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Police: 70-year-old crossing guard dies days after being hit by SUV
YUMA, Ariz. (Gray News) - A 70-year-old crossing guard in Arizona died this week after she was hit by an SUV while on duty.
The Yuma Police Department reports Maria Cecilia Chavez was working as a school crossing guard near the intersection of 24th Street and 8th Avenue on Sept. 1 when a Toyota RAV4 struck her.
Chavez was taken to the hospital, but died from her injuries on Tuesday.
According to authorities, a 60-year-old woman was driving the Toyota and hit Chavez while making a left turn.
Police said alcohol or speed didn’t appear to be factors in the crash.
Yuma police said the 70-year-old crossing guard was wearing a reflective vest. No children were injured.
The incident remains under investigation, and police urged anyone with further information to contact the department at 928-783-4421.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial space leader Axiom Space today announced it has been awarded the first task order of NASA's Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) Contract. Under the terms of the task order, which has a base value of $228.5 million, the Houston-based company will build the space agency's next generation astronaut spacesuits to support the Artemis lunar missions. The new spacesuits by Axiom Space will provide astronauts with advanced capabilities for space exploration while providing NASA commercially developed human systems needed to access, live, and work in microgravity as well as on and around the Moon.
This is the first task order awarded under the firm fixed price contract Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract, which extends over a 10-year ordering period and allows for two additional years for completion of services. Authorization to perform work under the xEVAS contract occurs through the issuance of NASA task orders not to exceed $3.1B with a ceiling of $3.5B for all services.
"Our team at Axiom Space is honored to be awarded this first task order to build the next-generation spacesuit. We are excited to provide our expertise to meet NASA's exploration needs, while simultaneously serving our commercial customers in low Earth orbit and fulfill future space station goals that enable a commercial space economy," said Michael Suffredini, Axiom Space's President & CEO. "Our modernized, evolvable spacesuits will enable rapid upgrades to implement better, safer technologies over time, ensuring our astronauts are always equipped with high performing, robust equipment. We look forward to providing our space pioneers with advanced tools needed to further humanity's permanent expansion off the planet."
NASA will land the first woman on the Moon wearing Axiom's xEVAS spacesuits beginning with Artemis III. Using innovative technologies and a flexible design, the xEVAS will enable exploration of more of the lunar surface than ever before. Returning to the Moon is vital for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and inspiration for a new generation of explorers: the Artemis Generation. Maintaining American leadership in space exploration will build a global alliance and advance deep space exploration to benefit all of humanity.
Axiom's xEVAS spacesuits accommodate a wide range of crew members. Building off NASA's xEMU spacesuit design, the Axiom spacesuits are created to provide increased flexibility and specialized tools to accomplish exploration needs and expand scientific opportunities in space. The xEVAS spacesuits design includes life support, pressure garments, and avionics. The Axiom Space team will provide xEVA systems training and real-time operations support to NASA, among other services.
Axiom Space has partnered with a strong team of industry experts on this contract including KBR, Air-Lock, Arrow Science and Technology, David Clark Company, Paragon Space Development Corporation, Sophic Synergistics, and A-P-T Research.
Axiom Space, the premier provider of human spaceflight services and developer of human-rated space infrastructure, is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. Axiom is opening new markets in low-Earth orbit through operating end-to-end missions to the International Space Station while privately developing its successor – a permanent commercial destination in Earth's orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. More information about Axiom and its generational mission can be found at www.axiomspace.com
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BNP Paribas leads Sell-Side Advisory
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of the West, part of BNP Paribas Group, today announced that it led the financing for the acquisition of A to Z Wineworks by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, owned by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. BNP Paribas acted as the exclusive financial advisor to A to Z Wineworks and worked closely with Bank of the West on the deal.
A to Z Wineworks is one of Oregon's largest wineries and the world's first certified B Corp winery. Ste. Michelle is the leading winery in the Pacific Northwest. Some of its popular brands include Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14 Hands, Erath, and in California, Stags Leap.
"Bank of West's approach to this deal proved why they are such a valuable partner for wine industry leaders," said David Dearie, CEO, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. "The acquisition of A to Z Wineworks by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates gives us a substantial presence in Oregon and complements our roots in the Pacific Northwest. We believe there are exciting growth opportunities ahead of the combined business and we look forward to working with Bank of the West as we continue to scale."
"We've provided both financing and strategic guidance to A to Z Wineworks for over 15 years," said Adam Beak, Managing Director, Head of Beverage Vertical, Bank of the West. "It was particularly gratifying to facilitate the acquisition to another Bank of the West client. This deal is the result of a long and successful relationship."
Bank of the West is one of the nation's largest commercial lenders to the wine industry and brings in-depth experience and global connections. Bank of the West has led the financing for some of the industry's largest deals, including the $1.2-billion acquisition of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates by Sycamore Partners in 2021.
To learn more about Bank of the West's wine and agribusiness expertise, please visit: https://www.bankofthewest.com/commercial-banking.
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates is the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest and among the largest premium wineries in the United States. With a distinguished history that dates to 1934, the winery now farms more than 30,000 acres across Washington, Oregon, and California and distributes its wines in over 100 countries. Ste. Michelle Wine Estates pioneered vinifera winegrowing in Washington and remains the driving force behind viticulture and enology research in the state, including the establishment of the Washington State University viticulture and enology program and the construction of the university's research and teaching winery, now named the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates WSU Wine Science Center.
Ste. Michelle traces its roots to shortly after the repeal of Prohibition, through the founding of The Pommerelle Company and the National Wine Company (NAWICO) in 1934 and 1935, respectively. Pommerelle and NAWICO merged in 1954 and became American Wine Growers. American Wine Growers first produced wines under the Ste. Michelle Vineyards label in 1967. Ste. Michelle first entered Oregon with the purchase of Erath in 2006.The Ste. Michelle Wine Estates portfolio includes Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14 Hands, Columbia Crest, Erath, A to Z, H3, Liquid Light, Intrinsic, REX HILL, Spring Valley Vineyard, Patz & Hall, and Northstar, along with several other premium brands. The winery also has partnerships with Marchesi Antinori (Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Col Solare), Ernst Loosen (Eroica), and Michel Gassier (Tenet). Ste. Michelle Wine Estates serves as the exclusive U.S. importer for Marchesi Antinori and Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte. For more information, please visit www.smwe.com.
A to Z Wineworks captures "The Essence of Oregon" by carefully blending wines true to their variety exclusively sourced from vineyards strung through Oregon's remarkable Western valleys. The company sets the standard for cool climate, food-friendly Oregon Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay. A to Z Wineworks is Oregon's top-selling brand known for dependable, affordable quality. For more information visit www.atozwineworks.com.
At Bank of the West, we know money deposited in a bank has the power to finance positive change. So we are taking action to ensure our activities help protect the planet, improve people's lives, and strengthen communities. We are redefining banking for a better future by focusing on areas where we believe we can have a real impact: supporting energy transition, helping enable women entrepreneurs, and financing innovative start-ups. As the bank for a changing world, Bank of the West is committed to sustainable finance along with our parent company BNP Paribas. Through Digital Channels and offices across the U.S., Bank of the West provides financial tools and resources to more than 2 million individuals, families and businesses.
© 2022 Bank of the West. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. Doing business in South Dakota as Bank of the West California.
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The California Strawberry Commission and The California Department of Pesticide Regulation are Funding the Year-Long Study with Farmers in Oxnard, Santa Maria and Watsonville
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While bees are not typically considered vital in the growing of strawberries, a new study from The Cal Poly Strawberry Center and Beeflow will explore the use of managed honeybees in strawberry pollination. The first-of-its-kind research funded by the California Strawberry Commission (CSC) and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) hopes to harvest many results, including reduction of food waste by up to one-third.
"We are interested to learn when and how often honeybees choose to visit California strawberries (vs other available flowers) when beehives are intentionally placed into growers' fields" said Sarah Zukoff PhD, The Cal Poly Strawberry Center. "We hope that this work will highlight the important role that bees can have in California strawberry production," said Angelita De la Luz PhD, Beeflow. "The results will help growers produce more with less, while fostering a food system that is more in harmony with nature."
Six organic strawberry growers in Oxnard, Santa Maria and Watsonville will work with researchers in their fields beginning this September. The year-long study, a partnership between the CSC and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, could substantially decrease food waste, improve shelf life and reduce pesticide use. Combined, the layered benefits would exponentially improve farmer profits.
Beeflow is one of the first global companies to generate and apply scientific knowledge to bee behavior and pollination. The research – like this study with The Cal Poly Strawberry Center - aims to change the paradigm in pollination and improve crop yields. The results from the study are expected at the conclusion of the 2023 growing season.
The California Strawberry Commission represents more than 300 strawberry farmers, shippers, and processors, all working together to advance strawberry farming for the future of our land and people. Commission programs create opportunities for success through groundbreaking programs focused on workforce training, strawberry production research, and nutrition research. Through science-based information and education, it delivers the good news about sustainable farming practices that benefit the health of people, farms, and communities.
Beeflow is a biotech startup company that leverages scientific knowledge and technology to improve the impact of ecosystem services in agriculture. Beeflow creates and manages pollination programs for farmers which increase crop yields by up to 60 percent. The company combines scientific knowledge of crop pollination, bee biology & behavior and chemical ecology with proprietary technologies including molecules that help train bees to pollinate specific crops and a plant-based bee diet that enhances bees' immune system. This novel approach to pollination management allows growers to produce more with less. Based in California and with operations across the US West Coast, Mexico, Peru and Argentina, Beeflow closed an $8.3M Series A in May 2021 with Ospraie Ag Sciences, Future Ventures, Vectr Ventures, Jeff Wilke (former CEO of Worldwide Consumer at Amazon), SOSV and others. Beeflow's team of experts includes biologists, ecologists, entomologists, agronomists, and entrepreneurs. For more information about Beeflow, please visit www.beeflow.com.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ: CRESY, BYMA: CRES), leading Argentine agricultural company, announces today its results for the Fiscal Year 2022 ended June 30, 2022.
HIGHLIGHTS
- We concluded a regional agricultural campaign with very good results, motivated by an active demand for grains, high commodity prices, mixed weather conditions and a more dynamic real estate market, mainly in Brazil. We planted 254,000 hectares and reached a grain production of 800,000 tons.
- Adjusted EBITDA reached ARS 47,739 million in fiscal year 2022, ARS 19,054 million from the agricultural business and ARS 28,685 million from the urban property and investment business, increasing 10% compared to fiscal year 2021.
- The net result for fiscal year 2022 was a gain of ARS 63,000 million, compared to a loss of ARS 40,179 in the previous fiscal year.
- During the fiscal year, our subsidiary Brasilagro sold a fraction of its Rio do Meio farm for BRL 130.1 million and a fraction of its Alto Taquarí farm for BRL 336.0 million.
- Regarding the urban business, in December 2021, it was concluded the merger between IRSA and IRSA Commercial Properties that has an effective date of July 1, 2021. CRESUD's current stake in IRSA is 53.9%.
- In financial matters, we issued debt in the local market for USD 125.6 million and subsequently, we completed the exchange of the Series XXIII Notes for USD 113 million within the framework of the Resolution of the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic, reaching an acceptance of 86.7%.
- Subsequently, we launched a share repurchase plan for up to ARS 1,000 million, which to date has registered an advance of 99%.
Financial Highlights
(In millions of Argentine Pesos)
FY 2022 ended June 30, 2022
Cresud, leading Argentinean agricultural company with a growing presence in Latin American countries, cordially invites you to participate in its Fiscal Year 2022 Results Conference Call on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time / 11:00 AM BA Time.
To access the Webinar:
Webinar ID: 874 0752 4925
Password: 164473
In addition, you can participate communicating to this numbers:
Argentina: +54 112 040 0447 or +54 115 983 6950 or +54 341 512 2188 or +54 343 414 5986
Israel: +972 55 330 1762 or +972 3 978 6688
Brazil : +55 11 4700 9668 or +55 21 3958 7888 or +55 11 4632 2236 or +55 11 4632 2237
US: +1 346 248 7799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592
Chile: +56 232 938 848 or +56 41 256 0288 or +56 22 573 9304 or +56 22 573 9305 or +56 23 210 9066
UK: +44 330 088 5830 or +44 131 460 1196 or +44 203 481 5237 or +44 203 481 5240 or +44 208 080 6591
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Bringing a new perspective and energy to the brands
CULVER CITY, Calif. and MUSCATINE, Iowa, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Design Public Group, a division of HNI Corporation, is excited to announce the addition of Lauren Hession as its new President leading the strategic growth for Design Public Group contract division - DesignPublicGroup.com, DanishDesignStore.com and DesignPublic.com. Hession thrives on creating, developing, and leading diverse dynamic teams in a high-performance culture while inspiring an environment of innovation, collaboration, and trust. Utilizing her diverse and cross-functional experience in sales leadership, operations, finance, six-sigma process improvement and engineering, she will lead the charge in developing the infrastructure to increase brand awareness and overall productivity for each of the DPG brands.
"I'm thrilled and honored to be leading an innovative company bringing design to a wealth of environments including workplace, hospitality, home and more through a leading-edge technology platform that simplifies complex business processes", explains Lauren Hession, President of Design Public Group. "Matthew Lieb and Todd Thedinga have created an incredible business model and I'm eager to continue to build on the strength of the brand along with the support of the HNI Corp team."
In her previous role, Lauren Hession was the Divisional VP of Sales and Distribution for Knoll Inc. for the majority of North America including the East Coast, Mid-West and Texas. Through her leadership she was instrumental in year-over-year revenue growth to surpass annual sales objectives by establishing a results-driven sales organization while providing strategic oversight to sales coverage, distribution strategy and client relationship management.
"As a member of the HNI Corporation, we are looking forward to having Lauren Hession join the team", explains Jason Hagedorn, President of Allsteel. "Her extensive experience and knowledge of both the contract and consumer markets is impressive and we look forward to learning and growing with her as she embarks on this new role at Design Public Group."
"We're excited to pass the baton to Lauren Hession", explains Matthew Lieb, outgoing President of Design Public Group. "Her experience, market knowledge and leadership qualities make her the perfect person to lead Design Public Group in its next phase of growth as the company continues to expand into new markets and widen its offering to customers in both the contract and residential segments of the market. She will make an immediate positive impact and we look forward to assisting in her transition."
Lauren holds an MBA in finance and marketing from the Simon School of Business, University of Rochester, and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Miami University. She is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Consultant.
Under the leadership of co-founders, Matthew Lieb and Todd Thedinga, DPG has experienced consistent market growth and brand expansion. For a seamless transition, Matthew and Todd will remain with the company through the end of 2022.
The Design Public Group platform connects designers, architects, and contract dealers to the highest quality ancillary products from the most coveted designers and brands, offering access to 400 vendors, more than 500,000 products, 2- & 3D images, dimensions, materials, finishes, and more – all in one place. The easy-to-use platform empowers you to search, sort, spec, share, and quote all while fitting seamlessly into existing workflows. Transparent availability, pricing and lead times give you confidence from the start and super-fast search, quotes and orders will save you valuable hours that can go back into design creativity or dealer business expansion. For more information about Danish Design Store, DesignPublic.com and Design Public Group Contract Division, please click on the links or contact Anne Kiss at kissa@hnicorp.com.
HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) is a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and residential building products, operating under two segments. The Workplace Furnishings segment is a leading global designer and provider of commercial furnishings, going to market under multiple unique brands. The Residential Building Products segment is the nation's leading manufacturer and marketer of hearth products, which include a full array of gas, electric, wood, and pellet-burning fireplaces, inserts, stoves, facings, and accessories. More information can be found on the Corporation's website at www.hnicorp.com.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today The Economist launched the third edition of its statistical forecasting model for American Congressional elections, which predicts how many seats in the House of Representatives and Senate each party is likely to win in this year's midterm elections in the United States. The Economist's midterm model simulates the election for all 435 seats in the House and 34 Senate seats 10,000 times and is updated daily. It has been trained on every election cycle since 1942 and nearly 6,500 historical district races.
In total, 469 seats in the U.S. Congress are up for election on November 8, 2022. In an average simulation by The Economist's midterm model, Republicans win 224 seats in the House, six more than is needed for a majority. Republicans secure at least 218 seats, the minimum to control the lower chamber, in 74% of its simulations. In 95% of simulations, Republicans will win between 208 and 242.
In contrast, Democrats retain control of the Senate in 78% of the model's simulations. On average, they win 51 seats—one more than their current total of 50. Democrats control between 47 and 55 seats in 95% of simulations. View the full interactive model here: https://www.economist.com/interactive/us-midterms-2022/forecast/senate
Dan Rosenheck, The Economist's data editor and lead designer of the model, notes that, "ever since the Supreme Court issued an unpopular ruling in June allowing states to ban abortion, the political environment has improved for Democrats. Mr. Biden's net approval rating has risen by nine percentage points, and his party's margin in "generic-ballot" polls, which ask respondents which party they want to control Congress, has improved by three points. Sceptics might note that such polls over-estimated Democrats' popular-vote margin in the House in 2020 by a hefty six points. Because of the risk of such polling errors, our model also incorporates predicted results based on "fundamental" factors like a state's electoral record, whether an incumbent is running, and, most importantly, in-state fundraising performance."
Other factors have also contributed to Democrats' political tailwind. Inflation and gas prices are starting to ease, Congressional Democrats passed a large spending bill and the Justice Department's investigation into Donald Trump's possession of classified documents after leaving office has put the spotlight on the former president, who left office with a 58% disapproval rating.
Applying cutting-edge machine-learning techniques to political science, the model combines information from polling, past elections, special elections, fundraising, ideology and factors like the economy and incumbency.
Bookmark The Economist's 2022 midterm elections hub featuring our latest coverage of the battle for the House and Senate: https://www.economist.com/mid-terms-2022
With a growing global audience and a reputation for insightful analysis and perspective on every aspect of world events, The Economist is one of the most widely recognised and well-read current-affairs publications in the world. In addition to the weekly print and digital editions and website, The Economist publishes Espresso, a daily news app, and Global Business Review, a bilingual English-Chinese product. It produces The Intelligence, a daily current-affairs podcast, several other weekly podcasts and short- and long-form video. The Economist maintains robust social communities on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networks.
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First lab-developed test specifically designed to detect Monkeypox virus DNA to receive emergency use authorization during the monkeypox public health emergency
SECAUCUS, N.J., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's lab-developed molecular diagnostic test to aid in the diagnosis of infection with the Monkeypox virus.
The EUA is the first granted to a commercially available monkeypox test in the United States. On September 7, the Department of Health and Human Services declared that the public health emergency countermeasures now extend to monkeypox testing.
"Quest is committed to developing high-quality diagnostic innovations to help respond to the monkeypox public health emergency," said Jay G. Wohlgemuth, M.D., Senior Vice President, R&D, Medical and Chief Medical Officer, Quest Diagnostics. "With this FDA emergency authorization, Quest is positioned to complement the response of public health laboratories and help fight the spread of the virus."
The Quest Diagnostics Monkeypox Virus Qualitative Real-Time PCR ("Quest Monkeypox PCR") is intended for the qualitative detection of Monkeypox virus (West African clade, clade II) DNA and non-variola Orthopoxvirus DNA in lesion swab specimens (i.e., swabs of acute pustular or vesicular rash) in universal viral transport media from individuals suspected of Monkeypox virus infection by their healthcare provider. Test results are intended to be used in conjunction with patient history and other diagnostic information, and results should not be used as the sole basis of treatment or other patient management decisions.
Quest launched the Quest Monkeypox PCR test nationwide on July 13, 2022. The company performs the test at its advanced laboratories in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and, beginning last week, Chantilly, VA, for ready access for providers and patients on both coasts of the United States. New York's Department of Health has approved the tests from both laboratories, enabling access for patients living in the state.
Developed with the understanding that viruses mutate, the Quest Monkeypox PCR test features the ability to detect two different DNA targets (Monkeypox and non-variola Orthopoxvirus DNA) to help protect against false negatives. On September 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Lab Alert that certain monkeypox tests may fail to detect monkeypox infection when a rare deletion of the target gene (called tumor necrosis factor) occurs, and negative results for highly suspicious cases therefore require confirmation by the CDC or public health labs. The alert does not apply to the Quest Monkeypox PCR test, so Quest does not need to modify its test or refer specimens producing negative results to the CDC or public health labs for confirmation.
Monkeypox is a rare infectious disease typically occurring in parts of Africa. The West African clade (clade II) is the circulating virus in the current global outbreak. The first case of this virus in the United States was detected in May 2022. CDC recommends that anyone with monkeypox symptoms talk to their health care provider, even if they don't think they had contact with someone who has monkeypox.
The Quest Monkeypox PCR test uses swab specimens collected by healthcare providers, such as in physician offices and hospitals, from patients presenting with an acute generalized pustular or vesicular rash. Quest collects specimens for this test through its nationwide network of physician offices and hospital partners and also enables patients with suspected or confirmed monkeypox infection to visit its locations for phlebotomy blood draws and other non-swab specimen collections required for other types of laboratory testing.
- This product has not been FDA cleared or approved, but has been authorized for emergency use by FDA under an EUA for use by the authorized laboratories;
- This product has been authorized only for the detection of nucleic acid from Monkeypox virus or other non-variola Orthopoxviruses, not for any other viruses or pathogens; and
- The emergency use of this product is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of infection with the Monkeypox virus, including in vitro diagnostics that detect and/or diagnose infection with non-variola Orthopoxvirus, under Section 564(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the declaration is terminated or authorization is revoked sooner.
For more information, visit www.QuestDiagnostics.com/monkeypox or http://newsroom.questdiagnostics.com/COVIDTestingUpdates
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve healthcare management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com
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Large Australian property fund manager selects award-winning solution for its powerful and flexible capabilities
WINDSOR, Conn., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced that ISPT, one of the largest property fund managers in Australia, chose SS&C Sylvan for performance measurement. SS&C Sylvan was selected for its ability to process data automatically, calculate key returns, and provide robust analytical tools.
ISPT is one of Australia's largest unlisted property fund managers, with over A$22 billion in funds under management through investments in commercial, retail, industrial, education, health, social infrastructure and residential development via both funds and bespoke mandates. The firm sought to replace its internally built performance measurement system. SS&C Sylvan will automate financial data ingestion, calculate both time-weighted (income, capital and total return) and money-weighted returns, and provide enhanced analytics on their property portfolios.
"SS&C Sylvan will allow us to customize its strong analytical tools to meet our specific requirements, including decomposing returns into multiple return types and segmenting returns across multiple dimensions," said Damien Damiano, Manager, Performance and Investor Reporting. "The solution's flexible analytics, in addition to its data automation and calculation tools, make Sylvan the best choice for our needs and future growth."
"We are pleased ISPT will benefit from our award-winning investment performance measurement, attribution and risk solution," said Christy Bremner, Senior V.P. and General Manager, SS&C Technologies. "We look forward to our collaboration with ISPT and involvement with Australian fund managers to help elevate performance measurement and analysis activities."
SS&C Sylvan streamlines performance measurement and attribution (PMA) operations so performance teams can focus more on analysis and attribution via the solution's cloud-based customizable dashboards and flexible self-service reporting. In addition, SS&C Sylvan, which won the Waters Technology Buy-Side Technology Award for PMA two years in a row, supports multiple attribution methodologies, risk analytics, comprehensive data management, GIPS® standards, composite management and advanced benchmark construction.
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ISPT is committed to creating growth for people and places through property. For over 25 years our properties have been meaningful places for the retailers, companies, government departments and communities that use them. We generate returns for our Investors, which are some of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds, and ultimately the 50%+ of working Australians who have their retirement savings invested in property through us. ISPT's $22 billion portfolio invests in and develops commercial, retail, industrial, health, education, social infrastructure and residential development property in Australia.
For more information on ISPT, visit https://ispt.net.au/
SS&C is a global provider of services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices around the world. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale and technology.
SOURCE: SS&C
Additional information about SS&C (Nasdaq: SSNC) is available at www.ssctech.com.
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Chosen 'Mission for the Future' Companies and LG to Jointly Pursue Innovative Solutions for Digital Health, the Metaverse and Electric Mobility
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The LG Electronics North American Innovation Center, LG NOVA, has selected the Finalist companies for its Mission for the Future global challenge program. Representing multiple potential business paths in three industries, the companies will be working with the LG NOVA team to collaborate on new business ventures, alongside continuing to grow and scale their companies, qualifying for potential investment from LG and other investors within LG NOVA ecosystem to develop impactful solutions for people, communities and the planet.*
"This inaugural year of our challenge demonstrated how effective and powerful collaboration between technology startups and established corporations can help accelerate the innovation process," said LG Electronics Senior Vice President of Innovation Dr. Sokwoo Rhee and head of LG NOVA. "Congratulations to the Finalists and all the companies that participated in the Mission for the Future challenge. We look forward to the journey with these companies innovating for a brighter, more technologically advanced future."
The finalists were selected from an initial pool of approximately 1,300 applicants. They secured the top spot after working closely with the LG NOVA Entrepreneur-In-Residence team over a six- to nine-month period to build and test the proposals. Throughout the process, the companies had opportunities to meet with LG business teams and other investors within the LG NOVA ecosystem. Finalists were presented to LG Electronics Global CEO William Cho.
This unique challenge program, which has the opportunity to diversify and expand LG's technology portfolio, prioritizes innovating for a better life across key impact industries, according to Rhee. "These incredible companies hold the potential of changing the world, and LG looks forward to collaborating with them to leverage innovation to impact society in meaningful ways," he said.
With this selection of companies, LG NOVA will build new businesses in Digital Health, Electric Mobility and the Metaverse and pursue multiple paths to deliver new services and solutions that will help us move forward faster into the future.
Digital Health – With digital health capabilities key to enabling the delivery of healthcare to diverse and disparate communities, LG NOVA is working to expand and scale greater access to healthcare and personal health services.
- Digbi Health is a digital care platform to prevent and reverse chronic metabolic, digestive and mental health conditions using gut microbiome insight, genetics, AI and food-as-medicine. Together LG and Digbi will work to make care globally accessible at home and the office, and to advance cure.
- LifeNome is a B2B2C precision health platform powered by genomics and AI, offering personalized health and well-being solutions to the world's leading enterprises. LG and LifeNome plan to bring to market the world's first precision maternal and family health platform, supporting pregnant individuals 24/7 from conception all the way to the early stages of a child's life.
- Mindset Medical is a sensor-based technology platform that can use a camera in patient-owned devices to virtually capture health and biological readings to assist doctors in enhancing medical diagnosis and treatment effectiveness. Expanding upon new services available to doctors and providers, LG's work with Mindset Medical is expected to make it easier for medical providers to understand patient health over time or during live virtual doctor visits.
- XRHealth develops virtual treatment rooms, integrating immersive VR/AR technology, licensed clinicians and real-time data analytics on one platform, providing a comprehensive therapeutic care solution for patients through the continuum of care, from the hospital to the patient's home. LG and XRHealth will continue to grow the service offering to deliver more insights to clinicians and enable more precise personalized care.
Electric Mobility – With LG's commitment to sustainability as an organization, LG NOVA is working to pursue new opportunities to expand access to electric vehicle (EV) and electric mobility solutions by enabling more businesses to leverage their infrastructure to provide EV services.
- Driivz empowers major EV service providers with an end-to-end EV charging and smart energy management software platform. LG and Driivz will work together to enable the hospitality industry across the United States to offer EV charging-as-a-service, while optimizing their EV charging operations and providing their customers with an exceptional EV charging experience.
- I-EMS Solutions, Ltd. uses innovative AI and blockchain-based distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) and transactive energy software platforms to enable power optimization across smart cities, smart homes, and e-mobility. By working with I-EMS, LG will help modernize the electricity grid and optimize energy management to deliver better power management solutions for the market.
- SparkCharge offers an affordable and convenient way for electric vehicle owners to charge their EVs without a direct-access charger at home or on the road. LG and SparkCharge plan to work together to deliver turnkey EV solutions for businesses to create a stream of revenue from their parking spaces.
The Metaverse – The Metaverse will bring greater capabilities that will change how we engage across the digital space in the future. LG is looking to broaden its role and explore new services and applications for enterprises that leverage the capabilities of the Metaverse.
- iQ3 Connect provides immersive 3D workspace technology to enable distributed teams to cost-effectively work, collaborate and train from anywhere, on any AR, VR, or 2D device. LG will work with iQ3 Connect to deploy immersive training and realtime collaborative workspace solutions for enterprises.
- NeuroTrainer is a brain training and optimization platform deployed in VR to create immersive environments and training protocols that utilizes the scientific principles of neuroplasticity to enhance focus and cognitive performance. Expanding upon iQ3 capabilities, LG and NeuroTrainer will work together to add platform capabilities and enhancements designed to further refine NeuroTrainer as a powerful tool for corporate wellness and mental resiliency.
LG NOVA's second annual Mission for The Future (2022) is now open for submissions. Deadline to submit is Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Please visit www.lgnova.com/mission22 for more information on how to submit new ideas to LG NOVA.
*Subject to due diligence and other considerations.
About LG NOVA
LG NOVA, the North American Innovation Center for global innovation leader LG Electronics, is a team focused on bringing innovation from the outside to LG. LG NOVA is based in Santa Clara, Calif. The center's mission is to build, nurture and grow innovations that impact the future. Learn more about LG NOVA at www.lgnova.com.
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $63 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is 2022 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence. The company's commitment to environmental sustainability and its "Life's Good" marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people's happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Macerich® (NYSE: MAC), today announced that Tom O'Hern, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Scott Kingsmore, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Doug Healey, Senior Executive Vice President Leasing will present to/speak with investors at BofA Securities 2022 Global Real Estate Conference in New York, NY on September 14, 2022.
Macerich will present at 12:40 pm Eastern Time, on Wednesday September 14, 2022. The live audio-only webcast will be available online in the Investor Section of the Company's website at www.macerich.com. An online replay will be available following the presentation at the same location.
About Macerich: Macerich is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT). As a leading owner, operator and developer of high-quality retail real estate in densely populated and attractive U.S. markets, Macerich's portfolio is concentrated in California, the Pacific Northwest, Phoenix/Scottsdale, and the Metro New York to Washington, D.C. corridor. Developing and managing properties that serve as community cornerstones, Macerich currently owns 48 million square feet of real estate consisting primarily of interests in 44 regional town centers. Macerich is firmly dedicated to advancing environmental goals, social good and sound corporate governance. A recognized leader in sustainability, Macerich has achieved a #1 GRESB ranking for the North American retail sector for seven straight years (2015-2021). For more information, please visit www.Macerich.com.
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Type Certification will allow Matternet to scale drone delivery operations in the US and gives the company a strong competitive advantage
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Matternet, developer of the world's leading urban drone delivery system, today announced that the Matternet M2 drone has achieved Type Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As the first non-military unmanned aircraft to achieve Type Certification in the US, this gives Matternet a strong competitive advantage in the drone delivery market. The completion of the four-year rigorous evaluation by the FAA proves the safety and reliability of the M2 aircraft, a key step in scaling US commercial drone operations.
"We are incredibly proud that Matternet M2 has met the very rigorous safety standards of the FAA and is the first drone delivery system to be Type Certified in the United States," said Andreas Raptopoulos, founder and CEO of Matternet. "Drone delivery will revolutionize healthcare and e-commerce in the US. We've been at the forefront of this revolution since launching US operations in 2019 — we are now ready for scale."
For the last four years, a select number of UAS, including the Matternet M2, have been operating under Part 135, the FAA framework for revenue on-demand air carrier operations, using an exemption while the systems are evaluated. With a Type Certification, implementing new networks and getting approvals will be a more streamlined and predictable regulatory process. Additionally, air carrier operating licenses such as Part 135 on-demand transportation can only use Type Certified aircraft.
"This is a victory for not only Matternet, but for the whole UAS industry as it indicates a maturing of the industry and a shift away from exemptions and waivers towards more standard regulation," said Jim O'Sullivan, vice president of regulatory strategy for Matternet. "Matternet would like to thank the FAA, as well as our advisors at End State Solutions."
The evaluation process imposes stringent requirements on the design of the aircraft, how it's documented, and how it's tested across a wide range of conditions and over thousands of flights. As a result, it was proven that the M2 drone is airworthy and eligible for commercial delivery operations in the US.
Matternet is the leading developer of commercial drone delivery systems for urban and suburban environments. The company ships the Matternet M2 drone and Matternet Software Platform and operates its technology directly for customers or in partnership with logistics organizations, such as UPS. In 2017, Matternet became the first company in the world to be authorized for commercial BVLOS operations of drone logistics networks over cities in Switzerland. In 2019, Matternet and UPS partnered to launch drone delivery services in the US and together started the first revenue drone delivery operations in the US. In 2021, Matternet announced its first city-wide drone delivery network in partnership with the Department of Health of Abu Dhabi. In 2022, Matternet M2 became the first drone delivery system to achieve Type Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration in the US. To date, Matternet technology has enabled over 20,000 commercial flights. For more information about Matternet, please visit: https://mttr.net.
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CALGARY, AB, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or the "Company") (TSX: PPL) (NYSE: PBA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a common share cash dividend for September 2022 of $0.2175 per share to be paid, subject to applicable law, on October 14, 2022, to shareholders of record on September 23, 2022. As previously announced, Pembina's Board of Directors approved a $0.0075 per common share increase to its monthly common share dividend rate to $0.2175 in connection with the closing of the Pembina Gas Infrastructure transaction. The common share dividends are designated "eligible dividends" for Canadian income tax purposes. For non-resident shareholders, Pembina's common share dividends should be considered "qualified dividends" and may be subject to Canadian withholding tax.
For shareholders receiving their common share dividends in U.S. funds, the September 2022 cash dividend is expected to be approximately U.S. $0.1655 per share (before deduction of any applicable Canadian withholding tax) based on a currency exchange rate of 0.7611. The actual U.S. dollar dividend will depend on the Canadian/U.S. dollar exchange rate on the payment date and will be subject to applicable withholding taxes.
Pembina pays cash dividends on its common shares in Canadian dollars on a monthly basis to shareholders of record on the 25th day of each month (except for the December record date, which is December 31st), if, as and when determined by the Board of Directors. Should the record date fall on a weekend or a statutory holiday, the effective record date will be the previous business day. The dividend payment date is the 15th day of the month following the record date. Should the payment date fall on a weekend or on a statutory holiday, the business day prior to the weekend or statutory holiday becomes the payment date.
Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a leading energy transportation and midstream service provider that has served North America's energy industry for more than 65 years. Pembina owns an integrated network of hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas pipelines, gas gathering and processing facilities, oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics services, and a growing export terminals business. Through our integrated value chain, we seek to provide safe and reliable infrastructure solutions which connect producers and consumers of energy across the world, support a more sustainable future and benefit our customers, investors, employees and communities. For more information, please visit pembina.com.
Purpose of Pembina:
To be the leader in delivering integrated infrastructure solutions connecting global markets:
- Customers choose us first for reliable and value-added services;
- Investors receive sustainable industry-leading total returns;
- Employees say we are the 'employer of choice' and value our safe, respectful, collaborative and inclusive work culture; and
- Communities welcome us and recognize the net positive impact of our social and environmental commitment.
Pembina is structured into three Divisions: Pipelines Division, Facilities Division and Marketing & New Ventures Division.
Pembina's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under PPL and PBA, respectively. For more information, visit www.pembina.com.
This news release contains certain forward-looking information and statements (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of applicable securities legislation, that are based on Pembina's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "continue", "anticipate", "schedule", "will", "expects", "estimate", "potential", "planned", "future", "outlook", "strategy", "protect", "trend", "commit", "maintain", "focus", "ongoing", "believe" and similar expressions suggesting future events or future performance.
In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements relating to: future dividends which may be declared on Pembina's common shares; the timing and the amount of such dividend payments; and the expected tax treatment thereof. The forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that Pembina has made in respect thereof as at the date of this news release regarding, among other things: the success of Pembina's operations and growth projects; prevailing commodity prices, margins, volumes and exchange rates; that Pembina's future results of operations will be consistent with past performance and management expectations in relation thereto; the availability of capital to fund future capital requirements relating to existing assets and projects; future operating costs; that all required regulatory and environmental approvals can be obtained on the necessary terms in a timely manner; prevailing regulatory, tax and environmental laws and regulations; maintenance of operating margins; and the availability of coverage under Pembina's insurance policies (including in respect of Pembina's business interruption insurance policy).
Although Pembina believes the expectations and material factors and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that these expectations, factors and assumptions will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: the regulatory environment and decisions; Indigenous and landowner consultation requirements; the impact of competitive entities and pricing; reliance on third parties to successfully operate and maintain certain assets; the strength and operations of the oil and natural gas production industry and related commodity prices; non-performance or default by counterparties to agreements which Pembina or one or more of its affiliates has entered into in respect of its business; actions by governmental or regulatory authorities; the ability of Pembina to acquire or develop the necessary infrastructure in respect of future development projects; fluctuations in operating results; adverse general economic and market conditions in Canada, North America and worldwide; risks relating to the current and potential adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; the ability to access various sources of debt and equity capital; changes in credit ratings; counterparty credit risk; the conflict between Ukraine and Russia and its potential impact on, among other things, global market conditions and supply and demand, energy and commodity prices; interest rates, supply chains and the global economy generally; and certain other risks and uncertainties detailed in Pembina's management's discussion and analysis and annual information form, each for the year ended December 31, 2021, and from time to time in Pembina's public disclosure documents available at www.sedar.com, www.sec.gov and through Pembina's website at www.pembina.com.
This list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Readers are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, forecasted or projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date hereof. Pembina does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information contained herein, except as required by applicable laws. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
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- 68% of European homeworkers don't prioritise security in top three purchase factors
- 75% of all European businesses take no steps to secure home internet connection or provide software protection for home devices, and over a quarter offer no protection at all, creating gaps for attackers
- With sales of smart domestic devices booming, unsecured home workers create lucrative entry points for exploitation by cybercriminals
WATERLOO, ON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today published new European research exposing the cybersecurity risk created by cost-conscious homeworkers who prioritise security behind price, usability and ease of set up in their purchase of domestic smart devices. Less than a third (32%) of European home workers who own a smart devicei surveyed said security was a top three factor when choosing a smart device, compared to 50% who prioritised price (figure 1). Over a quarter of businesses (28%) aren't putting adequate security provisions in place to extend cyber protection as far as homes (figure 2). This heightens the risk of cyberattacks for businesses and their employees, as hybrid and home working become the norm.
The survey of 4,000 home workers in the UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands revealed that over a quarter (28%) of people say that their employer has not done or communicated anything about protecting their home network or smart devices, or they don't know if they are protected. Furthermore, 75% of Europeans say their employers have taken no steps to secure home internet connection or provide software protection for home devices. This failure to extend network security to home devices increases risk of the vulnerabilities created by hybrid and home working being successfully exploited. Particularly sobering findings for small and mid-sized businesses who face upwards of eleven cyberattacks per device, per day, according to BlackBerry research.
"An increase in unsecured smart devices in Europe is equally ideal for cyber attackers," said Hans-Peter Bauer, Senior Vice President EMEA, BlackBerry Cybersecurity. "When consumers drop their guard to focus on price, and businesses don't extend their security cover to compensate, cybercriminals will take advantage of any unsecured access point that could lead to lucrative personal and corporate data."
Through even the most innocent of devices, bad actors can access home networks with connections to company devices – or company data on consumer devices – and seize the opportunity to steal data and intellectual property worth millions. It's likely businesses will bear the brunt of cyberattacks caused by unsecured home devices, with knock-on effects to employees themselves. With device security far down the list for fraught buyers trying to cut costs, and employer protection of smart home devices being afforded to few, a huge opening is left for cybercriminals looking to take advantage of the boom in smart devices in the home.
"A global hike in the cost of living, potential recession looming, escalating conflict and rising cyber-insurance premiums are creating perfect conditions for cyberattacks. Cybercrime increased during both the financial crisis of 2008-9 and the COVID-19 pandemic, and we expect to see a similar spike over the coming months," continued Bauer. "These conditions compound the challenge of implementing effective hybrid and home working practices in homes that are getting smarter, but not necessarily more cybersecure. So, it is crucial that organisations remember the devices beyond their immediate reach when they are considering their cybersecurity protection and preparing for challenging economic times ahead."
For more information on how BlackBerry's comprehensive, prevention-first, AI-driven cybersecurity solutions can help your business prepare for, prevent, detect and respond to cyber threats, please visit BlackBerry.com/Cyber.
Notes to editor: Research conducted in June 2022 by Opinion Matters on behalf of BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB), into 4,000 Europeans (in the UK, Germany, France, and the Netherlands) who have worked from home in the last 12 months and have a smart device in their home.
Figure 1: Table showing the proportion of respondents who chose each factor in their top three considerations when purchasing a smart device for their home
Figure 2: Table showing the proportion of respondents who said their employer has introduced each measure to protect their home network or smart devices while working from home
Figure 3: Table showing the proportion of respondents who included these factors among their top three most important when purchasing a smart device, by country
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including over 215M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint management, endpoint security, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) today announced the notice of opportunity for an FDA hearing on Vanda's Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for HETLIOZ® (tasimelteon) to treat jet lag disorder.
On August 19, 2019, Vanda reported that it had received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA for Vanda's sNDA for HETLIOZ® for the treatment of jet lag disorder. On July 1, 2022, Vanda submitted a request for an opportunity for a hearing under section 505(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(d)) on the question of whether the sNDA is approvable. On August 26, 2022, Vanda received a notice of opportunity for hearing from the FDA. The FDA has indicated that it will publish the notice in a forthcoming issue of the Federal Register, but has not indicated when. Vanda is making the notice available to the public here.
Vanda has provided the FDA with four clinical studies that Vanda believes are adequate and well controlled and provide substantial evidence of efficacy for HETLIOZ® in the treatment of jet lag disorder. Vanda does not agree with the FDA's characterization of these studies and the conclusions reached by the FDA with respect to the sufficiency of its evidence to meet the standard of substantial evidence of efficacy. Vanda welcomes further administrative proceedings and remains committed to obtaining FDA marketing approval for HETLIOZ® for the treatment of jet lag disorder in order to address this significant unmet medical need.
Vanda is a leading global biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies to address high unmet medical needs and improve the lives of patients. For more on Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc., please visit www.vandapharma.com and follow us on Twitter @vandapharma.
For full U.S. Prescribing Information for HETLIOZ®, including indication and Important Safety Information, visit www.hetlioz.com.
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Police in Canada say they have apprehended the fugitive suspected of killing 10 people on Sunday. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Canadian Press reporter Bill Graveland about the manhunt.
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Police in Canada say they have apprehended the fugitive suspected of killing 10 people on Sunday. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Canadian Press reporter Bill Graveland about the manhunt.
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A review of the Fort Worth Police Department found a pattern of unnecessary use of force among police officers, a failure to deescalate tense situations, and a wide gulf between what the department says it wants to do and what officers are doing in the street.
The city of Fort Worth commissioned the review after a former Fort Worth police officer shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in October 2019. Criminal justice consultants Alex del Carmen and Theron Bowman led the panel of experts involved in the three-year study, which evaluated department policies and interviewed members of the department up and down the chain of command.
The panel’s 97-page report found that the Fort Worth Police Department’s policies and trainings line up with national best practices, but officers who act out of line aren’t reliably held accountable.
"In writing, y’all are great,” Del Carmen told the Fort Worth City Council during a presentation Tuesday. “The issue is, what happens once that officer goes out there?"
The biggest problem the report identified was officers’ use of force, Bowman said. Officers failed to defuse tense situations, or made the tension worse, making force unavoidable.
"In a significant number of cases, we saw officers initiate contact with a person using profanity, using some aggressive language," Bowman said.
People of color and residents of low-income neighborhoods often deal with this "command and control" approach to policing, creating mistrust, the report states.
And while that behavior was almost always noted by chain of command review, it was “frequently excused because the officer ‘was excited,’ the situation was ‘tense,’ or for similar reasons.”
“The failure to correct, and the after-the-fact justification of this aggressive conduct, sends a message to all officers that this approach is not only tolerated, but perhaps even expected,” the report states.
Some incidents noted in the report went beyond profanity.
“The Panel observed a disturbing pattern of the display of Tasers, punching, and force against persons in handcuffs under circumstances in which no threat of resistance was present,” the report says.
Supervisors need to intervene more when they see officers under their command behaving badly, but making that change may not be simple, Bowman said.
"Some supervisors even have said they are discouraged from addressing these issues, when they see use of force issues,” Bowman said.
Bowman and Del Carmen praised the police department for changes made in recent years. Since the panel released its preliminary report in 2020, the department revised its use of force policy to emphasize de-escalation, expanded its Internal Affairs Unit, and clarified officers’ obligation to intervene if they see one of their colleagues violating a resident’s rights.
The city also established its first-ever independent police oversight office in 2020, to serve as a watchdog over the police department.
The police review panel found some threats to Police Monitor Kim Neal’s independence. For one, her unrestricted access to the department and its personnel isn’t codified in policy. She's also not well-protected against losing her job, Bowman said.
"It’s hard to be independent if you're worrying about being fired for making the wrong person angry,” he said.
At the city council presentation, Police Chief Neil Noakes acknowledged his department must do better and said he is committed to that work.
"The panel found that officers do not always meet the standards expected by the department or the community and are not held accountable,” he said. “The project before Fort Worth PD is one of culture change.”
Noakes told the City Council he’d come back in October to give an overview of the department’s status and what changes still need to be made. He also promised quarterly updates on the department’s progress.
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LGBTQ+ youth are at an increased risk of suicide: Here’s how you can help
(Gray News) – Every 45 seconds, a young member of the LGBTQ+ community attempts suicide.
That’s according to The Trevor Project, an organization that focuses on suicide prevention for those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or another nontraditional orientation (LGBTQ+).
The importance of mental health has become especially prevalent in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. While many focus on maintaining their own mental health, some members of the community may have a more difficult time than others due to a lack of resources and support.
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24, according to The Trevor Project, and those who identify as LGBTQ+ are at a significantly higher risk.
Kollyn Conrad is the founder and executive director of Publicly Private, a nonprofit organization with the mission to provide online support and resources to people who identify as LGBTQ+. He said there are a number of factors that can contribute to an increased risk of suicide for many in the community.
Some factors include bullying in schools, cyberbullying, a lack of affirmation of personal identities, and environments that may push back against their self-expression. Many in the community may also find themselves without much in the way of real-life support where they live.
“Feeling different growing up is hard, but then you place the orientation aspect of your identity into it and … it’s not really discussed that there are different ways people can identify sexually,” Conrad said. “So that often leaves one feeling isolated.”
According to The Trevor Project, LGBTQ+ youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide, with more than 1.8 million between the ages of 13 and 24 considering suicide every year in the U.S.
Conrad said the problem could worsen with a growing community as more and more people identify with nontraditional genders and orientations.
“So where are we gonna be at next year?” Conrad said. “We can stand up and try to help and support the community now, or we’re gonna have a huge problem on our hands in the coming years.”
As a gay man who grew up in the Bible belt of the American South, Conrad said he’s no stranger to the feelings of isolation that comes with having a different identity.
“You see that religion is a big aspect of people’s lives,” Conrad said. “So you start to kind of put the factors that it’s not being discussed to a lot of people’s viewpoints around, you are very much against anybody identifying a certain way. It leaves you in this space of feeling isolated and that you have to suppress yourself.”
Conrad isn’t without possible solutions to the growing issue. He said anyone who wants to help support the LGBTQ+ community could start by finding nonprofits that align with their values and advocate for additional studies and surveys to be conducted on the growing community.
He said schools could also contribute by implementing gay-straight alliances to create safer spaces for those who identify with the LGBTQ+ community, along with tackling in-school and online bullying.
For more immediate support, The Trevor Project can provide direct emotional support via a confidential texting service as well as a suicide hotline that specifically caters to the LGBTQ+ community.
“Those two are basically perfect for anyone that is really in a crisis moment and needs to reach someone fast,” Conrad said.
If you or someone you know is in need of help, the Suicide Prevention Hotline is available by calling 988. Additional support can be found by chatting with an online counselor.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Enforcement of Michigan's 1931 abortion ban was blocked Wednesday by a judge who replaced her temporary order with a permanent injunction.
Michigan Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher ruled the Michigan Constitution's due process clause is expansive enough to cover reproductive rights.
"The Michigan Constitution protects the right of all pregnant people to make autonomous health decisions," she wrote, and later: "Exercising the right to bodily integrity means exercising the right to determine when in her life a woman will be best prepared physically, emotionally and financially to be a mother."
Gleicher's initial temporary order pre-dated the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling in June.
Dr. Sarah Wallett, the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of Michigan, says this means abortion rights are protected while there's still a lot of litigation pending.
"But this does help reassure providers and patients who are really worried that that might not always be the case in Michigan," she told the Michigan Public Radio Network.
Michigan's dormant abortion law would threaten abortion providers with felony charges.
Gleicher's opinion was somewhat technical. It did not directly bar prosecutors from filing charges against abortion providers. Instead, she instructed Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to inform prosecutors that abortion rights remain protected. Nessel has already said she won't file charges under the 1931 law.
The distinction is meaningless, according to attorney David Kallman, who represents county prosecutors who say they are allowed to file criminal charges under the 1931 law.
"Unbelievable," he said. "Talk about a shift and a change in our constitutional form of government. I didn't realize the state of Michigan now, according to Judge Gleicher, controls and runs all 83 county prosecutors' offices in this state."
This is one of several abortion-related legal cases in play in Michigan. It could join at least three decisions that have been appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court. There's also a separate case that seeks to put an abortion rights amendment on the November ballot.
The court is expected to rule this week on a challenge to the petition campaign, which gathered nearly signatures — a record — in an effort to put a proposed reproductive rights amendment on the November ballot.
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Police in Canada say they have apprehended the fugitive suspected of killing 10 people on Sunday. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Canadian Press reporter Bill Graveland about the manhunt.
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Officials in Jackson sent notices last month asking property owners to cut back on water use following a record-breaking July for the town’s pumping system, according to the Jackson Hole News & Guide. Carlin Girard, Executive Director of the Teton Conservation District, said collective action can make a massive difference.
“If one person makes a change, it doesn't matter. It's a mass of people making a change that results in an effective mitigation strategy,” he said. “Water reduction is certainly one of those examples.”
In particular, Girard points to landscaping as an area that could be improved. He said simple changes, like planting native vegetation in your yard or cutting and watering your lawn less frequently, can save precious aquifer resources.
“Some of the landscape watering that we're doing is just wasteful,” Girard said. “There's no excuse for it.”
A rainy summer has been helpful for reducing local drought conditions, but it doesn’t replace a recent string of dry winters with relatively low snowpack, according to Girard. Aquifers and groundwater are replenished during the colder months when evaporation is less likely, and poor irrigation practices during the summer pump precious resources that could be used in the future.
“I think we have a lot of work to do in Northwest Wyoming in particular to really rein in excessive use of natural resources,” Girard said.
Girard also said his advice could be extended to other parts of the Cowboy State. Rawlins users have been asked to cut back in recent months, in part due to infrastructure issues. And Southeast Wyoming is currently facing “severe” drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Because long-term drought is likely for Wyoming and the rest of the West, Girard said it’s not a smart move for any location to overuse what they have. Wyoming declined to make any cuts recently amidst negotiations over the future of the Colorado River Basin’s water resources.
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KAHULUI, Hawaii (KITV4) -- A 15-year-old Maui boy was arrested after allegedly bringing a pellet gun and a small amount of marijuana onto a school bus in Kahului, Wednesday morning.
Maui Police officers were initially called out just before 7 a.m. to a report of a terroristic threatening-type case concerning a teen with a gun onboard a school bus. Officers quickly located and pulled over the school bus, then detained the 15-year-old student.
During the investigation, police say they recovered a pellet gun and approximately 1.35 grams of weed on the student. Soon after the boy was placed under arrest on complaints of terroristic threatening and third-degree promotion of a detrimental drug.
The teen was taken into the custody of the sheriff’s department pending a hearing, officials said. His identity is not being released due to his age.
“Increased presence from the Juvenile Crime Prevention Division will remain on the Maui High School campus for the rest of the school day. The Maui Police Department wants to assure the community that one of the department’s top priorities is ensuring our schools are safe. The department has emergency plans and procedures in place to prevent and respond to an emergency event,” a Maui Police spokesperson said in a statement, in part, on this incident.
There have been no reports of injuries related to this incident. The case remains under investigation.
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[Breaking news update at 6:07 p.m. ET]
Myles Sanderson was found and taken into police custody Wednesday, according to a tweet from the Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
[Previous story, published at 5:25 p.m. ET]
The 10 victims of the mass stabbing in Canada on Sunday range in age from 23 to 78 years old and all but one are from the Indigenous community of James Smith Cree Nation, according to authorities.
The Saskatchewan Coroner's Service and Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Mounted Police provided names and ages of the victims in a statement Wednesday but declined to confirm the relationships between them. Six of the victims share the last name Burns, two share the last name Head, and one shares the last name of the two suspects in the attacks.
The victims were identified as:
- Thomas Burns, 23
- Carol Burns, 46
- Gregory Burns, 28
- Lydia Gloria Burns, 61
- Bonnie Burns, 48
- Earl Burns, 66
- Lana Head, 49
- Christian Head, 54
- Robert Sanderson, 49
- Wesley Petterson, 78
Petterson is from Weldon, Saskatchewan, while the other nine victims are from James Smith Cree Nation.
Several family members of some victims spoke at a press conference Wednesday about their loved ones. Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand identified Bonnie Burns as his sister and Gregory Burns as her son, and he said another of her sons was stabbed but survived.
"Let me be honest in saying this, we don't really know what happened. We just know that our family members were killed in their own home, in their yard," Arcand said.
In addition, 18 people were injured in the stabbing attacks, but authorities will not be releasing their identities. "We can confirm one young teen was injured and the remaining injured are all adults. We will not be confirming other specific ages," the agencies said.
Three patients were in critical condition and seven were in stable condition as of Tuesday, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority.
The victim information was released as Canadian police have continued their massive search for one of the two suspects in the brutal attacks, which spanned 13 different crime scenes in the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, a nearby rural village in Saskatchewan.
Authorities have identified brothers Myles and Damien Sanderson as suspects. Myles Sanderson remains at large and is considered "armed and dangerous," while Damien Sanderson was found dead a day after the attacks with injuries that were not believed to be self-inflicted, police said.
Police have warned that Myles Sanderson may be injured. He is wanted on a warrant for three counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and breaking and entering into a residence.
Police on Tuesday reported a potential sighting of Sanderson at the James Smith Cree Nation, but police later determined he was not in the community. The search has expanded to the entirety of the province of Saskatchewan, authorities said.
Some of the victims were apparently targeted, police say
It remains unclear what motivated the violence and how or whether the brothers knew any of the victims.
Some were apparently targeted while others may have been attacked randomly, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said in a Monday briefing.
It's also unknown if the brothers carried out the attacks at the same time, according to Blackmore.
The first stabbing was reported on the James Smith Cree Nation at 5:40 a.m. local time. Minutes later, several more calls came in about stabbings at other locations, police said.
The nation has a population of around 3,400 people with about 1,800 members who live on the reservation, according to its website.
By 9:45 a.m., authorities were reporting victims in multiple locations, including one in Weldon.
Lydia Gloria Burns, a first responder, was responding to a crisis call when she was caught up in the violence and killed, her brother Darryl Burns told Reuters, though the agency didn't say if the call was related to the stabbings.
"She was butchered," her brother Ivor Burns said to Reuters.
The discovery of Damien Sanderson's body a day after the attacks also raised questions about his brother's involvement in his death. But police said Monday that it was unclear if Myles Sanderson was involved.
"It is an investigative avenue that we are following up on, but we can't say that definitively at this point," Blackmore said.
Suspect had a 'lengthy' criminal history and was released by parole board
Myles Sanderson was described as being approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing about 240 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Police on Tuesday released an updated photo of him.
Blackmore previously said that Sanderson had warrants out for his arrest before the stabbings.
"Myles' record dates back quite a number of years and it includes both property and persons crimes," Blackmore said, without elaborating on the alleged crimes.
"His actions have shown that he is violent and so we're continuing to emphasize for people to remain vigilant," Blackmore added.
Sanderson was granted statutory release by the Parole Board of Canada, according to a ruling made on February 1, 2022.
Statutory release is a presumptive release by law that allows an offender to serve part of their sentence in the community under direct supervision, according to the board. By Canadian law, the Correctional Service of Canada must release most offenders with supervision after they have served two-thirds of their sentence, if they have not already been granted parole, except for those serving a life sentence.
The board said in the ruling that it didn't believe Sanderson would present a risk to the public if released. The decision did note his long criminal history and that he was assessed by a psychologist for a "moderate risk of violence."
"Your criminal history is very concerning, including the use of violence and weapons related to your index offences, and your history of domestic violence which victimized family, including your children, and non-family," the ruling states.
In a statement, the Parole Board said it "extends its thoughts to the victims, their families and all those who have been impacted as a result of these senseless and horrific acts of violence."
Citing the Privacy Act, the board said it could not discuss specifics of an offender's case.
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MILILANI, Hawaii (KITV4) -- An elderly moped rider is in critical condition after crashing into a Toyota van in the Mililani area on Tuesday.
The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. According to Honolulu Police crash investigators, a 47-year-old man was heading west on Meheula Parkway in Mililani in a Toyota van.
The van driver attempted to make a right hand turn into the parking lot at Mililani High School it was struck on the right by the moped.
Investigators say the 76-year-old man driving the moped was trying to overtake the van on the right at the time of the crash. The moped driver was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
According to police, the moped driver was initially taken to the hospital in serious condition but his condition deteriorated while at the hospital and he is now listed in critical condition.
The van driver was not injured in the crash and remained at the scene, police said.
The crash is still under investigation. Police say it is still unknown if speed, drugs or alcohol played a factor.
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Hardly a day goes by without a major new development in the Mar-a-Lago investigation, whether it's a document drop from the Justice Department, a stunning comment from former President Donald Trump, a fireworks-filled court hearing or a long-awaited ruling.
The Justice Department's criminal probe into potential mishandling of classified materials is ongoing. The damage assessment is underway by US intelligence agencies. And the political fallout is still being shaped, as the November midterms approach and the 2024 election looms.
Here's a breakdown of what's going on and where things are headed in the investigation.
What's in the classified documents?
The government has recovered at least 325 unique classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, according to court filings describing Trump's turnover of materials in January, the subpoenaed documents he returned to the Justice Department in June and the fruits of August's FBI search.
We've known that some of these files were at the very highest level of classification, including some in an "SAP" program that severely restricts who can access the information. But since this scandal burst into public view, the big mystery has been: What are these classified files about?
Details have been very hard to come by -- after all, these are national security secrets. But on Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that one of the documents seized by the FBI during the August 8 search described "a foreign government's military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities."
"That's the kind of strategic information that can do tremendous damage," CNN's chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst John Miller said Wednesday on "CNN Newsroom."
Where do things stand right now?
On Labor Day, federal District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a landmark ruling, granting Trump's request to appoint a "special master" to independently review everything that the FBI carted away from Mar-a-Lago.
The immediate next steps look like this: The judge ordered Trump's lawyers to confer with the Justice Department and prepare a joint filing explaining their views on who should serve in the position, what their exact responsibilities should be, how they should be paid, how fast they should do their work and more. The deadline for this major court filing is Friday at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Meanwhile, the judge blocked the Justice Department from using any of the seized materials in connection with the ongoing criminal probe. That could slow down then investigation. The judge allowed the US intelligence community to finish its review of potential national security fallout.
Will the Justice Department appeal?
Cannon's ruling has been critiqued by a wide array of legal scholars, Trump critics, and even some former Trump allies, who described the decision as an unprecedented hamstringing of a major criminal investigation. (Cannon is a Trump appointee.)
Prosecutors have 30 days since the ruling dropped on Monday to file an appeal. The Justice Department has only publicly said so far that it's "examining the opinion" and mulling next steps.
Former Attorney General William Barr -- a Trump loyalist during his tenure, who broke with Trump over the 2020 election and is now a Trump critic -- says prosecutors should pursue an appeal.
"The opinion, I think, was wrong, and I think the government should appeal it," Barr said Tuesday in a Fox interview. "I don't think the appointment of a special master is going to hold up. But even if it does, I don't see it fundamentally changing the trajectory. I don't think it changes the ball game so much, as maybe we'll have a rain delay for a couple of innings."
There's a chance prosecutors will try to move full speed ahead on the special master process, while they simultaneously appeal the part of Cannon's ruling that blocked criminal investigators from doing anything with the fruits of their Mar-a-Lago search, like showing them to a grand jury.
What is the political fallout?
We're in uncharted territory, and the political fallout isn't clear yet. Both sides see an opening, but centrist voters seem to have sided against Trump as it relates to the Mar-a-Lago affair.
The Mar-a-Lago search has catapulted into Trump's top-of-mind. It's all over his social media pages, with multiple postings almost daily, filled with "deep state" conspiracy theories. At a rally last weekend in Pennsylvania in support of his handpicked candidates for Senate and governor, Trump devoted meaningful time during his speech to attacking the FBI and Justice Department.
On the other side, it's possible that the investigation could give a boost to Democrats, who have used the probe to attack Trump and raise the prospect of him possibly getting indicted or jailed.
Politically speaking, the reaction has been predictable. Polling indicates that most Republicans have Trump's back in the investigation, while most Democrats think he broke the law. So, it's more insightful to analyze how independent voters are assessing the fast-moving investigation.
A strong majority of independents, 59%, said the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago to protect national security, compared to just 41% who disagreed, according to a recent CBS News/YouGov poll. A Wall Street Journal poll found that only about one-third of independents believed that the FBI search was "just another example of the endless witch hunt and harassment" against Trump.
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Always remember: Locals recall ‘the darkest day’ in America
ROCK SPRINGS -- Every year, thousands of participants across America walk, climb and run to remember those who sacrificed their lives to save others on Sept. 11, 2001.
In Rock Springs, firefighters are hosting the 2022 Walk the Rock, 9/11 Memorial Climb on Sunday, Sept. 11.
According to Kelly Mathis, captain of the Rock Springs Fire Department, the twin towers at the World Trade Center each had 110 floors and 2071 steps.
“We want to keep doing this for community involvement,” said Mathis. “Members of the community will join firefighters to climb Grant Street in honor of the 343 firefighters from the Fire Department of New York City who gave their lives while trying to save others on that dark day.”
Mathis explained that Walk the Rock will consist of four lengths of Grant Street, starting and ending at the top of the street.
“This will show the participants in the walk what it was like to be in full gear as those brave people climbed 110 stories.”
The first responders will have weight vests, hose bundles and tools for people to carry if they would like to experience the weight that firefighters had to carry while ascending the burning twin towers.
“It’s steep, challenging and it can accommodate a lot of people,” Mathis described.
Mathis also mentioned that some participants and first responders may even go above and beyond by doing the equivalent of 343 flights of stairs in memory of the 343 emergency responders who lost their lives on 9/11. Those who complete the 343 Challenge will receive a commemorative challenge chip.
On the chip, the words “Never Forget” are inscribed.
Rock Springs Fire Department Chief Jim Wamsley said, “For us, in fire service, those aren’t just words. We will always remember those sacrifices and we don’t want to forget.”
He added, “We want to remember their heroism – their attempt to save a few lives – maybe some of those lives were already lost but they climbed in and did what needed to be done anyway.”
“I think that’s an example for our conduct for all walks of life; certainly, for those in fire service. It’s our job. We get in there and do whatever we can to save lives. That’s what the fire service is all about. A lot of times we are fortunate to be able to prevent loss of life but bad things happen and we have a job to do.”
Mathis was working at Copier and Supply, a small business in downtown Rock Springs, with his brother, before becoming a firefighter.
“My brother heard about it before coming into the shop and told us what was happening in New York City,” Mathis explained. “My best friend was in the academy at West Point at the time. Back then, we had no way to track what was going on. We didn’t even have a TV in the shop.”
Mathis tried contacting him for about eight hours before he finally heard his voice.
“He wasn’t close to downtown, in fact, he was 43 miles away from where they got hit,” he shared. “I told him that the first thought I had when I heard the news was the enemy would hit the military academy and wipe out all the future leaders of the United States.”
Wamsley noted that “the towers were a symbol of western culture.”
“They represented exuberance and power.”
Wamsley was still working for Church and Dwight in 2001. He had just gotten home from a graveyard shift when the attack began.
“I listened to the radio on the way home and the news of the towers wasn’t mentioned,” Wamsley revealed. “I had to call the plant for something and whoever answered the phone was in a panic. He said, ‘Can’t talk now. A plane just hit one of the towers in New York City!’”
Wamsley turned his television on as a commercial aircraft flew into the second tower.
“I normally would have slept all day but I didn’t get a wink of sleep that day,” Wamsley said. “They were somber days. It’s one of those things where you hear people talk about those momentous events in their lives.
“It was truly the darkest day in the United States.”
“For my parents, it was the assassination of John F. Kennedy,” Wamsley shared. “For me, it will always be 9/11. Before that, it was the first man landing on the moon when I was in the first grade.”
Wamsley added, “There are a few things I can recall but with 9/11, I’ll always remember the feeling and just the way that day was so surreal.”
“It has fundamentally changed our philosophies in the United States. It created a whole new federal bureau – Homeland Security of the United States.”
Clark Allred, battalion chief of Sweetwater County Fire District No. 1 was working for a vending company in Salt Lake City on Sept. 11, 2001.
“I remember that day very clearly,” said Allred. “I was watching the live footage of it from the counting room.”
Allred was a volunteer firefighter in Draper, Utah at the time, as well. He eventually became an EMT, which helped him get a full-time position with the fire department.
“First responders wouldn’t work as hard as they do if they weren't passionate about it,” Allred pointed out. “They wouldn’t be there if it wasn’t for their passion for it.”
By 2019, Rock Springs resident Rick Cozad retired after 28 years in fire service.
“If given the chance, I would do it 100 times over,” Cozad expressed. “My dad was a firefighter, as well as several cousins, uncles and great uncles. I even have two daughters who are firefighters. I guess it's in our DNA.”
Cozad said that he was working a double shift “while everything unfolded.”
“I was at headquarters station when the first plane hit the tower,” Cozad described. “Of course, I thought, ‘It had to be an accident’ at that point. Shortly after arriving at Station 2, the second plane hit the south tower.
“I vividly remember thinking ‘What the hell did I just watch?’”
Cozad hopes that “everyone takes a few minutes to remember the citizen casualties including the casualties from Flight 11, Flight 175 and Flight 77 which hit the Pentagon along with Flight 93 that crashed in a Pennsylvania field.
He said, “Be mindful of the thousands of families that continue to grieve for their loved ones. Of course, I want people to reflect on the incredible sacrifice that was made by all emergency responders that day such as firefighters, law enforcement and EMTs.”
He added, “But my heart will always be with my brothers and sisters of the fire service that answered their last call and the families that they left behind. 343.”
“I will proudly watch the next generation keep the memorial alive.”
Rock Springs Mayor Tim Kaumo was getting ready for work and watching the morning news when the first plane hit the North tower just before 9 a.m.
“I originally thought this was just a terrible accident until the second plane hit the South tower and then everyone realized this was a terrorist attack,” Kaumo recalled. “As that morning revealed even more chaos, my thoughts were mixed with that of anger, sorrow and fear.
“Our way of life would never be the same.”
“I hope that no one ever forgets all those who lost their lives that day,” he expressed. “I hope everyone takes a moment to realize the sacrifices our emergency responders make every day.”
“I hope that we believe in one another and in the strength of this great nation and we come together as one united group that will defeat all threats to our country and its citizens.”
The Walk the Rock 9/11 Memorial Climb opening ceremonies will begin at 6:46 a.m. sharp on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022.
Mathis said, “The first plane struck the twin towers at 6:46 a.m. mountain standard time.”
Representatives from the Rock Springs Fire Department and other emergency services are asking the public to allow themselves enough time to park vehicles and check in prior to that time.
Early registration ended on Aug. 23, but individuals may still register for the climb online. Since the number of shirts will be limited by Sunday, shirts will be mailed out to participants. Participants may even register on the day of the event in person, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Participants will need to park on the south side of the college parking lot, near the tennis courts.
“Anyone at any fitness level is invited to join us,” said Wamsley. “This is definitely not a fitness competition. This is a memorial event and a personal challenge.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/always-remember-locals-recall-the-darkest-day-in-america/article_e76563e6-2f09-11ed-888a-73888fe3b5c2.html | 2022-09-08T01:37:13Z |
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ZONES 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428, 429, 430,
AND 432...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 through 425. Fire
weather zones 427 through 430. Fire weather zone 432.
* WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with
gusts to 35 mph possible.
* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
* HAINES...5 to 6.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms are likely Thursday
afternoon leading to additional fire starts.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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1964-2022 Michael David Allen, 58, of Cheyenne died September 4. He was born on August 9, 1964, in Cheyennne, Wyoming. Service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, in Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel. To leave condolences for the family or to view the full obituary please visit www.wrcfuneral.com.
To plant a tree in memory of Michael Allen as a living tribute, please visit Tribute Store. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/milestones/obituaries/allen-michael-david/article_333dcd21-704f-5893-9838-8648b454a457.html | 2022-09-08T01:37:19Z |
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ZONES 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428, 429, 430,
AND 432...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 through 425. Fire
weather zones 427 through 430. Fire weather zone 432.
* WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with
gusts to 35 mph possible.
* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
* HAINES...5 to 6.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms are likely Thursday
afternoon leading to additional fire starts.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
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Tamara K. Smith 1960-2022 Tamara K. Smith, 62, of Cheyenne, Wyoming passed away on August 28, 2022 surrounded by her loving husband, children, family and mother. Tamara was born March 4, 1960 to Gerald and Betty Aarsby in Miles City, Montana. Her family moved to Gillette, Wyoming where she attended school through junior high. She moved to Billings, Montana then on to White Bear, Minnesota where she finished her schooling, eventually earning her associate's degree. Tamara returned to Gillette where she met, fell in love and married her husband, Anthony J. Smith, in 1979. They later renewed their vows at the Stavkirke Chapel in the hills in Rapid City, South Dakota on August 2, 1982. The church is the exact replica of the Bogund Stavkirke near Laerdal, Norway which they were able to visit in the summer of 2018. Tamara loved camping and water skiing at Guernsey Reservoir with her family, any adventure in the mountains or the Black Hills, traveling, and all of her animals. They moved to Sundance, Wyoming in 1983 for five wonderful, memorable years before relocating to Cheyenne in 1988. Tamara worked at State Beauty Supply until her retirement in February of 2022. Tamara is survived by her husband, Anthony; her two children, Justin (Nona) Smith and Garret Smith; two grandchildren, Eric and Alitzel; and her mother, Betty Rollins, all of Cheyenne; her brother, Larry (Laurie) Aarsby of Boise, Idaho; sister, Kathy (Mark) Barker of Casper, Wyoming; two sisters-in-law, Rene Emme of Box Elder, South Dakota and Teresa Sweazey of Rapid City, South Dakota; two step-sisters, Cyndee and Cheryl; step-brother, Keith of Rapid City, South Dakota; as well as several nieces and nephews. Tamara was a very special lady and well loved by her family, friends and those that knew her. She will be greatly missed. A private ceremony will be held at Lakeview Chapel at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home. Following the ceremony on September 10, 2022, the family will host a gathering at their home on 7200 Kingsford Drive, Cheyenne, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. All those that wish to pay their respects and meet with the family are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Cheyenne Animal Shelter, Black Dog Animal Rescue, The American Cancer Society or to the Davis Hospice Center with all of its wonderful and caring staff | https://www.wyomingnews.com/milestones/obituaries/smith-tamara-k/article_4fdd0310-bdf1-5243-bcd9-90fc4a2da20c.html | 2022-09-08T01:37:26Z |
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THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428, 429, 430,
AND 432...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 through 425. Fire
weather zones 427 through 430. Fire weather zone 432.
* WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with
gusts to 35 mph possible.
* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
* HAINES...5 to 6.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms are likely Thursday
afternoon leading to additional fire starts.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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CHEYENNE – Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 7.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.85 per gallon Tuesday, according to GasBuddy.com's survey of 494 stations in Wyoming.
Prices in Wyoming are 36.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, and stand 31.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 2 cents in the last week and stands at $5.02 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Wyoming was priced at $3.13 per gallon Monday, while the most expensive was $4.96, a difference of $1.83 per gallon.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 7.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.75 per gallon Tuesday. The national average is down 29.5 cents per gallon from a month ago, and stands 57.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/average-gas-prices-drop-7-6-cents-a-gallon-in-wyoming-in-past-week/article_406d4fba-2f0c-11ed-8f41-eb98616f42e4.html | 2022-09-08T01:37:32Z |
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND A FIRE
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ZONES 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428, 429, 430,
AND 432...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 through 425. Fire
weather zones 427 through 430. Fire weather zone 432.
* WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with
gusts to 35 mph possible.
* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
* HAINES...5 to 6.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms are likely Thursday
afternoon leading to additional fire starts.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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CFD Old West Museum to hold Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Sept. 16
CHEYENNE – The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum will induct a group of eight distinguished groups and individuals during the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
The induction will occur on Friday, Sept. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Event Center at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Headquarters Building. Admission includes both the ceremony and a prime rib dinner.
The list of inductees is as follows: Father Joseph C. Geders; E. Dean “Doc” Schroeder; Cheyenne Frontier Days Dandies; Roger Schreiner; Rick Keslar; the Establishing HEELs; Billy Evans Hunting Horse and The Southern Plains Intertribal Indian Dance Group; and Capt. William Lewis Pitcher.
Tickets for the event are $75 for museum non-members, $50 for members and $800 for a table with guaranteed seating. Parking for the event will be available in the B-Lot of Frontier Park. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/cfd-old-west-museum-to-hold-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-on-sept-16/article_e9d25620-2f0e-11ed-be2d-7b8161db2c3c.html | 2022-09-08T01:37:38Z |
CHEYENNE – The 2022 Cheyenne 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be held this Saturday, Sept. 10, at East High School.
The annual climb honors the 343 members of the New York City Fire Department who died at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428, 429, 430, AND 432... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 through 425. Fire weather zones 427 through 430. Fire weather zone 432. * WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with gusts to 35 mph possible. * HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent. * HAINES...5 to 6. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms are likely Thursday afternoon leading to additional fire starts. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. &&
CHEYENNE – The 2022 Cheyenne 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be held this Saturday, Sept. 10, at East High School.
The annual climb honors the 343 members of the New York City Fire Department who died at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
Stair climbs are held across the country. These events help sustain National Fallen Firefighters Foundation counseling and support programs for all families of firefighters who succumb to line-of-duty deaths.
Onsite registration begins at 3:30 p.m., with an opening ceremony set for 4:30, followed by the climb starting at 4:45 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. East High School is located at 200 E. Pershing Blvd.
For more information, contact climb coordinator Jackson Yates at yates.jacksonr@gmail.com or 270-519-7219.
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...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND A FIRE
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...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428, 429, 430,
AND 432...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 through 425. Fire
weather zones 427 through 430. Fire weather zone 432.
* WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with
gusts to 35 mph possible.
* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
* HAINES...5 to 6.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms are likely Thursday
afternoon leading to additional fire starts.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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Allen Fenstermacher, in a photo provided by the Laramie County Sheriff's Office.
CHEYENNE – Cheyenne police have arrested a local man following a Tuesday afternoon stabbing incident, the department said in a Wednesday afternoon news release.
Allen Fenstermacher, 39, a transient, is accused of attacking a 15-year-old boy with a knife during an altercation. The boy had a minor injury, according to the release.
At about 3 p.m. Tuesday, CPD officers were dispatched to a report of an aggravated assault with a knife near the 200 block of East Ninth Street. Responding officers located the 15-year-old juvenile male victim at the scene. He was transported to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center for treatment.
A preliminary investigation shows the juvenile male victim and another juvenile male were at a nearby park when Fenstermacher initiated a conversation with them. The juveniles left the area on foot, but as they walked, Fenstermacher reportedly followed them toward the juvenile victim’s residence.
As they arrived at the residence, the juvenile victim requested help from his father. The father asked Fenstermacher to leave, but he refused to do so. A physical altercation between the father and Fenstermacher began, and the two juveniles joined.
Police believe that Fenstermacher produced a knife during this altercation and assaulted the juvenile victim. Fenstermacher then allegedly fled from the area on foot.
Officers established a perimeter and, within minutes, located Fenstermacher near the 800 block of Warren Avenue. He was taken to CRMC and then booked into the Laramie County jail without incident on a felony charge of aggravated assault.
This case remains under investigation by CPD.
Tuesday's incident was the second stabbing in the city in a less than 24-hour period. A gas station employee was arrested in a Monday evening incident after allegedly stabbing a man following an argument. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/cheyenne-police-arrest-man-after-tuesday-stabbing/article_38a23ea8-2f11-11ed-9e7d-4b880781263a.html | 2022-09-08T01:37:50Z |
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY
WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428, 429, 430,
AND 432...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 through 425. Fire
weather zones 427 through 430. Fire weather zone 432.
* WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with
gusts to 35 mph possible.
* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
* HAINES...5 to 6.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms are likely Thursday
afternoon leading to additional fire starts.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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Sexually transmitted infections an increasing concern in Wyoming
CHEYENNE – With sexually transmitted infections an increasing concern across the state, the Wyoming Department of Health is encouraging prevention strategies and testing for residents.
Comparing 2021 reported cases with those from 2020 shows Wyoming experienced a 23.6% increase in chlamydia cases, a 33.5% increase in gonorrhea cases and a 35.5% increase in syphilis cases. To date in 2022, statewide, there have been approximately 982 cases of chlamydia, 175 cases of gonorrhea and 35 cases of syphilis reported.
The most commonly diagnosed STI in Wyoming is chlamydia. Of the 2021 chlamydia infections reported in Wyoming, 24% occurred in 15- to 19-year-olds, 41% in 20- to 24-year-olds and 27% in 25- to 34-year-olds.
Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with WDH, said the increased rates are unfortunate. “If left untreated, these infections can cause long-term pelvic or abdominal pain, an increased risk of getting HIV, infertility, pregnancy complications, stillbirth and infant death,” she said.
Harrist noted overall STI testing was down in 2020 and 2021 compared to previous years, resulting in potentially undiagnosed and untreated STIs in Wyoming.
STI prevention strategies include:
Abstaining from all types of sexual contact
Getting tested before starting a new sexual relationship
Before having sexual contact, asking potential sexual partners if they have been tested since their last sexual partner
Choosing lower-risk types of sexual contact
Consistent and correct condom use with sexual contact
Limiting the number of sexual partners
Routine testing for STIs
Leslie Fowler, Communicable Disease Prevention Program manager with WDH, reminded residents that testing for STIs, HIV and viral hepatitis can be important.
“While STIs sometimes make their presence known through symptoms like itching, burning, discharge or visible sores, most people have no symptoms,” she said. “Also, many people are not aware that while these infections often occur in the genitals, they can also occur in the throat and rectum, so it’s important to ask your provider about extra-genital or three-site testing to identify these infections, as all untreated STIs can have serious health consequences.”
WDH offers detailed STI information, free condom resources, low or no-cost testing, at-home testing options and STI treatment through the www.KnoWyo.org website. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/sexually-transmitted-infections-an-increasing-concern-in-wyoming/article_d7578284-2f10-11ed-b1ab-d7ad281e7a93.html | 2022-09-08T01:37:56Z |
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Very Warm Temperatures and Strong
Gusty Winds will create erratic fire behavior and new fire
starts.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In Southwest WY Fire Zones...277...279.
In West Central WY Fire Zone....278.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Uinta.
In West Central WY...Lincoln...Sublette.
* WIND: West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 14 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the lower 80s.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are
either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong
winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
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Chief of Police Tom Jarvie explains how Green River Police Department Officer Kyle Delisser saved a man's life recently to the Green River city council during Tuesday's city council meeting.
From left to right, Sherry Bushman, Robert Berg, Jim Zimmerman, Mayor Pete Rust, Officer Kyle Delisser, Chief Tom Jarvie, Gary Killpack and George Jost gather for a picture during Tuesday's Green River city council meeting after Delisser was given the Emergency Medical Service Award for saving a man from an accidental overdose.
Chief of Police Tom Jarvie explains how Green River Police Department Officer Kyle Delisser saved a man's life recently to the Green River city council during Tuesday's city council meeting.
Rocket Miner Photo by Trina Dennis Brittain
From left to right, Sherry Bushman, Robert Berg, Jim Zimmerman, Mayor Pete Rust, Officer Kyle Delisser, Chief Tom Jarvie, Gary Killpack and George Jost gather for a picture during Tuesday's Green River city council meeting after Delisser was given the Emergency Medical Service Award for saving a man from an accidental overdose.
GREEN RIVER – Green River Police Department Officer Kyle Delisser was recognized for his heroic efforts during the city council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Delisser received the Emergency Medical Service Award from Tom Jarvie, chief of Green River Police Department.
According to Jarvie, to qualify for the award, the officer has to intervene in a manner that saves someone’s life.
“It’s quite often we perform CPR and more recently, thanks to the help of council’s agreements and the Department of Health, we’ve been carrying Narcan,” said Jarvie. “It’s something we can immediately intervene with.”
Jarvie explained that just six minutes after midnight on June 29, 2022, Green River police officers were called to 409 E. Flaming Gorge Way, in regards to an unresponsive man lying on the floor.
“Officer Delisser was one of the responding officers at the residence,” Jarvie said. “He had observed that the male was not breathing and was not responsive. He was unconscious and drooling. Officer Delsser discovered unknown pills in the mouth of the male. Prescription bottles for morphine and oxycodone were located nearby.”
Jarvie said that Officer Delisser figured that it was likely an overdose. He quickly administered a dose of Narcan into the male and shortly after he had administered the Narcan, the male became coherent and oriented.
By then, an ambulance arrived and the male was turned over to EMS for treatment and was transported to the emergency room, where he recovered.
“A quick intervention by Officer Delisser saved a male from overdosing,” Jarvie pointed out “He would have died without medical assistance.
“It is more than just having Narcan in your pouch. It is recognizing the signs and it was perfect just the way he did it.”
Jarvie mentioned that the overdose was accidental since the community showed concerns for individuals engaging in illegal drug activity.
“These were medications that were prescribed but they hadn’t been taken appropriately.”
Delisser noted that overdoses happen often in the community and he gave credit to the training he received in the police department.
The first thing he remembered from his training was “to stay calm.”
“By staying calm, I was able to piece together what’s going on and figure out why he wasn’t responsive,” said Delisser. “I could tell he was alive but I had to find out why he wasn’t responsive.”
“With training and carrying Narcan, it works out really well.”
For civilians who don’t carry Narcan when they witness an overdose, Delisser suggests calling 911 immediately.
“If you can, roll them onto their side,” he added. “Check to see what level of consciousness they’re at and stay on the phone with 911 to let them know how their situation is progressing and hope that help will arrive quickly.”
“We always hope for the best for them after an accidental overdose like that and we’re just glad we can save them from it.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/police-officer-saves-man-from-overdose/article_71527610-2f06-11ed-a3b0-ff2115640cbc.html | 2022-09-08T01:38:03Z |
ROCK SPRINGS – It was a sweep at Rushmore Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
The Western Wyoming Community College Lady Mustangs defeated Colorado Northwestern Community College in the team’s home opener, 3-0 (25-17, 25-12 and 25-16).
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ROCK SPRINGS – It was a sweep at Rushmore Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
The Western Wyoming Community College Lady Mustangs defeated Colorado Northwestern Community College in the team’s home opener, 3-0 (25-17, 25-12 and 25-16).
Western head coach Fredann Soto liked the way her squad competed, but said that the Lady Mustangs have a ways to go before heading to Twin Falls, Idaho, to play in the Starr Invitational.
“We played pretty good tonight. We’ve got a lot of work to do before we head to Twin Falls this weekend to compete against a lot of good Region VIII teams,” Soto said.
“We’re good. We just have to put it together and we got to believe in ourselves”
In each set, the Lady Mustangs gained control of an early lead.
About midway, however, the squad let their opponent ease their way back into contention before Western would put their foot down on the gas pedal and came away with big victories.
Soto said during the timeouts, she urged her team to calm down and just play the game.
“They just need to settle down. They just need to play their game. We are a talented team,” she said.
“We are young, but we’re talented, and they need to understand that they need to believe in themselves and just put a ball in the court.”
The Lady Mustangs will be back at Rushmore Gymnasium on Tuesday, Sept. 13, when they host Salt Lake Community College at 6 p.m.
This weekend, the team will be in Idaho competing in a tournament.
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Director of Billy Jack’s Franchise Operations Jerry Cox poses for a portrait in the pizza pub inside the Cheyenne Regional Airport on Friday. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
From the left are Kristal Brenden, Travis Brenden and Mike Purcell, standing in line in Billy Jack’s pizza pub, inside the Cheyenne Regional Airport on Friday. Kristal and Travis’s daughter, Andilyn, has celiac disease so they order gluten-free pizza. “It’s become our favorite,” said Kristal Brenden of Billy Jack’s pizza pub. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
A POPPER-oni specialty pizza containing house sauce, pepperoni, bacon, jalapeño, pepper jack and cream cheese, from Billy Jack’s pizza pub inside the Cheyenne Regional Airport on Friday. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Director of Billy Jack’s Franchise Operations Jerry Cox prepares a pizza inside the Cheyenne Regional Airport location on Friday. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
In the bottom right, Andilyn Brenden and her friend Lucas Roth sit inside Billy Jack’s pizza pub in the Cheyenne Regional Airport on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Andilyn has celiac’s disease so she must eat gluten-free pizza. She and her parents have returned to Billy Jack’s for a third time, the pizza pub has become a family favorite. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Director of Billy Jack’s Franchise Operations Jerry Cox prepares a pizza inside the Cheyenne Regional Airport location on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Director of Billy Jack’s Franchise Operations Jerry Cox poses for a portrait in the pizza pub inside the Cheyenne Regional Airport on Friday. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
From the left are Kristal Brenden, Travis Brenden and Mike Purcell, standing in line in Billy Jack’s pizza pub, inside the Cheyenne Regional Airport on Friday. Kristal and Travis’s daughter, Andilyn, has celiac disease so they order gluten-free pizza. “It’s become our favorite,” said Kristal Brenden of Billy Jack’s pizza pub. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
A POPPER-oni specialty pizza containing house sauce, pepperoni, bacon, jalapeño, pepper jack and cream cheese, from Billy Jack’s pizza pub inside the Cheyenne Regional Airport on Friday. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
A Billy Jack’s sign outside of the Cheyenne Regional Airport on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Director of Billy Jack’s Franchise Operations Jerry Cox prepares a pizza inside the Cheyenne Regional Airport location on Friday. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
In the bottom right, Andilyn Brenden and her friend Lucas Roth sit inside Billy Jack’s pizza pub in the Cheyenne Regional Airport on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Andilyn has celiac’s disease so she must eat gluten-free pizza. She and her parents have returned to Billy Jack’s for a third time, the pizza pub has become a family favorite. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Director of Billy Jack’s Franchise Operations Jerry Cox prepares a pizza inside the Cheyenne Regional Airport location on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
A stack of pizza dough awaiting toppings in Billy Jack’s inside the Cheyenne Regional Airport on Friday. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE – Billy Jack’s Pizza Pub will be there, whether you’re coming, going or just looking for a bite and a beer.
On Wednesday, the small-chain restaurant whose parent company is based out of Kearney, Nebraska, opened its third location, its second in Cheyenne, in the Cheyenne Regional Airport, 420 Airport Parkway West, Suite 1.
Originally, this location was scheduled to open in 2021 in tandem with the company’s storefront on South Greeley Highway, which is only operational via delivery and pickup. With construction delays hindering in the airport location’s schedule, the grand opening was pushed back until now.
The new airport location will have full dine-in service as well as a unique breakfast menu to accommodate for travelers. This will also be the first pizza restaurant in the city to open its doors at 5 a.m., in an effort to accommodate for those earlier flights from here to Denver International Airport.
Billy Jack’s was competing for this airport location from the start, according to founder and CEO Bill Winberg. While it was always a part of the business plan to secure this location, he told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on Thursday, it’s still an exciting step.
“It’s still very exciting to have the success and be able to grow as fast as we are,” Winberg said. “There’s a really good following up there already. Hopefully, the word will spread, because everybody loves the food and loves the atmosphere.”
Due to the small size of this airport, Winberg has a unique expectation for the restaurant, one that airport Director of Aviation Tim Bradshaw apparently shares with him. Just like the restaurant that was featured within the airport’s original terminal on East 8th Avenue, they expect the majority of the client base to be non-travelers.
“With the following that we have, we’re pretty confident that it will become something like that,” Winberg said. “We’re all very familiar with the old Cloud Nine and how successful it was. We’re hoping that we can create that same type of scenario for this.”
But why is a Kearney, Nebraska-based pizza chain now outnumbering the outlets in their original location’s city with two stores in Cheyenne?
Simple. Winberg is a University of Wyoming graduate. The majority of Billy Jack’s shareholders are based in the Cheyenne area.
With this kind of support, the hope is that the airport and Billy Jack’s can develop a symbiotic relationship. The restaurant will give the relatively new airport more exposure, and the traffic of travelers and unique location for a community restaurant will attract customers.
The location also secured a bar and grill license, and provides a full-service bar. It is fully open to the public and customers do not have to be traveling to dine.
Billy Jack’s Pizza & Pub is open from 5 a.m.-10 p.m. every day. This location does not provide delivery or carry-out service.
Will Carpenter is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s Arts and Entertainment/Features Reporter. He can be reached by email at wcarpenter@wyomingnews.com or by phone at 307-633-3135. Follow him on Twitter @will_carp_. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyomingbusinessreport/industry_news/economy_and_labor/billy-jacks-pizza-pub-opens-airport-location-in-cheyenne/article_d20228da-2f0f-11ed-9560-537fff04e240.html | 2022-09-08T01:38:15Z |
Wyoming public schools were criticized by charter school advocates at a State Loan and Investment Board meeting Tuesday.
The SLIB is considering applications from proposed charter schools in Chugwater, Mills and Cheyenne, and heard presentations and public comment for two. Applicants for Cheyenne Classical Academy can make their case at the next meeting Sept. 14 as the panel weighs which charter schools to approve before the 2023-24 school year.
Wyoming has five charter schools located in Riverton, Laramie and Cheyenne.
Legislation passed in 2021 makes it possible for the board to allow a charter school to become an independent public school within the district where it’s located. Previously, only local school boards such authority.
In trying to convince Gov. Mark Gordon, outgoing Secretary of State Ed Buchanan, State Auditor Kristi Racines, State Treasurer Curt Meier and outgoing Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder to use their new power, many said charter schools were a necessary alternative.
Student performance
The Legislature’s Joint Education Committee co-Chairman Sen. Charles Scott, R-Casper, said he was concerned with low WY-TOPP reading test scores. He said such scores are a matter of school management and community expectations.
Scott is a supporter of Wyoming Classical Academy that would be built in Mills. It plans to incorporate the Hillsdale College K-12 classical curriculum, emphasizing financial literacy, character development and civic responsibility.
Scott said he thinks “having competition for students, which is competition for dollars, the way our funding formula works, will help persuade our districts to pay attention to this key metric and make them realize that they can do better.” For students in large, underperforming districts, parents can take them out of public schools. Scott said it will take a while for the state to turn around the public education system.
“I don’t think the problem is the teachers,” he said. “The number of teachers we’ve got, you’re going to have very good ones and a few poor ones in the nature of human institutions. But I think, by and large, it’s a local management problem.”
Legislators and parents weren’t the only critics of WY-TOPP performance. Natrona County School District 1 Trustee Clark Jensen has served on that board for eight years, and said he is disappointed with how schools are performing compared to state standards. He is a supporter of the Wyoming Classical Academy because he said the public schools aren’t making enough progress.
“I believe they’ll set the standard. They’ll set the bar in reading and math and science and many other areas,” Jensen said. “One of the things they’re going to do is teach the heritage in a way that’s needed greatly. I’m concerned that many of our students don’t have an understanding of the great nation that they live in, they apologize for where we’re at, and don’t appreciate the Constitution.”
He said this will not be the case with the charter school. He noted he will not be running again for office as a Natrona County school trustee, but he may join the Wyoming Classical Academy’s board.
Culture
Charter school advocates back parental choice, because of what many described as a desire for a different school “culture.”
In the case of the Chugwater application, proponents said they were receiving a large amount of community support, and they don’t want to convert the public school to a charter. There are only around 30 students attending the school in Chugwater, and its superintendent questioned whether this would shut down the school altogether if “95% of the students verbally committed” to attending the upstart.
Jerah Nix, founding board member for Prairie View Community School in Chugwater, said the reason such allies didn’t want to convert the small public school was because of the culture. She said it’s very hard to change it, as well as the model used in public education.
Her school would implement project-based learning and place-based education. There would be a focus on internships, community service projects, and residents educating students about their experiences. It is not associated with the Hillsdale College curriculum.
Charter school advocate Russ Donley seeks to have the environment he’s seen at a Hillsdale College charter school in Golden, Colorado. He said there is a respect for teachers and parents that starts in grade school.
“It’s a culture of virtue, a culture of goodness,” he said. “The kids are taught you don’t lie, cheat or steal. There are no locks on their lockers – none. You see happy kids.”
A parent and board member of the Wyoming Classical Academy said her son struggled with reading and writing. Sena Selby said by the end of fourth grade, he wasn’t capitalizing letters at the start of his sentences or putting periods at the end. she sees hope in the charter school model, aimed at “exceeding current performance averages, combined with the school culture to inspire children to pursue educational excellence.”
“The classical model offers a proven successful, teacher-directed curriculum in a culture that supports parents, teachers, students and staff,” she said. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyomingbusinessreport/industry_news/economy_and_labor/public-schools-criticized-in-push-for-charter-schools/article_856cea64-2f0f-11ed-bb27-67028f887224.html | 2022-09-08T01:38:21Z |
Former teacher facing charges for ‘twerking’ on student, forcing alcohol, authorities say
PERRY, Fla. (WCTV/Gray News) - Authorities in Florida say a former teacher at a private Christian school is facing additional charges after a reported incident at a school prom.
WCTV reports that 39-year-old Julie Hoover has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and a second felony charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in lewd conduct with a student.
The charges stem from a school prom on April 8. A student reportedly told investigators that Hoover pressured him to drink alcohol at the event, even forcing the straw from her cup into his mouth.
An administrator told investigators that staff had the alcohol in a back room to drink after the event when students left.
According to authorities, the student also said that when he was on or near the dance floor, Hoover was “twerking” on him, making him uncomfortable. At least two other people corroborated the story and told investigators they got in between Hoover and the student several times, trying to get the teacher to stop.
Hoover was arrested in June after deputies said she was sexting with an 18-year-old at the school.
Previously, records showed that the 18-year-old’s mother contacted the sheriff’s office on June 2 after finding explicit messages between the student and teacher.
According to court documents, the mother also told deputies that Hoover was arranging for the student to sneak into Hoover’s home while her husband was at work.
An official with the school, who asked not to be identified, issued the following statement in response to Hoover’s latest arrest:
“Mrs. Hoover is a former teacher with Point of Grace Christian. We will not provide further information on her employment or departure from our school. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office informed us of the allegations against Mrs. Hoover, and we have cooperated with the investigation. Out of respect for the judicial process, we will not comment any further at this time.”
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Southern California's Fastest-Growing Urgent Care Provider Continues to Enhance Patient Experience, Now Providing Santa Monica with Convenient and Affordable Medical Care
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Exer Urgent Care opened its 28th Southern California location, expanding into the city of Santa Monica. Located at 2300 Wilshire Blvd., across the street from Whole Foods Market, the new center is staffed by ER-trained doctors and other medical professionals providing convenient, affordable and high-quality medical care at a fraction of the cost of an ER. Offering more comprehensive medical services than traditional walk-in clinics, Exer helps reduce the strain on local emergency rooms.
"We are grateful for the opportunity to continue expanding our services throughout Southern California, providing patients with unparalleled services, going above and beyond expectations," said Rob Mahan, CEO, Exer Urgent Care. "With the community's health at the forefront of our minds, we're eager to serve the Santa Monica neighborhood with high-quality and convenient healthcare solutions that will be quicker and cost significantly less than an ER visit."
Exer Urgent Care is Southern California's fastest-growing urgent care company servicing a whole range of minor-to-major healthcare needs. Exer offers an in-house PCR lab and COVID-19 rapid test (antigen) results available by end of day and PCR test results available by end of next day. With on-site x-ray and pharmacy, IV, laceration treatment, and diagnostics, Exer can treat many of the non-threatening emergencies seen in an ER for a fraction of the cost. Exer's patient portal offers access to test results and other health information.
Exer Santa Monica is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the last patient registered at 8:30 p.m. Exer accepts most PPO, HMO and Medicare, and offers affordable self-pay options for those with minimal or no health insurance.
For more information about Exer Urgent Care visit ExerUrgentCare.com and follow @ExerUrgentCare on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Exer serves the greater Los Angeles regions, Orange and Ventura counties. Their current facilities reside in: San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Santa Clarita, South Bay, Ventura, Central Los Angeles, Orange County and the Westside.
For a full list of the 28 Exer clinic locations visit exerurgentcare.com/locations/.
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With 28 Southern California locations, Exer Urgent Care is designed to get you better. With the peace of mind that comes from easy access to highly-trained doctors and other medical professionals, Exer services a whole range of minor-to-major healthcare needs in a convenient, high-quality and affordable environment. With an in-house PRC lab, on-site x-ray and pharmacy, IV, laceration treatment, diagnostics and more, Exer can treat many of the non-life-threatening emergencies seen in an ER for a fraction of the cost. Exer is here to make healthcare work better, feel better—and deliver better results—for everyone. Now let's get you better. For more information on Exer Urgent Care, visit ExerUrgentCare.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Gate Global (GGG) is excited to announce that the EB-5 investors can now file their I-526E petitions for GGG's current investment opportunity, Brooklyn Basin Phase 2.
GGG's successful litigation together with other leading regional center operators against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resulted in a favorable settlement agreement, which was approved by Judge Chhabria on September 1, 2022. The settlement agreement clarifies the I-956F receipt requirement and thus allowing EB-5 investors to file their I-526E petitions in the Brooklyn Basin Phase 2 EB-5 project effective immediately.
Brooklyn Basin Phase 2 is the first of GGG's new investment opportunities in California. The project is located in a TEA (Targeted Employment Area), thereby qualifying those that subscribe eligible for set-aside visas under the renewed regional center program. The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 allows concurrent filing of Form I-526E and Form I-485, in effect making a conditional EB-5 visa benefits immediately available for those whose who are already in the United States on another visa and whose country is current (i.e., not backlogged) on the visa bulletin.
The Brooklyn Basin Phase 2 EB-5 project represents Signature Development Group's most recent multifamily developments in Brooklyn Basin following the great success of the Orion which included 241 apartment units and was completed in August 2019.
This is the 13th EB-5 fund offered by Golden Gate Global. GGG has maintained a perfect track record of project approvals and has raised $650 million in EB-5 funds.
This is great news for investors that were waiting for Golden Gate Global's offering to be able to file their I-526E petitions. GGG has a global team to assist investors in Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese.
Golden Gate Global is an award-winning regional center operator headquartered in San Francisco, California. Established in 2011, Golden Gate Global has been offering EB-5 visa opportunities through institutional quality real estate projects with partners such as Lennar Corporation, JMA Ventures, Sacramento Kings, and Signature Development Group to EB-5 investors from all over the world. Golden Gate Global enjoys a 100% USCIS project approval rate and has been successful servicing over 1,300 EB-5 investors.
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ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, metabolic, autoimmune, ophthalmology and other major diseases, announced second interim analysis results of the randomized, double-blinded, multi-center Phase 3 ORIENT-31 study (NCT03802240) conducted in China evaluating sintilimab with or without anti-VEGF antibody therapy (BYVASDA® [bevacizumab biosimilar injection]) combined with chemotherapy [pemetrexed and cisplatin] in patients with EGFR-mutatednon-squamous non-small cell lung-cancer (nsqNSCLC) who progressed after EGFR-TKI therapy in a mini oral presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022 (Abstract #LBA58).
In the second interim analysis reviewed by the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC), in the intent-to-treat (ITT) population, based on assessment by the Independent Radiographic Review Committee (IRRC), the median progression-free survival (PFS) (95%CI) was 7.2 months (6.6, 9.3), 5.5 months (4.5, 6.1), and 4.3 months (4.1, 5.3) in Arm A (sintilimab plus BYVASDA®[bevacizumab biosimilar injection] and chemotherapy group), Arm B (sintilimab and chemotherapy group) and Arm C (chemotherapy group) respectively. In this analysis, the PFS benefit of Arm A versus Arm C was consistent with the first interim analysis. Arm B demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in PFS compared with Arm C, with a HR of 0.723(95%CI: 0.552, 0.948 P=0.0181). Additionally, the key secondary endpoints of objective response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DOR) were both improved in Arm B compared with Arm C. Globally, ORIENT-31 is the first prospective, double-blind Phase 3 study to demonstrate significant PFS benefit of combination therapy of an anti-PD-1 antibody with or without VEGF inhibitors and chemotherapy compared to standard care of therapy in patients with EGFR mutated nsqNSCLC that progressed on prior EGFR-TKI therapy. The safety profile of this study was consistent with that observed in previously reported studies of sintilimab and BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection), without new or unexpected safety signals.
The principal investigator of the ORIENT-31 Study, Prof. Shun Lu from the Oncology Department of Shanghai Chest Hospital, stated, "EGFR-TKI targeted therapy is the first treatment choice in NSCLC patients with EGFR sensitive mutation. However, almost all patients will eventually develop TKI-resistance and progression of disease as there are no good treatment options for EGFR-TKI failed NSCLC population. This has become the main concern of clinical physicians. In recent years, immunotherapy has developed rapidly in driver gene-negative cancers, but it has not yet conquered driver genes mutated cancers. In the ORIENT-31 study, sintilimab plus chemotherapy showed a statistically significant improvement in PFS compared to standard platinum-based chemotherapy in EGFR-TKI failed NSCLC. Immunotherapy combination therapy may be a new treatment option for patients living with NSCLC with EGFR-TKI resistance."
Dr. Hui Zhou, Senior Vice President of Innovent, stated, "Drug resistance is unavoidable for most patients with EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC after first, second and third generation EGFR-TKIs treatments, with limited treatment options, representing a large unmet medical need. Last year, the first interim analysis results of ORIENT-31 demonstrated significant PFS benefit of combination therapy of PD-1 and VEGF inhibitors with chemotherapy compared to chemotherapy alone in EGFR-TKI failed nsqNSCLC. Additionally, at this year's ESMO Congress, we presented results that further demonstrated that PD-1 combined with chemotherapy could also benefit this population. We hope the two modified regimens can provide clinically meaningful benefits to patients with EGFR-TKI failed EGFR-mutated nsqNSCLC."
About Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (nsqNSCLC)
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and the second most commonly diagnosed tumor type. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for about 80% to 85% of all lung cancer, in which about 70% of NSCLC patients present with locally advanced or metastatic disease that is not suitable for surgical resection at diagnosis. In China, nsqNSCLC accounts for 70% of NSCLC, in which about 40% to 50% of nsqNSCLC patients have an EGFR mutation. The standard first-line treatment for patients with advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC is a third generation EGFR TKI, or first or second-generation EGFR TKI. For patients who have progressed following EGFR-TKI treatment, platinum-based chemotherapy is still the standard therapy with limited benefit, representing a large unmet medical need.
About the ORIENT-31 Study
ORIENT-31 is a randomized, double-blind, multi-center Phase 3 clinical study conducted in China evaluating sintilimab, with or without BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection), combined with chemotherapy (pemetrexed and cisplatin) in patients with EGFR-mutated locally advanced or metastatic nsqNSCLC who have progressed following EGFR TKI treatment (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT003802240). The primary endpoint is PFS as assessed by BIRRC based on RECIST v1.1. The secondary endpoints include overall survival (OS), PFS as assessed by investigators, ORR and safety.
Eligible patients included: patients with disease progression following first- or second-generation EGFR TKI and confirmed as T790M negative, or T790M positive but further progressed on third generation EGFR-TKI treatment, or patients with disease progression following third generation EGFR TKI as first line treatment.
Patients were randomized to receive sintilimab plus BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection) combined with pemetrexed and cisplatin (Arm A), sintilimab plus placebo 2 combined with pemetrexed and cisplatin (Arm B), or placebo 1 plus placebo 2 combined with pemetrexed and cisplatin (Arm C). After 4 cycles of combination treatment, patients will receive maintenance treatment of sintilimab plus BYVASDA® and pemetrexed, sintilimab plus placebo 2 and pemetrexed, placebo 1 plus placebo 2 and pemetrexed, until radiographic disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or any other conditions that required treatment discontinuation. Target accrual is 630 patients. By the data cutoff date of the second interim analysis, 476 patients were enrolled.
About Sintilimab
Sintilimab, marketed as TYVYT® (sintilimab injection) in China, is a PD-1 immunoglobulin G4 monoclonal antibody co-developed by Innovent and Eli Lilly and Company. Sintilimab is a type of immunoglobulin G4 monoclonal antibody, which binds to PD-1 molecules on the surface of T-cells, blocks the PD-1 / PD-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway, and reactivates T-cells to kill cancer cells. Innovent is currently conducting more than 20 clinical studies of sintilimab to evaluate its safety and efficacy in a wide variety of cancer indications, including more than 10 registrational or pivotal clinical trials.
In China, sintilimab has been approved for six indications as below, with the first four included in the National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL), including:
- The treatment of relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin's lymphoma after two lines or later of systemic chemotherapy;
- In combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer lacking EGFR or ALK driver gene mutations;
- In combination with gemcitabine and platinum chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer;
- In combination with BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection) for the first-line treatment of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma;
- In combination with cisplatin plus paclitaxel or cisplatin plus 5-fluorouracil for the first-line treatment of unresectable locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma;
- In combination with fluorouracil and platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of unresectable locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
Innovent currently has the regulatory submission for sintilimab in combination with bevacizumab biosimilar and chemotherapy for EGFR-TKI failed EGFR-mutated non-squamous NSCLC under review in the China's NMPA.
Additionally, two clinical studies of sintilimab have met their primary endpoints:
- Phase 2 study of sintilimab monotherapy as second-line treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma;
- Phase 3 study of sintilimab monotherapy as second-line treatment for squamous NSCLC with disease progression following platinum-based chemotherapy.
About BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection)
BYVASDA®, also known as IBI305, is a bevacizumab biosimilar and a recombinant humanized anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody drug. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important factor in angiogenesis that is highly expressed by the endothelial cells in most human tumors. An anti-VEGF antibody binds VEGF-A selectively with high affinity and blocks its binding to VEGF-2 receptors on the surface of vascular endothelial cells, thereby inhibiting signaling pathways such as PI3K-Akt/PKB and Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK. BYVASDA® produces anti-tumor effects by inhibiting the growth, proliferation and migration of vascular endothelial cells, blocking angiogenesis, reducing vascular permeability, blocking blood supply to tumor tissues, inhibiting the proliferation and metastasis of tumor cells and inducing apoptosis in tumor cells. Since its launch, bevacizumab has been approved for the treatment of patients with multiple malignant tumors globally, including non-small cell lung cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer, glioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma, cervical cancer, and epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. The efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in these tumor types have been well recognized worldwide.
In China, BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection) is approved for indications including advanced non-small cell lung cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer, adult recurrent glioblastoma, advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer and cervical cancer.
About Innovent
Inspired by the spirit of "Start with Integrity, Succeed through Action," Innovent's mission is to develop, manufacture and commercialize high-quality biopharmaceutical products that are affordable to ordinary people. Established in 2011, Innovent is committed to developing, manufacturing and commercializing high-quality innovative medicines for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune, metabolic, ophthalmology and other major diseases. On October 31, 2018, Innovent was listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited with the stock code: 01801.HK.
Since its inception, Innovent has developed a fully integrated multi-functional platform which includes R&D, CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls), clinical development and commercialization capabilities. Leveraging the platform, the company has built a robust pipeline of 34 valuable assets in the fields of cancer, metabolic, autoimmune, ophthalmology and other major therapeutic areas, with 7 products approved for marketing in China – TYVYT® (sintilimab injection), BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection), SULINNO® (adalimumab biosimilar injection), HALPRYZA® (rituximab biosimilar injection), Pemazyre® (pemigatinib oral inhibitor), NAILIKE (olverembatinib) and Cyramza® (ramucirumab), 3 assets under NMPA NDA review, 4 assets in Phase 3 or pivotal clinical trials, and an additional 20 molecules in clinical studies.
Innovent has built an international team with advanced talent in high-end biological drug development and commercialization, including many global experts. The company has also entered into strategic collaborations with Eli Lilly and Company, Sanofi, Incyte, MD Anderson Cancer Center and other international partners. Innovent strives to work with many collaborators to help advance China's biopharmaceutical industry, improve drug availability and enhance the quality of the patients' lives. For more information, please visit: www.innoventbio.com. and www.linkedin.com/company/innovent-biologics/.
Disclaimer:
1. This indication is still under clinical study, which hasn't been approved in China.
2. Innovent does not recommend any off-label usage.
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NANJING, China, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InxMed Co., Ltd, a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicates to developing innovative therapies targeting drug resistance and metastasis for hard-to-treat solid tumors, today announced the dosing of the first patient in its Phase 2 pivotal study evaluating IN10018, a highly potent and selective oral inhibitor of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) in patients with platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer (PROC).
The Phase 2 pivotal study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy and safety of IN10018 in combination with PLD in patients with PROC. A total of 168 PROC patients will be enrolled and randomized in a 2: 1 ratio to receive IN10018 in combination with PLD or placebo of IN10018 in combination with PLD treatment in a double-blind manner.
Progression-free survival (PFS) as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR) will be used as primary efficacy endpoint and overall survival (OS) will be used as key secondary efficacy endpoint. Objective remission rate (ORR), overall disease control rate (DCR), duration of remission (DOR), etc. as assessed by BICR and investigator will be other secondary efficacy endpoints.
InxMed previously reported results from its Phase Ib study of IN10018 in combination with PLD on ASCO 2022, demonstrated promising antitumor efficacy and a well-controlled safety profile in the treatment of patients with PROC.
The Phase 2 pivotal study was initiated in August 2022 and is expected to be completed in Q1 2024. The company also has completed a Type B Meeting discussion with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and planned to submit US IND for a Phase 2 pivotal study evaluating IN10018 in combination with PLD for PROC in US by September this year.
InxMed set up a global clinical development program for IN10018. Clinical trials currently underway in the US, China and Australia are designed for platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer, NRAS mutant metastatic melanoma, triple-negative breast cancer, head and neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, and other solid tumors that are still lacking effective treatment. IN10018 received fast track designation from the US FDA in August 2021, and breakthrough designation from China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in April 2022 for the treatment of patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
About InxMed
InxMed is a clinical-stage biotech company established in the end of 2018. The company dedicates on developing innovative therapies targeting stroma microenvironment and solid tumor resistance and metastasis, especially new drug development on anti PD-1/PD-L1 treatment drug resistance. InxMed committees to building an efficient engine for clinical translational science and proof of concept platform driven by in-depth understanding of disease biology and being a China based biotech company with global impact. We have built translational medicine and clinical development team across Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, United States, Canada and Australia. We have built a highly differentiated pipeline and established partnership with various multinational pharmaceutical companies including Merck, Roche and Boehringer Ingelheim.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:
To: All Persons or Entities who purchased Pzena Investment Management, Inc. ("Pzena" or the "Company") (NYSE: PZN) stock prior to July 26, 2022.
You are hereby notified that Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has commenced an investigation into the fairness of the merger of Pzena with and into a newly formed subsidiary of its operating company, Pzena Investment Management, LLC ("PIM"). Under the terms of the deal, holders of Penza Class A common stock will receive just $9.60 per share in cash.
To learn more about the action and your rights, go to:
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or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500. There is no cost or obligation to you.
The Pzena merger investigation concerns whether the Board of Pzena has harmed stockholders by agreeing to enter into this transaction and whether all material facts have been properly disclosed to stockholders.
Levi & Korsinsky is a nationally recognized firm with offices in New York, Connecticut, California, and Washington, D.C. The firm's attorneys have extensive expertise in prosecuting securities litigation involving financial fraud, representing investors throughout the nation in securities lawsuits and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders. For more information, please feel free to contact any of the attorneys listed below. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB), the financial partner for the innovation economy and parent of Silicon Valley Bank, today announced that CFO Dan Beck will participate in a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 7:30 a.m. EDT.
A live audio webcast of the event will be available on the investor relations section of the SVB website at ir.svb.com. An audio replay of the call will be available beginning at noon EDT on September 12, 2022.
SVB is the financial partner of the innovation economy, helping individuals, investors and the world's most innovative companies achieve their ambitious goals. SVB's businesses - Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Capital, SVB Private and SVB Securities - together offer the services that dynamic and fast-growing clients require as they grow, including commercial banking, venture investing, wealth planning and investment banking. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, SVB operates in centers of innovation around the world. Learn more at svb.com/global.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Armor Gear (UAG), leading designer of rugged, lightweight mobile device cases and accessories, today released a wide range of tech protection for the highly anticipated iPhone 14 devices. This year's rugged protection puts an additional emphasis on durability, strength, and user convenience. The introduction of MagSafe specific designs allows for convenient accessory use without sacrificing UAG's undeniable drop performance.
"Whatever you choose, you can be confident that each case we build uses superior materials and is produced in the boldest designs and colors, perfect for protection and self-expression. When you choose UAG, you aren't just protecting your device; you are improving the entire experience – whether it's a bold look, the way it feels in your hand, the materials, or the tactile satisfaction of the buttons we can promise you an elevated experience every time," said UAG's Vice President of Brand and Creative, Casey Bevington. "This launch is indicative of the dedication we have to product quality and meeting our consumers' every need."
The full collection features updates to all 15 series of cases, each with their own unique designs and drop test ratings. All cases feature UAG's signature formula that produces industry-leading drop protection; an ultralight impact frame, airsoft corners, and featherlight composite construction. With added benefits like DuPont Kevlar® materials and forward-thinking biodegradable case options, this is a collection unlike any other.
The full iPhone 14 launch includes:
- Monarch Pro Kevlar / Monarch Pro – The most comfortable and confidence-inspiring case UAG offers, handcrafted with premium materials, including Dupont KevlarTM. The Monarch Pro and Monarch Pro Kevlar feature MagSafe capability, a signature ultralight impact-resistant frame with featherlight composite construction, and five layers of protection. UAG Traction Grip surrounds the perimeter for easy handling and screen protection, while a raised camera bezel protects lenses. The Monarch Pro Kevlar incorporates Kevlar technology to offer unparalleled drop protection for whatever the journey brings.
- Monarch Kevlar / Monarch – The quintessential, all-terrain protective case. The Monarch and Monarch Kevlar are constructed with a soft, impact-resistant core, a contoured perimeter edge to provide tactile grip for handling, and sculpted corners for reinforced drop protection. The Monarch Kevlar incorporates Kevlar materials for enhanced protection against the elements.
- Metropolis LT MagSafe – With a thin profile for easy access and an industry-leading Kevlar material inlay, the Metropolis LT Magsafe is built to provide real-world protection for devices. A strong TPU frame, an impact-absorbing inner bumper and sculpted corners offer reinforced drop protection. A built-in magnet module offers seamless compatibility with MagSafe charging.
- Civilian MagSafe / Civilian – A sleek, rugged phone case for the modern wanderer. The Civilian and Civilian Magsafe is engineered with a co-molded, ultra-lightweight armor shell featuring a hex-cushioning and a shock-absorbing soft core with impact-resistant bumpers. A built-in magnet module in the MagSafe model locks in-place for seamless MagSafe charging compatibility.
- Pathfinder MagSafe / Pathfinder - Designed with action and adventure in mind, the Pathfinder and Pathfinder MagSafe offer serious protection with a rugged and striking one-of-a-kind look, featuring an armor shell and impact-resistant core for premium drop protection. Traction grip surrounds the perimeter for easy handling and ultra-responsive oversized tactile buttons deliver a crisp, clean click-feel. The MagSafe model offers a built-in magnet module for seamless compatibility with MagSafe charging.
- Plyo MagSafe / Plyo – The Plyo and Plyo MagSafe combine reliable, military-tested drop protection with a modern, polished aesthetic, creating beautiful, everyday armor and security for phones. Featuring a lightweight construction of a TPU shock-absorbing frame and a polycarbonate backplate, a dependable UAG armor shell, and an impact-resistant soft core. Scratch resistant skid pads and air-soft corners offer cushioning, and a slim profile provides a great in-hand feel with easy accessibility. The MagSafe model offers a built-in magnet module for seamless compatibility with MagSafe charging.
- Essential Armor MagSafe – Essential Armor not only provides peace of mind - it provides devices with a slim, ergonomic design, reinforced corner protection, an outer debossed lattice pattern, and an unmistakable UAG aesthetic. A built-in magnet module offers compatibility with MagSafe charging to stay on the go. Essential Armor is exactly that: essential.
- Metropolis Folio – A sophisticated design that moves from the trail to a night out seamlessly with 360-degree unstoppable protection. Constructed with premium, industry-leading Kevlar, this series merges functionality and protection in perfect harmony. The Metropolis Folio features an impact-resistant core and multiple card slots in the inner tab of the case, so essentials are always on-hand.
- Plasma – A translucent take on classic UAG aesthetics, the Plasma Series features a dynamic hexagonal design and boasts serious protection. The Plasma features enhanced TPU corner protection, an ultra-lightweight impact frame to shield devices from accidental drops, a low perimeter edge with tactile grip for more secure handling, and UAG's unmistakable signature armor frame.
- Outback – Real-world protection in a mindful, biodegradable package. The Outback is made of plant-based plastic, now with an interior hollow honeycomb structure for improved shock absorption and sculpted corners for increased drop protection. UAG's third-generation Outback series is another step in the brand's mission to inspire and influence change towards a more sustainable future.
- Dot MagSafe – A light and airy, soft-touch silicone case optimized for MagSafe technology. The Dot MagSafe features premium, soft-touch liquid silicone, an impact-resistant core and a protective screen surround to protect against drops.
- Lucent 2.0 Magsafe - Designed with mobility in mind, the Lucent case is featherlight and impact-resistant, featuring a durable co-molded design, bumpers for increased shock absorption and a raised screen surround to shield from scratches or drops. Wrapped in a chic, opaque look, the Lucent 2.0 MagSafe delivers elevated slim protection.
- Lucent Power Kickstand – For a boost of power on-the-go, the Lucent Power Kickstand offers a simple and clean design to complement whatever case it's paired with. A versatile, matte aluminum kickstand offers multiple viewing modes and uses, and powerful magnets attach to any MagSafe-compatible case. The perfect companion for wherever phones may go.
UAG's iPhone 14 collection is now available at select retailers and online at www.urbanarmorgear.com.
Founded over a decade ago on a simple premise; to make a superior product that would allow us to take our tech further. Today we continue to create quality rugged protective gear for your essential tech devices; developed from an obsessive dedication to quality, a commitment to inspired design and fueled by an authentic community. Designed, engineered and proven in Southern California, we are Built to Go Further, we are UAG.
Our badge of honor stands behind every single UAG product, receiving a military-grade certification for protection against shock by enduring rigorous laboratory drop testing.
Visit: urbanarmorgear.com or www.instagram.com/urbanarmorgear for more information
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Memphis police search for man driving around, shooting at people
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Gray News) - Police in Memphis and the surrounding area are searching for a man they say has been driving around the city, randomly shooting at people, and streaming the incidents on Facebook Live.
Police issued an alert Wednesday for Ezekiel Kelly, 19, urging residents to shelter in place. They say he is armed and dangerous and responsible for many shootings around the city.
WMC reports that police say the spree began around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Memphis police had previously reported two shootings around the same time, one of which resulted in a man’s death, but officers have not yet said if the incidents are related.
Officials initially said the suspect was in a blue sedan, but they now believe he is in a gray Toyota SUV with Arkansas tag AEV63K.
KAIT reports law enforcement have pursued the suspect into Arkansas, but there is currently no official word on his location or direction of travel.
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Rip current threats and forecast
Rip currents kill an average of 70 people a year, according to the weather death statistics from the National Weather Service.
Rip currents actually correlate with waves. Waves break at different strengths in different locations of a beach. This can create a narrow circulation in the water that heads into the open water and away from the beach. It doesn’t matter what strength of a swimmer you are. You can be swept away by a rip current. Non-swimmers or weak swimmers certainly are more prone to the dangers of rip currents but rip currents are dangerous to anyone in the water, no matter your swimming skill.
So how can you identify a rip current? Water could be a different shade or pay attention to foam, seaweed, or debris heading out to sea but that can be very hard to identify.
The best way to avoid rip currents is to avoid going into the water during a high risk day. The National Weather Service puts out statements for days of high rip current risks. Beaches will have flags posted on a moderate and high risk rip current day.
Check the rip current forecast. Look for the flags on the beach.
Current Day Forecast:
Day 2-3 Forecast
RIP CURRENTS
KNOW HOW TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT
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Hurricane Earl will lead to rip currents along parts of the East Coast
Hurricane Earl will stay out in the Atlantic however it is expected to have an indirect impact for parts of the East Coast.
The storm will start to move to the northeast and even further away from the United States. However swells will continue to increase as well as wave height. There is a high risk of rip currents meaning it’s dangerous to be in the water. We have resources on the weather section of WHSV.com for rip current forecasts, that’s available all the time. Those details are below:
Rip currents kill an average of 70 people a year, according to the weather death statistics from the National Weather Service.
Rip currents actually correlate with waves. Waves break at different strengths in different locations of a beach. This can create a narrow circulation in the water that heads into the open water and away from the beach. It doesn’t matter what strength of a swimmer you are. You can be swept away by a rip current. Non-swimmers or weak swimmers certainly are more prone to the dangers of rip currents but rip currents are dangerous to anyone in the water, no matter your swimming skill.
So how can you identify a rip current? Water could be a different shade or pay attention to foam, seaweed, or debris heading out to sea but that can be very hard to identify.
The best way to avoid rip currents is to avoid going into the water during a high risk day. The National Weather Service puts out statements for days of high rip current risks. Beaches will have flags posted on a moderate and high risk rip current day.
Check the rip current forecast. Look for the flags on the beach.
Current Day Forecast for all beaches:
Day 2-3 Forecast
RIP CURRENTS
KNOW HOW TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT
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JMU students complete hazing prevention training with Adam’s Law in effect
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - A law aimed at preventing hazing on college campuses in Virginia is in effect and James Madison University student organizations must now meet its requirements.
Adam’s Law was signed by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin in the spring and took effect on July 1. It’s named for Adam Oakes, a freshman at VCU, who died of alcohol poisoning at an off-campus party after accepting a bid to join a fraternity early last year.
“There is no organization on earth worth your life to join and we really need our students to understand that. I don’t care if something has existed for a month or 20 years, if it’s putting someone’s life at risk it needs to be stopped,” said Dr. Tim Miller, JMU’s Vice President of Student Affairs.
Adam’s Law requires members of all student organizations on college campuses in Virginia to complete hazing prevention training or face consequences. With the fall semester underway many students at JMU have already completed the training.
“It’s a presentation with a lot of really great interaction pieces, so students are able to interact during the presentation through their cell phones. There are a number of surveys, a number of opportunities for them to share thoughts, ideas, and reactions to statements,” said Miller.
Miller said he feels that the interactive nature of the training has been beneficial for students.
“People always have assumptions about what other people think but by using Mentimeter, which is the company we’re using for the surveys. We’re able to get live reactions from students that engage them in a presentation. I think if you just stood in front of them for an hour and lectured you really wouldn’t engage with them at all,” he said.
Every student in an organization at JMU must attend the hour and 15-minute training course by the end of next week or face consequences.
“They will not be able to remain a member of the organization so if individuals don’t participate in the training they won’t do that and if the organization as a whole does not participate then they will not remain recognized by the university,” said Miller.
Dr. Miller said that all of JMU’s freshmen and the majority of its Greek Life students have already completed the training.
“I really hope that it will make a difference, I’ve heard of some organizations that do haze and the members always have a really tough time with it so I hope it does make a big difference. I don’t know if those organizations will really take it to heart or not but I hope that they do,” said Abigail Cannella, a JMU student who has completed the training.
JMU students who spoke to WHSV on Wednesday said they thought the training was a good thing that would help protect students in organizations.
“I think it’s more than just a physical thing, I think hazing can go into an emotional and mental thing as well so I think getting the information for all the orgs in order to accept new members and a respectful and polite way is gonna be important,” said Cam West, a JMU student.
Dr. Miller said that he hopes the training will resonate with members of student organizations so that they will stand up to hazing if it happens in their organization.
“If you look at the tragedies that have occurred there are moments all across the way throughout the day, the night, whatever it is, there are moments where someone could’ve said ‘This is not ok, this needs to stop, I’m stepping in’,” said Miller. “My hope in all this is that some people in every single one of the rooms for these say ‘This is not who we are, this is not what we should be asking people to do’ and they’ll take a stand and step up in those moments.”
Miller said he will also be meeting with the presidents of every fraternity and sorority at JMU next week to discuss further hazing prevention.
“I’m gonna be very clear with them what I expect of them. They are the leaders of these organizations and they have a responsibility to challenge negative culture and challenge these things that can put people’s lives at risk,” he said.
Adam’s Law says that anyone who calls for help or reports hazing situations will be immune from disciplinary action. It also requires universities to publicly post hazing incidents from organizations online, which Miller said that JMU had already been doing.
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School district ‘grieving’ after bus driver dies in highway crash
PERRY COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS/Gray News) - A school district in Missouri is dealing with the death of one of its bus drivers following a crash Tuesday morning.
According to the Perry County School District 32, school bus driver James Kennedy, 72, died in a crash after authorities said his bus went into a ditch on Highway K.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6 a.m. when a school bus crossed the centerline on the highway and sideswiped a box truck traveling in the opposite direction.
The highway patrol said the force of the crash caused the bus to go off the roadway and into a ditch, killing the driver, later identified as Kennedy. The 72-year-old was not wearing a seat belt.
Authorities said the truck driver was not injured, and no students were on the bus at the time of the crash.
School district officials said the team is “grieving the loss of a beloved bus driver.”
Kennedy had been a school bus driver for the district since October 2021. He previously drove buses for the Sikeston School District and was a truck driver for 40 years.
Deputy Superintendent Dr. Fara Jones shared that Kennedy’s daughter and her partner teach at Perryville High School. He was also the uncle of Superintendent Andy Comstock.
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), if they purchased the Company's shares between February 19, 2021 to June 8, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Shareholders have until October 31, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
Shareholders are encouraged to contact us at https://kclasslaw.com/cases/securities/nyse-abt/, by calling toll-free at 1-833-835-1495 or by email (dk@kclasslaw.com).
Kuznicki Law PLLC is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a Company lead to artificial inflation of the Company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Azure Power Global Limited ("Azure" or the "Company") (NYSE: AZRE), if they purchased the Company's securities between June 15, 2021 and August 26, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Shareholders have until October 31, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
Shareholders are encouraged to contact us at https://kclasslaw.com/cases/securities/nyse-azre/, by calling toll-free at 1-833-835-1495 or by email (dk@kclasslaw.com).
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG), if they purchased or acquired the Company's shares pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). Shareholders have until October 25, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (NYSE: DDL), if they purchased or acquired the Company's American Depository Shares ("ADS") pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's June 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). Shareholders have until October 24, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
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CEDARHURST, N.Y, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS), if they purchased the Company's securities between October 20, 2020 and May 19, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Shareholders have until November 1, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: LFST), if they purchased the Company's Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's June 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). Shareholders have until October 11, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE: MNSO), if they purchased or acquired the Company's securities pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's October 2020 initial public offering (the "IPO"). Shareholders have until October 17, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
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Kuznicki Law PLLC is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a Company lead to artificial inflation of the Company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Stitch Fix, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SFIX), if they purchased the Company's shares between December 8, 2020, and March 8, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Shareholders have until October 25, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of TuSimple Holdings Inc. (NasdaqGS: TSP), if they purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's securities between April 15, 2021 and August 1, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") and/or purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's shares pursuant to the Company's April 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). Shareholders have until October 31, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today submitted a long-awaited regulation for final approval that will require insurance companies to provide premium discounts to homeowners who reduce their risk of loss from wildfires. But under the regulations as submitted, homeowners can spend thousands of dollars on wildfire mitigation, reducing their risk, but still lose their coverage or get no break from insurance companies on the premiums they have to pay.
Commissioner Lara first began investigating insurers' wildfire risk pricing practices in 2019. Since then, Consumer Watchdog and other consumer organizations have repeatedly urged him to require insurers to give consumers discounts for undertaking costly upgrades to protect their homes from wildfire risk as well as to consider these mitigation efforts when determining whether to issue or non-renew a policy. His regulation issued today requires insurers to give homeowners discounts for taking individual or community-wide steps to protect their property against the risk of wildfire. But Commissioner Lara's regulation gives them an enormous escape clause: it will allow insurance companies to sidestep discounts simply by claiming a property is too risky and refusing to sell a policy to the homeowner at any price.
"Consumer Watchdog supports mandating premium discounts for homeowners who take steps to reduce their wildfire risk and requiring transparency in how companies use models and scores to determine that risk. But that's not enough. Unless the regulation requires companies to take mitigation into account when deciding who to insure, they will avoid giving premium discounts to property owners who undertake costly mitigation measures by nonrenewing them without accountability," said Pam Pressley, senior staff attorney for Consumer Watchdog.
"As consumer groups have repeatedly pointed out, the Commissioner clearly has the legal authority under voter-enacted Proposition 103 to not only require mitigation discounts, but to require insurers to take community and property-level mitigation efforts into account in their eligibility and renewal criteria, to file and publicly disclose wildfire risk models and related documentation used for determining eligibility and renewal, and to provide consumers with notice and the right to appeal wildfire risk scores or classifications used to deny or non-renew coverage," said Consumer Watchdog in its public written comments.
In an April opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner described how he has been victimized by the insurance industry's unfair and arbitrary non-renewals. Poizner's homeowners' insurance was nonrenewed without consideration of the tens of thousands of dollars he spent on measures required by his insurance company to continue his coverage and make his home safer against the threat of wildfire.
As Poizner urged: "The department should require insurers to base eligibility, renewal and non-renewal decisions on the actual risk presented by an individual home and the steps an owner takes to secure the home, and not on broad geographical areas that arbitrarily deprive hundreds of thousands of Californians of insurance."
If Commissioner Lara does not fix the regulation, the same fate awaits thousands of Californians, said Consumer Watchdog.
Consumer Watchdog and other consumer groups have called on Commissioner Lara three times in public written and oral comments to close the loophole, but he failed to do so again in the latest draft of the regulation the Department of Insurance publicly issued on June 15, 2022. The Commissioner submitted that draft as the final regulation today to OAL.
The Commissioner's proposed regulations will require insurance companies to offer premium discounts for home and business owners who take steps to reduce the risk of wildfire losses on their properties. Such property-level mitigation efforts include modernizing roofing, vents, eaves, and windows with fire-resistant materials, and clearing brush and combustible objects around their properties. Further premium reductions would be required if the property is located in a community that has taken steps to reduce wildfire risk. These mitigation discounts are necessary to ensure that homeowners' premiums are fair by properly reflecting the lowered wildfire risk resulting from hardening their homes. But the nonrenewal loophole makes those discounts optional because insurance companies can sidestep them by refusing to sell coverage entirely, said the group.
In addition to not closing the nonrenewal loophole that will lead to more denials and non-renewals, Commissioner Lara did not adopt several other critical amendments to the regulations previously proposed by consumer groups. These amendments would:
- Strengthen the mandatory mitigation factor standards in the proposed regulation with more precise terminology that would ensure full compliance with its stated purpose and intent;
- Clarify in more explicit terms that the insurance companies' wildfire "risk models" are not allowed to be used to project losses when determining overall rates under section 2644.1 et seq.;
- Ensure that any wildfire risk models used by insurers to establish the premiums paid by homeowners are based on the best available scientific information and conform to applicable statutes and regulations and actuarial standards of practice; and
- Clean up and strengthen the wildfire score notice and appeal requirements and make them applicable to the risk scores insurance companies use for underwriting as well as rating.
The Office of Administrative Law has 30 working days to determine whether the proposed regulation satisfies the requirements of the state's Administrative Procedure Act. Once approved, the regulation text will be filed with the California Secretary of State and become state law.
Read Consumer Watchdog's July 1 comments here: https://consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/2022-07-01%20Comments%20of%20CW%20on%206%2015%2022%20amemded%20text%20REG-2020-00015%5B6%5D.pdf
Read April 2022 joint comments from Consumer Watchdog, Consumer Federation of America, and Consumer Federation of California here: https://consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/2022-04-13CommentsofCWD_CFA_CFCreREG-2020-00015.pdf
Watch April 2022 Rulemaking Hearing here (Consumer Watchdog Attorney Pamela Pressley testimony at 16:19): Recording of Mitigation in Rating Plans and Wildfire Risk Models Public Rulemaking Hearing
Read Consumer Watchdog's January 21, 2021 letter to Insurance Commissioner Lara urging insurance discounts for homeowners, protections against policy cancellations and withdrawals in wildfire areas..
Consumer Watchdog also testified on the industry's actions in a virtual hearing last Fall:
Read the op-ed from former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-04-12/wildfire-insurance-homeowners-fire-risk
Read about voter-enacted Proposition 103's protections against unfair insurance premiums and practices here: https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/prop-103-california-insurance-reform
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- The normalization of the Iron and Steel Making Substation is scheduled to be completed this morning… Target to complete power recovery by the 10th
- The steelworks is also scheduled to resume operation within the holiday period
- All environmental maintenance in the steelworks will be completed within the Chuseok holiday period
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- POSCO's typhoon damage restoration work is accelerating. POSCO is planning to operate the three blast furnaces at the Pohang Works, which are currently blown down, sequentially from the 10th.
The Iron and Steel Making substation, which suffered flood damage, will be normalized this morning, and desalinated water facilities and LNG power plants will be normalized one after the other by tomorrow to supply steam and oxygen nitrogen necessary for the early operation of the blast furnace. The goal is to normalize the Rolling Substation by the 10th to complete the power recovery at the steelworks.
Steelmaking plants will also be linked to handle the molten iron produced from the blast furnaces and will operate during the Chuseok holiday period.
Due to the typhoon damage, underground facilities in many areas of the steelworks were flooded. Extensive drainage work for underground facilities is currently in progress, and the Gyeongbuk Fire Department supported 8 large water pumps and three shipbuilding companies including Hyundai Heavy Industries provided a total of 78 water pumps and emergency generators.
During the Chuseok holiday, employees of Pohang Works, as well as employees of the Gwangyang Works, will adjust the operation plan to support recovery, and all environmental maintenance within the Works will be completed within the holiday period.
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Speck announced feature-packed slim protective cases for the new iPhone 14 lineup, now in stock at SpeckProducts.com and select retailers. The assortment includes premium Presidio® cases featuring 13-foot drop protection, CandyShell® Pro, an upgraded version of Speck's classic two-layer hardshell, softlined cases, and GemShell® with dual-layer perimeter protection designed to showcase the iPhone.
The entire assortment of Presidio cases are available in both standard and Built for MagSafe® versions. The Built for MagSafe cases bond 38 magnets into a CNC-machined cavity to ensure precise magnetic force. Speck goes to this extreme to ensure that all of its Built for MagSafe cases work perfectly with all Apple MagSafe mounts and accessories. All Speck cases are precision engineered to fit each new iPhone and include ultra-responsive buttons for smooth control. Presidio and CandyShell Pro cases also feature raised rear camera rings and front bezels to provide protection to the front screen and rear camera lenses.
Speck also announced Presidio Perfect-Clear Impact Geometry - Built for MagSafe, featuring a crystal-clear back with either black, blue, pink or purple perimeter rims that are color coordinated with the MagSafe magnets. This unique detail provides iPhone aficionados a new way to coordinate or contrast with the iPhone color that shows through the clear back. Two additional colored MagSafe magnets are new to the Presidio Perfect-Clear line: clear with a silver magnet and clear with a gold magnet and embedded gold glitter.
CandyShell Pro is newly available in vibrant colors including digital pink, spring purple and renew green. An upgrade from Speck's classic CandyShell case, CandyShell Pro is a durable and slim dual-layer case with 8-foot drop protection. It's designed to stay flawless with a scratch-resistant, soft-touch coating that prevents slipping and uses an anti-stretch compound for a precise, no-sag fit. CandyShell Pro and GemShell are slim enough to enable Qi wireless charging.
Speck also announced new ShieldView™ Glass tempered glass screen protectors for all iPhone 14 models, which include Speck's Goof Proof® Installation Kit that makes do-it-yourself application of the screen protector simple. ShieldView Glass for iPhone 14 comes in three versions: crystal clear, low blue light, and privacy screen.
Every Speck case features integrated Microban® antimicrobial product protection that reduces bacteria growth on the case up to 99% to create a cleaner surface.
Speck's full range of cases for iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are below (all prices are MSRP):
- Presidio2 Pro - Built for MagSafe ($49.95) – A super protective yet still pocket-friendly case with soft-touch finish and Armor Cloud™ technology for airbag-like protection.
- Presidio2 Grip - Built for MagSafe ($49.95) – No-slip grips molded into a Presidio2 case with soft-touch finish and Armor Cloud technology for airbag-like protection.
- Presidio Perfect-Clear - Built for MagSafe ($49.95) – The clearest case Speck has ever made. Innovative new materials allow it to stay clear longer while providing protection and durability.
- Presidio Perfect-Clear Glitter - Built for MagSafe ($49.95) – The Presidio Perfect-Clear case with embedded glitter made from glass to prevent signal attenuation while looking fabulous.
- Presidio Perfect-Clear Grips - Built for MagSafe ($49.95) – No-slip grips molded into a Perfect-Clear case using innovative new materials allowing it to stay clear longer while providing protection and durability.
- Presidio Perfect-Clear Impact Geometry - Built for MagSafe ($49.95) – Built with perimeter impact geometry to protect against drops up to 13 feet plus a first: color coordinated MagSafe magnets.
- Presidio Perfect-Clear Ombré - Built for MagSafe ($49.95) – A slim and fashionable clear case with bold ombré design made with fade-resistant compounds.
- Presidio Perfect-Mist - Built for MagSafe ($49.95) – A luxurious soft-touch matte finish with translucent back available in multiple colors for a truly stunning look.
- Presidio Edition - Built for MagSafe ($49.95) – Featuring bold and stylish art prints embedded onto the case to resist fading and scratching.
- CandyShell Pro ($24.95) – Fused polycarbonate hard outer shell with soft inner liner provides two layers of tough protection in a slim, pocket-friendly case.
- GemShell ($24.95) – A slim, clear case with innovative dual-layer perimeter protection designed to showcase the iPhone.
- GemShell Grip ($29.95) – A slim, clear case with molded grips that includes dual-layer perimeter protection.
- GemShell Glitter ($24.95) – A stylish, clear case with embedded glitter made from glass to prevent signal attenuation while looking fabulous.
- GemShell Ombré ($24.95) – Featuring a fade-resistant ombré gradient design that stays vibrant while showing off the beauty of the iPhone.
Speck's Presidio cases are also available in versions that support Qi wireless charging but do not include built-in magnets. CandyShell and GemShell cases are also available in Built for MagSafe versions.
Speck also announced two protective cases for AirPods Pro (2nd generation). Presidio Pro for AirPods Pro is a dual-layer, co-molded case with 360-degree protection. This case is made from an anti-stretch compound with a soft-touch matte finish and features a handy carabiner, as well as Microban product protection. Presidio Perfect-Clear for AirPods Pro is a clear case with 360-degree protection. This case contains a hard clear outer shell and a soft inner clear elastomer and carabiner to keep everything protected while on the go.
Speck cases for the new iPhone 14 lineup and other accessories are available now at SpeckProducts.com and select retailers.
Since 2001, Speck has been creating award-winning products to help people discover the magic in their tech devices. Each Speck accessory is created to make the devices they're designed for more fun to use and feel better to own. Our mission at Speck is to inspire play with technology, making every day a bit more fun. We're located in Silicon Valley, where big ideas are transformed into life-enhancing products and experiences. The Speck community and our local environment inspire us to spark play in everything we do.
Presidio, Perfect-Clear, CandyShell, GemShell and Armor Cloud are either registered or unregistered trademarks of Speculative Product Design, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Attorneys file appeal seeking review of Oregon's decision to compel the speech of Aaron and Melissa Klein, forcing them out of business.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys for First Liberty Institute and Boyden Gray & Associates have once again asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review a decision by the Oregon Court of Appeals allowing the state's Bureau of Labor and Industries ("BOLI") to penalize Aaron and Melissa Klein because they could not in good conscience employ their artistic talents to express a message celebrating a same-sex wedding.
A copy of the petition can be found here.
"All Americans are entitled to due process, with a fair hearing before an unbiased tribunal. The Kleins never received that," said Stephanie Taub, Senior Counsel for First Liberty Institute. "We hope the Court will hear the Kleins' case and clarify that all Americans have a constitutional right to due process, free speech, and religious liberty. After nearly a decade, it's past time for the Supreme Court to put an end to the state of Oregon's hostility toward Aaron and Melissa."
Ambassador C. Boyden Gray said, "The First Amendment protects the right of all Americans to speak freely and live according to their sincere religious beliefs without interference from the government. Carefully guarding this right is all the more important when the beliefs expressed are controversial."
BOLI originally imposed a devastating $135,000 damage award against the Kleins for violating Oregon's public accommodations statute after they declined to design and create a wedding cake celebrating a same-sex marriage. Following a series of appeals, the United States Supreme Court in 2019 returned the case to Oregon for further consideration in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which held that government officials cannot be hostile to the free exercise of the religious beliefs of its citizens.
The Oregon Court of Appeals determined that BOLI had demonstrated anti-religious hostility toward the Kleins and struck down the assessment of damages. However, the court then sent the case back to the same biased commission, BOLI, for further proceedings. In July 2022, BOLI unilaterally reimposed a damage award of $30,000.
To learn more about the case, visit KleinFacts.com.
First Liberty Institute is a non-profit public interest law firm and the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to defending religious freedom for all Americans.
To arrange an interview, contact Peyton Luke at media@firstliberty.org or by calling 972-941- 4453.
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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vietnamese Vietravel Airlines has been accoladed with Asia's Leading New Airline award at the recent World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia and Oceania Gala Ceremony 2022 held in Vietnam on September 7.
Vietravel Airlines's product and service excellence within the first year of operation led to the airline's success at the award while surpassing two other nominees from Asia in the same category.
"This is the first award for Vietravel Airlines and a milestone in our history, marking the recognition and trust of customers and partners of our offerings and dedication. This is also an important premise for us to continue carrying out our mission in connecting and conquering farther and higher destinations across the globe," said Vu Duc Bien, President and CEO of Vietravel Airlines.
Graham Cooke, Founder WTA, at the award ceremony while congratulating Vietravel Airlines added, "This will be the driving force for the youngest airline making new strides in the journey of realizing its mission of connecting, bringing international friends to the beauty of Vietnam, and conquering new lands with the people of Vietnam."
The award, dubbed "the Oscar of the travel industry", is a prestigious organization that acknowledges, rewards, and celebrates excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries.
As the fifth commercial airline in Vietnam and the first travel airline in Southeast Asia, the company promotes Vietnamese culture, people, history, and regions through unique experiences on board a modern fleet of A321 aircrafts.
Aside to in-flight experiences, including exclusive guides, local flavor inspired snacks and beverages equivalent to 4-star airlines, personalized wireless entertainment system, and a nearly 100% flight safety index, Vietravel Airlines is among the top three on time performance (OTP) in the Vietnamese aviation industry.
Vietravel Airlines in Numbers
- Over 8000 flight-hours made 100% safe
- 1,500,000 passengers with >92% load factor (flight occupancy rate)
- 94.2% average OTP take-off rate in the first seven months of 2022
- Connecting two major hubs, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, to popular tourist destinations throughout Vietnam: Phu Quoc, Quy Nhon, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Hue, and Da Lat in 2021.
After focusing on promoting Vietnam's key tourist destinations in the first year, Vietravel Airlines is expanding its flight routes from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to Bangkok (Thailand), Busan & Incheon (Korea), Singapore, Taipei (Taiwan) at the end of 2022.
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Vietravel Airlines (IATA code: VU) offers a multi-dimensional tourism ecosystem with a multimodal transport combining aviation and tourism. Backed by the largest travel group in Asia, Vietravel Corporation (UPCOM stock market: VTR), the airline operated its first commercial flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi in January 2021. Vietravel Airlines flies on domestic and international routes in Asia mainly Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore while doubling its A321 fleet in the next year.
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Despite trying to keep operations afloat, air ambulance company Lifesave Kupono announced Wednesday it halted operations, and plans to officially close Friday.
The company owns and operates three fixed-wing aircrafts here in the islands, one each at Honolulu, Hilo, and Kahului airports, to transport patients from neighbor islands to O'ahu.
Parent company Air Methods reported it "conducted extensive financial analysis and explored every option at our disposal for nearly a year but ultimately, determined that keeping these bases open is simply unsustainable."
The Colorado-based corporation blamed the planned closure on "tremendous pressures from the No Surprises Act (NSA), unprecedent inflation and significant under reimbursement from Medicare, which the government hasn’t updated in nearly 20 years."
Hilton Raethel, one of the state's leading health experts, said he and other medical professionals as well as state leaders are set to meet with the company Thursday.
"We are hopeful that we can reach a resolution to ensure that we do have sufficient capacity to move patients as necessary when they do need air ambulance services," Raethel added.
If an agreement can't be reached and the company closes up shop, Raethel predicts its only competitor, Hawai'i Life Flight, will begin operating more flights.
As for Lifesave's employees -- Raethel points out they'd be in high demand, especially because of the ongoing worker shortage.
"It is possible, it not likely, that Hawai'i Life Flight would pick up some of those personnel," Raethel said.
However, Raethel added the state would prefer to have two providers in the islands, "just so you've got essentially, some redundancy, some back up, just in case something would happen to one company."
According to Raethel, Hawai'i Life Flight operates eight aircraft in Hawai'i, seven fixed-wing, and one helicopter.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The owner of a Honolulu painting company has been ordered to pay more than $84,000 in back wages and damages for failing to pay its workers for pre-shift activities as on-the-clock work, according to the US Department of Labor.
Raymond’s Painting Co. Inc., located in the Kalihi area, has been ordered to pay $42,060 in overtime back wages and $42,060 in liquidated damages for 44 workers who were not paid their proper wages.
The company was also assessed a $10,000 in civil penalties for “willful and reckless disregard” of the Fair Labor Standards Act, US Labor officials said.
“Overtime earned should be overtime paid. Not counting work performed before or after a scheduled shift misrepresents the workers total weekly hours worked and leads to the underpayment of wages, including lawfully entitled overtime pay,” said Honolulu Wage and Hour Division District Director Terence Trotter in a statement about the violation.
Labor officials say Raymond’s Painting Co. Inc. also incurred a record keeping violation of the FSLA when it did not properly document or maintain its employment records.
Raymond's Painting Co. Inc. issued the following statement about the fine:
"We at Raymond's Painting Company, has been in business for over 50 years. We strongly feel that we did not intentionally take advantage of overtime hours or take advantage of our fine employees. Since this has been brought to our attention, we have since then corrected our working hours to fit legal parameters, based on the Department of Labor. We continue to strive to be a fair, local company, and will only use this as an example to better our mission."
The US Department of Labor encourages workers who think they may be owed back wages as a result of these or other federal investigations to use the Workers Owed Wages search tool or contact the Honolulu Regional Office at 808-541-1361.
Matthew has been the digital content manager for KITV4 since September 2021. Matthew is a prolific writer, editor, and self-described "newsie" who's worked in television markets in Oklahoma, California, and Hawaii. | https://www.kitv.com/news/business/honolulu-painting-company-fined-94k-in-back-wages-damages-for-44-underpaid-workers/article_8a1f3ff8-2f0f-11ed-b7fa-13204723d25b.html | 2022-09-08T03:16:54Z |
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The US Department of Defense (DoD) submitted its updated plan to defuel its Red Hill Underground Bulk Storage Facility. The updated plan moves up the defueling completion date by five months to July 2024.
The Navy had previously estimated that it would take until December 2024 to completely defuel the facility.
“This plan represents considerable work by our DoD and Navy team along with the regulators, and we remain completely focused on the safe and expeditious defueling of the facility,” said Rear Adm. Steve Barnett in a statement on the updated defueling plan.
Officials say the new timeline was the work of a team of experts with the DoD, the Navy, and the Defense Logistics Agency refining and improving the initial plan. They determined that some work could be down in parallel, reducing the final defueling phase from an estimated eight months down to five months, officials said.
The DoD says it will provide the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) with an additional defueling plan supplement later in September.
“As we move forward, we will continually refine and improve this plan, and keep stakeholders and the community informed throughout the process. Every action we take must protect the environment and the community,” Barnett said.
As the new plan moves forward, DoD officials say they will continue to look for ways to accelerate progress even further without sacrificing safety.
An updated copy of the plan is included at the bottom of this article.
DOH Deputy Director of Environmental Health, Kathleen Ho, issued the following statement on the Navy's revised plan to defuel Red Hill:
“We are focused on ensuring that defueling takes place as quickly and safely as possible. There is a continued threat to our aquifer and residents every day that fuel remains in the Red Hill tanks. As we review this submission, it is our full expectation that it will have the requisite amount of detail to ensure defueling work can begin.”
The DOH says its staff is reviewing the Navy's submission and will comment further at a later time. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/navy-submits-accelerated-red-hill-defueling-plan-to-hawaii-doh/article_029b7412-2f18-11ed-8e58-6b46ff4d8bc6.html | 2022-09-08T03:17:00Z |
CHEYENNE – Wyoming lawmakers expect to navigate constitutional roadblocks on the path to creating a statewide school choice program.
Members of the Legislature's Joint Education Committee heard the prohibitions and education obligations laid out in the Wyoming Constitution on Thursday as part of their meeting at the state Capitol. Legislative Service Office Operations Administrator Tania Hytrek told members of the committee that these could leave the state at risk of litigation if a school choice program were developed, and she presented relevant case law from other parts of the country.
Hytrek said it is a complicated issue due to the state’s unique 40-year history of school finance litigation, and the fact that the Legislature has not previously undertaken the act of creating a school choice program. There are different options, such as voucher programs, education savings account programs, individual tuition tax credits and public charters that could be considered.
“There are policy choices that the Legislature can make to minimize some of these risks – tying the educational standards to those required by public schools is one. Another may be setting aside funds that are not School Foundation Program dollars,” she said. “But what we cannot answer is if and when such a program were challenged, what the outcome would be under Article 3, Section 36 and Article 16, Section 6, nor do we know the outcome under the lengthy school finance history.”
Public funds and obligations
Regarding the expenditure of public funds, there are four specific sections that Hytrek said are relevant to the discussion of school choice programs.
According to Article 1, Section 19 of the Wyoming Constitution, “No money of the state shall ever be given or appropriated to any sectarian or religious society or institution.”
Article 3, Section 36 outlines that, “No appropriation shall be made for charitable, industrial, educational or benevolent purposes to any person, corporation or community not under the absolute control of the state, nor to any denominational or sectarian institution or association.”
There are also guidelines in Article 7, Section 8 that provisions have to be made by general law for the “equitable allocation of such income among all school districts in the state.” No appropriation can be made to any district or school that has not been maintained for at least three months, and no part of any public school fund can be used for an educational institution at any level that is controlled by a church or religious organization.
Hytrek noted that “the state or any county, township, town, school district or any other political subdivision” can’t loan, give credits or make a donation to any “individual, association or corporation, except for the necessary support of the poor.”
These don’t speak to the constitutional education obligations that have been set as the standard in the Campbell County school district cases, as well as Washakie County School District #1 v. Herschler. Hytrek said there may be arguments made that the Legislature hadn’t met its obligation to provide a uniform system of public instruction, or funds were being taken away from public schools.
“I would raise three basic issues in this realm,” she said. “The first is with adequacy and equity of funding, the second is fulfillment of the basket of educational goods and services, and the third is the impact on Wyoming’s public school finance system.”
Among the legal requirements that Hytrek presented, Rep. Cathy Connolly, D-Laramie, had her own concerns. She said she had dealt with stakeholders in the past who wanted to create charter schools that didn’t include special-education students or had extracurricular activities during the school hours that parents had to pay for. She said private schools having rules and regulations about who they admit or exclude could violate the Constitution.
“Any school that takes public money is obligated to educate all children equally and equitably,” she said.
School choice defense
Two national school choice advocates came before the Education Committee to show avenues to create a school choice program that works for Wyoming, as well as relevant case law if it resulted in litigation.
Corey DeAngelis, senior fellow at the American Federation For Children, said the state has an open field when it comes to enacting different types of school choice programs. He recommended pulling funding from the general fund or another appropriation not for public schools, or funding the program privately through a tax credit scholarship, or a tax credit funded education savings account program.
“Nineteen states expanded or enacted school choice programs that allow the funding to follow the child to a private school in 2021,” he said. “And in 2022, just a couple of months ago, Arizona passed the biggest school choice victory in U.S. history. Every single family, regardless of income, will be able to take their children’s state-funded education dollars to the education providers that they’re choosing.”
Sen. Bo Biteman, R-Ranchester, asked whether these states faced legal battles after passing the legislation. Other legislators were doubtful if they could take action considering the extensive constitutional requirements, public education being guaranteed as a fundamental right and the funding systems in place connected to the mineral extraction industry.
DeAngelis said it was more likely than not that the states that enacted a program faced litigation because “teachers unions, in order to protect the status quo, will use every lever they can to try to trap kids in their schools, even if families want an exit option.”
However, he said the school choice movement has been successful at the Supreme Court level, and it is a friendly environment.
In Carson v. Makin, the court held that Maine’s exclusion of religious options from the state’s high school “tuitioning program” was a violation of the First Amendment in the U.S. Constitution, and took away a parent's choice to select a religious school for their student. Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue also held that states can’t prohibit families from selecting religious-affiliated schools in school choice programs.
EdChoice attorney Leslie Heiner, who has been involved with school choice litigation for the last 20 years, also saw an opportunity for Wyoming to take action.
She said the U.S. Constitution is supreme, and the two recent school choice cases declared that state constitutions that have provisions that are discriminatory against religious people or religious entities “are repugnant to the U.S. Constitution, and they cannot stand.” She also provided examples of other states that have been successful in providing equity and equality, as well as the right to choose an education institution.
“Each state is unique, there’s no question about it. But the one thing I’ve learned after all these years is that the school choice programs can be structured in a way that meets your constitutional obligations,” she said. “So yes, Wyoming has nuance, but it’s not fatal.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/in_our_schools/school-choice-program-faces-constitutional-roadblocks/article_6b807d84-2f0d-11ed-a005-f33e5a9c02bd.html | 2022-09-08T03:25:48Z |
Harrisonburg Public Works Department hosts public forum on University Blvd project
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - On Wednesday in Harrisonburg, the city’s Public Works Department hosted a design public hearing on the city’s proposed University Boulevard project.
The plan is to build a new straight road from Oak Hill Road that will connect to University Boulevard taking out the curve of the road and improving the efficiency of the city’s traffic flow.
“The goal of it is to help improve our connectivity in this area to help disperse some of the traffic that we’re seeing so that we’re no over inundating one road and under utilizing another one,” said Tom Hartman, Harrisonburg’s Public Works Director.
During the public hearing, Public Works staff broke down the project, answered questions, and listened to feedback from city residents.
“We are hearing some concerns about the neighborhood and those impacts, but we’re doing our best to mitigate those. We’re putting elements in our project to design in street scaping for trees to help keep the character of the neighborhood preserved knowing that we’re gonna put a road there,” said Hartman.
Hartman said that gathering public feedback is a key part of the process as the project moves forward.
“We’re at the essentially 50% level of design, so we kind of know where we want to go and how we want to do it. So we’ll get comments and if we need to make any adjustments to that plan based on input we receive from citizens tonight we’ll make those adjustments to the plans as needed,” he said.
The project will also include a shared-use path and sidewalks along the new road that the city hopes will encourage more JMU students to bike and walk to campus.
“We’re hoping to improve the moto model aspects of this corridor to allow students to get from their housing on Port Republic into this east side of campus on a shared use path or a sidewalk instead of taking their vehicle and parking in a parking deck,” said Hartman.
Hartman said the project will also help improve public transportation.
“There’s an improvement to transit by making it a shorter travel time between Port Republic and the east side of campus. That makes our buses run more efficiently and be on time more often which gets people out of cars and into buses which helps the roadway network in general,” he said.
Public Works will now move into the right-of-way phase of the project to negotiate easements for several properties between Port Republic Road and Oak Hill Drive.
“Following that we’ll do some utility relocations, some removal of homes that unfortunately will have to be removed to get the road through where we want to put it. Then hopefully in the spring of 2025, we’ll break ground on construction and open the road completely by the end of 2025,” said Hartman.
The homes that will be removed are owned by JMU.
Anyone interested in providing their input on the project can take a survey here.
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Updated September 7, 2022 at 10:38 PM ET
Police in Las Vegas arrested a county administrator Wednesday in connection to the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, hours after they visited and searched the county official's house, the newspaper said.
Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was taken into custody on suspicion of murder.
Earlier Wednesday, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department only confirmed in a statement to NPR that it was executing search warrants related to the weekend homicide on the 7200 block of Bronze Circle.
But the Review-Journal reported that law enforcement officers and police vehicles were spotted outside the home of Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles on Wednesday morning, and that a section around the home was taped off.
Journalists with the newspaper also observed a vehicle in Telles' driveway matching the description of the red GMC Yukon police say the suspect was driving. The vehicle was later towed.
German, who was found dead with stab wounds outside his home on Saturday, had recently written a series of stories about Telles' mismanagement of the public administrator's office, including allegations of a hostile workplace, bullying and favoritism. Employees also said that Telles had an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.
Telles denied the allegations and targeted German on social media. In one tweet, Telles called one of the stories about his office a "smear piece" and said he thought German was "mad that I haven't crawled into a hole and died."
Telles lost his reelection bid during the Democratic primary in June after German's stories had run.
Police have not named Telles as a suspect in German's death or disclosed any motive for the killing.
Carlos Martinez de la Serna, program director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said it's imperative for authorities to get to the bottom of what happened to German.
"Police must conduct a swift and transparent investigation into this killing and clearly determine the motive," he said in a statement. "Whoever killed German should be held to account."
The newspaper said German had reported on crime and corruption among Las Vegas public officials, casino industry executives and the mob during his 40-year journalism career in the resort city.
Review-Journal Executive Editor Glenn Cook said German had never told the newspaper's leadership of any concerns about his safety and added that the paper was devastated by his death.
"He was the gold standard of the news business. It's hard to imagine what Las Vegas would be like today without his many years of shining a bright light on dark places," Cook said.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-09-07/a-las-vegas-official-has-been-arrested-in-connection-to-a-journalists-stabbing-death | 2022-09-08T03:38:49Z |
Updated September 7, 2022 at 10:50 PM ET
The second suspect connected to a mass stabbing spree died shortly after being taken into police custody, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have confirmed.
In a press conference, the RCMP said that Myles Sanderson went into what was described as "medical distress" shortly after being detained earlier Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to a hospital in Saskatoon and pronounced dead, Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore told reporters. She said she could not provide further detail about his death, except to say that "all life-saving measures were taken."
There will be an investigation launched into the circumstances surrounding his death, Blackmore said, and an autopsy will be conducted later this week.
Along with his brother Damien, Myles Sanderson was a suspect in a series of stabbings that killed 10 people in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. His death comes two days after Damien Sanderson was found dead with wounds that did not appear to be self-inflicted, according to authorities.
Myles Sanderson was arrested after police received reports that a man matching his description had stolen a vehicle, Blackmore said, which culminated in a car chase. Police "directed" his vehicle into a ditch, she said.
The stabbings took place Sunday morning in 13 locations across the James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon. A motive has not yet been determined; police said they believe some of the victims were attacked at random, while others were singled out.
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said that, before Sanderson's arrest, she had visited James Smith Cree Nation, where many told her they were still frightened by the prospect he might attack again.
"I hope that this brings them some closure in that they can rest easy tonight knowing that Myles Sanderson is no longer a threat to them," Blackmore said.
Before their deaths, the two Sanderson brothers had been charged with a total of four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and two counts of breaking and entering a residence.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-09-07/the-2nd-suspect-in-the-saskatchewan-stabbings-has-died-in-police-custody | 2022-09-08T03:38:56Z |
The U.S. dollar strengthened to a 20-year high against a collection of foreign currencies this week, spelling more trouble for heavily indebted smaller nations around the world. The stronger dollar makes payments on loans owed in U.S. currency more expensive. This comes as some lower-income countries face mounting economic problems and others — including Sri Lanka, Lebanon and Zambia — have already defaulted on their international debts.
Last week, Argentina slapped sweeping new restrictions on imports of everything from whiskey to software to consulting services to try to contain inflation that's running at over 70%. The South American nation has been hemorrhaging foreign currency and the strengthening U.S. dollar threatens to make that worse. In July, the value of the Argentine peso fell to a record low against the dollar on the black market.
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Francesc Balcells, who manages emerging market debt at the Dubai-based Frontier Investment Management Partners, says U.S. interest rate hikes like we are seeing often spawn disaster for lower-income countries.
"If you look at the history of emerging markets from the Latin American debt crisis in the 1980s, the Mexican peso crisis in 1994, to the different Argentine defaults, to the Brazilian crisis in the early 2000," Balcells ticks through a list of the most recent emerging market meltdowns, including the Asian financial crisis in the late '90s. "All of those periods always coincide with periods of interest rate hikes in the U.S."
Not only do poorer countries have larger debts in U.S. currency, now they are having to pay even more for imports bought in dollars as the currency strengthens. And this time around, global prices for fuel and food were already surging, due to currency fluctuations and significant supply shortfalls caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"Not to overuse the term, but it's been pretty much a perfect storm for emerging markets," Balcells says of the current situation.
According to the business news service Bloomberg, the number of emerging market borrowers that have debt trading at distressed levels has doubled over the last six months. The pandemic played a hand in that, as many governments took on additional debt to subsidize idled workers and keep social services functioning.
An investment analysis by Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank called the second quarter of 2022 an "unmitigated disaster" for the global economy and warned that the third quarter is "shaping up to be the summer of discontent."
Balcells says many of the larger middle-income countries can weather that storm. But others are getting battered. For instance, in May, Sri Lanka had a political and economic meltdown and was unable to pay its foreign debts. The default makes it nearly impossible for Sri Lanka to buy food and fuel on international markets.
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Other nations facing financial distress are spread around the world, including El Salvador, Pakistan and Ghana. In Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, inflation has hit a 20-year high driven almost entirely by skyrocketing food prices.
"Right now, the world is experiencing the worst food security crisis any of us have ever seen," says U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Speaking at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in late August, Thomas-Greenfield said much of the current global food crisis is driven by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
She notes that before the war, Russia and Ukraine accounted for almost a quarter of global grain exports. The disruption to those grain supplies, she says, is doing more than just leaving people hungry.
"Food security is directly linked to economic growth," she said. "And it matters because food insecurity leads us to political and social instability. And that endangers us all."
The big question is how much instability the current global economic downturn will produce.
Increases in food prices hit poorer nations and households harder than wealthier ones, because spending on food consumes a larger portion of their budgets. For instance, the International Monetary Fund estimates that food makes up 40% of the consumer price index in sub-Saharan Africa while accounting for less than 20% of the index in advanced economies.
Balcells, with Frontier Investment Management Partners, thinks the worst economic pain from the current economic downturn will be in smaller, highly indebted emerging market economies. He includes Ecuador, Ghana, Zambia and El Salvador on that list. Two larger nations — Pakistan and Turkey — are also at risk, he says. The IMF this week approved a billion dollar bailout to support Pakistan's floundering economy.
Another thing making 2022 different from global economic crises of the past is the role of China as a major lender. A significant portion of the debt now owed by low and middle-income countries is owed to Beijing.
"In terms of foreign debt, China is the elephant in the room," says Vasuki Shastry, an associate fellow with the global think tank Chatham House.
Unlike global debt crises of the 1980s, the lending side of the equation is now significantly different. There are now billions of dollars owed to China. Much of that debt has come as part of China's ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure program. The issue, Shastry says, is a lack of transparency around much of the lending by China. Some of it is labeled as commercial debt rather than sovereign debt even though it's owed to state-owned Chinese companies.
And negotiating debt relief with Beijing is novel territory not just for individual countries but for the broader international community. Traditionally, the IMF and the so-called Paris Club of wealthy nations play a significant role in restructuring distressed debt. But so far Beijing has preferred to deal with its borrowers on its own.
"China is essentially signaling that there are two tracks in terms of global debt negotiations," Shastry says. "One track is led by the OECD [the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development], which includes the U.S. and Europe, the traditional Paris Club. And China wants to be part of a separate track, where it alone wants to determine how it wants to deal with countries facing debt distress."
Another forum for emerging markets to hash out debt relief has been the Group of 20. But given that Russia is a member of the G-20, it's been nearly impossible since the February invasion of Ukraine to get the group's finance ministers to agree on a unified response to the growing global economic troubles.
Particularly if the war in Ukraine drags on, Shastry says the current global economic conditions are going to lead to "a lot of pain" in low and middle-income countries. He predicts that that pain is going to be even worse and could drag out even longer this time because of a lack of global cooperation to address it.
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U.N. nuclear inspectors are in Ukraine trying to assess damage at Europe's largest nuclear power plant. The Zaporizhzhia plant is on the front lines of the war and now controlled by Russia. Nuclear facilities like that one should be off limits during conflict. But the laws of war aren't clear on this point. And in this case, diplomats are struggling to figure out ways to pressure the Russians to back off. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.
MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: A top State Department official, Bonnie Jenkins, says Russia has been engaging in what she calls irresponsible behavior for a nuclear weapons state. And she wants to see Russia return the Zaporizhzhia power plant to Ukrainian control.
BONNIE JENKINS: Nowhere in the history of this world has a nuclear power plant become a part of a combat zone. So this really has to stop immediately.
KELEMEN: In recent decades, the U.S. and Israel have carried out airstrikes on unfinished nuclear sites in Iraq and Syria. But in this case, Russia has seized control of a working civilian nuclear power plant as part of its invasion of Ukraine. And nuclear experts like Henry Sokolski are sounding the alarm.
HENRY SOKOLSKI: This is a curtain raiser on future problem sets that we will encounter with North Korea targeting possibly reactors in South Korea. It may well be that China is serious about their training manuals that they had written up in 2015 that talked about the need to be ready to target reactors in Taiwan.
KELEMEN: There are international norms against this. The 1977 additional protocol to the Geneva Convention doesn't exactly prohibit attacks on nuclear facilities. But signatories are supposed to avoid civilian installations that contain, quote, "dangerous forces" like radiation. But that leaves too much wiggle room, and it's hard to enforce, says George Moore, a scientist in residence at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
GEORGE MOORE: I hope once Ukraine gets somehow settled that, you know, maybe cooler heads will prevail, and they will get an international treaty on this. But then going back to your other question, who would enforce it if it's broken? It's sad to say, but, you know, all international treaties are only as good as the commitment of the countries to abide by them.
KELEMEN: The Russians don't seem at all moved by the international condemnation, and both sides have accused each other of shelling the plant. Ukraine and many others point out that Russia has no right to be there. As for the U.S., it is not a party to that protocol in the Geneva Convention. And Sokolski, who runs the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center in Washington, says that undercuts U.S. diplomacy.
SOKOLSKI: Our credibility in this topic here is akin to the proverbial lecture about temperance from a bar stool (laughter), and I would think it would be wise for us to tighten up our act.
KELEMEN: He says the U.S. could start by bringing U.S. military guidelines closer in line with the additional protocol. And the U.S. could work within international organizations, like the IAEA, to censure Russia's record on nuclear safety.
SOKOLSKI: They do not, by any stretch of the imagination, want to be put it all in the corner with a dunce cap on safety when they're trying to export reactors.
KELEMEN: Much will depend on what International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors report back to Vienna after their visit to Ukraine.
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ROME, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After its successful launch at Bakery @ SIAL America, the campaign managed by ITALMOPA - the Italian Association of Millers – and co-funded by the European Commission to promote exports of organic soft / durum wheat flour and semolina to the U.S. and Canada and to raise awareness of their high quality, will land in New York at Plant Based World Expo, an international trade show which will take place from the 8th to the 9th of September 2022.
The campaign is called "Pure Flour from Europe: Your Organic and Sustainable Choice!" and it is co-funded by the European Commission.
Visit our booth #203 – Level 1 - to find out more and meet the representatives from three of the association's largest producers: Molino Grassi, Molino Casillo and Molino de Vita. Taste some great focaccia and fresh pasta specially prepared by chef Fabrizio Facchini in the demo dedicated area of the show:
Pure Flour from Europe will span three years and will include other consumer and trade events with product demonstrations led by chefs featuring such well-loved Italian foods as pizza, pasta, pastries and breads. There will also be social media and advertising campaigns and participation in other important trade shows targeting the grocery, foodservice and food manufacturing sectors: we will be in Las Vegas for the Winter Fancy Food 15/17 January 2023 and then again in Anaheim for the Natural Products Expo West 8/12 March 2023 and in Toronto for SIAL Canada 9/11 May 2023. There will also be an educational tour of millers of organic flours and semolina in Italy during the second half of the year.
"We see great opportunity in North America to grow exports of organic soft wheat and durum flours and semolina from Italy. More than ever before, home cooks and chefs are demanding premium ingredients that are healthy, nutritious and grown without synthetic fertilizers. They also want to respect the environment," says ITALMOPA President Emilio Ferrari. "Organic flour from our member companies delivers on all these attributes and elevates the quality of most any culinary creation."
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Located in Abu Dhabi, K2 Integrity's New Office Further Establishes the Company as an Integral and Permanent Fixture Within the UAE Financial System
ABU DHABI, UAE, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Integrity, the preeminent financial crimes risk management, compliance, investigations, and monitoring firm, today announced the launch of its first office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which will be located in Abu Dhabi Global Market and overseen by Daniel L. Glaser, Global Head of Jurisdictional Services for K2 Integrity and Head of its Washington, D.C. office.
K2 Integrity enjoys deep and historic relationships with both the UAE government and leading UAE financial institutions, advising on the full spectrum of matters relating to combatting financial crime, including money laundering, proliferation financing, terrorism financing and asset recovery. K2 Integrity will also be bringing to the UAE its world class expertise in innovative, cutting-edge areas, including digital assets, digital transformation, cryptocurrencies, cybersecurity, and ESG. The new office will enable K2 Integrity to better service its existing clients, as well as meet the growing risk and compliance needs of the country's public and private sectors. K2 Integrity's Abu Dhabi office will be managed on the ground by Richard Hills, who has 33 years of experience in law enforcement, financial intelligence, compliance, and technology.
"The UAE is among the most important international financial, trade and economic centers in the world. As such, its companies and financial institutions demand world class services," said Daniel Glaser. "K2 Integrity's Abu Dhabi office will partner with our clients to devise customized and innovative solutions to their risk management and compliance challenges."
Through K2 Integrity's new Abu Dhabi office, the UAE-based clients will continue to have direct access to K2 Integrity's comprehensive suite of services, including two of its recently launched offerings: the first-of-its-kind ESG Assessment Certification program and the Certified Risk Management Specialist – Global Sanctions (CRMS-GS) training module. The ESG Assessment Certification enables funds and managers to facilitate compliance global best practices and expectations in ESG, in keeping with the emerging scrutiny and focus on this important area. The Global Sanctions certification, offered through the firm's unique digital platform, provides participants across the private and public sectors with the expertise, skills, and judgment needed to understand and address the risks of global sanctions.
"K2 Integrity is committed to delivering innovative solutions to meet our client's varied needs," said Jeremy Kroll and Andrew Rabinowitz, Co-CEOs of K2 Integrity. "The opening of our UAE office is an important step in our continued evolution as a global company. This expansion into a vitally important region will allow us to continue to provide the type of customized, high-quality service and attention to our clients that defines K2 Integrity."
K2 Integrity's global practice is led by some of the world's most prominent experts in their fields. They include Daniel Glaser, former Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Treasury Department; Juan Zarate, former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Combatting Terrorism; Chip Poncy, former head of the U.S. delegation to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF); Bryan Stirewalt, former Chief Executive of the Dubai Financial Services Authority; Mariano Federici, former Chairman of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units; and Darren Matthews, former Managing Director at Nexus Risk Management.
K2 Integrity is the leading risk and financial crimes advisory firm helping clients understand and manage their risk so they can lead with confidence. With some of the most knowledgeable practitioners in the industry, K2 brings together deep subject matter expertise with proprietary technology and digital offerings to help clients creatively solve today's issues while also planning for the future.
With offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London, and Abu Dhabi, and more than 400 employees globally, K2 has deep knowledge and experience working in every region and numerous jurisdictions around the world. To learn more about how K2 Integrity is revolutionizing the management of risk, visit www.k2integrity.com, or follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn.
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Business continuity during the pandemic evolves into a global, future-proofed workflow, speeding edit times and slashing inefficiency
SAN FRANCISCO and AMSTERDAM, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LucidLink, an innovative SaaS-based company delivering high-performance remote collaboration to the world's largest brands and creative professionals, has been deployed across VICE Media Group to diversify its post-production model and move its production workflow to the cloud.
VICE Media's news team initially ran a 30-day trial of LucidLink during the pandemic, employing 'cloud NAS' technology to enable content to be stored in the cloud and dynamically streamed and cached to local devices. VICE Media's news team used LucidLink for teams working remotely with the day-to-air content from regions in the field to the finishing teams taking broadcast content to air. The trial was so successful that VICE Media moved its entire production workflow to the cloud.
Dominic Brouard, Post Production Infrastructure Manager, VICE Media Group, said, "We wanted to deploy a solution that would enable remote from home productivity in the short-term, but we also wanted to try and build something that would stand us in good stead post-Covid. That meant we wanted a tool that would work sustainably from the speed of production. It also had to meet the terms of the cost model, the infrastructure it sits on, and be enterprise-ready and security-focused."
Implementation of LucidLink has eliminated the company's previous challenges in downloading files or sending drives, which were time-consuming processes that were becoming unsustainable.
"Our speed to edit has increased immeasurably with LucidLink," says Brouard. "Quite simply, had we not had LucidLink, then in the short-term, we would have been less efficient working from home (during Covid), and in the longer term, our cloud-first strategy would probably have required a more complex and expensive post-production system in the cloud."
With LucidLink, editors, wherever they are located, can access assets on cloud storage, perform the required work and share a file with a producer for immediate review. Editors worldwide can now work on the same media, story, or program, employing a 'follow the sun' model. For example, when an editor in the UK finishes for the day, editorial team members in South America can continue to work on the same project.
LucidLink offers an innovative cloud-native file service designed specifically for extensive data access over distance. LucidLink Filespaces provides best-in-class security and high-performance scalability to run file-based workloads on object storage for maximum efficiency and productivity. The service is compatible with Microsoft Azure Blob and any Amazon S3 compatible object storage provider that utilizes cloud, on-prem, or hybrid storage. It supports all major operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS. Investors include Baseline Ventures, Headline, Adobe, Bright Cap Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, S28 Capital, and Fathom Capital. LucidLink is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company maintains an office in Sofia, Bulgaria, with remote employees across North America, Europe, and Australia. For more information about LucidLink, please contact info@lucidlink.com. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn, and visit us at lucidlink.com.
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EV innovators focus deep experience to rethink medium-duty vehicle market, delivering an EV solution offering benchmark performance and durability at zero price acquisition premium
-EV industry veterans create new company bringing market-focused medium-duty product to an industry lacking practical innovation
-Harbinger vehicles will offer improvements in safety, driver experience, and productivity tuned to the needs of commercial fleet operators and specialty vehicle customers
-Developed in-house for Class 4 to 7, the company's all-new eAxle, chassis architecture, and battery technologies are built to exceed industry standards
-Harbinger is set to debut its EV platform at the 2022 North American International Auto Show
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harbinger, a Los Angeles-based automotive manufacturer, announced today its official launch and unveiled a revolutionary new electric vehicle (EV) platform poised to transform the medium-duty industry. Founded with a mission to bring modernization and fresh thinking to a market poorly addressed by electrification, Harbinger's initial product line will include electric stripped chassis and cab chassis designed specifically to address the unique performance, durability, and lifespan expectations required in Class 4 to Class 7 vehicles.
"Medium-duty vehicles serve as the backbone of the commercial transportation industry and are responsible for delivering tens of millions of packages and critical services every day," said John Harris, CEO of Harbinger. "But while this industry has experienced tremendous growth, fleet customers today face acute shortages of gas- and diesel-powered vehicles, and any meaningful supply of production-ready EV offerings is still years out. We are solving this problem head on."
Production for Harbinger electric platforms is projected to scale significantly over the next five years, with first vehicles expected in customers' hands in late 2023, followed by the launch of volume production in 2024.
Over the past year, a growing team of EV passenger car veterans have quietly been developing a medium-duty powertrain and chassis to overhaul an industry still running on half-century-old technology. Current EV solutions in the medium-duty space offer only incremental improvements, largely by retrofitting popular internal combustion engine (ICE) products, but Harbinger's suite of in-house developed EV solutions are grounded in road-tested passenger EV technologies and enable a new paradigm in chassis architecture, focused on electrification and improvements in vehicle operation, safety, and driver ergonomics.
Harbinger's EV solutions feature:
- A proprietary eAxle at the heart of the vehicle which combines the motor, inverter, and gearbox into an integrated unit. This approach improves energy efficiency, lowers cost, and brings critical safety improvements by enabling the battery systems to be positioned entirely inside the frame.
- A liquid-cooled battery pack engineered for superior performance, lower cost, and a supplier-agnostic sourcing strategy. The pack design also takes advantage of cutting-edge casting technology to provide improved battery durability, safety, and lifespan.
- A new driver-focused chassis architecture designed to improve safety, driver experience, and productivity through drive-by-wire steering and enhancements to vehicle ergonomics. In addition, a novel front suspension reduces vehicle overhang, improving driver visibility and vehicle maneuverability.
Every element of Harbinger's medium-duty EV has been reimagined and engineered to deliver category-defining attributes, including:
- 800V liquid cooled battery system, with capacity scalable in 35kWh increments
- Best-in-class floor height below 28 inches
- Designed for 20-year, 450,000-mile standard operating life
- Independent front suspension with rack-type steering
- Autonomous-ready with steer-by-wire and brake-by-wire
- Segment-leading safety and driver assistance features
- One-hour DC fast charging capability
- Zero price acquisition premium over today's equivalent gas- and diesel-powered vehicles
"This industry is performing on decades-old technology that makes its daily rigors nearly unbearable for drivers and concentrates emissions of harmful pollutants in highly populated, residential, and business areas where they most acutely affect human health. We can no longer sit idle and watch that happen," said Harris. "The reality is that technologies developed for the passenger or heavy-duty vehicle industries simply cannot be repurposed for the medium-duty segment."
Eliminating barriers to adoption and offering a seamless connection to the way the industry currently operates, Harbinger's scalable stripped chassis has been built to support the predominant medium-duty body types available today, including commercial walk-in vans, RVs, box trucks, and other medium-duty vehicles.
Harbinger was founded on the idea that for cleaner vehicles to become ubiquitous, a competitive EV solution must be offered at a cost comparable to its ICE counterparts. As a result, unlike other commercial EVs available today, Harbinger's electric platform will carry zero price acquisition premium relative to gas- and diesel-powered alternatives.
"Better technology often comes with outrageous price tags, and we're seeing today's medium-duty EVs performing for half the life of today's ICE vehicles at triple the cost," said Harris. "Our technology was developed from scratch in order to control top level chassis cost."
Harbinger has achieved this by leveraging strong existing supplier relationships and concentrating its efforts on in-house development of key vehicle systems, thereby eliminating costly third-party battery and powertrain system premiums. Harbinger's chassis has also been designed to scale, with modular battery pack and wheelbase configurations that meet the needs of both last mile delivery operators – who typically drive fewer than 100 miles per day – as well as RV and other commercial and specialty vehicle customers that demand different performance requirements.
Ultimately, Harbinger customers stand to enjoy more than just the benefits of a price competitive vehicle. As with all EVs, customers can also expect a reduced cost of ownership over the lifetime of the vehicle thanks to reduced fuel and maintenance costs.
"The cost effectiveness of the platform is a baseline, not a sacrifice," said Harris. "Our platform will offer an enhanced level of efficiency, durability, safety, and performance over our competition and can be sold at a better price point because of our advantages of in-house component design and vertically integrated approach. This is how EVs should be built."
Led by co-founders John Harris, Phillip Weicker, and Will Eberts, Harbinger's team is composed of EV specialists with decades of experience across the automotive, aerospace, and battery technology industries.
John Harris leads the company as Chief Executive Officer, bringing expertise from Anduril Industries, Boeing, Faraday Future, and Xos Trucks.
Phillip Weicker is the Chief Technology Officer at Harbinger, leading product design and development. Former co-founder and head of powertrain at Canoo, he brings over two decades of experience in battery and drivetrain development with experience at Faraday Future, QuantumScape, Coda Automotive, and EnergyCS.
Will Eberts serves as Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility over supply chain, program management, and project financials. Eberts brings experience from Anduril Industries, Canoo, Faraday Future, and General Atomics ASI.
The founding team is supported by a highly experienced suite of technical and operational leaders, including Alexi Charbonneau, VP of Chassis Engineering; Alex Tylee, VP of Powertrain Engineering; John Sztykiel, VP of Business Development; Deb Bourke, Director of Engineering Programs; Steven Offutt, Director of Manufacturing; and Michael Fielkow, General Counsel and Head of Corporate Development.
See Harbinger's technology on display for the first time at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this month, or visit www.harbingermotors.com for more.
Harbinger is a commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger's best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs. Leveraging a foundation of proprietary, in-house developed vehicle technologies designed specifically for commercial vehicles, Harbinger is bringing a first-of-its-kind EV platform to market, priced for zero acquisition premium. Harbinger: familiar form, revolutionary foundation.
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Project tabled until after election of new council members
Klamath Falls City Council members commended community members for the increased attendance at the meeting that was held Tuesday, Sept. 6. A score of Klamath Basin residents turned out, most of whom were there to oppose the city’s “Plane in the Park” jet memorial plan.
The public comment portion of the council meeting lasted longer than 40 minutes as city officials listened to 12 residents speak on their growing concerns, mainly the jet in Veterans Memorial Park.
One citizen, however — Joey Gentry, who is a tribal activist and member of the Klamath Tribes — used her time to ask “once again” when the City Council will reform the standing equity committee.
In December 2020, Gentry said the City Council had unanimously accepted the equity resolution they had received.
“It was a formal resolution that promised the community and residents of Klamath Falls that you would take action,” Gentry said. “Where is the committee?”
More residents had taken the steps to request time to speak, but many yielded their time to Trish Seiler, a former City Council member of 16 years, granting her 10 minutes to speak, as opposed to the usual three.
Seiler used the time to bring attention to the commonly held concerns and confusion regarding the decisions made relating to the matter of the jet memorial.
“City representatives have said the project idea came from the county and Air Guard; county representatives have said it came from the city and the Air Guard; and the Air Guard tells me they are not involved in the project at all,” Seiler said. “So, who’s on first?”
Additionally, Seiler reminded the council that the city has already placed a jet memorial out at Kingsley Field Air Base back in the late 2000s.
She also noted that the $600,000, if used for the jet memorial, would not be going back into the community.
The agenda for the same council meeting included a motion regarding a resolution that granted the city exemption from competitive bid requirements for the use of construction contractors on the jet project. The council motioned to table the item.
With the remainder of her time, Seiler explained her eco-tourism proposal which she drew up as an alternative use for the $300,000 in COVID-19 relief funding that was allocated for the jet memorial. The other $300,000 would come from the county.
Seiler stated much of her proposal came from discussions she had had with city and county officials during her time in office.
“Usually, these discussions went along the lines of ‘wouldn’t it be great if we had the money to…’”
She suggested making the park accessible for peoples with disabilities and the elderly by partnering with the Air Guard and widening the walking trail and adding a paved, geothermally heated seating area.
Also in Seiler’s proposal: a small interpretive center, pavilion with picnic tables and grills, viewing platform on the shores of Lake Euwana, additional eagle roosts and extending the trail to connect with OC & E, the trestles, Linkville trail and Wing Watchers. The extended trail would feature pillars such as those in the park memorial with the written history of the land and its many peoples.
Seiler was not alone in her efforts. Ed Silling returned to the meeting following his presentation of a small model he had made and presented at the last meeting which showed a homeless veteran sleeping under the future jet monument.
Silling remarked that Veterans Park honors all vets as it is, and adding a jet memorial would require adding “a battleship, a howitzer, coast guard cutter and infantry platoon” just to be fair.
A few of those who spoke expressed concerns regarding the use of the parks funding for the added maintenance and security of the jet itself.
Wendy Williams suggested that the council take the same approach to this project as when they were renaming Kit Carson Park as Eulalona Park, which included a survey of the public, listings in the newspaper and announcements on the city website.
Klamath Falls resident Sarah Silverman suggested that, since these funds are intended for “COVID-19 relief,” they should be used to honor the memories of those who were lost to the virus by helping residents afford heating and cooling systems to avoid smoke inhalation and heat-related illnesses in summer.
Madeline Blake asked that the $600,000 be used to assist veterans and those who are without homes by building tiny homes and providing potable water throughout the community for their access. She noted that COVID-19 relief programs are starting to shut down as the pandemic wanes adding that those with little to no income are going to be in need now more than ever.
In the end, Councilman Dan Tofell asked the Parks Advisory Board to come to the podium.
Board representatives explained the jet memorial had been proposed in 2015, but that Klamath had been on the wait-list since then.
Their reasoning for the expedited process of funding and allocating this jet was to ensure that a jet at Kingsley field, which had just become available, could be the jet the community received, saving the cost of transportation from elsewhere.
Tofell suggested the project be tabled until after the upcoming election in January, at which point the City Council will have its usual five council members, rather than just the three that are serving the board at this time.
“I have a tendency to agree, we needed to have a more public forum on this decision,” Tofell said, “because it’s obvious that a lot people weren’t aware that this was the plan.”
Council did not respond to concerns regarding the Equity Committee, posed by Gentry, after closing the public comment portion. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/community/klamath-falls-city-council-hears-public-concerns-regarding-jet-in-park-plan/article_d78d2de0-2f14-11ed-aeb9-fb0442a33eb2.html | 2022-09-08T04:50:09Z |
At the tail-end of a pandemic, teetering on the edge of economic recession, it is no stretch to say these have been trying times. Jennifer Jenkins saw “a real need” in the Klamath community, and with the help of her band of merry metal-lovers, the crew decided to do their part to give back with a free event that is safe and fun for all ages.
“I just wanted to give something to the town that they could enjoy, bring some of the hard rock music back into town,” Jenkins said.
Brootal Rock Jamboree will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 in Veterans Memorial Park.
The show will feature one local band, three groups from across the region, and one that is making the trek all the way up from Los Angeles.
All five bands volunteered to play for free.
Jenkins noted this is a five-part concert that will be an alcohol- and substance-free event.
“It’s nice to have something people can have fun at, and it doesn’t have to revolve around alcohol,” she said. “The youth are getting restless; they need something that’s fun and free.”
The show will also have a focus on veterans, Jenkins said. The VFW has partnered with the group and will be accepting donations at the show.
Since moving to Klamath three-and-a-half years ago, Jenkins noticed there hadn’t been many events for heavier rock music fans.
“And then I realized,” Jenkins said, “‘If you build it, they will come.’”
This prophetic movie reference might, in fact, come to pass. Based on her knowledge of the “metal scene” in Klamath, Jenkins said she expected around 100 people to attend.
After announcing the show on Facebook, however, the event has already received more than 120 responses just through the social media platform. With the posters around town and awareness spreading by word of mouth, Jenkins is hopeful the turn out will be in the hundreds.
Throughout the summer, Jenkins and her friends got to work and found a handful of bands who wanted to get involved.
Chris Fleming is the guitarist and vocalist of the headlining group, Gravewitch, from Bend. He said Jenkins approached him this summer at Metal in the Mountains, a music festival in Dunsmir, Calif., and asked if the group would be interested in volunteering to play at the Klamath event.
“We have played in Klamath two other times throughout the years and always had a great time,” Fleming said.
Metal in the Mountains is an outdoor music event that is put on every summer by Hellametal, who will also be performing at the event this weekend. Fleming says the two bands are good friends, and they are excited to share the stage with them.
Both Fleming and Jenkins somberly noted that the show in Veterans Park will be Hellametal’s last.
“They have been a band for years,” Jenkins said, “but this will be their final time taking the stage together as a band.”
Hellametal announced their dissolution on the band’s Facebook page, saying that “life just gets in the way sometimes,” but that there are no hard feelings between bandmates.
A local Klamath Falls-based band, Phenom, is also in the lineup. Jenkins, who is good friends with the bandmates, says their sound has really “beefed up” over the years, with new additions to the group.
For those who listen to the college station, KTEC 89.5 FM, you might be familiar with the weekly radio show titled “Hank Morbid’s Metal Madhouse,” that airs at 7 p.m. Tuesdays. “Hank Morbid” is a bandmember of Phenom.
Kicking off the show will be The Gash, from Weed, followed by Diabology, an L.A. based band that became friends with people in the Klamath metal community online.
If the show is a success, Jenkins says she and her friends hope to expand and make Brootal Rock Jamboree a yearly event for the community. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/community/music-scene-gives-back-with-free-sober-show/article_b8dad310-2ee3-11ed-b7ba-9bfe33e0504e.html | 2022-09-08T04:50:15Z |
LAKEVIEW — In September of 2020, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District, Klamath Falls Field Office, began a wild horse gather on private property within and adjacent to the Pokegama Herd Management Area (HMA), located about 30 miles southwest of Klamath Falls.
The BLM plans to resume this gather beginning mid-September 2022. The action is at the request of a private landowner to remove horses from private property within and adjacent to the HMA. The Pokegama HMA encompasses more than 80,885 acres of public and private lands.
The BLM plans to gather wild horses from private property only. No horses will be gathered from lands managed by the BLM within the HMA. The BLM will conduct gather operations utilizing temporary bait traps consisting of a series of corral panels stocked with water and hay; no helicopters will be used.
The appropriate management level (AML) for the Pokegama HMA is 30 to 50 horses. Based on the most recent survey, the current estimate is there might be as many as 230 horses within the area; however, the HMA is forested, making it difficult to count. The BLM’s priority is to conduct safe, efficient and successful wild horse and burro gather operations while ensuring humane care and treatment of all animals gathered. The BLM and its contractors will use the best available science and handling practices for wild horses while meeting overall gather goals and objectives following the Comprehensive Animal Welfare Policy.
Due to the nature of the bait and water trap method, wild horses are reluctant to approach the trap site when there is too much activity; therefore, only essential gather operations personnel will be allowed at the trap site during operations. Due to private land restrictions, there will be no public viewing opportunities during gather operations or at the holding facilities.
All horses identified for removal will be transported to the BLM’s Wild Horse Corrals in Hines, Ore. They will be checked by a veterinarian and readied for the BLM’s wild horse and burro Adoption and Sale Program. For information on how to adopt or purchase a wild horse or burro, go to www.blm.gov/whb.
For technical information, contact Wild Horse and Burro Specialist Blair Street at 541-947-6184 or bstreet@blm.gov. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/blm-to-begin-pokegama-herd-management-area-wild-horse-gather/article_5803859e-2eea-11ed-ad2a-03604a1efad3.html | 2022-09-08T04:50:22Z |
Although it’s a little-known story outside Southern Oregon, the six people who accidentally detonated a Japanese balloon bomb in the woods near Bly in 1945 were the only ones who died as the result of enemy action in the continental United States during World War II.
Books and films have been about the incident, which happened May 5, 1945, in the woods near the small but tight-knit community of Bly, but it mostly remains hidden in history. But even more obscure are the events that followed, including the response of Japanese women who as young girls had helped make the balloon bombs, when they learned years later that one of bombs had killed a pregnant woman and five young boys and girls.
Tanya Lee Stone provides that perspective and other information in her new book, “Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together.”
“It just sort of stuck with me,” said Stone of learning about the balloon bombs, the deaths and events that followed decades later. “I wanted to explore the story further.”
Stone, who oversees the Professional Writing Program at Champlain College in Vermont, learned about the Bly balloon bomb deaths while working on an earlier book, “Color Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America’s First Black Paratroopers.” After its publication she spent several years researching the incident. Stone said she was largely inspired after connecting with Yuzuru John Takeshita, who with his and thousands of Japanese Americans, had been incarcerated during WWII, first at the Topaz Relocation Center in Utah and later as “No-Nos” at Tule Lake.
As Stone explains in her book, decades later Takeshita was visiting Japan when he learned how Japanese schoolgirls were enlisted to make paper balloons from one of those “girls:” Toshiko Inoue.
“Toshiko Inoue’s story sent Takeshita’s mind racing back to the day he and his brothers searched the sky outside their barracks at Tule Lake in hopes of catching a glimpse of one of the rumored balloons,” Stone writes. “Now, 40 years later, he was learning that people he actually knew were involved and the rumors [about balloon bombs] had been true!”
As Stone writes, once he returned to the U.S. Takeshita wanted to learn more. He did.
“He was stunned to discover how close he had been to tragedy when it happened — just 50 miles from Tule Lake,” referring to the distance between Tule Lake and the bomb site. “As he read on, he came to the names and ages of the six people who had been killed … ‘I saw these names and it shook me,’ he later recalled.”
Takeshita later met and interacted with other women who had been among the girls involved in making the paper used for the balloons. Several were shocked to learn a balloon bomb had killed six innocent people and later contacted him for advice on sending messages to the victims’ families. As a result, in August 1987, Takeshita and his family carried a thousand paper cranes made by the women, cranes ”signifying 1,000 wishes for peace,” for remembrance ceremonies at the bomb site, the Mitchell Monument.
Later, on May 6, 1995 — 50 years after the incident — Takeshita was among more than 400 people, including women who had made the paper balloons and with family members of those killed, gathered at the Mitchell Monument to remember and to forgive. As Stone notes in the book, the ensuring healing was largely generated by Takeshita.
Stone tells the story by weaving in seldom before seen photos and stories of the Japanese girls who helped make the balloons. The book also includes stories of some of the Japanese-Americans forced into assembly centers and internment camps. Significantly, too, Stone writes about Takeshita’s positive and influential interactions with a Tule Lake high school teacher, Margaret Gunderson.
“Peace” encapsulates how the balloon bombs were designed, how they flew across the Pacific, and why the U.S. government forbit the news media from reporting about the bombs and their possible danger. Along with telling stories of the discovery and explosion of the Bly balloon bomb, in interviews with Bly people she describes how those deaths impacted community members and how decades later, those deaths impacted the women who helped make the bombs. “Peace” is a book about forgiveness and understanding, and how people of two wartime enemy nations came together.
“Peace,” Stone emphasizes, was inspired by Yuzuru Takeshita, who instead of being bitter about his own incarceration, through his actions helped himself and others learn that, “Peace is a chain reaction.” | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/book-offers-different-view-of-the-bly-balloon-bomb-impact/article_7ac79bb2-2ee8-11ed-9caf-5fdb834b2420.html | 2022-09-08T04:50:28Z |
MERLIN — Despite the heat and rugged terrain, firefighters on the Rum Creek Fire continue to make progress.
Containment has increased to 42%, with most edges of the fire mopped up at least 75 feet inside fire lines.
MERLIN — Despite the heat and rugged terrain, firefighters on the Rum Creek Fire continue to make progress.
Containment has increased to 42%, with most edges of the fire mopped up at least 75 feet inside fire lines.
According to an Inciweb press release, the tactical firing operation on the ridge between Rum Creek and Montgomery Creek went well, with fire backing down both sides of the ridge. Fire personnel continue to monitor this and other areas, watching for flare-ups and spot fires.
Overnight Tuesday, Sept. 6, the fire stayed within the containment lines despite high temperatures, low relative humidity and gusty winds. Continued high temperatures Wednesday, Sept. 7, triggered a Heat Advisory from the National Weather Service (NWS). The heat can expose hidden hot spots and can take a toll on fire personnel. Heat-related illnesses such as dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke are a concern for firefighters.
According to the press release, before a section of fire line can be described as “contained” crews complete many steps. They construct miles of fire lines, many on slopes too steep for dozers. They assemble hose lays around fires, carrying hoses, fittings, portable pumps and fuel cans to where they are needed. When the timing is right, they conduct tactical burns, lighting fuels on the ground with drip torches to maintain a low-intensity burn. They watch for spot fires and jump on embers that cross the fire line and cause flare-ups. Lastly, they mop up residual heat by gridding along miles of fire edge, sometimes digging out burning roots several feet underground.
A few isolated storm cells were seen passing through the area Wednesday, bringing scattered lightning and minimal rain. Thunderstorms might bring gusty, erratic winds, but rain is unlikely to make it past the tree canopy. NWS has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Thursday, Sept. 8, for strong gusty winds and low relative humidity.
There was no infrared mapping flight Tuesday to update the acreage.
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WASHINGTON — COVID-19 boosters shots are on track to become as frequent as the annual flu shot, though high-risk people may need more than one dose per year, Biden administration officials said Tuesday, Sept. 7.
“For a large majority of Americans, we are moving to a point where a single annual COVID shot should provide a high degree of protection against serious illness all year,” White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha said during a briefing.
Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, conveyed a similar message, saying that “in the absence of a dramatically different variant, we likely are moving towards a path with a vaccination cadence similar to that of the annual influenza vaccine.”
The move could provide clarity and possibly simplicity for people who have been trying to keep track of if and when they should get a COVID-19 booster.
The most recent announcement about booster shots came last week when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended people 12 and older get another COVID-19 booster dose in the coming weeks.
Jha said Tuesday he expects there may be updates on the booster for kids younger than 12 at some point later in the fall.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a statement about the boosters last week that the new bivalent shots are “formulated to better protect against the most recently circulating COVID-19 variant.”
“They can help restore protection that has waned since previous vaccination and were designed to provide broader protection against newer variants,” Walensky said.
During Tuesday’s briefing Walensky urged people to get the booster shot, noting that 375 people on average are dying daily from COVID-19 within the U.S.
That number, she said, is “well above the around 200 deaths a day we saw earlier this spring, and in my mind, far too high for a vaccine preventable disease.”
Despite a lack of new funding from Congress to address COVID-19 domestically and abroad, Biden administration officials stressed Tuesday that there are enough doses for all eligible people to get a booster shot heading into the winter.
But, Jha said that only happened after officials pulled money from other public health priorities to secure the vaccine doses. He also said it is “critical” U.S. lawmakers provide the White House with the $22.4 billion officials believe is needed to continue responding to COVID-19.
“Congress is aware that if we do not continue to fund the response, things can easily go backwards,” Jha said. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/covid-19-vaccine-might-become-annual-like-flu-shot/article_a3c0f126-2ef2-11ed-b986-c7d4d103c439.html | 2022-09-08T04:50:40Z |
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The U.S military has ordered billions of dollars of COVID vaccine doses and therapeutics from Pfizer. (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)
The U.S. Army announced Wednesday a new $4.8 billion order of COVID treatment pills Paxlovid from Pfizer Inc.
Paxlovid is an oral therapeutic treatment from Pfizer, which has also sold millions of coronavirus vaccine doses to the Pentagon and U.S. government.
The new contract calls for Paxlovid pills to be delivered to the U.S. Army’s Contracting Command at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland through March 2023.
It is the latest big COVID purchase from Pfizer by the U.S. military. Since 2020, the U.S. Defense Department has ordered more than $23 billion worth of coronavirus vaccines and treatment pills.
In June, the Army announced a $3.2 billon COVID vaccine order from Pfizer.
In January 2022 and November 2021, the U.S. military branch ordered 500 million Pfizer vaccine doses for $3.4 billion to donate to poor countries.
Also in January, the Pentagon ordered 835,000 Paxlovid pills from the drug giants for $442 million. In December 2020, the Pentagon awarded Pfizer a $2 billion COVID vaccine contract.
That was followed by a $1.35 billion vaccine contract in July 2021, two contracts totaling $8.8 billion in August 2021 for COVID vaccines and 10 million Paxlovid order for “international distribution”, according to a Pentagon procurement announcement. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/nation_world/pentagon-orders-another-4-8b-worth-of-pfizer-s-covid-pills/article_32646192-2ef8-11ed-b4d4-f73b9dc40245.html | 2022-09-08T04:50:53Z |
A demonstrator waves Cuban flags during a car parade in support of the Cuban people, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Hialeah, Fla. The city of Hialeah has the greatest concentration of Cuban exiles in the U.S.
The whitest cities in America are in West Virginia. The blackest cities are clustered in the South and the most Hispanic place in the country is in Florida, according to a new analysis.
Financial research WalletHub looked at diversity and racial and ethnic concentrations in across the country via examination of U.S. Census Bureau data.
The most diverse communities in the country are Jersey City, New Jersey; three Maryland suburbs of Washington D.C. (Germantown, Gaithersburg and Germantown), the Las Vegas suburb of Spring Valley, Nevada and New York City.
The WalletHub analysis — which ranks cities on ethnic, racial, linguistic and place of birth diversity has some interesting findings.
Orlando, for example ranks as the 13th most diverse city – ahead of San Francisco (14th) and Los Angeles (23rd).
The least diverse communities include Parkersburg, Clarksburg and Wheeling, West Virginia. Those cities have white populations in excess of 90%, according to the U.S Census Bureau.
Other cities with the highest percentages of white residents include Rutland and Barre Vermont; Watertown, South Dakota and Butte-Silver Bow, Montana, according to WalletHub.
Hialeah, Florida, near Miami and Laredo, Texas, near the Mexico border have the highest concentrations of Hispanic residents with 95.7% and 95.5%, respectively, according to census data.
According to the report, Greenville, Mississippi has the highest concentration of African American residents with 83.4%.
Other cities with large Black populations include Jackson, Mississippi (82.5%) and Pine Bluff, Arkansas (76%), according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Among big U.S. markets, New York is the most diverse followed by San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco and Sacramento, California. Boston rounds out the top five.
Economists and demographic experts contend diversity can be a socio-economic strength.
Anna-Katherine Ward, an associate professor at Virginia Tech University’s Pamplin College of Business, said diversity can foster innovation and entrepreneurship.
“To start, diversity pushes us to become more open-minded and flexible. Research shows that even seeing diversity around us can make our brains work harder and think in different ways. It’s no surprise, then, that diverse cities tend to have more innovative and productive workforces,” Ward said. Diversity is also great for entrepreneurial activity. Just look at the list of billion-dollar companies that were either founded or co-founded by immigrants.”
Detroit, Memphis, Louisville, El Paso and New Orleans are the least diverse major markets, according to WalletHub.
In Oregon, Medford ranks 326th, Portland 369th, Salem 198th, and Eugene 335th and Corvallis 261st among the 501 U.S cities ranked for their diversity. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/nation_world/where-are-the-whitest-blackest-and-most-diverse-cities-in-america/article_a69e6784-2ee3-11ed-8d1c-171a9d0e32aa.html | 2022-09-08T04:50:59Z |
Tens of thousands of COVID-19 booster doses are arriving in Oregon this week as state health officials, pharmacies and providers plan vaccine clinics and schedule shots.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the new booster doses by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech on Thursday, Sept. 1 and a West Coast scientific group representing Oregon, Washington, California and Nevada followed with its own endorsement, paving the way for vaccinations to begin.
Both boosters are designed to fight the original strain of the virus along with the two latest and most infectious omicron variants, BA.4 and BA.5. This is the first time that a vaccine has targeted those strains, which have caused the majority of recent infections in Oregon and across the country.
“The original two doses of vaccine offer less protection against these omicron variants that are the predominant strains in Oregon and the United States,” Dr. Dean Sidelinger, state epidemiologist, told the Capital Chronicle. “They were very good against the original strain, but are proving less effective at protecting against the omicron strain, as people are further out from their last dose.”
He said the new boosters are safe and effective and the best way for Oregonians to protect themselves from a severe COVID-19 infection, hospitalization or death.
“OHA encourages all Oregonians who are eligible for boosters to get one,” Sidelinger said.
The Pfizer shot is approved for ages 12 and older, and the Moderna booster is for people who are at least 18. Either shot can be given, regardless of which vaccine the person had before, but it should be administered at least two months after the last booster, a Johnson & Johnson vaccine or the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
Studies have shown that over time, immunity against COVID-19 subsides.
“We know that immunity, from watching the cases that come in, does tend to wane after two or three months of getting a dose of the original vaccine,” Sidelinger said. He said the CDC has changed its definition of what it means to be fully vaccinated: Those who have had the primary series and the first booster dose are considered up to date on their Covid vaccines. Oregon Health Authority data shows that fewer than 50% of adults in Oregon — 1.6 million people — are fully vaccinated based on the CDC’s latest definition.
Older people are more likely to be vaccinated in Oregon. State data shows that 69% of those 65 and older are fully vaccinated. That compares with 52% of those 50 through 64 year old and 37% of those aged 20 through 49. Nearly 28% of teenagers (12 to 17) have all their COVID-19 doses; only 8% of younger children do.
Two groups — people with weakened immune systems and the elderly — face a higher risk of severe illness and death. COVID-19 remains the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
Since the pandemic struck in early 2020, the virus has sickened about 880,000 people in Oregon and killed more than 8,400. It has packed emergency rooms and caused hospitals to run out of beds. But new infections have slowed. This week the state has a seven-day average of about 600 cases a day, according to Oregon Health Authority data. The average number of new daily infections was about double that in July. Illnesses peaked on July 13, with about 5.5% of Oregon residents infected, according to the latest forecast by Peter Graven at Oregon Health & Science University.
But that doesn’t mean the virus has gone away. Nearly 270 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, including 35 in intensive care units, health authority data shows.
Vaccines arrive
The new booster shots began arriving in Oregon late last week. As of Tuesday, 39,100 shots had arrived, with the majority going to pharmacies, the health authority told the Capital Chronicle. The health authority expects another 75,500 doses to arrive in Oregon this week for vaccine sites and an additional 75,500 doses for pharmacies. Sidelinger said those doses should be enough to vaccinate everyone who wants an updated booster.
In recent days, some pharmacies, including Walgreens, Safeway and CVS, have started scheduling people to receive the updated booster.
The state has about two dozen vaccination sites at farmers markets, in businesses and county and state sites near populations of people of color. It also plans to open three new high-volume vaccination sites in Redmond, Medford and Eugene, but details have not been finalized. State officials said the vaccines will be widely available.
“We expect the supply will meet demand,” Sidelinger said.
The shots were developed following a push by the Biden administration for a fall vaccination campaign. Infections always rise in colder months when people spend more time indoors, which increases the risk of transmission. But unlike the other doses, they were only tested in mice — not people. Experts say that could increase resistance among some people to get the shot. Also, without the benefit of a clinical trial, scientists won’t know how successful the shots are at preventing infections, they said.
Sidelinger said as immunity from previous shots and infections wanes in Oregon, cases could rise in the fall. Graven’s forecast shows cases falling until the end of October and then rising sharply to the end of December. Sidelinger said the updated shots could protect people.
“These boosters will likely prevent a rise in severe outcomes, including severe disease, hospitalizations and deaths, even if transmission increases in the fall and winter,” he said. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/new-covid-19-booster-shots-arrive-in-oregon/article_1e6d3942-2eef-11ed-b6db-7771c441c46b.html | 2022-09-08T04:51:05Z |
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U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, left, and Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Democrats, and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, discuss the environmental impacts of the federal Inflation Reduction Act on Oregonians at a panel in Portland.
Sammie Lewis of North Portland no longer has a home energy bill. Her house has been newly insulated and retrofitted with solar panels and a heating and cooling pump.
She updated her home with the help of a local nonprofit that leverages state and federal grants and tax rebates to help low-income Oregonians make their homes energy-efficient.
Thousands of Oregonians and millions across the country should be able to make similar upgrades with help from the federal Inflation Reduction Act, backers say. Passed in August, it directs $385 billion toward fighting climate change, largely through tax incentives, rebates and grants for renewable energy projects from the corporate to household level.
For the Portland-based nonprofit Community Energy Project, the money will help many low-income residents. The nonprofit offers free energy-efficiency services, supplies and repairs to low-income residents. It helped Lewis with paperwork, paid for equipment and the installation.
“They came to my rescue,” Lewis said.
The bill will help many more people like Lewis, said Charity Fain, the project’s executive director.
“We now have more money to do more of the work we’re most interested in,” Fain said.
She and Lewis were guests at a panel in Portland on Tuesday hosted by U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer, both Oregon Democrats, as well as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, also a Democrat. The leaders, who each played a large role in getting the bill passed, said all Oregonians can benefit, not just those with enough money to buy new cars and houses.
Pelosi ssaid Oregon’s quick embrace of renewable energy and work by nonprofits helping the lowest income Oregonians convert to renewables was exemplary.
“I think what I hear here is a model for the country,” she said.
Blumenauer, who was involved in formulating tax credits in the bill, said the bill will enable more people to buy electric cars.
The federal package includes a $7,500 rebate for the purchase of a new electric vehicle and $4,000 for a used one. Paired with those offered by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Oregonians could get $15,000 off of a new electric vehicle and up to $8,000 off a used one.
Blumenauer said the bill will encourage people who have electric cars that are a few years old to upgrade to a new one, expanding the supply of more affordable used versions.
“I think you’re going to be stunned at how fast that turnover happens,” he said.
The bill also includes $9 billion for home energy rebates and allows homeowners to claim nearly one-third of costs against their income taxes. Nonprofits like Community Energy Project will be able to help people get those returns.
Blumenauer said the bill also will help people who aren’t buying cars or houses.
“You don’t have to buy a house to benefit from better insulation or heat pumps,” he said. Renters, businesses, property owners will benefit, he said.
“They all have an opportunity with these elements to chip away at things that will make a difference to climate change and their bills,” he said.
The bill earmarks more than $1 billion for the Federal Housing Administration to improve environmental conditions at low-income and subsidized housing projects, provide better access to transportation and enhance safety in disadvantaged communities.
Another panel participant, Ernesto Fonseca, CEO of Hacienda CDC, a Portland-based nonprofit that helps people with low-incomes access affordable housing, said his organization will use the tax incentives to help make the 600 houses they’ve built since 1986 more energy efficient. He said that will save residents money in the long run. Hacienda serves more than 3,000, mostly Latinos in north and northeast Portland. Fonseca said the electric vehicle incentives will improve the well-being of people who live in Hacienda’s homes, which are disproportionately located near highways.
Rebates of up to 100% of the cost of electric heavy duty vehicles, such as school buses and garbage trucks, are also in the package, improving air quality for all, panelists said.
For Lewis, the transformation to a solar-powered home was transformational. And it’s one she is trying to convince her neighbors to sign up for, too.
She said each time she received her bill over the last three months she was stunned. “My head would spin,” she told the panel.
She now has a credit with Portland General Electric. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/tax-credits-on-electric-cars-heat-pumps-will-help-low-income-oregonians-politicians-say/article_69964d24-2eee-11ed-ba43-4376dadd8b60.html | 2022-09-08T04:51:17Z |
Residents on Crystal Springs Road, South Poe Valley evacuated
The Van Meter fire is currently burning on Stukel Mountain just southeast of Klamath Falls. The fire was reported at 12:24 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7.
The fire is burning on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District and the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) protected lands. It is currently estimated to be 800-1,000 acres and spreading rapidly. The cause is under investigation. Lightning was observed in the area late this morning.
The following evacuations are in effect.
- Level 3 (Go): Crystal Springs Road east of Hill Road and South Poe Valley Road from Crystal Springs Road to Weber Road.
- Level 1 (Ready): Harpold Road west to Hill Road and North of Taylor Road, just north of the town Merrill.
Currently the fire is under unified command between the Oregon Department of Forestry, Klamath County Sheriff’s office, and Klamath County Fire District 1.
There are multiple ground and air resources currently on the fire. The public is asked to stay away from the fire area for safety reasons.
A local type 3 Incident Management team is currently being ordered to take command of the fire.
As a result of this fire, Webber Road and South Poe Valley Road will be closed until further notice. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/van-meter-fire-currently-burning-on-stukel-mountain/article_513a778a-2eff-11ed-8adc-6364353b183f.html | 2022-09-08T04:51:24Z |
The Wyoming legislature’s Joint Education Committee heard testimony on Wednesday, Sept. 7, on what can be done in Wyoming with regard to implementing school choice options. School choice is a term that allows parents and families the alternative option of sending their children to schools other than those in the public school system.
In addition to 48 public school districts throughout the state, there are several private, charter, and parochial schools in several communities.
“We’re trying to figure out what of the general things in the choice area we can do that are constitutional under the state of Wyoming and which of the various proposals would take a state constitutional amendment,” said Sen. Charles Scott (R-Casper), co-Chairman of the Joint Committee. “There’s been some U.S. Supreme Court decisions in this area that have changed the world [with regard to school choice].”
Supporters of charter schools often claim that they offer parents more educational options than what may otherwise be available in their community and that they don’t detract funds away from existing public schools, among other reasons.
Corey DeAngelis, Senior Fellow with the American Federation for Children, a school choice advocacy organization, argued that many people will say, “public funds for public schools,” meanwhile tax dollars go to private things like Pell Grants, private religious institutions and food stamps.
“Those are public taxpayer dollars that can be used at private grocery stores, and nobody has a problem with that,” he said. “So the whole talking point about public funds, public schools, it just falls apart.”
DeAngelis said that Wyoming public schools spend over $19,000 per student according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. He added that funding normally follows students, which is the prevailing model in many states. This comes out to about $10,000 per student, and the school district could keep education dollars, allowing them to spend more on each student.
Rep. Cathy Connolly (D-Laramie) took issue with some of DeAngelis’s conclusions.
“To me, this isn't an issue about school choice,” she said. “Our kids have school choice here in Wyoming. They can go to our public schools, we have charter schools, in many communities. We've got charter schools, in many communities, parents can send their kids to private schools, they can send their kids out of state, they can homeschool. We do have school choice. So, this isn't about school choice. It's about public funding for school choice.”
But DeAngelis argued that because only a few schools exist outside of the public school system in Wyoming, many parents don’t have much choice in where their children attend school, especially those who are of lower income levels. Connolly added that the state constitution prohibits public funding of religious schools.
“We have a strong constitutional prohibition against state money for sectarian or religious purposes,” she said. “And then it goes on with several other articles and sections, which talk very specifically about education and take that prohibition even further.”
The state hasn’t previously taken up creating a school choice program and has a history of litigation over the past 40 years with school finance litigation. The state constitution currently prohibits state funding for religious schools. | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/education/2022-09-07/the-wyoming-legislative-joint-education-committee-discusses-the-ability-to-fund-school-choice | 2022-09-08T05:06:01Z |
Teen gives first aid to gunshot victim on her way home from school
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The quick actions of a Kentucky high school student on the way home may have saved the life of a gunshot victim.
Nylaia Carter, 16, made her father pull over when she saw the victim on the drive home from Louisville’s Central High School. She relied on emergency first aid she learned in class as a sophomore to help the man.
“I had to do something,” Nylaia Carter told WAVE. “I’m trained to stop the bleeding, so I had to do something, anything.”
Using her sweatshirt to make a tourniquet, the teenager stopped the bleeding and kept the man conscious until paramedics arrived.
“I was proud of my daughter because she told me to ‘pull over, Dad,’” said her father, Adam Carter. “And I didn’t want to pull over. It had been a long day. I wanted to get home.”
But Nylaia Carter did not hesitate to help.
Police said the man was shot two and a half miles away. He tried to drive himself to the hospital, but the loss of blood cut his journey short, ending next to Central High School.
“Just blood. Blood everywhere,” Nylaia Carter said. “His clothes were just a mess.”
Days after leaving the scene, Nylaia Carter and her father visited the man in the hospital. They said he was grateful and surprised to find out she was only 16.
“And he remembered her being there,” Adam Carter said. “But she had a bookbag, so he thought she was the paramedic. So, we had a chance to talk to him and pray with him, and I think that she has a lifelong friend now.”
“Yeah, I did what I was supposed to do,” Nylaia Carter said. “He’s alive, and that’s all that matters.”
The 16-year-old said she hopes to earn a basketball scholarship and eventually go into the field of physical therapy.
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Former judge and prosecutor Randal Lee knows firsthand the responsibility of sound judgements to keep the community safe from those posing a danger to the public.
"Just like offenders have to be accountable, judges should be held accountable too," he said.
As crime surges on Oahu, many of those responsible for breaking the law remain on the streets even after they've been arrested and prosecuted.
And there's a growing perception that the weak link in efforts to curb lawlessness is the judiciary.
"The judiciary system needs to be overhauled. Bottom line is, they're letting the people down and letting all of these guys who have 50, 60 counts of the same thing let them out and then what happens?," said Sen. Kurt Fevella, who represents the Ewa Beach community. "They commit a higher and a more deadly crime by killing somebody or putting somebody injured in the hospital. That is unacceptable."
Lee says the lack of accountability is causing the public to lose faith in the justice system.
"A lot of times people feel that nothing's going to happen, nobody cares, the public safety is not as important," he said. "Because they see things, cases like this repeatedly happening. A crime occurs and nothing. There's no consequences."
The reason in his mind?
"Sometimes it's their own self preservation," Lee said. "They want to retain their positions and if they take the hard stance on some of these crime issues, they may not be retained by the Judicial Selection Commission."
And with judges having broad discretion on cases: "Sometimes this discretion doesn't necessarily mean they make the ethical, moral choices that the public expects."
Fevella, who's on the Senate Judiciary Committee, says the lenient courts are making it harder to fight crime.
"Right now our HPD hands are tied, our prosecuting hands are tied. And everybody in the community that don't know that HPD is doing their job and they're getting beat up by the community, it's not their fault," he said. "It's judges now days for whatever reason, deciding to put emotion or feelings instead of following the letter of the law."
A spokesman for the judiciary says Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald was unable to comment due to the code of judicial conduct.
Kristen joined KITV4 in March 2021 after working for the past two decades as a newspaper reporter. Kristen's goal is to produce meaningful journalism that educates, enlightens and inspires to affect positive change in society. | https://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii-judges-under-fire-as-public-urges-courts-to-keep-criminals-behind-bars/article_5a77295a-2f28-11ed-8a54-73930d9ecc40.html | 2022-09-08T05:40:14Z |
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Giving birth not only brings new life into this world, it can also save lives.
You may have heard about the Hawaii Blood Bank that takes blood donations which are used for surgeries or accident victims. But have you heard about the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank? It takes a little of what is left over after a birth, to make a life-changing difference for those suffering from debilitating and deadly diseases.
The cutting of the umbilical cord is an important part of the birth process.
Afterwards, as most of the attention is on that newborn baby, the umbilical cord still holds something important.
"The cells left over in a baby's umbilical cord, after it is born, is another source of blood forming stem cells and can be used in place of stem cells," said Dr. Randal Wada, the Medical Director of the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank.
Those cells can then be transplanted to treat leukemia and cancer patients.
Even just 3-4 ounces of cord blood can be enough for an adult patient, but that is only part of the reason cord blood is so special.
"With adult blood stem cells, the match has to be pretty spot on for the graft to take and so there won't be reaction afterwards. But with cord blood, maybe because it comes from newborns, it is more forgiving, there can be more mismatch and it will still give successful outcomes for transplants," stated Wada.
Unlike the adult bone marrow donors, where the stem cells are taken out after a match is made, cord stem cells are collected and then frozen until needed.
In 24 years, the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank has gathered 3,800 units, which have been used in almost 270 transplants. These donations are important because there is a shortage of ones with minorities, especially those who are mixed race.
"These units don't have to exactly match the patient, nor do they have to match each other for the transplant to be successful," said Wada.
There have even been nine of these double donations, where each unit came from different Hawaii families.
"We even have one where two of the units came from the same family, two siblings in fact," added Wada.
Michael and Kalei Moss decided to donate cord blood starting with their first daughter back in 2009. "We decided that since we couldn't do it privately, we would do it that way. Maybe if we needed it, it would help our children or someone else who needed it," said Kalei.
After their third daughter was born in 2015, they were contacted by the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank. "We got a call that our oldest and third child, both of their cord blood was a match to one donor," added Kalei.
A year after their youngest child Lia was born, her blood and that of older sister Izzy was transplanted into a man on the mainland suffering from leukemia.
And they learned their simple donation, made a huge difference.
"In the big picture of having a baby, and going through all of that, this is something easy. Where you are just saying 'yes, I want to donate'. Something that could potentially save someone's life," said Kalei.
"If you have the opportunity to donate, then donate. It is not going to hurt you, and it will be beneficial for someone else in the long run," added Michael.
"It is taking something that would be thrown away and collecting it, so it can give someone else a second chance at life. For me, it is a great way to celebrate the birth of your baby," added Wada.
The Hawaii Cord Blood Bank is not statewide, but they do have a network of volunteers at five Oahu birthing hospitals who take donations of that very important cord blood, which is then banked for those in need.
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to news@kitv.com | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/how-hawaii-cord-blood-donations-can-change-lives/article_af08eefc-2f2f-11ed-b420-8fc03f4caaa2.html | 2022-09-08T05:40:20Z |
HONOLULU-HI (KITV-4) The Honolulu Police Department continues to turn to technology to help in fighting crime. The Automated License Plate Readers, 0r A-L-P-Rs are helping HPD find stolen cars.
HPD now has 21 A-L-P-R units that capture computer images of license plates. The machines compare plate numbers against those of stolen cars--or cars driven by people suspected of criminal activities. HPD says, A-L-P-R Systems are like having more eyes on the road to investigate and to help detect possible criminal activity.
Capt. Parker Bode, Honolulu Police Dept., "We all know we’re short staffed so we’re trying to utilize technology to be a force multiplier. And the more eyes we get on the road the better we can to protect the community. “ “Because the ALPR system can process license plates faster than a patrol officer. “
Will Espero, Former State Senator, “ I realize that some people that it might be too much big brother and government watching the people, but when you look at it from that these devices help us fight and find the criminals who are preying on society. :
In August, HPD Reports, the Automated License Plate Reader System detected 39 Stolen license plates, 30 Stolen vehicles and 3 wanted vehicles.
Capt. Parker Bode, Honolulu Police Dept., “If an officer is patrolling diligently and the camera detects and reads a license plate, that’s fair game. “ 5:31:31 “if he or she gets what we call a hit meaning the license plate that is read is on a hot list, the vehicle stolen, license plate stolen, etc, the officer will confirm with dispatch that the vehicle for example is stolen, or license plate is stolen then the officer can take enforcement action.”
The cost of each unit is about $18 thousand dollars, and the total cost of maintenance since the ALPR system started in 2013 at HPD, is estimated at 75 thousand dollars.
Captain Bode says HPD has submitted a Homeland Security grant for 20 more ALPR systems. The hope is that the Department of Defense will give the final approval in November.
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to Cyip@kitv.com
Cynthia is an award-winning journalist who returned to Hawaii as an Anchor/Reporter/MMJ from Houston. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a B.A. and M.B.A. DM her on IG @CynthiaYipTV to share stories. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/hpd-uses-high-technology-to-catch-criminals/article_460dc16a-2f2b-11ed-b5a7-33b8b53d9fbc.html | 2022-09-08T05:40:26Z |
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