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NEW YORK – Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets plan to stay together after all, even after the All-Star forward asked to be traded earlier this summer.
The Nets said Tuesday that the team's leadership met a day earlier with Durant and business partner Rich Kleiman in Los Angeles and “agreed to move forward with our partnership,” general manager Sean Marks said in a statement.
“We are focusing on basketball, with one collective goal in mind: build a lasting franchise to bring a championship to Brooklyn,” Marks added.
That is certainly more likely by keeping Durant, who remains one of the best scorers in the NBA. He is set to begin a four-year extension he signed last summer, and the possibility of him being traded had been the biggest story in the NBA this summer.
It's unknown exactly why he sought a trade, which came at the end of a turbulent year in Brooklyn. A championship favorite before last season began, the Nets barely made the playoffs and then were bounced by Boston in four games in the first round.
The Nets then refused to give a contract extension to Kyrie Irving, Durant's close friend, forcing him to pick up his option for next season, the final year of his deal.
The uncertainty around Durant's future in Brooklyn likely contributed to the Nets being left off the five-game Christmas lineup and being scheduled to appear only eight times on ABC and ESPN.
But with Durant, the Nets can still be one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. He averaged a franchise-record 29.9 points last season, and the Nets were bidding for the top spot in the East before he suffered a knee injury that sidelined him for 21 games.
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If you’re back-to-school shopping, you likely have a lunch box on your list. Packing a daily lunch for kids is one of those monotonous but necessary parental tasks, so we’re always looking for ways to make it a bit less painful. Tracking down the best lunch boxes is one way to smooth out this otherwise dull chore.
The best lunch boxes for kids are durable, simple to clean, well insulated and easy to pack into their backpacks, including with additional lunchtime accessories. They have to stand up to kid mealtime (How many times can it hit the floor before it bursts or dents?), and to the packer’s needs (Does it actually fit everything? Is it easy to clean?). This is why our parenting team loves the versatile PackIt lunch box with its built-in cooling layer and a spacious, wipeable interior.
Our top lunch boxes put the classic brown paper bag to shame, boasting insulating layers to keep things cold (they typically do this better than maintaining heat), convenient pockets, handles or straps, fun designs and bento-style organization. So if you’re still back-to-school shopping, here are the best lunch boxes for kids to take to school, preschool, summer camp and daycare.
Best for: Those who need a classic lunch box with kiddie designs. (It’s also great for parents who always forget the ice pack!)
This lunch box has one feature you’ll notice immediately on its product page: It has a ton of designs available, from geometric patterns to unicorns to sharks, so your kid can easily find something they like. Another notable aspect is its built-in cooling that uses a freezable, non-toxic gel, which means no more worrying about packing that leaky ice pack. To get this bag ready for school mornings, simply toss it in the freezer overnight.
This is the only lunch box our parenting editor, Rose Gordon Sala, purchases for her school-age children. “It’s super functional, lasts several years and my kids love the designs,” she says. “Plus, it eliminates the need for an ice pack, allowing more room for their lunch items.”
The handle of the PackIt Freezable Classic Lunch Box has a plastic clasp so that your kid can attach it to their backpack (or elsewhere) for hands-free carrying, as well as an exterior zip pocket for napkins or lunch notes. If it gets messy, you can spot clean the outside and wipe off the inside. The bag is PVC-, BPA-, phthalate- and lead-free.
Pros:
Reasonably priced
Built-in cooling feature
Outer pocket
Cons:
Not machine washable
Best Insulated Lunch Box
A Longtime Favorite That Keeps Lunches Cool
MOST POPULAR
L.L.Bean Lunch Box
Best for: Kids who need an insulated lunch box that’ll last for years
L.L.Bean is always a reliable source of well-made, long-lasting bags of all types, and this insulated lunch box is no exception. It’s made from the same material as the company’s popular backpacks, so you know it’ll last a long time. The lunch box is well-insulated to keep food cold, and the inner mesh pocket holds an ice pack to keep it out of the way. (If you use L.L.Bean’s flat ice pack, which keeps food cool for 4–6 hours, you’ll save even more room.) It’s spacious enough to fit a bento box, but those looking to add a drink or much more, may want to consider L.L. Bean’s Expandable Lunch Box for kids.
The lunch bag comes in many patterns, from flowers to camo to crocodiles, and some of them are also available in the brand’s backpacks. In fact, these are made from the same durable material. Monogramming is $8. The L.L. Bean lunch box tests safe for lead, phthalates, PVC and BPA. As with all of the company’s products, if you’re not 100% satisfied with it, you can return it up to a year after purchase for a refund.
Best for: Little Hello Kitty fans in search of an insulated lunch box.
This lunch box isn’t just cute, with its rainbow, happy sun and of course, Hello Kitty character—it’s from Thermos, so it’s well-made, too. Plus, an unusually high percentage of its customer ratings at Amazon are 5-star—almost 90%. (If you think this would be a good lunch box for your kid but they’d prefer another design, the brand’s other fun options for kids include Baby Yoda, JoJo Siwa and Minecraft.) The box has a padded handle and a full-zip lid; it’s insulated and PVC-free. It may feel a little basic outside of the design, but reviewers say it holds up well. It’s a touch smaller than some of our other picks, so might be best for kids who pack lighter.
Pros:
Lightweight
Colorful
Cons:
Not machine washable
No pockets
Best Bento Box
A Super Organized Option That’s Dishwasher-Safe
Bentgo Kids Brights Lunch Box
Best for: Kids who prefer small bites (and those who don’t like their food to touch).
Bento boxes have become popular among kids and adults for good reason: they keep meals well-organized without requiring several small containers or snack and sandwich bags (making them eco-friendly, too). Bentgo specializes in this sort of lunch box, and this one is designed for kids aged 3 to 7. This bento box has two easy-to-open latches (important for little kids) and is leakproof, “drop-proof” and free of BPA, vinyl, lead and PVC.
The tray of the Bentgo Kids Brights Lunch Box has five compartments that range in capacity from 2 tablespoons for the dipping sauce container to 1/2 cup for the largest section. The tray can be frozen, microwaved and washed in the dishwasher on the top rack.
Pros:
Leakproof
Makes food prep for picky kids easier
Safe in dishwasher, microwave and freezer
Cons:
Not lightweight (weighs 1 pound, 4 ounces)
Doesn’t hold a lot of food, so best for preschool and kindergarten
Requires the purchase of a separate insulated lunch box
Best Cute Lunch Box
An Insulated Lunch Box Adorned With Kid Friendly Characters
Mackenzie Lunch Boxes
Best for: Elementary school kids in need of a well-designed lunch box that matches their backpack.
The Pottery Barn Mackenzie backpack is already one of our favorites for younger kids, and we also love the matching lunch boxes for the strong insulation and smart features. They’re available in all the same fun designs that the backpacks are, including unicorns, butterflies, superheroes, dinosaurs and space themes. The exterior water bottle holder, carry handle and an interior fabric divider sleeve to separate food items are handy features. Parents can choose from a variety of sizes and styles to best match your kid’s lunching needs. You’ll also find a number of matching accessories, including bento boxes, water bottles and pencil cases. Monogramming is also available.
Pros:
Well-made
Solid insulation
Fun designs with matching accessories
Cons:
Spot clean only
Pricier than the competition
Best Lunch Bag
A More “Mature” Looking Style For Teens
Adidas Excel Insulated Lunch Bag
Best for: Kids who want a nondescript, more grown-up lunch bag.
When your kid eventually reaches the age when they may not be eager to advertise their special interests on a lunch box, this lunch bag from Adidas offers a more “adult” alternative than their old Disney or dinosaur selections. Some of the color options here are more subdued, like the gray one pictured, while others are brighter, such as the yellow/gray and black/mint green color combos.
The Adidas Excel Insulated Lunch Bag has one larger main compartment, a small bottom one, a divided front pocket for an ice pack and a mesh pocket on the back. It also has a clip for attaching to a backpack. The bag can be gently washed by hand and the lining wiped clean with soap and water. It may not be large enough for those packing a substantial lunch.
Pros:
Hand washable
Pockets
Lifetime warranty
Cons:
Smaller size
Less structured; food may get squished if you don’t use containers
Best Neoprene Lunch Bag
An Insulated Lunch Bag With Lots Of Cool Designs
Woman-Owned
KicksBySammy Lunch Tote
Best for: Parents who want a machine washable option and kids who like colorful, eye-catching designs.
Neoprene is a good fabric for lunch bags, as it’s insulating, durable and washable. This neoprene option is part of KicksBySammy’s back-to-school collection of lunch totes—and it’s a large one, with tons of unique, kid-friendly designs. Many soft-sided lunch boxes are made from materials that aren’t machine washable, but this one is, which is definitely a handy feature for stains and spills.
This lunch tote has a soft handle and zips closed. Because of the bag’s upright design and height of 12.5 inches, the company also recommends it for carrying baby bottles. Personalization is included in the price—and note that because each item is made to order and not mass produced, the brand’s products are final sale.
Pros:
Machine washable
Lots of fun, colorful designs
Cons:
No pockets
Limited structure means food may get squished without the use of containers
Best Lunch Bag For Babies
A Daycare Bag To Hold Everything Your Little One Needs
Momcozy Insulated Baby Bottle Bag
Best for: Parents who need a roomy, organized bag to carry bottles and baby food to daycare.
The Momcozy Insulated Baby Bottle Bag makes it less stressful to pack your baby’s daycare essentials every morning, as it’s larger than many baby bottle bags and provides more than one compartment, which isn’t always the case. (The two main sections can be changed to a single main compartment by removing the middle layer, which allows for bottles over 6 inches.)
Thanks to its thick insulation, this Momcozy bag can maintain temperatures (warm or cold) for up to five hours, and you can double the insulating feature by adding a hot or cold pack. It fits up to six bottles and has side pockets plus a small zipper pocket in the front. It also has a detachable shoulder strap with a plastic clasp.
Pros:
Multiple pockets/compartments
Waterproof
Converts to a wine bottle carrier (true versatility)
Cons:
May be too bulky for some
Not machine washable
How We Chose The Best Lunch Boxes
After looking at various lunch boxes and considering size, durability, features, customer reviews and more, we reviewed the top items out there. We took note of parents’ customer reviews, feedback from parents we know and we looked for kid-friendly design, both in appearance and practicality. Most of our picks the range from $15 to $25.
What To Consider When Buying A Lunch Box For Kids
If you’re shopping for kids’ lunch boxes and lunch bags online, the number of options can be overwhelming. That’s why we’ve put together the buying guide below to help you sort through the selections and choose the right lunch box for your child (and the right one for you, if your kid isn’t old enough to pack and clean their own lunch box).
Ease of Cleaning
Many kids’ lunch boxes and lunch bags aren’t machine washable, so make sure the lining is at least described as “wipe clean”—either with water or soap and water. Sometimes a lunch box’s outer material will be indicated as “spot clean” only, and in that case, darker colors might be more practical.
Durability
If your kid likes to bring a new lunch box to school every fall, you can get away with buying a product that isn’t meant to last for years. If that’s not your plan, classic brands like L.L.Bean are good bets. In general, check customer reviews for parents’ comments on how particular lunch boxes hold up.
Size
Pay close attention to the measurements of the lunch boxes you’re considering, especially if you plan to pack particular food containers, a large ice pack and/or a water bottle. Some lunch boxes have outer pockets for extra room.
Closure
Most lunch boxes close with a zipper. If you buy a bento-style lunch box and plan to pack sauces or similar items, make sure it’s leakproof. You still might need to purchase an additional insulated lunch box to hold a bento box, especially if you’re trying to keep things cold vs. warm.
Style
Everything your kid could possibly want on a lunch box or lunch bag is out there somewhere, whether that’s solid colors, geometric prints or their favorite animals, characters and video games.
Extra Features
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Student nurse Owami Davies found safe and well in Hampshire after being reported missing for nearly 7 weeks
She was found following a tipoff from a member of the public on Tuesday morning. Ms Davies' family has been informed and has spoken to her.
Tuesday 23 August 2022 17:13, UK
Student nurse Owami Davies, who had been missing for several weeks amid fears for her welfare, has been found safe and well.
Five people had been arrested in connection with her disappearance, but the 24-year-old from Essex was found in Hampshire, police said.
She was found following a tip off from a member of the public at 10.30am on Tuesday - the 118th reported sighting officers had received.
Speaking on Tuesday afternoon, Detective Chief Inspector Nigel Penney said Ms Davies is well and looks in good health.
He said: This is clearly the outcome we were hopeful for - the finding of the missing lady, Owami Davies.
"I'd like to say she has been found safe and well outside the London area in the county of Hampshire and she's currently with specialist officers from my team."
He added: "She looks in good health, she's in a place of safety, and not currently in the vulnerable state that we were led to believe she was in at the start of her disappearance."
Met Commander Paul Brogden said "all aspects" of the investigation are now to be reviewed to assess whether there is "any learning that we need to take" from how it was handled.
The sighting of Ms Davies on Tuesday, which led officers to locate her, came as a result of media appeals.
Her family has been informed and has spoken to her, police say.
The last confirmed sighting of Ms Davies had been in Croydon, south London, on 7 July.
She had left her home in Grays, Essex, on 4 July and was reported missing to Essex Police on 6 July.
Two days later, Ms Davies was found asleep in a doorway in Clarendon Road in Croydon while waiting for a friend, but told Metropolitan Police officers that she did not need help and left.
The officers who spoke to her did not yet know that she was a missing person.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct, the police watchdog, is considering whether to investigate the police contact with Ms Davies that day.
The investigation into her disappearance involved around 50 officers trawling through 117 reported sightings. | https://news.sky.com/story/student-nurse-owami-davies-found-safe-and-well-in-hampshire-after-being-reported-missing-for-nearly-7-weeks-12679938 | 2022-08-23T16:25:50Z | https://news.sky.com/story/student-nurse-owami-davies-found-safe-and-well-in-hampshire-after-being-reported-missing-for-nearly-7-weeks-12679938 | false |
New data series will serve as independent indicator of U.S. workforce and feature high-frequency jobs and pay data; first report available August 31
ROSELAND, N.J., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP Research Institute (ADPRI) and the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (the Lab) have developed a new methodology for the ADP National Employment Report (NER) that will provide a more robust, high-frequency view of the labor market with a focus on both jobs and pay. Using fine-grained data, this new measure will deliver a richer labor market analysis that will help answer key economic and business questions and offer insights relevant to a broader audience.
The jobs report and pay insights, based on the payroll transactions of over 25 million U.S. workers, will provide a representative picture of the U.S. labor market each month.
- Jobs Report -- Based on anonymized and aggregated payroll data of over 25 million U.S. employees, this independent measure will detail the current month's non-farm private employment change and deliver weekly job data from the previous month. Data will be broken out by industry, business establishment size, and U.S. census region. Historical data from the previous 12 years at both monthly and weekly frequencies will be benchmarked and available at launch.
- Pay Insights – ADP's new pay measure uniquely captures the salaries of the same cohort of almost 10 million individual employees over a 12-month period. The new monthly measure will report median annual pay growth by industry, business establishment size, U.S. region, gender, and age. Quarterly reports focused on pay will expand on key areas of interest, such as bonuses, benefits, and gender gaps.
"As the labor market evolves, methods for measuring employment dynamics also need to evolve," ADP chief economist, Dr. Nela Richardson said. "Combining job and pay data in one report, coupled with high-frequency releases, will give us a clearer picture of the labor market. This real-time, independent assessment will provide business leaders, academia, economists and policymakers with a reliable read of the workforce. Our collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab will offer a stronger labor market indicator rooted in a new approach to the data. We look forward to the insights this report will deliver."
"We are in the midst of a fundamental transformation of our ability to measure and understand changes in the labor market," said Stanford Professor Erik Brynjolfsson, Director of the Lab and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. "Working with the ADP Research Institute, the Stanford Digital Economy Lab is developing real-time insights not only into job creation and loss, but also changes in pay at an unprecedented level of detail."
ADPRI and the Lab announced their collaboration in April. Aligning with ADPRI's mission, the Lab focuses on how artificial intelligence and other technologies are affecting the workforce, business, and society. The Lab is part of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) and co-sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR).
To subscribe to monthly email alerts or obtain additional information about the ADP National Employment Report, including employment and pay data, interactive charts, methodology, and a calendar of release dates, please visit https://adpemploymentreport.com/.
About the ADP National Employment Report
The ADP National Employment Report is a high-frequency measure of the change in U.S. nonfarm, private employment and pay derived from actual, anonymous payroll data of client companies served by ADP, a leading provider of human capital management solutions. The report is produced by ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
The ADP National Employment Report is broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, as part of the company's commitment to offering deeper insights of the U.S. labor market and providing businesses and governments with a source of credible and valuable information.
About the ADP Research Institute
The ADP Research Institute delivers data-driven discoveries about the world of work and derives reliable economic indicators from these insights. We offer these findings as a unique contribution to improving the world of work and delivering actionable insights to the economy at large.
About ADP (NASDAQ: ADP)
Designing better ways to work through cutting-edge products, premium services and exceptional experiences that enable people to reach their full potential. HR, Talent, Time Management, Benefits and Payroll. Informed by data and designed for people. Learn more at ADP.com.
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Updated August 23, 2022 at 11:06 AM ET
A change to Florida's election laws has created a new headache for some local election officials.
A little-known provision in Senate Bill 90, a sweeping voting measure passed by Florida Republicans last year, increased how much input the public can have when it comes to approving signatures on mail ballots.
This change comes at a time when local election officials across the country are still dealing with the fallout of misinformation following the 2020 election.
Wendy Sartory Link has been the supervisor of elections in Palm Beach County for about three years. She says the job has been fulfilling and more involved than she ever expected. But Link says she's also been surprised by how often she's heard from people who believe the lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
"We get a lot of demands — including, ironically, today — that they want there to be a recount, or actually they want a new election for 2020 because they believe — and these are their words — that the election was stolen," Link said a few weeks ago.
This is a statewide issue, says Mark Earley, who heads elections in Tallahassee's Leon County and is president of the state association of supervisors of elections. He says small groups of people have been coordinating and requesting public records, meetings with officials and "demanding opportunities to challenge ballots" as well as voters.
"And that is getting incorporated into some statutes that we are now having to apply," Earley said, referring in part to the new signature review in SB 90.
Most mail ballot signatures clearly match what local officials have on file. But when signatures aren't deemed to be a close-enough match, election staff try to get in touch with the voter to cure their ballot. And if that doesn't happen, Earley says, those signatures go before a canvassing board.
"These are just the signatures that are debatable, from our perspective, as to whether they are valid or not," he said.
And historically, this is the point at which the public has been able to weigh in on whether a signature should be approved.
Leslie Scott Jean-Bart, an attorney in Jacksonville, has for years been watching over canvassing boards with her legal partner in Duval County.
"We will object if they discard a ballot that we think matches," she told NPR. "And that just gives us a record. And we will write down the number for what that was and we will write down the reason for the objection."
Very rarely does this affect what signatures get approved by the board. But records are useful, Jean-Bart says, when elections are really close.
Under the new rules, thought, Earley says supervisors of elections need to give the public the ability to weigh in earlier — basically at the beginning of the signature inspection process.
"Now the requirement is for reasonable access to potentially look at a vast number of signatures that our staff has found absolutely no trouble with," he said, "and for outsiders to be able to lodge objections to even these really good quality signatures."
Under Section 101.572 in SB 90, candidates and political parties can appoint anyone they want to inspect voter signatures. There's no training requirement and it's up to supervisors of elections in each of Florida's 67 counties to set parameters on how that's going to work.
And that takes time and money. Link says a local group in Palm Beach County told her they were sending more than a hundred people to inspect ballot signatures this month. So, she bought a big tent and equipment.
"We ramped up to accommodate that," she said. "And now as it turns out we've had many fewer than that." As of last week, only eight people signed up to look at signatures in Palm Beach County, Link's office says.
Earley says in the time this provision has been in effect, he's heard about other issues, too. For example, he's heard of people coming in and demanding broader access than what their county official offers, as well as issuing challenges to signatures that are clearly a match to what's on file.
He says this is all part of a larger issue with growing distrust in elections.
"I absolutely believe this intent is being driven by the misperception out there that you can't trust anything anymore, even your eyes," he said. "That gets to be extremely disruptive four our ability to get our jobs done."
Earley views Florida's primaries — which conclude Tuesday — as a trial run for this new process. He says he's worried the general election in November could be a bigger test.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Carvana Co. ("Carvana" or the "Company") (NYSE: CVNA).
Class Period: May 6, 2020 – June 24, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 3, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Carvana faced serious, ongoing issues with documentation, registration, and title with many of its vehicles; (2) as a result, Carvana was issuing unusually frequent temporary plates; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was violating laws and regulations in many existing markets; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana risked its ability to continue business and/or expand its business in existing markets; (5) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was at an increased risk of governmental investigation and action; (6) Carvana was in discussion with state and local authorities regarding the above-stated business tactics and issues; (7) Carvana was facing imminent and ongoing regulatory actions including license suspensions, business cessation, and probation in several states and counties including in Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina; and (8) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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First VCA Urgent Care Opens in Los Angeles, With Expansion Planned Nationwide
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Driven by a once-in-a-generation mix of forces – from talent shortages to pandemic-era pet adoptions, the field of veterinary medicine is under strain responding to significant demand for care. To help expand access to care, VCA Animal Hospitals has added a new care option: Urgent Care. VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care builds on VCA's existing network of hospitals and positions VCA as one of the world's most comprehensive veterinary service providers – enhancing and expanding VCA's network of primary, emergency, and specialty animal hospitals. The first Urgent Care is now open in Mar Vista, Los Angeles, with plans for future locations around the U.S. in the months ahead.
"As the leading provider of comprehensive veterinary care, we take seriously our responsibility to help address the critical capacity issues facing our field – issues that challenge our ability to take care of every pet and client who needs help," said Garrett Lewis, Chief Operating Officer for VCA Animal Hospitals. "Our hospital teams are working harder than ever to see more pets, and we're developing new ways to deliver care to pets quickly. The launch of VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care is one way we're expanding access to world-class veterinary medicine. It's also historic for VCA – this is the first time we've built a new line of hospitals from the ground up. Urgent Care has the potential to create a better experience for our Associates, our clients, and pets through purposeful design and new uses of technology."
VCA's urgent care locations aim to offer pets and owners another option when seeking care, focused on non-life-threatening issues that should be addressed same or next day:
- Urgent Care Only. A primary care veterinarian is the best partner for everyday wellness and medical care. But when something pops up that isn't an emergency and needs more immediate attention, VCA's urgent care hospitals are a great option.
- Free Teletriage. Clients have access to VCA's free 24/7 teletriage, which connects them directly to a team of on-call credentialed veterinarian technicians. This team can help assess a pet's condition, advising whether a trip to urgent care or the emergency room is needed.
- Easy Access to Care. Pet owners have access to same or next-day care with transparent, up-to-the-minute wait times and the ability to quickly join the virtual waiting room. This means clients can join the virtual waiting room and wait in the comfort of their homes until it's their turn, rather than waiting in the hospital.
- Calming Environment. The hospital is thoughtfully designed to create a calming and welcoming environment for both owner and pet. Intentionally designed without a front desk or phones, friendly client service representatives help clients get comfortable and checked in via mobile device.
- Convenient location. VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care – Mar Vista is located at 12108 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066.
"When we began this journey to create VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care, we started fresh with a relentless focus on making the veterinary experience even better for the animals we care for, their owners, and our teams," said Brendan Lynch, Senior Vice President for Urgent Care & Innovation, VCA Animal Hospitals. "Our Urgent Care hospitals are designed to be calming, welcoming environments. We have infused our decades of medical expertise into a new, seamless digital and in-hospital experience."
For more information about VCA Urgent Care and our first location in Los Angeles, visit http://www.vcaurgentcare.com.
A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to caring for the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people, and our communities. From general practice to emergency and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine to more than four million pets each year. Our national network of clinics and hospitals invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enables our Associates to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 430 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care.
As part of the Mars Veterinary Health family of brands, VCA is taking care of the future of veterinary medicine to help achieve the Mars Petcare Purpose—A Better World for Pets™. To learn more about VCA, visit: www.vca.com. And find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1106 AM CDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Watch is cancelled for a portion of southeast Texas,
including the following counties, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston,
Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker and
Washington.
Though periods of rain and storms can still be expected, flooding is
no longer expected to pose a serious threat. Please continue to be
aware of weather and road conditions, and avoid any water covered
roads.
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Patrick Cantlay, the winner of the 2022 BMW Championship at Wilmington Country Club wasn't the only one smiling following the tournament.
Wilmington Country Club Tournament Chairman Tom Humphrey was all smiles during a post tournament interview with WDEL on Monday, August 22, 2022, talking about how well the penultimate event of the FedEx Cup went.
"It was an unbelievable week for the global golf world to come see, for the first time, Delaware and Wilmington Country Club," said Humphrey.
"And the comments that we got back from the folks on the PGA Tour, not just the staff but also the players and the caddies, which are very important, all the Western Golf Association people that came in from all over the country, the BMW folks that were here, they just all had so many nice things to say about the quality of our golf course, the quality and size of our facility here, and actually most importantly just really great comments about our members, and the people that they met in Delaware, so friendly, so happy to have this event, and appreciative of the opportunity."
Cantlay birdied the 17th hole to take a one shot lead over Scott Stallings into the 18th hole, the kind of drama Humphrey says the PGA Tour imagined when they set the course routing.
"It occurred to me after I saw the routing that they had, the brilliance of it in that everything sort of ended up right in front of the clubhouse," said Humphrey. "They put the fan experience on the practice range, but then the way they routed it with our 17th hole, the par 3 with the water in front, which is a really great hole, as (tournament) number 15.
"We were sort of thinking we really like that, we like that to be 17 but as it went from [tournament] 15 and then 16 and 17 back to 18 it was all right there. So you had the stands there, but as the tournament finishes everybody sort of congregates there.
"And when I was on the 18th green Sunday night as the final groups were coming up, I looked to my right and it was just a sea of people down both sides of the fairway. I mean Delaware showed up."
All of those visitors still there at the end resulted in some delays getting everyone onto shuttle buses and back to satellite parking lots, but Humphrey said it was a testament to the excitement of the tournament.
The course itself held up very well to the best golfers in the world Humphrey said with a winning score of 14 under par, as compared to 26 under par last year at Caves Valley in Maryland. The PGA and Western Golf Association announced during tournament week that Caves Valley would again host the BMW Championship in 2025.
So if the BMW Championship calls Wilmington Country Club in the future, will Humphrey answer?
"We need to let things settle a little bit," Humphrey said. "We need to find out first and foremost did our members have a good time? Did they enjoy themselves? Were they proud of the club? Do they want to go through the process we went through sometime in the future to do something similar? We need to let them have a chance to think about that.
"But we also need to get feedback from the BMW Corporation. Did they have a good time? Were their clients entertained? Did they like coming to Delaware, as well as the PGA Tour and the Western Golf Association.
"Based on everything that everybody said to me over the past week and certainly Sunday night, genuinely, they were blown away by Delaware, and by this area, and the support, and Wilmington Country Club.
"We will definitely answer the phone." | https://www.wdel.com/news/bmw-championship-review-surpassed-expectations/article_7252afe4-22db-11ed-abf7-9f036ba4d669.html | 2022-08-23T16:30:44Z | https://www.wdel.com/news/bmw-championship-review-surpassed-expectations/article_7252afe4-22db-11ed-abf7-9f036ba4d669.html | false |
Sustainability commitment backed by large investment
WYLIE, Texas, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Design and construction professionals today are tasked with selecting products that have the lightest impact on the environment. Those who understand the entire life cycle of building materials can help create a more sustainable building industry.
Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing (CCW) is helping that effort by providing four Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), covering most products in its waterproofing and air and vapor barrier lines.
EPDs are independent third party assessments using standard methods and metrics to quantify a product's impact on the environment. CCW's EPDs are product specific with cradle-to-gate scope. "Cradle to gate" addresses the environmental impact from raw material extraction to production of the finished good, staged, and ready for shipment to the customer.
"Securing an EPD requires considerable time and financial resources," says Brian Carey, product manager for commercial air barriers with Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies. "It requires an ethical, disciplined organization to provide the facts and data to the independent parties for the EPD inputs. We are happy to provide EPDs to help our customers assess the environmental impact of their projects."
The CCW EPDs can contribute to one point in LEED v4 Materials and Resources "MR" section, "Building Product Disclosure and Optimization" category. Go here for more information.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AVYA, QTNT, ACB, MRIN, and M.
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InvestorsObserver provides patented technology to some of the biggest names on Wall Street and creates world-class investing tools for the self-directed investor on Main Street. We have a wide range of tools to help investors make smarter decisions when investing in stocks or options.
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Woman charged after trash, human feces found throughout home with 3 children, police say
FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV/Gray News) – A woman has been charged after officers said they found three dirty children in her home that was littered with trash, spoiled food and human feces.
According to a criminal complaint, officers responded to the home on Aug. 5 for a well-being check, where they found a 1-year-old and a 13-year-old in the home with no supervision.
In the home, officers said there was “massive clutter of garbage and decaying food throughout the house, human fecal matter on the floors, and hundreds of flies throughout the house and kitchen.”
Both children were “extremely dirty,” and officers said the 1-year-old had on a diaper that was “so soiled it appeared to have not been changed for at least several days.”
A third child who arrived at the home with 43-year-old Jenny Taylor also said he lived there.
Taylor has been charged with three counts of child neglect. She is being held at North Central Regional Jail on a $50,012 bond.
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The two agencies will offer expanded Research & Marketing Strategy services
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Touchstone Research is a tech driven full service marketing research firm delivering next gen research to the world's largest brands, marketers and agencies. Increasingly, clients are looking for a seamless partner experience that goes from producing Research to producing the creative and campaign briefs based on those findings for Marketing.
"We are excited to partner in providing clients with both efficiency and opportunity for stronger collaboration between Research & Marketing, or what the data says and what to do with it," noted Jake Katz founder of SUP3RNATURAL.
SUP3RNATURAL, is a newly launched Strategy agency from Trailer Park's former head of Strategy Jake Katz. SUP3RNATURAL works with clients across Entertainment, Brands, and Music, to provide strategic planning in service of Marketing. "The partnership with Touchstone provides SUP3RNATURAL's clients with creative testing, positioning, and audience research capabilities through Touchstone's global panel partnership program with access to millions of panelists across a range of demographics including kids, teens, young adults age 18-29 and adults age 30-65 ", said Jake.
Touchstone Research, who provides consumer research services for the world's largest media & entertainment, technology, youth and family brands, will expand its ability to support clients with the SUP3RNATURAL partnership. "We're partnering with SUP3RNATURAL to bring our clients added value when it comes to actioning research in service of Marketing," said Aaron Burch CEO of Touchstone Research. Aaron added, "In addition to providing our clients with data-driven insights into their consumers, our partnership with SUP3RNATURAL and their marketing strategy skill set, allows clients to access a singular external partner experience as planning goes from fielding research to writing the creative or campaign brief. "
Touchstone Research is a leading provider in global quantitative and qualitative research, specializing in full-service quantitative survey services, online insight communities, user experience, and ethnographic research.
As news of mergers and acquisitions across the Entertainment industry continue to make headlines, the Touchstone Research & SUP3RNATURAL partnership is another recent example of a trend in the agency community getting ahead of providing clients with seamless and global solutions, as marketers strive to make better use of data and design campaigns with both a domestic and international mindset.
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SALMON, ID - The Moose Fire near Salmon, Idaho has grown from 94,740 acres to 95,520 acres as of Tuesday morning and is 37% contained.
The Salmon River Road will be open to traffic until 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
Fire managers note there may be a prompt 1 p.m. closure if weather conditions are favorable to allow firefighters to begin tactical firing operations.
Additionally, Panther Creek Road may experience short-term, intermittent closures throughout the day for tactical firing operations.
The latest updates on the evacuation orders issued by the Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office can be found here.
There are 823 people assigned to the fire which was sparked on July 17 near the confluence of Moose Creek and the Salmon River.
Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked the human-caused fire. | https://www.kxlf.com/weather/fire-watch/moose-fire-grows-to-95-520-acres-burned | 2022-08-23T16:36:30Z | https://www.kxlf.com/weather/fire-watch/moose-fire-grows-to-95-520-acres-burned | false |
TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Opto-Knowledge Systems, Inc. has rebranded its company name to OKSI, an acronym for its existing name, as well as updated its visual identity to reflect its passion for AI and compliment the company's vision and character. A bold new logo, simplistic in design, intended to represent their history with the variable aperture, VariAp® and passion for EO/IR systems. In addition to the new visual identity, the rebrand includes a new website domain: OKSI.AI.
"With a renewed focus on creating a lasting impact on American technological superiority, OKSI is on its fourth year of sustainable hypergrowth," says Chris HolmesParker, CEO. "We're excited about this strong new branding that reflects our company's vibrancy and the character of our employees – their growth is our growth."
Founded in 1991, OKSI has continued to advance AI/ML through a multitude of innovative research programs leading to technological superiority and the ability to find targets through any camouflage. OKSI has grown substantially in its defense, aerospace, and environmental portfolios, winning numerous major US DoD programs. They have devoted their talent and resources to advancing state-of-the-art AI/ML technologies and integrating them into EO/IR systems for ground, air, and space applications. OKSI is growing in the ranks of global, revolutionary technology companies with a passion for R&D, AI, data, and analytics. Its new visual identity emphasizes their growing market dominance and ability to meet customer demands.
OKSI is an R&D leader in customizing sensors, AI/ML, and EO/IR technologies for ground, air, and space applications within the defense, aerospace, and environmental industries. With over 30 years of driving innovation and disrupting the industry, OKSI is committed to solving the world's most challenging engineering problems by using AI to extract data across from the entire EO/IR spectrum. Their autonomous and intelligent solutions rapidly analyze, identify, and communicate actionable insights, enabling critical decision making, action prioritization, and outcome optimization. OKSI is a privately held small business headquartered in Torrance, California. Learn more at www.oksi.ai
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Woman charged after trash, human feces found throughout home with 3 children, police say
FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV/Gray News) – A woman has been charged after officers said they found three dirty children in her home that was littered with trash, spoiled food and human feces.
According to a criminal complaint, officers responded to the home on Aug. 5 for a well-being check, where they found a 1-year-old and a 13-year-old in the home with no supervision.
In the home, officers said there was “massive clutter of garbage and decaying food throughout the house, human fecal matter on the floors, and hundreds of flies throughout the house and kitchen.”
Both children were “extremely dirty,” and officers said the 1-year-old had on a diaper that was “so soiled it appeared to have not been changed for at least several days.”
A third child who arrived at the home with 43-year-old Jenny Taylor also said he lived there.
Taylor has been charged with three counts of child neglect. She is being held at North Central Regional Jail on a $50,012 bond.
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OREM, Utah, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clyde Companies has announced the hiring of Ally Isom as its Vice President and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, effective Sept. 6, 2022.
In this newly created position, Isom will utilize her extensive knowledge to oversee all aspects of marketing & communications, government & public affairs, corporate travel, and community impact within Clyde Companies.
"We are thrilled to have Ally on board," said Jeremy Hafen, President of Clyde Companies. "With a new company vision in place and long-term organizational planning in mind, Clyde Companies is now poised to move to the next level of visibility and community impact, led by Ally's experience and background in the public and private sectors."
Prior to her role with Clyde Companies, Isom worked in various capacities for the State of Utah, including Deputy Director of the Department of Community and Culture, Government Relations Director for the Department of Workforce Services, and Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications Director, and Spokesperson for Governor Gary R. Herbert.
She then worked at the global headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Director of Family & Community Relations, then Director of Church Identity & Messaging, before moving to the private sector as Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer and acting executive at EVŌQ Nano.
Most recently, Isom completed her campaign as a Republican candidate for the United States Senate.
Isom's additional past civic involvement includes service as a Kaysville City Councilmember, the Utah Clean Air Partnership Board (UCAIR), Women's Leadership Institute executive board chair, the Emerging Leaders Initiative advisory board, and the Utah Heritage Council.
In 2021, Utah Business named Isom one of "30 Women to Watch."
Isom earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and communications from Brigham Young University.
"I'm truly honored to be part of Clyde Companies' exciting direction and inspired by its new vision," said Isom. "Building community is dear to my heart. It's where I started my career in public policy. So sharing the remarkable Clyde Companies' story and partnership is a terrific fit, both personally and professionally."
Clyde Companies is the premier provider of construction products and services in the Intermountain West and Great Plains regions. As the parent company of WW Clyde, Geneva Rock, Sunroc, Sunpro, IHC Scott, Beehive Insurance, GWC Capital, and Bridgesource, we have been involved in almost every aspect of building and construction since 1926. Our companies proudly offer high quality products and dependable results for projects of all sizes. We are committed to our mission of Building a Better Community, a mission driven by our core values of "We Value People," "Our Word is Our Bond," "We Continuously Improve," and "Always Give a Full Measure."
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A joint venture between affiliates of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. ("Cantor Fitzgerald") and BH Companies, Inc. ("BH"), acquired a 309-unit multifamily property known as West End at City Center (the "Property") in Lenexa, a submarket of Kansas City, Kansas. The acquisition closed on August 9, 2022, and is the seventh multifamily acquisition by joint ventures between Cantor Fitzgerald and BH. The transaction was brokered by Mac Crowther and Whittaker Potts of the Newmark Kansas City office.
The Property is strategically positioned near the I-435 and I-35 transportation arteries, 20 miles southwest of Kansas City's central business district. In addition, the Property is conveniently located within walking distance of Lenexa City Center, a 200-acre development featuring a mix of shopping, restaurants, entertainment venues, offices, living options, and hotels.
"We are excited to add Kansas City to our growing national portfolio with the purchase of West End at City Center," said Matt Keefer, Managing Director at Cantor Fitzgerald. "The Property's spacious interiors, desirable amenities, and central location to nearby employment and entertainment options presented a great opportunity to acquire a well-performing multifamily asset in a strong submarket."
Built in 2009, and managed by BH, the Property features one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments with an average unit size of 970 square feet. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, business center, and a picnic and grilling area. As of July 28, 2022, the Property was 95.8% leased.
"We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Cantor Fitzgerald on this acquisition, which represents a high-quality asset in a great location within the Kansas City market, where BH has a significant presence," said Mike Baker, Vice President of Equities at BH.
As of June 30, 2022, Cantor Fitzgerald's real estate investment management portfolio includes over 8,000 multifamily units and 16.0 million square feet of office, industrial, and retail space across 147 properties. In 2021, Cantor Fitzgerald participated in approximately $140 billion of total real estate transactions.
About Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.
Cantor Fitzgerald, with over 12,000 employees, is a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation and has been a proven and resilient leader for over 77 years. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting and PIPE placements, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate, and for its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of the 24 primary dealers authorized to transact business with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Cantor Fitzgerald is a leading SPAC sponsor, having completed multiple initial public offerings and announced multiple business combinations through its CF Acquisition platform. For more information, please visit www.cantor.com.
About BH Companies, Inc.
BH is a people-first multifamily owner and operator that grew from a small startup into one of the nation's largest commercial real estate companies. Founded in 1993, BH is celebrated for its simple commitment to doing business the right way and investing in its team. Today, BH manages over 100,000 units, employs 2,600 people, owns its processes in-house, and is praised by Fortune Magazine as the "Best Workplace for Women," "Best Workplace for Millennials," and "Best Workplaces for Diversity." Powered by innovation and a can-do attitude, BH improves daily, striving to construct a smarter way to live, invest, manage, and grow.
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MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlantic Coast Mortgage (ACM), a mortgage lender in 24 states, is launching NFTYDoor's home equity product to its customers.
In 2021, interest rates were under 3.0%, which led to a strong purchase market, and a historic refinance boom. Now just over the last year, interest rates have doubled, which makes cash-out refinances less economical for many homeowners.
"We are always looking for the best products for our loan officers to share with their customers," said Patrick Collins, Chief Strategy Officer of ACM. "Homeowners need an efficient way to tap equity."
The most common uses for home equity are home improvement, financing a car or tuition, and debt consolidation from high APR consumer loans or credit cards. Understanding the significant value equity offers to homeowners is why ACM has chosen to incorporate NFTYDoor into their evolving line of product offerings to allow homeowners the ability to leverage their tappable equity to increase both their short and long-term financial goals.
"ACM is a strong brand with loyal customers, which is why our platform is a perfect fit for them," said Mark Schacknies, CEO and Co-Founder of NFTYDoor. "The efficiency of our application and underwriting not only lead to a better customer experience but also provides a timely program for our partner."
Utilizing NFTYDoor, homeowners can access $25,000 to $250,000 of their home's equity with a 25-year fixed-rate term after completing a simple digital application. The underwriting, closing, funding, and servicing process is fully digital.
ACM, a Virginia limited liability company and licensed mortgage lender headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is primarily engaged in the origination of 1-4 family residential mortgage loans and construction loans. ACM was founded in 2011 and is led by a team of seasoned mortgage professionals, including the Chief Executive Officer, Timur Tunador, who is a founder of ACM and has almost 30 years of mortgage banking experience. ACM is headquartered and licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is also licensed in 23 other states. Including its headquarters in Fairfax, VA, ACM currently has 15 branches located in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Virginia-based NFTYDoor LLC, a digital mortgage lender (NMLS 2324343), provides home equity loans via bank and non-bank lender partners. NFTYDoor is licensed in Virginia, Maryland, DC, Illinois, and Florida, with plans to go nationwide in its first year of operation.
NFTYDoor Media Contact
Mark Schacknies, CEO
info@nftydoor.com
844-975-5150
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Like a cozy cashmere sweater, Connect Harmony Bubble is the perfect scent to wear this autumn when you re-connect with your loved ones after the summer holiday. This sophisticated floral/musk eau de toilette is the ideal way to welcome new friends and old back into your life.
Designed for indie fragrance brand The Bubble Collection by master perfumer Claude Dir, known for such blockbusters as Calvin Klein's Escape, Bobbi Brown's Beach and Kim Kardashian's debut fragrance, Connect Harmony Bubble understands that intimacy and emotional connection are vital to our health and sanity. Inviting someone into our space is a gesture of welcome, and generosity, but above all it's about trust. Gentle skin musk, sheer woods, rose de mai, tonka bean and cottonwood together embrace you in sensitivity and security.
Whether you're living in a bubble, breaking out of a bubble, or connecting with someone else's bubble, The Bubble Collection of fine fragrances has the scent for you. All of our fragrances are unisex, vegan, non-toxic, cruelty-free and made in the USA. The Bubble Collection is also a certified LGBT Business Enterprise by the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
The Bubble Collection fragrances, 50ml EDT $120, are available at www.thebubblecollection.com as well as the online marketplace Verishop and select boutiques in the U.S. and Canada.
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DALÍ ALIVE Premieres October 21 at THE LUME Colorado
Tickets are On Sale Now!
AURORA, Colo., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grande Experiences, world leaders in multi-sensory art and culture experiences, in cooperation with The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, is proud to announce the world premiere of DALÍ ALIVE. The Grand Opening of their newest permanent digital art gallery, THE LUME Colorado, is located at Stanley Marketplace (2501 Dallas Street, Aurora, CO 80010).
From the creators and producers of VAN GOGH ALIVE – the most visited multi-sensory experience in the world – DALÍ ALIVE will further redefine the way U.S. audiences connect with art and culture, engaging and inspiring guests to explore the life, art and triumphant accomplishments of Salvador Dalí. A powerful and vibrant symphony of light, color, captivating imagery, stirring soundscapes, and evocative aromas take you out of your world and immerse you inside the surreal visions synonymous with the renowned artist.
Showcasing both Dalí's challenges and triumphs, the breath-taking production dynamically animates the works of the incomparable artist, providing visitors with the sensation of stepping into the life of Salvador Dalí himself and feeling the redemptive power of his imagination. Displayed over 13,000 square feet, including a full coverage, multi-sensory projection gallery featuring spatial audio technology, DALÍ ALIVE explores how the artist continually reinvented himself – his place, his person, his family, and his very human transience – to overcome obstacles. His personal and artistic moments of reinvention are shared through chronological segments highlighting his early, formative years in Spain, his introduction to Surrealist circles, his influential time in America and the enduring cultural impact still recognized globally today.
"We could not be more excited to collaborate with the esteemed Dalí Museum to create
DALÍ ALIVE and bring the World Premiere to the people of Colorado," said Bruce Peterson, Executive Chairman and Founder of Grande Experiences. "Visitors will enjoy the unique opportunity to dive deep into the imaginative world of Salvador Dalí and immerse themselves in his beautiful, iconic, and captivating art as we bring it to life. In my opinion, if Salvador Dalí were alive today, he would be creating art in this exciting new age digital medium."
The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, which holds an unparalleled collection of Salvador Dalí works, collaborated closely with Grande Experiences to develop DALÍ ALIVE. "The Dalí's mission is to preserve and share Salvador Dalí's celebrated artistic legacy," said Dalí Museum Executive Director, Dr. Hank Hine. "Our partnership with Grande Experiences allows us to amplify his transformative story to a wider audience – beyond those that visit The Dalí in St. Petersburg - providing an opportunity to appreciate the legendary artist and his wide-ranging impact through this remarkable and theatrical digital display."
THE LUME Colorado is Grande Experiences' newest permanent digital art gallery and fourth worldwide. "VAN GOGH ALIVE at Stanley Marketplace was incredibly popular among Colorado residents and visitors alike last summer. We are honored to be the permanent location for THE LUME Colorado," said Mark Shaker, co-founder and co-owner of Stanley Marketplace. "Given the impact VAN GOGH ALIVE had here, I'm confident the response to this world premiere event will be even more enthusiastic."
Tickets to DALÍ ALIVE at THE LUME Colorado are ON SALE NOW! Tickets for adults start at $39.00 with discounts for children and seniors. For more information and to buy tickets, visit thelume.com. The experience opens to the public October 21, 2022.
Photos can be viewed here. Image credit: Dalí Alive © 2022 by The Salvador Dalí Museum, Inc. St. Petersburg, FL and Grande Experiences. Worldwide rights ©Salvador Dalí, Fundacio Gala-Salvador Dalí.
Grande Experiences, the co-creator and producer of DALÍ ALIVE, is a world leader in the creation, design, production, promotion and installation of large-scale exhibitions and multi-sensory immersive experiences with broad cultural appeal along with engaging, entertaining and educational content. From concept to completion, Grande Experiences creates visually and technically stunning masterpieces and presents them around the world. Its experiences have been displayed more than 220 times in over 170 cities, in 32 languages, across six continents, enthralling 20 million visitors.
Grande Experiences is based in Melbourne, Australia with other offices in the United Kingdom, Italy and the U.S. Grande Experiences also owns and operates Museo Leonardo da Vinci, a prestigious permanent museum in central Rome, Italy and has opened four permanent immersive galleries in the USA and Australia with plans for more in 2023.
An epic adventure into art, THE LUME is the culmination of Grande Experiences' decade of presenting immersive multi-sensory experiences to more than 20 million people across the globe: a permanent experience that transforms the world's finest art into fully immersive sensory encounters where light ripples across every surface and masterpieces come to life. Awe-inspiring artworks are accompanied by a powerful and vibrant symphony of sound and aroma, compelling guests to leave the world behind – an experience that is simultaneously enchanting, entertaining and educational.
THE LUME Colorado is Grande Experiences' fourth permanent digital gallery following other U.S. venues in Los Angeles and Indianapolis as well as its flagship, THE LUME Melbourne in Australia. For more information, visit thelumecolorado.com or follow THE LUME Colorado at @thelumecolorado on Facebook and Instagram.
The Dalí Museum celebrates its 40th year in St. Petersburg, FL. It is home to an unparalleled collection of works by Salvador Dalí including over 2,400 works from every moment and in every medium of his artistic activity. Inspired by Dalí's boundless creativity, the Museum has introduced a multitude of innovative digital experiences such as Dreams of Dalí, an award-winning Virtual Reality experience; an Augmented Reality experience within the free Dali Museum app and Dalí Lives, a revolutionary Artificial Intelligence experience.
The Dalí Museum is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to preserve Dalí's legacy and serve as an active resource in the cultural life of the community and the world at large. The Dalí is open daily, located at One Dalí Boulevard, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701. For more information visit TheDali.org.
Stanley Marketplace is located in northwest Aurora on the border of Denver's Central Park neighborhood. Housed in a former aviation manufacturing plant, Stanley has transformed the space into the metro area's leading urban food hall, marketplace and small business collective with 50+ independently owned boutiques, restaurants, services and shops. For more information, visit StanleyMarketplace.com or follow Stanley at @StanleyMarketplace on Facebook and Instagram.
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QMed Innovations to integrate location and temperature data with MTS platform and offer iTraycer case and inventory management application.
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QMed Innovations, pioneering IoT-powered solutions for global asset management of surgical trays and implant inventory, has announced its partnership with Medical Tracking Solutions (MTS).
"The partnership with MTS will expand the value of our autonomous cellular IoT-based location and temperature data by integrating them into the iTraycer case and inventory management platform," said Victor Nunes, founder and CEO of QMed Innovations. "Though we offer an API feed that will allow our data to be imported into any software application, some of our customers are interested in a comprehensive offering that already incorporates our asset tracking data. MTS is a leading player in the medical device logistics vertical and we look forward to a strong partnership."
The Quest sensor was designed to withstand autoclave temperatures, allowing QMed to collect valuable actionable data including tray turns. The QVue portal offers insight that will help customers:
- Improve Tray Turns
- Increase Sales Rep Efficiency
- Reduce Field Inventory
- Locate Lost Trays
- Facilitate Audit Management
- Support Recall Management
- Reduce Freight Cost
- Provide Inspection/Calibration Tracking
QMed Innovations, 2021 Gold Edison Award winner, enables medical device manufacturers, distributors, and providers to better track their instruments and implants, the industry's only autonomous cellular IoT-driven technology for global asset management. QMed helps reduce healthcare costs in the surgical suite by automatic delivery of data and analytics for unprecedented insights. Visit qmedinnovations.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.
Medical Tracking Solutions Inc., a team of medical device industry experts, developed iTraycer to meet the day-to-day challenges of medical device companies. The system's multifunctional software facilitates communication and collaboration across the enterprise and enables companies to make critical, fact-based decisions with real-time information. Visit www.medicaltracking.com. Follow us on Linkedin
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PlayVermont’s Patrick Leahy has served in the U.S. Senate for half a century.
"I never expected to see the arc of history that I’ve seen. Starting out as the junior-most member of the Senate, immediately post-Watergate, Republicans and Democrats trying to come together to put the country back together," Leahy says.
"Going from there to today and seeing a often dysfunctional, polarized Senate."
Now, this senior-most member of the Senate is wrapping up his last term in office and getting ready to retire.
"There are some pieces of legislation I wish I had pushed harder for, but I don't regret the opportunity to be there working with very good people, both Republicans and Democrats," he says. "And I don't regret my decision to retire. It's time to go home."
Today, On Point: Senator Patrick Leahy and the history he has lived through.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, in a plot prosecutors described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists.
The jury also found Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. guilty of conspiring to obtain a weapon of mass destruction, namely a bomb to blow up a bridge and stymie police if the kidnapping could be pulled off at Whitmer's vacation home.
Croft, 46, a trucker from Bear, Delaware, was also convicted of another explosives charge.
2 acquitted, jury hung on 2 more in Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case
It was the second trial for the pair after a jury in April couldn't reach a unanimous verdict. Two other men were acquitted and two more pleaded guilty and testified for prosecutors.
The result was a victory for the government following the shocking mixed outcome last spring.
"You can't just strap on an AR-15 and body armor and go snatch the governor," Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler told jurors.
"But that wasn't the defendants' ultimate goal," Kessler said. "They wanted to set off a second American civil war, a second American Revolution, something that they call the boogaloo. And they wanted to do it for a long time before they settled on Gov. Whitmer."
The investigation began when Army veteran Dan Chappel joined a Michigan paramilitary group and became alarmed when he heard talk about killing police. He agreed to become an FBI informant and spent summer 2020 getting close to Fox and others, secretly recording conversations and participating in drills at "shoot houses" in Wisconsin and Michigan.
The FBI turned it into a major domestic terrorism case with two more informants and two undercover agents embedded in the group.
Fox, Croft and others, accompanied by the government operatives, traveled to northern Michigan to see Whitmer's vacation home at night and a bridge that could be destroyed.
Defense attorneys tried to put the FBI on trial, repeatedly emphasizing through cross-examination of witnesses and during closing remarks that federal players were present at every crucial event and had entrapped the men.
Fox and Croft, they said, were "big talkers" who liked to smoke marijuana and were guilty of nothing but exercising their right to say vile things about Whitmer and government.
"This isn't Russia. This isn't how our country works," Croft attorney Joshua Blanchard told jurors. "You don't get to suspect that someone might commit a crime because you don't like things that they say, that you don't like their ideologies."
Fox attorney Christopher Gibbons said the FBI isn't supposed to create "domestic terrorists." He described Fox as poor and living in the basement of a Grand Rapids-area vacuum shop, which was a site for meetings with Chappel and an agent.
Whitmer, a Democrat, has blamed then-President Donald Trump for stoking mistrust and fomenting anger over coronavirus restrictions and refusing to condemn hate groups and right-wing extremists like those charged in the plot.
Over the weekend, she said she hadn't been following the second trial but remains concerned about "violent rhetoric in this country."
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Carvana Co. ("Carvana" or the "Company") (NYSE: CVNA).
Class Period: May 6, 2020 – June 24, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 3, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Carvana faced serious, ongoing issues with documentation, registration, and title with many of its vehicles; (2) as a result, Carvana was issuing unusually frequent temporary plates; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was violating laws and regulations in many existing markets; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana risked its ability to continue business and/or expand its business in existing markets; (5) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was at an increased risk of governmental investigation and action; (6) Carvana was in discussion with state and local authorities regarding the above-stated business tactics and issues; (7) Carvana was facing imminent and ongoing regulatory actions including license suspensions, business cessation, and probation in several states and counties including in Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina; and (8) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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MIAMI and CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 23, 2022 /PR Newswire/ -- LiveHire Ltd. (ASX: LVH), a global software-as-a-service (SaaS) Total Talent Acquisition platform that helps companies connect with and hire the talent they need, and CrintellTech, an AI-driven recruitment intelligence platform that automates candidate sourcing, announce their strategic integration to transform the recruiting life-cycle.
Today's market for talent is tight and sourcing talent can be one of the most time consuming parts of a recruiter's job, accentuating the need to reach out to passive candidates in addition to active candidates in order to meet hiring needs.
Companies using LiveHire to source and hire candidates can now automate their process for sourcing and engaging with passive candidates from job board databases and professional networks by leveraging the strategic integration to CrintellTech. The CrintellTech Chrome App/Extension provides two products for the sourcing of external candidates passing them directly into LiveHire; "Eva" and "Assist".
With "Eva", LiveHire recruiters can pass the details of a job or sourcing requirement directly to Eva, allowing Eva's AI to source their desired number of candidates from integrated job board profile databases and then send emails and text messages to candidates to confirm their interest in applying. Eva's AI automatically exports candidates to LiveHire and updates their status based on their responses.
With "Assist", recruiters can export suitable candidates they find while on job board profile databases or professional networks straight into LiveHire, assigning them to jobs and including notes about why they think the candidate is a good fit. Furthermore, Crintell Assist can save recruiters time and money by identifying candidates that have already exported to LiveHire, thereby reducing the cost of external sourcing.
Once imported into LiveHire from CrintellTech through Eva or Assist, hiring teams on LiveHire can engage with candidates by leveraging workflow automations and native two-way email and text messaging all the way through to hiring, helping hiring teams deliver award-winning candidate experiences and outstanding recruitment outcomes.
"We are excited about the LiveHire integration with Crintell Technologies and our ability to accelerate the flow of qualified candidates and recruiter productivity," says Christy Forest, LiveHire CEO. "LiveHire's Total Talent Acquisition Platform (ATS + CRM) paired together with CrintellTech will streamline and modernize the hiring process and ultimately deliver a better candidate experience."
"We are excited to be a part of this strategic partnership with LiveHire. I believe our technologies complement each other and aim to bring in quality candidates and greatly improve recruiter productivity." says Arbind Joseph M, Founder and CEO of Crintell Technologies.
About LiveHire
LiveHire is a globally-leading recruitment and contingent direct sourcing platform - enabling clients to attract and engage both permanent employees and contingent workers to deliver Total Talent and Direct Sourcing solutions. LiveHire offers an award-winning candidate experience and provides talent-on-demand through its unique talent pooling and 2-way text messaging functionality, having successfully enabled end-to-end recruitment from sourcing through to hire of diverse workforces for over 200 clients across 20 verticals globally. For more information, visit https://www.livehire.com/
About CrintellTech
CrintellTech is an AI-driven recruitment intelligence platform that automates resume searches and transforms the recruitment process. The founding team at Crintell has decades of hands-on experience in staffing and recruitment and understands the conundrums faced by recruiters and employers. Crintell knew there was a need for a simple yet powerful solution that would facilitate and empower recruiters to do a better and more meaningful job. Crintell was birthed to provide better resolution to these issues and create measurable impact to the entire recruitment life cycle.
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The new add-on was Google Classroom's most-used partner integration during the past 6 months
SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IXL, the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, now offers a new add-on for Google Classroom, the popular learning management system (LMS) used by millions of students and teachers around the world. The add-on creates a seamless way for schools using Google Classroom and IXL to help educators simplify class management, personalize learning and capitalize on valuable instructional time. The add-on is available for Google Workspace customers with the Teaching & Learning Upgrade or Google Workspace for Education Plus, and an IXL school or district license.
"IXL and Google closely collaborated to develop a tool that helps teachers spend less time on logistics and focus more on student learning," said Suzanne Pelz, Vice President of Engineering at IXL Learning. "Schools using Google Classroom can now more deeply integrate IXL's powerful platform into daily instruction to make a bigger positive impact on student achievement."
A smooth, simple and safe integration
IXL's Google Classroom add-on provides easy access to IXL's most useful features, helping schools quickly register students, devote more time to teaching and enrich students' learning. Educators can assign coursework based on IXL skills, get on-demand assessment data from the Real-Time Diagnostic and access other important instructional resources directly from Google Classroom. If teachers need a deeper dive into IXL's actionable analytics, they can navigate to IXL directly from Google Classroom and be automatically signed in. Single sign-on and roster matching capabilities make it simple to set up and manage classes, while technology administrators can enable the add-on in minutes with minimal maintenance required.
IXL is an IMS Global Trusted Application and adheres to the highest standards of privacy and security. Additionally, IXL and Google worked hand-in-hand to ensure a reliable and safe integration of the two systems.
IXL's integrations seamlessly connect schools to vital educational resources that enhance teachers' ability to deliver differentiated instruction and boost student achievement. IXL's most helpful pages can be accessed securely by students through trusted single sign-on providers and learning management systems, eliminating the need to sign in separately or remember additional passwords. IXL's auto-rostering options also make it easy for educators to get started and ensure that rosters are always up to date. In addition to IXL's Google Classroom add-on, the platform offers LMS integrations with Schoology, Canvas and D2L Brightspace that provide similar capabilities.
IXL is an end-to-end teaching and learning solution that includes a comprehensive PK-12 curriculum and personalized guidance, instructional resources and classroom engagement tools, a first-of-its-kind assessment suite and actionable analytics for districts, schools, classrooms and individual learners.
Additionally, IXL offers district partnership, professional learning and implementation services. All integrated into a single platform, each component is designed to work together in harmony to give educators the tools and insights they need to maximize learning for every single student.
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Currently used by 13 million students and in all of the top 100 U.S. school districts, IXL is an all-inclusive educational platform that provides a comprehensive PK-12 curriculum and instructional resources, actionable analytics and a state-of-the-art assessment suite. IXL's end-to-end teaching and learning solution supports personalized instruction in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. With more than 110 billion questions asked and answered around the world, IXL is helping schools and parents successfully boost student achievement. The IXL Learning family of products also includes Rosetta Stone, Wyzant, Education.com, ABCya, Vocabulary.com and Curiosity Media. To learn more about IXL, visit www.ixl.com, facebook.com/IXL and twitter.com/IXLLearning.
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Investment in R&D increased 26.3% to RMB 221 million. Recorded revenue was RMB 54.7 million.
Global development of KRAS G12C inhibitor and other clinical stage drug candidates accelerated.
Development started in new pre-clinical stage drug candidates, such as iADC (immunostimulatory antibody-drug conjugate), P53, and PARP7.
BEIJING, SHANGHAI and BOSTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobio Pharma (1167.HK), an innovative novel drug developer focused on undruggable targets, released interim 2022 results, new business updates and expected milestones. During H1 2022, investment in R&D increased 26.3% year-on-year to RMB 221 million. Revenue generated from Jacobio's out licensing deal with AbbVie for SHP2 inhibitors was RMB 54.7 million, in line with the same period a year earlier.
"We accelerated our clinical stage programs in the first half of 2022. Through the period, our SHP2 inhibitors completed a number of first dosages of combination therapies. Also, Phase I data for the KRAS G12C inhibitor JAB-21822 was reported at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting. Expanding our reach and capabilities, we started a clinical trial in Europe for the first time and expanded our ongoing trials in China and the U.S.," said Dr. WANG Yinxiang, Chairman and CEO of Jacobio.
"Meanwhile, to fulfil our strategic goal of ensuring our 'key programs are among the top three in the world and obtain the global market', we continued developing pre-clinical programs to expand our pipeline, such as our KRAS related pipeline including KRASmulti and KRAS G12D. We also continued developing several new drugs, including iADC (immunostimulatory antibody-drug conjugate) programs, P53 inhibitor, PARP7 inhibitor, and others," said Dr. WANG.
Development progress of core pipeline products:
SHP2 inhibitors: JAB-3312 & JAB-3068
- In combination with KRAS G12C inhibitor
-Global: A dose escalation study was completed in July 2022 for JAB-3312 in combination with Sotorasib to treat KRAS G12C treatment naïve NSCLC patients.
-China: First dosing in a study of the combination therapy of JAB-3312 and JAB-21822 was completed in May 2022 and a Phase I dose escalation study is ongoing. Partial response (PR) was observed in the first NSCLC patient enrolled at the first dose level.
- In combination with EGFR inhibitor
-A dose escalation trial for JAB-3312 in combination with an EGFR inhibitor is ongoing. Early clinical response with confirmed PR was observed in one EGFR inhibitor resistant NSCLC patient.
- In combination with anti-PD-1 antibody
-Dose exploration studies are being carried out in China and the U.S. and an early clinical response was observed in patients with certain tumor types.
- Monotherapies
-Monotherapy studies for both JAB-3312 and JAB-3068 have identified the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended Phase II dose (RP2D).
KRAS G12C inhibitor JAB-21822
- Monotherapies
-Phase I preliminary clinical data of the JAB-21822 monotherapy trial in China was reported at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting in June 2022. The overall response rate (ORR) is 56.3% (18/32) and the disease control rate (DCR) is 90.6% (29/32).
-A pivotal trial in patients with NSCLC harboring the KRAS G12C mutation is expected to start in H2 2022 in China. First patient is expected to be enrolled in September 2022 in China for monotherapy in NSCLC patients with KRAS G12C and STK-11 co-mutation.
-The first patient in Europe was enrolled in May 2022 as part of a global trial. Jacobio has enrolled patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer and colorectal cancer and a dose expansion study will be initiated in H2 2022.
- In combination with anti-EGFR antibody
-The first patient in the dose expansion study for colorectal cancer was enrolled in July 2022.
- In combination with JAB-3312
-China: First dose was completed in China in May 2022 for the combination therapy with JAB-3312 and a dose escalation study is ongoing. PR was observed in the first NSCLC patient enrolled at the first dose level.
Development progress of other products:
- JAB-8263 (BET inhibitor): A Phase I dose escalation study was initiated in China and the U.S. The recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) will be determined in Q4 2022.
- JAB-2485 (Aurora A inhibitor): A Phase I/IIa investigational new drug (IND) approval was received in the U.S. in January 2022. The first patient in the U.S. will be enrolled in Q4 2022. An IND application was submitted in China in August 2022.
- JAB-BX102 (CD73 inhibitor): A Phase I/IIa study for advanced solid tumors was approved in China in March 2022. First patient enrolment is expected in Q3 2022. A Phase I/IIa clinical trial in the U.S. was approved in October 2021, once the Phase I dose escalation stage is completed, patients will participate in a Phase IIa dose expansion for which they will receive the combination of JAB-BX102 and Pembrolizumab.
During the period, Jacobio continued to leverage its strength in small-molecule drug discovery and development to design iADC programs with the potential to address the challenges of both the toxicity caused by the conventional ADCs and low response rates in current immune-checkpoint inhabitors (ICIs) therapy. Jacobio is currently developing HER2 STING iADC JAB-BX400 and CD73-STING iADC JAB-X1800. IND applications for these two programs are expected to be submitted in 2024.
Jacobio continued to develop new drugs on KRAS signalling pathway. Among its pre-clinical assets, Jacobio has the oral KRASmulti inhibitor JAB-23400; the KRAS G12D inhibitor JAB-22000; and JAB-BX300 that is a large molecule program on the RAS pathway. Meanwhile, Jacobio is developing the P53 Y220C inhibitor JAB-30300, the PARP7 inhibitor JAB-26766, and the small molecule program JAB-24144 on the tumor metabolic pathway.
As of June 30, 2022, Jacobio owned 228 patents or patent applications filed globally. The number of global employees increased to 285 during the period as of the same date.
Jacobio's investment in R&D has been growing rapidly and the cash income generated from the out-licensing deal ensures a cash runway of 24 to 30 months.
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Jacobio will host a live conference call on August 24, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. (UTC +8). Participants must register in advance of the conference call. Registration Link: https://goldmansachs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZD3M5pvPRlmaY19zMIHa1w
All participants must use the link provided above to complete the online registration process in advance of the conference call.
About Jacobio
Jacobio Pharma (1167.HK) is committed to developing and providing new and innovative products and solutions to improve people's health. Our pipeline revolves around novel molecular targets on six major signalling pathways: KRAS, immune checkpoints, tumor metabolism, P53, RB and MYC. We aim for our key projects to be among the top three in the world. Our vision is to become a global leader recognized for our impact in drug R&D together with our partners. Jacobio has R&D centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Boston with our Induced Allosteric Drug Discovery Platform (IADDP) and our iADC Platform. Please visit us at www.jacobiopharma.com
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(NewsNation) — MoviePass is making a comeback. The movie subscription service flop is set to relaunch on or around Labor Day.
The company that began in 2017 allowed subscribers to purchase multiple movie tickets each month. Millions of customers were initially drawn in with a subscription fee of $10 per month even though MoviePass still had to pay theaters the full cost of tickets.
With the cost of tickets reaching $15 in some cities, MoviePass soon learned that their plan was unsustainable and shut down in 2019. After its collapse, chains such as Cinemark, AMC and Regal started their own subscription programs.
Original co-founder Stacy Spikes told Axios he thinks MoviePass could help the rejuvenation of movie theaters and that he believes it could account for 30 percent of ticket sales in the U.S. by 2030.
The new service will have three pricing tiers of $10, $20 and $30. Each level will have a certain amount of credits to be used toward movies at major theaters across the country each month, MoviePass says. The subscription service says prices and their launching process will vary by market.
“Markets will be launched in waves. The launch determination will be weighted on level of engagement from the waitlist in each market as well as locations of exhibition partners,” MoviePass said on its website.
According to the MoviePass website, the company’s new app will be accessible by invite only. Those who join a free waitlist will reportedly be given priority access to the service, with the waitlist appearing Thursday and staying open for five days.
The MoviePass website states that previous MoviePass members who were on the waitlist will receive credits to their account when joining the new service.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Atlanta Braves in MLB at PNC Park on Tuesday. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. ET.
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Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
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- Who: Braves vs. Pirates
- When: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
- Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
- Where: PNC Park
Betting odds
- Run line: Pirates +1.5 (+130), Braves -1.5 (-150)
- Moneyline: Pirates +230, Braves -265
- Total: Over/Under 7.5 (-115/-105)
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U.S. yields fall from multi-week lows after soft economic data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Aug 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields slid from multi-week peaks on Tuesday after data showed signs of a slowing economy, with the contraction in U.S. private-sector activity for a second consecutive month in August and the steep drop in new home sales for July. Before the data's release, U.S. 10-year yields were at five-week highs, 30-year yields at eight-week peaks, with five-year yields hitting their highest as well in five weeks. U.S. economic reports showed that private-sector business activity shrank to its weakest in 18 months, with particular softness in the services sector. The S&P Global flash composite purchasing managers index (PMI) for August dropped to 45 this month - the lowest since February 2021 - from a final reading of 47.7 in July. Sales of new U.S. single-family homes also fell sharply in July amid persistently high mortgage rates. New home sales tumbled 12.6% to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 511,000 units last month. "Treasuries were under pressure throughout the morning with the belly of the curve underperforming; this has been fully reversed and then some," wrote Ian Lyngen, head of U.S. rate strategy at BMO Capital Markets, after the data. "PMIs led to a bounce off the lows; taking back the 2-year auction concession that had been priced in intraday. From here, we'll be watching the modest improvement in equities off the lows as a response to a potentially less hawkish Fed." Following the economic numbers, fed funds futures have priced in a 56% chance of a 50 basis-point (bps) rate hike at the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next month, from 54% on Monday. But the fed funds rate is seen hitting roughly 3.5% by the end of the year, compared with 3.7% the previous session, with a peak rate of 3.7% in March 2023, from 3.8% on Monday. Investors overall are still positioned for hawkish Federal Reserve comments at this week's central bank gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming that should entail more interest rate increases to bring down inflation to the Fed's 2% target. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is slated to speak on Friday morning. "There's a very good chance Powell is going to be hawkish on Friday. Accounts are getting prepared for his hawkishness," said Tom di Galoma, managing director, Seaport Global Holdings in Greenwich, Connecticut. "I think the Fed wants to increase rates significantly one more time in September. I am looking for 75 bps in September. When it gets into November, it's a little too close to the (midterm) elections so maybe they'll back off a bit," he added. In late morning trading, the yield on 10-year Treasury notes was down 3.5 basis points at 3.000%. U.S. 30-year Treasury bond yields fell as well, down 2.3 basis points to 3.218%. A key U.S. Treasury yield curve measuring the gap between yields on two- and 10-year Treasury notes, seen as an indicator of economic expectations remained inverted at -26.2 basis points. The inversion on this part of the yield curve historically foreshadows recession. It has predicted eight of the last nine recessions, analysts said. The two-year U.S. Treasury yield, which typically tracks interest rate expectations, was down 7.7 basis points at 3.260%. Also later on Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury will auction $44 billion in two-year notes. August 23 Tuesday 10:58AM New York / 1458 GMT Price Current Net Yield % Change (bps) Three-month bills 2.695 2.7516 -0.046 Six-month bills 3.08 3.1723 -0.052 Two-year note 99-133/256 3.2575 -0.079 Three-year note 99-128/256 3.3026 -0.072 Five-year note 98-78/256 3.1231 -0.054 Seven-year note 97-48/256 3.0783 -0.051 10-year note 97-216/256 3.0017 -0.033 20-year bond 98-204/256 3.4589 -0.032 30-year bond 95-212/256 3.2179 -0.023 DOLLAR SWAP SPREADS Last (bps) Net Change (bps) U.S. 2-year dollar swap 37.50 0.00 spread U.S. 3-year dollar swap 13.25 -0.25 spread U.S. 5-year dollar swap 3.75 0.00 spread U.S. 10-year dollar swap 6.75 0.75 spread U.S. 30-year dollar swap -30.50 1.00 spread (Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11138503/U-S-yields-fall-multi-week-lows-soft-economic-data.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-23T16:54:58Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11138503/U-S-yields-fall-multi-week-lows-soft-economic-data.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Tuya Inc. ("Tuya" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUYA).
Class Period: March 2021 IPO
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 11, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that a material portion of Tuya's China-based customers were engaged in the widespread and systematic manipulation of reviews and product offerings in violation of Amazon.com's terms of use; (2) that, prior to the IPO, a consumer investigation and data breach had exposed an illicit fake review scheme being perpetrated by many of Tuya's clients, among others, which included, inter alia, the exposure of 13 million records of organized fake review scams linked to over 200,000 Amazon account profiles; (3) that, as a result of above, there was a substantial risk that a material portion of Tuya's significant customers would be barred from using Amazon.com's platform, negatively impacting Tuya's business, revenue, earnings, and prospects; and (4) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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The High Court of Karnataka has found it meaningless to continue criminal proceedings against 20-year-old youth for the charges of rape of a 17-year-old, as the girl, who was in love with him, voluntarily married him after she attained 18 years of age, gave birth to a child a year after the marriage, and is living with him.
“In the teeth of these facts, glaring enough they are, if the court would shut its doors to the couple who are married and bringing up the child, the entire proceedings would result in miscarriage of justice,” the court observed.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order while allowing a petition filed by Rama, a native of Bengaluru Urban district.
The case
The criminal proceedings against the petitioner, who is now 23, was initiated based on a missing complaint lodged by the girl’s father in March 2019, and the police, after investigation, filed the charge sheet for the offences of kidnap, rape under the Indian Penal Code and for the offence of ‘penetrative sexual assault’ under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
The High Court noted that the girl, in October 2019, had deposed before a trial court and stated that the alleged acts were consensual.
She attained 18 years in March, 2020, and filed an affidavit before the trial court in June 2020, reiterating that she and the accused were in love and the physical relationship between them was consensual, and based on this affidavit, the trial court had enlarged him on bail, the High Court noticed from the records.
The girl married him in October 19, 2020, and their marriage was registered on the same day, and she gave birth to a girl child in December 2021, the High Court pointed out.
Moves HC
The petitioner moved the High Court in July 2022, for quashing the complaint by filing a joint memo with his wife.
“If the victim is going to turn hostile in a trial at a later point in time and the petitioner gets acquitted of all the offences, the sword of crime would have torn the soul of the accused. It is not the end result that is painful or otherwise, but the process in the criminal justice system that generates such pain,” the court observed while terminating the criminal proceedings.
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NAPA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AM Best has affirmed The Doctors Company's financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and its long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a+". The outlook of these ratings is stable. These ratings apply to The Doctors Company, An Interinsurance Exchange, and its subsidiaries: TDC Specialty Insurance Company, TDC National Assurance Company, TDC Special Risks Insurance Company, and The Doctors Company Risk Retention Group, a Reciprocal Exchange.
The FSR of A is assigned only to select companies with excellent ability to meet ongoing insurance obligations. The "a+" ICR is assigned to entities that have an excellent ability to meet their ongoing senior financial obligations.
"These ratings from AM Best reflect the strength and stability of our company and reinforces our vision to build the preeminent organization for service to healthcare," said Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company and TDC Group. "Our financial strength allows us to help healthcare professionals meet the challenges of a constantly shifting landscape and better serve our members."
About The Doctors Company
Founded and led by physicians, The Doctors Company (thedoctors.com), the nation's largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, is relentlessly committed to advancing, protecting, and rewarding the practice of good medicine. The Doctors Company helps physicians manage the complexities of today's healthcare environment—with expert guidance, resources, and coverage. The Doctors Company is part of TDC Group (thetdcgroup.com), the nation's largest physician-owned provider of insurance, risk management, and healthcare practice improvement solutions. TDC Group serves the full continuum of care, from individual physicians to academic medical systems—over 100,000 healthcare professionals and organizations nationwide—with annual revenue of $1 billion and over $6.5 billion in assets. To learn more about our data-driven insights and to stay up to date on industry trends, follow and subscribe to The Doctors Company on Twitter (@doctorscompany), YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher, and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Mexico City.
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First VCA Urgent Care Opens in Los Angeles, With Expansion Planned Nationwide
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Driven by a once-in-a-generation mix of forces – from talent shortages to pandemic-era pet adoptions, the field of veterinary medicine is under strain responding to significant demand for care. To help expand access to care, VCA Animal Hospitals has added a new care option: Urgent Care. VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care builds on VCA's existing network of hospitals and positions VCA as one of the world's most comprehensive veterinary service providers – enhancing and expanding VCA's network of primary, emergency, and specialty animal hospitals. The first Urgent Care is now open in Mar Vista, Los Angeles, with plans for future locations around the U.S. in the months ahead.
"As the leading provider of comprehensive veterinary care, we take seriously our responsibility to help address the critical capacity issues facing our field – issues that challenge our ability to take care of every pet and client who needs help," said Garrett Lewis, Chief Operating Officer for VCA Animal Hospitals. "Our hospital teams are working harder than ever to see more pets, and we're developing new ways to deliver care to pets quickly. The launch of VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care is one way we're expanding access to world-class veterinary medicine. It's also historic for VCA – this is the first time we've built a new line of hospitals from the ground up. Urgent Care has the potential to create a better experience for our Associates, our clients, and pets through purposeful design and new uses of technology."
VCA's urgent care locations aim to offer pets and owners another option when seeking care, focused on non-life-threatening issues that should be addressed same or next day:
- Urgent Care Only. A primary care veterinarian is the best partner for everyday wellness and medical care. But when something pops up that isn't an emergency and needs more immediate attention, VCA's urgent care hospitals are a great option.
- Free Teletriage. Clients have access to VCA's free 24/7 teletriage, which connects them directly to a team of on-call credentialed veterinarian technicians. This team can help assess a pet's condition, advising whether a trip to urgent care or the emergency room is needed.
- Easy Access to Care. Pet owners have access to same or next-day care with transparent, up-to-the-minute wait times and the ability to quickly join the virtual waiting room. This means clients can join the virtual waiting room and wait in the comfort of their homes until it's their turn, rather than waiting in the hospital.
- Calming Environment. The hospital is thoughtfully designed to create a calming and welcoming environment for both owner and pet. Intentionally designed without a front desk or phones, friendly client service representatives help clients get comfortable and checked in via mobile device.
- Convenient location. VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care – Mar Vista is located at 12108 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066.
"When we began this journey to create VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care, we started fresh with a relentless focus on making the veterinary experience even better for the animals we care for, their owners, and our teams," said Brendan Lynch, Senior Vice President for Urgent Care & Innovation, VCA Animal Hospitals. "Our Urgent Care hospitals are designed to be calming, welcoming environments. We have infused our decades of medical expertise into a new, seamless digital and in-hospital experience."
For more information about VCA Urgent Care and our first location in Los Angeles, visit http://www.vcaurgentcare.com.
A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to caring for the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people, and our communities. From general practice to emergency and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine to more than four million pets each year. Our national network of clinics and hospitals invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enables our Associates to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 430 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care.
As part of the Mars Veterinary Health family of brands, VCA is taking care of the future of veterinary medicine to help achieve the Mars Petcare Purpose—A Better World for Pets™. To learn more about VCA, visit: www.vca.com. And find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Fathom Events, Kingdom Story Company, WTA Media and Harvest Ministries with Greg Laurie partner on documentary based on conversations with Cash that have never been heard before
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fathom Events, Kingdom Story Company, WTA Media, and Harvest Ministries with Greg Laurie have partnered to release "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" this fall. Initially announced at CinemaCon this past spring, the documentary will be in theaters December 5, 6 & 7 only, and tickets are on sale now HERE.
"Johnny Cash is an American icon who undoubtedly shaped the musical landscape. Behind the fame is the true story of a man who was haunted by his own inner demons, and through facing them, ultimately found an unshakable faith in God," said producer Jon Erwin. "At Kingdom Story Company, we strive to bring inspiring true stories to screen. 'Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon' is one such story. We're excited to share it with you in theaters this December."
"I think of all the documentaries made about my dad, he'd be most excited about this one," said John Carter Cash of the film.
Kingdom Story Company created the documentary with exclusive access to over 100 tapes that have never been heard before outside of the Cash family. Originally recorded for Cash's autobiography, the tapes were provided with the blessings and involvement from John Carter Cash, the only child of Cash and June Carter Cash, and his sister, Joanne Cash. "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" features John Carter Cash, Sheryl Crow, Tim McGraw, Marty Stuart, Wynonna Judd, Jimmie Allen, Alice Cooper, Franklin Graham, Joanne Cash Yates, Greg Laurie, and many others.
"Johnny Cash and his music are an indelible part of the fabric of America," said Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Events. "As a huge fan myself, I know that audiences will love hearing his one-of-a-kind music and seeing his command of the stage on the big screen – and being able to live his spiritual transformation through this film will be especially inspiring."
Recounting a critical period in Cash's life and career, the documentary takes place during the time of his most famous album "Man In Black" while the legend was stuck in a cycle of depression and drug addiction. The road to redemption for the iconic country star and his return to an "unshakeable faith" that would influence some of his most famous songs like "The Man Comes Around," are at the core focus of the film.
"Here's the great contradiction–who could be friends with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Billy Graham all at the same time? The answer, Johnny Cash," said Pastor and Producer Greg Laurie of Harvest Ministries. "He was a contradiction at times, but he had a deep faith that he always returned to." Laurie is also the author of a recent spiritual biography of Johnny Cash, and this is his second "American Icon" documentary, having released "Steve McQueen: American Icon" in 2017.
CASH is a KINGDOM STORY COMPANY production, in association with WTA MEDIA and HARVEST MINISTRIES. Music by Brent McCorkle, edited by Andrew Chandler, Adam Jones, directed by BEN SMALLBONE, executive produced by Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin, Kevin Downes, Tony Young, Bill Reeves, Brian Mitchell, Greg Laurie, Robert Deaton, John Carter Cash, Cathy Sullivan, Josh Matas, Jason Owen, and produced by Josh Walsh, Brendon Gregory, Andrea Royer. Lionsgate will distribute home entertainment worldwide.
Kingdom Story Company, in an exclusive partnership with Lionsgate, creates life-changing content. Helmed by Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin, Kevin Downes, and Tony Young, Kingdom Story Company aims to raise the bar on thoughtful, high-quality entertainment through true storytelling that is anchored in faith and hope. Features include I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, AMERICAN UNDERDOG, I STILL BELIEVE, OCTOBER BABY, MOMS' NIGHT OUT, and WOODLAWN, amassing nearly $150M in box office. www.kingdomstorycompany.com.
Fathom is a recognized leader in the entertainment industry as one of the top distributors of content to movie theaters in North America. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK); and Regal, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L), Fathom operates the largest cinema distribution network, delivering a wide variety of programming and experiences to cinema audiences in all of the top U.S. markets and to more than 45 countries. For more information, visit www.FathomEvents.com.
WTA Media serves filmmakers and authors through producing and marketing content for faith audiences and consumers. For more than a decade, WTA Media has led marketing campaigns for top film-making clients including Kendrick Brothers Productions (WAR ROOM), Kingdom Story Company (I CAN ONLY IMAGINE), Sony/AFFIRM Films (HEAVEN IS FOR REAL), Pure Flix Entertainment (GOD'S NOT DEAD), Universal Pictures (REDEEMING LOVE), and K-LOVE Films (FAMILY CAMP). The agency's author roster includes New York Times best-selling authors, Randy Alcorn, Alex Kendrick, and Stephen Kendrick, and represents K-LOVE Books authors, Michael W. Smith, MercyMe and Mandisa. WTA Media is a subsidiary of Educational Media Foundation. For more information, visit www.wta.media.
Greg Laurie is the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship with campuses in California and Hawaii and featured speaker of public evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades. In 2020, and in partnership with Kingdom Story Company, Laurie premiered his first-ever cinematic crusade, A RUSH OF HOPE, viewed by over 2 million people in its opening weekend. Laurie's other films include STEVE MCQUEEN: AMERICAN ICON, HOPE FOR HURTING HEARTS, and LOST BOY. Laurie is also the host of nationally syndicated television and radio programs and author of over 70 books, including JOHNNY CASH: THE REDEMPTION OF AN AMERICAN ICON. For more information visit harvest.org.
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate is a global content platform whose films, television series, digital products and linear and over-the-top platforms reach next generation audiences around the world. In addition to its filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a growing presence in interactive and location-based entertainment, gaming, virtual reality and other new entertainment technologies. Lionsgate's content initiatives are backed by a 16,000-title film and television library and delivered through a global licensing infrastructure. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring and ground-breaking content created with special emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse composition of the company's worldwide consumer base. For more information, visit https://www.lionsgate.com/.
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LaReta Peace Diamond
LaReta Peace Diamond, age 77, of Haywood County, native of Crockett Mills, TN, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 19, 2022. Reta (Sister) loved the Lord and found beauty in all His creations. She was a faithful member of Springhill United Methodist Church. She was an excellent cook and loved gardening and planting flowers.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Peace and Rebecca Mansfield Warren; her husband, Charles Diamond; her brother, Sonny Peace; and son, Mitch Cotten. She is survived by her sister, Sharon Dickson; grandson, Cameron Cotton (Emma); niece, Julia Mann Currie (Bill) and their children, Will, Rike and Campbell Currie. She also leaves behind her dear friend, Roger Rayburn, as well as other family and friends.
A Celebration of Life will be conducted on Friday, August 26, 2022, at 5:30 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. John Banks and Bro. David Peace officiating. There will be a visitation on Friday Evening, August 26, 2022, from 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM. | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2022/08/23/lareta-peace-diamond/ | 2022-08-23T16:56:54Z | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2022/08/23/lareta-peace-diamond/ | false |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets are staying together.
A trade request that jolted the franchise and dominated NBA headlines has been removed. The Nets will return next season with their All-Star forward in uniform — and with their championship hopes intact.
The Nets said Tuesday that the team's leadership met a day earlier with Durant and business partner Rich Kleiman in Los Angeles and “agreed to move forward with our partnership,” general manager Sean Marks said in a statement.
Marks attended the meeting along with coach Steve Nash and owners Joe and Clara Wu Tsai.
“We are focusing on basketball, with one collective goal in mind: build a lasting franchise to bring a championship to Brooklyn,” Marks added.
That is certainly more likely by keeping Durant, who remains one of the best scorers in the NBA. He is set to begin a four-year extension he signed last summer, and the possibility of him being traded had been the biggest story in the NBA this summer.
It's unknown exactly why he sought a trade, which came at the end of a turbulent year in Brooklyn. A championship favorite before last season began, the Nets barely made the playoffs and then were bounced by Boston in four games in the first round.
The Nets then refused to give a contract extension to Kyrie Irving, Durant's close friend, forcing him to pick up his option for next season, the final year of his deal.
The uncertainty around Durant's future in Brooklyn likely contributed to the Nets being left off the five-game Christmas lineup and being scheduled to appear only eight times on ABC and ESPN.
But with Durant, the Nets can still be one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. He averaged a franchise-record 29.9 points last season, and the Nets were bidding for the top spot in the East before he suffered a knee injury that sidelined him for 21 games.
With Durant, Irving and Ben Simmons, who is expected to return after not playing for the Nets last season following his trade from Philadelphia, the Nets will have a top trio. Joe Harris also will be back after the two-time NBA leader in 3-point percentage was limited to just 14 games because of left ankle surgery.
It would have been hard for Durant to find many better situations, and the Nets likely had little interest in trying to land him one. Few teams could have offered the type of trade package the Nets would have sought and still been able to remain a championship contender.
The Nets believed they had built one in the 2020-21 season after acquiring James Harden to play with Durant and Irving. But they dealt with injuries throughout that season and were eliminated by eventual champion Milwaukee in seven games in the Eastern Conference semifinals, despite Durant scoring 48 points in the final game, the most ever in a Game 7.
Durant was brilliant again last season but couldn't save a season that was marred by Irving missing most of Brooklyn's home games because he refused to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Harden then asked to be traded and was swapped in the deal for Simmons in February.
All of that likely frustrated Durant, who left Golden State in 2019 after two championships in three seasons to come with Irving to Brooklyn.
And now, that's where he'll stay.
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This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet.
It's been a stressful time for NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. The remarkable flying machine has outlived its expected lifespan and weathered technical snafus, while freezing temps and dusty conditions have made it hard to charge its solar-powered batteries enough to get off the ground. But it still flies.
NASA announced Monday that Ingenuity successfully pulled off its 30th flight.
"After a two-month hiatus, the rotorcraft did a short hop over the weekend so the team can check its vitals and knock some dust off the solar panel," NASA JPL tweeted along with a photo showing the Martian surface with one of Ingenuity's feet peeking out of the corner.
The short-hop flight was designed to cover just 6.5 feet (2 meters) and last 33 seconds, but that small leap is a big deal for the helicopter.
It's winter in Jezero Crater where the Perseverance rover (which doesn't rely on solar power) is exploring an ancient river delta region. Ingenuity hasn't been getting enough sunlight to fully charge its batteries, so it took a vacation from flight. Flight 29 took place on June 11, so the helicopter has survived more than two months of frigid overnight temperatures.
According to NASA, the temperatures drop as low as minus 124 Fahrenheit (minus 86 Celsius) in Jezero Crater.
The future is looking brighter for Ingenuity as conditions in the crater improve.
"With higher battery states of charge will come longer flights, and eventually Ingenuity will be able to power its internal heaters overnight, which will stop its electronics from freezing in the Martian cold each evening," wrote Ingenuity team lead Teddy Tzanetos in a status update on Friday prior to the flight.
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New Wander Card Members Earn Up to 10X Points by Booking Travel Through the Credit One Bank Travel Partner
Signup Bonus of 10,000 Points Available to New Wander Card Members Via Qualifying Purchases
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit One Bank, one of the fastest-growing credit card providers in the United States, introduced new benefits including elevated travel rewards as part of the relaunch of their travel credit card, the Wander Card.
The relaunched Wander Card provides 10X points on hotel and car rentals booked through the Credit One Bank travel partner, plus 5X points on eligible dining, gas, flights and other travel-related purchases.
"We are excited to be giving new Wander Card members an easy way to make travel purchases and earn more valuable rewards," said John Coombe, senior vice president of marketing at Credit One Bank. "The Credit One Bank Wander Card is hands down the best travel credit card available for less than $100 and these exciting new benefits, including direct access to a vast collection of travel offerings, will help provide our customers with more rewarding adventures."
Card member benefits that come with the new Wander Card include:
- 10,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on eligible purchases in the first 90 days that can be redeemed for a $100 statement credit, gift cards or travel
- 10X Points on hotel and rental car purchases booked through the Credit One Bank travel partner
- 5X Points on other travel purchases
- 5X Points on dining
- 5X Points on gas
- 1X Points on all other purchases
The Credit One Bank travel partner is accessible to new Wander Card members through their online account or the Credit One Bank mobile app. To learn more, check if you pre-qualify for the Wander Card, or to see additional terms and conditions regarding benefits and features, visit CreditOneBank.com/Wander.
About Credit One Bank
Credit One Bank, N.A. is a financial services company based in Las Vegas. Driven by data, Credit One Bank offers a spectrum of products for people in all stages of their financial life including credit cards through the Visa®, Mastercard® and American Express® networks. Founded in 1984, Credit One Bank is one of the fastest-growing credit card providers in the United States. Credit One Bank is the Official Credit Card of NASCAR®, the Las Vegas Raiders, the Vegas Golden Knights, and Best Friends Animal Society®, and is a proud partner of WWE®. Learn more at CreditOneBank.com and on social media (@CreditOneBank) on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday, but remain in the red for the week following the biggest pullback in the S&P 500 since mid-June.
The S&P 500 fell 0.1% as of 12:08 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index is down 2.2% for the week following a sell-off on Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 127 points, or 0.4%, to 32,935 and the Nasdaq rose 0.1%.
Energy stocks made solid gains as U.S. crude oil prices rose 3.7%. Exxon Mobil gained 3.8%.
Health care stocks fell broadly and checked gains elsewhere in the market. Eli Lilly fell 1.7%.
Investors had several earnings reports to focus on as the latest round of corporate financial results comes to a close. More than 95% of companies in the S&P 500 have reported earnings, with overall growth of about 6%, according to FactSet.
Macy’s rose 5% after beating Wall Street’s second-quarter financial forecasts and J.M. Smucker gained 3% after reporting strong earnings. Zoom Video slumped 15.1% after cutting its profit and revenue forecasts for the year.
Twitter slipped 5.3% on reports that a former head of security filed whistleblower complaints with U.S. officials, alleging that the company misled regulators about its cybersecurity defenses and its problems with fake accounts. The allegations come amid the ongoing dispute with billionaire CEO Elon Musk, who is trying to withdraw his $44 billion takeover bid for the social media company.
Investors are looking ahead to the Federal Reserve’s annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, later this week as they grapple with uncertainty over inflation, the economy and the central bank’s plan to fight high prices.
Worries about inflation and recessions globally have brought the euro below parity with the dollar, breaking a psychological barrier in the markets.
Bond yields fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 3.00% from 3.03% late Monday. It remains below the yield on the two-year Treasury, a gap viewed by many investors as a potential signal for a coming recession.
Inflation remains at its hottest level in four decades and that is straining businesses and consumers. The U.S. economy shrank during the first half of 2022, though consumer spending and the employment market remain pockets of strength. The Fed has been raising interest rates to pump the brakes on the economy to bring inflation under control.
Wall Street is concerned that the Fed could hit the brakes too hard and veer an already slowing economy into a recession. Minutes last week from the Fed’s July board meeting affirmed plans for more rate hikes Investors could gain more insight into the Fed’s future plans at the annual meeting this week, which starts Thursday and includes a speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday. | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/asian-shares-fall-on-fed-worries-after-wall-street-sell-off/ | 2022-08-23T16:58:04Z | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/asian-shares-fall-on-fed-worries-after-wall-street-sell-off/ | true |
BEIJING (AP) — One of the world’s few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland, opening an avenue for diversifying supplies of the minerals critical for advanced and green technologies.
Rare earths are a group of minerals used in the manufacture of electric vehicles, wind turbines, electronics, robots and other machinery. China currently dominates global production, processing about 85% of the world’s rare earths, but skyrocketing demand is pushing companies to look for other sources.
Toronto-based Neo Performance Materials, the rare earths processor, said Monday it plans to develop the Sarfartoq deposit in southwest Greenland and will send the ore to its facility in Estonia in Eastern Europe. It’s one of only two plants outside China that processes rare earths to a high degree.
Neo aims to have the mine running in two to three years. It will be the company’s first major mining project. CEO Constantine Karayannopoulos said that by opening the mine, he hopes to shield the company from volatile rare earth prices, which have shot up in recent years due to supply disruptions and strong demand.
“We’re at the mercy of the market,” he said.
Karayannopoulos called it “business, not geopolitics.” But in recent years, rare earths have attracted the attention of policymakers in Washington, Beijing and other capitals given their importance to the global high-tech supply chain. The U.S., Europe and Japan call their dependence on China’s rare earths a “national security risk” and have sought to diversify their supply.
But such efforts have struggled, as mines in other countries have run into opposition or failed to get off the ground after fluctuating prices scared investors away.
Meanwhile, supplies of rare earths have shrunk, and some mines are raising ethical and environmental concerns. Mining rare earths is a dirty business when done cheaply, and China, the world’s largest miner, has shuttered many mines in recent years to curb environmental damage.
Some of that mining has been outsourced to Myanmar, where a lack of oversight is masking a dirty secret. An Associated Press investigation this month found the Myanmar mines are linked to environmental destruction, the theft of land from villagers and the funneling of money to brutal militias, including at least one linked to Myanmar’s secretive military government. The AP traced rare earths from Myanmar to the supply chains of 78 companies, including major auto makers and electronics giants.
The U.S. State Department said in a statement that it was “deeply concerned” about illicit mining in Myanmar, and called on other countries to ensure that their economic activity with Myanmar “does not enable or further exacerbate the regime’s violence against its own people.”
Karayannopoulos said that in Greenland, the company plans to dig up rock, crush it and do basic processing that does not involve the use of damaging chemicals. The ore will be then shipped to Estonia, where it will be further processed into a form that can be used to make magnets.
Plans for another rare earths mine in Greenland failed after voters put in power a left-leaning government that blocked development. The site had high concentrations of uranium, raising concerns over how radioactive waste would be disposed.
Karayannopoulos said the site his company plans to develop has much lower levels of uranium, meaning it can be mined under current Greenland and European Union regulations. He said EU officials encouraged the project because it could help the continent become more self-sufficient in rare earths.
Greenland, the world’s largest island, sits between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. A 1.7 million-square kilometer (660,000-square mile) ice sheet covers 80% of the Arctic territory. Greenland’s 56,000 residents are mainly indigenous Inuits.
Some rare earth customers, meanwhile, are aware of the risks of mines in unregulated, conflict-ridden areas such as Myanmar, and are increasingly willing to pay more for rare earths from regulated and transparent jurisdictions, Karayannopoulos said.
“You’re making the problem worse by doing it in an irresponsible way, and with regimes that kill their own people,” he said. “It’s not sustainable.”
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Index 5.1% Above July 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.1% in July after rising 0.5% in June. In July, the index equaled 116.2 (2015=100) versus 117.5 in June.
"Tonnage declined sequentially in July for only the second time during the last twelve months. Despite the dip from June, tonnage remains at elevated levels and increased significantly from a year earlier," said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. "While tonnage is much stronger than a year ago, the monthly gains have moderated as the year has gone on. The combination of softer consumption of goods, home construction falling and slower manufacturing activity are the main reasons."
June's increase was revised down from our July 19 press release.
Compared with July 2021, the SA index increased 5.1%, which was the eleventh straight year-over-year gain. In June, the index was up 5.6% from a year earlier. Year-to-date, compared with the same period in 2021, tonnage was up 3.4%.
The not seasonally adjusted index, which represents the change in tonnage actually hauled by fleets before any seasonal adjustment, equaled 115.5 in July, 5.2% below the June level (121.9). In calculating the index, 100 represents 2015. ATA's For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index is dominated by contract freight as opposed to spot market freight.
Trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 72.5% of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation, including manufactured and retail goods. Trucks hauled 10.23 billion tons of freight in 2020. Motor carriers collected $732.3 billion, or 80.4% of total revenue earned by all transport modes.
ATA calculates the tonnage index based on surveys from its membership and has been doing so since the 1970s. This is a preliminary figure and subject to change in the final report issued around the 5th day of each month. The report includes month-to-month and year-over-year results, relevant economic comparisons, and key financial indicators.
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward
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DALLAS, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Rich Templeton will speak at the Citi 2022 Global Technology Conference in New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 9 a.m. Eastern time. Templeton will field questions from analysts and investors, as well as discuss TI's business outlook and its strategy to address key markets for its analog and embedded processing technologies and how these capabilities position the company for growth.
The audio webcast for the conference can be accessed live through the Investor Relations section (www.ti.com/ir) of TI's website. An archived replay will be available on the website after his remarks.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, tests and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. Our passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors is alive today, as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable – making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. We think of this as Engineering Progress. It's what we do and have been doing for decades. Learn more at TI.com.
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Jennifer Lopez shares first look at wedding to Ben Affleck
Lopez and Affleck first legally married in Las Vegas on July 17
Jennifer Lopez - or Jennifer Affleck - shared the first look at her 3-day wedding extravaganza on Instagram.
JLo celebrated her marriage to Affleck over the weekend at the actor's 87-acre Georgia estate. The pair originally tied the knot on July 17 during an impromptu visit to a Las Vegas wedding chapel.
The "Let's Get Loud" singer gave fans a glimpse at the weekend in a newsletter tease on Instagram.
The weekend kicked off with a rehearsal dinner on Friday.
The actress and her husband honored the nuptials again Saturday in front of a larger group of family and friends.
Lopez was dressed in all her bridal glory wearing a custom Ralph Lauren gown, with a high neckline and ruffled sleeves to match a long train. Backless detailing could be seen peeking through her cathedral-length veil as she walked side-by-side her husband on the grounds of the 87-acre plantation home.
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Affleck matched his beaming bride by sporting a white tuxedo coat with a black bow-tie and slacks as he wrapped his arms around his new wife while they made their way across a white runner leading to one of the many picturesque spots on the property.
All the guests wore white as well.
The three-day weekend concluded with a brunch on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Affleck's wedding was attended by roughly 135 guests, a source told Fox News Digital.
The insider revealed that attendees left with straw gift bags that were monogrammed with the newlyweds’ initials "J.B". The source described the contents of the bags as "a taste of Georgia."
Lopez and Affleck got legally married during a tiny wedding in Las Vegas on July 17.
"When love is real, the only thing that matters in marriage is one another and the promise we make to love, care, understand, be patient, loving and good to one another," the musician wrote when announcing the marriage to her fans in a newsletter. "We had that. And so much more. Best night of our lives.
Affleck proposed to Lopez in April after the two rekindled their romance. The couple first dated in 2002 and were engaged to be married in 2003 before calling off the wedding and eventually splitting.
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The couple does not have any children together but share several children from previous relationships.
Affleck and ex-wife Jennifer Garner have three children, Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10.
Lopez is mom to 14-year-old twins Emme Maribel and Maximilian 'Max', with former husband Marc Anthony.
She was previously married to backup dancer Cris Judd from 2001-03, and had a one-year marriage to Ojani Noa which ended in 1998.
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TOP US PLAYERS AND CELEBRATING USA TENNIS
BENEFITING THE BUSH ACE OUTREACH PROGRAM
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- San Antonio Sports announced today the inaugural Thomas J Henry All American Cup, presented by Tennis Ventures, featuring ten top U.S. players to be played at Freeman Coliseum November 11-13, 2022.
The All American Cup will feature two teams consisting of five players. Bob and Mike Bryan, the winningest doubles team in ATP Tour history, will serve as captains and will face off in the three-day team event. The USA West team will be captained by Mike Bryan and led by Taylor Fritz, the number one ranked American. Fritz will be joined by teammates Marcos Giron, Jenson Brooksby, Mackenzie McDonald, and Steve Johnson. The USA East team will be captained by Bob Bryan and headed up by former top 10 ATP Tour star, John Isner. Frances Tiafoe, Jack Sock, Denis Kudla, and J.J. Wolf will join Isner on the USA East team. This year's inaugural event will be played in San Antonio, Texas, and will alternate years with Austin, Texas. The Tennis Channel will broadcast the All American Cup to over 61 million households throughout the United States.
San Antonio has a rich tennis history and we're excited to host this brand-new competition bi-annual," said Jenny Carnes, COO, San Antonio Sports. "The All American Cup will offer fans a great opportunity to see top men's tennis players in action, solidifying Texas as a premier location for the sport."
"Bob and I are excited to return to San Antonio and honored to captain the All American Cup. San Antonio is a great tennis town and we have enjoyed playing here over the last 20 years," said Mike Bryan. "This will be a new experience competing against each other but I know everyone will be battling to win the cup." The All American Cup will showcase the best of American men's tennis featuring both singles and doubles matches and will help support the work of the Bush ACE Outreach Program. For more information on the All American Cup including VIP packages and the full event schedule please visit www.allamericantenniscup.com.
Tickets will go on sale on to the public September 3 at 9 a.m. and can be purchased at www.allamericantenniscup.com or at www.ticketmaster.com or by using the Ticketmaster App on your mobile device. Individual session ticket prices start at $45.00
The Thomas J Henry All American Cup is presented by Tennis Ventures and proudly sponsored by Frost Bank, H-E-B, Valero, United States Professional Tennis Association of Texas, San Antonio Sports, Noisy Trumpet, The PM Group, RS3 Strategic Hospitality, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Bending Branch Winery, Heineken, Uomo Sport, and Mapei.
About San Antonio Sports A nonprofit organization whose mission is to transform our community through the power of sport. San Antonio Sports bids on and hosts premier sporting events such as NCAA® championships, which have generated a local economic impact of more than $950 million. San Antonio Sports' kids programs, including i play! afterschool, annually provide life-changing opportunities for thousands of children. Additionally, San Antonio Sports serves as a catalyst for the development of quality recreational and athletic facilities in our community, including school parks. To learn more, visit SanAntonioSports.org
About Bush ACE Outreach Program The Program was launched in 2016, at the Bush Tennis Center in Midland, Texas to Advise, Counsel, and Encourage (ACE) area youth by connecting positive role models with elementary-aged children through the sport of tennis. Thanks to partnerships with the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) and the United States Tennis Association (USTA), ACE has provided free in-school programs to over 40,000 elementary-aged children throughout the Permian Basin and free or discounted after-school and summer programs supported by the Bush Tennis Center. In addition to learning the sport of tennis, ACE promotes the core values of sportsmanship, integrity, self-confidence and hard work. New partnerships with the USTA Arthur Ashe National Junior Tennis & Learning program (NJTL), Baylor Tennis, Texas A&M Tennis, TCU Tennis, UTPB Tennis, UT Austin Tennis and UT San Antonio Tennis will allow the 2022-2023 Program goal to reach over 200,000 Texas children.
For more information
Contact Tim Stallard
All American Cup
tim@allamericancup.com
(512) 576-4796
Contact Carolyn Wheat
San Antonio Sports
cwheat@sanantoniosports.org
(210) 289-7205
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Chase Young will miss the Washington Commanders’ first four games of the season after landing on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.
The team put Young and backup center Tyler Larsen on the list Tuesday, also releasing receiver Kelvin Harmon and offensive tackle Rashod Hill and placing linebacker Nathan Gerry on injured reserve.
Young, the 2020 Defensive Rookie of the Year, is working back from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee. That surgery involved grafting part of his left patellar tendon to fix the tear.
Coach Ron Rivera already ruled out Washington’s top pass-rusher for the season opener against Jacksonville and indicated Young could start the season on the PUP list. The first game Young is eligible to play is Oct. 9 against Tennessee.
The team and Young have refused to set a timeframe on his return from what Rivera has repeatedly called a significant injury. Young injured the knee Nov. 14 against Tampa Bay.
JURGENSEN TO BE HONORED
The Commanders will retire Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen’s No. 9 in their regular-season finale against the rival Dallas Cowboys on Jan. 7 or 8. Jurgensen played 11 of his 18 NFL seasons for Washington and spent 38 more as a radio broadcaster, giving him a total of 55 years with the organization.
“No member of the Washington franchise will ever wear the No. 9 again, which is truly a nod to Sonny’s incredible accomplishments on and off the field,” co-owner Tanya Snyder said in a statement. “Dan and I are thankful for the 55 years Sonny dedicated to the franchise. People will remember him as one of the greatest quarterbacks in franchise history and the radio voice of the team for our three Super Bowl victories. He represents true excellence and professionalism and serves as a role model for future Washington players.”
The team announced the honor on Jurgensen’s 88th birthday.
“I am very humbled by this recognition,” he said. “It is an honor of a lifetime to have my jersey retired with a franchise I spent 55 years of my life with.”
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- MSC Seascape, the second ship in the Seaside EVO class, enters final phase of preparation for inaugural season in the Caribbean in four months
- The innovative ship will feature elegant dining venues and immersive entertainment options, all while bringing guests closer to the sea
GENEVA, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MSC Seascape successfully completed her first intensive systems tests at sea during a multi-day trial from August 17-20. This will be MSC Cruises' fourth Seaside-class ship and second in the Seaside EVO subclass built by Fincantieri in Italy, which is one of the world's largest ship building groups.
The Seaside EVO ships are an evolution of the innovative and popular Seaside class with striking design features, stunning public spaces, and exciting new experiences for guests. MSC Seascape pays tribute to the beauty of the ocean and is designed to help guests enjoy new horizons at sea.
Rubén A. Rodríguez, President, MSC Cruises USA, said: "Seeing our new U.S. flagship achieve another major milestone on the way to delivery is incredibly exciting for all of us here at MSC Cruises. Guests love our ongoing commitment to bring the newest and most advanced ships to the U.S. because it gives them access to the very best cruising has to offer. MSC Seascape takes everything that's fantastic about our Seaside-class ships and makes it even better, and sending her to gorgeous destinations like Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve creates an unbeatable vacation experience—on land and at sea."
The 169,400 GT ship will be delivered to MSC Cruises in late November and will come into service in December 2022, sailing year-round from Miami to the Caribbean. Following MSC World Europa, MSC Seascape will be the second MSC Cruises ship to launch this year.
Cruise lovers can be first on board by sailing MSC Seascape's delivery trip across the Atlantic. The MSC Grand Voyage will depart Civatavecchia (Rome) on Saturday, November 19 and make stops in Spain, Portugal and Bermuda prior to arriving in New York City on Monday, December 5—making it a memorable way to spend Thanksgiving at sea.
The naming ceremony for MSC Seascape will take place in New York on December 7, 2022, at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. The new ship will offer two different seven-night itineraries:
- Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve and Nassau in The Bahamas, San Juan in Puerto Rico, and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic
- Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Cozumel in Mexico, George Town in the Cayman Islands and Ocho Rios in Jamaica
As with her sister ship, 65 percent of MSC Seascape's public spaces have been completely reimagined from the original Seaside class design. These spaces will bring the guest experience to the next level and offer beautiful venues and locations to discover new horizons at sea:
- 98 hours of live entertainment per cruise, 7,567 square feet of dedicated kids' space, and cutting-edge amusement options
- 2,270 cabins with 12 different types of staterooms and suites with balconies, including coveted aft suites
- 11 dining venues—plus 19 bars and lounges—with plenty of options for dining and drinking outdoors
- Six swimming pools, including a stunning aft infinity pool with incredible ocean views
- The MSC Yacht Club will be one of the largest and most luxurious in MSC Cruises' fleet, offering more than 32,000 square feet of space with sweeping ocean views from the foredecks of the ship
- An expansive waterfront promenade even closer to the water, stretching nearly 1,800 feet
- A spectacular glass-floored Bridge of Sighs on deck 16 with a unique view of the ocean
The ship will feature the latest environmental technologies, which include selective catalytic reduction systems on each of the four Wartsila 14V 46F engines to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 90 percent by converting the gas into harmless nitrogen and water. MSC Seascape's hybrid exhaust gas cleaning system will remove 98 percent of Sulphur Oxide from its emissions.
MSC Seascape is fitted with best-in-class wastewater treatment systems with purification standards higher than most wastewater treatments facilities on land. The vessel is equipped with advanced waste management systems, ballast water treatment systems approved by the United States Coast Guard, the latest-technology systems for the prevention of oil discharges from machinery spaces, and various energy-efficiency improvements – from heat recovery systems to LED lighting able to save energy.
The ship will feature an underwater radiated noise management system to reduce and isolate the potential effects on marine mammals.
To find out more about MSC Seascape, please visit here.
MSC Cruises is the world's third largest cruise brand as well as the leader in Europe, South America, the Gulf region and Southern Africa, with more market share in addition to deployed capacity than any other player. It is also the fastest growing global cruise brand with a strong presence in the Caribbean, North America and the Far East markets.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, MSC Cruises is one of the two brands that sit within the Cruises Division of MSC Group, the leading privately held Swiss-based shipping and logistics conglomerate with over 300 years of maritime heritage. MSC Cruises – the contemporary brand - has a modern fleet of 19 vessels combined with a sizeable future global investment portfolio of new vessels. The fleet is projected to grow to 23 cruise ships by 2025, with options for six more vessel orders in place through 2030.
MSC Cruises offers its guests an enriching, immersive and safe cruise experience inspired by the Company's European heritage, where they can enjoy international dining, world-class entertainment, award-winning family programs, and the very latest user-friendly technology on board. To learn more about MSC Cruises' itineraries and experience on board its ships, click here.
The Company's number one priority has always been the health and safety of its guests and crew, as well as the communities at the destinations its ships serve. In August 2020, MSC Cruises implemented a new comprehensive and robust health and safety protocol to become the first major line to return to sea. To learn more about MSC Cruises' health & safety protocol, click here.
MSC Cruises has long been committed to environmental stewardship, with a long-term goal to achieve net zero emissions for its operations by 2050. The Company is also a significant investor in next-generation environmental marine technologies, with the objective to support their accelerated development and availability industry-wide. To learn more about the Company's environmental commitment, click here.
Finally, to learn more about the MSC Foundation, MSC Group's own vehicle to lead, focus and advance its conservation, humanitarian and cultural commitments, click here.
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Updated August 23, 2022 at 11:06 AM ET
A change to Florida's election laws has created a new headache for some local election officials.
A little-known provision in Senate Bill 90, a sweeping voting measure passed by Florida Republicans last year, increased how much input the public can have when it comes to approving signatures on mail ballots.
This change comes at a time when local election officials across the country are still dealing with the fallout of misinformation following the 2020 election.
Wendy Sartory Link has been the supervisor of elections in Palm Beach County for about three years. She says the job has been fulfilling and more involved than she ever expected. But Link says she's also been surprised by how often she's heard from people who believe the lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
"We get a lot of demands — including, ironically, today — that they want there to be a recount, or actually they want a new election for 2020 because they believe — and these are their words — that the election was stolen," Link said a few weeks ago.
This is a statewide issue, says Mark Earley, who heads elections in Tallahassee's Leon County and is president of the state association of supervisors of elections. He says small groups of people have been coordinating and requesting public records, meetings with officials and "demanding opportunities to challenge ballots" as well as voters.
"And that is getting incorporated into some statutes that we are now having to apply," Earley said, referring in part to the new signature review in SB 90.
Most mail ballot signatures clearly match what local officials have on file. But when signatures aren't deemed to be a close-enough match, election staff try to get in touch with the voter to cure their ballot. And if that doesn't happen, Earley says, those signatures go before a canvassing board.
"These are just the signatures that are debatable, from our perspective, as to whether they are valid or not," he said.
And historically, this is the point at which the public has been able to weigh in on whether a signature should be approved.
Leslie Scott Jean-Bart, an attorney in Jacksonville, has for years been watching over canvassing boards with her legal partner in Duval County.
"We will object if they discard a ballot that we think matches," she told NPR. "And that just gives us a record. And we will write down the number for what that was and we will write down the reason for the objection."
Very rarely does this affect what signatures get approved by the board. But records are useful, Jean-Bart says, when elections are really close.
Under the new rules, thought, Earley says supervisors of elections need to give the public the ability to weigh in earlier — basically at the beginning of the signature inspection process.
"Now the requirement is for reasonable access to potentially look at a vast number of signatures that our staff has found absolutely no trouble with," he said, "and for outsiders to be able to lodge objections to even these really good quality signatures."
Under Section 101.572 in SB 90, candidates and political parties can appoint anyone they want to inspect voter signatures. There's no training requirement and it's up to supervisors of elections in each of Florida's 67 counties to set parameters on how that's going to work.
And that takes time and money. Link says a local group in Palm Beach County told her they were sending more than a hundred people to inspect ballot signatures this month. So, she bought a big tent and equipment.
"We ramped up to accommodate that," she said. "And now as it turns out we've had many fewer than that." As of last week, only eight people signed up to look at signatures in Palm Beach County, Link's office says.
Earley says in the time this provision has been in effect, he's heard about other issues, too. For example, he's heard of people coming in and demanding broader access than what their county official offers, as well as issuing challenges to signatures that are clearly a match to what's on file.
He says this is all part of a larger issue with growing distrust in elections.
"I absolutely believe this intent is being driven by the misperception out there that you can't trust anything anymore, even your eyes," he said. "That gets to be extremely disruptive four our ability to get our jobs done."
Earley views Florida's primaries — which conclude Tuesday — as a trial run for this new process. He says he's worried the general election in November could be a bigger test.
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Manchester City allowed alleged 'predator' Benjamin Mendy to continue playing football and partying despite the defender having already 'endangered' women's lives, a court has heard. The trial of the 28-year-old defender continues today (August 23) at Chester Crown Court.
Mr Mendy has been charged with eight counts of rape against five women, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault. The offences are alleged to have taken place on five different occasions at his home between October 2018 and August last year, relating to seven women in total. Mr Mendy denies all the charges.
This afternoon, the court heard evidence from Woman Three. Mr Mendy is accused of sexually assaulting her on January 2, 2021, less than three months after the French international footballer is accused of raping Woman Two.
READ MORE: Man charged with murder of Tyson Fury's cousin Rico Burton
Eleanor Laws QC, defending Mr Mendy, asked woman three if she had a conversation with the detective in the case about suing Manchester City because of what allegedly happened to her. She replied: "Yes because if he had been stopped before the party on New Year’s Day what happened to me would never have happened or what happened to anyone else would not have happened either.
"They let a predator continue playing and putting other girls at risk. The message was him being allowed to continue to play when he was endangering other lives. What happened to me was nothing compared to the other girls.”
The court heard that no claims have been made or are being processed by Woman Three against Manchester City. She added: “I made a comment that was said out of anger in the moment.
"He was allowed to continue his everyday life as normal, allowed to go training, play games, go to parties and go clubbing like nothing was wrong. Like he had done nothing wrong.”
Jurors were shown a police interview, where Woman Three described being at Mr Mendy's home in Prestbury, Cheshire, with three friends 'playing games and drinking' before being sexually assaulted. She told police: "I was walking towards the island and he was coming back this way.
"He grabbed my vagina. I turned around to go to the bathroom thinking 'what has just happened?'.
“I was going to the bathroom to smoke but the door was locked. He came to open the door and I went into the bathroom and we were facing each other and he gestured to give me oral sex."
Woman Three told the interviewing officer she and her friends 'were very intoxicated' and considered leaving, but decided to stay. She described Mr Mendy later apologising, adding: "He said he was really sorry and that he didn’t mean to make me feel uncomfortable.
"He was almost childish. It was like I was telling him off and he realised what he had done.”
Ms Laws suggested to Woman Three that her client had 'brushed her leg' rather than touching her vagina, which the complainant disagreed with. Asked why she decided to stay, Woman Three told the court::"There was no means of leaving.
"My friend was the driver and she was intoxicated. We weighed up our options but we would have to come back for the car or order an Uber to the middle of nowhere.”
Mr Mendy joined Manchester City in 2017 and played more than a full season with the club before the first offence of attempted rape is alleged to have taken place in October 2018. Mr Mendy's co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie, 41, from Eccles, Salford, has also pleaded not guilty to eight counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault, relating to eight women.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company has received clearance to boost its 20% stake in Occidental Petroleum to as much as 50%, but it’s not immediately clear how many more shares Berkshire Hathaway plans to buy or whether it will consider buying the entire company.
Shares of the of the oil producer soared nearly 12% Friday after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission revealed that it had approved Berkshire’s request to buy up to 50% of the Houston company.
Shares slid 3% to around $69 amid a broader sell-off Monday and as speculation cooled over the potential for Berkshire to buy the entire company.
Berkshire doesn’t typically comment on its stock investments beyond what it is required to disclose, and Buffett didn’t respond to questions about Occidental on Monday. But Buffett told shareholders at the company’s annual meeting in April that he started buying Occidental shares in late February because what the CEO was telling investors then “made nothing but sense” to him.
Berkshire’s Occidental purchases and a $20 billion investment in Chevron shares early this year allowed Buffett to capitalize on the surge in oil prices after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Edward Jones analyst Jim Shanahan said he thinks it’s likely that Berkshire will keep buying Occidental shares when the price drops below $60 again. The shares are up 13% in just the past 30 days, and up 130% this year. But he doesn’t think it’s likely that Berkshire will try to acquire the whole company unless Occidental shares fall significantly.
CFRA Research analyst Cathy Seifert said she also expects Berkshire to keep buying, but she noted that Berkshire has committed to use $11.6 billion of its roughly $105 billion in cash later this year to purchase the Alleghany insurance conglomerate.
In addition to Berkshire’s massive stake in Occidental’s common shares, it also holds $10 billion worth of preferred stock and warrants to buy another 83.9 million Occidental shares at $59.62 apiece. It picked up both of those in 2019 when it helped finance Occidental’s purchase of Anadarko.
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Tom Weiskopf dies aged 79 after cancer battle
Former Open champion Tom Weiskopf has died at the age of 79 following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
News of Weiskopf’s death became public on Sunday following a message on social media from Tom Watson.
“I send my deepest sympathies to the family of Tom Weiskopf,” five-time Open champion Watson wrote on Twitter. “Will miss you and your stories. RIP my friend.”
Tom Weiskopf celebrates after winning the 1973 Open at Royal Troon (PA Archive)
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement: “The PGA Tour is saddened at the passing of Tom Weiskopf, a towering figure in the game of golf not only during his playing career but through his accomplished work in the broadcast booth and golf course design business.
“Tom is leaving behind a lasting legacy in golf. The beautiful swing he showcased during his 16 career PGA Tour victories is still being emulated today, while his golf courses remain as testaments to his love for the game.
“Our hearts and deepest sympathies are with his wife, Laurie, two children, Heidi and Eric, and the entire Weiskopf family during this time.”
Six-time major winner Sir Nick Faldo also paid tribute on social media, revealing he and his wife had spent time with Weiskopf and his wife in May and praising the American’s “inspirational swing and tempo”.
Weiskopf was born on November 9, 1942 in Ohio and attended the same Ohio State University as his rival Jack Nicklaus, whose own brilliance helped ensure Weiskopf’s sole major success came at Royal Troon in 1973.
A fiery temper – the 6ft 3in Weiskopf earnt the nickname “The Towering Inferno” – was also widely felt to have restricted Weiskopf’s achievements and he recorded 11 top-fives in majors, including four runners-up finishes in the space of seven years in the Masters.
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Compound could be game-changer for dangerous pathogen
NUTLEY, N.J., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new preclinical drug candidate developed by scientists at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) shows great promise in eradicating the bacteria causing gonorrhea, according to a new publication.
JSF-2659, developed to be administered orally, could be a game changer in treating Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which is on the World Health Organization's global list of "priority pathogens" for its resistance to existing drugs.
"This compound shows great promise, and is addressing an emerging health threat head-on," said David Perlin, Ph.D., chief scientific officer and senior vice president of the CDI. "We need more drugs, and better drugs. This molecular strategy could also very well have promise for pathogens beyond this one species of bacteria, as well."
The parent compound JSF-2414 works simultaneously on two molecular targets, making it extra effective at inhibiting the bacteria's DNA replication, according to the paper in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, an American Society for Microbiology publication.
The dual-targeting strategy means that more bacteria are wiped out - and the lack of survivors and very low probability of modifying two cellular targets during therapy means less chance for the rise of drug resistance, according to the various CDI models of the drug in action against N. gonorrhoeae.
Testing included 96 separate strains of the gonorrhea bacteria. But it also showed effectiveness in other Gram-positive germs like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterococcus faecium, Clostridium difficile, and other species.
The new drug candidate, if moved forward for clinical development in humans, would complement a list of drugs which have become less effective in recent decades. According to the paper, "there is now a high prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae strains that are resistant to common antimicrobial classes used for treatment including sulfonamides, penicillins, cephalosporins, tetracyclines, macrolides, and fluoroquinolones. Therapeutic failures with the extended-spectrum cephalosporins, such as cefixime and ceftriaxone, have created a major health crisis." In many developing countries, the "last-line" monotherapy drug is ceftriaxone.
Accordingly, gonorrhea is a "major public health concern" that infected more than 82 million new people worldwide last year, bringing with it its increasing resistance to such treatments, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO added multi-drug resistant gonorrhea to its "priority pathogens" list in 2017.
Research on the JSF-2659 compound was spearheaded by the CDI's Center of Excellence in Translational Research (CETR) funded by a National Institutes of Health grant. Authors on the work included Perlin and members of his CDI lab, as well as veteran microbiologist Barry Kreiswirth, Ph.D., and members of his laboratory, and also colleagues include Joel Freundlich, Ph.D. from Rutgers University.
"The CDI's work continues to push the envelope in so many ways," said Ihor Sawczuk, M.D., FACS, Hackensack Meridian Health's president of Academics, Research and Innovation, and also associate dean of Clinical Integration and professor and chair emeritus of Urology at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. "The world is better for their scientific contributions."
ABOUT THE CENTER FOR DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION
The Center for Discovery and Innovation, a member of Hackensack Meridian Health, translates current innovations in science to improve clinical outcomes for patients. More than 21 laboratories, 155 professional researchers and physician-scientists at the CDI have set their sights on cancer, infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders, and other acute and chronic diseases. Clinical need drives the scientific insights, and their application, for these researchers, as shown in the real-time response to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in new diagnostics, therapies, and surveillance abilities. The CDI leverages a new wave of scientific advances involving genetics, cell engineering of the human immune system, and imaging to better diagnose, treat and prevent disease through personalized medicine approaches. For additional information, please visit www.hmh-cdi.org.
ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH
Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. The network has 18 hospitals and more than 500 patient care locations, which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, rehabilitation centers, urgent care centers, physician practice locations, and a fitness and wellness center. With more than 35,000 team members and 7,000 physicians, Hackensack Meridian Health is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy and committed to the health and well-being of communities throughout New Jersey.
The network's notable distinctions include having more U.S. News-ranked hospitals than any other health system in New Jersey, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report, 2022-23. Hackensack University Medical Center is nationally-ranked by U.S. News & World Report in four specialties, more than any other hospital in New Jersey. Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, and K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, are ranked #1 in the state and top 20 in the Mid-Atlantic Region by U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Children's Hospital Report. Additionally, their combined nephrology program ranks in the top 50 in the United States. To learn more, visit www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org.
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GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Floyd's 99 Barbershop, a unique, full-service haircare franchise specializing in expert cuts in an amplified environment, announced today a partnership with Fishman Public Relations (Fishman PR), the franchise industry's leading public relations and content marketing agency, to assist with the brand's continued growth across the country. This partnership comes as Floyd's 99 Barbershop looks to expand upon its 127 locations nationwide, more than a third of which are franchise-owned and operated. Fishman PR's efforts will look to amplify Floyd's 99 Barbershop's targeted development in key markets, as well as grow the brand's recognition and presence within the franchising community.
"Fishman PR's proven track record of aiding in the growth of some of the most successful franchise brands through strategic public relations and content marketing efforts is the exact touch Floyd's needs to take our brand to the next level," said Joe Zemla, Floyd's 99 Barbershop Senior Director of Franchising. "Much like Fishman PR, Floyd's 99 Barbershop prides itself on the ability to expand while maintaining that special, family-owned atmosphere of a close-knit community amongst our employees and franchisees."
Floyd's 99 Barbershop's company values align with those of Fishman PR's in that they're always looking for ways to improve upon their business, whether it's expanding the brand's inclusivity for clientele to offer services to everyone, including women and children, or continuing to grow their technical education department. As part of Floyd's 99 Barbershop's people-first philosophy, the brand strategically focuses on ways to provide an excellent experience, not only for clients, but also for staff by adding an employee-focused app, innovative contests and incentives, and providing a career path and development for every employee.
"Floyd's 99 Barbershop is a proven brand with a rich history of superior client service, which aligns perfectly with our values at Fishman PR," said Brad Fishman, Co-CEO of Fishman PR. "Through our partnership, our team of PR experts are ready to help them further expand their franchise system by increasing brand recognition and attracting the right prospects to the brand."
Floyd's carries a $1.198 million average unit volume (AUV) across its 127 locations. Each shop has its own vibe showcased by their exclusive hand-curated poster wall highlighting musical greats throughout the decades with special emphasis on local artists. Their shops feature retro industrial funk finishes, stainless steel countertops, black subway tile and Edison bulbs. Floyd's offers a full range of services including haircuts, shaving, color, waxing, deep conditioning treatments and styling as well as its own retail line of grooming products. In addition to traditional hair services, Floyd's is known for its iconic barbershop straight-razor neck shave with hot lather and steamed towels and a complimentary shoulder massage after each service. With the help of Fishman PR, Floyd's 99 Barbershop plans to have over 150 locations open by the end of 2023. To learn more Floyd's 99 Barbershop, please visit: floydsbarbershop.com.
Floyd's 99 Barbershop is a family-owned company, established in 1999 by brothers Paul, Rob, and Bill O'Brien on the principle that success is driven by providing superior client service and that satisfied employees result in satisfied clients. From the diverse styles and personalities of the stylists and barbers, to the signature rock-and-roll poster wall plastered with a time machine of music memorabilia, Floyd's 99 is creating a welcoming, all-inclusive environment while offering custom haircuts, colors, waxing, and shaves to everyone, including men, women, and children. Floyd's 99 Barbershop operates more than 127 locations in 14 states. For more information on franchising opportunities, please visit franchise.floydsbarbershop.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — What a fun day to celebrate the ability to get cheap flights at a time when they may seem impossible; Tuesday, August 23 is Cheap Flight Day!
Securing a cheap flight to a must-visit destination of your choice is one of the most unique and superb victories people can have nowadays. NationalToday explains, “With kids returning to school and summer vacations coming to an end, now is the time to take advantage of “end of season” travel deals. Don’t miss your final boarding call — check out those cheap deals today!”
So, you might be thinking to yourself, how exactly am I supposed to secure these highly coveted cheap flights you speak of? Well, a study done by Upgraded Points has found the best websites for you to book flights at the cheapest prices in 2022.
The study explains, “Unfortunately, no website consistently has the lowest prices. Most of the popular OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) are usually in the same ballpark for the price, but not all offer the same benefits or search functionality.”
The study does say that more often than not booking directly within the airline of your choice’s website will more than likely give you the best price or be close to outside sites. Without further ado, here is Upgraded Points’ list of the best websites for booking cheap flights:
- Momondo
- Kayak
- Expedia
- Priceline
- Orbitz
- Agoda
- Hotwire
- Skyscanner
- Travelocity
- Google Flights
- CheapOair
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DALLAS (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to give an update on the state’s response to flash flooding across Texas in Dallas on Tuesday morning.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area was one of the areas most impacted by rain and flooding this week. NBC 5 reported a 60-year-old woman died after her vehicle was swept away by floodwater in Mesquite, east of downtown Dallas.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins on Monday declared a state of disaster for his county and requested state and federal assistance for affected individuals.
Abbott on Monday increased the readiness level of the Texas State Emergency Operations Center (SOC) to Level II (Escalated Response). The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) also activated five more Texas A&M Task Force 1 swiftwater boat squads and a floodwater boat squad to help local first responders.
TDEM on Monday also told Nexstar it has more than 250 people ready to help in any part of the state.
Over the weekend, the state had already readied boat teams from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, helicopters from the Texas Department of Public Safety and ground transportation from the Texas National Guard, among other resources.
On Tuesday, Abbott will be with several Dallas city and public safety leaders as well as TDEM officials. The press conference will begin at 11:30 a.m.
The state said Texans can report damage to homes and businesses online using TDEM’s damage survey. You can also learn more flood safety tips using this website. | https://cw33.com/news/local/gov-abbott-to-give-update-on-flooding-response-across-texas/ | 2022-08-23T17:22:40Z | https://cw33.com/news/local/gov-abbott-to-give-update-on-flooding-response-across-texas/ | true |
Rico Burton: Man charged with murder of Tyson Fury's cousin
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A man has been charged with the murder of Tyson Fury's cousin Rico Burton.
Mr Burton, 31, was stabbed outside a bar in the Goose Green area of Altrincham, in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said.
Liam O'Prey, 21, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody and is due before Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
He is also accused of assaulting a 17-year-old boy who was critically injured following the alleged incident.
He remains in hospital in a stable condition, but suffered "some significant life-changing injuries", Greater Manchester Police said.
A 20-year-old man who was also arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail pending further inquiries.
Mr Burton was the cousin of world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, who has spoken out about knife crime on social media.
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(The Hill) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was 73.2 percent effective against the disease in children under 5, the company said Tuesday.
The company touted the data as reinforcing the importance of the vaccine, which was authorized in June, after months of waiting for a vaccine for the youngest children.
The effectiveness is after three shots of the vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine’s authorization was delayed earlier this year to allow time to study a third shot, with the idea that two shots were not enough.
The results, based on 34 cases, came when the strain of the virus circulating was primarily the omicron subvariant BA.2, slightly different than the BA.5 omicron subvariant that is largely circulating now.
Pfizer said Tuesday that it is working on a vaccine for children under 12 specifically targeting BA.5, matching its approach for adults 12 and over.
“Building on the strong safety and immunogenicity data that led to FDA authorization of our COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years, we are pleased to share confirmatory evidence that a full course of vaccination helps protect against symptomatic disease, particularly during a time when the Omicron BA.2 strain was predominant,” said Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.
Getting parents to vaccinate their young children is an ongoing challenge. Only about five percent of children under 5 have been vaccinated so far, ABC News reported last week. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-73-percent-effective-in-children-under-5/ | 2022-08-23T17:23:34Z | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-73-percent-effective-in-children-under-5/ | false |
Woman charged after trash, human feces found throughout home with 3 children, police say
FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV/Gray News) – A woman has been charged after officers said they found three dirty children in her home that was littered with trash, spoiled food and human feces.
According to a criminal complaint, officers responded to the home on Aug. 5 for a well-being check, where they found a 1-year-old and a 13-year-old in the home with no supervision.
In the home, officers said there was “massive clutter of garbage and decaying food throughout the house, human fecal matter on the floors, and hundreds of flies throughout the house and kitchen.”
Both children were “extremely dirty,” and officers said the 1-year-old had on a diaper that was “so soiled it appeared to have not been changed for at least several days.”
A third child who arrived at the home with 43-year-old Jenny Taylor also said he lived there.
Taylor has been charged with three counts of child neglect. She is being held at North Central Regional Jail on a $50,012 bond.
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Biden to make long-awaited student loan debt announcement on Wednesday, reports say
WASHINGTON - With the freeze on student loan payments set to expire soon, President Joe Biden is planning an announcement on Wednesday amid pressure from Democratic lawmakers to forgive more than $10,000 in student loan debt, according to multiple reports.
Payments for federally backed student loans have been suspended since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. The federal pause has been extended several times, and they’re finally set to resume on Sept. 1 unless the Biden administration decides to once again take action.
The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg both reported the planned announcement this week.
More than 43 million Americans owe a combined $1.6 trillion in student debt held by the federal government, according to data from the Education Department. That includes more than 7 million borrowers who have defaulted on student loans, meaning they are at least 270 days late on payments.
With inflation at its hottest level in four decades, a shrinking U.S. economy, and climbing interest rates, repaying student loans could become even more challenging for borrowers.
The U.S. government could waive some outstanding student debt, although nothing has been announced yet. The White House is reportedly mulling an executive order that would cancel up to $10,000 of debt per borrower tied to an income threshold, CNN reported Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Last month, top U.S. Education Department officials developed a plan for a mass debt cancellation program, should the department get the green light from Biden, according to Politico.
Under the plan, debt relief would be provided automatically and within several months to millions of borrowers for whom the agency already has income information. Other borrowers would apply through a form on StudentAid.gov, Politico reported, citing internal agency documents obtained by the news outlet.
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A closer look at student loan debt in the US
The average federal student loan debt balance is $37,667, while the total average balance — including private loan debt — may be as high as $40,274, according to the Education Data Initiative, a higher education research group that publishes information and resources.
A large majority (92.7%) of all student loans are backed by the federal government, it adds.
On average, a student loan in the U.S. will accrue $26,000 in interest alone over 20 years, according to the Education Data Initiative. The average student borrower takes 20 years to pay off their student loan debt, and some professional graduates take over 45 years to repay their loans.
RELATED: Many borrowers took out student loans anticipating debt forgiveness, survey says
This story was reported from Cincinnati. Heather Miller contributed from Seattle. | https://www.fox29.com/news/biden-student-loan-debt-announcement-wednesday-reports | 2022-08-23T17:24:46Z | https://www.fox29.com/news/biden-student-loan-debt-announcement-wednesday-reports | true |
Hyundai, Kia recall: Some SUV owners urged to park outside due to fire risk
DETROIT - Hyundai and Kia are telling owners of some of their large SUVs to park them outdoors and away from buildings after a series of fires involving trailer hitch wiring.
The Korean automakers are recalling more than 281,000 vehicles in the U.S. because of the problem, but they haven't figured out how to fix it yet. The automakers reported 25 fires or melting incidents in the U.S. and Canada caused by the problem, but no crashes or injuries.
RELATED: Hyundai, Kia recall: Owners of 485K vehicles told to park outside due to fire risk
The recalls cover more than 245,000 Hyundai Palisade and over 36,000 Kia Telluride SUVs from the 2020 through 2022 model years.
In documents posted Tuesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the companies said debris and moisture can accumulate in a circuit board in the tow hitch wiring. That can cause an electrical short, which can lead to a fire.
RELATED: Hyundai recalls 215,000 Sonatas; faulty hoses can leak fuel
Hyundai said that dealers will inspect the wiring and remove a fuse as an interim repair. Kia doesn't have an interim repair. The companies say a final repair is being developed.
In addition, dealers from both automakers have stopped selling the affected SUVs until repairs are made. | https://www.fox29.com/news/recall-hyundai-kia-fire-risk-some-suvs | 2022-08-23T17:24:58Z | https://www.fox29.com/news/recall-hyundai-kia-fire-risk-some-suvs | true |
(NewsNation) — Paul Manafort expressed his loyalty to former President Donald Trump in a new interview with incoming NewsNation host Chris Cuomo, saying he believes the former president will run again for president in 2024 and the search warrant executed at his Mar-a-Lago resort only increased the odds.
Speaking Tuesday to Cuomo on his podcast “The Chris Cuomo Project,” Manafort said he feels even more strongly than he did two weeks ago that Trump will run in the 2024 election.
“Has he told me that personally? No. But I know the man,” Manafort said. “I know that when he was elected president in 2016, people didn’t understand why he was elected, how he was elected. And they didn’t understand him as a person. They still don’t. And the raid on his home was not something that was going to discourage them.”
Manafort said he would bet it is a 96% chance Trump runs again. Manafort went on to say he doesn’t think those behind the search at Mar-a-Lago thought through “the consequences of the activity.”
“It’s unprecedented,” Manafort said, calling the allegations against Trump “quite spurious.”
The FBI’s search warrant, executed earlier this month, is related to an investigation over whether Trump mishandled presidential records.
Investigators said they found sets of classified documents, including some that were top secret, during their search of Mar-a-Lago.
Trump’s team claims these documents were declassified. While former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said in an interview with Newsmax that the president does have the authority to declassify documents, doing so takes a “formal structure,” he added.
“I think if it’s true that the documents were there, there’ll be an explanation,” Manafort said. “But the point is that … even if you’re frustrated with dealing with somebody who could be your next political opponent, this sends a terrible signal around the world.”
Manafort served as campaign manager to Trump during the 2016 election and later became a subject of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russians.
While Manafort was the first among Trump associates to be charged as part of Mueller’s investigation, the charges were unrelated to his work on the campaign or the focus of Mueller’s investigation. He was convicted on eight counts, with a jury deciding he hid from the IRS millions of dollars he earned from work in Ukraine.
He spent close to two years in prison for bank and tax fraud, illegal foreign lobbying and witness tampering, before being released to home confinement due to the pandemic.
He was later pardoned by Trump during the final days of his presidency. Manafort told Cuomo that he never asked Trump for a pardon while in prison.
Trump, Manafort said, was getting “attacked” on all sides because of the controversy. Although he was wanted a pardon — “I was in prison I think two Thanksgivings, two Christmases, and every time I expected and hoped for something” — Manafort never asked for one.
“I never asked because I felt he would do the right thing,” Manafort said in part to Cuomo. “It happened because I knew it would and I knew the man.”
The Manhattan district attorney sought to prosecute Manafort on state charges similar to the federal ones he was convicted of, but New York’s highest court rejected the effort.
Most recently, Manafort, in an interview with Insider, admitted to sharing 2016 campaign polling data with a suspect Russian intelligence agent, Konstantin Kilimnik.
In his book titled “Political Prisoner: Persecuted, Prosecuted, But Not Silenced” released this month, Manafort gives his account of this Mueller investigation and his time in prison. He says he was wrongly convicted of “process crimes” that were only brought in an effort to get him to testify against Trump.
During his interview with Cuomo, Manafort maintained his innocence, arguing that there was no “actual evidence against him” and that it was all testimony.
“I was convicted in the court of public opinion before the trial even opened. I mean, that was the whole strategy behind a gag order on me, putting me in solitary confinement, and then leaking anonymous stuff,” he said. “I believed I was guilty reading the headlines about me. You read my Wikipedia page. I don’t know who that is … I didn’t commit the crimes that I was accused of.”
When asked by Cuomo whether he believes the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, as the former president falsely claims, Manafort said, “There’s election fraud in all elections.”
“You win elections before the election day, not after the election day, and if the fraud has happened on election day, it’s because you didn’t prepare correctly,” Manafort said.
Regardless of how he felt about the election, however, Manafort said Biden was going to be certified.
On Jan.6, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol aiming to stop Biden’s certification, Manafort said he “stayed away” from Washington.
“It was over,” he said. “Like it or not, I move on after Election Day.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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(WJW) — Despite inflation, a recent report says people are tipping more at restaurants than last year.
According to software provider Toast Inc.’s second-quarter Restaurant Trends report, tips are up nearly 10%, and in-person diners are tipping on average 19.7%, showing a growth of 22% in the second quarter compared with the first quarter.
“The appetite for in-person dining remained strong in Q2 through rising inflation, economic uncertainty, and COVID-19 subvariant spikes,” according to Toast.
The report also showed that diners were less likely to tip as much when ordering delivery or takeout, tipping an average of 14.5%.
“This trend remains similar to Q1 2022’s findings, where diners on-premise tipped more than off-premise diners,” Toast found.
The report also broke down the states with the biggest tippers on average, though tip size didn’t vary much.
Indiana topped the list for the second straight quarter based on average tip percentage, with West Virginia and Ohio following. At the bottom of the list was California, which has one of the country’s highest minimum cash wage laws for tipped employees, according to the Department of Labor.
Here are the top 10 states for the most generous tippers:
- Indiana (21%)
- West Virginia (20.8%)
- Ohio (20.7%)
- Delaware (20.7%)
- Kentucky (20.7%)
- Wyoming (20.5%)
- New Hampshire (20.4%)
- Wisconsin (20.3%)
- South Carolina (20.3%)
- Pennsylvania (20.2%)
And if you were wondering which states tipped the least, they include:
- California (17.5%)
- Washington (18.3%)
- Florida (18.5%)
- New York (18.5%)
- Hawaii (18.8%)
- Texas (18.8%)
- Nevada (18.8%)
- Louisiana (18.9%)
- New Jersey (18.9%)
- Arkansas (18.9%) | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/big-tipper-here-are-the-most-generous-states-for-eating-out/ | 2022-08-23T17:25:15Z | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/big-tipper-here-are-the-most-generous-states-for-eating-out/ | true |
The hospital is a joint venture between UnityPoint Health – Trinity and Encompass Health
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and MOLINE, Ill., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UnityPoint Health – Trinity and Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC) announce the opening of Quad Cities Rehabilitation Institute, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital located at 653 52nd Avenue in Moline, Illinois. The hospital serves patients recovering from debilitating injuries and illnesses, including strokes and other neurological disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations, and complex orthopedic conditions.
In addition to 24-hour nursing care, Quad Cities Rehabilitation Institute will offer physical, occupational and speech therapies to restore functional ability and quality of life. Care is provided by highly specialized nurses, therapists and physicians. The hospital features all private patient rooms, a large therapy gym with advanced rehabilitation technologies, an activities of daily living suite, and an on-site dialysis suite.
"We are excited to open this hospital in Moline as a joint venture between Encompass Health, a national leader in post-acute healthcare services, and UnityPoint Health, an industry leader in the Midwest," said Tammy Pauwels, CEO of Quad Cities Rehabilitation Institute. "As the region's only freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital, we will provide essential services to help patients regain function and independence as they recover from major injuries and illnesses. Both UnityPoint Health and Encompass Health have a proven track record of quality, patient and family satisfaction and are united in our mission to providing compassionate care."
The Quad Cities Rehabilitation Institute is Encompass Health's 152nd inpatient rehabilitation hospital, and its fourth location in Illinois.
About UnityPoint Health
UnityPoint Health is the nation's 13th largest nonprofit health system and the fourth largest nondenominational health system in America, providing care throughout Iowa, western Illinois and southern Wisconsin. As an industry leader in the Midwest, we put people first — they're our sweet spot, what we care about most, and why we do what we do. Our 30,000 team members are committed to giving each person the type of experience we'd want for our own loved ones. We believe everyday moments are worth celebrating, and as your partner in health care, we're dedicated to making it easier to live well. UnityPoint Health, UnityPoint Clinic® and UnityPoint at HomeSM provide easier, more personal care to patients and families. Because people are amazing, and we're here to help keep them that way.
About Encompass Health
Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC) is the largest owner and operator of rehabilitation hospitals in the United States. With a national footprint that includes 152 hospitals in 36 states and Puerto Rico, the Company provides high-quality, compassionate rehabilitative care for patients recovering from a major injury or illness, using advanced technology and innovative treatments to maximize recovery. Encompass Health is ranked as one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For and Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work in Healthcare. For more information, visit encompasshealth.com, or follow us on our newsroom, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Whitmer Kidnapping Plot: Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Jr. guilty on all charges
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (FOX 2) - The two men on trial for conspiring to kidnap the Michigan governor have been found guilty, a jury ruled Tuesday.
A jury convicted Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. of counts of conspiring to kidnap and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction. Croft was also found guilty of possession of an unregistered destructive device.
The verdict follows the second trial of the two men.
Andrew Birge, the lead prosecutor said "the verdict confirms this plot was very serious and dangerous" and was a true threat to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her family.
"The defendants in this case believe their anti-government views justify violence," said David Porter, FBI assistant special agent from Detroit. " Today's verdict is a clear example they were wrong in their assessment."
Fox's attorney Christopher Gibbeons said he would be pursuing "all avenues of relief" for his client, which includes filing with the U.S. Appellate court after the judge issues a judgement, which typically follows a sentencing.
"My client is disappointed by the verdict. It's been a good fight, we've made it twice in a row, we were hoping for a different outcome today," he said.
Both Gibbeons and Croft's attorney Joshua Blanchard said their may be future legal moves in relation to the jury and a specific outstanding juror issue.
Both men were previously tried on conspiracy to kidnap charges earlier this year, but a jury failed to reach a verdict. Two other men charged with the same crimes were acquitted.
Croft and Fox's conviction for conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction after they had planned to bomb to blow up a bridge that would stymie police while they kidnaped Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Whitmer: Violence has no part in politics
The governor released a statement after the verdict, thanking the prosecutors and police for their work. She also thanked her friends and family.
"Today’s verdicts prove that violence and threats have no place in our politics and those who seek to divide us will be held accountable. They will not succeed," she said in a statement. "But we must also take a hard look at the status of our politics. Plots against public officials and threats to the FBI are a disturbing extension of radicalized domestic terrorism that festers in our nation, threatening the very foundation of our republic.
"I ran for office because I love my fellow Michiganders and my home state with all my heart. I always will. I cannot—I will not—let extremists get in the way of the work we do. They will never break my unwavering faith in the goodness and decency of our people.
"I will stay focused on getting things done for the people of Michigan."
Closing arguments
Closing arguments were made on Monday by the prosecution and defense following a week-long trial in federal court in Grand Rapids. U.S. Attorneys argued in front of a jury the men had crafted a plan to kidnap the governor in 2020 in hopes of igniting a national rebellion.
Both men were part of a larger cohort of individuals who were upset with Whitmer's pandemic policies and had sought to exact revenge during a pivotal election year.
The previous jury trial acquitted Brandon Caserta and Daniel Harris of conspiracy charges, but remained deadlocked on Fox and Croft. The U.S. had secured guilty pleas from two other men before the trial.
Defense attorneys previously argued the government had entrapped the men and their speech was protected. Attorneys for Fox and Croft cited those same issues at the second trial.
"They have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that it wasn't entrapment - and there's huge evidence of entrapment - they tried to give these guys five thousand dollars each," Croft's attorney, Joshua Blanchard said. "They put a ton of resources into making it look like our guys wanted to commit a crime."
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"We can clearly indicate to the jury some very simple ways to take apart a very complex plot hatched by the FBI to entrap my clients," Fox's attorney, Christopher Gibbeons said.
A defense attorney who spoke with FOX 2 said he had concerns about the defense. After the jury was seated in only one day and the defense was subjected to time limits, Attorney Mike Rataj theorized it may end in a hung jury.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/whitmer-kidnapping-plot-adam-fox-barry-croft-jr-guilty-on-all-charges | 2022-08-23T17:27:14Z | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/whitmer-kidnapping-plot-adam-fox-barry-croft-jr-guilty-on-all-charges | false |
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - FLO, a leading North American electric vehicle (EV) charging company, in partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and Consolidated Edison (Con Edison), announced they have installed and activated their 100th charging station in New York City as part of a pilot program that began in June of last year. The wide network of charging stations, located across all five boroughs, provides a reliable curbside charging source for New York City's EV drivers, helping New York City reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.
EV adoption in New York City has grown rapidly in recent years. The New York City DOT has set ambitious targets for vehicle electrification in order to meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. By the end of the next decade, the city will need over 40,000 publicly accessible Level 2 (L2) chargers to meet the projected demand of the nearly 400,000 EVs then expected to be registered in the city.
"Electric vehicle adoption is an important piece in this administration's efforts to reduce transportation emissions and protect the environment for our future generations," said NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. "We're proud to see this pilot expand to all five boroughs and thank our partners FLO and Con Edison in helping accelerate EV adoption citywide."
Increasing the network of curbside charging stations makes it easier for New Yorkers to transition to electric vehicles. FLO's curbside charging stations help service the more than 15,000 EVs registered in the city, including the 50 percent of EV owners who park on the street. New Yorkers interested in purchasing an EV can learn more about available financial incentives at New York State's Drive Clean Rebate, which offers drivers a discount of up to $2,000 on the purchase of a qualifying vehicle. Additionally, New Yorkers driving EVs are eligible for a 10 percent discount off E-ZPass rates through the Green Discount Plan.
The project was made possible through funding by the New York State Public Service Commission's Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative. The locations of the charging stations were selected based on input from local elected officials and community stakeholders, geographic diversity, and projected demand for charging. FLO's charging stations cost $2.50 per hour during the day (6 am – 9 pm) and $1.00 per hour overnight. A daytime charge will be equivalent to fueling up at a gas station, while overnight charging may be over 60 percent cheaper.
About FLO
FLO is a leading North American electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator and a smart charging solutions provider. We fight climate change by accelerating EV adoption through a vertically integrated business model and delivering EV drivers the most dependable charging experience from curbside to countryside. Every month, we enable more than 750,000 charging events thanks to over 65,000 fast and level 2 EV charging stations deployed at public, private and residential locations. FLO operates across North America and our high-quality charging stations are assembled with care in Michigan and Quebec. To learn more about what "EV charging done right" means to us, visit flo.com.
About New York City Department of Transportation
NYC DOT is the New York City agency responsible for 6,300 miles of streets and highways, over 12,000 miles of sidewalk, and nearly 800 bridges and tunnels. As a part of this program, DOT is working with private-sector partners to provide convenient and reliable charging for EVs city streets. The agency is committed to the EV future, which is a major piece of the city achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
About Consolidated Edison
Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy-delivery companies, with approximately $12 billion in annual revenues and $63 billion in assets. The company provides a wide range of energy-related products and services to its customers through the following subsidiaries: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY), a regulated utility providing electric service in New York City and New York's Westchester County, gas service in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens and parts of Westchester, and steam service in Manhattan; Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), a regulated utility serving customers in a 1,300-square-mile-area in southeastern New York State and northern New Jersey; Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., the second-largest owners of solar electric production projects in North America, which, through its subsidiaries develops, owns and operates renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects and provides energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers; and Con Edison Transmission, Inc., which falls primarily under the oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and through its subsidiaries invests in electric transmission projects supporting its parent company's effort to transition to clean, renewable energy. Con Edison Transmission manages, through joint ventures, both electric and gas assets while seeking to develop electric transmission projects that will bring clean, renewable electricity to customers, focusing on New York, New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the Midwest.
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The trial of a Bethlehem man charged with breaking the femur of his then-girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in Minersville in 2019 began Monday in Schuylkill County Court.
Carlos Jerel Cruz, 29, is charged with one felony count of aggravated assault and one misdemeanor count each of endangering the welfare of children, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.
Minersville police Patrolman Jeffrey Bowers charged Cruz with an incident at 420 Lewis St., where he was staying with the child’s mother, Cindia Jaramillo, between Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, 2019.
Jaramillo, 30, told the court that she was working as an entertainer at Platinum Plus, a gentleman’s club in Allentown, when Cruz called her and said that her son had a bump on his head after climbing over a child safety gate and falling down a set of stairs. The woman also said Cruz sent her a picture of the gate.
She recalled telling Cruz to examine the boy more thoroughly. She went back to work after being told he was fine, with the exception of the bump, and that the boy was once again sleeping.
Jaramillo said she returned home around 3:30 a.m. Sept. 1 to find her son fast asleep. She was getting ready for bed around 5:30 a.m. when her son began screaming.
She checked his diaper but noticed swelling on his leg, and she and Cruz took the child to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.
Jaramillo said medical staff determined the child had a fractured left femur and a decision was made to transfer him to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.
Jaramillo said that at the Pottsville hospital and again at Cedar Crest she told doctors and nurses she was at home when the incident happened, even though she was not.
She said she lied because she was scared of losing custody of her son because of prior interactions with Berks County Children & Youth Services in which she was found to have not protected her children due to work, and that there were no incidents of physical abuse.
She told the court that Cruz did not tell her to lie and that she did not tell the truth because of the previous interactions.
Under questioning by Assistant District Attorney David Noon, Jaramillo said she told the same lie to investigators and during an interview with state police Cpl. Wesley Levan.
It was only in the second interview with Levan that she said she “came clean” and told him she was at work when the child was injured.
Under cross-examination by Assistant Public Defender Hank J. Clarke, Jaramillo said she had no reason to doubt Cruz’s story.
“You believed he fell down the steps,” Clarke asked.
“Yes,” the woman replied.
Under questioning, Jaramillo told Clarke that she has three other children ages 13, 11 and 9.
She said the 11-year-old was taken from her by children and youth services when the girl was 6 or 7 and has since been adopted.
The youngest, she said, was taken from her when the girl was about 4 months old and now lives with her grandmother. Jaramillo said children and youth services at the time said she abused the child.
Testimony questioned
As to the child with the broken leg, Clark said that prior testimony revealed the victim often wets his diaper during the overnight hours and has to be changed several times.
He questioned Jaramillo about her testimony that the child’s diaper was dry when she returned home from work but around 5:30 a.m. found it wet.
Clark asked Jaramillo if it is possible the child was screaming because of a wet diaper and not because he had been abused and injured by Cruz.
He then asked Jaramillo if in fact she became upset after finding the wet diaper, was extremely tired and became angry.
“It is possible you got physical with him?” he asked.
Jaramillo replied, no.
If the child had such a severe injury, how he could be sleeping soundly when she got home around 3:30 a.m. and then began screaming uncontrollably around 5:30 a.m.? Clark asked.
Asked if Cruz had any contact with the child after she returned home around 3:30 a.m. the woman said he did not.
“You decided to break his leg in a fit of anger,” Clark told Jaramillo.
Levan told the court that he conducted two interviews each with Jaramillo and Cruz.
In the first, Jaramillo told him that her son fell down the steps around 9:30 a.m. while she and Cruz were in the house, Levan said. In the second, she changed her story, Levan said.
“She told me she was not being truthful with me” and said that she was at work at the time, he said.
“The second version was a complete 180,” Levan said.
Last Call
Cruz said that he was the only adult inside the home during the time period, heard a thump and found the child had fallen down the stairs.
Levan also recalled Cruz telling him that “most of the story is true,” referring to the part of Jaramillo being home at the time being incorrect.
The corporal also said Cruz denied hurting the boy.
“He denied any involvement or causing the injury,” said Levan, adding that the man stuck to his story throughout the interview.
Also testifying were Beth Wetzel and Trudy Witmer, who at the time were employed at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill E. Norwegian St.
Both confirmed the injury to the child’s left leg and the decision to transfer the child.
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Which Le Creuset grill pan is best?
Le Creuset is known for high-quality, colorful, durable and chip-resistant enameled cast-iron cookware. Handcrafted in France, Le Creuset grill pans provide even distribution of heat and moisture and are made so you can bring the flavor of outdoor grilling to your stovetop.
The interior of every Le Creuset grill pan is finished with a black satin enamel that requires none of the seasoning and maintenance of raw cast iron while still giving you all the benefits. If you are looking for a grill pan that is easy to handle, take a look at the Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 10.25-Inch Square Skillet Grill with its loop handle for added stability.
What to know before you buy a Le Creuset grill pan
A grill pan is similar to a frying pan or saute pan but has evenly spaced ridges on the cooking surface. These ridges add grill marks to whatever you’re cooking, be it meat, seafood, vegetables or hot sandwiches. The Le Creuset grill pan ridges are designed to drain the fat and juices away from meats for healthier braising, searing, stir-frying and grilling.
Other Le Creuset pans
- Double burner grills: The superior heat distribution and retention qualities of cast iron make it ideal for grilling items too large to fit in a grill pan.
- Nonstick skillets: Le Creuset also makes lightweight nonstick aluminum frying pans that are oven-safe up to 500 degrees.
How to clean your Le Creuset grill pan
Le Creuset says its enameled cookware is dishwasher-safe but recommends washing by hand to preserve the beauty and integrity of its enamel finishes and cooking surfaces.
- Allow the pan to cool to room temperature before cleaning. Bringing cold water into contact with a hot pan can cause the enamel to crack from the sudden temperature change.
- If your grill pan has burnt-on foods, fill it with warm water and allow it to soak for 15 to 20 minutes. If the residue is exceptionally stubborn, add a tablespoon of baking soda and simmer for about 10 minutes. Drain the water and use a soft sponge to remove the remaining food.
- Use only warm water, mild dish soap and soft natural or nylon sponges. Abrasive cleaners or scrubbing sponges may damage your enamel cooking surface.
- Rinse with warm water and dry your grill pan thoroughly with a dishtowel before putting it away.
What to look for in a quality Le Creuset grill pan
Handles
Cast iron is heavy and can be hard to lift and carry, so look for grill pans with ergonomic handles that are easy to grip. A second handle placed across from the first allows you to use both hands to distribute the weight and thus maintain greater control over the grill pan.
Spouts
Grill pans have ridges that hold your meats above the cooking surface, providing the parallel char marks seen on foods grilled outdoors but not on kitchen cookware. These ridges also allow grease, fat and liquids to drain away from your foods. You will need to pour these liquids off, so look for grill pans with one or two pour spots.
Accessories
- Handle grips: You can get a single grip for your grill pan handle or a pair of grips that fit grill pans with wing handles. These red grips are made of flexible, heat-resistant silicone textured for a secure, comfortable grip.
- Utensil sets: These food-grade silicone utensils have wooden handles with flared ends that prevent slipping. The brush, spoon and spatulas come with a 1-quart stoneware utensil crock in colors to match your grill pan.
- Pan protectors: These star-shaped felt cushions pan protectors let you stack your enameled cast-iron cookware without danger of scratching or chipping.
How much you can expect to spend on a Le Creuset grill pan
You can expect to pay from $170-$270 for any of Le Creuset’s grill pans.
Le Creuset grill pan FAQ
How does Le Creuset choose its colors?
A. Le Creuset prides itself on bringing bold colors to the kitchen. Since 1925, its palette of classic and trend-setting colors has set the standard for the cookware industry. Le Creuset’s artisans pride themselves on creating some of the world’s most sought-after colors.
Can I nest my Le Creuset grill pans for storage?
A. Le Creuset recommends not doing so unless you place pad protectors between them to protect the enamel cooking surfaces.
What’s the best Le Creuset grill pan to buy?
Top Le Creuset grill pan
Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 10.25-Inch Square Skillet Grill
What you need to know: The grill pan’s mildly abrasive cooking surface develops a natural patina with use that is perfect for searing.
What you’ll love: The high ridges help the juices drain away, the dual spouts let you pour off the fat and juices in either direction and the loop handle adds stability and distributes the weight of the pan and what you’re cooking.
What you should consider: This skillet takes some effort to clean.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Le Creuset grill pan for the money
Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron Deep Round Grill
What you need to know: The deep walls of this 9.75-inch grill pan are made to contain splatters.
What you’ll love: The signature side handles of this grill pan provide a secure, balanced grip and the two side spouts allow you to pour off liquids in either direction. It comes in your choice of eight colors.
What you should consider: This grill may damage glass-topped stoves if you’re not careful.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 9.5-Inch Square Grill
What you need to know: The shallow design of this grill makes it one of the lightest pieces of cast-iron cookware you can find.
What you’ll love: This grill is compatible with all cooktops and is safe to an oven temperature of 500 degrees. The ergonomic wing handles are made for easy lifting and carrying, and it comes in your choice of a dozen Le Creuset signature colors.
What you should consider: This grill has no spouts to pour off fat and grease.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The Chicago Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of a MLB 2022 doubleheader Tuesday, August 23, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV.
Adam Wainwright gets the start on the mound for the Cardinals in Game 1, vs. fellow right-hander Javier Assad for the Cubs. St. Louis is 70-51 this season, while Chicago is 52-69.
The Cardinals vs. Cubs game starts at 1:20 p.m. Central (2:20 p.m. Eastern) and will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial. MLB Network will broadcast the game regionally.
Preview
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals are looking to keep their eight-game win streak going when they visit the Chicago Cubs.
Chicago is 52-69 overall and 26-36 at home. The Cubs have the ninth-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .394.
St. Louis has gone 30-30 on the road and 70-51 overall. The Cardinals have a 38-10 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
The matchup Tuesday is the 13th time these teams match up this season. The Cardinals hold an 8-4 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras has 21 doubles, two triples and 20 home runs for the Cubs. Franmil Reyes is 12-for-40 with three doubles, two triples and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Paul Goldschmidt has 31 home runs, 60 walks and 100 RBI while hitting .337 for the Cardinals. Albert Pujols is 13-for-26 with six home runs and 12 RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 6-4, .218 batting average, 3.23 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Cardinals: 9-1, .291 batting average, 2.08 ERA, outscored opponents by 38 runs
INJURIES: Cubs: Patrick Wisdom: day-to-day (finger), Marcus Stroman: day-to-day (leg), Keegan Thompson: 15-Day IL (back), Michael Hermosillo: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Kyle Hendricks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Mills: 15-Day IL (back), Jason Heyward: 10-Day IL (knee), Wade Miley: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ethan Roberts: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Codi Heuer: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brad Wieck: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Drew VerHagen: 60-Day IL (hip), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (knee), Jack Flaherty: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Reyes: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.al.com/sports/2022/08/cardinals-vs-cubs-mlb-2022-live-stream-823-how-to-watch-online-tv-info-time.html | 2022-08-23T17:29:27Z | https://www.al.com/sports/2022/08/cardinals-vs-cubs-mlb-2022-live-stream-823-how-to-watch-online-tv-info-time.html | false |
Every mobile operating system offers an inbuilt UI toolkit that contains various widgets, which are usually not very customizable. Flutter comes with a flexible widget system that implements the Material Design specification and motivates mobile app developers to create futuristic, minimal UIs.
Unlike platform-specific UI widgets, Flutter offers many customizable widget choices for each generic requirement, so building your Flutter app according to your unique design sketch is easy. One of these is the ExpansionPanel
widget, which helps us to create expandable/collapsible lists.
We can add several ExpansionPanel
widgets inside one ExpansionPanelList
widget to create expandable/collapsible lists in our Flutter apps. These widgets have an expand/collapse icon-button for users to show/hide additional content. Flutter developers typically use a separate details screen to display large content segments for particular list items (i.e., displaying product details).
The ExpansionPanel
widget helps developers show small- and medium-sized content segments for each list item without a need for screen navigation. In UI/UX specifications, this UI element can be called Accordion, Expandable, or Collapsible.
In this tutorial, I will explain how to use and customize the ExpansionPanel
widget with practical examples. Also, we will compare it with the ExpansionTile
widget that offers similar features.
Jump ahead:
- Flutter
ExpansionPanel
tutorial - How to customize the
ExpansionPanel
widget’s UI - Building nested expansion panels
ExpansionPanel
vs.ExpansionTile
Flutter ExpansionPanel
tutorial
Let’s create a new Flutter project to work with the ExpansionPanel
widget. You can also use this example code in your existing Flutter projects.
If you are new to Flutter, install Flutter development tools according to the official Flutter installation guide. You can run the upcoming examples on Google Chrome, a physical mobile device, or an emulator/simulator. In this tutorial, I will use Chrome to preview the example app.
First, create a new Flutter app with the following command:
flutter create expansionpanel_example cd expansionpanel_example
Enter the flutter run
command to make sure that everything works fine.
Using ExpansionPanel
with ExpansionPanelList
Let’s create a simple guide page for creating a Flutter app with several ExpansionPanel
widgets and a ExpansionPanelList
widget. The user can tap on a particular step to expand it and see more details.
In most scenarios, we typically load data to the app frontend via a backend web service with an asynchronous function, but for our tutorial, we’ll render hardcoded data from a synchronous function to get started with ExpansionPanel
quickly.
Add the following code to your main.dart
file:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; void main() => runApp(const MyApp()); class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key); static const String _title = 'Flutter Tutorial'; @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( title: _title, home: Scaffold( appBar: AppBar(title: const Text(_title)), body: const Steps(), ), ); } } class Step { Step( this.title, this.body, [this.isExpanded = false] ); String title; String body; bool isExpanded; } List<Step> getSteps() { return [ Step('Step 0: Install Flutter', 'Install Flutter development tools according to the official documentation.'), Step('Step 1: Create a project', 'Open your terminal, run `flutter create <project_name>` to create a new project.'), Step('Step 2: Run the app', 'Change your terminal directory to the project directory, enter `flutter run`.'), ]; } class Steps extends StatefulWidget { const Steps({Key? key}) : super(key: key); @override State<Steps> createState() => _StepsState(); } class _StepsState extends State<Steps> { final List<Step> _steps = getSteps(); @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return SingleChildScrollView( child: Container( child: _renderSteps(), ), ); } Widget _renderSteps() { return ExpansionPanelList( expansionCallback: (int index, bool isExpanded) { setState(() { _steps[index].isExpanded = !isExpanded; }); }, children: _steps.map<ExpansionPanel>((Step step) { return ExpansionPanel( headerBuilder: (BuildContext context, bool isExpanded) { return ListTile( title: Text(step.title), ); }, body: ListTile( title: Text(step.body), ), isExpanded: step.isExpanded, ); }).toList(), ); } }
Notice the following facts about the above example code:
- The
Steps
widget is responsible for rendering the entire expandable list on the screen - The
getSteps
synchronous function returns all hardcoded steps as instances of theItem
class, and the_steps
widget state variable holds all items as a DartList
- We use two parameters from the
ExpansionPanelList
class:children
to set allExpansionPanel
instances by converting the_steps
listexpansionCallback
to update the_steps
list based on the recent user interaction with the expand/collapse button
- We used the
ListTile
class rather than simply usingText
to display a well-styled Material list
Run the above code. You will see steps to create a Flutter project, as shown in the following preview:
Test the app by adding more steps, or try to generate some dynamic data with the List.generate factory constructor.
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If you need to load data from your web backend, you can wrap the ExpansionPanelList
widget with FutureBuilder
as usual:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; void main() => runApp(const MyApp()); class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key); static const String _title = 'Flutter Tutorial'; @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( title: _title, home: Scaffold( appBar: AppBar(title: const Text(_title)), body: const Steps(), ), ); } } class Step { Step( this.title, this.body, [this.isExpanded = false] ); String title; String body; bool isExpanded; } Future<List<Step>> getSteps() async { var _items = [ Step('Step 0: Install Flutter', 'Install Flutter development tools according to the official documentation.'), Step('Step 1: Create a project', 'Open your terminal, run `flutter create <project_name>` to create a new project.'), Step('Step 2: Run the app', 'Change your terminal directory to the project directory, enter `flutter run`.'), ]; return Future<List<Step>>.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 2), () => _items); } class Steps extends StatelessWidget { const Steps({Key? key}) : super(key: key); @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return SingleChildScrollView( child: Container( child: FutureBuilder<List<Step>>( future: getSteps(), builder: (BuildContext context, AsyncSnapshot<List<Step>> snapshot) { if(snapshot.hasData) { return StepList(steps: snapshot.data ?? []); } else { return Center( child: Padding( padding: EdgeInsets.all(16), child: CircularProgressIndicator(), ), ); } } ), ), ); } } class StepList extends StatefulWidget { final List<Step> steps; const StepList({Key? key, required this.steps}) : super(key: key); @override State<StepList> createState() => _StepListState(steps: steps); } class _StepListState extends State<StepList> { final List<Step> _steps; _StepListState({required List<Step> steps}) : _steps = steps; @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return ExpansionPanelList( expansionCallback: (int index, bool isExpanded) { setState(() { _steps[index].isExpanded = !isExpanded; }); }, children: _steps.map<ExpansionPanel>((Step step) { return ExpansionPanel( headerBuilder: (BuildContext context, bool isExpanded) { return ListTile( title: Text(step.title), ); }, body: ListTile( title: Text(step.body), ), isExpanded: step.isExpanded, ); }).toList(), ); } }
We made three updates to the previous source code, as explained below:
- Made the
getSteps
function asynchronous with an artificial delay, so now you can even fetch data for the expandable list from a web service via your favorite networking client library (i.e., Dio) - Wrapped the expandable list with a
FutureBuilder
by creating a second widget calledStepList
, which uses conditional rendering to display a circular loading animation during the artificial network latency - Made the
Steps
widget stateless since we don’t hold any data in the state there
Run the above code — you will see the expandable list after a two-second delay:
Using either of these two approaches, you can offer solutions for any situation where you need to use the ExpansionPanel
widget.
Now, let’s study the features that the ExpansionPanel
offers! In the upcoming examples, we will update the synchronous version because its implementation is minimal compared to the asynchronous one. Copy the first example source code to your main.dart
file again and get ready to continue with the tutorial.
How to customize the ExpansionPanel
widget’s UI
When you use ExpansionPanel
along with ListTile
, you will get a user-friendly expandable list as we saw in previous examples. You can customize it according to your personal preference or app theme. For example, you change elements’ background color, as follows:
return ExpansionPanel( //..... //... backgroundColor: const Color(0xffeeeeff), );
You can change the expandable list’s divider color, as shown in the following code snippet:
return ExpansionPanelList( dividerColor: Colors.teal, //.... //...
It’s also possible to set a custom padding for the header. Look at the following example:
return ExpansionPanelList( expandedHeaderPadding: EdgeInsets.all(6), //.... //...
The following _renderSteps
method implementation uses the above parameters to apply several UI customizations.
Widget _renderSteps() { return ExpansionPanelList( dividerColor: Colors.teal, expandedHeaderPadding: EdgeInsets.all(0), expansionCallback: (int index, bool isExpanded) { setState(() { _steps[index].isExpanded = !isExpanded; }); }, children: _steps.map<ExpansionPanel>((Step step) { return ExpansionPanel( backgroundColor: const Color(0xffeeeeff), headerBuilder: (BuildContext context, bool isExpanded) { return ListTile( title: Text(step.title), ); }, body: ListTile( title: Text(step.body), ), isExpanded: step.isExpanded, ); }).toList(), ); }
Now, you will see a customized expandable list UI, as shown in the following preview:
Adjusting ExpansionPanel
’s animation and touch feedback
The Flutter widget system lets you change the speed of ExpansionPanel
’s animation. For example, you can slow down its animation by extending the animation duration as follows:
return ExpansionPanelList( animationDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 1500), //.... //...
The ExpansionPanel
widget opens/closes the content section only if users tap on the right side icon button, but users can do the same action by tapping on the entire header section if you use the following setup:
return ExpansionPanel( canTapOnHeader: true, //... //..
This configuration is a good user experience improvement if your app users typically use small-screen devices — they don’t need to tap right on the small expand/collapse icon button to activate the expand/collapse action.
Auto-expanding ExpansionPanel
based on widget state
In previous examples, we used the isExpanded
class variable in the Step
class, but we didn’t explicitly set a value for it from the getSteps
function. All we got was expansion panels collapsed, initially.
We can set an initial value for the ExpansionPanel
class’s isExpanded
parameter to set an auto-expanded item. Use the following synchronous getSteps
function implementation:
List<Step> getSteps() { return [ Step('Step 0: Install Flutter', 'Install Flutter development tools according to the official documentation.', true), Step('Step 1: Create a project', 'Open your terminal, run `flutter create <project_name>` to create a new project.'), Step('Step 2: Run the app', 'Change your terminal directory to the project directory, enter `flutter run`.'), ]; }
Here, we set true
for isExpanded
in the first list element. Find the following code line in the _renderSteps
method:
isExpanded: step.isExpanded,
The above line passes the isExpanded
from the Step
instance to the ExpansionPanel
, so now we can see the first panel gets auto-expanded initially:
Similarly, you can even control initially-opened panels from your web backends!
Expanding and collapsing all items at once
Have you ever noticed, that in some apps, we can expand/collapse all expandable segments at once, with one button? This feature is helpful if users need to read all hidden content without tapping on each expansion panel. Use the following build
method implementation for _StepsState
:
@override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return SingleChildScrollView( child: Column( children: <Widget>[ Padding( padding: EdgeInsets.all(12), child: ElevatedButton( child: const Text('Expand all'), onPressed: () { setState(() { for(int i = 0; i < _steps.length; i++) { _steps[i].isExpanded = true; } }); }, ), ), _renderSteps() ], ), ); }
Here, we created a button to expand all panels at once. The setState
method call sets isExpanded
as true
for all list item instances, so once you tap on the button, all steps get expanded as follows:
Similarly, you can implement a button to collapse all panels by setting the isExpanded
parameter to false
:
_steps[i].isExpanded = false;
Creating radio expansion panels with ExpansionPanelRadio
The default ExpansionPanelList
widget behaves like a group of checkboxes, so when we tap on one panel, that particular panel gets expanded and we have to click it again to collapse it.
But what if we need to build an expandable list that behaves like a group of radio buttons? We can only keep one panel expanded, like with the checkboxes group.
As a solution, you might think about writing some custom logic to update the _steps
list the way we implemented expand/collapse all features, but the Flutter widget system actually offers inbuilt ExpansionPanelRadio
for this requirement.
Use the following code for the _renderSteps
function implementation:
Widget _renderSteps() { return ExpansionPanelList.radio( children: _steps.map<ExpansionPanelRadio>((Step step) { return ExpansionPanelRadio( headerBuilder: (BuildContext context, bool isExpanded) { return ListTile( title: Text(step.title), ); }, body: ListTile( title: Text(step.body), ), value: step.title ); }).toList(), ); }
Here, we used the ExpansionPanelRadio
widget with the ExpansionPanelList.radio
constructor. The ExpansionPanelRadio
widget doesn’t accept the isExpanded
parameter as ExpansionPanel
does; instead, it accepts a unique value with the value
parameter. Also, we don’t need to call setState
from expansionCallback
, since the Flutter framework offers an inbuilt implementation to automatically collapse open panels once the user opens another.
Once you use the above code snippet, you will see the following result:
If you need to open a particular panel initially, you can do it with the unique identifier you added with the value
parameter, as shown below:
return ExpansionPanelList.radio( initialOpenPanelValue: 'Step 0: Install Flutter', //.... //...
Note that here we used the item title string as the unique value
for demonstration purposes. For production apps, make sure to use a better unique value like a product identifier.
Building nested expansion panels
In most applications, using one level for expansion panels is enough, such as in our previous examples. But when you develop complex apps (i.e., desktop apps) with Flutter, sometimes you need to add nested expansion panels.
The Flutter widget system is so flexible that it lets you create nested expansion panels. But, how can we define a model to hold data for one expansion panel?
We can indeed use a recursive definition for the Step
class as follows:
class Step { Step( this.title, this.body, [this.subSteps = const <Step>[]] ); String title; String body; List<Step> subSteps; }
Now, we can render a nested expansion panel set by using the subSteps
list. The following example code adds another step to our Flutter tutorial app with two sub-steps:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; void main() => runApp(const MyApp()); class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key); static const String _title = 'Flutter Tutorial'; @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( title: _title, home: Scaffold( appBar: AppBar(title: const Text(_title)), body: const Steps(), ), ); } } class Step { Step( this.title, this.body, [this.subSteps = const <Step>[]] ); String title; String body; List<Step> subSteps; } List<Step> getSteps() { return [ Step('Step 0: Install Flutter', 'Install Flutter development tools according to the official documentation.'), Step('Step 1: Create a project', 'Open your terminal, run `flutter create <project_name>` to create a new project.'), Step('Step 2: Run the app', 'Change your terminal directory to the project directory, enter `flutter run`.'), Step('Step 3: Build your app', 'Select a tutorial:', [ Step('Developing a to-do app', 'Add a link to the tutorial video'), Step('Developing a 2-D game', 'Add a link to the tutorial video'), ]), ]; } class Steps extends StatefulWidget { const Steps({Key? key}) : super(key: key); @override State<Steps> createState() => _StepsState(); } class _StepsState extends State<Steps> { final List<Step> _steps = getSteps(); @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return SingleChildScrollView( child: Container( child: _renderSteps(_steps) ), ); } Widget _renderSteps(List<Step> steps) { return ExpansionPanelList.radio( children: steps.map<ExpansionPanelRadio>((Step step) { return ExpansionPanelRadio( headerBuilder: (BuildContext context, bool isExpanded) { return ListTile( title: Text(step.title), ); }, body: ListTile( title: Text(step.body), subtitle: _renderSteps(step.subSteps) ), value: step.title ); }).toList(), ); } }
Here, we call the _renderSteps
method recursively with step.subSteps
for rendering nested expansion panels. Once you run the above code, you will see sub-steps for the last step, as shown below:
The above example renders only two levels of nested expansion panels, but the recursive method supports more, so how can you modify the getSteps
method source for displaying three expansion levels? You can easily add another expansion level by passing your sub-steps for the Developing a to-do app step.
ExpansionPanel
vs. ExpansionTile
We’ve tested all of the features that ExpansionPanel
offers. Next, let’s compare it with a similar widget and discuss when you need to use each. Look at the following table that compares ExpansionPanel
with ExpansionTile
:
According to the above comparison, we can understand that the ExpansionPanel
is more like a content widget that users can expand/collapse, so we can use it, for example, to display more details about a particular product without having to navigate to a second screen. Also, you may simplify a complex app screen by grouping widgets with the ExpansionPanelRadio
widget and showing a single group of widgets at a time.
On the other hand, ExpansionTile
is a widget suitable for creating sublists because you can directly use multiple ListTile
s in the children
parameter. For example, you may implement a settings panel or submenu with the ExpansionTile
widget. See the flutter_settings_screens
implementation to learn more about implementing settings panels with ExpansionTile
.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we learned how to use the ExpansionPanel
widget in Flutter by modifying a practical example based on various requirements. You can use this widget to create expandable details sections according to the Material Design specification.
ExpansionPanel
fulfills the generic UI requirements of adding an expandable list, but as we noticed in the comparison section, it has some limitations compared to the ExpansionTile
. However, it adheres to the Material specification, so typically we don’t need advanced customizations for ExpansionPanel
since it offers a great, developer-friendly expandable list design along with ListTile
.
If you face limitations with ExpansionPanel
or ExpansionTile
, you can check the flutter-expandable community package. It offers the combined features of both ExpansionPanel
and ExpansionTile
in a more flexible way.
Flutter offers hundreds of inbuilt widgets, and the Flutter development team strives to improve existing widgets according to developer feedback, so they can introduce new features or improvements that may result in deprecating alternative, community-based widgets. Therefore, using native widgets like ExpansionPanel
and ExpansionTile
makes your app stable and compliant with the Material Design specification.
Try implementing your next app prototype’s expandable list with ExpansionPanel
!
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LogRocket is a frontend application monitoring solution that lets you replay problems as if they happened in your own browser. Instead of guessing why errors happen, or asking users for screenshots and log dumps, LogRocket lets you replay the session to quickly understand what went wrong. It works perfectly with any app, regardless of framework, and has plugins to log additional context from Redux, Vuex, and @ngrx/store.
In addition to logging Redux actions and state, LogRocket records console logs, JavaScript errors, stacktraces, network requests/responses with headers + bodies, browser metadata, and custom logs. It also instruments the DOM to record the HTML and CSS on the page, recreating pixel-perfect videos of even the most complex single-page web and mobile apps.
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Working with a powerful coalition of public and private stakeholders, LYT's TSP solution improved transit bus flow along one of the region's busiest corridors
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG), Sustainable Silicon Valley, SamTrans, City of East Palo Alto and LYT, a leader in intelligent connected traffic technology solutions, announced today it has successfully completed a pilot project for Intelligent Transit Signal Prioritization (iTSP).The project saw an overall positive impact for improved transit performance in the East Palo Alto community, and complete results of the project will be presented to the East Palo Alto City Council on September 20.
The efficiency of local transit has a direct impact on transit dependent communities such as East Palo Alto which is designated as an Equity Priority Community in part due to the number of Zero-Vehicle Households (9% have no vehicle, as compared to 6% Countywide). Without iTSP, buses stop at traffic signals 70% of the time. With iTSP deployed at key traffic intersections, the pilot demonstrated that buses spent less time idling and got riders to their destinations faster and more efficiently.
With over $178,000 of funding from City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG), Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV) formed a coalition of public and private stakeholders including San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans), City of East Palo Alto and LYT, to deliver intelligent transit priority along congested arteries in transit-dependent communities. The City of East Palo Alto is a place where such improvements in transit speed and reliability are most needed and can potentially improve the quality of life for residents.
For the pilot project, the coalition deployed LYT's Artificial Intelligence-powered Transit Signal Priority (TSP) technology, called LYT.transit, on a corridor consisting of four signalized intersections in East Palo Alto. This corridor is a subsection of SamTrans route 281 and includes the following intersections:
- University Ave. & Bay Rd.
- University Ave. & Runnymede St.
- University Ave. & Bell St.
- University Ave. & Donohoe St.
The iTSP deployment on University Ave. yielded a significant positive impact on several key performance indicators. TSP reduced northbound intersection delays by 45% and southbound intersection delays by 19%. These reductions translate to 18% and 7% reductions in travel time for northbound and southbound respectively.
As SamTrans completes the upgrade of its CAD/AVL system, they will collect
iTSP data to inform where they can produce operation efficiencies, advise scheduling changes, and drive TSP deployments to be able to meet improved transit service goals.
"Our solutions keep transit vehicles moving for a more reliable and consistent rider experience, while minimizing the impact to other road users. Better transit helps to build better communities and increases the quality of life for all residents. We're excited about the results we saw during our pilot in one of the area's most congested corridors," said Tim Menard, CEO and Founder of LYT. "Traffic management systems driven by Artificial Intelligence and machine learning principles are now benefitting entire regions and transforming cities into places where people can live, work, and move more freely."
The ability to evaluate new technologies in a real world context is key to understanding how these systems will perform and scale. "We want to keep transit on the cutting edge of the latest technology," said SamTrans Board Chair Pete Ratto."iTSP has shown itself to be a great tool in
accomplishing that goal."
A sustainable approach to technology deployment is also key to unlocking value for the long term. "Reliable transit is essential for our community as East Palo Alto residents currently own cars at a much lower rate than the county average. LYT's pilot helped demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a transit signal priority system in East Palo Alto that benefits our community and can be beneficial across jurisdictions," said Lisa Gauthier, East Palo Alto Vice Mayor and C/CAG Board Member.
Developing and maintaining partnerships with local communities, agencies and non-profits allows rapid identification, evaluation and funding of worthwhile projects. "C/CAG is excited about this project, as it serves as another strong example of what's possible when you merge creative and collaborative problem solving with technology," said Davina Hurt, Belmont City Councilmember and Chair of the C/CAG Board. "C/CAG is committed to supporting nimble pilot projects, and leverages those lessons learned to help advance the county's mobility and clean air goals."
Bringing cities, agencies and tech together around some of the big challenges facing under-represented communities is itself a powerful tool. "SSV is recognized for creating unique partnerships and we are pleased to identify a solution for a systemic transit issue in East Palo Alto with LYT's innovative technology and introduce SamTrans to an AI-powered TSP solution that scales for for wider deployment," said SSV Board Chair Andrew (Drew) Clark.
LYT is a cloud-based software platform that uses state-of-the-art connected vehicle and machine learning technologies to prioritize the flow of vehicles in a city and across a corridor. By optimizing public transport, emergency and other vehicles it enables shorter travel times, less congestion, improved air-quality and more reliable mass transit.
The LYT/SSV team will present the project findings in a Special Presentation to the City of East Palo Alto City Council at the September 20th, 2022, City Council meeting.
About C/CAG
C/CAG works on issues that affect the quality of life in general; transportation, air quality, stormwater runoff, airport/land use compatibility planning, hazardous waste, climate planning, energy and water resource strategies, and solid waste and recycling. C/CAG operates as a Joint Powers Authority and has membership that includes each of the 20 cities and the County in San Mateo County. (https://ccag.ca.gov/)
SamTrans operates 70 routes throughout San Mateo County. Funded in part by a half-cent sales tax, the San Mateo County Transit District also provides administrative support for Caltrain and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority. SamTrans has provided bus service to San Mateo County customers since 1976. Click here for fact sheet.
LYT is an intelligent connected traffic technology provider that offers a cloud-based platform that orchestrates today's Intelligent Transportation Systems. LYT's AI-powered machine learning technology enables a suite of transit signal priority and emergency vehicle preemption solutions that utilize pre-existing vehicle tracking sensors and city communication networks to dynamically adjust the phase and timing of traffic signals to provide sufficient green clearance time while minimally impacting cross traffic. LYT is headquartered in Silicon Valley and serves municipalities across the US. Learn more at LYT.ai.
SSV is a nonprofit "think and do tank" that has a well-deserved reputation for coalescing Silicon Valley residents, government, agencies, leading tech companies, and start ups around tough sustainability issues such as equity and transit. With support from C/CAG, SSV formed a coalition of private/ public partners for the intelligent Transit Signal Priority project, and successfully led the pilot project, creating a blueprint for future investments in regional bus systems.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Editor's note: The above video aired during a previous broadcast.
The arena formerly known as "Gila River Arena" will be getting a new name and a new facelift after a new partnership with Desert Diamond Casinos and ASM Global.
The 18,000-seat arena will now be known as "Desert Diamond Arena."
The name change is "only the beginning" of changes made to the entertainment area, according to a recent press release from the casino. Other future changes include arena upgrades, hotel and resort expansions and expanding entertainment opprotunities.
This is about much more than changing the name of the arena," said Jason Oberlander, ASM Global's Chief Commercial Officer said. "Strengthening our relationship with Desert Diamond Casinos through this new agreement will allow us to go further than ever before in delivering the highest level of entertainment experiences to our guests."
No specific details of future expansions or upgrades were given in the press release.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Freeport LNG Development, L.P. (Freeport LNG) has completed a detailed assessment of alternatives for resuming operations at its liquefaction facility following the June 8th incident and has identified a recovery plan for reinstatement of partial operations that it believes ensures the long-term safety and integrity of the facility, provides recovery execution certainty, and minimizes procurement and performance testing risks. Although typical construction risks could impact the recovery plan, it is anticipated that initial production can commence in early to mid-November, and ramp up to a sustained level of at least 2 BCF per day by the end of November, representing over 85% of the export capacity of the facility. The recovery plan will utilize Freeport LNG's second LNG loading dock as a lay berth until loading capabilities at the second dock are reinstated in March 2023, at which time we anticipate being capable of operating at 100% of our capacity.
Freeport LNG has engaged Kiewit Energy Group Inc. (Kiewit) to perform the engineering, procurement, and reconstruction activities necessary to implement Freeport LNG's recovery effort. Kiewit has significant LNG facility experience including both greenfield and brownfield developments and large and small/mid- scale LNG projects. They have been involved in LNG projects from start to finish including, front-end engineering design, detailed engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.
Freeport LNG continues to coordinate closely with representatives of the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Coast Guard and other applicable regulatory agencies to implement its recovery plan and corrective measures to ensure a safe and confident resumption of operations.
ABOUT FREEPORT LNG
Freeport LNG is an LNG export company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company's three train, 15 MTPA liquefaction facility is the seventh largest in the world and second largest in the U.S. Freeport LNG's liquefaction facility is the largest all-electric drive motor plant of its kind in the world, making it the most environmentally sustainable site of its kind. The facility's electric drive motors reduce carbon emissions by over 90% relative to gas turbine-driven liquefaction facilities. Freeport plans to expand by adding a fourth liquefaction train, which has received all regulatory approvals for construction. Freeport was formed in 2002 to develop, own and operate an LNG terminal on Quintana Island, near Freeport, Texas. The terminal started LNG import operations in June 2008 and began LNG export operations in 2019. Further information can be found on Freeport's website at www.freeportlng.com.
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Herbert, defense look to lead Chargers back to the playoffs
By The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (9-8)
New faces: LB Khalil Mack, CB J.C. Jackson, DT Sebastian Joseph-Day, DT Austin Johnson, DE Morgan Fox, LB Kyle Van Noy, TE Gerald Everett, LB Troy Reeder, P JK Scott, OG Zion Johnson, special teams coach Ryan Ficken, offensive line coach Brandon Nugent.
Key losses: OT Bryan Bulaga, DT Justin Jones, LB Kyzir White, LB Uchenna Nwosu, LB Kyler Fackrell, OL Scott Quessenberry, TE Stephen Anderson, offensive line coach Frank Smith.
Strengths: QB Justin Herbert made the Pro Bowl last season and set the franchise single-season record with 5,014 passing yards in his first season running a new offense under coach Brandon Staley and coordinator Joe Lombardi. Herbert has plenty of playmakers to throw to, including wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams along with running back Austin Ekeler. The acquisition of Mack to pair with Joey Bosa gives the Chargers one of the more formidable pass-rushing duos in the league. Bosa has 58 sacks since entering the league in 2016, which is sixth most during that span. Mack is right behind him with 57 1/2.
Weaknesses: Staley was hired after being the Rams defensive coordinator in 2020 and making them the top-ranked unit in the league. That success has not translated yet to the Chargers, who were 23rd in total defense last season and near the bottom in third-down conversion, stopping the run and points allowed after halftime. The defense could have as many as six new starters this season, headlined by Mack and cornerback J.C. Jackson. Staley is also hoping that defensive lineman Sebastian Jones-Day and linebackers Troy Reeder and Morgan Fox, who were on the Rams 2020 defense, can bring more of that aggressive style that Staley is looking for.
Camp Development: S Derwin James only participated in team walkthroughs while a contract extension was being negotiated. James is the defensive signal-caller and the lack of reps in practice on a unit that has had plenty of changes could have the Chargers scurrying to make up for lost time.
Fantasy Player To Watch: Ekeler scored 20 touchdowns last season, which was tied with Indianapolis’ Jonathan Taylor for most in the league. Ekeler also had 1,558 scrimmage yards, third among running backs.
FanDuel Says: Win Super Bowl: 14-1. Over/under wins: 10.
Expectations: The Chargers invested more than $70 million on free agents on defense during the offseason in order to get to the playoffs for the first time since 2018. They have one of the most exciting QBs in the league in Herbert while Staley has shown he is one of the most aggressive coaches in the league in going for it on fourth down. The defense will need to come through or else general manager Tom Telesco could start feeling pressure with only two postseason appearances to show in his first nine seasons.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A 5-year-old girl has drowned while attempting to cross the Rio Grande to enter Texas, Mexico’s National Immigration Institute said Tuesday.
The girl was attempting to cross the river with her mother Monday, when the current swept her away. The institute said two were from Central America, but did not specify which country.
The mother told rescuers she was holding her child, but the current swept her daughter out of her arms.
The child’s body was found downstream near Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas.
Four other migrants from South America were also found trapped in the river nearby and taken to safety. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Child-of-migrant-5-drowns-while-crossing-Rio-17392243.php | 2022-08-23T17:38:35Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Child-of-migrant-5-drowns-while-crossing-Rio-17392243.php | true |
Summary: A Forbes-awarded executive search agency in the Americas, Barbachano International is now commemorating 30 years in operation.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Founded in 1992, Barbachano International Executive Search Firm is a leading recruitment and leadership advisory based in San Diego, CA. With more than three decades of experience in helping businesses find top executive talent, the firm has successfully placed thousands of candidates in executive-level positions, across a variety of industries. CEO Fernando Ortiz-Barbachano attributes the company's success to its team of experienced customer-obsessed executive recruiters and their focus on building long-term relationships with clients and candidates.
CEO Fernando Ortiz-Barbachano also made an official statement for the press "Our 30th anniversary is a significant milestone for Barbachano International. As we reflect on our company's past, the relationships we have nurtured, and the talented people we have put out onto their professional journeys, we look forward to a future of new possibilities and even better opportunities. We have leveraged cutting-edge systems and business framework to solidify our status as a premier provider of recruitment and leadership advisory solutions in North America." He added, "I am very thankful for our talented and hard-working team who has made Barbachano International synonymous with "high impact human capital solutions."
Executive VP, Octavio Lepe said, "as we celebrate the completion of three decades, we are very confident that the coming years will bring accelerated growth for our company, as it penetrates new high-growth markets, implements revolutionary technology and tools to identify and select top-tier executives."
Barbachano International is fully geared to lead the future with the same intensity, dedication, and creativity that has distinguished it from others since its inception. Having received the prestigious title of 'America's Best Executive Search Firms' for six consecutive years by Forbes magazine, the company aims to honor this legacy while moving towards a future of tech-driven solutions and added benefits at all steps of the human capital supply chain.
Barbachano International is the premier executive search and leadership advisory firm in the Americas (USA, Mexico, Canada, and Latin America) with a focus on diversity and multicultural target markets. Barbachano International (BIPSEARCH) has been recognized by Forbes as Americas' Best Executive Search Firms for 6 consecutive years and currently ranks #26 and #3 on the West Coast.
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The acquisition will strengthen Xebia's foothold in the functional programming domain
GURUGRAM, India, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Xebia, a leading global IT consultancy and services company, has united with 47 Degrees, a US-based global technology consultancy focused on unlocking business growth by creating assured solutions for complex, mission-critical software.
47 Degrees has been focused on building and deploying innovative applications for its clients as well as actively engaging in the tech community since 2010. The company offers comprehensive consulting services in functional programming languages and related technologies, like Scala, Kotlin, Spark, Kafka, and Akka. While the company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, they have strong footholds in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Colombia.
Its team handles the design, development, and deployment of applications for its clients so that companies can focus on their core business goals. Their engineers—with years of development expertise—coordinate with client teams to provide additional bandwidth and adapt mission-critical workflow.
Speaking about the collaboration, Mr. Anand Sahay, Global CEO, Xebia Group, said, "We are delighted to join forces with 47 Degrees and we believe that with their strong expertise in Scala, Kotlin as well as functional Java, this acquisition will establish our presence in the global market and also allow us to widen our functional programming expertise to Rust, Clojure, and Haskell. We aim to become one of the most significant one-stop-shop for all functional programming needs."
Nick Elsberry, CEO of 47 Degrees, said; "We're pleased to join forces with Xebia, strong supporters of the functional paradigm, to leverage and support our comprehensive services and expertise to our future and existing clients. Xebia not only aligns with our technology goals but our people-first methodologies, and we're excited about this next chapter."
Functional languages provide significant advantages while building highly scalable and parallelized systems. As the demand for such scalable systems is increasing exponentially among enterprises as well as innovative start-ups worldwide, there is a simultaneous demand for specialized talent that is unfragmented and can support the adoption of functional paradigms.
As a full stack software firm, Xebia is a firm believer in and promoter of functional programming in its solution blueprints. We believe that the consolidation of boutique functional companies can offer enterprises a strong option and build confidence in functional paradigms.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A showdown between defense attorneys for disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh who say prosecutors are unfairly withholding evidence and prosecutors who want the defense to agree to secrecy rules first is heading for a courtroom next week.
In their latest court filing, defense lawyers said the secrecy rules as Murdaugh awaits a murder trial in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son are hypocritical because prosecutors are leaking evidence to media outlets, including a video the leaker said was taken not long before the killings.
Prosecutors, including South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson himself, denied the leaks last week.
A hearing about the matter is scheduled for Monday at the Colleton County courthouse, where defense attorneys want the murder trial to take place in January.
The cellphone video from Murdaugh's son included Murdaugh talking to his wife outside the family's Colleton County home where the killings happened, said defense lawyers, who added that they haven't been given the video, but it was shown to Murdaugh's family by state agents.
The leaked media reports did not include that the conversation was friendly and about dogs, the defense said. Defense lawyer Dick Harpootlian said the state contends that Murdaugh killed his wife and son "for no apparent reason" within minutes of the light-hearted conversation.
“Perhaps this crucial information was intentionally omitted from the media leak to portray Alex Murdaugh in the worst possible light,” Harpootlian wrote in his motion.
When the accusations first came up last week, Wilson said no one in his office has leaked anything and he spoke to leaders at the State Law Enforcement Division who also denied releasing information improperly. Prosecutors have not responded to the latest motion from the defense.
Court papers did not identify the media outlets.
Murdaugh, 54, remains in jail awaiting his trial. Investigators contend he killed his wife, Maggie, 52, with a rifle and his son Paul, 22, with a shotgun in June 2021. Prosecutors have not revealed what evidence linked Murdaugh to the killings and nothing about a possible motive.
Murdaugh's lawyers have said he adamantly denies the killings.
Defense lawyers said prosecutors missed an Aug. 15 deadline under long-standing legal rules to share all the evidence they have gathered so far. Prosecutors said they don't want to turn that information over until the defense agrees to a protective order limiting who they can show the evidence to and how it handles documents, photos and recordings.
Authorities said they want to protect autopsy or crime scene photos from becoming public and other evidence being revealed before the trial.
But in their motion, the defense said prosecutors are self-serving with that request, stacking the deck so Murdaugh can't get a fair, speedy trial to clear his name. It took investigators 13 months to charge Murdaugh, and his lawyers surmise there are thousands of pages of interviews, GPS and phone records, surveillance videos, autopsy results and other evidence to review.
“The State continues to use the material, which should have been disclosed to the defense already, in witness interviews and to otherwise prepare its case for trial, while Alex's counsel are reduced to motion practice begging to see the evidence to be used against him,” Harpootlian wrote.
Murdaugh's legal woes extend far from a murder trial. In all, Murdaugh faces about 90 charges. Most of them are financial crimes, with prosecutors saying he stole at least $8.5 million from settlements he got for about a dozen poorer clients in injury or wrongful death cases. He was most recently indicted on charges he stole from the family's law firm and his own brother, who is an attorney there.
Authorities also have said he also laundered money through a drug ring and by writing 437 checks worth $2.4 million to associates and others to avoid bank reporting requirements. Murdaugh also tried to get a man to kill him so his surviving son could collect a $10 million life insurance policy, investigators said.
It's a stunning fall for a man whose family dominated the legal scene in tiny, neighboring Hampton County for nearly a century. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were the area’s elected prosecutors for 87 years, while his family also built one of the most prominent small-town legal firms in South Carolina over the past century.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NATSO, representing truckstops and travel centers, along with SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to incentivize the nation's existing refueling locations to incorporate EV charging into their suite of fueling options as it implements the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula grant program.
The organizations representing more than 150,000 refueling locations nationwide urged the Department of Transportation to implement the NEVI grant program in a manner that does not simply invest public funds but drives policies that will positively shape the future of vehicle fast-charging markets. If federal investments are made without any effort to drive necessary policy and market reforms, or with unnecessary strings attached, the NEVI grant program will result in charging stations being placed in undesirable locations, limiting consumer interest in purchasing EVs and minimizing private companies' desire to invest in charging stations, NATSO, NACS and SIGMA said in comments filed with the U.S. DOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
"Retail fuel companies are capable of single-handedly eliminating range anxiety," said NATSO Executive Vice President of Government Affairs David Fialkov. "All they need is a level playing field and an opportunity to generate a modest return. EV charging availability at existing retail fuel locations will mean drivers do not need to change their refueling habits if they choose not to. They can refuel on-the-go with the same safe, reliable service and amenities that they enjoy today."
"Bringing private investment to EV charging will lead to more of the infrastructure that drivers need," said NACS General Counsel Doug Kantor. "To do that, the NEVI Program should move the country toward a competitive EV charging market with a multitude of retail businesses in all parts of the country having the opportunity to invest and earn a profit. Encouraging private investment will mean state-of-the-art chargers in convenient locations with competitive low prices alongside the types of amenities that drivers have come to expect while they refuel."
"If NEVI investments are made without any effort to drive necessary policy and market reforms, the program will result in charging stations being placed in undesirable locations and likely operated by site hosts with limited incentive to provide consumers with a positive charging experience," said SIGMA Chairman of the Board Richard Guttman. "This ultimately will dampen consumer interest in purchasing EVs as well as charging station innovation."
- Flexibly administer the requirement that states locate electric vehicle charging stations every 50 miles along designated corridors. Rather than forcing states to meet an arbitrary 50-mile requirement where it isn't feasible, U.S. DOT should ensure that states can administer the program in accordance with their specific needs, especially in rural states, working with the private sector as required by law.
- Refrain from regulating or capping revenue earned from private sector operation of a NEVI-subsidized EV charging station. Regulated utilities should be precluded from imposing exorbitant rate hikes on their monthly customers to underwrite NEVI-funded charging station investments that the private sector is willing to make.
- Establish a transparent and uniform pricing structure across the charging station network, requiring NEVI-funded charging operators to display and base the price of electrical charge in dollars per kilowatt hour. A uniform, transparent pricing structure would allow consumers to compare offerings throughout the country.
- Encourage states to allow EV charging station operators to sell electricity to EV drivers without being regulated as a utility. In many states, utilities are opposing efforts by prospective charging station operators to generate their own electricity to power their charging stations. This opposition reflects an effort by regulated utilities to undermine the case for private investment in charging stations and inhibits EV penetration.
- Require states to consider driver safety and convenience by locating chargers at sites that have on-site employees to call emergency personnel when needed and offer amenities that attract other highway travelers. Co-locating charging stations with 24/7 amenities will invariably make consumers more comfortable purchasing an EV without concern for undue safety risks when refueling.
- Avoid bureaucratic hurdles that would inadvertently depress the market for electric vehicle charging. The "Buy America" provision, for example, requires charging station equipment to be manufactured in the United States yet virtually no equipment on the market today meets the "Buy America standards." Such requirements would significantly delay charging projects.
NATSO is the trade association of America's travel plaza and truckstop industry. Founded in 1960, NATSO represents the industry on legislative and regulatory matters; serves as the official source of information on the diverse travel plaza and truckstop industry; provides education to its members; conducts an annual convention and trade show; and supports efforts to generally improve the business climate in which its members operate. Contact: Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman, Vice President, Public Affairs. 703-739-8578
NACS advances the role of convenience stores as positive economic, social and philanthropic contributors to the communities they serve. The U.S. convenience store industry, with more than 153,000 stores nationwide selling fuel, food and merchandise, serves 165 million customers daily—half of the U.S. population—and has sales that are 10.8% of total U.S. retail and foodservice sales. NACS has 1,900 retailer and 1,800 supplier members from more than 50 countries.
SIGMA is the national trade association representing the most successful, progressive, and innovative fuel marketers and chain retailers in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1958 as the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA), SIGMA has become a fixture in the motor fuel marketing industry. Representing a diverse membership of approximately 250 independent chain retailers and marketers of motor fuel, the association serves to further the interests of both the branded and unbranded segment of the industry while providing information and services to members. For more information visit SIGMA.org.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Krystal, the original home of the slider in the South, recently announced that Casey Terrell has been named Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Terrell is a seasoned marketing professional with demonstrated experience in transforming B2C and B2B revenue along with visibility and operations for globally recognized brands across multiple sectors including retail, hospitality, restaurants, tech, and more. He will report to Krystal President Thomas Stager.
"We are thrilled to bring Casey on to our executive team. His extensive marketing experience, focus on innovation, and ability to cultivate cross-functional collaborations will be vital as we continue our aggressive growth plans," said Thomas Stager, President for Krystal Restaurants LLC. "Our company is continuing to evolve; we are actively adding new franchisees and opening new stores in new and existing markets. It's critical that we have a solid leadership team that can steer us into a future that best serves our customers, franchise partners, and overall enterprise."
Prior to joining Krystal, Terrell was the Head of Digital Transformation for Focus Brands. In this role, he oversaw transformation and change management for all seven brands: Carvel®, Cinnabon®, Schlotzsky's®, Moe's Southwest Grill®, Auntie Anne's®, McAlister's Deli® and Jamba®. He was responsible for collaboration and innovation company-wide across business processes, digital, technology, and organizational transformation. Prior to serving as Head of Digital Transformation, Terrell led marketing for Schlotzsky's. Focus Brands has more than 6,500 locations worldwide.
Terrell's food and beverage marketing experience also includes Head of Global Retail Marketing & Digital Transformation for Anheuser-Busch, Vice President/Head of Global Brand, U.S. Marketing & Digital Transformation for Le Pain Quotidien, International Brand Manager (2014-2015) and Manager, Integrated Marketing (2013-2014) for Outback Steakhouse, and Brand Manager for Burger King.
Before launching into his marketing career, Terrell served as a U.S Army officer. He managed a more than 90-person troop and oversaw deployment training for more than 1,000 soldiers.
Casey Terrell is working towards a Master of Science, Strategic Communications from Columbia University, and holds a Master of Business Administration, Marketing & Finance from Florida State University, and a Bachelor of Science with a double major in Systems Engineering and Art History, Philosophy & Literature from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Terrell is a member of the Innovation. He has served as a guest speaker for various professional conferences, where he shares his insights on innovation and best business practices.
Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Krystal Restaurants LLC is the original quick-service restaurant chain in the South. Krystal hamburgers have been served fresh and hot off the grill on the iconic square bun since 1932. The company proudly sticks to the classics, but is rapidly innovating its menu and growing it's franchisee community.
Krystal has grown to be in 10 states with nearly 300 restaurants and continues to deliver a one-of-a-kind taste experience through their craveable menu items. The company's Atlanta-based Restaurant Support Center serves a team of more than 3,500 employees. In 2019, the company was selected to USA Today's Top-10 Best Regional Fast Food List. More recently Krystal has also been named one of the "Most Craveable Burgers" was just named a "Breakout Brand" of 2022.
For more information, visit www.Krystal.com or follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo" or the "Company") (NYSE: WFC).
Class Period: February 24, 2021 – June 9, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 29, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Wells Fargo lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/wells-fargo-company/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Wells Fargo had misrepresented its commitment to diversity in the Company's workplace; (2) Wells Fargo conducted fake job interviews in order to meet its Diverse Search Requirement; (3) the foregoing conduct subjected Wells Fargo to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement action, including criminal charges; (4) all of the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to negatively impact Wells Fargo's reputation; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Charles Linehan, Esquire, of GPM, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, by email to shareholders@glancylaw.com, or visit our website at www.glancylaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number and number of shares purchased.
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Paediatric gastroenterology at SAT to be strengthened
The State government has given administrative sanction for ₹93.36 lakh for strengthening the Paediatric Gastroenterology department at the SAT Hospital at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.
The amount is being sanctioned for purchasing Paediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy machine and related equipment. This is a move being attempted in the public sector hospitals in the State for the first time. The hope is that in future, when the government moves for starting super-speciality DM course in Paediatric Gastroenterology, these facilities will be an asset.
The department at SAT Hospital attends to some 4,000 patients annually. Once the endoscopy machine is installed, a host of diagnostic tests can be done. The department is open for consultation on Mondays and Thursdays.
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First VCA Urgent Care Opens in Los Angeles, With Expansion Planned Nationwide
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Driven by a once-in-a-generation mix of forces – from talent shortages to pandemic-era pet adoptions, the field of veterinary medicine is under strain responding to significant demand for care. To help expand access to care, VCA Animal Hospitals has added a new care option: Urgent Care. VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care builds on VCA's existing network of hospitals and positions VCA as one of the world's most comprehensive veterinary service providers – enhancing and expanding VCA's network of primary, emergency, and specialty animal hospitals. The first Urgent Care is now open in Mar Vista, Los Angeles, with plans for future locations around the U.S. in the months ahead.
"As the leading provider of comprehensive veterinary care, we take seriously our responsibility to help address the critical capacity issues facing our field – issues that challenge our ability to take care of every pet and client who needs help," said Garrett Lewis, Chief Operating Officer for VCA Animal Hospitals. "Our hospital teams are working harder than ever to see more pets, and we're developing new ways to deliver care to pets quickly. The launch of VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care is one way we're expanding access to world-class veterinary medicine. It's also historic for VCA – this is the first time we've built a new line of hospitals from the ground up. Urgent Care has the potential to create a better experience for our Associates, our clients, and pets through purposeful design and new uses of technology."
VCA's urgent care locations aim to offer pets and owners another option when seeking care, focused on non-life-threatening issues that should be addressed same or next day:
- Urgent Care Only. A primary care veterinarian is the best partner for everyday wellness and medical care. But when something pops up that isn't an emergency and needs more immediate attention, VCA's urgent care hospitals are a great option.
- Free Teletriage. Clients have access to VCA's free 24/7 teletriage, which connects them directly to a team of on-call credentialed veterinarian technicians. This team can help assess a pet's condition, advising whether a trip to urgent care or the emergency room is needed.
- Easy Access to Care. Pet owners have access to same or next-day care with transparent, up-to-the-minute wait times and the ability to quickly join the virtual waiting room. This means clients can join the virtual waiting room and wait in the comfort of their homes until it's their turn, rather than waiting in the hospital.
- Calming Environment. The hospital is thoughtfully designed to create a calming and welcoming environment for both owner and pet. Intentionally designed without a front desk or phones, friendly client service representatives help clients get comfortable and checked in via mobile device.
- Convenient location. VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care – Mar Vista is located at 12108 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066.
"When we began this journey to create VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care, we started fresh with a relentless focus on making the veterinary experience even better for the animals we care for, their owners, and our teams," said Brendan Lynch, Senior Vice President for Urgent Care & Innovation, VCA Animal Hospitals. "Our Urgent Care hospitals are designed to be calming, welcoming environments. We have infused our decades of medical expertise into a new, seamless digital and in-hospital experience."
For more information about VCA Urgent Care and our first location in Los Angeles, visit http://www.vcaurgentcare.com.
A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to caring for the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people, and our communities. From general practice to emergency and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine to more than four million pets each year. Our national network of clinics and hospitals invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enables our Associates to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 430 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care.
As part of the Mars Veterinary Health family of brands, VCA is taking care of the future of veterinary medicine to help achieve the Mars Petcare Purpose—A Better World for Pets™. To learn more about VCA, visit: www.vca.com. And find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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The Idaho Wheat Commission’s new executive director knows who her boss is — or rather, who her bosses are.
The commission, which promotes the state’s wheat industry, keeps wheat farmers up to date on the latest issues and funds wheat research, is funded through an assessment paid by the state’s 2,500 wheat growers.
“I don’t take lightly that my position and our entire commission is funded from money that comes directly from farmers,” said Britany Hurst Marchant, who will take over as the commission’s executive director on Sept. 1. “Those are the people I work for.”
Marchant said her top priority “is to make sure that wheat grower money is invested wisely and spent wisely.”
Marchant takes over as the commission’s executive director from Casey Chumrau, who held that position since January 2020 and is taking over as CEO of the Washington Grain Commission.
Marchant has served as the IWC’s communications and grower education manager since December 2017 and has worked closely with Chumrau for the past few months as she prepared to move into the wheat commission’s top slot.
She said Chumrau actually has kept her in the loop on all the goings on of the wheat commission in their time together.
Chumrau said she has no doubt Marchant will step into her shoes quickly and keep the commission running smoothly.
“Britany has shown dedication, ingenuity and consistent results in her time with the commission,” she said. “The commission is in great hands and will continue to thrive under Britany’s leadership.”
Before joining the IWC, Marchant spent more than six years with the Idaho Cattle Association, serving as that organization’s communications director, lobbyist and environmental policy director.
Chumrau said it’s a big plus that Marchant has been closely involved and connected with Idaho’s agricultural industry for many years.
“Her understanding of Idaho agriculture and the strong relationships she has around the state will serve her well as executive director,” Chumrau said.
Rockland farmer Cory Kress, one of five farmers who serve on the IWC, said Marchant’s new position is a challenging one but he and other commissioners “feel she is more than up to the task.”
“She is probably the most committed and dedicated employee I’ve ever been around,” Kress said. “We’re sad to lose Casey obviously but we feel Britany will fill her shoes and continue on with the progress the wheat commission has made the last several years.”
IWC Chairman Clark Hamilton, who farms in Ririe, said the commission had an excellent pool of candidates for the executive director position but Marchant was the obvious choice.
“She brings a wealth of knowledge to the table with her previous work with the commission,” he said. “Her passion for agriculture in Idaho, knowledge of the wheat industry and her professional experience and connections made her the right choice for the job.”
Hamilton said that while the commission is sad to see Chumrau leave, “we understand that this is an incredible opportunity for Casey and her family. We are very pleased with the direction she took the wheat commission while at the helm … The wheat industry is very lucky to be keeping such a great professional.”
Marchant grew up in the Burley-Rupert area of south-central Idaho surrounded by farmers and ranchers and said she is excited to be working for wheat producers.
“Idaho’s farmers are the hardest workers and the very best people,” she said. “I am so grateful to be working for people for whom I have so much respect.”
Idaho farmers plant about 1.2 million acres of wheat each year and the state typically ranks No. 5 or 6 in the nation in total wheat production. Wheat is grown in 42 of Idaho’s 44 counties and ranks No. 4 among the state’s agricultural commodities in terms of total farm-gate revenue.
In addition to being a major part of the state’s economy, wheat is an important crop rotation for most farmers in Idaho.
“Even for farmers who think of themselves as primarily potato farmers or sugar beet farmers, wheat is in their rotations,” Marchant said. “It’s a very important crop in Idaho.”
Wheat is also a very important staple crop around the globe, she added.
“Wheat accounts for 20 percent of the world’s caloric intake, so it’s a hugely important industry for the entire world,” she said. “Idaho’s wheat growers put food on our own families’ tables, and on tables of families around the world.”
About 50 percent of the wheat grown in Idaho and the United States is exported and Marchant said one of her main goals of the commission is to ensure the transportation and other infrastructure remains in place to continue serving those markets.
“Those export markets are really important to the Idaho and U.S. wheat industry, so making sure we keep those export markets open is extremely important,” she said.
About one-third of the wheat commission’s annual budget of about $3 million goes to research and Marchant said it’s important the commission continue to invest in research.
Farmland in Idaho and around the nation continues to disappear at a rapid pace, “So in order to continue to be able to produce the food that we produce for Idaho, for the United States and for the world, we have to be able to produce a lot more with a lot less land,” she said. “That’s where research comes in.” | https://www.postregister.com/townnews/agriculture/idaho-wheat-commission-gets-a-new-executive-director/article_061b6594-22fb-11ed-aa67-9770cc9313c2.html | 2022-08-23T17:47:54Z | https://www.postregister.com/townnews/agriculture/idaho-wheat-commission-gets-a-new-executive-director/article_061b6594-22fb-11ed-aa67-9770cc9313c2.html | true |
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland State University violated a student’s Fourth Amendment right to privacy when he was required to use a webcam to show his bedroom before taking an online test, a federal judge in Cleveland ruled.
Matthew Besser, the attorney for student Aaron Ogletree, said that the lawsuit was filed last year to stop the university from enforcing an illegal practice aimed at preventing cheating and that Ogletree is not seeking monetary damages.
The ruling Monday by U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese appears to set a precedent regarding student privacy rights, Besser said.
“Freedom from government intrusion into our homes is the very core of what the Fourth Amendment protects,” Besser said. “If there is any place where students have a reasonable expectation of privacy, it’s in their homes.”
Ogletree initially protested but scanned his room before a chemistry test, fearing he would receive a failing grade if he did not comply, Besser said.
Calabrese in his ruling ordered Besser and attorneys for Cleveland State to meet to determine what the next step in the case will be. He said in the order that Ogletree’s right to privacy “outweighs Cleveland State’s interests in scanning his room.”
Cleveland State spokesperson David Kielmeyer said Tuesday the school cannot comment on “active litigation.”
“Ensuring academic integrity is essential to our mission and will guide us as we move forward,” Kielmeyer said.
Ogletree said in the lawsuit that the COVID-19 pandemic forced him during the school’s 2021 spring semester to take classes online to protect his family members’ health.
The decision whether to require students to show their rooms before a test is left to the discretion of individual professors and is not enforced by all instructors, Ogletree said in the lawsuit. Room scans are visible to other students who are taking a test, Ogletree’s lawsuit said. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/judge-rules-video-scan-of-room-before-online-testing-illegal/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | 2022-08-23T17:48:15Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/judge-rules-video-scan-of-room-before-online-testing-illegal/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | true |
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — 18 of 25 beagles sent to Fort Wayne became adoptable on Tuesday, with the hopes of all 18 finding new homes by the end of the day.
The beagles came from a mass breeding facility in Virginia. Humane Fort Wayne sent a four-person crew there last week to pick the beagles up.
They went through surgery yesterday prior to the adoptions.
“It has been a mad dash of a five-day period around here,” Community Relations Manager Melissa Gibson said.
Gibson added that 15 of the first 18 adoptable dogs were regular adoptions. Three of them are foster-to-adopt situations where the new owner may still need support from Humane Fort Wayne before paperwork is completed.
Gibson told WANE 15 that they received nearly 250 adoption applications after they announced that 25 beagles were coming to Fort Wayne.
On Tuesday, people starting lining up as early as 7:00 a.m. to find their new pup.
The first two people in line both drove up from Indianapolis. The first person in line, Amy Walz, drove to Fort Wayne last night and slept in her car just to ensure she would get a beagle.
Walz decided to adopt “Pete Best,” and she couldn’t wait to get him home.
“He was making quite an effort to get seen and get attention,” Walz said. “I really wanted a beagle. I’ve been following this story for a while. I had a beagle-mix before and I found that I just can’t live without one.”
The dogs will all need special patience, work and socialization coming from the breeding facility.
Gibson said human interaction is new to them and it’s going to take time for the dogs to adjust.
“This is not your average, every day I’m going to go in and adopt a puppy,” she said.
The other seven beagles will become adoptable in the coming days and weeks. Gibson said those particular dogs have been experiencing some fearfulness as they try to adapt to new environments. | https://www.wane.com/top-stories/beagle-adoptions-begin-at-humane-fort-wayne/ | 2022-08-23T17:48:53Z | https://www.wane.com/top-stories/beagle-adoptions-begin-at-humane-fort-wayne/ | false |
LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH (WOWK) – The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a teacher reported that she had been shot at early this morning on her way to work.
Authorities say the woman, a teacher at Rock Hill Middle School, was not injured in the incident. According to the sheriff’s office, the incident happened just before 7:42 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23. The teacher told authorities she was driving to work when she began feeling ill, pulled over in the area of the Lawrence County Juvenile Center on State Route 93, and parked in the gravel lot leading to the walking track.
The sheriff’s office says the woman said as she was sitting in her vehicle, she saw an unknown male approach her vehicle on foot and begin shooting at her with a handgun. She then drove away from the scene as two bullets struck her vehicle, according to authorities. Authorities say one bullet hit the back glass and the second hit the passenger-side rear fender.
According to the sheriff’s office, the woman said she did not get a good look at the suspect, but was able to describe him as wearing a camouflage outfit along with a camouflage hat with a netting that covered his face. She said she did not see any vehicle associated with the suspect.
The sheriff’s office says due to the woman being employed by Rock Hill Schools and on her way to work, the school district is asked to be on a heightened alert as a precaution.
Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless says the investigation is still in it’s early stages. Anyone with any information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/police-ohio-teacher-shot-at-on-way-to-work/ | 2022-08-23T17:49:38Z | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/police-ohio-teacher-shot-at-on-way-to-work/ | true |
Nearly 100 shots were fired and five males were wounded, two critically, in a horrific drive-by shooting outside a West Philadelphia recreation center last Tuesday night.
Police said six men opened fire from a white Dodge Durango began shooting around 7 p.m. on the 300 block of North 57th Street, just steps from the Shepard Recreation Center, where dozens of people were gathered outside.
People were playing basketball and just enjoying the summer evening when terrorized by a hail of gunfire that a resident describe as being in a “war zone.”
“The fear that you saw on the kids’ faces was horrible. They were frightened. Six, 7 and 8 years. It felt like we were in a war zone with bombs going off,’ said Nicole Walton, who was at the scene with her 8-year-old son, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Three suspects — Tahmir Pickney, 24; Marlon Spurell, 22; and Azyear Sutton-Walker, 22, of Philadelphia — have all been charged with attempted murder, conspiracy, aggravated assault and related offenses.
“This is about as serious as it gets when it comes to criminal activity and this activity will be very vigorously prosecuted by our office,” District Attorney Larry Krasner said at a press conference near the crime scene.
“Philadelphians refuse to live in fear,” Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at the press conference.
Krasner and Outlaw were joined by Mayor Jim Kenney and a host of elected officials at the scene of one of the latest shootings in a city where violence has spun out of control.
This past weekend three people were killed and a 7-year-old was injured while inside his home in northwest Philadelphia Saturday night.
Police said the child suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg when shots were fired into a residence on the 200 block of East Collum Street at around 9:25 p.m. The child was transported to the hospital where he was listed in stable condition.
At least 10 shootings have been reported since Saturday, including fatal shootings in Eastwick and Berks streets, NBC10 reported.
The number of homicides in Philadelphia is on track toward becoming among the highest in police records, passing the grim milestone set last year of 562 homicides in 2021, a 13% increase from 2020. The Philadelphia Police Department reported 350 homicides as of Aug. 21, a 2% increase from 2021.
So far more than 1,500 people in the city have been shot, a higher toll than in the much larger cities of New York and Los Angeles. While gun violence across the country over the past two years has increased, Philadelphia is one of the few major American cities where it’s the worse it has been in decades.
Most of the city’s gun violence victims and suspects are young Black males from poor communities that have suffered from longstanding race-based redlining and disinvestment.
In response to the rise in violence, the city’s budget has allocated more funding toward community-based violence prevention groups, recreation centers and schools.
While social spending is important in addressing some of the root causes of violence, these efforts are long-term investments that will take years before achieving results.
Urgent action is needed now to stop the bloodshed.
Still local leaders cannot become so frustrated and desperate that they embrace unconstitutional and counterproductive solutions that will only alienate people whom investigators need as sources and witnesses.
While preventing gun violence takes more than police, violent crime will not be reduced until police, prosecutors and judges focus their energy and resources on removing repeat violent criminals off the city’s streets.
The city must continue to dedicate more resources in evidence-based proven intervention programs that focus on individuals who are most likely to shoot or be shot and hot spots where shootings are most likely to occur.
Another tactic that could bring more immediate results is the city offer of a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone who fires a gun and injures someone within 500 feet of a school, recreation center or library, which Kenney announced on Thursday after the drive-by shooting outside Shepard Recreation Center.
“Schools, recreation centers and libraries are vital public spaces. They belong to the residents and families who live nearby,” Kenney said in announcing the reward offer.
“Our public spaces must remain safe for our community,” he said. “We hope that this new incentive will not only help us take more perpetrators of violence off the streets but also act as a deterrent for anyone who may consider committing such an unconscionable crime.”
The mayor said residents with information should report it to the police at 215-686-TIPS, and tips can be made anonymously. The new reward amount is in addition to the standing cash reward of up to $20,000 for tips that lead to arrests and convictions following homicides.
More surveillance cameras are also needed to deter crime and help police identify suspects.
Kenney said after the shooting near the rec center that it’s shocking that such violence would hit so close to a facility that should be a haven for young people.
“It is beyond outrageous to me and all of us here that our young people were subject to this heinous act of violence while trying to enjoy themselves at one of our rec centers,” he said. “Those responsible for the violence must and will be held accountable for their dangerous acts.”
At this time, violent criminals are clearly not fearful of arrest and prosecution. They brazenly shoot people in public spaces, sometimes on crowded streets during the day.
The city’s rising gun violence is devastating families and neighborhoods and traumatizing our children.
This lawlessness must end.
Young children should be able to play at the playgrounds or attend after-school programs without the risk of being shot.
Violent criminals must be taken off the streets, ending their reign of terror. | https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/enough-gun-violence-out-of-control-in-philly/article_fa72a655-595b-5b13-a8f7-383bc8790057.html | 2022-08-23T17:51:13Z | https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/enough-gun-violence-out-of-control-in-philly/article_fa72a655-595b-5b13-a8f7-383bc8790057.html | false |
Industrial Portfolio Offers Additional Development Opportunity in Growing Richmond Market
BALTIMORE, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Merritt Properties announced today that it has purchased Crescent Business Center in Ashland, Virginia, for $41.3 million. The project includes five existing Class A industrial buildings situated on ± 20 acres, as well as an additional ± 19 acres for new development opportunities to meet the market's unprecedented demand for warehouse and distribution space. Merritt acquired the park from Crescent Business Center LC, a Thalhimer Realty Partners, Inc. development.
"With this acquisition, we continue to execute on our strategy of extending our presence in strategic growth markets from the Mid-Atlantic to the Southeast," explained Scott Dorsey, CEO of Merritt Properties. "Crescent Business Center offered us the ideal opportunity to establish our presence in Richmond with high-quality existing assets, a strong tenant base and land for additional shallow bay industrial development."
Situated along I-95 ten miles north of downtown Richmond, the development currently includes five shallow-bay industrial buildings totaling 262,256 SF. With 100% occupancy, current tenants include Trane U.S., Electronic Systems, Motion Industries and Sunbelt Rentals. The Richmond Industrial market is one of the strongest performing in the Mid-Atlantic, with a 95% occupancy rate combined with a 10% increase in rental income over the past 12 months. Key market drivers include access to a robust interstate transportation system as well as proximity to Norfolk, the sixth largest port in the U.S.
Eric Robison of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer's Capital Markets Group handled the sale negotiations on behalf of the seller. "Well located, high-quality industrial assets in Richmond continue to be highly sought after by investors. Despite headwinds in the economy, interest in Crescent Business Center was exceptionally competitive, with a number of offers coming from groups bringing new capital to the market. Merritt's execution on this transaction was first class all the way around, and we are pleased to welcome them to Richmond," comments Eric Robison.
Graham Stoneburner and R. Scott Douglas, SIOR, also with Thalhimer, have been named exclusive leasing representatives for Crescent Business Center on behalf of Merritt Properties. Thalhimer's Commercial Property Services Group will be handling the property management of Crescent Business Center; Jason Crowder, ACoM, Senior Portfolio Manager has been named portfolio manager for the center.
Established in 1967, Merritt Properties is a privately held commercial real estate company with over 19 million square feet of Class A office, flex, warehouse, industrial, retail and build-to-suit throughout Maryland, North Carolina, Florida and Virginia. Capabilities include leasing, property development and management, and financing. Merritt Properties is committed to "Creating Homes for Businesses" and providing the highest quality service to its customers. For more information, visit www.merrittproperties.com.
Thalhimer was founded in 1913 and currently has offices in Richmond, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Fredericksburg, Roanoke, Charlottesville, and Lynchburg, VA. The company has nearly 100 broker professionals and employs over 425 associates. Thalhimer represents, on behalf of its clients, a property portfolio of over 55 million leasable square feet, and management of over 30 million square feet of commercial property, and over 10,000 multifamily units. In 2021, Thalhimer completed over 2,300 transactions with a transactional volume more than $2.2 billion. Thalhimer is the region's leading provider of comprehensive commercial real estate services. The firm offers comprehensive commercial real estate services including corporate services, investment sales, tenant representation, project management, asset management, and the sale and leasing of office, industrial and retail properties. To learn more, visit www.thalhimer.com or follow @Thalhimer on Twitter.
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Under threat of Russian attacks in a war that stopped all soccer in Ukraine in February, a new league season starts Tuesday in Kyiv with the goal of restoring some sense of normal life.
The elegant Olympic Stadium has staged the biggest European soccer games in the past decade though none as poignant as the opening-day meeting of Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist 1925 from Kharkiv — teams from eastern cities that are fighting for their very existence.
No fans will be allowed in the 65,000-capacity downtown stadium for the 1 p.m. local time kickoff and the players must be rushed to bomb shelters if air-raid sirens sound.
“We have rules in case of an alarm and we should go to be underground,” Shakhtar captain Taras Stepanenko said Monday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. “But I think the teams, the players will be proud of this event.”
“We are ready, we are strong and I think we will show to all the world Ukrainian life and will to win,” the national-team veteran said.
The Ukrainian Premier League returns with the blessing of the nation’s leaders and in a week heavy with meaning.
Tuesday is Ukraine’s national flag day and Wednesday — Aug. 24 — is the celebration of independence from control by Moscow that the former Soviet Union republic declared in 1991.
“I spoke with our president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, about how important football is to distract,” Ukraine soccer federation president Andriy Pavelko told the AP in June about the commitment to restart. “We spoke about how it would be possible that football could help us to think about the future.”
No competitive soccer has been played in Ukraine since mid-December when the league paused for a scheduled midwinter break. Games were due to resume on Feb. 25, until the Russian military invasion started one day earlier.
The 16-team league restarts without Desna Chernihiv and Mariupol, teams from cities that have suffered brutal destruction.
All games will be played in and around Kyiv and further west and will be shown domestically, abroad and on YouTube in a deal with broadcaster Setanta agreed last week. The total value of $16.2 million over three years is less than some elite English Premier League players will earn this season.
The concept of home-field advantage may have gone for most teams though simply playing on Ukrainian soil — other games Tuesday are in Kyiv, Uzhhorod and Kovalivka — is remarkable.
Ukrainian clubs fulfilling their games in UEFA’s European competitions in recent weeks played in neighboring Poland and Slovakia, or Sweden, to ensure the safety of opponents like Benfica and Fenerbahçe.
Shakhtar, which was top of the domestic standings when last season was formally abandoned, will host opponents at Legia Warsaw’s stadium when the Champions League group stage starts Sept. 6. The groups are drawn Thursday.
Just 10 months ago, Stepanenko and Shakhtar faced eventual title winner Real Madrid in a Champions League game at the Olympic Stadium — the same field where the storied Spanish team won the final in 2018.
Last season, Shakhtar could field the core of Brazilian players it became famous for, funded by billionaire businessman Rinat Akhmetov who also owns the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.
Those star players have now left Ukraine and Shakhtar will rely more on young, homegrown talent, just like its traditional rival Dynamo Kyiv, which starts Sunday against Dnipro-1.
“Of course, it’s a new team,” Stepanenko acknowledged, adding: “We feel confident because we play for our country and for our people.”
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Saturday Newmarket news | Eddie's Boy primed for inaugural pot
By Graham Clark
16:17 · TUE August 23, 2022
Weatherbys Super Sprint winner Eddie's Boy is out to snare another huge pot in the inaugural running of the £100,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.
The Archie Watson-trained son of Havana Grey will tackle six furlongs for the first time in his career on the July Course when shouldering top weight under Hollie Doyle in a contest which offers prize money down to 10th place.
In seven starts this season Eddie’s Boy has secured victories at Southwell and in the Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury, along with finishing third at Listed level in the Coral Dragon Stakes at Sandown Park and the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Having finished outside the placings on his last two starts over five furlongs, connections of the Middleham Park Racing-owned colt believe now is the perfect time to try him over a new trip in a bid to help him get back into the winner’s enclosure.
Tom Palin, spokesman for owners Middleham Park Racing, said: “We are going up to six furlongs now as although he is a fast horse he might just have lost that edge he had over others earlier in the year as the cohort begins to get deeper and stronger.
“It might be now that he appreciates an extra furlong and that is the gamble we are taking. Places like Chester are good for front-runners but you can make all on the July Course as horses can get loose and roll on from it.
“His last couple of races it looked like he would appreciate the step up in trip while Havana Grey’s have been getting six furlongs already.
“I’d be something north of hopeful of him getting it. Whether he is better for it I don’t know - that is why we are coming here, to try it against this sort of opposition in a confined race.
“He has already won one sales race like this so we know he can do it and he is the best horse in the race on ratings.”
The form of Eddie’s Boy’s third in the Windsor Castle has been well advertised with the winner, Little Big Bear, securing Group One honours on his most recent start following an emphatic success in the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at The Curragh.
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While his performance at the Royal meeting was a notable one Palin feels it was his two and a quarter length victory in the Weatherbys Super Sprint, a race he predicted he would win last October, that remains his stand-out display of the season.
He added: “I think the Super Sprint was special. That was his target and that was his Derby. I remember last October, just after we purchased, going to see him for the first time at Archie’s when we still had a little bit left to sell in him.
“I was standing there with Archie and his team and I said, ‘this horse will win the Super Sprint’ and he did. For owners like us it was a dream come true as it was a race we hadn’t yet won, so that was probably my highlight.
“That is not to downplay finishing third in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot as that was a real bonus, but the Super Sprint is the sort of race most syndicates want to win.”
Looking beyond this weekend Palin has earmarked the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes on the Rowley Mile on October 1st as a potential target, should he see out the six furlongs.
He added: “The Super Sprint and Royal Ascot were the targets this year and after that it was a case of let’s re-group and see where we are.
“There is another sales race over on the Rowley Mile in October and he will probably have a little break again to get ready for that. That race has horses from Book Three and Four at the Tattersalls yearling sales in so it will be a bit deeper, but there is no reason not to have a go at it.”
As for 2023 plans, Palin is confident that Eddie’s Boy, who was purchased for 45,000 guineas, will train on and make further progression as a three year old.
He added: “It’s tough to know about next year but hopefully there is more to come and more good days to be had.
“At the moment we are taking each ball as it comes but I’d hope he would be the type of horse that could improve next year.”
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The dream with any flats is to find pairs that wear like slippers but have the fashion appeal of heels—without the blisters. The most comfortable flats for women offer flexibility and softness, a grippy sole and a cushioned footbed. And they look good whether you slip them on with a kick-flare jean, wide-leg trouser or slim pencil skirt.
Since you want them to feel good without skewing frumpy, the best wear-all-day flats come in a variety of styles, including ballet flats, pointy-toes and mules. According to the experts we spoke with, different fabrics and embellishments change up the vibe entirely. Our top pick overall is Margaux’s The Pointe Flat, which is a fashion editor’s favorite made from soft Nappa leather. At $115, Everlane’s The Italian Leather Day Glove is the best value leather option. Read on for 10 of the most comfortable flats that we recommend for every style and price point.
Colors: Brown, black, rose, ivory lace, black mesh, rose mesh | Sizes: 3-14, and medium, narrow or wide widths | Materials: Nappa leather with grosgrain trim
This refined classic—from cult favorite shoe brand Margaux—is in every fashion editor’s closet because it feels like heaven to wear. “With its extra foam insole, Nappa leather upper and slightly almond toed shape, it’s the shoe you can wear for 24 hours straight right out of the shoebox,” says personal stylist Ashley Windsor. The silhouette is just tapered enough that it doesn’t squish your toes, and the soft leather molds to your foot over time. Another perfect fit feature: “They come in widths, which is amazing when buying flats,” says celebrity stylist and image consultant Amanda Sanders, adding that “you can also customize them with a monogram or your initials.”
The leather on this shoe from Everlane is so soft you won’t have to go through a torturous break-in period. The rubber sole makes for good traction and easy wear while commuting or running errands, and the cushioned insole offers enough pillowy softness that you won’t feel pain when walking on hard surfaces. The vamp (or upper) is higher on these which makes them less likely to slip off. Keep in mind, though, that these have a narrower fit so they may not work for everyone.
Pros:
Rubber sole
Cushioned footbed
Affordable price point
Cons:
May not work for those with wide feet or a high arch
Most Comfortable Flats For Walking
Flexibile And A Flattering Shape
Rothy's The Point Flats
Colors: More than 30 solids and prints | Sizes: 5-12 | Materials: Made from signature thread created from recycled plastic bottles
In the ten years since Rothy’s was founded, their shoes have become synonymous with comfort and versatility. Each pair is made from recycled materials with built-in softness and flexibility, so you can wear them for hours from day one. They’re also machine washable and travel-friendly. “Rothy’s are great because they’re sustainable basically indestructible,” says Sanders. “I like this pair’s pointy shape and v-cut shape, which flatters your legs.”
Pros:
Extensive color range
Sustainable construction
Machine washable
Cons:
Reviewers say this style runs small
Most Comfortable Flats For Wide Feet
Soft Shoe In Luxe Textures And Fabrics
Birdies Starling Flats
Colors: 14 shades, including classic cheetah | Sizes: 5-12 | Materials: A variety of leathers and textures, from suede to velvet to raffia
Birdie flats tend to be incredibly comfortable because of the rounder toe box and a relaxed fit over the top of the foot. “These mold to your feet over time like slippers do,” says Windsor. “The lush fabrics and colors make these polished classics perfect for both lounging at home and getting life done.” In particular, this shoe’s silhouette is great for those with wider feet or people who may suffer from bunions. There’s also a no-slip rubber sole, and reviewers love that these seem to have more arch support than other flat styles.
Pros:
Good for wider feet
Substantial footbed cushioning
Have a 30-day fit guarantee
Cons:
Some say the sizing can be inconsistent
Most Comfortable Ballet Flats
Almond-Shaped Toe And Ruched Details
Flattered Polly Flats
Color: Cognac | Sizes: 36-41 | Materials: Leather
Designed in Stockholm and crafted in Spain, Flattered is all about feminine minimalism. This ballet flat has a few distinctive details that add comfort and style: Its toe is more almond shaped than round, which makes your leg look longer, the rubber sole adds traction on all surfaces, and a grippy, gathered heel keeps them from slipping off your foot. They’re also set apart by the oversized, padded bow, which is an unexpected spin on a classic detail.
Pros:
Soft footbed
Gathering at heel for a snug fit
Rubber sole
Cons:
Limited sizing
Most Comfortable Black Flats
Luxe, Convertible Style
Gucci Deva Ballet Flat
Color: Black | Sizes: 34-42 | Materials: Leather, gold and silver hardware
Gucci has created many memorable flats, and the Deva, with its collapsable back heel, is another standout. “This pointed-toe flat will cost you, but the expense is justifiable,” says Windsor. “It can be worn as both a shoe and a mule, and dresses up your most casual of outfits or adds polish to more formal wardrobe choices.” There’s also a signature gold horsebit on this pair as well as a silver chain across the foot, making them jewelry for your feet.
This pair of Mary Janes has a wide strap that prevents heel slipping, and the rounded toe keeps feet from getting squished. They also work well for people whose feet are slightly different sizes because the strap secures the shoe in place and the padded sole adds extra cushiness. Reviewers also praise the soft velvet and leather.
Since 1986, Stuart Weitzman shoes have been engineered for elegance and a precise fit. This pair, which technically isn’t a flat because it has a tiny, 0.8-inch pearl-adorned block heel, is dressy yet practical. “If you’re someone who steps out of flats, a slingback works well,” says Sanders. “This pair has an almond shape, which will make your leg appear longer than a rounded style, and a low vamp that looks pretty on the foot. I find them to be very comfortable and elegant.”
This pair from Mansur Gavriel combines classic details, like the bow and grosgrain trim, with a modern, square profile. It comes in both chic neutrals and unexpected colorways. The seaming detail at the heel is intended to offer extra comfort and the leather’s breathability will keep feet from sweating.
“These Jimmy Choo flats are a personal favorite of mine,” says Windsor. “Due to my higher arch and longer toes, I've always been hard-pressed to find a comfortable flat.” The sparkly, neutral-toned body and jeweled strap will take you from a day party to a night one seamlessly. Consider them for holiday parties when your feet need a break from heels, or for when you just want to make an entrance, says Windsor. The sole is made from leather and rubber, so it’s both refined and comfortable for walking. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/2022/08/23/most-comfortable-flats/ | 2022-08-23T17:58:29Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/2022/08/23/most-comfortable-flats/ | true |
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Housing California enthusiastically announces the selection of champion and visionary, Chione Lucina Muñoz Flegal, as the organization's next Executive Director.
Chione enters the role with over 20 years of leadership experience in the housing justice, anti-poverty, climate justice, and equity movements. She brings a deep commitment to building and growing coalitions and leading successful policy campaigns to improve outcomes for marginalized communities and secure a future where all Californians can thrive. Most recently, as a Managing Director at PolicyLink, she led a portfolio of initiatives focused on water, climate, housing, transportation, and equitable fiscal policy in California and beyond.
Dr. Michael McAfee, President and CEO of PolicyLink stated, "Chione's work has strengthened California's housing and equity movements, contributed to statewide policy wins that improve the lives of economically insecure Californians, and resulted in new and expanded public investments in housing and infrastructure. During her years at PolicyLink, she proved that her character was as game changing as her credentials. Housing California has wisely placed a transformational-servant leader at the helm, and the housing justice movement is cheering."
"Chione has an impressive record of building and managing successful teams and strategic alliances and leading large-scale initiatives with tenacity and creativity," stated Housing California Board President, David Howden. "Her leadership will guide our organization and engage our diverse network of committed partners to deliver on Housing California's bold vision of building a California with homes, health, and prosperity for all."
Chione served on Housing California's Board of Directors for seven years and was elected to the position of Board President at a critical moment. From 2019 through 2021, Chione was instrumental in guiding the organization through the development and refinement of its strategic plan while building diversity, inclusion, and equity capacity across every part of the organization.
"Ensuring that every person has safe, stable, environmentally sustainable and affordable housing is one of the most fundamental and pressing challenges we face as a country and as a state," Chione said. "I am honored to have the opportunity to lead Housing California. The organization's intersectional approach combined with its amazing staff, Board of Directors, Residents United Network, and diverse set of members and partners provides the foundation for addressing this challenge and delivering the bold solutions laid out in Roadmap Home 2030," she added.
Partners have expressed excitement regarding Chione's selection. Judith Bell, Chief Impact Officer for the San Francisco Foundation stated, "Chione has championed policy solutions that deliver and expand equitable public investment in active transportation, housing, water, parks, and climate, making sure these investments are directed to the communities most in need. We look forward to her stewardship and leadership as Housing California advocates for solutions to our housing crisis."
Holly Benson, President & CEO of Abode Communities stated, "Chione understands the very specific ways developers and builders continue to be squeezed from all sides by land development costs, labor shortages, entitlement processes, tariffs, local forces who preach from the pulpit of 'not in my backyard,' and decision-makers in Sacramento. Financing affordable housing is complicated enough without having to navigate state budgets and public policies that pit potential collaborators in the housing sector against one another. Chione is the consensus-builder and problem-solver we need."
Megan Kirkeby, Deputy Director of California's Department of Housing & Community Development stated, "Chione is a collaborative leader who can successfully build coalitions across diverse organizations. Her experience puts her in a strong position to advance our shared goals of speeding up the pace and diversity of housing – particularly affordable homes – as we work toward creating 2.5 million more homes by 2030. We look forward to working with her to solve California's housing and homelessness crisis."
Chione's selection is the result of an extensive process guided by a professional recruitment firm. Housing California's Board of Directors, staff, and partners have been inspired by Chione's track-record of accomplishments, vision for Housing California's future, and unyielding commitment to end CA's housing and homelessness crisis, advance racial equity, and secure economic prosperity for all Californians.
Housing California brings together a diverse, multi-sector network to prevent and end homelessness, increase the supply of safe, stable, affordable housing options, and reverse the legacy of racial and economic injustice by building power among the people most impacted by housing injustice, shaping the narrative, and advocating for statewide policy solutions.
Contact: Unai Montes, umontes@housingca.org, 310.962.7369 (Bilingual)
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Destiny 2 just unloaded a metric ton of information about its upcoming expansion, its current season and other plans it has for the Destiny universe. It’s a massive amount of details packed into a 40 minute showcase, and I’m going to do my best to summarize everything significant we learned to day. It’s a whole lot, so bear with me.
LIGHTFALL
- The main destination was revealed to be a secret, Cyberpunk-looking city on Neptune that no one ever knew existed until now. It has an entirely new “race” of allies, Cloudstriders, who have been out there living their lives free of all our drama, but now the Darkness has found them.
- The main thrust of the storyline is that Calus has bred a new, Darkness-enhanced army of Cabal to lay siege to this city, and we must go help stop him. This includes some modified Cabal enemies and some brand new ones, monstrous Tormentors that look like the love child of Rhulk and an Elden Ring dungeon boss.
- The fifth subclass is indeed the second Darkness subclass, and it’s called Strand. While green, it is not based on plants or poison, at least not in an obvious sense (I suspect it has roots in Egregore, as it talks about a psychic communication network we reach into). It’s a new power no one has wielded before, and we are just learning to use it. It seems very…rope based. Everyone has the ability to use a grappling hook like ability that can latch onto thin air. New supers are slashy strand hands for Titan, missiles for Warlocks and a rope dart for Hunters.
NEW PLAYER ONBOARDING
- There was an entire section about how Bungie is going to try to better explain the game for new players who do not know what to do. This will be rooted in something called a Guardian Rank system that steers players through the game, but also appears to reward players for being Sherpas for new players.
- There is a new commendation system coming where you can reward teammates for positive behavior.
- At long, long last, there are in-game LFG tools coming to the game where you can find groups for the game’s harder, non-matchmade activities without needing to go to Bungie’s app or website.
- Finally, Destiny is getting a saved loadout system, a single screen where you can place all your mods and then save and switch loadouts on the fly. Again, an in-game way to do this at last without relying on third party tools.
SEASON 18 – SEASON OF PLUNDER
- This season is called Season of Plunder and has Eramis de-thawing from ice, as predicted. Rather than join The Witness, she’s off becoming a pirate, and we are teaming up with Mithrax, Eido and Drifter to stop her. Spider is involved in here somewhere too.
- The pirate theme pervades all of this season, from cosmetics to new exotics. The two main activities are a ship-boarding pirate battle where you launch yourself onto the deck of enemy ships. Then another activity based around getting at chest full of treasure. Finally, there’s something about finding maps that lead to pirate captains around the system you must kill.
- The reprised raid this season is King’s Fall, which launches Friday. We do not yet know what changes or updates may have been made to it yet, old armor and weapons returning.
FINAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
- An Epic Game Store collaboration where anyone who downloads the game there gets the 30th Anniversary Pack (essentially a dungeon) for free. The Epic deal also comes with Fortnite armor skins in Destiny, and Destiny NPCs (Ikora, Zavala, The Exo Stranger) coming to Fortnite. And Fall Guys is getting Destiny skins because Epic owns that now.
- Bungie has announced no more expansions will be content vaulted from here. They said they wanted everyone to be able to play the whole game start to finish, but they did not announce that previously sunset things would return.
- All this week, Destiny expansions are free-to-play on every platform, including Witch Queen. But just for this week.
Those are the major announcements. Now I have ten minutes to format and publish this before season 18 goes lives so wish me luck! More thoughts later in video form.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1133 AM CDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Trinity River At Dallas affecting Dallas County.
For the Trinity River...including Dallas...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/fwd.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 530 AM CDT.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Trinity River At Dallas.
* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 35.0 feet, Some low water crossings inundated with
cattle and grazing and low water areas under water. At 38.0 feet,
moderate flooding will begin along the river both above and below
the Commerce Street bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 37.2 feet.
- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 13.8 feet
late Sunday morning.
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US to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train and equip Ukrainian forces to fight for years to come, U.S. officials said.
U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the package is expected to be announced Wednesday, the day the war hits the six-month mark and Ukraine celebrates its independence day. The money will fund contracts for drones, weapons and other equipment that may not see the battlefront for a year or two, they said.
The total of the aid package — which is being provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative — could change overnight, but not likely by much. Several officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the aid before its public release.
Unlike most previous packages, the new funding is largely aimed at helping Ukraine secure its medium- to long-term defense posture, according to officials familiar with the matter. Earlier shipments, most of them done under Presidential Drawdown Authority, have focused on Ukraine’s more immediate needs for weapons and ammunition and involved materiel that the Pentagon already has in stock that can be shipped in short order.
In addition to providing longer-term assistance that Ukraine can use for potential future defense needs, the new package is intended to reassure Ukrainian officials that the United States intends to keep up its support, regardless of the day-to-day back and forth of the conflict, the officials said.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg noted the more extended focus Tuesday as he reaffirmed the alliance’s support for the conflict-torn country.
“Winter is coming, and it will be hard, and what we see now is a grinding war of attrition. This is a battle of wills, and a battle of logistics. Therefore we must sustain our support for Ukraine for the long term, so that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent nation,” Stoltenberg said, speaking at a virtual conference about Crimea, organized by Ukraine.
Six months after Russia invaded, the war has slowed to a grind, as both sides trade combat strikes and small advances in the east and south. Both sides have seen thousands of troops killed and injured, as Russia’s bombardment of cities has killed countless innocent civilians.
There are fears that Russia will intensify attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities in Ukraine in the coming days because of the independence holiday and the six-month anniversary of the invasion.
Late Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine and the State Department issued a new security alert for Ukraine that repeated a call for Americans in the country to leave due to the danger.
“Given Russia’s track record in Ukraine, we are concerned about the continued threat that Russian strikes pose to civilians and civilian infrastructure,” it said.
To date, the U.S. has provided about $10.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, including 19 packages of weapons taken directly from Defense Department stocks since August 2021.
U.S. defense leaders are also eyeing plans that will expand training for Ukrainian troops outside their country, and for militaries on Europe’s eastern and southern flanks that feel most threatened by Russia’s aggression.
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Associated Press writer Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed to this report.
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
132 PM EDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Fisher's Island
through 230 PM EDT...
At 131 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
producing a waterspout near Plum Island, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Waterspouts, winds in excess of 30 mph, and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
hazardous waters. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs
and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor
objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Fishers Island.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 4124 7199 4124 7204 4128 7205 4130 7199
4130 7193 4129 7192
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 264DEG 11KT 4125 7214
WATERSPOUT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY...
At 137 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned
area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Huntington Station, Huntington, Northport, Centerport, Cold Spring
Harbor, East Northport, Kings Park, Greenlawn, Elwood, Fort
Salonga, South Huntington and Sunken Meadow State Park.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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Pfizer COVID shots appear 73% effective in children younger than 5
(AP) - Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring, the company announced Tuesday.
Vaccinations for babies, toddlers and preschoolers opened in the U.S. in June after months of delay. Only about 6% of youngsters ages 6 months through 4 years had gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by mid-August, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Health authorities authorized tot-sized vaccine doses made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech based on a study showing they were safe and produced high levels of virus-fighting antibodies. But there was only preliminary data on how that translated into effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19.
The new update analyzed COVID-19 diagnoses between March and June in Pfizer’s ongoing study of the three-dose vaccine. There were 21 COVID-19 cases among the 351 tots who got dummy shots -- compared to just 13 among the 794 youngsters given three vaccine doses.
The child cases primarily were caused by the BA.2 omicron version that was circulating at the time. Currently, another omicron relative, BA.5, is causing most COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and much of the world.
In older children and adults, the COVID-19 vaccines have been used long enough to prove that they remain strongly protective against severe disease and death even as the coronavirus mutates -- while early protection against infection wanes. Still, scientists track that initial effectiveness rate as extra evidence of vaccine performance and to look for signs of how they initially hold up against new mutants.
Pfizer this week asked U.S. regulators to authorize modified vaccine doses that better match the newest omicron variants for people 12 and older as boosters this fall. The company said it also is developing updated shots for kids younger than 12.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new national survey from U.S. News & World Report's 360 Reviews finds four in five Americans (81%) have adjusted their spending due to inflation, and 84% indicate they worry about the impact of inflation on this year's holiday shopping season.
To better understand the impact of inflation on consumer money-saving and purchasing habits, U.S. News used a third-party survey platform to poll 2,000 U.S. adults. It asked U.S. respondents about their coupon habits, 2022 holiday shopping plans, and more. Survey responses were weighted in order to be representative of the U.S. population.
"Our latest survey makes it clear Americans are flocking to digital coupons and similar digital money-saving tools because of inflation's impact to their wallets," said Alexandra Kelly, senior editor, 360 Deals. Kelly adds, "And they seem to be helping. In fact, an overwhelming 91% of U.S. consumers who use coupon sites, apps, and/or browser extensions report having saved money because of these digital resources — and half of Americans (51%) say they definitely plan to use digital coupons and similar online money-saving tools to help with their holiday shopping this year."
Additional survey highlights include:
- More than half of Americans (58%) look for coupons at least once a week.
- Three in four Americans (76%) have searched for digital coupons while grocery shopping.
- American consumers most prefer online shopping on Black Friday, followed by Amazon Prime Day, which trumped Cyber Monday.
- Half of Americans (51%) follow couponing blogs and social media accounts.
To access the full survey findings, visit:
https://www.usnews.com/articles/online-shopping-coupon-habits-survey
About U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower consumers, business leaders and policy officials to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives and communities. A multifaceted digital media company with Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews platforms, U.S. News provides rankings, independent reporting, data journalism, consumer advice and U.S. News Live events. More than 40 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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