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Programming and speakers include exclusive research and conversations with Naomi Osaka, Maverick Carter, Hannah Bronfman, and more
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern Health, a leading workplace mental health platform supporting enterprises globally, today announced the agenda for Elevate, its two-day global conference taking place virtually on September 7-8, 2022. The theme for Elevate 2022 is "inspiring cultural change in workforce mental health" with conversations and interactive sessions focused on destigmatizing mental health, breaking down barriers of access to clinical care and providing strategies to navigate the future of mental wellness in the workplace.
Attendees will hear from high-profile speakers, practitioners, thought leaders, participate in hands-on workshops led by industry experts and engage in interactive Q&As. The programming will highlight the evolving workforce wellness strategies, the future role of mental health in the workplace, culturally centered care, and how to apply technology to drive value with new care options. Modern Health will also present and share for the first time exclusive findings from a new commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Modern Health on the impact of employee mental health care in an uncertain economic climate.
"We had an overwhelmingly positive response to Modern Health's Elevate 2021 conference, reinforcing the rapid cultural shift toward the importance of mental health. It also validated what we've known for quite some time – C-suite executives, business leaders and HR professionals are searching for clear, actionable guidance on how to destigmatize mental health in the workplace," said Alyson Watson, Founder & CEO of Modern Health. "While we've seen the conversation start to shift towards greater support and acceptance of mental health due to high-profile individuals and CEOs bravely speaking out about their own struggles, there is still work to be done."
The conference program will include:
- Opening Keynote: Fireside chat with Naomi Osaka
- Discussions with high-profile individuals on destigmatizing mental health including CEO and Business Leader Maverick Carter, Angel Investor and Founder of HBFIT Hannah Bronfman, and ESPN Sports Broadcast Reporter Rosalyn Gold-Onwude.
- Stress Impact on Physical Health Biomarkers
- Bringing Your True Self to Work Every Day
- Questions You're Afraid to Ask About DEIB and Mental Health
"We're starting to see more workplaces prioritizing their employees' mental health and well-being, and as we look to the future we're optimistic that their strategies will continue to evolve to meet the demand for prioritizing wellness at work," said Dr. Myra Altman, VP of Clinical Strategy & Research at Modern Health. "More than one-third of adults experience symptoms of anxiety or depression, a leading cause of workplace disability worldwide, and everyone experiences ups and downs in their lives. Elevate is meant to normalize and shine a greater spotlight on mental health conversations and inspire change in the workplace, helping give leaders the tools they need to support employees."
The two-day conference will offer mindful moments of self-care with interactive workshops, including sound bath and sound therapy sessions, as well as Modern Health's provider-led group sessions called Circles to help attendees manage stress and burnout in their everyday lives.
Register here to learn how you can keep mental health front and center for your workforce – while breaking down barriers to access to mental health care.
About Modern Health
Modern Health is the comprehensive mental health and wellness platform that combines the WHO well-being assessment, self-service wellness kits, a global network of certified coaches, and licensed therapists, all available in a single app. Modern Health empowers employers to lead the charge in acknowledging that mental health is just as important as physical health, destigmatizing the conversation, and increasing accessibility of mental health services for all.
Founded in 2017, Modern Health incorporates evidence-based psychology principles and seamless technology to serve the needs of companies globally. Headquartered in San Francisco, Modern Health has raised more than $172 million from Founders Fund, Battery Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Afore Capital, MGV, Frederic Kerrest (co-founder of Okta), and 01 Advisors.
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John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are expecting a baby!
The Cravings cookbook author, 36, announced the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday, revealing that she’s expecting another baby after undergoing in vitro fertilization, or IVF.
“The last few years have been a blur of emotions to say the least, but joy has filled our home and hearts again,” Teigen wrote alongside a photo of herself showing off her baby bump. “1 billion shots later (in the leg lately, as you can see!) we have another on the way.”
“It’s been very hard keeping this in for so long!” she added.
Teigen, who is already a mom to 6-year-old Luna and 4-year-old Miles, expressed her apprehension around sharing her pregnancy news and talked about the nerves she would feel after each appointment.
“Every appointment I’ve said to myself, ‘OK if it’s healthy today I’ll announce,’ but then I breathe a sigh of relief to hear a heartbeat and decide I’m just too nervous still,” she said. “I don’t think I’ll ever walk out of an appointment with more excitement than nerves but so far, everything is perfect and beautiful and amazing.”
It’s unclear if Teigen will be having a baby boy or girl, but many of her fans and friends flooded her comments section sharing their warm wishes and congratulatory messages, including fellow “Cravings” co-author Adeena Sussman.
“We’re waiting for that little bebé with open arms,” Sussman wrote.
The announcement comes nearly two years after Teigen shared the heartbreaking news that she suffered a miscarriage. A few days before sharing the news, she told her followers that she had been admitted to the hospital due to “excessive bleeding.”
Teigen and Legend were going to name that baby Jack.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richey May, the largest independent public accounting firm headquartered in Colorado and a national firm, is also ranked as one of the top 100 public accounting firms in the country.
Inside Public Accounting (IPA), has published its annual list of Top 100 U.S. public accounting firms and Richey May has made the list for the first time; this year ranking #99 overall. IPA's annual list recognizes accounting firms with the highest net revenue in the United States.
"This recognition is another milestone in Richey May's growth. We are thankful for our employees who demonstrate the #RicheyMayWay every day —their hard work and their desire to help each other and our clients is what makes us successful," said Richey May Managing Partner and CEO Jason Yetter.
In the past year, Richey May has added over 115 new team members to its established network of expert financial and business advisors who support the firm's ongoing growth and expansion into new practice areas.
Richey May provides full-service advisory and technology consulting along with assurance and tax services to clients nationwide. The firm specializes in the financial services, alternative investments, mortgage banking, and other regulated industries, and offers a wide range of tailored solutions to meet the needs of many diverse types of organizations, from Fortune 1000 to successful privately held companies and their owners. www.richeymay.com
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Updated August 4, 2022 at 11:45 AM ET
MOSCOW — A Russian court has found Brittney Griner guilty on drug smuggling and possession charges. The widely expected verdict comes after a monthlong trial and nearly six months after the basketball star was arrested at a Moscow-area airport with cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage.
The judge sentenced Griner to nine years in prison. Her charges carried up to 10 years, and the Russian prosecution had requested a sentence of nine years and six months in a penal colony.
The trial's outcome was not unusual given that Russian criminal courts have a reported conviction rate of 99%. But it appears that Griner's fate will now be decided in the political arena.
The Biden administration, under public pressure to secure her release, has tried to negotiate with Russia to free her as well as another jailed American, Paul Whelan. Russia has said any potential deal — including a rumored prisoner swap that could see the U.S. release notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout — would have to wait until after the court's verdict.
In a statement released shortly after the verdict, President Biden called Griner's sentence "one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney."
"It's unacceptable, and I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates," he added. "My administration will continue to work tirelessly and pursue every possible avenue to bring Brittney and Paul Whelan home safely as soon as possible."
Earlier on Thursday, as the two sides delivered closing remarks, Griner's defense attorney called for her to be acquitted, or for the court to show leniency in any punishment she's given. The 31-year-old also spoke on her own behalf.
"I made an honest mistake and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn't end my life here," Griner said.
The Olympian and NBA champion says she must have put the cannabis in her bag by mistake. Her defense team notes that Griner has a medical marijuana card in Arizona to help her cope with injuries sustained over years of competition. But personal cannabis possession is illegal under any circumstances in Russia, similar to U.S. federal law.
In their closing arguments, Griner's defense attorneys cited Griner's contributions to the growth of Russian women's basketball and detailed irregularities in her arrest and detention — including a lack of access to qualified translators — in arguing for Griner's acquittal or at least a lenient sentence.
Her lawyers also noted that the basketball star was prescribed medical marijuana by a U.S. doctor to treat chronic pain in the offseason — and still had never failed a drug test.
"What does this show?" said defense counsel Maria Blagovolina. "It shows that Brittney Griner used marijuana only at home and only in very small doses and that she had no intention to bring the substance into Russia."
In her final statement to the judge, Griner reiterated that she never intended to break any laws or hurt anyone.
She apologized to her Russian teammates for any damage she may have caused, adding that "this is my second home and all I wanted to do was win championships and make them proud."
Griner was arrested in February, one week before Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Her detention quickly led to speculation that Putin's government wants to use her as leverage against the U.S. Griner alluded to that in her closing remarks to the judge on Thursday.
"I know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics, but I hope that is far from this courtroom," she said.
Here's a quick recap of Griner's ordeal:
Griner is a star center for the Phoenix Mercury. But like many WNBA players, she plays in overseas leagues during the U.S. league's offseason, earning far more than her WNBA salary. In recent years, she has played for UMMC Ekaterinburg, a Russian team owned by oligarch Iskander Makhmudov. The team has had longstanding ties to Griner's U.S. club.
Griner was returning to her Russian team from the U.S. when she was detained.
The effort to free Griner has grown from her fans and fellow basketball players to include a much broader circle. This summer, dozens of rights groups, including the Human Rights Campaign, the National Organization for Women and National LGBTQ Task Force wrote a letter to President Biden urging him to treat her case with urgency.
Maynes reported from Russia. Chappell and Treisman reported from Washington, D.C.
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
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- At-home blood collection facilitates patient participation in COVID-19 study -
BOSTON, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- YourBio Health, Inc., developers of the world's first painless push-button blood collection device, was identified as a key contributor in the recent preprint published report in medRxiv. The report describes a trial conducted by Moderna, Inc. and Evidation Health in which YourBio Health enabled the measurement of "Antibody Response Following COVID-19 Boosters During the Omicron Wave in the US: A Decentralized, Digital Health, Real World Study". In the report, the Moderna authors noted that the combination of digital technology with remote blood collection methodologies may be a "first of its kind to utilize decentralization procedures to assess real world immunogenicity" where "participants collected blood using the YourBio TAP II device."
This novel approach to measuring antibody response to COVID-19 boosters during the Omicron wave in the United States (U.S.) "sets a precedent for greater research access using a digital platform and consumer-directed technology", specifically, Evidation Health's digital health community and The YourBio Health Tap II blood collection device.
"We are thrilled to have been a part of this breakthrough approach of completely decentralized clinical trials. The on-demand requirements of the trial population showed that we can enroll individuals from any location across the U.S. Our technology eliminates barriers to blood collection by removing the need to schedule a blood draw and commute to a collection center, and by avoiding the pain and fear from finger sticks and phlebotomy. In addition to being an alternative to mobile phlebotomy, we can deliver more data across more patients at lower cost." said Harry Wilcox, Executive Chairman and CEO of YourBio Health. "Like Moderna and Evidation Health, we believe a new precedent has been set paving the way to enable more equitable participant enrollment while delivering data in a timely fashion."
About YourBio Health
YourBio Health eliminates barriers to blood collection by allowing a patient blood sample to be collected from any location without the pain of a fingerstick or need for traditional phlebotomy. We enable the decentralization of clinical trials and access to companies who offer wellness testing for consumers with the innovative TAP II Blood Collection Device. It is virtually painless, easy-to-use and enables the collection of a blood specimen from any setting – clinical or in-home. Backed by the latest science, data management technology, and certified central laboratories, we guarantee best-in-class test results.
YourBio Health was founded by Flagship Pioneering, which conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category bioplatform companies to transform human health and sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, the firm has, through its Flagship Labs unit, applied its unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $100 billion in aggregate value.
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OAK BROOK, Ill., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LiftMaster®, the number one brand of professionally installed residential garage door openers, is expanding its line of Secure View™ garage door openers that include myQ® smart access technology and a built-in camera. The new LiftMaster Secure View 84505R comes with the same streaming videos, recorded events, motion detection and 2-way communication capabilities as the Secure View 87504-267. Plus, it provides homeowners who place a high importance around the security/safety of their home with a mid-tier price point.
"The garage is the main entry point to the home for 70 percent of today's homeowners," said Jackie Lorenty, LiftMaster's Executive Vice President, Residential Services & International. "Being able to monitor who is coming and going from the garage (kids, friends, extended family), while being able to control who you let in (the dog walker) or keep out (a family of raccoons) makes the Secure View garage door opener a must have smart home device that puts homeowners in control and enhances the security of the home."
As the desire to have a smart garage door opener with video capabilities continues to grow, LiftMaster is looking to meet those needs with its Secure View openers. In a recent survey of 1,000 homeowners, over half of young families would like a smart garage door opener with video capabilities. Eighty-six percent said they would feel better if they could visually confirm their garage door was closed and 77 percent believe having a smart garage door opener with video capabilities would make them feel their home is safer overall.
The Secure View line of smart garage door openers work with the myQ app so homeowners can check and SEE if they left the garage door open and close it – anytime, from anywhere. "With most smart cameras you can monitor your home from anywhere, but you don't have the control to do anything about what you see. With a LiftMaster Secure View garage door opener you get vision and control over what is happening in your garage no matter where you are," added Lorenty.
Secure View garage door openers also work with Amazon Key for secure and convenient in-garage delivery of Amazon packages and groceries. With Secure View's streaming video, recorded events and motion detection capabilities, homeowners will be alerted when there is a delivery taking place and can watch deliveries happen in real time for extra peace of mind.
Features of the Secure View 84505R include:
- Built-in camera – keep your family safe and take away all the guesswork with a built-in camera that adds streaming video, recorded events and 2-way communication to the myQ app so you can see what's happening from anywhere.
- Integrated LED lighting – dual lighting system provides 1,500 lumens of long-lasting LED light that brightens high-traffic areas of the garage.
- Quiet operation – ultra-quiet DC motor and strong belt drive system ensures for comfortable living spaces near the garage.
- Smartphone control – control, secure and monitor the garage with the myQ app- anytime, from anywhere.
- Remote diagnostic capabilities – myQ Diagnostics in the myQ app keep track of the device's health and ensures for quick and easy service repairs when needed.
To learn more about LiftMaster Secure View garage door openers, please visit LiftMaster.com. To find your nearest LiftMaster dealer, please visit Liftmaster.com/Locate-a-Dealer.
About LiftMaster
LiftMaster is the number one brand of professionally installed residential garage door openers, as well as a leading manufacturer of commercial door operators, residential and commercial gate operators, smart video intercoms and related access control products. Driven by the access and security needs of the marketplace, LiftMaster's expansive line of state-of-the-art residential and commercial products are designed to fit any lifestyle or application, providing the latest technology and innovations in safety, security and convenience. More information at LiftMaster.com.
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OXFORD, Mich. (WJRT) - An Oxford High School security guard has been added as a defendant in a civil lawsuit over the deadly Nov. 30 shooting.
Attorney Ven Johnson said the school security guard failed to stop the teenage suspect who opened fire in a hallway and killed four students. Six other students and a teacher were injured.
Johnson is representing several parents of victims in the shooting as part of civil lawsuits against school district leaders.
He saw a video showing the guard opening a bathroom door where the alleged shooter was still carrying out the attack, then closing the door and walking away.
Johnson said the guard told investigators that she did not see or hear anything in the bathroom, which is why she shut the door.
Johnson is asking an Oakland County judge to add the security guard as a defendant to a civil lawsuit. He blames the school district for having to amend the lawsuit so many times. | https://www.abc12.com/news/oxford-strong/security-guard-added-as-defendant-in-oxford-high-school-shooting-lawsuit/article_12ba9aec-1403-11ed-999a-0f92752562a9.html | 2022-08-04T16:29:20Z | https://www.abc12.com/news/oxford-strong/security-guard-added-as-defendant-in-oxford-high-school-shooting-lawsuit/article_12ba9aec-1403-11ed-999a-0f92752562a9.html | true |
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for ALNA, EMBK, AMC, LCID, and APDN.
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Midland Health is offering a free support group for people living in the community who are interested in learning more about diabetic and cardiovascular health. The support groups are held from 6 pm to 7 pm, every second Monday of each month at First Baptist Church.
According to Midland Health, the support groups consist of programs C.O.A.C.H. AND C.O.D.E.
C.O.A.C.H. stands for Community Outreach and Cardiovascular Health. The purpose of C.O.A.C.H is for a group of people with Cardiovascular disease to share experiences or concerns to provide each other with encouragement, comfort, and advice.
C.O.D.E. has a similar purpose but this group is for people with Diabetes to share their personal experiences with one another and receive advice while comforting and encouraging each other. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/local-hospital-offers-free-heart-health-support-groups/ | 2022-08-04T16:32:34Z | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/local-hospital-offers-free-heart-health-support-groups/ | true |
Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are holding a meeting in Cambodia to discuss the growing crisis in Myanmar. The ASEAN nations have unanimously expressed concerns over the growing standoff that's presently taking place at the Taiwan Strait. | https://www.wionews.com/videos/wion-dispatch-asean-summit-2022-503680 | 2022-08-04T16:35:13Z | https://www.wionews.com/videos/wion-dispatch-asean-summit-2022-503680 | false |
Two-week "Ready, Set, Robotics!" challenge further integrates STEM learning while helping children learn to work collaboratively and give without expectation
ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Children at Primrose schools across the country recently put their robotics skills to the test by solving problems through coding, design thinking and engineering during its first-ever "Ready, Set, Robotics!" challenge. As part of the two-week summer curriculum, adventurers worked in teams to design and engineer an original invention and created a video featuring their project to be entered into the contest. Nearly 85 schools participated and to conclude the friendly challenge, the three winning teams' schools received funds to donate to local charities of their choice.
Coming in first place, the winning team at Primrose School of Mill Creek in Mill Creek, Washington, donated $2,500 to Progress Animal Welfare Society. A team from Primrose School of Fleming Island in Fleming Island, Florida, achieved runner-up and donated $1,500 to Safe Animal Shelter. With a third-place win, Primrose School of West Allen in Allen, Texas, donated $1,000 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Entries for the robotics competition were judged against a pre-defined rubric that emphasizes collaboration, creativity and social-emotional and robotics skills.
"At Primrose, we believe who children become is as important as what they know. Encouraging the winning teams to donate their earnings to local charities exemplifies the principles in our Balanced Learning approach for children to learn about the importance of giving without expectation," said Jo Kirchner, CEO of Primrose Schools. "We are so proud of all the winners and participants for their creativity during this year's robotics challenge!"
Recent research shows that robotics and STEM learning can be leveraged to build children's social and emotional competencies, including problem-solving and collaboration. STEM concepts are integrated in the Primrose Balanced Learning® approach to focus on helping children develop character and life skills in addition to intellectual skills to nurture balance among mind, body and heart. During the Ready, Set, Robotics! program, students engaged with an interactive robot named Dash through coding, mazes and special missions.
"Engaging in this challenge encourages children to think creatively and solve problems both individually and collaboratively at a young age, which helps foster their development at this stage," said Dr. Maria Shaheen, senior director of early childhood education at Primrose Schools.
The Ready, Set, Robotics! program was a part of Summer Adventure Club at Primrose Schools, which provides a fun, full-day experience for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
About Primrose Schools®
Primrose Schools is the leader in providing premier early education and care to children and families in the United States. Founded in 1982, there are nearly 475 Primrose schools in 33 states and Washington D.C. today. Each school is independently owned and operated by Franchise Owners who partner with parents to help children build the right foundation for future learning and life. Primrose believes who children become is as important as what they know. The Primrose-exclusive Balanced Learning® approach is created from the best early education wisdom and balances purposeful play with nurturing guidance from teachers to encourage curiosity, creativity, confidence and compassion. For more information, visit www.PrimroseSchools.com, connect with us on Facebook and Twitter, explore our blog, sign up for our Pointers for Parents emails and find a Primrose School near you.
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KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A Russian judge is issuing her findings before issuing a verdict in WNBA star Brittney Griner's drug trial. CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported the judge's gender.
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KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia has convicted and sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling.
Judge Anna Sotnikova said the time Griner has served in custody since her arrest in February would count toward the sentence.
Griner reacted to the sentence with little emotion. She listened to the verdict with a blank stare on her face.
While recapping the evidence and giving her findings Thursday, the judge said the 31-year-old Griner illegally brought drugs into Russia.
Before the unusually quick verdict was announced, Griner made a final appeal to the court . She said she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil into the country when she flew to Moscow in February to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner illegally brought drugs into Russia, the judge at her trial ruled Thursday at the conclusion of her case that reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russian diplomacy.
The pronouncement by Judge Anna Sotnikova, prior to her announcing a verdict, appeared to herald the imminent conviction of Griner on charges of possession and smuggling of cannabis oil.
A prosecutor urged that she be sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison.
Earlier in the session, with a conviction all but certain, an emotional Griner made a final appeal to the court for leniency. She said she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow in February to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg.
“I want to apologize to my teammates, my club, my fans and the city of (Yekaterinburg) for my mistake that I made and the embarrassment that I brought on them,” Griner said, her voice cracking. “I want to also apologize to my parents, my siblings, the Phoenix Mercury organization back at home, the amazing women of the WNBA, and my amazing spouse back at home.”
Under Russian law, the 31-year-old Griner faces up to 10 years in prison, but judges have considerable latitude on sentencing.
If she does not go free, attention will turn to the possibility of a high-stakes prisoner swap that was proposed last week by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to his Russian counterpart.
Griner said she made “an honest mistake” in bringing the vape cartridges into Russia, adding: “I hope in your ruling it does not end my life.”
Griner said Yekaterinburg, a city east of the Ural Mountains, had become her “second home.”
“I had no idea that the team, the cities, the fans, my teammates would make such a great impression on me over the 6 1/2 years that I spent here,” she said. “I remember vividly coming out of the gym and all the little girls that were in the stands there waiting on me, and that’s what kept making me come back here.”
Prosecutor Nikolai Vlasenko insisted that Griner packed the cannabis oil deliberately, and he asked the court to hand Briner a fine of 1 million rubles (about $16,700) in addition to the prison sentence.
Lawyers for the Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist have sought to bolster Griner’s contention that she had no criminal intent and that the canisters ended up in her luggage by mistake. They presented character witnesses from the Yekaterinburg team that she plays for in the WNBA offseason and written testimony from a doctor who said he prescribed her cannabis for pain treatment from injuries sustained in her basketball career.
Her lawyer, Maria Blagovolina, argued that Griner used the cannabis only in Arizona, where medical marijuana is legal.
She emphasized that Griner was packing in haste after a grueling flight and suffering from the consequences of COVID-19. Blagovolina also pointed out that the analysis of cannabis found in Griner’s possession was flawed and violated legal procedures.
Blagovolina asked the court to acquit Griner, noting that she had no past criminal record and hailing her role in “the development of Russian basketball.”
Another defense attorney, Alexander Boykov, emphasized Griner’s role in taking her Yekaterinburg team to win multiple championships, noting that she was loved and admired by her teammates. He told the judge that a conviction would undermine Russia’s efforts to develop national sports and make Moscow’s call to depoliticize sports sound shallow.
Boykov added that even after her arrest, Griner won the sympathy of both her guards and prison inmates, who supported her by shouting, “Brittney, everything will be OK!” when she went on walks at the jail.
Before her trial began in July, the State Department designated her as “wrongfully detained,” moving her case under the supervision of its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, effectively the government’s chief hostage negotiator.
Then last week, in an extraordinary move, Blinken spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, urging him to accept a deal under which Griner and Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia on an espionage conviction, would go free.
The Lavrov-Blinken call marked the highest-level known contact between Washington and Moscow since Russia sent troops into Ukraine more than five months ago. The direct outreach over Griner is at odds with U.S. efforts to isolate the Kremlin.
People familiar with the proposal say it envisions trading Griner and Whelan for the notorious arms trader Viktor Bout, who is serving a prison sentence in the United States. It underlines the public pressure that the White House has faced to get Griner released.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that Russia has made a “bad faith” response to the U.S. government’s offer, a counteroffer that American officials don’t regard as serious. She declined to elaborate.
Russian officials have scoffed at U.S. statements about the case, saying they show a disrespect for Russian law. They remained poker-faced, urging Washington to discuss the issue through “quiet diplomacy without releases of speculative information.” | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/top-stories/russian-judge-sentences-wnbas-griner-to-9-years-in-prison/ | 2022-08-04T16:40:45Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/top-stories/russian-judge-sentences-wnbas-griner-to-9-years-in-prison/ | false |
Work can now start on returning a popular Derby park to a more natural state after city councillors gave a major rewilding project the go-ahead. A public consultation earlier this year supported the project at Allestree Park, which is set to turn the 300 acres into the UK's largest urban rewilding space.
Rewilding describes restoring ecosystems, and sometimes reintroducing species, so that they work together over time to manage habitats and landscapes themselves, with nature taking care of itself. Allowing this can provide opportunities for communities, nature-based economies and important wild spaces for people to enjoy.
Derbyshire Live visited the park today (Thursday, August 4) with Councillor Jerry Pearce, who is overseeing the project as cabinet member for open spaces and Dr Jo Smith, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's chief executive - both organisations, together with the University of Derby are working on the project together - to understand more about what is planned.
Dr Smith said she is very excited that the go-ahead has been officially given to allow the park to evolve. She said: "It's already starting to look different to how anyone would have seen it 12 months ago before the golf course was closed.
"Then it would have had very green, very short cropped grass but now the grass is starting to grow and we are starting to get more butterflies and dragonflies. The area is starting to scrub up and we are getting little areas of habitat for animals. Trees will start to generate themselves and you will get much more of a enclosed feel. But there will still be open spaces in the space generally.
"The next phase of the project is talking to the public to see how we can progress it - we want people to plant trees and feel it is their park and really involve them. So we will be advertising in the near future for people to get in touch if they want to be involved."
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Mr Pearce said that pathways would naturally form as people walked around the park but most people had indicated in the consultation that they would like walkways to be marked out. He is also keen for people to volunteer to help in the project and also for schools to use the park as an educational resource.
He said: "Schools could come here for a day and follow nature trails, do drawings and generally have a look around."
The rewilding project also includes large areas of woodland situated in the centre and around the edge of the park.
Dr Smith added that the park has a plentiful variety of trees, even though in some places there is little vegetation on the ground. She said: "It would be nice to see bluebells in the spring so it might be that we have to open up the canopy to let more light in. The woodland lends itself to forest school activities. Parts of it will be left to its own devices.
"The project has caught the imagination of several other local authorities who have been contacting us to find out about Derby's plans. No other council is doing on the scale of this at the moment and that's why everyone is interested."
Grants are likely to be sought to pay for any significant costs but the organisers are confident that expense will be kept to a minimum.
Mr Pearce added: "Change will be gradual but if people visit every couple of months they are bound to notice changes, especially seasonal ones. It is one of those projects that can begin straightaway and I would encourage everyone to visit from across the city whenever they can."
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BOSTON (AP) _ X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (XFOR) on Thursday reported a loss of $21.2 million in its second quarter.
The Boston-based company said it had a loss of 60 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 65 cents per share.
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A Russian court on Thursday found U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner guilty of smuggling and storing drugs and sentenced her to nine years in prison.
Griner will spend a "total of nine years in a Russian penal colony," judge Anna Sotnikova told the court, adding that the 31-year-old athlete will also have to pay a fine of 1 million rubles ($16,590).
Griner's defense team said it will appeal the verdict.
"The court completely ignored all the evidence of the defense, and most importantly, the guilty plea," the defense team said in a statement.
"The verdict is absolutely unreasonable. We will certainly file an appeal."
The two-time Olympic champion was arrested on drug smuggling charges on Feb. 17 after officers found cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage at a Moscow airport, putting her at the center of the diplomatic fallout between Russia and the United States over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
While Griner, 31, pleaded guilty to the charges last month in hopes of receiving a more lenient sentence, the prosecution's demand nears the maximum punishment of 10 years in prison.
Prosecutor Nikolay Vlasenko said Griner "deliberately" proceeded through the green corridor at customs and stated she had nothing to declare "in order to conceal" the substance.
Griner walked into the courtroom in handcuffs, escorted by several law enforcement officers and a police dog.
Standing inside a cage for defendants before the start of the hearing, she held up a photo of herself with teammates from the Russian club she plays for.
Her lawyer Maria Blagovolina told the court Griner was "an icon for many people" and "was brave" to admit her guilt.
She added that the amount of substance brought in by the athlete was "just over" the allowed amount.
Blagovolina asked the court to acquit Griner or consider a more lenient sentence if she is found guilty.
“I would ask the court to acquit my client, but if the court finds it impossible, then I consider it necessary to choose a punishment while taking into account Griner’s personality and the role she played in the development of Russian basketball,” Interfax quoted Blagovolina as saying.
Griner echoed her lawyer’s plea in her final statement, calling her actions “an honest mistake” and saying that she too hopes for a lenient decision that won’t dramatically alter the course of her life.
“I know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics but I hope this is far from this courtroom,” journalist Mary Ilyushina quoted Griner as saying.
Griner’s lawyers say that the basketball star had been authorized to use marijuana for medical purposes. Marijuana for both recreational and medicinal uses is illegal in Russia.
In previous hearings, Griner said she was regularly tested by U.S., Russian and European leagues.
The WNBA star said she had permission from a U.S. doctor to use medicinal cannabis to relieve pain from her many injuries — "from spine to cartilages."
She had been in Russia to play club basketball for UMMC Yekaterinburg during the WNBA off-season, a common path for American players looking to supplement their income.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration, which classifies Griner as "wrongfully detained," has proposed a prisoner swap with Russia in which the basketball player and imprisoned former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan would be released.
Several reports have said Washington offered up notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to Moscow.
Biden on Thursday called a Russian court's sentencing of Griner "unacceptable" and reiterated that he would "work tirelessly and pursue every possible avenue" to repatriate her and Whelan.
"Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney. It's unacceptable and I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends and teammates," Biden said in a statement.
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers tore the ACL in her left knee during a pickup game and will miss the entire 2022-23 season, the school announced Wednesday.
UConn said in a statement that Bueckers suffered the injury Monday and underwent an MRI that evening. It did not say where the junior guard from Hopkins, Minnesota, was playing when the injury occurred. It was the same knee she injured last year, causing her to miss significant time.
In a statement posted on her Instagram account, Bueckers said she is leaning on her faith to move forward.
“It’s so so crazy because you work so hard to get back healthy, you feel stronger than ever, and you are playing your best basketball and with one sudden movement it all shifts,” she wrote. “It’s hard trying to make sense of it all now but I can’t help but think that God is using me as a testimony as to how much you can overcome with Him by your side.”
Bueckers was named the 2020-21 AP national player of the year, becoming the first freshman to earn that honor. She averaged 20.1 points, 5.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game that season.
She missed 19 games last season after suffering a left knee tibia plateau fracture and torn meniscus in early December. But Bueckers returned to lead the Huskies to the Final Four, where the Huskies lost to South Carolina in the championship game at Target Center in Minneapolis, which is 10 miles from her hometown.
She finished the season averaging 14.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.
“We’re all devastated for Paige,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. “She’s worked really hard to get stronger and healthier this offseason, and this is an unfortunate setback. Paige is obviously an amazing basketball player, but she’s a better person and teammate and it’s really unfortunate that this has happened to her. We’ll miss her presence on the court, but she’ll do everything she can to still lead and help her teammates this season. Our program will support Paige through her healing process to help her come back better and stronger.”
UConn said Bueckers will undergo surgery on Friday at UConn Health in Farmington.
“There is going to be good days and there is going to be bad days but my absolute love for the game and Godly strength will get me back to where I need to be,” Bueckers wrote. “I’ve worked too hard for the little kid in these pictures to keep going for the dreams I’ve had since I first picked up the ball, so why would I stop now? The prayers and love means so much to me and the doubts that I won’t get back to where I was might mean even more. God put a dream in my heart and even if I have to walk through a nightmare to get it I’m going to keep believing.”
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Biden to meet CEOs of GM, Carrier, Cummins on drug, tax bill
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Thursday with labor leaders and CEOs from General Motors, Carrier, Kaiser Permanente and other companies to discuss the economic impacts of the drug, climate and tax bill recently introduced by Democrats, a White House official said.
Biden will host GM's Mary Barra, AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler, United Auto Workers president Ray Curry, CEO of healthcare company Kaiser Permanente Greg Adams, and the top officials from Ameren, Carrier and Cummins, the White House said.
The $430 billion bill introduced July 27 by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer aims to fight climate change and cut drug costs, while making big companies pay more in federal taxes.
It is just a fraction of the size of Biden's original multi-trillion spending proposal, but still has no Republican support. Democrats hope it will pass using the "reconcilation" process which relies on a simple majority to make laws.
Five former U.S. Treasury secretaries -- four Democrats and one Republican -- said this week that the bill would reduce costs for middle-class families, and would not increase taxes for any family making less than $400,000/year. (Reporting by Heather Timmons; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Marla Dickerson) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11081515/Biden-meet-CEOs-GM-Carrier-Cummins-drug-tax-bill.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-04T16:49:02Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11081515/Biden-meet-CEOs-GM-Carrier-Cummins-drug-tax-bill.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Vellore logs seven fresh cases of COVID-19
There were seven new COVID-19 infections in Vellore district and the total number of cases stood at 57,819 on Thursday. With a total of 56,5896 persons having been discharged, the district has 60 active cases.
Ranipet reported 30 fresh infections, taking the total number of cases in the district to 55,559. Two fresh cases were reported in Tirupattur with the total number of cases in the district going up to 35,912.
In Tiruvannamalai, 15 fresh cases have been reported, pushing the total number of cases to 67,853. Out of this, 67,112 have been discharged and the number of active cases stands at 56.
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AgriCapture aiming to sign up another 50,000 acres in August with extra financial incentives for farmers.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AgriCapture is expanding its rapidly growing Soil Enrichment Project to enable more farmers to receive premium payments for their climate-friendly practices. Since its launch, the project has more than doubled in size, with over 110,000 acres of regenerative farmland enrolled and 31 farmers participating. The acres registered with the Climate Action Reserve's (CAR) Soil Enrichment Protocol cover farmland across eight states in the Mid-South producing rice, corn, cotton, and soybeans.
The AgriCapture team is attending field days and meeting with farmers across the Mid-South throughout this month to enroll row crop farmers in the expanding Soil Enrichment Project.
"Word is spreading quickly across the Mid-South and farmers are approaching us to join our project," says Founder and CEO of AgriCapture, John Farris. "We are spending time with farmers explaining that they must enroll before September to receive maximum direct financial incentives from AgriCapture."
Across the project, farmers are implementing climate-friendly farming practices including cover crop rotations, reduced/no-till, efficient fertilizer application, avoided burning and irrigation changes to reduce GHG emissions and sequester carbon. Due to the environmental impact of these practice changes, AgriCapture is generating high-quality and high-value carbon credits.
Missouri farmer, Jarrett Lawfield says, "AgriCapture's direct financial incentives help make it possible for us to consider certain practices. They understand farmers, they know what questions to ask and, most importantly, they are not full of empty promises."
AgriCapture manages the full project development and carbon credit generation process to reward farmers for their regenerative farming efforts. A team of agronomists and sustainable farming experts determine an optimal combination of climate-friendly farming practices and collect practice data from farm records, remote sensing, and satellite imagery to submit for validation and verification of emission reductions with CAR. The AgriCapture team manages the sale of carbon credits and facilitates payments to farmers for their climate-friendly farming practices.
About AgriCapture
AgriCapture is technology and data-enabled to provide best in class agricultural solutions to climate change. The AgriCapture team works closely with farmers to develop tailored growing plans and collect on-farm data while managing the soil sampling and carbon credit verification process with best-in-class service providers. The Soil Enrichment Project is the second-ever greenhouse gas reduction project registered with the Climate Action Reserve. AgriCapture is quantifying, monitoring, reporting, and verifying climate friendly agricultural practices on over 110,000 row crop acres across eight states to generate carbon credits and climate-friendly crop premiums. AgriCapture is committed to expanding climate-friendly agriculture programs as a solution to climate change. More information is available at www.agricapture.com.
Contact: Megan Garvey, mgarvey@agricapture.com
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief said Wednesday he is appointing a fact-finding mission in response to requests from Russia and Ukraine to investigate the killings at a prison in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine that the warring nations accuse each other of carrying out.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters he doesn’t have authority to conduct criminal investigations but does have authority to conduct fact-finding missions, and the terms of reference for a mission to Ukraine are currently being prepared and will be sent to the governments of Ukraine and Russia for approval.
Russia claimed that Ukraine’s military used U.S.-supplied rocket launchers to strike the prison in Olenivka, a settlement controlled by the Moscow-backed Donetsk People’s Republic. Separatist authorities and Russian officials said the attack killed 53 Ukrainian POWs and wounded another 75.
The Ukrainian military denied making any rocket or artillery strikes in Olenivka. The intelligence arm of the Ukrainian defense ministry claimed in a statement Wednesday to have evidence that local Kremlin-backed separatists colluded with the Russian FSB, the KGB’s main successor agency, and mercenary group Wagner to mine the barrack before “using a flammable substance, which led to the rapid spread of fire in the room.”
The Ukrainian military on Tuesday likewise claimed that the barrack had been blown up from the inside, citing the nature of damage which it said was inconsistent with Russian claims that Ukraine had shelled the building. It was not immediately possible to verify these claims.
Secretary-General Guterres said he took the requests from Russia and Ukraine for a U.N. investigation of last Friday’s deadly incident “very seriously” and expressed hope that both countries will agree to the terms of reference. At the same time, he said, the U.N. is looking for “competent, independent people” to take part in the mission.
The U.N. chief also expressed hope the warring countries will facilitate the mission’s access and provide the data required “to clarify the truth about what happened.”
The Ukrainian POWS at the Donetsk prison included troops captured during the fall of Mariupol. They spent months holed up with civilians at the giant Azovstal steel mill in the southern port city. Their resistance during a relentless Russian bombardment became a symbol of Ukrainian defiance against Russia’s aggression.
More than 2,400 soldiers from the Azov Regiment of the Ukrainian national guard and other military units gave up their fight and surrendered under orders from Ukraine’s military in May.
Scores of Ukrainian soldiers have been taken to prisons in Russian-controlled areas. Some have returned to Ukraine as part of prisoner exchanges with Russia, but other families have no idea whether their loved ones are still alive, or if they will ever come home.
Ukraine’s defense ministry claimed Wednesday that Ukrainian captives at the prison had been subject to “bullying, physical humiliation, and psychological demoralization” in an attempt to coerce them into starring in pro-Russian propaganda videos.
“Ukrainian prisoners showed exceptional courage and invincible willpower,” the ministry said, alleging that Moscow and the separatists did not intend to include the captives in an exchange, and opted to “deliberately destroy” them, in order to hide signs of torture which could serve as evidence in international criminal proceedings. It did not immediately disclose how it had arrived at this assessment. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/international/un-fact-finding-mission-will-probe-ukraine-prison-killings/ | 2022-08-04T16:51:24Z | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/international/un-fact-finding-mission-will-probe-ukraine-prison-killings/ | false |
Total judgment to exceed $183 million
CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A jury has ordered Eli Lilly and Company to pay over $61 million in damages eight years after whistleblower Ronald J. Streck filed a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that the pharmaceutical company underpaid the rebates required of drug manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Under the False Claims Act, damages are trebled and the final judgment will be over $183 million.
Dan Miller of Walden Macht & Haran, lead counsel to Streck, said, "The jury has spoken. Eli Lilly knowingly violated the False Claims Act and defrauded the Medicaid Program of $61 million in taxpayer money. We took on one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world, and one of the largest law firms in the world, and we won. We are very proud to represent Mr. Streck in this quest, which began more than eight years ago."
The $61 million award is the latest in Streck's series of successful False Claims Act lawsuits against drug manufacturers for alleged misconduct involving the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, including a $75 million settlement with Bristol Myers Squibb and an $18 million settlement with Astellas Pharma U.S. last year. Collectively, Streck's lawsuits have recovered more than $350 million for the Medicaid program. Miller has represented Mr. Streck across all of his whistleblowing cases.
The Department of Justice announced the settlement agreements regarding Streck's previous claims with Bristol Myers Squibb in 2021, Astellas Pharma and Amgen in 2019 and with AstraZeneca and Cephalon in 2015.
In 2018, when the government declined to intervene, Streck and his attorneys proceeded to litigation against Eli Lilly. These efforts include successfully defeating two motions to dismiss in 2018 by defendants Eli Lilly and Astellas Pharma U.S.
Today's decision marks the thirteenth previously-declined False Claims Act case that Walden Macht & Haran partner Miller has successfully prosecuted on behalf of the federal and state governments.
The case is captioned U.S. ex rel. Ronald Streck et al. v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. No. 1:14-cv-09412 and proceeded in the Northern District of Illinois.
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SOHO, New York - August 18 – September 18, 2022
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Space Gallery St Barth is delighted to open "Home," a collection of works by multidisciplinary artist Hannah Polskin. The project will see the artist take over the ground floor gallery to create her world of undulating abstract art and design.
The exhibition will feature personal works from Polskin's Los Angeles home studio where the work-live context provides an endless source of inspiration. With an emphasis on living with each piece before sharing it with the world, "Home" holds a special place in the artist's heart, giving an inside look at her most personal creations cultivated and created in her own space. Alongside her Burl wood abstracts, Polskin will be debuting paintings on stone and salvaged materials, exploring a deeper investigation into the home as canvas. The curation will be complemented by other elements of her creative world including mirrors and decor for a completely immersive experience. Additionally, a 'custom bar' will allow collectors to select the wood panel of their choice and create custom work with the artist – selecting every element from the wood finish, size, color palette, shape and look of the work to produce their own custom piece.
The artist and designer originate from NY and currently lives and works in Los Angeles. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Hannah works at the intersection of fine art and design to create "livable art" with a freeform aesthetic that bleeds across each project. Conceptually, she's most inspired when she's tasked at taking over an entire space—that includes paintings, mirrors, kitchen islands, rugs, menorahs and more.
ABOUT SPACE GALLERY ST BARTH
Established in 2011, Space Gallery St Barth is a contemporary art gallery dedicated to showcasing painting, photography, and sculpture by established and emerging artists. Since its inception, Space Gallery St Barth has built up an impressive roster of artists, curated international exhibitions, and participated in major art fairs including the Venice Biennale.
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Thursday, August 18th 6-9pm
Space Gallery St Barth
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PEORIA, AZ — Multiple emergency crews are on the scene of a partial roof collapse at a Bashas supermarket in Peoria.
It happened at the location near 75th Avenue and Thunderbird Road.
Fire crews from Peoria, Glendale, and Phoenix responded to the scene. Peoria Fire officials say no employees or firefighters were hurt.
The store has been evacuated and it will be closed for several hours.
The roof collapse comes as heavy rains pounded the area Thursday morning. Nearly an inch of rain has fallen in that area.
Officials say it is possible the roof collapse is related to the heavy rains overnight, but it is still under investigation. | https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/peoria/multiple-fire-departments-respond-to-partial-roof-collapse-at-bashas-in-peoria | 2022-08-04T16:55:31Z | https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/peoria/multiple-fire-departments-respond-to-partial-roof-collapse-at-bashas-in-peoria | false |
Premium Design Brand's Newest Launches Help Create a Modern Home Oasis
ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FLOR®, a high-end area rug brand for homes, offices, and every space in between, today launches its Fall Collection of new carpet tile styles and colorway expansions that are cozy, durable, and customizable to any space. The collection features earthy tones, bouclé textures, and organic aesthetics, reflecting the season's trends for a modern home oasis.
"The Fall Collection brings together this season's most essential trends from modern, minimalist themes with geometric sequences to organic patterns and earthy hues, seamlessly blending beautiful design and smart functionality," said James Pope, General Manager at FLOR. "Like all FLOR area rugs, this collection includes new products made from thoughtfully sourced materials, making them an on-trend and environmentally responsible choice for consumers."
The FLOR Fall Collection helps cultivate a sense of calm with a timeless aesthetic that never goes out of style. It includes:
- Check It Out: Find fashion inside the home and modernize the space with mirrored geometric themes established through haute couture. This rug features the fashion-favorite checkerboard print that is anything but inside the box.
- Zera: Come home to nature with earthy tones and lush patterns. With a color range taking cues from nature in Pine, Black, Pearl, and Bone, this rug style captures the infinite elegance of marbled stone.
- Terrain: Inspired by abstract art, this rug adds show-stopping design in three new palettes – Coral, Bone and Black. Its neutral tones and graphic design is versatile and durable enough for any space.
- Splish Splash: Creating a balance of organic details, this versatile abstract patterned rug is inspired by vibrant watercolor paintings and features a new sophisticated palette in Eggnog.
- On the Dot: Featuring metallic threading and a starry pattern, this stylish rug connects the dots between radiance and refinement. Bring a modern harmony to any space with a balance of organic details and new natural hues in Bone, Flint and Eggnog.
All area rugs from FLOR are, at a minimum, carbon neutral. FLOR also offers styles, like Terrain and Check It Out, made with the brand's CQuest™GB backing. This new and improved backing is made of post-consumer carpet tiles, bio-based elements and pre-consumer recycled materials that are net carbon negative. Consumers can shop with their carbon footprint in mind by looking for the CQuest or Carbon Negative symbol on FLOR's website or in the Fall Collection catalog. This is a continuation of the brand's commitment to lower its carbon footprint and provide rugs that are beautiful and good to the Earth.
FLOR®, the premium design brand of Interface®, has brought high-end area rugs to homes, offices, and every space between since 2003. FLOR carpet tiles are beautiful, easy to install, and responsibly sourced. Our customizable designs are engineered for high-traffic spaces, from family rooms to conference rooms. For more information, visit FLOR.com.
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The Foreign Ministry spokesman added the “recent provocative behaviors” of American officials in the internal affairs of the Democratic Republic of China and “violation of its territorial integrity” is an example of the U.S. interference in different regions and countries across the world and such a policy has “brought nothing except instability and escalation of tensions”.
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/475319/Iran-condemns-Nancy-Pelosi-s-visit-to-Taiwan
“So if these are our partners, their national interests are our interests. We make it very clear that ANC stands very firm on One China Policy,” Zulu said. “In South Africa, as ANC, we are very clear about One China Policy that we adopted even in the previous Conferences,” Zulu said.
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“We reiterate our strong condemnation of unprecedented US incitement to the Chinese government and people,” Nicaragua´s Foreign Ministry said.
Nicaragua expressed its rejection of the meddling and interventionist US policy, and called for respect for sovereignty, independence, and will of the peoples, “because it is correct and essential.”
“Consistent with China´s stance on the Taiwan issue, we fully support their statements as well as the invariable and full defense of their national sovereignty, territorial integrity and of their sovereign will and responsibility.” “We reiterate internal affairs of a nation must be sacred to all,” the statement concluded.
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Appointment furthers efforts to ensure National Defense University Provides World-Class Education
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Defense University (NDU) Foundation announced the appointment of Paul C. Harris, Executive Vice President, Chief Sustainability and Compliance Officer at HII, to its Board of Directors today.
"Our military and its leaders are at an important inflection point for our national security, and it gives me great pleasure to be part of the effort to educate and innovate to ensure America remains a beacon for freedom and democracy worldwide," said Mr. Harris.
The National Defense University (NDU) prepares selected civilian and military professionals from the U.S. and over 75 allied countries to serve as tomorrow's decision and policymakers at the highest levels of command in military, government, and key industry sectors. The National Defense University Foundation (NDU Foundation) secures funding and resources to support the academic and professional development programs for senior military and diplomatic leaders attending NDU. The NDU Foundation engages military and senior diplomatic leaders with private sector thought leaders and subject matter experts within and across the national security industrial complex.
HII is a global engineering and defense technologies provider, and recognized worldwide as America's largest shipbuilder. With a 135-year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most powerful and survivable naval ships ever built, to unmanned systems, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in mission-driven solutions that support and enable an all-domain force.
Before his role at HII, Mr. Hill served as senior vice president at Hampton University. After serving in the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, he received his juris doctorate from George Washington University Law School in 1995. In 1997, Harris was elected to Virginia's House of Delegates, serving four years. He later worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, serving as deputy associate attorney general and deputy assistant attorney general of the civil division, torts branch. He then rejoined the private sector, where he held compliance-related positions of increasing authority at several global companies, including Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, and Sodexo.
"Mr. Harris' appointment further advances our efforts to expand the perspectives and experience of our members across the defense industrial complex. He's an innovative leader whose military service, public sector service, and corporate leadership directly correlate with the Foundation's mission to support the professional military education and leadership experiences of national security, national defense, and diplomatic professionals studying at the National Defense University," said NDU Foundation President and CEO, James Schmeling.
The NDU Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused exclusively on supporting the education and leadership development of national defense, security, and peacekeeping professionals studying at the National Defense University (NDU)., located at Ft. Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C. The Foundation provides NDU with vital resources to protect our democracy and ensure peace by educating and developing agile leaders prepared to think critically and operate strategically in an increasingly dynamic, complex, and unpredictable international security environment. Learn more at NDUFoundation.org.
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--The NCI-backed "Molecular Targets Platform" will streamline and catalyze drug development by harmonizing data about pediatric cancer targets and pathways—
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has helped launch a new computational platform that will harmonize pediatric cancer data, allowing researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and advocacy groups to accelerate the pace of drug development for pediatric cancer. With funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) via a subcontract with Leidos Biomedical Research, current operator of the NCI's Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, CHOP researchers have created the Molecular Targets Platform to facilitate pediatric research in response to the Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity (RACE) for Children Act, which requires companies to test cancer drugs in children that are used in adults when there is a shared molecular target.
"Through this project, we are using the power of integrated data to solve childhood cancer's biggest challenges," said co-principal investigator Deanne M. Taylor, PhD, Director of Bioinformatics in the Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, who is leading the development of the new platform. "The Molecular Targets Platform will empower different communities to study new ways of understanding and treating pediatric cancer and will provide an invaluable resource for discovery and drug development. This platform will also promote new hypotheses as people use this computational ecosystem to make new discoveries."
Pediatric cancer research has long been stymied by a hesitancy among drug developers to test new treatments in children, due in part to the relatively small size of the affected population. Passed in 2017 and enacted in 2020, the RACE for Children Act requires pharmaceutical companies to develop targeted cancer drugs for children if a drug with the same molecular target is being tested in adults, even if the malignancy occurs in a different organ. For example, if a company is testing a targeted therapy for breast cancer, and that genetic target is also relevant in a pediatric cancer, the company will be required to test the drug as a treatment for the pediatric cancer as well, unless it receives a waiver from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
To facilitate the enactment of the law, the FDA published a list of molecular targets in adult cancer that are seen as substantially relevant to pediatric cancer. However, there was no organized way to adjudicate the list as data on pediatric cancer genetics was dispersed and uneven in its representation of the hundreds of childhood cancer types.
Through an NCI subcontract with Leidos Biomed and enabled by the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative, CHOP researchers used their expertise in molecular medicine, computational approaches, and bioinformatics to harmonize data from six major data sources pertaining to pediatric cancer targets, genes, and pathways. The platform allows users to query multiple aspects of pediatric cancer, from scored lists of cancer targets to profiles of a gene's relationship to other cancers and diseases. The interface is publicly available for strategic research into childhood cancer therapies, with an intent for it to be utilized by investigators in academia and industry, as well as the FDA and patient advocates.
"Those of us in the pediatric cancer research field were delighted when the RACE for Children Act passed, but for the legislation to truly have an impact, we knew we needed a computational ecosystem where all of these data could exist in a user-friendly interface," said co-principal investigator John M. Maris, MD, Giulio D'Angio Chair in Neuroblastoma Research at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. "Through the hard work – and, importantly, the vision – of researchers in CHOP's Cancer Center, Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, and Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine, along with our collaborators at Leidos Biomed and the NCI, this platform will reduce the time it takes to make important data connections about childhood cancer from a few days or weeks to a few clicks of the mouse."
The project is funded through a subcontract with Leidos Biomed, who is providing more than $3 million per year to CHOP through the NCI to develop and help maintain the new platform.
"We are grateful to those who recognized the need for this data platform and to advocacy groups like Kids v Cancer, who were critical in pushing for passage of the RACE for Children Act," Dr. Maris said. "With the Molecular Targets Platform, we hope we can hasten the discovery of new and long-overdue pediatric cancer treatments."
About Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: A non-profit, charitable organization, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals, and pioneering major research initiatives, the 595-bed hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country. The institution has a well-established history of providing advanced pediatric care close to home through its CHOP Care Network, which includes more than 50 primary care practices, specialty care and surgical centers, urgent care centers, and community hospital alliances throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as a new inpatient hospital with a dedicated pediatric emergency department in King of Prussia. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Fineqia International Inc. (the "Company" or "Fineqia") (CSE: FNQ) (OTC: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) announces that due to investor demand, it has increased the size of its non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") previously announced on December 9, 2021, from 400,000,000 units of the Company ("Units") at a price of C$0.01 per Unit to raise gross proceeds of C$4 million, to up to 500,000,000 Units at a price of C$0.01 per Unit to raise gross proceeds of up to C$5 million, subject to regulatory approval. The other terms of the Offering remain unchanged.
The Company also announces that it has closed the first tranche of the Offering (the "First Tranche") and has issued 34,500,000 Units to raise gross proceeds of C$345,000.
Each Unit sold or to be sold in the Offering consists of one common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") exercisable for three years at a price of C$0.05 per share. The Company may, at its option, accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants, provided that closing price of the common shares is at or above C$0.15 per share for any 20 consecutive trading day period at any time after four months and one day after the issuance of the Warrants.
The proceeds from the Offering will be used to enhance the Company's working capital as well as pare down debt.
These securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). Accordingly, these securities may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, a U.S. person or person in the United States (as such terms are defined in regulations under the 1933 Act), absent an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and applicable state laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States or in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Fineqia is a listed entity in the Canada (CSE: FNQ), US (OTC: FNQQF) and Europe (Frankfurt: FNQA). Fineqia's strategic focus has been to provide a platform and associated services to support securities issuances and manage administration of debt securities. Fineqia is currently building out its alternative finance business and it currently holds a growing portfolio of blockchain, fintech and cryptocurrency technology companies worldwide.
Bundeep Singh Rangar
CEO and Director
Some statements in this release may contain forward-looking information (as defined under applicable Canadian securities laws) ("forward-looking statements"). All statements, other than of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that Fineqia (the "Company") believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future (including, without limitation, statements regarding potential acquisitions and financings) are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words "may", "will", "should", "continue", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "intend", "plan" or "project" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict, that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, without limitation, the failure to obtain sufficient financing, and other risks disclosed in the Company's public disclosure record on file with the relevant securities regulatory authorities. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made except as may be required by applicable securities laws. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
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Enables customers to achieve successful business outcomes using healthy data in Amazon Redshift Serverless
SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Talend, a global leader in data integration and governance, announced its support for Amazon Redshift Serverless. Talend's integration with Amazon Redshift Serverless reinforces our commitment and leadership in supporting businesses to enable analytics with a foundation of healthy data they can access, trust, and act on to achieve successful outcomes.
"Support for Amazon Redshift Serverless gives customers further validation and assurance of our commitment to provide high-quality integrations and governance solutions with Amazon Redshift," said Rolf Heimes, global head of business development, Talend. "Our continued close collaboration with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) team is focused on bringing innovative solutions to market that help companies use reliable, healthy data to make critical decisions and drive desired business outcomes."
Amazon Redshift Serverless is a new serverless option for Amazon Redshift that makes it easy to run and scale high-performance analytics workloads on petabytes of data in seconds without having to manage data warehouse infrastructure. By supporting Amazon Redshift Serverless, Talend also provides complementary features, including Talend Trust Score™, which automatically crawls and provides a health assessment of data in Amazon Redshift.
"Using Talend and AWS Redshift means our business teams can now execute reports in minutes rather than hours or even days," says David Clifton, Head of Data and Architecture, Affinity Water, a water supplier to 3.6 million customers daily in the UK. "Without this underlying technology we'd struggle to operate and meet our business commitments, and also risk financial penalties from regulators and other areas, including requirements such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We're certainly achieving benefits by using AWS and Talend."
Prezzee, a leading global eGift card platform, found a way to simplify and integrate its operational tracking. "Using Talend Stitch and Amazon Redshift, we have automated reporting, monitoring, and alerting across all platforms, our production database (AWS), and our customer data platform," said Anthony Wakulicz, Head of Data, Prezzee. "Now it saves team members countless hours of work — and helps us confidently scale and manage our business. With Stitch and AWS, anyone in the company can have visibility over all of our business processes, whether built in-house or not."
Integration with Amazon Redshift Serverless is Talend's latest advancement in supporting Amazon Redshift customers. Talend also supports native integration of Stitch with the Amazon Redshift Console, a user interface that simplifies management and improves insights into Amazon Redshift clusters and workloads. With this integration, Amazon Redshift customers can rapidly integrate multiple data sources into a fully managed secure platform and immediately enable analytics across a business.
Customers can begin to use Talend or Talend Stitch with Amazon Redshift Serverless immediately.
Talend, a global leader in data integration and data management, is taking the work out of working with data.
Talend offers the only end-to-end platform that combines enterprise-grade data integration, integrity, and governance capabilities to unify data across any cloud, hybrid, or multi-cloud environment. With Talend's no-code and low-code modules, data experts and business users actively collaborate to make data more discoverable, usable, and valuable organization-wide. Over 7,250 customers around the world rely on Talend for healthy data and a healthy business. Top analyst firms and industry media recognize Talend as a leader in data management software.
For more information, please visit www.talend.com and follow us on LinkedIn.com and Twitter @Talend.
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Parents hog-tied child, left him bound for nearly 10 hours, court documents say
NORTHWOOD, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) – Two parents in Ohio are facing child abuse charges after police say they tied up their child and left him bound for nearly 10 hours.
Court documents show the victim’s mother and stepfather, Tabetha Sosnowicz, 38, and Jason Sosnowicz Sr., 42, are facing felony charges of endangering children – administering corporal punishment.
According to the affidavit, law enforcement officials responded to the Baymont Hotel in Northwood on July 22 for a check safety call.
Officials found a 12-year-old boy hog-tied in one of the hotel rooms where the family had been living. The affidavit said the boy “had his wrists tied behind his back with white shoestrings, and his wrists were tied to his ankles” on the hotel room floor beside the bed.
Police said the boy was bound for approximately 9.5 hours, from about 3 a.m. until the time police arrived at 12:30 p.m.
The documents said the stepfather was in the room with the child when police arrived and told officers the boy was tied up because he “gets into things.” When the mother returned to their hotel room, she told police she knew the boy was tied up.
Officers said both parents told them they “normally” tie the boy up “to keep him from accessing candy while they are asleep,” according to the affidavit.
Court documents said there were other children in the hotel room; a 6-year-old and a 14-year-old. Those children were not tied up.
A hotel employee said the stepfather worked at the hotel the family was living at.
Jason Sosnowicz’s bond was set at $75,000 and Tabetha Sosnowicz’s bond was set at $25,000. Both were ordered to have no contact with the victim.
Both are being held in the Wood County Jail and are due back in court on Thursday.
Wood County Children Services is investigating.
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Indiana football's Chad Wilt, Tom Allen's new right-hand man on defense, is a lot like his boss
By the time the postseason had arrived in Nate Ollie's junior campaign at Ball State, Chad Wilt had already changed him as a football player.
Wilt was hired as Ball State's defensive line coach in 2011, Ollie's sophomore season, and unlocked potential in the defensive tackle that he didn't fully realize he had. Wilt pushed Ollie in ways he'd never been pushed before, and he became the Cardinals' most productive defensive tackle, earning second-team All-MAC honors in 2011 and a spot on the third team in 2012.
"That’s the guy that got me loving the game," Ollie said of the new Indiana defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. "He said, 'I know you like football, but do you love it?' He didn’t see that passion in me and he challenged me on certain things. He’s always trying to get the best out of you."
But Ollie didn't fully understand the man he was playing for until that December. Ollie's father died that year, and the funeral was held in Chicago, Ollie's hometown, on a Friday the day before Ball State was set to fly down to Tampa, Fla., to play Central Florida in the Beef O'Brady's Bowl. Wilt came to Chicago to be with Ollie, stayed with him there until well after midnight when all the events connected to the funeral were finished and drove him back to Muncie so they could be on the plane the next day. And on the 3-hour, 45-minute drive in the wee hours of the morning, they talked about everything -- life, death, family, basically every conversation a 34-year-old coach can have with a 20-year-old player who just lost his father.
Ollie cites that experience as the reason he got into coaching, because Wilt had shown him how being a coach could allow him to impact people on a human level. The Colts hired Ollie to be their defensive line coach this offseason after his previous stints with the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles, as well as Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky in the college ranks.
"I just thought, 'This is bigger than football,'" Ollie said of what was going through his mind on that car ride home with Wilt.
That's how Wilt has viewed coaching for the 22 years he's been in the business -- not as a way to keep winning football games after one's playing days have passed but to help others become the best versions of themselves.
The empathy Wilt showed Ollie is not an aberration. He has a list of former players from over two decades in coaching who have lost their fathers, whether it was before, during or after their time playing for him. Every Father's Day, he makes sure to send every one of them a text message because he knows it's a difficult day for them even if -- especially if -- those players are now fathers themselves. Wilt sees that as one of those responsibilities that comes with the job, but it can also be an honor because on those days he usually gets to get an update on what kind of men his former players have become and how football affected their lives.
"Those are the stories," Wilt said. "Because you know you connected and made a difference. Your time with them meant something."
Wilt's idealism is so enthusiastic and so genuine that it almost comes off as naivete, as if he simply hasn't been around long enough for the job to break his heart or as if he hasn't seen the darker side of the business. But even after more than two decades in coaching plus an entire childhood spent watching his father navigate the profession, he's still the purest of true believers.
"I was told long ago, the definition, if you look at the word 'coach,' it goes back to the 1500s in France and Hungary," Wilt said at his introductory press conference in January. "Literally, the definition is to carry, to take, to transport. You look at the Wild West, the stagecoach. What did they do? They helped take someone from Point A, from Point B, from where they are to where they want to go. That's all of our jobs as a coach. To take people from where they are to where they want to go."
That, of course, sounds like something Indiana coach Tom Allen would say, just with a little more history and etymology blended in.
Allen's hiring of Walt Bell as his offensive coordinator drew a lot more attention than hiring Wilt as defensive coordinator for obvious reasons. Allen initially came to Indiana as a defensive coordinator, he also served as defensive coordinator in his first two seasons as head coach. The 4-2-5 system the Hoosiers use is Allen's creation and at that press conference announcing Wilt's hiring, Allen also announced that he would go back to making the defensive calls in games.
More:Why IU offensive coordinator Walt Bell is the most important hire in Tom Allen's career
Wilt's job is to "organize" the defense, in Allen's words, which means that even if he doesn't have to make in-game calls, he has to be in charge in defensive meetings, put together defensive scouting reports, assign defensive staff responsibilities and make personnel decisions.
Allen has to trust Wilt to act as he would when he's not in the room. So it's helpful that Wilt seems so much like a younger version of Allen.
"He's just a salt of the Earth person, loves his players," Allen said. "Cares about them, great knowledge of football. ... He's passionate. He's fiery. He's tough. He's got a lot of things that I value."
Just as was the case with Allen, those traits come from being the son of a football coach.
'This is what I want to do'
The epiphany that made Steve Wilt, Chad's father, decide to become a football coach came in 1960 when Ron Rice arrived to be the head coach at Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) High School. Wilt was a junior, and as he recalled, there were just 45 boys in the senior high school, but 25 of them were on the football team. With Rice running the show, that was plenty, even though Rice himself was just five years out of high school at the time. In Wilt's senior year, as he recalled, Harpers Ferry went undefeated and outscored its opponents 330-32.
"It was amazing the way he handled us as players and the way he treated us and the expectations he had," the elder Wilt said. "He was an excellent football coach. Really good. But it just increased my love for the game and impacted me in such a way. I thought, this is what I want to do."
Steve played college football at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va., and when he graduated with a physical education degree in 1966, Rice hired Wilt on his staff at John Handley High School in nearby Winchester, Va. They went 43-5-2 together in five seasons. Rice left to be a graduate assistant at Virginia, then an assistant at Maryland before he shockingly died of a heart attack in 1972 at the age of 34. Before Rice passed, however, he helped Wilt take over as the head coach at Handley in 1970 and put in a good word for him in the college ranks. After five years at head coach at Handley, Wilt was hired in 1976 at Shippensburg University, a Division II school in south central Pennsylvania as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for head coach Joe Mark, who had been part of the staff with Rice at Virginia. Wilt was hooked as a coaching lifer.
Chad was born in May of 1978 in Carlisle, Pa., and got a sense of how transient life as a coach's son would be before he could even process it. The day after his birth, Steve got a call from coach Challace McMillin at James Madison, a program that was Division III at the time but had designs on moving up the ladder quickly. He wanted Steve to be his offensive line coach, which meant a two-hour move down Interstate 81 to Harrisonburg, Va.
"My wife was in the hospital and she had just delivered," Steve said. "And I had to go in there and tell her we were moving from Shippensburg to JMU."
The Wilts would move twice more before Chad graduated high school, first to the Charlotte, N.C. area when Steve became head coach at Wingate in 1985, then to Upland, Ind., when Steve moved to Taylor University in 1994.
Chad didn't always love the moves, but he adored football and loved being a coach's son. Steve remembered that Chad was always drawing helmets and uniforms on his notepads. He always wanted to wear shirts with jersey numbers on them and high socks with colored stripes to look as much the part of a football player as he could.
Chad got to spend time around the team at James Madison when eventual Super Bowl winners Charles Haley and Gary Clark came through Harrisonburg, but he got lots more freedom once Steve became a head coach. He was a ballboy at Wingate, and his mother, Diane, made a deal with him that as long as his grades were good, he could ride the team bus with his father to road games. Diane demanded that Chad always be paying attention on the sidelines or he would have to come sit up in the stands with her, so he was locked in, and he developed thoughts on strategy. Steve remembers once when Chad got his attention, standing at his feet with a ball in his hands and said, "Dad, don't you think it's time to kick a field goal?"
"I loved it," Chad said. "I loved being on the bus as a kid with my dad’s teams. Being at workouts, being at practices, it captured me. These are your heroes. These are the guys you look up to."
Chad eventually became one of those guys. He starred at defensive end at Eastrook High School in Marion, and had offers to play from several Division II and III schools as well as some attention from the Ivy League because of his excellent grades. Steve tried to keep from pushing too hard in his own son's recruitment, but his mother made it clear what the stakes were. As long as they'd been married, she'd never missed one of Steve's games, and she didn't intend to.
"His mom said, 'You can go some other place and play if you want to, but I’m going to be here watching your dad’s games.'" Steve said. "I think that might have swayed him some."
It did, and Chad went to Taylor after he graduated in 1996. He became a team captain, was a three-time all-conference player, two-time NAIA All-American and also a two-time academic all-league pick.
"To be around him every day, to see him contributing was a real satisfying experience," Steve said. "I never had to get on him about attitude or lack of effort. He made the father/son coaching experience really easy for me."
Chad wasn't sure he wanted to be a coach himself, though, until his junior year. Steve called Chad into his office to show him a letter he had received from Vernon Buck, who had played quarterback for Steve on his last team at Wingate, and whom Chad had looked up to. Chad hadn't known that Buck was orphaned and sometimes homeless when he was in high school in Orlando, Fla., and that he would sometimes sleep in dugouts of baseball fields. Buck was writing to thank him for helping him change his life.
"He really had nothing growing up," Chad said of Buck. "But he was back at his old high school, a head coach, married, a father, and the point of the whole letter is him basically saying to my dad, 'I wouldn’t be any of these things if it wasn’t for you, if it wasn’t your influence in my life and your guidance and showing me what those things actually meant and were supposed to look like.' That’s when I realized what my dad actually did. That was my a-ha moment."
It caused Chad to consider his father's influence in a deeper way. He thought about how whenever they went on the road for games or on vacation, he would always make a point to clean up the hotel room as much as he could to make sure the maids who came in afterward had to do as little as possible. It was part of an overall belief that his job was to leave things better than he found them. So he decided to carry that message forward with him.
"How can I leave this program better?" Wilt said "How can I leave our players better? How can I leave our culture better? Pushing them toward their goals, their vision for their life or possibly reshaping them. Probably what my dad did for Vernon Buck."
'He's got that juice'
Wilt helped out his father for a season at Taylor as a student assistant as he was finishing his degree in sports management, then coached at William & Mary for a spring before getting his first full-time work at Central Connecticut State, coaching defensive line and special teams for a season.
From there he made his first move up to FBS level football, taking a graduate assistant job under Al Groh at Virginia in 2004 after Groh had returned to college ball following a decade in the NFL that included a Super Bowl title with the Giants. Wilt was part of a staff that took the Cavaliers to two bowl games, and his work ethic stood out among the GAs.
"Chad was energetic," Groh said. "Very responsible in whatever task he had when he first came to us, be it big or small, menial or challenging. It was apparent his attitude was, 'Whatever they give me, I’m going to do it better than anyone they’ve ever had.' Usually when a young fella comes in whether it’s a graduate assistant in college or an intern in the NFL, it’s that type of mentality that gains the attention of the people who are already there and puts them in position to maybe come back later on in a full-time position."
Which is exactly what happened. When his tenure as a GA was over and he'd acquired a master's degree and done valuable academic independent study on historical leaders, Wilt followed Virginia linebackers coach Danny Rocco to Liberty for two seasons, then came back to Virginia to coach defensive line for what turned out to be Groh's final year.
Wilt ended up coaching at eight programs in 12 years, not because he was constantly looking for jobs but because jobs kept finding him. In a few cases he found himself in need of a job after his head coach was let go, but he was constantly fielding offers because coaches liked what they saw from his defensive linemen on film. That was why Pete Lembo hired him at Ball State in 2011, and it paid off as well as he could have hoped.
"His linemen are going to be very, very fundamentally sound," said Lembo, who now coaches special teams at South Carolina. "He’s a very detailed, thorough teacher. He’s mastered his craft and not only does he know it but he communicates it extremely well. And beyond that, he's a great relationship builder."
Wilt likes for his position rooms to be democratic. He tries to listen to players as much as he talks, giving them input and keeping them engaged. But he's also demanding when it comes to effort level and specific when it comes to fundamentals, which is how he ends up elevating players.
"Some defensive line coaches will say, 'Just put your hands on the guy! Just hit him! Strike him!'" Ollie said. "Well OK, but coach Wilt is going to tell you exactly where to put your hands. He’s going to tell you to put your hands on the inside sternum or hands on the shoulder pad. 'Hey, when you hit that guy make sure your thumb is up.' He’s going to tell you step vertical, don’t step inside, Make sure you’re staying on your track and on your line. It's those kind of details that make you better."
Wilt also keeps himself in good enough shape that he can always maintain energy throughout practice, and he can always do whatever he asks his players to do.
"He was an All-American, now," Ollie said. "He’s got that juice, especially in individuals. He’d give a demonstration, go through the bags. We’re like, 'If he’s going through there and hitting that bag, shoot, I gotta do it too.' That juice, that energy, that passion, you feel it. The guys playing for him, we fed on that."
Wilt churned out all-conference defensive linemen as well as NFL draft picks and has been to 10 bowl games as a coach -- three with Army, two with Virginia and Ball State and one each with Maryland, Cincinnati and Minnesota. Last season, he was part of a Minnesota defensive staff that finished third nationally in total defense and sixth nationally in scoring defense, as the Golden Gophers went 9-4 and beat West Virginia in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
"Phenomenal football coach," Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck said. "High energy guy. Very meticulous, great recruiter, great developer of talent. Always in a good mood. Always in a in a positive mindset, can make anyone feel really good."
Fleck wasn't thrilled to lose Wilt, especially to someone in the conference, but even he could see the fit at Indiana was too good for him to pass up.
"I'm really glad he's with Tom," Fleck said. "I have utmost respect for Coach Allen. I think he's one of the gentlemen of college football. He couldn't be with a better guy."
'Why wouldn't I do that?'
Wilt has a line of neon post-it notes hanging over a shelf over top of his laptop in his office on which he has written messages to himself. Some are inspirational quotes from others. Some are standards he remembers to hold himself by.
Much of what is written on them are ideas he's tried to live by for years, and now that he's at Indiana, he's struck by how many of them sound like something his boss would say.
"We were just so similarly aligned on what we value and what we appreciate and how we want to coach," Wilt said, holding one of the notes in front of his laptop during a Zoom interview with a reporter. "I got a post-it note right here. 'Positive passion is contagious, so is negative energy. Which one am I giving off? Which one am I giving to others?' This one here, 'The highest human act is to inspire,' -- Nipsey Hussle. Tell me that doesn’t sound like Tom Allen, right? Here you go. “Pride, passion and purpose.” Tell me that doesn’t sound like Tom Allen. 'Demand perfection from yourself and expect nothing less. Be pissed off at us if we don’t hold you to the same.’ That’s my coaching philosophy, right? Tom Allen might say it a different way, but at its core, its meaning and intent behind it, it’s the same."
Wilt knew before he heard from Allen about the job that this would be the case, as he's known Allen since 1997 when Steve was at Taylor and Allen was the defensive coordinator at nearby Marion High School. In 2015, when Allen was defensive coordinator at South Florida, Wilt was at Maryland, and before the two teams played they met for a discussion that ended up lasting nearly 20 minutes.
So even when Allen explained to Wilt that his first coordinator position of his career would not include calling plays, that didn't make the offer any less enticing.
"That would be my ego getting in the way if I didn’t feel that way," Wilt said.
Allen had already decided to take over play-calling duties before he decided who he was going to hire. He called plays in 2017 and 2018 when he first got the job, but Kane Wommack was working under him and was well schooled in the principles of the defense by the time Allen handed him the reins in 2019 and for two seasons the Hoosiers caused as much havoc as any team in the Big Ten, finishing second nationally in interceptions in 2020 with 17 in just eight games. In 2021, however, they picked off just five passes in 12 games, ranking 119th nationally in the category and making it clear to Allen that the scheme had strayed too far from his vision. He didn't fire defensive coordinator Charlton Warren, who joined the staff at North Carolina, but determined he needed to grab the reins again regardless of who he picked to fill Warren's position.
That being said, Allen felt taking on defensive coordinator duties as a head coach wore him out a little the first time and made it harder to be a steward of the program as a whole. It made sense then when he was getting his system established, but it made a lot less sense six years into the job. He couldn't run every defensive staff meeting or make every personnel decision or script every play in practice. So he needed someone he could trust to take a lot of the organization, and Wilt has filled the role exactly as he'd hoped.
"Chad does a great job," Allen said. "He runs all the meetings. That's really important. Allows me to be on both sides, be in the quarterback meetings, be in full team meetings at times. I think that's really key."
The job includes a lot of responsibilities Wilt has never held before. He's coaching linebackers, which he's never done. He's never had to organize staff responsibilities or schedule scheme installation for preseason camp. He's always been in charge of his room and his room alone. Now he has other members of the defensive staff coming to him for answers or second opinions, like when assistants show him film of recruits at their position to see if they fit the defensive scheme as a whole.
"I got less sleep during spring ball than I've ever had during spring ball," Wilt said. "I have to get my work done ahead of time so when things pop up I can take care of those, so that's why I'm in the building at 5 a.m. But I'm excited about that part of it."
Whether it's at Indiana or elsewhere, Wilt's former bosses see a job where Wilt gets to call his own shots as an inevitability, but said it speaks well for him that he understood this to be the right move.
"I think it’s a perfect intermediary step for him where he has more responsibility and still gets to work under a fabulous human being and one of the best defensive minds in the country," Lembo said. "Just knowing the character and values of those two, I think it will be a fabulous partnership."
And it could eventually give Wilt the opportunity to lead and develop young men as the head of a program.
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NOAA and Colorado State continues to forecast an active 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Colorado State University continues to forecast an active 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season.
NOAA’s August 2022 outlook is forecasting 14-20 named storms (wind speeds of 39 mph or higher), 6-10 hurricanes (wind speeds 74 mph or higher), with 3-5 major hurricanes (Category 3-5). Their forecast is very similar to their original outlook issued in May. The only minor change they made in the forecast is that they are now predicting a 60% (versus a 65%) chance of an above-normal season. The likelihood of a near-normal activity has increased to 30% with only a 10% chance for a below-normal season.
Colorado State University’s (CSU) latest forecast continues to show an active season, but they lowered their numbers slightly. They are now forecasting 18 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. They originally predicted 20 named storms, 8 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes back in July 2022. Phil Klotzbach, a research scientist in the department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University who specializes on tropical cyclones, tweeted, “One reason for reduction in Atlantic seasonal hurricane forecast from CSU is due to development of below-normal sea surface temperatures in the subtropical Atlantic. When the subtropical Atlantic is cooler than normal, it can sometimes favor increased shear in the tropical Atlantic.” Dry air and high wind shear are good things. They can limit and prevent tropical activity from developing. When winds shear is low or absent, conditions can become more favorable for tropical waves to grow into hurricanes. Sea-surface temperatures remain well above average in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Warm ocean water of 85°F+ can help to rapidly intensify storms.
We have already recorded three named storms this season, but July was very quiet after Colin formed. Dry air, Saharan Dust, and increasing wind shear kept tropical activity from developing in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. We normally average three named storms by August 3rd, so the season is actually right on schedule. June and July are normally quiet months. 86% of the tropical activity in the Atlantic occurs after August 1st. The season is still young. One huge reason both CSU and NOAA are forecasting an active season is thanks to La Niña. Stronger trade winds help to cool the equatorial Pacific ocean. The cooler than average temperatures in the Pacific can result in lower wind shear and favorable conditions for tropical development in the Atlantic. They continue to forecast an active season because long-range models continue to show a strong La Niña continuing into the fall months. Remember that it only takes one storm to make a hurricane season historic. Hurricane season typically peaks in September and ends on November 30th. Based on the latest forecasts, we will likely see a big uptick in tropical activity for the second half of August and September.
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Sympatic is a data collaboration platform based on the zero-copy paradigm that enables healthcare and life sciences companies to leverage sensitive data to benefit from AI and discovery with no data transfer and full privacy preserved.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sympatic, a data collaboration platform that allows users to create and manage safe data sandboxes in their cloud of choice, today announced that it has raised a pre-seed round of funding led by Saltagen Ventures with participation from ScaleGood Fund.
Sympatic rethinks how data collaboration occurs and lays the foundation for a future of ethical data use. Sympatic's founder, Dr. Piers Nash, personally experienced the endless delays and barriers to data sharing over two decades in research. A University of Chicago cancer research professor and Director of the National Cancer Institute Genomic Data Commons, Nash experienced how difficult, risky and expensive it is to access vital data to accelerate new cures.
The current industry standard are data sharing agreements that take months to negotiate and are ultimately unenforceable; where sensitive data is duplicated, and copies of data shipped out of reach. Risk, uncertainty and danger results in lost time, failure to create innovations, and revenue forgone. With as few as three data elements being enough to positively re-identify most individuals, the notion that de-identification provides privacy protection is misleading. Solutions that obfuscate, tokenize or encrypt data decrease data quality and increase analytic complexity while creating a residue of future risks.
Sympatic is revolutionizing the process with VirtualVault® management. "As a cancer researcher and genomic data custodian, it's painful to see privacy policies fail when data is shared or data held back that could save lives." said Piers Nash, Sympatic's founder and CEO. "Our goal is to allow the full power of deep medical data to be used to drive discovery and new AI models while leaving data owners in full control without the need to duplicate data. We are thrilled to partner with Saltagen Ventures who share Sympatic's commitment to develop the next generation of zero-copy data collaboration tools."
"We're pleased to partner with Sympatic, a mission-driven technology company that was born from Piers' firsthand experience navigating the complexities of healthcare data collaboration," said Joseph Fung, managing partner at Saltagen Ventures. "The Sympatic team has already made an immense impact developing patentable technology to unleash the value of data collaboration that stands to transform the health and life science industry."
Sympatic is a cloud platform enabling data collaboration based on the zero-copy paradigm. Sympatic leverages VirtualVault® technology to simplify data collaboration, increase velocity of data use and prevent data loss. Learn more at sympatic.com.
Saltagen Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in science and technology-based startups. Saltagen focuses on the verticals of biomedical technology, AI and machine learning, and edtech/media technology. Saltagen invests in visionary and disruptive technology startups that have strong defensibility.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Fineqia International Inc. (the "Company" or "Fineqia") (CSE: FNQ) (OTC: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) announces that due to investor demand, it has increased the size of its non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") previously announced on December 9, 2021, from 400,000,000 units of the Company ("Units") at a price of C$0.01 per Unit to raise gross proceeds of C$4 million, to up to 500,000,000 Units at a price of C$0.01 per Unit to raise gross proceeds of up to C$5 million, subject to regulatory approval. The other terms of the Offering remain unchanged.
The Company also announces that it has closed the first tranche of the Offering (the "First Tranche") and has issued 34,500,000 Units to raise gross proceeds of C$345,000.
Each Unit sold or to be sold in the Offering consists of one common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") exercisable for three years at a price of C$0.05 per share. The Company may, at its option, accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants, provided that closing price of the common shares is at or above C$0.15 per share for any 20 consecutive trading day period at any time after four months and one day after the issuance of the Warrants.
The proceeds from the Offering will be used to enhance the Company's working capital as well as pare down debt.
These securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). Accordingly, these securities may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, a U.S. person or person in the United States (as such terms are defined in regulations under the 1933 Act), absent an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and applicable state laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States or in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Fineqia is a listed entity in the Canada (CSE: FNQ), US (OTC: FNQQF) and Europe (Frankfurt: FNQA). Fineqia's strategic focus has been to provide a platform and associated services to support securities issuances and manage administration of debt securities. Fineqia is currently building out its alternative finance business and it currently holds a growing portfolio of blockchain, fintech and cryptocurrency technology companies worldwide.
Bundeep Singh Rangar
CEO and Director
Some statements in this release may contain forward-looking information (as defined under applicable Canadian securities laws) ("forward-looking statements"). All statements, other than of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that Fineqia (the "Company") believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future (including, without limitation, statements regarding potential acquisitions and financings) are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words "may", "will", "should", "continue", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "intend", "plan" or "project" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict, that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, without limitation, the failure to obtain sufficient financing, and other risks disclosed in the Company's public disclosure record on file with the relevant securities regulatory authorities. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made except as may be required by applicable securities laws. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
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AgriCapture aiming to sign up another 50,000 acres in August with extra financial incentives for farmers.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AgriCapture is expanding its rapidly growing Soil Enrichment Project to enable more farmers to receive premium payments for their climate-friendly practices. Since its launch, the project has more than doubled in size, with over 110,000 acres of regenerative farmland enrolled and 31 farmers participating. The acres registered with the Climate Action Reserve's (CAR) Soil Enrichment Protocol cover farmland across eight states in the Mid-South producing rice, corn, cotton, and soybeans.
The AgriCapture team is attending field days and meeting with farmers across the Mid-South throughout this month to enroll row crop farmers in the expanding Soil Enrichment Project.
"Word is spreading quickly across the Mid-South and farmers are approaching us to join our project," says Founder and CEO of AgriCapture, John Farris. "We are spending time with farmers explaining that they must enroll before September to receive maximum direct financial incentives from AgriCapture."
Across the project, farmers are implementing climate-friendly farming practices including cover crop rotations, reduced/no-till, efficient fertilizer application, avoided burning and irrigation changes to reduce GHG emissions and sequester carbon. Due to the environmental impact of these practice changes, AgriCapture is generating high-quality and high-value carbon credits.
Missouri farmer, Jarrett Lawfield says, "AgriCapture's direct financial incentives help make it possible for us to consider certain practices. They understand farmers, they know what questions to ask and, most importantly, they are not full of empty promises."
AgriCapture manages the full project development and carbon credit generation process to reward farmers for their regenerative farming efforts. A team of agronomists and sustainable farming experts determine an optimal combination of climate-friendly farming practices and collect practice data from farm records, remote sensing, and satellite imagery to submit for validation and verification of emission reductions with CAR. The AgriCapture team manages the sale of carbon credits and facilitates payments to farmers for their climate-friendly farming practices.
About AgriCapture
AgriCapture is technology and data-enabled to provide best in class agricultural solutions to climate change. The AgriCapture team works closely with farmers to develop tailored growing plans and collect on-farm data while managing the soil sampling and carbon credit verification process with best-in-class service providers. The Soil Enrichment Project is the second-ever greenhouse gas reduction project registered with the Climate Action Reserve. AgriCapture is quantifying, monitoring, reporting, and verifying climate friendly agricultural practices on over 110,000 row crop acres across eight states to generate carbon credits and climate-friendly crop premiums. AgriCapture is committed to expanding climate-friendly agriculture programs as a solution to climate change. More information is available at www.agricapture.com.
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The Habit Burger Grill Opens in Merced, CA on August 10th
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Habit Burger Grill, the California-based restaurant company renowned for its award-winning Charburgers grilled over an open flame, signature sandwiches, fresh salads and more announces the grand opening of a new location in Merced. Located at 3680 G Street., the fast-casual restaurant will serve up its 'Habit Hospitality' beginning August 10th.
In honor of the exciting grand opening, The Habit Burger Grill will host exclusive pre-opening VIP events for The Habit's CharClub members. Guests can receive an invite to this exclusive sneak peek by signing up for the CharClub at www.habitburger.com/merced.
- Free Charburger Day (Saturday, August 6th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free freshly-made Charburger, fries and drink. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
- Free Charburger Day (Monday, August 8th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free freshly-made Charburger, fries and drink. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
- Free Habit Day (Tuesday, August 9th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free chargrilled meal from one of our pre-set menus. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
The restaurant will offer dine-in, takeout and drive-thru ordering. Curbside pick-up and delivery will be available via The Habit Mobile App and online at order.habitburger.com. Guests also have additional convenient ordering options including state-of-the-art indoor self-serve kiosks and delivery through DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats.
"Since our first store opening back in 1969, we have been just as excited for each new location thereafter. We are committed to bringing our hometown vibe into everything we do, from the food we cook to the energy each new location brings," said Iwona Alter, Chief Brand Officer at The Habit Burger Grill.
The Habit Burger Grill was named in Thrillist's list of "Underrated Burger Chains that Need to be in Every State!" With its cooked-to-order mantra, The Habit Burger Grill's open flame sears a distinctive smoky flavor into their famous Charburgers, fresh marinated chicken, sushi-grade ahi tuna and tenderloin steak. Guests at The Habit Burger Grill can always count on freshly-made, handcrafted quality served up with genuine hospitality.
This Habit Burger Grill's dining room will be open Monday - Sunday from 10:30 am - 10:00 pm with the drive-thru remaining open until 11:00 pm.
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Born in Santa Barbara, California in 1969, The Habit Burger Grill is a burger-centric, fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in preparing fresh, cooked-to-order chargrilled burgers and handcrafted sandwiches featuring grilled tenderloin steak, grilled chicken and sushi-grade ahi tuna cooked over an open flame. In addition, it features fresh handcrafted salads and an appealing selection of sides and shakes. The Habit Burger Grill was named the "best tasting burger in America" in July 2014 in a comprehensive survey conducted by one of America's leading consumer magazines, named in Thrillist's list of "Underrated Burger Chains that Need to be in Every State!" and featured in Newsweek's "America's Favorite Restaurant Chains 2022." The Habit Burger Grill has since grown to over 330 restaurants in 14 states throughout Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Washington as well as 13 international locations, seven in China and six in Cambodia. More information is available at www.habitburger.com.
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VIENNA, Va., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Omega Integration and their CTA partner Dynamo Technologies (Team DAO) have won an $86 million contract with the USDA Office of the Chief Information Officer to provide mission critical cyber security operations support across the USDA enterprise. Team DAO will support the USDA's mission through the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Division and Cyber Defense Operations Division by delivering services such as cyber defense, incident response and operations, detection & monitoring, network security, system security, and cybersecurity architecture.
"Alpha Omega's IT research and development initiatives along with our interest in keeping abreast of new cyber threats and state of the art defensive technology will prove indispensable on this opportunity to monitor and protect the nation's Agriculture mission assets. We are grateful to the USDA and ISC for giving us the opportunity to support them with cutting edge, mission-critical, automated cybersecurity expertise," said Gautam Ijoor, CEO for Alpha Omega.
"IT systems are mission critical. The USDA OCIO ISC diligently serves and supports all the various USDA Bureaus and Offices by helping to protect their mission-critical assets and information, thereby securing our country's diverse food, agriculture, rural and natural resources. Team DAO is committed to do our part to ensure the highest levels of security and integrity of the USDA's enterprise systems," said Dr. Vivek "Vick" Taneja, President of Dynamo Technologies.
Alpha Omega provides high quality, collaborative IT and business consulting services, with the expertise and capabilities to serve customers. We are committed to quality and continuous process improvement, demonstrated by our Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level-5 (ML-5) for Development and Services, as well as ISO/IEC registration for 20000-1:2018, 27001:2013, and 9001:2015. It is our commitment to customers to integrate best practices and standardization in the areas of quality, service management, and security into everyday operations. Alpha Omega is a mission-focused, client-centric, results-driven organization. For more information, visit https://alphaomegaintegration.com/aoi-contract-usda/.
Dynamo is a full lifecycle digital transformation company providing best-in-class technology and mission support services to the U.S. federal government. Dynamo's mission is to lead the digital transformation industry and provide best-in-class solutions to its clients with a truly human touch. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in the National Capital Region (NCR), Dynamo serves CONUS and OCONUS missions across the defense, diplomacy, environmental, financial, and law enforcement markets. Dynamo delivers excellence through talented personnel, in-house innovation labs, and partnerships with leading cloud/platform technology providers. Dynamo is CMMI-DEV v2.0 Level 3 appraised, and maintains ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 17025, ISO 27001 and AS9100D quality certifications.
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Bombardier posts loss in second quarter, boosts guidance on free cash flow
Bombardier Inc. is posting a second-quarter loss but has raised its 2022 full-year guidance on free cash flow.
The business jet maker, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says its loss attributable to equity holders totalled US$129 million or US$1.43 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, compared with a profit attributable to equity holders of US$139 million or US$1.33 per diluted share a year earlier.
Revenue for the quarter amounted to US$1.56 billion, up from US$1.52 billion in the same quarter last year.
On an adjusted basis, Bombardier says it lost 48 cents per share in its most recent quarter, compared with an adjusted loss of US$1.49 per share a year earlier.
Bombardier has boosted its free-cash forecast, which is now expected to be better than US$515 million for the year.
Bombardier says it delivered 28 aircraft in the quarter. It is also confident that the business aviation industry will grow in the long term, driven by continued wealth creation and introduction of new aircraft models and technologies.
- This report by The Canadian Press was first published on Aug. 4, 2022
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(NEXSTAR) – As the Atlantic basin enters peak hurricane season, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have updated their outlook to predict up to 20 named storms and 5 major hurricanes in 2022.
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. So far, we’ve seen three tropical storms strengthen to the point of getting named. None this year have strengthened into hurricanes, but the worst may be yet to come.
“We are now entering the peak months of the Atlantic hurricane season, August through October,” said Matthew Rosencrans, the lead hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. “Historically, this is when about 90% of all Atlantic tropical cyclone activity occurs.”
In NOAA’s updated forecast released Thursday, the agency predicts there will be 11 to 17 more named storms in 2022. Of those, they expect 6 to 10 will strengthen into hurricanes.
NOAA predicts three to five of those will turn into major hurricanes (storms with wind speeds of 111 mph or greater).
While meteorologists can make predictions of how many storms may form, and how strong they may be, they’re not able to say which areas are most likely to be hit. “This is because landfalls are largely predictable within about one week of a storm potentially reaching a coastline,” explained Rosencrans.
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The Miami-Inspired Pre-Mixed Drinks Line Is Perfect For Warm-Weather Sipping
MIAMI, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Haig Club is making a splash this summer with the launch of a new line of delicious ready-to-drink beverages: Haig Club Clubman Canned Cocktails. Crafted with a base of Haig Club Clubman Whisky, soda and natural flavors, the brand-new, pre-mixed effervescent drinks are available in Ginger Lime & Soda and Citrus Yuzu & Soda. Designed in partnership with Haig Club brand partner and Inter Miami CF (IMCF) co-owner David Beckham, these elevated canned cocktails were inspired by the vibrancy of Miami. The cans became available throughout South Florida beginning in mid-July 2022.
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Packaged in the same electric blue as the brand's striking whisky bottle, Haig Club Clubman Canned Cocktails are convenient for warm-weather moments, whether enjoyed on the beach, poolside or while watching IMCF games. These pre-mixed cocktails taste delicious cold, straight from the can or poured over ice with a slice of citrus.
David Beckham said, "Miami is such a special place to me. It is a city with a unique and energetic spirit and it is these qualities that not only inspired me to bring my football club here, but also inspired the new Haig Club Clubman Canned Cocktails. I'm really excited that locals and visitors can now enjoy these delicious, one-of-a-kind drinks, whether they are at the beach or in the stadium."
These fresh-tasting drinks are expertly crafted to honor David Beckham's penchant for smooth luxury, accentuating the light, smooth taste of Haig Club Clubman. The whisky base gives these canned cocktails subtle notes of butterscotch, green apple and a lingering hint of cinnamon spice, while premium ingredients like fiery ginger root and bright citrus provide complexity and nuance. The Ginger Lime & Soda flavor begins with an aroma of fresh ginger and a hint of spice, followed by a taste of crisp ginger ale with undertones of scotch, finishing with sweet ginger and a twist of lime. The Citrus Yuzu & Soda flavor starts with an aroma of juicy citrus, followed by a taste of fresh lemon and rindy yuzu, finishing with a hint of sweet, candied lemon. Topped with bubbly seltzer, the result is a balanced and delicious ready-to-enjoy cocktail, perfect for sipping this summer.
Haig Club Clubman Canned Cocktails are available to purchase on ReserveBar, Drizly.com, the Drizly app and in select alcohol retailers in South Florida. The canned cocktails are sold individually and in packs of four with a suggested retail price of $3.99 and $14.99 respectively.
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Founded in partnership with global icon David Beckham, Haig Club is a sophisticated whisky designed for the modern world. Launched in the U.S in South Florida as the official whisky of the Inter Miami CF, Haig Club Clubman is crafted to honor Beckham's penchant for smooth luxury. This versatile whisky can stand alone, complement other ingredients when mixed into a drink and serve as the perfect bright and bold base for Haig Club Clubman Canned Cocktails. To learn more about Haig Club, please visit www.haigclub.com/en or follow @haigclub on Instagram.
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Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine linked to death in South Africa, health regulator reports
South Africa finds causal link between citizen's death and J&J vaccine
South Africa's health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country.
The person presented with rare neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome soon after being given J&J's Janssen vaccine, after which the person was put on a ventilator and later died, senior scientists told a news conference.
"At the time of illness no other cause for the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) could be identified," Professor Hannelie Meyer said.
The person's age and other personal details were not disclosed for confidentiality reasons.
FDA WARNS ON POTENTIAL JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID-19 VACCINE LINK TO RARE DISORDER
J&J said in an emailed statement that GBS was associated with the administration of various vaccines and other medicines and can also be triggered by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
The company said it strongly supported raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of rare events to ensure they can be quickly identified and effectively treated.
Last July, U.S. authorities added a warning to a factsheet for J&J's vaccine saying data suggested there was an increased risk of GBS in the six weeks after vaccination. At the time it noted 100 preliminary reports of GBS in vaccine recipients, including 95 serious cases and one reported death.
J&J said at the time of the U.S. warning it was in discussions with regulators and the rate of reported cases of GBS in Janssen vaccine recipients exceeded the background rate only slightly.
"The benefit of vaccination still far outweighs the risk," Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela, chief executive of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), told reporters.
"In our context we have administered about 9 million (doses) of the Janssen vaccine, and this is the first causally linked case of GBS."
Europe's medicines regulator last year added GBS as a possible side-effect of AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine which, like J&J's, uses viral vector technology.
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WARNINGS FROM RIGHT AND LEFT ABOUT JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE'S LINK TO RARE DISEASE
Semete-Makokotlela said the regulator had assessed around 160 deaths since the COVID vaccination rollout started but had not seen a causal link to vaccination until now.
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WFO RENO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 4, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Reno NV
1223 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to
develop again on Thursday and Friday. The additional heavy rain on
top of what has already fallen this week will continue the threat of
flash flooding, particularly near burn scars, small creeks, and
steep terrain.
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AND AGAIN
FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central California and western Nevada,
including the following areas, in east central California, Mono
County. In western Nevada, Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties.
This includes the Slink, Mountain View, and Boot burn scars.
* WHEN...Through Thursday evening and again from late Thursday night
through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding of low-lying
areas and debris flows in and near recent burn scars. Residents
and those recreating in and immediately next to recent burn scars
should prepare for potential flooding impacts. Other locations
near steep terrain or small creeks will also be more prone to
flash flooding. Be ready to act and move to higher ground
immediately should a Flash Flood Warning be issued for your area.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- The threat of flash flooding will remain possible through
Friday evening for Mono, Mineral, and Southern Lyon counties.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
including the following areas, in east central California, Greater
Lake Tahoe Area. In western Nevada, Greater Lake Tahoe Area and
Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area. This includes the Tamarack,
Slink, Numbers, Caldor, and Poeville burn scars.
* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.
- Additional rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms with
high rain rates will result in the threat of flash flooding,
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Pinner's suit alleges fraud and corruption surrounding the construction of Los Angeles Valley College's performing and media arts center by project director Mark Strauss, architect Kevin Tyrell, and others, costing taxpayers over $20 million.
Arbitrator selected by Pinner and the School District found "bad faith" and wrongdoing after a six-week binding arbitration. Pinner attorney Newt Kellam demands that Board President Gabriel Buelna, who misled taxpayers to the Los Angeles Times saying this was just a "lawsuit" to "correct the record."
Pinner attorney Lanny J. Davis, former special counsel President Bill Clinton, calls on the state legislature, the governor, and the attorney general to open an immediate investigation – "A state audit is needed after the findings of bad faith and wrongdoing by the arbitrator," said Davis. "The young people who rely on community colleges are the real victims."
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinner Construction ("Pinner"), a century-old Southern California construction firm, today filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College District (the "School District") and its construction project consultants, alleging fraud, corruption, and racketeering conduct surrounding the construction of the School District's performing and media arts center, following the findings of a prestigious arbitrator that the District "consultants" were guilty of bad faith and wrong doing.
Along with the School District, Pinner filed suit against DACM Project Management, QDG, Inc., ARCADIS U.S., Inc., Jacobs Engineering Group, Kevin Tyrell, Mark W. Strauss, and Gig Pukprayura (the "Racketeers") in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
The law suit was reported in a major front page story in California news section by the Los Angeles Times this morning. The Times headlined the story: "Corruption and fraud besets long-delayed L.A. Valley college theater, project lawsuit alleges."
The Times also reported the factual findings of an arbitrator, Deborah S. Ballet from JAMS, one of the most prestigious arbitration organizations in the nation comprised of many senior retired judges, selected by both Pinner and the School District, "found multiple management failures by college consultants." The arbitrator's finding includes the statement that this conduct violated California's "implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing" – i.e., bad faith.
Pinner Attorney calls out Board President Buelna for misleading comment
Pinner attorney, Newt Kellam, cited the misinformation in his comment to the Los Angeles Times by the Board President Gabriela Buelna, who stated "people file lawsuits." Said Kellam: "The Board president is either willfully ignorant or has intentionally ignored the facts, which he must know, that the arbitrator selected by Pinner and the District, after an extensive 6-week binding arbitration or, in effect, a trial, found definitively that the District's consultants had "violated their covenant of good faith and fair dealing"—i.e., acted in bad faith. "Now we at Pinner are suing the wrongdoers/consultant and the companies they work for, to be sure they pay out of their own pockets for their wrongdoing, not the "taxpayers."
"Instead of ignoring this finding by the arbitrator, the entire Board, not just the Board President, should be actively conducting an investigation of this wrongdoing by its own consultants costing taxpayers, we now know from the arbitrator's decision, millions of dollars."
Pinner attorney Lanny J. Davis, former special counsel to President Bill Clinton, called on the state legislature, the governor, and the attorney general to open an immediate investigation – "A state audit is needed after the definitive findings of wrongdoing by the arbitrator," said Davis. "The young people who rely on community colleges are the real victims."
According to the complaint, in September 2016, Pinner contracted with the School District, a state agency created by state legislation, to build a multi-building performing and media arts center on the campus of the Los Angeles Valley College campus ("the Project"). The center is to include three theatres, a lecture hall, a radio station, and several classrooms and studios. Pinner agreed to build the complex for a guaranteed maximum price of just over $78 million in 851 days.
To incentivize a timely completion of the Project, the contract provided limited additional compensation to Pinner if the Project was delayed by the School District and actually charged Pinner with financial penalties if Pinner was responsible for the delay. According to the complaint, that was not the case for the Racketeers:
"Unlike [Pinner], RACKETEERS essentially work hourly and are: (A) guaranteed to receive unlimited additional compensation if the Project is delayed by [Pinner]; (B) guaranteed to receive even more unlimited additional compensation if claims filed by [Pinner] are arbitrated; and (C) are not charged liquidated damages if Project delays are determined to have been caused by themselves or [the School District]."
The lawsuit then asserts that because of this payment structure, the Racketeers, beginning in March 2017, "maliciously conspired to delay the Project, blame it on [Pinner] and earn themselves millions of additional dollars in the process."
They did this, in part, by allegedly "interfering with needed approvals from the Department of State Architect ("DSA"), delaying needed design direction and/ or robbing the contractor and its subcontractors of the capital needed for manpower by cutting monthly payment applications, increasing the cost of performance and/ or refusing to pay change orders." This ultimately resulted in the breach of contract between the School District and Pinner.
Pinner also alleges that from March 2017 onwards, there was a conspiracy among the Racketeers, combined with various actions that are crimes under federal law, and thus, violated the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") Act. California allows its citizens to file a civil case for damages under federal RICO Act. Pinner gives several examples of the Racketeers' allegedly illegal conduct:
"RACKETEERS commenced engaging in a wide-ranging and fraudulent scheme to concoct a false narrative that [Construction Change Directive 19] should not be resubmitted, that building the Project without splices in vertical reinforcing steel above 30' would not delay the Project, that the plans clearly precluded splicing above 30' and that Pinner and its subcontractors were not entitled to extra compensation. These statements were proven false and fraudulent at an arbitration which spanned the summer of 2021. Undaunted, [Pinner is] informed and believe[s] that RACKETEERS continue to willfully and maliciously delay the Project through misrepresentations and concealments made to [School District's] board and Chief Facilities Executive related to harvested wood, audio visual design and door hardware design and Trespa culminating with witness tampering related to executed DSA documents."
As a result of the allegedly corrupt overcharges by the Racketeers, Pinner alleges damages of nearly $25 million in extra construction costs, unnecessary consultant fees, attorney fees and loss of existing and future business opportunities.
Pinner also alleges this scheme to delay the project for increased consulting fees has defrauded the people of California. According to the lawsuit's estimates, taxpayers have already footed more than $20 million in wrongful payments to the consultants, extra construction fees, legal fees, and lost resources for students at Los Angeles Valley College – and Pinner says the number is only increasing as this matter goes unresolved.
"Community college students are among the most vulnerable, often learning part-time and coming from first-generation, low-income backgrounds," said Dirk Griffin, CEO of Pinner, who attended Riverside City College. "Resources are scarce at these institutions as they rarely have large endowments, sizeable state funding, or consistent alumni donations. That's what makes this alleged fraudulent scheme so devastating. We believe these consultants are taking advantage of an already vulnerable population just to earn more in fees for themselves. It has to stop."
"We allege this corrupt scheme among the named consultants ended up not just costing the taxpayers who, in the final analysis, fund these corrupt overpayments, but really, it's the students who pay tuition and in other ways are the victims of this corruption," attorney Davis said about the filed complaint. "That's why we are asking to meet with senior leaders of the California state legislature who are responsible for leading a state audit to consider initiating one. Davis went on to point out that it was the state legislature that created the School District and authorized the bonds to be sold to finance the LACCD. Davis concluded that he hopes leaders of the state legislature, supported by the governor and the attorney general, would start by initiating a state audit of this contract that the arbitrator found was riddled with over-billing and bad faith conduct."
About Pinner Construction
The people of Southern California have entrusted Pinner Construction with their building needs since 1919. Throughout the last century, the sustained growth of the firm, coupled with an unwavering commitment to excellence, has allowed it to provide top-tier customer service and truly one-of-a-kind project delivery to a variety of clients. Pinner is proud to celebrate 102 years of Pinner trust and looks forward to the next century and beyond. To learn more, please visit www.pinnerconstruction.com/
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DALLAS (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is expected to receive a big welcome in the U.S. on Thursday from conservative admirers barely a week after the backlash at home and in Europe over anti-migrant remarks that one of his closest associates compared to Nazi rhetoric.
Orban's headline slot at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, one of the nation's largest gatherings of conservative activists, has raised concerns about Republicans embracing an autocrat who has been criticized for undermining democratic institutions and consolidating power in his own country.
Other speakers include former President Donald Trump, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Republican candidates fresh off GOP primary election victories Tuesday.
Orban's invitation to CPAC reflects conservatives' growing embrace of the Hungarian far-right leader whose country has implemented hardline policies against immigration and LGBTQ rights, and is governed by single-party rule. Orban also is considered the closest ally in the European Union to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
His visit to Texas comes after new outrage flared back home over a speech in which Orban railed against Europe becoming a “mixed-race” society. One of his closest associates compared the comments to the Nazis and resigned in protest.
Orban has dismissed the criticism, saying his government has no tolerance for racism and that he has not come under fire from conservatives in the U.S. Organizers of CPAC have rejected objections that Orban is an authoritarian and have praised him for pushing back against the EU.
Even before Orban took the stage in Texas — America's second most populous state and one controlled politically by Republicans — Trump had already welcomed him to the U.S. while hosting him earlier this week in Florida.
“Few people know as much about what is going on in the world today," Trump said in a statement after the meeting.
President Joe Biden is not scheduled to speak with Orban while he’s traveling in the U.S., according to a White House official.
The title of Orban's speaking slot is “How we Fight." Through his communications office, Orban declined an interview request by The Associated Press.
The AP and other international news organizations also were prohibited from covering a CPAC conference held in Budapest in May, the group's first conference in Europe. During that gathering, Orban called Hungary “the bastion of conservative Christian values in Europe” and urged conservatives in the U.S. to defeat “the dominance of progressive liberals in public life.”
He has styled himself as a champion of what he calls “illiberal democracy.”
Orban served as prime minister of Hungary between 1998 and 2002, but it’s his record since taking office again in 2010 that has drawn controversy and raised concerns about Hungary sliding into authoritarian rule. Orban has depicted himself as a defender of European Christendom against Muslim migrants, progressives and the “LGBTQ lobby.”
Last year, his right-wing Fidesz party banned the depiction of homosexuality or sex reassignment in media targeting people under 18, a move critics said was an attack on LGBTQ people. Information on homosexuality also was forbidden in school sex education programs, or in films and advertisements accessible to minors.
Orban has consolidated power over the the country's judiciary and media, and his party has drawn legislative districts in a way that makes it very difficult for opposition parties to win seats — somewhat similar to partisan gerrymandering efforts for state legislative and congressional seats in the U.S. That process currently favors Republicans because they control more of the state legislatures that create those boundaries.
Such moves have led international political observers to label Orban as the face of a new wave of authoritarianism. The European Union has launched numerous legal proceedings against Hungary for breaking EU rules and is withholding billions in recovery funds and credit over violations of rule-of-law standards and insufficient anti-corruption safeguards.
Preceding Orban on stage in Texas will be Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Michigan's Tudor Dixon, who won the GOP nomination for governor in her battleground state on Tuesday, is also slated as a speaker during the conference, which ends Saturday.
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Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed to this report. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hungary-s-autocratic-PM-Orban-addressing-US-17351432.php | 2022-08-04T17:19:37Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hungary-s-autocratic-PM-Orban-addressing-US-17351432.php | true |
Gilbert man building drones to help deliver supplies in Ukraine
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GILBERT, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — A Gilbert man is taking his passion for aviation and using it to help in the war in Ukraine. With many roads and bridges destroyed, drones have been used to deliver humanitarian aid. By building them himself, Harrison Becker said he can save a lot of money and help people in the process.
“I love building drones, I love flight,” Becker said. “It’s really something you have to piece together one part at a time; and when you don’t have the right part you gotta do some more research and watch some more YouTube videos, then order some more parts and it’s just a process,” he explained.
Over the last few years, Becker has learned a lot. “This is an autonomous system and so it can once you program it, go and execute a list of commands without any user input,” he said.
Seeing the images coming out of Ukraine with so many in need of medical supplies and basic necessities, Becker believed his drones could help. He reached out to a friend who was helping with relief efforts. His friend was able to put him in contact with a group in Poland that could use his technology.
Becker plans to deliver the drones personally, so he can train those who will be using them. “I have always wanted to help people and some way. I’ve always been looking for opportunities to help people,” he explained.
While companies make these drones, they can cost $30,000. Becker said the ones he builds cost $3,000 each. He hopes to deliver five drones to Poland later this month or early next month.
He estimates the cost of the drones and his trip will be around $18,000. Becker said he’ll make more drones if he can raise additional money.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police have changed their description of the crash that killed Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, saying Thursday that it was the SUV in which she was a passenger that crossed a state highway’s centerline and caused the head-on crash.
Walorski and two members of her congressional staff died in the Wednesday afternoon crash in northern Indiana, along with the woman driving the other vehicle, the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office said.
The department’s initial account of the crash was that the car driven by Edith Schmucker, 56, Nappanee, Indiana, crossed into the SUV’s path, but the office released a statement Thursday saying investigators had talked with witnesses and viewed video evidence that their preliminary determination of which direction the vehicles were traveling was incorrect.
Investigators determined that the SUV driven by Zachery Potts, 27, of Mishawaka, Indiana, crossed the centerline for unknown reasons in a rural area near the town of Wakarusa. Potts was Walorski’s district director and the Republican chairman for northern Indiana’s St. Joseph County. Also killed in the crash was Emma Thomson, 28, of Washington, D.C., who was Walorski’s communications director.
Walorski, 58, was first elected to represent northern Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District in 2012. She previously served six years in the state’s Legislature. Walorski was seeking reelection this year to a sixth term in the solidly Republican district. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/police-change-account-of-crash-killing-indiana-rep-walorski/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-08-04T17:22:39Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/police-change-account-of-crash-killing-indiana-rep-walorski/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | true |
FROSTBURG — Mountain Ridge offensive lineman Peyton Miller announced his commitment to the University of Massachusetts on Wednesday.
Miller holds an offer from another Division I Football Bowl Subdivision school in Maryland, as well as Football Championship Subdivision offers from Towson and Bryant.
The 6"3', 295-pound lineman was an All-Area first-team selection a season ago after helping spring holes for a Mountain Ridge team that averaged 44 points a game en route to an 11-2 finish and berth in the state title game.
Miller, now a senior, was also a first-team All-Area basketball performer last year.
UMass has fallen on hard times in recent years, but Down Brown has returned to right the ship. Brown coached the Minutemen to a 43-19 record between 2004-'08 before stints as the defensive coordinator at Michigan, Maryland, Boston College, Arizona and Connecticut.
Miller's primary recruiters were associate head coach and offensive line coach Alex Miller and defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Keith Dudzinski. | https://www.times-news.com/sports/local_sports/mtn-ridge-lineman-peyton-miller-commits-to-umass/article_f4bd902a-1408-11ed-abe9-130818426174.html | 2022-08-04T17:24:22Z | https://www.times-news.com/sports/local_sports/mtn-ridge-lineman-peyton-miller-commits-to-umass/article_f4bd902a-1408-11ed-abe9-130818426174.html | true |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police have changed their description of the crash that killed Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, saying Thursday that it was the SUV in which she was a passenger that crossed a state highway’s centerline and caused the head-on crash.
Walorski and two members of her congressional staff died in the Wednesday afternoon crash in northern Indiana, along with the woman driving the other vehicle, the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office said.
The department’s initial account of the crash was that the car driven by Edith Schmucker, 56, Nappanee, Indiana, crossed into the SUV’s path, but the office released a statement Thursday saying investigators had talked with witnesses and viewed video evidence that their preliminary determination of which direction the vehicles were traveling was incorrect.
Investigators determined that the SUV driven by Zachery Potts, 27, of Mishawaka, Indiana, crossed the centerline for unknown reasons in a rural area near the town of Wakarusa. Potts was Walorski’s district director and the Republican chairman for northern Indiana’s St. Joseph County. Also killed in the crash was Emma Thomson, 28, of Washington, D.C., who was Walorski’s communications director.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Washburn Fire is now 100 percent contained after 27 days of firefighting in Yosemite National Park.
The blaze burned more than 4,800 acres and for a time, threatened the iconic giant Sequoias in the park.
One of the areas that finally reopened after the fire is the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias.
On Wednesday, several people vacationing in the national park made a special trip to see the enormous trees.
Photojournalist Alex Ruiz takes us to opening day. | https://abc30.com/mariposa-grove-reopens-yosemite-park-washburn-fire/12098384/ | 2022-08-04T17:27:06Z | https://abc30.com/mariposa-grove-reopens-yosemite-park-washburn-fire/12098384/ | false |
Rachel Feinman is among 30 leaders around the country chosen by Becker's Healthcare for creating a culture of innovation.
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rachel Feinman, vice president of Innovation at Tampa General Hospital and managing director of TGH Innoventures, has been named one of the nation's top innovation leaders by Becker's Healthcare.
Feinman is among the list of "30 Great Chief Innovation Officers to Know,'' leaders who are vital to digital transformation efforts and initiatives to keep health systems on the cutting edge of delivering patient care. Feinman was chosen for her work in creating a culture of innovation across the Tampa General system, accelerating research and development, and managing venture capital funds.
Feinman also was selected for her efforts to harness the ingenuity and creativity of the academic medical center's team members to improve operations and clinical care.
"Innovation is critically important to our organization as it is the engine that propels us forward in developing real-world solutions for some of the most complex issues in health care," said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General. "Rachel has done an outstanding job in realizing our plan to find and leverage partnerships and perspectives that amplify next-generation ideas."
"This is an incredible honor, and it reflects the dedication of the team to move innovation forward,'' Feinman said. "It's another sign that our organization continues to strive to be a national leader in delivering world-class care.''
Feinman became vice president of Innovation at Tampa General in 2021 after serving as executive director of Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) for three years. With a passion for influencing the strategy for impactful innovation, she currently leads innovation and oversees Tampa General's venture investment strategy.
At Tampa General, innovation and health care are inseparable. Part of the hospital's objective is to significantly advance the future of health care in the Tampa Bay region, state of Florida and nationally. Launched in early 2021, Innoventures provides a coordinated mechanism for Tampa General to develop innovative solutions to improve quality and access to care. Innoventures also provides the hospital with a platform to invest resources and funds into emerging companies that share the academic medical center's vision and can help develop immediate solutions for health care access, quality and delivery.
Innoventures began as a $15 million, innovation-focused investment fund to support entrepreneurs, scientists and administrators addressing real-world problems. Some of its early successes include:
- A partnership with Embarc Collective, a Tampa-based nonprofit that helps startups grow into scalable, thriving businesses. Embarc serves as a landing spot for entrepreneurs and mentors to meet and share ideas. By teaming with Embarc, Tampa General can access startups working in health care and leverage Embarc's leading startup advisers to support Tampa General's internal innovators.
- The establishment of Co-Lab by TGH Innoventures, which is designed to collaborate and codevelop with early-stage health care companies to cultivate innovations at Tampa General that have broader applicability to other systems in health care. Through Co-Lab, Tampa General has partnered with and invested in Enroute, which uses artificial intelligence to streamline patient navigation by improving the efficiency of Tampa General's inpatient transport department.
- Investment in health tech-focused venture fund Virtue, which gives Tampa General access to innovative companies that address challenges in the health care industry. The strategic collaboration between Innoventures and Virtue focuses on modernizing health care delivery, increasing efficiency and improving the patient experience.
- Tampa General is expanding telehealth and connected care services through a $1 million reimbursement grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The initiative helps enhance the quality of patient care by removing socioeconomic barriers through the increase of telehealth and connected care services.
- A collaboration with the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) identifies innovative solutions from Israel. A partnership with Sheba Medical Center, the leading hospital in the Middle East, can generate groundbreaking developments in health care services, education, training and innovation.
The full list of honorees can be read at: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/30-great-chief-innovation-officers-to-know-2022.html
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – first nationally in the 2022 America's Best Employers for Women and third out of 100 Florida companies in the 2021 America's Best Employers by State.Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2020, provided a net community benefit worth more than $182.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
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Opens call for sessions for event in Detroit
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Foundry Foundation today announced Cloud Foundry Day will be held on Tuesday, October 25, co-located with KubeCon NA in Detroit, and opened the call for proposals.
Cloud Foundry has long been the industry-standard open source cloud application platform. Now, with Korifi and Paketo Buildpacks, the best-in-class developer experience that Cloud Foundry is known for is available on Kubernetes. Cloud Foundry Day is a full day of sessions that brings the technical community, end-users, and member companies together.
"It will be great to meet with people in our community in person after such a long hiatus," said Chris Clark, program manager of Cloud Foundry Foundation. "We've made tremendous progress in advancing Cloud Foundry with the introduction of Korifi and are looking forward to the opportunity for face-to-face interaction with our community at the event."
For this one-day event, the Cloud Foundry Foundation will join forces with the community-elected program committee to curate a program that fosters collaboration among attendees and offers an interactive platform for education. The call for sessions is now open and closes Friday, August 26.
Session topics will include Korifi, Paketo Buildpacks, new features in cf-deployment, adoption of new stemcells, and more.
For more information about sponsoring Cloud Foundry Day, download the Sponsorship Prospectus. Sponsorship deadline is Friday, September 23.
The registration fee for Cloud Foundry Day is $50 or free to attend virtually. Attendees can register for the event here.
Cloud Foundry is an open source technology backed by the largest technology companies in the world, including, HCL, Huawei, IBM, SAP, and VMware, and is being used by leaders in manufacturing, telecommunications and financial services. Only Cloud Foundry delivers the velocity needed to continuously deliver apps at the speed of business. Cloud Foundry's container-based architecture runs apps written in any language on a choice of cloud platforms — Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, and more. With a robust services ecosystem and simple integration with existing technologies, Cloud Foundry is the modern standard for deploying mission critical apps at global organizations.
The Cloud Foundry Foundation is a non-profit open source organization formed to sustain the development, promotion and adoption of Cloud Foundry as the industry standard for delivering the best experience for developers at companies of all sizes. The Foundation projects include Cloud Foundry, Paketo Buildpacks, Korifi, Eirini, BOSH, Open Service Broker API, CredHub, and more. Cloud Foundry makes it faster and easier to build, test, deploy and scale applications, and is used by more than half the Fortune 500, representing nearly $15 trillion in combined revenue. Cloud Foundry is hosted by The Linux Foundation and is an Apache 2.0 licensed project available on Github: https://github.com/cloudfoundry. To learn more, visit: http://www.cloudfoundry.org.
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Total Commitments Increased to $920 Million
Maturity of the Facility Extended to August 2027
HOUSTON, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") is pleased to announce the amendment of its revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility"). The recently closed amendment provides an extension of the Credit Facility's final maturity to August 2027. The total commitments of the Credit Facility increased from $855.0 million to $920.0 million while maintaining an expanded accordion feature that allows for an increase up to $1.4 billion of total commitments from new and existing lenders on the same terms and conditions as the existing commitments. As part of this amendment, the reference rate used to determine the borrowing interest rate was changed from LIBOR to Term SOFR plus an applicable credit spread adjustment. Borrowings will bear interest at the same interest rate spread of 1.875% so long as Main Street satisfies certain agreed upon excess collateral and leverage requirements, consistent with the historical requirements under the Credit Facility. In addition to the extended maturity and increased commitments, Main Street continues to maintain two, one-year extension options under the amended Credit Facility which could extend the final maturity of the Credit Facility for up to two additional years, subject to certain conditions, including lender approval.
ABOUT MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORPORATION
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Main Street, through its wholly owned portfolio company MSC Adviser I, LLC ("MSC Adviser"), also maintains an asset management business through which it manages investments for external parties. MSC Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
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'Trying to protect a community that obviously doesn't want to be protected': Former Baltimore gang member who painted hundreds of 'no shoot zone' signs around city is shot three times
- Tyree Moorehead, 46, was shot three times on Wednesday in the neck, jaw and back while going to the store in Baltimore
- Moorehead is known around the city as an anti-gun violence advocate that spray paints 'no shoot zone' signs in places where people were shot and killed
- He was once a perpetrator of gun violence himself, claiming to have shot up to 20 people as a teenager before spending 11 years in jail
- While his message is pure, Moorehead is seen as antagonistic and aggressive to neighbors who know him
A Baltimore ex-gang member who uses graffiti to designate 'no shoot zones' to discourage gun violence around the city was shot in his back, neck and jaw on Wednesday.
'I was shot three times,' Tyree Moorehead, 46, told reporters on Wednesday. 'A bullet went through my jaw, my neck and one is still in my back.'
He is known for creating over 250 'no shoot zones' across Baltimore in places where someone was shot and killed to raise awareness for the issue.
A former gang member himself, Moorehead has admitted to shooting up to 20 people as a teenager before serving 11 years in jail following a shootout with police at age 15.
In a video posted to what appears to be Moorehead's Instagram page, he said he was shot near Monument Street while going to the store in central Baltimore.
Moorehead apparently made it home after the shooting before police arrived, and the injured 46-year-old can be heard saying to medics 'I've been shot in my neck and my back, I think.'
Tyree Moorehead, 46, shows reporters where he was shot on Wednesday, saying a bullet went through his jaw, another went through his neck and another is still in his back
Moorehead claims he is responsible for shooting up to 20 people as a teenager before being imprisoned for over a decade after a shootout with police at age 15
The ex-gang member has created over 200 different 'no shoot zone' signs, each placed where someone was shot and killed
Moorehead was then taken to hospital before leaving without being discharged. A video recorded by Fox45 showed him walking down a Baltimore street in hospital scrubs and a blue hair net.
He told a reporter he was 'good,' and also said 'nothing went wrong, you just have someone that's trying to protect a community that obviously doesn't want to be protected.'
A heavy police presence was seen outside of Moorehead's home before he was taken back to the hospital by paramedics on Wednesday evening, where his condition is currently unknown.
Videos posted to his Facebook show frequent encounters with police at his home, especially in the last few days where they can be seen questioning him outside his door.
Moorehead has now dedicated much of his time to spray painting buildings and sidewalks with messages that encourage peace, and calls himself someone who came home and 'saved his city instead of killing it.'
After leaving the hospital without being discharged, Moorehead returned to his home where he was again taken to the hospital by paramedics
Moorehead is shown wearing a shirt emblazoned with his 'no shoot zone' message, meant to discourage Baltimore residents and gang members from using guns to harm each other
But according to his social media, many seemingly disagree with Moorehead's methods, with some comments calling him 'sad' and 'a scammer.'
Neighbors told CBS reporter Annie Rose that Moorehead is 'aggressive and antagonizing' and described the 46-year-old as a 'pariah to the community.'
It is unclear what Moorehead does for work, but he frequently shares his Cashapp account name on Facebook while asking for funds, which prompted some users to call him a beggar.
Baltimore has seen an unusually deadly year, with 179 homicides recorded in Maryland's capital in the first six months of this year.
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DALLAS (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is expected to receive a big welcome in the U.S. on Thursday from conservative admirers barely a week after the backlash at home and in Europe over anti-migrant remarks that one of his closest associates compared to Nazi rhetoric.
Orban’s headline slot at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, one of the nation’s largest gatherings of conservative activists, has raised concerns about Republicans embracing an autocrat who has been criticized for undermining democratic institutions and consolidating power in his own country.
Other speakers include former President Donald Trump, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Republican candidates fresh off GOP primary election victories Tuesday.
Orban’s invitation to CPAC reflects conservatives’ growing embrace of the Hungarian far-right leader whose country has implemented hardline policies against immigration and LGBTQ rights, and is governed by single-party rule. Orban also is considered the closest ally in the European Union to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
His visit to Texas comes after new outrage flared back home over a speech in which Orban railed against Europe becoming a “mixed-race” society. One of his closest associates compared the comments to the Nazis and resigned in protest.
Orban has dismissed the criticism, saying his government has no tolerance for racism and that he has not come under fire from conservatives in the U.S. Organizers of CPAC have rejected objections that Orban is an authoritarian and have praised him for pushing back against the EU.
Even before Orban took the stage in Texas — America’s second most populous state and one controlled politically by Republicans — Trump had already welcomed him to the U.S. while hosting him earlier this week in Florida.
“Few people know as much about what is going on in the world today,” Trump said in a statement after the meeting.
President Joe Biden is not scheduled to speak with Orban while he’s traveling in the U.S., according to a White House official.
The title of Orban’s speaking slot is “How we Fight.” Through his communications office, Orban declined an interview request by The Associated Press.
The AP and other international news organizations also were prohibited from covering a CPAC conference held in Budapest in May, the group’s first conference in Europe. During that gathering, Orban called Hungary “the bastion of conservative Christian values in Europe” and urged conservatives in the U.S. to defeat “the dominance of progressive liberals in public life.”
He has styled himself as a champion of what he calls “illiberal democracy.”
Orban served as prime minister of Hungary between 1998 and 2002, but it’s his record since taking office again in 2010 that has drawn controversy and raised concerns about Hungary sliding into authoritarian rule. Orban has depicted himself as a defender of European Christendom against Muslim migrants, progressives and the “LGBTQ lobby.”
Last year, his right-wing Fidesz party banned the depiction of homosexuality or sex reassignment in media targeting people under 18, a move critics said was an attack on LGBTQ people. Information on homosexuality also was forbidden in school sex education programs, or in films and advertisements accessible to minors.
Orban has consolidated power over the the country’s judiciary and media, and his party has drawn legislative districts in a way that makes it very difficult for opposition parties to win seats — somewhat similar to partisan gerrymandering efforts for state legislative and congressional seats in the U.S. That process currently favors Republicans because they control more of the state legislatures that create those boundaries.
Such moves have led international political observers to label Orban as the face of a new wave of authoritarianism. The European Union has launched numerous legal proceedings against Hungary for breaking EU rules and is withholding billions in recovery funds and credit over violations of rule-of-law standards and insufficient anti-corruption safeguards.
Preceding Orban on stage in Texas will be Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Michigan’s Tudor Dixon, who won the GOP nomination for governor in her battleground state on Tuesday, is also slated as a speaker during the conference, which ends Saturday.
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New study finds that competitive threats—particularly from nontraditional rivals—will grow, and healthcare organizations must find ways to meaningfully personalize care, including forging innovative partnerships, to thrive.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chartis Group, a leading healthcare advisory and analytics firm, found that despite ongoing financial concerns, nearly half (46%) of health systems plan to move into the implementation phase of digital transformation in the next five years, with 44% reporting plans to partner with competitors to personalize care delivery. To thrive in the new era of care, organizations must execute on plans now to establish a market-leading position, according to the Chartis Future of Healthcare research report, out today.
- The competitive landscape is broadening beyond peer hospitals and health systems, and non-traditional rivals pose growing competitive threats. Healthcare executives expect their biggest competition in digital services and technologies over the next five years to include virtual health companies (48%), payers (45%), retail care providers (41%), and large tech companies (41%).
- Forty-four percent of hospitals and health systems said they're planning to partner with competitors in the personalization of digital offerings, signaling that partnerships are emerging as a key strategic avenue to accelerate speed to market for their digital care experiences.
- Many hospitals and health systems plan to implement a suite of digital services offerings in the next five years, including remote patient monitoring (55%), digitally enabled contact/service center (50%), digital specialty care initiatives (49%), digital-first primary care (49%), digital front door (47%), and hospital at home (39%), signaling a shift from simple point solutions to a holistic, digitally enabled care journey.
"Speed, focus, and an enterprise-wide transformation process driven by ROI will be essential as healthcare providers transition their leadership position in the historical context into a differentiated and enduring leadership position in the digitally transformed—and personalized—future state of healthcare delivery," said Tom Kiesau, Chief Innovation Officer and Digital Transformation Leader at The Chartis Group.
Ninety-eight percent of health systems indicated they expect to be planning or executing on their efforts to personalize care in the next five years. As trusted stewards of patient data, hospitals and health systems have a unique opportunity to translate their caches of information into meaningful insights that create more impactful interactions between the patient and provider. However, emerging and deep-pocketed rivals will continue to bring innovative infrastructure options to market faster than many legacy healthcare organizations can.
To win the race, traditional providers may consider partnering with their new competitors to quickly come to market with tailored digital experiences that unlock new access points, expand patient segments, and ultimately deliver more efficient and effective patient care.
The Chartis Group released proprietary research into the future of health systems' digital transformation as part of the HIMSS Trust partnership. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, Inc. (HIMSS) is a global advisor and thought leader supporting the transformation of the health ecosystem through information and technology. Survey respondents represented a mix of geographies; most were from urban and suburban areas, stand-alone community hospitals, or regional health systems, with $500 million to $5 billion in revenue.
The Chartis Group® (Chartis) is a leading healthcare advisory services firm serving healthcare providers, payers, service organizations, and investors. Different by design, Chartis brings an unparalleled breadth and depth of expertise in strategy, performance transformation, digital and technology, clinical quality and patient safety, workforce, and strategic communications. Learn how Chartis is helping to build a healthier world at www.chartis.com.
The HIMSS Trust partnership is a consortium of leaders from across the healthcare and technology space who are collecting, analyzing, and reporting on in-depth, data-driven market intelligence. Insights gathered by the Trust will unveil trends and challenges to help the industry prepare and predict for the next three to five years.
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OTTAWA (AP) — Canada is sending military trainers to the United Kingdom to teach Ukrainians how to fight invading Russian forces, Defense Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday.
Up to 225 members of the Canadian Armed Forces will eventually be based in the U.K. for an initial period of four months, said Anand. They will work alongside counterparts from Britain, the Netherlands and New Zealand in training Ukrainian troops on the basics of soldiering.
An earlier Canadian military training mission based in Ukraine was suspended only weeks before the invasion began.
That mission, which also included 225 Canadian military trainers, was launched in 2014 after Moscow annexed the Crimean peninsula and started supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
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NMC permits final year medical students from Ukraine, China to appear for FMG exam
‘This is a one-time measure and shall not be treated as precedence in future’
In pursuance to the order of the Supreme Court, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has permitted Indian students — who were in the last year of their undergraduate medical course, but due to COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine war, etc., had to leave their foreign medical universities and return to India — to appear in the Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) Examination.
“The above relaxation granted to the foreign medical students is a “one-time measure and shall not be treated as precedence in future”, the NMC stated.
Due to COVID-19, around 23,000 Indian students returned from various Chinese universities and colleges, mostly pursuing medical courses, while due to the Russia-Ukraine war, around 18,000 Indian medical students returned from Ukrainian medical universities.
But students who are studying in other years of their undergraduate medical courses are also demanding that the Union government accommodate them in Indian medical colleges.
Inchara Raj, a resident of Kanakapura, and a first year medical student of Bukovinian State Medical University at Chernivtsi, Ukraine, told to The Hindu, “Our university is conducting online classes and I have successfully done the first year medical course examination through online. It is good that the NMC has permitted students to appear for the FMG examination. But, there is no decision on the students who are studying in the second, third and other years of medical courses. The future of education is uncertain. There is no sign of the war ending and we don’t want to back to the universities. So, we request the Union government to rehabilitate us in Indian medical colleges.”
What the NMC order says
In pursuance to the Supreme Court order, NMC has ordered on July 28, 2022 that, “The Indian students who were in the last year of their undergraduate medicine course, due to Covid-19, Russia-Ukraine war etc., and had to leave their foreign medical universities and return to India and have subsequently completed their studies as also have been granted certificate of completion of course/degree by their respective institute on or before June 30, 2022, shall be permitted to appear in FMG examination.’’
“Thereafter, upon qualifying the FMG examination, such foreign medical graduates are required to undergo ‘Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI)’ for a period of two years to make up for the clinical training which could not be physically attended by them during the undergraduate medicine course in the foreign institute as also to familiarise them with practise of medicine under Indian conditions. The foreign medical graduates will be eligible to get registration only after completing the CRMI for two years,’’ the NMC said.
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Police change account of crash killing Indiana Rep. Walorski
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police have changed their description of the crash that killed Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, saying Thursday that it was the SUV in which she was a passenger that crossed a state highway’s centerline and caused the head-on crash.
Walorski and two members of her congressional staff died in the Wednesday afternoon crash in northern Indiana, along with the woman driving the other vehicle, the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office said.
The department’s initial account of the crash was that the car driven by Edith Schmucker, 56, Nappanee, Indiana, crossed into the SUV’s path, but the office released a statement Thursday saying investigators had talked with witnesses and viewed video evidence that their preliminary determination of which direction the vehicles were traveling was incorrect.
Investigators determined that the SUV driven by Zachery Potts, 27, of Mishawaka, Indiana, crossed the centerline for unknown reasons in a rural area near the town of Wakarusa. Potts was Walorski’s district director and the Republican chairman for northern Indiana’s St. Joseph County. Also killed in the crash was Emma Thomson, 28, of Washington, D.C., who was Walorski’s communications director.
Walorski, 58, was first elected to represent northern Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District in 2012. She previously served six years in the state’s Legislature. Walorski was seeking reelection this year to a sixth term in the solidly Republican district.
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LoP being summoned during Parliamentary proceedings has never happened in history, Congress alleges
Opposition party says Mallikarjun Kharge appeared before ED in National Herald case in the middle of session
Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge being summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) during the working hours of Parliament is a new low and an insult to parliamentary conventions, the Congress said on Thursday.
“Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, was summoned by the ED when Parliament is in session. He, of course, left around 12:20pm and presented himself. This is Modishahi reaching new lows,” tweeted Congress communication chief Jairam Ramesh.
Mr. Ramesh added that the LoP had been undergoing interrogation by the ED for four-and-a-half hours. “His ordeal is continuing. The Congress party stands with him in solidarity,” he said.
Speaking with the media, senior party leader and Rajya Sabha member, Digvijaya Singh, said that summoning the LoP during Parliamentary proceedings had never happened in the history of democracy.
“There is no such example in the history of democracy. If they had to call Mallikarjun Kharge ji, they could have called him before 11 a.m. or after 5 p.m. The Question Hour was going on and before that Zero Hour was there and ED is calling him to appear before it,” Mr. Singh said.
“Why is [Narendra] Modi ji scared? Inflation has increased, you can see for yourself. We are fighting your battle. Tomorrow [Friday] at 11 a.m. all MPs will meet the President to say that the Finance Minister [Nirmala Sitharaman] is not acquainted with the economic condition of the country,” he added.
The Congress has planned a mass protest against price rise, unemployment and the GST hike on essential items on Friday, wherein it will take out a march to the Rashtrapati Bhavan and ‘gherao’ the Prime Minister’s residence.
Another Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari said, ”Two days before Vice-Presidential election, Kharge ji was called and the ED was misused. This is not just insult of the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha but of the Constitution, traditions on which Rajya Sabha functions and of the entire legislature”.
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Total judgment to exceed $183 million
CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A jury has ordered Eli Lilly and Company to pay over $61 million in damages eight years after whistleblower Ronald J. Streck filed a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that the pharmaceutical company underpaid the rebates required of drug manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Under the False Claims Act, damages are trebled and the final judgment will be over $183 million.
Dan Miller of Walden Macht & Haran, lead counsel to Streck, said, "The jury has spoken. Eli Lilly knowingly violated the False Claims Act and defrauded the Medicaid Program of $61 million in taxpayer money. We took on one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world, and one of the largest law firms in the world, and we won. We are very proud to represent Mr. Streck in this quest, which began more than eight years ago."
The $61 million award is the latest in Streck's series of successful False Claims Act lawsuits against drug manufacturers for alleged misconduct involving the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, including a $75 million settlement with Bristol Myers Squibb and an $18 million settlement with Astellas Pharma U.S. last year. Collectively, Streck's lawsuits have recovered more than $350 million for the Medicaid program. Miller has represented Mr. Streck across all of his whistleblowing cases.
The Department of Justice announced the settlement agreements regarding Streck's previous claims with Bristol Myers Squibb in 2021, Astellas Pharma and Amgen in 2019 and with AstraZeneca and Cephalon in 2015.
In 2018, when the government declined to intervene, Streck and his attorneys proceeded to litigation against Eli Lilly. These efforts include successfully defeating two motions to dismiss in 2018 by defendants Eli Lilly and Astellas Pharma U.S.
Today's decision marks the thirteenth previously-declined False Claims Act case that Walden Macht & Haran partner Miller has successfully prosecuted on behalf of the federal and state governments.
The case is captioned U.S. ex rel. Ronald Streck et al. v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. No. 1:14-cv-09412 and proceeded in the Northern District of Illinois.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal grand jury investigating efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election has subpoenaed the White House counsel under then-President Donald Trump and his top deputy, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The subpoenas to Pat Cipollone and Patrick Philbin suggest an intensifying Justice Department investigation into the events surrounding the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when Trump loyalists stormed the building in hopes of halting the certification of election results. They also suggest that prosecutors regard close advisers to Trump as potentially vital witnesses.
Cipollone was the top White House lawyer in the final days of the Trump administration and was part of the legal team that defended the Republican president in his first House impeachment trial in 2020. But Cipollone vigorously resisted attempts by Trump and his allies to undo the results of the presidential election Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden, saying he did not agree that there was sufficient fraud to have affected the outcome of the race.
The grand jury subpoenas were confirmed to The Associated Press by a person familiar with the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. Cipollone, Philbin and a lawyer who has been representing them did not return messages seeking comment Thursday.
What happens next is unclear, though there may be negotiations over the scope of the grand jury testimony given that Cipollone and Philbin were lawyers inside the White House and were privy to numerous private conversations with the president. Executive privilege generally protects a president’s ability to obtain candid counsel from advisers without fear of immediate public disclosure, though there are limits.
Federal prosecutors have been especially focused on a scheme by Trump allies to elevate fake electors in key battleground states won by Biden as a way to subvert the vote, issuing subpoenas in recent weeks to multiple state Republican party chairmen.
The Justice Department investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and into the efforts to overturn the election has been proceeding alongside a separate probe by a House committee, which has held several public hearings, including in prime time.
Cipollone was interviewed privately by that panel last month and refused to discuss his conversations with Trump, citing executive privilege.
But portions of Cipollone’s private interview were featured prominently in recent hearings of the Jan. 6 panel, including video clips of him discussing a heated December 2020 meeting at the White House during which outside aides and advisers to Trump discussed a proposed executive order calling for the seizure of voting machines.
“To have the federal government seize voting machines? That’s a terrible idea for the country. That’s not how we do things in the United States,” Cipollone testified, adding, “I don’t understand why we even have to tell you why that’s a bad idea for the country.”
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TeamGiving.com To Become TeamPulte.com
BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pulte Family, known in homebuilding for Bill Pulte's experience inside of Pulte Homes now PulteGroup Inc, has agreed to allow nonprofit organization TeamGiving.com change its name to TeamPulte.com.
TeamPulte.com, formerly known as Team Giving, is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2019 that helps individuals and families in need of assistance with a critical need.
TeamPulte.com primarily operates on social media and is funded through microdonations. TeamPulte.com often helps cancer patients with rent or utilities while they are undergoing chemo treatment and have also helped individuals receive medical equipment not covered by insurance.
"When I was approached with the idea of changing the organization's name to Team Pulte in order to help increase donor visibility, I was happy to lend our name to make charitable organizations more accessible to people on social media." said Bill Pulte, CEO of Pulte Capital and Former Director of PulteGroup Inc.
"Team Giving was inspired by Bill Pulte's Twitter Philanthropy movement in 2019 where anyone can become a Philanthropist. Our team is very excited for the name change to Team Pulte and the additional people we will now be able to help." said Josh Hinkle, Board Member of Team Pulte.
William J. "Bill" Pulte founded Pulte Homes, today PulteGroup Inc, in 1950 at age 18. Over the decades, Bill Pulte built Pulte Homes into The #1 USA Homebuilder. In 2016, after retiring the first time, William J. Pulte (1932-2018) and Bill Pulte (b. 1988), his grandson, successfully turned PulteGroup Inc around, even when non-business family members supported the failed Dugas Management Team versus the Pulte Homes Founder William J. Pulte. Mr. Pulte (b. 1988) was a PulteGroup Director from 2016-2020. Bill Pulte's Twitter Philanthropy became a giant success starting in June 2019, helping thousands of people and inspiring millions of people worldwide. Even after the passing of William J. Pulte (1932-2018), their work together continues through a collection of Pulte founded organizations, including The Bill Pulte Foundation. The Pulte Family has multiple companies and investment vehicles.
Team Pulte is a 501c3 charitable organization. The creation of Team Pulte, formerly named Team Giving, was inspired by Bill Pulte's social media movement called Twitter Philanthropy. Mr. Pulte realized that the power of social media could be used for good instead of as a platform for toxic rhetoric. In the summer of 2019, he began to give his personal wealth away to those in need and inspired others to become philanthropists as well. Seeing participants in Twitter Philanthropy come together through micro-donations to help those in need by spreading kindness, love, and small monetary donations gave us the idea of creating a nonprofit organization focused on helping people through these micro donations. We strive to help those who have fallen on hard times due to circumstances outside of their control. Team Pulte helps those in need of a Hand Up with time-sensitive, critical need.
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Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Joe Manchin have reached out to college sports leaders, including the Southeastern Conference commissioner, for feedback and ideas on how to regulate the way athletes are compensated for their names, images and likenesses.
Tuberville (R-Ala.), a former college football coach who led Auburn to an undefeated season in 2004, and Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced Wednesday that their staffs have already begun drafting a NIL bill that they said would will be in compliance.
“The lack of meaningful leadership and a lack of clarity in this area resulting from Alston (Supreme Court decision) means that the U.S. Congress must act to set clear ground rules for student-athletes and institutions alike,” the senators wrote in a letter to Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey. “Like you, we have the common goals of protecting student-athletes, ensuring fair competition and compensation, and preserving the time-honored traditions of college sports.”
Manchin is friends with Alabama football coach and West Virginia native Nick Saban.
Sankey and Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff met with Tuberville, Manchin and other lawmakers during a lobbying trip to Capitol Hill in May.
College sports leaders, including outgoing NCAA President Mark Emmert, have repeatedly called for help from Congress in regulating name, image and likeness compensation since even before the NCAA last summer lifted its restrictions on athletes cashing in on their fame.
The NCAA removed its ban on NIL compensation for athletes without setting detailed, uniform rules. A patchwork of state laws has created a complicated landscape for college athletic departments and allowed boosters to become involved in ways that challenge the NCAA’s ability to enforce the broad rules that are in place.
At least eight bills related to college sports have been filed by federal lawmakers over the past four years — some more narrowly addressing NIL and others targeting other athlete benefits and issues. There has been no substantive movement on any of them.
One of them, the College Athlete Bill of Rights put forth by Democrats Cory Booker and Richard Blumenthal in 2020, is set to be reintroduced by the senators, SI.com reported Wednesday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department filed suit Wednesday against Peter Navarro, claiming the former adviser to Donald Trump used an unofficial email account while working in the White House and wrongfully retained presidential records.
The lawsuit in federal court in Washington claims Navarro used at least one “non-official” email account — a ProtonMail account — to send and receive emails. The legal action comes just weeks after Navarro was indicted on criminal charges after refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
The civil cases alleges that by using the unofficial email account, Navarro failed to turn over presidential records to the National Archives and Records Administration.
The Justice Department is asking a federal judge for an order “authorizing the recovery of any Presidential records in the possession, custody, and/or control of Mr. Navarro.” The suit also seeks unspecified damages.
“Mr. Navarro is wrongfully retaining Presidential records that are the property of the United States, and which constitute part of the permanent historical record of the prior administration,” the suit states.
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Source: www.ghanaweb.com
According to an extensive analysis of Ghana's economy by IC Securities, Ghana needs to find alternative sources of income because it might take almost 8 months for the nation to receive funding from the IMF.
The report, titled, “The music has appeared to have stopped globally, and Ghana is scrambling for a chair,” indicated that Ghana may get the funding it seeks from the IMF in March 2023, considering the country’s diminishing foreign exchange position—at a 12-month low of 3.4 months of import cover.
The President last month ordered the finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to begin engagement with the IMF on a possible financial bailout.
Not long after, the IMF team arrived in Ghana to assess the country's fiscal position.
However, the government awaits the Bretton Woods' next move after the meeting.
At the end of the meeting, the IMF asserted that the country faced dire challenges.
Therefore, proposing other alternatives the country can adopt, the report noted that Ghana should fund a debt rollover through the central bank “but this scenario would require the BoG’s [Bank of Ghana’s] buy-in, and their funds.
“At current market levels, it appears the BoG will fund Ghana’s maturing bond repayments," it stressed.
According to the IC Securities analysis, Ghana had already secured 80.0% (¢28.0bn) of the 2022 budget financing from the domestic market, with substantial assistance from the BoG (¢22.0bn – of which ¢11.0 billion is part of an active overdraft facility.
“We attach severe currency risk to the BoG stepping in to fund either budget operations or government’s repayment of maturing bonds. Rational investors—aware that fiscal operations are centrally funded—may opt to buy and hold US dollars”, it concluded.
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The Habit Burger Grill Opens in Merced, CA on August 10th
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Habit Burger Grill, the California-based restaurant company renowned for its award-winning Charburgers grilled over an open flame, signature sandwiches, fresh salads and more announces the grand opening of a new location in Merced. Located at 3680 G Street., the fast-casual restaurant will serve up its 'Habit Hospitality' beginning August 10th.
In honor of the exciting grand opening, The Habit Burger Grill will host exclusive pre-opening VIP events for The Habit's CharClub members. Guests can receive an invite to this exclusive sneak peek by signing up for the CharClub at www.habitburger.com/merced.
- Free Charburger Day (Saturday, August 6th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free freshly-made Charburger, fries and drink. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
- Free Charburger Day (Monday, August 8th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free freshly-made Charburger, fries and drink. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
- Free Habit Day (Tuesday, August 9th): The first 200 guests at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. will receive a free chargrilled meal from one of our pre-set menus. Must be a CharClub member and present VIP invitation.
The restaurant will offer dine-in, takeout and drive-thru ordering. Curbside pick-up and delivery will be available via The Habit Mobile App and online at order.habitburger.com. Guests also have additional convenient ordering options including state-of-the-art indoor self-serve kiosks and delivery through DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats.
"Since our first store opening back in 1969, we have been just as excited for each new location thereafter. We are committed to bringing our hometown vibe into everything we do, from the food we cook to the energy each new location brings," said Iwona Alter, Chief Brand Officer at The Habit Burger Grill.
The Habit Burger Grill was named in Thrillist's list of "Underrated Burger Chains that Need to be in Every State!" With its cooked-to-order mantra, The Habit Burger Grill's open flame sears a distinctive smoky flavor into their famous Charburgers, fresh marinated chicken, sushi-grade ahi tuna and tenderloin steak. Guests at The Habit Burger Grill can always count on freshly-made, handcrafted quality served up with genuine hospitality.
This Habit Burger Grill's dining room will be open Monday - Sunday from 10:30 am - 10:00 pm with the drive-thru remaining open until 11:00 pm.
Connect with The Habit Burger Grill on social media at facebook.com/habitburgergrill, instagram.com/habitburgergrill, twitter.com/habitburger, tiktok.com/@habitburgergrill, and youtube.com/habittube.
Born in Santa Barbara, California in 1969, The Habit Burger Grill is a burger-centric, fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in preparing fresh, cooked-to-order chargrilled burgers and handcrafted sandwiches featuring grilled tenderloin steak, grilled chicken and sushi-grade ahi tuna cooked over an open flame. In addition, it features fresh handcrafted salads and an appealing selection of sides and shakes. The Habit Burger Grill was named the "best tasting burger in America" in July 2014 in a comprehensive survey conducted by one of America's leading consumer magazines, named in Thrillist's list of "Underrated Burger Chains that Need to be in Every State!" and featured in Newsweek's "America's Favorite Restaurant Chains 2022." The Habit Burger Grill has since grown to over 330 restaurants in 14 states throughout Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Washington as well as 13 international locations, seven in China and six in Cambodia. More information is available at www.habitburger.com.
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/PRNewswire/ -- IMAGE Studios®, a leader in the salon and spa studio space, has opened its latest location, surging into New Jersey! Washington Township has opened its doors, built by IMAGE Owner, Sean Knapp. IMAGE is a nationwide franchise with a luxury real estate model that is revolutionizing the future of the salon industry by empowering entrepreneurs in the franchising world as well as the beauty, health, and wellness industries.
Founder and CEO, Jason Olsen, commented, "Washington Township is an amazing example of how we create modern, high-end salon spaces at affordable rates for salon professionals - this makes it possible for professionals to become successful entrepreneurs. The unprecedented growth at IMAGE has been amazing and we are ecstatic to be opening 5 locations this year in the great state of New Jersey."
IMAGE Studios® has begun their incredibly large rollout of locations across New Jersey. IMAGE Owner, Sean Knapp celebrated, "IMAGE Studios® is the best in coworking salon suites and continues to roll out next level locations with high end designs that are affordable for salon professionals. We are extremely proud and excited to be beginning IMAGE Studios® development in New Jersey and open in Washington Township."
There are currently 190 IMAGE Studios® Salon Suites in development throughout the US and this number increases month over month. IMAGE Studios® is an exclusive salon suite that creates modern, high-end salon suites at affordable rates for salon professionals – this makes it possible for salon professionals to easily launch their new business and become successful entrepreneurs. IMAGE Studios® provides this unique opportunity by bringing together like-minded professionals under one roof, along with the guidance of mentors who are invested in the success of their business owners.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Venterra Realty recently acquired its second multi-family community in Daytona Beach, The Anatole.
Originally completed in 1986, the 208-unit property offers one- and two-bedroom garden-style residences that range from 486 – 1010 square feet in five unique floor plans. The apartments feature open concept layouts, screened-in patios and balconies, washer and dryer, and ample closet space. Each residence is well-appointed with stainless steel double-basin sinks, breakfast bar, pantry, and picturesque views.
The community extends an exciting amenity package that includes two relaxing pools with lounge chairs and pergola, a state-of-the-art 24-hour fitness center, a clubhouse, barbecue/picnic area and bark park.
The Anatole is about 1 mile from the world-famous Daytona International Speedway, in close proximity to several major employers but far enough removed from the Speedway to avoid traffic, noise and congestion from large-scale events at the facility. Major employers in the vicinity include Halifax Health Medical Center, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the Speedway itself, and dozens of industrial employers centered around the nearby intersection of Interstate-95 and Interstate-4.
Venterra will complete a unit upgrade program, as well as implement its resident-focused programs such as the Live it. Love it. Guarantee.™, the 48-Hour Maintenance Guarantee, and SMARTLEASING.
"Last month, we began our expansion into the Daytona market with the purchase of Tomoka Pointe and are excited to continue our growth in the area with The Anatole," said John Foresi, CEO of Venterra Realty. "Venterra has become known as a company that is committed to providing a market-leading living experience, and we look forward to identifying opportunities to further enhance the standard of living at The Anatole by implementing Venterra's customer-focused management platform," added Venterra Chairman, Andrew Stewart.
Founded in 2001, Venterra Realty owns and manages over 70 communities and more than 20,000 apartment units across 16 US cities that provide housing to over 38,000 people and 12,000 pets. The organization has completed approximately $8.0 billion in real estate transactions and currently manages a portfolio of multi-family real estate assets valued at approximately $4.0 billion. Venterra is committed to improving the lives of its residents by delivering industry-leading customer experience. Find out more about Venterra Realty and its award-winning company culture at Venterra.com.
Contact: Allie Foard, Communications Manager & Brand Specialist; Venterramedia@venterraliving.com
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Mystikal denied bond as details emerge in latest sexual-assault case
Mystikal has been denied bond following allegations that he beat, raped and robbed a woman during a financial dispute in his suburban home in Baton Rouge, La.
The Grammy nominee, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, was accused of attacking the woman Saturday in Prairieville and allegedly taking her car keys and holding her at his home against her will, local newspaper the Advocate reported. He also prayed with her to remove “bad spirits,” the newspaper said, citing the rapper’s arrest warrant.
The 51-year-old rapper, who is a convicted sex offender, was arrested and booked Sunday after law enforcement officials responded to a hospital where a victim who sustained minor injuries identified him as a suspect, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said. He was charged with first-degree rape, simple robbery, domestic abuse battery–strangulation, false imprisonment and simple criminal damage to property.
Rapper Mystikal, who was convicted almost two decades ago of sexual battery, was arrested in Louisiana and is facing five criminal charges, including rape.
Mystikal appeared at a Tuesday hearing in shackles and maintained his innocence, the Advocate said. His longtime defense attorney Roy Maughan Jr. had initially asked for $250,000 bail. But Louisiana State District Judge Steven Tureau refused to set any bond for the recording artist, saying that evidence against him, his history and the accuser’s stated fears met the standard for holding him without bail, the Associated Press reported.
The “Danger (Been So Long)” artist also now faces five drug charges, according to the website XXL.
After the hearing, Maughan told the Advocate that he probably won’t appeal the bond ruling.
“There has never been any suggestion of domestic violence between them,” Maughan told reporters, XXL said. “We [are] extremely disappointed that the judge decided to hold Mr. Tyler without bond under the feeling that he could potentially do something else to the victim and I don’t think that’s in Mr. Tyler to do that.”
Maughan did not immediately respond Thursday to The Times’ request for comment.
The former No Limit star and the woman had reportedly been in a long-term relationship and argued over $100. Sheriff’s Det. Garrett Keith testified during the hour-long hearing Tuesday that the woman went to Mystikal’s home Saturday evening to talk about his past financial commitments to her, the Advocate said. Mystikal’s demeanor markedly changed after he went to the bathroom, and he began accusing the woman of stealing cash and beat, choked and pulled out her hair, Keith said. The hip-hop star later apologized, prayed with her and threw rubbing alcohol to cleanse her “bad spirits” before allegedly raping her, the officer testified.
Deputies later found some of the woman’s braids in the home, as well as an earring and a broken nail. The woman suffered bruises and cuts and some of her wounds were consistent with rape, Keith said.
Pop Music* The top-selling rapper joins a growing list of musicians accused of crimes, including his Jive Records labelmate R. Kelly.
Citing the arrest warrant, local ABC affiliate WBRZ reported that a search of the home found that the rapper had meth, Xanax, heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
The “Stutter” rapper was convicted almost two decades ago of sexual battery after pleading guilty to charges in 2003, hoping to lessen the potential life sentence that a rape charge can carry in Louisiana. He served six years in prison and was released in 2010.
More recently, he was cleared of 2016 allegations of rape and kidnapping. The New Orleans-born artist had been indicted in 2017 on separate rape and kidnapping charges and spent 18 months in jail before being released in 2019 on a $3-million bond, the Associated Press reported. The Caddo Parish district attorney in Louisiana dropped the charges against him after a second grand jury declined to bring an indictment.
Donovan Jackson with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office told WBRZ that Mystikal will receive no preferential treatment because he’s famous.
“He will be in general population and incarcerated like anyone else,” Jackson said.
Maughan told the Advocate that although Mystikal is currently not contracted with a major record label, he has a number of performances and tour dates lined up in the next few months that will need to be rescheduled because of Tuesday’s ruling.
“We need to contact promoters and we need to let them know that he’s not going to be available and do our best to mitigate the damage from this,” Maughan said.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pye-Barker Fire & Safety adds one of the largest full-service security providers in New Jersey, Complete Security Systems, Inc., to its alarm division and family of companies. The merger makes Pye-Barker Fire & Safety the leading security and alarm provider in the state.
Complete Security Systems (CSS), headquartered in Marlboro, New Jersey, specializes in customized security solutions including intrusion alarms, fire alarms, CCTV and access control for commercial and residential customers. It was founded in 1983 by Chris Mosley who built CSS with a vision to listen, provide quality and take care of customers like family, thus propelling its success. Complete Security Systems is the only security company to receive the prestigious New Jersey Electronic Life Safety Association (NJELSA) Dealer Award for three years.
"I'm thrilled to be able to forge this partnership with Pye-Barker," said Chris Mosley, Complete Security Systems President. "Their culture, people and way of doing business align perfectly with who we are at CSS."
Mosley is an impactful leader in his community and throughout the security industry. He was instrumental in the fight to get new licensure approved in the state of New Jersey that would strengthen the quality of security service and alarm installation in the state. He served as the national President of ESA, as well as President of the New Jersey Electronic Life Safety Association and is an active board member of the Monmouth County Friends of the Parks and the local YMCA.
"It's an honor to be able to work with Chris Mosley and the Complete Security Systems team. They're a pillar in the industry with a high bar for quality and taking care of customers," said Bart Proctor, CEO of Pye-Barker.
Mosley will continue to lead CSS along with his leadership team, and his well-trained security professionals will service new and existing customers.
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, founded in 1946, is a leader in fire protection and life safety, with over 130 locations and 3,100 team members. It is a full-service company offering all the necessary specialties including portable extinguishers, restaurant fire suppression, special hazard systems, fire sprinklers, fire alarms, and security. Pye-Barker invests heavily in providing the best-in-class training for its team while offering industry competitive benefits and is rapidly expanding its national footprint.
Eric Garner
CEO, Pye-Barker Alarm Division
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Los Cabos Open: Medvedev makes triumphant return in Mexico with landmark 250th win
Los Cabos, Mexico August 04, 2022 22:58 ISTMedvedev is playing his first tournament since bowing out of the quarter-finals at Mallorca on June 23
World number one Daniil Medvedev, playing his first match in six weeks, beat Australian qualifier Rinky Hijikata 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday at the ATP hard court tournament in Los Cabos, Mexico.
It was a milestone 250th match win of the reigning US Open champion’s career.
“Someone told me this a few days ago,” Medvedev said after the match. “Otherwise I would not have known. That’s nice, a milestone in a way.
“I want more victories, but that’s nice to have 250. We’ll try to get more.”
Medvedev is playing his first tournament since bowing out of the quarter-finals at Mallorca on June 23. He missed Wimbledon because of its ban of Russian and Belarussian players in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Medvedev gained the first break of the match to claim the opening set.
He saved the first break point he faced in the opening game of the second, and gained the break he needed for a 4-2 lead against Hijikata.
The 21-year-old Australian world number 224 put up a fight, fending off a stream of break points before Medvedev closed it out after 90 minutes.
“It’s definitely not that easy to play after you stop for a while, especially (playing my) first match on hard courts since a long, long time -- since Miami,” Medvedev said.
“Sensations were not bad. I could have just broke a little bit more, but when you win everything is fine.”
Medvedev next faces Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania, who beat Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis 7-6 (7/4), 6-3.
Second-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime also advanced, beating Mexico’s Alex Hernandez 6-3, 7-5. | https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/los-cabos-open-medvedev-makes-triumphant-return-in-mexico-with-landmark-250th-win/article65728280.ece/amp/ | 2022-08-04T17:56:32Z | https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/los-cabos-open-medvedev-makes-triumphant-return-in-mexico-with-landmark-250th-win/article65728280.ece/amp/ | true |
Annual event brings industry, community, private and public sectors together to collaborate on equity, environmental and economic advancements
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Registration opened today for the 2022 California Economic Summit, which will take place in Bakersfield, CA on October 27-28. This year's Summit, produced by California Forward (CA FWD) in partnership with members of its California Stewardship Network, marks the 11th annual gathering of private, public and civic leaders from across the state's diverse regions committed to building an inclusive and sustainable economy where all Californians can prosper.
"I think what makes this Summit unique is that you're not just dreamers, you're doers. California is the world's fifth largest economy because of the hard work each and every one of you are doing to drive innovation and create high-quality jobs across every region of the state," said Governor Gavin Newsom, honorary Summit chair.
This year's Summit features an impressive list of speakers, including California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, California State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh, civil rights activist Dolores Huerta and CA FWD's Young Leaders Advisory Council. Other local, regional, state and cross-sectoral leaders are confirming their attendance at the Summit every day.
CA FWD's Summit is the only event of its kind where regional leaders from business, community, government, philanthropy and industry come together each year to develop a shared economic agenda—one that balances racial and geographic equity, environmental sustainability and economic growth.
The Summit is a powerful catalyst of action that has been instrumental in numerous statewide advancements, including the $600 million Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF), $6 billion in broadband budget funding and the newly passed California Dream For All homeownership program.
A standout feature of the Summit is that a different region within the state hosts the event each year, giving the host region the opportunity to make a distinct and important impact on attendees from across California. The Summit's priorities each year are directly responsive and scaled to create solutions that meet the challenges of today.
"Every year, the California Economic Summit is the place where folks across California's diverse regions work together to develop solutions to some of our most critical issues," says Micah Weinberg, CEO of CA FWD. "With a focus on energy evolution and building a sustainable energy future, this year's Summit is an opportunity for leaders across California to work together to develop a shared agenda that sets the stage for action."
Summit attendees help drive advancements forward during working sessions covering several priority areas, including expanding homeownership, advocating for digital equity and supporting solutions to reduce wildfire risk, among others.
This year's Summit features the launch of several new or updated action priorities, including fostering economic prosperity in a changing climate, advancing inclusive regional economic development, ensuring California's creative communities and cultural heritage thrive and more. CA FWD is excited to be joined by expert speakers on the plenary stage to explore these action areas.
Nick Ortiz, CEO of the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, and Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, CEO of the Latino Community Foundation, serve as co-chairs of this year's Summit.
Early bird registration is available until August 31. For more information and to register, visit http://cafwd.org/2022summit.
ABOUT CA FWD
California Forward (CA FWD) leads a statewide movement, bringing people together across communities, regions and interests to improve government and create inclusive, sustainable growth for everyone. A 501(c)(3) organization, CA FWD drives collective action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. CA FWD serves as the backbone for the California Stewardship Network, an alliance of regional economic development leaders, and is home to the California Economic Summit and the California Dream Index. To view our work product from last year's Summit, which informs our agenda for the year and will be built upon at this year's Summit, see the 2022 Roadmap to Shared Prosperity.
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AgriCapture aiming to sign up another 50,000 acres in August with extra financial incentives for farmers.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AgriCapture is expanding its rapidly growing Soil Enrichment Project to enable more farmers to receive premium payments for their climate-friendly practices. Since its launch, the project has more than doubled in size, with over 110,000 acres of regenerative farmland enrolled and 31 farmers participating. The acres registered with the Climate Action Reserve's (CAR) Soil Enrichment Protocol cover farmland across eight states in the Mid-South producing rice, corn, cotton, and soybeans.
The AgriCapture team is attending field days and meeting with farmers across the Mid-South throughout this month to enroll row crop farmers in the expanding Soil Enrichment Project.
"Word is spreading quickly across the Mid-South and farmers are approaching us to join our project," says Founder and CEO of AgriCapture, John Farris. "We are spending time with farmers explaining that they must enroll before September to receive maximum direct financial incentives from AgriCapture."
Across the project, farmers are implementing climate-friendly farming practices including cover crop rotations, reduced/no-till, efficient fertilizer application, avoided burning and irrigation changes to reduce GHG emissions and sequester carbon. Due to the environmental impact of these practice changes, AgriCapture is generating high-quality and high-value carbon credits.
Missouri farmer, Jarrett Lawfield says, "AgriCapture's direct financial incentives help make it possible for us to consider certain practices. They understand farmers, they know what questions to ask and, most importantly, they are not full of empty promises."
AgriCapture manages the full project development and carbon credit generation process to reward farmers for their regenerative farming efforts. A team of agronomists and sustainable farming experts determine an optimal combination of climate-friendly farming practices and collect practice data from farm records, remote sensing, and satellite imagery to submit for validation and verification of emission reductions with CAR. The AgriCapture team manages the sale of carbon credits and facilitates payments to farmers for their climate-friendly farming practices.
About AgriCapture
AgriCapture is technology and data-enabled to provide best in class agricultural solutions to climate change. The AgriCapture team works closely with farmers to develop tailored growing plans and collect on-farm data while managing the soil sampling and carbon credit verification process with best-in-class service providers. The Soil Enrichment Project is the second-ever greenhouse gas reduction project registered with the Climate Action Reserve. AgriCapture is quantifying, monitoring, reporting, and verifying climate friendly agricultural practices on over 110,000 row crop acres across eight states to generate carbon credits and climate-friendly crop premiums. AgriCapture is committed to expanding climate-friendly agriculture programs as a solution to climate change. More information is available at www.agricapture.com.
Contact: Megan Garvey, mgarvey@agricapture.com
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles City Planning, the largest urban planning department in the United States, celebrated the 60th anniversary of the City's Cultural Heritage Ordinance—one of the earliest pieces of historic preservation legislation adopted in a major urban center.
The Cultural Heritage Ordinance established the creation of a five-member Cultural Heritage Commission Board (now called the Cultural Heritage Commission), granting the Board the responsibility to designate as Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCMs) any building, structure, or site that is of importance to the development and preservation of the history of Los Angeles. The 1962 ordinance, among the first of its kind in any large American city, initiated historic preservation efforts that continue to the present day.
There are now 1,264 HCMs marking places that represent important events in the rich history of the city, significant architectural achievements that have shaped Los Angeles, and sites associated with people who have contributed to the City's civic and cultural life. This list of monuments showcases the breadth of resources which celebrate the cultural tapestry of Los Angeles's communities.
"With influences from immigrant, migrant, and indigenous communities, Los Angeles is an incredibly culturally rich city,'' said Director of Planning Vince Bertoni. "Future Angelenos will be able to appreciate the efforts of previous generations as a result of our steadfast commitment to understanding the passion and enthusiasm upon which this great City was built."
The City's first HCM, the Leonis Adobe, was designated on August 6, 1962. The criteria for designation allow the City to admit a wide variety of monument types. While buildings make up the great majority of HCMs, structures such as bridges and public stairways, as well as trees, can also be designated. Open spaces such as Griffith Park, Echo Park, and Banning Park are also recognized as HCMs, along with natural features that qualify as culturally significant.
HCM designation grants properties a level of protection against demolition. Owners also become eligible to use preservation incentives, such as the Mills Act Historical Property Contract Program, which can provide property tax relief to support the substantial rehabilitation of significant historic resources across the city. Preservation fosters more sustainable development patterns that promote the repurposing of existing buildings across the City while also combating climate change by recycling materials to reduce carbon emissions.
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How is opposing the freedom of movement of cheap labour a conservative policy?
You're coming to this from the wrong side though. There is no god given rule, that FOM sends cheap labour around Europe. The EU isn't saying, that country X has to bring in citizens from country Y and pay them way less than they're paying their own workers. The EU is saying, if you're from country X and want to work in country Y you can do so and no one can stop you from doing it. What the person earns in country Y is nothing to do with the EU, it is in the hands of country Y. If politicians in that country decide that they want cheap labour coming in not giving a fuck about their own citizens or whether the foreign workers are exploited then that's not the EU's fault. It's the fault of the government in country Y and citizens there should maybe think about getting another government in the next election to get them to change something.
Nobody in Brussels told the UK "Okay you guys, we have freedom of movement, so you have to let in everyone from the EU, let your companies pay them less than minimum wage and not build any infrastructure for those people and the people in your country." Doing that was down to the UK government and people in the UK had the power to change that all along even without Brexit.
Not saying there are no issues with FOM, but those isssues aren't because of the EU, but because national governments don't want to fix them. The EU has built a foundation with FOM, it's up to the individual member states, if they want to use that foundation to build a hospital or put a pole there, so passing dogs can use it to take a piss... | https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=345771.msg18441010 | 2022-08-04T17:59:00Z | https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=345771.msg18441010 | false |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An attorney representing two parents who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre said Thursday that the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee has requested two years' worth of records from Jones' phone.
Attorney Mark Bankston said in court that the committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol has requested the digital records.
The House committee did not immediately return a request for comment.
A day earlier, Bankston revealed in court that Jones' attorney had mistakenly sent Bankston the last two years’ worth of texts from Jones’ cellphone.
Jones' attorney Andino Reynal sought a mistrial over the mistaken transfer of records and said they should have been returned and any copies destroyed.
He accused the Bankston of trying to perform “for a national audience.” Reynal said the material included a review copy of text messages over six months from late 2019 into the first quarter of 2020.
Attorneys for the Sandy Hook parents said they followed Texas' civil rules of evidence and that Jones’ attorneys missed their chance to properly request the return of the records.
"Mr Reynal is using a fig leaf (to cover) for his own malpractice,” Bankston said.
Bankston said the records mistakenly sent to him included some medical records of plaintiffs in other lawsuits against Jones.
"Mr. Jones and his intimate messages with Roger Stone are not protected,” Bankston said, referring to former President Donald Trump's longtime ally.
Rolling Stone, quoting unnamed sources, reported Wednesday evening that the Jan. 6 committee was preparing to request the data from the parents’ attorneys to assist in the investigation of the deadly riot.
A jury in Austin, Texas, is deciding how much Jones should pay to the parents of a child killed in the 2012 school massacre because of Infowars' repeated false claims that the shooting was a hoax created by advocates for gun control.
Last month, the House Jan. 6 committee showed graphic and violent text messages and played videos of right-wing figures, including Jones, and others vowing that Jan. 6 would be the day they would fight for Trump.
The Jan. 6 committee first subpoenaed Jones in November, demanding a deposition and documents related to his efforts to spread misinformation about the 2020 election and a rally on the day of the attack.
In the subpoena letter, Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic chairman, said Jones helped organize the Jan. 6 rally at the Ellipse that preceded the insurrection. He also wrote that Jones repeatedly promoted Trump’s false claims of election fraud, urged his listeners to go to Washington for the rally, and march from the Ellipse to the Capitol. Thompson also wrote that Jones “made statements implying that you had knowledge about the plans of President Trump with respect to the rally.”
The nine-member panel was especially interested in what Jones said shortly after Trump’s now-infamous Dec. 19, 2020, tweet in which he told his supporters to “be there, will be wild!” on Jan. 6.
“You went on InfoWars that same day and called the tweet ‘One of the most historic events in American history,’” the letter continued.
In January, Jones was deposed by the committee in a hourslong, virtual meeting in which he said he exercised his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination “almost 100 times.” | https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2022/08/04/sandy-hook-attorney--jan--6-panel-asks-for-alex-jones--texts | 2022-08-04T17:59:19Z | https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2022/08/04/sandy-hook-attorney--jan--6-panel-asks-for-alex-jones--texts | true |
(The Hill) — Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) offered an apology to President Joe Biden on Thursday after she declined to say if he should run for reelection in 2024 earlier this week, adding that she wants him to run.
“Mr. President, I apologize. I want you to run. I happen to think you won’t be running, but when you run or if you run, I will be there 100 percent,” Maloney said while looking into the camera on CNN’s “New Day.”
“You have deserved it. You are a great president. And thank you for everything you’ve done for my state and all the states and all the cities in America. Thank you, Mr. President.”
Her comments come after Maloney, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and former Obama administration official Suraj Patel, all candidates running for New York’s 12th Congressional District, were asked during a Democratic primary debate on Tuesday if Biden should make a 2024 bid.
Patel was the only candidate to directly say yes, even though the White House has said Biden plans to run.
“I don’t believe he’s running for reelection,” Maloney said during the debate. She later affirmed that she would support Biden if he chose to run again.
“New Day” co-anchor Brianna Keilar pressed Maloney several times on why she thought Biden would not be running again.
“Well, we’re all entitled to have our own information and our own beliefs, but I will support him if he runs for president,” Maloney said at one point. | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/maloney-to-biden-i-apologize-i-want-you-to-run-i-happen-to-think-you-wont-be-running/ | 2022-08-04T17:59:30Z | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/maloney-to-biden-i-apologize-i-want-you-to-run-i-happen-to-think-you-wont-be-running/ | true |
Have you ever fallen through a musical trap door? This piece contains a few of them, along with other compositional entanglements, according to its composer, the Pulitzer-winning Caroline Shaw. Part of her inspiration, she says in the notes to her forthcoming album of string quartet music, is the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, where God scattered the peoples and confused their languages.
Here, Shaw's musical language begins with a sprightly tune, but soon splits off into "tumbling fragments and unexpected repetitive tunnels." No matter. While this eight-minute funhouse might be tricky to play for the cunning Attacca Quartet (this is the band's second Shaw album), it's easy on the ears. As you move through the maze, look out for lyrical solos, feverous cresting waves, moments of shimmering repose and perhaps a nod to Beethoven. At the end, we find a raw, slippery chord that slides through one more trap door.
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(WFRV) – It’s Appleton’s largest original music festival with 700 live music sets, 40 venues, 1 mile of music.
Local 5 Live was live in Appleton with a look at one of the most popular music festivals that attracts musicians from around the country.
Mile of Music runs today through Sunday, August 7.
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Rachel Feinman is among 30 leaders around the country chosen by Becker's Healthcare for creating a culture of innovation.
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rachel Feinman, vice president of Innovation at Tampa General Hospital and managing director of TGH Innoventures, has been named one of the nation's top innovation leaders by Becker's Healthcare.
Feinman is among the list of "30 Great Chief Innovation Officers to Know,'' leaders who are vital to digital transformation efforts and initiatives to keep health systems on the cutting edge of delivering patient care. Feinman was chosen for her work in creating a culture of innovation across the Tampa General system, accelerating research and development, and managing venture capital funds.
Feinman also was selected for her efforts to harness the ingenuity and creativity of the academic medical center's team members to improve operations and clinical care.
"Innovation is critically important to our organization as it is the engine that propels us forward in developing real-world solutions for some of the most complex issues in health care," said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General. "Rachel has done an outstanding job in realizing our plan to find and leverage partnerships and perspectives that amplify next-generation ideas."
"This is an incredible honor, and it reflects the dedication of the team to move innovation forward,'' Feinman said. "It's another sign that our organization continues to strive to be a national leader in delivering world-class care.''
Feinman became vice president of Innovation at Tampa General in 2021 after serving as executive director of Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) for three years. With a passion for influencing the strategy for impactful innovation, she currently leads innovation and oversees Tampa General's venture investment strategy.
At Tampa General, innovation and health care are inseparable. Part of the hospital's objective is to significantly advance the future of health care in the Tampa Bay region, state of Florida and nationally. Launched in early 2021, Innoventures provides a coordinated mechanism for Tampa General to develop innovative solutions to improve quality and access to care. Innoventures also provides the hospital with a platform to invest resources and funds into emerging companies that share the academic medical center's vision and can help develop immediate solutions for health care access, quality and delivery.
Innoventures began as a $15 million, innovation-focused investment fund to support entrepreneurs, scientists and administrators addressing real-world problems. Some of its early successes include:
- A partnership with Embarc Collective, a Tampa-based nonprofit that helps startups grow into scalable, thriving businesses. Embarc serves as a landing spot for entrepreneurs and mentors to meet and share ideas. By teaming with Embarc, Tampa General can access startups working in health care and leverage Embarc's leading startup advisers to support Tampa General's internal innovators.
- The establishment of Co-Lab by TGH Innoventures, which is designed to collaborate and codevelop with early-stage health care companies to cultivate innovations at Tampa General that have broader applicability to other systems in health care. Through Co-Lab, Tampa General has partnered with and invested in Enroute, which uses artificial intelligence to streamline patient navigation by improving the efficiency of Tampa General's inpatient transport department.
- Investment in health tech-focused venture fund Virtue, which gives Tampa General access to innovative companies that address challenges in the health care industry. The strategic collaboration between Innoventures and Virtue focuses on modernizing health care delivery, increasing efficiency and improving the patient experience.
- Tampa General is expanding telehealth and connected care services through a $1 million reimbursement grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The initiative helps enhance the quality of patient care by removing socioeconomic barriers through the increase of telehealth and connected care services.
- A collaboration with the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) identifies innovative solutions from Israel. A partnership with Sheba Medical Center, the leading hospital in the Middle East, can generate groundbreaking developments in health care services, education, training and innovation.
The full list of honorees can be read at: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/30-great-chief-innovation-officers-to-know-2022.html
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – first nationally in the 2022 America's Best Employers for Women and third out of 100 Florida companies in the 2021 America's Best Employers by State.Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2020, provided a net community benefit worth more than $182.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
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TeamGiving.com To Become TeamPulte.com
BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pulte Family, known in homebuilding for Bill Pulte's experience inside of Pulte Homes now PulteGroup Inc, has agreed to allow nonprofit organization TeamGiving.com change its name to TeamPulte.com.
TeamPulte.com, formerly known as Team Giving, is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2019 that helps individuals and families in need of assistance with a critical need.
TeamPulte.com primarily operates on social media and is funded through microdonations. TeamPulte.com often helps cancer patients with rent or utilities while they are undergoing chemo treatment and have also helped individuals receive medical equipment not covered by insurance.
"When I was approached with the idea of changing the organization's name to Team Pulte in order to help increase donor visibility, I was happy to lend our name to make charitable organizations more accessible to people on social media." said Bill Pulte, CEO of Pulte Capital and Former Director of PulteGroup Inc.
"Team Giving was inspired by Bill Pulte's Twitter Philanthropy movement in 2019 where anyone can become a Philanthropist. Our team is very excited for the name change to Team Pulte and the additional people we will now be able to help." said Josh Hinkle, Board Member of Team Pulte.
William J. "Bill" Pulte founded Pulte Homes, today PulteGroup Inc, in 1950 at age 18. Over the decades, Bill Pulte built Pulte Homes into The #1 USA Homebuilder. In 2016, after retiring the first time, William J. Pulte (1932-2018) and Bill Pulte (b. 1988), his grandson, successfully turned PulteGroup Inc around, even when non-business family members supported the failed Dugas Management Team versus the Pulte Homes Founder William J. Pulte. Mr. Pulte (b. 1988) was a PulteGroup Director from 2016-2020. Bill Pulte's Twitter Philanthropy became a giant success starting in June 2019, helping thousands of people and inspiring millions of people worldwide. Even after the passing of William J. Pulte (1932-2018), their work together continues through a collection of Pulte founded organizations, including The Bill Pulte Foundation. The Pulte Family has multiple companies and investment vehicles.
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(NEXSTAR) – An otherwise unremarkable Facebook post about Cracker Barrel’s plant-based Impossible Sausage has devolved into a chaos over the last several days, with some commenters claiming they would stop patronizing the restaurant because of the meat-free item.
“I just lost respect for a once great Tennessee company,” one commenter claimed.
“Send them back to Gates,” another remarked, presumably referring to synthetic-beef proponent Bill Gates. “We don’t eat in an old country store for woke burgers.”
It all started Monday, when Cracker Barrel invited followers to “discover new meat frontiers” in a Facebook post featuring a photo of its Impossible Sausage patties, which were first announced in June.
“Experience the out of this world flavor of Impossible™ Sausage Made From Plants next time you Build Your Own Breakfast,” the post read.
Within days, the post had amassed over 6,000 comments — notably more than the few hundred responses (or fewer) that most of Cracker Barrel’s recent posts have generated.
Many voiced their opposition to plant-based meat, but the majority of the commenters appeared to be defending the addition, or at least trying to clear up any confusion over the menu.
“It’s amazing the snowflakes here getting triggered by a meat alternative showing up on a menu,” reads one of the top comments. “Y’all can still order regular meat, you know that right? Some of y’all need to grow a backbone immediately.”
“I also hate the idea of a menu having options that I specifically don’t want to eat!” another wrote, sarcastically. “Restaurants should limit their options to exactly my specifications and nothing more! How dare they cater to anybody other than myself!”
Cracker Barrel has since released a statement in response to the uproar, writing that customers can still “stick with traditional favorites” if they so choose.
“We appreciate the love our fans have for our all-day breakfast menu,” the company wrote in a statement shared with Nexstar. “At Cracker Barrel, we’re always exploring opportunities to expand how our guests experience breakfast and provide choices to satisfy every taste bud — whether people want to stick with traditional favorites like bacon and sausage or are hungry for a new, nutritious plant-based option like Impossible Sausage.”
On Thursday morning, Cracker Barrel further attempted to hammer the point home with an Instagram post featuring a side-by-side image of a pork sausage patty and an Impossible Sausage patty.
“Cracker Barrel: Where pork-based and plant-based sausage lovers can breakfast all day in harmony,” the caption read.
A representative for Impossible Foods, the company behind the Impossible brand of plant-based meat alternatives, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Cracker Barrel had first announced its foray into plant-based offerings in June, in a press release suggesting customers had been inquiring about the addition of such items. At the time, the restaurant chain described its Impossible Sausage as “a craveable, juicy and savory sausage patty made from plants.”
Cracker Barrel is also far from the first national restaurant chain to expand its offerings to include plant-based meat options. Other major fast-food and fast-casual chains have added Impossible- or Beyond Meat-branded items, including Burger King, TGI Fridays, Dunkin’ and White Castle, to name a few. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/cracker-barrel-responds-after-facebook-post-about-plant-based-meat-causes-online-uproar/ | 2022-08-04T18:03:38Z | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/cracker-barrel-responds-after-facebook-post-about-plant-based-meat-causes-online-uproar/ | true |
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NEW YORK (AP) — The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation “Stray” doesn’t just wind along rusted pipes, leap over unidentified sludge and decode clues in a seemingly abandoned city. The daring orange tabby is helping real-world cats as well.
Thanks to online fundraising platforms, gamers are playing “Stray” while streaming live for audiences to raise money for animal shelters and other cat-related charities. Annapurna Interactive, the game’s publisher, also promoted “Stray” by offering two cat rescue and adoption agencies copies of the game to raffle off and renting out a New York cat cafe.
Livestreaming game play for charity isn’t new, but the resonance “Stray” quickly found from cat lovers is unusual. It was the fourth most watched and broadcast game on the day it launched on Twitch, the streaming platform said.
Viewers watch as players navigate the adventurous feline through an aging industrial landscape doing normal cat stuff — balancing on railings, walking on keyboards and knocking things off shelves — to solve puzzles and evade enemies.
About 80% of the game’s development team are “cat owners and cat lovers” and a real-life orange stray as well as their own cats helped inspire the game, one creator said.
“I certainly hope that maybe some people will be inspired to help actual strays in real life — knowing that having an animal and a companion is a responsibility,” said producer Swann Martin-Raget, of the BlueTwelve gaming studio in Montpellier, in southern France.
When Annapurna Interactive reached out to the Nebraska Humane Society to partner before the game’s launch on July 19, they jumped at the chance, marketing specialist Brendan Gepson said.
“The whole game and the whole culture around the game, it’s all about a love of cats,” Gepson said. “It meshed really well with the shelter and our mission.”
The shelter got four copies of the game to give away and solicited donations for $5 to be entered into a raffle to win one. In a week, they raised $7,000, Gepson said, with the vast majority of the 550 donors being new to them, including people donating from Germany and Malta. The company also donated $1,035 to the shelter.
“It was really mutually beneficial,” Gepson said. ”They got some really good PR out of it and we got a whole new donor base out of it.”
Annapurna also bought out Meow Parlour, the New York cat cafe and adoption agency, for a weekend, as well as donating $1,000. Visitors who made reservations could buy “Stray” themed merchandise and play the game for 20 minutes while surrounded by cats. (The game also captivates cats, videos on social media show.)
Jeff Legaspi, Annapurna Interactive’s marketing director, said it made sense for the game’s launch to do something “positively impactful and hopefully bring more awareness to adopting and not shopping for a new pet.”
Annapurna declined to disclose sales or download figures for the game, which is available on PlayStation and the Steam platform. However, according to Steam monitor SteamDB, “Stray” has been the No. 1 purchased game for the past two weeks.
North Shore Animal League America, which rescues tens of thousands of animals each year, said it hadn’t seen any increase in traffic from the game but they did receive more than $800 thanks to a gamer.
In a happy coincidence, the shelter had just set up a profile on the platform Tiltify, which allows nonprofits to receive donations from video streams, the week the game launched. The player channeled donations to the shelter, smashing her initial goal of $200.
“We are seeing Tiltify and livestreaming as this whole new way for us to engage a whole different audience,” said Carol Marchesano, the rescue’s senior digital marketing director. Usually, though, organizations need to reach out to online personalities to coordinate livestreams, which can take a lot of work, she said.
About nine campaigns on Tiltify mention the game “Stray,” the company’s CEO Michael Wasserman said. JustGiving, which also facilitates charity livestreams, said it identified two campaigns with the game.
For his part, Gepson from Nebraska reached out to an Omaha resident who goes by the name TreyDay1014 online to run a charity livestream. Trey, who asked that his last name not be used, has two cats, one of which he adopted from the shelter.
Last week, he narrated to viewers watching live on the platform Twitch as his cat character batted another cat’s tail and danced along railings.
“If I found out my cat was outside doing this, I’d be upset,” Trey said, as his character jumped across a perilous distance. Moments later, a rusty pipe broke, sending the tabby down a gut-wrenching plunge into the darkness.
“That is a poor baby,” Trey said somberly, “but we are okay.”
A $25 donation followed the fall, pushing the amount raised by Trey for the Nebraska shelter to over $100 in about 30 minutes. By the end of four and a half hours of play, donations totaled $1,500. His goal had been to raise $200.
“This has opened my eyes to being able to use this platform for a lot more good than just playing video games,” Trey said. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/popular-stray-cat-video-game-helps-real-life-felines/ | 2022-08-04T18:04:34Z | https://www.wowktv.com/news/popular-stray-cat-video-game-helps-real-life-felines/ | false |
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and smuggling and was sentenced to nine years in prison in a politically charged case that could lead to a high-stakes prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow.
The 31-year-old Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and a eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, listened with a blank expression as an interpreter translated the verdict by Judge Anna Sotnikova, but her lawyers said later she was “very upset.” Griner also was fined 1 million rubles (about $16,700).
U.S. President Joe Biden denounced as “unacceptable” the verdict and sentence, which came amid soaring tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine.
“I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates,” Biden said, adding that he would continue to work to bring home Griner and Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia on an espionage conviction.
Outside court, the U.S. Embassy’s charge d’affaires Elizabeth Rood called the outcome “a miscarriage of justice.”
Griner, recognized as one of the greatest players in WNBA history, has been detained since Feb. 17 after police said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage upon landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. She was returning to Russia, where she has competed since 2014.
As she was led out of court, Griner said: “I love my family.”
The nine-year sentence was close to the maximum of 10 years that Griner had faced under the charges. Most Russians possessing small quantities of drugs get at most five years in prison, lawyers said.
Defense attorney Maria Blagovolina told reporters later that Griner was “very upset, very stressed. She can hardly talk. It’s a difficult time for her.”
Before the unusually swift verdict was reached, an emotional Griner apologized to her family, teammates and the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, where she plays in the WNBA offseason, “for my mistake that I made and the embarrassment that I brought on them.”
With her voice cracking, she added: “I hope in your ruling it does not end my life.”
Under Russian law, Griner has 10 days to appeal, and her lawyers say they expect a hearing in Moscow regional court next week. Asked if Griner could ask for pardon from President Vladimir Putin, Blagovolina said they would consider every possibility, but the lawyers said they were not part of any discussions about a prisoner swap.
Griner’s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas tweeted that the sentence “was severe by Russian legal standards and goes to prove what we have known all along, that Brittney is being used as a political pawn.” She added that she supported the Biden administration’s efforts “to get a deal done.”
A conviction is usually a prerequisite to arranging a prisoner exchange and also allows Griner to apply for a presidential pardon. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said last month that the “necessary judicial procedures” must be completed before any other steps can be taken.
The disclosure in July that the U.S. government was seeking a prisoner swap involving Griner reflected the growing pressure on the Biden administration to do more to bring her home. The U.S. State Department had earlier declared Griner to be “wrongfully detained” — a charge that Russia has sharply rejected.
When she took the stand July 7, Griner said: “I would like to plead guilty on the charges against me. But I had no intention of breaking any Russian law.” She added that she brought the vape canisters into Russia because she had packed in haste for her flight.
Griner also described a confusing scene while being held at the airport, saying an interpreter provided by authorities translated only a fraction of what was being said to her and that officials told her to sign documents without explaining what they were. She also said she was not informed of her rights.
Her lawyers introduced evidence that Griner was using the medicinal cannabis for chronic pain and injuries sustained during her career and included a letter from her doctor. Griner testified she was aware cannabis oil was outlawed in Russia and had not intended to break the law or “plan to smuggle anything into Russia.”
Griner’s case and her nearly six months behind bars have raised strong criticism among her supporters in the United States, including her wife, Cherelle, that Biden was not doing enough to win her freedom.
Griner sent a personal appeal to Biden, and more than 1,100 Black female leaders urged the administration to “make a deal to get Brittney back home swiftly and safely and to meet with Brittney’s wife Cherelle immediately.” Biden later called Cherelle Griner “to reassure her that he is working to secure Brittney’s release as soon as possible,” the White House said July 6.
Cherelle Griner, who also spoke with Vice President Kamala Harris, later said she was “grateful to the both of them for the time they spent with me and for the commitment they expressed to getting BG home,” using her wife’s initials.
On July 27, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home Griner and Whelan in a sharp reversal of previous policy. Details of the proposal were not announced, though a person familiar with the matter said the U.S. has offered to trade convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for Whelan and Griner. The person insisted on anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.
Russian media have speculated repeatedly that Griner could be swapped for Bout, nicknamed “the Merchant of Death,” who is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. after being convicted of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization. Russia has agitated for Bout’s release for years.
Her detention was made public only after Russian troops moved into Ukraine, as relations between Russia and the United States hit new lows after Washington led the West in bringing sanctions against Moscow.
Griner’s plight has been highlighted by her supporters at home, including top athletes, especially after little news emerged from her initial weeks of detention in Russia, where she had limited access to officials from the U.S. Embassy. It was only in May that the State Department designated her as wrongfully detained, moving her case under the supervision of its Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, effectively the government’s chief hostage negotiator.
At the ESPY Awards last month, soccer player Megan Rapinoe referred to Griner as “a political prisoner,” and tennis great Billie Jean King said, “First, bring BG home. Gotta do that.”
NBA Finals MVP Stephan Curry wore Griner’s jersey under his track suit at the awards show and urged “the entire global sports community to continue to stay energized on her behalf. She’s one of us, the team of athletes in this room tonight and all over the world. A team that has nothing to do with politics or global conflict.”
Griner, a 6-foot-9 center, has 12 of the 15 regular season dunks in WNBA history and set the single-year record for blocks with 129 in 2014. She led the league in scoring twice. She was a two-time Associated Press college basketball player of the year and led Baylor to a 40-0 season and the 2012 NCAA title. She was the No. 1 pick by Phoenix in the 2013 draft.
The commissioners of the WNBA and NBA called the trial’s outcome “unjustified and unfortunate, but not unexpected and Brittney Griner remains wrongly detained. … It is our hope that we are near the end of this process of finally bringing BG home to the United States.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/closing-arguments-to-begin-in-brittney-griners-drug-case-in-russia/ | 2022-08-04T18:04:40Z | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/closing-arguments-to-begin-in-brittney-griners-drug-case-in-russia/ | true |
The car buying experience is changing long-term and it could mean less time at dealerships in the future.
Car industry experts say the pandemic has changed the industry.
“Consumers are going to expect home delivery,” said Ian Isch, executive director of sales development at Edmunds. Tthey're going to expect to get their transparent pricing and what their cars worth in the driveway right now from the dealership. They're going to expect quick text messages back they're going to expect video Facetime type things they're going to expect these different realities that came because of the pandemic in the future.”
Tesla shifted before the pandemic to selling cars entirely online.
Now Ford is expected to release new rules soon for how it will sell electric cars. Executives with the company hinted at selling electric cars online only at nonnegotiable prices, and not keeping a large inventory at dealerships.
They say dealerships would still be important, but they would be more specialized.
“Dealerships have been transitioning into that specialized model already,” Isch said. “However, in the future, they're going to continue to deliver that experience if they don't have to have as many cars on their lot. They don't have to have the yellow one the orange one the purple one, the green one, they can focus more on the education process and be very tailored to what you need on the online buying side.”
Isch said in his experience working with dealerships, he does not see them going away totally. He expects the car buying process to be more hybrid with shopping for your car online and then seeing it at the dealership.
Isch said he has heard from customers that they feel less pressure in the process this way. Not having extra cars on the lot can also save dealerships money on things like insurance. | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/purchasing-cars-online-instead-of-at-dealerships-becoming-the-norm | 2022-08-04T18:07:56Z | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/purchasing-cars-online-instead-of-at-dealerships-becoming-the-norm | true |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Meredith Grey will be cutting back her workload on “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Series star Ellen Pompeo is set to appear in eight episodes of the hospital drama — about a third of the usual per-season number — when the ABC show returns for its 19th season on Oct. 6.
Pompeo is reducing her commitment as she prepares to star in an untitled, limited series based on the real-life story of a tangled 2010 adoption involving a U.S. couple. It’s for the streaming service Hulu, a Disney corporate sibling to ABC.
The network declined comment. Pompeo’s spokeswoman didn’t respond to an email request for comment.
There will be newcomers to help pick up the slack at fictional Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in Seattle. Alexis Floyd, Niko Terho and Harry Shum Jr. will be among those joining the show as interns.
Pompeo is one among the few original remaining cast members, which include Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr. The series was created by producer-writer Shonda Rhimes, a TV powerhouse whose credits include “Bridgerton” and “Scandal.”
Pompeo will retain her duties as an executive producer and narrator for “Grey’s Anatomy,” said Deadline Hollywood, which reported the story Wednesday. | https://www.wane.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ellen-pompeo-cutting-back-on-her-greys-anatomy-episodes/ | 2022-08-04T18:08:04Z | https://www.wane.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ellen-pompeo-cutting-back-on-her-greys-anatomy-episodes/ | false |
WFO LAS VEGAS Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 4, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
956 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of southern California, including the following
county, San Bernardino.
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Ponding of water is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 956 AM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms near Nipton and Mountain Pass. Minor flooding
remains possible.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Nipton And Ivanpah Roads, Nipton and Mountain Pass.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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The U.S. Justice Department has charged five people for making threats of violence against election workers amid a rising wave of harassment and intimidation tied to the 2020 presidential election, a top official told U.S. senators Wednesday.
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite said one charge has led to a conviction so far through a task force launched last year as reports of threats to election officials, workers and volunteers raised concerns about safety and the security of future elections.
Overall, the department has investigated more than 1,000 harassing and threatening messages directed at election workers. Roughly 100 of those have risen to the level of potential prosecution. Polite estimated at least three more people have been charged for such threats at the state level.
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee that those numbers likely do not account for countless more incidents nationwide, including election workers accosted on the street, that are not referred to federal prosecutors.
“We have thousands and thousands of election workers all throughout our country, and yes there has been a rise in all kinds of threats,” Hirono said. “So the thousand referrals sounds like a very small number.”
Polite said the department has tried to encourage election staff to come forward with any kind of harassing or offensive communication. As an example of one case, he detailed the charge against a Texas man who threatened to kill government officials in Georgia after the 2020 election.
“He said he was threatening to end the lives of these traitors and take back our country by force, threatened to exterminate these people, and he threatened to put a bullet behind their ears,” Polite said.
Polite said prosecutors have had to balance safeguarding free speech rights with the onslaught of troubling phone calls, emails and social media posts targeting election workers. The intimidation efforts have especially targeted election officials in the battleground states where Donald Trump contested his loss to President Joe Biden.
Michigan’s secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson, recalled for committee when dozens of protesters were outside her own home in December 2020, shouting “obscenities and graphic threats.”
“As a result, there is an omnipresent feeling of anxiety and dread that permeates our daily lives and those of our families,” said Benson, a Democrat.
She said too many election officials feel unsafe and fear for the safety of their colleagues and the security of future elections. State lawmakers have failed to set aside enough money for election security, she said.
“We are threatened with arrest for simply doing our jobs, for educating citizens about the right to vote. Or we are inundated with burdensome and often nonsensical, unnecessary demands for information and access to secure election equipment,” Benson said.
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican who has had talks with Democrats about potential voting legislation, asked Polite if he supports increased penalties for people found guilty of threats against election workers. Tillis noted that he has received two voicemails in recent days from a man who threatened to kill him.
“Any leverage that we can gain in terms of increasing the potential deterrence value of charges of enforcement actions here is absolutely critical,” Polite said.
A bipartisan bill in the Senate would double the federal penalties to up to two years in prison for those who threaten election workers, poll watchers, voters or candidates.
“Legal action is the last line of defense,” said New Mexico’s secretary of state, Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who spoke about receiving death threats during the 2020 election that forced her leave her home. “We will not stop such threats until the lies stop, the rhetoric gets racheted down and elected officials, the media, political parties and others find better ways to come together and educate the public about the realities of how elections are conducted.” | https://www.wane.com/news/politics/ap-politics/justice-department-details-threats-against-election-workers/ | 2022-08-04T18:10:44Z | https://www.wane.com/news/politics/ap-politics/justice-department-details-threats-against-election-workers/ | true |
A van has burst into flames on the A127 at the junction with the M25, causing long delays after the road was closed for a short period. One lane remains closed while emergency services manage the incident.
Photos from the scene show the bonnet of a white van on fire, with vivid orange jets of flame emanating from the front of the vehicle. Flames are pouring out of the windows and windscreen of the van, and lots of black smoke is also emanating from it.
Siobhan Graveling, who was passing by the incident, said that no-one was hurt in the fire. She also said a man in another car stopped to try and help before fire crews arrived.
Read more:Huge plumes of smoke billowing for miles spotted from Essex
There is currently one lane closed on the A127, and traffic is building up at Junction 29 M25 (Romford/Basildon). Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have been contacted for more information about the fire.
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Forecasters trim hurricane season outlook a bit, still busy
This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than forecasters initially thought, but it is still likely to be busier than normal, government forecasters and others say.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday trimmed their hurricane season outlook from a 65% chance for above normal activity to 60% and increased the odds of a normal season from 25% to 30% because of uneven sea surface temperature, including a patch of cooler water off Portugal. Parts of the Atlantic are warmer than normal, but the variability had forecasters "backing off on the higher end" of their predictions, said lead hurricane outlook forecaster Matthew Rosencrans.
The weather agency now predicts 14 to 20 named storms instead of its May forecast which was 14 to 21. The predicted number of hurricanes remains the same at six to 10 while those storms that hit major category of at least 111 mph are now forecast to be three to five instead of three to six. The forecast includes the three tropical storms that formed in June and early July, about average for this time of year, but quieter than the last few years.
An average season has 14 named storms with seven becoming hurricanes and three of those being majors, according to NOAA. There were 21 named storms last year, a record 30 in 2020 and 18 in 2019.
"While the tropics have been relatively quiet over the last month, remember that it only takes one landfalling storm to devastate a community. This is especially critical as we head into what the team here anticipates is likely to be a busy peak of the season," Rosencrans said in a press briefing.
A persistent La Nina - the natural cooling of parts of the Pacific that changes weather worldwide - weak trade winds and some warmer than normal Atlantic water temperatures still point to a busy season, Rosencrans said. But the patches of cool water, with temperatures closer to normal than originally predicted in some places, "could kind of tamp down on activity," he said.
FILE - Nathan Fabre checks on his home and boat destroyed by Hurricane Ida,, Sept. 5, 2021, in Lafitte, La. "We lost everything," said Fabre about the destruction of his home. Federal meteorologists said Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, this hurricane season may not be quite as busy as they initially thought, but it should still be more active than normal. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Colorado State University, which pioneered hurricane season forecasts, also dialed back its predictions for the season compared to what it said in April. The school now predicts 18 named storms, down from 19, with eight becoming hurricanes, down from nine. Colorado State predicts four major hurricanes, same as it forecast in April.
"I don´t think the season is going to be a dud, but it´s taking its sweet time getting going," said Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach, head of the school´s forecast team.
Klotzbach said this year with its strong La Nina and nearer to average water temperatures seems similar to 1999, 2000, 2011 and last year, which featured a devastating Hurricane Ida that hit Louisiana and sloshed into the Northeast with heavy rain, causing many deaths in the New York-New Jersey region.
"Hopefully, we´ll have no Idas this year, but the overall environment is very similar," Klotzbach said.
About 90% of Atlantic storms happen from August on. Hurricane season peaks from mid-August to mid-October with the season ending on Nov. 30.
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FILE - Floodwaters slowly recede in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Lafitte, La., Sept. 1, 2021. Federal meteorologists said Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, this hurricane season may not be quite as busy as they initially thought, but it should still be more active than normal. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11081787/Forecasters-trim-hurricane-season-outlook-bit-busy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-04T18:13:41Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11081787/Forecasters-trim-hurricane-season-outlook-bit-busy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
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