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Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies at age 76
(AP) – Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment and put Starr at the center of one of the country’s most polarizing debates of the 1990s, has died at age 76, his family said Tuesday.
Starr died at a hospital Tuesday of complications from surgery, according to his former colleague, attorney Mark Lanier. He said Starr had been hospitalized in an intensive care unit in Houston for about four months.
For many years, Starr’s stellar reputation as a lawyer seemed to place him on a path to the Supreme Court. At age 37, he became the youngest person ever to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where Chief Justice John Roberts and justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia also had served. From 1989-93, Starr was the solicitor general in the administration of President George H.W. Bush, arguing 25 cases before the Supreme Court.
Roberts said Tuesday: “Ken loved our country and served it with dedication and distinction. He led by example, in the legal profession, public service, and the community.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell remembered Starr Tuesday as “a brilliant litigator, an impressive leader, and a devoted patriot.”
Despite his impressive legal credentials, nothing could have prepared him for the task of investigating a sitting president.
In a probe that lasted five years, Starr looked into fraudulent real estate deals involving a long-time Clinton associate, delved into the removal of documents from the office of deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster after his suicide and assembled evidence of Clinton’s sexual encounters with Monica Lewinsky, a former White House intern. Each of the controversies held the potential to do serious, perhaps fatal, damage to Clinton’s presidency.
As Clinton’s legal problems worsened, the White House pilloried Starr as a right-wing fanatic doing the bidding of Republicans bent on destroying the president.
“The assaults took a toll” on the investigation, Starr told a Senate committee in 1999. “A duly authorized federal law enforcement investigation came to be characterized as yet another political game. Law became politics by other means.”
In a bitter finish to his investigation of the Lewinsky affair that engendered still more criticism, Starr filed a report, as the law required, with the U.S. House of Representatives. He concluded that Clinton lied under oath, engaged in obstruction of justice and followed a pattern of conduct that was inconsistent with the president’s constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws. House Republicans used Starr’s report as a roadmap in the impeachment of the president, who was acquitted in a Senate trial.
In 2020, he was recruited to help represent Trump in his first impeachment trial. In a memorable statement to Congress, Starr said “we are living in what I think can aptly be described as the ‘age of impeachment.’” He said that “like war, impeachment is hell, or at least presidential impeachment is hell.”
Clinton’s legal problems began during the 1992 presidential campaign. Questions arose over the candidate’s ties to the owner of a failed Arkansas savings and loan. The issue faded quickly. But it caught the attention of federal regulators, who began looking into whether money from the S&L had been diverted to a real estate venture called Whitewater in which Bill and Hillary Clinton and the S&L’s owner, Jim McDougal, shared a financial interest.
Bowing to intense political pressure from Republicans and some members of his own party, Clinton called for appointment of a special counsel to investigate Whitewater. A three-member appeals court for independent counsels selected Starr.
On the Whitewater front, Starr’s prosecutors investigated Mrs. Clinton’s legal work for Jim McDougal’s S&L. Both she and the president were questioned by Starr’s prosecutors and their videotaped depositions were played for juries in criminal trials of McDougal and his ex-wife Susan. Neither of the Clintons was ever charged in connection with Whitewater.
The investigation of Clinton’s intimate relationship with Lewinsky was a Washington spectacle.
In 1995, Lewinsky went to work at the White House as an intern. During the government shutdown late that year, she and Clinton had a sexual encounter in a hallway near the Oval Office, the first of 10 sexual encounters over the next year and a half. Lewinsky confided the affair to a co-worker, Linda Tripp, who tape-recorded some of their conversations and brought the tapes to Starr’s prosecutors. Lewinsky was granted immunity from prosecution in the case that brought Starr celebrity and thrust a presidential sex scandal into America’s living rooms. She became Starr’s chief witness against the president, who had denied having sexual relations with her.
Putting the investigation behind him, Starr embarked on a career in academia, first as dean of the law school at Pepperdine University where he taught constitutional issues and civil procedures, then as president of Baylor University in his home state of Texas. He also became an author, writing “First Among Equals: The Supreme Court in American Life.”
Starr was demoted from the presidency at Baylor in 2016 amid a sex assault scandal that rocked the Big 12 school and its football program, as women alleged campus leaders at the nation’s largest Baptist school bungled or ignored their assault complaints. Baylor eventually settled with several women who filed a cascade of lawsuits, including a case where the victim of a 2015 attack accused Baylor of fostering a “hunting ground for sexual predators.”
The school’s board of regents allowed Starr to stay on as chancellor and law school professor, jobs that carried no “operational” duties at Baylor. He resigned altogether a few months later. Football coach Art Briles also was fired.
A review commissioned by the school found that under Starr, school administrators discouraged students from reporting or participating in student conduct reviews, and even contributed to or accommodated a “hostile” environment against the alleged victims.
In a statement, Starr apologized to “those victims who were not treated with the care, concern, and support they deserve.”
Starr was born in Vernon, a small Texas town near the Oklahoma state, and raised in San Antonio. He earned his B.A. from George Washington University in 1968, his M.A. from Brown University in 1969 and his J.D. degree from Duke University Law School in 1973. He was a law clerk to Chief Justice Warren E. Burger from 1975 to 1977.
As a young attorney at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Los Angeles, Starr worked with William French Smith, who became attorney general in the administration of President Ronald Reagan. Starr became counselor to Smith, and from there was nominated by Reagan to the federal appeals court.
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Bleiberg reported from Dallas. Associated Press writers Jim Vertuno in Austin, Terry Wallace in Dallas and the late Pete Yost contributed to this report.
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Mary Peltola sworn in as 1st Alaska Native in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola was sworn in Tuesday night to finish out the remaining months of the term of the late Rep. Don Young, making her the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress and the first woman to hold the seat.
“To have a seat at the table is different,” Peltola told The Associated Press in an interview Monday. “But I am just always reminding people that I’m not here to represent just the 16% of Alaskans who are Alaska Natives. I’m here to represent all Alaskans.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a ceremonial swearing-in with Peltola and the two other new members of the House, Democrat Pat Ryan and Republican Joe Sempolinski of New York, on the chamber floor.
Peltola, who is Yup’ik, was donning Alaskan Mukluks, traditional boots, as the other two members of her delegation, GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, sat behind her applauding at her historic victory. Peltola previously served as a state lawmaker for 10 years representing the rural hub community of Bethel, Alaska.
The 49-year-old made history last month when she won the special election to finish out Young’s term, besting a field of candidates that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was governor.
The day before her swearing-in ceremony, Peltola stood outside what was once Young’s office, swarmed by the local and national press, and marveled at the moment.
“I really hope that Don is getting a kick out of this,” Peltola told the AP. “I can’t help but think that some things broke my way on account of his great sense of humor.”
The kicker is that 50 years ago, right before Peltola was born, her parents worked on Young’s first campaign for the only congressional seat in Alaska. Young won and went on to hold it for 49 years before his death in March.
Peltola’s campaign has emphasized her dedication to “fish, family and freedom.” Fish are a staple in Alaskan life, and salmon holds particular cultural significance to Alaska Natives. A subsistence lifestyle — relying on fish, wildlife and berries — is essential in rural Alaska, including in many Native communities, where goods must be flown or barged in and costs for basic necessities can be exorbitant.
Peltola said she sees her few weeks in office as an homage to Young’s service as a more moderate force in an increasingly polarized Congress. Like the often gruff Young, Peltola said she is bringing a sense of humor to the job, along with a history of being a consensus-builder with even the most conservative of colleagues.
After Palin came in second to Peltola in the special election last month, the two women shared a cordial back-and-forth. In a text message, Palin congratulated her and wrote that she was a “real Alaskan chick! Beautiful & smart and tough.”
Peltola replied, “Your text means the world to me ... We really are in this together.”
The newly elected congresswoman’s time in the Alaska Legislature overlapped with Palin’s time as governor, and the women have remained cordial. Peltola has said that one of the most “unsavory” parts of American politics is negative campaigning.
But staying above the fray could prove difficult. Peltola is on the ballot in November to serve a full two-year term, again facing off against Palin, Republican Nick Begich and Libertarian Chris Bye, all of whom advanced from last month’s open primary.
That’s partly why Peltola said she doesn’t plan to get too comfortable in her new office, which Young, a Republican, adorned with the heads of bucks and bears and large rifles in a nod to his love of hunting. Now those walls are bare.
“It didn’t make sense to really become too entrenched, or decorate, or set up shop,” Peltola said. “I really just feel like I’m camping here until the term is over. And then being open and seeing what happens next.”
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Associated Press reporter Becky Bohrer in Juneau, Alaska, contributed to this report.
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McDowell County woman gets one year in jail for animal abuse charges
MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - A McDowell County woman has been ordered to serve one year behind bars in an animal cruelty case. Police said Crystal Copley of Anawalt threw puppies into a creek to drown. She was charged back in 2020. Copley reached a plea deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to a pair of misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.
Animal rights activists who have been following Copley’s case say they’re happy with the results of the trial.
“The main thing here is that people are aware that our judges, our elected officials, our sheriff’s departments. They’re tired of this and they’re not going to put up with it,” said Karen Mays with ALIVE Animal Services.
Mays says other animals were taken from Copley and fostering them was a group effort among other animal advocate groups.
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Mercer County man facing at least 15 years behind bars after guilty verdict
PRINCETON, W.Va. (WVVA) - A Mercer County man is facing up to 15 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of multiple charges including prohibited possession of a firearm. Deliezha Gravely was found guilty in Judge Sadler’s court of that charge and others.
Mercer County Prosecutor Brian Cochran says Gravely may also face additional punishment for being a habitual offender. Gravely was previously convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery.
Here’s a statement from Cochran: “We appreciate the jury’s attention and consideration in coming to the right conclusion. The Bluefield Police Department and assistant prosecutors Lauren Lynch and David Pfieffer did a great job on this case. Our office will be immediately filing a habitual offender information against Mr. Gravely based upon his violent criminal history. We are dedicated to doing everything we can to stop the senseless violence in our community, and this verdict will help.”
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A new partnership will bring health care officials into the classroom in Tazewell County
RICHLANDS, Va. (WVVA) - Clinch Valley Health, like many hospitals in the U.S. is dealing with a shortage of workers. Many left during the coronavirus pandemic. Now Clinch Valley is partnering with Richlands High School to spotlight medical career paths to students. The goal: spark an interest for future employment.
“We’re going to have to go back to really what we call grassroots. Folks that are in high school to really introduce them to what healthcare is really all about. I mean most folks know what a physician is, most folks know what a nurse does. But there’s so many other careers in healthcare that folks just don’t know about,” said Clinch Valley Health CEO, Peter Mulkey.
Beginning this month the hospital will provide healthcare professionals as guest speakers to an EMT class currently taught at the school. Each lecture will align with what students are currently learning in class.
“We’ll send all different types of folks. We may send nurses. We may send people from our laboratory, we may send folks from our radiology department. So all aspects of healthcare over the course of the year, we will introduce to the students at Richlands High,” said Mulkey.
Richlands’ principal hopes the outreach will give students a new insight about the array of job opportunities out there that will allow them to stay here.
“Too many of our kids now they leave here and go to college and they move away to work and they don’t stay in our community. So I’m hoping that they’ll see good opportunities for good paying jobs here in our area and maybe some of these kids decide to stay here and raise a family here in Richlands,” said Principal Rickie Vencill.
Mulkey hopes the program will expand into more high schools in the near future.
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We’ll stay sunny, comfy, and dry into midweek
Cool nights and warm days lie ahead
High pressure will park itself over our region for the next several days, allowing us sunny, dry, and seasonable weather. Tonight, temps will be cool, and we’ll be rain-free and mainly clear. Lows will fall into the upper 40s-low 50s for most overnight.
Tomorrow, besides a few passing clouds, we look mainly sunny again and comfortable, with low humidity and high temps in the low to mid 70s. Wednesday night will be again cool and Fall-like with lows in the 40s and 50s and only a few patchy clouds.
Into late week, a weak (dry) front will push into the area, but high pressure will be too strong overhead to allow for any rain. We’ll stay sunny and seasonable, with highs in the 70s (some low 80s at lower elevations) on Thursday and Friday. We’ll still have lows in the 50s at night through the end of the work week as well.
The weekend as of now is still looking quite pleasant too...STAY TUNED!
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) -
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‘Your disregard for human life is terrifying’: Man gets life in prison for selling fentanyl that killed 11 people
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Gray News) – A Minnesota man has been sentenced to life in prison for distributing fentanyl that killed 11 people and left four with serious injuries.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said that Aaron Rhy Broussard, 31, smuggled drugs into the country from China-based suppliers and sold them online from 2014 to 2016.
According to the DOJ, in March 2016, Broussard ordered what he believed to be an amphetamine analogue, similar to Adderall, but was actually fentanyl. He did not test the drugs to ensure what he was getting, the DOJ said. He then sent shipments of fentanyl to unsuspecting customers who believed they were buying Adderall.
The DOJ said those customers were not opiate users and had no tolerance for the fentanyl that Broussard sent them. After taking the fentanyl, believing it was Adderall, 11 of the customers died from an overdose and four were left seriously injured.
According to the DOJ, Broussard continued to distribute the drugs, despite hearing about the overdoses. He knowingly did not warn other customers about the fentanyl mix-up, nor took issue with his suppliers in China.
Broussard was convicted by a jury in March on 17 counts. He was sentenced to life in prison Monday.
During the sentencing hearing, Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson told Broussard, “Your disregard for human life is terrifying.”
In a statement, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger said numerous families will be forever changed by Broussard’s actions.
“Although the trauma felt by the victims can never be undone and the true cost can never be calculated, Mr. Broussard will now spend the remainder of his life behind bars,” Luger said.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is reminding people that a mere 2 milligrams of fentanyl, equivalent to the size of a few grains of salt, is enough to kill someone.
“The threat of fentanyl is real, and the traffickers pushing this deadly substance will be held accountable for the lives they’ve taken, the families they’ve hurt and the communities they’ve devastated,” DEA Agent Justin King said.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- A sixth person has been arrested in connection with the ongoing federal investigation involving former Honolulu Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro.
Federal agents arrested attorney Sheri Jean Tanaka in California on Tuesday. Tanaka represented Mitsunaga & Associates, Inc. in administrative, civil, and criminal matters. She was indicted on Thursday, Sept. 8.
Kaneshiro, Mitsunaga & Associates, Inc. CEO Dennis Mitsunaga, and three firm employees – Terri Otani, Aaron Fujii, and Chad McDonald, were all named in the original indictment back in June 2022. At the time of the original indictment, Tanaka was listed as an unlisted co-conspirator.
A copy of the First Superseding Indictment is included at the bottom of this article.
According to the indictment, Tanaka along with Mitsunaga & Associates employees contributed more than $45,000 to Kaneshiro’s re-election campaigns between October 2012 and October 2016 in exchange for Kaneshiro’s prosecution of a former company employee.
According to court documents, the former employee targeted with prosecution had been a project architect at the firm for 15 years when she was fired without explanation on the same day she expressed disagreement with claims the CEO made against her.
Kaneshiro took a leave of absence as Honolulu’s prosecuting attorney in March 2019 after he became a target of the federal investigation. He didn’t run for re-election in 2020 and his term expired in January 2021, the Associated Press reported.
Kaneshiro, Mitsunaga, Otani, Fujii, and McDonald are all out on bond in Hawaii, scheduled for arraignment and plea on Tuesday.
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TOPANGA, California (KABC) -- Sean Harrington has been surfing in Topanga for 40 years, but last week, he experienced something that's never happened to him before - and it didn't happen out in the water.
"Parking my car in my usual spot and I hid my key in my usual spot. I've been doing it for years," he said. "My buddy put his key in the back of my car as well. We got back from surfing and I noticed my key was not there. My car was locked. I was able to borrow a phone and call my wife to bring a spare key not knowing I had been robbed."
Harrington and his friend had their cell phones and wallets stolen and the keys were nowhere to be found.
When they went to the Lost Hills Sheriff Station, they ran into two other surfers from the Topanga break who had the same thing happen to them.
"It's beautiful here and I've lost a lot of my photographs of my kids, my IDs, all my other cards. It rattled me," said Harrington.
He said he believes he was targeted because the suspects knew he would be in the water for a few hours.
Once he left his car to head to the water, they got inside and then rushed to as many stores as possible to spend as much money as they could before the cards were cancelled.
The suspects went to Beverly Hills and some charges were denied, but $37,000 was spent at Cartier, while thousands of dollars were spent at an Apple store. Plus, somehow some cash was able to be transferred.
Harrington's friend's credit card was used to purchase $40,000 worth of merchandise at The Grove.
"Nordstrom would not let them process the credit card, while Cartier processed my second credit card after the first card was declined at Cartier," said Harrington. "So, I'm a little frustrated that Cartier would allow that to happen, especially on a large purchase with someone who didn't look like me."
Surfer Jessica Monty told Eyewitness News this happens to surfers all the time and her trick is paying extra to have a valet key made that she can have on her while out in the water.
"I use a Toyota with a valet key, so with an alarm and a valet key that I wrap around my neck, they can't break in my car unless they break the window," said Monty.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police.
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Leader of Fralin Biomedical Research Institute discusses Cancer Moonshot
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - President Biden is focusing fresh attention and funding on the Cancer Moonshot - a national effort to cut cancer deaths in half over the next 25 years.
Tuesday afternoon, WDBJ7 spoke with the Executive Director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion about the potential for real progress, and the opportunities for researchers here in western Virginia.
The White House says recent progress in cancer diagnosis and therapies, along with scientific advances and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, now make it possible to set ambitious goals.
“To turn more cancers from death sentences into chronic diseases people can live with,” President Biden said Monday.
In an interview, Dr. Michael Friedlander said we can’t predict if this is the moment that will produce the big breakthrough. But he said he believes, from a scientific point-of-view, it is a time in which the opportunities to make major strides are greater than they’ve ever been.
“I think the dollars will be well-invested. There’s a lot of outstanding researchers all around the country, all around the world for that matter, including here at Virginia Tech and at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, who if they compete for these grants and are able to be successful in obtaining funds will continue making major contributions to cancer research.” Friedlander said. “So I think it’s a great thing and I think we’ll definitely see progress.”
Friedlander said there are at least 40 researchers across Virginia Tech in Roanoke, Blacksburg, Northern Virginia and Washington DC, working in this space.
An infusion of funds, he said, could help them take their cancer research to the next level.
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Mary Peltola sworn in as 1st Alaska Native in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola was sworn in Tuesday night to finish out the remaining months of the term of the late Rep. Don Young, making her the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress and the first woman to hold the seat.
“To have a seat at the table is different,” Peltola told The Associated Press in an interview Monday. “But I am just always reminding people that I’m not here to represent just the 16% of Alaskans who are Alaska Natives. I’m here to represent all Alaskans.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a ceremonial swearing-in with Peltola and the two other new members of the House, Democrat Pat Ryan and Republican Joe Sempolinski of New York, on the chamber floor.
Peltola, who is Yup’ik, was donning Alaskan Mukluks, traditional boots, as the other two members of her delegation, GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, sat behind her applauding at her historic victory. Peltola previously served as a state lawmaker for 10 years representing the rural hub community of Bethel, Alaska.
The 49-year-old made history last month when she won the special election to finish out Young’s term, besting a field of candidates that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was governor.
The day before her swearing-in ceremony, Peltola stood outside what was once Young’s office, swarmed by the local and national press, and marveled at the moment.
“I really hope that Don is getting a kick out of this,” Peltola told the AP. “I can’t help but think that some things broke my way on account of his great sense of humor.”
The kicker is that 50 years ago, right before Peltola was born, her parents worked on Young’s first campaign for the only congressional seat in Alaska. Young won and went on to hold it for 49 years before his death in March.
Peltola’s campaign has emphasized her dedication to “fish, family and freedom.” Fish are a staple in Alaskan life, and salmon holds particular cultural significance to Alaska Natives. A subsistence lifestyle — relying on fish, wildlife and berries — is essential in rural Alaska, including in many Native communities, where goods must be flown or barged in and costs for basic necessities can be exorbitant.
Peltola said she sees her few weeks in office as an homage to Young’s service as a more moderate force in an increasingly polarized Congress. Like the often gruff Young, Peltola said she is bringing a sense of humor to the job, along with a history of being a consensus-builder with even the most conservative of colleagues.
After Palin came in second to Peltola in the special election last month, the two women shared a cordial back-and-forth. In a text message, Palin congratulated her and wrote that she was a “real Alaskan chick! Beautiful & smart and tough.”
Peltola replied, “Your text means the world to me ... We really are in this together.”
The newly elected congresswoman’s time in the Alaska Legislature overlapped with Palin’s time as governor, and the women have remained cordial. Peltola has said that one of the most “unsavory” parts of American politics is negative campaigning.
But staying above the fray could prove difficult. Peltola is on the ballot in November to serve a full two-year term, again facing off against Palin, Republican Nick Begich and Libertarian Chris Bye, all of whom advanced from last month’s open primary.
That’s partly why Peltola said she doesn’t plan to get too comfortable in her new office, which Young, a Republican, adorned with the heads of bucks and bears and large rifles in a nod to his love of hunting. Now those walls are bare.
“It didn’t make sense to really become too entrenched, or decorate, or set up shop,” Peltola said. “I really just feel like I’m camping here until the term is over. And then being open and seeing what happens next.”
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Associated Press reporter Becky Bohrer in Juneau, Alaska, contributed to this report.
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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
California is still in the midst of what may be the worst heat wave in the state's history. And that poses huge health risks. In the U.S., extreme heat is the most deadly weather-related disaster. Dr. Tomas Aragon is director of the California Department of Public Health. Welcome to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
TOMAS ARAGON: Hello.
SHAPIRO: What has been your top priority this week as heat in some parts of the state got up above 110 degrees?
ARAGON: Our top priority is really, from the health department perspective, is to get the word out for people to really be aware of the risk of elevated temperature. You know, with this heat being unprecedented, none of us in the state are acclimated to this high temperature, so it's really important for people to pay attention and to not take extra risk.
SHAPIRO: Often that message consists of - stay inside, get to air conditioning, don't be out in the sun. But California has a lot of agricultural workers, construction workers, people who can't stay indoors where it's cool. How do you make sure that everybody is safe in extreme heat like this?
ARAGON: Yeah. So Cal/OSHA does have very strict guidelines for employers. And, in fact, they have teams. They've been going out now for several days doing unannounced inspections to make sure that employers are following the law, making sure that workers have access to water, shade, frequent breaks and that they're able to take breaks where the temperature is more controlled.
SHAPIRO: California has, by far, the largest homeless population in the U.S. What can be done to protect people who don't have a cool place to go?
ARAGON: Yeah. So this is something that is incredibly important, and the local counties are really spending a lot of time in making sure that they're reaching the homeless population, making sure that they have access to shelters that are air conditioned. And then you have part of the population that doesn't want to go to a shelter - so making sure that they have access to resources, especially things like shade. I know Los Angeles - they were out giving popsicles, making sure that people had access to resources so that they can stay cooler.
SHAPIRO: Do you have any indication yet of whether this heat wave has caused any deaths?
ARAGON: One of the challenges with heat waves is that the number of people that actually end up being impacted goes beyond those that would be diagnosed with a heat-related illness. We tend to think of people developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and some of them will end up in the emergency room and be treated. The other thing that happens is that you have people who are already sick to begin with. They may be on medications. They have a chronic medical condition, and it exacerbates any underlying condition they already have. Somebody who has their heart failure has now got worse or they have issues with their lungs, and that's been exacerbated. So what we end up seeing is really an increase of people coming in for all different types of reasons.
SHAPIRO: A lot of people in California don't have air conditioning because they didn't need it before. But now that seems like a public health issue. What can the state do about that?
ARAGON: This is an incredibly important area, especially as we're moving forward. There's parts of the state, especially around the coastal regions, where both the buildings and the bodies are not acclimated to high temperatures. And you can have in a really short period of time - the temperature goes up. You can have a whole region along the coast who could really get into trouble. And so people have to start planning now, making sure your shades are down. If you don't have air conditioning, one of the things you can think about is, is there one room in the home or in the building, a common area, that you can cool down because sometimes it's not feasible to cool down a whole building or the whole home? But if you can get at one specific area that you can keep cool, if people go into that space for just a couple - few hours a day, it makes a big difference in bringing the body temperature down and keeping people safe.
SHAPIRO: Dr. Tomas Aragon is director of California's Department of Public Health. Thank you very much.
ARAGON: Thank you very much. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Updated September 13, 2022 at 7:45 PM ET
CHICAGO (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday at R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago, sorting through a month of evidence and arguments on charges accusing the singer of producing child pornography, enticing minors for sex and rigging his 2008 child porn trial.
Standing at a podium a few feet in front of jurors, Kelly attorney Jennifer Bonjean told jurors in her closing earlier Tuesday that key government witnesses were admitted liars who testified with immunity to ensure they couldn't be charged.
At times sounding indignant and raising her voice, Bonjean likened their testimony and other evidence to a cockroach and the government's case to a bowl of soup.
If a cockroach falls into soup, she said, "you don't just pull out the cockroach and eat the rest of the soup. You throw out the whole soup," said told jurors. She said of the prosecution's case: "There are just too many cockroaches."
As Bonjean spoke, Kelly, wearing a gray suit and black mask, looked calm at a nearby defense table. As a prosecutor spoke later and repeatedly looked toward Kelly, he often averted his eyes. Later, when the prosecutor described him abusing minors, he shook his head.
Jurors withdrew to start deliberating early Tuesday afternoon, heading home without reaching a verdict several hours later. They were set to pick up where they left off Wednesday morning.
Kelly, 55, was sentenced in June to 30 years in prison during a separate federal trial in New York where he was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking. Convictions on just a few of the 13 counts Kelly faces at his current trial could add years to his imprisonment.
Delivering the government's rebuttal after Bonjean's closing, prosecutor Jeannice Appenteng told jurors to remember the girls and women Kelly allegedly abused.
"When you are in the quiet of the jury room, consider the evidence in light of who is at the center of this case. Kelly's victims: Jane, Nia, Pauline, Tracy and Brittany," Appenteng said, referring to five Kelly accusers named in charging documents by their pseudonyms or first names.
Four of them testified. Brittany did not.
The prosecutor also pointed to testimony that as Kelly's fame boomed in the mid-1990s, his staff and associates increasingly geared everything they did to what Kelly wanted.
"And ladies and gentlemen, what R. Kelly wanted was to have sex with young girls," she said.
Earlier, Bonjean implored jurors not to withdraw to the jury room with an impression of Kelly informed by media coverage of him in recent years or by prosecutors at the trial.
"They throw around labels like sex predator," she said about prosecutors. "Labels and sweeping generalizations are distractions meant for you to lose your humanity for this man."
She described Kelly as a flawed genius who has had only "functional illiteracy" since childhood and was ill-equipped to navigate his celebrity and fortune. She said having been abused as a child also deeply affected him.
Bonjean said some witnesses who testified with immunity hadn't come to the courthouse in Chicago, Kelly's hometown, to tell the unvarnished truth.
"They came in here to tell the government's version of the truth," she said.
Among others, Bonjean cited Kelly ex-girlfriend Lisa Van Allen, who testified about how she stole a sex tape from a Kelly gym bag in the early 2000s. She also pointed to former Kelly merchandizing agent Charles Freeman, who testified that he asked Kelly for $1 million in exchange for returning another, potentially incriminating, video. Both testified with immunity.
During her closing Monday, prosecutor Elizabeth Pozolo told jurors that weeks of evidence proved the singer parlayed his fame to sexually abuse minors and record the abuse on video. She described Kelly as a secret sexual predator.
"Robert Kelly abused many girls over many years," Pozolo said, referring to Kelly's full name. "He committed horrible crimes against children. ... All these years later, the hidden side of Robert Kelly has come out."
Bonjean twice called for a mistrial Monday, complaining that closing arguments by attorneys for Kelly co-defendants Derrell McDavid and Milton Brown were grounded in the presumption that "the world now knows Mr. Kelly is a sex predator."
"The presumption of innocence has been abolished for him," she said. Judge Harry Leinenweber denied the requests.
Known for his smash hit "I Believe I Can Fly" and for sex-infused songs such as "Bump n' Grind," Kelly sold millions of albums even after allegations of sexual misconduct began circulating in the 1990s. Widespread outrage emerged after the #MeToo reckoning and the 2019 Lifetime docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly."
Kelly and McDavid, the singer's former business manager, are accused of fixing Kelly's 2008 trial on state child porn charges by intimidating and paying off witnesses.
Kelly faces 13 counts, including four counts of producing child porn, one count of conspiring to obstruct justice by rigging the 2008 trial, one count of conspiring to receive child porn, two counts of actually receiving it and five counts of enticing minors for sex.
McDavid is charged with four counts, including two counts of receiving child porn, one of conspiring to do so and one count of conspiring to obstruct justice by rigging the 2008 trial.
Brown faces a single count of conspiring to receive child porn.
Pozolo focused much of her closing argument on the government's star witness, an accuser who went by "Jane" and who said Kelly sexually abused her hundreds of times starting when she was 14.
"He performed degrading acts upon her for his own sick pleasure," Pozolo said.
She reminded jurors of graphic video footage they had watched, which Jane testified depicted Kelly, at around age 30, abusing her when she was 14. The videos shown included one at the heart Kelly's 2008 trial. Jurors said later they had no choice but to acquit Kelly because Jane didn't testify.
"Who uses a 14-year-old child to film a video like this?" she said. "This man. Robert Kelly."
Before the 2008 trial, Pozolo said, Kelly and his associates scrambled to recover multiple sex videos that had gone missing from a collection he often carried around in a large gym bag.
By doing so, she said, Kelly associates sought "to cover up the fact that ... R. Kelly, the R&B superstar, is actually a sexual predator."
In his closing, an attorney for McDavid said prosecutors had to show that his client actually knew about any abuse of Jane by Kelly in the 2000s — not just that it was likely he knew.
"Did they prove he knew ... behind a reasonable doubt?" Beau Brindley asked. "They did not."
Pozolo balked at the idea that McDavid had no inkling in the 2000s that the abuse allegations might be credible after helping to recover missing recordings and handing bags of cash to people who returned videos McDavid knew could destroy Kelly.
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A new generation of hard hats is promising better protection against on-the-job concussions, also known as mild traumatic brain injuries.
These hard hats incorporate technology that not only protects the head from a direct impact, but also from a glancing blow that causes the head to rotate suddenly – a major cause of concussions.
"The human brain is readily injured by a rotational force," says Michael Bottlang, director of the Legacy Biomechanics Lab in Portland, Ore. For example, he says, a boxer will "drop like a fly" from a punch to the chin that causes the head to turn rapidly.
So Bottlang and Dr. Steven Madey, an orthopedic surgeon in Portland, have developed a hard hat intended to absorb rotational force. It's made and sold by WaveCel, a company the two men founded to make safer bike helmets.
The WaveCel hard hat is just the latest effort to update the products, known as industrial safety helmets, which brain injury experts say are overdue for an upgrade.
"Unfortunately, today's most frequently used hard hats look identical to the ones from the '60s," Bottlang says.
MIPS, a Swedish company, offers a competing technology to protect a worker's brain from sudden rotation.
Upgraded helmets like these, "are keeping the brain more stationary, and that has a lot of potential benefit," says Dr. Brandon Lucke-Wold, a neurosurgeon at the University of Florida who has no ties to the helmet industry.
Understanding workplace concussions
About one-fourth of all concussions among adults occur on the job, especially at construction sites. Falls, which often cause the head to turn or tip suddenly, are the most frequent cause.
One reason workplace brain injuries are so common is that hard hats — unlike sports helmets — haven't changed much since their invention a century ago.
Lucke-Wold, who often treats patients with brain injuries, wears a state-of-the art bike helmet during his daily commute.
"But the construction workers I saw biking home today were wearing hard hats that are very similar to what I saw 10 to 15 years ago," he says.
A typical hard hat consists of a plastic outer shell with an inner suspension system made from webbing. Some models include foam padding on the sides and a chin strap.
This design is good at protecting the brain from direct hit, say a hammer dropped by a worker two stories up. But traditional hard hats aren't so good when the impact comes at an angle.
Studies show that's because an oblique impact can cause the helmet, and the head inside it, to turn suddenly and violently. And a growing body of research shows that the brain is highly vulnerable to this sort of rotational force.
The reason is that the brain is a bit like an egg yolk — a soft capsule surrounded by liquid, and contained inside a hard shell.
You can shake an egg forcefully without disrupting the contents. But experiments show that if you spin one hard enough, the yolk inside will rupture even though the shell remains intact.
Most hard hats act like an egg shell.
"They do a job at reducing force, so they serve a purpose," Madey says. "But if they're not optimized to decrease the spin, they're not optimized to prevent injury."
A helmet that works like sand
Madey and Bottlang initially founded WaveCel to make better sports helmets.
Their inspiration came from observing what happens to a ball when it strikes the ground at an angle, the way a biker's head often does in a crash.
The ball doesn't just bounce, Madey says. "It will hit the ground, it'll have friction and it'll create spin."
Unless the ground is made of sand.
"If you throw a ball into a sandpit, the sand gives underneath, it doesn't impart spin to the ball," Madey says. And the ball doesn't bounce.
So Madey and Bottlang developed a helmet liner made from a special plastic honeycomb designed to act like sand.
"The honeycomb structure is a very light, breathable material that is not only good at absorbing linear force, but also breaks that spin the way sand would," Madey says.
The WaveCel liner can be found in several big-brand sports helmets.
An independent study found that bike helmets with either WaveCel or MIPS technology were better than conventional helmets at reducing rotational force. A study led by Bottlang and Madey found that WaveCel outperformed MIPS for the type of head impacts caused by falls.
One potential barrier to widespread acceptance of the new helmets is price.
WaveCel hard hats cost $169 to $189, which is several times the amount for a standard hard hat and more than many premium models, including some with MIPS technology.
"If I have one goal in the next few years, it's to bring the price down," Bottlang says.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Michael Isikoff about the death of Ken Starr, who became a household name for investigating then-President Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Michael Isikoff about the death of Ken Starr, who became a household name for investigating then-President Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Michael Isikoff about the death of Ken Starr, who became a household name for investigating then-President Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky.
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College evacuated in Boston; 1 reported injured after blast
BOSTON (AP) — A police bomb squad sealed off part of the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday to examine a pair of suspicious packages, and there were unconfirmed reports of an explosion and minor injuries to at least one person.
Boston police said they were investigating two packages that had been left near the university’s Holmes Hall, which is home to Northeastern’s creative writing program. They declined to elaborate, but WCVB-TV said an individual was taken to a hospital and that firefighters and paramedics were at the scene.
WBZ-AM radio, citing unidentified police officials, said the person suffered minor injuries.
Police responded shortly before 8 p.m., and the university asked students who had gathered for an evening journalism class at the hall to evacuate the building.
Northeastern is a private university in downtown Boston. WCVB said one of its reporters, Mike Beaudet, was teaching a class there at the time. Beaudet told the station his class was moved outside but that neither he nor his students heard an explosion.
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Sheriff: Murder suspect sent texts from victim’s phone to his mother to throw off investigators
HARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV/Gray News) - A suspect believed to be involved in the death of a man over the weekend is in custody, according to Texas authorities.
Harrison County Sheriff Brandon Fletcher said during a press conference that 33-year-old Canton James Echols was arrested and charged with the murder of 31-year-old Blake Edward Reddock.
Reddock was found unresponsive along Herschel McCoy Road in Harrison County on Sept. 10, KLTV reported. Officials said Reddock appeared to be a victim of a homicide, after appearing to have been stabbed multiple times.
Investigators worked to put together a timeline to figure out what had happened to Reddock. They said they had recovered surveillance video of Echols and Reddock taken at a pawn shop on Saturday, which they used to identify the suspect.
The sheriff’s office received a call for a vehicle fire on Oscar Reagan Road around 5:45 p.m. on Sept. 10. Later that evening, authorities said they received a call about a body someone had found on the side of the road, which was identified as Reddock’s.
Investigators said they traced the vehicle to Reddock and also discovered Echols had residences on both roads.
While they were heading to serve search warrants for Echols, Fletcher said they found him riding a bicycle and took him into custody.
During the investigation into Reddock’s murder, Fletcher said Reddock’s mother received a text from her son’s phone number on Sept. 10 in which he allegedly said he picked up a hitchhiker and gave him gas money. He also said he would see her after he dropped off the hitchhiker.
Reddock’s mother told authorities she sent her son some replies later and noticed that some had been “read,” but others soon stopped being delivered to his phone as it seemed to be turned off.
The sheriff said he believed there was no hitchhiker and that the suspect, Echols, had sent those messages to throw off law enforcement during the investigation.
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Warrants: 2 women arrested, charged in stabbing man accused of cheating
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - South Carolina authorities say two women are facing assault charges after a man they both knew romantically was stabbed.
According to arrest warrants, 22-year-old Amber Mullins confronted her live-in boyfriend about cheating on her with 27-year-old Ashley Cline.
WMBF reports the two women found out that the boyfriend, who was not identified in the arrest warrants, was intimately involved with both of them.
On Sept. 8, Mullins and Cline reportedly then got into an argument with the man when Mullins got a knife from the kitchen.
According to the warrants, Mullins returned to the bedroom where Cline held the man down while Mullins stabbed him in the leg and neck.
Authorities said Mullins was charged with assault, battery and possession of a weapon. Cline was charged with assault and battery and released from jail on a $7,500 personal recognizance bond.
According to the South Carolina Judicial Department Public Index, Mullins was previously arrested in June on charges of attempted murder. She is accused of shooting at two people from her car. Authorities said she was out on home detention before this incident.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY CORP. (the "Company") (TSX.V: DME) (OTC: DMEHF) (Frankfurt: QM01) is pleased to announce that it has closed its non-brokered private placement previously announced on September 1, 2022 (the "Offering"), raising gross proceeds of CAD $6,090,400. The Company issued 2,342,461 units (the "Units") at a price of CAD $2.60 per Unit. Each Unit is made up of one common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant allowing the subscriber to purchase one additional common share for a period of three years at a price of CAD $3.50 per share. The expiry of the warrants may be accelerated by the Company if the closing price for the common shares shall be equal to or greater than CAD $7.00 for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive trading days. In connection with the Offering, the Company paid aggregate finders fees of $128,128 in cash, 119,477 Finder units and 45,280 Finder warrants.
The Company plans to use the proceeds for exploration, and development of the Company's helium processing facilities, working capital and general corporate expenses.
All securities issued in connection with the Offering will be subject to a 4-month plus one day hold expiring January 14, 2022. Any securities referred to herein will not nor has been offered nor registered under the U.S. Securities act of 1933 (The "1933 ACT") and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to a person in the absence of such registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 ACT.
Desert Mountain Energy Corp. is a publicly traded resource company primarily focused on exploration, development and production of helium, hydrogen and noble gases. The Company is primarily looking for elements deemed critical to the renewable energy and high technology industries.
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This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward looking statements and information herein include but are not limited to statements regarding the Company's anticipated performance in the future the planned exploration activities, receipt of positive results from drilling, the completion of further drilling and exploration work, and the timing and results of various activities.
Forward-looking statements or information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company and its operations to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, among others, changes in national and local governments, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada and the United States; financial risks due to helium prices, operating or technical difficulties in exploration and development activities; risks and hazards and the speculative nature of resource exploration and related development; risks in obtaining necessary licenses and permits, and challenges to the Company's title to properties.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to the continued operation of the Company's exploration operations, no material adverse change in the market price of commodities, and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or information, there may be other factors that cause results to be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements or information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Company does not intend to, and nor does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements or information, other than as required by applicable law.
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quick Custom Intelligence ("QCI") announced the release of version 5.1. The new release of the QCI Platform will incorporate a new module, QCI Connect. With QCI Connect, hosts can send customized emails to their book of business through the QCI Host tool, track the results and know that Can-Spam rules are being followed, thus alleviating the concern of possible fines.
"We are very excited to begin using the new QCI Connect module. Giving the ability to be able to send customizable templated emails to our hosts and have the results tracked within the QCI tool will greatly increase the efficiency of our host team. The team at the Casino @ Dania Beach are looking forward to using this and all of the other great features in the 5.1 release," said Josh Crowder, Marketing Director for The Casino @ Dania Beach.
CEO of QCI, Dr. Ralph Thomas, stated "We have listened to the feedback from the QCI Community and developed QCI Connect as a result. QCI Connect provides a much needed automation and management tool allowing hosts to interact with their players in a colorful and effective way."
Featuring the newest and hottest slot machines, live Poker tables, nationally known recording artists and comedians, simulcast lounge and sports bar and dining, The Casino @ Dania Beach offers a gaming and entertainment experience like no other. Plus, it is a proud participant of the Broward County Safe & Clean Pledge. www.CasinoDaniaBeach.com
The QCI Platform aligns player development, marketing and gaming with powerful real-time operational tools developed for the gaming and hospitality industries. QCI has installed their ground-breaking, highly configured software in over 65 casino resorts in North America and over 4,000 sites worldwide. QCI products provide tooling for gaming operators managing over $20 billion in annual gross gaming revenue, these products are built on the QCI Platform, a best-in-class on-premises, hybrid or cloud-based technology that enables fully coordinated activities across gaming or hospitality operations. This data-driven software allows for quick, informed decisions in the ever-changing world of the casino industry and assists casinos in their efforts to optimize resources and profits, manage marketing campaigns and increase customer loyalty. QCI was founded by Dr. Ralph Thomas and Mr. Andrew Cardno. Based in San Diego, QCI also has offices in Las Vegas, St. Louis, Dallas & Phoenix. Main phone number: (858) 299.5715 www.QuickCustomIntelligence.com
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LINKBANCORP, Inc. (the "Company"), the holding company of The Gratz Bank, including its LINKBANK division (the "Bank") today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 4,575,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $7.50 per share. The offering is expected to result in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $34.3 million. The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $31.1 million. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 686,250 additional shares of common stock from the Company at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discount, to cover any over-allotments. The shares are expected to begin trading on September 14, 2022 on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "LNKB."
Stephens Inc. and Piper Sandler & Co. are serving as joint book-running managers. D.A. Davidson & Co. is serving as co-manager.
The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Stephens Inc., 111 Center Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, or by phone at 1-800-643-9691 or Piper Sandler & Co., 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10020, or by phone at 612-303-8432, or by email at prospectus@psc.com or from D.A. Davidson & Co., 8 Third Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401, Attention: Equity Syndicate or by calling 1-800-332-5915.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") declared the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No: 333-267303) relating to the common stock effective on September 13, 2022. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the common stock, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. The common stock to be offered in the initial public offering will not be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
About LINKBANCORP, Inc.
LINKBANCORP, Inc. was formed in 2018 with a mission to positively impact lives through community banking. Its subsidiary bank, The Gratz Bank, is a Pennsylvania state-chartered bank serving individuals, families, nonprofits and business clients throughout Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania through 10 client solutions centers of The Gratz Bank and LINKBANK, a division of The Gratz Bank.
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Amir Khoshniyati brings impressive industry expertise building on years of NFC Forum involvement
FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Identiv, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE), global digital security and identification leader in the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced Amir Khoshniyati, VP and GM Transponders, was appointed to the NFC Forum Board of Directors, the consortium's governing body. The NFC Forum is the global standards-body for near field communications (NFC) technology.
Khoshniyati has a track record of thought leadership with the NFC Forum, serving as Vice-Chair of the Healthcare Task Force working to drive innovation and industry standards throughout healthcare processes. He has led initiatives related to convenience, security, and automation offered by NFC technology, and use cases that demonstrate and define the clear benefits NFC brings to the challenges of the healthcare system and other industry applications.
Identiv is a consistent industry leader in NFC-enabled IoT applications, establishing a digital link between physical and digital items across mobile devices, healthcare, smart packaging, cannabis, specialty retail, industrial, consumer engagement, authenticity, and security. As the leading highly secure IoT technology provider, Identiv is dedicated to supporting digital transformation by driving NFC technology into nearly every physical device people interact with in their daily lives.
"We are honored to be joining the NFC Forum Board at a time when NFC adoption is at an all-time high and the standards that span across segments continue to demand more expertise," said Khoshniyati. "We're ready to take on a greater leadership role and work closer than ever to globally standardize use cases, identify liaisons, provide technical insights, and continue raising the bar on certification standards which will provide assurance to many more end users."
"Over the last five years, Identiv has demonstrated creativity and willingness to work within the NFC Forum to move projects forward for the betterment of the entire NFC ecosystem. As a leading designer, developer, and manufacturer of high-frequency/NFC products, we look forward to Identiv's unique expertise toward growing the adoption of NFC technology," said Mike McCamon, Executive Director, NFC Forum.
Khoshniyati from Identiv joins fellow NFC Forum Board members representing leading technology companies including Apple, Google, Infineon, NXP, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, STMicroelectronics, and Huawei.
For more information on Identiv's complete end-to-end portfolio, call +1 888.809.8880 or contact transponder_sales@identiv.com.
About Identiv
Identiv, Inc. is a global leader in digitally securing the physical world. Identiv's platform encompasses RFID and NFC, cybersecurity, and the full spectrum of physical access, video, and audio security. Identiv is a publicly traded company, and its common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC in the U.S. under the symbol "INVE." For more information, visit identiv.com.
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SEONGNAM, South Korea, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVER Z, an affiliate of NAVER Corp. (KRX:035420), announced today that the company joined the Tech Coalition to prioritize the safety of children and teenagers in ZEPETO, Asia's largest metaverse platform. Tech Coalition is an alliance of global technology companies that are working to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on the internet and across digital platforms, and over 20 global IT companies including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta have joined forces.
As a member of the Tech Coalition, NAVER Z joins 27 companies that are working to develop new technologies, fund new research, increase reporting, and take collective action to ensure a more coordinated and collaborative approach to keeping children safe online.
For young users of ZEPETO, the NAVER Z updated the Community Guidelines, which highlight that minor safety violations are reviewed with the highest priority and severity, and published Guardian's Guide to equip parents, guardians, and caretakers with informative resources to help keep young users safe. NAVER Z's global Trust and Safety team is also working around the clock to develop tools and resources that prevent, detect, and remove accounts that engage in child sexual exploitation and abuse.
In addition to partnerships with Tech Coalition, NAVER Z is cooperating with leading global online safety experts and organizations, including ConnectSafely, Trust and Safety Professional Association, and BBB National Programs.
NAVER Z is committed to promoting the Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse– a high-level framework developed by the Five Country Ministerial (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and US) in consultation with leading experts intended to drive collective action to prevent these harms against children.
"We're thrilled to join the Tech Coalition and our peers working to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse online through collaboration," says Daewook Kim, Chief Executive Officer of NAVER Z. "ZEPETO is a platform that empowers users to connect and create without the boundaries of the physical world. Our key responsibility is ensuring ZEPETO is a safe place where our community, especially our younger users, can play and create without fear of harm. As a member of the Coalition, we will contribute to the industry-wide initiatives to develop technology, policy, research, and tools to keep children safe online."
"From our first conversation with NAVER Z, their strong commitment to protecting the children that use their platform has been clear," says Sean Litton, Executive Director of the Tech Coalition. "We look forward to working with them and aligning their expertise as part of our coordinated effort to create a digital world where children are free to play, learn, and explore without fear of harm."
About NAVER Z
NAVER Z launched the metaverse platform ZEPETO in August 2018, attracting users in more than 200 countries around the world. Creators and builders utilize ZEPETO Studio to connect with 340 million users globally, growing by 40% y-o-y. More than 95% of the users are millennials and Gen Z from outside of Korea, showing the virtual platform's promise for future growth. ZEPETO is collaborating with fashion and beauty companies, including BVLGARI, Ralph Lauren, Gucci and Nike, global entertainment agencies and pop stars, such as TinyTAN, Selena Gomez, BLACKPINK and NMIXX as well as companies, such as Starbucks, Samsung, and Hyundai Motor Company. Launched in 2020, ZEPETO Studio allows ZEPETO users to monetize their creations. More than 175 million items have been sold, building a new creator economy.
About the Tech Coalition
The Tech Coalition facilitates the global tech industry's fight against the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. An alliance of technology companies of varying sizes and sectors, Tech Coalition members work together to drive critical advances in technology and adoption of best practices for keeping children safe online. The Coalition convenes and aligns the global tech industry, pooling their knowledge and expertise, to help all the members better prevent, detect, report, and remove online child sexual abuse content. The coalition represents a powerful core of expertise that is moving the tech industry towards a safer digital world.
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IRVING, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Texas Commission has announced recipients of the organization's 2022 Regional Leadership. The awards recognize North Texas organizations and individuals who have had a lasting impact shaping the region.
The North Texas Commission's Regional Awards Selection Committee convened in early August to determine who would receive the awards. Out of more than 50 nominees, nine recipients were selected to receive the Awards, including business leaders, elected officials, civic leaders, and organizations. Honoring the memory of the organization's former president/CEO Dan Petty, the North Texas Commission also established the Dan Petty Regional Visionary Award, announced for the first time during the Commission's 51st Annual Members' Luncheon.
"These nine unique awards represent the significance of our region's public and private sector leaders and the importance of collaboration in North Texas. These past few years have reminded us that we are better together as we work as one, unified region to tackle our challenges and work on future growth opportunities," said Chris Wallace, the NTC's President and CEO.
Recipients of the 2022 Regional Leadership Awards are:
Civic Leadership Award: Dr. Susan Bohn, Aledo ISD – In addition to serving as Superintendent of Aledo ISD, Dr. Bohn is an engaged and active member of her North Texas community. By forging meaningful relationships with leaders in the region, she has created strategies to help boost economic development and collaboration.
Corporate/Organization Leadership Award: DFW International Airport – DFW Airport serves as a major economic generator for the North Texas region. The organization supports over 200,000 full-time jobs, promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion through programs like their Capacity Building Program Series, and works to enhance infrastructure development through various sustainable design projects such as the Terminal D expansion, which incorporated sustainable approaches and products to reduce energy usage.
Diversity Leadership Award: Wendy Lopez, AECOM – As one of the most significant female leaders within AECOM, Wendy Lopez has had the power to influence positive change across the region. As a gay female in a male-dominated industry, Wendy has worked with her peers and colleagues to help grow AECOM's diversity, equity, and inclusion focus. As a top female executive in North Texas, Wendy has been able to encourage members of the LGBTQ community and young engineers to be themselves.
Education Leadership Award: Dr. James Hurley, Tarleton State University – Since becoming president of Tarleton State University in 2019, Dr. Hurley has shown his commitment to education. Through the creation of partnerships with regional school districts and two-year colleges, he has deepened the university's commitment to educational attainment and affordability for all North Texas students.
Elected Official Leadership Award: Councilmember Adam McGough, City of Dallas – Throughout time as a Dallas City Councilmember, Adam McGough has made significant contributions to the North Texas region. McGough has served on the City of Dallas's Public Safety committee, Regional Transportation Council, and TEX-21. During his time as an elected official, Councilmember McGough has championed the voice of the underrepresented and has been known to bridge gaps, provide solutions, and mitigate disagreement and dissension inside of his council.
Philanthropy Award: Anthony Mbroh, Mbroh Engineering – Anthony Mbroh, PE, is an advocate and a leader who has devoted his time to supporting various North Texas non-profit organizations over the past 25 years. Tony's philanthropic endeavors include mentoring disadvantaged students, donating his time to help small businesses grow, and supporting the ongoing education at the University of Dallas.
Social Impact Award: University Crossroads, The University of Texas at Arlington – For more than three decades, University Crossroads has been helping students navigate the road to higher education by providing services that focus on college awareness, readiness, and access; career exploration; and financial literacy. Through the help of community partners, the organization is able to offer these services free of charge to more than 40,000 students annually across North Texas.
Rising Star Award: Kyle Riley, HNTB – Kyle Riley has not only become a leader in the HNTB organization but as a rising leader in the Dallas-Fort Worth community. Kyle currently leads the HNTB Fort Worth office, has been appointed to the Downtown FTW Inc. board, is an Leadership North Texas Alumnus, and participates in several local chambers. As he continues to rise in his career, Kyle will continue to make a positive impact in the region.
Dan Petty Regional Visionary Award: Victor Vandergriff – Recognizes a visionary leader who has demonstrated a history of pioneering solutions across a wide spectrum of sectors and needs.
Established in 1971, the North Texas Commission is a unique public-private partnership that drives large impactful projects and legislative issues benefiting a robust 13-county region, and tackles the region's greatest challenges with board and staff subject matter experts who provide resources to market the region and educate future leaders. The Commission also manages the region's unified advocacy voice at the state and federal levels.
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One case against Marysville school teacher accused of sexual assault dismissed
A Marysville school teacher accused of sexual assault involving three victims had charges connected to a student dismissed.
St. Clair County Senior Assistant Prosecutor Megan Leyva Kelley requested Friday for two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (student) be dropped against Steven Rogers, of Marysville. St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Michael West granted the motion and the case was closed, according to court records.
Leyva Kelley said the victim's family decided they would not participate in a second trial, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday, and she wanted to respect the family's wishes.
"This was a difficult decision but mainly the family's wishes and their input was ultimately was drove my decision and to be respectful of them," Leyva Kelley said.
Rogers underwent a jury trial in the former case in May, but the jury could not come to a unanimous decision, so he was scheduled for another trial. Rogers was accused of of groping a student in the locker room in May or June of last year.
Rogers is also charged in a seperate case with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, third-degree criminal sexual conduct, distributing sexually explicit material and criminal sexual conduct assault with intent to commit penetration in a separate case.
Rogers is accused of sexually assaulting a woman on two occasions in the fall of 2018 and in spring 2019, and of sexually assaulting a minor victim several times and exposing her to inappropriate sexual conduct.
While it's under one case file, two trials will take place for each victim in the case. The first is scheduled for Oct. 18.
If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Leyva Kelley said she will focus her efforts on preparing for those trials and will decide whether to reissue charges on the student case after those trials have concluded.
Lisa Kirsch Satawa, Rogers' attorney, said she will continue to fight all allegations brought forward, and expects that all charges will be acquitted.
"I believe that Steven Rogers is not only presumed innocent, but is innocent and that he never did anything inappropriate to this young lady," she said. "We’re just grateful that we had the opportunity to try the case the first time and that reasonableness has prevailed and we will not have to try it again.”
Marysville school district attorney Gary Fletcher has said as a tenured teacher, Rogers' employment and pay cannot by law be terminated until after a tenure hearing. The district is honoring the St. Clair County Prosecutor's Office's request to defer its review during all criminal proceedings.
Contact Laura Fitzgerald at (810) 941-7072 or lfitzgeral@gannett.com.
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Ketchum: Attack on Rushdie threatens to take civility away from intellectual Eden
When I learned about the stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie in August, it became more than another tragic news story for me.
Rushdie, 75, has been targeted since he published “The Satanic Verses” more than three decades ago. Iran denied complicity in the attack. Its late ruler, Ayatollah Khomeini, put out a fatwa, or death warrant, on Rushdie, and apparently the attacker believed it still stood.
The attack happened at Chautauqua Institution in western New York. Chautauqua became something personal when my late wife, Alice, introduced me to the place in 1972, the year we were married.
Her parents owned a summer house on the grounds in those days. They lived just a short walk from the amphitheater where some of the most important figures of the past century spoke their minds and where big-name entertainers practiced their crafts to appreciative audiences.
Chautauqua defies a simple description. Founded as a Methodist summer camp meeting place, the institution has been around since 1874. It’s been called a summer camp for intellectuals. It was known as such a safe place that, when families arrived, they could turn the kids loose and they could roam the grounds without fear.
I did not have the intellectual horsepower to make it there on my own. I had to marry into it, and I’m eternally grateful to Alice for the privilege.
The one important thing this unique place offered was a platform for writers, educators and thinkers to freely speak their minds on any number of subjects. In later years, if they really impressed, audience members could buy cassette tapes of their lectures.
I bought a set of tapes featuring lectures by Christian author Tony Campolo back in the early 1990s.
This intellectual Eden – a little gift from God - became a summer destination for many years. That is why the attack on Rushdie on Aug. 12 came as not only a shock but something of a personal affront. Somehow, Chautauqua kept the divisive forces ripping at society at bay, and visitors came to expect a sense of civility found in fewer and fewer places.
That sense of civility, safety and freedom became a casualty along with Salman Rushdie on Aug. 12.
Security was never overpowering at Chautauqua because it never needed to be. Anywhere children could play unsupervised had to be safe. That privilege might now be in jeopardy.
Reality has intervened. Reality, tinged with intolerance, hatred, religious bigotry and everything else visitors tried to leave outside the main gate crashed the party. It’s safe to say something important died that August day at Chautauqua.
Salman Rushdie survived the attack, although the extent of his injuries likely could incapacitate him the rest of his life.
Chautauqua will carry on, but I can’t help but think things will never be quite the same. I’m sure a reluctance to invite controversial public figures has already set in, even if no one admits it.
Along with everything else, Chautauqua is a place where the Gospel is proclaimed and lived out every day. For the sake of the institution and those who visit each summer, I hope that continues, boldly and with love.
And I hope kids can continue to roam the place in safety.
Jim Ketchum is a retired Times Herald copy editor. Contact him at jeketchum1@comcast.net.
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Stechschulte: The Church will become smaller, and that’s good
For the past decade or more — and especially since COVID-19 — there has been much hand-wringing about declining church attendance in most major denominations.
It’s true that Sunday attendance is down — in many cases dramatically — from its peak of yesteryear. There are some who blame the pandemic; I don’t.
Truth be told, the seeds of the declining participation were planted decades ago, and have been exacerbated by a society that no longer sees what the Church offers as essential.
Community and fraternity have been replaced by Facebook. Uplifting and hopeful messages? See YouTube. Inspirational songs? Spotify and Apple Music. A place for quiet meditation and prayer? The yoga studio down the street is open on Sundays, too.
For many, church attendance is little more than a family tradition — and one that’s become a bit outdated, at that. With so many more convenient alternatives for family togetherness, refreshment and spiritual rejuvenation, young people rightly are asking themselves, “What’s the point?”
I hope they keep asking it.
Indeed, what is the point of church? What’s the point of religion in general? Why are we doing any of this in the first place?
Attendance at church is not, and never has been, a measuring rod of faithfulness. In 1969, far before he became Pope Benedict XVI, Fr. Joseph Ratzinger predicted a future in which the Church would be smaller, yet more devout, as the faith demanded more of men and society demanded less.
Christianity is a hard bargain. Even the most ardent atheists recognize that the demands of the Gospel go far beyond the watered-down “hippie Jesus” who just wants everyone to get along. God makes demands. That’s why He’s not popular.
The way of the Cross is difficult. And so, like everything else that’s difficult, eventually, only those who accept the hard journey of the Christian life will bother to undertake it.
Indeed, there is only one good reason to attend church on Sundays: and that’s whether or not it’s true. If it is, it’s worth everything. If it’s not, then Christianity is the biggest hoax ever perpetrated on mankind, and we’re all wasting our time.
“If Christ has not been raised, then your faith is in vain,” St. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:17, “those who have died in Christ have perished … and we are the most pitiable people of all.”
The apostle’s got a point.
But what if Christ — the man who walked the dusty streets of Galilee 2,000 years ago — really was God? What if he really did sacrifice himself to save us from our sins? What if he really did rise from the dead and promises us new life, too?
Is that possible? Is it real?
Has Jesus of Nazareth really duped generations upon generations into living a lie?
The modern Church faces a host of existential questions as it enters an age of unbelief. And yet, it’s this single existential question that it constantly proposes to the world — and will always propose, no matter how small she shrinks.
In a world devoid of God, Fr. Ratzinger predicted, “man will find himself unspeakably lonely,” staring into the cosmos from a world that offers plenty of convenience, but little comfort and peace. If the church has a future at all, it must be as a sign of contradiction – offering to mankind what the world cannot: not an ideal, or a philosophy, or a nice thought. But a purpose. A Person.
If people discover that church, Fr. Ratzinger predicted, “they will discover the little flock of believers as something wholly new. They will discover it as a hope that is meant for them, an answer for which they have always been searching in secret.”
Contact Mike Stechschulte at mikestech187@gmail.com.
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Teen avoids jail time after admitting to killing alleged rapist
POLK COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) - An Iowa teen who says she stabbed and killed a man who trafficked and raped her received a deferred judgment.
KCRG reports that 17-year-old Pieper Lewis received a deferred judgment with probation for five years on Tuesday.
Previously, Lewis pled guilty to killing Zachary Brooks two years ago in Des Moines, Iowa.
Lewis said she became a victim of human trafficking after getting kicked out of her home. She said Brooks raped her several times leading up to her stabbing him.
A judge was supposed to sentence the 17-year-old last week but delayed it after the teen’s lawyers brought forward several witnesses. They testified she was not a threat to the community and shouldn’t go to prison.
Officials said Lewis was facing up to twenty years in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury.
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brave New World Enterprises (BNWE) is excited to have joined forces with Washington State Representative, Jesse Johnson and the Department of Commerce in creating the Black Eco Chamber, a small business development incubator designed to provide culturally unique services to black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs of color.
This program has been a long coordinated effort between BNWE Founder and President, Shyan Selah, and Representative Johnson to address the need for increased economic empowerment among African Americans in Washington State and as such, was included as a sponsored proviso by Rep. Johnson in the 2022-2023 state budget, endorsed by the Washington State Black Caucus, and approved by Governor Jay Inslee to this launch this year.
"As we enter into a new phase of the workforce post-pandemic, we have many challenges yet also opportunities," says Representative Johnson. "One of which is to foster and spearhead an entrepreneurial spirit to help cultivate ideas and support business. The Incubator will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to do just that. I am proud of what we can do with this program for our community and our State."
The Black Eco Chamber also directly serves as a supporting program to help the state's Department of Commerce reach its goals of expanding awareness and services to business owners of color.
"Equity in business opportunities builds a strong economy. Commerce is committed to working to close the racial wealth gap, in part by increasing business ownership of minority-owned firms. Support for programs like Black Eco Chamber program, in partnership with BNWE, is essential to build on momentum among regional economic development organizations, community-based organizations, and other affinity-based incubator programs to continue providing the necessary resources to support black entrepreneurs and business owners in industries that are poised for growth." said Linda Womack, Commerce Managing Director of Small Business Finance and Community Support. Womack noted that Minority Business Development Agency research that shows African-American owned employer firms in the U.S. contribute $128 billion in economic output and 1.2 million jobs per year.
As a Black-owned business, BNWE has made it a mission to provide this opportunity to businesses owned by historically disadvantaged communities, especially black business owners. As an organization that has been rooted in the arts and entertainment industry (with a record label, TV/Film, digital tech, and publishing divisions) and a long-term provider of services including media, marketing, branding, and events for businesses in King County, BNWE has created a unique and dynamic program in the Black Eco Chamber designed to elevate the profiles and function of other minority-owned businesses.
"There is not only an urgent need but also a deep hope simmering in the community," says BNWE President/CEO Shyan Selah. "The pandemic has totally upended social norms for us all, but has in particular for the black community both triggered cultural trauma that stems from economic dis-enfranchisement and lack of equitable opportunity. We aim to be solution developers engineering new ways to re-imagine equity."
In his efforts to ensure that mission, Shyan Selah has also brought on former Vice President of Retail Banking and Wealth Management and the Founder of ClearBlu Capital, Larry Gilmore, as the Co-Executive Director of the Black Eco Chamber.
"I'm honored to have the opportunity to support Brave New World, the State of Washington, and the Black Eco Chamber to have a significant impact in addressing racial equity through entrepreneurship," says Gilmore. "We know that a high percentage of Black owned businesses have a high risk of failure due to the lack of capital and management solutions to scale. We also know that these communities have the highest risk impacting their wealth when exploring entrepreneurship. The Black Eco Chamber is committed to reducing these risks by providing a firm foundation for success with a variety of solutions. I'm confident we will provide long lasting solutions for years to come.``
Programming for the Black Eco Chamber includes networking events and monthly educational workshops covering topics including: starting a business in Washington State, Basic Bookkeeping and Tax Preparation, Corporate Funding Strategies, Franchising, and more. For the 2022-2023 schedule please visit: www.blackecochamber.com.
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Regional Needs Assessment Identifies Water Issues Across Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The quality of drinking water, flooding, lack of access to adequate green space, contamination and pollutants, and trash are among the most urgent water-related concerns facing low-income and tribal populations around the nine-county Bay Area, according to the Regional Needs Assessment released today by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. Led by members of disadvantaged and tribal communities, the report was developed through the Bay Area Integrated Regional Water Management Program's Disadvantaged Communities and Tribal Involvement program, which is funded by the California Department of Water Resources.
Concerns about tap water quality were particularly noted across the Bay Area, a region typically known for its high-quality drinking water. Water worries from the perspective of residents in Antioch, Bay Point, Dillon Beach, East Oakland, East Palo Alto, East San Jose, Marin City, North Richmond, Petaluma, Pittsburg, Point Reyes, San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood, San Rafael's Canal District and South Vallejo are noted in the report, as are the needs of people experiencing homelessness, who have some of the least access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.
"This report sheds light on the systemic and pervasive nature of water quality and water management problems shared by disadvantaged and tribal communities throughout the Bay Area. People in these communities have identified and sought solutions to these problems for decades, but too often have been ignored or have had their problems minimized as isolated incidents," says James Muller, manager for the Disadvantaged Communities and Tribal Involvement Program at the San Francisco Estuary Partnership.
The Regional Needs Assessment includes the findings of individual needs assessments conducted in 13 communities and five tribes and tribal organizations throughout the Bay Area, as well as in several locations where people are experiencing homelessness. The findings identify similar and pervasive problems shared by communities around the Bay Area. These problems fall under five intersecting categories: drinking water quality and affordability; flooding; industrial pollution and contamination; trash; and a lack of green space. Among the report's findings:
- Drinking water quality in disadvantaged communities was identified as a top priority concern: For instance, 75% of needs assessment participants in Marin City and East Palo Alto responded they use bottled water for cooking and drinking. In many areas, participants expressed concern that the water quality in their area is worse than in neighboring, more affluent areas.
- Native tribes' and disadvantaged communities' water problems intersect and overlap with public health disparities. Many participants directly linked their concerns over different water issues to their personal health and the health of their communities.
The report contains many recommendations directly from the community and tribal partners about how to address water-related challenges and to make funding opportunities more accessible and equitable. Highlighted recommendations include:
- Projects to address these problems must be community-driven. The Regional Needs Assessment advises government agencies to devote the time and resources to build relationships and trust with tribes and disadvantaged communities, and to help these communities build the capacity to implement solutions.
- Work directly with people experiencing homelessness to understand where and which recommendations from the assessment will be most helpful in different locations, and to understand how these needs differ by living situation, demographics, and other factors.
- Funding is one of the most important tools that public agencies throughout California have to assist disadvantaged communities and tribes that for generations have been underfunded, underrepresented, oppressed and/or ignored.
- The assessment recommends a majority of future Integrated Regional Water Management dollars be directed toward tribes and disadvantaged communities, which traditionally have received just 10 percent of this funding.
The Regional Needs Assessment is intended to be a first step toward understanding and elevating water-related issues from the perspective of the Bay Area's tribes and disadvantaged communities. Next steps will include following up on specific priorities identified in the Disadvantaged Community and Tribal sections of the report. The full report can be found at: https://www.sfestuary.org/dactip-regional-needs-assessment/.
Hosted by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), the San Francisco Estuary Partnership is a collaboration of local, state and federal agencies; non-governmental organizations; and academic and business leaders working to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary.
Community partners who led the assessment may be contacted at the following phone numbers:
- All Positives Possible: Ladonna Williams, (707) 342-7186
- Contra Costa Resource Conservation District: Chris Lim, (925) 269-9190
- Brower Dellums Institute for Sustainable Policy Studies and Action: Robin Freeman,
(510) 915-1452 - Friends of Sausal Creek: Anna Marie Schmidt, (510) 501-3672
- Greenaction: Bradley Angel, (415) 722-5270
- Marin City Climate Resilience and Health Justice: Ms. Terrie Green, (415) 336-6421
- Marin County Community Development Agency: Arti Kundu, (415) 473 7146
- The Multicultural Center of Marin: Marco Berger, (415) 960-5538
- Nuestra Casa: Kelly Hunt, (201) 401-5780
- Sonoma Ecology Center / Daily Acts: Brianna Schaefer, (707) 789-9664 / Tony Passantino, (707) 529-7493
- The Watershed Project: Anne Bremer, (510) 665-3430.
Tribal Partners who completed the Tribal Needs Assessment with the California Indian Environmental Alliance include:
- Amah Mutsun Tribal Band / Amah Mutsun Land Trust
- Association of Ramaytush Ohlone
- Him-r^n Ohlone, Jalquin, Saclan Tribe, Bay Miwok, Plains Miwok
- Muwékma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Napa Suscol Intertribal Council.
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HONG KONG, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Bay Bio (hereinafter referred to as "GBB") is pleased to announce today the completion of its USD 15M Pre-series B funding led by Tiger Jade Capital (hereinafter referred to as "Tiger Jade"). The funding was oversubscribed and upsized with participation from one of the world's top life science MNCs, AEF Greater Bay Area Fund (managed by Gobi Partners GBA), and Vectr Ventures, as well as existing institutional investors. The Pre-series B round was advised by DL Securities, a boutique investment bank based in Hong Kong. Tiger Jade was seeded by TigerMed, one of the largest CROs of clinical trials in PRC and covers over 300 companies/clients in its ecosystem, all of which may require services from GBB directly or indirectly. The other strategic investor is a Fortune 500 life science MNC with a capitalization over USD 200B. Their business spans over 125 countries, thus providing an anchor for GBB's global business expansion going forward. The funds raised will mainly be used to accelerate the development of AI-empowered bioprocessing platforms, the construction of production facilities; as well as the establishment of a global commercial development team. Looking ahead, GBB will strive to develop and provide an "end-to-end" AI-enabled bioprocessing platform to satisfy the R&D and commercial demands of global customers.
Driven by growing global needs for higher R&D and bioprocessing efficiency, GBB pioneers a concept of "AI + Bioprocessing" and aims at a vision of "Global Bioprocessing Made Simpler and More Efficient". Two proprietary AI+CMC technology platforms, AlfaCell® and AlfaMedX®, have been successfully commercialized and used by multiple biopharma companies. Empowered by the AlfaCell® platform, the uncertainties of productivity and stability are eliminated in the cell line development process, thus significantly reducing the workload and improving the efficiency of upstream bioprocess development. The AlfaMedX® platform enables GBB to quickly establish a culture medium library of more than one thousand formulas and provide rapid customized culture medium development services to customers. Currently, AlfaCell®, AlfaMedX® and other AI solutions have been used to improve the CMC process of various biological drugs including fusion proteins, monoclonal antibodies, bispecific antibody drugs, etc. Meanwhile, GBB's end-to-end solutions have supported R&D of synthetic biology, industrial enzyme preparations, cultured meat, and other biomanufacturing fields.
Kingsley Leung, Chairman and Co-founder of GBB, commented, "We are pleased to know that GBB's disruptive innovations in the bioprocessing field are recognized by the market and our robust forward tested data and promising commercial success are accepted by investors. With the support from Tiger Jade Capital and one of the world leading MNC, GBB can quickly integrate into the global biopharmaceutical ecosystem, and accelerate the realization of our vision of "Global Bioprocessing Made Simpler and More Efficient". In turn, GBB will help customers accelerate developmental timelines, reduce the cost and risk of biomanufacturing, ultimately, allow affordable biological drugs to patients in need."
Mr. Jasper Jiang, the partner of Tiger Jade Capital, commented, "We are excited to have GBB in our portfolio, an excellent locally built AI-driven bioprocessing startup in the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The fact that GBB stands out in a relatively tough market environment, and receive favor from a top multinational company and other well-known venture capital speak volumes about the company's technological achievements and development prospects. There are several distinctive Hong Kong based funds also joining the funding of GBB, including the Pentepebble, a local medical incubation investment institution that we are exploring to establish an incubator together. We believe that this investment will also better meet the national strategy of vigorously developing the Greater Bay Area and bring confidence to future capital entering the biomedical industry in this area."
About Tiger Jade Capital
Tiger Jade Capital established in 2019, obtained the support and cornerstone investment of China's leading CRO Company TigerMed (300347. SZ, 03347. HK). Its investment fields include early and medium-term equity investments in global medical care fields, such as innovation drugs, CROs and medical equipment.
Since its establishment, Tiger Jade Capital has invested in a number of well-known biomedical companies, including several leading companies in the fields of mRNA vaccine and cell therapy, as well as the biotechs with globally innovative technologies and biomedical enterprises that have been listed or are in the process of listing. The latest fund of the company pays close attention to the policy dividend of the Greater Bay Area and explores the important role played by Hong Kong as an international biomedical research platform for the globalization of Chinese Biomedical enterprises, and actively incubates and looks for early-stage companies with international standards.
About Great Bay Bio
Great Bay Bio (GBB), headquartered in Hong Kong, was founded in 2019 with extensive footprint in the Greater Bay Area. Adhering to the corporate vision of "Global Bioprocessing Made Simpler and More Efficient", GBB is committed to applying AI and other cutting-edge technologies to promote bioprocessing innovations, thus solve pain points, such as long timelines, high cost and low success rate, in drug development. GBB takes improving human life, health and value as its long-term goal.
The core team of GBB is composed of global talents with expertise in medicine, pharmacy, synthetic biology and AI. With a 3000 m2 R&D center and CMC platform, GBB has successfully pushed several biological drugs into the NDA stage, including national class 1 new drugs. During the three years since its establishment, GBB has applied for more than 30 patents for its AI empowered bioprocesses solutions. The resulting AI platforms were successfully commercialized, enabling GBB to establish long-term cooperation with many domestic and foreign leading enterprises.
GBB has attained the titles of National "High-Tech Enterprise" twice in a row by the National High-Tech Enterprise Certification Management Leading Group Office, "Sprouts List Most Valuable Enterprises for Investment in China for the Year 2020 by the Zero2IPO Group, "Top 50 Innovative Biotechnology Companies in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Award 2020" by ZDVC RESEARCH and KPMG China, "Top 15 in the 2021 Merck Greater Bay Area Innovation Bootcamp" and "Spring class of Microsoft accelerator entrepreneurship acceleration plan in 2022".
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THE FULL-SERVICE PRODUCTION COMPANY HAS DESIGNED, PRODUCED, AND DIRECTED SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND ORIGINAL EVENTS GLOBALLY FOR OVER 30 YEARS
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, under the direction of the Television Academy, Sequoia Productions executed the third and final Emmys® Gala of the season. A feat they have accomplished for the past 24 consecutive years, (minus 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The task at hand, in collaboration with Barb Held (Vice President, Event Production for the Television Academy), is designing and producing an Emmys® Governors Gala worthy of the many creative visionaries nominated and awarded during the two Creative Arts and one Primetime Emmy® Awards ceremonies every year. Founded by Cheryl Cecchetto in 1989, Sequoia is also a long-time producing partner of the Oscars® Governors Ball (32 consecutive years) and Australia's elite G'Day USA Arts Gala (18 consecutive years).
Commitment to service, innovation, and delivering a finished product beyond the client's vision has kept Sequoia at the apex of the Special Event world for over three decades. "We constantly push ourselves to bring something new to our clients; new in design, materials, and new locations," said Checchetto. "Keep focused on first-class service in all aspects. From conception to execution, stimulate all five senses, and create an evolving guest experience with constant surprises from guest arrival to the last dance."
Some of Sequoia's favorite Emmys® Gala memories include an impromptu performance by Seal in 2006 serenading his then-wife Heidi Klum, Tony Bennet performing on the revolving stage in 2007 to an ecstatic crowd, an eclectic and wild black-and-white theme in 2011, and in 2012 a giant red rose that adorned the ceiling spreading out in all directions.
Known for their stunning, head-spinning decor, Sequoia did not disappoint at this year's Galas. The streamlined modern decor in shades of plum, fuchsia and persimmon were set off by cool white and vibrant, Emmy-gold accenting. Guest areas, all outdoors, were defined with open-air bistro and twinkle light canopies, sculpting the environment with starlight-inspired spaces. Modern furniture and fixtures among live plants, hedges and trees elevated the alfresco, California-Chic design.
From the original office "on my kitchen table" with the fax machine in the bedroom, to producing the most photographed events in the world, Cecchetto and Sequoia have made their fair share of pivots and tough business decisions. This included a 90-degree turn at the height of Covid, producing several virtual events that would have otherwise been live. "Though wonderfully rewarding during a time when Covid did her best to keep us all apart," said Cecchetto, "Sequoia is now very excited to have returned to live events and the business of bringing people together, live and in person, in the celebration of our relationships and milestones."
For more information, please visit https://sequoiaprod.com, @SequoiaProductions on Instagram and Facebook, @sequoiaprod on Pinterest, and @SequoiaProdEvents on YouTube.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cantrip, Inc. ("Cantrip"), a leading cannabis beverage company operating in regulated marijuana markets, announced the launch of their social seltzer line in the state of Minnesota, marking the first delta9-THC cannabinoid beverage to make the move from marijuana-derived d9-THC markets to the hemp-derived d9-THC market recently legalized in Minnesota.
Cantrip – The Hangout Without the Hangover
Cantrip delivers a variety of balanced cannabinoid ratios in refreshing flavor combinations featuring naturally derived flavors infused with terpenes, the naturally occurring flavor compounds found in the cannabis plant. Each Cantrip seltzer is as little as 8 calories. Each seltzer uses a nano-emulsion created in-house by Cantrip to create an accelerated onset of the cannabis effect, making them more accessible and sociable than traditional edibles. Cantrip's effects are felt in as little as 10 to 20 minutes. Cantrip creates a micro-dosed product so that consumers can control their own experience:
- Blackberry Lavender: Infused with 5mg THC; naturally derived blackberry flavor, real lavender, and Sour Tangie terpenes;
- Watermelon Mint: Infused with 5mg THC; naturally derived watermelon and mint flavors, and Kush terpenes;
- Ginger Peach: Infused with 3mg THC and 2mg CBD; naturally derived ginger and peach flavors, and Haze terpenes;
- Grapefruit Hibiscus: Infused with 3mg THC and 2mg CBD; natural crystallized grapefruit with real hibiscus, and Headband terpenes;
- Lemon Basil: Infused with 3mg THC and 2mg CBD; natural crystallized lemon with real basil, and Durban terpenes.
"Cantrip was designed by bartenders to create a full-bodied, full-flavored beverage that really tastes like a grown-up beverage and not just some bubbled flavor water," says Adam Terry, CEO at Cantrip. "Cantrip puts real, thoughtful flavors in and garnishes each one with terpenes – the natural flavors of the cannabis plant - so that every drink is an exciting experience from the first sip to the end of the evening when it wears off. When you drink something that tastes better with good friends, you have a better experience overall, and that's as true of cannabis as it is of wine. With a micro-dose product like Cantrip you don't have to worry about getting 'too high to hang' – or a hangover, for that matter. There's finally a cannabis product anyone can enjoy."
Cantrip will be distributed across Minnesota starting in September and will be widely available across the state throughout the fall. For more information or to get Cantrip, please visit https://cantripseltzer.com/.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) between August 3, 2020 and August 23, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 14, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Twitter securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Twitter class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8303 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 14, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business operations and prospects. Specifically, that: (1) Twitter knew about security concerns on their platform; (2) Twitter actively worked to hide the security concerns from the board, the investing public, and regulators; (3) contrary to representations in SEC filings, Twitter did not take steps to improve security; (4) Twitter's active refusal to address security issues increased the risk of loss of public goodwill; and (5) as a result, Defendants' statements about Twitter's business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Twitter class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8303 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- A California man is one of a few left in the world who creates feather capes and helmets the way the ancients did, with no wires or other modern tools to hold it together.
Rick San Nicolas is a kumu hulu nui or master featherworker, and the former Hawaii resident says practicing this art keeps him Aging Well.
Making a shoulder cape will take him hundreds of thousands of hours to finish. He's been making feathered symbols of the royal court since 1999. He makes "ancient Hawaiian featherwork, as far as feather cape making, traditional styles; mahiole or feathered helmets; kahili."
He taught himself how by reading, talking to elders, and studying existing works. And he loves it.
"It's probably one of the most important parts of old Hawaiian culture and into the future too," he said.
KITV4 stopped by Embassy Suites by Hilton Waikiki Beach Walk, the latest site of one of his many exhibits.
Alika Deshay, Ali'i Nui of the Royal Order, says of the display, "It is our dream that future generations will not only see this in books and museums but see it on a na ali'i [the royalty] in the community."
San Nicolas says it's important to him to share the knowledge as well. He teaches in person and online, including several Royal Orders.
"There are so few people who know this work. There are even fewer who teach," he noted.
Diane is KITV4’s weekend evening anchor and weekday reporter. She hosts the Aging Well series on Tuesday evenings at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. She is a mother, a cat owner, and a yogi.
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Twitter shareholders voted in favor of Musk's $44 billion takeover deal, a value of $54.20 per share. The company's stock opened September 13 at just under $41 per share, nearly 25% below the deal price.
Elon Musk may be fighting tooth-and-nail to get out of his deal to buy Twitter, but the social media company's shareholders plan to hold him to it.
The vast majority of Twitter shareholders on Tuesday voted in favor of Musk's $44 billion takeover deal, a value of $54.20 per share. The company's stock opened Tuesday at just under $41 per share, nearly 25% below the deal price.
A preliminary count indicated that 98.6% of the votes cast on Tuesday were in favor of the deal, Twitter said in a statement.
"Twitter stands ready and willing to complete the merger with affiliates of Mr. Musk immediately, and in any event, no later than on September 15, 2022, the second business day following the satisfaction of all conditions precedent, which is the timeline required by the merger agreement."
The vote came days after Musk's third letter to Twitter seeking to terminate their deal, with this one pegged to a purported $7.75 million severance payment the company made to its former head of security, Peiter Zatko, who later blew the whistle about its alleged security and privacy vulnerabilities.
In the letter, Musk's lawyers claimed the payment — said to have been made to Zatko and his lawyers on June 28 as part of a separation agreement — violated a provision of the acquisition contract. Twitter agreed not to provide any severance payments to employees in amounts outside "the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice," according to the contract.
Twitter slammed Musk's latest effort to get out of the deal as "invalid and wrongful."
Musk first sent a letter to terminate the deal in July, alleging that Twitter violated the agreement by misrepresenting the number of spam and fake bot accounts on its platform. Twitter sued Musk to complete the acquisition, accusing the billionaire of using bots as a pretext to exit a deal that he developed buyer's remorse over following a market decline.
Zatko testified in front of the US Senate on Tuesday about what he alleged are Twitter's serious security and privacy vulnerabilities, including possibly having foreign intelligence agents on its payroll.
The case between Musk and Twitter is scheduled to go to trial on October 17.
-- CNN Business' Clare Duffy contributed to this report
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- It's been just over three weeks since a Virginia couple was killed in a head-on crash on Oahu's North Shore. And Tuesday night, KITV4 is hearing exclusively from the couple’s daughter who survived the crash.
Holly Hartman, 30, is still recovering from the incident that left her critically injured. She suffered a broken arm and leg, fractured clavicle, knee cap and ulna, along with a severe abdominal injury. She's now in rehab in Honolulu after spending nearly three weeks in the hospital.
Five surgeries later and she is now using a walker as she continues to try and heal both physically and emotionally.
The Hartman's were on Oahu for the first time to support Holly in the Spartan Race at Kualoa Ranch. She says while it's been difficult to come to terms with her parents' passing, she's trying to see the joy in the situation.
"My parents were in the best part of their marriage. Having the best time of their lives in a place they really wanted to be in. And I'd just finished what I thought was the hardest thing I'd ever done. So, I mean we were in a really, really good place. And if they're gonna go, I'm glad that it was together, and not separately and that they were saved from any pain. Because it was pretty quick for both of them," Holly told KITV4.
Dad, Ron, was 62 years old and mom, Michelle, was 52.
Holly says it's still unclear when she'll be able to return back home and see her older sister, Rebekah, and younger brother, Josh.
An Oahu Grand Jury indicted 27-year-old Brennan Canumay on two counts of manslaughter after he allegedly weaved in and out of traffic on Kamehameha Highway before colliding with the Hartmans.
A GoFundMe page has been established for Holly to help with her medical expenses and funeral costs for her parents. Tap here if you would like to donate.
Mika is the co-anchor for KITV4 Island News at 5, 6, and 10 p.m.
Since joining KITV4 in 2016, Mika has also served as a multimedia journalist, weather, and traffic anchor.
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NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center on September 3 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Officials at NASA are pushing back the next launch attempt for its Artemis I mega moon rocket by four days to September 27, the space agency announced September 12.
Officials at NASA are pushing back the next launch attempt for its Artemis I mega moon rocket by four days to September 27, the space agency announced Monday.
The Artemis mission team previously had been targeting September 23. October 2 is a potential backup date that is "under review," according to NASA.
The space agency is still working through an issue with the rocket, called the Space Launch System or SLS, which sprung a leak as it was being fueled up with super-chilled liquid hydrogen during the last launch attempt at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, September 3. The repair work to the area of the hydrogen leak occurred over the weekend, according to NASA.
The space agency had been working toward testing the system that fuels the liquid hydrogen on September 17, but the date for that cryogenic test is now pushed back to September 21, NASA noted on its Artemis blog.
"The updated dates represent careful consideration of multiple logistical topics, including the additional value of having more time to prepare for the cryogenic demonstration test, and subsequently more time to prepare for the launch. The dates also allow managers to ensure teams have enough rest and to replenish supplies of cryogenic propellants," NASA shared in the blog post.
The test on September 21 will include an engine bleed test, according to the agency. The mission team scrubbed the first Artemis I launch attempt on August 29 largely due to an issue encountered during the engine bleed, which chills the engines for launch, that officials believe was due to a faulty sensor.
The September 27 launch window is 70 minutes long -- shorter than the 120-minute window available on September 23.
Officials at NASA said the space agency is continuing to provide information to the Eastern Range, which must grant a waiver to allow the rocket to remain on the launchpad.
"NASA is continuing to respect the Eastern Range's process for review of the agency's request for an extension of the current testing requirement for the flight termination system and is providing additional information and data as needed. In parallel, the agency is continuing preparations for the cryogenic demonstration test and potential launch opportunities, should the request be approved," the blog stated.
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A truck displaying pro-Trump flags is dirven past Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, the home of former President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, Aug. 9. A newly unsealed version of the affidavit that federal investigators used to secure a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago revealed some previously unknown details about the classified materials that former President Donald Trump gave to the Justice Department under subpoena in June.
A newly unsealed version of the affidavit that federal investigators used to secure a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago revealed some previously unknown details about the classified materials that former President Donald Trump gave to the Justice Department under subpoena in June.
The less-redacted version of the previously released affidavit was unsealed Tuesday by a federal judge in Florida.
It was previously known that Trump's lawyers provided one envelope to investigators, which contained 38 unique documents with classification markings, according to court filings. But the newly lifted redactions in the search warrant affidavit indicate that some of those classified files contained markings for "HCS, SI and FISA," according to court filings made public on Tuesday.
These classification markings indicate that the documents were connected to extremely sensitive government programs. "HCS" refers to human sources, or spies, that often work with the CIA. "SI" refers to signals intercepts that are typically handled by the National Security Agency. And "FISA" refers to domestic surveillance and wiretaps related to counterintelligence.
These new revelations confirm for the first time that documents related to these sensitive programs were returned to the US government as part of the June subpoena. Previous court filings indicated that when Trump voluntarily returned 15 boxes of materials to the National Archives in January, they contained 184 classified documents, including some with the same HCS, SI and FISA labels, as well as other classification markings.
Most of the information in the newly unsealed document has already been publicly disclosed, but the less-redacted version of the affidavit provides some new details about the investigation.
The now-lifted redactions in the search warrant affidavit shed some new light on the grand jury subpoena that federal investigators used to get surveillance tapes from Trump's company, which prosecutors used while probing potential mishandling of classified files at Mar-a-Lago.
A federal judge has previously said that this subpoena was served on June 24. The newly unredacted filing says the subpoena demanded that the Trump Organization turn over "any and all surveillance records videos images, photographs, and/or CCTV from internal cameras located on ground floor (basement)" between January 10 and June 24 of this year.
Trump's representatives complied with the subpoena on July 6 by giving a hard drive to FBI agents, according to the filing. It has been known that the Trump Organization handed over the surveillance footage, but the new filing adds some details about how and when they complied.
This story has been updated with additional reporting.
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...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
The following message is transmitted on behalf of the Wyoming
Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division and the
Wyoming Department of Health.
WHAT...Air Quality Alert for Wildfire Smoke.
WHERE...Much of southeast Wyoming. Some locations impacted include
but are not limited to Douglas, Lusk, Wheatland, Torrington, Pine
Bluffs, Cheyenne, Laramie, Shirley Basin, and Muddy Gap.
WHEN...Through 1 PM MDT Today.
IMPACTS...Heavy smoke from distant wildfires.
HEALTH INFORMATION...The Wyoming Department of Health recommends the
elderly, young children, and individuals with respiratory problems
avoid excessive physical exertion and minimize outdoor activities
during this time. Wildfire smoke is made up of a variety of
pollutants, including particulate matter and ozone, which can cause
respiratory health effect. Although these people are most
susceptible to health impacts, the Department of Health also advises
that everyone should avoid prolonged exposure to poor air quality
conditions.
CURRENT CONDITIONS...The Wyoming Department of Environmental
Quality, Air Quality Division offers near real-time air quality data
for Wyoming's monitoring stations and health effects information to
help the public interpret current conditions. Current air quality
conditions across the state of Wyoming can be found at
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1992-2022 Anthony John "Turbo" Gabriel, II, 30, of Cheyenne died August 28. He was born on January 1, 1992 in Cheyenne. Services will be Saturday, 2:00 p.m., at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel. A reception will immediately follow at The Gathering Place.
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...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
The following message is transmitted on behalf of the Wyoming
Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division and the
Wyoming Department of Health.
WHAT...Air Quality Alert for Wildfire Smoke.
WHERE...Much of southeast Wyoming. Some locations impacted include
but are not limited to Douglas, Lusk, Wheatland, Torrington, Pine
Bluffs, Cheyenne, Laramie, Shirley Basin, and Muddy Gap.
WHEN...Through 1 PM MDT Today.
IMPACTS...Heavy smoke from distant wildfires.
HEALTH INFORMATION...The Wyoming Department of Health recommends the
elderly, young children, and individuals with respiratory problems
avoid excessive physical exertion and minimize outdoor activities
during this time. Wildfire smoke is made up of a variety of
pollutants, including particulate matter and ozone, which can cause
respiratory health effect. Although these people are most
susceptible to health impacts, the Department of Health also advises
that everyone should avoid prolonged exposure to poor air quality
conditions.
CURRENT CONDITIONS...The Wyoming Department of Environmental
Quality, Air Quality Division offers near real-time air quality data
for Wyoming's monitoring stations and health effects information to
help the public interpret current conditions. Current air quality
conditions across the state of Wyoming can be found at
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1938-2022 Marva Kay Reichardt, 84, of Cheyenne died September 7. She was born April 18, 1938, in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Cremation has taken place.Services will be at 10:00 am, Monday, in Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel. To leave condolences for the family and to view the full obituary please visit www.wrcfuneral.com.
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Bluffs, Cheyenne, Laramie, Shirley Basin, and Muddy Gap.
WHEN...Through 1 PM MDT Today.
IMPACTS...Heavy smoke from distant wildfires.
HEALTH INFORMATION...The Wyoming Department of Health recommends the
elderly, young children, and individuals with respiratory problems
avoid excessive physical exertion and minimize outdoor activities
during this time. Wildfire smoke is made up of a variety of
pollutants, including particulate matter and ozone, which can cause
respiratory health effect. Although these people are most
susceptible to health impacts, the Department of Health also advises
that everyone should avoid prolonged exposure to poor air quality
conditions.
CURRENT CONDITIONS...The Wyoming Department of Environmental
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for Wyoming's monitoring stations and health effects information to
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1941-2022 Grace Mae Sluss, 81, of Cheyenne died September 11. She was born January 8, 1941, in Peebles, Ohio. Cremation has take place. Service will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, in Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel. To view the full obituary please visit www.wrcfuneral.com.
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Bluffs, Cheyenne, Laramie, Shirley Basin, and Muddy Gap.
WHEN...Through 1 PM MDT Today.
IMPACTS...Heavy smoke from distant wildfires.
HEALTH INFORMATION...The Wyoming Department of Health recommends the
elderly, young children, and individuals with respiratory problems
avoid excessive physical exertion and minimize outdoor activities
during this time. Wildfire smoke is made up of a variety of
pollutants, including particulate matter and ozone, which can cause
respiratory health effect. Although these people are most
susceptible to health impacts, the Department of Health also advises
that everyone should avoid prolonged exposure to poor air quality
conditions.
CURRENT CONDITIONS...The Wyoming Department of Environmental
Quality, Air Quality Division offers near real-time air quality data
for Wyoming's monitoring stations and health effects information to
help the public interpret current conditions. Current air quality
conditions across the state of Wyoming can be found at
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Diane Alene Turner 1942-2022 Diane Alene Turner passed away September 11, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Born in San Francisco on July 23, 1942, she married Keith Turner on August 9, 1964. She is survived by her loving husband of 58 years and three of their children: Sherri Turner, Paul Turner and Jennifer Turner, as well as seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her oldest son, Michael Turner, and her parents, Doris Olsen and Albert Marchi. She treasured her family, gardening, Wyoming, and traveling all over the country she loved. She is and forever will be greatly missed. You were the best of us. No services have been scheduled at this time. Relatives and friends may share condolences at www.schradercares.com
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Gilbert I. "Gil" Valdez 1933-2022 Gilbert I. "Gil" Valdez of Cheyenne, Wyoming passed from his earthly life on September 10, 2022 surrounded at his home by his loving family. He was born October 7, 1933 in Monte Vista, Colorado to Isaac and Aurelia (Dupont) Valdez. He was 88 years old. Gil graduated from Del Norte High School in Del Norte, Colorado in 1950. In 1952, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Scotland as an intercept radio operator throughout his enlistment, which ended in 1956. While there, he met and later married Rosemary Wilson in 1957. Their children, Karen, Stuart, Yvonne and Andrea were the most blessed addition to their marriage. In 1965, Gil received his business degree along with a commission in the Air Force from Colorado State College in Greeley, Colorado, a long-awaited goal from his early high school days. He became a navigator with later assignments at Head Quarters United Nations Command in South Korea, Head Quarters Recruiting Service in San Antonio, Texas, Commander Recruiting Detachment in Louisville, Kentucky, and Commander Special Activity Detachment (NORA) in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Major Valdez retired from F.E. Warren AFB in December 1981. He and Rosemary divorced in 1979. She tragically died in a car accident in 1984. Gil enjoyed many interests and sports was at the top of his list. The Denver Broncos and Golden State Warriors were a must watch. He dabbled in golf but never took it very seriously. He was a life-time member of the VFW, DAV, Fraternal Order of Eagles, American Legion Post #6, and AMVETS, but his main enjoyment was being with JoAnn, his precious lady and dancing partner. They traveled to Europe, including the Isle of Capri and Monaco, Mexico, Grand Cayman, and Puerto Rico. COVID 19 put a screeching halt to visiting other places. In later years, they say, shopping and casinos become less complimentary but by no means less expensive. Gil was a kind and humble man, quiet but determined, and grateful. He leaves his loving daughters, Karen (David), Yvonne (David) and Andrea (Jim); and the best son a dad could have, Stuart, all of Cheyenne. He is also survived by nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Jake; and sister, Delma. He leaves a love for his precious lady, JoAnn, that will never end; he says, even in death. He is preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Arthur and sister-in-law, Angie; sister, Ernestine and brother-in-law, Eugene; and granddaughter, Shayla, a very unpleasant experience for him. His presence will be missed. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. until the Vigil for the Deceased at 6:30 p.m. at the Lakeview Chapel at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Thursday, September 15th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral with interment to follow at Cheyenne National Cemetery. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line at www.schradercares.com.
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Comedian Joy Koy will return to Cheyenne in March
Comedian Jo Koy will perform in Cheyenne on March 3 as a stop in his newly announced “Jo Koy World Tour.”
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Comedian Joy Koy will return to Cheyenne in March
Comedian Jo Koy will perform in Cheyenne on March 3 as a stop in his newly announced “Jo Koy World Tour.”
Pre-sale will begin Sept. 15 at 10 a.m., and tickets go on sale to everyone Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. Ticket prices with range from $51.50 to $61.50, and they will be available to purchase at cheyennepresents.com.
Koy’s Netflix stand-up special, “Live From The Los Angeles Forum,” premiered Tuesday, Sept. 13. The Jo Koy World Tour will feature all new material.
Currently, Koy is performing on his “Funny Is Funny World Tour,” but will kick off the “Jo Koy World Tour” on Jan. 27. He will also perform at Ball Arena in Denver on March 4.
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WHAT...Air Quality Alert for Wildfire Smoke.
WHERE...Much of southeast Wyoming. Some locations impacted include
but are not limited to Douglas, Lusk, Wheatland, Torrington, Pine
Bluffs, Cheyenne, Laramie, Shirley Basin, and Muddy Gap.
WHEN...Through 1 PM MDT Today.
IMPACTS...Heavy smoke from distant wildfires.
HEALTH INFORMATION...The Wyoming Department of Health recommends the
elderly, young children, and individuals with respiratory problems
avoid excessive physical exertion and minimize outdoor activities
during this time. Wildfire smoke is made up of a variety of
pollutants, including particulate matter and ozone, which can cause
respiratory health effect. Although these people are most
susceptible to health impacts, the Department of Health also advises
that everyone should avoid prolonged exposure to poor air quality
conditions.
CURRENT CONDITIONS...The Wyoming Department of Environmental
Quality, Air Quality Division offers near real-time air quality data
for Wyoming's monitoring stations and health effects information to
help the public interpret current conditions. Current air quality
conditions across the state of Wyoming can be found at
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In this Aug. 24, 2016, photo, from left to right, Dave Lovalvo, founder, president and CEO of Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration, Todd Gregory and Dan Rogers, both Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration engineers, launch Yogi just offshore from the West Thumb Geyser Basin, in Yellowstone National Park. Ryan Dorgan/Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP
POWELL (WNE) – A portion of the southern part of Yellowstone National Park was closed temporarily Monday due to hazardous conditions at a solar battery energy storage system at West Thumb Geyser Basin.
On Sept. 6, Northwestern Energy staff reported smoke coming out of a small building near the bookstore that houses a solar battery energy storage system at West Thumb Geyser Basin.
Park structural fire crews were notified and dispatched to the location. They did not see flames when they arrived, but there was smoke.
“Battery fumes are corrosive and hazardous when inhaled,” the park’s public affairs office said Monday.
To ensure visitor and employee safety, West Thumb Geyser Basin closed until the batteries have fully discharged and fumes have dissipated from the area. The area was closed until further notice as of Monday afternoon and will continue to be monitored and evaluated by the park structural fire crew and the geyser basin will reopen when it is deemed safe.
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‘Big bad wolf’? Police capture pet wolf spotted near daycare
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:43 PM EDT|Updated: 43 minutes ago
OKLAHOMA CITY (Gray News) - Police officers in Oklahoma said they spotted a rare pet roaming the streets on Tuesday.
The Oklahoma City Police Department said officers helped capture a pet wolf that was reported as a lost animal.
According to the police department, a resident reported the pet, which is 85% wolf and 15% Alaskan Malamute, missing before it was seen near a daycare.
Officers said the “big bad wolf” was instead a “cuddly puppy” as they reunited the animal with its owner safe and sound.
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Dukes end three-match losing streak with win at NC State
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 11:15 PM EDT|Updated: 10 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The James Madison men’s soccer team earned a non-conference road win Tuesday night at NC State.
The Dukes defeated the Wolfpack, 1-0, behind a goal from freshman Cameron Arnold in the 73rd minute. Goalkeeper Sebastian Conlon recorded a pair of saves and a clean sheet for JMU.
James Madison improves to 2-3 overall. The Dukes open Sun Belt Conference play with a home match against Georgia State Saturday night. Start time is set for 7 p.m. with live coverage on ESPN+.
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H.S. Golf - Valley District Meet
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:44 PM EDT|Updated: 43 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Results from the high school golf Valley District meet held Tuesday, September 13.
Valley District Meet at Heritage Oaks Golf Course
Team Results
1. Spotswood- 326
2. Rockbridge County - 327
3. Turner Ashby - 350
4. Harrisonburg - 362
5. Broadway - 401
Individual Results
1. Ryan Hutchinson (Turner Ashby) - 69
t2. Toby Corriston (Harrisonburg) - 77
t2. Andrew McCoy (Rockbridge County) - 77
t3. Sofia Vargas (Rockbridge County) - 81
t3. Eli Hall (Broadway) - 81
4. Harrison Tanner (Rockbridge County) - 80
t5. Jackson Moyer (Spotswood) - 82
t5. Jack Ballinger (Spotswood) - 82
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H.S. Volleyball Scoreboard: Tuesday, September 13
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 11:06 PM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - High school volleyball highlights and scores from Tuesday, September 13.
H.S. Volleyball Scoreboard - Tuesday, September 13
Fort Defiance 3, Rockbridge County 1
Stuarts Draft 3, Staunton 1
Wilson Memorial 3, Riverheads 0
Central 3, Clarke County 1
Luray 3, Mountain View 1
Rappahannock County 3, Page County 1
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‘Big bad wolf’? Police capture pet wolf spotted near daycare
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:43 PM EDT|Updated: 50 minutes ago
OKLAHOMA CITY (Gray News) - Police officers in Oklahoma said they spotted a rare pet roaming the streets on Tuesday.
The Oklahoma City Police Department said officers helped capture a pet wolf that was reported as a lost animal.
According to the police department, a resident reported the pet, which is 85% wolf and 15% Alaskan Malamute, missing before it was seen near a daycare.
Officers said the “big bad wolf” was instead a “cuddly puppy” as they reunited the animal with its owner safe and sound.
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Package explodes on Boston campus; 1 injured, FBI involved
BOSTON (AP) — A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries.
Authorities said another suspicious package was found near a prominent art museum and the FBI was assisting with the investigation.
The parcel that blew up was one of two that were reported to police early in the evening. Boston’s bomb squad neutralized a second package near the city’s Museum of Fine Arts, which is on the outskirts of the Northeastern campus.
NBC Boston reported that the package that exploded went off as it was being opened near the university’s Holmes Hall, which is home to the university’s creative writing program and its women’s, gender and sexuality studies program. It said the FBI was assisting the investigation.
Authorities declined to elaborate, but Northeastern spokesperson Shannon Nargi said in a statement that an unidentified university staff member suffered minor injuries to his hand in the explosion.
Police converged on the campus shortly before 7:30 p.m., and the university asked students who had gathered for an evening journalism class at the hall to evacuate the building.
Northeastern is a private university in downtown Boston. WCVB said one of its reporters, Mike Beaudet, was teaching a class there at the time. Beaudet told the station his class was moved outside but that neither he nor his students heard an explosion.
Michael Davis, chief of Northeastern’s police force, told reporters the campus was secure. Boston police didn’t say whether any other suspicious packages were found.
“We’re monitoring the situation at Northeastern and we’re ready to work with the university and our law enforcement partners on any prosecutions that may develop,” Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said, promising “a comprehensive investigation to determine exactly what occurred here.”
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both on the other side of the Charles River separating Boston from Cambridge, said they were increasing patrols on their campuses as a precaution and urging students and faculty to report anything suspicious.
Tuesday’s explosion marked one of the first big scares in Boston since 2013, when two bombs planted near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 others.
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Sheriff: Murder suspect sent texts from victim’s phone to his mother to throw off investigators
HARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV/Gray News) - A suspect believed to be involved in the death of a man over the weekend is in custody, according to Texas authorities.
Harrison County Sheriff Brandon Fletcher said during a press conference that 33-year-old Canton James Echols was arrested and charged with the murder of 31-year-old Blake Edward Reddock.
Reddock was found unresponsive along Herschel McCoy Road in Harrison County on Sept. 10, KLTV reported. Officials said Reddock appeared to be a victim of a homicide, after appearing to have been stabbed multiple times.
Investigators worked to put together a timeline to figure out what had happened to Reddock. They said they had recovered surveillance video of Echols and Reddock taken at a pawn shop on Saturday, which they used to identify the suspect.
The sheriff’s office received a call for a vehicle fire on Oscar Reagan Road around 5:45 p.m. on Sept. 10. Later that evening, authorities said they received a call about a body someone had found on the side of the road, which was identified as Reddock’s.
Investigators said they traced the vehicle to Reddock and also discovered Echols had residences on both roads.
While they were heading to serve search warrants for Echols, Fletcher said they found him riding a bicycle and took him into custody.
During the investigation into Reddock’s murder, Fletcher said Reddock’s mother received a text from her son’s phone number on Sept. 10 in which he allegedly said he picked up a hitchhiker and gave him gas money. He also said he would see her after he dropped off the hitchhiker.
Reddock’s mother told authorities she sent her son some replies later and noticed that some had been “read,” but others soon stopped being delivered to his phone as it seemed to be turned off.
The sheriff said he believed there was no hitchhiker and that the suspect, Echols, had sent those messages to throw off law enforcement during the investigation.
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Teen avoids jail time after admitting to killing alleged rapist
POLK COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) - An Iowa teen who says she stabbed and killed a man who trafficked and raped her received a deferred judgment.
KCRG reports that 17-year-old Pieper Lewis received a deferred judgment with probation for five years on Tuesday.
Previously, Lewis pled guilty to killing Zachary Brooks two years ago in Des Moines, Iowa.
Lewis said she became a victim of human trafficking after getting kicked out of her home. She said Brooks raped her several times leading up to her stabbing him.
A judge was supposed to sentence the 17-year-old last week but delayed it after the teen’s lawyers brought forward several witnesses. They testified she was not a threat to the community and shouldn’t go to prison.
Officials said Lewis was facing up to twenty years in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury.
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Warrants: 2 women arrested, charged in stabbing man accused of cheating
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - South Carolina authorities say two women are facing assault charges after a man they both knew romantically was stabbed.
According to arrest warrants, 22-year-old Amber Mullins confronted her live-in boyfriend about cheating on her with 27-year-old Ashley Cline.
WMBF reports the two women found out that the boyfriend, who was not identified in the arrest warrants, was intimately involved with both of them.
On Sept. 8, Mullins and Cline reportedly then got into an argument with the man when Mullins got a knife from the kitchen.
According to the warrants, Mullins returned to the bedroom where Cline held the man down while Mullins stabbed him in the leg and neck.
Authorities said Mullins was charged with assault, battery and possession of a weapon. Cline was charged with assault and battery and released from jail on a $7,500 personal recognizance bond.
According to the South Carolina Judicial Department Public Index, Mullins was previously arrested in June on charges of attempted murder. She is accused of shooting at two people from her car. Authorities said she was out on home detention before this incident.
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Bridgewater prepares for final game before ODAC play
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Bridgewater football is undefeated after the first two games this season.
The team is coming off a commanding 58-10 win over Southern Virginia. Over the first two weeks, the Eagles’ defense forced ten turnovers while the offense scored 87 total points.
The Eagles are gearing up for their final nonconference game before kicking off ODAC Conference play. This weekend, Bridgewater heads to North Carolina to face NC Wesleyan. These teams have not met since 2018 when the Eagles concluded their season with a 21-14 win over the Battling Bishops.
Although the Eagles’ offense has worked with a shorter field during the first two games, they could be faced with some unexpected defensive schemes this weekend in North Carolina.
“Defensively they’re going to throw a lot of different looks at us so our players are going to have to adjust on the fly,” said Bridgewater Head Coach Scott Lemn. “Early in the season teams are still trying to create their identity so we have to prepare for something new.”
Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. on Saturday in North Carolina.
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MyPillow exec Lindell says FBI agents seized his cellphone
WASHINGTON (AP) - MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell said Tuesday that federal agents seized his cellphone and questioned him about a Colorado clerk who has been charged in what prosecutors say was a “deceptive scheme” to breach voting system technology used across the country.
Lindell was approached in the drive-thru of a Hardee’s fast-food restaurant in Mankato, Minnesota, by several FBI agents, he said on his podcast, “The Lindell Report.” The agents questioned him about Dominion Voting Systems, Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and his connection to Doug Frank, an Ohio educator who claims voting machines have been manipulated, he said.
The agents then told Lindell they had a warrant to seize his cellphone and ordered him to turn it over, he said. On a video version of his podcast, Lindell displayed a letter signed by an assistant U.S. attorney in Colorado that said prosecutors were conducting an “official criminal investigation of a suspected felony” and noted the use of a federal grand jury.
The circumstances of the investigation were unclear. The Justice Department did not immediately respond Tuesday night to a request for comment about the seizure or investigation.
“Without commenting on this specific matter, I can confirm that the FBI was at that location executing a search warrant authorized by a federal judge,” FBI spokeswoman Vikki Migoya said in an email.
Federal prosecutors have been conducting a parallel investigation alongside local prosecutors in Colorado who have charged Peters with several offenses, including attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation and official misconduct. The Republican was elected in 2018 to oversee elections in Colorado’s Mesa County. A deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, was also charged in the case, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years of probation.
For more than a year, Peters has appeared onstage with supporters of former President Donald Trump who made false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The charges against Peters and Knisley allege the two were involved in a “deceptive scheme which was designed to influence public servants, breach security protocols, exceed permissible access to voting equipment, and set in motion the eventual distribution of confidential information to unauthorized people.”
State election officials first became aware of a security breach in Mesa County in 2021 when a photo and video of confidential voting system passwords were posted on social media and a conservative website. Because each Colorado county has unique passwords maintained by the state, officials identified them as belonging to Mesa County, a largely rural area on the border with Utah.
Peters appeared onstage in August 2021 at a “cybersymposium” hosted by Lindell, who has sought to prove that voting machines have been manipulated and promised to reveal proof of that during the event.
While no evidence was provided, a copy of Mesa County’s voting system hard drive was distributed and posted online, according to attendees and state officials.
The copy included proprietary software developed by Dominion Voting Systems that is used by election offices around the country. Experts have described the unauthorized release as serious, saying it provided a potential “practice environment” that would allow anyone to probe for vulnerabilities that could be exploited during a future election.
Nearly two years after the 2020 election, no evidence has emerged to suggest widespread fraud or manipulation, while reviews in state after state have upheld the results showing President Joe Biden won.
The Mesa County breach is just one of several around the country that have concerned election security experts. Authorities are investigating whether unauthorized people were allowed to access voting systems in Georgia and Michigan.
Lindell said the federal agents had also questioned him about when he first met Frank, an Ohio math and science educator, who is among a group of people who have been traveling across the U.S. meeting with community groups claiming to have evidence that voting machines were rigged in the 2020 election.
In court records, prosecutors say Frank met with Peters and members of her staff in April 2021 in her office. During the meeting, Frank told Peters that the county’s election management system was vulnerable to outside interference and the group discussed concerns the state was going to “wipe” the machines, according to the court records.
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Associated Press writers Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker and Michelle R. Smith contributed to this report.
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Equity, policy and innovation executives say they're ready to make lasting impact for older adults
LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The SCAN Foundation (TSF), a California-based philanthropy devoted to transforming care for older adults in ways that preserve dignity and independence, recently hired three new vice presidents from diverse sectors of health care to its executive team:
- Anika S. Heavener, Vice President of Innovation and Investments;
- Narda Ipakchi, Vice President of Policy; and
- Rigo A. Saborio, Vice President of Programs, Equity, and Community Impact.
The appointments conclude a broad executive search for proven, dynamic and diverse leaders to advance the Foundation's strategic priorities, according to TSF leadership.
"Anika, Narda, and Rigo draw from innovation, policy and community-focused experiences, respectively, which make them perfect fits to guide and grow TSF's bold vision to transform the lives of older adults with a focus on equitable care delivery, person-centered care and community engagement," said Dr. Sarita A. Mohanty, president and CEO of The SCAN Foundation. "This executive team joining me embodies our commitment to supporting older adults through policy change, social impact investing and equity-driven grantmaking."
Heavener will lead the innovation and investments portfolio to steward TSF's endowment of $270 million and develop the next generation of solutions for older adults. Most recently, she served as vice president, data strategy and operations at Homethrive, where she helped achieve Series B financing for efforts to support caregivers and older adults aging in place. Previously, Heavener assisted in the creation of the $350 million Dementia Discovery Fund on behalf of the U.K. government.
Ipakchi will oversee policy and strategy to work toward equitable policy recommendations to support the health and well-being of older adults at the state and federal levels. Most recently, she served as the Medicare and Medicaid policy director for the U.S. Senate Aging Committee on Capitol Hill, where she directed the Committee's Medicare and Medicaid legislative agenda. Previously, she worked as a senior consultant for Health Management Associates, an independent, national research and consulting firm specializing in publicly funded health care.
Saborio will work to ensure that community engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion are at the center of all TSF grants. He has more than 30 years of experience in the aging field, including shaping public policy, leading diversity outreach and designing direct services. He most recently spent 13 years as president and CEO of St. Barnabas Senior Services—the oldest senior service agency in Los Angeles. Previously, he was director of diversity outreach and alliances for AARP.
"These talented and driven individuals will help strengthen and accelerate dialogue and catalyze critical change for our aging population," said Anna Maria Chávez, TSF board chair. "Under Sarita's leadership, and with support from Anika, Narda, Rigo and the rest of the staff, the organization will ensure more meaningful care choices and supports for older adults in California and nationwide."
About The SCAN Foundation
The SCAN Foundation is an independent public charity dedicated to creating a society where older adults can access health and supportive services of their choosing to meet their needs. Our mission is to advance a coordinated and easily navigated system of high-quality services for older adults that preserve dignity and independence. Learn more at https://www.thescanfoundation.org/ and @TheSCANFndtn.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 12th, 2022, the Financial Times (FT) released the global list of Masters in Management, in which the Master in Management (MiM) program of Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM) from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) ranks 18th and its overall satisfaction ranks 3rd across the world.
Since ACEM's MiM program was evaluated by FT since 2009, it has been always ranked among the top 50 FT global list for 14 consecutive years.
Excellent and stable data: Career progression ranks rank among the top echelon in the world
1. Career progression
Salary percentage increase ranks the world's No.6 with its weighted salary among the top 11 worldwide. FT ranking focuses on graduates' career progression, and ACEM's MiM program outperforms in terms of salary-related data, which reflect the career performance and international competitiveness of ACEM graduates.
2. Employment support
The employment rate ranks the 1st in the world, and career service ranks the 2nd, among the world's top 10 for 5 consecutive years.
3. Aims and satisfaction
Aims achieved rank 18th, along with overall satisfaction of 9.73, ranking 3rd. These data showcase the graduates' overall evaluation of career development returns and program quality.
The graduates of ACEM's MiM program are favored by employers. They mainly work in well-known enterprises, such as Shanghai International Group, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bosera Asset Management, CITIC Securities, Tencent Technology Co., Ltd., Boston Consulting Group, Bain Consulting, etc., while others continue their studies in the field of scientific research.
ACEM's MiM is committed to cultivating high-level management talents rooted in China and adapted to the needs of internationalization. Efforts have been made to deepen the development of discipline and curriculum system from three areas: systematic basic courses of economic management theory, series courses of research methodologies and frontier courses of professional directions, so as to enable students to possess solid theoretical foundation, rigorous approach of thinking and systematic research methodologies. Meanwhile, based on ACEM's industry research strategy, students can improve their capabilities of application by broadening academic horizons. Students will also be encouraged and funded to participate in international conferences, exchanges, international internships, etc.
In the QS Masters in Management ranking 2022, ACEM's MiM program ranks 44th in the world and 3rd in Asia.
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NANJING, China, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After twelve decades of ever-growing excellence, Nanjing Normal University (NNU) celebrated its 120th anniversary on September 10th, the 38th Chinese Teachers' Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Alumni and guests from all sectors, faculties, staff and students gathered together to celebrate the 120 years' magnificent journey of NNU. The Innovation and Development Conference for Nanjing Normal University's 120th Anniversary of its establishment was held in the sports center on Xianlin Campus.
Attendees included Du Yubo, member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chairman of the China Association of Higher Education, Hu Jinbo, Secretary of the CPC Nanjing University Committee, Xiang Zhang, President of the University of Hong Kong and Ma Xin, Vice Governor of Jiangsu Provincial People's Government delivered speeches for congratulations to all teachers and students of NNU and alumni from all walks of life at home and abroad.
A total of 105 domestic and foreign universities sent congratulatory letters or videos. Leaders from more than 40 universities were present at the conference on the site, including University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Nanjing University and Southeast University. Representatives of current and former leaders, teachers and students of NNU also attended the conference. It was presided over by Wang Chengbin, Secretary of the Party Committee of the university.
The construction and development of NNU have received care and encouragement. In the first half of this year, Nanjing Normal University's 120th Anniversary Artwork Exhibition of Fine Arts Education was held at the National Art Museum of China, displaying more than 240 fine works of calligraphy and painting from different historical periods. Peng Peiyun, former Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, gladly inscribed words with high praise for the university.
NNU will carry on its fine traditions established in the past 120 years and achieve new glories on the next journey. It will always stay true to the original aspiration and mission to cultivate talents. It will build on past achievements and pursue new progress in a righteous and innovative way. Thereby it can build itself into a distinctive first-class university to open a new chapter in the development of NNU and make more contributions to building education powerhouse.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ('MD Anderson') and Radiopharm Theranostics Limited ('Radiopharm')(ASX: RAD) today announced the launch of Radiopharm Ventures, LLC, a joint venture company created to develop novel radiopharmaceutical therapeutic products for cancer.
Radiopharm Ventures brings together MD Anderson's innovative and proprietary technologies in antigen discovery and molecular imaging with Radiopharm's expertise in developing radiopharmaceutical products. The joint venture will focus initially on developing at least four therapeutic products based on MD Anderson intellectual property.
"Radiopharmaceuticals continue to be rapidly developed as a highly promising therapeutic frontier in oncology," said Riccardo Canevari, chief executive officer at Radiopharm. "We are pleased to have this opportunity to collaborate with MD Anderson and its tremendous scientists as we work to make significant in-roads into cancer therapy for the benefit of patients."
Radiopharmaceuticals are designed to deliver small doses of radiation to specifically targeted cells for either therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. Effective cancer radiopharmaceuticals require tumor-specific targets not found in healthy tissue. MD Anderson researchers have established novel platforms to discover and validate tumor specific antigens, offering promising candidates for the development of new radiopharmaceuticals.
The first potential therapeutic candidate is a humanized immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody against the tumor-specific antigen B7-H3, also known as CD276, which is highly expressed in several common tumors but not in healthy cells. The antibody was developed in the laboratory of David Piwnica-Worms, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Cancer Systems Imaging at MD Anderson. Pre-clinical studies suggest the candidate radiotherapeutic antibody is effective in eliminating resistant colorectal cancers in laboratory models.
"Based on our early pre-clinical data, B7-H3 represents a promising radiotherapeutic target, and we look forward to having the opportunity to work with the team at Radiopharm with the goal of advancing our therapeutic candidate toward future clinical studies," Piwnica-Worms said.
In addition, the work of Samir Hanash, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Clinical Cancer Prevention at MD Anderson, has resulted in extensive characterization of the cancer surfaceome - the catalogue of proteins found specifically on the surface of cancer cells across cancer types - resulting in novel targets with cancer-restricted expression. Radiopharm Ventures has an opportunity to select additional targets from this dataset and plans to prioritize selection based on unmet needs in oncology.
"The cancer surfaceome holds a wealth of information about antigens restricted to cancer," Hanash said. "Mining the data, generated at the petabyte level, has uncovered many compelling targets that have not previously been explored, and we are pleased for the opportunity to collaborate with Radiopharm in developing innovative new treatment options for some targets."
Once targets have been selected, Radiopharm will collaborate with Hanash and Piwnica-Worms at MD Anderson to advance preclinical development of potential therapeutic candidates.
About Radiopharm Ventures, LLC
Radiopharm Ventures, LLC is a limited liability company jointly owned by Radiopharm Theranostics (USA), Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Radiopharm) (51%) and MD Anderson (49%). The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has granted a license to Radiopharm Ventures for certain patent and technology rights for development and commercialization effective from 11 September 2022 (effective date). The license may continue until the later of twenty (20) years from effective date or the end of the life of the licensed patents. The license may be terminated at any time by mutual written agreement. The agreement between Radiopharm Ventures and MD Anderson includes royalty and milestone payment obligations that arise from the development and/or commercialization of licensed products. The costs will be shared by Radiopharm and MD Anderson and both parties will share ownership of the resultant intellectual property.
Authorised on behalf of the Radiopharm Theranostics board of directors by Chairman Paul Hopper.
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Website – https://radiopharmtheranostics.com/
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Linked In – https://www.linkedin.com/company/radiopharm-theranostics/
Disclosure
MD Anderson has an institutional conflict of interest (COI) with Radiopharm Theranostics and Radiopharm Ventures due to MD Anderson's ownership in Radiopharm Ventures. Piwnica-Worms is considered an Institutional Decision Maker under MD Anderson's Institutional COI Policy and has a personal financial relationship with Radiopharm Ventures. These relationships will be managed according to an MD Anderson Institutional COI Management and Monitoring Plan.
About Radiopharm Theranostics
Radiopharm Theranostics is a clinical stage radiotherapeutics company developing a world-class platform of innovative radiopharmaceutical products for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in areas of high unmet medical need. Radiopharm has been listed on ASX (ticker: RAD) since November 2021. The company has a pipeline of four distinct and highly differentiated platform technologies spanning peptides, small molecules and monoclonal antibodies for use in cancer, in pre-clinical and clinical stages of development from some of the world's leading universities and institutes. The pipeline has been built based on the potential to be first to market or best in class. The clinical program includes five Phase II and two Phase I trials in a variety of solid tumor cancers including breast, kidney and brain. Learn more at RadiopharmTheranostics.com.
About MD Anderson
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston ranks as one of the world's most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. The institution's sole mission is to end cancer for patients and their families around the world. MD Anderson is one of only 53 comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). MD Anderson is No. 1 for cancer in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" rankings. It has been named one of the nation's top two hospitals for cancer since the rankings began in 1990. MD Anderson receives a cancer center support grant from the NCI of the National Institutes of Health (P30 CA016672).
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A FIFTH 'GOD'S NOT DEAD' FILM IS SLATED FOR 2023
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Flix and Pinnacle Peak Pictures are proud to announce the fifth installment in the "God's Not Dead" franchise: "God's Not Dead: Rise Up."
"This is a new chapter in the 'God's Not Dead' franchise and we can't wait to share this with all the fans. I'm still humbled, eight years later, that this type of movie and this message resonates with so many people," said producer and actor David A.R. White, who plays Reverend Dave in the franchise. "The legacy and impact of 'God's Not Dead' is undeniable and I'm so proud and honored to be a part of this movement."
The announcement came during a special Pure Flix member appreciation red carpet screening at the AMC Century City in Los Angeles where producer and actor David A.R. White was joined by franchise stars Dean Cain, Isaiah Washington, Cory Oliver and Brad Heller.
"God's Not Dead" was a record-breaking film released in 2014. The "God's Not Dead" franchise has grossed more than $100 million worldwide. The success of the original movie ignited the Christian entertainment world and proved there is a demand for positive entertainment that upholds values and is safe for the entire family to watch.
"I've been drawn to faith and family projects, like 'God's Not Dead,' since my son was born. I wanted to be able to bring him to work with me and have him walk away with a positive and uplifting message," said actor Dean Cain, who played Marc in the first installment of "God's Not Dead," and will return for the fifth installment. "I'm blessed to come back and be a part of the 'God's Not Dead' legacy – it's such a moving message and challenge to audiences to get them thinking about the difference they can make in their communities and country."
Here's what to expect in "God's Not Dead: Rise Up": When a favored incumbent suddenly suspends his candidacy for Congress, an embittered but brilliant campaign strategist is lured out of retirement and convinces Reverend Dave Hill to run for office. The race pits them both against formidable opponents from their past, each with plans to inexorably remove religion's influence on public policy. Set against a backdrop of unprecedented political, civil and spiritual unrest, Dave struggles to answer an increasingly relevant question of our time: Is God dead in American politics?
David A.R. White, Dean Cain, Isaiah Washington, Ray Wise, Cory Oliver and Brad Heller are set to reprise their roles in the new "God's Not Dead: Rise Up," which will film later this year in South Carolina. Harold Cronk, who directed the original "God's Not Dead" and the sequel, "God's Not Dead 2", will return to direct "God's Not Dead: Rise Up."
"It's important to me to be involved in projects that will resonate with an audience for a long time after they've seen it and that's exactly what the 'God's Not Dead' franchise is about. It's about calling people to use their talents and be of service in their communities in a way that is unique to them," said Isaiah Washington, who played Rep. Daryl Smith in "God's Not Dead: We The People" and will reprise the role for "God's Not Dead: Rise Up."
Pure Flix, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, is a faith and family-friendly streaming service. The latest installment in the "God's Not Dead" franchise is just one of 25 original movies and shows that the streaming platform has announced for 2022 and 2023.
For the first time ever, all four movies in the "God's Not Dead" franchise are now streaming on Pure Flix. Click here to see trailers for "God's Not Dead," "God's Not Dead 2," "God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness" and "God's Not Dead: We The People."
Pure Flix is your home for faith and family-friendly movies and shows where you can confidently stream with the entire family. With new premium and exclusive original entertainment choices every week, you can strengthen your faith and family with Pure Flix – a streaming service that inspires, uplifts and entertains.
You'll get access to the largest variety of high-quality wholesome movies, series and kids' content at one low price. Experience the difference that positive, encouraging entertainment can have in your home.
Pure Flix is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, alongside AFFIRM Films. Discover more at www.pureflix.com
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NANJING, China, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, the annual online event "Miss Su Takes You to Discover the Beauty of Jiangsu" was held on the English official account of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism on overseas social media @VisitJiangsu. Miss Su returned to Jiangsu's overseas social media as a virtual guide this time, and created Jiangsu's "Cloud Tourism" through the AR method of "virtual characters + real scenes". And a number of innovative ways has gone live, making "Online Tour" in Jiangsu a hot trend abroad.
During the activity, @VisitJiangsu explored and interpreted the unique landscape culture of Jiangsu through the form of "Two-dimensional Animation + Live Shooting". Miss Su acted as a special interpreter who led overseas fans to enjoy an immersive "Online Tour" of Jiangsu gardens. Each garden of Jiangsu in the video was more attractive and observable under the vivid guidance and explanation of Miss Su.
In addition, @VisitJiangsu upgraded its immersive interactive experience and launched 4 garden-themed AR filters on overseas social media, becoming the first Chinese cultural and tourism brand to use overseas social media interactive technology
By the end of August 2022, the official English social media account of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, "@VisitJiangsu", had more than 1.5 million followers on its five platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube and TikTok). Among them, the Facebook has got 1.3 million fans and has published more than 7,500 posts and videos with a total exposure of more than 30 million and 6.3 million interactions this year. In recent years, @VisitJiangsu has organized many online and offline creative activities such as Discover Jiangnan, JiangSu Top Fans, Jasminechallenge, JiangSu Top Fans, The wonder Trip of Miss Su, Lookup Jiangsu and Grand Canal Go and has continued to build a diversified communication system combining creativity and experience, which not only meets the characteristic needs of interactive experience of overseas tourists, but also enables Jiangsu's culture and tourism resources to be accepted by tourists in a more intuitive form, thus realizing the deep integration of the cultural and tourism industry.
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HAWAII KAI, Hawaii (KITV4) -- Vandalism and trespassing have become an ongoing nuisance to nearby residents of an undeveloped, 17-acre city property in Hawaii Kai on the mauka side of Kalanianaole Highway, across of Wawamalu Beach.
The city has cleared out several cars homeless people were living in from the site and removed debris.
Area neighborhood board member Kaleo Nakoa, however, would like to see the brush cleared to prevent fires, and to, "make it safer. I mean if you clear this place out, it also takes out the chances of people coming back here."
"It's disturbing and it's getting worse. If you look around, it's getting a lot more packed," Nakoa added.
Right across the highway at Wawamalu Beach, city and state officials installed barricades of boulders to stop cars from trolling on the sand.
"We had a problem with derelict vehicles, in fact vehicles being lit on fire right on the beach and putting those boulders as a mechanism to stop the cars from getting in there actually worked," Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters said.
However, Waters also reported people are moving the boulders to get their off-road vehicles onto the shore, which is why he is working with state leaders to possibly put up metal guard rails along the makai side of the highway.
Additionally, "one of the things I've been an advocate for since I was initially elected was park rangers with enforcement duty and from my understanding the Department of Parks and Recreation is looking into it," Waters claimed.
As for the adjacent mauka-side parcel, Waters has also asked the department to consider placing boulders there for protection.
Sen. Chris Lee said there are also talks about allocating more money to dedicate Department of Land and Natural Resources personnel to monitor the beach.
"We really wanna just make sure that they're done right so that we can put an end to the kinds of vandalism, and areas where folks are trespassing and overrunning native bird habitat and all kinds of stuff like that," Lee said.
A task force was formed to decide how to manage the sites and Lee expects they'll begin meetings by the end of the year.
'A'ali'i is a reporter with KITV. He was born and raised on the island of Maui and graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in Journalism.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- It takes a lot of people to put on a newscast including many people behind the scenes.
The producer of the new KITV4 Island News at 4 has quite a story to tell -- one of hope, inspiration, and success.
The producer is in charge of putting a newscast together. It takes a special kind of person -- a good communicator, a leader, a strong writer, and someone who's prepared for the unexpected.
Victoria Cuba takes it all in stride, at least she makes it seem that way.
"As a producer, and I think anyone in the newsroom, you're under constant stress," Victoria said. "But at the end of the day, I still love it."
That's because she gets to inform the public and tell stories.
"I really think and I truly believe that everybody does have a story to tell because of my own story. It's not something that I was willing to share when I was younger. And still sometimes I'm hesitant about today because you know people see it as shameful," Victoria said.
Victoria was homeless as a child.
"The first time we were all homeless, my mom was working three jobs, and she just couldn't afford to pay the rent," Victoria said.
The lived in an old Matson shipping container in a junkyard in Pearl City.
"There's one bathroom there and we'd shower with a hose and it was really cold," Victoria said.
Victoria was in the sixth grade.
"And that first time that we were homeless you know, I didn't think much of it. She just kind of reminded us that you know, you guys have we have each other, you and your brother are still together. Like you know, that's what really matters," Victoria said.
They eventually moved from the junkyard into an apartment.
"And like I remember driving out once and looking in my rear view mirror and I said that's where it's always going to stay, in my rear view mirror," Victoria said.
But her family became homeless again, for a second time, when Victoria was a junior at Waipahu High School. She kept it a secret.
"That was the hardest thing was growing up and not being able to tell my friends. Like, hey, I live in a van," Victoria said.
She eventually did tell her friends, teachers, and the staff, and they embraced her.
"I just hope that everybody who has been in my life and who's cheered me on on the way that I'm doing right by them by doing what I do and keep going. I think that, besides a fear of falling back into homelessness, it's really the support of the people who've got me here I can't let them down," Victoria said.
People like Keith Hayashi, who was the principal of Waipahu High School at the time. He's now superintendent of Hawaii's public schools.
"There was no doubt in my mind that Victoria would be successful and in whatever area she chose -- that was back from in high school. You know there was this something in this girl, that drive and commitment to making a difference in the lives of other people that she was special, and I know others saw that too in her," Hayashi said.
After Waipahu High School, Victoria went to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and even did a study abroad in London.
After graduating in 2018, Victoria landed a job as a producer at KITV4. Last month, she was promoted to senior producer.
"You know, I think with Victoria, she was always driven because of what obstacles she went through," said Victoria's mother, Debra Cuba.
"We're definitely all proud of her and who she is and who she's become," Hayashi said.
Victoria's mother is also really proud, and Victoria is very thankful that her mother taught her perseverance.
"You helped me get to here, so thank you," Victoria said. "You're welcome," Debra responded.
After all, it's not how you start, it's how you finish.
"If you told 15-year-old Victoria that she would be where I'm at right now she would laugh because it would seem impossible. Like the person I am today was just a dream," Victoria said.
"Definitely a role model for all students, not only at Waipahu but I think all students statewide," Hayashi said.
Marisa Yamane joined KITV4 in January 2022 as an anchor and executive producer. She is an award-winning veteran journalist, who’s spent most of her career in Hawaii. She’s a proud graduate of Iolani School and UCLA.
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Rock Springs High School junior Presley Nacey fires a hit over the net against Evanston High School on Tuesday. The Lady Tigers won the game in five sets.
ROCK SPRINGS – The Rock Springs High School Lady Tigers got back in the win column on Tuesday, defeating the Evanston High School Lady Red Devils in a five-set thriller, 3-2 (26-24, 22-25, 25-18, 17-25 and 15-6).
The Lady Tigers and the Lady Red Devils exchanged the lead throughout the first three sets, allowing neither team to really make a significant run.
In the fourth set, however, the Lady Red Devils came out firing and opened the set up with an 8-2 lead that later became a 12-point advantage late.
That was when Rock Springs head coach Shawn Pyer told her squad during a timeout that it was all about getting points and creating momentum for the fifth set.
“During the fourth set, I told them that coming back from this would be nearly impossible and that we needed to play for points, but the most important thing is that we need to bring momentum into that fifth set and we definitely did that with that huge run at the end of the fourth set,” she said after the game.
The Lady Tigers did just that. After falling behind 22-10, Rock Springs finished the fourth set on a 7-3 run, giving them the push they needed entering the fifth and final set.
Rock Springs forced Evanston to use a timeout early in the fifth set after opening it up with a 4-0 lead.
Pyer pointed out key players that helped swing the momentum for the Lady Tigers in senior Ashley Anderson and sophomore Emma Assay.
“Coming out strong with that 4-0 start with some really good serving from Ash and then Emma’s overpass hit truly changed the momentum of that game to finish us strong,” she said.
The Lady Tigers are used to the up-and-down play early on this season. With a young roster, Pyer said that the girls are just starting to find their groove.
That’s the reality of my team this year. The girls know that and I know that. We’re young. I don’t have any starters returning. None. So, every single girl is trying to find their groove right now,” she said.
“It’s still early in the season and we just have to accept where we’re at and know that we are kind of that inconsistent team, but this fifth set tonight shows me what they can do and I hope shows them that we are going to be a contender if we can get there mentally as well.”
On Thursday, Sept. 15, the Lady Tigers will travel to Casper to take on the Kelly Walsh Lady Trojans.
Kelly Walsh is currently sitting with an undefeated record and is ranked No. 1 in the state.
Pyer said that the game will test the mental toughness of the Lady Tigers.
“Truly, for us, it’s just going to be working through some things and battling,” she said. “It’s going to be more of a mental game for us.”
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PARIS — Augustin Laborde quit drinking during the early stages of the pandemic two years ago. But when things finally opened up, he says meeting up with friends in bars quickly became a frustrating experience.
"My only options were basically sugary soda or fruit juice," he says.
So Laborde, a lawyer with a passion for side projects, started doing some internet research.
Turns out, there was a whole range of alcohol-free beverages on the market; they just weren't on menus.
That's when a light bulb turned on.
In April, Laborde opened Le Paon Qui Boit, meaning The Drinking Peacock — which promotes itself as Paris' first non-alcoholic wine and liquor store. The shop boasts more than 300 bottles of low and zero-proof beers, wines, gins and whiskeys.
"I really value the element of inclusiveness in these products," Laborde says. "Virtually everyone can drink them — we aren't separated by drinkers and non-drinkers."
On a recent day, Laborde offers a tasting of one line of products in particular: wine.
"People are surprised when they see the higher price points," Laborde says, which can be around 10 to 15 euros a bottle, compared to 4 to 8 euros for a bottle with alcohol in Paris.
It all has to do with the non-alcoholic winemaking process, which requires an extra step. After going through the traditional fermentation process, Laborde says the alcohol in the wine is evaporated using a special filtration process.
He also expects the taste to become more refined, as techniques improve and the zero-proof market grows.
"This is definitely not a fad," says Dan Mettyear, who works with the consultancy group IWSR Drinks Market Analysis. According to Mettyear, non-alcoholic wine consumption across the global market has grown by 24% in the last year alone.
"It's all connected to the kind of big wellness trends that we've seen across the world," he says.
There are even vineyards dedicated entirely to producing non-alcoholic wine. One of them is Le Petit Béret, a small French brand headquartered in Béziers, in southern France's Occitanie region, that makes low-sugar, non-fermented white, red and rosé wine and sparkling wines.
But Mettyear says it probably wouldn't come as much of a shock that growth has been slower in France than the U.S. and much of Europe.
"Particularly in kind of like traditional wine markets, it's a bit of a harder sell," he says. "A lot of people have already well-established ideas about what wine is and what wine should taste like."
People like the staff at Le Baron Rouge, a wine bar in Paris's 11th arrondissement that's about as traditionalist as it can get.
Opened in 1979, this tiny establishment is famous for serving wine from colossal wooden barrels.
Sommelier Olivier Collin is doing his annual washdown of the barrels when NPR asks him if he's heard about the rising trend.
He shakes his head in disapproval.
"I don't understand why you would want to try wine without the alcohol!" he says.
"It's the same thing with vegan meat. I'm a vegetarian but I don't understand why we need to eat something equal to meat or to wine or beer! What's wrong with fruit juice?"
But with some persuasion, he agrees to a tasting of bottles procured from Laborde's shop — including a sauvignon blanc and a zero-proof champagne.
Collin and his staff take a curious sniff of the sauvignon.
"It smells like cat piss ... which means it smells like an authentic sauvignon," Collin says with a chuckle.
He takes a first swig.
"It's nice!" he says, surprised.
On the flavor notes, Collin tastes a mix of apple, pear and onion.
"It's fruity and refreshing," he says.
But then Collin goes for a second sip — and isn't as impressed.
"Too sweet ... and definitely doesn't taste like a wine," he says.
The flavor of a wine can change the more it breathes after the bottle is opened, but Collin says he was a bit shocked by how frequently the taste of this sauvignon did. Based on the tasting — and Collin's overall antipathy — it's unlikely you'll be seeing any non-alcoholic wine at Le Baron Rouge anytime soon.
But curious taste testers at an outdoor event hosted by Le Paon Qui Boit disagree with Collin's take.
Charles Vaubin says he's been trying to cut down on his alcohol consumption while his wife is pregnant.
"In France, [wine] is about culture. ... It's about gastronomy and it's interesting to add this aspect in a non-alcoholic product."
In other words, he says, wine traditionalists should realize they all have the same goal — to prove France is producing some of the world's best wines, with or without alcohol.
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California is still in the midst of what may be the worst heat wave in the state's history. And that poses huge health risks. In the U.S., extreme heat is the most deadly weather-related disaster. Dr. Tomas Aragon is director of the California Department of Public Health. Welcome to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
TOMAS ARAGON: Hello.
SHAPIRO: What has been your top priority this week as heat in some parts of the state got up above 110 degrees?
ARAGON: Our top priority is really, from the health department perspective, is to get the word out for people to really be aware of the risk of elevated temperature. You know, with this heat being unprecedented, none of us in the state are acclimated to this high temperature, so it's really important for people to pay attention and to not take extra risk.
SHAPIRO: Often that message consists of - stay inside, get to air conditioning, don't be out in the sun. But California has a lot of agricultural workers, construction workers, people who can't stay indoors where it's cool. How do you make sure that everybody is safe in extreme heat like this?
ARAGON: Yeah. So Cal/OSHA does have very strict guidelines for employers. And, in fact, they have teams. They've been going out now for several days doing unannounced inspections to make sure that employers are following the law, making sure that workers have access to water, shade, frequent breaks and that they're able to take breaks where the temperature is more controlled.
SHAPIRO: California has, by far, the largest homeless population in the U.S. What can be done to protect people who don't have a cool place to go?
ARAGON: Yeah. So this is something that is incredibly important, and the local counties are really spending a lot of time in making sure that they're reaching the homeless population, making sure that they have access to shelters that are air conditioned. And then you have part of the population that doesn't want to go to a shelter - so making sure that they have access to resources, especially things like shade. I know Los Angeles - they were out giving popsicles, making sure that people had access to resources so that they can stay cooler.
SHAPIRO: Do you have any indication yet of whether this heat wave has caused any deaths?
ARAGON: One of the challenges with heat waves is that the number of people that actually end up being impacted goes beyond those that would be diagnosed with a heat-related illness. We tend to think of people developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and some of them will end up in the emergency room and be treated. The other thing that happens is that you have people who are already sick to begin with. They may be on medications. They have a chronic medical condition, and it exacerbates any underlying condition they already have. Somebody who has their heart failure has now got worse or they have issues with their lungs, and that's been exacerbated. So what we end up seeing is really an increase of people coming in for all different types of reasons.
SHAPIRO: A lot of people in California don't have air conditioning because they didn't need it before. But now that seems like a public health issue. What can the state do about that?
ARAGON: This is an incredibly important area, especially as we're moving forward. There's parts of the state, especially around the coastal regions, where both the buildings and the bodies are not acclimated to high temperatures. And you can have in a really short period of time - the temperature goes up. You can have a whole region along the coast who could really get into trouble. And so people have to start planning now, making sure your shades are down. If you don't have air conditioning, one of the things you can think about is, is there one room in the home or in the building, a common area, that you can cool down because sometimes it's not feasible to cool down a whole building or the whole home? But if you can get at one specific area that you can keep cool, if people go into that space for just a couple - few hours a day, it makes a big difference in bringing the body temperature down and keeping people safe.
SHAPIRO: Dr. Tomas Aragon is director of California's Department of Public Health. Thank you very much.
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LONDON — King Charles III gave his first public speech, in an emotion-laden prerecorded broadcast that started at the same time as a service Friday evening to commemorate his late mother began at St. Paul's Cathedral.
It came just a day after Queen Elizabeth's death at her Balmoral estate in Scotland, and after Britain's new head of state had traveled south from there to London, arriving at Buckingham Palace alongside his wife Camilla, now the queen consort, and before waiting crowds of thousands.
He spoke from the same room Elizabeth had often used for her televised Christmas broadcasts, but his tone was mostly somber and serious as he paid tribute not only to her as a monarch, but as a mother.
Below are three of the major takeaways:
1. As king he has to hand off charity work
For decades, Charles has focused much of his attention and intellect on programs and passions that have been of interest to him: underprivileged young people, climate, agriculture and even community development are subjects close to his heart and have inspired his efforts. But he acknowledged in his address that the charities and organizations he has supported or spearheaded must now be led by others, as he takes on the additional constitutional roles and responsibilities of kingship. "This important work will go on in the trusted hands of others," he said.
2. He promises continuity
The new king insisted that a primary part of his mission as monarch would be to provide a form of consistency in matters both temporal and spiritual, in the way he said his mother had done, despite huge social, political and cultural changes across Britain over the last seven decades. He said though the institutions of state had changed, and despite various challenges, he said the United Kingdom's values have remained constant and should continue to do so. As the new head of the Church of England, he said that his own faith had helped him to develop a sense of duty to others, and to respect Britain's system of parliamentary government.
3. The new queen consort has shown "loyal public service"
He focused on the important role two women had played already in his life, his mother and his wife, but also how the latter, Camilla, would continue to support him during this moment and the years to come. He said that her new position of queen consort was a recognition of her own "loyal public service." He appeared keen to play up her own ability to meet what he called the "demands" of this new role but also — in the most emotional words of his entire delivery — he thanked the woman he called his "darling Mama" for her love and devotion.
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Expert: School shooter’s mother drank heavily in pregnancy
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - One of the nation’s leading fetal alcohol researchers testified Tuesday that Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s birth mother drank more during her pregnancy than any woman he’s ever seen documented.
Dr. Kenneth Jones said medical and other records show Brenda Woodard well exceeded the standards that grossly endanger a fetus: six drinks per week for two weeks or three drinks in a sitting twice. A friend also testified earlier that Woodard, a Fort Lauderdale prostitute, heavily drank fortified wine and malt liquor during her pregnancy with Cruz before putting him up for adoption. She died last year.
“I know I have never seen so much alcohol consumed by a pregnant woman,” said Jones, a former University of California, San Diego, medical school professor who did some of the pioneering research on fetal alcohol abuse 50 years ago.
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty last October to murdering 14 students and three staff members on Feb. 14, 2018, at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. His trial, now ending its second month, is only to determine whether he is sentenced to death or life without parole.
His attorneys are trying to show that Woodard’s alcohol abuse during pregnancy put Cruz onto a lifelong path of erratic, bizarre and often violent behavior that culminated in the shootings.
Jones told the jury that while there is disagreement over whether Woodard abused cocaine during her pregnancy — witnesses said she did, tests indicate she didn’t — that wouldn’t have made a significant difference given her alcohol abuse.
“You can take all of the illicit drugs you can think of — heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine — and wrap them up in a single bag and they don’t hold a candle to alcohol for its effect on a developing baby,” Jones said.
He said his examination shows Cruz falls into fetal alcohol spectrum disorder — a broad category — but does not have the more narrowly defined fetal alcohol syndrome. He said the latter has certain physical traits that pediatricians can recognize such as thin lips, narrow eyelid openings and a smooth philtrum — the ridge between the nose and mouth.
He said that lack of physical characteristics can actually be detrimental as the child won’t get the proper early treatment for the damage the alcohol has done to the brain. He said adoptive mothers like Lynda Cruz might also be afraid to report to doctors what they know about a birth mother’s alcohol abuse because of the stigma it can attach to their child.
Jones said signs of fetal alcohol damage to a child include irritability, serious temper tantrums and significant behavioral problems. He said like Cruz, they are often diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, lack control at school and are aggressive toward their mothers and teachers. Earlier testimony has shown Cruz demonstrating all those issues. He also said such patients often have difficulty organizing and planning their activities.
Under cross-examination, however, prosecutors showed that Cruz spent months mapping out the massacre.
Jones conceded during questioning by lead prosecutor Mike Satz that he was not aware that Cruz spent months researching other mass shootings, how long it takes police to respond to a school shooting, what kind of gun to use and how he could hide it while entering the school.
Jones’ testimony followed neuropsychologist Paul Connor, who said Cruz through his life has shown indications on tests that he has alcohol-related mental issues.
Cruz’s public defenders are trying to convince at least one of the 12 jurors to vote for life — a death verdict must be unanimous.
They are trying to overcome the prosecution’s case, which focused on Cruz’s massacre as he stalked a three-story classroom building for seven minutes with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle. Lead prosecutor Mike Satz played security videos of the shooting and showed the rifle Cruz used. Teachers and students testified about watching others die.
Satz showed graphic autopsy and crime scene photos and took jurors to the fenced-off building, which remains blood-stained and bullet-pocked. Parents and spouses gave tearful and angry statements about their loss.
After the defense concludes its case in the coming weeks, the prosecution will present a rebuttal case before the jury’s deliberations begin.
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SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, a popular Australian video blogger Amy visited the home of one of China's most famous teas, Tieguanyin. Amy's video was shot on-site in the tea fields and manufacturing plant of Bama Tea Co., Ltd. (known as 'Bama' or 'Bama Tea') in Anxi County, Fujian Province. In the video, Bama Tea has showcased how modern technology is revolutionizing the thousand-year-old tradition of tea making. The video so far has attracted tens of thousands of viewers seeking to understand the Chinese tea industry and modern smart garden management methodologies.
Throughout the video, modern technology is used at every stage of tea growing and manufacturing in Bama's fields and factory to ensure consistent product output quality and efficiency.
Amy was shown by Bama Tea's field manager about some of the automation involved in the fields and the production, including high-powered cameras that could monitor the state of the tea fields from a distance, as well as a weather station that could measure rainfall, sunlight, air quality, ground temperature, and humidity. Amy also noticed small solar panels strewn about the fields that charge energy during the day and emit blue light at night to keep pests at bay.
In addition to the high degree of monitoring and pest prevention in the fields, automation is a major component of tea processing. For impurity removal, the Bama Tea factory employs a fully automatic infrared quality sorting system with roller electrostatic impurity removal equipment and metal detector to help efficiently remove trace impurities in the raw tea and produce a higher quality product.
A large number of intelligent robots are used in the packaging and transportation of tea to save manpower and time while also reducing contact between human hands and tea.
Talking about the use of technology, Amy remarked, "I just find it so fascinating because tea as a concept has existed in China for over 1000 years without much change here or there. But, over the past few decades, with new technologies and advances in science, things are definitely changing for the better."
Viewers in the comments section also revealed their surprise at the level of automation, with one commenting "So informative and eye opening to see how high tech China tea factories are and robots are commonly used in the production line", and another noting "It is good to see how China managed to apply technology to improve lives."
Bama Tea is one of the most recognized brands associated with Tieguanyin tea and was founded by the legendary Wang Wenli, a 13th-generation Tieguanyin tea inheritor. As a leading Chinese tea chain brand, Bama already has over 2,600 stores in China as of 31st December 2021, with Anxi Tieguanyin, one of Bama's flagship products, topping sales across the country for 13 consecutive years.
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GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the first global truck manufacturer to do so, Volvo Trucks is now starting series production of heavy electric, 44 tonne* trucks.
Volvo Trucks is beginning series production of the electric versions of the company's most important product range, its heavy-duty trucks: Volvo FH, Volvo FM, and Volvo FMX. These trucks can operate at a total weight of 44 tonnes* and the three models represent around two thirds of the company's sales.
With these new additions, Volvo Trucks has six electric truck models in series production globally – the broadest electric truck line up in the industry.
"This is a milestone and proves that we are leading the transformation of the industry. It's less than two years ago since we showcased our heavy electric trucks for the very first time. Now we are ramping up volumes and will deliver these great trucks to customers all over Europe," and later on also to customers in Asia, Australia and Latin America," says Roger Alm, President of Volvo Trucks.
Series production of Volvo's heaviest electric trucks will start in the Tuve factory in Gothenburg, Sweden and next year the factory in Ghent, Belgium will follow. Volvo produces the electric trucks on the same line as its conventional trucks, which gives high production flexibility and efficiency gains. The batteries are supplied by Volvo Trucks' new battery assembly plant in Ghent.
The demand for electric trucks is rapidly increasing in many markets, with one driving force being the need for transport buyers to shift to fossil-free transports in order to meet their sustainability goals. Volvo Trucks' electric portfolio could cover around 45% of all goods transported in Europe today.**
"We have sold around 1,000 units of our heavy electric trucks and more than 2,600 of our electric trucks in total. We expect volumes to increase significantly in the next few years. By 2030, at least 50 percent of the trucks we sell globally should be electric," comments Roger Alm.
Volvo Trucks' electric line-up of six truck models covers a wide range of applications such as city distribution and refuse handling, regional transport, and construction work.
*Gross Combination Weight (GCW)
**According to Eurostat statistics "Road Freight Transport by distance" (2018), 45% of all goods transported on road in Europe travel a distance of less than 300 km.
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Caption: As the first global truck manufacturer to do so, Volvo Trucks is starting series production of heavy electric, 44 tonne* trucks.
Volvo Trucks supplies complete transport solutions for discerning professional customers with its full range of medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Customer support is provided via a global network of dealers with 2,200 service points in about 130 countries. Volvo trucks are assembled in 13 countries across the globe. In 2021 approximately 123,000 Volvo trucks were delivered worldwide. Volvo Trucks is part of the Volvo Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. Volvo Trucks' work is based on the core values of quality, safety, and environmental care.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Zealand based soft tissue regeneration company Aroa Biosurgery (AROA) is delighted to announce the appointment of award-winning medical researcher and inventor, Dr. Catherine Mohr as a Non-Executive Director to the board.
AROA's products are developed from a proprietary AROA ECM™ technology platform, a novel extracellular matrix biomaterial derived from ovine (sheep) forestomach. Over 5 million AROA devices have been applied in treating patients to date.
Born in New Zealand, Dr. Mohr, who has lived in the United States for many years, received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and her Doctor of Medicine from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Mohr's experience spans several areas, including surgery, medical technology, engineering, product development and design, healthcare, alternative energy, automotive, aerospace, global entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property litigation, U.S Food & Drug Administration compliance and education.
Dr. Mohr has been involved with several successful emerging companies in medical technology and other areas, notably co-founding VeriSure, where she invented the LapCap™, the first of a new category of laparoscopic surgery enabling products.
On joining the AROA Board, Dr Mohr says, "I have watched the AROA story unfold with interest and look forward to being involved in the future of this innovative organisation at the forefront of regenerative healing".
Dr. Mohr is currently the President of the Intuitive Foundation, the corporate Foundation of Silicon Valley based Intuitive Surgical, pioneers in the robotic-assisted surgery field and maker of the da Vinci surgical robot system.
Prior to heading up the Foundation, Dr. Mohr was a key member of the Intuitive Surgical management team for over 12 years. Beginning her tenure in 2006, Dr Mohr held several senior roles, including Vice President of Strategy and Director of Medical Research, making a significant contribution to the organisation's growth.
AROA CEO Dr. Brian Ward says, "Dr. Mohr's diverse skillset and considerable experience in research and development will be immense assets to AROA. We are delighted to welcome Dr Mohr to the Board to support us in our mission to unlock regenerative healing for everybody".
Dr. Ward's sentiments are echoed by Board Chairman Jim McLean who says: "We welcome the broad international experience and valuable insight Dr. Mohr brings to the Board of AROA".
Dr. Mohr's appointment to the Board is targeted to take effect from 1 November 2022, following completion of Australian law director identification number requirements. Dr Mohr will stand for election by shareholders at AROA's next Annual Meeting in or around August 2023.
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HONG KONG, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to foreign media reports about "Chinese regulatory authorities asking banks and some of the state-owned companies to examine their exposure to Fosun" on 13 September, Fosun said such reports are completely false.
It is understood that Fosun has sought confirmation from regulatory authorities through multiple channels. The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) has not asked commercial banks to check about their financial exposure on Fosun, and many commercial banks that cooperate with Fosun have never received relevant notices.
Gong Ping, Executive President and CFO of Fosun International, said, "Fosun's recent seemingly frequent reductions in shareholdings and divestments are a continuation of its financial strategy of balancing investment and divestment in the past few years. Fosun has been dynamically sorting and optimizing its asset portfolios. Such moves are not just for coping with the current market environment. However, we noticed that the complex external environment has raised public opinion on the disposal of the Group's assets, resulting in a one-sided interpretation of such asset disposal, while neglecting the Group's general principle of asset optimization, which is our long-term dynamic asset optimization."
According to the interim results announced on 30 August, Fosun's four major business segments of Health, Happiness, Wealth, and Intelligent Manufacturing demonstrated resilience. In the first half of the year, Fosun achieved sustainable revenue growth, its total revenue reached RMB82.89 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 17.7%. Its enterprise operation profit increased by 35.5% year-on-year. Meanwhile, the Group's funds remained stable. As at the end of the reporting period, cash, bank balances and term deposits were abundant, amounting to RMB117.65 billion; the adjusted NAV remained stable at HK$24.2 per share.
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Expert: School shooter’s mother drank heavily in pregnancy
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - One of the nation’s leading fetal alcohol researchers testified Tuesday that Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s birth mother drank more during her pregnancy than any woman he’s ever seen documented.
Dr. Kenneth Jones said medical and other records show Brenda Woodard well exceeded the standards that grossly endanger a fetus: six drinks per week for two weeks or three drinks in a sitting twice. A friend also testified earlier that Woodard, a Fort Lauderdale prostitute, heavily drank fortified wine and malt liquor during her pregnancy with Cruz before putting him up for adoption. She died last year.
“I know I have never seen so much alcohol consumed by a pregnant woman,” said Jones, a former University of California, San Diego, medical school professor who did some of the pioneering research on fetal alcohol abuse 50 years ago.
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty last October to murdering 14 students and three staff members on Feb. 14, 2018, at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. His trial, now ending its second month, is only to determine whether he is sentenced to death or life without parole.
His attorneys are trying to show that Woodard’s alcohol abuse during pregnancy put Cruz onto a lifelong path of erratic, bizarre and often violent behavior that culminated in the shootings.
Jones told the jury that while there is disagreement over whether Woodard abused cocaine during her pregnancy — witnesses said she did, tests indicate she didn’t — that wouldn’t have made a significant difference given her alcohol abuse.
“You can take all of the illicit drugs you can think of — heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine — and wrap them up in a single bag and they don’t hold a candle to alcohol for its effect on a developing baby,” Jones said.
He said his examination shows Cruz falls into fetal alcohol spectrum disorder — a broad category — but does not have the more narrowly defined fetal alcohol syndrome. He said the latter has certain physical traits that pediatricians can recognize such as thin lips, narrow eyelid openings and a smooth philtrum — the ridge between the nose and mouth.
He said that lack of physical characteristics can actually be detrimental as the child won’t get the proper early treatment for the damage the alcohol has done to the brain. He said adoptive mothers like Lynda Cruz might also be afraid to report to doctors what they know about a birth mother’s alcohol abuse because of the stigma it can attach to their child.
Jones said signs of fetal alcohol damage to a child include irritability, serious temper tantrums and significant behavioral problems. He said like Cruz, they are often diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, lack control at school and are aggressive toward their mothers and teachers. Earlier testimony has shown Cruz demonstrating all those issues. He also said such patients often have difficulty organizing and planning their activities.
Under cross-examination, however, prosecutors showed that Cruz spent months mapping out the massacre.
Jones conceded during questioning by lead prosecutor Mike Satz that he was not aware that Cruz spent months researching other mass shootings, how long it takes police to respond to a school shooting, what kind of gun to use and how he could hide it while entering the school.
Jones’ testimony followed neuropsychologist Paul Connor, who said Cruz through his life has shown indications on tests that he has alcohol-related mental issues.
Cruz’s public defenders are trying to convince at least one of the 12 jurors to vote for life — a death verdict must be unanimous.
They are trying to overcome the prosecution’s case, which focused on Cruz’s massacre as he stalked a three-story classroom building for seven minutes with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle. Lead prosecutor Mike Satz played security videos of the shooting and showed the rifle Cruz used. Teachers and students testified about watching others die.
Satz showed graphic autopsy and crime scene photos and took jurors to the fenced-off building, which remains blood-stained and bullet-pocked. Parents and spouses gave tearful and angry statements about their loss.
After the defense concludes its case in the coming weeks, the prosecution will present a rebuttal case before the jury’s deliberations begin.
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MyPillow exec Lindell says FBI agents seized his cellphone
WASHINGTON (AP) - MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell said Tuesday that federal agents seized his cellphone and questioned him about a Colorado clerk who has been charged in what prosecutors say was a “deceptive scheme” to breach voting system technology used across the country.
Lindell was approached in the drive-thru of a Hardee’s fast-food restaurant in Mankato, Minnesota, by several FBI agents, he said on his podcast, “The Lindell Report.” The agents questioned him about Dominion Voting Systems, Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and his connection to Doug Frank, an Ohio educator who claims voting machines have been manipulated, he said.
The agents then told Lindell they had a warrant to seize his cellphone and ordered him to turn it over, he said. On a video version of his podcast, Lindell displayed a letter signed by an assistant U.S. attorney in Colorado that said prosecutors were conducting an “official criminal investigation of a suspected felony” and noted the use of a federal grand jury.
The circumstances of the investigation were unclear. The Justice Department did not immediately respond Tuesday night to a request for comment about the seizure or investigation.
“Without commenting on this specific matter, I can confirm that the FBI was at that location executing a search warrant authorized by a federal judge,” FBI spokeswoman Vikki Migoya said in an email.
Federal prosecutors have been conducting a parallel investigation alongside local prosecutors in Colorado who have charged Peters with several offenses, including attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation and official misconduct. The Republican was elected in 2018 to oversee elections in Colorado’s Mesa County. A deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, was also charged in the case, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years of probation.
For more than a year, Peters has appeared onstage with supporters of former President Donald Trump who made false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The charges against Peters and Knisley allege the two were involved in a “deceptive scheme which was designed to influence public servants, breach security protocols, exceed permissible access to voting equipment, and set in motion the eventual distribution of confidential information to unauthorized people.”
State election officials first became aware of a security breach in Mesa County in 2021 when a photo and video of confidential voting system passwords were posted on social media and a conservative website. Because each Colorado county has unique passwords maintained by the state, officials identified them as belonging to Mesa County, a largely rural area on the border with Utah.
Peters appeared onstage in August 2021 at a “cybersymposium” hosted by Lindell, who has sought to prove that voting machines have been manipulated and promised to reveal proof of that during the event.
While no evidence was provided, a copy of Mesa County’s voting system hard drive was distributed and posted online, according to attendees and state officials.
The copy included proprietary software developed by Dominion Voting Systems that is used by election offices around the country. Experts have described the unauthorized release as serious, saying it provided a potential “practice environment” that would allow anyone to probe for vulnerabilities that could be exploited during a future election.
Nearly two years after the 2020 election, no evidence has emerged to suggest widespread fraud or manipulation, while reviews in state after state have upheld the results showing President Joe Biden won.
The Mesa County breach is just one of several around the country that have concerned election security experts. Authorities are investigating whether unauthorized people were allowed to access voting systems in Georgia and Michigan.
Lindell said the federal agents had also questioned him about when he first met Frank, an Ohio math and science educator, who is among a group of people who have been traveling across the U.S. meeting with community groups claiming to have evidence that voting machines were rigged in the 2020 election.
In court records, prosecutors say Frank met with Peters and members of her staff in April 2021 in her office. During the meeting, Frank told Peters that the county’s election management system was vulnerable to outside interference and the group discussed concerns the state was going to “wipe” the machines, according to the court records.
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Associated Press writers Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker and Michelle R. Smith contributed to this report.
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The Klamath Independent Film Festival is returning to the Ross Ragland Theater for the 10th year this weekend.
"The Klamath Independent Film Festival is a unique community experience — a popular draw for filmmakers and actors from across Oregon, yet low-key enough for the general public to meet and mingle freely with the filmmakers," said Kurt Liedtke, board chair of the Klamath Independent Film Festival (KIFF). "Our emphasis is on fun and an overall showcase of Klamath County. There will be Q&As with every filmmaker on stage, and those who acquire an online pass can watch every film and on-stage activity live or on-demand through the end of September along with exclusive pre-recorded Q&As for every film."
The festival begins Friday, Sept. 16 with a toga party such as the one seen in "National Lampoon's Animal House" — the feature film of the night.
"We strongly encourage everyone to come out on Friday night in togas, as during the iconic fraternity party scene we will pause the film and invite everyone in a toga on-stage to dance along," Liedtke said. "Our best costumed dancer will win an 'Animal House' prize as judged by Dick Peterson and Otis Day. Additionally, Katherine [Wilson] has graciously donated an actual piece of the Delta House (built in 1903, demolished 1986) that we will be auctioning off at KIFF — it may be the very last time that anyone anywhere is able to acquire and own an actual piece of the Animal House."
"Animal House," released in 1978, is a college comedy about the Delta Tau Chi Fraternity and its antics at the fictious Faber College in 1962. Starring John Belushi, Karen Allen, Mark Metcalf, Tim Matheson, Bruce McGill and Donald Sutherland, the movie's university scenes were filmed at the University of Oregon in Eugene along with several other locations in and near Eugene. The connection to Oregon makes "Animal House" a fitting film to feature at the festival, which focuses entirely on Oregon films.
"We are the lone all-genre Oregon-centric film festival, exclusively showcasing Made-in-Oregon films or films by Oregon resident filmmakers," Liedtke said. "Every year we receive a wide assortment of quality films in every genre and from every corner of the state. As with every year we have a number of world premieres and showcases of first-time filmmakers. There is documentary, comedy, horror, animation, drama and K-12 student projects."
Along with Peterson (of the band The Kingsmen, which made the song "Louie, Louie" famous) judging the toga dance-off, other celebrities are expected to join the festival in person. Dewayne Jesse (who played musician Otis Day in the film) is set to appear along with Hollywood lifer Katherine Wilson, who is listed on the Internet Movie Database page for "Animal House" as the location casting director and location scout.
In a phone interview with the Herald & News, Wilson explained that she and Peter Macgregor-Scott — the unit production manager for "Animal House" — had done some location scouting together about six months before she got involved with "Animal House."
"He called and asked about the university he saw during that scouting trip," Wilson said. She said Macgregor-Scott explained that he was working on a movie and having trouble finding a location that would allow its filming. He had a list of 26 locations the film crew needed.
"Forty schools turned them down and the studio was going to pull the plug if they didn't find a location by Monday," Wilson said. "He called Friday."
With Macgregor-Scott's list in hand, Wilson and her crew went out and found all but one of the needed locations, she said. They sent the unedited scouting film to Universal Studios "who saw it and said 'This works,'" Wilson said.
"None of us can believe what happened with that film," she added. "It was a low-budget wonder, a perfect storm to launch the Oregon film industry."
In addition to the in-person celebrities, Liedtke said more than 10 actors from "Animal House" will be joining the festival through Zoom immediately following the completion of the film Friday around 9:15 p.m.
"The most notable of these virtual guests will be Mark Metcalf, who played Doug Niedermeyer in 'Animal House' and has had many other prominent acting roles over the past 40 years including as 'The Maestro' on Seinfeld," Liedtke said.
On a more local note, Liedtke said the lineup for this year's festival includes several films that were made in Klamath County:
• "The Private Dance" is a drama shot at the Herald & News offices and Sugarman's Corner, and
• "Squirrelly Puzzling" is a stop-motion animation film by Klamath Falls resident Lori Nussbaum.
"This year's lineup includes multiple narrative and documentary films about fishing and salmon species survival, tribal issues and Native American history, and coping with PTSD," Liedtke said. "We also have several filmmakers who have won awards at KIFF in previous years that are returning — one even added an easter egg with a KIFF poster of his feature film ('1 Dead Dog') from 2020 appearing in the background of his accepted short film this year ('Zombies Like to Watch')."
Liedtke said the festival has grown in its 10-year history. It started as a single afternoon showcase of local projects and has become a multi-day, nationally recognized prominent film festival, he said.
"For our 10th year we are going bigger and better than ever, with not only more than 30 Made-in-Oregon films but multiple panel discussions and a giant toga party opening night," he added. "It marks our third year as a hybrid festival, presenting all activities both in-person and livestreaming/on-demand via Eventive."
New this year will be a 45-minute panel discussion with multiple members of Klamath Tribes, a local historian and the filmmakers of two films about the Modoc Wars and the Modoc Tribes. That panel will start at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17.
Then, at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 will be two documentaries about PTSD and a panel featuring the Klamath Falls Police Department Chief Rob Dentinger, Sgt. Aimee Reichlin and filmmaker/firefighter Pat McAbery.
Finally, Liedtke said the film festival is only possible because of the support Klamath Film receives from grants and sponsors.
"This is a community-funded event for the Klamath community and the Oregon film community to celebrate filmmaking in Oregon, including arguably the greatest comedy of all-time — 'National Lampoon's Animal House,'" he said.
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Another new artist has joined the ranks of those displaying their creative wares at the Two Rivers Art Gallery.
According to a press release, Bernice Grimes was inspired by artists in her carving group in Yuma, Ariz. She was taught the basic construction of basket weaving and carving in the group.
"She has received Best of Show for her Demonstration Garden at the University of Arizona under Robert J Moody," the press release states. "All of nature and its beautiful colors as well as other artists inspired Bernice to advance her artwork into awesome creations using pine needles and gourds."
In the press release, Grimes says she "was very impressed with all the talent in our awesome gallery. There are a lot of talented artists there.“
Two Rivers organizers say that Grimes is a great additions to the Gallery.
"She is a delightful lady," the press release states. "Her artwork is so inspiring in itself. Her artwork shows amazing skill. Gourds that can be used as covers for nightlights silhouetting shapes all over the room, weaving additions that look like angels, and a variety of inserts in the middle of pine needle masteries made from a variety of different materials. She includes dream catchers, inlays, filigree, emblazing techniques and turquoise gems."
The Two Rivers Art Gallery & Gift shop is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturday. It is located in the Community Center Building at 140 S. First Ave. in Chiloquin
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Katherine Wilson is coming home to Klamath Falls this weekend. And she's honored to do so.
Wilson will be featured at the 10th annual Klamath Independent Film Festival as the unofficial keynote speaker.
"I was somebody who worked behind the scenes a lot," Wilson said of her five decades in the film industry. "To come back to the theater I sat in as a little girl and being honored this way is pretty huge."
Klamath Film Board Chair Kurt Liedtke said Wilson was selected to be featured "in part because of Klamath Film's ongoing effort to coordinate and celebrate filmmakers with Klamath County roots. She's one of the primary reasons 'Animal House' was shot in Oregon, and between she and her husband Philip they've worked on more than 100 films shot in Oregon and brought many iconic productions to the state. She is known as The Godmother of Film in Oregon, and is also one of the key reasons as to why the Blues Brothers came into existence. She has written several books on the history of Oregon film, and continues to work on film and TV to this day."
Wilson was born in Klamath Falls on April 29, 1951, and spent her formative years living in Chiloquin where her parents taught on the Chiloquin Indian Reservation.
"I learned a lot about fires, about being part of that," Wilson said. "But in 1957 when the government terminated the tribe, all hill broke loose."
Wilson said that after her neighbor killed his 19-year-old wife while she was watching as a 5 year old, her mom said "We're moving."
"In Klamath Falls, inmates were breaking out and Mom said 'I can't live like this' and we moved up to Eugene in the summer of 1967," Wilson said. "But they say you can take the girl out of Klamath Falls but you can't take Klamath Falls out of the girl."
With indigenous genes from tribes in Oklahoma, Wilson said she always related to the Klamath and Chiloquin natives. The experience of seeing her neighbor murdered when she was such a young child stayed with Wilson who said that she told herself in heart "Some day I'm going to grow up and do something for my people."
"That dream came true this past year," Wilson said. "I became part of the indigenous people and I'll be teaching at the Chemawa Indian Residential School, which is the oldest such school that's still running. I'll be teaching the tenants of trauma healing through poetic cinema. It feels like a full circle to me."
The starting point of that circle began at the University of Oregon in 1969 when Wilson met what she described as a wild and crazy group of guys who were filmmakers making poetic cinema.
"It's not your typical film style," Wilson said. "We know now that poetic cinema helps to help trauma by putting images and words together. When I first saw it, I didn't know why, but I knew that's what I wanted to do."
This band of "merry pranksters," as Liedtke called them, taught Wilson everything about filmmaking, she said.
It was this group of filmmakers that Wilson was working with at the Oregon Film Factory when Peter Macgregor-Scott — the unit production manager for "Animal House" — reached out for help finding filming locations for "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978).
"'Animal House' keeps bringing me back to it," Wilson said. "On that film, there was a bonding I had never experienced before or since."
It's Wilson's experiences with "Animal House" that to her writing her first film. "Animal House of Blues: How a Community Helped Create a Hollywood Blockbuster or Two," a documentary about the making of "Animal House" in Eugene in 1978, premiered at the Eugene International Film Festival in 2012 where it won Best Documentary Feature by a Pacific Northwest Filmmaker.
Wilson then directed "Animal House of Blues," a TV movie documentary that was released in 2018.
And now Wilson be introduced at the film festival in Klamath Falls this weekend. She'll be signing her books Friday afternoon in the Ross Ragland lobby and then she'll be given the microphone Friday night to reflect on how she grew up attending films at the Esquire Theater (now Ross Ragland) and her 50-plus years in the film industry.
"I'm looking forward to walking back into that theater to meet that little girl that used to love to watch films there, never knowing I would become a filmmaker and be honored by my home town," Wilson said. "I want to thank the academy for the opportunity to return this way. I would love to see any and all old classmates there. I would love to meet the people who put this film festival together."
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The Oregon wildfire season in 2020 destroyed more than 4,000 homes and tore through 1.1 million acres. Nine people died. Most of the devastation occurred over a 72-hour period of a horrific Labor Day weekend. Fires spread rapidly, fueled by wind and dry weather, with many residents fleeing the flames with little advance notice.
This past weekend, Oregon saw similar weather, as winds again ripped through huge parts western Oregon fanning existing flames and sparking new blazes. Oregonians had plenty of reasons to be fearful heading into this past weekend.
“We have dozens of fires still burning on the landscape, tens of thousands of acres have been burned in the state to date,” said Andrew Phelps, director of Oregon’s Department of Emergency Management.
But while fires did grow and hundreds of Oregonians were forced to evacuate, the damage was not as severe as Labor Day 2020.
In comments on Monday during OPB’s Think Out Loud, Phelps gives some credit to changes in Oregon’s wildfire response.
“I know the Department of Forestry in the State Fire Marshal’s office throughout the summer have spoken about the additional resources they have and the capacity they have to respond on this initial attack,” Phelps said.
Phelps believes things could have been different if lawmakers hadn’t passed Senate Bill 762. The new law is providing more than $220 million to help Oregon modernize and improve wildfire preparedness through three key strategies: creating fire-adapted communities, developing safe and effective response from fire personnel, and increasing the resiliency of Oregon’s landscapes. The comprehensive package covers many wildfire prevention tactics, from putting money into firefighting personnel and projects to reduce fuel loads, to requiring electric utilities to file risk reduction plans, and improving how the state alerts Oregonians of approaching fire dangers.
“We all have things that we can do individually and as families and communities to prepare for bad days,” Phelps said. “But it’s a larger system that needs to come into play and leverage the resources that we have.”
In 2020, officials quickly heard from the public that the state’s emergency alert system had failed to notify people on time, or in some cases at all, of evacuation orders.
“We have a much more unified state-wide mass notification system called OrAlert, and this is something really that has garnered the support of just about every county in the state,” Phelps said.
This weekend, multiple utility providers shut off power in areas where winds were strong and conditions were dry. The efforts by Pacific Power and Portland General Electric were intended to prevent more fires from being sparked by downed, active power lines. The “public safety power shutoffs” were outlined in the risk reduction plans required by the new Oregon law.
“It’s been a very collaborative process where they’re talking to emergency managers, they’re talking to forecasters, they are talking to the public utility commission and making sure that folks are on the same page in terms of the timing the risks and the other hazards associated with shutting off power to large swaths of the community. “
As of Sunday, all of the utilities that initiated those voluntary shutoffs reported that power had been restored, according to Phelps.
Phelps acknowledges the impact of these shut-offs and how important planning for them is.
“There are things that we have set up at the state level, relying on federal partners when needed, a host of state agencies and incredible volunteer organizations that provide resources to get into these communities,” he said. Resources for people affected by shutoffs can include cooling centers, food, water, and bags of ice when a multi-day power outage is scheduled.
The Cedar Creek Fire continues to be a main concern for the state, Phelps said. It’s burning near Oakridge causing evacuations in a community that was hit hard by the Holiday Farm Fire in 2020.
Phelps is hoping that the weather that has made fire conditions so dangerous over the last several days will cooperate soon.
“We are heading into that time where we can hope to see some of those fall rains start to impact our state in a positive way,” Phelps said.
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A police agency in Washington state hopes to soon complete its criminal investigation into an alleged August hazing incident involving players from the Klamath Falls Falcons baseball team.
Kurt Adkinson, chief of the Ephrata Police Department, said an investigatory report into the August incident at a Best Western hotel is expected to be completed in “the next couple of days.”
Adkinson said an EPD investigator needed to finish outstanding interviews regarding the alleged assault which occurred while the Klamath Falls baseball team was playing in the Babe Ruth World Series tournament in the small town approximately 2 hours west of Spokane.
A 15-year-old player on the Klamath Falls team claims a group of older teammates taunted, bullied, accosted and tried to violate him in a hotel room before the team’s final game at the August tournament. The teen and his mother want criminal charges — including sexual assault — brought against three teens (ages 17 to 18) involved in the incident.
The police investigation and its findings — including any recommendations for or against criminal charges — will be forwarded to the Grant County Prosecutor’s office. “We will recommend what we think on our end,” Adkinson said.
Sexual hazing entails efforts and acts to humiliate, violate and in some instances assault a victim. Some more extreme and hurtful hazing incidents in other cases have resulted in more serious criminal charges. The Falcons forfeited their last game of the tournament and the alleged victim said coach Pete Whisler called the Ephrata police.
Adkinson also wanted to clarify interactions and discussions his agency has had with the Klamath County School District.
The alleged victim and three teens at the focus of the criminal investigation are all students in KCSD high schools. The alleged victim also plays on a sports team with one of his alleged assailants.
The school district told the Herald & News it was not suspending or sanctioning the accused students from schools or sports teams, including football teams, during the investigation in part because of discussions with the Ephrata Police Department.
“The EPD asked us not to do our own investigation because it would interfere with the police investigation. We informed the EPD that the students involved played on the same school sports teams and specifically asked if there was anything the district should do, including sanctions. We were told there was not,” said KCSD Superintendent Glen Szymoniak in a Monday, Sept. 12 statement to the Herald & News.
Adkison said in a Tuesday, Sept. 13 interview that there might have been some misunderstanding over his law enforcement agency’s guidance to the Oregon school district.
“We would not provide legal guidance to another entity,” Adkinson said.
The police chief said legal advice was not his agency’s “intent” and the district would need to consult its own legal counsel about how to approach and handle the sensitive situation.
The county school district said in a statement Sept. 13 that it was “not seeking legal advice from the EPD.”
According to the school district, Szymoniak spoke with an official from the EPD to confirm they were doing an investigation and abiding by mandatory reporting laws after learning of the alleged hazing.
“Under a mandatory reporting situation, reporters are trained to stay out of the investigation until law enforcement is done. The EPD confirmed they were officially conducting the investigation. The district agreed to honor that and wait for their report,” KCSD said in a statement.
The district said Szymoniak “specifically asked if there were any sanctions the district needed to do, including removing students from the team, to make sure the alleged victim was safe. The EPD captain indicated he did not think that was necessary. In the EPD captain’s opinion, there was no indication students would be at risk.”
KCSD officials said they also spoke with their own legal counsel on their course of action.
The school district has faced questions and criticism, including from the alleged victim and his mother, on its decision not to suspend the accused players from schools or high school sports teams.
KCSD officials pointed out the baseball team at the center of the investigation is not affiliated with the school district. The alleged assault happened outside of the calendar year for a code of conduct utilized to punish athletes and others in extracurricular school activities, the district said.
But the district also has been questioned on whether it is giving the accused students favorable treatment because they play on sports teams, including football, and their families might potentially have some influence or standing within the district and local community.
“This incident is being managed at the district level with the advisement of the school district’s attorney,” KCSD said in a statement to the Herald & News. “The district does not give preferential treatment for athletic ability or family influence. Any employee with a conflict of interest is excluded from the decision-making process and does not receive preferential treatment.”
“The three accused students are not being sanctioned at this time because the district is affording them due process under the law. The district is waiting for the results of the investigation before considering appropriate sanctions. Furthermore, the district has filed a formal records request for the EPD case report and has not received it yet,” the KCSD statement continued.
Adkinson said his department will release more information on its investigation when it is complete.
The district said it has been developing a safety plan with the alleged victim to ensure he feels unthreatened and is not harassed at school or sporting events. KCSD said it is also working on similar plans for the accused students after social media posts swirled on the allegations.
“Because of the severity of threats and personal attacks towards students and staff in social media posts, the district is developing safety plans for all students involved in the incident,” KCSD said in its statement.
Valerie Hedrick, a local attorney representing the alleged victim and his mom, faulted the school district’s handling of the situation.
“Legally, KCSD has a legal responsibility to stand in the shoes of a parent with regard to the children that attend these schools. Attorneys refer to this idea as ‘in loco parentis.’ In this case, KCSD has completely disregarded the duty it owes to my client, as they are not acting protectively as a parent would, but rather as an institution seeking to prioritize its athletes,” Hedrick said. “How can KCSD say it is looking at the safety of this young man and continue allowing the young men that perpetrated the attack on my client the continued privilege to play sports?”
Hedrick also said the disruptions to local schools caused by the situation requires the school district to act.
“These students all sign behavior contracts as a condition of playing sports, and that contract has no time limitation. Moreover, given the fact that the Falcons team is entirely comprised of KCSD students for its players and staff for its coaches, the two organizations are essentially one and the same,” Hedrick contends.
The district has said the accusations do not fit under the Oregon Student Activities Association’s code of conduct that applies to high school athletes and others involved in extracurricular groups. The district said the alleged hazing and potential assault happened at a non-school event outside of OSAA’s official calendar year which started Aug. 15 and runs through the academic year.
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Oregon and Washington have teamed up to go after billions of federal dollars to make the Northwest a hub of green hydrogen energy.
Hydrogen is an element found naturally in the environment. It can fuel large vessels and manufacturing processes that cannot be easily electrified. The region currently produces some hydrogen, but almost none of it is considered “green.” Much of it is a byproduct of the natural gas industry rather than being produced from water, which makes it green.
Electricity is also green when produced with renewable energy sources. But national and state goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions up to 90% during the next three decades cannot be met solely by switching to electricity produced by solar, wind, wave and other renewable energy sources, according to the director of the Oregon Department of Energy, Janine Benner.
“Getting to 80, 90% decarbonization of the grid is feasible,” she said. “If you want to get that last 10 or 15 or 20%, you need options that include hydrogen.”
Under Benner’s leadership, Oregon joined a public and private partnership this summer called the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association. It includes the director of Washington’s Department of Commerce, the chief operating officer of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Amazon’s leading global hydrogen strategist, a government affairs official at oil company BP America, three labor unions and the Sierra Club, among others. Together, they are working on a plan they’ll pitch to the U.S. Department of Energy outlining a strategy to make the region a hub of green hydrogen production, distribution and consumption. In doing so, the group hopes to collect a portion of $8 billion from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act aimed specifically at boosting hydrogen production nationwide. The department expects to select at least four “hydrogen hubs” later this year for funding during the next four years.
While environmentalists, scientists and big energy companies agree that hydrogen will play a role in getting global economies as close to zero emissions as possible as fast as possible, they disagree on the extent of that role. Environmentalists are also concerned that not all the hydrogen that will be produced in the region will be green, and that it will prolong the lifespan of the natural gas industry, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Why hydrogen?
Hydrogen is already used widely in industrial applications. It’s used in refining oil into gasoline, making ammonia fertilizer and in many processed foods. Hydrogen is added to vegetable oils to turn them from a liquid to solid form. These are called hydrogenated oils.
As a fuel source, hydrogen can power large vessels along with trains and buses. NASA has used it to power rockets for 50 years. It’s also expected to fuel airplanes one day.
Today, energy experts expect it to be an essential part of meeting future, everyday energy demands with zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Hydrogen power lasts twice as long as gasoline, takes up half as much space and is lighter than a lithium battery. Hydrogen fuel cells don’t require time-consuming charges, and can withstand cold weather that can eat up electric battery power.
Green hydrogen
Green hydrogen is created when electricity, powered by a renewable source like the sun or wind, is run through water, creating a reaction that splits hydrogen from oxygen in water. The hydrogen is trapped and stored for use as fuel. The process, called electrolysis, is more than 200 years old, said Michelle Detwiler, executive director of the Portland-based Renewable Hydrogen Alliance, a nonprofit trade association.
Produced this way, it could be a carbon-neutral energy source for heavy transportation and manufacturing that requires a lot of energy. Hydrogen power gives off no emissions; instead it creates water. “For every mile of travel you get in a passenger fuel cell vehicle, you generally get a cup of water, and that water is clean enough to drink,” Detwiler said. “It falls onto the streets, and it goes into the groundwater or stream alongside the road, and it’s completely harmless.”
But the technology is expensive and few places in the U.S. are producing it using electricity powered by renewable energy.
Oregon Department of Energy’s expert on hydrogen, Rebecca Smith, described green hydrogen as a chicken and egg situation.
“You don’t have a lot of people producing it, there’s not a lot of people using it, cause no one is producing it,” Smith said.
The billions in federal money could change that dynamic.
“We have an opportunity to just immediately smash that chicken and egg dichotomy,” she said.
Why the Northwest?
To make green hydrogen, you need plenty of water and cheap electricity from renewable energy sources.
“That electricity alone can be 40 to 60% of the cost of hydrogen,” Benner said.
Oregon and Washington are well positioned to be a green hydrogen hub: Nearly 70% of Oregon’s electricity already comes from renewable sources, giving the area a competitive edge.
“We have vast amounts of wind and solar on the horizon, literally,” Benner said. “We have an advantage for generating hydropower.”
Because of the abundance of renewable energy sources, power rates in Oregon are fairly low compared with the rest of the country.
Benner said this will be an important part of the Northwest Hydrogen Association’s pitch to the federal energy department.
“Part of what DOE is looking at is costs, and how sustainable those costs will be for states once the hub funding is gone,” Benner said.
Oregon and Washington have abundant sources of fresh water, and salt water is proving to be an increasingly viable option, too. The growing potential for electricity generated by deep ocean wave energy is also a selling point, Benner said.
Dirty hydrogen
Most of the hydrogen used in the U.S. today is a byproduct of the natural gas industry and is not considered green. Natural gas is 80% methane, a potent greenhouse gas that captures up to 25 times the heat of carbon dioxide. Hydrogen is produced as a byproduct of putting methane through a high temperature chemical steam process. It requires a lot of energy to make, typically from fossil fuels. Environmentalists fear that natural gas executives will see the growth of hydrogen power as something they can take advantage of to stay relevant in a green energy future.
Nora Apter, climate program director of the nonprofit Oregon Environmental Council, said when she heard about the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association, she was skeptical.
“The million dollar question is: What kind of hydrogen are we talking about?” she asked.
“We need to make sure that when we’re talking about expanded hydrogen development of any kind – and especially when we’re thinking about efforts to create a Pacific Northwest hydrogen hub – it must be limited to the development of green hydrogen. That’s key as a starting point.”
Apter is concerned that natural gas companies will try to incorporate hydrogen into natural gas pipelines. That would technically lower the carbon intensity of the fuel they are delivering and help them to meet the state’s greenhouse gas emissions targets. It would allow natural gas to have a longer future than many environmentalists think it should, and could get in the way of electrifying sectors that could be easily transitioned to electricity generated by solar and wind power.
“We have fossil gas utilities saying, ‘This is the energy of the future.’ Yes, green hydrogen is very exciting. It is also very limited. You need to make sure that this limited, alternative fuel is prioritized for niche, hard to electrify sectors,” Apter said.
She added: “All the hydrogen gas in the world could not replace our current use of natural gas. But we have the potential to do that with electricity.”
Smith, the state hydrogen expert, concurred. New, clean buildings, homes and cars are now cheaper to heat, cool and power with electricity from renewable energy.
A green hydrogen future
Hydrogen production would bear no resemblance to giant coal or nuclear plants, but could be contained in structures as small as a shipping container and be located on the site of a major user, such as a steel factory or a shipping port, according to Smith. All that is needed is plenty of water and access to renewable electric power.
For now, the U.S. is trying to catch up with other nations. This year, Germany became home to the first hydrogen-powered passenger train, and a Norwegian company will soon launch the first hydrogen-powered maritime ship. Thousands of people in Japan, South Korea and parts of Europe already drive cars run on hydrogen fuel cell batteries, and hydrogen fueling stations exist on roadsides.
In the Northwest, companies like Amazon, PACCAR and ZeroAvia are already investing heavily in a future of hydrogen power used in forklifts, trucks and airplanes, Detwiler, of the Hydrogen Alliance trade group, said. Obsidian Solar, an Oregon-based renewable energy company, is preparing to invest in a green-hydrogen fertilizer production plant.
Ten years from now, she said, semi-trucks wouldn’t need to spew diesel particulates into the air. They could run on hydrogen. Others could benefit as well.
“Farmers can use renewably produced fertilizer, because you need hydrogen to make ammonia, which is a key component of fertilizer. You could decarbonize the fertilizer industry,” Detwiler said.
By creating hubs and accelerating public investment in hydrogen, the federal energy department hopes to decrease the cost of hydrogen just as it cut the cost of solar energy. Through investments and partnerships in developing domestic solar panels and solar infrastructure, it helped reduce the price of solar power by 75% from 2010 to 2017.
Solar power today is the cheapest electricity in history, according to the International Energy Agency.
Smith, the energy department’s hydrogen expert said the next eight years will be critical for developing green hydrogen and ensuring it is cheap and widespread.
“Around 2030 it will really start hitting its stride,” she said.
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Bluegrass artist Andrew Smith regales his audience with beloved classics and historic anecdotes Monday, Sept. 12 at the Baldwin Hotel as the first performer for the Nostalgia Concert Series.
The stage is set for local bluegrass artist Andrew Smith on Monday, Sept. 12 before the inaugural performance in the Nostalgia Concert Series at the Baldwin Hotel Museum.
Bluegrass artist Andrew Smith regales his audience with beloved classics and historic anecdotes Monday, Sept. 12 at the Baldwin Hotel as the first performer for the Nostalgia Concert Series.
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The stage is set for local bluegrass artist Andrew Smith on Monday, Sept. 12 before the inaugural performance in the Nostalgia Concert Series at the Baldwin Hotel Museum.
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The audience takes their seats for the first show in the inaugural Baldwin Hotel Nostalgia Concert Series on Monday, Sept. 12.
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The Baldwin Hotel Museum takes on a new life for the first in a series of four concerts this year.
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A photo of the Baldwin Hotel in the late 1920s is featured inside the building, which is now a museum.
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Antique photos of the Baldwin family who built and lived in the hotel are on display in the museum.
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A display of antique entertainment from a simpler time is on display at the Baldwin Hotel Museum.
In the rustic, clement confines of the historyBaldwinHotel, musicianAndrew Smith tookfolks back to the goodol’ days with somedownhome bluegrassearlierthis week, fulfilling his duties as thefirst of four performerswho willtake the stage at the Baldwin at 6 p.m. every Monday this month. The free shows make up theNostalgia Concert Series, the theme of which is“A Night of Songs and Stories.”
A life-long Klamath resident, Smith puts on a one-man show, playing twangy tunes fine enough to turn the greenest grassadeeper indigo. From Doc Watson to Dolly Parton, Smith played and sangsome of the best.
Smith told stories of life and loss,comedyand tragedy, as is the bluegrass way.
He reminisced on the nostalgia of being back in the Baldwin Hotel, whenhis motherwould cart him and histhree siblingsaround to the local museums in the summers.
“Every summer, we’dvisit the theBaldwin, Fort Klamath, the Favell," Smith said, "and then start the circuit over again."
Some of the works Smith performed were traditional folk songs, including “I’ve Been All Around This World,” the lyrics of which profess a condemned man’s lament, not for his hanging day, but for “layin’ in the jail so long.”
“I think I would mind thehanging,you know?” Smith wisecracked.
Hismusicianshipbrought out people of allkinds. White-haired wives stroked the backs of bifocaled husbands while toddlers bounced and clapped to that old western sound.
Smith also spun the yarns of historic Klamath figures, such as Maude Baldwin, the daughter of the man who built the Baldwin Hotel.
“She was a photographer, and, to my understanding, was well liked by all,” Smith regaled, illustrating thewoman’s social constituency which included the Tribes, mill workers and the aristocrats.
Sadly, Baldwin died young, Smith explained, taking her own life inEuwanaLake after the passing of her father, followed by her mother.
Some of the more tragic tales were tinted with a gleam of hopefulness,however, including some personal family losses.
“My grandpa, who was 96, passed away a few months agoup atSkylakes,” Smith said.“Me and all of my siblings, we went up there and listened to gospel music, his favorite kind.”
Smiling, Smith followed this story with one of the classic tunes his family had listened to with their patriarch — “White Dove,” by Carter Stanley, of the Stanley Brothers duo.
The next performer to take the stage at the Baldwin is Bonnie Hay at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19. Hay is another local musician who has performed for audiences locally and onthe famous stage of the Ed Sullivan Show.
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Audit Finds Issues With Louisiana Agency Collecting Online Sales Taxes
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — A Louisiana commission charged with collecting sales and use taxes for remote sellers lacked adequate assurance over internal controls and failed to perform timely bank reconciliations in 2021, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor reports.
Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack issued a report last week evaluating certain controls on financial reporting, compliance with applicable laws, and accountability of public funds at the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers.
The commission is tasked with collecting and remitting sales and use taxes from remote sellers, or those selling online to Louisiana residents.
Auditors found the commission opted against an optional independent third-party review of the internal controls over critical functions performed by a contractor who provides an e-filing and pay portal, an administrative system of record, maintenance services, hosting infrastructure, and operational support.
The report notes that the commission’s contract with the service provider allows for the review, but “the commission did not properly evaluate the need for this report” before deciding against it.
“Inadequate assurance limits the commission’s ability to monitor the service organization’s performance and increases the risk of inappropriately changed or lost data and inaccurate or fraudulent financial transactions,” auditors wrote.
The LLA report also cited a failure to complete monthly bank reconciliations for the commission’s three bank accounts in fiscal year 2021.
“For one account, the commission did identify variances between the deposits per the bank statement and the commission’s monthly collection report, generated by its e-file system; however, these variances were not researched and resolved timely, resulting in undetected errors,” according to the LLA. “The subsequent research of variances between the bank deposits and the commission’s collections report identified a $1,556,697 liability at year-end, mainly from sales and use taxes inadvertently paid by a dealer and owed to (Louisiana Department of Revenue), or from overpayments due back to the remote seller.”
Auditors noted the commission lacked written policies and procedures for its primary financial and business functions, such as budgeting, contracting, collections, and bank reconciliations.
Despite the lack of controls and policies, the commission’s budget was better than expected in 2021, when “actual revenues exceeded budget by 11% and actual expenditures were less than budgeted by 24%.”
The better than expected outcome was “due to higher than anticipated collections and lower than expected cost related to information technology system development and delays in hiring personnel,” according to the LLA report.
Renee Ellender Roberie, the commission’s executive director, responded to the LLA audit in a letters to Waguespack on Aug. 12. Roberie disagreed with the LLA finding regarding inadequate assurance over the contractor’s internal controls.
“This business decision to dispense with this optional assurance review report was made in consideration of a statutory set deadline, significant resources of personnel and their experience in tax administration, and to ensure no interruption to the taxpayers served by the commission,” Roberie wrote.
Roberie also stated management worked with the contractor to test the records system and integrated controls, though LLA auditors wrote that provides only “limited oversight.”
“Without an independent third-party assurance report, the commission has no verifiable basis for asserting that the service organization continually maintains adequate controls to protect the commission’s data and correctly process its transactions,” auditors wrote.
Roberie also noted that the commission’s bank statements were reconciled for fiscal year 2021, though auditors countered that work was done months late. Roberie wrote that the commission is also working to hire staff, including an in-house accountant, to perform reconciliations, and to develop written policies.
“The commission expects to hire additional staff but in today’s environment that has proven challenging,” Roberie wrote. “The commission is discussing outsourcing the development of critical policies and procedures needed, however, that will be determined at a commission meeting in the future.”
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| 2022-09-14T07:00:56Z
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Emeril Lagasse Foundation Unveils Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund
NEW ORLEANS (press release) —The Emeril Lagasse Foundation announces it has formed a partnership with chef Aarón Sánchez to create the Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund. The fund will be a program of the Emeril Lagasse Foundation and was developed to focus on two pillars: culinary arts education and human services programming. “We are pleased to be working with our good friend Chef Aarón to help fulfill his philanthropic vision,” said Emeril Lagasse. “Our shared mission to enable youth to reach their full potential makes this a perfect alliance.”
The Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund aims to uplift the lives of Latino youth through food. The culinary arts education pillar will diversify kitchen leadership through scholarships, financial support, mentoring, and career pathways guidance for future generations. The Aarón Sánchez Scholarship Fund, established in 2016, will serve as the signature education program of the impact fund. The human services pillar will work toward changing the trajectory of Latino youth lives through better food access, nutrition education, crisis feeding programs, and more.
“The Emeril Lagasse Foundation has been a great supporter of the Aarón Sánchez Scholarship Fund over the years, and with this new partnership, we can further our reach and impact within a growing Latin population across the U.S.,” said Sánchez. “We have just scratched the surface with our culinary scholarships, and while we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished thus far, we’re excited to better serve our community in more diverse ways.”
The Emeril Lagasse Foundation has supported the Aarón Sánchez Scholarship Fund since 2016, nurturing students like Camila, a young culinary arts student with El Salvadoran heritage. Camila attended a high school culinary program supported by the Emeril Lagasse Foundation and received a scholarship to attend culinary school from the Aarón Sánchez Scholarship Fund, benefiting from the shared philanthropic works of these two organizations now united in partnership. Since the program’s inception, eleven scholarships have been awarded, providing full tuition and supplies to attend culinary school, including room and board, and mentorships from established restaurateurs. Under the partnership of these two chefs’ organizations and with the inception of the new Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund, the goal is to support even more young people like Camila.
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| 2022-09-14T07:01:02Z
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Episode 118: Warner Thomas, Pete November Talk About Ochsner’s Big Leadership Change
This week’s guests are Ochsner Health CEO Warner Thomas and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pete November. Thomas announced earlier today, Sept. 13, that he’s leaving his post at Louisiana’s largest private employer after 24 years to take the top job at Sutter Health, a Sacramento, Ca.-based nonprofit healthcare network. November will take over as CEO at Ochsner on, appropriately enough, Nov. 1. In this episode, the two talk about Ochsner’s past, present and future: Thomas’s biggest accomplishment, November’s priorities and the challenges facing the healthcare industry in general.
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Pete November
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Incoming Chief Executive Officer, Effective November 1, 2022
Effective November 1, 2022, Pete November will assume the role of CEO of Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest not-for-profit academic health system and its largest private employer. November was named CEO after serving in numerous senior leadership positions within the organization from 2012 – 2022. Most recently, November has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Ochsner, leading Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Reimbursement, Revenue Cycle and financial operations for the system. In this role, November also oversaw the Information Services, Real Estate, Supply Chain and Partnerships & Integration divisions, and the development and formation of new partnerships for Ochsner throughout the Gulf South.
November previously served as EVP, Digital Health and Chief Administrative Officer at Ochsner, where he managed shared services including innovationOchsner (iO), Digital Medicine, Telehealth, Supply Chain, Information Technology, System Partnerships & Integration, Real Estate and Post-Acute Care. Notably, in this role, November spearheaded the development of Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana, creating meaningful impact within the region through the hiring of more than 300 physicians, expansion of behavioral health services and community investment of more than $200 million.
November joined Ochsner in 2012 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to joining Ochsner, he served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Head of Acquisitions for LHC Group Inc., one of the largest providers of home care in the nation. Prior to LHC Group, Inc., November was an equity partner with Alston & Bird, an international law firm, where he helped a wide range of healthcare organizations navigate growth and complex partnerships for more than 14 years.
November is a graduate with a degree in Accounting from the University of Kentucky and received his Juris Doctorate at the University of Kentucky College of Law. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. November is actively involved in the community and serves as an Adjunct Professor and Guest Lecturer at Loyola University College of Business, was a member of the Governor John Bel Edwards Healthcare Transition Team and serves on the Board of Trustees for the National World War II Museum. For nearly 15 years, November has proudly called Louisiana home with his wife and two adult children.
Warner L. Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer, Ochsner Health
Warner Thomas was named President and CEO of Ochsner Health in 2012 after previously serving as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1998-2012. He is the CEO of Louisiana’s largest non-profit academic health system and its largest private employer.
Today, Ochsner employs 25,000 employees and more than 1,300 employed physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties and conducts more than 700 clinical research studies. The system coordinates and provides clinical and hospital patient care across the Gulf South region through its 40 owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and specialty hospitals, and more than 100 health centers and urgent care centers.
Ochsner is the only Louisiana hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Hospital” across two adult specialty categories and two pediatric specialties and every year cares for patients from all 50 states and more than 70 countries.
Under Thomas’s leadership, Ochsner has expanded across Louisiana and the Gulf South to become a national and global destination for healthcare. The system’s strategy revolves around supporting the growing needs of the patient population and providing specialty services where and when patients need it. Some of this is accomplished in partnership with other strong healthcare organizations across the Gulf South, and provides the opportunity for Ochsner to scale patient-centered technology and other solutions to bring advanced care closer to home.
Thomas has been instrumental in developing a population health focus at Ochsner, delivering programs and resources that empower patients to effectively manage chronic conditions while also maintaining focus on preventive measures, screenings and education to help people stay well and avoid preventable disease. He also worked to launch innovationOchsner in 2015, an Ochsner lab designed to create health advancements to address national issues including chronic disease management, as well as to support and partner with companies working to revolutionize patient-centered care. Internally, Thomas spearheaded the creation of the Ochsner Learning Institute which provides free professional education for all Ochsner leaders to better prepare them to confront challenges, seek opportunity and ignite enthusiasm around best practices in healthcare.
Thomas was appointed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission in 2014 where he continues to advise Congress on issues affecting Medicare. He has served as Chairman of the American Hospital Association Section for Health Systems Governing Council and is a past member of both the Board of the American Medical Group Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges Advisory Panel for Health Care and Council of Teaching Hospitals. Additionally, Thomas is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a Louisiana Hospital Association board member and a member of both the Young Presidents Organization and New Orleans Business Council.
Thomas received an undergraduate degree in accounting and computer information systems from New Hampshire College in Manchester, N.H., and his Master of Business Administration degree in 1994 from Boston University Graduate School of Management. He is also a certified public accountant.
Thomas is a recipient of the Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award, the Anti-Defamation League 2018 A.I. Botnick Torch of Liberty Award, and was named the 2017 CEO of the Year by Biz New Orleans magazine, one of Glassdoor Top CEOs in 2018 and one of Ernst &Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® in the Healthcare & Related Services category for the Gulf Coast Area in 2019.
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H.C. Alexander Funeral Home Purchases New Property in Norco
NORCO, La. – H.C. Alexander Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial provider, has announced the purchase of a new building and property located at 22 Apple Street in Norco. The funeral home’s new building will replace its former Fourth Street location, which sustained damage after Hurricane Ida in 2021 and was beyond repair following a fire in January of 2022. Serving the River Parishes since 1912, H.C. Alexander will rebuild in a larger and more modern space. The building, formerly home to a Capital One Bank, will undergo a renovation that is expected to take up to a year.
“We remain dedicated to the multi-generations of families in this community who have supported H.C. Alexander for the last century and will provide continued care and compassion for generations to come,” said Elizabeth Ford, the funeral home’s manager. “By refurbishing a building that has sat vacant for 10 years, we are proud to play a part in Norco’s revitalization.”
The new facility will offer more parking for families and guests, a spacious parlor and chapel, and a kitchen that will accommodate catering for receptions. It will also serve as a multi-purpose space for community events. For and funeral director Brooke Salter will continue in their roles.
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Judge Appoints Mediator in Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Lawsuits
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans judge has brought in a mediator to try to work out a settlement with hundreds of people who claim damage from collapse of part of a hotel under construction nearly three years ago.
Plaintiffs say they were injured, a loved one killed, or their business damaged when upper stories of a planned Hard Rock Hotel collapsed on Oct. 12, 2019. The crash killed three workers, injured many others, damaged nearby property, and shut down part of six-lane Canal Street for more than a year. It was 10 months before all bodies were removed and 18 months before two-way traffic ran on Canal Street.
There’s been little movement in the cases for about two years, and Civil District Judge Kern Reese has appointed John Perry Jr., of Baton Rouge, as special master to work out a settlement, WWL-TV reported.
“For our clients, it’s a light at the end of the tunnel,” said Mike Brandner Jr., who represents more than 40 injured construction workers.
Perry will negotiate with a committee of 13 plaintiffs’ attorneys and with the hotel’s developers and construction contractors.
“It may be easy to settle with some of the defendants and very difficult to settle with other of the defendants,” Perry told the station Friday. “And we’re just going to have to get into it in a traditional negotiation to make that determination.”
Perry has already worked out settlements in some cases, the station reported.
Paul Thibodeaux, who represents 1031 Canal Development, said it has worked with Perry “to resolve multiple claims and looks forward to continuing that effort.”
The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office is investigating possible negligence charges but has not brought any. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued safety violations against the designer, prime contractor, and some subcontractors, but lead engineer James Heaslip is still appealing his case.
Perry sent a letter Thursday saying that if a settlement is approved, he will run a compensation program to distribute any money put up by the defendants’ insurance companies. He also asks plaintiffs’ attorneys to recommend that their clients participate in a compensation program, with a Sept. 28 deadline for attorneys’ consent to do so.
“Hopefully we’ll be able to put a program in place that’s acceptable to all participants in the very near future,” Perry said. “And at that point, we’ll be in a position to try to negotiate the claims with the defendants.”
Agreement to participate in the process would avoid long litigation but would require accepting Perry’s decision. His “determinations will be final,” said a consent form shared by Perry. “There will be no appeal to any court or any other authority.”
Claimants can opt out of any settlement and continue in court.
“But if they have to take 100 depositions and hire 25 experts and start getting trial dates and working their way through the traditional process, this will take years,” Perry said. “And we’re trying to get this plane landed and give everyone an opportunity to resolve these claims efficiently and quickly.”
Reese has ordered 4% of all claims payments to cover litigation costs, mostly storage of evidence recovered from the collapse site.
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NOMMA Starts New Academic Year With New Principal
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy Commandant Colonel Chris Schlafer, USMC (Retired) announced the appointment of 10-year NOMMA veteran teacher and school leader Alexis Long as principal of the A-rated high school.
Long has a master’s degree in educational leadership from the American College of Education in Indiana and a bachelor’s degree in secondary school education from Anderson University in South Carolina. She is a certified teacher and certified educational leader in Louisiana.
She started her teaching career in Plaquemines Parish as a high school social studies teacher 13 years ago, but moved to NOMMA as an instructor in 2012. She quickly rose to become academic dean and then assistant principal of the school which is the only military/maritime open admissions public charter school in the greater New Orleans region.
“Ms. Long is an accomplished professional educator who has proven herself to be an excellent manager, administrator and teacher,” said Schlafer. “Though our board did an open search for candidates, it was hard to ignore her significant institutional knowledge of NOMMA, since she has literally worked from the ground up to lead our school.”
Schlafer praised Long’s initiatives to improve the school’s organization, collaborative teams and academic performance while employed at the school for the last decade.
“This is a great school where the entire school community encourages me to be my best in utilizing my experience, training and capabilities to build a supportive learning environment for all our cadets,” said Long.
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Programs Hope to Improve Electric Vehicle Charging in La
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alex Katz has been selling electric vehicles at his luxury preowned car dealership, NOLA Motorcars, since 2013.
EVs have always been a curiosity, but these days, interest is surging at his Metairie showroom.
“When people walk in, anything electric is the first one everyone goes up to,” Katz said.
Despite the fascination, most buyers still can’t bring themselves to take the plunge, even though there are more models, longer-range batteries and an upcoming $7,500 federal tax credit for EVs assembled in the U.S.
“The general consensus is, ’I’m not ready yet,” Katz said.
The reasons for sticking with gas-powered vehicles are many, but chief among them is a lack of available charging infrastructure, both the standard Level 2 stations that take several hours and the rarer, ultra-quick, DC fast chargers and Tesla Superchargers, which can do the job in 30-45 minutes.
That could begin changing in the next few years, though, as New Orleans adds 30 Level 2 chargers in underserved neighborhoods and the state gears up to spend almost $100 million to put fast chargers along regional interstate corridors.
Experts say both initiatives should help raise the profile of electric vehicles among consumers and ease the omnipresent worry about not being able to find a charge, particularly in a region where people need to evacuate for hurricanes.
“It’s called range anxiety, and it’s a very real thing,” said Katz, noting he had a customer return a Chevrolet Bolt after spending a day “freaking out over where to charge it.”
“He decided it wasn’t for him,” Katz said. “We definitely need more charging infrastructure, but I tell my customers: treat it like an iPhone, plug it in every night for a full charge the next day.”
An estimated 80% of electric vehicle charging takes place at home, and local owners of EVs say that while range anxiety is real, it often looms larger in the imagination than reality.
Chargers can be installed in a garage or along a driveway, and in 2017, the New Orleans City Council created a permit for those without offstreet parking to put a charger in the public right-of-way.
This was the case for Melanie Sheen, who bought a Nissan Leaf almost four years ago and has never regretted it.
“Now that we have the charging spot in front of the house, it’s been great,” she said. “It hasn’t been a problem at all.”
Sheen, an Ochsner oncologist who lives Uptown with her husband and two children, said the battery life on her Leaf is more than enough for her daily needs.
“I love it, it’s such a fun little car to drive,” she said. “But I also like that I don’t have to go get gas, and I’m doing my part for the environment, reducing my carbon footprint.”
Brian Burns, a local chef and restauranteur, said his family got a Leaf in 2014 to save some money on his wife’s commute to teach in St. Bernard Parish.
At $13,000, it was the most expensive car they had ever bought, but Burns said the money saved by not buying gas and having essentially no maintenance issues have made it more than worth it.
“It’s been an absolute dream not to have to deal with any of that,” he said.
Both said they charge their EVs overnight and rarely worry about it.
Still, as the number of electric cars in New Orleans creeps up, available chargers at places like Whole Foods and Louis Armstrong International Airport are harder to come by. And Sheen and Burns agree the city needs more.
On that count, there are two developments current and prospective EV owners can take heart in.
The first is the rollout of 30 public, free-to-use chargers the city and Entergy New Orleans are installing in 25 locations by the end of the year. The first was opened late last month in Pontchartrain Park, and the others will be placed at parks, libraries and other public facilities with a focus on putting them in places where Level 2 chargers currently aren’t available.
The public charging initiative stems from a 2018 agreement between the City Council and Entergy, and council members made up half of the committee that took the public input on where chargers should be located.
Dan Jartres of the city’s Office of Resilience and Sustainability said that if the location of chargers is left entirely up to commercial providers, then chargers will only be available where the demand already is. He also said the city’s goal is to help encourage more people to consider buying EVs and to have the infrastructure there when they do.
“People are going to balance their desire for cost savings or environmental benefits against practical concerns,” he said, which includes not only the availability of chargers but whether they are in locations where they can pass the time while they charge.
Unlike fast chargers, Level 2 chargers are not analogous to gas stations and tend to be located where people will spend a lot of time, whether it’s home, work or shopping and recreation centers.
The second surge in charging capacity will come from the state, thanks to last year’s federal Infrastructure and Jobs Act, which includes funds for states to install fast chargers along regional corridors.
Tyler Herrmann, co-director of Louisiana Clean Fuels, the nonprofit that is working with the state on the project, said Louisiana will get $73.4 million in federal money that, when combined with local matching dollars, will amount to $95 million for fast charging stations along the I-10, I-12, I-49, I-55, I-20 and U.S. 90 corridors.
Herrmann said the program will put charging stations no more than 50 miles apart and within a mile of the corridor. Once this coverage is achieved, others could be located in underserved areas or places important for hurricane evacuation.
The state’s five-year plan is awaiting approval by the Federal Highway Administration by the end of the month, but the proposal is for 75 stations with at least four chargers each, with more at chargers at stations nearly highly populated areas.
Fast charging stations, however, aren’t cheap.
The plan estimates the cost to be between $100,000 and $300,000 per charger, though the actual amount won’t be determined until contracts are awarded and will depend heavily on what each applicant wants to build. In addition to the physical infrastructure such as concrete pads, trenches, canopies, bollards and lighting, the stations could include their own transformers, a back-up battery and internet connection for the data transfer required for fast charging a vehicle. The chargers might also include more than one type of input so they can be used by older EVs.
The estimates also include the first five years of maintenance and operation. The stations will be owned and operated by the commercial or public entities that submit qualifying proposals, but the program aims to make sure the costs are covered for the first five years.
Herrmann said the first charging station could be built in late 2023.
He said there is a chicken-and-egg relationship between vehicles and charging capacity — people don’t want to buy EVs if there aren’t enough chargers, but no one wants to build charging stations if there aren’t enough vehicles to make it worth the investment.
“I think this funding is going to go a long way to alleviating that barrier,” he said.
Louisiana ranks 46th in the nation based on the market share of EVs among all vehicles sold in 2019. Experts and local EV owners say that’s because there are other impediments beyond range anxiety.
Electric vehicles tend to cost a bit more than their gas-powered counterparts, despite some affordable entry-level models like the Leaf and Bolt.
Hermann said a new Bolt costs about $26,000, while Katz, the dealer, said a used 2013 Leaf goes for about $10,000, provided a buyer can live with a battery that’s good for only about 80 miles per charge.
For those who can spend more, waiting lists are common, as global demand soars for highly coveted models. Burns has been so happy with his Leaf that he’s in line for a Ford Lightning EV pick-up truck, but he’s been on a waiting list for well over a year.
The high percentage of renters and older homes without off-street parking present unique challenges as well.
The more a driver pays to charge, the less financial advantage there is to owning an EV, Herrmann pointed out. The Level 2 chargers, which can take 4 to 5 hours to fully charge at a cost of about $14, are twice as expensive as charging from home.
Home charging, he said, is a third of the cost of fueling a gas-powered vehicle.
“That home charging piece is pretty crucial,” he said.
Tesla argued in a lawsuit filed recently that the state’s laws prohibiting direct-to-consumer sales of vehicles has been preventing Louisiana from fully participating in the EV revolution. For the time being, at least, Louisiana residents who want a Tesla have to buy it online.
Tesla owner James Miller said he wishes there were more charging stations in New Orleans, and he still considers his other, gas-powered vehicle essential, particularly because of hurricanes. But he has enjoyed his Tesla since he got it about a month ago.
“It will be a tough transition, but so was gas when we stopped riding horses,” he said recently at the Tesla Supercharger station in Metairie. “Everything is tough at the beginning. I still like gas — I won’t lie, three or four minutes and I’m out. But here I sit. I might as well read a book.”
By CHAD CALDER, The Times Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate
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https://www.bizneworleans.com/programs-hope-to-improve-electric-vehicle-charging-in-la/
| 2022-09-14T07:01:33Z
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T. Parker Host Companies Donate $500K to NOLA Coalition
NEW ORLEANS — The T. Parker Host group of companies has announced a $500,000 donation to support the NOLA Coalition and other charitable organizations. Avondale Marine, the former Avondale Shipyard, is a Host company.
$350,000 will go to support the implementation of Youth Master Plans Grants via the NOLA Coalition Fund. $100,000 will go to support similar causes in Bridge City in Jefferson Parish, the east bank of Plaquemines Parish and West Baton Rouge. Finally, $50,000 will go to GNO Inc. for sustained management of the coalition. The funding will be spread over the next three years, and brings the total amount that the NOLA Coalition has raised to approximately $3.5 million.
“Host has a longstanding, and growing presence, in the region, said Adam Anderson, the company’s chairman and CEO. “Having moved my family from Virginia to New Orleans, we are committed to investing not only in this region’s infrastructure, but its people as well. We hope by making this a public announcement it will encourage other companies to take action.”
With over 300 employees and 50 additional positions being actively recruited in the state, Host’s Louisiana operations span from Baton Rouge to Plaquemines Parish and include the redevelopment of the former Avondale Shipyard, which it acquired in 2018.
“T. Parker Host stepped in to revitalize Avondale Shipyard,” said Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc. “Now, Host is stepping up to revitalize our community, with this extraordinary financial gift to deserving local nonprofits. We are grateful to Host, Avondale, and their leader, Adam Anderson.”
Distribution of the $350,000 will be administered by United Way of Southeast Louisiana. $75,000 will go to a new mental and behavioral health collaborative, with the remainder awarded to eligible nonprofits through a competitive RFP process which opened Sept. 7. Cycle 1 grant funds prioritize nonprofit organizations serving youth of color from birth to 24 years old living at or below the ALICE Threshold, and/or organizations with operating budgets below $500,000. Nonprofits can apply for funds at UnitedWaySELA.org/YMPgrants.
“Our youth hold the future in their hands. They are not the problem but our future,” said Dr. Takeisha Davis, UWSELA board of trustees chair. “If we are going to transform Louisiana’s communities to thriving, equitable places where all individuals are healthy, educated and economically stable, it will take bold initiatives like the NOLA Coalition, and United Way is grateful T. Parker Host is making this significant investment in our youth.”
Founded in 1923, T. Parker Host is a total solutions provider for the maritime industry, specializing in agency services, terminal operations, stevedoring and marine assets. In 2018, Host acquired the former Avondale Shipyard, located at mile 108 of the Mississippi River and, shortly thereafter, acquired United Bulk Terminals in Plaquemines Parish. Adam Anderson is the majority shareholder of T. Parker Host, and is a recognized national leader in the maritime industry. He relocated his family from Virginia to New Orleans in 2019.
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https://www.bizneworleans.com/t-parker-host-companies-donate-500k-to-nola-coalition/
| 2022-09-14T07:01:36Z
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US Takes Aim at Some Trump Offshore Safety Rule Rollbacks
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday that it wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety rules to prevent blowouts like the BP catastrophe that killed 11 people and fouled the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
“This proposed rulemaking will help ensure that offshore energy development utilizes the latest science and technology to keep people safe,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a news release. “As our nation transitions to a clean energy economy, we must commit to strengthening and modernizing offshore energy standards and oversight.”
The changes are a step in the right direction but not far enough, said Diane Hoskins of the ocean environmental nonprofit Oceana.
“No operator can promise there won’t be another disaster like BP’s Deepwater Horizon blowout. The only way to prevent offshore drilling disasters is to permanently protect our coasts and workers from new offshore leasing,” she said in an emailed staatement.
Under Trump, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement acted in 2019 to change rules put in place three years earlier while Barak Obama was president.
The agency is proposing to change seven out of the scores of revisions and additions made in 2019, director Kevin M. Sligh Sr. said during a phone news conference with Haaland.
He said one would require the bureau to accredit independent agencies that inspect offshore rigs and equipment.
Another would require blowout preventers — the equipment that failed in 2010 — to always be able to handle the well’s maximum gas flow specifications.
Others would require operators to send failure data to the federal offshore safety agency rather than to designated third parties, and would cut a month off the time allowed to begin failure analyses and investigations, allowing three months rather than four.
“The 2019 revisions to the Well Control Rule addressed technical problems and cleared up ambiguity,” changing 68 of the original rule’s 342 provisions, said Erik Milito, president of the National Ocean Industries Association, which represents oil and gas companies. “Any further updates … should follow a similar tailored approach.”
Environmental groups sued in 2019, claiming the changes would make oil and gas exploration and development off the Pacific, Atlantic, Alaska, and Gulf coasts “significantly more dangerous.”
“We are still reviewing the proposed rule to determine the best way forward with the lawsuit,” said Chris Eaton, senior attorney at Earthjustice, which filed the lawsuit.
Scientists still worry about effects of the nation’s worst offshore oil spill on dolphins, whales, sea turtles, small fish vital to the food chain and ancient corals in the cold, dark depths.
The proposal opens a 60-day public comment period, which ends Nov. 14.
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https://www.bizneworleans.com/us-takes-aim-at-some-trump-offshore-safety-rule-rollbacks/
| 2022-09-14T07:01:42Z
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