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If the Arizona Wildcats are to defend their Pac-12 title next season, they might have to finish the job in Los Angeles again.
The Pac-12 on Monday released weekend schedule pairs for the "traditional" 18-game portion of its schedule, sending the Wildcats on the road both for a New Year's weekend game at ASU and a final weekend in Los Angeles between March 1-4.
That sets up potential showdowns for UA at USC and UCLA, both expected to be among the conference's top finishers next season. However, the Wildcats clinched the 2021-22 title with a resounding 91-71 win at third-place USC on March 1 last season.
The Wildcats, who will finish their home schedule against ASU the weekend of Feb. 22-26, were already scheduled to play at Utah on Dec. 1 and host Cal on Dec. 4. They will then play four more nonconference games before resuming league play after Christmas.
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Arizona is also expected to soon complete its full nonconference schedule by announcing its final three home opponents.
Here’s how the Wildcats’ schedule looks as of now:
Nov. 7 NAU
Nov. 11 Southern
Nov. 14 Home game vs opponent TBA
Nov. 17 Utah Tech
Nov. 21 Cincinnati, at Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii, 9:30 p.m., ESPN2
Nov. 22 Ohio State or San Diego State, Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii, TBD
Nov. 23 Maui Invitational final game, Lahaina Hawaii, TBD
Dec. 1 at Utah
Dec. 4 California
Dec. 10 Indiana (MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas)
Dec. 13 Home game vs opponent TBA
Dec. 17 Tennessee
Dec. 20 Home game vs opponent TBA
Dec. 29-Jan 2: At ASU
Jan. 4-8: Washington/WSU at McKale Center
Jan. 11-15 at Oregon/OSU
Jan. 18-22 UCLA/USC at McKale Center
Jan. 25-29 at Washington/WSU
Feb. 1-5 Oregon/OSU at McKale Center
Feb. 8-12 at Cal/Stanford
Feb. 15-19 Colorado/Utah at McKale Center
Feb. 22-26 ASU at McKale Center
March 1-4 at UCLA/USC
March 8-11 Pac-12 Tournament, Las Vegas
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Manx actor Joe Locke calls for gay men blood donation U-turn
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A Manx Netflix star has called for an "archaic" rule that forbids gay men from donating blood to be changed.
Joe Locke, who featured in the drama Heartstopper, made the comments in a video message played at Saturday's annual pride event.
He called on politicians to adopt UK rules allowing men who have had sex with men to give blood.
Isle of Pride committee member Clare Barber MHK supported his call for the "forever ban" to be overturned.
Since 2017 men in the UK who have not had sex with another man for three months are allowed to donate blood, with anyone with the same sexual partner for three months or more eligible to donate since last year.
Saturday's Isle of Pride event saw thousands of people celebrate the island's LGBTQ+ community in the Villa Marina gardens.
In a message played to the crowd, the teenager said it was time to "bring the island one step closer on its journey to acceptance".
He said while the island had "come so far in the last 30 years", there was "still work to be done".
"The Isle of Man to this day does not allow gay men to donate blood, an archaic rule that was placed into force at the height of the AIDS pandemic," he said.
Supporting that stance, Ms Barber said it was "something that to me is an absolute no-brainer in terms of the change".
She said there was a "huge population of men" who wanted to "do something that helps other people".
"And yet for reasons that don't make any sense in a modern world they're restricted from doing so."
The Department of Health and Social Care has been approached for a comment.
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IT only took Gani Stevens a month before departing University of Santo Tomas.
Spin.ph sources learned the Minnesota forward was quick to change addresses and immediately found a home at University of the East.
Stevens, 18, only played six games for the Growling Tigers in the 2022 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup and two in the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup.
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He posted averages of 3.7 points and 4.8 rebounds for Builders Warehouse-UST in the developmental league, while also collecting 5.5 points and 7.0 boards in the famed preseason tournament.
The 6-foot-7 Stevens can play for the Red Warriors this UAAP Season 85, beefing up their frontline which curently features Fil-Am Luis Salgado, Abdul Sawat, and Allan Beltran.
His teammate Willie Wilson is also moving to Recto, although his stint for UE is not much of a guarantee.
Wilson, an American guard who stands at 6-foot-3, put up 5.5 points, 1.5 boards, and 1.3 dimes in his six games for the Growling Tigers in the PBA D-League.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas scored 16 points and her key bucket and rebound helped Connecticut hold off Minnesota 90-83 on Sunday in the final WNBA game for Lynx and league legend Sylvia Fowles.
Fowles, the 2017 league MVP and four-time defensive player of the year, had her league-best 192 career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
She is the only player to lead two franchises (Minnesota and Chicago) in career rebounding and she is the only WNBA player to reach 4,000 career rebounds. Fowles checked out of the game for the last time to a long standing ovation, and hugged her coaches and teammates.
The Sun led 78-62 with 7:08 remaining before Minnesota went on a 14-2 run during which Fowles and Aerial Powers scored five points each. Leading jus 80-76, Thomas hit a jumper in the lane for Connecticut and her rebound on the other end helped set up Courtney Williams’s 15-footer for an eight-point lead.
Natisha Hiedeman and Brionna Jones scored 15 points each for Connecticut. Jonquel Jones scored 12 points and Williams had 10. Thomas added seven rebounds and five assists.
Lindsay Allen, who entered with a scoring average of 4.3 points pre game, made 6 of 7 3-pointers and led the Lynx with 26 points. She added six assists. Powers had 22 points and eight rebounds.
A 9-0 run late in the first quarter helped the Sun take a 28-14 lead into the second period and they would go on to lead 71-54 heading to the fourth.
Connecticut was already assured of the No. 3 playoff spot and will open at home against No. 6 Dallas on Thursday. Minnesota missed the playoffs.
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This story has been corrected to show that Fowles ended her career with 4,000 rebounds, not 6,000.
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CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson starting defensive end Xavier Thomas will miss up to six weeks with a foot injury suffered over the weekend.
A Clemson spokesman said in a text to The Associated Press that he didn’t know if Thomas injured his right or left foot.
Thomas had 27 tackles, including 3 1/2 sacks and two forced fumbles in 12 games last season, 10 of them starts. Thomas, who is from Florence, South Carolina, has started 19 games in his Clemson career, with 112 tackles and 12 1/2 sacks.
Goodwin is hopeful that Thomas could return in time for No. 4 Clemson’s game at 22nd-ranked Wake Forest, the defending ACC Atlantic champion, on Sept. 24.
“Unfortunate setback, but he’s got the right mindset and he’ll respond, (we’ll) get him back early in the year,” Goodwin said.
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CALGARY, AB, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or the "Company") (TSX: PPL) (NYSE: PBA) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced joint venture transaction with KKR to combine their respective western Canadian natural gas processing assets into a single, new joint venture entity, Pembina Gas Infrastructure Inc. ("PGI").
"We are excited to officially announce the creation of PGI, a premier gas processing entity in Western Canada that will provide incredible value for Pembina, our partner KKR, and our customers. Pembina has enjoyed a strong relationship with KKR at Veresen Midstream over the past four years and the creation of PGI is a natural next step that will unlock growth and provide increased service offerings to customers throughout the Montney and Duverney formations, from central Alberta to northeast British Columbia," said Scott Burrows, Pembina's President, and Chief Executive Officer.
As previously announced, Pembina's Board of Directors declared a common share cash dividend for August 2022 of $0.21 per share to be paid, subject to applicable law, on September 15, 2022, to shareholders of record on August 25, 2022.
Pembina's Board of Directors previously approved a $0.0075 per common share increase to its monthly common share dividend rate, to $0.2175 per common share per month (representing an increase of 3.6 percent), subject to closing of the joint venture transaction with KKR. The first dividend under which the increase will take effect is expected to be declared in early September 2022, and payable on or about October 14, 2022.
Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a leading energy transportation and midstream service provider that has served North America's energy industry for more than 65 years. Pembina owns an integrated network of hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas pipelines, gas gathering and processing facilities, oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics services, and a growing export terminals business. Through our integrated value chain, we seek to provide safe and reliable infrastructure solutions which connect producers and consumers of energy across the world, support a more sustainable future and benefit our customers, investors, employees and communities. For more information, please visit pembina.com.
Purpose of Pembina:
To be the leader in delivering integrated infrastructure solutions connecting global markets:
- Customers choose us first for reliable and value-added services.
- Investors receive sustainable industry-leading total returns.
- Employees say we are the 'employer of choice' and value our safe, respectful, collaborative and inclusive work culture.
- Communities welcome us and recognize the net positive impact of our social and environmental commitment.
Pembina is structured into three Divisions: Pipelines Division, Facilities Division and Marketing & New Ventures Division.
Pembina's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under PPL and PBA, respectively.
Pembina Gas Infrastructure ("PGI") is a premier gas processing entity in Western Canada with a combined capacity of 5 billion cubic feet per day. A partnership between Pembina and KKR, PGI is strategically positioned to serve customers throughout the Montney and Duverney trends from central Alberta to northeast British Columbia. Pembina owns 60% of PGI and operates and manages PGI facilities while KKR's global infrastructure funds own the remaining 40%. For more information, visit www.PGIMidstream.com.
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of applicable securities legislation, that are based on Pembina's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "expects", "estimates", "anticipates", "projects", "plans", "will", "would", "could", "potential", "continue", "commit" and similar expressions suggesting future events or future performance.
In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements pertaining to, without limitation, the following: the joint venture transaction between Pembina and KKR, including the anticipated benefits thereof to Pembina; and Pembina's future common share dividends, including the expected timing at which the increase will be declared and payable.
The forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that Pembina has made in respect thereof as at the date of this news release regarding, among other things: that favourable circumstances continue to exist in respect of the operation of the assets contributed to PGI; that PGI's future results of operations will be consistent with management expectations in relation thereto; oil and gas industry exploration and development activity levels and the geographic region of such activity; prevailing regulatory, tax and environmental laws and regulations; the ability of PGI to maintain an investment grade rating; future cash flows; prevailing commodity prices, interest rates, carbon prices, tax rates and exchange rates; the availability of capital to fund PGI's future capital requirements; future operating costs; that counterparties will comply with contracts in a timely manner; that there are no unforeseen events preventing the performance of contracts; that there are no unforeseen material costs relating to the relevant facilities which are not recoverable from customers; and maintenance of operating margins.
Although Pembina believes the expectations and material factors and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that these expectations, factors and assumptions will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: the failure to realize the anticipated benefits and/or synergies of the joint venture transaction due to integration issues or otherwise; expectations and assumptions concerning, among other things: customer demand for PGI's assets and services; commodity prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates; planned synergies, operating and capital efficiencies and cost-savings; applicable tax laws; future production rates; the sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned activities; labour and material shortages; non-performance or default by counterparties to agreements entered into in respect of PGI's business; the impact of competitive entities and pricing; reliance on key relationships and agreements; reliance on third parties to successfully operate and maintain certain assets; the regulatory environment and decisions and Indigenous and landowner consultation requirements; actions by governmental or regulatory authorities, including changes in tax laws and treatment, changes in royalty rates, climate change initiatives or policies or increased environmental regulation; fluctuations in operating results; adverse general economic and market conditions in Canada, North America and worldwide, including changes, or prolonged weaknesses, as applicable, in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices, supply/demand trends and overall industry activity levels; risks relating to the current and potential adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; lower than anticipated results of operations and cash flow accretion to Pembina from PGI; the ability to access various sources of debt and equity capital; changes in credit ratings; counterparty credit risk; technology and cyber security risks; natural catastrophes; and certain other risks and uncertainties detailed in Pembina's Annual Information Form and Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"), each dated February 24, 2022 for the year ended December 31, 2021, Pembina's MD&A dated August 4, 2022 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and from time to time in Pembina's public disclosure documents available at www.sedar.com, www.sec.gov and through Pembina's website at www.pembina.com.
In respect of the forward-looking statements concerning the anticipated increase in Pembina's common share dividend following completion of the joint venture transaction, Pembina has made such forward-looking statements in reliance on certain assumptions that it believes are reasonable at this time, including assumptions in respect of: prevailing commodity prices, interest rates, margins and exchange rates; that future results of operations will be consistent with past performance, as applicable, and management expectations in relation thereto, including in respect of PGI's future results of operations; the continued availability of capital at attractive prices to fund future capital requirements relating to existing assets and projects, including but not limited to future capital expenditures relating to expansion, upgrades and maintenance shutdowns; future cash flows and operating costs; that counterparties to material agreements will continue to perform in a timely manner; that there are no unforeseen events preventing the performance of contracts; that there are no unforeseen material construction or other costs related to current growth projects or current operations; and that there are no unforeseen material construction or other costs related to current growth projects or current operations. Pembina will also be subject to requirements under applicable corporate laws in respect of declaring dividends at such time.
This list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Readers are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, forecasted, or projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date hereof. Pembina does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by applicable laws. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Midday" game were:
9-1-8, SB: 8
(nine, one, eight; SB: eight)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Midday" game were:
9-1-8, SB: 8
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1 killed, several injured in house explosion in Missouri
WYATT, Mo. (KFVS/Gray News) - Multiple first responders rushed to the 500 block of Pecan Street in Wyatt to a report of a house explosion on Monday morning.
Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker confirmed at least one person was killed in the blast.
Parker said the victim passed away at a Cape Girardeau hospital.
Their identity has not been released. Parker said his office is in the process of notifying family, KFVS reported.
According to the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office, 10 people were injured in the explosion.
Charleston Department of Public Safety Chief Robert Hearnes said the injured include adults and children as young as 6 months old.
Hearnes said the house exploded around 7 a.m. and a second home caught on fire.
At least three ambulance districts, Charleston firefighters and ambulance and other first responders in Mississippi and Scott counties responded to the scene.
Hearnes said the explosion might have been caused by a faulty water heater. The State Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Abrigo, the leader of compliance, credit risk, and lending solutions for financial institutions, purchased BankLabs' Construct and +Pay loan administration and funding solutions, expanding Abrigo's award-winning loan origination solution and creating an end-to-end construction origination, management, and administration platform.
The acquisition allows construction lenders to seamlessly integrate pre-closing origination with post-closing administration activities to automate workflows, streamline communications, and realize greater interest income through faster funding.
"Abrigo has always focused on delivering products created out of a deep understanding of the needs of U.S. financial institutions. In BankLabs, we found a partner that produced a robust loan administration tool, developed to cover all types of commercial and residential construction loans and borrower types," said Wayne Roberts, CEO of Abrigo.
Mike Montgomery, BankLabs' Founder and CEO noted "the acquisition realizes BankLabs' vision of partnering with financial technology leaders to help community-oriented financial institutions succeed faster than BankLabs can deliver alone. We could not have found a better partner to execute on our mission. I know Abrigo will take Construct and +Pay to new heights."
Using the integrated Abrigo loan origination and Construct administration suite, loan officers can unlock greater efficiency and focus on strengthening relationships instead of managing spreadsheets. Real-time reporting, alerts, and detailed audit trails provide improved visibility and mitigate risk. +Pay manages the construction payment process for builders, general contractors, financial institutions, or any company that pays subcontractors, adding speed and eliminating mountains of paperwork.
"In partnership with The Carlyle Group and Accel-KKR, we're doubling down on our efforts to Make Big Things Happen in the industry as we invest in our people, our products, and our service to customers. We're thrilled to have some of the BankLabs team members join the Abrigo family, and we share their commitment to service, product excellence, and innovation. We're equally excited about additional opportunities to collaborate with BankLabs in the future," said Roberts.
"We are grateful to our clients, associates, and distribution partners who helped us reach $70 billion dollars in construction loans across about 100,000 projects," said Matt Johnner, President and Co-Founder of BankLabs. "Transitioning Construct and +Pay to Abrigo will provide even greater efficiency and interest income gains to our lenders. Abrigo's technical and product investments will expand the commercial features, integration points, and user experiences for these products. Meanwhile, BankLabs will focus on creating new products that accelerate banks' capability to move money, credits, and payments while growing our patented Participate product as the digital balance sheet management tool of choice."
Construct and +Pay join a strong and growing portfolio and will continue to enhance the value Abrigo brings to both its customers and the industry.
The Construct product is an easy-to-use, web-based software solution that automates the construction loan management process for residential and commercial projects. Accessible from any mobile device or computer, it eliminates paper files and spreadsheets, improves loan officer and loan admin productivity, and improves the experience for the borrower, builder, and other stakeholders.
+Pay automates the construction payment stream for institutions paying subcontractors on behalf of their trusted builders. It improves efficiency through approval routing of invoices and eSignature for lien waivers, differentiating the institution with builders and subcontractors and creating new income opportunities.
Abrigo enables U.S. financial institutions to support their communities through technology that fights financial crime, grows loans and deposits, and optimizes risk. Abrigo's platform centralizes the institution's data, creates a digital user experience, ensures compliance, and delivers efficiency for scale and profitable growth. Abrigo has secured strategic growth investments from funds managed by Accel- KKR and Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG). Visit abrigo.com to learn more. Follow Abrigo on social media using @WeAreAbrigo.
BankLabs provides community banks with state-of-the-art technologies that help increase efficiency, improve profitability, and enhance in-market relationships. BankLabs is committed to creating platforms that streamline loan processes for banks so you can get back to what really matters – serving your customers and your community. BankLabs' latest product, Participate, is the first patented loan participation and balance sheet management tool for community banks that brings buyers and sellers of loan participations onto a single platform.
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Supporters who raise $200 or more will enjoy Private Event on August 27, 2022 at Disney California Adventure® Park, Presented by Disneyland® Resort
ORANGE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gamers for CHOC, an initiative that rallies employees, players, and communities from local games-related studios, businesses, and groups, is back for its second year to support Children's Hospital of Orange County. The program raised nearly $200,000 in 2021, contributing to health care programs, education, and research for southern California's kids.
Gamers for CHOC invites members of the larger gaming community to get involved by donating on behalf of a participating team or signing up to join a team as a fundraiser on the CHOC Walk site. Top fundraisers across Gamers for CHOC teams can earn unique prizes and experiences from participating organizations. This year's companies includes some of the most notable names in the gaming industry:
Amazon Games
AWS for Games
Blue Silver Studios
BITKRAFT Ventures
Dreamhaven
Esports Arena
Frost Giant Studios
Gay Gaming Professionals
Humble Bundle
inXile entertainment
Konami
Mattering Lab
Obsidian Entertainment
Pragma Platform
Rally Cry
Riot Games
Second Dinner
Square Enix
UCI Esports
Unbroken Studios
Individuals who raise $200 or more can also attend "CHOC Adventure in the Park," where for one night only, Disney California Adventure® Park will come to life with exclusive experiences just for CHOC enthusiasts, including:
- Access to many of the park's attractions throughout the evening
- A special showing of the nighttime spectacular World of Color
- CHOC Walk swag based on fundraising levels
- DJ
- Special photo locations
- Sightings of beloved Disney® characters
- And much more!
"We are thrilled to partner with Gamers for CHOC again this year," said Zachariah L. Abrams, Assistant Vice President of Community Engagement at CHOC Children's Foundation. "Last year's effort was extremely successful and we are so thankful to the community of gamers who support CHOC and the kids who we help. We look forward to seeing which teams rise to the top this year."
Gamers for CHOC will host a standalone hub on the CHOC Walk website that will aggregate information across all participating teams. It features a leaderboard to encourage friendly competition between companies and highlight the participating teams, how many members they have, and how much money they've raised. The hub will also feature a running total of how many dollars have been raised as a part of the overall initiative.
Sign-up information on Gamers for CHOC can be found HERE.
For more information, please visit: www.gamersforchoc.org
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge marks seventh year by setting a one-day attendance record of 40,000-plus performance lovers filling M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan
- Enthusiasts gather to witness street-legal drag racing on historic Woodward Avenue
- Alex Taylor protects her title, becoming the two-time Grudge Race champion by defeating Westen Champlin in the final round of the Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Race
- Big Tire and Small Tire Classes see more than 100 competitors battling for bragging rights and cash prizes totaling $30,000 on the unique 1/8-mile Woodward Avenue drag strip
- Quickest Dodge honors earned by Lenny Melton (Big Tire) and Peter Bokedon (Small Tire)
- Joe Barry drives to Big Tire class crown
- Mikael Borggren claims Small Tire victory
- Event replay available on MotorTrend YouTube channel
- Event coverage to air a half-hour Roadkill Nights special on MotorTrend TV, MotorTrend+, and MotorTrend's YouTube channel, with an hour-long episode as part of MotorTrend's Roadkill TV series
- Fans can view post-event coverage at DodgeGarage.com
Back for year seven, MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge staged an exhilarating return to Woodward Avenue on Saturday, August 13, drawing a one-day attendance record of more than 40,000 performance enthusiasts to M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, along with more than a million online views, for the popular one-day festival of street-legal drag racing.
"This is the seventh year of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge and what a difference -- we've gone from racing in the parking lot of an abandoned stadium to legal street drag racing on historic Woodward Avenue, with M1 Concourse serving as an amazing stage for our horsepower circus," said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand chief executive officer – Stellantis. "It was great seeing thousands of Dodge enthusiasts come out to the event and cheer Alex Taylor as she defended her crown and took the win in the Dodge Direction Connection Grudge Race. We're going to give performance lovers even more to cheer about as we push the pedal on Dodge Speed Week, with three separate nights of worldwide product reveals and a full brand display on Woodward Avenue during Dream Cruise weekend on August 20."
Historic Woodward Avenue's overnight transformation into a 1/8-mile straight-line dragstrip hosted 115 street-legal drag racers, while spectators had the chance to get their adrenaline pumping with thrill and drift rides in Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger SRT Hellcats and Ram TRX trucks on the M1 Concourse.
Back for 2022, RoadKill Nights leveled up last year's Grudge Race, adding a new spin to the Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Match. Eight automotive personalities faced off for a chance to take on 2021 champion, Alex Taylor, on the drag strip. All nine competitors – Tavarish, Westen Champlin, throtl, Christina Roki, Demonology, Corruptt Builds, Collete Davis, David Patterson, and Alex Taylor— received the challenge of building and running a Direct Connection crate engine that they could modify as they pleased, however, they had the added challenge of competing with a Direct Connection six-speed manual transmission, and within a $10,000 budget.
Defending champion, drag racer, mechanic and co-host of MotorTrend's Hot Rod Garage Taylor matched her 1955 Plymouth Savoy against the 2016 Dodge Challenger of Champlin, who beat out seven other automotive builders in eliminations for the right to face Taylor in the finals. It was Taylor taking the win again, launching strong and outrunning Champlin to the finish stripe.
"There was definitely a target on my back and heavy pressure," said Taylor, who came into the Dodge Direct Connection Grudge Race knowing a mix of eight returning and rookie competitors were aiming to snatch away her crown. "For me, this is something that I take and hold near and dear to my heart, drag racing and coming out to this event specifically. Coming into it, we busted our butts, and it was the most grueling month, but to come back and actually hold the title again, it's indescribable and a weight has been lifted off my shoulders."
The Big Tire (tire size–unlimited as long as it is DOT approved front and rear) and Small Tire (tire size–non "W" 28 x 10.5 x 15 or smaller DOT Drag Radial) classes saw 115 competitors battling for bragging rights and cash prizes totaling $30,000 on the iconic 1/8-mile Woodward Avenue drag strip, with unique urban features including an active railway located just behind the starting line. Each class winner earned $10,000, with the quickest Dodge cars in both classes taking home $5,000 each.
MotorTrend Presents RoadKill Nights Powered by Dodge: Race Results
Big Tire Racing Results
Joe Barry, Colorado Springs, Colorado – 1956 Chevrolet 210
Lenny Melton, Salisbury, North Carolina – 1956 Dodge Dart
Small Tire Racing Results
Mikael Borggren, Northville, Michigan – 1987 Volvo Wagon
Tony Karamitsos, Mishawaka, Indiana – 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
Additional activities included a Direct Connection Alley area at the event with Dodge Challenger SRT Demon virtual drag race simulators, Direct Connection crate engines and parts on display; a "First Responder Showdown" between Southeast Michigan fire and rescue teams; a classic/modern muscle car show with more than 260 vehicles, and Jim Brewer's "Peacemaker" wheelstander and motorcycle exhibition by Rae Ripple. Pontiac Mayor Tim Greimel and Auburn Hills Mayor Kevin McDaniel, squared off in a head-to-head dragstrip showdown with Mayor Greimel winning the challenge.
"Roadkill Nights brings 'Roadkill' inspired car culture to life with the thrill of fingers-clenching, top-speed drag racing, which is why 40,000 performance enthusiasts flooded the gates this year," says Eric Schwab, MotorTrend Group's Group SVP, head of revenue, operations, and partnerships. "There's something for everyone at Roadkill Nights—drag racers, performance enthusiasts, families, and anyone who is simply looking to have a great day at an iconic location."
Fans unable to attend MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge had the luxury of enjoying a Livestream of the event. For those who missed it, an event replay can be seen on the MotorTrend YouTube channel. Two half-hour Roadkill episodes will air on MotorTrend television, with additional coverage in an hour-long episode of MotorTrend's Roadkill TV series. Fans can access additional post-event coverage at DodgeGarage.com.
MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge: By The Numbers
- 1 Million+ online views
- 40,000+ MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge attendees
- 4,100+ Dodge thrill/drift rides/simulator rides
- 260+ car show vehicles
- Approximately 200 pounds of compound used to prep drag strip surface
- 115 drag racing competitors
- 1/8-mile, in length, of Woodward Avenue drag strip
Street racing can have serious legal and safety risks. Both MotorTrend and Dodge want enthusiasts to enjoy performance driving in a safe, controlled environment, run by professionals with vehicle safety inspections, driver evaluations and track safety.
ROADKILL
The ROADKILL brand delivers a one-of-a-kind taste of "Automotive Chaos Theory" and features authentic gearheads David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan in a variety of mediums, including Roadkill Nights branded events, and Roadkill, Roadkill Extra, Roadkill Garage, and Roadkill's Junkyard Gold shows, available on MotorTrend+.
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Dodge//SRT
For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and Horace Dodge. Their influence continues today as Dodge shifts into high gear with muscle cars and SUVs that deliver unrivaled performance in each of the segments where they compete.
Dodge drives forward as a pure performance brand, offering SRT versions of every model across the lineup. For the 2022 model year, Dodge delivers the drag-strip dominating 807-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock, the 797-horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Redeye, the most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world, and the Dodge Durango SRT 392, America's fastest, most powerful and most capable three-row SUV. Combined, these three muscle cars make Dodge the industry's most powerful brand, offering more horsepower than any other American brand across its entire lineup.
In 2020, Dodge was named the "#1 Brand in Initial Quality," making it the first domestic brand ever to rank No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS). In 2021, the Dodge brand ranked No. 1 in the J.D. Power APEAL Study (mass market), making it the only domestic brand ever to do so two years in a row.
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Doctor who sexually abused patients kills himself in jail, sources say
NEW YORK (AP) — A once-prominent neurologist convicted last month of sexually abusing patients killed himself Monday at a New York City jail, two people familiar with the matter said.
Dr. Ricardo Cruciani, 68, was found unresponsive in a shower area at the Eric M. Taylor Center, a jail at the notorious Rikers Island complex, the people said. They were not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.
Cruciani’s lawyer, Frederick Sosinsky, confirmed in a statement that his client had died, but not the manner of death.
“Ricardo’s attorneys and family are shocked and saddened beyond belief to have learned of his violent death while in city custody this morning,” he said.
Sosinsky called for “an immediate and objective investigation” into the circumstances of Cruciani’s death, including whether jail officials complied with a court order, at the time of his conviction, to place him in protective custody and under suicide watch.
“Neither of these conditions were, to our knowledge, ever complied with,” Sosinsky said. “Had they been, we would not be having this terrible discussion.”
Cruciani died while awaiting sentencing next month in a New York state case in which he was convicted of 12 counts, including predatory sexual assault, rape and sex abuse, and acquitted on two other counts. He faced up to life in prison.
He was also scheduled to go on trial next January on federal charges accusing him of abusing multiple patients over 15 years at his offices in New York City, Philadelphia and Hopewell, New Jersey.
Prosecutors said Cruciani groomed vulnerable patients by overprescribing pain killers, sometimes to treat serious injuries from car wrecks and other accidents.
Six women testified the sexual abuse often occurred behind closed doors during appointments in 2013 at a Manhattan medical center, where the doctor would expose himself and demand sex.
“I take comfort knowing he now faces another judge,” said Terrie Phoenix, one of six women who testified against Cruciani at trial.
The AP does not typically identify people who say they are survivors of sexual assault unless they grant permission, which Phoenix has done.
Cruciani denied abusing women. In court, his lawyer questioned the credibility of his accusers.
The fire department said it responded to a call of an inmate unconscious at the jail around 5:50 a.m. Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the inmate but were unable, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, the fire department said.
The city’s Department of Correction, which runs Rikers Island, confirmed that an inmate at the Eric M. Taylor Center died Monday, but did not release his name, citing pending family notification. The cause of death is under investigation, the Department of Correction said.
Jails commissioner Louis Molina said in a statement that he was “deeply saddened” to learn of the inmate’s death, and promised “a preliminary internal review to determine the circumstances surrounding his death.”
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones,” Molina said.
Cruciani is at least the 11th person to die in a city jail this year. Last year, 16 people died in city jails — the most since 2013.
The Daily News was first to report Cruciani’s death.
Messages seeking comment were left with lawyers for women who say they were abused by him. A message was also left with the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which prosecuted the case that ended in his July 29 conviction.
Cruciani was out on bail during the trial but was sent to Rikers Island after the verdict.
The complex, troubled by years of neglect, has spiraled into turmoil since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with a spike in inmate deaths, violence, self-harm and staff absences. The city has said it will close Rikers Island by 2027, replacing it with four smaller jails located elsewhere.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 15, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern La Salle County in south central Texas...
Central Webb County in south central Texas...
* Until 230 PM CDT.
* At 107 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3.5 and 7 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Laredo, Encinal, Callaghan, Botines, Unitec Industrial Park and
Orvil.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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Inspired by football, bright skies, adorable trick-or-treaters and more
KERRVILLE, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- James Avery Artisan Jewelry, a family-owned jewelry retailer based in Texas, announces the launch of its fall 2022 collection. The new collection offers classic designs customers know and love, including statement silver chains as well as designs inspired by faith, love and nature. New collection additions include 14K gold and sterling silver sunflowers, a new heart drops anklet that pairs perfectly with the necklace and earrings and more.
"We hope these designs remind our customers of their favorite fall activities – Friday night lights, exploring their scenic Texas surroundings, stargazing and celebrating the fall holidays with family and friends," says Sarah Herr, Director of Design at James Avery. "We're excited about this release, and we hope our customers are too!"
New charms include an adorable trick-or-treater in a pumpkin costume, an engravable football, a faith-based charm featuring Psalms 46:5 and a "Love my Clogs" Charm. The clog charm is a new version of an earlier, much-requested classic James Avery charm that was originally released in 2008. The company added hearts for an extra bit of connection to fond memories of wearing your clogs throughout the house, to work or school, and on adventures. Our designer was inspired by memories of rain showers and puddle walks with his daughter.
Shop our latest designs online or at your local James Avery retail store.
James Avery is a vertically integrated, family-owned company located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. We offer finely crafted jewelry designs for men and women in sterling silver, 14K and 18K gold, bronze and gemstones. James Avery jewelry is designed and crafted by our own skilled artisans in Kerrville, Comfort and Hondo, Texas, using the finest materials sourced worldwide. We are a multi-channel retailer with more than 110 James Avery stores in four states. Our jewelry is also available at JamesAvery.com, more than 220 Dillard's locations and on Dillards.com. You can also find our designs at airport stores in Austin, Houston and Nashville, as well as select Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) locations.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "My wife always wanted to decorate big Christmas trees but found it difficult to move the tree on her own so I created this," said inventor of No Drag Tree from Hillsboro, OH. "With the use of this product, the consumer would not have to worry about lifting the tree or sliding precariously."
Invention allows decorators to easily position lights, ornaments, garland, and other tree décor around the entire perimeter of the tree to create a more attractive holiday centerpiece.Throughout the holiday season, the tree could easily be moved in order to vacuum or clean. Innovative design could eliminate the frustration associated with tangled strands of lights also. This product would be great for anyone who has a Christmas tree and ideal to elderly, disabled, and single people
The original design was submitted to the Cincinnati, OH sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CCT-4703, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Former President Trump on Monday said his aides have reached out to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to offer “whatever we can do to help,” saying the “temperature has to be brought down” after a spike in threats against law enforcement following the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago estate.
“Whatever we can do to help — because the temperature has to be brought down in the country,” Trump told Fox News. “If it isn’t, terrible things are going to happen.”
At the same time that he talked about taking the temperature down, however, Trump repeated attacks on the FBI over the search for classified documents that took place at his Florida estate last week.
Trump defended his supporters’ attacks in the interview, saying they are “not going to stand for another scam” and describing the FBI’s past investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election as a “witch hunt.”
“People are so angry at what is taking place,” he said.
The FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago one week ago in connection with its investigation into whether Trump violated the Espionage Act and other federal statutes. Agents seized 11 sets of classified documents from the estate, although Trump has claimed he declassified the material.
The search has set off waves of criticisms of the FBI and DOJ from Trump and his allies, who argue the investigation is politically motivated. Some have called to defund the agency.
A new intelligence bulletin reportedly warned of a spike in threats against federal law enforcement following the Mar-a-Lago search, referencing an incident on Thursday at the FBI’s Cincinnati field office in which an armed man tried to breach the building and later died in a standoff with law enforcement.
The Hill has requested comment from the DOJ.
The New York Times reported over the weekend that a person close to Trump reached out to a DOJ official to convey a message from the former president on Thursday.
“The country is on fire. What can I do to reduce the heat?” stated the message Trump wanted conveyed to the attorney general, the Times reported.
Trump told Fox News he has not yet heard back from the department on his offer for help but added he thinks “they would want the same thing.”
Yet the former president himself has been one of the most vocal critics of the FBI and DOJ since the search, repeatedly denouncing the investigation as being politically motivated and at times suggesting an unproven conspiracy that the FBI was planting evidence to hurt him.
Trump as recently as Sunday evening called the search “abuse in law enforcement” and a “sneak attack on democracy” on TruthSocial.
“There has never been a time like this where law enforcement has been used to break into the house of a former president of the United States, and there is tremendous anger in the country — at a level that has never been seen before, other than during very perilous times,” Trump told Fox News.
His allies have echoed that sentiment, but Trump’s offer to DOJ comes after Democrats and some Republicans called for Trump to tamp down his rhetoric amid the increased threat level.
Rep. Michael McCaul (Texas), the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called Trump’s rhetoric “inflammatory” during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
“I don’t want to put any law enforcement in the bull’s-eye of a potential threat,” McCaul said. “And that’s someone who’s worked with law enforcement most of my career.”
Despite declining to comment on the investigation itself, the White House has pushed back on notions that DOJ is making decisions for political gain.
“This is not about politicizing anything,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on ABC “This Week” on Sunday.
“That is not true at all,” she continued. “And I would remind our folks on the other side that the FBI director was appointed by the president’s predecessor.”
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday delivered remarks announcing he personally approved the search while similarly condemning attacks against DOJ and the FBI.
“I will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked,” Garland said.
Updated: 11:35 a.m. | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/trump-says-temperature-has-to-be-brought-down-after-fbi-search-then-repeats-attacks/ | 2022-08-15T18:57:46Z | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/trump-says-temperature-has-to-be-brought-down-after-fbi-search-then-repeats-attacks/ | false |
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Native Sons, a nationally recognized custom apparel company in Myrtle Beach, announced a partnership today with Coastal Carolina quarterback, Grayson McCall. McCall and Native Sons have partnered to develop an exclusive line of apparel. The Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal, created in tandem with Grayson's sports representation ESM, is a one-year, five-figure endorsement with the potential to grow.
"I'm excited to partner with Native Sons. They have been great to work with, they are a local company and big supporters of Coastal Carolina," says McCall. "Being able to participate in designing my signature line of apparel is very exciting and is a dream that myself and every 21st-century athlete have today."
"We are excited to welcome such an extremely talented and well-known player like Grayson onto our Native Sons team," says Steve Taylor, President of Native Sons. "With Coastal Carolina being right in our backyard, it's a natural fit for us and it will give the CCU fan base the opportunity to purchase apparel designed by a player they know and love. We've created some really fun designs."
Along with the apparel, McCall will be an ambassador and make appearances throughout the year at Native Sons events. More information about the appearances will be released at a later date.
McCall joins the University of South Carolina's Luke Doty as a Native Sons spokesperson. Doty signed a multi-year NIL deal with the apparel company in 2021. To shop Grayson McCall's designs and other apparel, please visit www.nativesons.com
Native Sons is a nationally recognized custom apparel company that was established in 1984 in Myrtle Beach, SC. The company specializes in creative design and quality printing and has a diverse array of local, regional, and national clients. Native Sons is also known for its community involvement and promotion of the Myrtle Beach area via unique events. Visit www.nativesons.com for more info or email info@nativesons.com.
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1 killed, several injured in house explosion in Missouri
WYATT, Mo. (KFVS/Gray News) - Multiple first responders rushed to the 500 block of Pecan Street in Wyatt to a report of a house explosion on Monday morning.
Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker confirmed at least one person was killed in the blast.
Parker said the victim passed away at a Cape Girardeau hospital.
Their identity has not been released. Parker said his office is in the process of notifying family, KFVS reported.
According to the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office, 10 people were injured in the explosion.
Charleston Department of Public Safety Chief Robert Hearnes said the injured include adults and children as young as 6 months old.
Hearnes said the house exploded around 7 a.m. and a second home caught on fire.
At least three ambulance districts, Charleston firefighters and ambulance and other first responders in Mississippi and Scott counties responded to the scene.
Hearnes said the explosion might have been caused by a faulty water heater. The State Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate.
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(The Hill) – Former President Trump said on Monday that his aides reached out to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to offer “whatever we can do to help,” saying the “temperature has to be brought down” after a spike in threats to law enforcement following the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago estate.
“People are so angry at what is taking place,” Trump told the Fox News.
“Whatever we can do to help — because the temperature has to be brought down in the country,” he added. “If it isn’t, terrible things are going to happen.”
The FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago one week ago in connection with its investigation into whether Trump violated the Espionage Act and other federal statutes. Agents allegedly seized 11 sets of classified documents from the estate, although Trump has claimed he declassified the material.
The search has set off waves of criticisms of the FBI and DOJ from Trump and his allies, who argue the investigation is politically motivated. Some have called to defund the agency.
A new intelligence bulletin reportedly warned of a spike in threats to federal law enforcement following the Mar-a-Lago search, referencing an incident on Thursday at the FBI’s Cincinnati field office in which an armed man allegedly tried to breach the building.
The Hill has requested comment from the DOJ.
Trump said he has not yet heard back from the department on his offer for help but added he “thinks they would want the same thing.”
Yet the former president himself has been one of the most vocal critics of the FBI and DOJ since the search, repeatedly denouncing the investigation as being politically motivated and at times suggesting an unproven conspiracy that the FBI was planting evidence to hurt him.
Trump as recently as Sunday evening called the search “abuse in law enforcement” and a “sneak attack on democracy” on TruthSocial.
“There has never been a time like this where law enforcement has been used to break into the house of a former president of the United States, and there is tremendous anger in the country — at a level that has never been seen before, other than during very perilous times,” Trump told Fox News.
His allies have echoed that sentiment, but Trump’s offer to DOJ comes after Democrats and some Republicans called for Trump to tamp down his rhetoric amid the increased threat level.
Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called Trump’s rhetoric “inflammatory” during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
“I don’t want to put any law enforcement in the bull’s-eye of a potential threat,” McCaul said. “And that’s someone who’s worked with law enforcement most of my career.”
Despite declining to comment on the investigation itself, the White House has pushed back on notions that DOJ is making decisions for political gain.
“This is not about politicizing anything,” Jean-Pierre said on ABC “This Week” on Sunday.
“That is not true at all,” she continued. “And I would remind our folks on the other side that the FBI director was appointed by the president’s predecessor.”
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday delivered remarks announcing he personally approved the search while similarly condemning attacks against DOJ and the FBI.
“I will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked,” Garland said. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/trump-says-temperature-has-to-be-brought-down-after-mar-a-lago-search/ | 2022-08-15T19:02:11Z | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/trump-says-temperature-has-to-be-brought-down-after-mar-a-lago-search/ | true |
OSLO, Norway, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lytix Biopharma AS ("Lytix" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage company with an in situ vaccination technology platform, today announces data from its ATLAS-IT-04 trial in patients with progressive metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS). The data from this Phase II proof of concept study shows that LTX-315 in combination with Adoptive Cell Therapy (ACT) was able to stabilize the disease in 3 out of 4 fully treated patients in this hard-to-treat patient population, and that the LTX-315 treatment generated tumor-specific T cells.
The data is presented June 5th, 2022, as a poster at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2022 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
The ATLAS-IT-04 trial was an open label, exploratory, Phase II trial assessing the effect of LTX-315 when used in combination with ACT in patients with metastatic STS. ACT with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) is a potent treatment that can induce complete and durable tumor regression as documented in patients with melanoma. The use of ACT with TILs for patients with advanced STS has not previously been reported.
Patients with advanced stages of STS have few effective treatment options and respond poorly to current treatment as well as to immunotherapy tested in clinical trials. The trial design of ATLAS-IT-04 included intratumoral injections of LTX-315 ahead of surgical removal of tumors, followed by in vitro expansion of T cells as the first step. In a second step, the expanded T cells were infused back to the patients and the effect of LTX-315 on the tumor microenvironment was assessed.
LTX-315 is a first-in-class non-viral oncolytic molecule, representing a new and superior in situ therapeutic vaccination principle to boost the clonal expansion of T cells that kill tumor cells through a targeted immune response. In a recent Phase I/II study LTX-315 has been shown to increase TILs in malignant solid tumors after intratumoral injection.
The immune response data from the ATLAS-IT-04 trial demonstrates that the treatment induce both new and tumor-specific T cells which provides proof to the concept that LTX-315 generates an immune response that targets the tumor. Moreover, the data shows that LTX-315 induce expansion of a heterogenous pool of T-cell clones in blood, and a pool of these are also present in tumor tissue after treatment.
"This trial demonstrates that the combination of LTX-315 and ACT is not only feasible and tolerable, but that tumor-specific T cells can be expanded in vitro from tumors that have been pretreated with the oncolytic molecule LTX-315", Inge Marie Svane, PI and Professor at the National Center for Cancer Immune Therapy, Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, comments.
She adds: "This combination therapy invokes tumor specific T cells that can be cultured and infused as part of an adoptive transfer regimen for several subtypes of soft tissue sarcoma, and its treatment schedule should be further optimized to achieve superior signs of efficacy."
The poster is presented June 5th at the ASCO 2022 Annual Meeting.
Poster Session: Sarcoma
Abstract: 11567
Poster: 471
The poster can be found here https://www.lytixbiopharma.com/research-development/posters.html
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KTTC previews ‘Midwest Access’ at Field of Dreams game in Iowa
DYERSVILLE, Iowa (KTTC) – KTTC has covered the “Field of Dreams” game each year its been played in Iowa. This year, the event was used to soft launch a brand new show called ‘Midwest Access’. Hoping to lean on a memorable movie moment, KTTC is confident that by building ‘Midwest Access’, viewers will come to love this new offering.
‘Midwest Access’ focuses on the daily lives and events of Southeast Minnesota/Northeast Iowa. We talk with the movers and shakers in our communities with the commitment to always ask “What is the viewer learning form this and how is it making their day/life better?”
“As the news leader in this region, KTTC is excited to bring hyper-local and unique programming to our viewers. Midwest Access will serve a big hunger for conversations on lifestyle, travel, and local business,” said KTTC/KXLT Vice President and General Manager Stephanie Hedrick.
Each show will bring information that impacts you, experts to help make sense of our ever-changing world and a commitment to being a partner for all our communities. You will see the KTTC team in a lively, fun setting throughout the show whether in studio, out on our weather patio or on location at a community event.
‘Midwest Access’ will position itself as destination viewing both on television and on demand through streaming services. Lead by KTTC/KXLT’s Assistant News Director Kamie Roesler, the show will never be the same one day to the next. Viewers will connect with Kamie’s outgoing personality and quick wit as she brings excitement and information each afternoon.
“Kamie is a natural fit for ‘Midwest Access’. Her outgoing personality and curious nature means she’s bringing you along for the journey each step of the way. She’s comfortable in almost any situation; whether she’s live at a county fair or helping viewers stay informed during breaking news. KTTC is lucky to have her leading this new venture,” said KTTC/KXLT News Director Michael Oder.
“We are so excited to start something new in this market. This show is going to be interactive and fun. We will be focusing on a lot of good news and showcasing some advice and ideas that maybe you can use in your everyday lives. We have some great personalities lined up for Midwest Access and can’t wait for its debut in September,” said KTTC/KXLT Assistant News Director Kamie Roesler.
“Midwest Access” is bringing together the news and sales departments at KTTC in a new way. Roesler will be joined by KTTC anchor alum Vivien Williams. Williams will be hosting a business focus segment on “Midwest Access” highlighting area businesses and the services they offer.
“‘Midwest Access’ will give local clients a more in-depth way to engage and inform viewers about their business. This format also gives our sales department more opportunity to help local businesses expand their message beyond something that doesn’t revolve around a :30 second commercial,” said KTTC/KXLT Local Sales Manager Peggy Dalland.
“Midwest Access” premieres weekdays on KTTC Sept. 12 at 4:00 p.m. It will re-airing Tuesday through Friday at 1:00 p.m. on the CW.
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ASTOUND, a next generation leader in brand experiences and architectural fabrication, announces Jay Verna will head client services and business development
LAS VEGAS, NV, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - ASTOUND Group is pleased to announce that Jay Verna has joined ASTOUND as Head of Client Experience. In this role, Verna will lead the client services and business development organizations. As a key member of the executive management team, he will shape long term account growth and client development strategies and identify immediate opportunities within existing accounts.
With 20+ years of global marketing expertise building brands, driving growth and leading people across diverse channels, Verna's breadth of agency experience has spanned across sponsorship, experiential, promotion, retail and content development for brands, including Diageo, Nike, PepsiCo, Google, Toyota, Walmart, Dick's Sporting Goods, Pfizer and more. Most recently, Verna led global client partnerships at Dentsu International and MKTG.
"Jay is joining ASTOUND to enhance our strategic approach to client relationship management, while overseeing the client services and business development organization. His deep marketing background, agency leadership experience and commitment to client service make him an outstanding addition to our team," said Dale Morgan, CEO of ASTOUND.
"I am inspired by the opportunity to write the future of boundless experiences and multi-dimensional environments—propelled by strategic insights and big ideas and brought to life with thoughtful design, expert craftsmanship and amazing technology," noted Verna.
ASTOUND has spent over two decades producing brand experiences and delivering impactful results for some of the world's most recognizable brands, including Google, adidas, Tiffany, Nike, Microsoft, Amazon, Las Vegas Raiders, Polygon, Stryker and more.
Dedicated to partnership, ASTOUND crafts immersive experiences that build brands and drive business results. Our holistic approach seamlessly integrates strategy, creative, graphic and environmental design, digital, production, fabrication, and architectural services for temporary or permanent experiences. For over twenty years, ASTOUND has been connecting Fortune 500 brands to their audiences by delivering digitally integrated, human-centered experiences that build brand love. We have offices in Las Vegas, Toronto, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Portland with state-of-the-art production facilities on both coasts.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 15, 2022
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TORNADO WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
104 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MEDINA COUNTY...
At 104 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hondo, moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Hondo and Biry.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN LA SALLE AND CENTRAL WEBB COUNTIES...
At 105 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 3.5 and 7 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Laredo, Encinal, Callaghan, Botines, Unitec Industrial Park and
Orvil.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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DECATUR — A Decatur man reportedly clobbered by a backpack being wielded as a weapon told police he didn’t even realize he’d been stabbed until he found blood leaking from his left shoulder.
A sworn affidavit from Decatur Police described the 44-year-old man as needing multiple stitches to close the wound when he was treated in the emergency room of Decatur Memorial Hospital.
The affidavit, signed by Officer Dawson Roberts, said it turned out there was a knife inside the backpack. It had cut the victim after the backpack was used as a makeshift club to beat him by the victim’s 44-year-old brother.
Roberts said the brother does not live with the victim at a house in the 900 block of East Whitmer Street but had gained entry on the afternoon of July 8. The victim was attacked after telling the man he had to leave and told police he had also been dragged to the ground during the confrontation and had sustained further injury.
The suspect was found and arrested July 18 and booked on preliminary charges of home invasion and aggravated domestic battery. A check of Macon County Jail records Monday showed he remained in custody with bail set at $100,000, requiring him to post a bond of $10,000 to be free.
He also faces additional charges of violating the sex offender registration rules and failing to report an address change.
All preliminary charges are subject to review by the office of the state’s attorney.
Updated mugshots from the Herald & Review
Joseph A. Williams
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Olympian Gabby Douglas is speaking out about an issue close to her heart.
The gymnast announced in a new post on Instagram that she would be taking a break from social media in order to prioritize her mental health. "Hey guys gabby here," she began her Aug. 14 post. "I know i don't post a lot on social media, but i just wanted to let you guys know that i will be taking a step back from the socials to work on myself and focus on my mental health."
Gabby continued, "My life has never been smooth or easy. i have carried a heavy weight on my back for quite some time and it has weighed me down, physically, mentally, and emotionally." The athlete went on to share that she "no longer want to run" but instead "fight and heal."
"I refuse to be defeated by this weight, i refuse to be hardened by this weight," Gabby—whose message coincides with fellow star Tom Holland's decision to step away from social media—added. "I want to feel light and happy again."
"I want to be the best representation for all of you and be the best version of myself," Gabby wrote, before she concluded by expressing her gratitude for her fans and supporters.
"I love you all so much and i am forever grateful for every single one of you," she said. "Your love and support does not go unnoticed. don't forget to take some time off for yourself."
Gabby became the first US-American artistic gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same 2012 London Olympics. She is also the first African American to become the Olympic individual all-around champion.
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Journalists to strike at leading Scottish papers
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Journalists at two leading newspaper groups have confirmed dates for industrial action amid separate disputes over pay and redundancies.
Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at Reach will walk out on 26 and 31 August and 15 and 16 September.
Meanwhile, journalists at National World Scotsman Publications are due to strike on 26 August and 2 September.
It means both the Daily Record and The Scotsman face strikes on the same day.
A spokesperson for National World, which includes The Scotsman, Edinburgh Evening News and Scotland on Sunday, said the company had no comment.
Reach includes the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Record, Sunday Mail and the Live sites.
The company said strikes were not the outcome it wanted, but it remained focused on ensuring the group had a sustainable future.
A spokesperson added: "We greatly value our journalists and are disappointed that, despite our best efforts during the negotiation process and successful agreements with Unite and the BAJ (British Association of Journalists), we have been unable to reach an agreement with the NUJ.
"We have contingency plans in place to keep disruption to our titles to a minimum and are working to support our journalists who choose not to take action."
The action comes after the NUJ claimed Reach had failed to increase its pay deal of 3% or a minimum of £750.
Staff will also be working to rule, when employees do no more than the minimum required by their contract.
Resolution 'possible'
National World staff voted for industrial action over compulsory redundancies following ballots, and separate action for those employed at the company's Scottish Weeklies.
John Toner, NUJ national organiser Scotland, said: "A meeting with National World management on Monday morning, held at the union's request, took us no closer to resolving the issues of compulsory redundancies at the Scotsman titles.
"It now seems likely that those titles will take strike action on Friday 26 August, the same day as the NUJ members at Reach are due to take action.
"We continue to believe that a resolution is possible, and we are willing to meet the employer at any point for talks."
The NUJ said its members at Reach voted by 79% in favour of strikes and 88% for other forms of industrial action, on a turnout of 70%.
Staff said they received a 1% rise last year, despite claims the company gave £7m pay packages to its two top executives. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-62549190?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA | 2022-08-15T19:22:45Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-62549190?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA | true |
Berkeley County property to be repurposed for new West Virginia solar program
FAIRMONT, W.Va., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has completed the closure of an ash landfill for the former R. Paul Smith Power Station in Berkeley County, West Virginia, successfully paving the way to repurpose the 26-acre property for a planned utility-scale solar facility.
Allegheny Energy Supply Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, recently received approval from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to end environmental monitoring at the landfill after permanently closing the facility by removing all regulated materials. The landfill's closure was the conclusion of a successful 20-year effort to beneficially reuse the plant's ash byproduct in cement manufacturing. FirstEnergy harvested 3.1 million tons of ash that was sold to two major cement manufacturers to fuel their cement kilns.
Located across the Potomac River from the R. Paul Smith property in Maryland, the Berkeley County site is one of five locations where Mon Power, one of FirstEnergy's two electric companies in West Virginia, plans to build a solar facility as part of a new West Virginia solar program.
"The reclamation and closure of this former landfill has generated a positive economic impact for our company, and as the future home for one of our solar projects in West Virginia, it symbolizes our efforts to build a brighter and more sustainable future for the communities we serve," said Mark Vindivich, a manager in FirstEnergy's environmental department who oversaw the project.
The company began working with the state on a plan to close the landfill in 2015, three years after closure of the R. Paul Smith Power Station. Activities included removing infrastructure such as piping and engineered liner while decommissioning two dams on the property. In June 2022, FirstEnergy's request to end environmental monitoring under the solid waste permit was approved by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, marking the first time a company has earned this type of approval in West Virginia.
Mon Power intends to build a six-megawatt solar facility at the 26-acre site as part of a plan to construct five utility-scale solar facilities, totaling 50 megawatts of renewable generation, to help make West Virginia more attractive for business development. Mon Power and Potomac Edison are currently accepting West Virginia customer subscriptions to purchase power from these facilities through solar renewable energy credits (SRECs). To learn more or subscribe to the solar program, visit www.firstenergycorp.com/WVSolar, or call 1-800-505-7283 to enroll by phone.
Mon Power serves about 395,000 customers in 34 West Virginia counties. Follow Mon Power at www.mon-power.com, on Twitter @MonPowerWV, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MonPowerWV.
Potomac Edison serves about 275,000 customers in seven counties in Maryland and 151,000 customers in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Follow Potomac Edison at www.potomacedison.com, on Twitter @PotomacEdison, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PotomacEdison.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motic Digital Pathology is thrilled to announce the release of its newest addition to the MoticEasyScan product line, the NEW Infinity—a high-throughput slide scanner with the ability to swiftly and efficiently scan 1,000+ glass slides per week. The MoticEasyScan NEW Infinity will be available worldwide this summer.
The NEW Infinity introduces a comprehensive redesign of high-volume slide handling, using intelligent automated quality control to eliminate the need for pre-scan setup! Along with faster loading and scanning capabilities, this most recent addition to the MoticEasyScan product line uses a groundbreaking, industry-first Smart Tray technology. The Smart Tray technology cuts down on technician work time and error rates by providing real-time tracking and identification of every slide scanned through the system. Combined with the new automatic image QC algorithm, scanning projects can be completed quickly, efficiently, and virtually click-free.
Adopting cutting-edge technology without having to bust your lab's budget had too often been an unattainable pipe dream for most pathologists until now, but Motic is finally breaking this paradigm by offering an affordable, tangible solution in the NEW Infinity scanner.
"We've long observed that high-volume slide scanners all have robotics that move glass slides back and forth from some sort of large, sophisticated onboard glass slide cabinet," notes Dan Walker, Product Manager at Motic Digital Pathology. "With the NEW Infinity, we've reimagined that workflow without the need for these expensive and hard-to-maintain components."
The solution is an instrument that is less than half of the size and cost than those of leading competitors, while still yielding high-quality slides at a comparable 1,000+ slides per week.
In contrast to traditional big-box scanners, which are designed to optimize hands-off time, the NEW Infinity is engineered to minimize hands-on time spent in the lab by researchers and technicians. Organizational efficiency, Motic believes, is the chief driver of throughput. The throughput of any lab can be compounded and supported by efficient slide organization, especially for high-volume labs managing multiple projects at once. A compact and powerful whole slide scanner designed to enhance organizational efficiency, the NEW Infinity reduces needless motion and optimizes the hands-on experience when scanning 1,000+ high-quality digital slides in a typical 40-hour work week.
For more information on MoticEasyScan NEW Infinity, visit the Motic website or contact mdpsales@moticusa.com
Motic Digital Pathology addresses the growing global pathology care gap by making digital medicine approachable for hospitals, laboratories, and doctors everywhere. We promote the adoption of telepathology through our innovative, cost-effective solutions developed directly in conjunction with partner pathologists. As the medical division of Motic, a leader in the field of optics since 1988, we are part of a global company innovating for a better tomorrow. Our whole slide scanning and image management systems have now been deployed for millions of cases worldwide, and our philanthropic initiatives leverage digital pathology technologies to solve today's most pressing and under-resourced health problems.
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Tips to save while back to school shopping
Published: Aug. 15, 2022 at 2:47 PM EDT|Updated: 35 minutes ago
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - School shopping may be a little pricier this year, but your trip to the mall doesn’t have to break the bank.
Claudia Lombana stopped by Studio 3 to talk about how to get the most bang for your buck this school year.
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Texas A&M faculty leaders say President Kathy Banks is leaving them out of major decisions
Faculty leaders at Texas A&M University in College Station are calling on President Kathy Banks to better collaborate and be more transparent with professors about changes to the university.
Just weeks before the start of the new academic year, the Faculty Senate approved a resolution this week that said “shared governance is no longer functioning as envisioned by faculty at Texas A&M University.” The faculty group said it wants to reset the relationship with administrators to be more inclusive of faculty.
“This is a matter of sentiment,” said Kathryn Falvo, a senator and history professor from Texas A&M Galveston, at a Monday meeting. “I’m hearing from a great deal of faculty and a great deal of students that there is a lack of trust in the administration.”
The vote, which is largely symbolic, signaled an escalation in tension among faculty members who are frustrated with Banks’ leadership of the 73,000-student university. The faculty has expressed openness to taking additional measures if the relationship doesn’t change. Meanwhile, the university argues it has included faculty in many changes made throughout Banks’ first year.
Banks was dean of Texas A&M’s engineering school before she became president of the flagship university in June 2021. She immediately hired MGT Consulting to review A&M’s organizational structure and provide recommendations for change. In December, she announced 41 recommendations that she had accepted and would put into place during the next year.
The resolution argues that Banks did not seek enough faculty input before approving those changes, which has created distrust among faculty in the administration’s decision-making process.
“[S]ustainable and lasting change at a major university comes not via presidential decree, but rather by developing collective buy-in for new ideas from its constituent groups,” the resolution states. It also calls for Banks to recommit to the academic principle of shared governance.
Shared governance is the longstanding academic principle held at universities across the country that a university’s internal operations are run through collaboration of the governing board, administration and faculty. It is a principle adopted by multiple national organizations that guide universities across the country, including the Association of American Universities and the American Association of University Professors.
The resolution was approved by 80% of the 77 faculty senators who were present at the Zoom meeting and who voted on the measure, according to Dale Rice, faculty senate president.
While faculty had expressed concerns with various changes discussed throughout the spring semester, the resolution signals that they could become a more collectively outspoken group in opposition to Banks’ leadership moving forward.
At least one faculty senator said at the meeting that if the status quo continues, it could lead to a vote of no confidence.
“I want President Banks to succeed, but if things keep going the way they’re going, things could go that way,” said Adam Kolasinski, a finance professor and senator. “I see this resolution as a way to try to avoid that outcome.”
The recommendations Banks has started to put in place include combining A&M’s College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and College of Geosciences into one College of Arts and Sciences. It is also launching a new School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts to house performance studies, dance and visualization programs under one roof. These changes, among others, will go into effect Sept. 1, according to a university press release.
In a statement, the university pushed back on the notion that faculty have not been involved in changes under Banks’ tenure.
“It’s disappointing that this resolution doesn’t recognize the extensive faculty input that has been listened to on every major issue and change that has occurred in the last year,” said N.K. Anand, vice president for faculty affairs. “There have been multiple opportunities for faculty opinion to influence decisions. There simply is not a single example given of when both the spirit and the letter of the policy was not followed.”
But Rice, president of the Faculty Senate, said there is a difference between alerting faculty of upcoming changes and having “meaningful” shared governance.
“You have to invite faculty into the process early on, and that has not happened in many situations,” he said. “And you also either need to take into account faculty concerns or give a full explanation of why decisions are being made that don’t take those concerns into account. You can argue all day long that we have followed the rules to the letter, but that doesn’t mean that meaningful shared governance occurred.”
Other changes include a restructuring of the university’s libraries so they no longer house tenured faculty. Tenured librarians will be able to keep their tenure, but new hires will not be eligible for tenure moving forward, according to university spokesperson Kelly Brown.
Banks also approved a restructuring of the Qatar campus, a branch of Texas A&M in the Middle East that offers engineering undergraduate and graduate degrees.
According to a July 14 memo sent to the Qatar community, as of Sept. 1, faculty who work in areas beyond engineering will no longer be able to conduct research. Faculty who teach in areas that can grant degrees will shift from rolling contracts to fixed-term contracts for up to five years, and faculty who teach in non-degree granting areas will be on annual contracts, which critics argue will create more job insecurity. Finally, Banks consolidated school leadership under one dean.
Critics have argued that changing the faculty contract process will make it more difficult to recruit quality professors, and many will leave Qatar.
Beyond the 41 reorganization recommendations, Banks has made other changes over the past year that have received pushback from faculty and students.
In February, Banks announced the student newspaper, The Battalion, would immediately end its print version of the paper and shift to online only. The move sparked swift outcry from students and alumni. But Banks reversed gears and allowed the paper to keep the print edition through the end of the spring semester.
Joe Ramirez, vice president of student affairs, issued an apology for the way the changes were announced. The school ultimately added Battalion representatives to the working group that is discussing ideas for how to implement another one of Banks’ recommendations: reviving a journalism school at Texas A&M.
Banks and administrators also faced criticism for pulling funding and support for an annual drag show on campus called Dragglieland. Students told the Houston Chronicle that they felt previous protests of the event by conservative students and alumni had led to the university’s decision to no longer be affiliated with the event. The show was performed last year after LGBTQ groups on campus raised funding to support the event.
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Starbucks on Monday asked the National Labor Relations Board to temporarily suspend all union elections at its U.S. stores, citing allegations from a board employee that regional NLRB officials improperly coordinated with union organizers.
In a letter to the board chairman, Starbucks said the unnamed career NLRB employee informed the company about the activity, which happened in the board's St. Louis office in the spring while it was overseeing a union election at a Starbucks store in Overland Park, Kansas.
The store is one of 314 U.S. Starbucks locations where workers have petitioned the NLRB to hold union elections since late last year. More than 220 of those Starbucks stores have voted to unionize. The company opposes the unionization effort.
The Seattle coffee giant alleges that St. Louis labor board officials made special arrangements for pro-union workers to vote in person at its office when they did not receive mail-in ballots, even though Starbucks and the union had agreed that store elections would be handled by mail-in ballot.
In its letter, Starbucks referred to memos the regional office sent confirming that workers were allowed to come to the office and vote in person after the union told the regional office that some workers had not received ballots in the mail. The memos, citing “board protocol," said the workers voted alone in an empty office, according to Starbucks.
“Because observers were not present, no one can be sure who appeared to vote, whether NLRB personnel had inappropriate communications with the voters, told them how to vote, showed them how to vote or engaged in other undisclosed conduct," Starbucks wrote in its letter.
Starbucks said regional board officials also disclosed confidential information to the union, including which workers' ballots had arrived in the mail to be counted.
Starbucks Workers United, the group seeking to unionize U.S. Starbucks stores, accused the company of trying to “distract attention away from their unprecedented anti-union campaign, including firing over 75 union leaders across the country, while simultaneously trying to halt all union elections.”
“Workers have spoken loud and clear by winning 82 percent of union elections,” the group said in a statement. "Ultimately, this is Starbucks’ latest attempt to manipulate the legal process for their own means and prevent workers from exercising their fundamental right to organize.”
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 15, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
114 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern Medina and
northwestern Atascosa Counties through 200 PM CDT...
At 113 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Hondo to Noonan to near Bigfoot. Movement
was north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Brief tornadoes possible.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to trees, outbuildings, and vehicles possible.
Locations impacted include...
Hondo, Devine, Castroville, Lytle, Natalia, Lacoste, Noonan, New
Fountain, Quihi, Dunlay, Mico, Pearson, Rio Medina, Bader, Hill
Country State Natural Area, Iuka and Kyote.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 2898 9881 2909 9880 2909 9887 2918 9892
2934 9920 2962 9920 2951 9881 2925 9880
2920 9867 2892 9877
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 184DEG 17KT 2938 9913 2926 9892 2907 9881
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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Members of the Maryland State Board of Elections voted Monday to take legal action that, if successful, would allow local election officials to begin opening mail-in ballots earlier. Such a change could reduce delays seen in last month’s primary, when results were unsettled in some races for days and even weeks.
Current law only allows mail-in ballots — which have become increasingly popular with voters during the pandemic — to be opened and tallied starting the Thursday morning after Election Day.
The four-member board, hoping to prevent delayed results in the November general election, voted unanimously to seek emergency relief in a Circuit Court so the mail-in ballot canvassing process can start earlier.
“If the timing is the same as the primary election, it could be until Christmas or New Year’s that we get the results from the election,” board member Justin Williams said during the meeting.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are less concerned now about how climate change might impact them personally — and about how their personal choices affect the climate — than they were three years ago, a new poll shows, even as a wide majority still believe climate change is happening.
The June Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, which was conducted before Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act on Friday, shows majorities of U.S. adults think the government and corporations have a significant responsibility to address climate change. The new law will invest nearly $375 billion in climate strategies over the next decade.
Overall, 35% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely” or “very” concerned about the impact of climate change on them personally, down from 44% in August 2019. Another third say they are somewhat concerned. Only about half say their actions have an effect on climate change, compared with two-thirds in 2019.
Black and Hispanic Americans, women and Democrats are especially likely to be strongly concerned about the impact of climate change on them personally and about how their personal choices affect the climate.
Many climate scientists told The Associated Press that the shifts are concerning but not surprising given that individuals are feeling overwhelmed by a range of issues, now including an economy plagued by inflation after more than two years of a pandemic. In addition to being outpaced by other issues, climate change or the environment are mentioned as priorities by fewer Americans now than just a few years ago, according to the poll.
Diane Panicucci in West Warwick, Rhode Island, believes climate change is happening and that it needs to be addressed. But for her, it’s a lower priority compared with other issues, including inflation and food and drug costs.
“There’s so much unrest in this country right now,” the 62-year-old said. “People are suffering.”
Panicucci added solar panels to her house, and she’s cut back on driving. She thinks individuals should do what they’re told will help, but “it doesn’t start with little ol’ me. It has to be larger scale,” she said.
While the climate crisis will require an “all of the above approach,” it’s “reasonable” that individuals don’t feel they have the bandwidth to tackle climate action “on top of everything else,” said Kim Cobb, director of the Institute at Brown University for Environment and Society.
Roughly two-thirds of Americans say the U.S. federal government, developed countries abroad and corporations and industries have a large responsibility to address climate change. Fewer — 45% — say that of individual people.
Jack Hermanson, a 23-year-old software engineer, feels strongly that corporations are the “major culprits” of emissions and that the government is complicit in that behavior.
“I don’t know if that makes sense to say that individuals should have to work and fix the climate,” the Denver resident said. “I would say my individual actions hardly mean anything at all.”
U.S. household greenhouse gas emissions are not as much as those from cars, trucks and other transportation, electrical power generating and industry. A 2020 University of Michigan study of 93 million U.S. homes estimates that 20% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions comes from home energy use, with wealthier Americans’ per capita footprints about 25% higher than low-income residents.
But like many others that spoke to the AP, that difference hasn’t stopped Hermanson from trying. He’s been a vegetarian for four years, and he tries to bike or take public transportation, buy products with less packaging and recycle.
Among Americans who believe in climate change, 70% say it will be necessary for individuals to make major lifestyle changes to combat the issue. Most think individuals have at least some responsibility.
Individuals can believe they personally don’t have a direct impact while also recognizing that collective action is essential to combatting climate change, said Shahzeen Attari, who studies human behavior and climate change at Indiana University.
The poll shows about 6 in 10 Americans say they have reduced their driving, reduced their use of heat or air conditioning and bought used products instead of new ones. Nearly three-quarters are using energy efficient appliances. Among those who are taking those steps, most say the main reason is to save money, rather than to help the environment.
Fewer — roughly a quarter — say they use an electricity supplier that gets power from renewable sources, and only about 1 in 10 live in a home with solar panels or drive a hybrid or electric car.
Brad Machincia, a 38-year-old welder, said he wouldn’t switch from his gas car to an electric vehicle. While he said he grew up in a West Virginia household that used renewable energy sources, he hasn’t adopted those practices for his family in Christiansburg, Virginia. Climate change used to be a concern for him, but at this point, he feels like it’s “beating a dead horse.”
“There’s nothing we can do to fix it,” he said.
Individuals should feel empowered to make climate-driven decisions that not only help reduce emissions but also improve their lives, said Jonathan Foley, executive director at climate nonprofit Project Drawdown. Foley thinks the findings show that efforts to engage Americans need to shift away from doomsday scenarios, include diverse messengers and focus on the ways climate solutions can intersect with Americans’ other priorities.
Julio Carmona, a 37-year-old financial clerk, said he recently transitioned his home in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to solar energy because the switch will help reduce his carbon footprint and his expenses, even if modestly.
“I thought that it was just something smart for us to do long term,” he said. “I just kind of wanted to do my part, whether or not it’s gonna make a difference.”
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AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein in Washington contributed to this report.
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The poll of 1,053 adults was conducted June 23-27 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Home prices began falling in June in the metro areas of San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Riverside-San Bernardino, Sacramento, and San Diego, according to analysis by the American Enterprise Institute's Housing Center. At the same time, housing supply remains at historically low levels and homes remain out of reach even for middle-class workers. This is a crisis, and the AEI Housing Center is hosting events across the state to provide cities and homeowners with the tools they need to address it.
Think of modest "Light Touch" increases in housing density as the tortoise in the effort to increase supply. Slow but steady increases to supply over say 10 years will dramatically increase California's housing supply, create more affordable new homes, and unlock wealth for current homeowners, according to a new study of 200 metros released by the American Enterprise Institute's Housing Center. The key ingredient for affordability is that with light tough density, home price appreciation over time will rise more in line with wages. Thus light touch density can help address California's chronic housing supply shortfall while retaining the look and feel of small scale residential neighborhoods.
The AEI Housing Center is bringing this message to six cities across the state in a series of free events open to the public. On August 2nd AEI released a free Housing and Economic Analysis Toolkit (HEAT) to help inform local policymakers, interested groups, and citizens across California on how to implement achievable solutions that increase housing with a "light touch."
In San Diego County, for example, light-touch increases in single family detached density could result in 31% more homes built per year, a 10% reduction in price, and a 21% increase in property taxes. This light touch density achieves natural affordability without reliance on subsidies, income limits, or expensive infrastructure improvements. Light touch density, when applied to existing homes, gives homeowners the right to unlock the hidden value in the lot under their homes by repurposing their land.
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Which fishing backpack is best?
Fishing can be therapeutic, whether you are waist-deep in fly-fishing waters or catching bass from a boat or the shore. But your peaceful activity can quickly turn for the worst if you don’t have the appropriate gear — or when you have the tools, but they’re out of reach.
A good-quality fishing backpack is the best way to ensure you are prepared for any situation. Not only does this let you move to a new fishing spot quickly, but anything you need to hook the big one is right on your back. The KastKing Bait Boss Fishing Tackle Backpack is an excellent choice as it has ample room in a sleek design.
What to know before you buy a fishing backpack
The bag’s size
You might want to travel light or pack all the gear you own for “what if” situations, but either isn’t always the most practical. To determine what backpack size is best for you, there are a few things you must consider.
The most important is what kind of fish you’re trying to catch and what gear you need to do so. This simple strategy is a quick way to figure out which lures, rods, fishing line or accessories you’ll need — and which ones can stay behind for a different trip.
With that said, the backpack should have a large enough capacity to store everything you’ll need according to the length of the trip.
Consider a backpack with rod holders
Depending on your style, you might have several fishing rods in the water. While that’s fine when you’re waiting for a bite, it becomes a bit tricky when you move to a different spot. You don’t want to hold on to all of them when changing locations, or maybe you just want to cast a feeler before settling down. So a backpack with built-in rod holders is invaluable, as you can easily strap them down before moving to the next spot.
Cooling compartments can be handy
It’s not something you’ll find in many fishing backpacks, but a cooling compartment can come in handy. The purpose of this compartment is to keep your food or bait cool, ensuring that it doesn’t spoil while you are in the sun. Putting an ice pack or two in there is a great way to keep your hydration cold.
What to look for in a quality fishing backpack
Plenty of pockets and compartments
The key to a good-quality fishing backpack is having plenty of pockets and compartments while staying organized. There should be several areas where you can store your bait away from other food or dedicated pockets for slightly larger items such as a knife or power bank. A space for a flat tackle box will go a long way in keeping everything organized.
Durable, comfortable materials
If the backpack’s straps bite your shoulders, you will not have a pleasant fishing experience. A good-quality backpack has thick padded straps and a waist belt to reduce tension on your back. It’s great if small pockets are on the waist belt, too, as this gives you quick access to smaller items.
Overall, the backpack must be able to withstand the relatively harsh conditions of sun exposure, moisture, dirt and wading through thick brush to get to your secret fishing spot. Zippers, latches and Velcro-like materials must grip or close properly without coming undone by themselves.
Waterproof
Besides having enough space for your tools, the most important aspect of a good-quality fishing backpack is being waterproof. You’d be highly disappointed if you spent some time reaching your location only to find that all your sensitive gear, food and bait are soaked.
How much you can expect to spend on a fishing backpack
The price depends on the brand, size and number of compartments. A small shoulder bag that can hold the basics costs $30-$40, while a full-size backpack with lots of compartments runs $200-$300.
Fishing backpack FAQ
Do fishing backpacks come with a manufacturer warranty?
A. It would be upsetting if any of the zippers fail and your gear falls out. Many backpacks carry a limited warranty to cover manufacturing defects, but it depends on the brand.
Is it necessary to have a waist strap?
A. While your shoulders carry the backpack’s weight, a waist strap reduces the strain on your back by lifting it slightly onto your hips. A waist strap is only necessary if your backpack is heavier than what is comfortable.
What’s the best fishing backpack to buy?
Top fishing backpack
KastKing Bait Boss Fishing Tackle Backpack
What you need to know: With ample pockets and packing space, this waterproof fishing backpack is a great choice.
What you’ll love: It has four zippered compartments on the sides and a separate pocket to protect your sunglasses. The zippered compartment at the bottom is large enough to store the four included tackle boxes. It has padded shoulder straps and two fishing rod holders.
What you should consider: The included tackle boxes are all the same inside, which can be a problem if you have a differently sized tackle or lures.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top fishing backpack for the money
Seaknight Fishing Tackle Backpack
What you need to know: Durable and water-resistant, this backpack will keep your essentials dry even in tough weather conditions.
What you’ll love: It is made from water-resistant polyester and has adjustable padded shoulder straps. It has a large storage space with a removable clapboard to divide the space to suit your preference.
What you should consider: Trays are not included in this model, but there are plenty of models to choose from.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Plano Atlas 3700 Tackle Fishing Backpack
What you need to know: With thick padded shoulder straps and extra cushioning for your back, this backpack is meant for a whole day of angling.
What you’ll love: This hard-sided backpack is covered with waterproof ethylene-vinyl acetate foam to keep your gear safe. There is a drop-down compartment on the front for quick access to important tools, two zippered compartments on the sides, and a water-resistant compartment on the top for your mobile phone. The hard-bottomed internal component is large enough to store the three included Plano StowAway tackle boxes.
What you should consider: Some users said the rod straps at the back are hard to reach.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — We’re in an era where it’s not unfamiliar to have robots around. They sweep our floors, wash dishes, and researchers even have robots that can think and talk.
But what about robotic pets?
The South Carolina Department of Aging has a project designed to help people who are socially isolated, using robotic pets.
As a result of this project, Linda Williams has a new friend, her robotic cat named Lisa.
“She makes me feel good. I’m going to hold you up so they can see you,” said Williams.
She blinks, rolls over, purrs, and meows.
“I’m happy that she’s got it and she’s happy with it," Precious Green, Lead Residential Service Provider at the facility.
Green helps Williams and Lisa. She says this cat is easier to take care of than a real one.
“That’s the great thing about it, no litter box, so we won’t have to worry about keeping up with the smell or keeping up with the cat food or anything, but that’s easier on her as well,” said Green.
Williams loves the companionship.
Since she lost her cat to cancer, she’s been by herself.
“Her family and friends have gone off and so she has our residents here, but sometimes she likes to stay home and in her comfort zone,” said Green.
When she does stay home, she now has something to comfort her.
“It means a lot to me; she means a lot to me since I got her," said Williams.
Even though Williams’ cat isn’t real, her smile is.
Williams is the first person at the center to receive one. They hope more people can benefit from this in the future.
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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes some tax credits for Americans, is awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature.
But how could the legislation impact you when filing your next tax return? Some people on social media are claiming that the Inflation Reduction Act is a “tax increase on the middle class,” while others say middle-class Americans won’t pay more in income taxes.
Several VERIFY readers have also reached out to the team to ask if the Inflation Reduction Act raises individual income taxes.
THE QUESTION
Does the Inflation Reduction Act raise income taxes on the middle class?
THE SOURCES
- Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
- Joint statement from former U.S. Treasury Department secretaries
- Howard Gleckman, senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
- Tax Foundation, an independent think tank
THE ANSWER
No, the Inflation Reduction Act doesn’t raise income taxes on the middle class. There are no individual income tax increases included in the legislation at all.
WHAT WE FOUND
Though President Biden has proposed income tax increases in the past, there are no individual income tax increases included in the Inflation Reduction Act at all, Howard Gleckman, senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, told VERIFY.
The full bill text of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 doesn’t mention income tax or any other kind of tax assessed on individuals.
In a joint statement, former U.S. Treasury Department secretaries from Democratic and Republican administrations reiterated that income taxes will not increase for middle-class Americans.
The legislation does impose a 15% minimum tax on corporate book income for corporations with profits over $1 billion, effective for tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2022. Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that only about 150 corporations annually would be subject to the proposed tax.
That means these large corporations would pay 15% of the income they report to shareholders.
“Because there can be large discrepancies between income reported in financial statements and on tax returns, the minimum book income tax may be larger than the regular income tax,” the Tax Policy Center explains.
The legislation also includes a tax on companies that buy back stock from their shareholders, according to Gleckman.
Though there aren’t any increases to individual income taxes, some critics of the Inflation Reduction Act say the tax on large corporations could negatively impact some middle-class Americans, Gleckman explained.
“Most analysts…when we look at the distribution of tax changes, assume that corporations don’t actually pay the tax, that ultimately the tax is paid by either shareholders or by workers,” he said. “So a company that has less after-tax income has less money to pay its workers. A company that has less after-tax income because its taxes went up, the value of the shares goes down.”
Still, the increased tax on corporations doesn’t mean a person will owe more money on their income tax return.
The former Treasury secretaries defended the extra taxes levied on corporations by saying they “do not reflect increases on the corporate tax rate, but rather the reclaiming of revenue lost to tax avoidance and provisions benefitting the most affluent.”
Along with the corporate tax increase, the Inflation Reduction Act “modifies, extends and creates a variety of tax credits” for Americans, primarily through 2031 or 2033, according to the Tax Foundation.
The legislation also extends a Trump-era law that caps how much in losses business owners can write off on their taxes. The law was set to expire in 2027, but the bill keeps it alive through 2029.
There are about two dozen energy-related tax credits, including those for people who buy electric vehicles, and credits for people who purchase health insurance, Gleckman said. But, again, those credits won’t show up on your tax return, either.
“Even though it’s described as a tax credit, the person who buys insurance – the taxpayer – never sees it. The money actually goes to the insurance company and the insurance company reflects the value of that credit by lowering the premium of the person who buys the insurance policy,” Gleckman said. “So it never shows up. There’s no line on your [Form] 1040 that says ‘premium tax credit.’”
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Coachmen Adrenaline Toy Haulers are Known for their Luxury Lightweight Toy Hauler RVs that are Loaded with Amenities
LEXINGTON, N.C., Aug. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The founders of Country Roads RV Center are proud to announce that they have been an authorized dealer for the Adrenaline line of RVs for 2 years.
To learn more about Country Roads RV Center, please visit https://www.crrvc.com/adrenaline-toy-haulers-rv-dealer/.
As a company spokesperson noted, since Country Roads RV Center opened its doors in 2008, the company has strived to offer only the highest quality, 5th wheels, travel trailers, and toy haulers.
Now, as one of the largest dealers in the state, Country Roads RV Center has grown to offer a full service and parts department. The family-owned and operated dealership strives to give their customers the most enjoyable experience possible.
"Our mission is to provide high-quality new and used RVs to our customers. At the same time, we understand that travel trailers, 5th wheels, and motorhomes are not created equally. Because of this, we do a thorough analysis of new product lines we carry prior to making the decision to place them in our inventory," the spokesperson noted, adding that after reviewing the Adrenaline makes and models, it was an easy decision to add these outstanding RVs to their lineup of products.
The Adrenaline 21LT is a unique small toy hauler with a deep slide in the bedroom for some interior breathing room. At only 5800 pounds before adding cargo, this plan is towable by many vehicles.
The Adrenaline 23LT has a 13' 1" garage and a private bedroom in a hauler that is only 29' 7" overall length. The enclosed patio deck is great for unwinding in the evenings. All of this at 5800 pounds dry weight.
About Country Roads RV Center:
As one of the largest dealers in the state, Country Roads RV Center carries many different lines of 5th Wheels, Travel-Trailers, and Toy Haulers, as well as a full service and parts department. Family-owned and operated, they strive to give their customers the most enjoyable experience possible. For more information, please visit https://www.crrvc.com.
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Berkeley County property to be repurposed for new West Virginia solar program
FAIRMONT, W.Va., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has completed the closure of an ash landfill for the former R. Paul Smith Power Station in Berkeley County, West Virginia, successfully paving the way to repurpose the 26-acre property for a planned utility-scale solar facility.
Allegheny Energy Supply Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, recently received approval from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to end environmental monitoring at the landfill after permanently closing the facility by removing all regulated materials. The landfill's closure was the conclusion of a successful 20-year effort to beneficially reuse the plant's ash byproduct in cement manufacturing. FirstEnergy harvested 3.1 million tons of ash that was sold to two major cement manufacturers to fuel their cement kilns.
Located across the Potomac River from the R. Paul Smith property in Maryland, the Berkeley County site is one of five locations where Mon Power, one of FirstEnergy's two electric companies in West Virginia, plans to build a solar facility as part of a new West Virginia solar program.
"The reclamation and closure of this former landfill has generated a positive economic impact for our company, and as the future home for one of our solar projects in West Virginia, it symbolizes our efforts to build a brighter and more sustainable future for the communities we serve," said Mark Vindivich, a manager in FirstEnergy's environmental department who oversaw the project.
The company began working with the state on a plan to close the landfill in 2015, three years after closure of the R. Paul Smith Power Station. Activities included removing infrastructure such as piping and engineered liner while decommissioning two dams on the property. In June 2022, FirstEnergy's request to end environmental monitoring under the solid waste permit was approved by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, marking the first time a company has earned this type of approval in West Virginia.
Mon Power intends to build a six-megawatt solar facility at the 26-acre site as part of a plan to construct five utility-scale solar facilities, totaling 50 megawatts of renewable generation, to help make West Virginia more attractive for business development. Mon Power and Potomac Edison are currently accepting West Virginia customer subscriptions to purchase power from these facilities through solar renewable energy credits (SRECs). To learn more or subscribe to the solar program, visit www.firstenergycorp.com/WVSolar, or call 1-800-505-7283 to enroll by phone.
Mon Power serves about 395,000 customers in 34 West Virginia counties. Follow Mon Power at www.mon-power.com, on Twitter @MonPowerWV, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MonPowerWV.
Potomac Edison serves about 275,000 customers in seven counties in Maryland and 151,000 customers in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Follow Potomac Edison at www.potomacedison.com, on Twitter @PotomacEdison, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PotomacEdison.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.
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(The Hill) — Former President Donald Trump has shifted his defenses for taking classified documents to his Mar-a-Lago residence in the wake of the FBI search of the estate last week when agents seized 33 items, including nearly a dozen sets of classified items.
Trump has ripped the FBI and Department of Justice while giving varying explanations for why he did nothing wrong.
On Monday, in an interview with Fox News, he said the “temperature has to be brought down” but then added that his supporters would not “stand for another scam,” repeating his criticisms. Those statements came amid worries that law enforcement could come under attack given the fierce criticism of the FBI coming from some voices on the right.
An unsealed warrant shows the FBI executed the warrant while investigating whether the Espionage Act had been violated. Agents seized 11 sets of classified documents from the estate. The warrant was approved by a federal judge.
Here’s what Trump has said about the FBI’s actions and his shifting explanations about the documents.
FBI search was unnecessary and inappropriate
Trump told the world that the FBI had executed a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago home, calling it “not necessary or appropriate.”
He said at the time he had been “working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies” and described his home as “under siege” by FBI agents.
Investigators had provided Trump’s attorneys with their own copy of the search warrant and a receipt that would have itemized the materials seized during the search, which follows standard practice.
Trump at the time also decried the search as “political persecution” and included a link for donations to his political action committee in his statement. The investigation comes amid growing speculation over how soon the former president might announce he’s running again in 2024.
Trump and his supporters also in the days that followed floated a conspiracy theory that the FBI had planted evidence at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump’s initial reaction led to a flurry of finger-pointing from his supporters, including Republican lawmakers who blamed President Joe Biden and claimed the president had used the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) to go after his political opponent.
On Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland made his first public appearance since the search to say he personally made the decision to seek a warrant and that it was not done “lightly.” He announced at the time that the DOJ would move to unseal the warrant authorizing the search.
Documents were declassified under a standing order
After initially suggesting evidence had been planted, Trump’s argument evolved as he and his team said the president had declassified the documents that were at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump on his social media platform Truth Social argued that the FBI didn’t need to seize anything because they could have had these documents anytime.
Court records unsealed on Friday indicated the FBI seized 33 items, including 11 sets of classified items and some marked as top secret. The Justice Department on Friday disclosed that the search was a part of the agency’s investigation into whether Trump violated the Espionage Act and other federal statutes.
The Trump camp put out a statement later, saying “everyone ends up having to bring home their work from time to time” and that Trump would take documents, including classified documents, to his residence to “prepare for work the next day.”
“He had a standing order that documents removed from the Oval Office and taken to the residence were deemed to be declassified the moment he removed them,” the statement said.
The 33 items that were seized from the property included the executive order of clemency for longtime Trump ally Roger Stone, information regarding the “President of France,” binders of photographs, and a handwritten note. The FBI reportedly sought documents containing information about nuclear weapons in the search, but it’s unclear if such records were seized.
The documents seized are protected by attorney-client and executive privileges
In his latest defense, Trump claims the documents are protected by attorney-client and executive privileges and called on the FBI to return them on Sunday. Trump said on his social media platform that the FBI “knowingly should not have taken” these privileged documents.
Attorney-client privilege enables communications between an attorney and their client to remain private during an investigation and executive privilege allows the president to keep some communications private from the other two branches of government.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms and will quarantine at home. It’s the second time Austin has gotten the coronavirus.
In a statement, Austin, 69, said his is fully vaccinated and has received two boosters. He said he’ll quarantine for the next five days in accordance with CDC guidelines and “will retain all authorities and plan to maintain my normal work schedule virtually from home.”
Austin said his last in-person contact with President Joe Biden was on July 29.
and had received a booster in October.
“Now, as in January, my doctor told me that my fully vaccinated status, including two booster shots, is why my symptoms are less severe than would otherwise be the case,” Austin said. “I will continue to consult closely with my doctor in the coming days.”
He added, “Vaccinations continue to both slow the spread of COVID-19 and to make its health effects less severe. Vaccination remains a medical requirement for our workforce, and I continue to encourage everyone to get fully vaccinated and boosted.” | https://www.timesleader.com/wire/nation-world/1570018/defense-secretary-austin-positive-for-covid-for-second-time | 2022-08-15T19:39:39Z | https://www.timesleader.com/wire/nation-world/1570018/defense-secretary-austin-positive-for-covid-for-second-time | false |
WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 15, 2022
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TORNADO WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
223 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN FRIO COUNTY...
At 223 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pearsall, moving northwest at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Pearsall, North Pearsall, Moore and Three Oaks.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern La Salle County in south central Texas...
Central Webb County in south central Texas...
* Until 330 PM CDT.
* At 223 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3.5 and 7 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Laredo, Encinal, Callaghan, Botines, Unitec Industrial Park and
Orvil.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Watch is cancelled for a portion of south Texas, including
the following areas, Inland Kleberg and Inland Nueces.
The flooding threat has ended. Therefore, the Flood Watch is being
cancelled.
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...A portion of south Texas, including the following
counties, Duval, Jim Wells, La Salle, McMullen and Webb.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Abrigo, the leader of compliance, credit risk, and lending solutions for financial institutions, purchased BankLabs' Construct and +Pay loan administration and funding solutions, expanding Abrigo's award-winning loan origination solution and creating an end-to-end construction origination, management, and administration platform.
The acquisition allows construction lenders to seamlessly integrate pre-closing origination with post-closing administration activities to automate workflows, streamline communications, and realize greater interest income through faster funding.
"Abrigo has always focused on delivering products created out of a deep understanding of the needs of U.S. financial institutions. In BankLabs, we found a partner that produced a robust loan administration tool, developed to cover all types of commercial and residential construction loans and borrower types," said Wayne Roberts, CEO of Abrigo.
Mike Montgomery, BankLabs' Founder and CEO noted "the acquisition realizes BankLabs' vision of partnering with financial technology leaders to help community-oriented financial institutions succeed faster than BankLabs can deliver alone. We could not have found a better partner to execute on our mission. I know Abrigo will take Construct and +Pay to new heights."
Using the integrated Abrigo loan origination and Construct administration suite, loan officers can unlock greater efficiency and focus on strengthening relationships instead of managing spreadsheets. Real-time reporting, alerts, and detailed audit trails provide improved visibility and mitigate risk. +Pay manages the construction payment process for builders, general contractors, financial institutions, or any company that pays subcontractors, adding speed and eliminating mountains of paperwork.
"In partnership with The Carlyle Group and Accel-KKR, we're doubling down on our efforts to Make Big Things Happen in the industry as we invest in our people, our products, and our service to customers. We're thrilled to have some of the BankLabs team members join the Abrigo family, and we share their commitment to service, product excellence, and innovation. We're equally excited about additional opportunities to collaborate with BankLabs in the future," said Roberts.
"We are grateful to our clients, associates, and distribution partners who helped us reach $70 billion dollars in construction loans across about 100,000 projects," said Matt Johnner, President and Co-Founder of BankLabs. "Transitioning Construct and +Pay to Abrigo will provide even greater efficiency and interest income gains to our lenders. Abrigo's technical and product investments will expand the commercial features, integration points, and user experiences for these products. Meanwhile, BankLabs will focus on creating new products that accelerate banks' capability to move money, credits, and payments while growing our patented Participate product as the digital balance sheet management tool of choice."
Construct and +Pay join a strong and growing portfolio and will continue to enhance the value Abrigo brings to both its customers and the industry.
The Construct product is an easy-to-use, web-based software solution that automates the construction loan management process for residential and commercial projects. Accessible from any mobile device or computer, it eliminates paper files and spreadsheets, improves loan officer and loan admin productivity, and improves the experience for the borrower, builder, and other stakeholders.
+Pay automates the construction payment stream for institutions paying subcontractors on behalf of their trusted builders. It improves efficiency through approval routing of invoices and eSignature for lien waivers, differentiating the institution with builders and subcontractors and creating new income opportunities.
Abrigo enables U.S. financial institutions to support their communities through technology that fights financial crime, grows loans and deposits, and optimizes risk. Abrigo's platform centralizes the institution's data, creates a digital user experience, ensures compliance, and delivers efficiency for scale and profitable growth. Abrigo has secured strategic growth investments from funds managed by Accel- KKR and Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG). Visit abrigo.com to learn more. Follow Abrigo on social media using @WeAreAbrigo.
BankLabs provides community banks with state-of-the-art technologies that help increase efficiency, improve profitability, and enhance in-market relationships. BankLabs is committed to creating platforms that streamline loan processes for banks so you can get back to what really matters – serving your customers and your community. BankLabs' latest product, Participate, is the first patented loan participation and balance sheet management tool for community banks that brings buyers and sellers of loan participations onto a single platform.
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Through Aug. 14
- Norwalk, McMahon students receive Cohen Scholarships
- CT rower to compete in U23 rowing championships
- Familiar faces return to lead Norwalk football
- Maritime Rowing Club excels at Youth National Championships
- Norwalk’s CBC wins silver, bronze at USRowing Youth Nationals
- From bullpen catcher to national championship pitcher
- ‘Heart and soul’ of Norwalk athletics heading back home
- Dave Goldshore named Staples boys basketball coach
- Norwalk Cal Ripken baseball teams win Memorial Day tournaments
- Norwalk, McMahon football players receive scholar-athlete honor
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O really? Scientists change blood type of kidney to speed up transplants
The breakthrough could be particularly helpful for ethnic minority patients struggling to find a match
15 August 2022 - 20:44
British scientists have managed to change the blood type in three donor kidneys in a discovery that could potentially speed up transplants for patients with less common blood types, such as ethnic minorities. ..
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— Fast-growing Franchise Expects to Approach 1,000 by End-of-Year and Continues to Expand Franchisee Network Nationwide —
TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grand Welcome, one of the fastest growing short-term vacation rental management franchise concepts, announces that it has surpassed 750 properties nationwide in its franchise network, representing a more than 200% year-over-year increase. Franchisee and revenue growth have doubled in 2022, as well, as the franchise has developed innovative operational strategies to aid franchisees effectively scale their businesses.
"In less than three years we have been able to launch the Grand Welcome franchise and have it become one of the fastest growing concepts in the market. We expect sustained growth over the next year, as we continue to address market needs in a manner unlike any other short-term vacation rental company," said Brandon Ezra, founder and CEO of Grand Welcome.
Grand Welcome now has franchisees and properties in 13 states. Each property is locally owned and operated, unlike other short-term vacation rental franchises. Grand Welcome exceeded 30 franchisees in July of this year and expects to double that number by the end of 2022.
Ezra points to three pillars for Grand Welcome's growth and appeal to franchisees:
- Community-based – By having each franchisee serve as a member of their community, Grand Welcome is giving back to the areas in which they manage properties. This aids in the long-term success of the franchisee and helps the respective communities prosper.
- Advanced Technology – Grand Welcome has developed a proprietary reservation and accounting system that helps franchisees operate efficiently from the first day of business. It also helps franchisees scale more efficiently for effective expansion.
- Support – Franchisees have access to a back office administrative support team of highly qualified and trained professionals skilled in reservations, customer service, marketing, and accounting. It allows the franchisees to better focus on the properties in their territories.
"Our vision is to grow Grand Welcome through a shared passion and innovation that recognizes opportunities and seizes them. That approach led us to recently introduce a Tier 1 program to best address an underserved part of the short-term vacation rental business efficiently. Additionally, our expansion plans include international properties, as we expect to continue to set the pace in our market segment," said Ezra.
About Grand Welcome
Named one of Entrepreneur magazine's Top New and Emerging Franchises of 2022, Grand Welcome has become one of the leading short-term rental property management businesses in the United States. Founded in 2009, the company is consistently growing the number of franchise locations, properties, and range of destinations it offers to valued and loyal customers.
To learn more about Grand Welcome franchise opportunities, visit www.grandwelcomefranchise.com or call 803.991.4297.
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Hartland Village Trustee Michael Meyers dies at 76
Village of Hartland Trustee Michael Meyers died Thursday after a two-month hospitalization. He was 76.
Meyers had served on the Village Board since 2000, most recently winning reelection in April. As a trustee, he was instrumental in bringing improvements to the path along the Bark River and the pond at Nixon Park. He also served on the Environmental Corridor and Open Spaces Committee, the Delafield/ Hartland Water Treatment Facility Board and the Board of Review.
Meyers was also well-respected in the local business community as the owner of the electronics store Battery Products Inc.
Before his service on the Village Board, he served on the village Chamber of Commerce from 1997 until 2000 after moving to the village in 1996.
"All of his work, whether in Nixon Park or along the Bark River, is a testament to the hard work he put in to making Hartland a better place," said Village President Jeffrey Pfannerstill. "He was always a steward of the money. He considered it not the board’s money but the taxpayers' money. He made sure every penny we spent we spent properly. He has been a huge part of keeping taxes low but still providing those great services and buildings to our great community."
Pfannerstill added that many community members and current and former municipal employees have reached out since the news has spread.
The village plans to honor Meyers by placing black ribbons on the Village Hall and Police Station and on the Fire Department signs. Additionally, the board plans to place a ribbon and flower arrangement on Meyers' seat at the Aug. 22 Village Board meeting.
"The two things I’m hearing the most from those who have reached out are that he was just a great guy and that his absence will leave a big hole in the village," Pfannerstill said. "There’s going to be a void left there. He was a special person to work with. He was unique, and he was fun to talk to, and it’ll leave a big hole in the village and big hole in our hearts."
Visitation is scheduled for 10 until the 11:30 a.m. Celebration of Life on Friday, Aug. 19, at Evert-Luko Funeral Home, 170 Warren Ave., Hartland.
He is survived by his son Scott (Susan), daughters Kami (Mike) Merlino and Megan (Lucas) Raschke; grandchildren; brothers Edd and Chuck (Holly); other relatives and friends.
More information can be found in his obituary at bit.ly/MichaelMeyersObit.
Filling the vacancy
Pfannerstill said Meyers' seat will eventually be filled, but for now will wait to start that process to allow for proper mourning time.
"This is going to leave a huge hole in the village," he added. "Though he will be replaced because the village has to do that, there is no replacing Mike. He is a great guy and unique individual, and he will be missed dearly by many of us."
Under village ordinance, the village president will bring a name a forward that must be voted on and approved by the board.
This is the second time this year that the board will need to fill a vacancy. In May, Robyn Ludtke resigned from her position after she announced she was moving out of the village. Trustee Tim Hallquist filled the vacancy.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Strict anti-abortion laws that took effect in Oklahoma this year led to the quick shuttering of every abortion facility in the state, but left questions for those who work directly with women who may seek their advice or help getting an abortion out of state.
Beyond the profound repercussions the abortion laws are having on medical care, especially reproductive medicine, clergy members, social workers and even librarians have raised concerns about being exposed to criminal or civil liability for just discussing the topic.
Those fears are well-founded, says Joseph Thai, a professor at the University of Oklahoma who teaches about constitutional law and the Supreme Court. He described Oklahoma's new anti-abortion laws, which include both criminal and civil penalties, as the strictest in the nation so far and sweeping in both substance and scope.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade and remove women's constitutional right to abortion immediately triggered a 1910 Oklahoma law that makes it a felony, punishable by two to five years in prison, for every person who “advises" or provides any other means for a woman to procure an abortion. That law allows abortion only to save the mother's life.
“That all-encompassing language can make anyone and everyone who helps a woman get an abortion or provides information about access to abortion — including a spouse, another family member, a friend, a classmate or co-worker, a librarian, or even an Uber driver — a felon," Thai said. “Likewise, employers who have pledged to pay for their employees' abortions as part of their reproductive health coverage and their insurance companies face criminal liability."
Although Alabama, Arizona and Texas have laws prohibiting “aiding and abetting" a woman in getting an abortion, Oklahoma's is the strictest and the only one currently in effect, said Elizabeth Nash, a state policy analyst for the abortion-rights supporting Guttmacher Institute.
While former providers in Oklahoma may have halted abortions, they haven't stopped giving advice.
Emily Wales, CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, said giving a pregnant woman information about abortion care is guarded under free speech protections in the Constitution.
“We’ve heard from providers who aren’t sure if they can make referrals, if they can even tell people to go to Planned Parenthood’s website or abortionfinder.com,” Wales said. “We don’t think there’s any controversy about being able to tell people what their options are and that they can access care in another state.”
Others, however, are more concerned. No charges have been filed in the seven weeks since the law against advising or helping a woman get an abortion went into effect and it's not known whether anyone is being investigated. Messages left with several Oklahoma prosecutors about how they plan to enforce the anti-abortion laws were not returned, and the head of the state's District Attorneys Council, Kathryn Boyle Brewer, said the issue hasn't been formally discussed by prosecutors at its regular meetings.
Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, an Oklahoma City Republican who wrote the trigger law, said he believes those who help a woman get an abortion should be prosecuted, although he said it's unlikely prosecutors would go after a pregnant woman's family members.
“Absolutely, if you’re going to aid and abet in a felony, you should be held responsible," Treat said. “Where the bigger issue is is where these corporations are offering to pay $4,000 to help you kill an unborn life and knowingly go around Oklahoma’s statutes.
“Since this has been in effect, there haven’t been any prosecutions. The good news is people are not having abortions in Oklahoma, and thus far there has not been a case where someone is aiding and abetting in such a way that can be prosecuted."
A separate law passed by Oklahoma's Republican-controlled Legislature this year that was modeled on a Texas law allows anyone to sue “any person" who aids and abets a woman in getting an abortion and collect a minimum $10,000 award plus attorney fees.
“Notably, none of these criminal or civil laws limit their language to abortions performed in Oklahoma," Thai added. “So anyone in Oklahoma who helps a woman get an abortion outside of Oklahoma, such as in neighboring Kansas, arguably could be prosecuted or sued under these sweeping laws."
The Rev. Lori Walke, senior minister at Mayflower Congregational Church in Oklahoma City, said that's left some religious leaders wondering about their potential legal exposure for helping women navigate abortion services.
“Among my colleagues the conversation has been: `This is a risk we have to be willing to take because abortion bans are against our religion,' to put it directly," Walke said, adding that sometimes advocacy work by faith leaders includes the possibility of arrest and incarceration.
Similar concerns are being raised by social workers, many of whom believe a prohibition on advising women about abortion services conflicts with their code of ethics that requires them to respect a client's wishes, said Steven Pharris, head of Oklahoma's chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.
“The changes in laws have kind of criminalized a big part of what we do, so it's changed our role with clients," Pharris said. “It's created a chilling effect on what we can and can't say."
At one point, librarians in Oklahoma City were warned not to even say the word “abortion,” though that changed after the city library system’s team reviewed the laws, said Larry White, the system’s head.
White says staff has since been instructed to handle requests for information about abortion like any other reference question, where they provide factual, sourced information and answer questions about the subject. Some staffers remain uneasy, though.
“There are a lot of unknowns," White said. “We do not want to put our staff in any way in any danger of receiving civil liabilities under this law if we can prevent it. We also have an obligation to protect them and the organization from civil liability." | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Front-line-workers-fear-repercussions-from-17374706.php | 2022-08-15T19:51:25Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Front-line-workers-fear-repercussions-from-17374706.php | true |
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologized to her for the abuse she endured.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Monday said that it will host Littlefeather, now 75, for an evening of “conversation, healing and celebration” on Sept. 17.
When Brando won best actor for “The Godfather,” Littlefeather, wearing buckskin dress and moccasins, took the stage, becoming the first Native American woman ever to do so at the Academy Awards. In a 60-second speech, she explained that Brando could not accept the award due to “the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry.”
Some in the audience booed her. John Wayne, who was backstage at the time, was reportedly furious. The 1973 Oscars were held during t he American Indian Movement’s two-month occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota. In the years since, Littlefeather has said she’s been mocked, discriminated against and personally attacked for her brief Academy Awards appearance.
In making the announcement, the Academy Museum shared a letter sent June 18 to Littlefeather by David Rubin, academy president, about the iconic Oscar moment. Rubin called Littlefeather’s speech “a powerful statement that continues to remind us of the necessity of respect and the importance of human dignity.”
“The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified,” wrote Rubin. “The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable. For too long the courage you showed has been unacknowledged. For this, we offer both our deepest apologies and our sincere admiration.”
Littlefeather, in a statement, said it is “profoundly heartening to see how much has changed since I did not accept the Academy Award 50 years ago.”
“Regarding the Academy’s apology to me, we Indians are very patient people — it’s only been 50 years!” said Littlefeather. “We need to keep our sense of humor about this at all times. It’s our method of survival.”
At the Academy Museum event in Los Angeles, Littlefeather will sit for a conversation with producer Bird Runningwater, co-chair of the academy’s Indigenous Alliance.
In a podcast earlier this year with Jacqueline Stewart, a film scholar and director of the Academy Museum, Littlefeather reflected on what compelled her to speak out in 1973.
“I felt that there should be Native people, Black people, Asian people, Chicano people — I felt there should be an inclusion of everyone,” said Littlefeather. “A rainbow of people that should be involved in creating their own image.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/entertainment-news/film-academy-apologizes-to-littlefeather-for-1973-oscars/ | 2022-08-15T19:51:39Z | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/entertainment-news/film-academy-apologizes-to-littlefeather-for-1973-oscars/ | true |
NEW YORK (AP) — Rocker Melissa Etheridge has found a new stage: The Grammy- and Oscar-winner will unveil a solo show mixing her music and stories off-Broadway.
“Melissa Etheridge: My Window – A Journey Through Life” will play 12 performances only starting Oct. 13 at the midtown multi-stage venue New World Stages.
“While I’ve been telling my life stories through my lyrics and concert tours for many years, this is going to be something new for me,” Etheridge said in a statement.
“I cannot wait to feel the exchange of energy and deep connection that’s provided by an intimate theater experience. That’s going to rock.”
Etheridge, best known for her songs “Come to My Window” and “I’m the Only One,” has been smitten by theater all her life and even stepped into the Green Day musical “American Idiot” for eight shows in early 2011 on Broadway, replacing Billie Joe Armstrong.
Like Bruce Springsteen’s recent Broadway run, her new show will have songs and stories, “from tales of her childhood in Kansas to her groundbreaking career highlights – with all of life’s hits and deep cuts between,” producers said in a statement.
Etheridge’s career and life have many twists, including winning an Oscar for writing “I Need to Wake Up” from Al Gore’s documentary on global warming, “An Inconvenient Truth,” being diagnosed with breast cancer, coming out when the music industry was less evolved and receiving two Grammys.
The show has been written by Etheridge, with additional material by Linda Wallem-Etheridge, her wife and the co-creator and showrunner for the Emmy Award-winning Showtime series “Nurse Jackie.” It will be directed by Amy Tinkham.
Prior to hitting the New York stage, Etheridge will finish her One Way Out national concert tour and release a graphic novel “Heartstrings” with Z2 Comics.
Etheridge, Springsteen and Armstrong are just a few rock stars who have played New York stages in their own shows, a list that also includes Sting, David Byrne and Sara Bareilles.
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Inside a small engine repair shop, veterans come to browse the shelves of the veterans food pantry, but food isn’t the only thing the pantry provides.
"We offer a whole lot more," said Jay Wood, owner of Jay's Small Engine Repair Shop.
"We’re a growing pantry I’d say," said Kirk Hayes, the Food Pantry's fundraising chair.
"We are. We really are," said Wood.
Wood had the idea of the Deer Lodge Veterans food pantry when he helped deliver 18 boxes of food before Christmas to veteran families in need.
"I had an area I thought that would be good for it. It was an area I didn’t use at the time," said Wood.
The food pantry serves over 300 veterans living in Powell County as well as Granite County and Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, but the pantry has become a lifeline for some to have companionship.
"A vet came in the other day and said I need you to pray for me. Well, yeah and we were able to stop and pray for him," said Wood.
Donations also go beyond just food. Safeway donated shelves and community members donated a freezer and refrigerator so meat and other cold items can be donated to families.
Scott Bernhard, one of the board members, says the board started the pantry to help those veterans who felt they couldn’t ask for help. They also want to expand on what the pantry offers.
"Hoping to add on other veteran services with a focus on reducing the number of veteran suicides per day. We would like to see zero," said Bernhard.
Hayes, an army veteran, says he knows what it’s like to not ask for help when it is needed.
"It’s just something in us. We believe we can do anything, and we don’t want to take anything from the local communities," said Hayes.
According to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, in 2019, an average of 17 veterans died from suicide each day—one every 84 minutes.
Hayes says he hopes the pantry continues to grow so they can help veterans across southwest Montana.
"We’re about taking care of our Veteran brothers and sisters here in this community and our best way of doing that is exactly what we’re doing here," said Hayes.
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Inspired by football, bright skies, adorable trick-or-treaters and more
KERRVILLE, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- James Avery Artisan Jewelry, a family-owned jewelry retailer based in Texas, announces the launch of its fall 2022 collection. The new collection offers classic designs customers know and love, including statement silver chains as well as designs inspired by faith, love and nature. New collection additions include 14K gold and sterling silver sunflowers, a new heart drops anklet that pairs perfectly with the necklace and earrings and more.
"We hope these designs remind our customers of their favorite fall activities – Friday night lights, exploring their scenic Texas surroundings, stargazing and celebrating the fall holidays with family and friends," says Sarah Herr, Director of Design at James Avery. "We're excited about this release, and we hope our customers are too!"
New charms include an adorable trick-or-treater in a pumpkin costume, an engravable football, a faith-based charm featuring Psalms 46:5 and a "Love my Clogs" Charm. The clog charm is a new version of an earlier, much-requested classic James Avery charm that was originally released in 2008. The company added hearts for an extra bit of connection to fond memories of wearing your clogs throughout the house, to work or school, and on adventures. Our designer was inspired by memories of rain showers and puddle walks with his daughter.
Shop our latest designs online or at your local James Avery retail store.
James Avery is a vertically integrated, family-owned company located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. We offer finely crafted jewelry designs for men and women in sterling silver, 14K and 18K gold, bronze and gemstones. James Avery jewelry is designed and crafted by our own skilled artisans in Kerrville, Comfort and Hondo, Texas, using the finest materials sourced worldwide. We are a multi-channel retailer with more than 110 James Avery stores in four states. Our jewelry is also available at JamesAvery.com, more than 220 Dillard's locations and on Dillards.com. You can also find our designs at airport stores in Austin, Houston and Nashville, as well as select Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) locations.
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Leading Legal Technology Services Organization Has Nearly Tripled in Size Since January 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Redgrave Data, a full-service ALSP created to solve the most complicated and sophisticated data challenges, today announced it has seen enormous growth over the last six months, with a substantial increase in client business in the U.S. as well as new business prospects overseas since its launch at the start of 2022. The company has also added a number of highly accomplished legal and data science professionals to its team, and disclosed plans to establish a significant presence in Germany to serve current and future global clients by the close of 2022.
With highly customized and innovative services and solutions centered at the intersection of the law, technology, and science, Redgrave Data reimagines how data is analyzed and used to provide defensible technology strategies, insight, and solutions to clients facing challenges related to electronically stored information. The Redgrave Data team is co-founded and led by Mollie Nichols, who is joined by other co-founders Scott Culbertson, Dave Lewis, Mark Noel, and Lindsey Worth.
Redgrave Data's North American expansion has been propelled by several new anchor clients, which include some of the world's largest tech companies that increasingly require thorough and timely outcomes to data challenges associated with legal matters. Corporations faced with near impossible eDiscovery deadlines and millions of documents turn to Redgrave Data to fix technology and process issues, and to deploy sophisticated analytics and custom machine learning models.
"Since Redgrave Data launched this past January, the company has grown almost 200% as a result of an impressive crop of household name brands that turned to us for our expertise in the legal and technology fields," said Mollie Nichols, CEO of Redgrave Data. "Our growth is attributed to a sizable amount of work with tech giants. Redgrave Data's bespoke solutions development for clients is on track to outpace our original projections when we launched, and we are absolutely thrilled."
Redgrave Data Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Dave Lewis has been named an inaugural member of the AI Ethics Advisory Board (AIEB) organized by the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University. AIEB provides corporations with client-tailored AI ethics boards and expert independent guidance on responsible AI deployment. Their on-demand multidisciplinary teams avoid the need for enterprises to find, assess, and compensate an in-house AI ethics board while dealing with the ever-changing societal and regulatory landscape around artificial intelligence.
Lewis, who has over three decades of experience in artificial intelligence and statistics, supports Redgrave Data clients in implementing and defending processes that address complex information management issues in litigation, corporate investigations, and regulatory oversight. "I'm honored to join the Institute's distinguished scholars and thinkers and congratulate professors Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Cansu Canca on organizing this novel endeavor," said Lewis. "My involvement is a part of Redgrave Data providing its clientele with the latest thinking and guidance on ethically and responsibly deploying AI to achieve business outcomes, while protecting privacy and security."
For more information about Northeastern University's initiative, visit http://ms.spr.ly/6048jGIno.
Tara Emory, Redgrave Data's senior vice president of strategic operations and consulting, has been ranked for the last four years by Chambers USA nationwide Litigation Support Guide, rising through the Band rankings. In 2022, Tara emerged in Band 1 for USA Litigation Support - eDiscovery, one of only two people to do so.1 "What sets [Tara] apart is her ability to really listen to what the client needs and bring it to fruition," said Nichols. "She has a deep understanding of the challenges clients face not only from a technological perspective, but also from a legal perspective. That's a rare and valuable combination."
Redgrave Strategic Data Solutions, LLC (Redgrave Data) provides innovative and defensible technology strategies, insights, services, and solutions to clients who face electronically stored information challenges. The firm's expertise in the intersection of technology and the law, including its hands-on approach to client data, allow it to address the toughest challenges in litigation, investigations, information governance, data privacy, and other regulatory matters. Affiliated with Redgrave LLP, the leading law firm specializing in information law, Redgrave Data is operated by an executive team comprised of industry luminaries in data and information governance, privacy, analytics, litigation, and eDiscovery. To learn more about the company, please visit https://www.redgravedata.com/
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Cleveland Guardians welcome back Mustard, a new and improved hotdog
Published: Aug. 15, 2022 at 3:16 PM EDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland Guardians will welcome Mustard back on Monday to Progressive Field.
Now called a “changed hotdog,” Mustard was sent on Aug. 8 to practice his racing skills with the Lake County Captains.
This was after he lost all 50 hotdog races he had competed in so far this season.
According to the Guardians, Mustard has officially been recalled from the High-A team.
He will report to Monday’s race against Ketchup and Onion.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 15, 2022
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TORNADO WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
104 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MEDINA COUNTY...
At 104 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hondo, moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Hondo and Biry.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN LA SALLE AND CENTRAL WEBB COUNTIES...
At 105 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 3.5 and 7 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Laredo, Encinal, Callaghan, Botines, Unitec Industrial Park and
Orvil.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on Monday, adding six years to her earlier 11-year prison sentence, a legal official said.
The trial was held behind closed doors, with no access for media or the public, and her lawyers were forbidden by a gag order from revealing information about the proceedings.
In the four corruption cases decided Monday, Suu Kyi was alleged to have abused her position to rent public land at below market prices and to have built a residence with donations meant for charitable purposes. She received sentences of three years for each of the four counts, but the sentences for three of them will be served concurrently, giving her a total of six more years in prison.
She denied all the charges, and her lawyers are expected to appeal.
She already had been sentenced to 11 years in prison on sedition, corruption and other charges at earlier trials after the military ousted her elected government and detained her in February 2021.
Analysts say the numerous charges against her and her allies are an attempt to legitimize the military’s seizure of power while eliminating her from politics before the military holds an election it has promised for next year.
Suu Kyi and her co-defendants have denied all the allegations and their lawyers are expected to file appeals in the coming days, said the legal official, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to release information and feared punishment by the authorities.
Other top members of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party and her government have also been arrested and imprisoned, and the authorities have suggested they might dissolve the party before the next election.
The army seized power and detained Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, 2021, the day when her party would have started a second-five year term in office after it won a landslide victory in a November 2020 general election. The army said it acted because there had been massive voting fraud, but independent election observers did not find any major irregularities.
The army’s takeover sparked peaceful nationwide street protests that security forces quashed with lethal force, triggering armed resistance that some U.N. experts now characterize as civil war. The military government has been accused of human rights abuses including arbitrary arrests and killings, torture, and military sweeps that include air attacks on civilians and the burning of entire villages.
Suu Kyi, 77, has been the face of opposition to military rule in Myanmar for more than three decades. She won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize while under house arrest.
Her five years as its civilian government leader were marked by repression and military dominance even though it was Myanmar’s most democratic period since a 1962 coup.
Suu Kyi has been charged with a total of 11 counts under the Anti-Corruption Act, with each count punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine.
In Monday’s verdicts, the legal official said Suu Kyi received a three-year prison sentence for building a residence for herself in Naypyitaw, allegedly with money donated for a charitable foundation named after her mother that she chaired.
She received a three-year sentence for allegedly taking advantage of her position to rent property in Yangon, the country’s biggest city, for the same foundation, the official said.
The two other cases decided Monday involved parcels of land in Naypyitaw for which she allegedly abused her authority to rent at below market prices for the foundation. She received a sentence of three years for each of those cases.
The three cases pertaining to offenses in Naypyitaw are to be served concurrently.
The former mayor of Naypyitaw, Myo Aung, was a co-defendant in both cases relating to granting permits to rent the land. Ye Min Oo, the former vice mayor, is a co-defendant in one case and Min Thu, a former member of the Naypyitaw Development Committee, in the other. Each received sentences of three years.
The government Anti-Corruption Commission, which filed the case, had alleged that the rental fees agreed upon by the Naypyitaw Development Committee were lower than the rate fixed by the Ministry of Planning and Finance, so that the rental agreement deprived the state of revenue it should have received.
The European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, called for Suu Kyi’s immediate release.
“I condemn the unjust sentence of Aung San Suu Kyi to an additional six years of detention, and call on the regime in #Myanmar to immediately and unconditionally release her, as well as all political prisoners, and respect the will of the people,” he tweeted. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/myanmar-court-convicts-suu-kyi-on-more-corruption-charges/ | 2022-08-15T19:56:35Z | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/myanmar-court-convicts-suu-kyi-on-more-corruption-charges/ | false |
Ohio State Buckeyes ranked #2 in AP poll
Published: Aug. 15, 2022 at 3:18 PM EDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio State, ranked #2 in the first AP poll of the season, will be tested right away by #5 Notre Dame in the season opener Sept. 3.
Before Monday’s rankings were released, Ohio State was No. 1 all-time for most weeks spent in the AP Poll with 950. The next closest program was Michigan with 887.
Monday was also Ohio State’s final practice open to media before the season kicks off.
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Therapy surf dog takes final ride on the waves
(CNN) - It’s the final “surf’s up” for a southern California therapy dog.
For 13 years, Ricochet the golden retriever has assisted special needs children and wounded veterans with surfing. But now, she’s hanging up her surfboard after suffering her own health challenges.
She’s now over 14 years old and was recently diagnosed with kidney disease, a mass on her liver and arthritis in her spine.
Ricochet took her final ride at La Jolla Shores, helping Purple Heart recipient Jose Martinez ride the waves. Martinez lost both legs and one arm after stepping on a bomb in Afghanistan.
Ricochet helped Martinez in his recovery by getting him back in the ocean.
“She’s getting a lot older now, so unfortunately she has not been wanting to surf a lot more like she used to,” Martinez said.
Ricochet has a rich history of helping humans in need. Her very first assisted surf happened in 2009 when she counterbalanced the surfboard for a 14-year-old boy with a spinal cord injury.
But now in 2022, she’s riding the final wave with Martinez, who was told he would be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
“For me to be able to help out the dog that helped me kick-start my surfing career and my surfing life, it is just as if I am filling her cup up as much as she filled mine up,” Martinez said.
Ricochet helped Martinez achieve his number-one ranking in the International Surf Association’s prone assist division. He now has a dream to compete in the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Greece locates refugees in Evros; trapped for days between Greece, Turkey
ATHENS, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Greek police said on Monday afternoon they had located 38 Syrian refugees in the Lavara area of Evros, among them one pregnant woman and seven children.
The refugees had been trapped for days on a small islet in the Evros river along the border between Greece and Turkey, according to media reports and activists.
Greece had said on Sunday that after repeated searches it had not located any people on the islet that was outside Greek territory and had alerted Turkish authorities over the issue. The Turkish Interior Ministry declined comment.
On Monday, Greek police said the refugees were located in the Greek area of Lavara approximately four kilometres (2.5 miles) south of the coordinates of their initially reported position.
"Since they were located, Greek police forces and other government services have rushed to their aid, to provide healthcare, food and water and to transfer them to an area of temporary accommodation," police said in a statement.
Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said on Twitter that they were in good condition and the pregnant woman was being transferred to hospital out of precaution. Greek police had also found a boat near them, he said.
Earlier, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) charity and other organisations had called for the immediate evacuation of 39 refugees from the islet.
The IRC said that among them was a nine-year old girl in a critical condition. It also cited media reports saying that her five-year-old sister had died after a scorpion had stung her and that the refugees had tried to reach the Greek mainland but had been pushed back.
"This latest situation at the Evros border highlights the brutality of pushbacks, which we know are taking place at borders across Europe," said Dimitra Kalogeropoulou, IRC Greece Director.
Greek authorities have not confirmed the information cited by IRC and have repeatedly denied forcibly repelling refugees or migrants at border points. (Reporting by Renee Maltezou; Additional reporting by Ece Toksabay; editing by Mark Heinrich and Sandra Maler) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11113913/Greece-locates-refugees-Evros-trapped-days-Greece-Turkey.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-15T19:57:20Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11113913/Greece-locates-refugees-Evros-trapped-days-Greece-Turkey.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
the U. S. Doesn't have enough doses of the monkey pox vaccine at this moment. Only those at risk are advised to get the shot. Are you one of them inside the reports? The current strategy is to tamp down the outbreak before it becomes so widespread that everyone needs to get vaccinated. The strategy is called ring vaccination, in which only those likely to become infected get the shot. And who are those? According to the U. S. Department of Health and Human services. The vaccine should be given to known contacts of people who have monkeypox, presume contacts who know that *** sexual partner they were in contact with in the past 14 days has monkey pox and those who have had multiple sex partners in the past 14 days. In *** jurisdiction with known monkeypox, anyone qualifying can get the genius vaccine which consists of two shots administered 28 days apart for free.
Britain says monkeypox outbreak 'shows signs of slowing'
Updated: 1:19 PM CDT Aug 15, 2022
British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country "shows signs of slowing" but that it's still too soon to know if the decline will be maintained.Related video above: Who needs the monkeypox vaccine?In a statement on Monday, the Health Security Agency said authorities are reporting about 29 new monkeypox infections every day, compared to about 52 cases a day during the last week in June. In July, officials estimated the outbreak was doubling in size about every two weeks. To date, the U.K. has recorded more than 3,000 cases of monkeypox, with more than 70% of cases in London.The agency also said more than 27,000 people were immunized with a vaccine designed against smallpox, a related disease."These thousands of vaccines, administered by the (National Health Service) to those at highest risk of exposure, should have a significant impact on the transmission of the virus," the agency said. It said the vast majority of cases were in men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with other men and that vaccines were being prioritized for them and for their closest contacts and health workers.Last month, Britain downgraded its assessment of the monkeypox outbreak after seeing no signs of sustained monkeypox transmission beyond the sexual networks of men who have sex with men; 99% of infections in the U.K. are in men.British authorities said they bought 150,000 doses of vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic, the world's only supplier. The first 50,000 doses have already been rolled out or will be shared soon with clinics across the country and the next 100,000 vaccines are expected to be delivered in September.Video above: CDC announces monkeypox vaccine planMonkeypox spreads when people have close, physical contact with an infected person's lesions, their clothing or bedsheets. Most people recover without needing treatment, but the lesions can be extremely painful and more severe cases can result in complications including brain inflammation and death.Globally, there have been more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox reported in nearly 90 countries. Last month, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak to be a global emergency and American officials have classified their epidemic as a national emergency.Outside of Africa, 98% of cases are in men who have sex with men. With only a limited global supply of vaccines, authorities are racing to stop monkeypox before it becomes entrenched as a new disease.
LONDON, England — British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country "shows signs of slowing" but that it's still too soon to know if the decline will be maintained.
Related video above: Who needs the monkeypox vaccine?
In a statement on Monday, the Health Security Agency said authorities are reporting about 29 new monkeypox infections every day, compared to about 52 cases a day during the last week in June. In July, officials estimated the outbreak was doubling in size about every two weeks. To date, the U.K. has recorded more than 3,000 cases of monkeypox, with more than 70% of cases in London.
The agency also said more than 27,000 people were immunized with a vaccine designed against smallpox, a related disease.
"These thousands of vaccines, administered by the (National Health Service) to those at highest risk of exposure, should have a significant impact on the transmission of the virus," the agency said. It said the vast majority of cases were in men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with other men and that vaccines were being prioritized for them and for their closest contacts and health workers.
Last month, Britain downgraded its assessment of the monkeypox outbreak after seeing no signs of sustained monkeypox transmission beyond the sexual networks of men who have sex with men; 99% of infections in the U.K. are in men.
British authorities said they bought 150,000 doses of vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic, the world's only supplier. The first 50,000 doses have already been rolled out or will be shared soon with clinics across the country and the next 100,000 vaccines are expected to be delivered in September.
Video above: CDC announces monkeypox vaccine plan
Monkeypox spreads when people have close, physical contact with an infected person's lesions, their clothing or bedsheets. Most people recover without needing treatment, but the lesions can be extremely painful and more severe cases can result in complications including brain inflammation and death.
Globally, there have been more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox reported in nearly 90 countries. Last month, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak to be a global emergency and American officials have classified their epidemic as a national emergency.
Outside of Africa, 98% of cases are in men who have sex with men. With only a limited global supply of vaccines, authorities are racing to stop monkeypox before it becomes entrenched as a new disease. | https://www.wisn.com/article/britain-monkeypox-outbreak-signs-of-slowing/40899214 | 2022-08-15T19:57:40Z | https://www.wisn.com/article/britain-monkeypox-outbreak-signs-of-slowing/40899214 | false |
PEA RIDGE, Ark. — The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 49-year-old woman accused of murdering her husband.
Dawn Rene Wynn was last seen in the area of Jennifer Lane in Pea Ridge. She is 5 foot 2 inches tall, weighs between 150 and 170 pounds and has short black hair.
Officials say she is believed to be headed to northeastern Oklahoma but has ties in southwestern Missouri.
According to court records in McDonald County, Missouri, Wynn was out of jail on a $100,000 bond pending her hearings on a case where she faces charges of 2nd-degree murder and armed criminal action. According to the McDonald County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), the case stems from the shooting of her husband in November of 2021.
Court records show she pleaded not guilty on June 16, 2022, and she was scheduled for a pre-trial conference in this case on Sept. 15, 2022.
Wynn's bond was revoked on Aug. 14 and a warrant was issued for her arrest. According to the McDonald County Circuit Court, the warrant was issued because she "violated conditions of release by failing to report to pre-trial services."
The MCSO wrote the following statement on Facebook:
"Please be on the lookout for Dawn Wynn. Due to a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling, over objections from the prosecuting attorney, Wynn was out on bond and on pre-trial release where she had to check in by telephone. She is accused of murder and armed criminal action stemming from the shooting of her husband. She should be considered dangerous and could be armed. She is accused of, and charged with shooting her husband in the back of the head while he slept. If you have any information regarding her whereabouts, please call the McDonald County Sheriff’s Office at 417-223-4318 or your local law enforcement agency. Exercise caution and do not approach!"
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Benton County Sheriff’s Office at 479-273-5532.
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Walmart reaches streaming deal with Paramount+ - source
Aug 15 (Reuters) - Walmart Inc has agreed to a deal with Paramount Global to offer Paramount+ streaming service to the subscribers of the retailer's membership program, a source familiar with the matter said.
Paramount did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Walmart+ membership costs $12.95 per month or $98 per year and includes free shipping on orders and discounts on fuel as well as a free six-month subscription to Spotify's premium music service.
Executives from Paramount, Walt Disney Co and Comcast Corp, which operate several major streaming services, have in recent weeks spoken with Walmart about including streaming entertainment in its membership service, the New York Times had reported last week.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the deal. https://on.wsj.com/3pl4rHR
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Sacheen Littlefeather had only 60 seconds to speak at the 1973 Academy Awards. In her brief speech, she refused the Oscar for best actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, faced a mixture of loud boos and cheers, and defended the rights of Native Americans on national TV.
Almost 50 years later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is formally apologizing to Littlefeather for the mistreatment she experienced during her speech and in the years to follow.
"The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified," Academy President David Rubin wrote in a letter to Littlefeather. "The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable. For too long the courage you showed has been unacknowledged. For this, we offer both our deepest apologies and our sincere admiration."
In a statement, Littlefeather called the upcoming event, during which she'll receive the apology in person, "a dream come true."
"Regarding the Academy's apology to me, we Indians are very patient people -- it's only been 50 years!" she said. "We need to keep our sense of humor about this at all times. It's our method of survival."
Several Indigenous artists will perform during the event for Littlefeather, including Bird Runningwater, co-chair of the Academy's Indigenous Alliance, and Virginia Carmelo, a descendent of the Tongva people who will lead a land acknowledgment.
"It is profoundly heartening to see how much has changed since I did not accept the Academy Award 50 years ago," Littlefeather said.
Her speech earned boos and applause
When Brando won best actor for his starring role in "The Godfather," he was absent. In his stead, he asked Littlefeather, then an actress and activist, to attend the ceremony -- and to refuse the award on his behalf.
Taking the stage quietly and calmly in a buckskin dress, Littlefeather solemnly introduced herself as an Apache woman and president of the National Native American Affirmative Image Committee.
"(Brando) very regretfully cannot accept this very generous award, and the reasons for this being are the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry," she said to a mix of boos and applause, pausing and appearing visibly upset. "I beg at this time that I have not intruded upon this evening, and that we will, in the future, our hearts and our understandings will meet with love and generosity."
Brando also refused to accept the award due to the federal response to Wounded Knee, when members of the American Indian Movement occupied the South Dakota town but were met by resistance from federal law enforcement. Littlefeather said she promised Brando that she wouldn't touch the Oscar statuette, she said.
"I focused in on the mouths and the jaws that were dropping open in the audience, and there were quite a few," she told the official Academy blog, A.Frame. "But it was like looking into a sea of Clorox, you know, there were very few people of color in the audience."
She also said that John Wayne, the conservative Western star who once said "Indians were selfishly trying to keep (the US) for themselves," charged at her to "take (her) off the stage," though he was restrained by security guards.
After the ceremony, Littlefeather said she was "silenced" and struggled to find work in the film industry. She dedicated much of her career post-Oscars to activism and founding performing arts organizations for Indigenous actors.
Despite the condemnation she received from some in Hollywood who disagreed with her defenses of Native Americans, Littlefeather said she received praise and support from leaders like Coretta Scott King and Cesar Chavez.
"I knew I had done the right thing," she told A.Frame.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
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Do you assume your online messages are private? Well, don’t.
The parent company of Facebook gave law enforcement private messages between a mother and her 17-year-old daughter about getting abortion pills.
What does this tell us about tech companies and user privacy?
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with Alexandra Givens, the president & CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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SANTA CLARA — The 49ers’ season doesn’t start until the injuries do.
Yes, the game of football is violent. And yes, the sport demands athletes be finely tuned.
Never forget that this is a game of attrition.
But the 49ers seem to take on more attrition than most teams, and they seem to do it every single year.
This summer, it’s hamstring injuries that are undercutting the Niners.
Four possible starters are out because of hamstring strains: offensive lineman Dan Brunskill, running back Elijah Mitchell, cornerback Emmanuel Moseley, and now free safety Jimmy Ward.
The Ward injury, announced by Kyle Shanahan Monday morning, seems to be the worst of the bunch. The Niners coach said it could keep the linchpin of the Niners’ defense out for Week 1 against the Bears — a game that is 27 days away.
“It’s been bothersome to me,” Shanahan said of the hamstring injuries. “They’ve all come after days off. It’s been a real challenge this camp — with how it’s spaced out with these games and the day off rules… Our biggest challenge has been these off days and how to come back from them.”
When you add in the Niners’ other big injuries — starting cornerback Charvarious Ward is out with a groin strain, and starting right tackle Mike McGlinchey, who coming off a torn quad, injured his knee in the Niners’ preseason debut and could be heading towards a platlet-rich plasma injection, per Shanahan — there’s a problem in Santa Clara.
And it’s a problem this team has seen before.
I’m not a doctor. And I won’t pretend to play one.
But I can count.
Yes, the Niners are, again, one of the deepest teams in the NFL, but that depth is being tested, again, before the 2022 season even starts.
The fool in me thought this might be a year when the Niners would be blessed with good injury luck.
What a foolish idea.
I can’t even remember the last time that happened for the 49ers.
Last year, the Niners were the fourth-most injured team in the NFL, per Football Outsiders. And per ManGamesLost.com, those injuries carried the third largest impact in the league.
This, even though the Niners were the NFL’s only team that didn’t have a player miss a game in 2021 because of COVID protocol.
In 2020, the Niners were the most injured team in the NFL. The year before that, 2019, they were fifth. The year before that, 2018, they were fourth.
The Niners’ best season in Football Outsiders Adjusted Games Lost in the Shanahan era was his first year, 2017 — they were the ninth-most injured team in the NFL.
It’s frankly incredible, given all the injuries this team has suffered throughout the years, that they’ve had any success, much less two NFC Championship Game appearances and a fourth-quarter lead in the Super Bowl.
Shanahan is aware that his team seems to be bitten by the injury bug every year. It’s not as if the Niners aren’t trying to rid themselves of this problem.
The organization fired both head trainer Jeff Ferguson and strength and conditioning coach Ray Wright after the 2018 campaign.
Things have gotten worse since then.
This season’s early injury blows are showing that the bad numbers aren’t just because of oft-injured quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. No, there’s something larger happening in Santa Clara. You could argue it even predates the Shanahan era.
Everyone has theories as to why it’s happening. No one has answers.
One of the favorite theories on the Niners’ injury woes was formally posited by Joe Staley. The Niners great once posited on KNBR that the team picked up injuries because Shanahan’s teams practice without much contact, especially in training camp.
“[Jim] Harbaugh, when he was our coach, used to always say, ‘You have to build a callus,’” Staley said. “I really believe that there is something to that because we always felt very, very healthy, and hardened almost, by the preparation that we had done all season.”
Of course, hitting the snot out of your own teammates opens up players for other kinds of injury. Again, this is a full-contact sport.
But could the more casual practices be the reason why hamstrings are popping left and right?
Could it be Shanahan’s “days off” theory?
There was, for a while, the wholly unsubstantiated theory that the Levi’s Stadium turf — which was notoriously poor for years — was to blame.
Now, the grass field is inarguably one of the NFL’s best. Injuries are still happening.
Perhaps it has to do with Levi’s Stadium itself. Is the ground around the stadium — where the team practices — cursed? If so, did the Santa Clara AYSO commission it?
It’s not my jam, but given the severity and persistence of the problem, you can’t rule out the spiritual or the occult.
But you can rule out this year being the season that the Niners’ injury luck will change. | https://www.chicoer.com/2022/08/15/kurtenbach-new-season-same-injury-luck-why-cant-the-niners-stay-healthy/ | 2022-08-15T20:07:45Z | https://www.chicoer.com/2022/08/15/kurtenbach-new-season-same-injury-luck-why-cant-the-niners-stay-healthy/ | false |
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I believe in law enforcement and our legal system and fully support those who dedicate their lives to protect us and our freedom.
But when politicians use the system for political power we all lose.
I see this head hunt of the Democrats persuing Trump it is like the old Roadrunner vs Wiley Coyote cartoons. The Dems throwing everything Acme has at Trump. He "Beep beep" and zooms away.
Pols let the legal system handle it.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Competitive eater Joey Chesnut visited WRTV Monday morning to discuss his next attempt at a world record.
Chestnut explained his plans to eat 29, 24-ounce boxes of popcorn in eight minutes at Victory Field prior to the Indianapolis Indians game on Aug. 23.
Chestnut will also be at Victory Field on Tuesday to hand out his Classic Boardwalk Coney Sauce and sign autographs for the first 500 fans in the Center Field Plaza from 6 – 7 p.m.
On Aug. 23 Chestnut’s Creamy Green Hatch and Jalapeno Wing and Dipping Sauce will be distributed to fans upon exit while supplies last.
Watch WRTV’s Megan Shinn interview with Chestnut above.
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Lawmakers demanding fmr. President Trump’s tax returns talk after court rules in their favor
Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) first requested the returns in 2019.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump still has time to appeal a court ruling that clears the way for the a congressional committee to access his tax returns. But Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), told the Washington News Bureau it’s unclear if Trump will.
“I can’t speak to the issue of whether or not there’s going to be an appeal,” Neal said Friday. “But, when you read the decision that was rendered by the Circuit Court of Appeals, it is broad based and virtually supportive of all of the arguments that we’ve made.”
Following the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling, the Ways and Committee said the decision showed “the law is on our side in seeking Trump’s tax returns.”
Rep. Neal first submitted the request for the returns in 2019.
Read the ruling here.
“This is not about being punitive. This is about a legitimate request from the Ways and Means Committee,” said Neal.
Court documents show Rep. Neal requested the federal income tax returns of then President Trump on April 3, 2019, as well as “Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member LLC, DTTM Operations LLC, DTTM Operations Managing Member Corp., LFB Acquisition Member Corp., LFB Acquisition LLC, and Lamington Farm Club, LLC doing business as Trump National Golf Club—Bedminster ( in the court documents known collectively as “Appellants” or “the Trump Parties”).” At that time, court documents state that Rep. Neal said the panel was “considering legislative proposals and conducting oversight related to our Federal tax laws, including, but not limited to, the extent to which the IRS audits and enforces the Federal tax laws against a President.”
However, on May 6, 2019, the Department of the Treasury responded that it did not intend to comply with the request because it said the request was not supported by a legitimate legislative purpose.
Neal refiled the request in June 2021 and he provided more detail of what the Committee was seeking including information “to consider and prioritize legislation on equitable tax administration, including legislation on the President’s tax compliance, and public accountability.”
This time, the Treasury determined the request was valid.
Upon hearing the Treasury’s 2021 decision, the ‘Trump parties’ filed their own claim against the Treasury and the IRS as it called the 2019 and 2021 requests unlawful.
They argued there was a lack of legislative purpose and that the request violated the separation of powers. The ‘Trump parties’ also argued Chairman Neal’s request exceeded Congress’ investigative powers.
Yet the Court of Appeals found on August 9, 2022 that the committee’s request to obtain the returns serves a valid legislative purpose.
“I’d like to applaud the efforts of Chairman Neal,” said fellow Ways and Means Committee member Rep. John Larson (D-CT). ”...We won on every single point. So it just wasn’t a case where we won one or two comments there. And, also Congressman Bill Pascrell, who’s been at this for, well, four years now in terms of getting the important information. So, all this I think is then in the final analysis. Justice will be be served in a democratic republic.”
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Even now, four years after the Trump administration’s family separation policy ended, hundreds of migrant children remain on the list of those who have not been reunited with their parents. The policy, which began months after President Donald Trump took office, led to the forcible removal of more than 5,500 infants, toddlers, tweens and teenagers who attempted to cross the U.S. border. It had no system to track, connect or reunite them with their families — and, by the design of some the officials in charge, no intention of doing so.
A detailed investigation by Caitlin Dickerson in the Atlantic revealed the policy’s blatant immorality, along with the bullying, cowardice, lies and bureaucratic incompetence in its planning and implementation. Ms. Dickerson’s reporting underscored that Congress has passed nothing to ensure a future president does not reimpose the policy; in fact, even after it was terminated, Mr. Trump pushed to revive it, and he could do so again if he wins a second term. There has been no accounting for the officials who conceived, pushed and carried it out. Nor has the U.S. government offered the traumatized families legal residence in the United States, even as a means of reuniting deported parents with their children. It is past time for Congress to address these issues.
The policy’s architects wanted to inflict such trauma on families that prospective migrants would be deterred from entering the United States, even to pursue legal asylum claims. “We need to take away children” were the instructions federal prosecutors reported that then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave them. Despite warnings of terrible consequences, a rogue’s gallery of arrogant, obsequious and unprincipled officials pressed ahead, driven by ideological zeal, careerism or fear of the Trump White House. Under Mr. Trump, the policy’s advocates included Stephen Miller, a top White House aide; Thomas Homan, who led Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Matt Albence, ICE’s enforcement chief; Kevin McAleenan, the top official at U.S. Customs and Border Protection and, later, acting Homeland Security secretary; Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein; and Gene Hamilton, a Justice Department official.
Lies, finger-pointing, self-delusion and misdirection were rife. Officials said, falsely, that the migrant families were “fake” or that the children were trafficking victims. Some insisted the children were treated no differently than those of arrested U.S. citizens, overlooking the fact that citizens are routinely reunited with their children at the end of the legal process. One pernicious lie was that a family separation policy did not exist — only Mr. Sessions’s “zero tolerance” prosecutions of all migrant border-crossers. In fact, documents show that deterrence-by-trauma was the policy’s explicit purpose.
It succeeded in that regard, if no other. Neris Gonzalez, a Salvadoran consular official stationed at a migrant processing center in Texas, “saw a sea of children and parents, screaming, reaching for each other, and fighting the Border Patrol agents who were pulling them apart,” Ms. Dickerson writes. “Children were clinging to whatever part of their parents they could hold on to — arms, shirts, pant legs.”
“Finally,” Ms. Gonzalez is quoted as saying, “the agent would pull hard and take away the child. It was horrible. These weren’t some little animals that they were wrestling over; they were human children.”
Congress must ensure future presidents never try this again. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/15/trump-family-separation-policy-prevention/ | 2022-08-15T20:14:40Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/15/trump-family-separation-policy-prevention/ | true |
CLEAR LAKE, Ind. (WANE) — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) visited Clear Lake in Steuben County Aug. 4 after receiving multiple reports from residents of numerous dead fish.
After conducting an investigation, the DNR concluded there were approximately 500 dead fish in the lake, and the fish died from natural causes.
The DNR cited the recent weather, which has mostly been hot and dry, as well as the warm water temperatures as the main reasons the fish kill happened.
The fish kill’s threat to public health is considered very low at the time, but the DNR recommended using common sense when using natural waterways during periods of hot weather.
Biologists will continue to monitor Clear Lake in case anything changes. | https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/dnr-monitoring-fish-kill-at-clear-lake/ | 2022-08-15T20:18:20Z | https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/dnr-monitoring-fish-kill-at-clear-lake/ | false |
Do you have what it takes? PHL LIVE music competition returns
Musicians across Philadelphia will now once again get the opportunity to compete for cash prizes and other perks in this year’s PHL LIVE Center Stage competition.
Artists can compete across 10 music categories including hip-hop, classical, and world music for $1,000 in each award category. One “People’s Choice Winner” will also be selected via a popular fan vote.
During a press conference at City Hall on Monday, City Councilmember David Oh said he wants artists to not be afraid of entering the competition after its two-year hiatus during the pandemic.
“People with talent and ability, people with desire and ambition, people who want to make a change, they make that video and they won’t submit it,” Oh said. “Why? They’re afraid of the rejection before it has happened, so please make that video. Hang on to it. If you’re a little nervous, refine it, but submit it.”
Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter Carvin Haggins said the goal of the competition isn’t just to win, but to provide opportunities.
“The beauty of this is altering, changing the mindsets, the ideas of the youth, showing them that there is opportunity, presenting hope, presenting the doorway to move their families from one level of life to another level of life,” Haggins said.
The award show will take place on Dec. 20 at World Café Live from 7:30-11 p.m.
To register, artists need to record a three-to-five-minute video of their performance, upload it to YouTube, and then copy and paste the link to phlive.org.
Registration for the competition ends Sep. 30.
The competition is in collaboration with the Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Global Opportunities and Creative/Innovative Economy.
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UW System launches free tuition program at regional campuses
The University of Wisconsin System is launching a new tuition waiver at its 12 regional campuses
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System is launching a new tuition waiver at its 12 regional campuses.
The program, dubbed the Wisconsin Tuition Promise, is modeled after the Bucky’s Tuition Promise program at UW-Madison. Beginning this fall, Wisconsin residents who come from families making less than $62,000 a year will have any tuition and fees remaining after receiving financial aid waived.
Undergraduates will be eligible for the waiver for eight semesters. Students seeking associate degrees and transfer students would be eligible for the waiver for four semesters.
The discount works out to an average of $4,500 per student over four years. System officials plan to fund the program’s first year at $13.8 million and seek state aid for subsequent years.
Students will be automatically considered for the Wisconsin Tuition Promise when they apply for federal financial aid. | https://www.weau.com/2022/08/15/uw-system-launches-free-tuition-program-regional-campuses/ | 2022-08-15T20:20:18Z | https://www.weau.com/2022/08/15/uw-system-launches-free-tuition-program-regional-campuses/ | false |
SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Atyr Pharma Inc. (LIFE) on Monday reported a loss of $12.4 million in its second quarter.
The San Diego-based company said it had a loss of 44 cents per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 43 cents per share.
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BORODYANKA, Ukraine (AP) — Hollywood actor Liev Schreiber and former Ukraine soccer star Andriy Shevchenko appealed for international donations to Ukraine to continue during a visit Monday to a residential area outside Kyiv that suffered extensive damage by Russian bombardment.
“People see it as a one-time thing. But, as you can see, people live with it every day,”said Schreiber, who has starred in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
“It’s a coward move,” Schreiber said, pointing at a damaged apartment tower block in Borodyanka, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Kyiv.
Borodyanka is located in the Bucha area, where hundreds of dead civilian were discovered following the Russian occupation and then retreat in late March. Ukrainian authorities said 16,000 residential buildings were damaged in the area.
Schreiber, who is partly of Ukrainian ancestry and is involved in several charity initiatives for the country, earlier met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A number of Hollywood stars have visited Ukraine during the war, including Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn and Ben Stiller. | https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Hollywood-soccer-stars-appeal-for-more-Ukraine-17374955.php | 2022-08-15T20:22:29Z | https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Hollywood-soccer-stars-appeal-for-more-Ukraine-17374955.php | false |
WASHINGTON — During a two-week operation in August, the FBI located 84 victims of child sex exploitation and found 37 actively missing children during a nationwide sex trafficking initiative, the Department of Justice said Monday.
The average age of the victims was 15.5 years old and the youngest was 11 years old. In addition to locating and identifying the underage victims, the FBI found 141 trafficked adults.
“The Justice Department is committed to doing everything in our power to combat the insidious crimes of human trafficking that devastate survivors and their families,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in a press release.
The nationwide operation focused on locating victims of sex trafficking and arresting those involved in both child sex and human trafficking crimes. Agents arrested or identified 85 suspects of child sex exploitation and human trafficking offenses, according to the Department of Justice.
The initiative "Operation Cross Country," worked alongside 200 state, local and federal partners as well as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to conduct 391 operations in August.
"Human trafficking is among the most heinous crimes the FBI encounters,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray in the press release. “Unfortunately, such crimes—against both adults and children—are far more common than most people realize.”
The FBI worked with victim specialists during the operation to help provide a "bridge" for those who are wary of the system, the Justice Department said. Victim specialists also help provide services based on the needs of the victims such as crisis intervention, emergency food, clothing, shelter and more.
“The success of Operation Cross County reinforces what NCMEC sees every day. Children are being bought and sold for sex in communities across the country by traffickers, gangs and even family members,” said Michelle DeLaune, president and CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the press release. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/fbi-latest-initiative-focused-on-sex-trafficking/507-410ba61b-4686-4157-af8c-f407a70575be | 2022-08-15T20:22:33Z | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/fbi-latest-initiative-focused-on-sex-trafficking/507-410ba61b-4686-4157-af8c-f407a70575be | false |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "All or Nothing Midday" game were:
02-07-09-10-11-13-14-16-17-20-22
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
8-8-9-7
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CAIRO (AP) — A deadly fire that ripped through a Coptic Orthodox church in Egypt's capital has spurred an outpouring of condolences and mourning from many in the country. But the devastating blaze also raised questions about emergency services, safety codes, and years of restrictions on building churches for the country’s Christian minority.
Neighborhood residents expressed shock over the fire Sunday, one of Egypt’s deadliest in recent years, that killed 41 members of the congregation, including at least 15 children.
“The scene of dead children still haunts me,” said Salah el-Sayed, a 43-year-old civil servant who lives next to the Martyr Abu Sefein church in the working-class Imbaba neighborhood, and was one of the first to arrive at the scene as thick smoke poured from the building.
“Bodies of children littered everywhere,” he said.
The fire broke out during Sunday morning services, beginning on the second floor of the four-story building, which also housed a day care. Smoke quickly engulfed the upper floors.
Authorities blamed an electrical short-circuit in an air conditioner unit for the fire, but witnesses also pointed to a fault in a power generator which the church used during regular power outages. People also said ambulances were slow to arrive, which could have caused more deaths, although authorities said the first ambulance arrived on site two minutes after the fire was reported.
Witnesses speaking to The Associated Press recounted horrific scenes of people jumping out of windows, a stampede in the church’s main hall and stairs, and children lying motionless amid fire and burned furniture.
El-Sayed, who with others rushed to the church to rescue trapped worshippers and carried bodies to waiting ambulances, said electricity was down for about half an hour that Sunday morning. He saw smoke rising minutes after the current returned.
The thick smoke made it difficult for them to get inside, and some rescuers jumped from the roof of an adjacent building. Others stormed the church front gate and made their way upstairs where the children were trapped on the fourth floor.
Mohammed Yahia was among those who ran to the church, heading immediately to the day care.
Of the 20 children inside the day care, he said all but five died, speaking to a local television station from a hospital bed. Yahia carried five bodies — one by one —to the ambulances, before he fell and broke his leg while helping an elderly person out of the building.
The dead children included siblings, twins aged 5 and a 3-year-old. Five-year-old triplets, their mother, grandmother and an aunt were also among those killed, according to Mousa Ibrahim, a spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church. Images of the dead children went viral on social media.
The church bishop, Abdul Masih Bakhit, was also among the dead.
Some relatives of victims and witnesses said ambulances and firefighters took too long to arrive.
“They came after people died. … They came after the church burned down,” shouted one woman standing outside the smoldering church.
Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar countered that the first ambulance arrived at the site two minutes after the fire was reported.
The church is located on a narrow street in one of Cairo's most densely populated neighborhoods. Sunday is the first working day of the week, when standstill traffic typically clogs the area.
The building was an apartment building before it was turned into a church like many others across the country, according to neighbors. It is like many other surrounding buildings in the area, recognizable only by a sign above its front door, and an iron cross on its roof.
Anba Angaelos, the archbishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in London, blamed restrictions on church construction that have forced Christians to convert residential buildings into places of worship.
The tragedy “is a direct result of a painful time when Christian communities could not build purpose-designed churches, and would have to covertly use other buildings, not fit for the purpose and lacking the necessary health and safety features and escapes,” he wrote Sunday on Twitter.
Church-building has for decades been one of the most sensitive sectarian issues in Egypt, where 10% of the population of 103 million are Christians, but where Muslim hard-liners sharply oppose anything they see as undermining what they call the country’s “Islamic character.”
In the past, local authorities had often refused to give building permits for new churches, fearing protests and riots by Muslim ultraconservatives. Amid such restrictions, Christians turned to building illegally or setting up churches in other buildings, such as the case of Martyr Abu Sefein.
Many similar churches lack licenses and are not up to safety code. In recent years, the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has sought to regulate church building. In 2016, the government issued the country’s first law spelling out the rules for building a church, though critics argued that the legislation is in line with previous restrictions.
On Monday, a senior government official said authorities, in coordination with the Coptic Orthodox Church, would review all safety measures in churches across the country especially those in Cairo slums. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
The street where Martyr Abu Sefein church is located remained cordoned off Monday as construction workers worked to clear away debris. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Safety-concerns-after-deadly-fire-rips-through-17375002.php | 2022-08-15T20:23:19Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Safety-concerns-after-deadly-fire-rips-through-17375002.php | false |
Record Revenue Since Company Inception
Q2 2022 Net Revenue Increased 14.6% Compared to Prior Quarter
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Expanded Approximately 220 Basis Points Compared to Prior Quarter
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. ("AWH" or the "Company") (CSE: AAWH.U) (OTCQX: AAWH), a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator focused on bettering lives through cannabis, today reported its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2022 ("Q2 2022"). Financial results are reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and all currency is in U.S. dollars.
Q2 2022 Financial Highlights
- Gross Revenue increased 16.2% quarter-over-quarter and increased 20.7% year-over-year, to $117.7 million.
- Net revenue, which excludes intercompany sale of wholesale products, increased 14.6% quarter-over-quarter and 17.0% year-over-year, to $97.5 million.
- Retail revenue grew 19.4% quarter-over-quarter to $75.6 million. Gross wholesale revenue grew 11.0% quarter-over-quarter to $42.1 million and wholesale, net of intercompany sales, grew 0.7% to $21.9 million.
- Net loss decreased to $21.2 million during the quarter, compared to a net loss of $27.8 million in Q1 2022.
- Adjusted EBITDA1 was $20.9 million, representing a 21.4% margin, a ~220 basis point margin expansion quarter-over-quarter.
- As of June 30, 2022, cash and cash equivalents were $140.6 million, and net debt2 was $152.7 million.
Business Highlights
- The Company started adult-use sales at its Rochelle Park, New Jersey dispensary on April 21st, with store sales reaching as high as $1.25 million in a single week. Subsequent to quarter end, the Company opened its Fort Lee, New Jersey dispensary for medical sales. The Company expects to begin selling adult-use cannabis at its Montclair, New Jersey store on August 19th, pending approval by the township, followed by adult-use sales in Fort Lee this fall. The Company added 4,000 square feet of canopy in New Jersey for a total of 20,000 square feet of canopy in the state and 217,000 square feet overall.
- In Q2 2022, AWH opened its East Lansing, Michigan dispensary, which, combined with Fort Lee, New Jersey brings the Company's current total to 22 operating dispensaries.
- The Company began construction at its cultivation facility in Smithfield, Pennsylvania. During the remainder of the year, AWH will build out the facility and begin constructing its six planned dispensaries in Pennsylvania.
- AWH closed on $65 million of the remaining funding available under the accordion feature of its existing Senior Secured Term Loan (the "Loan"), bringing the total debt financing from the Loan to $275 million. This capital will support the Company's growth and expansion initiatives in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other states.
- Subsequent to quarter end, the Company announced that it entered into a definitive agreement providing AWH the option to acquire 100% of the equity of Ohio Patient Access ("OPA"), which owns and operates three Ohio dispensaries that are in the process of being built in Cincinnati, Piqua, and Sandusky. The addition of OPA's three dispensaries will increase AWH's Ohio footprint to five dispensaries, the maximum permitted by the State. The Company also signed two agreements to acquire two dispensary licenses in Illinois from separate sellers. Once closed, the Company would have ten dispensaries in Illinois, which would maximize scale and bring the Company to the state-imposed cap of ten.
Management Commentary
"We are pleased with our financial performance for the quarter, with upwards of 15% revenue growth and operating leverage which drove a 220 basis point increase in Adjusted EBITDA margins," said Abner Kurtin CEO and Co-Founder. "The key driver of these results was the commencement of adult-use sales at our Rochelle Park, New Jersey dispensary, one of the top performing stores in the state. Ascend is extremely well positioned to benefit from adult-use sales in New Jersey, because of our attractive collection of assets combined with high operating leverage given our focused portfolio. Outside of New Jersey, the rest of the business across the portfolio also exceeded expectations. Furthermore, we were pleased to announce important acquisitions in Ohio and Illinois, which bring us to the retail cap in both states, positioning us to be a leader in the Midwest. This growth is supported by one of the top balance sheets in the industry with $141 million of cash and no near term maturities."
Q2 2022 Financial Overview
Net revenue, which excludes intercompany sale of wholesale products, was $97.5 million, representing a 17.0% year-over year increase, primarily driven by new retail stores and higher wholesale volumes sold. Net revenue increased 14.6% quarter-over-quarter, primarily driven by the start of adult-use sales in New Jersey and increases in wholesale volumes and realized pricing in New Jersey and Michigan.
Total retail revenue in the second quarter of 2022 was $75.6 million, which represents a 19.4% increase compared to the prior quarter and was driven by the start of adult-use sales at the Rochelle Park, New Jersey dispensary.
Gross wholesale revenue increased to $42.1 million, an 11.0% sequential increase, driven by growth in intercompany wholesale sales. Net wholesale revenue increased 0.7% sequentially to $21.9 million, driven by increased pricing and volumes sold in New Jersey and Michigan, partially offset by lower pricing in Illinois and lower volume sold in Massachusetts.
Q2 2022 gross profit was $33.0 million, or 33.8% of revenue, compared to $23.4 million, or 27.6% of revenue, in the prior quarter. The sequential increase was driven by adult use sales in New Jersey; reductions in startup costs as a percentage of revenue; sequential improvements in standalone retail and wholesale gross margins; and an increase in AWH manufactured products sold at AWH retail locations.
Q2 2022 Adjusted Gross Profit1 was $44.4 million, or 45.6% of revenue, compared to $36.5 million, or 42.9% of revenue, in the prior quarter. Adjusted Gross Profit1 excludes depreciation and amortization included in cost of goods sold, equity-based compensation included in cost of goods sold, and non-cash inventory adjustments. Adjusted Gross Profit1 margin increased 268 basis points driven by increased pricing in New Jersey, higher wholesale volume throughput in Michigan, and higher intercompany sales as a percentage of wholesale sales.
Total Q2 2022 general and administrative ("G&A") expenses were $33.6 million, compared to $33.2 million in the prior quarter (excluding litigation settlement). Total G&A expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased from 39.0% of revenue in the prior quarter to 34.4% of revenue as more assets came online.
Net loss attributable to AWH in the second quarter of 2022 was $21.2 million, or a loss of $0.11 per basic and diluted common share, which was primarily driven by operating costs and tax expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA1, which adjusts for tax, interest, depreciation, amortization, equity-based compensation, and other items deemed one-time in nature, was $20.9 million in Q2 2022. This represents a 27.6% increase quarter-over-quarter. Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 of 21.4% represented a 220 basis point increase compared to the prior quarter driven by improved operating leverage as more assets came online.
Non-GAAP Financial Information
This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are included in the financial schedules attached to this press release. This information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for, or superior to, any measure of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Conference Call and Webcast
AWH will host a conference call on August 15, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (888) 390-0605 with conference ID 06364687. A live audio webcast of the call will also be available on the Investor Relations section of AWH's website at https://www.awholdings.com/investors and will be archived for replay.
About Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.
AWH is a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator with licenses and assets in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. AWH owns and operates state-of-the-art cultivation facilities, growing award-winning strains and producing a curated selection of products for retail and wholesale customers. AWH produces and distributes its in-house Simply Herb, Ozone, and Ozone Reserve branded products. For more information, visit www.awholdings.com.
Additional information relating to the Company's second quarter 2022 results is available on the Investor Relations section of AWH's website at https://awholdings.com/investors/, the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and Canada's System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") at www.sedar.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release includes forward-looking information and statements, which may include, but are not limited to, the plans, intentions, expectations, estimates, and beliefs of the Company. Words such as "expects", "continue", "will", "anticipates" and "intends" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information and statements. Without limiting the generality of the preceding statement, all statements in this press release relating to estimated and projected revenue, expectations regarding production capacity, anticipated capital expenditures, expansion, profit, product demand, margins, costs, cash flows, sources of capital, growth rates and future financial and operating results are forward-looking information and statements. We caution investors that any such forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current projections and expectations about future events and financial trends, the receipt of all required regulatory approvals, and on certain assumptions and analysis made by the Company in light of the experience of the Company and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors management believes are appropriate.
Forward-looking information and statements involve and are subject to assumptions and known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause actual events, results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future events, results, performance, and achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking information and statements herein. Such factors include, among others, the risks and uncertainties identified in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in the Company's other reports and filings with the applicable Canadian securities regulators on its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Although the Company believes that any forward-looking information and statements herein are reasonable, in light of the use of assumptions and the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in such information and statements, there can be no assurance that any such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, and accordingly readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such risks and uncertainties and should not place undue reliance upon such forward-looking information and statements. Any forward-looking information and statements herein are made as of the date hereof, and except as required by applicable laws, the Company assumes no obligation and disclaims any intention to update or revise any forward-looking information and statements herein or to update the reasons that actual events or results could or do differ from those projected in any forward looking information and statements herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, or otherwise, except as required by applicable laws. The Canadian Securities Exchange has not reviewed, approved or disapproved the content of this news release.
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RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
We define "Adjusted Gross Profit" as gross profit excluding non-cash inventory costs, which include depreciation and amortization included in cost of goods sold, equity-based compensation included in cost of goods sold, start-up costs included in cost of goods sold, and other non-cash inventory adjustments. We define "Adjusted Gross Margin" as Adjusted Gross Profit as a percentage of net revenue. Our "Adjusted EBITDA" is a non-GAAP measure used by management that is not defined by U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. We define "Adjusted EBITDA Margin" as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net revenue. Management calculates Adjusted EBITDA as the reported net loss, adjusted to exclude: income tax expense; other (income) expense; interest expense, depreciation and amortization; depreciation and amortization included in cost of goods sold; non-cash inventory adjustments; equity-based compensation; equity-based compensation included in cost of goods sold; start-up costs; start-up costs included in cost of goods sold; transaction-related and other non-recurring expenses; litigation settlement; and loss on sale of assets. Accordingly, management believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides meaningful and useful financial information, as this measure demonstrates the operating performance of the business. Non-GAAP financial measures may be considered in addition to the results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but they should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, U.S. GAAP results.
The following table presents Adjusted Gross Profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
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Lawmakers demanding fmr. President Trump’s tax returns talk after court rules in their favor
Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) first requested the returns in 2019.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump still has time to appeal a court ruling that clears the way for the a congressional committee to access his tax returns. But Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), told the Washington News Bureau it’s unclear if Trump will.
“I can’t speak to the issue of whether or not there’s going to be an appeal,” Neal said Friday. “But, when you read the decision that was rendered by the Circuit Court of Appeals, it is broad based and virtually supportive of all of the arguments that we’ve made.”
Following the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling, the Ways and Committee said the decision showed “the law is on our side in seeking Trump’s tax returns.”
Rep. Neal first submitted the request for the returns in 2019.
Read the ruling here.
“This is not about being punitive. This is about a legitimate request from the Ways and Means Committee,” said Neal.
Court documents show Rep. Neal requested the federal income tax returns of then President Trump on April 3, 2019, as well as “Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member LLC, DTTM Operations LLC, DTTM Operations Managing Member Corp., LFB Acquisition Member Corp., LFB Acquisition LLC, and Lamington Farm Club, LLC doing business as Trump National Golf Club—Bedminster ( in the court documents known collectively as “Appellants” or “the Trump Parties”).” At that time, court documents state that Rep. Neal said the panel was “considering legislative proposals and conducting oversight related to our Federal tax laws, including, but not limited to, the extent to which the IRS audits and enforces the Federal tax laws against a President.”
However, on May 6, 2019, the Department of the Treasury responded that it did not intend to comply with the request because it said the request was not supported by a legitimate legislative purpose.
Neal refiled the request in June 2021 and he provided more detail of what the Committee was seeking including information “to consider and prioritize legislation on equitable tax administration, including legislation on the President’s tax compliance, and public accountability.”
This time, the Treasury determined the request was valid.
Upon hearing the Treasury’s 2021 decision, the ‘Trump parties’ filed their own claim against the Treasury and the IRS as it called the 2019 and 2021 requests unlawful.
They argued there was a lack of legislative purpose and that the request violated the separation of powers. The ‘Trump parties’ also argued Chairman Neal’s request exceeded Congress’ investigative powers.
Yet the Court of Appeals found on August 9, 2022 that the committee’s request to obtain the returns serves a valid legislative purpose.
“I’d like to applaud the efforts of Chairman Neal,” said fellow Ways and Means Committee member Rep. John Larson (D-CT). ”...We won on every single point. So it just wasn’t a case where we won one or two comments there. And, also Congressman Bill Pascrell, who’s been at this for, well, four years now in terms of getting the important information. So, all this I think is then in the final analysis. Justice will be be served in a democratic republic.”
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers has announced plans to open a new gallery in Charleston, South Carolina. This expansion provides collectors, families, and fiduciaries in Charleston and the Southeast with convenient access to Doyle's full range of auction and appraisal services for collections and estates. Doyle looks forward to welcoming the public to their newly renovated gallery in Charleston this winter.
"Doyle's addition of a Charleston gallery is the result of thoughtful consideration of the local market, leaving room for future growth in this thriving city," said Laura Doyle, CEO of Doyle. "We are thrilled to join the robust arts and culture community in Charleston and look forward to providing our new neighbors and old friends with services tailored to meet their needs."
With the opening of the new gallery, Doyle will host consignment days featuring their team of Specialists, connoisseurship talks on a range of collecting topics, and preview exhibitions of property to be auctioned in New York and online to collectors around the globe.
Doyle has commissioned Julia F. Martin Architects of Charleston to renovate their new gallery located in a circa 1888 building at 123 King Street. Glen R. Gardner Landscape Architect, also of Charleston, will design and install the landscaping.
Commenting on the renovation plan, the Preservation Society of Charleston stated, "Without historic photographs to inform restoration, Julia F. Martin Architects developed a sensitive plan to reimagine the storefront based on period examples along King Street, while stabilizing and rehabilitating the piazza. The project was approved by BAR (Board of Architectural Review) earlier this month, and the PSC was pleased to offer our support."
Doyle has long been privileged to auction property from prominent estates and distinguished collections from South Carolina. Doyle held the landmark sale of the Collection of best-selling author Dorothea Benton Frank, a native of Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. This highly-anticipated auction featured furniture, decorations, and artwork, as well as memorabilia related to her successful career as an author.
In a series of jewelry sales in New York this fall, Doyle will auction property from a Southampton, NY and Charleston, SC Estate featuring elegant jewelry by Bulgari, David Webb, Buccellati, and Sterlé Paris, as well as fine watches by Cartier and Patek Philippe.
Doyle Specialists are always available to discuss their full range of appraisal and auction services for a single item or an entire collection. For information and appointments, contact 803-849-2901 or Charleston@Doyle.com
Founded in 1962, Doyle is one of the world's foremost auctioneers and appraisers of jewelry, art, furniture, decorations, Asian works of art, coins, stamps, rare books and other collecting categories. Headquartered in New York City, the global capital of the auction market, Doyle holds over 100 sales each year that attract a broad base of buyers and consignors from around the world. In addition to Charleston, Doyle's network of regional offices and representatives includes galleries in Beverly Hills, Palm Beach and Washington DC, and representatives in Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. For further information, visit Doyle.com
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Backlog Increases 98% Year-over-Year and 5% Sequentially to $25 Million, Company Reiterates Expectation of 50% Year-over-Year Full Year Revenue Growth for 2022
FORT LEE, N.J., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPSI) ("Pioneer", "Pioneer Power" or the "Company"), a leader in the design, manufacture, service and integration of electrical power systems, distributed energy resources, power generation equipment and mobile electric vehicle ("EV") charging solutions, today provided a business update and announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Business Highlights for the Second Quarter of 2022:
- Pioneer continued to expand interest in the e-Bloc solution, increasing the number of potential customers evaluating proposals. Approximately $15.0 million of the backlog reflects e-Bloc orders, bolstering confidence in achieving full-year revenue goals.
- Pioneer won an initial $1.0 million order to provide its e-Bloc solutions as part of the first phase of an initiative to repower a Hyperscale Data Center in San Jose, California for a major global cloud internet company. This represents Pioneer's first e-Bloc order for the data center market.
- The Company shipped two e-Boost skid-mounted solutions to the nation's largest school bus manufacturer related to its electric bus offerings, resulting in the recognition of $129,000 of e-Boost revenue during the second quarter.
- Pioneer's total backlog increased to $25.2 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $24.0 million at March 31, 2022 and $12.7 million at June 30, 2021. The Company's total backlog at June 30, 2022 was the highest backlog since the Company sold its transformer business units nearly three years ago.
Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter of 2022:
- Revenue decreased 24% to $4.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $5.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Revenue was adversely impacted by delays from one large customer, which was unable to receive completed e-Bloc systems on the original timeframe due to site readiness issues. These issues have been resolved and the customer expects to receive the majority of the promised products during the second half of 2022.
- Gross profit decreased 84% to $81,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, or 1.9% gross margin, as compared to $495,000, or 8.8% gross margin, for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Margins were impacted by the delayed shipments, resulting in lower revenue from the T&D Solutions segment, as well as increase in company-wide overhead costs.
- Total operating loss during the second quarter of 2022 was $2.5 million, compared to $745,000 in the second quarter of last year, reflecting investments in the Company's e-Bloc and e-Boost initiatives. The Company recognized $658,000 of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense during the second quarter of 2022, as compared to $38,000 during the second quarter last year, which significantly contributed to the increase in the Company's operating loss. In addition, the Company invested approximately $607,000 in product development and sales and marketing fees during the second quarter to advance its e-Boost and e-Bloc solutions.
Nathan Mazurek, Pioneer's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Timing of customer deliveries was the driving factor in our revenue decline, as approximately $3 million in orders were delayed as a direct result of delays in the customer's receiving schedule for completed units. We fully expect the majority of these units to ship during the second half of the year and, indeed, fully expect that a portion of these orders will ship in the third quarter. Accordingly, we are reiterating our expectation that we will grow our 2022 revenue by at least 50% over our 2021 revenue and deliver continued margin expansion, enabling us to generate positive operating cash flow for 2022."
"Separately, our pipeline for e-Boost sales continues to grow dramatically, with a number of electric truck and bus manufacturers evaluating proposals for their own dealerships, as well as direct customers," added Mr. Mazurek. "This portion of the market represents the most significant near-term potential, but additional markets are being actively pursued such as electric aviation and marine craft automotive dealerships, as well as military applications. Both e-Boost and e-Bloc will contribute to our growth in 2022, a significant achievement considering we only introduced e-Boost in November of last year. We have increased our investments in sales, marketing, manufacturing capacity and product development to support these two new platforms, but despite the increased investments, we are maintaining a relatively low cash utilization, and we believe we have sufficient resources to fund our near-term growth initiatives without considering any dilutive financings."
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Revenue
Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $4.3 million, a decrease of 24% compared to $5.6 million during the second quarter of last year. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to delayed e-Bloc shipments from one large customer, which was unable to receive completed power systems on the original timeframe due to site readiness issues.
Gross Profit/Margin
Total gross profit for the second quarter of 2022 was $81,000, or 1.9% of revenues, compared to $495,000, or 8.8% of revenues, for the same period in 2021. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the decrease in revenue from the T&D Solutions segment related to the delay in e-Bloc shipments, as well as an increase in company-wide overhead costs.
Operating Loss
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, operating loss was $2.5 million as compared to $745,000 during same period in 2021, reflecting the lower gross profit from the Company's T&D Solutions segment because of the decrease in revenue, recognizing $658,000 of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense during the second quarter and the Company's ongoing investments in product development and marketing related to our e-Bloc and e-Boost initiatives.
Net Loss
The Company's net loss was $2.5 million, or $(0.26) per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a net loss of $686,000, or $(0.08) per basic and diluted share, during the three months ended June 30, 2021. Net loss for the quarter included $658,000 of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense related to a restricted stock unit award and stock options, which were granted during the second quarter.
Year-to-Date 2022 Financial Results
Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $10.3 million, an increase of 13% compared to $9.1 million during the first six months last year. Revenue from the T&D Solutions segment increased 383,000, or 8%, and revenue from the Critical Power segment increased $815,000, or 20%, during the first six months of the 2022 as compared to the same period last year. The increase in the Company's Critical Power revenue is primarily due to the Company's e-Boost initiative, which was launched during the fourth quarter of 2021, and recognizing shipments of e-Boost products during the first six months of 2022.
Gross profit for the first six months of 2022 was $956,000, or 9.3% of revenues, compared to gross profit of $654,000, or 7.2% of revenues, for the same period in 2021.
Loss from operations for the first six months of 2022 was $3.4 million as compared to $1.9 million during same period in 2021. The increase in the Company's loss from operations is primarily due to ongoing investments in product development and marketing costs related to the Company's e-Bloc and e-Boost initiatives and higher non-cash, stock-based compensation expense.
The Company's net loss for the first six months of 2022 was $3.3 million, or $(0.34) per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $335,000, or $(0.04) per basic and diluted share, during the same period of 2021. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021 included a gain of $1.4 million for the extinguishment and forgiveness of the PPP Loan.
Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2022, the company had $9.8 million in cash, compared to $11.7 million in cash and restricted cash as of December 31, 2021. Additionally, the Company expects to receive approximately $6.2 million in cash by December 31, 2022 from the maturity of its notes receivable related to the sale of the transformer business units.
Earnings Conference Call:
Management will host a conference call later today, August 15, 2022 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company's 2022 second quarter financial results with the investment community.
Anyone interested in participating should call 1-800-289-0720 if calling within the United States or 1-323-701-0160 if calling internationally. When asked, please reference confirmation code 9383194.
The call will also be accompanied live by webcast over the Internet and accessible at https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1562210&tp_key=532cb770c2.
A replay will be available until August 22, 2022 which can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921 if calling within the United States or 1-412-317-6671 if calling internationally. Please use passcode 9383194 to access the replay.
Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. is a leader in the design, manufacture, integration, refurbishment, service and distribution of electric power systems, distributed energy resources, power generation equipment and mobile EV charging solutions for applications in the utility, industrial and commercial markets. To learn more about Pioneer, please visit its website at www.pioneerpowersolutions.com.
Safe Harbor Statement:
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such statements may be preceded by the words "intends," "may," "will," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "predicts," "estimates," "aims," "believes," "hopes," "potential" or similar words. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, are based on certain assumptions and are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, and cannot be predicted or quantified and consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with (i) the Company's ability to successfully increase its revenue and profit in the future, (ii) general economic conditions and their effect on demand for electrical equipment, (iii) the effects of fluctuations in the Company's operating results, (iv) the fact that many of the Company's competitors are better established and have significantly greater resources than the Company, (v) the Company's dependence on two customers for a large portion of its business, (vi) the potential loss or departure of key personnel, (vii) unanticipated increases in raw material prices or disruptions in supply, (viii) the Company's ability to realize revenue reported in the Company's backlog, (ix) future labor disputes, (x) changes in government regulations, (xi) the liquidity and trading volume of the Company's common stock and (xii) an outbreak of disease, epidemic or pandemic, such as the global coronavirus pandemic, or fear of such an event.
More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, respectively. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact:
Brett Maas, Managing Partner
Hayden IR
(646) 536-7331
brett@haydenir.com
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motic Digital Pathology is thrilled to announce the release of its newest addition to the MoticEasyScan product line, the NEW Infinity—a high-throughput slide scanner with the ability to swiftly and efficiently scan 1,000+ glass slides per week. The MoticEasyScan NEW Infinity will be available worldwide this summer.
The NEW Infinity introduces a comprehensive redesign of high-volume slide handling, using intelligent automated quality control to eliminate the need for pre-scan setup! Along with faster loading and scanning capabilities, this most recent addition to the MoticEasyScan product line uses a groundbreaking, industry-first Smart Tray technology. The Smart Tray technology cuts down on technician work time and error rates by providing real-time tracking and identification of every slide scanned through the system. Combined with the new automatic image QC algorithm, scanning projects can be completed quickly, efficiently, and virtually click-free.
Adopting cutting-edge technology without having to bust your lab's budget had too often been an unattainable pipe dream for most pathologists until now, but Motic is finally breaking this paradigm by offering an affordable, tangible solution in the NEW Infinity scanner.
"We've long observed that high-volume slide scanners all have robotics that move glass slides back and forth from some sort of large, sophisticated onboard glass slide cabinet," notes Dan Walker, Product Manager at Motic Digital Pathology. "With the NEW Infinity, we've reimagined that workflow without the need for these expensive and hard-to-maintain components."
The solution is an instrument that is less than half of the size and cost than those of leading competitors, while still yielding high-quality slides at a comparable 1,000+ slides per week.
In contrast to traditional big-box scanners, which are designed to optimize hands-off time, the NEW Infinity is engineered to minimize hands-on time spent in the lab by researchers and technicians. Organizational efficiency, Motic believes, is the chief driver of throughput. The throughput of any lab can be compounded and supported by efficient slide organization, especially for high-volume labs managing multiple projects at once. A compact and powerful whole slide scanner designed to enhance organizational efficiency, the NEW Infinity reduces needless motion and optimizes the hands-on experience when scanning 1,000+ high-quality digital slides in a typical 40-hour work week.
For more information on MoticEasyScan NEW Infinity, visit the Motic website or contact mdpsales@moticusa.com
Motic Digital Pathology addresses the growing global pathology care gap by making digital medicine approachable for hospitals, laboratories, and doctors everywhere. We promote the adoption of telepathology through our innovative, cost-effective solutions developed directly in conjunction with partner pathologists. As the medical division of Motic, a leader in the field of optics since 1988, we are part of a global company innovating for a better tomorrow. Our whole slide scanning and image management systems have now been deployed for millions of cases worldwide, and our philanthropic initiatives leverage digital pathology technologies to solve today's most pressing and under-resourced health problems.
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New collaboration brings exclusive-to-eBay Funko Products to collectors, beginning with Vinyl GOLD™
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- eBay, a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world, announced today the launch of a series of exclusive Funko products as part of a newly formed collaboration with Funko, a leading pop culture and lifestyle brand. Through this collaboration, eBay combines its global reach and unique inventory to continue to bring a seamless experience that allows enthusiasts to access high passion and high value items, including exclusive-to-eBay Funko products.
"With millions of sales of Funko products on our marketplace last year, we recognize that this incredibly engaged community of collectors are already shopping on eBay," said Dawn Block, VP Collectibles, Electronics and Home at eBay. "Our collaboration with Funko to bring exclusive inventory onto our platform allows us to deliver even more of the rare collectibles these enthusiasts are coveting."
Funko's collection on eBay will offer enthusiasts access to rare, sought after Funko products from iconic fandoms – the first of which is available today at https://www.ebay.com/e/_collectibles/funkopop-kawhi?preview=true. Additional drops in the series will launch later this year.
"Creating iconic products that connect fans to their passion is at the core of what we do," said Johanna Gepford, Senior Vice President for the Direct to Commerce business at Funko. "Collaborating with eBay allows us to broaden our reach delighting even more Funko collectors around the world."
The collectibles market has fueled this collaboration between eBay and Funko, as eBay continues to shape the future of collecting through new digital and physical capabilities. eBay recently expanded its Authenticity Guarantee service to trading cards, and also launched the eBay vault, a secure storage facility and digital marketplace for trading cards. These enhancements followed industry-leading tools introduced in 2021, including Price Guide and Collection and Image Scan.
eBay Collectibles by the Numbers
- Collectibles is a top eBay category.
- In 2021, there were over 4M listings and 88M searches for Funko Pop on eBay.
- In 2021, Trading Cards GMV more than doubled pre-pandemic levels, with an average of 2 trading cards purchased every second on eBay.
- In 2021, Sports Ticket Stubs GMV increased 60% YoY, Coins and Bills GMV increased 34% YoY and Comics GMV increased 22% YoY.
About eBay
eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) is a global commerce leader that connects people and builds communities to create economic opportunity for all. Our technology empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world, providing everyone the opportunity to grow and thrive. Founded in 1995 in San Jose, California, eBay is one of the world's largest and most vibrant marketplaces for discovering great value and unique selection. In 2021, eBay enabled over $87 billion of gross merchandise volume. For more information about the company and its global portfolio of online brands, visit www.ebayinc.com.
About Funko
Headquartered in Everett, Washington, Funko is a leading pop culture lifestyle brand. Funko designs, sources and distributes licensed pop culture products across multiple categories, including vinyl figures, board games, action toys, plush, apparel, housewares and accessories for consumers who seek tangible ways to connect with their favorite pop culture brands and characters. Learn more at https://funko.com/, and follow us on Twitter (@OriginalFunko) and Instagram (@OriginalFunko).
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TDSC Picture for Profile NFT Launches This Fall – Join the TDSC Waitlist
TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolutionary PFP NFT called Throwing Dude Space Camp (TDSC) will be launching in the Fall. 10,000 NFTs will be available. TDSC features next level art, astonishing rarity, and a ground-breaking road map. Click here to subscribe to the waitlist.
Gyro Plasmic (pseudonym), Founder of TDSC says; "we examined top performing blue chip NFTs and our Throwing Dudes are very distinctive, especially given the added benefit of our throwing motion and the abundance of throwing objects and sports."
Over 650 Traits Including he/him, she/her, they/them plus Surprises
We discovered how to create different gender identities within our universe of Dudes. Our Throwing Dudes will be he/him, she/her, and they/them. We will also achieve greater rarity through the processes of constraining. With over 70 throwing objects, rarity is deeper versus the other PFP NFT projects. Subscribe to our waitlist.
Bringing The Representation of Action to PFP NFTs
We believe quarterbacks have the best throwing motion and we integrated that into all our Dudes. Additionally, we cover a wide variety of other throwing sports. Since our Dudes are from across our Universe, some of their capabilities go way beyond just throwing mere earthly objects and include galactic and even mythical throwing. Click for TDSC waitlist.
Long Term Orientation Towards Roadmap
We are in it for the long haul and as TDCS gets resourced through revenue, we plan to introduce many benefits to the Throwing Dude Space Camp membership, which may potentially include: our 57 planets art reveal, exclusive member merchandise, space camping festival under our aurora borealis, release of space camp song anthem and more. Join our waitlist.
Innovating Sports with Sci-Fi and Vice Versa
TDSC is about living the creative inspired life and pursuing the joy of throwing and the joy of exploring. Space and sports have these in common too. No matter your skill level, or where you come from in our universe, Throwing Dude Space Camp galactically celebrates the comradery of Space Camp and throwing. TDSC will push the boundaries of what is possible for a PFP NFT and will have a lot of fun doing it.
Dudes Arriving Fall 2022
Click here to join the Throwing Dude's waitlist.
Throwing Dude Space Camp (TDSC) is owned and operated by QaQaQ Inc.
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A strong dollar isn’t the bearish omen it used to be.
That’s good to know, since the U.S. Dollar Index
DXY,
Those worrywarts are living in the distant past, according to an analysis I conducted of the dollar index’s relationship to corporate earnings. It is true that, several decades ago, a stronger dollar was more often than not followed by lower corporate earnings. But in more recent decades, that pattern has largely disappeared.
This is evident in the accompanying chart, above, which reports the correlation between the dollar index and the S&P 500’s
SPX,
Notice that, prior to 1990, there was a significant inverse correlation between the dollar and subsequent earnings growth. Since then, the correlation has been weakly positive. While the pre-1990 inverse correlations were statistically significant, the post-1990 correlations are not significant at the 95% confidence level that statisticians often use when determining if a pattern is genuine.
What happened? One big change is that companies have become much more internationally diversified and better at managing their foreign currency exposure. Consider a hypothetical firm that receives much of its revenue from overseas sales (denominated in foreign currencies) but whose production is located in the U.S. (denominated in U.S. dollars). Such a firm’s earnings would indeed be vulnerable to a stronger dollar, since the dollar equivalent of its foreign sales would be lower.
But how many firms actually come close to this hypothetical extreme? While some may have come close several decades ago, this is not generally the case currently. U.S.-based multinational firms have exported much of their production to outside the U.S., so their expenses and revenues both fluctuate as the dollar strengthens and weakens — largely offsetting each other. And, to the extent that a firm continues to have lopsided currency exposure, either on the revenue or expense side of its ledger, it will hedge that exposure with currency futures or other derivatives.
The implication of this analysis is that the U.S. dollar’s strength does not pose a particular threat to corporate earnings or, in turn, the S&P 500 or other U.S. stock market indices. This doesn’t necessarily mean that equities will rally in coming months; it just means that, if the market falls, you can’t blame the strong dollar for causing it.
So don’t sweat the dollar’s strength. If you want to worry about something, find something else.
Mark Hulbert is a regular contributor to MarketWatch. His Hulbert Ratings tracks investment newsletters that pay a flat fee to be audited. He can be reached at mark@hulbertratings.com.
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Pilot Program to Study Impact of Pre-paid Passes
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission — in conjunction with BART and all other transit agencies participating in the Clipper® fare payment system — today launched a two-year pilot program to study the impact of a single pass that will provide some 50,000 Bay Area residents free access to all bus, rail and ferry services in the nine-county region.
Known as the Clipper® BayPass, the new passes initially will be distributed to participating students at San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, the University of California's Berkeley campus and Santa Rosa Junior College, and then expanded to include residents of select affordable housing communities managed by MidPen Housing. While the Clipper BayPass will be made available to all students at Santa Rosa Junior College, about a quarter of students at the other campuses will be invited to participate in the pilot. Other students will use another form of payment (such as a standard adult Clipper card; U.C. Berkeley's EasyPass for travel on AC Transit buses; or San Francisco State's Gator Pass for free travel on Muni and SamTrans and reduced fares on BART). This limited distribution, which will be based on random assignment, is designed to measure the impact on travel of an all-system pass when compared to students not using Clipper BayPass. All residents at participating MidPen Housing properties will be offered a Clipper BayPass.
"One of the big takeaways from the Blue Ribbon Transit Recovery Task Force convened early in the Covid-19 pandemic is the urgency of making Bay Area transit simpler and more seamless," explained MTC Chair and Napa County Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza. "Clipper BayPass is a great way to get real-world data on the role fare coordination can play in meeting those goals. We'll use the information collected to help shape the development, pricing and implementation of one or more new multi-agency passes or fare caps that eventually will be used by vastly more riders."
Pilot program participants will be able to use Clipper BayPass for unlimited travel on:
- BART
- SFMTA (Muni)
- AC Transit
- VTA
- Caltrain
- SamTrans
- Golden Gate Transit
- Golden Gate Ferry
- San Francisco Bay Ferry
- County Connection
- Dumbarton Express
- Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST)
- Marin Transit
- Petaluma Transit
- Santa Rosa CityBus
- SMART
- Soltrans
- Sonoma County Transit
- Tri Delta Transit
- Union City Transit
- Vacaville City Coach
- VINE
- WestCAT
- Wheels
"This pilot program is an exciting step toward fare coordination among transit agencies and toward making it easy for organizations to prioritize and promote transit as the preferred mode of transportation in the Bay Area," said BART Board President Rebecca Saltzman. "Studying a regional fare pass using students and residents of affordable housing communities makes clear our commitment to building a more equitable fare system."
Clipper BayPass is the first initiative to be implemented based on recommendations of the Coordination/Integration Study and Business Case, an 18-month study led by MTC and BART that focused on creating more customer-friendly transit fare system in the Bay Area and was conducted in partnership with all other Bay Area transit agencies.
MTC will provide funds to transit agencies to offset the revenue impacts of the Clipper BayPass pilot, which is expected to conclude at the end of 2024.
Participants in the BayPass program will continue to use their Clipper cards — either traditional plastic cards or Clipper cards on their smartphones or Apple Watch — to tag on (or off) at faregates, on buses, on rail platforms or at ferry ramps. Aside from traveling at no charge, the Clipper BayPass will function like any other Clipper card. The Clipper BayPass may not be shared with family or friends; it may be used only by participants selected for the pilot program, and any violators will be removed from the program.
MTC is the transportation planning, funding and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC operates the Clipper system on behalf of the region's transit agencies.
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- Conference call scheduled for 4:30 p.m. EDT today
- Exclusive distribution agreement signed with Shanghai Medtronic Zhikang Medical Devices Co. Ltd. for IceSense3 cryoablation systems with minimum purchase target of $3.5 million in first 3 years of the contract; first systems to be delivered in 2022
- In Q2, IceCure participated in 10 conferences and events to feature ProSense® including the American Society of Breast Surgeons annual meeting where IceCure's ICE3 trial clinical publication was presented as one of the "Best Papers of 2021"
CAESAREA, Israel, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IceCure Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ICCM) (TASE: ICCM) ("IceCure" or the "Company"), developer of minimally-invasive cryoablation technology, the ProSense® System, that destroys tumors by freezing as an alternative to surgical tumor removal ("ProSense"), today reported financial results as of and for the six months June 30, 2022 and operational and commercial highlights for the second quarter.
Q2 2022 Commercial & Operational Highlights
- Distribution Deal in China with Shanghai Medtronic Zhikang Medical Devices Co. Ltd.: IceCure's wholly-owned subsidiary, IceCure (Shanghai) MedTech Co., Ltd. ("IceCure Shanghai"), signed an exclusive distribution agreement for IceSense3 (ProSense's brand name in China) cryoablation systems with Shanghai Medtronic Zhikang Medical Devices Co. Ltd. an affiliate of Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) ("Medtronic"), the largest medical device company in the world, and Beijing Turing Medical Technology Co. Ltd. ("Turing"). The first IceSense3 systems are expected to be delivered and revenues booked in 2022. Shanghai Medtronic Zhikang Medical Devices Co. Ltd. will be the exclusive distributor of the IceSense3 and its disposable probes in mainland China for an initial period of three years, with minimum purchase targets of $3.5 million for this period. While Shanghai Medtronic Zhikang Medical Devices Co. Ltd. conducts all marketing, sales, and certain professional training, Turing will be responsible for the import, installation, and after-sales service of IceSense3 systems in mainland China. China's health regulatory body, the National Medical Products Administration ("NMPA"), has approved the IceSense3, and IceCure has submitted an amendment application to the registration certificate for approval of the disposable probes, which, if approved, will allow the Company to sell its disposable IceSense3 Cryoprobes for commercial use. IceCure expects to receive NMPA approval for the probes by the end of 2022.
- ProSense Systems Sold, Installed, and Operational in Several New Sites: During the second quarter, ProSense Systems were sold, installed, and have become operational in several clinics worldwide including in the U.S. at the MANA Breast Center in Arkansas, and Georgia Breast Care in Georgia, as well as within healthcare facilities in Turkey and Poland—where the first breast fibroadenoma procedures were conducted with ProSense in those countries. A new site in France and an established site in Israel conducted their first breast cancer procedures with ProSense.
- Regulatory Applications Filed in Brazil and Canada: IceCure continues to expand its regulatory status across the globe with recent applications filed in China for its IceSense3 disposable probes, in Brazil for its ProSense System for several indications including breast and other cancers, benign tumors, palliative intervention, and in Canada for the ProSense System in numerous indications including benign and malignant breast tumors, kidney cancer, benign and malignant lung tumors, benign and malignant liver tumors, musculoskeletal tumors, ablation of benign and malignant tissues, and other indications.
- ProSense Featured at SIR 2022 Annual Meeting in Breast Cancer Cryoablation Categorical Course: ProSense was featured in a categorical course titled "Cryoablation for the Treatment of Breast Cancer: Breast Interventions for the Interventionalist" at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston by a panel of experts in radiology and breast cancer. ProSense was well received by physicians, potential U.S.-based customers including medical clinics and hospitals and international distributors interested in partnership with IceCure.
- ASBrS Conference - ICE3 Trial Selected as one of "Best Papers of 2021" for Annual Presentation from Thousands of Articles Published Annually: At the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) in April 2022, IceCure's publication titled "Cryoablation without Excision for Low-Risk Early-Stage Breast cancer: 3-Year Analysis of ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence in the ICE3 Trial" that was published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology was selected by past ASBrS president, Helen Pass, MD, Co-Director of the Stamford Health Breast Center, Chief of Breast Surgery at Stamford Hospital, and Clinical Professor of Surgery at Columbia University, for her annual presentation following a comprehensive literature review. Dr. Pass' presentation was made to a large audience of breast surgeons and related medical professionals attending the conference in-person and online.
- ECIO Conference – Hands-on Demos and Interim Results Presentation: At the European Conference on Interventional Oncology (ECIO) in April 2022, IceCure's ICE3 breast cancer trial interim results, originally published on April 29, 2021, were presented by Dr. Kenneth R. Tomkovich, the study's Co-Primary Investigator. Hands-on training sessions with the ProSense System were provided by IceCure and physicians well-experienced with the system. IceCure also hosted a well-attended symposium, moderated by Professor Franco Orsi and other physicians, demonstrating their results and experience with the ProSense System for various applications.
- SBI/ACR Conference – ProSense Ablation Course: At the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) / American College of Radiology (ACR) Conference in May 2022, ProSense users Marilyn Roubidoux, MD, FACR, FSBI, Professor of Radiology at the University of Michigan School of Medicine and Robert C. Ward, MD spoke about breast tumor ablation in the course "Tumor Ablation (Cryo and others)." The IceCure exhibition booth was well-attended by conference participants who expressed interest in the ProSense System.
"The second quarter of 2022 marked continued momentum in the commercial rollout of our cryoablation systems highlighted by our exclusive distribution agreement in China with Shanghai Medtronic Zhikang Medical Devices Co. Ltd., an affiliate of Medtronic, the world's largest medical device company. We believe this is a very strong endorsement of our technology, and the increased market interest we're seeing globally confirm our view," stated IceCure CEO Eyal Shamir. "Based on the level of commercial interest during and after the second quarter, we expect the number of these system installations and sales may potentially increase. We believe that this activity will be reflected in our revenues in the future."
Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, revenue decreased by 27% to approximately $1.5 million, compared to approximately $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease is due to decreased revenue recognition of approximately $0.4 million from the distribution agreements with Terumo Corporation and a decrease in sales in Asia, partially offset by an increase in sales in the U.S. and Europe.
Gross profit was approximately $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to approximately $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The gross margin was approximately 54% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to approximately 58% for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in gross margin compared to the same period last year is attributable to the decrease in sales and in revenue recognition from the Terumo distribution agreement.
Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were approximately $4.6 million compared to approximately $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase is attributed to acceleration in the development of IceCure's next-generation single-probe system and due to clinical and regulatory activities.
Sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses, in the aggregate, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $4.9 million compared to approximately $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase is attributed to the Company's expanding commercialization efforts and to increased Nasdaq listing-related expenses.
Total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were approximately $9.5 million compared to $4.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in operating expenses is attributable to increased development, commercialization, and Nasdaq listing-related activities.
As a result of lower revenue and increased operation activities, net loss reported for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased to approximately $9.0 million, or $0.24 per share, compared with a net loss of approximately $3.8 million, or $0.16 per share, for the same period last year.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents including short-term deposits of approximately $17.7 million, compared with approximately $25.6 million as of December 31, 2021.
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About IceCure Medical
IceCure Medical (NASDAQ: ICCM) (TASE: ICCM) develops and markets ProSense®, an advanced liquid-nitrogen-based cryoablation therapy for the treatment of tumors (benign and cancerous) by freezing, with the primary focus areas being breast, kidney, bone and lung cancer. Its minimally invasive technology is a safe and effective alternative to hospital surgical tumor removal that is easily performed in a relatively short procedure. The system is marketed and sold worldwide for the indications cleared to-date by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and approved in Europe with the CE Mark.
Forward Looking Statements
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The NFL rolled out its top players list ahead of the 2022 regular season, and a pair of 49er players were named. Fullback Kyle Juszczyk was No. 100, falling three spots from 2021:
No matter how much the offense evolves with Trey Lance under center, don’t expect Juszczyk to lose snaps. If he’s not lined up at fullback, he could easily line up at tight end. We’ve seen Juice as a receiving threat out of the backfield and down the field. That speaks to his versatility and is the primary reason he’s on the list.
We all know how many yards Juice missed out on last year due to errant throws. He still finished in the top-25 among all receiving backs in yards, despite having fewer targets than all but one of the backs ahead of him. Some of the routes we saw to Ross Dwelley Friday could go to Juszczyk during the season.
Jimmie Ward was the other Niner to land on the list. The video below is worth the watch:
#49ers Jimmie Ward lands on the #NFLTop100 for the first time in his career pic.twitter.com/s7904DosE9
— (@TheSFNiners) August 15, 2022
Ward has let his personality come out more and more over the past few seasons. He’s gone out of his way to share his dislike for the Rams as well as going toe-to-toe with DK Metcalf. But Ward backs it up with his play on the field, so the trash talk doesn’t feel out of place.
Ward lines up at free safety, in the box, slot, and will occasionally walk up on the defensive line. Ward reminded us of his special teams' value last season with a critical blocked kick in the playoffs. You name it; he’ll do it.
Ward allowed a completion percentage of 51% a year ago and caught the ball twice, which was his first time. Ward did drop an interception, but last year was a prime example of the ball finding him as a player.
Ward deserves to be acknowledged, and seeing his peers recognize what Ward brings to the table is nice. He’ll have to continue to grow as a leader, as this year could be a challenge with a new safety and slot cornerback.
Of course, this news couldn’t come at a worse time as Ward will miss a month, and potentially Week 1, with a hamstring injury. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/15/23306455/49ers-juszczyk-ward-nfl-top-100 | 2022-08-15T20:29:57Z | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/15/23306455/49ers-juszczyk-ward-nfl-top-100 | false |
CHICAGO, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NextName, a brand-new platform offering fans the opportunity to purchase the "name, image, likeness" (NIL) of their favorite team and individual players through the sale of their digital collectibles has announced a roster of strategic advisors to help drive the success of this new company. NextName's new strategic advisors include:
Peter Hassen, former VP Marketing, Chicago Blackhawks
Rachel Parrish, Director of Brand Marketing and Communications, Chicago Red Stars
Ryan Baker, Former Flying Illini men's basketball team manager
Deon Thomas, Associate Director of Development, University of Illinois, and University of Illinois men's basketball all-time leading scorer
Stephen Bardo, Sports Analyst, FOX Sports, and 1989 Big Ten defensive player of the year as a member of the 'Flyin' Illini' basketball team
Matt Alverson, IA Collaborative
Andrew Stroth, Handler-Thayer, LLP, Sports Attorney
These advisors will be in attendance at the open-to-the-public NextName launch event on 8/17, 6-9 pm, at Recess, 838 W. Kinzie, Chicago. Entry tokens can be accessed here: https://nextname.io/nextname-launch-event/
"We are a fast-growing platform and are thrilled to have these industry experts join us to help us direct and manage our growth," explains Steve Thayer, co-founder, NextName, and University of Illinois graduate. "We have big plans to take this opportunity to college athletes nationwide and it helps to have our advisors' support in key areas."
As part of its phase one launch, NextName has created professionally designed NFTs for University of Illinois athletes and their teams. This opportunity allows fans to support the team as a whole and individual players. Universities partnering with NextName will also receive a share of the proceeds through a direct licensing agreement with the school. Following its initial University of Illinois launch of digital collectibles, NextName plans to expand its offering to include digital collectibles from other schools and universities nationwide.
NextName was founded by Steve Thayer, a 1988 University of Illinois LAS Economics graduate and 2018 Chicago Illini of the Year, and his son, Ryan Thayer, a 2021 University of Illinois graduate of The Gies College of Business. The duo sought to find a way to support collegiate athletes nationwide, both legally and fairly.
For more information, visit www.nextname.io. Follow NextName on Twitter: @nextname_io; Facebook: @nextname_io; Instagram: @nextname_io; and LinkedIn: nextname.
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TDSC Picture for Profile NFT Launches This Fall – Join the TDSC Waitlist
TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolutionary PFP NFT called Throwing Dude Space Camp (TDSC) will be launching in the Fall. 10,000 NFTs will be available. TDSC features next level art, astonishing rarity, and a ground-breaking road map. Click here to subscribe to the waitlist.
Gyro Plasmic (pseudonym), Founder of TDSC says; "we examined top performing blue chip NFTs and our Throwing Dudes are very distinctive, especially given the added benefit of our throwing motion and the abundance of throwing objects and sports."
Over 650 Traits Including he/him, she/her, they/them plus Surprises
We discovered how to create different gender identities within our universe of Dudes. Our Throwing Dudes will be he/him, she/her, and they/them. We will also achieve greater rarity through the processes of constraining. With over 70 throwing objects, rarity is deeper versus the other PFP NFT projects. Subscribe to our waitlist.
Bringing The Representation of Action to PFP NFTs
We believe quarterbacks have the best throwing motion and we integrated that into all our Dudes. Additionally, we cover a wide variety of other throwing sports. Since our Dudes are from across our Universe, some of their capabilities go way beyond just throwing mere earthly objects and include galactic and even mythical throwing. Click for TDSC waitlist.
Long Term Orientation Towards Roadmap
We are in it for the long haul and as TDCS gets resourced through revenue, we plan to introduce many benefits to the Throwing Dude Space Camp membership, which may potentially include: our 57 planets art reveal, exclusive member merchandise, space camping festival under our aurora borealis, release of space camp song anthem and more. Join our waitlist.
Innovating Sports with Sci-Fi and Vice Versa
TDSC is about living the creative inspired life and pursuing the joy of throwing and the joy of exploring. Space and sports have these in common too. No matter your skill level, or where you come from in our universe, Throwing Dude Space Camp galactically celebrates the comradery of Space Camp and throwing. TDSC will push the boundaries of what is possible for a PFP NFT and will have a lot of fun doing it.
Dudes Arriving Fall 2022
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Throwing Dude Space Camp (TDSC) is owned and operated by QaQaQ Inc.
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Former President Trump on Monday said his aides have reached out to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to offer “whatever we can do to help,” saying the “temperature has to be brought down” after a spike in threats against law enforcement following the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago estate.
“Whatever we can do to help — because the temperature has to be brought down in the country,” Trump told Fox News. “If it isn’t, terrible things are going to happen.”
At the same time that he talked about taking the temperature down, however, Trump repeated attacks on the FBI over the search for classified documents that took place at his Florida estate last week.
Trump defended his supporters’ attacks in the interview, saying they are “not going to stand for another scam” and describing the FBI’s past investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election as a “witch hunt.”
“People are so angry at what is taking place,” he said.
The FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago one week ago in connection with its investigation into whether Trump violated the Espionage Act and other federal statutes. Agents seized 11 sets of classified documents from the estate, although Trump has claimed he declassified the material.
The search has set off waves of criticisms of the FBI and DOJ from Trump and his allies, who argue the investigation is politically motivated. Some have called to defund the agency.
A new intelligence bulletin reportedly warned of a spike in threats against federal law enforcement following the Mar-a-Lago search, referencing an incident on Thursday at the FBI’s Cincinnati field office in which an armed man tried to breach the building and later died in a standoff with law enforcement.
The Hill has requested comment from the DOJ.
The New York Times reported over the weekend that a person close to Trump reached out to a DOJ official to convey a message from the former president on Thursday.
“The country is on fire. What can I do to reduce the heat?” stated the message Trump wanted conveyed to the attorney general, the Times reported.
Trump told Fox News he has not yet heard back from the department on his offer for help but added he thinks “they would want the same thing.”
Yet the former president himself has been one of the most vocal critics of the FBI and DOJ since the search, repeatedly denouncing the investigation as being politically motivated and at times suggesting an unproven conspiracy that the FBI was planting evidence to hurt him.
Trump as recently as Sunday evening called the search “abuse in law enforcement” and a “sneak attack on democracy” on TruthSocial.
“There has never been a time like this where law enforcement has been used to break into the house of a former president of the United States, and there is tremendous anger in the country — at a level that has never been seen before, other than during very perilous times,” Trump told Fox News.
His allies have echoed that sentiment, but Trump’s offer to DOJ comes after Democrats and some Republicans called for Trump to tamp down his rhetoric amid the increased threat level.
Rep. Michael McCaul (Texas), the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called Trump’s rhetoric “inflammatory” during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
“I don’t want to put any law enforcement in the bull’s-eye of a potential threat,” McCaul said. “And that’s someone who’s worked with law enforcement most of my career.”
Despite declining to comment on the investigation itself, the White House has pushed back on notions that DOJ is making decisions for political gain.
“This is not about politicizing anything,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on ABC “This Week” on Sunday.
“That is not true at all,” she continued. “And I would remind our folks on the other side that the FBI director was appointed by the president’s predecessor.”
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday delivered remarks announcing he personally approved the search while similarly condemning attacks against DOJ and the FBI.
“I will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked,” Garland said.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of The Lang School – a private, nonprofit K-12 school serving twice-exceptional (2e) children – recently appointed Dr. Sue Groesbeck as the school's Interim Head of School for the 2022-2023 school year. The Board selected Dr. Groesbeck, an experienced and talented educator, after a deliberate and intensive interview process.
Dr. Groesbeck brings to the position more than 40 years of experience working with independent schools, including a number of Head of School appointments across the United States and Canada.
"Dr. Groesbeck is a deeply passionate, enthusiastic, family-centered educator," said Gavin Simms, Chair of Lang's Board of Trustees. "She is an ideal leader for a moment of transformation and renewal at our school. She shares our vision for a lively, energetic and compassionate learning community in which our twice-exceptional students can thrive, and she prides herself on partnership with families in achieving their goals."
"I am very excited to be at Lang," said Dr. Groesbeck. "The school's halls exude a positive energy that reflects the careful and deliberate preparation of the setting, the strong, flexible curriculum, and the dedicated team of professionals who embody the school's mission. It is an excellent place for 2e students, and I am very enthusiastic about the year ahead."
The Lang School's Board of Trustees has engaged Butler/White Strategies to support its Search Committee in selecting its next Head of School.
The Lang School offers high potential, gifted, and twice exceptional (2E) students in grades K through 12 a child-centered, classroom-based, STEM- and STEAM-driven education informed by the ethics and poetics of the humanities. Our specially trained gifted and special education teachers differentiate both the content and delivery of a rigorous, child-centered, empirically validated education with integrated supports. Visit The Lang School website at www.thelangschool.org.
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