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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
5-3-5-1
(five, three, five, one)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
5-3-5-1
(five, three, five, one) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Day-game-17398309.php | 2022-08-25T19:56:04Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Day-game-17398309.php | true |
Insulin cap for Medicare patients signals hope for others
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.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wymt.com/2022/08/25/insulin-cap-medicare-patients-signals-hope-others/ | 2022-08-25T19:56:45Z | https://www.wymt.com/2022/08/25/insulin-cap-medicare-patients-signals-hope-others/ | true |
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — U.S. and European Union envoys met with Serbia’s president on Thursday as they pressed ahead with efforts to defuse Serbian tensions with Kosovo after a meeting last week in Brussels ended with no agreement on a dispute between the former Balkan war foes.
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo soared late last month when Kosovo’s government declared that Serb-issued identity documents and vehicle license plates would no longer be valid in Kosovo’s territory, just as Kosovo-issued ones are not valid in Serbia.
Serbia does not recognize Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence, and still considers the territory as its own.
U.S. envoy Gabriel Escobar and the EU’s Miroslav Lajcak both said after the meeting with Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic that efforts to resolve the disputed issue will continue. They offered no other details.
Escobar and Lajcak came to Belgrade from Kosovo, where they met Wednesday with Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti and on Thursday with the Kosovo Serb leaders.
“Tough and long meeting just now with President Vucic,” Escobar was quoted on the U.S. embassy’s Twitter account. “We appreciate the president’s commitment to peace and stability.”
Lajcak described the discussion as “difficult but responsible.”
Kurti has said he was acting with reciprocity to the measures from Serbia with his move on license plates and documents. But Kosovo Serbs have responded furiously, blocking roads in the Serb-dominated north of Kosovo. Belgrade accused Kosovo of pressuring minority Serbs, who largely reject Kosovo-issued documents defying its statehood.
The incident has fueled fears of more unrest in the Balkans amid the uncertainties caused by the war in Ukraine and Russia’s close ties with Serbia. Kosovo has postponed the decision implementation until Sept. 1 as Washington and Brussels step up diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis.
Kosovo’s independence has been recognized by Washington and most EU countries, while Serbia has relied on support from Moscow and China for its bid to retain the former province. Belgrade lost control over Kosovo in 1999 after NATO bombed the country to stop its brutal crackdown against ethnic Albanian separatist rebels.
Vucic said on Instagram that “we had no easy talks.” He added that “we will not give up our vital national and state interests, primarily the interests of our people, your security.”
For the past several years, the EU has mediated negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia to normalize relations, seeking to move forward their efforts to join the European Union.
NATO peacekeepers have stepped up their presence in northern Kosovo in response to the increased tensions. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-eu-envoys-meet-with-serbian-president-on-kosovo/ | 2022-08-25T19:58:56Z | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-eu-envoys-meet-with-serbian-president-on-kosovo/ | false |
NEW YORK (AP) — Two people have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter to the conservative group Project Veritas for $40,000, prosecutors said Thursday.
The two, both from Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams’ office said.
While authorities didn’t identify Biden, the type of property stolen or the organization that paid, the details of the investigation have been public for months.
Ashley Biden stored the diary, tax records, a digital device with family photos and a cellphone in September 2020 in a Delray Beach, Florida, home where one of the defendants was living at the time, prosecutors said in a release.
They said the woman stole the items and got in touch with the other defendant, a man who contacted Project Veritas, which asked for photos of the material and then paid for the two to bring it to New York.
They said the woman stole the items and got in touch with the other defendant, a man who contacted Project Veritas, which asked for photos of the material and then paid for the two to bring it to New York.
Project Veritas staffers met with the two in New York and dispatched them back to Florida to retrieve more of Ashley Biden’s items from the home, which they did and turned the material over to a local Project Veritas worker who brought it to New York, prosecutors said.
The activist group, which considers itself a news organization, paid the two $20,000 apiece, prosecutors said.
Project Veritas has said it received the diary from “tipsters” who said it had been abandoned in a room. The activist group said it turned the journal over to law enforcement and never did anything illegal.
Founder James O’Keefe has said that Project Veritas ultimately did not publish information from the diary because it could not confirm it belonged to Ashley Biden.
Project Veritas is best known for conducting hidden camera stings that have embarrassed news outlets, labor organizations and Democratic politicians. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/2-plead-guilty-in-scheme-to-sell-bidens-daughters-diary/ | 2022-08-25T19:59:58Z | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/2-plead-guilty-in-scheme-to-sell-bidens-daughters-diary/ | false |
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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More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.wric.com/sports/sports-headlines/ap-alonso-explains-alpine-switch-ricciardo-ponders-f1-future/ | 2022-08-25T20:01:01Z | https://www.wric.com/sports/sports-headlines/ap-alonso-explains-alpine-switch-ricciardo-ponders-f1-future/ | false |
The National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks is violating U.S. labor law by withholding pay hikes and other benefits from stores that have voted to unionize.
The labor board’s Seattle office filed the complaint late Wednesday against Starbucks. The complaint is based on charges filed by Workers United, the union trying to organize Starbucks’ 9,000 company-owned U.S. stores.
The complaint adds to an already lengthy paper trail in the acrimonious relationship between Starbucks — which opposes unionization — and Workers United. More than 220 U.S. Starbucks stores have voted to unionize since late last year.
The complaint is one of at least 20 that NLRB regional offices have filed against Starbucks alleging unfair labor practices. Starbucks has also filed complaints against the board and the union. Last week, the company asked the NLRB to halt union elections entirely, saying it has evidence that a regional office improperly coordinated with union officials. A decision in that case is pending.
In the case filed Wednesday, the NLRB said Starbucks violated labor law by offering raises and benefits — including increased training, career development opportunities, expanded tipping and even looser dress code policies — only to nonunion stores.
Starbucks announced the $200 million in added worker pay and benefits in May after a series of meetings with workers around the country. At the time, Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz said U.S. labor law requires union stores to negotiate their own contracts with the company.
“We do not have the same freedom to make these improvements at locations that have a union,” Schultz said in a conference call with investors.
Starbucks reiterated that argument in a statement Thursday.
“Wages and benefits are mandatory subjects of the collective bargaining process,” the company said. It rejects the union’s argument that it could offer the wage and benefit enhancements to unionized stores at any time.
But in its complaint, the NLRB’s regional office said Starbucks’ action violates laws that prohibit interfering with employees’ rights to organize.
The complaint seeks back pay for affected employees. It also would require Schultz to hold an employee meeting and a read a statement explaining workers’ right to organize.
The regional complaint will be heard by an administrative law judge at the NLRB. Once a decision is reached, either side can appeal to the full National Labor Relations Board in Washington. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks-shortchanged-union-workers-in-seattle-labor-board-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | 2022-08-25T20:01:02Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks-shortchanged-union-workers-in-seattle-labor-board-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | false |
Family fun day
Saint Stephens Episcopal Church welcomes the 2022-2023 Youth Jam Night season with a family fun day and concert in the yard. On Saturday, Sept. 17, St Stephens presents family fun day and Jam Night Kickoff. The fun begins at 1:30 p.m. with Angel’s bouncy houses, games and a food truck from Pablo’s. The concert begins at 4 p.m. and features Jacob Daniel from Sioux Fallls South Dakota and Casper’s own Cleanzed Soul. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and blankets to sit under the big tent and enjoy the music! Join us for all the fun at St Stephens Episcopal Church, 4700 S Poplar, Casper. Starting Saturday Sept. 17 at 1:30 p.m. Contact Deacon Ray Pierce at 307-660-4727 for more details.
Fall sale at the library
Do you need to stock up on books for winter? The Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale is a very affordable place to get your reading for those long cold days. Many items are in like new condition and would make excellent gifts for friends and family. Any items purchased will be sold at regular prices with hardbacks selling for $2 and all other items at $1 or less. We have a great selection in all areas. This is not a bag sale. All shopping sessions require a reservation.
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The next sale will be held on Sept 8, 9 and 10. Appointments will be required for all time slots. Sept. 8 will be an Early Bird sale.
All customers who schedule for that day will pay $20 at the door for admission to the sale. September 9th will be the Second Chance sale with customers paying $10 at the door for admission. Again, items will be sold at regular prices. On Sept. 10, there will be no admission charge and items will, once again, be sold at regular prices.
Appointments are limited. To reserve your time, go to https://nclbooksale.ticketleap.com and select the time you prefer. Please, if you find you are unable to attend, notify us so that another person will have the opportunity to attend.
Donations are accepted any time the library is open. Thanks to our generous communities, we have great selections for this sale. If you have questions, contact folncpl307@gmail.com.
Pops in the Park: The Music of Queen
Join the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra to experience the music of the legendary rock band Queen for our summer Pops in the Park concert on Saturday, Aug. 27. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking and fun, and the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. This concert is a family-friendly, all-ages event.
The Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and Christopher Dragon are teaming up with Canadian rock band Jeans n’ Classics and a local choir for a musical night in celebration of the majestic Freddie Mercury and Queen, featuring Grammy Award-winning singer David Blamires on lead vocals. “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions,” and, of course, “Bohemian Rhapsody” are just a few of the classic hits that will be featured. Natrona Commercial Music will be the opening act, so arrive early to be entertained by Casper’s up and coming pop music stars.
Local food trucks including Holy Guacamole, Hangry Dog, Papa’s Pork Chop, I’Scream 4 Ice Cream and I’Scream 4 Wings will be onsite for food purchase, or you can bring your own picnic to enjoy in the park. Open containers are permitted for both alcoholic and soft beverages, however glass containers are NOT allowed. Bring your friends and family along with chairs and blankets to enjoy a musical evening under the stars.
Tickets are $15 per person, or family passes for $50 (good for two adults and three children). Children 10 and under are free. To purchase tickets or for more information on the concert, parking, or accessibility visit the WSO website at wyomingsymphony.org/popsinthepark or call the WSO Office at 307-266-1478.
Flag football at BGCCW
Learn good sportsmanship, teamwork and develop friendships, while keeping your kids active after school with flag football at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming! The league is for children in grades K—5. “Flag football is a great way to learn the basics of football while enjoying the great outdoors and fall evenings in our wonderful city,” said Derek DeBoer, Vice President of Operations at the Club.
Games and practices will be held two nights a week in one-hour increments between 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the George Tani and North Casper softball/baseball fields. The season runs from Aug. 22 to Oct. 20. Registration deadline is Aug. 10. Teams are formed based on schools and grade levels. “This is an opportunity to create an enjoyable and memorable childhood experience, while learning football skills,” said DeBoer.
The Registration fee is $35, plus a $10 yearly Club membership fee. Register online at http://www.bgccw.org/flag-football/ or at the Main Club, 1701 East K Street, Casper.
For more information, contact Derek DeBoer at 235-4079, ext. 117, or ddeboer@bgccw.org
After school program at Boys & Girls Club
As kids and teens prepare to head back to school, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming wants to help them be unstoppable after school with their academic enrichment, good character and citizenship and healthy lifestyles! Children and teens will enjoy enriching activities that will keep them engaged in a safe, caring environment after school. A free snack and evening meal will be provided to youth, and families are invited for dinner at the Main Club as well. One does not have to be a Club member to receive the dinner meal.
“The goal of our after-school program is to provide youth members with an atmosphere of fun, creativity, and academic enrichment through meaningful experiences, which will encourage positive personal development,” said Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming CEO, Ashley Bright.
The Club’s after-school program runs from after school until 8 p.m. at the Club’s Main Branch, 1701 East K Street, and after school until 6 p.m. at the Club’s other Casper locations: Paradise Valley Elementary (22 Magnolia), Verda James (701 Carriage Lane), and a new location at Park Elementary (140 W 9th Street). Teen programs serve youth ages 13-18 and are offered at the Teen Center at the Main Club and at Dean Morgan Middle School.
With a new location at Park Elementary, adjacent to the district’s bus hub, the Club will be able to serve even more youth at a newly renovated school space that any child in the district can access with free district transportation. While the former Journey Branch will now be housed at Park Elementary, the Club wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the staff and administration at Journey for their partnership with the Club the past several years.
“Our Be Unstoppable after-school program will be full of fun and excitement! Our staff is looking forward to providing the best experience for your child this school year,” said Bright.
For more information or to register online, visit the Club, go to bgccw.org, or call (307) 235-4079.
Glenrock Sheepherders Rendezvous
Come join in the fun at the 5th annual Sheepherders Rendezvous on Aug. 26, 27, and 28, at the town park, Glenrock. New this year is the Dutch oven cooking contest, chili contest, and Junior dog competition. Contact Rita at (307) 262-0513 for more information.
Kicking off the event are the Basque Dancers from Buffalo, Wyoming at 1 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26. A western music concert with Byron and Nancy at 4:30 p.m. Food trucks and vendors available all weekend long.
The 3rd Annual Dick Grabow Dog Trials begins at 9 a.m. Aug. 27. Watch over 25 dogs work sheep through a course at the direction of their handlers. New this year is the “Junior Dog Competition” from 1-3 pm Saturday. Tour the many historic sheep wagons and chuckwagons on display.
A variety of music entertainment all day on Saturday thanks to Jeremy Huck and friends. Throughout the three-day event will be Sheep to Shawl and fiber weaving fun with Izzy; blacksmith demonstrations with Travis; frontier living history and Dutch oven cooking with Jean; Alpacas for the kids of all ages to enjoy; and demonstrations and history with the Mormon Hand Cart group.
Enjoy the gospel music and cowboy church Sunday morning. For more information contact Rita at (307) 262-0513.
August at Bishop Home
In August, 115 years ago, the Bishop family moved into their new multi-story brick home on East 2nd Street, the Capitol Hill subdivision about 1 mile east of downtown Casper. The area was predicted to be a prominent residential area adjacent to the Capitol since most people believed Casper would be chosen the capitol city for Wyoming. Today the home continues to sit on its original location and welcomes visitors to tour one of the city’s most historic and authentic structures. In celebration of its August anniversary, the Cadoma Foundation invites you to tour the Historic Home.
August tours
The home is open for touring on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is a minimum $2.00 donation per person. During the August Anniversary celebration month, the back yard will be open for visitors to bring their lunch and enjoy the gardens. We will offer cool lemonade for an additional $1.00 donation. Our new exhibit for the Fall celebrates women’s handwork in the form of APRONS. The never displayed before collection of handmade aprons will be scattered throughout the home.
The home is located on the North side of 2nd Street between Lincoln and Jefferson. There is parking in the rear of the home off Lincoln Street. For additional information or questions visit www.cadomafoundation.org, our Facebook page, or call 307 235 5277.
Art in the Park set for Aug. 27
The second annual Art in the Park event is Aug. 27, and the sign up for booth space is happening. Go to artonthego.org to get your spot or call 307-277-9542. Enjoy food vendors, free kids’ face painting, supervised art activities for kids, and music, while you show and sell your creations. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mike Sedar Park, Casper, WY.
Fort Caspar is Blue Star Museum
Fort Caspar Museum is proud to be a Blue Star Museum again this summer. We join over 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their families in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense. The program runs from Armed Forces Day, May 21, 2022, through Labor Day, Sept. 5, 2022. To find other Blue Star Museums around the country, visit: arts.gov/initiatives/blue-star-museums.
The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military-Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a (CAC) card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.
Fort Caspar Museum’s hours during the summer months are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. We are located at 4001 Fort Caspar Road in Casper, Wyoming, our phone number is 307-235-8462, and our website is fortcasparwyoming.com
Save the date for Relay for Life event
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life event will be held Sept. 17 at City Park from 2:00 to 10:00 p.m. This event is to honor survivors and to raise funds to help us celebrate, remember and fight back. A luminaria ceremony will take place around 9:00 p.m. Luminarias can be purchased by calling Gloria at 307-258-7760. Survivors can register by calling 1-800-227-2345. For more information, please contact Shirley at 307-267-8154 or Bill Junge at 307-271-5816.
Rock art exhibit at Fort
Hand-drawn and carved images created in Wyoming’s past are explored in a new exhibit at Fort Caspar Museum. “Rock Art in Wyoming” will be on view through Nov. 12.
For thousands of years, people left messages and designs on rocks. Explore the history and imagery of rock art from across the state, and see the many different styles and types. Fort Caspar Museum staff worked with members of the Wyoming Archaeological Society to produce this exhibit, and after its showing here in Casper, it will travel around Wyoming on tour for two years.
Fort Caspar Museum is located at 4001 Fort Caspar Road in Casper. Call us at 307-235-8462 or visit our website fortcasparwyoming.com for more information and to view our hours and admission prices. | https://trib.com/town-crier-family-stuff/article_3dbdd164-24a7-11ed-a4f5-0b9fbc808d3b.html | 2022-08-25T20:01:24Z | https://trib.com/town-crier-family-stuff/article_3dbdd164-24a7-11ed-a4f5-0b9fbc808d3b.html | true |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his country's military forces on Thursday in an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of bloody warfare and prepare for a long, grinding fight ahead in Ukraine.
The move to increase the number of troops by 137,000, or 13%, to 1.15 million by the end of the year came amid chilling developments on the ground in Ukraine:
— Fueling fears of a nuclear catastrophe, the Zaporizhzhia power plant in the middle of the fighting in southern Ukraine was cut off from the electrical grid after fires damaged the last working transmission line, according to Ukrainian authorities. The incident caused a blackout across the region. The plant was later reconnected to the grid, a local Russian-installed official said.
— The death toll from a Russian rocket attack on a train station and the surrounding area on Ukraine's Independence Day climbed to 25, Ukrainian authorities said. Russia said it targeted a military train and claimed to have killed more than 200 Ukrainian reservists in the attack Wednesday.
Putin's decree did not specify whether the expansion would be accomplished by widening the draft, recruiting more volunteers, or both. But some Russian military analysts predicted heavier reliance on volunteers because of the Kremlin's concerns about a potential domestic backlash from an expanded draft.
The move will boost Russia's armed forces overall to 2.04 million, including the 1.15 million troops.
Western estimates of Russian dead in the Ukraine war have ranged from more than 15,000 to over 20,000 — more than the Soviet Union lost during its 10-year war in Afghanistan. The Pentagon said last week that as many as 80,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded, eroding Moscow's ability to conduct big offensives.
The Kremlin has said that only volunteer contract soldiers take part in the Ukraine war. But it may be difficult to find more willing soldiers, and military analysts said the planned troop levels may still be insufficient to sustain operations.
Retired Russian Col. Retired Viktor Murakhovsky said in comments carried by the Moscow-based RBC online news outlet that the Kremlin will probably try to keep relying on volunteers, and he predicted that will account for the bulk of the increase.
Another Russian military expert, Alexei Leonkov, noted that training on complex modern weapons normally takes three years. And draftees serve only one year.
"A draft won't help that, so there will be no increase in the number of draftees," the state RIA Novosti news agency quoted Leonkov as saying.
Fears of a Chernobyl-like disaster have been mounting in Ukraine because of fighting around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia plant. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of shelling the site.
It was not immediately clear whether the damaged line in Thursday's incident carried outgoing electricity or incoming power to operate the plant, including the vital cooling system for the reactors. Ukrainian authorities said a backup power line using electricity from another, non-nuclear plant remained connected and was in use.
Zaporizhzhia's Russian-installed regional governor, Yevgeny Balitsky, claimed that a Ukrainian attack caused the fire that damaged the transmission lines. Ukraine's nuclear energy agency, Energoatom, blamed "actions of the invaders."
While the incident apparently didn't affect the reactors' cooling systems — whose loss could lead to a meltdown — it stoked fears of disaster.
"The situation is extremely dangerous," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. "I'm receiving reports that there are fires in the forest near the power plant. We still have to examine this issue more."
Elsewhere on the battle front, the deadly strike on the train station in Chaplyne, a town of about 3,500 in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, came as Ukraine was bracing for attacks tied to the national holiday and the war's six-month mark, both of which fell on Wednesday.
The deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, did not say whether all of the 25 people killed were civilians. If they were, it would amount to one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in weeks. Thirty-one people were reported wounded.
Witnesses said some of the victims, including at least one child, burned to death in train cars or passing automobiles.
"Everything sank into dust," said Olena Budnyk, a 65-year-old Chaplyne resident. "There was a dust storm. We couldn't see anything. We didn't know where to run."
The dead included an 11-year-old boy found under the rubble of a house and a 6-year-old killed in a car fire near the train station, authorities said.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces used an Iskander missile to strike a military train carrying Ukrainian troops and equipment to the front line in eastern Ukraine. The ministry claimed more than 200 reservists "were destroyed on their way to the combat zone."
The attack served as a painful reminder of Russia's continued ability to inflict large-scale suffering. Wednesday's national holiday celebrated Ukraine's 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
Tetyana Kvitnytska, deputy head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional health department, said those hurt in the train station attack suffered head injuries, broken limbs, burns and shrapnel wounds.
Following attacks in which civilians have died, the Russian government has repeatedly claimed that its forces aim only at legitimate military targets. Hours before the bloodshed at the train station, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu insisted the military was doing its best to spare civilians, even at the cost of slowing down its offensive in Ukraine.
In April, a Russian missile attack on a train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed more than 50 people as crowds of mostly women and children sought to flee the fighting. The attack was denounced as a war crime.
In Moscow on Thursday, Dmitry Medvedev, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, said Western hopes for a Ukrainian victory are futile and emphasized that the Kremlin will press home what it calls the "special military operation," leaving just two possible outcomes.
"One is reaching all goals of the special military operation and Kyiv's recognition of this outcome," Medvedev said on his messaging app channel. "The second is a military coup in Ukraine followed by the recognition of results of the special operation."
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s expected 2035 requirement that all new cars, trucks and SUVs be electric- or hydrogen-powered will set a minimum standard for how far the vehicles can travel and incentivize automakers to give discounts to make purchases more affordable.
California Air Resources Board staff detailed the proposal Thursday ahead of an expected board vote on the groundbreaking policy. Approval was expected and will trigger a ripple effect throughout the auto industry and across the country.
Though California’s plan sets the most aggressive roadmap in the nation for transiting to electric cars, it does not eliminate passenger vehicles that run on fossil fuels. People can continue driving gas-fueled vehicles and purchasing used ones after 2035. The plan also allows for one-fifth of sales after 2035 to be plug-in hybrids that run on batteries and gas.
But it sets a course for ultimately ending the era of filling up at the local gas station. Washington and Massachusetts already have said they will follow California’s lead and many more are likely to — New York and Pennsylvania are among 17 states that have some or all of California’s tailpipe emission standards that are stricter than federal rules.
“This is a historic moment for California, for our partner states, and for the world as we set forth this path toward a zero emission future,” said Liane Randolph, chair of the air board.
Kia Corp.’s Laurie Holmes said the company plans to spend $25 billion by 2025 on electric vehicles and hopes to offer seven models by 2027. But she and several other representatives for auto companies said they’re concerned about the state’s timeline given factors such as supply chain challenges and the high cost of materials to build electric cars.
“Automakers could have significant difficulties meeting this target given elements outside of the control of the industry,” she said.
The switch from gas to electric cars will drastically reduce emissions and air pollutants but the transition will be painful for the state’s oil industry. California remains the seventh-largest oil-producing state, though its output is falling as it pushes forward with climate goals.
California shouldn’t wrap its entire transportation strategy around a vehicle market powered by electricity, said Tanya DeRivi, vice president for climate policy with the Western States Petroleum Association, an oil industry group.
“Californians should be able to choose a vehicle technology, including electric vehicles, that best fits their needs based on availability, affordability, and personal necessity,” she said.
California is the nation’s most populous state , with about about 39 million people. They account for 10%. of the U.S. car market but have 43% of the nation’s 2.6 million registered plug-in vehicles, according to the air board.
About 16% of cars sold in California in the first three months of this year were electric and by 2026 the state wants the number to reach one-third.
Reaching the 100% goal by 2035 will mean overcoming very practical hurdles, notably enough reliable power and charging stations. California now has about 80,000 stations in public places, far short of the 250,000 it wants by 2025. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents many major car makers, flagged the lack of infrastructure, access to materials needed to make batteries, and supply chain issues among the challenges to meeting the state’s timeline.
Indeed, the new commitment comes as California works to maintain reliable electricity while it moves away from gas-fired power plants in favor of solar, wind and other cleaner sources of energy. Earlier this year, top energy officials warned the state could run out of power during the hottest days of summer, which happened briefly in August 2020.
That hasn’t happened yet this year. But Newsom is pushing to keep open the state’s last-remaining nuclear plant beyond its planned closer in 2025, and the state may turn to diesel generators or natural gas plants as a backup when the grid is strained.
Adding more car chargers will put a higher demand on the energy grid.
Ensuring access to charging stations is also key to ramping up electric vehicle sales. The infrastructure bill passed by Congress last year provides $5 billion for states to build charges every 50 miles (80 kilometers) along interstate highways. Newsom, meanwhile, has pledged to spend billions to boost zero-emission vehicle sales, including by adding chargers in low-income neighborhoods. The rules say the vehicles need to be able to travel 150 miles on one charge.
Driving an electric vehicle long distances today, even in California, requires careful planning about where to stop and charge, said Mary Nichols, former chair of the California Air Resources Board. The money from the state and federal government will go along way to boosting that infrastructure and making electric cars a more convenient option, she said.
“This is going to be a transformative process and the mandate for vehicle sales is only one piece of it,” she said.
Though hydrogen is a fuel option under the new regulations, cars that run on fuel-cells have made up less than 1% of car sales in recent years.
Both the state and government have rebates for thousands of dollars to offset the cost of buying electric cars, and the rules have incentives for car makers to make used electric vehicles available to low- and middle-income people. Over the past 12 years, California has provided more than $1 billion in rebates for the sale of 478,000 electric, plug-in or hybrid vehicles, according to the air board.
California climate officials say the state’s new policy will be the world’s most ambitious because it sets clear benchmarks for ramping up electric vehicle sales over the next dozen years.
The European Parliament in June backed a plan to effectively prohibit the sale of gas and diesel cars in the 27-nation bloc by 2035, and Canada has mandated the sale of zero-emission cars by the same year.
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DALLAS, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Title Resources Group (TRG), one of the nation's leading title insurance underwriters, announced today that Cullen Marshall has been appointed Midwest Underwriting Counsel to support the company's expanding market reach in the region.
"Cullen brings a wealth of industry experience to TRG to support our customers and enhance our Midwest presence," said TRG Chief Executive Officer Scott McCall. "The addition of Cullen to the team represents a continued dedication by TRG to provide best-in-class underwriting support to our customers."
Marshall's industry experience includes serving as Division Counsel for a national title insurer where he advised agents on a wide range of underwriting and insurability issues across seven states, ranging from residential sales to complex commercial transactions. Marshall also acted as an in-house counsel to a direct operation, providing guidance to title and escrow departments. Prior to entering the title industry, Marshall worked in a private practice as an associate attorney, focusing on real estate transactions and business entity formations.
A graduate of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, Marshall received his Juris Doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in Missouri and Illinois.
About Title Resources Group (TRG)
Title Resources Group – the underwriter built for the real estate industry – is one of the nation's largest title insurance underwriters, according to the American Land Title Association's 2021 market share data. A joint venture with Centerbridge Partners, L.P., Anywhere Real Estate Inc. and HomeServices of America, TRG serves title insurance agents in 37 states and the District of Columbia. With $163 million in liquid assets at year-end 2021, its financial strength and stability are rated A' (Unsurpassed) by Demotech, Inc., and B++ (Good) by AM Best Rating Services, and since its inception, the company has consistently operated profitably without a net operating loss in any fiscal year. With a mission to provide knowledgeable and responsive underwriting solutions, TRG is dedicated to growing lifelong relationships and maintaining quality through integrity and financial stability. For more information, please visit www.titleresources.com.
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Idaho’s near-total abortion ban will not take full effect Thursday as planned after a federal judge temporarily blocked parts of the law.
“Idaho’s choice to impose severe and sweeping sanctions that decrease the overall availability of emergency abortion care flies in the face of Congress’s deliberate decision to do the opposite,” wrote Idaho District Court Judge Lynn Winmill.
The law would’ve banned all abortions with just three exceptions.
Survivors of rape and incest would need to file a police report and share that with their doctor, which advocates argue is unrealistic. Police reports aren’t public documents until an investigation is complete, which can take months or years.
The third exception applies when the life of the mother is in jeopardy, and that’s where the conflict lies.
A federal law regulating emergency rooms requires hospitals receiving Medicare dollars to treat anyone with severe health conditions, which the Biden administration argues can include abortions.
The Idaho Attorney General’s office argued hospitals are only required to stabilize a patient under that federal law – not cure them.
Under emergency circumstances, Winmill wrote "...the physician may well find herself facing the impossible task of attempting to simultaneously comply with both federal and state law."
Winmill went on to outline how a physician’s defense – that they thought the life of the mother was at risk – doesn’t mean they wouldn’t be risking arrest, prosecution and potential conviction based on their medical judgment for every abortion they performed.
“So even though accused healthcare workers might avoid a conviction, the statute still makes it impossible to provide an abortion without also committing a crime,” he wrote, calling the exception “an empty promise.”
Winmill did not stay implementation of the law as it related to other, non-emergency abortions. The case remains ongoing.
He foreshadowed his ruling during a hearing Monday when he said there seemed to be an “absolute conflict” between the ban and federal law prior to oral arguments.
During oral arguments, an attorney for the Idaho legislature claimed both the state ban and federal law could operate in harmony. He said no prosecutor “in the real world” would bring charges against a physician for trying to save the life of a patient by performing an abortion.
Winmill wasn’t swayed.
“Even if the Court accepted this invitation to ignore what the law says, the Legislature’s speculations about how the law will work in practice are belied by the actual, “real-life” experience of medical professionals in Idaho who regularly treat women in these situations.”
Last Friday, a six-week abortion ban took effect in Idaho, though the U.S. Department of Justice questions whether it’ll actually be prosecutable come Thursday.
That’s because the language of the six-week ban states that the near-total ban would supersede it if both are “enforceable.”
During Monday’s hearing, a lawyer for the DOJ said he believes both laws would simultaneously be included under Idaho code, despite Winmill’s stay.
The Idaho Attorney General’s office declined to comment on that potential, as well as Winmill’s decision.
Idaho House Republicans say they will appeal the ruling.
"To protect the lives of as many of these children as possible, the Idaho Legislature will pursue all legal means to bring this injunction to an end as quickly as possible."
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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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Here are Discovery Health Online's guidelines for separating fact from fiction with supplements that purport to be anti-aging elixirs.
- Human growth hormone (HGH). This hormone, approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in children whose bodies produce insufficient amounts of the substance to allow normal growth, has been reported to increase strength and stamina and lower body fat percentage in some people who took it. But studies haven't determined if there are anti-aging effects, and at least one study suggests that those with higher levels of HGH might die younger than those with lower levels, according to the National Institute on Aging.
- DHEA. This hormone, which is produced by the body's adrenal gland but begins to drop after age 20, has been touted for its ability to boost immunity, increase muscle mass, improve memory and send sex drive skyrocketing. Experts warn, however, that the drug hasn't been established as safe for human use.
- Melatonin. While it helps our bodies measure appropriate sleeping and waking times and is often taken in supplement form to treat insomnia or prevent jet lag, scientific studies don't support melatonin's effectiveness for longevity, and users should take into account the risks of daytime sleepiness and blood vessel constriction.
- Ginkgo Biloba. Tests are ongoing on this botanical product, which is used by many to boost their memory and is approved in Germany for treating Alzheimer's disease. Different preparations are available, with varying content and active ingredients. Side effects can include excessive bleeding, especially when combined with daily aspirin use.
- Alpha-lipoic acid. As levels of this potent antioxidant drop with age, supplementation may be helpful to treat some complications of diabetes. And in recent studies, aging rats displayed improved memory, increased pep and cell rejuvenation when fed alpha-lipoic acid in combination with acetyl-L-carnitine, another chemical available as a dietary supplement. Human trials of the combination are ongoing.
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Shoppers are making fewer purchases and fewer trips to stores. But when they do check out at the register, they often spend more, revealing the impact of inflation. Many lower-income shoppers are cutting back on non-essentials like home decor and spending big at discount dollar stores.
These are some of the takeaways from a spate of mid-year financial report cards released by America's leading retailers, including Walmart, Macy's and Dollar Tree. They reflect a deep uncertainty that has set into the U.S. economy, with inflation running at the highest rate in decades.
Department store chains Macy's and Nordstrom, as well as Victoria's Secret this week joined a growing list of retailers cutting their forecasts for the rest of year. Companies are flagging fewer visits from shoppers compared to a year ago, though some retailers, including home goods seller Williams-Sonoma on Wednesday and Home Depot last week, continued to report growing sales despite slower store traffic.
At Dollar General and Dollar Tree, inflation had the result of boosting sales, the companies reported Thursday, as shoppers sought cheaper groceries, smaller packages and more deals on essentials.
Some retailers seeing a dip in sales have blamed their race to discount and sell off unwanted inventory: an unexpected glut of things like pajamas and kitchen appliances that were hot in the pandemic until suddenly shoppers became more interested in travel and outings to restaurants.
People are still shopping
All this comes against a backdrop of a massive, record-blasting shopping spree that marked 2020 and 2021. This year, as pandemic restrictions lifted, people turned back toward experiences rather than things. And then, as prices for gas and food boosted inflation, more shoppers began to switch to private brands or skip discretionary items.
In surveys, people say they feel extremely anxious about finances. Still, in July, retail sales, when adjusted for inflation, edged up both compared to June and to July 2021 as prices somewhat eased.
"Every metric I see is that the economy is pretty resilient," said Sucharita Kodali, an analyst with Forrester, pointing to higher wages, low unemployment, decent savings levels and retail spending remaining above pre-pandemic levels. "Retail spend, even in spite of inflation, is at a record high."
Shoppers are "under pressure"
This week, Macy's, the largest U.S. department store chain, scaled back its forecast for the full year. The company said its shoppers are not switching to less expensive brands, as other retailers have seen, but rather seeking out discounts and prioritizing purchases such as office clothes as more people return to the workplace in person.
The consumer "is actually still healthy, but they're under pressure. Wage rate is not keeping up with the pace of inflation," CEO Jeff Gennette told Bloomberg on Tuesday, suggesting that upscale shoppers were less affected and luxury goods were selling well.
Kodali points out that many retailers – particularly department stores – had wobbled long before the pandemic, particularly as many malls declined and big brands raced to sell directly to shoppers online.
Economists at Wells Fargo are warning that back-to-school shopping was a major factor boosting retail spending in recent months.
"Once the kids return to school and the bills come due, households will begin to tighten their belts," the company wrote in a report last week. "Even as inflation is showing signs of moderating, it will do so only slowly."
Meanwhile, Walmart – whose vast footprint and low prices make it much more of an economic bellwether – has done an about-face from warnings about the rest of the year to signal better times ahead.
In July, the company alerted Wall Street to slumping profits, as people's high grocery bills made products in other aisles less appealing. But last week, Walmart improved its forecast, noting that its stores were drawing more middle-income and higher-income shoppers.
Walmart's biggest rival Amazon, for its part, last month said it had seen no inflation impact on demand at all, with the company's shoppers continuing to spend more.
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You can barely drag yourself out of bed. Winter is gradually receding back into the closet of seasons once again, and you're painfully aware that spring is up next. You find the thought of facing another sunny, upbeat vernal equinox when nature bursts to life anew once more too depressing for words.
It's seasonal allergies. All of those beautiful, fragrant flowers and deep green grasses that allergy-free people just love to coo over and pick and prune literally make you sick. Springtime is when trees and plants spread their seeds -- at least the pollen that becomes seeds. And that pollen wreaks havoc on your body whenever you take a breath outside.
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You're hardly alone. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates around 36 million people in the United States alone suffer from seasonal allergies, known also by the common name of hay fever and the more technical name allergic rhinitis [source: FDA]. It may not improve your mood to know this, but all that pollen is actually harmless. Those months of runny nose, scratchy eyes and headaches you endure each spring is actually the result of a case of mistaken identity. Your body mistakes pollen for damaging invaders like fungal spores and dust mites. This triggers the release of histamine, a natural chemical that's part of an immune system response. Histamine causes inflammation and irritation of soft tissue, which leads to your suffering [source: Bupa].
Modern medical science has produced countless cures for seasonal allergies. These remedies are available both over-the-counter (OTC) and by prescription, and many work by counteracting histamines. These kinds of drugs are called antihistamines, and they tend to do the trick. But drugs often come with side effects. In addition to reducing allergies, antihistamines can also produce dry nasal cavities, drowsiness and other undesirable conditions [source: Hasselbring].
It's for this reason that some people look for more natural allergy remedies. To combat seasonal allergies, honey's considered a fine replacement for drugs. But how could honey possibly help reduce allergy symptoms? Read the next page to find out.
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The Bowling Green State University women’s basketball team’s 30-game regular-season schedule includes 13 contests inside the friendly confines of the Stroh Center, and tickets are on sale now.
“We are very excited about our schedule and the upcoming season,” said coach Robyn Fralick.
“We are looking forward to the challenge of our non-conference schedule, followed by the night-in and night-out battles in our incredible league. We cannot wait to see our Falcon faithful in the Stroh soon.”
The 2021-22 Falcons, despite losing nearly 75 player-games to injury, won 17 games and advanced to national postseason play for the second-straight season.
BGSU went 17-16 overall and 10-10 in Mid-American Conference play, and the Falcons were selected to participate in the Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI). BG went 2-1 in that tourney, finishing the ‘21-22 season with a victory.
A total of 10 student-athletes from that 2021-22 team return in ‘22-23, and are joined by five newcomers, including a pair of transfers.
The home portion of the non-conference schedule includes games vs. Wright State (Nov. 14), Northern Kentucky (Nov. 23) and Detroit Mercy (Nov. 28) in November.
The latter game will see the return of former Falcon great Kate Achter to BG. Achter, a BGSU Hall-of-Famer, is entering her first year as head coach of the Titans.
The regular season begins on Nov. 7, when the Falcons take on St. Bonaventure in Western New York. The Bonnies are coached by another familiar face to Falcon fans, as SBU head coach Jesse Fleming spent four years on the BGSU coaching staff.
The Falcons will make several trips to the state of Indiana during the non-conference portion of the schedule. BGSU will take on Indiana (Nov. 17), Southern Indiana (Nov. 19), Valparaiso (Dec. 2) and IUPUI (Nov. 15), all on the road.
The non-league slate also includes a roac game vs. ETSU (Dec. 11) as well as a pair of contests at the UTRGV South Padre Island Classic just prior to the holidays. The Falcons will face Texas A&M-Commerce (Dec. 19) and UTRGV (Dec. 20) in that tournament.
After a home game vs. Findlay (Dec. 30) wraps up the 2022 portion of the schedule, BGSU commences the 18-game conference slate on Wednesday, Jan. 4, with another trip to the state of Indiana to meet Ball State.
The Falcons will play two games each against seven MAC opponents, facing BSU, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Toledo and Western Michigan both at home and on the road.
BGSU will play single games against Akron, Eastern Michigan, Miami and Ohio, hosting the Eagles and RedHawks and traveling to meet the Zips and Bobcats.
BGSU’s January schedule will include a pair of two-game homestands, as the Falcons will meet EMU (Jan. 7) at the Stroh to begin a stretch of four home contests in a five-game span.
BG will face Central Michigan four days later (Jan. 11), and after a trip to Akron (Jan. 14), the Orange and Brown will play the first of two games vs. the arch-rival Rockets on Wednesday, Jan. 18.
BGSU then hosts Kent State (Jan. 21) before playing road games against Buffalo (Jan. 25) and NIU (Jan. 28) to end the month.
February sees the Falcons host WMU (Feb. 1), MU (Feb. 4), NIU (Feb. 15) and UB (Feb. 25) while hitting the road for matchups with Ohio (Feb. 8), KSU (Feb. 11), WMU (Feb. 18) and CMU (Feb. 22).
BSU comes to the Stroh (March 1) to begin the March portion of the schedule, and the Falcons make the short trip north to face UT in the final regular-season game on Saturday, March 4.
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Father charged with murder after beating ex-wife in front of their children, authorities say
WARREN, Minn. (KVLY/Gray News) - A 31-year-old mother has died after a brutal attack, with her ex-husband being the main suspect in the assault.
KVLY reports the incident happened Tuesday night when police were called to a home with reports of a domestic dispute.
Authorities said Carissa Odegaard was reportedly attacked that evening by her ex-husband Anders Odegaard, 31, inside the home with their five children witnessing the incident.
According to court documents, a deputy at the scene spotted a man, later identified as Anders Odegaard, walking out of the kitchen with what looked to be blood smeared on his left eyebrow and blood in his hair. The deputy said he saw a woman’s body, later identified as Carissa Odegaard, near the front doorway suffering from severe head trauma.
Court documents said the couple’s children were at home when the attack happened, and Carissa Odegaard was holding their 2-year-old child.
Authorities shared that the couple’s 9-year-old child told investigators his parents got into an argument that evening. He believed his father grabbed a knife or a spatula and hit his mother. The 9-year-old told deputies his father has hit his mother before, but usually with his hand.
The child said his father told him to get out of the house and that’s when he ran to the highway to get help.
Carissa Odegaard was taken to a hospital for her injuries, but her family said she was pronounced dead Wednesday night.
According to court records, the couple separated in July 2020, and their divorce became final in October 2021 after being married for nearly 10 years. Several debts were also outlined in the couple’s court filings, most of which were from Anders Odegaard.
Authorities said Anders Odegaard was charged with one count of second-degree murder from Tuesday’s incident as their investigation continues.
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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR: On the most recent episode of On Point, we talked about Serena Williams’ retirement. Or, as she calls it, ‘an evolution away from tennis.’
Williams’s decision also brings to light the challenges for professional athletes who retire, many still young, and restart after being successful in sports their whole lives. We talked to former NFL wide receiver Markus Wheaton. He played in the league for six seasons.
MARKUS WHEATON: Up until about three or four years ago, football was my life. Football was my focus. Football was my passion. It demanded and kind of held all my time and focus.
ATKINS STOHR: Wheaton was 26 years old when he retired from football in 2019. He’d been drafted six years earlier by the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he had a locker next to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
WHEATON: I was next to being in the locker room, so his locker was next to mine. And payday, we’d get our checks, everybody pops them open. Look at the check. And well, he would tease me sometimes. He didn’t show many people, but because we kind of got close in the locker room, being next to him, he would show me sometimes his checks. And it’s very easy to get down on yourself looking at numbers that big, and not being grateful for the pretty large checks I was getting. When I started, I was getting maybe like 17,000, 19,000 a week and then towards my later years in Chicago, like 109 bi-weekly.
I did play football at Oregon State University. I wasn’t thinking about anything in college but football. It’s tough to say. I chose my major based off of the least time I could put into it and get by. And I had put all my eggs in one basket, just like a lot of these student athletes out there. Luckily, I made it after college, after my first year. I spent a lot of money on nothing. I got this huge signing bonus. I ended up purchasing a Jeep Wrangler and a computer and a whole lot of other stuff that a year later I didn’t have.
As an athlete I felt like I was unstoppable, and this thing was never ending, no matter how many times people told me it would end. I thought, I can work my way to making it last longer, or as long as I wanted it to last. And yeah, up until that kind of three, four or five months leading up to my retirement, there was never any real thought about life path to football.
I have an older brother who is 15 months older than me. He and I kind of stumbled across real estate and started growing from there. And by my last year, my sixth year with the Philadelphia Eagles, I had purchased two small apartment buildings at the start of that year. And then once that started coming in, I started seeing how this could take care of my family, how this could be an opportunity for me to transition into that. I told my wife, if the injury bug continues to bite me this year, I’m gonna hang it up. So I gave her my word. And unfortunately the injury bug stuck with me, and I kept my word and got my cleats and and took off on to real estate.
It was rough … and I felt like again, all my attention was on football. And I had a wife, I had kids, I had family and friends. And once football’s gone, there’s a lot of time that needs to be occupied. I took that focus and drive and energy that I had in football, and I put it initially into my wife and kids, and it made me happy, even though I wasn’t getting the love outside of the house like I was … playing football.
I had love at the house, in the house, with the family and the wife and kids. That initially helped me transition and … helped me get comfortable and relax and be able to take my time to find a new passion. And that passion was found in real estate. Once I found real estate, and what it could do for me and my family, I started to enjoy it. I started to really enjoy it and started to wake up looking forward to it.
And I knew I found what was for me. I had more time with the family and more time at home with the kids. I get to drop them off, pick them up from school, get to spend time, go on dates and things like that, with my wife, when I want to. I still enjoy work. I still make really good money. Life is better for me. Life is a lot better outside of football.
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- The Company expects to issue up to 20 million Units priced at the VWAP of the trading days between the Company's S-1 Effective Date and the Record Date.
- Further details surrounding the Rights Offering can be found in the Executive Chairman's recently published letter to investors.
- Proceeds from the Rights Offering will be used to fuel the Company's hyper Expansion Plan and expected to result in significant FY2023 growth, with revenue projections of up to $40MM.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) ("Creatd" or the "Company"), today announced that it will conduct a Rights Offering for the sale of up to 20 million Units (the "Rights Offering"). The Rights Offering will allow Creatd's current and future holders of record of the Company's securities to purchase Units (each, a "Unit") to be issued by Creatd under the terms described in the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and as summarized below. In addition, the Company intends to file an 8-K of Creatd's Founder and Executive Chairman's letter to investors, published on Vocal, its creator platform.
Pursuant to the Rights Offering, the Company intends to distribute two subscription rights for each share of Common Stock or share which may be acquired via conversion or exercise of preferred stock, warrants, options, or convertible notes. Each subscription right entitles the holder to purchase up to one Unit, to be priced at the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) for the trading days between the S-1 Effective Date and the Record Date. Each Unit will consist of: (i) one share of Common Stock, (ii) one non-tradable 5-year Warrant with an exercise price of $1.00. The Company intends to distribute a maximum of 20 million Units. Proceeds will be used to finance the Company's expansion plan, leading to an expected FY2023 gross revenue projection of up to $40MM.
Shareholders and holders of shares of preferred stock, warrants, options, and convertible notes must own the securities as of the record date to receive the dividend of the subscription rights when declared, including the $1.00 Warrant. Because the Company must register the Rights Offering with the SEC, the Record Date has not yet been set. Creatd will not process any subscriptions pursuant to the Rights Offering until the commencement of the subscription period.
There is no obligation of the holders of subscription rights to exercise their rights and there will be no obligation of the holders of Units to exercise their Warrants forming part of the Units.
The proposed Rights Offering will include an over-subscription privilege, which will entitle each rights holder that exercises in full its basic subscription rights to the right to purchase additional Units that remain unsubscribed. The Company is issuing a total of 20MM Units. The availability of basic subscription rights and over-subscription privilege will be subject to certain terms and conditions, including pro-rata adjustments (if any), to be set forth in the offering documents.
Creatd management, officers, directors, and employees (the "Insiders") will have the right but not the obligation to participate in this Rights Offering on the same terms as the other equity holders, based on their respective ownership in the Company. Insiders shall also have the right but not the obligation to oversubscribe on the same terms as the other equity holders. The Rights Offering process allows for a fair and equitable means to raise capital, safeguarding the interests of retail and minority shareholders in particular.
The offering shall be made pursuant to the Company's registration statement on Form S-1, which has not yet been declared effective by the SEC. The prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the Rights Offering has been filed with the SEC on August 25th and is available on the SEC's website via the Company's EDGAR page.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. Any offer will be made only by means of a prospectus forming part of the registration statement.
The Company currently expects to use the proceeds from the offering to fund its expansion plan, with a particular focus on scaling its core technology and e-commerce businesses. For more information, please see Creatd's newly updated expansion plan presentation and a letter to investors from Creatd's Executive Chairman, Jeremy Frommer.
About Creatd
Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) is a company with a mission to provide economic opportunities to creators and brands by multiplying the impact of platforms, people, and technology. The Company has four main business segments, or 'pillars': Creatd Labs, Creatd Partners, Creatd Ventures, and Creatd Studios. Each pillar is characterized by a distinct revenue model, while operating on a shared-services structure and proprietary data collected from our multiple technology platforms. Creatd's pillars work together to create a flywheel effect, supporting our core vision of creating a viable and safe ecosystem for all stakeholders in the creator economy.
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Grayson to Lead Effort to Bring Explorer Mindset to Millions of Students, Educators
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Geographic Society today named Dr. Deborah Grayson as its Chief Education Officer. In this role, Grayson will further the Society's efforts to amplify and extend the work of National Geographic Explorers into classrooms, communities and with young people, in support of the Society's mission to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.
Grayson currently serves as the Senior Director of Leadership and Organizational Development at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), where she leads the design, development, and implementation of a strategy for leadership and organizational development. She begins her role with the National Geographic Society on September 19.
"I'm thrilled to welcome Deborah to the team," said Jill Tiefenthaler, CEO, National Geographic Society. "Education is a core pillar of our mission and Deborah's extensive experience, combined with her passion for cultivating the best educational experiences for students and educators, is exactly what we need at the National Geographic Society. She will be instrumental in helping the Society amplify the work of Explorers into classrooms and with young people."
As a member of the senior leadership team, Grayson will collaborate closely across the organization to further the goals of the Society's strategic plan, NG Next, and will help advance its vision for millions of educators and young people to develop an "Explorer Mindset" by 2030.
"As an educational professional who has built my career around elevating learning experiences for both educators and students, I could not be more thrilled to join the National Geographic Society," said Grayson. "I am passionate about bringing Explorer-centered learning experiences that reflect diverse perspectives about our world to millions of students and educators around the globe."
Grayson has more than 20 years of experience leading a variety of leadership, learning, and organizational development initiatives in the United States and internationally. Prior to her role at ARL, she served as the Vice Provost of Learning Design and Experience at the University of Maryland Global Campus, where she and her team were responsible for the design and development of online courses, creation of open educational resources, and the design and implementation of global learning.
The National Geographic Society is a global nonprofit organization that uses the power of science, exploration, education and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world. Since 1888, National Geographic has pushed the boundaries of exploration, investing in bold people and transformative ideas, providing more than 15,000 grants for work across all seven continents, reaching 3 million students each year through education offerings, and engaging audiences around the globe through signature experiences, stories and content. To learn more, visit www.nationalgeographic.org or follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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Innovative technology and emotional wellbeing program converge to educate, empower teens, and normalize mental health conversations.
LANCASTER, Pa., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Metrics and Samaritan Counseling Center today announced the release of QUALO Behavioral Health, a cloud-based software designed to proactively screen teens for mental and emotional wellbeing.
- In the 21-22 school year, Samaritan's screening program, TeenHope, found that over 34% of all students screened had thoughts of suicide or self-harm within two weeks of their screening date.
- According to SAMHSA, in 2020, 1 in 3 high school students experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness and more than half a million youth made a suicide attempt. These numbers have continued to rise over the past two years.
As a result, QUALO Behavioral Health offers a proactive rather than reactive solution.
"An easy to implement mental health screening strategy gives schools a targeted opportunity to engage and empower students who need connected to community resources because they are struggling with feelings of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts." Steve Schedler, Samaritan Counseling
QUALO Behavioral Health software revolutionizes teen mental health screening by innovatively simplifying the entire screening process. The software guides youth through industry standard screening tools to understand their current emotional wellbeing. Mental health professionals are immediately provided with data supporting an "at-risk" or "not at risk" identification and are guided through an intentional follow-up process.
"With the mental health crisis facing teens today, we knew it was critical to develop a software that supports teen's mental well-being and normalizes conversations about mental health. We designed this software so schools can implement it independently or through collaboration with an outside agency. Either way, the platform will support students, inform administrators, and enhance any mental health strategy a school is implementing." Steven Herr PhD, Advanced Metrics
To learn more about QUALO Behavioral Health features and implementation go to: advancedmetrics.net/mental-health-screening
Advanced Metrics is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities through science informed software and human centered data analysis. Advanced Metrics designed QUALO, a comprehensive web-based solution, to empower human service organizations to deliver services that generate quality life outcomes.
TeenHope is a student mental and emotional wellbeing education and screening program in Lancaster, PA. TeenHope is supported by Samaritan Counseling Center, which provides professional counseling, consultation and education for individuals, couples, businesses, and clergy.
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New FSA Silver Level Equivalence Designation for U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol Sets Tone for Future, Amplifies Value
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP) has earned Silver Level Equivalence when benchmarked with the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI Platform)'s Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) 3.0, a major takeaway from Soy Connext, the global soy summit hosted by the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), with support from the soy checkoff. After two days of expert speakers and connection building in San Diego, more than 600 buyers and sellers of U.S. Soy are leaving with a better understanding of the value and advantages delivered by the U.S. soybean industry.
"We're so glad to have had the opportunity to come together in person to strengthen relationships with U.S. Soy's international customers and industry partners," said Jim Sutter, USSEC chief executive officer. "During this year's forum we heard three recurring themes – we're in transformative and volatile times, supply chains continue to face challenges, and consumers are calling for reduced carbon footprints and increased transparency. Soy Connext provides an excellent forum to collaborate so companies can leverage U.S. Soy's superior quality, reliability, and sustainability in response to these challenges."
The U.S. Soybean Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP)'s aggregate approach was recently benchmarked with the SAI Platform's FSA. The SSAP provides verified sustainable soybean production on a national scale for U.S. soybean farmers. The benchmark eases the process for food and beverage sector to assess, improve and validate on-farm sustainability in their supply chains with U.S. Soy.
"This designation is important for international customers of U.S. Soy and holds the potential to expand markets, especially in Europe where demand for FSA designated soybeans is greater," said Abby Rinne, sustainability director at USSEC. "The biodiversity, conservation practices, health and welfare, and continuous improvements that U.S. Soy farmers demonstrate every season are the foundations of the SSAP and what helped U.S. Soy achieve verification. Food companies are looking for more ways to demonstrate the sustainability of their supply chains and U.S. Soy is committed to help them meet their customer and consumer expectations."
The FSA Silver Level Equivalence designation is the latest third-party recognition of the sustainability of U.S. Soy. It joins the European Feed Manufacturers Organization (FEFAC), Global Seafood Alliance: Best Aquaculture Practices – Sustainable Feed, The Consumer Goods Forum, the Tokyo 2022 Olympics, and the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soya, all of which have already positively benchmarked the SSAP.
"The benchmark of SSAP against the FSA recognizes the excellent sustainability efforts that the program is making with regards to U.S. Soy. The benchmark also offers the opportunity for U.S.-based farmers to better reach international markets as the FSA is a globally accepted definition and framework of what on-farm sustainability looks like," said Joe Iveson, FSA Manager. The U.S. Soy differentiation is being recognized with SSAP verified exports up 33% compared to the same time period one year ago, and as of July 28, 2022, they make up 58% of total exports (approx. 64 MMT) for the current marketing year1. Additionally, the Sustainable U.S. Soy label is featured on more than 850 product packs internationally.
Conference participants from 64 countries were in attendance for Soy Connext, learning of U.S. Soy's status of providing superior quality and having the lowest carbon footprint versus soy of other origins. Teams from 38 countries are expanding their U.S. Soy experience and education through industry tours focused on soybean farms and export operations across the United States.
About U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC)
The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) focuses on differentiating, elevating preference, and attaining market access for the use of U.S. Soy for human consumption, aquaculture, and livestock feed in 80+ countries internationally. USSEC members represent the soy supply chain including U.S. Soy farmers, processors, commodity shippers, merchandisers, allied agribusinesses, and agricultural organizations. USSEC is funded by the U.S. soybean checkoff, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) matching funds, and industry. Visit www.ussec.org for the latest information on U.S. Soy solutions and news about USSEC and U.S. Soy internationally.
About Farm Sustainability Assessment
The Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) is the single reference for sustainable farming across all cultivated crops anywhere in the world. It is a set of tools for food and drink businesses and has enabled well over 200,000 farms to assess and improve their agricultural practices and have them independently verified against a global framework.
About the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI Platform)
The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI Platform) is a not-for-profit organisation transforming the global food and drink industry to source and produce more sustainably. With over 160 members, from companies and organisations in the food and drink value chain, SAI Platform is at the forefront in pioneering solutions to common challenges and promoting sustainable agriculture in a pre-competitive environment. To find out more, visit www.saiplatform.org.
This news release was partially funded by U.S. Soy farmers, their checkoff and the soy value chain.
1 U.S. Soy achieves record exports volume for 20/21 Marketing Year
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INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man has been found guilty more than six years after he picked up a woman who got separated from her friend at the bar and raped her.
In the probable cause affidavit filed in the case against Thomas Stone, a detective with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department stated that he talked with the victim in the case, who said she got raped by a man who picked her up in Broad Ripple before he dropped her off at a gas station.
The victim told the detective that she was with a friend at a concert the evening of Feb. 24, 2016. After the concert, they went to a bar down the street where she was separated from her friend.
After unsuccessfully trying to call her friend, the victim decided to walk back to where the concert happened. Somewhere between the concert venue and the bar, the document said the woman got into Stone’s vehicle.
The woman told police that she thought Stone was taking her to meet her friends, telling the detective she “must have been given a reason to trust him” and that she “wouldn’t have just climbed in the car” with someone she didn’t know.
The woman told the detective that Stone told her he played football for the Indianapolis Colts, but doesn’t remember the initial contact with him.
As Stone drove off, the woman told police that he was threatening sexual things. The document said he eventually made his way to a house. She told the detective that she didn’t remember walking into the house, but recalled performing sex acts on Stone.
The document said the woman told police Stone was “aggressive” and she was “crying hysterically the entire time.”
Eventually, Stone took the woman to the gas station, according to court documents. She went inside and told the cashier to call 911 before seeing Stone drive away.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic will not play in the U.S. Open, as expected, because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and thus is not allowed to travel to the United States.
Djokovic announced his withdrawal from the year’s last Grand Slam tournament on Twitter on Thursday, hours before the draw for the event was revealed.
“Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this time for US Open,” Djokovic wrote, wishing luck to his fellow players, and said he would “keep in good shape and positive spirit and wait for an opportunity to compete again.”
Play is scheduled to begin at Flushing Meadows on Monday.
Djokovic is a 35-year-old from Serbia who owns 21 major championships, one behind Rafael Nadal for the men’s record. Three of Djokovic’s Slam trophies came at the U.S. Open, in 2011, 2015 and 2018.
He also was the runner-up there a half-dozen times, including last season, when his pursuit of the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969 ended with a loss in the final to Daniil Medvedev.
Foreign citizens who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 are currently unable to enter the U.S or Canada, and Djokovic has said he won’t get the shots, even if that prevents him from playing in certain tournaments.
The U.S. Tennis Association has said all along it will follow government rules about vaccination status for this year’s Open. There is no vaccine mandate at the tournament for players or their support teams — meaning that an unvaccinated American would be allowed to compete — and spectators will not be required to wear masks.
“Novak is a great champion and it is very unfortunate that he will be unable to compete at the 2022 U.S. Open, as he is unable to enter the country due to the federal government’s vaccination policy for non-U.S. citizens,” said Stacey Allaster, the U.S. Open tournament director. “We look forward to welcoming Novak back at the 2023 U.S. Open.”
Djokovic missed the Australian Open in January after a protracted legal saga ended with his deportation from that country because he isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. He also sat out four significant tournaments in North America in 2022, including in Montreal and Cincinnati recently.
He did play in the French Open, where he lost in the quarterfinals to Nadal, and at Wimbledon, where Djokovic won the title.
After beating Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon final on July 10, Djokovic said he “would love” to participate in the last Grand Slam tournament of the year at Flushing Meadows, but he also acknowledged, “I’m not planning to get vaccinated.”
About three weeks later, Djokovic posted on social media that he was holding out hope of getting the chance to play in the U.S. Open, writing: “I am preparing as if I will be allowed to compete, while I await to hear if there is any room for me to travel to US. Fingers crossed!”
Djokovic has spent more weeks at No. 1 than anyone else in the history of the ATP rankings. He is No. 6 this week, in part because no rankings points were awarded at Wimbledon this year.
Among the other players who will not be at the U.S. Open for various reasons are No. 2-ranked Alexander Zverev, the 2020 runner-up in New York; 2016 champion Angelique Kerber; 2019 French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova; Gael Monfils and Reilly Opelka.
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The federal climate and health care law enacted last week has provisions aimed at boosting the U.S. electric vehicle industry. North Carolina lithium mining companies say it will help their business of supplying electric vehicle makers.
The law could help lithium miners in two ways: First, tax credits that stimulate sales of U.S.-made electric vehicles will in turn boost demand for U.S.-sourced batteries and the elements that go into them, such as lithium. And second, the law offers a 10% production tax credit for mining, processing and battery manufacturing in the United States.
Ellen Lenny-Pessagno, global vice president of government and community affairs with Charlotte-based mining company Albemarle Corp., said the tax credit will make U.S. suppliers more competitive.
"It's looking to reduce the cost of production in the United States. One of the challenges that the industry faces is that it is more costly to operate in the United States, than in some lower cost markets," Lenny-Pessagno said.
Markets like China, which supplies more than half the planet's refined lithium.
The area west of Charlotte is rich with lithium. It once was a major global supplier of the element. Even before the law, companies had been planning to restart mining here.
The new law is a shot in the arm for Albemarle's plans to revive a former lithium mine in Kings Mountain, 30 miles west of Charlotte. The company has held community meetings to share its plans, but hasn't set a date for reopening the mine.
Lenny-Pessagno said there's a lot of work ahead as U.S. companies try to take advantage of the tax credits and ramp up production.
"The question is, how quickly can any of this get done?" she asked.
The law actually limits the number of electric vehicles for sale in the U.S. that qualify for the consumer tax credit, because it requires cars to be assembled here with more local content. So EV makers will be scrambling for suppliers that meet the law's requirement.
The Alliance of Automotive Innovation estimates that about 50 of the 72 electric vehicles available in the US today do not qualify for the credit because they aren't assembled in the U.S. or don't meet content requirements.
Meanwhile, the law also could help the Belmont-based startup Piedmont Lithium. It's planning a new lithium mine and processing facility in northern Gaston County, about 35 miles west of Charlotte. And it soon will announce another refining plant in the Southeast, said CEO Keith Phillips.
"If you have a lithium mining or chemical project in the United States, and you pay taxes, which we hope to do one day, you would be eligible for a tax credit, as I understand it, up to 10% of your actual production costs. And, you know, that's very significant," Phillips said.
He thinks more benefits will become apparent as details of the law come out.
"The more we read the law and the better we understand it the more excited we are," Phillips said.
Phillips said the law is expected to drive demand not just for cars, but also for heavy-duty vehicles. And that demand will only help companies like Piedmont.
"The car companies, bus companies, truck companies will be very aggressively seeking domestic sources of material, including Canadian, Australian and other countries with free trade agreements with the U.S. So that's helpful … for lithium consumption and demand," he said.
Both companies say they're waiting for the Treasury Department to issue specifics on the tax credit.
Piedmont Lithium is awaiting approval for a state mining permit for its proposed mine near Cherryville. And that plan also still needs Gaston County zoning approval. Phillips said the company has not hit its earlier goals for opening because the process has been more complicated than expected.
"By having a mining project and chemical project on one site, the permitting is more complex, and it's going to take longer," he said.
"We're still optimistic we'll be fully permitted at some point in 2023. We're contemplating construction beginning in 2024, and first production in 2026. So we're very excited about that. We feel good about that timeline," Phillips said.
Besides Albemarle and Piedmont Lithium, Pennsylvania-based Livent Corp. also has a major presence in North Carolina, with offices in Charlotte and a lithium processing plant in Bessemer City, in Gaston County.
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Eyebrows aren't always cooperative. They get too bushy, they grow in the wrong direction, and sometimes they even form the dreaded unibrow. Whatever the case may be, people spend a lot of time and money to keep them under control. There's waxing, eyebrow threading and even laser hair removal, none of which comes cheap. One of the most common techniques is tweezing. The results aren't permanent like laser hair removal, but they are comparable to waxing and come at a fraction of the price. You can buy a pair of tweezers at the store for less than a couple of dollars.
Tweezing works a lot like waxing. The big difference, however, is that you have to pluck individual hairs when you tweeze instead of yanking out a bunch all at the same time. Both techniques work by pulling hair out of the hair follicle at the root. That's why they hurt, but it's also why they last so long. In most cases, a hair you pluck with tweezers won't grow back for at least two weeks [source: Barba]. Unless you're incredibly diligent, though, you'll probably have to pluck a few hairs every day to keep up. You'll save money by not waxing, but you also might lose time.
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How often you want to tweeze your eyebrows is really up to you. It can be time consuming, so be as thorough as possible. The more careful you are, the less time you'll have to spend in front of the mirror touching up before work or a big date. For the best results, make sure you hold the skin taught and grab the hair as close to the root as possible [source: Hirsch]. Otherwise, you might end up breaking the hair off above the root, and it will grow back faster.
Tweezing is a cheap alternative to the other techniques used for shaping eyebrows. If you've got the time, it can definitely save you some money. See the links on the next page for more information on tweezing and skin care.
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Oscar Mayer is selling frozen wiener pops
Published: Aug. 25, 2022 at 4:12 PM EDT|Updated: 16 minutes ago
(CNN) – Hot dogs and popsicles are often considered summer staples, but what about popsicles that taste like hot dogs?
For some reason, it’s a thing.
Oscar Mayer has launched “Cold Dogs” – a frozen pop that tastes like a hot dog with “both refreshing and smokey umami notes.”
It even comes complete with a mustard swirl.
The box says it all with a label reading, “stupid or genius?”
The answer is up to the people who want to pay $2 at the small number of locations where the cold dogs are sold.
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When you go through your morning makeup routine, your goal is obviously to improve your appearance. But how is that seemingly harmless, perfectly applied layer of powder really affecting your skin? Most of the time, makeup doesn't have any major negative effects -- other than maybe the early-morning frustration of applying it. However, it could cause a few skin reactions. Most of these reactions aren't severe or long-lasting, but you might want to know how your makeup is affecting your skin.
Some people experience allergic reactions to common cosmetic-product ingredients. These reactions can come in two types: irritant contact dermatitis, which is an itching or burning reaction to a product irritating the skin, and allergic contact dermatitis, which is more of a "true" allergy to specific ingredients that results in swelling, itching, or blisters [source: American Academy of Dermatology]. Both of these types of reactions are most commonly caused by things like fragrances or preservatives in makeup and other skin care products.
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Makeup can also cause acne. You'll usually be fine if you're diligent about removing your makeup at the end of the day and immediately after exercise. However, certain oils in many cosmetics can cause or worsen acne. This type of acne, appropriately called acne cosmetica, is mild, common and characterized by blocked pores and reddened bumps on the chin, cheeks and forehead. Acne cosmetica occurs when oils from your makeup collect in and clog your pores, so thick liquid or cream products are more often culprits than are lighter products like powders.
To help avoid these reactions, look for makeup products that are fragrance- and oil-free -- these ingredients are typically the most irritating to the skin. Also, look for products that are labeled hypoallergenic (they're less likely to cause allergic reactions), noncomedogenic (they won't block pores) and nonacnegenic (they won't cause acne), although none of those terms are necessarily regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If you find that you develop any kind of reaction after you begin using a new makeup product, it's probably a good idea to stop using that particular product. But with a good skin care routine and quality makeup products, you can help prevent negative reactions.
To learn more, check out the links on the following page.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced its executives will be speaking at the following investor conferences:
August 31, 2022 Deutsche Bank 2022 Technology Conference
September 8, 2022 Citi 2022 Global Technology Conference
A live webcast and replay of the presentations will be available through Autodesk's Investor Relations Website at investors.autodesk.com. Please go to the Website 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary software. For more information, please call Autodesk Investor Relations at 415-507-6373.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected Guardians of Honor LLC of Washington to provide a wide range of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) products and services to the agency, including its Office of STEM Engagement.
The NASA Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics contract is a single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a firm fixed price level-of-effort basis and a maximum potential value of approximately $290 million. The period of performance includes a base period that begins Oct. 12, 2022, and runs through Oct. 11, 2023, as well as four option periods that run through Oct. 11, 2027.
Under the small business contract, Guardians of Honor LLC will provide services to execute NASA's vision and mission to immerse students, especially those underrepresented and underserved in NASA's work and research, enhance STEM literacy, and inspire the next generation of aeronautics and space explorers.
These services include:
- NASA internships and fellowships
- Awards and grants support
- STEM content and products
- Participant recruitment
- NASA workforce and career learning experiences
- NASA K-12 STEM engagement
- NASA K-12 educator professional development
- NASA K-12 collegiate competitions and challenges
- NASA institutional support for research and development
- Performance assessment and evaluation services
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THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world's largest selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, will partner with STMicroelectronics to host a webinar on Arm Education offerings on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m. CDT titled "Getting Started with Arm Education Online Courses on edX."
During this one-hour webinar, the education team at Arm will walk through the online courses they've produced to introduce aspiring engineers to the world of embedded systems, IoT and machine learning.
Tim Wilmshurst, academic consultant; Dr. Tom Spink, lecturer in Computer Science at University of St. Andrews in Scotland; and Dr. Michele Magno, head of the D-ITET Center for Project-Based Learning at ETH Zurich will discuss how their materials will teach you to:
- Implement real-world embedded system projects first on a simulated microcontroller and then on Arm-based development boards from ST to build working embedded prototypes.
- Develop code for various embedded systems and IoT applications, such as an audio wave generator, a music player and an activity monitor.
- Learn to optimize machine learning models under the constraints of a microcontroller environment with reference to power consumption, latency, energy and memory.
- Gain a firm foundation to move towards more complex programming, distributed sensing, the IoT, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence.
"Embedded systems are everywhere – and Arm-based technologies are the industry standard," said Y.C. Wang, global academic program director at Digi-Key. "From the mobile, wearable, and smart devices of today, to the transformative IoT and machine learning applications of the near future, embedded systems are the fundamental building blocks of our connected world. If you're looking to level-up your skills in these exciting new technologies, then this webinar is the ideal place to begin."
To attend the webinar, submit a registration form. If you can't attend the live webinar, Digi-Key will send the recording after the event to those who register.
These Arm Education courses have been produced in collaboration with STMicroelectronics and are available on the edX platform.
For more information about STMicroelectronics and to order from their product portfolio, visit the Digi-Key website.
Digi-Key Electronics, headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minn., USA, is recognized as both the leader and continuous innovator in the high service distribution of electronic components and automation products worldwide. As the original pioneer in this space, Digi-Key provides more than 13.4 million components from over 2,300 quality name-brand manufacturers with an industry-leading breadth and depth of product in stock and available for immediate shipment. Beyond the products that drive technology innovation, Digi-Key also supports design engineers and procurement professionals with a wealth of digital solutions and tools to make their jobs more efficient. Additional information can be found at digikey.com and on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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The use of lavender for health and beauty purposes is not new. In fact, its very name suggests that it was probably used for cleansing long ago. "Lavender" is derived from the Latin root word "lavare" which means "to wash" [source: University of Maryland Medical Center]. Oil extracted from the small, light purple flowers of the lavender plant -- a Mediterranean mint plant with aromatic leaves -- is used in many skin care products today [source: Britannica].
It's not surprising that many skin cleansers contain lavender. An aromatherapy oil with a pleasing scent, it may have a positive effect on overall well-being. Some researchers believe there's a correlation between the scent of lavender and stress reduction. A recent study found that inhaling linalool -- a floral-scented compound found in lavender -- reduced the number of stress-induced chemical changes in rats [source: Warner]. Researchers think these results may apply to humans, as well. Take that idea one step further, and it's easy to conclude that, since acne can be caused by stress, lavender's calming influences could be beneficial in a skin cleanser, too.
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Beyond reducing stress, lavender may also have a more direct effect on the skin. Some people combine it with other essential oils and use it as a natural product for soothing inflammation [source: Scirrotto]. Others use lavender to treat skin problems like superficial wounds, acne and eczema -- but there's not a lot of scientific proof that it works in all of these cases [sources: University of Maryland Medical Center, WebMD].
A cleanser containing lavender may not be the answer to all of your skin problems, but it might help a little and, at the very least, will make you smell good. To learn more about improving the appearance of your skin, follow the links on the next page.
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A Russian court on Thursday ordered the release of a former mayor of the country’s fourth-largest city from custody pending an investigation and trial on the charges he is facing for criticizing Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
Yevgeny Roizman, 59, who served as the mayor of Yekaterinburg from 2013 to 2018, was allowed to walk free, but was barred from attending public events, using the internet, telephone or mail and communicating with anyone other than his lawyers and close family.
Police arrested Roizman on Wednesday. He told reporters the case against him was launched under a new law adopted after Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. He faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
Russian courts fined Roizman three times earlier this year on similar charges, paving the way for a criminal case the law authorizes for repeat offenders.
Roizman, a sharp critic of the Kremlin, is one of the most visible and charismatic opposition figures in Russia. During his tenure as mayor, he enjoyed broad popularity in Yekaterinburg, a city of 1.5 million in the Ural Mountains.
His arrest triggered protests in his support, and one demonstrator was detained and ordered to serve 15 days in jail.
Roizman said the criminal charges against him were triggered by him calling the Kremlin’s actions in Ukraine an “invasion.” The Kremlin describes it as a “special military operation.”
Days after Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, Russia’s Kremlin-controlled parliament approved legislation that outlawed alleged disparaging of the Russian military or the spread of “false information” about the country’s military operation in Ukraine.
Russian courts have increasingly handed out fines and, occasionally, prison terms to critics of Moscow’s action in Ukraine.
OVD-Info, a legal aid group that tracks political arrests in Russia, has counted 90 criminal cases on charges of spreading false information about the Russian military since Feb. 24.
According to Net Freedoms, another legal aid group focused on free speech cases, as of mid-August there were up to 4,000 administrative cases on charges of disparaging the armed forces.
Roizman remains one of the few visible opposition figures in Russia who had not yet been been jailed or fled the country under pressure from authorities. Two other prominent opposition politicians, Ilya Yashin and Vladimir Kara-Murza, were arrested under the same law as Roizman and face up to 10 years in prison, if convicted.
Similar charges were recently brought against eight close associates of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Putin’s most well-known critic. All of them have left Russia after they became the subjects of multiple criminal investigations. | https://pix11.com/ap-international/ap-russia-frees-ex-mayor-but-he-still-faces-charges-for-remarks/ | 2022-08-25T20:39:05Z | https://pix11.com/ap-international/ap-russia-frees-ex-mayor-but-he-still-faces-charges-for-remarks/ | true |
PEARL, Miss. (AP) — Large fans hummed noisily Thursday to try to dry out the carpet at The Exchange Church, a day after storms rapidly dumped several inches of rain and pushed water into the one-story brick building in central Mississippi.
Bryant May is lead pastor of the Southern Baptist congregation in the Jackson suburb of Pearl. He said it was the second time in four years the church flooded. The church will conduct online services this weekend, and May said he hopes the building will be in working order soon after that.
“The good news in it is that we have a little bit of experience — that’s good news/bad news — so we have a little bit of a game plan on how to attack it,” May said Thursday.
Weather radar showed heavy rainfall Thursday in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and in the Florida panhandle. Several flash flood warnings were issued and the Mississippi Department of Transportation reported water covering highways Thursday from the central part of the state down to the Gulf Coast. Flowing water washed away part of a state highway in rural Newton County, between Jackson and Meridian.
After Wednesday’s deluge caused creeks to overflow, law enforcement officers carried toddlers out of a flooded day care center in Florence, Mississippi, south of Jackson. The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department posted video on Facebook of deputies walking through brown, knee-deep water to take children to an elevated truck, placing them gently on benches.
Rankin County sheriff’s deputies also helped move more than 40 residents out of a flooded nursing home Wednesday in nearby Brandon.
Tony Banks said Thursday that when he returned to his apartment in the Jackson suburb of Flowood after work Wednesday, the parking lot was knee-deep in water. He said a creek overflowed, flooding some cars and trucks. Banks said he caught a fish near the vehicles.
“He was flopping around in the parking lot and I grabbed his mouth,” said Banks, 35. He said he tossed the bass back into the water.
In Alabama, vehicles traveling along flooded roads created boat-like wakes on low-lying Dauphin Island, a popular beach community off the coast, but police said the water was not deep enough Thursday morning to pose a major threat. Flooding was likely across southwestern Alabama through nightfall, forecasters said, and Mississippi temporarily closed a welcome station on Interstate 10 because of flooding.
A few schools around Mobile, Alabama, dismissed early because of flooding or power outages. The National Weather Service said rain was falling at a rate of as much as 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) an hour along the coast, and roads and parking lots were flooded in Foley on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay.
Joy Lester owns a second-hand store in Pearl, Mississippi, near The Exchange Church. She said she will have to throw away most of the couches, dining room sets and inventory that was soaked by flooding.
“All of this is just a waste. It’s got to go,” Lester said as she surveyed the damage Thursday.
Three Mississippi cities set one-day rainfall records Wednesday, the weather service said. Jackson received just over 5 inches (12.7 centimeters), Meridian received 4.6 inches (11.7 centimeters) and Vicksburg received 2.9 inches (7.4 centimeters).
On Wednesday, Jackson also surpassed its previous record for rainfall for the month of August, at 11.57 inches (29.4 centimeters). The previous record for the month was 11.51 inches (29.2 centimeters) in 2008, the weather service said.
The National Weather Service said flooding was expected near several rivers in central and southern Mississippi. The Pearl River was above flood stage in the Jackson area Thursday and was expected to continue rising. That means streams and creeks are unable to drain into the river, and water could threaten homes and businesses in low-lying areas. The service predicted the Pearl River will crest early next week at nearly the level it reached during flooding in 2020.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — For Jonathan Peter Jackson, a direct relative of two prominent members of the Black Panther Party, revolutionary thought and family history have always been intertwined, particularly in August.
That’s the month in 1971 when his uncle, the famed Panther George Jackson, was killed during an uprising at San Quentin State Prison in California. A revolutionary whose words resonated inside and out of the prison walls, he was a published author, activist and radical thought leader.
To many, February is the month dedicated to celebrating Black Americans’ contributions to a country where they were once enslaved. But Black History Month has an alternative: It’s called Black August.
First celebrated in 1979, Black August was created to commemorate Jackson’s fight for Black liberation. Fifty-one years since his death, Black August is now a monthlong awareness campaign and celebration dedicated to Black freedom fighters, revolutionaries, radicals and political prisoners, both living and deceased.
The annual commemorations have been embraced by activists in the global Black Lives Matter movement, many of whom draw inspiration from freedom fighters like Jackson and his contemporaries.
“It’s important to do this now because a lot of people who were on the radical scene during that time period, relatives and non-relatives, who are like blood relatives, are entering their golden years,” said Jonathan Jackson, 51, of Fair Hill, Maryland.
George Jackson was 18 when he was arrested for robbing a gas station in Los Angeles in 1960. He was convicted and given an indeterminate sentence of one year to life and spent the next decade at California’s Soledad and San Quentin prisons, much of it in solitary confinement.
While incarcerated, Jackson began studying the words of revolutionary theoreticians such as Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, who advocated class awareness, challenging institutions and overturning capitalism through revolution. Founding leaders of the Panthers, including Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, were also inspired by Marx, Lenin and Chinese Communist leader Mao Tse-tung.
Jackson became a leader in the prisoner rights movement. His letters from prison to loved ones and supporters were compiled in the bestselling books “Soledad Brother” and “Blood in My Eye.”
Inspired by his words and frustrated with his situation, George’s younger brother, Jonathan, initiated a takeover at the Marin County Superior Court in California in 1970. He freed three inmates and held several courthouse staff hostage, in an attempt to demand the release of his brother and two other inmates, known as the Soledad Brothers, who were accused of killing a correctional officer. Jonathan was killed as he tried to escape, although it’s disputed whether he was killed in a courtroom shootout or fatally shot while driving away with hostages.
George was killed on Aug. 21, 1971, during a prison uprising. Inmates at San Quentin prison began formally commemorating his death in 1979, and from there, Black August was born.
“I certainly wish that more people knew about George’s writings (and) knew about my father’s sacrifice on that fateful day in August,” said Jonathan Jackson, who wrote the foreword to “Soledad Brother” in the early ’90s, shortly after graduating from college.
Monifa Bandele, a leader in the Movement for Black Lives, a national coalition of BLM groups, says Black August is about learning the vast history of Black revolutionary leaders. That includes figures such as Nat Turner, who is famous for leading a slave rebellion on a southern Virginia plantation in August 1831, and Marcus Garvey, the leader of the Pan-Africanism movement and born in August 1887. It includes events such as the Haitian Revolution in 1791 and the March on Washington in 1963, both taking place in the month of August.
“This idea that there was this one narrow way that Black people resisted oppression is really a myth that is dispelled by Black August,” said Bandele, who is also a member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, a group that raises awareness of political prisoners.
“And what we saw happen after the 1970s is that it grew outside of the (prison) walls because, as people who were incarcerated came home to their families and communities, they began to do community celebrations of Black August,” she added.
The ways of honoring this month also come in various forms and have evolved over the years. Some take part in fasting, while others use this time to study the ways of their predecessors. Weekly event series are also common during Black August, from reading groups to open mic nights.
Sankofa, a Black-owned cultural center and coffee shop in Washington that has served the D.C. community for nearly 25 years, wraps up a weekly open mic night in honor of Black August on Friday. The event has drawn local residents of all ages, many who have shared stories, read poetry and performed songs with the theme of rebellion.
“This month is all about resistance and celebrating our political prisoners and using all of the faculties that we have to free people who are in prison, let me say, unjustly,” emcee Ayinde Sekou said to the crowd during a recent event at Sankofa.
Jonathan Jackson, George’s nephew, also believes that there are largely systemic reasons as to why Black August, and his family history specifically, are not widely taught.
“It’s difficult sometimes for radicals who were not assassinated, per se, to enter into the popular discourse,” he said. “George and Jonathan were never victims. They took action, and they were killed taking that action, and sometimes that’s very difficult to understand for people who will accept a political assassination.”
Jackson hopes to honor his father’s and uncle’s legacy through documenting the knowledge of elders from that era, as a means of continuing the fight.
“We need to get those testimonies. … We need to understand what happened, so that we can improve on what they did. I think now is as good a time as any to get that done,” he said.
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Associated Press writers Aaron Morrison and Terry Tang contributed to this report.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The judge presiding over a special grand jury that’s investigating possible illegal attempts to influence the 2020 election in Georgia heard arguments on Thursday as he considers whether Gov. Brian Kemp has to testify, and if so, when.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney did not immediately issue a ruling, and it wasn’t clear when he might do so.
The back-and-forth between Kemp’s lawyers and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ team of prosecutors has grown increasingly heated in recent weeks, with Kemp’s team accusing the district attorney of pursuing a “politically motivated” probe, something she has vehemently denied. The Republican governor, who is running for reelection in the fall, was issued a subpoena but is seeking to avoid speaking to a special grand jury looking into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke any laws as they tried to overturn Trump’s narrow election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Prosecutors want to ask Kemp about a January 2021 phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger during which the then-president suggested the state’s top election official could “find” the votes needed to overturn his loss. They also want to ask about a December 2020 call from Trump to Kemp asking the governor to order a special legislative session to secure the state’s electoral votes for him instead of Biden.
Lawyers for Kemp argued that he is protected from having to testify by the principle of sovereign immunity, which says the state can’t be sued without its consent. Prosecutors argued that’s not applicable because Kemp is not being sued but instead is being called as a witness to provide facts for an investigation.
Kemp’s lawyers also raised concerns about executive privilege and attorney-client privilege. Willis’ team said executive privilege doesn’t apply, and that they would avoid topics covered by attorney-client privilege. McBurney said that, if he decides sovereign immunity doesn’t apply and refuses to quash the subpoena, he will meet with the two sides to discuss how to move forward and when the governor would have to testify.
Kemp attorney Brian McEvoy argued that, if the governor does have to testify, it shouldn’t happen until after the general election. Kemp faces a rematch with Democrat Stacey Abrams in November in one of the most high-profile and closely watched gubernatorial contests in the country.
“Your Honor is well aware of where we are, what state we’re in, what race we’re facing, and the governor ought not have to suffer political consequences for invoking a legal right,” McEvoy said.
Prosecutor Donald Wakeford noted that Willis waited until after contentious primary elections in late May to begin calling witnesses before the special grand jury for that very reason. The governor could have quietly honored a subpoena to appear last week without any media attention, Wakeford argued, but instead, his attorneys filed the motion to quash the day before that scheduled appearance, thrusting the issue into the public eye.
“To continually insist that this is a situation engineered by the district attorney’s office to the intentional detriment of the governor is just not true,” Wakeford said.
Raffensperger and some other state officials have already appeared before the special grand jury, but Kemp is one of a number of potential witnesses fighting orders to testify.
In other developments Thursday in the Fulton County investigation, lawyer Kenneth Chesebro asked McBurney to rule that he doesn’t have to appear before the special grand jury after a judge in New York last month ordered him to travel to Atlanta to testify Aug. 30. Willis said in a court filing that Chesebro worked with the Trump campaign to organize a slate of 16 Republican fake electors who declared themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors even though Biden had won the state, and a slate of Democratic electors was certified.
Willis earlier this summer notified those fake electors that they may face criminal charges.
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Deputy elections clerk in Colorado to testify against boss
DENVER (AP) — A woman has struck a plea deal to testify against her boss, a Colorado clerk who became a hero to election conspiracy theorists after she was charged with breaking into her county’s voting system.
Belinda Knisley, who has long been on administrative leave from her role as chief deputy to Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, appeared in district court in Grand Junction on Thursday and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of trespass, official misconduct and violation of duty. She was sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation.
Peters and Knisley were being prosecuted on allegations they allowed a copy of a hard drive to be made during an update of election equipment in May 2021.
Peters is awaiting trial on several felony charges for her alleged role in allowing unauthorized people to break into her county’s election system in search of proof of conspiracy theories spun by former President Donald Trump after his 2020 election loss.
She denies she did anything illegal and contends the charges are politically motivated. She has issued reports purporting to show suspicious activity within voting systems, but those have been debunked by various officials and experts.
Knisley had previously denied wrongdoing.
Thursday’s plea agreement was first reported by The Daily Sentinel newspaper in Grand Junction.
State election officials learned of a security breach last summer when a photo and video of confidential voting system passwords were posted on social media and a conservative website.
A judge prohibited Peters from overseeing last year’s and this year’s local elections in Mesa County, a western region of the state that is largely rural and heavily Republican.
Also facing charges is Sandra Brown, a former elections manager in Peters’ office. Brown was charged in July with attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation, and conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation.
Peters lost a bid to become the GOP candidate for Colorado secretary of state in June. She came to national attention when she spoke last year at a conference hosted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, one of the most prominent election conspiracy theorists in the country.
Peters is charged with three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation, two counts of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, one count of identity theft, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state.
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Which dog laxative is best?
There’s nothing worse than being all blocked up, and there’s never an easy answer for loosening things out again. From the range of possible causes to the intimidating number of options, solving this problem for your dog can be complex, but don’t worry — it is doable.
The best dog laxative is the Vet Classics No Scoot Dog Supplement For Healthy Anal Gland Function. These chews are packed with natural ingredients, such as beet pulp and pumpkin powder, and the dosage instructions are simple and straightforward.
What to know before you buy a dog laxative
Dog laxative types
There are three types of dog laxatives:
- Bulk-forming laxatives are the most commonly found over-the-counter. They’re packed with fiber which aids your dog’s digestive tract and helps your dog’s stool become softer and larger.
- Emollient laxatives soften your dog’s stool by helping it absorb more water. They’re particularly effective for dogs who’ve just had surgery, as it reduces their need to strain. However, emollient laxatives need to be prescribed.
- Lubricant laxatives do just that, lubricate your dog’s digestive tract. This helps your dog pass stool faster and easier, and it also helps it absorb water to make it softer. However, it can affect your dog’s ability to absorb some nutrients, so it’s best used only occasionally.
Dog laxative forms
There are three forms of dog laxatives:
- Chews are the most common form as they’re easy to administer and store. They aren’t always the yummiest, so if you have a picky dog, you may want to get one that’s flavored.
- Kibble-like laxatives are small, dry pieces that you mix in with your dog’s regular food. Like chews, you may need flavored ones to get picky dogs to eat them.
- Liquid and powder laxatives are the most difficult to dose, but they can also be the easiest to get your dog to take. All you need to do is mix them with water and add a splash of broth, and your dog should drink it right up.
Dosage quantity
Every dog laxative package contains a certain amount of doses, usually 40, 60 or 120. However, your dog may need several doses if they’re a large breed. You also need to consider how long you need to treat your dog, whether for a week or a new life-long regimen. Since dog laxatives don’t last forever, your goal should be to get only as many as you need. If you’re unsure of how many you need, opt for a smaller amount since you can always order more.
What to look for in a quality dog laxative
Flavor
Dogs don’t like taking medicine any more than you do. Help them and you by getting laxatives with yummy flavors such as chicken, beef and cheese.
Instructions
Dog laxatives must be carefully administered to avoid causing more digestive stress, not to mention to ensure it takes effect. The best laxatives have detailed dosage instructions, including how much to give and how long they need to be given. Some even include instructions or suggestions on actions to take if the laxative doesn’t work.
How much you can expect to spend on a dog laxative
They can cost as little as $10 or as much as $50. Basic laxatives typically cost no more than $15. Higher-quality laxatives can cost up to $25. Large packages of good-quality laxatives typically start around $20.
Dog laxative FAQ
What can cause constipation in dogs?
A. There’s a truly gargantuan list of reasons why your dog may be constipated, from diet issues or age to medication side effects or an enlarged colon. If your dog is constipated, you should always take it to your veterinarian to establish the cause so you can choose the best treatment method, whether that be laxatives or something else.
How long does a dog laxative take to work?
A. That depends on the type of laxative and how bad your dog’s constipation is. Lubricant laxatives can take effect in as little as six hours, but most other laxatives may not start working for 24 to 72 hours.
Can pregnant dogs take a laxative?
A. Most laxatives are safe for pregnant dogs, though you should check with your veterinarian before giving your pregnant dog any kind of laxative.
What’s the best dog laxative to buy?
Top dog laxative
Vet Classics No Scoot Dog Supplement For Healthy Anal Gland Function
What you need to know: These chews were formulated by veterinarians and are packed with healthy ingredients.
What you’ll love: These chews support healthy, regular bowel function and support healthy anal gland function. One chew is needed for every 20 pounds your dog weighs, given twice daily. There are no genetically modified ingredients, with some of the ingredients included being dandelion root and pumpkin powder.
What you should consider: Some dogs won’t want to eat the chews, so they must be hidden. Some consumers noted that these appear to be different from those purchased directly from a veterinarian.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Top dog laxative for the money
What you need to know: This small package is excellent for dogs that don’t have digestive issues often.
What you’ll love: Some of its all-natural ingredients include sugar beet pulp, flaxseed, psyllium husk, pumpkin powder and dandelion root. It has 40 chews, with one dosage being one or two chews daily for every 20 pounds your dog weighs. It can be safely used daily if necessary.
What you should consider: Using these daily on large dogs can get expensive fast. It takes a few days for the effects to become noticeable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Worth checking out
Bernie’s Perfect Poop Digestion Support Supplement
What you need to know: These are perfect for picky dogs, thanks to the flavors.
What you’ll love: The flavors are cheddar cheese or chicken, and it comes in 4.2-, 12.8- and 30-ounce sizes. Each dose contains plenty of fiber, prebiotics, probiotics and enzymes, all to aid your dog’s digestive system. It has detailed dosage instructions for each weight class of dog.
What you should consider: Some dogs had allergic reactions such as hives or had digestive issues such as diarrhea or vomiting. It needs to be mixed with your dog’s normal meals.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
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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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BOSTON, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers at Ascend in Boston voted overwhelming this week to join Teamsters Local 25, becoming the first cannabis dispensary in New England to organize with the union.
Dispensary associates at the facility voted by mail-in ballot, with election certification Aug. 23. The win marks a major victory in the Teamsters' continued effort to raise wages and benefits in the cannabis industry across the country.
"This is a huge win for workers at Ascend and for the labor movement in New England," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien. "Right now, the cannabis industry is one of the most lucrative industries out there, with companies pocketing billions of dollars. Cannabis workers in Boston and across the nation deserve fair wages, to be treated with respect, and to have a voice on the job."
Local 25 President Tom Mari echoed O'Brien's call for dignity on the job at Ascend. The win in Boston is the latest victory for the Teamsters amid of wave cannabis workers organizing with the 1.2-million-member union.
"The Teamsters are the strongest and most well-positioned union to protect cannabis workers, in Boston and beyond," Mari said. "We're tough, militant, and dedicated to standing with workers at Ascend to get them strong contracts like the Teamsters have in so many industries. This will mark the first cannabis contract in Boston, but it is far from the last."
Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region Vice President and Director of the Teamsters Food Processing Division, said the union will continue to advocate for those in the industry.
"Our goal is to ensure cannabis jobs turn into careers," Finn said. "This is a great organizing victory Boston, but our fight doesn't end there. We are welcoming new members in the cannabis industry nationwide, and we're ready to safeguard these workers and their families.
Contact:
Matt McQuaid, (617) 894-0669
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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Two Florida residents have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter to the conservative group Project Veritas for $40,000, prosecutors said Thursday.
Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams' office said.
“Harris and Kurlander sought to profit from their theft of another person’s personal property, and they now stand convicted of a federal felony as a result,” Williams said in a statement.
Harris' lawyer, Sam Talkin, said she “has accepted responsibility for her conduct and looks forward to moving on with her life.” Kurlander’s lawyer, Florian Miedel, declined to comment.
Harris, 40, of Palm Beach, and Kurlander, 58, face the possibility of up to five years in prison when sentenced.
While authorities didn’t identify Ashley Biden or the organization that paid, the details of the investigation have been laid out in court filings and public statements from Project Veritas.
Ashley Biden was moving out of a friend's Delray Beach, Florida, home in spring 2020 when she stored the diary, tax records, a digital device with family photos, a cellphone and other items there, prosecutors said in a court filing.
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They said Harris then moved into the same room, stole the items and got in touch with Kurlander, who contacted Project Veritas, which asked for photos of the material and then paid for the two to bring the diary and photos to New York.
Project Veritas staffers met with the two in New York and dispatched them back to Florida to retrieve more of Ashley Biden’s items from the home, which they did and turned the material over to a local Project Veritas worker who brought it to New York, prosecutors said.
The group paid the two $20,000 apiece, prosecutors said.
A message seeking comment was sent to Project Veritas.
The group has said it received the diary from “tipsters” who said it had been abandoned in a room. Project Veritas said it turned the journal over to law enforcement and never did anything illegal.
Founder James O’Keefe has said that Project Veritas ultimately did not publish information from the diary because it could not confirm it belonged to Ashley Biden.
Project Veritas, which identifies itself as a news organization, is best known for conducting hidden camera stings that have embarrassed news outlets, labor organizations and Democratic politicians.
The FBI searched the group's New York offices and the homes of some of its employees as part of the investigation. A court in New York appointed a former federal judge to review material that was seized in those searches, so as to ensure that investigators couldn’t look at material protected by journalistic or attorney-client privileges.
Neither the organization nor any of its staff have been charged to date.
Generally, media organizations aren’t culpable for receiving material that might have been stolen, if they weren’t involved in the theft. But there can be criminal liability for encouraging theft and then knowingly paying for stolen material.
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Chesterfield County school bus driver cited after crash that injured 8 students
SC Highway Patrol confirmed the driver of the bus was cited for driving too fast.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WBTV) - Officials with the Chesterfield County School District have confirmed that a school bus crash last Friday afternoon.
The incident happened on McCaskill Road near Angelus Road around 4 p.m.
The bus was carrying 24 students from New Heights Middle School and Jefferson Elementary School. Eight students were transported to the hospital with injuries.
Master Trooper Brian Lee with SC Highway Patrol confirmed the driver of the bus was cited for driving too fast. Lee explained that the driver lost control of the vehicle before it went off the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned.
“I was going down the dirt road and I guess somewhere it’s been raining so much, where it’s been raining so much like the sand is so loose that my bus lost control,” the driver said in a 911 call obtained by WBTV.
An official report is processing at this time.
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Back-to-school supplies: 13 backpacks you can buy online this season
Check out this list of school backpacks with various price points - from an Adidas backpack to some splurges and affordable finds
Whether you’re a college student or are browsing backpacks for a child headed to kindergarten, we’ve got something for you.
Read on for a roundup of backpacks for students of all ages and design preferences.
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JCPenney Fuel Deluxe Lunch Combo Backpack, from $19.99
Have a kiddo in your household who brings their lunch to school?
This backpack and matching lunch bag comes in a variety of colors and patterns including Deep Cobalt with a flower design and Fog Blue Pearl (pictured above) with unicorns, cupcakes, stars, hearts and more.
The backpack has two main storage compartments and an inner tech sleeve, as well as two side hydration pockets, while the lunch bag is insulated and detachable.
ChampsSports.com Nike Youth Brasilia JDI Mini Backpack, $25
A solid selection for a pre-schooler, The Nike Youth Brasilia JDI Mini Backpac features a nice spotted animal print design and is easy for tiny kiddos to carry thanks to padded shoulder straps.
It’s also got zippered pockets, and an exterior pocket to store a water bottle.
PersonalizationMall.com Construction Embroidered Kid’s Backpack, $29.99
For the young builder, delight them with this construction-theme backpack complete with the name of your choice on the front flap.
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Best for kids between the ages of five-and-eight, this bag is made with nylon lining that’s machine washable and an 100% cotton/poly quilted twill outer shell. Gift to a youngster to use at school or to stash away belongings for a sleepover at grandma and grandpa's.
STM Goods Myth Backpack, $119.95
The smartly designed SlingTech technology in this bag suspends your laptop away from the edge of the pack so it doesn’t bump around while you’re on the go.
The organized interior pockets appear ideal for pens, calculators, glasses cases and more.
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Additionally, the back-panel-and-yoke system helps distribute the weight of your haul to spare you from back pain and tension in your neck and shoulders. Did we mention its water-repellent coating?
Bespoke Post United By Blue EcoTransit Backpack, Alpine Blue, $98
This find on Bespoke Post and made by United by Blue is ideal for the eco-conscious student.
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It’s crafted from recycled materials that keep plastic out of the ocean and United by Blue cleans one pound of trash from the oceans for each piece sold.
Storage-wise, there’s room for a full-size laptop (in a designated sleeve) and an exterior pocket for your water bottle, as well as a zippered pocket. The heavy, water-resistant poly canvas is built to last for many seasons to come.
Topo Designs Rover Pack Classic, $99
For the student who appreciates both fashion and function, consider this sturdy model from Topo Designs.
Made with durable recycled nylon, the water-resistant pack cloth upper with a cinch-top closure has expandable side pockets, an internal laptop sleeve and a large zippered front pocket.
Choose from a wide range of colorways from solid olive to a blue and khaki combination.
minted. Backpacks, from $68
For art and design connoisseurs, allow us to point you towards minted.’s new line of backpacks, which can be personalized with a leather tag with your name or monogram for an additional $15.
Shoppers can choose from a small size for grades kindergarten to second, or classic sizes with a leather base geared towards third to ninth-graders.
Some picks include the Go Bananas print by Baumbirdy and the Pink Flight print by Tati Abaurre.
All patterns are designed by independent artists to meet any student's taste or style.
BJ’s Wholesale Club Kenneth Cole Reaction Pack-of-All-Trades Multi-Pocket 17" Laptop and Tablet Backpack, $99.99
Ideal for students looking for a stylish way to lug around their laptop, this bag holds most laptops with up to a 17-inch screen in a padded pocket, offers many zippered accessory pockets and comes with padded, ergonomic shoulder straps.
Bonus: There’s an upright trolley tunnel that fits over most luggage for easy, hands-free carrying while you travel.
namuk Eon 14L Backpack, $129
If you're looking to splurge on a young outdoors enthusiast, consider this pick for ages two to 12.
The waterproof backpack is made with textile fibers that are up to 15 times stronger than steel, according to the brand's website.
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It also has reflective draw cords for visibility in the twilight that also compress the bag when your load is lighter and the inner lining can be pulled out easily for cleaning or to use as a sit pad on your next adventure on the trails.
Some more specs: Removable waist straps, a bottle holder and OEKO-TEX 100 certification – designating that it was tested for harmful substances.
JCPenney Adidas Excel 6 Backpack, $39.99
Another option from JCPenney, this one for the pupil who’s sporty.
It’s got two mesh side water bottle pockets that fit up to two 32-ounce bottles to keep kids hydrated throughout practice, a laptop protecting sleeve for computers up to 15-inches and four exterior zip pockets to keep them organized.
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What’s more: Padded straps, 100% recycled polyester and a lower price point for a name brand.
Hanna Andersson Classic Backpack, $40
If they want to be the talk of the kindergarten town, choose from bold designs like the space-themed Interstellar or Blue Checkerboard.
This heavy-duty backpack has plenty of room to hold all of your little one’s essentials. Plus, the ergonomic straps make this bag extra comfortable on children’s small frames. Buy it with the Hanna Andersson Classic Lunch Bag ($20.80) for a complete back-to-school set.
R. Riveter Corbin Backpack, $298
Another splurge item: For the fashion-forward college or grad student, opt for The Corbin Backpack which is handcrafted in America by military spouses.
It’s made with premium leather and water-resistant canvas and comes in Black, Fatigue Green, Liberty Green, and Riveter Camo and has several handy zippered and open pockets.
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You can wear the bag as a backpack or convert it into a messenger-style bag. The bag’s namesake? Margaret Corbin, an American soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War.
Lola + The Boys Backpacks, from $36
Order one of these great backpacks from LolaAndTheBoys.com, Nordstrom, Kitson and Maisonette (they’re also coming soon to Amazon).
With fanciful designs like the Holographic Mini Rainbow Backpack ($48), Bunny Pop-It Fidget Backpack ($36) and the Navy Space Adventure Backpack ($40), there’s a solid lineup of options from which to choose.
Worth noting: The brand is geared for children sizes 2-14. | https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/back-school-supplies-13-backpacks-you-can-buy-online-this-season | 2022-08-25T20:48:19Z | https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/back-school-supplies-13-backpacks-you-can-buy-online-this-season | true |
Judge orders DOJ to unseal redacted Trump Mar-a-Lago affidavit by Friday at noon
Judge says a full unsealing of the affidavit would reveal identities of sources, methods, and scope of the investigation
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart has ordered the Justice Department unseal and make public a redacted version of the affidavit used to justify the warrant for the FBI’s raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home by Friday at noon.
The Justice Department turned over a redacted version of the affidavit to Reinhart on Thursday at noon, after he rejected the government's argument to keep the document under seal, citing the "intense public and historical interest" in the FBI's "unprecedented" raid of a former president's private residence.
"I have reviewed the Government’s memorandum of law and proposed redactions to the search warrant Affidavit," Reinhart wrote in his order to unseal Thursday afternoon. "I am fully advised in the entire record, including the contents of the Affidavit."
TRUMP FILES MOTION SEEKING INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF DOCS SEIZED DURING FBI RAID ON MAR-A-LAGO
Reinhart said that after reviewing the Justice Department's redaction, the government "has met its burden of showing a compelling reason" and "good cause to seal portions of the Affidavit," saying the disclosure would reveal "the identities of witnesses, law enforcement agents, and uncharged parties," the investigation's "strategy, direction, scope, sources, and methods, and "grand jury information" protected by federal rules.
Reinhart said that after reviewing the affidavit with redactions, he has determined that the Justice Department "has met its burden of showing that its proposed redactions are narrowly tailored to serve the Government’s legitimate interest in the integrity of the ongoing investigation and are the least onerous alternative to sealing the entire Affidavit."
Reinhart ordered that the Justice Department unseal the affidavit, with its proposed redactions, by noon on Friday, Aug. 26.
DOJ 'TAINT TEAM' EXAMINING TRUMP MAR-A-LAGO DOCUMENTS
Reinhart signed the FBI's warrant for the raid on Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 5, giving the FBI authority to conduct its search.
Earlier this month, Reinhart unsealed the FBI’s search warrant and property receipt from the search.
According to the property receipt, reviewed before its release by Fox News Digital, FBI agents took approximately 20 boxes of items from the premises, including one set of documents marked as "Various classified/TS/SCI documents," which refers to top secret/sensitive compartmented information.
Records covered by that government classification level could potentially include human intelligence and information that, if disclosed, could jeopardize relations between the United States and other nations, as well as the lives of intelligence operatives abroad. However, the classification also encompasses national security information related to the daily operations of the president of the United States.
The property receipt also shows that FBI agents collected four sets of top secret documents, three sets of secret documents, and three sets of confidential documents.
The property receipt does not reveal any details about any of those records.
FBI BULLETIN WARNS OF 'DIRTY BOMB' THREAT, INCREASING CALLS FOR 'CIVIL WAR' AFTER RAID OF MAR-A-LAGO
The list also includes a "leatherbound box of documents," binders of photos, handwritten notes, miscellaneous documents, miscellaneous top secret documents, miscellaneous confidential documents, as well as other records.
The government conducted the search in response to what it believes to be a violation of federal laws: 18 USC 793 — gathering, transmitting or losing defense information; 18 USC 2071 — concealment, removal or mutilation; and 18 USC 1519 — destruction, alteration or falsification of records in federal investigations.
The allegation of "gathering, transmitting or losing defense information" falls under the Espionage Act.
The former president and his team are disputing the classification and say they believe the information and records to have been declassified.
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Sources familiar with the investigation told Fox News Digital that the FBI also seized boxes containing records covered by attorney-client privilege and potentially executive privilege during its raid.
Trump and his legal team have filed a motion requesting the appointment of a special master to review those records covered by attorney-client privilege.
But Fox News has learned that a Department of Justice "taint" or "filter" team has been reviewing documents seized by the FBI since Aug. 8.
The Justice Department’s use of a "taint" or "filter" team, while standard procedure, could complicate Trump’s legal team’s efforts for the appointment of an independent special master to examine the seized records, as it is likely they have already been inspected by DOJ officials.
Fox News' Jake Gibson, David Spunt and Bill Mears contributed to this report. | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-orders-doj-unseal-redacted-trump-mar-a-lago-affidavit-by-friday-at-noon | 2022-08-25T20:49:02Z | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-orders-doj-unseal-redacted-trump-mar-a-lago-affidavit-by-friday-at-noon | false |
Oscar Mayer is selling frozen wiener pops
Published: Aug. 25, 2022 at 4:12 PM EDT|Updated: 36 minutes ago
(CNN) – Hot dogs and popsicles are often considered summer staples, but what about popsicles that taste like hot dogs?
For some reason, it’s a thing.
Oscar Mayer has launched “Cold Dogs” – a frozen pop that tastes like a hot dog with “both refreshing and smokey umami notes.”
It even comes complete with a mustard swirl.
The box says it all with a label reading, “stupid or genius?”
The answer is up to the people who want to pay $2 at the small number of locations where the cold dogs are sold.
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VIDEO: Suspect leading police chase attempts to flee on foot, gets hit by police vehicle
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – Police in Florida arrested a man who they say stole a box truck and led them on a pursuit earlier this week.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said 33-year-old Brandon J. Baker was charged with multiple felony charges, with more charges pending from the Tampa Police Department.
The chase took place Tuesday morning after the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said they received a request for support from the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers were pursuing a suspect driving a box truck they said he had stolen out of the Tampa area and driven onto a nearby highway. Police said the suspect had also been involved in an armed carjacking before stealing the truck.
Captured on police dashcam video, the officers chased the suspect on the highway and through a store plaza. When the truck moved back onto the road, police maneuvered their vehicles to stop the truck, causing the suspect to jump out of the vehicle and take off running. Before he could get anywhere, a police vehicle knocked him down and officers jumped out to arrest him.
While being arrested, the man said he wasn’t angry with the police because they were “just doing their jobs.”
Police said Baker was transported to the Alachua County Jail.
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Nobody likes warts. Toads are constantly ostracized for them. Evil witches are portrayed with them prominently on their noses. You can hide plantar warts with a pair of socks and shoes, but a wart on your hand might make you feel like everyone's taking notice.
Warts can appear on skin on any part of the body, but where a wart develops determines its physical characteristics, such as size, color and texture. There are five different types of warts: common, plantar, flat, filiform and periungual. Warts growing near the nail bed, or periungual warts, are part of the common wart family and are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) [source: Mayo Clinic]. Periungual warts are unique because they develop around the nail on the foot and hand.
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If the virus growing in and around the nail isn't treated, the nail may detach from the skin. But other than the threat of losing a fingernail or toenail, periungual warts are very similar to warts that form elsewhere on the body. They're raised, rough and cauliflowerlike. The spot where a wart develops usually turns a different color than the skin around it and, like other warts, periungual warts are benign and treatable.
Unfortunately, during the time they appear, warts are highly contagious and can spread to other parts of the body if you're not careful. Preventing a wart is a multistep process. It's especially important to keep your fingers and toes clean and to avoid biting your nails -- HPV can enter the body through broken skin [source: WebMD]. The virus spreads by skin-to-skin contact with others who have warts, but experts believe it's more likely you'll spread periungual warts from an infected area of your body to one that isn't infected than you will to another person.
Causes for periungual warts vary, and every person who's infected with HPV or another wart-causing virus will have different symptoms. On the next page, you'll learn how to avoid conditions that foster wart growth and transference.
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New York state of mind? Jazz star Donovan Mitchell 'prefers the Knicks, Nets or Heat if he does get traded... but Utah wants more draft picks than Miami or Brooklyn can afford to deal'
- Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has been at the center of recent trade rumors
- He has reportedly not asked for a trade, but does have teams he'd like to play for
- The teams reportedly are the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, and Miami Heat
- Utah reportedly wants more draft picks than the Nets and Heat can offer
- The Knicks, meanwhile, have 11 first-round picks over the next seven years
Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has not requested a trade, but if he does follow Rudy Gobert out the door in Salt Lake City, he hopes to go to the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, or Miami Heat, according to a new report.
The Athletic's Tony Jones writes that a potential deal for the All-Star guard is likely not on the horizon, but says the Knicks and Jazz have engaged in trade talks. Jones adds that Utah's front office, led by Danny Ainge, has also fielded offers from other teams.
Utah wants young players and several unprotected first-round picks in exchange for Mitchell, according to multiple reports.
Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has not requested a trade, but if he does follow Rudy Gobert out the door in Salt Lake City, he hopes to go to the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, or Miami Heat, according to a new report
Jazz spokespeople did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com's request for confirmation.
Jones' report is welcome news to Knicks fans, who see their team as the likely favorite to land Mitchell if the Jazz decide to do a complete rebuild. Utah's offseason began with a deal that sent Gobert, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, to Minnesota in exchange for four Timberwolves first-round picks and a pick swap in 2026, as well as veterans Patrick Beverley, Malik Beasley, and Jarred Vanderbilt.
Beverley, 34, has since been traded to Los Angeles for 21-year-old swingman Talen Horton-Tucker, perhaps indicating that Utah is looking to get younger and, possibly cheaper.
Mitchell is just 25, but he's easily the team's highest-paid player after signing a five-year, $163 million extension in 2021. By flipping him for future pics – something the Knicks have, in contrast to the Nets and Heat – the Jazz could save money and build for the future.
Such a trade would be reminiscent of one that Ainge negotiated in Boston, when he sent Celtics legends Paul Pierce and Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets in 2013 for three future first-round picks. Two of those selections were used by the Celtics to draft Boston's current All-Star core: Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
Donovan Mitchell (left) could follow Rudy Gobert (right) out the door in Salt Lake City
The reason behind the Knicks' reported interest in Mitchell is fairly obvious.
New York recently signed another 25-year-old guard, Jalen Brunson, to a four-year, $104 million contract, and a Brunson-Mitchell pairing, on paper, would stand as one of the more explosive backcourts in basketball.
Mitchell has averaged nearly 24 points a game for his career, while Brunson is coming off his best season in Dallas, averaging 16.3 points and 4.8 assists a night.
They're also both local guys. Brunson, who was born in New Jersey, is the son of former Knicks guard Rick Brunson, while Mitchell grew up in Connecticut and has a father who works as the director of player relations for the New York Mets.
Miami and Brooklyn are limited by their lack of salary cap space and draft picks, whereas the Knicks have 11 first-round selections over the next seven years, although some of those are protected.
The reason behind the Knicks' reported interest in Mitchell (left) is fairly obvious. New York recently signed another 25-year-old guard, Jalen Brunson (right), to a four-year, $104 million contract, and a Brunson-Mitchell pairing, on paper, would stand as one of the more explosive backcourts in basketball | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nba/article-11146701/Jazz-star-Donovan-Mitchell-wants-Knicks-Nets-Heat-hes-traded.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-25T20:51:11Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nba/article-11146701/Jazz-star-Donovan-Mitchell-wants-Knicks-Nets-Heat-hes-traded.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Think about how much pressure your feet experience every day. When we're standing up straight, they're the lowest point on our body, and that means they're supporting the weight of everything above them.
It's no wonder we get calluses, corns and hardened skin on the bottom of our feet. Fortunately, foot scrapers are available. They're relatively safe to use, but for some people it might be a better idea to tiptoe around them.
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There are several different types of foot scrapers, but they all serve the same purpose -- to remove hardened skin from your feet. For instance, if you notice that a corn is developing on your toe, you can use a foot scraper, such as a pumice stone, to remove it. All you have to do is gently rub the corn with a scraper, and it will go away. Rubbing too hard, on the other hand, will only make matters worse. You could end up removing too much skin, leaving behind an open sore.
For most people, an open sore wouldn't be the end of the world, but for diabetics it could be very serious. In the United States alone, there are around 80,000 amputations every year because of diabetes. All it takes is simple cut on the foot, which can lead to infection and then require an amputation [source: Williams]. It doesn't matter if a TV commercial shows a foot scraper that won't pop a balloon. Anytime you create friction against your skin, you run the risk of ending up with a cut or an open sore. Diabetics are probably better off playing it safe and not using a foot scraper. If you are diabetic and you develop a corn, calluses or any other type of foot condition, you should consult your doctor right away.For anyone else, however, foot scrapers are generally safe.
For more information about the safety and skin care, see the links on the next page.
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Children and adults look forward to taking baths for different reasons: Cleaning off after a hard day of labor, playing with bubbles and squeaky toys, or just relaxing with candles and soft music. But taking a bath in Epsom salt offers health benefits that have led many people for years to make soaking in the tub a regular routine.
People take Epsom salt baths for many reasons: They can help to relieve stress, soothe your muscles, soften your skin and maybe even reduce the look of wrinkles. Some recent studies have even indicated that Epsom salt baths may be soothing for children with autism.
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Epsom salts are made up of the compound magnesium sulfate, and they got their name because one of the earliest discoveries of magnesium sulfate took place in Epsom, England. Magnesium and sulfate both play essential parts in the ways in which our bodies function.
Magnesium is important in that it helps keep enzyme activity regular in your body, and it helps your bodily functions to run smoothly. More than half of all Americans have a magnesium deficiency, which is believed to be a factor in all kinds of health problems [source: Epsom Salt Council]. Sulfate also plays an important role in the way in which your body works: It has a role in the formation of brain tissue and joint proteins, and it can strengthen the walls of the digestive tract [source: Epsom Salt Council].
Taking an Epsom salt bath helps restore magnesium and sulfate in your system because they can be absorbed through your skin. Some doctors recommend soaking three times per week for about 12 to 15 minutes. If you're wondering where to find Epsom salt, just check out your local grocery store, health food store or pharmacy.
To learn in more detail about the positive powers of Epsom salt baths, continue on to the next page.
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Humans' love affair with roses -- for beauty and for health purposes -- has a long history. Rose water has made its way into cosmetics and medicine for many centuries [source: Manus]. Today, beauty experts still consider rose water a wonderfully gentle, natural ingredient with fabulous skin-enhancing benefits.
Rose water is a byproduct of steam distillation, the process that's used to isolate the plant's essential oil. Some of your beauty products probably contain rose water, but you might want to consider adding a bottle of this ingredient in its pure form to your bathroom inventory, too.
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One of the main benefits of rose water is that it acts as an anti-inflammatory, soothing irritated skin [source: Scirrotto]. Some people also use roses as a rich source of antioxidants, which can help strengthen skin cells and regenerate skin tissue [source: Garwood-Jones]. These properties, proponents believe, make rose water particularly beneficial to people with sensitive skin.
Those with dry skin sometimes use rose water as a moisturizer. The idea behind this is that sugars found in rose petals add to rose water's soothing effect, and its natural oils trap moisture in the skin, helping it feel and look smoother [source: Garwood-Jones]. Some experts even believe that rose water can play a role in reducing damage from sun exposure. Too much sun destroys elastin, the fibers that give your skin its ability to stretch. When those fibers break down, they cause your skin to lose firmness and sag [source: WebMD]. There's some evidence that rose water may help decrease damage to the skin's elastin fibers and prevent wrinkles, but researchers are still testing this theory [source: Baumann].
Additionally, and perhaps most obviously, rose water has a pleasant aroma. This lovely perfume and its healing, rejuvenating effects make rose water a potentially valuable addition to your skin care regimen -- whether used on its own or in toners, creams and lotions. For more information on natural products that are good for your skin, follow the links on the next page.
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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
308 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
counties, Kinney and Val Verde.
* WHEN...Until 615 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 308 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream
flooding. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Del Rio, Brackettville, Spofford, Lake View, Standart,
Amanda, Alamo Village, Anacacho, Laughlin AFB, Val Verde
Park, Cienegas Terrace, Long Point, Black Brush Point, Diablo
East, Amistad Village, Governors Landing, Fort Clark Springs,
Laughlin AFB Aux Field, Escondido Estates and Turkey
Mountain.
- 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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It’s back-to-school season! Whether your kid is rejoicing about being back with their classmates or bummed about saying goodbye to lazy summer days, one thing is for sure: Getting up early and making it to school on time will be a challenge for all of us!
If your family’s routine is extra-stressful thanks to sleepy kids who don’t want to get out of bed in the morning, then we have solutions for you. From the best alarm clocks for kids to easy ways you can improve your family’s sleep hygiene, this fall will give you the perfect chance to get your family on a better sleep schedule.
Forget Standard Alarm Clocks—Try Something Bolder
If you are tired of screaming at your kids to get up in the morning, then this is the best alarm clock for you! The Clocky Alarm Clock with Wheels is so cool that it will make your kids excited to get up in the morning. The Clocky Alarm Clock does so much more than make a loud noise. This robotic alarm clock rolls around and jumps about the room, which means your kids will have to get out of bed to chase it!
It’s a hilarious way to wake up and it will ensure that your kids have to get out of bed if they want the annoying alarm noise to stop. Once they’re up and after Clocky, they will be much less likely to simply just roll over and fall back asleep like they would with a regular alarm clock.
Tap Into Your Kids’ Circadian Rhythms
A good morning starts with a good night’s sleep! But your circadian rhythm (the technical term for the internal process that regulates your sleep-wake cycle) can be thrown out of whack by seemingly innocuous lifestyle habits. For instance, did you know that bright lights before bed can actually be disruptive to your kids’ cycles? This may make it more difficult for them to achieve deep sleep and to wake up rested.
Recent research from the University of Connecticut found that bright electric light an hour before bedtime can almost entirely suppress melatonin (known as the “sleep hormone:) in preschool children. You can encourage your kids’ bodies to start naturally producing more melatonin by keeping lights low and even investing in blackout curtains for their bedrooms. And yes, dimming the lights includes shutting down light-emitting devices like smartphones and iPads at least an hour before bed.
But, just like your kids’ bodies need darkness to help encourage them to sleep, they also need light to encourage them to wake! That is why we love this Wake Up Light Sunrise Alarm Clock that actually simulates actual sunrise when it is time for your kids to start waking up. So, even if it’s an overcast day or if your bedrooms don’t have east-facing windows, this clock will duplicate daylight and help ease your sleepy kids awake. It also doubles as a nightlight and a bedside lamp.
Improve Your Family’s Sleep Hygiene
It is much easier to get your kids up in the morning if they have enjoyed a good night’s rest. But, let’s face it, kids can be notoriously difficult sleepers. If you’re struggling to get your kids to go to sleep and maybe regretting some of the sleep choices you made when they were babies, don’t despair.
Sleep hygiene, according to the Sleep Foundation, involves having a daily routine and a bedroom environment that encourages consistent and uninterrupted sleep. This includes making sure you have a relaxing pre-sleep routine and healthy habits throughout the day. You can improve your hygiene by having a regular wake-up time every day, prioritizing your rest, and making gradual adjustments to settle into a new schedule.
If you think this will help you, the book It’s Never Too Late to Sleep Train: The Low-Stress Way to High-Quality Sleep for Babies, Kids, and Parents by Dr. Craig Canapari will help you regain control of your family’s nighttime routine and ensure that you all wake up happy and rested.
Encourage Exercise—But Not Right Before Bed
Running around in the backyard before bedtime might sound like the perfect recipe to earn down sleepy kids, but exercise before bed can backfire. Recent research from the Sleep, Cognition and Neuroimaging Lab shows that high-intensity physical exercise less than two hours before bed can make it more difficult for people to fall asleep and also negatively impact the quality of sleep. On the other hand, exercise more than two hours before bed can help people get to sleep easier and sleep for a longer period of time.
So, let them roughhouse in the backyard after school. Then, as it gets closer to bedtime, reach for more subdued activities like crafting, coloring, or reading.
Make Kids Feel Prioritized…Especially At Night
Part of the reason why kids hate bedtime and keep getting up for “one more glass of water” or “one last kiss goodnight” is that they are craving more connection with their caregivers. One expert says that spending one-on-one time with each child individually doing something they wish to do, every day for at least 10-15 minutes, is the key.
“By providing this huge dose of positive attention proactively, you’ll drastically reduce the attention-seeking misbehaviors you see from your kids, like whining about bedtime or dragging it out with endless requests,” parenting expert and founder of Positive Parenting Solutions Amy McCready said. “An excellent opportunity to share that special time together is right before bed. After all, happiness and fulfillment lead to better sleep.”
So instead of barking about bedtime or scrolling through your work emails while your kids are in the bath, really set an intention to make your family’s bedtime routine meaningful and connective. If we turn bedtimes from a battleground into a time when the whole family slows down and snuggles close, those zzz’s will come a lot easier … for everyone!
Here’s to taking the battle out of waking up and making sure that everyone has a smile on their face when they walk out of the house in the morning!
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WATCH: Bald eagle seen going through airport security
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Gray News/TMX) – Transportation Security Administration agents saw a non-traditional traveler go through airport security Monday - an apparent bald eagle.
Elijah Burke shared a video on Twitter of a traveler in Charlotte Douglas International Airport holding the large bird of prey.
The raptor is perched on the arm of a man wearing what looks like a falconry glove or gauntlet and flaps its wings.
“It was my girlfriend, Karleen, who pointed the eagle out to me,” Burke said.
TSA allows small pets, including birds, through security checkpoints, but their travel accommodations are set by each airline.
Some airlines allow small pets to accompany their owners in the cabin of the plane if their travel carrier meets size requirements, while other animals must travel in the cargo hold.
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As a kid on Long Island, Jay Baruch’s first passion was books. He would take his allowance down to Oscar’s Bookstore, in Huntington, where Oscar himself sold Baruch his favorite books, cheap paperback Signet editions of Jules Verne’s classic adventure stories.
Baruch tried to write his own fiction, influenced by Verne, but self-consciousness held him back. “It was hard for me to liberate myself to write,” he said.
It wasn’t until college, where he majored in English, that another career path beckoned: a volunteer opportunity in a local hospital led Baruch to medicine. These days, he’s an ER doctor in Providence — and he’s also a writer, with two short story collections, and now a volume of essays, “Tornado of Life” (MIT Press), which recounts true stories of what goes on in his busy, big city emergency department.
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Stories, Baruch argues, are the key to it all. “Sometimes in medicine we ignore the complexity of patients’ stories,” he said. But, he added, it’s important for clinicians to learn to listen, lean in to the uncertainty, and try to understand what each patient is going through.
Baruch is convinced that “borrowing from my life as a creative writer and taking those skills to the bedside” makes him a better doctor. “As writers, as artists, we embrace the messiness. The messiness, the problems, that’s a place to start. That’s where inquiry begins,” he said.
“The book came out of the sense that the challenges I and my colleagues faced were not always about broken bodies,” Baruch said. “The parts that really troubled us were these quieter moments, when we were at a loss of how to respond to these complex, difficult, vulnerable stories.”
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‘90210’ actor Joe E. Tata, who played Peach Pit owner Nat, dies at 85
Actor Joe E. Tata, best known for his role as owner of the Peach Pit in Beverly Hills 90210, has died. He was 85 years old.
‘90210’ star Ian Ziering confirmed the news on his Instagram page.
"One of the happiest people I’ve ever worked with, he was as generous with his wisdom as he was with his kindness," Ziering said. "Though the peach pit was a 90210 set, It often felt like the backdrop to the Joe E Tata show. The stories of days gone by that he would share, incredible experiences in the entertainment industry that he was a part of would keep us all captivated.
"He may have been in the back of many scenes, but he was a leading force, especially to us guys, on how to appreciate the gift that 90210 was."
His death comes roughly two weeks after actor Denise Dowse, who played Mrs. Teasley in the teen drama, died at 64 after fighting a "virulent form" of meningitis, her sister said.
Tata, who also had roles in General Hospital and on several shows in the ‘70s and ’80s, spent 10 seasons playing Nat on 90210. His final role was on ABC Family’s Mystery Girls.
He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2018 and later signed documents that entered him into a conservatorship, but later said he did so under duress, according to his daughter.
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Your diet stinks. You hate eating vegetables, and whole wheat pita bread can't hold a candle to a nice fat hoagie roll. Desserts rank higher on your list than fresh fruit, and bacon and hash browns beat the heck out of an egg white omelet every time. If your idea of the four basic food groups is fried, buttered, sweet and salty, then we're talking to you.
You think you've got it all under control because of that magic little pill called the multivitamin. You take it every day without fail. It says right on the container that it gives you everything you need, so why bother with a balanced diet, right? Not so fast. While multivitamins have their place, they aren't for everyone and they can even cause more harm than benefit in some cases.
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The "one-a-day" multivitamin was introduced to American consumers more than 60 years ago and since then has become a staple for tens of millions of adults and children each day. Most multivitamins on the market contain 10 vitamins and 10 minerals to supplement your regular diet, which is about a full day's worth of the recommended amount, aside from calcium, which is too bulky to pack into a pill. Multivitamins claim to help build your immune system and reduce the risk of some chronic diseases like colon cancer and cardiovascular disease. They do, to some degree, but some recent studies indicate that some of these vitamins aren't all they're made out to be.
Multivitamins are a good way to help supplement a diet for those who don't always have time to shop for fresh vegetables, fruit and whole grains. But most health experts agree that a multivitamin is no replacement for a good, well-balanced diet. In fact, if you do eat a well-balanced diet, you not only have no need for a multivitamin, but you actually could be getting too much of a good thing -- especially when you consider that many foods are already fortified with vitamins and minerals. Supplementing the areas where your diet falls short with specific vitamins may be a better plan if you're a relatively healthy eater.
The trick to taking multivitamins is finding the right one for you. There are pills for kids, adult men, adult women before and after menopause, women planning on having a baby, women already pregnant or lactating and people over 60 years old. There are also multivitamins specifically targeted for vegetarians and vegans. Some vitamins claim to give you energy or aid in weight loss, but you should be wary of these -- their effects have not been clinically studied.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) _ VMware Inc. (VMW) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $347 million.
On a per-share basis, the Palo Alto, California-based company said it had net income of 82 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.64 per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.61 per share.
The cloud computing company posted revenue of $3.34 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.31 billion.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 25, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
246 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2022
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Texas...
Nueces River Near Three Rivers affecting Live Oak County.
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Nueces River Near Three Rivers.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 23.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below caution stage
tonight.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Below are the latest river stages and stage forecasts:
Fld Observed Forecasts (1 pm)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Nueces River
Three Rivers 25.0 23.2 Thu 2 pm 17.3 11.4 7.8 4.5 MSG
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ARTESIA, N.M., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Artesia Bulldogs are truly 'bad to the bone' and it was evident as the community was in full force August 19th for the season opening football victory over rival Carlsbad on Artesia's new Matrix Helix® synthetic turf installed by Hellas. With 30 state championships in the last seven decades, the Bulldogs' bite was felt as the players, dressed in orange, kicked off the 2022 football season with a thrilling come-from-behind 30-27 win.
Matrix with Helix has curled monofilament fibers and shape memory technology. The curled fibers are resilient, stable and the fibers bounce back after use to secure the infill, prevent migration and 'splash-out' for a uniform, aesthetically pleasing playing surface. Hellas' Matrix Helix synthetic turf is trusted by ten NFL teams for their game field or practice facilities.
"We chose Hellas because of the superior products they make," said Artesia Public Schools Superintendent Thad Phipps. "We know that Hellas' manufacturing is their own," added Phipps.
Artesia also went with Hellas' RealFill™ infill, which is made of pea gravel and dust-free cuboidal SBR crumb rubber that has a deliberate shape and size designed to minimize migration. RealFill offers a uniform, predictable playing surface with a consistent GMAX rating throughout the life cycle of the field.
Cushdrain is an elastic layer paved in place over a laser-graded drainstone foundation that provides planarity and holds its form throughout multiple life cycles. The Cushdrain allows for better drainage, while the shock pad helps protect athletes from injuries caused by hard impacts with the surface.
Crews from Hellas arrived in May to remove the previous turf, while installing a Cushdrain®. Hellas also replaced perimeter boards with Econailer®, which is a 100% recycled replacement nailer board that is non-toxic and water-resistant. Econailer will not rot-mildew-decay or warp under extreme freeze-thaw cycles.
Hellas also installed Grasso® Landscape turf in the north berm area with "BULLDOGS" in white letters and a Bulldog logo in orange at midfield. Grasso Landscape is a natural looking synthetic turf system designed for residential and commercial areas averse to natural grass. This includes public spaces, indoor facilities and high traffic areas that are difficult to access and irrigate.
Hellas Business Development Director Ross Chase says "we are so proud to be working with Artesia. The Bulldogs have a long tradition of athletic excellence, and we know the new field will deliver the type of playing experience that fosters exceptional performance, player safety, and all out fun for the fans."
Artesia Public Schools utilized the Cooperative Educational Services (CES) contract to procure the work from Hellas. CES is a New Mexico-based cooperative purchasing agency that allows public schools to procure goods and services in a compliant and efficient manner.
Hellas Construction Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, is America's largest sports contractor specializing in the manufacturing, construction, and installation of sports surfaces. The firm owns and operates its own heavy construction equipment staffed by specially trained and certified employee crews. Hellas has positioned operational hubs across the United States to serve local markets nation-wide. Hellas has offices in the following metropolitan areas including Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, Wichita, Youngstown, and Miami. Hellas has built NFL fields from coast to coast. The Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans, Washington Commanders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Miami Dolphins all play or practice on Hellas fields.
Controlling the supply chain and retaining a direct workforce ensures that Hellas can complete any turf, track, sports lighting, or court project – start to finish- without delay.
Hellas Construction Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, is America's largest sports contractor specializing in the construction and installation of sports surfaces. The firm owns and operates its own heavy construction equipment staffed by specially trained and certified employee crews. Controlling the supply chain and workforce means that Hellas can complete any turf, track, or court project – start to finish - without delay. For more information visit www.hellasconstruction.com.
Artesia High School is the public senior high school of Artesia, New Mexico, United States. It is a part of the Artesia Public Schools. The colors of AHS are orange, black & white.
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EUNICE, N.M. — A Eunice High School student was found with a gun on campus, according to the Eunice Police Department.
Officers were informed of the possibility of a student with a weapon just after 10 a.m.
The Eunice Public School District was put on lockdown while officers set up a perimeter around the school and began searching for the suspect.
Officers quickly located the suspect and detained them. The student had a pistol in their possession.
The lockdown was released and the police took the student to the department for further questioning.
At this time there is no word on if any charges will be filed or disciplinary action will be taken.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — News 18 learning more about the investigation into a body found in a pond near the Harrison Bridge in West Lafayette.
The Tippecanoe County Coroner, Carrie Costello said they have a presumptive identification of the man.
However, she says they are waiting on a DNA sample from family to positively identify him.
The autopsy report shows no signs of trauma and no signs of natural disease.
As we've reported, a dive team with the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office pulled the body from the retention pond about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday. The dive team also appeared to remove a red bike from the pond.
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When you hear the name tribulus terrestris, you might think that you're about to get a lesson in Latin. Fear not, though, tribulus terrestris is the name of a noxious weed that grows prevalently throughout most of the United States [source: USDA]. Tribulus terrestris is not native to all the places it grows now, but the herb has become naturalized in most all regions. You might also hear it referred to as "puncture vine" because of the plant's spiny parts [source: Calflora].
Though the barbed bur of the tribulus terrestris may sound intimidating, many people claim that it has quite a few functions for the body other than poking holes in the skin. You can find tribulus terrestris in the form of a supplement on the shelves of most health and fitness stores. The supplement is a combination of extracts from different components found within the tribulus terrestris plant [source: Monson and Schoenstadt].
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There are several claims about what tribulus terrestris supplements can do for the body. The two most common reasons people begin taking the supplements is to increase sexual desire and to increase muscle mass. Athletes especially are attracted to the muscle-building properties promoted by tribulus terrestris claims. People have also taken tribulus terrestris to treat serious illnesses such as cancer, kidney problems and blood pressure problems [source: Monson and Schoenstadt].
These restorative properties and more are claimed to come from this prickly plant. Read the next page to discover the benefits of using tribulus terrestris.
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LA Times Today: What the Big Ten deal means for UCLA and USC
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Earlier this month, the Big Ten scored the largest media rights deal in the history of college athletics. It’s reportedly worth between seven and eight billion dollars. The contract begins next year and runs until 2030.
USC and UCLA are set to join the Big Ten Conference in 2024.
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After name-dropping him in her song “Deju Vu,” Olivia Rodrigo joined Billy Joel onstage at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night to perform the hit tune.
The two duetted “Deja Vu,” which includes the lyrics, ”I’ll bet that she knows Billy Joel/’Cause you played her ‘Uptown Girl’/You’re singing it together/Now I bet you even tell her/How you love her/In between the chorus and the verse.”
They then sang “Uptown Girl” together.
Olivia gushed over the experience on her Instagram Story, writing, “I SANG WITH BILLY JOEL AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN TODAY ARE U KIDDING.” She later posted a selfie with Billy, writing, “Biggest honor ever still crying thank u Billy!!!!!!!”
Billy commemorated the show with photos on his Instagram, as well.
The show marked Billy’s 82nd monthly show as part of his residency at MSG. His record-breaking residency at the venue began in January 2014 with him playing one show at The Garden every month. Last night’s concert was his 128th show overall at MSG.
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Judge orders release of redacted affidavit used to obtain warrant in Trump search
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Trump to look for classified documents.
The directive from U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart came hours after federal law enforcement submitted under seal the portions of the affidavit that they want to keep secret as their investigation moves forward.
The judge said the department must file its redacted version by noon Friday. The redactions proposed by the department are likely to be extensive, so it’s not clear how much new information about the investigation will be revealed.
Reinhart had given the department until noon Thursday to propose to him any redactions to the affidavit it wanted to make before any portion of it was released to the public. But he acknowledged Monday that it was possible that the redactions — blacked-out lines of text — would be so extensive as to leave the public version of the document without any meaningful information.
Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Santa Clarita) said the Justice Department was acting “more like a Third Reich” after FBI searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
The affidavit is likely to contain key information about the FBI’s basis for obtaining and 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 top secret.
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 media organizations 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.
Column: Under federal indictment, ex-California congressman deals Trump card from bottom of the deck
Fresno Democrat TJ Cox claims he’s a target of persecution — a laughable and irresponsible assertion.
“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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Angels swept by Rays as losing streak stretches to six games
Drew Rasmussen won his third consecutive start, Manuel Margot got four hits and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Angels 8-3 Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.
The Angels lost their sixth in a row.
Rasmussen (9-4), who took a perfect game into the ninth inning and a no-hitter into the sixth in his previous two starts, gave up one run, six hits and struck out nine over 5 1 /3 innings.
There wasn’t any no-hit drama this time — Magneuris Sierra got the Angels’ first hit with a two-out triple in the second.
Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer during a five-run third for Tampa Bay, which has won 11 of 13 and holds the top AL wild-card spot.
Years of poor decisions have fueled the Angels’ struggles despite the team featuring Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. Now Arte Moreno is weighing a sale.
Taylor Ward hit a solo home run in the fourth for the Angels, who have lost nine of 10.
Shohei Othani went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts against Rasmussen, fanning in a 10-pitch at-bat in the first. The 2021 AL most valuable player had an RBI double off Ryan Thompson in a two-run eighth.
Margot, who returned last weekend after missing two months because of a knee injury, tripled and doubled. He drove in two runs and scored twice.
Patrick Sandoval (4-9) allowed five runs — one earned — and five hits over six innings in his first start since a four-hit shutout of Detroit last Friday.
Jose Siri opened the Rays’ third with a single and moved up when second baseman David Fletcher was charged with an error for an errant flip on Yandy Diaz’s grounder.
Margot hit a two-run triple and scored when shortstop Andrew Velaquez’s throw home on Harold Ramirez’s grounder with the infield in was off the mark.
Ramirez also had a two-run single during a three-run seventh. He has a 11-game hitting streak since returning from a broken right thumb.
Arte Moreno has started exploring the option of selling the Angels, the team announced Tuesday. Here’s some of what our staff has written about Moreno and the current state of the Angels.
New guy: Mike Ford, called up by the Angels from triple-A Salt Lake, singled twice in four at-bats. He has also played with San Francisco, Atlanta and Seattle this season.
Special pitch: Kazuhiro Nakai, the consul general of Japan in Miami, threw the ceremonial pitch as part of the 150th-anniversary celebration of Japanese baseball. After talking with Ohtani in front of the Angels’ dugout, Nakai put on a Rays home jersey with the No. 150 and a glove, and made his toss from the mound. Leaving the field, he hopped over the first-base line.
Notes: Mike Trout had a scheduled day off. First baseman Jared Walsh was put on the injured list with thoracic outlet syndrome. Infielder Mickey Moniak (broken left middle finger) is taking dry swings.
Up next for the Angels: LHP Reid Detmers (4-4) and Toronto RHP Mitch White (0-1) are Friday night’s starters. A couple of Angels players are not expected to make the trip because Canada prohibits visitors who are not vaccinated from entering the country.
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Knights' Kessel motivated to play for team that wants to win
LAS VEGAS (AP) - For the Vegas Golden Knights, signing Phil Kessel to a one-year, $1.5 million deal was a way to bolster their depth at forward. For the 16-year NHL veteran, it was a chance to play for another team that can contend.
"Phil´s an established NHL veteran who has enjoyed great success," Vegas general manager Kelly McCrimmon said Thursday, a day after the move was announced. "He´s been consistently productive over his entire career. He´s been a Stanley Cup champion on two occasions, he has a high-end skill set, probably unique in some respects to the rest of our forwards, which is a little bit of where the appeal was for us."
The 34-year-old Kessel, who has 399 goals and 557 assists in 1,204 career games with Boston, Toronto, Pittsburgh and Arizona, spent the past three seasons with the Coyotes. Arizona went 25-50-7 last season.
Kessel has appeared in 982 consecutive NHL games, the longest active streak, and is seven away from tying Keith Yandle´s record of 989.
Last season, Kessel had a career-worst eight goals along with 44 assists. His 52 points were his highest since registering 82 during the 2018-19 season with the Penguins, with whom he won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships. He´s a goal away from becoming the 13th American-born player to score 400 NHL goals.
"When you get a chance to play on a good team that wants to win, you´re always looking forward to it," Kessel said. "Over the last couple years you get lost here and people don´t view you anymore like you used to be viewed, and I don´t think that´s the case. I´m very motivated to come in here and help this team and try to contend. I´m very motivated and I think I´m going to have a great year.
FILE - Arizona Coyotes' Phil Kessel (81) skates up ice during their NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. The Vegas Golden Knights bolstered their forward depth by signing veteran Phil Kessel to a one-year, $1.5 million deal Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb, File)
"When you want to win and everyone on the team wants to win, it´s a different feeling, a different vibe. Arizona, they had great guys, all the players, they´re great kids and a lot of good people there. But when you don´t want to necessarily win and contend, it becomes difficult as a player, especially when you came from Pittsburgh and I wanted to win."
McCrimmon also said Thursday that goaltender Robin Lehner has had one hip surgery and is expected to have another in approximately 10 weeks. Lehner, who started 44 games for Vegas last season and finished 23-17-2, also underwent shoulder surgery during the offseason.
McCrimmon said the Knights will move forward with Laurent Brossoit and Logan Thompson as their goalie tandem.
"Laurent is a proven NHL goaltender that´s enjoyed a good career. I thought he played a lot of real good hockey for us last year," McCrimmon said. "And in Logan Thompson, like a lot of you, I think were really excited and intrigued by his talent, his upside, his competitiveness. He made a real good impression in a short sample at the end of last season."
McCrimmon also said that after signing restricted free agents Brett Howden, Nicolas Roy and Keegan Kolesar, he was "hopeful and optimistic" to wrap up negotiations with Nic Hague by the time training camp opens.
"Those players are so important to the makeup of our team," McCrimmon said. "They have all really developed, they´re all 25 or younger and they all have become really good players on our team."
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What's that sound? According to this theory, it's your biological clock, ticking away at a predetermined rate. This theory says that DNA, the cells' genetic material, holds the key to your planned demise from day one. While this aging theory appears fatalistic on the surface, remember that biology is not destiny. You can't change your genes, but you can slow the march of time with better nutrition and regular physical activity.
Your body produces hormones that help regulate myriad functions, including growth and behavior, reproduction, and immune function. In your youth, hormone production is high, but as you get older, hormone levels drop off, causing declines in the body's ability to repair itself and to keep functioning in top form.
Working cells produce waste. Over time, cells make more waste than they can possibly get rid of, which may wreak havoc on their ability to function and slowly lead to their death. Lipofuscin, or age pigment, is one of the waste products found primarily in some nerve and heart-muscle cells. Lipofuscin binds fat and proteins together in the cells. It accumulates over time and may interfere with cell function.
The protein collagen is at the heart of this theory. Collagen, akin to the body's glue, is one of the most common proteins making up the skin, bones, ligaments, and tendons. When we're young, collagen is pliable. But with age, collagen becomes more rigid, and it shrinks. That's why your skin is less elastic than before.
Aesthetics aside, cross-linking may block the transport of nutrients into cells as well as obstruct waste-product removal. Free radicals are destructive marauders roving your body, ready to pounce on healthy cells. They are produced as part of the millions of chemical reactions your body performs to sustain life.
Your body also makes them in response to environmental toxins such as excessive amounts of unprotected sunlight and cigarette smoke. Free radicals oxidize your cells (think rusting metal). As unbalanced, volatile oxygen molecules, they sacrifice healthy cells to make themselves more stable.
In doing so, free radicals destroy or alter DNA, the cell's genetic blueprint, and disrupt many other cell functions. Free radicals may kill cells as a result of their marauding, or they may give rise to mutant cells that can lead to chronic conditions including cancer and heart disease. Fortunately, the body maintains a sophisticated defense system against free radicals. Unfortunately, our defenses wane with time, and cell damage ensues.
This theory could also be called The Use It and Lose It Theory. The idea is that use, and overuse, of your organs pushes them to the brink of destruction. A poor diet, too much alcohol, and cigarette smoking are thought to accelerate natural wear and tear. With age, the body is less able to repair itself.
How does wear and tear occur? Free radicals, which inflict cellular damage, may be culpable. Similar to the wear and tear idea, this theory says you are born with a certain amount of energy. If you live "fast," you die young, because you use up your energy reserves sooner. "Laid-back people," who suffer from less stress and take life easier, would live longer should this theory prove correct.
A strong immune system is your body's most important defense against germs and toxins. White cells engulf and destroy potential pests such as bacteria and viruses. And they manufacture antibodies, the "soldiers" that patrol the bloodstream, attacking and disarming any substance they don't recognize as the body's own.
Problem is, the immune system becomes less efficient with time, and fewer antibodies are produced, increasing your infection risk. What's more, the body may turn on itself by producing antibodies that destroy its own tissue. When that happens, autoimmune disease, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, is the result.
Although we still do not completely understand the process of aging, we do know quite a lot about it, as we've seen. To find out more about the aging process, check out the links on the next page. | https://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/aging/aging-process/aging-causes.htm | 2022-08-25T21:16:25Z | https://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/aging/aging-process/aging-causes.htm | true |
Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers
By Bernd Debusmann Jr
BBC News, Washington
- Published
A US judge has ordered investigators to release a redacted version of court papers used to justify a search of ex-President Donald Trump's Florida home.
The public version of the affidavit, a court document that includes evidence presented by prosecutors, could reveal new details about the inquiry.
The Department of Justice opposed releasing an unredacted version amid its ongoing investigation.
The FBI search was part of a probe into the potential mishandling of documents.
Mr Trump has denied wrongdoing and insists the classified files that investigators say were found at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach had already been declassified by himself.
On Thursday, US Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart ordered the affidavit to be released with redactions by noon (16:00 GMT) on Friday.
He said prosecutors had demonstrated a "compelling reason" to black out parts of the document, which would reveal the identities of witnesses, law enforcement agents and uncharged parties, as well as "the investigation's strategy, direction, scope, sources and methods".
His ruling came shortly after the justice department confirmed that it had submitted to the judge a copy of the affidavit with proposed redactions.
The warrant itself was released on 12 August alongside an inventory of recovered items that showed 11 sets of classified files were removed from the estate.
Several news organisations have applied for the affidavit to be unsealed, citing public interest given the historic nature of the search of a former president's home.
The Department of Justice, however, had resisted the move, arguing that its release could cause "irreparable damage" to its ongoing investigation. It also said the necessary redactions would render the document "meaningless".
Mr Trump and his lawyers - who have characterised the Mar-a-Lago search as politically motivated and unlawful - have called for the unredacted affidavit to be released.
A spokesman for Mr Trump, Taylor Budowich, said that efforts to "hide" its contents were "cynical" and could be used to "hide government corruption".
Earlier this week, Mr Trump's legal team asked that the investigation be frozen and that an independent third-party attorney, known as a special master, be brought in to oversee the documents that the FBI took during the search.
The search warrant indicates FBI agents wanted to see if Mr Trump committed a crime by improperly handling government records when he took them from the White House to Mar-a-Lago as his administration ended.
US presidents are required to transfer documents and emails to the National Archives when they leave office.
Trump records probe timeline
- January 2022 - The National Archives retrieves 15 boxes of White House records from Mar-a-Lago, and says some of the documents it received at the end of Trump administration had been torn up
- February - Reports emerge that classified files were found in the Mar-a-Lago cache and National Archives has asked Department of Justice (DoJ) to investigate
- April - US media report the FBI has begun a preliminary investigation
- 3 June - A senior DoJ official and three FBI agents travel to Mar-a-Lago to review items in a basement. According to Mr Trump, he told them: "Whatever you need, just let us know"
- 8 June - Federal investigators write to a Trump aide to ask that a stronger lock be used to secure the room storing the items. Trump says that request was quickly fulfilled
- 22 June - The Trump Organization receives a DoJ summons for CCTV footage from Mar-a-Lago
- 8 August - Dozens of agents search Mar-a-Lago, seizing more than 20 boxes, some containing top secret files, according to the warrant
- 12 August - Warrant released, showing that 11 sets of classified documents were taken | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62677948 | 2022-08-25T21:16:42Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62677948 | true |
Missouri school district brings back spanking for unruly children
By Rich McKay
Aug 25 (Reuters) - Spanking is staging a comeback this school year in the classrooms of one small town in southwestern Missouri, where the district will now allow corporal punishment for any unruly student whose parents give their blessing.
In Cassville, about 50 miles west of Branson, administrators this week notified parents of the new policy at an open meeting and handed out consent forms to sign, according to a parent who attended the meeting.
"At the end of the day, this gives the school one more tool to use to discipline a child, without sending them home on suspension where they'd just play video games," said Dylan Burns, 28, a local farmer who favors the option of corporal punishment.
Corporal punishment was a widely accepted means of maintaining discipline in U.S. schools during the 19th and early 20th century, but the practice has faded in recent decades.
In 1977, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporal punishment in schools was constitutional, giving states the right to decide on their own. Since then, many states have prohibited the practice.
But 19 U.S. states still allow it, most of them in the South, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Richard Wexler, executive director of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, said he was surprised to hear about Cassville's decision.
"The trend in America has been going the other way - places are dropping it altogether," he said. "This is the first one I've heard of anyone adopting it."
The Cassville school district, which serves 1,900 students, formally adopted the policy in June, according to its website. It says corporal punishment is an option "only when all other alternative means of discipline have failed" and needs to be administered without any "chance of bodily injury or harm."
The website does not specify the preferred form that the corporal punishment will take, only saying that "striking a student on the head or face is not permitted."
"It's absolutely a terrible practice," Wexler said. "There is no need for a teacher or an administrator to ever physical strike or assault a child," he said. "It doesn't punish, it traumatizes."
Efforts to reach Merlyn Johnson, superintendent of the Cassville R-IV School District, were not immediately successful. Members of the school board either declined comment or could not be reached.
Burns, the farmer, has two children in the school system, a fifth grader and a preschooler. He said many parents in Cassville, a town of 3,000 near the Arkansas border, supported the idea.
"I think there's a lot of misinformation going around on this," he said. "No one is holding a child down and beating them, it's one or two paddles."
Burns said he already warned his children about the possible consequences of misbehaving in school.
"My kids are good kids," he said. "I don't think it'll be an issue." (Reporting by Rich McKay in Atlanta; Editing by Frank McGurty and Cynthia Osterman) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11147101/Missouri-school-district-brings-spanking-unruly-children.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-25T21:17:01Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11147101/Missouri-school-district-brings-spanking-unruly-children.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Strong, well-defined shoulders not only look good, they're essential for everyday activities that involve lifting, extending, and rotating the arms. This article has several exercises designed to strengthen and tone the muscles in the shoulder and the rotator cuff. These make a great addition to your upper body workout.
For our first shoulder exercise you'll need a resistance band, which you can purchase at most sporting goods and fitness stores.
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Labor board files complaint against Starbucks over pay offer
The National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks is violating U.S. labor law by withholding pay hikes and other benefits from stores that have voted to unionize.
The labor board’s Seattle office filed the complaint late Wednesday against Starbucks. The complaint is based on charges filed by Workers United, the union trying to organize Starbucks’ 9,000 company-owned U.S. stores.
The complaint adds to an already lengthy paper trail in the acrimonious relationship between Starbucks — which opposes unionization — and Workers United. More than 220 U.S. Starbucks stores have voted to unionize since late last year.
The complaint is one of at least 20 that NLRB regional offices have filed against Starbucks alleging unfair labor practices. Starbucks has also filed complaints against the board and the union. Last week, the company asked the NLRB to halt union elections entirely, saying it has evidence that a regional office improperly coordinated with union officials. A decision in that case is pending.
In the case filed Wednesday, the NLRB said Starbucks violated labor law by offering raises and benefits — including increased training, career development opportunities, expanded tipping and even looser dress code policies — only to non-union stores.
Starbucks announced the $200 million in added worker pay and benefits in May after a series of meetings with workers around the country. At the time, Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz said U.S. labor law requires union stores to negotiate their own contracts with the company.
“We do not have the same freedom to make these improvements at locations that have a union,” Schultz said in a conference call with investors.
Starbucks reiterated that argument in a statement Thursday.
“Wages and benefits are mandatory subjects of the collective bargaining process,” the company said. It rejects the union’s argument that it could offer the wage and benefit enhancements to unionized stores at any time.
But in its complaint, the NLRB’s regional office said Starbucks’ action violates laws that prohibit interfering with employees’ rights to organize.
The complaint seeks back pay for affected employees. It also would require Schultz to hold an employee meeting and read a statement explaining workers’ right to organize.
The regional complaint will be heard by an administrative law judge at the NLRB. Once a decision is reached, either side can appeal to the full National Labor Relations Board in Washington. | https://www.koco.com/article/labor-board-files-complaint-against-starbucks/40992670 | 2022-08-25T21:19:01Z | https://www.koco.com/article/labor-board-files-complaint-against-starbucks/40992670 | true |
Vitamins play an important role in virtually all the important events in the body, including the production of energy, hormones, enzymes, immune cells, and neurotransmitters (chemical messengers in the brain). Vitamins can be divided into two general categories: fat-soluble (A, D, E, and K) and water-soluble (the B's and C). It doesn't take much of any one vitamin to meet your needs.
While proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are measured in grams, vitamins are measured in milligrams (one-thousandths of a gram) micrograms (one-millionths of a gram), and International Units (an international standard of measurement that varies depending on the potency of the vitamin). But those microscopic amounts have powerful health-promoting properties. Although we tend to think of supplements when we talk about vitamins, food -- not supplements -- should be your primary source.
Fruits and vegetables are the primary sources of water-soluble vitamins and some fat-soluble vitamins (beta-carotene, which the body converts to A; E; and K). Fortified dairy products are the primary dietary source of vitamin D. Your skin also manufactures some vitamin D when exposed to sunlight, which explains its nickname: "the sunshine vitamin."
Getting adequate amounts of the following nutrients is especially important now that you're over 50:
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Recommended Intake: Men: 1.3 milligrams a day; Women: 1.1 milligrams a day
This B vitamin makes it possible for your body to access energy from the food you eat, and it helps each of the body's cells produce its own energy. It also plays an important role in maintaining your vision and keeping your skin healthy. Riboflavin is required for the production of niacin, another B vitamin.
While the recommended intake for riboflavin doesn't actually increase with age, the fact that it stays the same while your calorie needs drop means that you have to make wise food choices to get enough riboflavin in your diet. Moreover, researchers suspect that you become more sensitive to riboflavin deficiencies with age.
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Recommended Intake: Men: 1.7 milligrams a day; Women: 1.5 milligrams a day
Vitamin B6 helps new cells to develop and is an important participant in the production of the B vitamin niacin and the neurotransmitter serotonin. It boosts the immune system and helps to regulate blood sugar levels. Pyridoxine is also a member of the trio of B vitamins (B6, B12, folic acid) that help reduce your risk of heart disease by keeping blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine low. High levels of homocysteine have been linked with clogged arteries and heart disease.
As you age, your risk of developing a vitamin B6 deficiency increases. There are two reasons for that. First, older people generally consume less protein, which is the richest source of vitamin B6, so their diets are more likely to be low in it. Second, many older adults metabolize the vitamin more rapidly than they did when they were younger, increasing the need for it on a daily basis. Signs of severe vitamin B6 deficiency include skin problems, anemia, depression, confusion, and convulsions.
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin/cobalamin)
Recommended Intake: Men and Women: 2.4 micrograms a day
Vitamin B12 is critical for proper nerve and brain development and for the production of healthy red blood cells. If you don't get enough of this vitamin, mental functioning can diminish and balance and coordination can be impaired. A prolonged, severe deficiency of B12 that goes uncorrected can cause irreversible nerve damage.
A B12 deficiency usually is not caused by a lack of B12 in the diet. The vitamin is found in animal foods such as meat and liver, as well as in eggs, fish, and dairy products. Only strict vegetarians who don't eat dairy or eggs are at risk of a deficiency because of diet.
A B12 deficiency is usually the result of either pernicious anemia, an inherited disease in which the stomach lining stops producing a substance called intrinsic factor that is needed to absorb vitamin B12, or a lack of stomach acid, which is also fundamental to the absorption of the vitamin.
A decline in stomach acid, a condition called atrophic gastritis, is experienced by as many as 30 percent of people age 50 and older and by 40 percent of those age 80 and older. However, most do not realize they have the condition. Pernicious anemia also becomes much more common with age.
A deficiency caused by atrophic gastritis can be treated with vitamin B12 supplementation because the synthetic form doesn't require stomach acid for absorption. Pernicious anemia, however, must be treated with injections of vitamin B12.
In recent years, researchers have learned that, along with vitamins B6 and folic acid, B12 can also help ward off heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease by preventing the buildup of homocysteine, an artery-clogging compound that sometimes accumulates in the blood.
Folate/Folic acid
Recommended Intake: Men and Women: 400 micrograms a day
Folate is the catch-all term used to describe different forms of this B vitamin. However, folate refers to the forms found in food, while folic acid is the synthetic form found in vitamin supplements. This is the last of the B trio to tackle the buildup of homocysteine in the blood. It also appears to play an important role in keeping cells healthy and fending off potentially cancerous changes.
Research has suggested that getting enough folate may help protect against cancers of the cervix, colon, and rectum. A low intake of folate may not, by itself, trigger cancerous changes in cells, but when combined with other potentially harmful cellular changes, it could set the stage for cancer to take hold.
Folate is also needed for the production of proteins that build, maintain, and repair tissues -- a process that continues throughout your life.
Choline
Recommended Intake: Men: 550 milligrams a day; Women: 425 milligrams a day
This is probably the least well-known of the "B's." It was officially recognized as an essential nutrient for the first time in 1998 and is involved in a wide variety of body functions. Choline is the raw material of neurotransmitters and cell membranes. Animal studies suggest that adequate intake of choline early in life can diminish the severity of memory loss that comes with aging.
Some animal research suggests that choline may help improve memory in older adults, but human studies are needed to determine if choline is useful for preventing dementia in people as they age. Recommended intakes are no higher for someone who is 69 than for someone who is 19, but it can be difficult to assess whether you are getting enough choline since it is not specifically listed on the Nutrition Facts label of food products.
Vitamin C
Recommended Intake: Men: 90 milligrams a day; Women: 75 milligrams a day
Another of the water-soluble vitamins, C is probably best known for its purported role in fending off colds. While it may help reduce the duration and the severity of cold symptoms, it's never been proved to prevent the cold itself. It is, however, a proven antioxidant nutrient that helps to neutralize free radicals that can damage DNA. Damaged DNA can turn normal cells into cancerous ones.
Vitamin C also plays a critical role in the formation of white blood cells that fight infection and in the production of collagen, the connective tissue that holds skin, bone, ligaments, and cartilage together. Vitamin C helps keep blood vessel walls strong and tiny blood vessels pliable and resistant to damage. As if that weren't enough, it also is essential to the production of red blood cells, plays a role in wound healing, and helps keep gums healthy.
Getting enough vitamin C is especially important as you get older because of its role in preventing diseases, particularly those to which you are more susceptible as you age. Vitamin C helps fight heart disease by regulating cholesterol levels in the blood, fights free radicals that cause cataracts and macular degeneration, and helps protect against cancers of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, cervix, rectum, breast, and lung.
Because smokers have lower blood levels of vitamin C than nonsmokers, the recommended intake for men who smoke is 125 milligrams a day and 110 milligrams for women who smoke. However, some vitamin C experts say that to get optimum protection, it may be best for everyone to saturate the body's tissues with the nutrient, which takes as much as 200 milligrams a day.
Vitamin D
Recommended Intake: Men and Women over 50: 400 International Units a day (or 10 micrograms); Men and Women over 70: 600 International Units a day (or 15 micrograms)
Almost all the calcium in your body is stored in your bones, and vitamin D plays a critical role in making sure it gets there. The vitamin acts as calcium's gatekeeper, regulating the absorption of this essential mineral. Vitamin D helps keep bones strong and helps maintain blood levels of calcium so it can be used as needed for other body functions, such as muscle contractions and the transmission of nerve impulses.
Recent research also suggests vitamin D plays a role in preventing some cancers, and, along with calcium, lessens the risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Some vitamin D is produced in your skin when it is exposed to the sun. The ultraviolet rays of the sun act as a trigger for conversion to an active form.
In healthy people, it takes only about 10 to 15 minutes of unprotected exposure to the sun on a summer day to make enough vitamin D to store in the liver, a reserve that can last for months. However, if you're slathering on sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 8 or above -- as you should to prevent skin cancer -- you may not be getting enough sunlight for the conversion to take place.
The best advice is to get a few minutes of unprotected sun exposure in the early morning or late afternoon, when the sun's rays are least likely to damage your skin. As you age, the recommended intake of this fat-soluble vitamin increases more than for any other nutrient. Why the jump? As your skin ages, it loses some of its ability to produce vitamin D when it is exposed to sunlight. To make matters worse, the body doesn't absorb vitamin D from the diet as well as it did when you were younger.
Inadequate vitamin D can translate into weak bones, osteoporosis, and bone fractures. Getting enough vitamin D is especially important for menopausal and postmenopausal women to help slow the rapid rate of bone loss that typically occurs when estrogen levels plummet.
Vitamin E
Recommended Intake: Men and Women: 15 milligrams of alpha-tocopherol a day
Another of the fat-soluble vitamins, vitamin E acts as an antioxidant, protecting the body's cells from free radicals that can damage DNA and are capable of turning normal cells into cancerous ones. Vitamin E also fights off free radicals that damage LDLs (low-density lipoproteins) --"bad cholesterol." Damaged LDLs are more likely to clog arteries, causing heart attack and stroke.
The recommended intake for vitamin E doesn't increase with age, but many people over the age of 51 do not get the recommended intake. The most potent of the eight forms of vitamin E, alpha-tocopherol, is found in foods such as avocados, sunflower seeds, and almonds (one ounce of whole almonds, about 24, supplies half your daily recommended intake of alpha-tocopherol). Alpha-tocopherol is also found in supplements.
Much has been made about the benefits of supplemental vitamin E. Some researchers believe that intakes much higher than the recommended daily intake may help lower the risk of heart disease, cataracts, and prostate cancer. Though recent studies have called into question E's effectiveness in holding heart disease at bay, a moderate supplement of alpha-tocopherol may still be a good idea.
Vitamin K
Recommended Intake: Men: 120 micrograms a day; Women: 90 micrograms a day
Vitamin K is one of the less glamorous vitamins, long known mainly for its role in blood clotting. But this fat-soluble vitamin also plays an important role in bone metabolism, which is just beginning to be understood. The recommended intake doesn't increase with age, but the recommended intakes for men and women of all ages were recently raised in light of new findings showing the potential role of vitamin K in health.
Dietary surveys show that half of men and women over the age of 51 don't get the current recommended intake of the vitamin. Research has shown that people with osteoporosis and bone fractures have lowered blood levels of vitamin K. It's believed that vitamin K is important for activating the bone-building protein osteocalcin.
If there is not enough vitamin K to activate this important protein, then osteoporosis can result. Vitamin K may also help prevent arteries from becoming clogged; researchers are currently investigating this.
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MEXICO CITY, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. ("KOF") (NYSE: KOF) announces that it has commenced an offer to purchase for cash KOF's notes of the series set forth in the table below (all such notes, the "Notes" and each such series, a "series" of Notes), for an aggregate purchase price, excluding Accrued Interest (as defined below) and Additional Amounts (as defined below), if any (the "Aggregate Purchase Price"), of up to US$250 million (the "Tender Cap"), subject to the acceptance priority procedures and proration described herein from each registered holder of the Notes (each a "Holder" and, collectively, the "Holders"). We refer to our offer to purchase each series of Notes as an "Offer" and collectively as the "Offers." We reserve the right to amend, extend or terminate any Offer, subject to applicable law. The Offers are being made pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated August 25, 2022 (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase").
The following table sets forth the series of Notes subject to the Offers:
The Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on September 22, 2022, unless extended or earlier terminated with respect to an Offer (such time and date, as the same may be extended or earlier terminated with respect to an Offer, the "Expiration Time"). In order to be eligible to receive the applicable Total Consideration (as defined below), Holders must validly tender (and not validly withdraw) their Notes on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 8, 2022, unless extended with respect to an Offer (such time and date, as the same may be extended with respect to an Offer, the "Early Tender Time").
Tenders of Notes may be withdrawn at any time on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 8, 2022, unless extended with respect to an Offer, but not thereafter.
The total consideration (the "Total Consideration") offered for each US$1,000 principal amount of each series of Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers is the price (calculated as described in Schedule I to the Offer to Purchase) equal to:
(i) the present value on the Initial Settlement Date (as defined below) of (x) US$1,000, the principal amount payable on the Notes on the scheduled maturity date or par call date of the relevant series of Notes, as applicable, and (y) all scheduled interest payments on the Notes from the Initial Settlement Date up to and including the scheduled maturity date or par call date of the relevant series of Notes, as applicable, in each case discounted on the basis of a yield equal to the sum of (a) the yield to maturity (the "Reference Yield") of the applicable reference security set forth in the table above in the column under the heading "Reference Security" (each, a "Reference Security"), as calculated by either HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in its capacity as Dealer Manager (as defined below) in accordance with standard market practice, based on the bid-side price of the Reference Security on the Price Determination Date as displayed on the applicable Bloomberg Reference Page specified in the above table in the column under the heading "Bloomberg Reference Page" or any recognized quotation source selected by the Dealer Managers in their sole discretion if such Bloomberg Reference Page is not available or is manifestly erroneous, plus (b) the applicable fixed spread specified in the above table in the column under the heading "Fixed Spread," minus
(ii) Accrued Interest (as defined below) to, but not including, the Initial Settlement Date,
such price being rounded to the nearest US$0.01 per US$1,000 principal amount of the Notes. The Total Consideration includes the Early Tender Premium.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offers, each Holder who validly tenders on or prior to the Early Tender Time and does not validly withdraw such Holder's Notes will be entitled to receive, if such Notes are accepted for purchase (the date of such purchase, the "Initial Settlement Date"), the applicable Total Consideration, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the purchased Notes from and including the last interest payment date to, but not including, the applicable Settlement Date (the "Accrued Interest") and additional amounts in respect of withholding taxes applicable to the Accrued Interest (including gains derived from the sale of the Notes in the Offers that are treated as interest), if any (the "Additional Amounts"). Holders who validly tender their Notes after the Early Tender Time but on or prior to the Expiration Time will be entitled to receive, if such Notes are accepted for purchase (the date of such purchase, the "Final Settlement Date" and each of the Initial Settlement Date and the Final Settlement Date, a "Settlement Date"), the applicable Total Consideration minus the Early Tender Premium, plus Accrued Interest to, but not including, the Final Settlement Date and Additional Amounts, if any. Assuming all conditions to the Offers have been satisfied or waived, the Initial Settlement Date is expected to occur on the third business day following the Early Tender Time, or September 13, 2022, and the Final Settlement Date is expected to occur on the second business day following the Expiration Time, or September 26, 2022.
The Offers are conditioned upon the consummation of customary conditions. Subject to applicable law, the Company reserves the right to (x) waive any and all conditions to an Offer, (y) extend an Offer or (z) if the conditions of an Offer are not satisfied or waived, otherwise amend or terminate such Offer in any respect.
If the purchase of all Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) on or prior to the Early Tender Time would cause the Company to purchase an aggregate principal amount of Notes that would result in an Aggregate Purchase Price in excess of the Tender Cap, then the Offers will be oversubscribed at the Early Tender Time, and we will not accept for purchase any Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time and the Company will (assuming satisfaction or, where applicable, the waiver of the conditions to the Offers) only accept for purchase on the Initial Settlement Date, the Notes tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Time resulting in the payment of an Aggregate Purchase Price not exceeding the Tender Cap pursuant to the Acceptance Priority Procedures (as defined below). If the Offers are not oversubscribed at the Early Tender Time and the purchase of all Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Time would cause the Company to purchase an aggregate principal amount of Notes (resulting in a payment of an Aggregate Purchase Price not exceeding the Tender Cap, together with the Notes purchased in the Initial Settlement Date) that would result in an Aggregate Purchase Price in excess of the Tender Cap, then the Offers will be oversubscribed at the Expiration Time and we will (assuming satisfaction or, where applicable, the waiver of the conditions to the Offers) only accept for purchase all Notes validly tendered prior to the Early Tender Time and purchase any Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time resulting in a payment of an Aggregate Purchase Price not exceeding the Tender Cap pursuant to the Acceptance Priority Procedures.
In the Offers, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to the Offers, the Company will accept for purchase validly tendered Notes in the order of the related acceptance priority level set forth in the above table in the column under the heading "Acceptance Priority Level" (the "Acceptance Priority Level"), beginning at the lowest numerical value first. Subject to the procedures described below for undersubscribed Offers by the Early Tender Time, if the aggregate principal amount of all validly tendered Notes corresponding to an Acceptance Priority Level, when added to the aggregate principal amount of all Notes accepted for purchase corresponding to each higher Acceptance Priority Level (lower numerical value), if any, would result in an Aggregate Purchase Price that does not exceed the Tender Cap, then the Company will accept for purchase all such tendered Notes of a series and will then apply the foregoing procedure to the next lower Acceptance Priority Level (next higher numerical value). If the condition described in the foregoing sentence is not met, the Company will accept for purchase on a pro rata basis the maximum aggregate principal amount of such tendered Notes of the lowest Acceptance Priority Level (higher numerical value) as the Company can while still satisfying that condition. No tendered Notes in Acceptance Priority Level 2 will be accepted for purchase, to the extent that the acceptance of tendered Notes in Acceptance Priority Level 1 results in the purchase of Notes with an Aggregate Purchase Price in excess of the Tender Cap (as may be increased by the Company in its sole discretion). If the Offers are not fully subscribed at the Early Tender Time, subject to the Tender Cap, Notes tendered at or before the Early Tender Time will be accepted for purchase in priority to other Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time, even if such Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time have a higher Acceptance Priority Level than Notes tendered prior to the Early Tender Time. The Company refers to the procedures described in this paragraph as the "Acceptance Priority Procedures."
If proration of a series of tendered Notes is required, the Company will determine the final proration factor as soon as practicable after the Early Tender Time or Expiration Time, as applicable, and will inform the Holders of such series of Notes of the results of the proration. In the event proration is required with respect to a series of Notes, the Company will multiply the principal amount of each valid tender of such series of Notes by the applicable proration rate and round the resulting amount down to the nearest US$2,000 with respect to the 5.250% Senior Notes due 2043 and US$1,000 with respect to the 2.750% Senior Notes due 2030. The excess principal amount of Notes not accepted from the tendering Holders will be promptly returned to such Holders.
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KOF has engaged HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as dealer managers in connection with the Offers (the "Dealer Managers" and each, a "Dealer Manager"). Global Bondholder Services Corporation is acting as the tender and information agent for the Offers.
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CORK, Ireland, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, today announced the pricing of its offering of €600 million senior notes due 2028. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment or redemption of near-term indebtedness. General corporate purposes may also include acquisitions, additions to working capital, repurchase of ordinary shares, dividends, capital expenditures and investments in JCI's subsidiaries.
Tyco Fire & Security Finance, S.C.A., a subsidiary of the Company, is a co-issuer of the notes. The closing for the transaction is expected to occur on September 7, 2022, subject to certain customary closing conditions.
J.P. Morgan, BBVA, UniCredit, Barclays, Crédit Agricole CIB, Standard Chartered Bank and US Bancorp are serving as joint book-running managers to facilitate the transaction. Citigroup, Danske Bank, Deutsche Bank, ING, TD Securities and Westpac Banking Corporation are serving as co-managers of the offering.
The offering of the notes is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement, prospectus and related prospectus supplement. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the base prospectus may be obtained by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities plc collect at +44-207-134-2468; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. collect at +34-91-537-9330; or UniCredit Bank AG collect at +49-89-378-15921. Investors may also obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Johnson Controls:
At Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. As the global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet.
Building on a proud history of nearly 140 years of innovation, we deliver the blueprint of the future for industries such as healthcare, schools, data centers, airports, stadiums, manufacturing and beyond through OpenBlue, our comprehensive digital offering.
Today, with a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries, Johnson Controls offers the world`s largest portfolio of building technology and software as well as service solutions from some of the most trusted names in the industry.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association announced today that the organization will participate in a virtual crew who will remotely test Callisto, a technology demonstration payload embedded on NASA's Orion spacecraft, during the upcoming Artemis I mission.
Artemis I is the first of several NASA missions intended to land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon. It will evaluate how Amazon's Alexa, and other innovative technologies integrated with Callisto, could be used to assist astronauts in future crewed missions to the Moon and beyond. Throughout the mission, the companies that developed Callisto—Amazon, Lockheed Martin, and Cisco—will invite special guests to come to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas to access Callisto in person and remotely send requests to Alexa on Orion.
During the virtual crew session Rhonel Cinous, a member of United Spinal Association from Miami, Florida will have a unique opportunity to simulate interactions between Alexa and future astronauts, getting a peek into what a "day in the life" of being onboard Orion could look like during a deep space mission. For instance, participants will be able to ask Alexa to turn cabin lights on and off, or ask how fast the spacecraft is traveling.
"I'm honored to represent United Spinal and participate in this historic initiative. We believe voice technology, including Alexa, presents many opportunities to make experiences of all kinds more accessible for people with mobility disabilities, while also helping lead to greater quality of life and independence in unprecedented ways," said Cinous.
Cinous, a power wheelchair user who was spinal cord injured in 2016, hosts his own podcast, The Ramp. It. Up! Podcast, chronicling his recovery journey and sharing stories of others impacted by mobility disabilities. He is also a member of United Spinal's Tech Access Initiative, which brings together the disability community and the organization's corporate partners to ensure accessible technology is inclusive to everyone, including wheelchair users. Tech Access Initiative is a model for how industry leaders can engage individuals with disabilities for inclusive design endeavors that elicit noteworthy and meaningful customer insights that drive innovation, access, and demand.
"For many members of the disability community, voice AI can make daily activities that were once challenging much easier, so we have more time pursue our goals and aim for the stars. I hope to use this opportunity to raise awareness of the power of our voices and the importance of developing innovative technology that is inclusive to all," Cinous added.
Alongside Alexa's journey to the Moon during Artemis I, Amazon will introduce new ways to make space exploration more accessible to Amazon customers. This will include new interactive experiences to Alexa-enabled devices like Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show, such as the ability for Alexa to provide customers with in-depth information on Artemis I.
"One of Amazon's primary goals for this project is to inspire those who want to be part of the next generation of scientists, engineers, and astronauts, no matter their background," said Kelly Wenzel, Director of B2B Marketing and Developer Engagement, Alexa at Amazon. "We couldn't be more thrilled that a United Spinal Association representative will be amongst the first to experience Alexa in space, and we believe their participation will help us achieve this vision."
To set up reminders on your Alexa-enabled device for upcoming Artemis I mission milestones, just say, "Alexa, take me to the Moon."
Formed in 1946 by paralyzed veterans, United Spinal is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization dedicated to empowering people with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D), including veterans, to live successful and fulfilling lives. Membership is free and open to all individuals with SCI/D, with over 60,000 members across 49 chapters, close to 200 support groups and more than 100 rehabilitation facilities and hospital partners nationwide. Known for its revolutionary advocacy efforts, United Spinal played a significant role in writing the Americans with Disabilities Act, provided important contributions to the Fair Housing Amendments Act and the Air Carrier Access Act, and was instrumental in attaining sidewalk curb ramps and accessible public transportation in New York City, which created the standard accessibility model used in many United States cities.
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With Vitamin C so readily available in commonly available fruits and vegetables, meeting the recommended daily allowance (RDA) isn't typically an issue. Let's take a look though at how much we do need, and what the resulting effect on our bodies is when we don't get enough ascorbic acid in our diets.
Vitamin C Requirements
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The RDA for vitamin C is 75 mg daily for women and 90 mg for men, with an additional 10 mg for pregnant women and an additional 45 mg for women who are breast-feeding. The RDAs now indicate that smokers need at least 100 mg of vitamin C a day.
These amounts are several times what's needed to treat deficiency symptoms. Even so, many people believe these levels are not high enough for optimal nutrition, which deals more with vitamin C's antioxidant properties than with prevention of a deficiency.
Deficiency
The classic vitamin C deficiency disease is scurvy. Early signs of the disease are bleeding gums and bleeding under the skin, causing tiny pinpoint bruises. The deficiency can progress to the point that it causes poor wound healing, anemia, and impaired bone growth.
The body normally stores about 1,500 mg of vitamin C at a time, and symptoms of a deficiency do not occur until the body pool is less than 300 mg. It would take several weeks on a diet containing no vitamin C for this drop to occur in an otherwise well-nourished person.
Since only 10 mg of vitamin C is needed daily to prevent scurvy, the disease is rarely seen today. Even without signs of scurvy, a low intake of vitamin C can compromise many body functions, including the ability to rid the body of cholesterol and the immune system's ability to fight off infection and disease.
People who smoke and women who use oral contraceptives have lower than normal blood levels of vitamin C. In light of these findings in smokers, the current RDAs raised the amount of vitamin C required for smokers. They may need as much as 100 percent more vitamin C in their diets than nonsmokers.
For more information on Vitamin C, check out the links below:
- Learn about the healing power of vitamin C by reading Benefits of Vitamin C.
- To find out more about Vitamin C in general, check out What Is Vitamin C?
- Fortunately, Vitamin C is abundant in many food sources, to find out which are your best bets check out Foods That Contain Vitamin C.
- If you're not fond of fruits and vegetables, but still want to make sure you're getting enough Vitamin C, read Vitamin C Supplements.
- To learn about the many vitamins in our diet, how much you should be eating, and where to find them, go to our general Vitamins page.
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Airbnb has launched new “anti-party” technology to prevent guests from holding rowdy gatherings that have plagued some neighborhoods across the nation.
The company revealed the screening tools last week and is already using them to detect questionable bookings at locations where hosts are renting entire homes, said Ben Breit, safety and security spokesman for Airbnb. The deployment of the new system follows Airbnb officially adopting a no-party policy this June.
Airbnb’s technology looks at factors that could be associated with an unauthorized party and prevents prospective guests from making a reservation if their booking is flagged, Breit said.
They include account history, such as reviews from past stays, how old the account is and the guest’s age, and the circumstances of the booking, such as its length and how far it is from the guest’s location.
“If you have done the platform for a while as a guest and have lots of positive reviews, you’re unlikely to be impacted by something like this,” Breit said.
Fewer new jobless claims last week
Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to stand out as one of the strongest segments of the U.S. economy.
Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Aug. 20 fell by 2,000 to 243,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The four-week average for claims, which evens out some of the week-to-week volatility, rose by 1,500 to 247,000.
The number of Americans collecting traditional unemployment benefits fell by 19,000 the week that ended Aug. 13, to 1.42 million.
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TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) will webcast management participation as follows:
- 2022 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference at 11:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 8, 2022
- Morgan Stanley 20th Annual Global Healthcare Conference at 11:05 a.m. ET on Monday, September 12, 2022
The sessions may be accessed from the "Investors & Media" page of Regeneron's website at https://investor.regeneron.com/events-and-presentations. Replays of the webcasts will be archived on the Company's website for at least 30 days.
Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for nearly 35 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, pain, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases and rare diseases.
Regeneron is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through our proprietary VelociSuite® technologies, such as VelocImmune®, which uses unique genetically humanized mice to produce optimized fully human antibodies and bispecific antibodies, and through ambitious research initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center, which is conducting one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Borr Drilling Limited (NYSE and OSE: BORR) advises that its 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held on September 30, 2022. The record date for voting at the Annual General Meeting is set to September 6, 2022. The notice, agenda and associated material will be distributed prior to the meeting.
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Gainesville area high school football scoreboard: Week 1 kicks off with Buchholz vs. Columbia
While last week's preseason classics were fun, the high school football season officially kicks off this week. And unlike last week, these meetings on the gridiron will count for a check in the win column or the loss column.
For a handful of teams in the Gainesville area, Week 1 matchups will give first-year head coaches an opportunity to notch their first win with their respective program.
Meanwhile, teams like Buchholz and Lake City Columbia, which are battling in the Gainesville Sun's Game of the Week, will be looking to gain the respect of other teams across the state.
Week 1 games of the week:Top three must-see high school football games in Gainesville
Football previews 22 teams in 22 days:What you need to know for the football season about Gainesville area teams
Who's No. 1?:USA Today Florida Network Week 1 high school football poll
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OAKLAND — Just as the Yankees were about to be whole, they took another hit. A big one. Nestor Cortes is heading to the injured list with a groin injury.
The Yankees are expected to bring up Triple-A closer Greg Weissert to take his roster spot.
That news came just days after Cortes said he felt “great” following his last start on Sunday. The 27-year-old was asked because of the concern over his innings.
Cortes has thrown a career-high 131 innings, which was around the number of innings the lefty said he had thrown in a year between spring training and pitching in winter ball.
Besides Cortes saying he felt fine, he’s been the staff’s stalwart.
Cortes has posted a 2.68 ERA and has a strong strikeout (25.9%) and walk rate (5.8%).
The Yankees’ pitching depth is really being challenged right now. Luis Severino is on the 60-day IL with what the Yankees said was a “minor” lat strain. Severino, who only pitched 27 innings over the previous three years, has declared that he feels great. The Yankees had been managing his inning before he went on the IL with 86 innings pitched.
The Yankees placed him on the IL on the trade deadline day, allowing them to add Scott Effross, Lou Trivino and Frankie Montas to the 40-man roster. That was also when the Yankees traded away not only proven big league starter Jordan Montgomery, but also most of their high-level pitching prospects. They will face one of the best they gave away on Friday when lefty JP Sears, dealt for Montas, starts for the A’s. | https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-nestor-cortes-groin-injury-20220825-rmlbjjcwhrhzrmnkmkr42nu4ry-story.html | 2022-08-25T21:35:44Z | https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-nestor-cortes-groin-injury-20220825-rmlbjjcwhrhzrmnkmkr42nu4ry-story.html | true |
“Sweet marjoram” is a low, bushy perennial native to Asia but naturalized in Europe, where singers learned to preserve and strengthen their voices with the honeyed tea. Traditionally it was given to those who felt unstable, physically debilitated, or irritable. Ancient Greeks planted the herb on their ancestors’ graves to ensure them a peaceful sleep. The Romans said that the goddess Venus used marjoram to cure her son Eros’ wounds and that it was scentless until she touched it. Marjoram is probably what is called “hyssop” in the Bible, where it is noted for personal cleansing and purification of the temples. Marjoram had a reputation for endowing longevity and was an antidote to serpent poison. The greenish-yellow essential oil is distilled from the plant’s flowering tops. Its taste and properties are milder than the closely related oregano, which is so strong and potentially toxic that it is seldom used in aromatherapy.
Principal constituents of marjoram: Carvacrol, thymol, borneol, camphor, linalol, linalyl acetate, cineol, cymeme, sabinene, and terpineol
Scent of marjoram: The odor is sweet, herby, and pungent in concentration. When diluted, it mellows to an almost warm, spicy floral with a hint of camphor.
Therapeutic properties of marjoram: Antioxidant; calms nerves, clears mucous from the lungs, relieves pain, improves digestion, brings on menstruation, lowers high blood pressure, stops bleeding
Uses for marjoram: A good sedative, marjoram eases stiff joints and muscle spasms, including tics, excessive coughing, menstrual cramps, and headaches (especially migraines). It also slightly lowers high blood pressure. Testing has shown it to be one of the most effective fragrances in relaxing brain waves. As a result, it makes an excellent calming massage oil, delightful when combined with the softer lavender. Add a few drops to your bath to counter stress or insomnia. Since it has specific properties that fight the viruses and bacteria responsible for colds, flu, or laryngitis, add a few drops of essential oil to either a chest balm or bath, or put 2 or 3 drops in a bowl of hot water and inhale the steam. In healing salves and creams, it also soothes burns, bruises, and inflammation. Marjoram is also an antioxidant that naturally preserves food.
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Debt relief between $10,000 and $20,000 is on the way for an estimated 43 million student loan borrowers who meet certain income requirements.
“When I campaigned for President, I made a commitment that we’d provide student debt relief. And I’m honoring that commitment today,” President Joe Biden said on Aug. 24.
The announcement prompted some people on social media to ask if student loan forgiveness applies to students who are in college and accruing debt right now.
THE QUESTION
Do current college students qualify for student loan forgiveness?
THE SOURCES
- The White House
- Jessica Thompson, vice president at The Institute for College Access and Success
- Betsy Mayotte, president and founder of The Institute of Student Loan Advisors
- Abby Shafroth, director of the Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project at the National Consumer Law Center
THE ANSWER
Yes, current college students qualify for student loan forgiveness, if they or their parents meet certain income requirements and the loans were taken out before July 2022.
WHAT WE FOUND
Current college students with loans are eligible for debt relief, the White House says in its fact sheet on the student loan forgiveness plan.
Their eligibility comes down to two factors. The first is their income.
Borrowers who are dependents will be eligible for relief based on their parents’ income, rather than their own, according to the White House.
Under the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan, borrowers and parents of dependent borrowers are eligible if their income is less than $125,000 for individuals, and less than $250,000 for married couples or heads of households.
If a person's income in either the 2020 or 2021 tax years was below these income caps, they are eligible for debt forgiveness, senior officials with the Biden administration said.
“The income thresholds will be applied to your parents to determine whether or not you are eligible for debt you have taken out up to 2022,” Jessica Thompson, vice president at The Institute for College Access and Success, said.
More from VERIFY: Fast Facts about student loan forgiveness
The second factor that determines whether current students are eligible for debt forgiveness is when they took out their loans.
The Institute of Student Loan Advisors says on its website that the loan “has to have been fully disbursed by June 30, 2022” to be included. Susan Rice, domestic policy advisory for the Biden administration, also confirmed this date during a press conference on Aug. 24.
“No one can go out and take out a new loan right now to take advantage of this policy,” Thompson said.
Betsy Mayotte, president and founder of The Institute of Student Loan Advisors, told VERIFY she hasn’t heard of any other exclusions for current students with outstanding loans.
Eligible students might not have to apply for debt forgiveness because the Department of Education already has their income data.
Abby Shafroth, director of the Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project at the National Consumer Law Center, told VERIFY that roughly 6 million out of the 8 million borrowers who may be automatically eligible for student loan forgiveness are those whose families recently completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The Biden administration will release more information in the future about which borrowers need to apply for student loan forgiveness. VERIFY will be tracking the latest updates.
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An Islamabad court extended former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's bail period on Thursday, as he faces terrorism charges. Efforts to punish him only seem to boost his popularity in the country.
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On August 13, 2021, Joe Scally had his coming out party.
Facing Bayern Munich in his first Bundesliga start, the then-18-year-old full back was virtually flawless. He quieted German star Leroy Sane, battled with iconic striker Robert Lewandowski and, ultimately, helped underdog Borussia Monchengladbach earn a 1-1 draw.
Scally's life hasn't been the same since.
On that day, Scally went from academy star to World Cup hopeful. And, over the course of the year or so since, he's had moments where he's looked ready to shine in Qatar.
"This last year," he says, "it's been crazy."
He's had his highs, featuring 33 times in all competitions for a very competitive Gladbach team while earning his first looks with the U.S. men's national team. He's also had his lows, including a midseason dip in form and a humbling performance against Uruguay in his second USMNT cap.
With the World Cup looming, though, Scally is still very much in the mix for a spot with the U.S. that, just one year ago, looked so, so out of reach.
"Every player whose country is in the World Cup wants to perform just so they can be there," Scally says, "so every game you always give 100 percent, but it feels like now everyone's giving that 110 percent just to show the little different edge that they'll have, to deserve to be there because we all know World Cup is the biggest stage and every player's dream to play in.
"If someone can be there when their country's there, they're going to give everything to hopefully be there."
With both the USMNT right back and left back positions accounted for, Scally's biggest asset is his versatility. Scally is comfortable playing on both sides of the defense, having played at left back last season while now featuring primarily on the right.
Antonee Robinson is firmly solidified as the starter on the left with Sergino Dest on the other side. Veterans like DeAndre Yedlin and Reggie Cannon look set to battle for that backup right back spot, while there's a bit more competition to be the second left back in the squad.
Scally started on the left against Uruguay earlier this summer, but had a difficult time in what was his biggest test with the national team to date.
"My last camp in June was a very good camp," he says. "I was very proud of myself. The way I went into it, I was very, very focused and ready.
"I didn't play my best game against Uruguay but, you know, it happens. I'm focused right now on the club and to try my best to be in the starting lineup."
The USMNT is primarily made up of players a lot like Scally: young, hungry and both experienced and inexperienced at the same time.
Yes, Scally has a year of Bundesliga games under his belt, which is something that would be unprecedented for an American youngster just a half decade ago.
But, at 19, he's still very new to the professional game as he looks to seal a spot among the USMNT "veterans" that are hovering around age 23 or 24.
One of the big bonding activities? Golf, with Scally saying a mini-USMNT tournament helped him find his place within the team.
"Me and Christian [Pulisic] won," he says. "We played a par three course so it wasn't a real course. Everyone's pretty good, to be honest, like everyone can hit the ball. No one really hits grounders.
"The real surprise is Brendan [Aaronson]. His first shot was in the ground and then after that, he just kept hitting the green. It was so funny, but we're all on a similar level."
Over the next few weeks, Scally will have to raise his level on the field. The USMNT will convene one final time before the World Cup roster is announced for friendlies against Japan and Saudi Arabia.
That Japan friendly will come in Germany, and may present Scally with his last chance to impress Gregg Berhalter before the final 26-man squad is announced in October.
Until then, his focus will be helping Gladbach remain near the top of the Bundesliga. Through three games, the club has seven points, putting them second in the table.
Next up for Scally and Gladbach is a match against Bayern Munich. Nearly a year after having his breakout moment against Bayern, the teenage defender will have a chance to show how far he's come by replicating the feat.
This is a new Bayern, though, even if the end result likely remains the same: a Bundesliga title. This time around, Scally will likely face off with Sadio Mane, a player widely seen as one of the best in the world at his position.
"I've always watched him with Liverpool," Scally says. "We all have and he's a great player. Every time we watch him play, he does something special, whether it's a goal, assist, or dribbles past two or three guys. So first, I'm excited to play him, excited to see what I can do against him.
"I know our whole team is ready. We've studied everything. We watch these guys every weekend, so we know we know what they do."
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BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) _ Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $295.7 million.
The Bolingbrook, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $5.70 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.96 per share.
The beauty products retailer posted revenue of $2.3 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.21 billion.
Ulta expects full-year earnings to be $20.70 to $21.20 per share, with revenue in the range of $9.65 billion to $9.75 billion.
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Digestive problems can be helped enormously by herbal remedies. There are plants to stimulate digestion or relax it, to help expel gas, and to soothe inflammation and pain. Most culinary herbs were used because of their ability to facilitate digestion.
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Although people shy away from bitter foods, bitters perform a valuable function. Bitter greens, for instance, typically stimulate digestion. This means they prompt the body into making more digestive juices such as hydrochloric acid in the stomach and digestive enzymes in the intestine. Bitter foods also stimulate the gallbladder to contract and release bile, which helps break fatty foods into small enough particles that enzymes can easily finish breaking them apart for absorption. This is important because fats carry essential fatty acids, such as heart-healthy omega-3s, along with fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K and carotenoids such as beta-carotene. Bitter herbs can also stimulate the appetite.
Bitter digestive stimulants include angelica, black cohosh, dandelion, skullcap, and yarrow. One cup of herbal tea per day of one or several of these herbs should enhance digestion sufficiently; use much smaller quantities of wormwood. Dandelion is perhaps the most popular digestive aid in this lineup. Its bitter substance has been identified as taraxacin. Juniper is not considered a bitter herb, but it increases hydrochloric acid secretion in the stomach.
Carminatives dispel gas in the intestines. Herbs that lend a hand in this category include fennel, lavender, mint, rosemary, and juniper. Rosemary does double duty -- it also increases digestive juices and bile like its bitter cousins. Include rosemary and fennel in your cooking to add flavor to meals. These two herbs may be especially helpful for digesting fat -- include them in high-fat dishes. Make infusions of any of these herbs, and drink when you have trouble with excessive gas and need to soothe an upset stomach. Fennel is even mild enough for children and is especially helpful to them when combined with chamomile.
Antispasmodic herbs are those that relax muscle spasms. Herbs with this property put an end to stomach and intestinal cramps. A cup of tea of one or more of these will do the trick: black cohosh, chamomile, lavender, lemon balm, mint, skullcap, valerian, wild yam, wormwood, and yarrow. See individual profiles for recommended dosages.
Other helpful herbs include those with demulcent properties. This means they soothe, coat, and lubricate. Marshmallow, mullein, and oats are good demulcents. Several cups of marshmallow or mullein tea can be enjoyed per day. Oats can be used in their traditional form as oatmeal.
Ginger, a tropical herb not easily grown in the average garden, is also a good digestive aid and is number one when it comes to thwarting nausea. Numerous clinical trials support this use of ginger. European angelica is also a digestive stimulant similar to ginger.
If you have excessive stomach acid, do not use digestive stimulants, including bitters and ginger. Wormwood should be used internally only in small amounts and generally only when you are under the care of a health care professional trained in its use.
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Eric Yarnell, N.D., R.H. (A.H.G.) is a naturopathic physician and registered herbalist in private practice specializing in men's health and urology. He is an assistant professor in the botanical medicine department at Bastyr University in Seattle and is president or the Botanical Medicine Academy. He is the author of several textbooks including Naturopathic Gastroenterology, Naturopathic Urology and Men's Health, and Clinical Botanical Medicine; He writes a regular column on herbal medicine for Alternative and Complementary Therapies. This information is solely for informational purposes. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. Neither the Editors of Consumer Guide (R), Publications International, Ltd., the author nor publisher take responsibility for any possible consequences from any treatment, procedure, exercise, dietary modification, action or application of medication which results from reading or following the information contained in this information. The publication of this information does not constitute the practice of medicine, and this information does not replace the advice of your physician or other health care provider. Before undertaking any course of treatment, the reader must seek the advice of their physician or other health care provider.Before engaging in any complementary medical technique, including the use of natural or herbal remedies, you should be aware that many of these techniques have not been evaluated in scientific studies. Use of these remedies in connection with over the counter or prescription medications can cause severe adverse reactions. Often, only limited information is available about their safety and effectiveness. Each state and each discipline has its own rules about whether practitioners are required to be professionally licensed. If you plan to visit a practitioner, it is recommended that you choose one who is licensed by a recognized national organization and who abides by the organization's standards. It is always best to speak with your primary health care provider before starting any new therapeutic technique.
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CALGARY, AB, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Nanalysis Scientific Corp. ("the Company", TSXV: NSCI, OTCQX: NSCIF, FRA: 1N1), a leader in portable NMR machines and MRI technology for healthcare and industrial applications, releases its second quarter results ending June 30, 2022. Chief Executive Officer, Sean Krakiwsky and Interim Chief Financial Officer, Randall McRae will host a conference call at 5 P.M. Eastern Time today to discuss the results. A second call will be held for European investors at 8:30am ET on Friday, August 26th. All interested parties are invited to join these calls.
"We continue to record substantial year over year revenue growth," said Sean Krakiwsky, Founder and CEO of Nanalysis. "With that being said, we are not satisfied with our Q2 revenue results, and a lot of focus is being given to regain our previous trajectory. In the second quarter a lot of time, focus, and resources were given to closing the $160 million CATSA contract, which we did on May 25th. Additionally, we underestimated certain operational challenges associated with scaling our benchtop NMR sales organization which impacted our Q2 revenue. We have redoubled our efforts in this area, which is going well, as are other important areas of our business, and are seeing improvments in the current quarter."
Financial highlights for the three months ended June 30, 2022:
- For the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company reported consolidated revenue of $5,187K, an increase of $844K or 19% from the comparative period in 2021.
- Gross margin was 62% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to 67% for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
- (Loss) Income before other items for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $(947K) versus $1,234K compared to the same period last year.
- Net loss for the three months ended was $(2,532K), as compared to the three month net income for June 30, 2021 of $222K.
- The Company had cash on hand of $12,278K, an undrawn credit facility of $6,465K, working capital of $13,476K and an undrawn government contribution funding of $4,985K as of June 30, 2022.
Recent strategic and operational highlights during and subsequent to the second quarter of 2022 include:
- Awarded $160 Million Multi Year Service and Maintenance Contract: The Company's wholly owned subsidiary K'(Prime) Technologies (KPrime) has won a six year $160 million service and maintenance contract with Canadian Air Transportation Security Authority ("CATSA"), which includes a gradual phase in period of approximately one year. Furthermore, it is common for these types of contracts to be renewed for an additional five years, making it a potential 11 year recuring revenue opportunity, with inflation-adjusted contractual price increases. The effective date of the executed contract is May 25, 2022 and it expires on May 31, 2028. Nanalysis expects to begin billing the customer in Q4 of 2022, and ramping up billing amounts in expectation of completion of the phase-in period in mid-2023.
- Integrated K'Prime into Nanalysis and restructured sales model: The Company has restructured their internal sales force with a focus on higher quotas and smaller, more targeted territories combined internal technical support that used to be a cost center and are now being mobilized to revenue generating activities. Additionally, the Company will also be leveraging external manufacture representatives. All in all, the changes we have made will result in roughly 25 people on the ground in the United States to scale up benchtop NMR revenue.
- Manufacturing: Nanalysis continues to invest in incrementally increasing production capabilities for all our product lines, in anticipation of strong demand going forward. Recently, the company purchased a state of the art five axis machining center and a wire electrical discharge machine, both from Makino, a global leader in CNC machining center design and digital innovation. These machines will contribute to Nanalysis' continued innovation as well as cost reduction initiatives.
- Quad Systems: The company continues to move towards full high-field NMR product launch with Quad System. There have been delays in the completion of the complete suite of modules, but revenue generation has begun. The company is expecting that material revenue from this acquisition will start in 2023.
- MRI / Medical Imaging: Nanalysis continues to be active in medical imaging which is consistent with its publicly disclosed strategy. In Q2 the Company won a C$1 million purchase order (P.O.) to deliver a full pre-clinical medical imaging system to a customer in France and was recently notified of an additional contract win of C$1.1 million for a custom MRI system from another France based customer (pending P.O.). Additionally, the previously announced European Union gamma MRI project is proceeding well.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company reported consolidated revenue of $10,741K, an increase of $3,129K or 41% from the comparative period in 2021. The increase from Q2 prior year can be attributed to the shipment of more units of the 100MHz, coupled with revenue from the recent acquisition, K'Prime.
Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was $6,577K (a margin of 61%) compared to gross profit of $5,037K (a margin of 66%) for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
The Company's net loss for the six months ended was $(4,024K), as compared to the six-month loss June 30, 2021, of $(253K). The increased loss was due to higher costs, specifically sales and marketing expenses, increased general and administration expenses and increased research and development expenses, both in the Nanalysis segment and from the new acquisitions. In addition, there were business acquisition costs from the two transactions completed, increased depreciation and amortization expense, increased finance expense partially offset by no RS2D earnout in the quarter and increased revenues.
"Our main objective through next year is to capitalize on our recent acquisitions and CATSA service contract. This means we are restructuring and refocusing our benchtop NMR salesforce; we expect to launch the full multi-module high-field NMR product at Quad Systems, and are successfully executing on a methodical rollout of coverage across Canada's airports for the CATSA project," said Sean Krakiwsky.
"We do believe that by the end of 2022, it will become clear that Nanalysis is well positioned for solid growth for years to come, with a strong economic moat, and a motivated team energized for the future. Operational excellence still remains our most important mantra, as we will continue to leverage existing customer relationships, along with our technologies, to fuel growth. So, the rest of 2022 is about consolidation, execution and capitalizing on synergies. We are confident that we will deliver the value we've created by our recent acquisitions to our shareholders," concluded Mr. Krakiwsky.
Investors interested in participating on the live call can dial 1-888-664-6392 or 416-764-8659 from abroad. Investors can also access the call online through a listen-only webcast here: https://app.webinar.net/32l7RdQB0Zw , or on the investor relations section of the Company's website HERE. The webcast will be archived on the Company's investor relations webpage for at least 90 days and a telephonic playback will be available for seven days after the conference call by calling 1-888-390-0541 or 416-764-8677, conference ID # 484317.
Additionally, the Company will be hosting a Q&A session for it's European investors tomorrow, Friday, August 26th at 8:30am ET which can be accessed by the following link: Click here to join the meeting,or call in (audio only) +1 437-703-4522, Phone Conference ID: 636 080 139#.
Nanalysis trades on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) in Canada with ticker symbol 'NSCI', OTC and the Frankfurt exchange under the ticker symbol '1N1'. The company's business is what we term "MRI and NMR for industry". The company develops and manufactures portable Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers or analyzers for laboratory and industrial markets. The NMReady-60™ was the first full-feature portable NMR spectrometer in a single compact enclosure requiring no liquid helium or any other cryogens. The company has followed-up that initial offering with new products and continues to have a strong innovation pipeline. Nanalysis recently announced that it has begun selling a 100MHz device in 2020. The Company's new device will be the most powerful and most advanced compact NMR device ever brought to market.
Nanalysis devices are used in many industries (oil and gas, chemical, mining, pharma, biotech, flavor and fragrances, agrochemicals, law enforcement, and more) as well as numerous government and university research labs around the world. The Company continues to exploit new global market opportunities independently and with partners.
With the recent acquisition of K'Prime, the company maintains a North American sales and service company of over 40 individuals who cover scientific instrumentation for pharma, food, chemical and oil & gas customers, as well as imaging systems for security applications.
Additionally, the Company has a 43% ownership in Quad Systems AG ("Quad Systems"), with an option to purchase the remaining shares. Quad Systems is a Zurich-based Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) company focused on high-field NMR for pharmaceutical and other vertical markets.
This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of such statements under applicable securities law. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "anticipates", "plan", "continue", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "potential", "proposed", "positioned" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. These statements are only predictions. Various assumptions were used in drawing the conclusions or making the projections contained in the forward-looking statements throughout this news release. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Well-behaved dogs (and their owners and friends) are invited to a fundraising event this weekend at Burks Bar in Wausau, with food, music, prizes and fun – along with adoptable dogs in search of a forever home.
The ‘Dog Days of Summer’ event is set from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at Burks, 4711 Stewart Ave. Wausau. A doggie pool will be available to keep furry friends cool and comfortable.
Dogs attending must be vaccinated, leashed and well-behaved. Enjoy a day of cool drinks, hot dogs and brats, moonshine and more. (Puppy kisses included – at no charge.)
The event is in support of Fetch Foster & Rescue, a nonprofit organization that helps dogs find permanent, loving homes. Fetch takes its time getting to know the dogs in their care while striving to understand the best possible environment for them to succeed. Behavior and medical issues are addressed and worked on while in foster care homes, which have a limit of two dogs to ensure environments are low-stress and individualized attention is given to each dog. Learn more about Fetch here.
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Minnesota State Fair opening day sees big crowds, traffic backups
The Minnesota State Fair is back, and Minnesotans are clamoring for the great get-together.
Early reports from Thursday morning suggest big crowds on opening day, with reports of significant traffic backups in and around the state fairgrounds, with some drivers waiting as long as an hour to park.
Updates from the Minnesota State Fair also show that many of the park-and-ride lots are full as of 11:30 a.m.
You can find details of the State Fair's free park-and-ride lots here.
Haley Nelson, Bring Me The News' state fair food reviewer, says that opening day is noticeably busier than last year's pandemic-hit fair.
"I think it feels more like normal, like 2019 and before," she said, noting hefty crowds in the Food Building in particular.
Organizers aren't expecting visitor numbers to hit the record 2.1 million seen in 2019, the year before COVID-19 caused the cancellation of the 2020 fair, but the Star Tribune reports it's predicting a total attendance of around 1.7 million.
Taking the accolade of being the first person through the gates of this year's event was Jordan Johnson, who had been waiting for 11 hours for the fair to start.
Also among those in attendance is U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who hopped on over to St. Paul after spending the morning talking about a federal transit and infrastructure investment in Minneapolis' Lake Street. | https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/minnesota-state-fair-opening-day-sees-big-crowds-traffic-backups | 2022-08-25T21:49:20Z | https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/minnesota-state-fair-opening-day-sees-big-crowds-traffic-backups | false |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Interior Department is giving 24 states a total of $560 million to start cleaning high-priority derelict oil and gas wells abandoned on state and private land, the department said Thursday.
It said up to 10,000 wells could be dealt with as the government begins allocating $4.7 billion set aside to create an orphan well cleanup program under the bipartisan infrastructure plan approved late last year. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates there are more than 3 million abandoned oil and gas wells around the nation.
The infrastructure law “is enabling us to confront long-standing environmental injustices by making a historic investment to plug orphaned wells throughout the country,” Secretary Deb Haaland said in a news release.
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A dozen states including Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico and Ohio, have prioritized wells in disadvantaged communities, the department said.
Louisiana said it would plug 250 to 900 wells near low-income communities, providing a chance for unemployed energy workers from such areas to learn how to plug orphaned wells and to get work doing so, a separate release said.
Most of the states are getting $25 million each to clean wells and measure methane, with 15 using some of the money to enable measurement of the potent greenhouse gas.
Arkansas, which has 227 wells on its priority list, and Mississippi, which plans to use part of its grant to inventory orphaned wells, are getting $5 million each.
In April, the department announced $33 million to cap and clean up 277 wells on federal land.
States have identified anywhere from a dozen to more than 2,000 wells to plug with these initial grants, the department said.
“The number of wells varies based on the remoteness, well depth, site conditions and previous activity at the well site as well as other state considerations, such as the number of existing staff and whether the state has preexisting well plugging contracts," it said.
Alaska said it would plug and clean up 12 to 18 wells with its initial grant, and Kansas identified 2,352, according to the department. Kentucky said it had 1,000 to 2,000; Oklahoma 1,196. Texas set its figure at 800, Illinois 600 to 800 and Colorado at 710.
Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming also are getting grants.
The department said states have identified more than 129,000 orphaned wells on state and private land. The total will rise because infrastructure money will allow more records research and field equipment, improve well location techniques, and increase site inspections and data collection nationwide, the department said. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/24-states-get-560m-for-high-priority-cleanup-of-wells/article_66f085dd-32a6-5fc3-93e6-2c2998f44ce0.html | 2022-08-25T21:51:12Z | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/24-states-get-560m-for-high-priority-cleanup-of-wells/article_66f085dd-32a6-5fc3-93e6-2c2998f44ce0.html | false |
Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona, where the former police officer convicted in George Floyd's killing may be held under less restrictive conditions.
Chauvin was taken Wednesday from a maximum-security prison in a Minneapolis suburb, where he often spent most of his day in a 10-by-10-foot cell, to the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
The Tucson facility houses 266 inmates, both male and female, as part of a larger complex that includes a high-security penitentiary and a minimum-security satellite camp.
Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Randilee Giamussoau declined to detail the circumstances of Chauvin's confinement, citing privacy, safety and security concerns.
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Experts said earlier that Chauvin was likely to be safer in the federal system. It typically houses less-violent inmates, and he'd be less likely to mix with inmates he had arrested or investigated as a Minneapolis police officer.
“It’s dangerous to be an officer in any prison,” former U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger said after Chauvin was sentenced last month. “It’s even more dangerous in state prison because of the nature of the inmate population. There are gangs, for example. And police officers just don’t do well there. Those risks are reduced in a federal prison.”
Chauvin was sentenced last month in U.S. District Court in St. Paul to 21 years on federal civil rights charges after pleading guilty in an agreement with prosecutors. He was already serving 22 1/2 years for his conviction in state court on murder and manslaughter charges; a condition of the agreement called for the sentences to be served concurrently and in federal prison.
Chauvin, who is white, killed Floyd by pinning the unarmed Black man to the pavement with his knee for 9 1/2 minutes as bystander video captured Floyd struggling to breathe and crying out for help. Floyd was suspected of passing a counterfeit bill at a nearby grocery store.
Floyd's death on May 25, 2020, touched off a firestorm of protests around the world and refocused attention on police brutality and racism.
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson suggested when sentencing Chauvin that he be placed near family who live between Iowa and Minnesota. But federal officials are not bound by judicial requests.
The Tucson prison's inmate orientation handbook says inmates are responsible for sweeping and mopping their cell floors and removing trash, among other tasks. The prison offers leisure programs that include “organized and informal games, sports, physical fitness, table games, hobby crafts, music programs, intramural activities, social and cultural organizations, and movies.”
Last month Magnuson also sentenced ex-Minneapolis police Officer J. Alexander Kueng to three years in prison and former Officer Tou Thao to 3 1/2 years on criminal civil rights charges related to the Floyd killing. They intend to appeal their sentences. Earlier in July, former officer Thomas Lane was sentenced to 2½ years. He's been ordered to report to a low-security federal prison camp in Colorado later this month.
The three former officers were on trial at the same time three men were in court in Georgia, facing federal hate crime charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, who was Black. They were eventually convicted.
Two of the men agreed to plead guilty in the case in exchange for serving their sentences in federal prison, saying they feared for their safety in state prison. The judge rejected the deal in part because Arbery's family strongly opposed it.
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You head out to the backyard after a long winter indoors to turn over your garden. The fresh air smells sweet, and you spend the afternoon pulling weeds. As the sun sets and you head inside, you feel an unfamiliar pain in your shoulder. The dull ache becomes a more intense pain, and you start to think you might be getting arthritis. Because it causes pain and stiffness near the joint, many people mistake bursitis for arthritis. But bursitis is a different problem altogether.
The painful inflammation of a bursa is called bursitis. It's caused by bumping or bruising, repeated pressure, or overuse. Bursitis has some funny nicknames. It's called Housemaid's Knee, Clergyman's Knee, and Baker's Cyst, among others. Despite its nicknames, bursitis does not affect only the knee. It can hit any major joint, including the shoulder, elbow, hip, ankle, heel, or base of the big toe. Anyone who's experienced the pain of bursitis knows that it's no laughing matter.
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The bursa is a fluid-filled sac that helps protect muscle, ligaments, tendons, or skin that rubs across bone. There are 150 bursae throughout our bodies, but the ones most likely to become inflamed are those in the shoulders, elbows, knees, and heels.
Though bursitis is associated with physical activity, you don't have to be an athlete to develop the condition. Anytime you exercise too strenuously, especially after laying off your workout for a while, you can aggravate bursitis. You can also have bursitis problems if your work or hobbies require repetitive physical movements, especially lifting things over your head. And sometimes bursitis can just flare up for no good reason.
Though most people associate bursitis with the older crowd, the condition is not limited to that age group; it affects young and old alike. And once you've had one attack of bursitis, it tends to come back again and again. Bursitis does mimic other conditions, so it's helpful to know what its symptoms are. If you have any of these symptoms, you may indeed have bursitis:
- Pain is specific and localized.
- Pain can be characterized as a dull ache or stiffness.
- Pain is predominantly in joint areas.
- Pain gets worse with movement.
- Affected area feels swollen or warm to the touch.
Fortunately, there are some simple, everyday, steps you can take to relieve the pain of bursitis and get back in the gym. In the next section, we'll offer home remedies to ax the ache.
For more information on conditions related to bursitis, and their treatment options, try the following links:
- To see all of our home remedies and the conditions they treat, go to our main Home Remedies page.
- Home Remedies for Osteoporosis discusses safe, practical ways to cope with osteoporosis.
- If you'd like to learn how to ward off joint pain, read How to Prevent Arthritis Pain.
- For remedies for the painful symptoms of arthritis, go to How to Relieve Arthritis Pain.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – LSU is taking steps to ensure its community is safe after a reported kidnapping occurred on campus near Aster Street early Wednesday (August 24) morning.
According to the institution’s Office of Communications and University Relations, LSU will soon enhance its security camera system, upgrade lighting across campus, and station police officers around residence halls at night.
The university adds that its more than 60 full-time accredited police officers will also continue to patrol the campus on a 24/7 basis.
When it comes to reporting crimes, university officials are urging survivors and witnesses to contact police as soon as possible.
Ernie Ballard, Interim Vice President of LSU’s Office of Communications & University Relations, touched on this by saying, “If a crime occurs, students/victims/witnesses should immediately call 911. If a victim or witness doesn’t immediately call police, it delays the victim receiving assistance, delays the investigation and apprehension of the suspect, and delays our timely warning notifications to the campus.”
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Impotence. The word somehow sounds like failure, weakness. If you feel that you are impotent, you may also feel that you have somehow lost part of your dignity, your masculinity, your wholeness. But you shouldn't feel that way -- impotence, also known as erectile dysfunction (ED), can almost always improve with treatment. In this article, we'll talk about the causes of impotence and some home remedies, including medical and non-medical solutions for the problem.
There are many degrees of erectile difficulties. Some men are able to achieve an erection but are not able to maintain it. Others become erect, but not extremely rigid. Still others only have problems when they are with a new partner or with a long-time partner. And there are those who cannot achieve an erection at all.
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Do not despair. You may be suffering from a medical or emotional problem (or both) for which there are definite solutions. Behavior modification can help if your ED is the result of emotional issues. If it is caused by a medical condition -- and some 70 percent of ED cases are -- there are new therapies and home remedies that can help restore your sexual health.
Whatever the nature of your problem, remember that almost every man has difficulties with erection at some point in his life: About 5 percent of 40-year-old men and between 15 and 25 percent of 65-year-old men experience it. You are not abnormal, nor are you alone. There is no need to suffer in silence.
A variety of medical conditions can cause or contribute to erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence. The most common diseases that cause ED are diabetes, kidney disease, chronic alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, vascular disease, and neurologic disease. These diseases account for about 70 percent of ED cases, according to the National Institutes of Health. Between 35 and 50 percent of men with diabetes experience ED. In younger men, accidents, such as gunshot wounds to the spinal cord, car crashes, and skiing wipeouts, are often responsible. Other problems can include hormonal imbalances.
Doctors treat ED with psychotherapy, behavior modification techniques, oral medications, locally injected drugs, vacuum devices, and surgically implanted devices. In rare cases, surgery of the blood vessels may be necessary, according to the NIH. (Keep in mind that even when a physical cause can be identified, emotional or psychological factors often play a role as well.)
Oral medications include Viagra (sildenafil) and Levitra (vardenafil), which work by enhancing the effects of nitric oxide, a chemical that increases blood flow in the penis. These drugs are taken about an hour before sexual activity. They should not be used more than once a day, and men who take nitrate-based drugs such as nitroglycerin for heart problems should not use them because they can cause a sudden drop in high blood pressure.
If you suspect your erection difficulties may be related to a disease, accident, or medication or if you're simply unsure of the cause, contact your doctor.
In our next section, we'll offer some home remedies for avoiding impotence or erectile dysfunction and non-medical remedies for this condition.
For more information about impotence and how to combat it, try the following links:
- To see all of our home remedies and the conditions they treat, go to our main Home Remedies page.
- To learn more about impotence and erectile dysfunction, try How Erectile Dysfunction Works.
- Of course, sexual problems don't only reside in men. Learn more in How Sexual Dysfunction in Women Works.
- There are many different medications available to treat erectile dysfunction. You can read about them all at Understanding Erectile Dysfunction Medications.
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CORK, Ireland, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, today announced the pricing of its offering of €600 million senior notes due 2028. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment or redemption of near-term indebtedness. General corporate purposes may also include acquisitions, additions to working capital, repurchase of ordinary shares, dividends, capital expenditures and investments in JCI's subsidiaries.
Tyco Fire & Security Finance, S.C.A., a subsidiary of the Company, is a co-issuer of the notes. The closing for the transaction is expected to occur on September 7, 2022, subject to certain customary closing conditions.
J.P. Morgan, BBVA, UniCredit, Barclays, Crédit Agricole CIB, Standard Chartered Bank and US Bancorp are serving as joint book-running managers to facilitate the transaction. Citigroup, Danske Bank, Deutsche Bank, ING, TD Securities and Westpac Banking Corporation are serving as co-managers of the offering.
The offering of the notes is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement, prospectus and related prospectus supplement. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the base prospectus may be obtained by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities plc collect at +44-207-134-2468; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. collect at +34-91-537-9330; or UniCredit Bank AG collect at +49-89-378-15921. Investors may also obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Johnson Controls:
At Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. As the global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet.
Building on a proud history of nearly 140 years of innovation, we deliver the blueprint of the future for industries such as healthcare, schools, data centers, airports, stadiums, manufacturing and beyond through OpenBlue, our comprehensive digital offering.
Today, with a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries, Johnson Controls offers the world`s largest portfolio of building technology and software as well as service solutions from some of the most trusted names in the industry.
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Five Florida men affiliated with a militia group called “B Squad” have been arrested on charges that they joined a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory, federal authorities said Wednesday.
“B Squad” members stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while wearing riot gear and armed with metal batons, knives, chemical spray and walking sticks, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit. Group members joined the mob in a “heave-ho” push against police officers trying to secure a tunnel on the Lower West Terrace, the affidavit says.
Officers ultimately repelled the mob after more than two hours of violence inside the tunnel. More than 100 police officers were injured at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
The FBI says the five defendants charged together are self-identified adherents to the “Three Percenters” militia movement, which refers to the myth that only 3% of Americans fought in the Revolutionary War against the British. The men are members of a group called Guardians of Freedom and a subgroup called “B Squad,” according to an FBI agent’s affidavit.
A criminal complaint charges four of the defendants with a felony count of interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder. They are Benjamin Cole, 38, of Leesburg; John Edward Crowley, 50, of Windermere; Brian Preller, 33, of Mount Dora; and Jonathan Rockholt, 38, of Palm Coast.
They and a fifth defendant — Tyler Bensch, 20, of Casselberry — also are charged with misdemeanor counts of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds.
Crowley, Rockholt and Bensch were arrested in Florida, where a federal magistrate judge ordered them released after their initial court appearances Wednesday. Attorneys for the three men didn’t immediately respond to emails seeking comment.
Cole was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky. Court records didn’t immediately list an attorney for him.
Preller was arrested in Hardwick, Vermont, and ordered released after his initial court appearance in Rutland. A lawyer for Preller declined to comment on the charges.
A flier sent to “B Squad” members two weeks before the riot advertised a “March for Trump” bus trip to Washington for the “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, according to the affidavit. It says the flier encouraged Guardians of Freedom members to “deploy” and help protect people at the rally, where then-President Donald Trump addressed a crowd of supporters.
A man identified by the FBI only as “B Leader” coordinated the group’s travel from Florida to Washington and reserved a block of rooms at a hotel near Capitol. He, the five defendants charged in the complaint and approximately 40 other “B Squad” members stayed on the same floor of the hotel on the eve of the riot, the FBI says. “B Leader,” who isn’t one of the five arrested defendants, also spoke at a rally at Washington’s Freedom Plaza on Jan. 5, 2021, according to the affidavit.
More than 850 people have been charged with federal crimes for their conduct on Jan. 6. The Justice Department says more than 260 defendants have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement at the Capitol.
Nearly 400 Capitol riot defendants have pleaded guilty or been convicted by a judge or jury after trials. More than 240 have been sentenced, with roughly half of them getting terms of incarceration ranging from seven days to over seven years.
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