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MOSCOW (AP) — People in Moscow who were disappointed when Starbucks closed its coffee shops after Russia sent troops into Ukraine may now feel a caffeine jolt of hope: A nearly identical operation is opening in the capital.
The name’s almost the same: Stars Coffee. The logo could be the separated-at-birth twin of the Starbucks mermaid, with flowing hair, a small enigmatic smile and a star atop her head — though instead of a Starbucks crown she wears a Russian headdress called a kokoshnik.
The menu, judging by the company app introduced a day before the store’s formal opening Friday, would look familiar to any Starbucks customer.
Starbucks said Thursday it had no comment on the new stores.
Seattle-based Starbucks was one of the most visible of the wave of foreign companies that pulled out of Russia or suspended their operations in response to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. Others include McDonald’s, IKEA and fast-fashion giant H&M.
The departure of these companies was a psychological blow to Russians who had become used to the comforts of Western-style consumer culture. But Russian entrepreneurs saw opportunity in suddenly unoccupied stores.
Former McDonald’s outlets are reopening and attracting sizable crowds under the name Vkusno — i Tochka. Though the name doesn’t roll off the tongue easily and is a little awkward to translate (roughly: It’s Tasty — Period), the menu is a testament to imitation being the sincerest form of flattery.
Yunus Yusupov, a popular rap artist who uses the stage name Timati, and restaurateur Anton Pinsky partnered to buy the Starbucks assets, then took the imitation strategy a step further by giving the operation an English-language name.
At a news conference Thursday, they vowed to reopen all the former Starbucks under their new identity and even expand the business. The U.S. company had built its Russian operation to about 130 stores since entering the country in 2007. The stores were owned and operated by a franchisee, Alshaya Group of Kuwait.
While the close resemblance of the new operations to their predecessors could be seen as riding someone else’s inspiration and effort, the Starbucks and McDonald’s successors also fit a national-pride concept. Since Russia was walloped by sanctions and foreign pullouts, officials frequently assert that Russia will overcome by relying on its own resources and energies.
“Now the economic situation is difficult, but this is a time of opportunity,” Oleg Eskindarov, president of the holding company that partnered in the Starbucks deal, told the state news agency Tass. “For the past four months, we have been very actively looking at exiting companies following the example of Starbucks. There are several more similar examples, but we cannot talk about them yet.” | https://pix11.com/ap-international/stars-coffee-anyone-starbucks-successor-opening-in-russia/ | 2022-08-19T13:25:29Z | https://pix11.com/ap-international/stars-coffee-anyone-starbucks-successor-opening-in-russia/ | false |
ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors investigating whether Donald Trump committed crimes as he sought to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia are running into increasing resistance as they seek to call witnesses to testify before a special grand jury.
The latest illustration of that came Wednesday, when lawyers for Republican Gov. Brian Kemp filed a motion to quash a subpoena for his testimony, accusing the office of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, of pursuing his testimony for “improper political purposes.” Willis rejected that characterization, describing it as dishonest.
Kemp is just one of several witnesses who have pushed back against Willis’ attempt to compel their testimony in a case investigating potential criminal interference in an election. Late Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham formally appealed a judge’s order requiring him to testify before the special grand jury on Aug. 23. And John Eastman, a conservative lawyer who aided Trump’s efforts to undo the 2020 election results, has also pushed back against his subpoena, with a judge in New Mexico on Wednesday rejecting his request and ordering him to travel to Atlanta to testify before the special grand jury.
The witnesses’ reluctance to testify in the case reflects the high stakes of the investigation, which is just one of a long list of serious legal threats that Trump is facing that have intensified in recent weeks. It also demonstrates the power that Trump continues to wield over the Republican Party as he prepares for an expected 2024 presidential campaign.
Willis opened the investigation early last year, prompted by a January 2021 phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. During that conversation, Trump suggested the state’s top elections official could “find” the exact number of votes that would be needed to flip the election results in Georgia. Denying wrongdoing, Trump has described the call as “perfect.”
About a month earlier, Trump had called Kemp, asking him to order a special legislative session to overturn Biden’s victory in the state.
Kemp was scheduled to be questioned under oath by Willis’ team on July 25 in a session that was to be recorded and later played for the special grand jury. Asked by The Associated Press later that day to confirm that the governor had appeared for that meeting, Kemp spokesperson Katie Byrd declined to comment, citing “respect for the grand jury process.”
As it turns out, Kemp never met with Willis’ team.
His lawyers wrote in their motion Wednesday that Willis’ team canceled that meeting and issued a subpoena after Kemp’s attorneys asked about the scope of the interview.
Correspondence attached to the motion indicates that communications between Brian McEvoy, a lawyer for the governor, and the district attorney’s office turned sour in mid-June and then fell apart in late July.
In an email calling the investigation “politically motivated,” McEvoy said Kemp would only sit for the interview if Willis’ office agreed not to issue a subpoena for his testimony. He also demanded disclosure of questions and topics beforehand and said neither party could record the interview.
Willis issued a scathing response, accusing McEvoy of being rude to her team and calling his email “offensive and beneath an officer of the court.” She said she had offered the taped interview as a courtesy, but that that offer was now “off the table” and the governor would be subpoenaed.
“There’s an old adage that people take kindness for weakness. You have taken my kindness as weakness and you have continually treated this investigation with disdain,” Willis wrote. “Despite your disdain this investigation continues and will not be derailed by anyone’s antics.”
Kemp’s subpoena called for him to appear before the special grand jury Thursday. Byrd said in an email that he had been excused from appearing pending a ruling on his motion to quash. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who’s overseeing the special grand jury, has set an Aug. 25 hearing on the motion.
In Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Wednesday, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled that Eastman was a material witness and had not proved that traveling to Atlanta would cause an undue hardship for him. Rejecting arguments from Eastman’s lawyer, she said any concerns about attorney-client privilege and his right to assert the Fifth Amendment should be addressed by the judge in Atlanta.
Eastman had told lawmakers during a Dec. 3, 2020, legislative committee hearing at the Georgia Capitol that they had “both the lawful authority and a ‘duty’ to replace” the certified Democratic presidential electors, citing unfounded claims of widespread election fraud in the state, Willis wrote in a court filing.
He also drafted at least two memos to the Trump campaign and others detailing a plan by which then-Vice President Mike Pence, as president of the U.S. Senate, could refuse to count some of the electoral votes won by Biden, Willis wrote.
And in South Carolina on Wednesday, Graham appealed a judge’s Monday order requiring him to testify before the special grand jury. Prosecutors have indicated they’re interested in phone calls he made to Raffensperger and his staff in the weeks following the election.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will consider Graham’s request. Graham’s legal team also asked a federal judge to put his special grand jury appearance on hold during the appeal process.
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Kinnard reported from Columbia, S.C. Associated Press writer Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, N.M., contributed to this report.
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Kinnard can be reached at http://twitter.com/MegKinnardAP.
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NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ SmallCap: "TAYD") announced today that it had 4th quarter sales of $9,657,530, up from last year's 4th quarter sales of $7,260,216. Sales for the full year of $30,866,582 were significantly up from last year's level of $22,509,641.
Net income for the 4th quarter of $1,515,034 was significantly up from last year's 4th quarter net income of $59,276 with net income for the fiscal year of $2,239,423, also significantly up from last year's fiscal year net income of $1,062,895.
"The post pandemic market recovery that we started to see at the end of FY21 continued in FY22, particularly in the markets that our Structural products serve where $6.1 million or 73% of the $8.4 million increase in sales over last year was realized," said Tim Sopko, CEO. He continued, "All three of our customer product groups; Aerospace/Defense, Structural and Industrial, finished at levels greater than their respective averages over the prior five years for bookings, sales and backlog which is indicative of the overall relative improvement across the business." He continued, "Full year net profit finished at $2.2 million or 7.3% of sales vs. last year's $1.1 million or 4.7% of sales." He added, "As FY21 net profit included almost $3 million of U.S. federal government financial assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic vs the $54 thousand received this year, the improvement in FY22 over FY21 is significantly better as can be seen at the operating profit level." He continued, "Unprecedented escalation of material costs, particularly steels, challenged our profitability in FY22 with the negative impact more significant for orders that were in our backlog at the start of the year as they were priced prior to the unprecedented increases." He concluded, "We enter FY23 with a very strong firm order backlog of $23.7 million as compared to $22.0 million the prior year. This, supported by our continued investments in our people, technology, processes and facilities positions us well to continue successfully on our profitable growth journey in FY23."
Taylor Devices, Inc. is a 67-year-old company engaged in the design, development, manufacture & marketing of shock absorption, rate control and energy storage devices for use in various types of vehicles, machinery, equipment & structures. The company continues to target growth in the domestic Aerospace and Defense market as well as global Structural Construction and Industrial markets.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hydroelectric turbines may stop turning. Las Vegas and Phoenix may be forced to restrict water usage or growth. Farmers might cease growing some crops, leaving fields of lettuce and melons to turn to dust.
Those are a few of the dire consequences that could result if states, cities and farms across the American West cannot agree on how to cut the amount of water they draw from the Colorado River.
Yet for years, seven states that depend on the river have allowed more water to be taken from it than nature can replenish. Despite widespread recognition of the crisis, the states missed a deadline this week to propose major cuts that the federal government has said are necessary.
And again, the government failed to force harsh decisions and stopped short of imposing the cuts on its own, despite previous threats to do so.
Any unilateral action from federal officials would likely move conversations from negotiating tables to courtrooms and delay action even longer.
The river, which cascades from the Rockies down to the deserts of the Southwest, quenches the thirst of 40 million people in the U.S. and Mexico and sustains a $15 billion-a-year agricultural industry.
But for a century, agreements governing how it's shared have been based on faulty assumptions about how much water is available. With climate change making the region hotter and drier, that discrepancy is becoming impossible to ignore.
Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the two largest reservoirs that hold Colorado River water, have fallen to dangerously low levels faster than anyone expected. The decline threatens to disrupt hydroelectric power production and water sent to cities and farms.
Though everyone agrees the stakes are high, states and the U.S. government have struggled to reach a consensus on what to do.
People have "been hoping to stave off this day," said Felicia Marcus, a former top water official in California, which holds the largest right to the river's water. “But now I think we can’t expect Mother Nature to bail us out next year. The time for some of these really hard decisions is now."
The river is also tapped by Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Mexico and some tribes.
For years, officials have issued warnings about the state of the river, but also reassured people that the system won't crash. That two-part message was front and center this week, when the states failed to meet a deadline set by the Bureau of Reclamation for them to propose 15% to 30% cuts to their water use.
As the deadline passed Tuesday, the potentially dramatic moment amounted to a shrug. Officials said they still have faith the states will reach a deal if given more time.
Visiting California the next day, Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton repeatedly dodged questions about what might happen next. She’s given no specifics about what the bureau’s more aggressive actions might look like, or when they might happen.
The federal government, she said, “is ready to move forward on our own.” But officials "will continue to talk to everybody about what the process is.”
Not everyone is satisfied with that approach.
“I’m asking them to at least lay out very clearly how that threat will be imposed,” Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager John Entsminger said.
Entsminger and his counterparts in Arizona, Utah and California, as well as local officials in and around Phoenix, also repeated what has become a common refrain: They said they were gravely concerned about river’s future, yet wanted to reassure their water users that the river won't stop flowing imminently. | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/crisis-looms-without-big-cuts-to-over-tapped-colorado-river | 2022-08-19T13:26:36Z | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/crisis-looms-without-big-cuts-to-over-tapped-colorado-river | false |
Covid infections continue to subside with just 1.4million infected in England last week (one in 40), ONS data shows
- ONS analysts estimate just over 1.4million people had the virus on any given day in the week up to August 6
- Today's figures showed the number of people who were infected fell in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Statisticians saw 'decreases are among nearly all ages in England with the lowest levels seen among children'
England's summer Covid wave has continued to crash, with just one in 40 people infected on any given day in the first week of the month.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysts estimate just over 1.4million people had the virus in the week up to August 6. That was down 32 per cent on the week ending July 26, when the figures were previously updated.
The ONS' weekly figures were paused last week as hundreds of thousands of survey participants transitioned to self-testing and reporting results online rather than being visited at home.
Today's figures also showed infections fell in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, while also dropping in every age group and region of England.
Statisticians said the lowest levels were seen in children, who are on school holidays. They are continuing 'to monitor the data closely' ahead of the return to schools next month.
Despite the promising data, there are renewed calls to reintroduce Covid restrictions last night after a study found most people with the virus are infectious for longer than previously thought.
Scientists are calling for people to isolate for a full five days if they have the virus after the Imperial College London research found two-thirds of infected people are still contagious at that point.
Tony Blair's Institute for Global Change has also urged the government to consider 'mandatory mask wearing on public transport and most indoor public venues' to reduce pressures on the NHS this winter.
Health chiefs yesterday announced Britain will start dishing out its next booster vaccines — including Moderna's new Omicron-targeting bivalent jab — from the first week of September to help ease the strain.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysts estimate just over 1.4million people had the virus in the week up to August 6. It was down 32 per cent on the week ending July 26, when the figures were previously updated
Today's figures also showed infections fell in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The ONS' weekly figures were paused last week, with the hundreds of thousands of survey participants now self-testing and reporting results online rather than being visited at home
Statisticians say they saw 'decreases are among nearly all ages in England with the lowest levels seen among children'
Sarah Crofts, head of analytical outputs for the Covid-19 Infection Survey, said: 'Infections have continued to fall across much of the UK to levels last seen in mid June.
'Our latest data show these decreases are among nearly all ages in England with the lowest levels seen among children. We will continue to monitor the data closely to understand the impact of the summer holidays.'
The ONS stats show cases in Scotland fell 37 per cent in a fortnight, the latest figure show, from 260,800 to 164,100. It means around one in 20 people were infected in the most recent week.
Infections dropped 34 per cent to 72,600 in Wales — one in 30 — and two thirds to 36,600 in Northern Ireland — one in 17.
Cases are also falling in every region of England, with the East of England seeing the biggest drop at 43 per cent.
It was followed by the East Midlands (37 per cent), South West (35 per cent), London (21 per cent) and South East (21 per cent).
The smallest drop-off was seen in Yorkshire and the Humber (7.85 per cent), where one in 35 people had the virus on any given day.
Meanwhile, the age group with the sharpest fall in cases was the over-70s, who saw their positivity rate fall by 36 per cent.
They were followed by 50- to 69-year-olds (36 per cent), 11- to 16-year-olds (24 per cent) and 35- to 49-year-olds (17 per cent).
Two- to 11-year-olds had the lowest rates of Covid of any age group with just one in 68 testing positive.
It comes after health chiefs yesterday confirmed Britain's autumn vaccine rollout will commence in the first week of September and use the Omicron-specific jab.
NHS England said 26million people elderly, middle-aged and vulnerable Britons will be called forward in order of their age and risk factors.
Care home residents and people who are housebound will be among the first to be vaccinated again from September 5.
All over-75s and the clinically vulnerable will be invited for their fifth shot from September 12, before moving down the age groups as with previous rollouts.
This week the UK became the first country in the world to approve Moderna's bivalent vaccine, which targets both the original strain of the virus and the Omicron variant.
The NHS says it will be offered to people as the default first option, 'subject to sufficient supply'.
The original Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will also be used as part of the rollout, along with the Novavax vaccine.
An updated Pfizer jab that targets Omicron is also expected to be approved by the medicines regulator 'in the next few weeks'.
Health officials have stressed getting any booster is more important than the type of vaccine used - as they say the new bivalent vaccines probably only offer marginally more protection.
The effects of lockdown could be causing more deaths than Covid as nearly 10,000 more deaths than the five-year average are recorded, ONS data has found
Meanwhile, scientists last night issued fresh calls for masks and isolation measures to be 'considered' this winter after a study cast doubt on Britain's current isolation period.
A study by Imperial College London found two-thirds of cases can pass it on five days after their symptoms begin, with a quarter still infectious after a week.
This is contrary to NHS guidance which states 'many will no longer be infectious to others after five days. No-one in the UK legally has to isolate after testing positive for Covid.
Professor Ajit Lalvani, from Imperial College London and the lead author of the study, recommended people isolate for five days and do not leave isolation until they have tested negative twice on lateral flow tests.
It came after Tony Blair's Institute for Global Change urged the government to consider 'mandatory mask wearing on public transport and most indoor public venues' to reduce pressures on the NHS this winter.
And the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged people to 'wear a mask and maintain social distancing', adding: 'Learning to live with Covid-19 does not mean pretending it's not there.'
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Instagram and Facebook suspended Children's Health Defense this week after the anti-vaccine group led by Robert Kennedy Jr. repeatedly violated rules prohibiting misinformation about COVID-19.
A nonprofit, Children's Health Defense is one of the most influential anti-vaccine organizations active on social media, where it has spread misleading claims about vaccines and other public health measures designed to control the pandemic.
In a statement, Kennedy compared Facebook's actions to government censorship, even though Facebook is a private company that can set and enforce its own rules about misinformation.
“Facebook is acting here as a surrogate for the federal government’s crusade to silence all criticism of draconian government policies,” Kennedy said.
Children's Health Defense had hundreds of thousands of followers at the time of the suspension, according to a statement from the organization, which also noted that it has sued Facebook over its moderation policies.
Public health advocates and misinformation experts have criticized Facebook for not acting more swiftly to contain potentially harmful misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines.
Karen Kornbluh, director of the Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative at the German Marshall Fund, said too many groups like Children's Health Defense have been allowed to flourish on social media for too long. She noted that the group remains on Twitter.
“Today's step is too late and too little,” Kornbluh said, adding that tech companies must address the reasons misinformation spreads so readily on social media.
Facebook and Instagram confirmed the company action on Thursday in a statement to The Associated Press.
“We removed these accounts for repeatedly violating our policies,” a spokesman for Meta, Facebook and Instagram's parent company, told the AP. Under the platforms' policies, suspensions are typically only enforced after multiple violations.
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RIO DE JANEIRO – The administration of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has removed a top environmental official in a potential act of retribution, just days after he appeared in a report on illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest for the Brazilian television station Globo.
The dismissal of Samuel Vieira de Souza, a retired Army colonel and director of the environmental agency known by the Portuguese acronym IBAMA, was published Thursday in the nation's official gazette.
De Souza recently allowed a Globo television crew to accompany an agency operation against prospectors in the Yanomami Indigenous territory, and gave an on-camera interview. The piece aired Sunday on Globo's program Fantastico. Bolsonaro, who is running for reelection, has been an outspoken champion of fostering economic activity within Indigenous territories, particularly promising regulation of mining in areas where it is currently illegal.
It would be a “big coincidence” if de Souza were fired for any reason other than the Globo report, Alex Lacerda, head of the union that represents the nation’s environment officials, told The Associated Press.
The Globo segment denounced businessman Rodrigo Martins de Mello, a Bolsonaro backer who has been accused of involvement with mining on protected Amazon lands, which the president has repeatedly promised to legalize. De Mello, who is running for a seat in Congress, previously denied any wrongdoing through his lawyer.
But the Brazilian government gave a different explanation for de Souza's removal. The environmental agency said he will be part of a working group to fight international environmental crime, as a special advisor to the Ministry of Environment. U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry is one of the leaders of this initiative.
The working group was created during the Summit of the Americas in June in Los Angeles.
De Souza is one of several military officials named by Bolsonaro to key positions in the nation’s Indigenous and environmental agencies who had limited or no expertise in the fields. The president has called career environmental and Indigenous officials radicals and during his tenure their agencies have been defanged.
Nobody was immediately announced as a replacement for de Souza. August is historically an important month for environmental protection in the Amazon. Part of the dry season, it is the second-worst month for both deforestation and fire.
De Souza's removal could parallel an episode in April 2020 when Olivaldi Azevedo, another military officer, was dismissed soon after Globo aired a segment featuring an operation against land grabbers inside an Indigenous territory.
For years, Bolsonaro has accused Globo and several other mainstream media of unfair coverage that favors the opposition. In February 2021, he held up a large sign reading “GLOBO TRASH” as a crowd of his supporters cheered.
Lacerda, of the environmental officials' union, said in a phone interview that the retired colonel shouldn’t have been named to his position at IBAMA in the first place.
“Our struggle is for only environmental officials to occupy these positions. These are technical positions,” he said. “Since the government began ousting officials, Brazil has seen record-breaking deforestation.”
Bolsonaro this week launched his campaign for reelection, with the first-round vote just over six weeks away. On Aug. 22, he will appear on Globo’s nightly news program for his first sit-down interview with the network in years.
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58,000 sq. ft. Center for Dance will house rehearsal studios, administrative offices, and performance and communal spaces, expanding company's community presence and impact
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Philadelphia Ballet is pleased to announce that it will soon break ground on an expansion that will complete its home, the Philadelphia Ballet Center for Dance. Expanding dramatically on the company's current footprint of the Louise Reed Center for Dance on North Broad Street, the five-story Center for Dance will feature new rehearsal studios, performance spaces, administrative offices, community gathering areas, and state-of-the-art capabilities for dance training, community education, programming, and events.
Groundbreaking on the transformative renovation and expansion will take place in late September 2022, with the project scheduled for completion in the spring of 2024.
"Philadelphia Ballet is a company deeply committed to excellence in our art form, and to engaging with our community through the transformative power of dance," said Shelly Power, the Dr. Carolyn Newsom Executive Director. "From state-of-the-art rehearsal studios, to added resources for community education and programming, to beautiful, welcoming spaces open to all, this new company home will allow us to expand on those commitments in innumerable ways. We are thrilled to embark on this journey."
The new and expanded Center for Dance represents the first phase of an unprecedented campaign to foster the continued growth, vitality, and artistry of Philadelphia Ballet. Additional campaign elements will be announced in the coming months.
"It is a complete joy to announce our plans for this bold, exciting new chapter for Philadelphia Ballet, as we look ahead to the 60th anniversary of our company's founding by Barbara Weisberger," said Angel Corella, the Ruth & A. Morris Williams, Jr. Artistic Director. "This world-class Center for Dance is a true reflection of Philadelphia Ballet's status as one of the nation's leading ballet companies, and will significantly increase the organization's ability to support our artists, train and nurture ballet's next generation of performers, and serve our diverse community in Philadelphia and beyond."
Designed by Philadelphia-based Varenhorst Architects, Philadelphia Ballet's new five-story home will add approximately 43,000 sq. ft. to the company's current space at the Louise Reed Center for Dance on North Broad Street.
"With the dynamic new Center for Dance, our company will now have the world-class facilities and resources to match the world-class artistry and skill our audiences have come to expect from Philadelphia Ballet," said Jonathan Stavin, Board Vice Chair and Chair of the Ballet's Building and Facilities committee. "As a hub for education and community engagement, this new space will also allow us to further our civic ambitions and deepen our impact for generations to come."
Among the many elements of this major building project are:
- A full renovation of the company's current footprint, the Louise Reed Center for Dance, including its three and a half rehearsal studios, and the addition of three new studios. These additions will provide significantly expanded space and resources for both the company and the School of Philadelphia Ballet
- A large-scale black box rehearsal, performance, and innovation space, providing enhanced rehearsal capabilities and a venue for community programs and events
- The addition of a large, dynamic community gathering space within the building's entrance, for community events, educational programming, receptions, and other events
- New offices for artistic and administrative staff, including a dedicated studio space for use by members of the Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra
- A dramatic top-story, glass-walled studio for the professional company, allowing passersby on North Broad Street to glimpse the artistic process of Philadelphia Ballet
- A new wellness center for dancer treatment and rehabilitation, and other state-of-the-art amenities
"Years in the planning, the unveiling of this next step for Philadelphia Ballet is a landmark moment in the company's history," said David F. Hoffman, Board Chair. "As we invest in the future of our organization, we also invest in the future of Philadelphia, and reaffirm our commitment to serving the vibrant and diverse communities of our city."
Further details on the forthcoming Philadelphia Ballet Center for Dance are available at philadelphiaballet.org.
About Philadelphia Ballet
Founded in 1963 by Barbara Weisberger, a protégé of George Balanchine, Philadelphia Ballet is one of the nation's premier ballet companies and a true cultural treasure of Philadelphia. Furthering a nearly sixty-year artistic lineage in Philadelphia, The Ruth & A. Morris Williams, Jr. Artistic Director Angel Corella leads an ensemble of 45 dancers from around the world and an ever-evolving repertoire of classic and contemporary works. The Dr. Carolyn Newsom Executive Director Shelly Power spearheads development and strategic plans to strengthen and expand the company's presence and impact locally, nationally, and internationally. Recognized as one of the top ten ballet companies in the United States, Philadelphia Ballet's 30-member Board of Trustees is led by local business leader and philanthropist David F. Hoffman. In addition to its performances on the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus, Philadelphia Ballet serves more than 30,000 individuals across the region every year with hands-on arts education and engagement activities brought to children and adults alike regardless of ability or socioeconomic background. The School of Philadelphia Ballet offers the highest caliber dance education of any program in the Greater Philadelphia area. For more, visit philadelphiaballet.org or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Philadelphia Ballet is supported in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community & Economic Development and receives support from The Philadelphia Cultural Fund and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tidwell Group, one of the fastest-growing accounting firms in the country, welcomes Brandon Wilkerson, CPA, as its newest Partner.
"I never get tired of announcing new partner promotions," said J. Barry Tidwell, Tidwell Group National Managing Partner. "Tidwell Group exists to bring the highest levels of service to our valued clients. We cannot accomplish that goal without assembling a team of the best accounting professionals in the country. Brandon's promotion is evidence that our firm is accomplishing that aim. His contributions will strengthen our ability to execute at the highest levels of professionalism, a standard that our firm, industry, and clients have come to expect. Welcome to the partner group!" The firm enthusiastically celebrates this advancement as an exciting career benchmark
Brandon Wilkerson, CPA, Brandon practices out of Charlotte and represents Tidwell Group's clients across the country. He is a key member of our Energy and Affordable Credit teams. His ten years of public accounting experience add to Tidwell Group's expertise in the areas of audit and accounting. Brandon works closely with clients in planning, performing, and supervising audit and assurance engagements. His excellent communication skills allow him to effectively communicate with his clients to carry out critical client-specific initiatives while providing ongoing guidance on improving day-to-day client operations. Brandon graduated with an M.S. and a Bachelor of Sciences in Accounting from Appalachian State University. He is a licensed, certified public accountant in North Carolina.
Tidwell Group, LLC, has been named an INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) Best of the Best Firm for 2021, 2020, and 2019 and Forbes list of 'America's Best Tax and Accounting Firms of 2021 and 2020'. These acknowledgments follow the firm's Fastest Growing ranking for 2021, 2019, 2018, and 2017.
A leading accounting and advisory firm with offices in Birmingham, Atlanta, Austin, and Columbus, Tidwell Group specializes in the tax credit, real estate, and construction industries. Our experienced professionals serve all asset classes within the affordable housing industry. With expertise ranging from low-income housing tax credits, bonds, and conventional financing, renewable energy, HUD compliance and reporting, and USDA-Rural Development compliance and reporting, our focus is on developing long-term client relationships through value-driven results. We are ready to roll up our sleeves and make an immediate impact on your business. Tidwell Group's expertise, partnership mentality, and hands-on approach enable us to offer advice and new opportunities to improve your business.
For more information on Tidwell Group, contact the firm on their website at www.TidwellGroup.com, on Twitter @TidwellGroupLLC, or by telephone at (866) 442-7090.
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Former Mumbai zonal director of Narcotics Control Bureau Sameer Wankhede threatened on Twitter
“A non-cognisable offence was registered under Section 507 (criminal intimidation by anonymous communication) of the Indian Penal Code,” an official said.
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Former Mumbai zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede on August 19 lodged a police complaint in Mumbai after receiving threat from an unidentified Twitter user, an official said.
“Wankhede, former Mumbai zonal director of the NCB, visited the suburban Goregaon Police Station in the morning,” he said.
“A non-cognisable offence was registered under Section 507 (criminal intimidation by anonymous communication) of the Indian Penal Code,” the official said. The cyber cell of Mumbai Police is also conducting a probe into the matter.
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Mr. Wankhede received the threat on August 18 from a Twitter handle a day after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against jailed Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik for allegedly defaming Mr. Wankhede over his caste certificate.
Mr. Malik, when he was a Minister, had accused Mr. Wankhede of using a bogus caste certificate to get his government job. The latter had denied the charge.
Mr. Wankhede was in news during his stint with the NCB as he had probed some high-profile drug-related cases involving Bollywood celebrities.
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(NewsNation) — As COVID–19 heath guidance eases, Apple’s three-day-a-week return to the office plan illustrates the growing number of tech giants calling for an end to work-from-home policies.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk told his staff they can “pretend to work somewhere else” following leaked emails ending that company’s remote work policy.
Similarly, Amazon updated its sick leave policies in a leaked memo, ending COVID-specific contact tracing measures in most warehouses.
But does it help companies to demand employees return to office?
“There’s a confidence bias called the proximity bias — a dangerous judgment error where managers and others perceive that those who are near them are more valuable,” Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, explained to NewsNation’s “Rush Hour” on Thursday.
Tsipursky is CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts — a boutique consulting, coaching and training firm that empowers leaders and organizations to avoid business disasters.
“The more time you spend working remotely, the more time you’ll have to work more productively,” Tsipursky said.
In a recent poll, Fortune Forum — a Salesforce-owned Slack Technologies Inc. research platform — found that workers who are in cubicles Monday through Friday say they’re much less satisfied with their job compared with peers with more flexible arrangements.
“They found that the people who were in the office had 35% worse retention. You get a lot more emplyees leaving if they are forced to come into the office and the people who are working more time remotely have higher productivity,” Tsipursky said.
According to Bloomberg, 46 percent of white-collar U.S. workers have a hybrid work schedule.
Additionally, Apple CEO Tim Cook tells employees they are expected to be in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays, with teams choosing a third day that works best for them.
Meanwhile Meta has a different take, electing to keep a work from anywhere policy.
The idea of water cooler talks and impromptu meetings entices employers, but demand for labor is at a high, so workers may have leverage in seeking to retain the right to work remotely, at least part of the time. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/tech-companies-weigh-work-from-home-options/ | 2022-08-19T13:40:11Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/tech-companies-weigh-work-from-home-options/ | true |
After getting shot at a Fourth of July parade, 8-year-old left paralyzed feels 'hopeless' and angry
Before July Fourth, Cooper Roberts was almost always active and running around. He loved playing sports — including soccer, baseball and football — and riding his bike, his family has said.
Video above: Milwaukee Brewers honor Cooper Roberts, the youngest Highland Park victim
Life has looked very different since the 8-year-old was shot in the Highland Park Fourth of July attack, and left paralyzed. Seven people were killed and dozens injured by the gunman who fired from a roof into the crowd.
"There are layers upon layers of cruelty with being shot by a sniper. Most people don't witness the grueling aftermath of surviving these devastating wounds," Cooper's family said in a statement Tuesday updating his condition. "He's an 8-year-old boy who feels hopeless, sad and angry as the reality of his life is setting in."
Hoping to shed light on what that new reality has looked like, Cooper's family has provided regular updates on the child's condition in the weeks since the attack, including on the numerous surgeries he underwent as doctors worked to repair injured organs and stave off infections.
Earlier this month, Cooper was transferred to a rehabilitation facility after nearly a month in pediatric intensive care, a family spokesperson previously said.
The child is still in "constant pain" from internal wounds that are slow to heal, his family said Tuesday.
"He is on a constant IV drip of antibiotics to ward off infection, has swelling that obscures the full internal picture, and suffers stomach pain as his body relearns to process mainly liquid food. He remains on heavy painkillers," the update said.
Cooper was recently cleared to begin eating some solid foods, his family said, but he feels "full and nauseous" after only a bite or two.
"He (is) starting to recognize the severity of his limitations as he participates in daily rigorous physical and occupational therapy maneuvering around two ports, a (catheter) line and three tubes coming out of his body."
And the emotional toll is just as heavy: Cooper misses his home and his family, who he is only able to briefly see once a week because of COVID-19 rules and has begun looking forward to when he'll be able to join his twin brother in third grade — which could still be weeks away, his family has said.
"It is very hard to convince Cooper that he will be happy again, " the family said. "Of course, we are beyond grateful for his survival, and we know others weren't as fortunate, but we want people to know his path/our path will be a very long and hard road."
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 19, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
713 AM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following
county, Galveston.
* WHEN...Until 1015 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 713 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is already occurring in the
advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Galveston Island West End, Galveston Pier 21, Moody Gardens,
Schlitterbahn, Offatts Bayou, Scholes Field, Galveston
Pleasure Pier, The Strand and Pelican Island.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marine Petroleum Trust (NASDAQ: MARPS) ("Marine") today declared a quarterly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.261822 per unit, payable on September 28, 2022, to unitholders of record on August 31, 2022. Marine's 2021 tax information, cash distribution history, current and prior year financial reports, a link to filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission and more can be found on its website at http://www.marps-marine.com/. Additionally, printed reports can be requested and are mailed free of charge.
This distribution of $0.261822 per unit is higher than the $0.197500 per unit distributed last quarter, as the volumes produced of and price realized on both oil and natural gas included in this distribution increased this quarter. This distribution is higher than the $0.064312 per unit distributed in the comparable quarter in 2021. As compared to the comparable quarter in 2021, the volumes of both oil and natural gas produced and included in the current distribution and the price realized for both oil and natural gas have increased.
Marine's distributions to unitholders are determined by royalties received up to the date the distribution amount is declared. In general, Marine receives royalties two months after oil production and three months after natural gas production.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, announced today that members of its management team will be presenting at the following financial community event:
Goldman Sachs TMT Conference
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
11:30 a.m. PDT
Additional information about upcoming investor event participation and a live audio webcast of each presentation will be accessible from the "Investors" section of the Palo Alto Networks website at investors.paloaltonetworks.com.
ABOUT PALO ALTO NETWORKS
Palo Alto Networks is the world's cybersecurity leader. We innovate to outpace cyberthreats, so organizations can embrace technology with confidence. We provide next-gen cybersecurity to thousands of customers globally, across all sectors. Our best-in-class cybersecurity platforms and services are backed by industry-leading threat intelligence and strengthened by state-of-the-art automation. Whether deploying our products to enable the Zero Trust Enterprise, responding to a security incident, or partnering to deliver better security outcomes through a world-class partner ecosystem, we're committed to helping ensure each day is safer than the one before. It's what makes us the cybersecurity partner of choice.
At Palo Alto Networks, we're committed to bringing together the very best people in service of our mission, so we're also proud to be the cybersecurity workplace of choice, recognized among Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces (2021), Comparably Best Companies for Diversity (2021), and HRC Best Places for LGBTQ Equality (2022). For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks and the Palo Alto Networks logo are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in the United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world. All other trademarks, trade names, or service marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.
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ROLLA, Mo., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding the PBM Nutritionals Infant Formula Label Settlement.
There is a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, White v. PBM Nutritionals, LLC, that alleges that certain Well Beginnings, Meijer Baby, Little Journey, Wesley Farms, Burt's Bees Baby, Berkley Jensen, Parent's Choice, Earth's Best Organic, Comforts, Up & Up, Babies "R" Us, Member's Mark, And Bobbie Baby brand formula products were deceptively packaged and labeled as being able to make a specific number of liquid ounce bottles of formula when following the directions for preparation and use. PBM Nutritionals denies these allegations and asserts that its labelling and marketing is truthful but has settled this case to avoid further litigation and distraction of resources from its business.
A complete list of the Products included in the settlement is available at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316 and requesting a copy of the Product list.
Consumers who live in the United States and purchased in the United States from January 1, 2017 through July 21, 2022 (for personal use only) certain Well Beginnings, Meijer Baby, Little Journey, Wesley Farms, Burt's Bees Baby, Berkley Jensen, Parent's Choice, Earth's Best Organic, Comforts, Up & Up, Babies "R" Us, Member's Mark, and Bobbie Baby brand Products (as identified on the list of Products at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com).
The Settlement will provide up to $2,000,000 to pay valid claims as follows:
- Consumers with proof-of-purchase can get $2.00 per unit up to a total of $30.00 per Household.
- Consumer without proof-of-purchase can get $2.00 per unit up to a total of $10.00 per Household.
- Consumers cannot submit claims under both categories.
- Claims must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Central Time on November 30, 2022.
In addition, PBM Nutritionals will make changes to the way it labels the Products.
- Do Nothing. Consumers who do nothing will be legally bound by decisions of the Court and will give up any rights to sue for the claims resolved by this Settlement.
- Opt-Out. Consumers who do not want to be bound by the Settlement must exclude themselves by October 18, 2022.
- Object to the Settlement. Consumers may submit an objection and explain why they do not like the settlement. Objections must be submitted by October 18, 2022.
- File a Claim: Consumers can file a claim, with or without proof-of-purchase, by November 30, 2022.
Complete instructions on how to file a claim, opt-out, or objection are found at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316.
The Court will hold a hearing on October 26, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at Phelps County Circuit Court, 200 North Main Street Rolla, MO 65401 to hear any objections, determine if the Settlement is fair, and to consider attorney's fees and expenses of up to $600,000 and a Service Award for Class Representatives of up to a combined total of $17,500. Consumers may attend the Hearing, but they aren't required to.
This is only a summary. If you have questions or want more information about this lawsuit, the settlement, and consumers rights in the settlement, visit www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316., or write to: White v. PBM Nutritionals, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration, PO Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391.
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Fight Card Will be Distributed in Over 60 Countries and Broadcast to an Expected 133 Million Homes
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EBET, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBET), a leading global provider of advanced wagering products and technology, announced today that its sports wagering brand BetTarget has secured ring sponsorship of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) to be held in London, England on Saturday August 20.
Touted as the biggest combat sporting event this summer, EBET's brand BetTarget will gain brand exposure leading up to and throughout the live action. The event will be distributed in over 60 countries and is expected to be broadcast to 133 million homes. The event is also expecting over 300,000 live PPV viewers and a rebroadcast viewership of 25 million.
EBET's BetTarget offers the latest odds and live betting on all major sports and events with more than 3,000 live events per month and thousands of additional pre-event markets.
"Bare Knuckle fighting is rapidly becoming one of the most popular combat sports in the world. And with 91% of the fan base above the age of 21, this event is a great fit for our sports wagering brand, BetTarget," commented Mark Thorne, Chief Marketing Officer of EBET. "We look forward to exposing our brand to the massive audience this fight card will engage."
About EBET, Inc.
EBET operates and develops award-winning, groundbreaking and engaging wagering products for bettors around the world. The company is focused on bringing better entertainment and technology solutions to cater to the Millennial and Gen-Z demographics in the wagering space. EBET operates online sportsbook and casino brands Karamba, Hopa, Griffon Casino, BetTarget, Dansk777, GenerationVIP and Gogawi, which have over 1.4 million deposited customers in more than 15 countries. The company recently was awarded Esport Product of the Year at the 2021 SiGMA Europe and the 2022 SiGMA Asia and SiGMA Americas Awards. Its brand Karamba received SBC's award for Innovation in Casino & Gaming Entertainment and the 2022 SiGMA Americas award for Online Casino of the Year. EBET, Inc. is listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol EBET (CUSIP 278700109). EBET, Inc. was previously Esports Technologies Inc. The name changed on May 5, 2022, to better reflect the company's business and mission.
For more information, visit: https://ebet.gg/.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the number of the event's PPV viewers and a rebroadcast viewership. These statements relate to future events, future expectations, plans and prospects. You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not historical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as "may," "should," "expects," "anticipates," "contemplates," "estimates," "believes," "plans," "projected," "predicts," "potential," or "hopes" or the negative of these or similar terms. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results or outcomes may prove to be materially different from the expectations expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including as set forth in Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our most recently filed Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and updated from time to time in our Form 10-Q filings and in our other public filings with the SEC. The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events or developments, except as required by law.
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Lexington NAACP, United Way to provide housing stability services
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - The Lexington NAACP is partnering with United Way to provide housing stability services.
The services include eviction/housing counseling, fair housing, mediation between landlords/tenants, survivors of domestic abuse or human trafficking, individuals with disabilities and seniors and rental assistance.
You must call 803-422-8299 to schedule an appointment.
For rental assistance, you must provide a personal ID (driver’s license, licensed ID, photo voter registration car), proof of lease (current, expired, tenancy agreement or landlord certificate, etc.) and proof of income (pay stubs, SSA, unemployment documents.)
The locations for the services include Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (302 Brodie Road, Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29070) for the Batesburg-Leesville community. For all other Lexington communities, the location is 100 Harmon Street, Suite 5, Lexington, SC 29072.
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BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An interview with reporter Xu Ruyi from China.org.cn on school bullying in China:
According to recently released official data, in 2021, the number of arrests and prosecutions for crimes related to school bullying and violence on campuses in China fell by 86% and 82% respectively, showing a continued decline in these crimes. The decrease shows that the extensive attention and response to school bullying by the government and the public are making a difference.
School bullying is a social problem affecting many children and adolescents around the world. According to UNESCO, 246 million children and adolescents experience school violence and bullying in some form every year.
I myself was a victim of school bullying. When I was in middle school, a small group headed by one or two classmates would often verbally abuse and spread rumors about me. On several occasions, I found my textbooks and schoolbag lying on the floor when I returned from lunch. Some even painted insulting words on my desk. However, when I tried to explain to my teachers and parents what had happened, I realized that each of these incidents alone seemed trivial, and no one really understood my situation.
In my view, school bullying is often covert, and due to social and cultural factors in China, such misdeeds are especially hard to notice, and humiliation is more common than violence. In the past, schools and families didn't pay enough attention to the psychological development of adolescents and failed to provide sufficient education on the matter. They also lacked knowledge and experience on how to tackle bullying.
But things are changing. Over the past decade, China has introduced a series of targeted measures to address these problems based on the specific characteristics of school bullying.
In April 2016, China announced its first steps to preventing and controlling school bullying at the national level, and the Law on the Protection of Minors and the Law on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency were amended in 2020. These laws incorporated the concept of school bullying, clarified the responsibilities of schools and families in developing students' psychological health and preventing school bullying, and stipulated early intervention, graded prevention and the correction of misbehavior. In addition, primary and secondary schools in China now appoint judicial officers as vice principals in charge of law-related affairs to ensure that all infringements to minors' rights and interests are reported.
Of course, there is still a long way to go to eradicate bullying from schools. However, through improvements to the legal system, transformations in the educational philosophy, increased social equality, and the greater importance that the whole of society attaches to understanding, respecting and caring for children and teenagers — visible changes have taken place. As such, solid steps are being taken to better protect minors.
China Mosaic
http://chinamosaic.china.com.cn/index.htm
Preventing school bullying: Protecting students
http://www.china.org.cn/video/2022-08/19/content_78379975.htm
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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health officials on Thursday reported 87 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the state, as they offered an update on a viral infection that has aroused concern around the globe.
The state has had fewer cases so far than Michigan (108) but more than Wisconsin’s 43 and Iowa’s 15, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Most of Minnesota’s cases have come in the metropolitan area, and most are in men, the Minnesota Health Department said. Three led to hospitalizations.
Most monkeypox cases in Minnesota and the U.S. have been among men who report having sex with other men, but anyone can get monkeypox regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, Assistant Commissioner Dan Huff said.
The infection typically spreads through close skin-to-skin contact or prolonged face-to-face contact, said Dr. Ruth Lynfield, Minnesota’s state epidemiologist. Sexual contact is not required for monkeypox to spread.
Minnesota hasn’t yet reported any cases of monkeypox among children. Oregon identified its first pediatric monkeypox case on Wednesday.
With over 13,500 cases, the U.S. has reported more monkeypox infections than any other country. The viral infection is rarely fatal, according to the CDC, but can result in painful rashes and lesions around the mouth and genital areas. | https://www.albertleatribune.com/2022/08/health-officials-87-monkeypox-cases-so-far-in-minnesota/ | 2022-08-19T14:00:15Z | https://www.albertleatribune.com/2022/08/health-officials-87-monkeypox-cases-so-far-in-minnesota/ | false |
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 19, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
815 AM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Nueces River Near Tilden affecting McMullen County.
For the Nueces River...including Tilden, Three Rivers...Major
flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Nueces River Near Tilden.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Major flooding below Cotulla to below
Tilden occurs, and cuts off extensive portions of the flood plain,
requiring wholesale evacuation of livestock from the area. Roads
and bridges near the river flood severely. Hunting cabins, pump
jacks, tank batteries, irrigation pumps and any equipment in low
areas near the river flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 22.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to crest just below 23.0
feet this afternoon. The river will then continue a slow fall
but remain above flood stage for the next several days.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Nueces River
Tilden 14.0 22.7 Fri 7 am 22.2 20.7 18.8 17.1 15.2
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An airport store centering the U.S. Civil Rights Trail is set to open at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
The Civil Rights Trail Market will be a collaboration between the collection of historic landmarks and Hudson, one of North America’s largest travel retailers. The market will be the first Hudson store to have a U.S. Civil Rights Trail brand.
On Wednesday, August 24, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, Alabama Tourism Director Lee Sentell, the Birmingham Airport Authority, and officials from Hudson will host a ribbon cutting for the Civil Rights Trail Market. The store will feature “The Official U.S. Civil Rights Trail,” companion book--which was penned by Sentell, a mural highlighting national and local civil rights movements, and branded U.S. Civil Rights Trail merchandise. The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at airport Terminal C.
“The Official U.S. Civil Rights Trail” book will be an integral part of the store, according to a press release. The book serves as a companion guide to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, which features a number of landmarks in Alabama.
Sentell spent a year and a half completing “The Official U.S. Civil Rights Trail.” Released in 2021, the 128-page hardcover book is designed to be a companion manual to the trail of landmarks around the nation that served as battlegrounds for the civil rights movement. Published by Alabama Media Group, the book contains images captured by former Southern Living photographer Art Meripol.
The Alabama Tourism Department started working on a state civil rights trail in 2004. Sentell said other Southern state tourism departments began to take notice over the years, prompting efforts for similar projects, as well as ideas to connect existing civil rights markers across multiple states. A portion of the proceeds from the book will go to efforts to light the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma.
The U.S. Civil Rights Trail officially launched in 2018. The project, which was two years in the making, marked the first time tourism departments from multiple Southern states collaborated to jointly promote civil rights sites. The departments also launched civilrightstrail.com, a complementary website for the trail featuring landmark descriptions and interactive maps.
Sentell says the idea for the book came from Dr. Bernice A. King. He’s worked with the scholar and daughter of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. multiple times over the years, including in 2013 during the 50th anniversary commemoration of Dr. King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail, when the Alabama Tourism Department and Leadership Birmingham unveiled a historic marker at the site where the late civil rights leader penned the letter. Dr. Benice King came to Birmingham to make remarks during the ceremony.
Dr. Bernice King was also familiar with the U.S. Civil Rights Trail website.
‘I saw her about two years ago and she said ‘That needs to be a book,’” said Sentell, who smiled as he recalled the conversation. “And when Dr. King’s daughter makes a suggestion like that, it can become a book.”
Fast forward to 2021: Sentell unveiled the book at a press conference in King’s hometown of Atlanta at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park. Dr. Bernice King was one of several leaders who attended the conference and made remarks.
“The Official Civil Rights Trail Book” also contains an augmented reality component which allows readers to see sections of the book through immersive illustrations and videos. Readers can use a mobile device to scan the book’s QR code and launch the AR experiences, which include pop-up illustrations of the Greensboro four staging sit-ins at F.W. Woolworth in North Carolina and demonstrators encountering the violent Alabama State Troopers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma.
Marqus Dawson, a production coordinator who worked with digital agency Luckie to license assets for the book’s augmented reality component, says the AR experience innovates books about history for a new generation of readers.
“So you have this book with these great stories and these beautiful photographs by Art Meripol, but then you have opportunities to see a photo of Elizabeth Eckford getting heckled by a group of people and see an interview where she is saying what is going through her mind,” said Dawson. “And I feel like that adds a lot of context to that photograph. It’s a very iconic photograph, but hearing her words is [also] powerful.”
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Applause- August 19, 2022
Published: Aug. 19, 2022 at 8:30 AM CDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International organization, GoTopless, proudly celebrates its 15th annual GoTopless day on Sunday, August 21, 2022 with events in the US, Canada, and Europe. According to GoTopless, achieving topless equality will actually change the world.
"By defending women's right to go topless, we are fighting against wars, we are fighting against poverty, we are fighting against child starvation, we are changing the world. It's not by changing big things that we fight revolutions, but by changing everyday details. If men can go topless anywhere they want, women can do the same.[...] A peaceful future is a future led by women," stated Maitreya Rael—spiritual leader & GoTopless founder.
"During the upcoming GoTopless Day (or any day for that matter), women are urged to take the lead and exercise their topless right wherever it is legal, e.g., Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, Holland, Colombia, South America, and several U.S. states including New York, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary of topless equality this year (People V. Santorelli, 1992)," said Nadine Gary—GoTopless President and Raelian Guide.
"In places where it is still illegal, women must work up their courage to challenge topless gender discrimination. This Saturday in Lauzanne, Switzerland, for instance, Swiss GoTopless activists will stand up against a public pool ordinance that bars topless women from swimming or walking topless but that, oddly enough, tolerates it if they remain seated or lying down! And the rule does not apply to men!" added Gary.
In the US, over the past decade, both GoTopless and Free The Nipple advocates have been actively fighting topless gender discrimination through the courts with varying degrees of success.
"Sometimes, District Court judges outrageously rule that "the people's sensibility" overrides gender equality (the same argument was once used to legally defend racism) but in one instance the ruling was pronounced in favor of topless equality and 6 western states suddenly embraced topless equality. So far, none of the cases were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court," said Gary.
According to Ms. Gary, in Europe and other places around the world, the last two decades have seen a trendy wind of repression influencing the younger generation of women who have unconsciously begun imitating the American puritanical culture portrayed in popular movie networks and on social media, and GoTopless constantly strives to educate women of their right.
"All women who want no discrimination against their gender, who want to see women with the same power as men, need to promote the right to go topless, not as a shy little wish, but as an act of revolution. Women, look the men in the eye and say 'I have the same right as you, and no one will stop me. I go topless because I want to change the world," concluded Maitreya Rael.
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(KRON) – New locations of one fast food giant will look a little different next fall. Wendy’s announced this week “sleek and modern” design standard for upcoming locations, according to a press release.
These “Global Next Gen” restaurants, as Wendy’s is calling them, will utilize “modernized technology” to help facilitate an increase in digital orders, the company said. The planned improvements will also allow delivery drivers to pick up mobile orders at a dedicated delivery-only walk-up window, separate from the regular drive-thru.
Inside, the restaurants will feature a dedicated space for mobile customers to pick up their orders. The galley-style kitchens will also extend from the front to the back of the restaurants, to improve “efficiency and oversight for crew,” Wendy’s said.
In total, Wendy’s announced five main updates, as well as the improvements each aims to achieve:
- Delivery Pick-Up Window: Instead of delivery-service drivers needing to enter the restaurant, they can choose to visit the dedicated delivery pick-up window. There are also dedicated delivery parking spots.
- Dedicated Mobile Order Pickup: The new restaurants will have parking specifically for mobile orders and a pick-up section inside.
- Reimagined Kitchen: The company said the new galley-style kitchen will support faster order fulfillment.
- Next-Generation Technology: Wendy’s said the new technology can help crews handle “significantly more” digital business than before.
- Optimized Infrastructure: New locations will look to use more efficient building elements that look to decrease energy usage and costs.
Wendy’s will open the first of its new restaurants in New Albany, Ohio, in spring 2023. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/wendys-announces-sleek-new-design-standard-for-restaurants/ | 2022-08-19T14:21:33Z | https://who13.com/news/national-news/wendys-announces-sleek-new-design-standard-for-restaurants/ | true |
DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Bank, as Trustee of the Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: PBT) ("Permian") today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.195923 per unit, payable on September 15, 2022, to unit holders of record on August 31, 2022.
This month's distribution increased from the previous month as the result of primarily an increase in the pricing received for both oil and gas for the month of June from the Waddell Ranch properties but offset by slightly lower pricing for the Texas Royalty Properties during the month of June.
WADDELL RANCH
In reporting June production of the Underlying Properties for this month's press release, production for oil volumes was 183,925 (gross) and was priced at about $114.41 per bbl. Production for gas volumes (including gas liquids) was 598,906 Mcf (gross) and was priced at about $11.43 per Mcf, which now includes the value received from plant products and natural gas liquids. Net revenue for the underlying properties of the Waddell ranch was $26,461,904 (gross) for June. Lease Operating Expenses were $3,607,857 (gross) and Capital Expenditures were $13,192,559 (gross) for June, netting to the Net Profit Interest (NPI) of $9,661,488. This would put the Trust's proceeds of 75% as a positive $7,246,116 (net) for the month of June, to contribute to this month's distribution. Given that if current oil and gas pricing continues, Waddell Ranch could continue to contribute to the distribution in the foreseeable future.
First sales received for the month of June 2022 wells were as follows: (all net to the Trust), 4.5 new drill wells, including 1.1 horizontal wells, 3.0 recompleted wells. Waiting on completion, as of 6/30/2022, were 4.9 drill wells, including 0.4 horizontal wells and 3.0 recompletion wells. Also, 0.4 wells, plugged and abandoned, were completed.
Blackbeard has advised the Trustee of the projected 2022 capital expenditure budget for the Waddell Ranch Properties to be an estimated $92 million (net to the Trust) with a projection of about 47 new drill wells and 45 recompletions along with about 19 plug and abandoned wells. Of the new drill wells, about 13 will be horizontal drills and about 34 vertical drill wells.
TEXAS ROYALTY PROPERTIES
Production for the underlying properties at the Texas Royalties was 19,623 barrels of oil and 15,306 Mcf of gas. The production for the Trust's allocated portion of the Texas Royalties was 17,933 barrels of oil and 13,983 Mcf of gas. The average price for oil was $104.65 per bbl and for gas was $8.91 per Mcf. This would primarily reflect production and pricing for the month of June for oil and the month of May for gas. These allocated volumes were impacted by the pricing of both oil and gas. This production and pricing for the underlying properties resulted in revenues for the Texas Royalties of $2,189,961. Deducted from these were taxes of $167,326 resulting in a Net Profit of $2,022,636 for the month of June. With the Trust's Net Profit Interest (NPI) of 95% of the Underlying Properties, this would result in net contribution by the Texas Royalties of $1,921,504 to this month's distribution.
General and Administrative Expenses deducted for the month were $40,475 resulting in a distribution of $9,131,750 to 46,608,796 units outstanding, or $0.195923 per unit.
The worldwide market conditions continue to affect the pricing for domestic production. It is difficult to predict what effect these conditions will have on future distributions.
The 2021 Annual Report with Form 10-K and the January 1, 2022 Reserve Summary is now available on Permian's website. Permian's cash distribution history, current and prior year financial reports, tax information booklets, and a link to filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all can be found on Permian's website at http://www.pbt-permian.com/. Additionally, printed reports can be requested and are mailed free of charge.
CONTACT: Ron Hooper, Senior Vice President, Simmons Bank, Trustee, Toll Free – 1.855.588.7839
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SMMT, AMC, SST, BBBY, and PLUG.
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck may have already wed in Vegas, but it's officially time for their second act.
More than one month after Ben, 50, and Jen, 53, tied the knot in an impromptu Las Vegas ceremony, the couple is celebrating their next chapter in front of their closest family and friends in a weekend-long lavish affair in Georgia.
As for who is behind all the details? A source tells E! News that the wedding celebration is being planned by interior designer and event planner Colin Cowie. And as far as who will officiate the couple on their big day, as the insider shared, lifestyle guru Jay Shetty will preside over their ceremony.
It's also worth noting that the couple are also hard at work behind-the-scenes to make their festivities go off without a hitch. As a separate source told E! News, the Second Act actress and Tender Bar star have been making sure everything is in place since earlier this week and are steadfast in "putting the final touches on everything."
Now, we know what you're also wondering: What about that guest list? For Ben and Jen's celebration, up to 100 guests are expected to attend this weekend.
Among the stars that will likely be in attendance—amongst their closest family and friends—include Ben's BFF Matt Damon and J.Lo's close friend Leah Remini. And their guests will also be staying in style since as the second source noted, the pair "booked out scores of rooms at the best hotels in Savannah to use" for their star-studded attendees.
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The Hyderabad police have booked Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Hyderabad in charge Sai Ram Yadav, also known as Laddu Yadav, after he abused All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi in a public programme. According to the suo moto case registered by the Afzalgunj police, on August 15, Yadav had erected a stage in a public place without prior police permission. As Hyderabad MP Owaisi’s vehicle passed by, Yadav referred to him as a “traitor” and threatened to “step on his chest” and make him say ‘Bharat mata ki jai’.
The case was registered based on a complaint from Afzalgunj Sub-Inspector of Police J Veerababu who was on duty at Begum Bazaar Chatri where the incident occurred. According to the complaint, Yadav had erected a stage in a public place at Begum Bazaar Chatri for taking out a bike rally, without prior police permission. The programme began at 10 am and due to the huge gathering at the state, the road was blocked and the free flow of traffic was obstructed, according to the SI.
As Owaisi passed through the stage, Yadav, speaking in the public addressing system in Dakhni, allegedly passed an abusive statement addressed to the AIMIM chief. According to the complaint, Yadav said, “You traitor, as long as you’re alive, you will remain our enemy,” and “The man who refuses to say ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ just passed by. I will put my feet on your chest and make you say it.” A video of the incident shows Yadav making the comments on the mic as the crowd cheered loudly.
After the program concluded in the afternoon, the Afzalgunj station house officer (SHO) also received a message from Owaisi, the complaint said. Yadav has been booked under Sections 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Earlier in March 2016, Owaisi had responded to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks that young people must be taught to chant slogans in support of India and said that he would not chant ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ even if a knife is put to his throat. “Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that one must chant ‘Bharat mata ki jai’,” Owaisi had said.
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BARAGA COUNTY, MI -- Four staff members were injured Thursday after a group of prisoners at Baraga Correctional Facility attacked and beat them while in the yard. According to WLUC-6, the staff were monitoring the inmates at the maximum security prison when five of the prisoners attacked them.
Staff members were punched in the head and neck multiple times before other staff were able to derail the attack using tasers and chemical agents. The four staffers were each hospitalized following the attack with two of them suffering serious injuries.
All four staff members involved in the attack were eventually released from the hospital with two of them returning to work later in the day. The prisoners involved have all been transferred to different maximum security prisons in Michigan.
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HILLSDALE -- The Hillsdale Hornets spent the first practices of August at camp.
While a lot of football teams opened fall practices on their own home fields, the Hornets were at Fort Custer in Battle Creek to work on team unity.
“There’s no cell phones, no parents, no friends, just their team,” Hillsdale coach Marc Lemerand said. “We put them through some difficult practices, some other activities, that promotes team unity. So far, it’s really paying off.”
That continued a theme for the Hornets. Throughout the offseason they went through morning workouts and continued that through the summer.
“It’s a close group of kids, the whole team is,” Lemerand said.
On defense, the Hornets come in with not too much size, but plenty of speed.
The defense will look to bounce back from Hillsdale’s 3-6 campaign in 2021 in which there were some highlights, such as the 42-14 win over Onsted or the 40-6 win over Columbia Central, but there was also Clinton scoring 54 in the Week 9 loss.
But things have been revamped to better fit Hillsdale’s personnel.
“There’s a lot of depth out there,” Lemerand said. “We have seven returning starters. There’s not much separation between the ones and twos.”
On the defensive line, Brody Young is excited by what he’s seen in practice so far.
“We’ve got a good group of guys,” he said. “We’ve got me, John Peterson, Gavin Whickham, they’re doing good. We’ve got young guys, but they’re looking good.
“Gavin’s good at slanting, he’s fast, he’s got some length on him. John, he’s just strong, really strong. I can dent, not as good as Gavin, but I can make some havoc back there.”
Kodi Zuver said the Hornets defense this year will be one known for “being aggressive, smacking everyone in the mouth that we can, just penetrating in the offense, maintaining the edge.”
On offense, the Hornets are using a powerful rushing attack, with the key coming from the guys in the trenches.
“When you run the football, the offensive line is a big part of that,” Lemerand said. “We have eight guys, the entire backfield’s back. Last year we were so young as a team we were just teaching them basics. Now we’re putting extra things in.”
That youth in 2021 saw Hillsdale score a total of 27 points in its first four games, before starting to click with 38 points in a Week 5 win over Blissfield.
“We’ve got some young guys, but overall we’re looking good,” Young said. “I think we’ll run the ball a lot better than last year. I think we’ll be able to move the ball. The pass is looking good, but we won’t use it too much.”
HILLSDALE HORNETS
Aug 26, Jonesville
Sept 1, Berrien Springs
Sept 9, Hudson
Sept 16, Blissfield
Sept 23, at Ida
Sept 30, at Columbia Central
Oct 7, Dundee
Oct 14, Clinton
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SUCI(C), AIMSS condemn release of 11 rape convicts
Taking exception to the release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape and murder case of 2002 by the Gujarat government, Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI-Communist) has termed the decision to remit the sentence as highly condemnable and shocking.
In a statement here, district secretary of SUCI(C) Ramanjanappa Aldalli has said that what is even more shocking and disturbing is that the released convicts have been welcomed by leaders affiliated to the BJP with garlands and sweets as if they have achieved something great.
This development is a clear indication and example of the BJP’s double standards and practice of violating all legal and moral guidelines to encourage criminals who are involved in heinous crimes, he has said in the statement, while urging people to come out in large numbers to protest against such an illegal and immoral act of release of such convicts.
AIMSS statement
All India Mahila Samskrutika Sanghatane (AIMSS) too has condemned the remission of sentence of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case.
In a statement here, district secretary of AIMSS Gangubai Kokare has said that it is difficult to imagine the trauma of a five-months pregnant Bilkis Bano, who was gang raped, and her family members who were killed before her own eyes. Despite the pain and grief, she fought bravely to get all the convicts punished, the statement said.
It is highly condemnable and shocking that such criminals who have committed heinous acts have been pardoned by the Gujarat government and their sentences remitted under an old policy. The move has not only put the life of Bilkis Bano under threat but it will also make all other victims to lose faith that criminals will ever get punished, she has said in the statement.
Civil society should take up the issue and exert pressure on the Gujarat government to revoke the release order, she said.
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Providence has received $7.8 million in federal funds to prepare for a project making the city’s riverwalk and Waterplace Park more accessible to people with disabilities and more resilient to flooding.
The state’s federal delegation — Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline — announced the U.S. Department of Transportation grant on Monday. It’s part of the department’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant program.
“As rising sea levels and subsequent flooding threatens the Providence Riverwalk and Waterplace Park, now is the time to invest in structural upgrades and resiliency to ensure that these Rhode Island staples can be enjoyed for generations to come,” Langevin said in a joint news release by the four members of the delegation. “I’m particularly pleased that these federal dollars will be used to make the Riverwalk more accessible for people with disabilities, so that all Rhode Islanders can experience everything that the Riverwalk has to offer.”
The money will pay for engineering, permitting, community engagement efforts, and a study of the economic development impact of the improvements.
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The city of Providence created the riverwalk and Waterplace Park by moving rail tracks, surface parking and roads that covered rivers in the 1980s and 1990s. But since its completion, the area has been more prone to flooding, the federal delegation says.
Among other work, the city is planning to build a new accessible shared-use path between Francis and Steeple streets; create seven new Americans with Disabilities Act access points to the riverwalk; improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists; improve stormwater runoff infrastructure; and raise the new path and riverwalk above flood elevations in the future.
Pending full funding, construction would take place in 2026 and 2027, the city says.
“This generous grant is a game-changer for the City and will allow us to execute on our collective vision for reclaiming the waterfront for our community members,” Mayor Jorge Elorza said in a news release.
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Terry Giles, Gannon University
(THE CONVERSATION) “Good Samaritan” is a label often used to describe someone acting selflessly to benefit others, even if a total stranger.
Some may recognize that the phrase has its origin in a biblical story, one of Jesus’ parables recounted in the Book of Luke, Chapter 10. In this story, a traveler from the Samaritan community, a Middle Eastern ethnic and religious group, happens upon a man who had been robbed and beaten by the side of the road.
The injured man was ignored by two men passing by, both of whom belonged to groups who were religiously respected in Jesus’ Jewish community: a priest and a Levite, a tribe with special religious responsibilities. In contrast, the Samaritan gives first aid to the victim, places him upon his donkey, and transports him to an inn where the beaten man is housed, cared for and fed – with all his expenses paid by the Samaritan traveler.
As a professor of biblical studies who has written about Samaritans, I’ve learned that while most of my students have heard of the “good Samaritan,” fewer are aware of the social and historical realities reflected in the story – much less that the Samaritan community still exists today.
Hidden lesson
Samaritanism and Judaism share a common origin in ancient Israel, but the rift between the two communities had already been growing for centuries before Jesus’ birth.
The group’s sacred text is its own version of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible: what Christians know as the Pentateuch, and Jews call the Torah. The Samaritan center of worship is on Mount Gerizim in the present-day West Bank, instead of Jerusalem, where the Jewish temple stood. The faith has its own priesthood, religious calendar and theology. According to Samaritan belief, a messianic figure called the Taheb will usher in an era of Divine Favor, during which the ark of the covenant will be revealed, and Mount Gerizim will be restored as the only recognized center for worship.
Throughout the group’s history – particularly during the first century, the backdrop for the story in the Book of Luke – the Samaritans have often been marginalized and discriminated against by their neighbors. The relationship between ancient Jews and their Samaritan neighbors was hostile, so people listening to the story would have been shocked that the hero was a Samaritan.
Effectively, the parable turns social reality on its head. Those expected to act righteously and model behavior for others to imitate failed where the Samaritan succeeded. The parable challenged social norms and prejudice based simply on ethnic origin, religious affiliation and where people made their home.
Biblical mentions
The story of the Good Samaritan is not the only time the Samaritan community makes its presence felt in the New Testament literature.
Just one chapter earlier, Luke 9, describes an unwelcome reception Jesus’ disciples receive as they are about to enter a Samaritan village. Jesus and his party are making their way to Jerusalem: an offense to the Samaritans’ belief that Mount Gerizim is the proper place for worship, an issue that often functioned as shorthand for all that separated the two communities.
The villagers therefore choose not to help the travelers on their way. In response, the disciples are ready to call down divine retribution as punishment from heaven. Jesus will have none of it, and rebukes the disciples while leaving the villagers in peace.
The Gospel of John depicts an especially significant conversation between Jesus and a Samaritan. Worn out by a recent journey, he asks a woman to draw water for him at a well. She is rather taken aback, for as the editor of the the chapter explains, Jews don’t mingle with Samaritans. Nevertheless, she does as he requests. Their ensuing conversation mentions major tenets of belief where Samaritanism and Judaism differ, despite their many similarities: their contrasting ideas about prophets, “Messiahs” and where to worship. According to the story, she and many people from the nearby vicinity become followers of Jesus.
Early converts
In fact, it is quite likely the Samaritans were among the first followers of Jesus’ movement.
In the Book of Matthew, Jesus directs his disciples to preach only to the house of Israel, and not to Samaritans or non-Jews, seeming to display an anti-Samaritan bias. The Gospel of John paints quite a different picture, however, first with the account of the Samaritan women at the well.
Later in John, when detractors accuse Jesus of having a demon and being a Samaritan, he only denies the first – seemingly refusing to distance himself from the Samaritans.
The Book of Acts, which describes the start of the Christian church, includes the story of Stephen, who is described as the first martyr among Jesus’ followers. Acts 7 depicts Stephen trying to defend himself against charges of blasphemy, using a text that is at least influenced by Samaritan tradition, if not a version of what will become the Samaritan Pentateuch itself.
The Book of Hebrews in the New Testament also shows Samaritan tendencies, such as referencing heroes from Samaritan tradition.
Despite this important role in the beginning of the Jesus movement, the relationship between Christianity and Samaritanism has not always been positive. The group has often been required to navigate between much larger and more powerful groups, whether they be Jewish, Christian or Muslim. Violence, displacement and conversions – both voluntary and forced – have dramatically diminished the Samaritan community over the centuries.
21st century Samaritans
Today, the Samaritans number somewhere around 1,000 people. Most are in communities outside Tel Aviv and near the West Bank city of Nablus, where they find themselves situated between Israeli and Palestinian cultures and institutions. Most Samaritans hold Israeli citizenship and have Israeli health insurance, but many also attend Palestinian schools, speak Arabic and have both Hebrew and Arabic names.
The small size of the modern Samaritan community makes them easy to overlook. But for those who are willing to listen, the message of the Good Samaritan – a message of kindness, not blinded by nationalistic, religious or ethnic prejudice – resonates as loudly as it ever has.
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SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete — without telling her or her parents — after receiving complaints from the parents of two girls she had defeated in competition questioning whether the girl was transgender.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday that the Utah High School Activities Association and the girl’s high school determined she indeed was female after poring through her school records dating back to kindergarten.
Association spokesman David Spatafore told lawmakers that the girl and her family weren’t told of the investigation to spare them embarrassment and “to keep the matter private,” the Tribune reported.
The revelation came as at least 12 Republican-led states — including Utah — have passed laws banning transgender women or girls in sports. Supporters of the bans say transgender girls have an unfair advantage because they were born as stronger males and could deny girls places on sports teams.
There have been almost no cases of potential competitive advantages in K-12 sports in states passing the bans, including Utah. The state's ban is being challenged in state court.
Spatafore told a legislative hearing on transgender athletes Wednesday that the parents of the second- and third-place finishers in a competition last year filed a complaint with the association after the girl won first place in an event "by a wide margin,” the Tribune said.
The girl's school reviewed her high school record and determined she was registered as female. The Utah high school association asked the school to “double check,” Spatafore said, and officials contacted her middle and elementary schools to review files.
“The school went back to kindergarten,” Spatafore said, “and she’d always been a female.”
Spatafore declined to reveal the student’s grade, school or sport to protect her identity. He said the student and her family were not told about the investigation because it might be offensive to them and that the parents would have been contacted “if needed.”
Spatafore also said the association has looked into other complaints involving transgender athletes in its efforts to comply with the Utah law, which went into effect in July. Some complaints include "when an athlete doesn’t look feminine enough,” he said. None of the complaints have been verified.
Lawmakers didn't question the process during the hearing, the Tribune reported.
Sue Robbins, of the Transgender Advisory Council of Equality Utah, said the association should publicly adopt a policy spelling out how and when it may investigate student records.
“Where does the UHSAA get their authority to go investigate?" Robbins said. “We warned about this being a possibility, that everyone would accuse everyone who is successful of being transgender. ... It becomes about judging women’s bodies. And no body is safe.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican whose veto of the ban earlier this year was overridden by the Legislature, said Thursday that the parents' complaint about the girl who was investigated had crossed a line.
“My goodness, we’re living in this world where we’ve become sore losers, and we’re looking for any reason why our kid lost,” he said. He said he supports fairness in sports but that “making up allegations like that are pretty disturbing to me.”
Before the ban, Utah had one registered transgender female athlete competing last year on a high school girls' team, Spatafore said.
In a lawsuit, three transgender girls and their parents claim the outright ban passed by the Republican-majority Utah Legislature wrongly keeps their children from participating in the sports.
Their attorneys argue it violates provisions of the state constitution that prohibit discrimination and guarantee equal rights and due process. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/utah-secretly-investigated-female-athletes-gender/507-c8099a21-28df-43af-b1ea-c752a5e2fee9 | 2022-08-19T14:40:12Z | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/utah-secretly-investigated-female-athletes-gender/507-c8099a21-28df-43af-b1ea-c752a5e2fee9 | true |
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KDVR) — There’s an old saying: It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
Luna “the Tuna,” as her humans call her, proves that saying to be true.
“She’ll boss you around,” said Luna’s owner, Jordan Courtney.
Despite standing only 6 inches tall, Luna regular enforcer on her block in Castle Rock, Colorado. She’s the first line of defense for the Courtney family, morning, noon and night — even when a bear wanders into the yard.
Courtney said her mother took Luna outside in the middle of the night on Wednesday, unaware there was an unwelcome visitor near their home.
“Then Luna went racing off, barking, and my mom didn’t know what she was barking at,” Courtney said.
Video caught by their neighbor’s security cameras revealed that Luna had spotted a bear, and fearlessly chased it across the adjacent yard.
“It was just comical, seeing this little doggy chasing after a full-sized bear,” Courtney said.
Luckily, Luna wasn’t injured during the confrontation. It’s unclear, meanwhile, if the bear will think twice about coming back to the block.
“She is protective of her family,” Courtney said of Luna. “She just wanted to protect the home front.”
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife said black bears in the state are entering hyperphagia, a stage in which they try to eat as many calories as they can — sometimes over 20,000 per day — to fatten up for the winter. As bears start to prepare for hibernation and hunt for food, officials warn that residents may see more bear activity in urban areas.
For protection, experts say bear-proofing your home is essential for your own safety.
“Simple changes in human behavior can reap big benefits,” said wildlife biologist Dr. Stewart Breck of the National Wildlife Research Center. “If people keep their trash and other potential food items, like birdseed and dog food, off-limits to bears, not only will they protect their homes and property from bear damage, but they’ll also protect bears.”
Tips for bear-proofing your home include:
- Keeping garbage in a well-secured location.
- Only putting out garbage on the morning of pickup.
- Cleaning garbage cans regularly to keep them free of food odors: ammonia is effective.
- Using a bear-resistant trash can or dumpster.
- Not leaving pet food or stock feed outside.
- Attracting birds naturally with flowers and water baths instead of bird feeders, which are a major source of bear/human conflicts.
- Not hanging bird feeders from April 15 to Nov. 15.
- Not feeding other wildlife including deer, turkeys or small mammals.
- Not allowing bears to become comfortable around your house. If you see one, yell at it, throw things at it, make noise to scare it off.
- Securing compost piles. Bears are attracted to the scent of rotting food.
- Cleaning the grill after each use.
- Cleaning up thoroughly after picnics in the yard or on the deck.
- Keeping rotting fruit from accumulating under fruit trees.
- Keeping livestock animals in a fully covered enclosure. Constructing electric fencing if possible.
- Storing livestock food indoors, keeping enclosures clean to minimize odors, and hanging rags soaked in ammonia and/or Pine-Sol around the enclosure.
- Installing electric fencing (where allowed) around beehives, if you keep bees.
- Talking to your neighbors and kids about being bear-aware.
- Keeping garage doors closed.
More tips for bear-proofing your home and bear-safety guidelines can be found at the CPW’s website. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/pomeranian-chases-bear-from-colorado-neighborhood/ | 2022-08-19T14:40:19Z | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/pomeranian-chases-bear-from-colorado-neighborhood/ | false |
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Stars Coffee, a rebranded Starbucks chain, opens in Russia
MOSCOW - People in Moscow who were disappointed when Starbucks closed its coffee shops after Russia sent troops into Ukraine may now feel a caffeine jolt of hope: A nearly identical operation is opening in the capital.
The name's almost the same: Stars Coffee. The logo could be the separated-at-birth twin of the Starbucks mermaid, with flowing hair, a small enigmatic smile and a star atop her head — though instead of a Starbucks crown she wears a Russian headdress called a kokoshnik.
The menu, judging by the company app introduced a day before the store's formal opening Friday, would look familiar to any Starbucks customer.
Starbucks said Thursday it had no comment on the new stores.
Seattle-based Starbucks was one of the most visible of the wave of foreign companies that pulled out of Russia or suspended their operations in response to Russia's military operation in Ukraine. Others include McDonald's, IKEA and fast-fashion giant H&M.
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The departure of these companies was a psychological blow to Russians who had become used to the comforts of Western-style consumer culture. But Russian entrepreneurs saw opportunity in suddenly unoccupied stores.
Former McDonald's outlets are reopening and attracting sizable crowds under the name Vkusno — i Tochka. Though the name doesn't roll off the tongue easily and is a little awkward to translate (roughly: It's Tasty — Period), the menu is a testament to imitation being the sincerest form of flattery.
Yunus Yusupov, a popular rap artist who uses the stage name Timati, and restaurateur Anton Pinsky partnered to buy the Starbucks assets, then took the imitation strategy a step further by giving the operation an English-language name.
Yunus Yusupov, a popular rap artist who uses the stage name Timati, is a partner in the new Russian coffee chain called Stars Coffee (Credit: Vkus Jizni via Storyful)
At a news conference Thursday, they vowed to reopen all the former Starbucks under their new identity and even expand the business. The U.S. company had built its Russian operation to about 130 stores since entering the country in 2007. The stores were owned and operated by a franchisee, Alshaya Group of Kuwait.
While the close resemblance of the new operations to their predecessors could be seen as riding someone else's inspiration and effort, the Starbucks and McDonald's successors also fit a national-pride concept. Since Russia was walloped by sanctions and foreign pullouts, officials frequently assert that Russia will overcome by relying on its own resources and energies.
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"Now the economic situation is difficult, but this is a time of opportunity," Oleg Eskindarov, president of the holding company that partnered in the Starbucks deal, told the state news agency Tass. "For the past four months, we have been very actively looking at exiting companies following the example of Starbucks. There are several more similar examples, but we cannot talk about them yet." | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/stars-coffee-a-rebranded-starbucks-chain-opens-in-russia | 2022-08-19T14:43:42Z | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/stars-coffee-a-rebranded-starbucks-chain-opens-in-russia | true |
Wayfair is cutting about 870 employees, or 5% of its global workforce, as part of a plan previously announced by the home goods company to manage operating costs and realign its investment priorities after the pandemic.
With millions sheltering at home in 2020, the Boston company reported 55% sales growth as families spent heavily to furnish living rooms and other parts of the house. Last year, as more people ventured out, sales at Wayfair declined 3.1%.
Wayfair Inc. expects costs related to the job cuts to run between $30 million and $40 million in the third quarter, mostly related to employee severance and benefits.
The company said that it’s also in the process of making substantial cuts to third party labor costs as well.
Shares tumbled 13% in Friday morning trading. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/wayfair-cutting-about-870-jobs-or-5-of-global-workforce/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | 2022-08-19T14:44:17Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/wayfair-cutting-about-870-jobs-or-5-of-global-workforce/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | true |
ROLLA, Mo., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding the PBM Nutritionals Infant Formula Label Settlement.
There is a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, White v. PBM Nutritionals, LLC, that alleges that certain Well Beginnings, Meijer Baby, Little Journey, Wesley Farms, Burt's Bees Baby, Berkley Jensen, Parent's Choice, Earth's Best Organic, Comforts, Up & Up, Babies "R" Us, Member's Mark, And Bobbie Baby brand formula products were deceptively packaged and labeled as being able to make a specific number of liquid ounce bottles of formula when following the directions for preparation and use. PBM Nutritionals denies these allegations and asserts that its labelling and marketing is truthful but has settled this case to avoid further litigation and distraction of resources from its business.
A complete list of the Products included in the settlement is available at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316 and requesting a copy of the Product list.
Consumers who live in the United States and purchased in the United States from January 1, 2017 through July 21, 2022 (for personal use only) certain Well Beginnings, Meijer Baby, Little Journey, Wesley Farms, Burt's Bees Baby, Berkley Jensen, Parent's Choice, Earth's Best Organic, Comforts, Up & Up, Babies "R" Us, Member's Mark, and Bobbie Baby brand Products (as identified on the list of Products at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com).
The Settlement will provide up to $2,000,000 to pay valid claims as follows:
- Consumers with proof-of-purchase can get $2.00 per unit up to a total of $30.00 per Household.
- Consumer without proof-of-purchase can get $2.00 per unit up to a total of $10.00 per Household.
- Consumers cannot submit claims under both categories.
- Claims must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Central Time on November 30, 2022.
In addition, PBM Nutritionals will make changes to the way it labels the Products.
- Do Nothing. Consumers who do nothing will be legally bound by decisions of the Court and will give up any rights to sue for the claims resolved by this Settlement.
- Opt-Out. Consumers who do not want to be bound by the Settlement must exclude themselves by October 18, 2022.
- Object to the Settlement. Consumers may submit an objection and explain why they do not like the settlement. Objections must be submitted by October 18, 2022.
- File a Claim: Consumers can file a claim, with or without proof-of-purchase, by November 30, 2022.
Complete instructions on how to file a claim, opt-out, or objection are found at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316.
The Court will hold a hearing on October 26, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at Phelps County Circuit Court, 200 North Main Street Rolla, MO 65401 to hear any objections, determine if the Settlement is fair, and to consider attorney's fees and expenses of up to $600,000 and a Service Award for Class Representatives of up to a combined total of $17,500. Consumers may attend the Hearing, but they aren't required to.
This is only a summary. If you have questions or want more information about this lawsuit, the settlement, and consumers rights in the settlement, visit www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316., or write to: White v. PBM Nutritionals, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration, PO Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391.
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UK's longest surviving heart transplant patient dies aged 80 as tributes are paid to 'inspirational' man who helped to raise millions for charity after receiving heart of a young motorbike accident victim in 1984
- Steve Syer was one of the first people in the UK to receive a heart transplant
- He spent the rest of his life devoted to promoting benefits of organ donation
- Anthony Clarkson, Director of Organ and Tissue Donation at NHS Blood and Transplant said Steve was 'such an inspiration to so many and fought tirelessly'
The UK's longest surviving heart transplant patient has died at the age of 80 as tributes poured in for the 'inspirational' man who helped to raised millions of pounds for charity.
Steve Syer, who died after a short illness, was one of the first people in the UK to undergo the transplant back in 1984, receiving the heart from a motorbike accident victim.
Mr Syer, who lived in Hucclecote, Gloucestershire, with his wife Chris, devoted his life to promoting the benefits of organ donation after receiving his transplant 38 years ago.
He received his new heart from a young man who had died in a motorbike accident - and the surgery was performed by surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub and his team at the Harefield Hospital in Middlesex.
Steve Syer (pictured with his wife Chris, 77), who died after a short illness, was one of the first people in the UK to receive the transplant back in 1984 from a young motorbike accident victim
Mr Syer, who lived in Hucclecote, Gloucestershire, with his wife Chris, devoted his life to promoting the benefits of organ donation after receiving his transplant 38 years ago
Mr and Mrs Syer also became committed to fundraising for the British Heart Foundation six months after his transplant.
Over the years, the couple helped to raise millions of pounds for the charity in Gloucestershire.
Mrs Syer, 77, said: 'After Steve had the heart transplant he devoted his life to promoting organ donation.
'He said that young man gave me his heart and he must look after it for the rest of his life - he did just that.
'I remember the first night he came home from Harefield. He rolled over in bed and told me: ''Chris, I can feel my heart beating''.
Steve received another transplant after he had been on dialysis in 2016, when his wife Chris gave him one of her kidneys at Southmead Hospital, in Bristol.
He received his new heart from a young man who had died in a motor accident - and the surgery was performed by surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub and his team at Harefield Hospital in Middlesex
Daughter Clare Lott said: 'My Dad was a selfless man who was given another 38 years to live through his heart transplant.'
Ian Mean, chair of Gloucestershire's Organ Donation Committee of which Steve and Chris were key members for many years, said: 'Steve was an amazing ambassador for organ donation and he and Chris were a great double act.
'Their energy to tell the story of organ donation - especially to young people in schools is legendary. We owe them a great debt.'
Anthony Clarkson, Director of Organ and Tissue Donation at NHS Blood and Transplant said Steve was 'such an inspiration to so many and fought tirelessly to raise awareness of organ donation.
Mr and Mrs Syer also became committed to fundraising for the British Heart Foundation six months after his transplant. Over the years, the couple helped to raise millions of pounds for the charity in Gloucestershire
'Surviving for over 38 years following his heart transplant was a remarkable achievement and he was testament to the effect organ donation can have in truly transforming lives.
'The work he and his wife Christine did for both the local Organ Donation Committee in Gloucestershire and for NHSBT will never be forgotten. Steve was a true gentleman and will be sadly missed.'
Mr Syer also leaves behind his daughter, Clare, 53, and son, Tim, 55, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11127461/UKs-longest-surviving-heart-transplant-patient-dies-aged-80-tributes-paid.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-19T14:54:02Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11127461/UKs-longest-surviving-heart-transplant-patient-dies-aged-80-tributes-paid.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking six weeks away, National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) today announced its first slate of speakers for the 2022 NCEW Policy Makers Symposium. The 6th annual NCEW, September 26-30, will be celebrated in Washington, D.C. and online everywhere with the NCEW Policy Makers Symposium, which brings together elected officials from both sides of the aisle, business leaders, advocates, policymakers, investors, and trade associations from all perspectives who are dedicated to advancing clean energy.
Speakers at the virtual three-day NCEW Policy Makers Symposium, September 27-29 will include:
- U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
- U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah)
- U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.)
- U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.)
- U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.)
- Heather Zichal – CEO, American Clean Power Association (ACP)
- Alex Herrgott – President and CEO, The Permitting Institute
- Joy Ditto – President and CEO, American Public Power Association (APPA)
- Eric Dresselhuys – CEO, ESS Inc
- Anne Bradbury – CEO, American Exploration and Production Council (AEPC)
- BJ Johnson – Co-Founder and CEO, ClearFlame Engine Technologies
- John Di Stasio – President, Large Public Power Council (LPPC)
- Catrina Rorke – Senior Vice President of Policy and Research, Climate Leadership Council
- Natalie Jackson – Senior Vice President of Capital Markets and Portfolio Finance, Clearway Energy Group
- Brandon Arnold – EVP, National Taxpayers Union
- Susan Nickey – EVP and Chief Client Officer, Hannon Armstrong
- Serge Abergel – COO, Hydro-Québec
- Jordan Stone – Assistant Vice President, Association of American Railroads
- Christine Cadigan – Senior Director, Family Forest Carbon Program, American Forest Foundation
- Diana Movius – Senior Director, Climate Advisors
- Pasha Majdi – Senior Director, Conservation International
- Lesley Jantarasami – Managing Director, Energy and Climate, Bipartisan Policy Center
- Lauren Sher – Director of Sustainability and Environmental Policy, NextEra Energy, Inc.
- David Paolella – Manager, U.S. Policy and Advocacy, Breakthrough Energy
- Abigail Regitsky – Manager, U.S. Policy and Advocacy, Breakthrough Energy
- Alex Fitzsimmons – Senior Program Director, ClearPath
- George David Banks – Senior Fellow, CRES Forum
- Phil Rossetti – Resident Scholar, R Street Institute, and many more to come!
"We are honored to welcome these clean energy experts to share their expertise during National Clean Energy Week," said Heather Reams, NCEW Chair and President of CRES Forum. "The sixth annual celebration of NCEW is shaping up to be an unforgettable experience, and this list of impressive speakers is a testament to that. These speakers will inspire fruitful, bipartisan discussions throughout the Policy Makers Symposium—helping us learn more about how we can pave the way for an emissions-free future and address America's environmental, economic, and national security needs in the process."
NCEW programming includes both in-person events in Washington, D.C., and the free, virtual Policy Makers Symposium, September 27-29. Panels include:
- Cutting Red Tape: Removing Obstacles to Clean Energy and Emissions Reductions
- Critical Minerals and Supply Chain Security
- Show Me the Money: Tax and Finance Issues Facing the Energy Industry
- Innovation and Reducing Industrial Emissions
- The American Advantage: Strengthening U.S. Competitiveness
- Nature-Based Climate Solutions
To learn more about the Symposium, including speakers, panels, and registration, click here.
More information on NCEW sponsorship opportunities, events, and examples of how businesses and communities can show their support can be found on the NCEW website: https://nationalcleanenergyweek.org/.
National Clean Energy Week (NCEW), described by POLITICO as "a veritable who's who of the Clean Energy World," is an annual awareness week to recognize the value of clean energy including abundant job opportunities, economic growth, energy independence, consumer choice, lower energy prices, and a cleaner environment. Follow NCEW on Twitter (@NCEWConf) and Facebook (NationalCleanEnergyWeek) for event updates. www.nationalcleanenergyweek.org.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer is closing out with sizzling new job data from the US Labor Department: 130,000 more jobs were created in July compared to June. With new job creation comes new job incentives, such as 401(k) plans to help attract potential employees. In creating these incentives, many business owners are learning the rules of running 401(k) benefits for the first time. Many small businesses prefer the simplicity of the Safe Harbor 401(k) plan design. To start this retirement plan type, it must be set up by October 1 to meet the IRS deadline. ShareBuilder 401k has a special offer for any business with employees looking to set up a new Safe Harbor 401(k) plan.
The Safe Harbor 401(k) plan features a variety of benefits and savings for business owners seeking to lower taxes, save for retirement, and help attract and retain top talent. As an added benefit, the Safe Harbor 401(k) automatically satisfies IRS testing requirements and enables the option for any employee, including high earners, to maximize their 401(k) contributions. Considering all 401(k) plans (except Solo 401(k)s) are subject to government tests, the Safe Harbor plan makes 401(k) management easier and more efficient.
Starting today, businesses who sign up for ShareBuilder 401k's Safe Harbor 401(k) plan can receive:
- 50% off Safe Harbor and Traditional Plans set up between Aug. 19–Sept. 12 OR
- 25% off Safe Harbor and Traditional Plans set up between Sept. 13–25
Stuart Robertson, CEO of ShareBuilder 401k shares insight on relevant 401(k) pricing and tax credits for small business owners. "401(k) plans are a lot less expensive than many businesses think—for example, a plan of 10 employees will pay less than $100 per month," he says. "Any business with fewer than 100 employees that opens their first 401(k) plan can receive a tax credit that is designed to cover half of these costs—up to $15,000 for the first three years.
"We know rising costs are putting pressure on company's profit margins, so we want to help show them ways to keep expenses down while still staying competitive for top talent."
The federal deadline to start a Safe Harbor 401(k) plan is October 1. However, businesses need to enroll for a 401(k) by Sept. 27, as it typically takes a few days to set up the plan and ensure the October 1 deadline is met. Businesses that miss the Safe Harbor 401(k) deadline but still start a new plan will face additional monitoring, testing, and potential limitations on how much owners and other high earners can contribute annually.
In an ever-evolving and expanding job market, 401(k) plans are recognized as an important employee incentive. ShareBuilder 401k positions itself as a low-cost and high service investment management solution for any size business. By pioneering the all-index based 401(k) plan using ETFs and the digital purchase of 401(k), ShareBuilder 401k continues to innovate and help small business owners save money.
ShareBuilder 401k is a leading digital 401(k) provider specializing in low-cost, all-ETF retirement products and resources for small- to mid-sized companies, including owner-only businesses. Founded in 2005 and now serving more than 6,500 businesses across the US, ShareBuilder 401k is a pioneer of the index-based 401(k), digital quoting and purchasing of retirement plans, and providing investment management (ERISA 3(38)) services for every client's fund roster. ShareBuilder 401k is committed to further expanding access to retirement plans and leading more Americans to save through intuitive technology, low costs and quality education and support. More information on the company can be viewed online at: https://www.sharebuilder401k.com/
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Three Texas Trial Attorneys from Aldous \ Walker LLP were named to the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Three Civil Trial Lawyers from Dallas-based Aldous \ Walker LLP were named to this year's publication of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Attorneys Charla Aldous, Brent Walker, and Caleb Miller were each recognized for their work representing Plaintiffs in Personal Injury Litigation, with Aldous also earning recognition in the category of Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs. Firm Partners Aldous and Walker additionally mark their 21st and 6th consecutive year of selection, respectively.
- Charla G. Aldous: Charla Aldous has been recognized by Best Lawyers every year since 2003 and has earned Best Lawyers highest "Lawyer of the Year" distinction a total of seven times (2009, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021). In November 2021, Aldous made history as the first woman to earn the Texas Trial Lawyers Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Brent R. Walker: Brent Walker has been included in Best Lawyers since 2017. His 2023 Best Lawyers selection follows his recent inclusion to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumers list and the D Magazine 2022 "Best Lawyers in Dallas" list.
- Caleb N. Miller: Caleb Miller was selected to Best Lawyers 2023 in the category of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. He has been named to The Best Lawyers in America since 2020 and was most recently selected to D Magazine's 2022 Best Lawyers Under 40.
Best Lawyers vets thousands of nominees to create its annual list and relies heavily on fellow leading lawyers to review candidates on criteria that include their professionalism, representative cases, notable results, and reputation.
Because Best Lawyers' employs a purely peer review selection process, The Best Lawyers in America is viewed widely as a trusted resource for identifying the nation's best and brightest attorneys. For consumers in need of skilled counsel, turning to an advocate whose been featured in Best Lawyers means they'll be working with a professional who has demonstrated exceptional knowledge and success in their areas of practice while earning the respect of their peers along the way.
Aldous \ Walker LLP is a Dallas-based trial firm that's earned national recognition and U.S. News' highest Tier 1 "Best Law Firms" ranking for its work litigating complex personal injury and civil claims. With a success record that includes multi-million-dollar recoveries and results that have shaped Texas law, the firm is trusted by clients and colleagues across the country. For more information, visit www.AldousLaw.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing efforts to better recruit and retain talented health professionals amid the significant labor shortages impacting the healthcare industry, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced today the launch of a new mobile internal staffing model that will provide flexible work life solutions for nurses, surgical technologists, and other team members.
Called "Work Your Way," the new AHN program is seeking qualified internal and external applicants to work rotational shifts in telemetry, critical care, perioperative care and emergency medicine at the following AHN hospitals: Allegheny General, West Penn, Forbes, Jefferson, Wexford, Canonsburg, Allegheny Valley and Saint Vincent. The positions offer premium pay as well as mileage reimbursement for those traveling more than 50 miles to work and lodging reimbursement for those traveling more than 75 miles to work.
"The severe nursing shortage across the nation continues to affect all hospitals and health systems. Creating and executing innovative solutions helps us address the staffing challenge and at AHN we are doing just that," said AHN Chief Nurse Executive Claire Zangerle, DNP, RN, FAAN. "Our new mobile internal staffing program is one of many solutions relative to the staffing challenges. It's also an opportunity for nurses who are interested in joining AHN's community of nursing in a unique way with competitive wages, excellent benefits, and the flexibility of practice at different AHN hospitals.
"Interest in this program is high, and several nurses have already signed on as members of the internal staffing team," Zangerle said. "We are confident this model will greatly reduce our reliance on contracted agency nurses and provide our employees with a unique work option that suits their individual needs and preferences."
Zangerle said nurses at AHN are empowered to practice at their highest level in all settings, putting the patient at the center of their work by embracing evidence-based practices and collaborating across clinical disciplines.
"The "Work Your Way" nurse lifestyle program at AHN provides nurses with the freedom and flexibility they told us they wanted – choosing how they want to work, with various options to the mobile internal staffing team, including a 'weekend warrior' program for those who prefer to work weekends and a 'night owl' program for those who prefer to work the night shifts," Zangerle said.
Allegheny Health Network (AHN.org) is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving the greater Western Pennsylvania region. The Network is composed of 14 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, Health + Wellness Pavilions, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, and a group purchasing organization. The Network provides patients with access to a complete spectrum of advanced medical services, including nationally recognized programs for primary and emergency care, trauma care, cardiovascular disease, organ transplantation, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, women's health, diabetes, autoimmune disease and more. AHN employs approximately 21,000 people, has more than 2,600 physicians on its medical staff and serves as a clinical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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After a bumpy start, the Biden administration is trying to smooth out the vaccination campaign aimed at controlling the country's growing monkeypox outbreak.
The effort now rests on a new and untested strategy of dividing up what were previously full doses in order to stretch the limited stockpile of vaccines in the U.S.
This comes as monkeypox cases have climbed well above 14,000 in the U.S. – a case count higher than any other country in the world – and yet many local health departments still report not having enough vaccines to reach all those who are considered at heightened risk of contracting the disease.
"We are definitely in what we're still calling 'The Hunger Games' phase of this – where there's nowhere near enough doses for the demand," says Dr. Mark Del Beccaro, Assistant Deputy Chief for Public Health – Seattle & King County.
Already facing the expected logistical hurdles of running a vaccine campaign in a public health emergency, health officials now have to tackle another challenge: how to squeeze five doses out of single-dose vials.
"It's great that we are able to increase the number of people we can vaccinate with the current supply," says Claire Hannan, head of the Association of Immunization Managers. Still, "when you make a change like that, it's kind of like turning the barge around in the middle of the sea."
The change poses challenges with messaging and logistics – training providers and getting the right equipment – and it raises concerns among some over equity as early vaccine data rolls in, showing significant racial disparities.
Stretching a limited supply
The U.S. government's plan to get the disease under control is largely based on giving out the JYNNEOS vaccine, a two-shot series against monkeypox made by Bavarian Nordic.
But a series of missteps at the start of the response left the U.S. with a major vaccine shortage. The federal government was slow to order vaccines, allowing other countries to jump the queue, and distribution has been chaotic for states and cities.
So far, the U.S. has shipped around 700,000 vials of the monkeypox vaccine to states and territories for distribution. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said the first priority is to vaccinate the 1.7 million people who are considered at highest risk.
Facing a shortage in vaccines, the Food and Drug Administration authorized a new dosing strategy last week: the vaccine can now be administered using an "intradermal injection" – where the vaccine is injected into the skin – rather than the typical method of injecting into the layer of fat underneath the skin.
"This action serves to markedly increase vaccine supply," said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, in a video released this week. "Intradermal administration of the JYNNEOS vaccine allows vaccine providers to administer a total of up to five separate doses from an existing one-dose vial."
Federal officials are adamant that this smaller amount of vaccine should not be considered a "partial dose" because it's still able to produce a similar level of immunologic response as the original method of administering the vaccine.
However, the evidence for this method is scant, though it has worked for vaccinating against other diseases.
The theory rests on the fact that there are many immune cells embedded in the skin. "When a vaccine is given into this tissue, you can generate a robust immune response using a smaller amount of vaccine," said Dr. John Brooks, a medical epidemiologist from CDC in the video, citing a 2015 study on the vaccine. Brooks also stressed that the method has been studied on other vaccines including those for flu and rabies.
One vial equals five doses? Not so fast
There's also a practical problem with the plan to squeeze five doses out of what was once a single dose:
"It's just mechanically difficult to do," says Del Beccaro of Seattle & King County. "The federal announcement of five doses per vial was, I think, incredibly optimistic and what we're seeing in real life is three to four doses per vial."
Hannan, head of the Association of Immunization Managers, has heard the same concerns.
"Hopefully we will start to see more of the vials yielding five doses, but we're not really seeing that consistently right now," she says.
And yet it seems the federal government is assuming five doses per vial as it divvys up the supplies of vaccine and sends those out to health departments, says Del Beccaro.
So far, much of the U.S. vaccine campaign has focused on reaching people who are unvaccinated and at increased risk of contracting monkeypox, but soon health departments will also have to be ready for the influx of people returning for their second doses 28 days later.
In the Seattle area, that could add up to about 4,000 people in the last week of August. And while it continues to be difficult to predict how the federal supply could change, Del Beccaro says currently it looks like they will not be getting enough vaccine to do second shots while also providing first shots at a high rate.
The switch also requires new supplies and training, says Janna Kerins, medical director at the Chicago Department of Public Health. "It means using a different syringe, a different needle," she says, "So it has taken a bit of time to make sure people have the supplies."
Plus providers need technical training in how to administer a dose into the skin. And "we also need to educate [providers and the communities they serve] on the data that supports this change," though there's not much available, she says.
Distrust and feelings of disrespect
The new dosing strategy is also feeding into a strong sense of inequity among some in the communities most at risk for the disease.
The overwhelming majority of U.S. cases are still being detected among "men who reported recent sexual contact with other men," CDC director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on Thursday.
Though the data is imperfect, what's currently available shows another trend: a disproportionately high number of Black and LatinX members of the gay and queer community are getting monkeypox – and they've also had a hard time getting access to vaccines.
On August 10, North Carolina's health department released findings that 70% of the state's cases have been detected in Black men, but just 24% of monkeypox vaccines have gone to this group.
Chicago is also seeing vaccination gaps in men of color. 30% of the city's cases have been found among Latino men, but just 15% of vaccines have gone to the Latino population, according to Kerins, in Chicago. "We have some work to do to try to align the doses of vaccine better with those who are [at risk of] becoming cases," she says.
National data indicates that queer Black and Brown communities are experiencing high rates of monkeypox: 33% of cases are occurring among those who are Hispanic and 28% among those who are Black.
While no national data has been shared on vaccinations, lack of access for these groups is a problem across the board, says Joseph Osmundson, a microbiologist at NYU and a queer community organizer in New York. The new dosing strategy could feed into that.
"We expect the data in New York and elsewhere to be similar," Osmundson says. "What this [dosing strategy] is doing is using a different dosing regimen for those who get the vaccine late – who are more likely to be working class and more likely to be Black and Brown, who have not had the privilege, the ability to access vaccine yet."
The disparities in vaccine access have sowed suspicion and distrust in communities of color, says Kenyon Farrow, with the advocacy group Prep4All.
Farrow says public health leaders still have to do more to explain why this new strategy is not necessarily inferior. He says a sentiment he's seen online, especially from gay men of color, is that "they let White gay men take all the first full doses. And so we're now supposed to believe that a fifth of that dose is going to do us just as well."
Federal health officials say they're working to bridge these disparities.
On Thursday, the White House monkeypox response team announced a pilot program to bring vaccines to Pride festivals and events where they can reach the gay, bisexual and queer communities at highest risk for contracting the virus.
"Many of the events we're focusing on are events that focus on populations who are overrepresented in this outbreak," including Black and Latino individuals, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, deputy coordinator of the national monkeypox response, said on Thursday during a briefing with federal health officials.
"It's really about positioning messaging and biomedical interventions where people can reach it, and also making sure that we're going to the right places and talking about the right people."
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Closing your laptop at 5 p.m. Doing only your assigned tasks. Spending more time with family. These are just some of the common examples used to define the latest workplace trend of "quiet quitting."
Some experts say it's a misnomer and should really be defined as carving out time to take care of yourself.
Ed Zitron, who runs a media consulting business for tech startups and publishes the labor-focused newsletter Where's Your Ed At, believes the term stems from companies exploiting their employees' labor and how these businesses benefit from a culture of overwork without additional compensation.
"If you want people to go 'above and beyond,' compensate them for it. Give them $200. Pay them for the extra work," Zitron told NPR over email. "Show them the direct path from 'I am going above and beyond' to 'I am being rewarded for doing so.'"
A TikTok video on quiet quitting posted in July by @zkchillin (now @zaidleppelin) went viral. Many TikTok users shared their own experiences in response, with #quietquitting gaining 8.2 million views on the platform as of 4 p.m. ET Thursday.
Quiet quitting doesn't actually involve quitting. Instead, it has been deemed a response to hustle culture and burnout; employees are "quitting" going above and beyond and declining to do tasks they are not being paid for.
How employees have changed their approach to work
Workplace culture has gone through many changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, including with the "great resignation." Some workers are negotiating for better work conditions and benefits with newfound leverage.
Some workers have expressed a desire for a less rigid line between their work and personal selves. Professionals told NPR's Morning Edition how during the pandemic, they have made changes in their work lives, from how they dress to their career field, to align more closely with their personal values.
"I started to realize that all of the hang-ups about being away from work to spend time with my kids, that was all me wanting to be a really good employee," Kristin Zawatski told NPR's Morning Edition. "But my work speaks for itself."
Zawatski works in project management, a job that has afforded her the flexibility she needs as a mom of two. Although she would always make sure her work was done, she felt guilty whenever she needed to leave early or take a day off. That changed with the pandemic.
"Knowing that life could be short, I didn't want to waste it anymore all the time just worrying about what kind of employee I was, because my kids don't care what kind of employee I am," Zawatski said. "My kids care what kind of mom I am."
Quiet quitting is in line with a larger reevaluation of how work fits into our lives and not the other way around. As Gen Z is entering the workforce, the idea of quiet quitting has gained traction as Gen Zers deal with burnout and never-ending demands.
However, Gen Z is not the first generation to experience burnout, and quiet quitting is not a new idea. Zitron shared his frustrations with the framing of the term, because it mischaracterizes doing the tasks you are paid for with the idea of quitting your job.
"The term 'quiet quitting' is so offensive, because it suggests that people that do their work have somehow quit their job, framing workers as some sort of villain in an equation where they're doing exactly what they were told," Zitron said.
Employers benefit financially from workers doing extra work without compensation and it is reasonable for employees to push back against that, he added.
"It's part of an overwhelming trend of pro-boss propaganda, trying to frame workers that don't do free work for their bosses as somehow stealing from the company," Zitron said.
For employers that are dealing with workers who may be exhibiting signs of quiet quitting, Zitron has one simple message for them: Pay them for extra work.
If you are experiencing burnout at work, setting boundaries can help you regain some control. Additionally, working on addressing workplace conflict head-on can make a situation easier — or be a sign it's time to move on.
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Next Generation AM5 platform for Ryzen 7000 CPUs with support for DDR5, PCIe 5.0, and WiFi 6E
TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASUS today announced a new generation of AMD-based motherboards to accompany the ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme and support the latest Ryzen 7000 processors: the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero, the ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi, and the TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi.
Introducing the new generation of AMD ROG motherboards: the X670E series. Featuring support for DDR5 memory modules and PCIe 5.0 devices, the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero, ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi, and TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi is equipped with improved bandwidth capabilities, stability, and overall connectivity.
All three boards feature the latest ASUS Q-Design innovations. The ROG Crosshair X670E Hero and ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi includes the PCIe Q-Release button, a feature that lets users release their graphics card from the PCIe slot with one press.
In addition, all three featured motherboards will include the single-sided Q-DIMM latching design to ensure ease of installation and allowing memory sticks to hold firmly in place.
Lastly, the boards include the M.2 Q-latch, allowing users to secure or loosen an M.2 drive with just their fingertips.
The flagship in the Crosshair X670E lineup, the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero bridges the gap between professional PC builders and everyday gamers, allowing all users to construct a high-performance showcase PC. With its 18+2 teamed power stages rated for 110A and substantial integrated heatsinks, the X670E Hero delivers stable power at cooler temperatures.
The X670E Hero is equipped for the next generation, featuring a pair of PCIe 5.0x16 slots to support next-gen graphics cards, a PCIe 5.00 M.2 card, and WiFi 6E capability for unhindered wireless networking. ESS ES9218PQ Quad DAC provides pristine audio to the front-panel output.
Dark hues predominate the surface of the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero, providing an intense aesthetic for PC builds. Polymo lighting and a luminous RGB pattern across the integrated I/O shield delivers a microstructural array of light and color.
The ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi merges the best of form and function into balanced gaming performance. The board features 18+2 teamed power stages rated for 11A and a large, bundled M.2 heatsink to deliver a stable stream of power and thermal performance to the AMD CPU.
In addition to the PCIe Slot Q-Release button, the ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi also features an integrated power button on the motherboard and spare M.2 thermal pads to ensure optimal pre-testing and future replacements.
Angular accents sweep across the board's heatsinks alongside distinctive ROG iconography, accompanied by an illuminated acrylic display on the integrated I/O shield.
The TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi delivers performance in a durable and practical form. The board includes a PCIe Gen 5.0 x 16 slot, four M.2 slots
Featuring a simple, clean aesthetic and badges on the integrated I/O shield, the TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi also includes the latest ASUS Q-Design features, including an intuitive Q-LED agnostic array that gives users a quick glance on the status of their build.
The ASUS ROG and TUF Gaming X670E motherboard lineup will be displayed at the Canadian National Expo in Toronto, Canada between August 19-21. Stop by the ASUS Booth (#6001) for an exclusive up-close look.
For more information about CNE and ASUS ROG X670E motherboards, please visit www.asus.com/ca-en/site/cne2022/.
The press photos for the X670E motherboards are available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/avqva8ut1s3imbp/AABz3HwSmMBhNWjj-GqNCGqma?dl=0
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When Phyllis Glink took a job at the Irving Harris Foundation 26 years ago, “we were by far the biggest funders in early childhood because there weren’t that many of us,” she recalls.
A group of maybe a dozen foundations interested in early-childhood issues would sometimes gather informally to talk about their work.
A lot has changed since then. Glink now leads the Irving Harris Foundation, which, while still giving millions of dollars in early-childhood grants each year, is no longer the biggest donor on the scene. The Early Childhood Funders Collaborative counts nearly 60 national, state, and local foundations as members.
While grantmakers have historically put more resources into elementary and secondary education than early childhood, support for the youngest learners is on the rise. From 2006 to 2013, foundations over all gave at least $4.6 billion to support early-childhood education, according to data from Candid. From 2014 to 2021, that sum grew to $7.1 billion.
As more donors have contributed, they’ve found new ways to link arms and help more people.
Grantmakers now support the child-care and educator workforce through the Early Educator Investment Collaborative and home-based child-care providers through Home Grown. Collaboratives, including Blue Meridian and Pediatrics Supporting Parents, have zeroed in on well-child appointments in the pediatrician’s office as a key moment to support healthy social and emotional development. Dozens of foundations have pooled their resources through organizations such as Alliance for Early Success and the First Five Years Fund, advocacy groups working to get more government funding at the state and federal levels.
This coming together is part of a larger trend. Research from the Bridgespan Group found that the pace of establishing pooled grantmaking funds of all kinds has accelerated in recent years, and their giving potential could be exponentially greater. A 2021 survey of 97 pooled funds estimated their grantmaking totaled $2 billion to $3 billion in 2020. Collectively, they estimated that they could distribute up to $15 billion a year with minimal growth in current staffing.
One of the reasons there has been so much collaboration among early-childhood donors? The size of the challenge is massive, says Shannon Rudisill, executive director of the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, which operates a pooled fund to support grassroots groups that advocate for more quality education and care for all youngsters.
“In this country, we have chosen not to prioritize or invest in this. We don’t have paid family leave for people when they have babies. We don’t have economic supports for families when they’re young. We don’t have adequate child care when it’s time to go to work,” Rudisill says. “We are woefully undercommitted to a public system of support for young kids and families.”
For that reason, she says, “what any one funder can do is going to have some limits.”
Working together might range from multimillion-dollar grantmaking efforts and pooled funds to less structured arrangements where funders come together to learn.
The eight foundations involved in the Early Educator Investment Collaborative, for example, are working to reimagine the system of teacher qualifications and preparation in a way that supports and builds on its existing diversity. The early-education work force is predominantly female and disproportionately women of color. The average hourly wage is just $14.
The collaborative has funded research that examines how systemic racism in the United States has influenced early-childhood education policy, with a particular focus on improving workforce stability and educator pay.
It has also made seven grants totaling $11.3 million to colleges and universities, with a focus on those that serve marginalized populations or that partner with two-year community colleges, to help them strengthen programs that prepare early-childhood teachers. Among other things, grantees are revising curricula to offer certificates in multiple languages and trying skills assessments focused on observing educators’ competency in the classroom as opposed to only using proficiency tests.
“When you do an individual grant, you have to pick one aspect of that big problem and address it. But collectively, if we can get six to eight institutions of higher education to be successful in developing these kinds of programs, that begins to have an influence on the field of higher education and the early-childhood world,” says Jessie Rasmussen, president of the Buffett Early Childhood Fund, a member of Early Educator Investment Collaborative. “That’s the beauty of coming together.”
A couple of groups of donors have set their sights on the pediatrician’s office as a key place to connect with nearly every child.
Pediatrics Supporting Parents — made up of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Einhorn Collaborative, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the Overdeck Family Foundation, and the Perigee Fund — aims to nurture children’s social and emotional development by improving the quality of the doctor’s appointments over the first three years of a child’s life.
The group, founded in 2017, spent three years identifying a set of successful practices — such as providing ongoing physician training and helping build parents’ confidence through feedback that affirms positive interactions with their child.
The foundations created a donor-advised fund for joint grant making that will apply the common practices in several regions. They’ve also written policy papers detailing how Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program — which provide health insurance for nearly half of children under age 3 — could finance care that’s more supportive of a child’s development.
One effort the collaborative supports, the HealthySteps program — part of the nonprofit Zero to Three — which places early-childhood-development specialists in pediatric primary care practices. The specialists join routine appointments to help answer parents’ questions, conduct developmental and mental health screenings, and help tell families about other resources. The goal is to ensure that young children reach important early developmental and social-emotional milestones.
HealthySteps got its start 26 years ago when New York philanthropist Bernard Levy gave $25,000 to Zero to Three. The program was tried in a few locations around the country. But while parents and pediatricians said they loved it, and external evaluations offered evidence of the program’s positive impact on early learning and development, the idea did not attract government funding.
Now interest in helping parents and others in the first three years of a child’s life has begun to accelerate and the program is gaining support. As a result of a major cash infusion from the donor collaborative Blue Meridian, which is made up of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, the Duke Endowment, and others, the program has been able to expand significantly in recent years.
In 2018, Blue Meridian gave $39 million to HealthySteps. And earlier this year the collaborative, which now counts MacKenzie Scott and the Valhalla and Zoom foundations among its members, announced an additional $46.5 million investment to expand the program’s reach over the next five years.
Today, HealthySteps reaches more than 300,000 babies and young children in 200-plus pediatric offices in 25 states. Matthew Melmed, who leads Zero to Three, says the program is on track to serve 1 million babies a year by 2032.
There are many places where grantmakers can help improve the lives of young children, says Glink, of the Irving Harris Foundation. Whether their point of entry is through health care, workforce development, direct service, or state education policy, wherever foundations put their resources, she says, they should know who is working beside them so that they can collaborate effectively.
Changing the systems that support kids, she says, requires “figuring out how to knit and weave what we’re doing together.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday.
The number of doses sent to each place will be based on factors like the size of the event, how many health workers will be available to give shots, and how many of the attendees are considered at highest risk for catching the virus.
“More shots in arms is how we get the outbreak under control,” Bob Fenton, the White House monkeypox response coordinator, told reporters Thursday. He said the effort is an attempt to “meet people where they are.”
At least a dozen U.S. pride events are scheduled over the next two months, including large gatherings in Atlanta and New Orleans in early September. U.S. officials said they will send up to 2,000 additional doses to North Carolina, where the Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade will be held this weekend.
Southern Decadence, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ events, is expected to attract 200,000 or more people to New Orleans over Labor Day weekend. The Bourbon Street Extravaganza, a free concert held amid the event, has been canceled over monkeypox concerns, organizers said this week.
Frank Perez, a former grand marshal of the parade that’s the centerpiece of Southern Decadence, said a number of New Orleans gay bars have already had vaccine events. He said so far officials have done an adequate job with the vaccine campaign although “more is better.”
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cautioned: “While we are offering the vaccine at these events to those at high risk, this is a two-dose vaccine series, and receiving the vaccine at the event will not provide protection at the event itself.”
Health officials also are urging other steps to prevent the spread of the virus, including temporarily limiting sexual partners.
Monkeypox is endemic in parts of Africa, where people have been infected through bites from rodents or small animals, but it wasn’t considered a disease that spreads easily among people until May, when infections emerged in Europe and the U.S.
There have been more than 39,000 cases reported in countries that have not historically seen monkeypox. The vast majority have occurred in men who have sex with men, but health officials stress that anyone can get monkeypox.
The U.S. has the most infections of any country — more than 13,500. About 98% of U.S. cases are men and about 93% were men who reported recent sexual contact with other men.
Officials say the virus has been spreading mainly through skin-on-skin contact, but they warn it might also transmit in other ways, including through touching linens used by someone with monkeypox.
People with monkeypox may experience fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. Many in the outbreak have developed extremely painful zit-like bumps. No one in the U.S. has died, but deaths have been reported in other countries.
The U.S. has a limited supply of what is considered the main weapon against the virus — a vaccine called Jynneos. The doses are currently being given to people soon after they think they were exposed. Scientists are still trying to establish how well the shots are working.
The government last week moved to stretch the supply by giving people one-fifth the usual dose, injected just under the skin, instead of a full vial injected into deeper tissue.
Many health workers may have little experience giving shots using the just-under-the-skin method, which requires different needles and syringes. Some health departments have started doing that, but some local officials have said they may need a week or more to make the change.
Officials this week announced the release of 442,000 of the smaller doses for order by state, local and territorial health departments. On Thursday, they said more is coming next week — 1.8 million doses, or 360,000 vials.
Officials also announced a new agreement with a Michigan manufacturer to help speed production of 5.5 million vaccine vials recently ordered by the U.S. government.
Under the deal, Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing will help package raw vaccine ingredients currently stored at an overseas facility owned by Bavarian Nordic, which makes the Jynneos vaccine. Officials said the extra capacity should help speed up U.S. vaccine orders, most of which weren’t expected to be delivered until next year. The Biden administration has faced weeks of criticism for not ordering more vaccine sooner.
Also on Thursday, health officials said next week they will boost the supply of TPOXX, a drug for treating monkeypox infections, by 50,000 treatment courses.
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AP reporters Rebecca Santana in New Orleans and Matthew Perrone in Washington contributed to this report.
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s foreign minister on Thursday defended his country’s decision to bar Russian tourists, saying they are shirking their “moral responsibility” to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime and its “genocidal war” in Ukraine.
The small Baltic country, which shares a 300-kilometer (190-mile) border with Russia, stopped issuing tourist visas to Russians months ago, and as of Thursday no longer accepts those previously issued.
“Our idea is to give a signal to all our European partners, all our Western community partners, to close down our borders to Russian citizens, except humanitarian cases,” Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu told The Associated Press in an interview in Tallinn. “Russian citizens are not welcome in Europe. Their country is committing a genocidal war against an innocent people.”
Despite bans on air travel from Russia to the European Union, Russians have been able to vacation in western Europe this summer by traveling by land through Estonia and other neighboring countries with tourist visas that are valid throughout Europe’s border-free travel zone.
Reinsalu said “hundreds of thousands” of Russian citizens passing through Estonian soil posed an “evident security threat” and dismissed concerns that the visa ban could backfire by turning ordinary Russians against Europe and the West.
He said the legal responsibility for the war in Ukraine lies with Putin and his inner circle, “but there is also a … moral responsibility of Russian citizens as citizens of (the) aggressor state.”
“They have to wake up and protest against the regime’s atrocities. Their tax money literally is used to buy rockets and bombs to kill children in Ukraine,” he said.
Exceptions to the entry ban include diplomats and Russians visiting close relatives in Estonia. It doesn’t affect Russians with visas issued by other EU countries or those allowed to enter Estonia on humanitarian grounds, but Estonian officials said they were working on proposals to also bar Russians with tourist visas issued by other EU countries.
Estonia, Finland and other EU countries bordering Russia have been pushing for an EU-wide ban on Russian tourists, but some leaders, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, have dismissed the idea as counterproductive.
“This is not the war of the Russian people. It is Putin’s war and we have to be very clear on that topic,” Scholz said.
A Russian Foreign Ministry official said Thursday that Moscow is not ruling out the possibility of an EU-wide ban and will respond in any case.
“These steps will not go unanswered by the Russian side. You’ll know about (retaliatory measures) soon,” Ivan Nechaev, deputy head of the ministry’s communications department, told reporters.
Reinsalu mocked concerns that the “peaceful lives” of Russians would be disrupted by denying them the chance to visit tourist attractions like the Louvre museum in Paris, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin or the canals of Venice.
“I think that there is no peaceful life in Ukraine, and our perspective is ending the genocidal war – this is a strategic aim,” he said.
Estonia and its Baltic neighbors Latvia and Lithuania endured five decades of Soviet occupation and have been strong advocates in the EU for harsh sanctions against Russia and robust military aid to Ukraine.
Reinsalu also defended the government’s decision to dismantle remaining Soviet-era monuments, including a tank removed this week from a memorial to Red Army soldiers killed during World War II from the eastern city of Narva on the Russian border. The government said such monuments could be used by the Kremlin to sow divisions in Estonia, which has a significant ethnic Russian minority.
“The one thing we have learnt from the past (is) that you have to act decisively and not let the tensions rise,” Reinsalu said.
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Are AppleCare+ and Samsung Care+ really the best insurance options for your iPhone 13 or Galaxy S22?
The year is 2022 and, one way or another, we have gotten used to the notion of $1000 — and more — flagship phones existing. Of course, the two grandest names in the smartphone game, Apple and Samsung, are prime examples of manufacturers with super-expensive phones in their lineups.
But this is not an article about the new heights mobile phone prices have reached. No, this article is about phone insurance — an admittedly dry and boring topic, but one that increasingly makes more and more sense, specifically because of the hefty cost of new high-end phones from premium brands.
The question we are asking here is whether Apple and Samsung’s own insurance is the best option for protecting your precious iPhone and Galaxy, or are there more beneficial options?
First and foremost, what exactly is phone insurance anyway, and how is it different from the warranty you get when purchasing a new phone? These might be simple questions to some, but they can also be somewhat confusing.
All phones come with some kind of warranty that protects the customer from faulty parts, defects, and other kinds of damage done during the manufacturing process. To get additional protection in case of other damage such as drops, scratches, water damage, etc. (damage done after you have bought the phone) you need insurance.
Now, even if you have phone insurance that does not mean that you get free repairs and replacements. More often than not, you get a significant discount instead.
It is worth noting that you usually need to pay extra if you also want your phone to be insured in case of being lost or stolen. That service is usually offered as an add-on to the insurance plan.
Both AppleCare+ and Samsung Care+ are the next step for making sure your phone is protected against any mishaps. They cover mechanical and electrical breakdowns beyond the usual 12-month warranty but also come in effect in case of accidental damage from drops and liquid spills.
Of course, by choosing either company’s own insurance service, you also get experts that know iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones inside and out and are specifically trained to work on them.
Additionally, both AppleCare+ and Samsung Care+ come with the option of adding insurance in case of any theft or loss of your phone. But enough with the overview, let’s get into some details about how these two companies handle their insurance policies.
AppleCare+ offers you several perks over the standard warranty that comes with your iPhone.
Firstly, said warranty gets extended from 1 to 2 years — you can extend it even more if you pay per month after the second year.
On top of that, you get covered for two instances of accidental damage every 12 months, although you would still have to pay service fees. Depending on the type of damage caused to your phone, Apple has a fixed deductible that you have to pay. Of course, you get a significant discount for the repair.
Here are the AppleCare+ service fees and deductibles for each type of accident:
If you want to get an idea of how much pricier things could be, just keep in mind that a screen replacement can lighten your pocket with up to $329.
Other pluses (pun intended) include priority access to Apple support via chat or phone, as well as express replacements, which is when Apple gives you a temporary phone to use while yours is getting fixed.
If you have paid extra for AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss Protection, you also get covered for two instances of theft or loss, on the condition that Find My is enabled on the iPhone that you have lost/was stolen.
Here are some additional AppleCare+ perks that may interest you:
And here is how much AppleCare+ costs for all iPhone models:
AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss:
AppleCare+:
Samsung Care+ offers you extra insurance in case of accidental damage from handling (ADH), or in other words harm that was caused by the owner, as well as damage done from incidents like power surges.
One of the areas where Samsung Care+ trumps AppleCare+ is that it covers up to three repairs from accidental damage per year instead of two. Just like Apple, though, Samsung doesn’t put a limit for repairs related to any mechanical breakdowns, nor does it charge for them.
The price for your insurance, and the deductibles it comes with, depending on which tier your phone falls in. There are a total of four tiers:
And these are the prices that relate to the above-mentioned tiers:
Samsung Care+ with Theft & Loss:
But this is not an article about the new heights mobile phone prices have reached. No, this article is about phone insurance — an admittedly dry and boring topic, but one that increasingly makes more and more sense, specifically because of the hefty cost of new high-end phones from premium brands.
As some of you might already be aware, both Apple and Samsung have their very own insurance dubbed AppleCare+ and SamsungCare+ respectively. Well, you might also know Samsung’s version under the name Samsung Premium Care, but that was dropped back in 2020, likely in an effort to be more recognizable.
The question we are asking here is whether Apple and Samsung’s own insurance is the best option for protecting your precious iPhone and Galaxy, or are there more beneficial options?
If you managed to get through this intro without closing the tab, then you are likely (and bizarrely) invested in finding out if these Care+ packages are as good as they sound. So, let’s dive in together and figure out a definitive answer!
What is phone insurance?
First and foremost, what exactly is phone insurance anyway, and how is it different from the warranty you get when purchasing a new phone? These might be simple questions to some, but they can also be somewhat confusing.
All phones come with some kind of warranty that protects the customer from faulty parts, defects, and other kinds of damage done during the manufacturing process. To get additional protection in case of other damage such as drops, scratches, water damage, etc. (damage done after you have bought the phone) you need insurance.
Now, even if you have phone insurance that does not mean that you get free repairs and replacements. More often than not, you get a significant discount instead.
It is worth noting that you usually need to pay extra if you also want your phone to be insured in case of being lost or stolen. That service is usually offered as an add-on to the insurance plan.
AppleCare+ and Samsung Care+
Both AppleCare+ and Samsung Care+ are the next step for making sure your phone is protected against any mishaps. They cover mechanical and electrical breakdowns beyond the usual 12-month warranty but also come in effect in case of accidental damage from drops and liquid spills.
Additionally, both AppleCare+ and Samsung Care+ come with the option of adding insurance in case of any theft or loss of your phone. But enough with the overview, let’s get into some details about how these two companies handle their insurance policies.
What to expect from your AppleCare+
AppleCare+ offers you several perks over the standard warranty that comes with your iPhone.
Firstly, said warranty gets extended from 1 to 2 years — you can extend it even more if you pay per month after the second year.
On top of that, you get covered for two instances of accidental damage every 12 months, although you would still have to pay service fees. Depending on the type of damage caused to your phone, Apple has a fixed deductible that you have to pay. Of course, you get a significant discount for the repair.
Here are the AppleCare+ service fees and deductibles for each type of accident:
- Screen or back glass damage — $29
- Other accidental damage — $99
- Theft or loss (AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss Protection) — $149
If you want to get an idea of how much pricier things could be, just keep in mind that a screen replacement can lighten your pocket with up to $329.
If you have paid extra for AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss Protection, you also get covered for two instances of theft or loss, on the condition that Find My is enabled on the iPhone that you have lost/was stolen.
Here are some additional AppleCare+ perks that may interest you:
- Same-day service in most major metropolitan areas worldwide
- Onsite service: Schedule a technician to perform a screen repair at your home or office
- Mail-in repair: Mail in your iPhone using a prepaid shipping box provided by Apple
- Carry-in repair: Take your iPhone to an Apple Store or other Apple Authorized Service Provider
And here is how much AppleCare+ costs for all iPhone models:
AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss:
AppleCare+:
What to expect from your Samsung Care+
Samsung Care+ offers you extra insurance in case of accidental damage from handling (ADH), or in other words harm that was caused by the owner, as well as damage done from incidents like power surges.
The price for your insurance, and the deductibles it comes with, depending on which tier your phone falls in. There are a total of four tiers:
And these are the prices that relate to the above-mentioned tiers:
Samsung Care+ with Theft & Loss:
Samsung Care+:
Other perks of Samsung Care+ come in the form of 24/7 expert support via the phone or online, replacements as soon as the next day, and same-day screen repairs.
Probably the most popular option out there when it comes to other phone insurance comes from Asurion, well, at least when compared to AppleCare+.
The reason we don’t even compare Asurion to Samsung Care+ is that it is administered by it. This means that your phone goes through Asurion while it is covered by Samsung Care+, where damages are determined to see what type of repair it requires.
If you own an iPhone, you can choose Asurion for your insurance, but you can only do that via your mobile carrier. The carriers that work with Asurion are AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint and each one comes with a different price for said insurance.
With that said, Asurion doesn’t seem like the better option when compared to AppleCare+, as it ties you to a particular carrier, which means that if you want to switch you would have to either wait until your contract is over or pay a fee for leaving early. Not to mention that Asurion costs more compared to Apple’s option and doesn’t give you much more in return.
AKKO is a great alternative for both AppleCare+ and Samsung Care+, as it offers many of the same benefits, including theft protection and same-day repairs. One of its best perks, however, are the low deductible rates which range from $29-$75 for accidental phone damage and $75-$99 for phone replacement in cases of theft or loss.
Another big advantage of AKKO is that there is no limit to the number of claims you can make each year. That alone could be what makes some people decide to not go for Apple or Samsung’s insurance.
Depending on the phone you have, AKKO’s plan will cost you from $6 to $12 monthly, or if you pay for the whole year in one go — $5 to $11.
SquareTrade’s phone insurance is popular for being the most all-encompassing among all the other options in the US. Of course, it covers the most common phone damage like mechanical failures, screen damage and malfunctions, liquid damage, and more.
Similar to the other options on this list, SquareTrade offers same-day repairs no matter where you are. You can also send it to a repair shop, although that usually takes more time before you get to use the phone again.
What makes SquareTrade most alluring, however, is its affordability. The premium plans start at just $8.99 with the option to pay $19.99 for multiple device coverage. Deductibles come at $25 to $149.
AppleCare+ and SamsungCare+ are easy, default choices that will offer you all you might need to cover any potential incidents with your phone. You also get the peace of mind that it is specifically the manufacturer itself who is repairing your phone when the need arises.
However, you can generally get a similar experience, with some additional benefits thrown into the mix like no repair limits or multiple device coverage, from other insurance companies. On top of that, some options offer better pricing and deductibles.
If you want to make it as easy as possible for yourself then you won’t go wrong by choosing Apple or Samsung's coverage. However, you don’t have to necessarily go for them if you happen to see something that specifically fits your needs from any of the other insurance companies.
Other perks of Samsung Care+ come in the form of 24/7 expert support via the phone or online, replacements as soon as the next day, and same-day screen repairs.
Other phone insurance providers
Asurian
Probably the most popular option out there when it comes to other phone insurance comes from Asurion, well, at least when compared to AppleCare+.
If you own an iPhone, you can choose Asurion for your insurance, but you can only do that via your mobile carrier. The carriers that work with Asurion are AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint and each one comes with a different price for said insurance.
With that said, Asurion doesn’t seem like the better option when compared to AppleCare+, as it ties you to a particular carrier, which means that if you want to switch you would have to either wait until your contract is over or pay a fee for leaving early. Not to mention that Asurion costs more compared to Apple’s option and doesn’t give you much more in return.
AKKO
AKKO is a great alternative for both AppleCare+ and Samsung Care+, as it offers many of the same benefits, including theft protection and same-day repairs. One of its best perks, however, are the low deductible rates which range from $29-$75 for accidental phone damage and $75-$99 for phone replacement in cases of theft or loss.
Another big advantage of AKKO is that there is no limit to the number of claims you can make each year. That alone could be what makes some people decide to not go for Apple or Samsung’s insurance.
SquareTrade
SquareTrade’s phone insurance is popular for being the most all-encompassing among all the other options in the US. Of course, it covers the most common phone damage like mechanical failures, screen damage and malfunctions, liquid damage, and more.
Similar to the other options on this list, SquareTrade offers same-day repairs no matter where you are. You can also send it to a repair shop, although that usually takes more time before you get to use the phone again.
What makes SquareTrade most alluring, however, is its affordability. The premium plans start at just $8.99 with the option to pay $19.99 for multiple device coverage. Deductibles come at $25 to $149.
Conclusion: it depends
AppleCare+ and SamsungCare+ are easy, default choices that will offer you all you might need to cover any potential incidents with your phone. You also get the peace of mind that it is specifically the manufacturer itself who is repairing your phone when the need arises.
However, you can generally get a similar experience, with some additional benefits thrown into the mix like no repair limits or multiple device coverage, from other insurance companies. On top of that, some options offer better pricing and deductibles.
If you want to make it as easy as possible for yourself then you won’t go wrong by choosing Apple or Samsung's coverage. However, you don’t have to necessarily go for them if you happen to see something that specifically fits your needs from any of the other insurance companies.
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Customs and Border Protection encounters for the month of July dipped below 200,000 for the first time in months, according to statistics released this week, as the Biden administration closes in on 2 million apprehensions by CBP by the end of next month.
In total there were 199,976 encounters, with 166,792 unique encounters and 22% of all encounters in July were from repeat offenders, CPB said Monday.
In about 37% of encounters, migrants were processed and extricated under Title 42 authority, which is still in place as the legal battle over that policy makes its way through the courts.
"This marks the second month in a row of decreased encounters along the Southwest border. While the encounter numbers remain high, this is a positive trend and the first two-month drop since October 2021," said CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus.
Title 42 is the controversial policy implemented by the Trump administration restricting migrants from coming into the country under the auspices of a public health emergency.
The policy was first enacted at the beginning of the pandemic and has remained in place since then, despite advocates criticizing the administration for keeping the policy in place.
So far in fiscal year 2022, which ends on Sept. 30, CBP has apprehended more migrants than in all of fiscal year 2021, according to CBP statistics showing 1.8 million apprehensions.
Experts predict CBP will cross 2 million apprehensions by the end of the fiscal year.
"Almost 200,000 illegal aliens apprehended in July is the 2nd highest July total EVER," former Trump acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf tweeted. "Biden's July average of 206,785 illegal alien apprehensions is 340% higher than the 5-year July average before he took office. But remember, the border is secure."
CBP has also seen a fentanyl increase of 203% along the southern border from last month, and overall drug apprehensions long the southern border for fentanyl are close to the number of pounds taken in 2021. | https://abc7ny.com/customs-border-protection-immigrant-arrests-us-mexico/12142251/ | 2022-08-19T15:06:21Z | https://abc7ny.com/customs-border-protection-immigrant-arrests-us-mexico/12142251/ | true |
Customs and Border Protection encounters for the month of July dipped below 200,000 for the first time in months, according to statistics released this week, as the Biden administration closes in on 2 million apprehensions by CBP by the end of next month.
In total there were 199,976 encounters, with 166,792 unique encounters and 22% of all encounters in July were from repeat offenders, CPB said Monday.
In about 37% of encounters, migrants were processed and extricated under Title 42 authority, which is still in place as the legal battle over that policy makes its way through the courts.
"This marks the second month in a row of decreased encounters along the Southwest border. While the encounter numbers remain high, this is a positive trend and the first two-month drop since October 2021," said CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus.
Title 42 is the controversial policy implemented by the Trump administration restricting migrants from coming into the country under the auspices of a public health emergency.
The policy was first enacted at the beginning of the pandemic and has remained in place since then, despite advocates criticizing the administration for keeping the policy in place.
So far in fiscal year 2022, which ends on Sept. 30, CBP has apprehended more migrants than in all of fiscal year 2021, according to CBP statistics showing 1.8 million apprehensions.
Experts predict CBP will cross 2 million apprehensions by the end of the fiscal year.
"Almost 200,000 illegal aliens apprehended in July is the 2nd highest July total EVER," former Trump acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf tweeted. "Biden's July average of 206,785 illegal alien apprehensions is 340% higher than the 5-year July average before he took office. But remember, the border is secure."
CBP has also seen a fentanyl increase of 203% along the southern border from last month, and overall drug apprehensions long the southern border for fentanyl are close to the number of pounds taken in 2021. | https://abc30.com/customs-border-protection-immigrant-arrests-us-mexico/12142251/ | 2022-08-19T15:09:02Z | https://abc30.com/customs-border-protection-immigrant-arrests-us-mexico/12142251/ | true |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 19, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
948 AM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following
counties, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda and Wharton.
* WHEN...Until 1045 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 948 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Boling-Iago and Danevang.
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
...TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE...
A very moist and somewhat unstable tropical airmass remains in
place across the area. Meanwhile...the vertical wind profile over
the area shows light and variable winds. These conditions are
favorable for the development of tropical funnel clouds, especially
where rain-cooled boundaries...known as outflow boundaries...and
the sea breeze collide.
These tropical funnel clouds are usually short-lived and do not
reach the ground. If the funnel cloud becomes more severe and
reaches the ground...minor damage may occur...and a tornado
warning will likely be issued.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river, health officials said, making it the second such probable death in the Midwest this summer and raising the question of whether climate change is playing a role.
The Douglas County Department of Health based in Omaha, Nebraska, reported Wednesday that doctors believe the child died of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a usually fatal infection caused by the naegleria fowleri amoeba. Health officials believe the child came into contact with the amoeba on Sunday while swimming in the Elkhorn River just west of Omaha.
Officials have not released the child’s identity.
Last month, a Missouri resident died of the same infection likely caused by the amoeba at Lake of Three Fires in southwestern Iowa. Iowa officials closed the lake’s beach as a precaution for nearly three weeks.
People are usually infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose while swimming or diving into lakes and rivers. Other sources have been documented, including tainted tap water in a Houston-area city in 2020. Symptoms include fever, headache, nausea or vomiting, progressing to a stiff neck, loss of balance, hallucinations and seizures.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says naegleria fowleri infections are rare — there are about three cases in the United States every year — but that those infections are overwhelmingly fatal.
There were 154 cases reported between 1962 and 2021 in the U.S., with only four survivors, according to the CDC. Of those, 71 cases were reported between 2000 and 2021. Texas and Florida recorded the most infections with 39 and 37 cases respectively, and the amoeba is typically found in southern states because it thrives in waters that are warmer than 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius).
But infections have migrated north in recent years, including two cases in Minnesota since 2010, Douglas County Health Director Dr. Lindsey Huse noted during a news conference Thursday.
“Our regions are becoming warmer,” she said. “As things warm up, the water warms up and water levels drop because of drought, you see that this organism is a lot happier and more typically grows in those situations.”
According to the National Water Information System, the surface water temperature near where the child was swimming was between 86 and 92 degrees.
Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, a researcher at the Universidad de La Laguna in the Canary Islands who has studied naegleria fowleri, said Thursday that an increase in infections since 2000 can be blamed on two factors: better knowledge and diagnosis of the disease, and the rising temperature in bodies of water providing “a perfect environment” for the amoeba to thrive.
Researcher Sutherland Maciver, who has studied the amoeba at the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences at Edinburgh Medical School in Scotland, says not all infections are reported and that the 430 cases that have ever been reported worldwide are almost certainly an undercount. And, he said, scientists cannot say with certainty that the Nebraska case is directly attributable to climate change.
The two researchers co-authored a paper titled “Is Naegleria fowleri an Emerging Parasite?” that examined factors behind the increase in reported cases.
Health officials recommend that freshwater swimmers plug their noses, avoid putting their heads underwater and avoid activities such as water skiing and tubing, which could force water into the nose, eyes or mouth. You cannot be infected by drinking contaminated water. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/brain-eating-amoeba-suspected-in-new-midwest-death/ | 2022-08-19T15:13:58Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/brain-eating-amoeba-suspected-in-new-midwest-death/ | false |
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A grant award of $20 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation will help fund final design work for the replacement of the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge connecting Havre de Grace and Perryville.
According to a news release from Rep. Andy Harris, a Republican who represents the First District, the replacement of the 115-year-old bridge “will have a higher clearance above the river and feature a moveable span that can more efficiently open and close to maritime traffic.”
“Replacing this heavily used and older bridge will improve the safety of all travelers, including maritime traffic below it, and create economic opportunity for residents of the first district,” Harris said in the release. “I look forward to seeing the final design and replacement of the Susquehanna bridge.”
The grant money will go to the National Railroad Passenger Corp., also known as Amtrak.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 19, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
915 AM CDT Fri Aug 19 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Advisory is cancelled for a portion of southeast Texas,
including the following county, Galveston.
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
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Rupee falls 20 paise to 79.84 against U.S. dollar
The rupee depreciated by 20 paise to close at 79.84 against the U.S. dollar on Friday amid a strengthening greenback overseas.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 79.75 and moved in a range of 79.73 to 79.84 during the day.
It finally ended at 79.84 against the American currency, down 20 paise over its previous close of 79.64.
Forex traders said the U.S. dollar index witnessed an upturn after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials over the quantum of rate hikes weighed on investor sentiments.
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.18% to 107.67.
Foreign fund outflows from Indian equities also dragged the local unit down.
Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Thursday as they offloaded shares worth ₹1,706.00 crore, as per exchange data.
"Rupee continued to consolidate in a narrow range after hawkish FOMC meeting minutes," said Gaurang Somaiya, Forex & Bullion Analyst, Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
A string of U.S. central bank officials said the Fed needs to keep raising borrowing costs to bring high inflation under control.
"We expect the USD-INR (Spot) to trade sideways and quote in the range of 79.20 and 79.80," Somaiya added, Meanwhile, Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, declined 1.02% to $95.60 per barrel.
On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 651.85 points or 1.08 per cent lower at 59,646.15, while the broader NSE Nifty declined 198.05 points or 1.10 per cent to 17,758.45.
"Rupee traded weak on Friday backed by some weakness in capital markets from higher levels. The week saw volatile range between 79.35-79.90 as the dollar index stayed in a tight range," said Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst at LKP Securities.
FII buying helped the rupee gain strength in the first half of the week but it later gave up the gains as the dollar index found support near $106 and WTI crude near $85, he added.
Dilip Parmar, Research Analyst, HDFC Securities, said the rupee depreciated amid stronger dollar index and risk-averse sentiments. "Low bond price and foreign fund outflows also weighed on the rupee."
Mr. Parmar further said the dollar index continues to retrace the mid-July to mid-August sell-off. The hawkish comments from Federal Reserve members also added fuel to the fire with markets again pricing in a 75 bps hike in the next meeting.
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Just like the software engineering community, product managers have access to lots of resources to support their development; from Slack groups and meet-ups to YouTube videos and newsletters.
But for those who love old-school content, there is a huge number of books available that cover all aspects of product management.
These books were written during the dawn of product management as a profession, and their authors count themselves among the real pioneers of the industry. No matter where you are in your product management career, you can learn a lot from the perspectives of those who have shaped the way product teams work.
Table of contents
- Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love, by Marty Cagan
- Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster, by Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz
- Thinking In Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts, by Annie Duke
- User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product, by Jeff Patton
- UX for Lean Startups: Faster, Smarter User Experience Research and Design, by Laura Klein
- The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback, by Dan Olsen
- Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products, by Marty Cagan and Chris Jones
- Cracking the PM Interview: How to Land a Product Manager Job in Technology, by Gayle Laakmann McDowell and Jackie Bavaro
Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love, by Marty Cagan
Marty Cagan is the godfather of product management, and Inspired is its effective bible. The book covers a wide range of PM topics, such as how to structure and staff your product organization and how to deliver technology products that your customers will love.
For those just starting out in product management, Inspired is a great resource to help you get familiar with the industry. It does a great job of setting the scene for how a product manager fits within an organization.
The first seven chapters of the book demonstrate how good product management impacts business success by telling stories of successful product organizations and the people key to their success.
By chapter 8, Cagan starts to look at the core concepts of product management, including product discovery, prototyping, delivery, market fit, and vision. As you move through the book from there, you start to understand how product teams are structured, what each individual role (product manager, designer, engineer, marketer, researcher, data analyst, etc…) should be looking to achieve, and how the roles interact.
The final sections of the book look into specific techniques for approaching the tasks of the product manager.
With all of this information contained within one book, it’s easy to see why Inspired is considered to be the blueprint for product management. It’s an essential read for all product professionals.
Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster, by Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz
Marty Cagan himself recommends reading Lean Analytics, and given his guidance on the importance of product metrics, it is easy to understand why.
The authors, Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz, are entrepreneurs with great track records. They pooled their experience, along with hundreds of interviews with business founders and investors, to come up with a guide for how to determine what should be measured and how to go about it.
The book is split into 31 chapters over four parts that cover:
- What analytics are
- What it means to take a lean approach
- How to create a framework for your analysis
- How to apply this framework within your organization
As a product manager, whenever you start a new role, your first task is to determine what metrics are most important to your organization (e.g., retention, engagement, etc.) and how the organization is measuring them. Lean Analytics is a great place to start if you’re looking to jump-start the way your company collects and uses data. After all, you can only make a successful product when you know what success looks like and whether you’re achieving it.
Thinking In Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts by Annie Duke
Of course, even with all the data in the world, you still won’t know all the factors that are influencing what’s happening in your product. Sometimes, there is information that is hidden from view and you need to use some judgment on how to proceed.
According to Annie Duke, author of Thinking In Bets, the key to long-term success when dealing with this kind of esoteric data is to think in terms of bets. For example:
- How sure am I about what is being decided?
- What are all the possible ways in which it could turn out?
- Which decision has the highest odds of success?
- Did I land in the unlucky 10 percent on a strategy that works 90 percent of the time?
- Or, is my success attributable to dumb luck rather than great decision-making?
There’s a section in chapter 2 titled “All decisions are bets.” I think this phrase really sums up the point that Duke is trying to make.
If you need to improve the conversion rate of your e-commerce basket, for example, what would you put your money on? How confident are you that you’d be taking home some winnings and not worrying about your losses? Prioritize the bets you’re most confident in.
What does Annie Duke know about thinking in bets, you might ask? She just so happens to be a former World Series of Poker champion!
User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product, by Jeff Patton
Once you’ve picked your bet, the next step is to write up the work for the engineering team to deliver. That’s where the user story comes in.
Jeff Patton is the founder and principal of Jeff Patton & Associates, having been involved in creating software since the 1980s. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he worked as a product leader for what was grown into Salesforce Commerce Cloud — so he knows a thing or two about delivering great products.
In User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product, Patton examines how the technique of mapping out your user stories can help your team stay focused on users and their needs without getting lost in the enthusiasm for individual product features.
The act of mapping your user stories follows five rough areas:
- Framing — creating a short feature brief that sets the boundaries of what you are going to map
- Mapping — evaluating the whole feature story, looking to the edges of the frame, but not very deep within it
- Exploring — filling in the detail of the story map, diving down into the high-level mapped features and breaking them down into smaller chunks
- Slicing for releases — grouping user stories that, when delivered together, allow you to have a viable product release
- Slicing for strategic development — taking your release slice and breaking into a few delivery phases, which allows you to reduce risk and learn quickly
It’s great advice for any product manager to maintain focus on what’s important for their users.
UX for Lean Startups: Faster, Smarter User Experience Research and Design, by Laura Klein
Laura Klein has over 20 years of product and user experience, and her expertise shines in UX for Lean Startups. Klein examines the principles of a great user experience and demonstrates how you can achieve them without having to follow a lengthy and expensive UX process.
The key principles focus on formulating and validating your user hypothesis, then doing the same with the ideas you generate before you even start designing your product. This circle of hypothesis, idea, and validation helps you ensure you’re building only the right things for the right people at the right time.
If you’re new to product, UX for Lean Startups will help you learn how to user-test your products. Even if you’re a seasoned PM, it’ll help you learn how to user-test better.
The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback, by Dan Olsen
The Lean Product Playbook is a practical guide to building products that customers love. It doesn’t matter whether you work at a startup or a large, established company; building great products is hard.
Most new products fail, and even established products have failures in their history. In this book, Dan Olsen looks to help you improve your chances of building successful products through clear, step-by-step guidance and advice.
Split into three parts, the playbook takes a look at the:
- Core concepts of product-market fit — Are customers buying and using the company’s products in numbers large enough to make the business profitable?
- Lean product process — identifying your customers, defining your value proposition, determining your MVP
- Steps beyond your MVP — e.g., agile development, key metrics, optimization, etc.
For those in many product management roles, you aren’t actually spending much time creating brand new products. Instead, you’re focused on making iterative improvements to existing products. The principles of the lean product playbook hold true for progressive product change.
Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products, by Marty Cagan and Chris Jones
If Inspired looked at the blueprint for organizational product management, Empowered is designed to provide you, as a leader of product management, product design, or engineering, with everything you need to set up your team for product greatness.
The book covers:
- What it means to be an empowered product team, and how this is different from the “feature teams” most companies use to build technology products
- Recruiting and coaching the members of product teams — first to competence, and then to reach their potential
- Creating an inspiring product vision, along with an insights-driven product strategy, and translating that strategy into action by empowering teams with specific objectives-problems for solve rather than features to build
- Redefining the relationship between product and the rest of the company
- Detailing the changes necessary to effectively and successfully transform your organization into truly empowered product teams
As you can see, Empowered is aimed at more senior product managers — specifically, PMs who manage teams. But that doesn’t mean newcomers can’t take something from this book because it gives clear guidance on what you should aim for and why you should be doing it.
Cracking the PM Interview: How to Land a Product Manager Job in Technology, by Gayle Laakmann McDowell and Jackie Bavaro
Of course, before you can apply all the great advice from the experts in the books mentioned above, you need to be successful in a product management interview.
When you’re in an interview, you’ll get a mix of the standard interview questions (e.g., “Tell me about your greatest achievement,” “Why are you looking for a new role?” etc.) and product-specific questions. In Cracking the PM Interview, the authors look at both sets of questions and offer advice on how to handle them.
Product management interviews are renowned for having some challenging questions, particularly around estimation, that provide great insight into how you think about product problems. For example:
- How many pizzas are delivered in Manhattan?
- How do you design an alarm clock for the blind?
- How would you launch a video rental service in India?
With a few examples, this book helps you understand how you can approach any question of this type, even if you don’t know where Manhattan is or have never seen a VHS tape.
In addition to the interview-specific details, the book also looks at product careers in general, comparing product roles among some of the world’s most recognizable brands and sharing career advice from leading product experts.
What next?
All product people are busy, but if you can find time to tick off one of these books a month, you’ll soon be in possession of some of the key skills needed for a successful product career — delivered directly from those who have shaped the way in which product management is performed around the world.
An upcoming virtual meetup for you
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The administration of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has removed a top environmental official in a potential act of retribution, just days after he appeared in a report on illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest for the Brazilian television station Globo.
The dismissal of Samuel Vieira de Souza, a retired Army colonel and director of the environmental agency known by the Portuguese acronym IBAMA, was published Thursday in the nation’s official gazette.
De Souza recently allowed a Globo television crew to accompany an agency operation against prospectors in the Yanomami Indigenous territory, and gave an on-camera interview. The piece aired Sunday on Globo’s program Fantastico. Bolsonaro, who is running for reelection, has been an outspoken champion of fostering economic activity within Indigenous territories, particularly promising regulation of mining in areas where it is currently illegal.
It would be a “big coincidence” if de Souza were fired for any reason other than the Globo report, Alex Lacerda, head of the union that represents the nation’s environment officials, told The Associated Press.
The Globo segment denounced businessman Rodrigo Martins de Mello, a Bolsonaro backer who has been accused of involvement with mining on protected Amazon lands, which the president has repeatedly promised to legalize. De Mello, who is running for a seat in Congress, previously denied any wrongdoing through his lawyer.
But the Brazilian government gave a different explanation for de Souza’s removal. The environmental agency said he will be part of a working group to fight international environmental crime, as a special advisor to the Ministry of Environment. U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry is one of the leaders of this initiative.
The working group was created during the Summit of the Americas in June in Los Angeles.
De Souza is one of several military officials named by Bolsonaro to key positions in the nation’s Indigenous and environmental agencies who had limited or no expertise in the fields. The president has called career environmental and Indigenous officials radicals and during his tenure their agencies have been defanged.
Nobody was immediately announced as a replacement for de Souza. August is historically an important month for environmental protection in the Amazon. Part of the dry season, it is the second-worst month for both deforestation and fire.
De Souza’s removal could parallel an episode in April 2020 when Olivaldi Azevedo, another military officer, was dismissed soon after Globo aired a segment featuring an operation against land grabbers inside an Indigenous territory.
For years, Bolsonaro has accused Globo and several other mainstream media of unfair coverage that favors the opposition. In February 2021, he held up a large sign reading “GLOBO TRASH” as a crowd of his supporters cheered.
Lacerda, of the environmental officials’ union, said in a phone interview that the retired colonel shouldn’t have been named to his position at IBAMA in the first place.
“Our struggle is for only environmental officials to occupy these positions. These are technical positions,” he said. “Since the government began ousting officials, Brazil has seen record-breaking deforestation.”
Bolsonaro this week launched his campaign for reelection, with the first-round vote just over six weeks away. On Aug. 22, he will appear on Globo’s nightly news program for his first sit-down interview with the network in years.
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BRAINTREE, Mass. (WDTN) — Police guided an elderly woman out of a mall in Massachusetts after she entered it driving her SUV.
An elderly woman drove her white SUV through the automatic doors of the South Shore Plaza mall in Braintree, Massachusetts Thursday morning, according to NBC Boston.
Video shows the SUV reversing through the second floor of the mall as police guided her to an exit.
According to Police, the woman drove over a pedestrian bridge from a parking garage when the sensor doors opened and the woman continued to drive into the mall and drove half a football field down the corridor.
No one was reportedly injured in the incident. No charges have been filed against the woman. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/elderly-woman-drives-suv-into-massachusetts-mall/ | 2022-08-19T15:25:42Z | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/elderly-woman-drives-suv-into-massachusetts-mall/ | false |
Creator of The Eagle comic to be remembered in Great Yarmouth ceremony
- Credit: Archant copyright 2011
It was a comic that thrilled children in the 1950s and 1960s with the exploits of space pilot Dan Dare battling the Mekon.
Between 1950 and 1969 The Eagle comic was a mainstay for youngsters who sought weekly thrills and spills.
The comic, whose main character was Dan Dare pilot of the future, was founded by Marcus Morris.
Before embarking on The Eagle and the world of comics, its creator had been a curate in Great Yarmouth in the 1940s working for St Nicholas Church.
To celebrate Rev Morris's services to the town a blue plaque will be unveiled in the town next month
The current vicar of Yarmouth, Rev Simon Ward, will unveil the blue plaque at St Paul’s Lodge on Salisbury Road at 3pm on Thursday, September 8.
Andrew Fakes, president of the Great Yarmouth Local History and Archaeology Society, said: "In Victorian times St Nicholas Church in Great Yarmouth ran several daughter churches and mission rooms and required a large staff.
"In the early 1900s there were about 12 curates who usually stayed in the parish for a short time.
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"Of the many curates serving in Yarmouth not much is known. However, the Rev Marcus Morris, who served from June 1941 to July 1942, became nationally famous.
"Morris felt that the American comics available were distasteful, violent and a bad influence so he founded The Eagle comic in 1950 as a counter balance.
"This ran until 1969 and it was relaunched from 1982 to 1994 with Dan Dare still taking centre stage.
"He hoped the Eagle would convey to children the standards and morals he advocated.
"He also founded the Girl, Robin and Swift comics."
In Great Yarmouth Rev Morris founded a youth club and was known for visiting the war wounded.
Rev Morris left Great Yarmouth in 1942 to become a chaplain in the RAF.
His first curacy was in Liverpool and he lived in Surrey by the time The Eagle was launched.
He died in 1989.
Within days of being launched, the Eagle, which consisted of 20 pages, was selling nearly one million copies per week.
Eight of its pages were in glorious colour in 1950.
It featured the artwork of Frank Hampson.
Dan Dare space pilot of the future
Colonel Daniel McGregor Dare was a space pilot in the 1990s.
The comic strip featured his batman, Digby, his boss, Sir Hubert Guest the pipe-smoking Controller of the Space Fleet, and the scientist Professor Jocelyn Peabody.
Dan Dare's first adventure saw him lead an expedition to Venus on the spaceship Anastasia.
Once there he discovered the native Treens were being oppressed by the evil Mekon, a modified Treen with a shrivelled body and giant overdeveloped brain who travels around on a floating chair.
His space adventures ended in 1967 when he became Controller of the Space Fleet.
Dan Dare was resurrected for the comic 2000AD in the 1970s and he featured in The Eagle re-boot in the 1980s.
A Dan Dare mini-series was published by Virgin Comics in 2007 and 2008. It was written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Gary Erskine and had a darker edge to the character. | https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/lifestyle/heritage/great-yarmouth-plaque-to-remember-eagle-creator-9221230 | 2022-08-19T15:25:48Z | https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/lifestyle/heritage/great-yarmouth-plaque-to-remember-eagle-creator-9221230 | true |
Some notable player suspensions under the NFL’s personal conduct policy:
2022 — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games and fined $5 million (accusations of sexual harassment and assault while playing for the Houston Texans).
2021 — Running back Derrius Guice suspended six games (domestic violence).
2020 — Wide receiver Antonio Brown suspended eight games (multiple violations of personal conduct policy).
2019 — Cleveland running back Kareem Hunt suspended eight games (assault caught on video).
2019 — Seattle defensive lineman Jarran Reed suspended six games (assault accusation).
2019 — Raiders guard Richie Incognito suspended two games (disorderly conduct).
2018 — Seattle linebacker Mychal Kendricks suspended eight games (insider trading).
2018 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston suspended three games (accused of touching a female Uber driver inappropriately in 2016).
2018 — Baltimore Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith suspended four games (domestic violence).
2017 — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott suspended six games (domestic violence).
2017 — Kicker Josh Brown suspended six games (domestic violence).
2017 — Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones suspended one game (assault). Jones was suspended six games in 2008 and for one season in 2007 (multiple violations of personal conduct policy).
2015 — Cowboys defensive Greg Hardy suspended 10 games (domestic violence). Arbitrator Harold Henderson later reduced suspension to four games.
2014 — Baltimore running back Ray Rice suspended indefinitely (domestic violence).
2014 — Defensive lineman Aldon Smith suspended nine games (violations of personal conduct policy and substance abuse policy). Also suspended in 2015 (violations of the league’s substance abuse policy). Reinstated in 2020.
2014 — Vikings running back Adrian Peterson suspended indefinitely (child abuse case). Reinstated in 2015.
2010 — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suspended six games (accusation of sexual assault by two women). Suspension later reduced to four games by Commissioner Roger Goodell.
2008 — Vikings offensive lineman Bryant McKinnie suspended four games (arrested on aggravated battery charges after a street brawl outside a nightclub).
2007 — Falcons quarterback Michael Vick suspended indefinitely (dogfighting). Reinstated by Commissioner Roger Goodell in 2009.
2007 — Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson suspended eight games (gun charge).
2007 — Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry suspended eight games (multiple violations of personal conduct policy).
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The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is resuming its Dream Gap barnstorming tour for a fourth consecutive year, while still developing plans to launch a professional league.
The PWHPA on Thursday announced its fall schedule will open on Oct. 14 and feature a five-weekend series plus a special event, with details — including locations — to be announced later this month. The stops will feature four teams of 25-player rosters drawn from the PWHPA’s membership of 43 Olympians, 75 players with national-level experience and newcomers who have just completed their college careers.
In the meantime, the PWHPA said it continues working toward establishing its own professional league, without providing any further details by citing a non-disclosure agreement in place with its corporate partners and sponsors.
The PWHPA in May reached an agreement with tennis great Billie Jean King and Los Angeles Dodgers chairman Mark Walter to work on establishing what would become North America’s second women’s pro hockey league.
Tentative plans have the new league featuring six teams, with players paid an average salary of $55,000, and starting as early as January.
The PWHPA would compete with the Premier Hockey Federation, which is entering its eighth season, and expanding to seven teams with the addition of Montreal.
The PWHPA was established in 2019 after the Canadian Women’s Hockey League folded, and its members have balked at playing for the PHF, which was formerly called the National Women’s Hockey League.
As in the past, PWHPA players will be based in Boston, Minnesota, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary, Alberta, where they will have access to training and practice facilities.
What’s different this year is how the four teams’ rosters are selected. Rather than representing their respective hubs, players will be ranked and distributed evenly among the four teams to even the level of competition.
“We continuously look for ways to increase opportunities for our players to compete as we move torwards our ultimate goal of a professional league,” PWHPA chief Jayna Hefford said in a released statement. “We also want to continue to provide an exciting product for hockey fans to enjoy, and we’re confident this will be our biggest, most competitive season to date.”
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‘Poor, broke, busted and disgusted’: Pastor berates congregation for not getting him luxury gift
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – A pastor went viral online after a video was posted of him chastising his congregation for not getting him a luxury gift.
The Rev. Carlton Funderburke of the Church at the Well in Kansas City was recorded telling his churchgoers how upset he was that they had not bought him a Movado watch, which typically costs several hundred dollars.
The video shared on TikTok shows Funderburke describing his congregation on Aug. 7 as “poor, broke, busted and disgusted.”
He asked them, “I’m not worth your McDonald’s money? I’m not worth your Red Lobster money? I’m not worth your St. John Knits? Y’all can’t afford it no how. I ain’t worth y’all Louis Vuitton? I ain’t worth your Prada? I’m not worth your Gucci?”
The video has accumulated more than 590,000 views.
“You can buy a Movado watch in Sam’s. And y’all know I asked for one last year, here it is the whole way in August, I still ain’t got it,” he said.
Funderburke posted a video apologizing for his comments, saying they do not reflect his view of people nor what is in his heart.
“No context could erase the words I used. I apologize to all who have been hurt, angered or in any way damaged by my words,” he said.
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Friday 19 August 2022 16:07
Ballygawley karter Charlie Condy has been competing again, this time in England.
It was off to Three Sisters Circuit in Wigan on the weekend of 13th August for round six of the Ultimate Karting Championship.
Participating in the highly competitive Honda Cadet class, Charlie travelled with his team mates from the Northern Ireland based team RNG Racing.
Full story in this week's Courier or check out our epaper. | https://www.tyronecourier.co.uk/motor-sports/2022/08/19/news/charlie-keeps-his-cool-in-england-29562/ | 2022-08-19T15:28:17Z | https://www.tyronecourier.co.uk/motor-sports/2022/08/19/news/charlie-keeps-his-cool-in-england-29562/ | true |
Pennsylvania man is charged with abuse of a corpse after he tried to buy human remains from mortuary worker on Facebook
- Jeremy Lee Pauley, 40, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly purchasing stolen human remains from a woman in Arkansas
- Police have been investigating Pauly following a tip received in June of suspicious activity
- The investigation concluded that Pauley was purchasing human body parts, including a female pelvis, a torso with a nipple, and four human hands
- Some of his purchases included skulls from children
- Pauley describes himself on Facebook as being the owner of The Grand WunderKammer and the executive director and curator at The Memento Mori Museum
- The shop owner displays various of his new purchases of bones and teeth on his personal Facebook page that he later resells
A Pennsylvania man was charged with the abuse of a corpse after allegedly purchasing human remains from a woman on Facebook.
Jeremy Lee Pauley, 40, who is known for purchasing various bones and teeth that he restores and resells, was arrested for trying to buy the corpse from a mortuary worker online.
Some of Pauley's purchases have included pelvis 'antiques' and 'very old' skulls from children.
Pauly allegedly purchased $4,000 worth of human remains from Candace Scott, who police say stole them from a mortuary partnered with the University of Arkansas.
The human remains included: half a head, a whole head, three brains, a heart, a liver, a lung, two kidneys, a female pelvis, a torso with a nipple, and four human hands.
The shop owner was set to receive the shipment from Scott in Pennsylvania, but police intercepted the remains while they were in transit.
The store owner was arrested on Thursday following an investigation beginning on June 14 when police received a tip about suspicious activity about Pauley and his collections, according to police. Pauley was arrested and released on $50,000 bail.
Jeremy Lee Pauley, 40, was arrested on Thursday for abuse of a corpse and receiving stolen property after purchasing human remains from a woman in Arkansas, according to police
Pauley's purchases have included 'very old' skulls from children. 'Note the adult teeth haven't dropped yet,' he wrote on Facebook
Pauley allegedly purchased the remains from a woman named Candace Scott for $4,000. The shipment included a liver, a lung, two kidneys, a female pelvis, a torso with a nipple, and four human hands. PICTURED: Pauley's latest purchase of 'medical bones' before his arrest
The store owner was set to receive the $4,000 shipment but was arrested on Thursday following an investigation beginning in June when police received a tip about suspicious activity about Pauley and his collections
The human remains Pauley purchased included: half a head, a whole head, three brains, a heart, a liver, a lung, two kidneys, a female pelvis, a torso with a nipple, and four human hands. PICTURED: part of a mouth Pauley purchased before his arrest
PICTURED: teeth purchased by Pauley
Officers are astonished by the finding with Cumberland District Attorney calling the investigation 'bizarre.'
'This is the most bizarre investigations I have encountered in my thirty-three years as a prosecutor,' Sean M. McCormack said. 'Just when i think I have seen it all, a case like this comes around.'
The caller that tipped off the police said they found 'several' five-gallon buckets of human remains in Pauley's basement. Investigators later recovered the remains that included human brains, hearts, livers, skin, and lungs.
Dr. Wayne Ross confirmed the remains from Pauley's basement were human body parts.
Pauley is the owner of The Grand Wunderkammer and the executive director and curator at The Memento Mori Museum. The business owner purchases multiple shipments of bones and teeth from unknown buyers and shares them with his supporters online
Pauley is the owner of The Grand Wunderkammer and the executive director and curator at The Memento Mori Museum, according to his Facebook.
The Gand Wunderkammer Facebook page describes the business to be, 'Strange, curious, and unique in every way possible!'
The business showcases, 'Vendors of the odd and unusual, museum exhibits, guest lectures, live entertainment, and so much more!'
An October 1 event in Pennsylvania is advertised to be the 'First Annual Grand Wunderkammer' gathering. Now, nearly 6,000 of Pauley's Facebook supporters wonder if the event will occur.
Pauley's latest purchase was a plastic bin filled with medical bones he posted a few days before his arrest. He captioned the post, 'Picked up more medical bones to sort through.'
A few days before on August 7, Pauley advertised and sold an 'antique articulated partial pelvis with sacrum and 5 vertebrae.'
Other merchandised the shop owner sells are hundreds of bagged teeth - with some of them being stained 'as a result of an old school disinfectant used back in the day,' according to Pauley. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11127373/Pennsylvania-man-charged-tried-buy-human-remains-mortuary-worker-Facebook.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-19T15:29:06Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11127373/Pennsylvania-man-charged-tried-buy-human-remains-mortuary-worker-Facebook.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
'Biden has delivered largest economic recovery plan since FDR': Ron Klain compares his boss to JFK and Eisenhower despite STILL dwindling polls and says Trump created a 's***storm' every day as President
- 'The president has delivered the largest economic recovery plan since Roosevelt, the largest infrastructure plan since Eisenhower'
- 'The most judges confirmed since Kennedy, the second largest health care bill since Johnson, and the largest climate change bill in history,' Klain added
- This week Biden signed the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act, which injected $433 billion in new spending on climate and health care into the economy
- White House has been working overtime to fight dragging poll numbers weighed down by inflation, which tapered down to 8.5 % last month after a peak 9.1 %
The White House is riding high after cinching wins with a couple of big spending bills in Congress, with chief of staff Ron Klain comparing President Biden to the likes of FDR, Eisenhower and JFK.
'The president has delivered the largest economic recovery plan since Roosevelt, the largest infrastructure plan since Eisenhower, the most judges confirmed since Kennedy, the second largest health care bill since Johnson, and the largest climate change bill in history,' Klain told Politico Playbook.
'The first time we've done gun control since President Clinton was here, the first time ever an African American woman has been put on the U.S. Supreme Court,' he added. 'I think it's a record to take to the American people.'
This week Biden signed the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act, which injected $433 billion in new spending on climate and health care into the economy. The bill was a. trimmed-down iteration of Biden's Build Back Better plan, a massive spending bill that was killed by Sen. Joe Manchin last December.
Manchin had said he could not vote for such spending amid 40-year-high inflation, but recently cut a deal with Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the smaller package, vexing Republicans who thought hopes of another spending package had been crushed.
The White House is riding high after cinching wins with a couple of big spending bills in Congress, with chief of staff Ron Klain comparing President Biden to the likes of FDR, Eisenhower and JFK
The White House has been working overtime to fight dragging poll numbers long weighed down by inflation, which tapered down to 8.5 percent last month after a peak 9.1 percent, a record number of border crossers, a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and Biden's frequent forgetful 'old man' moments and gaffes.
On Biden's public profile, Klain said: 'I don't think it's true he's out there less than his predecessors. I just think Donald Trump created an expectation of a president creating a s***storm every single day.'
For months election forecasters predicted Republicans would sweep the House, but more recent polling shows Democrats and the GOP neck-and-neck. A Fox News poll from Aug. 11 found 41 percent of respondents said they would back the Republican candidate in their district, 41 percent said the Democratic one.
On Thursday even Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell downplayed the chances of Republicans taking back the Senate in November.
'I think there's probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different — they're statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome,' the Republican Senate leader said in Florence, Kentucky, at a Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce lunch.
Biden is pictured surrounded by lawmakers as he signs the Inflation Reduction Act this week
President Kennedy signs a Social Security Bill in the Oval Office
This is the nicest birthday present I ever had, "remarks Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt as he signs the Gold Bill (also known as the Dollar Devaluation Bill) on his 52nd birthday in 1934
'Right now, we have a 50-50 Senate and a 50-50 country, but I think when all is said and done this fall, we're likely to have an extremely close Senate, either our side up slightly or their side up slightly.'
Meanwhile the White House plans to take a victory lap across the country, sending the president and his top officials to tout a string of administration wins ahead of midterm elections.
Between now and the end of August, Cabinet members will travel to 23 states on over 35 trips to tout the legislation along with other Biden victories, which include signing burn pits legislation and the CHIPS Act into law, killing al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, and gas prices falling under $4.
The travel, being called the Building A Better America Tour, will continue this fall into the run up to the November election.
'Our goal for the next few weeks is simple: Take our message – one that we know resonates with key groups – and reach the American people where they are,' the memo states.
The messaging will focus on what Democrats passed in Congress and slam Congressional Republicans for siding 'with the special interests — pushing an extreme MAGA agenda that costs families.'
But the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains healthcare and climate provisions, has raised questions about whether it will really lower the inflation rate.
The Congressional Budget Office found that 'enacting the bill would have a negligible effect on inflation.' The University of Pennsylvania found 'the impact on inflation is statistically indistinguishable from zero.'
The Inflation Reduction Act will lower the deficit by an estimated $300 billion over the next decade and some argue a lower deficit means lower inflation.
Jason Furman, who was an economic adviser to President Barack Obama, wrote in The Wall Street Journal: 'Deficit reduction is almost always inflation-reducing.'
An Associated Press fact check found that 'in theory, lower deficits can reduce inflation. That's because lower government spending or higher taxes, which help shrink the deficit, reduce demand in the economy, thereby easing pressure on companies to raise prices.'
The Inflation Reduction Act, with a total of $437 billion in new spending, could see some households find savings as it reduces the cost of prescription drugs for the elderly, extends health insurance subsidies and reduces energy prices. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11127385/Ron-Klain-compares-Biden-JFK-Eisenhower-despite-dwindling-polls.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-19T15:29:19Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11127385/Ron-Klain-compares-Biden-JFK-Eisenhower-despite-dwindling-polls.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
RICHMOND, Va. -- COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Commonwealth decreased over the past week, according to data from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA).
As of Friday, there were 796 hospitalized patients confirmed positive for COVID-19, which is down from 805 (-9) last Friday, according to the VHHA.
VHHA's 7-day moving average of current COVID-19 hospitalizations sat at 786 Friday. That is up 8 from 778 last Friday. That number was 792 the previous Friday and 765 the Friday before that.
Additionally, more than 1,000 additional COVID-19 patients were discharged from Virginia hospitals over the past week, according to the VHHA.
The VHHA reported a total of 119,297 hospitalized COVID-19 patients have been discharged Friday, an increase from 118,237 (+1,060) patients from last Friday's update.
The data is a look into COVID-19 recoveries in Virginia. While the data isn't an exact recovery statistic, the discharge category shows how many COVID-19 patients were hospitalized and released.
More than 21,145 (+91 from last Friday) deaths in Virginia have been linked to COVID since the start of the pandemic, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
RELATED: 7-day positivity rate drops to 22.1%; new cases down 9% last week
The VHHA's online data dashboard provides up-to-date statistics daily on the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations across the Commonwealth, ventilator usage, and current hospital bed availability.
The VHHA collects and collates data supplied by member hospitals as part of COVID-19 situational preparedness and response efforts. | https://www.wtvr.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-patients-discharged-virginia-hospitalizations-august-19-2022-weekly-recap | 2022-08-19T15:29:57Z | https://www.wtvr.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-patients-discharged-virginia-hospitalizations-august-19-2022-weekly-recap | true |
Alameda Church of Christ
Sunday, Preaching Minister Rusty Tugman and Connections Minister Randy Johns will continue the sermon series “Real Life Theology: Christian Convictions” during worship at 10 a.m. Worship will be livestreamed on the Alameda Church of Christ YouTube channel. Bible classes will be at 9. The church will host midweek classes at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. For more information, visit alameda.church.
First Christian Church
On the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Rev. David Spain will preach “A Funny thing Happened on the Way to…,” from Jeremiah 1:4-10, during worship at 8:40 and 10:45 a.m. The 10:45 service will be livestreamed. The church will receive a Mountain of Food offering, given to Food and Shelter.
First Congregational Church of Norman, UCC
Sunday, Rev. Robin Meyers, Ph.D., will preach “The Summer of Our Discontent,” from 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, during worship at 4 p.m. Worship will be livestreamed on the church’s YouTube channel. Neil Whyte will provide special music. The church is accepting clean styrofoam for recycling, and volunteers are being sought to help with resettling Afghan refugees through the Norman Coalition for Refugee Support.
First Presbyterian Church
Sunday, Rev. Michael East will lead worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school will be at 9:30. Child care will be provided.
Goodrich Memorial United Methodist Church
Sunday, Rev. Stephen Lashley will preach “Psalms: Works of Heart-Grief,” from Psalm 42, during worship at 9 and 11 a.m. The 11 a.m. service will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube (“Goodrich Memorial United Methodist Church”). Sunday school will be at 10.
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Sunday, Rev. Tracy Evans’ sermon will be “What’s Your Response?” based on Luke 13:10-17. All are welcome to the 10:55 a.m. worship service or may join us via YouTube on our livestream.
NorthHaven Church
Sunday, Rev. Jakob Topper will continue the sermon series in Ruth from Ruth 2:1-23, during worship at 10:30 a.m. Bible study will be at 9. On Wednesday, the church will resume regular activities. Youth, children and adults will meet at 6 p.m., and the choir will meet at 7. For more information, visit northavenchurch.net.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
On the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, the church will celebrate masses with Father Irwin at 7 and 10:30 a.m. in English and with Father Miller at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m in Spanish. Daily masses are at 12:05 p.m. Tuesday through Friday in the chapel and 8 a.m. Saturday and Monday. The scheduled confessions are 10:30 a.m. Fridays and 3 p.m. Saturdays in the main church and at 5 p.m. Wednesdays in the chapel’s confessional. A Domestic Church Married Couples Retreat will be hosted Sept. 2-5 in Oklahoma City. Couples can register at domesticchurchfamilies.com. Contact Brian and Kristy Simmons at domesticchurchokc@gmail.com or 637-8231 for more information. The Catechetical Conference, themed “This is my body,” will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 17 at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, 801 NW 50the St. in Oklahoma City. Early bird registration by Aug. 29 registers people into a raffle for a private tour of four to the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine. The archdiocesan event is for all those involved in children and youth ministries, RCIA, small discipleship groups and young adult ministry. Parents are invited to join. For more information, visit archokc.org/catcon. Three events during the week leading up to the dedication of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine will be open to the public. The first is an all-night vigil with Blessed Stanley’s casket from 5 p.m. Oct. 30 to 5 a.m. Oct. 31 at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The second is dedication of the shrine at 11 a.m. Nov. 4. The third is a procession and blessing of Tepeyac Hill on Nov. 5 on the shrine campus. To stay updated, visit archokc.org/shrinededication. For more information, visit stjosephsok.org.
South Canadian Valley Church of Christ
Sunday, Dustin Gaskins will talk about “Responding to Rulers.”
Trinity Luterhan Church
The sermon On the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, the sermon will be “Strive = Believe,” from Luke 13:22-20, during at 8 and 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. Worship will be streamed online on YouTube (search “Trinity Lutheran Church Norman, OK”). It is annual “Rally Sunday” for children to begin new classes. Teachers will be installed at the beginning of services. It is also “Welcome Back OU Students Day.” Vicar Andserson will give a tour of the LCMS U Campus Ministry Center. Sunday school will be at 9:15.
University Lutheran Church and Student Center (ELCA)
Sunday, Holy Communion and a “Back to School Blessing” will be celebrated during worship at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Pr. Summerville will preach “The Gift and Call of Sabbath,” from Luke 13:10-17. Breakfast and fellowship will be at 9:30 a.m., followed at 10 a.m. by “Lutheranism 101,” taught by Pr. Summerville. The book group will meet at 1:30 p.m. today to discuss “Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman. The Green Team will densify clean Styrofoam from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Noble Public Library. Styrofoam may be recycled at the church, 914 Elm Ave., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays by entering the Styro-Station from the parking lot on College Avenue.
Victory Church of Norman
Sunday, Assistant Pastor William Franks will preach “Be Not Conformed To This World,” from Romans 12:2, at the afternoon service.
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Around 50 people came out to hear what the men running in the special election for the 23rd Congressional District had to say at the Chautauqua County League of Women Voters‘ “Meet The Candidates” event Thursday night.
Democrat Max Della Pia and Republican Joe Sempolinski responded to a broad variety of questions submitted by the audience, with inflation being the first topic mentioned.
Sempolinski cited inflation being the most serious issue facing the district because it affects those with limited means the most, “People who are living paycheck to paycheck. People who are on fixed income. That’s the most important issue. And the way we deal with it is to stop the loose spending in Washington D.C. The so-called Inflation Reduction Act was just signed into law. It’ll do nothing of the sort. I would have been against that. My opponent would have been for it. I think it’s a clear distinction on the most important issue today.”
Della Pia, in support of the Inflation Reduction Act, said he believes it will reduce the United State’s dependence on foreign oil,reduce the country’s debt, and increase steps toward environmental protection.
Candidates were also asked if they’d support an assault weapons ban. Della Pia said what is considered an assault weapon needs to be defined given that virtually every deer rifle is semi-automatic. He said there are things that can be done, “Number one, universal background checks without exceptions for gun shows or exchanges between family members or friends; including a background check that includes if someone is on the no-fly list, if they’re domestic abusers, if they have mental issues. Number two, I think we need to have a national ban on large magazines, detachable magazines.”
Sempolinski said he would not support an assault weapons ban and said underlying causes for why mass shooting events happen need to be dealt with including mental health issues.
Early voting is currently underway for the special election with Tuesday, August 23 being the final special election and primary day for the 23rd Congressional District.
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McDonald’s testing chicken Big Mac in the US
Published: Aug. 19, 2022 at 10:53 AM EDT|Updated: 46 minutes ago
(CNN) – McDonald’s is looking to spread its wings – with chickens.
The fast-food giant is testing a chicken version of its legendary Big Mac.
This sandwich, which has been available in the United Kingdom for part of this year, comes with special sauce, shredded lettuce, American cheese, pickles and a sesame seed bun – just like the Big Macs that have been sold since 1968.
But instead of beef, these sandwiches feature a pair of tempura chicken patties.
These chicken Big Macs will be served in Miami-area restaurants soon.
Company officials said if sales and reviews are good, they could eventually be sold nationwide.
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Authorities identify man involved in shooting with Capitol Police in Jackson
Published: Aug. 19, 2022 at 10:30 AM CDT|Updated: 11 minutes ago
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has identified the person involved in a shooting with Capitol Police in Jackson.
According to MBI, Jordan is charged with disregard for traffic device, careless driving, driving while license suspended, and felony fleeing.
Jordan had a 38-year-old female passenger in the vehicle, but her name has not been released.
It is not clear if Jordan or the female passenger was the one shot by Capitol Police.
MBI will be the primary agency investigating the incident.
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PET registration for Ph D in health science subjects begins
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: May 14, 2022 08:20 PM2022-05-14T20:20:01+5:302022-05-14T20:20:01+5:30
Aurangabad, May 14: Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) started online registration for Ph D Entrance Test (PET) 2022-23. ...
Aurangabad, May 14:
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) started online registration for Ph D Entrance Test (PET) 2022-23. Those who wish to undertake research under the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Ayurved and Unani, Homoeopathy, Allied Health Sciences (Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy) and Interdisciplinary subjects can register online up to May 31.
Before applying, candidates were instructed to go through the university direction which is available on the MUHS website. The details about eligibility criteria, payment of fee, a pattern of examination, method of selection, and subject-wise and category-wise vacancies were given in the information brochure.
An aspirant who has completed or appeared for a postgraduate course in the respective subjects is eligible to apply for the test.
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PET on Aug 27
The last date for submission of the online application form with online payment is May 31. The last date for the submission of hard copy by post is June 10. form by post or in person. The admit cards will be issued on August 1. PET will be held on August 27.
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Registrar Dr Kalidas Chavan issued the PET notification on Friday. The research aspirants can do PhD in 52 subjects health science and allied courses. They included Physiology, General Surgery, Biochemistry, Orthopaedics, Conservative Dentistry, Public Health Dentistry, Samhita Sidhhant, Swasthavritta, Sharir Rachana, Moalijat, Homoeopathic Materia Medica, Organon and Homoeopathic Philosophy, Psychiatry (Homoeopathy), Nursing, Physiotherapy, Yoga and Preventive Cardiology (Interdisciplinary).
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ATLANTA (AP) — A Democrat running for the Georgia Public Service Commission can stay on the ballot in November, a judge ruled Thursday, saying that districts drawn to exclude her violated her rights.
Patty Durand of Conyers should be allowed to continue her candidacy for the District 2 seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Melynee Leftridge ruled.
Durand is the Democratic candidate running against District 2 Republican incumbent Tim Echols of Hoschton and Libertarian Colin McKinney of Athens. But Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger challenged her candidacy, saying that she did not meet her district's one-year residency requirement.
Leftridge ruled, however, that the requirement was not constitutional in Durand's case because she was targeted based on her residency.
“The record here contains substantial evidence that District 2 was drawn to exclude Ms. Durand, specifically, as a candidate," Leftridge ruled.
The judge cited text messages between Echols and Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore, who drew the districts that lawmakers adopted in March. Leftridge said evidence shows Pridemore had drawn a map that left Gwinnett County, where Durand previously lived, in District 2. But after Echols texted Durand's previous address in Peachtree Corners to Pridemore, she drew a new map that excluded Gwinnett County from the district.
Durand responded by moving to Conyers, which is part of the new District 2, but Raffensperger challenged her qualifications in April for not meeting the one-year residency requirement there.
Raffensperger’s office did not immediately respond to an email inquiring about whether he would appeal his residency challenge to the state Supreme Court.
The commission regulates Georgia Power Co. and will decide how the utility’s customers pay for its share of $30 billion being spent on two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta.
A federal judge in a separate case recently ruled that statewide elections for the commission illegally dilute the power of Black voters, and ordered elections be conducted by district. That ruling would have delayed elections in District 2 and District 3, a seat now held by Republican Fitz Johnson, but the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed that ruling. As a result, voters statewide can still cast ballots in all commission races regardless of district. Because elections are staggered, only those districts will appear on the November ballot.
Durand argued that the residency requirement was not unconstitutional overall, but was unconstitutional as it applied to her. Leftridge agreed that it violated her First Amendment right to free association and her 14th Amendment right to equal protection, writing that claims that the wholesale redrawing of District 2 was necessary to accommodate population shifts was merely a “pretextual” reason to target Durand.
Leftridge said the case is different from an earlier case in which the state Supreme Court upheld the residency rule because the redrawn districts excluded “a substantial number of residents from seeking office,” citing earlier federal court decisions that ruled against residency requirements in newly drawn electoral districts.
The judge rejected Raffensperger’s claims that Durand’s complaints were a “political question over which this court lacks jurisdiction,” which is how the U.S. Supreme Court has treated partisan gerrymandering.
If Durand is later disqualified, the state Democratic Party would choose a new nominee.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is poised to announce it will provide Ukraine with nearly $800 million in new military aid Friday, including at least a dozen Scan Eagle surveillance drones, according to several U.S. officials.
Officials said the bulk of the aid package will be additional Howitzers and ammunition, including Javelin missiles that the Ukrainian military has been using effectively to try and hold off Russian forces and take back territory Moscow has gained. Two officials confirmed the new inclusion of the portable, long-endurance drones which are launched by a catapult and can be retrieved.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the aid ahead of its public release.
For much of the last four months of the war, Russia has concentrated on capturing the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists have controlled some territory as self-proclaimed republics for eight years.
Russian forces have made some incremental gains in the east, but they have also been put on the defensive in other regions, as Ukraine ratchets up its attacks in Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. The Russian-occupied territory was seized by Moscow in 2014. Nine Russian warplanes were reported destroyed last week at an airbase on Crimea in strikes that highlighted the Ukrainians’ capacity to strike deep behind enemy lines.
Russian leaders have warned that striking facilities in Crimea marks an escalation in the conflict fueled by the U.S. and NATO allies and threatens to pull America deeper into the war.
This latest aid comes as Russia's war on Ukraine is about to reach the six-month mark. Already the U.S. has sent Ukraine more than $9 billion in weapons systems, ammunition and other equipment. It would be the 19th time the Pentagon has provided equipment from Defense Department stocks to Ukraine since August 2021.
Efforts to tamp down the fighting have also continued. On Thursday, Turkey’s leader and the U.N. chief met in western Ukraine with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They discussed a range of issues including prisoner exchanges and an effort to get U.N. atomic energy experts to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.
The facility has been controlled by Russian forces since shortly after the invasion began on Feb. 24 and has been the target of a number of explosions. Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of shelling the plant, stoking international fears of a catastrophe on the continent.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Apple's latest security update was easy to miss. But security experts are warning that everyone should update any Apple device they have immediately.
Apple said Wednesday that there are serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices. The issue may already have been "actively exploited," according to the company. Apple's issues security updates multiple times a year.
Without the latest update, a hacker could wrest total control of Apple devices, allowing the intruder to impersonate the true owner and run any software in their name.
The good news? There's an easy fix: just update your Apple phone, computer or tablet.
WHY IS UPDATING YOUR APPLE DEVICE SO URGENT?
Updates can be time consuming and sluggish. But they are necessary to keep your device safe from hackers who might run malicious code on your device.
WHY DOESN'T MY APPLE DEVICE DO THIS FOR ME?
Apple devices are set to automatic updates by default, but it can be quicker to check for the latest updates and do it manually.
WHAT APPLE DEVICES ARE AFFECTED?
The affected devices include the iPhone6S and later models; several models of the iPad, including the 5th generation and later, all iPad Pro models and the iPad Air 2; and Mac computers running MacOS Monterey. The flaw also affects some iPod models.
HOW DO I UPDATE MY DEVICE?
To update your Apple device to the latest operating system that includes the security patches on your phone go to “Settings,” click “General” and click “Software Update.” On the Mac, go to “System Preferences,” then “Software Update.” | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/You-really-need-to-update-your-iPhone-Here-s-17384378.php | 2022-08-19T15:49:49Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/You-really-need-to-update-your-iPhone-Here-s-17384378.php | true |
Oldest national parks in America
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Oldest national parks in America
We live in a land of giants, legends, and ancient history. Early descriptions of the regions that would eventually become our national parks, most often told by explorers or laborers, were so foreign and fantastical to the average person that they simply weren’t believed. Even today, the parks’ grandeur can only fully be comprehended in person. But the majesty of Yosemite, Sequoia, and Yellowstone proved all too real, prompting a radical idea; some say it was America’s best idea ever.
The idea was simple and conceived in earnest: preserve these lands so that they might flourish and feed the human spirit of every generation to come. Thanks to the National Park Service, more than 15 billion visitors since 1904 have had the chance to do just that: to experience the impressive scale, history, and raw beauty of these environments.
The creation of the national parks as we know them today—over 400 areas, with 85 million acres in 50 states and other territories—was a hard-won achievement. It was a battle fought by pioneers, politicians, scientists, and artists alike to preserve these environments well beyond the scope of their own lives. Individuals like John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, and countless others were integral in facilitating these protections.
In August 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, which officially established the National Park Service as a federal bureau in the Department of the Interior. The NPS was tasked with protecting the national parks and monuments already established up to that point and any future parks that would be created. A 1933 executive order transferred 56 preexisting monuments and historical sites to the purview of the NPS. Today, new national parks are generally created through acts of Congress.
The importance of these lands goes back further than explorations of the Western wilderness, further than the passage of protective legislation. Many of the regions in which the national parks reside are significant cultural heritage sites for the communities of Native Americans, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians who have lived and flourished in those lands since time immemorial. The first stewards of these lands lived here long before the NPS; protecting and sharing these histories is an essential duty of the NPS as it attempts to preserve the legacy of its parks.
Using a variety of historical sources such as the National Park Service, Stacker compiled a list of the 25 oldest established national parks in America. The area of each park is current as of 2017. Any parks that have been disbanded since their founding or have merged with other national parks are not included in the list.
Read on for an overview of the history and defining characteristics of the 25 oldest national parks.
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25. Kings Canyon
– Location: California
– Date established as park: March 4, 1940
– Area: 461,901 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 632,110
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 415,077
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 562,918
Kings Canyon resides in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains, adjacent to Sequoia National Park. Its dramatic geography—with glacial valleys, rocky outcrops, and expansive meadows, all of which was brought to prominence in the late 19th century by John Muir—is often compared to the legendary Yosemite. But one of its most well-known and visited features is Grant Grove, an expanse of mighty redwoods and home to the General Grant Tree, one of the largest living trees in the world.
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24. Olympic
– Location: Washington
– Date established as park: June 29, 1938
– Area: 922,649 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 3,245,806
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 2,499,177
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 2,718,925
Olympic National Park, located on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, is defined by its geographic isolation. Olympic contains three distinct ecosystems—temperate rainforests, Pacific coastline, and glaciated mountains, the most famous of which is Mount Olympus—making it one of the most ecologically diverse parks in the U.S.
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23. Shenandoah
– Location: Virginia
– Date established as park: Dec. 26, 1935
– Area: 199,218 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 1,425,507
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 1,666,265
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 1,592,312
Just over an hour’s drive away from D.C., Shenandoah offers a stunning perspective on East Coast wilderness, including 300 square miles of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Shenandoah’s most prominent feature is Skyline Drive, a road that traverses the entirety of the park with over 70 overlooks of the Shenandoah Valley. But Skyline Drive and the park as a whole were not always so accessible. Adhering to Jim Crow laws, private operators implemented what they claimed were “separate but equal” facilities throughout the park until it was fully integrated in 1950.
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22. Great Smoky Mountains
– Location: Tennessee, North Carolina
– Date established as park: June 15, 1934
– Area: 522,427 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 12,547,743
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 12,095,720
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 14,161,548
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is regularly among the most-visited parks in the nation. It is also the most biodiverse park in the national park system—over 19,000 species have been documented and scientists believe up to 100,000 undocumented species may live there. Its creation was more complicated than that of other national parks, requiring extensive fundraising, the purchase of thousands of small farms, and the removal of those who lived there previously.
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21. Everglades
– Location: Florida
– Date established as park: May 30, 1934
– Area: 1,508,934 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 1,118,300
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 702,319
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 942,130
Everglades National Park—established thanks to the efforts of former-land-developer-turned-conservationist Ernest F. Coe—is the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S. It was also the first national park created to protect an ecosystem at risk. The park is home to many federally threatened and endangered species, including the West Indian manatee and the Florida panther.
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20. Carlsbad Caverns
– Location: New Mexico
– Date established as park: May 14, 1930
– Area: 46,766 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 440,691
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 183,835
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 349,244
Carlsbad Caverns, located in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, is defined by its unique and long geological history, most of which is hidden from sight. This national park contains one of the Earth’s oldest and best-preserved fossilized reefs. Capitan Reef is a record of a 250 million-year-old Permian-age ocean teeming with life in the present-day arid, mountainous region bordered by the Chihuahuan Desert. Also hidden below the surface of the Earth is an extensive system of limestone caves decorated by a variety of calcite deposits, the viewing of which is a popular activity for park visitors.
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19. Grand Teton
– Location: Wyoming
– Date established as park: Feb. 26, 1929
– Area: 310,044 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 3,405,614
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 3,289,638
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 3,885,230
Grand Teton National Park is characterized by the rugged Teton Mountain range, clear alpine lakes, and the well-known Jackson Hole valley. Human presence in the region goes back nearly 11,000 years. The park was also a popular destination for mountaineers, fur trappers, and dude ranchers.
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18. Bryce Canyon
– Location: Utah
– Date established as park: Feb. 25, 1928
– Area: 35,835 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 2,594,904
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 1,464,655
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 2,104,600
Bryce Canyon is the land of hoodoos, or irregular rock spires. In fact, it’s home to the largest concentration of hoodoo formations on Earth. The park’s topography is singularly striking, a relic of far off periods in Earth’s evolution. Bryce Canyon was initially designated as a national monument in 1923 before the land was sold to the federal government and established as a national park five years later.
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17. Hot Springs
– Location: Arkansas
– Date established as park: March 4, 1921
– Area: 5,548 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 1,467,153
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 1,348,215
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 2,162,884
As its name suggests, Hot Springs National Park is known for its geothermal pools. The city of Hot Springs and successful bathhouse industry grew around and in response to the region’s unique hydrothermal features.
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16. Zion
– Location: Utah
– Date established as park: Nov. 19, 1919
– Area: 147,237 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 4,488,268
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 3,591,254
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 5,039,835
Zion National Park has a long human history dating back to nearly 6000 B.C. when small semi-nomadic family groups inhabited the region. With its deep canyons, vast plateaus, sandstone cliffs, and river formations, Zion has no shortage of striking geological panoramas. Zion was initially established as Mukuntuweap National Monument by President William Howard Taft in 1909. Fearing that a Native American name would deter visitors, the region was renamed Zion to reflect the Mormon population residing there at the time.
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14. Acadia (tie)
– Location: Maine
– Date established as park: Feb. 26, 1919
– Area: 49,075 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 3,437,286
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 2,669,034
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 4,069,098
Acadia was the first national park east of the Mississippi River and is the only national park in the Northeastern U.S. Covered in spruce-fir forests, outlined by the rocky Atlantic coastline and dotted with dozens of lakes and ponds, Acadia is quintessential Northeastern wilderness. Popular recreational activities include hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, and leaf-peeping in the fall.
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14. Grand Canyon (tie)
– Location: Arizona
– Date established as park: Feb. 26, 1919
– Area: 1,201,647 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 5,974,411
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 2,897,098
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 4,532,677
Grand Canyon National Park is characterized by its staggering vastness. At 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and over a mile deep, the Grand Canyon is a uniquely impressive and inspiring geological wonder. It is also a place steeped in spiritual significance for several Native American cultures. One of the park’s biggest early advocates who pushed to protect and preserve the land was President Theodore Roosevelt, calling it “the one great sight which every American should see.”
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13. Denali
– Location: Alaska
– Date established as park: Feb. 26, 1917
– Area: 4,740,911 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 601,152
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 54,850
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 229,521
Denali National Park and Preserve is home to North America’s highest mountain peak: Denali, formerly known as Mount McKinley. The word Denali means “the high one” in the Indigenous Athabaskan language. Charles Sheldon—a millionaire in the railroad industry and an amateur naturalist—was the first person to propose establishing Denali as a national park to protect its wildlife from trophy hunters and even hand-delivered the bill outlining the park’s creation to President Woodrow Wilson.
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12. Lassen Volcanic
– Location: California
– Date established as park: Aug. 9, 1916
– Area: 106,589 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 517,039
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 542,274
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 359,635
The stark landscape of Lassen Volcanic National Park tells the story of a violent, volatile past. Volcanoes, fumaroles, geysers, and other hydrothermal features give this park its distinct eruptive quality, serving as a keen reminder of how active the Earth is just below our feet. Visitors can spend time at Juniper and Butte Lakes, or observe the many hydrothermal features (assuming they follow all safety precautions).
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10. Haleakalā (tie)
– Location: Hawaii
– Date established as park: Aug. 1, 1916
– Area: 33,265 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 994,394
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 319,147
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 853,181
Haleakalā National Park, located on the island of Maui, is a place of great cultural and biological importance. According to legend, it was here the demigod Maui lassoed and trapped the sun in order to make the days longer. In Hawaiian, Haleakalā means “house of the sun.” The park, being so geographically isolated, is home to many endemic species of plants and animals, which visitors can glimpse on trails, day hikes, and guided tours.
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10. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes (tie)
– Location: Hawaii
– Date established as park: Aug. 1, 1916
– Area: 323,431 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 1,368,376
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 589,775
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 1,262,747
Like Haleakalā, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is a place steeped in tradition and biodiversity. The park is home to Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, two of the world’s most active volcanoes. In Hawaiian culture, Kīlauea is believed to be the home of the goddess Pele. The park offers several day hikes and additional trails on which visitors can explore the park’s dramatic and culturally rich landscape, as well as its unique wildlife.
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9. Rocky Mountain
– Location: Colorado
– Date established as park: Jan. 26, 1915
– Area: 265,795 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 4,670,053
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 3,305,199
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 4,434,848
Rocky Mountain National Park provides some of the most dramatic landscapes in the entirety of the National Parks System. It holds the title of being the park at the highest elevation on the popular traverse Trail Ridge Road. Naturalist Enos Mills was the driving force behind the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park after falling in love with the area as a boy. He spent the majority of his life advocating for the park and training the next generation of stewards to do the same.
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8. Glacier
– Location: Montana
– Date established as park: May 11, 1910
– Area: 1,013,126 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 3,049,839
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 1,698,864
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 3,081,656
Glacier National Park has been nicknamed the “Crown of the Continent” and it’s not difficult to understand why. When it was established in 1910, the park had over 100 glaciers, making its name choice obvious. Today, only 25 remain. One of the most popular features of the park is the Going-to-the-Sun Road, which traverses the length of the park. The road takes visitors on a drive across dramatic landscapes and by several National Historic Landmarks established shortly after the park’s incorporation.
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7. Mesa Verde
– Location: Colorado
– Date established as park: June 29, 1906
– Area: 52,485 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 556,203
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 287,477
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 548,477
Mesa Verde National Park is probably best known for its preservation of the Pueblo cliff dwellings dating back to A.D. 600. In total, the park contains over 5,000 archaeological sites denoting the region’s long human history. Its more modern history is also full of intrigue: The Pueblo sites were discovered by a rancher named Richard Wetherill and were excavated and partially pillaged by a Swedish aristocrat named Gustaf Nordenskiöld. The area’s establishment as a federal national park was vehemently opposed by a writer named Virginia McClurg, who believed it should be a “woman’s park.”
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6. Wind Cave
– Location: South Dakota
– Date established as park: Jan. 9, 1903
– Area: 33,971 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 615,350
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 448,405
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 709,001
Wind Cave was the world’s first cave to be designated a national park. It was named for the winds that pass through its entrance; according to local oral history, it is as if the mouth of the cave is breathing. The cave is also known for its rare calcite formations, including boxwork, an elaborate honeycomb-like structure formed by layers of calcite spears. The park also contains one of the world’s few remaining mixed-grass prairies, home to native species like bison, elk, and prairie dogs.
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5. Crater Lake
– Location: Oregon
– Date established as park: May 22, 1902
– Area: 183,224 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 704,512
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 670,500
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 647,751
Crater Lake National Park has a violent past that begat the pristine vistas we know today: 7,700 years ago, Mount Mazama was taken down by a two-day volcanic eruption. What was left after the swift fall was Crater Lake caldera. At 1,949 feet, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the U.S., and its water is some of the clearest in the world. Rim Drive is the most popular route in the park; the path takes visitors around the entirety of the caldera rim.
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4. Mount Rainier
– Location: Washington
– Date established as park: March 2, 1899
– Area: 236,382 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 1,501,621
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 1,160,754
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 1,670,063
Mount Rainier National Park’s most prominent feature is its namesake, Mount Rainier. The active volcano is the tallest peak in the Cascade mountain range. Juxtaposed with expansive meadows full of wildflowers, Rainier dominates the park’s landscape. John Muir summited Mount Rainier in 1888 and the experience would compel him to lead the efforts of establishing the region as a national park.
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3. Yosemite
– Location: California
– Date established as park: Oct. 1, 1890
– Area: 761,748 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 4,422,861
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 2,268,313
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 3,287,595
As it does today, Yosemite had the ability to inspire its earliest visitors with its grandeur. With its ancient giant redwoods, deep valleys, and vast meadows, it was viewed as something to be protected at all costs—not for the privileged few or for profit, but for generations to come. Sen. John Conness, John Muir, and Capt. Charles Young were a few of Yosemite’s most unrelenting protectors.
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2. Sequoia
– Location: California
– Date established as park: Sep. 25, 1890
– Area: 404,063 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 1,246,053
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 796,086
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 1,059,548
As its name suggests, Sequoia National Park is best known for its ancient, giant redwood forests. Home to the world’s largest tree, General Sherman, Sequoia National Park is a testament to nature’s ability to endure not just time, but human meddling. The giant sequoias were subject to logging operations in the 1880s. Thanks to the trees’ tendency to splinter and the efforts of advocates like the Sierra Club, the establishment of Sequoia as a national park ended all logging operations.
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1. Yellowstone
– Location: Wyoming, Montana, Idaho
– Date established as park: March 1, 1872
– Area: 2,219,791 acres
– Recreational visitors in 2019: 4,020,288
– Recreational visitors in 2020: 3,806,306
– Recreational visitors in 2021: 4,860,242
The early descriptions of Yellowstone recounted by prospectors and explorers who passed through the region were so extreme that they were often laughed off as fantasy. Descriptions of its unparalleled size and eruptive earth—all the things we stand in awe of still today—finally forced an expedition into the territory to validate the claims once and for all. One year after the expedition, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill making Yellowstone the first national park. | https://kion546.com/stacker-travel/2022/08/19/oldest-national-parks-in-america/ | 2022-08-19T15:50:38Z | https://kion546.com/stacker-travel/2022/08/19/oldest-national-parks-in-america/ | false |
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of prelaunch, launch, and postlaunch activities for Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA's Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the ground systems at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This uncrewed flight test around the Moon will pave the way for a crewed flight test and future human lunar exploration as part of Artemis.
The SLS rocket is targeted to launch during a two-hour window that opens at 8:33 a.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 29, from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy.
The rocket and spacecraft arrived at its launch pad Wednesday after the nearly 10-hour, four-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building. A livestream of the rocket and spacecraft at the launch pad currently is available on the NASA Kennedy YouTube channel.
Live coverage of events will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website, with prelaunch events starting Monday, Aug. 22. The launch countdown will begin Saturday, Aug. 27, at 10:23 a.m.
A live broadcast of the launch also will include celebrity appearances by Jack Black, Chris Evans, and Keke Palmer, as well as a special performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Josh Grobin and Herbie Hancock. It also will feature a performance of "America the Beautiful" by The Philadelphia Orchestra and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond. The mission will demonstrate the performance of the SLS rocket and test Orion's capabilities over the course of about six weeks as it travels about 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and back to Earth.
A limited number of seats inside the auditorium at Kennedy will be available to on-site journalists on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline has passed for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch. Additional journalists wishing to participate may dial in. To participate by telephone, media must RSVP no later than two hours before the start of each briefing to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov. Media and members of the public may also ask questions on social media using #Artemis. Audio only of the news conferences will be carried on the NASA "V" circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135.
NASA's media accreditation policy for virtual and onsite activities is available online. More information about media accreditation at Kennedy is available by emailing: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov.
Full launch coverage is as follows. All times are Eastern, all events will air live on NASA TV, and the information is subject to change. Follow NASA's Artemis blog for updates.
Monday, Aug. 22
7 p.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing following the agency flight readiness review with the following participants:
- Janet Petro, director, Kennedy Space Center
- Jim Free, associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
- Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy
- Howard Hu, Orion Program manager, NASA's Johnson Space Center
- John Honeycutt, Space Launch System Program manager, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Friday, Aug. 26
10 a.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing on the role of industry in advancing human exploration with the following participants:
- Jim Free, associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Jeff Zotti, RS-25 program director, Aerojet Rocketdyne
- Jennifer Boland-Masterson, director of operations, Michoud Assembly Facility, Boeing
- Randy Lycans, vice president/general manager of NASA Enterprise Solutions, Jacobs
- Kelly DeFazio, director of Orion production, Lockheed Martin
- Doug Hurley, senior director of business development, Northrop Grumman
- Ralf Zimmermann, head of Moon programs and Orion European Service Module, Airbus
Saturday, Aug. 27
11 a.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing following the mission management team meeting with the following participants:
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
- Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy
- Judd Freiling, ascent and entry flight director, Johnson
- Rick LaBrode, lead flight director, Johnson
- Melissa Jones, recovery director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy
- Melody Lovin, weather officer, Space Launch Delta 45
- Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
2:30 p.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing on the agency's Moon to Mars exploration plans with the following participants:
- Bill Nelson, NASA administrator
- Bhavya Lal, NASA associate administrator for technology, policy, and strategy
- Jim Free, NASA associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
- Kathy Lueders, NASA associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate
- Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate
- Prasun Desai, NASA deputy associate administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate
- Randy Bresnik, NASA astronaut
Sunday, Aug. 28
9 a.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing on the status of the countdown with the following participants:
- Jeff Spaulding, Artemis I senior NASA test director
- Melody Lovin, weather officer, Space Launch Delta 45
Monday, Aug. 29
12 a.m.: Coverage begins with commentary of tanking operations to load propellant into the SLS rocket.
6:30 a.m.: Full coverage begins in English. Launch coverage will continue through translunar injection and spacecraft separation, setting Orion on its path to the Moon.
7:30 a.m.: Launch coverage begins in Spanish on NASA's Spanish-language social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube) and will continue approximately 15 minutes after liftoff. Mission coverage updates will be posted on the NASA en español social media channels.
12 p.m.: Coverage of the postlaunch news conference will follow approximately one hour after the live launch broadcast ends. Coverage start time is subject to change, based exact liftoff time. The postlaunch news conference will include the following participants:
- Bill Nelson, NASA administrator
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
- Mike Bolger, Exploration Ground Systems Program manager, Kennedy
- Howard Hu, Orion Program manager, Johnson
- John Honeycutt, Space Launch System Program manager, Marshall
4 p.m.: Coverage of Orion's first outbound trajectory burn on the way to the Moon. Time of coverage start time is subject to change, based on exact liftoff time.
5:30 p.m.: Coverage of first Earth views from Orion during outbound coast to the Moon.
NASA Television coverage of additional events throughout the mission is available online.
NASA Launch Coverage in English
Briefings and launch coverage will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. Follow countdown coverage on NASA's Artemis blog at:
Live NASA TV coverage leading to launch will begin with commentary of tanking operations at 12 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, followed by launch coverage beginning at 6:30 a.m. Launch coverage will stream on the NASA website, as well as Facebook, Twitch, NASA YouTube, and in 4k on NASA's UHD channel. For NASA TV downlink information, schedule, and links to streaming video, visit:
On launch day, a "clean feed" will be carried on the NASA TV media channel featuring views of the rocket and audio from a commentator in the Launch Control Center throughout and a single channel of mission audio beginning 15 minutes before launch.
On launch day, countdown activities with audio of the launch control commentator will be available starting at 12 a.m. by dialing 1-844-467-4685; Passcode: 687630; listeners will hear a single channel of mission audio beginning 15 minutes before launch. Full audio from the launch broadcast will begin at 6:30 a.m. and will be carried on 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or –7135.
Launch also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast.
NASA Launch Coverage in Spanish
NASA's broadcast of the launch in Spanish will include interviews with Hispanic members of the mission and live commentary.
The show, which will begin at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, will be available on NASA en español's YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook accounts, and will continue approximately 15 minutes after liftoff. Mission coverage will then follow on the NASA en español social media channels.
Media and educational institutions interested in sharing the stream of the show can contact María José Viñas at: maria-jose.vinasgarcia@nasa.gov.
Attend Launch Virtually
Members of the public can register to attend the launch virtually. NASA's virtual guest program for the mission includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following a successful launch.
Virtual NASA Social
NASA invites the public to join the Artemis I social event on Facebook. Stay up to date on the latest mission activities, interact with Artemis experts in real-time, and watch the live launch broadcast with an interactive chat.
Watch, Engage on Social Media
Stay connected with the mission and let people know you are following the launch on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram with #Artemis. Follow and tag these accounts:
- Twitter: @NASA, NASAArtemis
- Facebook: NASA, NASAArtemis
- Instagram: NASA, NASAArtemis
Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar exploration and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars.
For more information about the Artemis I mission, visit:
Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo at: antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov or 321-501-8425.
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'I miss you Dad!' Mira Sorvino, 54, shares heartbreaking post saying she feels 'unmoored' almost one month after her father Paul Sorvino died at 83
Mira Sorvino has been 'dreading' the death of her parents her whole life.
The 54-year-old actress' father, actor Paul Sorvino, passed away last month at the age of 83, and Mira admitted her grief is still very raw. 'I miss you Dad! I have been dreading the death of my parents my whole life. Now in part it has come to pass,' the Barcelona actress tweeted on Thursday.
She added, 'I have huge compassion for all who have lost parents. It leaves you unmoored, thrusts you into a position you were unprepared for, without the counsel and love of those you valued most…'
So much pain: Mira Sorvino has been 'dreading' the death of her parents her whole life. The 54-year-old actress' father, actor Paul Sorvino, passed away last month at the age of 83, and Mira admitted her grief is still very raw. Seen in 2002
A broken heart: She shared that she was missing her father and finding it hard to cope with his passing in July
Mira - whose mother is Paul's ex-wife Lorraine Davis - received support from her famous friends, with Star Wars actor Mark Hamill writing: 'Dear Mira- Your loss is shared by a world that was enriched by his talent impeccable artistry. His legacy is immeasurable , like you, I will treasure his memory forever.'
And Patricia Arquette wrote: 'I know it's a big loss. Your Dad was a wonderful actor too and so proud of you.'
Mira previously paid tribute to her 'wonderful father', after his death.
She said: 'My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over.
Heartbreaking: I miss you Dad! I have been dreading the death of my parents my whole life. Now in part it has come to pass,' the Barcelona actress tweeted on Thursday. Seen in 2004
'He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. I'm sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend.'
Paul died from natural causes after battling various health issues in recent years.
His wife Dee Dee, who he married in 2014, said in a statement: 'Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage.'
Thanks dad: A clip of Sorvino paying tribute to her father Paul Sorvino during her Academy Award acceptance speech in 1996 has gone viral after his death at age 83
As well as Mira, Paul was also father to Amanda and Michael and had five grandchildren.
Sorvino of Romy And Michele's High School Reunion fame mentioning her dad Paul during her Oscar acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress for her turn in the 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite made the rounds.
The clip was touching as when Mira said on stage that her father Paul taught her everything she knew about acting, he covered his face with his hands and broke down in tears as he sat next to her mother Lorraine Davis.
Tears: The clip was touching as when Mira said on stage that her father Paul taught her everything she knew about acting, he covered his face with his hands and broke down in tears as he sat next to her mother Lorraine Davis
The speech took place at the 68th Academy Awards in 1996 which was held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles.
'When you give me this award, you honor my father, Paul Sorvino, who has taught me everything I know about acting,' said Mira who wore her blonde hair up in a bun as she added a stunning diamond necklace.
'I love you very much, dad,' she added.
Soon after news of Paul's death, Mira took to Twitter to express her sadness.
'My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over. He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. I’m sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend.'
So long ago: The speech took place at the 68th Academy Awards in 1996 which was held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles
The gold: She won the award for her turn as a savvy streetwalker opposite Woody Allen in the 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite
The two were always close.
In April, she wished him a happy 83rd birthday. 'A very Happy Birthday to my father Paul Sorvino,' she wrote on Twitter alongside a black and white throwback image of herself and her father.
'I miss you so much and hope to be together in person very soon!' the Barcelona star added.
When Sorvino learned that Mira had been among the women allegedly sexually harassed and blacklisted by Harvey Weinstein in the midst of the #MeToo reckoning, he told TMZ that if he had known, Weinstein, 'Would not be walking. He'd be in a wheelchair.'
Heartbroken daughter: Mira posted a tribute to her late father on Monday: 'A life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over'
'He better hope that he goes to jail. Because if we come across [each other] I think he will be lying on the floor', Sorvino told the news outlet in 2018.
'He's gonna go to jail that son of a b****. And good for him if he goes, because if he not, he has to meet me.'
He then added: 'And I will kill that motherf*****.'
Mira claimed Weinstein's attempts to engage with her began in 1995, when she was promoting her role in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite. He began to massage her shoulders while the two were alone in a hotel room at the Toronto Film Festival according to Mira, who said that he then tried to take things further but she was able to ward him off at the time.
One of his last photos: from left, Andy Buckley, his wife Dee Dee Benkie, Paul and Mira are pictured together in February 2020
A few weeks later he managed to bypass her doorman and make it up to her apartment around midnight, at which point she told him her boyfriend was on the way after calling a male friend to rush over.
Mira believes that this rejection of Weinstein ultimately hurt her career.
'There may have been other factors, but I definitely felt iced out and that my rejection of Harvey had something to do with it,' said the actress.
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Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro closing in on switch to Manchester United
By PA Staff published
Casemiro is closing in on a big-money move to Manchester United, with Carlo Ancelotti confirming the experienced midfielder wants to leave Real Madrid for a “new challenge”.
Erik ten Hag’s side have been looking to reinforce their midfield all summer and the PA news agency understands a deal worth an initial 60million euros (£50.7m) is close for the Brazil international.
The fee for Casemiro could rise to 70m euros (£59.2m) if clauses are met, with a four-year deal plus the option of a further season on the table.
Ten Hag said he “cannot tell anything” when asked about the Brazil international in United’s press conference on Friday, but Madrid boss Ancelotti was more forthcoming when speaking to the media in Spain.
“I’ve discussed it with him this morning,” the Italian said. “He wants to try a new challenge, a new opportunity.
“The club understand it. With all he’s done for this club and the person he is, we have to respect it.
“There are talks right now, he’s still a Real Madrid player at this stage, but he wants to leave. If he goes, we have the resources to replace him.
“I haven’t tried to convince him, I just listened, because I have spoken to Casemiro throughout my time here and he has helped us so much. Having heard what he wants, there’s no way back.
“If he doesn’t stay, we’ll have an enormous sense of gratitude to him for all he’s done. We have replacements within the squad.
“(Aurelien) Tchouameni was signed for this position and he’s one of the best central midfielders on the market right now, then we’ve got (Toni) Kroos, who can play in that position too, just like he did in my second year here, and there’s (Eduardo) Camavinga as well”.
Casemiro – a former team-mate of Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane in Spain – is a five-time Champions League winner with Madrid, who he joined from Sao Paulo in his homeland in 2013.
More irons are in the fire as United look to kickstart their ailing campaign at a time of intense pressure on the Glazer family.
💬 Erik: "You have to bring [a fighting spirit] in every game on the pitch, and especially on Monday night.— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 19, 2022
Protests are planned against the owners before and during Monday’s clash with rivals Liverpool and Sir Jim Ratcliffe has publicly declared his interest in buying the club.
Asked about the protests against the Glazer family, United boss Ten Hag said: “I can only say the owners want to win and the fans we want them behind the club.
“I can understand sometimes but I am not that long in the club that I can see all the backgrounds, but we have to fight together so we have to be unified and fight together.”
United start the week bottom of the Premier League after their 2-1 home defeat to Brighton was compounded by last weekend’s 4-0 humbling at Brentford.
“I think I made myself clear I was definitely not happy,” Ten Hag said.
ℹ️ Erik has issued a positive update regarding @AnthonyMartial's fitness for #MUNLIV. #MUFC || #PL— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 19, 2022
“In football you can talk about football, you can talk about the plan out of philosophy but the basic stuff has to be good.
“That starts with the right attitude, so you need a fighting spirit on the pitch and I didn’t see that from minute one. I think it’s basic. You have to bring it in every game on the pitch and of course especially Monday night.”
Anthony Martial has returned to training ahead of a game but his availability is unclear after injury, increasing the chances of Ronaldo starting again.
There is unrelenting speculation about the wantaway star’s future but Ten Hag is still counting on the 37-year-old for the season ahead.
“I don’t know why he’s particularly in focus after Saturday,” he said.
“It was the team performance and the whole team’s attitude, including Ronaldo.”
Pushed on if he could guarantee Ronaldo will still be at United on September 2, Ten Hag added: “He’s in our plans, so that’s what I can say.”
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STOCKHOLM, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Affiliate and media company Leadstar Media is now fully licensed and operational in the state of West Virginia to promote legal online casino brands. The iGaming license issued by The West Virginia Lottery allows the company to partner with and promote the legal iGaming operators currently in the state as well as any future operators that will launch their services in the state of West Virginia
Leadstar Media is now set to provide Mountain State iGaming players with legal online casinos, casino offers, and information through several of the company's US products, including Bettingapps.com and Unitedgamblers.com.
The company previously only held a sports wagering license from The West Virginia Lottery, which they used to legally operate their sports betting supplier products such as Sportsbooksonline.com, Bookiesbonuses.com/us, and the two aforementioned websites.
The acquisition of its iGaming license now allows Leadstar Media to promote all forms of legal online gambling in the state of West Virginia, further cementing themselves as a leader in the US iGaming affiliation industry.
Eskil Kvarnström, CEO Leadstar Media:
"Since launching our products in the USA, we have been humbled and honored by the tremendous growth and success as one of the leaders in the iGaming affiliate industry. We are pleased to announce yet another state where we are now fully licensed to operate our full vertical of iGaming supplier products, all of which strictly adhere to the laws and regulations set by the governing bodies in each state they operate in. Obtaining our full iGaming supplier license in West Virginia is yet another major stepping stone for us in our journey of becoming the best iGaming affiliate in every regulated US state. I am proud of the continuous hard work our entire US team has done to both obtain this license and make use of it by creating the best products available for our customers in the US. Although we are a company that successfully operates in different geographical markets all around the globe, we are admittedly most excited about the potential success and challenges that come with the US iGaming industry. We have made a strong push in the US since day one, and wholeheartedly plan on continuing our strongest efforts to become the number one affiliate in the US."
This newly obtained license will allow Leadstar Media to display the full range of both legal betting sites and online casinos in West Virginia across their entire US product portfolio.
Leadstar Media is now operational in 15 states including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Colorado.
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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is due to appear Friday before a parliamentary panel in the northern state of Hamburg to answer lawmakers’ questions regarding what he knew about a tax evasion scam when he was mayor of the city.
Political opponents have called on Scholz to provide more information about meetings he had in 2016 and 2017 with private bank M.M. Warburg that faced demands to repay millions of euros in tax refunds it had wrongly claimed for share trades.
Scholz has previously stated that he doesn’t remember details of the meetings, but denies that he intervened to get Hamburg officials to drop the repayment demands.
Opposition leader Friedrich Merz of the center-right Christian Democrats said he didn’t believe Scholz’s memory lapses.
“When you’re talking about a tax demand in the three-figure millions concerning such a big bank in your own city, then you don’t forget what was said during the conversation,” Merz told German business daily Handelsblatt in an interview published Friday.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — After working as an overnight security guard at a church in Harare’s impoverished Mabvuku township, Jeffrey Carlos rushes home to help his wife fetch water to sell.
Prolonged water shortages mean most residents of the capital city of more than 2.4 million must source their own water. Carlos is lucky because the property he rents has a well and his family can haul up buckets of water to sell to neighbors.
“This is our gold,” he says of the well water.
“If we are lucky, we can sell up to 12 buckets of water (per day) for $2,” said the 50-year-old father of three. That’s about enough money to buy the family’s food for the day, he said.
Rising prices and a fast depreciating currency have pushed many Zimbabweans to the brink, reminding people of when the southern African country faced world-record inflation of 5 billion% in 2008. With inflation jumping from 191% in June to 257% in July, many Zimbabweans fear the country is heading back to such hyperinflation.
To prevent a return of such economic disaster, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government last month took the unprecedented step of introducing gold coins as legal tender. The country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, said that because the value of the one-ounce, 22-carat coins would be determined by the international price of gold they will help tame the runaway inflation and stabilize the nation’s currency.
The glitter of the gold coins is hard to see for Zimbabweans struggling each day to eke out a living. The government sees things differently and is pleading for time.
Although expensive at an average price of just below $2,000 per coin, central bank governor John Mangudya said the coin will have a trickle-down effect that will eventually help average folk.
“The ordinary man will benefit more from the stability (provided by) these gold coins. Where there is stability, money will have value and stability in prices,” said Mangudya ahead of the launch. He said the central bank plans to introduce smaller denominated gold coins in November to allow ordinary people to also use them as a saving mechanism. The smaller coins will be half an ounce, a quarter of an ounce and 10% of an ounce, he said.
But many such as Carlos say they can hardly afford a meal, let alone earn enough to save.
“Where will I get the money to buy the gold coins? It is for them, the rich. Poor people like me do not see any difference. Things continue to be hard in this country,” he told The Associated Press between trips to the well to pull up buckets of water.
“Gold coins are a scheme for the elite. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer,” said Gift Mugano, an economics professor during an online roundtable debate titled: “Is there gold in the coins?”
With so many Zimbabweans scrambling to get food to eat each day, there are questions if the gold coins will help them.
“People are struggling. They are living from hand to mouth so most people may not actually have the money to save in the first place. Most people are in survivalist mode because of inflation,” said Prosper Chitambara, a Harare-based economist.
To get by, many are forced to take up multiple jobs.
Carlos, in Mabvuku, says he gets about $100 dollars a month from his job as an overnight security guard for a church and the bar next door. That’s hardly enough to pay rent, school fees and other basic needs. Sometimes, he exchanges water for food items.
“If we fetch water for someone but they don’t have money, so we get tomatoes, vegetables, beans or maize. That’s how we get food,” he said.
His wife, Christwish, 43, prepares the day’s evening meal — the staple maize (corn) meal and vegetables plucked from a small home garden — over a wood fire. Because of Zimbabwe’s lengthy power cuts, the children do their homework by a candle, although their parents press them to use it sparingly.
“The firewood costs a dollar for a small bundle enough (to cook) for a single meal. The candles are also expensive,” lamented Christwish, who supplements the family income by doing household chores for better-off families in exchange for money or food items.
Items previously regarded as basics are now out of reach, she said.
“We last ate bread with margarine on Christmas Day,” she said. “Now we just see these things in the shops and leave them there.” | https://www.koin.com/news/international/zimbabweans-hit-by-soaring-inflation-will-gold-coins-help/ | 2022-08-19T16:00:19Z | https://www.koin.com/news/international/zimbabweans-hit-by-soaring-inflation-will-gold-coins-help/ | false |
SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith’s chance to gain an edge over Drew Lock for Seattle’s starting quarterback job was hindered by his team’s sloppy performance.
Smith and the Seahawks were overwhelmed in a 27-11 loss to the Chicago Bears on Thursday night in the second preseason game for both teams, which was mostly a dud from Seattle’s standpoint.
“He did OK,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said of Smith. “We needed to come through. We needed to help him a little bit. We needed to make the plays around him, too.”
Second-year Bears quarterback Justin Fields made a brief appearance and led a field-goal drive. Backup Trevor Siemian threw a touchdown pass, and Elijah Hicks recovered a muffed punt for a Chicago TD.
“I thought operation was good, his preparation was great. He handled the offense the way we wanted him to,” first-year Chicago coach Matt Eberflus said of Fields. “Had a nice drive and scored the field goal. So I think it’s progress.”
The Seahawks had planned to start Lock but turned to Smith when Lock tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. That meant another opportunity for Smith, who started last weekend at Pittsburgh, but his uninspired performance suggests Lock still has a chance to win the job.
That may depend on how quickly Lock can return from his illness and if he’ll be ready to play by the preseason finale in Dallas next week. Carroll said Lock was still feeling “really sick.”
“I talked to him this morning and it hit him pretty hard,” Carroll said.
Smith finished 10 of 18 for 112 yards and was hampered by teammates’ mistakes while playing the first half. His only drive where Seattle threatened to score ended when Jason Myers missed a 47-yard field goal attempt.
Smith was slated to play into the third quarter but banged his knee in the first half. He was icing the knee while Jacob Eason took all the snaps after halftime.
“We again just started a little slow, had some self-inflicted wounds. Some things that we can control that really set us back,” Smith said. “And that’s the reason for the preseason is for us to get those things out. Obviously, there’s a ton of room for improvement and a lot of things that we have to improve on very fast.”
The Bears led 24-0 before Seattle finally got on the board on Darwin Thompson’s 8-yard TD run with 2:08 left.
Penalties and dropped passes made the Seahawks’ offense choppy and listless. Rookie first-round pick Charles Cross was flagged four times in the first half at left tackle, three of those for false start. Bo Melton, Freddie Swain and Dareke Young had drops.
Exacerbating Seattle’s offensive troubles was a right ankle injury suffered by starting left guard Damien Lewis early in the second quarter. Lewis was inadvertently rolled up by Bears defensive lineman Angelo Blackson.
Lewis was down for several minutes and eventually had an air splint put on his lower right leg before being loaded on a cart and taken off the field. But Carroll said X-rays were negative and Lewis has an ankle sprain. Still, it’s a hit to Seattle’s interior offensive line, which isn’t the deepest part of the roster.
“We’re very fortunate there. He was upbeat about that a little bit, maybe surprised by the results. We’re thrilled,” Carroll said.
Siemian threw a 1-yard TD pass to Jake Tonges and Hicks corralled Cade Johnson’s muffed punt at the goal line late in the first half to give the Bears a 17-0 lead. Third-stringer Nathan Peterman led a drive in the third quarter that ended with Darrynton Evans’ 1-yard TD run.
FIELDS’ DAY
Fields played one series in the first quarter. He was 5 of 7 for 39 yards and led the Bears to a 35-yard field goal by Cairo Santos.
“I feel like every time I step on the field I can get something out of it,” Fields said.
INJURY CONCERNS
Chicago lost a couple of players to injuries. Linebacker Matt Adams suffered a shoulder injury in the first quarter. He’s been playing in the spot normally occupied by Roquan Smith, who is in a contract dispute with the team. Backup running back Trestan Ebner suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter and didn’t return.
UP NEXT
Bears: At Cleveland on Aug. 27 to end the preseason.
Seahawks: Seattle closes out the preseason on Aug. 26 at Dallas.
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Nearly 81 years since the day that lives in infamy, a sailor from Ventura, California, has officially been accounted for.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on Wednesday, Aug. 17, that the remains of Navy Shipfitter 2nd Class Claude R. Garcia, who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, were officially identified on May 12, 2022. The agency waited until it briefed Garcia's family on his identification, which happened recently, before making the announcement public.
Garcia was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was docked at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when Japanese aircraft attacked. The crew's quick counter-flooding measures stopped the ship from capsizing after several torpedoes hit it, according to DPAA's press release.
The USS West Virginia came to a rest on the shallow harbor floor. The Japanese attack killed 106 of the ship's crewmen, including Garcia, the release says.
Navy personnel at the time recovered the remains of at least 66 of the crewmen as they tried to salvage the USS West Virginia; however, many of the men couldn't be identified, including Garcia. Those men were interred as unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, which is also known as the Punchbowl.
The DPAA's mission to identify the crew members of the USS West Virginia dates back to June 2017. The agency worked with cemetery officials to disinter 35 caskets connected to the ship from the Punchbowl; those remains were transferred to the DPAA's laboratory for analysis.
The DPAA says its scientists used dental and anthropological analysis to identify Garcia's remains. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA analysis to confirm the remains as Garcia's.
Now that Garcia has officially been identified, a rosette will be placed next to his name at the Courts of The Missing located at the Punchbowl, showing that he has finally been accounted for all these years later.
Garcia will be buried in his hometown of Ventura at a later date, but that has yet to be determined, the release says.
You can learn more about Garcia by viewing his personnel profile at this link.
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Navy veteran jailed for five years for gas blast which wrecked street
A Falklands War veteran has been jailed for five years for causing a gas explosion which put two people in hospital and caused more £1 million of damage to a residential street.
Ian Lenaghan, 59, cut a hose which fed into his cooker and ignited the gas, causing an explosion which meant eight people needed to be rehomed from Whickham Street, Sunderland.
One heard a “whoosh” then the building collapsed, Newcastle Crown Court heard, while another likened it to a bomb going off.
Ian Lenaghan, 59, who admitted causing a gas explosion which caused damage to his street (Northumbria Police/PA)
The former Royal Navy man suffered 80 per cent burns in the blast on February 15, which also left his downstairs neighbour needing several days of hospital treatment.
The blast wrecked properties owned by the Gentoo housing association and one privately-owned flat, and a decision has yet to be taken on whether to repair or rebuild them.
The damage has been estimated at at least £1 million and the fire service’s response of 15 vehicles and 40 crew cost £7,000.
Neighbours lost their possessions and a pet cat was killed in the explosion, Emma Dowling, prosecuting, said.
Lenaghan, a father-of-three, initially denied any blame, saying he was in the loft changing amps when the explosion ripped through his home.
A Health and Safety Executive investigation revealed the gas pipe had been deliberately cut and he was to admit a single charge of damaging property being reckless as to whether life was endangered.
A psychiatric report later revealed Lenaghan had seen media coverage of the Falklands War, where he had seen active service, and it struck him that he had done little of value since then.
Tony Cornberg, defending, said: “He didn’t expect such an explosion, it was ultimately an act that he did in an attempt to take his life.”
Recorder Tom Moran said: “Sadly there are many ways of doing that.
“You chose a spectacularly reckless way to do that.
“Anyone thinking clearly would have seen the way you did it exposed other people to a great deal of danger as well.” | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-11127605/Navy-veteran-jailed-five-years-gas-blast-wrecked-street.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-19T16:03:41Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-11127605/Navy-veteran-jailed-five-years-gas-blast-wrecked-street.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
He’s an Everton player: Frank Lampard not looking to sell Anthony Gordon
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Everton manager Frank Lampard insists Chelsea target Anthony Gordon is not for sale, but cannot offer any assurances the player will still be at the club at the end of the transfer window.
The Toffees have rejected two offers, the last £45million, for the 21-year-old academy graduate but that does not appear to have deflected the attentions of the Stamford Bridge club.
However, Lampard rates the player highly and does not want to see him leave.
The same cannot be said of Dele Alli, whose frustratingly short spell at the club since signing on deadline day in January appears to be at an end, as Everton have agreed a loan to Besiktas with an option to buy, with the final decision on the move now resting with the player.
On Gordon, Lampard said: “He is an Everton player. I don’t want to talk about likely or hypothetical questions.
“He has a huge value to the team and is a huge valuable asset to the club, one we have developed ourselves and brought through and who has a link to the fans.
“Anthony is our player and we are not looking in a situation of where can we go in this deal.
“We know his value because you see values of players moving that haven’t achieved what Anthony has.
“I want to think about what Anthony can do to improve the team.
“You can’t ask me to assure anything, that would be naive of me to assure anything – that I’ll be here at the end of the window. Who knows?
“He’s in the squad for tomorrow (for the visit of Nottingham Forest). Any chats I have with him are private.”
Lampard has also held talks with Alli but the subject matter is entirely different.
The 26-year-old has started just once in 13 appearances since signing a two-and-a-half-year contract in January.
“There is interest in Dele, that has come out publicly. That is one for us to consider behind the scenes and for Dele to consider, for him to go would have to be right for everybody,” said Lampard.
Asked why Alli’s signing had not worked, the Toffees boss added: “It is a long conversation.
“The moment Dele’s name comes up in the media, people queue up to have an opinion and it’s often negative and I don’t think that is fair to a young man whose talent took him on to the world stage at a young age.
“I think everyone was aware of the curve of his career and that was something you take into account.
“In my job you have to have the football side and the human side. I like Dele and I want to help him. The main thing I want to do is be a support for the players.
“The only thing I know for sure is that hard work correlates on the pitch.”
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OAN Prepares for 2024 Presidential Race Coverage with Placement of Veteran Political Reporter Neil W. McCabe in Florida
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One America News Network ("OAN"), a 24/7 source of credible national and international news announced today that journalist Neil W. McCabe has joined the network and will be leading Florida coverage from OAN's Tallahassee bureau.
"Neil is recognized as one of the top national political reporters. We're thrilled he's leading our coverage in Florida as Florida news is becoming national news, especially as we head into the 2024 Presidential race," said Charles Herring, president of OAN.
"We are very familiar with Neil's work, both broadcast and print, and his real-world experience as an Army combat veteran and on Wall Street," Herring said.
"In addition to his Florida coverage, Neil will also be taking on other assignments around the country, including contributing to OAN's 2022 midterm coverage," stated Herring.
"Florida is ground-zero for battles over parents' rights, COVID-19, education reform and gun rights," stated McCabe. "These battles are fought at the state house, the city halls and school boards—wherever they are, we will be there."
In addition to his previous tenure at the network, where he covered Capitol Hill and the White House, McCabe has worked as a national political reporter in Washington for Human Events, Breitbart and The Star News Network. Before coming to Washington, McCabe was a staff reporter for The Pilot, Boston's Catholic paper, and he was a reporter and editor for two Boston-area community papers: The (North Cambridge) Alewife and The Somerville News.
McCabe is a Bronze Star veteran of the Iraq War, where he deployed for 15 months as a combat historian from 2009-2010. He continues to serve in the Army Reserve as a senior public affairs noncommissioned officer.
Follow Neil W. McCabe on Twitter/GETTR/Truth Social: @ReporterMcCabe
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One America News Network, ("OAN"), which launched on July 4, 2013, provides an independent source of credible national and international news around the clock. The network operates news bureaus in Washington, D.C., California, New York, and Florida. In addition, the network utilizes numerous external newsgathering sources, including US Pool feeds. OAN produces eighteen hours of live news every weekday. In addition, the network features three weekday primetime political talk shows, namely REAL AMERICA with Dan Ball, IN FOCUS with Addison Smith, and TIPPING POINT with Kara McKinney. OAN is featured on over a hundred cable and video providers worldwide. In addition, the OAN LIVE app is available on your favorite connected devices. For more information, please visit www.oann.com.
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Myanmar junta replaces central bank head in reshuffle
Aug 19 (Reuters) - The head of Myanmar's central bank was replaced on Friday as part of a surprise reshuffle by the military junta which seized power in a coup last year, state media reported.
Deputy Governor Than Than Swe, who was hospitalised after being shot by unidentified attackers at her home earlier this year, will now head the bank, replacing Than Nyein.
No reason was given for the change and a junta spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Myanmar has been in crisis since the widely-condemned February 2021 coup, with the military battling ethnic armed groups and civilian protesters for control across the country.
Several regional security heads were also replaced as part of the reshuffle, which also included a handful of cabinet portfolios, including the immigration minister, state media reported. (Reporting by Reuters staff; Writing by John Geddie; Editing by Toby Chopra and Gareth Jones) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11127629/Myanmar-junta-replaces-central-bank-head-reshuffle.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-19T16:05:47Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11127629/Myanmar-junta-replaces-central-bank-head-reshuffle.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
UK police officer who murdered woman charged with further sex crimes
LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A former London police officer who was jailed for life last year for raping and murdering a woman in a case that shocked Britain, was charged on Friday with two new counts of exposing himself in incidents which took place before that attack.
Wayne Couzens, 49, whose job was to guard diplomatic premises, abducted marketing executive Sarah Everard on a London street as she walked home from visiting a friend in March last year, using his police credentials to force her into his car.
Her body was later found in woodland about 50 miles (80 km) away in southeast England.
Earlier this year, the Crown Prosecution Service said it had authorised Couzens to be charged with four more suspected offences of exposing himself which had taken place less than a month before he attacked Everard.
It has now authorised two further charges of exposure against Couzens.
"The two alleged offences took place in June 2015 and November 2020," the CPS said.
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