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The Country Music Association announced the nominees the 56th CMA Awards on Wednesday.
First-time nominee Lainey Wilson tops the list with six nominations, followed by Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, and Chris Stapleton each with five.
The following is the full list of nominees for the awards, which will air on November 9 on ABC:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer
"Buy Dirt" -- Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley
"half of my hometown" -- Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney)
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins
Mix Engineer: Dan Grech-Marguerat
"Never Wanted To Be That Girl" -- Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
"'Til You Can't" -- Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
"You Should Probably Leave" -- Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
Growin' Up -- Luke Combs
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Mix Engineers: Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews
Humble Quest -- Maren Morris
Producer: Greg Kurstin
Mix Engineer: Serban Ghenea
Palomino -- Miranda Lambert
Producers: Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Mikey Reaves
Mix Engineer: Jason Lehning
Sayin' What I'm Thinkin' -- Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineer: F. Reid Shippen
Time, Tequila & Therapy -- Old Dominion
Producers: Shane McAnally, Old Dominion
Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank
SONG OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Songwriter(s)
"Buy Dirt"
Songwriters: Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins
"Never Wanted To Be That Girl"
Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce
"Sand In My Boots"
Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Josh Osborne
"Things A Man Oughta Know"
Songwriters: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson
"You Should Probably Leave"
Songwriters: Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Chris Stapleton
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Carrie Underwood
Lainey Wilson
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s) and Producer(s)
"Beers On Me" -- Dierks Bentley with BRELAND & HARDY
Producers: Dierks Bentley, Ross Copperman
"If I Didn't Love You" -- Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
Producer: Michael Knox
"Longneck Way To Go" -- Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)
Producers: Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
"Never Say Never" -- Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
Producer: Zach Crowell
"Never Wanted To Be That Girl" -- Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
Paul Franklin, Steel guitar
Brent Mason, Guitar
Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo
Derek Wells, Guitar
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)
"I Bet You Think About Me" (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) -- Taylor Swift (featuring Chris Stapleton)
Director: Blake Lively
"Longneck Way To Go" -- Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)
Director: Harper Smith
"Never Say Never" -- Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
Director: Michael Monaco
"Never Wanted To Be That Girl" -- Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Director: Alexa Campbell
"'Til You Can't" -- Cody Johnson
Director: Dustin Haney
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
HARDY
Walker Hayes
Cody Johnson
Parker McCollum
Lainey Wilson
FINALISTS FOR BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (by market size):
Weekly National
"American Country Countdown" (Kix Brooks) -- Westwood One
"The Country Top 40 with Fitz" (Cory Fitzner) -- Hubbard Radio
"The Crook & Chase Countdown" (Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase) -- iHeartMedia
"Today's Country with Kelleigh Bannen" (Kelleigh Bannen) -- Apple Music Radio
"With Elaina" (Elaina Smith) -- Westwood One
Daily National
"Angie Ward" -- iHeartMedia
"The Big D and Bubba Show" (Derek "Big D" Haskins, Sean "Bubba" Powell, Patrick Thomas, and Carsen Humphreville) -- Compass Media Networks
"The Bobby Bones Show" (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, "Lunchbox" Dan Chappell, Eddie Garcia, "Morgan #2" Huelsman, "Raymundo" Ray Slater, "Scuba Steve" Stephen Spradlin, "Mike D" Rodriguez, and "Phone Screener Abby" Anderson) -- Premiere Networks
"Nights with Elaina" (Elaina Smith) -- Westwood One
"The Sam Alex Show" (Sam Alex) -- Sam Alex Productions, LLC
Major Market
"The Andie Summers Show" (Andie Summers) -- WXTU, Philadelphia, Pa.
"Chris Carr & Company" (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, and McKaila Poppen) -- KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
"Danny Dwyer" -- KUPL, Portland, Ore.
"Josh, Rachael & Grunwald" (Josh Holleman, Rachel Hunter, and Steve Grunwald) -- WYCD, Detroit, Mich.
"The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister" (Matt McAllister, Emily Raines, and Joe Wallace) -- KKWF, Seattle, Wash.
Large Market
"Jim, Deb & Kevin" (Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt and Kevin Freeman) -- WFMS, Indianapolis, Ind.
"The Wayne D Show" ("Wayne D" Danielson and Tay Hamilton) -- WSIX, Nashville, Tenn.
"The Dale Carter Morning Show" (Dale Carter) -- KFKF, Kansas City, Mo.
"The Big Dave Show" ("Big Dave" Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle, Jason "Stattman" Statt, and Ashley Hempfling) -- WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
"The Wake Up Call with David and Kelli" (David Bugenske and Kelli Green) -- KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
"The New Q-Morning Crew with Mike and Amanda" (Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry) -- WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
Medium Market
"Buzz Jackson" -- KIIM, Tucson, Ariz.
"Cliff & Tanya in the Morning" (Cliff Dumas and Tanya Brakebill) -- KUZZ, Bakersfield, Calif.
"Julie and DJ in the Morning" ("Julie K" Kansy, "D.J. Thee Trucker" Dale Sellers, and Jon Dennis) -- WPCV, Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.
"New Country Mornings with Nancy and Woody" (Nancy Wilson and Aaron "Woody" Woods) -- WHKO, Dayton, Ohio
"Steve & Gina In The Morning" (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) -- KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
Small Market
"The Cat Pak Morning Show with Brent and Mel" (Brent Lane and Mel McCrae) -- WYCT, Pensacola, Fla.
"Dr. Shane and Tess in the Morning" ("Dr. Shane" Collins and Tess Connell) -- WPAP, Panama City, Fla.
"The Eddie Foxx Show" (Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx) -- WKSF, Asheville, N.C.
"Liz & Scotty in the Morning" (Liz Del Grosso and Scotty Cox) -- KCLR, Columbia, Mo.
"Officer Don & DeAnn" ("Officer Don" Evans and DeAnn Stephens) -- WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
2022 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS -- FINALISTS FOR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (by market size):
Major Market
KILT -- Houston, Texas
KNIX -- Phoenix, Ariz.
KSCS -- Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
WXTU -- Philadelphia, Pa.
WYCD -- Detroit, Mich.
Large Market
KFKF -- Kansas City, Mo.
WIRK -- West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.
WMIL -- Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.
WQDR -- Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
WSIX -- Nashville, Tenn.
Medium Market
KXKT -- Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
WHKO -- Dayton, Ohio
WIVK -- Knoxville, Tenn.
WQMX -- Akron, Ohio
WUSY -- Chattanooga, Tenn.
Small Market
WCOW -- La Crosse, Wis.
WKML -- Fayetteville, N.C.
WKXC -- Augusta, Ga.
WXBQ -- Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn.-Va.
WXFL -- Florence-Muscle Shoals, Ala.
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News anchor Julie Chin had the morning lined up for her audience in Tulsa, Oklahoma: weather forecasts for the long weekend, NASA's rescheduled Artemis I liftoff and a rundown of the first weekend of football.
As she reported Saturday on the Tulsa Air and Space Museum's plans to hold an Artemis watch party in its planetarium, something happened: She stumbled reading the museum's name, then tripped over a description of the event.
"I'm sorry," she told viewers of CNN affiliate KJRH. "Something is going on with me this morning, and I apologize to everybody. Let's just go ahead and send it on over to meteorologist Anne Brown."
Brown stretched her weather segment for as long as she could, and during a commercial break called 911.
"We needed to get off air. We needed to make sure that Julie was getting the attention that she needed," Brown told the station in a later interview.
Chin was rushed to the hospital where she spent the rest of the weekend undergoing tests that revealed she had had what she describes as "the beginnings of a stroke."
She just thought, 'Focus harder'
Doctors explained that she had experienced the symptoms earlier in the broadcast when she could see only half the words appearing on the teleprompter. Chin thought something was wrong with one of her contact lenses. She fixed it during a commercial break, she recalled.
"It still looked funny, but I thought, 'I can do this. I'm the only one there; I have to do this,'" she said.
Then her hand and arm went numb, but Chin brushed it off: "I am a doer. I am not a quitter, so I just thought, 'Focus harder, Julie. Focus. You've got this.'"
She tried to text her husband, but again struggled with words, writing, "I need help. Something is not Run today. My work won't work is working my help my..."
When Chin couldn't enunciate the words she was reading on the teleprompter, she knew the problem was more than a contact that had slipped.
"I started to read, and the words would not come out of my mouth," she said. "They were right in front of me, and I knew what I was reading and they just weren't coming."
In a Facebook post Sunday evening, about a day and a half after the incident, Chin thanked her viewers for their messages and wrote, "The past few days are still a little bit of a mystery, but my doctors believe I had the beginnings of a stroke live on the air Saturday morning. Some of you witnessed it firsthand, and I'm so sorry that happened."
Chin felt great before the show and the symptoms "came out of nowhere," she said. She described partially losing her vision in one eye before her arm went numb. She knew she was "in big trouble" when she couldn't speak properly, and she thanked her colleagues for realizing there was an emergency unfolding.
"My Dad jokes this is the first extended period of time I've spent by myself since my son was born (in 2014), and he's right," she wrote Sunday. "I'm glad to share that my tests have all come back great. At this point, Doctors think I had the beginnings of a stroke, but not a full stroke. There are still lots of questions, and lots to follow up on, but the bottom line is I should be just fine."
Turning experience to education
In a KJRH package that aired Tuesday, fellow anchor Karen Larsen interviewed Chin. Larsen found her at home resting and reported she appeared to be her "normal, happy, healthy self."
"I'm just kind of taking it easy. I did open my work computer yesterday and my husband said, 'Close that computer,'" Chin told Larsen. "The good news is that everything came out great, that they didn't see anything major that was really scary to them. But the bad news about that is that we don't know why it happens and it could happen again."
Chin vowed to keep searching for answers and said she'd learned a lot about strokes. KJRH implored its viewers to learn the warning signs. The American Stroke Association encapsulates the symptoms in an acronym, FAST:
- Face drooping
- Arm weakness or numbness
- Speech slurred or impeded
- Time to call 911
Other warning signs include confusion, trouble seeing in one or both eyes, dizziness or loss of balance, a severe headache with no obvious cause and numbness in the face or leg, especially on one side of the body, the association says.
Chin says she's a healthy woman and this is her first medical emergency, according to KJRH, and the anchor encouraged her viewers not to hesitate in calling medical professionals as soon as they see any of the aforementioned signs.
"If you need help, ask for help because I struggled not asking for help and I probably should have sooner," she said.
Strokes can befall anyone at any age, said Cameron Richardson, the nurse manager for the stroke team at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, where Chin was treated. He was emphatic that hasty treatment is vital. Call 911 immediately and be sure to let the dispatcher know you're suffering stroke symptoms, he said.
"Every second matters," he told KJRH. "Time is a huge factor. Time equals brain."
'Can't live in fear'
About 800,000 Americans experience a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About three-quarters of those are first-time strokes, the center says.
Brown, the meteorologist, applauded her coworker's efforts to tap her own experience to educate Tulsans on how to protect themselves.
"Only Julie could put into words and be so transparent with people on what she was going through, and I know that her message is going to save so many lives," she said.
Chin will continue to undergo testing, she wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday, and she expects to be back behind the anchor's desk "in a few days."
"I may be a little nervous the first time I anchor, but I'm going to get back on the horse. Can't live in fear," she told Larsen. "God gave me this chapter for a reason, so I'm going to use it for good and I'm not going to let it stop me from doing anything.
"But maybe I'll let it slow me down a little bit."
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Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland took their high-flying scoring acts into Europe as the Champions League returned on Tuesday, while last season’s standout star Karim Benzema limped off with an injury after less than 30 minutes.
Mbappé and Haaland both netted two goals as their respective clubs Paris Saint Germain and Manchester City began their European campaigns with victories, underlining just why those two teams are again among the favorites for the title.
Real Madrid’s chances of defending its crown probably depend largely on having a fully fit Benzema, but the France forward had to come off with an apparent knee injury in the 30th minute against Celtic. Second-half goals from Vinícius Júnior, Luka Modric and Eden Hazard still secured a 3-0 win for the Spanish giant in Glasgow.
Benzema was in a league of his own in the competition last season, netting 15 goals in 12 games to lead Madrid to the title. But Mbappé and Haaland look ready to challenge the Frenchman for the status of Europe’s top striker as they try to lead their clubs to an elusive first Champions League title.
The 23-year-old Mbappé, who has seven goals in five league games so far, scored his double in the first 22 minutes of a 2-1 home win over Juventus to become the youngest player to reach 35 goals in the competition — beating the mark held by teammate Lionel Messi.
The 22-year-old Haaland has 25 goals in 20 Champions League games — also a record — after scoring once in each half of Man City’s 4-0 win at Sevilla. The Norway striker, who has 10 goals in six Premier League games this season, has now netted on his Champions League debut for three clubs — Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund and City.
Also, Dinamo Zagreb upset Chelsea 1-0 at home while Serie A champion AC Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at Salzburg.
MBAPPÉ SINKS JUVE
Mbappé’s opening goal for PSG came after just five minutes following some audacious link-up play from Neymar.
Mbappé played a short pass to the Brazilian before making a run into the area, with Neymar holding onto the ball just long enough before chipping it over a defender and into the path of the France striker, who volleyed it first-time past goalkeeper Mattia Perin.
The second came after he exchanged passes with Achraf Hakimi and beat Perin with another first-time finish. United States midfielder Weston McKennie pulled one back for Juventus in the 53rd, creating a tense finale in Paris.
In the other Group H match, Benfica defeated Maccabi Haifa 2-0.
CHELSEA STRUGGLES
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang couldn’t give Chelsea’s stuttering attack any kind of instant spark as the Blues failed to impress once again following an inconsistent start to the season.
Aubameyang made his Chelsea debut after his move from Barcelona, playing with a face mask to protect his injured jaw, and had one goal ruled out for offside while his teammates repeatedly failed to beat goalkeeper Dominik Livaković.
Instead it was Mislav Oršić who continued his scoring streak against English teams, racing away from Wesley Fofana — another of Chelsea’s marquee signings — to score on a breakaway in the 13th minute.
“It’s an underperformance from us,” said Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, whose team has lost twice in the Premier League already. “We are clearly not there where we need to be. …. At the moment everything is missing.”
Noah Okafor put Salzburg ahead against Milan near the half-hour mark by shooting through the legs of goalkeeper Mike Maignan, but Alexis Saelemaekers equalized before the break.
Rafael Leão then nearly won it for Milan in stoppage time when he had a shot deflected off the post.
U.S. international Sergiño Dest came on in the 57th minute for his Milan debut following his transfer last week from Barcelona, one of six Americans in action on the night.
CITY ROLLS IN SPAIN
Haaland could well be the piece that Man City has been missing as it repeatedly came up short in Europe under Pep Guardiola.
The Norwegian again showed his uncanny ability to be in the right place at the right time as he was on hand to steer in a cross from Kevin De Bruyne in the 21st minute and then tapped in a rebound for the third goal in the 67th. Phil Foden and Ruben Dias scored the other goals for City in a dominant performance at Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.
Also in Group G, Marco Reus took his tally to 22 goals in 57 Champions League matches by opening the scoring in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-0 win over Copenhagen. U.S. international Gio Reyna set up the other two goals for Dortmund, exchanging passes with English teenager Jude Bellingham in a slick move for the third.
HAZARD STEPS UP
If Benzema has to miss significant time for Madrid, Hazard signaled that he may be ready to pick up some of the slack.
The Belgium playmaker — who was on the bench before replacing Benzema — set up the first two goals before scoring the third himself against Celtic. It was his first Champions League goal in 651 days and first in any competition since January.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was hopeful that Benzema will be back soon, though.
“It seems not so serious,” Ancelotti said about the striker’s injury.
Callum McGregor had nearly put Celtic ahead in the first half when he struck a fierce shot against the post in the 21st minute.
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Successful benefit raises almost half a million for children’s home society
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Representatives from the Children’s Home Society of South Dakota announced their recent fundraising event was a success.
Children’s Home Society of South Dakota announced in a recent release that with generous support from businesses and individuals across the state and beyond, the 2022 Caring for the Kids Celebration held on Aug. 6 and 7 raised a net total of over $490,000.
“Children’s Home Society thanks our donors, board, staff, volunteers, and friends for making this possible,” says Chief Philanthropy Officer Jon Mammenga. “We’re honored and humbled by the outpouring of support from the community.”
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This year’s event theme was “Celebrating Staff” and included a special introduction of a former CHS alumnus, Cade, who now works as a Residential Youth Counselor at Black Hills Children’s Home.
In addition to major sponsorships, the event included a car raffle, golf classic, wish wall, and auction packages. During the Celebration banquet, two challenge gifts were announced—$50,000 from Jim and Nini Hart and $50,000 from Spronk Brothers III, the Spronk Family, Staff, and Growers. The winner of the 2022 Subaru Crosstrek, donated by Schulte Subaru, was Arthur Wallace from Sioux Falls, S.D.
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Guests can register for a drawing to win a James Avery gift card
KERRVILLE, Texas, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- James Avery Artisan Jewelry, a family-owned jewelry retailer based in Texas, announces the opening of its new store in the Plaza at Pearland Village. The new store is located at 8505 S Sam Houston Pkwy, Suite 110 in Houston, TX, 77075.
"We're excited to open an additional location in Houston at the Plaza in Pearland Village," says James Avery CEO John McCullough. "We hope this new location provides additional convenience for our existing customers and allows us the opportunity to introduce our designs to new customers in the Pearland area."
The new store offers classic designs customers know and love, including colorful charms, statement rings and keepsake collections of jewelry to celebrate the special moments of life. Starting today, guests are invited to register for gift card drawings. During the grand opening celebration on Saturday, September 17 there will be drawings for 30 James Avery gift cards valued at $50, $100 and $500. Additionally, the first 100 guests will receive a gift with purchase.
District manager Eddie Clayworth and his team are ready to welcome customers to shop in the new store, use Curbside Pickup, or Buy Online, Pick-up in Store options at JamesAvery.com. Store hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.
About James Avery Artisan Jewelry®– James Avery is a vertically integrated, family-owned company located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. We offer finely crafted jewelry designs for men and women in sterling silver, 14K and 18K gold, bronze and gemstones. James Avery jewelry is designed in the Texas Hill Country, with the vast majority of our pieces crafted in Kerrville, Comfort, Hondo and Corpus Christi, Texas using the finest materials sourced worldwide. We are a multi-channel retailer with over 110 James Avery stores in four states. Our jewelry is also available at JamesAvery.com, over 220 Dillard's locations and at Dillards.com and at 10 Von Maur locations and VonMaur.com. You can also find our designs at airport stores in Austin, Houston and Nashville, as well as select Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) locations. Follow us @JamesAvery on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, as well as @JamesAveryJewelry on TikTok for new releases, trends and behind the scenes.
Odds of winning depend on total number of entries received. Thirty James Avery gift cards will be awarded: twenty-four $50 gift cards, three $100 gift cards, and three $500 gift cards. Entries accepted September 7 through September 17. Hourly drawings on September 17 between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. during the grand opening celebration at the Plaza at Pearland Village James Avery Artisan Jewelry store. No purchase necessary. Must be at least 13 years old to enter. Only one entry per person per day. Winners not eligible to win a subsequent gift card in the same promotion. Winners need not be present to win; however, if prize is not claimed within 14 days of drawing, prize will be awarded to an alternate winner. Associates and immediate family members not eligible for this gift promotion.
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The names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that’s accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, according to a report released Wednesday.
The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism pored over more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership lists and identified more than 370 people it believes currently work in law enforcement agencies — including as police chiefs and sheriffs — and more than 100 people who are currently members of the military.
It also identified more than 80 people who were running for or served in public office as of early August. The membership information was compiled into a database published by the transparency collective Distributed Denial of Secrets.
The data raises fresh concerns about the presence of extremists in law enforcement and the military who are tasked with enforcing laws and protecting the U.S. It’s especially problematic for public servants to be associated with extremists at a time when lies about the 2020 election are fueling threats of violence against lawmakers and institutions.
“Even for those who claimed to have left the organization when it began to employ more aggressive tactics in 2014, it is important to remember that the Oath Keepers have espoused extremism since their founding, and this fact was not enough to deter these individuals from signing up,” the report says.
Appearing in the Oath Keepers’ database doesn’t prove that a person was ever an active member of the group or shares its ideology. Some people on the list contacted by The Associated Press said they were briefly members years ago and are no longer affiliated with the group. Some said they were never dues-paying members.
“Their views are far too extreme for me,” said Shawn Mobley, sheriff of Otero County, Colorado. Mobley told the AP in an email that he distanced himself from the Oath Keepers years ago over concerns about its involvement in the standoff against the federal government at Bundy Ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada, among other things.
The Oath Keepers, founded in 2009 by Stewart Rhodes, is a loosely organized conspiracy theory-fueled group that recruits current and former military, police and first responders. It asks its members to vow to defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” promotes the belief that the federal government is out to strip citizens of their civil liberties and paints its followers as defenders against tyranny.
More than two dozen people associated with the Oath Keepers — including Rhodes — have been charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. Rhodes and four other Oath Keeper members or associates are heading to trial this month on seditious conspiracy charges for what prosecutors have described as a weekslong plot to keep then-President Donald Trump in power. Rhodes and the other Oath Keepers say that they are innocent and that there was no plan to attack the Capitol.
The Oath Keepers has grown quickly along with the wider anti-government movement and used the tools of the internet to spread their message during Barack Obama’s presidency, said Rachel Carroll Rivas, interim deputy director of research with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project. But since Jan. 6 and Rhodes’ arrest, the group has struggled to keep members, she said.
That’s partly because Oath Keepers had been associated so strongly with Rhodes that the removal of the central figure had an outsized impact, and partly because many associated with the group were often those who wanted to be considered respectable in their communities, she said.
“The image of being associated with Jan. 6 was too much for many of those folks,” she said.
Among the elected officials whose name appears on the membership lists is South Dakota state Rep. Phil Jensen, who won a June Republican primary in his bid for reelection. Jensen told the AP he paid for a one-year membership in 2014 but never received any Oath Keepers’ literature, attended any meetings or renewed his membership.
Jensen said he felt compelled to join because he “believed in the oath that we took to support the US Constitution and to defend it against enemies foreign and domestic.” He wouldn’t say whether he now disavows the Oath Keepers, saying he doesn’t have enough information about the group today.
“Back in 2014, they appeared to be a pretty solid conservative group, I can’t speak to them now,” he said.
ADL said it found the names of at least 10 people who now work as police chiefs and 11 sheriffs. All of the police chiefs and sheriffs who responded to the AP said they no longer have any ties to the group.
“I don’t even know what they’re posting. I never get any updates,” said Mike Hollinshead, sheriff of Idaho’s Elmore County. “I’m not paying dues or membership fees or anything.”
Hollinshead, a Republican, said he was campaigning for sheriff several years ago when voters asked him if he was familiar with the Oath Keepers. Hollinshead said he wanted to learn about the group and recalls paying for access to content on the Oath Keepers’ website, but that was the extent of his involvement.
Benjamin Boeke, police chief in Oskaloosa, Iowa, recalled getting emails from the group years ago and said he believes a friend may have signed him up. But he said he never paid to become a member and doesn’t know anything about the group.
Eric Williams, police chief in Idalou, Texas, also said in an email that he hasn’t been a member or had any interaction with the Oath Keepers in over 10 years. He called the storming of the Capitol “terrible in every way.”
“I pray this country finds its way back to civility and peace in discourse with one another,” he said.
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We will have some days warming well into the 80s in the next two weeks. A difference will be felt in our coming heat when compared to the same level of heat in July.
Our September heat is coming with much lower humidity, at least for most of the days.
While the dew point temperature concept is tough to grasp for many, the simple thing to know is lower dew point temperatures mean less humid feeling air.
For us Michiganders, a dew point temperature lower than 60 degrees usually gives comfortable feeling air. Dew point temperatures in the 60s start to feel muggy. A dew point higher than 70 degrees makes us feel very uncomfortable due to a high moisture content in the air.
Watch the dew point temperature forecast over the next 10 days. You will notice most time periods have a dew point less than 60 degrees. Remember this represents comfortable humidity levels.
Over the next 10 days you see mostly blue shades, which are dew points in the 50s. As a rain system moves through next Monday and Tuesday, dew point temperatures and humidity will go up to moderately uncomfortable levels.
Once the rain moves through early next week, the dew points will again lower and air will become more comfortable.
What can sunshine, warm temperatures and low humidity combined accomplish? That combination is a very natural drying environment. If you have any building projects that are more successful in a dry air situation, these next few weeks will be your best weeks. Do remember though that we will get a solid rain early next week.
If you are an herb gardener and want to dry up the herbs you are growing, the next few weeks are fantastic for drying.
Painting projects will have rapid drying times.
You might have a better time understanding this dry air by looking at the relative humidity forecast in the middle of the hottest part of the afternoon. With dry air, the relative humidity is lowest at the hottest time of the day.
We will have quite dry air Friday afternoon with relative humidities of 30 percent to 40 percent. This means the air is holding only 30 percent of its total water vapor holding capacity. So the air will be able to suck moisture out of anything that is high in water content.
Keep the garden watered. Keep yourself hydrated if you are working out in the sun. Just as the dry air will dry paint quickly, it will also pull moisture out of your body.
Enjoy a really nice treat in weather the next few weeks: warm temperatures and low humidity.
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NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) invites investors and the general public to listen to a webcast of a presentation by Don Allan, President and CEO, at the Morgan Stanley 10th Annual Laguna Conference in Dana Point, CA on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 3:15 PM ET.
The live webcast will be available in the "Investors" section of the company's website at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/investors. A replay of the webcast will be provided on the website and will be available for 30 days.
Headquartered in the USA, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) is the world's largest tool company operating nearly 50 manufacturing facilities across America and more than 100 worldwide. Guided by its purpose – for those who make the world – the company's approximately 60,000 diverse and high-performing employees produce innovative, award-winning power tools, hand tools, storage, digital tool solutions, lifestyle products, outdoor products, engineered fasteners and other industrial equipment to support the world's makers, creators, tradespeople and builders. The company's iconic brands include DEWALT, BLACK+DECKER, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, Cub Cadet, Hustler and Troy-Bilt. Recognized for its leadership in environmental, social and governance (ESG), Stanley Black & Decker strives to be a force for good in support of its communities, employees, customers and other stakeholders. To learn more visit: www.stanleyblackanddecker.com.
Stanley Black & Decker Investor Contacts
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(860) 827-3833
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Senior Director, Investor Relations
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Unveiled ahead of Groceryshop '22, consumer study underscores the importance of brand and retailer focus on the omnichannel shopper experience
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services leader, today previewed results of its Online Grocery Landscape Report, a new shopper insights study on the attitudes and preferences surrounding online grocery shopping habits. Conducted this summer through Acosta's proprietary Shopper Community, the research found that nearly 60% of those buying online groceries started in the past two years, and nearly one in five online grocery shoppers intend to do more of their shopping online in the next year.
The new study shows that consumer grocery shopping behavior continues to evolve alongside the ongoing acceleration of digital commerce and innovation in traditional retail. Acosta will share its findings at Groceryshop on Sept. 19-22 in Las Vegas.
"More than half of American households are buying groceries online at least occasionally, compelling the need for retailers to provide more personalized and enhanced experiences around value, convenience, and food discovery in order to increase their share of omnichannel shoppers," said John Carroll, Chief Growth Officer at Acosta. "Since most online grocery consumers shop the same retailers online and in-store, the brands and retailers that offer strong online and in-store shopping solutions are best positioned to win by nurturing even deeper consumer loyalty. And as wallets tighten due to inflation and shoppers do more pre-shop planning online, an omnichannel focus becomes even more critical."
Insights from Acosta's proprietary Shopper Community illustrate the new normal in the online grocery space along with evolving expectations and opportunities in the omnichannel marketplace.
- Consistent with levels observed in fall 2021, half of U.S. shoppers are at least occasionally purchasing grocery items online.
- More than half (57%) of online grocery shoppers say they stick with the retailers they shop in-store, thus providing omnichannel-focused retailers with a big advantage in building loyalty with consumers.
- A significant majority of online pickup shoppers (7 in 10) go into the store when picking up an order, mainly to grab a forgotten item or to pick out something personally. This shopping behavior presents an opportunity to re-engage the shopper in store.
- Top online grocery retailers are getting high marks for shopper satisfaction, but shoppers still desire better ease of finding deals, product availability, and reasonable delivery/pickup fees.
- Consumers are still experimenting and determining their preferred delivery fulfillment options, with only 57% using a single mode. Millennials are utilizing at-home delivery at nearly twice the rate of Baby Boomers.
- Nearly one-third of online grocery shoppers use subscriptions, with pet needs and coffee/tea at the top of the list.
- While 46% of shoppers utilize retailer websites to place orders, there is slow adoption to retailer apps with more than a quarter of respondents declaring that they currently do not use retailer apps.
- Digital coupons are embraced by 80% of online shoppers, with younger shoppers more likely to look for them while they shop.
- The balance between online and brick and mortar continues to evolve, with more online grocery shoppers preferring the in-store experience for discount opportunities and new product discovery.
Acosta conducted the research in June of 2022 through its proprietary Shopper Community with input from more than 750 U.S. online grocery shoppers across a range of age groups, behaviors, and preferences. A summary of the report's key findings is available on Acosta's website. An infographic detailing the report findings can be accessed here.
Groceryshop 2022 in Las Vegas is focused on the rise of eCommerce and the changing consumer behavior reshaping the industry. With a firm grasp on the consumer mindset from a CPG and retailer perspective, Acosta is a leading provider of market insight on omnichannel and digital commerce solutions.
The Acosta leadership team will be onsite at Groceryshop, Booth 247 in Mandalay Bay, to provide further details about the Online Grocery Landscape Report and the company's comprehensive omnichannel solutions and technologies that enable clients to succeed in the grocery space. Acosta's digital commerce solutions include e-commerce insights and analytics, e-account management and retailer.com strategy, demand generation and retail media, full-service Amazon growth, digital shelf monitoring and optimization, and content syndication and management services.
Acosta will be joined by 345, a cloud-based platform changing how retailers and brands manage their businesses, and OeP, an Acosta-owned company with an end-to-end suite of solutions for brands to maximize their business on Amazon. Attendees are invited to book time with Acosta at Groceryshop at this link.
Acosta's suite of progressive, commerce-centric solutions enables today's biggest brands, retailers, and foodservice providers to win in the modern marketplace. Since 1927, Acosta has developed trusted relationships and unmatched scale. In a complex and fast-evolving omnichannel world, Acosta's network of companies allows us to connect with shoppers wherever they are. Through data-backed growth strategies and exceptional customer experiences, we are connecting tomorrow's commerce today. https://www.acosta.com/
345's fully integrated platform is changing how retailers and brands manage their business and plan for the future with the smart integration of store planning, merchandising, sales, and marketing. https://www.345.global
With 20+ years of collective experience, OeP helps brands capitalize on Amazon's growth, using data-driven strategies executed by experts, enabled by technology, and aligned with Amazon's dynamic platform and KPIs. http://www.oepcompany.com
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Man gets life in prison for raping 3 underage sisters, impregnating 2 of them
CLEVELAND (WOIO/Gray News) – A Cleveland man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to raping three underage sisters and impregnating two of them.
The girls were ages 10, 12 and 13 at the time of the rapes between June 2020 and August 2021, according to a news release from Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley.
Tyrone Hughley, 37, was sentenced to life in prison with eligibility of parole after 60 years, the release said. He will also be listed as a Tier III Sex Offender and will have to register as such every 90 days for the rest of his life.
The investigation began when the 10-year-old girl was brought to a doctor by her grandmother and was found to be pregnant, the release said. The 13-year-old girl was also found to be pregnant.
Investigations led by the Cleveland Division of Police’s Sex Crimes Unit found all three sisters had been raped at their home, and fetal DNA from both pregnant sisters was “a 99.9999999% match” with Hughley, the release said.
Hughley was arrested on Nov. 17, according to court dockets. He was given a $100,000 bond.
Hughley pleaded guilty to three counts of rape Monday, the press release said, and received his sentencing Tuesday.
“Few crimes reach the level of depravity as the ones committed by Tyrone Hughley. He sexually assaulted three siblings and impregnated (them),” O’Malley said in a comment. “He has earned every day of his minimum 60-year sentence. I pray this family and these girls heal from this unimaginable trauma.”
Officials did not clarify how Hughley knew the girls.
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Chesapeake Says ‘Tremendous Interest’ in Eagle Ford Assets
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,(Bloomberg) -- Chesapeake Energy Corp. said its assets in the Eagle Ford Shale have drawn a “tremendous amount of interest” as the US company pursues a sale in order to become a pure-play natural gas producer.
The company has fielded data requests from prospective buyers, and the process could result in all the assets being sold to a single buyer or broken up and sold piecemeal to multiple buyers, Chief Executive Officer Nick Dell’Osso said in an interview in New York Tuesday.
Chesapeake, which was co-founded by Aubrey McClendon and became one of the widely known US shale operators, announced its intention to sell the operations last month. The planned divestment, which comes less than two years after the company exited bankruptcy, would further undo some of the acquisitions made by previous management and mark a retreat from oil.
“When we think about the Eagle Ford today, it’s a great asset that generates a lot of free cash flow,” Dell’Osso said. “So, it’s a process that we can be really patient about how we approach a sale. We think how our shareholders will benefit from the simpler strategy that our company will have.”
Dell’Osso said natural gas has a longer runway as a fuel than crude oil amid the current global energy crisis and the transition to cleaner fuels. He said proceeds from the Eagle Ford assets will be returned to shareholders in the form of dividends and via stock buybacks.
Once the divestment is complete, Chesapeake will become a 100% dry-gas producer for the first time in its history, with leases in the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania and the Haynesville Shale of Louisiana, the nation’s two largest gas fields. That process has already been in motion since its emergence from Chapter 11, with Chesapeake using fresh capital to buy Marcellus-focused Chief E&D Holdings LP earlier this year and Haynesville player Vine Energy Inc. in 2021.
Dell’Osso spoke just before EQT Corp., the largest US gas producer, confirmed its $5.2 billion acquisition of a closely held rival in the Marcellus. The Chesapeake CEO said his company would only seek to make acquisitions in the Marcellus and Haynesville.
“When there are things for sale in the basins where we have a strategic position and we’re a great operator, we’ll pay attention,” he said.
Chesapeake’s stock has gained 53% this year, boosted by the rally in natural gas prices to a 14-year high amid a global squeeze exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The US benchmark Henry Hub price dropped 2.6% to $7.94 per million British thermal units as of 10:37 a.m. in New York on Wednesday, 74% higher than a year ago.
But despite such elevated prices, and even as many earlier hedging obligations are set to roll off its books during the first quarter of 2023, Dell’Osso said Chesapeake will continue to hedge half of its gas production in order to guarantee spending commitments. The company will use a “fairly wide collar structure,” he said.
With natural gas in Europe and Asia trading as much as eight times higher, Dell’Osso said Chesapeake is seeking exposure to international prices, possibly via US liquefied natural gas exports.
“A company like ours can benefit from a diversification in pricing,” Dell’Osso said. “That would mean that we are open to seeking contracts that are priced on a TTF or JKM or international index,” he said, referring to price benchmarks in Europe and Asia respectively.
(Updates with international gas pricing in last two paragraphs)
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EAST LANSING – Payton Thorne took every meaningful snap for Michigan State last season.
It only took one game this year for that to change.
EAST LANSING – Payton Thorne took every meaningful snap for Michigan State last season.
It only took one game this year for that to change.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC ("Compass Point") announced today that Kenneth Slosser has joined the Firm as a Managing Director in the Company's Investment Banking Group. He is based in Laguna Nigel, CA.
Mr. Slosser is a veteran investment banker with over 25 years' experience building and leading investment banking practices. Most recently, he was a Financial Services Consultant and Private Investor. Previously he was a Managing Director and Co-Group Head of the Permanent Capital group at Jefferies. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Banking at FBR & Co. where he was a member of the firm's Executive Committee, and Co-Head of the Commitment Committee. Mr. Slosser began his career with the Office of Thrift Supervision.
"We are thrilled to welcome Ken to our team" stated Burke Hayes, Managing Director, and Head of Investment Banking at Compass Point. "During his distinguished career, Ken has completed capital raising transactions and advisory assignments totaling more than $50 billion in transaction value. He brings a deep understanding of the capital markets, and a proven track record of executing transactions across multiple industries, including financials, real estate, energy, industrial and technology."
Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC is a leading independent investment bank that provides capital raising, M&A, research, and brokerage services to corporate and institutional investors. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in New York, NY, and Mount Pleasant, SC, Compass Point is a member of FINRA and SIPC. For further information about Compass Point, please visit our website at www.compasspointllc.com.
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The latest Bottled in Bond from Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. returns to Fall 2008 to Offer Fans a Bold New Whisky
TULLAHOMA, Tenn., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In May 2020, renowned Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. released its second George Dickel Bottled in Bond offering, an 11 year old vintage from Fall 2008, which earned a score of 95 from Whisky Advocate and was awarded Double Gold at the 2021 San Francisco International Spirits Competition. This August, George Dickel is returning to barrels from distilling season Fall 2008 and adding to its highly acclaimed, award-winning Bottled in Bond Whisky Series with George Dickel Bottled in Bond Fall 2008, Aged 13 Years.
Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. General Manager & Distiller Nicole Austin is continuing George Dickel's commitment to transparency and authenticity by releasing the fourth offering in the George Dickel Bottled in Bond Series, as the category represents the highest quality within whisky. Each year, Austin's distilling process begins with a blind tasting, and this year, she was once again drawn to barrels from distilling season Fall 2008. The latest bottling features a combination of lots that have matured for an additional two years, which offers whisky drinkers the best balance of bold complexity since first being considered in previous years.
Similar to previous releases, the new George Dickel Bottled in Bond is a 13 year old whisky that offers a profile that's dominated by fruit and nut notes, with an inviting nose of bright fresh cherry, cedar and almond and structured oak finish. At 100 proof (50% ABV), George Dickel Bottled in Bond Fall 2008, Aged 13 Years is best enjoyed neat or on the rocks and plays well in many classic cocktails like a Perfect Manhattan, thoughtfully garnished with a cherry.
"Since its first inception, I've been proud to work on the George Dickel Bottled in Bond Series as it's a lineup defined by credibility and transparency. While each new release has had their subtle differences, they've overall shared the same hallmark traits as well as consistently offered whisky drinkers a quality Bottled in Bond option at an approachable price point," said Austin. "Whether you're a longstanding fan of the series or just now finding it, we hope that you're able to enjoy this new offering from the George Dickel Bottled in Bond Series."
The new release follows George Dickel Bottled in Bond Spring 2007, Aged 13 Years winning Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and receiving a score of 95 at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge this year. Consistent with previous George Dickel Bottled in Bond releases, this edition has a mash bill of 84% corn, 8% rye, 8% malted barley. It is chill charcoal mellowed like the rest of the George Dickel portfolio, creating a smooth and creamy mouthfeel for which the brand is best known.
Starting this month, consumers can find George Dickel Bottled in Bond Fall 2008, Aged 13 Years rolling out in stores near them for a suggested retail price of $44.99.
As with all the whiskies in the George Dickel family, your friends at Cascade Hollow encourage you to sip this new offering the same way it's made – slowly and responsibly.
Personal Preference Manhattan Recipe
- 1 oz George Dickel Bottled in Bond Fall 2008, Aged 13 Years
- .25 oz Sweet Vermouth
- .25 oz Dry Vermouth
- Dash aromatic bitters
- Cherry garnish
Fill cocktail shaker with ice and combine whiskey, vermouths, and bitters. Mix well then strain into cocktail glass. Add cherry as garnish and serve.
About George Dickel
Since 1870, the fine folks at Cascade Hollow have honored George Dickel's dream of crafting the smoothest Tennessee whisky around. Today, 150 years later, we're still making award-winning whisky at our historic distillery in Tullahoma, TN. Tucked away in the Tennessee hills and surrounded by 600 protected acres of forest and crystal-fresh springs, Cascade Hollow has always been our home. Led by General Manager and Distiller Nicole Austin, the team at Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. continue the tradition of producing smooth sippin' whisky through high standards of authenticity and craftsmanship. A proud member of the Tennessee Whiskey Trail, we invite you to visit our home and learn more about how we make George Dickel Tennessee Whisky. For more information, go to www.GeorgeDickel.com or check out @georgedickel on Facebook or Instagram. Your friends at Cascade Hollow remind you to always drink responsibly.
About DIAGEO
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Casamigos, DeLeon and Don Julio tequilas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and their products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information about Diageo, their people, brands, and performance, visit www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice.
Follow on Twitter and Instagram for news and information about Diageo North America: @Diageo_NA.
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ELLSWORTH, Maine — Nearly two years after Burger King exited their High Street location, a new Mexican restaurant has taken its place.
Casa Jalisco has been undergoing renovations inside the space since March, when plans for the restaurant were announced.
Casa Jalisco is jointly owned by restaurateurs behind Las Palapas in Bangor and Brewer and El Agave’s in Augusta, the Ellsworth American has reported. Eriberto Guzman of Veazie is the registered agent for all four restaurants, according to the state Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
The Ellsworth space had been vacant since the fast food restaurant closed in December 2020, one of four Burger Kings owned by Steve Wegner of Orono closed at the same time. Earlier in 2020, Wegner closed three other Burger Kings in Aroostook County. He also closed one in Calais in 2014.
Casa Jalisco is the second Mexican-style restaurant in Ellsworth to open in the past two years. Margaritas, a chain restaurant with two dozen other locations in the Northeast, opened on Main Street in 2020 in a space formerly occupied by The Mex. 86 This, which specializes in wraps and burritos, opened in downtown Ellsworth in 2011.
Another Mexican restaurant, Mi Sombrero, opened in Ellsworth in 2019 but lasted only a few months. It was replaced the following year by Siam Sky, a Thai restaurant with another location in Blue Hill.
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The system ranked No. 1 in the nation on the 2022 list
ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the eighth year in a row, Texas Health Resources has placed No. 1 on Fortune's list of Best Workplaces in Health Care™.
"We are proud to be recognized during our 25th anniversary year for having built an organization where our team members can do their best work," said Carla Dawson, chief people officer, Texas Health. "Teamwork, respect, caring and integrity are all hallmarks of our workplace culture."
The Fortune rankings are based on the responses of more than 800,000 employees working in the healthcare industry across the country. According to the Great Places to Work® survey, 85% of the ranking is centered on employees' work experiences of trust and reaching their full potential within the organization. The remaining 15% is an assessment of employees' daily experiences of innovation, values and effectiveness of leadership.
The Best Workplaces in Health Care™ ranking is among numerous other recognitions Texas Health has earned as a great place to work. In 2022 alone, Texas Health was named to the Companies That Care® list by PEOPLE magazine and Great Place to Work®; ranked as one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For®; received the Business Group on Health Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-Being Award; and was named to the Best Workplaces in Texas™ list.
Texas Health Resources is a faith-based, nonprofit health system that cares for more patients in North Texas than any other provider. With a service area that consists of 16 counties and more than 7 million people, the system is committed to providing quality, coordinated care through its Texas Health Physicians Group and 29 hospital locations under the banners of Texas Health Presbyterian, Texas Health Arlington Memorial, Texas Health Harris Methodist and Texas Health Huguley. Texas Health access points and services, ranging from acute-care hospitals and trauma centers to outpatient facilities and home health and preventive services, provide the full continuum of care for all stages of life. The system has more than 4,200 licensed hospital beds, 6,400 physicians with active staff privileges and more than 26,000 employees. For more information about Texas Health, call 1-877-THR-WELL, or visit www.TexasHealth.org.
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NEW YORK – After three years as the festival director of the New York Film Festival, Eugene Hernandez has been tapped to lead the Sundance Film Festival.
The Sundance Institute announced Wednesday that Hernandez will become the festival's fourth director in its nearly four-decade history, in addition to heading the institute's year-round public programming.
Before trading Lincoln Center for Park City, Utah, Hernandez will remain with the New York Film Festival through its upcoming edition, which kicks off Sept. 30. He will start his new position with Sundance in November, but 2024's Sundance — its 40th — will be his first to lead.
“Sundance’s decades of leadership, championing artistic discovery and independent expression, was a landmark catalyst in my life," said Hernandez in a statement. “Nearly 30 years ago, looking for direction and curious, I went to the Sundance Film Festival for the first time. I immediately connected with its mission, and it changed my life.”
January's Sundance Film Festival — its first in-person festival in three years — is being shepherded by Joana Vicente, Sundance Institute chief executive, and Kim Yutani, director of programming, after the departure in June by Tabitha Jackson. Jackson, who succeeded longtime director John Cooper, was the first woman and first person of color to lead America's premier independent film festival. She served as festival director for two years, a pandemic span that saw Sundance mount successive virtual editions. January's Sundance will feature a smaller on-demand streaming component to launch halfway through the Park City festival.
Hernandez has been with Film at Lincoln Center since 2010, when he became head of digital strategy. He was previously co-founder and editor-in-chief of IndieWire. His time running the New York Film Festival also corresponded with the pandemic. In that period, the festival expanded its footprint through the five boroughs of New York, holding drive-ins around the city in a COVID-marred 2020 festival before a 2021 comeback edition.
“It’s a full circle moment as Eugene has been inextricably connected to Sundance for more than 25 years, ever since he came to the Festival in the mid-1990s to build Indiewire, an online community for indie film," said Vincente in a statement. “He’s been at the forefront of supporting independent artists and deeply invested in the careers of storytellers and the field as a whole.”
“For almost three decades, Eugene has been working on a parallel path with many of the same values and objectives in mind,” said Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Institute. “I’m so pleased to have him serve as our new festival director, helping to support a new generation of artists, and taking us into the next decade of Sundance’s story.”
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GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — A New York man has been arrested and charged with killing a law enforcement officer in Maryland more than 50 years ago, police said Wednesday.
Larry David Smith, 70, admitted to shooting Montgomery County Special Deputy Sheriff Capt. James Tappen Hall in 1971 when police detectives interviewed him in New York last Thursday, the Montgomery County Police Department said in a news release.
Hall died from a gunshot wound three days after he was found lying face down in a parking lot in Rockville, Maryland, on Oct. 23, 1971. Investigators believe Hall had interrupted a burglary.
Smith, also known as Larry David Becker, was interviewed by investigators in 1973 but wasn't labeled a suspect in Hall's killing back then, police said.
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Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department's cold case unit reopened the investigation last year around the 50th anniversary of the deadly shooting. Smith was arrested Thursday but the department's news release doesn't specify how the detectives initially linked him to the shooting.
The detectives determined that Becker began using the last name Smith around 1975 and had been living in Little Falls, New York, for more than 45 years, police said. Little Falls, a city with roughly 5,000 residents in New York's Herkimer County, is about 75 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of Albany.
Authorities expect to bring Smith back to Maryland by the end of this week.
The department says Hall’s killing is the oldest cold case that it has ever solved.
This story has corrected Smith age to 70 years old, not 71.
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"VITAVATE™ Encourages You to 'Fill Your Cup First™' with Launch of Premium, Powdered Vitamin Formulas to Support Your On-the-Go Lifestyle - Available on Amazon"
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VITAVATE™ is a new female-founded, Black-owned premium dietary supplement brand intentionally designed to support heart health, energy, and focus.
With over 30 years of experience in food safety and quality assurance, founder Lori White and her team partnered with industry-leading food scientists to research and develop VITAVATE's high-quality proprietary blend. After several years, VITAVATE was born – produced with effective, easy-to-consume, and flavorful formulas to support 'HEART' health, promote 'FOCUS,' and sustain 'ENERGY.'
VITAVATE's HEART formula was developed in response to the troubling statistics that heart disease is the leading cause of death for Americans, notably, 49% of Black women over the age of 20 have heart disease in the US.
VITAVATE's ENERGY and FOCUS formulas were inspired by the women in Lori's life who consistently hold multiple roles. Over the years, Lori and her friends worked to keep all the balls in the air. Thus, a much-needed 'pick-me-up' was developed to better meet the multiple demands they each faced daily.
"As a family venture, VITAVATE has been a labor of love and intention," says Lori. "I wanted to use my professional expertise and network to create a product that would address the challenges I faced in my wellness journey. At VITAVATE, we want to "Fill Your Cup First™" - so you are fully empowered to be your best!"
VITAVATE products are gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, contain prebiotics, and sweetened with stevia. Each formula contains various vitamins and minerals in a powdered form.
The strawberry-flavored Energy supplement contains green tea and ginseng extracts, fiber, magnesium, choline, ginger root, grape seed extract, and PABA.
The lemon-flavored Heart supplement is a good source of vitamin B6, vitamin E, magnesium, selenium, taurine, and fiber.
The orange-flavored Focus supplement contains vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin A, choline, and fiber.
Each variety of VITAVATE is sold in pouches of 15 packets (6 -7grams of product per packet) for $37.00 USD. VITAVATE products are available for purchase on Amazon and VITAVATE.com. VITAVATE is a proud member of Amazon's Black Business Accelerator and the Fifteen Percent Pledge program supporting Black-owned brands. Connect with VITAVATE here: https://linktr.ee/vitavateofficial
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CLEVELAND (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Pick 5 Midday" game were:
9-3-7-5-4
(nine, three, seven, five, four)
CLEVELAND (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Pick 5 Midday" game were:
9-3-7-5-4
(nine, three, seven, five, four)
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government on Wednesday announced a carrot-and-stick drive to cut public sector energy use by 10% this year, linking compliance to funding and urging state employees to switch off lights and appliances when leaving the office.
Environment and Energy Minister Costas Skrekas said Greece wants to cut public sector energy consumption an overall 30% by 2030, and will in coming days be making savings recommendations for households and businesses.
Governments across Europe have been urging their citizens to save energy ahead of this winter’s anticipated crunch in gas supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Measures range from tweaking office temperature levels and reducing night-time floodlighting of public buildings to telling people to take shorter and colder showers, or forego neckties to stay cooler.
Skrekas said the government has set up a digital platform to monitor public sector energy use, and will link compliance to funding for budgets, with bonuses for over-performing branches and cuts for those who fail their savings targets.
“We are asking everyone working in the public sector to see that there is no pointless use of energy in their workspace,” he told a press conference in Athens. “At the end of the working day, when employees leave they must ensure that their computers are switched off, together with lights and other appliances that are not in use.”
Skrekas said an energy supervisor will be appointed in every building used by the public sector, tasked with ensuring that savings action is taken. Temperature settings will be adjusted for “reasonable use,” windows will be left open at night to cool offices and air-conditioning and heating units will undergo maintenance.
Municipalities will be pressed to reduce night-time lighting of buildings for decorative purposes, and revise street-lighting time schedules.
This month, a 640-million-euro program will be launched for the energy upgrade of 2,5 million square meters of buildings used by public sector.
Russia has already cut off gas exports to several EU nations. There are fears that Moscow will use the gas exports as a political weapon to get sanctions against Russia reduced, or even cut the exports to Europe off altogether in the winter when demand peaks.
“Russia is increasing its blackmail of Europe by cutting natural gas flows, and in the end sending energy prices to unprecedented levels,” Skrekas said.
Greece is less dependent on Russian gas imports than other EU countries, and also buys gas from Azerbaijan and North Africa.
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Movie theater operator Cineworld Group LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. as it deals with billions of dollars in debt and lower-than-expected attendance at screenings.
“The pandemic was an incredibly difficult time for our business, with the enforced closure of cinemas and huge disruption to film schedules that has led us to this point,” CEO Mooky Greidinger said in a statement.
The company and its subsidiaries have commitments for an approximate $1.94 billion debtor-in-possession financing facility from existing lenders, which will help ensure Cineworld’s operations continue as usual while it undergoes a reorganization.
Last month the British company, which owns Regal Cinemas in the U.S. and operates in 10 countries, said its theaters remained “open for business as usual” as it considered options for relief from its debt load.
Cineworld had built up $4.8 billion in net debt, not including lease liabilities. The company, which has about 28,000 employees, previously said that its admissions levels have recently been below expectations. And with a “limited film slate,” it expects the lower levels to continue until November. That would mean an additional crunch to its finances.
Cineworld anticipates exiting from Chapter 11 during the first quarter of 2023.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Georgia deputy police chief landed behind bars after authorities said he was busted in a prostitution sting in Polk County, Florida, last Thursday.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said 49-year-old Jason DiPrima of Kingston, Georgia, was arrested Thursday for soliciting a prostitute, a first-degree misdemeanor, and booked into the Polk County Jail, where he was released after paying a $500 bond.
Deputies said DiPrima was in Orlando attending a polygraph training workshop when he answered an online advertisement from an undercover detective who he believed was a prostitute.
“Are you available tonight?” he asked the detective in a text message, according to deputies. “I’d like to come see you — what is your rate?”
Authorities said DiPrima agreed to meet and have sex with the undercover detective, but told her he “got spooked” and asked to meet her the next evening.
The next day, he agreed to meet the detective and pay her $120 for a half-hour of sexual activity, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies said DiPrima showed up at their meeting spot in an undercover police cruiser normally assigned to agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Deputies said DiPrima gave the undercover detective $180 and a multi-pack of White Claw Hard Seltzer. He was promptly arrested.
“What are you thinking?” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a Tuesday afternoon press conference. “You just want to go, ‘C’mon man, have you lost the last three brain cells, or do you just have cabbage for brains?’”
The sheriff’s office said DiPrima is employed as the Deputy Chief of Police Administration for Cartersville Police Department where he has served for nearly 30 years He was also a graduate of the FBI academy. The department was notified of the matter. It’s unclear if he was disciplined.
“If all else fails, he can write a book: How to ruin your career in three easy steps,” Judd added.
The arrest was part of a week-long investigation focusing on human trafficking in the Polk County area. Sheriff Grady Judd is expected to share more details about it at a 3 p.m. press conference Tuesday.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay Police Department has announced that a section of South Oneida Street in Green Bay will temporarily close for three days beginning Thursday.
Authorities say the closure is due to a ‘special event being held at the Resch Expo,’ and closures will occur during daytime hours.
The Brown County Highway Department will be closing South Oneida Street from Lombardi Avenue to Mike McCarthy Way during the 3-day period, from Thursday to Saturday.
The closure is likely due to the Great Lakes Logging and Heavy Equipment Expo occurring during these dates at the Resch.
Officers are reminding drivers to plan accordingly for alternate routes of travel, which may include detouring to Ashland Avenue, and to be aware of the placement of barricades and traffic cones.
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BOSTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.), the leader in personalized small group and solo-friendly travel for Americans ages 50+, reported a significant increase in travelers who are booking trips as solos for 2023.
According to O.A.T., the number of solo travelers reserving for 2023 is up 24% compared to 2019. In the past month alone, O.A.T. has seen a 27% jump in solo travelers making reservations compared to the previous month.
Fifty-three percent (53%) of all O.A.T. travelers are solo travelers. The majority of solo travelers with O.A.T. are women – eight in ten.
"Women traveling alone are embracing small group travel," said Brian FitzGerald, Chief Executive Officer of O.A.T. "Like other travelers, solos are eager to visit far-flung destinations, interact with local people, and immerse themselves in unique cultures."
Many travelers started traveling internationally again last year, but there is still plenty of pent-up
demand for 2023. Solos are part of that trend.
Popular for 2023
Egypt remains a particularly strong choice in 2023 for solo travelers. Ancient Egypt & the Nile River, a 16-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure, tops the list of most popular adventures for solo travelers in 2023. Close to half of the travelers reserved for Ancient Egypt in 2023 are solos. Also popular with solos is Japan's Cultural Treasures. The country recently reopened to international travelers. Another in-demand adventure for solo travelers is Ultimate Africa: Botswana, Zambia & Zimbabwe Safari. Nearly 2,400 solo travelers joined O.A.T. on this adventure in the past three years—either independently or sharing a room with a mother, daughter, sister, or friend.
For 2023, O.A.T. has single spaces still available—all with free or low-cost single supplements, which translates into hundreds of dollars in savings.
A personal touch
For solo travelers, the Trip Experience Leaders at O.A.T. make a world of difference. Leading each small group, they are trained to integrate solo travelers from the start of their adventure. Trip Experience Leaders help solo travelers with issues such as someone to share meals with, especially during the all-important first few days of a trip. Shortly before a trip begins, Trip Experience Leaders personally contact every traveler to welcome them and answer any final questions before departure.
O.A.T. is the only travel company to offer the level of personalization and choice it does, letting travelers tailor their trips to meet their needs. For 2023, 87% of O.A.T. travelers are choosing to personalize their experiences in more than 80 countries. More than half of solo travelers are opting to arrive early before a trip or stay later once the tour concludes. By arriving early, a traveler can acclimate before a tour begins. By staying later after the group departs, a traveler can extend the experience and explore a destination independently.
O.A.T. provides travelers over 50 with impactful, intercultural experiences that help change people's lives. O.A.T. fosters an intimate and accessible experience, with groups limited to 16 travelers (average of 13) by land and 25 (average of 22) by sea.
To learn more about O.A.T., please visit www.oattravel.com or call 1-800-955-1925.
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2022 honors marks Androvett's 10th consecutive year named to the prestigious list
DALLAS, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 10th consecutive year, Androvett Legal Media & Marketing has been named among the best public relations and marketing firms in the annual "Best of" survey by the readers of Texas Lawyer magazine.
Androvett earned a clean sweep in 2022, securing the top PR and marketing firm spot in each of the three legal markets – Dallas, Houston and Austin – surveyed by Texas Lawyer. Among the top PR and marketing firms every year since the survey was introduced, Androvett was inducted into the "Best of" Hall of Fame in 2016 based upon its long-term consistency in Dallas and Houston. This year marks the first No. 1 ranking for the Austin office, which opened in 2021.
"Strategic media planning and execution is critical in this day and age," said firm founder and CEO, Mike Androvett. "I am so proud of our team and the quality of work we are able to produce every day, and thankful to the legal community for the recognition and endorsement."
Androvett is one of the few full-service agencies in the country that offers specific PR, marketing and digital expertise to lawyers and law firms, as well as to professional service firms and others in the business community.
"We recognize that strategic and intentional communications are key to solving many business challenges," said Chief Operating Officer Scott Parks. "Our team represents a wide variety of experience and expertise, which allows us to help clients own their messaging and ultimately build their business."
Texas Lawyer 's "Best Of" survey was developed to help legal industry professionals identify the finest legal products and service providers and to showcase their top picks in one annual edition. Each year, the editors of Texas Lawyer survey members of the legal community to identify the top companies across a range of businesses that support the industry. Visit https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/best-of/ to learn more.
Androvett Legal Media & Marketing is an award-winning, full-service marketing and public relations agency with unparalleled experience serving the communications needs of businesses and organizations across the U.S. Now in its 27th year, Androvett has offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin. For a complete listing of agency services, visit www.androvett.com.
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HONG KONG, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CBX Software, the industry's leading provider of extended product lifecycle management (PLM) and supply chain management solutions, has partnered with CLO Virtual Fashion to seamlessly integrate the company's 3D garment simulation technology. This partnership will facilitate a more seamless and efficient 3D workflow for the apparel industry.
CBX Cloud's integration with CLO's PLM plugin CLO-Vise introduces even further time savings for designers, allowing them to access and share vital product design information directly between CBX and CLO, making data transfer and workflow more seamless than ever before. CLO users will be able to access color, trims, material libraries from CBX all within the CLO software. In addition, 3D designs can now be uploaded directly to CBX from CLO, so 3D assets can be shared to all stakeholders and suppliers in the sourcing, sampling, and quality workflow.
"We're excited to announce this integration, which will further enable brands and retailers to reduce development costs and bring fashion and apparel products to market faster," said CBX Software CEO Michael Hung. "By allowing 3D designs to be uploaded directly from CLO, the integration is one more way that CBX Cloud eliminates manual handoffs, redundancies, and administrative work during the product design process."
About CBX Software
CBX Software is retail's leading extended supply chain management solution provider from concept to delivery. CBX helps brands and retailers streamline product development and sourcing all the way through order, production and delivery. Through innovative sourcing management, product lifecycle management (PLM), and production and order management solutions, CBX empowers the supply chain network by driving collaboration to over 15,000 retail and supplier partners, and 30,000 users in more than 50 countries. For more information, visit www.cbxsoftware.com.
About CLO Virtual Fashion:
CLO Virtual Fashion is a multinational technology company founded in 2009. With more than 15 years of research and development in garment simulation, CLO Virtual Fashion is leading the market by digitally merging, consolidating, and converging all components related to digital garments through its state-of-the-art 3D Cloth Simulation Algorithm. From 3D garment design software, digital asset management and design development collaborative platform, to consumer facing services such as virtual fitting on e-commerce, all of CLO Virtual Fashion's products and services are interconnected to provide clients and users with a more consolidated experience.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum today announced the 23rd class of National Design Award winners, honored for design innovation and impact in nine categories.
This year's National Design Award recipients are:
- Nader Tehrani, Design Visionary
- WEDEW by David Hertz, Climate Action
- Emily Adams Bode, Emerging Designer
- Rural Studio, Architecture / Interior Design
- Giorgia Lupi, Communication Design
- Felecia Davis, Digital Design
- Willy Chavarria, Fashion Design
- Kounkuey Design Initiative, Landscape Architecture
- CW&T, Product Design
"This year's National Design Award winners reflect the central role that design can play in addressing some of the most urgent needs of our time," said Maria Nicanor, director of the museum. "Attuned to increasing social and planetary challenges, all awardees, regardless of their category, have a regenerative approach to design work that takes into account our shared future. I'm grateful to our thoughtful jury this year for their selection. Their deliberations revealed that behind each winner is a philosophy of work that expertly weaves together technological innovation while elevating traditional craft, or that prioritizes preservation and reparation processes, ultimately designing for citizens, and not consumers—a reason for hope in today's complex world if there ever was one."
Established in 2000 as a project of the White House Millennium Council, the National Design Awards bring national recognition to the ways in which design enriches everyday life. In celebration of this year's National Design Awards, Cooper Hewitt will offer free admission to museum visitors during National Design Week, Oct. 17–23, to make design accessible to all.
For more information, visit www.cooperhewitt.org/Awards.
Support
The National Design Awards are made possible with major support from IBM Corporation and Meta. Generous support is provided by Alexandra and Paul Herzan, Crystal and Chris Sacca, and Lisa Roberts and David Seltzer. Additional support is provided by Agnes Gund, Esme Usdan and James Snyder, Jon C. Iwata, Keith Yamashita, Kim and Mac Schuessler, Margery and Edgar Masinter, Richard M. Smith and Dr. Soon-Young Yoon, and Cooper Hewitt's Board of Trustees.
National Design Week programs are made possible with major support from Adobe Inc. Generous support is provided by The Hirsch Family Foundation and The Pinkerton Foundation.
About Cooper Hewitt
Cooper Hewitt is America's design museum. Inclusive, innovative and experimental, the museum's dynamic exhibitions, education programs, master's program, publications and online resources inspire, educate and empower people through design.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Three weeks before he faced sentencing, the Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery investigations in U.S. military history made an escape as stunning and brazen as the case itself: U-Haul trucks were seen at his home in a tony San Diego neighborhood before Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” snipped off his ankle monitor and disappeared.
Nearly a dozen U.S. law enforcement agencies were searching for Francis on Tuesday. But officials acknowledged he may already be in Mexico, and possibly on his way back to Asia.
Four years ago, U.S. District Court Judge Janis Sammartino feared Francis might run off when she turned down his lawyer’s request to allow him to be under house arrest without round-the-clock security guards watching the ailing defense contractor. At the time, Francis was cooperating with prosecutors as they pursued charges against dozens of Navy officials who accepted bribes in exchange for classified information that gave Francis’ ship servicing business in Asia an edge in getting military contracts.
When asked about the bold escape Tuesday, his lawyer, Devin Burstein, who pushed for more leniency for his client, said: “At this time, I have no comment, sorry.”
Sammartino repeatedly maintained that Francis, who was in poor health and needed medical care, could only remain under house arrest if private security guards were on site. At one point she expressed concern that if he were to escape and ended up “back in Malaysia for whatever reason,” her name would come up if anyone asked “who let somebody do this without any security,” according to a transcript of a closed-door hearing in February 2018 that was unsealed in January.
She raised similar concerns in another hearing on Dec. 17, 2020, after receiving a report that the home was left without anyone guarding it for nearly three hours, according to the court transcript. The guard said he had been on a long lunch break, and Francis apologized to the judge for the mishap.
It was unclear if round-the-clock security guards were still in place this weekend.
The U.S. Attorney’s office in San Diego declined to comment, referring calls to the U.S. Marshals Service. Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal, Omar Castillo, said his officers found no security officers at the home when they arrived Sunday afternoon, nearly seven hours after Francis is believed to have removed his ankle monitor with heavy scissors. The device was found in the home.
Castillo said someone called the San Diego police department, which sent officers to the home shortly before 2 p.m. to check on it. Castillo said he did not know who made the call. After finding the home empty, police contacted U.S. Pre-Trial Services, the federal agency in charge of his confinement, which then called the U.S. Marshals Service.
Castillo said he did not know if security guards were still ordered to be there. He said neighbors reported seeing U-Haul trucks coming and going from the home one or two days before the escape. Pre-Trial Services declined to comment or answer questions.
The home is about a 40-minute drive from the Mexican border, where vehicles stream into Tijuana and are only stopped randomly. Castillo said Mexican authorities have been put on alert and 10 U.S. law enforcement agencies at local, state and federal levels were searching for Francis on Tuesday.
Castillo said GPS ankle monitors are easy to remove and do not stop people from escaping. He added that he would not be surprised if Francis was already in Mexico since it is easy to drive into the country and not be stopped.
“That’s the risk that is taken when defendants are on GPS monitoring, you know,” he said. “They don’t all cut off their GPS bracelets, but this can happen.”
It was a surprising turn in a case already full of shocking revelations.
Nearly a decade ago, Francis was arrested in a San Diego hotel as part of a federal sting operation. Investigators say he and his company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia, bilked the Navy out of more than $35 million by buying off dozens of top-ranking Navy officers with booze, sex, lavish parties and other gifts. In exchange the officers, including the first active-duty admiral to be convicted of a federal crime, concealed the scheme in which Francis would overcharge for supplying ships or charge for fake services at ports he controlled in Southeast Asia.
The case, which delved into salacious details about service members cheating on their wives and seeking out prostitutes, was an embarrassment to the Pentagon. It was prosecuted by the U.S. attorney’s office, which offered an independent authority from the military justice system.
Francis was scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 22 after working with prosecutors for years, leading to dozens of convictions.
All that cooperation will mean nothing now, but Francis may be hard to catch, given his wealth and vast worldwide connections, said Jason Forge, a former federal prosecutor in San Diego who worked on a number of high-profile corruption cases.
“He doesn’t strike me as the type of person under these circumstances to make a spontaneous decision,” Forge said. “I’m assuming this means he has planned things out and he has the wherewithal to do so. He will probably be a free bird for awhile.”
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a processor of pet food at a family-owned company and I care about pet health and safety. It is super easy for dogs to get dehydrated and I thought there should be a way for a dog to drink water when needed during a walk and without assistance from the pet owner, so I invented the NUTRO PACK," said an inventor, from Chula Vista, Calif. "My design helps to prevent the dog from becoming dehydrated and it could provide a more healthy, fun and active life."
The invention provides an effective way for a pet dog to stay hydrated during a walking excursion. In doing so, it enables the dog to obtain water on his own at any time during the walk. It also eliminates the need for the pet owner to carry an extra water bottle, bowl, etc. As a result, it provides added convenience and peace of mind and it keeps pets safe outdoors, especially in areas without nearby water or fountains. The invention features a practical and portable design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for pet dog owners. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the San Diego sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-SDB-1653, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Green Man: New site will support farmers and young people, boss says
By Sarah Dickins
BBC Wales economics correspondent
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The boss of Green Man Festival has said she plans to help young people into farming amid criticism of a Welsh government-backed land purchase.
Gilestone Farm in Powys was bought by the Welsh government for £4.5m earlier this year, with Fiona Stewart's company paying commercial rent.
Ms Stewart said she would employ a local farmer to manage the land.
She said: "I want farmers farming Gilestone, and we are in the process of doing that."
Ms Stewart, who runs Green Man, she would have preferred to have had a loan to buy the farm, but the Welsh government preferred to own it and charge rent.
She said the Green Man organisation had worked with the Welsh government helping to promote Wales and Welsh products for many years, and they had talked about how to "diversify the brand and create jobs".
When asked if she had approached the Welsh government for a loan to expand onto the farm rather than the government buy it, she said "they came to me," and she had not asked for financial help "because that was the model that I understood they wanted to give to me".
The model is similar to one developed by the Welsh government to support independent TV producers, Bad Wolf.
Ms Stewart said the project, which saw Bad Wolf rent studios as tenants of the Welsh government, was "massively successful".
Regarding Gilestone Farm, Ms Stewart added: "They [Welsh government] saw it as a new model because they retain the assets.
"I can see why it's commercially attractive to them [to own the farm themselves], because they get the uplift for everything, I'm creating this and it's my risk.
"Owning it would have been nice, I would have liked to have done that, and that certainly was my intention."
She said that for her business, one of the attractions was that the farm was already used for tourism and events.
She said "it seemed logical to build on that", while retaining it as a working farm.
'Massive respect'
The plans for Gilestone would not involve events in 2023, but the year after there would be one event for between 1,000 and 2,000 people, "depending on what local people thought about it".
Speaking about the criticism of the Welsh government buying the farm and of Ms Stewart herself, she said: "I've been accused of being a hippy on a number of occasions, and that I'm going to set up a hippy commune, that's not what I am about, I'm a business woman, and very proud of it."
There have also been claims that she would stop farming at Gilestone, which she dismissed.
"I have massive respect for farmers, they feed us, I've worked with farmers for 30 years, this is a farm, everywhere I have worked has been a farm, and I totally understand that there's an awful lot of pressure on farmers, and I'm very sympathetic to that."
She added: "It's not all bad, when it was first announced we got over 430 positive emails in our inbox saying we can't wait to work for you and how exciting it is, it's not all been horrid, it's actually been quite balanced."
The Welsh government said it had been in discussions with Green Man for a number of years about the potential to support the growth of the festival brand in and for Wales, including finding a permanent base, since 2019.
It added Green Man told the Welsh government in February that a suitable holding could become available, but Green Man did not have the resources to buy it.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ovative Group announced their newest VPs who are changing the marketing industry for the better. Jen Alcott received an internal promotion to Vice President of Client Services, and Troy Neidermire, a 14-year Target Corporation alumni, will serve as the Vice President of Measurement and Enabling Solutions. Both are the latest additions to Ovative's leadership team. They share a relentless focus on driving results and a desire to transform the measure of marketing success. At Ovative, an independent media and measurement firm, they help clients tackle the most complex marketing challenges, using Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR) as their gold standard metric. EMR is a unified optimization metric that aligns business leaders to the metrics that impact their business most.
For the past three years, Alcott has handled defining and executing cross-channel media strategies and driving operational excellence across disciplines with Ovative's leading retail clients, including Tapestry (Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman). Alcott joined Ovative with 16 years of experience at Best Buy and Target including social media and multichannel strategy. She will report to Jesse Grittner, Senior Vice President of Growth.
"As our business continues to grow, we are committed to investing in team development and capabilities to ensure that we have the right structure in place to support current and future scale," said Grittner. "Jen's promotion reflects those commitments, and we are proud of the impact Jen has already had on our team members, our clients, and Ovative as a whole."
At Ovative, 60% of the VP+ leadership team are women, compared to the corporate average of 30%. The strength of Ovative's leadership team reflects the inclusive culture that is intentionally built each day and continued dedication to elevating new perspectives.
Neidermire comes to Ovative with over 15 years of media, marketing, eCommerce, and product experience, developing large high-performing teams, and building new measurement capabilities. Neidermire will lead a newly formed business unit for Ovative, Measurement and Enabling Solutions. This team will bring an operator lens to enhance clients' data feeds, reporting solutions, and testing and analytics capabilities. Deep subject matter expertise and unique perspectives in these areas will unlock the ability for our clients to optimize to EMR and maximize the use of Ovative's technology platform, MAP. Neidermire will report to Beth McKigney, Senior Vice President, Measurement Solutions and Technology.
"To transform the measure of marketing success, we must invest in innovative measurement capabilities, further our team's expertise, and disrupt what marketers have come to expect from their technology providers. To unlock EMR for our teams and our clients – we must raise the bar," said McKigney. "We believe that the power of Ovative is in bringing together talent with different perspectives to bring EMR to life in a real and actionable way. Our team and clients will both benefit from a proven leader like Troy who can motivate, develop, and drive a team towards a common goal."
As Ovative continues to see record growth, team development and emerging capabilities enable team members to make an impact within and outside Ovative's walls. This key new hire and promotion will enable Ovative to continue to build for the future, drive results for clients, and transform the measure of marketing success!
Ovative Group is an independent media and measurement firm that helps clients drive and deliver measurable marketing performance. Founded in 2009 by Dale Nitschke, Ovative brings media, measurement, and consulting together under one roof to measure the holistic impact of marketing on clients' total business using its proprietary metric, Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR). Ovative's team of marketing experts serves as a trusted partner for its national world class client base of marketing leaders across many industries. Ovative is recognized as an industry leader and has received awards including Star Tribune's Top Workplaces, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50, and Inc. 5000. For more information about Ovative, visit ovative.com or follow Ovative on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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After weeks of amping it up, the Congress party on Wednesday, September 7, launched the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. The 3,570 km-long rally, expected to last 150 days with 120 participants, was kicked off by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader MK Stalin. At the Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam in Kanyakumari, CM Stalin handed over a khadi Indian flag to Rahul Gandhi, who is heading the rally. At the launch event, Rahul Gandhi also visited the twin memorials of Thiruvalluvar and Swami Vivekananda, along with Kamaraj and Gandhi Mandapam.
Speaking at the launch, Rahul Gandhi began by slamming the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that the right-wing “thinks of the Indian flag as their personal property”. “They think the flag is their personal property. They think that they can decide the future of this country, states and the people single handedly,” he said. He also compared the Narendra Modi-led Union government to the British rule. "Back then it was called East India Company, now the country is in the hands of a select few companies," Rahul claimed.
Rahul said that the purpose of the Bharat Jodo Yatra was to “listen to the voices and the wisdom of the people”. “Please remember that it is not only important to salute the flag, but to defend and celebrate the ideas and values behind it,” the Congress leader said. He also thanked MK Stalin for participating in the launch of the yatra. Thousands of party workers and cadre from several parts of the country participated in the meeting addressed by Rahul himself, and leaders including TN CM Stalin, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel. While CM Stalin was expected to attend the public gathering, he only presented the flag and left the spot. Among those present at the event on Wednesday were VCK founder and president Thol Thirumavalavan, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Mallikarjune Kharge, P Chidambaram, Vijay Vasanth and others were present.
Earlier in the day, Rahul paid floral tributes to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at the latter's memorial in Sriperumbudur and sat in a silent prayer in his memory. He also planted a sapling at the memorial.
#BharatJodoBegins officially
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CM Tamil Nadu Shri @mkstalin, CM Rajasthan Shri @ashokgehlot51 & CM Chhattisgarh Shri @bhupeshbaghel hand over the Tiranga to Shri @RahulGandhi at Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam to mark the onset of the biggest political movement in India since independence. pic.twitter.com/TaGRluQ5nx
The walkathon was formally launched at the Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam as he was handed over a Khadi national flag by CM Stalin. However, his padayatra from Kanyakumari to Srinagar over the course of 150 days is to commence on Thursday morning from Agastheeswaram. According to party workers, the plan is that the yatra will move in two batches, one from 7 am to 10.30 am, and the other from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm. While the morning session will include a lesser number of participants, the evening session will see mass mobilisation. Further, there will be community interaction between 10.30 am and 3.30 pm, where Rahul Gandhi is expected to meet the public. On average, the leaders and cadres participating in the rally will walk around 22-23 km daily, Jairam Ramesh had earlier said.
Read: Bharat Jodo Yatra by Congress to begin on Sep 7: All you need to know
Party president Sonia Gandhi was not present at the meeting, but sent a message regretting her inability to be present at the event. In the message, she said that she was confident that the party will be rejuvenated with the Bharat Jodo Yatra. "I'll be participating in Bharat Jodo Yatra in part and spirit daily," she said.
Stating that the launch of the historic yatra from Tamil Nadu was a proud moment, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee KS Alagiri said that Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi march started similarly and ended in the destruction of the British Empire. "Rahul Gandhi is reiterating the fact that all Indians are equal," he added.
Also read: Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra: Who are the participants?
P Chidambaram, speaking at the event, said, “In 1942, Mahatma Gandhi started the Quit India movement. He asked the British to quit India. The Bharat Chhodo movement was ridiculed by the right-wing, and now when we say Bharat Jodo they are saying the same thing. In the first independence, you (BJP) had no role, and in the second independence now you have no role. Our efforts will not stop until the divisive forces quit from India.”
Addressing a press meet on Wednesday morning, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary KC Venugopal said, "Simultaneously as the main yatra launch at Kanyakumari, there will be a programme held at all assembly constituencies by the block level Congress workers. Further, apart from the 12 states covered by Rahul Gandhi, there will be separate Bharat Jodo Yatras in states not covered by him, like Assam, Tripura, Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal and Nagaland." It is to be noted that the yatra alcomes ahead of the crucial Assembly election in Gujarat scheduled to be held in December this year.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLP, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
BBQ Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBQ)'s sale to MTY Food Group Inc. for $17.25 per share. If you are a BBQ shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Ping Identity Holding Corp. (NYSE: PING)'s sale to Thoma Bravo $28.50 per share. If you are a Ping shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
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Avalara, Inc. (NYSE: AVLR)'s sale to Vista Equity Partners for $93.50 per share. If you are an Avalara shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Halper Sadeh LLP may seek increased consideration for shareholders, additional disclosures and information concerning the proposed transaction, or other relief and benefits on behalf of shareholders.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilot Wave Holdings ("Pilot Wave"), the world's leading technology-focused acquisition and growth firm, has hired Lisa Belton as Partner. Ms. Belton is joining as Chief of Staff where she will help build out and manage the firm's operational structure, as well as assist in the transformation of portfolio businesses.
Ms. Belton has spent 15+ years as a financial services professional at large firms such as Merrill Lynch, Fidelity, and JP Morgan Chase. She also has deep experience in the start-up space, most notably as Chief Financial Officer where she led the firm through a successful acquisition. At Pilot Wave, Ms. Belton will leverage her vast experience to help grow portfolio businesses with technology and drive operational efficiencies while preserving culture and diversity.
"It's wonderful to work with Lisa again," said Afsheen Afshar, Founder and Managing Partner at Pilot Wave. "She brings a level of energy and professionalism that will help take Pilot Wave to the next level."
Pilot Wave is the first acquisition firm dedicated to bringing modern technology to small businesses. Comprised of hybrid investment professionals, operators, and technologists, the team partners with exceptional management to grow businesses and help them continue to be competitive in the technological age. For further information, please contact: info@PilotWaveHoldings.com
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Local Banking Executive and Longtime Charlotte Business Leader
Tim Beck to Serve as Market Leader
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oakworth Capital Bank (Oakworth) is entering the Central Carolinas market with a new office in the Charlotte area. Oakworth uniquely delivers banking, wealth management and advisory services through a highly coordinated approach.
Tim Beck has been named the group's Central Carolinas market leader and comes to Oakworth after serving as executive vice president and chief credit officer for Aquesta Bank, which was sold to United Community Bank in late 2021. Prior to his role with Aquesta Bank, Beck served a number of banks throughout a long career in Charlotte, making him a perfect fit for cultivating the Oakworth model in the Central Carolinas.
"When we consider expanding to serve more communities, we always start with a culture leader who lives our five core values—Golden Rule, Character, Innovative and Creative Spirit, Professionalism and Work Ethic," said Scott Reed, Oakworth chairman and chief executive officer. "We couldn't be more thrilled to have someone with Tim's local leadership and financial experience to lead Oakworth in this dynamic market."
"I immediately recognized that Oakworth's unique approach would resonate with leaders and businesses in our region," said Beck. "Oakworth's clients consistently praise the company for the quality of its people, its distinctive level of service and its commitment to making financial services easy. Bringing the Oakworth experience to the Carolinas area will be a huge benefit for closely held businesses, professionals and families, and I'm honored to lead this effort."
Beck brings significant experience in the financial services industry, having held positions within commercial and corporate banking as well as credit administration for Bank of America, SouthTrust Bank, Branch Banking and Trust, First Horizon and Silverton Bank.
"Tim's extensive experience and proven leadership in the Charlotte market supports our commitment to an excellent client experience for future clients in the Central Carolinas," said Chief Performance Officer Forest Whatley, who is responsible for the leadership of all Oakworth markets. "We look forward to helping our clients succeed and can't wait to begin."
Named the #1 "Best Bank to Work For" every year for the past four years in an independent survey conducted by American Banker, Oakworth cultivates a culture that appeals to talented professionals who desire to provide the highest level of expertise and responsiveness to their clients. Serving clients in 17 states, Oakworth provides proactive solutions by focusing on predictable needs of growing businesses and families.
The new office location—anticipated to open in the Southern part of the metro Charlotte area—will be announced soon. The grand opening is set to take place in early 2023.
Oakworth Capital Bank provides commercial and private banking, wealth management and advisory services to successful businesses, families and individuals. Oakworth serves its valued clients across the United States from its headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, as well as from South Alabama and Middle Tennessee. For more information about Oakworth Capital Bank and its unique approach, please visit www.oakworth.com.
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Unveiled ahead of Groceryshop '22, consumer study underscores the importance of brand and retailer focus on the omnichannel shopper experience
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services leader, today previewed results of its Online Grocery Landscape Report, a new shopper insights study on the attitudes and preferences surrounding online grocery shopping habits. Conducted this summer through Acosta's proprietary Shopper Community, the research found that nearly 60% of those buying online groceries started in the past two years, and nearly one in five online grocery shoppers intend to do more of their shopping online in the next year.
The new study shows that consumer grocery shopping behavior continues to evolve alongside the ongoing acceleration of digital commerce and innovation in traditional retail. Acosta will share its findings at Groceryshop on Sept. 19-22 in Las Vegas.
"More than half of American households are buying groceries online at least occasionally, compelling the need for retailers to provide more personalized and enhanced experiences around value, convenience, and food discovery in order to increase their share of omnichannel shoppers," said John Carroll, Chief Growth Officer at Acosta. "Since most online grocery consumers shop the same retailers online and in-store, the brands and retailers that offer strong online and in-store shopping solutions are best positioned to win by nurturing even deeper consumer loyalty. And as wallets tighten due to inflation and shoppers do more pre-shop planning online, an omnichannel focus becomes even more critical."
Insights from Acosta's proprietary Shopper Community illustrate the new normal in the online grocery space along with evolving expectations and opportunities in the omnichannel marketplace.
- Consistent with levels observed in fall 2021, half of U.S. shoppers are at least occasionally purchasing grocery items online.
- More than half (57%) of online grocery shoppers say they stick with the retailers they shop in-store, thus providing omnichannel-focused retailers with a big advantage in building loyalty with consumers.
- A significant majority of online pickup shoppers (7 in 10) go into the store when picking up an order, mainly to grab a forgotten item or to pick out something personally. This shopping behavior presents an opportunity to re-engage the shopper in store.
- Top online grocery retailers are getting high marks for shopper satisfaction, but shoppers still desire better ease of finding deals, product availability, and reasonable delivery/pickup fees.
- Consumers are still experimenting and determining their preferred delivery fulfillment options, with only 57% using a single mode. Millennials are utilizing at-home delivery at nearly twice the rate of Baby Boomers.
- Nearly one-third of online grocery shoppers use subscriptions, with pet needs and coffee/tea at the top of the list.
- While 46% of shoppers utilize retailer websites to place orders, there is slow adoption to retailer apps with more than a quarter of respondents declaring that they currently do not use retailer apps.
- Digital coupons are embraced by 80% of online shoppers, with younger shoppers more likely to look for them while they shop.
- The balance between online and brick and mortar continues to evolve, with more online grocery shoppers preferring the in-store experience for discount opportunities and new product discovery.
Acosta conducted the research in June of 2022 through its proprietary Shopper Community with input from more than 750 U.S. online grocery shoppers across a range of age groups, behaviors, and preferences. A summary of the report's key findings is available on Acosta's website. An infographic detailing the report findings can be accessed here.
Groceryshop 2022 in Las Vegas is focused on the rise of eCommerce and the changing consumer behavior reshaping the industry. With a firm grasp on the consumer mindset from a CPG and retailer perspective, Acosta is a leading provider of market insight on omnichannel and digital commerce solutions.
The Acosta leadership team will be onsite at Groceryshop, Booth 247 in Mandalay Bay, to provide further details about the Online Grocery Landscape Report and the company's comprehensive omnichannel solutions and technologies that enable clients to succeed in the grocery space. Acosta's digital commerce solutions include e-commerce insights and analytics, e-account management and retailer.com strategy, demand generation and retail media, full-service Amazon growth, digital shelf monitoring and optimization, and content syndication and management services.
Acosta will be joined by 345, a cloud-based platform changing how retailers and brands manage their businesses, and OeP, an Acosta-owned company with an end-to-end suite of solutions for brands to maximize their business on Amazon. Attendees are invited to book time with Acosta at Groceryshop at this link.
Acosta's suite of progressive, commerce-centric solutions enables today's biggest brands, retailers, and foodservice providers to win in the modern marketplace. Since 1927, Acosta has developed trusted relationships and unmatched scale. In a complex and fast-evolving omnichannel world, Acosta's network of companies allows us to connect with shoppers wherever they are. Through data-backed growth strategies and exceptional customer experiences, we are connecting tomorrow's commerce today. https://www.acosta.com/
345's fully integrated platform is changing how retailers and brands manage their business and plan for the future with the smart integration of store planning, merchandising, sales, and marketing. https://www.345.global
With 20+ years of collective experience, OeP helps brands capitalize on Amazon's growth, using data-driven strategies executed by experts, enabled by technology, and aligned with Amazon's dynamic platform and KPIs. http://www.oepcompany.com
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Day" game were:
2-5-5-8, FIREBALL: 4
(two, five, five, eight; FIREBALL: four)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Day" game were:
2-5-5-8, FIREBALL: 4
(two, five, five, eight; FIREBALL: four)
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "LuckyDay Lotto Midday" game were:
01-28-34-39-42
(one, twenty-eight, thirty-four, thirty-nine, forty-two)
Estimated jackpot: $800,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "LuckyDay Lotto Midday" game were:
01-28-34-39-42
(one, twenty-eight, thirty-four, thirty-nine, forty-two)
Estimated jackpot: $800,000
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Unveiled ahead of Groceryshop '22, consumer study underscores the importance of brand and retailer focus on the omnichannel shopper experience
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services leader, today previewed results of its Online Grocery Landscape Report, a new shopper insights study on the attitudes and preferences surrounding online grocery shopping habits. Conducted this summer through Acosta's proprietary Shopper Community, the research found that nearly 60% of those buying online groceries started in the past two years, and nearly one in five online grocery shoppers intend to do more of their shopping online in the next year.
The new study shows that consumer grocery shopping behavior continues to evolve alongside the ongoing acceleration of digital commerce and innovation in traditional retail. Acosta will share its findings at Groceryshop on Sept. 19-22 in Las Vegas.
"More than half of American households are buying groceries online at least occasionally, compelling the need for retailers to provide more personalized and enhanced experiences around value, convenience, and food discovery in order to increase their share of omnichannel shoppers," said John Carroll, Chief Growth Officer at Acosta. "Since most online grocery consumers shop the same retailers online and in-store, the brands and retailers that offer strong online and in-store shopping solutions are best positioned to win by nurturing even deeper consumer loyalty. And as wallets tighten due to inflation and shoppers do more pre-shop planning online, an omnichannel focus becomes even more critical."
Insights from Acosta's proprietary Shopper Community illustrate the new normal in the online grocery space along with evolving expectations and opportunities in the omnichannel marketplace.
- Consistent with levels observed in fall 2021, half of U.S. shoppers are at least occasionally purchasing grocery items online.
- More than half (57%) of online grocery shoppers say they stick with the retailers they shop in-store, thus providing omnichannel-focused retailers with a big advantage in building loyalty with consumers.
- A significant majority of online pickup shoppers (7 in 10) go into the store when picking up an order, mainly to grab a forgotten item or to pick out something personally. This shopping behavior presents an opportunity to re-engage the shopper in store.
- Top online grocery retailers are getting high marks for shopper satisfaction, but shoppers still desire better ease of finding deals, product availability, and reasonable delivery/pickup fees.
- Consumers are still experimenting and determining their preferred delivery fulfillment options, with only 57% using a single mode. Millennials are utilizing at-home delivery at nearly twice the rate of Baby Boomers.
- Nearly one-third of online grocery shoppers use subscriptions, with pet needs and coffee/tea at the top of the list.
- While 46% of shoppers utilize retailer websites to place orders, there is slow adoption to retailer apps with more than a quarter of respondents declaring that they currently do not use retailer apps.
- Digital coupons are embraced by 80% of online shoppers, with younger shoppers more likely to look for them while they shop.
- The balance between online and brick and mortar continues to evolve, with more online grocery shoppers preferring the in-store experience for discount opportunities and new product discovery.
Acosta conducted the research in June of 2022 through its proprietary Shopper Community with input from more than 750 U.S. online grocery shoppers across a range of age groups, behaviors, and preferences. A summary of the report's key findings is available on Acosta's website. An infographic detailing the report findings can be accessed here.
Groceryshop 2022 in Las Vegas is focused on the rise of eCommerce and the changing consumer behavior reshaping the industry. With a firm grasp on the consumer mindset from a CPG and retailer perspective, Acosta is a leading provider of market insight on omnichannel and digital commerce solutions.
The Acosta leadership team will be onsite at Groceryshop, Booth 247 in Mandalay Bay, to provide further details about the Online Grocery Landscape Report and the company's comprehensive omnichannel solutions and technologies that enable clients to succeed in the grocery space. Acosta's digital commerce solutions include e-commerce insights and analytics, e-account management and retailer.com strategy, demand generation and retail media, full-service Amazon growth, digital shelf monitoring and optimization, and content syndication and management services.
Acosta will be joined by 345, a cloud-based platform changing how retailers and brands manage their businesses, and OeP, an Acosta-owned company with an end-to-end suite of solutions for brands to maximize their business on Amazon. Attendees are invited to book time with Acosta at Groceryshop at this link.
Acosta's suite of progressive, commerce-centric solutions enables today's biggest brands, retailers, and foodservice providers to win in the modern marketplace. Since 1927, Acosta has developed trusted relationships and unmatched scale. In a complex and fast-evolving omnichannel world, Acosta's network of companies allows us to connect with shoppers wherever they are. Through data-backed growth strategies and exceptional customer experiences, we are connecting tomorrow's commerce today. https://www.acosta.com/
345's fully integrated platform is changing how retailers and brands manage their business and plan for the future with the smart integration of store planning, merchandising, sales, and marketing. https://www.345.global
With 20+ years of collective experience, OeP helps brands capitalize on Amazon's growth, using data-driven strategies executed by experts, enabled by technology, and aligned with Amazon's dynamic platform and KPIs. http://www.oepcompany.com
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New Orleans-based nonprofit offers high school students a unique alternative to the typical internship program, allowing students to build a house during the school year while developing the soft skills necessary for entering the workforce.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, unCommon Construction (uCC) announced that it is expanding its footprint into Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2015, the New Orleans-based nonprofit demonstrates that learning happens everywhere by offering an alternative to typical education programs. unCommon Construction uses an apprenticeship and construction build process to empower youth with the skills, network, resources, and experience to lead the workforce after high school or college.
Since 2020, uCC has partnered with Stand Together Foundation (STF), a national philanthropic organization that partners with social entrepreneurs who empower people to transform their lives and communities. uCC received $150,000 from STF to bring its unique learning approach to more students in Minneapolis.
Traditional education takes a standardized, one-size-fits-all approach that has deemphasized individualized learning, student choice and the trades, while also overemphasizing pathways to four-year degrees. uCC is reimagining student learning and their abilities to discover their own pathway to post-secondary and career success. By incorporating technical and soft skills and the instilling of personal responsibility through work-based learning, uCC challenges the current approach to traditional and top-down K-12 education that leaves students unprepared, unequipped, and unexposed to viable and fulfilling career options after high school.
uCC equips high-school students with hands-on, real-world work experience in the construction field. Through uCC's paid apprenticeships, students build homes, while acquiring and applying soft skills, math, science, and engineering skills. Students experience the discipline of showing up on time, working on a team, and delivering high-quality work on a construction site. Through more than 100 hours each semester, apprentices develop career awareness and exposure to an alternative career path, technical and soft skills, and leadership abilities through a work-based learning experience in a real-world classroom.
In addition to school credit, students earn hourly wages and an "Equity Award" scholarship that is awarded to them without restriction on how the funds are to be spent. These scholarships are funded through sales of the homes that students build. Graduates who achieve at least 75% attendance earn this award and are encouraged to set their own post-graduation goals and utilize the funds to achieve those goals. In this way, uCC's leadership prioritizes their students' choice and demonstrates a belief in people being the best suited to identify their own career and/or post-secondary education pathways.
The following facts illustrate the success of uCC's model:
- 100% of students who complete a semester with uCC graduate from high school on time and have continued their education or landed a job within three months.
- More than 80% of participating apprentices live in low- to moderate-income tract zones or receive free and reduced lunch at school.
- Approximately 40% of participating apprentices identified as female or non-gender conforming and 80% identified as people of color, and 80% of graduates report that they are industry-bound after high school - representing a younger and more diverse workforce in the construction industry
- A typical apprentice's earning potential per semester is $1,000 in pay and $500 in Equity Awards, and approximately 50% of graduates open their first bank account with the money they earned throughout the program.
"When we started building this organization in 2014, we thought there might be a chance our model could be applied beyond New Orleans in locations with similar needs," said Aaron Frumin, Founder and Executive Director of unCommon Construction. "We're thrilled and humbled to begin unCommon's expansion with these first steps in Minneapolis, which is the hometown of our founding Program Manager and a city with whom we share the Mississippi River among so many other things. Over the years, we've received countless inquiries about expansion, and we've questioned and learned a lot about what it could look like to scale unCommon's impact in that way. The support and partnership of Stand Together Foundation have been critical elements in the evolution of our vision for that impact at a larger scale. We're grateful for the way Stand Together Foundation authentically shares that vision and sees the value of unCommon's unique approach to youth and workforce development."
"unCommon Construction's individualized education model proves that empowering young people to learn, including nontraditional pathways, beats a one-size-fits-all approach to education," said Evan Feinberg, Executive Director of Stand Together Foundation. "Young people can and should learn everywhere, and UnCommon Construction offers the communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills needed to flourish in all kinds of work and life beyond high school. We're thrilled to help unCommon bring its innovative program to Minneapolis."
Learn more:
- The Mike Rowe Podcast: People You Should Know – unCommon Construction
- People Magazine: Construction Boss Gives Students Jobs and Builds Houses for No Profit: This 'Changed My Life'
- Stand Together Foundation (VIDEO): An unCommon classroom is building futures and building homes
About uCC: "Building Houses. Framing Character."
unCommon Construction offers a unique alternative to your typical internship for high school students. Its program allows participating students to build a house in a semester, while developing the soft skills necessary for entering the workforce. The internship for high school students not only pays an hourly rate, but a percentage of the proceeds from each sold house is used to award them with an "Equity Award" scholarship for further education and career opportunities. Students learn how to take measurements, read blueprints, and use a variety of tools. They also pick up job-acquisition and retention skills such as communication, responsibility, and critical thinking. Learn more at unCommonConstruction.org.
Stand Together Foundation is committed to breaking the cycle of poverty in America by driving change from within communities. We are building a community of social entrepreneurs who believe in people, work from the bottom up, and unite with anyone to do right. Since 2016, we have committed over $120 million and counting to fuel the innovation of nonprofits throughout the country to build stronger, safer communities where all people can learn, contribute, and realize their full potential. Our goal is to help nonprofit leaders maximize their impact to transform more lives out of poverty. Learn more at StandTogetherFoundation.org.
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET's collection of news, tips and advice around Apple's most popular product.
The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus will cost at least $799 or $899, depending on which model you get, Apple announced Wednesday at its Far Out event.
Read more: Apple Event Live Blog
The cost of the iPhone 14 starts at $799 -- the same price as the Apple Watch Ultra -- and the cost of the iPhone 14 Plus starts at $899. For context, the price of the first iPhone was $399 for the 4GB model and $599 for the 8GB model, and both came with a two-year contract with AT&T.
For more on Apple's latest event, check out the latest on the Apple Watch, Apple Watch Ultra and AirPods Pro 2.
This story is being updated.
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NASA offers scholarships for early career scientists
The program offers opportunities to develop advances in space science and exploration.
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September 5th, 2022The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP), administered by ORAU, invites senior scientists who are starting their careers to be part of this cycle of fellowship applications that will run until November 1, 2022.
The scholarships, focused on the areas of science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration, offer access to all of NASA's resources, as well as mentorship from leading agency scientists.
“NPP includes various science and technology scholarships offered at NASA, as well as unique educational experiences that prepare future leaders for NASA and the academic community. ORAU supports NASA's goal of building an inclusive, collaborative, open, and innovative work environment that prioritizes work-life balance and encourages professional development for postdoctoral fellows,” said J. Scott Miller, Ph.D, director of the NPP of ORAU.
How to access?
This is how you can apply for these scholarships:
- Scientists with undergraduate degrees that are no more than 5 years old can apply as postdoctoral fellows.
- Scientists with bachelor's degrees older than 5 years can apply as senior fellows.
- After the first year as a postdoctoral fellow, scientists interested in leadership positions can apply to the postdoctoral leadership program at NASA Headquarters.
It is important to note that the agency has reactivated eligibility for foreign citizens who can access J-1 visa status for exchange visitors. To see more requirements click here.
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Who benefits?
Available to talented scientists from the U.S. and abroad, this program introduces recipients to exclusive research opportunities at NASA Headquarters or in an agency-affiliated research institute.
Ranging from one to three years, the fellowships are designed to delve into NASA missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.
Means
The agency, which offers initial resources of $70,000, highlights comprehensive support for those who benefit from the scholarships.
“Add-ons are offered for higher cost-of-living areas and certain academic majors. The stipend amount for a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow is based on position location, experience (number of years since doctoral degree), and academic achievement, including academic credits and professional degree. Among the benefits available are supplemental health insurance, professional development resources, a research allowance of up to $10,000 a year, and a relocation reimbursement.
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Companies collect a lot of data about us from our fitness trackers to smart devices in your home.
You may not even know that it's sometimes happening.
Federal regulators are considering new rules to crack down on companies collecting and profiting from information about you.
The Federal Trade Commission wants to hear from you about how this is impacting you.
“One of the biggest changes I think that is potentially on the horizon are some more limits on what companies can actually do, what they can collect and what they can do with it,” said Jennifer King, a privacy and data policy fellow at Stanford University. “Rather than just saying we got your permission, so you know we can now, we can do whatever we want.”
She said one real challenge if the FTC decides to go through with new rules is that the process takes so long, it could take 5 years before we actually see them in action.
She said action by Congress would be much faster. Lawmakers are currently considering a privacy bill to reduce data collected about us.
Until any action happens, there are ways you can reduce that collection.
“I think the mobile space is one of those areas that a little hygiene can go a long way, and one of the things I do is I turn off my location services on my phone,” King said. “That doesn't stop everything, but it does actually kind of cut off a lot of data that's happening, often in the background.”
She said also consider the apps you're installing on your phone and what types of places you're willing to give your information.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Give our country $100 billion — or stop lecturing us about making money from fossil fuels.
That was the message East Timor President and Nobel Peace Prize winner José Ramos-Horta had Wednesday for those raising environmental concerns about his nation’s proposal to build a new gas-processing plant.
Ramos-Horta was speaking in Australia after the two countries signed a new defense agreement. He delivered his remarks at the National Press Club in Canberra with humor but also with an edge.
East Timor, an impoverished nation of 1.5 million, is hoping to break a 20-year deadlock with the new Australian government over the development of the Greater Sunrise gas field that lies beneath the seabed separating the two countries.
Australia wants the gas piped to an existing gas hub at its northern city of Darwin. East Timor expects more economic benefit if the gas is piped to its south coast.
Ramos-Horta was visiting Australia in part to try and resolve the dispute. A reporter asked how East Timor could justify the project given the climate impacts.
Ramos-Horta replied that gas was cleaner than some fossil fuels. He then listed countries that had benefitted from fossil fuels, including the U.S. and Japan, and then later China and India.
“But first the Europeans, you were the ones who polluted the whole world with coal, with oil, and everything that you can imagine,” he said. “And we, unfortunately, discover oil and gas only now. And the Europeans are lecturing us: We have to move away from fossil fuel.”
He said the gas field could generate $100 billion or more in revenue.
“I have no authority to make any proposal, but I can make one off the top of my head,” Ramos-Horta said. ”The Europeans, Australia, the U.S., give us $100 billion and we give up on the Greater Sunrise development. As simple as that.”
Earlier Wednesday, Australia and East Timor signed a defense agreement aimed at increasing the military and security cooperation, especially along their shared maritime border.
The agreement aims to increase joint military exercises and training, as well as cooperation on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
“We have been working towards a DCA (defense cooperation agreement) for over a decade and today’s signing is a significant step forward in our partnership,” said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
The agreement comes at a time of heightened tensions in the region, particularly after the Solomon Islands in April signed a new security pact with China.
Asked about his views on the move by the Solomon Islands, Ramos-Horta said he wasn’t that familiar with the nation but that the wider region is a “very sensitive strategic location.”
“Any leader that is serious about being a leader, you have to be sensitive to your neighbors,” he said. “Don’t bring in extraterritorial, regional interests, powers, that might not be welcomed by our neighbors.”
Ramos-Horta shared the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize with East Timorese Bishop Carlos Belo for their efforts to end conflict in their homeland.
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The new varieties will be available in nationwide retailers beginning in September
PHOENIX, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Café Valley®, leading ready-to-eat bakery brand, is expanding its line of 16-ounce Decadent Swirled Bundt Cakes with Tiramisu, Pumpkin Latte and Salted Caramel flavor varieties that will be available in grocers nationwide beginning this month.
"We are thrilled to announce the addition of these new decadent cakes to our existing lineup and our team has spent a significant amount of time experimenting with new flavor combinations to ensure the product captures the flavor and taste consumers are craving," said Brian Owens, chief executive officer of Café Valley. "Our new Swirled Bundt Cakes are pleasing to the eye and the taste buds. As consumers slice into and try each new cake, they will experience our unique flavor swirl and one-of-a-kind taste created by premium ingredients."
The flavor and product profiles of Café Valley's newest Decadent Swirled Bundt Cakes include:
- Tiramisu: A combination of rich, dreamy and light, the Tiramisu Swirl Bundt Cake features coffee espresso and mascarpone cream-rum-flavored batters with a luscious, coffee glaze. It's topped with white and dark chocolate chips, and mocha accent icing.
- Pumpkin Latte: The ultimate dessert for a potluck, the Pumpkin Latte Swirl Bundt Cake includes pumpkin spice espresso and milk latte batters with a toffee mocha glaze, and caramel accent icing.
- Salted Caramel: The Salted Caramel Bundt Cake blissfully combines light and dark caramel batters to form an unforgettable treat topped with creamy dark caramel, white chocolate chips, caramel accent icing, and coarse sugar-salt dusting.
Café Valley's lineup of 16-ounce Decadent Swirled Bundt Cakes also includes:
- Triple Citrus Swirl: A refreshing flavor to enjoy on a sunny spring day, the Triple Citrus Swirl Bundt Cake features mandarin orange, key lime, and lemon batters with a rich yellow glaze. It's topped with white chocolate chips and orange accent icing.
- Chocolate Espresso Swirl: Perfect for your next family gathering or dinner party, the Chocolate Espresso Swirl Bundt Cake includes chocolate and expresso batter with an elegant chocolate expresso glaze and an unforgettable caramel mocha icing accent.
- Raspberry White Chocolate Swirl: The Raspberry White Chocolate Swirl Bundt Cake melds white chocolate and raspberry batter, topped with a white glaze, white chocolate chips and delicious raspberry-colored icing. This flavor combination is the perfect treat for your next gathering.
For more information on Café Valley products, please visit cafevalley.com.
About Café Valley Bakery:
Founded in 1987, Café Valley produces high-quality bakery products for in-store bakeries, club stores, food service and convenience stores throughout the world. Their products include croissants, muffins, Bundt cakes, ring cakes, loaf cakes, turnovers and café bites. With facilities in Phoenix, Arizona and Marion, Indiana, Café Valley products are available to mass retailers throughout the U.S. They are committed to an extensive food safety program and have donated much time, money and gifts to communities across the U.S. Visit www.cafevalley.com to learn more.
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Looking back at the best, worst divisions in NFL history originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
The AFC West is poised to be the NFL’s “group of death” in 2022.
The term, which is typically reserved for the World Cup and UEFA Champions League, is used for one group that is deemed more daunting than the rest because of its depth and talent. Heading into the new NFL season, the AFC West has plenty of both.
At the top sit the Kansas City Chiefs. The team has perhaps the league’s best quarterback in Patrick Mahomes, won a Super Bowl just three seasons ago and is a six-time-reigning division champion. Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was traded from K.C. to Miami this offseason, and every other AFC West team used the offseason to reload.
The Las Vegas Raiders, who earned a wild card berth last year, brought in an All-Pro receiver of their own in Davante Adams, along with a new head coach in Josh McDaniels. The Denver Broncos have a new head coach, Nathaniel Hackett, and decorated quarterback, Russell Wilson, running the show as they aim to snap a six-year playoff drought. Lastly, the Los Angeles Chargers, who were an overtime loss away from earning the Raiders’ playoff spot, brought in Khalil Mack, J.C. Jackson and more talent to surround Justin Herbert on their star-studded roster.
All four AFC West organizations have playoff aspirations – or more – this season. There have been instances where three teams from the same division since the NFL realigned divisions to their current format in 2002, but an expanded playoff field introduced two seasons ago gives all four AFC West teams a chance to make the postseason together.
Just how good can one division be without completely beating up on one another? Here’s a look at some of the best – and worst – performances by a division in recent NFL history:
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Which division has won the most games in a single season?
If the 2022 AFC West is looking for a blueprint, it can look to the 2007 AFC South and 2013 NFC West.
The Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans combined to go 42-22 in 2007, setting a single-division record for wins in a season. The Colts won the division with a 13-3 record, while the 11-5 Jags and 10-6 Titans claimed the two AFC wild card spots. The Texans went a respectable 8-8 in 2007, including 7-3 against non-division foes. It was their 1-5 combined record against the Colts, Titans and Jags that kept them from making a playoff run.
In 2013, the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams matched the 2007 AFC South’s mark with a 42-22 record. The Seahawks won the division at 13-3, but they were only joined by one other division rival in the postseason. The 49ers earned the conference’s top wild card spot with a 12-4 record, but the 10-6 Cardinals and 8-8 Rams missed out.
In all, there have been five divisions where their teams combined to win 40 or more games in one season:
- 2007 AFC South: 42-22
- 2007 NFC East: 40-24
- 2008 NFC South: 40-24
- 2013 NFC West: 42-22
- 2021 NFC West: 40-28
Three of those divisions sent three teams to the playoffs. Most recently, the eventual Super Bowl champion Rams, Cardinals and 49ers all won double-digit contests to punch their tickets to the postseason in 2021, the first season to feature a 17-game schedule. The Seahawks, meanwhile, were on the outside looking in with a 7-10 record.
Which division has won the fewest games in a single season?
On the opposite end of the scale, there have been some putrid overall outputs by divisions over the last 20 years. In all, there have been eight times where one division combined to lose 40 games in a season, including seven before the NFL added an addition game for every team in 2021:
- 2008 AFC West: 23-41
- 2008 NFC West: 22-42
- 2009 NFC West: 24-40
- 2013 AFC South: 24-40
- 2014 NFC South: 22-41-1
- 2019 NFC East: 24-40
- 2020 NFC East: 23-40-1
- 2021 AFC South: 28-40
The Chargers and Broncos had matching 8-8 records in 2008, but San Diego earned the division title by beating Denver in Week 17. Despite going just 3-7 against non-division squads, a 5-1 record against AFC West teams was enough to send the Chargers to the playoffs. Lower in the division standings, the Raiders placed third at 5-11 and the Chiefs landed in last at 2-14.
There have been three instances since 2002 where a division was so bad that a sub-.500 team earned a home playoff game. The 2010 Seahawks were the first of those three division winners, pulling off the feat in a year where the NFC West combined to go 25-39. The Carolina Panthers won the 2014 NFC South title with a 7-8-1 record and Washington won the 2020 NFC East title with a 7-9 record.
Which division has the most wins since 2002?
AFC East teams have the best combined record of any division dating back to 2002, while the NFC West ranks last out of the eight divisions. The AFC West and NFC East have been two of the most even divisions in that span.
Here is a look how each division has fared over the last 20 regular seasons:
- AFC East: 669-615
- NFC South: 653-629-2
- AFC North: 648-628-8
- AFC West: 647-637
- NFC East: 636-645-3
- NFC North: 630-648-6
- AFC South: 621-663
- NFC West: 620-659-5
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bruce Springsteen’s handwritten set lists and a favorite guitar are among the marquee items that will make a cross-country trip for a museum exhibit this fall.
The Grammy Museum announced Wednesday that Bruce Springsteen Live! will open at the Grammy Museum L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 15. The interactive exhibit — which runs until April 2 — will feature Springsteen and the E Street Band’s live performance footage, instruments, stage costumes and exclusive interviews.
Springsteen’s exhibit ended its stint in New Jersey earlier this year.
“We’re also thrilled to offer a special, expanded exhibit with the help of Springsteen fans for a one-of-a-kind immersive experience,” said Jasen Emmons, chief curator and a vice president at the Grammy Museum. It will invite fans to submit videos of their concert experiences from Springsteen’s previous shows on Sept. 23 — the legendary singer’s 73rd birthday.
Springsteen’s modified Fender guitar that was featured on several album covers such as “Human Torch” and “Born to Run” will be displayed. Other items will include stage clothing from Springsteen and members of E Street along with a signed itinerary from his Human Rights Tour, a six-week benefit tour in 1988. A ticket booth stage prop from the Tunnel of Love tour will also be highlighted at the exhibit.
A saxophone played by the late Clarence Clemons — who performed alongside Springsteen for 40 years — will be on display. The saxophone was passed on to Clemons’ nephew, Jake Clemons, who continues to use the instrument as the newest member of the E Street Band since 2012.
Through an interactive kiosk, visitors will be able to view Springsteen’s handwritten set lists and create their own encores to compare against the legendary performer’s original.
The Grammy Museum partnered with the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University.
“Since his first west coast show as a touring musician at the Troubadour in 1973 to the present day, Bruce has performed over 100 shows in the Los Angeles area and has thrilled millions of fans with his electrifying performances,” said co-curator Eileen Chapman, director of The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music. “This extensive exhibit provides a peek behind the curtain and a stirring trip down memory lane.”
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Steve Sarkisian left his job as an Alabama assistant to be the head coach at Texas in January 2021 and quickly blazed a 735-mile trail from Tuscaloosa to Austin for others to follow.
The core of his offensive coaching staff made the trek and a handful of players looking for fresh starts or more playing time have been trickling in ever since. Sarkisian has three top assistants who were on the Alabama sideline when the Crimson Tide won the 2020 national championship.
Is he building Alabama West? The early returns — a 5-7 season in 2021 — have so far been rather un-Bama like.
Sarkisian and the Longhorns (1-0) have a chance to make a statement Saturday. The No. 1 Crimson Tide (1-0) play on the road against their future SEC opponent, which is hoping the success Sarkisian experienced in Tuscaloosa can finally rub off in Austin.
Sarkisian often credits Alabama's Nick Saban as a major force in restoring his coaching career after he was fired at Southern California midway into the 2015 season and went into alcohol rehabilitation treatment.
Working under Saban first as an analyst in 2016 and then returning as Alabama offensive coordinator in 2019 and 2020 allowed Sarkisian an insider's view of what Saban demands from his staff, as well as what he could demand from himself.
Sarkisian has said quite frankly that Saban saved his career.
“I owe so much to him, and I will never, ever forget that he and Ms. Terry have been tremendous in my life and my wife’s life and what they’ve done for us on and off the field, I owe them a great deal," Sarkisian said at Big 12 media days in July.
The praise continued this week as Sarkisian prepared to face his former mentor for the first time from the opposite sideline.
“We could be up here for hours talking about things that I learned from him ... and what he’s done for guys like myself," Sarkisian said, also recalling the sting of Saban's rebukes when something went wrong.
“If he’s yelling at you, you probably didn’t reach a level of expectation. When you can meet his expectations, you are doing something right." Sarkisian said. "I loved my time with him.”
And when it was time to build his own staff, Sarkisian wanted assistants forged from the same fire that shaped him.
Texas offensive line coach Kyle Flood, special teams and tight ends coach Jeff Banks and quarterbacks coach A.J. Milwee all followed Sarkisian from Alabama to join his rebuild.
This group of coaches left a program that won eight Southeastern Conference championships in the 13 years since Texas last won the Big 12. Alabama has won six national titles since 2009.
Their first season in Austin produced the program's first six-game losing streak in 65 years. “Patience" was the word around campus.
Saban this week praised his former assistant and has called Sarkisian one of the finest coaches he's ever had on his staff.
“I think he’s a very bright guy, very well organized," Saban said. “He did an outstanding job when he was here.”
Saban shrugged off a suggestion that having so many former Alabama staffers at Texas would give the Longhorns an advantage in drawing up their game plan.
“We’ve seemed to play several teams now that kind of know us, but you act like we don’t know them,” Saban said. “So just because somebody knows you when they play you, doesn’t mean they’re going to beat you.”
Saban is 25-2 against former assistants. Both losses came last season, to Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M and Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs in the national championship game.
Texas has three former Alabama players on the roster this season. All were once highly-coveted recruits out of high school and Texas has proven an attractive landing spot, although none has made a major impact yet.
Tailback Keilan Robinson may be the fastest player on the team, but he's third on the depth chart behind preseason All-American Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson. His biggest contributions so far have come on special teams, with a blocked punt last season and blocked punt return for a touchdown last week against ULM.
Texas expected to have to impact players from Alabama this season: tight end Jahleel Billingsley and wide receiver Agiye Hall.
Billingsley caught 17 passes and three touchdowns last season, but he’s serving a six-game NCAA suspension for an undisclosed violation that Sarkisian said occurred while at Alabama.
Hall was one of the top receiver recruits in the country but caught just four passes last season as a freshman and was suspended by Saban in April. After a quick transfer to Texas, he was expected to be a feature player in the Texas passing game, but he ran into more trouble when he was arrested for misdemeanor criminal mischief and was suspended for the first game.
Hall has been cleared to play this week. but it's unclear how much time he'll see against his former team.
“It’s great to have him back and going with us and having him be part of our program," Sarkisian said. "Proud of the work that he did to get himself back.”
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AP Sports Writer John Zenor contributed to this report.
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Queen, 96, POSTPONES her meeting with Privy Council after doctors tell her to rest, Buckingham Palace says
- The Queen has postponed her Privy Council meeting today after being told by doctors that she needed to rest
- The 96-year-old monarch 'had a full day yesterday' a Palace spokesman said, and accepted medical advice
- The Privy Council meeting, which was due to take place virtually this evening, will now be rearranged
The Queen has postponed her Privy Council meeting this evening after being advised by doctors to rest, Buckingham Palace has said.
A Palace spokesman said: 'After a full day yesterday, Her Majesty has this afternoon accepted doctors' advice to rest.
'This means that the Privy Council meeting that had been due to take place this evening will be rearranged.'
The Queen remains at Balmoral Castle, where she appointed Liz Truss at the new Prime Minister on Tuesday, and the latest advice does not involve a hospital stay.
The monarch, 96, has ongoing mobility issues and had been due to hold the Privy Council virtually on Wednesday.
The monarch, 96, has ongoing mobility issues and had been due to hold the Privy Council virtually on Wednesday
During the proceedings, Ms Truss would have taken her oath as First Lord of the Treasury and new cabinet ministers would have been sworn into their roles, and also made privy counsellors if not already appointed as one in past.
The Privy Council is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As of last month, there were 719 members on the council, with membership lasting for life.
It is composed of politicians, civil servants, judges, members of the clergy as well as Prince Charles and the Duke of Cambridge.
There is no constitutional issue with the delay to the proceedings, the palace said.
On Tuesday, the Queen received an outpouring of love on social media after the Royal Family released images of her receiving Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she invited the newly-elected leader of the Conservative Party to become prime minister.
The smiling head of state looked bright but frail and used a walking stick during the audience, which followed a visit from outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson as he tendered his resignation.
It was the first time in her 70-year reign that the Queen has appointed a Prime Minister at Balmoral. It was also the first time Her Majesty has been pictured since she was seen arriving at the estate on July 21 for her summer holiday.
The two politicians made the 1,000 round trip from London, rather than making the monarch, who has suffered episodic mobility problems since last October, travel back from Scotland.
With her hair neatly curled, the monarch, dressed in a blouse, cardigan and a Balmoral tartan skirt, stood as she met Ms Truss.
Some observers noticed that Her Majesty's right hand appeared bruised or purple in photographs of their meeting.
But many social media users voiced their support for the monarch, commenting on how well she had presented herself and paying their respects to the incredible length of her reign which has now spanned the terms of 15 prime ministers, including Truss.
The Queen is on her summer break on the Balmoral estate, and not due to return until early October.
Yesterday Mr Johnson arrived at around 11.16am and left around 39 minutes later at 11.55am, while Ms Truss arrived at 12.22pm and departed around 33 minutes later at 12.55pm.
The Queen also had another duty afterwards recorded in the Court Circular.
She invested her Communications Secretary Donal McCabe with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO), an honour in the monarch's personal gift for service to the royal family.
A number of guests was also seen leaving the castle before the first audiences began. The Queen often has family members and friends to stay during her annual holiday.
Prince Charles today at a roundtable with attendees of the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
The Sun reported recently that the Prince of Wales had been making regular morning visits to see his mother as she continues to struggle with her mobility, with the unplanned visits considered highly unusual.
She missed the Braemar Gathering highland games last weekend, which she usually attends each year, for her 'comfort'.
Royal sources confirmed that there were two main issues in terms of the Queen's attendance – firstly getting her to the games, but also that she would have to sit in public for a long period of time to watch them.
The decision prompted fresh fears about the Queen's health, just two days after Buckingham Palace said she would remain in Scotland to appoint a new prime minister at Balmoral for the first time in her reign.
Until now, the Queen has never missed the Highland Games during her 70-year reign, following a tradition of the monarch attending which was started by Queen Victoria 174 years ago in 1848. The event is held a short distance from where Her Majesty is staying on her annual summer at the Balmoral Castle estate in Aberdeenshire.
Queen Elizabeth II leans on a walking stick as she welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral in Scotland on Tuesday
The Queen invites Liz Truss to become Prime Minister and form a new government as they meet at Balmoralon Tuesday
And the monarch also remained at home instead of attending the traditional Sunday church service at Balmoral on Sunday.
Prince Charles cut a lonely figure as he was spotted without Her Majesty at the weekly service at Crathie Kirk. The monarch was a regular attendee at the small church while staying at the royal estate in previous year.
Buckingham Palace has declined to give an ongoing commentary on the monarch's health.
During her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the Queen only travelled to Buckingham Palace twice, first for her Trooping the Colour balcony appearance and then for a finale after the pageant.
She spends most of her time at Windsor Castle, 22 miles from central London, living there during the pandemic and while major renovations take place at the Palace, and for her comfort.
She secretly spent a night in hospital in October undergoing tests and was then under doctors' orders to rest for the next three months, missing the Remembrance Sunday Cenotaph service and Cop26 climate change talks.
The Queen caught Covid in February, and suffered from mild cold-like symptoms but said the virus left her 'very tired and exhausted'.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC ("Compass Point") announced today that Kenneth Slosser has joined the Firm as a Managing Director in the Company's Investment Banking Group. He is based in Laguna Nigel, CA.
Mr. Slosser is a veteran investment banker with over 25 years' experience building and leading investment banking practices. Most recently, he was a Financial Services Consultant and Private Investor. Previously he was a Managing Director and Co-Group Head of the Permanent Capital group at Jefferies. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Banking at FBR & Co. where he was a member of the firm's Executive Committee, and Co-Head of the Commitment Committee. Mr. Slosser began his career with the Office of Thrift Supervision.
"We are thrilled to welcome Ken to our team" stated Burke Hayes, Managing Director, and Head of Investment Banking at Compass Point. "During his distinguished career, Ken has completed capital raising transactions and advisory assignments totaling more than $50 billion in transaction value. He brings a deep understanding of the capital markets, and a proven track record of executing transactions across multiple industries, including financials, real estate, energy, industrial and technology."
Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC is a leading independent investment bank that provides capital raising, M&A, research, and brokerage services to corporate and institutional investors. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in New York, NY, and Mount Pleasant, SC, Compass Point is a member of FINRA and SIPC. For further information about Compass Point, please visit our website at www.compasspointllc.com.
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Police arrest teen who brought loaded gun to his Southfield high school
Southfield — A 16-year-old boy has been arrested for bringing a loaded handgun to school Wednesday, police said.
According to a preliminary investigation, staff at the Southfield High School for the Arts & Technology on Lahser Road near 10 Mile were notified about a student who was possibly armed with a firearm on campus. They immediately contacted the on-site Southfield Police School Resource Officer and Security personnel, officials said.
Police located the student in a hallway. They searched the teen and found a loaded handgun.
Officers secured the weapon and arrested the student, a Southfield resident.
Officials said there were no active threats made toward other students, staff, or the school.
Investigators said they plan to present their findings to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office to determine charges.
Anyone with information about the student should call the Southfield Police Department at (248) 796-5500.
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Twitter: @CharlesERamirez
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In Memoriam
In loving memory of,
EUCOLA FREDERICK
02/26/1926 - 08/30/2008
We miss you dearly.
Your son, Sam Frederick Sr. (Karen); grandson, Samuel Frederick Jr.; nephew, David Robinson and niece, Sabrina Thomas.
Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms possible. High 92F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%..
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly this evening. Low 78F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Updated: September 7, 2022 @ 1:01 pm
In Memoriam
In loving memory of,
EUCOLA FREDERICK
02/26/1926 - 08/30/2008
We miss you dearly.
Your son, Sam Frederick Sr. (Karen); grandson, Samuel Frederick Jr.; nephew, David Robinson and niece, Sabrina Thomas.
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Former four-star DE Ken Talley commits to Michigan State football
It appears as if Michigan State has added another pass rusher.
According to a post on Twitter, Ken Talley, a former four-star prospect who signed with Penn State and enrolled in July before entering the transfer portal last month, has committed to Michigan State.
The 6-foot-2, 238-pound Talley, who went to Northeast High in Philadelphia, was ranked the No. 24 edge rusher nationally and No. 273 player overall in the 2022 class, according to the composite rankings at 247Sports.com. He chose Penn State over the likes of Michigan State, Michigan, Tennessee, Florida and Texas A&M.
“We don’t get into the specifics with any of these things,” Penn State coach James Franklin said when asked last month about the transfer of Talley and RB Caziah Holmes. “I don’t think it’d be appropriate for me to talk about any of these guys in the specifics on why they’re leaving. That’s their personal business and we want them to be able to leave and go on and be successful. It didn’t work out for a variety of reasons.”
It’s unclear if Talley has enrolled at Michigan State and if he has, at what point he’d be eligible to play. A team spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
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Detroit News NFL picks, Week 1
Justin Rogers, Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions for Week 1 of the NFL season. All picks made against the spread.
Eagles -3.5 at Lions
Rogers: Lions
Bianchi: Lions
Niyo: Eagles
Wojo: Eagles
Bills -1 at Rams
Rogers: Rams
Bianchi: Bills
Niyo: Rams
Wojo: Bills
Saints -3.5 at Falcons
Rogers: Falcons
Bianchi: Falcons
Niyo: Saints
Wojo: Falcons
49ers -6.5 at Bears
Rogers: Bears
Bianchi: 49ers
Niyo: 49ers (best bet)
Wojo: 49ers
Steelers +6 at Bengals
Rogers: Steelers
Bianchi: Steelers
Niyo: Bengals
Wojo: Bengals
Patriots +2.5 at Dolphins
Rogers: Patriots
Bianchi: Patriots
Niyo: Dolphins
Wojo: Dolphins
Ravens -4.5 at Jets
Rogers: Jets
Bianchi: Ravens
Niyo: Ravens
Wojo: Ravens (best bet)
Jaguars +3.5 at Commanders
Rogers: Jaguars
Bianchi: Commanders
Niyo: Commanders
Wojo: Jaguars
Browns -3.5 at Panthers
Rogers: Panthers
Bianchi: Panthers
Niyo: Panthers
Wojo: Panthers
Colts -7.5 at Texans
Rogers: Texans (best bet)
Bianchi: Colts
Niyo: Colts
Wojo: Colts
Giants +6.5 at Titans
Rogers: Giants
Bianchi: Titans
Niyo: Titans
Wojo: Titans
Packers -1.5 at Vikings
Rogers: Vikings
Bianchi: Vikings
Niyo: Packers
Wojo: Packers
Chiefs -2.5 at Cardinals
Rogers: Cardinals
Bianchi: Cardinals
Niyo: Chiefs
Wojo: Chiefs
Raiders +4 at Chargers
Rogers: Raiders
Bianchi: Chargers
Niyo: Chargers
Wojo: Chargers
Buccaneers -2 at Cowboys
Rogers: Cowboys
Bianchi: Cowboys
Niyo: Cowboys
Wojo: Buccaneers
Broncos -4 at Seahawks
Rogers: Seahawks
Bianchi: Broncos (best bet)
Niyo: Broncos
Wojo: Broncos
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'It's do or die': Man loses arm after surviving alligator attack at Lake Manatee
BRADENTON, Fla. - Florida Fish and Wildlife is reporting 22 alligator incidents so far this year. Eric Merda is among those who have survived a gator attack.
On July 17, Merda finished an irrigation job in Parrish when he decided to stop near Lake Manatee Fish Camp in Myakka City. He said he threw away trash and got lost while walking in the woods.
He eventually found water and thought he could swim across to where he saw his truck. Merda said it was dark when he jumped in and halfway across the lake when he encountered a gator.
The alligator grabbed the outside of Merda's arm, and he said it snapped his arm backwards and tried pulling him under the water three times. Merda said he kept kicking, and eventually, the gator let him go.
"It's do or die. Do you want to live or die. I was given the opportunity to make a chance, and I decided to live," he said.
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Merda was alone and missing part of his arm after he was attacked by the gator at Lake Manatee. He spent three days lost in the woods before finding help.
Merda's arm is now gone, and while he continues to relive those moments, he said the attack gave him something to live for.
"I'm thriving. I’m actually thriving. I’m going up, and I’m not coming back down," he said.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in Florida. FWC administers the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program (SNAP), which addresses alligator threats in developed areas and protects alligators in areas where they are naturally.
The program uses contracted alligator trappers throughout Florida to remove alligators that could pose a threat to people, pets or property, FWC officials said.
MORE: Alligator hogtied after wandering into Wendy's parking lot
Florida residents and visitors are urged to keep a safe distance if you find yourself close to an alligator and to keep a leash on your pets at all times, according to FWC.
Wildlife officials said you should only swim in designated areas during daylight hours without your pet. Alligators can tend to be more active between dusk and dawn.
FWC also warned against feeding an alligator. It's not only illegal and dangerous, but officials said it can cause alligators to lose their natural weariness towards people, which can lead them to associate people with food availability.
FWC has a toll-free Nuisance Alligator Hotline (866-392-4286) that residents can call if they are concerned about an alligator. Trappers will be dispatched to remove the alligator.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
3-3-0
(three, three, zero)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
3-3-0
(three, three, zero)
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An American woman who was killed in a shark attack while snorkeling with her family in the Bahamas on Tuesday afternoon has been identified.
The video featured is from a previous report.
Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, released a statement Wednesday regarding the death of their faculty member, Caroline DiPlacido, after the shark incident in the Bahamas, according to ABC News.
She was the project coordinator for the Office of Community and Government Relations at their Erie Campus, university officials said.
"Along with her efforts to further the mission of Erie-GAINS and Our West Bayfront, Caroline was a powerful presence of kindness and friendship to colleagues, students, and the wider community and cherished many family ties to Gannon. The news is devastating, and she will be missed," the university said in a statement.
DiPlacido was vacationing with her family and were on a snorkeling tour in the waters northwest of Rose Island when she was attacked by a bull shark shortly before 3 p.m. local time, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Tour operators, along with family members, attempted to rescue DiPlacido but were unsuccessful, police said. The victim suffered serious injuries to the left side of her body and was transported by the tour boat to nearby Fort Montagu on the eastern shore of New Providence island, where she was prounced dead by emergency medical responders, according to police.
DiPlacido and her family had arrived in the Bahamas on Tuesday morning via Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Harmony of the Seas, police said.
Royal Caribbean confirmed in a statement that the family were guests on the seven-night cruise, which sailed from Port Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday.
She was on an "independent shore excursion" in Nassau when attacked by a shark and succumbed to her injuries at a local hospital, according to the Miami-based cruise line.
"Royal Caribbean is providing support and assistance to the guest's loved ones during this difficult time," the company said in the statement Tuesday.
In June 2019, an American tourist snorkeling off Rose Island was killed in a shark attack. The victim, 21-year-old Loyola-Marymount University student Jordan Lindsey, died after a school of sharks attacked her.
Gannon University will hold a vigil for DiPlacido Wednesday at 3 p.m. EST, the school announced.
"Let us remember Caroline with affection and hope," the university said.
ABC News' Mina Kaji contributed to this report.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Days after flying to Thailand to seek asylum, members of a Chinese church huddled in a restaurant to share their stories with journalists. But when they peered over their shoulders, they spotted strangers taking videos of them with cellphones.
In seconds, they scattered, fearing Chinese state security had come for them yet again.
“Political pressure is rising, and there’s more and more ideological control,“ said Pastor Pan Yongguang, whose church has been on the run for years. “The persecution is growing worse.”
The story of the exile of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church illustrates how the Chinese government is going to increasing lengths to control religious faith and its citizens, even far outside its borders.
Since leaving China for South Korea’s resort island of Jeju three years ago, Pan’s 61 congregants have been stalked, harassed, and received threatening calls and messages despite fleeing hundreds of kilometers (miles) away, he said. Relatives back in China have been summoned, interrogated and intimidated. In one case, Chinese diplomats refused to issue a member’s newborn child a passport, rendering the baby stateless.
The government’s tactics against the church echo ones used against the Uyghurs and other Chinese ethnic minorities abroad, as well as fugitives accused of corruption, to coerce them to return to China.
In China, Christians are legally allowed to worship only in churches affiliated with Communist Party-controlled religious groups, but for decades, the authorities largely tolerated independent, unregistered “house churches.” They have tens of millions of worshippers, possibly outnumbering those in the official groups.
However, in recent years, house churches have come under heavy pressure, with many prominent ones shut down. Unlike previous crackdowns, such as Beijing’s ban of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement it labels a cult, the authorities have also targeted some believers not explicitly opposed to the Chinese state.
Most members of Pan’s church are young, married middle-class couples, with their children making up about half the group.
Bob Fu, founder of ChinaAid, a Christian group helping Pan, cited tightening controls on religion under Chinese leader Xi Jinping aimed at rooting out foreign influence and bolstering national security.
“What national security threat?” Fu said. “They’re not going to public squares, they’re not trying to shame the Chinese government. They’re just trying to seek religious freedom.”
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the matter was “not a diplomatic question” when asked for comment.
Ministering in China was never easy, Pan said. Since starting the church in 2012, it has had to move from house to house as authorities ordered landlords to turn them away. Police kept close track of church gatherings, recording attendees and hauling Pan in for questioning from time to time. The questions grew sharper after they discovered he was ordained into the Presbyterian church in Philadelphia, sharper still after new religious regulations in 2018. Police homed in on his ties overseas.
“They want to seal off Chinese churches from the outside world,” Pan said.
Pan said the church began thinking of leaving after his friend, an outspoken pastor from the same denomination, was arrested.
The final straw came after millions began taking to the streets of Hong Kong in 2019 to protest Beijing’s tightening grip on the city. Pan said they had no connection to the protests, but authorities in their city of Shenzhen on the mainland bordering Hong Kong were on high alert under “quasi-martial law.” The church came under excruciating pressure.
Pan decided it was time to put the matter to a vote. Most members elected to leave.
“At the time, I thought maybe we could return after things settled down,” said Nie Yunfeng, who joined the church months after its founding. “I never imagined things would get this bad.”
At the beginning of this year, her parents were summoned by police and questioned about Nie’s faith, as were dozens of relatives of other church members who had left for South Korea. Officers all over the country, from central Hubei province to tropical Hainan island, threatened the relatives with confiscation of state benefits or the closure of their businesses if the congregants didn’t return to China.
“Your descendants may suffer,” they told Nie’s terrified father. “Tell them to come back right now, or else they will face serious consequences.”
Officers found Pan’s brother, sisters and mother and accused Pan of “treason,” “collusion with foreign forces” and “subversion of state power.” Evidence obtained by Pan and seen by the AP indicates that state security was ordered to investigate the church.
They left South Korea for Thailand after meetings with local and U.S. officials made it clear that prospects for refuge were dim. Despite being home to a large, active Christian population, South Korea’s cultural and ethnic homogeneity can make it unfriendly toward refugees. Government statistics show less than 1% of asylum seekers were granted refuge there last year.
So, the church decided to flee again. On Monday, church members gathered outside the United Nations refugee office in Bangkok. They piled manila envelopes stuffed with asylum papers on a mailbox hanging by the entrance.
In Bangkok, members have split between different hotels and attend Sunday service on Zoom, wary of being tracked by Chinese police. They spend their days praying, worrying about an uncertain future.
Xie Jianqing, a church elder, said the transition has been tough. The church members, largely white-collar workers in the glittering high-tech metropolis of Shenzhen, had to get used to picking fruit and digging dirt in the volcanic soil of Jeju island. Now, they have no work, and their future is even cloudier.
Still, such sacrifices are worth it, Xie said. In China, he wasn’t able to give his children the religious upbringing he wanted because state schools are compulsory and mandate an atheist, communism-infused curriculum. Abroad, he said, his children can learn about the God he believes in.
“We’re willing to pay this price,” he said. “God always has the best plan.”
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Kang reported from Beijing. Associated Press video journalist Jerry Harmer contributed to this report.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
7-1-2, FIREBALL: 7
(seven, one, two; FIREBALL: seven)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
7-1-2, FIREBALL: 7
(seven, one, two; FIREBALL: seven)
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Transcripts of conference calls by Atlanta's Matt Ryan and Mike Smith with Jets reporters on Thursday afternoon:
FALCONS QB MATT RYAN
On what he has seen on film from the Jets defense…
They're very good. Their front seven is extremely physical. Their three interior guys in their 3-4 scheme, big, strong, stout against the run, but also very good against the pass. They're very multiple in their looks, give you a lot of different things to prepare for. I think they've been playing very aggressively. On the back end, they have some guys who can make plays. [Antonio] Cromartie is extremely talented, very long, very good when he's in press coverage, can get his hands on you. So I've been very impressed with their defense.
On the challenges of a team giving multiple fronts…
Identifying where certain guys are lined up is certainly one of the challenges. I think that we have to be on top of that, understanding which guys are big guys, trying to identify which guys are going to rush. It creates unique challenges and that's certainly something we're going to work really hard on tonight.
On the hits that knocked Titans QB Jake Locker out of the game with the Jets last week…
I didn't think they were cheap shots. I thought it was just a bang-bang play and those were hard hits, but it's the unfortunate part of the game. You don't like to see anybody go down, and certainly I wish the best for Jake going forward and hope he has a speedy recovery. But I don't think they were at all dirty.
On the sense of urgency following Atlanta's slow start…
I think there's certainly a sense of urgency. We haven't started the way we wanted, but we understand it's a long season and there's still a lot in front of us. I think if you change your focus at all past this game and try and see how things are going to shake out beyond this week, you're wasting your time. I think guys have really bought into taking it one week at a time. We haven't gotten the results we've wanted, but we trust in that process and I think with the maturity of our football team and having the veterans that we have around helps with that. So I think there's definitely a sense of urgency, but we're certainly going to take it one week at a time.
On Geno Smith…
I haven't seen them play a ton. I obviously watched the game last week. We played the Patriots, so I was studying the film of their defense and watched him play. I think he's a talented guy. He made some really good throws in that game. Obviously, we've all gone through the ups and downs of your rookie season. There's nothing like experience. He'll keep learning, he'll keep getting better. I think he's going to be a really good player, and he's certainly got a lot of talent. He can make every throw you need to make.
On the health of Roddy White…
I can't comment on how he's feeling. I know he's been out there week in and week out for us and he's been getting better as the year goes on. But you'd have to ask him.
On having a player the caliber of Tony Gonzalez…
It's huge. It's always huge for us, first and foremost when you add a great player to your team, it makes you better. But beyond that, his personality in the locker room, his leadership, for young guys to see what it takes to be one of the best, I think that's huge for us. He had an unbelievable game for us last week. [He] seems to be getting better the longer he plays. He's been great to have as a teammate for the last five years.
On Jets DE Muhammad Wilkerson…
I think his blend of size and speed, he's extremely powerful, big guy, but he's quick and he's nimble. That said, there's added difficulty when you're going against a guy like him. And he's gotten off to a great start, he really has. He's had a great first four games and certainly jumps off the tape when you watch him.
FALCONS HEAD COACH MIKE SMITH
On Matt Ryan…
Well, Matt first has a very good skillset and secondly he has a great work ethic and I think those are the things everyone sees. They see he's a very talent player but they also realize he's one of the hardest working guys on our team, if not the hardest working guy. And when you have that type of makeup, it makes you into arguably the leader of our football team.
On what Jets head coach Rex Ryan has done to disguise his defensive looks…
They're playing very well on defense through the first quarter of the season. They're second in the league in defense. Rex does a great job of game-planning and puts a lot of window dressing out there that makes it harder on your offense and on your quarterback to determine what he's doing presnap. So a lot of the decisions he has to make are postsnap and those postsnap decisions are usually a second and a half or two seconds when you're talking about the passing game. I think he's doing a very good job. He has a great front seven with a lot of guys that can be game changers.
On if the Jets defense not coming up with takeaways is an accurate gage of how good they are…
I think turnovers come in bunches usually. I think that they're doing a very good job against the run, they're making it very difficult for people to run on them, and they have a cover corner that can match up and take away your No. 1 receiver if they so choose to play him that way and at times they do that with Antonio Cromartie. It's a very physical group, as I mentioned, especially the front seven. They have four former No. 1 drafts picks there in the front seven and all of those guys are playing like number one draft picks.
On what he tells his team after starting out 1-3...
First and foremost is there is a lot of season left. The second thing is that you basically have to approach this one day at a time. We're not going to get to 3-3 in one week. As I told them, we have to just chip away every day, not worry about next Sunday. We have to worry about today, which is a Wednesday practice for us, even though it's occurring on a Thursday.
We have a resilient group of guys that have had a lot of success over the last five years and we have, in my mind, a great group of mentors throughout the team. It's going to take that one-day-at-a-time attitude for us to chip away at what we need to get done. We all know what we're capable of doing, we just haven't gotten the outcomes we've wanted in these first four games, haven't made the plays when they've been presented to us.
On Geno Smith…
Geno has been very impressive in terms of his ability to make all the throws. He has a very strong arm that can cause issues for defenses and he's also a guy that can create with his feet. So we have to prepare to make sure we can corral him when he decides that he's going to take off and run. I know that he'd prefer to be considered a pure pocket passer, but he does have very good athleticism, and you can see he can make all the throws. I imagine that now you're a quarter of the way through the season, he's seen about every coverage you're going to see in an entire season. He looks like he's improving each and every week.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a convenient device to hold and organize a set of handheld combination wrenches," said an inventor, from Honokaa, Hawaii, "so I invented the BOX WRENCH ORGANIZER. My design would also allow for easy use and transport from a shop to the field. In addition, it can also help organize a wide variety of other tools and objects."
The patent-pending invention provides an improved hanger device for any set of handheld wrench tools. In doing so, it ensures that wrenches are easily accessible when needed. As a result, it increases organization and efficiency. It can also be used with kitchen utensils, hobby implements, etc. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for tradesmen, contractors, homeowners, etc. Additionally, a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TLP-135, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent study on Apos®, a medical device that treats chronic knee conditions, could have significant implications on the cost, pain, and quality-of-life problems associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The study data was released by Heritage Provider Network (HPN), a nationally recognized physician network that provides care under financial at-risk contracts with its partner health plans, based on its pilot program with Apos®.
The study, published on April 26 in Population Health Management, found that 86% of patients eligible for total knee replacement (TKR) treated with Apos® were able to delay TKR over a two-year period.1 The Apos® System includes a revolutionary combination of proprietary gait data science and proprietary, customized foot-worn device — for the management of knee pain.
Secondary outcomes of the study, at one year, showed a significant reduction in pain and disability, an increase in quality of life, and improved gait patterns.
The findings suggest that the Apos® System is "a viable nonsurgical option" for patients who meet eligibility criteria for TKR, according to authors of the study, "The application of this intervention provides health plans and provider networks managing patient care under financial risk arrangements an opportunity to realize significant cost savings without compromising quality of care.1"
"Apos fulfills the Heritage commitment to stay on the forefront of innovative research to enhance the quality of patient care within a population health management setting," says Heritage Provider Network's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ian Drew MD, FRCP, FACP. "As the lead researcher on this study, we are impressed at how the clinical results of our study reinforce Apos' place in the knee osteoarthritis care pathway by offering patients a non-invasive treatment option."
"The results are remarkable," says Ganit Segal, Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at AposHealth. "These findings further validate Apos as a viable way to delay surgery for sufferers of knee osteoarthritis, and a key solution to be added to a patient care plan."
"We're pleased, but not surprised," Segal said of the April 26 study. "Other independent, real-world studies are also showing very similar results. We're excited about these results, but are even more excited about the future considering all of the patients who will benefit from Apos' proven, non-surgical treatment. These studies give us confidence that Apos can have a positive impact from a health economics perspective, and especially in risk-based markets. We are also excited about providing patients with a non-invasive option with consistent results."
AposHealth's cutting-edge gait data science leverages biomechanics to redistribute the body's weight away from painful areas, re-educating muscles and the brain for healthier movement. Patients who wear Apos® for a short period of time each day in the comfort of their homes see a reduction in pain because the treatment addresses and corrects both its biomechanical and neuromuscular causes.
Osteoarthritis (OA) ranks as the fifteenth highest cause of the number of years lived with a disability.2 It is known to negatively impact the quality of life in older adults by causing poor functional ability, pain-related distress, depression, and feelings of social isolation.3 Both aging and rising rates of obesity are contributors to the increase in the prevalence of knee OA.4
"Given the increasing prevalence of knee OA and the additional costs that will be incurred by the health care system, and the expected exponential increase in TKR and revisions surgery and its burden on the healthcare system and society,5,6 there is a critical need to consider potential nonsurgical interventions for knee OA," as indicated by the authors of this latest Apos® study.
At AposHealth®, we are passionate about revolutionizing the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions simply, by addressing peoples' gait to help them move better, live better, and alleviate pain. Our flagship solution, Apos®, is FDA-cleared to temporarily reduce knee pain caused by osteoarthritis and has been used by over 110,000 patients. It can also be used as a general wellness device to help patients live well with chronic lower back and hip pain. With a 96% satisfaction rate,7 and over 40 peer-reviewed clinical studies, this system—consisting of gait analysis, personalized foot-worn device, and a customized treatment plan—has helped patients worldwide move, live, and thrive. For more information, visit https://www.AposHealth.com.
Email: Information@AposHealth.com
Mailing HQ Address: AposHealth® U.S. Office, C/O Studio, 300 Park Ave, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10022
Contact Number: 855-999-2767
- Ian S. Drew, Marc Hoffing, Charles Lim, David Leece, Matt Suess, and Richard Merkin. Avoidance of Total Knee Replacement in a Population Health Setting: Introducing a Noninvasive Biomechanical Intervention for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis. Population Health Management. ahead of print http://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2021.0336
- Kiadaliri, AA; et al. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5901515/
- Wylde, V; et al. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30237904/
- Hunter, DJ; et al. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30237904/
- Singh, JA; et al. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30988126/
- Klug, A; et al. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32671435/
- Based on data captured at 3rd follow up appointment and is based on the commercial activity with National Health Service patients in the UK treated between 2019-2020 (N=106)
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Place to Work® and Fortune have honored Level Agency as one of the 2022 Best Workplaces in Advertising & Marketing™. This is Level Agency's third time joining this prestigious list, this year coming in at 33rd place. Earning a spot means that Level Agency is one of the best companies to work for in the country. Level is the only Pittsburgh-based company among those ranked.
The Best Workplaces in Advertising & Marketing award is based on analysis of survey responses from more than over 9,000 employees from Great Place to Work-Certified™ companies in the advertising and marketing industry. In that survey, 98% of Level Agency's employees said Level is a great place to work. This number is 41 points higher than the average U.S. company.
Patrick Van Gorder, President and COO at Level Agency said, "Our emphasis on workplace culture is at the core of our success. Our people are flexible, collaborative, and strategic, with ownership over their piece of the work. As a result, their success and growth ladders up directly to the business results for our clients. When people have a chance to contribute and do their best work every day, we win awards like these."
The Best Workplaces in Advertising and Marketing is highly competitive. Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture, selected the list using rigorous analytics and confidential employee feedback. Companies were only considered if they had been a Great Place to Work-Certified™ organization.
Great Place to Work is the only company culture award in America that selects winners based on how fairly employees are treated. Companies are assessed on how well they are creating a great employee experience that cuts across race, gender, age, disability status, or any aspect of who employees are or their role.
"These companies have adapted to the challenges of an ever-changing workplace by their commitment to inclusive, high-trust cultures where employees are treated as human beings first and foremost," says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work®. "Congratulations to the Best Workplaces in Advertising & Marketing."
Level Agency also ranked #113 on Inc. Magazine's 2022 list of the Northeast Region's Fastest Growing Private Companies and was named one of The Pittsburgh Business Times' Fast 50 fastest growing companies in the region. We are proud to be a diverse workplace and a Military Friendly ® Employer.
Change is the only constant in today's marketing ecosystem. Level Agency designs and executes performance marketing campaigns using its systematic Test. Learn. Grow. framework. This adaptive approach accelerates ROI, reduces waste, and helps our clients win the knowledge and performance race.
To learn more about how this Great Place to Work drives results for clients, read our case studies at level.agency. And be sure to follow along with Level's journey by subscribing to the Test. Learn. Grow. Podcast, wherever you get your podcasts.
Great Place to Work® selected the Best Workplaces in Advertising & Marketing ™ by gathering and analyzing confidential survey responses from over 9,000 employees from Great Place to Work-Certified™ companies in the advertising and marketing industry. Company rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place to Work® Trust Index™ survey. Great Place to Work determines its lists using its proprietary For All™ methodology to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations in America's largest ongoing annual workforce study, based on over 1 million survey responses and data from companies representing more than 6.1 million employees, this year alone. Read the full methodology.
To get on this list next year, start here.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™.
Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Consumer preference shows GMOs are not wanted or needed in the innovative plant-based space
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year plant-based food sales grew three times faster than total sales, with market value at an all-time high of $7.4 billion. One of the fastest growing product categories, plant-based foods is expected to reach $162 billion in the next decade. Eaters are drawn to plant-based foods for reasons such as health, climate, and affordability. SPINS reports about 52% of overall plant-based sales are Non-GMO Project Verified. At the same time, new research shows explosive growth of Verified products in the plant-based space – a bellwether signaling consumer demand is headed toward non-GMO plant-based options.
Many companies without the Butterfly mark rely on traditional GMOs such as soybeans and corn. Moreover, significant investment is being made in new GMOs using synthetic biology (synbio), to create a range of ingredients for plant-based products, including non-animal dairy proteins, fats, and blood-like compounds such as "heme." The new products made with GMOs are being marketed directly to natural shoppers and retailers, using unfamiliar terms such as "precision fermentation," "animal free," and "nature identical." These synthetic products are entering the market largely unregulated and unlabeled, compromising the consumer's right to know what's in their food.
"The Non-GMO Project supports appropriate innovation and technology for creating new, wholesome vegan and vegetarian options, but we are seeing synthetic ingredients infiltrating the plant-based space," cautions Megan Westgate, founder and executive director of the Non-GMO Project, North America's most relied-upon non-GMO authority. "Let's keep plant-based foods naturally non-GMO. And if they do contain GMOs, at least label them clearly, so people can choose to avoid them."
Data show that consumers are looking for the Butterfly. In a new case study of growth of sales from 2019-2021, SPINS data found that Non-GMO Project Verified frozen plant-based meat alternatives rose +71.7%, as opposed to only +10.4% for unlabeled products in the same category.
"It's hard to ignore the opportunistic nature of some of the GMO-based companies, targeting plant-seeking consumers. Most people who are looking for animal protein alternatives want real plants; this transition is often cultural and personal," says Alicia Kennedy, food writer, author and veganism expert. "The problem is that many consumers have no idea that some of these products are made from industrial GMOs and synthetic ingredients. Products are largely not labeled. Vegetarianism and veganism have been co-opted by Silicon Valley and venture capitalists, where once they were often a protest against industrial foods. Why is that?"
"We know there is a big and growing movement to embrace sustainable plant-based proteins, and we believe the leading edge of innovation is actually non-GMO and organic. It's important that shoppers have that option and many Non-GMO Project Verified brands are showing how great real food can be," said Nicole Atchison, CEO of PURIS Holdings, which was named Fast Company's Most Innovative Food Company in 2021. "We can make vegan options available and truly sustainable by using natural, non-GMO ingredients — that's what most people want, too."
On September 14 at 9 am PST, the Project will host a live industry seminar Who's Driving the Future of Plant-Based Foods? Non-GMO Innovation in the Fastest Growing Category. Industry experts and thought leaders will discuss the convergence of sustainability, demand for plant-based food, and the need for food sovereignty. What does innovation in plant-based foods look like without GMOs? Are products made with new GMOs even in demand? The seminar will explore these questions and more, plus live audience questions at the end.
The Non-GMO Project is a nonprofit organization committed to preserving and building sources of non-GMO products, educating consumers and providing verified non-GMO choices. As the market leader for GMO avoidance, the Project offers North America's most rigorous and trusted third-party verification for non-GMO food and products.
Contact: Hans Eisenbeis, press@nongmoproject.org , 360-255-7704
Sasha Bernstein Skon, SashaBernstein.PR@gmail.com , 203-536-4987
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Booster shots that protect against the newest omicron strain of COVID-19 are arriving in Oregon. The state is expecting upwards of 150,000 boosters initially, and leaders believe the supply will be enough to meet demand.
State health officials are scheduled to hold a press conference at 10 a.m. Wednesday to discuss the rollout of the new boosters and the status of the pandemic in Oregon.
The boosters are “bivalent” versions of the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, a mixture of the original vaccine and a new formula designed specifically to provide protection against the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the omicron variant.
BA.5 became the dominant strain earlier this year and is now, responsible for nearly all COVID infections nationally, prompting U.S. health officials to order Pfizer and Moderna to target the new boosters toward BA.5 rather than the original omicron variant.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the new shots last week, followed shortly by the Western States Scientific Safety Workgroup, clearing the way for administration to begin in Oregon.
Jasmine Nguyen, owner of Hillsboro Pharmacy and two other pharmacies in Southeast Portland, told KGW on Tuesday that she has received 1,500 doses of the booster. Her staff is already administering the shot.
Pat Hubbell, of Brooklyn Pharmacy, expects to receive some Moderna boosters Wednesday. He hopes to start administering shots Thursday.
“I’ll always be an advocate of getting vaccinated,” Hubbell said. “I do believe there’s value to it and I think it’ll help people stay out of the hospital and stay healthier.”
The new Moderna booster is for people 18 and older. The new Pfizer booster is for people 12 and older. The CDC is expected to recommend updated COVID-19 boosters for all pediatric groups in the coming weeks.
Recipients must have completed their primary series of shots and, if they’ve already received a booster with an earlier formula, must be two months removed from that booster. The choice of primary series vaccine doesn’t matter — anyone who received any primary series can get either of the two new boosters.
Oregonians can go to getvaccinated.oregon.gov to look up where to get the new boosters.
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By ADRIAN SAINZ
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge revoked bond Wednesday for a man charged with killing a Memphis woman who was abducted during a pre-dawn run near a university campus.
Cleotha Abston, who told a Shelby County judge he prefers to be referred to as Cleotha Henderson, will be held without bond on charges including first-degree murder in the kidnapping and slaying of Eliza Fletcher, 34.
General Sessions Judge Louis Montesi had ordered him held on $510,000 bond Tuesday on charges of especially aggravated kidnapping, tampering with evidence, theft and fraud.
Henderson had faced only those charges before police on Tuesday identified a body found a day earlier behind a vacant duplex as Fletcher. He was then charged with first-degree murder and made his first court appearance on that charge Wednesday. The judge said the name change to Henderson would be placed in the court record.
The suspect’s public defender has filed a sealed motion regarding his future representation. Details of the motion have not been disclosed. The public defender has not commented publicly on specifics of the charges against Henderson.
Memphis police said Fletcher, a wife, mother of two and a kindergarten teacher, was jogging near the University of Memphis campus when a man forced her into an SUV after a brief struggle about 4 a.m.
Fletcher was reported missing when she did not return home from her regular morning run, and her cellphone and water bottle were discovered in front of a house owned by the university, authorities said.
U.S. Marshals arrested Henderson, 38, on Saturday after police detected his DNA on a pair of sandals found near where Fletcher was last seen, an arrest affidavit showed.
After more than three days of searching, police found Fletcher’s body just after 5 p.m. Monday. Police did not publicly confirm that the body was Fletcher’s until Tuesday morning.
Memphis Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said it was too early in the investigation to determine how and where Fletcher was killed. Davis said her body was found behind a vacant duplex. A police affidavit said officers noticed vehicle tracks next to the duplex’s driveway and they “smelled an odor of decay.”
Purple running shorts consistent with those Fletcher was wearing were found in a discarded trash bag nearby, the affidavit said.
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said Tuesday that Fletcher’s case was an “isolated attack by a stranger.” He stood by that comment Wednesday as he addressed the news media outside the courtroom.
The suspect previously kidnapped a prominent Memphis attorney in 2000, when he was 16 years old. He spent 20 years in prison for that crime, but he had been sentenced to 24. Some have questioned the release. Mulroy has noted Henderson served 85% of the sentence, which Mulroy said was “not unusual.”
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A woman was seriously injured when a 20-year-old man allegedly drove them onto the famous “Lost Boys bridge” near the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and crashed, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported.
According to investigators, the man, a San Jose resident, was driving at “high speed” when the car entered the railroad trestle’s west end. When first responders arrived at the San Lorenzo River Railroad Bridge early Sunday morning, they discovered an upside-down red Prius on the beach below. The unidentified woman in the car was airlifted to a trauma center and treated for serious injuries, while the man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence causing bodily injury. He reportedly told police that the two of them were going home after spending that Saturday at the beach.
Even though the real trestle bridge featured in the 1987 teen vampire movie is in Southern California, the San Lorenzo River Railroad Bridge is still a Santa Cruz cultural monument. For decades, the boardwalk nearby has set the scene for lauded films like “Us” by Jordan Peele and arguably lesser known titles such as “Killer Klowns from Outer Space.”
“The boardwalk is a pivotal place, also another character in ‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘Us,’” Visit Santa Cruz County spokesperson and film commissioner Christina Glynn told SFGATE in a July 2022 article. While the bridge has a pedestrian walkway, people are advised to avoid walking on the tracks.
Santa Cruz Police Department representatives did not respond to SFGATE’s request for comment.
SFGATE Central Coast editor Andrew Pridgen contributed to this story.
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DUBLIN, Calif. (KRON) – A California sheriff’s deputy is on the run and is considered “armed and dangerous” after he allegedly shot two people Wednesday morning, according to Dublin police.
A man and woman were shot inside their home in Dublin, California. Someone called 911 at 12:45 a.m. and told emergency dispatchers that the gunman fled in a vehicle.
Both victims died at the crime scene.
“Witnesses on scene identified the shooter as 24-year-old Devin Williams Jr.,” the Dublin Police Department wrote.
Police officers quickly realized that Williams works as a deputy for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, which is headquartered in Dublin.
“At this time, Williams Jr. has not been located and should be considered armed and dangerous,” the police department said.
Williams lives in Stockton, about 50 miles east of Dublin, and owns two cars, police said.
Officers said he may be driving a grey 2007 Volkswagen Jetta with California license plate 6MEA916, or a 2015 Hyundai with California license plate 9BMB449.
If you see Williams or his vehicles, “call 911 immediately. Do not attempt to contact him,” Dublin police said.
Dublin is a wealthy suburb of the Bay Area about 35 miles east of San Francisco.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will need to continue lifting its short-term interest rate to a level that restricts economic growth and keep it there for an extended period, a top Fed official said Wednesday.
In her remarks to a banking industry conference, Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard echoed similarly tough comments about inflation delivered by Chair Jerome Powell late last month in Jackson Hole. Other Fed officials have also in recent weeks emphasized their views that the Fed has to push borrowing costs higher to bring down inflation, currently near a four-decade high.
“We are in this for as long as it takes to get inflation down,” Brainard said in prepared remarks. “Our resolve is firm, our goals are clear, and our tools are up to the task.”
The Fed’s benchmark interest rate “will need to rise further” and stay at a level high enough to slow the economy “for some time to provide confidence that inflation is moving down” to the Fed’s 2% target, Brainard said. In July, prices were 8.5% higher than a year earlier.
The stream of tough rhetoric on inflation from Fed policymakers has led many economists to anticipate a third sharp rate hike of three-quarters of a point at the Fed’s next meeting in two weeks. If so, it would extend a rapid series of rate increases, the fastest since the early 1980s, that began in March.
At its last meeting in July, Fed policymakers decided to raise their short-term rate by three quarters of a point to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%.
Also Thursday, Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, reiterated her determination to push interest rates higher to get inflation under control. Higher borrowing costs won’t necessarily cause a recession, she said, but they raise the chances of one.
Even if the U.S. manages to avoid an economic downturn, Mester said, higher rates will slow growth, disrupt stock and bond markets, and lift unemployment.
“This will be painful in the near term but so is high inflation,” she said in an online discussion with MNI, a news wire.
But Brainard, by contrast, sketched out a hopeful scenario for the Fed’s policies, suggesting they could achieve an elusive goal known as a “soft landing,” in which growth slows enough to bring down inflation, but not so much as to tip the economy into recession.
Brainard did not warn, as Powell and Mester did, that the Fed’s interest rate hikes would likely cause “pain” and push up the unemployment rate.
Instead, she pointed out that there are signs that supply chain snarls are easing, which could boost factory output and bring down prices. And auto makers and retailers enjoyed hefty profit margins when goods were scarce and Americans were spending robustly. But as consumers start to pull back amid high inflation, retailers and car companies may have to cut prices to boost sales, she said.
“I am confident that we will see a return to 2% inflation,” Brainard said.
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After the Venice Film Festival premiere of Don't Worry Darling made a splash, Florence Pugh is still soaking in the moment.
Fresh off the film's Sept. 5 debut, the film's star penned a message to her co-stars—which include Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, and Nick Kroll—congratulating them on a job well done. Florence's post comes just days after Olivia, who directed the film, shut down rumors that she and her leading lady were in the midst of a feud.
"What a moment this was," Florence captioned the Sept. 7 Instagram post, alongside a carousel of photos from the premiere. "A massive congratulations to everyone standing on that carpet. We premiered in Venice! A huge wonderful win in itself. I'd never been to Venice Film Festival before.. It was mega! The crowds! The cheers! The energy was incredible."
She continued, "And to all the cast and crew as well who helped to make this movie, thank you for all of your hard work. We genuinely wouldn't have been there without your talent and we appreciate it hugely."
But her message wasn't complete without shouting out one castmate in particular: Chris Pine, who pulled out a handy dandy disposable camera to snap pics of Florence on the red carpet. "I also just can't help but post how bloody cute and hilarious Chris Pine is for being the no.1 photographer, getting down on white pressed trousered knees for angles," she added. "Now that's dedication. Love you Chrissy."
In case you've been MIA from the internet over the past few weeks, fans on social media have speculated the rumored off-screen drama between Olivia and Florence has only grown ahead of the premiere. And that chatter only heightened when Florence was unable to attend the film's press conference on Sept. 5 due to a scheduling conflict. While there, Olivia took the opportunity to slam the "tabloid gossip" that has been brewing surrounding the two.
"Florence is a force," Olivia shared, according to CNN. "We are so grateful that she's able to make it tonight despite being in production on Dune. I know as a director how disruptive it is to lose an actor even for a day, so I'm very grateful to her, very grateful to Denis Villeneuve for helping us, and we're really thrilled we'll get to celebrate her work tonight."
The Booksmart director continued, "I can't say enough how honored I am to have her as our lead. She's amazing in the film."
As for the drama itself? Well, Olivia doesn't want anyone to truly worry: "For all the endless tabloid gossip and all the noise out there, I mean, the internet feeds itself," she added. "I don't feel the need to contribute. I think it's sufficiently well-nourished."
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After two editions much diminished by the pandemic, the 47th Toronto International Film Festival is set to roar back to life beginning Thursday with a lineup crowded with much-anticipated titles, including Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King,” starring Viola Davis.
After two lean and largely virtual pandemic festivals, this year’s TIFF will again be a full-scaled omnibus of upcoming fall movies. Some kinks are still being worked out; digital ticketing woes have plagued festival-goers in the days leading up to TIFF, the largest film gathering in North America. But for some, returning to the teeming theaters of Toronto will be as cozy and warm as putting on a cherished cable-knit sweater.
“Oh, I can’t wait to sit down in that theater,” says Rian Johnson, whose “Glass Onion” will premiere, like “Knives Out,” at the Princess of Wales Theatre. “Above everything else, the movie is designed to be a good time with a crowd in a theater. September 10th can’t get here soon enough.”
While the top European festivals like Venice and Cannes derive much of their glow from their otherworldly glamour, Toronto — where the public can actually get tickets — finds considerable power in the buzz generated from the critics, journalists and moviegoers attending. In the cacophony of the rapid-fire fall-festival circuit that goes from Venice to Telluride to Toronto, responses from TIFF audiences often speak loudest.
Toronto’s top award isn’t a juried prize but an audience award as voted on by attendees. Past winners (“Belfast,” “Nomadland,” “JoJo Rabbit”) nearly always go on to be nominated for best-picture at the Oscars, if not win it. This year, several past winners will be returning, including Peter Farrelly, who’ll premiere his Vietnam War tale “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” four years after “Green Book” was a surprise smash at TIFF; Martin McDonagh, back with the friendship-fallout “The Banshees of Inisherin” following 2017’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ”; and “La La Land” director Damien Chazelle, who will be in Toronto to talk about (but not screen) his upcoming Hollywood tale “Babylon.”
Tyler Perry has been to Toronto once before — to help promote another TIFF award-winner, “Precious,” in 2009. But he’ll be coming for the first time as a director, premiering his “A Jazzman’s Blues,” a decades-spanning drama about a young Black jazz singer. It comes from the first screenplay Perry wrote 26 years ago.
“This is a totally new situation for me. I feel incredibly honored,” says Perry. “’Diary of a Mad Woman,’ my first film, I didn’t direct because I didn’t know how. It took all of these films and all of these television episodes to really understand filmmaking.”
Perry’s film is for Netflix, as is Johnson’s after it paid $450 million for the rights to two “Knives Out” sequels. A number of the premieres at TIFF come from streaming services, including Amazon Prime Video’s “My Policeman” (the fall’s other Harry Styles film, about a gay romance in 1950s England); Apple TV+’s “Causeway,” starring Jennifer Lawrence as a rehabbing soldier; Netflix’s “The Good Nurse,” with Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain; and “Wendell & Wild,” Henry Selick’s stop-motion animation that reteams Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key, also for Netflix.
But a lot of the top premieres make compelling cases for the theatrical experience. Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” is based on his own coming of age as a filmmaker. Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light,” with Olivia Colman and Colin Firth, is an homage to cinemas set in a 1980s British movie palace.
Nicholas Stoller’s “Bros,” starring and co-written by Billy Eichner, is in a different conversation with the movies, but one no less passionate about them. The first major studio gay rom-com, Universal Pictures’ “Bros” is filled with jokes and commentary about Hollywood’s poor LGBTQ history of inclusion and depiction. It’s also an increasingly rare thing: a comedy for the big screen.
“For some reason, everyone just decided one day that comedy didn’t work in theaters anymore. But it’s not true. Or I don’t think it’s true,” says Stoller. “If a comedy works, if it’s really funny, it works in theaters. People want to go. Universal gets this. They’re not doing this out of charity. They are excited that it’s good for the LGBTQ community but they’re like, ‘We can make money on this. This is a genre that works in movie theaters, we just have to make them.’”
“People want to go to the movies to experience a party of some kind,” adds Stoller.
And, with some 200 features from 63 countries on tap, TIFF is set to once again be a party. For some films, it may also be something of a wake. “Sidney,” Reginald Hudlin’s Apple TV+ Oprah Winfrey-produced documentary about Sidney Poitier, will debut eight months after t he trailblazing actor’s death in January at age 94.
“I’ve watched people watch the trailer and some people cry — from a trailer,” says Hudlin. “What I hope people respond to is that they feel inspired. Sidney’s a life that you think you know, because he’s been a part of our lives our whole life, but when you reveal the details of his life, it’s give you a new perspective. By taking him of the pedestal, you actually admire him even more.”
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PHOENIX — Officers are investigating a shooting threat found scrawled in a bathroom stall at Horizon High School, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
The threat, which wasn't specifically described by police, was reportedly found written in the girls' restroom of the school, the department said.
"Phoenix Police are working with Horizon High School to ensure the safety of all students, administration staff and community members," officers said.
Officers have not yet released a description or details of a possible suspect associated with the threat. Police are planning to continue work with the school on the incident.
This is the latest in several events occurring over the last two weeks where police were asked to investigate reports of weapons or possible violence at an Arizona school.
Horizon High School is in the Paradise Valley Unified School District and is located near the intersection of Greenway Road and N 56th Street.
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The program shares unsolved felony case information in multiple ways, including TV, radio and social media.
Anyone who has information on a crime or recognizes a suspect described by the program is asked to call 480-948-6377, go to the program's website online or download the Silent Witness app to provide a tip. The identity of anyone who submits a tip is kept anonymous.
Calls to Silent Witness are answered 24/7 by a live person and submitted tips are accepted at all times. Submitted tips are then sent to the detective(s) in charge of the specific case.
Individuals who submit tips that lead to an arrest or indictment in the case can get a reward of up to $1,000.
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Pierce County airplane crash victims identified
A 28-year-old man and a 20-year-old man died when their experimental aircraft crashed near the Red Wing Regional Airport.
BAY CITY, Wis. (WEAU) - The names of the two people killed in a plane crash in Pierce County Tuesday have been released by law enforcement.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said 28-year-old John Zeman and 20-year-old Ethan Smith, both from Rochester, Minn., died when the experimental aircraft they were flying crashed into a field about a half mile west of the Red Wing Regional Airport near Highway 35.
According to a release, the plane left Rochester at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday for a training flight to the Red Wing Regional Airport in Bay City. Authorities found the crash at 1:39 p.m. Tuesday. The two men were the only occupants of the plane.
The crash is being investigated by the National Traffic Safety Board, and the investigation will take several months to complete, the Sheriff’s Office said. The NTSB said the crash involved a Glasair Super II SFT aircraft and confirmed on Twitter it was investigating the crash.
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Elon Musk will be able to include new evidence from a Twitter whistleblower as he fights to get out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company, but Musk won't be able to delay a high-stakes October trial over the dispute, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, the head judge of Delaware’s Court of Chancery, denied Musk's request to delay the trial by four weeks. But she allowed the billionaire Tesla CEO to add evidence related to whistleblower allegations by former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko, who is scheduled to testify to Congress next week about the company's poor cybersecurity practices.
Twitter has sued Musk, asking the Delaware court to force him to go through with the deal he made in April to buy the company. Musk has countersued and a trial is set to start the week of Oct. 17.
Musk's legal team has argued that the allegations made by Zatko to U.S. officials may help bolster Musk's claims that Twitter misled him and the public about the company's problem with fake and “spam” accounts. Zatko, a well-known cybersecurity expert known by his hacker handle “ Mudge,” said he was fired in January after raising flags about Twitter's negligence in protecting the security and privacy of its users.
The judge's ruling followed an hours-long hearing Tuesday at which attorneys for Musk and Twitter argued with each other about the merits of Zatko's claims and the pace at which both sides are producing evidence ahead of the trial.
Twitter's attorneys sought to downplay the relevance of Zatko's allegations to the merger dispute, arguing that an initial 27-page complaint he sent to Twitter and a later retaliation clam made no mention of the “spam bot” issues that Musk has given as a reason to terminate the deal. Zatko “never said a word about spam or bots” until his July whistleblower complaint, said Twitter attorney William Savitt.
Twitter has argued for weeks that Musk’s stated reasons for backing out were just a cover for buyer’s remorse after agreeing to pay 38% above Twitter’s stock price shortly before the stock market stumbled and shares of the electric-car maker Tesla, where most of Musk’s personal wealth resides, lost more than $100 billion of their value.
McCormick, the judge, said Wednesday the newly published whistleblower complaint gave Musk's team grounds to amend its countersuit but she declined to weigh in on the details.
“I am reticent to say more concerning the merits of the counterclaims at this posture before they have been fully litigated,” she wrote. "The world will have to wait for the post-trial decision.”
McCormick, however, sided with Twitter's concerns that delaying the trial would make it harder for the company to get back to business.
“I am convinced that even four weeks’ delay would risk further harm to Twitter too great to justify," she wrote.
In afternoon trading, Twitter shares added 5.5% to $40.77.
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Representatives for the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams on Tuesday signed their historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and sometimes acrimonious fight over equal pay.
The federation announced in May that it had struck separate agreements with the players’ unions on contracts that run through 2028. The new contracts include identical pay structures for appearances and tournament victories, revenue sharing and equitable distribution of World Cup prize money.
A signing ceremony was held following the women’s friendly match against Nigeria at Audi Field in Washington, with Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh among those on hand.
“I have to give a lot of credit to everyone involved, the women’s national team and their PA (players’ association), the men’s national team and their PA, and everyone at U.S. Soccer. There were so many people that helped, that worked together to make this happen,” said U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone, herself a former national team player. “And it wouldn’t get pushed over the line without the men jumping in and being on board with equal pay.”
After years of struggling for equitable pay and treatment, The U.S. women filed a federal gender discrimination against U.S. Soccer in 2019. The lawsuit drew international attention, prompting fans to chant “Equal Pay!” when the United States won the Women’s World Cup final in France.
In February, the two sides settled the lawsuit, with U.S. Soccer agreeing to pay the women $24 million. But the settlement was contingent on reaching new labor agreements with both teams.
The men had been playing under the terms of a CBA that expired in December 2018. The women’s CBA expired at the end of March, but talks continued after the lawsuit was settled.
The sticking point in negotiations was World Cup prize money, which is based on how far a team advances in soccer’s most prestigious tournament. While the U.S. women have been successful on the international stage with back-to-back World Cup titles, differences in FIFA prize money meant they took home far less than the men’s winners. American women received a $110,000 bonus for winning the 2019 World Cup; the U.S. men would have received $407,000 had they won in 2018.
The unions agreed to pool FIFA’s payments for the men’s World Cup later this year and next year’s Women’s World Cup, as well as for the 2026 and 2027 tournaments.
Because the men’s national team players are currently in league play, the CBA was signed by USNSTPA Executive Director Mark Levinstein. Women’s players Crystal Dunn, Becky Sauerbrunn and Sam Mewis also signed, along with USWNTPA Executive Director Becca Roux.
Sauerbrunn addressed the crowd.
“I want to thank all of you guys for the support, all the social media posts, the messages of support, the chants of `Equal Pay’ at really funny times, showing up at our games. You guys make the difference and you are truly, truly the best fans in the world,” she said.
Former players Kristine Lilly, Briana Scurry and Lori Lindsey also attended the on-field ceremony after the U.S. defeated Nigeria 2-1.
With the CBAs accepted, a federal judge in August gave preliminary approval approved the settlement. A hearing to finalize it is set for December.
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TikTok, tango, or both? ABC revealed a sneak peek of their Dancing With the Stars season 31 lineup via Good Morning America on Wednesday, confirming that mother-daughter duo Charli and Heidi D'Amelio will join their list of celebrity contestants.
The celebs will make history, being the first mother and daughter contestants to compete against each other on the DWTS dance floor. Heidi and Charli spoke to Michael Strahan following the announcement, with Heidi sharing they were filming their Hulu reality show when they got the call from their PR reps.
"We thought [our show] was getting canceled," Heidi recalled. "I was in shock for myself."
Charli added, "I thought they were joking, I didn't think they were being real."
TMZfirst published rumors of the D'Amelio's casting on Aug. 25, but ABC did not confirm until the GMA announcement on Wednesday.
Charli begins the competition with a bit of a head-start -- the 18-year-old Internet star has amassed over 146 million TikTok followers largely because of her viral dance clips rooted in her background on the competitive dance circuit. She also partnered with former DTWS pro and returning judge Derek Hough earlier this year, recreating a scene from Dirty Dancing for his ABC special Step…Into the Movies with Derek and Julianne.
Charli's mother, Heidi, is also an influencer and former model. Despite her lack of a dance background, she's also sure to gain quick attention from fans: The D’Amelio family, which also includes sister Dixie and father Marc, have more than 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube.
ABC has not yet announced which professionals will partner with the two contestants. The new season of DWTS will return on Sept. 19 with Tyra Banks as host, this time joined by newly named co-host Alfonso Ribeiro. Longtime judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli will all return to the judges' table with Hough.
Dancing With the Stars streams live on Disney+ starting Monday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. ET.
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Not every Packers fan in Wisconsin can watch all the games, but Sen. Tammy Baldwin is trying to change that
We know Packers fans are everywhere in Wisconsin.
Heck, they're even everywhere around the world.
But if you're in Wisconsin is there anything worse than wearing your green and gold and being forced to watch the Minnesota Vikings or the Detroit Lions on Sundays while the Packers are playing at the same time?
That's what unfortunately takes place for nearly 415,000 Wisconsinites in 13 counties, mostly on the northern and northwestern borders, who are assigned to an out-of-state local TV market, in either Minnesota or Michigan.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) wants to change that.
On Tuesday, she reintroduced the Go Pack Go Act, which would require cable, satellite and other video providers to provide their Wisconsin subscribers with access to programming from the broadcast television stations in a Wisconsin media market.
“Every Packers fan across our state should be able to watch Packers games,” Baldwin said in a news release. “My Go Pack Go Act would give Packers fans in every Wisconsin county the opportunity to watch Packers games and cheer on our beloved green and gold.”
In the release, Baldwin said residents in the following Wisconsin counties would be affected by the bill: Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Iron and Sawyer counties in the Duluth-Superior media market; Burnett, Washburn, Polk, Barron, St. Croix, Dunn and Pierce counties in the Twin Cities media market; and Florence County in the Marquette, Michigan, media market.
Baldwin also proposed the bill in 2018 and 2019.
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Lainey Wilson leads CMA Awards nominations in her 1st year
Louisiana-native Lainey Wilson is having a breakout year as she tops the Country Music Association Awards nominations in her first year as a nominee, earning nods in six categories including album of the year, female vocalist of the year and song of the year.
Wilson is only the fourth artist in the history of the CMAs to earn six nominations in her first year, following Glen Campbell, Brad Paisley and Kacey Musgraves. She's also up for new artist of the year, music video and musical event.
"This is my first time being cordially invited to the CMA Awards and what a wonderful invitation it is," Wilson said in a statement. "It has been such a challenging but beautiful journey up until this point and to see the country music community and the incredible fans be so receptive to me and my music is such a blessing. I'm so grateful for this moment."
Other leading nominees include Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton and writer-producer Shane McAnally, who all have nominations in five categories. The CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, will happen on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
"There is a whole lot of love, respect and admiration between the artists in these categories. We do a good job of challenging one another and raising the bar, all while cheering each other on. We all work hard and do our best to perform our asses off. Thank you for recognizing our work, for listening and for loving country music," McBryde said in a statement.
Wilson's 2021 album "Sayin' What I'm Thinkin'" last year earned her critical accolades, spurred on by the success of her country radio No. 1 hit "Things a Man Oughta Know." Her next album, "Bell Bottom Country," is due out in October.
Reigning CMA entertainer of the year Luke Combs is back in the top category, alongside Miranda Lambert, Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen. This is Wallen's first nomination in the category.
Video above: Winners and glamor on CMA Awards carpet in 2021
"Music has been the driving force of my life since I started chasing this dream as a 17 year old, and what I've learned since then is that people make the music mean what it does. None of this matters without the songwriters who pour their hearts out alongside me, the co-producers who help give life to our words, and — most importantly — the fans who find themselves in those words," Lambert said in a statement.
McBryde and Pearce share four nominations for their hit duet "Never Wanted To Be That Girl," which they co-wrote with McAnally. McBryde and Pearce also are in the running for female vocalist of the year, alongside Lambert, Underwood and Wilson.
Stapleton is nominated for single and song of the year for "You Should Probably Leave," which he also co-produced with Dave Cobb. He's also nominated alongside Taylor Swift, for joining in her music video for "I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)." Actor Blake Lively earned a nomination for directing the music video.
Lambert has extended her historic run as the most nominated female artist in CMA history, with now 61 nominations. She's only behind George Strait and Alan Jackson for most nominations. She earned her 16th straight nomination for female vocalist, also a record. She's also nominated for album of the year for "Palomino," which she co-produced.
Alongside Lambert and Wilson in the album of the year category are Combs for his record "Growin' Up," Maren Morris for "Humble Quest" and Old Dominion for "Time, Tequila & Therapy." Eric Church joins Combs, Stapleton, Wallen and Cody Johnson in the male vocalist of the year category.
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Outwardly, Congress leaders from Kerala appear neutral on the possible candidature of Shashi Tharoor for the Congress president’s post, but their real stance on the sitting MP from Thiruvananthapuram running for the office in the upcoming organisational polls remains unclear.
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Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran said that if Mr. Tharoor wishes to contest the polls, there is nothing wrong in it as the Congress is a democratic party.
Although Mr. Tharoor said that he would take a final call on entering the fray only after the election notification was issued, he wants the speculation of his possible candidacy to be a kite-flying exercise because he knows that a candidate not sponsored by the Gandhi family will be at a huge disadvantage.
Therefore, it is still uncertain whether Mr. Tharoor would eventually take a shot at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president's post.
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Nonetheless, like any shrewd politician, Mr. Tharoor has been keeping people guessing. When, for instance, he was asked whether the next Congress president should be from a Hindi-speaking State, Mr. Tharoor said, "See, these days if you have to be in politics, you need to speak Hindi. People from the south are able to speak Hindi. I, too, can do it."
But, he first has to charm Congress leaders in his home State, of which most are said to be Gandhi loyalists. Considering his stature, the role of Congress Working Committee member A.K. Antony, a steadfast supporter of the Gandhi family, will be keenly watched. Mr. Antony has not taken any position on the organisational polls after the Gandhi family made it clear that none from the family will be contesting.
Then there is the looming presence of AICC general secretary (organisation) K. C. Venugopal, a close aide of Rahul Gandhi, whose disapproval can hurt Mr. Tharoor badly. But it is also a fact that now the Congress party in Kerala is driven by a new crop of independent-minded and feisty leaders such as V.D. Satheesan, for whom Mr. Tharoor could be a promising choice.
Since he is identified with the dissident G-23, the chances of Mr. Tharoor emerging as a compromise candidate in the event of loyalists such as Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge opting out of the race look bleak. Mr. Tharoor was not among the G-23 leaders the Gandhi family had tried to engage after the ginger group sought an organisational rejig and called for collective and inclusive leadership.
He has already positioned himself as an alternative to the traditional Congress establishment symbolised by the Gandhi family. Like Manish Tewari and Karti Chidambaram, Mr. Tharoor has also called for transparency in the poll process and has written to the party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry, demanding the publication of electoral rolls for the upcoming poll to the post of AICC president. This looks like a show of defiance as this demand was already shot down by Mr. Venugopal saying that the Congress presidential poll was an in-house process and that electoral rolls need not be made public.
As a former international diplomat, public intellectual and a best-selling author, Mr. Tharoor is also a non-conformist who had several run-ins with former KPCC presidents. This trait in him perhaps provokes sneers in traditional Congressmen but for the aspirational middle class, a constituency the Congress can ignore only at its peril. Mr. Tharoor is definitely perceived to be a class apart. But to get elected as the AICC president, only the votes of these Congressmen count.
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Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMTX), in connection with the proposed acquisition of FMTX by Novo Nordisk A/S via tender offer. Under the terms of the merger agreement, FMTX shareholders will receive $20.00 in cash for each share of FMTX common stock owned. If you own FMTX shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/fmtx
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications Data Group (CDG) is pleased to announce the recent integration between CDG's MBS consumer and enterprise billing and OSS solution and CheckPoint Solutions demand aggregation, marketing, and customer acquisition solutions for service providers. The initial integration helps automate a service provider's order fulfillment and provisioning processes, by allowing new orders to flow automatically from CheckPoint to MBS and then through the provider's workflow processes to installation and billing. Addresses and product catalogs are also synced between the two systems. Additionally, MBS customers can utilize customer aggregation and ROI analysis tools for new fiber deployments without the need for manual data entry.
According to CDG's CTO, Tony Stout, "By integrating Checkpoint's industry leading demand aggregation solution with CDG's innovative OSS/BSS platform, service providers can realize flow through order processing, eliminating inefficient manual data entry. This integration will significantly improve customer experience and operational efficiency for our customers."
Jacob Terstriep, Director of Operations at CheckPoint Solutions, commented, "We are very excited to be working with the CDG group on this project. Through integrating these two products, we are able to achieve levels of automation and efficiency that were previously unavailable from any other system on the market today."
CDG has been providing scalable, accurate (B/OSS) billing and operational support solutions for voice, video, and data for retail and wholesale telecommunications carriers and service providers since 1970. Options include: BDS, Interconnect, CABS, Mediation, MBS Customer Care, Network Elements, Ticketing, Service Provisioning, E-Care, Workflow, CRM / Prospects, and integrated third-party financial, accounting, mapping, and facilities management products.
CheckPoint Solutions provides demand aggregation, marketing and customer acquisition solutions for service providers looking to utilize the latest data analytics to track edge-out and capital investment effectiveness. The CheckPoint Solutions platform is specifically designed to meet the needs of broadband providers deploying next-generation services. From the initial planning, through designing, building, selling, managing and driving growth, CheckPoint serves as a single point of operational coordination.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Exhibit at Jtown, a new mixed-use residential development by LandForge and Triminia Pacific, is hosting an open house on Friday evening, September 9th, to showcase the nexus between contemporary art and the modern residential experience. The Exhibit development now anchors the longstanding Japantown art scene with nearly 10,000 square feet of community-facing mural and sculpture grounds in a parklike setting. Exhibit is also the new headquarters of Empire Seven Studios (E7S), a Bay Area art gallery, creative production house, and curator of San Jose Walls. E7S now adds the distinction of artist-in-residence for the Exhibit at Jtown residential community.
"We're extremely excited about Exhibit – not only as a modern multifamily dwelling in one of our great communities but as a cultural contributor through its visceral art experience," says San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. With its six-story murals, art sculptures, hand-formed experiential lighting elements, and the 40-foot bonsai tree at the entrance, Exhibit at Jtown is an inspiring organic connection to the Japantown neighborhood. Every interactive, experiential touch point at Exhibit was created in collaboration with passionate design professionals, artists, city officials, and production consultants. "The development team's objective was to create a perfect balance between a staged and an organic presentation," says Juan Carlos Araujo of E7S. "Collaborating with them to this end, we have created something special, something stable, and something we are proud to be a part of for this next chapter in our artistic journey."
Arriving home at Exhibit pulls residents through the place-making architectural and innovative public experience. The entry plaza is grounded by a striking crepe myrtle tree, set back from the streetscape, and surrounded by multi-story glass elements offering a glimpse of large format canvas art and active common spaces in the structure's upper levels. The museum-like, naturally lit corridors incorporate future gallery walls for the planned growth of the building's permanent collection. Amenitized circulation spaces provide residents a unique experience of one's home meant to "exhibit" their lifestyle and expressive sensibilities. The 97 total residences at Exhibit include nearly 40 distinctive 1-to-4-bedroom floor plans. Each of these offers layouts blending artistic countenance and modern silicon-valley living. Inside each residence, attention to design is seen in carefully positioned lighting, fixtures, European-inspired finishes, view angles to maximize privacy, and an ever-present connection to natural light. Residential layouts promote not just living, but dwelling for a variety of resident needs frequently overlooked by functional floorplans born of an efficiency above-all-else mentality.
Exhibit responsibly embraces green features as part of its sustainability objectives. Incorporating an advanced solar array feeding a whole building battery backup system, Exhibit can keep key building functions and essential remote fiber optic internet connectivity running throughout planned and unplanned power interruptions. Solar is also used to charge EVs in individual parking spaces and to allow for car retrieval from its state-of-the-art semi-autonomous mechanical parking system. Along with water reuse strategies and a high emphasis on indoor air quality, this dedication to environmentally friendly construction has allowed Exhibit to achieve an elusive LEED Platinum certification, the U.S. Green Building Council's most rigorous, rare, and highest honor. Speaking on the complexities of this project, Darin Zwick, president of Zwick Construction, reflects on Exhibit's challenges and unique aspects and expresses his confidence that "Exhibit will become an icon in the surrounding area built to last and perform at the highest level as an innovative smart building. Zwick appreciates its close working relationship with the development team and is proud to be part of turning their impressive vision for this project into reality."
Residents will benefit from smart integration elements like keyless building-wide access, AI thermostats, residential appliances, and wireless connectivity to monitors and fitness equipment throughout the amenity spaces. Other notable amenities include:
- An indoor/outdoor connected Commons lounge inclusive of user-configurable seating, outdoor cooking and dining, party hosting, viewing, and daily beverage centers
- A Sky Deck with integrated seating and careful sunlight screening to create an ambidextrous work/play environment
- A crafted Work Loft co-working space with private sound booths, a work zone, and a huddle room complete with low-barrier, high-tech peripheral connectivity
- A Fitness Studio and Fitness Loft boasting top-notch strength, plyo, and cardio equipment in dedicated zones in a volume space with expansive floor-to-ceiling glass. Low-barrier, high-tech personal device connectivity enables users to bring their preferred fitness subscription to the studio for a customized exercise experience
- A dedicated top-floor Gallery rotating pieces from Exhibit's permanent collections as well as art curated from Empire Seven Studios and other resident-driven shows
- Ample bike parking, a dog run, and a resident-accessible utility room
- Multiple outdoor fire pits, landscape furnishings, and gathering spaces
The Exhibit team worked closely with the City of San Jose Parks Department, HMH Landscape, the Japantown Art Association, and the broader Jtown community to create its publicly accessible exterior grounds. LandForge President Derek Allen recounts, "Proactively engaging with the community throughout the design and construction process has been key to creating a development which improves the quality of life for residents and visitors alike. We strive to build places people love, and we hope to introduce catalytic design and use elements which enable a better life experience for all who are touched by our developments. Along with development team partners Collin Eckles, Michel Jreissati, and Neal Yung, we certainly believe this to be the case at Exhibit. We collectively hope the community sees this project as a valuable contribution to the Jtown urban fabric." In addition to the art-focused exterior grounds, developers also worked with the Japantown historical community to place commemorative historical benches along the expanded public sidewalk. Developers collaborated early on with the Chinese Historical & Cultural Project to complete a full archeological dig that recovered artifacts and historical items donated to the City. To help commemorate the events of late 19th-century Chinese immigration in what was then known as Highlandville, a historical monument placard has been placed just outside the northmost grounds' Moon Gate to ensure the significance of this site is never forgotten. Additional collaborations include working with local maker Nicolas James to carve furniture from the 100-year-old beams used in the site's previous, dilapidated industrial building.
Building murals, large-scale sculptures, and lighting elements on site, in addition to framed and mounted original art inside the building, feature seminal works by the following artists and studios:
- Juan Carlos Araujo of Empire Seven Studios; www.empiresevenstudios.com
- Andrew Shoultz; www.andrewshoultz.com
- Amy Sol; www.amysol.com
- Roan Victor; www.roanvictor.com
- Gary Vlasic of V. Project; www.v-project.co
- Yoshi 47, www.yoshi47.com
- Taki Kitamura of State of Grace, www.stateofgracetattoo.com
- Nicholaus James Dalton; www.njdart.com
LandForge and Triminia Pacific worked with KTGY Design, HMH, Studio 4D, developURBAN, UMOCA, Zwick Construction, Greystar, and many other critical team members to create the engaging, meaningful, and visually stimulating living experience at Exhibit. Financing commitments were provided in part by Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and the Cherng Family Trust (CFT). "CFT is a long-term holder of real estate that cares deeply about making a difference in the communities in which we invest. We are highly selective when choosing partners and are confident that this meaningful development led by this project team will positively impact the future of this vibrant community." – Steven C. Walton, Managing Director.
Japantown San Jose, a pedestrian-centric neighborhood near downtown San Jose is in the heart of Silicon Valley. Exhibit has immediate access to a rich living experience in this century-old diverse, welcoming, and personable community. The whole of Bay Area living is easily accessed via nearby public light rail and other transit options. Exhibit is less than ten minutes from San Jose Mineta International Airport by car.
All members of the community and public are invited to attend the Open House at 5:30 pm following an invitation-only ceremony. The open house will include an art tour, architectural Q&A, and showings of the development spaces and residences.
For leasing information or to schedule a tour, please visit www.exhibitjtown.com or call 833-680-0889. Exhibit at Jtown is professionally managed by Greystar.
LandForge identifies, acquires, and transitions underutilized properties to their highest potential through full-scale development. This is accomplished through creating physical environments and their associated infrastructure, which provide rich spaces for people to live, work, and play. These places bring together diverse people, foster relationships, and inspire people to become vested in, value, and maintain the space, thereby creating Places People Love. www.LandForgeCP.com
developURBAN obo Triminia Pacific: developURBAN is a real estate development, and investment company focused on trans-formative urban-infill developments in the Western United States. developURBAN develops in downtown locations that have proximity to transit and walkable environments and creates developments that enrich the community. developURBAN believes and creates partnerships that fit each unique opportunity and location. www.developurban.com
Established in 2008, Empire Seven Studios (E7S) is an urban contemporary art gallery and creative studio located just outside the Japantown neighborhood of San Jose, California. E7S has advocated for local/global artists by creating opportunities and providing a place. As an art production firm, we provide end-to-end project management and operations support for various services, including mural production, multi-dimensional mixed media work, digital/analog onsite immersive experiences, and in-person/virtual events that foster team building and community connection. www.empiresevenstudios.com
CFT is the multi-billion dollar single-family office investment firm of the founders of Panda Express. The company makes direct private equity and venture capital investments across all industries and actively invests in real estate. CFT is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.
Zwick Construction: Zwick Construction is a commercial construction company devoted to earning and keeping clients by delivering an exceptional building experience. As a company and individuals, we are committed to living our core values—Passion, Integrity, and Teamwork—since 1969. www.zwickconstruction.com
Founded in 1991 and celebrating 30 years of delivering award-winning communities, KTGY is a full-service architecture, branding, interiors, and planning firm specializing in residential, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use environments. Our firm and our work are guided by a continuous focus on innovation, creativity, collaboration, and a deep responsibility we feel towards enhancing communities and neighborhoods. Our architects, designers, and planners combine big-picture opportunities, leading-edge sustainable practices, and impeccable design standards to create memorable destinations of enduring value. www.ktgy.com
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It might be unfair to say that Merriam-Webster is out of touch (added in 2016). Its editors aren't the only ones trying to keep up with the ever-changing English language. Still, kinda cringey they just embraced it as an adjective, as in a cringe moment. On the other hand, Oxford just added it last June.
And pumpkin spice seems like it's been around long enough to have drawn the publisher's attention before now.
Other terms Merriam-Webster added this year:
janky : of very poor quality
virtue signaling : conspicuously displaying one's awareness of and attentiveness to political issues
shrinkflation : the practice of reducing a product's amount or volume per unit while continuing to offer it at the same price
sponcon : content posted usually by an influencer on social media that looks like a typical post but for which the poster has been paid to advertise a product or service
dumbphone : a device lacking advanced features
plushie : a toy covered in plush fabric and filled with soft material
"Some of these words will amuse or inspire, others may provoke debate. Our job is to capture the language as it is used," says Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for Merriam-Webster in a statement. "Words offer a window into our ever-changing language and culture, and are only added to the dictionary when there is clear and sustained evidence of use."
Yeet's a pretty good example of that window, as well as the lag time it takes for a word that's hot on social media to make its way to a legacy repository like Merriam-Webster.
Back in 2015 — seven years ago — Bustle ran with the headline "Here's Why People Are Suddenly Saying 'Yeet' " for an article exploring the word's origins. Yeet has moved from its beginnings as a dance Vine to an exclamation of excitement to the act of throwing something with force.
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Mutual insurance group's 650 ranking based on revenue, continued success
STEVENS POINT, Wis., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In recently released rankings, Sentry Insurance rose another 8 slots to No. 650 on the 2022 Fortune 1000 list. The national magazine bases its annual rankings solely on revenue of the nation's largest companies—Sentry reached $3.5 billion in revenue last year.
Sentry has climbed Fortune's rankings 20 spots since 2020, and 149 spots since 2015.
"Financially, Sentry is stronger today than we were even before the pandemic, and we continue to outpace the insurance industry's overall growth," said Pete McPartland, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO. "Our significant investment in technology—over $600 million in the past 15 years—has ignited this growth, allowing us to enter new and emerging markets and respond more quickly to the needs of our customers and our business."
In June, AM Best assigned Sentry an A+ (superior) rating for a 31st consecutive year. In doing so, the insurance industry's leading rating authority pointed to Sentry's balance sheet strength, which achieves the authority's highest ranking of "strongest" for risk-adjusted capitalization. AM Best also recognizes Sentry's strong market position as one of the leading commercial casualty writers in the U.S., its well-diversified business mix, and strong management team with a successful track record of executing strategy.
Fewer than 10 percent of U.S.-based property and casualty insurance companies earn the A+ rating—even less have achieved it for three straight decades.
For Fortune rankings, companies are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years. Included in the survey are companies that are incorporated and operate in the U.S.
Sentry Insurance is a part of one of the largest and most financially secure mutual insurance groups in the United States, holding a Financial Strength Rating of A+ (superior) from AM Best, current as of June 2022. See ambest.com/ratings/guide.pdf for rating information. Sentry and its subsidiaries sell property and casualty insurance, life insurance, annuities, and retirement programs for business and individuals throughout the country. Headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Sentry employs more than 4,300 associates across the country. See a complete list of underwriting companies at sentry.com.
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The Society of Presidential Pollsters Founder Will Discuss "American Government in the 21st Century" Annual Poll Results
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) Chairman and CEO Mark Penn will be a featured speaker at The George Washington (GW) University's "Reinvigorating Democracy" event next Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. The GW Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) Society of Presidential Pollsters will reveal the results of the latest "American Government in the 21st Century" annual survey, that takes the pulse of the American people on a wide range of issues related to how elected officials and public institutions are serving them.
As the society's founder, Penn will discuss his analysis in conversation with GSPM Founding Dean Christopher Arterton, followed by a question-and-answer session. The panel is part of the GSPM's "Reinvigorating Democracy" one-day event on the future of politics from practitioners on the Hill.
The panel will take place 12:30-1:40 p.m. at the Milken Institute School of Public Health. Interested attendees can register here.
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Exclusive collaboration between B Corp™ accounting firm and preeminent ESG assessment tool that aligns with the world's leading ESG and sustainability standards
PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensiba San Filippo LLP (SSF), a West Coast accounting and business-consulting firm, and Impakt IQ (IIQ), a leading environmental, social, and governance (ESG) assessment, reporting and intelligence tool, are excited to announce an exclusive deployment partnership to connect the dots between ESG opportunities and risk, and their impacts to an organization's bottom-line performance.
Impakt IQ's approach features a powerful toolset that enables companies to measure and manage their ESG intelligence. It generates an ESG score, ESG statement, and ESG report that are backed by auditable investment-grade data and aligned with the world's leading sustainability and ESG standards, including the Task Force for Climate Change Disclosure (TCFD), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and the SEC. The Impakt IQ approach is a systems-based process that stands on the shoulders of 15+ years of experience, knowledge, and demonstrated profitable results.
The Impakt IQ tool addresses a company's ESG blind spots and provides insight into ESG impacts, allowing executives to leverage this intelligence to make informed business decisions. The approach and toolkit help inform and connect all leaders of an organization, creating cross functional awareness and holistic insight into ESG risks, opportunities, and value creation.
The Impakt IQ report and toolkit is to ESG what a Financial Report is to finance. This tool enables organizations to evaluate and generate their ESG scores internally, giving them insight and control over their ESG management, disclosure, and narrative in a way that aligns with investor-grade standards and is fully auditable. Reporting components include:
- The IIQ ESG Report: reveals and identifies an organization's ESG current state, financial and reputational risks, and value creation opportunities, all organized elegantly into intuitive decision-useful information aimed at helping drive profitability
- The IIQ ESG Scorecard (akin to a financial P&L): benchmarks and rates these financial and reputational risks and value creation opportunities for every industry-specific material key performance indicator (KPI) within an organization
- The IIQ ESG Statement: is derived from company generated due diligence documents, leadership input from across the organization, and industry sector specific data collected from over 1,100 data points
- Additional proprietary tools: a dual materiality assessment, benchmarking analysis, financial risk assessment, reputational risk assessment, and top impact and ESG issues for an organization
"Accounting firms have been measuring and calculating risk from a business's financial data forever," says John Sensiba, managing partner of Sensiba San Filippo. "With ESG issues increasingly taking center stage in today's interconnected economy, it only makes sense that we measure and calculate risk from all the non-financial sustainability data in a standardized way as well."
"I have been developing an ESG Intelligence tool to help business leaders evolve to sustainable business models profitably for over 15 years when I recognized the link between financial and brand performance and sustainable business practices. The missing link to scaling ESG Intelligence and this tool has been the lack of a recognized global ESG standard — that changed in November 2021 with the announcement of the ISSB and subsequently SASB and TCFD rolling up under the ISSB," says Elisa Turner, founder of Impakt IQ. "All the pieces of the puzzle now exist, and we are excited to be scaling the Impakt IQ ESG Intelligence tool 3.0 with SSF. When we looked for an industry partner to team up with SSF and their Sensiba Center for Sustainability was the only logical choice out there, they are aligned in values and the belief that ESG performance today is interconnected to financial performance and integrated reporting is the future."
"The SSF sustainability team has been beta testing this tool for several months on three separate projects; the initial feedback has been really positive as it is offering insights into areas for operational improvement and risk management" says Scott Anderson, SASB and audit partner at Sensiba San Filippo LLP. "The fact that it is aligned with SASB and TCFD, was critical to our decision making and this supports the credibility of the assessment outcomes. This alignment also reinforces that our assessment results will segues nicely into sustainability reporting that stakeholders are increasingly requesting."
As a Certified B Corp™ accounting firm, Sensiba San Filippo LLP (SSF) provides clients with comprehensive assurance, tax, and consulting services while using the power of business to solve social and environmental challenges. SSF ranks among the region's top 20 public accounting firms and utilizes regional and global expertise to serve clients across various industries. The Sensiba Center for Sustainability (SCFS) was launched in 2020 and aims to help measure and benchmark non-financial data alongside financial data and tie ESG and sustainability efforts back to tangible ROI and bottom-line gains. SSF has been a trusted financial advisor for over 40 years, and SCFS is guiding companies in becoming more resilient and leveraging Business as a Force for Good™. Headquartered in Pleasanton, SSF has offices in San Jose, Bend, Portland, and Fresno. For more information, visit ssfllp.com or ssfllp.com/sustainability.
Impakt IQ (IIQ) helps organizations evolve to an impact performance mindset, culture, and framework that creates a material positive impact on society and the environment while building a more resilient and profitable business. IIQ ESG framework and reporting provides insight into what matters most and allows leadership to see "all" impact risks and opportunities relating to each other and their whole organization, backed by auditable investment-grade data and aligned with Task Force for Climate Change Disclosure (TCFD), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and the SEC. For more information, visit impaktiq.com.
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UEFA to investigate behaviour of Juventus fans in PSG defeat
Sept 7 (Reuters) - UEFA has opened an investigation into alleged discriminatory behaviour by Juventus fans in their 2-1 Champions League defeat by Paris St Germain at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday, European soccer's governing body said.
Footage on social media appeared to show travelling supporters of the Italian side making Nazi salutes and monkey gestures during their Group H opener, which PSG won thanks to a first-half double from Kylian Mbappe.
"In accordance with Article 31(4) of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations, a UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector has been appointed to conduct a disciplinary investigation regarding allegations of discriminatory behaviour by Juventus supporters," the body said on Wednesday.
Paris police added that four people had been arrested in connection with the incident.
"Four individuals were identified by video and then arrested last night (Tuesday) by the police for public incitement to racial hatred in a sports venue, on the occasion of the PSG-Juve soccer match," they said in a statement.
The reverse fixture in Turin will be played on Nov. 2. (Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru Editing by Toby Davis)
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Motor racing-Formula One statistics for the Italian Grand Prix
Sept 7 (Reuters) - Formula One statistics for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza (round 16 of the 22 race championship):
Lap distance: 5.739km. Total distance: 306.720km (53 laps)
2021 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull*
2021 race winner: Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) McLaren
Race lap record: One minute 21.046 seconds, Rubens Barrichello (Brazil), Ferrari 2004.
Start time: 1300GMT (1500 local)
*Winner of Saturday sprint race.
ITALY
The race will be the 72nd at Monza and 73rd Italian Grand Prix since the championship started in 1950.
Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari great Michael Schumacher share the record of five wins each at Monza.
Other past Monza winners on the 2022 grid as well as Hamilton are Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Charles Leclerc, Pierre Gasly and Ricciardo.
Hamilton has started on pole seven times at Monza.
The Italian and British Grands Prix are the only ones to have been on the calendar in every year since 1950. In 1980 the Italian round was held at Imola.
Hamilton's 2020 pole lap was at an average speed of 264.362 kph, the fastest in Formula One history.
Ferrari have won 19 times at Monza since the championship started, more than anyone else.
RACE WINS
Red Bull have won 11 of 15 races this season and Ferrari the rest. Verstappen has won 10, equalling his tally from all of last season.
Ferrari's Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have three and one wins respectively, and Red Bull's Sergio Perez one.
Verstappen is chasing his fifth win in a row and 31st of his career.
The Dutch driver is eighth in the all-time winning lists, one behind Britain's 1992 champion Nigel Mansell.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton has a record 103 wins and 188 podiums from 303 starts. The seven-times world champion last won a race in Saudi Arabia in December and is now on the longest streak of his career without a win.
Ferrari have won 242 races since 1950. McLaren have 183 wins, Mercedes 124, Williams 115 and Red Bull 86.
POLE POSITION
Leclerc has had seven poles this year, Verstappen four, Sainz two, Perez and Russell one each.
Hamilton has a record 103 career poles, most recently in Saudi Arabia last year.
The Italian Grand Prix has been won from pole on 15 of the last 22 editions. The lowest winning start position to date was British driver Peter Gethin's 11th with BRM in 1971.
FASTEST LAP
Six drivers have taken fastest laps this season.
Leclerc (3) took the bonus point in the first three races, Verstappen (5) in Imola, Miami, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Perez (2) was fastest in Spain and Azerbaijan, McLaren's Lando Norris (1) in Monaco, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz (2) in Canada and France and Hamilton (2) in Britain and Hungary.
POINTS
Verstappen leads Leclerc and Perez by 109 points, with the Ferrari driver ahead on race wins. Red Bull lead Ferrari by 135 points in the constructors' standings.
Williams' Nicholas Latifi is the only race driver yet to score this season.
Mercedes are the only team to have scored in every race.
MILESTONE
Monza's 'Temple of Speed' is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Alpine's Fernando Alonso will equal Kimi Raikkonen's record of 349 Formula One starts. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Toby Davis)
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Label-free technique discovered through Texas A&M University research
METAIRIE, La., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A technique used to test THC levels in hemp plants has now been confirmed to also identify the sex of the plant accurately without disrupting the growth cycle. The findings from research at Texas A&M University create a critical expansion point and valuable new use for Mariposa Technology's cutting-edge software and database.
Called PAMAP (for Predictive Analytical Modeling Application for Plants), this innovative digital farming tool has been in an extensive research and development process for the on-farm testing of live hemp plants' THC levels, among other cannabinoids, to ensure plants remain below the federal legal THC limit (0.3%) for industrial hemp.
Mariposa Technology has been using the technique, known as Raman spectroscopy (RS), for rapid, in-field testing of industrial and pharmacological hemp for THC levels. Testing onsite at farms growing hemp crops provides farmers with affordable, accurate and immediate test results and offers the opportunity to supplement the work of testing labs.
Identifying plant sex is critical for hemp growers, as one male or hermaphrodite hemp plant can pollinate an entire farm of female plants and negatively impact the production of cannabinoids. Only female cannabis plants can produce buds (flowers). While male plants can be identified visually around 6-8 weeks of growth, doing so is labor intensive and threatens the investment to date in the crop.
"This discovery will change the game for hemp growers everywhere," said Mickal Adler, co-founder and chief executive officer at Mariposa Technology. "In the past, growers had to be carefully trained to identify the sex of a plant. This can cause problems if a plant is misidentified and is time-consuming. This new technique takes all the guesswork out, allowing farmers to know what they have planted, saving them both time and money." He noted that PAMAP also enables hemp growers to swiftly test THC levels of live plants on the farm, positioning them to harvest before THC levels are considered "hot" and over federal limits.
In the past, growers had to cut samples, send them into a lab and wait days or weeks for results. This proprietary database allows anyone to test plants anywhere in minutes, without damaging the plant, for both gender and THC.
Mariposa Technology spent over a year traveling across the country to gather data on different varieties of hemp and marijuana plants using a hand-held Agilent Raman spectrometer device. That large-scale database is now used in conjunction with proprietary software, allowing an Agilent Resolve device (available through subscription to PAMAP and Mariposa Technology) to test their crop's plant gender and THC levels.
The sex determination technique was discovered by researchers at Texas A&M University and Mariposa Technology and recently announced in a paper published in the academic journal Molecules. The authors found that by using a hand-held Raman spectrometer, they can probe plant biochemistry, allowing them to identify hermaphrodites with 98.7% accuracy and male and female plants with 100% accuracy.
"We recently discovered that we were able to use Raman spectroscopy to differentiate between young male and female plants," said Dr. Dmitry Kurouski, assistant professor of biochemistry, biophysics and biomedical engineering at Texas A&M University. "This innovative optical sensing approach is based on the phenomenon of inelastic light scattering that occurs between incident photons and molecules present in the sample. And the best part is you can test each sample while allowing it to continue growing."
Hemp is a dioecious plant, which means it produces male, female and hermaphroditic plants. Female plants develop appendages which contain cannabinoids, molecules that include delta-9-terahydrocannabinol (delta-9 THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG). Male plants do not develop these appendages, making them of no use to hemp farmers who produce pharmaceutical hemp. Additionally, hermaphroditic plants develop characteristics of both sexes, which can drastically alter the cannabis population due to hermaphrodite-induced cross-fertilization. Therefore, cannabis farmers want to identify and eliminate male and hermaphroditic plants, and industrial hemp farmers want to identify and eliminate female and hermaphroditic plants.
"When we learned about the work Dr. Kurouski was doing with RS and hemp, we realized there was an opportunity to tap into that science to help hemp farmers everywhere," said John Roberts, III, co-founder and President at Mariposa Technology. "Our partnership with Texas A&M allows us to continue to provide farmers with the latest research and a revolutionary tool that puts the power back into their hands so they can improve plant performance year over year"
Following the release of this important research, Roberts indicated the company expects to initiate a new capital raise in the coming weeks to fund additional development and technology deployment.
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Fox Sports host issues full retraction in agent Casey Close report
Fox Sports' Doug Gottlieb issued a full mea culpa and apologized to baseball agent Casey Close over assertions the radio host made regarding the Freddie Freeman contract saga, saying Wednesday that he "simply got it wrong."
Gottlieb's full retraction -- including deleting his original tweet -- comes in the wake of Close's libel lawsuit filed against Gottlieb in July.
Close, Freeman's former agent, indicated that he will drop legal action against Gottlieb.
Gottlieb issued a statement Wednesday, taking it all back.
"While I always strive to report accurate information, I prematurely reported on these events and simply got it wrong," Gottlieb said in the statement. .".. I have learned that the conduct I alleged did not occur and that there was no credible basis for stating that it did."
At issue was a Twitter post from Gottlieb on June 29 that said Close never informed Freeman of a final contract offer from the Atlanta Braves during free-agent negotiations in March.
"Casey Close never told Freddie Freeman about the Braves final offer, that is why Freeman fired him," Gottlieb posted then on Twitter. "He found out in Atlanta this weekend. It isn't that rare to have happen in MLB, but it happened -- Close knew Freddie would have taken the ATL deal."
Gottlieb's post came the day after after Freeman fired Close and Excel Sports Management on June 28.
"My ultimate investigation into this matter confirms that Casey Close did, in fact, communicate all offers to Freddie Freeman and the sources I relied on were incorrect, in no uncertain terms," Gottlieb added. "I appreciate the damage that misinformation like this can cause and have been in touch with Casey Close to apologize directly."
Close issued his own statement Wednesday.
"From the onset, we were clear that Mr. Gottlieb's tweet was wholly inaccurate and that we would seek legal remedies to set the record straight," Close said. "He has retracted his statement in its entirety and acknowledged that he got the story wrong. We consider this matter closed."
Close and Excel Sports Management helped Freeman secure a six-year, $162 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Rwanda migrant flights plan legally viable, government lawyers say
By Dominic Casciani
Home and legal correspondent
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The government has clear legal powers to send migrants to Rwanda under its controversial relocation scheme, its lawyers have told the High Court.
On the third day of a legal challenge against the policy, lawyers for the Home Secretary argued concerns from the United Nations were misplaced.
The plan to fly migrants to Rwanda is on hold until the outcome of the case.
Liz Truss and her new Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, support the plan begun by Priti Patel and Boris Johnson.
The government is facing a highly unusual five-day legal challenge to the policy involving at least 10 migrants, campaign groups Care4Calais and Detention Action, and the Public and Commercial Services Union, which represents the vast majority of UK Border Force staff.
The claimants argue the home secretary has no legal right to send migrants to Rwanda and, furthermore, deciding the country is safe was irrational.
Evidence already aired in court has included warnings from a handpicked government adviser that the African country's regime has murdered political opponents.
But opening the government's defence of the policy, Lord David Pannick QC said it was clear the home secretary could send migrants to another country provided she could show it was safe under a law dating back to Tony Blair's Labour government.
That 2004 legislation gave ministers the power to identify "safe third countries" and to relocate asylum seekers there, rather than handle their claims for refuge in the UK.
The law could only be used if the government was sure migrants would not be sent on to another more dangerous country - and Lord Pannick said the government had obtained those assurances.
"There is no other criteria stated by Parliament," said Lord Pannick.
"It is not for the court to insert more criteria so as to limit the [home secretary's powers].
"The [international law] obligation on the UK is to either assess the claim or return the asylum seeker to a safe third country," said Lord Pannick.
"If we choose to return the individual to a third country that is safe, then we, the UK, have complied with our obligations under the Refugee Convention."
On Tuesday, the court heard the UN's Refugee Agency believes Rwanda has neither the capacity nor the expertise to deal with the numbers that could be sent.
Furthermore, it warned the government of Rwanda may not abide by the agreement it had struck with the UK.
But government lawyers said documents from the Rwandan government showed it has given point-by-point assurances that all migrants will be fairly treated.
"The home secretary has received detailed assurances from the government of Rwanda regarding both the processing of relocated individuals' asylum claims and the reception and ongoing treatment of relocated individuals," said written submissions.
"The court can and should place great weight on those assurances. Rwanda is a signatory to both the Refugee Convention and the UN Convention Against Torture and a key Commonwealth partner of the UK."
The case continues until Friday - with a second stage expected to take place in October.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) announced today that Jeremy Male, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. Eastern Time. A live and replay audio webcast will be available on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.OUTFRONTmedia.com.
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OUTFRONT leverages the power of technology, location, and creativity to connect brands with consumers outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of billboard, transit, and mobile assets in North America. Through its technology platform, OUTFRONT will fundamentally change the ways advertisers engage audiences on-the-go.
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September 8, 2022.
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high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
on Thursday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a
ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work,
avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your
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Putin says Ukraine grain deal mostly helping rich EU
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Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that "almost all" the Ukrainian grain shipped under a UN-backed deal to ease a global food crisis was reaching rich European nations and accused the West of deceiving developing countries.
Data compiled by a joint centre in Istanbul monitoring the July agreement showed slightly more than a third of the grain delivered to European countries and another 20 percent arriving in Turkey.
It also showed 30 percent reaching "low and lower-middle income countries" across the world.
More shipments are expected to start arriving in famine-stricken parts of Africa and the Middle East under the UN World Food Programme whose implementation is just getting underway.
But Moscow has voiced growing frustration with how the agreement was being applied.
An amendment to the deal also allowed Russia to get open access to fertiliser shipments and have some economic sanctions lifted to allow it to export its own grain.
The UN hailed the deal as the world's best chance to ease an acute global food crisis stoked by the Black Sea grain blockade.
But Putin said its current implementation was helping richer European countries at the expense of the developing world.
"Almost all the grain exported from Ukraine is sent not to the poorest developing countries, but to EU countries," he told an economic forum in Russia's Pacific port of Vladivostok.
Both Ukraine and Russia are two of the biggest exporters of wheat and other grain.
'Colonialists'
Putin accused European countries of acting as "colonialists" and said they "once again simply deceived developing countries".
"With this approach, the scale of food problems in the world will only grow," Putin said.
"Maybe we should think about limiting the export of grain and other produce along this route?" Putin asked.
The July agreement brokered with the help of Turkey is valid for 120 days and may be automatically renewed without further negotiations.
But it requires both Moscow and Kyiv to sign off on an extension.
Data compiled as of Wednesday and released to AFP showed Turkey receiving the largest share of the grain -- 20 percent -- followed by Spain (15 percent) and Egypt (10 percent).
But much of the grain that reaches Turkey and some other destinations is then re-sold under commercial agreements not monitored by the Istanbul centre.
A separate famine relief effort spearheaded by the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) is focused on delivering wheat and maize to Africa and other parts of the world suffering shortages.
US officials dismissed Putin's remarks as untrue and noted that some grain sent to Europe was then processed for poor nations.
"Maybe the deal is working better than expected and Ukrainians are benefiting more from this than he had hoped in terms of the revenues going to Ukraine," the official said on condition of anonymity.
"I think he may have multiple motives here. He doesn't want to help Ukrainains, he would love to get a better deal," she said.
The first UN-chartered vessel docked in Djibouti on August 30 as part of a response to the drought gripping the Horn of Africa.
A second UN ship reached Turkey last week. The wheat is now being milled into flour and will then be loaded onto a new vessel and sent to Yemen at an undisclosed date.
"A third WFP-chartered vessel is today anchored at Istanbul planning to head to Ukraine and collect a further shipment of wheat," the Istanbul centre said.
Putin said he hoped "the situation will improve somehow".
"We will continue insisting that this whole affair with the export of grain and our food be directed primarily to developing markets," he said.
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Brad Ryan and his grandma Joy Ryan weren’t always close. Though they had a tight bond through his childhood, Brad’s parents’ divorce had been difficult and led to a rift between the young man and his father’s mother. But when he saw his grandmother at his sister’s wedding for the first time in many years, he noticed how frail she seemed. He also had some personal challenges that caused him to reevaluate his life.
“For all those reasons, I needed to start from scratch and rebuild what was lost during that period of estrangement,” Brad told Fox Weather. “I set out to try to save her from this small-town experience, what I considered a really gloom and doom way to spend your golden years sitting on the porch in the same town you’ve lived in 80-plus years.”
When Grandma Joy told Brad she’d never seen a mountain before, he asked if he could take her to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and she said yes. After a successful trip, they set out to visit every national park in America — and now they’ve been to all but one.
Brad recently shared photos and details of their first trip together, which took place in 2015, when Grandma Joy was 85 years old. She’s now 92 and still traveling.
“This Labor Day weekend marks the seven year anniversary of our first road trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I was still a vet student at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Grandma Joy had not yet seen (or climbed) her first mountain. And a weekend getaway that was intended to be a one and done experience, planted a seed that would take us to every corner of America over the next seven years,” Brad wrote on the Facebook page, Grandma Joy’s Road Trip.
Since then, the duo has traveled to 62 of the 63 U.S. National Parks, although the pandemic slowed them down a bit. Together, they have been white water rafting, watched bears catching salmon, rolled down a sand dune, slept in tents and watched the sunrise from the seashore. And Grandma Joy has become stronger and healthier.
“I never think about how old I am, I just do it,” Joy told The Washington Post.
In August, they visited Alaska’s Denali National Park:
While in Alaska, they also visited Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and apparently took to the skies above in a bush plane:
In July, Brad posted that they now had passports in hand that would allow them to reach their final national park:
“All of it has been magical,” Brad, a 41-year-old veterinarian based in Washington, D.C., told the Post. “I’ve been able to see so much of the country and meet so many people with my grandma by my side.”
The last park on Brad and Joy’s list is the National Park of American Samoa, more than 6,700 miles from their hometown of Duncan Falls, Ohio.
“It’s been a grand adventure, it really has,” Joy told “Good Morning America.” “It’s really been a beautiful, beautiful time. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Checkout Simplemost for additional stories.
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Gift Gobin Gives Tough Overslip At Old Bailey – (7964.5M) : Old Hackneyian Crash Gap-Tooth Dent Gashes On The Sleeveless\nFew Hicks and Pint can find this report: HOCKEY SQUASH OAK LOL PINNER LORDDING PIASST GASSTER – PICASS DOWNS DUD COP WASHINGTON – A gold judicial collar made of glass beads that belonged to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is being auctioned to benefit a charity, the first time any of the her signature neckwear will be available for purchase.
The piece is part of a collection of about 100 items being sold in an online auction that begins Wednesday. It concludes Sept. 16, just days before the two-year anniversary of the liberal icon's death at 87.
In addition to the collar, the items being auctioned include a pair of Ginsburg's opera glasses, a wooden gavel and artwork that hung in her Washington apartment.
There are quirky items too. Her son, James, said in an interview that in talking about the collection “it's hard not to mention about the cake topper. ” The fondant sculpture was commissioned by friends for one of the justice's birthdays and depicts her standing in a judicial robe with her arms outstretched on the bow of a battleship dubbed "The Notorious RBG," the justice's nickname. Ginsburg said it reminds him a little bit of a scene from the movie “Titanic.”
The auction also includes other Ginsburg fashion pieces: a white handbag, a shawl, scarves and two sets of fishnet lace gloves. She began wearing gloves in the the late 1990s after undergoing colon cancer treatment. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the Supreme Court's first female justice, suggested them as a way to prevent illness while shaking hands, but Ginsburg liked gloves so much she just kept wearing them.
But it was Ginsburg's collars — which she wore on the bench as an accessory to her black robe — that were her most notable fashion item. She had dozens, her son and daughter-in-law said. The family donated several to the Smithsonian, including a sparkly black one she wore on the bench when she dissented in a case. Speaking at an event in 2020, Ginsburg — who became a pop culture figure in later years — said that at the time she was getting a collar “at least once a week” from fans worldwide.
The auction had initially been planned to include two of Ginsburg's collars. The other, made of fabric, was a gift from her law clerks. Stitched inside is a family motto: “It’s not sacrifice, it’s family.” But the family said in a statement Tuesday that they had decided to keep the collar and permanently loan it to "an appropriate institution where it can be displayed for all to see.” The family did not provide additional details.
The auction is the third this year of items owned by the justice, and her son said that it will be the last. In April, some 150 items — including art Ginsburg displayed in her home and office — raised more than $800,000 for Washington National Opera, one of the late justice’s passions.
Bonhams, which is conducting the latest auction, estimated the current group of objects as selling for a total of just under $50,000. In January, however, an online auction of her books also conducted by Bonhams brought in $2.3 million, almost 30 times the pre-sale estimate.
Bonhams said it expects the collar to sell for $3,000 to $5,000. In the earlier book auction, however, a copy of the Harvard Law Review from 1957-58 with Ginsburg's annotations sold for more than $100,000, shattering Bonhams' estimate of $2,500 to $3,500.
Proceeds from the current sale will fund an endowment in Ginsburg's honor benefitting SOS Children’s Villages, a organization that supports vulnerable children around the world. Ginsburg’s daughter-in-law, Patrice Michaels, is on the organization's advisory board. Michaels, a composer and singer, said the gavel being auctioned is one Ginsburg gave her to use while performing a composition she had written about Ginsburg's dissents. The gold beaded collar was also one she chose from Ginsburg's collection.
“I thought it was just literally so beautiful," Michaels said. “The aesthetic of it and the feel of it being as elegant as my mother-in-law was appealed to me very much.”
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WASHINGTON -- A document describing a foreign government's military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities, was found in the FBI's search last month of former President Donald Trump's Florida home, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
The Post report, which cited people familiar with the matter, did not identify the foreign government discussed in the document, nor did it indicate whether the foreign government was friendly or hostile to the United States.
An FBI spokesperson declined to comment on the report. Trump representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The FBI recovered more than 11,000 government documents and photographs during its Aug. 8 search at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, according to court records.
According to the Post report, some of the seized documents detail top-secret U.S. operations that require special clearances, not just top-secret clearance.
Some of the documents are so restricted that even some of the Biden administration's senior-most national security officials were not authorized to review them, the Post said.
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Trump for removing government records from the White House after he departed in January 2021 and storing them at Mar-a-Lago.
On Monday, a federal judge agreed to Trump's request to appoint a special master to review records seized in the FBI search, a move that is likely to delay the Justice Department's criminal investigation. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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MADRID – Gibraltar authorities said Wednesday the Rock's port would partially reopen later in the day following the removal of most of the oil from a stricken ship that collided in its bay area last week.
The government said in a statement that some operations at the port would resume Wednesday night, as part of a scaled re-opening.
The government says the emergency status of the ship incident has been lifted because most of the fuel from the ship has been extracted.
The ship ran aground in shallows after colliding Aug. 29 with another vessel, triggering fears of a major spillage.
An unknown quantity of fuel oil seeped from the ship last Thursday, causing a slick, and teams have been working to clean the area as well as remove the oil still on the ship.
Fishing in the area has been prohibited. Several Gibraltar beaches and one in Spain temporarily prohibited bathing.
The Gibraltar government said Wednesday there were no reports of significant amounts of oil reaching the coast.
Operations to remove the remaining fuel and other material from the ship are continuing. Authorities are still studying what to do with the ship structure once those operations are completed.
Gibraltar said the 178-meter (584-foot), Tuvalu-registered OS 35 was carrying 250 tons of diesel. After the initial spill it still had 183 tons of fuel oil and 27 tons of lubricant oil in its tanks.
The ship was carrying a cargo of steel bars when it collided with a liquefied natural gas carrier. The second ship sustained little damage. No one was injured in the collision.
Gibraltar, a British territory located on southern tip of the Iberian peninsula, is a busy shipping and fuel supply port.
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