Sweepstakes will be announced during the Union Plus Labor Day virtual celebration, at 6pm ET on September 5th, at unionplus.org/laborday.
This year's Labor Day giveaways surpass the cash prizes awarded last year, going further to celebrate the diversity of union members across the country who are powering America forward.
The Unions Power America Contest and Sweepstakes are extensions of the year-round support Union Plus offers. Union Plus provides exclusive savings and discounts to union members, as well as exclusive benefits such as scholarships and hardship programs. Since 2009, Union Plus has awarded over $16 million in grants and scholarships to union members.
Union Plus, founded by the AFL-CIO in 1986, uses the collective buying power of America's 14 million union members to deliver top-quality benefits and services at competitive prices for working families. Union Plus offers a wide range of programs created specifically for union members, including hardship help, scholarships, cash back shopping, credit cards, home mortgages, discounts on mobile plans, insurance plans, travel and entertainment discounts and so much more.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — No one may have won the $8 million jackpot prize but several people won a couple grand from the Monday night drawing of the Texas Lottery game Lotto Texas.
The winning numbers from this July 25 drawing were 12, 15, 30, 31, 41 and 47. There were 10 total Texas winners who won $1,279 by matching five of the six numbers but four of those players chose the Extra! option to take their winnings to the next level of $11,279.
In total there were over 24,000 winners from this drawing who won at least $2 and as much as $11,279. The next drawing for Lotto Texas is set for July 27 with a jackpot of $8.25 million (cash value $5.4 million). | https://cw33.com/news/texas/4-11279-winning-texas-lottery-tickets-sold-across-lone-star-state/ | 2022-07-26T19:14:16Z | https://cw33.com/news/texas/4-11279-winning-texas-lottery-tickets-sold-across-lone-star-state/ | true |
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Pope Francis had some fun on Monday and made Canadian security sweat when he asked a Vatican aide to push his wheelchair close to people waiting outside a church instead of going to his car as planned.
Francis had just finished a visit to the Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, which followed a trip to Maskwacis, where he issued a historic apology for Catholicism's role in the country's notorious residential school system.
Leaving the small church, he noted that many people who could not get inside were pressed behind temporary wire fencing.
He told his aide to push his wheelchair between the cars of a waiting police motorcade and close to fencing.
Francis, 85, is using a wheelchair occasionally during the visit because of a knee problem.
At one point, his aide had to lower the wheelchair backwards to maneuver it from the pavement to the street, putting it -- and the white-robed pope -- at a 45 degree angle pointing skyward.
As he was being pushed slowly past the crowd, he seemed to be openly enjoying the moment.
People behind the fences were ecstatic, putting their fingers through the wiring in hopes of touching him. Some shouted "thank you for coming to see us."
The security detail, who were also trying to control a group of reporters and photographers inside the fencing, were relieved when the pope was pushed towards his waiting car, a simple white Fiat 500, and helped into the front passenger seat. | https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/pope-has-fun-security-frets-as-pontiff-takes-wheelchair-detour/article_f206ea48-2a05-5037-9adf-dbc6b50bcec3.html | 2022-07-26T19:16:23Z | https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/pope-has-fun-security-frets-as-pontiff-takes-wheelchair-detour/article_f206ea48-2a05-5037-9adf-dbc6b50bcec3.html | false |
Animal rights activists took their complaints about Foster City’s plans for managing a growing population of Canada geese to the city council Monday night, serving the city’s leaders with a “gander slander” citation.
For more than three years, Foster City has been trying to deal with a gaggle of Canada geese that just won’t leave a city park and lagoon. Each year, their numbers have grown, rising from 181 in 2020 to 323 the following year. All indications are that the number will increase this year.
Last week, the council decided to consider lethal measures while continuing to use other non-lethal methods and exploring other options. The council, however, made it clear that while it doesn’t relish killing the birds, the situation at the park has become unhealthy for bird and human alike.
Among the concerns: Lagoon water quality and other sanitation issues continue to grow in the city’s parks and open spaces. A statement on the city’s web site says testing shows elevated bacteria levels in the lagoon which are directly affecting the local waterfowl population.
Avian diseases also spread more quickly among over-crowded flocks, and the detection earlier this month in Sacramento of an extremely contagious avian flu in two Canada geese and an American white pelican, may make flock control more critical. This form of the flu seems to target waterfowl.
In Defense of Animals, a national group of animal rights supporters, has been vocal in its opposition to the use of lethal methods, and has accused the city of ignoring non-lethal controls.
“Foster City’s decision to break the necks of up to 100 geese is despicable, and it won’t work,” Lisa Levinson, campaigns director for the group, said in a statement. “New geese will be attracted to plentiful resources in the area, and the killing cycle will start all over again. Nonlethal goose stewardship practices are available now, but the Council of Foster City chose to kill innocent animals instead. That’s why our National Goose Protection Coalition charged the agency with Gander Slander. Compassion must be a guiding principle for decisions related to the wellbeing of geese, who are our wild animal neighbors.”
The city council’s decision last week directed city staff to start pursuing depredation permits from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, but officials said lethal options would be exercised selectively and in conjunction with a wide variety of nonlethal alternatives.
The city has been using non-lethal measures with a modicum off success, including using dogs to haze the geese and addling eggs to lower the hatch rate.
The plan now, city officials said, is to explore a variety of solutions and landscape modifications in an attempt to persuade the geese to move along. | https://www.chicoer.com/2022/07/26/animal-rights-activists-cite-foster-city-for-gander-slander/ | 2022-07-26T19:17:25Z | https://www.chicoer.com/2022/07/26/animal-rights-activists-cite-foster-city-for-gander-slander/ | true |
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A Liverpudlian player on The Chase wowed Bradley Walsh with how much his hobby could earn him money wise.
Retired quantity surveyor, Keith, appeared on the ITV quiz show alongside Stu, Keisha and Lorraine. They each took on The Chaser, Mark Labbett, in a hope of going home with a cash prize.
But it seemed the 58-year-old already had a fair amount of cash in his wallet as he told the presenter about his hobby. Keith revealed he is an Anfield season ticket holder and has been since 1971.
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He said: "I'm a Liverpool Football Club supporter, I've got a season ticket at Anfield. I've had it since '71. I collect football pin badges and I am now reducing my collection down so I'm selling them all on eBay."
Bradley asked: "How many pin badges do you have?" The retiree replied: "I did have 25,000. I've now got about 10,000 left."
In disbelief the host said: "No! How much do you reckon in total they would have been worth?" Keith replied: "About £150,000 to £200,000... something like that." Bradley added: "That's fantastic."
Keith went on to say that he could do with a new car and he hoped to put any winnings towards that. He managed to answer six questions correct in the cash builder round but bravely chose the higher offer of £50,000. Unfortunately he was beaten and went home with nothing.
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Primary school enrolment age increased to six in Karnataka
The Karnataka government has increased the age of enrolment in primary schools from 5 years and 5 months to 6 years for all schools — government, government aided, and unaided
The Karnataka government has increased the age of enrolment in primary schools from 5 years and 5 months to 6 years for all schools — government, government aided, and unaided. This will be applicable from the next academic year.
The Department of School Education and Literacy has withdrawn the orders of 2017, 2018, and 2020 on the age of enrolment. The new order issued on Tuesday said a child who enrols in a primary school should be of six years as of June 1 of that academic year. However, the order makes no mention of the cut-off age for pre-primary schools.
Since 2016-17, the government has issued five orders on the fixation of minimum age for school enrolment and the order on Tuesday is the sixth one.
Vishal R., Commissioner, Department of Public Instruction, said, “According to the RTE Act, 2009, the directions of the Government of India and the NEP 2020, children should be aged six by June 1 for Class I. We had submitted the proposal to the government as per this. Already, 21 States have done it. This age bracket will ensure that catch-up learning is proper among children of the appropriate age. This order will be applicable from the next academic year for all the schools.”
He added that this rule would be strictly followed. “In case a child is 5-years-and-11-months old, he/she will have to wait for one year to enroll.
However, some activists feared that increasing the enrolment age could drive children towards private schools since only a handful of government-run schools have pre-primary classes. Niranjanaradhya V.P., development educationist, told to The Hindu, “In the absence of pre-primary classes in government schools, this kind of rule will lead to further decline in strength in such schools. Therefore, age 5+ should be the right for admission in government schools.”
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Record rainfall caused widespread flash flooding across the St. Louis area early Tuesday, killing one person, displacing many others and prompting rescues from vehicles and homes.
One person died when a car in St. Louis was found covered in more than 8 feet (2.4 meters) of water. Several puppies drowned when a building became flooded at Stray Paws Adoptables, a stray dog rescue operation in St. Peters, a St. Louis suburb. Firefighters in boats rescued other dogs from the building.
Damage across the region was widespread after a massive downpour dropped more than 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain in parts of St. Charles County and up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) elsewhere in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Most of the rain fell in a few hours shortly after midnight.
By noon, about 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain had fallen at Lambert Airport, demolishing the previous daily record of 6.85 inches set Aug. 20, 1915, when remnants of the Galveston, Texas, hurricane moved north to St. Louis. Forecasters expected more storms through the rest of the week.
Firefighters were busy with water rescues. Sections of interstates 70, 64, 55 and 44 were all closed at various times as water swamped the roadways. Some motorists took to social media to report being stranded for hours.
In the city of St. Louis, the fire department rescued people from several homes after floodwaters made it into houses. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said at a news conference that many homes suffered significant damage, and some roofs were collapsing under the weight of the water.
Across the region, firefighters and other first responders rescued more than 100 people, mostly from vehicles that tried to pass through water-covered roadways.
“We’ve had a tremendous amount of cars that have been door-deep and also roof-deep in some of these low-lying areas,” Jenkerson said.
The water was above the roof of a car found just after 10 a.m. in a neighborhood near Forest Park. One person was pulled out but pronounced dead. Their identity has not been released.
In the St. Louis County town of Brentwood, residents were forced to evacuate when Deer Creek overflowed. Rising waters also threatened homes in Ladue, one of the wealthiest cities in Missouri.
Flooding was so bad that the iconic Gateway Arch closed for the day.
National Weather Service meteorologist Marshall Pfahler said a storm stalled over the St. Louis area around midnight and kept pouring water over the same relatively narrow band.
“You have this swath of up to 10-inch amounts, and a county or two south they had a trace or even less,” Pfahler said.
The remarkable rainfall followed a period of extended drought in the region. The ground was rock-hard before Tuesday morning and Pfahler said that may have played a small role in the flash flooding. A bigger factor, he said, was that the storm hit a metro area with a lot of concrete and asphalt, rather than grassy areas that could absorb the moisture more readily.
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(NEXSTAR) – Tony Dow, who starred as Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” has died, his management team confirmed in a statement shared to his official Facebook page.
Dow, 77, had recently been diagnosed with cancer, his wife confirmed in May. At the time, she did not specify which type of cancer Dow was battling.
“It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our beloved Tony this morning,” reads a statement posted by Frank Bilotta and Renee James on Tuesday.
“Tony was a beautiful soul — kind, compassionate, funny and humble. It was truly a joy to just be around him. His gentle voice and unpretentious manner was immediately comforting and you could not help but love him. The world has lost an amazing human being, but we are all richer for the memories that he has left us. From the warm reminiscences of Wally Cleaver to those of us fortunate enough to know him personally — thank you Tony. And thank you for the reflections of a simpler time, the laughter, the friendship and for the feeling that you were a big brother to us all.”
Jerry Mathers, Dow’s former co-star on “Leave It to Beaver,” reacted to news of Dow’s passing on social media, saying the loss “leaves and empty place in my heart.”
“He was always the kindest, most generous, gentle, loving, sincere, and humble man, that it was my honor and privilege to be able to share memories together with for 65 years,” Mathers wrote.
Dow, 77, is perhaps best known for playing Wally Cleaver, brother to Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver, on “Leave It to Beaver” between 1957 and 1963. Dow appeared in all 234 episodes, as well as the 1983 TV reunion film “Still the Beaver” and the sequel series “The New Leave It to Beaver,” which ran for four seasons in the mid-‘80s. He also made appearances in popular shows including “My Three Sons,” “Lassie” and “Adam-12.”
In addition to acting, Dow had directed television episodes of “The New Leave It to Beaver,” “Harry and the Hendersons,” “Coach” and “Babylon 5,” as well as nearly a dozen other series, according to IMDb.
He had also become a sculptor in later years, with one of his pieces being temporarily displayed as part of an exhibition at the Louvre, the L.A. Times reported in 2008.
News of Dow’s death follows reports of his health scares in recent years, including his hospitalization for pneumonia in August 2021. At the time, his agent told The Hollywood Reporter he was “in good spirits” despite the diagnosis.
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What you need for Nintendo Switch Sports
The Nintendo Switch is a gaming console that can host many games across different categories and difficulty levels. One popular title is Nintendo Switch Sports, a game that has six sports in one. The game can be played locally or online by one to four players, making it fun for friends and family members.
What is Nintendo Switch Sports
Consider the spiritual successor to 2006’s popular Wii Sports, Nintendo Switch Sports is a new video game that launched in April 2022. It takes advantage of motion control to get a player moving around physically and is designed so people can play with others either in person or online. Similar to Wii games, it also has the option for players to customize their character and screen name.
Some of the games, such as volleyball, bowling and tennis, require three to four players. But with one or two players, you have access to the following games:
- Soccer
- Badminton
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Bowling
- Chambara
Most of these sports are straightforward and play similarly to their real-life counterparts. One lesser-known game is chambara, which is a Japanese sport that’s a cross between jousting and fencing.
Although Nintendo Switch Sports only includes six sports right now, more are planned for the future. In fall 2022, the company plans to add golf to the game.
Gaming console and equipment
Switch Dock
When you purchase a basic Nintendo Switch, you receive a Switch Dock. This lightweight device lets you connect the console to a television so you can play video games on the big screen. Since Nintendo Switch Sports is both a party game and designed to encourage physical activity, it’s more playable and fun when displayed in this way.
The Dock comes with an HDMI port that can be connected to a television with an HDMI cable, which the standard bundle for the Nintendo Switch also comes with. However, if you want a shorter or longer cord, or if something happens to the original one, you need to get a separate cable. Once you have it, simply connect the cable to the ports on the Dock and the television and play.
Joy-Cons
Several items come with the standard Nintendo Switch console bundle, including two basic Joy-Cons. These small controllers can be connected on the left and right sides of the console, as well as used separately when the console is docked in the Switch Dock.
The Joy-Con controllers come with motion control. Not every Nintendo Switch game requires this, but it’s essential for Nintendo Switch Sports. If you don’t have controllers with motion controllers, the game won’t be able to detect your movements, making the game difficult to play or even unplayable.
The standard Joy-Cons come in red and blue, but you can also buy new ones separately if you want specific colors or themes. Common options include:
- Standard gray
- Zelda blue
- Neon pink and neon green
- Pokemon yellow
- Neon orange and purple
- Luigi green
- Mario red
- Yellow and blue
- Transparent purple
Choosing controllers that match the game or your personality are a great way to add to the fun. Also, if you want to play with four people locally, you need to get additional Joy-Cons since the original package only comes with two.
Joy-Con straps
Joy-Con straps are a recommended accessory for those playing active games such as Nintendo Switch Sports. When you’re using the Joy-Cons separately from the console, you can connect straps to each controller. This makes it easier to press the SL and the SR buttons while keeping them from flying out of your hands while playing.
Another useful accessory is the Nintendo Leg Strap. This connects around the player’s leg and can hold either the left or right Joy-Con controller to detect leg movements. This is helpful when playing Soccer Shoot-Out! on Nintendo Switch Sports.
Nintendo Switch case
A Nintendo Switch case is another useful accessory. Not only is it designed to protect the console, but it can also add to the entertainment value by adding a specific color or theme while playing.
Multiplayer subscription
Nintendo has a subscription service, Switch Online, that gives you access to different games and features. With it, you can play certain games online with other people. Although it’s not required for local gameplay, you need a subscription to play Nintendo Switch Sports online with other people.
Once you have a subscription, you can set up a room for other people with the code to play the game. Or you can join an existing room that someone else has made. Alternatively, you can choose to play with anyone without being invited. If you have a subscription and play online, you can also earn items to customize your in-game avatar.
Nintendo offers memberships ranging from one to 12 months. It also has options that give you access to other games. There are also family membership options at a discount.
8 best things you need to enjoy Nintendo Switch Sports
Nintendo Switch — OLED Model With White Joy-Con
This is the seven-inch OLED version of the Nintendo Switch Console. It comes with 64 GB of internal storage, the white Nintendo Dock and two white Joy-Con controllers and straps. The screen can be converted into tabletop mode by flipping the back side, which is ideal for those who prefer smaller displays. The crisp display and large storage space are the two biggest upgrades over the original Switch console.
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Nintendo Switch With Neon Blue And Neon Red Joy‑Con
If you want a basic Nintendo Switch Console with a Dock and two Joy-Con controllers, this one is for you. It comes with four color options and either 64, 128 or 256 GB memory.
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Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo Switch)
This video game has six interactive games to choose from, including bowling, tennis and football, making it perfect for enjoying an afternoon with friends either locally or online.
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Two-Pack Leg Strap Compatible With Nintendo Switch Sports
These leg straps are designed to be used with the Nintendo Switch Sports game, specifically for soccer. Each strap can hold one Joy-Con controller. They also have Velcro that’s easily adjustable to fit around most leg sizes.
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This pack includes two Joy-Cons, the left and the right, with seven color options, including neon pink and neon green. They can be used on their own or connected to the console. They come with a gyro-sensor and an accelerometer, making them perfect for Nintendo Switch Sports. They also come with Joy-Con grips, so it’s easy to secure them to your wrists.
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Wrist Strap For Switch Joycon — One Pair Lanyard Attachments
If you want separate wrist straps, these come with a secure lanyard and can be tied around your wrist to keep you from losing the controllers while playing games. They’re compatible with Joy-Con controllers.
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This separate Nintendo Switch Dock is the perfect replacement for anyone whose original Dock was broken or lost. It can take compatible games and display them on the big screen. It comes with an HDMI cable.
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Nintendo Switch Online 12-Month Individual Membership
This digital code gives you a year-long online membership so you can play video games with other players remotely through an internet connection. It also gives you access to many classic games from the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees placed slugger Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday with left Achilles tendonitis.
The move was retroactive to Sunday. Stanton is batting .228 with 24 homers and 61 RBIs for the AL East-leading Yankees, who face the New York Mets in the opener of a two-game Subway Series on Tuesday night at Citi Field.
Stanton homered for the American League in last week’s All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium and was named the Most Valuable Player in the AL’s 3-2 victory. However, coming out of the All-Star Game, Stanton was 0 for 10 with seven strikeouts against Houston and Baltimore.
The Yankees recalled outfielder Tim Locastro from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A respected Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an “invasive alien species,” citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife.
Some cat lovers have reacted emotionally to this month’s decision and put the key scientist behind it on the defensive.
Wojciech Solarz, a biologist at the state-run Polish Academy of Sciences, wasn’t prepared for the disapproving public response when he entered “Felis catus,” the scientific name for the common house cat, into a national database run by the academy’s Institute of Nature Conservation.
The database already had 1,786 other species listed with no objections, Solarz told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The uproar over invasive alien species No. 1,787, he said, may have resulted from some media reports that created the false impression his institute was calling for feral and other cats to be euthanized.
Solarz described the growing scientific consensus that domestic cats have a harmful impact on biodiversity given the number of birds and mammals they hunt and kill.
The criteria for including the cat among alien invasive species, “are 100% met by the cat,” he said.
In a television segment aired by independent broadcaster TVN, the biologist faced off last week against a veterinarian who challenged Solarz’s conclusion on the dangers cats pose to wildlife.
Dorota Suminska, the author of a book titled “The Happy Cat,” pointed to other causes of shrinking biodiversity, including a polluted environment and urban building facades that can kill birds in flight.
“Ask if man is on the list of non-invasive alien species,” Suminska said, arguing that cats were unfairly assigned too much blame.
Solarz pushed back, arguing that cats kill about 140 million birds in Poland each year.
Earlier this month, the Polish Academy institute published a post on its website citing the “controversy” and seeking to clarify its position. The institute stressed that it was “opposed to any cruelty towards animals.” It also argued that its classification was in line with European Union guidelines.
As far as categorizing cats as “alien,” the institute noted that “Felis catus” was domesticated probably around 10,000 years ago in the cradle of the great civilizations of the ancient Middle East, making the species alien to Europe from a strictly scientific point of view.
The institute also stressed that all it was recommending was for cat owners to limit the time their pets spend outdoors during bird breeding season.
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today:
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ALL ABOARD
Aaron Judge and Pete Alonso swing away as the Subway Series starts up at Citi Field with both New York teams in first place.
Jordan Montgomery (3-2, 3.24 ERA) pitches for the Yankees, who own the best record in the majors at 66-31 and a whopping 12 1/2-game lead over Toronto in the AL East.
Taijuan Walker (7-2, 2.55) starts for the Mets, whose once-formidable NL East edge over Atlanta is down to two games. Walker is 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in his last seven outings.
Judge tops the majors with 37 homers and has 81 RBIs for the Yankees. Alonso leads the big leagues with 82 RBIs and has hit 25 home runs.
The teams play twice this week at the Mets’ home, then meet for two more games in late August at Yankee Stadium.
PAPI POWER
The Boston Red Sox will honor David Ortiz in a pregame tribute at Fenway Park, two days after he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Ortiz pins will be given to fans as they enter the ballpark for the game against Cleveland.
Big Papi helped the Red Sox win three World Series championships. In 14 years with the Red Sox, Ortiz hit 500 homers, 17 of them in the postseason.
Ortiz was cheered by fans chanting his name and wearing his No. 34 jersey during Sunday’s ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York, about a four-hour drive from Fenway.
NO-FLY ZONE
The Cardinals will be missing two of their best players — first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and third baseman Nolan Arenado — when they open a two-game series at Toronto. They haven’t received the COVID-19 vaccination and aren’t allowed to enter Canada.
Catcher Austin Romine also won’t make the trip. The trio will be put on the restricted list and forfeit pay and major league service time in accordance with the terms of MLB’s collective bargaining agreement.
Goldschmidt is hitting .335 with 24 home runs and 77 RBIs. Arenado is batting .296 with 18 homers and 59 RBIs.
Right-hander José Berríos (7-4, 5.22 ERA) starts for Toronto against rookie righty Andre Pallante (3-4, 3.34).
ON THE BLOCK
A’s right-hander Frankie Montas makes what could be his final start in an Oakland uniform ahead of the Aug. 2 trade deadline.
Montas is expected to work with a normal pitch count against Houston after being limited to three innings last time out. Prior to that, he missed two straight outings with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. A quality performance against the Astros could help the rebuilding A’s get a bigger return in a trade.
The A’s have scored one or fewer runs in 10 of Montas’ 18 starts and have been shut out three times.
RAYS CONCERN
The Rays will be without veteran hitters Kevin Kiermaier and Mike Zunino for the rest of the season because of injuries, a significant blow for the defending AL East champions.
Manager Kevin Cash said before Monday night’s game at Baltimore that Kiermaier is having an operation in the coming weeks. The 32-year-old outfielder hasn’t played since July 9 because of a left hip injury.
Zunino, a 31-year-old catcher, hasn’t played since June 9 because of left shoulder problems. He’s out for the season because of thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, according to a team spokesman.
Tampa Bay entered Monday’s game holding the second of the American League’s three wild cards.
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New York coach Sandy Brondello isn’t scoreboard watching with the Liberty two games out of a playoff spot — and may not have too.
There are eight postseason berths in the WNBA and New York (10-17) is 10th in the standings heading into Tuesday night games with nine contests remaining.
But the good news for the Liberty is that eight of those nine games are against Dallas, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Atlanta — teams they trail by two wins. New York is still in the playoff race despite dropping seven of their last nine games.
“We control our own destiny,” Brondello said Monday after practice. “We are just going to take it one game at a time and see where we end up.”
New York was in a very similar position last year and the Liberty earned a playoff spot on the final day of the regular season. The Liberty close out this season with a home-and-home with the Dream, who are battling for a postseason berth themselves.
The Liberty also are in 10th in the AP WNBA power poll this week.
This week’s WNBA poll:
1. Chicago (21-7): The Sky had their six-game winning streak end in New York, but now will have Courtney Vandersloot back in the lineup after clearing concussion protocol. Her presence will give them a lift down the stretch.
2. Las Vegas (20-8): The Aces will be tested with their next five games on the road. The trip begins Tuesday night in Chicago for the Commissioner’s Cup championship.
3. Connecticut (19-9): The Sun are 5-1 since the All-Star break, but lost recent acquisition Bria Hartley to a knee injury in their last game.
4. Seattle (18-10): Tina Charles had the best game since signing with the Storm in a win over Atlanta. She can provide a huge lift as a third scoring option for Seattle. The 33-year-old Charles became the fourth player in league history to reach 7,000 points last week.
5. Washington (17-11): The Mystics begin a busy week with a trip to Dallas that Elena Delle Donne will most likely skip before playing consecutive home games against Seattle. She’s averaged 23.4 points the last five games.
6. Atlanta (12-16): The Dream return home for four straight games. That homestand will go a long way in determining whether they can make the playoffs for the first time since 2018.
7. Los Angeles (12-15): The Sparks need to find consistent offensive help for Nneka Ogwumike to make a run at the playoffs. She’s averaging 18.7 points — third most in her career.
8. Dallas (12-15): The Wings lately have gotten solid production from Teaira McCowan, who has provided an inside presence to pair with Arike Ogunbowale on the outside.
9. Phoenix (12-16): The Mercury still have no inside threat on offense that demands a double-team. Their wins usually come when Skylar Diggins-Smith, Diana Taurasi and Sophie Cunningham play well.
10. New York (10-17): The Liberty have rarely had their full team together this season because of injuries and still are missing Betnijah Laney (knee). Han Xu has been a bright spot for the team all season as the 6-foot-10 Chinese center continues to develop.
11. Minnesota (10-19): The Lynx have dropped four out of their last five and are in jeopardy of missing the postseason for the first time since 2010.
12. Indiana (5-25): There have been few bright spots for the Fever in terms of wins this season, but Indiana has gotten another strong year from guard Kelsey Mitchell, who is averaging a career-best 18.6 points.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut was voted the AP Player of the Week. She averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and 7.3 assists and had the first triple-double of her career to help the Sun win all three of their games. Skylar Diggins-Smith of Phoenix, Nneka Ogwumike of Los Angeles, Candace Parker of Chicago and A’ja Wilson of Las Vegas also received votes.
ANOTHER DIVORCE
The Los Angeles Sparks announced Tuesday that they have agreed to a contract divorce with Liz Cambage. It’s the second time this season a team has done that with a player as Phoenix and Tina Charles parted ways last month the same way.
The 30-year-old Cambage signed with Los Angeles on Feb. 15 as a free agent. She averaged 13.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 25 games this season.
GAME OF THE WEEK:
Seattle at Washington, Saturday and Sunday. These two games may go a long way to figuring out who gets homecourt advantage if these two teams — currently in fourth and fifth place in the standings — meet in the playoffs.
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SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks will begin its 2022 training camp without star running back Chris Carson, who will reportedly retire after five seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Carson is retiring at 27 years old due to a lingering neck injury, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.
Carson reportedly failed his physical and the Seahawks will release him with a failed physical designation, Rapoport tweeted. The designation will give Carson, the team's leading rusher in the 2018 and 2019 seasons, several million in injury protection benefits, according to Rapoport.
The Seahawks have not officially announced Carson's retirement.
Prior to his retirement, Carson was training and preparing for the 2022 season in case he was cleared to return.
Carson played in four games last season before a neck injury that would ultimately end his career prematurely. Coach Pete Carroll said Carson had a nerve in his neck impacted by a vertebrate. Season-ending surgery was the best option for Carson's recovery, Carroll said in November 2021.
The seventh-round draft pick from Oklahoma State rushed for 3,502 yards and 24 touchdowns in 49 career games for the Seahawks. He posted two seasons with over 1,000 rushing yards and had the fifth-most yards on the ground in the 2019 season.
With Carson's future uncertain, Seattle drafted Michigan State's Kenneth Walker III in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft to bolster its running back depth.
Now, Walker and Rashad Penny will battle for the first-team role in an offense without Russell Wilson. | https://www.king5.com/article/sports/nfl/seahawks/seahawks-rb-chris-carson-retiring-nfl-five-seasons/281-3feaaa06-5639-43df-a498-e0e7020469fd | 2022-07-26T19:25:37Z | https://www.king5.com/article/sports/nfl/seahawks/seahawks-rb-chris-carson-retiring-nfl-five-seasons/281-3feaaa06-5639-43df-a498-e0e7020469fd | false |
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