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It's a busy day in Collin County.
Frisco, Allen and Plano school districts all welcomed back students on Wednesday morning.
At Haun Elementary School in Plano, principal Denise Lohmiller orchestrated a grand welcome for students. Teachers went all out with pom poms, encouraging messages chalked on the sidewalks, and lots of hugs.
"Today, it's just a widespread welcome – with our arms wide open – for families coming back and being able to be in the building. Taking their kids to the first day of school to their classrooms with music, pom poms, upbeat enthusiasm – it was just really important to our staff,” she said.
The school is also celebrating its 25th birthday – a much needed celebration after two years of uncertainty during the pandemic.
“Our namesake, Betty Han, once stated many years ago about Plano ISD -- building the foundation for excellence brick by brick. And unbeknownst to us, we have a word that we're living by this year at Han, and it is 'bricks,'” said Lohmiller. “It stands for brave, responsible, behaving with integrity, compassion, kindness and being self-aware. We're going to teach, model and practice what it means to stand by those words. It is a great year and it is different. After the pandemic, we have been able to open the doors to our families, cheering them on and welcoming them to our nurturing ,caring environment that our staff has worked so hard to prepare for in this special year.”
Superintendent Theresa Williams was there to greet students at Haun on Wednesday, as well.
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“It just bought back to mind, for me as a mom, how exciting the first day of school is,” she said. “Whether you're dropping off your child for the very first time in kindergarten or saying goodbye to your to your senior in high school – the memories were coming through. The kids seem to be really happy so we're off to a great start.”
She said the school district has implemented a district-wide theme this year of ‘believe’ – to help encourage and nurture students to the next level.
“The last two years were really a tough time for all educators and schools across not just Texas, but across our country,” she said. “There's a lot of excitement. There's a lot of positivity, and a lot of hope and excitement about this new school year.”
In a video to parents last week, Williams said Plano ISD is also taking a deep dive to evaluate and revise their district emergency operation plans as well as individual emergency campus plans.
The safety and security department hosted safety training this summer for staff and teachers ahead of the school year. Students will be trained in the first days of school.
The district also recently added hired a new leadership role, director of emergency management and safe schools. That person’s primary responsibility is to monitor campus safety plans and provide professional learning on best practices to keep students safe.
"Principals came back in the middle of July and our teachers came back early in August. We have all hit the road running with new learning and we've had a great focus on our safety protocols for the year,” she said. “It just feels really good right now and we know that whatever comes our way, we are ready and prepared."
Plano ISD is also working to fill openings for teachers and bus drivers, among other positions.
"We do have teachers in all of our classrooms this morning so we're very grateful that," said Williams. "I think that's been one of the challenges. It's been tough the past couple of years for education and the workforce all together."
The school district website posted a warning to parents about anticipated bus delays heading back to school this week, amid the ongoing critical shortage of bus drivers that school districts are experiencing nationwide.
“Plano ISD could experience significant delays across several morning and afternoon bus routes this week,” a statement on the PISD website reads. “Plano ISD is encouraging parents to weigh all options ahead of the first day of school, including driving your student to school. If your child’s bus is ever running late, please know that it is on the way.”
The PISD Transportation Department has a web page to help communicate late bus information to families at www.pisd.edu/latebus. The page will be updated on an as-needed basis to notify parents and school personnel of bus delays more than thirty minutes.
If you are interested in applying for open bus driver positions call (469) 752-0789 or visit Plano ISD’s jobs page. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/plano-isd-welcomes-students-back-to-school/3045075/ | 2022-08-10T18:38:09Z | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/plano-isd-welcomes-students-back-to-school/3045075/ | false |
A man forced his way into a newsagents and stole cash from the till.
Merseyside Police rushed to Bonney’s newsagents on Jubits Lane in Sutton, St Helens, after the shop was burgled on Friday, July 15. It was reported a man forced entry to the shop at around 12.50am and stole a quantity of cash from the till.
Detectives are now investigating the burglary and have released CCTV images of a man that they wish to speak to in connection with their enquiries.
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Detective Inspector Barbara Hebden said: “Business burglaries such as this are not a victimless crimes – they have a huge impact on the hardworking people who are just trying to earn a living in the heart of our communities. If you are the man pictured, or recognise him then please come forward.
“Similarly if you were in the Jubits Lane area in the early hours of the morning on Friday 15 July and saw anything or anyone suspicious then do let us know. All information you hold could be vital to our enquiries to bring the person responsible to justice.”
Anyone who recognises the man pictured or with any information can contact us by DM via our social media desk on Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ with reference 22000503427.
You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or via their online form at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/give-information.
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A Central Florida firefighter is facing more than 25 counts of possessing child pornography.
Polk County sheriff’s deputies arrested 40-year-old Brian Steger on Aug. 7 after an anonymous tip, according to a press release from Polk Sheriff’s Office. Deputies showed up at the Polk County Fire Station #26 in Lake Wales around 9 p.m. that evening. Steger told authorities he had a personal internet account at the station. When detectives checked his computer, they discovered he was actively downloading pornography files.
Polk deputies searched his electronic devices and found 25 files of enhanced pornography, with children as young as 5 years old, according to the press release. An enhanced child porn charge meets any of the following five criteria: a child under 5 years old, sadomasochistic abuse, sexual battery, sexual bestiality and any movie involving a child.
Authorities seized all of his devices for further examination and promised they would add more charges if they found any additional child porn files.
“One of the most important kinds of investigations we do is identifying those who are distributing child pornography. Those who download, view, and exchange these terrible images and videos fuel the market for exploitative images that are dependent upon the continued and ongoing sexual abuse of children,” said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. “The fact that the person we arrested is a public servant is especially troubling — we will make sure he is held accountable for his actions.”
He’s also facing an added charge of promoting child porn.
Steger resigned from his job instead of being fired.
He’d been a firefighter in the county since 2003. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-central-florida-firefighter-arrested-on-25-counts-possessing-child-porn-20220810-dvfedqshpnhfbdteylbcbdk6ya-story.html | 2022-08-10T18:40:33Z | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-central-florida-firefighter-arrested-on-25-counts-possessing-child-porn-20220810-dvfedqshpnhfbdteylbcbdk6ya-story.html | true |
Thirty years after John Stagner was murdered in his bed in the middle of the night, Orange County detectives say his killer confessed while at a North Carolina hospital in April and is now facing a first-degree murder charge.
But it wasn’t the first time Ronald Cates, currently waiting to be extradited from the Rowan County Jail in Salisbury, confessed to the August 1992 killing. Three years after Stagner was killed, Cates’ family told investigators he tried to kill himself just after he admitted to the murder.
“I killed Johnnie; I killed Johnnie Stagner,” Cates allegedly said before stabbing himself repeatedly.
Despite the confession, authorities couldn’t conclusively put Cates at Stagner’s house that night. In April, investigators confirmed the axe handle with black electrical tape on one end Cates used as a walking stick was the weapon used to beat Stagner to death.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, detectives with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office’s cold case unit said Cates’ family pointed to his walking stick, which forensic analysts said had blood on it.
“The family really cared about this case even if they were the suspect’s family because Mr. Stagner was very good to the Cates family,” Detective Kevin Wilson said. “He would give them money when they needed it or a place to stay.”
Cates didn’t explain why he killed Stagner, whom he considered a friend and a father-figure, though also pawning tools Cates would borrow from him to fund a drug habit, Wilson said. He described Stagner, a county maintenance worker, as having been “very good to the Cates family,” which he said motivated them to cooperate with the investigation.
That night in 1992, Cates entered Stagner’s home and killed him in his bed, where he slept separate from his wife who was asleep in the other room.
Stagner’s wife, Dottie, said at the time she heard a noise that night but didn’t investigate. Wilson said many of Stagner’s family have already died, but he has been in touch with a niece of Stagner’s living in Kentucky.
“They are very excited,” Wilson said. “... From 1995 until about 2020, the detectives laid a really good groundwork on the case. I don’t know what type of correspondence they were having with the Orange county Sheriff’s Office at the time, but they did hold out hope and feel like there would be some type of closure.”
The solving of this case marks the 13th by the Sheriff’s Office’s cold case unit since it was formed in 2020. Last month, detectives had solved the 2007 murder of Felix Paguada-López, a Mexican national shot by a trio who broke into his apartment near South Orange Blossom Trail.
Records show Cameron Denard, who was arrested and later imprisoned on charges stemming from a robbery days after Paguada-López was killed, was transferred to the Orange County Jail from Gulf Correctional Institution in the Panhandle, where he awaits his trial.
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Paguada-López was one of several Mexican immigrants who were killed that year, and one of 20 along the OBT corridor, which made up a fifth of the murders in Orange County in 2007.
Meanwhile, Denard was slated to be released April 2026 before he was pinned for murdering Paguada-López, which investigators said they were able to do using advanced fingerprinting analysis.
In November, the cold case unit was able to connect a 25-year-old stabbing death to Kenneth Stough Jr., using DNA evidence from a discarded beer can.
More than 500 unsolved murders dating as far back as the 1941 murder of an Apopka police officer are being investigated by the unit, led by Cpl. David Nutting. Forty such cases contain evidence currently being reviewed using modern technology.
The Sheriff’s Office also received funding, Nutting said, which is being used to identify 20 unidentified human remains, 12 of which are believed to be murder victims.
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Air travel continued a summer of disruptions last weekend, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called the system “fragile.”
On Sunday, Flight Aware reported 900 cancellations with more than 6,000 delays.
Although there was some severe weather in New England on Sunday, Buttigieg said weather alone did not cause all of the disruptions.
"There was a lot of severe weather and that can happen, but it shouldn't have created the kind of ripple effects through the system that it did,” Buttigieg told CNN’s “New Day” on Wednesday. “That is something that to me is an indication that we still have not seen the improvements that we need, that the system is very brittle."
Buttigieg cited shortages in staff for delays.
"The biggest element of it is the human factor, not having enough crew, especially pilots, to do the job. And airlines of course have an obligation to service the tickets that they sell,” he said. “What we're seeing is that the hiring has come back in most areas, but they're still short on pilots."
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated there are 114,000 pilots as of 2020.
“About 14,500 openings for airline and commercial pilots are projected each year, on average, over the decade,” the agency said. “Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.”
Airline unions have pushed back on claims of a worker shortage. They have also rejected calls to increase the age for pilot retirement.
“The plain truth is that airlines should take responsibility for their business decisions to cut or reduce service to less-profitable markets while adding service to high-demand communities,” said Capt. Joe DePete, Air Line Pilots Association president “Instead, they’re making excuses that aren’t supported in fact or, far worse, calling for regulation rollbacks that would threaten safety.”
Last month, a group of Republican senators introduced a bill that would raise the age of retirement for airline pilots by two years to 67. They claim that 5,000 pilots are set to retire in the next two years.
“There is a severe and growing pilot shortage in the United States. Every air traveler sees and feels the impact when they go to the airport,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham. “One of the biggest causes of air delays is a lack of available crews. This summer, if your plane actually leaves on time, you feel like you won the lottery. My legislation extends the mandatory retirement age by two years and will make an immediate and appreciable difference in keeping highly-trained pilots on the job. The traveling public deserves better than what they are currently getting. Our bill moves the needle in the right direction to address the critical pilot shortage.” | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/transportation-secretary-calls-air-travel-system-brittle-after-weekend-of-cancellations | 2022-08-10T18:41:01Z | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/transportation-secretary-calls-air-travel-system-brittle-after-weekend-of-cancellations | true |
‘American Idol’ producers spent years building a vineyard. Now, they want to sell
Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe were exhausted.
The two “American Idol” producers had just wrapped up a stint in San Francisco, the last stop of a nationwide tour for the show’s second season that saw them audition more than 40,000 hopeful singers. Rather than flying back to Los Angeles, they opted for the scenic route and drove down Pacific Coast Highway, stopping in Paso Robles along the way.
There, they hatched an idea with the show’s other big names — host Ryan Seacrest, judge Simon Cowell and creator Simon Fuller — to buy a vineyard. The other three eventually dropped out, but after a few years of scouting, Warwick and Lythgoe bought a 164-acre spread for $5 million in 2005.
The duo spent the next five years creating a Tuscan-style vineyard called Villa San-Juliette. Now, they’re looking to sell the fruits of their labor for $22 million.
“Our knowledge of the wine-making process at that time was certainly not what it needed to be,” Warwick said. “But with our extended experience of aesthetics and set design from our 50 years in the TV business, we were very adamant about the style of the buildings and the atmosphere we wanted to create.”
Bringing a slice of Italy to the Central Coast, they razed the existing home on the property and built Tuscan-inspired structures for hosting wine-tasting visitors and staging events surrounded by sprawling lawns and gardens. Warwick and Lythgoe also added a pair of three-bedroom villas that mirror each other on each end of the property.
“I immediately felt like I was transported to Italy when I first arrived,” said Rodeo Realty agent Brianna Deutsch, pointing out highlights such as a centerpiece fountain and California Oak tree that anchor the compound.
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For the wine, the producers replaced 80% of the vines and grew smaller batches of grapes that age in French and American barrels.
Although challenges included water supply, the varying market price of grapes and being at the daily mercy of the weather, the vineyard has grown to produce 12 varietals and up to 30,000 cases of wine a year, Warwick said .
Among the events the place has hosted this year are 41 weddings, Warwick said. The owners are selling because they’re getting older and want to travel more.
“Coming from a small cobblestoned backyard with an outside toilet in Liverpool’s Merseyside, the romance of owning a vineyard in California is a dream come true,” Lythgoe said.
“We will leave with a heavy heart but a beautiful memory,” Warwick said.
The One megamansion sold for just $141 million, leaving creditors in the lurch. Now, one lender has filed a lawsuit against the others that includes allegations of forgery and other wrongdoing.
It’s rare that a wine operation of this magnitude surfaces for sale, but in California’s luxury market, a vineyard can sometimes come as a bonus amenity — same as a swimming pool or basketball court. Celebrities such as Robert Redford and Emilio Estevez have owned homes with vineyards, and last year, hotelier George Rosenthal offered an 180-acre spread with a 10,000-vine vineyard for sale at $38 million in Malibu.
In addition to “American Idol,” Warwick has produced multiple reality competition shows such as “Pop Idol,”’ “Gladiators” and “America’s Got Talent.”
Lythgoe also produced “Pop Idol” before creating and judging the competition show “So You Think You Can Dance,” which recently wrapped up its 17th season on Fox.
Deutsch and Paul Margolis of Rodeo Realty hold the listing.
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In many students' minds, brand names matter when it comes choosing a university.
As students head to campus, college rankings are in the spotlight after 10 schools were recently removed from the 2022 best colleges or graduate schools lists from U.S. News and World Report.
The publication said the schools had inaccurate or misreported data.
The "Chronicle of Higher Education" found schools face a lot of pressure to look good. Some schools include their plans for how they want to rank in their strategic plans.
Some states even reward public colleges that do better in the rankings. But there's a question of just how much rankings should play into student decisions about where to go to college.
“Debate around the cost of college has certainly complicated the role that rankings play because I believe you have a lot of students and families who are now looking at where they're going to attend college and thinking of it in more practical terms.” Andy Thomason from the Chronicle of Higher Education said.
U.S. News said it continuously evaluates the factors it considers to put its rankings together.
New rankings are expected to come out next month, so the schools likely won't be off the list for long.
But Columbia University has said it won't participate in the 2023 rankings as it wraps up its investigation into allegations it misrepresented data. | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/how-much-should-rankings-factor-in-choosing-a-university | 2022-08-10T18:43:49Z | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/how-much-should-rankings-factor-in-choosing-a-university | true |
Minor boy drowns in Delhi pond
A 12-year-old boy died after he jumped in a pond in south-west Delhi’s Bijwasan village on Tuesday, the police said on Wednesday.
A PCR call was received around 10.28 a.m. informing that a child had drowned in a nearby pond. A CPR was given by the police personnel after which the boy was rushed to Indira Gandhi Hospital in Dwarka where he was declared brought dead, an officer said.
DCP (South West) Manoj C. said that there were six-seven children of the age group 10-12 who were playing near the pond. The victim went into deep waters and drowned.
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Five ‘kritis’ on Shrikshetra Dharmastala to be released on Aug 14
These are set to Carnatic music rendition
Mani Krishnaswami Academy, in association with Shrikshetra Dharmastala, on Sunday, August 14, will release five “Kritis” on the Kshetra that are set to Carnatic music rendition.
Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, August 10, Academy Secretary P. Nityananda Rao said that the Kshetra has a huge following and there have been many songs on the Kshetra set to semi-classical form of rendition. The Academy, with the support of Dharmasthala Pattadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade, has taken up the the task of bringing out “Kritis” on the Kshetra.
To start with, Mr. Rao said, the Academy is bringing out five “Kritis;” the first being “Prathamadali Vandisuve Vignanaashakane” written by Mr. Rao, set by composer Rajkumar Bharati to Raaga Chalanaata and Khandachaapu taala.
The other kriti “Yenitu Janumada Punyada Phalavo”, also by Mr. Rao, was set by Mr. Bharati for Raaga Patdeep and Roopakala Taala. Two Sankrit kritis “ Shri Dharmastala Kshetradhipatim” of Vidwan S. Narayana and “Shri Manjunatha Swaminam” of Shatavadhani R. Ganesh have been set to Raaga Revati and Toodi respectively. One kriti “Kaamini Karedutaare”, a Yakshagana song, has been set to Raaga Dwijavanti.
The Academy is working to bring out 20 Kritis on the Kshetra. These Kritis will be made available in book form and videos will be released on the way these kritis should be rendered, he said.
On August 14, students who have been trained in five Kritis will render them at the Shri Dharmastala Mahotsava Sabha Bhavan in Dharmastala from 10 am. Mr. Heggade, his wife Hemavati Heggade, Harish Poonja, Belthangadi MLA and Mangalore University Vice Chancellor P. Subrahmanya Yadapadithaya will participate, Mr. Rao said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination as he testified under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general’s long-running civil investigation into his business dealings, the former president said in a statement.
Trump arrived at Attorney General Letitia James’ Manhattan offices in a motorcade shortly before 9 a.m., before announcing more than an hour later that he “declined to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.”
“I once asked, ‘If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?’ Now I know the answer to that question,” the statement said. “When your family, your company, and all the people in your orbit have become the targets of an unfounded politically motivated Witch Hunt supported by lawyers, prosecutors and the Fake News Media, you have no choice.”
As vociferous as Trump has been in defending himself in written statements and on the rally stage, legal experts said answering questions in a deposition was risky because anything he said could potentially be used against him in a parallel criminal investigation by the Manhattan district attorney. The Fifth Amendment protects people from being compelled to be witnesses against themselves in a criminal case.
Still, New York University law professor Stephen Gillers said he was surprised, given Trump’s previous experience with depositions, a legal term for sworn testimony that’s not given in court.
“Jousting with lawyers at depositions, while avoiding lying, is something he’s proud of,” Gillers said. “Perhaps his lawyers feared that his impetuosity would imperil him.”
Trump has undergone many depositions, dating to his career as a real estate developer. He has sometimes seemed to relish giving answers: For example, he said he was “pleased to have had the opportunity to tell my side” last October in a lawsuit brought by protesters who say his security guard roughed them up outside Trump Tower in 2015.
However, Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment to refuse to answer 97 questions in a 1990 divorce deposition.
Messages seeking comment were left with James’ office.
Wednesday’s events unfolded as a flurry of legal activity surrounds the former president. Just days before, FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida as part of an unrelated federal probe into whether he took classified records when he left the White House.
New York’s investigation, led by James, involves allegations that Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, misled lenders and tax authorities about the value of prized assets like golf courses and skyscrapers.
“My great company, and myself, are being attacked from all sides,” Trump wrote beforehand on Truth Social, the social media platform he founded. “Banana Republic!”
In May, James’ office said that it was nearing the end of an investigation against Trump, his company or both. The Republican’s deposition was one of the few remaining missing pieces.
Once the investigation wraps up, the attorney general could decide to bring a lawsuit seeking financial penalties against Trump or his company, or even a ban on them being involved in certain types of businesses.
Two of Trump’s adult children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka, testified in recent days, two people familiar with the matter said. The people were not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity. It’s unclear whether they invoked the Fifth Amendment during their depositions. When Eric Trump, their brother, sat for a deposition in the same investigation in 2020, he invoked the Fifth more than 500 times, according to court papers.
James, a Democrat, has said in court filings that her office has uncovered “significant” evidence that Trump’s company “used fraudulent or misleading asset valuations to obtain a host of economic benefits, including loans, insurance coverage, and tax deductions.”
James alleges the Trump Organization exaggerated the value of its holdings to impress lenders or misstated what land was worth to slash its tax burden.
The company even exaggerated the size of Trump’s Manhattan penthouse, saying it was nearly three times its actual size — a difference in value of about $200 million, James’ office said.
Trump has denied the allegations, contending that seeking the best valuations is a common practice in the real estate industry. He’s also accused James, who is Black, of racism in pursuing the investigation.
People generally don’t have a constitutional right to avoid questions in a civil lawsuit, but Trump’s legal team fought James’ attempt to question him for months, arguing that the district attorney’s parallel investigation created a risk he could face criminal charges. Lawyers in James’ office have assisted with that criminal investigation.
Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that James’ office had “the clear right” to question Trump and other principals in his company — though Trump also had a right to decline to answer questions because of the criminal case.
That criminal probe had appeared to be progressing toward a possible criminal indictment, but stalled after a new district attorney, Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, took office in January. A grand jury that had been hearing evidence disbanded. The top prosecutor who had been handling the probe resigned after Bragg raised questions internally about the viability of the case.
The district attorney’s investigation has already led to criminal charges against the Trump Organization and its longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg, who are accused of tax fraud related to fringe benefits offered by the company.
Weisselberg and the company’s lawyers are scheduled to be in court Friday to argue that the case should be dismissed.
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Balsamo and Sisak reported from Washington. Associated Press journalist Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.
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RIGA, Latvia (AP) — The U.S. will conduct more military exercises with Baltic nations such as Latvia, and look to provide increased training, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday, saying the U.S. may bring in additional troops from America if needed to bolster the region against any possible threat from Russia.
Speaking at a press conference with Latvia’s Defense Minister Artis Pabriks, Austin said plans to do continuous rotations of forces into the Baltics will likely use troops from U.S. brigades in Romania and other parts of Europe, but “we can also bring in forces from the United States.”
Austin is the first U.S. defense secretary to visit Latvia in nearly three decades, underscoring the increased importance of the Baltic nations, who sit at Russia’s western edge. They have watched Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and fear that they could be the next victims of Moscow’s aggression. The Pentagon said the last defense chief to go to Latvia was William Perry in 1995.
Pabriks told reporters that his top priorities are to get more U.S. military enablers, adding that in order to defend his country, his troops need “nitty gritty training” on a daily basis. He added that Latvia also needs additional financial assistance from the U.S. in order to buy new military equipment, and to beef up its air defense and coastal defense.
In two days of meetings in this Baltic capital, just a few hours’ drive from the Russian border, Austin repeatedly re-enforced America’s commitment to helping the region defend itself. He met with U.S. troops on Tuesday, including members of the Security Force Assistance Brigade that provides training to allies. He said Wednesday that he is looking to maintain use of the SFAB in the Baltic region going forward.
Austin’s visit comes as the Russian war in Ukraine is in its sixth month, as Russia continues to make slow but incremental progress but has met growing counterattacks by Ukrainian forces in Russian-occupied areas of southern Ukraine. Ukraine has also been battling to hold off the Kremlin’s forces in the industrial Donbas region in the east.
In a possible escalation of the fighting, powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea on Tuesday and sent towering clouds of smoke over the landscape. Russia’s Defense Ministry denied the Saki base on the Black Sea had been shelled and said instead that munitions had blown up there. But Ukrainian social networks were abuzz with speculation that it was hit by Ukrainian-fired long-range missiles.
In a rapid-fire series of meetings on Wednesday with top Latvian leaders, including President Egils Levits at Riga Castle, Austin pledged America’s steadfast commitment to stand with the Baltic region against any Russian aggression. The three Baltic nations – Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia – are all former Soviet republics, and were seized and annexed by Josef Stalin during World War II . They gained independence with the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, and joined NATO in 2004, putting themselves under the military protection of the U.S. and its Western allies.
“We will enhance our rotational deployments in the region and intensify our training with our Baltic allies to further strengthen our combat credible posture in the region,” Austin said, as the start of his meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Krisjanis Karins at the Council of Ministers on Wednesday morning.
During the press conference, Pabriks acknowledged worries about the threat from neighboring Belarus, which is a Russian ally. He said he doesn’t consider Belarus an independent nation and is instead just part of Russia. He said Latvia is routinely concerned about the threat along that border and watches it closely.
The U.S. has deployed an additional 20,000 U.S. troops to Europe — for a total of about 100,000 — in order to reassure NATO allies, beef up training and exercises and shift the focus of the forces to the alliance’s eastern flank. Of those, the U.S. now has about 500 troops in Latvia, an increase over the 100 that were in the country as of last December.
In March, shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO began to explore how best to shore up the defense of the eastern flank, from Estonia in the north through Latvia, Lithuania and Poland down to Bulgaria and Romania on the Black Sea.
“On land, our new posture should include substantially more forces in the eastern part of the Alliance, at higher readiness, with more prepositioned equipment and supplies,” said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, at the time. “In the air, more allied air power, and strengthened integrated air and missile defense.”
Austin first stopped first at Lielvarde Air Base where he and Pabriks met with U.S. and Latvian troops. Standing in a hangar in front of an Apache helicopter, Pabriks flatly told Austin and the service members that “if something happens on the border – we are ready to die.”
Austin assured Pabriks and the troops that “if something happens, and … the sovereign territory of Latvia is questioned or challenged, we’re gonna be here to work with our partners.”
NATO only began stationing troops on its eastern flank after Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Until late last year, only around 5,000 troops were deployed in the Baltic states and Poland on a rotational basis.
Now, NATO says, hundreds of thousands of troops are on heightened alert, with America’s 100,000 troops in Europe, and 40,000 troops under direct NATO command, supported by around 150 ships and a similar number of aircraft.
Austin’s visit also comes as Latvia moves to increase its own defenses, and the nation’s president eyes a plan to reinstate national conscription for men, and for women on a voluntary basis. The draft could be reintroduced next year after a hiatus of over 15 years.
Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said the country was working closely with the U.S. and boosting its defense budget in response to the looming Russian threat.
“Now that Russia is waging a brutal war in Ukraine, the U.S. and we are united, working on strengthening NATO and providing support to Ukraine,” Karins said, in comments published by the Baltic News Service, the region’s main news agency.
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Associated Press reporter Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, contributed to this report.
This story corrects that helicopter in the hangar was Apache, not Black Hawk, which was outside.
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Nursey worker, 21, died after catching hepatitis and Covid-19 while waiting for liver transplant, inquest hears
- Katie Horne died a month after first visiting Princess Royal Hospital, West Sussex
- She was later transferred to King's College Hospital with aim of having new liver
- But she tested positive for Covid and was prevented from receiving a transplant
- Coroner said the effect of the pandemic and the virus itself contributed to death
A nursery worker died after catching hepatitis and Covid-19 while waiting for a liver transplant, an inquest heard.
Katie Horne, 21, died on April 11 2020, just over a month after she first visited the Princess Royal Hospital in West Sussex with jaundice, dark urine, tiredness and cramps.
She was later transferred to King's College Hospital in London with the aim of having a liver transplant, but tested positive for Covid-19, meaning she was prevented from receiving a transplant due to the medical guidance in place at the time.
Senior Coroner Andrew Harris, who drew a short-form conclusion of natural causes, said the combination of liver failure, the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on hospitals and Ms Horne contracting Covid-19 led to her death.
He said there was 'no evidence' that either hospital had provided inappropriate care to Ms Horne, but raised concerns about the delay in receiving results and involving a gastroenterologist in her care.
Katie Horne, 21, died on April 11 2020, just over a month after she first visited the Princess Royal Hospital in West Sussex with jaundice, dark urine, tiredness and cramps
During an inquest at Inner London South Coroner's Court on Wednesday, the court heard that Ms Horne, who had a history of autoimmune illnesses in her family, faced a delay in receiving her blood test results determining what type of hepatitis she had due to a 'backlog' at the lab as a result of the pandemic.
Consultant Tatyana Viner, who saw Ms Horne two days after she first presented at hospital with symptoms on March 1, told the inquest there were no gastroenterologists available on site when she first visited the hospital.
Questioned if Ms Viner chased the lab results when Ms Horne saw her on March 3, she said she presumed a junior doctor would have done so.
Asked why she didn't, she replied: 'I was busy.'
Ms Horne returned to hospital a further two times before receiving her results, and then met with gastroenterologist Dr Nick Parnell on March 16, 15 days after she first went to hospital.
Questioned by the coroner as to why the gastroenterologist was not approached after he said there would have been one on site, Dr Parnell said: 'I do not know why their advice was not sought.'
He described Ms Horne's condition, which was later confirmed to be acute autoimmune hepatitis resulting in acute liver failure, as 'rare' and 'aggressive'.
On March 18, Ms Horne was admitted to the Princess Royal as an inpatient and began receiving steroid treatment on March 20.
The inquest heard that if Dr Parnell was involved earlier, she could have started being treated 10 days earlier than she did.
Ms Horne was later transferred to King's College Hospital, in London, on March 24 and was placed under the care of Dr Varuna Aluvihare.
But she tested positive for Covid-19 four days later - which was contracted prior to her admission to King's - meaning she was no longer eligible for a transplant.
During an inquest at Inner London South Coroner's Court on Wednesday, the court heard that Ms Horne, who had a history of autoimmune illnesses in her family, faced a delay in receiving her blood test results determining what type of hepatitis she had due to a 'backlog' at the lab as a result of the pandemic
Ms Horne was then moved to intensive care on April 5 after 'deteriorating quickly' and died on April 11.
Both Dr Parnell and Dr Aluvihare agreed that if she had received treatment sooner it would have had a 'better outcome', but they were unable to say if she would have survived.
Mr Harris said he would provide a prevention of future deaths report as the Princess Royal had not undertaken an internal investigation following Miss Horne's death.
He told the inquest: 'The trust has not made any attempt to find any evidence over the last two years [as to why there was a delay with the results and her meeting a gastroenterologist]. This is not very reassuring for the family.'
He added: 'None of us could move into the shoes of the family and think what it is like to lose a child at the beginning of her life. It is unthinkable.
'Nothing will be able to mend their lives from this devastating loss.'
Following the verdict, Tony Horne, her father, said: 'It's taken two years and four months to get here. Katie was just starting her life, she was 21 years old.
'She just started a new job, she was loving her position. The nursery loved her, the kids loved her. That's been taken away. That hurts the most for us.
'We always felt there were things missed. We just want people to learn the lessons so that nobody else is in this position again.'
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Ghana and other African countries to help dispel the lies being told by Russia as reasons for attacking his country.
According to President Zelenskyy, the accusations being made by Russia that Ukraine is habouring nuclear weapons and that its citizens are naxists are false, because the people of Ukraine are peace-loving people.
In his first interview with African journalists, the Ukrainian invited African media to his country for them to come and witness for themselves the kind of people Ukrainians are.
“Today, it is more important to win the information war. This is a war of truth that comes from the journalists of Ukraine, the international networks, from you. All journalists must tell the truth, not spread misinformation the Russian Federation’s narratives carry, but the truth of what is really happening here.
“If there is an opportunity, please, I invite journalists from the African continent to come to Ukraine, and see what kind of people we are. You will see what is going on, you will see where the war is going. If you are not afraid and have this opportunity and courage, please come. Today, it is important for us and the world to win this war, to convey to every African family that we are peace-loving people,” he said.
He added that “We are not different from you. We may have different educations, may have studied different textbooks, we had different teachers, but we still share the same values with you. It should be clear that Russia is just a colonizer who wants to occupy and destroy our country.”
Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2024, with the claim that it was going on a military exercise to denuclearize and denazify Ukraine.
Aside from the African Content, much of the international community has heavily condemned Russia for its actions in Ukraine, with any countries imposing economic sanctions against Russia, Russian individuals, or companies.
According to the Office of the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) about 11,544 civilian casualties have been recorded with 5,024 killed and 6,520 injured since the war began.
Reports also indicate that more than 6.4 million Ukrainians have fled their country to other countries in Europe while some 8 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced.
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(The Hill) – The FBI’s search of former President Trump’s estate in Florida is a political thunderbolt that on Tuesday had a number of Republicans thinking it could boost his standing in a future presidential race.
Trump seized on the raid to rally his supporters, while Republicans across the political spectrum offered support for the former president — including potential rivals for the 2024 nomination.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called it an “escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies,” while former Vice President Mike Pence said it “undermines public confidence in our justice system.” He demanded “a full accounting” of the matter.
Critics of Trump also offered worries that the surprise search could help the former president.
One of the most high-profile remarks came from a former Trump and Pence staffer who has emerged as a major critic of Trump over his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
“This, I’m hoping, goes beyond simply not complying with some archiving laws, or DOJ [the Department of Justice] just handed Donald Trump the Republican nominee and potentially the presidency,” Alyssa Farah Griffin, the former official, said on CNN.
“If it’s seen as some sort of massive overreach and not something incredibly serious, this is a very good day for Donald Trump,” she added.
It was far too early on Tuesday to know for sure how much the FBI raid signaled legal jeopardy for Trump, or just how the political reverberations would be felt in the November midterm elections and beyond.
But the news scrambled a political scene in which Democrats had dared to feel more optimistic about their chances in the midterms after a series of legislative victories culminating in Sunday’s passage of a massive climate, tax and health care bill.
In recent months, Trump had also seemed to be weakened by relentless attacks from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, which had revealed damaging testimony from Republicans about Trump’s actions on that day.
Various polls still indicated that Trump was a favorite to win the GOP nomination, while suggesting DeSantis was closing in as a real rival.
Monday’s raid, which was reportedly focused on classified material taken from the White House, outraged Republicans and quickly shifted the focus in Washington back to Trump.
The FBI has never before executed a search warrant on the residence of a former president, let alone one who has publicly floated a possible comeback campaign for the White House against the man who defeated him.
Saul Anuzis, a longtime Republican consultant and former Michigan GOP chair, said the Florida raid could help Trump recreate the success he saw during his 2016 White House bid, when he rallied voters around a message that he was the only person who could cleanse Washington of rampant corruption and abuse of power.
“If you look at why Trump was as successful as he was in 2016, it’s that people thought he was the one guy willing to go to Washington and take on the swamp,” Anuzis said.
The raid was a remarkable step for federal investigators looking into Trump’s actions, and some voices on Tuesday argued it could actually offer an opening to Trump’s GOP rivals.
“The logjam of Republican candidates waiting to see if Trump was going to run just burst. There’s no need for them to wait anymore,” Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor, said. “The FBI raiding Trump’s beloved Mar-a-Lago rips the 2024 Republican primary wide open. The Trump era is over, and it’s anybody’s ball.”
Trump has openly spoken about the possibility of launching another White House bid, saying in an interview last month that he was only weighing whether it was better to make a formal announcement before or after November’s midterm elections.
Sources downplayed any potential benefit of announcing his candidacy immediately in the wake of the FBI search, but some Trump allies indicated the former president was as committed as ever to running again.
“One thing I can tell you: I believed he was going to run before. I’m stronger in my belief now,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters in South Carolina on Tuesday after speaking to Trump earlier in the day.
But top Republican officials have also sought to dissuade Trump from mounting another presidential bid before the 2022 midterm elections, fearing that a campaign could distract from the GOP’s plans to focus on economic issues like inflation this year and bolster Democrats’ efforts to tie the broader party to Trump and his many controversies.
Democrats immediately seized on the news as yet more proof that Trump is unfit to govern. But they are also aware that the raid on the former president’s private residence has the potential to backfire.
One longtime Democratic strategist warned that if the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search fails to turn up any evidence of a serious offense, it could energize the GOP’s ultra-conservative base and potentially erode Democrats’ support among moderates wary of government overreach.
“If there’s nothing significant here and it appears to be political persecution, you’re going to have a huge backfire that motivates the Trump base and the conservative base, and also has some unintended consequences with moderates,” the strategist said.
“I think it’s a very dangerous political situation with regard to backfiring among a broader audience.”
Still, while Republicans once again fall in line behind Trump, some in the party are aware of the risks of nominating Trump for a third time, especially if he’s under the cloud of an investigation or an indictment stemming from Monday’s raid.
Multiple polls in recent weeks have found roughly half of Americans already believe Trump should face criminal charges for his actions around the Jan. 6 riot. He’s still facing investigations in Georgia and New York, as well.
A New York Times poll released last month found that despite Biden’s approval ratings sinking to 33 percent, he still led Trump in a hypothetical 2024 match-up, 44 percent to 41 percent.
“It certainly helps [Trump] in the primary and hurts him for the general,” said Sam Nunberg, a former adviser to Trump’s 2016 campaign. “It’s the typical conundrum.” | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/fbi-thunderbolt-scrambles-political-predictions-on-trump/ | 2022-08-10T19:01:42Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/fbi-thunderbolt-scrambles-political-predictions-on-trump/ | true |
PHOENIX (AP) — Rodolfo Castro got the call-up and dropped a call in his return to the big leagues.
The Pittsburgh infielder lost his phone during a slide into third base and the Pirates lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Tuesday night.
“I don’t think there’s any professional ballplayer that would ever go out there with any intentions of taking a cellphone,” Castro told Pittsburgh media members through an interpreter. “It’s horrible it happened to me. Obviously, it was very unintentional.”
Rookie Tommy Henry (1-1) was sharp in his Chase Field debut, allowing a run on four hits in seven innings for his first big league win.
Castro made a different kind of noise after being called up from Triple-A Indianapolis — with his phone.
The second-year second baseman walked in the fourth inning and went to third on Oneil Cruz’s single. Castro slid headfirst into the bag to beat the throw and the impact sent his phone flying from his back pocket.
Third base umpire Adam Hamari immediately saw the phone and pointed to it on the ground. The 23-year-old Castro picked up the phone and handed it to Pirates third base coach Mike Rebelo, who had an exasperated look on his face before taking it.
Castro said he put his oven mitt-like sliding glove in his pocket and forgot about the phone.
“You stay around the game and you see things you haven’t seen before,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “This was just a kid who made a mistake. It’s just one of those things we move fowrard from and tell him, ‘You can’t do that.’”
Major League Baseball has cracked down on technology being used on the field since the Houston Astros used live TV feeds to steal opposing teams’ signs during their run to the 2017 World Series championship and part of the 2018 season.
Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A. J. Hinch were suspended for the 2020 season. The Astros also were fined $5 million and forfeited their first- and second-round picks in 2020 and 2021.
Castro might want to keep his phone close by on Wednesday in case MLB decides it wants to impose some penalty.
“My first day back, if I was to be the center of attention, I would want it to be helping the team win, but never in this form,” Castro said. “This is definitely something that was an accident, a mistake, something I’m going to learn from. But definitely something I didn’t mean to happen.”
Mark Melancon worked around a walk in the ninth for his 16th save. Zach Thompson (3-9) took the loss.
Michael Chavis hit two home runs for the Pirates.
HENRY’S NIGHT
Henry had an uneven big league debut against Washington on Aug. 3, allowing four runs on four hits in five innings.
The rookie left-hander was efficient in his first big-league home game, keeping the Pirates off-balance until Chavis hit a solo homer in the sixth inning.
“I felt significantly different,” he said. “I felt like I could breathe a little bit today, settling a little bit. And I think that comes with being more familiar with everyone, familiar with the routine.”
Chavis also hit a two-run homer off Chris Devenski in the eighth inning to pull Pittsburgh within 6-4.
THOMPSON’S TURN
Thompson was shaky his previous two starts, allowing 14 runs in 11 innings. The right-hander was back on track against the Diamondbacks, allowing two runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings.
DIAMONDBACKS MOVES
Arizona recalled OF Cooper Hummel and optioned C Jose Herrera to Triple-A Reno.
Hummel, who primarily played outfield in his first stint with Arizona, will back up catcher Carson Kelly. Hummel hit .171 with two homers and 11 RBIs in 50 games with the Diamondbacks earlier in his rookie season.
Herrera hit .189 with five RBIs in 47 games with the Diamondbacks.
PIRATES MOVES
The Pirates optioned OF Cal Mitchell to Triple-A Indianapolis when they called up Castro. Mitchell hit .204 with four homers in 44 games with Pittsburgh.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks LHP Madison Bumgarner (6-10, 3.96 ERA) is 4-1 with a 3.44 ERA his last six home starts heading into Wednesday’s game against Pittsburgh RHP Mitch Keller (3-8, 4.21).
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"Their food stamp card, their SNAP EBT benefits which can take about a month, their refugee medical assistance and then there are certain employment-based cash assistance programs that people can be eligible for," said Max Rykov, director of development and communications at the Nashville International Center for Empowerment.
But waiting can be difficult when time is of the essence.
"The actual mechanism that they're allowed in the United States is the same one that was used when the U.S. accepted over 70,000 Afghan evacuees and that is called 'humanitarian parole,'" Rykov said.
That status allows refugees to stay in the U.S. for two years, but it is not a path to citizenship.
"Unfortunately, it does not carry any of the benefits that refugees are accustomed to receiving," said Rykov.
A lack of benefits — plus waiting on employment authorization — has left many in limbo, struggling to build a new life.
Among those who sought refuge in Nashville are Olena and Viktor Cherednichenk. In the early morning of Feb. 24, rocket strikes hit Kharkiv, Ukraine, where they lived.
They said they left everything behind and drove west, first to Slovakia and then Poland. Finally came the news: they'd be allowed in the U.S. through the Biden administration's Uniting for Ukraine program.
"They don't have the right to work off the bat; they have to apply, and so there's a huge backlog in the U.S. immigration service to authorize work documents," Rykov said of humanitarian parole.
That backlog has left many without work, an income or even health care.
"So we definitely look for support in the community to fill in those gaps, especially for things like transportation and food," said Rykov.
The Nashville International Center for Empowerment currently helps 75 Ukrainian refugees, but that number is expected to grow, which is why the organization has launched a new Refugee Relief Fund.
"We want to have Nashville be a place where we celebrate diversity and welcome our new neighbors, and one of the coolest ways to do that is to get involved with your local refugee resettlement agency," said Rykov.
Whether it's a monetary donation or volunteering your time, advocates say the need is still there, and it won't go away anytime soon.
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Run, Laal, run: ‘Forrest Gump’ gets remake in India
(AP) - Indian actor Aamir Khan enjoyed “Forrest Gump” so much that he’s starring in a Hindi remake.
Released in 1994, the original film went on to sweep the Oscars, taking six trophies including best picture and best actor for Tom Hanks. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth based on Winston Groom’s novel, “Forrest Gump,″ is the tale of a slow-witted but mathematically gifted man who witnesses key points and figures of U.S. history, like the Vietnam War, presidents and Elvis Presley.
Nearly 30 years later, the story has been given an Indian makeover — with Khan taking on the role of the titular character “Laal Singh Chaddha’' — including converting the line “Run, Forrest, run” into “Run, Laal, run.”
“I just remember seeing it a couple of times in a short span, and it had a deep impact on me, Khan says “I loved the character of Forrest. I loved the way Tom played the part as well. And it’s a film that stayed with me.”
It took a decade for Khan to get the movie rights. But big changes were made to root “Laal Singh Chaddha” in Indian history and culture, with both the Kargil war and superstar Shah Rukh Khan appearing.
Laal does not think life is like a box of chocolates, he instead likes to quote his mother talking about Golgappas - small circles of filled, deep-fried flatbread enjoyed with spiced water, which has a slightly different meaning than the original motto.
“(Forrest says) ‘my momma used to say life is like a box of chocolates: you never know which one you would get.’ And in this one, the English translation is, ‘My mama used to say that life is like a Golgappa: your stomach gets full, but your heart desires more,’” explains Khan.
He says writer Atul Kulkarni was adapting what was “essentially American” into something “quintessentially Indian and very relevant to us culturally.”
Directed by Advait Chandan, “Laal Singh Chaddha” also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Mona Singh and Naga Chaitanya.
Khan says he asked Kapoor Khan, who’s had a successful career for more than two decades, to try out for the pivotal role of Laal’s friend, Rupa D’souza.
“She’s such a huge star and she’s never auditioned for a part in her life. But for me, doing an audition for the part is perfectly natural because even I want to see how close I am to the character. So we’re not really testing to see that a person can act or not, but really how suitable the person is for the part. But that’s something which is very unusual in India.”
Another huge star who makes a small but important appearance in the movie is legendary Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan. No audition needed, as he’s portraying himself.
“We were trying to look for an equivalent to Elvis Presley in America. And I think for us, it was an obvious choice to go for Shah Rukh, because he’s such a huge star and everyone loves him so much,” Khan says. “He was really sporting and generous and said, yes, I’d love to do that.”
“Laal Singh Chaddha” is releasing around the world this month — including on 350 screens in the U.K., which is a new record for an Indian movie.
“I’m really nervous,” Khan admits.
“It’s a film that we’ve made with so much love and care and it’s been such a challenging film to make. The whole journey has been difficult but exciting and fun.”
A lot of that journey was spent sprinting towards the finish line — and he “ran a lot,’’ Khan says.
“For a month and a half we were traveling across the country, and each place we went to I just was running, and Advait as a director was quite heartless. He would start a shot and he would be in the car, and there would be a camera in the car, and I would be running and the car would be just driving, and it would be a few kilometers by the time he said cut.”
“Laal Singh Chaddha” releases in India, Germany, France, Singapore, the U.K. and the U.S. on Thursday.
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This new 130,000 SF multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana will be the largest off-site facility for the academic health system.
CROWN POINT, Ind., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PMB along with The University of Chicago Medicine broke ground on a new two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana for what will be the academic health system's largest off-site facility and its first freestanding building in Indiana. The $121 million state-of-the-art care center, at I-65 and 109th Avenue in Crown Point, is expected to open in spring of 2024.
During the on-site groundbreaking ceremony on August 3, 2022, hospital leaders and Crown Point's mayor spoke about the benefits of the new care facility to the community and broader Northwest Indiana region.
"The University of Chicago is home to physicians and physician-scientists who are pioneers in their field. They bring research to the bedside with the most advanced treatments and high-quality, specialized care," said Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs at the University of Chicago and President of the UChicago Medicine health system. "We wanted to be able to offer people in Crown Point the same level of care that we do in Hyde Park on Chicago's South Side — and to make it more accessible and convenient for them. This will certainly be accomplished by this facility."
Since October 2021 when the initiative was first announced, plans for the new facility have evolved and grown. Hospital leadership worked with partners in the project and Crown Point officials to make sure the new facility can meet future healthcare demands of the Northwest Indiana community.
"We decided to add space to our original plans to build a 116,000-square-foot facility, so that we can meet the growing needs of patients and providers many years from now," said Tom Jackiewicz, President of the University of Chicago Medical Center, which serves as the hub for the UChicago Medicine health system. "We are adding almost 14,000 square feet to our earlier plan, which now means this facility will be 130,000 square feet over two stories."
The Crown Point care center will include:
- A micro-hospital with an eight-bed emergency department and a short-stay inpatient unit
- A comprehensive cancer center with infusion therapy as well as radiation, medical and surgical oncology
- An imaging center with MRI, CT, PET, X-ray and ultrasound capabilities
- An outpatient surgery center
- Laboratory services
- Medical offices with access to UChicago Medicine's physicians and specialists, including those in cancer care, cardiology, digestive diseases, orthopedics, neurosciences, pediatrics, primary care, surgical specialties, transplant care and women's health
"Most new healthcare construction in lower density populations involves limited services, not a comprehensive care center like the one UChicago Medicine is building in Crown Point", said Jake Rohe, partner at PMB, a national expert in healthcare real estate development.
"We do a lot of work across the country with a lot of different healthcare providers, and it's very rare to have this type of investment in a community," he said. "Healthcare is social infrastructure. And with that comes tremendous opportunity and an equally great responsibility. The commitment and investment UChicago Medicine is making in this community will have a significant impact on the region, and we're honored to be a small part of this major initiative."
In addition to developer PMB, other partners in the project include Walsh Construction and architecture and design firm Perkins & Will.
The Crown Point center is expected to have 110,00 patient visits each year and create at least 150 high-paying clinical and nonclinical jobs.
"It's exciting for me to know our residents will have close access to top-level physician care because of this campus, and that the City of Crown Point will serve as home to such a prestigious medical group," Crown Point Mayor Pete Land said during the ceremony. Land added the City of Crown Point is excited to expand its development portfolio in and around the Beacon Hill Business District to include high-paying career jobs in the medical field.
The multispecialty care facility adds to the presence UChicago Medicine already has through smaller medical offices in Northwest Indiana — in Munster, Merrillville, Westville and Schererville.
Audre Bagnall, UChicago Medicine Executive Vice President of Business Development and Chief Strategy Officer, said partnerships and collaborations have been key to providing high-quality healthcare for Northwest Indiana residents and will continue to be so. "We recognize the essential role community physicians and local hospitals play in care delivery in Northwest Indiana," she said. "Our physicians will continue to partner with them for their patients who need highly specialized care and to provide an integrated and seamless experience for everyone."
Ralph Flores Jr., a lifelong Northwest Indiana resident and majority owner in the new Crown Point-based Lake County Corn Dogs, said his baseball team and UChicago Medicine share a vision to improve the quality of life for residents and be active members of the community. UChicago Medicine recently signed a five-year deal to be the main sponsor of the Corn Dogs.
"The investment UChicago Medicine is making will be such a huge benefit to so many people for so many years to come," Flores said. "Welcome to the University of Chicago Medicine, and let's play ball!"
PMB is a purpose-driven healthcare real estate developer with a mission to improve healthcare delivery, effect change, and positively impact communities. Our company is 100 percent focused on healthcare real estate across the continuum of care including behavioral health, life sciences, ambulatory care centers, medical office buildings, inpatient hospitals, post-acute hospitals, senior living facilities, and parking structures. PMB has developed over 115 facilities to date representing approximately 6 million square feet. The firm owns and manages 70 medical facilities comprising over 5.2 million square feet. For more information, please visit our website at www.pmbllc.com or our blog at https://pmbllc.com/pmb-uchicago-medicine-break-ground-on-121-million-multispecialty-care-facility-in-crown-point-indiana/
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News > Home Theater & Entertainment LG Teases Ginormous 97-Inch OLED Display—Take a Look Releases later this year for just, oh, $25,000 By Lawrence Bonk Lawrence Bonk News Reporter Florida State University Lawrence Bonk is a tech news reporter for Lifewire, specializing in gaming, AI, VR, and consumer tech, including iOS, macOS, wearables, and more. lifewire's editorial guidelines Published on August 10, 2022 12:49PM EDT Fact checked by Jerri Ledford Fact checked by Jerri Ledford Western Kentucky University Gulf Coast Community College Jerri L. Ledford has been writing, editing, and fact-checking tech stories since 1994. Her work has appeared in Computerworld, PC Magazine, Information Today, and many others. lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Home Theater & Entertainment Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming It wasn't so long ago that eyeing a 60-inch HD TV was something of a big deal, but nowadays, that display size is considered average at best. To keep this size war going, electronics giant LG teased an absolutely massive 97-inch OLED screen at K-Display 2022, the KDIA's (Korea Display Industry Association) largest TV and monitor showcase. They're calling it the OLED.EX, and it's the largest OLED panel ever created. LG This Godzilla-esque TV is more than its extra-large panel, however, as the OLED.EX is equipped with LG's CSO (Cinematic Sound OLED) technology that has been featured in some of the company's prototype designs, such as a previously announced 48-inch bendable OLED panel. CSO works to actually vibrate the display during use, via a thin film exciter on the back of the panel. This vibration technology turns the TV into a bonafide 5.1 channel audio system without the need for additional speakers. LG says this gives viewers a "cinematic level of immersion," though they haven't indicated how the system apes surround sound systems that typically include speakers behind the viewer. LG Also, this is not a prototype. The OLED.EX releases later this year, but hold on to your bank accounts, as these displays are expected to cost around $25,000. That said, LG gave K-Display attendees plenty of prototypes to fawn over. They showed a multitude of transparent OLED displays, some thin enough to recede into standard walls, as well as a curved OLED for automobile dashboards and a foldable laptop OLED—none of which will be available for purchase in the near future. In the meantime, start clearing out your living room to make space for that 97-inch beast. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit | https://www.lifewire.com/lg-teases-ginormous-97-inch-oled-display-take-a-look-6386310 | 2022-08-10T19:06:38Z | https://www.lifewire.com/lg-teases-ginormous-97-inch-oled-display-take-a-look-6386310 | false |
(NEXSTAR) – In November 2020, McDonald’s announced plans to begin testing the McPlant, a “delicious plant-based burger crafted for McDonald’s, by McDonald’s, and with the kind of craveable McDonald’s flavor our customers love.”
But nearly two years later — during which time several fast-food chains have debuted their own plant-based offerings — the McPlant is still seemingly no closer to obtaining a spot on the national menu.
So what happened?
In late 2021, McDonald’s began testing the McPlant at only eight U.S. locations after previously testing the burger in select European countries. In Feb. 2021, the McPlant tests expanded to around 600 restaurants in the San Francisco Bay and Dallas-Fort Worth areas, with McDonald’s aiming to better understand “customer demand” — and that was the last they’ve mentioned of the sandwich on their corporate website.
In late July, McDonald’s quietly confirmed to CNBC these tests concluded as planned, but a representative for the restaurant made no mention of any future initiatives to offer the McPlant at U.S. locations when contacted by Nexstar.
A representative for Beyond Meat, which partnered with McDonald’s to create the McPlant patty, directed Nexstar back to McDonald’s when asked about any future plans for the burger.
It’s possible McDonald’s could be keeping mum on its plant-based plans, though analysts indicate it’s more likely that the item failed to meet sales expectations, and likely won’t be coming back.
In a note from financial services firm BTIG, obtained by MarketWatch in March and cited by Eat This this week, analysts with the firm found evidence that the McPlant failed to gain the same momentum that it demonstrated in the eight initial test restaurants, each of which had sold around 70 units per day.
Upon the rollout to San Francisco Bay and Dallas-Fort Worth, restaurants were only selling around 20 per day, with some in more rural Texas only selling between three and five, BTIG’s analysts found.
Some of the franchisees had even claimed that, since the McPlant wasn’t selling, it was being cooked to order whenever a customer requested one — which created longer wait times for customers ordering the McPlant and those waiting behind them in the drive-thru.
In their note, BTIG analysts said a nationwide launch “seems a ways off” as of March 2022.
Still, McDonald’s hasn’t completely killed the McPlant. It’s still among the vegetarian-friendly offerings in the U.K., and customers in Australia can find it on their local menus too.
Here in the U.S., however, customers looking for the McPlant may have to keep on waiting — or simply settle for an Impossible Whopper. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/is-mcdonalds-ditching-plans-for-the-mcplant-its-long-awaited-plant-based-burger/ | 2022-08-10T19:06:52Z | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/is-mcdonalds-ditching-plans-for-the-mcplant-its-long-awaited-plant-based-burger/ | false |
Selected from over 2,000 submissions, these papers will be featured at KDD 2022 in Washington, D.C. from August 16-18, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KDD 2022, the premier interdisciplinary conference in data science, today announced the official lineup of research and applied data science papers that will be presented at the conference. Registration is open for KDD 2022, to be held in Washington, D.C. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center starting August 14, 2022.
"The annual KDD conference showcases the most innovative research and applied data science being conducted today," said Wei Wang, SIGKDD chair, Leonard Kleinrock chair professor in computer science, and director of the Scalable Analytics Institute at University of California, Los Angeles. "Collectively, these papers represent the future and promise of data science. We encourage everyone interested in science to attend this year's conference."
KDD 2022 welcomes submissions on all aspects of knowledge discovery and data mining, from theoretical research on emerging science to papers assessing. This year's papers were selected from over 2,000 papers initially submitted for consideration at KDD 2022. Topics of focus for this year's papers include adversarial learning, anomaly detection, deep learning, text mining, and data ethics.
The full KDD 2022 program entails keynote presentations and workshops, in addition to academic and industry led sessions. KDD 2022 is a dual-track conference that provides distinct programming in research and applied data science. Both the research papers track and the applied data science papers track will take place August 16-18, 2022.
The schedule of this year's research papers track can be found at: https://kdd.org/kdd2022/paperRT.html.
The schedule of this year's applied science papers track can be found at: https://kdd.org/kdd2022/paperADS.html.
For the conference's complete program agenda and schedule, please visit: https://kdd.org/kdd2022/programAgenda.html.
For more information on this year's event, please visit: www.kdd.org/kdd2022/.
ACM is the premier global professional organization for researchers and professionals dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of knowledge discovery and data mining. SIGKDD is ACM's Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining. The annual KDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining is the premier interdisciplinary conference for data mining, data science and analytics.
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By Chris Higens, President, Animal Welfare League
CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In 1903, the first ever American cross-country auto trip took place. Ken Burns, the famous documentary filmmaker chronicled this historic event in a film titled "Horatio's Drive." Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson undertook this first drive along with Bud, his American Stafford Terrier.
It is quite fitting that the first dog to travel coast to coast by car in America would be an American Stafford Terrier, because, as anyone who really knows this breed of dog will tell you, there is no breed of dog that more clearly personifies the American spirit of courage, loyalty and fidelity than the American Stafford Terrier or, what people commonly refer to as the American Pitbull.
The origins of America's dog can be traced as far back as the early 16th century in England. And it is little wonder that reputation for courage, stamina and loyalty would earn them passage with colonists sailing on some of the first ships to the new world.
In America, domesticated canines had been around for at least 10,000 years and in fact, the Illinois area seems to hold most of the evidence yet found of ancient, domesticated canines than anywhere else on the continent. So, it is probably little wonder that researchers seeking to discover the origins of what would become the "American" version of the bull terrier would bring them to Illinois in search of genetic links that may present clues.
Like many common breeds today, the makeup of the American Pitbull is not fully agreed upon. All we know for sure is that the dogs that sailed from England centuries ago show little resemblance to their modern progenies. But while its looks, size and colorings may have changed, it is an undisputed fact that the soul of the animal lives on within the breed. The American Stafford Terrier is still regarded by many dog breeders and lovers as the dog that comes closest to personifying the adage of being "man's best friend".
It is more than simply unfortunate — it is heartbreaking that the reputation of America's greatest gift to domesticated canine husbandry has fallen into such ill repute. The American Stafford Terrier or Pitbull displays the perfect characteristics sought by pet owners. They are known to be loyal to the point of sacrificing their lives to save or protect their family members. They are intelligent and quickly learn the rules set down by their masters. They make excellent family pets and are great around kids. Being short-haired, they don't shed as much as other dogs, and are easier to keep clean. While they are not considered large animals, their frame and physical presence still command attention from strangers, making them an ideal companion for walks along city streets late at night.
So why is it that this incredible American creation, this perfect companion so eager to love, protect, and fully blend in with any size family, has come under such harsh criticism of late?
Just like human beings, animals — even animals of the same breed and from the same litter — vary in many ways. They all have unique personalities and are subject to hereditary traits that may or may not be associated with the breed. Because they are living entities, every one of them can also be damaged through environmental exposures, disease, genetics, neglect and abuse.
This is why it is so important that people obtain their pet — any type of pet — from a reputable source. This is also why we at the Animal Welfare League don't immediately put animals into the arms of people walking through our doors. We ask questions, we require applications, and we watch closely at how an animal reacts to a potential adopter. We have been criticized on social media for not immediately allowing people to adopt animals at our shelters. But people must understand that we are not in the business of finding animals for people, we are in the business of finding the right people for our animals. For more than 86 years, we have been putting animals and people together in relationships that, most often, we see blossom. We strive to find a home for all of the animals under our care but, unfortunately, there are times when we cannot allow an adoption because we feel that it is not in the best interest of the animal in question.
The bully breeds are no exception to this policy. Not every person or family can provide the right care for a large dog, a high-energy dog, or a dog suffering from anxiety or some other emotional problem. And it is because some rescues and shelters are too eager to close adoptions and keep their cages turning over that we see people being harmed by large breed or popular breed animals.
Pitbulls are getting a bad reputation not because they are a bad breed of dog. They are, in fact, a great breed of dog sought after by too many people that are simply not equipped to provide the handling and attention required of a highly intelligent and physically strong canine.
If you and/or your family are looking to bring some new love into the household, we would be happy to help you find the right animal. The bully breeds make great pets, but they are not for everyone. Stop by our shelter in Chicago Ridge and let us help you find your next big love that may, or may not, come in a big size.
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From tipping to gift-giving to working with friends, GOBankingRates is providing a guide to the trickiest money situations.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Have you ever wondered how much to tip when service is bad? Or if you have to tip every time you're presented with an iPad at the checkout counter? Should you charge your friends for professional favors? And can you ask your closest friends how much money they make?
GOBankingRates is answering these questions and more in our latest franchise, "Your Biggest Money Etiquette Questions Answered," which builds on our existing "Modern Money Etiquette" column. Through a series of informative interviews with etiquette experts, financial advisors and travel pros, GOBankingRates is providing readers with a complete guide to tricky financial scenarios covering everything from gift-giving to tipping on vacation.
"Money is still a pretty taboo topic, and it can be awkward and uncomfortable to navigate the various scenarios where money and your personal life intertwine. Through 'Your Biggest Money Etiquette Questions Answered,' we're providing readers with helpful tips and tools to make these situations a little less stressful," said Gabrielle Olya, Lead Writer and Editor at GOBankingRates.
The franchise also features exclusive survey data on Americans' tipping behaviors, attitudes about sharing salary information and more.
"While conducting the survey for this franchise, I was shocked to find that 80% of Americans have never asked their friends or co-workers how much money they make, and a quarter of Americans have hidden a large purchase from their partner or spouse," said Andrew Murray, Lead Content Data Researcher at GOBankingRates. "There seems to be a stigma around talking about money, yet we all have these questions surrounding money and personal finance that we all need answers and reassurances on. Hopefully, this franchise can provide our readers with the answers and guidance they are seeking."
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman’s campaign on Wednesday launched an effort to attack his Republican opponent, Mehmet Oz, for promoting dubious medical treatments during his years as a celebrity physician on daytime television’s The Dr. Oz Show.
Speaking at a “Real Doctors Against Oz” news conference outside City Hall, physician and Montgomery County Commissioners Chair Val Arkoosh criticized Oz for “making his fortune as a TV scam artist providing reckless medical advice” and hawking “miracle” drugs that are not embraced in the medical community, as well as questionable COVID-19 treatments like hydroxychloroquine.
“Oz simply does not care about the health of Pennsylvanians,” said Arkoosh, who ran against Fetterman, the lieutenant governor, in the Democratic primary. “As a physician, I can tell you with certainty that Dr. Oz is the wrong prescription for Pennsylvania.”
» READ MORE: Mehmet Oz has peddled ‘fat burners’ and other pseudoscience. Now he’s running for Senate in Pa.
Oz was a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon before becoming famous as a recurring guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show and then getting his own show. His celebrity from daytime television is his primary strength as a candidate, helping him win former President Donald Trump’s endorsement and eke out a narrow win in the GOP primary.
But he lost standing with many in the medical community for using the show to promote unproven treatments, including some weight-loss products.
“Early in his career, Dr. Oz was respected and considered an upstanding member of the medical community,” Marcelle Shapiro, vice chair of the Medical Alumni Advisory Council at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, said at the event. “Sadly, he fell from grace and lost respect from the medical community once he endorsed miraculous powers of green coffee extract and other potentially harmful supplements to promote weight loss.”
Oz spokesperson Brittany Yanick defended Oz’s record, noting that he was an accomplished physician and “has designed devices that have made health care more affordable and safer.” She contrastedOz’s lengthy resume with that of Fetterman, pointing to the financial support Fetterman received from his parents while he was mayor of Braddock and saying he “would be a rubber stamp for the failing Biden Agenda.”
“Dr. Oz is a world class surgeon, inventor, educator and author in the field of healthcare,” Yanick said in a statement. “Dr. Oz is a doer, which is more than John Fetterman can say.”
» READ MORE: John Fetterman will hold his first public event in the Pa. Senate race since having a stroke
Criticism of Oz’s TV career, however, is neither new nor isolated. In 2014, he spoke at a congressional hearing and was attacked by lawmakers from both parties over his on-air advice. Arkoosh pointed to a 2013 Georgetown University study that found that 78% of the advice on Oz’s show “did not align with evidence-based medical guidelines, society recommendations, or authority statements.”
She also criticized Oz for mocking Fetterman’s absence from the campaign trail since his stroke shortly before winning the Democratic primary. Fetterman was not at Wednesday’s news conference and hasn’t attended an in-person campaign event since May. He is scheduled to speak at a rally in Erie on Friday.
Oz has maintained a “John Fetterman Basement Tracker” chronicling how long his opponent has been off the campaign trail.
“No real doctor or any decent human being would mock a stroke victim,” she said. | https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/dr-mehmet-oz-real-doctor-miracle-drug-john-fetterman-us-senate-20220810.html | 2022-08-10T19:10:31Z | https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/dr-mehmet-oz-real-doctor-miracle-drug-john-fetterman-us-senate-20220810.html | true |
From tipping to gift-giving to working with friends, GOBankingRates is providing a guide to the trickiest money situations.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Have you ever wondered how much to tip when service is bad? Or if you have to tip every time you're presented with an iPad at the checkout counter? Should you charge your friends for professional favors? And can you ask your closest friends how much money they make?
GOBankingRates is answering these questions and more in our latest franchise, "Your Biggest Money Etiquette Questions Answered," which builds on our existing "Modern Money Etiquette" column. Through a series of informative interviews with etiquette experts, financial advisors and travel pros, GOBankingRates is providing readers with a complete guide to tricky financial scenarios covering everything from gift-giving to tipping on vacation.
"Money is still a pretty taboo topic, and it can be awkward and uncomfortable to navigate the various scenarios where money and your personal life intertwine. Through 'Your Biggest Money Etiquette Questions Answered,' we're providing readers with helpful tips and tools to make these situations a little less stressful," said Gabrielle Olya, Lead Writer and Editor at GOBankingRates.
The franchise also features exclusive survey data on Americans' tipping behaviors, attitudes about sharing salary information and more.
"While conducting the survey for this franchise, I was shocked to find that 80% of Americans have never asked their friends or co-workers how much money they make, and a quarter of Americans have hidden a large purchase from their partner or spouse," said Andrew Murray, Lead Content Data Researcher at GOBankingRates. "There seems to be a stigma around talking about money, yet we all have these questions surrounding money and personal finance that we all need answers and reassurances on. Hopefully, this franchise can provide our readers with the answers and guidance they are seeking."
"Your Biggest Money Etiquette Questions Answered" is one more way GOBankingRates aims to inform and empower our readers throughout their financial journeys.
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BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday claimed Nitish Kumar is serving his last term as Bihar Chief Minister and will never get the chair again and dubbed him as a "snake" while referring to Lalu Prasad Yadav's five-year-old remarks.
Mr Singh further said the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will wield real power in Bihar as Kumar has joined hands with it for furthering his prime ministerial ambitions. He, however, made light of Kumar's prospects saying anyone could nurse such an ambition.
JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister for a record eighth time on Wednesday, a day after snapping ties with the BJP-led NDA and joining hands with the RJD to form a ‘Mahagathbandhan' government.
Referring to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's old remarks in which he had described Kumar as a "snake", Singh said that now the same snake has entered Mr Yadav's house for furthering his prime ministerial ambitions.
When Mr Kumar snapped ties with the RJD in 2017 and allied with the BJP again, Mr Yadav in a tweet described him as a snake that sheds its skin every two years.
Sharing Mr Yadav's tweet, Mr Singh, who has often been critical of Mr Kumar, on Wednesday said, "The snake has entered your home." Underlining that Kumar can never become chief minister on his own, Singh said, "Nitish Kumar is serving his last term as chief minister, he will never get this chair again." He said that Kumar considers himself prime minister material and his ambition leads him to ditch the people's mandate and jump to the other side to form the government.
"RJD will wield real power in Bihar, Nitish joined hands with it for furthering his prime ministerial ambitions," Mr Singh told PTI.
He further said one who cannot become chief minister on his own, dreams about becoming the prime minister.
He also dared Mr Kumar to seek a fresh mandate from the people of Bihar.
Even when the BJP was in alliance with JD(U), Singh had many times expressed his reservations about various decisions of Kumar and his stance on various ideological and Hindutva-related issues.
A dharna was held in front of the BJP office at Birchand Patel Marg in Patna that was attended by all party MPs and MLAs from Bihar who vowed to “expose” the 71-year-old JD(U) leader through agitations at district and block levels later this week.
“There is no other reason for the turnaround except his prime ministerial ambitions which make him envious of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He should first try to win a state election on his own, without using an alliance as a crutch," said Union minister Singh.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Midday" game were:
04-07-23-30-33
(four, seven, twenty-three, thirty, thirty-three)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Midday" game were:
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WIXOM, Mich. (AP) — Michigan environmental officials notified an an auto trim maker that it violated the law by releasing industrial chemicals into a river system northwest of Detroit.
Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says its Water Resources Division issued citations Tuesday to Tribar Manufacturing in Wixom for discharging a plating solution containing hexavalent chromium into a sanitary sewer system the weekend of July 29.
The solution was routed to an area wastewater treatment facility that discharges wastewater to a creek that flows into the Huron River system.
Hexavalent chromium is a known carcinogen that can cause a number of adverse health effects through ingestion, skin contact or inhalation, according to Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services.
Tribar Manufacturing was cited for failing to immediately notify the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy after discovering the discharge. It also was cited for sending an unauthorized discharge of pollutants to the wastewater treatment facility that resulted in interference to the treatment process,
Tribar Manufacturing has been given until Aug. 20 to respond in writing to the notices, according to the state agency. The Associated Press called Tribar Manufacturing Wednesday afternoon but was unable to leave a message on the company’s voicemail system.
On Monday, state health officials said testing of 55 locations did not detect hexavalent chromium in the Huron River system downstream of the release.
Health officials recommend that people and pets avoid contact with the river water in parts of Oakland and Livingston counties. It also advises that fish caught in that area should not be eaten.
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said it is continuing to investigate why the chemical release occurred and the exact volume and product that was released. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Michigan-Company-released-industrial-chemicals-17364823.php | 2022-08-10T19:15:18Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Michigan-Company-released-industrial-chemicals-17364823.php | true |
INDIANAPOLIS – Over the last few days, we have seen over an inch of rainfall here in Indianapolis. No rain is expected today, however. Rainfall and temperature records will hold for today.
- Record high temperature: 99° (1911)
- Record low temperature: 50° (1972)
- Record rainfall: 1.25″ (1874)
On this day two years ago, a line of severe storms swept across the Midwest, including central Indiana. These storms cause wind damage that knocked down trees and power lines. This line eventually was classified as a derecho that started in Nebraska and Iowa and traveled into Ohio.
On this date back in 1980, golf ball-sized hail fell in Westfield. | https://fox59.com/weather/temperature-rainfall-records-hold-again-for-today/ | 2022-08-10T19:17:18Z | https://fox59.com/weather/temperature-rainfall-records-hold-again-for-today/ | false |
NEW YORK (AP) — Drivers entering the heart of New York City would pay an extra $9 to $23 as soon as the end of next year under a plan aimed at reducing congestion in the country’s most congested city.
Details on the plan, known as congestion pricing, were included in an environmental assessment released Wednesday that is part of the federal regulatory process. The tolls aren't expected to be put into effect until the end of next year at the earliest, and would be the first of their kind used in the U.S. Other cities including London, Stockholm and Singapore have used similar plans.
Drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street would be charged electronically. According to the environmental assessment, travel speeds in Manhattan's central business district decreased 22%, to an average of about 7 mph, between 2010 and 2019, and drivers experience about 102 hours of lost travel time per year as a result. Local bus speeds have decreased 28%.
Revenue from the tolls, projected to be roughly $1 billion annually, will be used to finance borrowing to upgrade the city’s mass transit systems.
While the rate structure — which likely will include a maze of discounts and exemptions — will be finalized by a six-person board, Wednesday's report offered several scenarios describing how much drivers could pay.
Tolls would be higher during peak periods in general, but the scenarios listed Wednesday offered shifting rates depending on a few factors — primarily, which discounts are given to drivers already paying tolls at bridges and tunnels entering Manhattan, and whether there is a cap on the number of times a car or truck can be tolled in one day.
For example, tolls would peak at $23 under a scenario in which cars, trucks, taxis and for-hire vehicles would be capped at one toll per day and drivers already paying tolls at seven bridges and tunnels into Manhattan would receive credits; conversely, tolls would top out at $9 in a scenario in which taxis, for-hire vehicles and trucks would have no cap on how often they could be charged and drivers at the seven crossings wouldn't receive credits.
Only one of the seven scenarios includes a credit for drivers crossing the George Washington Bridge from New Jersey in upper Manhattan. Several New Jersey lawmakers have sharply criticized the tolling plan as an unfair tax on New Jerseyans who commute to New York, since none of the money would go toward mass transit in New Jersey.
On Tuesday, Democratic U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer and state lawmakers introduced a bill to incentivize businesses in New York to open new offices in New Jersey for employees who are based there.
Manhattan residents who live in the tolling area and make less than $60,000 per year would be eligible for a tax credit to cover the cost of tolls they pay, under the current proposal.
Wednesday’s report acknowledged that for-hire vehicle drivers — whose numbers tripled in Manhattan between 2010 to 2019, to 120,000 — will be adversely affected even if customers are responsible for paying the toll, as is expected. If the final plan calls for them to be charged more than once per day, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority would waive fees for drivers who want to work for the MTA or its affiliated vendors. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Details-released-on-extra-tolls-for-New-York-City-17364656.php | 2022-08-10T19:17:50Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Details-released-on-extra-tolls-for-New-York-City-17364656.php | true |
Scammers target students searching for scholarships and grants
Dept. of Education report identifies a wide range of scams
InvestigateTV - Scholarships and grants play a vital role for prospective students. According to the non-profit research group Education Data Initiative, scholarships and grants cover about 25% of education costs every year.
The latest report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) highlights bad actors tapping into that need for funds with a wide range of scams and fraud.
The OIG’s report gave examples of different types of financial aid frauds:
- In Florida a former financial aid officer was indicted and arrested on charges of theft of around $300,000 after allegedly convincing students to return excess Pell Grant funds.
- In California four people pretending to be from a debt relief company were sentenced for fraud after they contacted over 380,000 debt relief student loan borrowers claiming they were associated with the Dept. of Education. They promised to reduce or eliminate borrower’s federal student loan debt. Instead, the OIG says they stole more than $6.1 million dollars from unsuspecting victims.
According to Sarah Wetzel with the Better Business Bureau, students searching for financial help are prime targets for scammers offering fake scholarships, grants or loans.
“What usually happens is they send you a check and say here’s your scholarship, deposit it and you do have to send back “X” amount of dollars for fees or taxes,” Wetzel said. “Come to find out that check will be fake, it bounces and any money that you send, you’ll be out of that money.”
Wetzel warned that fraudsters may slightly change the name of a legitimate organization to bolster their credibility. She advised to always verify any organizations that reach out to you offering free or easy scholarships or grants and ask how they got your name and contact information.
The Federal Trade Commission offers free advice on how to avoid scholarship and financial aid scams. You can also report suspected scholarship or grant fraud or scams to the OIG here.
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The state affirmed its determination to demolish the illegal West Bank Homesh yeshiva but gave no evacuation date in its latest submission to the High Court of Justice.
"The place must be evacuated," the state told the court on Wednesday in the name of the IDF and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, as it explained that it was strictly preventing any new construction at the site.
It spoke in response to a 2019 petition by the NGO Yesh Din against the small modular seminary that has been located on an isolated hilltop in the Samaria region of the West Bank for over 15 years.
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It is all that remains of the settlement and yeshiva that had been located on that hilltop, but which the government destroyed in 2005.
Settlers and right-wing activists want to see the community and yeshiva rebuilt and authorized. They have redoubled their efforts in the aftermath of a terror attack in Homesh in December 2021, that claimed the life of yeshiva student Yehuda Dimentman, 25.
"We hope the government won't reward terror, not in Homesh and not anywhere else."
Ethia Dimentman
The bulk of the hilltop, however, belongs to the Palestinians from the nearby Burka village. The High Court of Justice in 2013 recognized the right of the Palestinians to farm their land on that hilltop.
In June the court upheld that right and accepted an earlier declaration of the state, which mirrored this one, that it intended to remove the yeshiva from the hilltop.
It had asked the state for an update on the situation by August 10.
Yesh Din said in response that "the State of Israel continues to procrastinate and continues to refuse to perform its legal and moral duty which is evacuating the outpost that was established illegally on private land belonging to residents from the village of Burka.
"The dispossession of Palestinians and the theft of their land must end - every passing day further increases the injustice and rewards the offenders.
"Like their predecessors, Israel’s Minister of Defense and Israel’s Prime Minister prove that the rule of law always retreats in favor of political interests and in favor of the settlers’ satisfaction," Yesh Din stated.
Dimentman's window's appeal
In advance of the state's submission Dimentman's window Ethia had appealed to Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar who heads the New Hope party to authorize the yeshiva in her husband's name and if not, to at least delay any action until after the election.
Her husband studied on the Homesh hilltop as an emissary for the Jewish people, "he didn't go there for himself" but for his "brothers in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa."
She noted a Jewish presence on the Homesh hilltop would help preserve Israel's hold on the strategically important region of northern Samaria.
The former Homesh community was one of four northern Samaria settlements Israel evacuated during the 2005 Disengagement in which 21 Gaza settlements were evacuated.
Those on the Right view its demolition as a second Disengagement. Ethia noted that the date of the state's submissions fell on the 17th anniversary of the 2005 Disengagement.
The presence of the Homesh yeshiva on the hilltop shows that the "people of Israel has returned to their land."
She added the hoped the Homesh settlement would soon be rebuilt along with all the other destroyed settlements.
"We hope the government won't reward terror, not in Homesh and not anywhere else," she said. | https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-714400 | 2022-08-10T19:20:56Z | https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-714400 | true |
Connect's first partnership in Kentucky will deliver high-speed internet access to homes and businesses across 14 counties with Connect, powered by Kenergy, fiber network
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conexon Connect, the internet service provider formed by rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon, has been selected by Kenergy to deliver high-speed fiber internet access for rural Kentuckians within the cooperative's service territory.
The cooperative is partnering with Connect to launch and deploy a nearly 7,200-mile fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, representing Conexon Connect's first partnership in the state of Kentucky.
The Connect, powered by Kenergy, network will deliver world-class internet service to homes and businesses served by Kenergy across portions of Breckinridge, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Union, and Webster counties. The goal is ultimately to expand fiber broadband access to all of Kenergy's approximately 49,000 members.
"The start of this project marks a new stage for Conexon Connect as we bring fiber internet to rural areas of Kentucky for the first time. We are very excited to work closely with the Kenergy team to make this possible for co-op members," said Randy Klindt, Conexon Founding Partner and Conexon Connect CEO. "The partnership shows the dedication of both organizations to improving the lives of individuals living in rural areas."
Kenergy's nearly $150 million network is expected to be completed within three years. The fiber-optic network will offer members access to symmetrical (same upload and download speeds) gigabit internet. Additionally, it will provide reliable, clear phone service and enable the future benefits of smart grid capabilities to the electrical infrastructure, including improved power outage response times, better load balancing, more efficient electricity delivery, and more.
"Since Kenergy's beginning, we have put our members first and continuously enhanced our services to fit their needs. We're excited to take the next step to bringing them the fiber-to-the-home internet connection that they need," Kenergy President and CEO Jeff Hohn said. "Rural communities in our area desperately need high-speed internet to stay in touch, whether that's for telemedicine, work, or education. We are grateful to be the company that can give them that connection."
Conexon and Conexon Connect work with electric cooperatives and other organizations committed to serving their communities with fiber broadband. With its clients, the company has designed more than 200,000 miles of fiber, builds more than 50,000 miles of fiber annually, and has connected more than 500,000 rural Americans to fiber to the home.
Kenergy is an electric distribution cooperative located in Henderson, Kentucky. The cooperative was established in July 1999 through the consolidation of Henderson-Union Electric Cooperative (organized in 1936) and Green River Electric (organized in 1937). As a co-op, Kenergy is member-owned and operates on a not-for-profit basis. Kenergy exists to provide safe and reliable electricity at an affordable price. The co-op currently serves members throughout Breckinridge, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Union, and Webster counties.
Conexon Connect is the internet service provider (ISP) arm of rural fiber broadband design and construction management leader Conexon. The subsidiary was formed to operate and manage cooperative fiber-to-the-home networks. Connect leverages Conexon's decades of co-op operations, fiber-optic design and construction, telecommunications, federal and state lobbying and customer experience management expertise to successfully launch and operate projects. The Connect approach is to work with electric cooperatives to launch and deploy high-speed fiber-optic networks – the gold standard of communications transmission – enabling them to offer world-class fiber broadband to their members. Connect today is partnering with multiple cooperatives in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Missouri.
Conexon works with Rural Electric Cooperatives to bring fiber to the home in rural communities. The company is comprised of professionals who have worked in electric cooperatives and the telecommunications industry and offer decades of individual experience in business planning, building networks, marketing and selling telecommunications. Conexon offers its electric cooperative clients end-to-end broadband deployment and operations support, from a project's conception all the way through to its long-term sustainability. It works with clients to analyze economic feasibility, secure financing, design the network, manage construction, provide operational support, optimize business performance, and determine optimal partnerships. To date, Conexon has assisted more than 275 electric cooperatives, 60 of which are deploying fiber networks, with more than 500,000 rural Americans connected to fiber to the home. The company has secured nearly $2 billion in federal, state and local grants and subsidies for its clients.
CONTACT:
Cindy Parks
913-526-6912
cindy.parks@conexon.us
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Extended stay brand grows California presence with six additional properties on the way
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStay Suites, a midscale extended stay brand franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), welcomed the largest hotel in its system with the opening of the MainStay Suites Orange County John Wayne Airport. Making its brand debut in the greater Los Angeles market, the 176-room hotel is one of several MainStay Suites opening in California, with properties planned in Beaumont, Fresno, Rancho Mirage, Oceanside, Riverside, and Victorville.
Located at 2701 Hotel Terrace Drive in Santa Ana, CA, the property places guests near Disneyland, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach, and is a short drive to Downtown Los Angeles. Additional area attractions include Fasion Island, Balboa Island, The "Little American Business" LAB, the Lyon Air Museum, Discovery Cube Orange County, Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park, Heritage Museum of Orange County, Downtown Santa Ana Historic District, and Orange County Museum of Art. For business travelers, major companies nearby include an Amazon distribution center, Canon, Ricoh, Abbot Lab, Kia, Hyundai, Mazda, FedEx, and Broadcom. The hotel is also minutes from John Wayne Airport and the University of California, Irvine.
"Our midscale MainStay Suites brand is thriving, with the largest hotel opening in the system making its official entrance into the Los Angeles market," said Anna Scozzafava, vice president and general manager, extended stay brands, Choice Hotels. "However, we're not stopping there as the brand continues to expand in California with future openings from Fresno to Oceanside. We look forward to welcoming guests to the MainStay Suites Orange County John Wayne Airport, so they can be near all the Hollywood action, whether staying for leisure, business, or a mix of both. At the same time, like all MainStay properties, this hotel was carefully curated to help guests maintain their lifestyles when they are on the road for days, weeks, or months."
The MainStay Suites Orange County John Wayne Airport, which includes a courtyard in the center of the property, was purposefully designed for longer-staying guests, featuring spacious, apartment-style suites with fully equipped kitchens. Hotel amenities also include a fitness room, business center and meeting rooms, on-site marketplace, and guest laundry facility.
Choice Hotels has operated in the extended stay segment since its infancy, currently featuring the newly refreshed Suburban Studios and WoodSpring Suites brands in economy extended stay and MainStay Suites and Everhome Suites in midscale extended stay. A leader in the segment, Choice has enhanced the extended stay operating model and offers best-in-class design, industry-leading tailored support and dedicated sales training.
For more information about Choice's extended stay development opportunities, visit choicehotelsdevelopment.com.
About MainStay Suites®
MainStay Suites is an extended-stay hotel option that allows guests to live like home whether they're away for a week or a month. Each property offers a unique and distinctive experience for customers at an affordable price. Travelers can maintain their lifestyle during their stay with attractive amenities including residential style suites, free high-speed internet access, free continental breakfast, fitness center and weekly housekeeping and guest laundry services. There are over 70 MainStay Suites properties open across the United States, with 140 currently in the pipeline. To learn more, visit www.choicehotels.com/mainstay.
About Choice Hotels®
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With nearly 7,000 hotels, representing nearly 600,000 rooms, in 35 countries and territories as of June 30, 2022, the Choice® family of hotel brands provides business and leisure travelers with a range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upscale, midscale, extended-stay and economy segments. The award-winning Choice Privileges® loyalty program offers members a faster way to rewards, with personalized benefits starting on day one. For more information, visit www.choicehotels.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This communication includes "forward-looking statements" about future events, including anticipated hotel openings. Such statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including construction delays, availability and cost of financing and the other "Risk Factors" described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any of which could cause actual results to be materially different from our expectations.
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This is not an offering. No offer or sale of a franchise will be made except by a Franchise Disclosure Document first filed and registered with applicable state authorities. A copy of the Franchise Disclosure Document can be obtained through contacting Choice Hotels International at 1 Choice Hotels Circle, Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20850, development@choicehotels.com.
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Special Financial Assistance (SFA) under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act boosts multiemployer funding by one percentage point
SEATTLE, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the 2022 mid-year results of its Multiemployer Pension Funding Study (MPFS), which analyzes the funded status of all multiemployer defined benefit pension plans in the United States.
For the first six months of 2022, the MPFS simplified portfolio earned about -12.3%, ending the surge in investment performance since March 2020. Year-to-date market declines have returned most plans to pre-pandemic funding levels.
The aggregate funded percentage of all multiemployer plans declined from 91% at 2021 year-end to 80% as of June 30, 2022. The MPFS funded ratio would have been 79% without the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2022. The $6.7 billion in SFA under ARP that has been paid through June 30 has increased the aggregate funded percentage by about 1%. The PBGC estimates the median total SFA payout will be about $82 billion, all of which is expected to be paid by 2027.
"The key factor impacting the future funded percentage of critical and declining plans will be the amount of SFA they receive and how that is managed over time," says Nina Lantz, a principal at Milliman and co-author of the MPFS. "The total impact of SFA on multiemployer pensions will depend on a variety of factors including the timing of the SFA payments, potential changes in plan liability measurements, and future investment returns."
To view the complete study, go to www.milliman.com/mpfs. To see Milliman's full range of annual Pension Funding Studies, go to https://www.milliman.com/en/retirement-and-benefits/pension-funding-studies. To receive regular updates of Milliman's pension funding analysis, contact us at pensionfunding@milliman.com.
About Milliman
Milliman is among the world's largest providers of actuarial and related products and services. The firm has consulting practices in healthcare, property & casualty insurance, life insurance and financial services, and employee benefits. Founded in 1947, Milliman is an independent firm with offices in major cities around the globe. For further information visit milliman.com.
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Angela Yee’s ‘The Breakfast Club’ departure is the end of an era
The show’s co-host announced that she’ll be starting her own program this fall.
Angela Yee, co-host of “The Breakfast Club,” has announced that she will be leaving the show after nearly 12 years to host her own upcoming program with iHeartRadio, the same network that produces The Breakfast Club.
Speculation first began brewing on Tuesday night after Yee sent out a cryptic tweet indicating a change to the show. “The breakfast club as you know it is officially over,” she wrote without further explanation. On Wednesday morning’s show, she clarified with an official announcement about her new project, a development that her co-hosts Charlamagne tha God and DJ Envy were supportive of.
“I am going to be leaving The Breakfast Club,” Yee said. “You guys obviously will continue on, and it’ll be a different iteration of the Breakfast Club, but I will have my own show up here at iHeart as well.”
Yee noted, “This is something that I've been waiting to do for years now, way before the pandemic.” Years earlier, Yee had spoken to her boss at iHeartRadio looking to start her own show: “I have my podcast 'Lip Service,’ and I was thinking I would be able to get something like a weekend situation." Now, Yee will officially be helming “Way Up with Angela Yee,” a nationally syndicated daily live show that will begin airing sometime in the fall.
Her departure, though, will undoubtedly mark a major shift for The Breakfast Club. Yee has served as an integral part, particularly as a Black woman, of the central trio’s dynamic and helped propel the program to one of the most listened-to morning radio shows in the country. The show, which is known for its candid, sometimes controversial interviews with the biggest names in hip-hop, was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2020.
On Twitter, Yee confirmed that she would remain on The Breakfast Club for at least another month before transitioning into her new program. “As far as having a nationally syndicated show, and somebody in my position, a woman, a Black woman, up here, I don’t know — it’s a rarity,” she said on Wednesday’s show. “And it’s a great opportunity and it’s not something that I take lightly, so I’m really excited.” | https://www.mic.com/culture/angela-yee-is-leaving-the-breakfast-club-for-her-own-show | 2022-08-10T19:22:31Z | https://www.mic.com/culture/angela-yee-is-leaving-the-breakfast-club-for-her-own-show | true |
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Tuya Inc. ("Tuya" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUYA). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Tuya and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On or around March 18, 2021, Tuya conducted its initial public offering ("IPO"), selling more than 45 million American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") priced at $21.00 per ADS. On May 11, 2021, an article on techcrunch.com revealed that over the past few days, "several top Chinese sellers disappeared from Amazon." The article reported that over 13.1 million records documenting a massive fake review scam had been uncovered, implicating more than 200,000 Amazon accounts. The article added that "[i]n total, the suspended accounts contribute over a billion dollars in gross merchandise value (GMV) to Amazon." The article quoted Amazon as stating: "'We take swift action against those that violate [our policies], including suspending or removing selling privileges.'" Then, on August 18, 2021, Tuya issued a press release announcing the Company's financial results for the second quarter of 2021. The release also provided the outlook for the third quarter of 2021, stating that the Company expects revenue to be in a range of just $83 million to $86 million, which surprised and disappointed analysts and investors. During an earnings call held that same day with analysts and investors, Chief Financial Officer Yao (Jessie) Liu revealed the reason for the low third quarter revenue forecast, explaining that "our customers face a series of challenges, including Amazon's strict execution of seller policy," in which Amazon had banned cross-border e-commerce stores. After the call, analysts estimated that the Amazon bans would negatively affect Tuya's 2021 second half revenues by 10%, and that 20% of all Tuya IoT-enabled devices were sold through online channels such as Amazon. By August 2022, Tuya ADSs had fallen below $2.00 per ADS, representing a decline of 90% from the IPO price.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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Air travelers just endured another weekend of widespread flight delays and cancellations. Airlines cancelled more than 5,100 flights that had been scheduled from Thursday, Aug. 4 through Monday, Aug. 8, and close to 30% of the flights that did take off were delayed.
It's something that's become all too common this summer, as airports have been busier than at any time since the pandemic began, but airlines struggle to meet the surge in air travel demand.
The airlines blame the chronic delays and cancellations, in part, on a shortage of staff, and especially of pilots, which gets magnified in times of bad weather or other operational problems.
The pilot shortage is also forcing airlines, especially regional carriers, to reduce the number of flights they offer, particularly to smaller cities.
United Airlines has ended service to 25 destinations since the pandemic began. American and Delta have dropped dozens of cities from their flight schedules, too.
Places like Twin Falls, Idaho; Mason City, Iowa; and Elko, Nev., are down to one flight a day. United's single daily flight to Mason City also stops in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and is that small city's only flight each day, too.
Even Chicago's O'Hare, one of the world's busiest airports, has nearly 25% fewer departures each day than it did in 2019, because of the sharp drop in the number of regional airline flights to smaller cities, according to the aviation data analytics firm OAG.
The Regional Airline Association says its member airlines, including SkyWest, Republic, Envoy, Endeavor, and Mesa, which fly regional routes on behalf of the big legacy carriers such as American Eagle, Delta Shuttle and United Express, are not cutting service to these smaller airports because they want to, but because they don't have enough pilots to staff the flights.
So to address the shortage, some in the industry and in Congress are calling for some big changes. Among them are raising the mandatory pilot retirement age from 65 to 67, and reducing the number of flight hours required before a pilot can be certified.
"We have a crisis when it comes to airline travel," Sen. Lindsay Graham of South Carolina said recently at his home state's Greenville-Spartanburg airport. "We have a pilot shortage and those who say we don't, well, they're just full of it."
"We're suffering because of this," Graham added. "Airlines have to make decisions, so when you have less pilots, you gotta pick what routes to fly, and regional airports like Greenville and throughout other smaller communities suffer the most."
With too few pilots to staff flights, airlines have had to park hundreds of airplanes.
"There are approximately 500 fewer regional aircraft operating today than at the end of 2019," says Drew Lemos of the Regional Airlines Association. "This represents a loss of a quarter of the regional fleet. Five-hundred parked aircraft equates to a deficiency of approximately 5,000 pilots."
Calls for raising the minimum retirement age
So to keep the industry from losing even more pilots, Graham is sponsoring legislation that would raise the mandatory airline pilot retirement age from 65 to 67, as long as they continue to meet the FAA's stringent medical qualifications to fly commercial aircraft.
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that U.S. airlines will need to hire about 14,500 pilots each year over the next decade, but new pilot training and licensing is not keeping up with that demand.
And Graham and the RAA say in the next two years, 5,000 pilots will be forced out the industry as they reach that mandatory retirement age, and 14,000 pilots will age out of the cockpit by 2026.
"Pilots will be aged out, not because they're unsafe, just simply because they reach 65," Graham said. "My legislation would allow pilots to continue to fly if they meet the qualifications. We're not dumbing down anything."
"This legislation is critical to help address the pilot shortage and prevent air service loss in communities across the country," added Lemos.
But the unions representing airline pilots disagree.
"It's a bad idea and it doesn't solve the problem," says Capt. Dennis Tajer, a 737 pilot for American Airlines and spokesperson for the Allied Pilots Association.
He contends the air travel problems this summer are not simply because of a shortage of pilots.
"There's a shortage of plans," says Tajer, adding that airline "management did not plan for this recovery" in air travel.
Tajer suggests that to the extent there is a shortage of pilots, the airlines brought that upon themselves. He points out that even though the airlines received $50 billion in taxpayer funding to keep employees on the payroll during the pandemic, many of them gave pilots generous early retirement packages, including partial pay, benefits and other enticements.
"To save money, they incentivized pilots to retire early and they never started training the pilots that would fill those seats," Tajer said.
The other major union representing airline pilots, the Air Lines Pilots Association, echoes those comments, while contending that there is no pilot shortage. The union says in a news release that the proposed legislation is a "misguided attempt to solve a problem that doesn't exist."
"This legislation is yet another attempt to distract the conversation from the real issue, which is that some U.S. airlines have clearly failed to plan for the industry's comeback that we are experiencing today," Capt. Joe DePete, ALPA's president, said in the news release. He added that raising the retirement age "would only increase costs for airlines as well as introduce unnecessary risks to passengers and crew alike."
Because the international mandatory retirement age for pilots is also 65, if the age was raised in the United States, pilots 65 or older would no longer be allowed to fly overseas. Those routes are usually flown on widebody jets, such as Boeing's 777 and 787, so those veteran pilots would have to be retrained on smaller narrow body planes to keep flying.
That is one of the reasons some of the bigger, legacy airlines oppose raising the retirement age. They and others also bring up safety concerns, citing research showing that cognitive abilities decline as people age.
When asked recently about increasing the mandatory retirement age, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said he doesn't think it's a solution, telling CNBC that "at United, of our age 64 pilots, 36% of them are unavailable to fly on a given day for sick, short-term or long-term medical" reasons.
"We're already at 36% at that age, so extending the age ... I don't think is going to be the answer," Kirby added.
And Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg echoed such concerns recently on Fox News Sunday.
"Look, these retirement ages are there for a reason and the reason is safety. I'm not going to be on board with anything that could compromise safety," Buttigieg said. "The answer is not to keep the baby boomer generation in the cockpit indefinitely. The answer is to make sure that we have as many and as good pilots ready to take their place; to have a stronger pipeline."
Many aviation experts don't doubt that some airline pilots would be able to continue flying safely after turning 65, but they say, at best, it's only a short-term fix.
"This is not a solution to the pilot-supply issue," says Elizabeth Bjerke, a pilot, aviation professor and associate dean at the University of North Dakota. "This would be maybe a short term, extra bubble of pilots, but it's not going to fix the long-term issue of needing more pilots. We really need to focus on inspiring, exciting and supporting the next generation of aviation professionals."
Also looking to lower mandatory training hours
Another proposal aimed at quickly increasing the number of airline pilots is to reduce the 1,500 hours of flight time required for airline pilot certification.
There are exceptions to the FAA's 1,500-hour rule. Pilots with military training can be certified with 750 hours of flight time because that is considered optimal training; those earning a 4-year college aviation degree can earn an Air Transport Pilot certification with 1,000 hours; and those with 2-year degrees can be licensed with 1,250 hours.
Regional carrier Republic Airways has petitioned the FAA for an exemption to allow graduates of it's flight school to get a first officer's ATP certificate with 750 hours of flight time, the same level as pilots trained in the military.
Some experts argue that it's not the amount of time in the air that matters, but the quality of the training, and training in a commercial jet simulator will actually be more valuable to an aspiring airline pilot than flying a few hours in a small airplane a couple times a week or on weekends.
But Bjerke and others point out that the United States has enjoyed an unprecedented period of commercial airline safety since the 1,500-hour rule and other safety regulations went into effect a decade ago.
And she notes that one of the best ways to gain flight hours and valuable experience is working as a flight instructor after completing a flight school program. Most aspiring commercial airline pilots earn their flight hours by getting certified to be and working as flight instructors, so luring them to the airlines prematurely could actually exacerbate the pilot shortage.
There's already a shortage of flight instructors, Bjerke says, so losing the current pipeline of flight instructors to the airlines "would be detrimental to how many students we could bring into our aviation program. So, again, what looks like a short-term fix is going to have long lasting impacts on the pilot supply because we need qualified flight instructors to train that next generation."
But despite such concerns, as passenger frustrations this summer grow over chronic flight delays and cancellations, Congress may feel compelled to take up the proposals to increase the pilot retirement age and cut the number of hours required for air transport pilot certification.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
5-0-5
(five, zero, five)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
5-0-5
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PLANO, Texas, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NuZee, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUZE), a leading U.S. producer and co-packer of single serve coffee formats, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 4,200,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $0.82 per share. Gross proceeds before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering expenses are approximately $3.4 million.
Maxim Group LLC acted as sole book-running manager for the offering.
NuZee has granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 630,000 shares at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
The securities were offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (including a prospectus) on Form S-3 (No. 333-248531) previously filed with and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The securities were offered only by means of a written prospectus and prospectus supplement that form a part of the effective registration statement. A final prospectus supplement describing the terms of the public offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the public offering may be obtained by contacting Maxim Group LLC, 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at (212) 895-3745.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. NuZee cautions you that such statements are simply predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. These statements reflect NuZee's current expectations and NuZee does not undertake to update or revise these forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied in this or other NuZee statements will not be realized. Further, these statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond NuZee's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include: NuZee's plan to obtain funding for its operations, including funding necessary to develop, manufacture and commercialize its products; the impact to NuZee's business from COVID 19, including supply chain interruptions; general market acceptance of and demand for NuZee's products; NuZee's reliance on third-party roasters to roast and blend coffee beans necessary to produce its products and provide its co-packing services; NuZee's ability to successfully achieve the anticipated results of strategic transactions; the fact that certain of NuZee's single serve coffee products are expected to be manufactured, processed and packaged for NuZee by its new partner on a purchase order basis pursuant to the agreement between the parties; the fact that sales are completed on a purchase order basis without any written agreement between NuZee and its customers; and NuZee's commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy. For a description of additional factors that may cause NuZee's actual results, performance or expectations to differ from any forward looking statements, please review the information set forth in the 'Risk Factors' and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the NuZee's public reports and NuZee's other filings made with the SEC.
NuZee, Inc., (NASDAQ: NUZE) is a leading co-packing company for single serve coffee formats that partners with companies to help them develop within the single serve and private label coffee category.
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The certified minority- and women-owned business founded and led by industry veteran Shawna O. Menifee will be a Savills strategic alliance affiliate
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Savills today announced that it entered into a strategic alliance with Integrative Partners (IP), a certified minority- and women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) and commercial real estate services firm founded and led by Shawna O. Menifee, a 25-year industry veteran.
The alliance with Savills will allow IP to benefit from Savills global platform and, in turn, will enable Savills to leverage IP's wide-ranging relationships with its national network of minority and women-owned suppliers.
"We are thrilled to form this strategic alliance with Integrative Partners, an organization we hold in high regard. The alliance assists Savills in accomplishing its longstanding goal of bolstering its network of M/WBE-owned third-party vendors and suppliers," said Janet Woods, vice chairman, Northeast region lead at Savills. "We look forward to supporting Shawna and IP by providing the company access to our global platform and deep bench of talented professionals."
Menifee, a widely respected and accomplished industry New York City-based executive, founded IP in 2005 to address supplier diversity initiatives on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, government entities, city agencies, and institutional owners across the country.
Since its founding, IP has built a national network of certified minority and women-owned commercial real estate-centric businesses: a collection that includes top-brokerage professionals, architects, engineers, and legal counsel. IP provides a single source for companies seeking diverse real estate service providers for multimarket initiatives and acts as the liaison and trusted advisor on every transaction.
"I'm extremely excited to be collaborating with Savills and especially motivated by its leadership, the company's global platform, and our like-minded moral compass. The strategic alliance will add extraordinary value for our clients through our impactful synergy," said Menifee.
Menifee has worked with a notable list of organizations, including Coca-Cola, Walmart, Ariel Investments, Uniworld Group, Radio One, FedEx, Skanska, TIAA, Black Enterprise, and Con Edison. Menifee has also worked closely with organizations in the nonprofit sector, including Samaritan Daytop Village, Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City, New York City Housing Authority, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and US Fund for UNICEF.
IP has longstanding relationships with the Women Business Enterprise National Council, NYC Department of Small Business Services, the National Minority Business Council, Women Presidents' Education Organization, National Minority Supplier Development Council, and Empire State Development. IP was selected and participated with EY's prestigious Entrepreneurs Assess Network, an elite network of entrepreneurs from the Black and Latino high-growth leaders.
About Savills Inc.
Savills helps organizations find the right solutions that ensure employee success. Sharply skilled and fiercely dedicated, the firm's integrated teams of consultants and brokers are experts in better real estate. With services in tenant representation, workforce and incentives strategy, workplace strategy and occupant experience, project management, and capital markets, Savills has elevated the potential of workplaces around the corner, and around the world, for 160 years and counting.
For more information, please visit Savills.us and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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N95 Protection, Designed For Connection
EAST GREENWICH, R.I., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Optrel, a leading manufacturer of respiratory protection, launched the P.Air Clear, the world's first NIOSH-approved N95 respirator with a transparent window.
"Optrel is committed to bringing world-class respiratory protection solutions to the market," said Grant Cooper, CEO of Optrel, Inc. "The past few years have demonstrated the need for us to expand beyond our core industrial market with respiratory protection that meets the needs of workers in healthcare, education, and a variety of other industries. These new markets demand innovative products that offer superior protection without hindering interpersonal communication. The P.Air Clear strikes a balance between protecting workers and bridging the communication barrier posed by traditional N95 masks."
The P.Air Clear is an important breakthrough for healthcare workers, educators, geriatrics and the deaf and hard of hearing population. It offers the highest quality protection with the added benefit of a transparent window, eliminating the communication barrier posed by traditional masks.
Support communication with the P.Air Clear N95 respirator:
- Establish trust, convey empathy and enhance communication while protecting yourself and others.
- Facilitate lip-reading with deaf and hard-of-hearing patients, young learners, or students with learning disabilities.
- Enhance communication and strengthen connection through important non-verbal cues.
- Decrease the chance of miscommunication.
- Shift from transactional interaction to a more human-centered approach that prioritizes relationships and enhances the patient experience.
The majority of our communication is non-verbal. We rely on facial cues to convey emotion, build trust, enhance comprehension and build relationships. The P.Air Clear N95 respirator ensures superior protection, without detracting from what matters most—connection.
Swiss-made with the highest quality material for comfort and function, the P.Air Clear features a transparent window, a latex-free head harness and an adjustable nose clip. For more information on Optrel, visit https://optrel.us.
About Optrel:
Optrel is a leading manufacturer of innovative occupational safety protection for the industrial and healthcare markets. The company focuses on providing workers with the most advanced technology in eye protection and respiratory health. For nearly 30 years, Optrel has challenged convention by creating personal protective equipment that prioritizes safety while increasing productivity and job satisfaction. Optrel AG is headquartered in Wattwil, Switzerland with its North American operations, Optrel, Inc., based in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA.
Contact
Grant Cooper, CEO
+1 401 398 7240
grant.cooper@optrel.com
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The certified minority- and women-owned business founded and led by industry veteran Shawna O. Menifee will be a Savills strategic alliance affiliate
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Savills today announced that it entered into a strategic alliance with Integrative Partners (IP), a certified minority- and women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) and commercial real estate services firm founded and led by Shawna O. Menifee, a 25-year industry veteran.
The alliance with Savills will allow IP to benefit from Savills global platform and, in turn, will enable Savills to leverage IP's wide-ranging relationships with its national network of minority and women-owned suppliers.
"We are thrilled to form this strategic alliance with Integrative Partners, an organization we hold in high regard. The alliance assists Savills in accomplishing its longstanding goal of bolstering its network of M/WBE-owned third-party vendors and suppliers," said Janet Woods, vice chairman, Northeast region lead at Savills. "We look forward to supporting Shawna and IP by providing the company access to our global platform and deep bench of talented professionals."
Menifee, a widely respected and accomplished industry New York City-based executive, founded IP in 2005 to address supplier diversity initiatives on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, government entities, city agencies, and institutional owners across the country.
Since its founding, IP has built a national network of certified minority and women-owned commercial real estate-centric businesses: a collection that includes top-brokerage professionals, architects, engineers, and legal counsel. IP provides a single source for companies seeking diverse real estate service providers for multimarket initiatives and acts as the liaison and trusted advisor on every transaction.
"I'm extremely excited to be collaborating with Savills and especially motivated by its leadership, the company's global platform, and our like-minded moral compass. The strategic alliance will add extraordinary value for our clients through our impactful synergy," said Menifee.
Menifee has worked with a notable list of organizations, including Coca-Cola, Walmart, Ariel Investments, Uniworld Group, Radio One, FedEx, Skanska, TIAA, Black Enterprise, and Con Edison. Menifee has also worked closely with organizations in the nonprofit sector, including Samaritan Daytop Village, Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City, New York City Housing Authority, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and US Fund for UNICEF.
IP has longstanding relationships with the Women Business Enterprise National Council, NYC Department of Small Business Services, the National Minority Business Council, Women Presidents' Education Organization, National Minority Supplier Development Council, and Empire State Development. IP was selected and participated with EY's prestigious Entrepreneurs Assess Network, an elite network of entrepreneurs from the Black and Latino high-growth leaders.
About Savills Inc.
Savills helps organizations find the right solutions that ensure employee success. Sharply skilled and fiercely dedicated, the firm's integrated teams of consultants and brokers are experts in better real estate. With services in tenant representation, workforce and incentives strategy, workplace strategy and occupant experience, project management, and capital markets, Savills has elevated the potential of workplaces around the corner, and around the world, for 160 years and counting.
For more information, please visit Savills.us and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Brazil soccer body rejects WCup qualifier against Argentina
By MAURICIO SAVARESE
AP Sports Writer
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil has insisted that it won’t play its suspended World Cup qualifying match against Argentina next month, arguing that the risks are too high ahead of the tournament in Qatar. The qualifier nearly one year ago in Sao Paulo was stopped by local health officials after six minutes due to COVID-19 protocols regarding four Argentinian players. FIFA fined the soccer bodies of both countries and demanded the match be played. Brazil’s confederation and Argentina’s federation took the case to the Court for Arbitration of Sport, which is expected to rule later in August. Brazil coach Tite does not want to play that match due to risks of injuries, suspensions and a potential boycott by the Argentinians. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/08/10/brazil-soccer-body-rejects-wcup-qualifier-against-argentina/ | 2022-08-10T19:28:53Z | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/08/10/brazil-soccer-body-rejects-wcup-qualifier-against-argentina/ | true |
Denmark’s Ministry of Environment wants companies to embrace circularity
10 hours ago
The Ministry of Environment in Denmark has announced a sectoral agreement within the fashion and textile industry to require companies to recycle and use more recycled materials by 2030, as it looks to make the Danish textile industry more circular.
Ten Danish clothing and textile companies, including Ganni, Bestseller, and Aiayu, and three organisations have pledged to work together to significantly reduce the industry's footprint on climate through circular commitments.
The move is in response to the consumption of clothing and textiles increasing in Europe, with reports estimating that an average European buys 15 kilograms of clothing and textiles per year. With this figure increasing, the Ministry of Environment is asking the participating companies to ensure that its textiles and clothes are designed for longevity and contain at least 40 percent recycled material by 2030.
Denmark’s Minister of the Environment, Lea Wermelin, said in a statement: "Our consumption is far too high, and it wears down the planet's scarce resources. The production of clothes and textiles is one of the most environmentally damaging industries in the world. We have to get away from the use-and-throw-away culture, like the fashion industry today is characterised by.
“It resonates in the industry and internationally when Danish textile companies - large and small - undertake to reduce their climate and environmental footprint. Denmark must be among the leaders in the green transformation of the fashion and textile industry.”
Maria Glæsel, director of fashion company Aiayu, has been elected as the person in charge of the sector collaboration.
Commenting on her appointment and the initiative, Glæsel added: "It is important that we bring the industry together in a common direction, and that is why I am proud to be appointed as the front person. My wish is that we can bring industry players together for common goals and exchange experiences that lead to action.
“Only together can we meet the major challenges facing the industry. It is important for the industry that the minister supports it, because the transition will also require structural changes. I am happy to be at the front of a sectoral collaboration that can help us with a joint circular transition.” The Minister of the Environment is the initiator of the sectoral cooperation, and the Lifestyle & Design Cluster will function as a secretariat to prepare an action plan, data collection and servicing of the steering group.
Participating brands and organisations that have signed up include: Aiayu, Bestseller, DK-Company, Salling Group, Ganni, JYSK, Dansk Wilton, Mammut Hoffmann, Trendsales, Green Cotton, Dansk Mode & Textil, Wear/Dansk Erhverv, Lifestyle & Design Cluster, and Miljøstyrelsen.
It is hoped that the sector collaboration will expand to include Norway, Sweden and Finland from 2023. | https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/denmark-s-ministry-of-environment-wants-companies-to-embrace-circularity/2022081064580 | 2022-08-10T19:34:19Z | https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/denmark-s-ministry-of-environment-wants-companies-to-embrace-circularity/2022081064580 | true |
HOUSTON (AP) _ VOC Energy Trust (VOC) on Tuesday reported profit of $4.8 million in its second quarter.
The Houston-based company said it had net income of 28 cents per share.
The statutory trust with net profits interest in properties held by Vess Oil posted revenue of $5.2 million in the period.
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FIFA has been taking its premier sporting contest to new heartlands and opening up the World Cup to a wider audience for some time now. In 2002 Japan and South Korea were the beneficiaries of this initiative, becoming the first Asian nations to co-host the historic competition. Then it went to South Africa in 2010 to mark its arrival to a fifth continent. Now the 2022 tournament is coming to the Middle East for the first time.
The region is one of the fastest growing areas for football on the planet, and Qatar, the host nation, is ready to welcome the world for 28 days of riveting action. Without any doubt, this is the most eagerly anticipated World Cup of all time, and the good news is it is just around the corner. It all kicks off on November 20 with Qatar taking on Ecuador in the first match.
The usual suspects — Brazil, Germany, England and France — will all be there; however, four-time champions Italy failed to qualify. Not that the Azzurri will be missed, what with so many sub-plots to look forward to. For instance, this is the last chance for veteran superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to lift the famous trophy. Both are well into the twilight of their careers and cannot play at the top level forever. They will represent Argentina and Portugal respectively one last time and will want to go out on a high.
Messi, 35, gives the Argentinians, who have failed to win it since the days of the late great Diego Maradona, a real chance. They came close in 2014 but lost to Germany in the final. Ronaldo, the leading scorer in international football, has not even played in a World Cup final. The 37-year-old has lost none of his sharpness in front of goal and is still a serious threat.
Brazil are ranked No. 1 in the FIFA rankings, and with the likes of Neymar, Vinicius Junior and Richarlison, they have the firepower to go all the way. It would be their first triumph in 20 years, but defending champions France will believe they can retain the trophy. They have a terrific depth to their squad, and with Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema leading the line, they can score goals for fun.
England made it to the semifinals in 2018, and coach Gareth Southgate has a fine blend of youth and experience at his disposal, but much will depend on Harry Kane if they are to go one better this time around.
Due to the shorter duration of the tournament — which takes place in the middle of many countries’ domestic seasons — there will be four games played back-to-back per day. It will be a feast of football; there are eight groups comprising four teams, with the top two going into the 16-team knockout stage. There will be 64 matches in total, and the final will take place on December 18.
Who will win? Can Brazil be champions for a sixth time, or is England’s name on the cup? You can never rule out the Germans, but it might be time for a dark horse to shine… All will be revealed when the greatest show on earth gets underway in just three months. | https://gulfnews.com/special-reports/2022-qatar-world-cup-countdown-begins-1.1660144239030 | 2022-08-10T19:34:36Z | https://gulfnews.com/special-reports/2022-qatar-world-cup-countdown-begins-1.1660144239030 | false |
Amiran Gamkrelidze Releases Statement on Departure
Amiran Gamkrelidze, the Director of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), reiterated in a 10 August statement that he is leaving his post after 10 years in the position and will continue his work in the scientific and pedagogical direction.
Gamkrelidze did not specify the exact date and reason for his departure and focused only on the successes achieved by the NCDC and existing challenges during his tenure. In this context, he noted the important work done by the entire Center, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Unfortunately, it was not possible to achieve all the set goals during this period. There are still many tasks to be completed and problems to be solved… I believe that the health and education of the population should be the main priority of the country, which will further condition the progress, sustainability, well-being, and correct development of the country’s economy on the basis of knowledge and experience,” Gamkrelidze said.
“For the development of the country and the preservation of existing progress,” Gamkrelidze emphasized the importance of Georgia’s membership in the Euro-Atlantic space, closer integration with European structures, and “cooperation with our main partner’s the U.S.’ sectorial institutions.”
“The National Center for Disease Control had significant support and assistance from partner foreign colleagues, representatives of international and donor organizations. I would like to express my gratitude to all our international partners, whose support made it possible not only to strengthen the work of the Center but also to improve the unified public health system of the country,” Gamkrelidze underscored and expressed hope that “the next generation will continue and further deepen cooperation with partners.”
He also thanked the ruling Georgian Dream party, especially members of the Ministry of Health and the Interagency Coordination Council, created during the pandemic, for their support in “all important initiatives.”
“It is said that ‘everything that has a beginning has an end.’ For me, this is the end of a very interesting, fourth stage of my career in the medical field. How successfully I passed through the current or other past stages will be judged in the future by my colleagues, our society, and time,” added Gamkrelidze at the end of the letter.
The Minister of Health, Vazha Azarashvili announced Gamkrelidze’s resignation for the first time on 5 August and said that his dues will be fulfilled on a temporary basis by the Deputy Health Minister, Tamar Gabunia. Responding to a question of whether Gamkrelidze’s departure is linked to his management of the pandemic, the Minister stated that it “is not related to the events before the pandemic or during the pandemic. He has served his country with dignity and is also retiring with dignity.”
Later, on 8 August, Gamkrelidze himself confirmed the information and explained that “if [his resignation] is not accepted,” they will develop a “transition period plan” for the process of transferring authority. He emphasized that he is leaving the position of his own volition, and has “no conflict” with the ruling party but is simply giving way to the future generation.
The media spoke of a confrontation between Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and epidemiologists and the former Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze regarding how to manage the pandemic and such subjects as green passes, among other issues, as far back as December 2021. On his part, Gamkrelidze denied the allegations. Significantly, Tikaradze left her position shortly after the reports emerged.
- Confusion as Health Minister Justifies Two COVID Passes with “Special Georgian Genes”
- Georgia Launches COVID Green Pass System
Gamkrelidze did not confirm the confrontation with the PM on the topic of vaccination and the cancellation of Green passes in February of this year either and said, “how can there be a confrontation between the Prime Minister and the director of the institute, I am not a political figure.”
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ASPEN, Colo., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Burrell Aviation (a subsidiary of The Burrell Group) has announced John Carver as CEO, effective August 15, 2022. Carver, who brings over two decades of experience in logistics and aviation to the company, will oversee the development and expansion activities of Burrell Aviation as it continues to advance aviation-centric infrastructure at strategically located airports across the U.S.
Most recently, Carver served as Deputy Executive Director – Special Projects at Los Angeles World Airports from 2016 - 2020. His efforts focused on projects utilizing private sector financing as part of a $14 billion LAX capital improvement program to modernize the airport's transportation systems.
Carver also led the Land Optimization and Airport Resiliency Task Forces to ensure that land assets at LAX were utilized to their highest and best use and to protect the airport from disruption of operations due to emergency power loss.
Additionally, Carver served as Executive Director of VICC USA, a 22-member consortium formed to bring leading-edge cargo handling technologies and practices to international gateway airports within North America.
"John's airport experience in both the public administration and private sector brings a broad and thorough perspective to the table, which is certain to be valued by our airport partners and investors," said Dan Burrell, Executive Chairman of Burrell Aviation. Burrell added, "John's ideas and forward thinking will be an asset to our rapidly growing company's leadership."
Carver will lead the company's efforts to expand its market position within the North American airport system. Burrell Aviation's portfolio of airside cargo and logistics position is expected to reach as many as 20 properties by the end of 2022, with each airport representing an opportunity, through privately sourced funding, to create needed infrastructure and accelerate revenue generation for the partner airport and its customers.
Carver will be based in Burrell Aviation's corporate offices in Aspen, CO.
Burrell Aviation is a division of The Burrell Group. The Burrell Group was formed in 2007 by Founder and Executive Chairman Daniel C. Burrell and serves as the holding company for a consortium of individual business interests in a variety of sectors, including aviation, medical education and health care technology, financial services, security and life safety systems, commercial and residential real estate, food services, hospitality, and natural resources.
For more information about Burrell Aviation or The Burrell Group, contact Christopher Oldroyd at 970-236-3740 or at coldroyd@theburrellgroup.com, or on the Burrell Aviation website at www.burrellaviation.com
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Checking in on the first week of high school sports practices of the fall season
GAYLORD — It's finally here.
Monday, August 8 marked the official beginning of the fall sports season in Michigan, with teams around Michigan getting their first official practices under their belts.
It is arguably one of the most fun times to be around high school athletics. With identical 0-0 records, every team has the same amount of potential, meaning expectations all have no reason to be anywhere but through the roof.
Check in on how local programs are preparing for the season as week one of fall practices kicks off the new year.
Gaylord Boys Soccer
The boys soccer team got things going, picking up with practice mid-afternoon on Tuesday after their first day on Monday.
The program has growing expectations after a solid season and a playoff appearance in last season's campaign. Head coach Brandon Contreras has high hopes for the team to go even further in the MHSAA playoffs in 2022.
"We have some work to do, but I have very high hopes we can make a run into districts," Contreras said. "We want that title bad."
Part of that work includes solidifying a lineup that graduated a bunch of seniors a season ago, including some impact players like All-Big North honorees Landon Sprik and Ian Busch.
However, two of their top guys are back, and if seniors Parker Willbee and Charlie Holscher have anything to say about it, the 2022 team has a chance to outperform last year's team.
"They are the hardest workers I've ever met and it will show this season," Contreras said.
Willbee, the team's center back, is the lone returning All-Conference player, finishing with first-team honors after his junior season. Meanwhile, Holscher will again be called on to handle the team's scoring load as the starting striker.
Within a tough schedule, the matches with rivals Petoskey are always on the mind of the Gaylord team from day one, and coach Contreras is no exception. He had high praise for head coach Zach Jonker's program and said he is looking forward to their Sept. 22 and Oct. 10 matchups.
"Zach has done a great job with their program. It's always a fun game and a great atmosphere," Contreras said.
The team will scrimmage Mason on Saturday, August 13 before their season opener on Thursday, August 18 at home against Bay City John Glenn.
Gaylord Volleyball
Day two of fall practices marked the official second day as head coach of the Gaylord volleyball program for new head coach Brittany Cornish.
Day two also marked the second day of tryouts for the program as girls from all four classes flooded the gymnasium.
Cornish takes over a program with high hopes in 2022. With the varsity team returning a lot of senior leaders combined with a talented JV team that won 30 games a season ago, the coaching staff has a good feeling about where they are at heading into the season.
"They’ve all put in the work, and with our success last year on JV, hopefully we can blend it all together and it’ll be great," Cornish said.
One of their key returning players is senior Alexis Kozlowski, an All-Conference honorable mention last season. Also an all-state softball player, Kozlowski is poised for a breakout senior season on the volleyball court this fall, looking to give the program the spark it needs to build moving forward,
The volleyball opens its season on Wednesday, August 17 at home against Ogemaw Heights.
Gaylord Football
While offseason camps and 7-on-7 drills have been a nice allusion to the start of football season, there's nothing like the actual thing.
All three levels of the Gaylord Football program were out on Tuesday evening for their second day of practices, and the feel of football was truly in the air.
Much of the preseason narrative around the Blue Devils has been written; high expectations, leaders on both sides of the ball and a new-look schedule all are part of the formula that makes the 2022 version of Gaylord football so interesting.
For head coach DJ Szymoniak, the message has stayed consistent; the past is the past, leave it behind to make this season special.
"Last year's team is last year's team, this is a new one," Szymoniak said. "They put in a lot of hard work, and there's a lot of talent on this team. I think we can be successful."
St. Mary's Football
After a surprising twist in the 2021 season, the Gaylord St. Mary's Snowbirds football team has a lot to be excited about heading into the fall.
That excitement starts and ends with Gavin Bebble, the Snowbirds' senior Swiss Army knife.
The reigning GHT Fall Male MVP, Bebble was forced into an unusual role last year, moving from running back to quarterback after taking over for the injured Brody Jeffers.
Bebble still thrived in his new role, leading the Snowbirds' offense with 884 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns and an eventual playoff berth. All while playing well enough on defense to earn Ski Valley All-Conference honors at defensive back.
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New Rise Renewables Reno Deploys Breakthrough Technology to Turn Renewable Feedstocks into Diesel that Burns Clean; Project Funded by USDA-Guaranteed Loans Arranged by Greater Commercial Lending
RENO, Nev., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the country's most advanced renewable fuel plants will officially launch operations at Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center in Storey County, Nevada. New Rise Renewables Reno will produce 44 million gallons per year of renewable diesel made from triglyceride oils from sources such as corn.
The renewable diesel produced by New Rise Renewables Reno is completely interchangeable with diesel derived from petroleum and can efficiently power diesel engines, such as semi-trucks and large-scale emergency generators. The fuel burns with clean emissions. Phillips 66 is under contract to supply all of the feedstock for New Rise Renewables Reno and will purchase 100% of the renewable diesel product for use and sale nearby in California, according to New Rise Renewables Reno, which is owned by Nevada-based RESC Renewables Holdings.
Representatives from Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei and Nevada Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen inaugurated the facility at an on-site event today along with Storey County officials.
"New Rise Renewables and its proven technology represent the future. Renewable diesel is emerging as the renewable fuel of choice as the world begins to move away from fossil fuels. Notably, unlike ethanol or biodiesel, renewable diesel does not, and is not, mixed with petroleum products in order to perform," said Jeremy Gilpin executive vice president of Reno-based Greater Commercial Lending (GCL), which facilitated $112.6 million in government-guaranteed credit for the development of New Rise Renewables Reno.
"GCL is proud to have helped assemble the loan package that made New Rise Renewables Reno possible. It is one of only a few significant renewable diesel plants in the U.S., though there are certainly more on their way. A notable fact about the facility is that once it is in full operation, it will require minimal external energy. It will use its own internal energy recovery system to power the production of renewable diesel," Gilpin added.
Eighty percent of the GCL-arranged financing for New Rise Renewables Reno is guaranteed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) via its 9003 Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biodiesel Production Manufacturing Assistance Program. The financing structure includes participation by GCL parent Greater Nevada Credit Union, other credit unions, insurance companies and secondary market groups.
Said Randy Soule, leader of the New Rise Renewables Reno facility, "The USDA-guaranteed financing was what enabled the project. The favorable, flexible terms of the government guaranteed loan package were essential. With flexible financing, the financials may not have worked out, and our team wouldn't have been able to maintain complete oversight and control."
"Congratulations to New Rise Renewables Reno, and thanks to Greater Nevada Credit Union for supporting quality industries in Nevada," said Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei.
Nevada U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto added, "Northern Nevada's clean energy companies are helping us combat the climate crisis while fueling our economy and creating good-paying jobs for Nevadans. Businesses like New Rise Renewables are proof of what's possible with government-guaranteed loans, and when we all come together at a federal, state, and local level to foster innovation and growth. I'm proud to see this facility come online, and I'll keep working to support our clean-energy economy throughout Nevada."
"Nevada is a leader in clean energy, and I'm proud to continue fighting to bring more good-paying, clean energy jobs to our state," said Nevada U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen. "Renewable diesel plants like New Rise Renewables will help create jobs while helping our country move towards a cleaner energy future. I'm thankful to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for helping clean energy companies like this one in our state."
The New Rise Renewables Reno plant, which was developed by retrofitting an existing fuel plant, is projected to save nearly 880 million pounds of carbon emissions, the equivalent of removing 88,000 vehicles from the roads. The primary plant has been completed, and a pre-treatment and energy recovery system, designed to increase output and operational efficiency, will be fully operational in early 2023. The facility uses the most advanced renewable diesel technology in the U.S.
Renewable diesel is made by causing chemical reactions through the addition of hydrogen to the natural fats and oils. New Rise has deployed proven state-of-the-art efficient and cost-effective technology methods, which involves hydrogenating the triglycerides. The process uses hydrogen, pressure, catalyst and heat in an efficient manner, allowing reactions to be uniform and controlled – increasing yield, lowering operating costs and allowing for feedstock flexibility.
The fuel plant is located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, the largest industrial park in the world. Other occupants include Tesla, Walmart, Google, FedEx, Switch and Panasonic.
Greater Commercial Lending (GCL) is a credit organization that brings together credit unions and community lenders from around the U.S. to provide government-guaranteed loans to businesses and initiatives in rural and under-served markets throughout the U.S. and its territories. It helps finance key infrastructure services, like power, renewable energy, transportation and fiber optic, as well as schools, hospitals, restaurants, agriculture, hotels and manufacturers. GCL partners with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which guarantee loans, to arrange credit at favorable terms. GCL is a subsidiary of Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU).
Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU) is headquartered in Carson City, Nevada and has been helping Nevadans with their financial needs since 1949. The credit union serves more than 82,200 consumers and small businesses and has over $1.73 billion in assets. GNCU's subsidiaries include Greater Nevada Mortgage, Greater Commercial Lending and Greater Nevada Insurance. GNCU is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), and has been consistently recognized as a Best Financial Institution in many of its service areas and as a top employer by the Reno/Tahoe Best Places to Work Awards and is the USDA Lender of the Year. GNCU is also the title sponsor of Greater Nevada Field in Reno. For more information, call (800) 421-6674 or visit www.gncu.org.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (""Comtech" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CMTL). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Comtech and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On June 8, 2021, Comtech reported its operating results for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2021 and updated its financial targets for fiscal 2021. Among other items, Comtech reported that it expected fiscal 2021 consolidated net sales to be in the range of $580 million to $590 million and explained that the "updated target primarily reflects a change in anticipated revenues in its Governmental Solutions segment due to the U.S. government's April 2021 announcement to fully withdraw troops from Afghanistan as well as other program changes."
On this news, Comtech's stock price fell $3.53 per share, or 13.76%, to close at $22.13 per share on June 9, 2021.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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Is the Aluratek 8-inch Distressed Wood Digital Photo Frame worth it?
Hanging photos of your friends and family is a great way to preserve important memories. Still, when you have numerous photos that are important to you, they may begin to take up more space than you’d like. Digital photo frames are an excellent way to display precious memories without occupying too much space in your home.
Aluratek claims its Distressed Wood Digital Photo Frame displays crisp, clear pictures and features an easy-to-use interface. We put the Aluratek Digital Frame to the test to see if it’s as good as they say.
Testing the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame
We strive to investigate every claim the brand or manufacturer makes about the product. For this article, our tester uploaded photos to the frame using a memory card, a USB hard drive and a USB flash drive. They tested the controls on the back of the device and the slideshow feature.
What is the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame?
This digital frame doesn’t have internal storage, so you’ll need to use an external device if you buy the version without Wi-Fi. Setting up your storage devices is easy in most cases, although they need to be formatted correctly to work. You can use the Aluratek frame to view images, but it isn’t compatible with video files.
Your photos will automatically display in a slideshow format. You can configure the slideshow to use animated transitions when flipping through photos, but many of the transitions seem pixelated and buggy. We preferred using the standard slideshow mode without animations.
Updating the time and date is straightforward, as are the rest of the frame’s controls. Still, the user interface feels clunky and outdated compared to others we’ve tested.
Aluratek 8-Inch Digital Photo Frame price and where to buy
You can purchase the Aluratek Digital Frame from Amazon or Dell for around $50-$60.
How to use the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame
Using the frame is incredibly easy. We initially had trouble using our external storage devices, but once we got them formatted, the frame began displaying our pictures as a slideshow. The controls were slower than expected, but they were intuitive. Navigating the device’s menu feels similar to a setup menu on a TV. You use the up and down arrows to flip through menu options and the left and right arrows to make a selection.
Wi-Fi-enabled Aluratek frames let you upload photos from your phone using the Frametime app. Most users felt the app was easy to use and loved that they could let friends and family members upload pictures as well. Still, many had trouble getting the app to update and work properly.
Images don’t rotate automatically, so you’ll need to rotate photos before uploading them if necessary.
Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame benefits
- Ease of use: This frame is easy to use, and we love that it automatically flips through photos.
- Price: It’s affordable compared to most of its competitors.
- Versatility: We like that you can choose between a Wi-Fi-enabled or standard frame. Wi-Fi-enabled frames are excellent for those who want to upload photos when they aren’t at home, but the standard version is great for those who prefer simplicity.
Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame drawbacks
- Material quality: The frame looks plastic when you’re close to it. Still, it looks great from a distance.
- Picture resolution: The image quality isn’t ideal. Photos didn’t look as good on the frame as on our DSLR camera. Pictures look better when standing directly in front of the frame but are noticeably worse when viewed from an angle.
- Clunkiness: The frame doesn’t respond to commands as well as we would have hoped. Additionally, animated transitions appear pixelated during slideshows.
Should you get the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame?
The Aluratek Digital Frame is great for those who want an affordable frame to display their photos. It’s easy to use and doesn’t require a Wi-Fi connection, making it a perfect choice for people looking for something simple and intuitive.
Consider other products
Aura Carver Luxe HD Smart Digital Picture Frame
This frame is more expensive than others, but the image and build quality are top-notch. It features an understated design that makes your photos look great. It can play live pictures in addition to traditional images.
Pix-Star Easy Digital Photo Frame
This frame is incredibly easy to set up and lets you upload photos via Wi-Fi. You can control it with your phone or the included remote. It displays short videos and pictures. It also has numerous brightness settings.
Sold by Amazon
Nixplay 10.1-Inch Smart Digital Photo Frame
If you want a gift idea, this is an excellent option. You can send photos directly to your friends’ frames. The compatible app is available on iOS and Android. The screen resolution is fantastic, and the Nixplay customer service team is helpful.
Feelcare 7-Inch 16GB Smart Wi-Fi Digital Picture Frame
The companion app allows you to share photos with friends and family, regardless of your location. It includes 16GB of internal storage, meaning you aren’t likely to need an SD card. You can flip through pictures with the frame’s touchscreen controls.
Sold by Amazon
Nix 8-Inch Digital Picture Frame
This frame’s screen resolution is surprisingly good. It’s affordable compared to most other frames. You can upload videos as well as photos. It includes a remote control and is available in two sizes. It doesn’t have Wi-Fi capabilities, but it’s compatible with SD cards and USB drives.
Sold by Amazon
Skylight 10-Inch Wi-Fi Digital Picture Frame
This frame features a white mat border within the black frame, making it look and feel more like a traditional picture frame. It’s easy to set up and the operation is straightforward. You can email photos directly to the device and control it using its touchscreen.
Sold by Amazon
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The certified minority- and women-owned business founded and led by industry veteran Shawna O. Menifee will be a Savills strategic alliance affiliate
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Savills today announced that it entered into a strategic alliance with Integrative Partners (IP), a certified minority- and women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) and commercial real estate services firm founded and led by Shawna O. Menifee, a 25-year industry veteran.
The alliance with Savills will allow IP to benefit from Savills global platform and, in turn, will enable Savills to leverage IP's wide-ranging relationships with its national network of minority and women-owned suppliers.
"We are thrilled to form this strategic alliance with Integrative Partners, an organization we hold in high regard. The alliance assists Savills in accomplishing its longstanding goal of bolstering its network of M/WBE-owned third-party vendors and suppliers," said Janet Woods, vice chairman, Northeast region lead at Savills. "We look forward to supporting Shawna and IP by providing the company access to our global platform and deep bench of talented professionals."
Menifee, a widely respected and accomplished industry New York City-based executive, founded IP in 2005 to address supplier diversity initiatives on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, government entities, city agencies, and institutional owners across the country.
Since its founding, IP has built a national network of certified minority and women-owned commercial real estate-centric businesses: a collection that includes top-brokerage professionals, architects, engineers, and legal counsel. IP provides a single source for companies seeking diverse real estate service providers for multimarket initiatives and acts as the liaison and trusted advisor on every transaction.
"I'm extremely excited to be collaborating with Savills and especially motivated by its leadership, the company's global platform, and our like-minded moral compass. The strategic alliance will add extraordinary value for our clients through our impactful synergy," said Menifee.
Menifee has worked with a notable list of organizations, including Coca-Cola, Walmart, Ariel Investments, Uniworld Group, Radio One, FedEx, Skanska, TIAA, Black Enterprise, and Con Edison. Menifee has also worked closely with organizations in the nonprofit sector, including Samaritan Daytop Village, Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City, New York City Housing Authority, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and US Fund for UNICEF.
IP has longstanding relationships with the Women Business Enterprise National Council, NYC Department of Small Business Services, the National Minority Business Council, Women Presidents' Education Organization, National Minority Supplier Development Council, and Empire State Development. IP was selected and participated with EY's prestigious Entrepreneurs Assess Network, an elite network of entrepreneurs from the Black and Latino high-growth leaders.
About Savills Inc.
Savills helps organizations find the right solutions that ensure employee success. Sharply skilled and fiercely dedicated, the firm's integrated teams of consultants and brokers are experts in better real estate. With services in tenant representation, workforce and incentives strategy, workplace strategy and occupant experience, project management, and capital markets, Savills has elevated the potential of workplaces around the corner, and around the world, for 160 years and counting.
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Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $1.43 to $91.93 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for October delivery rose $1.09 to $97.40 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for September delivery rose 11 cents to $3.07 a gallon. September heating oil rose 8 cents to $3.41 a gallon. September natural gas rose 37 cents to $8.20 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold for December delivery rose $1.40 to $1,813.70 an ounce. Silver for September delivery rose 26 cents to $20.74 an ounce and September copper rose 6 cents to $3.65 a pound.
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Like the Founding Fathers he wrote about, David McCullough stood for reason, enlightenment, education and incorruptible democracy. In our stone-crazy world of Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian-styled savage banality, McCullough, who died on Sunday at age 89, offered proof of just how reassuring a good American can be. As the dean of our nation’s historians, he was trusted by middle America on par with Walter Cronkite. And if America understood who McCullough was, he returned that favor, showing in his books just how well he knew his countrymen across the centuries. He was our dependable deep river oracle, the silver-haired sea captain navigating around the shoals of endemic narcissism to lead us to the promised port of the Declaration of Independence.
McCullough’s voice on PBS documentaries such as Ken Burns’s “The Civil War” resonated like Jesus Christ delivering the Sermon on the Mount. His very tone personified bedrock integrity. As a professional historian like myself, garnering a blurb from McCullough for your upcoming book was the cultural equivalent of a Good Housekeeping seal and Oprah’s Book Club selection combined. And his generosity to fellow tradesmen, myself included, was legendary.
McCullough was born on July 7, 1933, in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh. He had a fine childhood where sports, books and nature wanderings were all part of his life. There was no dysfunction in McCullough’s youth to mar him later in life, no dent in his armor that carried a hangover effect into adulthood. Imbued with civility from his parents, he saw Pittsburgh as a humming city of entrepreneurship and philanthropy serving the middle class. He never sought the seedy side of urban life like Nelson Algren or Upton Sinclair. Cheeriness and optimism were embedded in his personality. His college years at Yale did nothing to change that.
There was about McCullough the personification of the Boy Scout Handbook sprung to life. It would never have dawned on him to throw a rock into the plate glass window of Pittsburgh’s stately Duquesne Club to protest corporate corruption or mock the yacht set in Martha’s Vineyard for white privilege. Those were important American places to him and he wasn’t ashamed of their élan. If he thought change was needed, his modus operandi was more like, first let me join the private club, then put me on the steering committee, and then we’ll diversify memberships to address gender and ethnicity deficiencies. That is the quintessential way of the Yale gentleman scholar following the Civil Rights Act of the 1960s. It would be a mistake to think of McCullough as a Democrat or Republican. His instincts veered to our foundational documents like the Bill of Rights and leaders who sought to uphold them.
A few years back, I was part of a panel discussion at Boston College, with McCullough, Burns, and Don Henley (of the Eagles). It was a fundraiser for the Walden Woods Project in nearby Lincoln, Mass. All of us were serious admirers of Henry David Thoreau. At one point, Henley asked McCullough to name his Walden Pond, his personal sacred place in the outdoors. It was set up for dramatic answers such as California’s Yosemite or Maine’s Acadia. McCullough chose Pittsburgh for Mount Washington, a hill of the southern banks of the Monongahela and Ohio rivers. “Nowhere is more majestic to me,” McCullough said. “Pittsburgh is serene and sublime from that vista.”
Serene and sublime are good words to describe McCullough. Yet over the decades, as a friend, I saw him turn irate a few times. Once at a dinner in Dallas, I watched him tremble with indignation during a discussion about how geography wasn’t being properly taught in schools. Every young person, he believed, needs to develop a map mind.
I first worked with McCullough when he was at American Heritage, at the time, a sort of editor emeritus. Having studied with John Hersey and Thornton Wilder at Yale, he was the ultimate connoisseur of what constituted quality nonfiction writing. For McCullough, history needed to be written so readers were always leaning forward as if hearing a story told by Grandma on a frosty January evening in front of a Pittsburgh hearth. His books — all of them — were fresh and accessible without being breezy. His dazzling talent was on display in two Pulitzer Prize winners, “Truman” (1992) and “John Adams” (2001).
Conjuring the atmosphere of long past eras, McCullough made these presidents come alive as flesh-and-blood human beings. My favorite of his books was “Mornings on Horseback” (1981) because he made Theodore Roosevelt’s entire family jump off the page. That TR book was the antithesis of what today’s universities teach PhD candidates to do. McCullough put the personality of his subjects ahead of policy documents and data. Novelists such as Willa Cather, Conrad Richter and Thomas Wolfe had influenced him more than C. Vann Woodward.
This doesn’t mean the McCullough approach is the best way to study a president. Crucial policy documents may tell the true story of the Biden administration more usefully than how the family dogs Champ, Major and Commander brought comfort to the first couple in our troubled times. So McCullough’s familial style had limits. But out of modern-day narrative historians, only Doris Kearns Goodwin, T.J. Stiles and Barbara Tuchman jump to mind as his peers for making every page fascinating.
When word of McCullough’s death broke in the news, my cellphone lit up as friends offered condolences. Brian Lamb, the founder of C-SPAN, was one of them. Over the decades, Lamb and I shared McCullough stories in the way fans of the Beatles might talk about Paul McCartney. C-SPAN interviewed McCullough 77 times (with Lamb conducting 10 multiple-hour sessions in Maine, Massachusetts and D.C.). They’re wonderful to watch online. “At some point in his life,” Lamb told me, “McCullough decided to tell the world that American history mattered. It was his mantra. He was the nation’s schoolteacher. I love all of his books. But McCullough was also about his persona; he was the whole package of writing skill, resonant voice and grand presence.”
There was a fluidity to McCullough as writer and speaker that was comforting. His command of the past, the exacting details of Independence Hall in “1776” (2005) or Kitty Hawk, N.C., in “The Wright Brothers” (2015) or the Ohio River Valley in “The Pioneers” (2019) during the time of the first European American settlement of the Northwest Territory were mesmerizing.
Only occasionally would McCullough get involved in pressing, contemporary political affairs — as when he called Trump “a monstrous clown with a monstrous ego.” His comfort zone was with the ghosts of the past. If you ever saw McCullough walking down Newbury Street in Boston or Fifth Avenue in New York, you got the distinct feeling that his mind was imagining what these cities were like at the time of Valley Forge. In conversations, McCullough spoke about the need for biographies of the Liberty Bell, Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge. Nothing about our technological age interested him as a writer.
McCullough’s high school teacher-like enthusiasm for the past was combined with a watchdog attitude about protecting it. In the 1990s, when the Walt Disney Co. thought about building a theme park near the Manassas National Battlefield, in Northern Virginia, he went on high alert like a pointer dog on a hunting mission. I once jokingly told McCullough, in April Fools’ Day fashion, that Disney had just been approved to paint Mickey Mouse ears on a water tower higher than the Washington Monument in Fairfax County, Va. With his thick gray eyebrows rising and his body bristling, it took him a long minute to realize I was yanking his chain. For the next two decades, whenever I saw him, he teased me about the Mickey Monument with a twinkle in his eyes.
Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown chair in humanities and professor of history at Rice University. He is the author of the forthcoming “Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/08/10/david-mccullough-appreciation-brinkley/ | 2022-08-10T19:46:49Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/08/10/david-mccullough-appreciation-brinkley/ | false |
"People are changing," says a character in Mohsin Hamid's new novel, The Last White Man. To fans of weird tales, those are deliciously ominous words, because out-of-control change is at the root of fantasies like Invasion of the Body-Snatchers, Dracula and Hamid's most direct inspiration, Kafka's Metamorphosis.
Just as Gregor Samsa awoke to find himself transformed into a giant bug, so does Hamid's main character, a white guy with the Nordic name of Anders who "One morning ... woke up to find he had turned a deep and undeniable brown." Inexorably, that mysterious darkening begins spreading to white people all around this unnamed country.
As he demonstrated in his 2017 novel, Exit West, Hamid is a chronicler of instability — borders dissolving, beliefs shifting, settled populations suddenly migrating. His surreal narratives are just-the-other-side-of-plausible because they're tethered to once-improbable realities — events like Sept. 11 and the ongoing cataclysm of climate change.
Hamid, who is British Pakistani, has said in interviews that the premise for The Last White Man arose out of his own changing circumstances after 9/11 when, as a self-described highly educated brown man with a Muslim name, he says he "lost [the privilege of his] partial whiteness." The isolation of the pandemic also makes itself felt in this novel: As violence escalates in response to the darkening of the white populace, characters like Anders and his girlfriend, Oona, a yoga instructor, stay shuttered in their homes while experiencing apocalyptic changes online and on TV.
Hamid writes with on-the-ground immediacy that draws readers in. Anders, who works as a personal trainer, is, for a time, one of only two so-called "dark men" at the gym. (The other guy is the janitor.) As weeks go by, Anders' hyper-consciousness about his new color alters his personality. Here's part of a long sentence where Hamid takes us through Anders' zig-zagging perceptions of himself and others:
At work, Anders had become quieter than he used to be, less sure of how any action of his would be perceived, and it was like he had been recast as a supporting character on the set of the television show where his life was being enacted, but even so he had not yet lost all hope that a return to his old role was possible, to his old centrality, or if not centrality, then at least to a role better than this peripheral one, and so he was almost excited to hear that a long-standing client of the gym had changed, ... excited until the man came at the time he was expected, a dark man recognizable only by his jacket, and he stood there, this man, looking around, looking at those looking at him, and he left without a word, as though he might never, no, would never return.
Most of Hamid's novel consists of extended sentences like that one, whose restlessness mimics the flux of his fictional world. There's a downside, however, to being limited to mostly Anders' self-absorbed view: He's not that thoughtful a guy, so he doesn't offer any deeper thoughts about racism; we also don't hear anything about how Black people feel about their numbers being swelled by all these dazed-and-confused involuntary converts.
Hamid, himself, however, does clearly savor the absurdities generated by the construct of race. For instance, Anders hears a report about a white-man-turned-dark who committed suicide on his front lawn; a neighbor alerted the police, believing the dead Black man was a home invader. After the body is identified, the police determine that "a white man had indeed shot a dark man, but also that the dark man and the white man were the same."
A deft, if narrow, Twilight Zone-type fantasy about identity, The Last White Man only seriously strains credulity at its very end. No doubt, it says something about our own anxious times that the happy ending here seems too far-fetched.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina — President Joe Biden arrived in South Carolina on Wednesday to begin what is expected to be at least a seven-day vacation with members of his family outside of Washington.
The White House did not respond to requests to provide details on Biden’s vacation schedule, activities or when he planned to return to Washington.
Biden, accompanied by first lady Jill Biden, departed the White House by motorcade to Joint Base Andrews outside the capital, where Air Force One was on hand to take them to Joint Base Charleston. Biden was joined on Air Force One by his son, Hunter Biden, daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen and grandson Beau.
While Biden is in South Carolina, the House is set to vote to approve a bill full of Biden's priorities, including the most substantial investment in history to fight climate change, some $369 billion over the decade. The measure would cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket for Medicare recipients and help an estimated 13 million Americans pay for health care insurance by extending subsidies provided during the coronavirus pandemic.
The White House demurred on when Biden plans to sign the bill, saying it was focused on helping ensure the House approved the measure.
Biden’s 2021 vacation plans were scrambled by Washington’s legislative calendar, a COVID-19 case surge, and the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
Summer vacations are a presidential tradition. George W. Bush often spent August clearing brush in the 100-degree heat that baked his central Texas ranch. Barack Obama worked on his golf game on the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard. Donald Trump spent time at his home on his private golf club in central New Jersey.
The White House in the past has emphasized that the president is never truly free from the job’s responsibilities — and that he’ll continue to consult with aides and take his daily national security briefing regardless of his location.
And at times, presidents have had to make legacy-defining decisions while on vacation, including Bush’s response to Hurricane Katrina flooding New Orleans in 2005. Bill Clinton ordered airstrikes against al-Qaida terrorists from Martha’s Vineyard in response to the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. And Bush’s father, President George H.W. Bush, planned the U.S. response to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 from his family’s oceanfront compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-begins-summer-vacation-with-family-in-south-carolina/2022/08/10/42ca9d0a-18da-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html | 2022-08-10T19:47:41Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-begins-summer-vacation-with-family-in-south-carolina/2022/08/10/42ca9d0a-18da-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html | true |
STRONG STRATEGIC, FINANCIAL AND CULTURAL RATIONALE
- Acquisition of leading distributor of industrial and automation product and service solutions in Mexico
- Largest authorised distributor of Rockwell products in Mexico and also Latin America
- Delivering on all our acquisition priorities: geographic expansion, product adjacencies and service solutions
- Significantly strengthening the RS Group offer in Mexico
- Opportunity to leverage our digital expertise, complementary products including our main own-brand RS PRO, and a broad range of product and service solutions to accelerate growth
- Accretive to adjusted1 earnings per share (EPS) in the first full year and expected to exceed Group cost of capital within three years
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Electronics & Automation, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, is pleased to announce an agreement to acquire Risoul y Cia, S.A. de C.V. (Risoul), a family-owned distributor of industrial and automation product and service solutions in Mexico, for a cash consideration of US$275 million (c. £228 million) on a cash-free and debt-free basis. The consideration represents an acquisition multiple of c. 12x adjusted EBIT on a 12-month basis to 30 June 2022.
The acquisition of Risoul delivers on the Group's strategy to accelerate organic growth through high-quality inorganic opportunities that expand our geographic reach, extend targeted product adjacencies, and develop our product and service solutions offer. We are excited about deepening our presence in Mexico and having a strong platform to expand into Latin America, a region we can see benefiting from nearshoring owing to de-globalisation and a greater focus on improving sustainability through reducing distances products travel.
Risoul is a leading distributor of industrial and automation product and service solutions in Mexico, a highly fragmented market, with almost 50 years of operational knowledge and automation expertise. Risoul sells a range of branded products and is the largest authorised Rockwell Automation distributor in Latin America, the tenth globally, with rights to distribute Rockwell's products in the main industrial areas of Mexico and has recently launched into Spain. Risoul also provides several service solutions including onsite product training, control board and panel assembly, air conditioning maintenance, specialist tool repair and a smart network infrastructure service.
There is a strong cultural overlap between Risoul and RS Group. Risoul is led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gerardo Ayala Guarneri, who has been with the company for 18 years, the last five as CEO. Risoul, like RS Group, believes that having an engaged and motivated team is critical to delivering success. There is a strong emphasis on training and ensuring the health and wellbeing of its people, with a high employee engagement score demonstrating this. We are looking forward to working together with Gerardo and his team.
The acquisition of Risoul by RS Group is expected to deliver significant revenue synergies. Combining Risoul's established presence in Mexico with RS Group's range of complementary and ancillary products, including our main own-brand RS PRO, will support increased average order value for existing customers. We will develop Risoul's digital presence to increase customer reach and offer a broader product range while improving execution capabilities and driving efficiencies. We expect the combination to greatly enhance prospects for employees, customers and suppliers of both organisations.
For the year ended 30 September 2021, Risoul generated revenue of US$166 million and EBIT of US$19 million. Over recent months, revenue growth has been held back due to interruptions in supply which has led to an increased order book which should unwind over the next twelve months. The acquisition, which will be financed from RS Group's existing debt facilities, is due to be completed by November 2022, subject to customary closing conditions including Mexican anti-trust. It is expected to be accretive to adjusted1 EPS in the first full year of ownership and exceed Group cost of capital within three years. Following the acquisition, RS Group's balance sheet will remain strong, with pro forma net debt to adjusted EBITDA (for the year ended 31 March 2022) of <0.8x, which provides the capacity to continue driving our growth ambitions.
LINDSLEY RUTH, CEO RS GROUP PLC, COMMENTED: "We are accelerating our organic growth with bolt-on acquisitions that meet our key strategic, financial and cultural criteria. Risoul enables RS to expand our position and execution expertise in the Americas, specifically in Mexico and the rest of Latin America, and drive cross-selling synergies across our product and service solutions offer. As part of RS Group, Risoul will benefit from our digital capabilities and international scale, providing an opportunity to expand beyond its existing strengths, while creating new capabilities. We are excited about the growth opportunities we see as part of our Journey to Greatness and welcome the Risoul team to the RS Group."
GERARDO AYALA GUARNERI, CEO RISOUL, COMMENTED: "The Rockwell model has helped build our business and reputation in our market. It is not just about selling products; we are also providing value-added product and service solutions that help customers run their businesses. Our product specialists and sales engineers, who have a great deal of commercial and technical knowledge and experience, can recommend and install efficient and productive processes and technology. RS Group brings extensive digital expertise, strong execution knowledge and global support, allowing us to extend our customer reach and accelerate the growth ambitions of our winning Risoul model."
ARIEL BURSZTEIN, MARKET ACCESS DIRECTOR LATIN AMERICA, ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, COMMENTED: "Rockwell is delighted to expand its partnership with RS Group into Mexico. We are confident that the pairing of RS Group's omni-channel capabilities with Risoul's established strengths with Rockwell Automation solutions will represent a winning formula."
Notes:
- Adjusted excludes amortisation of intangible assets arising on acquisition of businesses, acquisition-related items, substantial reorganisation costs, substantial asset write-downs, one-off pension credits or costs, significant tax rate changes and associated income tax.
Allied Electronics & Automation is a trading brand of RS Group plc (formerly Electrocomponents plc), a leading global omni-channel industrial product and service solutions provider to customers who are involved in designing, building and maintaining industrial equipment and operations, safely and sustainably. RS Group plc stocks more than 700,000 industrial and electronic products, sourced from over 2,500 leading suppliers, and provides a wide range of product and service solutions to over 1.2 million industrial customers. With operations in 32 countries, we trade through multiple channels and ship nearly 60,000 parcels daily.
We support customers across the product life cycle, whether via innovation and technical support at the design phase, improving time to market and productivity at the build phase, or reducing purchasing costs and optimizing inventory in the maintenance phase. We offer our customers tailored product and service propositions that are essential for the successful operation of their businesses and help them save time and money.
RS Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange with stock ticker RS1 and in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2022, reported revenue of $3.3 billion.
For more information about Allied Electronics & Automation, please visit www.alliedelec.com/ or connect with us via social media on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Risoul has more than 580 employees across 16 locations in Mexico, providing product and services solutions to key industrial markets in the country. It has two distribution centres (Mexico City and Monterrey), eight local warehouses and its own delivery fleet, enabling it to offer 18,000 stocked products and a further 42,000 unstocked. As per the distribution agreement with Rockwell Automation, Risoul will continue to operate as an independent business within the broader Americas region, with Gerardo Ayala Guarneri, the Risoul CEO, reporting into Ken Bradley, President RS Americas.
RS Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Risoul, a family-founded and managed business, for US$275 million (c. £228 million) on a cash-free and debt-free basis from the Risoul family who privately hold the entire shareholding of the company. This is subject to customary closing conditions, including Mexican anti-trust, and is expected to be completed by November 2022 and be financed by existing debt facilities.
The acquisition constitutes a class 2 transaction for the purposes of the UK Financial Authority's Listing Rules. Total gross assets as of 30 June 2022 were c. US$80 million.
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SINGAPORE, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bonanza Goldfields Corp. (OTC:BONZ) is pleased to announce that the wholly owned subsidiary, Marvion™️, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Talk+, to jointly promote the use of Marvion's Polygon DOTs in the Talk+ app.
Users of Talk+ app can use MarvionTM's Polygon chain DOTs for exclusive group chat. The benefits of the partnership include but are not limited to:
- Eco-friendly transaction using the Polygon chain;
- Providing user with additional channel for transaction; and
- Cryptocurrency security.
According to a survey released by Visa, nearly one-third of Hong Kong people have knowledge of cryptocurrencies, reflecting the escalating use of cryptocurrency. Visa also stated that during its recent earnings call, customers made $2.5 billion in payments with its crypto-linked cards in the first fiscal quarter of 2022. Hence, a secure, user friendly, fast and diverse cryptocurrency wallet is in high demand.
TALK+ is the first application in Hong Kong that integrates instant messaging communication and cryptocurrency wallet functions. It was developed by the founder Stark Chan. TALK+ differs from other electronic wallets in that it has multiple functions, including combining wallets and instant messaging application: users can easily, quickly, and accurately transfer cryptocurrencies to friends through the address book at anytime, anywhere. Most importantly, users do not need to ask the other party to submit their transfer address in the transaction process, which provide a higher level of user privacy. User can save on expensive handling fees and transaction time, and the encrypted currency will be instantly credited to users' Talk+ account. Concurrently, e-wallet in Talk+ supports a variety of popular cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), Dogecoin (DOGE), and you name it.
The Talk+ crypto wallet is divided in two parts: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Hot Wallet. The DeFi wallet allows user to have their own key in their mobile. No one is permitted to have users' asset custody, let alone to transfer their digital asset. Apart from the above, DeFi wallet in Talk+ app is a one-click access to most blockchain service platforms. The Hot Wallet provides a cross-chains bridge to users, connects third-party C2C ("Customer to Customer) user trading platform, and support different blockchain networks including BEP-20, ERC-20, TRON. User can ride on Talk+ to transfer their cryptocurrency from one blockchain to another.
Talk+ is a user friendly cryptocurrency wallet application, allowing both new and veteran cryptocurrency users to manage their blockchain accounts easily. It allows users to access the metaverse and decentralized financial services as a global hub. TALK+ implements a "Know your Customer" ("KYC") system, requires real-name authentication to connect to other cryptocurrency sales service providers,, ensuring strict financial security and preventing illegal activities. By integrating Talk+ into the MarvionTM solution, MarvionTM can provide users with a safe and trustless cryptocurrency transaction environment, while maintaining a high standard of compliance with Anti-Monday Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF) practices.
Talk+ app charges a low transaction fees which is waived during the promotional period. Talk+ app has collaborated with "Transak", a world-renowned fiat-to-crypto payment gateway, which allows users to purchase crypto currencies with credit cards easily. It is user friendly for those who are not crypto savvy. As of today, Talk+ stores 95% of users' cryptocurrency in offline cold wallets, and only 5% will remain in an online hot wallet to minimise losses in the unlikely event that the system is compromised. The partnership between Talk+ and MarvionTM also promotes ESG through the use of the Polygon chain worldwide.
Kevin Tan, CEO of BONZ commented, "We are committed to developing the world's best DOT product for intangible assets in our bid to disrupt the digital asset community by facilitating an efficient and secure crypto transferring and messaging platform. Adopting Polygona (MATIC) in Talk+ app allows us to providea much better user's experience. It is a critical milestone to make NFT easily accessible to a broader user base with Talk+."
For more information on Marvion™️ and its h-DOT offerings, please visit www.marvion.media.
About Talk+
"Talk+" not only provides an extremely high level of privacy with end-to-end encryption messaging, it's also has a multi-cryptocurrency wallet functionality whereby users can easily purchase crypto online instantly or transfer them to friends by using its blockchain wallet feature. "Talk+" supports multiple cryptocurrencies and includes several wallet securities designs and protocols. For instance, the Hot and Cold Wallet feature allows users to save on transfer fees, speed up transaction confirmation and ensure that user assets remain secure.
Features of Talk+ include (but is not limited to)
- End-to-end encrypted instant messaging;
- Encrypted cryptocurrency wallet; and
- Economical transaction fee.
Features to Ensure Safety of the Cryptocurrency Wallet
- Safe and easy to remember "private key";
- Offline storage of cryptocurrency; and
- Electronic Wallet indemnity Fund
About BONZ
Bonanza Goldfields Corporation is a Las Vegas based mining and mineral exploration company, exploring gold and silver properties located in Goldfield, Tonopah and Comstock Mining Districts of Nevada, and the Chloride Mining District of Arizona.
The group is building an ecosystem and a metaverse for the media and entertainment industry that implements and adopts blockchain and NFT technologies, through mergers and acquisitions.
About Marvion™️
Marvion is a metaverse technology company in the media and entertainment industry, focusing on movies, drama, animation, comics, music, and games that provide content and entertainment to adults and children alike. Although most media and entertainment content are digital in nature today, they exist in the real world as intangible assets, such as intellectual property, licenses and contractual rights, with intrinsic value.
Marvion applies blockchain and NFT technologies as tools to disrupt and improve the existing media and entertainment industry and its current practices. The technology underpinning NFTs (non-fungible tokens) has multiple functional use cases, some of which have the power to transform our societies, and some of which may be subject to regulations. Marvion uses NFT technology solely to create a legally-binding digital ownership token (DOT) to both tangible and intangible media and entertainment assets, which our analysis suggests would functionally fall outside any regulatory perimeter.
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About Hybrid DOT (h-DOT)
A h-DOT is an integrated, best in class, digital ownership token (DOT) that contains a smart contract that can execute transactions and also contains the specific legal terms of the intellectual property ownership, license and/or rights. Each Hybrid DOT (h-DOT) contains the following:
- A copy of the SPA for the purchase of the master license.
- Evidence or warranty of ownership of the relevant intellectual property.
- Ownership of the sub-license detailing the rights of the h-DOT holder.
- Image/video/music or other file depending on what the asset is.
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This fall, SLO Classical Academy High School (SLOCA) is partnering with LEGO to become the first designated LEGO Learning System school on the Central Coast.
There are schools in Los Angeles and San Jose using LEGO Education, but none in between until now.
"Over the past year, we've been very inspired by the passionate teachers at SLOCA and impressed by their vision and dedication to transforming their school into a hands-on, STEAM learning school by collaborating with LEGO Education," Stefanie Chaplauske, a LEGO Education liaison said in a press release. "We're excited to see their physical science and robotics programs grow."
LEGO Education will begin training a team of SLOCA teachers and staff on their campus this upcoming Monday through Wednesday, August 15th through 17th, before the start of their school year on August 29th.
SLOCA will be incorporating LEGOS into their hybrid and full-time curricula at all levels (preschool through high school), as well as offering additional STEAM-centered enrichment classes during their
optional Fridays.
From there, SLOCA will be offering after-school and weekend workshops for all SLO County students. This includes plans for a county-wide LEGO student challenge in partnership with local architecture firms. | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/slo-classical-academy-become-the-first-designated-lego-learning-system-school-on-the-central-coast | 2022-08-10T19:51:29Z | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/slo-classical-academy-become-the-first-designated-lego-learning-system-school-on-the-central-coast | true |
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant was one of the most photogenic sports figures in Los Angeles and images of him seen by millions around the world — smiling in victory, grimacing in agony — keep his memory alive.
But some photos of him should never be seen, his widow says, and she's seeking unspecified millions in compensation for snapshots taken of the NBA star's corpse that were circulated after he was killed in a helicopter crash with their daughter and seven others in 2020.
Vanessa Bryant's invasion of privacy trial against the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments begins Wednesday in a U.S. District Court just over a mile from where Kobe Bryant played most of his career with the Lakers.
Vanessa Bryant claims deputies did not take the photos for investigative purposes and shared them with firefighters who responded to the crash scene. The lawsuit said a deputy showed the photos to bar patrons and a firefighter showed them to off-duty colleagues.
"Mrs. Bryant feels ill at the thought that sheriff's deputies, firefighters, and members of the public have gawked at gratuitous images of her deceased husband and child," according to the lawsuit. "She lives in fear that she or her children will one day confront horrific images of their loved ones online."
Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and other parents and players were flying to a girls basketball tournament when their chartered helicopter crashed in the Calabasas hills west of Los Angeles in fog. Federal safety officials blamed pilot error for the wreck.
Vanessa Bryant has also sued the helicopter charter company and the deceased pilot's estate.
The county has argued that Bryant has suffered emotional distress from the deaths, not the photos, which were ordered deleted by Sheriff Alex Villanueva. They said the photos have never been in the media, on the internet or otherwise publicly disseminated and that the lawsuit is speculative about harm she may suffer.
A law prompted by the crash makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime.
The county already agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a similar case brought by two families whose relatives died in the Jan. 26, 2020, crash.
Vanessa Bryant did not settle her case, indicating she's seeking more.
The litigation has at times been ugly.
When the county sought a psychiatric evaluation of Bryant to determine if she suffered emotional distress because of the photos, her lawyers criticized the "scorched-earth discovery tactics" to bully her and other family members of victims to abandon their lawsuits.
The county responded by saying they were sympathetic to Bryant's losses and dismissed her case as a "money grab."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wvasfm.org/sports/2022-08-10/trial-in-lawsuit-over-kobe-bryant-crash-photos-begins | 2022-08-10T19:51:36Z | https://www.wvasfm.org/sports/2022-08-10/trial-in-lawsuit-over-kobe-bryant-crash-photos-begins | true |
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s annualized inflation rate hit 8.15% in July, the highest in more than two decades, the national statistics institute announced Tuesday.
But inflation in prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages is even higher, with prices rising 14.5% over the last 12 months.
Many Mexican families are feeling the pinch, and going without some of the costlier items like meat.
The Mexican government raised the country’s minimum wage by 22% in 2022 to about $8.50 per day, but much of that increase has now been consumed by inflation.
Housewife Carla Valadez was shopping at a Mexico City market Tuesday, and had to buy vegetables instead of pork because of the prices.
“We are going to become vegetarians out of necessity,” said Valadez.
Tinga, a traditional dish made of tomatoes, onions and chile with shredded chicken or beef, is now prohibitively expensive.
“Now my son asks me to make carrot tinga,” said Valadez.
Juana Pardo, a retiree who tries to make ends meet on an $82 per month supplementary pension program for the elderly, says “what I get from the government isn’t enough any more.”
Pardo is buying some nopal cactus leaves, and has taken to eating more vegetables and beans instead of chicken and eggs, because of the prices. “There is nothing else I can do, if I can’t make ends meet.”
The government has lifted import duties on 21 basic food items and has encouraged Mexicans to grow more food, but it is not clear how much that will help, in a world where high inflation has become generalized. | https://www.kron4.com/news/business/ap-business/as-mexicos-inflation-hits-8-15-families-cut-back/ | 2022-08-10T19:52:42Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/business/ap-business/as-mexicos-inflation-hits-8-15-families-cut-back/ | true |
WASHINGTON — An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed the country’s most powerful general, offering $300,000 to “eliminate” the Trump administration official, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Shahram Poursafi, identified by U.S. officials as a member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, is currently wanted by the FBI on charges related to the murder-for-hire plot.
Prosecutors say the scheme unfolded more than a year after Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force and an architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East, was killed in a targeted airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport in January 2020. After the strike, Bolton, who by then had left his White House post, tweeted, “Hope this is the first step to regime change in Tehran.”
In the fall of 2021, Poursafi, an Iranian citizen who officials say has never visited the United States, offered $300,000 to someone he was corresponding with in the U.S. if the person would hire someone to “eliminate” Bolton, according to an FBI affidavit unsealed Wednesday. Poursafi told the person, who was actually an FBI informant, that he wanted “the guy” to be purged or eliminated.
Poursafi provided the person with Bolton's office address, including the name and contact information for someone who worked in the office, and took screenshots of surveillance photographs of Bolton's office, the affidavit says.
“This was not an idle threat,” Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen, the Justice Department’s top national security official, said in a statement released by the department. “And this is not the first time we’ve uncovered brazen acts by Iran to exact revenge against individuals in the U.S."
In his own statement, Bolton thanked the FBI and Justice Department for their work in developing the case and the Secret Service for providing protection.
“While much cannot be said publicly right now, one point is indisputable: Iran’s rulers are liars, terrorists, and enemies of the United States,” he said.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to request for comment.
The unsealing of the complaint comes two days after negotiators seeking to revive the Iran nuclear accord in Vienna closed on a “final text” of an agreement, with parties now consulting in their capitals on whether to agree to it it.
The 2015 deal granted Iran sanctions relief in exchange for tight curbs on its atomic program. Since the U.S. withdrew from the agreement under President Donald Trump, Iran has sped up its nuclear enrichment program. Bolton has been among the most hawkish critics of the deal and efforts by the Biden administration to rejoin it.
In his statement, he said “Iran’s nuclear-weapons and terrorist activities are two sides of the same coin” and asserted that America re-entering the failed 2015 Iran nuclear deal would be an unparalleled self-inflicted wound, to ourselves and our closest Middle East allies."
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Associated Press writers Zeke Miller in Washington and Isabel de Bre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/iranian-operative-john-bolton-murder/507-5e507a3d-b31d-464f-9400-44c8054b00cc | 2022-08-10T19:52:57Z | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/iranian-operative-john-bolton-murder/507-5e507a3d-b31d-464f-9400-44c8054b00cc | true |
Guy’s Fieri’s Chicken Guy! Restaurant is Coming to Harrah’s AC
The newest addition to Guy Fieri's Atlantic City restaurant offerings, Chicken Guy!, opens in Harrah's Resort on Tuesday, August 30.
Fieri, the popular TV personality, chef, and restaurateur is again teaming with Harrah's Resort to bring his second fast-casual chicken restaurant to the east coast.
“Everybody knows by now that I love AC and am always up for bringing my latest and greatest to the Jersey shore. Chicken Guy! is all about the best freakin’ chicken tenders, sandwiches, and shakes that you’re gonna find anywhere and I’m stoked to bring it to Harrah’s Resort,” said Guy Fieri.
What's on the menu at Chicken Guy!?
The restaurant features all-natural chicken tender sandwiches, hand-pounded and topped with your choice of a variety of Fieri's sauces created by Fieri and restauranteur Robert Earl.
According to a release, Chicken Guy's chicken tenders are brined in fresh lemon juice, pickle brine, and buttermilk and infused with fresh herbs.
Chicken Guy! signature sauces range from wasabi honey, curry mayo, and avocado crema, to ranchero and donkey. Side dishes feature French fries with Guy's special fry seasoning, mac and cheese, fried pickles, and ice cream topped with Cinnamon Toast and Apple Jacks cereal.
Chicken Guy! will be Fieri's fourth Atlantic City restaurant, joining Guy's Sammich Joint at Harrah's, Guy's Bar-B-Que Joint at Caesars, and Guy Fieri's Chophouse at Bally's.
Atlantic City's Chicken Guy! restaurant will be across from The Pool, and near Bobby’s Burgers in Harrah's Resort.
Fieri rose to popularity by winning the second season of "The Food Network Star" and then hosting the Food Network hit Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, and other Food Network shows. | https://catcountry1073.com/guys-fieris-chicken-guy-restaurant-is-coming-to-harrahs-ac/ | 2022-08-10T19:55:24Z | https://catcountry1073.com/guys-fieris-chicken-guy-restaurant-is-coming-to-harrahs-ac/ | false |
Civil Action No.: United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
The Honoring Our Pact Act, S. 3373, Signed by President Joe Biden, August 10, 2022.
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lance Corporal Timothy Pugh, Ret., a Marine veteran who suffered multiple myeloma, and other injuries, as a result of exposure to the toxic water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, filed a lawsuit today against the United States under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, which is part of the Honor Our PACT Act signed this morning by President Biden. Mr. Pugh, who served and resided at Camp Lejeune from 1984 to 1986, is seeking damages for his injuries in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (7:22-cv-00124 BO) where Camp Lejeune is located and where the Camp Lejeune Justice Act requires all such lawsuits be brought.
Parker Waichman LLP, filed a complaint on behalf of the Marine veteran, who was first diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood, in 2012. The Complaint alleges, among other things, that starting in the 1950s, dangerous chemicals from waste dumps, unlined landfills and leaking storage tanks repeatedly seeped into the soil and underground water aquifers. The Complaint further alleges that the Marine Corps were aware, as early as 1958, that Camp Lejeune's water systems were susceptible to contamination by various volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The Complaint further claims that the government knew in 1974 that these VOCs were highly toxic. Despite this knowledge, the government and Marine Corps repeatedly ignored water system safety guidelines issued by multiple federal and state agencies.
Mr. Pugh alleges that his devastating disease was caused by the negligence, carelessness and recklessness of the Marine Corps. Damages are being sought for Timothy Pugh's personal injuries, together with his pain and suffering, loss of quality of life, loss of income and medical expenses as well as other damages.
Parker Waichman has been fighting for justice for the victims of Camp Lejeune for a long time. After an initial lawsuit on behalf of an injured civilian teacher at Camp Lejeune was rejected by court after court on a variety of legal grounds involving time limitations and the Feres doctrine, Parker Waichman, angered but not deterred, turned to legislation to change those laws. Working with several Congressmen, we saw multiple bills gain some support, but fail to find enough votes. This year, however, a broader veterans relief package gained momentum, with headlines around burn pits. House leadership inserted the very specific Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 into the broader Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 which removes the barriers to earlier lawsuits that had been unsuccessful and paves the way for the filing of the Pugh action today.
"Timothy Pugh served his country honorably as a Marine. It was known that the water he was drinking was contaminated, but they did nothing. They ignored standard safety protocols and engineering reports for decades," said Jerrold S. Parker. "We decided in 2009 to fight for these Marines and their families, no matter what it required. We took our first suit all the way to the Supreme Court. When the courts declined to help these Camp Lejeune victims, we went to Congress and worked hard to get legislation passed. We are honored, finally, to have the opportunity under the PACT Act to push Timothy Pugh's case, and those of other victims, forward."
Filing a Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuit
Parker Waichman has successfully represented clients in injury lawsuits for decades and Camp Lejeune victims since 2009. If you, or someone you know, lived or worked at Camp Lejeune for 30 days between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987 and believe they have a related illness, please call 1-800-YOUR LAWYER or visit the firm's website at https://www.yourlawyer.com for a free consultation.
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Lamar Odom goes house hunting nearby ex Khloe Kardashian's Hidden Hills neighborhood
Lamar Odom appears to be on the hunt for a new home.
The former Lakers player, 42, was seen checking out a multimillion dollar home in Pinnacle Estates, a gated community in Woodland Hills, alongside his team on Monday.
The community is a 13 minute drive away from Hidden Hills, the same gated community where his ex-wife Khloe Kardashian lives.
House hunting: Lamar Odom was seen checking out a home in Pinnacle Estates, a gated community in Woodland Hills on Monday
Lamar wore camouflage print trousers and a black T-shirt bearing the image of the late Nipsey Hussle as he checked out homes in the area.
His team followed him as he strode down the road in his vibrant orange sneakers.
Khloe and Lamar tied the knot just one month after meeting a party in 2009. Their divorce was finalized in 2016 and they have no children together.
Khloe owns a mega mansion in Hidden Hills that is set side by side a mansion owned by her mother Kris Jenner.
Walk and talk: His team followed him as he strode down the road in his vibrant orange sneakers
Looking good: Lamar wore camouflage print trousers and a black T-shirt bearing the image of the late Nipsey Hussle
Both built in the popular modern farmhouse style and each sprawling over 10,000 sq ft, the massive homes are mere feet from one another.
Khloe also became a mother again after a surrogate gave birth to her and ex Tristan Thompson's second child together. The couple are now parents to a baby boy, making their four-year-old daughter True Thompson a big sister.
Kardashian's rep confirmed in a statement to DailyMail.com last month that her baby boy was conceived in November and would be born via surrogate.
'We can confirm True will have a sibling who was conceived in November,' the statement began.
'Khloe is incredibly grateful to the extraordinary surrogate for such a beautiful blessing. We'd like to ask for kindness and privacy so that Khloe can focus on her family.'
Odom won NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010.
Happier times: Khloe and Lamar tied the knot just one month after meeting a party in 2009. Their divorce was finalized in 2016 and they have no children together; pictured 2016
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ATLANTA, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax, Inc. ("Equifax") has acknowledged that over a three-week period from March 17, 2022, to April 6, 2022, it sent lenders inaccurate credit scores for millions of potential consumers applying for mortgages, auto loans and credit cards.
Equifax's error lowered some consumers' credit scores significantly, resulting in loan denials or higher interest rates.
Doss Firm LLC in Atlanta, which was court-appointed to the Steering Committee of the In re: Equifax, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, and Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman LLP ("LKLSG") in Miami are investigating potential legal action designed to help consumer victims of the Equifax's error.
If you applied for a mortgage, car loan or new credit card from March 17, 2022, to April 6, 2022, and suspect there may have been a credit reporting error, please contact Doss Firm and LKLSG at the information above. The firms represent clients nationwide.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine.
Healthcare providers will be allowed to use the vaccine for intradermal injection for those 18-years-old and older who are determined to be at heightened risk of contracting monkeypox.
FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf said of vaccine supply, “In recent weeks the monkeypox virus has continued to spread at a rate that has made it clear our current vaccine supply will not meet the current demand,” he said. “The FDA quickly explored other scientifically appropriate options to facilitate access to the vaccine for all impacted individuals. By increasing the number of available doses, more individuals who want to be vaccinated against monkeypox will now have the opportunity to do so.”
The JYNNEOS vaccine is administered beneath the skin in two doses administered 4 weeks apart. The EUA allows for a fraction of the dose to be administered in two doses four weeks apart, the FDA said.
In June, the White House estimated that it would take at least $7 billion from Congress to fight the spread of monkeypox. Then in August Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced that the Biden administration had instructed his agency to "explore every option on the table" to fight the spread of the virus. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/fda-recommends-emergency-use-authorization-for-jynneos-monkeypox-vaccine | 2022-08-10T20:05:36Z | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/fda-recommends-emergency-use-authorization-for-jynneos-monkeypox-vaccine | false |
OSLO, Norway, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Borr Drilling Limited (NYSE and OSE: BORR) plans to host a conference call and webcast on Friday August 12, 2022 at 15:00 CET (9:00 AM New York Time) to provide further details on its transformational capital structure realignment enabled by a $250 million equity offering and secured debt maturity deferrals.
Participants are encouraged to dial in 10 minutes before the start of the call. A presentation will be available from the Investor Relations section on www.borrdrilling.com.
In order to listen to the presentation, you may do one of the following:
a) Webcast
To pre-register for this call, please go to the following link:
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Dial in details, Participants:
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Participants will be asked for their full name & Conference ID.
There will be a Q&A session after the presentation. Information on how to ask questions will be given at the beginning of the Q&A session.
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STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Another person has died as a result of a crash in Steuben County last week.
The crash happened just before 4 p.m. Aug. 5 on S.R. 120 near C.R. 850 West, a mile east of Orland.
According to police, a blue 2007 Nissan Titan pickup truck driven by 50-year-old Donald Gene Squires of Howe was traveling westbound on S.R. 120 when it drifted left of the center line and hit an eastbound silver 2012 Volkswagen car.
The two vehicles appeared to have collided nearly head-on, police determined.
A woman in the front passenger seat of the Volkswagen – 33-year-old Breanna Jeanne Bright of rural Fremont – was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver – 43-year-old Lonnie Lee Bright of rural Fremont – and two children were hospitalized in critical condition.
On Wednesday, the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office said Lonnie Bright had succumbed to his injuries and died.
One of the children – 5-year-old Journey Bright – still remains hospitalized in critical condition. Granger Bright, who is 3 months old, was treated at a local hospital and has since been released.
The sheriff’s office said neither drugs nor alcohol were believed to be a factor in the crash. | https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/2nd-person-dies-after-crash-in-steuben-county/ | 2022-08-10T20:08:58Z | https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/2nd-person-dies-after-crash-in-steuben-county/ | true |
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Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 10 to 15
mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ082-110915-
Terrell-
Including the cities of Dryden and Sanderson
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to
10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ282-110915-
Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Lajitas, and Castolon
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ047-048-051>053-110915-
Borden-Scurry-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-
Including the cities of Gail, Snyder, Stanton, Big Spring,
and Colorado City
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy this evening, then clearing. Scattered
thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly this evening. Lows in
the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming north around
5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ075-110915-
Pecos-
Including the city of Fort Stockton
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming
southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ063-068>070-110915-
Glasscock-Crane-Upton-Reagan-
Including the cities of Garden City, Crane, McCamey, Rankin,
and Big Lake
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ281-110915-
Presidio Valley-
Including the city of Presidio
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
evening. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ059-060-067-110915-
Loving-Winkler-Ward-
Including the cities of Mentone, Kermit, and Monahans
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ274-110915-
Reeves County Plains-
Including the city of Pecos
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to
20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-110915-
Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines-
Dawson-Andrews-
Including the cities of Tatum, Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice, Jal,
Seminole, Lamesa, and Andrews
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 /1250 PM MDT Wed Aug 10 2022/
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy this evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper
60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ279-110915-
Central Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Panther Junction,
and Marathon
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
evening. Lows around 70. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ273-110915-
Eastern Culberson County-
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 90. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming east in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows around 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ276-110915-
Marfa Plateau-
Including the city of Marfa
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ278-110915-
Davis Mountains Foothills-
Including the city of Alpine
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ275-110915-
Chinati Mountains-
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ272-110915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Including the city of Van Horn
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 20
mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ280-110915-
Chisos Basin-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP and Chisos Basin
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ277-110915-
Davis Mountains-
Including the city of Fort Davis
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ271-110915-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 /1250 PM MDT Wed Aug 10 2022/
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Breezy with lows in the mid 60s. East winds
15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ270-110915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Including the city of Guadalupe Mountains NP
1250 PM MDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Breezy with lows in the upper 50s. East
winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
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Jack Swarbrick said Wednesday the SEC and Big Ten conferences are a “consolidation of power” in college football right now, but the Notre Dame athletic director pointed out the Irish is as relevant as ever.
Swarbrick made the comments during a YouTube livestream, per FootballScoop.
“I think what we’ve seen now is the consolidation of power, if you will, in two conferences, the SEC and Big Ten,” Swarbrick. “So there’s a bit of a ‘Big 2, Next-Level-3 and Group of 5′ in a way that there wasn’t prior to this, or won’t be when the moves are completed.”
With that said, the Irish, he contends, is a good position as an independent in the ever-changing world of college athletics with constant talk about realignment, media rights deals and college football playoff expansion. In every discussion, Notre Dame is a major player.
“When I started this job, and I don’t say that to take any credit for it, but all the commentary was, ‘Were we relevant anymore?’,” Swarbrick said. “And this year, no one’s asking that question.
“I think all of this dynamic has just reinforced that a lot of the decisions that have been made of the years have placed Notre Dame in a very good position.”
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DENVER — Autumn is arriving early at Dunkin'.
Dunkin' will make its pumpkin-flavored coffee, spiced drinks and autumn bakery treats available earlier than ever before.
The fall menu will arrive at participating Dunkin’ restaurants nationwide on Wednesday, Aug. 17.
This year's Dunkin' lineup includes the Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte, pumpkin bakery line-up and Maple Sugar Bacon items.
Two new menu items this year are the Blood Orange Dunkin’ Refresher, served over ice with tart cranberry with bright blood orange flavor — along with subtle notes of fall spices, ginger and cinnamon.
Also new is the Nutty Pumpkin Coffee which combines Dunkin’s Original Blend Iced Coffee with a pumpkin spice swirl, hazelnut flavor shot and cream.
Dunkin' said that from Wednesday, Aug. 17 through Tuesday, Sept. 13, customers can get a medium Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew or medium Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte for $3.
Dunkin' fall menu
- Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
- Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte
- NEW Nutty Pumpkin Coffee
- Glazed Pumpkin cake donut,
- Pumpkin MUNCHKINS Donut Hole Treats
- Pumpkin Muffin
- NEW Blood Orange Dunkin’ Refresher
- Maple Sugar Bacon Breakfast Sandwich
- Maple Sugar Snackin’ Bacon
Dunkin’ fall menu
“We see Dunkin’ fans’ anticipation of fall grow more and more each year. This season, we’re bringing them a line-up that’s sure to delight even our most passionate and excited fall enthusiasts,” Jill Nelson, Vice President, Marketing and Culinary at Dunkin’ said.
“From the all-new Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew and Nutty Pumpkin Coffee to our returning Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte and pumpkin baked goods, we’re falling hard for the new menu items here at Dunkin’.”
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Tuya Inc. ("Tuya" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUYA). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Tuya and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On or around March 18, 2021, Tuya conducted its initial public offering ("IPO"), selling more than 45 million American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") priced at $21.00 per ADS. On May 11, 2021, an article on techcrunch.com revealed that over the past few days, "several top Chinese sellers disappeared from Amazon." The article reported that over 13.1 million records documenting a massive fake review scam had been uncovered, implicating more than 200,000 Amazon accounts. The article added that "[i]n total, the suspended accounts contribute over a billion dollars in gross merchandise value (GMV) to Amazon." The article quoted Amazon as stating: "'We take swift action against those that violate [our policies], including suspending or removing selling privileges.'" Then, on August 18, 2021, Tuya issued a press release announcing the Company's financial results for the second quarter of 2021. The release also provided the outlook for the third quarter of 2021, stating that the Company expects revenue to be in a range of just $83 million to $86 million, which surprised and disappointed analysts and investors. During an earnings call held that same day with analysts and investors, Chief Financial Officer Yao (Jessie) Liu revealed the reason for the low third quarter revenue forecast, explaining that "our customers face a series of challenges, including Amazon's strict execution of seller policy," in which Amazon had banned cross-border e-commerce stores. After the call, analysts estimated that the Amazon bans would negatively affect Tuya's 2021 second half revenues by 10%, and that 20% of all Tuya IoT-enabled devices were sold through online channels such as Amazon. By August 2022, Tuya ADSs had fallen below $2.00 per ADS, representing a decline of 90% from the IPO price.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force said Wednesday that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a deadly string of explosions at an air base in Crimea, amid speculation the blasts were the result of a Ukrainian attack that would represent a significant escalation in the war.
Russia denied any aircraft were damaged in Tuesday’s blasts — or that any attack took place.
Ukrainian officials stopped short of publicly claiming responsibility for the explosions, while mocking Russia’s explanation that a careless smoker might have caused ammunition at the Saki air base to catch fire and blow up. Analysts also said that explanation doesn’t make sense and that the Ukrainians could have used anti-ship missiles to strike the base.
If Ukrainian forces were, in fact, responsible for the blasts, it would be the first known major attack on a Russian military site on the Crimean Peninsula, which was seized from Ukraine by the Kremlin in 2014. Russian warplanes have used Saki to strike areas in Ukraine’s south.
Crimea holds huge strategic and symbolic significance for both sides. The Kremlin’s demand that Ukraine recognize Crimea as part of Russia has been one of its key conditions for ending the fighting, while Ukraine has vowed to drive the Russians from the peninsula and all other occupied territories.
Hours after the blasts, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised again to do just that.
“This Russian war against Ukraine and against all of free Europe began with Crimea and must end with Crimea — its liberation,” he said in his nightly address.
The explosions, which killed one person and wounded 14, sent tourists fleeing in panic as plumes of smoke rose over the coastline nearby. Video showed shattered windows and holes in the brickwork of some buildings.
One tourist, Natalia Lipovaya, said that “the earth was gone from under my feet” after the powerful blasts. “I was so scared,” she said.
Sergey Milochinsky, a local resident, recalled hearing a roar and seeing a mushroom cloud from his window. “Everything began to fall around, collapse,” he said.
Crimea’s regional leader, Sergei Aksyonov, said some 250 residents were moved to temporary housing after dozens of apartment buildings were damaged.
But Russian authorities sought to downplay the explosions on Wednesday, saying all hotels and beaches were unaffected on the peninsula, which is a popular tourist destination for many Russians.
A Ukrainian presidential adviser, Oleksiy Arestovych, cryptically said that the blasts were either caused by Ukrainian-made long-range weapons or the work of Ukrainian guerrillas operating in Crimea.
A Ukrainian parliament member, Oleksandr Zavitnevich, said the airfield was rendered unusable. He reported on Facebook that it housed fighter jets, tactical reconnaissance aircraft and military transport planes.
“Official Kyiv has kept mum about it, but unofficially the military acknowledges that it was a Ukrainian strike,” Ukrainian military analyst Oleh Zhdanov said.
The base is at least 200 kilometers (about 125 miles) from the closest Ukrainian position. Zhdanov suggested that Ukrainian forces could have struck it with Ukrainian or Western-supplied anti-ship missiles that have the necessary range.
The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War said it couldn’t independently determine what caused the explosions but noted that simultaneous blasts in two places at the base probably rule out an accidental fire but not sabotage or a missile attack.
But it added: “The Kremlin has little incentive to accuse Ukraine of conducting strikes that caused the damage since such strikes would demonstrate the ineffectiveness of Russian air defense systems.”
During the war, the Kremlin has reported numerous fires and explosions on Russian territory near the Ukrainian border, blaming some of them on Ukrainian strikes. Ukrainian authorities have mostly kept silent about the incidents, preferring to keep the world guessing.
In other developments, Russian forces shelled areas across Ukraine on Tuesday night into Wednesday, including the central region of Dnipropetrovsk, where 13 people were killed, according to the region’s governor, Valentyn Reznichenko.
Reznichenko said the Russians fired at the city of Marganets and a nearby village. Dozens of residential buildings, two schools and several administrative buildings were damaged.
“It was a terrible night,” Reznichenko said. “It’s very hard to take bodies from under debris. We are facing a cruel enemy who engages in daily terror against our cities and villages.”
Two residents of the village of Staryi Saltiv in the Kharkiv region in the northeast were killed Wednesday in Russian shelling, police reported.
In the country’s southeast, Moscow’s forces continued shelling the city of Nikopol across the Dnieper River from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia power station, the biggest nuclear plant in Europe. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of shelling it, stoking international fears of a catastrophe.
On Wednesday, foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies demanded that Russia immediately hand back full control of the plant to Ukraine. They said they are “profoundly concerned” about the risk of a nuclear accident with far-reaching consequences.
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Ellen Knickmeyer in Washington contributed to this report.
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There is a statue at Crescent City Park that commemorates the hard work of the Latinos in the metro area in rebuilding our area after Hurricane Katrina. As we recover from Ida and look ahead to an influx of millions of dollars in governmental funding, we anticipate that many of the nearly 65,000 Latinos in Jefferson Parish will be a part of community revitalization. I can’t help but wonder where the young children will be while their parents are out doing essential jobs.
Of the 28,000 children under age 5 in Jefferson Parish, only 903 of them are Latinos enrolled in publicly funded early learning opportunities. This figure is remarkable when we consider that 36% of school-aged students in Jefferson Parish Schools are Latino (that’s 15,000 kids).
Children from nondominant cultures who enter school have to overcome the hurdles of adapting to a new language, culture and peers. Early learning opportunities help to reduce these obstacles through early exposure to group learning in a smaller setting during a period of rapid brain development.
Families learning the language may not be aware of the early learning options available to them. We must develop comprehensive communication strategies to inform families of the choices that support their families' needs. But those needs can’t be met without a supply of Spanish-speaking, culturally responsive early childhood teachers.
The strategies to build the workforce must encompass a two-generation approach: providing both children and their parents with opportunities to build new skills that reduce the likelihood of a life in poverty. This can’t happen without strengthening the wages and benefits for all early childhood teachers.
All children deserve the opportunity to have high-quality experiences in early childhood. It is our responsibility to help make those choices accessible, affordable and responsive to their needs.
EMMY O'DWYER
founder and principal, Advancing Communities for Equity
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In his July 25 letter, “If abortion supporters are wrong, what are the consequences?” Michael Folse asks those of us who do not share his belief in a “god” what we think might happen if we live our lives and then discover we’d been wrong.
I answered that question for myself 35 years ago when I finally got around to giving serious thought to the religious beliefs that I’d carried with me since childhood.
First, I realized that I could not “choose” what I believed. The evidence either demands agreement or leaves doubt. And if there’s doubt, I can’t very well have (much less pretend to have) a belief in it.
Accepting this, I then considered that if there really is such a god then, as I’d been taught to believe, this god knows my thoughts.
This was followed by the third realization that, if a god exists in the form the Christians claim, then it gave me the brain that I have. And, having given me this brain, this god would expect me to use it. After all, why give someone something only to have them refuse to use it?
Having used my brain and concluded that not enough evidence exists to require a belief in a supernatural god, I must acknowledge and embrace that understanding, pending further evidence.
My final conclusion, and my answer to Folse’s question was that, should I discover upon my death that there really is a god, said god will smile, pat me on the shoulder, and tell me “You’ve used your brain well.”
WAYNE PARKER
retired technical writer
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Freeland pulled off an incredible comeback Wednesday to keep its Junior League Baseball World Series hopes very much alive. Unfortunately, two big comebacks in one day proved too much to ask -- even for Freeland’s never-say-die all-stars.
Trailing by six runs to Wisconsin state champion Whitefish Bay, Freeland roared back and scored nine consecutive runs to take a 10-7 lead. Whitefish Bay countered with a big sixth inning, though, and went on to win 14-10 in an elimination game at the Central Region tournament – ending Freeland’s exciting season in front a large partisan crowd at Larkin Township Park. Whitefish Bay advances to Thursday’s losers’ bracket final to face Iowa state champion Johnston.
Despite the disappointment of coming up short of the regional final, Freeland catcher Liam Rump said that the tournament was an experience he won’t soon forget.
“I just liked the support of the community out here and playing with my teammates. This is going to be my high school team next year, so just building this bond and having everyone together is exciting,” said Rump, who was emotional after the game. “And having the community come out and support us these past few games is probably the best times in baseball that I’ve had.
“ … I’ve got no words. I’ve got no words for it. It was a blast,” he added. “Even though we came out and lost (our first game of the regional), we stuck together. We showed this community that we’ve got big things coming ahead at Freeland.”
For Freeland manager Chad Schuette, it was a bittersweet end to his coaching career.
“They showed how much heart they’ve got. They put everything into it out there, and every one of us knows they left it all out on the field. There’s no better way to go out,” said Schuette.
Asked what he enjoyed most about his team’s postseason run, which included winning a second straight district championship and coming one win short of a regional semifinal, Schuette replied immediately, “Every second spent with these kids. I look at every one of these kids like they’re my own son, and I could not have chosen – out of seven billion people on this planet – a better group of 12 kids.
“I’ve absolutely loved every second of time spent with them,” he added. “I’m hanging up my cleats. This is my last Little League experience with all of these guys together, and what a way to go out.”
What a way, indeed.
After scoring a run but leaving a couple of runners in scoring position in the bottom of the first inning, Freeland ran into some big-time trouble in the top of the second. A couple of errors opened the door for a big inning, and Whitefish Bay took full advantage, scoring seven runs – six of them unearned – on six hits, including two-run doubles by both Linus Pajot and Robert Grano and a two-run single by Thomas Began, to build a 7-1 lead and quiet Freeland’s fans.
They didn’t remain quiet for long, though.
Freeland wasted no time in battling right back, opening the bottom of the second with a double to the right-centerfield gap by Jacob Clawson, followed by an RBI double to deep leftfield by Austin Hare. After Bryson Lynch drew a walk, Tucker Hileman singled to score Hare and cut the deficit to 7-3. And, after Rump was hit by a pitch, Connor Lasceski stepped to the plate with the bases full.
Lasceski made the most of the opportunity, hammering a monstrous grand slam homer over the centerfield fence to tie the game at 7-7 and send Freeland’s fans and dugout into a frenzy.
Then, after stranding a pair of runners in scoring position in the third, Freeland regained the lead in the fourth. After an error, a single, and a walk loaded the bases, Hare came through again, this time with a two-run single to rightfield. Moments later, Alex Schuette was awarded home on a balk call, giving Freeland a 10-7 advantage.
The teams took turns stranding runners in the fifth and sixth innings, and Freeland was still up 10-7 heading into the seventh when disaster struck. Whitefish Bay plated seven runs in the inning on six hits, a hit-batsman, a sacrifice fly, and an error to take a 14-10 lead and put Freeland’s backs against the wall again.
With the top of the order up in the bottom of the seventh, Freeland got runners to first and second but came up empty, ending the game and its season.
“I think we sent a big message. We came in here as the underdogs today. Everyone doubted us. Everyone thought we would come out and just be that District 1 (automatic qualifier),” Rump noted. “Nobody thought we would be this good and make it to the Final Four, but I couldn’t be more grateful to be in this position right now.”
Jackson Speed, the third and final Whitefish Bay pitcher, earned the win, going the final two innings and allowing no runs on one hit and one walk.
Sam Kaylor took the loss in relief for Freeland, surrendering seven runs, five earned, on eight hits in two innings of work.
Matthew Schoenfelt led Whitefish Bay at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a double, two runs batted in, and two runs scored, while Charlie McIntyre went 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored twice, Pajot had two hits with a double and three RBIs and scored twice, and Began drove in three runs.
Grano had two hits with a double and two RBIs for Whitefish Bay, while Reggie Hart also had two hits and two RBIs, Charlie Hoven had two hits and an RBI and scored twice, and Ollie Fetherston went 2-for-3.
For Freeland, Hileman went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI and scored twice, while Hare went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs, and Lasceski had two hits and a walk, drove in five runs, and scored twice.
The teams combined for 30 hits in the game – 18 by Whitefish Bay and 12 by Freeland.
Chad Schuette was understandably grateful for the community support that his team enjoyed throughout its postseason run.
“First and foremost, I want to thank every single parent for making this commitment with their kids and for supporting their kids. Freeland is a pretty tight-knit community in general, and it’s obvious when they show up like this to support their kids,” Schuette said. “They know that these gentlemen are going to have very bright futures. They know that they’re going to be a core part of this community someday. For them to come out and show the support and know that these kids are the future, it’s really inspiring.
“ … We told the kids, ‘This is just the beginning.’ Freeland High School baseball has got a very bright future, and we’re very lucky to have a group of kids like this coming up,” he added.
Rump, whose father passed away in 2019, said that his team’s support over the past couple of years has been “super special to me.”
“After my dad passed away, all these guys were there for me and stepped up for me, especially Coach Schuette. He stepped up and became like a second dad to me,” Rump said. “And my teammates stepped up and helped (my family) fight through it.”
Asked how he convinced all of his players to make playing together for Freeland a priority over travel ball, Schuette admitted that he really had nothing to do with it.
“It wasn’t me. It was these kids. They’ve all been together for so long, and it’s just what they wanted to do. They’ve driven it all along,” he noted. “We’ve never had to ask anyone to come back and play. This is what they wanted. They love playing together.
“ … They’ve really enjoyed those moments, coming together and playing like this, playing with their best friends.” | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Tough-ending-Freeland-eliminated-in-wild-17365024.php | 2022-08-10T20:19:17Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Tough-ending-Freeland-eliminated-in-wild-17365024.php | false |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The year was 2016, the presidential candidate under investigation was Hillary Clinton and the FBI director at the time, James Comey, laid out the factors the Justice Department weighs in deciding whether to charge someone with mishandling classified records.
Fast forward to 2022 and that tutorial proves instructive as another candidate from that election, Donald Trump, is entangled in an FBI probe related to sensitive government documents.
Whether an FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown. The action Monday nonetheless focuses attention on the thicket of statutes that govern the handling of government records, though the department’s own history of prosecutorial discretion — some high-profile investigations have ended without charges or in misdemeanor plea deals — makes it hard to forecast with certainty what might happen this time.
“These are statutes that have historically not been enforced to the fullest extent,” said University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck.
Much remains uncertain about Monday’s search, including precisely what documents the FBI was looking for — Trump says agents opened a safe — or why it acted when it did. But people familiar with the matter say it relates to an ongoing Justice Department investigation into the discovery of classified material in boxes of White House records the National Archives and Records Administration recovered from Mar-A-Lago earlier this year.
To obtain a search warrant, the Justice Department would have had to persuade a judge that probable cause existed that a crime was committed, though what statute officials think may have been violated is unclear.
Multiple federal laws require the safekeeping of government secrets. One potentially relevant statute makes it a crime to remove classified information and retain it an unauthorized location. Another makes it illegal to mishandle national defense information, including maps, photographs and documents, or transmit it to a person not authorized to receive it.
But if past is any precedent, the mere mishandling of classified information isn’t always enough for a felony conviction — or any charges at all.
“It often comes down to whether there are aggravating factors in these cases,” said David Laufman, a Washington lawyer who as head of the Justice Department’s counterintelligence and export control section oversaw the Hillary Clinton investigation.
Those include, he said, how much classified information was mishandled, the extent to which the person knew they were in possession of classified information and how sensitive the material was and whether its exposure placed at risk U.S. national security.
The FBI said as much in 2016 when it closed without recommending charges an investigation into whether Clinton mishandled classified information via a private email server she used as secretary of state. Comey said agents had determined that she had sent and received emails containing classified information but that there was no indication she had intended to break the law. He said no reasonable prosecutor would have brought such a case.
To prove his point, he said a review of past Justice Department cases established that each prosecution involved some combination of: an intentional mishandling of classified records; the vast exposure of materials in a way that suggested willful misconduct, disloyalty to the U.S. or obstruction of justice.
In another notable case, former CIA Director David Petraeus was permitted in 2015 to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of the unauthorized removal and retention of classified information, avoiding prison as he admitted sharing notebooks containing government secrets with his biographer. That resolution came two years after an FBI search of his home and despite an acknowledgment by Petraeus that he knew the information he was sharing was classified.
It remains to be seen what arguments Trump might raise as the investigation progresses. His lengthy statement disclosing the search did not address the substance of the probe, complaining instead that the FBI’s action was a “weaponization of the Justice System and an attack by Radical Left Democrats.”
Christina Bobb, a lawyer for Trump, said in an interview that aired on Real America’s Voice on Tuesday that supporting documentation for the warrant remained sealed and that she had not seen it. But she said investigators said they were “looking for classified information that they think should not have been removed from the White House, as well as presidential records.”
She asserted that the president himself gets to decide what is a presidential record, and it is true that Trump could argue that as president until Jan. 20, 2021, he was the original classification authority and had declassified on his own the classified material recovered from Mar-a-Lago.
But, law professor Vladeck said, it would be a “pretty stunning” argument by Trump to claim as his defense that he had “declassified all of our crown jewels” and, by doing so, effectively admit that he was a “threat to our national security.”
And, Laufman said, “The fact that he has legal authority doesn’t mean…that anything he might have chosen to take from the White House and squirrel away at Mar-a-Lago is declassified. The declassification process does not exist in Donald Trump’s head. It’s not self-executing.”
It is also possible he might say he was unaware of the content of the boxes as they were being packed. His son Eric told Fox News that boxes were among items that got moved out of the White House during “six hours” on Inauguration Day. But even if that’s the case, he would still have had a legal obligation once he learned of the presence of classified information to return it, Laufman said.
There are other statutes that could come into play that don’t explicitly concern classified information. One particular law makes it a felony for someone in possession of government records to willfully mutilate, obliterate or destroy them. That law is punishable by up to three years in prison and says that anyone convicted of it is disqualified from holding future office, though the qualifications of who can run for president are established by the Constitution.
In any event, key unanswered questions remain, including whether the investigative focus is on “the act of keeping all this material at Mar-a-Lago” or on what the material actually is, Vladeck said.
Given that mystery, he said, “We won’t know for sure until we know for sure.”
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This story has been corrected to show that the Petraeus case was resolved two years after a search warrant was issued, not two months. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/top-stories/did-trump-break-the-law-fbi-search-raises-fresh-questions/ | 2022-08-10T20:19:54Z | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/top-stories/did-trump-break-the-law-fbi-search-raises-fresh-questions/ | true |
(NewsNation) — Amazon has acquired the vacuum cleaner maker iRobot for $1.7 billion, scooping up another company to add to its collection of smart home appliances amid broader concerns from privacy advocates about the tech giant’s power and ability to gain deeper insights into consumers’ lives.
iRobot sells its products worldwide and is most famous for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum, which would join voice assistant Alexa, the Astro robot, Ring security cameras and others in the list of smart home features Amazon offers.
The acquisition also adds to Amazon’s vast store of consumer data — leading tech experts to raise the alarm that the tech giant could use this business deal to vacuum up personal information from inside users’ homes.
So, is Amazon’s purchase just another way to spy on consumers?
Advanced Roomba vacuums have internal mapping technology that could benefit Amazon. The technology allows the devices to learn the floor plan of a user’s home. Devices can remember up to 10 floor plans “so users can carry their robot to another floor or a separate home, where the robot will recognize its location and clean as instructed,” press releases by iRobot say. Some models have low-resolution cameras to avoid obstacles and aid in mapping.
“Now they can actually know the layout of your home and products that are in your home to target you for further purchases for really anything — any consumer goods,” said Rick Jordan, CEO and founder of Reachout Technology.
Amazon hasn’t had much success with household robots, but the iRobot acquisition and the company’s strong market reputation provide a “massive foothold in the consumer robot market” that could help Amazon replicate the success of its Echo line of smart speakers, said Lian Jye Su, a robotics industry analyst for ABI Research.
“If I was looking at this from Amazon’s perspective of wanting to provide a complete, connected home it’s a good ambitious goal in and of itself, it’s fairly ethical,” Jordan said. “However, there has to be a lot of transparency to consumers as far as what data they’re collecting and what they’re going to use it for.”
Amazon’s Alexa can already warm users’ homes, control the lights, keep track of schedules and add vacuuming to its list.
“This tech makes life easier for lazier people. I would include myself in that because of certain tasks I don’t like doing,” Jordan said. “That’s fine, but how do we give up so much privacy just to obtain a little more convenience?”
Here’s a glimpse at the data Roombas have already collected on users:
- Billing information
- Mailing address
- Social media accounts, if you signed up through one
- Any data from other devices you’ve connected to, including your smartphone
If you want to better protect yourself from targeted ads, check your privacy settings on your Amazon account. There, you can limit Amazon’s permission to track.
These privacy concerns come after the tech giant was previously in hot water for listening in through its devices like Alexa. Last month, Amazon admitted to providing Ring, the company’s security-surveillance doorbell, footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user’s permission. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/what-personal-data-could-amazon-get-from-buying-roomba/ | 2022-08-10T20:20:26Z | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/what-personal-data-could-amazon-get-from-buying-roomba/ | false |
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TX Midland/Odessa TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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346 FPUS54 KMAF 101850
ZFPMAF
Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
Zone forecast text represents an average of conditions over an
entire zone. For point-specific forecasts, please refer to the
Point Forecast Matrices product, issued by the National Weather
Service Office in Midland/Odessa, WMO header FOUS54 KMAF.
TXZ061-062-110915-
Ector-Midland-
Including the cities of Odessa and Midland
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 10 to 15
mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ082-110915-
Terrell-
Including the cities of Dryden and Sanderson
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to
10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ282-110915-
Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Lajitas, and Castolon
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ047-048-051>053-110915-
Borden-Scurry-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-
Including the cities of Gail, Snyder, Stanton, Big Spring,
and Colorado City
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy this evening, then clearing. Scattered
thunderstorms. Scattered showers, mainly this evening. Lows in
the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming north around
5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ075-110915-
Pecos-
Including the city of Fort Stockton
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming
southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ063-068>070-110915-
Glasscock-Crane-Upton-Reagan-
Including the cities of Garden City, Crane, McCamey, Rankin,
and Big Lake
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ281-110915-
Presidio Valley-
Including the city of Presidio
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
evening. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ059-060-067-110915-
Loving-Winkler-Ward-
Including the cities of Mentone, Kermit, and Monahans
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ274-110915-
Reeves County Plains-
Including the city of Pecos
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to
20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-110915-
Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines-
Dawson-Andrews-
Including the cities of Tatum, Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice, Jal,
Seminole, Lamesa, and Andrews
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 /1250 PM MDT Wed Aug 10 2022/
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy this evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper
60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northeast around 5 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ279-110915-
Central Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Panther Junction,
and Marathon
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
evening. Lows around 70. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ273-110915-
Eastern Culberson County-
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 90. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming east in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows around 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ276-110915-
Marfa Plateau-
Including the city of Marfa
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ278-110915-
Davis Mountains Foothills-
Including the city of Alpine
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ275-110915-
Chinati Mountains-
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ272-110915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Including the city of Van Horn
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 20
mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ280-110915-
Chisos Basin-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP and Chisos Basin
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ277-110915-
Davis Mountains-
Including the city of Fort Davis
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ271-110915-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
150 PM CDT Wed Aug 10 2022 /1250 PM MDT Wed Aug 10 2022/
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Breezy with lows in the mid 60s. East winds
15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ270-110915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Including the city of Guadalupe Mountains NP
1250 PM MDT Wed Aug 10 2022
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this evening. Breezy with lows in the upper 50s. East
winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A naturopathic doctor charged with selling fake COVID-19 immunization treatments and fraudulent vaccination cards will be sentenced in November after a California judge on Wednesday denied her motion to withdraw her plea agreement.
Juli A. Mazi, of Napa, pleaded guilty last April in federal court in San Francisco to one count of wire fraud and one count of false statements related to health care matters.
Mazi, who has since fired her attorneys and is now representing herself, sought to vacate her plea agreement while also filing a motion challenging the very laws that led to her prosecution.
“There were no laws broken,” Mazi read from her motion during a virtual hearing Wednesday. “Can you provide the laws that allow you to disregard the procedures that a naturopathic doctor is licensed to administer?”
After hearing her out, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer told Mazi that “it appears you are not contesting the facts” outlined in the plea agreement.
“To the extent you are making a motion to withdraw your plea, that is denied,” Breyer said. “To the extent that you are not making a motion to plea, but challenging the laws upon which you entered your plea, or this prosecution, that is also denied.”
Breyer set a sentencing hearing for Nov. 29.
The case was the first federal criminal fraud prosecution related to fraudulent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccination cards for COVID-19, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Mazi provided fake CDC vaccination cards for COVID-19 to at least 200 people with instructions on how to complete the cards to make them look like they had received a Moderna vaccine, federal prosecutors said.
She also sold homeopathic pellets she fraudulently claimed would provide “lifelong immunity to COVID-19.” She told customers the pellets contained small amounts of the virus and would create an antibody response, they said.
Mazi also offered the pellets in place of childhood vaccinations required for attendance at school and sold at least 100 fake immunization cards that said the children had been vaccinated, knowing the documents would be submitted to schools, officials said.
Federal officials opened an investigation against Mazi after receiving a complaint in April 2021 to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General hotline. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Sentencing-set-for-naturopath-who-sold-fake-17365074.php | 2022-08-10T20:23:27Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Sentencing-set-for-naturopath-who-sold-fake-17365074.php | false |
PHOENIX (AP) — The moment was hilarious because it was so relatable.
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rodolfo Castro and third-base coach Mike Rabelo stood and stared, mortified, at a smartphone that had mistakenly made its way onto a Major League Baseball field on Tuesday night. Even third base umpire Adam Hamari had the perfect reaction, pointing at the phone that had come loose out of Castro's back pocket during a slide, trying not to giggle at the absurdity of the situation.
Those around the sport cringed along with them.
“That’s obviously not something that should happen,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
Yet it did. Just like it does to pretty much all of us. Who hasn't had their ringer go off at a wedding, a funeral, school or church? Or been at the apex of a cannonball into the pool, only to realize their phone was still in their back pocket?
C'mon, be honest.
This faux pas just happened to be at a televised big league game, creating a video clip seen by millions.
“I just remember getting dressed, putting my pants on, getting something to eat, using the restroom,” Castro said through a translator Tuesday night after the Pirates lost 6-4 to Arizona. “Never did it ever cross my mind that I still had my cellphone on me.”
It's far from the first time a phone has made a cameo on a pro sports field. One of the most famous examples came nearly 20 years ago when New Orleans Saints receiver Joe Horn pulled out a flip phone — Remember those? — that he had hidden in the padding around the goalpost and then acted like he was taking a call after scoring a touchdown.
Of course, there are legitimate reasons MLB doesn't want phones on the field.
MLB has cracked down on technology use by players since the Houston Astros used live TV feeds to steal opposing teams’ signs during their run to the 2017 World Series championship and part of the subsequent season.
Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and then-manager A.J. Hinch were suspended for the 2020 season. The Astros also were fined $5 million and forfeited their first- and second-round picks in 2020 and 2021.
That kind of discipline obviously isn't warranted in this situation, but phones on the field are still a no-no. MLB hadn't announced any sort of punishment for Castro as of Wednesday afternoon.
“I’m sure we’ll hear from the league, but I feel like everybody, including the umpires — which, again, they handled it great — it was a young kid who made a mistake and put his phone in his pocket,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “There was no intent to use it or do anything with it.”
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AP Sports Writer Tim Booth in Seattle contributed to this report.
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NYC to add tolls, increase price of entering city to reduce congestion
NYC travel speeds have decreased 22% on average in the business district
Drivers entering the heart of New York City would pay an extra $9 to $23 as soon as the end of next year under a plan aimed at reducing congestion in the country’s most congested city.
Details on the plan, known as congestion pricing, were included in an environmental assessment released Wednesday that is part of the federal regulatory process. The tolls aren't expected to be put into effect until the end of next year at the earliest, and would be the first of their kind used in the U.S. Other cities including London, Stockholm and Singapore have used similar plans.
Drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street would be charged electronically. According to the environmental assessment, travel speeds in Manhattan's central business district decreased 22%, to an average of about 7 mph, between 2010 and 2019, and drivers experience about 102 hours of lost travel time per year as a result. Local bus speeds have decreased 28%.
Revenue from the tolls, projected to be roughly $1 billion annually, will be used to finance borrowing to upgrade the city’s mass transit systems.
While the rate structure — which likely will include a maze of discounts and exemptions — will be finalized by a six-person board, Wednesday's report offered several scenarios describing how much drivers could pay.
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Tolls would be higher during peak periods in general, but the scenarios listed Wednesday offered shifting rates depending on a few factors — primarily, which discounts are given to drivers already paying tolls at bridges and tunnels entering Manhattan, and whether there is a cap on the number of times a car or truck can be tolled in one day.
For example, tolls would peak at $23 under a scenario in which cars, trucks, taxis and for-hire vehicles would be capped at one toll per day and drivers already paying tolls at seven bridges and tunnels into Manhattan would receive credits; conversely, tolls would top out at $9 in a scenario in which taxis, for-hire vehicles and trucks would have no cap on how often they could be charged and drivers at the seven crossings wouldn't receive credits.
Only one of the seven scenarios includes a credit for drivers crossing the George Washington Bridge from New Jersey in upper Manhattan. Several New Jersey lawmakers have sharply criticized the tolling plan as an unfair tax on New Jerseyans who commute to New York, since none of the money would go toward mass transit in New Jersey.
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On Tuesday, Democratic U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer and state lawmakers introduced a bill to incentivize businesses in New York to open new offices in New Jersey for employees who are based there.
Manhattan residents who live in the tolling area and make less than $60,000 per year would be eligible for a tax credit to cover the cost of tolls they pay, under the current proposal.
Wednesday’s report acknowledged that for-hire vehicle drivers — whose numbers tripled in Manhattan between 2010 to 2019, to 120,000 — will be adversely affected even if customers are responsible for paying the toll, as is expected. If the final plan calls for them to be charged more than once per day, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority would waive fees for drivers who want to work for the MTA or its affiliated vendors. | https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-add-tolls-increase-price-entering-city-reduce-congestion | 2022-08-10T20:29:37Z | https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-add-tolls-increase-price-entering-city-reduce-congestion | false |
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Index Coop announced the launch of the Market Neutral Yield token MNYe (pronounced "money"), a tokenized strategy that gives holders access to a compelling source of USD-denominated yield by executing a basis trading strategy on Perpetual Protocol's Optimism market.
With MNYe, holders can earn a variable yield, settled in USD, that is not dependent on inflationary protocol incentives and has no price exposure to Ethereum. This is Index Coop's first product to be released on Optimism's Ethereum layer 2.
The Market Neutral Yield token democratizes a basis trade strategy that is most commonly performed by hedge funds and sophisticated financial professionals. The MNYe token simplifies this complex trading strategy into a simple erc20 token that is liquid on Optimism and composable throughout the network's growing DeFi ecosystem.
Basis trading, also known as cash and carry arbitrage, is an established strategy for achieving price-neutral profit by arbing the difference between an asset price on the spot and near-term futures markets. In DeFi, perpetual swaps – also called perpetuals or perps – can be used in lieu of futures. First implemented by BitMEX, perpetuals are futures with no settlement date.
The MNYe product takes simultaneous long spot and short perpetual positions and derives yield from the funding rate, which is generally paid by long perp positions to short perp positions. By taking a fully hedged position, the product has no net asset price exposure. MNYe will use a 1x long ETH spot position and a -1x short ETH perp settled in USD. The yield will be further enhanced by thrice-daily auto-compounding when the USD funding balance is positive. The yield is used to maintain a leverage position between -1x and -2x.
MNYe is the second of Index Coop's yield bearing products, after the Interest Compounding ETH Index (icETH), fulfilling the mission to create decentralized financial products that unlock prosperity for everyone.
About Index Cooperative
The Index Cooperative is a decentralized community powering crypto index products that can be purchased on a blockchain. Index Cooperative's structured products provide one-token exposure to popular crypto themes such as decentralized finance, the Metaverse, blue chip NFTs & yield generating strategies such as ethereum staking.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Tuya Inc. ("Tuya" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUYA). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Tuya and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On or around March 18, 2021, Tuya conducted its initial public offering ("IPO"), selling more than 45 million American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") priced at $21.00 per ADS. On May 11, 2021, an article on techcrunch.com revealed that over the past few days, "several top Chinese sellers disappeared from Amazon." The article reported that over 13.1 million records documenting a massive fake review scam had been uncovered, implicating more than 200,000 Amazon accounts. The article added that "[i]n total, the suspended accounts contribute over a billion dollars in gross merchandise value (GMV) to Amazon." The article quoted Amazon as stating: "'We take swift action against those that violate [our policies], including suspending or removing selling privileges.'" Then, on August 18, 2021, Tuya issued a press release announcing the Company's financial results for the second quarter of 2021. The release also provided the outlook for the third quarter of 2021, stating that the Company expects revenue to be in a range of just $83 million to $86 million, which surprised and disappointed analysts and investors. During an earnings call held that same day with analysts and investors, Chief Financial Officer Yao (Jessie) Liu revealed the reason for the low third quarter revenue forecast, explaining that "our customers face a series of challenges, including Amazon's strict execution of seller policy," in which Amazon had banned cross-border e-commerce stores. After the call, analysts estimated that the Amazon bans would negatively affect Tuya's 2021 second half revenues by 10%, and that 20% of all Tuya IoT-enabled devices were sold through online channels such as Amazon. By August 2022, Tuya ADSs had fallen below $2.00 per ADS, representing a decline of 90% from the IPO price.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Conference call to discuss financial and operational results scheduled for Thursday, August 11, at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time
HENDERSON, Nevada, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition") today announced financial results and a business update for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. Volition management will host a conference call tomorrow, August 11 at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time to discuss these results. Conference call details can be found below.
"I am delighted with the progress we are making, and in particular could not be prouder of the team's achievement in securing a CE Mark for Nu.Q® NETs in Europe and in announcing new clinical studies for NETosis, or NETs, in the U.S. with both MD Anderson and with Diagnostic Oncology CRO LLC, or DXOCRO. As the only analytically validated test for NETs currently available, we believe that there is enormous potential for Nu.Q® NETs to support clinical decision-making, enabling physicians to act quickly, and improve patient outcomes," commented Cameron Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer of Volition.
"Following the execution of our global licensing and supply agreement for the Nu.Q® Vet Cancer Screening Test with Heska Corporation, the team has been hard at work with the technology transfer program and launch preparation. We also continue to make good progress with other potential licensing and supply partners. Finally, we have recently executed a number of contracts for Nu.Q® Discover."
Company Highlights
Financial
- Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2022, totaled approximately $16.7 million compared with $20.6 million as of December 31, 2021.
- Subsequent to quarter end, Volition received approximately $6.4 million net of underwriter's fees and expenses in cash through an underwritten public offering of its common stock that closed on August 2.
- Secured a further $1.5 million in non-dilutive funding from Namur Invest Capital Risk in Belgium to fund an early access program for Volition's Nu.Q® product portfolio at key sites across the EU, UK, and U.S.
- Continued to manage expenditures carefully with net cash used in operating activities averaging approximately $2.1 million per month in the quarter.
Personnel/ Operational
- Appointed Sharon Ballesteros as U.S. Head of Quality and Development Process to spearhead Volition's clinical product development program in the U.S. and expanded her team and operations in California.
Nu.Q® NETs
- Nu.Q® NETs test has been CE marked for the detection and evaluation of NETosis, enabling clinical use in Europe in both ELISA (enzyme-linked immunoassay) and automated ChLIA (ChemiLuminescence ImmunoAssay) formats.
- Announced a sponsored research agreement with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to evaluate the role of NETS in cancer patients with sepsis.
- Appointed DXOCRO to undertake development and clinical validation studies for Volition's Nu.Q® product portfolio in the United States.
- In collaboration with researchers at the University of Namur and QUALIblood in Belgium, published:
- Subsequent to quarter end, sponsored a GenomeWeb webinar titled 'The Promise of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) as Biomarkers in Inflammatory Disease'. To watch on demand, visit the GenomeWeb website.
- Commenced a Market Access Program with European Key Opinion Leaders and early adopters.
Volition Veterinary
- Following the execution of a global licensing and supply agreement with one of the industry's leading companies, Heska Corporation, started the technology transfer and launch preparations with Heska.
- SAGE Healthcare launched the Nu.Q® Vet Cancer Test in Singapore.
- Advanced negotiations with other potential licensing and supply partners in efforts to make Nu.Q® Vet products as accessible as possible worldwide and anticipate further announcements in 2022.
- Expanded product claims with the presentation of new clinical data at:
- Expanded access to a larger clinical research laboratory at Texas A&M University and appointed a veterinary emergency criticalist to commence work in non-cancer indications in addition to developing our clinical research network in Europe.
Nu.Q® Capture
- Nu.Q® Capture, when used in combination with either sequencing, mass spectrometry and/or Volition's Nu.Q® assays could potentially aid diagnosis, treatment selection, and both treatment and disease monitoring in addition to aiding biomarker discovery.
- The Nu.Q® Capture program now has several strands of technology which:
- Sponsored a GenomeWeb webinar entitled "Novel Proteomics Approach to Epigenetic Profiling of Circulating Nucleosomes" featuring Professor Axel Imhof. To watch on demand, visit the GenomeWeb website.
Nu.Q® Discover
- Progressing projects with a range of customers.
- Recently signed contracts with three bio-pharmaceutical companies who are accessing our assay portfolio for rapid epigenetic profiling of their drugs in development.
Upcoming Priorities
- Drive near term revenue in the following key areas:
- Continue to progress the research program for the use of Nu.Q® NETs, in monitoring disease progression of COVID-19, sepsis, and potentially other diseases and as a possible companion diagnostic for the treatment of sepsis.
- Continue to advance its previously announced large-scale blood, lung, and colorectal cancer trials in Europe, Asia, and the U.S.
- Publish several abstracts and peer-reviewed scientific papers with clinical results showing the robustness and utility of its Nu.Q® platform.
- Advance the development of Nu.Q® Capture.
- Continue to file patents to expand and extend its intellectual property portfolio.
Event: VolitionRx Limited Second Quarter 2022 Earnings and Business Update Conference Call
Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022
Time: 08:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time
U.S. & Canada Dial-in: 1-877-407-9716 (toll free)
U.K. Dial-in: 0 800 756 3429 (toll free)
Toll/International: 1-201-493-6779
Conference ID: 13732149
Cameron Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer of Volition, will host the call along with Terig Hughes, Chief Financial Officer of Volition, Dr. Tom Butera, Chief Executive Officer of Volition Veterinary Diagnostics Development LLC, and Scott Powell, Executive Vice President, Investor Relations of Volition. The call will provide an update on important events which have taken place in the second quarter of 2022 and upcoming milestones.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations page of Volition's corporate website at http://ir.volition.com. In addition, a telephone replay of the call will be available until August 25, 2022. The replay dial-in numbers are 1-844-512-2921 (toll-free) in the U.S. and Canada and 1-412-317-6671 (toll) internationally. Please use replay pin number 13732149.
About Volition
Volition is a multi-national epigenetics company that applies its Nucleosomics™ platform through its subsidiaries to develop simple, easy to use, cost effective blood tests to help diagnose and monitor a range of life-altering diseases including some cancers and diseases associated with NETosis such as sepsis and COVID-19. Early diagnosis and monitoring have the potential to not only prolong the life of patients, but also to improve their quality of life. The tests are based on the science of Nucleosomics™, which is the practice of identifying and measuring nucleosomes in the bloodstream or other bodily fluid – an indication that disease is present. Volition is primarily focused on human diagnostics and monitoring but also has a subsidiary focused on animal diagnostics and monitoring.
Volition's research and development activities are centered in Belgium, with an innovation laboratory and office in the U.S. and additional offices in London and Singapore.
For more information about Volition, visit Volition's website volition.com
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Statements in this press release may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that concern matters that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or projected in the forward-looking statements. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "aims," "targets," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "optimizing," "potential," "goal," "suggests," "could," "would," "should," "may," "will" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other topics, Volition's expectations related to the launch of product sales with Heska, the success of negotiations and the timing, completion and execution of term sheets and/or agreements with third parties regarding the licensing and distribution of Volition's products, the timing, completion and delivery of data from clinical studies, the potential uses, benefits and effectiveness of its Nucleosomics™ technology platform, including the Nu.Q® NETs test, and the timing and execution of Volition's strategy with the FDA. Volition's actual results may differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements due to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, results of studies testing the efficacy of its tests, a failure by the marketplace to accept Volition's Nu.Q® NETs test or other products based on its Nucleosomics™ platform; Volition's failure to secure adequate intellectual property protection; Volition's failure to obtain necessary regulatory clearances or approvals to distribute and market future products; Volition will face fierce competition and its intended products may become obsolete due to the highly competitive nature of the diagnostics and disease monitoring markets and their rapid technological change; downturns in domestic and foreign economies; and other risks, including those identified in Volition's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other documents that Volition files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For instance, if Volition fails to develop and commercialize diagnostic, prognostic or disease monitoring products, it may be unable to execute its plan of operations. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Volition's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as required by law, Volition does not undertake an obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
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A developer wants to build 372 apartments and a 160-room hotel on North Krocks Road across the bypass from the Hamilton Crossings shopping center in Lower Macungie Township.
The development would also include a clubhouse and pool for the apartments, 20,000 square feet of commercial space, and parking space, according to a sketch plan presented Tuesday evening to the township planning commission.
The development is proposed for 54.4 vacant acres in the highway commercial district.
While no amenities have been proposed yet, Nathan Jones, the township director of community development, said applicant French & Parrello Associates of Wall Township, New Jersey, should provide options, such as walking trails and park areas. Frontage improvements and an internal sidewalk system would also be necessary, he said.
It’s currently unknown what the commercial space would entail but Jones said it would likely include access to food, such as a grocery store or a restaurant.
“We understand as a community that there is a regional housing issue, so we recognize that the private market as well as other governmental agencies are advocating for more housing units,” Jones said. “Township staff goals [are] ensuring that a good, quality development maintain[ing] its desirability and value for years to come is built, that it mitigates its traffic and storm water impact on our community as well as our abutting community, Upper Macungie Township, and that it provides needed services for its residents.”
As it was only the first meeting to discuss the sketch plan, Jones said he has not yet seen any feedback from residents but said the development wouldn’t be adjacent to residences or immediately impact them.
In a separate letter to the planning commission, township engineer Bryan McAdam said the applicant would need to submit traffic studies and demonstrate how the development fits in township design guidelines for environmental preservation, residential development and other areas.
Planners on Tuesday expressed concerns they want the developer to address before it returns with a formal application, which Jones said could be before the end of the year. Some of these areas, he said, included creating a vegetative buffer between the development and the bypass to block noise, as well as consult with Upper Macungie Township about possible impacts.
In essence, some of the top priorities with this development, Jones said, was to mitigate risks of flooding and traffic impact while ensuring that pedestrians had easy access to the development.
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TAMPA BAY, Fla., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First Federal Bank announces commercial lending services are expanding to the Tampa market, to complement the existing mortgage offering. Jennifer Mulligan has joined the First Federal team as the Commercial Market Manager and will locally serve her hometown of Tampa Bay.
Jennifer has over 22 years of banking experience and is passionate about helping grow relationships with clients and their businesses in the area. Commercial solutions range from structured deals to business expansion loans and also support clients with a desire for government-backed commercial loans. In her free time, you can find Jennifer volunteering at numerous non-profits including, Girl Scouts of America, Junior Achievement Tampa Bay and holds a board position at the YMCA.
"Tampa is a natural extension for First Federal Bank," says Robert Turbeville, Chief Lending Officer. "Businesses in the Tampa Bay area need commercial lending and banking services that can be tailored to their needs. An institution of our size is able to provide unique solutions with local, personal service."
About First Federal Bank
First Federal Bank is a community-based bank offering consumer and commercial banking solutions, services, and loans through banking offices in Florida's Panhandle, North Central and East Florida, and coastal South Carolina. Mortgage, SBA and USDA customers are served through lending offices across the Southeast and Midwest. First Federal is headquartered in Lake City, Florida with assets totaling over $3.64 billion. First Federal has received a "5-Star, Superior" financial rating from BauerFinancial, Inc., of Coral Gables, Fla. for more than two decades and was recognized by Newsweek as "Best Small Bank in Florida" in 2020 and 2021. For more information, visit www.ffbf.com.
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TORONTO, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Gamelancer Gaming Corp. (CSE: GMNG) (OTCQB: WDRGF) (FRA: 64Q) ("Gamelancer" or the "Company"), a mobile-focused entertainment company providing brands access to the global gaming audience through its owned and operated channels, is pleased to announce that its owned and operated network has reached over 30,000,000 followers. Owning the largest multi-channel gaming network on TikTok, Gamelancer owns marquee channels on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat including @Gaming, @Gamer, @Gamelancer, @EGirl among others, totaling 29 channels across the aggregate network.
Since 2019 the company has focused on building the largest gaming network on TikTok, with over 25,600,000 of Gamelancer's network being on the world's fastest growing social platform - (https://www.businessofapps.com/data/most-popular-apps/).
TikTok's demographics demonstrate a deep entrenchment in the North America, Europe, Asia and Australasia. 57% of TikTok's users worldwide identify as female, 43% identifying as male, with the US demonstrating higher than average female engagement, with 62.1% identifying as females.
TikTok usership is heavily consolidated in the GenZ and Millennial demographic, with 43.7% of users between the ages of 18-24, 31.9% between 25-34, and 13% between the ages of 35-44. Gamelancer's multi-channel network, which is the largest gaming network on TikTok globally, follows similar trends and has an average user growth rate of over 40,000 new people per day.
"It's been an incredible journey building Gamelancer's massive gaming community alongside our creator network and partners. We've hit the 30,000,000-follower milestone by utilizing our unique creator-first approach that has put us at the forefront of the entire gaming culture. We will continue to collaborate with our network and community to provide gamers with all the content, games, tools, and experiences needed to enhance their lives both in-game and IRL. TikTok has been the most downloaded app in the world since March - (https://www.businessofapps.com/data/most-popular-apps/). The ebbing of media dollars chasing consumers on other major platforms has witnessed a mass budget migration guided by agencies and their brands towards TikTok, as the GenZ demographic has resoundingly chosen TikTok as the social media platform of the future. – Darren Lopes, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Gamelancer Gaming Corp.
Acquired by Wondr Gaming, Gamelancer Gaming Corp. is a growing mobile-focused social media network in gaming - generating over 1.2 billion monthly video views across its 29 owned and operated channels. With over 30,000,000+ followers on TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat, predominantly located in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia, Gamelancer sells direct and programmatic media across its network to the world's largest brands. With advanced user data analytics, we provide our audience curated content relevant to the GenZ & Millennial gaming community, which allows brands unparalleled access to the largest media inventory in gaming across TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat. Gamelancer also monetizes across its variety of Snapchat Discover channels with monthly recurring revenue in partnership with Snapchat.
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TORONTO, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Halo Collective Inc. ("Halo" or the "Company") (NEO: HALO) (OTCQX: HCANF) (Germany: A9KN) today announced that its Budega Hollywood Dispensary, the Company's first superstore, passed its Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (the "DCR") inspection and is expected to open in 2022. Given the larger square footage, the Company anticipates, after a ramp-up period, Budega Hollywood to be the Company's top grossing retail store with up to $15 million in annual sales per year.
CEO and Director Katie Field commented, "This is a significant milestone towards our third planned Budega opening in the Los Angeles market. It will be the first superstore format for Budega as well. As we complete the build-out of this flagship location, we plan to simultaneously prepare the groundwork for opening, including hiring, training, and back-end infrastructure. We are extremely pleased with the location and design for our flagship dispensary and look forward to welcoming Hollywood locals and tourists alike."
On Thursday, August 4, 2022, Budega Hollywood successfully passed the DCR's final site inspection and has been approved to proceed with the agency's final administrative review. Budega Hollywood has already obtained its state license. Once opened, the store will mark the Company's third Los Angeles dispensary.
The flagship Hollywood location is located at Franklin and Argyle, next to the 101 freeway, near the iconic Hollywood sign, and across Franklin from the famed Hollywood Tower. With ample parking, the site is strategically located, boasting high foot and car traffic accessible by locals and tourists alike. Additionally, the location features an iconic floral themed mural by Oakland artist Jet Martinez known for creating vibrant works of art that put a contemporary spin on folk art motifs.
Budega Hollywood will offer a leading, curated product assortment, including many top-tier California brands such as STIIIZY, Jungle Boys, Jeeter, 710 Labs, Alien Labs, Connected, Cookies, and Kiva, as well as highlight Budega's line of branded products, which remain the top-selling SKU's at the existing Budega locations. In addition, the store will also stock Halo's Hush™ branded cartridges, gummies, and pre-rolls. The store plans to operate Monday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Visit https://budega.com/ for more information or to place an order online.
California is the highest-grossing state for cannabis retail sales in the United States, with legal retail sales of $5.2 billion in 2021, up 17% from 2020. California is projected to gross $7 billion in cannabis retail sales by 2025.1
Halo is focused on the United States West Coast, where it has vertically integrated operations covering the entire value chain from seed to sale. Halo cultivates, extracts, manufactures, and distributes quality cannabis flower, pre-rolls, vape carts, edibles, and concentrates. Halo sells these products under a portfolio of brands, including Hush™, Winberry Farms™, Williams Wonder Farms, its retail brand Budega™, and license agreements with Papa's Herb®, DNA Genetics, and FlowerShop*. In addition, Halo has opened two dispensaries in Los Angeles under the Budega™ brand in North Hollywood and Hollywood, with plans to open one more in Hollywood in the third quarter of 2022.
In the non-THC sector, Halo is expanding into health and wellness categories, including CBD and functional supplements such as nootropic nutraceuticals and non-psychotropic mushrooms. Halo, through a series of acquisitions, has product offerings in the form of beverages (H2C Beverages), dissolvable strips (Dissolve Medical), capsules (Hushrooms™), and topical supplements (Hatshe) with proposed national distribution via a strategic agreement with SWAY Energy Corporation.
Halo has successfully acquired and integrated a variety of companies which were subsequently reorganized to create Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ:AKAN), an international medical cannabis and wellness company, of which Halo currently owns 12,674,957 common shares worth approximately US$15.8 million as of August 9, 2022. Halo has also acquired a range of software development assets, including CannPOS, Cannalift, CannaFeels, and a discrete sublingual dosing technology, Accudab. Halo intends to reorganize these entities (including their intellectual property and patent applications) into a subsidiary called Halo Tek Inc. and to complete the distribution of the shares of Halo Tek Inc. to shareholders on record at a date to be determined.
For further information regarding Halo, see Halo's disclosure documents on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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1 According to year-end data released Feb. 23 by the state's Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA).
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This press release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and may also contain statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only Halo's beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Halo's control. Generally, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "will continue", "will occur" or "will be achieved". Forward-looking information may relate to anticipated events or results including, but not limited to the planned commencement of operation at Budega Hollywood and management's plans regarding its portfolio of cannabis businesses.
By identifying such information and statements in this manner, Halo is alerting the reader that such information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information and statements. In addition, in connection with the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release, Halo has made certain assumptions. Although Halo believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements. Among others, the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information and statements are the following: inability of management to successfully integrate the operations of acquired businesses, changes in the consumer market for cannabis products, changes in the expected outcomes of the proposed changes to Halo's operations, delays in obtaining required licenses or approvals necessary for the build-out of the Company's cannabis operations, dispensaries or Canadian operations, the proposed spin-out with Halo Tek Inc., delays or unforeseen costs incurred in connection with construction, delays or unforeseen difficulties in connection with the cultivation and harvest of Halo's raw material, changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; and the other risks disclosed in the Company's annual information form dated March 31, 2022 and other disclosure documents available on the Company's profile at www.sedar.com. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information or statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected.
The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Halo does not undertake to update any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to Halo or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
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Sesame Place to train employees on diversity and inclusion
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Sesame Street-themed park has announced the implementation of diversity and inclusion training for its employees.
The announcement Tuesday follows a $25 million class-action lawsuit alleging multiple incidents of discrimination after outcry sparked from a viral video of a costumed character snubbing two 6-year-old Black girls during a parade at Sesame Place in Pennsylvania.
The park, which is operated by SeaWorld Parks, says in the statement that all employees will be mandated to participate in training created to address bias, promote inclusion and prevent discrimination by the end of September.
An attorney says the family of one of the 6-year-olds is expected to meet with the SeaWorld CEO on Thursday.
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35 dogs rescued from ‘dilapidated’ home in Pennsville, NJ
PENNSVILLE — An animal rescue based in Delaware has removed 35 flea-infested dogs from a home on Newcomb Lane.
Renee's Rescues took control of the dogs over two days, Monday and Tuesday, after being notified by a concerned resident about the conditions of a nearby home.
"The property was dilapidated. It looked like a junkyard, essentially, on the property," said Renee Martini, founder. "There was a very strong odor coming from within 5 feet of the door or the windows, so we knew something was going on."
Rescuers were not permitted inside the home, but a man living there agreed to sign over the dogs to the rescue, admitting that "things had gotten out of hand," Martini said.
The dogs, all weighing in at less than 15 pounds, were immediately transported into veterinary care and are now being cared for at foster homes. Their ages range from a few months to 7 years.
"Based on the medical findings and based on my experiences as a vet tech, they have a long road ahead," said Renee Martini, founder of Renee's Rescues.
According to Martini, it'll be about three weeks before the dogs are healthy enough in order for them to be adoptable.
One dog, an 8-week-old puppy that rescuers have named Beast, was expected to survive due to anemia from a severe flea infestation. But as of now, the dog is considered to be OK and is currently at a team member's home.
The final tab for the dogs' medical care is expected to amount to well over $10,000. Those interested in supporting Project Green can use this page.
New Jersey 101.5 is not aware of any charges against the residents of the home. Police in Pennsville have not yet responded to a request for comment.
Dino Flammia is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at dino.flammia@townsquaremedia.com
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Bice: Donald Trump, Scott Walker and 1.2 million voters. The winners, losers and some in between from Wisconsin's primary elections
You can change the partisan primary from September to August.
You can try to undermine the credibility of elections by talking about rigged votes.
You can have multiple candidates drop out of multiple races before the first vote is taken.
It doesn't matter. People in Wisconsin are still going to vote.
In fact, nearly 700,000 Republicans cast their ballots in the highly competitive governor's race. And more than 500,000 Democrats voted in the dull-as-dirt U.S. Senate race.
More:2022 Wisconsin election results
In all, a record 1.2 million state residents decided their vote mattered in this year's partisan primary, even if the election was being held in the dog days of summer. That total will rival the record 25% turnout in the 1988 primary.
So those are the real winners this election season. But that's just the start. Here are all the other winners, losers and those in between.
Loser — Team Walker
Could this be the end of the Scott Walker era in Wisconsin politics? Don't laugh. Walker himself hasn't won a race since 2014, including his ill-fated presidential bid.
This year, his team was all in for former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, his former No. 2.
The former two-term Republican governor endorsed her before she was even officially in the race. Walker wrote columns for her, appeared in TV ads and showed up at her campaign events. He even gave a last-minute, take-no-prisoners interview ripping her opponent, Tim Michels, and his allies.
Heck, his son Alex Walker was Kleefisch's political director.
In the end, though, Kleefisch came up short, losing to Michels by more than 5 percentage points.
Perhaps it's too early to say it's over for Walker and Kleefisch. He is, of course, only 54 and she is 47. But you can bet President Donald Trump — who dubbed Kleefisch "48% Becky" based on her vote percentage in her losing 2018 election — will adjust his nickname for the two-term lieutenant governor in light of Tuesday's results.
Will she be able to shake "42% Becky"?
Winner — Road builders
Buoyed by the clever "Scott holes" campaign, road builders got their guy in 2018 with the election of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. It wasn't long before Evers bragged that he was "fixing the damn roads, one pothole at a time."
He even put an industry official in charge of the state Department of Transportation.
Now the road builders have one of their own in Michels, co-owner of Michels Corp., as the Republican nominee for governor. His firm has received more than $660 million in payments from the state in the last five years. Michels also counts lobbyists for the road builders and operating engineers among his kitchen cabinet.
So, no matter who wins in November, the future for this special interest certainly is paved with gold.
Winner — Donald Trump
The former president is probably not really focused on Wisconsin right now, given the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago and his appearance before the New York attorney general.
But he still had a huge — and we mean yuge — impact on Tuesday's races.
First, he helped Michels rebound from dipping poll numbers to score a victory in the GOP primary for governor by endorsing Michels and then holding a rally for him.
Trump came up just short in his bid to knock off Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the most powerful legislator in the state, by endorsing his no-name Republican opponent.
And then two Trump devotees — ex-state Rep. Adam Jarchow (of Balsam Lake) and Karen Mueller (of Ivermectin, just down the road from Hydroxychloroquine) — ended up splitting the Stop the Steal vote in the Republican primary for attorney general. That handed the victory to Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney, who once said in a private text in 2020 that he wouldn't vote for "Dumb dumb Donald," as in Trump.
"We owe Karen (Mueller) a gift basket," said one Toney adviser.
Loser — Michael Gableman
Late Tuesday night, Vos declared victory in as simple a manner as possible, texting the Journal Sentinel: "I won."
Translation: Gableman, the former Supreme Court justice, lost.
Last year, Vos sought to appease those who wanted to decertify the 2020 presidential election results by hiring Gableman to lead a Republican election investigation, a probe that has cost $1 million.
But Gableman recently turned on Vos, doing a robocall for Republican Adam Steen in his primary contest against Vos. Gableman did this after Trump endorsed Steen.
After declaring victory, Vos said Gableman is an embarrassment to the state of Wisconsin. He added that the GOP caucus will be meeting soon to take up whether Gableman will continue with his investigation.
Translation: Gableman is going to get fired.
Winner — negative TV ads
We like to complain about all the negative commercials on TV during campaign season.
But they work.
Consider: Michels flooded the airwaves shortly after he got into the race, giving himself a double-digit lead over Kleefisch, according to private polls. In early July, Kleefisch's super PAC began pounding Michels over his stance on the gas tax.
Michels waited weeks until his lead began to evaporate. Then Club for Growth Action and Michels' campaign responded by attacking Kleefisch and her lobbyist husband, Joel Kleefisch, in a relentless series of ads. Michels rebounded and won.
The lesson: Negative ads are so effective you're going to see many more of them in the next three months. No matter how much you complain.
In between — self-funded candidates
When you're worth millions or even billions of dollars, you are already a winner, right?
But self-funded candidates learned this year that it often takes more to win an election than simply writing a check.
The formula worked for Michels, who poured just under $12 million from his pocket into his campaign.
But the same could not be said for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Alex Lasry and Sarah Godlewski, both of whom spent a pretty penny but came up short. Combined, they pumped more than $19 million into their campaigns, and both ended up dropping out of the race before the primary election.
Even so, their names remained on the ballot, and people could vote for them. Lasry and Godlewski ended up finishing second and third, respectively, to winner, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.
Lasry, a Milwaukee Bucks executive, received a total of 44,591 votes after spending $15 million on the race. That works out to more than $336 per vote.
Not a good return on investment.
Winner — Doug La Follette
Is La Follette, Wisconsin's secretary of state since 1982, unbeatable when running for reelection?
At least it appears so. He took a vacation to Africa in the weeks before the Democratic primary, spent $3,300 on the race and still won by more than 100,000 votes.
Who does that?
Said one campaign strategist, "My advice for all candidates I work with in the future will be for them to change their last name to La Follette."
Loser — Bryan Kennedy
Let the record reflect that Kennedy, the Glendale mayor, has added yet another post to his list of races that he has lost.
Democratic socialist Darrin Madison defeated Kennedy 58% to 42% in the Democratic primary for the 10th Assembly District.
Kennedy has now run and lost bids for U.S. Congress, state Democratic Party chairman, Milwaukee County executive and now the state Assembly.
We hereby retire Kennedy from Winners & Losers, making him the first such person to receive this honor.
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ARKANSAS, USA — When actress Barbara Eden was a young adult, she was an accomplished singer, but her mother wanted her to take acting classes. Her acting coach thought she had talent, but Eden was shy and it could be a problem in the cutthroat world of Hollywood. The coach hatched a plan.
Eden entered the Miss San Francisco beauty pageant in 1951. She won. From there, she would cultivate a decades-long career in the movies, in television and music, and on the live acting stage that culminated with her iconic role as the genie in the television show “I Dream of Jeannie.”
The 90-year-old actress told Talk Business & Politics that competition changed her life.
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