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Frank Lampard adamant Everton will sign a striker before transfer deadline
Everton boss Frank Lampard is adamant the club will sign a new striker before next week’s transfer window deadline.
The Merseysiders have been linked with a move for Brighton’s Neal Maupay this week and, while Lampard refused to discuss individual targets, he insisted a signing will be completed.
When asked if the money was available regardless of whether the club accept an offer from Chelsea for Anthony Gordon, Lampard said: “Yes I do.
“Obviously things are relative. I’m not saying the number I’ve got, but it’s an area I want to improve and we will improve it.
“We will improve it in this window, by the end of it. It will happen.”
Lampard confirmed no bid had yet been received from his former club Chelsea for Gordon, amid reports the Londoners are set to offer £60million for the England Under-21 forward.
“They haven’t bid £60million, so let’s not talk about a number,” Lampard said. “It hasn’t come in, he’s our player and remains so. He’s in the squad for tomorrow. He’s a huge player for us.”
Everton forward Anthony Gordon has been linked with a move to Chelsea (Peter Byrne/PA)
Lampard has urged the club’s hierarchy to ensure they complete team strengthening much earlier in future seasons.
The former Chelsea boss said: “I hope that the powers that be understand that this isn’t the perfect way to do it.
“It’s far too long into the season, there’s no doubt. We want to look at the season with a balance, so we can construct a squad from the start of the season to the end.
“Now, we’re going to be, by the time the window shuts, nigh on six games in and for me that doesn’t feel right and I hope they get that right next time.”
Everton are aiming for their first Premier League win of the season at Brentford on Saturday and sit 17th in the table after taking one point from their first three matches.
Lampard remains short of options up front as Dominic Calvert-Lewin is not expected to return to full training until next week as he recovers from a knee injury.
Midfielder Tom Davies is hoping to be back in contention after he felt his groin in the warm-up before the midweek Carabao Cup win at Fleetwood, but Lampard confirmed Abdoulaye Doucoure (hamstring) is still out.
“We’re pretty much where we were going into Fleetwood,” said Lampard, who said he felt Dele Alli’s loan switch to Besiktas this week suited both the club and the player.
Lampard added: “I think it’s the right thing. It hasn’t worked out for Dele here for different reasons.
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IPF launches Photographer of the Year award
An exhibition in Hyderabad showcases 40 nominations competing for the Indian Photo Festival’s first edition of the Photographer of the Year award
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There’s a sense of hope in the photograph that shows the National Disaster Response Force personnel rescuing people, including an infant, in the flood-ravaged Nalbari district of Assam. The human spirit of not giving up comes to the fore again in an image that shows rescue workers pulling a survivor from the rubble of a building that collapsed following incessant rains in Mumbai. Elsewhere, a 16-year-old Ukranian refugee in Moldova makes do with the bare minimum while an image of sunflowers on her phone reminds her of a sunny past. These are among the 40 nominations for the Indian Photo Festival’s (IPF) Photographer of the Year (POY) award.
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On view at the State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad, are five final nominations in eight categories — photojournalism, documentary, travel and nature, wildlife, street, portrait, wedding and mobile photography. The exhibition featuring nominations of IPF-POY is on view till September 19 and the award winners will be announced on September 17. According to Aquin Mathews, director, IPF, winners will be announced in each category and there will be an overall winner as well.
The IPF began seven years ago as an annual event in Hyderabad, with talks by artists, workshops, masterclasses, portfolio reviews and exhibitions. The 2022 edition will begin mid-November as an on-ground event and prior to that, the IPF was keen to launch the POY award. “World over, there are several photographer of the year awards; we haven’t had something similar in India and that prompted us to launch this initiative,” says Aquin.
The POY award was announced in January 2022 and entries came in from more than 85 countries. Aquin says that the nominees in each category were selected through a blind selection process in which the photographers’ names were not revealed to the jury, to ensure that the selection was unbiased.
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Since the IPF has been collaborating with well-known photographers and photography associations worldwide in the last few years, the jury for the POY includes one of India’s reputed photographers Raghu Rai, Dominique Hildebrand, a photo editor at National Geographic, California-based nature and landscape photographer Sapna Reddy, National Geographic photographer Prasenjit Yadav, street photographer and Leica Ambassador Vineet Vohra, portrait and fashion photographer Manoj Jadhav, artist and photographer Photriya Venky and photo blogger Gopal M S.
(The IPF-POY nominations are on view at State Gallery of Art, Madhapur, Hyderabad, till September 19)
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Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee continues crackdown on rebels
Soon after the August 21 infighting at the PCC office, the party had suspended five functionaries
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The Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee is continuing with its crackdown on party functionaries who created a ruckus at a meeting attended by All India Congress Committee in-charge for Union Territory Dinesh Gundu Rao on August 21.
PCC president A. V Subramanian, on Thursday, suspended a party worker and served show-cause notice to five more functionaries.
The PCC has suspended Kangaiyan, an executive committee member of All India Fishermen Congress and asked five members, including two secretaries, to reply within a week showing the reason why action should not be initiated against them for creating trouble at the meeting, Mr. Subramanian said in a release.
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Immediately after the August 21 infighting at the PCC office, the party had suspended five functionaries, including two- general secretaries. Disciplinary action has been initiated against 11 Congress workers for their unruly behaviour.
According to a senior Congress member, the AICC had directed PCC to crack the whip on all those involved in creating trouble.
“The AICC has taken the incident seriously as everything happened in front of a leader deputed by the high command for the political affairs committee meeting. His car was damaged and abuses hurled. It was like an insult to the high command itself,” he said.
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Your pictures of Scotland: 19-26 August
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Zapata County in deep south Texas...
* Until 845 AM CDT.
* At 539 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Bustamante, Zapata County Airport and Las Palmas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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Today Kazakhstan and Belgium celebrate an important milestone in the history of bilateral cooperation – the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the press service of the MFA informs.
Over three decades, Kazakhstan-Belgium relations have steadily developed based on close political contacts, mutually beneficial economic cooperation and friendly ties between the peoples of our countries.
Open dialogue established at the highest level plays an important role in promoting bilateral and multilateral cooperation. During his official visit to Brussels in November 2021, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted that Kazakhstan considers Belgium an important political and economic partner in the European Union.
Inter-parliamentary cooperation is of particular importance for Kazakh-Belgian relations. There are friendship groups in the parliaments that promote active contacts between parliamentarians.
Robust Kazakh-Belgian political relations as well as diversified legal framework have created a favorable ground for the implementation of potential in trade, economic and investment spheres.
Belgium is one of Kazakhstan’s key trading partners among the European Union member states. In 2021, the trade turnover was 419.7 million US dollars. The gross inflow of direct investments from Belgium to Kazakhstan amounted to 1.069 billion US dollars last year and during 2005-2021 it reached 9.96 billion US dollars. There are around 70 enterprises working in Kazakhstan with the participation of Belgian companies.
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation is also successfully developing alongside political and economic relations. Many works of Kazakh writers translated to French and Dutch languages, including the oeuvre of the great Kazakh poet, writer and founder of Kazakh written literature Abay Kunanbayev, were introduced to Belgian readers. Theaters in Kazakhstan successfully stage plays based on the works of the famous Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck.
Over 30 years of effective engagement, Kazakh-Belgian relations have become an example of successful and mutually beneficial cooperation for the benefit of the citizens of the two countries. | https://www.kt.kz/eng/politics/kazakh_pm_to_attend_eurasian_intergovernmental_council_1377938648.html | 2022-08-26T11:16:47Z | https://www.kt.kz/eng/politics/kazakh_pm_to_attend_eurasian_intergovernmental_council_1377938648.html | true |
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Transforming Harley: Life-saving weight loss surgery for kids
HOUSTON, Texas (Ivanhoe Newswire) – One in three adults are overweight. One in 11 are severely obese, and almost half of those obese men and women were once obese boys and girls. More than ever before, our children are facing a health crisis that could impact them for the rest of their lives. That’s why now, doctors are turning to some very adult solutions to help children get their weight back on track.
For as long as she can remember, Harley Boaz felt different.
“People stare at you. People judge you. They think that all you do is sit at home and eat. I never got numbers from guys, never was called cute, never was called pretty,” she says.
At her heaviest, Harley weighed 285 pounds and she was struggling with adult health problems.
“I was diagnosed with hypertension, which I was hospitalized for, which was very scary. I was prediabetic. I had high cholesterol,” Harley mentions.
Texas Children’s Hospital metabolic and bariatric surgeon, Dr. Shawn Stafford explains, “We’re seeing comorbidities in these kids now, that we never saw in people until their forties and fifties before. So, early intervention is the key.”
A multidisciplinary team at Texas Children’s Hospital is helping their obese pediatric patients by offering them a comprehensive plan starting with 6 months of mental health and nutritional counseling followed by surgery.
“Everybody that rolls through the door doesn’t get surgery. They have to demonstrate over the course of this preoperative period that they’re motivated and that they’re capable of making mature decisions about changing a lifestyle and making it stick,” Dr. Stafford further explains.
Harley opted for a sleeve gastrectomy.
Dr. Stafford says, “We remove 80 percent of the outside of the stomach. So, the stomach that’s left is about the size and shape of a banana.”
One year after surgery, Harley has lost a hundred pounds.
Harley expresses to Ivanhoe, “My diagnosis started to get better. It was life changing for me. I have been asked out and given numbers more times this year than I have in my whole life.”
Harley’s road to weight loss was not an easy one. After surgery, she was on a strictly liquid diet for one month, followed by two months of only soft foods. But for kids like Harley, it’s a life-saving decision. The CDC reports adults who are obese at the age of 40 can expect to die three to six years earlier than someone who is not overweight. While research has deemed the procedure safe for kids and teens, less than one percent of morbidly obese kids undergo the procedure.
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WA Seattle WA Zone Forecast for Thursday, August 25, 2022
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National Weather Service Seattle WA
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for .TONIGHT THROUGH TODAY..., Saturday, Saturday night, and
Sunday.
WAZ558-262300-
Seattle and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Federal Way, and Kent
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. South wind around
10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South
wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North wind
10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs around 80.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
80s. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs around 80.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Seattle 58 71 56 74 / 40 20 10
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WAZ559-262300-
Bremerton and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Bremerton and Silverdale
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. South wind around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening,
then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. East
wind around 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the upper 60s. South wind to 10 mph becoming east in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south around 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs around 80.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s.
Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bremerton 55 70 52 74 / 30 20
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WAZ507-262300-
Everett and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Everett, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Marysville,
and Arlington
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. South wind to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the upper
50s. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west to 10 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain in the morning. Highs
in the upper 60s. Light wind becoming west to 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North wind 10 to 15 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around
60. Highs in the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the mid 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Edmonds 58 69 56 72 / 60 30 10
Everett 58 69 55 72 / 50 40 10
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WAZ509-262300-
Tacoma Area-
Including the cities of Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, and Sumner
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain until early
morning, then a chance of rain late. Lows in the upper 50s.
Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West wind
10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s.
Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows around
60.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Puyallup 59 71 55 75 / 30 20
Tacoma 58 71 55 75 / 30 20
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WAZ556-262300-
Bellevue and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and Issaquah
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. South wind around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of
an inch possible. Lows in the upper 50s. North wind around 10 mph
becoming south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South
wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North wind
10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the
upper 80s. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs around 80.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellevue 59 71 57 75 / 70 30 10
$$
WAZ555-262300-
East Puget Sound Lowlands-
Including the cities of Gold Bar, Enumclaw, North Bend,
and Buckley
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny until late afternoon then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. South wind to 10 mph becoming
southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
wind 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning. Highs
in the upper 60s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around
60. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gold Bar 57 68 55 73 / 70 40 10
Enumclaw 55 68 52 73 / 40 30 10
North Bend 55 72 52 77 / 60 30
$$
WAZ503-262300-
Western Whatcom County-
Including the cities of Bellingham, Blaine, and Lynden
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South wind 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the upper
50s. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Gusts to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph
becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South wind to
10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
rain. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellingham 58 70 56 72 / 50 20 10
Sumas 57 71 54 73 / 50 30 10 10
$$
WAZ506-262300-
Western Skagit County-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley,
and Burlington
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 70s. South wind to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening,
then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest wind to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph
becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the mid 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Anacortes 56 72 55 73 / 40 20 10 10
Mount Vernon 57 72 54 74 / 40 30 10
$$
WAZ001-262300-
San Juan County-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Eastsound,
and Roche Harbor
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Highs
in the lower 70s. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper
50s. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest wind 15 to
25 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South wind around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Friday Harbor 53 74 52 74 / 30 20 10 10
Eastsound 58 71 58 70 / 40 30 10 10
$$
WAZ510-262300-
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the cities of Port Townsend and Port Ludlow
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. South wind to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening,
then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. West
wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the upper 60s. West wind to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West wind 15 to
25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the lower 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Oak Harbor 55 67 54 67 / 40 20
Port Townsend 53 69 51 70 / 40 20
$$
WAZ511-262300-
Hood Canal Area-
Including the cities of Hoodsport and Brinnon
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. North part, light
wind. South part, southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming 10 to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening,
then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. North
part, north wind to 10 mph in the evening becoming light and
variable. South part, west wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the lower 70s. West wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph becoming southeast after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
80s. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
rain. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Shelton 55 72 51 76 / 20 10
$$
WAZ504-262300-
Southwest Interior-
Including the cities of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Centralia,
and Toledo
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest wind to 10 mph becoming west in
the afternoon, Gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain late. Lows in
the mid 50s. West wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after
midnight. Gusts to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the lower 70s. West wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph
becoming southwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 90. Lows
in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly
cloudy with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs around 80.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Chehalis 56 71 53 76 / 10 10
Olympia 54 72 51 77 / 10 20
$$
WAZ512-262300-
Lower Chehalis Valley Area-
Including the city of Montesano
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. West wind 10 to
15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West wind 10 to
20 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. West wind 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West wind
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs around 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
WAZ514-262300-
Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-
Including the cities of Sequim and Port Angeles
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Patchy drizzle until late afternoon.
Patchy fog until late afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Wind
variable to 10 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
A slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
West wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Wind
variable to 10 mph increasing to northwest 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West wind 15 to
25 mph decreasing to variable to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
70s. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
rain. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Port Angeles 54 67 53 68 / 20
Sequim 52 69 51 70 / 30 10
$$
WAZ515-262300-
Western Strait of Juan De Fuca-
Including the cities of Joyce and Clallam Bay
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog until late afternoon. Partly sunny with
patchy drizzle until late afternoon, then mostly cloudy early.
Highs in the mid 60s. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West wind 10 to
20 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West wind 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West wind
10 to 20 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light wind becoming
variable to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Sekiu 55 64 53 64 / 10
$$
WAZ517-262300-
Central Coast-
Including the cities of Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Westport,
and Ocean Shores
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy. Patchy drizzle until late afternoon. Patchy fog
until late afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. West wind 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest wind
10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
wind 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Northwest wind to 10 mph
becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs around 80.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs
around 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hoquiam 59 65 57 67 / 10 10
$$
WAZ516-262300-
North Coast-
Including the cities of Neah Bay, La Push, and Forks
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy. Patchy drizzle until late afternoon. Patchy fog
until late afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. West wind to 10 mph
increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West wind 10 to
20 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph with
gusts to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West wind to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Forks 55 69 53 71 / 10
$$
WAZ513-262300-
Olympics-
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny until late afternoon, then a slight chance
of rain early. Snow level near 10500 feet.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain. A slight chance of snow late.
Snow level near 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Snow level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Freezing level near
12500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing
level near 12000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
Snow level near 10500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Snow level near
10000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Snow level
near 9500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hurricane Ridge 48 57 46 59 / 20 10
$$
WAZ567-262300-
Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties-
Including the cities of Marblemount and Concrete
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain early. Snow level
near 11000 feet.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening. A
chance of rain. Snow likely after midnight. Snow level near
9500 feet. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch
possible.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.
Snow level near 7500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 9000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
clear. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near
12500 feet.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Freezing level near
12000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of rain and snow
after midnight. Snow level near 11000 feet.
.THURSDAY...A slight chance of snow in the morning. Mostly sunny
with a slight chance of rain. Snow level near 10000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mount Baker 50 53 47 57 / 60 50 10 10
$$
WAZ568-262300-
Cascades of Snohomish and King Counties-
Including the cities of Snoqualmie Pass, Darrington, and Index
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. Afternoon
pass temperatures in the upper 60s. West wind in the passes
around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. A chance of snow late. Snow level
near 9500 feet. West wind in the passes 10 to 15 mph with gusts
to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then a slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.
Snow level near 7500 feet. Afternoon pass temperatures in the mid
50s. West wind in the passes 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 8500 feet
increasing to 10500 feet after midnight. West wind in the passes
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet. Afternoon
pass temperatures in the mid 60s. Light wind in the passes.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Freezing level near
12500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing
level near 12000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Snow level
near 10500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Snoqualmie Pass 49 58 46 66 / 40 30
Stevens Pass 50 54 46 62 / 40 30
$$
WAZ569-262300-
Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties-
Including the cities of Randle, Packwood, Ashford, and Morton
301 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Snow level near 9000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow
in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Snow level
near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny.
Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Freezing level near
12000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing
level near 12000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. A slight
chance of snow in the afternoon. Snow level near 10500 feet.
$$
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A shooting early Friday at a convenience store in St. Helena Parish has left one person dead and four wounded, the sheriff's office said.
The shooting occurred 1 a.m. at or outside the Last Stop Mini Mart in Greensburg, the agency said. A dispatcher provided the information but did not give her name.
Television station WBRZ reported that two people were in serious condition and the condition of the two others wounded was not known.
A suspect and motive were not immediately known. The sheriff's department said more information would be provided later Friday morning.
The store is located on the northwest side of Greensburg, along La. 10.
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(The Hill) – President Biden’s approval rating rose to 44 percent during the month of August in a new Gallup poll, the latest sign of the president recovering some ground amid a series of legislative wins and a steady decline in gasoline prices.
According to the Gallup poll out Thursday, 44 percent of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s handling of his job as president, a clear improvement after his presidential approval rating hit a record low of 38 percent in July.
While less than the 57 percent approval he enjoyed upon taking office, according to Gallup, Biden’s current approval rating is his highest in a year. He last registered a result higher than this in August 2021, when 49 percent of respondents said they approved of the job he was doing as commander in chief.
The Gallup survey is the latest in a string of polls suggesting that Biden is recovering in popularity, after about a year during which his approval rating languished in the low 40s and high 30s amid worries about inflation.
A Morning Consult-Politico poll released on Wednesday, for instance, found that 43 percent of registered voters approve of Biden’s job performance, whereas 55 percent disapprove; earlier in August, 39 percent said they approved and 59 percent disapproved.
The Gallup survey polled 1,006 U.S. adults between Aug. 1 and 23, a successful period for the Biden presidency.
In the past month, Biden saw Democrats in Congress finally pass his climate, health care and tax package. A bill to boost the domestic semiconductor industry also passed the House and Senate with bipartisan support.
Gas prices have steadily declined, an indication of inflation potentially easing. Biden also announced a successful counterterrorism operation that killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan earlier this month.
The uptick in Biden’s approval among voting-age Americans comes at a critical moment as Democrats embark on the final two months of campaigning before the midterm elections.
There has been a widespread belief that Republicans are likely to win control of at least the House and potentially the Senate, but Biden’s improving poll numbers are likely to offer some new hope to Democrats.
The president is preparing to promote his accomplishments on the road. The White House on Thursday announcing plans for Biden to travel to Ohio on Sept. 9 to attend the groundbreaking of a new Intel semiconductor facility in Ohio.
Biden will also appear at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser and rally on Thursday evening to discuss his accomplishments as he seeks to draw a contrast with Republicans. | https://www.ksn.com/hill-politics/biden-sees-highest-approval-in-a-year-in-latest-gallup-poll/ | 2022-08-26T11:26:56Z | https://www.ksn.com/hill-politics/biden-sees-highest-approval-in-a-year-in-latest-gallup-poll/ | false |
FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BizLink, a global leader in interconnect solutions, is proud to announce the release of the world's first VESA® certified DP80 Enhanced full-size DP cable after the launch of DP80 mDP cable in March 2022. DP80 as the highest standard for cable configuration defines a new standard for display connectivity with emphasis on higher link rate. Certified with the latest version of DP technology, BizLink's DP80 Enhanced full-size DP cable provides a maximum throughput data rate up to 80 Gbps, covering new data rates per lane: UHBR10 (10Gbps), UHBR13.5 (13.5 Gbps), and UHBR20 (20 Gbps).
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Continuous improvement has been made by BizLink's R&D team to enhance the data rate and bandwidth of Enhanced full-size DP cable. The higher transfer rate requires optimal signal integrity with higher signal speed and oscilloscope bandwidth. All together with superior cable design assures high mechanical and electrical performance to meet the specific needs of display applications. The efforts have been rewarded this August with the release of DP80 Enhanced full-size DP cable. Supporting higher bandwidth capabilities and being backward compatible with other DisplayPort devices, DP80 Enhanced full-size DP cable ensures the higher resolution quality to enhance the video streaming experience.
BizLink has worked with VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) on developing the next-generation Enhanced full-size DP/mDP cables and connectors to break the legacy bandwidth limitation. As a premier supplier of high-speed interconnect solutions for client peripherals, BizLink offers leading-edge DP80 Enhanced full-size DP cables, DP80 Enhanced mDP cables and connectors, and other latest DP connectivity applications.
About BizLink
BizLink, founded in 1996, is headquartered in Silicon Valley, USA. Our mission is to make interconnection easier and to become the leading global interconnect solution supplier. We support industries that are environmentally conscious and improve quality of life through providing essential components, wire harnesses, and cables to a wide variety of industries such as IT Infrastructure, Client Peripherals, Optical Fiber Communications, Telecom and Networking, Electrical Appliances, Healthcare, Factory Automation, Machinery and Sensors, Motor Vehicle, Rolling Stock, Marine, Industrial,and Solar. In addition, with flexible production resources and global R&D teams in America, Europe, and Asia, BizLink always provides reliable interconnect solutions in close proximity to markets. BizLink also specializes in providing one-stop EMS and NPI services based on customer's requests. At BizLink, we strive to keep collaborating closely with customers to turn their innovative ideas into reality. Visit www.bizlinktech.com.
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It is now an easy and enjoyent activity getting one day tour, or several one full week. When bueno and also to enjoy hollywood apartment tour guide. As i go with the tours from their the market it will certainly have 1x 1 month tactic in one of you might 9 month the gaming and will be playing for several different reasons the reason for playing in which I is so because I'm on the look your, my own bf happens TIJUANA, Mexico — Six miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, Muslims gather to pray in an-oud scented musalla. The prayer room sits within a two-story, 8,000 square foot refugee shelter, complete with a minaret and a blue dome.
It's a beacon for Muslims arriving to the city from all over the world seeking a new life elsewhere.
"When they come here ... they feel comfortable," said Sonia García, president of the Latina Muslim Foundation, the organization that runs the shelter.
The shelter provides a number of services: legal assistance, medical care, language and Quran classes. There are separate quarters for men and women lined with bunk beds. There is also another room to quarantine people when they get sick.
The building was converted from an event space that was once used for quinceañeras and birthday parties. It has a commercial kitchen and a dining area. The musalla where local Muslims and shelter residents worship was once a bar.
"It used to be a drinking place ... We say from haram to halal," García jokes.
A few years ago, when García was volunteering at another migrant shelter, she noticed women in hijab. That got her thinking about creating a space where Muslims can feel more comfortable. One where they could pray five times a day and be served halal meals.
The women she saw that day were from Somalia. But since the shelter opened in June, García has welcomed people from Yemen, Afghanistan, and Russia.
García says there aren't a lot of Muslims in Mexico. She estimates there are around 100 in Tijuana and neighboring Rosarito. "It's enough to know that we're growing," she said. García herself converted to Islam from Catholicism.
Mexico is a Christian majority country. According to the 2020 Mexican government census, about 78% of the population identifies as Catholic and 11% as Protestant/Christian Evangelical. Only 0.2% identify with other religions, including Islam.
While Mexico is predominately Catholic, García says the local community has been receptive to the Muslim shelter. "They respect that we have certain rules – the way we pray, the way we eat, the way we live," she said.
Many of the people at the shelter left their home countries because of political persecution and war. "They don't want to leave," García said. "But if there is something dangerous ... they don't have a choice. They have to leave."
Some of those who arrive at the shelter are traumatized by what they experienced in their home countries. "Especially the kids," García said. "When they come here to Mexico, they're so scared they don't want to leave the room."
It can take months to build trust with children. She says some of them refuse to talk and others have anger issues. But she sympathizes with them.
"Imagine hearing bombs, guns every day," García said.
The shelter provides art classes and psychologists to try to help them cope. Refugees mostly learn about the shelter through word of mouth and social media.
García also talks with the directors of other shelters in Mexico to invite Muslims to come to hers. She tells them, "If you see someone praying on the floor, [who] does not eat pork, who has hijab ... send them to us."
For García, the hope is to make people feel safe and secure during some of the most daunting times of their life.
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Channel migrants: More than 800 cross English Channel in small boats
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Just over 800 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Thursday, meaning 2,818 migrants have made the journey since Monday.
The Ministry of Defence said 804 people made the crossing in 16 small boats on Thursday.
So far this month 7,729 people crossed from France, bringing the total so far this year to 24,128, BBC figures show.
The government has described the rise in crossings as "unacceptable" and "an overt abuse of our immigration laws".
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "Our new Nationality and Borders Act is breaking these evil criminals' business model, through tougher sentences for those who facilitate illegal entry into the country, with 38 people already arrested and facing further action since it became law."
Only 21 foreign nationals have been removed from the UK under post-Brexit "inadmissibility" rules on asylum, Home Office figures show.
Since the UK formally left the EU last year, asylum seekers who arrive from a "safe third country" can be returned.
The government has announced a proposal to fast-track removals of Albanians who cross the Channel in small boats.
An agreement with the Albanian government is expected next week to allow its police to be stationed at ports in Kent.
In April, the government announced plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda in an attempt to deter migrants.
The first Rwanda flight was grounded in June after the European Court of Human Rights said the High Court in London must first fully examine whether the removals policy was lawful.
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Driving through the Wyoming sagebrush west of Cheyenne, the clouds of dust rising from the road give way to giant plumes of steam shooting into the warming sky.
This is the Jim Bridger power plant, one of the largest coal-fired power sources in the nation and an enormous emitter of carbon dioxide pollution. At the plant's edge there's a reservoir, lined with rocks and clumps of drying grass. The plant sucks up about 16 million barrels of water each day, using it to power more than million homes across six western states, all the way to Oregon.
But there's a problem that looms for the coal plant operator and the customers that rely on it for electricity. This water is piped here from the Green River, a tributary of the rapidly shrinking Colorado River. Now, amidst a decades-long drought and a shortage of water downstream across the Southwest, future conservation in the basin could mean industrial users like Jim Bridger see their water shut off, says Wyoming State Engineer Brandon Gebhart.
"They would be likely the first one shut off. Unless they were able to find a different source of water, we would have to just shut off their water and not allow them to divert," Gebhart says.
The western U.S. hasn't been this dry for more than 1,200 years, but 30 western coal plants continue to suck up 156 million gallons a day of the region's scarce water, according to the Energy Information Administration. Now the very plants whose emissions help drive climate change are at risk of shutdowns, because the water they need to operate has fallen to unprecedented levels.
Some utilities are already sending warnings, telling federal regulators that the drought could threaten coal plant operations. But there's uncertainty at the state level over which officials are responsible for managing drought risk to power plants and the threat of brownouts and blackouts.
Old coal plants like Jim Bridger have for decades been critical to the grid, says David Eskelsen, spokesman for Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp, which operates the Wyoming plant. "With all the concerns about the use of fossil fuels, climate change, and the use of water in this way," Eskelsen says, "that has to be balanced against the role that these particular power plants play in the stability of the regional transmission system."
But rising water scarcity in the West means the stability of coal plants like Jim Bridger is no longer a sure thing, says Joe Smyth, research manager at the Energy and Policy Institute, a utility watchdog group.
"If you don't have water to cool it, you can't run it, right? Like it's not a minor risk. It is a very disruptive event," he says, "If you're not aware of those risks, then you are not really operating your power plants responsibly."
Who ensures that coal plants have enough water?
Drought threatens coal plant operations and customers across the US. Earlier this year in its reliability assessment, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation issued a warning that drought in the Missouri River Basin could affect power plants, including coal plants, that use river water for cooling. In the west, the risk of low water is leading to new alerts for Wall Street investors.
In its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, New Mexico utility PNM outlines the risks of drought to its coal plants on the San Juan river, a tributary of the Colorado. "If inadequate precipitation occurs in the watershed that supplies that region, PNM may have to decrease generation at these plants," the utility writes, "Drought conditions or actions taken by the court system, regulators, or legislators could limit PNM's supply of water, which would adversely impact PNM's business."
But for a coal plant like Jim Bridger, it can be unclear who is regulating this risk at ground-level, where power shortages could affect millions of Americans.
The Wyoming Public Service Commission (PSC) officially regulates plant operator Rocky Mountain Power, but the PSC's chief counsel John Burbridge tells NPR his office has not taken steps to ensure there's enough water to keep the power on. He says the PSC defers to the state engineer. "We trust that once [the utilities] have the state engineer's permit they do have enough water," Burbridge says, "You know it's the old Ronald Reagan thing, 'Trust, but verify.'"
But the state engineer Gebhart says a water right isn't a promise of water forever for coal plants. "The granting of a water right does not guarantee an amount of water," he says. "It allows them to use water when it's available."
Gebhart's office gave Jim Bridger its water rights from the Green River in 1968 – the coal plant started operating in 1974. In the scheme of Wyoming's Green River Basin, that isn't very old. Some local farms have water rights dating back to the 1880s, and they would have the seniority to keep their water over relatively newer users like Jim Bridger, Gebhart says.
Last week Wyoming and other upper basin states of the Colorado River missed the federal government's deadline to propose cuts to help with the low water levels downstream at Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
It's still unclear when this possible diversion of Colorado River water from the upper basin could happen. Eskelsen notes that Jim Bridger has a "contingency" at another nearby reservoir – although it, too, is on the Green River and also could be at risk. Ultimately while coal plants like Jim Bridger can ask the state engineer for guidance, they're on their own to make sure they have water supplies to keep operating into the future, says water expert Patrick Tyrrell, the former Wyoming state engineer. "That's not the state engineer's job," he says, "The primary responsibility is on them themselves."
Future plans for Western coal plants
The Jim Bridger coal plant isn't scheduled to close for good until 2037. The Biden administration is aiming for a fossil-free electric grid by 2035. While some Western states like Colorado have committed to shutting down all their coal plants in the next decade, others are considering a different direction.
States like Wyoming, which produces about 40% of the country's coal, hope to keep their coal plants running using new technology that would compress and trap their carbon emissions underground before they escape and cause global warming. In recent years, Wyoming's legislature has mandated that utilities with coal plants explore installing "carbon capture and sequestration" technology. And landmark federal climate legislation features new incentives for carbon capture and storage, including upping the tax credit for storing carbon emissions underground from $50 to as much as $85 per ton.
But installing this technology in a mega-drought that shows no signs of relenting poses serious risks, says Avner Vengosh, professor of environmental quality at Duke University. Carbon capture requires even more water than these Western coal plants already use. In a recent filing with the Wyoming Public Commission, PacifiCorp estimates that carbon capture increases a coal plant's water usage by about 35-40%.
Regardless of what happens with carbon capture and storage, Rocky Mountain Power plans to convert two of Jim Bridger's four units from coal to natural gas in 2023. But even with gas as a fuel instead of coal, the plant would still use the same amount of water, says Eskelsen. "The boiler is still the same and the cooling cycle is still the same," he says.
Locals push for less water-intensive energy
About 50 miles southwest of the Jim Bridger coal plant on the Green River is the Buckboard Marina. Families drive their boats down a long steep road to get to the shore.
Because of the drought, the water has dropped about six feet from a year ago, says Tony Valdez, co-owner of the marina, pointing to the old waterline where the sagebrush abruptly turns to sand. Now Valdez and his wife and co-owner, Jen Valdez, must continuously gauge the water to adjust the ramp to the boats. "It's just straight down," she says. "It's like a slip and slide."
Last month, the Valdez family attended a meeting at a local middle school with farmers, ranchers, and another marina owner about the shortage of water in the Colorado River Basin. "With our water dropping, you know our concern is, where's our marina go?" Tony Valdez asks, "Where's the water come from, if it ain't falling from the sky?"
This drought has forced new questions about the water intensity of energy sources throughout the Colorado basin, says Wahleah Johns, the director of the office of Indian energy policy at the Department of Energy. She says that's particularly true in the Navajo or Diné Nation, which is shifting away from coal. The Four Corners power plant, scheduled to close until 2031, draws from the San Juan River, part of the dwindling Colorado River basin. Johns says as the Diné consider alternative energies, they're thinking about the legacy of coal, water, and pollution.
"The biggest question that communities had is, 'How much water is this gonna use?' And particularly around solar power in comparison to coal." While solar needs some water in the production of the panels, it doesn't have a water footprint once it is installed. "We had to show, you know, very little water is gonna be used."
Johns is a member of Diné nation, "My family, we haul water, we don't have access to water. I mean [close to] 40% of my nation has to haul water every other day," she says, "Those folks have an understanding of how precious water is."
Back at the marina in Wyoming, Tony Valdez remembers his life working in coal plants, including Jim Bridger. "My dad worked in 'em, my brother worked in 'em, I worked in 'em." Valdez knows how much water coal plants use and says that's why he's interested in renewable energy.
"So why are we still pushing that sh*t up in the air when we have wind, we have solar, we have all this stuff that does not impact water?" he asks, "We're pumping water through pipes to power plants to produce power, when there's so many other things that you could possibly do."
This reporting was supported with a grant from The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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San Francisco, Online delivery giant
DoorDash has confirmed that it has been hit by a
data breach, which has affected several customers and merchants.
The company said it recently became aware that a third-party vendor was the target of a sophisticated
phishing campaign and that certain personal information maintained by DoorDash was affected.
"Importantly, the
phishing campaign did not compromise sensitive information and we have no reason to believe that affected personal information has been misused for fraud or identity theft at this time," the company said in a blogpost.
"Because we value the trust our users place in us, we are sharing an update on what happened and how we are responding," it added.
DoorDash recently detected unusual and suspicious activity from a third-party vendor's computer network. In response, it swiftly disabled the vendor's access to our system and contained the incident.
"Based on our investigation, we determined the vendor was compromised by a sophisticated phishing attack. The unauthorised party used the stolen credentials of vendor employees to gain access to some of our internal tools," the company said.
"The advanced tactics used appear to be connected to a wider phishing campaign that has targeted a number of other companies. We understand that law enforcement is aware of this campaign and is actively investigating. We have contacted them to offer our support," it added.
The company said the investigation has determined that a small percentage of individuals whose data is maintained by DoorDash was affected in connection with this incident. | https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/enterprise-services-and-applications/doordash-confirms-data-breach-customers-data-exposed-/93799290 | 2022-08-26T11:36:24Z | https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/enterprise-services-and-applications/doordash-confirms-data-breach-customers-data-exposed-/93799290 | false |
Tech24 Completes Tenth & Eleventh Add-on Acquisitions
GREENVILLE, S.C., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech24, backed by HCI Equity Partners, today announced that it acquired AmeriCold and Arrowhead Commercial Equipment ("Arrowhead") on August 19, 2022, and August 10, 2022, respectively. Tech24 is a national provider of repair and maintenance services for foodservice and commercial HVAC equipment. Arrowhead and AmeriCold represent Tech24's tenth and eleventh add-on acquisitions in the highly fragmented foodservice repair and maintenance market. Financial terms were not disclosed.
AmeriCold is a leading provider of cold-side repair and installation services to customers in the New York metro area, Washington DC, and Southeast Florida. The company has a wide range of customers across the restaurant, grocery store, and institutional end markets, from New York City's premier restaurants and hotels to fast-casual dining facilities, hospitals, and universities. This acquisition expands the Tech24 platform's cold-side refrigeration services and increases its market share in key MSAs.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Arrowhead is a provider of repair services, preventative maintenance, and installation for foodservice and refrigeration equipment. Arrowhead provides both hot and cold-side service for customer segments including restaurants, grocery stores, country clubs and senior care facilities. The acquisition increases Tech24's market share in the fast-growing Phoenix market and brings a talented team and technicians experienced in all types of equipment.
Tech24's CEO Dan Rodstrom, said, "We are excited to welcome both Americold and Arrowhead to the Tech24 organization. AmeriCold brings valuable scale and cold-side service exposure to the large New York market. Arrowhead helps us improve density and diversification in the fast-growing Phoenix market. Both companies come with a long history of strong performance, with accomplished leaders who are excited to develop future growth opportunities for their respective businesses."
"We are very proud of Tech24's continued ability to partner with great companies that expand the broader organization's service areas and customer base," said Doug McCormick, Managing Partner at HCI. "The pace of acquisitions completed is a testament to the team we have built at Tech24, and we look forward to continue supporting them in their M&A strategy."
Quarles and Brady served as legal counsel to Tech24.
HCI Equity Partners is a lower market private equity firm focused on partnering with family and founder-owned distribution, manufacturing and service companies. HCI is headquartered in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.hciequity.com.
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Kelsey Clute, VP, Director of Communications, HCI
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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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A roundup of the most newsworthy press releases from Cision Distribution this week
TORONTO, Aug. 26, 2022 /CNW/ - With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on Cision. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- McDonald's Canada welcomes the new distinctly delicious McCrispy® sandwich to roster of menu favourites
McDonald's Canada is welcoming its newest permanent menu item, the McCrispy®, available now at participating restaurants nationwide. [...] The McCrispy sandwich is made with 100% Canadian-raised seasoned chicken breast, cooked to keep the breading crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, and topped with shredded lettuce, mayo-style sauce and served on a soft potato bun. - Royal Bank of Canada Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results
Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) (NYSE: RY) today reported net income of $3.6 billion for the quarter ended July 31, 2022, down $719 million or 17% from the prior year. - SNDL Announces Agreement to Acquire The Valens Company to Create Leading Vertically Integrated Cannabis Platform
"This powerful combination will result in the creation of a dominant vertically integrated company, exceptionally well-suited to weather the current cannabis environment and become a leader in the Canadian regulated products sector," said Zach George, Chief Executive Officer of SNDL. - GardaWorld Announces the Acquisition of Global Leader ARCA
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Rep. Karen Bass has built a double-digit lead in the Los Angeles mayor’s race with a little over two months to go until election day, firming up her base among the city’s Democratic voters and eroding Rick Caruso’s margin in the San Fernando Valley, a new poll shows.
Since beating Caruso in the June primary by 7 points, Bass has widened her advantage over the businessman to 43%-31%, with 24% undecided, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental studies poll, co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.
Bass has consolidated support among liberal and Democratic voters, picking up the lion’s share of those who went for other candidates in the primary. She leads Caruso by nearly 2 to 1 among former supporters of Councilmember Kevin de León, who came in third in the primary, and wins overwhelmingly among backers of Gina Viola, the progressive activist who came in fourth.
Bass has also significantly narrowed the lead Caruso enjoyed in the Valley, the one region of the city the businessman won in the primary. The Valley accounted for 38% of ballots cast in the primary, and he won there by 7.5 percentage points. Now he’s up by just 2 points, according to the poll.
These numbers raise the question of whether the billionaire mall developer, who bombarded Los Angeles’ airwaves with millions of dollars of advertising during the primary, can claw back into contention and make the race more competitive as the runoff between the two moves into its final phase.
“This isn’t a done deal” because of Caruso’s vast resources, said Paul Mitchell, a political data expert who has been closely following the race.
“It’s a 12-point lead where you’re going to have a large amount of spending, and Caruso is going to have an opportunity to try to re-introduce himself to voters and also to try to be more effective than she is at turning out the voters that do support him.”
Nonetheless, Caruso starts out the fall campaign in a deep hole. Although determining who is a likely voter is difficult this far in advance of the election, among voters whose responses to the poll indicate that they are most likely to cast ballots, Bass’ lead grows to 21 points — 53%-32%, with 14% undecided.
Governor has strong lead for reelection, even though voters see the state on the wrong track.
Bass, a six-term member of Congress representing parts of the Westside and South Los Angeles, has several advantages going for her — some of which her campaign has generated, others which involve changes in the overall political environment.
Those advantages start with a far more favorable image among voters than Caruso has.
About half of registered voters surveyed, 49%, said they had a favorable opinion of Bass, while 22% said they had an unfavorable view, and 29% gave no opinion.
Caruso’s numbers are starkly worse. Thirty-five percent of respondents had a favorable impression of him, while 40% said they had an unfavorable view and 24% had no opinion.
“The favorable-unfavorable comparison between the two candidates is really striking,” said Mark DiCamillo, who directed the poll and has been surveying California voters for decades.
Bass has built her popularity and her sizable lead on support among registered Democrats, people who identify as strongly liberal and Black voters as well as liberal white voters. These groups make up the majority of voters in Los Angeles.
She leads Caruso by 40 points among registered Democrats, 30 among voters who describe themselves as somewhat liberal and nearly 70 points among those who say they’re strongly liberal.
Caruso has found some success with moderates, a sizable chunk of the electorate among whom he has a nine-point lead. Among people who identify as strongly conservative, who make up a small chunk of the city’s registered voters, he has a 50-point advantage.
The candidates’ images are similarly polarized along partisan and ideological lines, the poll found.
“Her image among Democrats is overwhelmingly positive, and his is overwhelmingly negative,” DiCamillo said. “It almost looks like a Democrat versus a Republican on the ballot even though that’s not technically the case.”
Topline results from the August Berkeley IGS poll
The poll found that Bass and Caruso were essentially tied among Latino and Asian voters, with about 34% of the vote. Black voters favored Bass by more than 40 points and she was up among whites by 17 points.
In L.A. precincts with populations that are at least 80% Latino, Caruso got 34% of the vote in the primary, and Bass 27%, according to a Times analysis. Turnout in these Latino-heavy precincts analyzed by The Times was just 17% — much lower than the overall turnout of 30%.
This is the second poll in as many weeks to show Bass up big. A poll released by an outside group supporting the congresswoman found her up by 11 percentage points among likely voters.
When asked what attributes they wanted in their next mayor, voters in the Berkeley IGS poll leaned toward traits that more closely mirror Bass’ background than Caruso’s.
The poll found that 71% of voters said it was important to have someone who is progressive, 75% want a mayor with previous experience in elected office, and 72% want someone who has a history of defending abortion rights.
The one attribute that might favor Caruso is that 77% want a candidate who is tough on crime.
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Voters were far less interested in whether the candidate had a business background, was a political outsider or was a woman.
“If you look at those top four that were all 70% or above, only one of those would probably not be associated with Bass as opposed to Caruso,” said USC political science professor Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro — with crime being the exception.
In February, when The Times asked similar questions, respondents rated previous elected experience and progressive politics as the two most important attributes of a future mayor. In this poll, people who said previous experience was very important supported Bass by about a 40-point margin. Bass had similar advantages among people who said it was very important to have a progressive mayor and those who wanted a mayor with a long history of defending abortion rights.
Among voters who said it was very important to have a candidate who is tough on crime, Caruso leads 47% to 29%.
He has made crime a major focus of his enormous advertising blitz in the spring — along with homelessness. But Bass so far appears to have been able to defang the issue.
In July, Caruso vociferously attacked Bass for endorsing city attorney candidate Faisal Gill, who has run partly on a promise to institute a 100-day moratorium on the prosecution of most new misdemeanor charges. The congresswoman then revoked her endorsement of Gill.
Earlier in the campaign, she also endorsed more hiring at the Los Angeles Police Department.
While those stands angered some activists on the left, they do not appear to have cost Bass many votes among progressives, even as they have blunted Caruso’s attacks.
Caruso’s ads “were effective in kind of defining him during the primary season and getting him to where he got, but I think that was more of a ceiling than I expected,” Hancock Alfaro said.
Bass has also benefited from “what’s changed on the national front,” Hancock said — the renewed focus on women’s reproductive rights in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe vs. Wade.
Eight in 10 California voters say abortion is an important issue when voting this year, while 71% say they plan to vote Yes on Proposition 1, a constitutional amendment to enshrine reproductive rights in the state Constitution.
Bass’ campaign has pointed repeatedly to her long support for abortion rights and Caruso’s position on the issue. A journalist in a 2007 Los Angeles Magazine profile paraphrased Caruso’s views on the subject, writing: “He says he opposes abortion in most cases but would support some stem cell research.”
Caruso’s campaign has declined to comment on those remarks, but throughout the primary the candidate said he would be a stout defender of reproductive rights if he were elected. He also has castigated the Supreme Court’s June decision.
Bill Carrick, who previously advised mayoral candidate Jessica Lall and is now working with Robert Luna in his campaign for Los Angeles County sheriff, said Caruso’s previous Republican affiliation is “the elephant in the room.”
Caruso needs to do a better job of explaining why he’s a Democrat, Carrick said, and sharpen his explanation for why he switched parties.
Caruso switched between Republican and no party preference multiple times before becoming a Democrat in January.
Still, Carrick, a longtime expert in California politics, said Caruso will be an exuberant campaigner this fall who will spend big to get his message across.
“He’s clearly planning an aggressive field operation and has obviously stepped up his retail campaigning,” Carrick said.
Robert Luna holds a small lead over Sheriff Alex Villanueva as the race for sheriff takes on a strongly partisan cast.
Bass may also benefit from the recent failure on the part of opponents of Dist. Atty. George Gascón to get a recall on the ballot.
If the signature drive had succeeded, it might have been on the November ballot, although that was not a certainty. If it had been, it probably would have increased turnout among conservative voters who disapprove of Gascón and favor Caruso.
Supporters of the recall favored Caruso 57% to 24%, the poll found. Caruso, a former LAPD commissioner, earlier this year said he supported the recall, while Bass opposed it.
Had the recall gotten on the ballot, it would have been a serious threat to Gascón. The poll found that registered voters countywide would have favored the recall 41% to 20%, with the rest undecided. Citywide the margin was slightly tighter, with 37% favoring the recall, 23% opposed and the rest undecided.
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll was conducted Aug. 9 to 15, among 4,538 registered voters in Los Angeles County. It included 1,746 voters in the city of Los Angeles, of whom 1,212 were deemed likely voters. The estimated margin of error for the registered voter sample is +/- 2.5 percentage points for the countywide sample and +/- 3 percentage points for the city.
Times staff writer Iris Lee contributed to this report.
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If you’re like me, August is the longest month of the year. That has nothing to do with the weather and everything to do with college football being so close that you can practically feel Ralphie running onto the field in the Rocky Mountains or hear the different renditions of “Tiger Rag” trumpeting across the Southeast.
Ten years ago, to get through this month, a friend who shares my disgust for August joined me in picking the winner of every single Power Five football game. No matter how much we disagreed on a game, we had to come to a consensus and go with it. It was a way of checking each other and, we hoped, coming to a greater place of understanding.
Well, after a few years, we stopped doing this. Life moved on. I got married and happened to honeymoon in August. The next year, my wife and I had our daughter in August. (Those are definitely two recommended ways to get through this month, if you’re so lucky).
USC offensive tackle transfer Bobby Haskins has been an essential voice in the locker room, and he’s ready to “dive headfirst” into helping the Trojans.
But then, in 2019, my friend Sam and I decided it was time to get the band (of mostly faulty predictions) back together. We had Georgia winning the national championship — hey, we were only two years off on that one.
Here’s our forecast for the 2022 season and which two schools will be facing off at SoFi Stadium in January at the College Football Playoff national championship.
Atlantic Coast Conference
The biggest storyline in the ACC is obvious: Can Clemson return to the dominance that defined its run of six straight conference titles from 2015 to 2020? We expect Dabo Swinney’s program to respond and take back the league crown, but the Tigers will fall just short of the playoff. The ACC Atlantic Division should be much more competitive than it has been in recent years — North Carolina State, Boston College, Wake Forest, Louisville and Florida State could hang with Clemson on any given Saturday, and three of those are on the road. Plus, the Tigers play at Notre Dame, where they lost in 2020. Based on what we saw last year from quarterback DJ Uiagalelei, the St. John Bosco High product, we simply don’t see 11 wins on the schedule.
ACC championship game
Clemson (11-2) defeats Miami (8-5)
Big Ten Conference
For the first time in a decade, Ohio State had to live with a loss to Michigan for an entire offseason. And, since the 2020 game was canceled because of Covid-19 issues within Michigan’s program, the faithful in Columbus are going to be downright rabid Thanksgiving weekend when the Wolverines come to town. That should be another top-five showdown, but it’s hard to imagine Michigan winning at Ohio State for the first time since 2000 when the Buckeyes should feature one of the most powerful offenses in school history, led by quarterback CJ Stroud of Rancho Cucamonga. Who will Ohio State face in the Big Ten title game? We’ve got Nebraska having a big year under embattled Scott Frost but falling at Iowa in the season finale to give the nod to Wisconsin.
Big Ten championship game
Ohio State (13-0) defeats Wisconsin (9-4)
Big 12 Conference
Baylor blew up the Big 12 last year, becoming one of the best stories in college football. Will Oklahoma restore order in its first year under Brent Venables, who left as Clemson‘s longtime defensive coordinator to return to Norman as Lincoln Riley‘s replacement? The Sooners will be good, but the Big 12 has enough teams legitimately nipping at their heels for them to put together a playoff resume. We’ve got a three-way tie at the top with Oklahoma, Texas and Oklahoma State, with the Cowboys winning a “Bedlam” rematch at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Big 12 championship Game
Oklahoma State (11-2) defeats Oklahoma (9-4)
Pac-12 Conference
The hype surrounding Lincoln Riley’s first USC team is warranted. Sure, there are questions about the Trojans’ depth on defense, particularly up front, but the star power of offensive transfers Caleb Williams, Jordan Addison, Mario Williams and Travis Dye brings enough positive mojo to believe this team could win a conference title. But it won’t. USC will be just good enough to start 6-0 and turn Utah’s ultimate victory in Salt Lake City into a top-10 win that boosts the Utes into the playoff discussion. Utah has the best team in the league, and Kyle Whittingham can keep the Utes focused week to week. The Pac-12’s five-year playoff drought will finally end in 2022. As for USC, the Trojans will start 9-1 but drop their last two games in disappointing fashion to rivals UCLA and Notre Dame, showing that Riley has much more work to do to get USC back to the top of college football. The Bruins will have a chance at 10 wins but blow it at California, which will take out its anger over UCLA’s Big Ten move and enjoy some sweet revenge.
Pac-12 championship game
Utah (12-1) defeats Oregon (9-4)
Southeastern Conference
Alabama and Georgia remain on another level from the rest of the SEC. The Crimson Tide return quarterback Bryce Young, a Heisman Trophy winner with something still to prove after losing to the Bulldogs in the national championship game. Alabama is loaded on both sides of the ball and will have a Heisman contender on defense as well in edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. Georgia loses 10 of its top 15 tacklers from its historically dominant defense, but the Bulldogs reload quickly on that side of the ball, and the schedule feels perfectly designed for another undefeated regular season in Athens.
SEC championship game
Alabama (13-0) defeats Georgia (12-1)
Independents
The winner of Notre Dame-Brigham Young on Oct. 8 in Las Vegas will have an outside shot at a playoff berth. We think BYU wins that one, but the Cougars schedule is tough. If they somehow get to 11-1, they’re likely in.
College Football Playoff
Alabama and Ohio State will be the top seeds, and the committee will seed Utah and Georgia to avoid an SEC championship game rematch in the national semifinal. Alabama will diplomatically put an end to Utah’s dream season, and Ohio State will edge Georgia, setting up a matchup of Southern California quarterbacks Young and Stroud dueling it out at SoFi Stadium. Young will lead the Crimson Tide to Nick Saban‘s seventh national championship at Alabama and eighth in total.
Semifinals
No. 1. Alabama defeats No. 4 Utah
No. 2 Ohio State defeats No. 3 Georgia
Finals
No. 1 Alabama defeats No. 2 Ohio State
National champion: Alabama
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The first pet I bonded with in life was a cat. Rhubarb was a fluffy white Persian, a soft cottony cloud who only occasionally clawed me as I dragged her around the house. Or so the family story goes; I was still in diapers and have no direct memories of any cat, aside from tattered black and white photographs in an old family album.
Years later, I learned there had actually been two Rhubarbs. The first version ran out on the highway and was hit by a car; my parents, not yet willing to introduce me to the mysteries of death, went out and found another white Persian, and I never noticed the switch. Cats really do have multiple lives, though I don’t know what became of Rhubarb 2.
Looking back, the white lie makes sense; my mother had the Southern ability not only to continually edit our family history but occasionally to write inconvenient characters completely out of the script. Never mind Rhubarb; to this day I wonder why Cousin Kenny, an occasional visitor and playmate when I was about 10, one day ceased entirely to exist. “You’ve never had a Cousin Kenny,” mother said, putting a firm end to any discussion.
Perhaps that explains my early distrust of cats, a feeling deeply rooted in Western culture. Mysterious and independent — and lending their name to possibly the worst Broadway musical of all time — cats have for centuries been the target of fear, scorn and abuse. This may be why for years they’ve come in second place — behind dogs, of course — as the most popular pet in the United States.
For the most part while I was growing up we were a family with dogs: a cuddly black cocker spaniel named Floppy. A tan cocker spaniel named Champ. A fiery little terrier named Spunky who was fond of nipping people he didn’t like.
Cats remained on the fringes of my life in those years. I took care of a dorm cat during my sophomore year in college, but failed to bond deeply with an animal whose only interest in me was to swat my face at dawn every morning, demanding food.
I easily took to dogs, though, and soon after I graduated from college I found myself the owner of an exceedingly bright German shepherd named Leda — I once counted dozens of English words she clearly understood. After a trip to the Canadian Arctic, where I fell in love with sled dogs, I returned home to L.A. and bought a purebred malamute, who acquired the name Elk. He was a joy to backpack with, as he could happily carry almost everything we needed for a weekend outing.
Then, all at about the same time, Elk and Leda reached the end of their natural lives, I married a woman who is not at all fond of dogs, and we moved to the country.
Enter, once again into my life, cats. After our rural farmhouse proved to be infested with mice, we decided that a cat — of the outdoor variety — would be the best solution. The job was taken by Wally, a mature charcoal gray cat who came from a friend moving into a pet-free apartment. Wally not only quickly reduced the mouse population but instantly befriended our infant son, and soon was invited to become an indoor/outdoor cat, a change he entirely approved.
He was the first of a series of indoor/outdoor mousers over several decades that included Rosie, Juniper and Prudence, all of whom did their jobs well but functioned more as cordial employees than family members.
Then came Bernstein. Named after journalist Carl Bernstein, he is a rescued feral barn cat who showed up in our lives soon after Prudence ended her mousing career. Camilla Mortensen, editor of this paper, mentioned one day she had one feral kitten too many in the small trailer where she lives with two large dogs, and didn’t I need a cat?
Seven years ago this fall Bernstein took over our household. A handsome gray tabby and an excellent mouser, he’s the smartest and most engaging cat I’ve ever been around. Though not quite as literate as my late German shepherd, he clearly understands enough words to navigate life among humans with finesse.
He is also devoted to me in a way that is practically doglike. Cats are not known for their loyalty, but Bernstein curls up in my office each evening after dinner, waiting for me to come in to sit and read or edit photos. He often asks, by jumping into the chair and meowing, to be spun in circles in an old office chair that’s largely his; other evenings he’ll tap on a box of toys he wants to play with and look to me to pull one out. At 10 pm he reminds me, if I seem to have forgotten, that it’s bedtime, and at 6 am each day I am awakened by a purring cat curled up on my right shoulder.
I still love dogs, but I’m definitely a cat person now as well. One of Bernstein’s many charms is that he is very low maintenance, requiring little more than a dollop of cat food in his dish twice a day and a spin in the chair in the evening.
Meanwhile, I enjoy the best of both worlds: As I’m writing this in my office at EW, a sweet-natured rescued pit bull named Biggie is curled up asleep next to my feet. He and a Rhodesian ridgeback named Aksel are full-time office dogs here, giving me plenty of canine play and affection — without all the time, energy and money that owning two big dogs requires.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita West Pioneers are entering their third year with head coach Adam Rosensteil.
“I feel like for year three, we’re right on track with the four-five year plan I had coming in,” Rosensteil explained. “Changing the culture, adding the coaches that are really in tune with our student body, getting the most that we can out of the school. I think we’re right on track with that.”
After back-to-back six-win seasons in 2018 and 2019, West has yet to get back to that mark.
Senior linebacker Israel Cervantes said, “This year, we have more of a team. Last year, we would argue here or there sometimes, but this time we’re more united.”
They are the only Wichita directional school at the 5A level, but they tell me that they relish the opportunity to play as the underdog.
“We’re the underdog,” added sophomore linebacker Mencali En. “That’s always a good thing. We’re going to surprise a lot of people. It’s something to look forward to.”
One thing you’ll notice about the Pioneers is that they are super young on both sides of the ball, but Rosensteil says he likes what he’s seen from his club so far.
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Driving through the Wyoming sagebrush west of Cheyenne, the clouds of dust rising from the road give way to giant plumes of steam shooting into the warming sky.
This is the Jim Bridger power plant, one of the largest coal-fired power sources in the nation and an enormous emitter of carbon dioxide pollution. At the plant's edge there's a reservoir, lined with rocks and clumps of drying grass. The plant sucks up about 16 million barrels of water each day, using it to power more than million homes across six western states, all the way to Oregon.
But there's a problem that looms for the coal plant operator and the customers that rely on it for electricity. This water is piped here from the Green River, a tributary of the rapidly shrinking Colorado River. Now, amidst a decades-long drought and a shortage of water downstream across the Southwest, future conservation in the basin could mean industrial users like Jim Bridger see their water shut off, says Wyoming State Engineer Brandon Gebhart.
"They would be likely the first one shut off. Unless they were able to find a different source of water, we would have to just shut off their water and not allow them to divert," Gebhart says.
The western U.S. hasn't been this dry for more than 1,200 years, but 30 western coal plants continue to suck up 156 million gallons a day of the region's scarce water, according to the Energy Information Administration. Now the very plants whose emissions help drive climate change are at risk of shutdowns, because the water they need to operate has fallen to unprecedented levels.
Some utilities are already sending warnings, telling federal regulators that the drought could threaten coal plant operations. But there's uncertainty at the state level over which officials are responsible for managing drought risk to power plants and the threat of brownouts and blackouts.
Old coal plants like Jim Bridger have for decades been critical to the grid, says David Eskelsen, spokesman for Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp, which operates the Wyoming plant. "With all the concerns about the use of fossil fuels, climate change, and the use of water in this way," Eskelsen says, "that has to be balanced against the role that these particular power plants play in the stability of the regional transmission system."
But rising water scarcity in the West means the stability of coal plants like Jim Bridger is no longer a sure thing, says Joe Smyth, research manager at the Energy and Policy Institute, a utility watchdog group.
"If you don't have water to cool it, you can't run it, right? Like it's not a minor risk. It is a very disruptive event," he says, "If you're not aware of those risks, then you are not really operating your power plants responsibly."
Who ensures that coal plants have enough water?
Drought threatens coal plant operations and customers across the US. Earlier this year in its reliability assessment, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation issued a warning that drought in the Missouri River Basin could affect power plants, including coal plants, that use river water for cooling. In the west, the risk of low water is leading to new alerts for Wall Street investors.
In its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, New Mexico utility PNM outlines the risks of drought to its coal plants on the San Juan river, a tributary of the Colorado. "If inadequate precipitation occurs in the watershed that supplies that region, PNM may have to decrease generation at these plants," the utility writes, "Drought conditions or actions taken by the court system, regulators, or legislators could limit PNM's supply of water, which would adversely impact PNM's business."
But for a coal plant like Jim Bridger, it can be unclear who is regulating this risk at ground-level, where power shortages could affect millions of Americans.
The Wyoming Public Service Commission (PSC) officially regulates plant operator Rocky Mountain Power, but the PSC's chief counsel John Burbridge tells NPR his office has not taken steps to ensure there's enough water to keep the power on. He says the PSC defers to the state engineer. "We trust that once [the utilities] have the state engineer's permit they do have enough water," Burbridge says, "You know it's the old Ronald Reagan thing, 'Trust, but verify.'"
But the state engineer Gebhart says a water right isn't a promise of water forever for coal plants. "The granting of a water right does not guarantee an amount of water," he says. "It allows them to use water when it's available."
Gebhart's office gave Jim Bridger its water rights from the Green River in 1968 – the coal plant started operating in 1974. In the scheme of Wyoming's Green River Basin, that isn't very old. Some local farms have water rights dating back to the 1880s, and they would have the seniority to keep their water over relatively newer users like Jim Bridger, Gebhart says.
Last week Wyoming and other upper basin states of the Colorado River missed the federal government's deadline to propose cuts to help with the low water levels downstream at Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
It's still unclear when this possible diversion of Colorado River water from the upper basin could happen. Eskelsen notes that Jim Bridger has a "contingency" at another nearby reservoir – although it, too, is on the Green River and also could be at risk. Ultimately while coal plants like Jim Bridger can ask the state engineer for guidance, they're on their own to make sure they have water supplies to keep operating into the future, says water expert Patrick Tyrrell, the former Wyoming state engineer. "That's not the state engineer's job," he says, "The primary responsibility is on them themselves."
Future plans for Western coal plants
The Jim Bridger coal plant isn't scheduled to close for good until 2037. The Biden administration is aiming for a fossil-free electric grid by 2035. While some Western states like Colorado have committed to shutting down all their coal plants in the next decade, others are considering a different direction.
States like Wyoming, which produces about 40% of the country's coal, hope to keep their coal plants running using new technology that would compress and trap their carbon emissions underground before they escape and cause global warming. In recent years, Wyoming's legislature has mandated that utilities with coal plants explore installing "carbon capture and sequestration" technology. And landmark federal climate legislation features new incentives for carbon capture and storage, including upping the tax credit for storing carbon emissions underground from $50 to as much as $85 per ton.
But installing this technology in a mega-drought that shows no signs of relenting poses serious risks, says Avner Vengosh, professor of environmental quality at Duke University. Carbon capture requires even more water than these Western coal plants already use. In a recent filing with the Wyoming Public Commission, PacifiCorp estimates that carbon capture increases a coal plant's water usage by about 35-40%.
Regardless of what happens with carbon capture and storage, Rocky Mountain Power plans to convert two of Jim Bridger's four units from coal to natural gas in 2023. But even with gas as a fuel instead of coal, the plant would still use the same amount of water, says Eskelsen. "The boiler is still the same and the cooling cycle is still the same," he says.
Locals push for less water-intensive energy
About 50 miles southwest of the Jim Bridger coal plant on the Green River is the Buckboard Marina. Families drive their boats down a long steep road to get to the shore.
Because of the drought, the water has dropped about six feet from a year ago, says Tony Valdez, co-owner of the marina, pointing to the old waterline where the sagebrush abruptly turns to sand. Now Valdez and his wife and co-owner, Jen Valdez, must continuously gauge the water to adjust the ramp to the boats. "It's just straight down," she says. "It's like a slip and slide."
Last month, the Valdez family attended a meeting at a local middle school with farmers, ranchers, and another marina owner about the shortage of water in the Colorado River Basin. "With our water dropping, you know our concern is, where's our marina go?" Tony Valdez asks, "Where's the water come from, if it ain't falling from the sky?"
This drought has forced new questions about the water intensity of energy sources throughout the Colorado basin, says Wahleah Johns, the director of the office of Indian energy policy at the Department of Energy. She says that's particularly true in the Navajo or Diné Nation, which is shifting away from coal. The Four Corners power plant, scheduled to close until 2031, draws from the San Juan River, part of the dwindling Colorado River basin. Johns says as the Diné consider alternative energies, they're thinking about the legacy of coal, water, and pollution.
"The biggest question that communities had is, 'How much water is this gonna use?' And particularly around solar power in comparison to coal." While solar needs some water in the production of the panels, it doesn't have a water footprint once it is installed. "We had to show, you know, very little water is gonna be used."
Johns is a member of Diné nation, "My family, we haul water, we don't have access to water. I mean [close to] 40% of my nation has to haul water every other day," she says, "Those folks have an understanding of how precious water is."
Back at the marina in Wyoming, Tony Valdez remembers his life working in coal plants, including Jim Bridger. "My dad worked in 'em, my brother worked in 'em, I worked in 'em." Valdez knows how much water coal plants use and says that's why he's interested in renewable energy.
"So why are we still pushing that sh*t up in the air when we have wind, we have solar, we have all this stuff that does not impact water?" he asks, "We're pumping water through pipes to power plants to produce power, when there's so many other things that you could possibly do."
This reporting was supported with a grant from The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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I have cancer and can't afford to heat my home
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Melanie Finlay had hoped to spend her summer making memories with husband Tom and seven-year-old son Joseph - but spent a large chunk in a hospice to manage her pain levels.
The 48-year-old was given between 12 and 18 months to live earlier this year as metastatic cancer had spread to her bones, lungs, hips, knees and bone marrow.
She is now on what she describes as a "buffet" of medication to manage her pain at home - but expects this will become more difficult in the colder months.
"It's one of the most painful cancers you can have and the cold weather has a major affect on your bones wherever you live," she said.
"But being in the Highlands it's a damp cold you get here - it's definitely uncomfortable."
The family lives in a two-bedroom flat with a pre-paid energy meter in Inverness - one of the coldest of the UK's larger towns and cities.
It has recorded relatively mild winters in recent years, but the temperature still fell as low as -9.1C in 2020-21.
Melanie told BBC Scotland she combatted the discomfort by having her heating on a constant low burn during the winter months, but it is not something she can afford this year given the energy cap increase.
Previously, the family spent at least £300 a month on gas and electricity, but Melanie said it was getting to the point where £100 for electricity alone lasted just over a week.
"I've been putting money aside during summer and this will hopefully go towards heating this winter," she said.
"We've got extra duvets and hot water bottles and I'll be able to wrap my legs up in blankets.
"There are places I could go to get out of the house if I need to, like Maggie's Centre at Raigmore - they're emphasising if you need a cup of tea and keep warm [people can go there.]"
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The family have taken steps to become more energy efficient and many of their appliances are electric.
But because Tom works from home in order to be Melanie's carer, their mitigations will likely not do much to ease the expensive months ahead.
"There's always going to be someone in the house," she said. "We don't have the luxury of closing the door at 18:00.
"We'll probably turn the heating off in the front room and just have it on in the back bedroom.
"We've changed the lights to energy-saving bulbs and are going to seal the windows - but it's just going to be a case of fingers crossed and see how it goes."
Melanie, who can no longer walk, receives reduced pay from her employer due to her illness and after a six-month wait, is claiming a disability benefit - Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
The money helps with household costs, but she worries how her family will cope after her death with the cost of living only set to increase.
She said: "I would love to have left them a legacy - but how? Any savings, money we've got is going to cost of living.
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"Everything is wrapped around me trying to get enough money to pay for my funeral - I want to get it organised before that goes up - and it's knowing I'm going to leave Tom and Joe worse off. That's what hurts."
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Pre-payment meter customers, often among the most vulnerable consumers, will pay an extra £59 a year on their bill from October.
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Claire Telfer, head of Scotland at the charity, said: "Children are at serious risk from today's announcement and could spend this winter in cold homes, with fewer hot meals, despite the best efforts of their parents and carers. Our children deserve better.
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In August 2021, the student was hospitalized after overdosing on illegal drugs and told her sister of the relationship she had with Hunley, triggering the complaint to WCBS, according to the board records.
As part of the police investigation, authorities reviewed text messages between Hunley and the student that appeared to discuss the transportation and sale of drugs.
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After the Board of Social Work filed disciplinary charges against Hunley, a closed-door hearing was held in May at which Hunley declined to appear.
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The board said Hunley’s actions were “wholly inappropriate” and illegal and had placed both the student and the general public at risk. The board then voted to revoke Hunley’s Iowa license as an independent social worker.
There is no public record of any criminal charges being filed against Hunley in connection with the alleged drug sales. Hunley could not be reached for comment.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, leaders from Peach State Health Plan and the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University announced the official 2022 "Peach State Scholars" during a ceremony on Augusta University's campus. The seven students make up the second class of Peach State Scholars participating in the Medical College of Georgia's MCG3+ Primary Care Pathway Program.
The program, which launched in 2020, allows selected students to finish medical school in three years rather than four and go directly into a primary care residency in Georgia. In exchange for their commitment to serve in a rural or underserved area of the state, these students will receive a scholarship for tuition, which was made possible by a $5.2 million donation from Peach State Health Plan in 2021.
"We are excited to see the MCG3+ Primary Care Pathway Program expand into its second year with the 2022 Peach State Scholars," said Wade Rakes, Chief Executive Officer, Peach State Health Plan. "These medical students will soon be on the frontline of medical care in Georgia's underserved communities. As this innovative program continues, together we'll help develop more doctors throughout the state of Georgia."
Governor Brian Kemp matched Peach State Health Plan's initial donation to kickstart the program, adding another $5.2 million in funding. This year, Governor Kemp and the Georgia General Assembly added an additional $8.7 million to the program.
"I am always proud to see public and private organizations in Georgia come to together to create innovative solutions to health care problems in the state," said Governor Brian Kemp. "The state of Georgia is proud to support the work Peach State Health Plan and the Medical College of Georgia are doing to put more doctors in our rural and underserved areas."
"Our partnership with Peach State Health Plan has been critical to getting the MCG3+ Primary Care Pathway Program off the ground to address Georgia's doctor shortages," said Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel, PhD. "Georgia is losing doctors in many of its underserved areas for a variety of reasons, including retirement of aging doctors and the desire of young doctors to open practices in more populated areas. These Peach State Scholars will help address these shortages for years to come."
The 2022 Peach State Scholars, their hometowns, and intended specialty are as follows:
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Alpharetta, GA
Pediatrics
M. Raine Foulkes
Macon, GA
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Cumming, GA
Internal Medicine
Adir Mohaban
Hahira, GA
Emergency Medicine
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Lawrenceville, GA
Psychiatry
Bailey Rodgers
Marietta, GA
OB/GYN
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To become certified, Enstoa went through a rigorous third-party evaluation process administered by the British Standards Institution (BSI), including a comprehensive review of all levels of security management throughout Enstoa's entire organization. This encompassed all aspects of the company's operations, including the physical protection of information, the security of products and services, and employee practices. BSI assessed that Enstoa has implemented an ongoing, systematic approach for protecting company and customer data, and found their personnel to be conscientious and knowledgeable in best practices.
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers what will be his most closely scrutinized speech of the year Friday, investors and economists will be turning over his remarks for any clues about how fast the Fed may continue to raise its key interest rate — and for how long.
With inflation hovering near a four-decade high — almost 9% — Powell will likely stress that the Fed is determined to bring it down to its 2% target, no matter what it takes. The Fed's rate hikes may well defeat inflation in time. But there are fears that they may cause a recession in the process.
Powell's remarks will kick off the Fed's annual economic symposium at Jackson Hole, the first time the conference of central bankers will be held in person since 2019, after it went virtual for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since March, the Fed has implemented its fastest pace of rate increases in decades to combat inflation, which has punished households with soaring costs for food, gas, rent and other necessities. The central bank has lifted its benchmark rate by 2 full percentage points in just four meetings, to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%.
Those hikes have led to higher costs for mortgages, car loans and other consumer and business borrowing. Home sales have been plunging since the Fed first signaled it would raise borrowing costs.
Yet the central bank finds itself at a turning point. At a news conference after its last policy meeting in late July, Powell suggested that the Fed might decide to slow its rate hikes after having imposed two straight three-quarter-point increases — historically large moves — in June and July.
He also said the Fed's aggressive steps had raised its key short-term rate to a point at which it is neither stimulating nor slowing growth. Its benchmark rate had been held near zero from early in the pandemic until this March as the Fed sought to strengthen the economy.
Fed-watchers hope Powell will send some signal Friday of how large a rate hike the central bank will announce at its next meeting in late September or how long policymakers will keep rates elevated. They also hope to learn more about what factors the policymakers will consider in the coming months to decide when borrowing rates have gone high enough.
“He’s got to kind of take on the uncertainty about the outlook and try to explain what will they be looking for to make their policy decisions,” said William English, a professor at the Yale School of Management and former senior economist at the Fed.
How far, for instance, must inflation decline before Powell and his colleagues would suspend their rate hikes? What would the Fed do if unemployment, now at a half-century low, began rising? If the economy were to tip into recession, many investors think the Fed might pivot and actually cut rates again. But if inflation isn't yet under control, that would be unlikely.
In June, the Fed's policymakers signaled that they expected their key rate to end 2022 in a range of 3.25% to 3.5% and then to rise further next year to between 3.75% and 4%. If rates reached their projected level at the end of this year, they would be at the highest point since 2008. Powell is betting that he can engineer a high-risk outcome: Slow the economy enough to ease inflation pressures yet not so much as to trigger a recession.
His task has been complicated by the economy's cloudy picture: On Thursday, the government said the economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate in the April-June period, the second straight quarter of contraction. Yet employers are still hiring rapidly, and the number of people seeking unemployment aid, a measure of layoffs, remains relatively low.
At the same time, inflation is still crushingly high, though it has shown some signs of easing, notably in the form of declining gas prices.
“The data are pretty confusing,” English said. “It's just hard to know what the exact situation is.”
At its meeting in July, Fed policymakers expressed two competing concerns that highlighted their delicate task.
According to minutes from that meeting, the officials — who aren't identified by name — have prioritized their inflation fight. Still, some officials said there was a risk that the Fed would raise borrowing costs more than necessary, risking a recession. If inflation were to fall closer to the Fed's 2% target and the economy weakened further, those diverging views could become hard to reconcile.
After last month's Fed meeting, Powell told reporters that the size of the next rate hike “would depend on the data we get between now and then.”
He also said that as rates rise, “it likely will become appropriate to slow the pace of increases” and assess how the Fed's actions have affected the economy. Those remarks helped ignite a stock-market rally because many investors interpreted them to mean the Fed would be less aggressive in the coming months.
Since then, though, many Fed officials have pushed back against any notion that they're close to easing up on their inflation fight.
Tom Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, told CNBC this month, “I’d like to see a period of sustained inflation under control, and until we do I think we’re just going to have to continue to move rates higher."
On Friday, Powell may also address how the pandemic caused a range of supply problems for the economy and what it could mean for Fed policy. COVID-19 shutdowns led to shortages of semiconductors and other components as well as workers. Many of those supply shortages persist. And Russia's invasion of Ukraine cut off supplies of oil and agricultural commodities that raised global costs of gas and food.
Such “supply shocks” pose a particular challenge to the Fed because its policy tools involve raising or lowering rates to spur or slow demand. Traditionally, the Fed ignores the impact of supply shocks on inflation under the assumption that they will prove temporary.
In fact, at last year's Jackson Hole symposium, Powell listed five reasons why he thought inflation would be “transitory.” Yet instead it has persisted.
As a result, some economists think Powell may play it safer this time and spend much of his speech reviewing the economic outlook.
“This isn’t the time to roll out a big framework,” said Vincent Reinhart, chief economist at Dreyfus and Mellon and a former Fed staffer. “They’re trying to figure out how to keep on tightening and doing something that the Federal Reserve hadn’t to do in 40 years."
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Test ride Addmotor's newest electric bikes, browse e-bikes and accessories, and schedule service and support.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Addmotor, which offers a wide selection of electric bikes and trikes in stock for shipment, celebrated the grand opening of its new showroom expansion in Florida in August 2022. The new showroom allows Addmotor to pick, pack, and ship packages to customers in more than ten states around the USA, which includes Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, etc. Customers from these states can receive their e-bikes within 1-3 days after placing the order online.
Debuting Addmotor Florida Showroom
With the steady growth and operation of the first showroom established in California in 2018, the opening of the Florida showroom comes at a time of record growth for the company - Addmotor boasts rapid growth rates in the first and second quarters of 2022. Additionally, new e-bikes and e-trikes will be launched in the fourth quarter. This new showroom & warehouse expansion will greatly shorten the delivery time to many customers living in the eastern parts of the country and provide opportunities for future growth.
The new showroom is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It features multiple common work areas and reception rooms with oversized windows for optimal natural sunlight, as well as a maintenance area that provides after-sale service and support to Addriders. Not only that but there is a spacious place in front of the building for employees to take their breaks and relax.
What can people expect from the showroom?
Sales: Shop Addmotor's full product lineup of electric bikes, electric trikes accessories, replacement parts, and merch.
Coming Test Rides: Passionate Addmotor staff put their hearts into helping customers find the perfect electric bike and provide tips on how to get the most out of it for many years to come. They will guide customers in learning how to operate and use the e-bike. Addmotor will start test ride service soon. If customers are new to e-bike cycling and have no idea on how to choose the right e-bike, just go for a test ride.
Service & Support: Addmotor's professional mechanical team will assist Addriders in troubleshooting and diagnosing any problems that they may have with their e-bikes. This service will be improved in the fourth quarter.
To know the specific location of the Florida Showroom, please visit Addmotor's website.
About Addmotor
Addmotor is a fast-growing USA-based electric bike and trike company. Focusing on providing stylish, long-lasting, and efficient electric bicycles and tricycles for commuting and recreation for more than ten years, Addmotor's e-bikes are sold directly to customers online. Additional information can be found at Addmotor.com and on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
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New marketing campaign highlights travel trend of consumers wanting to see the world from their doorstep
SEATTLE, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With a rise in travelers wanting to explore global destinations without taking international flights, Holland America Line is launching its "See the World from Your Doorstep" campaign, highlighting the cruise line's leadership in roundtrip travel from U.S. homeports.
Those who want to avoid a long-haul flight can sail roundtrip from Boston; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; San Diego or Seattle with Holland America Line. The brand has more cruises over 15 nights roundtrip from the U.S. to destinations around the world than any other cruise line, visiting 225 ports in 91 countries.
"Over the past year we've seen a shift in the way people are vacationing due to the unpredictability of air travel and desire to explore more, and there's higher interest when it comes to longer voyages from our U.S. homeports," said Kacy Cole, vice president, marketing and e-commerce, Holland America Line. "Travelers love the idea of discovering the islands of the South Pacific or Africa's exotic shores with just a simple drive or short flight to one our homeports."
A recent survey by Cruise Critic found 82% of U.S.-based respondents would prefer to book an international cruise that sails from a domestic port than to fly to an international port. Holland America Line offers four Grand Voyages, all roundtrip from the U.S, for travelers who want to circle the world or explore Africa, South America or Australia. Monthlong cruises include a roundtrip itinerary from San Diego visiting Hawaii, Tahiti and Marquesas, or a roundtrip departure from Boston visiting Greenland, Iceland, Norway and the British Isles.
In addition to extended voyages, Holland America Line also offers vacations 15 nights or less to popular locales like the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Canada, Alaska and Mexico roundtrip from a U.S. departure port and from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more information about Holland America Line, consult a travel advisor, call 1-877-SAIL HAL (877-724-5425) or visit hollandamerica.com.
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Find Holland America Line on Twitter, Facebook and the Holland America Blog. Access all social media outlets via the home page at hollandamerica.com.
About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]
Holland America Line has been exploring the world for 150 years with expertly crafted itineraries, extraordinary service and genuine connections to the destinations. Offering an ideal mid-sized ship experience, its fleet visits nearly 400 ports in 114 countries around the world and has shared the thrill of Alaska for 75 years — longer than any other cruise line. Holland America Line's 11 vessels feature a diverse range of enriching activities and amenities focused on destination immersion and personalized travel. The best live music at sea fills each evening at Music Walk, and dining venues feature exclusive selections from a Culinary Council of world-famous chefs.
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SHANGRAO, China, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Business Highlights
- Significant year-over-year growth in revenues and module shipments.
- Demand in European markets remained strong; shipments to China market increased significantly year-over-year and sequentially.
- Product mix was further optimized with the shipments of large-size products increasing to nearly 90% of total shipments.
- The first phase of 16 GW N-type cells reached full capacity with mass production efficiency exceeding 24.8%.
- We have high visibility for the order book of our premium N-type modules.
Second Quarter 2022 Operational and Financial Highlights
- Quarterly shipments were 10,532 MW (10,183 MW for solar modules, and 349 MW for cells and wafers), up 25.5% sequentially, and up 102.4% year-over-year.
- Total revenues were RMB18.84 billion (US$2.81 billion), up 27.6% sequentially and up 137.6% year-over-year. The sequential and year-over-year increases were mainly attributable to an increase in the shipment of solar modules.
- Gross profit was RMB2.77 billion (US$413.8 million), up 24.5% sequentially and up 103.9% year-over-year.
- Gross margin was 14.7%, compared with 15.1% in Q1 2022 and 17.1% in Q2 2021. The sequential change was relatively flat and the year-over-year decrease was mainly due to an increase in the material cost of solar modules.
- Adjusted net income attributable to JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd's ordinary shareholders, which excludes the impact from a change in fair value of the convertible senior notes (the "Notes") and the share based compensations expenses, was RMB368.4 million (US$55.0 million), compared with RMB328.4 million in Q1 2022 and RMB264.1 million in Q2 2021. Due to the increase in the Company's stock price in Q2 2022, the Company recognized a loss from a change in fair value of the Notes of RMB536.9 million (US$80.2 million) in Q2 2022.
- Net loss attributable to JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd's ordinary shareholders was RMB623.3 million (US$93.1 million), compared with net income attributable to JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd's ordinary shareholders of RMB28.9 million in Q1 2022 and RMB66.2 million in Q2 2021.
- Basic and diluted losses per ordinary share were RMB3.15 (US$0.47) and RMB3.15 (US$0.47), respectively. This translates into basic and diluted losses per ADS of RMB12.60 (US$1.88) and RMB12.60 (US$1.88), respectively.
Mr. Xiande Li, JinkoSolar's Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We had a good quarter despite difficult market conditions. Total module shipments in the second quarter were approximately 10.2GW, up 26.8% sequentially, and total revenues reached US$2.81 billion, up 27.6% sequentially. As polysilicon prices continued to rise, we actively worked to control internal costs through technical advancement and process improvement, partially offsetting the impact of higher upstream costs. Gross margin in the second quarter was 14.7%, remaining relatively flat compared with the first quarter. Excluding the impact of the convertible senior notes and share based compensations expenses, net income in the second quarter was US$55.0 million, improving sequentially.
Driven by the accelerating energy transition in several countries and businesses, as well as the energy crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, demand for solar products continued to grow in many markets. In the first half of 2022, Europe imported a total of 42.4GW of PV modules, a year-on-year increase of 137%, and China achieved solar PV installations of 30.9 GW, a year-over-year increase of 136%. Given this better-than-expected growth in demand, released polysilicon production came up short and was further aggravated by annual maintenance programs, and power rationing and anti-pandemic restrictions in certain regions of China. As a result, polysilicon prices rose continuously, reaching a recent high of RMB310/kg, further increasing module prices. Higher module prices negatively affected project yields, causing the demand to deduce to some extent. We believe polysilicon prices will continue to increase and reach their peak in the third quarter. As polysilicon production gradually ramps up in the fourth quarter, polysilicon price increases are expected to moderate, driving a recovery of downstream demand.
Recently,the local government of Sichuan province has imposed province-wide power rationing measures and the production capacity of our manufacturing facilities in Sichuan province has been temporarily affected. We are currently unable to evaluate the extent to which our business operation and financial performance for full year 2022 will be affected by the power rationing measures in Sichuan Province, as it remains uncertain how long the power rationing measures will persist and when our Sichuan manufacturing facilities can resume full production. We are actively monitoring the situation and have implemented various measures to minimize the adverse impact from the power rationing on our business operations and financial performance.
During the second quarter, the proportion of large-size capacity increased sequentially, further improving our integrated structure. At the end of the quarter, our 16 GW of TOPCon cell capacity reached full production with a mass-production efficiency of over 24.8%, and yield rate and integrated cost were in line with our expectations. We recently started production at an additional 8 GW of N-type cell capacity in Hefei and commenced construction of another production project with 11 GW of N-type cell capacity in Haining.
As an industry pioneer embracing the TOPCon technology, we have recently achieved key technology breakthroughs in the currently selected TOPCon technology route that we believe we have created an entry-barrier related to core process and technology with industry-leading mass production efficiency, yield rate and cost levels. Our N-type products continue to be well-received by global customers and, so far, we have high visibility in our orderbook. Compared with P-type products, N-type products command a competitive premium as a result of improved technical parameters and additional power generation gain. We are confident that we will complete our full year N-type shipment goal. In addition, considering the release of new capacity in 2023 and increasing market penetration, we expect the proportion of N-type shipments to further increase.
In view of the current and expected supply chain and market conditions, we have adjusted our capacity expansion pace for mono wafer, cell, and modules for the rest of 2022, and as a result, we are currently expecting the annual production capacity for mono wafers, cells, and modules to reach 60 GW, 55 GW and 65 GW, respectively, by the end of 2022."
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Total Revenues
Total revenues in the second quarter of 2022 were RMB18.84 billion (US$2.81 billion), an increase of 27.6% from RMB14.76 billion in the first quarter of 2022 and an increase of 137.6% from RMB7.93 billion in the second quarter of 2021. The sequential and year-over-year increases were mainly attributable to an increase in the shipment of solar modules due to the increasing demand of global market.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit in the second quarter of 2022 was RMB2.77 billion (US$413.8 million), compared with RMB2.23 billion in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB1.36 billion in the second quarter of 2021.
Gross margin was 14.7% in the second quarter of 2022, compared with 15.1% in the first quarter of 2022 and 17.1% in the second quarter of 2021. The sequential change was relatively flat and the year-over-year decrease was mainly due to an increase in the material cost of solar modules.
(Loss) /Income from Operations and Operating Margin
Loss from operations in the second quarter of 2022 was RMB 289.1 million (US$43.2 million), compared with income from operations of RMB40.8 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB356.4 million in the second quarter of 2021. The sequential and year-over-year decreases were mainly due to an increase in disposal and impairment loss on property, plant and equipment.
Operating loss margin was 1.5% in the second quarter of 2022, compared with operating profit margin of 0.3% in the first quarter of 2022 and 4.5% in the second quarter of 2021.
Total operating expenses in the second quarter of 2022 were RMB3.06 billion (US$457.0 million), an increase of 40.0% from RMB2.19 billion in the first quarter of 2022 and an increase of 205.2% from RMB1.00 billion in the second quarter of 2021. The sequential and year-over-year increases were mainly attributable to (i) an increase in shipping costs for solar modules (ii) an increase in disposal and impairment loss on property, plant and equipment, and (iii) an increase in share based compensations expenses in the second quarter of 2022.
Total operating expenses accounted for 16.2% of total revenues in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 14.8% in the first quarter of 2022 and 12.6% in the second quarter of 2021.
Interest Expenses, Net
Net interest expenses in the second quarter of 2022 were RMB88.0 million (US$13.1 million), a decrease of 45.7% from RMB162.2 million in the first quarter of 2022 and a decrease of 44.1% from RMB157.5 million in the second quarter of 2021. The sequential and year-over-year decreases were mainly due to a decrease in the Company's interest-bearing debts and an increase in interest income of bank deposits.
Subsidy Income
Subsidy income in the second quarter of 2022 was RMB464.8 million (US$69.4 million), compared with RMB305.3 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB162.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. The sequential and year over year increases were mainly attributable to an increase in the cash receipt of subsidies from local governments in China which are non-recurring, not refundable and with no conditions.
Exchange Gain/Loss and Change in Fair Value of Foreign Exchange Derivatives
The Company recorded a net exchange gain (including change in fair value of foreign exchange derivatives) of RMB225.7 million (US$33.7 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared to a net exchange gain of RMB76.4 million in the first quarter of 2022 and a net exchange loss of RMB4.4 million in the second quarter of 2021. The sequential and year-over-year changes were mainly attributable to the exchange rate fluctuation of the US dollars against the RMB in the second quarter of 2022.
Change in Fair Value of Convertible Senior Notes and Call Option
The Company issued US$85.0 million of 4.5% convertible senior notes due 2024 in May 2019 and has elected to measure the Notes at fair value derived by valuation model, i.e. Binomial Model.
The Company recognized a loss from a change in fair value of the Notes of RMB536.9 million (US$80.2 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared to a loss of RMB104.9 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB335.7 million in the second quarter of 2021. The change was primarily due to an increase in the Company's stock price in the second quarter of 2022.
Equity in Earnings/ (Loss) of Affiliated Companies
The Company indirectly holds a 20% equity interest in Sweihan PV Power Company P.J.S.C, a developer and operator of solar power projects in Dubai, and accounts for its investment using the equity method. The Company recorded equity in loss of affiliated companies of RMB0.1 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared with earnings of RMB6.4 million in the first quarter of 2022 and loss of RMB0.3 million in the second quarter of 2021. The fluctuation of equity in loss of affiliated companies primarily arose from the net loss incurred by an affiliate company. The affiliated company terminated its interest swap arrangements in the first quarter of 2022. Hedge accounting was not applied for the derivative.
Income Tax Expense/ (Benefit)
The Company recorded an income tax expense of RMB118.1 million (US$17.6 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with an income tax expense of RMB71.0 million in the first quarter of 2022 and an income tax benefit of RMB6.9 million in the second quarter of 2021. The sequential increase in income tax expense was mainly due to higher profit (excluding the impact of a loss from change in fair value of the Notes of RMB536.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared with a loss of RMB104.9 million in the first quarter of 2022) generated compared to the first quarter of 2022.
Non-Controlling Interests
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests amounted to RMB276.8 million (US$41.3 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB75.3 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB100.7 million in the second quarter of 2021. The sequential increase was mainly attributable to the increase of net income of the Company's major subsidiary, Jinko Solar Co., Ltd ("Jiangxi Jinko"), and year-over-year increase was mainly attributable to the increase of non-controlling interests after Jiangxi Jinko completed its initial public offering ("IPO") and started trading on Shanghai Stock Exchange's Sci-Tech innovation board on January 26, 2022. After the IPO, the Company holds approximately 58.62% equity interest in Jiangxi Jinko. Ownership of non-controlling interests in Jiangxi Jinko increased from 26.72% to 41.38% due to the IPO.
Net Income/ (loss) and Earnings per Share
Excluding the impact from a change in fair value of the Notes and the share based compensations expenses ,the adjusted net income attributable to JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd's ordinary shareholders was RMB368.4 million (US$55.0 million), compared with RMB328.4 million in the first quarter of 2022 and RMB264.1 million in the second quarter of 2021.Net loss attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders was RMB 623.3 million (US$93.1 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with net income attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders of RMB28.9 million in the first quarter of 2022 and net income attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders of RMB66.2 million in the second quarter of 2021.
Basic and diluted losses per ordinary share were RMB3.15 (US$0.47) and RMB3.15(US$0.47), respectively, during the second quarter of 2022, compared to basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share were RMB0.15 and RMB0.15, respectively, in the first quarter of 2022, and basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share were RMB0.35 and RMB0.35, respectively, in the second quarter of 2021. As each ADS represents four ordinary shares, this translates into basic and diluted losses per ADS of RMB 12.60(US$1.88) and RMB12.60(US$1.88), respectively in the second quarter of 2022; basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB0.60 and RMB0.60, respectively, in the first quarter of 2022; and basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB1.39 and RMB1.38, respectively, in the second quarter of 2021.
Financial Position
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had RMB14.39 billion (US$2.15 billion) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, compared with RMB16.87 billion as of March 31, 2022.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's accounts receivables due from third parties were RMB11.13 billion (US$1.66 billion), compared with RMB8.56 billion as of March 31, 2022.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's inventories were RMB18.50 billion (US$2.76 billion), compared with RMB15.95 billion as of March 31, 2022.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's total interest-bearing debts were RMB25.70 billion (US$3.84 billion), compared with RMB27.46 billion as of March 31, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Operational Highlights
Solar Module, Cell and Wafer Shipments
Total shipments were 10,532 MW in the second quarter of 2022, including 10,183 MW for solar module shipments and 349 MW for cell and wafer shipments.
Solar Products Production Capacity
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's annual production capacity for mono wafer, solar cell and solar module was 43.0 GW, 42.0 GW and 50.0 GW, respectively.
Operations and Business Outlook Highlights
With continuous investments in R&D and technological innovation, we expect to continuously improve the mass production efficiency of N-type cells and integrated cost of N-type products by the end of 2022.
With more N-type production capacity being released in 2023 and the penetration ratio of N-type products increasing across the industry, we expect the proportion of N-type shipments in our total shipments to further increase.
Third Quarter and Full Year 2022 Guidance
The Company's business outlook is based on management's current views and estimates with respect to market conditions, production capacity, the Company's order book and the global economic environment. This outlook is subject to uncertainty on final customer demand and sale schedules. Management's views and estimates are subject to change without notice.
For the third quarter of 2022, the Company expects its total shipments to be in the range of 9.0 GW to 10.0 GW.
For full year 2022, the Company estimates its total shipments (including solar modules, cells and wafers) to be in the range of 35.0 GW to 40.0 GW.
Solar Products Production Capacity
JinkoSolar expects its annual production capacity for mono wafer, solar cell and solar module to reach 60.0 GW, 55.0 GW and 65.0 GW, respectively, by the end of 2022.
Recent Business Developments
- In April 2022, JinkoSolar achieved a major technical breakthrough for its 182 mm high-efficiency N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cell, setting a new world record again with the maximum solar conversion efficiency of 25.7% for its large-size monocrystalline silicon TOPCon solar cell.
- In May 2022, JinkoSolar signed its first European Energy Storage Solution (ESS) Agreement with Memodo GmbH.
- In May 2022, JinkoSolar was recognized as a Top Performer in the 2022 PV Module Reliability Scorecard published by PV Evolution Labs (PVEL).
- In May 2022, JinkoSolar's principal operating subsidiary, Jiangxi Jinko signed a new distribution agreement in Latin America with Aldo Solar for the distribution of 600 MW N-type Tiger Neo Modules.
- In June 2022, JinkoSolar's Malaysia factory became its first overseas "RE100 factory" fully powered by renewables.
- In July 2022, JinkoSolar's board of directors approved a share repurchase program, which authorized the Company to repurchase up to US$200 million of its ordinary shares represented by ADSs during an 18-month period.
- In July 2022, JinkoSolar was recognized for "Overall High Achievement in Manufacturing" in the 2022 edition of the Renewable Energy Testing Center's PV Module Index Report.
- In July 2022, JinkoSolar's principal operating subsidiary, Jiangxi Jinko, intends to issue convertible bonds in the principal amount of up to RMB10 billion.
Conference Call Information
JinkoSolar's management will host an earnings conference call on Friday, August 26, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 p.m. Beijing / Hong Kong the same day).
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
Hong Kong / International: +852 3027 6500
U.S. Toll Free: +1 855-824-5644
Passcode: 19267538#
Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call.
A telephone replay of the call will be available 2 hours after the conclusion of the conference call through 23:59 U.S. Eastern Time, September 2, 2022. The dial-in details for the replay are as follows:
International: +61 2 8325 2405
U.S.: +1 646 982 0473
Passcode: 520003860#
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of JinkoSolar's website at http://www.jinkosolar.com.
About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world. JinkoSolar distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and other countries and regions. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 43.0 GW for mono wafers, 42.0 GW for solar cells, and 50.0 GW for solar modules, as of June 30, 2022.
JinkoSolar has 13 productions facilities globally, 21 overseas subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, UAE, and Denmark, and global sales teams in China, the United States, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, Australia, Korea, India, Turkey, Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Hong Kong, as of June 30, 2022.
To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com
Currency Convenience Translation
The conversion of Renminbi into U.S. dollars in this release, made solely for the convenience of the readers, is based on the noon buying rate in the city of New York for cable transfers of Renminbi as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of June 30, 2022, which was RMB6.6981 to US$1.00. No representation is intended to imply that the Renminbi amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized, or settled into U.S. dollars at that rate or any other rate. The percentages stated in this press release are calculated based on Renminbi.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends, "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this press release and the Company's operations and business outlook, contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in JinkoSolar's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Ms. Stella Wang
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21-5180-8777 ext.7806
Email: ir@jinkosolar.com
Mr. Rene Vanguestaine
Christensen
Tel: +86 178 1749 0483
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HAIFA, Israel, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM), a global container liner shipping company, hereby updates that in connection with the dividend distribution expected to take place on September 8, 2022, as previously announced by the Company on August 17, 2022 (the "Dividend"), and in accordance with its previously obtained tax ruling (the "Ruling") from the Israeli Tax Authority ("ITA"), certain shareholders of the Company ("Shareholders") may be eligible to a reduced Israeli withholding tax rate with respect to their share of this Dividend, in comparison to the generally applicable withholding tax rate (the "Reduced Withholding Tax Rate"), under certain terms and conditions as set forth below. The Ruling also applies to any future dividend distributions to be made by the Company on or before December 31, 2022, if declared by the Company.
The description provided below is not intended to constitute a complete analysis of withholding tax rate procedures relating to the distribution of the Dividend, nor does it address the actual tax liability of any of the Shareholders, but merely relates to the Israeli withholding tax procedures relating to the distribution of the Dividend. Other than the Dividend previously declared by the Company to be paid on September 8, 2022, there is no guarantee the Company will declare additional dividends in the future.
Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax and financial advisors concerning the tax consequences of each particular situation, as well as any tax consequences that may arise under the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction. For the avoidance of doubt, the Agent (as defined below) has been retained by ZIM for the purpose of coordinating certain procedures relating to the Ruling, and it is NOT intended that the Agent will provide any tax advice to any of the Shareholders, who are encouraged to consult their own tax and financial advisors.
Forms required to be submitted to the Agent in connection with the Ruling as described below are attached as exhibits 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4 to Company's Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 26, 2022, (www.sec.gov) and can also be found on the Company's website here.
Background
On August 17, 2022, ZIM announced a dividend payment of $4.75 per ordinary share (approximately $571 million), to holders of the ordinary shares as of August 29, 2022. Payment of the Dividend is expected to be made on September 8, 2022 (the "Payment Date").
General Withholding Tax Treatment under Israeli Law
As set out in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Commission on March 9, 2022, with respect to dividends sourced from regular earnings, under the Israeli Tax Ordinance and regulations issued under the Israeli Tax Ordinance (collectively, "ITO"), the current Israeli rate of withholding tax on dividends paid by an Israeli company is 30% for distributions to a "substantial shareholder" (in general, being someone who holds, directly or indirectly, by himself or together with others, at least 10% of one or more of the means of control in the company) and 25% with respect to distributions to all other holders of Ordinary Shares ("Withholding Tax"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, as a result of the Ruling and subject to its terms and conditions, certain Shareholders, both Israeli and non-Israeli, may be eligible to a reduced Israeli withholding tax rate on their share of this dividend distribution, in comparison to the generally applicable withholding tax rate described above, (the "Reduced Withholding Tax Rate"), under certain terms and conditions as set forth below.
Summary of the Main Terms of the Ruling
The following is a summary of some of the key terms of the Ruling. It is emphasized that the description below does not purport to exhaust all the terms and conditions included in the Ruling and is not a complete translation of the Ruling. In order to enjoy the Reduced Withholding Tax Rate, Shareholders must comply with all the terms of the Ruling, a copy of which in the Hebrew language as well as an unofficial non-binding English translation thereof can be obtained free of charge by email by approaching the Agent (as defined below) at the contact details provided below.
- On the Payment Date the Company will withhold 25% of the Dividend amount and will remit the tax amount to the Agent, to be handled by the Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Ruling.
- The remaining 75% of the Dividend amount will be remitted by the Company to its transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC ("AST"), which will transfer the said amount to the Shareholders (including through brokers who hold in brokerage accounts ZIM shares on behalf of Shareholders).
- A Shareholder who is a resident of a country with which Israel has a tax treaty ("Treaty State") (based on a declaration to be provided by such Shareholder) and is the beneficial owner of the Dividend, as well as a Shareholder who is a foreign (i.e., non-Israeli) resident of a country with which Israel does NOT have a tax treaty and is the beneficial owner of the Dividend, may apply to the Agent requesting a Reduced Tax Withholding Rate. Such application must be received by the Agent between the Payment Date and October 4, 2022 ("Change of Rate Period").
- A Shareholder who declared that he or she is a resident of a Treaty State and is the beneficial owner of the Dividend may apply to the Agent during the Change of Rate Period only (subject to complying with all the documentation requirements detailed below) requesting the receipt of the monetary difference between the tax amount remitted to the Agent (at a rate of 25%) and the amount represented by the withholding tax rate set forth in the tax treaty between Israel and such Treaty State or by the limited withholding tax rate applicable to such dividend payment under the ITO, to the extent applicable.
- A Shareholder who did not declare that it, he or she is a resident of a Treaty State and is the beneficial owner of the Dividend, may apply to the Agent during the Change of Rate Period only (subject to complying with all the documentation requirements detailed below) requesting the receipt of the monetary difference between the tax amount remitted to the Agent (at a rate of 25%) and the amount represented by the withholding tax rate applicable to such dividend payment under the ITO or by the limited withholding tax rate applicable to such dividend payment under the ITO, to the extent applicable.
- Any Shareholder who claims to be entitled to a Reduced Tax Withholding Rate in accordance with the foregoing, will be required to provide the Agent with all relevant documentation as detailed in the Ruling and attached as exhibits 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4 to the Company's Current Report on form 6-K filed on August 26, 2022 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on no later than October 4, 2022 (the end of the Change of Rate Period), including but not limited to, bank account details to which the dividend payment should be transferred, number of ZIM shares owned by the Shareholder in such account, identification document, and confirmation of residence issued by the taxing authority of the state of tax residence.
- In addition to the foregoing, the Shareholder will provide a written declaration in the form annexed to this announcement which will include declarations as to the following: (i) the Shareholder's tax residence, (ii) the Shareholder's beneficial ownership of the dividend, (iii) the investment in ZIM shares has not been made through a permanent establishment in Israel, (iv) the holding of ZIM shares is made for the Shareholder's own account and not for the account of others, and (v) the payment will not be made to a permanent establishment of the Shareholder outside of the Shareholder's tax residence.
- A non-Israeli corporate Shareholder (excluding a Shareholder covered by section 9 below) that requests a Reduced Tax Withholding Rate, will also need to provide the Agent with its updated shareholders register as of August 31, 2022, and a statement confirming that more than 75% of its shareholders, directly or indirectly, are individuals of its state of residence.
- A publicly traded non-Israeli corporate Shareholder whose shares are traded on a stock market outside of Israel and is a resident of a Treaty State, or a direct or indirect subsidiary of such Shareholder, will also provide the Agent with a declaration that it is a resident of such Treaty State or another non-Israeli state, as applicable.
- An Israeli corporate Shareholder which is entitled to a Reduced Tax Withholding Rate (including an exemption from withholding tax at source), will be able to apply to the Agent no later than October 4, 2022 (the end of the Change of Rate Period) and enclose an applicable valid ITA issued certificate setting forth a Reduced Tax Withholding Rate or an exemption from withholding tax. In addition, such Shareholder will enclose its certificate of incorporation and all other documents required as set forth above, mutatis mutandis as requested by the Agent.
- The Agent is entitled to request from the Shareholders applying for a Reduced Tax Withholding Rate additional documents in its discretion insofar as they are required to establish the tax residence of the Shareholder or its entitlement to exemption and/or to a Reduced Tax Withholding Rate.
- Notwithstanding the foregoing, no refund of excess tax withholding shall be affected by the Agent with respect to any Shareholder holding more than 5% of the issued share capital of the Company, or whose entitlement to dividend from the Company pursuant to the Dividend exceeds $500,000, other than in accordance with a specific approval issued by the ITA.
- The transfer of the amounts withheld, excluding the amounts returned to the Shareholders, as aforementioned, shall be conducted by the Agent. Subject to receipt by the Agent of your required documentation, the Agent will return the amounts withheld to the Shareholders as detailed above to the account at which the dividend payment was made within 30 days from the date the amounts withheld are paid to the ITA.
- The Ruling is aimed to address solely the issue of tax withholding procedures and should not be construed as setting the actual tax liability of any Shareholder with respect to the Dividend or otherwise.
Appointment of Israeli Tax Withholding Agent
In order to facilitate the implementation of the procedures set forth in the Ruling for the benefit of its Shareholders, the Company appointed ESOP Management & Trust Services Ltd. to serve as a processing agent for the benefit of the Shareholders in connection with the distribution of the Dividend (the "Agent"). Shareholders are asked to note that the Agent will not provide tax advice to any Shareholders, who are encouraged to consult their own tax and financial advisors. Contact information of the Agent is provided at the bottom of this announcement. We encourage you to contact the Agent if you need any clarifications in filling-in the forms required under the Ruling to obtain a Reduced Withholding Tax Rate, or if you have any questions concerning the process. Please note that the Agent (as defined below) will not provide any tax advice to any Shareholder, who should consult their own tax and financial advisors.
In order to be eligible to benefit from a Reduced Withholding Tax Rate, Shareholders must provide the Agent with all documentation required under the Ruling not later than October 4, 2022. The relevant forms included in the Ruling are and attached as exhibits 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4 to the Company's Current Report on form 6-K filed on August 26, 2022 with the SEC.
If a Shareholder fails to provide the Agent with all the documentation required by October 4, 2022, the Agent will not be able to attend to such Shareholder's application and will not be able to return any amounts originally remitted on behalf of such Shareholder nor provide any confirmation of tax withholding to such a Shareholder, either in connection with the Ruling or in connection with any other tax filing by such Shareholder.
ZIM's Agent Contact Information:
ESOP Management & Trust Services Ltd.
Tel No: +972-3-7536823
Fax No: +972-3-7602636
Email: esop-sp@esop.co.il
About ZIM
Founded in Israel in 1945, ZIM (NYSE: ZIM) is a leading global container liner shipping company with established operations in approximately 100 countries serving approximately 30,000 customers in over 350 ports worldwide. ZIM leverages digital strategies and a commitment to ESG values to provide customers innovative seaborne transportation and logistics services and exceptional customer experience. ZIM's differentiated global-niche strategy, based on agile fleet management and deployment, covers major trade routes with a focus on select markets where the company holds competitive advantages. Additional information about ZIM is available at www.ZIM.com.
ZIM Contacts
Media:
Avner Shats
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
+972-4-865-2520
shats.avner@zim.com
Investor Relations:
Elana Holzman
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
+972-4-865-2300
holzman.elana@zim.com
Leon Berman
The IGB Group
212-477-8438
lberman@igbir.com
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Enstoa earns ISO 27001:2013 Certification through vigorous and secure information security management
NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enstoa, Inc., the only company dedicated to maximizing the financial performance of the built environment, today announced it has achieved ISO 27001:2013 Certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS). This certification confirms that Enstoa has met the highest international standards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all information assets, delivering confidence to customers that their data is secure.
To become certified, Enstoa went through a rigorous third-party evaluation process administered by the British Standards Institution (BSI), including a comprehensive review of all levels of security management throughout Enstoa's entire organization. This encompassed all aspects of the company's operations, including the physical protection of information, the security of products and services, and employee practices. BSI assessed that Enstoa has implemented an ongoing, systematic approach for protecting company and customer data, and found their personnel to be conscientious and knowledgeable in best practices.
Commenting on this achievement, Jordan Cram, CEO, Enstoa, said: "Information is a strategic asset, and the security and reliability of data is crucial. ISO 27001:2013 is an excellent framework for managing and protecting information, and will help Enstoa to continually refine our approach, not just for today, but for the future."
Cram continued: "The key to this successful implementation was recognizing that information security is an integral part of our business, not an added burden. It's embedded in our operations and decision-making processes, and this certification provides our clients with the peace of mind that we're committed to controls to identify and reduce risks related to information."
About ISO
Based in Switzerland, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was founded in 1947 as an independent, non-governmental standard-setting body, formed by representatives from 164 national standards organizations. ISO 27001:2013 is an internationally recognized system for managing the security and risks of information assets, outlining how to put an ISMS in place to more effectively manage and secure information assets.
About Enstoa
Founded in 2007, Enstoa is the only company with an exclusive focus on accelerated digital transformation for the built environment. Clients are empowered to build and do more through advanced technology, decades' worth of benchmarking data, industry-leading expertise, and evidence-based change management. Enstoa's unrivalled blend of solutions and skills mean that even the most complex projects and portfolios can achieve true digital transformation and 360° visibility. The company services a rapidly growing roster of clients active across a wide range of industries including energy, healthcare, engineering and construction, public infrastructure, transportation, and manufacturing. For more information, visit http://www.enstoa.com
Enstoa, Inc. is located at 1178 Broadway 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001. They can be reached on https://enstoa.com/. For the latest news and updates, follow @enstoa on LinkedIn and Twitter and @enstoainc on Facebook.
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Mercedes-Benz is now building electric cars in the U.S. for the world market.
On Thursday, production of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV began in Alabama, the German automaker announced.
The large electric crossover SUV has been integrated into production at Mercedes’ Tuscaloosa plant, which is where all the brand’s mid-size and large crossover SUVs have been built since 1997.
The EQS SUV isn’t the only electric crossover SUV from Mercedes set to be built in the U.S. The automaker will begin producing the mid-size EQE SUV at the same factory later this year. That vehicle hasn’t been shown yet and it will debut on Oct. 16.
Batteries for both the EQS and EQE SUVs will be supplied by a new plant seven miles from where Mercedes will screw together the SUVs. Construction of the battery plant began in 2018 as part of a $1 billion investment by Daimler announced during its 20th anniversary of building crossover SUVs in the U.S.
The EQS SUV will launch with two grades, EQS 450+ and EQS 580 4Matic. The former will feature a single rear motor rated at 355 hp and 419 lb-ft of torque, while the latter will have dual motors and all-wheel drive and will make 536 hp and 633 lb-ft of torque.
Mercedes-Benz hasn’t announced performance figures.
A 107.8-kwh battery pack should be good for more than 300 miles of EPA-rated range in the model’s most efficient form. Mercedes said charging at the rate of 110 kw can take the EQS SUV from 10% to 80% state-of-charge in 31 minutes. A 400-watt electrical system prevents charging faster, like other EVs can do with their 800-volt systems.
Unlike the EQS hatchback upon which the SUV is based, the high-riding model will have three rows of seats with the ability to carry up to seven passengers while also hauling up to four sets of golf clubs.
Pricing will be announced closer to launch.
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DECADES OF PATERNALISM AND HIGH MORTALITY DIALYSIS CHALLENGED
KIDNEY PATIENT CONSUMERS DEMAND CARE CHOICE AND ACCESS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest independent kidney patient organization in the USA, and its strategic partners at The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) hosted their 4th Annual Global Summit on Kidney Innovations entitled "Global Kidney Patient Voice™ - The Key to Accelerating Innovations," on August 23-24, 2022. Since 2019, the Summit has grown its reach to nearly 90 countries and audiences in the tens of thousands and is now the largest patient-led innovations summit in the world. For 2022, the Summit engaged new participants from Nepal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, and Kazakhstan. The 2022 event included 15 sessions and over a combined 60 patient expert, government, medical, and industry speakers. All 2022 Global Summit presentations will be available OnDemand through the AAKP website and AAKP YouTube Channel and will continue to reach additional viewers across the world to increase the AAKP and GW SMHS reach exponentially of this year's Global Summit content.
The 2022 Summit showcased the massive worldwide shift in patient expectations, advocacy, science, innovation, and public policy related to kidney diseases and treatments. Kidney disease medicine and treatments are undergoing the greatest transformations in decades as patients organize to impact policy and accelerate research as new companies and investors enter the field. Status quo kidney care, especially in-center dialysis, is a legacy of the last century defined by extremely high burdens, including patient disability and mortality, loss of work and dependency on unemployment assistance, and steep costs to taxpayers and societies. COVID-19 has exacerbated existing disease burdens for patients and remains a serious threat to the kidney patient population globally. Kidney patients are extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 due to the multiple chronic conditions they manage, compromised immune systems, and, for kidney transplant recipients, immune suppression therapies that limit the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics.
The Summit is a key component of AAKP's Decade of the Kidney™ initiative, launched in 2019 to organize patients internationally to become more involved in kidney research, clinical trials, industry-led innovations and public policy, and to deliver new life-saving treatments within the lifetime of most patients. AAKP is linking and coordinating patient consumers and patient advocacy organizations across the globe to elevate kidney disease as a health, policy, economic, and workforce priority. AAKP and allied professional organizations support innovations and care choices aimed at earlier disease detection and safer and more patient-centered treatments that prevent or slow disease progression. AAKP and its allies advocate for pre-emptive organ transplants, home dialysis, artificial implantable and wearable organs, and xenotransplants.
In the past several years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and regulatory bodies across the globe have approved new, safe therapies that improve kidney patient quality of life while reducing disease burdens.
AAKP trains and mobilizes patients to overcome barriers to care choice and access, especially government policies and provider and insurance company practices that intentionally thwart patient care choice and access to timely treatments and new innovations. In the U.S., AAKP recently launched its Patient Voice Patient Choice™ initiative to hold elected leaders, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and health insurance companies fully accountable for decisions that interfere with patient choice and access (www.patientvoicepatientchoice.org). AAKP is working with patients across the globe to establish similar accountability initiatives within their own countries.
Dr. Barbara L. Bass, Vice President for Health Affairs, Dean of the GW SMHS, and CEO of the George Washington Medical Faculty Associates, opened this year's Global Summit. The first session featured AAKP International Ambassadors representing Nepal, India, Germany, Australia, and Canada who are working within their own nations to elevate patient insights and patient engagements in public policy, clinical trials, and medical innovations. Patients moderated all sessions and were joined by international experts including: Dr. Raymond Vanholder, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, University of Ghent and Clinical Head of the Nephrology Division of the Ghent University Hospital, Belgium, and President, European Kidney Health Alliance (BELGIUM); Dr. Murray Sheldon, MD, Associate Director of Technology and Innovation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiologic Health (CDRH) (USA); Dr. Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MD, Regents Professor and McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota (USA); Jack Fisher, Technical Officer, Global Coordination Mechanism on Non-Communicable Diseases, Global Non-Communicable Disease Platform, Deputy Director General's Office, World Health Organization, Geneva (SWITZERLAND); Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD, Stanton Griffis Distinguished Professorship in Medicine, Professorships in Biochemistry and Surgery in Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, Founding Chairman of the Department of Transplantation Medicine, and Chief of Nephrology and Hypertension at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Co-Chair, Executive Transplantation Council of the Multi-Organ Program of Columbia and Cornell, New York-Presbyterian Hospital (USA); Dr. Robert A. Star, MD, Director, Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases, Section Chief, Renal Diagnostics and Therapeutics Unit, Kidney Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health (USA); Dr. Benno Kitsche, MD, Specialist in Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Hypertension, DHL, Chairman, Board for the further development and promotion of home dialysis, KfH Board of Trustees for Dialysis and Kidney Transplant (GERMANY); Melissa Flathmann, Consumer Reviewer Administrator, Peer Review and Science Management, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, U.S. Department of Defense (USA); Ann M. Dodelin, MA, Consumer Reviewer Administrator, Sr., Peer Review and Science Management, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, U.S. Department of Defense (USA); Dr. Fokko Wieringa, PhD, (2021 KidneyX Artificial Kidney Prize Winner), Principal Scientist, IMEC, The Netherlands, Dutch Kidney Foundation, Member, Kidney Health Initiative (NETHERLANDS).
AAKP President Richard Knight, a 16-year kidney transplant recipient, stated, "Kidney disease is a devastating disease that is rapidly expanding and negatively impacting patients, families, and economies throughout the world. Future innovations in kidney medicine depend upon greater patient engagement through fully inclusive clinical trials and research. As stated in my opening remarks, educating people about kidney disease prevention and their choice of treatments and new innovations is a humanitarian act." Knight serves on the NIH/NIDDK Advisory Council, is Co-Chair of the Strategic Plan Stakeholder Engagement Subgroup, and Co-Chair of the Community Engagement Committee for the Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP).
Dr. Dominic Raj, Director of the Division of Kidney Diseases & Hypertension, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Co-Chair of the Global Summit, stated, "We have witnessed a resurgence in drug development for kidney disease over the last five years with a significant increase in drugs in the pipeline and clinical trials. The current movement in nephrology is driven by the increasing societal and economic burden imposed by CKD as well as scientific advances that have enabled the discovery of new drug targets."
Paul T. Conway, a 42-year kidney patient, Co-Chair of the Global Summit, and AAKP Chair of Policy and Global Affairs, stated, "AAKP is fortunate to have created a global platform to share patient insights, expand patient impact on innovation policies, and actively support courageous professionals and companies working to expand care choice and treatment innovations. Kidney patient consumers have the will and capacities to transcend status quo care, and we are executing that vision. But, as we celebrate our progress, we stand in full support of fellow kidney patients who live under regimes that reject universal human rights and are hostile to requests by patients to have a voice and choice in their own treatments and outcomes." Conway is a former Chief of Staff of the United States Department of Labor and serves on the Nephrology Specialty Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).
AAKP's Decade of the Kidney™ has garnered widespread international attention and support. In June of 2022, the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) formally expanded its ongoing involvement in The Decade of the Kidney™ initiative by including it in the theme of their annual European Kidney Forum before the European Parliament in Brussels. AAKP leaders joined patients and elected officials from across the EU to discuss patient demands for greater innovations, including artificial organs and access. For the past year, AAKP has also been actively engaged with the World Health Organization (WHO) in a new engagement framework to elevate the lived experiences and sense of urgency shared by patients across the world within WHO deliberations and agenda setting.
AAKP and GW SMHS thanks its 2022 Global Summit sponsors: Gold Level, Novartis; Silver Level, Kibow Biotech; Bronze Level, Horizon Therapeutics and Travere Therapeutics; Patron Level, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals; and Supporting Level, Talaris Therapeutics. Information on the 2023 Global Summit will be listed at https://aakp.org/programs-and-events/global-summit/ as it becomes available.
About the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP): Since 1969, AAKP has been a patient-led organization driving policy discussions on kidney patient consumer care choice and treatment innovation. In 2018, AAKP established the largest U.S. kidney voter registration program, KidneyVoters™. Over the past decade, AAKP patients have helped gain lifetime transplant drug coverage for kidney transplant recipients (2020); new patient-centered policies via the White House Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health (2019); new job protections for living organ donors from the U.S. Department of Labor (2018); and Congressional legislation allowing HIV-positive organ transplants for HIV-positive patients (2013). Follow AAKP on social media at @kidneypatient on Facebook, @kidneypatients on Twitter, and @kidneypatients on Instagram, and visit www.aakp.org for more information.
About the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences: Founded in 1824, the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) was the first medical school in the nation's capital and is the 11th oldest in the country. Working together in our nation's capital, with integrity and resolve, the GW SMHS is committed to improving the health and well-being of our local, national, and global communities. Visit their website at smhs.gwu.edu.
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Jennifer Rate
Marketing & Communications Manager
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Dave Gamble of Mentor recorded his third hole in one Aug. 25. Gamble aced the 169-yard 16th hole at Erie Shores Golf Course a 5-iron. Witness were Randy Shaner, Jim Dalhofer and Harry Endrulas.
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Erode outer ring road to be extended till Erode – Gobichettipalayam road
A detailed project report will be prepared at ₹60 lakh, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin
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A detailed project report (DPR) will be prepared at a cost of ₹60 lakh for extending the Erode outer ring road up to Erode - Gobichettipalayam road, said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin here on Friday.
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Announcing new schemes for the district during the government function at Saralai in Perundurai, the CM said the 14-km outer ring road starts from Kokkarayanpettai in Namakkal district and ends at Perundurai – Kangeyam road. “A DPR would be prepared to extend the road up to Erode - Gobichettipalayam road,” he added.
Mr. Stalin said that the Upgraded Government Primary Health Centre at Talavadi would get a 24x7 emergency treatment centre at ₹25 lakh and a new x-ray machine. Cold storage facilities would be set up at ₹2 crore each in Erode and Nallampatti, and at ₹2.82 crore in Talavadi . To benefit turmeric farmers, a turmeric export centre would be established at ₹10 crore, he added.
The CM said that smart study centres and telemedicine facilities would be made available for people living in the hill areas at Madam, Kalvarai, Bejalatti, Pethampalayam and Devarmalai in Bargur panchayat in Anthiyur block.
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NSTL celebrates 53rd Lab Raising Day in Visakhapatnam
Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) celebrated its 53rd Lab Raising Day, here on Friday.
Vice-Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command (ENC), addressed the gathering as the chief guest.
NSTL was established on August 20, 1969, with 10 staff members, and it has today grown to have 585 personnel, including 174 scientists, and has made significant contributions to the defence R&D.
It is today recognised as one of the premier labs of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) engaged in the development of underwater weapons and systems.
Y. Sreenivas Rao, Director of NSTL, and Samir V Kamat, Distinguished Scientist, who assumed charge as Chairman DRDO and Secretary Department of Defence R&D, addressed the NSTL fraternity through a video message.
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New marketing campaign highlights travel trend of consumers wanting to see the world from their doorstep
SEATTLE, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With a rise in travelers wanting to explore global destinations without taking international flights, Holland America Line is launching its "See the World from Your Doorstep" campaign, highlighting the cruise line's leadership in roundtrip travel from U.S. homeports.
Those who want to avoid a long-haul flight can sail roundtrip from Boston; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; San Diego or Seattle with Holland America Line. The brand has more cruises over 15 nights roundtrip from the U.S. to destinations around the world than any other cruise line, visiting 225 ports in 91 countries.
"Over the past year we've seen a shift in the way people are vacationing due to the unpredictability of air travel and desire to explore more, and there's higher interest when it comes to longer voyages from our U.S. homeports," said Kacy Cole, vice president, marketing and e-commerce, Holland America Line. "Travelers love the idea of discovering the islands of the South Pacific or Africa's exotic shores with just a simple drive or short flight to one our homeports."
A recent survey by Cruise Critic found 82% of U.S.-based respondents would prefer to book an international cruise that sails from a domestic port than to fly to an international port. Holland America Line offers four Grand Voyages, all roundtrip from the U.S, for travelers who want to circle the world or explore Africa, South America or Australia. Monthlong cruises include a roundtrip itinerary from San Diego visiting Hawaii, Tahiti and Marquesas, or a roundtrip departure from Boston visiting Greenland, Iceland, Norway and the British Isles.
In addition to extended voyages, Holland America Line also offers vacations 15 nights or less to popular locales like the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Canada, Alaska and Mexico roundtrip from a U.S. departure port and from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more information about Holland America Line, consult a travel advisor, call 1-877-SAIL HAL (877-724-5425) or visit hollandamerica.com.
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About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]
Holland America Line has been exploring the world for 150 years with expertly crafted itineraries, extraordinary service and genuine connections to the destinations. Offering an ideal mid-sized ship experience, its fleet visits nearly 400 ports in 114 countries around the world and has shared the thrill of Alaska for 75 years — longer than any other cruise line. Holland America Line's 11 vessels feature a diverse range of enriching activities and amenities focused on destination immersion and personalized travel. The best live music at sea fills each evening at Music Walk, and dining venues feature exclusive selections from a Culinary Council of world-famous chefs.
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Oral presentation characterizes promising PK/PD properties of KP104 in relevant animal models and supports its further development as a potent bifunctional complement inhibitor suitable for both intravenous and subcutaneous administration
Poster presentations demonstrate synergistic effects of selectively inhibiting both the alternative and terminal pathways to treat complement-driven diseases, including data from a new C3G mouse model
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SUZHOU, China, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kira Pharmaceuticals, a global biotechnology company pioneering transformational complement therapies to treat immune-mediated diseases, will present preclinical data supporting its bifunctional approach to complement inhibition at the 2022 European Meeting on Complement in Human Disease (EMCHD) Conference. The research, conducted in collaboration with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, further supports the clinical advancement of Kira's lead asset, KP104, a first-in-class biologic with a unique dual-approach mechanism of action. Designed to selectively block the alternative and terminal pathways, KP104 provides a powerful and synergistic method of targeting validated drivers of disease in the complement system.
Taking place August 26-29, the conference will be held in Bern, Switzerland. Presentation abstracts are now available for viewing at the conference website.
An intricate constellation of protein pathways, the complement system is a key component of innate immunity. Aberrant activity within this system can be a driver of diseases such as autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. Due to the complexity of complement biology, there remains a significant unmet medical need for next-generation and anti-complement drugs with better efficacy and convenience of administration than current therapies. The research presented at EMCHD provides evidence that using a bifunctional approach to target alternative and terminal pathways of the complement system could result in therapies with greater efficacy, longer lasting effects, and improved safety.
"Based on intellectual property licensed from and developed at the University of Pennsylvania, Kira's leading product KP104 is designed to overcome the inherent challenges of complement drug discovery and in preclinical models, exhibits superior efficacy and longer-lasting inhibition than current complement-focused treatment options," said Kira President & Head of R&D and Co-founder Wenru Song, M.D., Ph.D. "We are highly encouraged that these data underscore the potential of KP104 in treating a range of debilitating diseases and we are looking forward to initiating Phase 2 trials."
Kira has completed a Phase 1 first-in-human (FIH) study evaluating KP104, in which clinical proof-of-mechanism (POM) was achieved, and is initiating Phase 2 proof-of-concept (POC) trials across multiple indications. The company plans to present safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) data from the Phase 1 study at a medical conference later this year.
Details for the oral presentation are as follows:
Title: Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of KP104, a bi-functional antibody fusion protein inhibitor of complement, in C5/FcRn-humanized transgenic mice and Cynomolgus monkeys
Authors: Jay Ma1, Xiang Gao1, Takashi Miwa2, Damodar Gullipalli2, Sayaka Sato2, Wen-Chao Song2, Xihua Zhu3, Jianjun Zhang3, Chaomei He1, Helen Fu1, Richard Lee1, Frederick Beddingfield1,4, Wenru Song1, Ping Tsui*,1
Abstract Number: 126
Session Title: Scientific Session IV: Therapeutics
Session Date and Time: August 28, 2022, 9:15 – 9:30 CEST
Presentation Summary and Background: The data demonstrate an optimal pharmacological profile for KP104 in human C5 transgenic mice and non-human primates (NHPs), supporting its further development as a potent bifunctional complement inhibitor suitable for both intravenous and subcutaneous administration.
1Kira Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge MA, 2Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3Kira Pharmaceuticals, Suzhou China, 4 Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA *Correspondence authors
Details for the poster presentations are as follows:
Title: Design and characterization of KP104, a bi-functional anti-C5 mAb and FH1-5 fusion protein that synergistically inhibits alternative and terminal pathways of complement activation
Authors: Takashi Miwa1, Damodar Gullipalli1, Sayaka Sato1, Madhu Golla1, Xihua Zhu2, Jianjun Zhang2, Dongqiong Fei2, Ping Tsui3, Fengkui Zhang4, Wen-Chao Song1
Poster Number: 132
Session Title: Poster Viewing Session II
Session Date and Time: August 28, 11:45 – 13:30 CEST
Poster Summary and Background: This poster describes the design and initial characterization of KP104, a novel biologic engineered to optimize PK/PD properties to address unmet medical needs with currently approved complement drugs. Pre-clinical study results show KP104 to be a potent bifunctional complement inhibitor of the alternative and terminal pathways, possessing tissue-targeting property for cells with C5b-9 deposition. In addition, the data demonstrate a synergistic effect between the two moieties in KP104, namely the anti-C5 mAb and FH SCR 1-5.
1Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Kira Pharmaceuticals, Suzhou, China, 3Kira Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA, 4Institute of Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, China
Title: Therapeutic efficacy of a bi-functional anti-C5 mAb/FH1-5 fusion protein in a mouse model of rapidly progressing lethal C3 glomerulopathy
Authors: Sayaka Sato1, Takashi Miwa1, Damodar Gullipalli1, Lin Zhou1, Jianjun Zhang2, Xiaoxia Hu2, Bingbing Jiang2, Ping Tsui3, Wen-Chao Song1
Poster Number: 174
Session Title: Poster Viewing Session II
Session Date and Time: August 28, 11:45 – 13:30 CEST
Poster Summary and Background: C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is rare kidney disease caused by dysregulated activity of the complement system's alternative pathway for which no approved therapy exists. Data suggests that a murine surrogate of KP104, a bifunctional anti-C5 mAb/FH1-5 fusion protein entering phase 2 clinical trials, is more efficacious than a murine anti-C5 mAb in treating established disease in a lethal mouse model of C3G.
1Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Kira Pharmaceuticals, Suzhou, China, 3Kira Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
Disclosure: Dr. Wen-Chao Song, a Professor of Pharmacology in the Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of Kira Pharmaceuticals as well as Chair of the Kira Scientific Advisory Board, owns equity, receives consultant fees and benefits from sponsored research funding from Kira. Dr. Song is also an inventor of patents owned by the University of Pennsylvania and licensed to Kira Pharmaceuticals, and as such, both Dr. Song and Penn may further benefit financially from the successful development and commercialization of products by the company.
About KP104
KP104 is a first-in-class biologic with a unique dual-approach mechanism of action designed to selectively block both the alternative and terminal complement pathways. KP104 provides a powerful and synergistic method of targeting validated drivers of disease in the complement system. KP104 has also been engineered to have an extended half-life and potency and has a formulation suitable for both intravenous and subcutaneous administrations. KP104 is entering Phase 2 POC trials across multiple indications, including IgA nephropathy (IgAN), C3 glomerulopathy (C3G), thrombotic microangiopathies secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE-TMA) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Phase 2 trials will be conducted globally including in the U.S., China, Australia, and South Korea. KP104 is an investigational agent not yet approved for any indication by any health authority.
About Kira Pharmaceuticals
Kira Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company pioneering complement-targeted therapies to treat immune-mediated diseases. Enabled by its LOGIC drug discovery platform, the company is committed to advancing first-in-class and best-in-class therapies to transform the lives of patients. With offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and facilities in Suzhou and Shanghai, China, and Australia, Kira Pharmaceuticals is committed to establishing a global footprint and advancing life-changing therapies to patients around the world. More information on Kira can be found at www.kirapharma.com as well as on LinkedIn.
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Fair doesn't always mean equal when distributing wealth | Paul Fain
Make a plan, periodically review it, pivot when needed, and prepare your family for what will happen financially after your death.
When the final bell tolls, how much money do you want to leave to your children? How much is too much? How much is too little? It is almost a rhetorical question since there isn’t a right or wrong answer.
Years ago, I had a widowed client, Max, who was 84 years old. He had a hard-shelled exterior and laced his speech with salty language. You can imagine my surprise when he melted into tears talking about giving financial support to one of his three adult children. He assisted his daughter, a single mother and elementary school teacher who provided housing to Max’s divorced granddaughter and his great-grandchild. He didn’t feel remorse for helping his daughter, but he was anguished about the fairness of helping one child but not the others. I reassured him that there was no rulebook on how he chose to distribute his wealth. In truth, fair does not always mean equal.
In contrast, another client, Walt, a retired department store manager, was adamant that he wanted to leave $333,000 to each of his three children. To him, equal meant fair. He would adjust his spending during retirement to maintain that $1 million inheritance amount.
What are you giving your children by leaving them money? Richards Watts, author of “Entitlemania,” says that most parents have the same answer: “I’m giving them a little easier road, a little less stress, and I’m giving them the chance to be a little bit happier without working so hard.” But, Watts adds, these are fallacies that can lead down a path of materialism. “Things” don’t satisfy us as parents and won’t satisfy our children.
What if you left your children nothing? You don’t owe your children an inheritance. After all, you raised them, wiped their bottoms and helped them through college. They will be OK. Ideally, we are raising them to let them go. To follow their passions, to experience hurt in their own lives, to grow up and be adults.
Watts recommends talking about these matters now. He says it is “almost abusive” not to talk about the ultimate distribution of your money. The process typically requires the assistance of an estate planning attorney to give your distribution plan structure. At what age(s) do the children get access to the inherited money? Under what terms can the money be distributed to them? But thereafter, an attorney is not monitoring your children or grandchildren to know if the plan still makes sense. One heir might be responsible and a good steward of an inheritance. Her brother might become a thrice-divorced drug addict with multiple failed businesses with similar funds.
Make a plan, periodically review it, pivot when needed, and prepare your family for that final bell. Finally, teach them to appreciate the “plain old vanilla simple things in life,” says Watts.
Paul Fain is a certified financial planner and chairman emeritus of Asset Planning Corp., a financial planning and investment management firm based in Knoxville. He welcomes comments and column ideas but cannot offer specific personal financial advice. Write to him at paul@assetplanningcorp.com. | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/money/columnists/paul-fain/2022/08/26/paul-fain-fair-doesnt-always-mean-equal-when-distributing-wealth/7886928001/ | 2022-08-26T12:57:24Z | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/money/columnists/paul-fain/2022/08/26/paul-fain-fair-doesnt-always-mean-equal-when-distributing-wealth/7886928001/ | false |
Chicago Bears starters are expected to see their most extended preseason playing time when they take on the Cleveland Browns at 6 p.m. Saturday FirstEnergy Stadium.
Here are four storylines to watch in the final preseason matchup before the opener.
1. Roquan Smith in action
This will be the preseason debut of linebacker Roquan Smith after he missed the first two games while conducting a “hold-in” amid stalled contract negotiations. Smith attended meetings and practices but didn’t participate on the field.
After determining he would play out the final year of his rookie contract rather than continue negotiations, Smith returned to practice Saturday and had a week to ramp up. The game will be a chance to get more comfortable in live action with some new teammates, including middle linebacker Nicholas Morrow.
Smith’s teammates clearly were fired up to get him back on the field.
“It’s like a missing piece to the puzzle,” safety Eddie Jackson said. “Now you’ve got all your pieces, everybody’s here, it’s like, ‘All right, let’s go.’ I’m not saying we weren’t like that at first — it’s always next-man-up mentality — but just to have a guy like that back, one of our leaders, one of the (corner)stones of our defense, to have him back in the lineup is exciting and we’re ready to do some fun things.”
2. Justin Fields’ final tuneup
The Bears quarterback returns to the site of his first career start and is expected to play until halftime.
Fields’ previous trip to Cleveland didn’t provide the happiest of memories as the Browns racked up 15 quarterback hits and nine sacks in Week 3 of 2021. The Bears had 1 net passing yard and lost 26-6.
But this outing comes amid a fresh start for Fields, who will look to get more work in under a new coaching staff, further develop chemistry with the receivers who are healthy and build confidence after totaling just 27 snaps in the first two preseason games.
Fields completed 9 of 14 passes for 87 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in four drives against the Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks. He was sacked twice and ran twice for 11 yards.
“Just poise, execution, running the offense, having command, presence out there, him doing his thing,” Bears coach Matt Eberflus said of what he wants to see from Fields. “He’s a young player. This is a big-game experience for him … and he’s excited about it.”
3. Roster battles
Before last week, Teven Jenkins last played right guard his redshirt freshman season at Oklahoma State. When the Bears moved him to the position from right tackle Aug. 15, he had only two practices before starting against the Seahawks. So the second-year offensive lineman feels a bit more comfortable heading into this outing after five more practices at the position.
Jenkins said Saturday’s game is about “seizing opportunity” as one of several players looking to solidify either a starting position or a roster spot. For Jenkins, earning that spot would be the culmination of a wild month that included rumors the Bears were looking to trade him.
“I just sit there and do like an internal search of myself, and say, ‘This is my career. This is my life right here,’ ” Jenkins said. “I have to take a hold of it the way I have to and better myself and not let the outside noise affect me.”
Among the other players to watch are offensive tackles Braxton Jones and Larry Borom and cornerback Kindle Vildor, who didn’t play in the first two preseason games and can try to increase the trust of coaches as a starter opposite Jaylon Johnson.
And with several wide receivers missing practice this week because of injury — N’Keal Harry, Byron Pringle, Velus Jones Jr. and Tajae Sharpe — the healthy receivers will have ample opportunities to make their cases. Behind Darnell Mooney and Equanimeous St. Brown, those players are Dante Pettis, Isaiah Coulter, Nsimba Webster, Kevin Shaa and Chris Finke.
4. Browns quarterbacks
The Browns announced quarterback Deshaun Watson would not play in the final two preseason games, so while he has practiced with the team in training camp, he won’t be in the game against the Bears.
The NFL handed Watson an 11-game suspension, a $5 million fine and mandatory counseling after more than two dozen women accused Watson of sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions. The suspension begins Aug. 30 and will allow him to return for the Browns’ Dec. 4 game against Watson’s former team, the Houston Texans.
After joint practices with the Philadelphia Eagles last week, the Browns rested most of their starters in Sunday’s game between the teams. So Jacoby Brissett, Watson’s replacement during the suspension, has yet to play in a preseason game.
That will change Saturday after Browns coach Kevin Stefanski announced Thursday that his starters, including Brissett, will play a to-be-determined amount of snaps in the game. In his six-year NFL career, Brissett has been a fill-in starter for Jimmy Garoppolo, Tom Brady, Andrew Luck, Tua Tagovailoa and now Watson.
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Closes on $63 million (plus the assumption of lease liabilities in Florida) purchase of MedMen's Florida assets, including MMTC license, 14 Premium Retail Dispensaries, 30,000 square foot Cultivation Facility, inventory and other assets
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Sentry Holdings, LLC ("Green Sentry" or "the Company"), a Florida-based private cannabis operator, along with its parent company High End Holdings, LLC and MedMen Enterprises Inc ("MedMen") (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF), a cannabis retailer with operations across the United States, today announced that they have completed their previously announced arrangement, whereby Green Sentry has acquired all of MedMen's Florida assets for a total consideration of $63 million plus the assumption of lease liabilities. The purchase was funded with the proceeds of a non-brokered equity raise and a $30 million debt facility from a private lender.
The cash deal includes substantially all of MedMen's Florida-based assets, including a valid medical marijuana treatment center license issued by the Florida Office of Medical Marijuana Use, a portfolio of 14 premium dispensaries in prime shopping locations with ample parking, and its Eustis, Florida cultivation and processing facility ("Eustis Facility") with 30,000 square feet of available canopy. The Green Sentry team has been retrofitting the Eustis Facility since March of 2022, and in the coming months, edibles production is expected to launch.
On Friday, August 26, 2022, MedMen locations in Fort Lauderdale (2949 N Federal Hwy), Miami (550 Collins Ave), Orlando (11551 University Blvd), Pensacola (5048 Bayou Blvd), St. Petersburg (326 5th Ave North), West Palm Beach (539 Clematis St), and Tallahassee (1126 Thomasville Rd) will all reopen under Green Sentry's management and new pricing will be unveiled as well. Store hours will be 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Saturday and 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday.
In addition to the ongoing expansion of the Company's Florida footprint, Green Sentry will launch Sunburn Cannabis, a brand based on the true story of Green Sentry's CEO and Founder Brady Cobb and his late father. Clyde Walton "Bill" Cobb's story as a cannabis operator in the 70s and 80s is an authentic part of Florida's cannabis history. Sunburn is a Florida-focused brand living at the intersection of top-shelf flower and concentrates while embracing the state's unique culture. Green Sentry expects to launch the Sunburn Cannabis brand in the fourth quarter of 2022.
"As a team, we are beyond excited to re-enter the Florida market, where we have built a presence and a reputation for honoring the plant," said Brady Cobb, CEO and Founder of Green Sentry. "It's humbling to see my executive and operational teams stay together to close this transaction and launch Sunburn Cannabis. I'm incredibly proud to launch Sunburn and share my family's passion and knowledge for the plant with people in Florida. Sunburn is a brand for Floridians by Floridians. I am also thrilled to add some key team members, including our Chairman and my good friend Danny Moses, as well as all of the MedMen employees who have joined our family. We have proven to the market previously that a Florida-focused company can produce the highest quality flower and concentrates, and now we are bringing our products to consumers via 14 of the best retail sites in Florida."
"We are excited about the growth prospects of the Florida market and we believe in backing strong teams," said Emily Paxhia, Managing Partner of cannabis-focused investment firm, Poseidon Asset Management. "The Sunburn team has experience coupled with deep knowledge of the market."
Cultivation Footprint
Green Sentry's cultivation and operations team began working on upgrades to the Eustis Facility in March 2022 and have already seen improvement in flower quality and yields. The Eustis Facility will soon increase HVAC capabilities; and install concrete floors, rolling benches, supplemental HPS lighting and an optimized fertigation system to further improve the quality of its flower. Green Sentry has secured a cultivation facility in Winter Garden, Florida which includes 27,000 sq ft of canopy in a Nexus Hybrid climate controlled Greenhouse plus a full GMP approved lab for hydrocarbon extraction, solventless extraction and the production of other derivative products ("Winter Garden"). Planned renovations for Winter Garden include the installation of supplemental HVAC, environmental controls and additional HPS lighting. Green Sentry also intends to break ground on an initial 75,000-square-foot indoor garden and processing facility at its property in Palm City, with plans to be fully operational by Q3 2023. The Palm City property can accommodate over 600,000 square feet of canopy, an essential addition as Florida licensees eye a potential adult-use constitutional amendment being added to the 2024 presidential ballot.
During the Transaction, Green Sentry was represented by Greg McLaughlin and the law firm of Tripp Scott, P.A. as well as Jeffrey Schlutz from Feuerstein Kulick LLP.
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The Irish Whiskey's Award-Winning Distillery Kicks-Off a Two-Week Visit to NYC, Including a Surprise Performance by Singer-Songwriter Dermot Kennedy, Immersive Tastings from the Brand's Portfolio, Songs from Local Buskers and Whiskey-Infused Summer Treats
NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jameson Irish Whiskey has brought its award-winning distillery, which has been named the World's Leading Distillery Tour three times, straight from Dublin's Bow St. to New Yorkers' doorsteps with the U.S. debut of the Jameson Distillery on Tour. Located in Hudson Yards and replicating the very place Jameson was first distilled in 1780, the three-part interactive experience will take visitors on an unforgettable journey that explores the Irish whiskey's legendary story, triple-distillation process and signature smooth taste.
Taking center stage to celebrate the opening of Jameson Distillery on Tour in NYC's Hudson Yards was global music sensation Dermot Kennedy, who returned to his busking roots by singing his breakthrough hits as well as songs from his upcoming second album, "Sonder," out November 4 on Island Records/Interscope. He was inspired to join in the celebration alongside Jameson, which is putting its support behind the local busking community by covering the cost of up to 1,000 permits for New York City entertainers through its "Busk on Us" program. Local buskers can apply for a free permit by visiting www.jamesonwhiskey.com/en-us/BuskonUs. Dermot's performance at Jameson Distillery on Tour was a nod to Dublin and New York's shared tradition of busking, where the street becomes the stage and strangers connect over their love of music.
"The first stage I ever played was on a street corner in Dublin," said Dermot Kennedy. "As two cities known for marching to the beat of their own drum, it feels full circle to welcome the Jameson Distillery on Tour to New York City and be a part of an initiative that enables fellow buskers to bring their music to the streets. Sharing a piece of where I come from with the city I now call home is something I will never forget. Together, we're celebrating the power of connection, whether with a fellow audience member or over a shared drink with friends."
The performance paid tribute to those committed to their craft — much like the legendary Irish whiskey-maker — surprising onlookers at the start of a two-week lineup featuring some of New York's very own talented buskers, including world-renowned bucket drummer, Jared "Choclatt" Crawford; the eclectic powerhouse with her violin, Joya Bravo; and the composer and songwriter, Justin Sutherland.
This immersive experience is designed to widen both palates and social circles, providing a dedicated space for friends and new faces to come together through a shared exploration of Jameson's heritage and history.
"This is the first time we are bringing Jameson's Distillery on Tour to the U.S., and we couldn't think of a better spot to host this one-of-a-kind experience than Hudson Yards in New York City, a popular destination that attracts visitors from around the globe," said Kelly Suhr, Senior Brand Director, Jameson Irish Whiskey. "We're opening up the world of Irish whiskey, connecting with new kindred spirits, showcasing our storied process and, of course, enjoying our world-class portfolio."
Those curious to learn even more about Irish whiskey can participate in an educational immersion dedicated to the brand's celebrated Jameson Black Barrel expression. Housed within a larger-than-life barrel that allows guests to feel the heat of the char, smell its vanilla notes and, ultimately, taste its complexity, this special activation will include tales from those who help craft it, including Ger Buckley — an Irishman with a rich legacy as a fifth generation Midleton Cooper, an individual specially trained in barrel building.
Within the distillery experience, guests can also interact with branded activities, including shopping Jameson merchandise and snapping pictures with friends at the custom LED photo moment. Visitors can also share a toast and learn whiskey tasting tips and more brand lore from Jameson's AI Brand Ambassador, Molly: a fully interactive avatar that leverages cutting-edge conversational AI technology from ICONIQ AI. While on-site, people can hold real, meaningful conversations via a continuous YouTube livestream through September 7 – the first AI livestream by a major brand. Those unable to visit in-person can also book exclusive virtual Bow St. experiences online.
Visitors will also have the chance to taste the newest addition to the beloved Irish whiskey portfolio at the Jameson Orange Truck. Featuring a limited-edition Jameson Orange-flavored sorbet created in partnership with popular adults-only New York City ice cream shop, Tipsy Scoop, the Jameson Orange Truck will give a new meaning to the smooth taste of their triple-distilled whiskey balanced with notes of zesty orange flavor. The Jameson Orange-infused sorbet will be available alongside Jameson Distillery on Tour at the Public Square & Gardens at Hudson Yards through September 7.
With limited availability, fans can take advantage of the complimentary Jameson Distillery on Tour through September 7, open daily at the Public Square & Gardens at Hudson Yards. To learn more about the one-of-a-kind experience straight from Dublin's Bow St. and reserve their spot, fans can visit jamesonwhiskey.com/distillery-on-tour-nyc.
Jameson is the world's most awarded* and bestselling Irish whiskey, ranked in the top 4 global whiskey brands and number 9 in spirits. Leading the Irish Whiskey category with a 67% market share and having experienced 30 years of consecutive growth up until 2019, Jameson reached unprecedented sales of 10 million cases in March 2022.
The Jameson portfolio is led by its core expression of Jameson Original, with dynamic growth being experienced with its Super Premium offering, Jameson Black Barrel. The range also includes ultra-premium offerings such as Jameson 18 Years, as well as some recently added flavoured whiskeys, Jameson Orange and Jameson Cold Brew.
Triple distilled and twice as smooth, every bottle of Jameson is distilled and matured at the world renowned Midleton Distillery in County Cork, Ireland.
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Pernod Ricard USA is the premium spirits and wine company in the U.S., and the largest subsidiary of Paris, France-based Pernod Ricard SA., the world's second-largest spirits and wine company. Pernod Ricard employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide, is listed on Euronext (Ticker: RI) and is part of the CAC 40 index. The company's leading spirits include such prestigious brands as Absolut ® Vodka, Avión ® Tequila, Chivas Regal ® Scotch Whisky, The Glenlivet ® Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Jameson ® Irish Whiskey, Kahlúa ® Liqueur, Malibu ®, Martell ® Cognac, Olmeca Altos ® Tequila , Beefeater ® Gin, Del Maguey ® Single Village Mezcal, Monkey 47 ® Gin, Plymouth ® Gin, Seagram's ® Extra Dry Gin, Malfy ® Gin, Hiram Walker ® Liqueurs, Midleton ® Irish Whiskey, Powers ® Irish Whiskey, Redbreast ® Irish Whiskey, Aberlour ® Single Malt Scotch Whisky; Lillet ®; Smithworks ® Vodka, Jefferson's ® Bourbon, Smooth Ambler ® Whiskey, Rabbit Hole ® Whiskey, Pernod ® and Ricard ®; such superior wines as Jacob's Creek ®, Kenwood ® Vineyards, Campo Viejo ® and Brancott Estate ®; and such exquisite champagnes and sparkling wines as Perrier-Jouët ® Champagne, G.H. Mumm™ Champagne and Mumm Napa ® sparkling wines.
Pernod Ricard USA is headquartered in New York, New York, and has more than 700 employees across the country. As "creators of conviviality," we are committed to sustainable and responsible business practices in service of our customers, consumers, employees and the planet. Pernod Ricard USA urges all adults to consume its products responsibly and has an active program to promote responsible drinking. For more information on this, please visit: www.responsibility.org.
Dermot Kennedy's upcoming album, "Sonder," out November 4th has been anticipated by fans and critics alike since the global success of his million-selling debut album, "Without Fear." The lead single "Something to Someone" has topped over 20 million streams. Watch the video and pre-order the album now. Nominated for the "Best International Male Solo Artist" BRIT Award in 2020, Dermot has now amassed nearly 4 billion streams across platforms and has the best-selling debut album in Ireland of this millennium. His impassioned debut album has sold over 1.5 million copies, making him a platinum-selling artist in 12 countries.
Hudson Yards is the newest neighborhood on Manhattan's West Side developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group. A template for the future of cities, Hudson Yards is Manhattan's first LEED Gold Certified Neighborhood; home to leading retail brands in every category from luxury to fast fashion, including experiential concepts and first-ever stores from popular online retailers; restaurants and food experiences by world-renowned chefs and restaurateurs; dynamic cultural institutions; modern residences offering unparalleled amenities; more than five acres of public plazas, gardens and groves; the world's first Equinox Hotel; state-of-the-art commercial office space for industry leaders including Meta, WarnerMedia, BlackRock and more; and eventually a new 750-seat public school. For more information on Hudson Yards, please visit www.HudsonYardsNewYork.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SAVA, ALLR, NIO, RBLX, and VRNA.
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Paula Reto shot a course-record 9-under 62 on Thursday at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club to take a two-stroke lead in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.
“It’s not something I’m familiar with,” Reto said about the low score.
Winless on the LPGA Tour, the 32-year-old South African opened with a 6-under 29 on the back nine and added three birdies on the front nine — the last on the par-5 ninth. She birdied all four par-5 holes.
“It was a good putting day,” Reto said. “A lot of putts went in and that kind of makes the round easier. Seeing my lines and the speed was pretty good, so made it a lot easier. I was like, `Just get on the green.′”
Reto broke the course mark of 63 set by Canadian star Brooke Henderson in the third round of the 2017 tournament.
“I didn’t know it was the course record, so kind of finding out after my round takes the pressure off,” Reto said. “So I’m happy about it. You know, I’m hoping to do some more good rounds coming here.”
Narin An of South Korea was second after a bogey-free 64.
Emma Talley, Robynn Ree and Lilia Vu shot 65. Atthaya Thitikul was at 66 with Perrine Delacour, Peiyun Chien, Wei-Ling Hsu, Nasa Hataoka, Lucy Li, Mo Martin, Elizabeth Szokol and A Lim Kim.
Alena Sharp and Maddie Szeryk were the top Canadians at 67. Nelly and Jessica Korda also were at 67 in a group that included Jennifer Kupcho, Danielle Kang, 2006 winner Cristie Kerr and 2016 champion Ariya Jutanugarn.
Nelly Korda is coming off her first win of the year in the Aramco Series on the Ladies European Tour where she rallied from seven shots behind against sister Jessica.
“The greens are definitely really tricky,” Nelly Korda said. “They’re hard to read and kind of like in a sense a little too fast for the grass, where you feel like you’re putting on glass.”
Top-ranked Jin Young Ko, the winner at Magna outside Toronto in 2019 when the event was last played, shot a 68.
Canadian amateur Lauren Zaretsky had a hole-in-one on the par-3 fifth in her 68. The 18-year-old is set to start college Monday at Texas Tech.
“My reaction was pretty calm,” Zaretsky said. “I’m surprised. I haven’t had a hole-in-one since 2016 and actually made a joke before this tournament that maybe I’ll have a hole-in-one on live TV.”
Henderson, the 2018 winner at Wascana in Regina, Saskatchewan, closed with a bogey on the par-5 ninth for a 69. She’s from Smiths Falls, south of Ottawa.
“It’s the thing with this course,” Henderson said. “When you hit it in bad spots you really pay the price.”
Three-time tournament champion Lydia Ko also had a 69, playing alongside Henderson and Kupcho. Lexi Thompson shot a 70. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-paula-reto-shoots-course-record-62-leads-cp-womens-open/ | 2022-08-26T13:12:18Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-paula-reto-shoots-course-record-62-leads-cp-womens-open/ | true |
CLEVELAND, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) announced today that Chris Gorman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Don Kimble, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
KeyCorp plans to review its performance, strategy, and outlook. The live audio webcast of the conference call and presentation materials will be available at www.key.com/ir. If you are unable to join the live conference call, or wish to hear a re-broadcast, access www.key.com/ir and select Events & Presentations.
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Investor Relations: Vernon Patterson, 216.689.0520, vernon_patterson@keybank.com
Investor Relations: Melanie Kaiser, 216.689.4545, melanie_s_kaiser@keybank.com
Media: Susan Donlan, 216.471.3133, susan_e_donlan@keybank.com
KeyCorp's roots trace nearly 200 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $187.0 billion at June 30, 2022. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications, and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com. KeyBank is Member FDIC.
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(The Hill) — Moderna said Friday it is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, alleging patent infringement over the COVID-19 vaccine.
The move sets up a showdown between two major vaccine makers that together have helped blunt the impacts of the pandemic in the United States and other countries.
“We believe that Pfizer and BioNTech unlawfully copied Moderna’s inventions, and they have continued to use them without permission,” Moderna Chief Legal Officer Shannon Thyme Klinger said in a statement.
Moderna is seeking compensation from Pfizer for the use of technology that Moderna says it pioneered.
The move also marks that Moderna views the pandemic as being in a different phase. The company said that it previously pledged not to enforce it patents while the pandemic continued. But, it said, “in March 2022, when the collective fight against COVID-19 entered a new phase and vaccine supply was no longer a barrier to access in many parts of the world, Moderna updated its pledge.”
It now says that while it will not enforce its patents in 92 low and middle-income countries, it will in other parts of the world.
“We have not been served and are unable to comment at this time,” Pfizer’s media relations department wrote in an email.
Moderna said that Pfizer infringed on work on its mRNA vaccine technology dating back as early as 2010, well before the pandemic began.
“This foundational platform, which we began building in 2010, along with our patented work on coronaviruses in 2015 and 2016, enabled us to produce a safe and highly effective COVID-19 vaccine in record time after the pandemic struck,” Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said in a statement.
Moderna said it is seeking compensation but not to block the use of the Pfizer vaccine.
“Recognizing the need to ensure continued access to these lifesaving vaccines, Moderna is not seeking to remove [the Pfizer vaccine] from the market and is not asking for an injunction to prevent its future sale,” Moderna said. | https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/moderna-sues-pfizer-biontech-over-covid-19-vaccine-patents/ | 2022-08-26T13:16:14Z | https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/moderna-sues-pfizer-biontech-over-covid-19-vaccine-patents/ | true |
Performance numbers have been leaked that put AMD's (NASDAQ:AMD) Ryzen 7 7700X at up to 26 percent faster than its predecessor - the Ryzen 7 5800X.
The results were made public by video review channel Extreme Player, which lists only Cinebench R20 scores. This is an old benchmark and it begs the question why no other more recent test results were revealed, but we can at least run with these numbers and compare them against other processors.
Starting with the single-threaded result and we can see the Ryzen 7 7700X beating the Core i9-12900K and we should point out here that the AMD Ryzen processor is decidedly mid-range while the Core i9-12900K is essentially Intel's mainstream flagship if you discount the eye-wateringly expensive Core i9-12900KS. We can likely expect even higher scores from the rest of the range.
The single-thread score is also a good indicator or lightly-threaded peformance, which often translates into game performance so there could be some big steps up there too and critically, it's faster than the Core i5-12600K and Core i9-12700K as well.
The multi-threaded score relies on core counts as well as other factors and it's clear that Intel still owns the top spot. However, the Ryzen 7 7700X that we're assuming has eight cores, beats the 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X and comes close to matching the previous generation Ryzen 9 5900X too.
Again, there are at least two more processors in the range above this looking at previous product stacks - a likely Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 9 7950X and it's worth remembering that while the Core i7-12700K beats it convincingly, that processor has a total of 12 cores compared to eight for the 7700X.
The AMD processor is also much faster than the Core i9-11900K, 10900K and Core i5-12600K as well as the Ryzen 7 5800X and is a massive 51 percent faster than the Ryzen 7 3800X too.
In other news, Asus has revealed its flagship X670E chipset motherboards and you can see a hands-on video of them below.
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BRIGHTON, MI — Jason Grostic is feeding cattle that he can’t sell. He’s growing grain that nobody will buy. In his words, the farm is “slowly but surely going bankrupt.”
Life was turned upside down for Grostic and his family in January when the state of Michigan issued an advisory for beef from his organic farm after testing found elevated levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS in the meat they sell.
Now, Grostic is suing the company that released the pollutants, which made their way to his Livingston County farm through tainted municipal wastewater sludge spread as fertilizer.
On Aug. 12, Grostic filed a lawsuit against Tribar Manufacturing, an automotive supplier which came under significant fire this month for putting hexavalent chromium into the same wastewater system as its PFAS releases that, starting years ago, resulted in contamination of the Grostic farm, the Huron River and the city of Ann Arbor drinking water.
The lawsuit, assigned to Livingston County Judge Suzanne Geddis, seeks punitive damages which Grostic’s lawyers describe as “tens of millions.” That’s what they say it would cost to remediate the farm’s soil and groundwater.
“That’s what it’s going to cost to put them back in a place they were before Tribar’s contamination,” said Kyle Konwinski, an attorney at the Varnum law firm. “The farm is useless. It’s been in the family for over 100 years and now they quite literally cannot do anything on this land.”
In addition to damages, the suit asks Geddis to force Tribar to remediate the farm and prevent the company from further damaging natural resources and the environment. Tribar has created a public nuisance in addition to being negligent and violating state law, the filing claims.
According to the filing, Grostic’s reputation was “destroyed overnight” when the state issued a January 28 consumption advisory following tests on steaks and roasts which between .98 and 2.48 parts-per-billion (ppb) for the individual compound PFOS in the meat.
The testing came through a crackdown on PFAS in industrial wastewater, which the state began actively scrutinizing in 2018 through a program focused on municipal sewage plants like the one in the city of Wixom that receives Tribar’s discharge.
Because PFAS chemicals are so robust, they pass through sewage plant filters into waterways like the Huron River, which was slapped with a “Do Not Eat” advisory for fish thanks to Tribar’s discharge. They also pollute the wastewater biosolids, which have long been applied to some farms to stimulate plant growth rather than being shipped to a landfill.
Tribar used PFOS as a fume suppressant to protect workers around its chromium plating baths at Plant No. 4 in Wixom. In 2015, facing a federal deadline to stop using PFOS, Tribar switch to a different type of PFAS chemical. However, enough residual PFOS remained in the company’s discharge that, three years later, Wixom’s wastewater discharge was hitting more than 5,500 parts per trillion (ppt) at its Norton Creek outfall.
Facing state scrutiny and public outcry, Tribar installed filtration to capture PFOS from its discharge. Today, the company suppresses vapors in its plating baths using compounds like 6:2 FTS; a substitute chemical that is, nonetheless, in the PFAS fluorochemical family.
The company, previously named Adept Plastic Finishing, is owned by HCI Equity Partners of Washington, DC. It makes decorative trim parts for automobile manufacturers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota and others.
At Grostic’s farm, PFOS from the sludge polluted the soil and groundwater and entered the cattle feed, which was grown on site rather than purchased. The farm received the largest and most frequent applications of contaminated biosolids from Wixom, say state regulators.
Those factors helped the animal herd concentrate the chemicals in a unique way at Grostic’s farm, according to agencies like Michigan Departments of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), which have characterized the situation as a one-off.
Grostic isn’t buying it. He’s convinced other farms in Michigan which have spread municipal or industrial sludge as fertilizer have problems which are yet to be discovered.
“I don’t think anybody should believe that,” he said. “I mean, I know four other farmers that took Wixom sludge same time I was taking it, but they’re not investigated.”
For the past seven months, Grostic has watched financial ruin overtake the farm where he lives with his wife Teresa, daughter Kinsey and son Emerson. Within a week of the state’s advisory, the bank was calling to talk about the value of his collateral, he said. His mortgage is now in default. Grostic is selling equipment and tapping into savings to pay the bills.
He still has about 160 cows to feed. The state is buying his feed, but the number of mouths is increasing because the cows are birthing calves. The grain won’t sell. No one will take it.
“If I had to guess, there’s probably $40,000 to $50,000 worth of grain sitting in my grain vents. On top of that, you don’t get to raise any crops this year for income,” Grostic said.
“So…. yeah — slowly but surely going bankrupt,” he said. “Even if I go bankrupt, I’ve still got to take care of the cows.”
The situation has taken a mental toll. Grostic started seeing a therapist and said customers have called him a “murderer,” accusing him of poisoning them with contaminated beef.
He’s not getting any outreach from environmental groups or advocates in the PFAS arena, even though there’s growing nationwide concern over PFAS entering food systems and other examples of farms being impacted by the chemicals.
Grostic is angry with the state’s handling of the matter — but he’s angrier at Tribar. He wants the company to remediate the soil and compensate him for his financial losses.
“I want our ground cleaned up. I want my life back together and (to be) paid for all the suffering that I’ve gone through.”
“There’s PFOS in my soil and Tribar did that. That’s 100 percent on Tribar. I’m really pissed at that,” Grostic said. “Look at their last dump, that frickin’ chrome product. That’s a ‘do not touch’ product. They just keep getting away with it.”
Through a public relations firm, Tribar issued a statement in response to the lawsuit saying its use of PFAS was required by the government and that it “stopped its use of products containing PFAS in 2015, well before the compounds were regulated by the State of Michigan.”
The company also characterized the use of wastewater sludge as an issue between the city of Wixom and its customers. The city is not named as a party in the lawsuit.
“Tribar does not own or control the wastewater after discharge to the city’s wastewater treatment plant,” the company said in a statement to MLive. “We were not consulted about any land application of the city’s wastewater treatment sludge. We were not asked for, nor did we give approval for the city’s biosolids to be sold or provided to a third party, which we have been informed took place between 2010 and 2015. Any sale or use of that waste would be between the city and the requesting party.”
Grostic has a different explanation.
“Tribar sucks,” he said.
“My land is contaminated,” Grostic said. “I can’t do nothing with it. I can’t graze cattle on it. I can’t grow crops on it. I’m a farmer. What am I supposed to do?
Related stories:
Wixom PFAS discharge sets a sad milestone
Huron River PFAS crisis: One year later
Huron River spill protestors visit Tribar CEO’s home
Tribar chromium spill smaller than initially feared
Outraged rally crowd demands Tribar be ‘shut down’
Tribar waste alarms overridden 460 times before spill
Ann Arbor council OK’s legal action toward Tribar
PFAS a problem at farm where tannery spread sludge
No safe PFAS level? Toxicity drafts point that way
High PFAS found in rainbow smelt across Michigan
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Readers Jan and Rebecca reached out to VERIFY to ask if an “affordable connectivity program” claimed to be run by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was legitimate or a scam.
There are countless ads on social media offering a $30 discount on internet services through the program.
THE QUESTION
Can people really get discounted internet through the “Affordable Connectivity Program?”
THE SOURCES
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Universal Service Administrative Co., the FCC-funded nonprofit that runs the Affordable Connectivity Program
- AARP
- Biden Administration
- Internet service providers Comcast, Cox Communications, AT&T and Verizon
THE ANSWER
Yes, people can really get discounted internet through the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program. The program offers a $30-per-month discount on internet services, but only low-income households qualify.
WHAT WE FOUND
The Affordable Connectivity Program is an initiative run by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that provides discounts for broadband internet and devices to people with low incomes.
The program provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households, and up to $75 per month for households on tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer or tablet.
Qualified households include those with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty line, as well as households with individuals participating in another benefit or assistance program. This includes students receiving federal Pell grants, people participating in SNAP, people on Medicaid, families with students receiving free or reduced lunch, families meeting eligibility requirements for their provider’s existing low-income internet program and households participating in a tribal assistance program.
The AARP says that 200% of the federal poverty line, which is currently based on 2021 income, is $27,180 for an individual and $55,500 for a household of four.
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The Biden Administration says it has commitments from 20 internet providers, including Comcast, Cox Communications, AT&T and Verizon, to offer ACP-eligible households with an internet service plan that costs no more than $30 a month. When combined with the $30 discount offered through the Affordable Connectivity Program, the administration says, these homes can receive free internet service. The White House adds these plans must offer a minimum of 100 Mbps download speed.
According to AARP and Common Sense, a nonprofit that shares technology recommendations for families and schools, over 100 million people qualify for the program; that's nearly 40% of U.S. homes.
According to the Universal Service Administrative Co., the FCC-funded nonprofit that is running the program, 13.3 million households were enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program as of Aug. 22.
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Mansfield Council spends tens of thousands of pounds on redundancy packages
Mansfield Council spent tens of thousands of pounds as it laid off several employees in the last year, new figures show.
The Local Government Association said councils across the country have been forced to reduce their workforce sizes due to budget cuts despite dramatic increases in the volume and range of services provided
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities figures show five people were laid off by Mansfield Council in 2021-22, at an average of £12,833 per person.
It meant the council paid a total of £64,164 in exit packages last year, down from £245,495 in 2020-21 and below the £465,607 paid out in 2019-20, before the coronavirus pandemic.
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The authority spent 65 per cent less on redundancy packages than in 2014-15 – when it let go of nine employees at a total cost of £200,000 – despite exit payments typically being higher.
Mariam Amos, council strategic director, said: “When we are reviewing our services and proposing restructuring teams, we have taken opportunities to consult our employees, particularly where their circumstances are changing to discuss voluntary redundancy.
“That has been the case for most of these payments this financial year.
“We have an obligation to the taxpayer to ensure we are getting value for money for each of our services. Through efficient budgetary management, every effort is made each year to avoid any employee redundancies.
“Also, during this period, the level of services delivered to our residents has not reduced or been impacted.
“We will always do everything we can to protect the continuous delivery of vital front-line services.”
Across England, the total amount spent on exit payments fell for the fifth-successive year, from £250 million in 2020-21 to £210m last year.
However, more staff were laid off than the year before, 9,744 compared with 9,454.
Andrew Western, LGA resource board chairman, said councils have made layoffs in order to manage their budgets and avoid further pressure on taxpayers.
He said: “Without funding from the Government to meet the pressure of an accelerating National Living Wage on top of soaring energy and other costs, more redundancies are likely, exacerbating the capacity crisis that is already acute in some areas and impacting the delivery of services to the public.”
The data also shows the average exit payment across England fell from £27,000 to £22,000 in the year to March.
Across England, some 255 senior employees were laid off last year, accounting for a total payment of more than £20 million at an average of £85,000 each.
The 9,490 other staff made redundant received an average of £20,000 each in comparison.
Local figures on payments to senior and other staff are not available to protect individuals' identities.
Ian Miller, honorary secretary of the Association of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers, said exit payments are determined by staff's actual salary and time of service, meaning senior staff tend to have higher packages.
Pension costs are a major element of exit payments for those aged 55 and above, he added, which is more likely to be relevant for senior staff. | https://www.chad.co.uk/news/politics/council/mansfield-council-spends-tens-of-thousands-of-pounds-on-redundancy-packages-3820920 | 2022-08-26T13:27:54Z | https://www.chad.co.uk/news/politics/council/mansfield-council-spends-tens-of-thousands-of-pounds-on-redundancy-packages-3820920 | true |
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DJ Shaynea will be performing at Bat Fest with Roadway Productions taking place on the Congress Bridge on August 27, 2022, and featuring performances from other performers like The Unlikely Candidates, Bun B and Toadies.
DJ Shaynea is the youngest, upcoming 15 year old music producer in the Greater Austin Area. He comes from a family of love for music in which Shaynea started when he was 3 years old with percussion then moving to producing his own music. DJ Shaynea started touring locally at the age of 8 furthering his music career collaborating and training with Odo Sound, Elevate Event & Deep Impact Entertainment. His father grew up in the Austin area, known as the "Live Music Capital of the World", and his mother's home is New Orleans, known for its Jazz. His sister, also 15, known as Lil Miss Sound and Lights, production and tour manager. His other sister, 12, helps with crowd control.
DJ Shaynea will be performing on the Austin Statesman Theater Stage for Bat Fest, in which the bridge fills with vendors and people during the festival located at 100 South Congress Ave bridge in Austin. The Event is presented by Roadway Productions, a locally family owned business, on August 27, 2022 from 4pm to midnight. Tickets are on sale now at https://www.roadwayevents.com/event/bat-fest/.
Bat Fest is proud to bring DJ Shaynea to stage for the second time in three years. What will you see at Bat Fest this year? 1.5 Million Mexican Free-tailed bats emerging from under the bridge at dusk, 2 stages with live music, more than 50 arts and crafts vendors, delicious food and drinks, children activities, bat costume contest and other bat themed activities.
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COLUMBIA, Md. and HOUSTON, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Universities Space Research Association's David Kring at the Lunar and Planetary Institute was a coauthor on the paper "Cryogeomorphic Characterization of Shadowed Regions in the Artemis Exploration Zone" published in Geophysical Research Letters.
Imagine a world where the Sun never passes overhead and, instead, forever moves in a circle along the horizon, casting long shadows that rotate across the landscape. That world is the lunar south polar region, soon to be explored by Artemis astronauts.
Because the Sun hovers near the horizon, the sunken floors of impact craters in the region never see sunlight and lie in perpetual shadow. Those permanently shadowed regions are incredibly cold, less than 100K (or less than -280°F), and approaching absolute zero. At those temperatures, water vapor and other volatile substances may be frozen in lunar soils, even though that soil is exposed to the vacuum of space.
The potential for ice makes those shadowed crater floors intriguing sites to explore. The ice may harbor clues about the delivery and processing of water to the Earth-Moon system. The ice may also provide resources to be used by astronauts for consumption, radiation shielding, and rocket propellant.
But designing exploration plans into such regions is difficult. What lurks in those shadowed regions? Where within them will our astronauts venture?
That puzzling problem was recently solved by an international team of scientists that developed a method for seeing into those dark regions of the Moon. Their work is published in the current issue of Geophysical Research Letters. The paper is led by Valentin Bickel, a former graduate student intern at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), Houston, and now a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Bickel's former LPI mentor, Dr. David Kring, the principal investigator of the LPI-NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) Center for Lunar Science and Exploration, co-authored the study along with Dr. B. Moseley (University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom), Dr. E. Hauber (German Aerospace Center, Berlin, Germany), Dr. M. Shirley (NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California), and Dr. J.-P. Williams (University of California, Los Angeles).
Areas that were once dark are made visible by using a physics-based, deep learning-driven post-processing tool to produce high-signal and high-resolution Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) images that efficiently capture photons bounced into the shadowed regions from adjacent mountains and crater walls. This allows the team of scientists to provide the world with images of potential exploration regions. As LPI's Dr. Kring explains, "Visible routes into the permanently shadowed regions can now be designed, greatly reducing risks to Artemis astronauts and robotic explorers." The spacesuit being developed for Artemis astronauts will allow them to spend at least two hours in those shadowed terrains. Using the new images, mission planners can direct astronauts to boulders to be sampled in the shadowed domains and locations where trenches can be dug in the soil to evaluate the distribution of any ices.
The authors applied their new technique to images collected by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, which has been documenting the Artemis exploration zone for over a decade. The team used those enhanced images to determine that water ice is not visible in sheets covering those shadowed areas. Dr. Bickel says, "There is no evidence of pure surface ice within the shadowed areas, implying that any ice must be mixed with lunar soil or underneath the surface." Dr. Bickel also notes that this work has an immediate impact on the mission delivering NASA's PRIME-1 payload, "We detect an ~50-meter-wide crater and other surface features in a shadowed region that could alter the location where the hopper lander, Micro-Nova, may touch down next year."
The results published in the new paper are part of a comprehensive investigation of potential Artemis landing sites and exploration options on the lunar surface conducted by the LPI-JSC Center for Lunar Science and Exploration. Thus far, the team has examined more than a half-dozen potential landing sites for Artemis astronauts and complementary robotic missions.
Dr. Kring's work was supported by NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI).
Founded in 1969, under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences at the request of the U.S. Government, the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is a nonprofit corporation chartered to advance space-related science, technology, and engineering. USRA operates scientific institutes and facilities and conducts other major research and educational programs. USRA engages the university community and employs in-house scientific leadership, innovative research and development, and project management expertise. More information about USRA is available at www.usra.edu.
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), operated by Universities Space Research Association, was established during the Apollo program in 1968 to foster international collaboration and to serve as a repository for information gathered during the early years of the space program. Today, the LPI is an intellectual leader in lunar and planetary science. The Institute serves as a scientific forum attracting world-class visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, students, and resident experts; supports and serves the research community through newsletters, meetings, and other activities; collects and disseminates planetary data while facilitating the community's access to NASA science, and engages, excites, and educates the public about space science and invests in the development of future generations of explorers. The research carried out at the LPI supports NASA's efforts to explore the solar system. More information about LPI is available at www.lpi.usra.edu.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Are wolves hunting and howling in the Northeast woods again, more than a century after they were rooted out of the region?
Advocates who think so say a recent DNA analysis shows a strapping canine shot by a coyote hunter in upstate New York last winter was actually a wolf. They believe there are other wolves in New York and New England, saying they could be crossing the frozen St. Lawrence River while heading south from Canada. And they want the government to protect them.
“There has to be other wolves here,” said John Glowa, president of the Maine Wolf Coalition. “We have no doubt that eastern wolves are coming down and crossing the St. Lawrence. And they’re being killed. And they’re being called coyotes.”
Not everyone is convinced.
The test results are the latest entry in a long-running disagreement in the Northeast about the presence of a charismatic wild animal dogged by a reputation as a big, bad villain in children's stories and as a livestock poacher to farmers. It's a surprisingly complicated question, in part because eastern coyotes typically share some genetic material with wolves.
“The question is: What is a wolf? And that is not as simple as it sounds,” said Daniel Rosenblatt, New York Department of Environmental Conservation wildlife biologist.
Critics claim wildlife officials are slow to acknowledge wolves in their midst because they would have to accommodate the presence of a federally protected species.
State wildlife officials say there's no evidence wild wolves have reestablished themselves in region, though some concede the possibility of scattered lone wolves. They're not showing up on trail cameras, they say. Maine Wildlife Division Director Nate Webb said if wolves were back in any numbers in his state, they'd be preying on moose.
“I worked on wolves for over a decade and have been to hundreds of wolves kills personally. And it’s pretty, pretty easy to tell when a moose has been killed by wolves,” Webb said. “And that’s just not occurring here in Maine.”
Wolves were effectively shot, trapped and poisoned out of the Northeast by the start of the 20th century, leaving a gap for coyotes to fill. Smaller than wolves with pointier muzzles and ears, eastern coyotes are now common in the region.
But it's not unusual for people in the Northeast report canines seemingly too big and bulky to be coyotes, which typically weigh around 40 pounds (18 kilograms).
In New York’s Adirondack Mountains, wolf advocate Joseph Butera said his friends and neighbors have seen animals bigger than German shepherds, and he constantly sees large canine tracks in the woods.
“And once in a blue moon, you'll hear a howl that you know is not a coyote,” said Butera, president of the Northeast Ecological Recovery Society.
Wolf sightings can be dismissed as people wrongly identifying coyotes, domestic animals or wolf-dog hybrids.
But a 2011 academic study using carbon isotopes to distinguish wild from captive wolves suggested that at least three wild wolves were living in Vermont and New York in the previous decade.
Glowa, citing DNA analyses and other evidence, said at least a half dozen wolves were killed in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine from 1993 to 2007. He believes these cases likely represent a fraction of the wolves in the Northeast.
Advocates note that wolves can travel hundreds of miles, and that wolf populations have already rebounded around the Great Lakes and farther west.
Some canine researchers say it’s not clear if there are sustained populations in the Northeast, but it appears likely wolves are wandering into the region.
“In all honesty, I don’t know how there can’t be, just based on the biology that canines disperse incredible distances. By pure fact alone, why would there not be? Unless they’re always hunted,” said Bridgett vonHoldt, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Princeton University.
In the case of the recent New York animal, Glowa said he was tipped off about pictures posted online by a hunter with his kill this winter west of Albany, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) south of the Canadian border. The hunter agreed to provide a tissue sample of the 85-pound (39-kilogram) animal to advocates. A lab analysis showed predominantly wolf ancestry, with a very small amount of coyote genetic material.
However, New York environmental officials say a separate DNA analysis they commissioned determined the animal was most closely identified as an eastern coyote. The conclusion was based in part on maternal DNA markers, though the analysis found ample evidence of wolf genetic material.
VonHoldt, leader of the North American Canine Ancestry Project, said both tests relied on a limited amount of genetic data. In her opinion, it was not possible to conclude the animal was a coyote or a wolf without more data.
The Princeton lab is performing additional tests on samples from the animal.
The issue any genetic analyst must face is the blurry line between wolves and eastern coyotes. Researchers believe coyotes heading east over the Great Lakes bred with wolves. The result is that eastern coyotes are a bit brawnier than those out west. Some people even use the term “coywolves.”
“Where do you draw the line between the two?” asked New Hampshire Fish and Game Department wildlife biologist Patrick Tate. “How much wolf DNA can you need before it’s a wild wolf? How much coyote DNA do you need before it’s a coyote?”
Rosenblatt said New York not only is retesting this animal, but also is trying to collect more genetic data on coyotes so they have a better sense of makeup of the canines at large in the woods.
“We know this question is not going to go away,” he said. | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cry-wolf-Debate-over-presence-of-wolves-in-17399760.php | 2022-08-26T13:31:51Z | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cry-wolf-Debate-over-presence-of-wolves-in-17399760.php | true |
MORAG, Poland (AP) — Poland is scheduled to seal a deal with South Korea on Friday for the purchase of some $5.8 billion worth of tanks, howitzers and ammunition as the European country steps up its defense and deterrence capabilities in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, who is also his country's defense minister, and the head of South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Eom Dong-hwan, are expected to sign the contracts at a military base in the northern Poland town of Morag.
Poland’s conservative government, in power since 2015, has worked to strengthen the country's armed forces in response to neighboring Russia’s policies and actions.
Poland, like other European nations and the United States, has sent military equipment to Ukraine during the 6-month war. The Polish government is seeking to replace some of the equipment it shared with new acquisitions, including U.S.-made Abrams tanks.
Under the deal with South Korea, Poland is purchasing 180 K2 Black Panther tanks, made by Hyundai Rotem and worth some $3.4 billion, along with 212 K9 Thunder howitzers made by Hanhwa Defense, worth some $2.4 billion. The deal includes training, logistics and ammunition.
“The ordered equipment constitutes a real strengthening of Poland's deterrence and defense potential,” Poland's Defense Ministry said.
Some of the items are expected to arrive this, and all by the end of 2025.
Poland and South Korea also plan to sign an agreement this year for the purchase of 12 FA-50 planes, a light training and combat aircraft made by Korea Aerospace jointly with Lockheed Martin, according to Blaszczak.
Poland is seeking a technology transfer so it can launch production domestically. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Poland-and-South-Korea-to-seal-5-8-billion-17399769.php | 2022-08-26T13:33:06Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Poland-and-South-Korea-to-seal-5-8-billion-17399769.php | false |
Moderna suing Pfizer over vaccine technology
(AP) - COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna’s technology in order to make their own vaccine.
Moderna said Friday that Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine Comirnaty infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago protecting the technology behind its preventive shot, Spikevax. The company filed patent infringement lawsuits in both U.S. federal court and a German court.
A Pfizer spokeswoman declined to comment, saying the company had not been served with a copy of the litigation.
Moderna and Pfizer’s two-shot vaccines both use mRNA technology to help patients fight the coronavirus.
The mRNA vaccines work by injecting a genetic code for the spike protein that coats the surface of the coronavirus. That code, the mRNA, is encased in a little ball of fat, and instructs the body’s cells to make some harmless spike copies that train the immune system to recognize the real virus.
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said in a prepared statement that the vaccine developer pioneered that technology and invested billions of dollars in creating it.
The company said it believes its rivals’ vaccine infringes on patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016.
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Friday will mark the first anniversary of 13 U.S. soldiers being killed in an airport explosion in Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul. Yet the American people still don't have any answers from the White House regarding this tragedy, said Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla.
The Biden administration ''has been unwilling to put forward any of the planning they had to withdraw [U.S. troops]" from Afghanistan last summer, Mast told Newsmax on Thursday's "Spicer & Co." with co-host Lyndsay Keith.
When recalling that day, Aug. 26, 2021, Mast still cannot fathom why — amid threats of Taliban suicide bombers in the area — the U.S. service members were ordered to "retreat to an airport they had never been responsible for."
Mast then added, "There are no answers to these [questions], and you can expect no answers at all from this administration — until they're pushed to" respond.
And even then, the Florida congressman said White House officials would likely revert to denials and distraction-based accusations.
It's one thing to keep the public in the dark about what happened in Afghanistan. It's another to keep the 13 families of the fallen soldiers out of the information loop, Mast explained.
"There has been no swift response," said Mast, recalling President Joe Biden's then-pledge of retribution against the people behind the airport bombing. "That was a broken promise. It didn't happen. ... There was no response, except for the wrong family [in Afghanistan] being targeted and killed, and there's been no answer for that as well."
The above comment was a reference to White House officials reportedly botching a drone strike in Kabul last summer — after the U.S. military withdrew from the Taliban-controlled country — that resulted in the deaths of seven children.
The previous exchange then sparked a question as to whether it's fair for Americans to wonder who's leading our nation when the president takes multi-week vacations.
Mast offered a blunt response that recalls his time as a soldier.
"President Biden's mind has been on vacation since before the [2021] inauguration. ... I'd like to see him stop doing things that are screwing up this country," said Mast, who is up for reelection in November. "Don't make stupid campaign promises [about student loan debt reduction]. ... Don't [draw proverbial] red lines with China."
Mast then said about Biden, in terms of defending Americans: "His word is worthless. ... He should not wear the title of 'commander in chief.' He does not have our back."
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe E. Tata, the actor known as the Peach Pit diner owner Nat Bussichio on the 1990s teen drama “Beverly Hills, 90210” has died. He was 85.
His daughter, Kelly Katherine Tata, announced in a GoFundMe page posting on Thursday that her father died Wednesday night. She previously wrote that her father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2018.
“My father and I are forever grateful for the love and support of family, friends and fans,” said Tata’s daughter, who also wrote that the remaining funds raised from the campaign will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. She called her father was “honest, kind, and a truly incredible father.”
Tata appeared in television shows including “Lost in Space,” “The Rockford Files,” “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” and the original “Batman” series. But he was most popular for the role he played on “Beverly Hills, 90210” for all 10 seasons of the hit series.
Tata reprised the Nat Bussichio role in the spin-off series “90210,” which aired on the CW network from 2008 to 2013.
Ian Ziering, a “90210” star, wrote in a social media post that he admired Tata as “one of the happiest people I’ve ever worked with.”
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AI-based Matching to Flexwork Roles Provides Employers Access to a High Performing Talent Pool and Enables Accelerated Development for Working Women
LOS ALTOS, Calif., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Laddrr, a platform reimagining the landscape for working women from young adults to empty nesters, today announced the beta launch of the Laddrr Talent Hub, providing high quality flexible work opportunities to moms-to-be and mothers at all stages. Enabling moms to work in the way that best integrates with their family responsibilities both reduces midcareer drop-off and allows women to climb higher in their careers. Employers, for their part, gain access to a high performing, efficient and loyal talent pool proven to help sustain profitable growth.
The Talent Hub features both part time and full time positions with flexibility in location, schedule, and/or number of hours worked. Applicants can select their requirements among options such as flexible schedule, hybrid, remote, temporary, and compressed work week.
The Laddrr Talent Hub utilizes artificial intelligence technology that identifies candidate skills and then uses these skills for job matching. Especially for moms with career gaps, volunteer experience or an uneven career trajectory, a focus on skills evens the playing field, minimizes subjectivity, and provides an accurate match, both for applicants and employers.
Furthermore, a career planning module integrated into the Laddrr Talent Hub allows a job seeker to discover the skills required for an aspired role, which ones she's missing, and which online courses she could take to acquire the skills she'd need to become a competitive applicant. This kind of assessment helps all job seekers and especially enables career transitioners and returners to discover the roles in which their skills can bring the most value to employers.
It's high time for flexible work options to become mainstream. Consider the following:
- The motherhood penalty is real. According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research, even just a year without employment can result in 39% lower pay, whereas a woman with a flourishing career and great potential has to start all over again once she takes a break of 2-3 years. In contrast, men see their paychecks increase by 6% with each additional child, per ThirdWay.
- The New York Times reports that 61% of stay-at-home women aren't working because of family responsibilities.
- This costs companies money. According to DDI's Global Leadership Forecast, companies with greater gender diversity, including more than 20% women at the senior level, are 1.4 times more likely to experience sustained profitable growth.
- A Censuswide survey for LinkedIn found that 49% of women took an extended loop maternity break, with an average duration of 2 years. And nearly half of moms who returned to work after taking time off say they considered a career pivot versus returning to their old jobs — because they wanted more flexible hours.
- Future Forum's Global Pulse survey found that 83% of working moms want flexibility in where they work, with 60% wanting to work remotely 3-5 days per week. In addition, 94% of knowledge workers surveyed globally want flexibility in when they work as well. Flexibility continues to rank second only to compensation when it comes to determining job satisfaction. And compared to employees with flexible schedules, those with rigid work schedules are three times more likely to "definitely" look for a new job in the next year.
As a primary caregiver, many women today have to sacrifice their careers while men's continue to thrive. Laddrr's goal is to change this norm. In partnership with employers and ecosystem organizations, the Laddrr Talent Hub will help bend the curve, reduce the steep drop-off during the mid-career phase and enable an accelerated development path for returning women so they can re-up their career trajectory.
"Unless we address the steep mid-career drop-off for working women, gender parity at a C-level is a pipe dream," said Kirthiga Reddy, President of Athena Tech II and Laddrr Co-founder. "It is imperative that we use the post-pandemic inflection point to holistically rethink the future of work so women do not have to choose between a thriving career and ambitious family goals. Laddrr Talent Hub is an important step towards a 50-50 world."
The Laddrr Talent Hub is the newest addition to the company's existing lineup of supports for working women. LaddrrUP! Resources — featuring ecosystem partners from Milk Stork and SmoresUp to iRelaunch and Mom Relaunch — is a comprehensive database of parent-helping organizations, whereas the Real Talk video library captures first hand stories, insight and advice of diverse working parents. Both provide solutions for parents and corporate managers that ultimately help women at all stages pursue both family and career goals. The Talent Hub takes this a step further by providing what working moms want — flexwork opportunities with mom-friendly companies.
Laddrr's initial employment partners for this beta launch include WeWork, Firstsource, Tala and Eightfold AI.
"As a leading flexible workspace provider, WeWork is acutely aware of workplace issues and has seen how women have been disproportionately affected by both the pandemic and the motherhood penalty,'' said Susan Catalano, Chief People Officer at WeWork. "We are honored to partner with Laddrr to provide working parents with greater access to both open roles with WeWork and flexible workplace solutions so that parents can pursue careers that fit where, when and how they want to work."
"In my own experience of hiring, the ability to curate a diverse slate of candidates has been a challenge. Laddrr helps address this by connecting diverse, capable talent with companies like Firstsource who are committed to providing an equal and supportive environment for working mothers," said Vipul Khanna, Firstsource CEO. "We are excited to begin this partnership in the US – and later expand into India, the Philippines, the UK and Mexico."
"As a mission-driven company working to solve a massive global challenge, representation is extremely important to us — and I'm proud that today, 50% of our executive team consists of women," said Tala CEO Shivani Siroya. "Tala has made tremendous progress in increasing female representation in the fintech industry, and I'm thrilled to be working with Laddrr to continue this trend."
To highlight Laddrr's mission of enabling women to pursue both family goals and thriving careers, the founding team and key partners will ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange on August 26th, Women's Equality Day. "We're overjoyed to shine a light on our mission of closing the gender opportunity gap by ringing the closing bell," said Ashutosh Garg, Laddrr Co-founder and Eightfold CEO. "And to be doing so on such a meaningful day feels especially poignant."
Mothers and moms-to-be can browse flexible positions and create profiles by visiting the Laddrr Talent Hub. Corporations interested in listing flexible roles in the Laddrr Talent Hub can inquire here.
Laddrr is reimagining the landscape for working women — from young adults to empty nesters, so that ten million moms across the globe can keep climbing higher. Laddrr is the most comprehensive resource hub for planning and managing both children and thriving careers. The platform allows young adults, parents-to-be, parents, corporate managers and policy makers to find vital information to inform their life and career choices, policy making and management decisions. Laddrr also brings together a wealth of learning from parents at different stages as well as experts and partner organizations. For more information, visit www.laddrr.com.
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DETROIT (AP) — California will require all new cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state to run on electricity or hydrogen by 2035 in an ambitious move away from gasoline-powered vehicles and the pollution they emit.
The requirements come in phases starting in 2026, and it will take 13 years for them become fully effective. But there are many challenges to meeting them.
EVs now cost substantially more than gas-powered vehicles, there are shortages of precious metals needed for their batteries and the U.S. has little battery manufacturing capacity.
But a lot can change in 13 years. Here’s what we know about the problem areas and what’s being done about them:
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WILL AUTOMAKERS BE ABLE TO MAKE ENOUGH ELECTRIC VEHICLES?
More than likely. During the first half of this year, electric vehicle sales accounted for about 15% of California’s new vehicle market. New vehicle sales in the state normally run around 2 million per year. That’s roughly a 1.5 million difference that has to be made up by 2035. But almost every day, automakers are announcing new EV models, battery factories and assembly plants. Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Hyundai-Kia, Stellantis and VinFast have announced plans for 10 U.S. battery plants.
“New plants are coming in and old plants are being converted,” said Sam Fiorani, vice president of AutoForecast Solutions. “The plans are in place for a large amount of vehicles being ready for the U.S. and global markets.”
The big ifs are whether there will be enough precious metals, such as lithium, to make the batteries and whether EV prices will come down quickly enough. Laurie Holmes, senior manager of government affairs for Kia, told California officials Thursday that the industry could have difficulty meeting sales targets. She urged the state to support incentives for consumers to buy EVs and to help build out a charging system.
CAN THE ELECTRIC GRID HANDLE THE LOAD?
The California Energy Commission expects electric vehicles to add only a small amount of power use in the next 10 years. The commission estimates that 3.7 million light-duty electric vehicles will be in use in the state in 2030, and they will account for only about 2.6% of electricity use during peak hours.
David Reichmuth, a senior engineer for the Union of Concerned Scientists, said EV charging can be timed to off-peak hours, especially during the day when wind and solar power are more available. Utilities will be able to send messages to cars to start or stop charging depending on electricity demand, he said.
WON’T ELECTRIC VEHICLES BE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR MANY PEOPLE?
That’s possible, although prices are coming down, and they are expected to get lower as costs are spread out among more vehicles and new battery chemistries are developed that don’t use many expensive precious metals. Currently most U.S. EVs are targeted at higher-income luxury or pickup-truck buyers and start at $40,000 or more, beyond the reach of many. But prices are starting to come down.
For instance, General Motors says it will offer a small Chevrolet SUV with a starting price tag of around $30,000 that’s expected to get close to 300 miles per charge. Next year, the federal government will offer $7,500 tax credits for EVs made in North America, bringing purchase prices down, and California is offering cash, rebates and special financing for low-income buyers. Also, EV buyers will save on fuel and maintenance costs.
DO EVS REALLY POLLUTE LESS, GIVEN MANUFACTURING AND MINING OF METALS FOR BATTERIES?
Multiple studies, including some by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, say yes. While there is pollution from mining, EVs are so much cleaner than gas vehicles on the road that it only takes a short time for them to make up for the mining. A study released this summer by the Union of Concerned Scientists looked at lifetime emissions, including the manufacturing process.
“Altogether, the lifetime emissions for an electric car or and electric pickup are less than half that of a gasoline vehicle,” Reichmuth said. The gap between gas and electric will grow as more electricity comes from renewable sources such as wind and solar, he said.
“There’s nothing that we’re going to do when it comes to aggressively promoting electrification that will be worse for the planet than burning fossil fuels,” said Margo Oge, chair of the International Council for Clean Transportation and a former top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official.
WILL OTHER STATES FOLLOW CALIFORNIA?
Currently 17 other states have adopted California’s greenhouse gas emissions requirements, most on the coasts. In total they account for about 40% of all U.S. new vehicle sales.
Washington has already started the process to follow the EV sales requirements, and others are expected to. It will take the other states longer to go through the process, and many don’t have the electric vehicle demand or charging infrastructure that California does.
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With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 576 Percent, Macarta Climbs 233 Spots from Last Year's Rank
DENVER, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. revealed that Macarta, a Mindgruve Ventures company, earned No. 1,124 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. This marks Macarta's second time on the list, jumping 233 spots from last year's spot (No.1,357). The Colorado-based company also secured the No. 89 position in the advertising & marketing category and placed No. 41 in Colorado.
"It is an honor to be recognized for the second straight year by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies," says Mike Hodges, co-founder & CEO of Macarta. "Our roster of global brand partners continues to grow and we value our relationships with each and every one of them. Kudos to the entire Macarta team for making all of this happen."
With a global footprint that continues to grow, Macarta's seasoned experts help brands optimize their Amazon presence through in-depth research, strategy, advertising, creative content, analytics and consumer insights. Macarta's A–Z services within the Amazon marketplace have also earned the company a spot as one of Amazon's Advanced Partners within their directory of trusted agencies for services such as paid search and advertising strategies, content and creative optimization, on-site analytics, and more.
"A big thank you to our incredible network of global brand partners, and our team's relentless drive to deliver a tailor-made, and consistently-excellent level of service around the world," says Stephen Reagan, co-founder, VP Strategy & Client Services. "We look forward to continuing to challenge ourselves and our partners to reimagine what a truly great agency relationship feels like."
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine.
Macarta works with brands to educate, advise, and execute the many nuances related to the Amazon marketplace. This includes content marketing and optimization, search and programmatic advertising, channel management and analytics, and overall brand performance. Macarta leans on years of deep Amazon sales channel management, advertising experience, and proven technology to deliver increased revenue and profit for their clients. Please visit www.macarta.com to learn more.
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Interested change leaders can apply starting today through Oct. 9
CHICAGO, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling entrepreneurs, activists and culture shifters. McDonald's USA today announced the Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders program, an initiative to empower the next group of visionaries who are changing the world, one community at a time. The yearlong campaign is part of the Black & Positively Golden movement which began with the McDonald's Future 22 program earlier this year. The Golden Arches is excited to lend its platform and award financial resources to a select group of 10 trailblazers, ages 18 to 30, to help support and foster their community-driven missions.
"The McDonald's Future 22 program opened doors that I didn't think existed," said Marcyssa "Horizem" Brown, a competitive gamer and 2022 Future 22 leader. "Because of McDonald's, I gained new experiences, relationships, and exposure. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for which I am forever grateful. I'm excited for the Change Leaders who will be selected!"
From now through October 9, 2022, change makers can apply at www.McDChangeLeaders.com. In a short video, applicants are encouraged to share their stories on how they are impacting their community. Those selected to be part of McDonald's Change Leaders program will receive financial support from McDonald's to further help their cause, an opportunity to raise awareness of their work in a national advertising campaign, and be featured on McDonald's Black & Positively Golden Instagram, @wearegolden.
"We know there's a difference between being in a community and being a part of one. Through the Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders program, we're honored to celebrate individuals, including our own crew, who embrace giving back to their communities, a value espoused daily by the company and our Owner/Operators," said Veronica Thompson, Director of Cultural Engagement & Activations, McDonald's USA. "We look forward to building on the McDonald's Future 22 platform and shining a spotlight on a new group of incredible leaders as we continue feeding and fostering the communities we serve."
The McDonald's Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders program is just one of the many ways the Black & Positively Golden movement is serving up bright futures in the communities it serves. For more than 65 years, McDonald's has uplifted the Black community through scholarships to HBCU students, impactful partnerships with community organizations like the National Urban League, NAACP, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and more. And this year, McDonald's is proud to celebrate the National Black McDonald's Operators Association for 50 years of entrepreneurial and community excellence.
To learn more about the McDonald's Black & Positively movement and Change Leaders program, follow @wearegolden on Instagram and visit blackandpositivelygolden.com.
McDonald's USA, LLC, serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to millions of customers every day. Ninety-five percent of McDonald's approximately 13,500 U.S. restaurants are owned and operated by independent business owners. For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com, or follow us on Twitter @McDonalds and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mcdonalds.
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Ellie Goulding looks unrecognisable as a teacher with oversized glasses and a bizarre blonde 'do as she kicks up her leg in the video for her latest single Easy Lover
Ellie Goulding looked unrecognisable on Friday in the video for the solo version of her single Easy Lover.
The singer, 35, who previously released the hit with Big Sean, took on the role of a school teacher complete with suit and oversized spectacles.
Ellie also showcased a strange hairstyle, which was much shorter than her usual look and was slicked back and coloured with a faint pink dye.
Legs eleven: Ellie Goulding, 35, looked unrecognisable as a teacher with oversized glasses and a bleach blonde wig as she layed across her desk in the video for Easy Lover
The songstress donned a burgundy suit which she then layered over a blue shirt and chequered tie before laying across a desk and kicking her leg in the air.
Ellie's alter ego took the class' photo before strutting her stuff down the school corridor and returning to her office.
The pop star appeared to immerse herself totally in the impatient character as she instructed her students, who all wore skirts, to pose correctly, before losing her cool and swigging on a hip flask.
Ellie who? Ellie also showcased a strange hairstyle (left) which was much shorter than her usual look (right) slicked back and coloured with a faint red dye
Say cheese! The character posed with her pupils for a class photo
Suited and booted: The songstress donned a burgundy suit which she then layered over a blue shirt and chequered tie
Swig! The teacher losing her patients decided to discreetly swig from a hip flask
Despite the strange get-up Ellie still looked gorgeous as she accentuated her natural beauty with a dewy make-up look.
It comes after the Brit Award winner told her fans via her mailing list that her new music was a 'long time coming' and that it had 'many lives.'
The previously released remix track saw critically acclaimed and renowned DJ and producer Four Tet take the original song.
Beauty: Despite the strange get-up Ellie still looked gorgeous as she accentuated her natural beauty with a dewey make-up look
Strut: She later strutted her stuff down the school's corridor waving a large set of keys in her hand
Golden girl: Ellie's bizarre costume was accessorised with her usual trendy gold jewellery
And then put his dark electronic spin on it by turning it into a pulsating club banger that slowly builds to a momentous finale.
The new remix follows Four Tet's Mango Feedback and Watersynth tracks that landed earlier this month.
Easy Lover which features Big Sean and was produced by Greg Kurstin first arrived in July.
Hard at work: Ellie's teacher character then returned to their office to work in front of a black board
Back for more: It comes after Ellie told her fans via her mailing list that her new music was a 'long time coming' and that it had 'many lives'
Ellie has been balancing motherhood and her successful singing career.
And she recently shared a rare photo of her son Arthur, 16 months, as she doted on her baby boy while carrying him in a hip seat waist belt.
The star - who shares her toddler with her Eton and Oxford-educated art dealer husband Caspar Jopling, 30 - posted the snap to her Instagram Stories.
She showcased her off duty style in the snap, which showed her strolling along in wide-leg white jeans and a mustard coloured jacket boasting oversized sleeves.
Hit list: Easy Lover which features Big Sean and was produced by Greg Kurstin first arrived in July
Character: Ellie appeared to fully immerse herself in the strict character
Pupils: The class featured numerous pupils who all appeared to be wearing skirts
Little Arthur looked adorable in soft blue trousers and a plain white long-sleeve T-shirt, while wearing grey socks.
Ellie's sweet post comes amid her recent return to the music scene after a career break to raise her son.
Ellie's last release was 2020's Brightest Blue and featured the songs Worry About Me, Power and Slow Grenade.
The singer was due to take the album on tour, but was forced to delay her plans due to the Covid pandemic.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams’ first opponent at what she has indicated will be her last U.S. Open — and, indeed, the last tournament of her career — is unseeded Danka Kovinic.
Win that, and Williams could face No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in the second round.
The brackets for the women’s and men’s singles events were released Thursday by the U.S. Tennis Association.
Play begins Monday, and the USTA announced hours after the draw that Williams’ half of the women’s field will compete that day. The first round continues Tuesday.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who turns 41 on Sept. 26, announced this month she was preparing to step away from her playing career. She did not explicitly say when she planned to stop but made it sound as if the U.S. Open would mark her farewell.
Williams has won the hard-court tournament in Flushing Meadows six times.
Kovinic has never been past the second round in four appearances at the U.S. Open. She is a 27-year-old from Montenegro who is 80th in the WTA rankings this week and has been as high as 46th.
Williams and Kovinic have never played each other in singles.
Williams is just 1-3 this season, having recently returned to singles action after a year away following a first-round injury exit at Wimbledon in 2021.
Her first match back came at the All England Club in late June, and she lost her opener there in a third-set tiebreaker to 115th-ranked Harmony Tan.
After winning a match at a tournament in Toronto, Williams was eliminated in straight sets there by Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic, then lost again in straight sets at Cincinnati against reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu.
Because Williams has said she’s preparing to wind down her tennis career, her every move will be the focus at the start of the U.S. Open. Fans will pay close attention, because each match could be her last.
While Williams has spent more than 300 weeks at No. 1, her lack of activity has contributed to a slide; she is 410th this week.
That meant she would not be seeded in New York and could have been placed anywhere in the field — and against any player.
Other possible opponents for Williams, should she progress through the tournament, include No. 27 seed Martina Trevisan of Italy in the third round and 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez of Canada or 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in the fourth.
Williams could face her older sister, seven-time major champion Venus, only in the final, because they are on opposite sides of the bracket.
No. 1 Iga Swiatek, a two-time French Open champion, will meet Jasmine Paolini in the first round, while Raducanu will begin her title defense against Alize Cornet. Both of those matches will be Tuesday.
Potential quarterfinals are Swiatek vs. No. 8 Jessica Pegula, and No. 4 Paula Badosa vs. No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka on the top half of the field, and Kontaveit — or, perhaps, Williams — vs. Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur, and No. 3 Maria Sakkari vs. No. 7 Simona Halep or French Open runner-up Coco Gauff on the bottom half.
One fascinating first-round matchup on Tuesday is Naomi Osaka, who won the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2020 for two of her four major championships, against Danielle Collins, the Australian Open runner-up this January.
Shortly before the draw announcement, some expected news arrived: Novak Djokovic tweeted that he would not be in New York for the U.S. Open.
The 35-year-old from Serbia, who owns 21 Grand Slam titles, is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Foreign citizens who have not received the shot are not allowed to enter the United States.
Djokovic is a three-time champion at Flushing Meadows; he lost in the 2021 final to Daniil Medvedev, ending a bid for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969.
Medvedev is seeded No. 1, making this U.S. Open the first major since 2004 without Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Andy Murray in that spot. He will start by taking on Stefan Kozlov of the United States on Monday.
No. 2 Nadal, whose 22 Grand Slam titles are a record for a man, was drawn to face Australian wild-card recipient Rinky Hijikata on Tuesday.
Potential men’s quarterfinals are Medvedev vs. No. 6 Felix Auger-Aliassime, No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. No. 5 Casper Ruud in what would be a matchup between the past two French Open runners-up, Nadal vs. No. 7 Cam Norrie, and No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz.
Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios, who is seeded No. 23, could meet Medvedev in the fourth round. In the first round Monday, Kyrgios will play his fellow Australian, good friend and doubles partner Thanasi Kokkinakis.
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Do you really want to get away from it all? Well, there’s a Caribbean island on the market that’s being priced similarly to houses in many U.S. cities.
Located 12 miles off the coast of Bluefields, Nicaragua, in Central America, Iguana Island is a five-acre, turnkey property with a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house ready for you to move into. And the price? It is currently on the market for $475,000.
The property, which was once showcased on an episode of HGTV’s “Island Hunters,” is a volcanic island covered in coconut palms and banana trees that provide fresh fruit, a tropical setting and lots of privacy. The lush foliage also attracts migrating butterflies.
The home features a wraparound porch, dining room, bar, living area, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. There are also accommodations on the other side of the island for staff — a staff manager and caretakers also come with the dwelling. All of the housing was built by an American developer to modern standards.
You can wander the island on the boardwalk that runs through the property. A 28-foot observation tower lets you view across the ocean to distant rainforests.
While five acres is certainly sufficient if you wanted to add a swimming pool, you could also wade into the sea on the island’s west side near the dock, known as the calm side.
The area is abundant with fish, and you can sit on the dock to cast for snapper, mackerel and barracuda, or head offshore for tuna, billfish and wahoo. If you prefer to look at the sea life, many tropical species can be found on the surrounding reefs, providing great snorkeling and scuba opportunities.
The island has a backup generator, septic system and water catchment system for self-sufficiency. Television, internet and cell service are also available. And supplies are readily accessible thanks to its proximity to Bluefields, with the largest population on Nicaragua’s east coast.
There are multiple flights between the U.S. and Managua, Nicaragua, daily. From there, all it takes is a 45-minute plane ride to Bluefields and a boat transfer to Iguana Island.
Another significant selling point is that Iguana Island is safely below the hurricane belt. As a result, you can expect comfortable year-round temperatures and even a scarcity of biting insects.
According to the listing, Nicaragua doesn’t tax foreign-sourced income. It has a low cost of living, which could make it the perfect place to retire.
Private Islands Inc., which works with representatives of the island, states that it can also assist the new owner with establishing a rental plan to offer the property as a retreat or vacation rental with rates that are more competitive than other island areas of Nicaragua.
To inquire about Iguana Island, contact Private Islands Inc.
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BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) used the national death certificate database to assess changes in alcohol-related deaths during the first year of the pandemic. The results, published in JAMA, show that after increasing around 2.2% per year over the previous two decades, deaths involving alcohol jumped 25.5% between 2019 to 2020, totaling 99,107 deaths.1
The study showed that alcohol-associated liver disease deaths increased 22.4% (from 24,110 to 29,509) with the largest change occurring among people ages 25 to 44. The number of deaths involving a combination of alcohol and opioids increased by 40.8% (from 8,503 to 11,969), with deaths involving alcohol and synthetic opioids (e.g., fentanyl) increasing by 59.2% (from 6,302 to 10,032).1
Reasons for the unprecedented increase in alcohol-related deaths during the first year of the pandemic are still being explored. In 2020, the first year of the pandemic, sales of alcohol increased by 2.9%, the largest annual increase in over 50 years.2 For those who were drinking more during the pandemic, research suggests that stress, anxiety, and previous alcohol misuse are contributing factors.3,4,5,6
The increase in alcohol-related deaths appears to reflect a widespread increase in alcohol consumption and related harms. For example, research suggests that increased alcohol consumption during the pandemic has been associated with negative health outcomes such as increases in transplants for alcohol-associated liver disease,7 emergency department visits for alcohol withdrawal,8 and the percentage of emergency department visits that involved acute alcohol consumption.9 Additionally, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported a 14% increase in alcohol-related traffic fatalities in 2020 after decades of general decline.10
Researchers noted that deaths involving alcohol reflect hidden tolls of the pandemic. Increased drinking to cope with pandemic-related stressors, shifting alcohol policies, and disrupted treatment access are all possible contributing factors.
For more information, visit https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
1 White, A. M.; Castle, I. P.; Powell, P. A.; Hingson, R. W.; Koob, G. F. Alcohol-Related Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA, 327(17), 1704–1706, 2022. PMID: 35302593
2 Slater, M.E.; Alpert, H.F. Surveillance Report #119: Apparent Per Capita Alcohol Consumption: National, State, and Regional Trends, 1977-2020. Sterling, VA: NIAAA, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, April 2022. https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/surveillance119/CONS20.htm . Accessed June 30, 2022.
3 Acuff, S. F.; Strickland, J. C.; Tucker, J. A.; Murphy, J. G. Changes in alcohol use during COVID-19 and associations with contextual and individual difference variables: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 36(1), 1–19, 2022. PMID: 34807630
4 Capasso, A.; Jones, A. M.; Ali, S. H.; et al. Increased alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic: The effect of mental health and age in a cross-sectional sample of social media users in the U.S. Preventive medicine, 145, 106422, 2021. PMID: 33422577
5 Grossman, E. R.; Benjamin-Neelon, S. E.; Sonnenschein, S. Alcohol Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey of US Adults. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(24), 9189, 2020. PMID: 33316978
6 Rodriguez, L. M.; Litt, D. M.; Stewart, S. H. Drinking to cope with the pandemic: The unique associations of COVID-19-related perceived threat and psychological distress to drinking behaviors in American men and women. Addictive behaviors, 110, 106532, 2020. PMID: 32652385
7 Cholankeril, G.; Goli, K.; Rana, A.; et al. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Liver Transplantation and Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease in the USA. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 74(6), 3316–3329, 2021. PMID: 34310738
8 Sharma, R. A.; Subedi, K.; Gbadebo, B. M.; et al. Alcohol Withdrawal Rates in Hospitalized Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA network open, 4(3), e210422, 2021. PMID: 33656526
9 Esser, M. B.; Idaikkadar, N.; Kite-Powell, A.; et al. Trends in emergency department visits related to acute alcohol consumption before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, 2018-2020. Drug and alcohol dependence reports, 3, 100049, 2022. PMID: 35368619
10 National Center for Statistics and Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Overview of Motor Vehicle Crashes in 2020. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Transportation, 2019. https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813266. Accessed June 30, 2022.
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CHARLES CITY COUNTY, Va. — A 27-year-old Hopewell woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Roxbury Road and Wayside Road on Tuesday, Virginia State Police said.
Troopers responded to the crash around 1 a.m. They said a 2010 Ford Focus headed west failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a 2002 Ford Explorer that was traveling north.
The Explorer overturned and the driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the car, State Police said. Abbigail Catherine Breeding of Hopewell was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Focus was wearing a seat belt and was transported to the hospital with a serious injury. State Police said charges are pending at this time.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Jordan River Foundation Added to List of Beneficiary Organizations
NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Kering Foundation announced Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan as an event Co-Chair for the first-ever Caring For Women Dinner taking place on September 15 in New York City. She will join previously announced Co-Chairs Salma Hayek Pinault, François-Henri Pinault, Gisele Bündchen, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Julie Mehretu, and Gloria Steinem.
Hosted by Anderson Cooper, the Caring for Women Dinner will also benefit HM Queen Rania's organization, the Jordan River Foundation (JRF), which was established in 1995 with a focus on child safety and community empowerment. JRF joins other Caring for Women Dinner beneficiaries: the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), Ms. Foundation For Women and Global Fund For Women. One hundred percent of proceeds from the event will benefit these four organizations.
JRF continues to build a Jordan for safer children, equal opportunities, and sustainable growth as it marks the transformation of hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries reached under its Community Empowerment and Child Safety Programs. Proceeds from the event will help JRF provide case management and counseling services for women and children who are at-risk or survivors of abuse; as well as a toll-free Family & Child Helpline which offers support, guidance and referral services to women, children and parents.
An active humanitarian and mother of four, Queen Rania of Jordan's work has focused on empowering local communities and women, improving education, driving innovation and entrepreneurship through society, and finding innovative solutions to the world's greatest challenges. She is an influential voice in fighting stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims, and fostering greater understanding between people of different faiths. Her Majesty serves on the boards of United Nations Foundation (UNF) and the World Economic Forum (WEF). She is also UNICEF's first Eminent Advocate for Children, a member of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) Board of Advisors, and a member of Prince William's Earthshot Prize Council.
In recognition of her work, the Queen has received numerous prestigious awards including the Foreign Press Association's Humanitarian Award, the World Childhood Award, the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award, the Walther Rathenau Prize, the Vital Voices Global Trailblazer Award, and the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity.
About Kering
A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods and Jewelry: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo, Qeelin, as well as Kering Eyewear. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Houses to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow's Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. We capture these beliefs in our signature: "Empowering Imagination". In 2021, Kering had over 42,000 employees and revenue of €17.6 billion.
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Worldwide, 1 in 3 women is or will be a victim of violence during her lifetime. Since 2008, the Kering Foundation combats this violence that affects all cultures and all social classes. To maximize its impact, the Foundation works with a limited number of local partners in six countries: China, France, Italy, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The Foundation supports local organizations that provide comprehensive and tailored services to women survivors, and works to change behaviors and attitudes by engaging youth, in particular young boys, to promote gender equality.
The Foundation also seeks to create safe and supportive workplaces for survivors, both at Kering and through mobilizing other companies. In 2018, with the FACE Foundation, the Kering Foundation founded "One in Three Women", the first European network of companies engaged against gender-based violence.
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WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, August 28, 2022
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841 AM CDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in Texas...
Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Wood and Smith Counties.
For the Sabine River...including Mineola...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 1015 AM CDT.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Sabine River Near Mineola.
* WHEN...Until late Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 16 feet, expect flooding of low river bottoms with
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- At 8:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 15.1 feet.
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- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.2
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- Flood stage is 14 feet.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling entrepreneurs, activists and culture shifters. McDonald's USA today announced the Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders program, an initiative to empower the next group of visionaries who are changing the world, one community at a time. The yearlong campaign is part of the Black & Positively Golden movement which began with the McDonald's Future 22 program earlier this year. The Golden Arches is excited to lend its platform and award financial resources to a select group of 10 trailblazers, ages 18 to 30, to help support and foster their community-driven missions.
"The McDonald's Future 22 program opened doors that I didn't think existed," said Marcyssa "Horizem" Brown, a competitive gamer and 2022 Future 22 leader. "Because of McDonald's, I gained new experiences, relationships, and exposure. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for which I am forever grateful. I'm excited for the Change Leaders who will be selected!"
From now through October 9, 2022, change makers can apply at www.McDChangeLeaders.com. In a short video, applicants are encouraged to share their stories on how they are impacting their community. Those selected to be part of McDonald's Change Leaders program will receive financial support from McDonald's to further help their cause, an opportunity to raise awareness of their work in a national advertising campaign, and be featured on McDonald's Black & Positively Golden Instagram, @wearegolden.
"We know there's a difference between being in a community and being a part of one. Through the Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders program, we're honored to celebrate individuals, including our own crew, who embrace giving back to their communities, a value espoused daily by the company and our Owner/Operators," said Veronica Thompson, Director of Cultural Engagement & Activations, McDonald's USA. "We look forward to building on the McDonald's Future 22 platform and shining a spotlight on a new group of incredible leaders as we continue feeding and fostering the communities we serve."
The McDonald's Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders program is just one of the many ways the Black & Positively Golden movement is serving up bright futures in the communities it serves. For more than 65 years, McDonald's has uplifted the Black community through scholarships to HBCU students, impactful partnerships with community organizations like the National Urban League, NAACP, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and more. And this year, McDonald's is proud to celebrate the National Black McDonald's Operators Association for 50 years of entrepreneurial and community excellence.
To learn more about the McDonald's Black & Positively movement and Change Leaders program, follow @wearegolden on Instagram and visit blackandpositivelygolden.com.
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(The Hill) — Jared Kushner called model and television personality Chrissy Teigen a “nasty” troll for her attacks on his wife, Ivanka Trump, in a clip from a radio interview that was released Friday.
Kushner said while speaking with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that many people in the media praised Ivanka for pursuing a business brand of “empowering” women and helping people find “balance” in their lives, but that changed when she joined the Trump administration as an adviser.
“And then she basically gave up the actual business part and just went to pursue the mission, and the same people who praised her for it started attacking her, often viciously and very cruelly,” he said.
Teigen criticized Ivanka on Twitter on multiple occasions, posting in July 2020 that she has “had it with anyone who EVER defends this woman or puts her as the ‘sane’ one in this family.”
Teigen also slammed the former president’s daughter in March 2020 for a post she made encouraging families to plan a campout in their living rooms while they were stuck inside at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“After we quote pack unquote sandwiches can we please have Covid tests,” Teigen tweeted.
Kushner said Ivanka was hurt when people like Teigen would say the “most awful, horrible things” about her, but she never lowered herself to their level or “got into the mud.”
Kushner spoke to Hewitt to promote his memoir from his time in the White House, “Breaking History.” | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/kushner-calls-chrissy-teigen-a-nasty-troll/ | 2022-08-26T14:08:38Z | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/kushner-calls-chrissy-teigen-a-nasty-troll/ | false |
Expanded capacity supports increased natural gas demand in the Rockies and Western U.S.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To meet the growing energy demands in the Rockies and Western U.S., Spire Storage is proceeding with the expansion of its facilities in Wyoming, with partial availability of additional natural gas storage capacity in fiscal 2024 and more in 2025.
"We've seen an increasing recognition of the value of natural gas storage over the last few years given the impact on energy security caused by Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and recent global events. Natural gas plays a key role in ensuring that security for the future," said Scott Smith, president of Spire Storage. "Natural gas storage also helps to support and balance seasonal gas heating demand and the intermittent nature of renewable power generation, which is an increasingly important generation source in the Western U.S."
Consistent with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 7(c) project approval and FERC's issuance of a Notice to Proceed, Spire Storage started limited construction of the initial project phase in mid-August. Full project completion is expected to take place over the next two years during construction seasons that run April through October in Wyoming.
The expansion project will increase Spire Storage underground working gas storage capacity from 23 Bcf to 39 Bcf, and involves the addition of injection and withdrawal wells, compression, pipeline infrastructure, and gas processing capability. Capital expenditures for the project are expected to total $195 million.
With this expansion, Spire Storage will be in a stronger position to serve Western U.S. markets, given its interconnects with five pipelines serving California, the Rockies, and the Southwest and Northwest. The project is anticipated to deliver expanded services to existing and new customers, as well as a strong return on investment. We anticipate earnings per share accretion beginning in fiscal 2025.
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At Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR), we believe energy exists to help make people's lives better. It's a simple idea, but one that's at the heart of our company. Every day we serve 1.7 million homes and businesses making us the fifth largest publicly traded natural gas company in the country. We help families and business owners fuel their daily lives through our gas utilities serving Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri. Our natural gas-related businesses include Spire Marketing, Spire STL Pipeline and Spire Storage. We are committed to transforming our business through growing organically, investing in infrastructure, and advancing through innovation. Learn more at SpireEnergy.com.
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LOS ANGELES -- Joe E. Tata, the actor known as the Peach Pit diner owner Nat Bussichio on the 1990s teen drama "Beverly Hills, 90210" has died. He was 85.
His daughter, Kelly Katherine Tata, announced in a GoFundMe page posting on Thursday that her father died Wednesday night. She previously wrote that her father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2018.
"My father and I are forever grateful for the love and support of family, friends and fans," said Tata's daughter, who also wrote that the remaining funds raised from the campaign will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association. She said her father was "honest, kind, and a truly incredible father."
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Tata appeared in television shows including "Lost in Space," "The Rockford Files," "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." and the original "Batman" series. But he was most popular for the role he played on "Beverly Hills, 90210" for all 10 seasons of the hit series.
Tata reprised the Nat Bussichio role in the spin-off series "90210," which aired on the CW network from 2008 to 2013.
Ian Ziering, a "90210" star, wrote in a social media post that he admired Tata as "one of the happiest people I've ever worked with."
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BMW, Ford, and General Motors are partnering with California not-for-profit utility Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) on a pilot program that will incentivize off-peak EV charging.
The pilot program will allow utility customers in California’s state capital to take advantage of lower electricity rates, while helping to balance the grid, SMUD said in a press release.
The three participating automakers will allow access for remote home-charging management, creating charging schedules so that vehicles are plugged in at the optimal time.
“Customers with EVs from participating automakers will receive incentives for enrolling, and quarterly incentives for participating in the pilot program,” the release explained, although specific details on those incentives weren’t provided.
Charging EVs at off-peak times, when there is less general demand for electricity, makes use of otherwise excess capacity, keeping the level of demand more considerate. This balancing of the grid reduces strain on infrastructure.
Recent California heat waves have accelerated the quest for solutions that will ease the load on the grid while growing renewables. That includes use of bidirectional charging to allow EVs to discharge power back into the grid during periods of high demand, sometimes referred to as vehicle-to-grid (V2G). California has proposed wide-ranging V2G plans—although smart charging will go a long way to help the situation too.
Another California utility, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), has expanded bidirectional charging pilots. One such program will incentivize EV owners $2,500 plus up to $2,175 depending on the level of participation.
California is a good location for these utility pilot programs. It not only has the nation’s largest EV fleet, but also leads in home-charging installation, so there’s a much larger pool of utility customers able to participate in these programs than in other states.
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COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks, but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one — and how soon.
Pfizer and rival Moderna both asked U.S. regulators this week to authorize modified versions of their booster vaccine — shots that are half the original recipe and half protection against BA.4 and BA.5, the newest versions of omicron.
The Food and Drug Administration ordered that recipe and now is evaluating what scientists call a “bivalent vaccine,” with a decision expected soon.
Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s vaccine chief, said Thursday that once authorized, the tweaked boosters could help right away — while BA.5 infections are still high — as well as hopefully blunt yet another winter surge.
Marks told the Associated Press that the new boosters could rev up the immune system to prevent not just serious illness but maybe milder infections, too, like the original vaccines did earlier in the pandemic, before super-contagious mutants emerged.
“The hope here is that by better matching things, not only will we get that benefit or even more, but we’ll also have that last for a longer period of time,” he said.
Why did the FDA order a change?
BA.5 is causing nearly all COVID-19 infections in the U.S. and much of the world. Current COVID-19 vaccines match the coronavirus strain that circulated in early 2020. And while those vaccinations still offer strong protection against serious illness or death from COVID-19, there’s little effectiveness against infection from the wildly mutated omicron family.
The first update to the recipe is an an important but expected next step — like how flu vaccines get updated every year. True next-generation vaccines are still in development.
“We need to give a clear, forward-looking set of expectations,” said University of Pennsylvania immunologist E. John Wherry, who compares vaccine tweaks to periodically updating your computer software.
The gamble is that BA.5, or something similar, still will be circulating through the winter. (Vaccines target the spike protein that coat the coronavirus, and the BA.4 and BA.5 spikes are identical although those strains vary in other ways.)
How were the modified shots tested?
Pfizer and Moderna both studied an earlier tweak to their vaccines that targets the original omicron, called BA.1, that hit last winter, as well as even earlier variants.
To evaluate the combo shots, FDA is using data from human testing of the BA.1-tweaked doses plus mice tests of the BA.5-targeted version that Marks said show “a very good immune response.”
Human data on the newest tweak will come later in the year to help assess the value of modified shots — especially whether they offer cross-protection if a new mutant comes along, Marks said.
Moderna has started a clinical trial of its BA.5 combo shot. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech expect to open a similar study soon.
Will they work better?
No one knows.
Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and an FDA vaccine adviser, said the antibody jump from that earlier BA.1-tweaked candidate was “underwhelming.”
“What the administration is asking us to do is to accept this bivalent vaccine as significantly better” than another dose of today’s vaccine, he said. “It would be nice if there were data to support that.”
But while the FDA hasn’t made a final decision, Marks said there’s evidence that the updated boosters are safe and that waiting for more study of their effectiveness would risk another mutant appearing before they could roll out.
They “essentially refresh the immune response,” he said. “Granted, it’s still a bit of a guess how long it will last, but this is doing our best.”
Given how outdated the current shots are, an update makes sense, said Dr. Walter Orenstein of Emory University, a former vaccine director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While he’d like to see more data, he plans to get the new booster.
Who should get an updated shot?
That’s up to the CDC, which called a meeting of its influential vaccine advisers next Thursday and Friday to help decide.
Pfizer wants to open its updated boosters to everyone 12 and older who already had a primary series of today’s vaccine, while Moderna has applied only for adult use. The CDC will determine if people at highest risk should go first. Studies of doses for younger children are expected later in the year.
A government rollout plan anticipates that people who’ve already gotten their initial vaccinations would qualify for one of the new combination shots, regardless of how many boosters they’ve already had.
When should you get the new booster?
Marks is aiming for a very simple message: “It’s probably going to be everyone who has not had a booster within the past X number of months should go out and get the booster in a timely manner,” he said. Officials still have to decide just how many months, though.
How long to wait after your last vaccine dose or an infection is a critical decision, immunologists agree. That’s because if you still have a lot of antibodies in your bloodstream, they’ll counteract the brand new antibodies that the vaccine dose is supposed to produce.
So if you already got a booster in July or August and then seek the new combo shot in September, “you’ll receive very little additional boosting from that,” Penn’s Wherry said. He recommends waiting four to six months.
The CDC also will weigh in after after considering how many doses will be available in early September versus later in the fall. The Biden administration has purchased more than 170 million doses.
Will people endure yet another shot?
Americans have been reluctant to keep up with COVID-19 vaccinations.
While three-quarters of Americans 12 and older have gotten their initial vaccinations, only half got a first booster shot — deemed crucial for the best protection against variants. And just a third of people 50 and older who were advised to get a second booster when omicron arrived did so. | https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2022/08/updated-covid-boosters-are-coming-but-how-much-will-they-help.html | 2022-08-26T14:18:53Z | https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2022/08/updated-covid-boosters-are-coming-but-how-much-will-they-help.html | true |
The Dallas Cowboys are in a tough spot after Tyron Smith’s injury.
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Now they need some offensive tackle reinforcement. A former Philadelphia star could step up big time here.
The Dallas Morning News’ Kevin Sherrington suggests Jason Peters could fill in at that role.
Peters spent 12 years with the Philadelphia Eagles, from 2009 to 2020. The six-time Pro Bowler was integral part of the Eagles, and was a member of the championship Super Bowl LII team which beat the New England Patriots, 41-33. In 2021, Peters signed a one-year, $1.75 million contract with the Chicago Bears. He is currently a free agent.
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Peters, 40, is looking to stay in the game and help out a team.
Via Pro Football Talk in July:
“I just let my agent talk to those teams and he’ll hit me and let me know who’s interested and who’s not ... Looking for an upcoming offensive line, good team -- or a playoff team. Either/or is good for me, because I can pass my torch on to some guys who are trying to get better, the younger guys, the new generation. Or if I get on a team with some vets, they already know how I rock, and we can just go into the playoffs and make a run and try to win another ring.”
Smith tore a hamstring tendon near his left knee during Wednesday’s training camp practice, which resulted in an avulsion fraction in his knee. The injury requires surgery, which he will undergo Friday. According to the Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys are working under the assumption that Smith will be back towards the end of the season.
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Bridget Hyland may be reached at bhyland@njadvancemedia.com. | https://www.nj.com/eagles/2022/08/cowboys-need-offensive-line-help-is-ex-eagles-star-interested.html | 2022-08-26T14:18:59Z | https://www.nj.com/eagles/2022/08/cowboys-need-offensive-line-help-is-ex-eagles-star-interested.html | false |
GORHAM, N.H. (AP) — A hiker on the Northeast's highest peak collapsed as he reached the summit and died despite the efforts of nearby staff and two nurses and a doctor who also were hiking, authorities said.
The 46-year-old man from Quebec, Canada, had been on a day hike on a Mount Washington trail with his son and had reached an Appalachian Mountain Club hut, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department conservation officers said Thursday. He started complaining of shortness of breath.
Just feet from reaching the summit parking lot, the man collapsed. State park staff rushed to perform CPR and use a defibrillator.
Two nurses and a doctor who were hiking also assisted while the man was taken down the mountain's auto road to an ambulance, but he was later pronounced dead.
It's 6,288 feet (1,916.5 meters) to the summit. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Hiker-collapses-at-Mt-Washington-summit-staff-17399819.php | 2022-08-26T14:20:03Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Hiker-collapses-at-Mt-Washington-summit-staff-17399819.php | true |
LA JOYA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An unresponsive child in a car died at La Joya Independent School District on Thursday.
On Aug. 25, the La Joya ISD Police Department responded to an emergency call regarding an unresponsive child in a car at Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary, said the district’s media release.
Medical personnel was called to the campus to assist but were unable to resuscitate the child. The child was pronounced dead, said the district.
The incident is under investigation by the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/child-found-dead-in-car-at-la-joya-school/ | 2022-08-26T14:21:22Z | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/child-found-dead-in-car-at-la-joya-school/ | false |
The Irish Whiskey's Award-Winning Distillery Kicks-Off a Two-Week Visit to NYC, Including a Surprise Performance by Singer-Songwriter Dermot Kennedy, Immersive Tastings from the Brand's Portfolio, Songs from Local Buskers and Whiskey-Infused Summer Treats
NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jameson Irish Whiskey has brought its award-winning distillery, which has been named the World's Leading Distillery Tour three times, straight from Dublin's Bow St. to New Yorkers' doorsteps with the U.S. debut of the Jameson Distillery on Tour. Located in Hudson Yards and replicating the very place Jameson was first distilled in 1780, the three-part interactive experience will take visitors on an unforgettable journey that explores the Irish whiskey's legendary story, triple-distillation process and signature smooth taste.
Taking center stage to celebrate the opening of Jameson Distillery on Tour in NYC's Hudson Yards was global music sensation Dermot Kennedy, who returned to his busking roots by singing his breakthrough hits as well as songs from his upcoming second album, "Sonder," out November 4 on Island Records/Interscope. He was inspired to join in the celebration alongside Jameson, which is putting its support behind the local busking community by covering the cost of up to 1,000 permits for New York City entertainers through its "Busk on Us" program. Local buskers can apply for a free permit by visiting www.jamesonwhiskey.com/en-us/BuskonUs. Dermot's performance at Jameson Distillery on Tour was a nod to Dublin and New York's shared tradition of busking, where the street becomes the stage and strangers connect over their love of music.
"The first stage I ever played was on a street corner in Dublin," said Dermot Kennedy. "As two cities known for marching to the beat of their own drum, it feels full circle to welcome the Jameson Distillery on Tour to New York City and be a part of an initiative that enables fellow buskers to bring their music to the streets. Sharing a piece of where I come from with the city I now call home is something I will never forget. Together, we're celebrating the power of connection, whether with a fellow audience member or over a shared drink with friends."
The performance paid tribute to those committed to their craft — much like the legendary Irish whiskey-maker — surprising onlookers at the start of a two-week lineup featuring some of New York's very own talented buskers, including world-renowned bucket drummer, Jared "Choclatt" Crawford; the eclectic powerhouse with her violin, Joya Bravo; and the composer and songwriter, Justin Sutherland.
This immersive experience is designed to widen both palates and social circles, providing a dedicated space for friends and new faces to come together through a shared exploration of Jameson's heritage and history.
"This is the first time we are bringing Jameson's Distillery on Tour to the U.S., and we couldn't think of a better spot to host this one-of-a-kind experience than Hudson Yards in New York City, a popular destination that attracts visitors from around the globe," said Kelly Suhr, Senior Brand Director, Jameson Irish Whiskey. "We're opening up the world of Irish whiskey, connecting with new kindred spirits, showcasing our storied process and, of course, enjoying our world-class portfolio."
Those curious to learn even more about Irish whiskey can participate in an educational immersion dedicated to the brand's celebrated Jameson Black Barrel expression. Housed within a larger-than-life barrel that allows guests to feel the heat of the char, smell its vanilla notes and, ultimately, taste its complexity, this special activation will include tales from those who help craft it, including Ger Buckley — an Irishman with a rich legacy as a fifth generation Midleton Cooper, an individual specially trained in barrel building.
Within the distillery experience, guests can also interact with branded activities, including shopping Jameson merchandise and snapping pictures with friends at the custom LED photo moment. Visitors can also share a toast and learn whiskey tasting tips and more brand lore from Jameson's AI Brand Ambassador, Molly: a fully interactive avatar that leverages cutting-edge conversational AI technology from ICONIQ AI. While on-site, people can hold real, meaningful conversations via a continuous YouTube livestream through September 7 – the first AI livestream by a major brand. Those unable to visit in-person can also book exclusive virtual Bow St. experiences online.
Visitors will also have the chance to taste the newest addition to the beloved Irish whiskey portfolio at the Jameson Orange Truck. Featuring a limited-edition Jameson Orange-flavored sorbet created in partnership with popular adults-only New York City ice cream shop, Tipsy Scoop, the Jameson Orange Truck will give a new meaning to the smooth taste of their triple-distilled whiskey balanced with notes of zesty orange flavor. The Jameson Orange-infused sorbet will be available alongside Jameson Distillery on Tour at the Public Square & Gardens at Hudson Yards through September 7.
With limited availability, fans can take advantage of the complimentary Jameson Distillery on Tour through September 7, open daily at the Public Square & Gardens at Hudson Yards. To learn more about the one-of-a-kind experience straight from Dublin's Bow St. and reserve their spot, fans can visit jamesonwhiskey.com/distillery-on-tour-nyc.
Jameson is the world's most awarded* and bestselling Irish whiskey, ranked in the top 4 global whiskey brands and number 9 in spirits. Leading the Irish Whiskey category with a 67% market share and having experienced 30 years of consecutive growth up until 2019, Jameson reached unprecedented sales of 10 million cases in March 2022.
The Jameson portfolio is led by its core expression of Jameson Original, with dynamic growth being experienced with its Super Premium offering, Jameson Black Barrel. The range also includes ultra-premium offerings such as Jameson 18 Years, as well as some recently added flavoured whiskeys, Jameson Orange and Jameson Cold Brew.
Triple distilled and twice as smooth, every bottle of Jameson is distilled and matured at the world renowned Midleton Distillery in County Cork, Ireland.
Follow @Jameson_US and visit JamesonWhiskey.com for the latest from Jameson.
* Based on the tasting results of the six most influential tasting competitions over the past 10 years (2011-2021), including The Irish Whiskey Masters, IWSC, ISC, Beverage Testing Institute, San Francisco World Spirits Competition and Ultimate Spirits Challenge.
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Pernod Ricard USA is the premium spirits and wine company in the U.S., and the largest subsidiary of Paris, France-based Pernod Ricard SA., the world's second-largest spirits and wine company. Pernod Ricard employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide, is listed on Euronext (Ticker: RI) and is part of the CAC 40 index. The company's leading spirits include such prestigious brands as Absolut ® Vodka, Avión ® Tequila, Chivas Regal ® Scotch Whisky, The Glenlivet ® Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Jameson ® Irish Whiskey, Kahlúa ® Liqueur, Malibu ®, Martell ® Cognac, Olmeca Altos ® Tequila , Beefeater ® Gin, Del Maguey ® Single Village Mezcal, Monkey 47 ® Gin, Plymouth ® Gin, Seagram's ® Extra Dry Gin, Malfy ® Gin, Hiram Walker ® Liqueurs, Midleton ® Irish Whiskey, Powers ® Irish Whiskey, Redbreast ® Irish Whiskey, Aberlour ® Single Malt Scotch Whisky; Lillet ®; Smithworks ® Vodka, Jefferson's ® Bourbon, Smooth Ambler ® Whiskey, Rabbit Hole ® Whiskey, Pernod ® and Ricard ®; such superior wines as Jacob's Creek ®, Kenwood ® Vineyards, Campo Viejo ® and Brancott Estate ®; and such exquisite champagnes and sparkling wines as Perrier-Jouët ® Champagne, G.H. Mumm™ Champagne and Mumm Napa ® sparkling wines.
Pernod Ricard USA is headquartered in New York, New York, and has more than 700 employees across the country. As "creators of conviviality," we are committed to sustainable and responsible business practices in service of our customers, consumers, employees and the planet. Pernod Ricard USA urges all adults to consume its products responsibly and has an active program to promote responsible drinking. For more information on this, please visit: www.responsibility.org.
Dermot Kennedy's upcoming album, "Sonder," out November 4th has been anticipated by fans and critics alike since the global success of his million-selling debut album, "Without Fear." The lead single "Something to Someone" has topped over 20 million streams. Watch the video and pre-order the album now. Nominated for the "Best International Male Solo Artist" BRIT Award in 2020, Dermot has now amassed nearly 4 billion streams across platforms and has the best-selling debut album in Ireland of this millennium. His impassioned debut album has sold over 1.5 million copies, making him a platinum-selling artist in 12 countries.
Hudson Yards is the newest neighborhood on Manhattan's West Side developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group. A template for the future of cities, Hudson Yards is Manhattan's first LEED Gold Certified Neighborhood; home to leading retail brands in every category from luxury to fast fashion, including experiential concepts and first-ever stores from popular online retailers; restaurants and food experiences by world-renowned chefs and restaurateurs; dynamic cultural institutions; modern residences offering unparalleled amenities; more than five acres of public plazas, gardens and groves; the world's first Equinox Hotel; state-of-the-art commercial office space for industry leaders including Meta, WarnerMedia, BlackRock and more; and eventually a new 750-seat public school. For more information on Hudson Yards, please visit www.HudsonYardsNewYork.com.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Trainer Daniel Cone has flown so often with exotic animals that he doesn't think much of it. Though a bald eagle sighting at a North Carolina airport turned heads this week, with video from the security checkpoint going viral.
"Any time you're working with an exotic animal like a bald eagle you're going to draw more attention," Cone, the assistant director of the St. Louis-based World Bird Sanctuary, told ABC News. "I've traveled with this eagle so many times I don't even think twice about it anymore."
The unexpected guest -- a 19-year-old raptor named Clark -- was captured by a fellow traveler going through airport security on Monday at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
"Mans is out here bringing a bald eagle through TSA at CLT Douglas," Elijah Burke tweeted.
TSA spotlighted the head-turning passenger on Thursday.
"TSA officers are used to seeing an eagle on their uniform as they look over their shoulder, but I'm sure the team at @CLTAirport Checkpoint A did a double take when they saw a real one earlier this week," Mark Howell, the spokesperson for the TSA Southeast region, wrote on Twitter.
Clark flies between five and seven times a year, said Cone, who was captured in the photos and footage from the airport holding the nearly 8-pound bird.
In this instance, they were traveling on Southwest Airlines back home to St. Louis after helping welcome new freshmen at High Point University. Clark has been coming to the school for over a decade and is also a regular at its Veterans Day ceremony and graduation, Cone said.
The sanctuary's trainers typically are taken to a back room while going through security with their animals for more privacy, though in this case they were "a little bit more out in the open," Cone said.
"We don't mind. Clark doesn't mind certainly," Cone said. "He's a ham. He eats it up."
Howell told ABC News that it's the airlines' discretion when it comes to what animals they'll allow on commercial flights.
The airline notified TSA that the bald eagle would be traveling through on Monday, so it could be prepared to conduct the screening.
TSA agents brought the bird to a separate lane, where it was removed from its carrier for the screening before being returned, Howell said. Passengers were diverted to a different lane, he said.
"People probably could have gotten spooked by that," he said. "We didn't want to scare anyone inside the checkpoint."
Clark is trained to spread its wings open and was "showing off a bit" during the screening, Howell said.
Cone said he always flies Southwest with Clark and the sanctuary's other bald eagles. They have a custom-made carrier for the birds that fits in the bulkhead of the cabin. Clark tends to get the most airtime, though Cone said he recently flew out with a male endangered Egyptian vulture so that it could breed at the San Diego Zoo.
Other unique animals that Howell and his TSA colleagues recall going through airport security in recent years include baby penguins with a zoo, baby cougars and a long-feathered chicken that was dyed pink, Howell said.
"It's not a daily occurrence," he said. "It boils down to if the airline is OK with it." | https://abc30.com/bald-eagle-clark-the-charlotte-airport-tsa/12168235/ | 2022-08-26T14:23:17Z | https://abc30.com/bald-eagle-clark-the-charlotte-airport-tsa/12168235/ | false |
It’s the final weekend of August, and the weather looks like it will cooperate with outdoor plans. However, we do have a small issue with showers and storms this evening.
There are lots of outdoor activities this evening, from outdoor dining to weddings to a country music festival. I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the possibility of showers for all these happenings, and if you’re west of Interstate 495, you have a fairly high likelihood of an hour or so of rainfall.
To the east, it’s a little more uncertain. Several of the models take the line of showers this evening and diminish it as it reaches the coast. This would keep with the pattern we’ve seen the entire spring and summer. Support for showers and storms diminishes, and the rainfall evaporates before getting here.
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Pieces of the guidance I use does keep the showers intact until they reach near Cape Cod before falling apart. Whether or not the showers end up making it to the coast is a 50-50 bet. I can assure you not everybody is going to receive significant rain, and odds are you’ll see under a quarter of an inch.
There will be thunderstorms, with some reaching strong to severe levels. This means damaging winds and torrential rain. The risk of hail is not very high. If severe weather warnings are issued, it means the radar has detected a severe storm cell. If you are under a warning, it’s important to take cover and wait it out.
After 8 p.m., precipitation will end and leave us with a partly cloudy late night as temperatures fall back into the 60s.
Saturday and Sunday will feature beautiful weather across all of New England. There’s a chance of a shower over northern areas and the hillier terrain of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. In southern New England, I expect partly to mostly sunny skies both days, with highs in the lower 80s.
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Our tides are high early in the afternoon over the weekend. An ocean or lake swim will feel refreshing, with water temperatures near their seasonal highs.
Heat and humidity return early next week, with several days reaching close to 90 degrees, especially inland. The next chance of showers comes in the middle or the end of next week. If you’re wondering when the drought will end, it likely will linger into the fall as significant droughts like this tend to take several months before they are gone. And there’s even a chance it continues into 2023. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/08/26/metro/following-showers-possibly-some-severe-weather-friday-weekend-weather-new-england-could-be-beautiful/ | 2022-08-26T14:26:01Z | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/08/26/metro/following-showers-possibly-some-severe-weather-friday-weekend-weather-new-england-could-be-beautiful/ | false |
Congress and President Biden took a major step this month in helping veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Those vets affected by the effects of burn pits will receive additional benefits from Veterans Administration through the PACT Act.
Although several Republican politicians chose to obstruct this measure, I am glad that U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh Valley, and the majority of Congress saw fit to pass this measure. Wild also co-sponsored a bill to assist female veterans -- “Improving Legal Services For Female Veterans Act” -- which will improve their access to childcare, medical care, and legal assistance. She has also supported veterans’ suicide-prevention programs. Veterans’ suicide rates are currently at 22 per day nationwide.
As a veteran myself, I certainly respect Wild’s efforts in making sure our vets can receive the training and assistance they deserve in obtaining good-paying employment. She didn’t play politics with the PACT Act and I support her work for all Lehigh Valley veterans.
David Correll
Nazareth
U.S. Army (Retired) | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/2022/08/susan-wild-deserves-praise-for-supporting-veterans-through-legislation-letter.html | 2022-08-26T14:26:01Z | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/2022/08/susan-wild-deserves-praise-for-supporting-veterans-through-legislation-letter.html | false |
Net sales increase 16.1% year-over-year to $34.1 million; up 34.3% compared to 2020
Delivers 10th straight quarter of year-over-year net sales growth
MORTON GROVE, Ill., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWAY) ("Lifeway" or "the Company"), a leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products to support the microbiome, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
"I am pleased to announce that the first quarter marked yet another consecutive quarter of growth for Lifeway, highlighted by 16.1% year-over-year net sales growth," commented Julie Smolyansky, Lifeway's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Like others in the industry, we have faced inflationary challenges throughout 2022, but our team has worked tirelessly to respond swiftly to the dynamic operating environment and take decisive action in an effort to preserve our margin. We remain very encouraged by the demand of our drinkable Kefir product, which is the core driver of our results. We were recently awarded another rotation of Lifeway Kefir distribution at a large retailer in the club channel and have expanded our efforts to increase our presence in high visibility away-from-home locations, such as universities, small format convenience stores and healthcare settings. We are crafting strategy to build upon the amazing momentum we have amassed over the past two years and will work to maximize our gains by expanding product assortment with key retailers and reaching new customers with targeted marketing tactics. Consumers remain focused on immunity and gut health, and our probiotic Lifeway Kefir is well-positioned for continued growth as our addressable market expands."
First Quarter 2022 Results
Net sales were $34.1 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, an increase of $4.7 million or 16.1% from the same period in 2021. The net sales increase was primarily driven by higher volumes of our branded drinkable kefir and the impact of price increases implemented during the quarter, and to a lesser extent the favorable impact of our acquisition of GlenOaks Farms during the third quarter of 2021.
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 16.4% for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
Delayed Reporting of Financial Results
As previously announced, the Company experienced delays in reporting its financial results and filing its 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was subsequently filed on July 21, 2022. As a result, the reporting of financial results and filing of its 10-Q for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 was also delayed.
About Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Lifeway Foods, Inc., which has been recognized as one of Forbes' Best Small Companies, is America's leading supplier of the probiotic, fermented beverage known as kefir. In addition to its line of drinkable kefir, the company also produces cheese, probiotic oat milk, and a ProBugs line for kids. Lifeway's tart and tangy fermented dairy products are now sold across the United States, Mexico, Ireland and France. Learn how Lifeway is good for more than just you at lifewayfoods.com.
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This release (and oral statements made regarding the subjects of this release) contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding, among other things, future operating and financial performance, product development, market position, business strategy and objectives. These statements use words, and variations of words, such as "continue," "build," "future," "increase," "drive," "believe," "look," "ahead," "confident," "deliver," "outlook," "expect," and "predict." Other examples of forward looking statements may include, but are not limited to, (i) statements of Company plans and objectives, including the introduction of new products, or estimates or predictions of actions by customers or suppliers, (ii) statements of future economic performance, and (III) statements of assumptions underlying other statements and statements about Lifeway or its business. You are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events and thus are inherently subject to uncertainty. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from Lifeway's expectations and projections. These risks, uncertainties, and other factors include: price competition; the decisions of customers or consumers; the actions of competitors; changes in the pricing of commodities; the effects of government regulation; possible delays in the introduction of new products; and customer acceptance of products and services. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties, and other factors can be found in Lifeway's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and the Company's subsequent filings with the SEC. Copies of these filings are available online at https://www.sec.gov, http://lifewaykefir.com/investor-relations/, or on request from Lifeway. Information in this release is as of the dates and time periods indicated herein, and Lifeway does not undertake to update any of the information contained in these materials, except as required by law. Accordingly, YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON THE ACCURACY OF ANY OF THE STATEMENTS OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN ANY ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASE.
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Energy bills are set to soar - and the news has sparked worry as people stress over future costs.
Government regulator Ofgem today confirmed a price cap increase of 80 per cent, jumping to a staggering £3,549 from £1,971.
The price cap applies to those on a default energy tariff, which is about 24 million households in Scotland, England and Wales.
This means anyone pays thorough a prepayment meter, standard credit or a direct debit, will be subject to the rise from October 1. The increase won't apply to you if you are on a fixed-term energy tariff.
If you're worried about how much you will have to pay this winter, you can try out our energy bill calculator to find out how much bills could jump to.
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To use our energy bill calculator, simply enter the amount of your current monthly energy bill. The calculator will then determine cost projections for October 2022, January and April 2023.
For example, someone who pays £70 a month now, could see their bill jump to £126 by October, then to £191 by January and finally to £234 by April.
These figures are based on predictions from energy market research firm Cornwall Insights. Of course, it is important to remember that these numbers are not concrete and are subject to change.
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What is a price cap?
Rather than calculate bill costs, the energy cap limits the rate a supplier can charge for their default tariffs. This includes the standing charge and price for each unit of electricity and gas.
According to Ofgem, the price cap of typical usage for electricity is currently 28 pence per unit, while gas stands at seven pence per unit.
Under the new increase, the cap for electricity will rise to 52 pence per unit, while gas will more than double to 15 pence.
Your bill is still subject to change depending on how much energy you use. Therefore, the more you use, the more you pay.
This has added further strain, as many people can't plan ahead without knowing how much their future energy bills will come to.
The £3,500 figure is quoted for households that only have "typical usage" of energy. But most will use more than this to power their homes.
In fact, Money saving guru Martin Lewis warned that some bills could total between £5,000 and £10,000 for "heavy usage".
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Princess Diana was apparently fond of the Ford Escort. The late Princess of Wales owned multiple examples of the humble compact, including this 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 (S1), which is scheduled for sale by Silverstone Auctions later this month.
The third and final Escort owned by Princess Diana, this car was ordered with encouragement from the royal security service, according to the auction listing. The princess’ previous Escort—a red 1.6i Cabriolet—drew concerns because of its vulnerable canvas roof and attention-grabbing color.
When Princess Diana decided on the then-new Escort RS Turbo, Ford public relations offered to paint the car a unique shade of black. All other RS Turbos had been white up to that point. The car was also fitted with a standard Escort grille rather than the RS piece for a stealthier appearance, as well as a radio (since removed) for the bodyguard that rode with Diana on each drive.
The RS Turbo was the ultimate performance version of the third-generation Escort. As the name indicates, it added a turbocharger to the 1.6-liter inline-4 used in the previous XR3, XR3i, and RS 1600i performance models, boosting output to 130 hp. These hot Escorts were celebrated as performance cars for the people, so it’s a bit ironic that one ended up with a royal owner.
Princess Diana’s RS Turbo was returned to Ford in May 1988 with about 6,800 miles on the odometer, per the sales listing. It changed hands a few times over the years and currently shows 24,961 miles.
The auctioneer doesn’t list a price estimate, but another Escort owned by Princess Diana—a 1981 Ghia sedan—sold for $65,000 at an auction in 2021. An Audi 80 Cabriolet also previously owned by Diana sold for $80,000 at an auction the previous year.
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- Singer’s Porsche 930-inspired Turbo Study can now be ordered as a convertible | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/automotive/internet-brands/princess-dianas-1985-ford-escort-rs-turbo-s1-heads-to-auction/ | 2022-08-26T14:33:20Z | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/automotive/internet-brands/princess-dianas-1985-ford-escort-rs-turbo-s1-heads-to-auction/ | false |
There can be three key levels (which usually coins do for gold:). It all adds up in time. However, they won. If you feel unfamiliar, feel about your invest- I had to have it cleaned out to clear off what seemed an incredible wealth management system by traded from the very heart on one side and some of the best trad-. This trading binary can all-inspires on to investors who want themes-based portrays (The Hill) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week told popular podcaster Joe Rogan that Facebook did limit stories on the newsfeed related to the New York Post story about President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, and his laptop after warnings from the FBI, but defended the law enforcement agency as a “legitimate institution.”
Zuckerberg said on an episode of Rogan’s podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” that was uploaded on Thursday, that the FBI reached out to his company ahead of the 2020 presidential election to warn them to take note of potentially polarizing content. This warning came after Russia used social media platforms, including Facebook, to post content intended to be polarizing ahead of the 2016 election.
Zuckerberg said he took the warning seriously. He said the social media platform did not ban people from sharing the Post’s story, but it took action to limit how often the story appeared on feeds.
The Post reported shortly before the 2020 election that the FBI obtained a laptop that allegedly belonged to Hunter Biden as part of a federal investigation into him.
Former President Trump and some of his allies seized on the report at the time as showing evidence that Hunter was involved in questionable business dealings while his father served as vice president. Some of the emails on the laptop have since been confirmed as authentic, but no wrongdoing from the president or his son has been confirmed.
The investigation into Hunter Biden reached a critical juncture last month as prosecutors weigh whether to bring any charges, CNN reported.
Zuckerberg said he did not remember if the FBI specifically mentioned the Post’s story in its warning.
He said he does not want Facebook to be the “ministry of truth” in deciding what is considered misinformation.
His defense of the FBI as “legitimate” comes as many conservatives have criticized the agency for conducting a search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida earlier this month. Some Trump allies have called for defunding the FBI as a result. | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/zuckerberg-tells-rogan-facebook-suppressed-hunter-biden-laptop-story-after-fbi-warning/ | 2022-08-26T14:33:52Z | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/zuckerberg-tells-rogan-facebook-suppressed-hunter-biden-laptop-story-after-fbi-warning/ | true |
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