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HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") today announces that the clinical study of PD-L1 antibody ASC22 (Envafolimab) in combination with Chidamide for functional cure of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has completed the enrollment of 15 HIV infected patients.
The objective of this study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05129189) is to evaluate the efficacy of ASC22 (Envafolimab) combined with Chidamide on the viral reservoirs of latently infected cells in HIV patients. Ascletis BioScience Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd. provide ASC22 (Envafolimab) and Chidamide, respectively, for the clinical trial.
The study design of this trial is 1 mg/kg ASC22 (Envafolimab) subcutaneous injection once every four weeks (Q4W) in combination with 10 mg Chidamide administered orally twice a week (BIW) with 12-week treatment.
ASC22 (Envafolimab) is a subcutaneously administered single domain antibody against PD-L1 and has the potential to restore virus-specific immune responses in patients with chronic viral infection such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV. Latently infected cells by HIV are a major barrier to curing HIV infection. Recent data [1] demonstrated that blocking PD-1/PD-L1 pathway resulted in reversing HIV latency in the clinical trial and supported the rationale for combining PD-1/PD-L1 antibody with other drugs to reduce the HIV reservoir of latently infected cells. Chidamide is the global first approved subtype-selective histone deacetylase oral inhibitor (HDACi) mainly targeting the subtype 1, 2, 3 of Class I and subtype 10 of Class IIb histone deacetylase (HDAC), with a mechanism against epigenetic abnormality.
"The clinical study of PD-L1 antibody ASC22 (Envafolimab) in combination with Chidamide for functional cure of HIV infection enrolled the first patient on July 1, 2022. I'm very happy it completed all patient enrollment within less than 3 months. I expect to advance the clinical study to further explore the potential of ASC22 (Envafolimab) in combination with Chidamide as functional cure of HIV Infection." said Jun Chen, MD, Deputy Chief Physician, Infection and Immunity, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center and the principal investigator of the study.
"Functional cure of HIV/AIDS remains a challenge in China and globally despite the improved access of standard ART treatment. PD-1 and PD-L1 expressions are elevated in HIV-1 infected patients compared with healthy subjects. Recent data indicated that blocking PD-1/PD-L1 pathway reversed HIV latency in patients, and hopefully clear the HIV reservoir. Previous studies have suggested that PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors may be very promising drugs for achieving a functional cure for HIV, and I expect the results of the study could benefit more HIV-infected patients." said Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis.
Dr. Lu Xianping, Founder, Chairman and General Manager of Chipscreen Biosciences, stated, "The major obstacle that impedes HIV eradication is the persistence of latent reservoir, while current treatments are still ineffective in eliminating HIV reservoir. Data showed Chidamide safely and vigorously disrupts HIV latency, and therefore it is expected to play a key role in treatment. I expect that the results of Chidamide combined with ASC22 will bring more positive benefits to patients with HIV/AIDS."
[1] Uldrick et al., Sci. Transl. Med. 14, eabl3836 (2022) 26 January 2022
About Ascletis
Ascletis is an innovative R&D driven biotech listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1672.HK), covering the entire value chain from discovery and development to manufacturing and commercialization. Led by a management team with deep expertise and a proven track record, Ascletis focuses on three therapeutic areas with unmet medical needs from a global perspective: viral diseases, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and oncology. Through excellent execution, Ascletis rapidly advances its drug pipeline with an aim of leading in global competition. To date, Ascletis has three marketed products, i.e. ritonavir tablets, GANOVO® and ASCLEVIR®, and 20 drug candidates in its R&D pipeline. The most advanced drug candidates include ASC22 (CHB functional cure), ASC10 and ASC11 (oral small molecules for COVID-19 treatment), ASC40 (recurrent glioblastoma), ASC42 (PBC, primary biliary cholangitis), and ASC40 (acne).
For more information, please visit www.ascletis.com.
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NEW YORK , Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Sema4 Holdings, Corp. ("Sema4 Holdings Corp." or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SMRF) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Sema4 Holdings Corp. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 14, 2022 and August 15, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
SMRF investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) there was a significant risk that Sema4 would reverse a material amount of previously recognized revenue that it could not recoup from third party payors; (2) the Company was experiencing declining selling prices for its reproductive health segment; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Sema4's financial results would be adversely affected; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Sema4 Holdings Corp. during the relevant time frame, you have until November 7, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Syntr Health Technologies, Inc. and HAPPYBOND, Inc. are pleased to announce their partnership to combat degenerative joint disease in canines. By leveraging SYNTR's patented SynterFugeK9 System along with HAPPYBOND's uniquely formulated and patented collagen supplement, we seek to provide veterinarians and pet owners with an advanced and highly synergistic therapy for treating knee and joint osteoarthritis.
"We are excited to combine SYNTR's autologous microsized fat tissue to replenish lost fat in the joints with HAPPYBOND's unique pet supplements for cartilage regeneration. This will give our beloved canine friends the opportunity for a new lease on life,'' said Ahmed Zobi, CEO of Syntr Health. "Veterinarians and dog owners will have an enhanced therapy to combat one of the most common joint diseases experienced by dogs in the US."
"One of the key issues experienced by dogs as they age is lack of mobility. We are super excited to join forces with an amazing solution to give our best friends the joy of movement back," said Anja Skodda, CEO and Chief Scientist of HAPPYBOND. "This partnership will open up more research on current and future solutions to combat degenerative joint disease in canines."
"Every pet parent's goal should be to provide their dog with the most healthy and happy lifestyle possible. A big part of accomplishing this is being aware of the 5 body motions which are stretch, walk, run, rest and sleep. HAPPYBONDs Collagen+ is not only a preventative supplement for stiff joints & joint discomfort, its collagen base helps dogs stay moving, youthful and active well into their senior years. I give HAPPYBOND to my dogs & can confidently say that it works, " said Cesar Millan.
This partnership focuses on achieving the best results by using the canine's own fat tissue processed with the SyntrFugeK9 system, accompanied with pre- and post- oral supplementation with HAPPYBOND's Collagen+, which has shown to induce and enhance biosynthesis of collagen and the extracellular matrix in cartilage.
Our combined efforts will bring forth a synergistic, new treatment modality to relieve joint pain for our beloved dogs in a natural, simple, and affordable way.
Syntr Health Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2018. The company's mission is to provide physicians and veterinarians with an FDA cleared device that can quickly, affordably, and conveniently process and microsize adipose tissue at the point-of-care in over 11 surgical specialties. Syntr Health Technologies is focused on becoming the market leader in automated adipose tissue processing. For more information, please visit https://www.syntrhealth.com/.
Founded in 2018 by biotech scientist and dog lover Anja Skodda, HAPPYBOND formulates science-based nutrition to support canine health. HAPPYBOND's patented collagen supplement blend is created from the highest quality ingredients which support and can help rebuild cartilage for optimal mobility in addition to aiding digestion, promoting hair growth, and supporting healthy skin and coat. HAPPYBOND's line including treats, food, supplements and grooming can be purchased online at HAPPYBOND, Amazon and Petco.com. For more information, please visit https://www.happybond.com/.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in TG Therapeutics, Inc. ("TG Therapeutics" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TGTX) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of TG Therapeutics investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between January 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
TGTX investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of the Company's therapeutic product candidates, Ublituximab and Umbralisib; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Umbralisib marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma New Drug Application, the Biologics License Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, the supplemental New Drug Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, or the Ublituximab relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis Biologics License Application in their current forms; (iii) as a result, the Company had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (iv) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in TG Therapeutics during the relevant time frame, you have until September 16, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
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NEW YORK , Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in TuSimple Holdings Inc. ("TuSimple" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TSP) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of TuSimple investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons who: (a) purchased or otherwise acquired TuSimple common stock pursuant and/or traceable to documents issued in connection with TuSimple's April 15, 2021 initial public offering; and/or (b) that purchased or otherwise acquired TuSimple securities between April 15, 2021 and August 1, 2022, both dates inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
TSP investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) TuSimple's commitment to safety was significantly overstated and defendants concealed fundamental problems with the Company's technology; (ii) TuSimple was rushing the testing of its autonomous driving technology in order to deliver driverless trucks to the market ahead of its more safety-conscious competitors; (iii) there was a corporate culture within TuSimple that suppressed or ignored safety concerns in favor of unrealistically ambitious testing and delivery schedules; (iv) the aforementioned conduct made accidents involving the Company's autonomous driving technology more likely; (v) the aforementioned conduct invited enhanced regulatory scrutiny and investigatory action toward the Company; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in TuSimple during the relevant time frame, you have until October 31, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Tuya Inc. ("Tuya" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUYA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Tuya investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Tuya American Depositary Shares in or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
TUYA investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (a) a material portion of Tuya's China-based customers were engaged in the widespread and systematic manipulation of reviews and product offerings in violation of Amazon.com's terms of use; (b) prior to the initial public offering, a consumer investigation and data breach had exposed an illicit fake review scheme being perpetrated by many of Tuya's clients, among others, which included, inter alia, the exposure of 13 million records of organized fake review scams linked to over 200,000 Amazon account profiles; (c) as a result of (a) and (b) above, there was a substantial risk that a material portion of Tuya's significant customers would be barred from using Amazon.com's platform, negatively impacting Tuya's business, revenue, earnings, and prospects; and (d) as a result of (a)-(c) above, the registration statement's representations regarding Tuya's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities and expected growth did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, financial results, and trajectory of the Company at the time of the initial public offering, and such statements were materially false and misleading and lacked a reasonable factual basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Tuya during the relevant time frame, you have until October 11, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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POWAY, California, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VyOS Networks Corporation, the company that develops the VyOS Network Platform and provides support services, announced today that it was featured as a challenger and a fast mover in GigaOm Radar for network operating systems reports for SMB, enterprise and cloud/managed service provider segments. The full report is available to everyone interested upon request.
"We are proud to get featured in GigaOm Radar reports this year again. We are glad that our effort to provide our customers with a stable and feature-rich platform is recognized," says Yuriy Andamasov, VyOS Networks Corporation CEO.
"There is more to VyOS than market reports cover, however. GigaOm Radar makes a comparison of products where their use cases overlap. Still, VyOS also covers unique use cases that other vendors don't, such as custom embedded hardware support and modification of VyOS itself," adds Daniil Baturin, VyOS Networks Corporation CTO.
About VyOS
VyOS is an open-source network operating system. Its slogan is "a universal router" because it supports multiple deployment scenarios and roles: bare-metal hardware from small boards to large servers, all popular virtualization platforms including VMware, KVM, and Microsoft Hyper-V, and multi-cloud support for major hyperscalers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
VyOS supports multiple dynamic routing protocols via FRRouting, various VPN protocols, and other network routing and security features, available through a unified stateful CLI and an HTTP API for management automation.
About VyOS Networks Corporation
VyOS Networks Corporation is a company started by the VyOS open-source project founders and maintainers to provide services for it and ensure sustainable development.
Contact: Roman, roman@vyos.io; Phone :+16194320570
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Weber Inc. ("Weber" or the "Company") (NYSE: WEBR) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Weber investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Weber Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's August 2021 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
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CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases; (2) as a result, consumer demand for Weber's products was reasonably likely to decrease; (3) due to the resulting inventory buildup, Weber was reasonably likely to run promotions to "enhance retail sell through"; (4) the foregoing would adversely impact Weber's financial results; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. ("17EdTech" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: YQ) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of 17EdTech investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded 17EdTech securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with 17EdTech's December 2020 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
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CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) 17EdTech's K-12 Academic AST Services would end less than a year after the Company's initial public offering; (2) as part of its ongoing regulatory efforts, Chinese authorities would imminently curtail and/or end 17EdTech's core business; and (3) as a result, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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Herbert Jacobson died when Japanese torpedoes sank the USS Oklahoma. In 2015, technology made it possible to ID some remains. His descendants finally attended a burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Herbert Jacobson died when Japanese torpedoes sank the USS Oklahoma. In 2015, technology made it possible to ID some remains. His descendants finally attended a burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is visiting schools across several states to showcase efforts to help K-12 students, educators and federal student loan borrowers.
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is visiting schools across several states to showcase efforts to help K-12 students, educators and federal student loan borrowers.
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U.S. public health experts are studying Canada's harm reduction programs which include supervised injection sites and legally prescribed drugs that people with addiction can use to get high.
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U.S. public health experts are studying Canada's harm reduction programs which include supervised injection sites and legally prescribed drugs that people with addiction can use to get high.
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In Massachusetts, the residents of Martha's Vineyard are scrambling to care for 50 immigrants, mostly from Venezuela, who arrived without warning yesterday at the local airport.
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In Massachusetts, the residents of Martha's Vineyard are scrambling to care for 50 immigrants, mostly from Venezuela, who arrived without warning yesterday at the local airport.
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Latinos have been a part of Hollywood since the silent movie era. But they continue to be underrepresented in front of and behind the cameras. USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and UCLA's latest Hollywood Diversity Report show that Latino actors get just 7% of film leads.
In the early days of cinema and to this day, Anglo actors played so-called Spanish roles, sometimes in brownface. USC professor Laura Isabel Serna says Latinos were often used as background extras, wrangling horses for Western pictures. Luis Reyes, author of a new book called Viva Hollywood, says Latino actors who did get speaking parts were typecast in cliched roles.
"You know, the stereotypes: Oh, you're Latino? You'll play the bandido," Reyes says. "There was a guy that played a bandido so often he had his own costume. It was about earning a living. 'I got black hair, I look dark. You wanted me to be a cantina girl? No problem.'"
Hollywood stars Ramon Novarro and his second cousin Dolores del Rio got their starts in silent pictures and were promoted as "Latin lovers." Both came from influential aristocratic families in Mexico. Navarro's family had moved to Los Angeles to escape the Mexican Revolution in 1913. He went from being an extra to starring in the 1925 silent film Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Among his hits is the 1931 film Mata Hari with Greta Garbo.
Dolores del Rio was also recruited to Hollywood to be a sex symbol. Her famous friends Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich reportedly regarded her as the most beautiful woman in Hollywood. Del Rio starred in silent films such as High Steppers, Pals First and Ramona. When talking pictures took over, she was also a success, after proving she could sing.
"She was seen as an exotic woman," says Cynthia Prida Bravo, consul for cultural affairs for the Consulate General of Mexico. "She played the European, very sophisticated woman and she played the Indigenous woman. She was so sure of herself. That's why we're still celebrating her almost after a hundred years."
Serna further explains del Rio's appeal in Hollywood. "She's exotic looking, but she's not particularly dark. I think that works for the studios, as it continues to work for the studios today. So she's portrayed as being very 'acceptable.' And she was very insistent that she didn't want to play roles that she considered stereotypical."
There were other tropes used then, and even now. For comedic effect, there was the "hot-tempered, fast-talking, spicy wildcat" Latina. Actress Lupe Vélez, known as Lupe "Tabasco" Vélez, starred in at least eight Mexican Spitfire movies in the 1930s and '40s.
Then there were the sultry femme fatales not billed as Hispanic. Rita Hayworth, born Margarita Carmen Cansino, whose dad was from Spain, and Raquel Welch, born Jo Raquel Tejada, whose father was Bolivian.
"Everybody changed their names in those days," says Reyes. He adds that the studios may have anglicized names to appeal to white audiences, but that didn't mean the actors were ashamed of their heritage. And some, like del Rio, returned to their roots. In the 1940s, she helped launch Mexico's Golden Age of Cinema. Among her most famous films were María Candelaria, the first Mexican film screened at the Cannes International Film Festival, and Las Abandonadas, for which she won an Ariel, Mexico's equivalent of an Oscar.
But in Hollywood, it took years for the Academy Awards to give its first Oscar to a Latino actor. Puerto Rican José Ferrer got it for playing an adventurer, swordsman and poet in the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac. Two years later, Mexican American actor Anthony Quinn won his first Oscar for Viva Zapata!
Actor Edward James Olmos credits Oscar winners Ferrer and Quinn for paving the way for later generations to play serious, non-Latino roles.
I am a Latino actor and I'm proud of it. ... My intention was to tell stories about me and my culture.
Still, like those before him, Olmos says he was often cast in cliched roles, but he says that didn't mean he played them "stereotypically."
He says the head of casting at MGM asked him to change his name. So he did, from Eddie Olmos to Edward James Olmos.
"I am a Latino actor and I'm proud of it," says Olmos. "I said no to more things than I said yes. My intention was to tell stories about me and my culture."
The actor born in East LA starred in some of the most iconic Chicano films, including Zoot Suit, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Stand and Deliver and Selena. In 1997, he helped found the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival to showcase the work of Latino and Latinx creators. He also helped start a youth cinema project for children from fourth grade through college.
Before that, in 1962, Rita Moreno was the first Latina actress to win an Oscar for her role as Anita in the 1961 film West Side Story.
Moreno was born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York and in Hollywood played a lot of what she called "Conchita Lolita" Latina roles or the generic ethnic.
"I never ever was able to do a part without assuming some kind of an accent," she told NPR in 2011, adding that even for the Nuyorican musical West Side Story there were challenges. "We all had to wear one color makeup, very very dark. And I remember asking the makeup man in real annoyance, why can't the makeup match our different skin tones because Hispanics are many different — some of us are very fair."
Moreno says it took years to get another good role after her Oscar. But she persevered, acting on television and onstage. And now, at age 90, Rita Moreno continues to act in Hollywood. She was in last year's West Side Story remake, where newcomer Ariana DeBose played Anita.
DeBose made history at this year's Academy Awards, where she accepted her Oscar.
"You see a queer, openly queer woman of color, an Afro Latina who found her strength in life through art, and that's what I believe we're here to celebrate," DeBose said onstage.
Actor John Leguizamo was also onstage at this year's Oscars celebration, which included an all-Latino performance from Lin-Manuel Miranda's animated musical film Encanto.
"All these beautiful Latinx faces, we got great representation tonight, people," he said, before reminding the audience of the legend that the Oscar statuette was modeled on Emilio "El Indio" Fernández in 1928.
For years, Leguizamo has railed about Hollywood's limited opportunities for Latino actors and stories. He recently shared his outrage on social media when film producers cast white actor James Franco to play Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
"I grew up in an era where Latin people couldn't play Latin people on film, where Charlton Heston played a Mexican, where Pacino played Cuban and Puerto Rican," Leguizamo said on Instagram. "They told you to change your name. Stay out of the sun, that only white Latinos or white-passing Latinos will get jobs. I've been told so many times you can't have two Latin people in the movie, otherwise, people think it's a Latin movie, you know how, whatever. So no, no appropriating our stories? No, no more of that. I'm done with that."
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This story is part of our five-part Latinos in Hollywood series, which pays tribute to some of the legends and pioneers in the film industry and examines how some Latinx actors, film composers and directors are getting or creating more opportunities.
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The presidents of China and Russia will meet on Thursday. A threatened freight rail strike is already leading to disruptions. Unannounced, Florida flies migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
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'Planet Money' breaks down the price of a gallon of gasoline By Sarah Gonzalez Published September 15, 2022 at 4:08 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:55 Planet Money investigates how exactly gas stations determine how much a gallon is going to cost us, and why those numbers are so volatile. Copyright 2022 NPR
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In the first congressional hearing on monkeypox, federal officials were criticized for being slow to act, and struggling to apply the lessons of the pandemic to the current outbreak.
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The concept of quiet quitting has captured the post-pandemic zeitgeist By Alina Selyukh Published September 15, 2022 at 4:08 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:52 At heart, it's a debate about how emotionally invested people should be in their work, with quiet quitting as a Rorschach test. Copyright 2022 NPR
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Before Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was elected, years of work went into updating the executive mansion tour to include the lives of enslaved people. His redesigned tour doesn't recognize slavery.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West about a new fund being created for some of the frozen money from the Afghan central bank.
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Many say rising political division and ideological violence threaten democracy but there are risks with Biden addressing it directly. President Biden and Vice President Harris will give remarks.
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The leaders of China and Russia join other world leaders for meetings at the Eurasian summit — dealing with security and trade. Top of the agenda: regional security and Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Crowds queue for queen’s coffin as Charles spends quiet day
LONDON (AP) - Thousands of mourners lined up through the night to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in Parliament’s Westminster Hall on Thursday, as King Charles III spent a day in private to reflect on his first week on the throne.
The queue to see the queen lying in state stretched for 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) Thursday morning all the way to Tower Bridge. It snaked along the south bank of the River Thames and then over a bridge to Parliament. Thousands in the line didn’t mind the hours of waiting.
“I’m glad there was a queue because that gave us time to see what was ahead of us, prepared us and absorbed the whole atmosphere,” said health care professional Nimisha Maroo. “I wouldn’t have liked it if I’d had to just rush through.”
After a day of high ceremony and high emotion on Wednesday as the queen was borne in somber procession from Buckingham Palace, the king was spending the day in “private reflection” at his Highgrove residence in western England. Charles has had calls with U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron and is speaking to a host of world leaders — many of whom will come to London on Monday for the queen’s funeral.
Heir to the throne Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, will visit the royal family’s Sandringham estate in eastern England to see some of the tributes left by well-wishers.
On Wednesday the queen left Buckingham Palace for the last time, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster Hall.
Charles, his siblings and sons marched behind the coffin, which was topped by a wreath of white roses and her crown resting on a purple velvet pillow.
The military procession underscored Elizabeth’s seven decades as head of state as the national mourning process shifted to the grand boulevards and historic landmarks of the U.K. capital.
The 900-year-old Westminster Hall is now the focus of events, as the queen lies in state until Monday.
The display of mass mourning is an enormous logistical operation, with a designated 10-mile (16 kilometer) route lined with first aid points and more than 500 portable toilets. There are 1,000 stewards and marshals working at any given time, and 30 religious leaders from a range of faiths to stop and talk to those in line.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of the Church of England, wore a high-visibility vest emblazoned with the words “Faith Team” as he spoke to mourners.
Welby, who led a service for the royal family when Elizabeth’s coffin reached Westminster Hall, paid tribute to the queen as “someone you could trust totally, completely and absolutely, whose wisdom was remarkable.”
Thousands have already paid their respects, filing past the casket draped with the royal standard and topped with a diamond-encrusted crown.
People old and young, dressed in dark suits or jeans and sneakers, walked in a steady stream through the historic hall, where Guy Fawkes and Charles I were tried, where kings and queens hosted magnificent medieval banquets, and where previous monarchs have lain in state.
After passing the coffin, most mourners paused to look back before going out through the hall’s great oak doors. Some wiped away tears; others bowed their heads or curtseyed. One sank onto a knee and blew a farewell kiss.
Keith Smart, an engineer and British Army veteran, wiped away tears as he left the hall. He had waited more than 10 hours for the chance to say his goodbye.
“Everybody in the crowd was impeccably behaved. There was no malice, everybody was friends. It was fantastic,” he said. “And then, to come into that room and see that, I just broke down inside. I didn’t bow — I knelt to the floor, on my knees, bowed my head to the queen.”
The late-night silence was broken when one of the guards standing vigil around the coffin collapsed and fell forward off a raised platform. The man, his chest adorned with medals, could be seen on livestreams of the queen’s coffin lying in state swaying on his feet before pitching forward onto the floor. Two police officers rushed to his assistance.
Crowds have lined the route of the queen’s coffin whenever it has been moved in its long journey from Scotland — where the monarch died Sept. 8, aged 96 — to London.
On Tuesday night, thousands braved a typical London drizzle as the hearse, with interior lights illuminating the casket, drove slowly from an air base to Buckingham Palace.
Earlier, in Edinburgh, about 33,000 people filed silently past her coffin in 24 hours at St. Giles’ Cathedral.
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High pressure will keep us dry for the next several days
It’s another chilly morning with some patchy fog across the region. Once the sun rises, the fog will lift, and we’ll see some mainly sunny skies. Temperatures this afternoon will be slightly warmer with highs in the 70s and possibly the low 80s.
Overnight, we’ll stay dry with mainly clear skies and some patchy fog is possible once again. Lows will drop down into the upper 40s and low-mid 50s once again.
Mainly sunny skies will last throughout the rest of the work week. Temperatures will climb back up into the 70s and low 80s for our Friday.
The weather will be on repeat this weekend with plenty of sunshine and highs in the 70s and low 80s. Dry conditions look to continue into next week as well. Make sure to stay tuned and catch the latest on WVVA.
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Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption
(AP) - When a water crisis forced schools back online in Jackson, Mississippi, fifth-grade teacher Ryan Johnson saw reminders everywhere of pandemic times.
Two and a half years after schools switched to remote learning for COVID-19, he once again logged into online learning to see kids lying in bed at home while tuning in for his classes.
This time, Johnson also had to assist his young daughter, who was stuck at home trying to keep up with second grade. She asked repeatedly when she could go back to school.
The stint in remote learning was short-lived for the 20,000-student school system in Jackson. But it highlighted an alarming reality: Schools are relying on online classes when communities face their most trying times — disasters like wildfires, storms or a lack of water. And experts say it’s not a sustainable solution.
When Jackson’s troubled water system left the city with dry taps and unflushable toilets for several days, school went online for a week. Enough water pressure was restored last week for children to go back in person, but the city remains under its seventh week of a boil-water advisory.
Still, online learning compounded the disruption for children and teachers. Families waited in lines for hours to get water to drink or wash. Back at home, children slogged through internet classes, often with the whole family in the house once again.
Johnson said he did his best to juggle it all and keep his students engaged, drawing on his extended experience from the pandemic, but it was far from perfect.
“You try to look at the glass half full as much as possible,” he said.
There was a time, early in the pandemic, when hopes were high for remote learning. It made snow days obsolete, and some schools experimented with online learning in place of substitute teachers. The potential seemed endless.
But remote learning’s shortcomings have become more clear. The shift to remote learning for COVID-19 left many students behind where they should be academically and added to strains on their mental health.
At the same time, it led to increased access to technology and skills that make remote instruction doable on a large scale — an impossibility just four years ago.
In 2018, two hurricanes — Florence and Michael — struck the same regions in North Carolina, causing schools to close. Some students were out of school for weeks. There were attempts at remote learning, but many lacked access to laptops and other technology. Most schools tried to redistribute students to other in-person facilities, said Gary Henry, dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development, who has been part of a long-term research effort studying the impact.
Now, Henry thinks districts will reach first for remote learning. In the short term — a few weeks, perhaps — he thinks it could be a way to keep students on track, but the pandemic showed it’s not a sustainable model.
“I think it will be an automatic response in most places to short-term disruptions in schooling,” he said. “It’s going to be the first reaction, whereas, back during the hurricanes, it was: Where can we get these students in another physical location where they can resume their school experience? Now I think it’s going to be: How can we get organized to provide remote learning?”
Schools in Mora, New Mexico, switched to remote learning last April when the town was evacuated due to a wildfire.
It was a rocky start, Superintendent Marvin MacAuley said. Some of the displaced students and teachers were in evacuation centers, without access to their technology. As time went on, people were able to access computers or tablets and the internet.
In mid-August, students went back to school, in person, for the first time since the fire. The year started with an emphasis on social-emotional learning, to address the difficulties students have faced. Even with social workers reaching out, MacAuley said it was difficult gauging how students were doing during remote learning.
“When there’s a lot of stuff that has happened, it’s better to have the kids in person so you can see how they are, take note of their behaviors and provide the support to them,” he said.
In Cresskill, New Jersey, after Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, the building housing the high school and middle school was left underwater. The school system had no choice but to start the school year virtually.
“That’s rough,” Superintendent Michael Burke said. “That’s rough for kids for mental health issues. It’s rough for kids for socialization. And it’s hard for parents who have to arrange for someone to be home. You know, and that’s the most frustrating part, is that it came on the heels of COVID. And people were at a breaking point.”
Eventually, Cresskill offered hybrid learning, working with a local church, utilizing its 14 classrooms. Later, in February, the school moved into a neighboring town’s church building, which allowed students to go back every day.
Sarah Barrs’ daughter, who is now a seventh grader, was scheduled to go to orientation the week the storm decimated the school. She said some considered remote learning an adequate solution because they had done it before out of necessity.
“It’s not school,” she said. “It’s a last resort and it shouldn’t be a crutch that we rely on for school.”
In Jackson, Johnson used his experience from the pandemic to help new teachers at his school when the district moved online during the water crisis. For one, he tried to ensure students had their laptop cameras on, in hopes of keeping them focused. Teachers worked hard last year to help students catch up, he said, and he worried about the potential effects of another extended closure.
As the water pressure came back, the school system bused some students and teachers to alternate sites to bring them back to in-person instruction as quickly as possible.
“It’s certainly not our first option,” said Sherwin Johnson, a spokesman for Jackson Public Schools. “Having them not learning at all, which would be the other option, is unacceptable.”
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LOS ANGELES – The 74th Emmy Awards were handed out Monday night with trademark glitz and self-deprecating humor, but this year’s show did little to mask the fear roiling the television industry.
Broadcast networks – where executives are growing resentful over how the ceremony has become a three-hour commercial for their streaming competitors – were only recognized with three televised awards, compared to nine for the streamers.
The show aired on NBC, a network that is considering cutting back on the number of prime-time hours it programs.
HBO and its streaming arm HBO Max had a lot to celebrate with 38 Emmy trophies overall, topping 26 for Netflix.
But the wins come amid layoffs and cost cutting at parent company Warner Bros. Discovery. HBO Max – home of Emmy-winning comedy “Hacks” – will be merged with Discovery’s streaming service next year.
Emmy host Kenan Thompson summed up the state of flux in his monologue.
“If you’re over 50 years old, Peacock is NBC’s streaming service,” he said. “And if you’re under 20 years old, NBC is a network that used to show ‘The Office.’”
The divide is one of the many challenges facing the TV industry. Wall Street is demanding a path to profitability from the streaming business, even the mighty Netflix, which has been humbled by a slowdown in subscriber growth.
Media companies still dependent on cable and broadcast TV while they transition to streaming are seeing cord cutting shrink their traditional business like an iceberg melting in the sun as they try to compete with deep-pocketed tech companies such as Apple and Amazon.
“What we are going through right now, in the media and entertainment space, is the age of great anxiety,” former Disney boss Bob Iger said last week at Vox Media’s Code conference in Beverly Hills. “People who are running these big companies are anxious. Streaming companies are anxious. Investors are anxious, advertisers are anxious and the creative community is anxious. Agents are anxious, everybody’s anxious.”
Jeff Gaspin, an independent producer and former entertainment chief at NBC, said program sellers who benefited from the boom in content from the proliferation of streaming services are going through a period of adjustment. He said companies are taking a closer look at the return on investment for programming, especially higher-priced projects.
“The overall mood is a little concerning that there has been a lot of pushback after years of expansion,” Gaspin said. “People are nervous about the finances.”
Netflix, the industry’s biggest spender in the last decade, has had a bruising year, tightening its wallet after missing expectations for subscriber growth. The Los Gatos-based streamer lost more than 1 million subscribers in the first half of the year, laid off hundreds of workers and canceled numerous shows.
Media companies, including Walt Disney Co., Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS) and Warner Bros. Discovery, have also been contracting, trying to pay down debt accrued from recent mergers.
WarnerMedia and Discovery merged in April, a $43 billion transaction. Since then, stock of the new entity Warner Bros. Discovery has lost nearly 50% of its value.
Investors have been concerned about the company’s huge debt load, the price of the failed 2018 AT&T takeover of the company whose assets include HBO, CNN, TBS, Turner Classic Movies and the Warner Bros. film and television studio in Burbank.
Partying HBO employees woke up on Tuesday to learn the parent company ramped up plans to cut about 200 people from its advertising division.
Company executives are bracing for a brutal fall filled with layoffs that will steadily continue until Thanksgiving, according to one high-level executive who was not authorized to speak publicly about the downsizing.
In all, more than1,000 people eventually will be cut by year’s end, said one high-level source who was not authorized to comment on the reductions and requested anonymity. The company is shrinking its workforce to find $3 billion in annual cost savings that Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav promised Wall Street.
So why worry about winning Emmys when the business is in throes of such upheaval and uncertainty?
Like every other television awards show, the Emmys have diminished as an annual event that attracts a large audience.
But in a TV universe that is more fragmented and with critical mass becoming more difficult to attain, the awards have seen their importance rise as a marketing tool. Even a nomination serves as a seal of approval, a signal to consumers to try something at a time when the number of choices they have seems overwhelming.
Programmers know a majority of TV viewers will only watch video clips of the most poignant or wackiest moment of the Emmys telecast. But what endures is saying a show was nominated – or won – the Emmy, piquing the interest of a streaming subscriber.
“The Emmys have real value, especially to streamers,” Gaspin said. “It’s like what the Emmys meant to HBO and later Showtime years ago.”
After HBO and Netflix, Hulu finished third with eight wins, followed by seven each for Apple TV+ and NBC. Disney+ and Prime Video each had six.
The Emmys have seldom provided a significant ratings boost for winners, although the awards have rescued a few shows from cancellation. But data shows that the lift for streaming programs – which are available on demand – is real.
A Parrot Analytics’ review found that, in past years, interest soared for such shows as Amazon Prime’s “Fleabag,” the Netflix original “The Queen’s Gambit” and HBO’s “Game of Thrones” in the immediate aftermath of their Emmy wins as viewers sampled the shows.
The show that got the biggest bounce among recent winners was “Ted Lasso,” after the Apple TV+ show took home its first award for outstanding comedy last year.
Winning still matters to HBO, where executives, producers and stars celebrated their Emmy haul at an exclusive private club, the San Vicente Bungalows, which provided space for only 600 people. In years past, HBO would celebrate its many victories at the Pacific Design Center on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, where nearly 2,000 invitees would crowd into a cavernous space, lavishly decorated with various themes and elaborate ice sculptures.
On Monday night, the club’s rooms buzzed with stars from HBO shows, several toting their Emmy statuettes. Much of the cast from “Succession,” including Brian Cox, Matthew Macfayden (who won for supporting actor), Sarah Snook and Nicholas Braun, celebrated in a wood-paneled room featuring a taco bar. Mike White, creator of “The White Lotus,” who won two Emmys, bobbed through the crowd wearing a Hawaiian lei.
One executive privately joked, “The end of the world is coming,” but slightly in jest. But when asked whether he felt the programming purse strings tighten under the new Discovery regime, HBO and HBO Max’s chief content officer, Casey Bloys, just smiled and said: “Not yet.”
Will Carpenter is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s Arts and Entertainment/Features Reporter. He can be reached by email at wcarpenter@wyomingnews.com or by phone at 307-633-3135. Follow him on Twitter @will_carp_.
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New name, new attitude.
Cheyenne Concert Association is adopting a new persona, officially rebranding as the Southeast Wyoming Concert Series in its 89th year.
This is partly due to the fact that it was often mistaken for being a part of the Cheyenne Civic Center’s operations, but the organization is taking the opportunity to increase its marketing presence and attract a broader audience to its performances.
The organizers, including volunteer Rita Basom, who spoke with the Wyoming Tribune Eagle about this season’s schedule, have also implemented a number of changes that come along with the announcement of this year’s concert lineup, including a free concert and the possibility of workshops being held for high school students in the area.
“By next week, I’ll be getting a hold of some of the teachers and seeing if they want to have a lecture or demonstration for one of the schools with Empire Wide,” Basom said. “Because they’re young performers, and I think they would really relate to school kids.”
Due to budget concerns through the talent agency that SWCS uses for acts, they were only able to secure three national acts. To fill the two empty slots, they sought out prominent artists in the Front Range region, including local musician Todd Dereemer and Denver musicians Basil Vendryes and William David.
The first performance of the year comes on Sept. 25 with Freddie Marquez and company. The hope is that by providing a free show, people will be encouraged to experience what SWCS has to offer for the remainder of the season and will buy a $60 membership.
The membership grants access to all SWCS performances, as well as other performances through associated performance organizations in the region.
If patrons are truly hooked, then the next performance they’ll catch is from Dereemer as he kicks off the official run of the concert series on Oct. 15.
Here’s a look at the full schedule for this season of the Southeast Wyoming Concert Series, provided by Basom. All concerts will be held as the Cheyenne Central High School Auditorium.
Freddie Marquez
Sept. 25, 2:30 p.m.
Marquez, a Cheyenne native, will be performing familiar country music and rock songs. This will be free in an effort to promote the SWCS’s upcoming season, and to hopefully increase the number of season tickets and memberships for the organization.
Todd Dereemer and Friends
Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Dereemer is a well-known Cheyenne singer/songwriter who has a dedicated local and regional following. He has also lived and performed in France and throughout the U.S., including on national television shows. He combines his life experiences and Western heritage into his music, which can often be simultaneously poignant and funny. He will invite other previous bandmates to perform with him.
Empire Wild
Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Empire Wild is a NYC-based trio formed by Ken Kubota, Brandon Ilaw and Mitch Lyon while at Juilliard School to play the music they love – a fusion of classical, pop, jazz standards, folk and original music. All three musicians are committed to community engagement and teaching, and have taught and performed in NYC and across the USA, individually and together as Empire Wild.
Basil Vendryes and William David
Feb. 5, 2:30 p.m.
Working on their third CD, Vendryes and David combine their virtuosity on viola and piano to delight audiences across Colorado and into Wyoming. This concert is being temporarily postponed to this date after Vendryes suffered an injury that prevents him from performing. When it arrives, this performance will consist of famous American compositions.
Backtrack Vocals
March 18, 7:30 p.m.
A five-person, multi-genre a cappella group based in NYC, Backtrack Vocals takes the stage around the USA at performing arts centers, corporate events, music festivals, schools and more. These musicians – Mallory Moser, Melissa Jordano, Mike Hinkle, Jojo Otseidu and Craig Simonetti – each bring their own unique sound and personality to the group. They are passionate about arts education, and have done assemblies and workshops at more than 100 schools.
How Sweet It Is
April 22, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville-based Steve Leslie is a Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist who has tuned his warm baritone and guitar playing to the music of James Taylor, one of his most influential musicians, for this show. He will be joined on stage by the pianist from his own Walking Man Band. Leslie’s songs have been recorded by well-known artists, including Kenny Rogers, Mark Chesnutt, George Strait, Darius Rucker, Ricky Skaggs and others. Steve has taught in Florida and Tennessee, and is a regular contributor to American Songwriter Magazine.
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Cheyenne and Laramie County
Arts in the Parks
– Sept. 15-18, park hours. The Wyoming Arts Council partners with Wyoming State Parks to hold various arts activities in parks across the state. Plein Air in the Parks is an annual event that pairs talented artists with beautiful locations. This painting competition is open to artists of all ages and offers cash awards. Curt Gowdy State Park, 1264 Granite Springs Road. 307-777-7742
Open Jam Night
– Sept. 15, 7 p.m. Free. The Lincoln Theatre is hosting its monthly Open Jam Night. Musicians are encouraged to bring their guitar, bass, etc., and come jam with other local musicians. Backline provided. A full bar will be available for those who just want to come and watch. The Lincoln Theatre, 1615 Central Ave. 307-369-6028
GOODING performance for “Funding the Future”
– Sept. 15, 8-11 p.m. $10. A fundraising event for Funding The Future, a nonprofit program that teaches financial literacy to teens. GOODING is a high-energy rock n’ roll trio based in Nashville. The Lincoln Theatre, 1615 Central Ave. 307-369-6028
2022 Cheyenne Greek Festival
– Sept. 16, 4-10 p.m.; Sept. 17, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. A yearly celebration of Greek culture. Cheyenne Frontier Days Exhibit Hall, Eighth Street and Dey Avenue. 307-635-5929
Positive Aging
– Sept. 16, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Join the library for a screening of “Something’s Gotta Give” (2003, rated PG-13), a romantic comedy about an aging womanizer who finds himself falling for the mother of his young girlfriend during a trip to the Hamptons. Starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton. There will be a free discussion afterward. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
CFD Hall of Fame Introduction
– Sept. 16, 5 p.m. The Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame showcases individuals, livestock and organizations whose distinctive contributions to Cheyenne Frontier Days have helped grow a dream into the “Daddy of ‘em All.” CFD Headquarters, 4610 Carey Ave. 307-778-7290
Night with the Brewer
– Sept. 16, 6-9 p.m. $40. Black Tooth Brewing Cheyenne is hosting its second Night with the Brewer event. Get to know Head Brewer Thomas Batson with an evening beer tasting, a brewery tour, a Q&A and catered dinner. Black Tooth Brewing Co., 520 W. 19th St. 307-514-0362
Sept. 17, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Local and regional vendors sell their produce, honey, jams, meat, bakery and specialty items, and much more. Proceeds benefit Community Action of Laramie County and its programs. B Parking Lot, Frontier Park, 4610 Carey Ave. 307-635-9291 or www.calc.net/farmers-market
– Sept. 17, 8 a.m. The Cheyenne High Plains Audubon Society is hosting a free two-mile birding hike. Wyoming Hereford Ranch, 1101 Hereford Ranch Road. 307-343-2024}
– Sept. 17, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. $5. A skateboard competition, with all profits being donated to local skateboarder Stefani Perdue. In late July, she underwent a CT scan that revealed a significant brain bleed, and after surgery spent several weeks on life support. Now in recovery, the goal is to raised $6,000 to help ease the financial burden for Perdue and her family. Brimmer Park, 3056 Windmill Road. masonhdieters307@gmail.com
Heirlooms and Blooms Harvest Market
– Sept. 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Join the Botanic Gardens for an expanded indoor/outdoor market. This one-day event will have a variety of regionally made gifts from artists and craftsmen selling home décor, woodworking, art and jewelry, dog treats, baked good, apparel, pottery and more. There will also be food vendors. Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S. Lions Park Drive. 307-637-6458
Dogtoberfest
– Sept. 17, 1-6 p.m. A miniature street festival in partnership with the Cheyenne Animal Shelter. There will be beer, costume contests (for pets and people), food trucks and the annual “Running of the Wieners,” aka wiener dog races. Freedom’s Edge Brewing Co., 1509 Pioneer Ave. 307-514-5314
64th Annual Symphony Gala
– Sept. 17, 5 p.m. An evening to kick off the new season. The event includes a cocktail hour, three-course gourmet meal, live entertainment, and silent and live auctions. Little America Hotel and Resort, 2800 W Lincolnway. 307-778-8561
Cheyenne Greenway Cleanup
– Sept. 18, 10 a.m.-noon. Cheyenne Audubon is hosting a Greenway cleanup event. Trash bags and lightweight gloves will be provided. Cleanup will begin in the parking lot near Van Buren Avenue and Laramie Street. Contact Barb Gorges for more information: bgorges4@msn.com
Pinot & Picasso
– Sept. 18, 1-4 p.m. $40. Jam out, drink and eat as you paint. The Louise Event Venue, 110 E. 17th St. 307-220-1474
Guided Play
– Sept. 19, 10-11:45 a.m. The library invites families to come play. Each week, they will feature a different playscape in the Early Literacy Center, along with suggestions of how to engage your child in guided play. This week’s theme is “Big Art.” Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Snapshots from Wyoming’s Wildernesses with Kirk Miller
– Sept. 20, 7 p.m. Kirk Miller will share photos and stories from his pack trip into Wyoming’s southern Wind River Range, followed by his thoughts for capturing interesting photographs with a cellphone. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. bgorges4@msn.com
Guitar Workshop with Pierre Bensusan
– Sept. 20. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Internationally renowned guitarist Pierre Bensusan will offer a workshop for adult and teen guitar players at any level. While he plays and composes in DADGAD tuning, the workshop will be open to all guitarists, whatever tuning they use. Presented in partnership with Cheyenne Guitar Society. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Guitar Concert with Pierre Bensusan
– Sept. 20, 7-9:15 p.m. French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan has taken his unique sound to all corners of the globe. He is the winner of the Independent Music Award for his triple live album, Encore and the Rose d’Or at the Montreux Festival, for his debut album at age 17 and has been voted Best World Music Guitarist by Guitar Player Magazine Reader’s Poll. Presented in partnership with Cheyenne Guitar Society. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
The Fashion Experience
– Sept. 22, 6-9 p.m. A fashion show featuring downtown boutiques. Paramount Cafe, 1607 Capitol Ave. 307-634-2576
Joe Gato @ Cheyenne Civic Center
– Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Joe Gatto, a stand-up comedian, actor, producer and co-star for the hit TV show “Impractical Jokers,” will give a performance. Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 W. 20th St. 307-637-6200
Dueling Pianos at The Metropolitan
– Sept. 23, 7:30-11 p.m. $20. Come laugh and sing along in an evening of musical entertainment directed by your requests. The Metropolitan Downtown, 1701 Carey Ave. 307-432-0022
Brandt Tobler @ The Lincoln
– Sept. 23, 8-11 p.m. $35. Stand-up comedian Brandt Tobler is coming home to Cheyenne for a night of comedy. The Lincoln Theatre, 1615 Central Ave. 307-369-6028
CLTP presents “Little Shop of Horrors”
– Sept. 23-25, Sept. 29-Oct. 2, Oct. 7-9; dinner theater Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8. Cheyenne Little Theatre Players are putting on a rendition of the Broadway and big-screen hit musical. Historic Atlas Theatre, 211 W. Lincolnway. 307-638-6543
Sept. 24, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Local and regional vendors sell their produce, honey, jams, meat, bakery and specialty items, and much more. Proceeds benefit Community Action of Laramie County and its programs. B Parking Lot, Frontier Park, 4610 Carey Ave. 307-635-9291 or www.calc.net/farmers-market
Cheyenne Community Appreciation Day
– Sept. 24, 8-9 a.m.; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; 7-9 p.m. The Downtown Development Authority and Visit Cheyenne are showing their appreciation for the community with a day of family friendly events. There will be a rock wall, bouncy house, 20-foot slide, free face painting, free balloon animals, street magic, $5 pony rides (at the 15th Street Stables) and other activities with local law enforcement and military organizations. There will also be Oktoberfest vendors and activities happening at the Depot Plaza, including the Downtown Mini-Golf Tournament. Various locations, downtown Cheyenne. 307-772-7266
Downtown Putt Putt Tournament
– Sept. 24, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. $100 per person. A 18-hole miniature golf tournament through downtown Cheyenne that raises money for the Historic Cheyenne Depot and to support the local business community. Various locations, downtown Cheyenne. kaylan@cheyennedepotmuseum.org
6th Annual “End of the Trail” Kite Festival
– Sept. 24, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Watch semi-pro kite fliers from the American Kitefliers Association and the Rocky Mountain Kite Association. There will be Large Kites, Stunt Kites, Sport Kites and Single Line Kite Flying. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own kites to fly. Free kites will be given to the first 100 kids age 14 and under. Pine Bluffs Recreation Center, 1200 S. Beech Ave., Pine Bluffs. 307-245-3301
Downtown Cheyenne Oktoberfest
– Sept. 24, noon-8 p.m. This year’s event is taking on a “Hop-toberfest” theme with the combination of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s traditionally hop-forward offerings alongside Prost Brewing’s traditional Germanic lager biers, so no doubt the event will have something for the purists and the modern craft lovers alike. Cheyenne Depot Plaza, 1 Depot Plaza. kdoyle@bisonbev.com
Library Harvest Festival
– Sept. 24, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Children and families. Come join us for our second annual Harvest Festival. There will be fall-inspired games, crafts and treats for the whole family to enjoy. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Charity Chili Cookoff & Cornhole Tourney
– Sept. 24, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. In support of Cheyenne Community Appreciation Day, Blue Raven Brewery is hosting a fundraiser for two organizations with a chili cookoff, a cornhole tournament, and various raffles and auctions throughout the day. Live music will also be on site, as well as two food trailers following the conclusion of the cookoff. Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E. 18th St. 307-369-1978
Black Tooth’s 3rd Annual Oktoberfest
– Sept. 24, noon-11 p.m. A block party with live music, food, games and beer specials. Black Tooth Brewing Co., 520 W. 19th St. 307-514-0362
Guided Play
– Sept. 26, 10-11:45 a.m. The library invites families to come play. Each week they will feature a different playscape in the Early Literacy Center, along with suggestions of how to engage your child in guided play. This week’s theme is “Parachute Play.” Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Blind Date with a Book: Banned Books Edition
– Sept. 26-Oct. 1, library hours. Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. During this week, we will be highlighting historically banned and challenged books. Try out our Blind Date with a Book! Fill out the “rate your date” card and be entered into a drawing for a Barnes & Noble gift card. Burns Branch Library, 112 Main Street. 307-547-2249
High Plains Arboretum with Local Horticulturist Jessica Fries
– Sept. 27, 6-8 p.m. Did you know that Cheyenne was home to one of America’s most important research centers for trees and plants? Hear about this and more cool facts as local author and Children’s Village horticulturist Jessica Friis discusses her book “High Plains Arboretum,” written in collaboration with Friends of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Empty Bowl Cheyenne
– Sept. 29, 5-6:30 p.m. $15. A fundraiser for Volunteers of America’s services. Enjoy gourmet soups while donating to those in need. Event Center at Archer, 3801 Archer Pkwy. 307-633-4672
Book Discussion Group
– Sept. 29, 6–7:30 p.m. Transition from summer to fall and join us for a September book group discussion of “Meet Me at the Museum” by Anne Youngson. This novel’s story unfolds through a series of letters written between two strangers who’ve bonded over their mutual obsession with the life and death of Tollund Man, one of Denmark’s famous bog bodies. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Ongoing
Cheyenne Artists Guild Art Show
– Through Sept. 30, Wednesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. The theme of this month’s art show is “Sapphire,” which includes local artwork with a blue color scheme. Cheyenne Artists Guild, 1701 Morrie Ave. 307-632-2263
Laramie and Greater Wyoming
LBar7 Benefit & Concert
– Sept. 17, 8:30 p.m.; doors at 7:30 p.m. $10. Kenny Feidler and The Cowboy Killers will be hitting the Cowboy Saloon and Dance Hall for a ticketed show with Tris Munsick, Jordan Smith and Kaden Madden, with all proceeds being donated at the end of the night. Cowboy Saloon & Dance Hall, 108 S. Second St. cowboysaloon@gmail.com
Fort Collins, Colorado
Marc Maron @ Lincoln Center
– Sept. 23, 7 p.m. Marc Maron has four hit stand-up comedy specials, including “More Later” (2015), “Thinky Pain” (2013), “Marc Maron: Too Real” (2017) and 2020’s “End Times Fun,” which was nominated for a 2021 Critics’ Choice Award. The Lincoln Center Performance Hall, 417 W. Magnolia St. 970-221-6730
Greeley, Colorado
David Brighton’s Space Oddity @ Union Colony Civic Center
– Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m. $28-$53. A journey through David Bowie’s storied career by Brighton and the Space Oddity Band. Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th Ave., Greeley, Colorado. 970-356-5000
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder Fall Festival
– Sept. 16-18, various times. One of the most highly anticipated events in Boulder turns the Pearl Street Ball into a local arts festival, featuring music, food and beer. Downtown Boulder, Pearl Street Mall and 14th Street. 303-449-3774
Melvins @ Fox Theater
– Sept. 16, 8 p.m; doors at 7 p.m. $25-$27.50. The Melvins are one of biggest names to rise out of the Seattle grunge scene. Catch their slow, sludge-metal style in this performance. Fox Theater, 1135 13th St., Boulder, Colorado. 303-447-0095
Marcus Mumford @ Fox Theater
– Sept. 19, 8 p.m. $45-$50. On his first ever solo tour, the founder and lead singer of folk band Mumford and Sons will perform with special guest Danielle Ponder. Fox Theater, 1135 13th St., Boulder, Colorado. 303-447-0095
Anthony Doerr @ Boulder Theater
– Sept. 27, 6:30 p.m.; doors at 5:30 p.m. The author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “All the Light We Cannot See,” and most recently “Cloud Cuckoo Land,” will hold a book reading. Boulder Theater, 2042 14th St., Boulder, Colorado. 303-786-7030
To submit an item to the events calendar, email ToDo@wyomingnews.com or call WTE features editor Niki Kottmann at 307-633-3135.
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I’m waking up every morning to a house filled with boxes – some unpacked, others stuffed with miscellaneous items – learning one small activity at a time that I’m lacking some of the basic tools required to build some semblance of a sane household.
This time period is starting to feel like the second stage of my life in Cheyenne, though it’s tricky to pin down why.
I’ve cut my hair, tugged my cowboy boots back on and returned to listening mainly to country music again. Charley Crockett and Colter Wall have been fueling my daily tasks, and I can’t stop humming through Hank Williams’ discography after a long stint of cranium combusting, anachronistic punk rock – which I still love deeply.
And all I want to do is wake up to snow falling outside my window, but not without enjoying the last of the warmth with some weekend excursions.
It all feels like healthy progress – tiring, but, you know, necessary.
I’d like to avoid any further talk of it for now. Let’s discuss this weekend’s events instead.
Arts in the Parks began this morning, and over the next three days, local artists will set up for Plein Air painting throughout scenic Curt Gowdy State Park. The best way to turn this into a worthwhile event for visitors, at least in my opinion, is to incorporate a hiking day.
Pick a trail or series of trails in the park to explore, and, if you’re lucky, you’ll stumble across some practicing artists at multiple points along the trek.
The Cheyenne Greek Festival is finally back, which is where I plan to hole up for a while on Saturday. It’s going to be the best opportunity a person will have over the course of a year to stuff themselves with greek cuisine and alcohol.
Speaking of alcohol – if you’re a beer snob or a hopelessly committed Black Tooth customer, now’s your chance to get a behind-the-scenes tour of their brewery in the second installment of their Night with the Brewer series.
Taste test their concoctions, take a look at the process, and ask the brewer themselves about the ins and outs of how the Wyoming brewery does what they do.
Freedom’s Edge Brewing Co. is hosting its yearly Oktoberfest celebration, “Dogtoberfest.” It’s a day’s worth of drinking, this time with man’s best friend by your side to witness your alcoholic descent in non-comprehending horror. There will also be a dachshund race.
The Shred 4 Stef Skateboard Competition, covered in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle last weekend, will give locals an alternative point of escape on Saturday. Watch skaters from the Front Range face off against one another at Brimmer Park, with all profits being donated to ease the financial burden experienced by local skater Stefani Perdue’s family while she undergoes recovery after suffering a brain bleed in late July.
But if personal growth is your preferred poison, then participate in the Cheyenne Guitar Society’s Guitar Workshop on Tuesday. Any guitarists that want to brush up on their technique should carve out some time that morning to learn from renowned French guitarist Pierre Bensusan.
Or, if you just want to enjoy the music, stop by for his solo performance from 7-9:15 p.m. at the Laramie County Library.
Will Carpenter is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s Arts and Entertainment/Features Reporter. He can be reached by email at wcarpenter@wyomingnews.com or by phone at 307-633-3135. Follow him on Twitter @will_carp_.
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Director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s historical warrior action epic “The Woman King” hits theaters this weekend. After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, it kicks off the fall movie season, and it’s sitting pretty on Rotten Tomatoes at the moment with a cool 100% perfect score. Viola Davis stars in this film based on the Agojie, the female warriors of the Dahomey kingdom in West Africa (they are also the inspiration for the Dora Milaje warriors of Wakanda in “Black Panther”). Alongside Davis, who stars as a general training the new generation of Agojie warriors, the film also features Thuso Mbedu, “No Time to Die” star Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim and John Boyega.
While patiently waiting for “The Woman King,” take the time to revisit the filmography of Prince-Bythewood, who has steadily built a solid body of excellent, and varied, work over the past 20 years within an industry that isn’t always hospitable to women of color. In fact, in 2020, Prince-Bythewood became the first Black woman to helm a big budget action film based on a comic book with the Netflix movie “The Old Guard,” starring Charlize Theron. Based on the graphic novels about a secretive group of immortal warriors, “The Old Guard” was a chance for Prince-Bythewood to hone her action chops prior to “The Woman King,” and she delivered a film laden with fascinating characters, mythological lore and excellent action sequences. Stream it on Netflix.
Prior to “The Old Guard,” she made a splash with the music industry romantic drama “Beyond the Lights,” a riff on “The Bodyguard” starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw as a pop star who falls in love with a local cop (Nate Parker) who saves her from a suicide attempt. Minnie Driver co-stars as her controlling stage mother. Anchored by great performances and an emotional authenticity, “Beyond the Lights” told a great love story while casting a critical eye at the manipulations of the pop music machine. Stream it on Tubi or Kanopy or rent it online elsewhere.
Prince-Bythewood’s previous film, six years earlier, was “The Secret Life of Bees” (2008), a family drama set in 1960s South Carolina, adapted from the 2001 novel by Sue Monk Kid. Starring Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Sophie Okonedo and Alicia Keys, the story follows a young white woman who escapes an abusive father thanks to the Black women in her life. Stream it on HBO Max.
Also available on HBO Max, as well as Netflix, is Prince-Bythewood’s lauded directorial debut, the 2000 sports romance “Love & Basketball,” starring Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps and produced by Spike Lee. This film, about two aspiring basketball players who fall for each other while pursuing their dreams, made a splash upon its debut and cemented Prince-Bythewood as a filmmaker to watch, and it continues to pop up on lists of the best romantic films and best basketball films to this day.
Lathan and Prince-Bythewood also teamed up on the 2017 Fox miniseries “Shots Fired,” about an investigation into the racially charged police shooting of an unarmed teenager. Prince-Bythewood collaborated with her husband Reggie Rock Bythewood (whom she met on the set of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) on the miniseries in order to address the real-life incidents of police shootings in the United States. The miniseries is available to stream on Hulu.
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THURSDAY
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Open loom hours at University of Wyoming Art Museum: 3-5 p.m., 2111 Willett Drive. Free to participate.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
FRIDAY
Albany County CattleWomen meet: 11:30 a.m., location tbd. Visit wyaccw.com in the week before the meeting for location and more information.
Open loom hours at University of Wyoming Art Museum: 3-5 p.m., 2111 Willett Drive. Free to participate.
Toys for Tots collection at War Memorial Stadium: Beginning at 4 p.m., Gates 1, 3, 4 and 6 at War Memorial Stadium prior to kickoff of the UW vs. Air Force football game. All donations remain in Albany County.
SATURDAY
Walk to End Alzheimer’s: 9 a.m., Optimist Park, with music and food following the walk.
Higher Ground Fair: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie. A celebration of the six Rocky Mountain states and the native first nations that also call the region home. Proceeds from ticket sales (kids admitted free) help support Feeding Laramie Valley. Fore more information or to volunteer, call 307-223-4300 or email info@highergroundfair.org.
SUNDAY
Higher Ground Fair: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie. A celebration of the six Rocky Mountain states and the native first nations that also call the region home. Proceeds from ticket sales (kids admitted free) help support Feeding Laramie Valley. Fore more information or to volunteer, call 307-223-4300 or email info@highergroundfair.org.
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
UW Faculty Recital Series free performance: 3 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. This free performance features Nicole Riner on flute and Chi-Chen Wu on piano.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
MONDAY
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
TUESDAY
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
WEDNESDAY
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Open loom hours at University of Wyoming Art Museum: 4-6 p.m., 2111 Willett Drive. Free to participate.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Sept. 22
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Open house for Laramie Police Department chief finalists: 6-7:30 p.m., Laramie Municipal Operations Center, 4373 N. 3rd st.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
”Expect the Unexpected” with UW Symphony: 7:30 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts. The season opening performance for the symphony. For tickets, call 307-766-6666.
Sept. 25
UW Faculty Recital Series presents oboist Jennier Stucki: 3 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. Free to attend.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Sept. 26
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
America Sewing Guild Laramie Chapter meets: 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1215 E. Gibbon St.
Sept. 27
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Sept. 28
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Open loom hours at University of Wyoming Art Museum: 3-5 p.m., 2111 Willett Drive. Free to participate.
Sept. 29
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Sept. 30
Downtown Laramie Farmers Market: 3-7 p.m., parking lot north of Depot Park on South 1st Street.
Bestselling author Kali Fajardo-Anstine at library: 6-9 p.m., Albany County Public Library, 310 S. 8th St.
UW Music presents Duo Cintemani: 7:30 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. This free performance features a critically acclaimed flute-guitar group.
Oct. 2
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 3
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Oct. 4
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Oct. 5
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Casper Aquifer Protection Draft Plan public comment: 6-8 p.m., in-person at Laramie Municipal Operations Center at 4373 N. 3rd St. and online at Zoom; meeting ID: 85445790677, passcode: 626454.
Oct. 6
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Diabetes Support Group meets: 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Email questions@ivinsosnhospital.org for the link.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 8
12th annual Kids Pumpkin Walk: Noon to 4 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site. A fun family event featuring outdoor activities, indoor games, education, candy, treats and plenty of pumpkins. Cost is $4 for adults, 17 and younger admitted free.
Oct. 9
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 10
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Oct. 11
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Albany County Republican Party meets: 6 p.m., Albany County Public Library.
Bras with a Cause: 6 p.m., Roxie’s on Grand, 221 E. Grand Ave. For tickets, information or to decorate a bra, visit wyomingbreastcancer.org.
Oct. 12
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Oct. 13
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 16
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Albany County Historic Preservation Board meets: 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month via Microsoft Teams. To attend and receive an invite, email a request to kcbard@charter.net.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 17
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Oct. 18
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Oct. 19
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Oct. 20
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 21
Albany County CattleWomen meet: 11:30 a.m., location tbd. Visit wyaccw.com in the week before the meeting for location and more information.
Oct. 22
Laramie Foster Closet Fall Fest: Noon to 5 p.m., Albany County Fairgrounds.
Oct. 23
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 24
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
America Sewing Guild Laramie Chapter meets: 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1215 E. Gibbon St.
Oct. 25
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Oct. 26
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Oct. 27
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 30
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 31
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Nov. 1
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Nov. 2
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Nov. 3
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Diabetes Support Group meets: 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Email questions@ivinsosnhospital.org for the link.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
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Laramie City Council wants the city to clean up its act.
The council has given the green light to a resolution a acknowledging there are blight conditions across the community and recognizing a need for redevelopment in these areas.
The resolution passed last week is the first step in the process of creating an urban renewal authority, the city’s latest approach to expanding development options in Laramie.
An urban renewal authority is a statutory body that leads development projects in a community. City Council is considering a URA to provide new avenues of funding to make improvements in some places around the city tagged as “blighted areas” in need of repair.
Wyoming state statute outlines a variety of conditions that can be considered as blight, including deteriorated structures, defective street layouts, unsafe conditions and diversity of ownership, tax or special assessments.
A study conducted by the Fort Collins engineering consulting firm Ayres Associates focuses on three areas of blight in the Laramie community as examples of spaces that could benefit from the work of a URA.
This includes deteriorating structures and gravel roads in the area of North 4th Street near LaBonte Park, dead-end roads and trash piles along the 3rd Street corridor between Interstate 80 and 9th Street and dilapidated buildings and lack of storm drainage along Snowy Range Road between Interstate 80 and Cleveland Street.
The study noted that some areas include city property, such as the Solid Waste and Utilities Office, Laramie Animal Shelter and parks offices near LaBonte Park. While these areas don’t necessarily represent project areas a URA would focus on, they serve to acknowledge the existence of blight in the Laramie community.
Since the resolution has passed, the next step in creating a URA will be to bring an ordinance to the council, which can approve it over the course of three readings, said Assistant City Manager Todd Feezer. Once approved, the city will begin searching for five members to appoint to the URA. The group will then elect officers, adopt bylaws and begin to review project plans.
If the process goes according to plan, the URA would begin its first project in the spring, Feezer said.
One mechanism the city plans to use through the formation of a URA is tax increment financing, which allows cities to pay for development work up front and then make up for that spending by collecting the increase in property taxes applied to areas that benefit from development.
City staff said that a local URA would operate with the intention of working with property owners and the private sector to create projects stakeholders agree are beneficial for the community.
“I think we’re going to get a better product and get more involvement from the community if we do work with private enterprise,” City Manager Janine Jordan said.
Laramie resident Brett Glass raised questions over what exactly the city is planning to do with a URA and whether or not it would use its power to condemn properties.
The city already has the authority to condemn properties and enact laws of eminent domain without a URA, Feezer said. If formed, a local URA would not have the authority to use these powers.
“In our model, I believe the project plans are going to come in under the full agreement between all the folks that are part of the property or the area to make it more affordable … through tax increment financing,” Feezer said.
Resident Tom Mattimore said what’s proposed may not work for areas in West Laramie, where residents have opted out of opportunities for street development to avoid having to pay for it.
“There might be other ways to do this,” Mattimore said. “I would like to see those explored before we stand up another bureaucracy.”
One reason the city is looking to seek development through a URA and tax increment financing is because of a decrease in one-time funding from the Wyoming Legislature, Jordan said. While previously the city relied on that money to complete development projects, it has dried up in recent years.
“I think there’s a history of projects where this type of structure would have served Laramie well,” said Mayor Paul Weaver. “I think it’s unwise to count on the availability of one-time funding being available for projects in the community.”
A first reading of the ordinance that would create a URA in Laramie is expected to come to City Council in October.
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| 2022-09-15T12:07:09Z
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CHEYENNE — In its last piece of business in a two-day meeting, the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to sponsor a bill clarifying the necessary qualifications for district attorneys in the state, as well as county and prosecuting attorneys.
A draft addressing this subject was suggested by Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, at the committee’s May meeting in Lander. At the time, Zwonitzer referenced the ongoing disciplinary proceedings involving Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne Manlove and her potential suspension or disbarment. If either of these were to occur, Manlove would not be able to practice law for at least a time, preventing her from carrying out vital functions, Zwonitzer said.
Wyoming statute 9-1-802(b) currently requires district attorneys to “have been a licensed attorney for at least four years and a member in good standing of the Wyoming State Bar immediately prior to his election.” Immediately following, the new bill would add: “Each district attorney shall be a licensed attorney and a member in good standing of the Wyoming State Bar throughout the term of office for which the district attorney was elected or appointed.”
Lawmakers also approved an amendment that would modify state statute 18-3-301(a). It would add that county and prosecuting attorneys must also be in good standing “at the time of his nomination and election and during his term of office,” and not only “a member of the bar of this state,” as that statute currently says.
A county and prosecuting attorney serves as the top prosecutor in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. Only Laramie and Natrona counties have a district attorney.
There was no further discussion of the bill draft, nor was there any public comment.
Formal charges filed last year with the Wyoming State Bar alleged DA Manlove had mishandled the prosecution of cases and inappropriately dismissed certain cases, and that she created a hostile work environment.
Following an eight-day disciplinary hearing in February, a three-person panel chosen from the Bar’s Board of Professional Responsibility recommended Manlove lose her ability to practice law in Wyoming. The BPR is the hearing body for attorney discipline in the state.
The Wyoming Supreme Court will ultimately decide on any consequences. The high court heard oral arguments on Aug. 17.
Manlove, who is not running for re-election, rejects the idea that disbarment would not remove her from her elected position as DA.
In its official recommendation to the state Supreme Court, the disciplinary panel said that, “once elected, Wyoming law does not require a district attorney to be licensed and in good standing with the (Bar).” It said Manlove’s assertion that she would be removed from office following a suspension or disbarment was “evidence of (Manlove’s) fundamental lack of understanding of the law governing her position as Laramie County district attorney.”
Hannah Blackis the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s criminal justice reporter. She can be reached at hblack@wyomingnews.com or 307-633-3128. Follow her on Twitter at @hannahcblack.
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CHEYENNE — A draft bill to create specific offenses for assault, threat of violence and battery against health care providers failed a Tuesday vote.
Wyoming’s Joint Judiciary Committee rejected the measure. Testimony said incidences of such violence have increased in recent years. Witnesses sought stronger penalties.
After lengthy discussion, the committee entered five “yes” and eight “no” votes. It had requested the Legislative Service Office draft such a bill at the committee’s last meeting, in Lander in May.
The proposal used the same definitions of assault and battery currently in Wyoming law, as well as the penalties. Simple assault – an attempt to cause bodily injury – or a threat of violence against a health care worker would have been a misdemeanor punishable with a fine up to $750.
Battery – “intentionally, knowingly or recklessly” causing another person bodily injury by using physical force – against a health care worker would have been a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months of incarceration and up to $750.
This would have required an offender to have “reasonably” known a person was a health care provider, and the provider must have been “performing duties within the scope of his authority or employment as a health care provider” during the incident.
Josh Hannes, vice president of the Wyoming Hospital Association, and others voiced concern that Wyoming not having this new law may put the state at a disadvantage for recruitment. The industry is struggling to fill existing positions, the committee heard.
Between January 2021 and June 2022, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services received 121 workers’ compensation claims following an alleged attack in a health care setting, according to Hannes.
Lisa Harry said that before she was a member of the Campbell County Health Board, she worked in emergency services.
“I’ve been spit on, I’ve been pushed, kicked, knocked over, had a lot of that, and, like I say, you expect that. But these kinds of incidents have increased so much that I have to question: Is this enough?” Harry testified. “We aren’t protecting our workers.”
Harry and others mentioned recent incidents, including a lab technician punched in the leg by a patient while drawing blood. Harry said an off-duty law enforcement officer become angry at a hospital and began throwing things at a nurse.
“We need to impose stronger penalties and send a message to these people who come in to emergency services, into the hospital, and knowingly and purposefully abuse our workers,” Harry continued. “It’s bad enough that we can’t get enough nurses, but to have people coming in there and fear for their safety ... The hospital should be their first place for safety.”
She added that state laws should also protect first responders like EMTs, as well as people like hospital receptionists, who are often the first to encounter patients.
CRMC
Tracy Garcia is the chief nursing officer at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She said that even CRMC’s “very robust security program ... is not deterring people from misbehavior in our organization.”
Within four months, the local hospital saw 25 incidents of violence by patients, Garcia said. There were physical assaults and others involved 12 verbal threats, “a lot of them including threat of life.” Garcia and others said these incidents increasingly don’t involve substances or mental health conditions.
When asked about the rate of prosecution of these violent incidents, Garcia said it had seemingly been low in recent years.
Stakeholders argued health care workers should be afforded similar protections as law enforcement. Harry said such medical employees aren’t trained before they enter the workforce to deal with violence, and they don’t carry weapons.
Concerns
Sen. John Kolb, R-Rock Springs, said he’s concerned about the possibility of someone being “brought up on charges for looking at somebody wrong.”
“I’m worried about that bar being so low it’ll turn into, I’ll use the word, a ‘woke’ situation, where it’s perceived incorrectly,” the senator said.
Hannes and others rejected this idea, saying that the threats they’d encountered or heard from patients or patients’ families had been “explicit threats of violence.”
Rep. Karlee Provenza, D-Laramie, and some other lawmakers had said they may not support this bill, because this penalty seemed unlikely to reduce violence.
Although states have recently enacted similar laws, Hannes said this type of legislation is too new to have sufficient data on whether it works. He added that such a law in Wyoming would simply be “a piece of braided initiatives.”
While the state doesn’t currently require health care facilities to have violence prevention programs in place, many do, Hannes said, and federal legislation is currently moving through congressional committees.
Backers
Some lawmakers favor the legislation.
Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, said Wyoming seems “to be the only state that doesn’t have any type of, let’s say, enhancement or acknowledgment of violence toward people in the health care industry.”
“Some enhancement is appropriate (and) necessary,” Zwonitzer said.
An amendment by Rep. Ember Oakley, R-Riverton, to increase the penalty for battery to up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine, was widely supported by committee members. This is the same consequence as interference with a peace officer.
Sen. R.J. Kost, R-Powell, said such a law is “the right thing to do” and it bothers him someone could be cited for such an offense and “walk away.”
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| 2022-09-15T12:07:22Z
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CASPER — A faction of the GOP is aiming to reaffirm its support for Trump-endorsed Republican Secretary of State nominee Chuck Gray amid an attempt by some lawmakers to strip the position of some powers ahead of his likely victory in the November election.
The Park County GOP put its stamp of approval on a resolution earlier this month stating that the group “wholeheartedly supports” Gray and “condemns” the effort to take away elections administration duties from the secretary of state position.
The resolution, signed by Park County GOP Chairman Martin Kimmet and dated Sept. 1, will go before the Wyoming GOP State Central Committee in its upcoming public meeting on Saturday.
The resolution doesn’t have legal weight and is symbolic more than anything; Kimmet told the Star-Tribune on Monday that it’s meant to “support the voters of Wyoming, pure and simple.”
Rep. Gray, R-Casper, beat out his closest Republican challenger, attorney Sen. Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne, by roughly 9 points, or 13,000 votes, in the August primary. He doesn’t have a challenger from another party for the upcoming general election, which means that he is almost certain to succeed Secretary of State Ed Buchanan.
Gray focused his primary campaign on getting rid of ballot boxes and rooting out voter fraud, even though cases of voter fraud in Wyoming are extremely rare.
Those who back Gray say he is a champion of “honest and fair elections,” per the words of Kimmet.
But critics see Gray as a serious threat to fair elections because of the narratives of widespread voter fraud that he’s pushed. That narrative has pervaded American politics since former president Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden, even though there isn’t evidence that voter fraud was prevalent enough to have changed that outcome.
“I think the state of American politics that we’ve seen in other states has finally arrived in Wyoming,” Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, said.
Gray’s likely ascendance to the secretary of state position galvanized a group of traditional and more moderate-leaning Republicans, as well as some Democrats, to search for an independent candidate to challenge Gray in the November election.
That effort ultimately failed.
But at a Joint Corporations Committee meeting last month, Zwonitzer proposed drafting a bill that would curtail some of the secretary of state’s powers.
“I do have some concerns that the most likely person who will be our next chief elections officer, our secretary of state, has alleged that there may be nefarious activities at the ballot box in Wyoming, which I don’t agree exist,” Zwonitzer, who chairs the House Corporations Committee, said at the meeting. “I think our elections are safe and secure, probably more than any other state in this country.”
Zwonitzer told the Star-Tribune on Monday that, having worked alongside Gray in the Legislature for the past six years, he sees “concern in the back of everyone’s mind” about how Gray’s potential tenure as secretary of state could go.
“I think it’s fair to have some options on the table should it not go well,” he said.
But during the committee meeting, Sen. Charles Scott, R-Casper, said those who voted for Gray would “rightfully feel insulted” if the committee tried to take away “a major portion” of the secretary of state’s responsibilities “before the guy’s even had a chance.”
“Republicans correctly see this for what it is,” Gray texted the Star-Tribune, “big-government politicians are shamelessly ignoring the will of voters and our right to have our elected officials represent us.”
The committee ultimately voted in favor of drafting a bill that would take away elections administration duties from the secretary of state position. A separate agency with an appointed director would take up these duties instead.
Lawmakers will look at a draft version of the bill at the committee’s October meeting.
The GOP quickly came out against that move, framing it as an attempt to “silence the conservative Republican voice in Wyoming,” per the words of a Sept. 2 email notice from the GOP.
By Friday, the GOP had the resolution attached to the State Central Committee’s meeting agenda. (Wyoming GOP Executive Director Kathy Russell confirmed on Monday that the Friday version of the resolution is the most current draft).
But Zwonitzer said the potential bill is meant to address the very concerns around elections that Gray — and other candidates — have emphasized.
“If people believe there’s clearly fraud in our elections, then we probably should, for the future, ensure that there are adequate safeguards over that (secretary of state) position,” he said.
“It’s the Legislature’s duty to at least discuss if it’s good or bad to have all of our elections under one individual, or is it better to spread it out between four of our statewide constitutional officers on the canvassing board,” he said.
When asked if he had any comment in response to Zwonitzer’s explanation for the bill, Gray texted a similar message to his first statement: “Republicans across Wyoming correctly see Zwonitzer’s and (Sen. Cale Case’s) effort for what it is — a couple of big-government insiders who are shamelessly ignoring the will of voters and our right to have our elected officials represent us.” (Case, R-Lander, was involved in the attempt to find an independent challenger to face Gray in the November election).
Gray added in another text that he believes Zwonitzer is “lying to hide his true motivation of stripping power away from elected officials who the people have already chosen.”
He said that if Zwonitzer cared about secure elections, he would support the measures that Gray has pushed during his campaign.
The GOP State Central Committee will also vote Saturday on a resolution to censure Case for his efforts to find a challenger to face Gray, among other grievances.
The resolution also states that the party will deny Case “any financial or physical support” in “any political endeavors…” and requests that he change his party affiliation.
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With some $370 billion to entice more demand for efficiency and cleaner forms of energy, the Inflation Reduction Act promises to reshape the national energy landscape that steers much of Wyoming’s economy.
That doesn’t bode well for Wyoming’s fossil fuel industries. Many of its provisions, however, directly align with aspects of Wyoming energy and climate strategies — especially combined with another piece of federal legislation, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Increased tax credits for carbon capture, use and sequestration, for example, is a boon to Wyoming’s primary energy and climate strategy: capturing CO2 from coal-fired power plants (and other industrial facilities) and injecting the greenhouse gas underground for permanent storage or to produce more oil. Gov. Mark Gordon claims Wyoming can achieve net-zero CO2 emissions with such technology. The Legislature and University of Wyoming have spent more than a decade developing partnerships and building infrastructure to take advantage of CCUS technologies in hopes of providing a lifeline for Wyoming fossil fuels.
“[The IRA] could certainly make the state more attractive for investment in some of the technology that, frankly, the governor has been pushing and has been leading on for a number of years now,” Gov. Mark Gordon’s spokesperson Micheal Pearlman told WyoFile.
The IRA also aligns with state ambitions to launch hydrogen energy and nuclear power generation, while domestic sourcing requirements for renewable energy, electric vehicles and battery storage are expected to entice the production of rare earth minerals in the state.
While the federal bill helps finance more demand for cleaner forms of energy, it does not include specific measures to limit the use of fossil fuels. The threat of those types of restrictions come directly from courts, the Biden administration, the investment community and other states.
“Nothing was really taken off the table,” University of Wyoming energy economist Rob Godby said. “You can look at [the IRA] and say this is broadly consistent with the energy strategy that the state has been developing for the long term.”
Wyoming has much to gain from the IRA with the state’s industrial-scale wind and solar energy potential, according to analysts. Businesses, municipalities, school districts and homeowners also will find a more affordable path to installing rooftop solar and other energy-efficiency strategies.
“I think there’s a lot in there, at the local level, to really help address the local interests and needs of communities to address the climate crisis,” Powder River Basin Resource Council attorney Shannon Anderson said. “It will help municipalities continue in some areas that they’ve already been doing, which is installing solar systems to meet their own electrical needs. They can retrofit their own buildings and infrastructure and begin thinking about how to integrate this for school districts.”
But whether the incentive-based strategy of the IRA to accelerate the use of cleaner forms of energy is ultimately good for Wyoming “depends on who you talk to,” Pearlman said. While Wyoming leaders generally embrace an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, Pearlman said, many in the state see any gains in renewable energy as direct losses for Wyoming’s fossil fuel industries.
There’s also a wariness in the state of one-time federal funding and programs that could grow continuing operational costs in the state. All three Wyoming congressional delegates voted against the IRA as well as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
For all the ways the IRA aligns with current Wyoming policy goals, it is primarily a partisan climate and health reform bill. It is designed to use cost savings and a 15% minimum corporate tax to spend on measures that cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions 40% below 2005 levels by 2030. It’s also a major win for the Biden administration. For these reasons, the IRA has been criticized by Wyoming’s congressional delegation, its governor and the Republican-dominated Legislature.
“This bill attacks our fossil fuel industry, which not only causes prices to go up for every family in Wyoming, but it also puts into place unrealistic measures to cut carbon emissions that will cost millions of jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars,” U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis said in an Aug. 7 statement.
“The governor’s position is in line with the delegation,” Pearlman said. “He is really not a supporter of the bill. He’s concerned about the tax increases, he’s concerned about the cost it’s going to put on businesses and consumers.”
Despite Wyoming’s political opposition to the IRA, the law doesn’t limit where state leaders want to drive energy policy at home, UW’s Godby said.
“There’s a lot of stuff in here that Republicans in the state have been talking about for quite a while,” Godby said. “Those technologies are in here, even though the bill didn’t pass on a bipartisan basis.”
Senate President Dan Dockstader (R-Afton) serves on the legislative energy council and is a board member of the Lower Valley Energy electric co-op. Dockstader, who is a proponent of TerraPower’s proposed Natrium nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, said he supports efforts to keep Wyoming fossil fuels in the nation’s energy mix. However, he said, the IRA and Infrastructure laws both present significant opportunities that the Legislature will have to consider carefully.
“I want to be a part of a successful solution for Wyoming,” Dockstader said. “As a state we have to stay with the changes, or we’ll be left behind. I am convinced of this.”
Adding CCUS to existing Wyoming coal-fired power plants — a legislative goal in recent years — hasn’t penciled out in utilities’ analyses. But Wyoming officials are hopeful that may change with the IRA. The law expands the “Section 45Q” tax credit for carbon sequestration from $50 per metric ton of CO2 to $85, and from $35 per ton for CO2 used in enhanced oil recovery and other forms of “utilization” to $60 per ton.
Those provisions, in addition to tens of millions of dollars for CCUS research and development via the Infrastructure bill, represent a “once in a generation” opportunity for Wyoming to adjust to and grow with a rapidly changing energy landscape, according to UW School of Energy Resources Senior Advisor Kipp Coddington. SER-led efforts such as the CarbonSAFE project to inject CO2 for permanent storage north of Gillette, and related programs to create commercial products from CO2 and Wyoming coal, might have faced faltering support in coming years without the legislation, according to Coddington.
“These two bills together, I think, are significantly positive for the state of Wyoming,” Coddington told WyoFile. “The dollar amounts that are now available truly may move the needle on [CCUS] projects that were otherwise wavering in the proverbial valley of death.”
Wyoming Energy Authority Executive Director Glen Murrell, whose agency is tasked with the nuts-and-bolts of implementing components of the state’s top energy policies, said the IRA and Infrastructure laws combined “align with the energy strategy that we’re trying to do.
“Some of the CCUS provisions are things that people in the CCUS world have been asking for and fighting for for years,” Murrell said. “And they got everything — everything they wanted. Check, check, check, check.”
The same can be said, perhaps to a lesser degree, of Wyoming’s climate and energy policy ambitions for nuclear and hydrogen power, as well as wind energy, according to Murrell. “It’s great,” he said. “There are some really good things in [the IRA] which will absolutely influence, positively, the deployment of those technologies.”
For Wyoming oil and gas producers, the IRA is mostly harmful, Wyoming Petroleum Association Communications Director Ryan McConnaughey said. It includes beneficial CCUS provisions that bolster enhanced oil recovery and may provide some certainty for mineral leasing on federal lands. But the law erases a federal mineral royalty tax exemption for flared gas and will add a fee for leasing so-called “unproven” oil and natural gas reserves.
“Obviously, there are some beneficial programs,” McConnaughey said. “Overall, for the state of Wyoming, the negatives are just too great.”
The decline of Wyoming coal will likely accelerate with the IRA, according to UW’s Godby, though contraction was inevitable before the IRA became law. “[The U.S. is] not building new coal-fired power plants,” Godby said. “And it’s not necessarily just for regulatory reasons. They just don’t see those as compatible for the long term.”
The IRA recognizes where things were already headed in the energy landscape and adds incentives to accelerate the shift, PRBRC’s Anderson said. “Power plants were already being retired prior to this bill,” she said. “The electric sector was already moving in a direction where coal was a disfavored energy source. This bill doesn’t really speak to that directly, but what it does is it recognizes the trend and builds upon it.”
The IRA unfairly selects energy-resource “winners and losers” with renewables coming out on top, Wyoming Mining Association Executive Director Travis Deti said. Yet, there are many beneficial aspects in the bill for fossil fuels and mining.
“There are incentives for carbon capture, so that’s a good thing [for Wyoming coal],” Deti said. “The incentives to get uranium and nuclear off the ground — our guys really like that. And there’s good stuff in there for rare earth [minerals]. So it’s a mixed bag.”
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JACKSON — A number of lengthy documents have been filed in a federal civil lawsuit that claims Teton County law enforcement and attorneys conspired to charge former resident William “Mike” Crothers with a sex-related offense and also played a behind-the-scenes role in a slander campaign that crushed the reelection effort of former Jackson Mayor Pete Muldoon.
The two men and a third man are seeking damages for harm they claim they suffered at the hands of the sheriff’s office and county attorney.
The third plaintiff was previously identified only by a pseudonym, John Doe, but has since been forced to identify himself or leave the lawsuit.
On Aug. 31, U.S. Senior District Judge Nancy Freudenthal denied Doe’s motion to proceed under a pseudonym and ordered him to amend the complaint with his real name or be dismissed from the case, citing federal rules for civil procedure.
Robert Charles Rosen disclosed his name and is continuing as a plaintiff. Rosen is a young Jackson man against whom prosecutors brought and subsequently dismissed sexual assault charges in three cases.
The saga began when Rosen was arrested Dec. 9, 2019, and charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault. By May 2020, prosecutors had dismissed both of those charges but then filed a new felony charge in a third case.
That last case was dismissed this week on Sept. 12.
According to the dismissal documents filed by Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Clayton Kainer, “The parties have reached an agreement in the case and the matter is being pursued in another court of competent jurisdiction.”
In the federal civil suit, other issues being raised according to court documents include Teton County and Prosecuting Attorney Erin Weisman’s move to quash a subpoena that prosecutors argue is an attempt to intimidate a former teen victim through a deposition.
During a February 2020 trial, the teenager testified that Mike Crothers inappropriately touched her during a May 2019 party at his house. She was one of 10 witnesses called by the prosecution — nine of the witnesses were teens.
At the conclusion of the jury trial, the jury found Crothers guilty of two misdemeanor counts of unlawful contact and of permitting a house party where minors were present. He was acquitted on one count each of sexual battery, breach of peace and unlawful contact.
On Sept. 7, Weisman filed the motion asking the court to “quash” the plaintiffs’ subpoena served to the young woman, stating it was unnecessary given the lengthy cross-examination during the 2020 trial and was meant to punish and intimidate her.
“The Teton County Prosecuting Office has a special interest in protecting victims of criminal activities,” the filing states. “If defendants were allowed to harass and intimidate victims after their convictions, it would cause irreparable harm to victims and chill future victims from reporting crimes.”
The News&Guide has not named the teens in this case because they were minors when the party occurred.
Judge Freudenthal has not yet ruled on whether the young woman will be deposed, which is currently scheduled for Sept. 22.
Defense attorneys Devon Petersen and Alan Dershowitz are representing the men. Dershowitz has previously represented celebrity clients such as O.J. Simpson and Mike Tyson.
Crothers has alleged that law enforcement intimidated witnesses into testifying and that prosecutors “upped the pressure” on him, adding a charge after Crothers refused to plead guilty.
In an Aug. 3 federal court hearing, Dershowitz argued that former Deputy County Attorney Clark Allan, who prosecuted the case against Crothers, failed to disclose to Crothers’ attorneys that law enforcement and prosecutors had assured students and their parents that they wouldn’t get into trouble if they testified.
This constituted “suppression of favorable material,” Dershowitz argued.
“If suppression is not found here, prosecutors will continue to withhold information,” Dershowitz said. “That’s dangerous precedent. They know it’s material to the case and it could change the verdict. Once you have incentivized witnesses, everything changes.”
Crothers’ motion for a new trial was ultimately denied by Teton County Circuit Court Judge James Radda although Petersen said in the hearing that Radda wasn’t the “right judge” to decide.
Deputy prosecuting attorney Kainer replied to Dershowitz and Petersen, saying Crothers’ trial was fair and there was no suppression regarding witness testimony.
“The state did not suppress the evidence that these individuals would not be prosecuted,” Kainer said. “In the [defense’s] opening statement they said it was ‘all about immunity.’ The fact that they were not being prosecuted is not an immunity agreement or incentivized testimony. The jury was made well aware that those testifying were not being charged.”
Former Mayor Muldoon, for his part, has alleged that the police department worked with the Teton County Sheriff’s Office to illegally release records about Muldoon to retaliate and suppress his speech, which resulted in his losing an election for town council.
The three men are seeking unspecified cash damages against a number of defendants, including the Teton County commissioners, Weisman, Sheriff Matt Carr, Deputies Bret Bommer, Dave Hodges, Clay Platt and Andrew Roundy, and former Deputy County Attorney Allan.
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Newly released results show that Wyoming students’ scores in some subjects have dropped, while they rose for another subject area. This appears to fit a national trend of declining measures of student performance, which experts blame on learning and other disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021-22 school year Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) and Wyoming ALternate Assessment (WY-ALT) results revealed students across the state saw decreases in their proficient and advanced scores for English Language Arts and science. They rose slightly in math.
The average proficient and advanced score among grades three through 10 was 53.1%, which was a decrease from the previous school year’s average of 53.9%. Students in the same grades dropped from 47.4% to 47.3% in science, and rose from 48% to 48.3% in math.
Wyoming Department of Education officials said in a statement the results indicate areas of growth and proficiency rates at individual grade levels within each content year. To see scores, go to edu.wyoming.gov/data/assessment-reports.
“Wyoming educators have done a tremendous job ensuring student learning continued through the pandemic,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder said in the news release. “Although there are areas where results decreased slightly for a second year, overall they were less than three percent compared to the state results prior to the pandemic. Wyoming’s commitment to keeping students in the classroom continues to be reflected in these assessment results.”In addition to the WY-TOPP results, the 2022 state, district and school-level results for the ACT college entrance exam taken by juniors in high school were released. The average composite score decreased from 19 to 18.6 from the previous year, with the highest score possible being 36. The scores for English dropped from 17.8 to 17.4, math from 18.8 to 18.4, reading from 19.8 to 19.1 and science from 19.3 to 19.1.
The WY-TOPP and WY-ALT assessments are administered through an adaptive online platform. Students in grades 3-10 took the WY-TOPP and WY-ALT summative assessments for math and ELA. Grade 3, 5, 7 and 9 students were also assessed in writing on WY-TOPP.WY-TOPP, WY-ALT, ACCESS for ELLs, and ACT results will be used to inform accountability determinations to be released Sept. 14.
Average gas prices down slightly last week
Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have declined 1.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.77 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming.
Prices in Wyoming are 27.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, and stand 26.7 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 5.5 cents in the last week, and stands at $5.01 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Wyoming was priced at $3.09 per gallon Sunday. The most expensive was $4.79, a difference of $1.70 per gallon between the two locations.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 7.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.67 per gallon Monday. The national average is down 26.9 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 52.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago, according to
GasBuddy’s data comes from weekly price reports covering over 150,000 U.S. gas stations.
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OLD FAITHFUL—Tom Wadsworth read straight from the 154-year-old treaty that displaced his ancestors from their land as he made a case that Shoshone and Bannock tribal members should be allowed to hunt, fish and gather inside Yellowstone National Park.
Signed at Fort Bridger on July 3, 1868 in what’s now southern Wyoming, the treaty granted the Shoshone and Bannock native people the right to “hunt on the unoccupied lands of the United States” in perpetuity, so long as game was found and peace with white people maintained.
Yet, today, with a few exceptions, hunting isn’t allowed by tribal members or anyone else in Yellowstone or the rest of the National Park Service’s 400-plus units in the Lower 48. Wadsworth, the captain game warden for the Shoshone-Bannock tribes, suggested the federal government didn’t uphold its end of the deal.
“This is what gives us the right to keep hunting,” Wadsworth, with treaty text in hand, told a crowd of his tribal members inside a Yellowstone gymnasium.
“And … I want y’all to realize that hunting doesn’t just mean going out and hunting animals. It also means fishing, it also means gathering — we did not have a word in our language to differentiate between those things.”
Wadsworth is not alone in calling for change. Tribal leaders, Park Service administrators, legal scholars and others are reconsidering the past and reimagining a Park Service future in which Native American tribes play a much larger role. Amid Yellowstone’s 150th anniversary, there’s a growing sense that it’s time to reverse historical wrongs, honor treaty promises, recognize Yellowstone and other parks as traditional Indigenous lands and incorporate tribes into National Park Service decision-making.
Re-Indigenizing Yellowstone, a 94-page article recently published in the Wyoming Law Review, outlines several paths that could reverse course on a century and a half of ignoring, erasing and marginalizing the history of Indigenous exclusion, absence and disconnection from Yellowstone.
“Yellowstone can once again change the world,” authors Kekek Jason Stark, Autumn Bernhardt, Monte Mills and Jason Robison wrote. “Ultimately, re-indigenizing Yellowstone can restore the shine to the nation’s original crown jewel and help ensure that all Americans can look forward to the park’s next 150 years and beyond.”
The National Park Service has embraced Yellowstone’s 150th anniversary as a historical pivot point and an opportunity to mend tribal relations and bolster Native American involvement. Much of the effort has been ceremonial: There have been roundtable discussions, teepee villages erected, a rematriation performance and artwork showcase and other activities and gatherings celebrating Yellowstone’s tribal heritage. At the Shoshone-Bannock gathering where Wadsworth spoke, Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly presented the tribe’s chairman, Nathan Small, with a medallion adorned with 23 bison to symbolize all that remained of the species before bison were brought back from the brink at the Lamar Buffalo Ranch more than a century ago.
Twenty minutes earlier, Shoshone-Bannock Land Use Policy Commissioner Darrell Shay said as much. “It’s not really a celebration,” Shay said. “Because this is ours, we never gave it up. We were the last group of Indians that were here, and we got shipped out — forced out by the cavalry.”
Pawnee Nation tribal member and attorney Brett Chapman called the park’s recent tribal outreach a “complete PR stunt,” in an interview with E&E News.
Amid such criticism, Sholly has maintained that he is making an earnest effort to bring about a new era of tribal-park relations.
“Maybe people don’t believe it, maybe we need more time [and] trust to build, but that is a two-way street,” Sholly told a panel during a discussion about sovereign relations in Yellowstone at a sesquicentennial symposium in Cody.
“I think what we’re asking for is to allow us to tell our story, but also allow us to have access,” Eastern Shoshone Business Council Member and historian John Washakie said during a panel discussion on Native people’s historical and cultural connections to the park. “Give us access. We won’t disturb things, we won’t bother things. We’ll just take what we need.”
In 2016, the National Park Service modified its regulations to allow federally recognized tribes to gather and remove plants or plant parts for traditional, non-commercial purposes, but the result isn’t a blanket entitlement. Tribes must strike agreements with the federal agency specifying what plants may be gathered, what quantities and which tribal members are permitted. That hasn’t happened in Yellowstone, but Sholly told WyoFile that those discussions are underway.
“The difficulty with Yellowstone is you have 27 different affiliated tribes, and it’s important to understand what the cumulative gathering request is by all those tribes,” he said. “What do the tribes want to collect? How much? Where? We’ll assess that and make determinations from there.”
Hunting in the park is a different beast.
The Lacey Act — established decades after the 1868 Fort Bridger Treaty promised the Shoshone and Bannock they could “hunt on the unoccupied lands” — prohibited unauthorized hunting, killing and capturing any bird or wild animal in Yellowstone and, later, other federal lands. According to the Wyoming Law Review article, near the turn of the 20th century a Bannock leader from the Fort Hall Indian Reservation named Race Horse agreed to kill seven elk in Uinta County and be taken into custody to test the tribe’s treaty rights. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state game laws still applied, even when they conflicted with treaty rights. That ruling held precedent for over 120 years until 2019 when the court ruled in Herrera v. Wyoming that a Crow Tribe member’s off-reservation treaty hunting rights remained intact.
“The Supreme Court reaffirmed those continuing rights in the national forest,” Mills, a Re-Indigenizing Yellowstone co-author who directs the University of Washington’s Native American Law Center, told WyoFile. “Conceivably, although it hasn’t been tested yet, ShoBan have those rights too, because their treaty language is essentially the same [as the Crow’s].”
National Park Service administrators have historically argued that Yellowstone was “occupied” — and thus exempt from the right to hunt “unoccupied lands” — when it became a national park in 1872.
Scholars see two ways to “test” tribal rights and settle the question about access to hunting in places like Yellowstone. One, a Shoshone-Bannock member could follow Race Horse’s example and force the courts to decide directly in the post-Herrera world by hunting in the park. Another way forward, Mills said, is through collaboration and co-management. That’s been the formula for tribal bison hunting outside of national park boundaries.
Wadsworth, the Shoshone-Bannock captain game warden, told WyoFile he favors the collaborative approach.
“That step would be a government-to-government meeting, between the tribes and the Park Service, to move forward and see what can be done,” Wadsworth said.
Those are complex conversations because of the number of Yellowstone-affiliated tribes involved: The Park Service recognizes 27, though Mills and others argue there are more. They are also sure to be contentious.
“Even bison hunting outside of the park, it’s been at least 25 years of litigation,” Mills said. “The development of the [Interagency Bison Management Program], it’s just been a long process and that doesn’t even get into the treaty rights issues.”
Nevertheless, the movement to increase Indigenous access and influence over management of Yellowstone and all national parks continues to gain steam.
Wes Martel, a former longtime Eastern Shoshone Business Council member, said that Native American National Park Service Director Chuck Sam’s two-day visit to the Wind River Indian Reservation to discuss tribal involvement and inclusion in the parks this summer was significant. Still, he does not expect change to come easy.
“We have made progress, but today’s political climate is just so toxic,” said Martel, who now works for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. “Montana, Wyoming and Idaho — all three of those states — are very opposed to tribal issues. They’re anti-Indian, they’re anti-buffalo, they’re anti-wolf, anti-grizzly, they’re anti-conservation.”
Yellowstone has made headway on improving its relations with tribes. At the dawn of the 20th century, there were attempts to use Native people essentially as props to bolster tourism. One infamous example is that of an “aboriginal exhibit” at Yellowstone Lake’s Dot Island. Businessman E.C. Waters tried but “had no luck convincing any Crow to camp in the middle of Yellowstone Lake” alongside bison for the viewing pleasure of summer tourists, according to the Wyoming Law Review article.
In the last 30 years, federal-tribal relations in Yellowstone have changed “drastically.” “The Park Service and Yellowstone-associated tribes have sought connection,” the legal scholars write.
There’s still a long way to go, the authors say. They don’t make specific recommendations for how the NPS and tribes should move forward in their paper, but provide “a range of options.”
“Regardless of whatever’s the most efficient and what avenues are available,” Mills said, “really it’s as much about the process of engagement and collaboration and the relationship that’s being built between the Park Service and the tribes.”
One of those paths forward they lay out is “radical realignment,” like the approach espoused by the #Landback movement. That could mean the “undoing of the large-scale displacement of tribes” and returning of the title to Yellowstone National Park.
In their review, the law professors also offer up federal-tribal government partnership models. Former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell empowered the Park Service to develop such partnerships with a 2016 secretarial order. The Re-Indigenizing Yellowstone document lists a slate of partnership templates, like co-management of the Bears Ears National Monument, which is governed in part by an inter-tribal commission.
The paper also contemplates ways to improve consultation and engagement with Indigenous people. Sholly, speaking at the Cody symposium, described the consultation status quo — which entails the NPS sending tribes formal letters about projects — as “artificial” and “bureaucratic.” Yellowstone will keep doing it to meet its statutory obligations and it’s “important,” he said, but “the real progress” is going to be made through relationship building with tribal councils and members.
Last, the Native law scholars suggest in their Wyoming Law Review paper the Park Service could build tribal capacity through business. For example, at Grand Portage National Monument — which Sholly used to oversee as the Park Service’s Midwest Region director — the maintenance program is contracted out to the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, or Ojibwe.
Ultimately, the Re-Indigenizing Yellowstone authors argue that Yellowstone and the tribes must hash out a tailor-made arrangement.
“[E]nvisioning a new management paradigm for the world’s first national park,” they write, “must go beyond the potential of existing collaborative frameworks to ensure it functions effectively in practice.”
In Martel’s view, Yellowstone bringing the tribes to the literal table will be key to making the nation-to-nation relationship work. The tangible actions might come along piecemeal, he said.
“Let’s designate areas where there could be ceremonies,” Martel said. “Let’s establish traditional use areas … We’re also talking about creating an Indigenous advisory board for Yellowstone.”
Sholly, addressing the Shoshone-Bannock people at Old Faithful, said the ceremonies and spotlight on Indigenous issues during Yellowstone’s sesquicentennial are just the start.
“We’ve made progress, but we have got a long way to go,” Yellowstone’s superintendent told the tribes. “We look forward to the rest of this ceremony and, most importantly, further dialogue, together in the future, about what is possible.”
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The Medicine Bow National Forest will host its first monitoring field trip for its Landscape Vegetation Analysis project Sept. 29 in a daylong field trip open to the public.
In what’s planned to be the first of annual monitoring field trips will examine the Troublesome focus area where the Forest — in cooperation with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Mule Deer Foundation and Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins Conservation District — recently completed 77 acres of shrub mowing to improve crucial big game winter range.
The Troublesome focus area is located on the northwest edge of the Snowy Range about 12 miles east of Saratoga in Carbon County.
Monitoring and reporting make up the final phase for treatments in the LaVA implementation process. The primary intent is to answer the questions:
Did we do what we said we were going to do?
Did we get the expected outcomes?
Do we need to adjust future treatments?
Meeting time and location for the field day are to be determined. Those interested in participating are asked to RSVP. To RSVP or for more information, contact Matt Schweich, LaVA implementation coordinator, at matthew.schweich@usda.gov or 307-745-2422.
Participants will need to provide their own transportation for the day. Access to the Troublesome area is challenging, involving about 12 miles of dirt road driving (high clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicle recommended), followed by a hike of about 3 miles round-trip (including about 600 feet of elevation loss/gain between 8,300 and 8,900 feet in elevation).
Weather can be highly variable at this time of year and the group will be away from any shelter for up to three hours. Participants will need to bring appropriate clothing, footwear, food and water. No stores, restrooms or other facilities will be available for the duration of the trip.
The field trip may be challenging for some people. Monitoring results will be summarized in an LaVA project newsletter later this fall and detailed in the monitoring report scheduled for release next spring. In future years, we expect the monitoring field trips will visit more accessible locations.
The LaVA story map feature can be used to provide focus area/treatment feedback. Feedback helps with generation and refinement of focus areas and treatment proposals.
The National Forest released its final Record of Decision and supporting documents for the LaVA project Aug. 13, 2020. The LaVA decision seeks to improve forest conditions in the Sierra Madre and Snowy Ranges using a wide range of tools. A maximum of 288,000 acres could be treated, spread over a 15-year period.
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Regional Overview
Fall has arrived. With the sudden cool down last weekend, warmer weather returned. This time it’s more seasonal, though, with rather nippy nights and warming in the day. Expect showers, especially today and then off and on through at least Friday. There’s a chance for breezes to kick up this weekend, but mostly not until the afternoons. It’s a great weekend to get outside to hike, bike, fish or maybe just lounge around. Leaves are changing, with some color in the Snowy Range and just getting going in areas of Pole Mountain.
Ranking Categories
H (One fish): to ensure fish dinner go to the local grocery store
HHHHH (Five fish): toss a line and get a fish; the fish aren’t picky
Granite, Crystal and North Crow reservoirs
HH½
The buzz: The fishing picked up with the cooler weather. The bike trails will be busy on Saturday with the Gowdy Grinder, the major fundraiser for the Cheyenne youth mountain bike teams. Racers can be expected on the trails throughout the morning. Give them a little space and cheer them on as they pass.
Suggested bait, lures and flies:
Nightcrawlers
Salmon eggs
Mepps
Rapalas
Woolly worms and buggers
Hare’s ears
Damsel nymphs
Scuds
Sloans and Absarraca lakes
HH½
The buzz: For those looking to toss a line to start or end the day, these lakes are a great option. Both are fishing well and should get even better as temperatures cool.
Suggested bait, lures and flies:
Worms
Powerbait
Salmon eggs
Marshmallows
Adams
Copper Johns
Renegades
Pole Mountain
HHH
The buzz: The fishing is good across Pole Mountain. The leaves are starting to turn, with the color only improving as fall progresses. The trails at Happy Jack Recreation Area and Turtle Rock are great options for hiking and mountain biking.
Suggested bait, lures and flies:
Worms
Power bait
Kastmasters
Orange scuds
Elk hair caddis
Blue-winged olives
Hornberg
Copper Johns
Hot head leeches
Laramie Plains lakes
HH½
The buzz: The fishing is fair to good across the basin. The best action is at Meeboer, while it’s slower at Twin Buttes. Those willing to take a longer drive will find the fishing fair to good at Diamond Lake. Anglers report catching some nice rainbow at Lake Hattie and the kokanee action is picking up there as well. The action is good at Gelatt, while there is still a cyanobacterial bloom advisory at Leazenby.
Suggested bait, lures and flies:
Nightcrawlers
Salmon eggs
Rapalas
Wooly buggers
Scuds
Bead head prince nymphs
Circus peanut
Laramie River
HH
The buzz: The river is running low, especially as it nears Laramie. The fishing is slow but fish are still being caught. Look for the deeper pools for those large brown trout that tend to become more active this time of year.
Suggested bait, lures and flies:
Worms
Salmon eggs
Panther martins
Grasshoppers
Elk hair caddis
Blue-winged olives
Hot head leech
Bead head pheasant tail
San Juan worms
Snowy Range
HHH
The buzz: The fishing is good to very good across the Snowy Range, and the leaf change is picking up. Lake Owen is fishing well while the action is slower at Rob Roy Reservoir. Those out on boats at Rob Roy are having better luck than those casting from the shore. Get to the high elevation lakes before snow arrives, which could happen any time now.
Suggested bait, lures and flies:
Nightcrawlers
Panther martins
Elk hair caddis
Scuds
Parachute Adams
Ants
Zug bugs
Squirrel leeches
North Platte River and Encampment River – Saratoga Valley
HH
The buzz: The fishing action is on the slow side in the upper reaches of the North Platte River. The flows are low, making wading-fishing a good option from the state line up to Treasure Island. The Encampment River is also low, but anglers are having some luck early in the day.
Suggested bait, lures and flies:
Panther martins
Kastmasters
Worms
Chubby Chernobyls
Pat’s rubberlegs
Bead-head prince nymphs
Sparkle duns
Lightning bugs
North Platte River – Grey Reef
HHH
The buzz: The fishing is good to very good, although the moss requires good aim to avoid pulling in nothing but vegetation. That growth typically goes away with the cooler weather.
Suggested bait, lures and flies:
Grasshoppers
Tricos
Adams
Hot head leeches
San Juan worms
Sprout midges
Sparkle wings
Orange blossom specials
North Platte River – Miracle Mile
HHH
The buzz: The action is good to very good. Water levels can fluctuate with downstream water and electrical needs, but it tends to run around 500 cubic feet per second. This flow rate makes great conditions for wade-fishing.
Suggested bait, lures and flies:
San Juan worms
Rock worms
Pheasant tails
Juju baetis
Hares ears
Scuds
Hot head leeches
Thin mints
Wheatland Reservoir No. 3
HH
The buzz: The fishing is good, but on the slow side in the middle of the day. The algal bloom continues near the dam. There’s still plenty of angling, but just be on the lookout for the algal and avoid those areas.
Suggest bait, lures and flies:
Nightcrawlers
Marshmallows
Panther martins
Rapalas
Hornbergs
Wooly buggers
Damsel nymphs
Glendo
HH½
The buzz: The walleye fishing is on the slow side while the reservoir remains low. That is normal this time of year with water levels expected to gradually rise. The boat ramps at the Marina and Reno Cove are open. The ramp at Whiskey Gulch is under repairs.
Suggest bait, lures and flies:
Bottom bouncers
Nightcrawlers on worm harnesses
Shad raps in perch, shad
Spoons
Crank baits
Blood baits (for catfish in the liver and beef flavors)
Vertical jigging
Grayrocks Reservoir
HHH
The buzz: The fishing is quite good, and should get even better with the cooler fall temperatures. Anglers report catching everything from walleye to perch as well as crappie and bass. There’s something for everyone.
Suggest bait, lures and flies:
Worm harnesses with leeches
Nightcrawlers on worm harnesses (gold, silver, burnt orange blades)
Blood baits for catfish (chicken, liver, beef and cheese flavors)
Hawk Springs
HH½
The buzz: Both the walleye and catfish action is good to very good. With the changing season, the recreational activity in the middle of the day should be minimal, allowing good angling throughout the day.
Suggest bait, lures and flies:
Worm harnesses with leeches
Nightcrawlers with worm harnesses (gold, silver, burnt orange blades)
Blood baits (for catfish in the liver and beef flavors)
Cheese
Reservoir levels
Alcova: 98.1% full
Boysen: 88.0% full
Guernsey: 60.5% full
Glendo: 20.1% full
Grey Reef: 88.7% full
Keyhole: 64.1% full
Pathfinder: 28.4% full
Seminoe: 50.7% full
River flows
North Platte River at Northgate: 69 cubic feet per second
North Platte River above Seminoe Reservoir: 125 cfs
North Platte River near Miracle Mile: 539 cfs
North Platte River at Grey Reef: 2,260 cfs
Encampment River near town of Encampment: 24 cfs
Encampment River at Hog Park: 21 cfs
Laramie River near Laramie: 14 cfs
Boat ramp openings
Glendo Reservoir: The Marina and Reno Cove ramps are open.
Guernsey Reservoir: All ramps are open.
Boysen Reservoir: All ramps are open.
Seminoe Reservoir: All ramps are open.
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I stand, taking notes, on the Medicine Bow Rail Trail. I’m about a mile south of Lake Owen on this 21-mile nonmotorized path that winds through the Medicine Bow National Forest.
First I check my GPS receiver to get my coordinates. I jot the numbers in my notebook, add a comment, then pick up my camera to take a picture.
Once completed, I hop back on my bicycle, much to the delight of my companion, Dobby. My Australian shepherd loves nothing better than to trot alongside as I pedal down the Rail Trail.
I don’t get far before I stop and repeat the process. The goal of my efforts on this outing is to note conditions on the trail where I and other volunteers might return to make repairs or improvements.
Most of the stops identify areas where off-road vehicles, or OHVs, came onto the nonmotorized Rail Trail, creating a distinct path for others to follow. I also note signs that have been damaged and run over.
I’ve been volunteering on the Rail Trail for most of a decade. In that time, I have put up more barricades and “No Motorized Use” signs than I care to count. I put them up, motorized users take them down or run them over.
A couple years ago, U.S. Forest Service personnel erected a number of split rail-fences to block illegal access. Now many of those are dismantled and even moved so OHV drivers could get on the Rail Trail.
On this day, as I’m writing notes I hear the loud rumble of an OHV. Instead of coming along the Forest Road paralleling the Rail Trail where motorized use is legal, it is roaring down the nonmotorized path, straight at me. I remain in the middle of the trail, forcing the driver to stop.
The four riders in this souped-up side-by-side wear high-performance protective clothing and aerodynamic helmets. They look dressed for speed and dust.
“This is a nonmotorized trail,” I tell the driver. I have to shout to be heard over the sound of the vehicle.
To his credit, the driver apologizes and explains he was unaware the route was nonmotorized. He turns around and goes back. Alas, going back means continuing back down the Rail Trail, but it is the best I can hope for at this point.
I continue with my note-taking and hear another OHV. This one is on the legal road about 20 feet away, but the driver pauses and peers at me, as if contemplating coming onto the Rail Trail. I shout to him that I am standing on a nonmotorized route.
“I know,” he shouts back. “I wasn’t going to go there.”
Instead, he and his wife, along with the dog sitting between them, continue down the rough forest road.
About a minute later, I prepare to hop back on my bike when, much to my delight, I spot a black bear crossing the Rail Trail. I quickly grab Dobby’s collar and tell him to sit. He sees the bear, but just sits and watches it amble across the trail and back into the trees. It is a small bear, though, so I am wary that mama bear is nearby.
I hear barking and realize the people in the OHV are stopped and their dog likely spotted the bear. Once there is silence, I walk down the road to ask the people if they saw it. They said they had and, like me, were pretty excited.
They were stopped at a particularly bad spot on the road. They told me they would be foolish to continue and instead would turn around and go back. We had a very amiable conversation. They told me they also are frustrated by the OHV drivers speeding all over the place.
“They pass us like we’re standing still,” the man said. “They make us all look bad.”
This particular forest road is in such poor shape that it is impassible in many spots. I’m sure that’s the main reason drivers opt to go onto the Rail Trail instead. I’ve been told for more than five years the road will be repaired, but that has yet to happen; instead, motorized use of the Rail Trail only increases.
I go back on the Rail Trail to continue my efforts. Just a minute later another OHV comes roaring down the trail. This driver is much less polite, blaming me for the Rail Trail not being well marked.
I explain that people tear down or run over the signs about as fast as we can put them up. He threatens to run over my bicycle if I don’t move it and sue me for taking his photograph. I took a picture of his vehicle, not him, to document the illegal use.
To my relief, he and the next OHV pulling up behind him actually followed my request that they go back the 10 feet on the Rail Trail to turn onto the appropriate forest road.
I realize my efforts on this section of the Rail Trail are futile, yet I persist.
The impassible forest road should be closed until repairs can be made. After that rude encounter I am disheartened and depressed. What I thought would be a pleasant outing turned into nothing but a frustrating experience.
I sure enjoyed seeing the bear, but not all the loud OHVs.
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ROCK SPRINGS — A procedure regarding students’ preferred pronouns that surfaced on social media sparked questions, asking for clarity and an explanation from Sweetwater County School District No. 1.
The post in question was a screenshot of the Student Support Procedure, which states, “If a student is requesting the use of a transgender name and/or pronoun, we will honor their request. It is also not our obligation to notify the parent of this request and we will not do so.”
On Thursday, Sept. 8, the Rocket Miner reached out to school district officials to clarify the procedure.
Nicole Bolton, director of human resources, stated that the district’s policies that prohibit discrimination “mirror” federal civil rights laws, such as Title IX, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. She added that the post that surfaced online “did not contain the complete explanation that was shared with staff.”
“The information circulating is the result of requests for clarification on how federal courts and agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Education, are currently interpreting those laws,” said Bolton.
She shared the district’s preferred and chosen names procedure: “As you become acquainted with your students, you may encounter students wishing to use a preferred or chosen name. A preferred/chosen name is any name a student chooses to use other than their legal name.
“For example, a student may wish to shorten their first name (e.g. Steven to Steve) or to be referred to by their middle name or a nickname. Sweetwater County School District Number One is committed to promoting an educational environment that is supportive and respectful to all students. Calling a person by their preferred name and pronoun shows respect and contributes to the District’s commitment to providing a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment.
“Accordingly, staff must use a student’s preferred/chosen name or pronoun in verbal, written, and electronic communications. Staff must respect the privacy of all students regarding such choice.
“Violations of this procedure may constitute discrimination based on sex, and may result in discipline. Students who experience problems or discrimination related to their preferred/chosen name or pronoun shall be referred to the Title IX Coordinator for resources and assistance. This procedure does not address changes to educational records to reflect legal name changes. Any requests to amend educational records shall be referred to the Director of Human Resources.”
Bolton stated that the district’s “discussions involved the recent Notice of Interpretation issued by the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, which explained that OCR will enforce Title IX’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex to include: (1) discrimination based on sexual orientation; and (2) discrimination based on gender identity. Depending on the case, misgendering a student could violate both district policy and Federal law.”
Due to the complexity and sensitivity of issues surrounding gender identity, Bolton said that it precludes a “one-size fits all approach.”
“Staff were never directed not to talk to parents or lie to parents,” she said. “Decisions regarding how to support transgender and gender nonconforming students may involve the student, parents, and district administration. Teachers are expected to immediately refer such matters to their building principal, who will involve central administration. Teachers will then be informed of the district’s plan for supporting the individual student and will be responsible for supporting that student. Again, student needs will be met with an individualized response and specific support.”
However, Bolton went on to say that SCSD No. 1 will continue to prioritize safeguarding the physical and psychological well-being of a student.
“When a student indicates that their family is not supportive of their gender identity and/or the district is concerned for the student’s safety, the district will honor a student’s request for confidentiality until the student consents to the disclosure and/ or the district completes an individualized assessment and rules out any particularized and substantiated concern of real harm to the student,” she explained. “The expectation is that parents will eventually be involved: the district will support the student in this process and encourage familial involvement whenever possible.
“For example, the district will offer the opportunity to speak with a school counselor or social worker to facilitate conversations with parents.”
Bolton said that “harassment and discrimination will not be tolerated.”
“The district supports the needs of transgender and gender nonconforming students on a case-by-case basis to ensure a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment free from discrimination,” she said.
When it comes to using school facilities, such as bathrooms and locker rooms, Bolton said that the procedure “has no bearing on requests regarding facilities use, formal changes to academic records, etc.” and that “this was simply meant to provide guidance for staff in addressing students informally by their chosen name or pronoun.”
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The Albany County community will gather this weekend in remembrance, support and hope for those struggling with dementia.
The Alzheimer’s Association is hosting a local Walk to End Alzheimer’s, with the proceeds benefiting the organization to support Wyomingites fighting the disease as patients and caretakers.
More than 10,000 people ages 65 and older in Wyoming have Alzheimer’s and about 16,000 family members are acting as caregivers, according to Alzheimer’s Association data.
In addition to the walk, Saturday’s event will include presentations from speakers on their own personal experiences with the disease.
The speakers include Miss Wyoming, Wyoming District 14 state Rep. Trey Sherwood and Robin McIntyre, who will develop early onset Alzheimer’s as the result of a rare genetic mutation. McIntyre is chairing the event and will speak on her experience going through clinical trials to help find a cure.
“For me, it’s become kind of a passion to raise funds and awareness,” McIntyre said. “Unless we find a cure for the disease, my future and that of millions of others is uncertain.”
McIntyre explained that with the baby boomer population aging, the number of people expected to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s by 2050 could overwhelm the health care system. On top of the people who are suffering with the disease themselves, there are countless others who make sacrifices to care for affected loved ones.
“That’s a lot of people who are loved ones who are maybe even struggling with health issues of their own,” she said. “Trying to take care of people who have memory loss is quite a challenge.”
Before the walk, participants will have the opportunity to add to a memory garden full of artificial flowers based on each person’s motivation to help the cause. While Alzheimer’s is the most common version of dementia, the walk supports people impacted by all variations of dementia.
Registration for the walk is donation based, and anyone who wants to participate is welcome. Donors who contribute $100 or more will receive a T-shirt. At the end of the walk, there will be a raffle with prizes.
People can register as individuals or as a team. Registration is available online or in-person at the start of the event.
As of Tuesday, $15,545 had been raised for the local walk, with 64 participants and 15 teams registered.
“The walk is important to raise awareness and also to have the community pledge to take care of their loved ones who find themselves in that situation,” McIntyre said.
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| 2022-09-15T12:08:23Z
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As monarchs go, normal folks like us can probably relate to the new King of England.
His mother was so perfect in so many ways that all you could do was look on in amazement. The only criticism I had was about those corgis. Make me king, and I’m going down to the London pound and getting at least two black Labrador retrievers (the Cadillac of dogs), maybe more.
No small, yappy dogs for this monarch.
There was precious little to criticize in Queen Elizabeth II.
Who, on the other hand, hasn’t felt King Charles’ pain over the years? He’s had a rough road to the throne.
The poor guy had to wait around for more than 70 years before he got the job he wanted. His first day on the job comes nine years after most of us retire, go on Social Security and find a senior coffee group at McDonalds.
He spent what for most of us would be an extended career going to teas, dressing up in crazy getups and wondering how long mom’s going to be sitting on the throne.
Admit it. You laugh at that expression just like I do, just like you think of the Lone Ranger when you hear the William Tell Overture. Don’t deny it.
As he worked the rope line at Buckingham Palace on Friday, shaking hands and accepting well-wishes from a crowd of his subjects, the guy finally looked happy – the first time I remember seeing him look that way. Until now, he always looked like a guy waiting for a bus that wouldn’t be arriving for years.
Who wouldn’t be relieved at finally nailing down the job? Too bad it came the day his mother died. Along the way, he’s been through so much.
Many of us have had a marriage blow up. Charles, however, had the added pain of seeing every sordid detail reported in screaming headlines by vicious British tabloid reporters and headline writers.
Adding to the pain, most of us identified with his beautiful, late ex-wife. And we shook our heads when his long-running relationship with the less-stunning Camilla became public with, once again, every embarrassing detail reported in the tabloids under 60-point headlines.
It got so bad with Charles’ failing marriage, a palace fire and a brother who hung out with Jeffrey Epstein that the Queen called 1992 their “annus horribilis” (or really bad year). Ouch.
When it came to news coverage, Charles was always ridden hard and put away wet.
Likewise many of us, like Charles, have had one kid who takes our advice and always does what we think they ought to do and another who figures what we want is the last thing he or she will ever do. One follows in your footsteps, the other goes in the opposite direction. You get so you don’t give the latter kid advice, hoping he or she will stumble on what you want, thinking it isn’t what you want at all.
Charles has his William, and his Harry.
Then when they get married, the one who takes your advice marries someone just as perfect as they are (think Kate), and the one that doesn’t take your advice marries someone who makes him or her even more independent and ornery (think Meghan). In the military, they call that a force multiplier.
Add to that the fact that Queen Elizabeth had a soft spot for Harry’s independence and once again you have to feel sympathy for Charles’ royal migraines.
The new King wants to cut expenses and not pay royal salaries to every Tom, Dick and Mountbatten who comes along. We can relate to the pain of cutting expenses.
And then there’s this. Charles gets to live in plenty of swell palaces with fine art and antique furniture. He’s got horses, carriages and fancy limousines to cart him around in royal splendor, and he’s got lifetime tenure.
But there’s no escaping male pattern baldness, and this king — and the next one in particular — both have a healthy dose of that.
Join the club.
The new king should get the benefit of the doubt, at least for a while. He’s been through plenty already.
Dave Simpsonwas a newsman for four decades working as a reporter, editor, publisher and columnist. He lives in Cheyenne. He can be reached at davesimpson145@hotmail.com.
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The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling in West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937), set against the backdrop of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s controversial court-packing plan, shocked the nation when it upheld state authority to impose a minimum wage law, less than a year after it had declared that such laws violated the freedom of contract protected by the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.
The New Deal Court’s abrupt about-face marked the beginning of the high tribunal’s rapidly changing jurisprudence. In the early and mid-1930s, the Court was dominated by the so-called “Four Horsemen,” a cadre of judicial conservatives who, with the support of Justice Owen Roberts, struck down as unconstitutional numerous laws designed to lift the nation from the depths of the Great Depression. A frustrated president and angry public brought immense pressure on the Court which, contemporary observers said, influenced Justice Roberts’ decision to reverse his voting pattern in favor of sustaining governmental programs.
Justice Roberts’ famous reversal, the so-called “switch in time that saved nine,” spared the Court from further pressure and persuaded Democrats in Congress to reject FDR’s legislative plan to pack the Court through appointment of a new justice for every member of the Court who was 70 years old. If FDR’s plan had succeeded, he would have named to the Court, at least in theory, justices who were sympathetic to New Deal programs and legislation.
Defenders of Justice Roberts argue that his switch was not attributable to public pressure, but rather a change in his thinking, a realization that the damage to the nation inflicted by the Depression could not be tamed through traditional laissez-faire approaches to governing, but required an active federal government generating new programs to restore Americans’ lives and opportunities. There may be something to this defense, since FDR’s program was introduced in February of 1937, one month after the Court had decided the case, and one month before the Court announced its decision in March.
However, it has been alleged, with considerable merit, that Chief Justice Hughes informed Roberts of FDR’s proposal in December of 1936 and persuaded him to switch his vote to uphold a Washington state minimum wage law and spare the Court from further attacks.
The Court, in 1936, in Morehead v. New York, by a 5-4 majority that included Justice Roberts, had struck down a state minimum wage law for women and children on the premise, set forth in Lochner v. New York (1905), that the Liberty of Contract Doctrine, grounded in the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, prohibited the government from interfering with the right of employees to work for wages they found acceptable. That doctrine, it may be recalled, was harshly criticized by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’s famous dissent in Lochner, as a judicial invention without foundation in the Constitution. As it turned out, Holmes was vindicated by Justice Roberts, who had changed his mind about state authority to pass minimum wage laws, and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes’s historic 5-4 opinion for the Court in West Coast Hotel v. Parrish.
“What is this freedom?” Hughes asked. “The Constitution does not speak of freedom of contract.” Hughes stated that the Constitution protects freedom, but subject to reasonable regulation and the interest of the community. In this instance, the police power of the state to pass laws to protect the health, morals, welfare and safety of citizens was justifiably exercised to protect women and children from exploitation.
Chief Justice Hughes explained that states were entitled to consider “the fact that they are in the class receiving the least pay, that their bargaining power is relatively weak, and that they are the ready victims of those who would take advantage of their necessitous circumstances.” The Court also took “judicial notice” of the public relief needed during the Great Depression. Inadequate wages for women had placed demands on state agencies for public assistance: “The community is not bound to provide what is, in effect, a subsidy for unconscionable employers.”
The Court’s landmark decision to uphold minimum wage laws helped to stabilize the economy in the years following the Depression. It created a minimum standard of living for the purpose of protecting the health of employees, stimulated consumer spending and demand, and contributed to the expansion of the economy.
John Selden, a 17th century English jurist and scholar, wrote about the talk among councilors serving in high office. “They talk (but blasphemously enough) that the Holy Ghost is President of their General Councils when the truth is, the odd Man is still the Holy Ghost.” The catalyst for the Court’s decision to reverse historical tides and sustain state minimum wage laws was Justice Owen Roberts. Indeed, it was his switch that made him the “odd Man.”
David Adler, Ph.D., is a noted author who lectures nationally and internationally on the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and presidential power.
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CHEYENNE – The public is invited to an open house for Laramie County Community College’s Surgical Technology Program, from 1-4 p.m. on Sept. 24.
The event will allow attendees to see features of health care they miss while asleep during surgeries, said Tracy Perko, LCCC Surgical Technology Program director, in the college’s news release. Several sets of instruments will be set out, and students will perform a mock surgery. Attendees will also be invited to use a simulator that will allow them to do just this.
“We’d like to show people who we are and what we do,” Perko said.
Surgical technologists assist in surgical operations. Perko said surgical technologists are “the surgeon’s extra set of hands.”
The event coincides with National Surgical Technologists Week, which runs from Sept. 18-25. Since 1984, the third week of September has marked a celebration of surgical technologists and the critical part they play in the nation’s health care system. Perko said the week is an opportunity to provide education on surgical technologists’ role and focus on patient safety.
“It’s a time to educate the public about what kind of initiatives we’re doing in the operating room to promote patient safety and how we’re providing a safer environment for their overall surgical experience,” she said.
Gov. Mark Gordon will sign a proclamation recognizing National Surgical Technologists Week at 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 15 in the Governor’s Ceremonial Conference Room at the Wyoming Capitol. LCCC students will meet with the governor and join him for the signing.
LCCC’s surgical technology program lets students complete the program in 11 months. The surgery core program combines classroom lectures and discussions, lab demonstrations with hands-on practice, and supervised clinical experiences in patient care settings. Most of the program can be completed online. The program admits one class of students each fall. It is the only surgical technology program in Wyoming.
Those interested in learning more can contact Perko, at tperko@lccc.wy.edu or 307-778-1155.
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The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling in West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937), set against the backdrop of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s controversial court-packing plan, shocked the nation when it upheld state authority to impose a minimum wage law, less than a year after it had declared that such laws violated the freedom of contract protected by the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.
The New Deal Court’s abrupt about-face marked the beginning of the high tribunal’s rapidly changing jurisprudence. In the early and mid-1930s, the Court was dominated by the so-called “Four Horsemen,” a cadre of judicial conservatives who, with the support of Justice Owen Roberts, struck down as unconstitutional numerous laws designed to lift the nation from the depths of the Great Depression. A frustrated president and angry public brought immense pressure on the Court which, contemporary observers said, influenced Justice Roberts’ decision to reverse his voting pattern in favor of sustaining governmental programs.
Justice Roberts’ famous reversal, the so-called “switch in time that saved nine,” spared the Court from further pressure and persuaded Democrats in Congress to reject FDR’s legislative plan to pack the Court through appointment of a new justice for every member of the Court who was 70 years old. If FDR’s plan had succeeded, he would have named to the Court, at least in theory, justices who were sympathetic to New Deal programs and legislation.
Defenders of Justice Roberts argue that his switch was not attributable to public pressure, but rather a change in his thinking, a realization that the damage to the nation inflicted by the Depression could not be tamed through traditional laissez-faire approaches to governing, but required an active federal government generating new programs to restore Americans’ lives and opportunities. There may be something to this defense, since FDR’s program was introduced in February of 1937, one month after the Court had decided the case, and one month before the Court announced its decision in March.
However, it has been alleged, with considerable merit, that Chief Justice Hughes informed Roberts of FDR’s proposal in December of 1936 and persuaded him to switch his vote to uphold a Washington state minimum wage law and spare the Court from further attacks.
The Court, in 1936, in Morehead v. New York, by a 5-4 majority that included Justice Roberts, had struck down a state minimum wage law for women and children on the premise, set forth in Lochner v. New York (1905), that the Liberty of Contract Doctrine, grounded in the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, prohibited the government from interfering with the right of employees to work for wages they found acceptable. That doctrine, it may be recalled, was harshly criticized by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’s famous dissent in Lochner, as a judicial invention without foundation in the Constitution. As it turned out, Holmes was vindicated by Justice Roberts, who had changed his mind about state authority to pass minimum wage laws, and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes’s historic 5-4 opinion for the Court in West Coast Hotel v. Parrish.
“What is this freedom?” Hughes asked. “The Constitution does not speak of freedom of contract.” Hughes stated that the Constitution protects freedom, but subject to reasonable regulation and the interest of the community. In this instance, the police power of the state to pass laws to protect the health, morals, welfare and safety of citizens was justifiably exercised to protect women and children from exploitation.
Chief Justice Hughes explained that states were entitled to consider “the fact that they are in the class receiving the least pay, that their bargaining power is relatively weak, and that they are the ready victims of those who would take advantage of their necessitous circumstances.” The Court also took “judicial notice” of the public relief needed during the Great Depression. Inadequate wages for women had placed demands on state agencies for public assistance: “The community is not bound to provide what is, in effect, a subsidy for unconscionable employers.”
The Court’s landmark decision to uphold minimum wage laws helped to stabilize the economy in the years following the Depression. It created a minimum standard of living for the purpose of protecting the health of employees, stimulated consumer spending and demand, and contributed to the expansion of the economy.
John Selden, a 17th century English jurist and scholar, wrote about the talk among councilors serving in high office. “They talk (but blasphemously enough) that the Holy Ghost is President of their General Councils when the truth is, the odd Man is still the Holy Ghost.” The catalyst for the Court’s decision to reverse historical tides and sustain state minimum wage laws was Justice Owen Roberts. Indeed, it was his switch that made him the “odd Man.”
David Adler, Ph.D., is a noted author who lectures nationally and internationally on the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and presidential power. Adler can be reached at david.adler@alturasinstitute.com.
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What difference can a service organization make to a community? Could several service organizations coming together make a bigger difference in the community? You bet they can!
On Aug. 27-28 in Cheyenne, eight service organizations joined together at local grocery store doors to collect food and monetary donations to help three local food pantries fill their empty shelves. Twenty pick-up loads of nonperishable food and $1,500 in cash were collected and distributed to Needs Inc., Veterans’ Rock and Western States Bank LCCC Student Food Pantry.
Volunteers from Sunrise Rotary Club, Zonta Club, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club of Cheyenne, Cheyenne Frontier Lions Club, LCCC Rotaract Club, Cheyenne Rotary After Hours Club, Cheyenne Noon Lions Club and Cheyenne Sunrise Lions Club stood side by side and asked the Cheyenne community to join in and provide food for those in need. EVERYONE exceeded expectations.
A heartfelt thank you goes out to the Cheyenne citizens that dropped off donations. Your golden hearts shown!
Service organizations often forget to toot their own horns. Members of these clubs are everyday citizens wanting to help out and make a difference. They are there to help when disaster strikes in our community, they are there to help raise funds for a community-wide project, they are there picking up and cleaning up our parks and greenways, they offer scholarships for college bound students, and they are there to help make a local event a success.
Consider joining a service organization. You will find networking opportunities, learn more about our local community, make lifetime friends and get involved in service projects that change lives.
Again, thank you to Cheyenne citizens for showing how our community steps up to help others.
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UP to Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne for opening two new sites in Laramie County School District 2. The club is now offering affordable after-school programming at both Burns and Pine Bluffs elementary schools.
The local Boys and Girls Club has been a top-notch organization, providing high-quality support to Laramie County youth, for many years. Since taking over from Rolinda Sample nearly a year ago, Chief Professional Officer Justin Pendleton hasn’t missed a beat.
For just $10 a year, students can participate in programs at the main clubhouse on West Jefferson Road in Cheyenne, the club at Laramie County Community College, the Cole Elementary School site serving students from Cole and Hebard elementaries, or now the two new locations in eastern Laramie County.
Staff, board members and community supporters should continue to be proud of this outstanding program and the positive impact it has every day in the lives of our youth.
DOWN to Wyoming School Facilities Commission Chairwoman Holly Dabb for her blatantly biased comments against Cheyenne’s school district and its facility needs at a legislative meeting last week.
When addressing members of the Select Committee on School Facilities, Ms. Dabb essentially called Laramie County School District 1 leaders liars and accused them of gaming the system.
“Figures don’t lie, liars lie,” Dabb testified. “And they’re trying to manipulate it, so their only remedy is a new school, when they went in over budget on … I don’t even remember which school, probably all of them.”
Ms. Dabb was correct when she said her job as the leader of the commission is to “ensure all the children in the state have equal education and equal opportunities and equal facilities.” By that standard, though, she and many other state leaders are failing.
She knows very well that almost 30% of LCSD1’s facilities rank in the top 20 on Wyoming’s list of schools in the worst condition. Building renovations or replacement are needed due to deteriorating quality, inability to keep up with classroom capacity needs and a lack of technological updates.
Many years ago, Ms. Dabb was the publisher of the Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, which, like the WTE, is now owned by Adams Publishing Group. She had a bias against the state’s largest city then, and it’s obvious that chip is still firmly embedded on her shoulder.
More lawmakers like Sen. Stephan Pappas, R-Cheyenne, need to call her out for her inappropriate remarks. And if she can’t set aside her biases, she needs to turn the reins over to someone who can be more objective.
UP to Gov. Mark Gordon for convening the first Mental Health Summit, set for Oct. 11 in Casper.
In a news release announcing the event, the governor noted that, in 2020, Wyoming continued to have the highest rate of death by suicide in the country. He pointed to the need for a “holistic approach” in which “we must be actively engaged in finding solutions. Building partnerships and enhancing collaboration will help deliver timely services to those experiencing difficulty accessing help.”
Coming on the heels of the two-day Wyoming Suicide Prevention Symposium in Cheyenne, scheduled for Sept. 26-27, the hope is that it will lead to meaningful change when it comes to access to mental health providers statewide, especially in rural areas.
We join Gov. Gordon in encouraging key stakeholders to attend both events. Only by working together can we offer the support and services so desperately needed by those in crisis.
DOWN to Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Frank Eathorne and other party leaders for their recent letter asking Secretary of State Ed Buchanan to stay on the job until after the Nov. 8 general election.
The letter – signed by Mr. Eathorne and Wyoming GOP national committee members Nina Webber and Corey Steinmetz – shows a lack of trust of county clerks that is both unwarranted and insulting. They know very well that elections are conducted at the county level, and the Secretary of State’s Office has mostly a verification role after the fact.
Those tasks can be completed by the state election director and their team, as well as the State Canvassing Board. We’re confident they will be, no matter who is temporarily filling the seat being vacated by Mr. Buchanan, who is becoming a district court judge.
What the letter seems to signal is that Mr. Eathorne and other party leaders are having trouble getting three people to say they’re willing to serve in the role for such a short period of time. After all, who wants to quit whatever they’re doing now and step into a leadership role that will last, at most, four months?
State GOP leaders need to stop trying to change something out of their control and focus more on what they can.
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CHEYENNE – Prior to the season, Cheyenne East golf coach Todd Oswald said his boys team aspired to bring a trophy home from the Class 4A state tournament.
A state title wasn’t out of the question if everything fell into place for the Thunderbirds, Oswald said. Those were lofty aspirations for a team that placed last out of nine scoring teams at last year’s state tournament.
Oswald’s team has done nothing but prove him right all fall.
East’s boys have won three tournaments and placed second in the other two entering the state tournament, which starts Friday in Rock Springs.
“If we bring our best game, we’re going to be in the mix for the top three, for sure,” Oswald said Monday. “We’re up there in the hunt. Kelly Walsh is going to be in the mix. We haven’t seen (reigning state champion) Jackson all year, but they’re definitely going to be in the mix.
“(Cheyenne) Central will be right up there, too. They’ve put up good numbers at different times throughout the year, so you can’t count out Central.”
A look at year-to-year scoring averages shows how East has gone from an also-ran in 2021 to a state championship contender this fall.
Sophomore Daniel Meyer dropped his scoring average 15.2 strokes per round from last year, going from 95.8 to 80.6. Junior Isaak Erickson dropped 14.4 strokes per 18 holes to 80.6. Sophomore Nash Coleman – who won the Class 4A East Conference title this past spring – has gone from needing 83.3 strokes per round to 75.9. Coleman has won or shared the title at two tournaments and finished second in two others. He tied for the lead at last week’s Class 4A East qualifier, but Sheridan’s Brock Owings walked away with the title after a playoff.
Juniors Kael Lissman and Tayten Zitek have had stroke average decreases of 5.2 and 4.3 strokes per round, respectively.
“I had really high expectations for us going into this season, and we’ve exceeded them,” Lissman said. “We have a pretty young team, and I thought we had potential to be good for the next couple years. But a lot of us have really stepped up and put in a lot of time over the summer to get better.
“I think we have a chance to win the state tournament, but we have to stay disciplined and not get too far ahead of ourselves.”
The T-Birds invested countless hours in the practice areas of their preferred courses individually. They also played a handful of junior tournaments apiece. East also made improvement a collective effort. Instead of merely playing a fun round together, the T-Birds tried to make them competitive by playing scrambles, best ball games and even putting small stakes on the line.
“We tried to make things interesting and create some pressure like you’d feel in a tournament,” Lissman said.
Zitek lives and goes to school in Pine Bluffs, but was able to play a few rounds with his East teammates over the summer. His older brother, Tristen, was a member of T-Birds teams that finished second in 4A in 2017 and ’18. The 2017 squad tied for the lead after two rounds, but dropped a playoff to Kelly Walsh. Zitek said he thinks this year’s East team stacks up well against those squads.
“Last year, I wouldn’t have thought we stood a chance against those guys,” he said. “This year, though, I think we stand a chance. We have gotten so much better in the past year. (Coleman) has improved tremendously, (Lissman) could be shooting in the 70s every day. (Meyer) has improved by about 20 strokes and can shoot in the 70s. (Erickson) has improved a lot, too.”
Oswald was an assistant for those East teams that finished as state runners-up. He also thinks this year’s team compares favorably.
“Our ability – from our No. 1 guy to No. 5 – to shoot in the mid-70s is something we’ve never had before,” the coach said. “This team has that ability, which is phenomenal.”
Focusing on the mental aspect of golf has helped East give itself a realistic shot at its first state championship since 1986.
“We have talked a lot about forgetting about any bad shots you hit,” Zitek said. “When you keep them in your head, it ruins your game. If we can keep doing that and not worry about anything or anyone else, we will give ourselves a shot.”
On the course
The Cheyenne South and Pine Bluffs-Burns cross-country squads will run at the Rawlins Invitational today. Cheyenne Central will compete at the Arvada (Colorado) West Invite on Friday, while Cheyenne East will take on the Sweetheart Invitational on Friday in Loveland, Colorado.
On the court
Laramie County’s prep volleyball teams step into conference play this week. East and South kicked off Class 4A East play Wednesday night. South hosts Central at 6 tonight, while East plays at reigning state champion Laramie.
Pine Bluffs plays at Mitchell, Nebraska, tonight and Burns on Saturday. Burns plays at Lusk on Friday night.
State tournament seeding is on the line when Cheyenne’s prep tennis teams play at the South Regional starting Friday in Rock Springs.
In the pool
Central and East square off at East on Friday. South is in Newcastle on Friday and Saturday.
Jeremiah Johnke is the WyoSports editor. He can be reached at jjohnke@wyosports.net or 307-633-3137. Follow him on Twitter at @jjohnke.
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Cheyenne East senior Elysiana Fonseca hits the ball during East’s 25-7, 25-12, 25-7 victory over Cheyenne South on Wednesday. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE – Cheyenne East dominated from the onset of its Class 4A Southeast Quadrant opener against Cheyenne South, posting a 25-7, 25-12, 25-7 victory.
“We really played as one solid unit,” Lady Thunderbirds’ coach Nicole Quigley said. “Everyone bettered the ball. They came together, they didn’t worry about what was going on, they just played together and played hard for each other. It was a great team effort.”
East opened the match with a dominant 25-7 set win. Jaylyn Christensen and Bradie Schlabs picked up two aces each to lead the way for the T-Birds.
The second set got a little bit closer, but East managed to pull away late. After South cut the East lead to just two about half way through the set, the T-Birds pulled away to take the set 25-12.
The third set proved to be a repeat of the first. East jumped out to a 18-5 lead in the set before finishing South off with another 25-7 win.
Perhaps the biggest reason for the victory tonight for East came from serving. The team picked up 17 aces on the night, including six from Christensen.
“Usually, (serving) is our biggest struggle,” Elysiana Fonseca said. “We have been working really hard at practice to get it in and make sure we are consistent in our serves.”
Fonseca led the team offensively during the match. She picked up 11 kills on the night, including eight in the final two frames. She also picked up four aces, two of which came in the second set.
“My team was passing the ball really well,” Fonseca said. “My setter was (also) doing a good job at getting me the ball.”
East’s Boden Lijedahl led the way defensively for the team. The libero picked up 13 of the team’s 39 digs, and added one ace in the final frame as well.
South had a hard time staying out of its own way during the game. The Bison kept killing their own momentum, committing more than 10 service errors.
One positive South can take from the game was their blocking. They picked up just under 10 blocks in the game, four of which came in the second set.
Both teams have little time to mull over the results of Wednesday night’s contest. South will get right back to it tonight at home against Central. East will head out on the road to take on Laramie tonight.
Matt Atencio covers Cheyenne prep sports for WyoSports. He can be reached at matencio@wyosports.net. Follow him on Twitter at @MattAtencio5.
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Basketball
YMCA youth league: Registration for the YMCA’s youth fall basketball league ends Sept. 17. Late registration runs Sept. 18-24 and includes a $20 late fee.
The league is for children ages 3-12, and the season starts Oct. 1.
The cost is $52 for YMCA members and $73 for nonmembers for the 3-4- and 5-6-year-old divisions. The cost for the 7-8 division is $65 for members and $80 for nonmembers. The cost for the 9-10 division is $70 for members and $85 for nonmembers, and the 11-12-year-old division is $80 for members and $95 for nonmembers.
Registration can be completed under the youth sports tab at www.cheyenneymca.org.
K-2 co-rec youth league: Registration for the city’s co-rec league for kindergartners through second graders is underway. Late registration runs Oct. 21-Nov. 3. The cost is $60 per player, with a $25 late fee, if space is available.
Practices start Dec. 12, and the season includes a six-game schedule. Players will receive a team shirt, basketball, picture and award.
For more information, contact David Contreras at dcontreras@cheyennecity.org or 307-637-6425.
Registration can be completed under the Recreation Division link at www.cheyennerec.org.
Referee training: The city of Cheyenne will hold a free youth basketball referee training from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Youth Activity and Community Center at David Romero Park, 1317 Parsley Blvd.
Registration ends Oct. 20. Participants will learn about proper court positioning, call signals and other aspects of the game.
Registration can be complete at www.cheyennerec.org.
For more information, contact David Contreras at dcontreras@cheyennecity.org or 307-637-6425.
Third-sixth grade league: Registration for the city’s youth league for third through sixth graders has started. Late registration runs Sept. 16-29.
The cost is $60 per player, with a $25 late fee, if space is available. Practices start Oct. 17, and the season will include six games. Players will receive a team shirt, basketball, picture and award.
For more information, contact Harley Tekerman at htekerman@cheyennecity.org or 307-637-6408.
Registration can be completed under the Recreation Division link at www.cheyennerec.org.
Volleyball
Adult co-rec league: Registration for the city of Cheyenne’s adult co-rec winter volleyball league starts Oct. 31 and ends Dec. 15.
The cost is $450 per team. The season runs Jan. 23-April 21. Each team is guaranteed 10 games. There is a single-elimination tournament at the end of the season.
For more information, contact David Mullen at dmullen@cheyennecity.org or 307-773-1039.
Registration can be completed under the Recreation Division link at www.cheyennerec.org.
If you have an item for the Community Sports Bulletin Board, email the information to sports@wyosports.net, fax it to 307-633-3189 or contact WyoSports’ Cheyenne office at 307-633-3137.
If you have an item for the Community Sports Bulletin Board, email the information to sports@wyosports.net, fax it to 307-633-3189 or contact WyoSports’ Cheyenne office at 307-633-3137.
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LARAMIE – Growing up in the Cowboy State, Parker Christensen knew from a young age that he wanted to play football one day for the University of Wyoming.
In the summer of 2018, his dream became a reality.
Christensen, now a sophomore tight end in his fourth year with the program, had received official offers from Montana and Montana State leading into his senior season at Sheridan High. He had been in talks with a few other schools, as well, but there was one offer he’d been waiting on throughout the entire recruiting process.
While attending a camp at UW, Cowboys coach Craig Bohl pulled Christensen up to his office and extended an opportunity to play for the Pokes. The 2018 Gatorade player of the year didn’t have to think long about his decision.
“I’ve said this many times, but whenever you are playing high school football in Wyoming, the dream is to go play football here for the Cowboys,” Christensen said. “That was always one of my biggest goals, and as soon as I got an offer, I knew I was going to come here.”
While a lifelong goal had been achieved at this moment, Christensen was hardly satisfied – something that’s been evidenced by his growth over the past few years.
After redshirting in 2019, Christensen has been a jack-of-all-trades of sorts for the UW offense, being used in tight end, fullback, H-back and split-out roles. He hauled in a career-high 13 receptions for 127 yards last fall, and has taken his game to even greater heights this season.
Christensen has nine catches for 76 yards so far in 2022, ranking second on the team in both categories. His 72.2 receiving grade on Pro Football Focus ranks first in the Mountain West and ninth nationally among tight ends with at least 10 targets.
“That was a big moment, because it was one of those deals where everything you had been working for paid off,” Christensen said of receiving an offer to play at UW. “It was awesome to be able to experience that, but right after that happened, I knew it was just the beginning.”
Seamless transition
While Christensen might seem like a natural at tight end today, it’s still a relatively new role to him.
He played running back and linebacker for a Sheridan team that won three consecutive Class 4A titles from 2015-17, earning all-state honors on both sides of the ball during his junior and senior years. Wyoming defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole, who was a standout on the Natrona County team that took down Sheridan in the 2018 title game, recalls Christensen being a handful to prepare for.
“He was definitely a stud,” Bertagnole said. “He was who you game planned for when you were playing Sheridan. His ability was there, and he’s brought that to the Wyoming program. He was definitely a hard dude to play against, and he was a hard-nosed dude that would run you over, but also outrun your fast guys, too.”
Sheridan coach Jeff Mowry notes that this respect extended into the state’s high school coaching community, as well.
“One of the biggest comments that stands out to me was we were at all-state meetings his senior year with a bunch of the coaches, and coach (Steve) Harshman from Natrona County, who has been coaching since the early ’90s, he said, ‘Parker Christensen wears a cape. That kid can do everything, and he does it with class,’” Mowry said.
“Coach Harshman just summed up Parker. The guy had a lot of abilities and would do anything for the team. He could catch the ball. He could run the ball. He could play tremendous defense, and jump on special teams when he needed to. He just did everything for us, and he was a phenomenal kid to coach.”
Christensen’s first taste of playing tight end came during the Wyoming camp where he got his offer to play for the Cowboys. “That was actually the first time I think I’d really gotten down into a true 3-point stance,” he remembers.
He’s since grown to love the position. For some, such a change might have come with setbacks, and Christensen is the first to admit that the past few years have been an ongoing learning process.
According to UW tight ends coach Shannon Moore, though, the fact he played other roles in high school has been more beneficial than anything in terms of his development at the college level.
“So much of the stuff we do with him is getting him out on the perimeter, in the flat and catching balls,” Moore said. “When he was a running back at Sheridan, he would bounce a play, and that put him in his natural element. I think the biggest thing, when the ball is in his hands, he was used to breaking tackles and getting hit in high school, way more than a normal receiver or tight end.
“His ability to really play off that and use some of those tools has helped in his growth. The way we use him almost keeps him in a running back mentality, being out on the perimeter. In some blocking scheme stuff, he’s used to reading O-linemen and getting up on backers and things like that, so those tools he grew up with have really helped him progress.”
Positive presence
In addition to his talents on the football field, Christensen’s teammates and coaches say that his team-first mentality and leadership traits off of it are invaluable.
One thing that stands out to Mowry and Bertagnole is the positive mindset he carries on a daily basis.
“He sees the best side of everything,” Mowry said. “He’s a guy that comes to practice or games or anything with a great attitude. He comes to the weight room with a great attitude. He just attacks everything he does with a great attitude, and I think that makes a big difference in his outcome. He decides that this is what he wants to do, and he’s going to have a great mindset about it.”
Added Bertagnole: “He’s a great dude to have in the locker room, and just to hang out with. He’s a dude that you know will always have your back, and will always have everyone’s back on the team. He’s definitely a good time to be around, but then also a very positive guy.
“Emotions are always going up and down. When you have that steady positivity in the locker room, that definitely helps. He brings it to both sides of the ball – not only the offense, but the defense, as well – and that’s huge.”
Playing with pride
Bohl always saw Christensen growing into an important piece of the Cowboys’ football program, and he adds that “I think you’ll see his role emerge even more as we go through the season.”
Mowry says that it’s been a source of pride for the Sheridan community to watch the impact the former Bronc is having at Wyoming, with texts among his staff and coaching colleagues about his emergence becoming a common occurrence throughout the 2022 season. However, Mowry notes that who Christensen is as a person makes watching his success even more special.
“Any time we get a guy from Sheridan playing down there, there’s a lot of support – and especially when it’s a guy of Parker’s character,” he said. “He’s just so easy to support. I don’t know how you wouldn’t support a guy like that, who works so hard, has a great attitude and just does everything the right way.”
Getting the chance to play a key role for the team he grew up cheering for is something Christensen takes pride in. It’s far from just himself that he plays for, though.
He points to his parents as the leading influences that have gotten him to where he is today, and he is forever grateful for the sacrifices they have made along the way. Christensen also credits his coaches, such as Mowry and former Sheridan coach Don Julian, for the roles they’ve played in helping him achieve his dreams.
These individuals remain on his mind as he continues to leave his mark on the Cowboys.
“Being from Wyoming, I wanted to be able to represent my hometown and play for my community,” Christensen said. “A lot of people back home allowed me to get to the place I am, and allowed me to get this offer and play here – especially my family.
“I’m going out there and playing for them, because they really allowed me to get to the point where I am.”
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Jim Arthur, the longtime voice of Air Force football, weighs in on what Wyoming can expect this weekend against the Falcons.
The Falcons are coming off of a dominant win over Colorado. Looking back at that game, what was the thing that impressed you the most?
A couple of the things. The fact they were able to jump out so early against Colorado. They get a big break on CU’s second offensive play of the game, when (J.T.) Shrout fumbles, and Chris Herrera falls on it. Then Brad Roberts goes into the end zone, and bang, you’re up 7-0, the game is not a minute old, and you can just feel the energy. Then, Air Force just kept adding to that and adding to that.
I think the first quarter and maybe about five minutes of the second, they were playing outstanding football. It’s tough to maintain that level, but I thought the first part, where they jumped out to a 20-0 lead, was just sensational on the part of Air Force. Colorado got back into it, and if they get a break here or there, it’s a much closer football game.
It’s impossible to talk about this Air Force team without mentioning fullback Brad Roberts. What is the thing about him that makes him such a dangerous offensive weapon?
He’s a fascinating guy. If you see him in the hallways without his pads on, he’s an ordinary-looking guy. You wouldn’t think he plays fullback for Air Force. But what’s amazing to me is a lot of different things. He runs low to the ground. He has tremendous power. He doesn’t go down on the first hit. He has better vision than a lot of people give him credit for, in terms of finding things, and he’s faster than you think. There’s quickness, and then there’s speed, and I think he has both of those. When people see him, people don’t think that much of him from that standpoint, but he has both. He’s tough to bring down, and he just gets yards. He just eats up yards.
He has an amazing line, which he gives credit to every single time you talk to him. You can’t have a discussion without talking about that offensive line. The last several years, that offensive line has been outstanding. Steed Lobotzke, the line coach, has been great in getting those guys to play the kind of football that Air Force has seen.
Wyoming fans also know quarterback Haaziq Daniels all too well after last year’s game, but who are some of the unsung heroes of that offensive unit?
A guy like Dane Kinamon is probably getting a lot of attention from Craig Bohl’s defensive staff. Here’s a guy who plays that Z (receiver) position, and he can catch the ball, and he’s going to run the football, as well. He had five rushing touchdowns last year. He’s very fast. He’s almost a guy who is replacing Brandon Lewis from a year ago. He’s very deceptive, and although you didn’t see too much of him in game two, you saw a lot of him in the opener against Northern Iowa. He had the big touchdown run, he had the big touchdown catch, all in the first quarter.
I think certainly Wyoming is watching the CU tape, and they’re saying, ‘Who is No. 9 for Air Force?’ That’s Zac Larrier. He’s listed as the No. 2 quarterback, but they’ve tried him a lot at running back this fall. He’s a two-time Mountain West track champion in the 200-meter (dash), and he has one-of-a-kind talent where you just can’t let him sit behind another person in terms of where he is on the depth chart. I think you have to get him on the field, and Troy Calhoun feels the same way. You saw him carry the football some last week, and that’s a guy I think can really open some eyes, and gives teams a lot more to worry about than Brad Roberts.
Over on defense, what is the strength of that unit, and also a weakness or area they need to shore up if they’re going to go on a conference title run?
The strength, clearly, is the linebacker spot. You look at Alec Mock, Vince Sanford, TD Blackmon, and they have depth behind all those guys. Bo Richter is a young guy who they are going to move around quite a bit. He’s a linebacker, but you’ll see him on the defensive line. They have a lot of depth there, and a lot of people they can move around. The linebackers have been outstanding.
Up front defensively, they did lose a little bit from last year. Chris Herrera, who had the fumble recovery early against Colorado, is primed to have a big season. They have some depth there, they have a young guy in Peyton Zdroik, who the coaches raved about. He started the first two games as a sophomore, and you don’t see that all that often at Air Force. It happens every so often, but Zdroik is a good one. I don’t want to say it’s a weakness, (but) that defensive line might be a position that doesn’t have as many games played as other positions on the defense.
What do you expect to see out there Friday?
You go back to last year, and I think Wyoming did a pretty good job when you think about Air Force running the football, keeping Air Force somewhat in check. It was the passing game that was the difference a year ago. What’s the difference? Craig Bohl has referred to it: this is a young Wyoming football team. You’re going to have some guys on that defense, especially the safeties, that may not have seen the option or played against the option. I think that’s going to be important, and even Craig Bohl said it might take until the second quarter before they settle down defensively and really get a feel for how (Air Force) is operating, and their game speed.
It is tough for any coach preparing for Air Force to get their scout team to duplicate during the week what their defense is going to see, so it takes a while. On the other hand, Air Force has to worry about Titus Swen. He’s a terrific runner. They know about the quarterback, Andrew Peasley. They’ve seen him at Utah State, so there are some concerns there, there’s no doubt about that. I think Peasley is a very good quarterback, a little underrated ... and Swen is a top running back in this conference.
I don’t expect a cakewalk for anybody. I think it’s going to be tight. These teams have traditionally played tight, and Wyoming has had the advantage up in Laramie. This thing could go down to the final possession.
Josh Criswell covers the University of Wyoming for WyoSports. He can be reached at jcriswell@wyosports.net or 307-755-3325. Follow him on Twitter at @criswell_sports.
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University of Wyoming's junior quarterback Andrew Peasley (6) looks for a pass during a football game at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Both teams have reason to feel good about their quarterbacks, despite the contrast in what they’re called upon to do. Air Force’s Haaziq Daniels has only attempted 11 passes this year, completing four for 117 yards and a touchdown, but it’s his value as a runner and facilitator of the offense that is most pivotal for the Falcons. He has 136 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries, while running a triple-option attack that has Air Force boasting the sixth-highest Pro Football Focus offensive grade in the country through two weeks. Wyoming’s Andrew Peasley, meanwhile, has strung together back-to-back solid performances. He's completed 65% of his passes while throwing for 400 yards and two touchdowns over the past two weeks, with the Cowboys scoring a total of 73 points during this stretch.
Advantage: Push
Running back
UW junior Titus Swen, who has been dealing with bruised ribs since the season opener, seems to be getting closer to full strength. Swen rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns while averaging 5.1 yards per carry last week against Northern Colorado. It’s also a promising sign that backup Dawaiian McNeely is listed on the depth chart for the first time this season. Regardless of these developments, it will be tough to compete with Air Force fullback Brad Roberts, who has been the focal point of a rushing attack that leads the nation by more than 200 yards per game. Roberts was named the Mountain West offensive player of the week Monday after rushing for 177 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries in a blowout win over Colorado, and ranks third in the FBS with an average of nine yards per carry.
Advantage: Air Force
Wide receiver and tight end
The Falcons don't get their receivers involved a ton, but when they do, big plays tend to happen. Dane Kinamon has 186 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns on seven touches this season, with the bulk of this production coming in the running game. It’s difficult to gauge where UW’s receivers stand through three games. They had a forgettable performance in the season opener, before bouncing back for a strong showing in Week 1. Conservative play-calling limited the Cowboys to only 144 passing yards last Saturday, but receivers Wyatt Wieland and Joshua Cobbs and tight end Parker Christensen each had five receptions for a total of 128 yards.
Advantage: Push
Offensive line
A young offensive line has been one of the more promising aspects of UW’s roster this season. The group gave up their first two sacks of the season last week after not allowing any in their first two games, but they also made progress in the running game. The Cowboys’ 86.7 PFF run blocking grade was by far their best of the year, moving them all the way up to No. 18 nationally for the season. However, Air Force's offensive line has been an important part of its prolific rushing attack, ranking fifth in the FBS in the same category.
Advantage: Air Force
Defensive line
The defensive line deserves credit for its role in Air Force holding Colorado to 162 total yards and an average of 3.5 yards per carry. However, with just one sack and five quarterback hurries through two games, the Falcons need to find a way to get more pressure. UW struggled in this department in Week 0, but has since rebounded nicely, recording nine sacks and 10 quarterback hurries in the past two games – with six of these sacks coming from the defensive line. The Cowboys have also allowed just 76 yards on 56 carries during this span.
Advantage: Wyoming
Linebackers
There were a handful of impressive aspects in the Air Force defense's performance against CU, but the linebacker group seemed to separate itself. Linebackers accounted for four of the seven highest PFF defensive grades from Falcons starters in last week's win, with the position being responsible for all five of the team's quarterback hurries this season. Linebacker has been a strength for UW, as well, with Easton Gibbs and Shae Suiaunoa both coming up with key plays in the past two weeks. Gibbs recovered a fumble for a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage against Tulsa, while Suiaunoa earned MW defensive player of the week honors after recording an interception, one sack, one tackle for loss, one quarterback hurry and a career-high eight tackles against Northern Colorado.
Advantage: Push
Defensive backs
The Cowboys’ secondary will likely be at a disadvantage this week, although not necessarily by any fault of their own. As UW coach Craig Bohl mentioned Monday, the group will be required to play a different role than usual in defending the triple-option, with an added emphasis being placed on stopping the run, while still having to account for the passing game. The Falcons, meanwhile, will be going up against a UW team that is fairly similar to CU in terms of offensive balance. The Buffaloes had just 51 yards and an interception on 5-of-21 passing, which comes out to an average of 2.4 yards per attempt.
Advantage: Air Force
Special teams
Air Force has only had to punt twice this season, but the kicking game has been solid when called upon. Matthew Dapore is a perfect 4 for 4 on the year on field goal attempts, with a season-long of 54 yards. However, UW kicker John Hoyland has been arguably the most productive specialist in the MW this fall. The sophomore's 37 points are the most in the conference this season, going 10 for 11 on field goals with a season-long of 55 yards, while converting all seven of his extra-point tries.
Advantage: Wyoming
Final score: Air Force 31, Wyoming 23
Josh Criswell covers the University of Wyoming for WyoSports. He can be reached at jcriswell@wyosports.net or 307-755-3325. Follow him on Twitter at @criswell_sports.
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Like so many essential workers in the pandemic, the engineers and conductors who drive the nation's freight trains have had it.
They're tired of unpredictable, inflexible work schedules. They're tired of being penalized for taking days off when they're sick or tending to a family emergency. They want a better quality of life.
Through contract negotiations, they made their voices heard, threatening a strike that could have brought trains to a halt nationwide on Friday.
Early Thursday morning, after 20 hours of negotiations, the White House announced a tentative agreement had been reached.
Freight railroads and the unions representing more than 100,000 rail workers had been negotiating a contract for several years. The stakes were high and a presidential emergency board appointed by President Biden recommended a compromise over the summer that would give workers a 24% increase in wages. Both sides — the unions and the railroad companies — essentially agreed to the board's economic proposals.
But until early Thursday, there remained one major sticking point: a workplace attendance policy that the unions call draconian.
"This abusive and punitive attendance policy is breaking apart families and causing locomotive engineers and other railroaders to come to work dangerously fatigued," the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen said in a statement in May.
The unions had sought a change to the policy to ensure that workers can take time off to tend to medical needs when necessary, without fear of discipline.
Without releasing details of the tentative deal, a spokesperson for the Labor Department said it "balances the needs of workers, businesses, and our nation's economy."
In the middle of the pandemic, railroads introduce a policy that workers hate
Points-based attendance policies are not new. Employers, including Amazon and Walmart, use them as a way to reduce unexpected absences from work. But such policies are fairly new to railroads.
BNSF Railway introduced its version, called Hi-Viz, in February 2022, saying it would improve consistency for both crews and customers. The unions say it has only made things worse.
Even before the system was introduced, railroad conductors and engineers were essentially on call all the time, outside of paid vacation and personal leave days (which they do accrue in amounts determined by seniority). When they get called to work, they generally have either 90 minutes or two hours to report to work.
Under Hi-Viz, if they are unavailable to report to work in that window, they are docked points from a starting balance of 30. Deductions range from 2 to 25 points, depending on the day. The more valuable the day, the higher the deduction.
That means Fridays, Saturdays, holidays and so-called "high-impact days," including Mother's Day and Super Bowl Sunday, result in larger deductions. When their point balance falls to zero, they face a 10-day suspension.
After that, their points are reset to 15. If their balance falls to zero again, it's a 20-day suspension. If there's a third time, the worker faces termination.
There are several ways workers can earn back points, including by being available to work for 14 consecutive days.
Americans went on a pandemic buying spree after railroads had pared back staff
A number of factors put pressure on the railroads to implement such a system. For one thing, cargo volumes in the pandemic soared to record highs, as Americans went on a buying spree. There was simply a lot of stuff that had to be moved, and BNSF says it needs consistent and reliable attendance to stay competitive.
However, freight railroads had pared back their workforce dramatically since 2015 in a bid to reduce costs and increase profits. They introduced changes such as running fewer but longer trains, and waiting until trains are full to leave the terminal.
The federal Surface Transportation Board Chair Martin Oberman testified in April 2022 that he'd raised red flags because the workforce had shrunk by 29% — or about 45,000 employees — over the last six years.
With a leaner workforce, rail workers describe difficulties in scheduling time off even for anticipated events. You can't count on getting your preferred holidays off, especially if you lack seniority. Even for other days, workers are often told they cannot have the day off because too many others have already requested it.
The points-based attendance system penalizes anyone who tries to circumvent the system by simply calling in sick on a day that they had requested off but were denied.
The system also ends up penalizing people who are actually sick or have emergencies or family matters to attend to.
"We had a union member who missed a funeral, and another one who had to attend a funeral... and their points ended up getting zeroed out," says Kathleen Bisbikis, whose husband has worked for the railroads for 24 years out of Stockton, California. She is also national president of a group of family members and other supporters of the rail workers' union called the BLET Auxiliary.
BNSF Railway stands by the policy
BNSF says it made changes to its attendance policy earlier this year based on employee feedback, including increasing the number of points a worker can accrue with good performance. Since starting its points-based attendance system, the company says it has seen more planned vacation days taken as compared with before the system was in use.
BNSF also says this year it increased the number of personal leave days by 25%. The presidential emergency board has also recommended one additional day of paid leave as part of the workers' package.
It's still not enough for the unions. After laboring through the pandemic, they say, workers deserve better.
Bisbikis says there's been a mass exodus of workers because of the attendance policy.
"I'm not talking about just young guys who... don't have a lot invested, so they can go start another career," she says. "I'm talking about older, invested, 21-plus years at the railroad. They've left. They've left because they just don't want to deal with it."
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The lost golden retriever was her late husband's comfort dog as he battled Stage 4 cancer. After her searches failed, police used a drone — finding the dog within minutes after the drone launched.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, about the effects that a strike would have had on supply chains still recovering from the pandemic.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, about the effects that a strike would have had on supply chains still recovering from the pandemic.
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President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.
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President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.
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Herbert Jacobson died when Japanese torpedoes sank the USS Oklahoma. In 2015, technology made it possible to ID some remains. His descendants finally attended a burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
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The presidents of China and Russia will meet on Thursday. A tentative railway deal has been struck, averting a strike. Unannounced, Florida pays to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
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The presidents of China and Russia will meet on Thursday. A tentative railway deal has been struck, averting a strike. Unannounced, Florida pays to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
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Over-subscribed round to support Phase2a clinical trial in atopic dermatitis
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alphyn Biologics, a clinical-stage dermatology company developing first-in-class multi-target therapeutics, announced today that it is has closed a Series A financing round of approximately $3.3 million. The over-subscribed round was led by Queen City Angels, with participation from the Angel Physicians Fund and Serial Stage Venture Partners.
Alphyn has raised approximately $6.7 million to date, including a seed round of more than $1 million, and a second round of more than $2 million. Participants in previous rounds include family office investment funds, a corporate fund, and professional high-net-worth investors.
The Series A financing will support the Phase2a clinical trial of AB-101a, Alphyn's lead candidate for the treatment of mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common form of eczema. AB-101a is anticipated to be the first AD treatment with the unique ability to target the disease's bacterial and immune system components. It has the potential to treat both infected and non-infected AD effectively and is being studied for use in pediatrics, starting at age two, as well as in adult populations.
"Current atopic dermatitis treatments are plagued with numerous safety and side effect problems. They frequently fail to address all the contributors to the disease," said Tony Shipley, chair and co-fund manager of Queen City Angels. "AB-101a is urgently needed in the dermatology market, and we look forward to working with Alphyn to advance its technology through clinical trials and ultimately improve the lives of the millions of AD suffers."
AB-101a, a non-steroidal, is in development to treat the inflammation, itch, and uniquely the bacterial causes commonly associated with AD, including infection. AB-101a targets common bacteria such as Staph and highly drug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staph (MRSA) that worsen AD and prevent its healing. These attributes, combined with its expected strong safety and very low side-effect profile, could make AB-101a the 'drug of choice' for physicians and patients. As a "4-in-1" solution, AB-101a would enable AD to be treated with a single therapeutic rather than multiple drugs. Significantly, AB-101a's strong safety profile has allowed Alphyn to move directly into Phase 2a clinical trials shortening the approval process and saving the company millions of dollars.
"We are honored and thrilled to close this round having passed the rigorous due diligence processes of three professional investment funds that understand the urgent need for a safe, effective, and comprehensive treatment for AD," said Alphyn CEO Neal Koller. "This financing allows us to begin an accelerated global multi-center clinical trial program to support a New Drug Application with the FDA and other national health authorities."
ABOUT ALPHYN BIOLOGICS
Alphyn Biologics is a clinical-stage dermatology company developing first-in-class multi-target therapeutics for severe and prevalent skin diseases based on its AB-101 platform. Its lead product candidate, AB-101a, is a topical treatment for atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common form of eczema, currently in a Phase 2a clinical trial. AB-101a has demonstrated a strong safety profile and is in development to uniquely target AD's bacterial and immune system components, making it ideal for treating infected and non-infected AD. Alphyn's AB-101 platform has multiple bioactive compounds and, therefore, multiple mechanisms of action to support a robust pipeline of dermatologic therapeutics with potential safety, efficacy, and regulatory marketing authorization advantages. Alphyn is based in Annapolis, Maryland, and Cincinnati, Ohio, and has a wholly owned subsidiary in Australia. The company became operational in 2020 and has raised approximately $6.7 million.
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As the alternative investment industry continues its upward climb, AltsDb remains a leading voice covering private equity, venture capital, and real estate investments.
FORT WORTH,Texas, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AltsDb has announced the company's participation as an Official Media Partner for IPAVision 2022. The event will take place in Nashville, TN, on Tuesday, September 20 through Thursday, September 22. IPAVision is organized annually by the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA), which has long been an important advocacy leader for the entire Portfolio Diversifying Investments industry.
That industry continues to outperform in 2022, as investor capital has rapidly accelerated into alternative investments. Even among broader economic headwinds, the formation of new funds and strong investor interest is ensuring that the alts industry continues its upward climb.
Wealth managers and RIAs can join AltsDb at IPAVision in September, and directly participate in the valuable conversations taking place at the Due Diligence Symposium.
"This is an important event for RIAs and wealth managers to consider attending, especially if they place a lot of capital in alternatives," said Andy Hagans, co-founder of AltsDb. "We're excited to be participating as an official media partner of the IPA, and for the opportunity to connect in person with so many high quality wealth managers."
For the full event agenda and registration information, visit https://www.ipa.com/vision2022/.
AltsDb produces content and events for High Net Worth investors, family offices and financial advisors who place capital in alternative investments. AltsDb is also the exclusive publisher of The Alternative Investment Podcast, a leading voice in the alternatives industry covering private equity, venture capital, and real estate. Visit https://altsdb.com to learn more.
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PARIS, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As announced in our previous press release on 12 September last, "Artmarket.com adds Ethereum and Bitcoin to its multi-currency Artprice databases to respond to its customers and its near future in Web 3.0"
In the context of a serious global energy crisis (probably only just beginning), Artmarket.com has been closely watching the transition to a totally carbon-free blockchain. This is now a reality with Ethereum 2.0 after its "The Merge" operation. Indeed, according to its founder, Vitalik Buterin, after 7 years of development and successful beta tests, "The Merge" – a switch from "Proof of Work" (PoW) to "Proof of Stake" (PoS) – will reduce the energy consumption of the ETH Blockchain by over 99.95%, (source: https://ethereum.foundation/).
Before the transition had even been rolled out, Ethereum (ETH) managed to capture the interest of web 2 giant, Google, whose web 3 team, motivated by Ethereum's initiative, rushed to post a doodle displaying a countdown to the "The Merge" transition. Google's move represents a superb victory for the cryptocurrency and an extremely advantageous consecration for Ethereum 2.0.
In a global context where concerns about what may be called "the energy war" and about global warming are reaching paroxysmal levels, this news is absolutely vital. As a result of this initiative, the Central Bank of Norway – a country where ecological issues are given top priority – has announced it will build its MNBC (central bank digital currency) on Ethereum. Meanwhile, the Bank of America now sees Ethereum as a virtuous investment by referring to it as "green giant".
The art market can only benefit from "The Merge". The French newspaper Le Parisien reports Joe Lubin, Ethereum's co-creator, as saying "many digital artists and art collectors were reluctant to acquire digital works that involved burning so much fossil fuel to produce them… With this transition, these concerns are receding and interesting projects are going to start right from the production of the very first chain blocks after "the merge". It's going to liberate a tremendous amount of creative energy."
Lubin adds, "It won't directly affect Russian gas or gasoline prices, but it will be a powerful message sent to the world when we replace highly energy-consuming mining by a structure that consumes the electricity needed to produce a cup of coffee. It's a profound change that will happen just like an automatic smartphone update."
Artmarket.com therefore expects to see an exponential growth in artistic creation, and that of the art-NFT market in particular. A number of famous artists have already turned towards art-NFTs, as have a number of major art museums. Over the past year, Artmarket.com has expressed its preference for the Ethereum 2.0 blockchain, particularly during its AGM and in its various financial press releases, and it has put all its IT and human resources into confirming its success with NFTs and the Metaverse which represents the backbone of web 3.0. The world famous Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is considering an upcoming sale for around 70 million dollars of works of art via Sotheby's, with the possibility of investing the proceeds from these sales in the purchase of NFTs, on the advice of a team of experts in charge of following the NFT markets and finding the most promising artists there.
According to Artprice by Artmarket's CEO and founder thierry Ehrmann, "In the history of cryptocurrencies, The Merge operation, this 15 september 2022, represents a founding and irrevocable date for Web 3.0 and for art-NFTs, and it could well generate a 'flippening' with Ethereum overtaking Bitcoin in terms of market capitalization in the coming months."
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Artmarket is a global player in the Art Market with, among other structures, its Artprice department, world leader in the accumulation, management and exploitation of historical and current art market information in databanks containing over 30 million indices and auction results, covering more than 787,000 artists.
Artprice by Artmarket, the world leader in information on the art market, has set itself the ambition through its Global Standardized Marketplace to be the world's leading Fine Art NFT platform.
Artprice Images® allows unlimited access to the largest Art Market image bank in the world: no less than 180 million digital images of photographs or engraved reproductions of artworks from 1700 to the present day, commented by our art historians.
Artmarket with its Artprice department accumulates data on a permanent basis from 6300 Auction Houses and produces key Art Market information for the main press and media agencies (7,200 publications). Its 5.4 million ('members log in'+social media) users have access to ads posted by other members, a network that today represents the leading Global Standardized Marketplace® to buy and sell artworks at a fixed or bid price (auctions regulated by paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article L 321.3 of France's Commercial Code).
Artmarket with its Artprice department, has been awarded the State label "Innovative Company" by the Public Investment Bank (BPI) (for the second time in November 2018 for a new period of 3 years) which is supporting the company in its project to consolidate its position as a global player in the market art.
The Artprice 2022 half-year report: the art market returns to strong growth in the West:
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Artprice by Artmarket's 2020 Global Art Market Report published in March 2022:
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Artprice's 2020/21 Contemporary Art Market Report by Artmarket.com:
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CHICAGO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives of Black Men United, local Ukrainian officials and Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will gather in the parking lot of Saints Volodymr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chicago this Saturday, September 17, 2022, to give away furniture and household goods to Ukrainian refugees in need.
The giveaway is taking place in the church parking lot at 11 a.m. at 2220 W. Superior St. The church parking lot is east of the church at the corner of Superior and Leavitt streets.
Pastor John Harrell, president of Black Men United, said his organization is donating a truckload of goods including: living room and dining room sets, beds, outdoor furniture, heaters, air fryers, diapers and baby formula.
Black Men United is a nonprofit dedicated to changing the narrative of the Black community and bringing hope by building bridges in communities across the U.S.
"These families have lost their homes," said Harrell. "It's incumbent upon us to help them rebuild their lives."
Millions of Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia began its invasion Feb. 24. Thousands of refugees have made their way to the Chicago area because of its sizeable Ukrainian population.
"These refugees are fleeing their war-ravaged country and are coming here with empty pockets," said Pappas. "They need our help."
Also in attendance will be Marta Farion, vice president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America-Illinois Division, and members of Plast, a worldwide Ukrainian Scouting organization.
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CEO James Bogart named #1 overall Next-Gen Wealth Advisor in Virginia and #34 nationally in Forbes rankings
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bogart Wealth, an independent, fee-only wealth management and Registered Investment Advisory firm, was recently named to multiple lists of top financial advisors and fastest-growing companies in national and industry publications. CEO James Bogart was included in Forbes' list of Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, coming in at first overall in Virginia and #34 overall nationally. In addition, Bogart Wealth ranked #4,192 overall in the 2022 Inc. 5000, Inc. Magazine's annual ranking of America's fastest-growing private companies, and landed eighth overall in the Washington Business Journal's rankings of the largest wealth management firms in greater Washington D.C.
"We are ecstatic to be included in all of these rankings from such prestigious media outlets," said James Bogart, President and CEO of Bogart Wealth. "We're experiencing rapid growth lately and I'm so proud of our team. Without them, these rankings wouldn't be possible."
The Forbes Next-Gen Wealth Advisors rankings, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criterion – mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews – and quantitative data. Those advisors that are considered have a minimum of four years' experience, and the algorithm weighs factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and those that encompass the highest standards of best practices. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings. To learn more about Forbes' Next-Gen Wealth Advisors ranking methodology, please click here.
"Our rankings represent the true role models of the industry," said R.J. Shook, Founder and President of Shook Research. "We believe our Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisor rankings are an early peek of our future Top Wealth Advisor rankings – say, 10 or more years from now."
In fact, James Bogart has already been included in Forbes' Top Wealth Advisor rankings in recent years. In Forbes' 2022 Best-In-State Wealth Advisor rankings, Bogart ranked #12 overall in the state of Virginia. This is his fifth year in a row being listed as a Top Advisor in Forbes, being named a Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisor since 2018 and a Best-In-State Wealth Advisor since 2019.
To see Forbes' full list of Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, please click here. To see James Bogart's Forbes Top Advisor profile, including rankings in other Top Advisor lists, please click here.
For the second consecutive year, Bogart Wealth was included in the Inc. 5000 list, Inc. Magazine's annual ranking of America's fastest-growing private companies. In the 2022 rankings, the firm was ranked #4,192, climbing nearly 800 spots from their ranking of #4,971 in the 2021 list.
Bogart Wealth made the list thanks to their 111% 3-year growth from 2019-2021. The firm continues to experience rapid growth in all facets of the company, recently surpassing $2 billion in assets under management and nearly tripling AUM since the start of the pandemic. Bogart Wealth has also been growing and expanding their team during this time, hiring 16 new employees since the start of the pandemic, including 6 in Q2 2022 alone.
To see Bogart Wealth's Inc. 5000 profile along with the full 2022 rankings, please click here. To learn more about the Inc. 5000 list and the verification process, please click here.
In addition, Bogart Wealth was included in the Washington Business Journal's list of the Largest Wealth Management Firms in Greater Washington D.C., coming in at #8 in the 2022 rankings. Bogart Wealth is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C., and D.C. area wealth management firms were ranked by 'Metro-area financial planners'. Based on statistics from 2021, Bogart Wealth had 8 metro-area financial planners and 21 metro-area employees. As of September 2022, the firm has 11 Certified Financial Planners and 28 total employees.
As the firm continues to grow, they are actively hiring financial planners and support staff. Open positions in the McLean, Virginia office include Compliance Associate, Advisory Director, Financial Advisor, Associate Financial Advisor, Financial Planning Associate, and more, and open positions in The Woodlands, Texas office include Advisory Director, Financial Advisor, Associate Financial Advisor, and more. To learn more about the open positions and careers at Bogart Wealth, please click here. To learn more about all of the employee benefits at Bogart Wealth, please click here.
To see the full rankings of the Largest Wealth Management Firms in Greater Washington D.C. in the Washington Business Journal, please click here.
Bogart Wealth is an independent, fee-only wealth management firm guiding corporate executives, professionals, and families on their paths to and throughout retirement. Led by President and CEO James Bogart, their mission is to help clients achieve financial peace of mind by preserving and maximizing intergenerational wealth. As a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), Bogart Wealth is held to a fiduciary standard, which gives clients confidence in knowing that everything the firm does is always in their best interest. Clients of Bogart Wealth enjoy an extremely high level of service, and the firm's boutique size enables multiple advisors to become familiar with each client and their financial plan. At Bogart Wealth, everyone is a part of the team, and they have taken great care to build a collegial and cooperative culture, as well as a diverse set of skills, experience, qualifications, and credentials. The team works together to apply their combined experience, expertise, and knowledge to each client account. To learn more, visit www.BogartWealth.com.
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IRVING, Texas, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caris Life Sciences®(Caris), the leading molecular science and technology company actively developing and delivering innovative solutions to revolutionize healthcare, announced today that Russ Denton has joined the company as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and will lead Caris' legal and corporate governance efforts.
Prior to joining Caris, Mr. Denton was a partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP, representing clients in mergers and acquisitions and equity financing transactions, including working with Caris as outside counsel in connection with Caris' growth equity financing transactions. Before his time at Shearman & Sterling, Mr. Denton was a partner at Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP and an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP.
"Caris is leading a revolution in healthcare with novel approaches to categorize, visualize and target disease in ways never before possible," said David D. Halbert, Chairman and CEO of Caris Life Sciences. "We are very pleased to welcome Russ to the Caris team, as his strong guidance and counsel has served us well, and will be invaluable as we continue to advance our mission."
"I am thrilled to join Caris and work for a company on the cutting edge of healthcare," said Denton. "I look forward to continuing to help support Caris and its mission."
Mr. Denton received his J.D. from Stanford Law School, and earned his B.S., magna cum laude, from Duke University.
Caris Life Sciences® (Caris) is the leading molecular science and technology company actively developing and delivering innovative solutions to revolutionize healthcare and improve patient outcomes. Through comprehensive molecular profiling (Whole Exome and Whole Transcriptome Sequencing) and the application of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms, Caris has created the large-scale clinico-genomic database and cognitive computing needed to analyze and unravel the molecular complexity of disease. This information provides an unmatched resource and the ideal path forward to conduct the basic, fundamental research to accelerate discovery for detection, diagnosis, monitoring, therapy selection and drug development to improve the human condition.
With a primary focus on cancer, Caris' suite of market-leading molecular profiling offerings assesses DNA, RNA and proteins to reveal a molecular blueprint that helps patients, physicians and researchers better detect, diagnose and treat patients. Caris' latest advancement is a blood-based, circulating nucleic acids sequencing (cNAS) assay that combines comprehensive molecular analysis (Whole Exome and Whole Transcriptome Sequencing from blood) and serial monitoring – making it the most powerful liquid biopsy assay ever developed.
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Caris has offices in Phoenix, New York, Denver, Tokyo, Japan and Basel, Switzerland. Caris provides services throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and other international markets. To learn more, please visit CarisLifeSciences.com or follow us on Twitter (@CarisLS).
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Most Nursery Product-Related Infant Deaths Can Be Prevented
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On average there are almost 100 infant deaths annually in unsafe sleep environments involving nursery products. During Baby Safety Month (September), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to put their babies to sleep only in products that are safe for sleep–such as bassinets, cribs and play yards. Babies who fall asleep in other locations should be moved to a crib, bassinet or play yard. The CPSC also urges caregivers to remove soft bedding suffocation hazards including blankets, pillows and stuffed toys, from baby's sleep space because most nursery product-related infant deaths can be prevented. CPSC's latest nursery product injury and death report shows most nursery-product infant deaths occurred in a cluttered sleep space, when soft bedding was added to the cribs, playpens/play yards or bassinets/cradles.
CPSC's latest datai show that between 2016 and 2018, an annual average of:
- 87 deaths were associated with cribs, playpens/play yards, and bassinets/cradles, most of which were associated with the presence of extra bedding, such as pillows, blankets and/or comforters; and
- 8 deaths were associated with inclined sleep products.
"What is comfortable for the way adults sleep, isn't safe for babies," said CPSC Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric. "Bare is best--a firm, flat surface in a crib, bassinet or play yard, without blankets, pillows, or other items. If you are worried about your baby getting cold, use warm pajamas–not blankets."
To keep baby's sleep space safe:
- Back to Sleep: Always place the baby to sleep on their back to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected infant death syndrome (SUID/SIDS) and suffocation.
- Bare is Best: Always keep the baby's sleep space bare (fitted sheet only) to prevent suffocation. Do not use pillows, padded crib bumpers, quilts or comforters.
- Transfer the baby to a firm, flat crib, bassinet, play yard or bedside sleeper if they fall asleep in a swing, bouncer, lounger or similar product.
- Inclined products, such as rockers, gliders, soothers and swings should never be used for infant sleep, and infants should not be left in these products unsupervised, unrestrained, or with soft bedding material, due to the risk of suffocation.
As CPSC approaches its 50th anniversary, we are committed to protecting our most vulnerable population with the implementation of a new infant sleep products rule. This requires any product marketed or intended for sleep to meet one or more of the federal safety standards for cribs (full-size and non-full-size), bassinets and cradles, play yards, or bedside sleepers. If the product does not already meet one of these regulations, then it must meet the safety standard for bassinets and cradles.
RECALLS: Always check to see if any purchased baby nursery products have been recalled, which includes any secondhand products. Remember, babies rely on adults to keep them safe. Sign up today at CPSC.gov.
For more tips on baby safety, recalled baby products and to view CPSC's newest baby safety public service announcement, visit CPSC's Safe Sleep and Crib Safety Education Center here.
About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
For lifesaving information:
- Visit CPSC.gov.
- Sign up to receive our e-mail alerts.
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSC and Twitter @USCPSC.
- Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
- Call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
- Contact a media specialist.
i The numbers cited are based on anecdotal reports received by CPSC; they reflect a minimum of all deaths, associated with these products, that have occurred in the U.S. during the given timeframe.
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- Merger unites three companies created by life sciences venture capital firm ATP—Gala Therapeutics, Galaxy Medical, and Galvanize Therapeutics—to create a single company based on the AliyaTM Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) energy platform
- Galvanize is developing and commercializing systems for chronic bronchitis symptoms, cardiac arrhythmias, solid tumors, and drug delivery
- $100 million funding round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company with participation by ATP, Intuitive Surgical, and Gilmartin Capital
- Galvanize announces recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) regulatory clearance for its AliyaTM system for soft tissue ablation; its RheOx® system has CE Mark for treatment of chronic bronchitis symptoms, and its CENTAURITM system has CE Mark for treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc., a commercial-stage biomedical platform company operating at the convergence of engineering, biology and healthcare delivery, today announced it has completed a $100 million Series B financing to advance and commercialize its unique AliyaTM Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) energy platform for the treatment of chronic bronchitis symptoms, cardiac arrhythmias, solid tumors, and for drug delivery. Galvanize was created and incubated by the life sciences venture capital firm ATP (Apple Tree Partners), originally as three companies—Gala Therapeutics, Galaxy Medical, and Galvanize Therapeutics—that recently merged into one company under the Galvanize Therapeutics name. The funding round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company with participation by Intuitive Surgical, ATP, and Gilmartin Capital.
"We are energized by this vote of confidence from our investors in our technology platform and team as we seek to bring transformative electrosurgical therapies to patients worldwide," said Jonathan Waldstreicher, M.D., founder and CEO of Galvanize Therapeutics and a partner at ATP. "We designed the customizable Aliya energy platform to serve patients in a variety of challenging disease categories, and the integration of our market-specific strategies and innovative products within Galvanize is an exciting milestone in the execution of our vision. We are investing meaningfully to prove safety and demonstrate enhanced outcomes in our initial clinical targets, and we continue to explore additional platform applications."
Centered on disease biology and how energy can alter cellular physiology, Galvanize developed the Aliya energy platform to produce high voltage, high frequency electrical current to interfere with cellular function in tissue. Unlike other ablation modalities, Aliya energy is non-thermal. The electrical waveforms are designed to be delivered through single monopolar electrodes to enable more consistent and predictable treatment zones with minimal muscle contraction that previously plagued high voltage technologies.
One Core Platform, Several Targets
Galvanize is developing and commercializing its energy platform for several indications, adapting its core technology for each application:
- Chronic Bronchitis: The RheOx® system is a minimally invasive bronchoscopic therapy that reduces the abnormal mucus-producing cells in the airways of chronic bronchitis patients. RheOx has CE Mark and recently launched in select hospitals in Italy, Switzerland, Denmark and Germany, with new customers adopting RheOx each week. Following Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the RheSolve pivotal clinical trial is enrolling in the United States and Europe to support a U.S. Premarket Approval (PMA) submission for RheOx.
- Cardiac Arrhythmias: The CENTAURI™ system disrupts aberrant electrical signals in the heart which cause cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation. CENTAURI delivers a novel proprietary waveform and is compatible with several marketed catheters and mapping systems. CENTAURI has CE Mark and currently is launching in Europe.
- Soft Tissue Ablation: The Aliya™ system recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. FDA for soft tissue ablation. Through a single percutaneous electrode inserted in the target tissue, the physician delivers a pre-programmed dose of energy. Aliya is now launching at select U.S. hospitals.
- Immuno-Oncology: The Aliya™ energy platform is being studied to treat solid tumors by combining PEF-mediated cell death and neoantigen creation, designed to stimulate the patient's own immune system to activate against the tumor. Galvanize's preclinical data and early clinical data from the INCITE-ES trial conducted outside the U.S. have demonstrated signals of immune activation.
- Drug Delivery: A system for local delivery of therapeutic agents is under development.
RheOx and CENTAURI were developed in ATP portfolio companies Gala Therapeutics (founded 2015) and Galaxy Medical (founded 2020), respectively, both of which now are part of Galvanize Therapeutics.
"ATP makes investments to translate incredible science into treatments that can transform lives, and I believe the Galvanize PEF energy platform exemplifies the remarkable breakthroughs we can accomplish with our singular investment and incubation model," said Seth Harrison, M.D., ATP's founder and managing partner. "ATP invested over a period of years to build an adaptable therapeutic device platform capable of addressing some of the most intractable medical problems that have not been solved yet by drugs, and it is gratifying to see the vision being realized. The Galvanize team has developed ingenious solutions for patients and their doctors that they are now delivering to healthcare systems every day."
Doug Godshall, president & CEO of Shockwave Medical, and chair of Saluda Medical, who previously was chair of Gala Therapeutics, has been appointed chair of the board of Galvanize Therapeutics. Mr. Godshall commented: "At Gala over the last few years, we observed the life-changing outcomes that RheOx can achieve in debilitated chronic bronchitis patients, and I am excited to work with the broader Galvanize team as they expand their efforts." He added:
"Galvanize is unique because of the way Jon and his talented team have created a single, highly sophisticated technology across three unique clinical applications. With a deep portfolio of clinical studies already under way, I am highly impressed by what the team has accomplished to-date and am quite enthusiastic about the significant impact Galvanize is going to have for a wide spectrum of patients."
About Galvanize Therapeutics
Galvanize Therapeutics aims to become the global leader in delivering medical technology innovations that drive biologic processes to treat a range of diseases, starting with treating chronic bronchitis symptoms, cardiac arrhythmias, and solid tumors. Formed by ATP (Apple Tree Partners) in 2022, Galvanize has its headquarters in San Carlos, Calif., and is researching and commercializing its revolutionary AliyaTM Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) energy platform in the United States and Europe. For more information, please visit www.galvanizetx.com.
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BEIJING, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday kicked off his first trip abroad since the COVID-19 pandemic, during which he is scheduled to attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and pay state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The first stop took him to Kazakhstan on Wednesday, underscoring that he highly values the bilateral relations with the Central Asian country and indicating such visit will inject new growth momentum for the country, Chinese officials and experts said.
Xi first arrived at Nur-sultan on Wednesday afternoon for a state visit to Kazakhstan before landing in Samarkand in the evening to pay a state visit to Uzbekistan and attend the SCO summit.
Experts believed that as China's permanent comprehensive strategic partner, Kazakhstan, the Chinese president's first stop in his ongoing foreign trip, is considered as a bridge connecting China with Central Asia and Europe, as it's also where the Chinese president first proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and on the first stop of the BRI's westward routes from China, bringing tremendous benefits for the region and the world.
Kazakhstan has been striking a balance between China and Russia in terms of political influence, and serving as a bridge for major powers also sets a good example for other Central Asian countries. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Central Asia are in a very important position in China's overall diplomacy, as all five Central Asian states are China's strategic partners, and among them, China-Kazakhstan partnership has reached one of the highest levels, experts said.
When the Chinese president arrived at the Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, he was warmly welcomed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and a group of senior officials including Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi and Nur-Sultan Mayor Altai Kulginov.
Xi was later awarded by Tokayev with the "Order of the Golden Eagle" — the highest honor to recognize outstanding people who have made significant contributions to Kazakhstan including foreign heads of state promoting Kazakhstan's friendly relations with other countries.
During a meeting between Xi and Tokayev, the Chinese top leader said this is his first foreign visit since the COVID-19 pandemic, and choosing Kazakhstan as the first stop demonstrates the high level and uniqueness of China-Kazakhstan ties.
Kazakhstan is a major country in Central Asia and Eurasian region with important influence, Xi said, reiterating that the Chinese government attaches great importance to China-Kazakhstan ties and always supports Kazakhstan in maintaining national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Xi also called on the two countries to promote high-quality Belt and Road development, expand cooperation in such areas as trade, the economy and interconnectivity, and explore cooperation in new fields including big data, digital finance and green energy.
Tokayev said that Xi's visit, the Chinese president's first foreign trip since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, fully demonstrated the two countries' high-level mutual trust and will surely become a new milestone in the history of Kazakhstan-China relations.
As next year marks the 10th anniversary of Xi's proposing the Belt and Road Initiative in Kazakhstan, Tokayev said his country will continue to support and participate in the joint building of the Belt and Road.
After their meeting, the two leaders signed a joint statement commemorating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The two governments also signed a number of cooperative documents in areas such as finance and the media, and decided to set up consulates general in Xi'an and Aktobe.
A model
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kazakhstan. Standing at a new historical starting point of China-Kazakhstan relations, President Xi's visit will surely draw a new blueprint, inject new momentum to the bilateral relations, opening up a new chapter and another golden thirty years of bilateral relations, Zhang Xiao, Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan said in a recent interview with media.
The bilateral relations have withstood a changing international situation, and the two countries firmly support each other on issues concerning their core interests, making important contribution to the regional and world peace and stability, Zhang noted. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the political mutual trust between the two countries has been continuously strengthened, and the two countries will continue to consolidate the political foundation of bilateral relations and create favorable conditions for bilateral cooperation in various fields, he said.
Almost a decade ago, Xi visited Kazakhstan, making a significant proposal that China and Central Asian countries build an "economic belt along the Silk Road", a trans-Eurasian project spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Baltic Sea, during a speech at Nazarbayev University in Astana, now known Nur-sultan. He also visited the Central Asian country in 2015 and in 2017 to boost the bilateral ties and regional cooperation through the Belt and Road Initiative.
"President Xi's first visit abroad since the pandemic highlights the importance he attaches to Kazakhstan and Central Asia, which is also seen as a breakthrough in terms of China's foreign exchanges and diplomacy," Zhao Huirong, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies, told the Global Times on Wednesday.
Central Asia could be seen as China's key "strategic partner zone" in the world, she said, as the five Central Asian countries are all China's strategic partners. Among them, Kazakhstan was one of the first to become China's strategic partners, which enjoyed one of the highest-levels of strategic partnership, Zhao said.
In a signed article by Xi titled "Build on the Past to Make Greater Strides in China-Kazakhstan Relations" published Tuesday on the Kazakhstanskaya Pravda newspaper ahead of his state visit, the Chinese top leader described the two countries as being bound together by mountains and rivers and common interests, which are good neighbors, good friends and good partners.
Having stood the test of the changing circumstances and the passage of time, China-Kazakhstan relations have long become rock-solid, Xi said in the article.
Setting our sight beyond the pandemic, China would like to partner with Kazakhstan to remain pioneers in Belt and Road cooperation, Xi stressed.
China would like to deepen law enforcement, security and defense cooperation with Kazakhstan. Guided by the Global Security Initiative, the two countries should act on the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and work together to promote the implementation of the Data Security Cooperation Initiative of China+Central Asia, the article said.
We should join hands to combat terrorism, separatism, extremism, drug trafficking and transnational organized crimes, and ensure the security of oil and gas pipelines and other large cooperation projects and their personnel. We should resolutely oppose interference by external forces and work together for lasting peace and long-term stability of our region, Xi said.
The world has been witnessing more uncertainties now including the uncertainties in supply chain and in foreign relations. China's good neighborhood lays a foundation for the country's prosperity, and as a corridor in Central Asia, Kazakhstan stands at a central stage of China's interaction with the Central Asian countries, Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times on Wednesday.
"The Central Asian country has been always hoping to serve as a bridge between China and Russia," Wang said, noting that striking such balance between major powers also serves as a good example for other Central Asian countries.
Belt and Road cooperation is a major highlight in China-Kazakhstan cooperation. In 1992, the bilateral trade volume was only $368 million, but it has reached $25.25 billion in 2021, said Zhang, the Chinese envoy to Kazakhstan. From January to July 2022, China-Kazakhstan trade reached $17.67 billion, up 18.9 percent year-on-year, which is expected to hit a record high for the whole year.
The two countries have established a dialogue mechanism for production capacity and investment, and established a special fund for China-Kazakhstan production capacity cooperation, providing strong support for the development of Kazakhstan's energy, industry, transportation and other fields, the Chinese envoy said.
Also, among the Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan plays a fundamental role in the trade between China and the Eurasian region, while serving as an important channel for China to link Eurasian countries as the northern line of the China-Europe freight train service.
"China-Europe freight trains pass through Kazakhstan to Europe, and Kazakhstan has gained a lot of benefits from Belt and Road cooperation, which also helped it achieve its long-standing will of serving as a transportation hub in Eurasia," Zhao said.
Experts said the stability and development of Central Asia is not only the concern of the Central Asian countries, but also the concern of both China and Russia, as the two countries have many consensus and common interests in the region.
The current instability in the international and regional situation directly leads to a greater desire for regional stability, peace and development, so there is more demand for closer and more efficient cooperation, Zhao noted. "As Xi's visit will not only enhance bilateral relations but also boost multilateral cooperation to meet those demand," she said.
Following the state visit to Kazakhstan, Xi arrived in Samarkand on Wednesday evening to pay a state visit to Uzbekistan and attend the SCO summit, a strategically important occasion of gathering of world leaders such as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to media reports.
While China-Kazakhstan relations serve as an example for China-Central Asia ties, the geopolitical situation in the region has becoming more complex, and experts suggested that China and Central Asian countries should enhance communication and coordination in combating extremist forces.
"To crack down on 'Three Evils', China and Central Asian countries need to enhance security cooperation under the SCO framework including intelligence sharing, staff training, joint exercise in fighting drugs, cross-border organized crimes and preventing the spread of extremist ideas," Zhao said.
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An innovative first: a single vision lens that combines four powerful elements into one comprehensive solution
LEWISVILLE, Texas, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ophthalmic lens technology leader HOYA Vision Care announced today the launch of MySV™ single vision lenses with 360⁰ Visual Comfort™, the latest addition to its free-form single vision lens portfolio. Conventional single vision lenses correct vision effectively in the center of the lenses. However, these one-size-fits-all lenses do not meet patients' increasing needs for comprehensive, quality peripheral vision.
"For too long, single vision wearers have been underserved. The technology available to differentiate their experience is here, and we are proud to bring it to market," said Warren Modlin, Vice President of Technical Marketing at HOYA Vision Care. "MySV lenses allow wearers to achieve 360° visual comfort by integrating four key elements into the design, and ultimately the patient experience, to bring confidence to the wearer in all situations."
The four elements used to achieve MySV are:
- BKS Precision Technology®: A modern optimization process to refine points across the entire back surface of the lens.
- Oblique angle compensation: Looking through a traditional single vision lens at an oblique angle produces aberrations. MySV lenses eliminate these aberrations, creating distortion-free visual clarity.
- The patient's position of wear: Provides high satisfaction based on the individual's wearing conditions.
- The patient's frame choice: The base curve matches the frame size for the best experience in any frame.
Eyecare professionals will also be given access to a 1-credit ABO course through 20/20 Magazine. In addition, white papers detailing the implementation of HOYA's proprietary technology and quality processes will be made available by speaking to your local HOYA Territory Sales Manager.
For over 60 years, HOYA Vision Care has been a global leader in the eyeglass lens business. With a presence in more than 50 countries, HOYA Vision Care has proven expertise in lens designs and freeform surfacing technology, combined with a leading position in high-performance, quality AR coating. HOYA Vision Care's solid market portfolio includes VISION EASE, SEIKO, and PENTAX optical lenses, as well as innovative products such as Yuniku, the world's first vision-centric, 3D-tailored eyewear. The company employs over 16,000 employees worldwide, with mass production facilities in Asia & Europe and over 40 local Rx laboratories globally. For more information, visit hoyavision.com.
HOYA Corporation is a global technology and med-tech company and a leading supplier of innovative high-tech and medical products. HOYA is committed to becoming a leading company in niche markets through creativity and innovation. As part of this philosophy, we continue to research and develop quality products utilized in the healthcare and information technology fields. Founded in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, HOYA has over 160 offices and subsidiaries worldwide and currently employs a multinational workforce of over 37,000 people. For more information, please visit hoya.com.
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Jim Tompkins and Michael Hughes released Insightful Leadership on August 29, 2022.
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Tompkins, founder and chairman of Tompkins Ventures LLC and co-founder of Tompkins Leadership LLC, and co-writer Michael Hughes released a new book that provides a systematic way for leaders to navigate perpetual disruption and position their enterprises to achieve true competitive advantage.
Insightful Leadership: Surfing the Waves to Organizational Excellence (BrightRay Publishing) can be purchased in soft cover or eBook on Amazon.
"Leaders no longer can tame Disruption. Instead, Insightful Leadership requires you to welcome repeated waves of Disruption to get ahead of the competition. The greatest opportunity for innovation comes now when history is accelerated."
Jim Tompkins
Jim Tompkins is an internationally known thought leader on end-to-end supply chains, as well as the founder and chairman of Tompkins Ventures LLC, a partnership/consulting firm that helps executive teams turn their five biggest problems—capital, facilities, logistics, supply chain and leadership—into a competitive advantage. Tompkins is also the co-founder and chairman of Tompkins Leadership LLC, a global executive search and leadership development firm that deploys Insightful Leadership to help good bosses and good companies become great.. The Purdue University industrial engineering Ph.D. has started 15 businesses that have generated over $2 billion in worldwide revenue during his 50-year career; has written or contributed to 31 books (four on leadership); has made over 2,000 conference and keynote presentations; and has been CEO of 10 businesses. Co-writer and former journalist Michael Hughes serves as vice president of Communications and Publications for Tompkins Ventures LLC. He previously was managing editor at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).
In Insightful Leadership: Surfing the Waves to Organizational Excellence, Tompkins describes how COVID-19, digital innovation and geopolitical and financial crises have accelerated history into a world where Disruption is the new normal. Tompkins' solution lies in continual business adaptation and innovation, meaning Insightful Leaders must continually reinvent their organizations to achieve true growth and progress. Leaders must position their enterprises to catch the waves, navigate them when they break, use insight into how the waves will advance and harness their power to ride into the future. Insightful Leadership provides entrepreneurs and leaders with optionality – actionable insights to build resiliency and transform Disruption into opportunities for innovation.
"Jim Tompkins is a thought leader who has often been able to see the future. My conversations with Jim have always been about what is next, and next. I have experienced this with Jim on topics of supply chains, robotics, technology, eCommerce, Unichannel, and more. Now, Jim has unleashed his power of seeing the future on the topic of leadership. His book on Insightful Leadership is both profound and practical, making it a user's guide to turning chaos into competitive advantage. Thanks Jim, a book I will read several times."
Shekar Natarajan, EVP, CSCO/CEO (Airterra), American Eagle Outfitters Inc., San Francisco
For more information, visit http://jimtompkins.com/.
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AV Industry First - Onboard Prediction Technology Addresses Global Supply Chain Disruptions While Helping to Meet ESG Goals and Regulatory Requirements
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jumptuit Autonomous Transit (JAT) http://www.jumptuit.co announced today the market availability of its Commercial Fleet Vehicle Asset and Driver Management SaaS modules on October 27, 2022.
JAT generates cross-sector scenario forecasts within standard commercial delivery timelines to optimize commercial delivery performance metrics, including the efficient deployment of fleet vehicle assets and drivers.
JAT combines first-hand accounts, consensus views and sentiment, overhead livestream images and video, and public and private data sources, synchronized by geolocation and time to create a comprehensive observation of an event, and forecasts conditions for drivers en-route.
For example, JAT's Climate Emergency Alerts (CEA) correlate dynamic forecasts with vast historical cross-sector data sets to autonomously provide advanced warnings to drivers based on the vehicle's and storm's trajectories and estimated time and location of impact.
JAT's testing and analysis of CEAs for minimum 200-mile round trip routes on public roads across a broad pattern of geographies and spectrum of weather phenomenon across temperature extremes, has shown a significant increase in advanced warning time for drivers, allowing them to opt for alternate departure times and routes to circumvent dangerous or less than optimal conditions. JAT reduces the number of variables that could negatively impact a commercial route by as much as 70%. JAT will continue testing in Q4 with added data sets.
"In designing JAT, we developed a live multi-sector data streaming network generating cross-sector scenario forecasts with coverage for virtually all public roads and geolocations in the United States," said Donald Leka, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jumptuit, Inc. "JAT's SaaS-based model for fleet vehicle assets and drivers provides flexible, easy to implement solutions for companies, reducing time to market and efficiently applying cross-sector scenario forecasting to virtually all public roads, with minimal capital investment."
Jumptuit's feature rich Software as a Service (SaaS) is offered in two modules - one to protect commercial fleet vehicle assets, and the other to protect commercial fleet drivers. JAT's technology is designed to quickly and seamlessly integrate with existing supply chain systems and operations. JAT's dynamic tracking of driving hours, mandatory rest breaks, and other working conditions helps companies to meet Department of Transportation Driving Regulations for Fleet Management.
Origin, Route and Destination Cross-Sector Forecasts
Optimal Scenario Departure Times and Routing Forecasts
Forecasted Events in Hazardous Accident Zones (HAZ)
Climate Emergency Alerts (CEA)
Climate Infrastructure Alerts (CIA)
Optimal Scenario Weather Advisory and Warning Forecasts
Optimal Scenario Carbon Emissions Forecasts
Optimal Scenario Energy Consumption Forecasts
Regulatory Compliance
Individualized Risk Assessment Geolocation Forecasts for Public Health (e.g., airborne, contact and environmental, contamination)
Individualized Risk Assessment Geolocation Forecasts for Air Quality
Individualized Risk Assessment Geolocation Forecasts for Covid-19
Route Geolocation Proximity to Emergency Healthcare Services (e.g., hospitals, ICU bed availability)
Route Geolocation Safety Alerts (e.g., infrastructure failure, first responder activity)
Route Geolocation Charging Stations and Fuel Stops
Route Geolocation Driver Rest Stops and Overnight Accommodations
Regulatory Compliance
"Investing to improve driver working conditions is critical in addressing the challenges across the trucking industry and global supply chain," said Donald Leka. "JAT directly addresses the conditions that result in unpaid idle hours for drivers on the road, and put driver safety at risk."
JAT's cross-sector scenario forecasting helps drivers avoid dangerous or less than optimal driving conditions, including weather and route obstacles. JAT's individualized health risk assessments help drivers to avoid potentially unsafe health and environmental conditions. JAT also alerts drivers to unexpected route events that could pose a personal safety risk, and proximity to emergency healthcare services.
Jumptuit Autonomous Transit (JAT), a subsidiary of Jumptuit, Inc., is an AV SaaS company providing Cross-Sector Scenario Forecasting for any geolocation to optimize scheduling and routing, mitigating delays, property and personal safety risk, public health and safety conditions and carbon emissions. JAT is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
JAT's mission is to protect people and goods in transit, improve the health and well being of workers and increase public safety in harmony with the environment. To learn more about JAT, please visit http://www.jumptuit.co
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GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE: MNSO; HKEX: 9896) ("MINISO", "MINISO Group" or the "Company"), a global value retailer offering a variety of design-led lifestyle products, today announced an update on the status of the previously announced independent investigation. As previously disclosed, shortly after the publication of a report issued by the short-seller firm Blue Orca Capital on July 26, 2022 (the "Short Seller Report"), an independent committee of the board of directors (the "Independent Committee"), consisting of independent directors Ms. Xu Lili, Mr. Zhu Yonghua and Mr. Wang Yongping, was formed to oversee an independent investigation regarding the allegations made in the Short Seller Report (the "Independent Investigation"). The Independent Investigation, overseen by the Independent Committee and conducted with the assistance of third-party professional advisors including an international law firm and forensic accounting experts from a well-regarded forensic accounting firm that is not the Company's auditor, is now substantially complete. Based on findings of the Independent Investigation, which encompassed the allegations in the Short Seller Report regarding the Company's franchise business model and land deals involving the Company's chairman, the Independent Committee has concluded that key allegations made in the Short Seller Report were not substantiated.
About MINISO Group
MINISO is a global retailer offering a variety of design-led lifestyle products. The Company serves consumers primarily through its large network of MINISO stores, and promotes a relaxing, treasure-hunting and engaging shopping experience full of delightful surprises that appeals to all demographics. Aesthetically pleasing design, quality and affordability are at the core of every product in MINISO's wide product portfolio, and the Company continually and frequently rolls out products with these qualities. Since the opening of its first store in China in 2013, the Company has built its flagship brand "MINISO" as a globally recognized retail brand and established a massive store network worldwide. For more information, please visit https://ir.miniso.com/.
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This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "is/are likely to," "potential," "continue" or other similar expressions. MINISO may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about MINISO's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: MINISO's mission, goals and strategies; future business development, financial conditions and results of operations; the expected growth of the retail market and the market of branded variety retail of lifestyle products in China and globally; expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of MINISO's products; expectations regarding MINISO's relationships with consumers, suppliers, MINISO Retail Partners, local distributors, and other business partners; competition in the industry; proposed use of proceeds; and relevant government policies and regulations relating to MINISO's business and the industry. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in MINISO's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and MINISO undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
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Business Veteran to Lead Company's Next Phase of Innovation and Growth
MIAMI, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shyft, the fintech-powered marketplace reinventing the global moving industry, today announced that Randal Meske has been named Chief Executive Officer. Meske is a veteran go-to-market and growth leader with decades of leadership experience, including roles at SaaS startups and industry leaders such as IBM, Lotus, IHS Markit, and Oracle. Meske's appointment comes on the heels of the company's closing of $16 million in Series B funding. New investors include Munich RE Ventures and OurCrowd, with participation from existing investors, Inovia Capital and Blumberg Capital.
"We are excited that Randal is coming aboard to lead Shyft. His expertise and qualifications are perfectly suited to lead the company as it grows its partnerships, scales its solutions and extends its ecosystem for the moving industry," said Todd Simpson, Inovia Capital's General Partner.
With 31 million people in the U.S. moving each year, the moving industry generates an estimated $86 billion annually. From connecting customers to the world's best moving companies and providing pricing transparency, to integrating financial solutions for both those moving and suppliers, Shyft is providing digital infrastructure and supply chain solutions to the entire moving industry. Shyft will use the new capital to expand its solutions and value to customers across top global markets and demographics for relocation and moving.
"I am thrilled to join the Shyft team for the company's next phase of growth. I believe we have the team and technology to disrupt the relocation industry by replacing legacy tools with a holistic technology solution," said Meske. "We are focused on accelerating the modernization of the moving industry and helping moving companies grow their business, while making it easier for individuals and families to move into their new homes."
The company has facilitated more than 300,000 moves with 800+ moving companies and 220+ corporations and will continue to build partnerships and agreements with Relocation Management Companies (RMCs), real estate companies and membership organizations.
Shyft is reinventing the global moving industry by replacing analog tools and thinking with an innovative and seamless end-to-end moving experience. We believe mobility is a human right and that technology can and should be used to transform the way the world moves by making all of life's most important changes a stress-free experience. To learn more about Shyft or to book your move, please visit www.shyftmoving.com
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The ultimate holiday for coffee lovers is Thursday, September 29
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coffee lovers, rejoice! Peet's Coffee is celebrating National Coffee Day with fresh perks in participating Peet's Coffeebars, online at peets.com, and through the Peet's mobile app. Peet's obsession with quality coffee and craft is the perfect way to celebrate the national holiday. Coffeebar guests can enjoy a complimentary small drip coffee with any purchase on Thursday, September 29. Peet's is also offering 20 percent off its freshly roasted coffee beans, K-Cup® pods, and espresso capsules in Coffeebars, and 20 percent off sitewide at peets.com, including new seasonal Pumpkin Spice K-Cup pods.*
To extend the celebration, Peetnik Rewards Members get $0 Delivery fee on orders placed through the Peet's app from September 29 through October 2. For coffee fanatics wanting to sip their perks throughout the year, Peet's always provides Coffeebar guests one complimentary small drip coffee with the purchase of a one-pound bag of beans in-store.
According to the National Coffee Association's (NCA) 2022 National Coffee Data Trends Report, U.S. coffee consumption is at a 20 year high, with Americans enjoying an estimated 517 million cups of coffee every day, or, approximately two cups per day, per person. Peet's Coffee brews exceptional premium coffee in each cup – starting with freshly roasted beans, sourced from the highest quality growing regions, brewed in Coffeebars every 30 minutes or less, featuring enticing aromas, and handcrafted coffee and espresso beverages all with a depth of rich flavors and textures from start to finish.
"At Peet's Coffee, we celebrate exceptional coffee every day: that perfect cup is our passion," said Jessica Buttimer, Vice President of Marketing at Peet's Coffee. "We think Peet's customers deserve the best on National Coffee Day and every day."
- Complimentary small drip coffee with ANY purchase in participating Coffeebars on National Coffee Day, Thursday, September 29 only
- 20% off beans, K-Cup pods and espresso capsules in Coffeebars from Thursday, September 29 through Sunday, October 2
- 20% off sitewide at peets.com from Thursday, September 29 through Sunday, October 2
- $0 Delivery fee for orders placed through the Peet's app from Thursday, September 29 through Sunday, October 2
- Insider's Tip: Peet's always provides Coffeebar guests one complimentary small coffee with the purchase of a one-pound bag of beans, limit one per customer
National Coffee Day occurs perfectly in season with Peet's new fall menu items. Peet's Coffee offerings are inspired by the comforting tastes of fall with notes of ground cinnamon, spiced pumpkin, baked apple, and creamy caramel, all expertly matched with Peet's Espresso Forte® or Baridi Cold Brew. The retail Coffeebar menu reunites Peetnik's with Peet's best-selling Chicken & Waffles Sandwich for all day enjoyment. For home and office coffee cravings, Peet's Coffee has added its first-ever seasonal K-Cup pods in Pumpkin Spice to its full line of packaged coffee choices.
Peet's is committed to sourcing coffee responsibly for the welfare of people and the planet, while also working to improve the conditions on coffee farms. Since 2021, all Peet's coffee is 100 percent responsibly sourced per standards set by Enveritas, an independent, third-party, global non-profit which tracks social, economic, and agricultural impact across multiple crops and industries. This sourcing achievement is the result of a multi-year data collection process to verify the conditions and practices of more than 59,000, mostly small coffee farms in 24 regions around the world that supply coffee beans for Peet's Coffee.
To learn more about Peet's commitments to a coffee experience worth celebrating - on National Coffee Day and every day - visit www.peets.com.
*For full terms and conditions, visit peets.com.
When Alfred Peet founded Peet's Coffee® in Berkeley, California in 1966, he introduced an artisan movement creating the U.S. specialty coffee industry. Considered the "Big Bang of coffee," Peet's legacy – sourcing the world's best beans, artisan roasting for rich, premium taste and crafting beverages by hand – lives on today in every cup, whether ordered online, selected at a grocery store then brewed at home or served in any one of over 360 Peet's Coffee locations in the U.S and China. Peet's Coffee is committed to the welfare of people and the planet, with 100 percent of its coffee purchases verified as responsibly sourced per Enveritas standards. The company operates the first LEED® Gold certified roastery in the United States. Visit www.peets.com and connect @peetscoffee.
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SECAUCUS, N.J. and FORT MYERS, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, and Lee Health, Southwest Florida's primary community-owned health system, are teaming up to enhance the quality and value of diagnostic services to patients and their doctors.
"We are excited to team up with Lee Health, a leading healthcare provider in Southwest Florida," said Steve Rusckowski, Chairman, President and CEO, Quest Diagnostics. "As people return to care and hospitals contend with post-COVID challenges, hospital systems like Lee Health are turning to Quest for help on executing their lab strategy, taking advantage of our expertise, innovation and scale so they can focus on what they do best, providing quality care to their patients."
Under the agreement Quest will provide supply chain expertise in laboratory equipment, supplies and procurement processes for five hospitals owned by Lee Health and selected outpatient centers. Quest will also continue to perform reference testing for Lee Health.
"We are pleased to partner with Quest Diagnostics to help us streamline our lab operations," said Dr. Lawrence Antonucci, M.D., MBA, president and chief executive officer of Lee Health. "The ability to leverage Quest's purchasing power for equipment and supplies and their expertise in supply chain logistics allows us to continue to provide high-quality care to our patients."
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve healthcare management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com
About Lee Health
Since the opening of the first hospital in 1916, Lee Health has been a health care leader in Southwest Florida, constantly evolving to meet the needs of the community. A non-profit, integrated health care services organization, Lee Health is committed to the well-being of every individual served, focused on healthy living and maintaining good health. Staffed by caring people, inspiring health, services are conveniently located throughout the community in four acute care hospitals, two specialty hospitals, outpatient centers, walk-in medical centers, primary care and specialty physician practices and other services across the continuum of care. Learn more at www.LeeHealth.org.
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Proceeds to fund first, in-human trials of breakthrough gene-agnostic therapy products and advance CRISPR-based genome editing portfolio
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the RD Fund (Retinal Degeneration Fund) – the venture arm of the Foundation Fighting Blindness aimed at rapidly driving research toward preventions, treatments, and cures for the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases – announces its participation in a €75 million Series B financing for SparingVision. The round was co-led by Jeito Capital and UPMC Enterprises, with participation from 4BIO Capital, Bpifrance, Ysios Capital, and the RD Fund.
SparingVision is a genomic medicines company with a mission to translate pioneering science into vision saving treatments. Leveraging its unparalleled understanding of retinal diseases, SparingVision has built the world's most compelling portfolio of synergistic cutting-edge gene therapy and genome editing treatments for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). Both of its most advanced products, SPVN06 and SPVN20, go beyond single gene correction therapies to deliver new mutation-agnostic treatments for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a group of IRDs which are a leading cause of blindness globally.
"Our investment reflects the long-term funding and investment strategies of the Foundation and the RD Fund to bring forward a pipeline of novel therapeutics, including SparingVision's genetic medicines," said Rusty Kelley, PhD, MBA, managing director, RD Fund and SparingVision board director. "Participating in a round of this level and in this market with a strong syndicate speaks to our confidence in SparingVision and their promising pipeline."
Proceeds from the financing will be used to fund the first, in-human trials of the company's two lead gene-agnostic assets, SPVN06 and SPVN20, as well as the development of genome editing assets through its collaboration with Intellia Therapeutics, a leading clinical-stage genome editing company.
SPVN06 is a breakthrough gene therapy approach aimed at stopping or slowing disease progression in patients affected by inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) and dry age-related macular degeneration (dAMD), with an initial focus on mid-stage retinitis pigmentosa (RP). SPVN20, SparingVision's second asset, complements SPVN06, which is aimed at restoring visual acuity and color vision in advanced and late-stage retinitis pigmentosa. The financing will also enable SparingVision to advance SPVN50, the first genome editing product in development, as part of its collaboration with Intellia Therapeutics.
The RD Fund (Retinal Degeneration Fund) is the venture arm of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, and a leading investor in the inherited retinal disease space. It was established in 2018 to serve the Foundation's mission to rapidly drive research toward preventions, treatments, and cures for the entire spectrum of blinding retinal diseases including: retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, and Usher syndrome RD Fund focuses on mission-related investments in companies with projects nearing clinical testing. Visit RDFund.org for more information.
Established in 1971, the Foundation Fighting Blindness is the world's leading private funding source for retinal degenerative disease research. The Foundation has raised more than $856 million toward its mission of accelerating research for preventing, treating, and curing blindness caused by the entire spectrum of blinding retinal diseases including: retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, and Usher syndrome. Visit FightingBlindness.org for more information.
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Target knockdown and safety results support continued clinical development
Regeneron and Alnylam intend to initiate a Phase 2 study in late 2022
Detailed results to be presented at an upcoming medical congress
TARRYTOWN, N.Y and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: REGN) and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY) announced today preliminary Phase 1 data supporting the clinical advancement of ALN-HSD, an investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting HSD17B13 in development for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
After single-dose evaluation in healthy adult volunteers (Part A), multiple doses of ALN-HSD are being studied in adult patients with NASH (Part B). Patients in the first two Part B cohorts (200 and 400 mg quarterly) have completed at least 6 months on the study; remaining cohorts are exploring a lower dose or a later biopsy time point. In the first two Part B cohorts, ALN-HSD was associated with robust target knockdown and numerically lower liver enzymes and biopsy-derived nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Activity Score (NAS)* over six months in patients receiving ALN-HSD (N=20) relative to placebo (N=4). The study was not powered to achieve statistical significance on these endpoints, and the primary outcome measure is frequency of adverse events. ALN-HSD has exhibited an encouraging safety and tolerability profile to date; the most common treatment-emergent adverse event in healthy subjects treated with ALN-HSD (N=44) was injection site reaction in five patients; all injection site reactions were mild in severity. No treatment-related serious adverse events have been reported in either healthy volunteers or patients with NASH to date. Based on these results, the companies plan to initiate a Phase 2 study in adult patients with NASH in late 2022.
"We are excited to share these initial results, indicating what we believe to be a favorable profile for ALN-HSD and supporting continued clinical development of this investigational medicine, particularly given the significant prevalence and unmet need in NASH – a progressive liver disease and a leading cause of liver transplant," said Kevin Sloan, Ph.D., Vice President, Development Programs and Program Leader for the ALN-HSD program at Alnylam. "Our RNAi platform is ideally suited for this genetic target. We look forward to reporting detailed results from this study at an upcoming medical congress and to share details of the Phase 2 study design in partnership with our colleagues at Regeneron."
"The Regeneron and Alnylam collaboration continues to produce compelling clinical and pre-clinical stage therapeutic candidates targeting notoriously hard-to-treat diseases such as NASH and Alzheimer's," said Aris Baras, M.D., Senior Vice President and Head of the Regeneron Genetics Center. "By building on each company's deep expertise in human genetics as well as drug technology and development capabilities, we are progressing ALN-HSD to Phase 2 assessment and are rapidly moving PNPLA3- and CIDEB-targeting therapeutics towards first-in-human studies, resulting in an exciting portfolio of potential future genetic medicines for NASH."
* The NAFLD Activity Score (NAS) is a widely accepted scoring system developed by the NASH Clinical Research Network for use in clinical trials. The score is based on histological assessment of liver biopsies and is comprised of a sum of steatosis, ballooning, and lobular inflammation component scores.
About the Phase 1 Study Design
The Phase 1 trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center, single-ascending dose (SAD) and multiple-dose (MD) study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of ALN-HSD in healthy adult subjects and adult patients with NASH. The primary endpoint of the study is the frequency of adverse events. The study was conducted in two parts. Part A enrolled 58 healthy adult subjects randomized 3:1 to receive a single ascending dose of 25, 100, 200, 400, or 800 mg of ALN-HSD or placebo; Part A of the study is complete. Part B enrolled 45 patients with NASH randomized 4:1 to receive two doses of 25, 200, or 400 mg of ALN-HSD or placebo, quarterly. Patients in the first two cohorts (200 and 400 mg) have completed at least 6 months on the study; remaining cohorts are exploring a lower dose or a later biopsy time point. Secondary and exploratory endpoints of the study include the characterization of plasma and urine PK of ALN-HSD and the evaluation of the drug PD effect.
About ALN-HSD
ALN-HSD is an investigational, subcutaneously administered RNAi therapeutic targeting HSD17B13 for the treatment of NASH. It is being developed in collaboration with Regeneron following their identification of a loss-of-function variant in HSD17B13 that is associated with a reduced risk of chronic liver disease and progression from steatosis to steatohepatitis1. ALN-HSD utilizes Alnylam's Enhanced Stabilization Chemistry Plus (ESC+) GalNAc-conjugate technology, which enables subcutaneous dosing with increased selectivity and a wide therapeutic index. The safety and efficacy of ALN-HSD have not been evaluated by the FDA, EMA or any other health authority.
About NASH
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a highly prevalent chronic liver disease in which inflammation and liver cell injury are caused by accumulation of hepatic fat. NASH is a subset of a group of conditions called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that can lead to progressive fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Comorbidities include obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. Approximately 16 million people in the US live with NASH, with prevalence of the disease increasing due to rising rates of obesity. NASH is projected to be the leading indication for liver transplants in developed countries within the next 10 years. There are currently no approved medical therapies for NASH.
About RNAi
RNAi (RNA interference) is a natural cellular process of gene silencing that represents one of the most promising and rapidly advancing frontiers in biology and drug development today. Its discovery has been heralded as "a major scientific breakthrough that happens once every decade or so," and was recognized with the award of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. By harnessing the natural biological process of RNAi occurring in our cells, a new class of medicines, known as RNAi therapeutics, is now a reality. Small interfering RNA (siRNA), the molecules that mediate RNAi and comprise Alnylam's RNAi therapeutic platform, function upstream of today's medicines by potently silencing messenger RNA (mRNA) – the genetic precursors – that encode for disease-causing or disease pathway proteins, thus preventing them from being made. This is a revolutionary approach with the potential to transform the care of patients with genetic and other diseases.
About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and prevalent diseases with unmet need. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach yielding transformative medicines. Since its founding 20 years ago, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to deliver on a bold vision to turn scientific possibility into reality. Alnylam's commercial RNAi therapeutic products are ONPATTRO® (patisiran), GIVLAARI® (givosiran), OXLUMO® (lumasiran), and AMVUTTRA® (vutrisiran), as well as Leqvio® (inclisiran) which is being developed and commercialized by Alnylam's partner, Novartis. Alnylam has a deep pipeline of investigational medicines, including multiple product candidates that are in late-stage development. Alnylam is executing on its "Alnylam P5x25" strategy to deliver transformative medicines in both rare and common diseases benefiting patients around the world through sustainable innovation and exceptional financial performance, resulting in a leading biotech profile. Alnylam is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more information about our people, science and pipeline, please visit www.alnylam.com and engage with us on Twitter at @Alnylam, on LinkedIn, or on Instagram.
About Regeneron
Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for nearly 35 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, pain, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases and rare diseases.
Regeneron is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through our proprietary VelociSuite® technologies, such as VelocImmune®, which uses unique genetically humanized mice to produce optimized fully human antibodies and bispecific antibodies, and through ambitious research initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center, which is conducting one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world.
For more information, please visit www.Regeneron.com or follow @Regeneron on Twitter.
Alnylam Forward Looking Statements
Various statements in this release concerning Alnylam's future expectations, plans and prospects, including, without limitation, Alnylam's views with respect to the initial results of the Phase 1 study of ALN-HSD in patients with NASH, the potential timing to report detailed results, Regeneron's involvement in the research, development and commercialization of ALN-HSD, Alnylam's aspiration to become a leading biotech company, and the planned achievement of its "Alnylam P5x25" strategy, constitute forward-looking statements for the purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and future plans may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation: the direct or indirect impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic or any future pandemic on Alnylam's business, results of operations and financial condition and the effectiveness or timeliness of Alnylam's efforts to mitigate the impact of the pandemic; the potential impact of the recent leadership transition on Alnylam's ability to attract and retain talent and to successfully execute on its "Alnylam P5x25" strategy; Alnylam's ability to discover and develop novel drug candidates and delivery approaches and successfully demonstrate the efficacy and safety of its product candidates, including ALN-HSD; the pre-clinical and clinical results for its product candidates, including ALN-HSD; actions or advice of regulatory agencies and Alnylam's ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for its product candidates, as well as favorable pricing and reimbursement; successfully launching, marketing and selling its approved products globally; delays, interruptions or failures in the manufacture and supply of its product candidates or its marketed products; obtaining, maintaining and protecting intellectual property; Alnylam's ability to successfully expand the indication for ONPATTRO, AMVUTTRA or OXLUMO in the future; Alnylam's ability to manage its growth and operating expenses through disciplined investment in operations and its ability to achieve a self-sustainable financial profile in the future without the need for future equity financing; Alnylam's ability to maintain strategic business collaborations; Alnylam's dependence on third parties for the development and commercialization of certain products, including Novartis, Sanofi, Regeneron and Vir; the outcome of litigation; the potential impact of current and the risk of future government investigations; and unexpected expenditures; as well as those risks more fully discussed in the "Risk Factors" filed with Alnylam's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and in its other SEC filings. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Alnylam's views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Alnylam explicitly disclaims any obligation, except to the extent required by law, to update any forward-looking statements.
Regeneron Forward-Looking Statements and Use of Digital Media
This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties relating to future events and the future performance of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Regeneron" or the "Company"), and actual events or results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Words such as "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate," variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These statements concern, and these risks and uncertainties include, among others, the impact of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic) on Regeneron's business and its employees, collaborators, and suppliers and other third parties on which Regeneron relies, Regeneron's and its collaborators' ability to continue to conduct research and clinical programs, Regeneron's ability to manage its supply chain, net product sales of products marketed or otherwise commercialized by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (collectively, "Regeneron's Products"), and the global economy; the nature, timing, and possible success and therapeutic applications of Regeneron's Products and product candidates being developed by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (collectively, "Regeneron's Product Candidates") and research and clinical programs now underway or planned, such as ALN-HSD (an investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting HSD17B13 in development for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)) as well as any PNPLA3- and CIDEB-targeting therapeutics for NASH referenced in this press release; the extent to which the results from the research and development programs conducted by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (including the studies evaluating ALN-HSD discussed in this press release) may be replicated in other studies and/or lead to advancement of product candidates to clinical trials, therapeutic applications, or regulatory approval; the potential of the RNAi technology discussed in this press release for therapeutic development; uncertainty of the utilization, market acceptance, and commercial success of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates and the impact of studies (whether conducted by Regeneron or others and whether mandated or voluntary), including the studies discussed or referenced in this press release, on any of the foregoing or any potential regulatory approval of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates (such as ALN-HSD); the likelihood, timing, and scope of possible regulatory approval and commercial launch of Regeneron's Product Candidates (such as ALN-HSD) and new indications for Regeneron's Products; the ability of Regeneron's collaborators, licensees, suppliers, or other third parties (as applicable) to perform manufacturing, filling, finishing, packaging, labeling, distribution, and other steps related to Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; the ability of Regeneron and/or its collaborators to manufacture and manage supply chains for multiple products and product candidates; safety issues resulting from the administration of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates in patients, including serious complications or side effects in connection with the use of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates (such as ALN-HSD) in clinical trials; determinations by regulatory and administrative governmental authorities which may delay or restrict Regeneron's ability to continue to develop or commercialize Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; ongoing regulatory obligations and oversight impacting Regeneron's Products, research and clinical programs, and business, including those relating to patient privacy; the availability and extent of reimbursement of Regeneron's Products from third-party payers, including private payer healthcare and insurance programs, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit management companies, and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid; coverage and reimbursement determinations by such payers and new policies and procedures adopted by such payers; competing drugs and product candidates that may be superior to, or more cost effective than, Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; unanticipated expenses; the costs of developing, producing, and selling products; the ability of Regeneron to meet any of its financial projections or guidance and changes to the assumptions underlying those projections or guidance; the potential for any license, collaboration, or supply agreement, including Regeneron's agreements with Sanofi, Bayer, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (or their respective affiliated companies, as applicable), as well as Regeneron's collaboration with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discussed in this press release, to be cancelled or terminated; and risks associated with intellectual property of other parties and pending or future litigation relating thereto (including without limitation the patent litigation and other related proceedings relating to EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection, Dupixent® (dupilumab), Praluent® (alirocumab), and REGEN-COV® (casirivimab and imdevimab)), other litigation and other proceedings and government investigations relating to the Company and/or its operations, the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings and investigations, and the impact any of the foregoing may have on Regeneron's business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. A more complete description of these and other material risks can be found in Regeneron's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022. Any forward-looking statements are made based on management's current beliefs and judgment, and the reader is cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements made by Regeneron. Regeneron does not undertake any obligation to update (publicly or otherwise) any forward-looking statement, including without limitation any financial projection or guidance, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Regeneron uses its media and investor relations website and social media outlets to publish important information about the Company, including information that may be deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about Regeneron is routinely posted and is accessible on Regeneron's media and investor relations website (https://newsroom.regeneron.com/) and its Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/regeneron).
References
- Abul-Husn NS., et al., 2018, The New England Journal of Medicine, "A Protein-Truncating HSD17B13 Variant and Protection from Chronic Liver Disease", 378:1096-1106.
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Regeneron Contacts
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DETROIT, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockbridge Growth Equity ("Rockbridge"), a partnership-oriented middle market private equity firm with a differentiated approach to building and growing companies, announced today that it has made a strategic investment in The Nest Schools ("Nest" or the "Company"), an operator of 36 early childhood education centers across Ohio, North Carolina, Texas, Florida and Virginia. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Gerry Pastor and Jane Porterfield, Nest's Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, will continue to lead the Company and implement their differentiated operational playbook with the support of Rockbridge. Mr. Pastor and Ms. Porterfield have decades of education industry experience, having previously led another successful early education business together.
"It's no coincidence that in a relatively short amount of time, Nest has grown to become one of the top 50 largest early education providers in the country," said Ziv Weizman, a partner at Rockbridge. "We have been impressed with Gerry and Jane's standout approach in the industry and their dedication to providing premier early education experiences. Parents today value high-quality early childhood education, and we see abundant opportunities to expand into new markets and grow our presence in existing regions by partnering with Gerry, Jane and the entire Nest management team."
The Nest Schools delivers a premium educational experience supported by a proprietary, developmental-focused curriculum in safe and stimulating educational environments with industry-leading facilities. Its "play-based" educational programming is augmented by a fitness-inspired wellness program ("Fit Buddies"), a program emphasizing art and music ("Paints & Pianos"), and a program teaching basic life skills ("The Art of Living"). Its curriculum and program design encourage children to wonder, question, work with their peers, and experiment with different possibilities. The more than 600 team members deliver the Company's "Nest Play" curriculum to over 3,000 infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children across its portfolio of schools.
"The importance of Early Childhood Education and our understanding of how young children learn and develop has evolved rapidly over recent years, and we incorporate all current research into our approach in addition to state-of-the-art technology," said Mr. Pastor and Ms. Porterfield. "With the support of the Rockbridge team, we will look to grow our presence in a fragmented industry and meet the growing demand for innovative and quality education solutions. We were highly impressed by the Rockbridge team's understanding of the early childhood education industry and believe their experience and relationships make them the ideal partner as we embark on the next phase of the Company's development."
Honigman served as legal advisor to Rockbridge.
About Nest
The Nest Schools operates premium early childhood education across multiple states for infants through school age children. It is driven by its vision to raise a world of kind, healthy, happy, and inspired children as the worldwide leader in early childhood programs for children, their families, and its team. The Nest Schools' mission to build strong minds, healthy bodies, and happy kids are made possible through its core values of kindness, wellness, innovation, and fun. For more information, visit www.thenestschool.com.
About Rockbridge Growth Equity
Founded in 2007, Rockbridge Growth Equity is a middle market private equity firm committed to helping both founder-operated and established companies accelerate growth and build long-term, sustainable value. Rockbridge combines the flexibility of a financial sponsor with the benefits of strategic partnership by leveraging the firm's relationship with the Rock Family of Companies, which provides access to industry and functional expertise. As of year-end 2021, Rockbridge has regulatory assets under management of over $1.2 billion across its target sectors: e-Commerce and Marketing Services, Financial Services and Fintech, Tech-Enabled Products and Services, and Digital Media. For more information, please visit www.rbequity.com.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sigo Seguros, the insurtech startup enabling mobility for immigrant and working-class communities, has grown exponentially due to demand from the Hispanic community for fair auto insurance. Sigo Seguros has served thousands of drivers this year with transparent pricing directly from their mobile devices.
With their first insurance product launched in Texas through their bilingual platform, Sigo Seguros has reached a mass audience of Spanish-speaking Texan drivers in need of affordable and transparent coverage. "I did everything online, it was really fast, and everything was sent via email. The price was good, and I only paid my first month of coverage, unlike other companies who require a minimum down payment of $250. I recommend [Sigo Seguros]!" - Karen Hernandez
"The positive customer feedback through this hypergrowth period has validated the market," says Nestor Hugo Solari, CEO of Sigo Seguros and the son of Uruguayan immigrants. "Our technology has driven underwriting profitability while allowing customers to onboard digitally for the first time."
Sigo Seguros is the only insurance company in the United States digitally onboarding Spanish speakers and providing a bilingual experience with automated underwriting. Customers with foreign identification can go to the Sigo Seguros site on their phone and leave with proof of insurance, without paying excessive agent fees or being penalized for things like credit score or immigration status. The approach has given thousands of Hispanic families a product they were in desperate need of for decades.
Solari notes that there are several communities beyond Spanish speakers that need better auto insurance, and that Sigo Seguros aspires to serve immigrant and working-class communities across the country. When asked what inspires Solari he answered, "Building the future our communities deserve."
For more information on Sigo Seguros, visit www.sigoseguros.com. "Sigo Seguros está siempre contigo"
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LONDON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, the World Food Travel Association announced the winners of its 2022 Global Culinary Travel Awards to recognize excellence and innovation in culinary products and experiences for travelers. This year's winners are:
Best Emphasis on Wellness & Health in Culinary Travel
1st place – Spa Eastman (Quebec, Canada)
Runner Up – Nomads, Nature & Nurture (Lebanon)
Best Use of Sustainability in Culinary Travel
1st – Vegan Travel Asia by VegVoyages (Nepal)
Runner Up – Herdade da Malhadinha Nova (Portugal)
Best Celebration of Culinary Culture in Culinary Travel
1st – Jiranileo (Zambia)
Runner Up – Heather's Helsinki (Helsinki, Finland)
Best Focus on Wine & Beverages in Culinary Travel
1st – HaliPuu / Campfire Baristan (Finland)
Runner Up – Cadushy Distillery (Bonaire)
Best Appreciation of Agriculture & Rural in Culinary Travel
1st – La Balade Gourmande (Quebec, Canada)
Runner Up – Conseil de l'industrie bioalimentaire de l'Estrie (Quebec, Canada)
The Global Culinary Travel Awards (first called the FoodTrekking Awards) were introduced by the WFTA in 2015 to set the benchmark for excellence and innovation in our industry. The annual Awards open every March 1, and winners are announced in the fall. This year, 10 winners were chosen from 131 entries from 27 countries who all strove to earn recognition for their business or destination.
The Awards Ceremony will be broadcast online on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 16:00 London UK time. Interested media professionals please get in touch for an invitation.
Culinary travel was officially recognized as a niche industry in 2001 with the publication of a white paper, "Culinary Tourism: The Hidden Harvest." Since then, the industry has experienced tremendous growth in both the quantity and quality of products and experiences for food- and beverage loving-travelers.
ABOUT THE WORLD FOOD TRAVEL ASSOCIATION (WFTA)
The World Food Travel Association (WFTA) was founded in 2003 as a non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) and today is recognized as the world's leading authority on food and beverage tourism. Each year the Association serves nearly 200,000+ professionals in 150+ countries. The WFTA's knowledge, tools and training help trade professionals and organizations to leverage their area's food and beverage products and experiences to help create a strong sense of place, which increases visitor arrivals; destination brand equity; and export demand for their area's food and beverage products. Learn more at www.worldfoodtravel.org.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that one of the largest forest companies in Sweden, Sydved, has selected Trimble's CFHarvest to manage and increase the productivity, efficiency and sustainability of its forestry harvesting operations. Sydved is the first Swedish forest company to implement CFHarvest.
CFHarvest is a forest harvesting management and tracking system that provides real-time visibility of harvested volumes and location of wood. The system enables forest companies such as Sydved to reduce roadside and terminal inventory levels and improve the productivity of their harvesting operations. By minimizing equipment moves and improving locational awareness between the harvester and forwarder, CFHarvest can support the reduction of emissions from forestry operations. CFHarvest is a web-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to also manage silvicultural operations and forestry services. In addition, CFHarvest can be used for mixed fleet operations and provide traceability to the source.
"CFHarvest supports our desired way of working and creates opportunities for major efficiencies in our production process. The system will also serve as a key component in our harvesting operations that can enable us to focus on our quality and sustainability objectives. The service helps to steer resource-efficient use of round wood and minimize emissions of non-productive engine hours as well as protect soil floor and natural habitats," said Örjan Vorrei, IT manager for Sydved.
"Supporting Sydved's efforts to increase efficiency and drive sustainability in its operations is paramount. With CFHarvest, Sydved will have the benefit of seeing operational data in real time. Managers can plan, schedule and execute harvesting decisions based on real-time field data. The solution also optimizes cutting instructions to improve value recovery, whether logs or pulpwood. The real-time visibility of harvest operations improves forest-to-mill logistics, which can result in reducing carbon emissions intensity," said Kevin Toohill, general manager of Trimble Forestry.
Sydved handles approximately 5 million cubic meters of forest annually; of which 3 million cubic meters are harvested by their approximately 200 contractors. Trimble's CFHarvest will also be used by Sydved's contractors to manage their operations.
"With CFHarvest, our contractors will have better opportunities to both plan work execution and share essential information in real time. This creates the conditions for efficient use of machines and personnel while reducing the risk of damage to cultural and natural environments. Overall, CFHarvest enables the combination of sustainable working practices and good profitability. Addressing sustainability challenges was a key factor for us in choosing CFHarvest," said Vorrei.
Sydved handles approximately five billion cubic meters of wood annually and offers consulting advice and full forestry service. Sydved is based in the southern parts of Sweden with its head office in Jönköping. Sydved is owned by Stora Enso and Ahlstrom-Munksjö. For more information, visit: sydved.se.
Trimble's Forestry Division offers SaaS and enterprise software to improve the productivity and sustainability of the world's most recognized integrated forest-related organizations. Trimble's Connected Forest™ solutions manage the full raw material's lifecycle of planning, planting, growing, harvesting, transporting, and processing. For more information, visit: forestry.trimble.com.
Trimble is an industrial technology company transforming the way the world works by delivering solutions that enable our customers to thrive. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble is transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
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Partnership creates new experience-based solutions for driving productivity in hybrid workplace environments
BLUE BELL, Pa. and LONDON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) and 1E today announced that Unisys has chosen 1E as its technology partner to help deliver exceptional digital employee experiences while driving productivity in hybrid workplace environments. In parallel, 1E will leverage Unisys consulting and managed services expertise for contracts requiring deployment services and recurring support services and training.
1E helps IT teams improve end-user experience, tighten security and reduce costs so IT operations shift from being a cost center to a strategic enabler. The 1E platform contains visibility and endpoint support, employee experience observability and service desk automation solutions.
"The hybrid workplace requires new and innovative solutions to ensure exceptional employee experiences," said Leon Gilbert, senior vice president and general manager, Digital Workplace Solutions, Unisys. "Our vision is to create a global market-leading solution that delivers consumer-like digital employee experiences while reducing cost and increasing efficiencies. This partnership is an important milestone for Unisys in enabling us to execute on this vision."
According to a recent report from 1E, 80% of enterprise employees say digital employee experience (DEX) is now a key consideration within their company's digital transformation strategy, and 81% agree that those who don't make DEX a board-level priority will fall behind their competitors. In recognition of the shared customer need for DEX technology and experience management service offerings, Unisys and 1E have partnered to offer these solutions to the world's largest enterprises. The newly expanded partnership sees both organizations commit significantly to their modern service desk and digital workplace goals by devoting more than double the seats sold in the combined software, consulting and managed services offering over the next 12 months.
"With devices replacing traditional offices, DEX has become both an IT and a boardroom imperative, yet digital friction continues to disrupt employee productivity," said Mark Banfield, chief executive officer of 1E. "We are delighted to partner with Unisys, which shares our vision of a frictionless employee experience via advanced remediation, automation and managed services."
About 1E
More than 500 organizations in 42 countries trust 1E to help them create a better digital employee experience (DEX). 1E provides real-time diagnosis, remediation, and automation to proactively fix issues before they ruin the workday. Reduce costs, move faster and increase employee happiness with 1E. For more information, visit 1E.com.
About Unisys
Unisys is a technology solutions company that delivers successful outcomes for the most demanding organizations around the world. Unisys offerings include digital workplace solutions, cloud, applications and infrastructure solutions, enterprise computing solutions and business process solutions. For more information on how Unisys delivers for its clients across the commercial, financial services and government sectors, visit unisys.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) (OTCQX: WHTCF) (the "Company" or "WELL"), a digital healthcare company focused on positively impacting health outcomes by leveraging technology to empower healthcare practitioners and their patients globally, is pleased to announce its inclusion in to the TSX30.
Founded in 2019, the TSX30 is an annual program that recognizes companies with exceptional shareholder returns over the last 3 years by driving growth in their industries, for their investors, and for the Canadian economy. WELL is proud to be among the 30 companies on this year's list who have demonstrated their ability to innovate, transform, and diversify through uncertainty and challenging economic times.
"It's a great honour for us to be recognized on the TSX30" said Hamed Shahbazi, Founder and CEO of WELL. "Our team works extremely hard to deliver for practitioners every day. To be recognized by the TSX, a body we greatly respect, is extremely encouraging, and is a testament to the growth and the progress the WELL team has achieved to deliver for health care practitioners everyday."
For more information on the TSX30, visit: www.tsx.com/tsx30.
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Hamed Shahbazi
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
About WELL Health Technologies Corp.
WELL is a practitioner focused digital healthcare company whose overarching objective is to positively impact health outcomes to empower and support healthcare practitioners and their patients. WELL has built an innovative practitioner enablement platform that includes comprehensive end to end practice management tools inclusive of virtual care and digital patient engagement capabilities as well as Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and data protection services. WELL uses this platform to power healthcare practitioners both inside and outside of WELL's own omni-channel patient services offerings. As such, WELL owns and operates Canada's largest network of outpatient medical clinics serving primary and specialized healthcare services and is the provider of a leading multi-national, multi-disciplinary telehealth offering. WELL is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "WELL" and on OTCQX under the symbol "WHTCF". To learn more about the Company, please visit: www.well.company.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today through Dec. 11, youth ages 13 to 24 can compete for prizes ranging from $300-$1,500 in the annual World Series of Innovation presented by Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and Citi Foundation. No previous connection to NFTE is required. Eligible teams and individuals worldwide can sign up at innovation.nfte.com.
"The next generation of diverse entrepreneurs is focused on solving problems not only in their lives, but also in their communities," said NFTE CEO Dr. J.D. LaRock. "Our World Series of Innovation motivates young people to think big and bring forward innovative solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Teams of competitors from around the globe will showcase their creativity, passion, and ambition to advance the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), inspiring us all to do the same."
Each fall leading up to Global Entrepreneurship Week, NFTE announces new online challenges addressing SDGs. Winners will be announced in April 2023. This year's challenges include:
- SDG 3, Healthy Lives: MetLife Foundation Good Health and Well-Being Challenge
- SDG 4, Quality Education: Mastercard Financial Education Challenge
- SDG 6, Water and Sanitation: Bank of the West Fresh Water Action Challenge
- SDG 7, Energy: ServiceNow Carbon Killer Challenge
- SDG 8, Economic Growth: Citi Foundation Future of Work Challenge
- SDG 11, Cities/Settlements: Link Logistics Green Buildings Challenge
- SDG 13, Climate Change: Maxar Climate Mapping Challenge
- SDG 13, Climate Change: Zuora Subscription Economy Challenge
- SDG 14, Oceans and Seas: Mary Kay Global Oceans Conservation Challenge
- SDG 15, Terrestrial Ecosystems: EY Accelerating Environmental Sustainability Challenge
"The Citi Foundation is committed to supporting efforts that help boost the employability of underserved young people around the world through leadership and skills training, experiential learning, and access to professional networks," said Brandee McHale, Head of Citi Community Investing and Development and President of the Citi Foundation. "It's a privilege to continue our support for NFTE and the World Series of Innovation in its work of nurturing the next generation of diverse entrepreneurs by giving them the opportunity to unlock their potential through challenges that positively impact their communities around the globe."
A global nonprofit founded in 1987, NFTE provides high-quality entrepreneurship education to middle school, high school, and postsecondary students. Learn more at nfte.com. Learn more about Citi Foundation at citifoundation.com.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhongchao Inc. (NASDAQ: ZCMD) ("Zhongchao" or the "Company"), an internet technology company offering healthcare professionals the online healthcare information, professional training and educational services platform and patient management service, today announced that its subsidiary, Zhixun Internet Hospital (Liaoning) Co., Ltd., launched Zhixun Internet Hospital to provide standardized Internet healthcare services for patients with oncology or other major diseases. It is another important step for Zhongchao to further improve its patient management services in the field of oncology and major diseases.
Combined with Zhongchao's out-of-hospital patient management services, the establishment of Zhixun Internet Hospital enables Zhongchao to form an all-in-one patient management service (the "All-in-One Service") from patient education, online follow-up consultation, treatment compliance management, to living quality improvement , creating comprehensive services for both out-of-hospital and in-hospital patients. The All-in-One Service will, from different aspects, promote the treatment continuity for patients with oncology and other major diseases, improving patient's conditions and treatment experience. First, for post-diagnosis management, patients remotely receive medical advice from doctors at home. Patients' information is reviewed, summarized and then stored in the case center of the post-diagnosis systems of Zhixun Internet Hospital. Each case will be distributed to the corresponding doctors, and the doctors will return the diagnosis and treatment opinions to the task center, which sends the feedbacks to the patients. Second, for out-of-hospital follow-up visit management, Zhixun Internet Hospital maintains efficient communications between patients and doctors, facilitates follow-up visits, and promote the operation efficiency of the out-of-hospital follow-up system. The out-of-hospital follow-up is critical to the successful completion of the treatment cycle and is an important part of disease management for patients with oncology and other major diseases. Lastly, through comprehensive data and systems managed by Zhixun Internet Hospital, including but not limited to the electronic medical record system and treatment compliance management system, Zhixun Internet Hospital can optimize the existing business model and explore more patient-centered services, such as commercial health insurance, drug sales, clinical research recruitment and more.
With the advancement of medical technology, the survival period of many patients with oncology, hematology and other major diseases in China has been significantly extended, and many of those major diseases have changed from incurable diseases to chronic diseases. The demand of treatment has shifted from "more treatment options" to "long-term quality survival", and patients are in urgent needs of professional management services for long-term disease. Most of Internet hospitals are based on the digitization of physical hospitals to facilitate patients' in-hospital visit, provide remote diagnosis and prescription, or provide patients with follow-up consultation and remote consultation services. Zhixun Internet hospital not only provides patients with All-in-One Service to have convenient and easy access to medical services, but also plays an active role in promoting patient education and improving treatment compliance and treatment experience.
Weiguang Yang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zhongchao, commented, "We have already accumulated successful experience in patient management through our Shanghai Zhongxin Medical Technology Co., Ltd. We believe that the launch of Zhixun Internet Hospital enables us to connect in-hospital diagnosis and treatment services with out-of-hospital patient management, which plays a positive role in improving the quality of medical services. Meanwhile, we are able to take advantages of our healthcare education services to improve the diagnosis, treatment capabilities, and patients' self-management of our internet hospital. We expect that our unique All-in-One Services will tap the increasing demand from the major diseases management services and bring long-term values and benefits to both our patients and our businesses."
About Zhongchao Inc.
Zhongchao Inc. is an offshore holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. It conducts operations in China through the contractual arrangements between its wholly owned subsidiary and PRC operating entities. The PRC operating entities provide online healthcare information, professional training and educational services to healthcare professionals under their "MDMOOC" platform (www.mdmooc.org), offer patient management service on the professional field of tumor and rare diseases, and operate an online information platform, Sunshine Health Forums, to general public. More information about the Company can be found at its investor relations website at http://izcmd.com.
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Palace reveals details of queen’s state funeral on Monday
LONDON (AP) — Two minutes of silence will be observed across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday giving the public across the nation a chance to pay their respects to the late monarch.
Buckingham Palace released details Thursday of the state funeral and a ceremony at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor ahead of her private interment later Monday.
After the state funeral, attended by some 2,000 guests, including visiting heads of state and other dignitaries, the late queen’s coffin will be transported through the historic heart of London on a horse-drawn gun carriage before being driven by the state hearse to Windsor, where the queen will be interred alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
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Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption
(AP) - When a water crisis forced schools back online in Jackson, Mississippi, fifth-grade teacher Ryan Johnson saw reminders everywhere of pandemic times.
Two and a half years after schools switched to remote learning for COVID-19, he once again logged into online learning to see kids lying in bed at home while tuning in for his classes.
This time, Johnson also had to assist his young daughter, who was stuck at home trying to keep up with second grade. She asked repeatedly when she could go back to school.
The stint in remote learning was short-lived for the 20,000-student school system in Jackson. But it highlighted an alarming reality: Schools are relying on online classes when communities face their most trying times — disasters like wildfires, storms or a lack of water. And experts say it’s not a sustainable solution.
When Jackson’s troubled water system left the city with dry taps and unflushable toilets for several days, school went online for a week. Enough water pressure was restored last week for children to go back in person, but the city remains under its seventh week of a boil-water advisory.
Still, online learning compounded the disruption for children and teachers. Families waited in lines for hours to get water to drink or wash. Back at home, children slogged through internet classes, often with the whole family in the house once again.
Johnson said he did his best to juggle it all and keep his students engaged, drawing on his extended experience from the pandemic, but it was far from perfect.
“You try to look at the glass half full as much as possible,” he said.
There was a time, early in the pandemic, when hopes were high for remote learning. It made snow days obsolete, and some schools experimented with online learning in place of substitute teachers. The potential seemed endless.
But remote learning’s shortcomings have become more clear. The shift to remote learning for COVID-19 left many students behind where they should be academically and added to strains on their mental health.
At the same time, it led to increased access to technology and skills that make remote instruction doable on a large scale — an impossibility just four years ago.
In 2018, two hurricanes — Florence and Michael — struck the same regions in North Carolina, causing schools to close. Some students were out of school for weeks. There were attempts at remote learning, but many lacked access to laptops and other technology. Most schools tried to redistribute students to other in-person facilities, said Gary Henry, dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development, who has been part of a long-term research effort studying the impact.
Now, Henry thinks districts will reach first for remote learning. In the short term — a few weeks, perhaps — he thinks it could be a way to keep students on track, but the pandemic showed it’s not a sustainable model.
“I think it will be an automatic response in most places to short-term disruptions in schooling,” he said. “It’s going to be the first reaction, whereas, back during the hurricanes, it was: Where can we get these students in another physical location where they can resume their school experience? Now I think it’s going to be: How can we get organized to provide remote learning?”
Schools in Mora, New Mexico, switched to remote learning last April when the town was evacuated due to a wildfire.
It was a rocky start, Superintendent Marvin MacAuley said. Some of the displaced students and teachers were in evacuation centers, without access to their technology. As time went on, people were able to access computers or tablets and the internet.
In mid-August, students went back to school, in person, for the first time since the fire. The year started with an emphasis on social-emotional learning, to address the difficulties students have faced. Even with social workers reaching out, MacAuley said it was difficult gauging how students were doing during remote learning.
“When there’s a lot of stuff that has happened, it’s better to have the kids in person so you can see how they are, take note of their behaviors and provide the support to them,” he said.
In Cresskill, New Jersey, after Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, the building housing the high school and middle school was left underwater. The school system had no choice but to start the school year virtually.
“That’s rough,” Superintendent Michael Burke said. “That’s rough for kids for mental health issues. It’s rough for kids for socialization. And it’s hard for parents who have to arrange for someone to be home. You know, and that’s the most frustrating part, is that it came on the heels of COVID. And people were at a breaking point.”
Eventually, Cresskill offered hybrid learning, working with a local church, utilizing its 14 classrooms. Later, in February, the school moved into a neighboring town’s church building, which allowed students to go back every day.
Sarah Barrs’ daughter, who is now a seventh grader, was scheduled to go to orientation the week the storm decimated the school. She said some considered remote learning an adequate solution because they had done it before out of necessity.
“It’s not school,” she said. “It’s a last resort and it shouldn’t be a crutch that we rely on for school.”
In Jackson, Johnson used his experience from the pandemic to help new teachers at his school when the district moved online during the water crisis. For one, he tried to ensure students had their laptop cameras on, in hopes of keeping them focused. Teachers worked hard last year to help students catch up, he said, and he worried about the potential effects of another extended closure.
As the water pressure came back, the school system bused some students and teachers to alternate sites to bring them back to in-person instruction as quickly as possible.
“It’s certainly not our first option,” said Sherwin Johnson, a spokesman for Jackson Public Schools. “Having them not learning at all, which would be the other option, is unacceptable.”
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Associated Press writer Jeff Amy contributed to this report from Atlanta.
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The lost golden retriever was her late husband's comfort dog as he battled Stage 4 cancer. After her searches failed, police used a drone — finding the dog within minutes after the drone launched.
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The lost golden retriever was her late husband's comfort dog as he battled Stage 4 cancer. After her searches failed, police used a drone — finding the dog within minutes after the drone launched.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, about the effects that a strike would have had on supply chains still recovering from the pandemic.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, about the effects that a strike would have had on supply chains still recovering from the pandemic.
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President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.
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President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.
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The presidents of China and Russia will meet on Thursday. A tentative railway deal has been struck, averting a strike. Unannounced, Florida pays to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
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The presidents of China and Russia will meet on Thursday. A tentative railway deal has been struck, averting a strike. Unannounced, Florida pays to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
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The new COVID-19 booster vaccines are available in North Texas. These vaccines are bivalent, which means half of the formula protects against the original strain of COVID-19, and the other half protects against the omicron variant. Omicron variants, like BA.5, currently make up the majority of the cases in the United States.
Getting an omicron booster is a 'proactive step'
While cases and hospitalizations are down from the height of the omicron surge in early 2022, transmission and cases among kids in Dallas and Tarrant Counties are high since school started back up. Epidemiologist and author of Your Local Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina said this booster provides an update for people’s immune system defense in the face of an unpredictable virus.
“Coronaviruses thrive in the winter, because of humidity, because of behavior change, and we also see this with the flu,” Jetelina said. “This is one of the first proactive steps we’ve taken to try and anticipate what this virus is going to do.”
Chief Medical Officer for Parkland Health Joseph Chang said the past few years have seen surges in the fall and winter, so the availability of the vaccine now is helpful.
“After you get a vaccine, it takes about two to four weeks for all those antibodies to be built in your body,” Chang said. “Waiting until the middle of the winter, you’ve already wasted all that time. Get it now, so when the cold weather comes, your body’s ready to go.”
When and how to get an omicron booster in North Texas
Both Pfizer and Moderna have single-dose omicron booster shots available. Kids 12 and up can receive Pfizer’s booster dose, while Moderna is approved for people 18 and older. The vaccine is now available at local pharmacies, pop-up events hosted by the Texas Department of State Health Services through Sept. 25, clinics and hospitals like Parkland Health, and county public health departments.
In terms of timing, Jetelina recommends scheduling an appointment for a booster if it’s been six months or more since a person’s last vaccination against the virus.
“Get it tomorrow, get it this week, that includes me: I haven’t had it since last November,” she said.
If someone has had COVID-19 or been vaccinated in the past two to three months, it’s okay to wait for “that four to six month window, so you maximize and broaden your protection, but have protection into this winter,” Jetelina said.
Chang also said eventually, he expects they’ll be a regular vaccine against COVID-19, much like the annual flu shot.
“I don’t think anyone really believes it’s going away completely,” he said. “That was a hope at the beginning but I don’t think anyone believes that truly is going to be the case. It’s gonna be around in some form or another for a very long time.”
Omicron boosters are part of a multi-layered approach to combat the virus
Jetelina and Chang both said while boosters help decrease the severity of symptoms with COVID-19, getting one shouldn’t mean an end to masking and testing.
“We know we can’t put all of our eggs in a vaccine basket,” Jetelina said. “We need to continue to try and keep transmission down like masks indoors during surges, like leveraging antigen testing before seeing grandma, for example, and also really updating our institutional-level interventions like filtration and ventilation.”
Chang said vaccines protect people’s health, and also safeguard their time, by ensuring they’re not missing school, work, or trips with family and friends.
“When things are bad, it’s too late,” he said. “By the time that vaccine starts working, the numbers are already starting to come back down. So, you’ve actually missed all the protection. The time to get it is now. The time to get it is before things are bad.”
Jetelina said the new reality moving forward is weighing decisions like travel and new vaccines with people’s safety in mind.
“We have a very great quality of life, it doesn’t mean we all have to be locked down, but we need to use these tools smartly to have this quality of life and still protect the ones we love,” she said.
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Palace reveals details of queen’s state funeral on Monday
LONDON (AP) — Two minutes of silence will be observed across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday giving the public across the nation a chance to pay their respects to the late monarch.
Buckingham Palace released details Thursday of the state funeral and a ceremony at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor ahead of her private interment later Monday.
After the state funeral, attended by some 2,000 guests, including visiting heads of state and other dignitaries, the late queen’s coffin will be transported through the historic heart of London on a horse-drawn gun carriage before being driven by the state hearse to Windsor, where the queen will be interred alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
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Retail sales up 0.3% in Aug. from July amid inflation
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans picked up their spending a bit in August from July even as surging inflation on household goods, rent and food took a toll on family budgets.
U.S. retail sales rose an unexpected 0.3% last month after they fell 0.4% in July, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Excluding business at gas stations, sales rose 0.8%.
Sales at grocery stores rose 0.5%, helped by rising prices in food. Business at restaurants rose 1.1%, while online sales fell 0.7%. Business at clothing stores rose 0.4% while sales at furniture stores fell 1.3%.
Consumer spending accounts for nearly 70% of U.S. economic activity and Americans have remained mostly resilient even with inflation near a four-decade high, increasing economic uncertainties and the surging costs of mortgages or borrowing money. Overall spending has slowed, however, and it has shifted increasingly toward necessities like food, and away from electronics, furniture, new clothes and other non-necessities.
The government’s monthly report on retail sales covers about a third of all consumer purchases and doesn’t include spending on most services, ranging from plane fares and apartment rents to movie tickets and doctor visits. In recent months, Americans have been shifting their purchases away from physical goods and more toward travel, hotel stays and plane trips.
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