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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Hazing charges against five former members of a now-expelled Virginia Commonwealth University fraternity in connection with a freshman’s death from alcohol poisoning after a party have been dropped.
Six of the 11 former Delta Chi members charged in the death of Adam Oakes, 19, have pleaded guilty or no contest, but a prosecutor in the case declined to say why the charges against the remaining five were dropped last week, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. Both charges in these cases are misdemeanors and carry no more than a year in jail and a fine of $2,500. None of the six received jail time.
Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Mike Hollomon declined to comment on the dropped charges, citing the open case status of three other defendants.
Last year, 11 former members of the fraternity were charged with hazing and seven of them with serving alcohol to a minor. VCU suspended the students, a defense attorney said last year, and the university permanently removed the fraternity from campus.
The police investigation found that Oakes was told to drink a large bottle of whiskey in February 2021 and the freshman from Loudoun County was found dead the next morning. The office of the chief medical examiner ruled Oakes’ death was caused by alcohol poisoning. Richmond police, campus police and the university launched investigations and VCU expelled the fraternity in June 2021.
In September 2021, the university announced that it would ban alcohol at fraternity and sorority events, publish misconduct instances online and pause new member recruitment. On the same day, two investigations of university Greek life on campus were released, finding that there are concerns about hazing and binge drinking at the university and staff has struggled to address them.
“Just because their charges are dropped doesn’t mean they’re innocent,” said Courtney White, a cousin of Adam Oakes. They could have saved Oakes’ life by calling 911, she said. White invited the defendants to participate in the Oakes family’s foundation, Love Like Adam, and work against hazing. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Hazing-charges-against-5-dropped-in-pledge-s-death-17407144.php | 2022-08-30T15:47:32Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Hazing-charges-against-5-dropped-in-pledge-s-death-17407144.php | false |
The most award winning PRM solution now available to TD SYNNEX customers to help them accelerate revenue and profitability through indirect sales channels
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Impartner, the world's most complete channel management platform and Partner Relationship Management (PRM) provider is announcing partnership with TD SYNNEX, a global IT distributor and solutions aggregator formed through the merger of Tech Data and Synnex. Through this partnership, TD SYNNEX will offer Impartner's award-winning PRM and Through Channel Marketing Automation (TCMA) solutions to TD SYNNEX customers to help them accelerate revenue and profitability through indirect sales channels.
Impartner products are the most awarded in the industry, including being selected as No. 1 and global winner on its Vendor Selection Matrix for Partner Management Automation (PMA) from analyst firm Research in Action and chosen as a leader in "The Forrester Wave™: Partner Relationship Management, Q4 2020."
"TD SYNNEX is renowned for delivering industry-leading solutions and support worldwide, and we're excited to be part of their ecosystem to provide partner solutions for their customers' indirect channels," says Mark Rogers, SVP of Global Strategic Accounts and Partnerships at Impartner. "The partnership expands Impartner's global reach through more than 300,000 TD SYNNEX resellers and partners, especially in key global industries in which TD SYNNEX specializes."
Impartner solutions match the needs of any partner channel of any size and maturity, especially with the recently released PRO package that includes expanded capabilities focused on automation and scalability for mid-market companies. Impartner has also transformed partner experience with Impartner PX™, a lightning-fast, modern, consumerized interface designed from ground up to delight partners and accelerate channel revenue.
"TD SYNNEX is committed to uniting IT solutions that deliver business outcomes today and unlock growth for the future," Cheryl Neal, VP New Vendor Acquisition and Global Solutions. "With Impartner added to our vast portfolio of vendor partners, we're able to enrich the breadth and depth of our offerings so customers can do great things with technology."
With Impartner, TD SYNNEX now offers the best-in-class partner solutions through Impartner PRM and TCMA. Impartner provides an average of 32% growth in channel revenue and a 29% reduction in administrative costs in the first year of use. Customers also report other benefits – 78% say they have a competitive advantage and 77% report ROI payback in less than 18 months.
For more information on how to purchase Impartner PRM and TCMA solutions, contact your TD SYNNEX representative.
To learn more about how Impartner helps corporations from the smallest to the largest enterprises like Honeywell, Qualtrics and Vertiv grow their channel revenue by an average of 32.3% in the first year of use alone, click here.
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Impartner is the fastest-growing, most award-winning provider of channel management technologies, including its flagship Partner Relationship Management (PRM) and Through Channel Marketing Automation (TCMA) solutions, which help companies worldwide manage their partner relationships, drive demand through partners and accelerate revenue and profitability through indirect sales channels. For more information on Impartner, which is based in Utah's tech hotbed, the Silicon Slopes, visit impartner.com.
About TD SYNNEX
TD SYNNEX (NYSE: SNX) is a leading global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem. We're an innovative partner helping more than 150,000 customers in 100+ countries to maximize the value of technology investments, demonstrate business outcomes and unlock growth opportunities. Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, and Fremont, California, TD SYNNEX's 22,000 co-workers are dedicated to uniting compelling IT products, services and solutions from 1,500+ best-in-class technology vendors. Our edge-to-cloud portfolio is anchored in some of the highest-growth technology segments including cloud, cybersecurity, big data/analytics, IoT, mobility and everything as a service. TD SYNNEX is committed to serving customers and communities, and we believe we can have a positive impact on our people and our planet, intentionally acting as a respected corporate citizen. We aspire to be a diverse and inclusive employer of choice for talent across the IT ecosystem. For more information, visit www.TDSYNNEX.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
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Part Three of Rapid Change Management Webinar Series Gives HR Managers Tips and Tools for Empathetic Leadership When Working with Remote Employees
TUSTIN, Calif., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Talent, Inc., a strategic HR consultancy helping business leaders solve their most vexing people challenges, today announced the webinar titled,"Be an empathetic leader virtually? Easier said than done!" In this third podcast-style, micro-webinar in the company's rapid change management series, Global Organizational Development expert Yesmean Rihbany will discuss two impactful techniques for leaders to engage more empathetically with remote employees. It will be held on September 16, 8:30 to 9:00am PT, and early pre-registration is encouraged at BrightTalent.com/change-management.
"With the shift of much of the world-of-work to remote accommodations, and many communications being limited to a phone line or one-dimensional screen, it's often challenging for leaders to connect in a genuine, empathetic way with their teams the way they would in person," said Brenan German, founder and president of Bright Talent. "Often HR is tasked with helping leaders adapt. With her deep experience in this area, Yesmean will share best practices to maintain the kind of empathetic connection today's remote workforce requires of their leaders."
Unlike long, slide-heavy webinars,-this concise, 30-minute session will provide tangible take-aways to become a more effective remote leader. Ms. Rihbany will share proven techniques that help leaders to truly connect and be present and attentive with remote employees while listening more effectively and hearing as a matter of intention. It will include live audience Q&A.
To pre-register for the webinar, visit: BrightTalent.com/change-management.
Bright Talent, Inc. is a human resources consultancy focused on helping HR teams and business leaders solve people challenges.
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Teen’s arm severed while reportedly attempting to ‘subway surf’
NEW YORK (WABC) - A 15-year-old had to have his arm amputated after he and some friends reportedly tried to ride on top of a New York subway car.
“I saw the police putting up the tape and the actual body on the floor,” an eyewitness, Christian Mojica, said.
It was a tragic and horrific sight for morning commuters at the subway station as the teen lay unconscious, in his own blood, his arm severed.
“I don’t want to see like, I didn’t want to see it,” Mojica said. “Like, it’s not pretty. I saw face, blood and slumped over like a person slumped over ... then I just left, but it wasn’t pretty.”
Investigators said the incident happened Monday at about 10:30 a.m.
They reported the victim was with three other friends who were trying to “subway surf” or ride on top of the subway car. But the teen fell as he climbed on top and was struck by the train.
“Kind of like laying half off the, you know the yellow divider, the area where you’re not supposed to step. Half of his legs were there, then his other half was like, laying on the floor,” Mojica said.
Another eyewitness said he saw the ambulances, firefighters and police arrive but didn’t know what happened.
The teen was taken to the hospital, where his arm had to be amputated. He is reported to be in stable condition. His name has not yet been released.
“It’s very traumatizing, and I hope everybody there is able to come back from it because it’s not nice,” Mojica said. “I wish the best for anyone who is related to him or anything like that.”
Subway officials said they’re seeing an alarming increase in passengers riding outside of the train.
So far this year, it has happened 627 times, compared to only 96 last year.
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SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Utmel has completed research into the trends and analysis of IC chips for the second half of 2022.
The "chip shortage" tide will come to an end, cherish the day of dividend.
Prediction of "chip shortage" problems will be fully solved in 2023. In the first half of 2022, various kinds of chip price news has been coming from the market and the institutions have been warned that "chip shortage" has appeared a big reversal.
Utmel, a professional electronics distributor of electronic components, provides data to users with the chip categories with falling prices in the first half of 2022 and their subsequent needs and price trends.
Driver IC
Prices are Reduced by 20% in the Third Quarter
Driver IC became a prime target for panel makers to bargain due to its high pricing and huge profits last year.
Driver IC prices has been steadily reduced since the beginning of the year, with a 10% to 15% drop in the second quarter.
The decrease in driver IC pricing is expected to reach more than 20% in the third quarter, according to Xie Qinyi, director of display research at Omdia, since wafer capacity has become less scarce and panel plants have reduced production, causing demand to plummet.
Driver IC was compelled to lower costs across the board as the current wave of panel demand weakened.
South Korea and the mainland drive IC factory, according to Xie Qinyi, can only follow up price reduction, but Taiwan's drive IC factory, which includes Novatek, Himax, FocalTech, Fitipower, Sitronix and Raydium, continues to lead the global drive IC market despite pressure in the panel factory.
Weighed on Prices of Passive Components
Prices of Consumer MLCC Should Fall to 30% in the Second Half of 2022
The price of raw materials for passive components soared as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war. However, the downstream inventory clearance sales were not as good as expected due to the impact of China's epidemic control on industrial demand, particularly for standard items, which were most affected. It was difficult to respond to costs under the depressed demand.
The industry was expected to have clearance sales and return to normal levels at the end of the second quarter for standard MLCC and resistor stocks in distributors and manufacturers. However, due to the outbreak containment in China and supply chain shutdown, inventory destocking took longer than expected and may not come to an end until the middle of the third quarter.
In the case of MLCCS, TrendForce's recent study reveals that consumer-regulated MLCC costs fell by an average of 5 to 10% from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022.
In the second quarter of this year, the price was reduced by 3 to 5% to encourage consumers to boost their desire to pull goods, and certain low order consumer regulation MLCC prices even reached the cost of materials. Based on the preceding MLCC supply and demand cycle, the supply and demand turning point frequently happens after a continuous increase in price and quantity or a decrease in price and quantity.
For example, the turning point of supply and quantity generally happens after a simultaneous increase in price and quantity from the second half of 2020 to 2021, when volume and price have been dropping concurrently for two consecutive quarters.
The report indicates that MLCC quote pressure will not abate in the second half of 2022, and the price is expected to decrease further, with an average reduction of 3-6%.
Vice versa, due to the client chip scarcity, industrial regulation niche MLCC price is assisted in reviving the cargo momentum and stabilizing the drop of 1% to 2%. However, the yearly quote rates for MLCC stay stable.
Analog IC
Price Surge will Come to an End
Analog IC giant TI informed a number of its client manufacturers that the PMIC-led analog IC pricing wave may terminate or potentially face downward pressure as a result of the third quarter chip capacity relief.
The analog IC market was hot last year, with a long-awaited 17-year price increase, particularly among general-purpose analog ICs, and the biggest share of power management chips in significantly short supply, making it the hottest category of the semiconductor industry.
However, with the rapid opening of new production capacity and the suspension of downstream demand, the analog IC price wave will end this year, and even the previous industry's most live power management chip is unable to continue the prosperity, indicating that the overall market situation is deteriorating sharply. Market reports claim that several recent analog chip suppliers have changed their attitude and are now willing to bargain on pricing.
News that Some TI chip prices in the last two months fell by up to 80%. The media has confirmed that some of TI's power management ICs are indeed experiencing price fluctuations in the spot market.
For example, Model TPS61021 general-purpose consumer power management, which price has fallen from a high of $ 45 last year to about $ 3 at present. For example, the price of the Model TPS61021 general-purpose consumer power management has fallen from a high of $ 45 last year to about $ 3 at present.
"The chip has past its peak time of scarcity, and the analog IC market's turning moment may arrive sooner than projected." According to the Utmel, the past issue of hard-to-find items will not reoccur, and the initial supply of chips has grown greatly. However, the number of inquiries from clients has decreased.
Destocking Urgently
MCU Distributors Compete for Customers by Price War
The industry reported in April that IC distributors were lowering the price of consumer MCUs to reduce excess inventory. It is worth noting that the decrease in consumer MCU prices was initiated by IC distributors rather than chip manufacturers.
IC dealers stocked up on consumer MCUS that may last three to four months when prices were higher. Due to the uncertainty in the demand outlook this year, they have recently taken action and started to reduce the prices of consumer MCUs. For example，in response to rivals' aggressive pricing strategies, MCU supplier Holtek instructed its distribution partners to make appropriate price adjustments.
GPU:The Price Falls Steadily
With the price of virtual currencies fluctuating, and the cryptocurrency Ether projected to change its operating mode after this summer, reducing demand for the GPUs needed to mine cryptocurrencies today, graphics card prices have loosened as well.
GPU prices trended downward as early as March of this year. PC GPU prices are still falling as of May.
Financial institution Baird downgraded GPU maker Nvidia to "neutral" following the recent drop in GPU prices.
Since 2022, Nvidia shares have fallen 31%, compared to about 37% for AMD shares, the GPU manufacturing leader.
The average selling price of GPUs has decreased, according to Susquehanna analyst Christopher Rowland, from around 77 percent over the manufacturer's suggested retail price to approximately 41 percent above.
Peak Season Shortage Expectations Fall Short
NAND Flash Price Reversal Possible
Witten and KIOXIA Japanese joint venture factory contamination in February, driving NAND Flash prices up. The market originally expected that with the sequence into the peak season, the industry may be short of goods in the third quarter. However, affected by the epidemic sealing the city, inflation, and other factors, the market has grown tense since May, and the pulling force has slowed. It is widely anticipated that third-quarter NAND Flash market circumstances would put downward pressure on prices.
After the news of pollution, Witten immediately sent a letter to customers to increase prices, Micron also indicated in the mid-February NAND spot, the contract price doubled up, the contract price rose 17-18%, and the spot price rose more than 25%. With the shortage roughly established, the second quarter price increases are expected to be stronger than previously expected.
However, since the second quarter, China has started sealing control due to the spread of the epidemic, coupled with inflation pushing up, the overall environment uncertainty has increased, and the industry's outlook for the second half of NAND Flash also turned conservative.
8299-TW believes that NAND Flash may face pressure in the third quarter, but is optimistic that the Christmas business opportunity will exist in the second half of the year after the uncertainties are removed.
The memory module industry also pointed out that downstream customers have continued to de-stocking since the first quarter of this year, and current customers still have a certain inventory level. Although the second half of the year coincides with the traditional peak season, there are many variables in the market, and the customers' attitude has become cautious and conservative since May. The NAND Flash price is estimated to turn down in the third quarter.
According to TrendForce, retail demand for NAND Flash wafer was weak in March, owing to a more conservative shipment outlook for other terminal products. As a result, suppliers are more willing to cut prices, and prices may begin to fall in May. In the second half of the year, NAND Flash gradually oversupplied, and NAND Flash wafer prices are expected to fall 5-10% in the third quarter.
SIMO-US is relatively optimistic about this, believing that the original manufacturers have recently been quite restrained in output, as a result of previous pollution accidents at the KIOXIA and Witten Japan plants, as well as other events that impacted supply. At the same time, data center demand is high, NAND Flash is not cheap, and market conditions are expected to improve in the second half of the year.
NOR Flash Market Conditions
Lower Densities Depreciation
NOR Flash prices diverged this quarter after rising for six consecutive quarters due to China lockdowns and environmental uncertainties. Unlike low capacity price declines, high capacity NOR Flash in the car, 5G, and other market demand, its price has remained stable, Taiwan factory Macronix, Winbone electricity operation has supported.
NOR Flash prices have been rising since the second half of 2020, as a result of increased demand, a shortage of foundry capacity, and crowding out new NOR capacity. Its price has increased for six consecutive quarters so far this year, the longest increase in history, due to a change in supply and demand structure.
Low capacity NOR, however, was affected by the impact of China lockdowns on consumer electronics demand and the uncertain environment, which led to an increase in client inventory levels, resulting in a price reduction of about 3% in the second quarter.
Demand for high-capacity 256M, 512M, 1Gb, and 2Gb NOR Flash continues to rise in Shanghai, and prices are relatively stable, driven by industrial applications such as servers, automotive, and 5G base stations.
Macronix continues to focus on high-capacity products, with revenue accounting for more than 50% of revenue in the first quarter of this year, reaching 52%. More than 80% of the company's NOR Flash products are in non-PC or consumer electronics applications. Benefiting from the continued strong demand for high-capacity/high-quality NOR Flash, the ASP of NOR Flash products remained stable in the first quarter and is expected to remain flat or increase in the second quarter.
In the past, Winbone electricity has mostly focused on low and medium capacity NOR Flash layouts. However, as the demand for high-capacity products continues to flourish, the proportion of high-capacity products has gradually increased over the past year. The gross margin will continue to improve as the product portfolio is adjusted.
High-capacity NOR Flash is still structurally in short supply this year, and the performance of its high-capacity products is increasing quickly.
DRAM:More Obvious in Late 2022
DRAM spot prices have been declining since April and will continue to trend lower in May and June, which will further drag down memory contract prices in the second quarter.
Spot prices for mainstream 8Gb DDR4 chips are said to have dropped 6-10% over the past month, while March saw a smaller, mid-single-digit drop. DDR3 prices have also fallen about 7% since April.
While DRAM chip makers are reining in their output growth, PC OEMs intend to take a wait-and-see approach amid increasing uncertainty on the demand side. In addition, PC OEMs are likely to regain bargaining power in late May to negotiate lower prices as demand uncertainty and COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions persist in China.
The declining performance of DRAM suppliers reflects the trend of a lower memory market and price. Nanya Technology (2408), for example, reported a 6% monthly revenue decline in May and a 3% quarterly revenue decline since the second quarter. Foreign investors assume Nanya's gross margin and operating profit margin to fall quarterly in the second quarter due to rising price pressure.
Credit Suisse Securities pointed out that with the overall economic uncertainty and the impact of the new pneumonia pandemic in 2021, electronic products such as TVs, set-top boxes, home applications, IoT wearable devices, and other demands are still low. As CXMT yield has improved and Winbone electricity's new plant wafer outcome increases before the end of the year, it will put supply in an upward trend and is expected to memory prices down to the second half of the year more obvious.
Utmel, as a result of ICS of investigation, pointed out that, instead of fighting alone, the efficient and orderly development of domestic industry should rely more on the coordination of the industrial chain. The more limited the resources, the more attention should be paid to the structural construction of the industry, following the industry's development trend and law.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Varla scooter celebrates its 2nd anniversary this month. Commemorating the two years of coming together, the Company goes over its history and the magical way it bloomed in these couple of years.
More people have chosen the Varla Scooter, particularly Varla Eagle One Dual motor Scooter, for its positive impact on the environment. The Company recommends this product for every rider who is looking to decrease their impact on the environment. Its dual 1000W hub motor on the wheels can provide a peak power of 3200W. The speed controllers help riders to maintain optimal performance as they tread across the terrain. A wide user base of Eagle One motorized scooter confirms its resistance, power, and positive environmental impact.
"When my friend insisted me to look into the Varla product range, I was quite hesitant. I purchased the scooter and planned to resell it if it didn't fit up to the mark. But, the Varla Eagle One was a life-changing decision. It helps me commute without relying on public transport, and I don't fret over the adverse environmental damage due to my personal choices," says Hughes Michael, a happy customer from LA.
Varla Company is surely set to achieve incredible milestones with an extensive worldwide demand and a dedication to offering new and innovative motor models.
Varla Eagle One has received a huge demand recently. After its launch in June 2020, the number of sales continued to increase in July and August, reaching 250 units. Given its extensive popularity, many customers have congratulated the Company on its second anniversary. The amount of love they have received is sufficient to let them work more diligently in the future.
Varla Scooter was founded upon the idea of providing electrical scooter enthusiasts with an extraordinary experience. They empower people to explore and overcome their fears. The Company merges dual power motor of electric scooters with a dual shock absorption efficiency to bring high-quality motorized scooter to the customers.
It is no wonder that companies like Varla are receiving immense support for their distinct take on commuting. If more companies come forward with this approach, we will be looking at the massive growth in this sector. And the best part is, we will have more conscious customers and sellers who want to leave a new mindset for future generations.
Media Contact: marketing@varlascooter.com
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth year in a row, Churchill Management Group's President, Randy Conner, ranked in the top 15 on Forbes Magazine's recently released list of America's Top Wealth Advisors on August 24, 2022. Mr. Conner was also previously named the #1 Best-in-State Wealth Advisor for CA – Los Angeles by Forbes in 2022 on April 7, 2022*.
In compiling its list, Forbes Magazine evaluated over 35,000 advisors based on industry experience, assets under management, compliance records, and approach to working with clients.
"At Churchill Management, we believe that close personal attention and a commitment to building wealth over the long term is key to helping clients achieve their personal and financial goals," said Randy Conner, President of Churchill Management Group. "We appreciate that Forbes has acknowledged our dedication to this goal."
Founded in 1963, Churchill Management serves over 6,000 clients with combined assets of over $6.9 billion as of June 30, 2022. The firm credits its success to a combination of its commitment to communication, dedicated 1:1 client service relationship, and unique blend of Tactical and Fully Invested strategies tailored around Comprehensive Financial Planning.
Disclosures: The rating may not be representative of any one client's experience because the rating reflects a quantitative and qualitative analysis of factors that may include only a sample of the experience of CMG's Clients. The ranking is not indicative of future performance.
*FORBES TOP 250 WEALTH ADVISORS FOR 2022 & FORBES BEST IN STATE WEALTH ADVISORS 2022 ranking is for Randy Conner of Churchill Management Group ("CMG"). CMG did not pay a fee to participate in the Rankings but may purchase reprints of the Forbes article. The ranking, which was developed by Forbes' partner Shook Research, is based on in-person and telephone due-diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm for advisors who have a minimum of seven years of experience. The ranking algorithm is based on quality of practice learned through telephone and in-person interviews, client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC which does not receive compensation from the advisors or their firms in exchange for placement on a ranking.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1025 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following
counties, Houston, Montgomery, Trinity and Walker.
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos. Overflowing poor
drainage areas. Some low-water crossings may become impassable.
River or stream flows are elevated. Ponding of water in urban or
other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1023 AM CDT, Doppler radar and trained spotter indicated
heavy rain due to slow moving showers and thunderstorms.
Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the
advisory area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Huntsville, Crockett, Trinity, New Waverly, Lovelady,
Riverside, Kennard, Huntsville State Park, Pennington, Crabbs
Prairie and Weches.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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The cell and gene therapy company's lead in vivo candidate uses lentiviral vector delivery to correct metabolic disorder in large animal model of hereditary tyrosinemia type-1
EXTON, Pa., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Castle Creek Biosciences announced publication of a preclinical study that found that its experimental in vivo gene therapy treatment resolved biochemical and hepatic histological markers of hereditary tyrosinemia type-1 (HT1) in a large animal model of the disease. The findings appear in the August 25 edition of Nature Communications.
Researchers at Mayo Clinic administered a therapeutic lentiviral vector designed to integrate a functional human fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH) transgene into the liver of the pig model of HT1. The direct in vivo delivery of a single intraportal dose of the vector carrying the human FAH gene normalized liver function 78-98 days post-treatment, according to the published study.
"This preclinical research demonstrated that lentiviral vector gene therapy was active in a large animal model of HT1 and the pigs did not experience adverse events from the integrating vector," said senior author Joseph Lillegard, MD, PhD, Castle Creek Biosciences chief scientific officer. "We saw a complete resolution of the biochemical and histologic features of tyrosinemia in the liver and demonstrated the benign integration pattern of the vector into the pig genome."
"Interestingly, at 12-months post-treatment, the liver was repopulated with healthy, FAH-positive hepatocytes," said co-author Stephen J. Russell, MD, PhD, of the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. "This latest finding builds on a six-year series of preclinical studies that we hope will lead to an initial clinical trial in patients with HT1."
Hereditary tyrosinemia type-1 (HT1) is an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism characterized by the inability to completely metabolize tyrosine. Caused by a deficiency of the terminal enzyme of the pathway, FAH, HT1 causes an accumulation of toxic metabolites in the liver resulting in severe oxidative damage.
Patients who are untreated commonly experience high rates of fibrosis, cirrhosis, liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at a very young age. Patients with HT1 are currently treated with medication that reduces the toxic metabolites responsible for liver disease progression.
Editor's Note: Funding for this study came from Children's Hospitals of Minnesota, with additional support provided by Regenerative Medicine Minnesota. Castle Creek Biosciences provided no financial support for the study.
Castle Creek Biosciences is a late-stage cell and gene therapy company developing treatments for skin, connective tissue and metabolic diseases. Founded by Paragon Biosciences, Castle Creek's pipeline uses cutting-edge technologies that create optimal therapies for a broad range of genetic diseases. For more information, visit https://castlecreekbio.com/
Paragon Biosciences is a global life science leader that creates and builds innovative biology-based companies in three key areas: cell and gene therapy, adaptive biology and advanced biotechnology. Our portfolio companies use biology to accelerate scientific breakthroughs that solve some of society's most challenging problems. Committed to this goal, Paragon and its partners have invested more than $1.4 billion in its portfolio companies since 2017. Learn more at https://paragonbiosci.com/.
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Houston-Based Fast-Casual Brand to Open Four Locations in Minnesota, Marking Entry into the State
HOUSTON, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café, the ultra-popular restaurant brand specializing in sweet and savory crêpes, hot drinks and more, announced a multi-unit deal that will bring four stores to Minnesota, specifically the Minneapolis and St. Paul areas. With this entrance into a new state, these units will increase Sweet Paris' total store count to 25 locations in the near future, with 15 in various stages of development.
Behind this momentous deal is a group of partners with more than 55 years of restaurant franchise experience combined: Dan and Brenda Vansteenburg, Dustin Wetzel and Pete Thelen. Dan and Brenda Vansteenburg, a dynamic husband and wife duo, started their restaurant career with Jimmy John's in 2001. They currently own and operate 35 stores in the Twin Cities market. The Vansteenburgs found a sweet spot in franchising but weren't always involved in the industry. Dan began his professional career as a special education teacher and then worked for an information technology firm. Throughout his various roles, a passion for people has always remained centric and played a crucial role in building a franchise empire.
"After our first visit with the Sweet Paris leadership team in Houston, we knew this was a concept we wanted to pursue and bring to the Twin Cities," said Dan Vansteenburg. "Everything about the brand, from the authentic menu to the charming store design that transports you to the streets of Paris, brings a unique experience that the people of Minnesota will be excited about."
With this robust growth, Sweet Paris is now present in eight metropolitan areas across the nation: Houston TX, Austin, TX, San Antonio TX, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, Miami, FL, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, Oklahoma City, OK and Tulsa, OK. Additionally, the brand is present in College Station, TX and Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico.
"We are thrilled to take Sweet Paris to the wonderful people of Minnesota," said Allison Chavez, co-founder of Sweet Paris. "We believe the state is a prime market to grow the brand and we are honored to be working with local business leaders such as Dan, Dustin and Pete to propel the Sweet Paris brand further north, contributing to our goal of nationwide expansion."
The recent success of Sweet Paris has not gone unnoticed as the brand was recently ranked on Entrepreneur Magazine's 2022 Top New and Emerging Franchises. The brand also made history when it secured a place on Entrepreneur's esteemed Franchise 500® list for the first time in January. Also, co-founders Allison and Ivan Chavez recently landed on Global Franchise Magazine's 10 Emerging Leaders to Watch in 2022, and Allison was included in Nation's Restaurant News' annual Power List, an exclusive group of 50 leaders who are identified as the most innovative and inspiring people in the restaurant industry.
The brand has quickly become one of the hottest restaurant franchises in Texas with an extravagant ambiance and delicious food and drinks made of the highest quality ingredients and bold flavors. Made from scratch, the dishes are as delicious as they are beautiful. The lavish interiors and the artful food and drinks make Sweet Paris a favorite place for haute social media influencers.
ABOUT SWEET PARIS:
Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café is a fast-growing restaurant franchise specializing in sweet and savory crêpes, waffles, salads, hot drinks and more. On a mission to "Revive the Art of Eating Crêpes" one crêperie at a time, Sweet Paris is seeking qualified Strategic Partners, especially those with a background in hospitality, to expand the concept in new markets. For more information about the brand, please visit www.sweetparis.com, and for more information on Strategic Partnership Opportunities, visit www.sweetparisfranchise.com.
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Andhra Pradesh: Celebrating Lord Ganesha’s arrival with eco-friendly idols
Preparations in full sway for Vinayaka Chavithi festival
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The sleepy village of Yendluru near SN Padu has turned a beehive of activity in recent days, with people flocking to a workshop here to buy clay idols of Lord Ganesha ahead of Vinayaka Chavithi.
Thanks to a rise in awareness on the dangers posed by Plaster of Paris, devotees are increasingly turning to eco-friendly alternatives. Collaborating with the Lion's Club of Ongole, Society for Awareness and Vision on Environment (SAVE) Foundation prepared over 100 Ganesha idols of five feet height using natural substances including sediment collected from the Ganga, husk, hay and jute fibre expecting an increase in the number of orders as the festival is being celebrated on a grand scale after the passing of the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘’We expect more devotees to install Green Ganesha idols this time with the health situation normalising this year,” says Ms. Rachana Medikonda while giving finishing touches to a glossy idol.
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Workers from West Bengal, from where fine sediment had been collected from the Ganga, have been working for over three months to come out with the beautiful images of Lord Lambodara. Environmentally-conscious buyers were provided with ‘Khadi Pancha and Kanduva’ as gifts. The idols are priced at ₹6,000 per piece with a view to encourage more people to switch over to the environmentally-friendly way of celebrations, she says in a conversation with The Hindu.
PoP Ganesha idols were in short supply this time as many of the idol manufacturers churned out fewer idols going by the losses they had suffered during the pandemic. “Many of them burnt their fingers as a majority of customers sought a refund of the advance amount in view of the restrictions imposed by authorities in the last two years owing to COVID-19,” says K. Mallikarjun, who has set up a workshop on the outskirts of the city.
People distributed clay idols of Lord Ganesha outside the Collector’s office. Meanwhile, vendors selling fruits and leaves for performing puja to the elephant-headed God and decorative items did brisk business.
‘’We have decided to immerse the Ganesha idol in our apartment itself without taking out a large procession with fanfare to the beach anticipating restrictions from the police,” said a group of devotees who are determined to celebrate the festival in an environment friendly manner.
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Dual-Channel Drive Strategy Brought a Record-High Revenue of 588 Million & Rebound with 22.8 Million Profit
The Group Continues to Explore the Blue Ocean Market in China
Results Highlights
- The Group taking the lead in developing cross-border e-commerce business and adopting an online and offline dual-channel drive strategy have achieved with results.
- Revenue of the Group for 1H2022 was HK$588.2 million, representing an increase of 54.5% compared to HK$380.7 million for 1H2021. Net profit of the Group for 1H2022 was HK$22.8 million (1H2021: loss of HK$10.2 million).
- The net profit of the Group for 1H2022, after excluding the fair value loss on investment, was HK$27.4 million.
- Gross profit of the Group for 1H2022 was HK$128.4 million, representing an increase of 112.7% compared to HK$60.3 million for the Last Period. Gross profit margin increased by 5.9 percentage points to 21.8%. Increase in gross profit and gross profit margin was primarily due to (i) the expansion of the Group's total revenue; (ii) the improvement in the gross profit margin of certain products; and (iii) the decrease in write-down of inventories from HK$11.1 million in the Last Period to HK$2.2 million in the Period.
- The successful turnaround from loss to profit is mainly attributed to the increase in overall revenue and gross profit of the Group, and the effect of a significant decrease in the write-down of inventories.
- The Group will continue to actively expand its e-commerce business and explore the blue ocean market in Mainland China.
- The Group currently is assisting several century-old local PCM brands to apply for registration in the GBA, and will further explore the business opportunities in the GBA.
- The Group will continue to source various high-quality healthcare and beauty products for local and Mainland China consumers so as to diversify the product portfolio and further internationalise the Group's businesses.
HONG KONG, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tycoon Group Holdings Limited ("Tycoon Group" or the "Group", Stock Code: 3390.HK), an omnichannel brand marketing and management service integrator of health and well-being related products in Hong Kong, announced its unaudited consolidated interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022 (the "Period" or "1H2022").
In the first quarter of 2022, Hong Kong was at the height of the fifth wave of the epidemic. However, as the epidemic eased in the second quarter of 2022, the Hong Kong SAR government has gradually relaxed its anti-epidemic policies, coupled with the launch of electronic consumption voucher scheme, which further stimulated consumer sentiment, and brought about a recovery in the overall retail market in Hong Kong. During the Period, the revenue of the Group increased by 54.5% to approximately HK$588.2 million, as compared to HK$380.7 million for the six months ended 30 June 2021 (the "Last Period"). Net profit of the Group for 1H2022 was HK$22.8 million (1H2021: loss of HK$10.2 million).
During 1H2022, the gross profit of the Group increased by 112.7% to HK$128.4 million as compared to that of HK$60.3 million for the Last Period, and the gross profit margin increased by 5.9 percentage points to 21.8%. Increase in gross profit and gross profit margin was primarily due to (i) the expansion of the Group's total revenue; (ii) the improvement in the gross profit margin of certain products; and (iii) the decrease in write-down of inventories from HK$11.1 million in the Last Period to HK$2.2 million in the Period. The Group recorded a fair value loss of approximately HK$4.6 million on its investment for the Period. Excluding the fair value loss on investment, the Group recorded a net profit of HK$27.4 million for the 1H2022. The Board has resolved not to declare any interim dividend for 1H2022.
The successful turnaround from loss to profit is attributed to the increase in overall revenue and gross profit of the Group, and the effect of a significant decrease in the write-down of inventories. Reviewing the Group's performance since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, it is proven that the Group taking the lead in developing cross-border e-commerce business and adopting an online and offline dual-channel drive strategy are in right direction and have achieved with results. On the one hand, it injected new momentum into the performance growth of the Group during the peak of the epidemic; on the other hand, once traveller clearance between Mainland China and Hong Kong has resumed normal, both the distribution business and e-commerce business will keep pace, boosting the Group's revenue and profits and making the dual-channel drive strategy into harvest.
The growth in e-commerce business of the Group continued in 2022. For the Period, the revenue from e-commerce business of the Group increased by 28.2% to HK$296.3 million as compared to HK$231.1 million for the Last Period. The revenue from e-commerce business of the Group mainly derives from the cross-border e-commerce selling to Mainland China. It is believed that Mainland China consumers turned to online platforms for the purchase of reputable healthcare and anti-epidemic products as they were unable to visit Hong Kong through the Individual Visit Scheme. The Group will continue to actively expand its e-commerce business and explore the blue ocean market in Mainland China.
Revenue of Distribution business in Hong Kong recorded significant growth, grasping the opportunities in the GBA
During the Period, the Group actively sourced more overseas healthcare brands and optimised its product portfolio. The distribution business of the Group recorded a 2–fold increase to HK$291.9 million, as compared to HK$147.1 million for the Last Period.
The Group has set up a joint venture company in Mainland China with a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Limited ("CR Pharma", Stock Code: 3320.HK), one of the substantial shareholders of the Company. The joint venture has commenced operation since the fourth quarter of 2021, leveraging on CR Pharma's sales network of more than 130,000 downstream customers and over 800 self-owned retail pharmacies across Mainland China to expand the distribution business and explore offline market in Mainland China for several renowned or century-old local PCM brand products. In addition, the Group has entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement last year with CR Pharma and Hong Kong Guobiao Inspection and Testing to further the cooperation in various areas including the provision of integrated services for research and development and full commercial scale production of medicines in the GBA, exploring the business opportunities in the GBA. The Group currently is assisting several century-old local PCM brands to apply for registration in preparation for the cross-border trade.
Products of distributed brands and the Group's own brand both gained popularity, further internationalising our businesses
The Group actively develops the omnichannel brand marketing and management business which includes brand agent, promotion and marketing, management and distribution, providing one-stop services for brands as well as upgrading the Group's business chain and diversifying the Group's product portfolio and businesses. After obtaining of the sole distributorship in Mainland China for the world's No.1 probiotic brand, Culturelle®, and the offline distributorship in Mainland China for Australia's No. 1 hand cream brand, DU'IT, the Group has also successively obtained the exclusive distribution rights in Hong Kong for Japanese anti-hair loss and hair protection brand, Kaminowa, and France's No. 1 baby washing care brand, Biolane, which is the best-selling baby washing care brand in France. For Biolane, the Group has also obtained the exclusive distribution rights in Singapore and Malaysia recently.
In addition, the Group has set up a joint venture with a subsidiary of JBM (Healthcare) Limited (Stock Code: 2161.HK) in 2021 to develop own-brand products and jointly explore the healthcare product market. The own-brand "SEASONS (田心日辰)" and "Slimming Expert (修腩專家)" launched a number of healthcare products since 2021, and "SEASONS (田心日辰)" has launched 6 products in 2022 which are well received by consumers. As for sales channels in Mainland China, apart from the established cross-border e-commerce channels, the offline channel network of which the Group had laid the foundation in early years is strengthening. The Group is actively introducing more high-quality overseas healthcare brands to healthcare and beauty chain stores in Mainland China such as Mannings, Watsons, Olé, The Colorist, Sam's Club, PureH2B and Rainbow shopping mall etc.
In order to build a diversified sales network and enrich product portfolio, the Group continued to strengthen its overseas presence during the Period. In addition to its presence in Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Macau and Thailand, the Group also established sourcing centres in France and South Korea this year. As an integrated provider of omnichannel brand marketing and management services, the Group will continue to source various high-quality healthcare and beauty products for local and Mainland China consumers so as to diversify the product portfolio and further internationalise the Group's businesses.
Mr. Wong Ka Chun Michael, the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of Tycoon Group, said, "The Group fortified its positioning as an omnichannel brand marketing and management service integrator of healthcare and well-being related products after listing. The Group possesses great growth potential as its e-commerce business will continue to be a strong advantage and it has developed the offline distribution business in the GBA, plus normal traveller clearance of Mainland China and Hong Kong will hopefully be resumed soon. In the past few years, management of the Group has been working hard to diversify the Group's businesses despite the impact of the epidemic. Apart from strengthening of the business chain, the Group continued to develop its online and offline dual-channel distribution model, driving the growth of the Group and gradually entering the harvest period. In the future, the management will continue to take a prudent yet proactive attitude and explore different opportunities for collaborations. The management will continue to monitor and adapt to the market situation, maximizing the return for shareholders and reaping success in the future."
About Tycoon Group Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 3390)
Tycoon Group is a reputable omnichannel brand marketing and management service integrator of health and well-being related products. The Group specialises in providing one-stop services for PCM, health supplements, skincare, personal care and other healthcare products, including omnichannel brand agent, marketing, management, distribution and sales. The Group has established a strong online and offline sales network in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China by cultivating the industry for many years with the mission of bringing health and vitality to consumers in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Asia-Pacific. The Group has provided over 100 local and foreign brands. In addition, the Group has provided a number of anti-pandemic products in great demand in respond to the pandemic happened in Hong Kong, such as surgical masks, rapid antigen test kits, hand sanitisers and cleaning wipes, etc. With a vision of establishing its own brands of products, the Group develops Private Label Products under its well-received brands including "Boost Guard (BG 博健科研)", "和漢 (Wakan)", and "金門 (Kinmen)", as well as the own-brand "SEASONS (田心日辰)" and "Slimming Expert (修腩專家)" launched under the joint venture. Tycoon has established sound relationships with chain retailer customers, with the top two chain retailer customers operating over 470 stores in Hong Kong as at 31 December 2021. The Group is also one of the major distributors for PCM in Hong Kong. For more details, please visit the Group's official website: https://www.tycoongroup.com.hk/.
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Former EVP/COO of 7-Eleven to Help Franchisor & Multi-Unit Companies Achieve Potential
DALLAS, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Princeton Equity Group ("Princeton"), a leading private equity firm focused on franchise and multi-unit companies, announced today that Christopher P. Tanco has joined the firm as an Operating Partner and will be based out of the firm's Dallas office. In this role, Mr. Tanco will work closely with the Princeton investment team to evaluate acquisitions and with the firm's portfolio company management teams to enhance growth and strategic efforts.
Before joining Princeton, Mr. Tanco was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at 7-Eleven, the world's largest franchise brand. As Chief Operating Officer, Chris led all aspects for 7-Eleven's 13,000 domestic stores including field operations and support, franchise development, acquisition integration, store evolution, digital, facilities, maintenance, construction, and the company's Canadian business unit. Before being promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Chris led 7-Eleven's international business which oversaw the company's 35,000 licensed, company owned, franchised, and joint venture stores across 20 countries. Prior to 7-Eleven, Chris spent 17 years at Yum! Brands, having served in various leadership roles across operations (domestically and internationally), franchise, and general management. Earlier in his career, Chris was a successful entrepreneur in the Philippines.
Doug Kennealey, Co-Managing Partner of Princeton Equity Group, said, "We are thrilled to welcome Chris to the Princeton team. He has a tremendous breadth and depth of experiences across some of the world's leading franchise and multi-unit brands. We are humbled to have him on the team and think he will be an invaluable resource to our founder and management team partners."
Jim Waskovich, Co-Managing Partner of Princeton Equity Group, added, "Like us, Chris believes that a strong and supportive franchisee culture and infrastructure is critical to the success of the overall franchise system. We are delighted to begin working together as we help our portfolio companies reach the next level."
"I'm incredibly excited to join the Princeton team," said Tanco. "I've had the pleasure to know Princeton for many years, and their reputation and track record is superb. I'm very much looking forward to working with the entire team to help these exciting, growth-oriented companies achieve their potential."
About Princeton Equity Group
Princeton Equity Group is among the most experienced franchisor and multi-unit investors in the United States and exclusively invests in leading franchisor and multi-unit companies. Princeton views each investment as a long-term, supportive business partnership with founders and management teams to help build companies of great value. The principals at Princeton have sponsored investments in some of the most admired, growth-oriented franchisors and multi-unit companies in the U.S. For more information, visit www.princetonequity.com.
Contact: Julianne Stevenson, 224-558-2510 or jstevenson@fishmanpr.com
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Serena’s daughter, Olympia, sports beads, like Mom years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — When Serena Williams won the 1999 U.S. Open for her first Grand Slam title at age 17, she wore white beads in her hair. On Monday night, when Williams won her first match of the 2022 U.S. Open at age 40, her daughter, Olympia, was courtside, sporting a hairstyle paying homage to Mom’s from all that time ago.
“It was either her wear beads or me, so ...” Williams said after beating Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3, finishing that thought with a smile. “I wanted to do it, but I just didn’t have the time.”
Williams was pregnant with Olympia while playing in, and winning, the 2017 Australian Open for her 23rd Grand Slam title. Olympia was born later that year and turns 5 on Thursday.
“Yeah, she likes, actually, wearing them. She asks to wear beads a lot,” Williams said. “It actually wasn’t my idea, but I was so happy when she had them on. It’s perfect on her.”
On Monday, Olympia sat in Williams’ player guest box in Arthur Ashe Stadium, at one point snapping pictures with a camera. She was with her father — Williams’ husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian — and her grandmother — Williams’ mom, Oracene Price.
After the match, Williams’ long and influential career was celebrated during an on-court ceremony that included a video narrated by Oprah Winfrey and a speech from Billie Jean King. At the end, Ohanian carried Olympia down on to the court.
“Tonight was all a surprise, actually, towards the end. I didn’t know any of that was happening,” Williams said. “I was just ready to do the on-court interview and leave.”
She has said she is ready to move on from her playing days to focus on having another child and pursuing her business interests.
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US consumers more confident in August as gas prices dip
WASHINGTON (AP) — Following three straight monthly declines, U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in August as inflation moderated and gas prices fell.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose in August to 103.2 from 95.3 in July.
The business research group’s present situation index — which measures consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions — rose for the first time since March, to 145.4 from 139.7 in July.
The board’s expectations index — a measure of consumers’ six-month outlook for income, business and labor conditions — rose from 65.6 last month to 75.1 in August.
Analysts surveyed by data provider FactSet had expected consumer confidence to rise slightly as gas prices have fallen in recent weeks. AAA motor club says the average price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. dipped to $3.85 on Tuesday from more than $5 per gallon in mid-June.
Although inflation appears to have moderated recently, the cost for most things remain much higher than they were a year ago. The government reported earlier this month that consumer prices jumped 8.5% in July compared with a year earlier, down from a 9.1% year-over-year increase in June. Inflation was unchanged from June to July, the first time that has happened after 25 months of increases.
Since March, the Federal Reserve has implemented its fastest pace of rate increases in decades to try to curb four-decade high 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%.
Last week at an annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the the U.S. central bank will likely need to keep interest rates high enough to slow the economy “for some time” in order to tame the worst inflation in 40 years. Powell has acknowledged the increases will hurt U.S. households and businesses, but also said the pain would be far greater if inflation were allowed to fester and that “we must keep at it until the job is done.”
“Looking ahead, August’s improvement in confidence may help support spending, but inflation and additional rate hikes still pose risks to economic growth in the short term,” said Lynn Franco, the Conference Board’s senior director of economic indicators.
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Tata Power has taken enormous strides in the pursuit of a greener and cleaner energy for a sustainable nation
India’s commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2070 is poised to lead the nation on a path to clean, green and sustainable economic development. Achieving this clean energy transition will need commitment from corporates and citizens alike.
In that light, the News 18 Network has launched a special initiative Tata Power: Sustainable is Attainable to raise awareness and build conversations into how businesses, governments and the people can create a sustainable and low-carbon future.
The power sector holds a rather critical responsibility to help us achieve the massive goal. Tata Power, one of India’s biggest integrated power companies and a leader in clean energy generation with 32% of its total renewables-portfolio will play its part in the pursuit for a sustainable future. With a battery of new technologies including solar roofs, EV charges, solar pumps and energy management solutions, Tata Power plays a pioneering role in India’s energy transition.
Dr Praveer Sinha joined News 18 Network to talk about why indeed “sustainable is attainable". From his perspective such a goal is about providing “energy security, equity and sustainability". India is among the fastest-growing big economies and “will witness the largest increase in energy demands worldwide", said Dr Sinha. “In the coming decades, clean and green energy will play a major role in meeting this increased demand."
He stressed the need for both accessibility and affordability of power. Tata Power aspires to help businesses and consumers to make small, yet significant changes for attaining a sustainable lifestyle. In addition to driving the country’s growth, said Dr Sinha, “our foremost responsibility is also to lead the way in which we can reverse climate change".
This transition is not an option but a “commitment to support the people of this country". While reiterating the need to “walk the talk", Dr Sinha said that from the present 32% of the green energy portfolio, Tata Power proposes to raise that figure to 70% by 2030 and 100% by 2045, making it the first company in India with that stiff target.
The transition roadmap will be an eventful one. Dr Sinha reckoned that with new technologies and harnessing innovation, clean energy solutions will become commercially viable and also economical for the consumers. For instance, Tata Power runs one of the biggest micro-grid initiatives in the world. Energy management services, too, are in the works for small and medium industries. The objective now will be to fast-track adoption of clean energy solutions and achieve scale.
Globally Dr Sinha sees three big changes, the first one being decarbonisation, where clean and green energy is increasingly becoming a norm. Second is the decentralisation of energy in both cities and rural areas that will need models with hybrid solutions. For instance solar energy may fuel the needs in the day and wind energy at nights.
Such initiatives will need partnering with young entrepreneurs who dedicate their lives to green projects. In that regard, the Clean Energy International Incubation Centre set up by Tata Power in Delhi offers “lab to market incubation support for many startups that are working in the clean energy space." These startups are primed to make “a big social and environmental impact". The core focus areas will be universal energy access, energy efficiency and breakthrough clean technologies. Convergence of all these, according to Dr Sinha, “will transform the way the world will produce and consume energy".
Much on the same lines, electric mobility, too, will be transformed in the near future, said Dr Sinha. Indeed EV charging infrastructure is a big concern among buyers. Tata Power has the largest EV charging network of over 2,300 chargers across the country to address “range anxiety" faced by consumers. Additionally, it has equipped consumers with some 20,000 home chargers. It continues to work closely with the government and automobile Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to meet the country’s ever-growing demands.
Third is Digitisation. It will be key to ensure that last-mile connectivity is established. As new technologies are introduced across the value chain, generation, transmission and distribution will be seamlessly connected in the interest of the final consumer. Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will offer opportunities for data collection and analytics. Such efforts will democratise energy efficiencies as both businesses and end consumers get better at engaging with the energy system than ever before.
Indeed there will be challenges galore which will need a fair share of support from the government to move towards clean and green energy. “The recent announcement of reaching a 47% target for renewable purchase obligation for utilities and enterprise and industry is a welcome step and that should help us to reach our objective of 500GW of clean energy by 2030", said Dr Sinha. There must be incentives and penalties if utilities do not comply with these obligations.
He added that most state discoms are in financial stress. It’s crucial to make them commercially viable so that they can buy more renewable power. Decentralisation of energy will be important to enable customers to generate electricity themselves. In rural areas solar pumps are promoted actively whereby the farmer can not only use energy for themselves but also sell water as an additional source of revenue.
Overall it will be down to collaboration between consumers and corporate across various industries to make this happen. The use of technology and innovative solutions will pave the way for a greener and cleaner future. Through such small steps, sustainable will indeed be attainable, said Dr Sinha while signing off.
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WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
931 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northeast Texas, including the following
counties, Cherokee and Nacogdoches.
* WHEN...Until 1230 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is
imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 931 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Alto, Douglass, Morrill, Forest, Trawick, Cushing, Linwood,
Lilbert and Looneyville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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STOCKTON, Calif., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MSRcosmos has been named a finalist of 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards in the SAP on Azure category. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.
Speaking on this achievement, Devi Kondapi- Co-Founder & CEO of MSRcosmos said "We are extremely thrilled by our recognition as a finalist in the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year awards for our work in SAP on Azure. This recognition is a testimony of our sharp focus, best-fit solutions, proven capabilities, staunch delivery, and relentless effort to offer tangible business value through our core expertise in Cloud, Data, AI, Automation, and Enterprise Applications. This is how we have been assisting customers in accelerating their digital transformation journey."
The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft-based applications, services, and devices during the past year. Awards were classified in various categories, with honorees chosen from a set of more than 3,900 submitted nominations from more than 100 countries worldwide.
MSRcosmos is one of the very few certified Microsoft partners globally with Advance specialization in SAP on Azure including modernization of web applications and Linux and Open -Source database migrations. The track record in SAP on Azure migrations has been commendable with extended service expertise on Azure Data & AI, Power BI, and Power Automate. Using strong SAP heritage, solution thought leadership, and expert cloud proficiency, MSRcosmos has been able to harmonize processes, streamline operations, and reduce costs.
"I am honored to announce the winners and finalists of the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards," said Nick Parker, corporate vice president of Global Partner Solutions at Microsoft. "These partners were outstanding among the exceptional pool of nominees and I'm continuously impressed by their innovative use of Microsoft Cloud technologies and the impact for their customers."
Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards are announced annually prior to the company's global partner conference, Microsoft Inspire, which took place on July 19-20 this year. 2022 Additional details on the 2022 awards are available on the Microsoft Partner Network blog: https://blogs.partner.microsoft.com/mpn/congratulations-to-the-2022-microsoft-partner-of-the-year-awards-winners-and-finalists/. The complete list of categories, winners and finalists can be found at https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/inspire/awards.
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Seventeen human bodies found at the bottom of a medieval well in Norwich were a group of Ashkenazi Jews who may have been victims of antisemitic violence during the 12th century, DNA study reveals
- In 2004, at least 17 bodies were found at the bottom of medieval well in Norwich
- Researchers have now identified the individuals to be a group of Ashkenazi Jews
- They think group may have fallen victim to antisemitic violence in 12th century
- Findings are based on archaeological records, historical documents and DNA
Remains of 17 human bodies found at the bottom of a medieval well in Norwich have been identified as belonging to a group of Ashkenazi Jews who may have been victims of antisemitic violence during the 12th century.
To piece together the individuals' past lives, researchers dug into the DNA of six skeletons using new technology that decodes millions of DNA fragments at once.
The skeletal remains, which include six adults and 11 children, were unearthed by construction workers in 2004.
Among them, four were closely related, including three sisters — a 5- to 10-year-old, a 10- to 15-year-old, and a young adult.
DNA analysis also discovered the physical traits of a 0 to 3-year-old boy to include blue eyes and red hair, the latter a feature associated with historical stereotypes of European Jews.
At least 17 human bodies found at the bottom of a medieval well in Norwich were a group of Ashkenazi Jews who may have been victims of antisemitic violence during the 12th century, a new study has revealed. scientists reconstructed the face of a male adult (left) and child (right)
The group are thought to have originally come from Rouen in Normandy and spoke French.
They were found to carry some genetic disorders, for which modern-day Ashkenazi Jewish populations are at higher risk.
Genetic disorders that are particularly common in certain populations can arise during bottleneck events, researchers said, where a rapid reduction of population can lead to big jumps in the number of people carrying otherwise rare genetic mutations.
Using computer simulations, the team showed that the number of such disease mutations in the remains was similar to what they would expect if the diseases were as common then as they are now in Ashkenazi Jews.
The results point to a bottleneck event that shaped the modern-day Ashkenazi Jewish population prior to the 12th century — earlier than previous beliefs, which dated the event about 500 to 700 years ago.
Unlike other mass burial sites, where bodies were laid in an organised fashion, skeletons from this well were oddly positioned and mixed, most likely because they were deposited head first shortly after death.
Together, these findings hint at mass fatalities such as famine, disease or murder.
Radiocarbon dating of the remains placed their deaths around the late 12th to early 13th century — a period with well-documented outbreaks of antisemitic violence in England — leading researchers to consider foul play.
However, they still don't know what directly caused the 17 individuals' demise, and it's a puzzle that ancient DNA can't solve.
'It's been over 12 years since we started looking into who these people are, and the technology finally caught up with our ambition,' said evolutionary geneticist and study author Ian Barnes of the Natural History Museum in London.
'Our main job was to establish the identity of those individuals at the ethnic level.'
The remains were found during the construction of the Castlepoint shopping centre - now known as Chantry Place
The skeletal remains, which include six adults and 11 children, were unearthed by construction workers in 2004 at the bottom of the Chapelfield well in Norwich (A). Figure B shows a west-facing vertical section drawing of the well shaft
The findings are based on archaeological records, historical documents, DNA and bone analysis and computer simulations.
'It was quite surprising that the initially unidentified remains filled the historical gap about when certain Jewish communities first formed and the origins of some genetic disorders,' said evolutionary geneticist and co-author Mark Thomas, of the University College London.
'Nobody had analysed Jewish ancient DNA before because of prohibitions on the disturbance of Jewish graves.
'However, we did not know this until after doing the genetic analyses.'
The study was led by forensic anthropologist Professor Sue Black, formerly of the University of Dundee.
She went to the Balkans following the Kosovo war where her job was to piece together the bodies of massacred Kosovan Albanians.
Speaking about the bones in the Norwich well, she said: 'We are possibly talking about persecution.
'We are possibly talking about ethnic cleansing and this all brings to mind the scenario that we dealt with during the Balkan War crimes.'
Pictures taken at the time of excavation suggested the bodies were thrown down the well together, head first.
Pictures taken at the time of excavation suggested the bodies were thrown down the well together, head first. The discovery was featured in a BBC documentary entitled 'History Cold Case: The Bodies in a Well'
A close examination of the adult bones showed fractures caused by the impact of hitting the bottom of the well.
But the same damage was not seen on the children's bones, suggesting they were thrown in after the adults who cushioned the fall of their bodies.
The team had earlier considered the possibility of death by disease. But the bone examination showed no evidence of leprosy or tuberculosis.
Norwich had been home to a thriving Jewish community since 1135 and many lived near the well site.
But there are records of persecution of Jews in medieval England including in Norwich.
Sophie Cabot, an archaeologist and expert on Norwich's Jewish history, said the Jewish people had been invited to England by the King to lend money.
At the time, the Christian interpretation of the bible did not allow Christians to lend money and charge interest. It was regarded as a sin.
So cash finance for big projects came from the Jewish community and some became very wealthy - which in turn, caused friction.
Ms Cabot said: 'There is a resentment of the fact that Jews are making money... and they are doing it in a way that doesn't involve physical labour, things that are necessarily recognised as work... like people feel about bankers now.'
The discovery was featured in a BBC documentary entitled 'History Cold Case: The Bodies in a Well.'
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Essay by Olga Rosales Salinas
My sister was 21 years old when she dropped acid for the first time. She had just graduated college and was celebrating with a few friends. Before this experience, she’d tried hallucinogens that tend to be less intense, like psilocybin, and had always described the experiences as profound.
“But was it fun?” I would ask.
“You should try it,” she replied.
I always knew hallucinogens weren’t for me. I suffered from panic attacks long before I knew what they were; the last thing I needed was to try a drug that would keep me high and out of control for eight hours at a time.
The night my sister first tripped on acid, she suffered a psychotic break and was admitted to a hospital under a 5150 hold, a 72-hour observation period for mentally distressed individuals. She was eventually released to my mother, a predominantly Spanish speaking immigrant who was handed pamphlets by the hospital nursing staff. The pamphlets were written in English, using words like “psychosis,” “schizophrenia” and “bipolar disorder.” She shelved them on the kitchen counter next to the utility bills and parking tickets.
This all happened 22 years ago, and one thing has stayed certain ever since: my family’s mental health issues and illnesses did not start and have not stopped with my sister.
We may not have known much about it at the time, but the clues were there: my paternal grandmother, mi abuela, spent eight hours a day praying the rosary in the corner of her home, and my paternal aunt, mi tía, used to climb trees and not come down for hours, sometimes days. These were among the odd stories I heard about my family as a kid.
Before phrases like “mental health” and “diagnosis” were part of my vernacular, I understood that some people in my family were just odd, que eran curiosos. It wasn’t until receiving an undergraduate degree in psychology that I learned how your family’s mental health history can be related to your own mental health.
I hope that conversations around microdosing (taking a minor dose of a substance in order to experience the benefit from its physiological action) or any other form of experimentation with hallucinogens include stories like mine — stories about mental disorders that run in families as thick as mi abuela’s capirotada. Stories that include how my sister’s genetic disposition made her vulnerable to acid. Or, how her schizophrenia — maybe — could have been triggered that night she tried acid.
Stranger angel
My sister’s psychotic break included an attempt to jump out of a moving car while on the Bay Bridge between Oakland and San Francisco. I was 20 years old at the time. While I understood that what had happened was serious, I had no idea what a drug-induced psychotic break meant, much less the later diagnosis of schizophrenia.
After being released from the hospital, my sister was sent to live with our mother in Watsonville. At the time, our mom was grieving the loss of our father (her husband of nearly 30 years), who died in a tragic car accident a few years prior. When my sister was sent to live with her, our mom rarely left her bedroom and no longer cooked — a significant change for any Mexican mom. Looking back on it, she could have been diagnosed clinically depressed, although she never sought help. Because of her level of depression, I thought my mother’s care would be obstructive for my sister. So, I drove to Watsonville to bring my sister to my San Francisco studio, where I would save her. On the drive back to the city, she rocked back and forth. She sang songs under her breath, over the songs playing on the radio. She was physically shaking, and when I asked what was wrong, she told me about all the wrongs in the world. She spoke in run-on sentences, sometimes putting together thoughts and occasionally stopping to moan.
I was scared but I really believed I could help her and that San Francisco was a better place for her to be. I kept driving and hoped that whatever had just happened to her would end soon and that she would return to normal. Even as I type this today, I still have that hope.
Once we got to my apartment, I put her duffel bag down and made dinner. She continued to rock back and forth, and I tried not to panic. I called our four other sisters for advice, but none of us knew what to do. If they agreed on one thing, it was that my sister’s prospects were better with me than with our mom.
The next day, I went to work in Oakland. I gave her my last $5 bill and told her about the burrito spot down the street. She was still rocking back and forth when I left.
Around noon that day, a stranger called the radio station where I worked as a receptionist and addressed me by name. He said he had “found” my sister. I remember wondering if this was a radio station prank call — it wasn’t. My sister had wandered from my studio in San Francisco’s Mission area to the Financial District.
This random person had had a conversation with her and recognized her as being in distress; he knew enough about the situation to call me and to keep her safe until I could get to them. When I arrived, he knew what to say. He had a list of phone numbers and facilities for “people like her.”
What are the chances this stranger would have the exact information we needed? When I got to him and my sister, I was confused and in shock. So much so that I didn’t thank him or even ask his name.
Hoping against hope
I wish I could say that 22 years later, she is now back to normal. The truth is that this disease has shaped our family dynamic, and our adult lives. It’s been 22 years of dread: dreading the phone call about an altercation with police or finding out that she’s hurt someone or herself. From her suicide attempts to hospital stays, to three months in prison and two years’ probation, we all experienced it by proxy. All the while, we wished our family had talked about drug use and mental illnesses so we could have been better prepared. All the while, we wished that keeping secrets wasn’t a cultural proclivity.
In our home, secrets were crucial to keeping our family together. Secrets — about immigration status, financial need, physical health, mental health, alcoholism and domestic abuse — weren’t just kept because of pride or shame. Those secrets were key to our livelihood.
Some of the phrases common in our house were tú no digas nada, calladita, ellos no necesitan saber, con la boca cerrada. Keeping secrets from extended family members, teachers, friends and from our church community was confusing — but necessary.
When my sister got sick, her doctor asked questions that we didn’t know how to answer. “Does schizophrenia run in your family?” “Is anyone in your family bipolar?” “Does anyone have a borderline personality, or does anyone suffer from depression?” We didn’t have answers because we’d never asked these questions of ourselves.
Of course, I don’t blame my family for not having an open dialogue about these mental health illnesses. Not being able to work legally in a country, to seek medical attention or to have access to health insurance creates, in a way, the foundation of life at home for entire communities of immigrants. Add a language barrier and you have the perfect example of why communities like ours don’t seek help.
Here are some of the questions I wish I had asked when I heard stories about my family as a kid, “¿Cómo es que mi abuela rezaba el rosario ocho horas al día?” “¿Cuándo se enfermó mi tía?” These questions came too late, of course, and hearing the answers was just as tragic as my sister’s current inability to grasp her own time and space.
However, perhaps the bigger question is, if we had asked those questions and if we knew the real answers to those questions, would my sister have stayed away from psychedelics? And even if she had, would she have still suffered a psychotic break?
The debate on this question is varied. For example, one study published by PLOS ONE, Psychedelics and Mental Health: A Population Study, concluded, “We did not find use of psychedelics to be an independent risk factor for mental health problems.” The debate, and my skepticism, is about dependent risk factors, such as mental illness as a genetic trait. It reminds me that “correlation does not equal causation.” In other words, people in the study did not suffer prolonged mental illness after trying psychedelics, but that does not mean that the people in this study were all mentally sound. Some, I assume, did experience negative mental illness from having a bad trip, for instance; it was just not lasting. And if any mental illness persisted, it can’t be concretely traced to the use of psychedelics.
“The design of our study does not allow conclusions about causality,” Teri S. Krebs, the lead author of the study, wrote in an email to Shots, a health news publication with NPR. “However, there is a lack of evidence that psychedelics cause lasting mental health problems.”
Was my sister going to suffer a psychotic break even if she hadn’t tried acid? According to the above study, yes. According to Dr. Erica Zelfand, a naturopathic physician from Portland, Oregon, psychedelics are just one of many possible triggers.
“Extended periods of sleep deprivation, major stressors such as the death of a loved one, and childbirth in women can all trigger manic states,” she wrote in a report published by Psychedelic Support. “Drugs, too, can bring on mania. This includes both pharmaceutical medications, like some antidepressant drugs, as well as psychedelics. It’s for this reason that those with a personal history or a strong family history of Bipolar 1 or psychosis (like schizophrenia) are advised to avoid using psychedelics altogether or, at least from a harm reduction standpoint, to use very high levels of caution when taking substances like LSD, psilocybin, and ayahuasca.”
In my opinion, it’s a risk – a risk that, according to the PLOS ONE study, more than 30 million people have taken. Thirty million people in the U.S. have used LSD, psilocybin or mescaline. A staggering number. I would like to see the demographic statistics of those 30 million people. How many are unhoused? How many hold steady jobs? How many of the participants have family members with mental illness?
Options for families like ours
What are options for families like ours? Those options include hoping my sister will take her meds and will be aware enough not to confront police officers. Conservatorship would be an ideal option for our family because it would appoint us as legal protectors over my sister’s affairs. We would have rights over decisions related to her financial needs, medical needs and basic needs of her daily life. It is a confusing and lengthy legal process that varies state by state. It is something that we’ve tried to attain, with roadblocks at every turn, primarily because my sister would have to agree to it, which is something that she has refused to do in the last 22 years.
Beyond that, the collateral impacts in the family — separate mental illnesses affected by the stresses of a sibling’s schizophrenia — must be managed. Other family members suffer from conditions like depression, mood swings, bipolar disorder and manic tendencies. When my own diagnosis of generalized anxiety was described by a therapist, I felt seen. In the past 22 years, we’ve learned to manage and separate these experiences from our sister’s sickness, always noting that her diagnosis could trigger and heighten our own.
The mental illness in our family is on a continuum. It’s all connected because we’re family.
One of the resources given to me by the stranger in San Francisco who picked up my sister was information about the National Alliance on Mental Illness. At the time, its website was formatted like a blog. I asked about mental health treatments and whether the medication she was on would cause permanent damage to her physically.
What I found was community. I remember reading stories from other families in the same situation. NAMI, for me, created a community outside of the silence within my immediate family.
Healthcare and #FreeBritney
When thinking about my sister and our family conundrum, I can’t help but think about Britney Spears and the #FreeBritney movement. Like my sister, Britney Spears is an adult, capable of making decisions about her career and adult life. Unlike my sister, Britney Spears has an entire culture of support rooting for her to get off lithium. A whole culture just learned about conservatorship because of Britney Spears’ case and a Netflix special.
I hope the reasons for Spears’ conservatorship don’t resemble the reasons my family have attempted to attain it for my sister. I hope that she has recovered from whatever mental illness she suffers from. I know lithium and conservatorship aren’t taken lightly. They aren’t forced upon anyone who isn’t severely ill.
Someone asked if I felt like the mental health system had failed my sister. No, it hasn’t. Mental health services and programs vary in different states and counties. Sure, it can be more accessible, and it should be free, but resources do exist. More importantly, those services don’t matter if my sister does not agree to participate. Without conservatorship, she can hop on a plane and end up in Europe, and none of us can do a thing about it.
Genetic predisposition
As I understand it, we’re made up of chromosomes passed down in the birth lottery. Chronic illnesses, cancers and whether you can roll your tongue can be traced partly to your genetic code. And while things like diabetes can be managed, schizophrenia and its treatment are a lot more complicated.
My goal as an advocate for mental health awareness is to have a broader dialogue about genetic predispositions in our families. I hope there are more studies about links between hallucinogens and mental disorders. Also, I hope communities that lean into silence, like mine, will find a space to ask hard questions.
How else will we know what our genetic predisposition carries if not by asking what is in our genetic predisposition? Who is chronically sick in your family, and from what? It’s an important question when your doctor is curious about your risk for diabetes, just as it should be before you try the latest trend in microdosing. ¿Quién tiene diabetes? ¿Quién tiene problemas de salud mental? ¿En cuál lado de la familia? ¿Se murió mi tío? ¿De qué?
Postscript
I began to write this article after my family and I entered my sister into the national database for missing persons. Last night, she called me after three months of silence. She wanted to talk about poetry as if no time had elapsed. She didn’t say where she had been, or why her phone number stopped working. She simply spoke about the nuance of a stanza and the quirky way poetry is heightened by punctuation. I encouraged her to write her work on paper and she agreed. She has been inspired to start a blog, where she will share her experiences with mental illness, specifically with a schizophrenia diagnosis. I took the opportunity to tell her that I was working on this article and that I would be sharing the story of the night she got sick. At first, she didn’t think anyone would care, so I reminded her that that was exactly why we needed to share this story. People care and people need to know they’re not alone. She agreed, and immediately began sharing poems for her upcoming blog. I was reminded of how smart she is and about the tragedy of her situation.
For now, we’re happy she’s back and we hope that she stays.
More information about the National Alliance on Mental Illness can be found here. Local affiliate information about NAMI Monterey County is here and the Santa Cruz chapter is here.
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Property prices can differ greatly across our diverse county.
With homes in some towns and villages fetching a much higher price purely due to the surrounding area, MyDerry took a look at some of the county's property prices.
With a starting point of £100k and below, we took a look at what it could buy first-time buyers or families in different parts of the county.
Read more: Popular tearoom to close after receiving electricity bill of over £4,000
Derry City
This mid-terraced property is in need of some modernization but is a super property, is a great location and would be a great investment or first-time home.
It has been rewired in 2006, has a new heating system, has PVC windows and doors, three bedrooms, a new disabled bathroom, a rear garden plus a great living room and kitchen dining. cash buyer only has will not mortgage.
It's currently on the market for £99,000. You can view the full listing of the property HERE.
Coleraine
A three-bedroom house based not far from the town centre, this property is currently asking for offers of around £99,950.
Based on Maple Drive, the property also offers uPVC double-glazed windows and doors, oil-fired central heating and off-street parking.
The front yard is enclosed by a boundary wall with a concrete driveway, with the area laid in stones with bushes and shrubbery. You can view the full listing HERE.
Claudy
This attractive four-bedroom mid-terrace house is located just outside the village of Claudy. It has been well maintained and cared for by the current owners - being valued currently at £94,950.
This property, based 15 minutes outside of Derry City, would be an ideal buy for either the investor or the first time buyer.
Demand is high for this type of property, so early viewing is recommended. You can view the full listing HERE.
Magherafelt
A well-presented mid-terrace property which is finished to a high standard throughout. This property is located on Main Street, all village amenities are within walking distance along with an excellent road network and a quality public transport service.
Internally, the property has an open plan kitchen-diner along with a spacious living room on the ground floor. Externally, the property has a rear yard along with an elevated garden and detached store. Complete with oil-fired central heating and double-glazed windows, viewing of this property is highly recommended.
The property is currently on the market for £95,000. You can view the full listing HERE.
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NEW YORK (WPIX) — An alleged sex-trafficker may have preyed upon hundreds of fellow women over the course of a decade, authorities said Tuesday, asking anyone who may have been a victim to come forward.
Ysenni Gomez was arrested earlier this month on charges of sex-trafficking in the Bronx and Westchester County, the FBI said in a news release, detailing a joint operation with local law-enforcement agencies including the Westchester County Police Department.
Gomez posted an online ad claiming to be hiring a waitress to work in a Manhattan restaurant, officials said. She then interviewed a woman who responded and told her that she had the job, according to authorities.
But when the victim showed up for her first day of work, Gomez told her that there was no job to be had, authorities said. Gomez then allegedly forced the victim to have sex with men by threatening to call federal authorities to have her deported if she refused, according to officials.
During their investigation, agents discovered more than 1,600 online ads associated with Gomez allegedly promoting prostitution, authorities said. Dating back 10 years, the ads appeared on Facebook, as well as adult classified sites, officials said.
Now believing that hundreds of women may have been involved, investigators are asking anyone who may have been a victim or otherwise has information to come forward.
Authorities released a photo of Gomez, who is also known to go by aliases including Carolina and Ysenni Peguero. She may have used the business name “Chicas Express” in ads she allegedly placed, investigators said.
Anyone with information about Gomez, or anyone who may have been a victim is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI. | https://www.wane.com/news/alleged-sex-trafficker-may-have-hundreds-of-victims-fbi-says/ | 2022-08-30T16:10:41Z | https://www.wane.com/news/alleged-sex-trafficker-may-have-hundreds-of-victims-fbi-says/ | true |
Kerala govt. slams retired judge’s comment on communists taking over Hindu temples
Devaswom Minister says Indu Malhotra’s remarks far from facts
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Devaswom Minister K. Radhakrishnan rejected retired Supreme Court justice Indu Malhotra's purported claim that communist governments aspired to take over Hindu temples with an eye on their wealth.
In a statement here, Mr. Radhakrishnan alleged that revanchist Hindu right-wing forces had influenced Ms. Malhotra’s opinion.
The retired judge’s misleading statement was part of a broader Sangh Parivar conspiracy against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government. He said it had opened a window into the workings of her mind when she was on the Supreme Court.
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Mr. Radhakrishnan said Ms. Malhotra's allegation was far from facts and distorted history. Neither the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] nor the Left Democratic Front (LDF) administrations had attempted to take over temples.
Right of worship
However, the Left progressive forces had fought for the right of worship of people, hailing from all sections of society, including marginalised communities.
The colonial administration had banned specific communities from worshipping, entering or walking in the vicinity of temples. Renaissance leaders and progressive forces rectified the injustice through decades of storied struggle and sacrifice.
The comment
A video supposedly shot outside the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram showed Ms. Malhotra speaking to a set of people about the topic. Ms. Malhotra is heard stating: "That is what happens with these communist governments. They want to just take over because of the revenue. Their problem is the revenue. All over, they have taken over. All over. Only Hindu temples. So Justice Lalit and I said, no, we will not allow it (sic)."
Ms. Malhotra drew flak from the LDF government after the post went viral on social media.
The former jurist has been on a visit to the State to attend various events, including a medical convention organised in connection with the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College on Sunday.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice U.U. Lalit and Ms. Malhotra had in 2020 upheld the rights of the erstwhile Travancore royal family to administer the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The judgement had capped a protracted legal battle over whether the former ruling family or the State government had the right to manage the temple after the death of the erstwhile ruler of Travancore, Sree Chithira Tirunal Balarama Varma in July, 1991.
Ms. Malhotra was also part of a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court that in September 2018 had quashed the rule that barred women aged 10-50 from entering and worshipping at the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala. Ms. Malhotra was the sole judge who wrote a dissenting note against the Constitution Bench’s majority opinion. In her dissent note, she said that notions of rationality could not be invoked in matters of religion. Ms. Malhotra also held that it was not for courts to adjudicate on matters of faith except on issues of social evil like ‘Sati’.
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When class action lawsuits reach a settlement, a notice goes out to everyone who could claim a portion of the money. But when those notices suddenly appear in your inbox seeming to offer free money, it’s natural to be suspicious.
A VERIFY viewer recently got such an email, saying he could get cash from a recent settlement with Facebook, and wanted to know if it’s real.
The notice sent the viewer to a website called fbinternettrackingsettlement.com and stated “If you are a person who, between April 22, 2010 and September 26, 2011, inclusive, were a Facebook user in the United States who visited non-Facebook websites that displayed the Facebook Like button, you may be eligible for a payment from a class action settlement.”
THE QUESTION
Are fbinternettrackingsettlement.com and the associated email notice legitimate?
THE SOURCES
United States District Court, Northern District of California
David Straite, Partner at Dicello Levitt
THE ANSWER
Yes, the site and notice are the result of a real class action lawsuit being settled with Facebook.
WHAT WE FOUND
The website and notice sent via email included a specific case number – 5:12-MD02314-EJD (N.D. California).
VERIFY dug up the court records for that case and found it was indeed a class action suit that has been ongoing for roughly a decade, accusing Facebook of improperly tracking people’s data even after they left the site.
In early 2022, the lawyers who brought the suit and Meta Platforms, Inc. – Facebook’s parent company – finally reached a settlement agreement worth a total of $90 million. In March, a judge gave that agreement preliminary approval.
One of the next steps was to send out the notice and set up the settlement website. Although such websites can appear suspicious, they are a common tool for helping eligible people file their claims.
People can also decline to file a claim, and by doing so retain their ability to individually sue Facebook later, or object to the settlement if they don’t like the terms. Those objections will be considered in a hearing on Oct. 27, 2022 before the judge gives the agreement final approval.
The application for final approval specifically lists the site fbinternettrackingsettlement.com as one of the mechanisms used to give notice to potential class members.
David Straite, one of the lead lawyers in the suit, told VERIFY, “Yes the website is legitimate and we encourage all class members to consider filing a claim.”
Potential class members do not have to have received an email notice to file a claim. The amount of money eventually given out to each person will depend on how many people have their claims approved.
Facebook did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement, and Meta did not respond to VERIFY’s request for comment. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/yes-the-facebook-internet-tracking-settlement-is-real/536-bfe1bb88-323c-4f45-9de7-9f934f7821ed | 2022-08-30T16:14:03Z | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/yes-the-facebook-internet-tracking-settlement-is-real/536-bfe1bb88-323c-4f45-9de7-9f934f7821ed | true |
'I cannot wait to get my revenge': Leon Edwards wants MASSIVE fight with Jorge Masvidal to punish him for sucker-punch in 2019, but admits 'Gamebred' needs wins to justify clash
- Leon Edwards knocked out Kamaru Usman to become UFC welterweight champ
- He wants to settle bad blood with Jorge Masvidal, who is on a losing streak
- Edwards accepts that the logical fight to make next is the Usman trilogy
- But Brit says he cannot wait to exact revenge for Masvidal's sucker-punch
Leon Edwards 'cannot wait for revenge' against Jorge Masvidal, after the American sucker punched him backstage in London three years ago.
The newly-crowned welterweight champion is fresh from his stunning KO win over Kamaru Usman and accepts the logical next move is a trilogy between them.
But further down the line, 'Rocky' has his eye on a match-up with Masvidal given the bad blood between them.
Leon Edwards knocked Kamaru Usman out with a head kick in the last round of UFC 278
Jorge Masvidal is one man 'Rocky' is desperate to face in the future to exact revenge
Masvidal (right) punched Edwards in bizarre turn of events at the O2 Arena
Dana White has already confirmed that the UFC are trying to arrange the Usman trilogy to be in the UK, probably at the start of 2023.
But further down the road, Edwards has no doubts he will get his hands on 'Gamebred'.
He told The Jim Rome Show: 'Yeah, 100 percent. That’s on my list. But at the moment, Jorge, he’s on like a two-three fight losing streak.
'He needs to go out there, get some wins and make the fight make sense. That’s a fight I think would be massive for the UFC. To get my revenge on him, I cannot wait.'
Usman was separated from consciousness but is likely to have a rematch soon
Masvidal beat Darren Till at the O2 Arena in 2019 and in the aftermath, was filmed cutting an interview short backstage before approaching Edwards.
He punched the Brit and drew blood before security could intervene and there has been animosity between the pair ever since.
Edwards has had time to reflect on his win at UFC 278, which came after a one shot head kick KO in the final minute when he was losing on the scorecards.
'[The kick was] kind of like a hot knife through butter, just perfect (laughs),' he went on. There was no pain, there was just a perfect impact.
Usman was beating Edwards until he caught an incredible shot to end the fight
'I see the way he folded over and I went to go for some ground and pound but he was already out. It was a fantastic moment.
'I think Usman is deserving of the trilogy. I’d love to have it back in the U.K. In Wembley would be good.
'The O2 would be good in London. But yeah, I’d love to give him the rematch. Run it back again, let’s settle the score.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/mma/article-11160927/Leon-Edwards-wants-MASSIVE-fight-Jorge-Masvidal-punish-sucker-punch-2019.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-30T16:14:16Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/mma/article-11160927/Leon-Edwards-wants-MASSIVE-fight-Jorge-Masvidal-punish-sucker-punch-2019.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1013 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN MAVERICK COUNTY...
At 1013 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 6 and 8 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Darling.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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High temperatures allowed for exotic plants to be grown in UK
Gardeners have reportedly been able to grow exotic plants like figs, watermelons and avocadoes.
As the scorching heat has given UK record-breaking hot and dry weather this summer, gardeners have reportedly been able to grow exotic plants like figs, watermelons and avocadoes.
Gardeners have shared with BBC News that Mediterranean and sub-tropical plants have been thriving in recent years. It's now the traditional British garden varieties that are struggling to bloom with this change in temperature.
With increased temperature also comes the threat of inadequate irrigation for plants if this trend persists. In fact, The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) predicts that the UK is set to experience wetter winters and warmer, drier summers with greater variability in rainfall.
The ongoing warming has been linked to human-induced climate change. According to the Met Office, the UK is warming slightly faster than the average pace of global temperature increase,
Russell Watkins of the Royal Horticulture Society recalls his experience 17 years ago when he first grew plants standard to the UK, a mix of hardy shrubs and perennials.
"We have all pushed the boundaries of what we can grow," he said, referring to the huge tropical-looking foliage of the rice paper plant, saying, "a few years ago, it wouldn't have survived."
The head of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre says that the higher temperatures due to climate change are more closely felt by those further north. This can be seen in hardy bananas, dahlias, and some species of ginger that are able to survive winters after being able to thrive in the "long spells of sunny weather that we have had this year."
The heat island effect experienced by cities has also seen a boost in growth in exotic fruits. The heat island effect is observed when plants in the city experience much warmer temperatures than nearby rural areas due to infrastructure.
While this newfound ability to grow various tropical plants in the city can be exciting, experts are also warning that a continuation of hot, dry summers like the one seen this year will pose water shortage problems that negatively impact crops as all plants need water to grow and flourish.
Chris Atkinson, a plant scientist from the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich explains, "Long summers may well be initially warmly welcomed in the UK, and provide an exciting opportunity for growing new exotic food crops."
This article is copyrighted by IBTimes.co.uk, the business news leader | https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/high-temperatures-allowed-exotic-plants-grown-uk-1704699 | 2022-08-30T16:16:47Z | https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/high-temperatures-allowed-exotic-plants-grown-uk-1704699 | true |
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- Recent Autotrader survey finds 85% of dog owners think about transporting their dogs when considering a vehicle to buy
- Ram ProMaster City joins annual dog lover's vehicle list for the first time, standing out with its low-load floor and spacious and secure cargo space
- Chrysler Pacifica offers plenty of cabin room with dog-friendly features that include Stow 'n Go seating and available Stow 'n Vac system for easy interior cleanup
- Jeep® Wrangler continues to be a favorite dog-friendly choice for open-air enthusiasts on and off the road
- Mopar pet-friendly accessories include branded pet kennels, all-weather floor mats and cargo mats for Chrysler, Jeep and Ram vehicles
Autotrader has announced its annual list of 10 Best Cars for Dog Lovers and this year the Ram ProMaster City joins four-time honorees Chrysler Pacifica and Jeep® Wrangler as ultimate dog-friendly vehicles.
A recent Autotrader survey finds that more than 85% of dog owners think about transporting their dog when considering which vehicle to buy. To select their Best Cars for Dog Lovers, experts at Autotrader started with vehicles that offer an abundance of pet-friendly features and accessories.
Joining the prestigious annual list for the first time is the 2022 Ram ProMaster City. The compact van's dog-friendly features include a low-load floor for easy entry and exit, comfortable seating and a second-row bench seat that folds and flips forward. The spacious cargo area behind the second row is easily accessible via dual sliding doors and provides open-floor space with D-ring tie-downs for travel crates and all the supplies a favorite pup may need.
"The Ram ProMaster City might seem like an odd choice for a dog-friendly car, but there's no arguing with the features," said Brian Moody, executive editor for Autotrader. "The low cargo floor and variety of accessories and configurations make the ProMaster City a surprising but competent dog-friendly hauler."
As a four-time honoree, the 2022 Chrysler Pacifica continues to reinvent the minivan, a segment Chrysler invented, with an unprecedented level of functionality, versatility, technology and bold styling and the most advanced available all-wheel-drive system in its class. The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the first and still the only plug-in hybrid in the segment, offers an all-electric range of more than 30 miles, more than 80 miles per gallon equivalent and a total range of more than 500 miles. When traveling with furry family members, the second and third rows of seats can fold flat with the industry-exclusive Stow 'n Go seating, providing ample space for dog kennels or space to roam when the vehicle is parked. Additional canine-friendly features include the available Stow 'n Vac system for quick and easy cleanup and the FamCAM interior camera, which allows those in the front to view occupants in the rear and even zoom in on doggie passengers.
"Minivans make great dog-friendly and people-friendly transportation, but the Pacifica is attractive and has the option of a built-in vacuum to keep pet hair from building up," Moody said. "The Stow 'n Go seating is also helpful for bringing along dog toys and snacks on a road trip."
Also a four-time honoree, the 2022 Jeep Wrangler is perfect for taking man's best friend on the road or on the trail. Open-air freedom can be enjoyed year-round by dog-loving drivers and their trusty canine sidekicks with a variety of available options from Jeep Performance Parts, including the Sunrider for Hardtop and various water- and heat-resistant cab covers. All-weather floor and rear cargo mats protect the interior from mud, dirt and all the messes any hound can make. For dogs and their owners who prefer a quieter adventure, the first electrified 49 MPGe Jeep Wrangler 4xe offers legendary Jeep off-road capability in nearly complete silence.
"The Jeep Wrangler is probably the perfect vehicle for adventure-seeking dog owners," Moody said. "In addition to its off-road ability, Jeep offers plenty of great accessories, like a soft crate and other items, that make riding with your four-legged best friend safe and easy."
Mopar accessories are available to complement the pet-friendly features of Chrysler, Jeep and Ram vehicles. Dog lovers can choose from branded lightweight pet kennels, as well as all-weather floor mats and cargo mats to protect their vehicle's interior. See the Mopar e-Store for more information.
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Elon Musk cites whistleblower as new reason to exit Twitter deal
Video above: Twitter-Musk dispute heading for October trial
Elon Musk and Twitter lobbed salvos at each other Tuesday in the latest round of legal filings over the billionaire Tesla CEO's aborted plan to buy the social media platform.
Musk filed more paperwork to terminate his agreement to buy Twitter, this time based on information in a whistleblower complaint filed by Twitter’s former head of security. Twitter fired back by saying his attempt to back out of the deal is “invalid and wrongful.”
In an SEC filing, Musk said his legal team notified Twitter of “additional bases” for ending the deal on top of the ones given in the original termination notice issued in July.
In a letter to Twitter Inc., which was included in the filing, Musk's advisors cited the whistleblower report by former executive Peiter Zatko — also known by his hacker handle “Mudge."
Video below: Elon Musk says Twitter deal off unless company can prove less than 5% of users are fake
Zatko, who served as Twitter’s head of security until he was fired early this year, alleged in his complaint to U.S. officials that the company misled regulators about its poor cybersecurity defenses and its negligence in attempting to root out fake accounts that spread disinformation
The letter, addressed to Twitter's Chief Legal Officer Vijaya Gadde, said Zatko's allegations provide extra reasons to end the deal if the July termination notice “is determined to be invalid for any reason.”
Billionaire Musk has spent months alleging that the company he agreed to acquire undercounted its fake and spam accounts, which means he doesn't have to go through with the $44 billion deal. Musk's decision to back out of the transaction sets the stage for a high-stakes legal battle in October.
In a separate SEC filing, Twitter responded to what it called Musk's latest “purported termination,” saying it's “based solely on statements made by a third party that, as Twitter has previously stated, are riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies and lack important context."
The company vowed to go through with the sale at the price agreed with Musk. | https://www.wgal.com/article/twitter-deal-elon-musk-cites-whistleblower-as-new-reason-to-exit-deal/41029058 | 2022-08-30T16:18:09Z | https://www.wgal.com/article/twitter-deal-elon-musk-cites-whistleblower-as-new-reason-to-exit-deal/41029058 | false |
Exchange Manager ProSM, a patented 1031 exchange workflow SaaS offering, developed by Accruit Technologies automates the process for servicing 1031 exchange increasing efficiencies for Qualified Intermediaries.
DENVER, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta Deferred Exchange (ADE), a Qualified Intermediary based out of Marietta, Georgia implemented Exchange Manager ProSM in January 2022. Having created over 700 exchanges year-to-date, they are already experiencing a 35% reduction in processing time.
Ron Raitz, Chief Executive Officer of ADE, and fellow member of the Federation of Exchange Accommodators (FEA), was looking for a more efficient way for their counselors to facilitate 1031 exchange services. His decision to implement Accruit Technologies' Exchange Manager ProSM was 3-fold: the solution had to improve the internal counselor experience, increase the ADE customer experience, and be a self-contained depository for all exchange information and documentation. "It has not only met but also exceeded our expectations. Choosing Exchange Manager ProSM has been a great decision," said Ron.
ADE finds the internal reporting system within Exchange Manager ProSM very easy to navigate, with all of the information they need to reconcile internal operations in one place. The automated workflow is helping them become more proactive and less reactive as they continue to see 1031 exchange volumes increase throughout 2022.
ADE's 1031 Exchange Counselor, Shaan Hawkins, said that Exchange Manager ProSM streamlines the process for servicing 1031 exchanges; the software is easy to navigate and when a unique need arises, the Exchange Manager ProSM technology team has been quick to respond and find the right resolution. "With Exchange Manager ProSM we replaced our client database, file storage, and electronic signature applications and it's positively impacting our bottom line, "says Shaan.
"We are fortunate to work with Ron and the Atlanta Deferred Exchange team. As one of our first, large-scale Qualified Intermediaries to implement Exchange Manager ProSM, ADE's feedback sparked additional features that we are proud to offer in our current out-of-the-box 1031 exchange software solution," stated Brent Abrahm, CEO of Accruit Technologies.
Exchange Manager ProSM developed by Accruit Technologies LCC is a proprietary, online software application that makes administering 1031 exchanges safe, secure, and simple. Exchange Manager ProSM was designed to automate routine functions of Qualified Intermediaries including: online client onboarding, document creation and distribution, and automatic deadline reminders and notifications.
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Atlanta Deferred Exchange is a full-service 1031 expert helping real estate investors maximize the benefit of their exchange transactions Through years of experience, they offer clients and their allied professionals a complete toolbox of choices and strategic solutions. Their goal is to always exceed their client's expectations, both in innovation and service.
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NANNING, China, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the lung CT image-aided diagnosis software developed by Guangxi Yizhun Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. ("Yizhun") in National Nanning Economic & Technological Development Area ("Area") has been granted the registration certificate of class III medical devices (GXZZ20223210687).
Nanning's investment promotion departments at all levels aim at creating biomedical industry clusters through high starting point planning and attraction of targeted investments, according to National Nanning Economic & Technological Development Area Management Committee. In the Area, the biomedical industry, involving the fields of production, inspection & testing, sales and distribution, continually expands in industrial scale and gradually improves in industrial chain. The approved "lung CT image-aided diagnosis software" is the first software in Guangxi province and the country's eighth one with the registration certificate of class III AI medical devices and software, and the sixth in Guangxi province and the second in Nanning city to have received the certificate. This is another achievement of the city's continuous optimization of services for moved-in enterprises and solid efforts in building up the biopharmaceutical industry.
In terms of precise investments, the Area has compiled a panorama of biopharmaceutical industry chain, positively brought in investments in the industry chain and industry clusters and introduced a batch of key projects such as Hainan Huluwa Pharmaceutical, Guangdong Yili Pharmaceutical, Yida Xiansheng, Sinopharm Group and Guangxi LiuYao Group, forming an industrial development pattern with biopharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicine, health care products, medical devices and modern pharmaceutical logistics as main fields. According to information, the Area is the major ground to develop the biopharmaceutical industry in the city, and there are currently 625 biopharmaceutical enterprises in the Area.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Twenty-one of the 4,000 beagles rescued from a Virginia research facility have been adopted by West Michigan families since arriving in early August.
The beagles were removed in July from Envigo, a facility that breeds beagles for medical research after federal officials accused the company of violating the Animal Welfare Act.
The Humane Society of West Michigan in Grand Rapids has pending adoptions for 10 out of the 15 pups it received, while the Harbor Humane Society of Ottawa County found a home for all 10 of the beagles they were delivered.
RELATED: Beagles removed from harsh conditions arrive at two West Michigan shelters
Before arriving in Michigan and other states, the dogs were underfed, living in filthy conditions and killed instead of receiving veterinary treatment, according to the Humane Society of the United States.
The Humane Society of West Michigan transferred 25 beagles to Maryland, 10 to Harbor Humane Society of Ottawa County and kept the remaining 15.
There are three beagles receiving medical attention that remain in the Humane Society of West Michigan’s care. Officials say they are in need of a bit of extra love before being put up for adoption.
“We wanted to get these pups out of our care as soon as possible,” said Brianna Shahly, marketing and communications coordinator with the Humane Society of West Michigan. “They have been locked in cages their whole lives; the last thing we wanted to do was put them in a kennel and have them wait around.”
Jen Nuernberg, director of marketing and strategic initiatives at Harbor Humane, said the beagles were in fairly good condition upon their arrival.
“They were dirty and in need of baths,” Nuernberg said. “Shy, but open to receiving love from people and happy to be there and meet each other.”
The first 432 beagles were rescued the week of July 30 before being placed at the Humane Society of the United States.
Placements for 3,000 out of the 4,000 dogs have been made in the past month. Both West Michigan organizations are open to receiving more but haven’t been notified of any further details.
To learn more about the remaining beagles still available at the Humane Society of West Michigan, visit their website.
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Bank Director's Survey Examines How Bankers Think About Enhancing the Customer Experience, Creating Efficiency and Investing in the Future.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As competitive pressures continue to alter the landscape for financial institutions, Bank Director's 2022 Technology Survey, sponsored by CDW, delves into the technology concerns and challenges bank senior executives and board members face, and where they've been investing their resources.
Eighty-one percent of survey respondents say their bank increased its technology budget for 2022, reporting a median 11% increase compared to 2021. Still, leveraging technology to create a more competitive and efficient organization requires internal know-how, and almost half of responding directors and executives worry that their bank lacks an adequate understanding of emerging technologies. Further, 45% say their bank relies on outdated technology.
"Almost half of the respondents point to big and superregional banks as significant threats — and that doesn't account for companies like PayPal, Chime and others that are nipping at banks' business," says Emily McCormick, vice president of research at Bank Director. "Bank Director's 2022 Compensation Survey, conducted earlier this year, found technology talent to be in high demand. I believe we can see a direct connection between a need for in-house expertise and the industry's ability to meet today's challenges."
The 2022 Technology Survey indicates that most banks employ high-level executives focused on technology, particularly in the form of a chief information security officer (44%), chief technology officer (43%) and/or chief information officer (42%). Few, however, have a chief data officer or data scientists on staff – despite almost half expressing concerns that the bank doesn't effectively use or aggregate the bank's data.
The Competitive Landscape
Fifty-six percent of all respondents view local banks and credit unions as their top competitive threat, followed by big and superregional banks at 46%. One-third worry about competition from big tech companies such as Apple, while an equal number are concerned about competition from digital, nonbank business lenders.
Hit-or-Miss On Digital Applications
Nearly half of respondents say their bank has a fully digital process for opening retail deposit accounts, with larger shares representing banks over $1 billion reporting as much. Far fewer respondents report a fully digital process for retail loans, small business deposits or loans, or commercial loans.
Generational Divides
Just 25% of the directors and executives surveyed say their bank has the tools it needs to effectively serve Generation Z, and half believe their institution can effectively serve millennials. Eighty-five percent say as much about Generation X, and 93% say this of baby boomers.
All-In On the Cloud
Eighty-eight percent say their bank uses cloud technology to generate efficiencies internally; 66% use application programming interfaces (APIs), which allow different applications or systems to exchange data. Robotic process automation (32%) and artificial intelligence or machine learning (19%) are far less commonly used.
New Frontiers
Three-quarters say their board or leadership team has discussed risks or opportunities related to cryptocurrency or digital assets in the past 18 months. Sixty-four percent say the same of banking as a service (BaaS), and 69% say that of environmental, social and governance issues. Cannabis, on the minds of 58%, was more commonly discussed at banks under $5 billion of assets.
Views On Collaboration
More than half of respondents view technology companies as vendors only, as opposed to collaborating with or investing in these firms. Thirty-nine percent, primarily representing banks over $1 billion in assets, say their institution has collaborated with technology providers on specific solutions. Twenty percent have participated in a venture fund that invests in technology companies, and 11% have directly invested in one or more of these companies.
The survey includes the views of 138 independent directors, chief executives, chief operating officers and senior technology executives of U.S. banks below $100 billion in assets. Full survey results are now available online at BankDirector.com.
Bank Director reaches the leaders of the institutions that comprise America's banking industry. Since 1991, Bank Director has provided board-level research, peer-insights and in-depth executive and board services. Built for banks, Bank Director extends into and beyond the boardroom by providing timely and relevant information through Bank Director magazine, board training services and the financial industry's premier event, Acquire or Be Acquired. For more information, please visit BankDirector.com.
Today, IT creates business potential, drives growth and innovation, but it's not always easy to stay up on the latest IT advances when you carry a heavy load. CDW gets it. CDW Financial Services partners with leading technology companies to bring you state-of-the-art IT solutions you need to succeed and lighten your load. For more information about CDW, visit www.cdw.com.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jana Hochbohm has been named client relations manager at AutoCom Associates, a public relations agency providing communications support and counsel to businesses in the global automotive industry.
Hochbohm previously had served as an account assistant while working from offices in Hanover, Germany during the COVID crisis. She transferred to AutoCom's Detroit area offices in early 2022. She will be responsible for managing client relations and providing editorial services as well as working in the areas of international event planning and media relations.
"Ms. Hochbohm has proven to be a valuable addition to our public relations team and has demonstrated a special ability to work with our multi-national client base," says Larry Weis, AutoCom's president. "She brings enthusiasm and a positive can-do attitude to all of her assignments."
A native of Celle, Germany, Hochbohm holds a bachelor's degree in American Studies with a minor in Media and Communication Science from Leipzig University in Germany. Prior to joining AutoCom, she had completed a six-month internship in the affiliate marketing department at iGraal in Paris, France and also held a sales-and-marketing position at ONLINEBAUFUCHS.de, a German retail company specializing in home improvement.
Hochbohm currently resides in Royal Oak, Michigan and is pursuing a master's degree in International Corporate Communications and Media Management from the University of Applied Sciences in Neu-Ulm, Germany.
Based in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills, AutoCom is a member of the Automotive PR agency network with affiliates in more than 30 countries. Network clients include Alcantara, Hitachi Astemo, UVeye and GKN Automotive, as well as Diesel Technic, Continental, Citi, Valeo, Volvo and Bentley.
More information about AutoCom and the Automotive PR group is available at www.usautocom.com and www.automotivepr.com.
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Exchange Manager ProSM, a patented 1031 exchange workflow SaaS offering, developed by Accruit Technologies automates the process for servicing 1031 exchange increasing efficiencies for Qualified Intermediaries.
DENVER, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta Deferred Exchange (ADE), a Qualified Intermediary based out of Marietta, Georgia implemented Exchange Manager ProSM in January 2022. Having created over 700 exchanges year-to-date, they are already experiencing a 35% reduction in processing time.
Ron Raitz, Chief Executive Officer of ADE, and fellow member of the Federation of Exchange Accommodators (FEA), was looking for a more efficient way for their counselors to facilitate 1031 exchange services. His decision to implement Accruit Technologies' Exchange Manager ProSM was 3-fold: the solution had to improve the internal counselor experience, increase the ADE customer experience, and be a self-contained depository for all exchange information and documentation. "It has not only met but also exceeded our expectations. Choosing Exchange Manager ProSM has been a great decision," said Ron.
ADE finds the internal reporting system within Exchange Manager ProSM very easy to navigate, with all of the information they need to reconcile internal operations in one place. The automated workflow is helping them become more proactive and less reactive as they continue to see 1031 exchange volumes increase throughout 2022.
ADE's 1031 Exchange Counselor, Shaan Hawkins, said that Exchange Manager ProSM streamlines the process for servicing 1031 exchanges; the software is easy to navigate and when a unique need arises, the Exchange Manager ProSM technology team has been quick to respond and find the right resolution. "With Exchange Manager ProSM we replaced our client database, file storage, and electronic signature applications and it's positively impacting our bottom line, "says Shaan.
"We are fortunate to work with Ron and the Atlanta Deferred Exchange team. As one of our first, large-scale Qualified Intermediaries to implement Exchange Manager ProSM, ADE's feedback sparked additional features that we are proud to offer in our current out-of-the-box 1031 exchange software solution," stated Brent Abrahm, CEO of Accruit Technologies.
Exchange Manager ProSM developed by Accruit Technologies LCC is a proprietary, online software application that makes administering 1031 exchanges safe, secure, and simple. Exchange Manager ProSM was designed to automate routine functions of Qualified Intermediaries including: online client onboarding, document creation and distribution, and automatic deadline reminders and notifications.
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ROME, Ga. — A man was sentenced to 30 years in prison and must relinquish his house after being found guilty of sex crimes against children months after being taken off of the sex offender registry, and committing mail fraud according to DOJ.
The former US mail carrier, Stacy Keith Wisener, 60, from Dallas, will,
- Spend 30 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised released
- Pay restitution of $175,000, a $5,200 special assessment
- Forfeit his house as property he had used to produce child pornography
- And re-register as a sex offender
A girl reported to her parents in October 2021 that Wisner started molesting her in 2017 when she was 11 years old. Her parents told Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, and they got a warrant to search Wisner's home, "where many of the assaults occurred."
Court documents show and support evidence that Wisener molested a minor, photographing and filming the attacks for four years.
“After his release from Georgia’s sex offender registry, Wisener resumed his predatory activities,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “His horrific targeting of this child is unbelievable. The extraordinary courage of Wisener’s young victim, and outstanding cooperation between investigators and prosecutors on the federal, state, and local levels, brought this repeat child predator to justice.”
Wisner was removed from Georgia's sex offender registry a few months short of when the abuse began in 2017, according to the DOJ. He was initially added in 2003 after pleading guilty to molesting another child under 16, where the department said he was given probation instead of jail time.
Deputies said multiple data storage devices were taken, including hard drives, flash drives, SD cards, micro-SD cards, compact discs, a camera, a video camera and a computer.
"Many of the seized devices contained child pornography, including but not limited to photographs and videos of Wisener molesting the victim," DOJ said.
Paulding County deputies said they also found thousands of pieces of "unopened mail, including packages," that Wisner stole from the Postal Service processing and distribution facility on Crown Road in Atlanta.
“This defendant wasted a second chance after being removed from the sex offender registry by reoffending, this time with far more egregious crimes. The GBI is committed to working with our partners to protect our young ones who are most vulnerable,” said Georgia Bureau of Investigation Assistant Director John Melvin
Wisner was convicted on federal child exploitation and stolen mail possession charges on April 29. The DOJ said they were tipped off about the case by Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/stacy-keith-wisener-child-sexual-assault-mail-fraud-project-safe/85-c679a208-4231-45d5-b8f6-9aa85c6846dd | 2022-08-30T16:24:28Z | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/stacy-keith-wisener-child-sexual-assault-mail-fraud-project-safe/85-c679a208-4231-45d5-b8f6-9aa85c6846dd | true |
WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1013 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN MAVERICK COUNTY...
At 1013 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 6 and 8 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Darling.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Horror movie fans, here is your chance to get paid for doing the thing you love the most: watching scary movies.
DISH wants to pay someone $1,300 to watch 13 Stephen King movies by Halloween. Think you got what it takes? Here’s everything you need to know.
The Challenge
The challenge is simple. You have to watch 13 movies based on Stephen King’s novels, specifically:
- Carrie (original or 2013 remake)
- Christine
- Creepshow
- Cujo
- Doctor Sleep
- Firestarter (original or 2022 remake)
- It (original or 2017 remake)
- It Chapter Two
- Misery
- The Mist
- Pet Sematary (original or 2019 remake)
- Salem’s Lot
- The Shining
DISH also wants to know everything about your experience while watching the films. They will give you a worksheet to help guide your experience. The lucky viewer has to track down:
- Heart rate and any jumpscares they experience
- Who watched the movies with them
- What they thought of each movie before watching it and if their thoughts changed after watching the movies
- Their sleep – if they can even sleep after watching all of those scary flicks
What you’ll get
DISH will provide all 13 movies and a swag bag to make the trip worth it, including:
- A Fitbit to track your heart rate
- Blanket
- Popcorn
- Candy
- Stephen King paraphernalia
Who they’re looking for
Candidates must be 18-years-old or older and have to be detail oriented enough to track their experience.
How to apply
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Important cases heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 30
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- India
Important cases heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 30 * SC said it would first examine the constitutional validity of the Centre's decision to grant 10 per cent reservation to EWS in admissions and jobs before hearing appeals against a high court verdict which had set aside a local law granting quota to Muslims.
* SC refused to grant permission for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru and ordered status quo on land by both parties. * SC asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it about whether compensation has been paid to the legal heirs of 168 people, who were stated to have gone missing during the 1992-93 communal riots in Mumbai.
* SC dropped a contempt case against activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan and journalist Tarun Tejpal filed in 2009 over their remarks against the judiciary.
* SC closed the contempt proceedings, arising out of the demolition of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in 1992, against the state of Uttar Pradesh and others.
* SC deferred to September 1 the hearing on the bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad, arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence to frame ''innocent people'' in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases * SC deferred the hearing of a petition filed in 2009 by senior advocate late Ram Jethmalani and others seeking steps to recover black money stashed in foreign banks.
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Ozzy Osbourne is returning to the U.K.
In an interview with The Guardian, Osbourne said he's selling his California home because of gun violence in the U.S.
"I’m fed up with people getting killed every day," he said. "God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings."
The rocker also noted the mass shooting at a concert in Las Vegas, calling it "crazy."
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the rate of homicide by firearm in 2020 was at its highest level since 1994.
Osbourne's wife, Sharon, didn't specifically cite gun violence as their reason to move. However, she did note a shift in the country.
"America has changed so drastically. It isn’t the United States of America at all," she said. "Nothing’s united about it. It’s a very weird place to live right now.”
Ozzy added that he doesn't want to die in America.
“I’m English," he said. "I want to be back." | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/ozzy-osbourne-says-hes-leaving-the-u-s-because-of-gun-violence | 2022-08-30T16:29:55Z | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/ozzy-osbourne-says-hes-leaving-the-u-s-because-of-gun-violence | true |
DETROIT, Mich. (WXYZ)— In the midst of staffing shortages, hospitals are finding creative ways to become more efficient with the staff they have.
In Pontiac, Michigan, Trinity Health has been testing out two new robots named "Moxi" in hopes of easing the workload for nurses.
"Moxi" was made by Diligent Robotics and has been in operation at Trinity Health since mid-July.
Tanya Watson, a registered nurse, says Moxi is a huge help. With just a few clicks on a tablet, Moxi is able to make deliveries all around the hospital, fetching supplies, medication, and even lunch for patients on different floors.
“She runs errands for us basically when we can’t,” Watson said. "If she wasn’t able to do that for me I would have to stop what I was doing, run downstairs, go to logistics, pick up the lunch, come back upstairs, deliver it to the patient and then continue on with my day.
Carly Hayes, the nurse manager, says Moxi is used mostly during the night shift.
In a time where nurse burnout is high, Hayes says Moxi makes the job easier to manage.
According to a July 2021 survey by Nursing CE Central, 95% of nurses reported feeling burnt out at some point in the last three years.
“It's keeping the nurse where they want to be. Nurses want to be with the rooms, with their patients," Hayes said. "So if it can take off the tedious things, it can make your job what you want it to be.”
Although not a total solution to a national problem, these nurses say the help goes a long way. The hospital has two Moxi’s now, and possibly more to come.
"We need more Moxi," Watson said. "We need to see more of her.”
St. Joseph is the first hospital in Michigan to have Moxi. Trinity Health says if all goes well, you could see Moxi in more of their hospitals.
This story was originally Brett Kast on wxyz.com. | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/robot-helping-nurses-with-everyday-tasks | 2022-08-30T16:30:01Z | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/robot-helping-nurses-with-everyday-tasks | false |
Nadal launches US Open bid, Swiatek, Raducanu head women's draw
Rafael Nadal prepares for the US Open with fitness concerns dogging the Spanish star
Rafael Nadal opens his bid for a 23rd Grand Slam title at the US Open on Tuesday as world number one Iga Swiatek and defending champion Emma Raducanu headline the women's draw.
After the searing emotion of Monday's salute to Serena Williams, the Open was set to return to something like normal service as action on the court took center stage.
Nadal launches his latest Grand Slam title campaign in Tuesday's night session, where he faces unheralded Australian Rinky Hijikata on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The second-seeded Spaniard is chasing a fifth victory in New York to go along with titles won in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2019.
The 36-year-old has already won the Australian Open and French Open titles this season, but was forced to withdraw before his Wimbledon semi-final with an abdominal injury.
Since that curtailed Wimbledon campaign, Nadal has played just once -- a first-up loss to Borna Coric in Cincinnati earlier this month.
That has inevitably led to questions about whether Nadal's creaking body can stand up to the punishing demands of a two-week campaign at Flushing Meadows.
Nadal acknowledged those concerns in a pre-tournament press conference, revealing that he had deliberately held himself back in Cincinnati to protect his injury.
"I take it very easy in the Cincinnati, too, in the practices. The match, I try my best without putting all the effort there on the serve," Nadal said.
"I hope to be ready for the action. That's the only thing that I can say."
- Raducanu, Swiatek in action -
World number one Iga Swiatek has never been further than the fourth round at the US Open
Injury concerns have also flared for Britain's reigning champion Raducanu in the women's draw.
The 19-year-old created a sensation last year when she emerged from qualifying to sweep to the title, the first qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam title.
However Raducanu has struggled to build on that success this season, suffering a trio of second round exits at the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.
Raducanu, who faces French veteran Alize Cornet in Tuesday's first round in a night match, was seen tearfully complaining about a problem with her right hand during practice last week but later brushed off the incident, insisting she was ready to defend her title.
"It's just one of those weird days where you feel a bit like nothing... I don't know. You just feel a bit out of it," she said.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, women's world number one and top seed Swiatek faces Jasmine Paolini in her opening game.
The 21-year-old two-time French Open champion was invincible during the early part of the season, going on a remarkable 37-match winning streak that netted six titles in a row, including her second Roland Garros crown.
But she has never been further than the fourth round in three previous appearances at the US Open, and freely admits that New York is not her preferred environment.
"I wouldn't choose it as a place to live because I'm more of a person that needs a calm place with the proper environment to rest," Swiatek said on the eve of the tournament.
"New York is kind of always alive. That's not for sure my place. But, you know, the tournament is great. It's a totally different atmosphere than any other tournament." | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-11161207/Nadal-launches-US-Open-bid-Swiatek-Raducanu-head-womens-draw.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-30T16:30:21Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-11161207/Nadal-launches-US-Open-bid-Swiatek-Raducanu-head-womens-draw.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
SEATTLE, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent call data from the Washington Poison Center (WAPC) reflects statewide trends in exponential increases of drug overdoses involving fentanyl. From 2019 to 2021, the number of patient calls involving fentanyl increased 308% (36 to 147 calls). Calls in 2022 have already surpassed 2021, with 234 calls documented as of July 12, and 466 calls projected by the end of the year. As fentanyl overdose continues to increase, it is essential for everyone to know how to help individuals who are overdosing.
Fentanyl is a synthetic (lab-made) opioid (narcotic) that is 50 to 100 times stronger than other opioids like heroin, oxycodone, and morphine. Fentanyl is used in medical settings as a pain reliever, and is also produced and sold illegally. Illicit fentanyl is increasingly found in pills and powders that are marketed as other drugs, such as oxycodone, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Individuals using these drugs may not be aware that fentanyl is present. This can be dangerous, as small amounts of fentanyl can lead to significant toxicity and overdose.
It is safe to help someone who is overdosing from fentanyl. Mixed messages and misinformation have caused confusion, but current research and recommendations are firm that the risk of overdosing from touching fentanyl, inhaling airborne fentanyl dust, or inhaling secondhand fentanyl smoke is extremely low.
When responding to a fentanyl overdose, the WAPC recommends:
- Recognizing the signs of opioid overdose. Overdoses with fentanyl look the same as with other opioids: the person will not wake up, their skin is tinged blue or gray, and/or they are breathing slowly or not at all.
- Calling 911. The Good Samaritan Law provides legal protections for the responder and victim.
- Administering naloxone. Because fentanyl is so powerful, more than one dose may be needed. All Washington residents can order free naloxone.
- Performing rescue breathing until help arrives. Smoked fentanyl does not linger in the air. Performing rescue breathing will not put the responder at risk of overdose.
- For any overdose response it is important that you keep yourself safe: wipe any visible powder residue off lips prior to starting rescue breathing, use gloves if you have them, and always wash your hands with soap and water after assisting someone.
Call the WAPC (1-800-222-1222) with any questions about fentanyl or how to safely respond to an overdose.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
946 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR WESTERN BANDERA COUNTY...
At 946 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3
and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Medina and Vanderpool.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Billy Napier says his wife was “burning me up” over the weekend with questions about Florida’s most daunting season opener in school history.
Napier, thankfully, had all the answers. His players probably would have, too.
The first-year Florida coach has mapped out every aspect of the team’s routine heading into his debut Saturday night against seventh-ranked Utah. Walkthrough at the hotel? Check. Pregame meal? Check. Bus ride to the stadium? Check. Gator Walk among fans? On-field warmups? Celebratory entrance into the Swamp? Check, check, check.
The detail-oriented Napier, who makes his team wear matching white socks for every practice, has planned, plotted and perfected every minute of each day.
“I think preparation is the key to confidence,” Napier said.
If so, the Gators should be feeling like 10-point favorites by now.
It remains to be seen how much of a difference all those discussions and dress rehearsals will make when underdog Florida takes the field against the defending Pac-12 champions, who ended last season with a loss to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
Florida, meanwhile, finished 6-7 after firing coach Dan Mullen following an overtime loss at Missouri in November.
Athletic director Scott Stricklin hired Napier days later, tasking him with leading the Gators back to prominence after 13 years without a Southeastern Conference or national championship.
One of Napier’s first tasks, as cliché as it sounds, was to instill more discipline in a program that clearly lacked it in recent years. The Gators lost at home to reeling LSU in 2020 because cornerback Marco Wilson tossed an opponent’s shoe following a third-down stop, and they ranked 13th in the SEC and 122nd in the country last year in penalties.
“He came in and structured everything,” tight end Dante Zanders said.
Napier took the same approach for game day.
“He wants to make sure everything is prepared so that when it comes down to the game, there’s no excuses to where: ‘Oh, I didn’t know I needed to be here. I forgot this. I left this at home. Or, oh, I forgot that we had meetings at this time,’” Zanders said.
The Gators have every reason to be amped up for Utah, a 2 1/2-point favorite according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Florida has lost 10 of its last 16 games, and few outsiders would put the once-proud program in any category other than rebuilding mode; Napier’s team was picked to finish fourth in the SEC’s Eastern Division.
“We have a chip on our shoulder this year,” punter Jeremy Crawshaw said. “We want to prove ourselves. We’re coming for everything. … We knew we didn’t play up to our standard last year, but we’ve come hungry every time, every practice, every lift session, every film session. We’re hungry, and we’re talking about it.”
Florida’s opener has been talked about for months. It marks the first in a series of high-profile games Stricklin has scheduled in recent years, a list that includes North Carolina State, Cal, Colorado, Arizona State, Texas and Notre Dame.
The game is sold out, and more than 10,000 Utah fans are expected to be in Gainesville – maybe even in the Swamp – as the Utes begin defense of their conference title with their highest preseason ranking ever.
Napier, meanwhile, is trying to avoid history. Florida owns the nation’s longest active winning streak in home openers at 32.
The Gators last dropped a home opener in 1989, when Mississippi won 24-19 at Florida Field. Steve Spurrier replaced Galen Hall the following year.
And no first-year Florida coach has lost his debut since Charley Pell in 1979. Hall, Spurrier, Ron Zook, Urban Meyer, Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain and Mullen won their debuts by an average score of 46-10.
Of course, none of those guys opened against a ranked team. Florida has played just two ranked teams to start seasons — No. 7 Houston in 1969 and No. 15 Miami in 1982 — and won both.
Napier welcomed the challenge and called it a “carrot” for his team. Nonetheless, he admittedly has felt better about openers before. After all, he was at Louisiana-Lafayette the last four years, and the routine there had become more engrained with every season.
Napier expects to have jitters, maybe even butterflies and goosebumps, as he jogs into the packed Swamp for his first real game. No number of mock-ups – or questions from his wife — would help him avoid those.
“I don’t think I’m ever going to be beyond that,” he said. “I think, as a competitor, football in particular, you work the entire year and you only get so many opportunities to compete.
“I think what I’ve learned over time is the important part is that how do you get to a place where you are well prepared and you have confidence.”
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NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The size of the electric all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility-terrain vehicle (UTV) market was around $708 million in 2021, which will reach above $3,845 million by 2030, at a mammoth growth rate of approximately 21% in the years to come. The growth is reinforced by the increasing acceptance of adventurous and fun sports and activities, the low noise emissions and low ownership costs of these automobiles, and their increasing use by militaries.
Two-seater variations of quad bikes are the most-widely sold UTVs, with an approximately 50% market share in 2021; their sales will advance at a rate of about 21% till 2030. Two-seaters are generally purchased owing to their adaptability and great value. These vehicles can be ridden solo and in tandem and utilized for fun riding, conveying cargo and passengers, and towing purposes.
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UTVs have the larger revenue share in 2021 in the electric ATV and UTV market, and this category will grow at a rate of above 22% in the near future, majorly because UTVs are more powerful and swifter. Because of their capability to carry goods, along with navigating trying terrain, UTVs are becoming increasingly popular among ranchers, farmers, and hunters. These vehicles are also common at universities, where they are generally employed for commuting, ferrying athletes and sports, and other simple jobs.
Outdoor recreational applications had an about 50% revenue share in the electric ATV and UTV market in 2021, and this category will grow at a CAGR of above 20% in the years to come. This can be credited to the increase in ATV riding activities as a form of outdoor recreation, predominantly in the developed regions. Europe and North America, which are seeing a rise in the usable income and living standards, are home to varying terrain, ranches and farms, and unpaved roads.
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Electric ATVs and UTVs are also popular for agricultural activities, mainly in hilly terrain. Being completely electric, they produce lesser noise compared to non-electric vehicles and almost no emissions. They support farmers in surveying fields, supervising field crews, inspecting livestock and crops, plowing fields, and transporting machinery, produce, and supplies.
The electric ATV and UTV market in North America generated the highest revenue, of about $458 million, in 2021. This is mainly credited to the acceptance of adventure sports and the presence of market stalwarts manufacturing and marketing quad bikes. Furthermore, government bodies in North America have augmented the investment for the construction of cross-country trails, in an effort to boost outdoor tourism and improve the adventure sports offerings in North America.
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Rivers around the world are drying up. Some perennial rivers will eventually dry up permanently many within this century because the glaciers that feed them are disappearing at a rapid rate. This could be the plot line of a science fiction movie but this is science fact. Aside from the scientists, meteorologists, and environmentalists, too many people remain clueless about the Earth's impending ecological crisis.
One of the main reasons for this ignorance is the anti-science Luddism promoted by a gaggle of right-wing climate change deniers, medical quacks, junk scientists, lawyers, lobbyists, and politicians who have no business weighing in on subjects about which they have no ability or desire to understand.
The most immediate concern for the United States is the Colorado River, which provides water, hydro-electricity, and irrigation for 40 million people in the American southwest, including the cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas. Also running dry is the Rio Grande, which provides water for New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. This summer, the river ran dry in Albuquerque.
In Asia, the Indus, which provides water, hydro-power, and irrigation for millions of people in India and Pakistan, has seen its water level decrease by half. Competition for water between two nuclear powers, India and Pakistan, threatens to erupt in military conflict over diminishing water resources.
Also on the subcontinent, the Teesta River, which originates with the Zemu glacier in Sikkim, is drying up because the glacier is rapidly melting. The Teesta provides what can be called SWIE sustenance water, irrigation, and electricity to populated regions of India and Bangladesh. The loss of the Indus and Teesta will result in a massive refugee crisis, the likes of which the world has never seen.
Human-induced climate change has resulted in some of the world's most iconic rivers drying up. The Blue Danube is now the muddy Danube. The river has dried up so much that recently, a few naval vessels scuttled by the Nazis before their retreat, emerged on the muddy flats left by the ebbing water flow. The Rhine [upper left] is now impassable for river traffic, including barges critical for German manufacturing plants. The situation is the same for the Po, Loire [right], Thames, Tagus, Oder, Doubs, Le Toleure, Nile, Mekong, Yongding, Tigris, Euphrates, Salween, Brantas, Qom, Herat, La Plata, and Ganges. In France, the Galardi and Tille Rivers have completely gone dry.
In the United States, the Arkansas, South Canadian, North Fork Red, and Red River of the South are at their lowest levels, threatening Midwest agriculture, water transportation, and the populations of Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, and the tribal lands of the Chickasaw and Choctaw. Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Wichita Falls, and Shreveport are all directly impacted by their shrinking rivers. The Missouri River is at its driest level in 1200 years. That threatens Kansas City, Sioux City, Jefferson City, Great Falls, Council Bluffs and dozens of other cities that lie on its banks.
Add to America's endangered rivers the Gasconade in Missouri, Sacramento in California, Ouachita in Louisiana and Arkansas, Smoky Hill in Colorado and Kansas, Big Sunflower in Mississippi, Washita in Texas and Oklahoma, Brazos in Texas and New Mexico, John Day in Oregon, and Pecos in Texas and New Mexico.
The Murray River in Australia, critical to farmers, wildlife, and residential areas actually ran dry in 2007. It is on the verge of doing so again. The Amu Darya River, which originates in the glaciers of the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan and the Tian Shan range in China and Kazakhstan, is also reaching dangerously low levels. The river empties into the Aral Sea, a body of water that had largely dried up due to aggressive irrigation by the Soviet Union and now by melting glaciers. The Yellow River of Huang He, upon which millions of Chinese depend, is also in extremis due to climate change, over-irrigation, and glacier loss in the Tibetan Plateau. It is the same story for the Yangtze.
Lakes and reservoirs are not fairing much better. Lake Garda in Italy is at its lowest level in recorded history and that goes back to the time of the Roman Empire. Lake Mead, which is fed by the Colorado, is so low that human remains have emerged. Undoubtedly, the victims had run afoul of Las Vegas gangsters. The situation is the same for Lake Powell in Arizona and Utah, also fed by the Colorado. Other lakes that are drying up at a dangerously fast pace include Lake Poopó in Bolivia, Lake Badwater and Owens, Mono, and Tulare Lakes in California, Lake Walker and Pyramid Lake in Nevada, Salton Sea in California, Lake Chad in central Africa, Great Salt Lake in Utah, Lake Velence in Hungary, Lakes Eyre, Hindmarsh, and Albert in Australia, Lake Urmia in Iran, Qinghai, Lop Nur, Alan Nur, Ebinur, and Poyang Lakes in China, Lakes Chapala and Cuitzeo in Mexico, Lake Amik in Turkey, Hamun Lake in Iran and Afghanistan, Lake Hula in Israel, Lake Faguibine in Mali, and the Dead Sea in Jordan and Israel.
In the popular film "Don't Look Up," the government and most people do not believe the warning of two astronomers that a planet-killing comet is heading directly toward the Earth. The star-studded Netflix production was panned by right-wing film critics who bashed it for its unveiled criticism of those from climate and pandemic deniers to Donald Trump and his supporters. In what is not an apocalyptic Hollywood movie, if one now looks upriver, they will discover that it is gone. | https://www.opednews.com/articles/Don-t-look-up-river--It-Climate-Change_Climate-Change-Costs_Climate-Change-Deniers_Donald-Trump-Against-Climate-Change-220830-81.html | 2022-08-30T16:33:05Z | https://www.opednews.com/articles/Don-t-look-up-river--It-Climate-Change_Climate-Change-Costs_Climate-Change-Deniers_Donald-Trump-Against-Climate-Change-220830-81.html | true |
Man Learns He Needs New EV Battery, Hit with $30,000 Price Tag - More Than Car Itself
In a case of highly charged sticker shock, a Florida Chevrolet dealer admits that it offered to replace the battery in a hybrid car for more than the vehicle is worth.
As reported by the website AutoEvolution, the case of the almost-$30,000 battery was being bandied about on social media for days, with some folks believing the tale and other relegating it to the pile of urban myths.
The story was based on a copy of an estimate for the battery of a 2012 Chevrolet Volt that was making the rounds. The Volt was a hybrid that was produced as Chevy was dabbling in the electric vehicle market. Its place in Chevrolet’s lineup has now been taken by the Bolt.
The estimate said that getting the battery would set the car’s owner back $26,853.99. Other costs brought the total bill to $29,842.15 — essentially $30,000.
Bet that Chevy Volt sounded like a good idea at first. pic.twitter.com/q57U0gZowU
— Rob O’Donnell (@odonnell_r) August 25, 2022
According to the automotive site Edmunds, a 2012 Volt is estimated to go for between $7,999 and $17,590 these days.
Chevrolet advertises that its new Bolt starts at $25,000.
In the end, the truth about a used car came from a car dealer – in this case Roger Dean Chevrolet in Cape Coral, which prepared the estimate.
“This is an estimate for a 12 year old vehicle out of warranty and for a battery that is extremely hard to get, due to the older technology of the 12 year old vehicle,” the dealership posted on Facebook in an attempt to set the record straight.
The dealership also used this controversy as a chance for a sales pitch on newer electric vehicles.
“The dealership does not set battery prices. In the newer EV or EUV vehicles with newer technology the batteries do cost less. Think of it like big screen TVs. Remember when the first big screen came out, they were very expensive, and as the technology advanced the prices became better. This battery is also out of warranty of 8yr/100k miles whatever hits first,” the posting stated.
By way of context, an April report in Consumer Affairs gave a ballpark range of $4,000 to $10,000 to replace a gasoline-powered engine.
When seeking to learn how electric vehicle owners felt about the tale of the big-ticket battery, WBVH-TV in Fort Myers, Florida, visited a charging station and interviewed a man the station identified only as “Ian.”
“Thirty thousand dollars is a lot to fix anything on a car, especially when the car itself could be, like, worth less than that,” the man said.
Ian, who leases a Bolt, said things have changed in the EV market.
“As far as electric cars go, they’re being made in better ways now,” he said.
“I feel like electric vehicle space is innovating a lot. It’s moving on past the initial, like, if something goes wrong with your battery, you hit a rock or something and it messes up your battery you need to spend the entire amount you spent on your car to fix it.”
“I’m like ‘well, OK that’s gotta suck for that person’,” Ian said. “I think now that might not be as much of an issue for other people with newer cars.”
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YUMA, Ariz. — Hours before Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey declared “a major step forward to secure our border” with the installation of 130 double-stacked shipping containers, hundreds of migrants found their way around them, belying his claim.
They walked through tribal lands to the edge of a towering wall built during Donald Trump's presidency to surrender to border agents waiting outside the reservation, expecting to be released in the U.S. to pursue asylum.
Families, young parents carrying toddlers, elderly people and others easily waded through the knee-deep Colorado River before dawn Wednesday, many in sandals with shopping bags slung over their shoulders.
The wall isn’t the issue it was in 2018 when Congress denied Trump funding for one of his top priorities, prompting the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. But last week's events in Yuma are a reminder of obstacles that the government faces with border barriers: difficulty building on tribal land, most notably in the Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona, and opposition from landowners, especially in Texas, where, unlike other border states, much property is privately owned.
Ducey's critics have seized on images from Univision network showing two containers that toppled during 11 days of construction for unknown reasons. Gary Restaino, the top federal prosecutor in Arizona, used a bilateral meeting in Mexico City to needle the governor Friday, tweeting, “We're not dumping a bunch of shipping containers in the desert and calling it a wall to get cheap press.” Ducey retorted that ”we've taken matters into our own hands" because the federal government hasn't done enough.
Migrants continue to avoid barriers by going around them — in this case, through a 5-mile (8-kilometer) gap in the Cocopah Indian Reservation near Yuma, a desert city of about 100,000 people between San Diego and Phoenix that has become a major spot for illegal crossings.
President Joe Biden halted wall construction his first day in office, leaving billions of dollars of work unfinished but still under contract. Trump worked feverishly in his final months to reach more than 450 miles (720 kilometers), nearly one-fourth of the entire border.
The Biden administration has made rare exceptions for small projects at areas deemed unsafe for people to cross, including four gaps in Yuma. It expects to award a contract for Yuma this fall and take up to 28 months to complete work.
When U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced its Yuma plans in July, Ducey said he couldn't wait. Like fellow Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, he has sparred with the Democratic administration over immigration policies, often suing and recently offering free bus rides to the East Coast for asylum-seekers who are released in the United States to pursue their cases.
“Arizona did the job the federal government has failed to do — and we showed them just how quickly and efficiently the border can be made more secure – if you want to," Ducey said to celebrate installation of the containers, which run the length of 13 football fields in five locations combined.
A string of 44 double-stacked containers ends abruptly in an open desert expanse. Farther north, at the Morelos Dam, containers plug several openings in an area that had become less traveled in recent months.
The day Ducey declared his project complete, the Border Patrol encountered a fairly typical count of about 850 migrants entering the country illegally in its Yuma sector. Most were dropped off by bus or hired vehicle on the Mexican side and walked through the reservation in darkness under a crescent moon.
Migrants used vehicle barriers, dirt roads and flashlights on their phones to guide them to Border Patrol agents outside tribal lands to be taken into custody.
CBP hasn't commented on Ducey's containers but says its plan to plug gaps in the Trump-style barrier of steel poles topped with a metal plate up to 30 feet (9.1 meters) high will make a difference by funneling traffic to fewer areas.
“If Yuma has 10 gaps and people were crossing all 10 gaps, it’s much more difficult for us to deal with than if Yuma has one or two gaps and the majority of traffic is crossing through those gaps,” said John Modlin, chief of the Border Patrol's Tucson, Arizona, sector.
Asked for comment, the Cocopah Indian Tribe referred to a May 2020 letter to CBP expressing strong opposition to a wall, saying it would cut access to the river and tribal members in Mexico.
The tribe also released video showing its interim police chief, Arlene Martinez, outlining other cooperative measures with the Border Patrol, such as surveillance cameras and ground sensors. “Cocopah supports efforts to secure the border and always has,” she said.
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MIAMI, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveHire Ltd. (ASX:LVH), a global software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform connecting companies and candidates, today announced the launch of the global Thrive Partner Network, bringing together the best technologies and service providers to deliver total talent acquisition and direct sourcing solutions with an award-winning candidate experience for hiring teams and candidates.
LiveHire's Thrive Partner Network will drive stronger collaboration and partnerships between leading organizations to bring LiveHire's award-winning experiences to candidates and hiring professionals across the world. The partner network will positively lend itself to supporting clients who are looking to implement and maintain end-to-end workforce solutions that deliver outstanding results.
"It is our mission to empower the flow of the world's talent and we do that through a best-of-breed recruitment and talent mobility software." says Christy Forest, LiveHire CEO. "Our Thrive Partner Network consists of the best technology and service providers who enable organizations to build a full recruitment technology stack that meets their unique business needs."
The LiveHire Thrive Partner Network brings three types of formal partners into the fold:
- Technology Partners that provide bespoke products that optimize the recruitment process and solve unique HR and business needs. Our technology partners consist of integrations and trusted best-in-class providers from technical & cultural assessments, background and reference checks, sourcing, talent marketplaces, HRIS's, VMS's, video interviews and all the way to onboarding. This category of partners includes leading technology leaders and ISVs: SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Fieldglass, Beeline, VectorVMS, Renhead, Glider AI, HireVue, Enboarder, XRef, Criteria, MyInterview and more.
- Transformation Partners that support clients to help with HR and digital transformation projects, implementing direct sourcing technologies and to achieve their hiring goals. Our transformation partners are trusted providers that deliver on the promise of optimizing your workforce strategy by providing innovative solutions, improved processes, and ongoing development. This category includes QuantumWork Advisory, TalentBelt and more.
- RPOs/MSPs/Curation Partners: LiveHire's partnership with leading RPOs and MSPs is an essential and integral part of delivering a talent pipeline, leveraging the employer brand for private talent pools or building public talent pools with dedicated talent curation services. This category includes leading organizations like TAPFIN, AMS, HudsonRPO, Atrium, HireGenics, Viventis and more. LiveHire's RPO, MSP and curation partners have achieved amazing results through the LiveHire platform.
a. Komatsu partnered with HudsonRPO and integrated LiveHire with SAP SuccessFactors to deliver an end-to-end solution for their entire workforce. By using the LiveHire platform and working with HudsonRPO, Komatsu reduced their reliance on paid advertising and recruitment agencies, found a technology to support their Employer Value Proposition and diversity goals, and decreased the time it takes to fill vacancies. Komatsu achieved a 62% reduction in time to hire, 3x the percentage of hires from referred candidates and 30% of their internal hires from their Talent Community.
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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division recently named Game Warden First Class Brock Hoyt, who is assigned to Fulton County, as the 2022 Game Warden of the Year.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division recently named Game Warden First Class Brock Hoyt, who is assigned to Fulton County, as the 2022 Game Warden of the Year.
SOCIAL CIRCLE – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division recently named Game Warden First Class Brock Hoyt, who is assigned to Fulton County, as the 2022 Game Warden of the Year.
Crpl. Dean Gibson from Talbot County received the James R. Darnell Award as the runner-up to the Game Warden of the Year.
"These officers have proven themselves as leaders among their peers this past year," Col. Thomas Barnard, director of the DNR Law Enforcement Division, said. "Their hard work every day to enforce the conservation laws of the state and to ensure public safety is a great asset to Georgia citizens, and I am grateful for their contributions."
Hoyt, who moved to Georgia from Durham, Conn., in 2018 to become a game warden, is known for his attention to detail, community involvement, and his excellent investigative skills. Fulton County, where he is assigned, is 527 square miles and includes Atlanta, which has a population of more than 1 million.
In this challenging environment, Hoyt has demonstrated great success as a game warden, state officials say. Last year, he documented 439 violator contacts and checked 847 fishing licenses and 216 hunting licenses. He also focused his efforts on trespass complaints, which yielded 42 hunting without permission and 23 fishing without permission cases. In his most significant case of the year, which is still ongoing, he has spent well over 100 hours taking on a large-scale poaching ring that consists of 20 hunters in multiple counties.
Gibson is recognized by Law Enforcement Division personnel as a hard-working Game Warden, pursuing the mission of the division and leading by example. He has been with the division only since 2018 but has already shown great leadership potential and a strong work ethic. He is focused on conservation law enforcement, and his numbers prove it. This year, he checked 398 hunting licenses, 218 fishing licenses, conducted 26 boating patrols, 54 patrols on Wildlife Management Areas, and 11 state park patrols.
Gibson also logged 183 violator contacts, including five arrests for BUI, and the apprehension of 10 waterfowl violators and three subjects for hunting turkey over bait. His most notable case this past year was the apprehension of a notorious poacher in Harris County who had eluded game wardens for the last 15-20 years.
This is Gibson’s second time receiving the Darnell Award.
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The familiar ingredients of a warming world were in place: searing temperatures, hotter air holding more moisture, extreme weather getting wilder, melting glaciers, people living in harm’s way, and poverty. They combined in vulnerable Pakistan to create unrelenting rain and deadly flooding.
The flooding has all the hallmarks of a catastrophe juiced by climate change, but it is too early to formally assign blame to global warming, several scientists tell The Associated Press. It occurred in a country that did little to cause the warming, but keeps getting hit, just like the relentless rain.
“This year Pakistan has received the highest rainfall in at least three decades. So far this year the rain is running at more than 780% above average levels,” said Abid Qaiyum Suleri, executive director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute and a member of Pakistan’s Climate Change Council. “Extreme weather patterns are turning more frequent in the region and Pakistan is not a exception.”
Climate Minister Sherry Rehman said “it’s been a catastrophe of unprecedented proportions.”
Pakistan “is considered the eighth most vulnerable country to climate change,” said Moshin Hafeez, a Lahore-based climate scientist at the International Water Management Institute. Its rain, heat and melting glaciers are all climate change factors scientists warned repeatedly about.
While scientists point out these classic climate change fingerprints, they have not yet finished intricate calculations that compare what happened in Pakistan to what would happen in a world without warming. That study, expected in a few weeks, will formally determine how much climate change is a factor, if at all.
The “recent flood in Pakistan is actually an outcome of the climate catastrophe … that was looming very large,” said Anjal Prakash, a research director at India’s Bharti Institute of Public Policy. “The kind of incessant rainfall that has happened … has been unprecedented.”
Pakistan is used to monsoons and downpours, but “we do expect them spread out, usually over three months or two months,” said the country’s climate minister Rehman.
There are usually breaks, she said, and not as much rain — 37.5 centimeters (14.8 inches) falls in one day, nearly three times higher than the national average for the past three decades. “Neither is it so prolonged. … It’s been eight weeks and we are told we might see another downpour in September.”
“Clearly, it’s being juiced by climate change,” said Jennifer Francis, a climate scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Massachusetts.
There’s been a 400% increase in average rainfall in areas like Baluchistan and Sindh, which led to the extreme flooding, Hafeez said. At least 20 dams have been breached.
The heat has been as relentless as the rain. In May, Pakistan consistently saw temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit). Scorching temperatures higher than 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) were recorded in places like Jacobabad and Dadu.
Warmer air holds more moisture — about 7% more per degree Celsius (4% per degree Fahrenheit) — and that eventually comes down, in this case in torrents.
Across the world “intense rain storms are getting more intense,” said Princeton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer. And he said mountains, like those in Pakistan, help wring extra moisture out as the clouds pass.
Instead of just swollen rivers flooding from extra rain, Pakistan is hit with another source of flash flooding: The extreme heat accelerates the long-term glacier melting then water speeds down from the Himalayas to Pakistan in a dangerous phenomena called glacial lake outburst floods.
“We have the largest number of glaciers outside the polar region, and this affects us,” climate minister Rehman said. “Instead of keeping their majesty and preserving them for posterity and nature. We are seeing them melt.”
Not all of the problem is climate change.
Pakistan saw similar flooding and devastation in 2010 that killed nearly 2,000 people. But the government didn’t implement plans to prevent future flooding by preventing construction and homes in flood prone areas and river beds, said Suleri of the country’s Climate Change Council.
The disaster is hitting a poor country that has contributed relatively little to the world’s climate problem, scientists and officials said. Since 1959, Pakistan has emitted about 0.4% of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, compared to 21.5% by the United States and 16.4% by China.
“Those countries that have developed or gotten rich on the back of fossil fuels, which are the problem really,” Rehman said. “They’re going to have to make a critical decision that the world is coming to a tipping point. We certainly have already reached that point because of our geographical location.”
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Borenstein reported from Kensington, Maryland, and Arasu from New Delhi. AP journalists Munir Ahmed in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Aniruddha Ghosal in New Delhi contributed to this report.
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Corning To Build New Arizona Optical Cable Factory Ahead Of U.S. Broadband Push
Corning Inc announced plans on Tuesday to build a new optical cable manufacturing plant in Arizona as the U.S. government moves to award $42 billion to expand broadband to millions of unserved Americans.
The factory in Gilbert, Arizona, expected to open in 2024, will help supply AT&T, the largest U.S. fiber internet provider, the companies' chief executives said in a joint interview with Reuters.
Chief Executive Wendell Weeks said the factory was the latest in a series of investments the company has made in fiber and cable making totaling more than $500 million since 2020 to nearly double Corning's supply capacity and followed extensive talks with AT&T about its demand.
Weeks said the Arizona plant will employ about 250 people and is built to expand if demand warrants.
He said 5G wireless networks, fiber deployment to households, cloud computing and the government's broadband investment plans are driving rising fiber demand.
"It's our job to step up to the demands of the nation," Weeks said.
The Arizona plant follows Corning's September 2021 announcement it would invest $150 million in optical cable manufacturing in North Carolina.
AT&T also said on Tuesday it would expand fiber-based broadband to more than 100,000 homes in Arizona's fast-growing areas of Mesa.
"Ultimately everything is moving to one fiber-fed infrastructure to be able to deal with the demand equation," said AT&T CEO John Stankey, adding the trends are "all rooted by massively increasing amount of consumption."
Stankey said traffic is expected to grow five times its current level over the next five years. "There needs to be infrastructure to deal with that," Stankey said.
As part of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed in November 2021, Congress set aside $42.5 billion for grants for states to expand broadband infrastructure. There are 15 to 18 million U.S. households estimated to lack access to high-speed internet, according to government and industry estimates.
The Federal Communications Commissions must still complete new maps detailing areas without internet and funding is not likely be released until 2023, officials say.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who will join Stankey and Weeks on Tuesday in Arizona, told Reuters she had been meeting with telecom and manufacturing CEOs to ensure adequate capacity to expand broadband service.
She said the new Arizona plant is a "win" that will help produce fiber needed to extend internet while "creating more high quality jobs."
The Commerce Department-led government broadband grant program includes "Buy America" provisions, which require those receiving grants to purchase U.S.-made products such as optical cables and transmission equipment, but also allows for waivers. It also "prioritizes projects designed to provide fiber connectivity"
"We're going to be practical. Not everything will be made in America," Raimondo said. "We are serious about Buy America -- as much as can be made in America should be made in America."
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PARIS (AP) — An elegant dinner at the Ritz in Paris. A post-midnight drive past the city’s floodlit treasures. And then, tragedy. The story of Princess Diana’s death at age 36 in that catastrophic crash in a Paris traffic tunnel continues to shock, even after a quarter-century.
Twenty-five years later, The Associated Press is making available this account of Diana’s final hours in the French capital, published on Sept. 5, 1997, a few days after the Aug. 31 crash. (The account, based on reporting, interviews and news reports available at the time, has been trimmed and edited lightly.)
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Entering the Pont de l’Alma traffic tunnel at night, one of the last things you see is the floodlit Eiffel Tower.
Its iron latticework shimmering like lace against a black sky, it likely was one of the last things Princess Diana ever saw.
The tower’s lights go off every night at 1 a.m. By that time on Sunday, Aug. 31, a dying Diana lay trapped in a crumpled wreck of a Mercedes, with rescuers trying frantically to treat her while they cut through the metal roof.
The short ride to the tunnel from the Ritz Hotel had been a stunning one, with a view of the city’s other floodlit treasures: the obelisk at the Place de la Concorde, the Arc de Triomphe off to the right, the gold-domed Hotel des Invalides across the river to the left.
Four people were in the car: a driver and a bodyguard in front, the princess and her boyfriend in back. Behind them — it isn’t clear how far — were several motorcycles and perhaps two cars bearing paparazzi.
Approaching the tunnel along the Seine River, the shining tower was just to the left. Even through the tinted windows of a luxury car, it would’ve been hard not to look.
Seconds later, there was a huge crash — witnesses said it was like an explosion. It would soon reverberate around the world, but for a few minutes in the still night, there was only the insistent blare of a car horn set off by the driver’s slumped body, and then the clicking of camera shutters.
For the princess, after the spectacular city lights, there was only blackness.
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10 p.m.: The evening begins for Diana and Dodi Fayed with dinner in the sitting room of the Imperial Suite at the Ritz. It is the best suite in the hotel, and no wonder: The hotel is owned by Fayed’s father, Mohamed Al Fayed.
The food comes from the hotel’s two-star restaurant, Espadon, which means swordfish. It’s known for its 100,000-bottle wine cellar.
Diana is reported to have ordered an appetizer of mushrooms and asparagus, and then sole; for Dodi, turbot.
Dodi may have carried a surprise in his pocket: News reports quote a Paris jeweler saying he’d sold him an “extraordinary” diamond solitaire ring for $205,000, and it is at the Ritz that Dodi may have given it to Diana.
Is it an engagement ring? No one will ever know for sure.
But the day has been tense. The couple has been having problems with paparazzi ever since their mid-afternoon arrival in Paris. First, they trailed Diana and Dodi from Le Bourget Airport outside Paris, on their way to see Villa Windsor — a mansion that once housed the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and that Dodi’s father has bought and renovated. Their driver managed to shake the photographers.
Then, an attempt to have a 9:30 p.m. dinner at the chic Paris bistro Chez Benoit failed, when paparazzi again picked up the trail. Giving up, Diana and Dodi decide to dine at the Ritz, where there is better security.
Hotel video shows the cars arriving back at the Ritz, flashes going off as Diana goes through a revolving door, eyes downcast, looking distressed.
They walk down the Ritz’s blue carpet bordered in gold toward the restaurant. Ten minutes later, they walk back down the hallway — “because of the attention in the restaurant,” Paul Handley-Greaves, head of Al Fayed’s security team, says later in London — and head up a spiral staircase to the Imperial Suite.
Inside, the plush hotel, with rust-colored marble columns and floors covered with Persian rugs, is calm and peaceful. But outside the entrance, on the elegant Place Vendome, paparazzi have again gathered.
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10:08 p.m.: Henri Paul, the No. 2 security man at the Ritz, arrives at the hotel after having been summoned on his cell phone at 10 p.m. He parks his own car outside, chats with some people and shakes hands with a friend, the night duty manager and the concierge. Their accounts, Handley-Greaves says, “are that he was sober, he didn’t smell of alcohol, his gait was steady.”
Paul spends the next two hours in the lobby area. At one point, he goes into the hotel bar and sits with two other security people at a table on the edge of the bar area. There is no security camera in the bar, but both Handley-Greaves and Michael Cole, an Al Fayed family spokesman, said interviews with hotel personnel showed no evidence that Paul was drinking.
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12:07 a.m.: After dinner, as they leave the Imperial Suite, Diana and Fayed stop to discuss the paparazzi “and the concern that the princess had that something would happen,” Handley-Greaves says. “Earlier on in the day,” he tells a London news conference, “she had expressed concern to bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones at the foolhardiness of the motorcycle riders, not for the safety of the vehicle she was traveling in. She expressed concern that the erratic manner in which they were driving might result in one of them falling under the wheels either of the lead car or the backup.”
Diana and Fayed are headed to an apartment he owns off the Champs-Elysees, just near the Arc de Triomphe. Knowing paparazzi are outside, they’ve decided to use two decoy vehicles — Range Rover and a Mercedes. They post the Range Rover outside the Ritz’s main entrance, with Fayed’s regular driver at the wheel.
They need a third car, so a rented Mercedes is called into service. The jet-black car, rented from the Etoile limousine company, is known for its silky-smooth ride, but because of its weight, it isn’t the best car for weaving in and out of traffic. “This isn’t the kind of car you do slalom in,” says Jean-Pierre Bretton, a limousine driver who often picks up well-heeled clients at the Ritz.
Diana and Dodi need a driver, too, and that’s why Paul has been called back in from home. Paul, 41, a native of France’s Brittany region, is reported to have received special training in Germany to drive the armored Mercedes. Police say Paul lacked the special license to drive the car; the Al Fayed family denies it.
Paris prosecutors say autopsy blood tests showed Paul was legally drunk, and judicial sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, put the blood-alcohol level at more than three times the legal limit, at least.
Despite reports that Paul was a heavy drinker, at least two bartenders who knew him told The Associated Press they never saw signs of that.
Tony Poer, a former bartender at Willi’s wine bar near the Ritz, says Paul was a regular there, but only drank beer.
“I never saw him extremely drunk,” says Poer, now manager of a San Francisco nightclub. “He even gave me a ride home a few times. I wasn’t worried or anything.”
And Alain Bousseau, owner of the Mazarin bar not far from the Ritz, says that although Paul was reported to be a regular there, he saw him only two or three times in the last few years. Once, he drank only a small glass of Cheverny wine; another time, he had a coffee.
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12:19 a.m: Dodi and Diana stand in an area by the back entrance of the hotel, milling with security officers preparing their departure. A Ritz Hotel security camera video shows Dodi slipping his arm protectively around Diana’s waist.
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12:20 a.m.: The couple leaves the Ritz from the back entrance, and climbs into the Mercedes. Diana is dressed in a black top, black jacket and belted white trousers. Her hair is carefully coiffed and she wears red lipstick.
Dodi looks more casual in a tan jacket and long gray shirt, open at the neck and hanging loosely over stone-washed jeans.
The hotel video shows no paparazzi outside the back entrance, but the decoy ruse clearly hasn’t worked.
With paparazzi in pursuit, the Mercedes travels down the Rue Cambon and turns right onto the colonnaded, boutique-lined Rue de Rivoli, with the Tuileries Gardens on the left. Arriving at the Place de la Concorde, it takes a left past the obelisk, allowing a view of the Champs-Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe on the right as it makes its way to the bank of the Seine.
Here, some photographers say, Paul already is driving dangerously. Jacques Langevin says he was told by fellow photographers that at the Place de la Concorde, when they were stopped at a red light, the Mercedes took off with a roar before the light turned green.
Already, the photographer told the Liberation daily, “the Mercedes was fishtailing dangerously and the driver didn’t seem to be in control.”
Neither Diana nor Fayed are wearing seat belts; only bodyguard Rees-Jones, sitting in the front passenger seat, is wearing one.
The Mercedes is heading along the river now, down the Cours de la Reine, then the Cours Albert 1st, where the approach to the tunnel lies.
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About 12:25 a.m.: The Mercedes enters the 660-foot-long tunnel, probably to avoid traffic on the crowded Place de l’Alma. The tunnel is brightly lit, neon bulbs reflecting on the white-tiled walls.
The approach is dangerous at high speed. The road swerves slightly to the right, then to the left; then there is a quick dip.
The speed limit is 30 mph. A cab driver says he once tried the tunnel at 70 mph and was scared. “That thing is narrow and dangerous,” said Jacques Gaulthier. “You’d have to be crazy to take it fast.”
Just how fast does Paul take it?
Police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, say the car’s speedometer was found frozen at 196 kilometers per hour, or 121 mph. They call it an almost certain indicator of its speed at impact, but the Al Fayed family disputes that, saying the speedometer was stuck instead at zero. A Mercedes expert says the speedometer moves automatically to 0 or to top speed when power cuts off.
Witnesses also have described the car as going well over 90 mph, perhaps close to 120 mph.
Also, police say the car, equipped with anti-lock brakes, left 53 feet of skid marks — another indication of high speed.
It isn’t clear how many paparazzi are tailing the car, and at what distance. A lawyer for Al Fayed says a “cortege” of paparazzi were “swarming” the car. But one photographer, Lazlo Veres, says they were at least 550 yards behind.
Seconds after the car enters the tunnel in the left westbound lane, it goes out of control, striking the 13th concrete pillar dividing the tunnel, rolls over and rebounds into the right wall. It then spins around. When the car stops, it is facing east — the direction it came from.
The driver’s body is slumped over the horn. The impact is so great that parts of the radiator are reportedly found embedded in his body. Fayed, behind him on the left side of the car, also is killed immediately.
Jack and Robin Firestone, tourists from Long Island in New York, are walking near the tunnel when they hear the awful noise. They run in. In interviews, they, too, describe photographers “swarming” the wreck.
Yet a doctor who says he was driving through the tunnel in the other direction just after the accident, arriving before rescuers did, says he wasn’t hindered by the photographers.
Dr. Frederic Mailliez says Diana “was unconscious, moaning and gesturing in every direction” as she fought for breath.
“There were 10 or 15 photographers around, and they were snapping photos nonstop, but I cannot say they hindered my work,” he says.
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12:27 a.m.: Firefighters get the first call for help.
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About 12:40 a.m.: Police and firefighters arrive. Diana and bodyguard Rees-Jones are still alive. The car is a crumpled mass of metal and glass.
Police arrest six photographers and one motorcyclist, confiscating their film and cellular phones.
Rescuers need to cut through the roof of the car to get the victims out. They finally extract Diana through the back. Meanwhile, emergency doctors have been trying to treat her at the scene.
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2 a.m.: Diana is bleeding heavily from the chest when she arrives at Hospital La Pitié Salpêtrière, along with the bodyguard. She quickly goes into cardiac arrest.
Doctors close a wound to the left pulmonary vein, then try to revive her with two hours of chest massage — first externally and then directly to the heart. It fails.
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4 a.m.: Diana is declared dead.
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6 a.m.: “The death of the Princess of Wales,” says British ambassador Michael Jay, with doctors at a hospital news conference, “fills us all with shock and deep grief.”
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Monday due to Jackson’s water shortage.
Reeves said the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is also working to prepare an emergency order due to little or no water pressure in the city.
This comes after Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba declared a water system emergency due to complications from the Pearl River flooding. The mayor said the flooding led to water pressure issues at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility, causing little to no water pressure for many Jackson customers.
Until the issue at the treatment facility has been fixed, there is no reliable, running water in the city, affecting more than 100,000 people.
“It means the city cannot produce enough water to fight fires, to reliably flush toilets, and to meet other critical needs,” Reeves said.
State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney said neighbors should boil their water for one minute before consuming it.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) will take the lead to distribute drinking water and non-potable water in the city.
The state has created a mobile incident command center, which will help with repairs and improvements at the water treatment plant. Reeves said the city of Jackson will be responsible for half of the cost of the emergency repairs that will be made at the facility.
The command center was expected to be in operation on Tuesday.
According to the city, the water shortage is likely to last for the next couple of days.
All Jackson Public Schools were to shift to virtual learning Tuesday due to the water issues.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — Malaysia hopes the issue involving the cessation of Iranian airline Mahan Air’s flight operations to Kuala Lumpur since August 13 following refuelling issues at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) can be resolved immediately.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he also hoped Mahan Air will be able to continue operations in KLIA very soon.
This was among the matters discussed when he received a call from Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi today.
Mahan Air began operations in 1992 and was the first private airline in the Middle East.
“In our conversation, President Raisi also congratulated Malaysia over the National Day celebrations tomorrow.
“Among (other) matters that were discussed were bilateral relations between Malaysia and Iran as well as other issues involving the interests of Muslims,” he said in a Facebook post tonight.
All direct flights from Iran to Malaysia were stopped since August 13 as refuelling in the country is no longer allowed as a result of sanctions by the United States.
On bilateral relations, Ismail Sabri said Malaysia is very happy with the close relations enjoyed between the two countries, established since 1968, adding that Malaysia will continue strengthening bilateral relations with Iran.
In 2021, Iran was Malaysia’s seventh largest trading partner in West Asia, with total bilateral trade valued at RM2.63 billion, an increase of 68.2 per cent compared to the previous year. — Bernama | https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/08/30/pm-malaysia-hopes-issue-involving-irans-mahan-air-flights-to-kl-will-be-resolved/25630 | 2022-08-30T16:44:21Z | https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/08/30/pm-malaysia-hopes-issue-involving-irans-mahan-air-flights-to-kl-will-be-resolved/25630 | false |
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine for people in the hungriest parts of the world has docked at the Horn of Africa port of Djibouti as areas of East Africa are badly affected by deadly drought and conflict.
Food security experts call it a drop in the bucket for the vast needs in the worst-hit Horn countries of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, the nation where this first shipment is going. But the flow of grain from Ukraine for other hungry parts of the world is expected to continue, with another ship departing Tuesday for Yemen. The U.N. World Food Program has said it is working on multiple ships.
WFP says this first shipment of grain will be shipped overland to northern Ethiopia, where millions of people have been affected by the country’s Tigray conflict, which has now flared up again.
How any of the grain will reach Tigray is now in question as humanitarian deliveries by road and air have been suspended amid the fighting that sparked again last week between Tigray forces and Ethiopian ones. But Ethiopia’s neighboring Amhara and Afar regions also are expected to benefit.
WFP has said the 23,000 metric tons of grain on the first ship are enough to feed 1.5 million people on full rations for a month. But the U.N. has said 2.4 million in Tigray alone are severely food insecure and that 20 million people across Ethiopia face hunger.
Millions of other people in the Horn of Africa region are going hungry because of drought, and thousands have died. Somalia has been especially hard hit because it sourced at least 90% of its grain from Ukraine and Russia before Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
Millions of tons of food are needed for the Horn of Africa, WFP said. “In Ethiopia alone, three-quarters of everything that we used to distribute originated from Ukraine and Russia,” regional director Michael Dunford said.
Food security experts have said it will take weeks for people in African countries to see grain from Ukraine arrive and even longer to see it bring down high food prices that have been a source of despair and protests in multiple nations.
Far more ships carrying grain from Ukraine’s reopened ports have been going to richer places like Europe as existing business contracts are fulfilled. As of Sunday, 114 ships carrying more than 1.2 million metric tons of food commodities had left Ukraine, WFP said, but “export volumes remain far below pre-conflict averages.” | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-1st-ukraine-grain-ship-for-horn-of-africa-reaches-djibouti/ | 2022-08-30T16:44:35Z | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-1st-ukraine-grain-ship-for-horn-of-africa-reaches-djibouti/ | false |
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady’s family was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison.
Scott V. Spina Jr., 25, of Roseland was sentenced by a judge in Southern California’s Orange County.
In 2017, Spina bought a Patriots’ 2016 Super Bowl championship ring from a Patriots player who then left the team. Prosecutors said Spina paid the player — identified only as T.J. — with at least one bad check and sold the ring for $63,000 to an Orange County broker of championship rings.
“When Spina obtained the player ring, he also received the information that allowed the former player to purchase Super Bowl rings for family and friends that are slightly smaller than the player rings,” the U.S. attorney’s office said in a statement.
Spina then called the company that made the rings, claimed to be the former player and ordered three family-and-friend rings with “Brady” engraved on them, claiming they were gifts for Brady’s baby, prosecutors said.
“The rings were at no time authorized by Tom Brady,” according to the criminal complaint.
Spina agreed to sell the rings for $81,500 to the same Orange County broker who bought the original ring, contending that Brady had given them to his nephews. The broker later tried to withdraw from the deal because he “started to believe that Brady did not have nephews,” according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
In November 2017, the same day that the buyer tried to back out, Spina sold the rings to an auction house for $100,000 — much more than he’d paid for them, prosecutors said.
At a February 2018 auction, one of them sold for more than $337,000, authorities said.
Spina pleaded guilty on Feb. 1. to one count of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for posing as the former Patriots player, falsely telling the broker that the family rings were ordered by Brady and defrauding him in connection with three wire transfers for the deposit.
At his sentencing, the judge also ordered Spina to pay $63,000 in restitution to the former Patriots player who sold him the genuine Super Bowl ring. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/weird/ap-strange-news/ap-new-jersey-man-sentenced-for-tom-brady-super-bowl-ring-fraud/ | 2022-08-30T16:47:26Z | https://www.wdtn.com/news/weird/ap-strange-news/ap-new-jersey-man-sentenced-for-tom-brady-super-bowl-ring-fraud/ | false |
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jana Hochbohm has been named client relations manager at AutoCom Associates, a public relations agency providing communications support and counsel to businesses in the global automotive industry.
Hochbohm previously had served as an account assistant while working from offices in Hanover, Germany during the COVID crisis. She transferred to AutoCom's Detroit area offices in early 2022. She will be responsible for managing client relations and providing editorial services as well as working in the areas of international event planning and media relations.
"Ms. Hochbohm has proven to be a valuable addition to our public relations team and has demonstrated a special ability to work with our multi-national client base," says Larry Weis, AutoCom's president. "She brings enthusiasm and a positive can-do attitude to all of her assignments."
A native of Celle, Germany, Hochbohm holds a bachelor's degree in American Studies with a minor in Media and Communication Science from Leipzig University in Germany. Prior to joining AutoCom, she had completed a six-month internship in the affiliate marketing department at iGraal in Paris, France and also held a sales-and-marketing position at ONLINEBAUFUCHS.de, a German retail company specializing in home improvement.
Hochbohm currently resides in Royal Oak, Michigan and is pursuing a master's degree in International Corporate Communications and Media Management from the University of Applied Sciences in Neu-Ulm, Germany.
Based in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills, AutoCom is a member of the Automotive PR agency network with affiliates in more than 30 countries. Network clients include Alcantara, Hitachi Astemo, UVeye and GKN Automotive, as well as Diesel Technic, Continental, Citi, Valeo, Volvo and Bentley.
More information about AutoCom and the Automotive PR group is available at www.usautocom.com and www.automotivepr.com.
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Cloudy With a Chance of Fraud: Despite IG Warning, Biden Admin Triples Budget for Problematic "Weatherization" Program
Alarm bells are sounding at the Department of Energy as the Biden administration has moved to triple the budget for the Weatherization Assistance Program, which provides low-income applicants with free home and apartment renovations, such as insulation, duct-sealing, new heating systems and kitchen appliances.
The last time the program was lavished with such a surge in funds, through President Barack Obama’s 2009 stimulus bill, audits and investigations uncovered a pattern of fraud, embezzlement, shoddy work, inflated expenses for parts and materials, sketchy billing, kickbacks and gimcrack construction.
In a private meeting in February, the department’s inspector general, Teri L. Donaldson, warned Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm that the enormous new budget for the program — slated to grow to $1 billion a year from $315 million — threatens to overwhelm the department’s ability to protect taxpayers’ money.
In April, the inspector general made that warning public with a memo to Secretary Granholm cataloging the risks to the money being entrusted to the Department of Energy. Donaldson identified a history of problems with the program, noting that “few administrative remedies such as suspensions and debarments were made for the multitude of problems that occurred and were identified.”
Despite those problems, the program’s labyrinthine structure remains.
Congress apportions weatherization funds to the Department of Energy. The department, then, distributes grants to the states; the states, in turn, disburse the monies to “community action agencies,” organizations that administer, at the local level, various programs to aid the poor, including Head Start, “Community Services Block Grants” and “SNAP Education & Training.”
The model used for the weatherization program illustrates how many federal anti-poverty programs operate. There are over a thousand community action agencies managing the local implementation of federal anti-poverty programs, and for many the weatherization program is their flagship.
If there are problems with the management of weatherization, there are likely to be similar problems, if not worse, with the programs that are less visible.
For the weatherization program, CAAs collect applications from low-income residents and check that they meet eligibility conditions, including that an applicant’s income falls below 200 percent of the poverty line. People “who are most in need,” the DOE states, “are often moved to the top of this list.”
Contractors bid for the weatherization work and are chosen and paid by local community action agencies to install insulation, plug holes in ductwork, repair or replace doors and windows, install programmable thermostats, and put in new furnaces, water heaters and refrigerators.
But just like shoddy connections in a gas or water line, the many junctures where money changes hands can lead to leakage.
Costs are supposed to be kept low by awarding contracts to the most competitively priced bids, but the DOE’s office of inspector general has found that low bids are often followed with “work scope changes” — extra parts or labor added on well after the bid, and even added to final bills. Work changes, the IG warns, tempt contractors to sidestep the cost controls of the competitive bidding process.
An audit to test how Tennessee was handling and spending its share of Obama-era stimulus funding, for example, found local Community Action Agencies regularly approved work order changes — often after the job was done. It also found that “prices for smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, and thermostats ranged from about 120 percent to 200 percent over the average retail price.”
Other audits have found that CAAs have problems verifying who is and isn’t eligible for free weatherization. The community groups have also struggled to meet the demands of other rules such as competitive contracting and “proper accounting for funds.” Previous inspector general reports have chastised states and local agencies for “insufficient oversight.”
At the top of the IG’s list of threats to the weatherization program is “senior leadership fraud,” better known as embezzlement. Recent years have seen several cases of theft from program coffers.
Steven Lloyd Taylor, for example, was a manager at the Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency, where he was in charge of handing out money to weatherize low-income housing in nearly a dozen of the state’s counties. Taylor created a shell company and phonied-up invoices to his fictitious weatherization company. In a year and a half, Taylor stole $349,210.
He bought, among other things, an 18.5-foot Seaswirl fishing boat. When he was sentenced at the end of 2019, Taylor was ordered to pay $431,828 in restitution — the amount he embezzled, plus the taxes he failed to pay on that money.
Randi Smith was chief fiscal officer of the New York State Weatherization Directors Association, a group representing WAP agencies in the state. She embezzled from the group for four years. It’s possible she might have done so for even longer if her son hadn’t gotten his hands on the checkbook too. Together they stole over $1 million.
They pleaded guilty to the theft in 2018.
The weatherization program was launched in 1976 and has been managed by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, an agency within the Department of Energy. Now the Weatherization Assistance Program, together with a grab bag of other new offices, such as the Local Government Energy Program and the Energy Futures Grant, are being housed in a new bureaucracy, the Office of State and Community Energy Programs.
SCEP — in best Washington fashion, the new office is already being referred to by its initials — promises to “expand the weatherization provider network to assist low-income families with home energy retrofits.”
For all those grand plans, the department’s inspector general seems as if she would be happy if the State and Community Energy Programs merely managed to keep participants in the weatherization game from robbing the government blind. Issues with billing proved to be “pervasive,” the IG said in her report.
So too problems with quality control: Audits found as much as a third of projects to be unacceptable because of “substandard workmanship,” slipshod contracting such as “improperly installed kitchen exhaust ductwork … creating a potential fire hazard,” heating systems emitting dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, and “alarming” numbers of gas leaks.
And that’s the work that got done.
On 10 of the 15 houses examined in Illinois as part of the inspector general’s accounting of how the Obama-era funds were spent, auditors found contractors had billed for work that wasn’t done.
Favoritism was another problem.
Auditors found it was common for friends and family of community action agency employees to jump to the front of the weatherization queue. An audit of the program in West Virginia found that relatives of the staff waited less than three months, on average, for weatherizing to begin; for low-income clients without connections to people working at the agency, the wait was nearly two years.
Supporters of the weatherization program point out that most of the cases of fraud, waste and abuse the IG cites are a decade old.
But they are also the most recent reviews of the program and IG Donaldson’s recent warning indicates that her office still considers them relevant — that the problems that plagued the anti-poverty program a dozen years ago persist.
If the Department of Energy finds the inspector general’s special report an unwanted or unwarranted intrusion, the department is doing its best not to show it.
“DOE has worked closely with the IG in the past and is continuing to do so, including working with DOE’s IG to gain insight on past issues,” a Department of Energy spokesperson told RealClearInvestigations. “DOE is acutely aware of the lessons learned from past funding efforts and the IG’s compilation of previous areas of concern is very helpful as we design our funding programs.”
Acting on the IG’s advice, the spokesperson said the DOE is “providing additional fraud training to recipients.”
A research fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, Katie Tubb, made a case in congressional testimony for the IG’s concerns: “The last time Congress authorized such a huge influx of taxpayer spending,” she stated to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in May, “the federal government and state partners struggled to maintain the program’s integrity or responsibly use taxpayer resources.”
But David Bradley, CEO of the National Community Action Foundation, which lobbies Capitol Hill for community action agencies, told RCI that the IG’s focus on the problems of the recent past was welcome: “I’m not opposed to anyone raising flags,” he said. “That’s what IGs do.”
Bradley acknowledges that a dozen years ago the weatherization program wasn’t ready for the massive increase in spending under Obama’s stimulus plan. Also, he said, because no Republican had supported the Act, any problems that arose with spending under the Obama-era program became scandalous illustrations of the law’s failure rather than issues to be corrected.
Bradley says that inspectors hired by community action agencies are doing a better job of identifying problems and requiring they be fixed. Projects now require the sign-off of a “Quality Control Inspector who was not involved in the job.” There are also extra inspections of randomly chosen weatherized homes.
President Biden and DOE Secretary Granholm are confident more money is the answer, notwithstanding the problems that increased funding has brought the weatherization program in the past. In a joint statement in March, Biden and Granholm declared that the funds provided by the new infrastructure law “will transform the WAP program by expanding weatherization services to ten times current funding levels.”
Does that risk, however, putting the program at 10 times the risk of fraud?
The success or failure of the weatherization program “is worth following,” according to Bradley. “Weatherization always had a spotlight on it, and it will again.”
If the inspector general’s cautionary report is ignored, the massive influx of money into the Weatherization Assistance Program may produce a massive outflow of wasted tax dollars.
“We’ve got to be on our A-game,” Bradley told RCI. “We just have to prove them wrong.”
A version of this article first appeared on RealClearInvestigations.
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As previously reported by GolfChannel.com, world No. 2 Cameron Smith and five other players have joined LIV Golf and will play this week’s event in Boston.
Joining Smith on the Saudi-backed circuit are Marc Leishman, Joaquin Niemann, Harold Varner III, Cameron Tringale and Anirban Lahiri.
Smith is the highest-ranked player to join the rival tour and is coming off a career year having won The Open and The Players. There had been speculation building for weeks the Australian was bound for LIV, but he avoided addressing the rumors publicly.
Niemann ranks 19th in the world and back in February won the Genesis Invitational, the biggest win of his career.
“LIV Golf is showing the world that our truly global league is attracting the world’s best players and will grow the game into the future for the next generation,” said LIV CEO/commissioner Greg Norman.
Tuesday’s announcement is another blow for the International Presidents Cup team. Both Smith and Niemann were among the eight automatic qualifiers for this year’s team and Leishman was a likely captain’s pick. All three will be suspended by the PGA Tour when they play their first LIV event.
Because his team was already set, captain Trevor Immelman will be given two additional captain’s picks to replace Smith and Niemann. | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/cameron-smith-joaquin-niemann-head-list-six-players-officially-headed-liv-golf | 2022-08-30T16:58:23Z | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/cameron-smith-joaquin-niemann-head-list-six-players-officially-headed-liv-golf | true |
SHANGHAI, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Yole Intelligence, part of Yole Group, a world-renowned marketing and strategic consulting firm, released the "LiDAR 2022 - Focus on Automotive and Industrial" report. The report reveals the market share of leading LiDAR manufacturers in automotive and industrial applications.
According to this report, with a strong emergence of the intelligent driving industry in China, Chinese manufacturers such as Hesai have become important players in the global LiDAR market.
"Among the LiDAR manufacturers, Hesai ranks first in ADAS design wins, L4 autonomous driving LiDAR market share, and total revenue for automotive LiDAR", announces Pierrick Boulay, Senior Technology & Market Analyst at Yole Intelligence, in this report.
Hesai Ranks 1st on ADAS Design Wins Globally
The report points out that LiDAR application is seeing a significant increase in mass-produced passenger vehicles. For now, Chinese LiDAR suppliers have represented 50% of the global ADAS market. With a close partnership established between LiDAR manufacturers and automakers, Chinese smart electric vehicle market is rapidly developing.
With 27% of the existing design wins, Hesai now ranks first in the global ADAS market. Designed for ADAS applications in mass production passenger and commercial vehicles, Hesai's AT128 is an automotive grade, long-range hybrid solid-state LiDAR. The sensor has already won multiple contracts from world's leading automakers, officially disclosed partners including Li Auto, JiDU, HiPhi, and Lotus. AT128 will be installed on various car models, and it has already entered the mass production and delivery stage this year.
The market research & strategy consulting company estimates that in 2022, more than 200,000 LiDARs will be manufactured and delivered, among which 20% of the LiDARs are from Hesai, just after Valeo.
Hesai Ranks 1st in L4 Autonomous Driving LiDAR Market Share
The report states that comparing to 2020, L4 autonomous driving LiDAR market had an 11% increase in 2021, reaching $120 million. Autonomous driving companies from China and the United States had a head start in LiDAR deployment. Among them, Hesai leads with 58% of the L4 autonomous driving LiDAR market revenue, ranking 1st place globally.
According to Yole Intelligence, almost all leading L4 autonomous driving companies have chosen Hesai's LiDAR products, including Cruise, Zoox, Nuro, TuSimple, as well as Chinese companies such as Baidu Apollo, Meituan (autonomous delivery vehicle), WeRide, AutoX and Pony AI. In California DMV's 2021 Self-Driving Car Disengagements Report[1], 12 out of 15 leading autonomous driving companies choose Hesai as their primary LiDAR solution provider.
Hesai's Total Revenue Ranks 1st for Automotive LiDAR Globally
"The total market size of LiDAR for automotive and industrial applications in 2021 reached $2.1 billion in 2021, an 18% increase compared to last year's total market size", explains Alexis Debray, Senior Technology & Market Analyst at Yole Intelligence. And he adds: "Overall, the leading LiDAR providers have seen significant revenue growth in 2021."
Notably, the top five companies are LiDAR suppliers from industrial and mapping fields. While in the field of automotive LiDAR, Hesai's revenue ranks 1st place among global LiDAR companies.
Proprietary ASICs and in-house manufacturing have always been Hesai's critical development strategies. ASIC technology greatly simplifies the traditional complex LiDAR assembly process. It pushes LiDAR onto the track of Moore's Law, continuously increasing performance, while lowering production costs. On the other hand, in-house manufacturing ensures rapid iteration and strong delivery capabilities, providing abundant support for the production and delivery of large-scale ADAS LiDAR applications.
In addition, Yole Intelligence points out the scale of LiDAR applications will continue to expand, with room for improvement in terms of LiDAR performance and cost. As new technologies such as VCSEL, SiPM, SPAD and LiDAR ASICs continue to develop, they will empower LiDAR production to enter the era of mass production.
After four successful events, Yole Group is proud to collaborate once again with the China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE) to organize the Fourth Executive Forum on LiDAR for Automotive. On September 7, 2022, in Shenzhen, Yole Group invites Min Cui from Hesai to deliver his vision of the LiDAR market and status of technologies. Discover the program & Register today.
About Yole Group
Yole Group is an international company recognized for its expertise in the analysis of markets, technological developments, and supply chains, as well as the strategy of key players in the semiconductor, photonics, and electronics sectors.
With Yole Intelligence, Yole SystemPlus and Piséo, the group publishes market, technology, reverse engineering and costing analyses and provides consulting services in strategic marketing and technology analysis. The Yole Group Finance division also offers due diligence assistance and supports companies with mergers and acquisitions.
Yole Group benefits from an international sales network. The company now employs more than 180+ people. More information on www.yolegroup.com .
About Hesai
Founded in 2014, Hesai Technology is a global leader in LiDAR technology for autonomous driving and ADAS. Its vision is to empower robotics and elevate lives through high-performance, reliable, and low-cost 3D sensors. Hesai has developed exceptional R&D capabilities, accumulating deep expertise in optics, mechanics, electronics, and software. The company has been granted hundreds of patents globally for its industry-leading technologies, in areas such as proprietary LiDAR chips, functional safety, and interference rejection. Hesai's new manufacturing center for automotive production will complete construction in 2022, with a planned capacity of over 1 million units. Hesai has won customers spanning over 90 cities in 40 countries, including leading autonomous driving developers, OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and robotics companies.
[1] 2021 Self-Driving Car Disengagements Report, released by California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-industry-services/autonomous-vehicles/disengagement-reports/; Primary lidar solution provider: lidar supplier with the largest share by purchase dollar amount for the current fleet of each of the 12 companies.
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ICAT signs MoU with NorthCap University for emerging technologies
The MoU was signed by Pamela Tikku, Officiating Director, ICAT, and Nupur Prakash, Vice-Chancellor, NCU, in the presence of other senior officials from both organisations, according to an official statement released by the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
New Delhi: The International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Northcap University (NCU), Gurugram, to enhance the industry-academia partnership for conducting joint short-term and mid-term courses and research in the field of electric vehicles and related emerging technologies.
The MoU was signed by Pamela Tikku, Officiating Director, ICAT, and Nupur Prakash, Vice-Chancellor, NCU, in the presence of other senior officials from both organisations, according to an official statement released by the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), located in Manesar since 1996, is a division of NATRiP (NAB) Implementation Society (NATIS) under the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
It is one of the independent Testing Agencies under Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR) notified by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India for Testing and Certification of Automobiles and their critical safety components.
Speaking on the occasion Pamela Tikku said, "We look forward to a long-term relationship for skill development required for the industry by collaboration in the emerging field of electric mobility and also look forward for the skilling up-gradation of ICAT resources."
"The summation of the expertise of ICAT in the field of automotive technology along with superior content development proficiency of NCU will result in flexible course packages for interested candidates, thus enabling them to be prepared across multiple fields available in the automotive sector in India," said Nupur Prakash.
With this, for the first time-ever all the three German luxury car companies, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, will have Indian executives holding the top position. Santosh Iyer will be the MD of Mercedes-Benz, Vikram Pawah is the CEO & President and CEO of BMW India, and Balbir Singh Dhillon is the head of Audi India.
With this, for the first time-ever all the three German luxury car companies, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, will have Indian executives holding the top position. Santosh Iyer will be the MD of Mercedes-Benz, Vikram Pawah is the CEO & President and CEO of BMW India, and Balbir Singh Dhillon is the head of Audi India. | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-technology/icat-signs-mou-with-northcap-university-for-emerging-technologies/93885411 | 2022-08-30T17:02:24Z | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-technology/icat-signs-mou-with-northcap-university-for-emerging-technologies/93885411 | true |
NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Supreme Court of the State of New York yesterday granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Republic of Kazakhstan against Daniel Chapman and New York-based investment firm Argentem Creek Partners.
In December 2013, a Swedish arbitral tribunal awarded the owners of Tristan Oil approximately $500m in compensation for a harassment campaign and illegal expropriation of assets by Kazakhstan's authorities in 2010.
The Award has since been recognized in multiple jurisdictions, including the U.S., Sweden, Luxembourg, Italy and France. A group of bondholders, including Argentem Creek, is due to receive 70% of the Award proceeds under a sharing agreement with the claimants.
Since December 2013, Kazakhstan has refused to pay and instead adopted a multijurisdictional legal strategy designed to frustrate the Award and avoid compliance with its binding international treaty obligations.
As part of these efforts, in June 2020 Kazakhstan filed a lawsuit in the United States against Daniel Chapman and Argentem Creek Partners, alleging that Argentem Creek Partners' financing of attempts to enforce the Award constituted fraud. On August 29 2022, Judge Andrew Borrok of the Supreme Court State of New York granted a motion to dismiss this lawsuit.
Judge Borrok described Kazakhstan's main argument as "an impermissible collateral attack of a confirmed arbitration Award," adding that "there can be no action for aiding and abetting fraud without an underlying fraud."
The ruling states that the arbitration Award was obtained in Sweden and that the Award could only be set aside by a Swedish court, noting also that a US court had recognised the Award and that those findings were "entitled to full faith and credit."
"Arguments that the Award were obtained by fraud were indeed considered and rejected by the court in Sweden," Judge Borrok added.
The ruling stated that the November 2021 decision of a court in Belgium to uphold an appeal against the Award was also "wholly irrelevant".
Kazakhstan also made further arguments which were described by the judge as "unavailing."
Dan Chapman, CEO of Argentem Creek Partners, said:
"This is an important victory against the instigators and accomplices of this outrageous strategy who sought to weaponize American and European courts through false allegations and intimidation, hoping to obstruct payment of a final binding and non-appealable Award. Those particular officials who have led this failed strategy should stand aside and let pro-investment and pro-reform voices in Kazakhstan move this situation towards a rational conclusion."
Paul Butler, Partner at Akin Gump, said:
"Needless to say we are very pleased that after hundreds of pages of briefing on the matter, the Court has completely dismissed Kazakhstan's complaint against Argentem and Mr. Chapman and found, as we have argued all along, that their unfounded claims of derivative fraud were merely an unlawful collateral attack on a validly confirmed arbitration award that Kazakhstan has steadfastly refused to pay. We hope this will end Kazakhstan's ill-advised attempts to use US courts to intimidate investors from protecting their fiduciary interests in an award that the Court found was entitled to the full faith and credit of US law."
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$11.8 million worth of cocaine found in shipment of baby wipes, border patrol says
Published: Aug. 30, 2022 at 11:26 AM CDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
LAREDO, Texas (Gray News) – Authorities in Texas found more than 1,500 pounds of cocaine hidden in a shipment of baby wipes on Friday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the cocaine totaled more than $11.8 million in street value.
A CBP officer at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge stopped a tractor-trailer carrying a shipment of baby wipes for secondary inspection. Drug-sniffing dogs then made the discovery of 1,935 packages of cocaine totaling 1,532 pounds.
CBP seized the drugs. The incident is under investigation.
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — When you build a powerhouse program, it's inevitable that others will try to copy your success.
That means hiring people who work for you.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart will see another familiar face on the opposing sideline Saturday when the reigning national champion Bulldogs open the season against No. 11 Oregon.
Smart's former defensive coordinator, Dan Lanning, is now guiding the Ducks. In his head coaching debut, he'll take on the No. 3 Bulldogs in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in Atlanta.
“There's definitely some feelings of excitement for me to go play a team I care about and was a big part of for a long time,” Lanning said. "But that's not the focus. My job, as well as the players' job, is to focus on the task at hand.”
As Smart heads into his seventh season as the Bulldogs' boss, the list of assistants-turned-head coaches is growing.
He is 2-0 against his ex-offensive line coach, Arkansas' Sam Pittman, and last year beat South Carolina's Shame Beamer, who was on Smart's staff in 2016 and '17.
Now, the 36-year-old Lanning will become the third of Smart's former staffers to take a shot at knocking off the old boss.
There won't be a bunch of warm, fuzzy feelings at the reunion.
“I don’t think the game has anything to do with that,” Smart said. “Neither Dan nor I will be worried about each other during the game."
The opener, which will be played before what figures to be a very pro-Georgia crowd at 75,000-seat Mercedes-Benz Stadium, will be an early indicator of where both programs stand.
Georgia is looking to make another run at the national championship despite losing a record 15 players in the NFL draft — five of them first-rounders off a stellar defensive unit that carried the Bulldogs to their first title since 1980.
With the Pac-12 in turmoil and speculation that they could soon be headed to the Big Ten, the Ducks hope to build on the success they had during Mario Cristobal's four-year tenure, which featured a pair of conference championships.
When Cristobal left for Miami, the Ducks quickly turned to Georgia's co-defensive coordinator.
They made a good choice, according to Smart, whose relationship with Lanning goes back to 2015 when both were on Nick Saban's staff at Alabama.
“I had a great relationship with Dan when he worked at University of Alabama, and had a lot of respect for how he went about doing his job,” Smart said. “He didn’t try to be somebody he wasn’t. He didn’t try to impress people. He just worked and he grinded, and he really did a good job of just doing what you asked him to do. I always thought he would be successful.”
When Smart left for his first head coaching job at Georgia in 2016, he kept an eye on Lanning. The Bulldogs had an opening on their staff two years later and hired him as the outside linebackers coach.
“It ended up being a no-brainer for us to bring Danny in because I knew the value he had,” Smart recalled.
Lanning was promoted to co-defensive coordinator a year later after Mel Tucker left for Colorado, receiving much of the credit for building one of college football's greatest defenses.
“I knew he was going to do a great job," Smart said.
Lanning's co-coordinator, Glenn Schumann, is still at Georgia. He'll continue in that role along with former Florida and South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp.
Smart said it's been a smooth transition, especially because Muschamp was already on the staff as special teams coordinator.
“Dan would be the first to tell you he never would’ve had the success he had here if not for Glenn Schumann,” Smart said. "I felt comfortable Glenn would be able to take it over along with Will. It’s great when we have two guys that know the system and two guys that can share that responsibility.”
Before he even coached a game, Lanning had to deal with tragedy within his new team.
Tight end and social media star Spencer Webb died last month in an accidental fall at a popular swimming lake. The Ducks will wear a special decal on their helmets this season featuring Webb's No. 4 inside a spider web.
“Our team has a void,” Lanning said. "It’s something you certainly cannot replace. I’ve talked to our players about that moment and Spencer, how on your tombstone there’s a day you were born and a day when you passed, but what made Spencer special was how he lived that dash in between those two numbers.”
In addition to an entirely new coaching staff, the Ducks have a bunch of newcomers on their roster. They brought in 21 players through the transfer portal, 15 of them from Power Five schools.
Lanning has plenty of familiarity with Georgia's defense.
Of course, that works both ways.
“Kirby Smart is not going to play a single snap on Saturday, and neither is Dan Lanning," the Oregon coach said. "It doesn't really matter what I know. It's what my players know and how well they can execute.”
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BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (AP) — USA Basketball is on the brink of qualifying for next year’s World Cup.
John Jenkins scored 26 points and the U.S. defeated Colombia 95-77 on Monday night in a second-round qualifying game. The win put the Americans in position to clinch a spot in the World Cup — to be held a year from now in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia — when the next window of games takes place in mid-November.
Langston Galloway and DaQuan Jeffries each scored 14 points for the U.S., which gave up the game’s opening basket, then scored the next 12 points and never trailed again.
“To come out with this win is big-time for us,” Jenkins said. “We’re very excited.”
Jenkins was stellar in this two-game window for the U.S., including the Americans’ 105-71 win over Uruguay on Thursday in Las Vegas. His numbers in those games: 48 points on 17-for-25 shooting — a staggering 14 for 21 from 3-point range.
He was 8 of 14 from beyond the arc on Monday, the last three of those 3s coming in the final minutes of the fourth as the U.S. pulled away.
“His leadership has been the biggest part of this,” U.S. coach Jim Boylen said. “He loves playing on the road. He loves playing in hostile places. And he’s in great shape. He came in in great condition. He believes in USA Basketball. He believes in what we’re doing. He’s elite at following a game plan and he’s a veteran player who relishes wearing that USA uniform.”
It would take nothing short of an all-out collapse for the U.S. not to qualify for the World Cup. The Americans are in a six-team group in this round of qualifying, and the top three teams in the group are guaranteed places in next year’s 32-nation field.
The U.S. is 7-1, two games ahead of Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay (all 5-3) in Group F. Puerto Rico is 4-4 and Colombia is 3-5. There are only four qualifying games left for each team.
A pair of end-of-quarter spurts proved crucial for the U.S.
The Americans outscored Colombia 8-2 in the final minute of the second quarter, turning what was a seven-point edge into a 45-32 lead at the break. And in the third, a 14-6 run to end the period gave the U.S. a 70-50 lead going into the final 10 minutes of play.
“We just kept going, kept fighting, kept playing and shots started to fall,” Jenkins said.
TIP-INS
USA: The U.S. trailed for 2:22 out of a possible 80 minutes in the two games during this qualifying window, the other matchup being Thursday’s 105-71 victory over Uruguay in Las Vegas. … The Americans have won their last six qualifying games, doing so by an average of 20.3 points. … Eric Mika finished with seven points and a team-high nine rebounds.
Colombia: Braian Angola had a team-high 18 points. … The hosts were outscored 51-12 from 3-point range.
OTHER GAMES
In other Group F qualifying games Monday, Mexico topped Brazil 82-72 and Uruguay defeated Puerto Rico 78-70.
In Group E — the other six-team group in FIBA Americas region qualifying — Canada remains in control. The Canadians rolled past Panama 106-50 on Monday night. Venezuela beat the Dominican Republic 76-72, and Argentina held off the Bahamas 95-77.
Canada is 8-0, Venezuela is 7-1 and Argentina is 6-2, meaning those nations have the inside track for the top-three spots in that group and a World Cup berth. The Dominican Republic is now 5-3, and Panama and the Bahamas are both 2-6.
FIELD UPDATE
In addition to Philippines and Japan, which qualified as host nations, some spots in the 32-team World Cup field have been clinched in recent days. FIBA, basketball’s governing body, said Finland, Lebanon, Ivory Coast and New Zealand are also now officially in next year’s tournament.
UP NEXT
USA: Host Brazil on Nov. 11, site TBA.
Colombia: Face Puerto Rico on Nov. 11.
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No Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on Idgah ground in Bengaluru as SC orders status quo
Land not used for any other purpose for 200 years, it says
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered status quo against the use of Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on August 31 and September 1.
"Why can't you hold your puja somewhere else?" Justice Indira Banerjee, leading a three-judge Bench, asked the Karnataka government and the municipal corporation.
"We think there should be status quo… Especially when the land was never used for any other purpose for 200 years," Justice A.S. Oka, on the Bench, orally observed.
Justice M.M. Sundresh enquired if the authorities had made any arrangements for the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.
The court finally ordered status quo on the land "as on today".
The case saw a eventful train of events during the post-lunch session.
The case was originally listed before a Division Bench of Justice Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia. However, the Bench could not reach a consensus due to difference of opinion between the two judges. The case was referred back to the Chief Justice.
The parties made a mentioning before Chief Justice U.U. Lalit, who was about to rise after the day's work. They sought an urgent hearing in the evening itself. They even offered to have the hearing at the CJI's residence.
The Chief Justice, after enquiring whether any judges were available to constitute a Bench after court hours, zeroed in on Justices Banerjee, Oka and Sundresh. The three-judge Bench sat at 4.15 p.m. for over two hours, hearing the lawyers' arguments in court.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, for the Waqf Board, said the case touched on the right to religious freedom. He submitted that an attempt was on to change the character of the Idgah land. He said Article 25 and 26 of the Constitution protected the rights of minorities to administer their properties.
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, for the State, countered that the Board cannot claim exclusive possession. He urged the petitioners to be more "broad-minded". "What can happen to the land in two days?" he asked.
Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, for the Board, countered that the Places of Worship Act prohibited any change in the identity of a property used for religious purposes.
Mr. Sibal said "no religious function of another faith has been performed in the property for 200 years".
A 1964 Supreme Court decision had itself identified the space as Idgah land. Prayers are offered on the land. It has also been declared a waqf property.
"The Waqf Act overrides any other law. The State is denuded of any authority to deal with waqf property… it is completely outside the State's jurisdiction," Mr. Dave submitted.
"If an injunction had been granted against BBMP (Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike) not even to enter, how can they celebrate a festival here?" the Bench asked, disposing of the special leave petition.
A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court had permitted the State government to consider and pass appropriate orders on the applications received by the Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban, seeking the use of the Idgah maidan, Chamarajpet, for holding various religious and cultural activities for a limited period from August 31, 2022.
The interim order was passed on an appeal filed by the State government questioning the August 25 interim order passed by a Single Judge Bench, which had granted status quo.
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Announcement comes as the Sarasota area sees a substantial rise in luxury real estate sales and a sustained shift of buyers moving away from northern, urban locales to high-value waterfront properties in the Sunshine State.
NAPLES, Fla., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ELITE AUCTIONS, a leader in luxury real estate auctions and marketing, announced the latest addition to its lineup of luxury residential, commercial, and undeveloped real estate listings selling at auction without reserve this summer.
Going to the auction block September 24 is 8347 Midnight Pass Rd, located at the southern end of barrier island Siesta Key and three miles south of Siesta Key Beach.
The 6,512 sq-ft home is being offered fully-furnished, and features a boat dock with a 16,000 lb lift and a private kayak launch, along with lush tropical landscaping, an elevator to all three floors, and stunning views of Little Sarasota Bay.
The residence was recently listed for sale at $7.9 million according to publicly-accessible real estate data sources.
8347 Midnight Pass Rd joins a number of Sarasota-area properties that ELITE AUCTIONS has marketed for auction recently, and comes as the Sarasota-Manatee County area sees a massive surge in demand for luxury real estate, and record-high sales.
Commenting on the announcement and the areas's massive increase in demand for high-end luxury real estate, Randy Haddaway, Founder & CEO of Elite Auctions said, "Sarasota luxury real estate, particularly, waterfront properties like this one located near the world-famous Siesta Key Beach, have never been in higher demand or sold for as much money as they are today. And anyone looking for a turnkey home like this, should expect competition."
Haddaway says that partly explaining the trend of rising prices is the steady increase in wealthy buyers from the Northeast who are accustomed to high price points for custom luxury homes in prime locations.
"This home is exactly what those buyers are looking for," says Haddaway. "It exemplifies the kind of property that's in high demand right now, but in short supply."
8347 Midnight Pass Rd is open for previews on weekends, 1-4 PM, beginning Saturday, September 3, and Sunday, September 4, with a final preview the day before the auction on Friday, September 23.
The auction will be held on-site at the property, Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 11 AM EDT, with registration beginning at 9 AM. Remote bids will be accepted by phone. Broker participation is encouraged.
ELITE AUCTIONS has marketed more than $2 billion of high-value property and luxury yachts for auction with no reserve, accelerating the sale of more than $450 million in luxury assets. Its luxury home auction team is dedicated to helping sellers achieve the best value for their property and secure a sale quickly.
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MILLSBORO, Del. -- At Brittingham Farms, you can experience lots of lavender and lots of bleating lambs that just may follow you everywhere you go.
The farm is just 25 minutes west of Rehoboth Beach. And while it's been in the Brittingham family for about 90 years, it only recently opened to the public.
You can wander the fields of lavender, learn its history and uses and meet the Longwool heritage breed sheep.
The farm store is filled with all things lavender and yarn and other wool products from the sheep.
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NEW YORK CITY -- Uber is rolling out new safety features that will allow users to talk to a live safety agent and text 911 operators in the case of emergency.
Rebecca Payne, the lead project manager on Uber's safety team, told ABC News about how, according to the popular ride-sharing platform, some of the features can help riders feel more comfortable and can give more access to emergency services.
One feature, which Uber says will be rolled out to more than half of the country, including New York City and California, will allow users to text 911 operators for immediate emergency response.
Uber says about 60% of the U.S. will be able to use it.
"Text-to-911 is something that we started testing in 2019 in the counties that allowed for texting to their 911 call centers," Payne said. "And so with this announcement, we are now expanding that to all of the counties that have this technology available now."
When riders use the text-to-911 feature in the app, it will generate a prewritten message including information about the trip, such as the vehicle information and location.
Payne said it's a good way for users to "discreetly" get emergency help.
Another new feature, called "live help," will let riders, drivers and couriers speak to a safety agent through a partnership with the security company ADT.
Riders can send a message through the Uber app and receive a call or text with a trained safety agent, according to Uber. Users can then stay on the phone with that agent until they feel comfortable or until their ride ends.
"They can use that for any situation that isn't yet escalating to the need of getting police or other emergency services like fire department or ambulance, but they may feel unsafe or uncomfortable and need someone to talk them through a situation," Payne said.
She said that user response to the feature, which was piloted in nine U.S. cities at the end of last year, has been "overwhelmingly positive."
The features have been added to the app's safety toolkit, which was introduced in 2018.
In Uber's most recent safety report, the company reported that 99.9% of the average of nearly 3 million rides per day had no reports of safety incidents, including car accidents, physical assaults or sexual assaults.
But the report also found that in 2019 and 2020, the company reported 3,824 sexual assault incidents. Uber reported similar rates of such incidents in previous years.
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MIAMI, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- What: The COVID-19 virus has been the most concerning infection for more than two years but now Monkeypox and in some areas, even Polio is stoking fear and confusion in our communities. In the Health Channel's one-hour virtual Town Hall, COVID & Monkeypox: The Facts, we will speak to the experts about the risks, treatments, and a path forward. We will also speak to Dr. Anthony Fauci about his retirement from the federal government.
When: Thursday, September 8th at 7 PM EST
Where: LIVE on Health Channel, @AllhealthGo's Facebook and YouTube pages and streamed on AllHealthTV.com
Who: Moderated by Health Channel host, Olga Villaverde, the outstanding panel experts include:
- Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director
- Michael Zinner, M.D. – CEO & Executive Medical Dir., Miami Cancer Institute
- Kavita Patel, M.D. – Primary Care Physicians VP, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Carlos del Rio, M.D. – Assoc. Dean, Emory University School of Medicine
- Debra Houry, M.D. – Principal Deputy Director, CDC
Special thanks to the Eunice Joyce Gardiner Foundation for their generous philanthropy.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. says upcoming race will bring back some great memories
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) – Dale Earnhardt Jr. will race Wednesday night at the historic North Wilkesboro Motor Speedway driving a car painted in the throwback bright green Sun Drop paint scheme.
“I came to North Wilkesboro so many times as a kid,” Earnhardt said in a press release obtained by WBTV. “It’s a special place. I never thought I’d get a chance to race around here again.”
The NASCAR driver said Sun Drop was one of his first sponsors and were with his dad for years.
Earnhardt Jr. will enter the Window World 125 CARS Tour event at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
The race will mark the NASCAR Hall of Famer’s first late-model stock car start since 1997 and his first race at North Wilkesboro since 1995.
The car will bear a very close resemblance to the car Earnhardt Jr., ran in the early 1990s, including at North Wilkesboro in 1993. Dale Earnhardt Sr. won five NASCAR Cup Series races at the track.
“To put this program together with Sun Drop, who sponsored my late model in ‘93, I wouldn’t want it any other way,” Earnhardt said. “Seeing the Sun Drop Chevy at Wilkesboro again will bring back some great memories for me.”
The event on Wednesday begins with a concert at 5:45 p.m. featuring Dirty Grass Soul. Driver introductions are set to begin at 7 p.m., and the race will begin at 7:30 p.m.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It is with great enthusiasm that the Washington Speakers Bureau announces the addition of Ozan Varol - #1 Bestselling Author of Think Like a Rocket Scientist and one of the world's foremost experts in creativity, innovation, and critical thinking - to our exclusive speakers roster.
"We are proud to welcome Ozan to the WSB team," shared WSB President Ryan Heil. "His proven Moonshot thought process allows audiences across multiple industries to achieve extraordinary results while embracing uncertainty." Ozan, a rocket scientist turned award-winning professor, is one of the most innovative minds and dominant voices on the future of work today.
In his keynote, Ozan helps audiences understand the Moonshot Thinking process that will help them imagine the perceivably unimaginable and solve the seemingly unsolvable. Ozan is a master at simplifying complex topics and thoughtfully highlights the parallels between complicated scientific breakthroughs and personal achievements. With his hard-won wisdom and entertaining wit, Ozan captivates audiences and offers them practical insights they can immediately implement to level up in work and life.
Ozan is trusted by both start-ups and Fortune 500 giants such as Microsoft, Deloitte, Salesforce, and Adidas. In a time of pandemic-induced disruptions and continuous change, Ozan expertly advises companies and individuals on how to stay at the forefront of change, sharing research-backed tools and tactics for accelerating innovation in the post-pandemic world of work. Ozan's shared insight fosters a more engaged and motivated workforce, avoiding burnout and thriving in uncertain conditions.
Ozan's #1 bestselling book Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life has been named one of Amazon's Top 20 business books, one of Inc.com's "6 Business Books You Need to Read in 2020 (according to Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, and Adam Grant)," and was previously Adam Grant's #1 pick of top 20 leadership books. As #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Pink shared, "When the stakes are high, the unknowns are threatening, and the problems seem insurmountable, you need a superhero — which means you need Ozan Varol."
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NEW YORK (WPIX) — An alleged sex-trafficker may have preyed upon hundreds of fellow women over the course of a decade, authorities said Tuesday, asking anyone who may have been a victim to come forward.
Ysenni Gomez was arrested earlier this month on charges of sex-trafficking in the Bronx and Westchester County, the FBI said in a news release, detailing a joint operation with local law-enforcement agencies including the Westchester County Police Department.
Gomez posted an online ad claiming to be hiring a waitress to work in a Manhattan restaurant, officials said. She then interviewed a woman who responded and told her that she had the job, according to authorities.
But when the victim showed up for her first day of work, Gomez told her that there was no job to be had, authorities said. Gomez then allegedly forced the victim to have sex with men by threatening to call federal authorities to have her deported if she refused, according to officials.
During their investigation, agents discovered more than 1,600 online ads associated with Gomez allegedly promoting prostitution, authorities said. Dating back 10 years, the ads appeared on Facebook, as well as adult classified sites, officials said.
Now believing that hundreds of women may have been involved, investigators are asking anyone who may have been a victim or otherwise has information to come forward.
Authorities released a photo of Gomez, who is also known to go by aliases including Carolina and Ysenni Peguero. She may have used the business name “Chicas Express” in ads she allegedly placed, investigators said.
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The company will use funds to build-out current assets,
and to purchase additional cannabis companies and licenses.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 1937 Group, Ltd. (www.the1937group.com), regarded as the first minority-owned vertically-integrated cannabis company in Illinois, announced it recently secured $17M in new funding. The company closed a binding financing agreement with the private investment group, SGG Enterprises LLC.
The funds will be used for the build-out of current assets, and for the purchase and build-out of additional Illinois cannabis establishments.
The 1937 Group was established to be the parent company for multiple Illinois licensed cannabis companies, including a 52,000 sq ft cultivation operation currently under construction (Helios Labs), a retail operation (Parkway Dispensary), and a cannabis transportation company (Highwaymen Security).
The company is also in the process of securing an additional Craft Grow license and four (4) additional Illinois retail dispensary licenses.
"It is important that we capitalize as the leading social equity entrant in the Illinois regulated cannabis market," said Ambrose Jackson, CEO of The 1937 Group. "During these times, when venture markets have seemingly dried up, our ability to secure capital and consummate this deal is a great indicator that we have the right team and the right strategy in place; and that we can execute on our vision of becoming not only one of the first new operators to the market, but also one of the most impactful."
The terms of the agreement establish a disbursement schedule of $13M in equity shares and $4M as a debt note.
Qualified individuals and entities interested in investing with The 1937 Group or any of its ventures, may contact Ambrose Jackson at: Ambrose.Jackson@1937group.com, or Mayur Shah at: mvshah1133@gmail.com.
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Group wrongly arrested and humiliated by law enforcement before being cleared of wrongdoing by grand jury
MIDLAND, Texas, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Five educators from Midland Christian School have sued the City of Midland, the Midland Police Department, and Detective Jennie Alonzo, following the exoneration of the five on false allegations that they failed to report a sexual assault in January.
The school's own investigation determined what happened was nothing more than locker room horseplay among members of the baseball team. Nearly 90 days later, a Midland County grand jury investigating the incident declined to indict any of the five plaintiffs in the case. They are:
- Former Superintendent Jared Lee
- Former Principal Dana Ellis
- Former Assistant Principal Matthew Counts
- Former Athletic Director Greg McClendon
- Former Head Baseball Coach Barry Russell
"This was one of the most egregious cases of irresponsible police action I've seen in decades of practicing law," said attorney Rusty Hardin. "This detective personally decided that these educational professionals were guilty, despite a complete lack of credible evidence and impeccable reputations. She then embarked on a course of conduct designed to ruin their careers."
According to the lawsuit, the locker room incident happened in January 2022, when a sophomore player poked a freshman player on the buttocks – over his clothes – with a bat. By the time the story reached the police department a week and a half later, the details had been embellished to the point that there was a claim the freshman had been sexually assaulted.
The lawsuit says at no time did any school official have reasonable cause to believe the freshman had been sexually assaulted. The freshman himself denied repeatedly that it was anything more than roughhousing in the locker room. When they were asked, all of the students involved gave the same version of the events.
"What happened here is that Midland Police had tunnel vision. They heard a false, unreliable report from a parent based on schoolhouse gossip and went with it," Mr. Hardin said.
The lawsuit accuses investigators of carrying out a false, biased, and vindictive campaign against the plaintiffs, including arresting the five on school grounds and then "perp-walking" them in front of news cameras that the police arranged to be present.
The filing also accuses Det. Alonzo of swearing to information she knew to be false in an arrest warrant affidavit, most seriously that the school knew of a sexual assault and failed to report it—which was not true.
The case is Jared Lee et al. v. City of Midland et al., No. 7:22-cv-185, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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MLB Picks at DraftKings Sportsbook Today: MLB Best Bets and Player Props for Tuesday, August 30
Baseball brings plenty of action to the table Tuesday with 15 games on the schedule. With so many options to sift through on the DraftKings Sportsbook, let's try to help narrow down the field by highlighting some wagers that could prove to be profitable.
Last Article's Record: 4-0 (+3.48 units)
Season Record: 36-21 (+7.97 units)
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Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks
The first game of this series Monday was a slugfest. A total of 20 runs were scored, with the Diamondbacks scoring 13 unanswered to complete the comeback. It wasn't a great pitching matchup, with Ranger Suarez facing off against Madison Bumgarner. Bumgarner gave up seven runs on 11 hits, marking the sixth straight game in which he has allowed at least five runs. For the season, the one-time Giants great now has a 4.87 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP.
Tuesday's game could be a completely different story with Zac Gallen facing off against Aaron Nola. Gallen has a 2.66 ERA and a 3.25 FIP, while Nola has a 3.08 ERA and a 2.68 FIP. They both also normally provide their respective teams with plenty of length. Gallen has logged at least six innings in six of his last eight starts, while Nola has pitched at least that many innings in 15 of his last 16 outings. Expect this to be a pitcher's duel in which both teams have a difficult time scoring runs.
MLB Best Bets and Player Props for Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks
- Under 0.5 Runs First Inning (-150) for 1 unit
- Zac Gallen over 17.5 outs recorded (-170) for 1 unit
As September approaches the playoff picture is beginning to take shape. Even in light of Monday's tough loss in Arizona, Philadelphia is still at -400 at DraftKings to make the postseason according to their latest odds to make the playoffs.
Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves
This series is a significant mismatch. The Braves have the fourth-best record in baseball, while the Rockies have an abysmal .426 winning percentage. They actually have a 36-32 record at home, but they are just 19-42 on the road. The Braves are 42-24 at home, with only the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets and Astros having won more games at home.
Making this game even more lopsided is the starting pitching matchup. Taking the mound for the Braves will be Max Fried, who is 12-4 with a 2.52 ERA and 2.55 FIP. He has allowed two or fewer earned runs in nine of his last 11 outings. During that span, he has a sparkling 0.99 WHIP.
Starting for the Rockies will be Jose Urena, who has a 5.98 ERA and a 5.65 FIP. One of his biggest issues has been his lack of control. He has issued at least two walks in all 10 of his starts, contributing to his 1.67 WHIP. It won't be easy slowing down a Braves lineup that has scored the third-most runs in baseball while generating the second-highest OPS.
MLB Player Props and Best Bets for Rockies at Braves
- Braves over 5.5 total runs (+105) for 1 unit
- Jose Urena over 1.5 walks (-185) for 1 unit
The Braves remain in the race to win the NL East (+350) in DraftKings' MLB division winner odds.
MLB Best Bets Today Recap
- No Runs First Inning (-150) for 1 unit
- Zac Gallen over 17.5 outs recorded (-170) for 1 unit
- Braves over 5.5 total runs (+105) for 1 unit
- Jose Urena over 1.5 walks (-185) for 1 unit
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COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2020, Universities Space Research Association scientists and their team, using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), announced they had discovered water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. Now, they've confirmed it – and found even more. The findings were published in Geophysical Research Letters.
The team of researchers led by Casey Honniball, a postdoctoral fellow at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, found molecular water in the Moretus Crater region, located near the Moon's Clavius Crater, where the original finding took place. This confirmation that water is indeed present outside of Permanently Shadowed Regions on the Moon's southern hemisphere allowed the researchers to begin decoding where this water comes from. Additionally, with the new observations, the researchers were able to create a map of the water abundances in the crater, which they could not do for the Clavius Crater due to insufficient data. Because the Moretus study included a much larger number of observations, the map helped determine that the abundance of water on the Moon varies with both temperature and latitude – in particular, there is more water at the poles and at lower temperatures.
"Water on the Moon is exciting because it allows us to study the processes that occur not only on the Moon, but also on other airless bodies. It is of extreme importance as a resource for human exploration," said Honniball. "If you can find [sufficiently] large concentrations of water on the surface of the Moon – and learn how it's being stored and what form it's in – you can learn how to extract it and use it for breathable oxygen or rocket fuel for a more sustainable presence."
When looking at the Moon, it is, in general, difficult to differentiate between water and hydroxyl – a molecule composed of oxygen bound to a single hydrogen atom (OH), as opposed to water's two hydrogen atoms (H2O). With its Faint Object infraRed CAmera for the SOFIA Telescope (FORCAST), SOFIA can look at 6.1-micron emission features from the Moon, a wavelength of emission unique to water. And by flying above 99% of the water vapor in Earth's atmosphere, SOFIA can see what ground-based telescopes cannot.
Because SOFIA is capable of distinguishing water from hydroxyl, the astronomers found evidence for a theory about how water came to be on the Moon in the first place, ruling out several previous hypotheses.
"The Moon is constantly being bombarded by solar wind, which is delivering hydrogen to the lunar surface," Honniball said. "This hydrogen interacts with oxygen on the lunar surface to create hydroxyl."
Then, when the Moon is hit by micrometeorites – which happens surprisingly often – the high temperature of the impact causes two hydroxyl molecules to combine, leaving behind a water molecule and an extra oxygen atom. A lot of this water is likely lost to space, while some is trapped within glass formed on the Moon's surface by the impact.
More SOFIA data about lunar water is forthcoming: The group made additional observations to understand how water varies with the Moon's latitude, composition, and temperature to corroborate the strong indications of increased water toward the poles in the current work.
NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will arrive on the South Pole of the Moon in late 2024 to map water in different forms and other volatiles. The SOFIA observations provide an idea of how one form of water is distributed in sunlit regions, helping to place VIPER's future measurements into a broader context.
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(The Hill) – Pregnant people are being exposed through various household products to toxic compounds that can increase the risk of cancer and harm child development, a new study has found.
Scientists identified two such compounds — the industrial chemical melamine and its byproduct cyanuric acid — in the urine of almost all the pregnant subjects they tested, with the highest levels occurring in women of color and in those with greater exposure to tobacco.
Four types of chemicals used in dyes, called aromatic amines, were also present in the urine of nearly all pregnant participants, according to the study, published in Chemosphere on Tuesday.
“These chemicals are of serious concern due to their links to cancer and developmental toxicity, yet they are not routinely monitored in the United States,” co-senior author Tracey Woodruff, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, said in a statement.
Woodruff and her colleagues decided to investigate the presence of melamine, its derivative cyanuric acid and aromatic amines because they are all nitrogen-containing compounds with known toxicity and widespread commercial use.
People can be exposed to melamine and aromatic amines in a variety of way of ways: by breathing polluted air, consuming contaminated food or water, ingesting household dust and using products that contain plastic, dyes and pigments, the scientists explained.
The production of cyanuric acid and melamine exceeds 100 million pounds per year in the U.S. alone, according to the authors. Melamine is found in dishwater, plastics, flooring, kitchen counters and pesticides, while cyanuric acid is used as a disinfectant, plastic stabilizer and cleaning solvent in swimming pools, the scientists noted.
When exposure to melamine and cyanuric acid chemicals happens simultaneously, they can be more toxic than either one alone, the authors cautioned.
Aromatic amines, meanwhile, are present in hair dyes, mascara, tattoo ink, paint, tobacco smoke and diesel exhaust.
Despite the prevalence of these chemicals in household products, the authors stressed that biomonitoring of the chemicals is lacking, particularly during pregnancy.
Melamine was recognized as a kidney toxin after baby formula and pet food poisoning events in 2004, 2007 and 2008 left several individuals dead and caused kidney stones and urinary tract obstructions in others, according to the authors.
Additional research from animal experiments, they added, has suggested that melamine impedes brain function.
To draw their conclusions in the Chemosphere study, the researchers measured 45 chemicals linked to cancer and other health risks in urine samples from a small but diverse group of 171 pregnant people.
The subjects had participated in the National Institutes of Health’s Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Program between 2008 and 2020.
The 171 participants came from California, Georgia, Illinois, New Hampshire, New York and Puerto Rico, according to the study.
About 34 percent of them were white, 40 percent were Latina, 20 percent were Black, 4 percent were Asian and the remaining 3 percent were from other or multiple ethnicities.
Levels of one of the aromatic amines, 3,4-dichloroaniline, were more than 100-percent higher among Black and Hispanic women in comparison to white women, the study found.
“It’s disconcerting that we continue to find higher levels of many of these harmful chemicals in people of color,” study co-senior author Jessie Buckley, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said in a statement.
Giehae Choi, a postdoctoral fellow at the Bloomberg School of Public Health and first author of the study, stressed that their observations “raise concerns for the health of pregnant women and fetuses.”
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — State health leaders confirmed Tuesday the first death in Texas of a person who was diagnosed with monkeypox, and it could be the first in the United States.
The Texas Department of State Health Services said the person — an adult from Harris County — was “severely immunocompromised.” The death is being investigated to learn what role monkeypox played.
State health leaders explained that for most people, monkeypox is painful but not life-threatening.
“Monkeypox is a serious disease, particularly for those with weakened immune systems,” Dr. John Hellerstedt, DSHS commissioner, said in a news release. “We continue to urge people to seek treatment if they have been exposed to monkeypox or have symptoms consistent with the disease.”
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 2022 monkeypox outbreak shows 15 total deaths worldwide. Those deaths occurred outside the U.S., including in Nigeria, Ghana and Spain, among other locations. The data was last updated Monday evening.
CDC data from Monday shows Texas has recorded 1,604 cases so far. That’s currently the fourth-highest count in the country, behind California, New York and Florida.
How to avoid spreading, getting monkeypox
The Texas DSHS said those experiencing fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes and a new, unexplained rash should reach out to a doctor. People diagnosed with the virus should stay home and avoid close contact with others until the rash goes away completely (when the scabs fall off and a new layer of skin forms).
The department said monkeypox spreads through close contact with an infected person, but it can be prevented using these guidelines:
- Avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with someone with a new, unexplained rash.
- Avoid close, skin-to-skin contact in large crowds where people are wearing minimal clothing, such as nightclubs, festivals, raves, saunas and bathhouses.
- Do not share cups, utensils, bedding or towels with someone who is sick.
- Stay home when you are sick.
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Community raises money for family of mom killed in alleged target practice incident
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - The family of a woman who was killed in her home by a stray bullet is hoping to raise money for funeral expenses and her children.
Kesha Luwan Lucille Tate, 42, was killed Saturday evening in her house. Family members told WHNS she was in the kitchen when she heard gunshots coming from outside and went to look out the window. A bullet came through the window and struck her in the chest.
Deputies who responded to the reported shooting found Tate unresponsive. She was declared dead at the scene, according to WHNS.
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office investigated throughout the night and determined one of Tate’s neighbors was conducting target practice outside of his home, which backs up to Tate’s property.
The sheriff’s office reported they charged Nicholas Sklyar Lucas in connection to Tate’s death.
“This is a senseless death that could have been avoided had the gun owner been responsible and chosen a safer place to target practice,” said Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller. “It is mind-blowing that a person thinks it’s alright to target practice or discharge a gun within close proximity to so many other homes in a neighborhood.”
Family members said Tate leaves behind 10 kids.
“They’re literally devastated,” Tate’s sister Beverly Vercher said. “Especially the ones that actually saw it. All of them were there, but the older ones were actually in the room and saw it.”
Tate’s family is currently trying to raise money for her funeral expenses.
“I had to go pick out a casket, and it was hard,” said Tate’s mom, Beverly Wray. “I thought she would pick out a casket for me, and I had to go pick out one for her. It’s not right, he shot through that door and killed my baby. He killed my baby, now I have to bury her.”
Several local businesses are helping with the fundraising, including a salon and a restaurant. A GoFundMe has also been set up for the family.
According to deputies, Lucas was charged with involuntary manslaughter and shooting under the influence.
“We’re hoping that the justice system takes this seriously and realizes that he took a mom away from her kids,” Vercher said.
The sheriff’s office reported they are still investigating the incident.
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SC to hear plea on mechanism to probe sexual harassment complaints against judges on Nov. 15
Senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for the petitioner, has told court she wants to file additional material
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear on November 15 a petition seeking a mechanism to probe complaints of sexual harassment against judicial officers, and sitting and retired judges.
A Bench headed by Justice S.K. Kaul also asked the Secretary General of the apex court to place on record his stand on the existing mechanism followed by the judiciary with regard to the matter.
The court was told by senior advocate Indira Jaising, who was appearing for the petitioner, that she wants to file some additional material in the matter.
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"Senior counsel further submits that she would like to file some additional material in view of lapse of time as to how processes have evolved and would like to have the stand of the Secretary General on record qua the practices. Let the petitioner file the same on record within four weeks. Secretary General to place the stand on record within four weeks thereafter," the Bench, also comprising Justices A.S. Oka and Vikram Nath, said.
The Bench posted the matter for direction on November 15. Ms. Jaising told the Bench that the top court had earlier issued notice on one of the prayers in the plea.
The senior counsel said it is important that the Secretary General of the apex court places the stand before the court on the issue.
"She is saying there is some development so far as mechanism are concerned," the Bench told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was appearing for the Secretary General of the apex court.
"You will also have to place on record, according to her, the mechanism you follow," the Bench said.
The apex court noted that counsel for the petitioner has submitted that two of the respondents in the plea may be deleted from the array of parties as no relief has been claimed against them.
"Ordered accordingly. Amended memo of parties be filed within three days," the Bench said.
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₹3 lakh for own house from Dasara: Harish
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Finance and Health Minister T. Harish Rao said that the government would extend ₹3 lakh for the construction of house in their own site for the poor.
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating double bedroom houses at Bejagama in Gajwel mandal of Siddipet district along with Lok Sabha member K Prabhaar Reddy on Tuesday, Mr Harish Rao said that the government had been extending double bedroom houses to the poor without any cost.
“In the past government used to pay ₹60,000 for construction of houses. It was not sufficient even for the construction of basement. In addition one has to pay half of the amount for middlemen to get the benefit. After K Chandrashekar Rao became Chief Minister the situation has completely changed,” said Mr. Harish Rao adding that tremendous changes took place like establishment of railway rake point and several welfare measures being implemented.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — The 2022 season is a new era for the Hoover High School football program. First-year Head Coach Theo Evans is leading the charge at his old stomping grounds.
He graduated from Hoover a little over a decade ago. Now, he's back to help build the program into what he believes it has the potential to be.
Being out on the field almost wasn't possible for the Hoover football team this fall. They were on the brink of not having a season due to lack of players. But then...
"This job opened up and obviously it was kind of big news and they [weren't going to] play and this and that," Evans said. "So I knew I had to come take this job and not really let anybody have a chance to get this job. I knew this was the time and if I was gonna do it, it had to be this season."
Evans finally got the job he had been wanting for years. In his first year at the helm of the program, he has high expectation for what he wants it to become.
"We can definitely see a future where if we continue doing what we're doing, then we're gonna be up there with the top 4A schools in this state and then eventually we want to get back to playing 5A football," Evans said.
He knows they have a long way to go, but that's not stopping him.
"New Hoover is doing things the right way and doing what it takes to be special in the classroom, in the community and on the football field. So that includes being in class on time, all the time, and learning, putting your phone away, headphones away," Evans said. "That means going to the weight room at least twice or three times a week during football season and again in the offseason. That means running track, playing multiple sports. That means being a good community member in your community and being home at a responsible time and doing responsible things in the community. We kind of preach all that stuff. That's what new Hoover is and what new Hoover will be until. . . I get fired or until I die." | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/sports/high-school/hs-football/des-moines-hoover-high-school-football-coach-theo-evans/524-53ce10c9-4284-4b82-8d9a-4823fdf01cd9 | 2022-08-30T17:39:20Z | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/sports/high-school/hs-football/des-moines-hoover-high-school-football-coach-theo-evans/524-53ce10c9-4284-4b82-8d9a-4823fdf01cd9 | true |
New partnership introduces Mobile Message Archive Solution, enabling government customers to securely archive and retrieve text messages from government-owned devices
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AINS, LLC, the leader in low-code, specialized case management software for government, today announced a strategic partnership with IP DataSolutions, a services-led, value-added integrator of cloud solutions for file and email archival, e-discovery, and related specialties.
The integration of IP DataSolutions' technology within FOIAXpress, AINS' FOIA request tracking and management solution, will improve agencies' ability to comply with The Federal Records Act. In addition, by automatically capturing and archiving text message data, agencies can access securely stored text message data easily, completing records searches in minutes rather than weeks, avoiding lengthy discovery and ensuring that government data is not erased or misplaced.
"SMS and MMS text message archival is a prominent issue currently. With IP DataSolutions' decades-long expertise in the information management industry, AINS now offers fast, secure text message archival and retrieval as a part of our FOIAXpress solution. Our shared commitment to client satisfaction will help us continue building the best solutions to support federal government agencies and their efforts to improve transparency in the communities they serve," said Howard Langsam, chief executive officer, AINS.
IP DataSolutions is committed to helping customers overcome the business challenges associated with file and email archival processes, and associated legal and regulatory concerns.
"Since our company was founded, we have always focused on listening to our customers' needs and carrying out the best approach for them in file and email archival," said Gary Thompson, Managing Partner, IP DataSolutions.
This collaboration follows AINS' recent announcement of its partnership with Veritone, incorporating Veritone's technology into FOIAXpress to automate audio, video, and image redaction, further solidifying AINS' position as a leading FOIA solution.
About AINS
AINS is a leading provider of case management solutions and IT services for federal government. AINS's software enables organizations to streamline workflows across diverse lines of business. Founded in 1988, AINS is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland and has 161 employees in the DC Metro area.
About IP DataSolutions
IP DataSolutions is a services-led, value-added integrator of cloud solutions for file and email archival, e-discovery and related specialties. We help clients overcome the business challenges associated with rampant information growth, manual and semi-automated archival processes and associated legal and regulatory concerns.
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The leading influencer management company Digital Brand Architects (DBA), a United Talent Agency (UTA) company, announced today that it has acquired golf marketing and digital talent management company, Digital Golf Collective (DGC). The addition of DGC to DBA's portfolio serves to expand the company's footprint into the sports industry, reinforcing DBA's continued growth in tandem with the rapidly evolving creator economy and further exemplifying how boundless the influencer industry has become.
DBA will leverage its expertise in digital talent management, brand development and extensive resource network to expand upon DGC's existing opportunities and capabilities in digital talent representation, brand marketing, social media management and strategic partnerships within sports and lifestyle.
"From our first meeting, I was immediately struck by the vision Jess and Sean laid out and how seamlessly it aligned with our own perspective on the world of content creation," said Penchansky. "Their success in such a niche area is indicative of their creative approach and I am thrilled that they are part of the DBA team. Together we will be able to expand opportunities for our clients and evolve our business in fresh ways."
Founded by seasoned marketing executives and entrepreneurs Jess McAlister and Sean Guerrero, DGC was born out of passion and the immense opportunity within the golf industry to manage strategy and branding for leading creators, brands, events and tournaments. All of DGC's individual digital talent and branding clients, including Tisha Alyn, Ryan Rustand and Cassandra Meyer, will join DBA's roster of leading digital talent. Under DBA, DGC's day-to-day operations will continue to be run by McAlister and Guerrero, who will dually report into DBA CEO Raina Penchansky and SVP of Finance AD Rastogi.
"After creating and shaping the influencer marketing economy within golf, this is an exciting moment for the future of DGC and our clients," said McAlister and Guerrero in a joint statement. "As golf keeps trending upwards as the fastest growing segment in sports, the timing couldn't be better for us to join the expansive networks of DBA and UTA."
"The partnership between DBA and DGC will allow both companies to capitalize on the significant opportunity within the multi-billion dollar golf industry," said Rastogi. "With the sizable increase in spending across equipment, apparel, accessories, entertainment, travel and lifestyle, this partnership is a logical next step in our growth."
The acquisition further marks the opportunity to broaden the conversation around golf as a lifestyle within the creator economy and amplify the consistent disruption of traditional entertainment.
About Digital Brand Architects
Digital Brand Architects is the industry leader in the influencer management and marketing landscape, representing a world-class portfolio of social media-oriented personalities, creators, and publishers whose total reach spans over 450 million. Founded in 2010, DBA was the first digital influencer management company to recognize the rise of new media voices and manage them as individual talent. In 2015, DBA launched Digital Brand Products (DBP) to empower its talent and other digital-native properties in developing, manufacturing and selling their own merchandise. In 2018, DBA launched Dear Media (DM), a women-focused podcast network that hosts over 50 shows fronted by top-tier talent with a combined following of more than 60 million across social channels.
About Digital Golf Collective
Digital Golf Collective is a minority-owned full-service marketing and talent brand management company focused on the golf industry. Founded by two of the leading digital and branding leaders in golf, DGC was born out of necessity, large scale opportunity, and passion for the greatest sport in the world. DGC represents and works with the market share of leading influential voices and brands within golf today. With the founders having launched and created the influencer economy within the golf industry, DGC aims to move the game forward for what the future holds for the sport, creators, media, and its partners.
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Under-pressure Steven Gerrard will not ‘shirk’ away from Aston Villa challenge
By PA Staff published
Steven Gerrard accepts the “heat and pressure” facing him and says he will not “shirk” in trying to kickstart Aston Villa’s season.
Villa’s 1-0 home defeat to West Ham on Sunday was their third in four Premier League games this season, and the former England captain appeared to be booed by some fans as he walked towards the tunnel at the final whistle.
The 42-year-old’s arrival at Villa Park last November was greeted with much fanfare after he had ended Celtic’s domination of the Scottish Premiership when Rangers manager.
Gerrard: “Let’s face this challenge together, I’ll do everything I can to protect and support the players.— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) August 30, 2022
But Gerrard has since won only 11 of his 31 Premier League games as Villa boss.
“You get out of it (tough times) by turning your results around,” Gerrard said ahead of Wednesday’s visit to league leaders Arsenal.
“We’ve shown before that after a difficult patch we can come through it and put patches of games together in a different way and move up this table.
“I’ve been through tough times as a player and in my short managerial reign. I’ve been faced with challenges, heat and pressure, and I’ll accept that and take it on my shoulders.
“There’s no one more determined than me to change this current situation.
“I see this as an interesting challenge for myself in this situation and I won’t shirk away from anything. I’ll face it head on and try and put it right.”
Villa follow their trip to the Emirates Stadium with a home game against Manchester City on Saturday.
Gerrard added: “I said to the players after the game (West Ham) that we haven’t started the season how we would have wanted, but we have a choice between going into a shell and feeling sorry for ourselves and the results continue or we step forward.
“I want my senior players and all my players to step forward. I’ve got total belief and confidence in these players.
“We need our players in the best form possible to give us a better chance to get results.
“Arsenal were in this situation themselves 12 months ago when they didn’t start the season very well.
“They’ve started with a 100 per cent record, but for me that’s a fantastic opportunity and a big challenge for me and my players to go and try to ruin that.”
Villa have signed Boubacar Kamara, Diego Carlos, Ludwig Augustinsson and Robin Olsen this summer and made Philippe Coutinho’s loan deal permanent.
The loss of Brazilian centre-back Carlos to serious injury has been sharply felt, and Gerrard has not ruled out further additions before the transfer window closes on Thursday night.
He said: “It’s possible we’ll be doing more. There are one or two things that we’re analysing.
“If things go our way we could have one or two new faces in. It’s not as straightforward as people think.
“We’ll try and do our best, and I know people are working hard in the background to try and support me in those areas.”
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Integrations with Google Classroom and Clever, new Spanish-language resources, personalized professional development and more provide streamlined experience, support positive outcomes
BOSTON, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aug. 30, 2022 – As students and teachers nationwide head back to school, learning technology company HMH today announced major enhancements to Ed, HMH's connected teaching and learning platform, that will offer an even more streamlined experience to empower educators and engage students. Seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Clever, as well as refinements and new features to many of HMH's core, supplemental and intervention solutions and professional learning services, provide powerful connected teaching and learning experiences that drive positive outcomes—all from one platform.
"At HMH, we know that an innovative, connected approach is what educators need to make the most of their time and resources and meet all students where they are," said Greg Collins, SVP of Platform at HMH. "This back-to-school, a streamlined Ed experience will equip students, teachers and administrators with powerful integrations like Google Classroom and Clever, enhanced embedded assessment, joint solutions like Amira + Saxon Phonics & Spelling and evolve the overall HMH platform experience."
Critical Integrations
With the direct integration of Google Classroom and Ed, teachers are now able to share HMH assignments with their students via Google Classroom and benefit from Ed's auto-scoring and standards-reporting capabilities. This integration gives teachers and students the best of world class, standards-aligned content and cutting-edge learning technology to support dynamic teaching and learning experiences. This back-to-school HMH also has partnered with rostering platform Clever, which enables districts to utilize Clever's automated, secure rostering and single-sign-on for HMH solutions at no cost.
Enhanced Assessment and Increased Access
Further exemplifying the connected approach are enhancements to HMH Growth Measure, HMH's embedded, evidence-based assessment system. Teachers and leaders will now have access to even greater precision to inform placement and district planning. HMH Go, the HMH Learning app, provides enhanced interactivity and online/offline syncing to provide more equitable access to HMH materials when an internet connection is unavailable.
New & Expanded Solution Features
Students will find new, engaging features and content across HMH's digital solutions, including:
- "Explore Zone Simulations," now available through hallmark intervention solutions Math 180, will enable students to discover how math is used in actual career settings and explore the impact of mathematical decisions. Students can even track their own achievements, through the new Learn Zone Progress and Performance Tracker.
- A slate of brand-new mini lessons for grades 6-12 within Writable, HMH's guided writing practice solution known for strong scaffolding support, which will offer guided practice of a specific skill.
- A complete suite of Spanish lessons within Waggle, HMH's supplemental practice solution for Math and ELA that combines personalized practice with gamification. These lessons provide trans-adapted learning, a teacher-redesigned dashboard, enhanced reporting, and updated auto-assign features to support teachers.
- Expanded supports and more rich content for English language learners within Math 180 and English 3D.
Best-in-Class Connected Curriculum
HMH's connected approach brings together best-in-class solutions in ways that are uniquely integrated to empower teaching and learning. For example, HMH's new paired digital and print solution, AI-based tutor Amira Learning and Saxon Phonics & Spelling®, will combine Amira's ESSA-strong 1:1 reading tutoring with Saxon's research-based explicit phonics instruction to provide systematic foundational reading support for K-2 learners. Amira will also now provide teacher and district skills reporting and continues to build upon its skills lessons that support readers in both English and Spanish.
Personalized Professional Services
Also, new this fall, HMH has launched Teacher Success Pathways on Ed—more personalized professional learning with learning topics configured based on teacher programs and grade-level. HMH's new pathways within the platform give teachers a clear road to success within the first 30 days with supporting resources that include interactive media, model lessons from practicing teachers, editable lesson plans, and how to platform tutorials. HMH is also the only edtech provider to offer both live and recorded sessions straight from the platform. Access to teaching tools is also further refined throughout Ed, with even greater teacher control of assignment workflow, making it easier for teachers to manage the volume of student assignments.
To learn more about HMH's back-to-school platform enhancements, visit HMH's Shaped blog.
About HMH
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is a learning technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes. As a leading provider of K–12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions, and professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students' potential and extend teachers' capabilities. HMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com
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Community raises money for family of mom killed in alleged target practice incident
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - The family of a woman who was killed in her home by a stray bullet is hoping to raise money for funeral expenses and her children.
Kesha Luwan Lucille Tate, 42, was killed Saturday evening in her house. Family members told WHNS she was in the kitchen when she heard gunshots coming from outside and went to look out the window. A bullet came through the window and struck her in the chest.
Deputies who responded to the reported shooting found Tate unresponsive. She was declared dead at the scene, according to WHNS.
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office investigated throughout the night and determined one of Tate’s neighbors was conducting target practice outside of his home, which backs up to Tate’s property.
The sheriff’s office reported they charged Nicholas Sklyar Lucas in connection to Tate’s death.
“This is a senseless death that could have been avoided had the gun owner been responsible and chosen a safer place to target practice,” said Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller. “It is mind-blowing that a person thinks it’s alright to target practice or discharge a gun within close proximity to so many other homes in a neighborhood.”
Family members said Tate leaves behind 10 kids.
“They’re literally devastated,” Tate’s sister Beverly Vercher said. “Especially the ones that actually saw it. All of them were there, but the older ones were actually in the room and saw it.”
Tate’s family is currently trying to raise money for her funeral expenses.
“I had to go pick out a casket, and it was hard,” said Tate’s mom, Beverly Wray. “I thought she would pick out a casket for me, and I had to go pick out one for her. It’s not right, he shot through that door and killed my baby. He killed my baby, now I have to bury her.”
Several local businesses are helping with the fundraising, including a salon and a restaurant. A GoFundMe has also been set up for the family.
According to deputies, Lucas was charged with involuntary manslaughter and shooting under the influence.
“We’re hoping that the justice system takes this seriously and realizes that he took a mom away from her kids,” Vercher said.
The sheriff’s office reported they are still investigating the incident.
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The Bakowski Bridge of Lights will be lit in orange and yellow for The Arc Caddo Bossier
By Chloe Abbott
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SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — The Arc Caddo-Bossier will have an orange and yellow light flow on the Bakowski Bridge of Lights on Tuesday, August 30.
This special orange and yellow lighting is to be held as a celebration of both The Arc Caddo-Bossier’s decades of service to the SBC area and the generous donors, grantors and volunteers who support the organization.
The bridge lighting will also serve as a form of community awareness, reminding the residents of Shreveport, Bossier City and surrounding areas that The Arc Caddo-Bossier remains a pillar for those with disabilities in our community. They are proud to serve individuals, of all ages, with intellectual and developmental disabilities through various programs, giving them the tools needed to live more independent, fulfilling lives.
Look for the orange and yellow lights between 8 p.m. and midnight on August 30th. Join The Arc Caddo-Bossier in celebrating the opportunity to serve those with disabilities and champion them as contributing members of society!
The Arc Caddo-Bossier has offered vital supports and services to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, since 1954. We exist to “Build Unlimited Opportunities for People with Disabilities” and do so through a variety of programs and services. These services include: equine assisted therapies, inclusive childcare and early education, employment/job training, residential services, advocacy and more. The Arc Caddo-Bossier’s goal is to create the least restrictive environment possible for those we serve and to champion them as contributing members of society.
To support The Arc Caddo-Bossier and learn more about our services and upcoming events, visit The Arc Caddo-Bossier (thearccaddobossier.org)
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Maverick County in south central Texas...
* Until 315 PM CDT.
* At 1217 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 6 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Darling, State Highway 131 and Farm to Market Road 1908.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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Discounts have returned to stores recently as businesses try to entice consumers who have been cutting back on spending because of inflation.
Stores are also trying to eliminate all the extra inventory that arrived later than expected because of supply chain issues. Companies want to get products off shelves before the holidays.
“The lack of discounts really became evident when goods weren’t available for sale and so retail stopped putting goods on sale, when in fact they didn’t have enough to sell,” said retail expert Mark Cohen. “That was a temporary illusory trend that, I think, has come and gone and we’re not going to see that come back anytime soon.”
Cohen expects discounts to be back for the holidays, but he doesn’t expect the supply chain to be fully resolved.
“There’s going to be, in my opinion, this holiday a mix of empty shelves reflecting things customers want but can’t get and lots of excess inventory that keeps coming ala the sorcerer’s apprentice that may represent things that no longer of appeals to customers,” Cohen said.
He expects sales of casual clothes, exercise equipment and home furnishings that have piled up.
There could be a shortage of the hot fashions of the season. You may also see a lack of cold weather products because stores started to be more conservative with their advanced planning last year. | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/retailers-expected-to-have-more-sales-this-holiday-season | 2022-08-30T17:47:22Z | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/retailers-expected-to-have-more-sales-this-holiday-season | false |
Iran seizes, then releases US Navy drone vessel: Pentagon
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Washington (AFP) – An Iranian ship seized an American military unmanned research vessel in the Gulf but released it after a US Navy patrol boat and helicopter were deployed to the location, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
The US Central Command's 5th Fleet said a support ship from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, the Shahid Baziar, was spotted towing the seven-meter (23-foot) Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV) late Monday.
The US naval drone, equipped with an array of sensors, radars and cameras, was in international waters collecting navigation and other unspecified data, the 5th Fleet said in a statement.
When the Iranian vessel was seen towing the unmanned boat, US forces sent the USS Thunderbolt coastal patrol ship, which was operating nearby, to the scene.
In addition, an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter based in Bahrain flew to the location.
Those actions "resulted in the IRGCN vessel disconnecting the towing line to the USV and departing the area approximately four hours later" without further incident, the 5th Fleet said.
"IRGCN's actions were flagrant, unwarranted and inconsistent with the behavior of a professional maritime force," said Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Naval Forces Central Command, in a statement.
#photo1"US naval forces remain vigilant and will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows while promoting rules-based international order throughout the region," he added.
With solar panels and a sail wing five meters tall, the Saildrone Explorer is driven by solar and wind energy and can be deployed on missions on the ocean for up to one year, monitored remotely by a human pilot.
It can collect a broad range of oceanic, navigational and meteorological data, as well as strategic intelligence.
The 5th Fleet stressed the vessel was US government property but that the technology it carries is "available commercially" and "does not store sensitive or classified information."
The US Navy first began operational testing of the USV in the Gulf of Aqaba last December.
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