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Two Leaders will collaborate on co-branded content through the football season
NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost Friday Media, a comedy driven content network and lifestyle brand announced today that they have inked an exclusive partnership with BetMGM. The omnichannel deal will deliver assets across social media, YouTube, Discord, live streams, podcasts, events, merchandise, and newsletters.
"Sports is a vital pillar of the Almost Friday content ecosystem. As sports betting continues to come online in the U.S., we know it can be intimidating for the new fan," said Andrew Kenward, Almost Friday's President and COO. "We're excited to work with BetMGM to create content highlighting how to responsibly enjoy the phenomenon sweeping the country."
Almost Friday users will receive exclusive access to special co-branded promotions, betting opportunities, exclusive merchandise, and live events surrounding sports' biggest moments. This will all be in concert with a coordinated media plan across the network.
"Elevated, organic content is a key ingredient in our plans for keeping BetMGM's voice differentiated as a premium online gaming platform. Almost Friday Media is a great partner to help us continue to distinguish ourselves as an industry leader," said Matt Prevost, CRO, BetMGM.
Almost Friday Media is a network of 25+ brands that has quickly become one of the fastest-growing comedy voices in the world. The network has an audience of over 7M followers and delivers over 120M impressions per week. Almost Friday Media has worked with blue chip brand partners such as Bud Light, GrubHub, Dunkin Donuts, Dave & Busters, and Sling.
According to Lloyd Danzig, Managing Partner of Sharp Alpha Advisors and an early investor in AFM, "The partnership with BetMGM is validation of Almost Friday's unique ability to leverage relatable humor as a springboard into successful commercial relationships with the world's top consumer brands."
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s first spaceflight with astronauts has been delayed until next year because of repairs that need to be made to the capsule following its last test flight.
Liftoff of the Starliner capsule with a pair of NASA test pilots is now scheduled for February, officials announced Thursday. They had hoped to launch it by year's end.
Boeing has launched Starliner twice without a crew, most recently in May. The capsule managed to dock with the International Space Station on the second go-around, despite thruster and other problems. Boeing program manager Mark Nappi said these issues need to be fixed before two NASA astronauts climb aboard, as early as February.
Some of the thruster trouble is believed to have been caused by debris. Because that part of the capsule was ditched before touchdown, “we will never know exactly what was the issue," Nappi told reporters.
Boeing already was trailing SpaceX, NASA's other contracted taxi service, by the time the Starliner made its debut in 2019. The capsule's initial test flight with a mannequin was cut short by a string of software problems, prompting this year's do-over.
SpaceX is gearing up for its sixth crew flight for NASA. Liftoff has been bumped to the beginning of October because of all the traffic at the space station.
NASA's space station program manager, Joel Montalbano, said Boeing will have priority in February.
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A former Twitter Inc TWTR executive has filed a whistleblower complaint with the SEC, which gives Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk the opportunity to “allege materially inaccurate representations” by the company, according to Rosenblatt Securities.
The Twitter Analyst: Barton Crockett downgraded the rating for Twitter from Buy to Neutral, while reducing the price target from $52 to $37.
The Twitter Thesis: The SEC filing opens another avenue for Musk to move on “from a fishing expedition on well-hedged spam disclosures,” Crockett said in the downgrade note.
Musk could use the whistleblower's claims “to argue that security malpractice constitutes a material adverse effect,” he added.
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The claims filed by former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko could be “portrayed as fitting a pattern” at Twitter, the analyst mentioned.
“Twitter won't want this to drag on, or risk losing everything. Musk might be willing to move ahead if he gets a big concession,” Crockett further mentioned.
TWTR Price Action: Shares of Twitter were up 1.30% to $40.38 at the time of publication Wednesday.
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Express to hold 24-hour Job-A-Thon
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Express Employment Professionals is recognizing the large need for staffing in Rochester and Southeast Minnesota by holding a 24-hour Job-A-Thon Thursday into Friday.
According to the announcement, the event will begin at 12 p.m. Thursday, August 25th, and end at 12 p.m. Friday, August 26th.
There will be food trucks, music, giveaways and a stuffed animal drive to help Yammy Bear.
Express Employment Professionals is one of the top staffing companies in the United States and Canada.
Express provides a full range of employment solutions that include full-time, temporary, and part-time employment in a wide range of positions, including Professional, Light Industrial, Skilled Trades, and Office Services.
The event is located at 2518 North Broadway Ave. in Rochester.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A pipeline operator said Thursday that it has reached a settlement with Southern California tourism companies, fishermen and other businesses that sued after a crude oil spill off the coast last year near Huntington Beach.
Amplify Energy Corp., which owns the pipeline that ruptured and faces a criminal charge for its oversight, said in a statement that claims have been settled in the class-action lawsuit filed by businesses affected by the October spill of about 25,000 gallons (94,600 liters) of crude into the Pacific Ocean.
The company did not say how much the businesses would be paid but said its insurance policies will cover the cost of the settlement, which would still need to be approved by a federal court.
“Although we are unable to provide additional detail at this time, we negotiated in good faith and believe we have come to a reasonable and fair resolution,” Martyn Willsher, Amplify’s president and chief executive, said in the statement.
The pipeline rupture sent blobs of crude washing ashore in surf-friendly Huntington Beach and other coastal communities.
While less severe than initially feared, the spill about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) offshore shuttered beaches for a week and fisheries for more than a month, oiled birds and threatened wetlands that communities have been striving to restore.
Attorneys for the businesses that sued said in a statement that the settlement includes monetary relief but they didn't provide details. The agreement doesn’t apply to the operators of ships accused of dragging anchors in the harbor and causing damage to the pipeline months before the spill.
“All rights to continue pursuing claims against the ship related entities are expressly reserved by both the Class Plaintiffs and the Amplify entities,” the statement said.
The settlement also doesn't resolve Houston-based Amplify's claims against an organization that helps oversee marine traffic.
Amplify contends that two ships during a January 2021 storm dragged their anchors across the pipeline that carried crude from offshore oil platforms to the coast.
Amplify also faces a criminal charge related to the pipeline leak.
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LANHAM, Md., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), the parent company of leading global online learning platform edX, today announced that Stephen Virostek will be joining the company as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. Virostek will be responsible for communicating 2U's vision, strategy and performance to investors as the company transitions to a platform company under the edX brand. He will report to Paul Lalljie, 2U's Chief Financial Officer.
Virostek's career includes more than 20 years of investor relations experience. He was most recently at Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., where he managed all investor relations communications and events. Prior to Diebold, he served as head of investor relations at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and directed investor relations activities for the Sprint Nextel Corporation and Nextel Communications, Inc. Virostek received a bachelor's of business administration degree from James Madison University and a master's degree in business administration from The George Washington University.
"Steve brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in investor relations, along with a deep understanding of the perspectives of investors and strong relationships with the investor community," said Lalljie. "He will be an important partner to our investors as we deliver sustainable profitability and cash flows from our leading free-to-degree online learning marketplace."
"I'm excited to join 2U at this pivotal stage, as it transitions to a platform company, combines 2U's industry-leading technology and services with edX's flexible approach to degree support, and launches new revenue sharing models that give its university partners greater flexibility and new tools to serve learners" said Virostek. "I look forward to maintaining strong two-way communication between 2U and the investment community as the company executes its strategy and creates greater value for learners, partners and shareholders."
Virostek, Lalljie and 2U Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher "Chip" Paucek, will be meeting with investors at the Citigroup 2022 Global Technology Conference on Wednesday, September 7. Please reach out to investorinfo@2U.com for more information.
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For more than a decade, 2U, Inc. has been the digital transformation partner of choice to great non-profit colleges and universities delivering high-quality online education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a leading global online learning platform, 2U provides over 45 million learners with access to world-class education in partnership with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporations. Our people and technology are powering more than 4,000 digital education offerings — from free courses to full degrees — and helping unlock human potential. To learn more: visit 2U.com.
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Flu prevention is an important thing to consider when you're trying to stay healthy — especially during flu season. Common sense tells us that flu prevention should be easy as 1-2-3. So how can you prevent the flu? Read on for some great flu prevention tips.
- Get a flu shot, particularly if you are 50 or over or have a chronic illness. In addition, consider a flu shot if you are in regular contact with many people, especially if you live in a dormitory or work in an open-plan office, where hundreds of people are coughing and sneezing in a common area.
- Discuss with your pediatrician whether to immunize your youngsters in daycare. One recent study found that families whose children in daycare were immunized had 42% fewer infections with fever than those whose children weren't immunized.
- Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly. A quick rinse won't do the trick. To kill germs, communicative disease experts recommend washing with soap for 15 to 30 seconds-about as long as it takes to hum a rollicking verse of "Yankee Doodle Dandy."
- Keep your hands away from your face to reduce the chance of delivering viruses directly to your eyes or nose. One study found that people typically touched their face fifteen times in an hour.
- Make certain you're getting your RDA for vitamin E and other antioxidants including A, C and B-complex vitamins and minerals. These have properties that enhance immune response. Studies on older mice have shown that those with reduced levels of vitamin E were more susceptible to flu infection.
- Don't smoke. Smoke paralyzes the cilia, the hairlike cells lining the nose and airways that sweep incoming viruses away before they can infect.
- Use tissues, not cloth handkerchiefs, to reduce spread of infection.
- Reduce stress. Research has shown that immune responses are compromised by stress.
- Get seven to nine hours of sleep a night. Chronic sleep deprivation can reduce your immune response.
- Reduce alcohol consumption. Chronic heavy drinkers suffer from more colds and flu-and their complications-than others do, and even regular moderate use of alcohol can compromise immune response.
For more information, see 14 Home Remedies for the Flu and learn about the influenza vaccine.
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MANGALURU: MESCOM will conduct a meeting of its consumers at its Surathkal sub-division office on August 26 from 11 a.m. to noon. Consumers from Surathkal and Mulky sub-divisions can attend. It will be over phone and through video conference. The link is https://meet.google.com/moz-twxz-shz. Phone 2478379.
Award
MANGALURU: Department of Women and Child Welfare has invited applications for its Hoysala and Keladi Chennamma awards for 2022-23 from boys and girls, respectively. Each award comprises ₹10,000 in purse and a certificate. Apply by September 31. Call 2451254.
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Books invited
MANGALURU: Karnataka Muslim Lekhakara Sangha, Mangaluru has invited books for its Muslim Sahitya Prashasthi for 2021. The award carries ₹10,000 in cash and a certificate. Books should be sent to its office at Hidayath Centre, Bibi Alabi Road, by September 15. Translated works will not be considered for the award, a release said.
Admission to polytechnic
MANGALURU: Government Polytechnic, Udupi has invited off-line applications for admission to its second year’s third semester courses through lateral entry. Apply by August 30. Call 2570244.
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Two-day finale of Smart India Hackathon 2022 begins
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The two-day finale of Smart India Hackathon 2022, being organised by the Union Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), began at the Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, which is one among 75 nodal centres for the finale of the hackathon pan India, here on Thursday with the participation of 183 students from various colleges in the country.
The participants are vying for providing solution to problem statements listed out by the Union Ministry of Rural Development in the areas of agriculture, food technology and rural development.
The college is hosting 26 teams of 183 participants from several States across India.
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Speaking on the occasion, the Vice-Chancellor of Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karisiddappa said that the participation of young minds has changed the dynamics of the country.
Manjunatha Bhandary, MLC, was present.
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Patient dies after waiting 5+ hours in hospital’s emergency department, regulators say
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) – Federal regulators believe a woman in North Carolina died in the waiting room of a hospital’s emergency department, according to a report they issued.
The report said an investigation revealed a 77-year-old patient went to New Hanover Regional Medical Center on June 6 for “complaints of vomiting, weakness, unable to stand, fever at home and had a history of rectal cancer receiving chemotherapy.”
According to the document obtained by WECT, the patient initially met with triage at 8:43 p.m. and was given an urgent designation at that time but was told to sit in the waiting room.
Findings of the investigation revealed she was not reassessed until June 7 at 2 a.m., almost five hours after her initial vitals were taken, the report stated.
According to the report, the woman coded at 2:04 a.m. and was pronounced dead at 4:25 a.m. after family members decided to withdraw life support measures.
At the time a nurse told WECT the problem was not necessarily a shortage of beds at the hospital, but a shortage of nurses to staff those beds.
She said entire halls in the hospital had been blocked off for use because of staffing shortages.
WECT was told that at one point the hospital was short about 400 nurses.
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), inspectors were at the hospital June 21-29 to investigate complaints about the patient’s death, among other issues.
Their inspection prompted federal regulators to notify hospital officials the Medicare contract would be terminated on Aug. 12 because of deficiencies.
Officials reinspected the hospital in early August, however, and recommended the hospital be returned to good standing with CMS, WECT reported.
Whether CMS will accept that recommendation remains to be seen.
“We are currently reviewing the revisit findings and do not have a set date for the review to be completed. More information will be available once that review is complete,” a spokesperson for the federal agency said.
A Novant Health Spokesperson issued the following statement in response to the release of the survey:
We’re disappointed that patients experiencing delayed care led to the CMS survey on June 21. We respect and value the review process and the additional insight it provides, and we’re glad that following our August 8 reinspection, CMS found we were in compliance with Medicare guidelines. It’s been a challenging few months at the hospital and we’ve been working diligently to improve and recruit additional clinical staff. Thanks to those efforts by our dedicated team members, wait times have decreased, more beds have reopened, and our clinical teams are getting more members every week.
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Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?
COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one -- and how soon.
Pfizer and rival Moderna both asked U.S. regulators this week to authorize modified versions of their booster vaccine — shots that are half the original recipe and half protection against BA.4 and BA.5, the newest versions of omicron.
The Food and Drug Administration ordered that recipe at the end of June, and now has to decide if this combination -- what scientists call a “bivalent vaccine” -- is ready.
The Biden administration hopes updated boosters could help blunt a winter COVID-19 surge in a population weary of the virus — and of vaccinations. But while the first-ever modification to these vaccines is momentous, it’s more of an expected next step — like how flu vaccines get updated every year — than a true next-generation shot.
“We need to give a clear, forward-looking set of expectations,” said University of Pennsylvania immunologist E. John Wherry, who compares vaccine tweaks to periodically updating your computer software.
WHY DID FDA ORDER COMBO SHOTS?
BA.5 currently is causing nearly all COVID-19 infections in the U.S. and much of the world. Current COVID-19 vaccines match the coronavirus strain that circulated in early 2020. And while those vaccinations still offer strong protection against serious illness or death from COVID-19, there’s little effectiveness against infection from the wildly mutated omicron family.
The gamble is that BA.5, or something similar, still will be circulating when cold weather hits so the combo shots will be a good match. (Vaccines target the spike protein that coat the coronavirus, and the BA.4 and BA.5 spikes are identical although those strains vary in other ways.)
HOW WERE THE MODIFIED SHOTS TESTED?
Pfizer and Moderna both studied an earlier tweak to their vaccines that targets the original omicron, called BA.1, that hit last winter, plus even earlier variants.
FDA will use data from human testing of the BA.1-tweaked doses plus mice tests of the BA.5-targeted version to decide if the newest update spurs virus-fighting antibodies enough to warrant another shot.
But data on the newest tweak will come later in the year, to help assess the value of modified shots. Moderna has started a human study of its BA.5 combo shot; Pfizer and its partner BioNTech expect to open a similar study soon.
WILL THEY WORK BETTER?
No one knows. Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and an FDA vaccine adviser, said the antibody jump from that earlier BA.1-tweaked candidate was “underwhelming.”
“What the administration is asking us to do is to accept this bivalent vaccine as significantly better” than another dose of today’s vaccine, he said. “It would be nice if there were data to support that.”
Plus, antibodies wane over time. That’s why protection against infection doesn’t last as long as protection against serious illness, which depends on a different part of the immune system, its “memory” cells.
Still, current shots are so outdated that an update makes sense, said Dr. Walter Orenstein of Emory University, a former vaccine director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While he’d like to see more data, he plans to get the new booster.
WHO SHOULD GET AN UPDATED SHOT?
That’s up to the CDC, which called a meeting of its influential vaccine advisers next Thursday and Friday to help decide.
Pfizer wants to open its updated boosters to everyone 12 and older who’s already had a primary series of today’s vaccine, while Moderna has applied only for adult use. CDC will determine if people at highest risk should go first.
A government rollout plan anticipates that people who’ve already gotten their initial vaccinations would qualify for one of the new combination shots, regardless of how many boosters they’ve already had.
WHEN SHOULD THOSE ELIGIBLE GET THE NEW BOOSTER?
Again, the CDC will weigh in, after considering how many doses will be available in early September versus later in the fall. The Biden administration has purchased more than 170 million doses.
But immunologists caution not to race out for a new shot if you recently had a dose of the original vaccine or an infection. That’s because if you still have a lot of antibodies in your bloodstream, they’ll recognize and attack the brand new antibodies that vaccine dose is supposed to produce.
So if you already got a booster in July or August and then seek the new combo shot in September, “you’ll receive very little additional boosting from that,” Wherry said. He recommends waiting four to six months.
WILL PEOPLE ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AGAIN?
Americans have been reluctant to keep up with COVID-19 vaccinations. While three-quarters of Americans 12 and older have gotten their initial vaccinations, only half got a first booster shot -- deemed crucial for the best protection against variants. And just a third of people 50 and older who were advised to get a second booster when omicron arrived did so.
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Pain expert Dr. Scott Fishman answers questions about back pain:
Q: My doctor has recently suggested acupuncture. Is acupuncture safe and will it really help?
A: Acupuncture is one of the most time-tested treatments known to mankind. If the value of a treatment were based solely on how long it has been around, and how long people have thought that it was helpful, then acupuncture would probably be the most effective treatment known to humankind. Nonetheless, we still do not know why acupuncture works, how it works best, and for whom it is best used.
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Many patients advocate acupuncture as a very effective treatment for many different symptoms. These symptoms include pain from a variety of causes, as well as many other conditions including nausea, smoking cessation, problems with addiction, inflammatory conditions, possibly even anxiety and depression, to name just a few.
There are many different forms of acupuncture. One form of acupuncture completed by one acupuncturist may be quite different than another, and any given practitioner may perform the acupuncture differently than another.
Typically, acupuncture is performed with a very thin needle that causes gentle sensations. It is usually not painful. Classically, acupuncture involves using a needle - although sometimes electricity is passed through the needle, and sometimes the burning of traditional Chinese herbs is employed as well. Burning these herbs is called "moxabustion."
The points that are used for the needle insertions often are at a distance from the actual area of symptoms. So, if someone has pain in their back, they may be getting needles in their feet, their ears or somewhere else distant from the actual site of the pain.
The special points that are chosen for needle insertion are along areas called "meridians." These meridians relate to what the Ancient Chinese felt were true "organ systems" and guide the placement of the acupuncture needles." However, these "organ systems" are not necessarily the same kind of systems that are defined as traditional organ systems by 21st century physicians. For instance, the traditional meridians for the spleen may have nothing to do with the actual organ that we know of today. An acupuncturist traditionally diagnoses a patient's problem by feeling three pulses on each wrist. In some cases, these diagnostic indications determine which ancient meridians are and are not diseased.
Taken all together, acupuncture is an ancient, time-tested form of therapy that seems to have exceptionally few side effects and appears to be safe for pain management. At present, however, it continues to be of unproven value for pain management in scientific circles. In my experience, many patients have found relief from pain through acupuncture. For those of my patients who have not found relief with standard medical therapies, I am always open-minded to any kind of treatment that will help, particularly those that have the fewest side effects. Thus, I embrace acupuncture. I look forward to revelations through science that better explain how it works and how it may be best applied to fight the war on pain.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 25, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1225 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of south Texas, including the following county,
Nueces.
* WHEN...Until 215 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Ponding on roads.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1223 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Robstown, Driscoll, Petronila, North San Pedro and portions
of HWY 77.
- 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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Voters in Los Angeles will decide if the homeless can be housed in vacant hotel rooms
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CNN) – Los Angeles is considering a new solution to its homelessness problem, and it has already become a contentious debate.
In L.A. County, more than 60,000 people are homeless while more than 20,000 hotel rooms lie empty on the average night.
Unite Here Local 11, led by Kurt Peterson, represents hotel workers in L.A. The union has gathered signatures, and now L.A. County residents will vote on a bill in 2024 that would force every hotel to report vacancies at 2 p.m. everyday. The hotels would then welcome homeless people into those rooms.
“We think this is one part of the solution,” Peterson said. “By no means do we think this solves the homelessness crisis. But do hotels have a role to play? Of course they do.”
Stuart Waldman, president of the Valley Industry & Commerce Association, disagrees.
“It’s just insane. It isn’t going to solve the problem,” he said.
Manoj Patel is the manager at an L.A. Motel 6. He voluntarily rents some rooms to homeless people who are vetted and paid for by a local church.
“Honestly, would you check into a hotel knowing that the chance of your neighbor to the left or right is a homeless individual?” he said.
Patel said that he is against a bill that would make this mandatory for hotels.
“We barely are surviving, number one. Number two, we have to think of the safety of our staff. And number three, we’re not professionally or any otherwise equipped with any of the supporting mechanisms that the homeless guest would require,” he said.
What services would be provided for the homeless remains unclear. Also unclear is how it would be funded.
Peterson said a pandemic-era program, which is now winding down, inspired the new bill by placing more than 10,000 people in hotels that volunteered.
“It’s up to the city. I mean, they did it during Project Room Key,” Peterson said.
Shawn Bigdeli was a recipient of the program.
“Well, first of all, it’s a blessing,” he said. “It’s a great room. The technology is not up to par, but, you know, what technologies do you have in the tent?”
This bill would also force developers to replace housing demolished to make way for new hotels, and hotel permits would be introduced.
Additionally, every hotel, from a Super 8 to the Biltmore, will have to accept homeless people as guests.
Bigdeli said he’s not so sure that would be a good idea.
“Maybe for some, but, you know, there’s a lot of people with untreated mental health, and some people do some damage to these poor buildings, man,” he said.
Manoj said his hotel sustained some damage from a homeless person.
“She marked all walls, the curtain she burnt, thank God there was no fire. Even marked the ceiling,” he said.
This is what some opponents of the bill to house the homeless in hotels are afraid of. They’re also afraid tourists could be put off from even coming to L.A.
“I wouldn’t want my kids around people that I’m not sure about,” Waldman said. “I wouldn’t want to be in an elevator with somebody who’s clearly having a mental break. The idea that you can intermingle homeless folks with paying normal guests just doesn’t work out.”
Peterson said the language the bill opponents are using may lead to backwards thinking about homeless people.
“There’s a certain class of people less than humans, animals, they’re almost described as, to be honest with you,” he said. “They don’t seem to understand who the unhoused are. We’re talking about seniors, students, working people. That’s who the voucher program would benefit the most.”
Some opponents say the union is pushing this bill as a negotiating tactic for leverage, but the union denies that.
They say they do want to make sure the hotels play their part in tackling a growing problem in Los Angeles.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran and Tehran-backed militias that targeted American troops this month and several other times over the past year, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, told reporters that the U.S. airstrikes overnight on facilities used by militias backed by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard demonstrated that “the United States will not hesitate to defend itself against Iranian and Iran-backed aggression when it occurs.”
He said the U.S. decision to launch the strikes was based on both the nature of the militia attacks on Aug. 15 at the al-Tanf Garrison, where U.S. troops are based in the south, and the fact that, based on recovered drone parts, “we believe we have Iran dead to rights on attribution.”
Hours after the U.S. strikes, two U.S. military locations in northeastern Syria near large oil and gas fields were hit with rocket fire. According to U.S. Central Command, the rockets hit near Green Village and the Conoco gas field in Deir el-Zour. One U.S. service member was treated for a minor injury and has been returned to duty, and two others were under evaluation for minor injuries. CENTCOM said U.S. forces responded by destroying three vehicles and equipment used to launch some of the rockets, killing “two or three suspected Iran-backed militants.”
The opposition war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Deir Ezzor 24 said the U.S. airstrikes targeted the Ayash Camp run by the Fatimiyoun group made up of Shiite fighters from Afghanistan. The war monitor reported that at least six Syrian and foreign militants were killed in the airstrikes, while Deir Ezzor 24 reported 10 deaths.
Deir el-Zour is a strategic province that borders Iraq and contains oil fields. Iran-backed militia groups and Syrian forces control the area and have often been the target of Israeli war planes in previous strikes.
In Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani issued a statement condemning the American strike “against the people and infrastructure of Syria.” He denied Iran had any link to those targeted.
Iran routinely denies arming militia groups that target U.S. forces in the region, despite weaponry linking back to them.
Kahl said the U.S. strikes underscore that while the U.S. continues to pursue negotiations with Iran to resume its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, those talks are not connected at all to America’s willingness to take against when attacked.
“The threats that they engage in against our people in the region or elsewhere, are not linked to wherever we end up on the nuclear deal,” said Kahl. “It actually has nothing to do with our willingness and resolve to defend ourselves. And I think the strike last night was a pretty clear communication to the Iranians that these things are are all on different tracks.”
CENTCOM said the U.S. strikes “took proportionate, deliberate action intended to limit the risk of escalation and minimize the risk of casualties.” It did not identify the targets or offer any casualty figures from the strikes, which the military said came at the orders of President Joe Biden.
“Today’s strikes were necessary to protect and defend U.S. personnel,” Central Command spokesman Col. Joe Buccino said in a statement.
Kahl said the militia’s coordinated attack on two U.S. facilities at al-Tanf at the same time this month fueled concerns that “Iran intends to do more of this and we wanted to disabuse them of any sense that that was a good idea.”
He said the U.S. initially identified 11 bunker targets at the site and ended up striking nine because there was evidence there may be people near two of the locations and the goal was not to cause casualties.
The U.S. Treasury said the Fatimiyoun group has fought numerous battles in Syria, and is led by Iran’s elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard.
“The Ayash warehouse is a very important one for Iran’s militias,” Deir Ezzor 24 CEO Omar Abu Layla told The Associated Press. “We expect that Iran will respond, either in al-Tanf or possibly in Iraq.”
In the Aug. 15 attack, drones allegedly launched by Iranian-backed militias targeted the al-Tanf Garrison used by American forces. Central Command described the assault as causing “zero casualties and no damage” at the time.
There was no immediate acknowledgment by Syria’s state-run media of the strikes hitting Deir el-Zour.
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Which Canon fisheye lens is best?
When seeking a lens that delivers nontraditional photographs and fits your Canon DSLR camera, a Canon fisheye lens is a great tool. This type of lens distorts the edges of the photographic scene. It creates a round photo rather than a traditional rectangular photo when using the most extreme types of fisheye lenses.
Canon offers many different fisheye lenses, as well as lenses that have extreme wide-angle capabilities. The Canon EF-S 10-22 Millimeter DSLR Lens offers versatility and a strong autofocus system.
What to know before you buy a Canon fisheye lens
What is a fisheye lens?
When shopping for the best Canon lens with fisheye capabilities, you should pay attention to the minimum focal length of the lens. Any lens with a focal length setting of 18 mm or less can deliver fisheye capabilities.
Lenses with focal length settings of less than 35 mm are wide-angle lenses that also deliver some distortion at the photo’s edges. Some people consider a wide-angle lens to be a fisheye lens, although the level of distortion is significantly less than with the fisheye lens.
Compatibility with your camera
When you purchase a Canon-branded fisheye lens, it will only fit a compatible Canon camera. The lens is a separate piece of hardware that connects to the camera.
Some Canon cameras can accept non-Canon branded lenses. If you purchase a third-party fisheye lens, make sure it explicitly lists compatibility with your Canon camera model.
Fisheye lenses made to fit Canon DSLR cameras will not fit Canon mirrorless cameras (and vice versa) without a special adapter.
How does a fisheye lens fit your camera?
The Canon fisheye lens fits onto the lens housing of the Canon camera. The lens has threads that match the threads on the lens housing. You’ll line up the marker on the lens with the marker on the camera, slide the lens into the housing, and twist the lens half a turn to lock it in place.
What to look for in a quality Canon fisheye lens
Level of fisheye distortion
To achieve the round photograph that photographers most commonly associate with a fisheye lens, you need a focal length of 10 mm or less. This end of this type of lens often has a rounded bubble design in the glass versus the flat lens glass for a standard lens.
A lens with a focal length between 11 mm and 18 mm generates a fisheye image, but the image likely will not be fully round.
Zoom capabilities
A zoom lens can achieve multiple focal lengths, while a fixed lens can only achieve one focal length. Commonly, zoom lenses with fisheye capabilities also can shoot wide-angle photos.
The downside to picking a fisheye lens with zoom capabilities is that the fisheye images may not be quite as sharp as with a fixed fisheye lens.
Sharp focus
Because of the significant distortion in a fisheye photograph, your lens needs to be able to focus sharply. The good news is the majority of Canon lenses have a high-quality design that yields extremely sharp images with accurate focus.
How much you can expect to spend on a Canon fisheye lens
As with any lens, Canon fisheye lenses have an extremely wide price range. They can cost anywhere from $100-$2,000 or more.
Canon fisheye lens FAQ
Are Canon fisheye lenses good to use?
A. Fisheye lenses from Canon cannot record standard photographs clearly, as they highly distort the edges of the image. A true fisheye lens delivers a round image because of this distortion, which is nice for specialty photos.
Are fisheye lenses common?
A. No, fisheye lenses are not common. Most photographs that you will shoot require a standard lens. Purchasing a fisheye lens from Canon means you are interested in shooting specialty photos, so this lens is not as commonly available as standard lenses.
What’s the best Canon fisheye lens to buy?
Top Canon fisheye lens
What you need to know: With zoom capabilities in this lens, photographers can receive various focal lengths for shooting with a fisheye or wide-angle distortion.
What you’ll love: With a 10 mm focal length setting at the low end of this fisheye zoom lens, you can receive significant distortive capabilities. This lens delivers a strong autofocus system, which is essential when using a fisheye lens.
What you should consider: This is an expensive piece of hardware, carrying a higher price than an entry-level Canon DSLR camera body.
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Top Canon fisheye lens for the money
What you need to know: It’s challenging to find a zoom fisheye lens for a lower price than this model, especially a lens that carries the highly trustworthy Canon brand name.
What you’ll love: This lens includes stabilization, helping you shoot sharper photos without having a tripod available. It delivers excellent autofocus and manual focus capabilities.
What you should consider: It doesn’t quite have the same zoom range for shooting wide-angle photos as the number one pick on our list.
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What you need to know: When you want one of the most extreme focal lengths available, this zoom lens has an extremely low focal length setting at 8 mm, creating outstanding fisheye effects.
What you’ll love: This is an extreme fisheye lens, allowing you to create impressive photos that other lenses cannot duplicate. With its zoom capabilities, it offers some versatility.
What you should consider: This is an expensive lens, especially for one that cannot create images other than fisheye photos.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivy Rehab, a national leader in outpatient rehabilitation and pediatric services, has been recognized by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for providing "exceptional" clinical care. Ivy Rehab voluntarily participated in CMS' 2021 Quality Payment Program, QPP, resulting in its clinicians being recognized as top-tier providers.
The CMS QPP Merit-based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, rewards companies who have proven to provide exceptional clinical care, high-value patient experiences, and notable patient outcomes. Across a network of more than 220 eligible clinics and 900 clinicians, Ivy Rehab's average score exceeded 97 points on a scale of 1-100, 12 points above the threshold for achieving the designation of exceptional performance. Furthermore, Ivy Rehab's performance and top-tier designation is primarily based on patient outcomes rather than process measures, supporting Ivy Rehab's designation as an exceptionally performing provider.
"At Ivy Rehab, we drive to recruit the best-in-class clinicians, as evidenced by our score exceeding the exceptional performance threshold established by CMS. We knew voluntarily submitting for this review was the best avenue to objectively prove the high-quality care we know we provide. Ivy Rehab is committed to providing best-in-class clinical and professional education and support to our network of providers and continues to make deep investments in supporting our clinical providers' professional development," said Jeremy VanDevender, PT, Chief Revenue Officer. "This phenomenal score affirms and demonstrates our commitment to providing the highest quality clinical care for our communities."
"We know patients and families trust us for critical treatment, often when they need exceptional care the most, after a catastrophic car wreck or to preemptively strengthen their core to prevent a devastating fall," said Laura DiGioia, PT, DPT, Regional Director and Outcomes Champion at Ivy Rehab. "Every day we strive to uphold our mission to 'inspire and enable people to live life to the fullest' by providing exceptional care. This noteworthy score proves we are providing our patients with excellence on their road to recovery."
As a catalyst for exceptional outcomes, Ivy Rehab heavily invests in teammates' clinical skills and professional growth by providing opportunities for paid in-house residencies, mentorship, teaching, leadership development, and continuing education, all while focusing on creating an inclusive, supportive culture. Ivy Rehab believes that exceptional patient outcomes are the intentional result of educated and well-equipped clinicians.
About Ivy Rehab
Founded in 2003, Ivy Rehab is a rapidly growing network of best-in-class outpatient physical, occupational, speech therapy, and ABA clinics throughout the United States. The Ivy Rehab Network is comprised of multiple brands dedicated to providing exceptional care, personalized treatment, and unparalleled outcomes. With the support of leading middle-market private equity firm Waud Capital Partners, Ivy Rehab will continue its strategic growth via the ongoing investment in new partners who embrace a shared mission, vision, and values, and a culture of being "All About the People."
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For Nick Marcil, the cancellation of $10,000 of his student loans could mean at last moving out of his parents’ house.
Marcil, 24, studied at a Pennsylvania state college, earned scholarships and worked jobs while pursuing degrees in education but still owed $18,000 before Wednesday’s action by the Biden administration to erase some student loans.
“I feel like if I don’t have that burden, I’d be more likely to, you know, try to move out — try to have, you know, my own place,” said Marcil, who lives in a Philadelphia suburb.
For borrowers like Marcil — including millions whose entire debt will be wiped out — the decision means new freedom to move, start a family or keep a low-paying but fulfilling job. But for many others, the long-awaited plan brings bitterness and frustration.
Many student borrowers feel left out, perhaps because they didn’t qualify for federal loans and had to rely on private loans, which won’t be forgiven. Other Americans resent the break current debtors will receive because they already paid off their debts, worked to avoid college loans or oppose the move on philosophical grounds.
Then there are the systemic effects. Some inflation-watchers worry new spending power for borrowers will drive up prices even more. The loan forgiveness is estimated to cost the government more than $300 billion, according to an analysis from the Penn Wharton Budget Model. And the relief does nothing to address the ballooning cost of college.
Frustration may be greatest for the more than half a million people owing upwards of $200,000 in federal loans. For those borrowers, $10,000 to $20,000 seems out-of-touch with the exorbitant cost of American higher education. Average in-state college tuition last year cost more than $10,000, and the average private college charged $37,000 a year.
Christian Smith, 32, will owe more than $60,000 when she finishes her undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado Denver next year. That’s roughly equivalent to her household’s annual income. “It’s overwhelming,” she said.
Smith, who works full time doing student outreach for the Young Invincibles, a nonprofit that advocates for college students and young people, estimates that she and her partner will both pay a combined $900 a month to service their student loans once she graduates.
“We talk about buying a house, but it just doesn’t seem like anything I’ll ever be able to do,” she said.
Having a child also feels painfully out of reach. Smith plans to put off motherhood until she’s paid off her school debt.
“I was poor growing up, and I don’t want that for my child,” she said. “I don’t want to say you can’t attend that field trip or you have to wear hand-me-down clothes that the other children make fun of.”
If President Joe Biden had chosen to relieve more student debt, it would have a bigger impact, she said, especially for Black women like her. Statistics show they hold a larger share of student debt than white graduates because they don’t have family wealth to help finance their education.
“If he had erased my debt, I’d pull out my Mirena tomorrow,” she said, referring to her contraceptive device.
Dallas attorney Adwoa Asante borrowed $147,000 in federal loans to attend Emory University School of Law. She graduated in 2015 and has since paid back about $15,000. With interest, she still owes $162,000 — a debt that she says has limited her career options.
Asante, who is Black, said that $10,000 of forgiveness is “better than nothing,” but complete forgiveness would go much further to improve the wealth gap between Black and white Americans.
“If the Biden administration or any governmental administration is concerned about equity, then it just doesn’t make sense to make people who can’t afford it take out money to be able to go to school,” she said.
While $10,000 or even $20,000 doesn’t seem like enough for many indebted Americans, it’s too much for some student borrowers who see the scheme as an unnecessary burden on taxpayers.
“It took both of my parents years to pay off their college debt, and now they’re being told that if they had just waited for a little while it simply would’ve vanished,” said George Washington University student Jackson Hoppe, 19.
Hoppe has his own federal student loans and expects to owe about $18,000 by the time he’s done with his degree. But he doesn’t want forgiveness.
A bailout “places an additional burden on Americans, many of whom didn’t even go to college,” Hoppe said. “Don’t take out a debt that you can’t pay off, and don’t ask other people to pay off your own debts.”
Borrowing money has been the only way for many Americans to go to college or graduate school, steps considered necessary for joining and staying in the middle class or advancing beyond it.
For Catari Giglio, financing college and joining the middle class is harder than for most Americans. Giglio’s parents are from Chile, and the family moved to Boston from Italy when she was 13.
Giglio, 20, is in the country without legal permission and doesn’t qualify for federal loans because she doesn’t have a Social Security number. She won’t receive any benefit from Biden’s debt cancellation plan.
Giglio, who expects to borrow a total of $150,000 in private loans by the end of her four years studying graphic design at Suffolk University, is already paying nearly $400 a month to pay off the 12% interest on the money she borrowed to finance her first two years of school.
“It’s frustrating. It’s 10 times harder for me to go to school, to earn money,” she said. “There’s no help for us.”
Giglio has applied for legal permanent residence in the U.S. and hopes to have more options to pay for school once she receives a green card.
She feels some regret about the obligations she’s taken on and questions the American education system that allowed her to accumulate a mountain of debt.
“To put this much financial responsibility on an 18-year-old who just got out of high school is not a responsible thing to do,” she said. “Society and schools don’t prepare us to make these types of financial decisions.”
The decision brought joy for the many whose entire debt is being forgiven.
Emily Taylor, a single mother of three in Louisiana, owes $12,000 in student loans even though she never finished the degree. As a Pell Grant recipient, she expects that all will be eliminated.
Taylor, who works in customer service, said the cancellation will allow her to start saving for the education of her children who are 14, 12 and 10.
“Knowing that I’ll be able to help my kids do it differently, and help fund their education in a way that my parents weren’t able to help fund mine, that’s a big deal,” she said.
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Associated Press writers Claire Savage in Chicago, Heather Hollingsworth in Mission, Kansas, and Arleigh Rodgers in Indianapolis contributed to this report. Savage and Rodgers are corps members for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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The grand gala to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the London Fire Department took place Saturday evening, with the grandeur and grace of service to others.
The event featured an elegant meal prepared by Brandon’s Kitchen, offset by delectable desserts. The live band offered musical varieties and featured one of London’s own — the son of former London Fire Chief Ernie Clark — Ernie Clark.
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A little kindness and inclusion can go a long way.
Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) received the Riverside Medical Clinic Charitable Foundation's (RMCCF) 2022 HERO Business of the Year Award at its annual fundraiser Aug. 18. RMCCF also recognized IEHP Community Partnerships Manager LuAnna Jauregui with a HERO Award for outstanding cooperation and capturing the spirit of being a true hero.
The HERO Program annual awards recognize organizations and individuals who demonstrate leadership and exceptional efforts in supporting and promoting kindness, empathy and inclusion within the community.
For the last four years, IEHP has partnered with the RMCCF and its Anti-Bullying Institute's programs that help children, parents, schools and youth organizations deal with bullying.
"IEHP has been a foundation community partner for many years. They are receiving our 2022 HERO Business of the Year Award because of their generous support for our growing programs," said RMCCF's Executive Director Lynda Bailey. "They continue to reach out to us with open communication to assist us in meeting the needs in our community. They make our 'small but mighty non-profit' feel heard and supported."
For over 25 years, IEHP has worked tirelessly to "do the right thing" for the Inland Empire community it serves, fostering collaborations that emphasize goodwill and inclusivity.
"IEHP is committed to helping foster a culture where kindness, empathy and inclusion are the rule, not the exception," said IEHP Chief Executive Officer Jarrod McNaughton. "We are honored to receive this award and also proudly congratulate team member, LuAnna Jauregui on the well-deserved recognition of her tireless efforts to make a difference in our communities."
Connecting the dots and helping to facilitate the partnership on behalf of IEHP, LuAnna Jauregui has been heavily involved with RMCCF's bullying prevention efforts, as it holds a special place in her heart.
"Supporting kindness and inclusion in the Inland Empire means more of my neighbors, friends, family and their children have the opportunity to live joyfully," said Jauregui. "Receiving this recognition from RMCCF is truly an honor and I look forward to our continued work, bringing even more compassion to our region."
To learn more about IEHP, visit iehp.org.
With a mission to heal and inspire the human spirit, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is one of the top 10 largest Medicaid health plans and the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid plan in the country. In its 26th year, IEHP is supporting more than 1.5 million residents in Riverside and San Bernardino counties who are enrolled in Medicaid or Cal MediConnect Plans and has a growing network of over 7,800 providers and nearly 3,000 team members. Through dynamic partnerships with providers and community organizations, paired with award-winning service and a tradition of quality care, IEHP is fully committed to their vision: We will not rest until our communities enjoy optimal care and vibrant health. For more information, visit iehp.org.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A pipeline operator said Thursday that it has reached a settlement with Southern California tourism companies, fishermen and other businesses that sued after a crude oil spill off the coast last year near Huntington Beach.
Amplify Energy Corp., which owns the pipeline that ruptured and faces a criminal charge for its oversight, said in a statement that claims have been settled in the class-action lawsuit filed by businesses affected by the October spill of about 25,000 gallons (94,600 liters) of crude into the Pacific Ocean.
The company did not say how much the businesses would be paid but said its insurance policies will cover the cost of the settlement, which would still need to be approved by a federal court.
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“Although we are unable to provide additional detail at this time, we negotiated in good faith and believe we have come to a reasonable and fair resolution,” Martyn Willsher, Amplify’s president and chief executive, said in the statement.
The pipeline rupture sent blobs of crude washing ashore in surf-friendly Huntington Beach and other coastal communities.
While less severe than initially feared, the spill about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) offshore shuttered beaches for a week and fisheries for more than a month, oiled birds and threatened wetlands that communities have been striving to restore.
Attorneys for the businesses that sued said in a statement that the settlement includes monetary relief but they didn't provide details. The agreement doesn’t apply to the operators of ships accused of dragging anchors in the harbor and causing damage to the pipeline months before the spill.
“All rights to continue pursuing claims against the ship related entities are expressly reserved by both the Class Plaintiffs and the Amplify entities,” the statement said.
The settlement also doesn't resolve Houston-based Amplify's claims against an organization that helps oversee marine traffic.
Amplify contends that two ships during a January 2021 storm dragged their anchors across the pipeline that carried crude from offshore oil platforms to the coast.
Amplify also faces a criminal charge related to the pipeline leak.
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- Who or what is chasing you? What does it look like — size, color, shape, etc.
- What is its outstanding physical characteristic?
- Of whom does it remind you or who has similar characteristics?
- What happens in the dream?
- How does the dream end?
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What happens when we dream?
Dr. Garfield: When we dream, our central nervous system is going into an active state, which it is does periodically during our sleep. Nobody is quite sure why, by the way. Is it a testing of the system to see if everything's still working? We don't quite know.
Physiological changes occur periodically during sleep so that our heart rate goes up somewhat, our breathing gets more rapid, our temperature slightly increases, our brain waves change. And although our large muscles are inhibited, so that we don't start acting out our dreams, the small muscles around our mouth, our fingers and our eyes twitch back and forth accompanying the central nervous system arousal.
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There's a sexual arousal as well — this is a part of the whole system. So the idea of dreams having a sexual component is literally true. That is, men experience erection and women become more lubricated, but this is just one aspect of what is happening physically in dreaming.
I describe dreaming as a three-story house. On the basement level you've got the physical changes going on in the body, and then, on the main floor of the house, you've got these visual images, sounds, and sometimes smells and all the other physical experiences we have in dreams that are expressive of our emotional state, how we are psychologically at the moment.
At another level, kind of the attic, there are sometimes experiences that we can't explain in which people connect with on another level of themselves, whether it's the spiritual or creative, or extrasensory. We don't know how this happens, but sometimes people have very unusual experiences in dreams, for example, a dream where someone to whom they're emotionally close comes to say goodbye and that they love them and that that they will always be watching for them and the person wakes up and a few hours later learns that person has died at the time of the dream. And these are very powerful experiences for the dreamer that we can't explain in a scientifically acceptable manner.
All of these experiences are there when we dream: the physical changes in our bodies, the psychological expression of how we're feeling emotionally at the time of the dream, and this other world that we sometimes seem to touch in dreams.
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Patient dies after waiting 5+ hours in hospital’s emergency department, regulators say
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) – Federal regulators believe a woman in North Carolina died in the waiting room of a hospital’s emergency department, according to a report they issued.
The report said an investigation revealed a 77-year-old patient went to New Hanover Regional Medical Center on June 6 for “complaints of vomiting, weakness, unable to stand, fever at home and had a history of rectal cancer receiving chemotherapy.”
According to the document obtained by WECT, the patient initially met with triage at 8:43 p.m. and was given an urgent designation at that time but was told to sit in the waiting room.
Findings of the investigation revealed she was not reassessed until June 7 at 2 a.m., almost five hours after her initial vitals were taken, the report stated.
According to the report, the woman coded at 2:04 a.m. and was pronounced dead at 4:25 a.m. after family members decided to withdraw life support measures.
At the time a nurse told WECT the problem was not necessarily a shortage of beds at the hospital, but a shortage of nurses to staff those beds.
She said entire halls in the hospital had been blocked off for use because of staffing shortages.
WECT was told that at one point the hospital was short about 400 nurses.
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), inspectors were at the hospital June 21-29 to investigate complaints about the patient’s death, among other issues.
Their inspection prompted federal regulators to notify hospital officials the Medicare contract would be terminated on Aug. 12 because of deficiencies.
Officials reinspected the hospital in early August, however, and recommended the hospital be returned to good standing with CMS, WECT reported.
Whether CMS will accept that recommendation remains to be seen.
“We are currently reviewing the revisit findings and do not have a set date for the review to be completed. More information will be available once that review is complete,” a spokesperson for the federal agency said.
A Novant Health Spokesperson issued the following statement in response to the release of the survey:
We’re disappointed that patients experiencing delayed care led to the CMS survey on June 21. We respect and value the review process and the additional insight it provides, and we’re glad that following our August 8 reinspection, CMS found we were in compliance with Medicare guidelines. It’s been a challenging few months at the hospital and we’ve been working diligently to improve and recruit additional clinical staff. Thanks to those efforts by our dedicated team members, wait times have decreased, more beds have reopened, and our clinical teams are getting more members every week.
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When it comes to electric vehicles, Tesla is head of the class. Over the years, other automakers have entered the EV space hoping to profit from this industry, and many have. With this influx of competition, analysts have been predicting the demise of Tesla's grip on the EV market. However, these predictions have yet to come true.
The biggest competitor to Tesla making waves right now is Rivian. Investors love the stock, but it’s still working on increasing production capacity and hasn’t yet turned a profit as a smaller business. But does this mean you should avoid Rivian stock?
Here is a head-to-head comparison of these two companies to help better understand where to invest your money.
Rivian's Recent Earnings Report
Rivian (RIVN), an electric pickup truck manufacturer, recently revealed its eagerly awaited Q2 results.
The net R1 model reservation backlog was about 98,000 vehicles from customers across the United States and Canada as of June 30, 2022. The average daily reorder rate in the second quarter of 2022 increased compared to the first.
Amazon's first electric drive vehicle (EDV) order from Rivian was for 100,000 vehicles. Amazon announced the expansion of its bespoke EDVs to cities throughout the country in July 2022. Rivian's collaboration is crucial to Amazon's aim to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Moreover, Rivian was able to perfect the EDV characteristics and layout thanks to tight development cooperation involving Amazon and its delivery drivers. Rivian perfected these features during an extensive series of test deployments beginning in early 2021.
The total number of vehicles Rivian manufactured in 2022 is around 8,000 as of the end of the second quarter. Furthermore, Rivian has reiterated the company is on track to meet its 2022 production projection of 25,000 net units manufactured.
Sales in the second quarter were $364 million. However, Rivian was not projected to be profitable in the second quarter of 2022 and disclosed an adjusted deficit of $1.62 per share. Rivian ended the second quarter of 2022 with over $15.4 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash.
Tesla Powerhouse EV Dominance
With an emphasis on sustainable energy solutions, Tesla is the world's largest EV firm. Elon Musk is the founder of Tesla, establishing the company in 2003. Every manufacturer is aiming for Tesla in the automobile industry, which is hardly surprising given how quickly Tesla had grown into the poster child for electrification.
Analysts have previously argued that incumbent carmakers would soon capture Tesla's EV market share and reduce its worldwide supremacy. For many years, Tesla has dominated the electric vehicle industry in the United States. Yet, analysts project that Tesla's market dominance will decrease as new EV competitors enter the U.S. market.
For the time being, the U.S. EV market is still heavily reliant on Tesla. The carmaker’s order rate has increased significantly in several regions of the United States because of the recent spike in gas prices. As a result, Tesla is boosting output at its Fremont plant and launching operations at its Gigafactory in Texas. While part of the extra manufacturing is for export, Tesla still expects an expansion in the United States.
New registration figures further reveal that Tesla continues to dominate the U.S. electric car market by a wide margin. In the first quarter of 2022, Tesla sold approximately 564,000 cars, while in the second quarter, it sold around 254,695, vastly outproducing competitors like Rivian.
Tesla vs. Rivian: Sales and Revenue Trends
Rivian
Rivian built 4,401 automobiles and delivered 4,467 during the second quarter of 2022, earning $364 million in sales. In Q2, Rivian also produced a negative gross profit of $704 million due to high labor and overhead costs. These costs arise because Rivian makes vehicles at low levels on manufacturing lines meant for more significant volumes.
This dynamic will persist in the short term. Still, as we have previously seen, the company anticipates strengthening as production levels rise faster than future labor and overhead price hikes.
A rise in overhead and labor expenditures reduced gross profit by $301 million in the second quarter of 2022. Rivian expects these elements to continue negatively impacting operational performance.
Throughout the quarter, inflationary pressures influenced the business's cost of materials, which the company believes will continue to have an impact. Total operational expenditures in the second half of 2022 increased to over $1 billion, up from $580 million in the same period the previous year.
Also in Q2 of 2022, Rivian recorded a non-cash stock-based compensation charge of $229 million and depreciation and amortization costs of $34 million in operational expenses.
Overall, the investments in people, equipment, and vehicle initiatives accounted for most of Rivian’s year-over-year rise in operating expenditures in the second quarter of 2022. The cost of research and development in the second quarter of 2022 totaled $543 million, up from $394 million during the same period last year.
As a result of these higher operating costs, Rivians' total loss for Q2 was over $1.7 billion, up from $580 million in the same period last year.
Tesla
In the second quarter of 2022, Tesla earned $2.3 billion in GAAP net income and $2.6 billion in non-GAAP net income. The company has also seen exciting achievements at some of its newer plants.
Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg attained a significant milestone by producing over 1,000 automobiles in a single week while maintaining a positive gross profit during the quarter. Tesla delivered the first vehicles equipped with 4680 cells and structural rechargeable batteries to clients in the United States from its Austin facility.
To maximize output, Tesla continues to invest in factory capacity growth. The energy sector of the company also made significant progress in Q2, with increased volumes and superior unit economics leading to an all-time high gross profit. Moreover, consumer demand for Tesla's storage items continues to outperform the manufacturing rate.
In the second quarter, total sales for the company increased 42% year on year to $16.9 billion. Tesla's operating income increased yearly to nearly $2.5 billion in Q2, leading to a 14.6% operating margin.
Rivian and Tesla Balance Sheet Comparison
Rivian's entire current assets were valued at around $15.7 billion in the second quarter of 2022, while its total non-current assets were $4.4 billion. In Q2, Rivian's total current liabilities were $1.7 billion, while its total non-current liabilities were $1.4 billion. The entire equity of the investors is $1.6 billion.
On the other hand, Tesla's quarter-end cash, cash equivalents, and relatively short marketable securities grew by $902 million sequentially to $18.9 billion in Q2. The increase was driven primarily by the free cash flow of $621 million, slightly offset by loan repayments of $402 million.
As of Q2, Tesla had converted around 75% of its Bitcoin transactions into fiat cash. Conversions added $936 million to the balance sheet in the second quarter.
Analyst Forecasts
Rivian Automotive Inc. has a consensus price objective of $50, with a high estimate of $83 and a low estimate of $27, according to the 15 analysts who provide 12-month price estimates. The median estimate is up +53.61% from the previous price of $32.55.
The 36 analysts that provide 12-month price projections for Tesla have a consensus target of $1,000, with a high figure of $1,580 and a low estimate of $250. The consensus estimate reflects a +12.36% increase over the previous price of $890.
Bottom Line on Rivian and Tesla
The prevailing opinion among 42 financial analysts polled is to purchase Tesla shares. The company had maintained a stable buy rating due to Tesla's outstanding performance in the first half of 2022, when it achieved higher sales and net profit.
Rivian, on the other hand, reported a net loss of $1.7 billion in the second quarter of 2022, up from a loss of $580 million the previous year. These significant losses in Q2 were primarily due to higher operational costs.
To summarize, Rivian is where Tesla was five to ten years ago. But only time will tell whether Rivian's future profitability and share price will have similar performance to Tesla.
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College football preview: Who will win the national championship in 2022?
Alabama Crimson Tide is predicted to be the #1 seed in the 2022 CFP
Sometimes a prediction can feel right even though it ends up wrong.
And vice versa.
Last season this column projected both Ohio State and Alabama to miss the College Football Playoff. Bold? Dumb? The line is fine.
One out of two isn't bad, but in some ways the one that ended up being wrong felt more right.
While the Buckeyes did turn out to be vulnerable, the pick here to win the Big Ten and reach the playoff for the first time was ... Wisconsin.
The Badgers went 9-4 last season and didn't even win their division. The Buckeyes did falter, but it was against Michigan.
IS AN ALL-SEC TITLE GAME GOOD FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL?
As for Alabama, the theory behind the Crimson Tide missing the CFP was that it would lose a regular-season game — most likely at Texas A&M — and then Georgia would eliminate Nick Saban's team by winning the SEC title game.
That looked like a good call when the unbeaten and favored Bulldogs went up 10-0 in the second quarter in Atlanta. Then Bryce Young carved up Georgia's vaunted defense and it became yet another example of the perils of picking against 'Bama.
Some redemption came in the CFP title game, when Georgia — as predicted here in the preseason — won the national title.
While it's cool to be right, predictions are mostly made for fun. Straight chalk is boring, but last season's volatility that included Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma having long conference championship streaks snapped might be tough to repeat.
Underachievers/Overachievers
Three teams that will start the season ranked but finish unranked:
No. 12 Oklahoma State. The super seniors and coordinator that powered one of the best defenses in the country are gone and the Big 12 is always unpredictable.
No. 16 Miami. Hurricanes haters get one more year of mocking how the U. is Back! Might want to get it out of your system, though, because Miami under Mario Cristobal is not likely to be mediocre for much longer.
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No. 19 Arkansas. The SEC West is a gauntlet and somebody is going to be disappointed. You're it, Razorbacks.
Three teams that will start the season unranked but finish ranked:
Penn State. On the way to building toward something big in 2023, James Franklin and the Nittany Lions bounce back from two lackluster seasons.
Kansas State. The Adrian Martinez redemption tour.
UCF. The Knights have been usurped by Cincinnati as kings of the AAC and Houston is the buzzy G5 team heading into this season. But UCF looks loaded in Year 2 under Gus Malzahn.
Conference Champions
American Athletic Conference — Houston over UCF. The future of the Big 12.
Atlantic Coast Conference — Clemson over North Carolina. What better way to end divisional play in the ACC than Clemson beating the fourth-best team in the conference.
Big 12 — Kansas State over Oklahoma. Score one for the leftovers.
Big Ten — Ohio State over Minnesota. The West Division will come down to a fun, four- or five-team scramble and the winner's reward is a beatdown from the Buckeyes in Indianapolis.
Conference USA — UAB over UTSA. (Insert joke about how difficult it is to remember who is still in C-USA).
Mid-American Conference — Toledo over Miami. Picking the favorites in the MAC is never a great idea, but here we are.
Mountain West — Fresno State over Boise State. Quarterback Jake Haener and the Bulldogs give Fresno State its first MW title since 2018.
Pac-12 — Oregon over USC. A first-year coach wins the Pac-12. Just not the one getting the most attention.
Southeastern Conference — Alabama over Georgia. Yep, we're doing this again.
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Coaching Carousel
Nebraska gets off to an encouraging start in coach Scott Frost's make-or-break season, but stumbles down the stretch against a difficult closing schedule (Minnesota, at Michigan, Wisconsin and at Iowa). The school parts ways with the hometown hero. Next up for the Cornhuskers? How about Matt Campbell from Iowa State?
New Year's Six Bowls
Rose Bowl — Michigan vs. USC.
Sugar Bowl — Georgia vs. Kansas State.
Cotton Bowl — Houston vs. Oklahoma.
Orange Bowl — North Carolina State vs. Texas A&M.
Playoff
Fiesta Bowl (semifinals) — No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Clemson.
Peach Bowl (semifinals) — No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oregon.
National Championship
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday submitted to a judge proposed redactions to the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump to look for classified documents.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart will decide whether the sealed FBI affidavit, which presumably lays out a detailed factual basis for the search, will become public — and if so, how much is disclosed.
“The United States has filed a submission under seal per the Court’s order of Aug. 22,” Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said in a statement. “The Justice Department respectfully declines further comment as the Court considers the matter.”
Reinhart had given the department until Thursday at noon to propose to him the redactions to the affidavit it wanted to make before any portion of it was released to the public. But he acknowledged on Monday that it was possible that the redactions, or blacked-out portions, would be so extensive as to leave the public version of the document without any meaningful information.
The affidavit is likely to contain key information about the FBI’s basis for executing a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach on Aug. 8. Documents already made public as part of the investigation show that the FBI retrieved from the property 11 sets of classified documents, including information marked at the top secret level.
The documents also showed that the FBI was investigating the “willful retention of national defense information,” the concealment or removal of government records and obstruction of a federal investigation.
Multiple news media organizations, including The Associated Press, argued in court last week for the disclosure of the affidavit, citing the extraordinary public interest in the federal search of a former president’s home. Trump and some of his supporters have also encouraged the document’s release.
The media coalition responded to Thursday’s filing by asking the judge to unseal portions of the department’s brief and to direct the government, “going forward,” to file publicly a redacted version of any sealed document it submits. The groups noted that significant information about the investigation is already public.
“At a minimum, any portions of the Brief that recite those facts about the investigation, without revealing additional ones not yet publicly available — in addition to any other portions that pose no threat to the investigation — should be unsealed,” the news organizations wrote.
They added: “If and when additional facts come to light and are confirmed to be accurate, or certain facts no longer pose a threat to the investigation for any other reason, there is no justification for maintaining them under seal either.”
The Justice Department has opposed the release, saying the disclosure risks compromising an ongoing criminal investigation, revealing information about witnesses and divulging investigative techniques.
Reinhart has said that though he was sensitive to the department’s concerns, he was not inclined to keep the entire document sealed and directed officials to submit to him redactions of the document reflecting the information it wants to keep secret.
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PARIS (AP) — EU lawmakers have a new, post-Brexit reason to be annoyed with the U.K.: British sewage overflows seeping into the English Channel and the North Sea.
Heavy rainfall after weeks of dry weather overwhelmed parts of Britain’s sewage system last week, causing untreated wastewater to be discharged into rivers and seas. The problem is a long-running issue in Britain, where regulators are investigating possible permit violations by six major water companies and environmental groups allege the firms have failed to make needed repairs.
This is mainly a problem for the U.K., where people were warned to stay away from dozens of beaches last week, raising concerns about public health and the damage to wildlife. The activist group Surfers Against Sewage reported 654 alerts of sewer overflows spilling sewage into bathing waters this summer from 171 locations in England and Wales.
But three French members of the European Parliament sent a letter to the European Commission on Wednesday warning that the sewage could also threaten bathing waters, fishing grounds and biodiversity in the European Union.
“The English Channel and the North Sea are not dumping grounds,” said Stephanie Yon-Courtin, a member of the European Parliament’s fishing committee and a local lawmaker in Normandy.
“We can’t tolerate that the environment, the economic activity of our fishers and the health of our citizens is put into grave danger by repeated negligence of the United Kingdom in the management of its sewage water,” she said.
The lawmakers asked the Commission “to use all the political and legal means in its possession” to find a solution, accusing the U.K. of violating its post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. They said while the U.K. is no longer held to EU environmental standards, it is still a signatory to the U.N. convention on maritime rights and obligated to protect shared seawater.
The European Commission said it had not contacted London so far about the complaints. “We will take further the matter as appropriate,” Commission spokeswoman Dana Spinant said Thursday.
Britain’s Conservative government has rejected the criticism, saying it has strengthened water quality regulations since Brexit.
“Unhelpful and ill-informed comments like this shouldn’t distract from the work we are doing to further protect our rivers and sea,” said Steve Double, the U.K. water minister. “We have already made it law for water companies to reduce the frequency and volume of sewage discharges, and our upcoming Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan will require water companies to deliver the largest infrastructure program in water company history.”
But last week the opposition Liberal Democrats released a report alleging that wastewater discharges weren’t being properly recorded because many of the required monitoring devices either weren’t working properly or hadn’t been installed yet.
While U.K. water companies are barred from dumping untreated wastewater in normal circumstances, they are allowed to make such releases when heavy rains threaten to overwhelm sewage treatment plants. Environmental groups allege some companies exploit this exception to save money and avoid upgrading their systems.
During the Brexit breakup negotiations, the EU repeatedly expressed fears that the UK would ditch the bloc’s stringent environmental standards and yield to business pressures for a more deregulated system that could put their shared environment in danger.
The trade agreement that took effect in 2021 after Britain left the EU contains no specific provision on how to deal with storm water overflows.
Water UK, which represents water and wastewater companies, said its members were investing 3 billion pounds to tackle overflows as part of a national program to improve the environment between 2020 and 2025. It acknowledged “an urgent need for action to tackle the harm caused to the environment by spills from storm overflows and wastewater treatment works.”
“Water companies can’t do this alone, which why we’re also calling for government, regulators, water companies, agriculture and other sectors to come together as soon as possible to deliver a comprehensive national plan,” the water industry group said.
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The Movement for Black Lives launched a new climate change initiative Thursday, uniting more than 200 Black environmental leaders and organizations nationwide who have pledged to find equitable climate solutions centering on Black Americans and communities.
The Black Hive initiative builds on the movement’s 2021 Red, Black, and Green New Deal and reintroduces its Black Climate Mandate that outlines the urgency for a Black climate agenda and investment in equitable strategies that protect Black Americans specifically.
The announcement, first shared with The Associated Press, comes in the wake of a Supreme Court decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Numerous studies have found Black and other communities of color have borne the brunt of climate and environmental impacts for decades. Black Hive leaders said structural racism, the legacy of enslavement and socioeconomic factors such as redlining, segregation and poverty have made it more likely that Black communities are often located near toxic sites or directly affected by climate change.
“The climate crisis is happening because of corporate greed, government negligence, the divestment of solutions and the investment into the harmful institutions like the fossil fuel industry, that are harming our people,” said Valencia Gunder, national co-lead of The Black Hive. “It’s time for America to address the anti-Black racism that happens here.”
Gunder said she’s already seen the impacts of climate change in her home state of Florida. She’s been doing climate justice work in communities, focusing on the impacts of rising seas, residential displacement, and housing and food security issues. She said farmers in South Florida have told her they’ve started to see saltwater intrusion damaging crops.
“The climate crisis is probably the most important issue that we can work on,” Gunder said. “If we do not hurry up and pay attention and get to resiliency, I believe that we’re going to start seeing more destruction, more harm or death, more illness.”
The Movement for Black Lives is a national network of more than 150 leaders and organizations created to build a broad political home for Black people to organize across the country and within their communities. The movement has expanded beyond policing to include issues such as climate change and environmental justice. The collective is calling on people to take its Black climate and environmental justice pledge and commit to advancing The Black Hive’s Black Climate Mandate that’s expected to be updated this year.
The Black Hive leaders say they plan to offer resources, data and technology, communications and disaster response support to local communities and Black-led organizations. The initiative is focusing on several areas: water, energy, land, labor, economy and reparations, democracy, health, and global Black diaspora solidarity. Participants also plan to focus on grassroots organizing and community education to raise awareness.
For California organizer Aleta Alston-Toure′, the climate initiative feels especially timely.
Advocates like Alston-Toure’ have questioned recent climate efforts led by the federal government, including the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law this month by President Joe Biden. Its proponents have stated billions of dollars in climate and environment investments will flow to communities nationwide that long have been plagued by pollution and climate threats. But advocates say it’s not bold enough in addressing climate issues affecting Black Americans, and they criticize provisions in the bill that support fossil fuel expansion.
“These solutions are Band-Aids,” said Alston-Toure′, who is a member of the Parable of the Sower Intentional Community Cooperative spanning several states. “There’s no solution if Black (communities) and Indigenous nations, especially the Gulf South, have to suffer in order to have Band-Aid solutions for the wider public. We want to be taken serious and know that our votes matter because this is a lynching of our communities, and we have to be heard.”
In June, 14 environmental justice organizations began to receive money under the Justice40 initiative — a Biden administration pledge to improve the environment in disadvantaged communities and help them prepare for climate change. The initiative promises to funnel 40% of all investments in climate and environment to communities that live with environmental burdens such as diesel soot, lead water pipes and lack of access to green spaces.
But Alston-Toure’ said communities need to be able to trust that money from these new initiatives will actually go directly toward Black-led organizations. She said too often the majority of funding goes to organizations or individuals not rooted within affected communities.
A study last year by the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School found that between 2016 and 2017, 12 national environmental grant makers awarded $1.34 billion to organizations in the Gulf and Midwest regions — but only $18 million, or 1.3%, was awarded to groups dedicated to environmental justice.
Last year, the Donors of Color, a philanthropic group dedicated to pushing for racial equity in funding environmental projects nationwide, launched a pledge drive challenging the nation’s top climate funders to shift 30% of their donations toward environmental efforts led by Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and other people of color.
Alabama resident the Rev. Michael Malcom, founder and executive director of The People’s Justice Council, said he’s hopeful the Movement for Black Lives’ new climate initiative will focus efforts on communities long ignored and will bring real change.
“We often suffer in silence in the South,” Malcom said. “We often suffer from industrial pollution, illegal land use and in even legal but unwanted land use and our communities. We have the flooding that happens in our communities, we experience the industrial pollution in our communities. Those Black and brown and Indigenous communities need a voice and somebody to be able to speak for them. And who better to represent those than communities of faith. We are addressing climate change and we’re speaking the language of our communities.”
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AP writer Drew Costley in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.
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Addressing root causes of homelessness: Unaffordable housing
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- California has over one-fifth1 of the total homeless population in the United States, well above its population share of 12%. Between 2019 and 2020, homelessness in California increased by 6.8%-- the most in the United States. Cities have been quick to respond with more money directed towards fighting homelessness: In the past two years, both San Francisco and Los Angeles city governments have responded by pledging $1.1 billion to fight homelessness.2
But those same cities have dragged their feet when addressing the core cause of the homelessness crisis: a lack of housing supply that drives up the price of housing for all. The American Enterprise Institute is hosting a series of conferences promoting "Light Touch Density", with a blueprint for building more housing for Californians across a broad range of price points. Adding to supply in this way will help address unaffordability, one of the root causes of homelessness.
California's housing supply has failed to keep pace with its population growth, leading to higher prices for homeowners and renters alike. The link between cost of housing and the rate of homelessness has been documented. Communities that are cost burdened for housing (spend more than 30% of their income) see a rapid increase in homelessness.3 Over 50% of renters and almost 40% of homeowners with mortgages are cost burdened for housing in California.4
One of the keys to lowering housing and rental prices is decreasing lot sizes and increasing housing diversity. A recent AEI study shows that light touch density widens the range of price points that can buy and rent in a neighborhood. For example, in San Diego County, light-touch increases in single family detached density in newly developed subdivisions would result in 31% more homes built per year and a 10% reduction in home prices.
The recently enacted SB 9 and 10 will address California's housing supply crisis by facilitating Light Touch Density and Walkable Oriented Development. These bills enable homeowners take advantage of their land's value and unlock economic potential. Join AEI September 19-23 to learn how you can be part of the solution to California's housing supply crisis.
Registration is open for 6 California free conferences to be held the week of September 19, 2022.
These conferences are free and open to all—please forward to anyone else who might have an interest. Each conference will be packed with information and presentations to help to tackle the most pressing housing issues facing Californians.
Visit aei.org/california-housing-conference to register
1 World Population Review
2 San Francisco Chronicle; Spectrum News
3 Zillow, "Homelessness Rises Faster Where Rent Exceeds a Third of Income."
4 California Budget & Policy Center, "California's Housing Affordability Crisis Hits Renters and Households With the Lowest Incomes the Hardest."
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Arthur Gailes
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Years before he came to the Senate, Raphael Warnock spent time bedside with Georgia residents suffering from the long-term effects of diabetes, a condition made worse by limited access to life-saving drugs like insulin.
“I’ve seen the human face of this up close as a pastor. I’ve been there and witnessed what happens when diabetes goes on untreated,” Warnock said in an interview with The Associated Press. “I’ve been there with families when they received the news that a loved one will have to receive an amputation.”
That work as a pastor helped the freshman senator push Congress to take its first step in limiting the high cost of insulin for millions of Americans.
The passage of the expansive climate change and health care bill this month delivered key Democratic priorities to voters months before the midterm elections, including provisions to lower health care costs.
As a result, by 2026, Medicare will gain the power to start negotiating costs for pharmaceuticals and its beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket prescription costs will be limited to $2,000 starting in 2025.
But the most immediate relief will take effect in January when the cost of insulin for patients on Medicare will be capped at $35 a month.
The provision, a longstanding priority for Democrats, will bring relief to an estimated nearly 2 million people across the country who currently pay an average of $572 annually out-of-pocket for insulin, according to a recent analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
In Warnock's state, the annual average is higher, coming in at $591 for more than 50,000 Georgia residents whose lives are dependent on the drug.
Around 7 million Americans require insulin daily and 14% of them are spending nearly half of their income after food and housing costs on the medicine, according to a Yale University study.
“It's devastating for a family to have to make those choices,” Lisa Murdock, chief advocacy officer for the American Diabetes Association, told the AP. “This is a life-saving medication. You can’t live without it, and we shouldn’t have people in this country who are having to choose to do that.”
The issue of insulin pricing is more pronounced in the U.S. than in other nations, and it has gotten worse over the past two decades. According to a 2016 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, between 2002 and 2013, the price of insulin tripled. And between 2012 and 2016, prices continued to climb, nearly doubling, a congressional report released in March found.
The issue has been a perennial one in Congress, with a broad bipartisan consensus recognizing the problem, but little agreement on a solution. That is why organizations like the American Diabetes Association have sought to fight the battle for affordable insulin in the states, starting in 2019 when Colorado became the first state to institute a cap on copays for insulin.
“From there, we just ran with it,” Murdock said. “We currently have 22 states and the District of Columbia with a monthly copay cap in place and we will continue to work on that as long as we need to raise the conversation."
While several states passed legislation that capped the price for Medicare and private insurance, the new federal law doesn't go as far. The legislation introduced by Warnock had initially included the monthly cap both for Medicare recipients and those privately insured.
But during an hourslong voting series, Republicans stripped out the portion that would have included private insurance, which is used by the majority of those in need of insulin. Some of the GOP senators who voted for it to be removed represent states with some of the highest mortality rates for diabetes, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At the time, Republicans who voted against the provision said it violated Senate budget rules, but Democrats intentionally did not drop it, daring their colleagues across the aisle to vote on the Senate floor to strip it out.
“In reality, the Dems wanted to break Senate rules to pass insulin pricing cap instead of going through regular order,” Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, tweeted after the vote. Johnson added that he had previously “voted for an amendment, that Dems blocked, to provide insulin at cost to low-income Americans.”
But Warnock said the quarrel over procedural rules meant failing on substance.
“The blocking of a provision that would have provided the same cap for folks on private insurance is yet another example of why people hate politics and, and what’s wrong with Washington,” he said.
The provision did however get seven Republicans on board. And while it wasn't enough to pass the broader cap, it was more support than for any previous effort to cap insulin prices in Congress. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that expanding affordable access to insulin will be a priority for the chamber in September.
Advocates say a potential legislative response to address the gaps in coverage could come in the form of the Insulin Act, a bipartisan proposal introduced last month by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, and Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, that would include a cap on the private marketplace. The legislation also has mechanisms in place that would lower the list price for insulin, providing relief for diabetes patients without insurance.
“We are grateful for the step forward in the Inflation Reduction Act, but now we’re focused and really urging Congress to bring up the Insulin Act as soon as possible,” said Campbell Hutton, vice president of regulatory and health policy at JDRF, a New York-based nonprofit that funds type 1 diabetes research. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Insulin-cap-for-Medicare-patients-signals-hope-17398231.php | 2022-08-25T19:00:02Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Insulin-cap-for-Medicare-patients-signals-hope-17398231.php | false |
Company Develops A Two-Step Sequential Approach
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regen BioPharma, Inc. (OTC PINK: RGBP) and (OTC PINK: RGBPP) announced today development of a novel immunotherapy for treatment of solid tumors. Current cellular approaches to kill cancer involve administration of a specific type of modified T cell called "chimeric antigen receptor" (CAR) T cell. Despite significant progress being made in using CAR-T cells to treat leukemia, little progress has been made in solid tumors such as those found in lung, brain, breast, prostate and colon. It is believed that solid tumors possess an abnormal "microenvironment" which physically prevents T cells from entering the tumor, as well as inactivating T cells that do manage to enter. The microenvironment consists of surrounding blood vessels, immune cells, fibroblasts, signaling molecules and an extracellular matrix. The solid tumor is surrounded by its microenvironment and constantly interacts with it.
The current approach developed by the Company, for which a provisional patent application has been submitted, involves initial treatment of the tumor microenvironment with cells of the innate immune system called CAR-M and CAR-NK cells. These cells, which also begin to attack the tumor, are able to "normalize" the tumor microenvironment, thus allowing CAR-T cells to enter and attack the tumor.
"The company believes that taking this two-step approach – first softening up the target with CAR-M and CAR-NK cells and then bringing in the heavy artillery (CAR-T cells) will allow solid tumors to be successfully targeted by these cell therapies, thus greatly expanding the CAR-T market and ultimately saving people's lives," said Dr. David Koos, CEO and Chairman of the Company.
About Regen BioPharma Inc.:
Regen BioPharma, Inc. is a publicly traded biotechnology company (PINK: RGBP) and (PINK: RGBPP). The Company is focused on the immunology and immunotherapy space. The Company is focused on rapidly advancing novel technologies through pre-clinical and Phase I/ II clinical trials. Currently, the Company is focused on mRNA and small molecule therapies for treating cancer and autoimmune disorders. Additional information on Regen BioPharma is available at http://www.regenbiopharmainc.com.
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Do...
...start off SLOW.
Walking is a good way to warm up. It also helps you lower the exertion level, which conserves resources for the end of your workout and reduces heat build-up.
...wear loose-fitting, light-colored clothing.
Loose-fitting clothes allow heat to escape. Try not to wear cotton clothing while running. There are several different synthetic materials that will wick some of the perspiration away from your skin, which reduces chafing and helps the body cool faster.
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...drink cold water.
Cold water leaves the stomach of a runner quicker than any type of fluid. In addition, it produces a slight physiological cooling effect and an even greater psychological cooling effect.
...cool down.
Five to 10 minutes of light jogging/walking will slowly decrease body temperature and remove waste products from the working muscles. Also, stretching can be an appropriate way to cool down as it helps the muscles to relax and increase their range of movement.
...be ALERT!
Do not wear anything with headphones such as a Walkman or portable CD player. You will not be able to hear cars. Survival on our roads depends on being able to hear cars coming up from behind, around the corner ahead or just over the hill.
...keep your head up.
This will help keep the rest of your body in alignment, which will help prevent injuries. It will also allow you to run slightly faster (about 30 seconds for a 10K).
...watch your arms.
A huge mistake even among experienced runners is bad arm form. You want to keep your shoulders in, keep your arms relaxed, and avoid excessive arm movements. Additionally, your arms should be at approximately 90-degree angles. Don't clench your fists.
...run your own race.
Don't run at a pace two minutes faster than your usual pace; challenge yourself, but don't overextend yourself. Don't get discouraged because you can't keep up with these people. Listen to your body and run at a pace that is comfortable for you.
...take care of injuries.
Don't press yourself to run while injured. To recover from an injury, use the R.I.C.E. method: rest, ice, compression and elevation. Don't run if you have an injury as you will only make it worse.
...join a local running group.
This is a particularly useful thing to do if you don't enjoy running alone. Sometimes when you are in the middle of a good conversation you will forget that you are running. In addition, you will gain tips by running with others.
...speed work. Speed work will teach you to run faster. Speed work involves running intervals of shorter distances at a faster pace than you normally run at. There are many ways to do speed work. You can go to a track and run intervals there. You can run intervals across the grass in a park or up a hill (they can be really short). Speed work can even be incorporated into your normal run, by running for a minute or two at a faster than normal pace in your run.
...breathe on cadence.
The best way to maintain a proper breathing cadence is to breathe in or out every time your dominant foot contacts the ground. Your initial breathing cadence starts with your dominant foot (for many runners this would be when the right foot strikes the ground). Simply put, each time your dominant foot touches the ground you will either be breathing in or breathing out.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 25, 2022
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In the movie Enough, Jennifer Lopez's character defends herself against her abusive husband using Krav Maga (krahv ma-GAH), a self-defense system developed for the Israeli Defense Forces.
"Krav Maga can help women attain new athletic goals, increase muscle definition, self-confidence and mind/body coordination as well as assist in stress reduction," said Katrina Kothe, a New York Krav Maga instructor and the highest-ranking female student in the U.S. "Krav Maga uses elements of physical fitness to tone muscles and help with coordination. You're burning calories and we incorporate standard calisthenics, but the primary reason people come to us is for self defense. Toning and losing weight is not the main goal but many women say they see results during the training."
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Unlike other self-defense and aerobic programs, there are no required steps or rules in Krav Maga. Instead, Krav Maga techniques are practiced in simulated, ever-changing attack situations.
According to John Whitman, President of Krav Maga Worldwide, Los Angeles, where Lopez trained, being in top physical shape is not necessary to start the program. Instructors push students to work as hard as they can but not to compete with one another.
"Krav Maga is very aggressive and dynamic in itself," Whitman explained. "Basically, as [Lopez] was training in the technique she was going to use in the movie, she was also working out. You work up a huge sweat just doing the motions, and it's actual contact. You're punching pads and being grabbed by people. It's as real as we can make it."
The fitness advantages of programs such as Krav Maga lie in the short, high intensity explosiveness that occurs in muscle fibers, explained Melyssa St. Michael, founder and president of UltraFit Human Performance, Inc., Baltimore, MD. "When you are building up kinetic force, you are developing really strong neurological pathways from your brain to your muscle, which helps instincts and reflexes. Any type of really short, intense workout helps elevate metabolic rate and burn more fat," St. Michael said, adding that students performing Krav Maga expend 20 to 30 percent more energy than during a less intensive activity such as step aerobics.
However, St. Michael warned that explosive movements can also put students at risk for tendon injuries.
To prevent injury, proper instructor training is critical, Kothe said, recommending that students check that instructors have been properly certified by the Krav Maga Association of America or by the government of Israel. Instructors take every precaution to ensure that students don't get hurt, and require the use of protective equipment in simulated fight situations. "We take safety very, very seriously," she said.
It takes the average woman between two and nine months to become adept enough at Krav Maga to be able to effectively defend herself, Kothe said. However techniques taught in the first class will help immediately. "Women shouldn't be intimidated by Krav Maga. It's really easy to learn, and it's something that could potentially save their lives," she said.
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Authorities: 300 dogs seized on property were malnourished, suffered from injuries
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KVVU/Gray News) - Nevada authorities recovered 300 dogs after making an arrest of two people Monday in an animal cruelty case.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office said Oksana Higgins and Vasili Platunov were arrested after being accused of felony animal abuse and neglect.
Authorities said they obtained a search warrant for a property in Amargosa Valley as part of their investigation. The 300 dogs, of a variety of different breeds and ages, were found there.
Officials said they found the dogs in poor conditions. The kennels had dirt floors and were lined along the property. The dogs were in various states of malnutrition due to not being fed well, many dogs had injuries or untreated medical conditions.
The sheriff’s office said additional charges may be filed against the couple based on the determination of any other conditions for the dogs while being treated by a veterinarian.
The dogs will be kept on the property, KVVU reports, until Monday as nonprofits and shelters work with the authorities to develop a plan to adopt the dogs out.
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Michael Cala interviews nutrition expert and cancer-prevention specialist Moshe Shike, M.D. about obesity in America and what his thoughts are on why American obesity is such a problem.
Discovery Health: We all know obesity is a major health problem in America. It seems to defy resolution.
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Dr. Shike: Obesity, to a large extent, is an avoidable condition that leads to a number of avoidable diseases: hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and some cancers.
What I find interesting is a recent survey that shows twice as many people in the United States are concerned about the fat content of their diets as they are about the total number of calories consumed. This line of thinking leads to obesity no matter what food is eaten.
While many people may scrupulously avoid fats, meats or alcohol, they will consume large amounts of other foods. Or they will buy foods that read "Fat Free" on the label. That huge bowl of pasta, for example, or that fat-free cake or sweetened cereal may not have much fat, but each is loaded with calories. Excess calories that are not burned off through physical exercise cause weight gain.
The conclusion is overweight people should eat less and exercise more.
Discovery Health: So if people exercised, they wouldn't gain weight?
Dr. Shike: Along with consuming excess amounts of food, Americans do not engage in adequate physical activity. Too busy. Too much television. Too much internet surfing. This includes children, a surprising number of whom are sedentary, eat too much and eventually become obese.
The great majority of dieters tend to regain the weight they have lost within 12 months. It would be much easier to maintain weight loss if people exercised regularly: three to five times per week for about 30 minutes each. Physical activity should also be incorporated into everyday living. Exercise is good for health, makes people feel better and helps burn off excess calories.
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Marcus Fleming Jr., a redshirt sophomore wide receiver on the University of Maryland football team, was charged with misdemeanor second-degree assault after a felony first-degree assault charge was dropped in Prince George’s County Circuit Court on Thursday morning.
According to court documents obtained by The Baltimore Sun, Fleming Jr. was charged on June 8 after a June 3 incident with his ex-girlfriend, Ariana Wright, also a student-athlete at the university. According to court documents, she says that he physically abused her at an apartment in Hyattsville. Fleming was arrested June 25 and released the same day after posting a $3,000 bond.
According to court documents, Fleming Jr. has also filed second-degree assault charges against Wright.
According to court documents, Wright accused Fleming of banging her head against the bathroom door and choking her with his sweatshirt after she broke up with him for being unfaithful. According to court documents, Wright says that Fleming pulled her hair, caused her nose to bleed and slapped her on the cheek. When she tried calling her sister, she said that Fleming took her phone and disabled it, according to court documents.
According to court documents, Wright says that he forced her to clean up the blood on the floor before she called an Uber.
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Wright filed a protective order against Fleming on June 17, according to court records. In the protective order documents, she accused him of bruising her arm during an argument on May 17.
No date has been set for Fleming’s trial for the second-degree misdemeanor charge. He is currently away from the football team and has not been participating in team activities, a team spokesperson said. The Terps begin their season against Buffalo on Sept. 3.
Fleming filed second-degree assault charges against Wright on June 29, according to court documents. A deputy served her with the criminal charges on Aug. 16, and her court date is scheduled for October.
Fleming wrote in court documents that his ex-girlfriend was “crazy” and “dangerous.” Fleming wrote that on June 3, as he was helping a friend move in, Wright kept calling and texting him, telling him to come home, according to court documents. Fleming said that when he returned to his apartment, Wright asked why he was talking to other women on his iPad before yelling then hitting him and causing his lip to bleed according to court records. Fleming wrote that he tried to calm Wright down, but she continued to attack him, the court documents say.
According to court documents, Fleming described a previous incident in which Wright threw a glass candle at him.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A pipeline operator said Thursday that it has reached a settlement with Southern California tourism companies, fishermen and other businesses that sued after a crude oil spill off the coast last year near Huntington Beach.
Amplify Energy Corp., which owns the pipeline that ruptured and faces a criminal charge for its oversight, said in a statement that claims have been settled in the class-action lawsuit filed by businesses affected by the October spill of about 25,000 gallons (94,600 liters) of crude into the Pacific Ocean.
The company did not say how much the businesses would be paid but said its insurance policies will cover the cost of the settlement, which would still need to be approved by a federal court.
“Although we are unable to provide additional detail at this time, we negotiated in good faith and believe we have come to a reasonable and fair resolution,” Martyn Willsher, Amplify’s president and chief executive, said in the statement.
The pipeline rupture sent blobs of crude washing ashore in surf-friendly Huntington Beach and other coastal communities.
While less severe than initially feared, the spill about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) offshore shuttered beaches for a week and fisheries for more than a month, oiled birds and threatened wetlands that communities have been striving to restore.
Attorneys for the businesses that sued said in a statement that the settlement includes monetary relief but they didn't provide details. The agreement doesn’t apply to the operators of ships accused of dragging anchors in the harbor and causing damage to the pipeline months before the spill.
“All rights to continue pursuing claims against the ship related entities are expressly reserved by both the Class Plaintiffs and the Amplify entities,” the statement said.
The settlement also doesn't resolve Houston-based Amplify's claims against an organization that helps oversee marine traffic.
Amplify contends that two ships during a January 2021 storm dragged their anchors across the pipeline that carried crude from offshore oil platforms to the coast.
Amplify also faces a criminal charge related to the pipeline leak.
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Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration’s efforts to override Food and Drug Administration decisions early in the pandemic.
The report Wednesday by the Democratic-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis also sheds new light on the role that television personalities played in bringing hydroxychloroquine to the attention of top White House officials. Investigators highlighted an email from Fox News’ Laura Ingraham and others from Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon who had a daytime TV show and is now the Republican Senate nominee in Pennsylvania. Ingraham attended an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump, who himself took the anti-malaria drug.
The FDA originally authorized use of hydroxychloroquine in late March 2020 based on small studies suggesting it could have some effectiveness against the coronavirus. At that time, many researchers hoped that existing antiviral drugs could be used to fight the virus. But by June, FDA officials had concluded the drug was likely ineffective and could cause potentially dangerous heart complications, revoking its emergency use.
Efforts by the Trump administration to control the release of COVID-19 guidance and install political operatives at public health agencies have been well documented.
The report by the House subcommittee investigating the government’s COVID-19 response focused on pressure at the FDA, which serves as gatekeeper for the drugs, vaccines and other countermeasures against the virus.
Much of the information comes from an interview with the agency’s former commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, who was picked for the job by Trump in late 2019. Frustrated by the pace of FDA’s medical reviews, Trump repeatedly accused Hahn -- without evidence -- of delaying decisions on COVID-19 drugs and vaccines “for political reasons.”
Although FDA commissioners are politically appointed, the agency’s scientists are expected to conduct their reviews free from outside influence. Indeed, the FDA’s credibility largely stems from its reputation for scientific independence.
But Hahn told investigators that he felt pressure due to the “persistence” of Trump aide Peter Navarro’s calls to reauthorize hydroxychloroquine after the FDA’s decision to pull its emergency use.
“We took a different stance at the FDA,” Hahn told investigators. “So that disagreement, which of course ultimately became somewhat public, was a source of pressure.”
The subcommittee chairman, Democrat Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, said efforts to bend the FDA’s scientific work on treatments and vaccines exemplified how the “prior administration prioritized politics over public health.” But Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, the panel’s top Republican, said the report was “further proof” that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., “only set up this sham panel to carry out a political vendetta” against Trump.
Much of the report focuses on actions taken by Navarro and Dr. Steven Hatfill, a virologist and outside adviser described by the subcommittee as a “full-time volunteer” on COVID-19 for the White House.
“Dr. Hatfill and Mr. Navarro devised multiple pressure schemes targeting FDA and federal officials who they contended were wrongly impeding widespread access to hydroxychloroquine,” according to the report.
In his response, Hatfill said: “We never wrongly pressured anyone. We simply followed the science and the overwhelming evidence as detailed in several studies available at the time.”
Navarro, in an emailed statement, said the subcommittee was “wrongly” perpetuating that hydroxychloroquine “was somehow dangerous.” He also said he has chronicled his battles with the FDA in his White House memoir.
Importantly, there’s no evidence that White House efforts ultimately changed the FDA’s decisions on hydroxychloroquine or any other therapies.
Investigators also cited a March 28, 2020, email from Oz to Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, stating that the drug “appears safe and results are better than expected.”
Birx forwarded the email to Hahn within the hour, saying “we should talk.”
A cancer specialist with no prior political experience, Hahn was widely criticized during the early COVID-19 response for decisions that appeared to cave to White House officials.
According to emails obtained by the committee, Hatfill described “constant fighting with (Dr. Anthony) Fauci and Dr. Hahn” over access to hydroxychloroquine during the summer. Fauci is the nation’s top infectious disease expert.
During this period Hatfill also urged Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., to request a federal investigation into the handling of hydroxychloroquine, according to a letter submitted for the Congressional Record.
There’s no indication such a request was made. But in mid-August, Johnson and fellow Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Ted Cruz of Texas wrote the FDA seeking an explanation for the denial to reinstate hydroxychloroquine’s authorization. Johnson also chaired a Senate committee hearing in November 2020 on treatment options and complained that doctors who prescribed hydroxychloroquine for COVID had been “scorned.”
In the fall of 2020, the focus of both FDA and White House officials turned to the upcoming authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.
As previously reported, the White House objected to an FDA requirement that vaccine makers gather two months of safety data before filing their applications, contending that condition would delay the launch of the shots. Trump had repeatedly stated the shots would be authorized before Election Day, despite government scientists signaling that timeline was unlikely.
The committee report suggested that the FDA’s guidance for vaccine manufacturers was delayed more than three weeks — from mid-September until early October — due to White House concerns.
Hahn told investigators the agency faced “pushback about the issue” from multiple officials, including Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, who told the FDA commissioner on Sept. 23, 2020, that the White House would not sign off on the two-month requirement.
On Oct. 6, the FDA quietly published its vaccine guidelines as part of a larger set of documents for drugmakers. After the materials posted online, Hahn said Meadows called him to indicate that the FDA guidelines were approved.
The online publication drew fury from the president on Twitter.
“New FDA rules make it more difficult for them to speed up vaccines for approval before Election Day. Just another political hit job!” Trump tweeted at his FDA commissioner.
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Uvalde school police chief fired for response to shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde school district has fired police chief Pete Arredondo under mounting pressure in the grieving Texas town to punish officers for hesitating for over an hour to storm a classroom and take down the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers
In a unanimous vote Wednesday evening, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s board of trustees fired Arredondo during a meeting also attended by parents and survivors of the May 24 massacre. Arredondo, who was not present, is the first officer to lose his job following one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history.
His ouster came three months to the day after the tragedy and less than two weeks before students return to school in Uvalde, where some children are still too scared or scarred to go back inside a classroom.
The board faced withering criticism, with one young girl approaching a microphone to to ask why law enforcement hadn’t protected her friends and teachers. “Turn in your badge,” she demanded.
The crowd cheered following the vote, and some parents walked away in tears. Outside, several Uvalde residents called for other officers to be held accountable.
“Coward!” some in the audience yelled as the meeting got underway.
Arredondo, who has been on leave from the district since June 22, has come under the most intense scrutiny of the nearly 400 officers who rushed to school but waited more than 70 minutes to confront the 18-year-old gunman in the fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary School.
Most notably, Arredondo was criticized for not ordering officers to act sooner. Col. Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, has said Arredondo was in charge of the law enforcement response to the attack.
Minutes before the school board meeting got underway, Arredondo’s attorney released a scathing 4,500-word letter that amounted to the police chief’s fullest defense to date of his actions. Over 17 defiant pages, Arredondo was described not as a fumbling chief blamed in a damning state investigation for not taking command and wasting time searching for keys to a likely unlocked door, but instead as a brave officer whose level-headed decisions saved the lives of other students.
It alleges that Arredondo warned the district about a variety of security issues in the schools a year before the shooting and asserted he wasn’t in charge of the scene. The letter also accused Uvalde school officials of putting his safety at risk by not allowing him to carry a weapon to the school board meeting, citing “legitimate risks of harm to the public and to Chief Arredondo.”
“Chief Arredondo is a leader and a courageous officer who with all of the other law enforcement officers who responded to the scene, should be celebrated for the lives saved, instead of vilified for those they couldn’t reach in time,” George Hyde wrote.
Hyde’s office has not responded to a request for comment.
Uvalde school officials have been under increasing pressure from victims’ families and members of the community, many of whom had called for Arredondo’s termination. Superintendent Hal Harrell first moved to fire Arredondo in July but postponed the decision at the request of Arredondo’s attorney.
At the meeting was Ruben Torres, father of Chloe Torres, who survived the shooting in room 112 of the school.
“Right now, being young, she is having a hard time handling this horrific event,” Torres said.
Shirley Zamora, the mother of a student at Robb Elementary, said accountability shouldn’t end with Arredondo’s dismissal.
“This is just going to be the beginning. It’s a long process,” she said.
Only one other officer — Uvalde Police Department Lt. Mariano Pargas, who was the city’s acting police chief on the day of massacre — is known to have been placed on leave for their actions during the shooting.
The Texas Department of Public Safety, which had more than 90 state troopers at the scene, is conducting an investigation into the response by state police. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat who represents Uvalde, said McCraw, the state police chief, also deserves scrutiny.
“You fail at something so badly that people are getting hurt, then certainly we have to have some greater accountability,” he said.
School officials have said the Robb Elementary campus will no longer be used when students return Sept 6. Instead, campuses elsewhere in Uvalde will serve as temporary classrooms for elementary school students, not all of whom are willing to return to school in-person following the shooting.
School officials say a virtual academy will be offered for students. The district has not said how many students will attend virtually, but a new state law passed last year in Texas following the pandemic limits the number of eligible students receiving remote instruction to “10% of all enrolled students within a given school system.”
Schools can seek a waiver to exceed the limit but Uvalde has not done so, according to the Texas Education Agency.
New measures to improve school safety in Uvalde include “8-foot, non-scalable perimeter fencing” at elementary, middle and high school campuses, according to the school district. Officials say they have also installed additional security cameras, upgraded locks, enhanced training for district staff and improving communication.
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Associated Press writer Paul J. Weber in Austin, Texas, contributed to this report.
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An interview with Professor Cary Cooper, Occupational Psychologist, University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology, England
Q: Why do different personalities react differently to stress?
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A: Different people cope differently with stress and two different people in the same context will behave differently. And they'll do so, in part, from their early childhood background. We learn our coping strategies in life from our parents. We identify particularly with parents, we see how they deal with situations and we model that kind of behavior.
There is a view that there's a genetic predisposition to coping, that people's kind of armory of coping strategies comes through the genetic of predisposition and tendencies, particularly the aggressive part of their personality that can create stress-related illnesses … I don't agree with that. I think most of our coping strategies come from the environment, particularly our parents. That is, we try a particular way of coping with a particular problem and it either works or doesn't work and we that it's not useful to use that. I believe it's environmentally, not genetically determined.
Q: What is the role of stress in disease?
A: I actually believe that human beings are genetically predisposed to a whole range of illnesses, whether it's heart disease, maybe even mental ill health, immune system failures and so on. And so we're a loaded gun and stress is the trigger mechanism which starts that process. So the object for me as a scientist is to try to identify the triggers that start the process for a genetic predisposition. If we can get the finger as far away from the trigger as possible then the disease process — which may be genetically predisposed — won't start.
Q: Do women experience different stresses than men?
A: Whether they're homemakers or working — and the majority of woman are now working — women still have the main responsibility for looking after child care, for taking domestic responsibility, while the so-called new man does his career. Really in the end the person who's suffering the stress is the woman who has to do the double shift, if she's working or pursuing a career and also looking after the child. Because we don't have a new man, we have some newish men but no new man.
Q: Has new technology helped reduce stress?
A: The new technology's overloading us. It's accessible everywhere, we have e-mails, we have mobile phones that can contact us in any part of our lives, seven day a week, twenty-four hour society. So what was supposed to be the social support devices for us to help us lead this great leisure life, has turned up as another stressor.
Q: How does the workplace impact on stress?
A: Research over the last couple of decades has shown that people who feel they have no control, no autonomy over the job they do in the work place are likely to get a stress related illness. A perfect example is a car assembly worker. Many blue-collar workers don't have as much control as managers. However, jobs are now changing. Jobs are insecure from the shop floor to the top floor, so the lack of control and the feelings of no autonomy and no control over the nature of your job are moving up the socioeconomic ladder. And people in white collar, professional jobs are suffering from lack of control as well. But probably still not as much as blue-collar workers.
For many people these days, jobs are just insecure, from shop floor to top floor. Whether you're a blue collar or a manager, jobs are no longer for life. And this is a major source of stress and a major potential source of stress related illness.
Q: Why do blue-collar works seem more stressed than someone in senior management?
A: There is a big difference, I think, between the shop floor and senior management, in the sense that shop floor workers have much less control than very senior management…[Senior managers] have a sense of control. They have some kind of status. They have a different kind of lifestyle, in a sense. And they feel that they're involved in decision-making, in fact they lead decision-making. Whereas a paced assembly line worker on the shop floor of a car-manufacturing outfit has very little control.
The sources of the stress may be different but it doesn't necessarily mean that the outcomes are any different. They may have slightly more stress-related illnesses the further down the socioeconomic ladder, but that gap is definitely narrowing as jobs at the top end are becoming very insecure as well.
Q: Do women cope with stress differently than men?
A: Women tend to be better copers than men. And the reason is, they can talk about their feelings. They can seek social support from a close friend if they need to. They use a whole range of coping strategies; now men don't do that. Men have a great deal of difficulty expressing their feelings about what's troubling them. Men also have trouble talking to other men about their problems — or talking to anybody about their problems. So they kind of shoulder through in macho style…And I think it explains why much of the research shows that women don't get stress-related illnesses to the same extent that men do.
Q: Do conveniences such as stores open extended-hours and laptops offer us flexibility and freedom from stress?
A: We're now part of a culture that is a seven-day-a-week, twenty-four-hour society. It's working all the time. We go into shops at all hours. The people who have to serve us in shops have to work all sorts of unsocial hours. So the kind of lifestyle is kind of a frenetic lifestyle. We're not having any time for kind of reflection, for thinking about what we're doing in our life. When we were a nine to five, five day a week culture or five and a half day week culture we had time for peace, for communing with our family, for taking walks, for being together, which we don't have any more.
It seems as if the workplace is everywhere. We all lead a kind of tortoiseshell existence, where the office is at our back, whether it's on an airplane, on a train, almost in a car nowadays…What most of us actually need is some kind of reflection time, some peace, to be with our families. What I think causes people most stress nowadays is the long-working-hours culture they are involved in. We don't have balance. The long-working-hours culture, the difficulty in the roles between men and women. And what we're doing is imposing too much on women and not sharing the family responsibilities. This is what we have to get back to. It's peace, it's solace and understanding of what life is all about. Life is not all about working.
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There's less than a month left of summer. Before the fall temps move in you may want to check some home improvements off the list.
If new flooring is on yours, remember this, the flooring you choose matters more than you think.
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COVID and Monkeypox vaccinations have dominated the conversation in many communities, while other routine childhood immunizations, like polio, diphtheria and flu shots, have largely fallen off the radar.
Recently, Sheena Payne, director for community affairs at blue cross and blue shield of Texas and executive director of the caring foundation of Texas talked with Hannah about the importance of catching up on any delayed immunizations during national immunization awareness month.
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George Foreman accused of sexual assault
Published: Aug. 25, 2022 at 7:36 AM CDT|Updated: 7 hours ago
(CNN) - Two women are accusing former boxer George Foreman of sexually assaulting them in the 1970s, according to civil lawsuits filed Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Those court documents said the women were between the ages of 13 and 16 when the assaults took place.
They don’t name Foreman in the suits but supply sufficient information to identify him.
Foreman denies the accusation and said the women are trying to extort money from his family.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For minority-owned beauty and fashion e-commerce companies searching for a flexible warehouse/office space, Fashion Assembly has announced the launch of a premium industrial solution. The 16,000-square-foot Fashion Assembly is a members-only space in the heart of Los Angeles's Art District. Fashion Assembly is a premier warehouse, office, and workspace that offers an ideal blend of adaptable office space, community involvement, and logistics assistance specifically designed for BIPOC beauty and fashion brands.
In response to rising demand for emerging minority beauty and fashion e-commerce businesses, Fashion Assembly now offers short-term leases for spaces ranging from 100 to 2,500 square feet at its newly opened arts district location. Fashion Assembly provides peace of mind to business owners and allows them to focus on growth rather than bad spaces, bad locations, and expensive long-term leases.
During the pandemic, Brian Pearson, a Franchise Development Broker, and Anje Collins, a former celebrity entertainment publicist, worked together to develop Coco Blue Shoes, a popular shoe business in Los Angeles. Together, they are known as the founders of Fashion Assembly. They have first-hand knowledge with the problems associated with building an e-commerce business because they have managed an e-commerce business from their home, which has its own unique set of difficulties.
"Our mission is to equip our members with the tools they need to expand their businesses and connect with their ideal customers wherever they may be located," says Brian Pearson, Fashion Assembly's co-founder and chief executive officer. He continued by saying, "Together, we can accomplish more. Therefore, Fashion Assembly provides our members all the resources they need to take on the industry's heavy hitters."
To better serve its clientele of independently owned and operated beauty and fashion enterprises, Fashion Assembly offers a centralized location for storage, offices, and manufacturing. Using Fashion Assembly's adaptable platform, members may expand their businesses to meet rising demand. Everything from offices and storage areas to order processing, product distribution, and PR is part of this.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed by the Fashion Assembly membership committee. The method's intended use is to unearth committed members who want to expand their profile. Thus, Fashion Assembly is dedicated entirely to empowering people from marginalized communities to succeed in the fashion and cosmetics industries. The tools necessary for their success will be provided by the Fashion Assembly.
"There are several hurdles when starting a business developed by a person of color," Anje Collins, Co-Founder and Creative Director, said. To paraphrase, "I know firsthand how challenging and expensive it can be to manage an e-commerce firm because we started in our living room, storage unit, and two industrial locations and outgrew them all." All memberships are month-to-month, and they include things like high-speed internet, reception services, community events, shared common spaces for members to mingle and network, and growth support. The Fashion Assembly provides its members with access to wholesale doors, commercial-grade machinery, shipping, and receiving services, among other direct-to-consumer business essentials. In addition to private offices, there are shared work areas, meeting rooms, a showroom space, and a photography studio.
Fashion Assembly is essentially a one-stop shop for e-commerce beauty and fashion brands. Because the Fashion Assembly is concerned with the underrepresentation of certain groups in the beauty and fashion industries, it will offer the necessary resources to those persons so that they can achieve success in their chosen fields.
About Fashion Assembly:
Fashion Assembly makes the most challenging aspects of operating an e-commerce business much simpler. We are empowering the e-commerce economy as well as the next generation of entrepreneurs by democratizing access to essential operations and logistics infrastructure. We do this by utilizing a purpose-built flexible warehouse space located just minutes away from the LA fashion district. Fashion Assembly provides solutions to some of the most critical challenges that minority e-commerce entrepreneurs face when starting, growing, and scaling their businesses. These challenges include finding flexible and intelligently designed warehouse space and office suites, as well as on-demand services such as our public relations, marketing, and accounting teams, fulfillment, and even photography studios and showrooms. For more information, please visit our website at www.fashionassembly.co.
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Anaphylactic Reactions: The Most Severe Type of Allergic Reaction
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction and medical emergency involving the entire body. It requires immediate medical help. Symptoms include difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness, and even death if not treated promptly and properly.
How Anaphylactic Reactions Occur
An anaphylactic reaction is triggered the same way other, less severe allergic reactions are. The immune system overreacts to otherwise harmless substances. When this allergic reaction is severe, as in anaphylaxis, it affects the entire body. The skin, respiratory system, heart and lungs, eyes, uterus, and bladder may be involved. This whole-body allergic reaction may cause:
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- nausea
- vomiting
- abdominal cramps
- hives
- swelling of the lips
- diarrhea
- itchy skin
- anxiety
- headache
- joint swelling
- coughing, sneezing, wheezing
- shortness of breath
- itchy mouth and throat
- nasal congestion
- hoarseness
- warmth and flushing
- widespread, intense skin redness
- uterine cramping
- itchy, watery, swollen eyes
- chest pain and tightness
- difficulty breathing
- low blood pressure
- shock, loss of consciousness, and even death
If you have any of these symptoms after allergy testing or after exposure to an allergen, call 911 immediately.
If you think you've had an anaphylactic reaction, see an allergy specialist for follow-up evaluation and treatment. The allergy specialist can prescribe a medication called an epinephrine shot to carry with you and use if you begin to experience this severe form of allergic reaction in the future.
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BERLIN (AP) — A man has gone on trial in Germany accused of firing a rocket-propelled grenade into a group of civilians in Syria eight years ago, killing at least seven people.
The defendant, identified only as Mouafak Al D. for privacy reasons, appeared before a Berlin regional court on Thursday charged with war crimes, seven counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder and three counts of dangerous bodily harm.
Federal prosecutors say the 55-year-old Syrian fired an RPG at people lining up for food aid in the Yarmouk district of Damascus, which is home to a large population of Palestinian refugees.
In addition to at least three deaths, the attack in 2014 wounded at least three people including a 6-year-old child.
The suspect is alleged to have been a member of the Free Palestine Movement, and previously of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Palestine General Command. Between July 2013 and April 2015, the groups exerted control of the Yarmouk refugee camp on behalf of the Syrian government.
Prosecutors claim the defendant sought revenge for the killing of his nephew two days earlier during a gun battle involving members of the Free Syrian Army rebel group. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Germany-Man-tried-for-grenade-attack-on-17398047.php | 2022-08-25T19:12:41Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Germany-Man-tried-for-grenade-attack-on-17398047.php | true |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced earlier this week that they were again extending its waiver deadline for those in need of baby formula.
On Wednesday, the agency said the waivers made available through the federal WIC nutrition program would be extended through the end of the year.
The current waivers were set to expire on Sept. 30.
“USDA recognizes the flexibilities provided by these waivers remain necessary as we continue to pull every lever to address infant formula supply issues and provide certainty for families,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release. “We will continue to work all hands on deck to ensure families can access infant formula, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to get more safe formula on store shelves nationwide.”
The waiver program was first introduced in June to deal with the infant formula crisis.
The crisis began in February amid the coronavirus pandemic and then was exacerbated after Abbott announced a voluntary recall and then had to shut its Michigan factory due to contamination, the agency said.
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We are now just a couple of days out from North Texas' season opener against UTEP on Saturday night in El Paso.
UNT fans have been optimistic about the Mean Green's prospects this year as picks roll in for the Get Your Rear on the Record contest.
We are now just a couple of days out from North Texas' season opener against UTEP on Saturday night in El Paso.
UNT fans have been optimistic about the Mean Green's prospects this year as picks roll in for the Get Your Rear on the Record contest.
We have 80 entries so far, including six readers who have the Mean Green winning at least 10 games, a milestone UNT hasn't reached since 1977.
Here is where we stand. If you haven't sent in a guess yet, email your pick at bvito@dentonrc.com.
11-3 – Taylor James
10-4 – Fidel Lozano, Tony DeSousa, Rex Winn
10-3 – Scott Cass
10-2 – Taylor James
9-4 – Joe Holland, Brian Dixon, Dillon Lovelace, Dustin Lowe, Ryan Cruz, Tyler Eveleth, Scott Davis
8-5 – Thomas Coe, Robert Botts, Steven Hoyer, Scott Campbell, Zac Gutierrez, Jonathan Moreno, Bobby Gibbons, Zach Werblo, Cathy Wilkinson, Evan Frantum, Lee Hughes, Fred Schinderle, Rob McKinney, Michael Holt, Jason Howeth, Jeff Hill, Tom McKrackin, Jack Mitchell, Chris Houston
8-4 – Ed Collopy, Rob Hudnall, Steve Knowles, Steve Baker, Keith Kelly
7-6 – Brian Martin, Venson Herron, Tom Samuels, Jacob Flores, Brett Vito, John McDowell, Robert Botts, Jerid Wynn, John Lowe, Tony DeSousa, Brian Martin, John Lowe, Robert Bell, Steve Hammond, García Alejandro, Alec McKinley, Venson Herron, Von Eaglin, Jeff Withers
7-5 – Miles Meador, Jacob Flores, David Barnes, James W. Smith, Johnny Wilson, Harry Miers, Scott Robertson
6-7 – Bill Kenney, Mark Miller, Mike Jackson, Craig L., Sanoe Valente, Adam Rosenfield
6-6 – Nathan Hansard
5-7 – Gavin Doolittle, Jason L, Jared Morris, Jim Schaeffer, Ben Gooding, Cliff Scott, Mike Moss
3-9 – Kane Pritchard, Ryan Munthe
2-10 – Tony Barone
BRETT VITO can be reached at 940-566-6870 and via Twitter at @brettvito.
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Tweaked COVID boosters close but how much will they help?
COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one -- and how soon.
Pfizer and rival Moderna both asked U.S. regulators this week to authorize modified versions of their booster vaccine — shots that are half the original recipe and half protection against BA.4 and BA.5, the newest versions of omicron.
The Food and Drug Administration ordered that recipe at the end of June, and now has to decide if this combination -- what scientists call a “bivalent vaccine” -- is ready.
The Biden administration hopes updated boosters could help blunt a winter COVID-19 surge in a population weary of the virus — and of vaccinations. But while the first-ever modification to these vaccines is momentous, it’s more of an expected next step — like how flu vaccines get updated every year — than a true next-generation shot.
“We need to give a clear, forward-looking set of expectations,” said University of Pennsylvania immunologist E. John Wherry, who compares vaccine tweaks to periodically updating your computer software.
WHY DID FDA ORDER COMBO SHOTS?
BA.5 currently is causing nearly all COVID-19 infections in the U.S. and much of the world. Current COVID-19 vaccines match the coronavirus strain that circulated in early 2020. And while those vaccinations still offer strong protection against serious illness or death from COVID-19, there’s little effectiveness against infection from the wildly mutated omicron family.
The gamble is that BA.5, or something similar, still will be circulating when cold weather hits so the combo shots will be a good match. (Vaccines target the spike protein that coat the coronavirus, and the BA.4 and BA.5 spikes are identical although those strains vary in other ways.)
HOW WERE THE MODIFIED SHOTS TESTED?
Pfizer and Moderna both studied an earlier tweak to their vaccines that targets the original omicron, called BA.1, that hit last winter, plus even earlier variants.
FDA will use data from human testing of the BA.1-tweaked doses plus mice tests of the BA.5-targeted version to decide if the newest update spurs virus-fighting antibodies enough to warrant another shot.
But data on the newest tweak will come later in the year, to help assess the value of modified shots. Moderna has started a human study of its BA.5 combo shot; Pfizer and its partner BioNTech expect to open a similar study soon.
WILL THEY WORK BETTER?
No one knows. Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and an FDA vaccine adviser, said the antibody jump from that earlier BA.1-tweaked candidate was “underwhelming.”
“What the administration is asking us to do is to accept this bivalent vaccine as significantly better” than another dose of today’s vaccine, he said. “It would be nice if there were data to support that.”
Plus, antibodies wane over time. That’s why protection against infection doesn’t last as long as protection against serious illness, which depends on a different part of the immune system, its “memory” cells.
Still, current shots are so outdated that an update makes sense, said Dr. Walter Orenstein of Emory University, a former vaccine director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While he’d like to see more data, he plans to get the new booster.
WHO SHOULD GET AN UPDATED SHOT?
That’s up to the CDC, which called a meeting of its influential vaccine advisers next Thursday and Friday to help decide.
Pfizer wants to open its updated boosters to everyone 12 and older who’s already had a primary series of today’s vaccine, while Moderna has applied only for adult use. CDC will determine if people at highest risk should go first.
A government rollout plan anticipates that people who’ve already gotten their initial vaccinations would qualify for one of the new combination shots, regardless of how many boosters they’ve already had.
WHEN SHOULD THOSE ELIGIBLE GET THE NEW BOOSTER?
Again, the CDC will weigh in, after considering how many doses will be available in early September versus later in the fall. The Biden administration has purchased more than 170 million doses.
But immunologists caution not to race out for a new shot if you recently had a dose of the original vaccine or an infection. That’s because if you still have a lot of antibodies in your bloodstream, they’ll recognize and attack the brand new antibodies that vaccine dose is supposed to produce.
So if you already got a booster in July or August and then seek the new combo shot in September, “you’ll receive very little additional boosting from that,” Wherry said. He recommends waiting four to six months.
WILL PEOPLE ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AGAIN?
Americans have been reluctant to keep up with COVID-19 vaccinations. While three-quarters of Americans 12 and older have gotten their initial vaccinations, only half got a first booster shot -- deemed crucial for the best protection against variants. And just a third of people 50 and older who were advised to get a second booster when omicron arrived did so.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 25, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
106 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
counties, Frio and Zavala.
* WHEN...Until 415 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 103 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Pearsall, Batesville, North Pearsall, Moore, Bluff, Frio
Town, Divot, Derby, Loma Vista and U.S. Highway 57.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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Scott Parker raises World Cup hope for David Brooks after new deal
By PA Staff published
Bournemouth boss Scott Parker is eager not to put any timescale on David Brooks’ recovery but refused to rule out the Wales international from making the World Cup this winter.
Attacker Brooks signed a new four-year deal with the Cherries on Monday and reiterated his desire to get back playing football again.
The 25-year-old was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin lymphoma in October but has completed his treatment and received the all-clear at the end of last season. He is yet to make a competitive appearance since his recovery from cancer but has built up his fitness via a modified programme in recent weeks.
❤️ pic.twitter.com/kR8Be16Nkz— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) August 22, 2022
Asked if Brooks should be ruled out of World Cup contention, Parker told reporters: “No, no definitely not. He is heading certainly in the right direction.
“I am always very wary around Brooksy and giving a real defined date on exactly when he may be coming back but certainly he is heading in the right direction.
“He has done the most amount of work now over the last 10 days and come through that very well.
“I would like to think in the coming weeks we will be in a position where we can see him in matchday squads and be at a level of fitness that we feel is adequate enough to go and operate in the Premier League.”
Brooks will again watch on from afar on Saturday when Bournemouth tackle Liverpool at Anfield but the winger is chomping at the bit to return to top-flight action.
He starred during his debut campaign in the Premier League, after he signed for the Cherries from Sheffield United in 2018, and netted on seven occasions before an ankle injury restricted his involvement in the following season, which saw the south coast club relegated.
Parker guided Bournemouth to promotion in May and knows the experience of Brooks could be vital.
“Extremely excited to see him back, because we missed him,” the 41-year-old added.
“He is a massive player and his quality we missed last year with the situation he was in. First and foremost, absolutely delighted to have him back in terms of general health and him getting over what he did. He has progressed very well.
“It has been slow and we’ve had to tread pretty carefully but probably over the last couple of weeks we have pushed on that work and he’s come through that work well.
pic.twitter.com/AhK8TrkaF3— David Brooks (@DRBrooks15) May 3, 2022
“We’re getting closer to a point where hopefully he can be in a position to come and join the team. A player of Brooksy’s quality and his Premier League experience, it will only help.
“It has been a long road for him and he has missed football. At the start football was probably irrelevant and it was more the fact of life and getting through the cancer he had, which he has.
“Now he is someone who can’t wait to get out there and is constantly on me asking when can he train and when can he train fully, but we’re having to tread carefully.”
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When You Take Intranasal Corticosteroids Intranasal corticosteroids are a powerful medicine that keeps symptoms from starting.
- They often work for people who can't get relief from traditional treatment.
- Be patient. It may take several days before you see results.
- They are only available by prescription.
How Intranasal Corticosteroids Work In some people, neither antihistamines used alone nor in combination with decongestants provide relief from nasal allergy symptoms. If this is you, intranasal corticosteroids may be the answer.
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Corticosteroids are very potent treatments for nasal allergies. They block inflammation, which relieves nasal congestion and swelling. Only your doctor can prescribe them.
Although it may take several days before you see the results, intranasal corticosteroids are very effective. However, you need to follow the instructions carefully because overuse of these medications can cause problems in other areas of your body.
How do I use intranasal corticosteroids safely?
Because intranasal corticosteroids are such powerful medicines, be sure you understand what your doctor tells you about using them. (See What To Ask My Doctor About Medications.) Also, read all the instructions on the label that comes with the medicine, and use it only in the ways described there. If you have any questions, contact your doctor or talk with your pharmacist.
How do intranasal corticosteroids work?
Corticosteroids work by blocking inflammation and irritation of the nasal membranes. This helps prevent allergic symptoms from developing.
How do I take intranasal corticosteroids?
Intranasal corticosteroids come in drops, nasal sprays, or nasal inhalers. These delivery forms allow the medication to be applied directly inside your nose. Your doctor may lower your dose after you get relief. Unfortunately, intranasal corticosteroids won't help with the symptoms that affect your eyes, such as dryness or irritation.
What Your Doctor Can Do for Side Effects
If you're bothered by side effects, your doctor can often help by changing:
- How much medication you take. Sometimes, reducing the dose can stop or minimize side effects. Or, your doctor may lower the dose and then raise it again more slowly.
- When you take the medication. You may be able to cope with drowsiness or insomnia, for instance, by taking your medication in the evening or first thing in the morning.
- How you take the medication. Taking your medication in smaller doses several times a day rather than in one dose can help. Taking it with food might eliminate side effects such as nausea.
- The type of medication. A different medication may be able to stop your symptoms with fewer or less severe side effects.
Always talk with your doctor before changing how you take your medication.
Side effects in adults are minimal when intranasal corticosteroids are used as directed. Overuse can result in more serious side effects. Even when the medication is used correctly, however, there are a few possible - although infrequent - side effects, including:
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- nervousness
- nausea
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- taste or smell changes
- blurred vision and other eye disturbances
- ringing in the ear
- nosebleeds
- growth suppression in children
Talk to your doctor if you experience any of these.
What if my doctor prescribes oral or injectable corticosteroids?
If other medication fails, your doctor may prescribe oral or injectable corticosteroids. These can usually only be used for short periods of time until allergy symptoms are under control. Follow label instructions carefully. Report any unusual symptoms to your doctor immediately. The use of oral or injectable corticosteroids can result in serious side effects such as swelling, pain, infection, and flu-like symptoms.
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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
152 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2022
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Texas...
Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE affecting Presidio County.
Rio Grande at Castolon affecting Brewster County.
.Heavy rainfall in the Rio Grande and Rio Conchos basins have
resulted in elevated flows on the Rio Grande, including minor flood
in some places.
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 7.6 feet (2.3 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.6
feet (2.6 meters) this evening.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (feet):
Fld Observed Thu Fri Fri Fri
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 7pm 1am 7am 1pm
Rio Grande
Presidio 5SE 9.0 7.6 Thu 1pm 8.6 8.2 7.4 7.0
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (meters):
Presidio 5SE 2.7 2.3 Thu 1pm 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1
the Rio Grande at Castolon.
- At 1:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.0 feet (4.3 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 6.2 feet (1.9
meters) early Tuesday afternoon.
Fld Observed Thu Fri Fri Fri
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 7pm 1am 7am 1pm
Castolon 15.0 14.0 Thu 1pm 12.6 12.2 12.8 12.0
Castolon 4.6 4.3 Thu 1pm 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.7
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Chelsea are reportedly preparing a fourth bid in the region of £75 million for Leicester City centre-back Wesley Fofana, with City eyeing a potential replacement if the defender is sold.
Thomas Tuchel has identified Fofana as his number one transfer target this summer, but City has so far stood firm against Chelsea’s attempts to sign the centre-back, despite the player pushing for a move. Fofana will miss City’s trip to Stamford Bridge this weekend after training with the club’s development squad.
City have rejected three offers from Chelsea so far, with the latest said to be worth an initial £60 million with an extra £10 million in what was described as ‘ambitious’ add-ons. Should they cash in this summer, City are looking for a fee beyond the £80 million that they sold Harry Maguire to Manchester United for back in 2019.
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That however has not deterred Chelsea, with the Telegraph reporting that they are ‘preparing’ a fourth offer to City. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano adds that the news proposal will be ‘around £75 million’ but the club are still deciding on the structure of the deal.
The Telegraph also report that City are making plans in case Fofana is sold this summer, with Borussia Dortmund’s Manuel Akanji the club’s number one target. The Swiss centre-back is said to be available for a price of around £20 million, but a loan deal could also be possible late in the window.
The 27-year-old has been linked with a move to Italy with Inter Milan this summer and has just one year remaining on his contract at Dortmund. He has been with the German giants since joining from Basel in January 2018.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
0-4-6
(zero, four, six)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
0-4-6
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LYNCHBURG, Va., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An annual report released this week shows that Liberty University's NCAA Division I Athletics program continues to grow in stature and success on a national scale.
"Liberty teams captured eight conference championships, our third-straight bowl victory, and led all Division I programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia in winning percentage while student-athletes earned a 3.27 cumulative GPA," said Director of Athletics Ian McCaw. "We enjoyed a prosperous year in 2021-22, and I am grateful to our student-athletes, staff, coaches, and senior administration for the overwhelming support that we received. Liberty Athletics is the fastest rising program in the nation, and we are poised for another outstanding year across the board in 2022-23."
The conference championships, won by men's and women's indoor track & field, men's outdoor track & field, men's tennis, field hockey, softball, women's swimming & diving, and women's cross country, resulted in eight NCAA Tournament appearances, including Liberty's first-ever NCAA Championship Final appearance by the field hockey team. The team won a nation-high 20 games, led by Jill Bolton, who was named National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I National Player of the Year, marking another first in Liberty Athletics NCAA Division I history.
In all, Liberty welcomed 20 Power Five opponents to campus in 2021-22 and won a total of 11 games against those schools, including five victories by the softball team.
As Flames Football prepares to join Conference USA in 2023, it has now played 40 FBS opponents from 22 states and eight different FBS conferences since 2017. In winning the LendingTree Bowl in Mobile, Ala., behind an MVP performance from quarterback Malik Willis, the Flames became only the second team to capture bowl victories in their first three seasons of FBS eligibility, joining Appalachian State (2015-20). Liberty is currently one of only five FBS teams to have won bowl games in each of the last three seasons, along with Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Louisiana. A program-record 10 alumni signed NFL contracts this summer, including Willis, who was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the NFL Draft.
The 2022 home football schedule is the most anticipated in program history. The six-game slate is highlighted by games against ACC and in-state foe Virginia Tech on Nov. 19 and future Big 12 Conference member BYU on Oct. 22.
"Liberty Football has its best roster and most challenging schedule, which has led to unprecedented excitement and record season ticket sales and Flames Club donations," McCaw said.
The Flames Club, Liberty's primary booster organization, experienced a 36-percent membership increase over the previous year to more than 4,350 members. The Flames Club raised $4.1 million in 2021-22, more than double the previous year's record.
Liberty Athletics was declared the Virginia All-State Sports Championship winner for the second year in a row by posting the best overall winning percentage among Division I programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2021-22. Liberty finished with an overall winning percentage of 65.4 (235 wins, 124 losses, one tie). The men's athletics programs won 59.6 percent (87-59-0) of their games, paced by the baseball team (37-23), which qualified for the NCAA Regional for the eighth time and third season in a row, and men's basketball team (22-11), which has won 104 games over the last four seasons, fourth-most among all Division I teams in the nation.
Meanwhile, Liberty's women's programs won 69.4 percent (148-65-1) of their contests and the Lady Flames finished atop the women's all-sport standings.
Click on the photo for the full Liberty Athletics Annual Report 2021-2 Liberty Athletics also posted its second consecutive top-75 finish in the Learfield Directors' Cup standings, an annual listing that ranks the top collegiate athletics departments in the country. Liberty ranked No. 13 in the Directors' Cup standings among non-Power Five programs.
As many goals as Liberty's athletes met on the playing field, they were also successful in the classroom, achieving a cumulative grade-point average of 3.27 (second-highest in school history) with 269 ASUN Academic Honor Roll members (70.42 percent of its ASUN student-athletes). A total of 415 recorded GPAs of 3.0 or higher, including 55 with perfect 4.0 marks.
Overall, Liberty Athletics accomplished its mission of producing Christ-centered men and women with the values, knowledge, and skills required to impact tomorrow's world. McCaw cast a vision for Liberty's Athletics program to Train Champions for Christ by providing a high-quality student-athlete experience and achieving victory with integrity.
Through community service outreaches, including food drives and reading to children and raising funds for supplies at area elementary schools, Liberty's student-athletes demonstrated love and care toward those in need in the Lynchburg area, serving with grateful hearts and reflecting the light of Christ throughout the community.
Liberty University, founded in 1971, is the world's premier Christian university, one of the largest private, nonprofit universities in the nation, and the largest university in Virginia. Located near the Blue Ridge Mountains on over 7,000 acres in Lynchburg, Va., Liberty offers more than 700 unique programs of study from the certificate to the doctoral level. Over 450 programs are offered online. Utilizing its world-class infrastructure and Christian faculty, Liberty's mission is to Train Champions for Christ with the values, knowledge, and skills essential for impacting tomorrow's world.
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With osteoarthritis, a joint that aches during or just after use can be the first sign of disease. It is common to be stiff in the morning and after other long periods of inactivity. Characteristically, this stiffness usually lasts 30 minutes or less. When osteoarthritis becomes severe, it may cause pain during rest or at night.
Where do symptoms occur?
Osteoarthritis usually occurs in a specific pattern and appears first on one side of the body. One common pattern is pain in one large joint, usually a knee or hip. Both sides of the body may eventually be affected. Or, more generalized osteoarthritis, involving 3 or more joints, may develop. Affected joints may include the knee, hip, big toe joint, or the end or middle finger joints. Symptoms most often occur in the:
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Olivia Rodrigo may only be 19 years old, but she just had a monumental career moment -- performing with Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden. Rodrigo surprised fans at the New York City venue on Wednesday night when she took the stage with the 73-year-old iconic singer to perform her hit, "Deja Vu," and his 1983 classic, "Uptown Girl."
In video from the concert, Joel adoringly introduced Rodrigo from behind his piano, saying, “I love her music — and so do my kids." Playing the piano, Joel let Rodrigo have the spotlight for "Deja Vu," in which he's mentioned in the lyrics when she sings, "I'll bet that she knows Billy Joel / 'Cause you played her 'Uptown Girl' / You're singing it together."
After that, Joel took center stage with Rodrigo for a duet of "Uptown Girl."
Rodrigo commemorated the epic night on her Instagram Stories, writing, "I SANG WITH BILLY JOEL AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN TODAY ARE U KIDDING," alongside a video. She later posted a selfie with Joel and gushed, "Biggest honor ever still crying thank u Billy!!!!!!!"
There was just as much excitement on Joel's Instagram page as well. "Good 4 u if you made it to @thegarden tonight! @oliviarodrigo hit the stage as Billy Joel’s surprise guest," a photo from their joint performance was captioned.
Another snap of the two noted that Wednesday night marked Joel's "82nd residency show at MSG!"
This wasn't the first fan-girl moment Rodrigo has had since getting her start in 2019 on Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. After her 2021 song, "Driver's License," became one of the biggest hits of the year -- and won her a GRAMMY for Best Solo Pop Performance -- it was played in its entirety during a Saturday Night Live sketch about it.
"Never in my wildest dreams did I think that they were going to do a 'Drivers License' sketch where they played the entirety of 'Drivers License,'" she told RADIO.com afterwards. "And Pete Davidson, who is my biggest celebrity crush, was singing it and comparing me to Taylor Swift, who is my idol. It was just insane. It was on my 18th birthday too, so it was just a crazy day."
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(The Hill) – Chris Stirewalt, a former political editor at Fox News, said that a U.S. senator wanted him fired after the network made the decision to call Arizona for President Biden on election night in 2020.
“I never said that’s why they fired me. A lot of people said that’s why they fired me. I don’t care, they don’t owe me a job. Fox News doesn’t owe me a job. That’s OK. I had a great time at the network, I’m proud of all the work I did, I’m proud of the work that I did with other people. The news division of Fox was great when I was there,” Stirewalt said during an appearance on CNN this week.
The former top editor at Fox said he did not make the call himself but was rather “part of a decision desk team that made a call.”
“Lordy day, did people get very angry about that,” he continued. “I had one U.S. senator call for my firing and say we were engaged in a cover-up. I thought, ‘Are there ballots under the table that I haven’t looked at? What are you talking about?’”
Stirewalt was apparently referencing comments made by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) just days after the election saying he and other “knuckleheads” at the network should be fired.
The Arizona race call, which was made first by Fox, infuriated former President Trump and his allies on the night of the election.
Biden won the state with the help of Maricopa County, a highly populated area that includes Phoenix. Since the election, Arizona has also been the subject of controversy after various members of the GOP have called for election recounts.
Stirewalt was later laid off by the network in what it said was a post-election restructuring.
“As we conclude the 2020 election cycle, Fox News Digital has realigned its business and reporting structure to meet the demands of this new era,” Fox said at the time. “We are confident these changes will ensure the platform continues to deliver breakthrough reporting and insightful analysis surrounding major issues, both stateside and abroad.”
Earlier this year, Stirewalt was hired by startup cable channel NewsNation, which is owned by The Hill’s parent company, Nexstar Media, to serve as its top political editor.
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Digital Transformation in Procurement Specialist Will Support Arkestro Customers and Their Suppliers in Maximizing the Potential of Predictive Procurement Orchestration
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkestro, the leading Predictive Procurement Orchestration platform, has announced it has signed its first official Implementation Partner - Wonder Services, an expert in digital transformation and change management in procurement. Wonder Services will also be sponsoring Optimal '22: Las Vegas, Arkestro's Leadership Summit for Predictive Procurement, November 8-9th, with Founder and Chief Wonder Officer Amanda Prochaska scheduled to speak at the event.
"A staggering percentage of digital transformation projects in procurement fail, and 50 percent of global procurement leaders admit their companies are not succeeding in this area," says Amanda Prochaska. "We came from procurement. We've seen that a big reason is that these projects focus too much on technology while de-prioritizing process design and people, especially suppliers who may be new to this kind of technology. We apply a unique methodology to get different results. By focusing closely on suppliers, we can ultimately improve Arkestro customers' supplier relationships and make them better partners, which is critical in this day and age."
"We are thrilled to have Wonder Services as an Implementation Partner for the Arkestro platform, as well as an Optimal speaker," says Arym Diamond, Chief Revenue Officer, Arkestro. "As we continue to build out our partner ecosystem, it will be important for us to work with organizations and professionals with a strong focus and expertise in supply chain and procurement. We view Wonder Services as having both the unique ability to execute at scale, while also being incredibly nimble."
Amanda Prochaska has worked in procurement for 19 years. She and the global Wonder Services team apply decades of learning and experience to bring about positive shifts in even the most change-averse procurement operations across a variety of industries.
"Wonder Services understands and appreciates how important it is to be part of the paradigm shift in digital transformation in procurement," says Arym Diamond, CRO, Arkestro. "We are thrilled to have Amanda speak at Optimal '22 to share with our customers how they can reap the full benefits of Predictive Procurement Orchestration and help drive improvements in their organizations' operational and financial performance."
Optimal '22 attendees will be invited to meet with Wonder Services and speak directly with Amanda Prochaska.
Arkestro is the leading Predictive Procurement Orchestration platform. Built to amplify the impact of procurement's influence, Arkestro helps enterprises deliver a 2-5x lift on cost savings attributed to everyday purchasing and sourcing cycles. Top enterprises leverage Arkestro's behavioral science, game theory and machine learning to predict and win faster value across every category of addressable spend. Learn more at arkestro.com
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to increase the number of troops by 137,000 to a total of 1.15 million amid Moscow’s military action in Ukraine.
Putin’s decree, which takes effect on Jan. 1, didn’t specify whether the military will beef up its ranks by drafting a bigger number of conscripts, increasing the number of volunteer soldiers or using a combination of both. But some Russian military analysts predicted it would rely heavily on volunteers, a cautious stand reflecting the Kremlin’s concerns about a possible fallout from an attempt to increase the draft.
The presidential decree will boost the overall number of Russian military personnel to 2,039,758, including 1,150,628 troops. A previous order put the military’s numbers at 1,902,758 and 1,013,628 respectively at the start of 2018.
The Kremlin has said that only volunteer contract soldiers take part in what it calls the “special military operation” in Ukraine, rejecting claims that it was pondering a mobilization.
Russian media and non-governmental organizations say Russian authorities have sought to bolster the number of troops involved in the military action in Ukraine by attracting more volunteers, engaging private military contractors and even offering amnesty to some prisoners in exchange for a tour of military duty.
Regional authorities have also tried to help beef up the ranks, forming volunteer battalions to be deployed to Ukraine.
All Russian men aged 18-27 must serve one year in the military, but a large share avoid the draft for health reasons or deferments granted to university students. The share of men who avoid the draft is particularly big in Moscow and other major cities.
The Russian military rounds up draftees twice a year, starting April 1 and Oct. 1. Putin ordered the drafting of 134,500 conscripts during the latest spring draft earlier this year and 127,500 last fall.
In recent years, the Kremlin has emphasized increasing the share of volunteer contract soldiers as it sought to modernize the army and improve its capability. Before the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, the Russian military had over 400,000 contract soldiers, including about 147,000 in the ground forces. The number of conscripts has been estimated at around 270,000, and officers and non-commissioned officers have accounted for the rest.
Military analysts say if the campaign in Ukraine drags on, those numbers could be clearly insufficient to sustain the operations in Ukraine, which has declared a goal of forming a 1-million-strong military.
But many observers have warned that a broad mobilization or a sweeping increase in the number of draftees could fuel public discontent and destabilize the political situation in Russia. That happened during the separatist wars in Chechnya in the 1990s and the early 2000s, when poorly trained Russian conscripts were sent into combat and suffered heavy losses.
Col. Retired Viktor Murakhovsky noted that Putin’s decree on Thursday reflected the pressure of filling the ranks amid the military action in Ukraine.
In comments carried by the RBC online news outlet, he charged that the Kremlin would likely try to keep relying on volunteers and predicted that they would account for the bulk of the increase ordered by the Kremlin.
Another Russian military expert, Alexei Leonkov, also said the authorities wouldn’t expand the draft and would increase the number of troops by hiring more contract soldiers.
“The new military equipment has become more complex, and people operating it need training for at least three years,” Leonkov was quoted as saying by the state RIA Novosti news agency. “A draft won’t help that, so there will be no increase in the number of draftees.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/ap-putin-orders-russian-military-to-start-beefing-up-in-2023/ | 2022-08-25T19:24:29Z | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/ap-putin-orders-russian-military-to-start-beefing-up-in-2023/ | false |
TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydrostor Inc. ("Hydrostor"), a leading long-duration energy storage solution provider, and Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. ("Kiewit"), have entered an agreement to advance Front-End Engineering and Design studies for the 500MW Willow Rock Energy Storage Center ("Willow Rock"), which would be the largest stand-alone energy storage project in California.
This milestone demonstrates steady progress in the development of Hydrostor's Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage ("A-CAES") technology in North America. A-CAES (pronounced "case") uses commercially proven equipment and processes to provide affordable, large-scale, and emission- free long-duration energy storage ("LDES"). Willow Rock will be capable of storing enough energy to provide reliable power for up to 400,000 homes over 8 hours, turning California's growing solar and wind resources into on-demand peaking capacity, enabling the closure of emitting fossil fuel resources while maximizing transmission system utilization.
"Hydrostor continues to reach important milestones at Willow Rock, and we look forward to working with the world-class engineering and construction teams at Kiewit to advance this critical clean energy project. Our global teams are paving the way towards achieving aggressive net-zero goals. Willow Rock will be capable of eliminating the equivalent of roughly 120,000 cars off the road every year over its 50+ year project life," said Curtis VanWalleghem, Hydrostor's Chief Executive Officer.
"Kiewit remains committed to engaging in the clean energy transition and recognizes that LDES solutions like A-CAES are a critical component of grid modernization. We look forward to commencing work on Willow Rock, which has the potential to abate significant emissions and provide a reliable, sustainable energy source for many decades," said Kevin Needham, President of Kiewit Power Engineers.
For more information please visit: https://www.hydrostor.ca/willow-rock/
Kiewit is one of North America's largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. With its roots dating back to 1884, the employee-owned organization operates through a network of subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation; oil, gas and chemical; power; building; water/wastewater; industrial; and mining. Kiewit had 2021 revenues of $12.1 billion and employs 28,800 staff and craft employees.
The Willow Rock Energy Storage Center ("Willow Rock") is an Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage project that will have the ability to produce 500 MW of power and store up to 8 hours of energy. The project is located in Eastern Kern County, just outside Rosamond, California and will cover only 60 acres, far less than other renewable energy projects. Over 800 peak construction jobs will be created, with an average construction workforce of 250 over a four-year period. With over $500 million in regional direct and indirect impacts to the local economy Willow Rock will be paying annual taxes as assessed by the County and local authorities.
To learn more, visit https://www.hydrostor.ca/willow-rock/
Hydrostor is a long-duration energy storage solutions provider that provides reliable and affordable utility integration of long-duration energy storage, enabling grid operators to scale renewable energy and secure grid capacity. Hydrostor supports the green economic transition, employing the people, suppliers, and technologies from the traditional energy sector to design, build, and operate emissions-free energy storage facilities. Hydrostor has developed, deployed, tested, and demonstrated that its patented Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage ("A-CAES") technology can provide long-duration energy storage and enable the renewable energy transition. A-CAES uses proven components from mining and gas operations to create a scalable energy storage system that is low-impact, cost-effective, 50+ year lifetime, and can store energy from 5 hours up to multi-day storage where needed. With investment support from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Canadian Pension Plan, and Business Development Bank of Canada, Hydrostor has projects worldwide in various development stages for providing capacity of over 200 MW each. Follow us on LinkedIn.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble House Hotels & Resorts, Ltd., a hotel ownership and management group with a collection of 25 distinct and visually captivating properties, today announced the acquisition of 50% ownership in The Marquesa Hotel, and the award-winning Café Marquesa, in Key West, Florida. Current owners and operators of 35 years, Carol Wightman, Erik deBoer and Derek deBoer, will continue to own the remaining interest in the hotel. Noble House Hotels & Resorts will operate and manage the property going forward.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Marquesa Hotel is centrally situated near popular Duval Street and just one mile from the Atlantic Ocean and consists of a complex of carefully restored Victorian homes which span over two blocks of historic Old Town. The hotel features 44 beautifully appointed rooms, three sparkling swimming pools, lush tropical interior gardens, and lauded Café Marquesa – an iconic 80-seat restaurant that is consistently rated as Key West's finest small restaurant, delivering strategically hand-crafted menus curated by Chef Graham Dailey in a sophisticated atmosphere.
"We have long admired The Marquesa Hotel and Café Marquesa for their flawless reputation and impeccable guest experience. We are so proud to enter a partnership with owners Carol, Erik and Derek," said Jake Donoghue, CEO for Noble House Hotels & Resorts. "The addition of The Marquesa Hotel to the Noble House Hotels & Resorts portfolio reinforces our commitment to growth with on-brand, award-winning properties. We are excited to welcome the employees of The Marquesa to the Noble House family. Equally as excited are the team members of Marquesa's new sister properties located in the keys, Ocean Key Resort & Spa and Little Palm Island Resort & Spa. Adding our third Florida Keys property to the collection exhibits our passion and commitment to this beloved destination."
In 2022, Forbes honored the Best Hotels in Key West, highlighting The Marquesa Hotel as "The Best Boutique Hotel," while its new sister property, Ocean Key Resort & Spa, was showcased as "The Best Luxury Resort."
About The Marquesa Hotel
Conveniently located in the heart of the historic district of Old Town Key West, The Marquesa compound, with its two locations across the street from one another, offers 44 refined guest rooms and suites, three sparkling pools and lush interior gardens. Café Marquesa, an 80-seat award-winning restaurant situated adjacent to the hotel, features a delectable menu of Contemporary American cuisine, curated by Chef Graham Dailey and his expert culinary team. The Marquesa Hotel is a quiet retreat for those looking for luxury, privacy, excellent food and genuine hospitality. For more information, visit www.marquesa.com or call reservations at 305.292.1919.
About Noble House Hotels & Resorts
The Noble House Hotels & Resorts portfolio is a collection of 25 luxury and upscale hotels, resorts, and experiences across North America—all designed for discerning travelers seeking to escape the daily routine. Noble House can be trusted to unlock the most authentic experiences in the most compelling destinations. This promise is delivered through their carefully curated collection that pairs boutique local charm with consistent high service and comfort standards. All concepts within their collection offer immersive, active adventure experiences that bring out the best of their destinations. Headquartered in Seattle, their family-owned business philosophy creates value for each concept's community, environment, ownership, staff, and guests. The portfolio includes: the Napa Valley Wine Train; a collection of spas, marinas, and private residences throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico; a range of beachfront resorts from California to Florida; luxury retreats in Jackson Hole, Wyo., British Columbia, and Colorado; and award-winning urban hotels in Seattle and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.noblehousehotels.com or call 877.NOBLE.TRIP.
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The 2022-23 NBA season hasn't started yet, but the Oklahoma City Thunder already has a significant issue.
The team announced Thursday that Chet Holmgren, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, will miss the entire 2022-23 regular season due to a Lisfranc injury on his right foot.
The injury occurred this past weekend during a Seattle Pro-Am League game held by former NBA player Jamal Crawford. After contesting a drive to the rim from LeBron James, Holmgren came up gimpy and left the game soon afterward. The game was eventually called off before halftime due to unsafe and slippery court conditions.
While the condensation on the court didn't help things, Thunder general manager Presti referred to the injury as a one-off thing and also said the Pro-Am was sanctioned by the NBA.
During his press conference with the media Thursday, Presti revealed that Holmgren's injury is a rupture of the tendon and not a fracture. Presti also said that the team consulted with three of the top five foot specialists in the country and decided the best course of action is for Holmgren to undergo surgery to fix the issue.
“I'm obviously really disappointed for Chet because [he] was just having a monster summer," Presti said. "He's been playing with tons of NBA players over the course of the summer and getting better and better and better. In this case, we are just going to have to wait a little bit longer for his presence to actually take the floor for us.”
While the injury is certainly a tough blow to the Thunder's upcoming season, Presti said the injury won’t have any long-term repercussions. However, he couldn't confirm whether Holmgren will be ready by the start of the 2023-24 season due to uncertainty in the recovery process.
“So [it's] short-term setback for him and short-term setback for us," said Presti. "There are a lot of NBA players that have had this not exact injury but have had injuries their rookie season: Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Blake Griffin, to just name a few.”
Presti also pushed back a bit when asked whether Holmgren’s lanky 7-foot-2, 190-pound frame played a role in the injury.
“[The foot specialists] are in agreement that this is kind of like a wrong place, wrong time situation and he's going to make a full recovery,” said Presti. “...[Blaming Holmgren’s frame is] a figment of the alternate reality that is the internet. But that's not where reality resides… There's opinions and there are facts, and we are dealing with the facts.”
Landing Holmgren during the draft was a huge jolt to the Thunder's rebuilding efforts, and the hope this season was for him to grow into a franchise centerpiece alongside guards Josh Giddey and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. However, both the Thunder and Holmgren will now have to stay patient as the 20-year-old recovers from this setback.
“If there's one thing I could say to our fans — and this is important — [is] this is Chet's first experience, really, in Oklahoma City," Presti said. "I think that it's a very special place to play. And I would just tell our fans, let him know that you care. Let him know that you have his back, because this is the type of guy that's going to have your back, and he's going to have your back for a long time.” | https://www.normantranscript.com/sports/okc-thunder-chet-holmgren-ruled-out-for-entire-2022-23-season-due-to-foot-injury/article_cd53c41a-248d-11ed-9c23-e367e39e65be.html | 2022-08-25T19:26:14Z | https://www.normantranscript.com/sports/okc-thunder-chet-holmgren-ruled-out-for-entire-2022-23-season-due-to-foot-injury/article_cd53c41a-248d-11ed-9c23-e367e39e65be.html | true |
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — The arrest affidavit for a local bail bondsman with several previous arrests alleges he was concealing his girlfriend, who was wanted on multiple felony warrants.
Maxie Green mugshot courtesy Wichita County Jail
The owner of A to Z Bail Bonds, Maxie Green, 49, of Wichita Falls, was arrested by a Texas Ranger on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at a home on Tower Drive and charged with hindering the apprehension of a known felon.
The Ranger said he was attempting to find and serve warrants from Wichita and Lampasas counties on Christina Withington and he obtained information that she could be staying with her boyfriend, Green, at a home in the 5100 block of Tower Drive.
According to the Ranger, Withington was tracked to that home on August 24, surveillance was set up and Green was seen leaving and going to a school, then returning.
According to the affidavit, the Ranger then stopped Green in his driveway and said he had warrants for Withington and asked Green if she was inside the residence.
Christina Withington mugshot courtesy Wichita County Jail
The affidavit said Green denied Withington was in the house, then admitted she was there when the Ranger informed him she had been tracked there, and that he was aware she had outstanding arrest warrants.
Jail records who 8 arrests for Withington in Wichita County, and 4 for Green.
In May 2019, Green was arrested and charged with assault after he allegedly attempted to use force against a woman who would not hand over the title of her car and money Green said she owed him. That charge was later dropped.
In 2013, Green was placed on an eight-year deferred sentence after pleading guilty in Archer County to the charge of injury to a child. He had first been charged with aggravated sexual assault involving a 7-year-old girl.
The girl claimed Green took off her clothes and molested her and that Green made her “pinky promise” not to tell anyone.
In September 2012, Green was arrested for allegedly tampering with a witness after police said he attempted to bribe a woman and would take care of her financially if she said an alleged assault never happened. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/crime/crime-crime/local-bondsman-lies-about-wanted-girlfriends-location-texas-ranger-says/ | 2022-08-25T19:26:52Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/crime/crime-crime/local-bondsman-lies-about-wanted-girlfriends-location-texas-ranger-says/ | false |
Autism, which is a range of conditions known as autism spectrum disorders, or ASDs, affects how a person perceives the world, communicates and interacts with others. Compared with other public health problems, such as asthma or clinical depression, autism is relatively rare. Fewer than one percent of the 4 million or so children born in the United States each year eventually are diagnosed as having ASDs, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
No Known Cause
Even so, autism is widely feared, in part because of the stereotype: People with ASD are helpless misfits afflicted with bizarre behavioral quirks and wondrous abilities (you'll recall the fictional Raymond "Rain Man" Babbitt's ability to count cards at the blackjack table). In reality, however, although some people with ASDs are severely impaired, others manage to live with some degree of independence. And at least a few -- such as scientist, author and autism activist Temple Grandin -- have made important contributions to society.
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Part of what makes autism scary is that scientists can't yet say exactly what causes it. According to the National Institutes of Health, there's considerable evidence that it's genetic in origin, and that complex interactions of a dozen or more genes on different chromosomes may be involved. Some research suggests that viruses or other environmental factors may have a role. Gender may also be a factor, since boys are three to four times more likely than girls to develop ASDs. One thing scientists are sure of, however, is that autism is not caused by childhood vaccines. That fear was first raised in the late 1990s by a British medical journal article. It was later determined that the article was based on fudged data. Extensive follow-up studies have failed to show any link.
Signs and Symptoms
Children with ASDs often have symptoms by the time they're 18 months old, such as problems making eye contact and responding to their own names. Others begin to develop language skills and then mysteriously lose them. As they grow into childhood, other signs emerge, such as difficulty understanding others' feelings, violent outbursts and repetitive behaviors, like obsessively repeating words or continually arranging pencils or other items in patterns. At the more severe end of the spectrum, sufferers are never able to learn to talk and will communicate their emotional states by flapping their arms or injuring themselves.
How It's Diagnosed
There's no blood test or scanning device that can detect autism. Instead, health care providers diagnose it by questioning parents about a child's behavior and observing how they perform on developmental milestones compared to nondisabled children.
When a child is diagnosed with an ASD, it's natural for parents to feel frustrated and helpless. The condition sometimes improves with age, and it's important for parents to remember that while there's no cure for autism, much can be done to help a person cope with ASD. For example, a speech-language therapist can enable an autistic person to improve his or her social skills and ability to use language in a way that others can understand. An occupational therapist may be able to find a child a specially designed computer device that will enable him or her to communicate, if he or she is not able to speak. Under federal law, school districts must provide whatever services an autistic student needs to get an education in the least restrictive environment possible. Parents also can get information, advocacy help and emotional support from organizations like the Autism Society of America.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 29, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
135 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Trinity River At Trinidad affecting Navarro and Henderson
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/fwd.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Trinity River At Trinidad.
* WHEN...Until late Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 37.0 feet, Minor flooding to woodlands and low land
areas will occur on the right bank of the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 35.3 feet.
- Flood stage is 33.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 37.2
feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
late Monday morning.
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Regression, in psychology, reverting to behavior that is less mature than is normal for a person's age and personality. Regression is probably caused by frustration, or the thwarting of some desire or mature way of acting. When a new child is born into a family, for example, a five-year-old may revert to using baby talk and in other ways act like a two-year-old. Such behavior is regression, probably caused by the frustration the older child feels when he receives less attention from his parents. Adults also may regress, as when they pout or go into fits of childish anger. Occasional regression, particularly when some immediate cause is apparent, is not unusual for most normal persons. But regression throughout all behavior of a person is a sign of mental illness.
The name regression is also given to loss of memory associated with old age. Such forgetting is called regression because the more recent memories are lost first, often making older memories seem clearer. Under hypnosis some persons may be made to regress in their memories so that they re-member long-forgotten events.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus Property is ranked among the top multifamily companies for online reputation in the 2022 Division ORA® Power Ranking, published by Multifamily Executive. The company ranks 4th place in Division II.
The Divisions include Division II – companies that manage between 20,000 to 34,402 units, Division III – companies that manage between 10,000 to 19,999 units, and Division IV – companies that manage between 2,000 to 9,999 units. The unit cut-off for each Division was determined based on the portfolio data obtained from Smart Apartment Data in June 2022.
"The Division ranking reflects multifamily companies' attention to customer service and online reputation. Research has shown that a positive online presence is critical to boosting marketing and leasing efforts. The companies awarded in this Division ranking have singularly focused on winning over their residents in person, as evident in their high ORA scores," said Joseph Batdorf, president of J Turner Research.
J Turner Research introduced the Division ORA® Power Ranking in 2019 to recognize management companies of all sizes for excellence in online reputation management. The companies are ranked based on their Online Reputation Assessment (ORA®) score—the multifamily industry standard to measure and benchmark a property/company's online reputation. The Division I list—Top 25 of the NMHC Top 50 companies—was announced earlier in May 2022.
"We are proud of all our team members who consistently provide our residents an unparalleled living experience. Our people and the pride they have for their work is what makes Olympus such a special place to live and work," notes Wade Madden, Chief Operating Officer at Olympus Property.
Developed by J Turner Research, the ORA® Power Ranking is based on monthly online reputation research of over 128,000 properties' lifetime reviews across multiple review sites and Internet Listing Services (ILSs). Using a statistical model, J Turner assigns an independent ORA® Score to each property on a scale of 0–100. The ORA® Score was developed to simplify how online reputation is measured, and it serves as the multifamily industry standard to measure a property's online reputation.
Each month, Multifamily Executive publishes a ranking of properties and/or management companies based on their ORA® scores. A property or a management company does not have to be a J Turner Research client to qualify for this ranking. To learn more about ORA®, please visit https://jturner.us/ora.
About Olympus Property
Established in 1992, Olympus Property is a highly experienced full-service multifamily owner and operator headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The company's portfolio is currently valued at over $5 billion and representing approximately 22,700 units under ownership and management. Olympus is consistently focused on high-growth markets and adding value across the portfolio. The company is currently invested in fourteen states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wyoming and Kentucky.
About J Turner Research
J Turner Research is an independent research company focused exclusively on the multifamily industry for almost two decades. It is the only company to monitor the online reviews and ratings of 128,000+ properties nationwide. J Turner pioneered the Online Reputation Assessment (ORA®) score, which serves as the multifamily industry standard to measure, benchmark, and compare a property/company's online reputation. The company is the national leader in enhancing resident satisfaction through intelligent resident and prospect survey programs, quantifiable action plans, customized training, and review response service. For more information, visit www.jturnerresearch.com.
To learn more about Olympus Property or for media inquiries, please contact Jeff Evans at 325-829-8844 or Jeff.Evans@OlympusProperty.com, or Braden Barr at 415-686-0232 or Braden.Barr@OlympusProperty.com.
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Company Develops A Two-Step Sequential Approach
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regen BioPharma, Inc. (OTC PINK: RGBP) and (OTC PINK: RGBPP) announced today development of a novel immunotherapy for treatment of solid tumors. Current cellular approaches to kill cancer involve administration of a specific type of modified T cell called "chimeric antigen receptor" (CAR) T cell. Despite significant progress being made in using CAR-T cells to treat leukemia, little progress has been made in solid tumors such as those found in lung, brain, breast, prostate and colon. It is believed that solid tumors possess an abnormal "microenvironment" which physically prevents T cells from entering the tumor, as well as inactivating T cells that do manage to enter. The microenvironment consists of surrounding blood vessels, immune cells, fibroblasts, signaling molecules and an extracellular matrix. The solid tumor is surrounded by its microenvironment and constantly interacts with it.
The current approach developed by the Company, for which a provisional patent application has been submitted, involves initial treatment of the tumor microenvironment with cells of the innate immune system called CAR-M and CAR-NK cells. These cells, which also begin to attack the tumor, are able to "normalize" the tumor microenvironment, thus allowing CAR-T cells to enter and attack the tumor.
"The company believes that taking this two-step approach – first softening up the target with CAR-M and CAR-NK cells and then bringing in the heavy artillery (CAR-T cells) will allow solid tumors to be successfully targeted by these cell therapies, thus greatly expanding the CAR-T market and ultimately saving people's lives," said Dr. David Koos, CEO and Chairman of the Company.
About Regen BioPharma Inc.:
Regen BioPharma, Inc. is a publicly traded biotechnology company (PINK: RGBP) and (PINK: RGBPP). The Company is focused on the immunology and immunotherapy space. The Company is focused on rapidly advancing novel technologies through pre-clinical and Phase I/ II clinical trials. Currently, the Company is focused on mRNA and small molecule therapies for treating cancer and autoimmune disorders. Additional information on Regen BioPharma is available at http://www.regenbiopharmainc.com.
Disclaimer: This news announcement may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties to which forward looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to, the effect of government regulation, competition and other material risks.
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Legendary Players Will Headline Two Upcoming WNBA Top Shot Pack Drops Featuring The Most Memorable Moments From Past & Present Seasons
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - WNBA Top Shot today announced that 4x WNBA Champion and 5x Olympic Gold Medalist, Sue Bird; and 2x WNBA Champion, 2x WNBA Finals MVP and 4x Olympic Gold Medalist, Sylvia Fowles will highlight two upcoming limited-edition pack drops as a homage to their storied careers.
Sylvia Fowles will serve as the face of the upcoming Metallic Gold Limited Edition set, the Premier Rare Set for both WNBA and NBA Top Shot products. This pack features some of the best plays from the top players from the 2022 WNBA season. As a tribute to Sylvia, one of the 25 Moments in this set will include a bucket from the final home game of her career, a feature that only Top Shot can bring to life. Each Moment will be minted to 499 and will drop in a Premium Pack on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.
Soon after, WNBA Top Shot will release Sue Bird's Game Recognize Game pack, a first of its kind collection for WNBA Top Shot. The Rare set will feature nine contemporary and historical plays curated by Sue. Each Moment will include narration and commentary from Sue providing her reasoning for selecting each. The theme of the pack highlights players Sue has personally looked up to, players she has grown with, won with, and players she is passing the torch to as she retires from one of the best basketball careers of all-time.
As part of this announcement, Dapper Labs is also donating a percentage of their revenue from the sales of Moments featuring Sue and Syl – up to $50,000 per player for a total of $100,000 – to the National Women's Law Center in support of gender justice across issues central to the lives of women and girls.
"Throughout my career in the W, advocating for and empowering women in sports has been my mission," said Sue Bird, "I'm thrilled to partner with WNBA Top Shot to help increase the representation of women's sports in the collectibles space. This is monumental for our game and this new generation of players. It's amazing to know that fans will now be able to truly connect to the greatness of the Women in our sport."
It's incredible that WNBA Top Shot is helping bring our league and players to the forefront in a new space," said Sylvia Fowles. "It's an honor to partner with WNBA Top Shot to immortalize my career in this space. Representation matters and I hope this breaks barriers for girls interested in sports while inspiring the next generation of women athletes and fans."
Fans can collect Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles' Moments from this season as a part of the W's 26th season WNBA Top Shot collection, which will feature the league's leading players, and the emerging stars and rookies Sue and Sylvia helped to pave the way for. To commemorate two of the best to do it, WNBA Top Shot will be releasing two packs highlighting Sylvia Fowles and Sue Bird.
"Since debuting WNBA Top Shot, we've seen demand for the league increase significantly due to the passionate growing fanbase and admiration of the league," said Jayne Peressini, GM of WNBA Top Shot. "To honor their remarkable careers as they say farewell to the court, we're proud to partner with Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles to give fans a special way to celebrate these WNBA legends by collecting and owning some of their greatest moments."
For more information or to purchase, visit wnba.nbatopshot.com.
About Dapper Labs:
Founded in 2018, Dapper Labs is the company behind NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain. Dapper Labs uses blockchain technology to bring new forms of digital engagement to fans around the world by bringing fans closer to the brands they love, giving people a real stake in the communities they contribute to, and creating new ways for consumers to become creators themselves. Dapper Labs' studio partners include the NBA and NBPA, Warner Music Group, Ubisoft, and UFC. Notable investors in Dapper Labs include Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, Venrock, Google Ventures, Samsung, and the founders of Dreamworks, Reddit, Coinbase, Zynga, and AngelList, among others. For more information, please visit www.dapperlabs.com.
About the WNBA:
Currently in its 25th season in 2021, the WNBA is a bold, progressive basketball league that stands for the power of women. Featuring 12 teams, the W is a unique sports property that combines competition and entertainment with a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and social responsibility. Through its world-class athletes, the in-game fan experience, TV and digital broadcasts, digital and social content and community outreach programs, the league celebrates and elevates the game of basketball and the culture around it.
In 2020, the WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) signed a groundbreaking eight-year CBA that charts a new course for women's basketball—and women's sports overall—with a focus on increased player compensation, improvements to the player experience, expanded career development opportunities, and resources specifically tailored to the female professional athlete. Key elements of the agreement are supported through the league's new platform, WNBA Changemakers, with AT&T, the WNBA's Marquee Partner and inaugural Changemaker, as well as fellow inaugural Changemakers Deloitte and Nike, and the recent addition of Google. During the 2020 season, the WNBA and WNBPA launched the WNBA Justice Movement forming the Social Justice Council with the mission of being a driving force of necessary change and continuing conversations about race and voting rights, among other important societal issues.
About the WNBPA:
The Women's National Basketball Players Association is the union for current women's professional basketball players in the WNBA. The WNBPA is the first labor union for professional women athletes. It was created in 1998 to protect the rights of players and assist them in achieving their full potential on and off the court. The WNBPA handles the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, filing grievances on their behalf, and counseling players on benefits and post-WNBA career opportunities. The WNBPA also serves as a resource for current players, while they are competing internationally during the offseason. The WNBPA encourages players to participate in union activities – including executive leadership roles, team representative positions, and global community outreach initiatives.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 25, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
210 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
county, Uvalde.
* WHEN...Until 515 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 209 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Uvalde, Uvalde Estates, Blewett, Cline, Laguna, Dabney and
U.S. Highways 90 and 83.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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Which coffee grinder is best?
Coffee connoisseurs know that the most important part of a delicious cup of joe is the grind of the beans. When you don’t want to trust your cup to mass-produced, pre-ground coffee beans, you’ll need a grinder. When it comes to a Cuisinart coffee grinder vs. a Krups coffee grinder, which is best?
It all boils down to the consistency of the grind. Cuisinart coffee grinders offer a little more certainty than Krups.
Cuisinart coffee grinder
Cuisinart is a trusted brand for kitchen appliances, and they offer a range of coffee grinders for all types of use. They are available with burr or blade grinders, in models that grind just a few ounces at a time or enough for multiple pots of coffee.
From the simplest models where you control the fineness of the grind to professional machines that are pre-programmed, expect to spend $20-$225.
Cuisinart coffee grinder pros
Cuisinart burr grinders provide some of the most precise grinding to extract the best flavor from your beans.
They are easy to use and care for. They can grind a large number of beans at once — enough to make up to 32 cups of coffee.
Cuisinart coffee grinder cons
Cuisinart coffee grinders can be large, so people in small spaces may have difficulty with storage.
Pulling the grinds out without spilling them is nearly impossible, and some of the larger models are also very loud.
Best Cuisinart coffee grinder
Cuisinart DBM-8 Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill
It has a grind selector with 18 options. The hopper holds enough beans to make 32 cups of coffee. The grinder is operated with one touch and automatically stops when your grounds are ready to go.
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Cuisinart DCG-12BC Grind Central Coffee Grinder
Use the measurement markings inside the grinder to grind the exact amount of coffee you need — up to 18 cups. The stainless steel bowl is removable, which makes for easy cleaning.
Cuisinart DCG-20BN Coffee Grinder
This is perfect for a small household that just needs enough grinds for one pot of coffee at a time. It is compact for countertop storage and has measurements on the inside of the lid.
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Krups coffee grinder
Krups coffee grinders are simple machines that are easy to use and small enough to keep on the counter. Their bestselling models use stainless steel blades, but Krups does offer burr grinders, too.
If you aren’t sure if grinding your beans every morning is for you, a Krups coffee grinder is an affordable way to try it out. They range in price from $15-$100.
Krups coffee grinder pros
For many people, the simple, one-touch design of the stainless steel blade coffee makers is a big plus. Simply press the button and hold it until you get the grind you need. These come at a more affordable price, and they are generally smaller and easy to store.
Krups coffee grinder cons
The grind on a Krups coffee grinder depends on the experience of the person using it. This can be challenging if you aren’t sure which texture you are aiming for.
More expensive models let you program a specific grind, but they can cost three times as much as a basic model.
Best Krups coffee grinder
Krups Precision Grinder Flat Burr Coffee
This is perfect for precision grinding for cold brew, espresso and pour-over coffee. There are 12 specific grind settings, plus intermediary settings between them. It grinds up to 8 ounces of beans to make 30 to 32 cups of coffee at a time.
Krups F203 Electric Spice and Coffee Grinder
This basic blade grinder lets you choose your grind. The blades are activated by a simple button, and they won’t spin until the lid is properly seated for safety. This does double duty as a spice grinder.
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Krups Silent Vortex Electric Grinder for Spice, Dry Herbs and Coffee
This fast, quiet grinder takes 15 seconds to grind beans for a full pot of coffee. Vortex Spin Technology pulls coffee beans toward the blades for efficient grinding. The stainless steel grinding bowl is removable and comes with a storage lid to keep ground coffee fresh. It’s dishwasher-safe.
Should you get a Cuisinart coffee grinder or Krups coffee grinder?
If you are a coffee drinker who wants more certainty in your morning beverage, Cuisinart coffee grinders are the best choice for you. They feature programmed grinds that produce a consistent cup of coffee.
Prefer to have some variety, don’t mind experimenting with the strength and flavor of your coffee and want to save some money? A Krups coffee grinder might be more your speed.
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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
152 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2022
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Texas...
Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE affecting Presidio County.
Rio Grande at Castolon affecting Brewster County.
.Heavy rainfall in the Rio Grande and Rio Conchos basins have
resulted in elevated flows on the Rio Grande, including minor flood
in some places.
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 7.6 feet (2.3 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.6
feet (2.6 meters) this evening.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (feet):
Fld Observed Thu Fri Fri Fri
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 7pm 1am 7am 1pm
Rio Grande
Presidio 5SE 9.0 7.6 Thu 1pm 8.6 8.2 7.4 7.0
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (meters):
Presidio 5SE 2.7 2.3 Thu 1pm 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1
the Rio Grande at Castolon.
- At 1:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.0 feet (4.3 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 6.2 feet (1.9
meters) early Tuesday afternoon.
Fld Observed Thu Fri Fri Fri
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 7pm 1am 7am 1pm
Castolon 15.0 14.0 Thu 1pm 12.6 12.2 12.8 12.0
Castolon 4.6 4.3 Thu 1pm 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.7
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Chris Brown complains he's no longer invited to perform at award shows despite filling out concert tours... amid his many legal woes: 'Let me be great'
Chris Brown has complained that he is no longer invited to perform at award shows despite being able to pack out his concert tours with adoring fans.
The 33-year-old singer - who is no stranger to controversy - has been taking the stage in near capacity shows as part of his current concert tour.
In a post originated by the artist and shared by DJ Akademiks the Go Crazy artist wrote in all upper case letters: 'New Mexico - you see the people??? Every show is packed like this… if it wasn't for my incredible fans I would've been quit.'
He continued: 'I don't like this fake celebrity s**t... Awards shows haven't let me perform in years...yet my show still sell out. Let me be great…'
Awards shows: Chris Brown, 33, has been lamenting the lack of invitations to perform at awards shows. The artist made the complaint in a now edited posted on Instagram
Brown has since edited the post, which features video from the New Mexico performance to exclude the complaint about being shunned by awards broadcasts.
The R&B star hasn't taken the stage at an awards ceremony since the 2017 BET Awards.
The No Guidance artist didn't offer any reason for the exclusion, but a look at his legal troubles may provide some answers.
Tour: The artist has been promoting his music on his current One of Them Ones tour
Post: In a post shared by DJ Akademiks, the Call Me Every Day singer complained about not being invited to perform at awards show. His last performance at a ceremony was at the 2017 BET Awards
He was convicted for physically assaulting Rihanna while they were in a Lamborghini the night before the 2009 Grammy Awards.
The police report said the Yo singer and Rihanna got into an argument after Rihanna found a text on Brown's phone from another women with whom he had a previous relationship.
The report alleged the Run It artist tried to push his then-girlfriend out of the car and when he couldn't do that because she was wearing a seatbelt, he pushed her head against the window and punched her.
He allegedly drove away and continued to hit the Umbrella singer.
Brown pleaded guilty to the charges and ended up spending five years on probation and 180 days of community service.
Legal woes: The Questions artists has faced a series of legal woes beginning with a guilty plea to assaulting former girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 /Pictured Paris June 2018
The Questions artist was later charged with felony assault after an altercation in Washington, D.C., in 2013.
A man said Brown and his bodyguard punched him after he tried to jump into a photo being taken with the Take You Down artist and a female fan. The charge was later reduced to a misdemeanor.
In 2016, the Iffy crooner was arrested for allegedly threatening a woman at gunpoint at his Tarzana home during a party.
Undeterred: Fans seem undeterred from attending the City Girls artist's concerts. Artists such as Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, H.E.R., Jack Harlow, Lil Dicky Anderson and others have continued to collaborate with him
Brown was arrested on felony battery charges in 2018 for allegedly punching a man who tried to take his picture without permission the year before.
While he may be shut out from awards shows performances, the City Girls artist's continues to receive nominations and awards, including the BET Award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist in 2021.
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BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
5-3-4-3
(five, three, four, three)
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
5-3-4-3
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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
152 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2022
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Texas...
Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE affecting Presidio County.
Rio Grande at Castolon affecting Brewster County.
.Heavy rainfall in the Rio Grande and Rio Conchos basins have
resulted in elevated flows on the Rio Grande, including minor flood
in some places.
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 7.6 feet (2.3 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.6
feet (2.6 meters) this evening.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (feet):
Fld Observed Thu Fri Fri Fri
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 7pm 1am 7am 1pm
Rio Grande
Presidio 5SE 9.0 7.6 Thu 1pm 8.6 8.2 7.4 7.0
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (meters):
Presidio 5SE 2.7 2.3 Thu 1pm 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1
the Rio Grande at Castolon.
- At 1:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.0 feet (4.3 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 6.2 feet (1.9
meters) early Tuesday afternoon.
Fld Observed Thu Fri Fri Fri
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 7pm 1am 7am 1pm
Castolon 15.0 14.0 Thu 1pm 12.6 12.2 12.8 12.0
Castolon 4.6 4.3 Thu 1pm 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.7
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Whether you're a teenager enduring the trials of puberty or an adult dealing with a surprise onslaught of wonky hormones, acne can make you want to pull a paper bag over your head. Although the desire to disappear is understandable, it's definitely not practical. Whether you like or not, you have to face the world while you're waiting for your pimples to clear. Hiding those blemishes is easier than hiding your head, but using makeup to cover them can pose their own set of challenges as well.
First, you need to understand what causes acne. Contrary to popular opinion, you don't get acne because you don't wash your face enough or eat too much fried food. Dirty skin and a greasy diet don't cause acne; your glands do [source: American Academy of Dermatology]. Sebaceous glands in your skin produce oil designed to keep your tissues moist and protected. Acne results when your sebaceous glands make too much oil; that oil clogs your pores and encourages bacteria to grow. The inflamed bumps we know as acne appear not only on your face, but also on areas like your chest and back [source: WebMD].
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Once you know why you have acne, you can work to hide and eventually heal it. If you're going to use makeup to conceal your acne, make sure that you're not creating new pimples by covering up the ones you already have. To avoid increasing oil production and clogging your pores, you need to know what's in your cosmetic products.
In addition to concealing pimples, you need to treat the acne so it will go away while you're hiding it. Treatment options include the following:
- over-the-counter and prescription topical treatments
- topical and oral antibiotics
- hormonal therapy
- skin treatments like dermabrasion, chemical peels and photodynamic therapy [source: American Academy of Dermatology]
To find the best treatment plan for your skin, you may want to consult a dermatologist. Once you get your acne treatment plan in place, you can use makeup to conceal your pimples while you're waiting for them to heal. Read on to find out how to use makeup without worsening your breakouts.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 25, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
147 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Advisory is cancelled for a portion of south Texas,
including the following county, Nueces.
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
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USDA issues alert for frozen chicken tenders that may contain plastic pieces
(CNN) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a public health alert for a frozen chicken product that may contain foreign material.
The USDA issued the alert for Perdue’s frozen ready-to-eat chicken breast tenders labeled gluten-free.
The agency says the product may contain small pieces of clear plastic and blue dye.
The 42-ounce plastic bags of chicken tenders were produced on July 12 and have a “best if used by” date of July 12, 2023, establishment number “P-33944,” and a lot number of 2193.
They were shipped to BJ’s Wholesale Clubs nationwide, and while the stores no longer sell them, some people could already have the product in their homes.
There have been no reports of injuries, but the USDA says you should not eat the tenders.
Instead, the bag should be thrown away or returned to the store.
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Many people would consider a relaxing day at the spa to be a treat. Unfortunately, your wallet might not feel the same way. Salon treatments can cost hundreds of dollars, and that high cost can deter many from getting them.
If your beauty budget is low, your skin shouldn't have to suffer. Instead, consider skipping a pricey salon facial treatment, and make your own face mask out of ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.
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From honey, avocadoes and oatmeal to tea, milk and eggs, common household food items can be transformed into a soothing face mask in just a few minutes. No matter what your skin type is, homemade face masks can benefit you and keep your budget intact. You may also prefer to use all-natural ingredients in your regular skincare routine.
Homemade skin treatments aren't a new idea. Thousands of years before commercial products were available, ancient Egyptians made powders, ointments and lotions by combining plant extracts with natural oils [source: Slapak]. In China, a combination of ground orange seeds and honey was used to help keep skin clear [source: National Honey Board]. And in the 2nd century, ancient Romans combined animal fats with starches to make facial creams [source: Fountain]. Now you can try this ancient idea on your own -- with a modern twist.
Even if cash is tight, a homemade face mask can leave you feeling pampered and relaxed right in the comfort of your own home. Want to take a break in the company of friends? Throw a homemade face mask party at your house.
Read on to find out which kind of face mask is the best choice for your skin type.
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Bronzed and beautiful. Tanned and fit. Golden and glowing. You've heard it all. If you're going to look good, you need a healthy tan.
Or do you? Is "healthy tan" a contradiction in terms?
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Despite warnings from dermatologists and cancer-prevention groups, many people still consider pale skin a fashion flaw. Sometimes it seems to come down to deciding which is worse: the health risks associated with tanning, or the social risks associated with fish-belly-white exposed skin.
For more information about tanning, read Tanning: Fast Facts.
Some people pursue the quest for a great tan year-round. Others live with their pallor until faced with a special occasion. Who wants to be clad in a revealing dress at a wedding or a dance when all people will see is pale skin? If you're buying a new bathing suit for that tropical cruise or beach vacation, do you really want it to show off wintry white skin, or, worse yet, the traces of last season's oddly shaped tan lines?
For whatever reasons, many people seek a quick tan at least a few times a year. With the growing awareness of health risks associated with exposure to both actual sunlight and ultraviolet tanning beds, new strategies have grown in popularity.
One of the most popular ways to get a quick tan today is to spray on that golden glow.
Does that really work, and is it a good idea? This article will tell you what you need to know about spray tanning -- professional and do-it-yourself.
But first, let's take more than a skin-deep look at our obsession with being bronzed.
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The Movement for Black Lives launched a new climate change initiative Thursday, uniting more than 200 Black environmental leaders and organizations nationwide who have pledged to find equitable climate solutions centering on Black Americans and communities.
The Black Hive initiative builds on the movement’s 2021 Red, Black, and Green New Deal and reintroduces its Black Climate Mandate that outlines the urgency for a Black climate agenda and investment in equitable strategies that protect Black Americans specifically.
The announcement, first shared with The Associated Press, comes in the wake of a Supreme Court decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Numerous studies have found Black and other communities of color have borne the brunt of climate and environmental impacts for decades. Black Hive leaders said structural racism, the legacy of enslavement and socioeconomic factors such as redlining, segregation and poverty have made it more likely that Black communities are often located near toxic sites or directly affected by climate change.
“The climate crisis is happening because of corporate greed, government negligence, the divestment of solutions and the investment into the harmful institutions like the fossil fuel industry, that are harming our people,” said Valencia Gunder, national co-lead of The Black Hive. “It’s time for America to address the anti-Black racism that happens here.”
Gunder said she’s already seen the impacts of climate change in her home state of Florida. She’s been doing climate justice work in communities, focusing on the impacts of rising seas, residential displacement, and housing and food security issues. She said farmers in South Florida have told her they’ve started to see saltwater intrusion damaging crops.
“The climate crisis is probably the most important issue that we can work on,” Gunder said. “If we do not hurry up and pay attention and get to resiliency, I believe that we’re going to start seeing more destruction, more harm or death, more illness.”
The Movement for Black Lives is a national network of more than 150 leaders and organizations created to build a broad political home for Black people to organize across the country and within their communities. The movement has expanded beyond policing to include issues such as climate change and environmental justice. The collective is calling on people to take its Black climate and environmental justice pledge and commit to advancing The Black Hive’s Black Climate Mandate that’s expected to be updated this year.
The Black Hive leaders say they plan to offer resources, data and technology, communications and disaster response support to local communities and Black-led organizations. The initiative is focusing on several areas: water, energy, land, labor, economy and reparations, democracy, health, and global Black diaspora solidarity. Participants also plan to focus on grassroots organizing and community education to raise awareness.
For California organizer Aleta Alston-Toure′, the climate initiative feels especially timely.
Advocates like Alston-Toure’ have questioned recent climate efforts led by the federal government, including the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law this month by President Joe Biden. Its proponents have stated billions of dollars in climate and environment investments will flow to communities nationwide that long have been plagued by pollution and climate threats. But advocates say it’s not bold enough in addressing climate issues affecting Black Americans, and they criticize provisions in the bill that support fossil fuel expansion.
“These solutions are Band-Aids,” said Alston-Toure′, who is a member of the Parable of the Sower Intentional Community Cooperative spanning several states. “There’s no solution if Black (communities) and Indigenous nations, especially the Gulf South, have to suffer in order to have Band-Aid solutions for the wider public. We want to be taken serious and know that our votes matter because this is a lynching of our communities, and we have to be heard.”
In June, 14 environmental justice organizations began to receive money under the Justice40 initiative — a Biden administration pledge to improve the environment in disadvantaged communities and help them prepare for climate change. The initiative promises to funnel 40% of all investments in climate and environment to communities that live with environmental burdens such as diesel soot, lead water pipes and lack of access to green spaces.
But Alston-Toure’ said communities need to be able to trust that money from these new initiatives will actually go directly toward Black-led organizations. She said too often the majority of funding goes to organizations or individuals not rooted within affected communities.
A study last year by the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School found that between 2016 and 2017, 12 national environmental grant makers awarded $1.34 billion to organizations in the Gulf and Midwest regions — but only $18 million, or 1.3%, was awarded to groups dedicated to environmental justice.
Last year, the Donors of Color, a philanthropic group dedicated to pushing for racial equity in funding environmental projects nationwide, launched a pledge drive challenging the nation’s top climate funders to shift 30% of their donations toward environmental efforts led by Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and other people of color.
Alabama resident the Rev. Michael Malcom, founder and executive director of The People’s Justice Council, said he’s hopeful the Movement for Black Lives’ new climate initiative will focus efforts on communities long ignored and will bring real change.
“We often suffer in silence in the South,” Malcom said. “We often suffer from industrial pollution, illegal land use and in even legal but unwanted land use and our communities. We have the flooding that happens in our communities, we experience the industrial pollution in our communities. Those Black and brown and Indigenous communities need a voice and somebody to be able to speak for them. And who better to represent those than communities of faith. We are addressing climate change and we’re speaking the language of our communities.”
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AP writer Drew Costley in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.
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Stafford, based in Detroit, is a national investigative race writer for the AP’s Race and Ethnicity team. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kat__stafford. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/ap-climate-initiative-centers-on-black-americans/ | 2022-08-25T19:39:15Z | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/ap-climate-initiative-centers-on-black-americans/ | true |
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A controversial Soviet-era monument in the Latvian capital was brought down, despite protests from the Baltic state's ethnic Russian minority to keep it.
Police officers and the press watch as the 80-meter high obelisk is torn down in Latvia's capital Riga
A concrete obelisk topped with Soviet stars, which was the centerpiece of a monument commemorating the Red Army's victory over Nazi Germany, was demolished in Latvia's capital, Riga, on Thursday.
Two diggers with pneumatic hammers brought the 79-meter (261-foot) obelisk down to the applause of numerous onlookers. A number of large-scale bronze statues had already been removed from the monument in the preceding days.
In view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Latvia issued a decree that all objects glorifying totalitarian regimes must be destroyed by November 15. This included the Soviet victory monument erected in 1985.
"This monument was a steady reminder of our occupation and the associated fate of many people: deportation, repression, and so on. We do not need this kind of monument," Latvian President Egils Levits said during a livestream of the demolition.
Mayor Martin Stakis called the demolition a "historic moment for Riga and all of Latvia."
Some members of Latvia's ethnic Russian community had protested the removal of the monument. Every year on May 9, thousands of ethnic Russians gather at the monument to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.
Most Latvians see this date as the start of the Soviet occupation, which lasted until 1991. A group of activists attempted to demolish the monument with dynamite in 1997 but the explosives detonated unexpectedly, killing two people.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February has prompted authorities in several Eastern European countries to speed up the removal of Soviet-era symbols. Latvia's parliament voted in May to demolish the victory monument, and Riga's city council followed suit.
Riga's monument was dismantled a week after neighboring Estonia took down a Soviet-era memorial of its own in Narva, a city with a large Russian-speaking minority.
Tallinn had accused Russia of using such monuments to stir up tensions. There were concerns that Moscow might try to exploit differences between the Russian-speaking minorities and the national governments in Estonia and Latvia to destabilize the countries.
Estonia's removal of the Soviet monument prompted the Russian hacker group Killnet to hit back with a major wave of cyberattacks on public and private facilities last week
Estonia called the cyberattacks the "most extensive" it has faced since 2007, but said they were "ineffective."
dh/fb (AP, AFP, dpa) | https://www.dw.com/en/latvia-removes-soviet-era-monument-in-riga/a-62933639 | 2022-08-25T19:42:24Z | https://www.dw.com/en/latvia-removes-soviet-era-monument-in-riga/a-62933639 | false |
(The Hill) – Chris Stirewalt, a former political editor at Fox News, said that a U.S. senator wanted him fired after the network made the decision to call Arizona for President Biden on election night in 2020.
“I never said that’s why they fired me. A lot of people said that’s why they fired me. I don’t care, they don’t owe me a job. Fox News doesn’t owe me a job. That’s OK. I had a great time at the network, I’m proud of all the work I did, I’m proud of the work that I did with other people. The news division of Fox was great when I was there,” Stirewalt said during an appearance on CNN this week.
The former top editor at Fox said he did not make the call himself but was rather “part of a decision desk team that made a call.”
“Lordy day, did people get very angry about that,” he continued. “I had one U.S. senator call for my firing and say we were engaged in a cover-up. I thought, ‘Are there ballots under the table that I haven’t looked at? What are you talking about?’”
Stirewalt was apparently referencing comments made by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) just days after the election saying he and other “knuckleheads” at the network should be fired.
The Arizona race call, which was made first by Fox, infuriated former President Trump and his allies on the night of the election.
Biden won the state with the help of Maricopa County, a highly populated area that includes Phoenix. Since the election, Arizona has also been the subject of controversy after various members of the GOP have called for election recounts.
Stirewalt was later laid off by the network in what it said was a post-election restructuring.
“As we conclude the 2020 election cycle, Fox News Digital has realigned its business and reporting structure to meet the demands of this new era,” Fox said at the time. “We are confident these changes will ensure the platform continues to deliver breakthrough reporting and insightful analysis surrounding major issues, both stateside and abroad.”
Earlier this year, Stirewalt was hired by startup cable channel NewsNation, which is owned by The Hill’s parent company, Nexstar Media, to serve as its top political editor.
He also testified before the select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and is currently promoting a new book about his life and career in politics and media. | https://cw33.com/hill-politics/former-fox-editor-chris-stirewalt-senator-pressed-for-my-firing-after-arizona-election-call/ | 2022-08-25T19:43:44Z | https://cw33.com/hill-politics/former-fox-editor-chris-stirewalt-senator-pressed-for-my-firing-after-arizona-election-call/ | true |
TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A person has gone missing after their boat was found unoccupied on Lake Martin Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the person reportedly departed Wind Creek State Park by boat at approximately 2 p.m. Wednesday.
By 4 p.m., boaters reported finding a boat on the lake. State Troopers were then called to the area to begin a search of the person.
The search is ongoing through a joint effort with the Alex City Rescue and ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division. The identity of the person who went overboard has not been released. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/alabama-troopers-searching-for-person-who-went-missing-on-lake-martin/ | 2022-08-25T19:43:47Z | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/alabama-troopers-searching-for-person-who-went-missing-on-lake-martin/ | false |
Portugal to let households move to cheaper regulated gas tariffs
By Sergio Goncalves
LISBON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Portugal's government will allow households and small businesses that buy natural gas in the liberalised market to move to regulated tariffs and avoid huge price increases announced by utility companies, the energy minister said on Thursday.
The measure, which will be in force for 12 months starting Oct. 1, is in response to the increase in the cost of living, Duarte Cordeiro told a news conference.
Following a push to liberalise energy markets since 2010, there are 1.4 million customers among Portuguese households and small businesses that have chosen to have their gas bills defined by market prices and are currently barred by law from switching back to a regulated tariff, Cordeiro said, something the government would now revoke.
Government-regulated tariffs are currently lower than those in the free market and will increase by just 3.9% on Oct. 1, while some utilities have already announced price increases of up to 200%, Cordeiro said.
He estimated that consumers on regulated tariffs would pay less than half of what they would otherwise.
All low-pressure gas consumers with an annual consumption below 10,000 cubic metres can switch to a regulated tariff.
EDP, Portugal's largest supplier of natural gas to households, with 650,000 customers, said on Wednesday its prices would rise by 170% in October after holding them for months despite a surge in international gas prices.
In terms of household market share, EDP is followed by Galp with 23.3%, and Goldenergy with 12.3%. (Reporting by Sergio Goncalves; Editing by Kirsten Donovan) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11146639/Portugal-let-households-cheaper-regulated-gas-tariffs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-25T19:44:28Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11146639/Portugal-let-households-cheaper-regulated-gas-tariffs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
BERLIN (AP) — Cases of people hoarding cats, dogs and other living creatures in Germany reached a ten-year high in 2021, the country’s Animal Protection Association said Thursday
The association said it counted 68 cases of hoarding involving 4,218 animals in Germany last year, the highest since it began systematically collecting data a decade ago. Rescued animals are often found in unsanitary conditions and neglected by owners who struggle to care for them, it said.
The biggest share of animal hoarding cases recorded since 2012 involved cats, followed by dogs. Small animals, such as rabbits, constituted the largest group of victims, with more than 10,000 rescued from hoarders over the past decade. The association said instances of horse hoarding after also increased and made up almost 15% of all reported cases in 2021.
Nina Brakebusch, the association’s expert on animal hoarding, said it was unclear whether the threefold increase in recorded cases since 2012 was due to authorities and the public becoming sensitized to the issue, or an actual worsening of the problem.
But Brakebusch said people often begin to hoard animals after their own personal circumstances worsen, such as after the death of a loved one or when they experience financial or psychological distress. The coronavirus pandemic and rising cost of living could be contributing to the problem, she said. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-german-group-animal-hoarding-cases-hit-10-year-high-in-2021/ | 2022-08-25T19:44:57Z | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-german-group-animal-hoarding-cases-hit-10-year-high-in-2021/ | false |
NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) is pleased to announce the addition of 314 new part numbers in its August new number announcement. This release covers over 100 product categories and includes over 100 part numbers for 2021 and 2022 model-year vehicles.
SMP is committed to providing replacement parts for hybrid and electric vehicles through its Standard®, Standard® Import, and Four Seasons® brands. The August NNA added several new components for the 2021 Mustang Mach-E, 2021-13 Nissan Leaf, 2022-16 Toyota Prius, 2020-19 Kia Niro EV, 2018-16 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron, and 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive.
This month's release expands on powertrain-neutral coverage for both Standard® and Four Seasons® with over 170 new Sensors, Switches, Actuators, and Connectors. Included are 23 new Power Window Switches, as well as Shift Interlock Actuators, Back-Up Light Switches, Four Wheel Drive Actuator Connectors, and more.
Standard® remains dedicated to expanding its ADAS (Advanced Driver Assist Systems) program. The expansion includes 17 new ABS Speed Sensors, 11 new Park Assist Cameras, and several new Blind Spot Detection Sensors. Cruise Control Distance Sensors are also now available for popular Ford and Lincoln SUVS, including the 2013-12 Explorer, Edge, and MKX.
John Herc, Vice President Engine of Management Marketing, SMP, stated, "We are proud of the 300+ new part numbers added to our extensive product line. In addition to offering the highest quality products possible, the coverage provided by these new part numbers is an integral part of our mission to provide our dedicated distribution partners and loyal service providers with the parts they need to get the job done."
Standard's turbocharger program continues to grow with the release of four new Turbocharger Kits for over 2.4 million popular Ford vehicles including the 2020-15 Transit platform. The release also adds numerous turbocharger related parts including Turbocharger Oil Lines, Turbocharger Coolant Lines, Turbocharger Bypass Valves, and Charge Air Coolers.
Standard® continues to expand its Collision Repair program with the introduction of Radiator Active Grille Shutter Assemblies for the 2020-18 Ford F-150. Power Door Lock Actuators, Trunk Lock Actuator Motors, and Tailgate Lock Actuator Motors are just a few of the Collision products also included in the release.
In an effort to expand existing product lines, Standard® has released three new Transfer Case Motors for 6.6 million vehicles on the road, including the 2021 Cadillac Escalade, 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2010-05 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and 2019-07 Chevrolet Silverado 2500.
Four Seasons®, SMP's Temperature Control Division, has added 67 new part numbers to its product line. Included are 31 new Air Door Actuators covering over 6 million domestic and import vehicles on the road, including the 2021-13 Buick Encore, 2020-15 Acura TLX, 2016 Honda Odyssey, and 2016-14 Chevrolet Spark.
Four Seasons® has also introduced several new Compressors, adding coverage for the 2021-18 Ford Mustang, 2022-20 Subaru Outback, and 2020 Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio. Additionally, Complete A/C Kits, Hose Assemblies, Heater Cores, and Thermostat Housings are part of the release, helping Four Seasons® to continue providing everything technicians need for a complete A/C service.
All new applications are listed in the catalogs found at StandardBrand.com and 4S.com, and in electronic catalog providers.
About SMP
With over 100 years in business, Standard Motor Products, Inc. is a leading independent manufacturer and distributor of premium automotive replacement parts. SMP supplies independent professional technicians and do- it-yourselfers with high quality replacement parts for engine management, ignition, emissions, fuel and safety- related systems, as well as temperature control products for domestic and import cars and light trucks. SMP is committed to providing replacement parts for all platforms including the latest hybrid and electric vehicle systems. SMP products are sold worldwide through both traditional and non-traditional distribution channels. For more information, download the SMP Parts App or visit smpcorp.com.
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Sometimes growing out your hair can feel like a long, uphill battle that requires endless time and patience. Depending on what length you’re starting with and how long you’re hoping to get to, it can feel like it can take ages.
So why does it seem like some women don’t even have to try to grow their hair long and luscious when the rest of us spend our bad hair days searching online for the best ponytail extensions?
Hair grows at an average rate of half an inch per month or six inches per year, and the average person sheds 50-100 hairs each day. If you think your hair is thinning, you might be right. More than 50% of women experience hair loss at some point in their lives, which equates to shedding more than 125 hairs per day.
Eat Well
To grow long, thick hair, you first have to start with your lips! A diet rich in healthy fats is essential. Eat plenty of protein and good fats, such as olive oil, nuts, eggs, salmon and avocados, to make sure you’re getting the nutrients needed to grow those shiny, vibrant locks.
Exfoliate Your Scalp Regularly
While most of us have exfoliating our face down pat, we tend to forget this can be beneficial for our scalp, too. Exfoliating one to two times per week can increase blood flow and help drive inactive hair follicles into a state of growth.
You can also maintain a healthy scalp by massaging your scalp to stimulate circulation using a special scrub brush. This can remove buildup from hair products that can clog follicles, which can inhibit or delay growth.
Shampoo Wisely
Over-washing attributes to hair harm more than you might think. Depending on your hair type, lifestyle and climate, you might not need to shampoo every day. You can help hair along by distributing its natural oils through regular brushing and shampooing every few days.
Trim Regularly
Ward off split ends with regular trims to prevent damage. Brittle ends can continue to split up the hair shaft, which can make the rest of the strand thinner.
Be Pool Savvy
In order to grow your hair longer, you have to maintain what you already have to the best of your abilities. Chlorine can wreak havoc on our hair. The American Academy of Dermatology Association suggests wetting and conditioning hair before swimming or wearing a tight-fitting swim cap. They also recommend using a shampoo formulated for swimmers and deep conditioning afterward to replenish any lost moisture.
Turn Down The Heat
Over-styling your hair can lead to frizz and breakage. You’ve probably already heard that you shouldn’t use heat every time you style. Letting your hair air dry (or at least semi-air dry) can be a nice way to reduce regular heat use. When you do need to use heat, use a hair heat protectant and decrease the temperature.
Fake It Til You Make It
Springing for the best ponytail extension might be worth the money while you are in the process of growing your hair out.
Are you thinking about growing your hair out? We hope these tips help your locks grow faster — and healthier — as quickly as humanly possible!
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Settlement Ensures Company Follows AB 5, Grows Teamster Workforce
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union applauds the National Labor Relations Board for its role in advancing a historic settlement between Teamsters Local 848 and Universal Logistics. Under the agreement, all of the company's misclassified Southern California drayage drivers will be re-classified as employees, and these drivers will be entitled to fair wages, benefits, and protections under a Teamster contract.
"This is a big step, but there's more work to be done. The Teamsters will continue to fight until every misclassified worker is an employee under the law. We will not rest until trucking companies recognize their drivers as employees and treat them with dignity, and that includes respecting their right to form a union," said Sean M. O'Brien, Teamsters General President.
Under the settlement between Universal Logistics and the Teamsters, the company will classify all of its drivers in the region as employees and allow them to unionize. The company will provide back pay and offer reinstatement to more than 60 terminated employees across four different subsidiaries and re-establish a unit of unionized drivers. The agreement brings the company into compliance with the state law known as AB 5 as well as the National Labor Relations Act. The drivers have voted unanimously to ratify a strong first Teamsters contract.
"Universal and the Teamsters have committed to growing the unit of drivers so that Universal can continue expanding and serving even more customers with a professional Teamster workforce. This gives customers additional peace of mind and ensures employees receive all adequate legal protections," said Eric Tate, Local 848 Secretary-Treasurer.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamsters.
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tgotsch@teamster.org
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One of the world's first widely used sans-serif typefaces, Akzidenz-Grotesk, joins the Monotype family along with more than 700 historic typefaces from the Berthold library.
WOBURN, Mass., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Monotype® today announced that it has acquired the Berthold® inventory of typefaces with unique historical significance in the type industry.
The Berthold library is best known for its celebrated family of Akzidenz-Grotesk® typefaces, one of the world's first widely used sans-serif typefaces which inspired many subsequent type designs including Helvetica®. Akzidenz-Grotesk was created in 1896 and has been used by many of the world's largest brands.
The original Berthold type foundry, H. Berthold AG, was founded in Berlin, Germany in 1858 and built a worldwide reputation for crafting high-quality typefaces. In 1997 Berthold Types Limited acquired the Berthold inventory as well as the distribution rights and maintenance of its digital typefaces. Along with their crown jewel Akzidenz-Grotesk, Berthold's inventory includes much-loved typefaces such as Imago®, Cosmos®, Formata®, Block®, Solemnis® and City®.
Ninan Chacko, Monotype's CEO said, "With this acquisition by Monotype, Berthold's historic typefaces will become part of one of the world's largest type foundries. Our stewardship will increase global visibility of Berthold's inventory, celebrate its legacy, and get these important typefaces in the hands of more creative professionals. But more than that, this acquisition ensures iconic type families including Akzidenz-Grotesk, Imago, and Formata remain as accessible and relevant as other historic typeface families in the Monotype library such as Helvetica® Now, Gotham®, and Neue Frutiger®."
Upon completion of the acquisition, the Berthold library of over 700 typefaces will continue to be sold through http://www.Bertholdtypes.com and http://www.Bertholdwebfonts.com.
Berthold's library will also be delivered as a premium inventory collection through Monotype Fonts combining more than 36,000 typefaces with the expertise of the most sought-after foundries, type designers, and trusted and secure font management.
Deb Gonet, Vice President of the Monotype Studio said, "The H. Berthold AG type foundry was one of the largest and most successful type libraries known for high-quality typefaces. By adding Berthold's classic type library to our Monotype Fonts offering, we are furthering our goal of giving creatives the best and broadest choice of typefaces all in one place."
About Monotype
Monotype creates brands that matter with type, technology, and expertise. The company partners with leading foundries to deliver the broadest inventory of high-quality typefaces in the world. Further information is available at www.monotype.com.
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Monotype, Berthold, Akzidenz-Grotesk, Helvetica, Frutiger, Imago, Cosmos, Formata, Block, Solemnis, and City are trademarks of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Gotham is a trademark of the Hoefler Type Foundry registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy served subpoenas over players-only meeting
The legal battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is likely to continue for months and even years, and Tiger Woods is one of the people at the center of the latest chapter.
Larry Klayman, a lawyer representing the lead plaintiff in a case against the PGA Tour, announced in a press release on Thursday that Woods, Rory McIlroy and PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan have been subpoenaed over the players-only meeting that was held in Delaware last week. The statement says it is “believed that discussions occurred which are alleged in the above complaint to be anticompetitive and violative of the antitrust laws vis a vis the LIV Golf Tour and its players.”
“This is not a personal ‘thing’ against Woods, McIlroy and Monahan,” Klayman said in the release, via Matt Cradock of Golf Monthly. “It’s about getting information about what occurred at the players’ meeting and generally with regard to allegations in our complaint that the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour and their commissioners Jay Monahan and Keith Pelley, are allegedly colluding in restraint of trade and the antitrust laws to harm the LIV Golf Tour and its players.”
The PGA Tour announced on Wednesday that it will be making sweeping changes for the 2022-23 season. Many of them will give players a chance to earn far more money.
Klayman said those changes are meant “to emulate LIV Golf, while continuing to allegedly harm LIV and its players.”
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Cracked, dry, chapped lips are regular part of life for many people, especially during dry weather. Many drugstores have a whole aisle devoted to different types of lip balm, ranging from medicated brands to specialty balms made with organic ingredients.
Although a store-bought lip balm might have a terrific scent and come packaged in a cute little container, you could also try using ingredients you already have at your house, such as olive oil, to keep your lips soft and supple. Olive oil might make you think more of pizza and roasted garlic than a lip balm, but it's an excellent moisturizer and is a popular ingredient in many skin conditioning products [source: Cosmetics Database].
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You can use olive oil alone to condition and protect lips from drying out or becoming chapped. Use it just the way you would use lip balm or petroleum jelly -- smear a bit on whenever your lips feel dry, and put a little on at night for good measure.
You can also combine olive oil with sugar to make a simple lip scrub. Just make a paste out of sugar and olive oil, and rub it on your lips [source: Sorgen]. The sugar will exfoliate the lips, getting rid of any dry, dead skin cells on the surface and leaving lips smoother.
However, although olive oil might help keep your lips hydrated in a pinch, it probably won't do as good of a job in the long term as a product specifically formulated to moisturize your lips. Also, because of its oily nature, using it on your lips might cause breakouts and irritation on the skin around your mouth, especially if you already have oily skin.
If you do decide to use olive oil on your lips, select a bottle of good-quality, organic extra virgin olive oil. Also, keep in mind that -- depending on the type you use -- olive oil will go rancid after a while, so either buy a small bottle or keep it in the refrigerator.
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Best TSA-approved accessories for quick traveling
Between turbulence, flight delays, limited leg room and overly-chatty seatmates, plenty of things can make flying a hassle. But having to wait at baggage claim when you arrive at your destination for your checked bags may be the worst. That’s why so many people prefer traveling with a carry-on bag rather than a large piece of luggage that must be checked. If you’re looking for a carry-on that can fit on most planes and satisfy the TSA folks, check out these fabulous carry-on suitcases and bags for your next flight.
What are the guidelines for carry-on luggage?
Carry-on bags aren’t just small rolling suitcases. You can bring a backpack, duffle bag, or any other bag as a carry-on. The size matters more than the shape or style. It’s crucial to understand the size guidelines for carry-on bags so you’re not stuck with a bag that’s too big to fit in the overhead bin.
Domestic
Domestic airlines all have their own rules regarding the size of carry-on bags and luggage, so it’s essential to consult the website of the airline you’re flying to determine the size restrictions for your flight. Generally, carry-on bags should be no larger than 22 inches by 14 inches by 9 inches, including the handle and wheels.
Carry-on bag size is restricted to ensure that the bags will safely fit in the overhead bin. Most airlines don’t have guidelines for the weight of carry-on bags, though, so as long as you can lift them into the overhead bin, you’re good to go.
Keep in mind that not every airline permits full-size carry-on bags, so verify you can bring your bag on board before you get to the airport.
International
As with domestic flights, international airlines each have their own size guidelines for carry-on bags. In most cases, they require the same measurements as domestic flights do (or similar.) However, some airlines require smaller bags, so always double-check before you pack.
TSA carry-on bag restrictions
The Transportation Safety Authority doesn’t have guidelines regarding carry-on bag size. However, the TSA has specific rules about what you can and can’t bring in your carry-on.
TSA limits the amount of liquid you can pack in a carry-on bag. Each passenger is allowed to bring a quart-sized plastic bag with travel containers that each hold up to 3.4 ounces.
You can also declare larger amounts of liquid, gel or aerosol medications at a TSA checkpoint. Baby food and formula fall into this medically necessary category, so you can pack these items in your carry-on bag outside the plastic bag.
TSA doesn’t allow knives, box cutters, guns, flammable items, dry batteries or other banned items found on the TSA website in any carry-on bags.
Best TSA-approved carry-on bags and accessories
Under $75
Narwey For Spirit Airlines Foldable Travel Duffle Bag
This compact, lightweight bag is perfect for weekend trips. It’s waterproof and can hold more than 45 pounds with ease. It also has external pockets to provide quick access to must-have items. Sold by Amazon
Rockland Melbourne Hardside Expandable Spinner Wheel Luggage
This 20-inch bag is lightweight but still extremely durable. It has multidirectional, double-spinner wheels to make pulling it easy. The interior mesh zip pocket and elasticized pocket can keep your belongings organized. Sold by Amazon
Travel Select Amsterdam Expandable Rolling Upright Luggage
Featuring polyester and a PVC backing, this rolling suitcase holds up well to the rigors of air travel. It has a retractable push-button handle for pulling and top and side handles for carrying. Its inline skate wheels provide smooth, quiet rolling. Sold by Amazon
$75-$100
SwissGear Energie Hardside Carry-on Luggage
This expandable suitcase is perfect for longer trips but still meets most airlines’ carry-on guidelines. It’s made of lightweight polycarbonate and features a self-repairing zipper. It’s also equipped with TSA-approved locks and a power pack mesh pocket with an external USB charging port. Sold by Amazon
Betsey Johnson Designer Carry On Weekend Duffle Bag
This fun designer duffle bag is available in five different patterns and collapses a bit to fit in the overhead bin. It has two wheels and an ergonomically designed handle that make it easy to maneuver. It’s also extremely lightweight, so it’s easy to lift. Sold by Amazon
Kenneth Cole Reaction Out of Bounds Four-wheel Spinner Carry-on Bag
This hard-sided bag has four premium multidirectional wheels that make it easy to push or pull through the airport. It’s made of durable, lightweight ABS and has reinforced corners to help with shock absorption. You can choose from 15 colors. Sold by Amazon
SwissGear 1900 Scansmart 17-inch Laptop Backpack
If you’re traveling with your laptop, this backpack allows TSA agents to scan your computer in the bag. It has a large main compartment, as well as a padded tablet pocket and an RFID-protected compartment. It also has two easy-access exterior pockets for items you need to grab quickly. Sold by Amazon
$100-$200
Osprey Transporter Boarding Bag Carry-on Luggage
This bag fits well under airplane seats, so it’s a convenient option if you don’t want to use the overhead bin. It has a front organizer pocket for items you need quick access to and a padded laptop sleeve in the back. The detachable strap allows for over-the-shoulder carrying. Sold by Amazon
Travelpro Maxlite 5 Hardside Spinner
This sleek carry-on bag has a polycarbonate shell that offers impact-absorbing flexibility. Not only is it durable, but it’s also lightweight and easy to maneuver. It has TSA-approved locks and hold-down straps that help keep items secure and compact when packing. Sold by Amazon
Samsonite Winfield 2 Hardside Luggage
With four multidirectional wheels, this carry-on bag is easy to push or pull during your travels. It has side-mounted TSA-approved locks to secure your bag and a full-zip interior divider to organize your items. You can choose from more than 10 colors. Sold by Amazon
$200-plus
Pathfinder Gear 22-inch Rolling Drop Bottom Duffel
This convenient rolling duffel has an extra-large main compartment that provides plenty of space for your belongings. It also features an ergonomic, push-button telescopic handle. The oversized corner-mounted wheels move easily over uneven terrain. Sold by Amazon
Delsey Paris Chatelet Hardside Luggage with Spinner Wheels
With a lightweight, durable polycarbonate shell, this carry-on bag won’t crack or break as you trek through the airport. It has four spinner wheels that roll in multiple directions to allow for easy maneuvering and a recessed TSA-approved lock to protect your belongings. It also comes with a removable hanger, laundry bag and shoe bag. Sold by Amazon
Briggs and Riley ZDX Upright Rolling Duffle Bag
This highly durable rolling duffle bag is backed by a lifetime performance guarantee that covers even airline damage. It has a large top pocket with RFID protection and a power pocket that allows a USB cord to pass through it. It also has an easy-access pocket for your ID, boarding pass and other items you need to grab quickly. Sold by Amazon
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Fernando Alonso wanted a long-term deal at Alpine that the team was not offering. So when Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement and Aston Martin needed a new driver, the Spaniard made a quick decision to switch teams.
The process was much longer for Daniel Ricciardo, who on Wednesday confirmed McLaren had bought out the final year of his contract. The split stung the Australian’s pride but the decision — months in the making — was expected.
Ricciardo still wants to race in F1 but would consider a one-year sabbatical in 2023 if his options are limited for next season.
“If it made sense, yes. It’s the only racing I’m interested in. F1 is what I love and where I see myself, if I’m doing any racing,” Ricciardo said Thursday. “But if the stars don’t align and it doesn’t make perfect sense next year, and if it means taking that time off to reset, then that’s the right thing to do.
“That fire, that belief is still in me. I still love the sport. I haven’t lost that confidence in myself,” he added. “I want to do it competitively, I want to do it in the right place. I never want to just be a driver and make up the numbers.”
F1’s “silly season” of free agency hit a frenzied pitch at the start of F1’s summer break with Alonso’s defection to Aston Martin. That he’s still in demand at 41 years old is testimony to the remarkable longevity of his talent.
When Vettel finally decided his future, Aston Martin wasted no time reaching out to Alonso. Four days after Vettel’s announcement, Alonso was named Aston Martin’s driver for 2023.
“We started talking on that weekend briefly and (on) Monday morning we signed,” Alonso said. “I think the project is very attractive, obviously there is a lot of investment going on … engineers, designers, new facilities in Silverstone. I felt it was a nice project for the future.”
The decision stunned Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer, who has said he learned of Alonso’s defection via the Aston Martin announcement. Ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, where the F1 season resumes following its mid-season break, Alonso confirmed he did not alert Szafnauer.
He said he did give Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi and president Luca De Meo a heads-up, as well as his mechanics and engineers.
“It’s true, Otmar probably didn’t know anything,” Alonso said. “Otmar was not involved in the negotiations and probably Laurent or Luca didn’t call him before the announcement.”
Alonso hinted at frustration that Alpine, which has been developing F2 champion Oscar Piastri, was not offered a multi-year contract to return.
“For one reason or another we were not moving forward (since) a couple of months already and it seemed a logical move to me, because Aston was very willing to help me and trust on my abilities on track and off track,” he said. “We were moving around in different things (with Alpine) and we were not maybe agreeing on the principles.
“It’s not only what you agree in terms of the duration of the contract, it’s also the trust you feel and how you feel wanted in a place.”
Alonso, a two-time F1 champion viewed as one of the top talents, has made perplexing choices before. He quit powerhouse Ferrari in 2014 for three miserable years with McLaren. Now he’s snubbing a team that is fourth in the constructors’ championship for one that is ninth.
“For sure there are some risk on every decision you make in Formula One. No one has a crystal ball to guess the future,” he said. “Let’s see if we can short-cut that time as much as possible and make Aston Martin successful next season.”
Alonso’s move, the day after the Hungarian GP, left Alpine scrambling. The team said late the next day it was promoting reserve driver Piastri into Alonso’s seat for 2023. But Piastri then declined the offer and the 21-year-old Australian, described as “an incredible talent by Alonso,” has been linked to McLaren as Ricciardo’s replacement.
“I think Oscar is guaranteed a spot on the grid next year,” Ricciardo said. “I will support a fellow Aussie.”
Ricciardo, meanwhile, said talks with McLaren were ongoing for “the last few months” and “a dead end” between the two parties was inevitable. Although he gave McLaren its first win since 2012 last season when Ricciardo won at Monza, he’s been underwhelming at McLaren and outperformed by teammate Lando Norris.
“It wasn’t dropped (on me), it wasn’t just a random call one day ‘Hey, this is what we’re doing,’” Ricciardo said. “I understood that was a point of concern, because the results I was getting were not up to the level that we all thought they could have been.
“We tried to get through it and understand things with the car and me gelling with it. But there too many weekends where it was too much of a struggle,” the 33-year-old added. “It’s not the nicest feeling. But I can look back on it and hold my head high in terms of applying myself and trying to make it work. Sometimes you have to accept you tried and it didn’t work out.”
Ricciardo, who dominated reigning champion Vettel in their season together at Red Bull in 2014 and was once linked to Ferrari, doesn’t have great options for 2023. The Alpine seat Alonso vacated is currently the only opening, and Ricciardo does not have interest at this time to move to another racing series.
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I thought I saw someone else make a thread like this but can't find it ATM. I am looking for preferably a USB 4 or USB3.2 20Gbps dual bay or more M.2 NVME enclosure. I know they had USB 3.1 10Gbps M.2 SATA RAID enclosures but I can't find a modern version of it. Has anyone found one or know if there is going to be one in the future? I am honestly surprised there isn't one.
Here are several SATA ones I could find:
https://www.newegg.com/startech-sm22bu31c3r-enclosure/p/N82E16817707419?Description=m2 usb dual raid enclosure&cm_re=m2_usb dual raid enclosure-_-17-707-419-_-Product
https://www.newegg.com/**********-m2n210-rc3/p/0VN-0003-001T9?Description=m2 usb dual raid enclosure&cm_re=m2_usb dual raid enclosure-_-9SIA1DSESG2825-_-Product
https://www.newegg.com/**********-dm2-rc3-sv-enclosure/p/0VN-0003-00196?Description=m2 usb dual raid enclosure&cm_re=m2_usb dual raid enclosure-_-9SIA1DS7AV3053-_-Product
https://www.newegg.com/p/0SE-009W-00020?Description=m2 usb dual raid enclosure&cm_re=m2_usb dual raid enclosure-_-9SIA86V3DX0566-_-Product
Why did these links break and get blurred with asterisks?
here is a link to the Newegg search that shows all 4 just in case you needed it.
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=m2+usb+dual+raid+enclosure
Here are several SATA ones I could find:
https://www.newegg.com/startech-sm22bu31c3r-enclosure/p/N82E16817707419?Description=m2 usb dual raid enclosure&cm_re=m2_usb dual raid enclosure-_-17-707-419-_-Product
https://www.newegg.com/**********-m2n210-rc3/p/0VN-0003-001T9?Description=m2 usb dual raid enclosure&cm_re=m2_usb dual raid enclosure-_-9SIA1DSESG2825-_-Product
https://www.newegg.com/**********-dm2-rc3-sv-enclosure/p/0VN-0003-00196?Description=m2 usb dual raid enclosure&cm_re=m2_usb dual raid enclosure-_-9SIA1DS7AV3053-_-Product
https://www.newegg.com/p/0SE-009W-00020?Description=m2 usb dual raid enclosure&cm_re=m2_usb dual raid enclosure-_-9SIA86V3DX0566-_-Product
Why did these links break and get blurred with asterisks?
here is a link to the Newegg search that shows all 4 just in case you needed it.
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=m2+usb+dual+raid+enclosure | https://hardforum.com/threads/is-there-a-usb-dual-m-2-nvme-raid-enclosure-there-are-sata-ones.2021556/ | 2022-08-25T19:52:16Z | https://hardforum.com/threads/is-there-a-usb-dual-m-2-nvme-raid-enclosure-there-are-sata-ones.2021556/ | false |
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