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Judge blocks enforcement of Biden abortion guidance in Texas
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked the federal government from enforcing a legal interpretation that would require hospitals in the state to provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk.
Texas sued Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Xavier Becerra last month, arguing that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, which is a federal law, doesn’t require doctors to provide abortions if doing so would violate a state law.
In a ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix temporarily blocked the government from enforcing the guidance, finding that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act “is silent as to abortion.”
“Since the statute is silent on the question, the Guidance cannot answer how doctors should weigh risks to both a mother and her unborn child,” the judge’s order said. “Nor can it, in doing so, create a conflict with state law where one does not exist. The Guidance was thus unauthorized.”
The Department of Health and Human Services issued the guidance in July, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that abortion is not a constitutional right.
The agency cited requirements on medical facilities in the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act to determine whether a person seeking treatment might be in labor or whether they face an emergency health situation — or one that could develop into an emergency — and to provide treatment.
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5 facts about mental health care during the first year of the pandemic
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5 facts about mental health care during the first year of the pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health in America, the full scope of which is still unfolding. Social isolation, the shutdown of schools and businesses, and restrictions on in-person health care services became the new normal by mid-2020. Yet even before the pandemic, mental health advocates raised concerns over the mental health needs of Americans.
For that reason, Foothold Technology identified five insights about mental health and mental health care during 2020, using data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
One in 5 people live with a mental health issue, according to findings from a 2020 SAMHSA study. This and other similar statistics serve as a catalyst for the agency’s mental health awareness campaigns; however, the pandemic made the need for mental health care increasingly more apparent. Shortly after it began, many more people experienced mental health problems due to physical distancing, stigma and discrimination, and job losses in some of the hardest-hit areas.
Unfortunately, the rise in the prevalence of mental health problems during the pandemic coincided with severe disruptions to mental health services, leaving huge gaps in care for those who needed it most. For much of the pandemic, services for mental, neurological, and substance use disorders were the most disrupted of all essential health services, according to the World Health Organization.
While the impacts of these disruptions were noticeable across the board, they were more extreme for young people who were made to stay at home, increasing the risk of family stress and abuse—both risk factors for mental health issues. Women also faced greater stress at home, with one study showing increased domestic violence after lockdowns began.
Read on to learn five enlightening takeaways concerning mental health care one year into the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A majority of Americans said the pandemic negatively impacted their mental health
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More than half of the population aged 18 or older reported that COVID-19 had a negative impact on their emotional or mental health, according to SAMHSA. The data shows that people with existing mental health problems and those with severe mental illness were more likely to report that the pandemic had an impact on their mental health. For some, this negative outcome was due to the fear that they or their loved ones would become sick. The economic downturn and anxiety of unemployment also contributed to the mental health crisis during the pandemic. All of these factors combined adversely affected a lot of Americans.
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1 in 10 people said they were unable to access mental health care
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During the pandemic, there was a “staggering” gap between the number of Americans who needed care for mental health conditions and those who actually received it. SAMHSA’s report showed 38.7% of U.S. adults experienced delays or cancellations in receiving mental health services during the first year of the pandemic. Although several mental health programs for screening, preventive and intervention services were established in public areas around the country, tight measures taken to contain the pandemic often interrupted them, leaving those in need without access to mental health treatment.
In different ways, the fallout from the lack of mental health care echoed throughout people’s lives. Drug overdose fatalities climbed to new highs during the pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Research also found an increase in personal relationship issues.
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Cost was the most common barrier to mental health treatment
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Access to mental health care is a major concern for many Americans. More than half of the adults in the United States with a mental illness (roughly 27 million people) go untreated.
During the pandemic, SAMHSA reported that cost was the leading reason Americans did not receive mental health treatment. And it can be expensive—a standard 60-minute treatment session might cost anywhere from $65 to $250 for people with or without insurance. A more severe diagnosis, of course, comes with higher costs. For many people, a lack of financial means is a big barrier to getting treatment; others may have inconsistent or insufficient care due to not having the financial means to continue their prescribed care plans.
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Adults over 50 were less likely to transition to online mental health appointments
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Even though the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of many adults, people over 50 who did not regularly use computers struggled to access health care when providers moved appointments and booking systems online. Social care was also limited, which worsened social isolation. These changes impacted older people’s physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being. The fact that most people over 50 are not tech-savvy and may not be familiar with the technology necessary to take advantage of these new health care options is a big reason why they could not access valuable online mental health therapy and other forms of health care during the pandemic.
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1 in 6 people reported delays in receiving prescriptions for mental health needs
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For many people, having prescriptions mailed to their homes was previously a more consistent and convenient method of receiving them; Americans who had their medication delivered, however, experienced more delays in receiving it during the pandemic. Almost all large pharmacies now provide a mailing option, which increases the potential for delivery and quality problems. Sixteen percent of adults experienced delays in receiving their prescriptions during the global health crisis, SAMHSA reported. While one or two missed doses may not seem like much, it can have a substantial impact on an individual’s response to treatment.
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Restaurants, bars, and retailers across the city will celebrate the "excellence and quality" of Cava through a week of promotion dedicated to Spain's signature sparkling wine
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This September, Cava Discovery Week returns to New York City with over 20 different participating locations across the city running a variety of limited-time offers, tasting flights, specialty Cava cocktails and food and wine pairings, and innovative in-person events for their Cava-loving clientele. The campaign will run from Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 25.
The enthusiasm for Cava Discovery Week is growing: this year the program will feature more partners than ever before, including some of New York City's most celebrated restaurants, bars, and retail shops: 390 Social, Bazár Tapas, Boro6 Wine Bar, Casa Mono & Bar Jamón, Clay, Contento, Copake Wine Works, Copinette, Corkbuzz Union Square, Despaña Fine Foods & Tapas Café, El Born, Gary's Wine and Marketplace, Grape Collective, Huertas, La Cava, Mercado Little Spain, Oliva Tapas, Pompette Wine & Spirits and Musette Wine Bar, Socarrat Paella Bar (3 locations), Somm Time, and Tomiño Taberna Gallega.
In addition to the in-house promotions curated by each participating partner, the week will feature a program of trade- and consumer-facing events and an interactive social media campaign to inspire learning and engagement:
- Cava Sail—Monday, September 12, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. EST. This event is for trade and media only; to request an invitation, please contact us.
- Bubbly Monday: Cava Discovery Week Edition—Monday, September 19, 8:00 p.m. EST. An evening at Somm Time, wine bar and Cava Discovery Week partner. No registration is required.
- Cava Cocktails—Tuesday, September 20, 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. EST at 390 Social, Cava Discovery Week partner location. This event is sold out; inquire here to join the waitlist.
- Cava & Conservas—Wednesday, September 21, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. EST. Special Cava and food pairing dinner at Cava Discovery Week partner restaurant, Huertas. Purchase tickets here.
- Instagram Lives hosted by Cava Ambassadors, scheduled to take place throughout the week.
The expansion of Cava Discovery Week echoes a general increase in interest nationwide as sales of Cava continue to excel in the U.S.—in 2021 Cava sales to export markets increased by 11% to 71% of total sales (D.O. Cava) and, in the U.S. market, Cava was up 9% compared to 2020 (SipSource).
At such a pivotal time, D.O. Cava remains committed to executing its ambitious strategic plan propelled by the new zoning and segmentation regulations designed to unite producers under common goals of advancing quality and bringing visibility to the singularities of different sub-regions and vineyard sites.
"Unity is fundamental at such decisive times for the future of the sector," says Javier Pagés, the newly re-elected President of the D.O. Cava. "With it, the sector can achieve all the challenges we have set for ourselves and be a leading global designation of origin for some of the world's highest quality sparkling wines."
To learn more about Cava Discovery Week partners, participating wineries, and events, visit: cava.wine/en/cava-discovery-week-new-york. Then, follow along and join the conversation on social media using #cavaweek.
For additional information, please contact Katie Canfield of O'Donnell Lane at 530-720-1138 or by email at katie@odonnell-lane.com.
With more than 70% of international sales, Cava is the Spanish D.O. that exports the most wine: its 370 associated wineries are present in over 100 countries. The D.O. encompasses sparkling wine that pairs perfectly with every type of food, and is made using the traditional method, with a strict commitment to origin, land, and sustainability.
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Air Raid evolution: Pioneering offense passes test of time
By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
Twenty-five years since Hal Mumme unleashed the groundbreaking Air Raid offense on the Southeastern Conference it has become pervasive throughout football. But outside of Mike Leach, Mumme’s protege and Air Raid Godfather, most coaches are running an evolved form of the offense, with more running plays, more varied formations and an assortment of motions and misdirection. Air Raid principles and concepts can be found in just about every modern passing game from NFL to high school. But at the highest levels of the sport, it’s hard to find anyone actually running the Air Raid. | https://kion546.com/news/2022/08/24/air-raid-evolution-pioneering-offense-passes-test-of-time/ | 2022-08-24T15:02:28Z | https://kion546.com/news/2022/08/24/air-raid-evolution-pioneering-offense-passes-test-of-time/ | false |
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's leading computer brand, GIGABYTE, is proud to announce a collaboration with ArtCenter College of Design, aiming to present the new ideas to improve future creators' working experience with GIGABYTE AERO 16 Creator Laptop. Specifically designed for creators, the AERO 16 is equipped with a 16:10 4K OLED screen and certificated by color authorities, X-Rite and Pantone, granting all creators precise visual effects on their creative journey. Students and faculty members across three different departments will explore and redefine the future creative workflow and learn through first-hand industry insights from the GIGABYTE AERO brand.
As the spirit of GIGABYTE dedicated to professional creators, AERO focuses on rationality and sensibility during the design process, bringing the existing image of electronic products to fit in every working scenario seamlessly. Leveraging the extraordinary technology and powerful functionality, the design team of GIGABYTE provides the user-centered design to make every step of AERO more synchronized to what creators truly need.
Multi-departments in action
ArtCenter College of Design has assembled a team from three different departments, including Product Design, Interaction Design, and Spatial Experience Design, all contributing to this unique opportunity. GIGABYTE engaged with the project through various touch-points with the class while providing critiques and suggestions to the research from each group.
Students exploring the AERO brand
This 14-week partnership of study kicked off on May 19, 2022 and took the class through various stages. Students first started the research on creators' workflow during the kick-off session and analyzed the pain points that frustrate creators the most. During the R&D stage, students gathered in groups to concentrate on developing a strong understanding of GIGABYTE AERO 16 Creator Laptop and expanded the future creators vision into three distinct ideas, from product designs to virtual spaces. At the next stage of midterm presentation, students condensed the three ideas into one direction that the group then developed further. Lastly, students presented the final presentation of their reformulated AERO vision as well as the creative pathway for AERO to explore in the next decade.
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Ganesha festival: Hassan SP holds meeting
Hassan SP Hariram Shankar has appealed to the public to cooperate with the district administration for a peaceful Ganesha festival celebrations by following guidelines meant for installing Ganesha idols in public places. He held a meeting with representatives of organizations that install idols in public places and take out processions on the final day.
The organizations would have to take permission from the police, local bodies and the CESC to install idols. The court’s ruling on using sound systems should be followed strictly. The organizations, which hold the event for more than one day, have to install CCTV cameras at the pandal, he said.
For many decades the festival had been conducted peacefully in the city. The administration would seek people’s support to continue the same tradition, he said.
The SP said he would hold similar meetings in Sakleshpur and Arsikere as well. Representatives of various organizations participated in the meeting.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Candace Parker had 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Chicago Sky over the New York Liberty 90-72 Tuesday night in the deciding Game 3 to advance to the WNBA semifinals.
The defending champion Sky await the winner of the Connecticut-Dallas playoff series, with the deciding Game 3 on Wednesday night.
Allie Quigley and Kahleah Copper each added 15 points while Courtney Vandersloot had 14 points and 10 assists for the second-seeded Sky. Chicago has now won four consecutive elimination contests dating to back-to-back single-elimination games last year en route to the franchise’s first WNBA championship.
The seventh-seed Liberty shocked the Sky by winning Game 1. Chicago routed New York by a WNBA playoffs record 38 points in the second game, racing out to a 31-10 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looking back.
“We knew what we had to do. They were all on a mission and you could tell it was a collective mission,” Chicago coach James Wade said. “We decided it was go-time and show what we were made of and responded in Game 2 and built on it after that.”
This one was a lot more competitive. Chicago led 25-20 after one quarter and extended the advantage to 54-42 at the half as Parker had seven points, six assists and seven rebounds in the opening 20 minutes.
New York scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter, including a five-point possession by Sabrina Ionescu to get within 68-65 that brought the sold-out lower bowl of Barclays Center to its feet.
This was New York’s first home playoff game since 2017 when the Liberty lost in the second round to Washington. New York hadn’t made the semifinals since 2015.
That euphoria didn’t last long though as Chicago scored the next 16 points, including consecutive 3-pointers by Quigley to end the run and put the game away with just over 4 minutes left.
Betnijah Laney scored 15 points and Ionescu and Natasha Howard each had 14 for the Liberty.
“(Chicago) is a really good team, see the chemistry the have,” New York coach Sandy Brondello said. “They have poise and they made plays and we couldn’t. We rushed a few shots when they made some plays. Proud of these girls, proud of this team. The more experienced team won tonight.”
STAT STUFFERS
Parker fell just short of the fourth triple-double in WNBA playoff history. She was looking to join Vandersloot, Lisa Leslie and Margo Dydek.
BEING RECOGNIZED
Chicago Sky coach and general manager James Wade was chosen as the WNBA Executive of the Year on Monday. The voting panel is made up of one basketball executive from each WNBA team, with each representative submitting top three choices. Wade won by being named on the most ballots (11). … Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash and tennis great Billie Jean King were in attendance at the Barclays Center.
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Two teens are being held at the New Castle County Detention Center following an attempted carjacking in Claymont Tuesday evening, August 23, 2022.
Delaware State Police said the incident happened around 6:30 p.m. at the Wawa on Harvey Road at Philadelphia Pike.
Troopers say the teens, aged 14 and 16, initially approached an 18-year old and asked for a ride. The victim refused and entered the store.
When the victim left the store, the teens approached him again, demanded his car keys and implied they had a weapon.
The victim gave up the keys and ran into the Wawa to tell security. A guard then confronted the teens in the parking lot, and they took off on foot.
The pair were tracked down by troopers and New Castle County Police on Maple Lane.
The boys are both charged with robbery.
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OSO's 340+ clinics are on a mission to give all children the opportunity to experience the joy of reading
GEORGETOWN, Texas, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its commitment to uplifting the communities it serves and making a positive impact on children's futures, Smile Doctors, the largest and fastest-growing ortho-focused dental support organization (OSO) in the U.S., has launched an organization-wide Scholastic Literacy Partnership program. The program will provide free books to children in the communities the brand's 340+ affiliated practices serve.
Through this partnership, the Smile Doctors network of affiliated practices aims to enhance reading development in their communities by helping build home libraries to foster a culture of literacy, provide access to age-appropriate books and empower families to build their children's reading skills with practice every night at home. Any child who is enrolled in Smile Doctors' Rising Star program can stop into a participating clinic to pick out a free book.
The brand's Rising Star program is focused on providing complimentary, high-quality, early orthodontic care for children ages 7 to 10. Bringing a child in for a consultation at a young age, may ease the correction of some orthodontic treatment in the future and prepares them to reach their full smile potential. Any child between 7 and 10 years old can be enrolled in the Rising Star program to receive an exam at no cost.
"The Scholastic Literacy Partnership is a perfect alignment with our Rising Star program. We are proud to be a resource to inspire early and continued reading and orthodontic care, as both are important investments in the future of our children," said Jenn McClain DeJong, CMO of Smile Doctors.
In addition to the books available at the clinics, Smile Doctors affiliated practices are partnering with local schools to provide free books for classrooms and educational "Tooth Talk" visits by local team members. The brand is also partnering with local libraries and after-school programs to provide even more children with access to books in the community.
"Creating confident smiles in our community is what we do, so when we had the opportunity to partner with Scholastic to provide books to area families, it was a no-brainer. Seeing the smiles on our patients' faces, when they come to the clinic and pick up a book, aligns with the "why" behind what we do," shared Ryan Hurley, D.D.S., M.S. from Hurley & Volk Orthodontics in the Chicagoland area.
On Thursday, Aug. 25 at 6pm CT, Smile Doctors will kick off its virtual read-aloud events with How to Catch the Tooth Fairy by Adam Wallace being read by Dr. Joyce Jamerson, a Scholastic Education strategist. The event will be streamed live on Smile Doctors' Instagram, Facebook and TikTok for families to tune in together at home. Click HERE to RSVP. The second event will be hosted on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 6pm CT with My Toothbrush is Missing by Jan Thomas read by Scholastic Education's Vice President of Academic Planning and Solution Development, Mr. Jimmy Brehm.
"We are proud to partner with Smile Doctors and share the joy of reading that so many generations of people have enjoyed with Scholastic," shared Allison Bobbitt, Account Executive, Scholastic.
The Smile Doctors network of affiliated practices continues to explore opportunities to partner with local organizations and schools. To connect with the local practice nearest you to learn more about the Scholastic Literacy Partnership or to donate books, visit smiledoctors.com.
About Smile Doctors, LLC
Smile Doctors, LLC, is the largest ortho-focused dental support organization (OSO) in the U.S. The organization has the fastest-growing network of leading orthodontists. With more than 340 convenient locations in 25 states, Smile Doctors has a rich history of developing and growing affiliated practices by providing tools and technology that allow their orthodontists to focus entirely on patient care. Smile Doctors is the largest network of Diamond Plus Invisalign® providers. Smile Doctors orthodontists are proud members of the American Association of Orthodontists, and American Dental Association, and host for the Lecture Center for Orthodontic Excellence. Smile Doctors' mission is to create confident smiles that inspire the best in their patients, each other, and the communities they serve. For more information, please visit: www.smiledoctors.com.
About Scholastic
Scholastic is the largest and most trusted children's book publisher in the world. Founded in 1920, Scholastic has been working with educators, parents, and community partners in support of literacy for over 100 years. Scholastic is home to an unparalleled roster of acclaimed authors and literacy experts. In addition to working to ensure children have access to high quality, authentic literature, Scholastic is committed to developing research-based print and digital instructional programs to support literacy development from birth to high school.
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SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MGI Tech Co. Ltd. (MGI), a global life science leader and innovator, has been awarded Gold by Instrument Business Outlook (IBO) at the 2022 IBO Design Awards for the outstanding design and functionality of its DNBelab C4 Pocket Single-Cell Lab.
"MGI is proud to be recognized by IBO for the innovative thinking, as well as consistent and thorough consideration we put into designing the DNBelab C4," shared Yajun Zuo, Product Manager at MGI. "During the design process, we carefully and holistically contemplated the portability, ease-of-use, and family design specifications of the user's needs, while taking into account the accuracy and stability of its product performance. This award is a testament to our hard work and MGI's overall inclusive approach towards product design and innovation."
Published by Strategic Directions International, IBO is a twice-monthly newsletter for the life science and analytical instrument industry. Each year, IBO seeks to recognize innovative and eye catching industrial design of laboratory instruments and equipment. In shining the spotlight on stand-out products, the awards not only highlight an instrument's aesthetics but also how the industrial design contributes to functionality and user experience as well as how it can serve as a marketing tool.
Lauded for its handheld size and streamlined modern appearance, the DNBelab C4 Pocket Single-Cell Lab measures 230 mm long, 42 mm wide and 57 mm high and weighs only about 220 grams – a clear juxtaposition to standard benchtop systems for single-cell NGS sample preparation. The device is a "single cell laboratory that can be packed into a pocket", operating with no power supply required and directly driven by negative pressure. Single cell sorting with barcoding can be done with a one-step pull, reaching a high degree of automation, greatly simplifying user experience and lowering the barrier to single-cell research.
"We developed the system with the intended end market and user base at the forefront of our minds. These are people who may use the C4 for research, clinical applications or drug development, therefore the end result is an intuitive and readily accessible tool at low cost," Zuo elaborated. "By employing microfluidics, the design of the C4 contributes to a shortened turnaround time to accommodate the time-sensitive nature of single-cell or nuclear suspensions. In addition, it is made from ABS plastic which can be recycled or safely disposed of after completion, avoiding contamination of the instrument or different samples."
Besides its superior design, the DNBelab C4 stands out for its reliable and precise performance. The system has demonstrated low multiplet rate, high gene detection sensitivity, and the ability to efficiently capture rare cells. It can currently capture up to 12,000 cells every time with doublet rate of 1-8% and is compatible with two of MGI's different sequencing systems, DNBSEQ-T7*and DNBSEQ-G400*, to meet the needs of different users. Paired with the ultra-high throughput sequencer DNBSEQ-T7*, the C4 can achieve a throughput of tens of samples per day and obtain 100,000-level cells.
As single-cell sequencing continues to be a hot industry topic, the DNBelab C4 Pocket Single-Cell Lab is revolutionizing single-cell research. At MGI, product design and innovation centers around the user experience and is rooted in a deep and comprehensive understanding of the diverse needs and pain points of its customers. With sequencing applications entering more market segments, MGI is committed to facilitating advances in the industry and bringing more opportunities for rapid growth through the development and introduction of cost-effective, user-friendly products.
About MGI
MGI Tech Co. Ltd. (MGI), headquartered in Shenzhen, is committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science through intelligent innovation. Based on its proprietary technology, MGI focuses on research & development, production and sales of sequencing instruments, reagents, and related products to support life science research, agriculture, precision medicine and healthcare. MGI is a leading producer of clinical high-throughput gene sequencers*, and its multi-omics platforms include genetic sequencing*, medical imaging, and laboratory automation. MGI's mission is to develop and promote advanced life science tools for future healthcare. For more information, please visit the MGI website or connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn or YouTube.
*Unless otherwise informed, StandardMPS and CoolMPS sequencing reagents, and sequencers for use with such reagents are not available in Germany, Spain, UK, Hong Kong, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, Finland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Portugal, Austria and Romania. No purchase orders for StandardMPS products will be accepted in the USA until after January 1, 2023.
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 25, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
843 AM CDT Wed Aug 24 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge affecting Presidio
County.
.Thunderstorms have produced very heavy rainfall over the past few
days in Mexico over the Rio Conchos basin. As a result, very high
flows are coming out of the Rio Conchos into the Rio Grande at
Presidio. Additional rainfall over the next few days could result in
additional rises and/or flooding.
For the Rio Grande...including Presidio International Bridge...Minor
flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. Most flood related deaths
occur in automobiles. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges,
dips, or low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream,
even a small one, on foot. To escape rising water find another route
over higher ground.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 845 PM CDT.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet (3.7 meters), the river reaches bankfull,
after which the flood plain between the levees begins to flood.
No damage is expected.
At 15.5 feet (4.7 meters), the river reaches minor flood stage,
and flooding between the levees occurs. No damage to structures
is expected.
At 20.0 feet (6.1 meters), the river reaches moderate flood stage,
inundating the plain between the levees. Erosion of the levees is
likely. Water may seep through the levees, flooding adjacent
farmland.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 19.7 feet (6.0
meters).
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday was 19.7 feet (6.0 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this evening and continue falling to 10.6 feet (3.2
meters) Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.5 feet (4.7 meters).
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
19.1 feet (5.8 meters) on 08/20/2022.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (feet):
Fld Observed Wed Wed Thu Thu
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1pm 7pm 1am 7am
Rio Grande
Presidio Internation 15.5 19.7 Wed 8am 18.4 16.4 14.4 13.1
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (meters):
Presidio Internation 4.7 6.0 Wed 8am 5.6 5.0 4.4 4.0
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...
* WHERE...Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet (2.7 meters), the river reaches minor flood
stage, and low lying areas begin to flood.
At 11.0 feet (3.4 meters), minor flooding continues along the
river. Irrigation pumps may need to be removed. No threats to
residences or other structures are known to occur.
At 13.0 feet (4.0 meters), the river reaches moderate flood
stage. Farmland near the river will be inundated. Water may
begin flooding low lying areas of FM 170.
- At 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 10.9 feet (3.3
ending at 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday was 13.2 feet (4.0 meters).
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage this evening
to 8.8 feet (2.7 meters) just after midnight tonight. It will
then rise to 8.9 feet (2.7 meters) late tonight. It will fall
to 7.0 feet (2.1 meters) late tomorrow evening. It will then
rise to 7.2 feet (2.2 meters) early Friday morning. It will
fall again and remain below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet (2.7 meters).
11.5 feet (3.5 meters) on 08/20/2022.
Fld Observed Wed Wed Thu Thu
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1pm 7pm 1am 7am
Presidio 5SE 9.0 10.9 Wed 8am 11.0 9.3 8.8 8.6
Presidio 5SE 2.7 3.3 Wed 8am 3.4 2.8 2.7 2.6
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Teachers in Ohio's largest school system strike on first day of school
Teachers in Ohio's largest school system say they won't end their strike without improvements to what they describe as dilapidated schools where a lack of heating and air conditioning has led to miserable classroom environments.
Union members in Columbus hit the picket line Wednesday, as the stalemate between the Columbus Education Association and the Columbus City Schools Board of Education continued.
The two sides are set to return to the bargaining table at 1 p.m. Wednesday, the afternoon of the first day of school, after a federal mediator overseeing negotiations called the union and Columbus City Schools to meet, the union said on its Facebook page. The school district confirmed that the meeting will take place on Twitter.
"The Columbus Board of Education remains focused on getting our students and teachers back in the classroom. The federal mediator has called both parties to resume bargaining on Wednesday, August 24. We will provide further updates as appropriate," the district's Twitter account said.
The showdown is the latest in years of tensions across the nation between teachers who argue they are underpaid and underappreciated, particularly after navigating the coronavirus pandemic, and school systems that say they are strapped for cash.
In Columbus, teachers say they want guarantees of smaller class sizes, full-time art, music and physical education teachers in elementary schools and a cap on the number of class periods throughout the school day.
But at the core of the strike is their complaint that too many schools, or parts of schools, lack heating and air conditioning, leaving students sweltering in the summer, shivering in the winter and distracted from learning.
"98 DEGREES IS A BOY BAND NOT A CLASSROOM TEMPERATURE," read the sign one teacher held outside East High School — a reference to a pop group that was briefly popular in the late 1990s.
The strike began Monday after 94% of the union's membership voted Sunday night to reject the board's latest offer. Since a deal wasn't reached, Columbus City Schools began its year Wednesday with a return to early pandemic practices, having students log on remotely for classes led by substitutes. The district plans to distribute free lunches in grab-and-go containers. Sports and other extracurricular activities are postponed.
Union members focused their protests on more than 20 schools where they would be visible from high-traffic streets or intersections. Passersby honked their horns in solidarity.
The union — with a membership of nearly 4,500 made up of mostly teachers, but also librarians, counselors, nurses and other school employees — had appointed captains to organize each picket location. Members protested in shifts: morning groups starting at 7 a.m., and afternoon groups that would remain out until 4:30 p.m.
Members and supporters delivered coolers of water and bags of snacks at several locations for those standing for hours on sidewalks on a sunny day with temperatures in the low 80s.
In front of East High School, one teacher was blaring classic rock protest songs from a speaker.
The union had instructed its members not to talk to reporters and to direct questions to their spokespeople. Instead, teachers pointed out nonunion members who were free to talk.
"A lot of people in the suburbs are unaware of how bad the conditions are, and I think they're finally getting to see that," said Maggy Counts, a former art teacher at East High School.
Counts, whose young twin boys will attend the district's schools, said a teacher strike "has been a long time coming."
She said she has heard promises to improve buildings and install heating and air conditioning systems for years, but that those improvements have never fully materialized.
It's left teachers — who also complain that their pay is not keeping up with inflation and say they are dismally short on supplies — working in an environment that Counts described as burdensome for both educators and students.
"They should be able to come to a safe place where there's not rats and roaches and hot conditions and little kindergartners in 58-degree weather," Counts said.
"As an adult, if you go to work and it's freezing or 98 degrees or you forgot your lunch, you're not going to be a productive employee. And school is the same way," she said. "We can't have kids continuing to come to buildings and not have these basic needs, and we can't expect teachers to come work in these conditions, either."
Other protesters also said the board of education had delivered years of vague promises to improve schools' conditions, but had not offered enough specific details on their plans or timelines to complete those improvements.
Columbus City Schools is using hundreds of millions in federal pandemic stimulus dollars to pay for HVAC systems in 16 schools. But six of the 13 schools that were initially planned to be ready by the start of this school year do not yet have working air conditioning.
"It's 100% about the conditions of the schools," said Lauren Chivington, a former Columbus City Schools teacher who is now an adjunct professor and PhD student and protested alongside union members at East High School on Tuesday.
"They haven't gone on strike since the '70s," Chivington said of the union, which last went on strike in 1975. "They wouldn't be doing this unless it were very, very dire, and very much about their students."
While union members and their supporters nearly unanimously pointed to school conditions as the most significant reason for the strike, the two sides are also at odds over pay: Teachers had sought 8% annual pay increases, while the district's most recent offer included 3% pay bumps each year.
On Monday night, the Columbus City Schools Board of Education met behind closed doors while hundreds of teachers' union members protested outside.
"We want a contract, just and fair. Give our classrooms central air," they chanted.
Jennifer Adair, the board of education president, released a statement after the four-hour meeting pledging that a path forward would come "soon."
"We are working to find a collaborative path forward. We don't have action on that to report yet. But we will — soon. Our board fully recognizes the disruption and concern felt by our children and families and across Columbus," Adair said in the statement.
"To our school community, like you, we are saddened by this start to the school year," she said. "Be assured we will support your children and families with the resources they need in this time of uncertainty." | https://www.wgal.com/article/ohio-teachers-say-they-won-t-end-their-strike-without-improvements-to-miserable-classroom-environment/40977057 | 2022-08-24T15:08:53Z | https://www.wgal.com/article/ohio-teachers-say-they-won-t-end-their-strike-without-improvements-to-miserable-classroom-environment/40977057 | true |
Co-founder Rod Reasen assumes role of Executive Chairman
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Springbuk, the leading U.S. health intelligence and analytics platform, today announced that Joy Powell will succeed Rod Reasen as Chief Executive Officer.
Powell has served as both Chief Operating Officer and President in her three years with Springbuk. She also brings over 25 years of executive leadership experience spanning various aspects of the healthcare industry, including population health, care coordination, and analytics. Before joining Springbuk, Powell served in President and Chief Operating Officer roles at both Healthways and CareSync. She also held key global leadership positions with Sitel and FedEx Express, providing her with the unique combination of healthcare industry and employer perspectives.
As a founder of Springbuk and visionary leader in the employee benefits and analytics industry, Rod Reasen has taken Springbuk's mission of "Preventing Disease with Data" from an idea to an industry-leading platform used by over 4,200 employers. In his new role as Executive Chairman and special advisor to the CEO, Reasen will be focusing on the development of the company's enterprise value creation strategies and serving as an ambassador to the market and industry. Reasen will continue to serve on the company's Board of Directors.
"Joy has been instrumental to the growth and performance of Springbuk over the last three years. Her extensive industry knowledge, deep relationships with our customers and partners, and the respect from our talented team have enabled Springbuk to distinctly shape the market and contribute to solving our customers' biggest health challenges," said Reasen. "Our next chapter will bring accelerating innovation and market penetration. Joy is the right leader at the right time to take us forward. Her steady leadership is a huge asset to our clients and team members alike. I look forward to supporting her as our new CEO."
Powell added, "Springbuk is a mission-focused, best-in-class health intelligence platform. Our remarkable team relentlessly tackles the issues of rising healthcare costs, benefits program effectiveness, and improving the health of employees and their dependents. Our mission has never been more important and consequential. We are committed to delivering the platform that empowers benefits decisions backed and guided through analytic insights and curated action steps to address healthcare risks sustainably. It is an honor to lead Springbuk, our team, and our clients through our next phase of growth."
Powell holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, from the University of Memphis as well as a CPA designation. She is also a member of the Forbes Business Council and a member of both Chief, a private network of senior women executives from diverse backgrounds, industries, and organizations, and the Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Healthcare Industry Foundation (WBL), a nonprofit organization housing the premier network of women executives across the healthcare industry.
Springbuk is a leading-edge health analytics intelligence platform that empowers employers and consultants to sharpen their benefits strategy, advance employee health, and contain costs. The innovative solution offers deep analytic insights, allows data-informed decision-making, and provides curated action steps and strategic direction to maximize return on employee benefit investments. Learn more at springbuk.com.
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Go-kart racing event this weekend in Londonderry benefits High Hopes Foundation
Go-kart racing event this weekend in Londonderry benefits High Hopes Foundation
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Go-kart racing event this weekend in Londonderry benefits High Hopes Foundation
An event this weekend gives attendees the chance to see some fast racing and help out a good cause.Dozens of go-karts will be racing at the Londonderry Mini Motorsports Park on Saturday.Gates open at 9 a.m.The event will feature racing, raffles, food and more. Proceeds will be donated to the High Hopes Foundation, which helps children who are chronically ill.
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An event this weekend gives attendees the chance to see some fast racing and help out a good cause.
Dozens of go-karts will be racing at the Londonderry Mini Motorsports Park on Saturday.
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Earlier this week in Russia, there was a televised funeral for Daria Dugina, just days after she was killed in a car bombing in Moscow.
Dugina was a Russian propagandist who supported her country's invasion of Ukraine, both on TV and online. Her death made global headlines, both for its violence and because of the political prominence of her father, Alexander Dugin.
It also signaled that Moscow's elite may not be safe in their own city, said Marlene Laruelle, the director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University.
"The war is progressively coming to them in the Russian territory," she said.
"The message the killing is sending, even if we cannot interpret exactly who did that and who the actual target was, is that if you can have a terrorist act in Moscow, in the middle of the war, it means elites are suddenly not feeling secure anymore."
Laruelle joined All Things Considered to discuss Alexander Dugin's rise and waning influence, how he spread his ideology across the world, and what Daria Dugina's death may mean politically.
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Interview Highlights
On Alexander Dugin's origins
He was pretty famous in the '90s because he was one of the first ones in Russia to formulate a kind of political language of Russia's great power and empire. But in the 2000s, he really lost some of his prominence, and there are many other ideologies who appeared who are much more influential on the regime's kind of strategy. He has been pretty marginalized inside Russia. He's more famous abroad than in Russia itself.
On his beliefs towards Ukraine
He has had very anti-Ukrainian ideology since the beginning, which is some of his most famous work in the mid-90s. He was saying that Ukraine doesn't exist as a state, as a nation, that it's a construction of the West as a kind of anti-Russian strategy.
And that's something that was not so common at that time. But after that, he really has been working on many other countries, creating a big geopolitical vision for Russia as an empire, and he has always been very anti-Ukrainian, to the point that Ukraine has forbidden him from entering Ukrainian territory already for about 15 years. In the mid-2000s he was already persona non grata in Ukraine.
On whether there is any knowledge of Dugin's influence on Vladmir Putin
No, we're not even sure they have met. Putin has never quoted Dugin, Dugin is not part of any official institution, like several other ideologies. He's only on the small internet channel, the far right, orthodox channel. So he's not among the classic propagandists that are actually invited on talk shows.
His daughter was, and that's what is interesting. His daughter was more mainstream in a sense, and she was able to be invited to all of these provocative talk shows. He has been pretty marginal, because his thinking is not an easy one to follow. It's super philosophical, and religious, so it's not something you can air on television very easily and get a big audience for.
On Dugin's popularity among international far-right communities
He's really a big name in contemporary far-right thinking. First, because he has been speaking a lot of foreign languages, so he was able to read all of the European far-right productions, to translate in Russia, and also to translate his own work in English, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Iranian.
So he has really been able to develop networks of international, transnational, far-right people, up to Latin America. He was able to articulate a narrative of this new empire of conservative values against the so-called decadent West and liberal culture and so on. It's really a narrative that has resonated with a lot of European interests among the far right groups.
On what Daria Dugin's death may mean politically
I think her death will be used by the conservative reactionary groups to kind of create a martyr out of her. She was a young, good looking woman, so that will help to create the myth of her martyrdom. I think her death will be used globally, not only by the conservative circles but also by the regime, for some kind of domestic repression. The regime will have to showcase that it can answer to a terrorist act, and that will probably mean higher repression.
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Venice man accused of stealing $90,000 from elderly woman
VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - A Suncoast woman is out $92,272 after deputies say someone closely connected to her stole her money.
Michael Tremba, 34, of Venice, was arrested Aug. 18 and charged with exploitation of the elderly.
Sarasota County Sheriff’s investigators say Tremba defrauded the woman, whom he regularly “checked up on” at her home, between May and October 2021, After combing through bank accounts, Sarasota County Sheriff’s investigators discovered “a myriad of suspicious and abnormal transactions compared to the victim’s normal spending.”
Tremba allegedly spent the funds on food, gas, inmate commissary in Kentucky, and business-related expenses, authorities said.
Tremba’s arraignment is scheduled in Sarasota County Court Sept. 30.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The PGA Tour made its boldest response yet to the rival Saudi-funded league Tuesday with a plan for the best players to commit to a 20-tournament schedule in which they will compete against each other up to 17 times.
The schedule includes the four majors and features $20 million purses, except for the smallest field at the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua to start the year.
Most of the key tournaments already were in place — the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and the Memorial; Kapalua and Match Play; the three FedEx Cup playoff events; the four majors and The Players Championship.
Still to be announced are four tournaments that would be “elevated events." PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan hopes to announce those in the next two months.
Players also would be required to play three regular PGA Tour events.
The changes stem from several meetings among top players that began at the J.P. McManus Pro-Am in Ireland last month and culminated with a players-only meeting involving 23 top players at the BMW Championship last week.
Players who take part next year will be determined by the Player Impact Program, which has been revised. The tour said 20 would come from this year's PIP program and from another list that involves the new criteria.
The tour is moving away from a system geared toward Q-rating and social media and moving more toward television exposure, media mentions and fan awareness.
The PIP bonus pool goes from $50 million to $100 million next year, with the leading player getting a $15 million bonus.
The announcement comes at the season-ending Tour Championship, where the winner of the FedEx Cup gets $18 million. The LIV Golf series is expected to announce a new batch of PGA Tour players that is likely to include as many as six players.
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Our ancestors were walking on two legs 7 MILLION years ago: Ancient human species Sahelanthropus was bipedal – but could also swing through the trees like a monkey, fossil analysis reveals
- Scientists studied the forearm bone and thigh bone of an ancient human speices
- Analysis suggests the species could walk upright on two legs
- However, it could also swing through the trees like a monkey if needed
- The species, called Sahelanthropus tchadensis, lived seven million years ago and is considered the oldest representative species of humanity
It's considered to be one of the most decisive steps in human evolution, yet until now, how and when our ancestors began walking on two legs has remained unclear.
Now, scientists have analysed the fossilised remains of an ancient human species that lived on Earth seven million years ago suggested it was bipedal – but could also swing through the trees like a monkey.
The species, called Sahelanthropus tchadensis, is considered the oldest representative species of humanity.
'This study reinforces the idea of bipedalism being acquired very early in our history, at a time still associated with the ability to move on four limbs in trees,' researchers from the University of Poitiers said in a statement.
Scientists have analysed the fossilised remains of an ancient human species that lived on Earth seven million years ago and suggest it walked on two legs
The species was first discovered in 2001 by French paleontologist Michel Brunet, who discovered the remains of several individuals in Chad's Djurab Desert, including a very well-preserved cranium
Sahelanthropus tchadensis is one of the oldest known species in the human family tree.
It lived sometime between seven and six million years ago in West-Central Africa.
The species was first discovered in 2001 by French paleontologist Michel Brunet, who found the remains of several individuals in Chad's Djurab Desert, including a very well-preserved cranium.
The cranium, nicknamed Toumai, already had clues that the species walked on two legs, with its occipital foramen – the large opening in the occipital bone of the skull - in an anterior position.
This positioning suggests that the base of Toumai's skull would have connected to an upright spine.
Now, an analysis of two ulnae (forearm bone) and a femur (thigh bone) found at the site has now provided even more evidence of bipedal walking.
'These bones were also attributed to Sahelanthropus because no other large primate was found at the site,' the team explained in a statement.
'However, it is impossible to know if they belong to the same individual as the cranium.'
The study suggests that while the species could walk on two legs on land, it may also have been able to swing through the trees like a monkey
The researchers subjected the bones to a range of measurements and tests on both their external morphology and internal structure
The researchers subjected the bones to a range of measurements and tests on both their external morphology and internal structure.
These measurements were then compared to fossils from a range of other species, including animals like chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and Miocene apes, and human ancestors including australopithecines, Orrorin, and Homo sapiens.
The structure of the femur indicates that Sahelanthropus was bipedal on the ground, but probably also in trees.
Meanwhile, the results from the ulnae indicate that the bipedalism coexisted with a form of quadrupedalism (walking on all fours) in tree environments.
'Functional patterns in the ulnae suggest that S. tchadensis could clamber up and down trees, likely with some form of grasping and irregular movement of the limbs',' the team explained.
Humans and monkeys only diverged around 8-19 million years ago, so the findings suggest that early humans became bipedal very soon after this split.
The measurements were then compared to fossils from a range of other species, including animals like chimpanzees, gorilla, orangutans, and Miocene apes, and human ancestors including australopithecines, Orrorin, and Homo sapiens
Chad's Djurab Desert, where the fossilised bones were discovered in the early 2000s
'Early humans evolved the ability to walk on two legs soon after humans and chimpanzees diverged, at the same time as retaining bone features that permitted climbing capabilities,' the team concluded.
However, not everyone is convinced that Sahelanthropus is a human forebearer.
Shortly after Brunet's initial findings were published in 2001, Milford Wolpoff, a professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, called them into question.
'Toumai may be a common ancestor of apes and humans but it is not on the line directly leading to humans,' Wolpoff wrote in a letter to Nature.
'We think Toumai is an ape and we think it's probably a female because of its canine teeth.'
The teeth were small, he said, but could still easily belong to a female gorilla or a chimp.
Wolpoff also pointed to scars on the skull left by neck muscles, claiming they showed Toumai walked on all fours with his head horizontal to his spine. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11142015/Ancient-human-species-Sahelanthropus-bipedal-7-MILLION-years-ago-study-reveals.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-24T15:18:56Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11142015/Ancient-human-species-Sahelanthropus-bipedal-7-MILLION-years-ago-study-reveals.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Kateryna Terekhova proudly shows off the new shelter she has created inside an abandoned schoolhouse in Zakarpattia, Ukraine, an area near the border with Slovakia, Romania, and Hungary. Over a video call, she points out the separate communal rooms for men, women, and families. The dozens of beds have brand new mattresses and linens. The bathrooms and showers are new, too. She loves the kitchen, which churns out three free meals a day for residents.
People lounge on beds; a girl is scrunched up on a bench in the dining room, staring at her phone. Outside it’s quiet in this rural area — a relatively safe reprieve for people who have fled the terror of the Russian invasion.
Terekhova fled here herself with her extended family from Kyiv in the opening days of the war and almost immediately began working on ways to help. As soon as she saw the schoolhouse, she knew it would make a perfect shelter. But it would require work — it had been empty for four years and had no plumbing or central heat.
She was part of a chat group with IT Troops, a group of Ukrainian technology workers and entrepreneurs who help get supplies to troops and fund humanitarian work. They put Terekhova in charge of their humanitarian efforts. The group had been in contact with Razom for Ukraine, a U.S.-based charity run by Ukrainian and Ukrainian American volunteers.
Over a video call with some of Razom’s board members, Terekhova explained the project and provided expected costs for materials — she had already raised the funds to cover the discounted labor and ongoing expenses like food. Three days later, she got a message from Razom congratulating her on her grant for $28,000, enough to cover all of the materials.
“It was absolutely shocking,” Terekhova says. “It was happening so fast. It was easy because we absolutely understand each other.”
Razom has made more than $3 million in grants to 98 small humanitarian efforts like this one since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. The nonprofit’s deep ties to Ukraine have helped it connect with grassroots efforts that would likely be overlooked by big aid groups. The tiny, volunteer-led group is now working at a frantic pace. Every day, its leaders and volunteers know that the work they do can mean the difference between life and death for someone in Ukraine.
For most of its eight-year history, Razom raised about $150,000 a year to help promote a free and prosperous Ukraine. Before the war, it had about 4,000 donors. But in the months since the invasion, Razom has raised $57 million from more than 150,000 donors. It has already spent $38 million on humanitarian relief efforts. One of its major projects: buying supplies to assemble and ship tactical medical kits to Ukraine. The group has sent 62,000 kits so far — with more to come.
Razom has outraised some large, well-established humanitarian aid groups. Project Hope, an international nonprofit that is training medical professionals in Ukraine on trauma care, has received more than $21 million for the crisis.
“To raise $57 million for Ukraine and to be able to program such a large amount, that’s really fantastic,” says Project Hope CEO Rabih Torbay.
While Russian troops were amassing on the border, Razom’s board decided that in the event of an invasion, it would focus on medical assistance. The group began buying supplies to create tactical first-aid kits that include important supplies like tourniquets.
Medical professionals volunteered to vet the supplies to make sure they were the right type and quality. Teams of volunteers put the kits together in a New Jersey warehouse. Volunteer software developers created a system to track the kits so the group knows where they are in the transit process and when they arrive at their destination in Ukraine. Corporations helped them find space on cargo planes for their supplies; a shipping company helped with logistics.
Shipments that might have taken months took just days. Slow shipments could be deadly, and volunteers were working around the clock.
“This is our country and our people,” says Dora Chomiak, Razom’s president. “We want to make sure that they’re alive and that there is a country to come back to and there’s a country for our children and our grandchildren.”
Handling the wave of donations has been as complicated as shipping supplies. When the group was founded, it tracked donations on an online spreadsheet. But it soon upgraded and put systems in place to process donations given online and through social-media channels. That made a big difference when Russia invaded and money poured in.
Maria Genkin, a board member who until this year mostly organized cultural events, took charge of the fundraising operation. She had worked in investment-banking technology at Goldman Sachs. In late February, the group started getting hundreds of emails a day asking how to give, about wire-transfer information, and other questions — far more than one person could handle.
Luckily, the group also got requests every day from people looking to volunteer. Genkin checked the backgrounds of some volunteers to create a trusted team to help potential donors, process incoming funds, and tackle the data entry required to track donors. She ended up with a team of six or so volunteers, including some Ukrainian students from nearby New York University.
Razom has received some high-profile donations: Tipper Gore, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey each gave $1 million. The New York Jets donated $100,000.
This summer, 27-year-old Razom board member Maryna Prykhodko traveled to Kharkiv to evacuate her aunt and uncle and bring them to the United States. Each night, as missiles fell from the sky, they huddled in her aunt and uncle’s closet for safety.
“I saw the destruction with my own eyes. You crawl out of your hiding place in the morning. You go out into the street, and you see that a new building has been destroyed,” Prykhodko says. “I was experiencing what Ukrainians had been experiencing.”
She visited the warehouse where Razom stores supplies when they arrive in Ukraine. There, volunteers take requests from hospitals, first responders, and military units. About 20 drivers then take the supplies all over the country.
While there, she traveled with one of the groups Razom funds to deliver aid to small towns near the border with Russia that had been liberated only a few weeks earlier after months of occupation. The locals she met were mostly people who couldn’t easily flee: They were elderly or disabled or had young children. They didn’t even flinch at the nearby shelling, Prykhodko says. Some were living in homes that had been destroyed except for a single room and lacked a kitchen or bathroom.
“There’s a missile sticking out of their house, and they don’t have a roof over their heads, but that’s what they have left,” she says. “They’re all traumatized.”
Chomiak, Razom’s president, says the organization is already planning for the future. “Once the bombing stops, there is going to continue to be a lot of work to do.”
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This article was provided to The Associated Press by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Jim Rendon is a senior writer at the Chronicle. Email: jim.rendon@philanthropy.com. The AP and the Chronicle receive support from the Lilly Endowment for coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits. The AP and the Chronicle are solely responsible for all content. For all of AP’s philanthropy coverage, visit https://apnews.com/hub/philanthropy. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/business/ap-business/how-tiny-volunteer-nonprofit-raised-57-million-for-ukraine/ | 2022-08-24T15:19:06Z | https://www.localsyr.com/news/business/ap-business/how-tiny-volunteer-nonprofit-raised-57-million-for-ukraine/ | false |
BANGKOK (AP) — Groups of protesters gathered in Thailand’s capital on Tuesday to call for the country’s prime minister to step down, saying he has exceeded his constitutional term limit.
A demonstration at Bangkok’s Democracy Monument, a traditional protest venue, appeared to draw fewer than 200 protesters, mixed in with bystanders and journalists.
Anti-government activists have been seeking Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s resignation for almost three years, saying he holds the post illegitimately because he came to power by leading a military coup that ousted an elected government in 2014.
They have fresh hopes that he can be thrown out of office because of an article in the constitution that limits prime ministers to eight years in office. They say the eight years ended on Tuesday, a day before the anniversary of Prayuth taking the post of prime minister in the military government installed after the coup.
But Prayuth’s supporters contend the countdown on his term began after 2014.
They say the current constitution, which contains the provision limiting prime ministers to eight years, came into effect on April 6, 2017, and that should be used as the starting date. Another interpretation favoring his continuing tenure is that the countdown began on June 9, 2019, when Prayuth took office under the new constitution following a 2019 general election. He must call new elections by next year in any case.
A petition from opposition lawmakers arguing that Prayuth has reached the eight-year limit was sent Monday to the Constitutional Court, with speculation that its nine-member panel might announce on Wednesday whether it will rule on the matter.
The possibility that the court might decide against Prayuth — considered slight because it has generally ruled in the government’s favor in a slew of political cases — has raised tensions.
Polls show the prime minister’s popularity is at a low ebb. He has been accused of mishandling the economy and botching Thailand’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, thousands of people took to the streets in multiple protests to demand that Prayuth and his Cabinet resign, while calling for the constitution to be amended and the monarchy to be reformed. The student-driven movement was sparked in part by the court-ordered dissolution of the popular opposition Future Forward Party.
The protest movement at one point attracted crowds of 20,000-30,000 in Bangkok. Several confrontations with the authorities grew violent. A legal crackdown on activists, arrested in many cases under a law against insulting the monarchy because of their criticism of the royal institution, has embittered Prayuth’s critics more.
The major faction of the protest movement, calling itself Ratsadon — The People — issued a statement Sunday affirming its call for Prayuth’s ouster.
“For more than eight years, Thai society has fallen under the darkest and most bitter times. A period under the rule of a tyrant who took power away from the people. A tyrant who inherits power through a mechanism without democratic legitimacy,” the statement said.
It declared that the Constitutional Court “must listen.”
“We, the people, are hopeful that deep down, you, and General Prayuth’s cronies will come to your senses and realize that the time of General Prayuth as prime minister of Thailand has come to an end according to the 2017 constitution of Thailand.”
Fearful of protesters marching to Prayuth’s offices at Government House, security forces have blocked some streets with shipping containers, a tactic they have previously used against anti-government protesters.
At Democracy Movement, where the protest was set to end at midnight and resume Wednesday, a costumed dancer slowly whirled around lit candles placed on the ground while another protester burned Prayuth’s picture in a bowl together with items such as salt and incense sticks in a ritual curse. Firecrackers were set off and protesters raised a three-finger salute that has become their symbol of resistance.
“The people are suffering. It’s difficult to earn a living. Prices are rising. Oil prices are on the rise and eggs are expensive. Everything is expensive. Nothing is good right now. Prayuth shouldn’t run the government anymore,” said Manee, a 44-year-old protester who declined to give her last name for fear of retribution by the authorities. “He must get out.”
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'Real loving, caring': Drowning victim remembered by family, Turlock High community
Angel Dominguez Jr., a senior at Turlock High School, was remembered by family, friends and others from the school community Tuesday at a candlelight vigil.
The 17-year-old died after an incident in the high school pool Friday night.
According to Turlock Unified School District and high school administrators, Angel was with a group, which included fellow Turlock High students, that made its way into a locked and secured swimming pool complex Friday around 11:30 p.m.
Someone in the group noticed Angel hadn't come up for air. The group then realized he was all the way at the bottom of the deep, diving pool.
Emergency crews were called and they immediately began CPR after pulling Angel from the pool, according to Turlock Fire Department.
He went to the hospital where authorities said he died three nights later.
The teenager's family is trying to process the loss.
"No words can express how we really feel right now," said Angel's brother, Antonio Rosales. "I don't wish this upon anybody to lose anyone like this. Somebody close to them, family friend, or whoever."
Angel's friends remembered how he touched their lives.
"He made everyone laugh," Caeleb McCarbery. "It was always a good time whenever Angel was around."
Another friend, Daniel Rocha, told KCRA 3, "If he ever saw anybody looking down, he always try to pick them back up and that's something I really enjoyed about having his presence."
The teenager's family shared what they'll miss most about Angel's personality.
"Angel was a real loving, caring kid," said Rosales. "He had a good heart. He was funny, outgoing. He loved sports. Main thing he loved was football."
Rosales also summed up what Angel meant to his family as a whole.
"He was a real good uncle, a real good brother, a real good grandson, son, nephew… cousin," Rosales said. "He was well-loved by his family."
A family that's now working to get answers about exactly what led to Angel's death.
"Right now, it is an open investigation," said Angel's sister, Selena Rosales. "We will get justice for my brother."
Turlock police confirmed to KCRA 3 Tuesday night that Angel's death is still being investigated.
Police also said they'll do "due diligence" by investigating all possible leads in connection to the incident. | https://www.kcra.com/article/drowning-victim-remembered-family-turlock-high-community/40974316 | 2022-08-24T15:23:17Z | https://www.kcra.com/article/drowning-victim-remembered-family-turlock-high-community/40974316 | true |
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GENEVA (AP) — The number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 15% in the past week while new infections dropped by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
In its latest weekly assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. health agency said there were 5.3 million new cases and more than 14,000 deaths reported last week. WHO said the number of new infections declined in every world region except the Western Pacific.
Deaths jumped by more than 183% in Africa but fell by nearly a third in Europe and by 15% in the Americas. Still, WHO warned that COVID-19 numbers are likely severely underestimated as many countries have dropped their testing and surveillance protocols to monitor the virus, meaning that there are far fewer cases being detected.
WHO said the predominant COVID-19 variant worldwide is omicron subvariant BA.5, which accounts for more than 70% of virus sequences shared with the world's biggest public viral database. Omicron variants account for 99% of all sequences reported in the last month.
Earlier this week, Pfizer asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives, BA.4 and BA.5, a key step towards opening a fall booster campaign.
The Food and Drug Administration had ordered vaccine makers to tweak their shots to target BA.4 and BA.5, which are better than ever at dodging immunity from earlier vaccination or infection.
Meanwhile, in the U.K., regulators authorized a version of Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine last week that includes protection against the earlier omicron subvariant BA.1. British officials will offer it to people aged 50 and over beginning next month.
In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet approved legislation Wednesday that ensures basic protective measures against the coronavirus pandemic are continued during the fall and winter, when more virus cases are expected.
Meanwhile, in the Philippines, millions of students wearing face masks streamed back to primary and secondary schools across the country on Monday for their first in-person classes after two years of coronavirus lockdowns.
Officials had grappled with daunting problems, including classroom shortages, lingering COVID-19 fears, an approaching storm and quake-damaged school buildings in the country’s north, to welcome back nearly 28 million students who enrolled for the school year.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Archaeologists unearthed a lavish 1,200-year-old estate in Israel’s desert south that offers a unique glimpse of life for wealthy residents of the Negev region, the country’s antiquities authority said Tuesday.
The discovery in the Bedouin town of Rahat dates to the early Islamic period in the 8th or 9th century, the authority said.
The luxury home is built around a courtyard and features four wings with several rooms for its residents. One lavish section features a marble hallway with stone floors and elaborate wall decorations. Archaeologists also found shards of decorated glass serving dishes.
Underneath the courtyard, archaeologists were surprised to discover subterranean vaults made of stone, which they believe were used to store items at cooler temperatures away from the scorching desert sun. The vaults appear to be carefully constructed and sturdy enough to allow people to move between them underground. An opening from the vaulted rooms also leads to a cistern where residents could access cool drinking water.
Experts say the mansion’s owners likely lived a life of prosperity and had plenty to go around.
“The luxurious estate and the unique impressive underground vaults are evidence of the owners’ means,” said the excavation directors in a statement. “Their high status and wealth allowed them to build a luxurious mansion that served as a residence and for entertaining.” | https://www.wric.com/news/luxurious-1200-year-old-mansion-unearthed/ | 2022-08-24T15:33:26Z | https://www.wric.com/news/luxurious-1200-year-old-mansion-unearthed/ | false |
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The Ideal Tool for Back-to-School
TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - ParagraphAI Inc., a leading developer of advanced AI-powered productivity tools, today announced the release of their natural language processing ("NLP") AI Writing Assistant. ParagraphAI instantly drafts original and accurate paragraphs of text on any topic with proper grammar and tone correction. The productivity tool is now available to download for free in Google's Chrome Web Store and is the first AI Writing Assistant powered by GPT-3 to launch in Apple's App Store.
ParagraphAI can generate essays, articles, emails, messages and more with perfect spelling, grammar, tone and vocabulary. Its release comes just in time for the back-to-school season with an NLP model and integration that generates 99% original plagiarism-free drafts. Still, in order to get the best results from ParagraphAI, they recommend that users incorporate their own edits and perform both plagiarism checks and fact checks once the text has been generated. ParagraphAI currently offers an indefinite "Free Forever" plan that enables users to write 20 paragraphs a day for personal use, with no credit card required. There are also a variety of affordable payment plans–including a student discount–for those wishing for a more robust service.
Shail Silver, the company's Co-founder and Executive Chair, put the tool's efficiency into perspective: "On average, it takes around 50 minutes to handwrite 1,000 words. ParagraphAI can write 1,000 original words in seconds – by collaborating with AI a writer becomes more like an editor, reviewing the AI-generated text and fine-tuning their message." ParagraphAI is poised to change the way we think about writing.
Built on top of GPT-3 technology from OpenAI, an AI research lab co-founded by Elon Musk, ParagraphAI is one of the most powerful AI productivity tools on the market for both students and professionals. ParagraphAI prioritizes the end-user experience, and it has been designed with dyslexic and visually impaired users in mind. ParagraphAI is accessible to users of all comfort levels and is easy to integrate into pre-existing routines.
"Our mission is to ethically and productively make AI accessible to everyone," said Kevin Frans, a graduate student of AI at M.I.T. and Co-Founder/CTO of ParagraphAI.
For more information, contact ParagraphAI's Communications Manager, Lauren Murillo at lauren@paragraphai.com, (917) 768-9144 or visit their website at www.paragraphai.com.
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Integration Will Enable More Reliable Corporate ESG Reporting on the "S"
CHICAGO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Impact Genome Registry™, the world's leading impact verification platform, announced it has partnered with Benevity, the leading provider of global corporate purpose software. The partnership will make the Impact Genome Registry available to the 940 companies who rely on Benevity's corporate purpose platform to manage their social impact initiatives. Once implemented, Benevity clients will be able to search for, verify and report on the social outcomes achieved through their corporate philanthropy and employee and consumer engagement products.
"By offering a standardized, independent registry for verifying social impact, Impact Genome Registry is solving a major ESG challenge for corporations – reliably measuring and reporting on the 'S' in ESG," said Jason Saul, CEO, Impact Genome. "Through this partnership, Benevity is enabling more companies to measure and report on their social impact with the same specificity and confidence currently used for reporting environmental impact."
The Impact Genome Registry enables companies to objectively evaluate social impact outcomes of any grant, partnership or corporate initiative. Outcomes are standardized, verified and benchmarked using quantifiable cost-per-outcome and efficacy metrics. The Impact Genome Registry is built on peer-reviewed standards that enable positive social outcomes to be reported in ESG scores. This approach provides a significant advantage over reporting static ESG indicators such as dollars granted or volunteer hours spent. The Impact Genome Registry is widely used by corporations, governments, nonprofits and philanthropic foundations.
Benevity's corporate purpose software is a holistic and integrated solution used by some of the world's most iconic brands including Microsoft, Google, Pfizer and UPS to manage their community investments and grants, drive DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging), engage their employees and customers in supporting the causes they care about and measure impact. To date, Benevity's clients and their people have donated more than $10 billion and volunteered over 46 million hours to support 326,000 nonprofits worldwide.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with Impact Genome to enable more companies to understand, measure and report on their impact in a way that is less manual and burdensome to nonprofits than ever before," said Sona Khosla, Benevity's Chief Impact Officer and Head of Benevity Impact Labs. "As more businesses embed purpose into their overall business objectives, they are being asked to report on their total social impact, which has not been possible in a tech-enabled, scalable way that is efficient for both nonprofits and companies until now. We look forward to being able to provide the only complete reporting solution on the 'S' to companies who want their employees, customers and broader stakeholders to know they are serious about being a force for good."
The partnership was first announced in June during Benevity's Goodness Matters 2022 Conference. A video of Saul's keynote presentation can be viewed here.
The Impact Genome Registry allows users to precisely identify the causes they want to support and to objectively predict which programs will have the most significant outcomes based on the goals the company wants to achieve, allowing users find and support nonprofit organizations based on their precise outcomes, size of impact, cost-effectiveness and beneficiaries, among other criteria. The Impact Genome Registry provides standardized, comparable impact data on more than 2 million charities.
The Impact Genome Registry enables companies to verify and report on social impact with a level of rigor and confidence commensurate with measurement of environmental impact (or 'E') in ESG. The Impact Genome Registry's common data model enables industry-wide outcomes benchmarking and portfolio impact reporting. Users are able to report verified social impacts to ESG ratings and ranking firms, improving investor/stakeholder confidence and ESG data quality.
Importantly, the Impact Genome Registry also benefits and provides efficiencies for nonprofits. Using the Impact Genome Registry, nonprofits are able to generate a verified impact report for all donors, freeing up time spent writing individualized reports for every different donor. In addition, the Impact Genome Registry makes nonprofits more discoverable by donors seeking precise outcomes and beneficiaries, improving access to funding and lowering the cost of capital for charities. This new level of discoverability will help nonprofits of all sizes compete for funding based on their ability to consistently and reliably deliver outcomes.
The Impact Genome Registry enables nonprofits and funders to report standardized, verifiable data on 132 common social impact outcomes. It was created through a public-private research initiative that included leading social scientists, economists, statisticians, and evaluators. The Impact Genome Registry has standardized impact data for 2.2 million social programs and has verified more than $3.5 billion in social spending for Fortune 500 companies, foundations, and leading government agencies. Learn more at impactgenome.org and follow us on LinkedIn.
Benevity, a certified B Corporation, is the leader in global corporate purpose software, providing the only integrated suite of community investment and employee, customer and nonprofit engagement solutions. Recognized as one of Fortune's Impact 20, Benevity offers cloud solutions that power purpose for many iconic brands in ways that better attract, retain and engage today's diverse workforce, embed social action into their customer experiences and positively impact their communities. With software that is available in 22 languages, Benevity has processed more than $10 billion in donations and 46 million hours of volunteering time to support 326,000 nonprofits worldwide. The company's solutions have also facilitated 530,000 positive actions and awarded 1.2 million grants worth $12 billion. For more information, visit benevity.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeus Living, a leading property management and hospitality platform, today unveiled its inaugural FlexLiving with Pets Report ahead of National Dog Day on August 26. Based on proprietary data, the report shares the best time of year to be on the move with animals and the top pet-friendly destinations in the U.S.
"Many of our residents bring their pets during extended stays, and that percentage is only growing," said Anni Jones, Director of PR at Zeus Living. "Working from anywhere is a trend that's here to stay, which means people increasingly want to bring their family — including furry companions — when relocating, embarking on a workcation, or experiencing a new city. We wanted to help them plan their next stay with pet needs in mind."
McKinsey's American Opportunity Survey released in late-June stated that 92 million U.S. workers, amounting to 58%, work remotely at least part time, while 35% can work remotely whenever they want. In the same month, a study commissioned by Zeus Living reported 67% of survey respondents plan to live and work from a new destination in 2022.
Takeaways from the report include:
- The best time of year to be on the go with pets is spring, peaking in April.
- A quarter of Zeus residents bring their pets during stays of 30 days or more.
- The top three pet-friendly destinations are on the West Coast, with quick access to bodies of water. Seattle, Wash., Portland, Ore., and San Diego, Calif. claimed the first spots on the list.
About Zeus Living
Zeus Living designs and manages modern homes that can be rented for 30 days or longer across more than 125 destinations in the U.S. Through its leading technology platform and the expertise of dedicated hospitality professionals around the country, Zeus Living strives to help people live well, and on their own terms. Zeus Living drives revenue for owners while taking care of their properties, and delivers unparalleled support to residents, ensuring memorable experiences wherever they choose to stay. To date, Zeus Living has raised over $150 million in capital from leading investors and hosted more than 40,000 residents for 1.7 million nights. For more information, visit zeusliving.com or follow @zeusliving on Twitter.
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Should I put my bins out? Key questions on Dundee, Angus and Perth and Kinross strikes answered By Alasdair Clark August 24 2022, 12.38pm Updated: August 24 2022, 1.09pm 0 Bins could overflow as workers go on strike. [[intro]] [[title]] [[text]] [[button_text]] [[outro]] More from Dundee Police chief says increased shoplifting of food in Tayside 'likely due to cost of… 1 Sophy Mitchell: 'If you're reading this my amazing husband has announced my death' 0 Missing man with links to Perth spotted near Dundee Airport 0 'My love for her will never be repeated': Husband's tribute as Dundee woman Sophy… 1 Dundee carer snatched 83-year-old's bank card and withdrew £200 Dundee woman fined for pulling down pyjamas and flashing at police Stroppy Dundee teen locked up for refusing to complete payback work order Broughty Ferry restaurant Collinsons up for sale as owner plans to retire 1 Dundee body confirmed as missing woman Sharon Hutchison 0 Dundee joyrider, 16, crashed mum's car after disappointing prelims More from The Courier KEZIA DUGDALE: Why shouldn't politicians go clubbing? And would anyone care if she wasn't… 0 What it's like to get a smear test - and how it protects against… GRAHAM GOULDEN: It's up to us men to steer our boys out of harm's… 0 Police chief says increased shoplifting of food in Tayside 'likely due to cost of… 1 Sophy Mitchell: 'If you're reading this my amazing husband has announced my death' 0 SEAN O'NEIL: Tayside no-fault evictions show how landlord greed is driving the housing crisis 0 | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/3624769/bin-strikes-dundee-angus-perth-key-questions/ | 2022-08-24T15:39:38Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/3624769/bin-strikes-dundee-angus-perth-key-questions/ | true |
(NewsNation) — Dramatic video shows a 130-foot yacht slowly sinking into the sea.
The footage gathered by the Italian Coast Guard captured the impressive vessel being slowly swallowed up by the Mediterranean just nine miles off the coast of Italy.
The Coast Guard scrambled to rescue nine people before the yacht, named “My Saga,” went under.
The yacht, built in 2007, was equipped with six staterooms for up to 12 guests and an additional four cabins for its crew. Designed to perfectly sail the open ocean, questions have been raised as to what exactly caused the yacht to go down this week.
There have been a number of yacht incidents in the world in 2022, according to the publication Super Yacht Times.
The publication reports that eight motor yachts caught fire, three sank, two were attacked, and a 50-meter sailing yacht was hit by a rescue vessel. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/video-shows-130-foot-yacht-sink-into-the-sea/ | 2022-08-24T15:41:12Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/video-shows-130-foot-yacht-sink-into-the-sea/ | true |
TO THE EDITOR:
I am writing this note to bring attention to what I feel may be the biggest change for this school year for the Midland Community Schools. Children of all ages will no longer have free lunch and breakfast provided at school. What was once something no parent had to worry about every morning, no matter household income, has quickly become a big concern for many families.
As a working mom of three young kiddos, not having to pack lunches every morning made our morning a little smoother- as I’m sure most parents can relate to. Knowing the kids would have breakfast every morning with their peers also put my mind at ease if breakfast was rushed or the famous line “I’m not hungry” was yelled.
With this change more kids will likely switch to packed lunches. Yes, parents influence their children's eating habits, but studies have shown that friends play an important role as well. Kids start comparing themselves to their peers at a very early age. Not having food or healthy options do not need to be an identifier and this canceled program removed one more stigma of being that family or child.
Good nutrition is necessary for our kids to perform well. It increases their performance and ability to concentrate. It also plays a role in their growth and development. By not providing lunches for every student we are not setting our children up to be their best self or perform their best. Having healthy options and food should never be a thought or question for any kid.
Please help me make a change.
Our elected officials denied the renewal of this bill, so I am asking you Midlandners, have you reached out to your local representatives?
SAMANTHA HOEFFNER
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Humans can influence the weather ― to a degree. Today, cloud seeding, or artifical rain, is mostly used to bring water to drought-ravaged regions. But it's been misused in the past.
Today, humans can do more than pray for water from above. With cloud seeding, they can make clouds release their rain.
Countries in the northern hemisphere continue to struggle with heat waves, wildfires and extreme drought, prompting climate scientists and engineers to try and alter the weather themselves.
China is currently experiencing its longest heat wave ever recorded with temperatures regularly exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Sichuan province over the past two months. The heat is pushing the Yangtze, Asia's longest river, to record low levels, causing a drought that China's Ministry of Water Resources said was "adversely affecting drinking water security of rural people and livestock and the growth of crops."
In response to the critical situation, the Chinese government launched an effort to induce rainfall via something called "cloud seeding."
Because of a record drought, the Yangtze is drying up in places like Yunyang county in southwestern China.
Clouds form when air containing water vapor rises into the atmosphere, cools and forms icy particles. Once enough of those particles clump together, a cloud forms. Inside the cloud, the icy particles combine.
When the combined droplets have grown large and heavy enough, they fall to the ground as some form of precipitation: Rain, snow or hail, depending on the temperature and other weather conditions.
With cloud seeding, small particles of silver iodide, a salt with a crystalline structure similar to that of ice, are added to clouds. This process can be done either from a plane or drone, or the particles can be shot up from the ground.
The method allows the water vapor inside clouds to be "tricked" into forming droplets around the silver iodide particles, Jose Miguel Vinas, a meteorologist with Meteored, a Spanish company that runs weather websites in several countries, told DW.
Once these droplets become heavy enough ― a process that is accelerated by the addition of the silver iodide ― they drop from the clouds as precipitation.
The way the process works explains why Beijing is currently struggling to cloud seed: Some clouds already need to be in the parts of the sky where you want to induce rain, and some of the regions in China that need water most desperately don't have enough cloud cover for the method to work. Humans still cannot create rain clouds out of thin air.
The first attempts at cloud seeding were made by US scientists at the General Electric Research Laboratory in the 1940s. Today, the method is used in various countries across the world. China is the most recent example, and Beijing already employed the technique once before to make it rain ahead of the 2008 summer Olympics.
Russia is known to employ cloud seeding ahead of big holidays so that public celebrations aren't ruined by rain. In 2016, Russia reportedly paid 86 million rubles (1.44 million euros or 1.43 million dollars) for cloud seeding measures to ensure a dry May Day holiday. The day of the celebration, the weather was sunny in Moscow.
Today, the method is mostly used to make it rain in regions experiencing drought. Aside from China, the US has also been using cloud seeding, most recently in western states hit especially hard by drought, like Idaho and Wyoming.
Looking a little further back, the US employed cloud seeding as a weapon in the Vietnam War to extend the monsoon season, thereby disrupting the Viet Cong's supply chain and crippling their progress by turning the ground muddy with more rain.
And in April 1986, Soviet air force pilots seeded clouds that were moving from Chernobyl, where a nuclear power plant had just exploded, toward Russian cities. The operation was considered a success by Moscow ― the radioactive clouds didn't reach Russian cities. Instead they rained nuclear waste particles over rural Belarusian provinces and the several hundred thousand people who lived there.
India has also been experimenting with cloud seeding. This plane carrying silver iodide containers took off from Bangalore in 2017.
Those last two examples show that a technology developed for the greater good can always be misused by people in power. But there are other factors that have some experts skeptical whether cloud seeding is a good idea.
One argument: If you seed clouds over your region to combat drought, those clouds won't carry rain to the next region, where they might have otherwise provided a much-needed rainy reprieve.
"If you make it rain one place then you reduce rain downstream," David Keith, professor of applied physics at Harvard University, told DW.
Keith, whose research focuses on the intersection of climate science, technology and policy, likened the process to "robbing Peter to pay Paul."
"It inherently makes winners and losers," he said.
Experts also warn that controlling the weather could be too tall an order to go off without a hitch, and worry that it could take focus away from traditional measures intended to help deal with climate change.
"Geoengineering, including large-scale cloud seeding, is a dangerous experiment that can be out of our control and lead to unintended consequences," Vinas said.
"If we want to reduce the impacts of droughts or storms, particularly intense in the context of current global warming, we should invest in adaptation and mitigation measures."
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FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASUS, a global technology leader renowned for continuously reimagining today's technologies for tomorrow, has collaborated with the world's first basketball developer, Spalding, to unveil the limited-edition ROG x Spalding basketball.
ROG and Spalding have a long history of providing athletes with high-performance equipment that allows them to perform and compete at their best, both on and off the court. Constructed of a hand-bonded synthetic composite, the ROG x Spalding basketball is built from the ground up with materials that meet exacting ROG standards. With its snakeskin-embossed surface, black finish, and pixelated markings, it makes an unforgettable style statement. An included ROG drawstring bag protects the ball as it is taken to and from the court, and its custom stand holds it securely when it is on display.
To celebrate the release of the ROG x Spalding basketball, ASUS will be teaming up with basketball superstar Seth Curry with a special livestream event.
Livestream with Seth Curry
Seth is passionate about bridging the gap between gaming and sports culture, so he's excited to see ROG and Spalding team up for our new basketball. "Gaming and sports culture has always been connected, with so many players gaming and bringing their setups on the road," Seth explained. "The competitiveness of sports culture also translates to gaming, especially in the online community." Learn more about Seth's passion for gaming and PC building here.
On August 27th, online fans can tune into a Call of Duty livestream with Seth Curry starting at 4PM PT/6PM CT/7PM ET on the ROG Twitch Channel. Watch the livestream closely to learn how to enter for a chance to win some major prizes in chat. Prizes include an ROG x Spalding basketball, a Seth Curry Brooklyn Nets Jersey, an ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard, several ROG branded swag kits, and finally a premium gaming peripherals kit that includes an ROG Chakram Core mouse, an ROG Strix Flare II Animate keyboard and an ROG Delta S Animate headset.
ROG x Spalding basketball at PAX West 2022
The ROG x Spalding basketball will be displayed at the Seattle Convention Center, in Seattle, WA starting on September 2-5th. Stop by the ROG booth (#817) booth for a close look at the basketball, play on the latest ROG products and enter the daily raffle to win amazing prizes. Three lucky winners will have an opportunity to win a Seth Curry Brooklyn Nets jersey. Make sure to visit the booth to learn how to enter the giveaways.
To learn more about upcoming events with Seth Curry, visit www.asus.com/event/pcdiy/us/.
For more information about ASUS, visit www.asus.com/us.
About ASUS
ASUS is a global technology leader that provides the world's most innovative and intuitive devices, components, and solutions to deliver incredible experiences that enhance the lives of people everywhere. With its team of 5,000 in-house R&D experts, ASUS is world-renowned for continuously reimagining today's technologies for tomorrow, garners more than 11 awards every day for quality, innovation, and design, and is ranked among Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
908 AM CDT Wed Aug 24 2022
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Nueces River Near Three Rivers affecting Live Oak County.
For the Nueces River...including Tilden, Three Rivers...Moderate
flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Nueces River Near Three Rivers.
* WHEN...Until Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, The Nueces River backs up minor creeks to
near the slab elevation of homes in the River Creek Acres
Subdivision, five miles southeast of George West. Livestock are
cut off and could drown in low areas of the flood plain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 32.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Thursday afternoon and continue falling to below action stage
on Sunday.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Nueces River
Three Rivers 25.0 32.4 Wed 8 am 26.8 23.4 23.5 20.0 14.7
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Austin County in southeastern Texas...
Northeastern Colorado County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 1115 AM CDT.
* At 910 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 8 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Ponding on
roadways likely.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Columbus. Portions of the I-10 corridor around Columbus.
This includes the following Low Water Crossings...
Sealy Kulow Road at San Bernard River and Farm to Market 949 at
Church Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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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VectorBuilder – a supplier in gene delivery technologies – has announced that its partnership with cell and gene therapy company, Lantu Biopharma, has led to the first human trial of an innovative gene therapy drug candidate for Menkes disease.
Key highlights:
- Lantu Pharma has developed an adeno-associated virus (AAV) drug, LTGT06, as a potential treatment for Menkes disease.
- Partnering with VectorBuilder has led to the first human trial for the gene therapy drug candidate.
- The trial human subject was a three year old boy who was diagnosed with Menkes disease when he was less than a year old.
Menkes disease is a type of disorder that is caused by a defect in the ATP7A gene, and affects the way the body processes and distributes copper levels. It is characterised by sparse hair, failure to grow in height and gain weight.
The adeno-associated virus (AAV) based drug, LTGT06, was developed by Lantu with crucial support from VectorBuilder. The trial subject was a three-year-old boy whose father gained worldwide attention for not giving up on his son.
Xu Haoyang, from China’s Yunan province, was less than a year old when diagnosed with Menkes disease, a congenital disorder arising from mutations in the ATP7A gene. Patients show severe neurological defects and typically do not live beyond three years. There is currently no cure for Menkes.
To save his son, Haoyang’s father Xu Wei, who has a high school education, taught himself chemistry and biology to build a home laboratory to synthesise copper histidine, a chemical shown to reduce Menkes symptoms but is not available in China. The father’s story of love and determination made international news while also generating debate over DIY medicine.
VectorBuilder formed a partnership with Lantu to develop AAV-based drug candidates for Menkes, providing CRO and CDMO services including AAV vector design and optimisation, and clinical-grade AAV manufacturing. Lantu studied the efficacy and safety of the candidates and collaborated with 920 Hospital and Hope of Health Hospital in Kunming to perform an investigator-initiated trial (IIT) to test the lead candidate, LTGT06, on Haoyang. After receiving official approval, the drug was administered shortly after the boy’s third birthday this year.
Xu Wei said: “I knew that copper histidine can only slow down Menkes, and gene therapy is the only hope for reversing the disease. We are now beginning to notice improvements. I am so grateful to see Haoyang’s condition improve for the first time in three years, rather than deteriorating. I am hopeful he will continue to get better."
VectorBuilder’s chief scientist, Dr. Bruce Lahn, commented: “VectorBuilder has supported gene therapy programs for many pharma and biotech companies along their entire pipelines, from early-stage R&D all the way to CDMO manufacturing. I am very pleased that we can play a role in the development of LTGT06. It is a testament to our technical capabilities and comprehensive end-to-end service capacity in the gene delivery space.” | https://pharmaceuticalmanufacturer.media/pharma-manufacturing-news/biopharma-news/vectorbuilder-supports-first-gene-therapy-trial-for-menkes-d/ | 2022-08-24T15:43:33Z | https://pharmaceuticalmanufacturer.media/pharma-manufacturing-news/biopharma-news/vectorbuilder-supports-first-gene-therapy-trial-for-menkes-d/ | false |
The Oxford University team behind the RECOVERY trial of COVID-19 treatments are conducting a new study, PLATINUM, investigating a potential treatment for people who have been diagnosed with monkeypox and have not been hospitalised.
Key highlights:
- The team at Oxford University have began the PLATINUM study, which involves a placebo-controlled randomised trial of tecovirimat (TPOXXÒ) in non-hospitalised monkeypox patients.
- Provided by Siga Technologies, the PLATINUM study will test the efficacy and safety of tecovirimat, an antiviral treatment originally developed for smallpox.
- Tecovirimat was licensed earlier this year by the MHRA, but only currently in use for the treatment of patients with severe complications of monkeypox who are admitted to hospital.
- The study will assess the rate at which skin and mucosal lesions heal, and will also assess the time taken until throat and lesion swabs test negative for monkeypox virus.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has commissioned and funded the study. The first patients have now been recruited.
Although vaccines developed for smallpox may reduce the risk of catching monkeypox, there are currently no proven therapeutics to speed recovery in those who develop the disease. The Placebo-controlled randomised trial of tecovirimat in non-hospitalised monkeypox patients (PLATINUM) study will test the efficacy and safety of tecovirimat, an antiviral treatment originally developed for smallpox.
Tecovirimat (also known as TPOXXÒ) prevents the virus from leaving infected cells, stopping its spread within the body. It was licensed earlier this year by the Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for monkeypox based on promising results from initial studies in animals and evidence of safety in healthy human volunteers. It is currently in use for the treatment of patients with severe complications of monkeypox who are admitted to hospital. However, to date there have been no clinical trials to confirm whether the drug can help monkeypox patients recover from the disease.
PLATINUM is being funded by a £3.7 million award from the NIHR following an open call for proposals. Both tecovirimat and the placebo treatment are being provided by SIGA Technologies.
The study is being led by Sir Peter Horby, professor of Emerging Infections and Global Health at the University of Oxford and the director of the new Pandemic Sciences Institute, and Sir Martin Landray, professor of Medicine & Epidemiology at Oxford Population Health, the joint chief investigators of the Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 (RECOVERY) trial.
The study also involves experts from the UK Health Security Agency, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and the University of Liverpool, who have experience in the clinical assessment and laboratory analysis of human monkeypox infections in the UK.
Professor Sir Peter Horby said: "Monkeypox is a distressing and sometimes dangerous infection. For the benefit of current and future patients worldwide who have been diagnosed with monkeypox, we need definitive evidence that tecovirimat is safe and effective. Although the early data on tecovirimat are promising, only a randomised clinical trial will provide the level of evidence we need to treat patients with confidence. PLATINUM will provide that evidence."
Professor Lucy Chappell, chief executive of the NIHR and chief scientific adviser at the Department of Health and Social Care, added: "This study is a very important next step towards looking at treatments for monkeypox for those being outside of hospital. It’s crucial that we invest in developing, refining and evaluating treatments for this disease. We have commissioned this research to show the sense of and seriousness with which the health research community is collectively approaching this issue.
"The trial will be run by a team including Sir Peter Horby’s preeminent RECOVERY team, whose world-leading work was so impactful for improving patient outcomes during throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The rigour and robustness of this study will ensure that the findings are widely recognised, and help us to move forward in evaluating treatments for monkeypox."
In PLATINUM, participants will be randomly allocated to receive either a 14-day course of 600 mg tecovirimat twice daily or a matched placebo treatment. Unlike RECOVERY, which recruited hospital patients, PLATINUM will be a community-based trial, with participants taking the treatment or placebo in their own homes. Eligible participants will be identified following clinical assessment and laboratory confirmation of monkeypox infection as part of usual NHS clinical care. The study aims to recruit at least 500 participants from across the UK.
To find out whether tecovirimat helps patients to recover faster, the study will assess the rate at which skin and mucosal lesions heal. It will also assess the time taken until throat and lesion swabs test negative for monkeypox virus and the proportion of patients who require hospitalisation due to complications from the disease.
Minister for Public Health, Maggie Throup, said: "Led by the same experts behind the world-leading COVID-19 RECOVERY trial – which developed ground-breaking treatments for patients – this new monkeypox treatment trial will test the effectiveness of the antiviral tecovirimat in fighting the disease."
Harun Tulunay, a training and volunteer coordinator for Positively UK (a charity that supports those living with HIV) from Shoreditch, London who was diagnosed with monkeypox in June 2022, commented: "I was at the Royal Free London, very much suffering from monkeypox when my doctors offered me tecovirimat. They told me there were no data on how efficient it was, but after days, even weeks, of no improvement in my health, I still wanted to take it. And for the first time, my health improved and I started to feel better.
"I don't want anyone else to become as severely sick as I was, and this study will help patients who are not in hospital to understand how tecovirimat works, what they can expect, and the time frame of the recovery process. Knowing whether there is an effective treatment may also help to reduce any anxiety around monkeypox."
Monkeypox, a member of the smallpox family of viruses, has historically been rare outside west and central Africa. However, in May this year, an outbreak was identified in the UK, followed by cases appearing in multiple other countries outside Africa. On 23 July this year, the WHO declared monkeypox to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. | https://pharmaceuticalmanufacturer.media/pharma-manufacturing-news/latest-pharmaceutical-manufacturing-news/clinical-trial-for-treatment-of-monkeypox-is-launched-by-oxf/ | 2022-08-24T15:43:36Z | https://pharmaceuticalmanufacturer.media/pharma-manufacturing-news/latest-pharmaceutical-manufacturing-news/clinical-trial-for-treatment-of-monkeypox-is-launched-by-oxf/ | true |
Big & Bulky enables retailers to offer a wider assortment of items for same-day delivery, including large items like outdoor furniture, home office supplies and electronics
Big & Bulky launch partners include Big Lots, Container Store, Mastermind Toys, Office Depot, Spirit Halloween and Staples
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced that it is launching "Big & Bulky" nationwide, a new fulfillment capability that enables same-day and scheduled delivery for large items, helping retailers offer more of their catalogs online to consumers. Big Lots, Container Store, Mastermind Toys, Office Depot, Spirit Halloween and Staples are some of the first retailers to use Instacart's new Big & Bulky fulfillment solution, unlocking same-day delivery of larger items like outdoor furniture, home office supplies and electronics via the Instacart App and select retailers' Instacart Platform-powered websites.
With Big & Bulky, customers can order their grocery items and household goods – such as grilling items, beverages, printer ink or packing tape – directly alongside their large item orders for delivery at the same time. Whether they are tailgating for the big game, building a home office or planning a residential move, customers can now rely on Instacart for all of their shopping needs with a single order.
"By introducing Big & Bulky, consumers can now access an even wider selection of items for same-day delivery. With football season just around the corner, Instacart's Big & Bulky solution can provide customers with items like portable grills and tents for a tailgate or a 55" TV in case they're watching from home — all in as fast as an hour," said Daniel Danker, Chief Product Officer at Instacart. "As a retail enablement partner, our goal is to support retailers' bottom lines by expanding their online catalogs through our enterprise solutions. We're excited to introduce Big & Bulky today and look forward to continuing to serve as an industry-leading fulfillment platform."
"We're excited to continue to expand our partnership with Instacart to offer customers on their platform even greater access to products and solutions from Office Depot and OfficeMax stores," said Jamie Columbus, Vice President of eCommerce for Office Depot. "The new Big & Bulky fulfillment solution offers busy professionals and families a quick and convenient way to receive the office and school supplies they need to succeed, with the ability to pair large items like desks, bookcases, file cabinets, office chairs, and more, with smaller items like tech accessories, binders and printer ink, for delivery together, same-day."
"At Staples, we're giving customers access to even more same-day delivery offerings through an expanded assortment on the Instacart platform," said Ory Adler, Vice President, Digital and eCommerce at Staples US Retail. "This omnichannel approach allows us to remain on standby for customers, whether they need fast access to back-to-school supplies or items to build out their home office, and we look forward to our continued partnership."
The fulfillment technology behind Big & Bulky is powered by Carrot Delivery, an Instacart Platform enterprise solution, providing end-to-end fulfillment for retailers. With this technology, retailers can further meet customer demand by delivering signature large items, further streamline their fulfillment pipelines and build incremental revenue.
For Big & Bulky orders, Instacart shoppers who drive large vehicles can opt-in to shop batches with large items, unlocking new earnings opportunities and giving them the ability to shop even more batches. It is the latest example of Instacart's dedication to maximizing shoppers' earnings potential, an initiative that furthers the company's ingredients to earn on your terms commitment that was announced earlier this year. Instacart's shopper community responded positively to the new offering — in pilot regions, 97% of shoppers with eligible vehicles opted in to shop bulky batches.*
Carrot Delivery powers a number of different fulfillment options, including same-day delivery, long range delivery, last mile delivery and more. To learn more about Instacart Platform, visit www.instacart.com/company/platform. To check out the Big & Bulky hub, visit www.instacart.com/store/hub/big_and_bulky.
*Based on shopper responses from pilot zones launched from May to July 2022.
Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. The company partners with more than 900 national, regional, and local retail brands to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from more than 75,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America on the Instacart Marketplace. Instacart makes it possible for millions of busy people and families to get the groceries they need from the retailers they love, and for more than 600,000 Instacart shoppers to earn by picking, packing and delivering orders for customers on their own flexible schedule. The Instacart Platform offers retailers a suite of enterprise-grade technology products and services to power their e-commerce experiences, fulfill orders, digitize brick-and-mortar stores, provide advertising services, and glean insights. With Instacart Ads, thousands of CPG brands – from category leaders to emerging brands – partner with the company to connect directly with consumers online, right at the point of purchase. For more information, visit www.instacart.com/company, and to start shopping, visit www.instacart.com. For anyone interested in becoming an Instacart shopper, visit https://shoppers.instacart.com/.
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SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Software, a leading provider of visual collaboration software, today announced that it has achieved "In Process" status as part of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) under the planned initial authorization of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), an agency of the Department of Justice. Lucid's entire suite of products – Lucidchart, Lucidspark and Lucidscale – are now listed in the FedRAMP Marketplace for federal agencies and government contractors, and when full accreditation is achieved, all will be approved for federal agency use
Working with the DEA to coordinate progress with the FedRAMP Program Management Office, Lucid has completed all preparatory steps for the authorization process. FedRAMP is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services, with a goal to protect US citizen data in the cloud. The program administers a marketplace of approved providers to increase the use of cloud services and facilitate digital transformation across government agencies.
"This milestone is a welcome validation for both the security of our platform and the demand for visual collaboration solutions that exist within the government," said Dave Grow, CEO of Lucid. "Organizations in virtually every industry are looking to Lucid's Visual Collaboration Suite to align around a shared vision, clarify complexity and collaborate visually with each other from any location, and government teams are no exception. We are thrilled to have our platform included in the FedRAMP marketplace, and look forward to helping federal agencies improve how they work and collaborate."
For more information about Lucid's Visual Collaboration Suite, visit lucid.co.
Lucid Software offers a leading Visual Collaboration Suite that helps teams see and build the future from idea to reality. With its products—Lucidchart, Lucidspark and Lucidscale—teams can turn ideas into reality, clarify complexity and collaborate visually, no matter where they're located. Top businesses use Lucid's products all around the world, including customers such as Google, GE and NBC Universal. Lucid's partners include industry leaders such as Google, Atlassian and Microsoft. Since the company's founding, it has received numerous awards for its products, business and workplace culture. For more information, visit lucid.co.
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Still in love! Sir Patrick Stewart, 82, and wife of nine years Sunny Ozell, 43, wrap their arms around each other like newlyweds at The Patient premiere
Sir Patrick Stewart, 82, and his wife Sunny Ozell, 43, looked very much in love on Tuesday evening.
The happy couple - who wed in 2013 - wrapped their arms around each other like newlyweds while each beaming for the cameras.
The Star Trek actor and the American singer were seen on the red carpet of the premiere of FX's The Patient held at NeueHouse in Los Angeles.
Happy people: Sir Patrick Stewart, 82, and his wife Sunny Ozell, 43, looked very much in love on Tuesday
The pretty performer wore a patterned blouse that was tucked in to a pair of blue denim jeans.
The brunette added brown pointy stiletto heels and held onto a black purse. Her hair was worn down and she had on bright ruby red lipstick.
Patrick had on a black blazer over a green print shirt and blue jeans with black boots.
Say cheese: The happy couple - who wed in 2013 - wrapped their arms around each other like newlyweds while each beaming for the cameras
They were last seen together on a red carpet in March.
They were sleek in classic black attire as they held hands at Dunhill's pre-BAFTA filmmakers dinner in London.
The iconic actor stepped out in a simple tuxedo, complete with crisp white shirt and black bow tie for the event at Dunhill House.
Stunning: She wore a patterned blouse that was tucked in to a pair of blue denim jeans. The brunette added brown pointy stiletto heels and held onto a black purse. Her hair was worn down and she had on bright ruby red lipstick
Sunny oozed Hollywood glamour in her chic knee-length dress, which boasted a plunging neckline and voluminous off-the-shoulder sleeves.
The Reno-born singer-songwriter styled her brunette tresses into waves and completed her flawless make-up look with a bright red lip.
Patrick has been married three times and he met Sunny back in 2008 while filming Macbeth at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
The actor and Sunny tied the knot in 2013.
He has two children, Daniel and Sophia, from his first marriage with Sheila Falconer, who he divorced in 1990 after 24 years of marriage.
Dapper dude: The Star Trek actor and the American singer were seen on the red carpet of the premiere of FX's The Patient held at NeueHouse in Los Angeles
In March, Patrick acknowledged he contributed a voiceover in a Super Bowl ad for the forthcoming film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Speaking with JakesTakes, the actor said that he received a big reaction when the clip featuring his voice was aired earlier this month during the game.
'Well, I had my phone turned off as it happened, so I didn't hear anything,' the veteran English actor said in the interview.
He continued: 'It wasn't until the next morning when I woke up and looked at my phone and found that I had been bombarded with responses and that my PR people had sent me reactions that they had detailed and passed onto me.'
It suits him: The star wore a pair of prescription glasses. The frame went nicely with his shirt
Stewart said in viewing the trailer, he 'actually didn't recognize [his] own voice,' as 'it sounded different.
'Whether I had a cold or something at the time, I don't know,' Stewart said. 'But I was astonished, and all they saw was the back of my shoulder, and I think my earlobe, nothing else. There would have been so many connections made. But, uh, it pleased me.'
Stewart has a storied past with Marvel dating back decades, to when he played the role of Professor Charles Xavier in 2000 film X-Men.
He has since reprised the role in 2003's X2: X-Men United and 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
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Kate Beckinsale channels her inner catwoman as she slips into a skin-tight latex dress with towering heels at Demi Lovato's 30th birthday bash
Kate Beckinsale channeled her inner catwoman as she slipped into a skin-tight latex skirt dress for Demi Lovato's 30th birthday bash in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The actress, 49, made sure to turn heads in the edgy ensemble as she teetered on a pair of towering platform heels.
Looking simply sensational, Kate showed off her incredible figure in the sexy ensemble that featured long glove style sleeves and peplum shoulders.
Turning heads: Kate Beckinsale, 49, channeled her inner catwoman as she slipped into a skin-tight latex skirt dress for Demi Lovato's 30th birthday bash in Los Angeles on Wednesday
Kate opted for a glamorous face of makeup complete with a feline flick of eyeliner and pink lip gloss.
She pulled her brunette locks back into a high ponytail with and added an array of glitzy earrings.
Elsewhere, singer Demi rang in her 30th in style as she donned a daring fishnet frock over a thigh-skimming red slip dress.
Glowing: Looking simply sensational, Kate showed off her incredible figure in the sexy ensemble that featured long glove style sleeves and peplum shoulders
Kates outing comes as she seemed in high spirits as a goat walked up to her and took a treat from her mouth last week.
The actress took to Instagram to share the sweet video with her 5.4million followers, of her kissing the animal as she sat on the floor in her gym attire.
She looked incredible in a pair of black Nike leggings which she teamed with a matching crop top flashing her toned midriff.
Edgy: Elsewhere, singer Demi rang in her 30th in style as she donned a daring fishnet frock over a thigh-skimming red slip dress
Kate cut a glamorous figure in a radiant palette of makeup including a dark smokey eyeshadow and nude lipstick.
She penned: 'Literally ideal day. Brace yourselves for at lest six months of goat content @hellocrittercare'
Hello Critter Care provides goat yoga classes, in which the friendly animals interact with participants during their workout.
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SAN FRANCISCO and SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LumaBridge (formerly known as Cancer Insight), a clinical research organization (CRO) dedicated to discovering, developing, and testing emerging biotechnologies related to cancer therapies, and the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI), the largest network of immuno-oncology expertise in the world, have announced a new strategic partnership aimed at accelerating breakthrough immunotherapies from bench to bedside with greater ease. The new collaboration offers affiliated scientists and organizations a one-stop shop to advance research studies.
The two organizations are collaborating to provide PICI Affiliated Partners—PICI Network institutions and investigators, affiliated companies, and nonprofit collaborators—direct access to the full suite of clinical trial services from LumaBridge. Offerings range from clinical trial design through regulatory strategy support, including patient accrual, clinical operations, quality assurance, data management, medical writing and biostatistics, pharmacovigilance, and beyond.
"PICI was founded to clear the path from scientific idea to best possible clinical outcomes," said Ute Dugan, MD, PhD, chief medical officer of PICI, based in San Francisco. "By combining our focus with additional expertise in clinical trial design and oversight, we aim to streamline the development process and ultimately accelerate novel immunotherapies to patients."
PICI's first valued CRO partner, LumaBridge also is focused on accelerating the development of immunological cures for cancer through innovative science, advanced technologies, and new modes of research collaboration. Through this mission-focused alliance, PICI Affiliated Partners gain preferred access to and pricing for an array of clinical trial services and expertise, including early consulting on clinical trial design and development, protocol development, regulatory support, and full-service clinical trial support.
"Patients awaiting new therapies deserve an effective, efficient process," said George E. Peoples, MD, FACS, founder and chief medical officer of San Antonio-based LumaBridge. "Through this partnership, we will harness our pioneering experience in immuno-oncology research alongside the expertise of academic, clinical, and industry partners to reduce turnaround time and safely test the most promising novel therapies for our cancer patients."
More specifically, available LumaBridge services include:
- Regulatory support for pre-investigational new drug meetings and investigational new drug (IND) preparation, publishing, filing, and maintenance
- Clinical trial design, execution, and support such as medical monitoring, clinical operations, data management, and quality assurance
- Medical writing and biostatistics support such as statistical analysis, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) application writing, and abstract or journal publication preparation
- Guidance in navigating government/military contracts and funding
- Clinical development and commercialization strategies for Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) applicants
The partnership advances PICI's focus on bringing together top researchers, nonprofits and industry collaborators, providing resources and eliminating barriers to get treatments to patients faster.
"Collaboration is critical to achieving our mission," said Tarak Mody, PhD, chief business officer of PICI. "By offering access to LumaBridge's services and expertise to our PICI Affiliated Partners, we intend to accelerate breakthrough scientific discoveries, moving them into the clinic sooner to deliver patient impact."
The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) is radically changing how cancer research is done. Founded in 2016 through a $250 million gift from Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist Sean Parker, the San Francisco-based nonprofit is an unprecedented collaboration between the country's leading immunotherapy researchers and cancer centers. The PICI Network includes researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Stanford Medicine; the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of California, San Francisco; the University of Pennsylvania; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; City of Hope; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Institute for Systems Biology; Gladstone Institutes; and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. By forging alliances with academic, industry, and nonprofit partners, PICI makes big bets on bold research to fulfill its mission: to accelerate the development of breakthrough immune therapies to turn all cancers into curable diseases.
Find out more at parkerici.org and follow us on LinkedIn and on Twitter @parkerici.
LumaBridge is a specialty clinical research organization (CRO) focused on creating innovative clinical trial solutions for biopharma companies. Founded in 2014 as Cancer Insight, the company offers customized clinical trial guidance, strategic partnership, and personalized attention to each sponsor, accelerating the development of potential therapies.
LumaBridge builds on the success and experience of a seasoned team, led by Dr. George Peoples, to support drug development, accelerating therapies to patients and guiding biopharma companies through clinical and regulatory pathways. As part of their comprehensive CRO services, LumaBridge offers consultation on trial design and clinical development strategy.
For more information, visit lumabridge.com.
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Funding will be Used to Continue the Petfolk Team's Already Impressive Trajectory, with over 40,000 Pets Set to Receive Care in 2022, Representing 5,000% YoY Growth
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Petfolk, the new breed of veterinary care that offers a better connected community for today's vets, pets and the humans who love them, announced today the closing of a $40 million Series A fundraise. The round was led by White Star Capital and Michael Wystrach, founder of Freshly, with participation from Triple Point Capital, and celebrity animal lovers Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Midland's Mark Wystrach and Cameron Duddy, Jimmie Johnson, Erik Jones, and Danica Patrick.
Petfolk is a modern vet practice built by vets who love pets. Petfolk is at the forefront of transforming the fragmented, understaffed veterinary industry by providing modern, accessible, professional pet care facilities accompanied by a proprietary technology and data platform for consumers. Family-founded by Co-CEOs Dr. Audrey Wystrach and her brother, second-time founder Michael Wystrach, Petfolk was created by a group of proven leaders that have built and scaled billion dollar businesses. Petfolk launched in 2020 and is currently operating in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida and will see over 40,000 pets this year representing a 5,000% year over year growth.
"I couldn't be more excited to have the support of this amazing group of investors and pet lovers as we set out to reshape the industry," said Dr. Audrey Wystrach, Petfolk Co-CEO and Founder who has been practicing veterinary medicine for 25+ years. "This capital will allow us to rapidly expand our #1 ranked veterinary practices to more communities, pets, and vets. Our aim is to make ownership and care significantly more enjoyable for pet parents and the amazing vets who provide their services."
Co-CEO and Founder Michael Wystrach continued, "Our aim is to be the most loved, fastest growing and eventually largest vet service provider in the country. We are very unique in the space because we are long-term builders who believe there is opportunity to drastically improve the veterinary service industry for both the vet staff and pet parents."
Dr. Wystrach has 25+ years of clinical, managerial, and ownership experience in the veterinary industry and is the Co-founder and former COO of Zippivet Pet Hospitals in Austin, Texas. She is also a founding board member of the Veterinary Virtual Care Association. Michael Wystrach was most recently the CEO and Founder of the leading prepared meal delivery subscription service, Freshly, which he sold for $1.5 Billion to Nestle in 2020. Joining forces with his sister, Mike brings a myriad of expertise to Petfolk including finance, real estate, entrepreneurship, and technology.
Petfolk's world-class service and tech-enabled industry advances, from scheduled on-site appointments in a serene, stress-free designed space, to telehealth and mobile pet care access make it easier for pet parents and veterinarians to be seen and heard. The company will also soon be launching its new 24/7 virtual care service, a revolutionary offering that will allow pet parents access to expert advice and veterinarians; anytime, from anywhere. Petfolk sees itself intrinsic to the greater community of people with pets, and recognizes its differentiators are as much for pet parents as they are for their animals. The brand champions that with the right technology, tools and knowledge, pet parents will be empowered to make the best decisions for their dogs and cats.
"At White Star Capital, we only invest in truly disruptive businesses that have the potential to change an industry for the better. Petfolk fits this description perfectly. Dr. Audrey Wystrach, Michael Wystrach and the team at Petfolk are combining decades of experience with veterinary medicine and innovative consumer technology to fundamentally transform the veterinary industry as we know it," comments Eric Martineau-Fortin, Founder & Managing Partner at White Star Capital. "Our team is very excited to be working with Michael again (having been early investors in Freshly), and Dr Wystrach, to ensure the 70% of Americans who currently own a pet have access to the best possible care and support for their animals."
Also joining their journey as investors are founders and industry leaders of other successful consumer brands including Ty Haney (Founder of Outdoor Voices and TYB.XYZ), Trina Spear and Heather Hassan (founders of FIGS Scrubs), Carter Comstock and Alberto Lopez Toledo (Founders of Freshly), Matt Lombardi and Kevin Moran (Founders of Beam), David Nolan and Kevin Glynn (Founders of Butternut Box), Mayur Gupta (CMO of Krayken), Bob Davis (Founder of Lycos), Jason Finger and Billy Libby (Founders of Upper90), Mark Cushing (Founder of Animal Policy Group), Chris Kelly (Founder of Antelligence), Arthur Rubinfeld (Founder of Airvision) and Seth Waugh (CEO of PGA of America).
To learn more about Petfolk and its upcoming announcements, please visit www.petfolk.com and follow along on Instagram @mypetfolk.
Founded by vets who love pets, Petfolk is a new breed in pet care that provides a community of knowledge and accessible solutions right at pet parents' fingertips. Petfolk is beyond what your typical veterinary office experience would entail, as the brand embodies a community of care that makes it easier for pet parents and veterinarians to be seen and heard with advances such as 24/7 virtual and instant care, mobile pet care centers, technology for personal and transparent care plans, a vet-minded employment model, and stress-free designed spaces.
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Ragnar Relay and Paceline Partner to Reward Runners for Collective Fitness Wins & the Fun of the Run
As Registration to Running Events Returns, Paceline Doubles Cash Back on Qualifying Apparel, Gear and Groceries Runners Invest in to Train, Race and Recover
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paceline, the award-winning fintech-meets-fitness startup that rewards you for working out through its app and cash back credit card, today announced its partnership with Ragnar Relay, the largest (and arguably most fun) series of running relay races in the United States. Reinforcing the rise of running as a community sport, a recent survey* found that running a relay race is appealing to 77% of people, more than marathons (62%) and 5Ks (68%).
As the official credit card of Ragnar Relay, Paceline will offer all new and existing Card Members up to a $200 credit toward any Ragnar Relay race registration through 2023. Paceline's rewards app, which offers gift cards and discounts to top wellness brands, will also offer exclusive rewards from Ragnar and its partners, including Athletic Brewing, Nathan Sports, and Kodiak Cakes - for those who hit their weekly "Streak" of 150 minutes of exercise.
"We're so inspired by what Ragnarians accomplish together every year," said Joel Lieginger, CEO and Founder, Paceline. "At Paceline, we want everyone who invests in their physical health to fully realize its financial value as well. Our partnership with Ragnar Relay puts a megaphone to our shared goal to incentivize, reward, and champion each other for health and wellness wins everyday."
The Paceline Visa Signature Card is the unrivaled credit card powered by movement, doubling the amount of cash back you receive when you hit your Streak. Card Members can earn up to 5% unlimited cash back on eligible Health & Wellness spend; up to 3% unlimited cash back on all other eligible purchases; and can earn back the cost of the latest Apple Watch (up to a $429 value) in weekly statement credits over 12 months.
For Ragnarians, that means earning double cash back for all qualifying apparel, gear, and groceries, as well as dining, travel to races, costumes, van and camp decorations, and more - when they hit their weekly Streak. Ragnarians who sign up for the Paceline Card can also earn an additional $50 cash back credit when they hit their first four consecutive Streaks, as well as $10 credit on every purchase over $50 on RagnarGear.com.
"Ragnarians are all-in on fitness and fun, camaraderie and the cumulative power of miles run together," said Tanner Bell, CEO and Co-Founder, Ragnar Relay. "We're excited to introduce our hundreds of thousands of Ragnarians to Paceline's community, who equally understand the value of investing in fitness adventures, and who believe we should all be rewarded for our pursuit of health and wellness."
Ragnar Relay events take place over the course of two days and one night, with teams leaning on each other to conquer great distances, 120-mile trail events and 200-mile road races throughout the country. As part of the partnership, Paceline will pop up at Ragnar Relay events throughout the year to unlock rewards every 150 minutes, create surprise and delight moments, and bring inspirational figures from the running community to fire up the crowd. Paceline will also offer unique rewards and prizes to those Ragnarians who bring the most hype, sportsmanship, spirit, and life to their Ragnar Relay. It's not just about the medal at the finish line, it's the fun of the run!
Paceline kicked off its partnership with Ragnar Relay at their new trail race, Ragnar Trail Oregon, last weekend August 19-20, 2022, with a weekend of experiences, including a panel discussion and race warm up led by SISSFiT — two sisters, fitness trainers, and former D1 athletes.
Visit Paceline.fit/Ragnar to learn more, join the Paceline movement, and sign up for an upcoming Ragnar Relay. Download the Paceline App to begin getting rewarded for your movement and to apply for the Paceline Card.
The Paceline Card is powered by RailsTech, Inc., the US subsidiary of Railsbank Technology, Ltd., the world's leading embedded finance experience platform, and is issued by Evolve Bank & Trust; Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa® USA, Inc. Terms and conditions apply.
*The random double-opt-in survey of 2,000 general population Americans was commissioned by Paceline between August 11 and August 18, 2022. It was conducted by market research company OnePoll, whose team members are members of the Market Research Society and have corporate membership to the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR).
ABOUT PACELINE
Paceline is an award-winning, fintech-meets-fitness startup that rewards you for working out through its free rewards app and unrivaled cash back credit card. Paceline is the first unified wellness platform that leverages proprietary fintech to connect the data from fitness wearables (Apple Watch, FitBit, Garmin, etc.) with the power of financial services to fundamentally pay people to live healthier lives.
With its mission to change the nature of preventive health, Paceline has the unique ability to incentivize better health outcomes by creating financial value for the pursuit of health and wellness. Recognized by Fast Company on this year's Most Innovative and World Changing Ideas lists, Paceline has hit its stride with more than a million users on the app, 200+ health and wellness brand partners, and a 4.9 rating in the Apple Store.
Visit paceline.fit to learn more and join the Paceline movement. Download the Paceline App to begin getting rewarded for your movement and to apply for the Paceline Card.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday because she is pregnant, announcing the news via social media by joking that “two against one just isn’t a fair competition” and posting a string of emojis that included a baby bottle.
The 34-year-old German won the title at Flushing Meadows in 2016 to rise to No. 1 in the WTA rankings. She also won the Australian Open that year and added a Wimbledon championship in 2018.
She hasn’t competed on tour since a third-round loss at Wimbledon on July 1. She is currently ranked 52nd.
“For the next months, I will take a break from traveling the globe as a tennis player but then again, I believe it’s for the best possible reason,” Kerber wrote Wednesday. “I will miss all of you.”
She also said: “Being a professional athlete means everything to me but I’m grateful for the new path I’m heading to. To be honest, I’m nervous and excited at the same time.”
Play in the main draw of the U.S. Open begins Monday.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its continued commitment to diversity within the cyber and information security fields, Optiv, the cyber advisory and solutions leader, is accepting applications until January 27, 2023 for its annual $40,000 scholarship for Black, African American identifying STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) students.
Awarded by Optiv's Black Employee Network, the scholarship is paid out over four years. Previous recipients include AJ McCrory, a freshman studying computer science with an emphasis on software development at James Madison University, and Lauren Harris, a sophomore studying biology and computer science at Princeton University.
Applicants must meet the following qualifications to apply:
- Be a graduating high school senior.
- Verify acceptance into an eligible degree program in a STEM related field (including but not limited to computer science, electrical engineering, math, etc.).
- Minimum cumulative high school GPA is 3.5 on 4.0 scale.
- Must maintain a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 2.8 on 4.0 scale over the course of four years to remain eligible for the scholarship.
- Be planning a career in cybersecurity/information security.
- Complete the scholarship application, including a one-page essay and two letters of reference.
- Identify as Black and/or African American (African, African American, Caribbean, for example) and be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. national or permanent resident.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and learn more about the scholarship program here.
"It's our belief that our organization is at its best and our clients are better-served when a diverse range of voices has the opportunity to be heard, lead and make an impact," said Heather Strbiak, Optiv's chief human resources officer. "We want boardrooms and breakrooms across our industry to more closely represent the population at-large. By dedicating effort and resources to spur that outcome, we're aiming to close the talent and diversity gap in cybersecurity."
Optiv's Black Employee Network (BEN) is entirely employee-driven and part of the company's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative.
"The most creative, thought-provoking and successful projects I've worked on have been the result of inclusive environments where everyone's unique ideas were valued and represented," said Tesfaye Williams, Optiv's BEN community outreach leader. "This scholarship is our way of ensuring the cybersecurity industry continues to progress and be an attractive career path for people of color seeking to make a difference."
Optiv honors and embraces the diverse perspectives, ideas, backgrounds and experiences of its people. The company's approach to DEI is grounded in listening, learning and growing.
Learn more about Optiv at https://www.optiv.com/company/optiv-newsroom.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s prime minister apologized after the publication of a photo that showed two women kissing and posing topless at the official summer residence of the country’s leader.
The photo came out after a video that showed Prime Minister Sanna Marin dancing and singing with friends prompted a debate about whether the 36-year-old head of government is entitled to party heartily.
Marin confirmed the photo was taken in a bathroom at an official residence of Finnish prime ministers following a music festival in early July. Marin does not appear in the image; the two women featured have their breasts covered with a sign that says, “Finland.”
One of the women, described as a social media influencer, reportedly posted the photo, which was removed shortly after news outlets started reporting about it.
“In my opinion, that photo is not appropriate, I apologize for that. That photo shouldn’t have been taken,” Marin said Tuesday, according to Finnish broadcaster YLE.
She said the post-festival gathering was a private party and the names of all guests were provided to the security detail that monitors the Kesäranta property, located in the northern part of Helsinki.
The two-story wooden villa from 1873 features a seaside sauna, a pavilion, a jetty, and a tennis court.
“We were using the sauna facilities and the garden area, but we did not spend time inside the Kesäranta house, although the downstairs guest toilets were in use,” Marin said, according to YLE.
On Wednesday, the prime minister addressed a crowd in the southern Finland town of Lathi and mentioned the glimpses of her private life that became public.
“I am also human,” Finnish media quoted Marin as saying with a broken voice and red eyes. She added that she had never failed to attend to a single work task because she took time off.
“I do my job. I learn from this,” Marin said. “This week has not been easy. It has been difficult. But I want to believe that people look at the work we do, not what we do in our free time.”
In the video leaked last week, Marin appeared with friends at a different private party. She has acknowledged that she and her friends celebrated in a “boisterous way” and that alcohol — but, to her knowledge, no drugs — was involved.
Marin said she attended the party in recent weeks, but refused to say exactly where and when. She said Friday that she took a drug test to put an end to speculation about illegal substance use. The results were negative, Marin reported Monday, adding she paid for the test herself.
One of Finland’s major newspapers, Helsingin Sanomat, reported that with a general election scheduled next year, frustration is growing among member’s of the prime minister’s Social Democratic Party.
While no one is talking about pressuring Marin to resign and she remains popular within the party, some members interviewed by the newspaper were critical of her judgment amid the war in Ukraine and Finland’s pending bid to join NATO.
One party member Helsingin Sanomat quoted anonymously noted that Finland still is a relatively conservative country, especially outside the capital region.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's leading computer brand, GIGABYTE, is proud to announce a collaboration with ArtCenter College of Design, aiming to present the new ideas to improve future creators' working experience with GIGABYTE AERO 16 Creator Laptop. Specifically designed for creators, the AERO 16 is equipped with a 16:10 4K OLED screen and certificated by color authorities, X-Rite and Pantone, granting all creators precise visual effects on their creative journey. Students and faculty members across three different departments will explore and redefine the future creative workflow and learn through first-hand industry insights from the GIGABYTE AERO brand.
As the spirit of GIGABYTE dedicated to professional creators, AERO focuses on rationality and sensibility during the design process, bringing the existing image of electronic products to fit in every working scenario seamlessly. Leveraging the extraordinary technology and powerful functionality, the design team of GIGABYTE provides the user-centered design to make every step of AERO more synchronized to what creators truly need.
Multi-departments in action
ArtCenter College of Design has assembled a team from three different departments, including Product Design, Interaction Design, and Spatial Experience Design, all contributing to this unique opportunity. GIGABYTE engaged with the project through various touch-points with the class while providing critiques and suggestions to the research from each group.
Students exploring the AERO brand
This 14-week partnership of study kicked off on May 19, 2022 and took the class through various stages. Students first started the research on creators' workflow during the kick-off session and analyzed the pain points that frustrate creators the most. During the R&D stage, students gathered in groups to concentrate on developing a strong understanding of GIGABYTE AERO 16 Creator Laptop and expanded the future creators vision into three distinct ideas, from product designs to virtual spaces. At the next stage of midterm presentation, students condensed the three ideas into one direction that the group then developed further. Lastly, students presented the final presentation of their reformulated AERO vision as well as the creative pathway for AERO to explore in the next decade.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DTS Technologies, LLC has announced release of its 50-megawatt (MW) geothermal well and reservoir technology called "DGS." The new method (see illustration) reliably extracts utility-grade energy from deep hot rocks prevalent in 50 countries. With each well powering 20,000 homes, DGS's industry-leading output is scalable to more than 10% of, not just electricity, but of total global energy within two decades. Even such partial transformation, done quickly, also means avoiding 5+ gigatons of near future annual greenhouse gas emissions well before 2050.
This scale of clean energy generation and climate relief can start today.
There are three non-polluting 24/7 energy sources: nuclear, hydro, and the largest of all, geothermal. Where environmental controversies and weather dependencies are well-known issues in nuclear and hydropower, geothermal is devoid. However, this seemingly ideal energy source is virtually non-existent in the grid.
Geothermal's absence is due, first, to natural steam occurrences being very rare. Then, efforts to artificially produce massive steam volumes fail because such technologies contact or transfer inadequate subsurface heat within engineered reservoirs. More specifically, developers cannot control the direction, speed, or processing time of heat-carrying water flowing through reservoirs specifically created for energy transfer. Unguided, these fluids simply find the path of least resistance, not completing the heating process. Further, large amounts of circulation water are commonly lost. Quite often, less than 1/10TH of the available energy is recovered currently from manmade geothermal systems.
DGS creates extensive reservoir surface area in deep hot rocks found most anywhere. System operating temperatures may surpass 700oF, and heating surface area in the rock can exceed 1000 acres. More importantly, the technology creates controlled hydraulic channels that precisely direct water flows across all hot surfaces. The channeling is analogous to lining or installing levees on riverbanks to create well defined boundaries and control fluid velocities and elevations. Such channeling also effectively doubles reservoir length, heating time, and ultimate energy transfer. In stark contrast to legacy systems, recovered heat efficiency from DGS installations approach 100%. It is DGS's sole high-level reservoir performance that can make geothermal economically compelling and highly scaled toward climate mitigation.
The highest temperature rocks underlie upward of 15% of the landmass in 50 countries. This resource extent can produce orders of magnitude more energy than is currently consumed by each such country.
Utilizing materials and methods practiced by the company's founders over many decades in energy and water industries, DGS Technology is ready now and currently deployable at 35 MW levels.
DTS Technologies, LLC is commencing investment, operator cooperations, and field demonstration programs. The company is also developing industry and supplier partnerships to support wide-scale deployment. Learn more at www.dtstechnologiesllc.com. Based on patents granted and pending. ©2022.
Contact:
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Managing Director
+1281-597-8784
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Technical Principal
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FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASUS, a global technology leader renowned for continuously reimagining today's technologies for tomorrow, has collaborated with the world's first basketball developer, Spalding, to unveil the limited-edition ROG x Spalding basketball.
ROG and Spalding have a long history of providing athletes with high-performance equipment that allows them to perform and compete at their best, both on and off the court. Constructed of a hand-bonded synthetic composite, the ROG x Spalding basketball is built from the ground up with materials that meet exacting ROG standards. With its snakeskin-embossed surface, black finish, and pixelated markings, it makes an unforgettable style statement. An included ROG drawstring bag protects the ball as it is taken to and from the court, and its custom stand holds it securely when it is on display.
To celebrate the release of the ROG x Spalding basketball, ASUS will be teaming up with basketball superstar Seth Curry with a special livestream event.
Livestream with Seth Curry
Seth is passionate about bridging the gap between gaming and sports culture, so he's excited to see ROG and Spalding team up for our new basketball. "Gaming and sports culture has always been connected, with so many players gaming and bringing their setups on the road," Seth explained. "The competitiveness of sports culture also translates to gaming, especially in the online community." Learn more about Seth's passion for gaming and PC building here.
On August 27th, online fans can tune into a Call of Duty livestream with Seth Curry starting at 4PM PT/6PM CT/7PM ET on the ROG Twitch Channel. Watch the livestream closely to learn how to enter for a chance to win some major prizes in chat. Prizes include an ROG x Spalding basketball, a Seth Curry Brooklyn Nets Jersey, an ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard, several ROG branded swag kits, and finally a premium gaming peripherals kit that includes an ROG Chakram Core mouse, an ROG Strix Flare II Animate keyboard and an ROG Delta S Animate headset.
ROG x Spalding basketball at PAX West 2022
The ROG x Spalding basketball will be displayed at the Seattle Convention Center, in Seattle, WA starting on September 2-5th. Stop by the ROG booth (#817) booth for a close look at the basketball, play on the latest ROG products and enter the daily raffle to win amazing prizes. Three lucky winners will have an opportunity to win a Seth Curry Brooklyn Nets jersey. Make sure to visit the booth to learn how to enter the giveaways.
To learn more about upcoming events with Seth Curry, visit www.asus.com/event/pcdiy/us/.
For more information about ASUS, visit www.asus.com/us.
About ASUS
ASUS is a global technology leader that provides the world's most innovative and intuitive devices, components, and solutions to deliver incredible experiences that enhance the lives of people everywhere. With its team of 5,000 in-house R&D experts, ASUS is world-renowned for continuously reimagining today's technologies for tomorrow, garners more than 11 awards every day for quality, innovation, and design, and is ranked among Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies.
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The Hollywood enthusiast and local industry leader joins the team to manage operations and launch the newly opened luxury lifestyle hotel within the Oxford Hotels & Resorts portfolio into its next era of hospitality
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC and The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood announce the appointment of Konstantine Kabilafkas as general manager of the brand's first west coast location. Bringing more than two decades of industry experience, Kabilafkas now oversees operations of the 220-room luxury lifestyle property, including onsite amenities like its food & beverage outlets, including the SoCal-centric restaurant and bar About Last Knife (ALK); a courtyard event space; and the 12,000 square foot I|O Rooftop—the largest public rooftop space in Los Angeles—which boasts a 70-foot projection mapping video wall, two bars, swimming pool, fire pits, and water feature. Sponsored and managed by Oxford Capital Group, LLC and Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC, respectively, The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood is Oxford's 10th California property, and 12th in the Western region.
"We look forward to continuing the growth of Oxford Hotels & Resorts' talent by welcoming General Manager Konstantine Kabilafkas to the team," says George Jordan, President of Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC. "The Godfrey stands as a new beacon of hospitality in the Hollywood area, and it will be exciting to see Kabilafkas lead the hotel by showcasing the individuality of the property as we embark into the property's second year."
After spending his teens and early-20s in Hollywood as an aspiring musician and avid concertgoer, Kabilafkas hopes to bring the true spirit of the Hollywood experience to the hotel. Kabilafkas is all for "freedom, flexibility, and fun," as his original career plan was to enter the rock 'n roll scene as a performer on the Sunset Strip. Kabilafkas aims to integrate a piece of this mindset into his work at The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood, where he is dedicated to creating an elevated, yet accessible experience for guests and locals looking for vibrant nightlife, dynamic restaurants, sophisticated architecture, innovative technology, high touch service culture, and prime location.
"Growing up in Los Angeles, I have seen how this iconic neighborhood has changed and adapted throughout the years, witnessing The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood become a frontrunner in the area's hospitality scene for authentic experiences," says Kabilafkas. "I am excited to showcase more of the essence of Hollywood at the hotel, while continuing to establish the hotel's unique identity in the neighborhood."
Kabilafkas began his work in the hospitality field during high school, working as a dishwasher at one of his family's 19 Southern California restaurants. While continuing to play music part-time, he then learned to work in all stations of a restaurant and took this experience to later become the owner of his own restaurant. In search of a lifestyle that did not require a seven-day work week, he dedicated his time to his wife and newborn daughter and returned to his family's homeland of Greece for several months. Upon returning to the States, Kabilafkas continued his food & beverage expertise with director roles at Santa Monica's Hotel Casa del Mar, Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara, the iconic Biltmore in Los Angeles, and others. He has since held key leadership positions at the Luxe in Bel-Air, TAO group at The Dream in Hollywood The Standard in Downtown Los Angeles and was the opening general manager the Pasadena Hotel & Pool, before joining The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood team.
To learn more about The Godfrey Hollywood, visit www.godfreyhotelhollywood.com, or follow along @godfreyhotelhollywood on Instagram.
About The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood
Located in the vibrant heart of Southern California's most iconic neighborhood, The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood sits one block south of Sunset Blvd. and is a short walk from many of the region's most sought-after destinations. This includes the famed Hollywood Bowl amphitheater, Universal Studios, the Capitol Records building, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, and more. With art fabricated by Los Angeles native artist Nick Petronzio in partnership with curator Kevin Barry Fine Art, interior designer The Gettys Group and architect Steinberg Hart, this all-new 220-room hotel embodies the energy of—and in a way defines—new Hollywood. It arrived at an exciting time for the neighborhood as major entertainment, tech, and creative houses now call the area home including Netflix, Live Nation, Fender, and Buzzfeed. Locals and visitors alike enjoy the property's SoCal-centric restaurant and bar About Last Knife (ALK) and the 12,000 square foot I|O Rooftop, featuring a 70-foot projection mapping video wall, two bars, and swimming pool. The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood is Oxford Hotels & Resorts 10th hotel in California and 12th in the western region.
About Oxford Capital Group, LLC
Oxford Capital Group, LLC is an award-winning international real estate investment, development, and management firm that focuses on large-scale acquisitions, developments, redevelopments, and operationally intensive real estate. Oxford, its affiliates, and principals have been involved in over $3 billion of real estate and private equity investments, with a primary focus on hospitality (15,000+ hotel rooms); hospitality anchored mixed use projects including multi-family (1,000+ units); senior housing (3,000+ units); urban retail; and parking. Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC is its wholly owned hotel management affiliate, which specializes in operating, managing, and branding distinctive, high design luxury lifestyle hotels, and food & beverage venues. Its growing national portfolio of luxury lifestyle hotels and brands include Audrey, Cass, Felix, Godfrey, Griffon, Julian, King George, Le Méridien Essex Chicago, London House, Hotel Los Gatos, Porter, Thompson (Chicago), Versey, and Vertigo. It also has a growing collection of restaurants, rooftops, bars and pool-centric food & beverage venues. These include About Last Knife (ALK), I|O Rooftop, LH Rooftop, Ruka, and WTR. Oxford Living, LLC is its senior housing investment and management platform. Oxford Residential, LLC is its multi-family development affiliate.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Morning" game were:
5-9-1, FIREBALL: 7
(five, nine, one; FIREBALL: seven)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Morning" game were:
5-9-1, FIREBALL: 7
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On the six-month anniversary of the war in Ukraine, global disaster relief organization ShelterBox USA called for renewed focus on the humanitarian crisis in the region and need for aid.
"Today marks six months since the conflict in Ukraine began, forcing unprecedented numbers of people from their homes," said ShelterBox USA President Kerri Murray. "More than 12 million people are currently displaced, and there are no signs of the war letting up. ShelterBox is committed to supporting the emergency shelter needs of civilians caught in the conflict, and we hope the world will continue to focus on the dire humanitarian needs in the country."
More than 6.6 million refugees have fled the country, according to United Nations' estimates, and another at least 6 million have been forced from their homes but have remained within Ukraine.
ShelterBox quickly responded to the crisis, establishing three programs in the region. The first provided thousands of mattresses to collective centers like schools, sports arenas, and churches in Western Ukraine. The second provided ShelterKits including tarpaulins, ropes, and other tools for those in central Ukraine seeking to shelter in damaged homes. And the third provided refugees leaving the country through Moldova hygiene kits and cash assistance to help families meet food and medical needs while they are on the move. Moldova is one of the poorest and most isolated countries in Europe. It is not a member of the European Union or NATO.
The situation continues to evolve, but the need remains severe. ShelterBox is now assessing its next programs in the country, which will likely focus on helping families endure the coming cold winter.
"ShelterBox remains steadfast in its commitment to bring humanitarian supplies to the country," Murray said, "like ShelterKits to repair homes damaged by bombings and allow families shelter in place, as well as essential supplies including solar lamps, which bring some comfort from basement shelters and evacuation shelters."
For more information, please visit ShelterBoxUSA.org.
ShelterBox provides emergency shelter and other essential items to families who have lost their homes to disasters or conflict. In April 2021, ShelterBox surpassed providing support to two million people since 2000, responding to more than 300 disasters in nearly 100 countries. ShelterBox responds urgently to earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, tsunamis, or conflict by delivering boxes of essential shelter, aid, and other life-saving supplies. Each iconic green ShelterBox contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, a water filtration system, emergency lighting, and other tools for survival. The organization was nominated for a distinguished Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 and 2019. ShelterBox USA is based in Santa Barbara, California.
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US pending home sales fell in July for the sixth time this year to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic, extending the housing market’s sharp downturn as high borrowing costs sideline prospective buyers.
The National Association of Realtors’ index of contract signings to purchase previously owned homes decreased 1 percent from a month earlier to 89.8, according to data released Wednesday. That followed a nearly 9 percent decline in June.
The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 2.6 percent drop in July.
High home prices and a run-up in mortgage rates this year have pushed home ownership out of reach for many would-be buyers. The pullback has been swift and severe, with a range of measures pointing to weaker sales and construction activity.
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The monthly bill on a typical home with a 20 percent down payment rose to $1,841 in the second quarter, according to a separate NAR report out earlier this month. That’s up 32 percent, or $444, from the first quarter and a 50 percent jump from a year earlier.
“This month’s very modest decline reflects the recent retreat in mortgage rates,” Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said in a statement. “Inventories are growing for homes in the upper price ranges, but limited supply at lower price points is hindering transaction activity.”
While borrowing costs eased in July, the average contract rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has crept back up in August, according to recent data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Contract signings decreased in three of four regions, led by a 2.7 percent drop in the Midwest. Pending home sales rose in the West.
Compared with a year earlier, contract signings were down 22.5 percent on an unadjusted basis.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United Steelworkers District 10 Director Bernie Hall issued the following statement after the union endorsed Josh Shapiro for Pennsylvania governor and Austin Davis for lieutenant governor:
"The USW is proud to endorse Josh Shapiro and Austin Davis to lead Pennsylvania, as we look to expand opportunity and provide long-term economic security, not just for the ultra-wealthy but for everyone in the Commonwealth.
"Shapiro and Davis recognize that in order for working people to have the fair wages, safe working conditions and voice on the job that they deserve, our elected leaders must fight to protect workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively.
"Both Shapiro and Davis have proven track records of standing up for working families, and as governor and lieutenant governor, they will continue to ensure workers and their values remain front and center in Harrisburg."
The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in manufacturing, metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in tech, public sector and service occupations.
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U.S. yields touch new multi-week peaks as markets gear up for hawkish Powell
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields touched fresh multi-week highs on Wednesday, as investors continued to square up positions ahead of what could be a pivotal central bank gathering in Wyoming that could see the Federal Reserve reinforce its tightening message to stamp out inflation. U.S. benchmark 10-year yields hit a six-week peak, while the two-year yield, which tends to track interest rate expectations, rose to a one-week high. The other maturities touched peaks of anywhere between five to eight weeks. "There's some position-squaring going on and the market mood is a little bit more cautionary," said Ellis Phifer, managing director, fixed income research at Raymond James in Memphis, Tennessee. The Jackson Hole, Wyoming, symposium is this week's main event. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak on Friday morning and investors expect him to strike a hawkish tone, as the market braces for another policy meeting next month that will raise rates by either 50 or 75 basis points (bps). "I think Powell is going to toe the party line, he's going to say: 'we're going to continue to work and we will be data-dependent,'" said Phifer. "He's also going to say that at some point, the Fed is going to do smaller hikes. I don't think he is going to veer off the schedule at all. He's grown a ton since 2018 in his delivery," he added. Data showing that new orders for U.S.-made capital goods increased in July, albeit at a slow pace, from the previous month had little impact on the bond market. Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely-watched proxy for business spending plans, rose 0.4% last month. These so-called core capital goods orders surged 0.9% in June. In late morning trading, the yield on 10-year Treasury notes was up 5 bps at 3.104%. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond rose 4.4 bps to 3.300%. A closely-watched part of the 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 -25.8 bps. This part of the curve, which typically predicts a recession, has been inverted for nearly two months. The two-year U.S. Treasury yield was up 2.5 bps at 3.360%. Also later on Wednesday, the Treasury will auction $45 billion in U.S. five-year notes, $1 billion smaller than last month. Jefferies expects the auction to go well after Tuesday's poorly-subscribed sale of two-year notes. "(The) 5-year auctions have recently been aggressively bid, by and large," wrote Jefferies analyst Tom Simons and Aneta Markowska. "The auction process has been relatively smooth throughout the selloff in the market. The smaller sizes have been easier for the market to digest without any material participation from dealers." August 24 Wednesday 10:30AM New York / 1430 GMT Price Current Net Yield % Change (bps) Three-month bills 2.7225 2.7797 0.011 Six-month bills 3.1175 3.2114 0.023 Two-year note 99-201/256 3.362 0.027 Three-year note 99-70/256 3.3837 0.034 Five-year note 97-220/256 3.2226 0.042 Seven-year note 96-124/256 3.1942 0.053 10-year note 96-244/256 3.1076 0.054 20-year bond 97-148/256 3.5453 0.045 30-year bond 94-52/256 3.3062 0.050 DOLLAR SWAP SPREADS Last (bps) Net Change (bps) U.S. 2-year dollar swap 35.50 -2.00 spread U.S. 3-year dollar swap 14.75 1.00 spread U.S. 5-year dollar swap 5.00 0.50 spread U.S. 10-year dollar swap 8.75 1.25 spread U.S. 30-year dollar swap -28.75 1.50 spread (Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss Editing by Nick Zieminski) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11142115/U-S-yields-touch-new-multi-week-peaks-markets-gear-hawkish-Powell.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-24T16:00:06Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11142115/U-S-yields-touch-new-multi-week-peaks-markets-gear-hawkish-Powell.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland on Wednesday began demolishing a Soviet-era memorial to Red Army soldiers, an unwanted reminder of the power that Moscow once held over Poland and a symbol that grew even more objectionable after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The removal of the memorial in Brzeg, in southwestern Poland, fell on Ukraine’s Independence Day and on the sixth-month anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
It is part of a longer effort to remove hated communist symbols from the public space in Poland and across the region. Poland, like some of its neighbors, was invaded and occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union at the start of World War II and then endured decades of Moscow-backed rule until 1989.
The Polish state historical institute, the Institute of National Remembrance, has been working with local communities to remove dozens of similar Soviet-era memorials.
Rafal Leskiewicz, the institute’s spokesman, said that in March, when a decision was announced to remove them, there were still 60 standing. The monument in Brzeg mark’s the 24th to be demolished.
He said it was important to remove such memorials because of Russia’s war in Ukraine, but also because a Polish law in 2015 calls for them to removed.
“It is impossible to keep such monuments in the public sphere,” he told The Associated Press.
The work to dismantle the Brzeg monument is expected to last several days, he said.
Poland, which lies on Ukraine’s western border, has been a key ally to Kyiv, sending military and humanitarian aid into the war-torn country. It has also become a place of exile for more Ukrainian refugees than any other single country.
The development in Poland comes after Estonia’s government last week started removing a Soviet World War II monument from near a city on the Russian border as part of a wider effort, prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to dismantle remaining Soviet-era symbols. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/poland-begins-to-dismantle-soviet-era-monument/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-08-24T16:01:02Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/poland-begins-to-dismantle-soviet-era-monument/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | false |
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Jailed Russian politician Navalny says he is back in punishment cell
Aug 24 (Reuters) - Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday that prison authorities had transferred him to a punishment cell for the second time this month at the facility where he is being held on charges he says are trumped up.
Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic inside Russia, is serving an 11-1/2 year sentence after being found guilty of parole violations and fraud and contempt of court charges. He says all charges against him were fabricated as a pretext to smother dissent and thwart his political ambitions.
In a post on his Twitter and Instagram accounts, each with millions of followers, Navalny wrote via his lawyers that he had been sent to a punishment cell for five days for briefly walking without his hands behind his back in violation of prison rules.
"At this rate, this will become my permanent place of residence," the 46-year-old said, referring to the cell as a "hellish closet".
He added: "The directive obviously came from Moscow. Even by the standards of a Russian prison, sending one to the punishment cell just for 3 seconds without hands behind their back is too much."
The Federal Penitentiary Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Navalny, who was moved in June to a high-security penal colony east of Moscow, said on Aug. 15 that he had been thrown into a punishment cell for failing to button the top button on his prison uniform, which he said was too small for him.
Last year Navalny voluntarily returned to Russia from Germany where he had been treated for what Western laboratory tests showed was a near-fatal attempt to poison him in Siberia with a Soviet-era nerve agent. Russia denies trying to kill him.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Candace Parker had 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Chicago Sky over the New York Liberty 90-72 Tuesday night in the deciding Game 3 to advance to the WNBA semifinals.
The defending champion Sky await the winner of the Connecticut-Dallas playoff series, with the deciding Game 3 on Wednesday night.
Allie Quigley and Kahleah Copper each added 15 points while Courtney Vandersloot had 14 points and 10 assists for the second-seeded Sky. Chicago has now won four consecutive elimination contests dating to back-to-back single-elimination games last year en route to the franchise’s first WNBA championship.
The seventh-seed Liberty shocked the Sky by winning Game 1. Chicago routed New York by a WNBA playoffs record 38 points in the second game, racing out to a 31-10 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looking back.
“We knew what we had to do. They were all on a mission and you could tell it was a collective mission,” Chicago coach James Wade said. “We decided it was go-time and show what we were made of and responded in Game 2 and built on it after that.”
This one was a lot more competitive. Chicago led 25-20 after one quarter and extended the advantage to 54-42 at the half as Parker had seven points, six assists and seven rebounds in the opening 20 minutes.
New York scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter, including a five-point possession by Sabrina Ionescu to get within 68-65 that brought the sold-out lower bowl of Barclays Center to its feet.
This was New York’s first home playoff game since 2017 when the Liberty lost in the second round to Washington. New York hadn’t made the semifinals since 2015.
That euphoria didn’t last long though as Chicago scored the next 16 points, including consecutive 3-pointers by Quigley to end the run and put the game away with just over 4 minutes left.
Betnijah Laney scored 15 points and Ionescu and Natasha Howard each had 14 for the Liberty.
“(Chicago) is a really good team, see the chemistry the have,” New York coach Sandy Brondello said. “They have poise and they made plays and we couldn’t. We rushed a few shots when they made some plays. Proud of these girls, proud of this team. The more experienced team won tonight.”
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Parker fell just short of the fourth triple-double in WNBA playoff history. She was looking to join Vandersloot, Lisa Leslie and Margo Dydek.
BEING RECOGNIZED
Chicago Sky coach and general manager James Wade was chosen as the WNBA Executive of the Year on Monday. The voting panel is made up of one basketball executive from each WNBA team, with each representative submitting top three choices. Wade won by being named on the most ballots (11). … Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash and tennis great Billie Jean King were in attendance at the Barclays Center.
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RBI lifts curbs on American Express after compliance with data rules
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted restrictions on American Express Banking Corp. and has allowed the entity to onboard new customers on its card network.
“In view of the satisfactory compliance demonstrated by American Express Banking Corp. with the RBI circular dated April 6, 2018 on storage of payment system data, the restrictions imposed, vide order dated April 23, 2021, on onboarding of new domestic customers have been lifted with immediate effect,” the RBI said in a press release on Wednesday.
The RBI had imposed restrictions on American Express Banking Corp. on onboarding new domestic customers onto its card network from May 01, 2021 for non-compliance with data storage rules.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The first of three former St. Louis aldermen accused in a federal bribery case has pleaded guilty to helping a small-business owner get financial breaks in exchange for cars, cash and campaign donations.
Former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad on Tuesday admitted to the bribery, racketeering and wire fraud crimes, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday.
He faces between three and four years in prison if U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark accepts his plea agreement. He will remain free on pretrial release until a Dec. 6 sentencing.
A grand jury in May indicted Collins-Muhammad, as well as former Alderman Jeffery Boyd, and Lewis Reed, former president of the Board of Aldermen, for the scheme. All three resigned.
Prosecutors accused Collins-Muhammad of accepting $7,000 in cash, $3,000 in campaign donations, a new iPhone 11 and a 2016 Volkswagen CC sedan.
The indictment also alleges that Reed asked the business owner for $20,000 in campaign cash as part of an effort to redraw the ward map to protect Collins-Muhammad from activists who wanted to recall him from office.
Reed and Boyd are expected to plead guilty Friday.
The indictments “have further shaken the faith St. Louisans have in their government," Mayor Tishaura O. Jones said in a statement. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Ex-St-Louis-alderman-pleads-guilty-in-federal-17394979.php | 2022-08-24T16:04:31Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Ex-St-Louis-alderman-pleads-guilty-in-federal-17394979.php | false |
(NEXSTAR) – Visitors at a Texas state park last week were treated to a rare glimpse of 113 million-year-old dinosaur tracks exposed by the extreme drought gripping much of the U.S. Southwest.
The tracks, preserved in limestone at Dinosaur Valley State Park near Fort Worth, are usually covered by water and sediment. Months of hot, dry conditions, however, have reduced rivers and creeks to puddles in places, revealing the ancient prints.
Park Superintendent Jeff Davis told Nexstar that some of the longest-tenured employees, who have been there for eight to 10 years, have never seen the tracks so clearly.
“The most distinct trackway is called the ‘Lone Ranger’ (seen in the video above), and the last time it was exposed like this was in 2000,” Davis said. “It’s special because it was made by a single dinosaur, in this particular case there were about 140 tracks.”
The massive tracks belonged to an Acrocanthosaurus, Davis said, a theropod dinosaur believed to have been nearly 40 feet long.
Recent rains have diminished the view of the trackway, Davis said, but they are still visible.
The lack of rain made it possible for park rangers to clean out the tracks and help protect them, but park officials say over time weathering and erosion will naturally destroy the layer of limestone they were captured in.
“We do anticipate and know there to be more tracks that are buried to this day – so while we will lose the tracks we currently have, more will be discovered in the process!” the park posted on Facebook.
The historic glimpse of the trackways also happens to have come during the 50th anniversary year of Dinosaur Valley State Park, and Superintendent Davis encourages people to visit what he calls a world-class site with stunning detail.
“You won’t find them anywhere in the world,” Davis said. “You can actually see their individual toes, their individual claw marks. You can even see where they slipped as they were running.” | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/dinosaur-tracks-become-visible-in-texas-park-amid-drought/ | 2022-08-24T16:05:50Z | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/dinosaur-tracks-become-visible-in-texas-park-amid-drought/ | true |
A disabled U.S. Army veteran in Wisconsin got an excellent new set of wheels thanks to a nonprofit that helps paralyzed and disabled vets.
CBS affiliate WISC reported that the Paralyzed Veterans of America surprised Ervin Mulkey with a new mobile chair at an event in Madison on Tuesday.
It might look similar to a regular wheelchair, but the $15,000 ride has tank-like tracks instead of wheels, CBS affiliate WISC reported.
“I’m still blown away,” Mulkey said in an interview with WISC. “I don’t know what to think.”
The news outlets reported that the modified chair was designed so Mulkey, who was injured during Operation Desert Storm, could go hunting and fishing.
WISC reported that Mulkey is familiar with tank tracks, having served as a tanker in the Army. | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/disabled-u-s-army-veteran-receives-modified-wheelchair-so-he-can-go-hunt-fish | 2022-08-24T16:07:19Z | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/disabled-u-s-army-veteran-receives-modified-wheelchair-so-he-can-go-hunt-fish | false |
Police conduct surprise checks on houses of rowdies
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The West division police on Tuesday night conducted a special drive to carry out surprise checks on the houses of rowdies and habitual offenders.
DCP, West Division, Lakshman Nimbargi, said that several teams have been formed to conduct checks on the 166 houses situated across West division and the police questioned 100 rowdies.
As many as 32 rowdies who were out of view and not appearing regularly at the station to mark their attendance, have been taken into custody and cases have been booked against them.
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The police, during the search at the house of a rowdy, recovered a dagger and arrested him under the Arms Act. The accused, identified as Jibran , having a total 15 cases pending against him, was in jail under the Goonda Act and released a few days back. He will be booked under the Arms Act and sent back to prison, a police officer said.
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Accuser’s mom: R Kelly’s threats made her fear for her life
CHICAGO (AP) — A mother whose daughter prosecutors say R. Kelly sexually abused starting when she was 14, told jurors Monday at the singer’s federal trial that she lied to a state grand jury 20 years ago, in part because she and her husband felt threatened by Kelly and feared for their lives if they told the truth.
The mom, who used the pseudonym, “Susan,” in court at the trial in Chicago, described how she, her husband and Kelly were crying when the parents confronted the Grammy-winner at a hotel in the early 2000s about whether he was abusing their daughter. She testified they were startled when Kelly told them, “You are with us or against us.”
She said she took those words to mean “that they were going to harm us if we didn’t do what they wanted us to do.” Among the directives from Kelly and an associate was that they had to lie that their daughter was not in a child pornography video and that they had to leave the country immediately for several weeks, she testified.
“We were very, very frightened,” she told jurors.
She added later that she lied to the grand jury “because we feared for our lives and we were intimidated.” She said she also feared for the well-being of her daughter, who warned her parents at the time that she might commit suicide if they refused to do what Kelly asked them to do.
Kelly, 55, is on trial in his hometown on charges that include production of child pornography, enticing minor girls for sex and obstruction justice by successfully rigging his 2008 child pornography trial in state court, at which he was acquitted.
Kelly is already staring at a 30-year prison sentence imposed by a federal judge in New York in June for his 2021 convictions on racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
Susan’s daughter, who went by the pseudonym “Jane,” was among the prosecution’s first witnesses as the trial began last week. Jane told jurors that she also lied to the same grand jury prior to 2008 trial when she said she was not the 14-year-old girl in a video with Kelly. Jane, now 37, told jurors last week that, in fact, she had been sexually abused hundreds of times by Kelly before she had turned at 18.
On Monday, in an often contentious cross-examination, Kelly attorney Jennifer Bonjean repeatedly questioned Susan about whether she truly felt her life was in any danger from Kelly or his associates.
“No one actually threatened you, did they?” Bonjean asked.
“Yes, they did,” Susan answered.
Bonjean also asked why, if Susan felt so threatened by Kelly, she and her family continued to mix with Kelly socially for the next 20 years. She answered that Kelly was their sole income for a period, paying her musician husband to work on Kelly recordings. She also said she worried about Jane’s welfare if they cut ties with Kelly.
The husband, Jane’s father, died last year, she told jurors.
During her cross, Bonjean highlighted Susan’s testimony that she lied to the Illinois grand jury, asking if she was “telling the truth now.” Susan said she was.
Prosecutors from the Cook County state’s attorney’s office chose in the mid-2000s to push ahead with charges and to take the case to trial in 2008 despite what they knew was a major hurdle: their inability to call the girl in the video to testify.
After acquitting Kelly in the 2008 trial, some jurors told reporters that that they had no choice but to find Kelly not guilty because the girl — who by then was in her 20s — did not take the witness stand to confirm it was, in fact, her in the video.
Federal prosecutors at the current trial played excerpts of that and other videos they say show Kelly when he was around 30 sexually abusing a 14-year-old Jane.
Kelly has been trailed for decades by allegations about his sexual behavior. The scrutiny intensified during the #MeToo era and following the 2019 release of the Lifetime television docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.”
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ATLANTA, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) today announced that the Equifax Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share, payable on September 15, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 6, 2022. Equifax has paid cash dividends for more than 100 consecutive years.
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IN PICTURES: Take a look at endangered Asian elephant born at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
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There's a mammoth new arrival at the UK’s largest zoo.
The pitter-patter – or rather thud-thud – of baby feet can be heard at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo after an endangered baby Asian elephant was born on Monday, August 22.
The not-so-tiny infant was born to mum Donna at around 7am, surrounded by the rest of the females in the herd, including her own mum Kaylee, who provided reassurance and support with gentle trunk nudges and murmurs to 13-year-old Donna as she delivered her calf.
Captured on hidden cameras in Whipsnade’s Centre for Elephant Care, footage shows the calf being encouraged onto her feet by her mum and grandmother soon after being born and taking her first wobbly steps.
Identified as female by zookeepers at the Bedfordshire zoo, the new arrival is an important addition to the European breeding programme for the species, which in the wild are threatened by illegal wildlife trade, habitat fragmentation and climate change.
Mark Howes, Whipsnade Zoo’s deputy team leader of elephants, said: “To say we’re delighted by the arrival of this calf is just a huge understatement – it’s a massive success for Donna, for the herd at Whipsnade Zoo, and for elephant conservation full stop.
"This little infant is a really important addition to the European-wide endangered species breeding programme for Asian elephants.
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“We were able to watch the birth via our hidden cameras, and it was amazing to see grandmother Kaylee step in to show Donna how to break the amniotic sac that the baby was born in and move the rest of the herd out of the way to allow the little one to stand up for the first time."
Despite initially putting keepers on alert due to taking her time to feed from mum, the yet-to-be-named calf appears to have already inherited mum’s determined personality.
She resolutely followed Donna around until she was able to properly latch on and enjoy her first taste of milk – with keepers describing the pint-sized pachyderm as ‘milk-drunk’ afterwards.
Sadly, elephants are considered by conservationists to be one of the most persecuted species in the world, facing daily threats in the wild from poachers, conflict with the communities they live alongside, droughts, as well as habitat loss and degradation.
Asian elephants are classified as Endangered by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).
Howes added: “Here at ZSL, the conservation charity which runs Whipsnade Zoo, we’re one of the few conservation organisations working around the world to protect all three species of elephants – Asian elephants, African elephants and African forest elephants.
"Our herd play an active role in our conservation work, from helping us to develop new technologies to educating our visitors – every visit to see our elephants really is an act of support for their conservation.”
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is home to a herd of seven Asian elephants including the new calf.
The family herd comprises of male Ming Jung, matriarchs Kaylee and Lucha, adult females Karishma and Donna, youngster Elizabeth and the new calf.
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s Centre for Elephant Care is open to all visitors from today (Wednesday, August 24) with guests able to see the calf with mum and the rest of the herd, enjoying getting to know one another.
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Trump seeks special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Monday to halt the FBI’s review of documents recovered from his Florida estate earlier this month until a neutral special master can be appointed to inspect the records.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Monday to halt the FBI’s review of documents recovered from his Florida estate earlier this month until a neutral special master can be appointed to inspect the records.
The request was included in a federal lawsuit, the first filing by Trump’s legal team in the two weeks since the search, that takes broad aim at the FBI investigation into the discovery of classified records at Mar-a-Lago and that foreshadows arguments his lawyers are expected to make as the probe proceeds.
It comes as The New York Times reported that the government has recovered more than 300 documents marked classified from Mar-a-Lago since Trump left office, including more than 150 retrieved by the National Archives in January — a number that helped trigger the criminal investigation.
The lawsuit casts the Aug. 8 search, in which the FBI said it recovered 11 sets of classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, as a “shockingly aggressive move.” It also attacks the warrant as overly broad, contends that Trump is entitled to a more detailed description of the records seized from the home and argues that the FBI and Justice Department has long treated him “unfairly.”
“Law enforcement is a shield that protects America. It cannot be used as a weapon for political purposes,” the lawyers wrote Monday. “Therefore, we seek judicial assistance in the aftermath of an unprecedented and unnecessary raid” at Mar-a-Lago.
In a separate statement, Trump said “ALL documents have been previously declassified” — though he has not produced evidence to support that claim — and described the records as having been “illegally seized from my home.” The Justice Department countered in a terse three-sentence statement pointing out that the search had been authorized by a federal judge after the FBI presented probable cause that a crime had been committed.
The filing requests the appointment of a special master not connected the case who would be tasked with inspecting the records recovered from Mar-a-Lago and setting aside those that are covered by executive privilege — a principle that permits presidents to withhold certain communications from public disclosure.
In some other high-profile cases — including investigations involving Rudy Giuliani and Michael Cohen, two of Trump’s personal attorneys — that role has been filled by a former judge.
“This matter has captured the attention of the American public. Merely ‘adequate’ safeguards are not acceptable when the matter at hand involves not only the constitutional rights of President Trump, but also the presumption of executive privilege,” the attorneys wrote.
The lawsuit argues that the records, created during Trump’s White House tenure, are “presumptively privileged.” But the Supreme Court has never determined whether a former president can assert executive privilege over documents, writing in January that the issue is unprecedented and raises “serious and substantial concerns.”
The high court turned down Trump’s plea to block records held by the National Archives from being turned over to the Jan. 6 committee, saying then that his request would have been denied even if he had been the incumbent president, so there was no need to tackle the thorny issue of a former president’s claims.
The lawsuit paints Trump as “fully cooperative” and compliant with investigators, saying members of his personal and household staff were made available for voluntary interviews and quoting him as telling FBI and Justice Department officials during a June visit to Mar-a-Lago, “Whatever you need, just let us know.”
But the chronology of events makes clear that the search took place only after other options to recover classified documents from the home had been incomplete or unsuccessful. In May, for instance, weeks before the search, the Justice Department issued a subpoena for records bearing classification markings.
The Trump team’s lawsuit was assigned to U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who was nominated by Trump in 2020 and confirmed by the Senate 56-21 later that year. She is a former assistant U.S. attorney in Florida, handling mainly criminal appeals.
The months-long investigation, which burst into public view with the Mar-a-Lago search, emerged from a referral from the National Archives, which earlier this year retrieved 15 boxes of documents and other items from the estate that should have been turned over to the agency when Trump left the White House. An initial review of that material concluded that Trump had brought presidential records and several other documents that were marked classified to Mar-a-Lago.
FBI and Justice Department officials visited Mar-a-Lago in June and asked to inspect a storage room. Several weeks later, the Justice Department subpoenaed for video footage from surveillance cameras at the estate. After the meeting at Mar-a-Lago, investigators interviewed another witness who told them that there were likely additional classified documents still at the estate, according to a person familiar with the investigation who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
Separately Monday, a federal judge acknowledged that redactions to an FBI affidavit spelling out the basis for the search might be so extensive as to make the document “meaningless” if released to the public. But he said he continued to believe it should not remain sealed in its entirety because of the “intense” public interest in the investigation.
A written order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart largely restates what he said in court last week, when he directed the Justice Department to propose redactions about the information in the affidavit that it wants to remain secret. That submission is due Thursday at noon.
Justice Department officials have sought to keep the entire document sealed, saying disclosing any portion of it risks compromising an ongoing criminal investigation, revealing information about witnesses and divulging investigative techniques. They have advised the judge that the necessary redactions to the affidavit would be so numerous that they would strip the document of any substantive information and make it effectively meaningless for the public.
Reinhart acknowledged that possibility in his Monday order, writing, “I cannot say at this point that partial redactions will be so extensive that they will result in a meaningless disclosure, but I may ultimately reach that conclusion after hearing further from the Government.”
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Associated Press writers Curt Anderson in St. Petersburg, Jill Colvin in New York and Mark Sherman in Washington contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, will hold an in-person MORE THAN PINK Walk to raise critical funds that support breast cancer patients and advance research that brings us closer to the cures. The Walk will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at Freedom Plaza.
"We look forward to creating a community for anyone impacted by breast cancer as we gather, in person, for this year's Walk. Funds raised from the MORE THAN PINK Walk will further our ability to meet the needs of people in treatment through trained patient navigators and financial assistance, as well as fund research aimed at improving outcomes for all," said Adrienne Johnson, State Executive Director, DMV, at Susan G. Komen.
Komen is pleased to welcome returning sponsors this year: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates,
Brown's Automotive Group, WTOP News Radio, WASH-FM and Meadows Farms. Additionally, Sam Ford, veteran reporter for WJLA-ABC7, and Toby Knapp, morning host at WASH-FM, will serve as Emcees of the event.
Participants can expect to enjoy the following at the Walk:
- Water, bananas and granola bars from Giant Food Stores
- Hope Village, a place for survivors and those living with metastatic breast cancer to gather
- Free henna tattoos provided by the Embassy of United Arab Emirates
- On-site food truck serving breakfast for purchase
- Recognition of Survivor and Co-Survivor of the Year during Opening Ceremony
Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk
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Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022
7 AM EVENT OPENS
8:30 AM OPENING CEREMONY
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ATLANTA, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earl Barnes, Managing Director of Customer Technology at American Airlines, joins the INROADS National Board of Directors. Earl leads the Global Fields Support, Global IT Help Desk, Unified Communications, Collaboration Tools, and Air to Ground Communications teams. He has global experience delivering transformation strategy and creating cross-functional groups supporting American's external customers and over 100,000 team members.
"I am humbled and honored to serve on the INROADS National Board of Directors. Their mission aligns with my goals to make a meaningful difference in the lives of countless young people in our community. It is also another opportunity to use my platform to advance equity and diversity within my span of influence and community," Barnes said.
With over 35 years of technology experience, Barnes is a pioneer in the areas of global architecture, design, and implementation for companies in the manufacturing, financial, telecommunications, and transportation sectors. His approach includes collaborating with top management to develop and implement a digital transformation strategy that makes the most of existing technologies to realize the company's long-term goals.
Barnes takes great pride in the fact that he is a servant leader, and he has devoted many hours to improving American Airlines' approach to diversity and inclusion. He is heavily involved in the company's DEI Black Executive Leadership Council and mentoring programs. The goal of these initiatives is to nurture and promote Black leaders.
"With more than 35 years of experience, Barnes has proven leadership in global architecture, design, and implementation across multiple industries," said Yvette Smith, INROADS National Board of Directors Chair. "We know his vision and leadership experience will be an asset to the growth of INROADS and ultimately the success of our students."
Founded in 1970, INROADS delivers innovative programs and creative solutions that identify, accelerate, and elevate the development of underrepresented talent throughout their careers. Through this development, students become equipped for corporate and community leadership that affects community renewal, social change and elevates economic status and quality of life. INROADS has more than 30,000 alumni, over 900 interns and serves 4,000+ students and 200 corporate clients. Learn more at INROADS.org and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn: @INROADSInc.
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WARSAW – Poland on Wednesday began demolishing a Soviet-era memorial to Red Army soldiers, an unwanted reminder of the power that Moscow once held over Poland and a symbol that grew even more objectionable after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The removal of the memorial in Brzeg, in southwestern Poland, fell on Ukraine's Independence Day and on the sixth-month anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
It is part of a longer effort to remove hated communist symbols from the public space in Poland and across the region. Poland, like some of its neighbors, was invaded and occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union at the start of World War II and then endured decades of Moscow-backed rule until 1989.
The Polish state historical institute, the Institute of National Remembrance, has been working with local communities to remove dozens of similar Soviet-era memorials.
Rafal Leskiewicz, the institute's spokesman, said that in March, when a decision was announced to remove them, there were still 60 standing. The monument in Brzeg mark's the 24th to be demolished.
He said it was important to remove such memorials because of Russia's war in Ukraine, but also because a Polish law in 2015 calls for them to removed.
“It is impossible to keep such monuments in the public sphere," he told The Associated Press.
The work to dismantle the Brzeg monument is expected to last several days, he said.
Poland, which lies on Ukraine's western border, has been a key ally to Kyiv, sending military and humanitarian aid into the war-torn country. It has also become a place of exile for more Ukrainian refugees than any other single country.
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Average daily flows
Snake River at Heise 9,368 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot 2,262 cfs
Snake River at American Falls 9,755 cfs
Snake River at Milner 0 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey 210 cfs
Jackson Lake is 35% full.
Palisades Reservoir is 37% full.
American Falls Reservoir is 12% full.
Upper Snake River system is at 29% of capacity.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota is joining other states in filing an amicus brief in defense of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
The ‘friend of the court’ brief involves the U.S. Supreme Court case Brackeen v. Haaland which challenges the act that establishes federal standards for placement of Native American children in foster of adoptive homes. The act seeks to give the child's family and tribe the opportunity to be involved in decisions that previously may have been excluded from, including placement and services.
Arguments in the case are scheduled before the high court this November.
Stephanie Amiotte, legal director for the South Dakota ACLU said if the court overturns the law it could be devastating for tribes.
“ICWA was enacted by Congress to address a situation where disproportionate numbers of Indian children were being removed from their homes, and eventually a disproportionate number of them were being adopted into white families,” Amiotte tells South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
The act's opponents say the race-based policy is unconstitutional.
Amiotte said keeping Indigenous children connected to their culture, improves outcomes.
“Native American Children have been essentially invisible within the American society,” Amiotte said. “Their cultural identity and their ethnic pride results in greater school success, lower alcohol and drug use, higher social functioning and assists them in overall success and achievement in life.”
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Threat to my life, says Raja Singh’s advocate
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Goshamahal legislator T. Raja Singh’s lawyer Karuna Sagar on Wednesday alleged that he was threatened by unknown persons for arguing in favour of the MLA in court and getting him released on Tuesday.
He filed a complaint with the Saidabad police and cited several domestic and international phone numbers from which he had reportedly received the threats.
He said that the callers had abused him and threatened to kill him for defending Mr. Raja Singh in the hate speech case that sparked tension in the city and outside.
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The lawyer also requested the police to provide appropriate protection. The police opened a probe.
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FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASUS, a global technology leader renowned for continuously reimagining today's technologies for tomorrow, has collaborated with the world's first basketball developer, Spalding, to unveil the limited-edition ROG x Spalding basketball.
ROG and Spalding have a long history of providing athletes with high-performance equipment that allows them to perform and compete at their best, both on and off the court. Constructed of a hand-bonded synthetic composite, the ROG x Spalding basketball is built from the ground up with materials that meet exacting ROG standards. With its snakeskin-embossed surface, black finish, and pixelated markings, it makes an unforgettable style statement. An included ROG drawstring bag protects the ball as it is taken to and from the court, and its custom stand holds it securely when it is on display.
To celebrate the release of the ROG x Spalding basketball, ASUS will be teaming up with basketball superstar Seth Curry with a special livestream event.
Livestream with Seth Curry
Seth is passionate about bridging the gap between gaming and sports culture, so he's excited to see ROG and Spalding team up for our new basketball. "Gaming and sports culture has always been connected, with so many players gaming and bringing their setups on the road," Seth explained. "The competitiveness of sports culture also translates to gaming, especially in the online community." Learn more about Seth's passion for gaming and PC building here.
On August 27th, online fans can tune into a Call of Duty livestream with Seth Curry starting at 4PM PT/6PM CT/7PM ET on the ROG Twitch Channel. Watch the livestream closely to learn how to enter for a chance to win some major prizes in chat. Prizes include an ROG x Spalding basketball, a Seth Curry Brooklyn Nets Jersey, an ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard, several ROG branded swag kits, and finally a premium gaming peripherals kit that includes an ROG Chakram Core mouse, an ROG Strix Flare II Animate keyboard and an ROG Delta S Animate headset.
ROG x Spalding basketball at PAX West 2022
The ROG x Spalding basketball will be displayed at the Seattle Convention Center, in Seattle, WA starting on September 2-5th. Stop by the ROG booth (#817) booth for a close look at the basketball, play on the latest ROG products and enter the daily raffle to win amazing prizes. Three lucky winners will have an opportunity to win a Seth Curry Brooklyn Nets jersey. Make sure to visit the booth to learn how to enter the giveaways.
To learn more about upcoming events with Seth Curry, visit www.asus.com/event/pcdiy/us/.
For more information about ASUS, visit www.asus.com/us.
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ASUS is a global technology leader that provides the world's most innovative and intuitive devices, components, and solutions to deliver incredible experiences that enhance the lives of people everywhere. With its team of 5,000 in-house R&D experts, ASUS is world-renowned for continuously reimagining today's technologies for tomorrow, garners more than 11 awards every day for quality, innovation, and design, and is ranked among Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1026 AM CDT Wed Aug 24 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following
counties, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda and Wharton.
* WHEN...Until noon CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is
occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1026 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause
urban and small stream flooding. Between 2 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Southwestern Manvel, Iowa Colony, Bonney, Brazos Bend State
Park, southeastern Sienna Plantation, Boling-Iago, Damon,
Rosharon and Juliff.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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When the MBTA closed the Orange Line for a month beginning last Friday, thousands of Boston commuters were left to find other ways to get around the city.
To meet demand, the MBTA, in partnership with Boston-based Yankee Line, has assembled a hodgepodge of about 200 commuter buses to shuttle people around the city free of charge. The effort is costing the state “no more than $37 million,” according to a statement made after a vote by the MBTA board of directors earlier this month.
Dozens of companies from all over the country have been subcontracted to provide buses, many doing so through Yankee Line. Companies in Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Maryland have sent shuttles to the Boston area.
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Yankee Line has partnered with the MBTA in the past to provide shuttles during service stoppages. Seventy-five of Yankee’s distinctive large yellow shuttles are currently in service. The other 125-odd buses have been subcontracted from dozens of companies, including Anette bus lines, Dattco shuttle services, Candies Coachworks, and HTI Haymarket.
One shuttle provider is Bailey Coaches, a family-run company based in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. John Bailey, the company’s president and founder, agreed to send two of his largest shuttle buses (adorned with “Bailey Coach” and “Explore York”) to Boston.
Accompanying the buses are their respective drivers, many of whom will be driving daily for the duration of the shutdown. Bailey said that two drivers were sent to Boston, and are often working up to 10 hours a day.
“This contract calls for transporting people seven days a week,” Bailey said in a phone interview. But some drivers “don’t want to go for 35 days, and most people have a life that they want to stay home for, they’ve got their kids, they’ve got their grandkids, their spouses... So, you know, some of it is based on availability.”
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Drivers are provided with lodging as part of the contract, and given breaks throughout the day, according to Bailey, but the commuter demand means they could be driving from dawn until dusk.
The overall fleet consists of about 110 buses on the north side of the Orange Line, 70 buses on the south side of the Orange Line, and 20 buses providing Green Line service from Union Square to Government Center.
Each bus is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires that buses be wheelchair accessible. Bus capacity varies depending on the company, but larger shuttles can carry approximately 55 people at a time, according to Bailey.
The MBTA’s primary contract with Yankee Line was hammered out “two to three weeks leading up to the start date,” according to the MBTA. Yankee Line then subcontracted for additional buses throughout the country.
“They reached out to us and said, ‘Hey, we need vehicles,’ and I wish I could have sent more,” Bailey said. “From what my one driver told me, it’s the largest and longest-length contract for individual privately operated motor coach companies in the history of the United States.”
According to the MBTA, ridership on the shuttle buses so far has been “moderate to heavy,” and the number of shuttles has matched demand.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced a long-awaited plan to forgive some federal student debt Wednesday -- but not everyone qualifies.
Biden shared some basics in a Wednesday morning Twitter post, and the White House shared additional details in a press release. Here's what we know about who does and doesn't qualify for student loan forgiveness.
Am I eligible for student loan debt forgiveness?
First of all, only those who make under $125,000 a year are eligible -- $250,000 for married couples.
Those who are under that income cutoff can get $10,000 in debt forgiveness.
Some borrowers will get double the $10,000 forgiveness: Pell Grant recipients. These federal grants are awarded to undergraduate students with "exceptional financial need" and are based on FAFSA information, school cost and other factors.
Biden's initial announcement didn't share details on any other deciding factors besides income, but more details should be available this afternoon.
People who borrowed through most federal student loan programs are likely to be eligible, while private loans probably won't be included. The debt forgiveness is expected to apply only to those currently holding student debt.
How to apply for student loan forgiveness
The White House said nearly 8 million borrowers may be eligible to receive relief automatically because their relevant income info is already available to the Department of Education.
According to Wednesday's announcement, the Department of Education will set up a "simple application process for borrowers to claim relief," which will be ready no later than Dec. 31.
What about federal student loan payments?
First of all, the pause on federal student loan repayment will be extended "one final time" through the end of December with borrowers resuming payment in January, according to Biden's announcement.
The White House said the Department of Education is proposing an income-driven repayment plan for undergraduate loans, capping payments at 5% of a borrower's monthly income. It said this is "half of the rate" borrowers usually pay and will lower the average annual student loan payment by more than $1,000.
Negotiations on student loan forgiveness have stretched on for months, with some Democrats calling on the president to do more and Republicans opposing mass debt cancellation efforts. Lawsuits over the plan are possible and could affect its timeline.
The big picture
More than 43 million Americans owe a combined $1.6 trillion in student debt held by the federal government, according to recent data from the Education Department.
The Education Data Initiative says out of all student borrowers, almost a third have $10,000 or less in federal student loans. Canceling $10,000 could settle those borrowers' accounts and significantly reduce balances for others — nearly 75% of student borrowers owe $40,000 or less.
According to the Federal Reserve, borrowers with heavier debt generally have more education. However, likely due to higher earning potential, these borrowers were less likely to behind on their loan payments. The Fed says as of 2021, just over half of all Americans who'd ever taken on debt for their education had completely paid it off.
Other student loan debt forgiveness efforts
Previously, the Biden administration took a more targeted approach to debt cancellation and focused on students who were 'misled' by for-profit colleges. The latest such action canceled $3.9 billion in federal student debt for 208,000 borrowers who went to the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute.
The Education Department also recently canceled its recognition of an accrediting agency that oversees mostly for-profit colleges like ITT Tech and Corinthian Colleges, the subject of another targeted student debt cancellation.
The department recently added more flexibility to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, a Congress-created program that forgives loans for government and nonprofit employees after 120 monthly payments. As part of a short-term fix announced in July, borrowers have until Oct. 31 to get credit for past payments that otherwise wouldn't qualify. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/nation-world/student-loan-forgiveness-eligibility/507-efbd97a5-8a18-4e4f-a0b5-7df559cdf81a | 2022-08-24T16:30:09Z | https://www.12news.com/article/news/nation-world/student-loan-forgiveness-eligibility/507-efbd97a5-8a18-4e4f-a0b5-7df559cdf81a | true |
(NEXSTAR) – A 61-year-old woman has died after being mauled by multiple dogs in Putnam County, Florida, over the weekend.
Pamela Jane Rock, an employee of the U.S. Postal Service, was working in the rural town of Interlachen on Sunday afternoon when the attack occurred. Witnesses contacted the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office shortly before 1 p.m. after hearing Rock’s screams and seeing the victim in the road, being attacked by five dogs belonging to a nearby resident.
As neighbors attempted to scare the dogs away by firing a gun, though the attempt was “unsuccessful,” said Colonel Joseph Wells, the Chief Deputy of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, at a press conference Wednesday morning.
Deputies arrived to find Rock bleeding in the street, at which point they administered first aid and applied three tourniquets. By this point, the dogs had already been restrained by their owner and a neighbor, Chief Wells said.
Rock was transported to a local medical center, experiencing cardiac arrest on the way to the medical center. She was later transported to a hospital in Gainesville, where she died Monday evening.
At Wednesday’s press conference, Chief Wells confirmed that animal control officers and sheriff’s deputies had previously been called to the area at least four times over the past three years. Two of those times, the deputies had responded to the same address where the dogs’ owner lived, but Chief Wells could not confirm whether they had responded to concerns over those same dogs.
He added that the dogs had been fenced in, but were able to “move some rocks that the bottom of the fence was lined with” and escape the property.
The owner of the dog could also “possibly” face criminal charges, pending an investigation, Chief Wells added.
The five dogs, meanwhile, will be euthanized according to Florida state law, he said.
A representative for the United States Postal Service said the agency was “deeply saddened” by Rock’s death.
“A postal family member lost her life in a dog bite attack,” reads a statement shared with Nexstar. “The U.S. Postal Service is deeply saddened at the loss of our employee. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and her co-workers at this time.”
USPS added that employees are instructed to use their mail bags as a “soft shield” and are “equipped to carry pepper spray” in the event of dog attacks, but urged homeowners to be responsible for their pets when mail carriers are nearby, suggesting they move dogs to another room, refrain from taking mail directly from a carrier if the dog is close by, or enroll their dog in obedience training.
Pet owners may also be instructed to pick up their mail at a post office if the mail carrier “feels threatened,” according to USPS.
“Unfortunately attacks such as this provide the Postal Service an opportunity to remind dog owners that it is their responsibility to restrain their pet in order to avoid attacks against our employees while they are in performance of their duties,” USPS writes. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/florida-postal-worker-dies-after-being-mauled-by-5-dogs/ | 2022-08-24T16:32:04Z | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/florida-postal-worker-dies-after-being-mauled-by-5-dogs/ | true |
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland on Wednesday began demolishing a Soviet-era memorial to Red Army soldiers, an unwanted reminder of the power that Moscow once held over Poland and a symbol that grew even more objectionable after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The removal of the memorial in Brzeg, in southwestern Poland, fell on Ukraine's Independence Day and on the sixth-month anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
It is part of a longer effort to remove hated communist symbols from the public space in Poland and across the region. Poland, like some of its neighbors, was invaded and occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union at the start of World War II and then endured decades of Moscow-backed rule until 1989.
The Polish state historical institute, the Institute of National Remembrance, has been working with local communities to remove dozens of similar Soviet-era memorials.
Rafal Leskiewicz, the institute's spokesman, said that in March, when a decision was announced to remove them, there were still 60 standing. The monument in Brzeg mark's the 24th to be demolished.
He said it was important to remove such memorials because of Russia's war in Ukraine, but also because a Polish law in 2015 calls for them to removed.
“It is impossible to keep such monuments in the public sphere," he told The Associated Press.
The work to dismantle the Brzeg monument is expected to last several days, he said.
Poland, which lies on Ukraine's western border, has been a key ally to Kyiv, sending military and humanitarian aid into the war-torn country. It has also become a place of exile for more Ukrainian refugees than any other single country.
The development in Poland comes after Estonia’s government last week started removing a Soviet World War II monument from near a city on the Russian border as part of a wider effort, prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to dismantle remaining Soviet-era symbols. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Poland-begins-to-dismantle-Soviet-era-monument-17395022.php | 2022-08-24T16:32:10Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Poland-begins-to-dismantle-Soviet-era-monument-17395022.php | true |
Back to school! Field trips for home schoolers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - Many kids are back in the classroom or getting ready to return but some kids are staying closer to home to hit the books with homeschooling.
While they might be skipping out on grabbing the bus, there’s a group that is getting the kids out to explore Charlotte and beyond.
QC@3 was joined by Heidi Willis, founder of “Not Home” Schoolers.
The group is a Facebook group for homeschoolers to connect for field trip opportunities.
There are over 2,000 families who have gone to plays, museums, ballets, dissection classes, farms, historic sites, traveling art exhibits and more.
It is based out of Charlotte but has no limit on where to explore.
You might also like: Charlotte Mural Crawl providing healing and inspiring artwork
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CARTERVILLE Ill. and SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The IBA (Illinois Broadcasters Association) has selected Neal Sabin, Vice-Chairman of Weigel Broadcasting, as its 2022 "IBA/Vincent T. Wasilewski Broadcaster of the Year."
A lifelong Chicago and native of Skokie, IL., a Chicago Tribune article once proclaimed Sabin as "the programming mastermind behind Weigel's Me-TV," turning a "burgeoning television network into a national powerhouse."
"The formula for broadcasting success is simple," said Sabin in the article. "There's some research. There's my history. There's my gut."
"Neal Sabin single-handedly changed the landscape of digital television," remarked Dennis Lyle, President, and CEO of the IBA. "I've long admired his genius, his creativity, and his passion for the industry," Lyle continued. "He is a true visionary and is more than qualified for selection as IBA's "Vincent T. Wasilewski Broadcaster of Year."
"I am humbled to join the ranks of Illinois broadcasters who have received this prestigious award," said Sabin upon learning of the award. "So many of them provide inspiration to me and many other broadcast professionals here in Illinois and beyond. I am grateful to the Association for awarding me this honor."
Sabin is scheduled to accept the award on opening night of IBA's annual conference, October 24-25 in Normal, IL. For more details visit https://ilba.org/event/iba2022-leadingfortomorrow/ .
About Vincent T. Wasilewski: Born December 17, 1922, in Athens, Illinois, Vincent T. Wasilewski would become the 18th President of the National Association of Broadcasters in January 1965. Wasilewski entered the University of Illinois College of Engineering in 1940, but World War II would interrupt his studies. He served in the US Air Force from September 1942 until October 1945 and returned to the University at the close of the war. He switched to political science and received his bachelor's degree in 1948, followed by a degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence the following year. Wasilewski joined the NAB's legal staff in 1949, where he spent his entire professional career. Like any true broadcaster, Wasilewski was no stranger to public service, having served on the Board of Directors of the Advertising Council, the Advisory Council on Federal Reports, and the American Advertising Federation. The IBA inducted Wasilewski into its Hall of Fame in 1976. In his honor, the IBA renamed its "Broadcaster of the Year Award" in 1989, as the "Vincent T. Wasilewski Award." The award was created to honor those Illinois broadcasters who exhibit the same passion and dedication to this industry as Wasilewski did. Honorees are recognized for broadcast excellence with their Illinois station(s) and within the broadcast industry as a whole, for the respect they receive from their peers both on a local market and national level, and for their work to achieve a favorable legislative climate for the broadcast industry.
About the IBA: (Illinois Broadcasters Association)- The IBA is the leading advocate for the broadcast industry in Illinois and is engaged in shaping public policy to create a positive legislative and regulatory environment for its members.
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New survey: this is the least-liked company by conservatives
Tom Carter is the President of the American Conservative Values Fund, an ETF which conducts surveys that ranks companies in terms of the degree of left-wing ideological capture. You can find it at InvestConservative.com.
I recently talked with Tom on my podcast Meeting of Minds. Below are a few highlights from that discussion, lightly edited for clarity and length.
Jerry: You've done four or five of these surveys and they're not static, you're seeing some Delta, you know, companies are rising and falling. What are the trends that you've seen?
Tom: That's right, Jerry. We've done about five of these surveys now, and to your point, there's a constituency: some shareholders, some people just follow our research and like to hear what we're thinking about conservative investing. We go out and asked them to rank their three companies that are most hostile to conservative values. And what we saw in the first four surveys that we did was that Facebook, now Meta, was number one the whole time.
What we found in the last survey we did is that Disney had surpassed Meta, which we thought was very interesting. Disney's always been on the list. They've always been fourth or fifth, but this time they leapt in front of Meta and became the number one most disliked company for our constituency of conservative investors.
That's one trend we've seen. We also saw a trend where BlackRock went from kind of being in the mid-teens to basically number four now. So all this news about BlackRock, a lot of news about ESG and some of the greenwashing that they're trying to make companies do, from an ESG perspective, conservative investors have picked up on that. I don't think they like the fact that BlackRock is trying to force people people to follow their ideology.
Jerry: Interesting. I think you told me you had some shifts in the world of Twitter. What's happened there?
Tom: Obviously most conservatives know that the Twitter has blocked certain stories. Like when the New York Post was trying to report things about Hunter Biden's laptop. And during that time frame the reaction we saw to Twitter was very, very negative. It's improved since Elon Musk has gotten involved, has talked about getting them to open up a little more, and to advocate for actual free speech, as opposed to free speech only for the left, with the right's voices getting squelched to some extent. Since then, Twitter has actually become more popular among conservatives. Or at least less unpopular.
Jerry: The Twitter deal blew up after this spring. When people asked me at the time, I said that Elon Musk is probably not going to buy Twitter. The market price was never consistent with that scenario. What's going to end up happening, which is even better, is that he'll destroy its credibility. He'll have a war with Twitter, and Twitter will have no credibility yet. I don't think Twitter was ever fixable, and if it's not fixable, the next best thing is to destroy it.
Tom: That's what it looks like he's trying to do. I think he's trying to show that their actual subscriber base is a lot lower than people think it is. There's a lot more bots than people realize. And they were squelching conservative values, and voices, and allowing the left to run Twitter, if you will. And I think that's coming to air now. And I tend to agree with you, if he fully pulls back and Twitter's not fixed, I predict it'll go down in our survey again.
Jerry: What about Tesla? It was a liberal darling for a long time. I sat in on the last shareholder meeting and it's amazing how conservative it seemed. I don't even know if they're conservative, now that I think about it. But the Tesla liberals, however, have become very hostile to the ultra-left ESG stuff. All these people were showing up and giving their statements on behalf of these proposals. And when the moderator would say, okay, sorry, your time is elapsed, the crowd would cheer. This is Tesla! Electric cars, solar panels. So this is probably a liberal crowd, but even they seem to have had enough.
Tom: What's interesting is when we launched our product Tesla wasn't even an S&P 500 company, right? When they put Tesla in the S&P 500, we of course, put them in as well, in order to try to match as closely as we could with the S&P 500. And we had a debate about Tesla at the time: we knew Elon Musk was somewhat of a Libertarian. He wanted the government to leave him alone. He hated the COVID shutdowns, and actually left California because of that, and moved their headquarters to Texas. So there are certainly some conservative values that we see within Tesla.
And let's be clear: we're not against green energy. We're not against things that make the world better. We're just against mandates, or trying to force green energy on people. or the government subsidizing green energy when maybe the economics of it don't make sense. So we're not against Tesla, and in fact, Tesla is a holding in our product, and Tesla actually doesn't show up as hostile to conservative values very much in in our surveys. I think you're right. I think Tesla, although it is a green company, conservatives see it as at least somewhat conservative.
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Where six months of war in Ukraine leaves markets
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business
When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in late February, investors were as shocked as much of the rest of the world. They rushed to digest the consequences, as the war disrupted supply chains and triggered unprecedented Western sanctions, straining a global economy already under pressure.
Six months into the conflict, uncertainty still dominates. The war continues to stoke global inflation, piling pressure on policymakers to hike borrowing costs, and global businesses have to grapple with the ongoing fallout. The drumbeat of headlines from Ukraine, traders say, is impossible to ignore.
“It is still a big factor,” David Coombs, head of multi-asset investment at Rathbones, told me. “It’s very much relevant at the moment, and unfortunately, it’s very difficult to see that changing.”
After a sharp summer rally, US stocks are just 2.3% lower than they were in late February. But the bleak mood continues to influence investing decisions. What happens next in the conflict could also factor into the Fed’s next steps, which remain a key determinant for the market’s trajectory.
Stocks of European companies, which are more directly exposed to the war and the energy crisis it sparked, are nearly 5% lower. They face a much grimmer outlook.
If the war were to end, Coombs said shares of European firms like Germany’s Siemens could experience a huge rally. But he expressed little optimism on that front.
“There is no end in sight. There is no obvious coming together of the two countries,” he said. “At the moment, you’re kind of factoring in that this war continues right through 2023.”
The long arm of the conflict isn’t just hanging over the global stock market.
Agricultural products. The cost of wheat has fallen back sharply after spiking to an all-time high in March, as investors cheered a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to restart exports of grain from key Ukrainian ports.
But Tracey Allen, an agricultural commodities strategist at JPMorgan Chase, said that difficult logistics continue to limit shipments from Ukraine, and extreme weather could push up prices again in the coming months.
“The market really needs the grain volumes coming out of Ukraine, but it doesn’t appear we’re going to have any normalization in the export flow without a ceasefire,” she told me.
Energy prices. Global oil prices spiked as high as $139 per barrel in early March, but have dropped on growing fears of a recession that could hit demand for fuel. They’ve shed about 18% since the beginning of June.
Yet natural gas prices are soaring as Russia toys with supply to Europe via key pipelines and heat waves push up electricity usage. They hit a record in Europe this week and a 14-year high in the United States. Industry is being hit and consumers face a desperate winter.
Currencies. The euro hit a two-decade low this week on fears that an energy-strapped Europe could fall into a tough recession. Last month, it reached parity with the rallying US dollar for the first time since 2002.
The strong dollar, which gains ground when investors are stressed and want to park their money somewhere safe, could put emerging markets which pay for imports in dollars at risk. It could ding more developed economies, too.
“A sustained rebound in most [major] currencies against the greenback seems unlikely to us at this stage,” ING strategists said in a note this week.
Twitter whistleblower report grabs Washington’s attention
The allegations made by Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, Twitter’s former security lead turned whistleblower, are explosive.
In a nearly 200-page disclosure sent last month to US lawmakers and regulators — which was exclusively reported by CNN Business and the Washington Post on Tuesday — Zatko claims that Twitter has major security problems.
The issues, he says, pose a threat to its own users’ personal information, to company shareholders, to national security and to democracy.
The complaint by Zatko, who was fired by Twitter in January for what the company claims was poor performance, is already making a splash in Washington.
“If these claims are accurate, they may show dangerous data privacy & security risks for Twitter users around the world,” Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Twitter. “I will continue investigating this issue and take further steps as needed to get to the bottom of these alarming allegations.”
That could add to headaches for a company that’s already in crisis mode as it heads to court against Elon Musk, who agreed to buy the company and now wants to back out of the $44 billion deal. Twitter’s shares fell more than 7% on Tuesday.
Remember: Bots are central to Musk’s argument that he should be able to get out of buying Twitter. He’s claimed the company might be significantly under-reporting the number of spam and fake accounts. Twitter has said this is just cover for buyer’s remorse amid a market downturn.
Zatko’s complaint could bolster Musk’s position. Zatko alleges that Twitter has neither the incentive nor the resources to measure the full scope of bots on its platform, and that the company has made “material misrepresentations and omissions” about security and privacy issues for years.
This discount chain is hurting as shoppers pull back
As shoppers spend more on food and energy, they’re doling out less on new clothing and non-essentials — and even discount chains are taking a hit.
Nordstrom lowered its financial outlook for the year on Tuesday, pointing to a drop in traffic and demand at its Nordstrom Rack locations, which sell items at lower price points.
“The uncertainty moving forward is significant,” CEO Erik Nordstrom told analysts, noting that the drop-off was most pronounced among Nordstrom Rack’s lowest income customers.
Shares are down 13% in premarket trading on Wednesday. Macy’s also said Tuesday that budget-conscious customers are limiting spending, while the more affluent were still spending freely.
My thought bubble: Stores like Nordstrom Rack are in a tough position. Shoppers less affected by inflation are more likely to shop at a traditional Nordstrom store or Bloomingdale’s. And even though Rack offers big markdowns, many items still aren’t cheap. That leaves it in retail “no man’s land” as spending habits change.
Nordstrom knows this. But instead of ramping up efforts to court lower-income shoppers, it plans to make Rack a bit more luxe by adding premium items to its shelves.
“We are shifting away from the lower price point items that have not resonated with Rack customers,” Nordstrom said. “We believe that increasing the penetration of top brands at the Rack will differentiate our offer.”
Up next
Petco reports results before US markets open. Nvidia, Salesforce, Snowflake and Victoria’s Secret follow after the close.
Also today: Durable goods orders for July arrive at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Coming tomorrow: The first estimate of US GDP for the April-to-June period showed a 0.9% contraction in output on an annual basis. Economists expect that number will be revised to 0.8% on Thursday.
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Hartlepool Hospice runners get their 'Boots' on for Great North Run
Hospice supporters in Hartlepool will be getting their “Boots” on when they tackle the Great North Run.
The town’s Alice House Hospice has 38 runners tackling the race from Newcastle to South Shields on Sunday, September 11, with the aim of raising a much-needed £20,000.
Boots Opticians in Hartlepool are sponsoring the Alice House Team for the fourth consecutive year – with the runners proudly displaying the firm’s logo on their running shirts on the day to thank them for their support.
Hospice fundraiser Nicola Winwood said “We are delighted to have the support from Boots Opticians once again this year which helps us towards out fundraising target for the event and pay for cost of the running vests.
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"We have a fantastic team taking part and we wish them all the very best best of luck.”
Asif Awais, owner of Boots Opticians, in Hartlepool, said: “We are proud and delighted to sponsor the hospice again this year and the people of Hartlepool taking part in this amazing fundraising event.”
Alice House Hospice, in Wells Avenue, is a registered charity offering specialist palliative care, counselling and support to hundreds of adults from Hartlepool and East Durham each year.
It costs over £3.5m to fund our services for one year although the hospice receives just less than 21% of this in Government funding – leaving a shortfall of just under £8,000 to be raised by fundraising in the local community every day.
For more information about the Great North Run and how you can help support Alice House Hospice, go to visit www.alicehousehospice.co.uk/gnr22 or contact Nicola on (01429) 855555. | https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/health/hartlepool-hospice-runners-get-their-boots-on-for-great-north-run-3818080 | 2022-08-24T16:35:36Z | https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/health/hartlepool-hospice-runners-get-their-boots-on-for-great-north-run-3818080 | true |
East Congo will begin Ebola vaccinations after new case reported
Ebola virus vaccine campaign set to begin in eastern Congo city of Beni
An Ebola vaccination campaign will start in the Congolose city of Beni on Thursday after a new case of the virus was confirmed this week, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
More than 200 vaccine doses have been arrived in Beni, in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, it said.
The latest confirmed case has been genetically linked to a 2018-2020 outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, which claimed nearly 2,300 lives.
NEW EBOLA INFECTION IN EASTERN CONGO LINKED TO DEVASTATING 2018 OUTBREAK
Six people were killed in another flare-up from that same outbreak last year.
A WHO spokesman told Reuters the shots were provided by the organization and that inoculations would start on Thursday.
Congo's dense tropical forests are a natural reservoir for the Ebola virus, which causes fever, body aches, and diarrhea, and can linger in the body of survivors only to resurface years later.
The vast central African country has recorded 14 outbreaks since 1976. The 2018-2020 outbreak in the east was Congo's largest and the second largest ever recorded, with nearly 3,500 total cases.
DEADLY EBOLA-LIKE MARBURG VIRUS COULD ‘SPREAD FAR AND WIDE’ IF NOT STOPPED: WHO
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Team Penske extends Joey Logano’s contract for No. 22 Ford
By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Team Penske has signed Joey Logano to a long-term contract extension to continue driving the No. 22 Ford. The announcement comes a week after Penske locked down Ryan Blaney for several years. Logano joined Team Penske ahead of the 2013 season after he was dumped by Joe Gibbs Racing over lack of performance. But he’s flourished at Penske and won 27 Cup races, including the 2015 Daytona 500, the 2016 NASCAR All-Star race, the 2021 Bristol Dirt race and the first Next Gen race in the January exhibition at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Logano is the 2018 NASCAR champion. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/08/24/team-penske-extends-joey-loganos-contract-for-no-22-ford/ | 2022-08-24T16:37:20Z | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/08/24/team-penske-extends-joey-loganos-contract-for-no-22-ford/ | true |
A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria, where his journey kicked off five months ago.Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, to complete his task and claim two Guinness World Records. Along with becoming the youngest person to fly around the world by himself, Rutherford is the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe in a microlight plane.Rutherford said he hoped his achievement would inspire young people to pursue their dreams.“Just follow your dreams, no matter how old you are – work hard and move forward to achieve your goals,” he said after he stepped out of the aircraft.His sister, Zara, who finished her own global flight trip in January at age 19, previously held the ultralight record. Mack Rutherford took the age record from Travis Ludlow of Britain, who was 18 when he made a solo flight around the world last year.The journey, which began March 23, took Rutherford through 52 countries over five continents. He turned 17 during the trip. To set a mark recognized by the Guinness World Records, he crossed the equator twice.Born into a family of aviators, Rutherford qualified for his pilot's license in 2020, which at the time, made him the youngest pilot in the world at the age of 15.His solo trip flying around the world kicked off in Bulgaria because his sponsor, the web hosting company ICDSoft, is headquartered in Sofia and loaned him the plane.Like his sister, Rutherford flew a Shark, one of the fastest ultralight aircraft in the world with a cruising speed reaching 186 mph. Normally a two-seater, it was modified for his long journey by replacing the second seat with an extra fuel tank.Initially planned to take up to three months, the trip lasted longer because of several unexpected obstacles along his way, including monsoon rains, sandstorms and extreme heat.But most of the delays were caused by waits to obtain permits and other documents required for further flight or having to alter the scheduled route if they were rejected.The flight took him through Africa and the Gulf region to India, China, South Korea and Japan. He crossed the northern Pacific and landed after 10 uninterrupted hours in the air on a volcanic island near the Bering Strait. From there, he headed to Alaska and down the West Coast of the United States to Mexico. Rutherford then headed north again along the U.S. East Coast to Canada, and across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.On Wednesday, a huge crowd of people had arrived at the airport to welcome Rutherford and to celebrate his achievements. Among them were the three members of his immediate family.His father, Sam Rutherford, said he was extremely happy and proud of his children’s achievements. He told reporters that such an event is especially encouraging for children to follow their dreams and parents to support them in their endeavors.His sister, Zara Rutherford, said she kept in close touch with her younger brother during his journey.“While he was flying, I constantly tried to keep in touch and help him. Our parents called him every day, and I joined in those conversations. I gave him advice on the route, on the flight, so that I could be useful to him,” she said.Mack Rutherford said he will now focus on his education.“The next thing I’m going to do is to go back to school and catch up as much as I can," he said.
SOFIA, Bulgaria — A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria, where his journey kicked off five months ago.
Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, to complete his task and claim two Guinness World Records. Along with becoming the youngest person to fly around the world by himself, Rutherford is the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe in a microlight plane.
Rutherford said he hoped his achievement would inspire young people to pursue their dreams.
“Just follow your dreams, no matter how old you are – work hard and move forward to achieve your goals,” he said after he stepped out of the aircraft.
His sister, Zara, who finished her own global flight trip in January at age 19, previously held the ultralight record. Mack Rutherford took the age record from Travis Ludlow of Britain, who was 18 when he made a solo flight around the world last year.
The journey, which began March 23, took Rutherford through 52 countries over five continents. He turned 17 during the trip. To set a mark recognized by the Guinness World Records, he crossed the equator twice.
Born into a family of aviators, Rutherford qualified for his pilot's license in 2020, which at the time, made him the youngest pilot in the world at the age of 15.
His solo trip flying around the world kicked off in Bulgaria because his sponsor, the web hosting company ICDSoft, is headquartered in Sofia and loaned him the plane.
Like his sister, Rutherford flew a Shark, one of the fastest ultralight aircraft in the world with a cruising speed reaching 186 mph. Normally a two-seater, it was modified for his long journey by replacing the second seat with an extra fuel tank.
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Seventeen-year-old Anglo-Belgian pilot, Mack Rutherford, speaks with the media after landing at the Buzet airfield in Pont-A-Celles, Belgium, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022.
Initially planned to take up to three months, the trip lasted longer because of several unexpected obstacles along his way, including monsoon rains, sandstorms and extreme heat.
But most of the delays were caused by waits to obtain permits and other documents required for further flight or having to alter the scheduled route if they were rejected.
The flight took him through Africa and the Gulf region to India, China, South Korea and Japan. He crossed the northern Pacific and landed after 10 uninterrupted hours in the air on a volcanic island near the Bering Strait.
From there, he headed to Alaska and down the West Coast of the United States to Mexico. Rutherford then headed north again along the U.S. East Coast to Canada, and across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.
On Wednesday, a huge crowd of people had arrived at the airport to welcome Rutherford and to celebrate his achievements. Among them were the three members of his immediate family.
His father, Sam Rutherford, said he was extremely happy and proud of his children’s achievements. He told reporters that such an event is especially encouraging for children to follow their dreams and parents to support them in their endeavors.
His sister, Zara Rutherford, said she kept in close touch with her younger brother during his journey.
“While he was flying, I constantly tried to keep in touch and help him. Our parents called him every day, and I joined in those conversations. I gave him advice on the route, on the flight, so that I could be useful to him,” she said.
Mack Rutherford said he will now focus on his education.
“The next thing I’m going to do is to go back to school and catch up as much as I can," he said. | https://www.wvtm13.com/article/17-year-old-pilot-flight-around-world/40979744 | 2022-08-24T16:39:12Z | https://www.wvtm13.com/article/17-year-old-pilot-flight-around-world/40979744 | true |
General News of Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
Broadcaster Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, alias KKD has said that the ruling New Patriotic Party’s agenda to break the 8-year rotation of power with the opposition National Democratic Congress lacks judgement.
Between the NPP and NDC, power has changed hands every eight years since the inception of the Fourth Republic in 1992.
The NPP, ahead of the 2024 election, has set out a target dubbed “Breaking the 8” to break this jinx by retaining power when Ghana goes to the polls.
But speaking in a Joynews interview on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, KKD tagged the NPP’s agenda as lacking purpose.
“I think it is stupidity that anybody will even open his mouth to say that; be purposeful, be intentional. I think it is stupidity that anybody even coined that term,” he said.
He alluded that the NPP over the period has failed to demonstrate fidelity to the Ghanaian people making it wrong for the party to allude to any such agenda.
“You have married a woman for eight years; the woman is displeased; she is thinking of leaving you. It is at that point that you now say that everything you’ve asked for, I am now coming to do,” he stated.
He stressed the need for a third force in Ghana’s political space to break the monopoly of the NPP and the NDC.
“If I had my way, I would say all the people of the CPP who have left to join other parties, including all the people who, through greed and selfishness when they were no longer the leader, decided to leave and form another party, get back together so that they may be a third force,” KKD stated.
The veteran broadcaster has recently been on a tirade accusing members of the current government of indulging in cronyism, nepotism and conflict of interest.
KKD has questioned the motive of the minister for finance in securing various loans for the country on the back of the allegations that the minister’s company serves as an advisor for government transactions.
According to him, the minister rather benefits even when the country is borrowing and being plunged into debt.
“I read a report yesterday that broke my heart, I saw how much Ghana owes but I also found that apparently, the minister of finance’s company or former company is a transaction advisor to the monies that we borrow. So as Ghana gets poorer, the minister of finance’s company or former company gets richer,” he stated when he appeared as a guest on GTV’s Breakfast Show programme.
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Upscale, Fast Casual Dining Powerhouse with House-Crafted Menu Opens in Lincoln Park
LINCOLN PARK, Ill., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, known for its award-winning, hand-crafted cheesesteaks, turkey subs and more, has debuted a new location in Lincoln Park at 1730 W. Fullerton Ave. on August 22. Capriotti's brings the Chicago community its 45-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house and hand-pulling them every morning.
Capriotti's is known for its wide array of sandwiches including The Bobbie®, made with fresh oven-roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayo, the Capastrami, made with hot pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and homemade coleslaw and the cheesesteak is made with premium steak, chicken or Impossible plant-based meat and melted cheese plus hot or sweet peppers. The Lincoln Park Capriotti's will offer a convenient order-ahead option, in addition to third-party delivery services. The new shop will bring 20 new jobs to the Lincoln Park community.
The new location is locally owned and operated by friends and business partners, Justin Thomas and Jaison Chacko. The pair both grew up in India and met while studying together in college. They quickly became friends, and had always talked about owning a business together. After graduating, both decided to become respiratory therapists. Having seen the impact they can have in that role especially given the COVID 19 pandemic, they knew that they wanted to continue to contribute to the community as much as they can. While still working as respiratory therapists, the pair didn't want to give up on their dream to open a business together, and will now be bringing Capriotti's to their city.
"In college we worked together at a gas station and we pitched the idea to the owners of opening a deli," said Thomas and Chacko. "We completely designed the menu ourselves and really enjoyed the concept. With that as our background, when we saw the amount of care that goes into Capriotti's sandwiches we knew it was something we needed to bring to the community."
Lincoln Park Capriotti's fans can download the CAPAddicts Rewards app on iOS and Android to earn and redeem rewards and score free food. The restaurant also features online ordering. Capriotti's in Lincoln Park offers catering for any event from corporate events to birthday parties with items such as party trays with cold subs or box lunches.
For additional information, visit www.capriottis.com or call the location at (872-243-5700)
About Capriotti's Sandwich Shop
Founded in 1976, Capriotti's Sandwich Shop is an award-winning national franchised restaurant chain that remains true to its 45-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house every day. Capriotti's fresh ingredients, homemade subs and unique menu items have won numerous accolades including being named one of the "10 Great Places for a Surprising Sandwich" by USA Today and many "Best of" awards across the country. Capriotti's cold, grilled and vegetarian subs, cheesesteaks and salads are available at more than 170 locations across the U.S. Capriotti's signature sub, The Bobbie®, was voted "The Greatest Sandwich in America" by thousands of readers across the country and reported by AOL.com. Capriotti's fans can also download the CAPAddicts Rewards app for iOS and Android, where they can earn and redeem rewards. For more information, visit capriottis.com. Like Capriotti's on Facebook, follow on Twitter or Instagram.
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(Baptist Health) – Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) are closely monitoring an outbreak of monkeypox that has spread across several countries, including the U.S. Cases of the virus have been confirmed in Arkansas, so it’s important to be proactive and know what to watch for in order to stay healthy.
How does monkeypox spread?
Monkeypox is not known to spread through casual, brief interactions with others. Rather, the virus can be transmitted to anyone regardless of their age, gender, sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity through:
- Direct contact with an infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids.
- Extended close or intimate contact (more than four hours) with respiratory droplets from an infected person.
- Touching objects such as clothes, sheets, blankets, or other materials that have been in contact with rashes or body fluids of an infected person.
An infected pregnant woman can additionally spread the monkeypox virus to a fetus.
What symptoms should I watch for?
People with monkeypox get a rash or sores that could be located on or near the genitals as well as on other areas such as the hands, feet, chest, face or mouth, according to the CDC. The rash/sores can initially look like pimples or blisters, and may be painful or itchy.
Symptoms of the monkeypox virus typically last up to two weeks and may also include:
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches and backaches
- Chills
- Tiredness
- Swollen lymph nodes
If I suspect that I may have monkeypox, how can I get tested?
If you have any symptoms of monkeypox, talk to your healthcare provider – even if you don’t think you had contact with someone who has monkeypox. If you do not have a healthcare provider, ADH encourages Arkansas residents to call its hotline at 1-800-803-7847.
Who is eligible for the monkeypox vaccine and where is it available?
Two vaccines are currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for preventing monkeypox. You are eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
- People who have been identified by public health officials as a contact of someone with monkeypox.
- People who are aware that one of their sexual partners in the past two weeks has been diagnosed with monkeypox.
- People who had multiple sexual partners in the past two weeks
To locate a monkeypox vaccine clinic near you in the state, visit the Arkansas Department of Health website.
Are there treatments for monkeypox?
According to ADH, there is no treatment explicitly approved for monkeypox virus infections. However, antivirals developed for use in patients with smallpox may prove beneficial against monkeypox. Speak with your healthcare provider about your options.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time major champion and former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka was dropped Wednesday from a pre-U.S. Open exhibition event raising money for humanitarian assistance in Ukraine.
Azarenka is from Belarus, which helped Russia launch its invasion of Ukraine in February. At least one Ukrainian tennis player, Marta Kostyuk, questioned having a Belarusian player participate in the U.S. Tennis Association’s “Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition,” scheduled for Wednesday night in Louis Armstrong Stadium at Flushing Meadows.
The USTA issued a statement Wednesday, saying: “In the last 24 hours, after careful consideration and dialogue with all parties involved, Victoria Azarenka will not be participating ... this evening. Vika is a strong player leader and we appreciate her willingness to participate. Given the sensitivities to Ukrainian players, and the ongoing conflict, we believe this is the right course of action for us.”
Azarenka and all players representing Russia or Belarus were banned from entering Wimbledon — which was held in June and July — because of the invasion of Ukraine. The USTA announced in June that it would allow those athletes to compete in the U.S. Open.
Azarenka won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013, and was the runner-up at the U.S. Open in 2012, 2013 and 2020.
Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff, Carlos Alcarez, Iga Swiatek and Leylah Fernandez were among the other players set to participate in Wednesday's event, with 100% of proceeds from sales of $25 and $50 tickets going to an international nonprofit organization.
It is part of the USTA’s effort to raise at least $2 million to benefit Ukraine by the end of the U.S. Open, which starts Monday.
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New Financing Solutions Ensure Homebuyers Get into Homes They Love
CLEVELAND, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The market continues to fluctuate with actions designed to combat inflation. Navigating this landscape can be confusing, and the loan officers at CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) are ready to put things in context, including educating borrowers on new financing options to help get them into homes they love.
"At CCM, we've always responded to market changes and trends with innovative financing solutions to meet the needs of our borrowers," said Jenn Stracensky, CCM Chief Operating Officer. "Over the past several months, we've introduced a variety of solutions to support borrowers in an environment where spending can be stretched and homes are selling quickly. Our goal is to make every mortgage feel like a win."
Some of the new CCM solutions available to borrowers include:
- Lock Before You Look* – Consumers can navigate a fluid rate environment by locking in at today's rates for a 90-day period while they look for a home.
- Temporary Buydown Program – CCM will reduce a borrower's interest rate by 2% for the first 12 months and 1% for the second 12 months.
- Extended Rate Lock – For consumers considering new construction, a new home can be built without the worry of rising interest rates with extended rate locks over 6, 9 or 12 months.
- Down Payment Assistance – CCM has several options designed to help consumers to finance their down payment rather than using cash up front.
- CashPlus** – In an environment where homes are receiving multiple bids, cash offers are winning the day, but not everyone has disposable income. CCM has a solution enabling a cash offer without the consumer needing up-front capital.
- Bridge Loan*** – In this market, consumers don't want to wait for their current home to sell before making an offer on a new one. CCM's Bridge Loan solution lets homeowners borrow against a current home to finance a new one.
With thousands of loan officers, more than 600 branches and a presence in all 50 states, CCM is ready to support borrower needs. To locate a nearby CCM branch, visit www.ccm.com.
*CrossCountry Mortgage cannot guarantee that an applicant will be approved or that a closing can occur within a specific timeframe. All closings may vary based on involved parties' level of participation at any stage of the loan process.
**Available in AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MI, MO, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA
***Available in AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, WA
CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) is one of the nation's largest retail mortgage lenders, with more than 8,000 employees operating nearly 600 branches across all 50 states. Our company has been recognized nine times on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest growing private businesses and has received many awards for our standout culture. We offer more than 100 mortgage, refinance and home equity solutions – ranging from conventional and jumbo mortgages to government-insured programs for Veterans and rural homebuyers – and we are a direct lender and approved seller and servicer by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae. Through our dedication to getting it done, we make every mortgage feel like a win. Visit ccm.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zing Data, a mobile-first platform for data analysis and collaboration, partners with Mozart Data, a full-service modern data platform for centralizing, organizing, and analyzing data.
This means that data from 300+ sources can be queried and visualized in a few taps from any Zing's native iOS and Android apps, as well as the web. This partnership empowers even beginners to unify data from Stripe, Salesforce, Sendgrid, Workday, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, and other common data sources into analysis-ready datasets which can be used across a company - enabling nearly anybody at a company to query, visualize, and collaborate even when away from their desk.
"Nearly 80% of the global workforce is 'deskless' and the remaining 20% still has to go to the DMV, their kids' soccer game, or wants to be productive on the go. Zing is dedicated to making it easy for them to use data from a phone." said Zack Hendlin, CEO of Zing Data.
Traditionally, pulling in data from many sources required building connectors, writing data engineering pipelines, and running SQL queries. This meant that using data was limited to costly centralized data teams, where getting a pipeline built or a dashboard built could take weeks. This limits the ability for people to make quick decisions using data, and results in worse decision-making, negatively impacting executive teams and employees in the field.
"By partnering with Zing, Mozart Data customers have whole new ways to access their data in the field or on the go - and make better decisions faster," said Peter Fishman, CEO of Mozart Data.
Mozart Data can help customers achieve a 76% decrease in time-to-insight, while saving 30% compared to assembling the data infrastructure on their own. This makes data accessible to tools like Zing, resulting in some customers 10xing the number of employees using data on a daily basis.
"With this partnership, Zing and Mozart empower small and mid-sized companies to operate like they have a full data engineering team, purpose-built infrastructure, and a huge team of analysts," said Hendlin.
This integration is available immediately. Zing is free to use on iOS, Android, and the web at getzingdata.com for up to ten users, and Mozart Data offers a free 14 day trial.
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