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BAGSVAERD, Denmark (AP) _ Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $1.91 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Bagsvaerd, Denmark-based company said it had profit of 84 cents.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 87 cents per share.
The drugmaker posted revenue of $5.91 billion in the period.
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ISTANBUL (AP) — The first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal passed inspection Wednesday in Istanbul and headed on to Lebanon. Ukraine said 17 other vessels were “loaded and waiting permission to leave,” but there was no word yet on when they could depart.
A joint civilian inspection team spent three hours checking the cargo and crew of the Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni, which left Odesa on Monday carrying Ukrainian corn, a U.N. statement said.
The Joint Coordination Center team included officials from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations, who signed deals last month to create safe Black Sea shipping corridors to export Ukraine's desperately needed agricultural products as Russia's war upon its neighbor grinds on.
Ukraine is a major global grain supplier but the war had blocked most exports, so the July 22 deal aimed to ease food security around the globe. World food prices have been soaring in a crisis blamed on the war, supply chain problems and COVID-19. Mistrust between Kyiv and Moscow has kept a cloud over the deal, which lasts for 120 days but can be renewed.
Although U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Razoni's journey a “significant step,” no other ships have left from Ukraine in the past 48 hours and officials on all sides have given no explanation for that delay.
A U.N. statement said three Ukrainian ports are due to resume exports of millions of tons of wheat, corn and other crops. It said inspectors “gained valuable information” from the Razoni's crew about its voyage through the Black Sea maritime humanitarian corridor.
The Joint Coordination Center is “fine-tuning procedures,” it said.
Pictures tweeted by the Turkish Ministry of National Defense showed an inspector reaching into the Razoni's open hold and touching some of its cargo: 26,527 tons of corn for chicken feed. The Razoni’s horn rang out as the inspectors left the ship, and it then headed off to Lebanon.
The checks seek to make sure that outbound cargo ships carry only grain, fertilizer or related food and not any other commodities, and that inbound ships are not carrying weapons.
An estimated 20 million tons of grain — most of it said to be destined for livestock — has been stuck in Ukraine since the start of the 6-month-old war. The U.N.-brokered agreement provided for the establishment of safe corridors through the mined waters outside Ukraine’s ports.
A Black Sea voyage entails significant risks because of the war. Two civilian ships hit explosive devices there last week near the Danube River’s Bystre estuary, according to Bridget Diakun, a data reporter at Lloyd’s List, a global shipping news publication.
It appears that the first priority for authorities is bringing out vessels that have been stuck for months at the three Ukrainian ports covered by the deal, analysts say. Sixteen ships loaded with grain have been stuck at the ports of Odesa and Chernomorsk since Russia's invasion, according to Lloyd’s List data.
Even slower than that is an effort to bring ships into Ukraine's ports to extract the millions of tons of grain.
Insurance brokers are being “cautious, slow, so far,” said David Osler, insurance editor at Lloyd’s List. “At this stage, everyone’s hesitant."
Meanwhile, Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, shelling it twice over the past 24 hours — around 9 p.m. on Tuesday and 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Mykolaiv regional governor Vitaliy Kim reported.
The shelling damaged a pier, an industrial enterprise, residential buildings, a garage cooperative, a supermarket and a pharmacy, Kim said.
Mykolaiv is a southern port city on the Black Sea. The Russians said in April they wanted control over not just eastern, but southern Ukraine, cutting off the country from its Black Sea coast and creating a possible land corridor to the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria.
The mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, told The Associated Press that 131 civilians, including a child, have died so far in the city from Russian rocket and artillery shelling and another 590 others were seriously injured, including seven children.
In eastern Ukraine, Russian shelling killed at least four civilians in Donetsk province in 24 hours, Ukraine’s presidential office said Wednesday. Amid the relentless onslaught there by Moscow’s forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued an order to all those remaining in the embattled province to evacuate as soon as possible. Officials said due to Russian attacks, people in areas still held by the government are unlikely to have heat, electricity or running water this winter.
Russia’s war against Ukraine has also disrupted energy supplies in western Europe, with Moscow drastically cutting how much it sends amid fears that it could stop sending any at all. All across Europe, nations are rushing to cut energy use this summer so they can fill up gas storage tanks for the cold winter ahead.
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Robert Badendieck and Mehmet Guzel in Istanbul and Aya Batrawy in Dubai contributed to this report.
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LEBEC, Calif. (AP) _ Tejon Ranch Co. (TRC) on Wednesday reported a loss of $667,000 in its second quarter.
The Lebec, California-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents per share.
The real estate development company posted revenue of $9.3 million in the period.
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As the last weeks of summer linger, you might want to consider a last-minute vacation before the insanity of the next school year begins. Rounding up the family for a quick getaway can lead to lots of fun memories, but you don’t want to get caught unprepared at the airport without those all-important essentials for both travel and your time at your destination. That’s why having a specific packing list for your carry-on bag is a must-have for any stress-free vacation.
A well-packed carry-on bag can mean the difference between wanting to rip your hair out because the plane is too noisy, too hot, or worse — or if the airline somehow detours your luggage to a different destination and delays its arrival. By placing these important items in your carry-on bag, you can rest easy knowing your absolute necessities are covered.
Rockland Adults Softside Luggage Set, $48.40
Let’s get things started with a well-recommended, airline-approved carry-on bag. This two-bag set from Rockland comes with a 20-inch bag with rollers and a 13-inch tote bag. The larger bag works well as a carry-on and has lots of space to pack your necessities. A telescopic handle makes getting it through the airport a breeze.
With more than 52,000 ratings on Amazon and a 4.4 out of 5-star rating, this carry-on luggage set comes in a wide variety of patterns and colors and gets high marks for ample storage room. It also has back pockets and plenty of padding.
One Amazon reviewer initially purchased two of these for her children.
“I did a pre-packing run to make sure how much we could fit inside and I was very happy … So happy in fact, that I decided to order a set for myself too,” Kay r said, providing a detailed list of the many items she packed into the larger bag for herself, including enough jeans, pants, shirts, swim gear, and shoes for at least five days.
This bag set will get you on the right track for minimizing your baggage fees on your next flight!
Zoppen Travel Wallet, $13.99
Keep all of your important travel documents, money, cards, and more in one convenient place with this multipurpose travel wallet. This wallet can hold your passport, driver’s license, tickets, credit card and vaccination card securely with its trifold design. No more fumbling through a purse to find any of these items!
Getting through TSA will be so simple when you can grab your travel documents easily without worrying about misplacing them.
Auvon Medication Organizer, $9.99
If anyone in your family requires medication, you always want to pack it in your carry-on bag to make sure no one misses a dose even if your flight gets delayed. Instead of packing all the bottles, use this medication organizer to keep things neat and tidy (and on schedule.)
Each compartment in this 7-day, 4-times-a-day pill organizer is oversized to allow plenty of room for multiple medications, even larger pills. The locking mechanism for each compartment prevents spilling during travel. And, each day can be removed separately if someone only requires 24 hours’ worth of medication while out and about on day trips.
Amazon user Pricilla shared a photo of how she uses the highly-rated container (4.8 out of 5 stars, overall with nearly 15,000 total reviews).
“The whole thing is super lightweight even with pills inside, the airtight seal adds a degree of comfort in knowing my medication will remain sealed away from water/humidity,” the user said. “The interior daily pieces are not anchored down inside, this is nice that I don’t have to fight to pry one out at a time, they are very easy to remove and take one with you or for filling,”
Anntrue Collapsible Water Bottle, $13.99
Stay hydrated and avoid paying high airport prices for a bottle of water thanks to this collapsible silicone water bottle! It folds down into a 5-inch bottle with a 6.7-oz. capacity to toss into your carry-on bag to get through security (empty, of course), and then you can expand it to 9 inches tall with an 18-ounce capacity once you’re at the gate.
Since airplane cabins have very low humidity levels, you’ll definitely feel a difference if you take one of these with you. You’ll appreciate one if you’re in a hotel, too, since many travel experts recommend staying away from hotel tap water for sanitary reasons.
You can choose from several different colors, so each member of the family can have their own.
kulusion Toothbrush/Toothpaste Travel Kit, $13.29
Put this item under the “We wish we’d thought of this idea!” list. This two-piece travel toothbrush kit not only comes with two foldable toothbrushes, but also has a built-in toothpaste case so you don’t have to pack a tube with you. Just fill the plastic case using your tube at home and you’re good to go for seven to 10 days!
Every compartment of this set is washable, so it can be reused for multiple trips. The soft bristles are good for everyone in the family, as well.
Mack’s Foam Earplugs, $7.64
Face it, sometimes air travel can be noisy. Whether you don’t like the sounds of the plane or your fellow travelers, or simply have trouble sleeping in unfamiliar places, it can be handy to have some earplugs in your carry-on bag to block out noise.
Mack’s Ultra Soft Foam Earplugs are made with polyurethane that slowly expands in your ear for maximum comfort and a noise reduction rating of 33 decibels. More than 37,700 people have reviewed these earplugs on Amazon and given them an overall 4.5 out of 5-star rating, making them one of the top-selling travel products on the site.
MZOO Eye Mask, $19.99
Want to get some sleep on the plane? Try the MZOO Sleep Eye Mask. This mask is soft and seamless, made from low-rebound memory foam.
The 3D contoured cup molds to your face for a more comfortable fit with minimal pressure on your eyes. Its adjustable head strap makes it accommodating for most people, too.
Amazon Fire Tablet, $89.99
Sure, you could throw a book into your carry-on bag to keep you (or others in your travel party) entertained at the airport or on the plane. But, with an Amazon Fire Tablet, you can bring a whole collection of books, plus music, games, movies, and more. Plus, it weighs a whole lot less than just one of those big books!
The Amazon Fire 8-inch HD tablet has up to 12 hours of battery life and can be used on airplanes. Just download whatever you want to read, watch or listen to, put it in airplane mode and you’re good to go!
A Charger And Cables
Your phone, tablet, or other electronic devices will need to be charged, especially if you have long layovers on a trip. That’s why you need to make sure you toss in some cables and a portable charger into your carry-on bag.
A multi-charger cable capable of being used for numerous devices (phones, headphones, tablets, etc.) is most helpful to conserve space in your bag and make sure all your charging needs are met. This product from Minlu is a 4-in-1 cable that can be used with Apple and other products. It costs $13.99.
If you need a portable charger, Anker’s 313 Power Bank is one of the top-rated chargers on Amazon with nearly 60,000 reviews and a 4.6 out of 5-star ranking. Each fully-charged device can recharge portable devices multiple times. Right now, you can purchase one for $21.99 and attach a 30% coupon.
Compression Tights Or Socks
In addition to an extra outfit that you should always put in your carry-on bag, consider bringing along a pair of compression socks or tights.
Have you ever noticed when you get off a long flight that your feet and/or legs are swollen? Sitting for long periods of time, especially on a plane, can cause circulation issues that can lead to blood clots and serious health issues. Wearing either compression tights or socks can help keep your circulation in check and minimize swelling.
Dr. Scholl’s Women’s Graduated Compression Knee High Socks, starting at $6.37/pair, offer mild compression that begins at the ankle and diminishes at the knee for a comfortable fit.
Or, you can opt for a pair of compression tights or leggings like the CompressionZ High Waisted Women’s Leggings. These yoga-friendly leggings provide “comfortable yet firm pressure from your ankles to hips” and are stylish but effective for travel needs.
Are you ready to travel?
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PROVO, Utah — On the second anniversary of a shooting at the Missionary Training Center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, police are asking for renewed help to close the case.
Brigham Young University Police report that two years ago, on August 3, 2020, at 2:30 in the morning, an individual drove up to the entrance of the MTC, exited their vehicle and fired gunshots at a security officer seated in a traffic booth.
The bullets narrowly missed the officer, and police report the officer was not seriously injured.
In total, nine bullet casings were found at the scene. All nine hit the building and glass, police said.
A new video from BYU shows a white Subaru arriving at the front gate before gunshots were fired. Video also shows the security officer running away from the area after shots were fired.
Since the incident, the case has gone cold.
Police are looking for any new details or tips that could lead to a break in the case. If you have any information, call BYU Police at 801-422-0911. | https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/byu-police-asks-for-renewed-help-in-cold-case-shooting-at-missionary-training-center | 2022-08-03T14:53:10 | en | 0.979896 |
A 12-year-old is described as a hero after leading authorities to two decomposing bodies.
A driver reportedly spotted the girl walking along a rural Alabama road Monday morning. After calling 911, authorities said the girl led them to a house with two decomposing bodies inside.
"It's horrendous to have a crime scene of this nature and also a 12-year-old juvenile to deal with it," said Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett.
Court documents, obtained by WSFA, a TV station in Alabama, said the girl escaped after being tied up in the home for nearly a week. The girl was reportedly able to free herself by chewing through the restraints.
"She's a hero," Abbett said.
Authorities arrested Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes. He's facing numerous charges including capital murder and kidnapping.
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A massive hail storm struck Alberta Monday night, shattering dozens of windshields on a busy highway.
According to Environment Canada, hailstones the size of softballs fell on the town of Markerville. Nearby Innisfail and Milnerton had baseball-sized hail.
An official from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told the CBC that more than 70 vehicles were damaged in Monday’s storm. The RCMP also assisted drivers stranded in the storm.
Got stuck in the huge hail storm at the bottom of Antler Hill between #reddeer and #Innisfail. Thankfully it’s just the vehicle that got damaged. Crazy stuff to experience though. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/3hLnJDhEK7
— Matt Berry (@MattBear3135) August 2, 2022
Gibran Marquez told CTV that he was unsure if he would make it home after getting caught on a highway in the storm.
“It was one of those things where I ended up calling my parents,” he told CTV. “I’m like, ‘I love you guys. I don’t know what’s about to happen.’”
Matt Berry told the outlet that assistance quickly reached motorists.
“There was lots of Good Samaritans... people who were passing by that obviously didn’t experience the storm itself that were asking if people needed rides,” Berry said. “The fire departments and RCMP were on scene really quickly as well, making sure everyone was okay.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Country superstar Dolly Parton, who made a big donation to help fund coronavirus vaccine research in 2020, is among this year's Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients.
Also being honored are Dallas entrepreneur Lyda Hill, Kenyan industrialist Manu Chandaria, and Lynn and Stacy Schusterman, from the Oklahoma investment family.
The award, presented by the international family of Carnegie institutions to honor innovative philanthropists, debuted in 2001 and is normally awarded every two years. It was not issued in 2021 due to the pandemic.
The 2022 honorees will receive their medals in a private ceremony in New York on Oct. 13. A priority of the ceremony is fostering personal meetings to encourage the exchange of ideas and spur potential collaboration — something this year’s honorees have already done, said Eric Isaacs, president of the Carnegie Institution for Science and a member of the medal selection committee.
Parton’s $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received plenty of attention. But her fellow honoree Hill, through her Lyda Hill Philanthropies, was also an early donor to the work that would yield the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
“I invested before it was anything,” Hill told The Associated Press. “One of the things that Warren Buffett said that stuck with me was, ‘Don’t do what other people can do and will do. Do what other people can’t do and won’t do. And take risks.’ I have had to apply that to my philanthropic investments.”
Hill, who focuses her funding on advances in science and nature conservancy, as well as supporting women in those careers, said she never did get a Moderna shot.
“Unfortunately,” Hill said, “when I went to get my vaccine, I rolled my sleeves up and said, ‘What do you got?’ And she said, ‘Pfizer.’ I said, ‘OK.’”
Parton, in a statement, said she was honored to receive the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.
“I’ve always believed that if you are in a position to help, you should help, and I truly hope that I can be an inspiration for others to lift up those around them,” said Parton, who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November, and makes most of her donations through her Dollywood Foundation. “Whether through my Imagination Library or giving to COVID-19 research, I try to support things that have a special meaning for me. I hope everyone can find something they’re passionate about supporting and do what they can to help make this world a better place.”
Considering the intense need created by COVID-19, the pandemic was top of mind while the selection committee was making its decisions, Isaacs said.
“Obviously, this is a very difficult time with the pandemic,” he said. “But we think environmental issues are probably equally, if not more, impactful in the sense that pandemics like COVID-19 are likely to become more frequent as the atmosphere heats up. I think we take the long view in terms of our selections.”
The Schustermans exemplify philanthropists whose donations have made a long-lasting impact, in addition to making timely grants to address current needs.
The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation was established in 1987 to invest in systemic change in the United States and Israel on matters of justice and equity. When Charles died in 2000, Lynn Schusterman took over the foundation, expanding its work and becoming an outspoken advocate for inclusion, especially for the LGBTQ community. In 2018, their daughter Stacy Schusterman took over the foundation, which changed its name last year to Schusterman Family Philanthropies and now also includes work in reproductive equity, voting rights and criminal justice — all hot-button issues this summer.
“I hope that work like this will inspire other people to give more now,” Stacy Schusterman told the AP. “It’s important for people to give a meaningful percentage of their family’s assets. And I think the partnership that can exist between philanthropy and the communities that we’re seeking to help is vital. Government can’t address all problems.”
She said she’s thrilled to be carrying on her parents’ work and that she will be celebrated with her mom.
“I’m really excited that we’re being honored together,” she said. “It’s fun to have it happen as a mother-daughter team.”
The Chandaria Foundation had its start as a family enterprise in the 1950s, though the Kenyan-born industrialist of Indian descent had to do some convincing before it began.
When he first brought up the issue, Chandaria remembers his father asking if something was wrong with him and whether he had lived in the United States too long. “We are not the Rockefellers,” Chandaria’s father told him. “You better get to work. There’s a big hole over there.”
But by 1956, they had established a charitable organization providing scholarships in Kenya and, decades later, its work has expanded into building education and healthcare infrastructure in Africa.
“It’s a basic principle of the Gandhian philosophy: If you have wealth, you are not owners of the wealth,” said Chandaria, who also attributes generosity to being a follower of the Indian religion Jainism. “You really should go and help others who cannot help themselves.”
Isaacs said the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy is meant to recognize the work of the honorees in their various fields and locations. This year, the Carnegie institutions will also launch the Carnegie Catalyst award to “celebrate the transformative power of human kindness,” which will go to World Central Kitchen, the anti-hunger nonprofit founded by chef Jose Andres.
That award was inspired by the late Vartan Gregorian, the president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the co-founder of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, who died in 2021.
“World Central Kitchen is an outstanding model of how humankind can respond in times of dire need by activating the inherent goodness in others — an ideal that was embodied through the life and work of Vartan Gregorian,” Thomas H. Kean, chairman of Carnegie Corporation of New York’s board of trustees and former governor of New Jersey, said in a statement.
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It may be common etiquette to not spoil the end of a film, but Ron Howard learned years ago on “Apollo 13” that knowing the outcome of a story is different from knowing the story itself. And though the 2018 rescue of the Thai boys’ soccer team and their coach is considerably fresher in our collective memories, Howard saw in it a similar opportunity.
“You may know on a headline basis that things worked out well, but you don’t know what kind of personal struggles may be in store for the key characters,” Howard said. “Through dramatization, through good acting and scenes and moviemaking, you begin to connect emotionally with the characters in a way that you just can’t with a straight documentary or with news coverage.”
The story was in some ways tailor made for a Hollywood film with its happy ending and straightforward acts of heroism. The 18-day saga has already inspired a great documentary, “ The Rescue, " and several other projects. But the reality of making “Thirteen Lives," now playing in theaters in select cities and available on Prime Video Friday, was an enormously complex and sometimes harrowing endeavor. Even Howard said it ranks in the “upper quadrant” of his most challenging films.
And it wasn’t just about the difficulties of filming the dangerous cave diving in the narrow, underwater corridors of Tham Luang Lang Non, which were recreated for the film by production designer Molly Hughes, but of telling the stories of all the people who helped make the impossible mission successful. As everyone would quickly come to realize, there were quite a few people worthy of the camera's focus. There were the British divers and the Thai Navy SEALS, of course, but also the parents, the boys and the coach in the cave, the public servants managing the crisis and the thousands of foreign and local volunteers who contributed in big and small ways.
“I felt a little bit like a conductor,” Howard said. “Logistically, it was very complicated. And I felt a deeper responsibility to getting this right on behalf of those involved than probably any other movie that I’ve made based on real events.”
Because of COVID-19 travel restrictions, the bulk of filming took place in Queensland, Australia, with additional photography in Thailand that Howard had to direct remotely. It was a hurdle for him because top of mind was making sure the story was as authentically Thai as possible. He enlisted a team of Thai artists and producers to help, including the great cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (“Call Me By Your Name”).
“I knew that that was not only the right thing to do, but I sensed that it would be, you know, terrible if we got it wrong,” Howard said.
Another was producer Raymond Phathanavirangoon, who was tasked with infusing William Nicholson’s (“Gladiator”) script with details and nuances of Northern Thai culture, from the proper way to style a visiting Burmese Monk, to the use of prayer and regional accents.
“A large portion of the film is in Thai, which is quite an unusual thing for a Hollywood film,” Phathanavirangoon said. “We painstakingly tried to get the accents right. Even in Thai cinema, you rarely hear people speak with a Northern accent.”
Naturally, though, there is a focus on the British divers who swam the boys and the coach out of the cave one by one. The roles attracted the likes of Viggo Mortensen (as Rick Stanton), Colin Farrell (as John Volanthen) and Joel Edgerton (as Dr. Harris), who developed close relationships with their real-life counterparts.
“What they do as a pastime is kind of beyond my comprehension,” said Farrell. “They really are subterranean explorers. And talking to them, I suppose the most amazing thing was the normality that they exude. They’re not adrenaline junkies.”
Going in, the plan was for the actors to do some of the cave diving and to supplement it with stunt double work. There would be a dive supervisor in Andrew Allen and an underwater director of photography in Simon Christidis. But somewhere in the intense three-week training, the decision was made that the actors would do most of the cave scenes themselves.
“I kind of blame the Viggo,” Farrell laughed. “He was the one that was insisting that we should do it. But I was in for a penny, in for a pound.”
Stanton and Jason Mallinson (played in the film by Paul Gleeson) were also on set, and often in the water alongside the actors coaching them through the process. And it was scary at times, especially for Farrell who said he is not the strongest swimmer.
“It was as safe and controlled as it could be. But there was a couple of times it was rather nerve-racking,” Farrell said. “Full scale panic attack maybe wasn’t exactly what I had but there were moments of anxiety, a very real anxiety. I suppose I’m describing a panic attack of sorts, albeit a light one.”
But everyone was also keenly aware that their experience was just a small fraction of the life and death stakes of the actual mission. It wasn’t a set, Mortensen said, where people were complaining about the breakfast burritos, the coffee or the weather, especially with the real divers close by.
“It was high demand. It was difficult,” said Tom Bateman, who plays diver Chris Jewell. “But we’re just holding the candle up to some incredible people. Never once did anyone complain.”
And in “Thirteen Lives,” everyone had a shared sense of purpose. It is, after all, a rare real life example of selflessness and global collaboration that didn’t have to be dramatized much at all.
“I’m very happy to be in it not just because it’s Ron Howard and it’s a great adventure story and also very entertaining. But it’s an important story,” Mortensen said. “It’s an important example of people doing the right thing together and a huge amount of people selflessly volunteering for the right reasons, for the common good, and that’s remarkable these days.”
“It should be more common rather than selfish, greedy, power grabbing, competitive, dishonest behavior, which is exemplified by many leaders around the world. When you see people not do that, you say, ‘Oh yeah humans are capable of that. It’s possible.’ Why not have more of that? It’s not just some Hollywood movie. It’s like, ‘Oh, this really happened. These people did that together,’” he added. “That is the best of us.”
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If the thought of another glorious morning makes you sick, maybe you just need a little coffee. “Hocus Pocus” coffee, to be exact.
New Joffrey’s Disney Sanderson Sisters Brew is a medium roasted flavored coffee with notes of caramel apple and cinnamon. Joffrey’s says the limited edition blend will “transport you back to 1693” (the year the Sanderson Sisters were hanged for witchcraft) and thanks to the caffeine, should have you running amok (amok! amok!) even on your sleepiest mornings.
The Sanderson Sisters Brew is available on Joffrey’s website, and the coffee company plans to have it available in their Amazon store next week. And, if you’re lucky enough to be going to Walt Disney World this fall, you’ll also find it at the Joffrey’s location at Disney Springs The Landing.
If you want to pair your coffee with more Hocus Pocus fun, Kellogg’s just created a Disney Hocus Pocus 2 Cereal, which will hit store shelves this month.
Created to celebrate the release of the much-anticipated “Hocus Pocus 2” sequel hitting Disney+ on Sept. 30, a Kellogg’s spokesperson tells Simplemost the cereal features berry brew-flavored purple, orange, and yellow star-shaped pieces topped with green and purple flecks inspired by the Sanderson Sisters’ robes.
While these appear to be the first Sanderson Sisters-inspired breakfast treats, there’s previously been everything from “Hocus Pocus” wine to cupcakes, decorations and costumes. You can order a “Hocus Pocus” Frappuccino from Starbucks’ secret menu. There’s also a board game, dog toys, an inflatable lawn decoration and someone even made a Lego set based on the sisters’ house.
While you count down the days until “Hocus Pocus 2” hits the streaming service, you can brush up on the original film before the sequel comes out by grabbing the DVD for a few dollars, or rent it on Amazon Prime anytime. You can also check out the teaser trailer below:
If you’re not up for coffee with the Sanderson Sisters, Joffrey’s has a few other fall blends as well including Disney Not-So-Scary Pumpkin Brew, Disney Happy Harvest Blend and Disney Minnie Mouse Apple of My Pie.
Of course, pumpkin spice season is also right around the corner, so you’ll soon be able to find pumpkin-flavored everything. A few items like Coffee Mate Pumpkin Spice Creamer and Nestle Toll House Pumpkin Spice Cookie Dough are already in stores, with plenty of other goodies making their way to shelves soon, like Pumpkin Spice Oreo cookies, which will be in stores beginning Aug. 15.
Halloween treats are also beginning to hit shelves, like M&M’S Mad Scientist Mix, and you can already begin filling your home with fall and Halloween scents from Bath & Body Works.
Are you excited about Halloween?
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MADRID (AP) — Police in Spain are investigating about 50 reported cases of women getting pricked with medical needles while at nightclubs or parties, a trend that previously came to the attention of authorities in other European countries.
So far, Spanish police have not confirmed any cases of sexual assault or robbery related to the mysterious jabs. Police said that 23 of the recently reported needle attacks were in northeast Spain's Catalonia region, which borders France.
Waves of needle pricks at musical events also have confounded authorities in France, Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands. French police have tallied over 400 reports in recent months, and said the motive of the jabs was unclear. In many cases, it also wasn't clear if the victims were injected with a substance.
Spanish police so far have found evidence of drugs in one victim, a 13-year-old girl in the northern city of Gijón who had the party drug ecstasy in her system. Local media reported that the girl was quickly taken to hospital by her parents, who were near her when she felt a prick with something sharp.
In an interview with national public broadcaster TVE that aired Wednesday, Spanish Justice Minister Pilar Llop urged everyone who thinks they received a shot without their consent to go to the police, since being stabbed with a needle “is a serious act of violence against women.”
Spanish health authorities said they were updating their protocols to improve the ability to detect any substances that were possibly injected into victims. The toxicological screening protocols call for blood or urine tests within 12 hours of a suspected attack, Llop said.
The guidelines advise victims to immediately call emergency services and go to a health center as soon as possible.
In southwest France, a spate of needle attacks were reported during the Bayonne Festival, which about 1.2 million people attended last week in the city near Spain's border.
Bayonne Deputy Prosecutor Caroline Parizel said 124 people received medical examinations after they reported potential needle attacks. They included both women and men. Eleven filed legal complaints.
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AP writer Sylvie Corbet contributed to this report from Saulieu, France. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/entertainment/article/Spain-is-latest-nation-with-reports-of-nightclub-17348154.php | 2022-08-03T14:53:28 | en | 0.987151 |
India batter Suryakumar Yadav has moved three spots up to the second position in the latest T20 rankings for batters.
Suryakumar, who scored a 44-ball 76 in the third T20 International against the West Indies on Tuesday, moved within two rating points of top-ranked batter, Babar Azam. The knock against the West Indies won Suryakumar the player of the match award.
🔹 Suryakumar’s rapid rise
🔹 Hosein makes big gains
🔹 Markram breaks into the top 🔟Some big movements in the @MRFWorldwide ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings 📈
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Suryakumar, who now has 816 rating points, leads the batting chart with 111 runs from three matches in the five-match series, which India lead 2-1.
Meanwhile, South Africa batter Reeza Hendricks, who notched half-centuries in all three matches against England, has moved up 16 slots to 15th position.
West Indies batter Brandon King (up 29 places to 27th), England’s Jonny Bairstow (up 13 places to 31st) and South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw (joint-37th) have also made notable gains.
Heinrich Klaasen and Indian wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant (66th spot) have also moved up in the rankings. South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi, who grabbed eight wickets in the series against England, has made remarkable gains in the T20 bowlers ranking and advanced to the second spot.
He gained 19 rating points due to his impressive show against England.
Shamsi, who was top-ranked for most of the period from April to October last year, has advanced one slot but remains 64 rating points adrift of top-ranked Josh Hazlewood, who is on 792 rating points.
West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein (up three places to sixth), England’s Chris Jordan (up one place to 16th), New Zealand spinners Mitchell Santner (up three places to 17th) and Ish Sodhi (up two places to 19th) are among the others to move up.
In the ODI rankings, India opener Shikhar Dhawan has moved up one slot to 12th position after getting a half-century in the last match of their series in the West Indies.
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India bowlers Yuzvendra Chahal (16th) and Shardul Thakur (72nd) have also increased in the rankings while West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran is up two places to the 30th spot.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. He was 94.
Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, the team announced after being informed by family members. No cause of death was provided.
“He was the best there ever was,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw said after the Dodgers' game in San Francisco. “Just such a special man. I’m grateful and thankful I got to know him as well as I did.”
As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and called it all. He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson, on to the 1960s with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, into the 1970s with Steve Garvey and Don Sutton, and through the 1980s with Orel Hershiser and Fernando Valenzuela. In the 1990s, it was Mike Piazza and Hideo Nomo, followed by Kershaw, Manny Ramirez and Yasiel Puig in the 21st century.
“You gave me my Wild Horse name. You gave me love. You hugged me like a father,” tweeted Puig, the talented Cuban-born outfielder who burned brightly upon his Dodgers debut in 2013. “I will never forget you, my heart is broken.”
The Dodgers changed players, managers, executives, owners — and even coasts — but Scully and his soothing, insightful style remained a constant for the fans.
He opened broadcasts with the familiar greeting, “Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good evening to you wherever you may be.”
Ever gracious both in person and on the air, Scully considered himself merely a conduit between the game and the fans.
“His voice played a memorable role in some of the greatest moments in the history of our sport," Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said. "I am proud that Vin was synonymous with baseball because he embodied the very best of our national pastime.”
After the Dodgers' 9-5 win, the Giants posted a Scully tribute on the videoboard.
"There’s not a better storyteller and I think everyone considers him family,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He was in our living rooms for many generations. He lived a fantastic life, a legacy that will live on forever.”
Although he was paid by the Dodgers, Scully was unafraid to criticize a bad play or a manager’s decision, or praise an opponent while spinning stories against a backdrop of routine plays and noteworthy achievements. He always said he wanted to see things with his eyes, not his heart.
“We have lost an icon," team president and CEO Stan Kasten said. "His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever.”
Vincent Edward Scully was born Nov. 29, 1927, in the Bronx. He was the son of a silk salesman who died of pneumonia when Scully was 7. His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets.
As a child, Scully would grab a pillow, put it under the family’s four-legged radio and lay his head directly under the speaker to hear whatever college football game was on the air. With a snack of saltine crackers and a glass of milk nearby, the boy was transfixed by the crowd’s roar that raised goosebumps. He thought he’d like to call the action himself.
Scully, who played outfield for two years on the Fordham University baseball team, began his career by working baseball, football and basketball games for the university’s radio station.
At age 22, he was hired by a CBS radio affiliate in Washington, D.C.
He soon joined Hall of Famer Red Barber and Connie Desmond in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ radio and television booths. In 1953, at age 25, Scully became the youngest person to broadcast a World Series game, a mark that still stands.
He moved west with the Dodgers in 1958. Scully called three perfect games — Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series, Sandy Koufax in 1965 and Dennis Martinez in 1991 — and 18 no-hitters.
He also was on the air when Don Drysdale set his scoreless innings streak of 58 2/3 innings in 1968 and again when Hershiser broke the record with 59 consecutive scoreless innings 20 years later.
When Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s record in 1974, it was against the Dodgers and, of course, Scully called it.
“A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol,” Scully told listeners. “What a marvelous moment for baseball.”
Scully credited the birth of the transistor radio as “the greatest single break” of his career. Fans had trouble recognizing the lesser players during the Dodgers’ first four years in the vast Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
“They were 70 or so odd rows away from the action,” he said in 2016. “They brought the radio to find out about all the other players and to see what they were trying to see down on the field.”
That habit carried over when the team moved to Dodger Stadium in 1962. Fans held radios to their ears, and those not present listened from home or the car, allowing Scully to connect generations of families with his words.
He often said it was best to describe a big play quickly and then be quiet so fans could listen to the pandemonium. After Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, Scully went silent for 38 seconds before talking again. He was similarly silent for a time after Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit home run to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that year and had the stadium’s press box named for him in 2001. The street leading to Dodger Stadium’s main gate was named in his honor in 2016.
That same year he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.
“God has been so good to me to allow me to do what I’m doing,” Scully, a devout Catholic who attended Mass on Sundays before heading to the ballpark, said before retiring. “A childhood dream that came to pass and then giving me 67 years to enjoy every minute of it. That’s a pretty large thanksgiving day for me.”
In addition to being the voice of the Dodgers, Scully called play-by-play for NFL games and PGA Tour events as well as calling 25 World Series and 12 All-Star Games. He was NBC’s lead baseball announcer from 1983-89.
While being one of the most widely heard broadcasters in the nation, Scully was an intensely private man. Once the baseball season ended, he would disappear. He rarely did personal appearances or sports talk shows. He preferred spending time with his family.
In 1972, his first wife, Joan, died of an accidental overdose of medicine. He was left with three young children. Two years later, he met the woman who would become his second wife, Sandra, a secretary for the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams. She had two young children from a previous marriage, and they combined their families into what Scully once called “my own Brady Bunch.”
He said he realized time was the most precious thing in the world and that he wanted to use his time to spend with his loved ones. In the early 1960s, Scully quit smoking with the help of his family. In the shirt pocket where he kept a pack of cigarettes, Scully stuck a family photo. Whenever he felt like he needed a smoke, he pulled out the photo to remind him why he quit. Eight months later, Scully never smoked again.
After retiring in 2016, Scully made just a handful of appearances at Dodger Stadium and his sweet voice was heard narrating an occasional video played during games. Mostly, he was content to stay close to home.
“I just want to be remembered as a good man, an honest man, and one who lived up to his own beliefs,” he said in 2016.
In 2020, Scully auctioned off years of his personal memorabilia, which raised over $2 million. A portion of it was donated to UCLA for ALS research.
He was preceded in death by his second wife, Sandra. She died of complications of ALS at age 76 in 2021. The couple, who were married 47 years, had daughter Catherine together.
Scully’s other children are Kelly, Erin, Todd and Kevin. A son, Michael, died in a helicopter crash in 1994.
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Former Associated Press staffer Stan Miller contributed biographical information to this report.
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Better-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine sales pushed Moderna past Wall Street’s second-quarter forecasts.
The company said that its Spikevax vaccine brought in $4.53 billion during the quarter. Analysts were looking for around $3.6 billion, according to FactSet.
Moderna shares surged at the start of trading Wednesday.
The company's vaccine sales represent a drop from the nearly $6 billion in sales the vaccine brought in during the year’s first quarter, when a virus surge through the United States pushed more people to seek protection.
But those sales could pick up again later this year.
Moderna has developed an updated version of its vaccine for a fall booster campaign that combines the original shot with protection against the omicron variant.
Federal regulators also recently endorsed the vaccine for children as young as six months old.
The COVID-19 vaccine is Moderna’s main source of revenue, outside of grants and money from collaborations. Total revenue climbed 9% in the quarter to $4.75 billion.
But operating expenses also swelled 78% to $2.3 billion for the vaccine maker, which has several products in late-stage clinical trials, the most expensive phase of research.
Net income plunged 21% to $2.2 billion in the second quarter, and earnings totaled $5.24 per share.
Analysts expected earnings of $4.58 per share on about $4.1 billion in revenue, according to FactSet.
More than 77 million people in the U.S. have become fully vaccinated with Moderna’s two-dose shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over 128 million have done so with rival Pfizer’s vaccine.
Another competitor entered the U.S. vaccine market last month, when federal regulators authorized a fourth option from Novavax, a protein vaccine that was found in large studies to be about 90% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19.
Shares of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna Inc. jumped more than 15% in morning trading to $185.54 while broader indexes climbed slightly.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The charred body of an 81-year-old woman was found at her Los Angeles home, and police said Tuesday that the place had been ransacked.
A relative found the victim unresponsive Tuesday evening in the bedroom of the house in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Annie Hernandez said.
The woman's body had been set on fire, Hernandez said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
“There was evidence of forced entry and possible burglary," Hernandez said.
Homicide detectives were investigating.
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BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Wednesday presented its plans for new coronavirus measures for the coming fall and winter as it expects virus cases to go up again during the colder season.
Wearing masks on planes and during long-distance travel by train and bus will be mandatory from October to early April all over Germany. Mandatory mask-wearing and the presentation of a negative coronavirus test will apply to hospitals, nursing homes and similar institutions with vulnerable people.
Many other rules will be implemented individually by the country's 16 states depending on how severely the virus spreads in their regions. This could include the wearing of masks on local public transportation, in schools for students in grade five and up, and at public indoor events.
Some community facilities such as schools, prisons or asylum-seeker shelters may also implement regular testing again if virus numbers rise, the German health and justice ministers said in a joint statement.
“Germany should be better prepared for the next coronavirus winter than in previous years,” Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said, adding that a vaccination campaign would start in the fall as well, with new vaccines.
Justice Minister Marco Buschmann added that special efforts will be made to keep schools open.
“Children have a right to school education and a school day that is as carefree as possible. School closures must therefore not be allowed,” Buschmann said, adding that states will “only be able to impose a mask requirement at schools if this is necessary in order to be able to continue to provide in-person teaching.”
The new regulations still need to go to Cabinet and parliament but are expected to pass. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Germany-announces-new-coronavirus-measures-for-17347957.php | 2022-08-03T14:53:59 | en | 0.971389 |
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese and international organizations Wednesday called on the U.N. Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port blast two years ago, as a domestic probe continues to stall.
The call by groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International came as the Lebanese investigation has been stalled since December following legal challenges by charged and accused officials against the judge leading the investigation. The Aug. 4, 2020 blast killed nearly 220 people, injured over 6,000 and caused widespread damage in Beirut.
The call also came amid concerns that a large section of the port's giant grain silos, shredded by the massive explosion, might collapse days after a smaller part fell following a weekslong fire of fermented grain ignited by the scorching summer heat. Lebanese authorities closed a main road outside the port and directed traffic into internal streets as a precautionary measure.
The northern block of the silos has been slowly tilting for days since the other part collapsed Sunday.
A group of U.N. experts also called Wednesday for an international investigation saying “this tragedy marked one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in recent memory, yet the world has done nothing to find out why it happened.”
The organizations called on the U.N. rights council to put forward a resolution at the upcoming council session in September that would dispatch “without delay, an independent and impartial fact-finding mission” for the explosion.
They believe the mission would establish the facts surrounding the explosion, including the root causes, without political intervention. This would support the victims’ campaign for an effective investigation, they said. The groups want to establish state and individual responsibility and support justice for the victims.
Many have blamed the Lebanese government’s longtime corruption and mismanagement for the tragedy considered one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history when hundreds of tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate, a material used in fertilizers, detonated at the port.
Official correspondence between political, security and judicial officials reveal that many were aware about the hazardous substances unloaded in the port a decade ago without taking meaningful action to remove it.
After the blast, port, customs and legal documents revealed that the ammonium nitrate had been shipped to Lebanon in 2013 on a worn out Russian ship and stored improperly at a port warehouse ever since.
Tarek Bitar, the judge leading the Lebanese investigation, charged four former senior government officials with intentional killing and negligence that led to the deaths of dozens of people. He also charged several top security officials in the case.
None of them have been detained and two of those charged were re-elected to parliament in May.
An initial investigation by Human Rights Watch points to the potential involvement of foreign-owned companies, as well as senior political and security officials in Lebanon.
“It is now, more than ever, clear that the domestic investigation cannot deliver justice,” the groups said adding that the establishment of an international fact finding mission mandated by the U.N. Human Rights Council is “all the more urgent.”
The group said that previous calls by survivors of the explosion and families of the victims remain unanswered.
“As the Lebanese authorities continue to brazenly obstruct and delay the domestic investigation into the port explosion, an international investigation is the only way forward to ensure that justice is delivered,” said Diana Semaan, acting deputy director at Amnesty International. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Groups-ask-UN-to-investigate-Beirut-s-massive-17348143.php | 2022-08-03T14:54:05 | en | 0.966331 |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government declared a national water shortage Wednesday caused by the hot, dry summer that is parching much of Europe, and formed a national team to draw up measures to manage supplies, while asking the public to also chip in with savings.
“The water shortage is already having a negative effect on shipping and agriculture in particular,” said Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mark Harbers.
He urged people “to think carefully about whether they should wash their car or completely fill their inflatable swimming pool. The Netherlands is a water country, but our water is precious here too.”
Very little rain has fallen in the Netherlands over the summer, and dry conditions further north and east in Europe mean less water is streaming into the country in rivers.
The government said that drinking water supplies are not threatened and said new measures are not yet necessary, but could be “in coming weeks.”
Water authorities in parts of the country already have put restrictions on farmers spraying crops with water, and several small ferries crossing rivers have been forced out of service because of low water levels. The drought conditions also are hindering freight-carrying barges that ply the country's rivers.
Amid soaring temperatures last month, authorities in Amsterdam were forced to spray water on mechanical bridges to stop them expanding and jamming shut.
The Netherlands is the latest country to feel the effects of the dry conditions. The European Union’s executive warned last month that the continent is facing one of its toughest years when it comes to natural disasters like droughts and wildfires because of increasing climate change. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Hot-dry-summer-Dutch-government-declares-water-17347991.php | 2022-08-03T14:54:11 | en | 0.967419 |
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The climate deal reached last week by Senate Democrats could reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that American farmers produce by expanding programs that help accumulate carbon in soil, fund climate-focused research and lower the abundant methane emissions that come from cows.
The bill includes more than $20 billion to improve the agriculture sector’s impact on the environment, mostly by expanding existing U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that help farmers change to better practices. Farmers would be paid to improve the health of their soil, withstand extreme weather and protect their land if the bill is enacted.
The roughly $370 billion climate and energy spending deal would bring the country closer to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, according to new analyses. That is something many scientists say is important, and that President Joe Biden promised. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., a long-time holdout on climate legislation, endorsed measures that would benefit electric vehicles, renewable energy and climate-friendly farming. Agriculture is responsible for 11% of the country's climate-warming emissions.
The funding would expand programs favored by both environmental groups and the agricultural sector, said Ben Thomas, who focuses on agriculture at the Environmental Defense Fund.
“They are voluntary, they are incentive-based, they get results in terms of implementing conservation practices on working lands,” said Thomas. “It’s great to see.”
Thomas said historically, the agricultural sector has not aggressively tackled its contribution to climate change, but that hesitation has shifted in recent years and more money will accelerate progress. There's a lot of potential, he said.
“It is worth taking very, very seriously,” Thomas said.
Cows belch an enormous amount of methane and agriculture is responsible for more than one-third of human-caused methane emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This is a way that people's diets — if they are high in meat or dairy — contribute to greenhouse gas buildup. The bill directs funds towards altering what cows eat to reduce those emissions.
On farms, soil can hold or sequester carbon if it is left undisturbed and covered by a crop. Money from the bill will expand programs that help farmers turn their soil less, implement climate-friendly crop rotation practices and plant cover crops that aren’t for harvest but improve soil health.
“The historic funding validates the fact that these practices are important,” said Ranjani Prabhakar, an agriculture and climate policy specialist at the environmental group Earthjustice
Cover crops, for example, are only used by a fraction of farmers. If their use were to triple — from around 5% of cropland to 15% — it could remove the equivalent of 14 megatons of carbon dioxide per year, roughly the total annual emissions of New Hampshire, according to Kevin Karl, a flood food and climate researcher at Columbia University.
“The adoption rate is so low,” Karl said. “There’s a lot of potential improvement.”
Federal officials already offer farmers help with a variety of environmentally-focused issues including irrigation and fertilizer use. One program helps fund conservation easements for agricultural land.
Dan Sheafer works on nitrogen research with the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association and operates a 20-acre farm. He plants cover crops and keeps soil disturbance to a minimum — practices that benefit soil health and reduce soil erosion. But he said cover crops also have drawbacks, requiring farmers who want an environmental benefit to change their practices.
“There's just more time involved with doing cover crops,” he said.
The bill also includes money for research. While it is clear that managing soil properly can capture carbon, more needs to be known about important questions like how long sequestered carbon stays in soil.
Kaiyu Guan, a professor focused on climate and agriculture at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, said some people believe farmers don’t pay enough attention to climate change.
“I think farmers shouldn’t be blamed, they actually should be incentivized,” Guan said. “Not only are they doing this to be part of the solution to help the climate, they are doing this to help their land."
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran, the United States and the European Union said Wednesday they would send representatives to Vienna amid what appears to be a last-ditch effort at reviving talks over Tehran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
It wasn't immediately clear if other parties to the landmark accord would attend the surprise summit, nor if there had any progress after a monthslong stalemate and fruitless round of indirect talks between Iran and the U.S. in Doha.
The European Union official who chairs the talks, Enrique Mora, wrote on Twitter that the negotiations would focus on the most recent draft on restoring the agreement, while Tehran said it was dispatching nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani to the Austrian capital.
U.S. Special Representative for Iran Rob Malley was expected to go to Vienna for the talks on Thursday, two American officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans before they were announced.
The prospects for the deal's restoration have darkened in the past few months with major sticking points remaining, including Tehran's demand that Washington provide guarantees that it won’t again quit the pact and that it lift terrorism sanctions on Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
The abruptly called meeting in Vienna comes after EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has repeatedly pushed to break the deadlock and salvage the deal in past weeks. He recently wrote in The Financial Times that “the space for additional significant compromises has been exhausted.”
Former President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 deal, which lifted most international sanctions on Tehran in exchange for tight restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program. Since then, Iran has massively expanded its nuclear work and now has enough highly enriched uranium to fuel one nuclear weapon, according to nonproliferation experts.
However, Iran still would need to design a bomb and a delivery system for it, likely a monthslong project. Iran insists its program is for peaceful purposes, though U.N. experts and Western intelligence agencies say Iran had an organized military nuclear program through 2003.
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Associated Press writer Matthew Lee in Washington and Isabel DeBre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Iran-and-EU-send-envoys-to-Vienna-to-revive-17348001.php | 2022-08-03T14:54:23 | en | 0.967164 |
1 killed, 13 injured in massive warehouse fire near Moscow
Aug. 3, 2022 Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 9:58 a.m.
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1of 12 Smoke rises over a burning warehouse of the online retailer Ozon in Istra Municipal District, northwest Moscow Region, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The fire, which erupted at the warehouse belonging to Russia's leading online retailer Ozon, has covered the area of 50,000 square meters and injured 11 people, two of whom were hospitalized. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Show More Show Less
2of 12 Smoke rises over a burning warehouse of the online retailer Ozon in Istra Municipal District, northwest Moscow Region, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The fire, which erupted at the warehouse belonging to Russia's leading online retailer Ozon, has covered the area of 50,000 square meters and injured 11 people, two of whom were hospitalized. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Show More Show Less 3of 12
4of 12 Smoke rises over a burning warehouse of the online retailer Ozon in Istra Municipal District, northwest Moscow Region, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The fire, which erupted at the warehouse belonging to Russia's leading online retailer Ozon, has covered the area of 50,000 square meters and injured 11 people, two of whom were hospitalized. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Show More Show Less
5of 12 A helicopter extinguishes a fire at a warehouse of the online retailer Ozon in Istra Municipal District, northwest Moscow Region, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The fire, which erupted at the warehouse belonging to Russia's leading online retailer Ozon, has covered the area of 50,000 square meters and injured 11 people, two of whom were hospitalized. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Show More Show Less 6of 12
7of 12 A helicopter works to extinguish fire at burning warehouse of the online retailer Ozon in Istra Municipal District, northwest Moscow Region, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The fire, which erupted at the warehouse belonging to Russia's leading online retailer Ozon, has covered the area of 50,000 square meters and injured 11 people, two of whom were hospitalized. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Show More Show Less
8of 12 A helicopter extinguishes fire at a warehouse of the online retailer Ozon in Istra Municipal District, northwest Moscow Region, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The fire, which erupted at the warehouse belonging to Russia's leading online retailer Ozon, has covered the area of 50,000 square meters and injured 11 people, two of whom were hospitalized. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Show More Show Less 9of 12
10of 12 A helicopter works to extinguish fire at burning warehouse of the online retailer Ozon in Istra Municipal District, northwest Moscow Region, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The fire, which erupted at the warehouse belonging to Russia's leading online retailer Ozon, has covered the area of 50,000 square meters and injured 11 people, two of whom were hospitalized. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Show More Show Less
11of 12 Smoke rises over a burning warehouse of the online retailer Ozon in Istra Municipal District, northwest Moscow Region, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The fire, which erupted at the warehouse belonging to Russia's leading online retailer Ozon, has covered the area of 50,000 square meters and injured 11 people, two of whom were hospitalized. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Show More Show Less 12of 12
MOSCOW (AP) — A massive fire engulfed a warehouse outside Moscow on Wednesday, killing at least one person, injuring 13 others and leaving two missing, officials said.
The fire, at a warehouse belonging to Russia's leading online retailer, Ozon, affected an area of 50,000 square meters (540,000 square feet).
Emergencies officials said that one person died in the fire, and Moscow region Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said that two people are unaccounted-for. Officials said that two of the injured were hospitalized.
Huge plumes of black smoke rose into the skies over the area near the town of Istra northwest of Moscow.
Russia's Emergencies Ministry said 150 firefighters and three fire helicopters were involved in efforts to extinguish the blaze.
The authorities haven't said what triggered the fire, but RIA-Novosti news agency reported that investigators were looking at arson as the most likely cause. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Large-fire-erupts-at-warehouse-outside-Moscow-11-17347971.php | 2022-08-03T14:54:29 | en | 0.953343 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers during a meeting that was disrupted by protesters who said it criminalizes homelessness.
The council voted 11-3 to vastly broaden an existing ban on sitting, sleeping or camping that currently only applies to daycare centers and schools specified by the council. The vote, which applies to public and private schools, came after a previous vote last month failed to pass unanimously.
The meeting was recessed for about an hour before the vote after dozens of people became unruly, at one point chanting “shut it down!”
A second and final vote will still be needed next week.
About 750 public school sites are within the city limits, Los Angeles Unified School District officials told the Los Angeles Times, which said nearly 1,000 commercial day-care businesses are registered with the city. The next public school year starts on Aug. 15.
Los Angeles is among many cities struggling to deal with a surge in homelessness and large encampments scattered along sidewalks that have sparked public outcry.
Supporters of the blanket ban said homeless camps are a health and safety threat to schoolchildren, especially because of the disruptive presence of people with drug addictions or mental illness.
The camps “are unsafe and traumatic for students, families and staff as they enter school campuses,” Martha Alvarez, who is in charge of government relations for the school district, told the council.
Opponents, including homeless advocates, said the measure would further criminalize homelessness.
The ban comes as several hotels are set to end their involvement in the government’s Project Roomkey, which paid them to provide hundreds of rooms to unsheltered people. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Los-Angeles-OKs-sweeping-ban-on-homeless-camps-17348104.php | 2022-08-03T14:54:36 | en | 0.978389 |
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BEIRUT (AP) — Ukraine's ambassador to Lebanon on Wednesday insisted a Syrian ship docked at a Lebanese port is carrying stolen Ukrainian grain and urged Lebanon to block the vessel from leaving.
The claim comes just days before the tiny cash-strapped country receives Ukraine’s first grain shipment since Russia’s invasion began over five months ago.
The Syrian-flagged Laodicea has been anchored at the port of Tripoli since it arrived last Thursday, carrying 10,000 tons of wheat flour and barley. Ukraine says the grain was stolen by Russia.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Lebanon Ihor Ostash urged Lebanon not to allow the vessel to leave the port.
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the ship in 2015 for its affiliation with the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad, a close political and military ally to Moscow.
A senior Lebanese customs official said Friday that Ukraine’s claims that the ship contained stolen goods were untrue and that the vessel's papers appeared in order following an inspection.
Lebanon, already in the throes of a crippling economic and political crisis, has found itself entangled in the fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine. A judge on Monday ordered the Laodicea not to set sail for 72 hours, following a request from Kyiv. However, Lebanon’s prosecutor general the following day decided the ship could set sail.
The Laodicea is now free to go once those 72 hours pass but that would anger Ukraine. Russia’s diplomatic mission in Lebanon praised the move, accusing Ukraine of lying about the cargo and trying to damage relations between Moscow and Beirut.
Ostash at a news conference Wednesday presented documents and mapping of the Laodicea’s journey and cargo. He said that evidence from Kyiv’s security agencies and judiciary indicates the vessel contained stolen goods.
“Of course it’s important to understand that we would like to go via legal procedures to ... provide all possible evidences and proofs of the Ukrainian side,” Ostash said. He presented a photo of what appears to be the Laodicea being loaded with the cargo in the Russia-annexed Crimea peninsula.
The ongoing fuss over the Laodicea comes as the first grain ship carrying 26,000 tons of Ukrainian corn aboard the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni entered Turkey’s Bosporus Strait en route to the Tripoli port in Lebanon. It’s the first grain ship heading from the war-torn country since Russia’s invasion in late February.
A Lebanese official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the ship is expected to take about four days to arrive in Lebanon from Istanbul after it was searched.
After presenting Kyiv’s latest evidence about the Laodicea, Ostash turned to the Razoni, which he said unlike the Syrian ship carried “in a legal way, not stolen, original Ukrainian grain.”
Lebanon condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, which angered Moscow and its allies in Beirut. Ostash praised Lebanon again for taking this position.
The shipments come at a time when Lebanon is suffering from a food security crisis, with soaring food inflation, wheat shortages and breadlines. Three-quarters of its population lives in poverty. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Ukraine-urges-Lebanon-to-block-ship-with-grain-17347964.php | 2022-08-03T14:54:42 | en | 0.95064 |
A Utah-based resort company that owns several ski areas has made a bid to buy Jay Peak Resort, the Vermont ski resort that was rocked by a massive fraud case involving its former owner and president.
The court appointed receiver who has been overseeing Jay Peak for more than six years is seeking court approval to sell it for $58 million to Pacific Group Resorts, Inc., which owns Ragged Mountain Resort in New Hampshire, Powderhorn Mountain Resort in Colorado, and Mount Washington Alpine Resort in Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Receiver Michael Goldberg wants to be able to continue to market Jay Peak, and if there are qualified bids, an auction would be held “in order to assure the highest and best offer," according to Monday's court filing.
“The time has come for the Receiver to sell Jay Peak Resort," Goldberg wrote, adding that when he took over Jay Peak in April 2016 it was on the verge of collapse but now is “significantly more profitable and hundreds of jobs have been saved.”
The former Jay Peak owner, former president and an adviser were sentenced this spring to federal prison for their roles in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money raised through a special visa program.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the state of Vermont also alleged in 2016 that the then-owner and then-president took part in a “massive eight-year fraudulent scheme" that involved misusing more than $200 million of about $400 million raised from foreign investors for various ski area developments through the same visa program.
They settled civil charges with the SEC, with former owner Ariel Quiros surrendering more than $80 million in assets, including Jay Peak and Burke Mountain ski resorts. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Utah-based-company-makes-bid-to-buy-Vermont-17348097.php | 2022-08-03T14:54:48 | en | 0.982953 |
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwest Iceland began erupting Wednesday, the country’s meteorological authorities said.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the eruption is near the Fagradalsfjall mountain, 32 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. A live video feed from the site shows molten lava spewing from a narrow fissure.
The eruption follows days of small earthquakes in the area and is close to Keflavik Airport, Iceland’s international air traffic hub.
An eruption in the same area last year — the first on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula in almost 800 years — produced spectacular lava flows for several months.
Iceland, located above a volcanic hotspot in the North Atlantic, averages an eruption every four to five years.
The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which sent clouds of ash and dust into the atmosphere, interrupting air travel for days between Europe and North America because of concerns the ash could damage jet engines. More than 100,000 flights were grounded, stranding millions of passengers. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Volcano-begins-erupting-in-southwest-Iceland-near-17348099.php | 2022-08-03T14:54:54 | en | 0.932793 |
LONDON (AP) — England's women's soccer team is continuing to generate unprecedented fan interest following its European Championship victory, with 65,000 tickets sold in less than 24 hours for its planned game against the United States at Wembley Stadium in October.
The game pitting the European champion against the reigning world champion was announced on Tuesday by England's Football Association and will be played Oct. 7, subject to England having secured World Cup qualification in September.
The Lionesses’ official Twitter account on Wednesday said: “YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. 65,000 tickets have already been sold for our October international against the United States!”
The ticketing website briefly crashed on Tuesday amid the huge demand.
It comes after a crowd of 87,192 — the biggest-ever attendance for a European Championship match, men’s or women’s — saw the Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 after extra time at Wembley on Sunday as England's women's team secured its first major trophy.
Sarina Wiegman’s team will play World Cup qualifiers against Austria away on Sept. 3 and then Luxembourg at Stoke’s stadium three days later. Ticket sales for the latter fixture had reached 20,000 by midday on Tuesday.
England currently tops its World Cup qualifying group with a maximum 24 points from eight matches and would seal qualification for next year’s tournament in Australia and New Zealand with a draw against second-place Austria or a win against Luxembourg.
If England has to play in the World Cup playoffs in October, anyone with a ticket for the U.S. game would be entitled to a refund, the FA said.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 3, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
828 AM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 113 expected.
* WHERE...La Salle, McMullen, Live Oak, Jim Wells, Inland
Kleberg and Inland Nueces Counties.
* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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BOULDER, Colo. — First responders have used virtual reality to train for certain emergencies for years, but those simulations are usually limited to a screen and don’t give responders hands-on experience.
A new one-of-a-kind training center opened in Boulder, Colorado, to take virtual reality training for first responders to the next level.
“How can we do better to protect not only the public but ourselves from the dangers that we're dealing with? This is really where it's at,” said John Weaver, the assistant fire chief at the Longmont Fire Department.
This center is a joint venture by the U.S. Department of Commerce First Responder Network Authority, or FirstNet Authority, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It combines virtual reality with real sets, props and obstacles.
“So, if they were having a fire nozzle to spray and put out a fire or if they're interacting with a piece of metal equipment or a triage activity, they could still interact with that real thing and get that real feel,” said Scott Ledgerwood, of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST.
Assistant Fire Chief Micah Holmes recently tried the technology for the first time.
When he put on a headset, he saw a smoky room to navigate. In actuality, he had to feel his way around a real room to find the victim he was training to save.
“It's a little bit overwhelming,” said Holmes.
However, Holmes said he believes this hands-on training will be more effective for first responders, who typically learn better in hands-on experiences.
“That becomes a very big, I think, a game changer for us. Having the controllers…is not the same as being able to use your hands like you actually would," he said.
Ledgerwood helped launch this training center. He said the hope is to increase situational awareness, lower response times and improve public safety.
“Training is really important to really plan for, you know, these high risk, high-stress scenarios that maybe occur once a year, maybe every five years,” said Ledgerwood.
The training here costs less than traditional in-the-field training and it covers all kinds of incidents from an active shooter emergency to extreme weather to a house fire.
“There are endless possibilities and kind of a low cost, quicker way to get those experiences to the entire line staff without one, putting them in danger, or putting them in ideal atmospheres and increase the amount of training in a more rapid fashion,” said Holmes.
While we probably won’t see officers wearing virtual reality headsets in the field, augmented reality headsets could one day be used in the field. Those headsets are also being tested in this center.
AR headsets are smaller than VR headsets and give first responders live data about an incident right in front of their eyes, so they don’t need to look at a phone or computer for updates.
Another large piece of this center is collecting data points and studying how technology can better help first responders. Information gathered here while departments are training could be implemented in the field in the years to come.
“This, this technology absolutely will save lives. And that's the public, for sure. But that's also first responders. That's a big deal,” said Weaver.
A big deal, available to any department for free, and all in hopes of making real communities safer one simulation at a time.
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Weston Wednesday: Pioneer physicians
Editor's Note: In collaboration with the Bartlesville Area History Museum, the Examiner-Enterprise has revived the late Edgar Weston's 'Revisiting the Past' columns that ran in the newspaper from 1997-99. Weston's columns recount the history of Bartlesville as well as Washington, Nowata and Osage counties.
Drs. J.V. Athey and O.S. Somerville are pioneer physicians from the days when Bartlesville was still trying to get a foothold on the banks of the Caney River.
Dr. Athey was born March 26, 1872, in Parkersburg, W.V. He grew up on a farm and attended a country school near Parkersburg. After completing his elementary education he worked for several years, first by teaching school and then doing office work in Parkersburg, before starting his medical education.
He attended the Eclectic Medical Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating from there in 1899 and began his first practice of medicine in Belpre, Ohio. Here he met and married Mrs. Emma Cramer. Mrs. Cramer's daughter, Miss Flora Cramer, in now Mrs. O.S. Somerville of Bartlesville. Two other of her children make their homes in New York.
Dr. and Mrs. Athey continued to live in Belpre for several years but finally decided to come out to Oklahoma in 1908. Oklahoma was a brand new state at that time and looked as though it might be a good place for a physician to establish a practice and make a home. Dr. Athey indicates that he has never regretted his decision, he speaks highly of his colleagues in the medical profession in this community and his conversation is more inclined to stray into praise of those he has worked with rather than dwell on what he himself has done.
In the horse and buggy days, Dr. Athey recalls a great deal of his time was consumed in just getting to and from the patient. A drive of 15 or 18 miles into the surrounding countryside, into the areas where Oglesby, Mission Creek, and Herd are now located, required all day for a round trip with a team and wagon; and you could only make it in a single day, he says, by making liberal use of a whip to encourage the team into something other than a slow trot.
Dr. Athey has been in more or less retirement since 1952, he only occasionally consulted with a patient of many years who insisted on seeing him. But for the most part, he says, he was content to turn over the rigors of a practicing physician to those who are younger. However, at the request of the local Selective Service Board, he helped them out by occasionally working in the office of the draft board but the rest of the time he did a little fishing, worked a few cryptograms, and cross-word puzzles, and on the whole, enjoyed his retirement.
Dr. O.S. Somerville has the distinction of having been a graduate physician longer than any other of his colleagues in Bartlesville. He is also among the top few in the state of Oklahoma, counting his years of service since graduation from medical school.
Born in Rockport, W.V., on Feb. 11, 1871, Dr. Somerville was one of a family of six. He attended elementary school near his home then graduated from Elizabeth Seminary, at Elizabeth, W.V., where he taught school for one year before beginning his medical studies. He is an alumnus of the University of Louisville, having graduated from Louisville Medical College in 1894. He was married while still a medical student and began his first practice at Elizabeth, where his two children were born. His daughters are Mrs. D.V. Swing and Mrs. H.L. McAdoo, both of Bartlesville. Mrs. Somerville died in 1928 and Dr. Somerville later married Miss Flora Cramer, daughter of Mrs. J.V. Athey.
Dr. Somerville came to Indian Territory in 1904, and first settled near Muskogee, then moved to Bartlesville in 1905, where oil had been discovered only a few years earlier.
The town had a population of about 3,000 persons. Dr. Somerville recalls, and most of what is now Bartlesville was wheat and corn fields. They were just getting ready to put in the first brick streets, he says, which were to extend two blocks east of the Katy Depot. Many of the business houses were set up in tents and the "side-walk" in front of the Union Bank Building had the distinction of having sawdust scattered across it for use of pedestrians. The housing and office situation was critical and Dr. Somerville set up his first office in the old King Building, which was located on a part of the property which is now occupied by the Union Bank Building.
The town of Bartlesville worked on an around-the-clock schedule he says, there being just as much activity at two o'clock in the morning as there was at two o'clock in the afternoon. The streets were either thick with dust or deep in mud, churned up by the wagons, which carried in oil field equipment for the many new wells that were being drilled. Oil derricks were thick in the area around where the courthouse now stands and extended down to and along the Caney River and into other areas where the central business district of Bartlesville is now built.
Dr. Somerville says that his first practice included not only the town but many of the outlying districts such as Hogshooter, Osage County, and the towns of Dewey and Copan. Of the three notorious early Oklahoma bandits, Dr. Somerville had two for patients, Henry Starr and Emmett Dalton, and once spent an afternoon visiting with the third, Frank James, brother of Jesse James. | https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/story/lifestyle/2022/08/03/weston-wednesday-pioneer-physicians/65383238007/ | 2022-08-03T14:57:26 | en | 0.988479 |
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Cherokee chief talks governor's race, McGirt at Rotary meeting
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. endorsed Joy Hofmeister for Oklahoma governor on Tuesday in a talk at the Bartlesville Rotary Club.
After addressing the BRC, discussing the tribe’s history in the area and ongoing projects, Hoskin opened the event to questions. A Rotary member asked whether the tribe would endorse Hofmeister for the upcoming gubernatorial election, considering tension with incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt.
“The Cherokee Nation itself historically has not endorsed candidates. We do support candidates financially … we’ve been very easily split, more tilted towards the Republicans, simply because of their presence in the state,” Hoskin said. “I will endorse Joy Hofmeister because I think that she, for the tribes, is the best ally we can get.”
Hoskin also discussed ongoing work and implications related to the McGirt ruling. When asked whether the tribe would pursue individual income taxes of members, superseding the state, he said doing so may not be in the best interest of the Cherokee Nation.
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With the McGirt decision came the need for the Cherokee Nation to appropriate money to meet its newfound obligations — in the last year, the tribe spent $30 million on McGirt-related expenses, Hoskin said.
However, building a tax collection system would be expensive and other legal questions would need to be resolved first. Imposing individual income tax on its citizens would also come with consequences to the tribe and the state, he said.
“That’s why I’ve always thought, notwithstanding my disagreements with the governor from time to time, that when these come up, we ought to do what we’ve done the last 20 years, which is to work out an agreement. … That’s how we resolved tobacco taxes, that’s how we resolved fuel taxes, that’s how we resolved car tag fees,” Hoskin said.
Additionally, Hoskins said, both the tribe and the state care about the things those tax dollars pay for, so it would be more efficient to work together than it would be to collect those taxes separately.
“We owe it to ourselves to think carefully about what the next move is. It’s one thing to … say ‘we’re sovereign,’ take the taxes and hit the road. That would be against all the Cherokee history I just shared with you. It would be the opposite of what’s been prosperous and beneficial to the Cherokee Nation. I don’t think we should go back on those lessons,” Hoskins said.
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During the meeting, Hoskins also discussed ongoing projects, such as a recent $4 million expansion of the Cooweescoowee Health Center in Ochelata and the creation of a community center in Dewey.
Hoskins said the community center is “one of the most exciting projects” the tribe is working on.
“It’ll be a place that can be a hub of Cherokee life in Washington County. There’s other organizations that also contribute to that. I think this facility can be a very welcoming place. It can be a place to learn our language, to learn our culture, to gather for fellowship,” he said. | https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/story/news/2022/08/03/cherokee-chief-talks-governor-race-mcgirt-at-rotary-meeting/65388328007/ | 2022-08-03T14:57:32 | en | 0.959587 |
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NATIONAL CHAMP: Bartlesville middle school student Wes Turner wins pole vault
Bartlesville middle school student Wes Turner touched the clouds on Monday to win a 14-year-olds’ national track championship.
But, the Madison Middle School eighth-grader-to-be is barely scratching the veneer of his gravity-stretching potential in the pole vault.
Competing on a major stage in North Carolina at the AAU National Championships-Junior Olympics, Turner soared to 14-and-under national crown by clearing the bar at 12-feet-5.75-inches.
Turner won the title handedly while shattering his former personal record of 11-feet-7-inches.
DIAMOND DAZE:One week left to opener
“He really loves the sport,” his dad and coach Dr. Tracy Turner said during a Tuesday morning telephone interview. “He practices it quite a bit.”
“He’s just been dramatically improving over the last several months, having additional opportunities to go to meets, allowing him to set his personal record.”
Even though his previous official (meet) record is 11-feet-7-inches, Wes had successfully flown higher than 12-feet-6-inches in practice, Dr. Turner said.
Wes isn’t the only Turner sibling going all out at the Junior Olympics.
REVVING UP:Runners hone their stride
His older sister Quincey — Bartlesville High’s girls pole vault record holder at 12-feet-2-inches — is set to compete Friday in the women’s 17-18 pole vault competition.
Quincey is a two-time Class 6A state medalist in the event, including the silver medal (12-feet-even) in 2020. This past spring, she also finished second (11-feet-6-inches) in the Meet of Champions.
“She’ll jump as good as she can,” Dr. Turner said.
Quincy plans to use the next several months as a GAP year to focus on training prior to attending and competing for Oklahoma State. | https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/story/sports/local/2022/08/03/bartlesville-athlete-wins-pole-vault-at-national-track-competition/65389522007/ | 2022-08-03T14:57:38 | en | 0.961927 |
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GETTING TOGETHER: BHS girls grow during summer tests
Could this coming high school basketball season see the Bartlesville Lady Bruins take that giant step forward following three consecutive single-digit win campaigns?
If this past summer’s showing by the Lady Bruins is an accurate indicator, the answer could be “yes.”
“We got to see some good competition,” second-year Bartlesville girls basketball head coach Justyn Shaw said. “We had some exposure to out-of-state teams. … We had a pretty busy summer.”
The Lady Bruins finished up the summer blitzing through the Oologah tourney at 6-0, including wins against two strong Class 4A teams, Victory Christian and Oologah.
Those are important strides forward for a Bartlesville squad that has found wins hard to scrape out the last three seasons.
Just five seasons ago, in 2017-18, Bartlesville bolted through the regular season at 23-0 and finished 26-2 overall.
The following season (2018-19), the Lady Bruins followed up with a superb 18-8 record.
But, since the opening of the 2019-20 campaign, the Lady Bruins have posted a combined 13-52 record, including last year’s 4-20 mark during Shaw’s first year with the program.
However, the team was much more competitive than its record indicated, losing several close games.
Based on his returning talent — led by last year’s leading score Kaelynn Duncan — and a year for the girls to adjust to the system and philosophy, the times they could be a-changin’.
Duncan boasts a smooth-as—milk shot from the perimeter, especially when she gets in the zone.
Also back are Mikka Chambers, a two-year starter/regular, Grace McPhail, who gained a solid apprenticeship last year at point guard, sophomore-to-be Kadance Barnett, a blur in track sprint competition and talented hoopster, Alayah Lunn, who earned starting opportunities toward the end of last season, and power forward Karlee Joseph, who Shaw said could see some key spot minutes.
“I think she (Barnett) has a chance to be our best defender,” Shaw said. “I think this is definitely the year for her to step up and be a key contributor on both ends of the court.”
Also bolstering the team will be some talented juniors and sophomores and three freshmen that showed promise during spring ball.
“We’re still relatively young,” Shaw said, adding Duncan likely will be the main senior contributor.
The new mix displayed glowing glimpses of potential during the busy summer of preparation.
Bartlesville finished 6-2 in the University of Tulsa team camp and lost to Broken Arrow by only 10 points in the Hurricane Bracket championship game.
Bartlesville attended a team camp at Drury (Mo.) University, where former Bartlesville star Paige Wilson played in the mid-2010s.
In the grueling camp, Bartlesville lost four games by a total of 10 points. The Lady Bruins flirted with upsetting the defending Missouri state champions in Class 5A.
“We had them down by 12 … We lost by three,” Shaw noted.
He also believes the Drury trip helped the Lady Bruins bond on and off the court.
Bartlesville played some games in the Tulsa Washington summer league, as well and have been engaged in other summer conditioning.
“I think it was a fun summer,” Shaw said. “The girls got some strength and conditioning as well as skill development … I think it’s going to help us. I think that’s part of the goal, building a foundation for this upcoming season.” | https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/story/sports/local/2022/08/03/bartlesville-high-girls-basketball-players-work-hard-in-summer/65389547007/ | 2022-08-03T14:57:44 | en | 0.965027 |
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SIZZLING SUMMER: Top 12 offensive games by DF boys
When it came to prodigious plate production this past summer, no one on Bartlesville Doenges Ford Indians outdid left fielder/first baseman Harrison Clark.
That’s the verdict, anyway, according to the E-E’s list of the top 12 individual offensive games during the 39-game campaign in U19/college league baseball play.
Clark appears three times on the list — the only Indian batter to be named more than once.
The Indians finished at 24-14-1 — reportedly the team’s best record since prior to the mid-2010s; They finished just one victory shy of playing in the semifinals of the Stan Musical World Series and one win short of playing in the Glen Winget Memorial Tournament final.
Without further ado, here’s the E-E’s list of the top 12 individual offensive games:
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Keegan Woods
Game 34 — Indians 4, Marucci Midwest 1
Production: 2-for-3, 3 RBIs, 1 2B
Where: Doenges Stadium/Rigdon Field
Note: This win clinched the regular season Oklahoma College League crown for Bartlesville. Woods slammed 3-run double in bottom of sixth.
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Daniel Barham
Game 38 — Indians 11, Dia-Prospects 1
Production: 2-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, 1 3B
Where: OKC area
Note: This was Bartlesville’s lone win in the Stan Musial World Series.
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Karson Lee
Game 7 — Indians 13, Sheridan 9
Production: 3-for-3, 3 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 2 BBs
Where: Fort Smith (Ark.) Tourney
Note: Lee’s two-run double in seventh put Indians up by four, 12-8.
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Harrison Clark
Game 7 — Indians 13, Sheridan 9
Production: 2-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 hbp
Where: Doenges Stadium/Rigdon Field
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Cole Hancock
Game 26 — Indians 7, Travelers 1
Production: 2-for-4, 4 RBIs
Were: OKC area
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Haden Fiddler
Game 21 — Indians 11, Eureka 6
Production: 2-for-6, 4 RBIs, 3-for-3 sb
Where: Mountain Home (Ark.) Tourney
Note: Fiddler belted two-run hit in top of 12th for winning hit.
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Kaeden Young
Game 17 — Indians 12, Kickapoo 8
Production: 1-for-3, 4 RBIs, 1 BB, 1 3B
Where: Brandon (Mo.) Tourney
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Evan McClendon
Game 4 — Three Rivers 11, Indians 10
Production: 2-for-3, 2 runs, 4 RBIs, 1 HR
Where: Doenges Stadium/Rigdon Field
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Harrison Clark
Game 18 — Indians 10, SWAT 4
Production: 2-for-2, 2 runs, 4 RBIs, 2 2Bs, 1 hbp
Where: Doenges Stadium/Rigdon Field
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Harrison Clark
Game 11 — Indians 11, D-Dogs 1
Production: 1-for-2, 2 runs, 4 RBIs, 1 2B, 2 BBs, 1-1 sb
Where: Doenges Stadium/Rigdon Field
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Brenden Asher
Game 15 — Indians 8, Hollister 7
Production: 3-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs, 1 hbp
Where: Doenges Stadium/Rigdon Field
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Luke Fox
Game 16 — Indians 12, Kickapoo 8
Production: 3-for-2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, 1 2B, 1-1 sb
Where: Branson (Mo.) Tourney
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Airline passenger fined $1,800 for undeclared McMuffins
A passenger who arrived in Australia with two egg and beef sausage McMuffins and a ham croissant in their backpack faces a $2,664 (AUD) fine (about $1,800 USD).
The passenger arrived at Darwin airport from Bali, Indonesia.
They were cited for bringing undeclared meat into the country.
A detector dog named Zinta tipped off agents to the backpack for further inspection. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Department says the passenger was carrying a variety of risk items.
The seized meat products will be tested for foot and mouth disease and then destroyed.
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (AFF) Murray Watt said Zinta sniffed out the significant biosecurity breach last week and the returning passenger was issued the costly infringement notice.
"This will be the most expensive Maccas meal this passenger ever has, this fine is twice the cost of an airfare to Bali, but I have no sympathy for people who choose to disobey Australia’s strict biosecurity measures, and recent detections show you will be caught," AFF Minister Murray Watt said.
The passenger was issued a 12-unit infringement notice for failing to declare potential high biosecurity risk items and providing a false and misleading document.
Last month, a new $14 million package was announced to deliver more frontline defenses in mail centers and airports.
Detector dog Zinta with handler at Darwin airport. (Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
The government has also rolled out the detector dogs at Darwin and Cairns airports, sanitation foot mats at all international airports, along with support for Indonesia and neighboring countries.
Australia is attempting to remain free of foot and mouth disease.
"Biosecurity is no joke—it helps protect jobs, our farms, food and supports the economy. Passengers who choose to travel need to make sure they are fulfilling the conditions to enter Australia," Watt said. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/airline-passenger-fined-mcmuffins | 2022-08-03T15:01:47 | en | 0.958694 |
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PHOTO: Alligators appear to 'hug' at Florida preserve
MICANOPY, Fla. - Sometimes you just need a hug.
Photographer Michelle Siefken was visiting Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park in Micanopy, Florida recently when she spotted two young alligators getting cozy.
"Need a hug?" she captioned the photo on Facebook.
The two buddies are seen laying closely together with one of the gator's arms across the back of the other – appearing as if they are hugging.
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Siefken posted the cute photo to the Alligators of Florida Facebook group where viewers found it adorable.
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A DISASTER DECLARATION FOR 13 COUNTIES HIT BY MASSIVE FLOODING THAT DECLARATION WILL SEND FEDERAL AID TO EASTERN KENTUCKY WHERE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE STILL WORKING TO RESCUE PEOPLE TRAPPED IN FLOOD WATERS FOR A SECOND DAY IN A ROW 20 PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD SO FAR TONIGHT, INCLUDING SIX CHILDREN OUR MARC VANDERHOFF IS LIVE IN STUDIO WITH US WITH THE VERY LATEST AND MARK. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CONDITIONS THERE ON THE GROUND? WELL, HERE’S THE PROBLEMS STEFAN MANY ROWS ARE STILL NOT. POSSIBLE. SO FIRST RESPONDERS CAN’T EVEN GET INTO SOME AREAS EXCEPT BY AIR AND THERE’S NO CELL PHONE SIGNAL IN A LOT OF PLACES SO IT’S BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET AN EXACT COUNT OF THE MISSING. GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS THE FLOOD WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO CREST SATURDAY, BUT MORE RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST FOR MONDAY. HE EXPECTS THE DEATH TOLL TO CONTINUE TO RISE AS RESCUERS ARE ABLE TO REACH MORE AREAS CURRENTLY UNDERWATER TO ALL THE FAMILIES THAT KNOW YOU’VE ALREADY SUSTAINED A LOSS. WE’RE GOING TO GRIEVE WITH YOU. WE’RE GOING TO SUPPORT YOU. WE’RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR YOU NOT JUST TODAY BUT TOMORROW AND IN THE WEEKS AND THE AND THE YEARS TO COME ON FRIDAY PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN GRANTED A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION SENDING FEDERAL AID TO 13 COUNTIES ALL OF THESE HEROES ON THE FRONT LINES THE NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT’S COMING IN. I’M JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE TO HELP EVERYBODY. HOUSE IN THE MEANTIME VOLUNTEERS SUCH AS BERT FITZGERALD OF LOUISVILLE PACKED UP TO TRAVEL TO EASTERN KENTUCKY WHERE THEY’LL LIKELY WORK AT ONE OF TEN SHELTERS BASED ON WHAT I’VE SEEN I THINK SHELTERING IS GOING TO BE A BIG ISSUE EVEN PEOPLE NOW SOMETIMES THE FIRST DAY OR TWO THEY SLEEP IN THEIR CAR THEY SLEEP ON THEIR COUCHSURFING WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AS OF EARLY FRIDAY FRIDAY THE FLOOD WATERS FORCED 337 PEOPLE. SHELTERS 24,000 ARE WITHOUT POWER 294 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED MORE THAN 100 OF THEM BY AIR AS WE SIT HERE TODAY PORTIONS OF AT LEAST 28 STATE ROADS IN KENTUCKY ARE BLOCKED DUE TO FLOODING SLIDES OR DAMAGE. WE HAVE BRIDGE INSPECTORS AND ENGINEERS IN THE FIELD, BUT WE’RE UNABLE TO EVEN GET TO SOME OF THESE ROADWAYS IT IS SO BAD, BUT SHE URGED PEOPLE TO DONATE TO THE TEAM EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOOD RELIEF FUND. YOU SEEN THE PICTURES IN MANY WAYS LIKE TORNADO A LOT OF THESE HOUSES ARE JUST GONE AND EVEN IF SOME OF THE HOUSES ARE STILL THERE, THEY MAY BE UNINHABITABLE MOVING FORWARD. NOW HERE’S ANOTHER CHALLENGE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, EVEN THOUGH MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR NEARLY 48 HOURS. THEY WON’T GET MUCH OF A BREAK THIS WEEKEND. BE SURE SAYS THEY’LL BE RACING TO GET INTO MANY AREAS WHERE THE WATER RIVERS ARE SEATING I
How to help the victims of the deadly Kentucky flooding
Updated: 9:03 AM CDT Aug 3, 2022
Kentucky was hit with another round of rainstorms last week as the death toll rose to 37, and hundreds of others remain unaccounted for. Rescue efforts are underway to save people trapped in homes, and shelters are popping up to help those displaced.Gov. Andy Beshear says the state is prioritizing monetary donations, cleaning supplies and bottled water. People are asked not to travel to the affected area unless they have contacted search and rescue groups and plan to help them. Beshear said he'll give clearance for when it's safe to travel there.Here's where you can donate money:Team Eastern Kentucky Flooding Relief FundThis was set up Thursday by the state to directly help families. Beshear announced it during an afternoon Team Kentucky update.Click here to donate If you would like to mail in a donation, make your check out to Kentucky State Treasurer. In the memo line, note the donation is for the "Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund." Send the check to Public Protection Cabinet, 500 Mero Street, 218 NC, Frankfort, KY 40601.This fund is similar to the one set up after western Kentucky's tornadoes in December 2021. People raised $52 million through more than 150,000 donations.Red Cross partners with WLKY Sister station WLKY has partnered with the American Red Cross to collect monetary donations for flood victims.Click here to donateFoundation for Appalachian KentuckyThis foundation is collecting money in its crisis fund. Click here to donate | Learn more about the foundation GoFundMeGoFundMe has verified the following campaigns to help individuals, families, and communities:Hazard Police Officer and Family Loses HomeFlood DamageJared, Sandy and Kensley Haley flood lossFlood VictimsFLOOD RELIEF Eastern Kentucky Flood Fund Buckhorn Kentucky Flood 2022Childhood Best Friend Lost Everything in a FloodFlash flood in Hazard, KY - total lossLost everything in a flash floodThe Miller Family, Kentucky flood victimsSave the ChildrenSave the Children, the national leader in protecting children in emergencies, has been helping America’s children recover from major disasters since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The nonprofit organization has also been working in Kentucky’s rural communities since 1932, providing support to children and families most impacted by poverty and inequality. Click here to donateHere's where you can donate goods:Appalachians4AppalchiaThis group has started an interactive Google Doc for people to share where to donate and what to donate."This is a living document with information on how and where you can send and receive aid. This document is open source for local authorities, nonprofit partners, and the public to use and add additional information to as the needs of communities shift in the coming days and weeks. Appalachians for Appalachia will continue to oversee and manage this page. Specific inquiries can be sent to appalachians4appalachia@gmail.com."Click here to access it
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky was hit with another round of rainstorms last week as the death toll rose to 37, and hundreds of others remain unaccounted for.
Rescue efforts are underway to save people trapped in homes, and shelters are popping up to help those displaced.
Gov. Andy Beshear says the state is prioritizing monetary donations, cleaning supplies and bottled water.
People are asked not to travel to the affected area unless they have contacted search and rescue groups and plan to help them. Beshear said he'll give clearance for when it's safe to travel there.
Here's where you can donate money:
Team Eastern Kentucky Flooding Relief Fund
This was set up Thursday by the state to directly help families. Beshear announced it during an afternoon Team Kentucky update.
Click here to donate
If you would like to mail in a donation, make your check out to Kentucky State Treasurer. In the memo line, note the donation is for the "Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund." Send the check to Public Protection Cabinet, 500 Mero Street, 218 NC, Frankfort, KY 40601.
This fund is similar to the one set up after western Kentucky's tornadoes in December 2021. People raised $52 million through more than 150,000 donations.
Red Cross partners with WLKY
Sister station WLKY has partnered with the American Red Cross to collect monetary donations for flood victims.
Click here to donate
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky
This foundation is collecting money in its crisis fund.
Click here to donate | Learn more about the foundation
GoFundMe
GoFundMe has verified the following campaigns to help individuals, families, and communities:
Save the Children
Save the Children, the national leader in protecting children in emergencies, has been helping America’s children recover from major disasters since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The nonprofit organization has also been working in Kentucky’s rural communities since 1932, providing support to children and families most impacted by poverty and inequality.
Click here to donate
Here's where you can donate goods:
Appalachians4Appalchia
This group has started an interactive Google Doc for people to share where to donate and what to donate.
"This is a living document with information on how and where you can send and receive aid. This document is open source for local authorities, nonprofit partners, and the public to use and add additional information to as the needs of communities shift in the coming days and weeks. Appalachians for Appalachia will continue to oversee and manage this page. Specific inquiries can be sent to appalachians4appalachia@gmail.com."
Click here to access it | https://www.4029tv.com/article/how-to-help-kentucky-flood-victims-donate/40794749 | 2022-08-03T15:01:56 | en | 0.868699 |
Citation
Abid F. Fire Technol. 2021; 57(2): 559-590.
Copyright
(Copyright © 2021, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)
DOI
10.1007/s10694-020-01056-z
PMID
unavailable
Abstract
Forest fires are one of the major environmental concerns, each year millions of hectares are destroyed over the world, causing economic and ecological damage as well as human lives. Thus, predicting such an environmental issue becomes a critical concern to mitigate this threat. Several technologies and new methods have been proposed to predict and detect forest fires. The trend is toward the integration of artificial intelligence to automate the prediction and detection of fire occurrence. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of the machine learning algorithms based forest fires prediction and detection systems. First, a brief introduction to the forest fire concern is given. Then, various methods and systems in forest fires prediction and detection systems are reviewed. Besides works that reported fire prediction and detection systems, studies that assessed the factors influencing the fire occurrence and risk are discussed. The main issues and outcomes within each study are presented and discussed.
Language: en
Keywords
Fire detection system; Fire prediction system; Forest fires; Logistic regression; Machine learning; Neural network | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_725513_15 | 2022-08-03T15:01:59 | en | 0.898274 |
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