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'She was a normal person, it was so lovely': ABBA Voyage concertgoer recalls touching moment she met the late Queen Elizabeth II during her 1977 Silver Jubilee in heartfelt tribute
- The country's longest-reigning royal, Queen Elizabeth II, died 'peacefully', aged 96, at Balmoral in Scotland on Thursday
- An ABBA Voyage concertgoer shared the emotional moment she met the Queen during her Silver Jubilee in 1997 as she paid tribute to the late monarch following her death during a visit to London's Buckingham Palace on Friday
- She and some other ABBA fans attended the London royal residence after watching the virtual concert residency at the purpose-built venue at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London
An ABBA Voyage concertgoer shared the emotional moment she met the Queen during her Silver Jubilee in 1997 as she paid tribute to the late monarch following her death during a visit to London's Buckingham Palace on Friday.
She and some of her fellow music fans stood outside the royal residence less than 24 hours after learning of the Queen's death at Balmoral in Scotland on Thursday to pay tribute.
After watching ABBA's virtual concert residency at the purpose-built venue at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London, one pop fan was asked what the Queen meant to her, prompting her to explain: 'What she meant to me - I'm very royalist - is stability, someone to look up to, aspire to, that she represented our country really well.
Tribute: An ABBA Voyage concertgoer shared the emotional moment she met the Queen during her Silver Jubilee in 1997 as she paid tribute to the late monarch on Friday
'I met her once on a walkabout and she just came over and spoke to me, and she was a normal person. It was so lovely, you know, she was the Queen, she just came over and just chatted generally, and it was really nice.
'She was amazing. I was giving some flowers to her and we spoke about the flowers, and it was so amazing. It was a long time ago but it's just come back to me.
'It was 25 years that she'd been on the throne, it was her Silver Jubilee.'
Farewell: She and some of her fellow music fans stood outside the royal residence less than 24 hours after learning of the Queen's death at Balmoral in Scotland on Thursday (the Queen pictured in February)
Earlier she explained: 'We did come down yesterday for the ABBA concert yesterday and then when she died we decided to come up this morning to pay our respects because we're in London and it's the right thing to do.'
When asked how they were feeling, another member of the group said: 'Just shocked, and it's sad because she's always been there, hasn't she.
'She just held herself with so much class and so much dignity, and I just don't think you see that anymore.
Heartfelt words: After watching ABBA's virtual concert at the purpose-built venue at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, one pop fan was asked what the Queen meant to her
Looking back: The ABBA fan said she'd met the Queen during her Silver Jubilee in 1977 (the Queen pictured on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with the late Earl Mountbatten of Burma (left), and the late Duke of Edinburgh (right) during the Silver Jubilee in 1977)
'She was a great head of state and we wanted to come here and pay our respects.'
On the moment she learned of the Queen's death, the group member continued: 'I got a message and I put on the news and it came up.
'We were all in the room and we were about to leave and it was breaking news, and Huw Edwards on the BBC said it, so we just took a moment because it was just shocking.'
Another member of the group explained how she and her friends made a toast to the Queen, adding: 'We were a bit emotional because we were excited for out event but they did a minute's silence before the concert.'
Toast: The group said they made a toast to the Queen as the news of her death broke on Thursday before heading to the ABBA concert where there was a minute's silence
It comes as Britain is today mourning the death of its beloved Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. After a remarkable 70 years on the throne, the country's longest-reigning royal yesterday died 'peacefully', aged 96, at Balmoral in Scotland.
Her death sparked an immediate and huge outpouring of emotion, with thousands of heartbroken mourners gathering outside the gates of Buckingham Palace and other royal buildings yesterday evening.
At one point, a rendition of 'God Save The Queen' rang out among the mourners, followed by cheers of 'Long Live The King'.
ABBA: The 95-minute digital stage show is held at the former Olympic Park in London [L-R Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Bjorn Ulvaeus]
Venue: ABBA's virtual concert is held at the purpose-built venue at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London
Others laid flowers outside Windsor Castle - where The Queen had spent much of her time following the death of her beloved husband, Prince Philip, in April last year.
And in a sign of the Queen's considerable worldwide influence and appeal, royal fans laid flowers outside British embassies including in Washington, Berlin and Oslo.
Senior royals dashed to be at the Queen's bedside on Thursday, but did not reach Balmoral in time before she passed, it is believed.
Only her eldest children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, who were already in Scotland at the time of the Monarch's sudden turn for the worse, were able to make it to the royal estate before her death, sources said.
Rest in peace: It comes as Britain is today mourning the death of its beloved Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II
Tragedy: Her death sparked an immediate and huge outpouring of emotion, with thousands of mourners gathering outside the gates of Buckingham Palace on Thursday evening (pictured)
Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, his wife Sophie, and Prince William all flew in from Berkshire via private jet to Aberdeen on Thursday as they dashed to Balmoral to see her. But it is understood that they did not reach the estate before she passed.
Prince Harry, who was due to attend a charity event with wife Meghan in London on Thursday, also attempted to reach Balmoral in time. But he arrived at 8pm, nearly an hour-and-a-half after the public were informed of the Queen's death.
The Queen's son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, is now King Charles III, while Prince William has inherited his father's title and is now, along with his wife, styled The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge. William is also now the 'heir apparent' to the British throne.
Announcement: Buckingham Palace announced the sad news of the Queen's passing on Thursday
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BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Weber Inc. ("Weber" or the "Company") (NYSE: WEBR).
Class Period: August 2021 IPO
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 27, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Weber investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases; (2) that, as a result, consumer demand for Weber's products was reasonably likely to decrease; (3) that, due to the resulting inventory buildup, Weber was reasonably likely to run promotions to "enhance retail sell through"; (4) that the foregoing would adversely impact Weber's financial results; and (5) that, 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.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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When Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, their orders were to take his body and get out.
But then their commanders received a message:
“Sir, they say they found a whole s*** ton of computers and electronic gear on the second floor.”
So, for the next eighteen minutes, the SEALs gathered up everything they could.
One decade and 6,000 pages of documents later, what they found has upended our understanding of al-Qaida.
Only a couple of months after 9/11, the correspondence on bin Laden’s computers described an organization that was shattered, impotent, a shadow of its former self. And it never recovered.
Or did it? Last month in Afghanistan, a U.S. killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, the man who succeeded bin Laden. He was deemed important enough to strike with a U.S. drone.
Today, On Point: What’s revealed about al-Qaida in the Bin Laden papers.
Guests
Nelly Lahoud, associate professor of security studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at U.S. Army War College. Author of The Bin Laden Papers: How the Abbottabad Raid Revealed the Truth about al-Qaeda, Its Leader and His Family.
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Bill Roggio, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and editor of the FDD’s Long War Journal. (@billroggio)
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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We’re back for Week 2 of the AL.com Recruiting Show sponsored by Inline Lighting.
In this episode, reporter Nick Alvarez takes a look at Alabama’s pair of quarterback commitments: Georgia’s Dylan Lonergan and Louisiana’s Eli Holstein. Which thrower has a stronger arm? Which is more athletic? Find out as Alvarez and sports video and social media producer Patrick Greenfield provide highlights and analysis.
Ahead of the Crimson Tide’s first game in Austin, Texas in 100 years, we also look at Alabama’s recruiting in the Lone Star state, with input from head coach Nick Saban.
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The Alabama Recruiting Show on AL.com will occur live throughout the season on our social media channels. If you have a recruiting question re: any targets, strategies or flips, please email us at nalvarez@al.com or drop them in the show comment section. Click here for last week’s show. Thanks for tuning in!
Nick Alvarez is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @nick_a_alvarez or email him at NAlvarez@al.com.
Patrick Greenfield (@PCGreenfield) is a digital sports & social media producer for AL.com based out of Birmingham.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Chris Coyner, a News Channel 8 photojournalist and beloved friend to many, has died following a battle with esophageal cancer. He was 49.
Coyner died peacefully on Thursday, surrounded by family and close friends.
“Chris was kind of a paradox; he was an award-winning photojournalist, but he didn’t really care that much about awards,” said WFLA’s Assistant News Director Chris Ford. “He was an experienced pro who had seen a lot, but he still got excited about a great assignment or a rare shot.”
Coyner hailed from Charleston, West Virginia and attended at West Virginia State. He joined News Channel 8 in 2006 and worked as a staff photographer.
Coyner is survived by his parents and stepfather.
Details regarding his funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
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Cycling-Pedersen sprints to victory on Vuelta stage 19
Sept 9 (Reuters) - Denmark's Mads Pedersen dominated a bunch sprint to win stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana in style on Friday -- his third victory at the race this year.
Overall race leader Remco Evenepoel finished safely in the peloton to maintain his two minutes seven seconds advantage over Spaniard Enric Mas.
Former world champion Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) already held a huge lead in the points category and showed his finishing prowess again to win by a bike length at the end of the 138km stage that started and finished in Talavera de la Reina.
The stage featured two ascents of the Puerto del Piélago but was not tough enough to have an impact on the battle for the red jersey, and predictably finished with a bunch sprint.
Pedersen was moved into position by team mate Julien Bernard and once he hit the front never looked like being beaten.
Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) finished second with Gianni Vermeersch (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in third place.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman Editing by Toby Davis)
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In glaring violation of repeated directions and orders by the High Court and the Supreme Court since last year, no efforts were seen by the authorities at Ganesh idol immersion sites to differentiate between clay idols and those made of Plaster of Paris, nor to redirect them to the spots as designated.
The Telangana High Court and the Supreme Court issued directions last year, proscribing the immersion of PoP idols in the Hussainsagar or any other water body citing pollution. In a recent order in July this year, the High Court repeated the same with respect to another petition.
In fact, a predominantly large number of idols made a beeline to the Hussainsagar and Saroornagar lake, as was the norm during previous years, notwithstanding the fact that GHMC had created 74 artificial ponds specifically for immersion of idols.
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“Only about 10% of the idols — those less than three feet in height — were immersed in the portable/artificial ponds created by GHMC. All the remaining, irrespective of whether they are made of clay or PoP, were downed into lakes,” an official informed on condition of anonymity.
The police, who were given the responsibility of designating immersion spots for each idol, and directing the processions accordingly, remained mute spectators, as the pandal organisers led the idols based on their whims.
GHMC and HMDA together distributed over six lakh clay Ganesh idols ahead of Ganesh Navratri in order to promote eco-friendly celebration. Large sized clay idols were placed at designated spots across the city by GHMC for creating awareness about the use of clay idols for worship. Notwithstanding all these efforts, and directions from the judiciary, PoP idols were installed across the city in a large number of pandals by the organisers.
Though a few cranes were placed near the Hussainsagar for immersion till three days prior, the authorities were forced to put in place all the arrangements on war footing when Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi went to the media threatening to direct all the idols to Tank Bund, and BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar threw his weight behind them.
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SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creality, a global pioneer in 3D printing, enters a partnership today with Forward AM, the brand of BASF 3D Printing Solutions, to expand professional-grade 3D printing applications. Creality also launches the fully-enclosed FDM 3D printer Sermoon D3 featuring HP-ULTRA, a high-end filament series Creality co-developed with Forward AM specifically designed for Creality 3D printers.
Creality and Forward AM will leverage each other's capabilities to jointly develop and promote co-branded filament series including HP-ULTRA PLA and ABS, which the two companies have tested and optimized for the best performance on Creality's professional-grade 3D printers. The two parties will also work closely to explore innovative additive manufacturing applications in industries including general manufacturing, automotive, medical and education, accelerating the additive manufacturing industrialization.
"BASF is a global giant with profound industry experience in the field of materials, and Creality has long been focusing on 3D printing with a leading influence in the global 3D printing industry," said Fred Liu, Co-founder and Executive Director of Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology. "The strategic cooperation between the two parties on 3D printing filaments expands the application scenarios of professional-grade 3D printers, and Sermoon D3 is the latest outcome of the cooperation."
"BASF and Creality are highly compatible in the vision of promoting the industrialization of additive manufacturing, and decided to join hands to enter the professional-grade additive manufacturing market and deliver solutions for professional and industrial clients," said Dr. Chen Li, Head of Business Management and Operations, BASF 3D Printing Solutions Asia Pacific. "I believe the cooperation will provide clients with more professional, more cost-effective and more widely applied additive manufacturing solutions."
Sermoon D3 – born for industrial design
Businesses using the traditional method in prototyping and design verification face a long development cycle, high cost, limited choice of materials and material waste due to molding failure. As Creality's latest effort in the professional-grade market, Sermoon D3 features industrial-grade stability which is tested and certified by Forward AM's Additive Manufacturing Technical Centre (AMTC), bringing cost-effective 3D printing solutions to professional users and small enterprises.
Taking machinery design as an example, the traditional way takes at least 20 working days to design, review, proof, and modify. However, by utilizing 3D printing technology, users can achieve rapid prototyping in less than 10 working days, shortening the R&D cycle and improving efficiency.
Another pain point businesses face is the limited selection of materials when verifying product design prototypes, which greatly impacts the verification sufficiency and competitiveness of the company. To address this issue, Creality teamed up with AMTC to test more than 20 types of filaments and selected 14 that best fit with Sermoon D3, including high-strength filaments A66, ASA, PC, and wear-resistant filaments PA66-CF, PET-CF. Sermoon D3 is the model that supports the most filament type of all Creality 3D printers.
Specifically designed for the Sermoon D3, HP-ULTRA filament series including PLA and ABS is co-developed by Creality and Forward AM. It is part of Creality's "Better Filament Plan" to collaborate with market leaders to provide users with high-quality filaments tailor-made for Creality 3D printers. HP-ULTRA has been fully tested by AMTC and Creality Lab on Sermoon D3, meaning users can achieve straightforward print without configuring the printer. HP-ULTRA ABS will be included in the Sermoon D3 package for users as complimentary.
To cater to the needs of scale production, Sermoon D3 offers one-stop solutions: users can connect to multiple Sermoon D3 printers via LAN or Internet, remote control them simultaneously and monitor the printing process through Creality Print or Creality Cloud App on PC or phone. Together with a sizeable 300×250×300mm build volume and up to five times of speed, Sermoon D3 significantly scales up the production in a cost-effective way.
Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co., Ltd.
Founded in Shenzhen, Creality is a global pioneer in the 3D printing industry that focuses on the research, design and production of consumer and professional-grade 3D printers and 3D printing accessories. With user-centric philosophy, Creality has expanded its footprints across more than 192 countries and regions worldwide, introducing 3D printing concepts to homes, schools, workshops, factories and academic institutions, and driving digitalization in manufacturing, education, healthcare, architecture and beyond.
Committed to becoming a 3D printing evangelist, Creality continues gravitating to cutting-edge technology and bringing a premium experience for individual users and businesses. For more information: www.creality.com.
BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH
Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, is a 100% subsidiary of BASF New Business GmbH. It focuses on establishing and expanding the business under the Forward AM brand with advanced materials, system solutions, components, and services in the field of 3D printing.
BASF 3D Printing Solutions is organized into startup-like structures to serve customers in the dynamic 3D printing market. It cooperates closely with the global research platforms and application technologies of various departments at BASF and with research institutes, universities, startups, and industrial partners. Potential customers are primarily companies that intend to use 3D printing for industrial manufacturing. Typical industries include automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods. For further information please visit: www.forward-am.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Hours before dawn on March 1, 2003, the U.S. scored its most thrilling victory yet against the plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks — the capture of a disheveled Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, hauled away by intelligence agents from a hideout in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
The global manhunt for al-Qaida's No. 3 leader had taken 18 months. But America's attempt to bring him to justice, in a legal sense, has taken much, much longer. Critics say it has become one of the war on terror’s greatest failures.
As Sunday's 21st anniversary of the terror attacks approaches, Mohammed and four other men accused of 9/11-related crimes still sit in a U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, their planned trials before a military tribunal endlessly postponed.
The latest setback came last month when pretrial hearings scheduled for early fall were canceled. The delay was one more in a string of disappointments for relatives of the nearly 3,000 victims of the attack. They've long hoped that a trial would bring closure and perhaps resolve unanswered questions.
“Now, I’m not sure what’s going to happen,” said Gordon Haberman, whose 25-year-old daughter Andrea died after a hijacked plane crashed into the the World Trade Center, a floor above her office.
He's traveled to Guantanamo four times from his home in West Bend, Wisconsin, to watch the legal proceedings in person, only to leave frustrated.
“It’s important to me that America finally gets to the truth about what happened, how it was done,” said Haberman. “I personally want to see this go to trial."
If convicted at trial, Mohammed could face the death penalty.
When asked about the case, James Connell, an attorney for one of Mohammed's co-defendants — one accused of transferring money to 9/11 attackers — confirmed reports both sides are still “attempting to reach a pretrial agreement” that could still avoid a trial and result in lesser but still lengthy sentences.
David Kelley, a former U.S. attorney in New York who co-chaired the Justice Department’s nationwide investigation into the attacks, called the delays and failure to prosecute “an awful tragedy for the families of the victims.”
He called the effort to put Mohammed on trial before a military tribunal, rather than in the regular U.S. court system, “a tremendous failure” that was “as offensive to our Constitution as to our rule of law.”
“It’s a tremendous blemish on the country’s history,” he said.
The difficulty in holding a trial for Mohammed and other Guantanamo prisoners is partly rooted in what the U.S. did with him after his 2003 capture.
Mohammed and his co-defendants were initially held in secret prisons abroad. Hungry for information that might lead to the capture of other al-Qaida figures, CIA operatives subjected them to enhanced interrogation techniques that were tantamount to torture, human rights groups say. Mohammed was waterboarded — made to feel that he was drowning — 183 times.
A Senate investigation later concluded the interrogations didn't lead to any valuable intelligence. But it has sparked endless pretrial litigation over whether FBI reports on their statements can be used against them — a process not subject to speedy trial rules used in civilian courts.
The torture allegations led to concerns that the U.S. might have ruined its chance to put Mohammed on trial in a civilian court.
But in 2009, President Barack Obama’s administration decided to try, announcing that Mohammed would be transferred to New York City and put on trial at a federal court in Manhattan.
“Failure is not an option,” Obama said.
But New York City balked at the cost of security and the move never came. Eventually, it was announced Mohammed would face a military tribunal. And then over a dozen years passed.
Kelley said talk of military tribunals two decades ago surprised many in the legal community who had been successfully prosecuting terrorism cases in the decade before. The concept of a tribunal, he said, “came out of the blue. Nobody knew it was coming.”
Then-Attorney General John Ashcroft was not in favor of tribunals and had been supportive of the Manhattan federal terrorism prosecutions, he said.
Now, Kelley said, with the passage of time it will be much more difficult to prosecute Mohammed in a tribunal, much less a courtroom. “Evidence goes stale, witness memories fail.”
The passage of time hasn’t dulled the memories of the victims' families or dampened their interest in witnessing justice.
Eddie Bracken's sister Lucy Fishman was killed at the trade center. The New Yorker opposed Obama's proposal to move the trial to federal court — Mohammed is charged with “a military act,” and should be tried by the military, he reasoned. And while he is somewhat frustrated by the delays, he understands them.
“The whole world is looking at us and saying, ‘What are they doing after all this time?’” he said. But he realizes the case is “a process that the world is seeing, that needs to be done under a microscope. … It’s up to the United States to do their due diligence, make sure it’s done right.”
“The wheels of justice turn. They turn slowly, but they turn. And when the time comes, and it’s said and done, the world will know what happened,” he adds.
While Mohammed has lingered at Guantanamo, the U.S. killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in a 2011 raid and deputy-turned-successor Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike just this August.
Investigators with the military commission at Guantanamo Bay said he plotted the 9/11 attacks for three years. They cited a computer hard drive seized at his arrest which they said contained photographs of the 19 hijackers, three letters from bin Laden and information about some hijackers.
Mohammed, at his tribunal hearing, conceded in a written statement that he swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden, that he was on al-Qaida’s council and that he served as operational director for bin Laden for the organizing, planning, follow-up and execution of the Sept. 11 plot “from A to Z.”
According to the statement, he also took credit for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center; an attempt to down U.S. jetliners using bombs hidden in shoes; the bombing of a nightclub in Indonesia; and plans for a second wave of attacks after the 2001 attacks targeting landmarks like the Sears Tower in Chicago and Manhattan’s Empire State Building.
He also claimed credit for other planned attacks, including assassination attempts against then-President Bill Clinton in 1994 or 1995 and an assassination plot against Pope John Paul II at about the same time, the statement said.
Mohammed's nearly two decades in legal limbo differs from the fate of his nephew, Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing that killed six people, injured 1,000 others and left a crater in the parking garage beneath the twin towers.
Yousef is serving life in prison after being convicted at two separate civilian trials. He was also captured in Pakistan, in 1995, but was brought to the United States for trial.
At the time, Yousef said his right to kill people was comparable to the U.S. decision to drop a nuclear bomb in World War II. Mohammed has offered a similar justification, saying through an interpreter at a Guantanamo proceeding that killing people was the “language of any war.”
Bracken traveled to Guantanamo in 2012 to watch one hearing for Mohammed and his co-defendants, and would probably go again if a trial ever happened.
“I don’t know if I want to go there again to bring back all the hurt and pain. But if I’m allowed to go, then I guess I would go. Yeah. My sister would do that for me.”
“She’s that type of a woman,” he added. Then he corrected himself: “She was that type of a woman.”
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Antlfinger reported from West Bend, Wisconsin. Associated Press writers Ellen Knickmeyer in Washington and Tom Hays in New York contributed to this story.
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ELFAST, EDINBURGH — King Charles III was back in London on Friday, the day after the passing of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.
Click to watch Charles address the UK.
A series of special gun salutes across the United Kingdom fired 96 shots on Friday, one for each year Queen Elizabeth II lived, a near century-long life.
Bells also tolled across the nation in honor of Queen Elizabeth II as the nation started 10 days of mourning for its longest-serving monarch.
King Charles III, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role, planned to meet with the prime minister and address a nation grieving the only British monarch most of the world had known.
He takes the throne in an era of uncertainty for both his country and the monarchy itself.
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ABERDEENSHIRE, Scotland — People paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at the gates of her Balmoral residence where she died.
Despite the rain on Friday, mourners from all walks of life came to lay down flowers or simply say goodbye to the British monarch they loved and respected.
“I just wanted to say thank you to the Queen,” said Christy Asalor.
“She has been a symbol of strength and stability, she has been so selfless and she’s given herself, literally sacrificed her whole life serving us until two days before she passed and the least we could do is just say thank you.”
Other people said they were feeling a lot of sadness at the passing of the only queen they ever knew.
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning British monarch, at 70 years of service.
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LONDON — U.S. climate envoy and former U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth, describing her as the “calm in the storm” and a “great stateswoman.”
In brief comments to The Associated Press in London, Kerry said his thoughts were with the royal family and noted the sense of loss that people were feeling around the world.
Kerry also praised what he described as the queen’s “great sense of direction.”
“Never any any vitriol, never any political commentary, always on values, always on the bigger picture,” he said.
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LONDON — “The Crown,” Netflix’s acclaimed series about Queen Elizabeth II and her family, has paused production due to the monarch’s death.
A spokesperson for the series said production was paused on Friday “as a mark of respect” and will also be suspended on the day of the queen’s funeral.
The show is in production on its sixth season. Its first two seasons starred Claire Foy as the young Princess Elizabeth ascending to the throne and gradually growing into her role as monarch, and seasons three and four featured Olivia Colman as a more mature queen.
The show, which has won 22 Emmy Awards so far, has gradually moved closer to current events. Netflix recently revealed casting of the actors who are playing Prince William and his wife Kate in the sixth season.
Its fifth season, with Imelda Staunton playing the queen, will premiere in November.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus – In ethnically divided Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades offered condolences for the Queen’s passing, posting on his official Twitter account, “our thoughts are with the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom.”
But for many Greek Cypriots, those thoughts hark back to a bloody, four-year guerrilla campaign that was waged in the late 1950s against British colonial rule and a perceived indifference the Queen demonstrated over the plight of nine individuals whom British authorities executed by hanging, despite appeals for their death sentences to be commuted.
Yiannis Spanos, president of Association of National Organization of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA) told the Associated Press that “we respect the dead even if in life they proved to be our enemies.”
Spanos said the Queen was “held by many as bearing responsibility” for the “island’s tragedies,” particularly for not granting pardons, even for some of the condemned for whom there was no definitive evidence to merit a death sentence even under colonial law.
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LONDON — King Charles III has arrived at Buckingham Palace for the first time as Britain’s monarch.
The king flew to London from Scotland on Friday and was driven to the royal residence in an official Bentley. A large crowd cheered as the car arrived at the palace gates.
He got out of the car to greet well-wishers and look at some of the huge pile of floral tributes left to honor his mother Queen Elizabeth II. Some called “Thank you Charles” and “Well done, Charlie!” as he shook hands with the crowd. Several shouted “God save the King!”
A few broke into a rendition of Britain’s national anthem, which is now titled “God Save the King.”
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BUCHAREST, Romania — The office of Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis said he sent a condolence message to King Charles III on Friday following the “painful loss” of Queen Elizabeth II.
“On behalf of the Romanian people and myself, I wish to convey to Your Majesty, the entire Royal Family and the British people my condolences and sympathy for the painful loss suffered,” he said.
Iohannis called the late Queen an “exceptional leader who served her country with utmost devotion and responsibility, representing a symbol of stability and a true moral benchmark for the whole world.”
He added that her decades of service will “remain in the history of humanity as a landmark and inspiration” for future generations.
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LONDON — British prime ministers who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II are sharing personal tributes to the late monarch.
There were 15 prime ministers during the queen’s reign, from Winston Churchill to Liz Truss, who was appointed just this week. The leaders held weekly private meetings with the monarch.
Truss’s predecessor, Boris Johnson, said in the House of Commons that when he saw the queen on Tuesday to offer his resignation, “she was as radiant and as knowledgeable and as fascinated by politics as ever I can remember, and as wise in her advice as anyone I know, if not wiser.”
Johnson called the queen “the keystone in the vast arch of the British state” and said “we are coming to understand in her death the full magnitude of what she did for us all.”
Former Prime Minister Theresa May said the queen was “the most remarkable person I have ever met” as well as the most impressive.
“I doubt we will ever see her like again,” May said. “May she rest in peace and rise in glory.”
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ISTANBUL- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would like to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth providing his schedule permits it.
Erdogan told reporters Friday that he knew the queen and had met her at Buckingham Palace twice.
“If we find the opportunity we would like to be present at this ceremony,” he said.
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BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking at a joint news conference in Brussels with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, noted that all 30 NATO member flags are flying at half-staff to honor Queen Elizabeth.
“She was a strong supporter of the transatlantic alliance, of our armed forces and our values,” Stoltenberg said, adding that she knew and worked with every one of his predecessors since NATO was founded. “I will always remember her wisdom, her warmth, and her strong personal interest in transatlantic unity.”
Blinken, meanwhile, paid homage to the “truly extraordinary life of Her Majesty Elizabeth II.”
He said she had personified “a sense of stability and continuity during turbulent times” and among “unprecedented challenges” faced by both Britain and the world. “She was a source of comfort and resilience to people from all walks of life.”
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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron expressed “deep sadness” and a sense of “emptiness” after the passing of the monarch and praised her “great affection for France.”
Macron said in a video message that the queen mastered “our language, loved our culture and touched our hearts.”
Macron described her as a “great head of state,” and said that with her, Britain and France share “a warm, sincere and loyal partnership.”
Speaking in English, the French president said: “To you, she was your Queen. To us, she was THE Queen.”
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KYIV, Ukraine — In Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, people laid flowers outside the British Embassy in honor of Queen Elizabeth.
Anatolii Zakletskyi, a 75-year-old Kyiv resident, said he wanted to express his admiration for the monarch.
“First, as a symbol of devotion to the motherland. Secondly, an absolute sense of duty before, as she herself said, God and the people. And thirdly, to all of Britain for being true friends of Ukraine,” Zakletskyi said. “My deep condolences to the entire British nation.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy started his nightly address to the nation late Thursday with condolences “to the royal family, the entire United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.”___
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LONDON — Prime Minister Liz Truss says the death of Queen Elizabeth II has caused a “heartfelt outpouring of grief” in Britain and around the world.
Truss spoke at the start of a special session of Parliament paying tribute to the queen.
Truss called the monarch “the nation’s greatest diplomat” and said her devotion to duty was an example to everyone.
The prime minister was officially appointed by the queen on Tuesday, just two days before her death. Truss said at the meeting, “she generously shared with me her deep experience of government, even in those last days.”
Normal business in Parliament has been suspended and lawmakers will spend two days offering their memories and reflections on the queen, who died Thursday after seven decades on the throne.
Senior lawmakers will also take an oath to King Charles III, the new monarch.
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LONDON — Bells tolled across Britain on Friday in honor of Queen Elizabeth II as the nation started 10 days of mourning for its longest-serving monarch.
In imposing city cathedrals and small-town chapels, the bells began ringing at noon (1100 GMT) as part of a long-planned, carefully organized series of events to mark the queen’s passing.
At the same time, the British Parliament opened a special session to pay tribute to the queen.
An hour later, a special gun salute is planned with 96 shots, one for each year of Elizabeth’s nearly-century-long life.
Her son, now King Charles III, was en route from Balmoral Castle in Scotland where Elizabeth died Thursday for London, where he will meet the prime minister and give an address to the nation.
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LONDON — The Premier League has postponed its upcoming round of matches as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
That adds to the cancellation of high-profile golf, cricket and horse racing events across Britain on Friday.
England’s top-flight clubs held a meeting on Friday and said they wanted to “pay tribute to Her Majesty’s long and unwavering service to our country.”
The English Football League — the three divisions below the Premier League — also called off games scheduled for the weekend.
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LONDON — King Charles III on his first full day of duties has left Balmoral in Scotland to head to London. He is expected to meet Prime Minister Liz Truss, who was appointed just days earlier, and deliver a speech to the nation.
The king spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role. He takes the throne at a time when many Britons are preoccupied with an energy crisis, the soaring cost of living, the war in Ukraine and the fallout from Brexit.
Britain has begun a 10-day mourning period, with bells tolling around the country and 96-gun salutes planned in London — one for each year of the queen’s long life.
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TOKYO — Hong Kong and its residents are also mourning Queen Elizabeth II. May Lam, who is studying in Japan, said she heard the news in Friday’s early hours and was too shocked to go back to sleep.
Lam was born before Hong Kong’s handover to China in 1997 and grew up seeing the queen in everyday life, including on stamps and coins. “In my mind or in my memories, Queen Elizabeth was so special,” said Lam, who made a two-hour trip to the British Embassy in Tokyo.
Hong Kong was ruled by Britain for 156 years. During her reign, Queen Elizabeth visited Hong Kong twice — in 1975 and in 1986 following a visit to China.
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LONDON — The death of Queen Elizabeth II has left many wondering what will happen to British money that bears her image, and whether it would be replaced by portraits of the new King Charles III.
Financial authorities sought to reassure people that there would be no big changes right away, but said little else.
“Current banknotes featuring the image of Her Majesty The Queen will continue to be legal tender,” the Bank of England said on its website. “A further announcement regarding existing Bank of England banknotes will be made once the period of mourning has been observed.”
The Queen was the first monarch to feature on British bank notes after the Treasury gave the central bank permission to use her image for a new 1 pound note issued in 1960.
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EU regulators widen Google adtech probe to include Portuguese case
While the European Commission kicked off its investigation in June last year, the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) only opened a probe in May this year following a complaint.
While the European Commission kicked off its investigation in June last year, the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) only opened a probe in May this year following a complaint.
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2022 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon cancelled; cites security issues and staffing shortages
In a letter to participants, organizers said "demands to route safety" and "City vendor staffing shortages" contributed to the cancellation.
In a letter to participants, organizers said "demands to route safety" and "City vendor staffing shortages" contributed to the cancellation.
The 2022 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon, scheduled for Oct. 2, has been canceled. In an email from the organizers to participants, they cited "ongoing changes and demands to route safety and security measures, governmental procedures and timelines and City vendor staffing shortages."
The marathon said that since November 2021, when they learned that the Grafton to Milwaukee wasn't an option, they worked on bringing the course to the lakefront, including on the Hoan Bridge.
The Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon included a marathon, a half-marathon, and a 5K. According to the event's website, the half-marathon event was sold out.
Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon refunds
"While we cannot replace the experience...we will be offering full refunds within the next couple weeks and have reached out to some other events and asked if they would be willing to assist you with a price concession," the statement said.
Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon Bib, t-shirt, and medal
"Whether you are doing a half or full marathon, we would be pleased to present you with your bib, shirt, finisher medal and even a Lakefront Marathon gift. We will mail it to your residence prior to Oct. 2 at a discounted cost of $35 and can be deducted directly from the refund we plan to offer. More information about this and further answers to your question will be forthcoming."
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Freddie Fontete-Jones: Connor Pool admits manslaughter
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A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 23-year-old Freddie Fontete-Jones.
Mr Fontete-Jones died three days after being assaulted in Salisbury Market Square on 22 February.
Connor Pool, 24, of Salt Lane, Winterbourne Gunner, appeared at Winchester Crown Court on Friday.
Det Insp Simon Childe said: "Freddie was an extremely popular, charismatic and outgoing person, who was loved and respected by many."
On the day of the assault, Wiltshire Police were called to the Market Square at 03:00 BST, following two 999 calls reporting disorder.
When officers arrived, Mr Fontete-Jones was unconscious and being given first aid by paramedics.
'Shocked and saddened'
He was taken to hospital, but died three days later.
"Freddie sustained a traumatic brain injury from which he never recovered," added Det Insp Childe.
"I know his loss will be felt for many years to come, not just by his family and those who were close to him, but within the wider Salisbury community who were shocked and saddened by this incident."
Mr Pool has been remanded in custody, and is due to be sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on 3 November.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ampio" or the "Company") (NYSE: AMPE).
Class Period: December 29, 2020 – August 3, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 17, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants: (1) inflated the Company's true ability to successfully file a Biologics License Application for Ampion; (2) inflated the results of the AP-013 study and the timing of unblinding the data from the AP-013 study; and (3) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- kathy ireland® Worldwide (kiWW®), acknowledged earlier this year as the "most valuable woman-owned licensing firm in American history" by WWD, is expanding the company's fashion presence with a stunning ensemble of licensing partners.
Kathy Ireland said, "Fashion Week illuminates such extraordinary memories. This is the ideal time to announce our growth in the category our company knows best. 7th Avenue and its leaders are home. We believe many will be surprised by the assortment of wonderful clients, put together for us by our astounding Lee Mandelbaum and his great team at Legacy Licensing and Price Point Buying. Great appreciation to Linda Mandelbaum of Rylex, whose brilliance is with us every step of the way. Congratulations and welcome, with special thanks to the Hanan family of PPI, for believing in us when few doors in apparel were open, as well as our initial and beloved partners John and Marilyn Moretz."
Jon Carrasco and Stephen Roseberry, Worldwide Creative Director and President / CMO for kiWW, respectively, said: "We could not be happier with the leaders in these industries. Kathy, in tandem with Rocco Ingemi, our EVP of Fashion & Fine Jewelry, cautioned patience as we quietly grew these categories with extraordinary people. This year, our brand was named the 19th most successful brand worldwide, as published by License Global. Kathy became the youngest woman to enter the Licensing Hall of Fame, as well as the youngest Icon in the Furniture Industry, awarded by the IHFRA (International Home Furnishings Representatives Association). Kathy serves on the Boards of Directors for the NFLPI and WNBPA, Board of Advisors for Serena Williams, International Youth Chair for the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, with over 25 hospitals in their portfolio. Co-Founder of Providence, a Christian education program, serving students from pre to prep school. Kathy is a member of the James Madison Program at Princeton University and is a Major Donor and Ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. In addition to becoming the first civilian to serve on the National Board of Gastroenterology and bring awareness to Sheba Medical Center, frequently referred to as Tel Hashomer in Tel Aviv, Israel; UCLA acknowledges Kathy as one of the top ten women's health advocates in America - an honor which came after Kathy's leadership in establishing neonatal intensive care units throughout America. Last year, Kathy's accomplishments were honored by the International Religious Freedom Award, and she works tirelessly for human rights advocacy, speaking to the world from platforms as diverse as the United Nations, Forbes Global Conferences and educational forums including Harvard University. Kathy speaks many languages, and utilizing fashion, as well as her proceeds from it, to make our world better, is one of her greatest passions. Our additional clients will be announced in October."
Announcements include a multi-year renewal with PPI for continuing kathy ireland® Sleepwear & Intimate Apparel - a partnership which has achieved over 100 million dollars in sales in its first five years. "We believed in the power of the kathy ireland® brand from day one, and it continues to gather momentum and a powerful place in the fashion industry. After years of standing on our own, it's great to be joined by leading partners in the apparel industry. We have renewed our agreement with kathy ireland® Worldwide for many years, because the brand is exquisite, and Kathy and her team are incredible, innovative people. Kathy is the real deal," said Abe Hanan, on behalf of PPI.
MIVI™, the kathy ireland® Worldwide imprint which launched with men's underwear and loungewear with PPI, is now expanding into men's jewelry with Guild Consulting, as well as handwear from fashion to utility by Stout Gloves.
kathy ireland® Worldwide 2022 fashion licensing launches include renowned manufacturer Ikeddi for bestselling sportswear, pantsuits and daytime dresses.
Bagatelle International, specializing in outerwear, special occasion dress and denim will premiere on HSN in October, and become available at Macy's, among other luxury retailers later this year. President of Bagatelle Inc. Jamie Litvack notes, "We are honored to partner with Kathy, one of the most successful and empowering female entrepreneurs of our time. As soon as we met Kathy and her team, we knew we were all in."
Siskind, one of the nation's largest brand leaders, has acquired the license for slippers.
Guild Consulting is the licensee for men and women's jewelry. Ms. Ireland acknowledges Elizabeth Taylor as her beloved friend and mentor, as well as a great inspiration in fine jewelry design.
Swim fashion leader Amerex, has acquired the license in this iconic category from kathy ireland Worldwide.
BHFO.com, a national leader in online retail, features the finest brands, including Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, and Ralph Lauren, will now add kathy ireland® to its roster of designers.
The multi-year agreements and relationships were negotiated by Lee Mandelbaum of Legacy Licensing and Price Point Buying NYC. Mr. Mandelbaum exclusively represents kathy ireland® Worldwide fashion, in tandem with long term kiWW partners, John and Marilyn Moretz of Moretz Marketing.
Rylex LLC principal, Linda Mandelbaum, represents multiple categories for kathy ireland® Worldwide, including gardening, home, fintech, and more.
"This is a spectacular time for Kathy to re-emerge into an industry in which she became a global fashion icon," says Rona Menashe, CEO of Guttman Associates, Kathy Ireland and kiWW longtime media relations representative.
New York Fashion week is held in February and September of each year. It is a semi-annual series of events when international fashion collections are shown to buyers, the press, and the general public.
One of the least-known accomplishments of kathy ireland® Worldwide is its enormous entertainment sector. kiWW is responsible for presenting the reboot of The Waltons' Thanksgiving, which will be re-broadcast on HBO this year, partnering with the 5th largest music company in the world BMG, whose artists include Tina Turner, Bruno Mars, along with 7-time Grammy Award winners Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., stars of The Original 5th Dimension, whose "blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons" album returned the duo to the Billboard charts after an absence of nearly 40 years, and became #1 on iTunes. The music was produced by Nic Mendoza, who is in studio now with the couple, recording their second and third BMG/kathy ireland Worldwide EE1 albums. SWC/kiWW has guided the careers of Janet Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli, and legendary vocalist and king of the Great American Songbook, Michael Feinstein.
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Succeeds Steven VanRoekel, who served the Foundation for five years
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller Foundation announced that Natalye Paquin has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO), overseeing the global organization's Employee Services, Human Resources, Information Technology, Innovation, Finance, and Legal teams as well as its workforce at offices in the United States, Italy, Asia, and Africa. Ms. Paquin, who will begin in the role on December 1, joins the Foundation after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Points of Light, founded by former President George H.W. Bush to encourage people to change their communities and the wider world. She succeeds Steven VanRoekel, who is leaving the Foundation after five years.
"Natalye is an extraordinary leader. Time and again, Natalye has strategically led mission-driven organizations, most recently Points of Light, through critical times of transformation while advancing their missions," said Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation. "As the world faces multiple crises, Natalye will help ensure The Rockefeller Foundation's team and grantees around the world have the necessary structures, systems, and support to continue to meet the moment for the people we serve."
Since 2017, Ms. Paquin has led Points of Light, a global organization with a diverse programmatic and impact portfolio, which includes a network of 177 volunteer-mobilizing organizations in 38 countries. Over her five years as President and CEO, the Points of Light Global Network and partners mobilized an estimated 21 million volunteers for 67 million hours of service, impacting 85 million people. Ms. Paquin also led the organization in achieving financial stability and increased revenue 17 percent from five years ago, while the organization's net assets became four times more valuable.
"I'm thrilled to join The Rockefeller Foundation, a global institution that has for more than a century lifted up humanity and established a model that has not only transformed the world many times over but also changed how individuals and other institutions think about philanthropy," said Ms. Paquin. "Today, the Foundation is leading again. I look forward to working with Raj Shah and the remarkable Rockefeller team to support the organizations, make the investments, and establish the institutions that will ensure this century is healthier, safer, and more equitable, prosperous, and hopeful for people around the world."
Prior to joining Points of Light in 2017, Ms. Paquin served as Chief Transformation Officer at Girl Scouts of the USA, where she was responsible for strategy integration and was the key face and spokesperson for aligning and unifying the Girl Scouts federation of 112 councils around its strategic goals. An attorney by training, Ms. Paquin spent more than 15 years in the education sector in legal and executive leadership roles. This includes serving as a civil rights attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and with two of the nation's largest school districts: Chicago Public Schools and the School District of Philadelphia. She began her legal career in private practice and litigation after earning a juris doctor from DePaul University College of Law. She received her undergraduate degree from Florida A&M University.
Ms. Paquin succeeds Steven VanRoekel, who joined the Foundation in September 2018 as interim COO before becoming permanent in March 2019. Mr. VanRoekel is stepping down as part of his family's move to the West Coast, though he will continue, for a time, to serve as a consultant to The Rockefeller Foundation.
"I've said this many times before, and it bears repeating now: Steve is a visionary, believing that new partnerships and technologies allow us to achieve what might have been impossible even a few years ago," said Dr. Shah. "Whether it was revamping our offices, sustaining operations through a historic pandemic, or helping start landmark new initiatives like the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, Steve has changed for the better not only how The Rockefeller Foundation works, but also how we serve the world's most vulnerable."
Prior to The Rockefeller Foundation, Mr. VanRoekel held a number of senior-level public sector roles, including being appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as nation's second Chief Information Officer and as COO of the Federal Communications Commission. As CIO of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Mr. VanRoekel was also an instrumental member of the team that coordinated the U.S. response to the Ebola virus outbreak in Western Africa. Before public service, he spent his entire private sector career at Microsoft Corporation, rising to lead one of the fastest-growing parts of Microsoft – the Server and Tools Division. He also worked closely with Bill Gates during the formation of the global health aspects of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"It has been one of the greatest honors and privileges of my life to work side-by-side with my Rockefeller Foundation family," said Mr. VanRoekel. "I, and the world, owe you immense gratitude for everything you have done and will continue to do to improve the lives of humanity throughout the world."
The Rockefeller Foundation is a pioneering philanthropy built on collaborative partnerships at the frontiers of science, technology, and innovation that enable individuals, families, and communities to flourish. We work throughout the world to promote the well-being of humanity and make opportunity universal and sustainable. Our focus is on scaling renewable energy for all, stimulating economic mobility, and ensuring equitable access to health care and nutritious food. For more information, sign up for our newsletter at rockefellerfoundation.org and follow us on Twitter @RockefellerFdn.
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Body found near railroad tracks being investigated as homicide
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 9:10 AM EDT|Updated: 4 hours ago
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A homicide investigation has been opened after a body was discovered by railroad tracks Friday morning, according to Huntington Police Deputy Chief Phil Watkins.
Watkins tells WSAZ.com a person walking along the railroad tracks near the 700 block of 4th Street found a body around 7:30 a.m. Friday.
Watkins said the investigation is in the early stages and no further information will be released at this time.
Keep checking WSAZ.com for the latest updates.
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NASHVILLE — Marie met her husband, Shaun Varsos when they both worked at a movie theater in Nashville in 2006 or so. A few years later, that movie theater flooded and was turned into a shooting range where the two would go shoot guns together.
That anecdote took on a tragic irony when Marie's brother, Alex Youn, got a phone call the morning of April 12, 2021.
"Shaun had shot Marie and my mother," he says.
Alex lost his mother, Debbie Sisco, 60, and his younger sister, Marie Varsos, 31, the people to whom he was closest - in an instant.
In the month leading up to their tragic deaths, records left by Marie show that she had exhausted every option available to victims of domestic violence to try and prevent what she saw coming.
But the system was not enough to protect her.
Marie had left a trail of the domestic violence that led to her death at the hands of her husband
Alex remembers being overcome with grief. It was like being trapped in some horribly tragic movie.
"It just hasn't seemed real and it still doesn't seem real," Alex, 37, says. "It's been hard to sort of process it."
He flew from San Francisco where he lives now back home to Nashville. To try and cope, he kept himself busy. He had so much to get done - planning their funerals, and settling their estates.
It was during this process that Alex found something that spurred him to turn that grief into action.
He remembers opening his sister Marie's laptop. It was locked. But then there, by the track pad, was a sticky note. With her computer password on it.
"It was almost like a sign that she wanted me to have access to her computer," Alex says.
And on that computer, Marie had been documenting her husband Shaun Varsos' abuse and her efforts to escape it.
She left notes to herself. She had texts from Shaun. She even made audio recordings of some of their fights, and Shaun's threats.
"It sort of really sort of weirdly turned into a solving a murder mystery," Alex says.
Marie had left a trail.
And her brother decided he was going to follow it, retracing the steps Marie took to get protection from law enforcement, and the courts.
"And through that process, I discovered the irregularities, the loopholes and the failures in the system," Alex says.
Failures that he believes led to the deaths of his sister, and their mother, Debbie Sisco.
Her family called the police to report the abuse but dispatchers said there was no one to help at the moment
Marie's attempts to get help from law enforcement and the courts began on March 7, 2021. Marie and Shaun had a horrible argument.
In recordings found on Marie's computer, she shouts, "Stop! Don't put your hands on me!" Shaun then wrapped his hands around her neck, choking her until she passes out.
When she came to, he was holding a gun to her head. She told police that he threatened to kill her, her family and himself.
Experts say strangulation and threats with a gun are two of the biggest warning signs that a domestic violence case could become lethal. And the police should have responded urgently.
But they didn't.
Marie escaped from Shaun. An hour later, she and her family sat in a pickup truck outside an empty police station, trying to file a police report. Bruises were forming on Marie's neck. Her mom, Debbie, was in the backseat, comforting her.
But when they called the police, they were told by dispatchers that they would have to wait.
"They're working on getting out there to you. There's just nobody in the precinct right now," the dispatcher says. "So what's going to happen is a patrol car is going to have to free up from whatever they're doing and come to. But they do have to take those life threatening emergencies first."
Alex, Marie, and their mom, Debbie, were in disbelief. Didn't her case qualify as life-threatening?
Alex kept calling. For hours. His frustration grew and grew.
"My sister was choked out when she passed out and her husband threatened to shoot her ... my patience is gone"
"I'm trying to be as appreciative and waiting as long as possible," Alex says to dispatchers. "But my sister was choked out when she passed out and her husband threatened to shoot her and threatened to shoot himself. So my patience is gone."
"That timeframe was completely unacceptable for response time to a victim," Metro Nashville Police Capt. Kevin Lovell later told Alex. Since Marie's death, Lovell says domestic violence calls are categorized differently to get victims help quicker.
Eventually, Marie was able to file a police report that night and get a temporary order of protection from the court. Shaun was charged with assault and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
He was summoned by the sheriff's office the very next day to pick up the order. But he walked in and out of the office without being arrested. The sheriff's department says when they ran Shaun's name, they didn't see any warrants ... even though one had been issued the night before.
It wasn't until days later, when Marie notified law enforcement of Shaun's location, that he was actually taken into custody.
"That has definitely been an issue that has come up many times; is the separateness of the work that the sheriff's department does and the work of the Metro police," says Susan Tucker-Smith, with the Office of the District Attorney Nashville-Davidson County.
The sheriff's department says it has added one more step to its process to notify the police in cases like Shaun's.
And then another mistake: Shaun was accidentally released early.
And another: Marie was never notified - even though she signed up for the state's victim notification system. A sheriff's deputy failed to follow through and would later be disciplined for it.
Records show Marie even tried to fix the department's mistake.
"I never got a notification, or a missed call, or anything that that happened so I just want to make sure my contact info was correct," she says in a call to the city's non-emergency line later that week.
And then there were the guns - the court ordered Shaun to give them up.
But Tennessee has no method to enforce that ruling. Part of the problem is that someone who has been ordered to turn in their guns can give them to a licensed firearms dealer, law enforcement or — the most potentially dangerous option — a third party like a friend or a relative.
"We're saying we trust you to give this gun to someone, and not to steal it back or have access to it whenever you want or for that third party to just give it back to them," says Becky Bullard of Nashville's Office of Family Safety, which works with domestic violence victims.
In Shaun's case, he said he was going to give his guns to his dad, but there is no documentation of that ever happening.
On April 12 of last year, Shaun took his guns, zip ties, and battery acid to Marie's mom's house. He waited outside in a rental car.
Marie and Debbie spotted him and tried to run away. But he shot them on their neighbors lawn.
Then he shot and killed himself.
In Nashville, nearly half of suspects in domestic violence homicides were prohibited from having access to a gun.
Tennessee has one of the highest rates of women killed by men, ranking 10th in the United States. Experts say guns play a big role in that statistic; in domestic violence situations, the risk of death is five times greater when a gun is present.
"We are not waiting for a homicide to happen," says Bullard of Nashville's Office of Family Safety. "They have happened and they are happening — they continue to happen — with individuals who should never have a weapon."
Domestic violence victims face similar barriers because when abusers are determined it's hard to stop them
These barriers that Marie faced are not unique to Nashville.
It's a challenge for domestic violence victims all over the country, says Ruth Glenn of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
"If they fall through the cracks or their needs aren't being addressed or something really bad happens," Glenn says. "It's mostly because they're a domestic violence victim, and our systems are not set up as properly as they could be to address the unique needs of every domestic violence victim."
To protect victims, Glenn says there needs to be a coordinated response. But they interact with so many separate agencies that don't work together it creates a safety net with too many holes in it.
And as Marie's case illustrates, that's a problem — especially because domestic violence abusers are incredibly determined, Glenn says.
"When they decide that something bad is going to happen, it's almost impossible to stop them," Glenn says. "They will cut off a GPS. They will go put a false record to get a gun. They will sit in the dark for two hours. The list goes on and on."
Pushing through legislation to protect domestic violence victims is challenging
Glenn says pushing through legislation to protect domestic violence victims is not easy. Federally, it took three years of negotiations for Congress to finally reauthorize the violence against women act.
And here in Tennessee, Alex took everything he learned about his sister's case and brought it to the state Capitol last session.
"I wanted to make sure ..."Alex said to a room full of representatives, his voice catching. "I wanted to make sure that no one — no family — had to endure what we had to go through."
In the end, Alex helped write four bills. But because of concerns about expenses, or implementation, only one became a law. It requires more communication between sheriff's offices and the police.
But Alex says it's not enough.
"For them, they view it as one thing that went wrong with their agency," Alex says, "but coupled together there are like eight things that went wrong for this person that is dealing with the government to try and get the help they needed."
Alex says he will return to Tennessee's state capitol as many times as it takes to close the gaps that Marie fell through. For him, the fight for justice has only just begun.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The DNA of a jailed elected official who was angered by past and upcoming newspaper stories was found on the hands of a Las Vegas investigative reporter who fought for his life while being stabbed to death outside his home, authorities said Thursday.
County Public Administrator Robert Telles stood handcuffed in court with bandages on his wrists and police officers at his elbows while a prosecutor told a judge that Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German’s death was a planned attack by an assailant who left his own cellphone at home and waited in a vehicle outside German’s home.
“The published articles regarding a public figure, the public administrator’s office, ruined his political career, likely his marriage, and this was him lashing out at the cause,” Chief Deputy Clark County District Attorney Richard Scow said of Telles.
Scow said German was stabbed seven times. His body was found Saturday.
Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Elana Lee Graham called a police report detailing the attack “chilling,” including the discovery of wounds on German’s arms and DNA believed to be from Telles in German’s fingernails.
“He was fighting for his life,” the judge said of the 69-year-old longtime journalist. “It appears from this report that Mr. Telles was waiting … and called (German) over to the side of his own home.”
Graham ordered Telles, 45, jailed without bail pending arraignment next Tuesday on a murder charge.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson called German’s death “brutal and meaningless” and the case against Telles important for the community. Wolfson said a decision about whether to seek the death penalty will be made in coming months.
Earlier Thursday, police officials described Telles’ arrest late Wednesday after a brief police standoff at his home.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Telles was hospitalized for what the sheriff called “self-inflicted” wounds, hours after investigators served a search warrant and confiscated vehicles in the criminal probe of German’s killing.
Telles had been a focus of German’s reporting about turmoil, including complaints of administrative bullying, favoritism and Telles’ relationship with a subordinate staffer in the county office that handles property of people who die without a will or family contacts. Telles, a Democrat, went on to lose his bid for reelection in the June primary.
“This has been an unusual case from the beginning,” Lombardo told reporters at a news conference, “the murder of an investigative journalist, and the main suspect an elected official here in Clark County.”
Lombardo is the elected head of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and is running as a Republican for governor. He said Telles was quickly identified as a suspect with the help of media, including the Review-Journal.
“Every murder is tragic. But the killing of a journalist is particularly troublesome,” Lombardo said.
Telles was identified early in the investigation as a person “upset about articles that were being written by German, as an investigative journalist, that exposed potential wrongdoing,” Las Vegas Police Capt. Dori Koren said.
“Telles had publicly expressed his issues with that reporting,” Koren said. “We found out later there was additional reporting that was pending.”
In addition to Telles’ suspected DNA at the crime scene, Koren said investigators serving a search warrant at Telles’ home found shoes and a distinctive wide straw hat.
Koren said the items matched those worn by a person captured on security camera video wearing a blaze orange shirt and walking toward German’s home. He showed photos of the shoes and the hat and said they had been been cut up.
A murder weapon has not been found, but Lombardo said police have “distorted” video that shows the attack. He said investigators were attempting to enhance it.
Investigators said a distinctive maroon GMC Yukon Denali SUV was seen driving around German’s neighborhood Sept. 2, the morning of the killing, stopping several times. That vehicle, registered to Telles’ wife, departed Telles’ home around 9 a.m. and returned around noon, Koren said.
Police believe German was attacked about 11:15 a.m., and his garage door was open.
Telles was questioned by police Wednesday and then returned home, where he ignored reporters’ questions as he entered and did not respond to officers at his door until SWAT units and an ambulance arrived in the evening.
German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter who covered courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime.
In a statement, German’s family called him “a loving and loyal brother, uncle and friend who devoted his life to his work exposing wrongdoing in Las Vegas and beyond.”
“We’re shocked, saddened and angry about his death,” the statement said. “Jeff was committed to seeking justice for others and would appreciate the hard work by local police and journalists in pursuing his killer. We look forward to seeing justice done in this case.”
Glenn Cook, executive editor of the Review-Journal, said the newsroom had mixed emotions following Telles’ arrest.
“We are relieved Robert Telles is in custody and outraged that a colleague appears to have been killed for reporting on an elected official,” the statement said. “Journalists can’t do the important work our communities require if they are afraid a presentation of facts could lead to violent retribution.”
“Hopefully, the Review-Journal, the German family and Jeff’s many friends can begin the process of mourning and honoring a great man and a brave reporter,” it said.
Telles, a lawyer who practiced probate and estate law, won his elected position in 2018, replacing a three-term public administrator. He lost his June party primary to Assistant Public Administrator Rita Reid, who faces a Republican challenger in November. Telles’ term expires Dec. 31.
Clark County officials said Thursday that Telles was suspended and banned from county offices or property pending a review of his position as an elected official.
“County employees of the administrator’s office are currently working from home, and the office will remain closed until a determination is made about when it can reopen,” the statement said.
In the weeks before the June 14 primary, German bylined reports about an office “mired in turmoil and internal dissension” between longtime employees and new hires under Telles’ leadership.
Telles blamed “old-timers” for exaggerating the extent of his relationship with a female staffer and falsely claiming that he mistreated them.
Telles later posted Twitter complaints about German, the Review-Journal reported, including claims in June that German was a bully who was “obsessed” with him.
German, widely known and respected for his tenacity, was working on follow-up reports, the newspaper said Wednesday. He recently filed public records requests for emails and text messages between Telles and three other county officials, including Reid and consultant Michael Murphy.
Murphy, the former Clark County coroner hired to address complaints about leadership in the public administrators’ office, did not immediately respond to a telephone message.
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LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability in a turbulent era that saw the decline of the British empire and embarrassing dysfunction in her own family, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.
Buckingham Palace said she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of the royal family had rushed to her side after her health took a turn for the worse.
A link to the almost-vanished generation that fought World War II, she was the only monarch most Britons have ever known.
Her 73-year-old son Prince Charles automatically became king and will be known as King Charles III, his office said. Charles’ second wife, Camilla, will be known as the Queen Consort.
The BBC played the national anthem, “God Save the Queen,” over a portrait of her in full regalia as her death was announced, and the flag over Buckingham Palace was lowered to half-staff as the second Elizabethan age came to a close.
The impact of her loss will be huge and unpredictable, both for the nation and for the monarchy, an institution she helped stabilize and modernize across decades of enormous social change and family scandals, but whose relevance in the 21st century has often been called into question.
The changing of the guard also comes at a fraught moment for Britain, which has a new prime minister and is grappling with an energy crisis, double-digit inflation, the war in Ukraine and the fallout from Brexit.
Charles, who is nowhere near as popular as his mother, called her death “a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.”
“I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world,” he added.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss, appointed by the queen just 48 hours earlier, pronounced the country “devastated” and called Elizabeth “the rock on which modern Britain was built.”
Crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace in the rain and some people wept when officials carried a notice confirming the queen’s death to the gates of her London home.
In Canada, where the British monarch is the country’s head of state, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saluted her “wisdom, compassion and warmth.” In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: “She provided inspiring leadership to her nation and people. She personified dignity and decency in public life. Pained by her demise.”
President Joe Biden called her a “stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States.”
Since Feb. 6, 1952, Elizabeth reigned over a Britain that rebuilt from a ruinous war and lost its empire; joined the European Union and then left it; and made the painful transition into the 21st century. She endured through 15 prime ministers, from Winston Churchill to Truss — a fixed point and a reassuring presence even for those who ignored or loathed the monarchy.
She became less visible in her final years as age and frailty curtailed public appearances, and she used a cane after the April 2021 death of Philip, her husband of 73 years. She was hospitalized for a night for tests later that year.
But she remained firmly in control of the monarchy and at the center of national life as Britain celebrated her Platinum Jubilee in June. That same month, she became the second-longest-reigning monarch in history, behind 17th century French King Louis XIV, who took the throne at age 4.
In 1947, almost five years before becoming queen, the 21-year-old Elizabeth promised the people of Britain and the Commonwealth that “my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service.”
It was a promise she kept across more than seven decades.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in London on April 21, 1926, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. She was not born to be queen — her father’s elder brother, Prince Edward, was destined for the crown, to be followed by any children he had.
But in 1936, when she was 10, Edward VIII abdicated to marry twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson, and Elizabeth’s father became King George VI.
Princess Margaret recalled asking her sister whether this meant that Elizabeth would one day be queen. ”‘Yes, I suppose it does,’” Margaret quoted her as saying. “She didn’t mention it again.”
Elizabeth was barely in her teens when Britain went to war with Germany in 1939. Elizabeth and Margaret lived mostly at Windsor Castle, spending many nights in an underground bomb shelter. Eager to help the war effort, the heir to the throne joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945, learning to drive and service heavy vehicles.
On the night the war ended in Europe, May 8, 1945, she and Margaret mingled, unrecognized, with celebrating crowds in London. She later called it “one of the most memorable nights of my life.”
At Westminster Abbey in 1947 she married Royal Navy officer Philip Mountbatten, a prince of Greece and Denmark whom she had first met in 1939 when she was 13 and he 18.
Their first child, Prince Charles, was born on Nov. 14, 1948. He was followed by Princess Anne in 1950, Prince Andrew in 1960, and Prince Edward in 1964. Besides those children, she is survived by eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
In February 1952, George VI died after years of ill health at age 56. Elizabeth, visiting Kenya, was told she was now queen.
“In a way I didn’t have an apprenticeship,” Elizabeth told the BBC in 1992. “My father died much too young, and so it was all a very sudden kind of taking on, and making the best job you can.”
Her coronation came over a year later at Westminster Abbey, a spectacle seen by millions through the new medium of television.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s first reaction was that the new queen was “only a child,” but he was won over within days and became an ardent admirer.
She held weekly private meetings with her prime ministers, and they generally found her well-informed, inquisitive and up to date.
Her views in those meetings became a subject of speculation and fertile ground for dramatists like Peter Morgan, author of the play “The Audience” and hit TV series “The Crown.” Those semi-fictionalized accounts were the product of an era of declining deference and rising celebrity, when the royal family’s troubles became public property.
Early in her reign, Princess Margaret provoked a national controversy through her romance with a divorced man. In 1992, during what the queen called the “annus horribilis,” Princess Anne was divorced, Prince Charles and Princess Diana separated, and so did Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah. That was also the year Windsor Castle was seriously damaged by fire.
The public split of Charles and Diana was followed by the shock of her death in a Paris car crash in 1997. For once, the queen appeared out of step amid unprecedented public mourning, failing to make a public show of grief that was seen by many as unfeeling. After several days, she made a televised address to the nation.
The dent in her popularity was brief. She was by now a sort of national grandmother, with a stern gaze and a kind smile.
She was arguably the most famous person in the world. But her inner life and opinions remained mostly an enigma. The public saw only glimpses of her personality — her joy watching horse races at Royal Ascot, or her pleasure in the companionship of her beloved Welsh corgi dogs.
In 2015, she overtook her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria’s reign of 63 years, seven months and two days to become the longest serving monarch in British history, and she kept working into her 10th decade. The loss of Philip at age 99 in 2021 was a heavy blow.
And the family troubles kept coming. Her son, Prince Andrew, was entangled in the sordid tale of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an American businessman who had been a friend. The queen’s grandson Prince Harry walked away from Britain and royal duties after marrying American actress Meghan Markle in 2018.
As the queen entered her mid-90s, she had what the palace called “mobility issues.” In May, she asked Charles to stand in for her at the State Opening of Parliament, one of the monarch’s key constitutional duties.
On Sept. 6, she presided at a ceremony at Balmoral Castle to accept the resignation of Boris Johnson as prime minister and appoint Truss as his successor.
As Britons endured loss, isolation and uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic, she made a rare video address in 2020 that urged people to stick together, summoning the spirit of World War II and echoing Vera Lynn’s wartime anthem, “We’ll Meet Again.”
“We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return. We will be with our friends again. We will be with our families again. We will meet again,” she said.
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Associated Press writers Gregory Katz and Robert Barr contributed material before their deaths.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran's intelligence agency and its leadership in response to malicious cyberattacks on Albanian government computer systems in July.
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and Esmail Khatib, who heads the ministry, for what it said were cyber-related activities against the U.S. and its allies.
Albania, a NATO member, cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled its embassy staff this week over the cyberattack. It was the first known case of a country cutting diplomatic relations over a cyberattack.
The Albanian government has accused Iran of carrying out the July 15 attack, which temporarily shut down numerous Albanian government digital services and websites.
Microsoft, which assisted Albania in investigating the cyberattack, said in a blog post Thursday that it was moderately confident the hackers belong to a group that has been publicly linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security.
It said the attackers were observed operating out of Iran, used tools previously used by known Iranian attackers and had previously targeted “other sectors and countries” consistent with Iranian interests. The destructive malware deployed was also previously used by a “known Iranian actor,” it said.
“Iran’s cyber attack against Albania disregards norms of responsible peacetime State behavior in cyberspace,” Brian Nelson, Treasury's under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement.
“We will not tolerate Iran’s increasingly aggressive cyber activities targeting the United States or our allies and partners," he said.
Since at least 2007, Iran's intelligence agency and its proxies have been accused of conducting cyber operations targeting public and private entities around the world.
Treasury, which uses an Obama-era executive order that targets people and entities that engage in malicious cyber activities as an authority to impose the sanctions, has been ratcheting up its financial penalties on Iran this year.
This comes as President Joe Biden’s administration has been working to renew the tattered Iran nuclear deal, which placed curbs on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in sanctions relief, which Iran insists it has never received.
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Llazar Semini in Tirana contributed to this report. Bajak reports from Boston.
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is proud to announce the launch of IEHP Foundation. IEHP Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was established to ensure access to quality and innovative health care by supporting objectives that focus on community health and clinical excellence, with an emphasis on housing insecurity, mental health, substance abuse, and food insecurity.
IEHP Foundation will partner with IEHP to support its mission, vision and values through their own creative and innovative efforts. This work will serve the community in its entirety, beyond traditional health care services and reach the region's most vulnerable populations, regardless of Medi-Cal membership.
Efforts will include supporting pilot programs, identifying innovative solutions that improve health outcomes, acting as a convener, collaborator and partner with community and faith-based communities, and much more.
"IEHP Foundation will be a grant maker and not a grant seeking organization so we can support our community-based groups and not compete with them for limited funds," said IEHP Foundation President Angelica Baltazar. "Our work will focus on connecting our community with access to a better, more joyful life through programs and initiatives aimed at resolving the root causes of illness, health equity and core needs, including things like food, shelter and safety."
But these goals cannot be accomplished alone.
IEHP Foundation will collaborate with other organizations and community groups whose work aligns with the health plan's mission, vision and values, according to Baltazar.
"By helping to fill the void for the most vulnerable and keeping dollars in the Inland Empire, we feel we can make the most significant positive impact," she said. "Our creative and innovative efforts will serve as an extension of IEHP's support to the people of the Inland Empire."
IEHP is one of the top 10 largest Medicaid health plans and the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid plan in the country. In its 26th year, IEHP supports more than 1.5 million residents in Riverside and San Bernardino counties who are enrolled in Medicaid or Cal MediConnect Plans.
IEHP Foundation's work will serve the community in its entirety, beyond traditional health care services and reach the region's most vulnerable populations, regardless of Medi-Cal membership. These efforts could include supporting pilot programs, investing in innovative technology that improves health outcomes and acting as a convener, collaborator and partner with community groups and faith-based organizations, Baltazar added.
To start this journey and set a successful path, IEHP Foundation leaders wanted to learn from others, so they traveled to Houston, New Orleans and Atlanta, observing various non-profits, bringing back best practices and innovative ways to improve care and foster community collaboration.
Additionally, the Foundation's representatives have met with local community stakeholders and organizations to discuss increasing access to vibrant health for all residents across the Inland Empire.
IEHP Foundation held its first board meeting in late July, where its directors set to define the group's vision and strategy.
"I am so pleased not only with the caliber of our IEHP Foundation Board, but the sincere and heartfelt desire to make a difference for our communities. They are committed to long term sustainable change for overall community health improvement," said Baltazar.
Board Members include: Dr. Conrado Bárzaga, Desert Healthcare District & Foundation Chief Executive Officer; Dr. Geoffrey Leung, County of Riverside Public Health Officer; Josh Candelaria, Viewpoint Advocacy Principal; Karen Scott, First 5 San Bernardino Executive Director; Regina Weatherspoon-Bell, DVL Project/A Batter Way/Victor Valley Domestic, Inc. Founder; Stephen Bennett, Caravanserai Project Board Chair and Co-Founder; Dr. Edward Juhn IEHP Chief Quality Officer; and Jarrod McNaughton, IEHP Chief Executive Officer.
"IEHP Foundation is a direct step toward vibrant health, quality of care and will move in support of impactful solutions addressing some of our region's most critical needs," said IEHP Foundation Board Member and IEHP Chief Quality Officer Dr. Edward Juhn. "I look forward to serving in this capacity and furthering IEHP's mission, vision and values in the Inland Empire."
With a mission to heal and inspire the human spirit, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is one of the top 10 largest Medicaid health plans and the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid plan in the country. In its 26th year, IEHP is supporting more than 1.5 million residents in Riverside and San Bernardino counties who are enrolled in Medicaid or Cal MediConnect Plans and has a growing network of over 7,800 providers and nearly 3,000 team members. Through dynamic partnerships with providers and community organizations, paired with award-winning service and a tradition of quality care, IEHP is fully committed to their vision: We will not rest until our communities enjoy optimal care and vibrant health. For more information, visit iehp.org.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- kathy ireland® Worldwide (kiWW®), acknowledged earlier this year as the "most valuable woman-owned licensing firm in American history" by WWD, is expanding the company's fashion presence with a stunning ensemble of licensing partners.
Kathy Ireland said, "Fashion Week illuminates such extraordinary memories. This is the ideal time to announce our growth in the category our company knows best. 7th Avenue and its leaders are home. We believe many will be surprised by the assortment of wonderful clients, put together for us by our astounding Lee Mandelbaum and his great team at Legacy Licensing and Price Point Buying. Great appreciation to Linda Mandelbaum of Rylex, whose brilliance is with us every step of the way. Congratulations and welcome, with special thanks to the Hanan family of PPI, for believing in us when few doors in apparel were open, as well as our initial and beloved partners John and Marilyn Moretz."
Jon Carrasco and Stephen Roseberry, Worldwide Creative Director and President / CMO for kiWW, respectively, said: "We could not be happier with the leaders in these industries. Kathy, in tandem with Rocco Ingemi, our EVP of Fashion & Fine Jewelry, cautioned patience as we quietly grew these categories with extraordinary people. This year, our brand was named the 19th most successful brand worldwide, as published by License Global. Kathy became the youngest woman to enter the Licensing Hall of Fame, as well as the youngest Icon in the Furniture Industry, awarded by the IHFRA (International Home Furnishings Representatives Association). Kathy serves on the Boards of Directors for the NFLPI and WNBPA, Board of Advisors for Serena Williams, International Youth Chair for the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, with over 25 hospitals in their portfolio. Co-Founder of Providence, a Christian education program, serving students from pre to prep school. Kathy is a member of the James Madison Program at Princeton University and is a Major Donor and Ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. In addition to becoming the first civilian to serve on the National Board of Gastroenterology and bring awareness to Sheba Medical Center, frequently referred to as Tel Hashomer in Tel Aviv, Israel; UCLA acknowledges Kathy as one of the top ten women's health advocates in America - an honor which came after Kathy's leadership in establishing neonatal intensive care units throughout America. Last year, Kathy's accomplishments were honored by the International Religious Freedom Award, and she works tirelessly for human rights advocacy, speaking to the world from platforms as diverse as the United Nations, Forbes Global Conferences and educational forums including Harvard University. Kathy speaks many languages, and utilizing fashion, as well as her proceeds from it, to make our world better, is one of her greatest passions. Our additional clients will be announced in October."
Announcements include a multi-year renewal with PPI for continuing kathy ireland® Sleepwear & Intimate Apparel - a partnership which has achieved over 100 million dollars in sales in its first five years. "We believed in the power of the kathy ireland® brand from day one, and it continues to gather momentum and a powerful place in the fashion industry. After years of standing on our own, it's great to be joined by leading partners in the apparel industry. We have renewed our agreement with kathy ireland® Worldwide for many years, because the brand is exquisite, and Kathy and her team are incredible, innovative people. Kathy is the real deal," said Abe Hanan, on behalf of PPI.
MIVI™, the kathy ireland® Worldwide imprint which launched with men's underwear and loungewear with PPI, is now expanding into men's jewelry with Guild Consulting, as well as handwear from fashion to utility by Stout Gloves.
kathy ireland® Worldwide 2022 fashion licensing launches include renowned manufacturer Ikeddi for bestselling sportswear, pantsuits and daytime dresses.
Bagatelle International, specializing in outerwear, special occasion dress and denim will premiere on HSN in October, and become available at Macy's, among other luxury retailers later this year. President of Bagatelle Inc. Jamie Litvack notes, "We are honored to partner with Kathy, one of the most successful and empowering female entrepreneurs of our time. As soon as we met Kathy and her team, we knew we were all in."
Siskind, one of the nation's largest brand leaders, has acquired the license for slippers.
Guild Consulting is the licensee for men and women's jewelry. Ms. Ireland acknowledges Elizabeth Taylor as her beloved friend and mentor, as well as a great inspiration in fine jewelry design.
Swim fashion leader Amerex, has acquired the license in this iconic category from kathy ireland Worldwide.
BHFO.com, a national leader in online retail, features the finest brands, including Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, and Ralph Lauren, will now add kathy ireland® to its roster of designers.
The multi-year agreements and relationships were negotiated by Lee Mandelbaum of Legacy Licensing and Price Point Buying NYC. Mr. Mandelbaum exclusively represents kathy ireland® Worldwide fashion, in tandem with long term kiWW partners, John and Marilyn Moretz of Moretz Marketing.
Rylex LLC principal, Linda Mandelbaum, represents multiple categories for kathy ireland® Worldwide, including gardening, home, fintech, and more.
"This is a spectacular time for Kathy to re-emerge into an industry in which she became a global fashion icon," says Rona Menashe, CEO of Guttman Associates, Kathy Ireland and kiWW longtime media relations representative.
New York Fashion week is held in February and September of each year. It is a semi-annual series of events when international fashion collections are shown to buyers, the press, and the general public.
One of the least-known accomplishments of kathy ireland® Worldwide is its enormous entertainment sector. kiWW is responsible for presenting the reboot of The Waltons' Thanksgiving, which will be re-broadcast on HBO this year, partnering with the 5th largest music company in the world BMG, whose artists include Tina Turner, Bruno Mars, along with 7-time Grammy Award winners Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., stars of The Original 5th Dimension, whose "blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons" album returned the duo to the Billboard charts after an absence of nearly 40 years, and became #1 on iTunes. The music was produced by Nic Mendoza, who is in studio now with the couple, recording their second and third BMG/kathy ireland Worldwide EE1 albums. SWC/kiWW has guided the careers of Janet Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli, and legendary vocalist and king of the Great American Songbook, Michael Feinstein.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheaff Brock CIO Dave Gilreath explores chip stocks and their possible trading opportunities in an article for Financial Advisor Magazine, "Why Chip Stocks Are a Near- and Long-Term No-Brainer."
"Many advisors may be letting the new bear market and fears of near-term recession deter them from taking advantage of low semi valuations. Contrary to the philosophy of strategic opportunism they may espouse, they're staying away," Gilreath writes.
Gilreath includes a few points of research to support the possibility of growth "as the super cycle that began in 2020 continues, a report from McKinsey & Co. concludes."
- For 2022, growth of about 10% is projected—to a record $600 billion-plus—and by 2030, to more than $1 trillion, reports Deloitte, characterizing this growth as "robust."
- These projections are linked with extremely high confidence in the industry—at an all-time high, KPMG reports—regarding performance this year. About 95% of semiconductor company leaders forecast their revenue to grow this year—68% of them at 11% or more. Further, 88% expect to expand capital spending and workforces this year.
- About 70% of the industry's growth this year will be driven by just three user industries: automotive, computation, and data storage/wireless.
The highly digital focus of the United States should continue to drive demand for chip stocks, keeping tech as a market driver.
Sheaff Brock is an SEC-registered, fee-only independent investment firm striving to enhance portfolios of growth- and income-oriented investors, managing $1.0 billion in assets nationwide as of 6/30/2022. Managing Director David Gilreath contributes investment commentary to CNBC.com, TD Ameritrade Network, and Financial Advisor magazine. Visit Sheaff Brock YouTube for information.
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Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, LLC ("SBIA") is an SEC-registered investment advisor founded in 2001. Clients or prospective clients are directed to SBIA's Form ADV Part 2A prior to deciding to participate in any portfolio or making any investment decision. The views and opinions in the preceding commentary are subject to change without notice and are as of the date of the report. There is no guarantee that any market forecast set forth in the commentary will be realized. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time, should not be relied upon as investment advice, and is not intended to predict or depict performance of any investment.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union has reached tentative agreement on a new, four-year contract on behalf of roughly 2,000 members of four local unions at Cleveland-Cliffs' mines in Minnesota and Michigan.
USW District 11 Director Emil Ramirez, who chaired the negotiations, thanked union members for working throughout the pandemic and standing together in solidarity for a fair contract.
"Mining and processing iron ore is the first step in making steel, and these essential workers have earned and deserve a fair contract," Ramirez said. "The proposed agreement provides important economic and contract language improvements that will improve working conditions along with the standard of living for USW members and their families."
The tentative agreement improves current wages, bolsters existing health insurance provisions for workers and retirees without increasing costs and includes a commitment for Cliffs to reinvest in the USW represented facilities over its term.
"Steelworkers will be safer at work and their jobs and benefits more secure under the tentative agreement," Ramirez said. "Cliffs has committed to a plan to invest in its USW facilities that will enable future generations of USW members to support their families and sustain their communities."
"Our members have faced challenges in the past and know what it takes to lead the industry through its up and down cycles," Ramirez said. "We will face the challenges ahead with confidence knowing our plants run best when management and our union work together to solve problems for the benefit of everyone."
The USW (on the web at http://www.usw.org) represents 850,000 men and women employed in manufacturing, metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers in tech, public sector and service occupations.
Contact: Tony Montana – (412) 562-2592 or tmontana@usw.org
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King Charles vows to serve with 'loyalty, respect and love' in first address to nation
Despite his grief, the King has already started carrying out royal duties, holding his first audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss and greeting well-wishers gathered outside Buckingham Palace earlier on Friday.
Friday 9 September 2022 18:48, UK
King Charles has vowed to serve the people of the United Kingdom with "loyalty, respect, and love" during his first televised address to the nation.
Offering words of comfort following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, the King paid tribute to her "love, affection, guidance, understanding and example" in a speech from Buckingham Palace.
"Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived; a promise with destiny kept and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all today," he said.
Memorial service for Queen being held at St Paul's Cathedral - live updates
"Throughout her life, Her Majesty The Queen - my beloved mother - was an inspiration and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mother."
A memorial service for the Queen is being held at St Paul's Cathedral, with 2,000 members of the public joining politicians, including the prime minister, to watch his address.
Speaking from the Blue Drawing Room of the palace, where his mother recorded some of her Christmas messages, His Majesty dedicated part of his speech to other senior royals, including his wife and children.
Of Camilla, now the Queen Consort, he said: "I know she will bring to the demands of her new role the steadfast devotion to duty on which I have come to rely so much."
Speaking about his eldest son Prince William, who is now the Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, the King said he would "continue to inspire" alongside his wife, Catherine.
He expressed his love for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan "as they continue to build their lives overseas" - in what could be considered a symbol of his bid for reconciliation amid past troubles with the couple.
As he begins his reign, the King also set out his changing role, saying it will "no longer be possible" for him to give as much "time and energies to the charities and issues" he cares "so deeply" about.
'To my darling Mama...'
King Charles sat to deliver his address, with a posy of sweet peas mixed with rosemary placed on a desk in front of him, which represents remembrance.
"On behalf of all my family, I can only offer the most sincere and heartfelt thanks for your condolences and support," the King said.
"They mean more to me than I can ever possibly express.
"And to my darling Mama, as you begin your last great journey to join my dear late Papa, I want simply to say this: thank you."
He thanked the Queen for her "love and devotion" before concluding his address with a quote from the William Shakespeare play Hamlet.
"May 'flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest'," His Majesty said.
Monarch already carrying out royal duties
The address was broadcast after King Charles was seen meeting well-wishers waiting outside Buckingham Palace.
He shook hands with dozens of people, and was also hugged and kissed before walking through the palace gates with his wife by his side.
Despite his grief, the monarch has already started carrying out royal duties, holding his first audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss earlier on Friday.
He returned to London with the Queen Consort, after spending Thursday at Balmoral to be with the Queen before she died.
Dressed in a black suit and tie, the grieving King left the royal residence seated in the back of a car, with his wife in the front passenger seat, as they were driven to Aberdeen airport.
The monarch is due to be proclaimed at the Accession Council at 10am on Saturday in the State Apartments of St James's Palace, Buckingham Palace has said - with the process televised for the first time in history.
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The Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market is coming to Edison
Sure, it’s called the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market, but this time it’s going to be held in Edison at the New Jersey Expo Center on Sep. 10. It’s their “back to school jam” event. Typically, the TPRF is held at the Cure Arena in Trenton.
The TPRFM is held three times a year and organizers say this will be the largest one ever
“featuring food trucks, live music, live tattooing and more plus and a carefully curated collection of hundreds of unique artists, makers and small businesses hailing from more than 25+ states (and Canada) that sell everything from Vintage Clothing & Toys, Original Artwork, Vinyl & Cassettes, Oddities & Taxidermy, Handmade Jewelry, Unique Collectibles, Horror Memorabilia, Interesting Curiosities, Antiques & Collectibles, Comics, Original Artwork, Cosplay Contests & more.” https://www.trentonprfm.com/
For this edition of the TPRFM, there will be 400+ vendors covering 85,000 square feet of the convention center.
One of the celebrity guests scheduled to appear is Brian “I’m not even supposed to be here today” O’ Halloran from Clerks I, II, and III as well as other Kevin Smith films. Other celebrity guests include horror icon Father Evil and Cooper Andrews from the Walking Dead.
Some of the food trucks include Pirate Pete’s Soda Pop Company, el Lichon de Negron Puerto Rican food, the Little Sicilian Rice Balls, G’ Day Gourmet, the Spirit of San Juan, and Smoke n’ Roll BBQ.
Admission is $10 cash at the door, with kids 10 and under free.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Sonny Perdue stopped by the Georgia capitol on Friday on the morning of his 50th wedding anniversary to pick up some jewelry – his medallion of office — as he was officially invested as chancellor of the University System of Georgia while declaring his goal that the system be recognized as the best in the nation.
“Georgia’s public colleges and universities open the door of opportunity for everyone, and they provide great value to the state of Georgia,” Perdue said in a speech, citing distinguished graduates of even less well-known institutions like Dalton State College and Columbus State University.
Gov. Brian Kemp, House Speaker David Ralston and others saluted the former two-term governor and U.S. agriculture secretary at the ceremony, which came after regents chose Perdue in March to lead the 340,000-student system.
Kemp, university system leaders and others lavished praise on Perdue with tributes to his prior career as a state senator and Georgia’s first modern-day Republican governor.
“After all that he has done, the man has nothing left to prove, but yet here he is,” said former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton, who was a lawyer for Perdue and appointed by Perdue to the state high court.
Perdue, 75, took over in April only after Kemp realigned the 19-member Board of Regents to remove several regents who had stalled the appointment for months. Some students and faculty opposed Perdue as unqualified for the position.
He’s being paid $523,900 a year to oversee 26 universities and colleges that spend a collective $9.2 billion, including $3.12 billion in state tax money and $3.13 billion in student tuition.
The new chancellor calls his position “maybe the most impactful job I’ve ever had.” He has signaled continuity with key policies pushed by former Chancellor Steve Wrigley, including guiding students to progress toward degrees and graduate on time, as well as holding down tuition.
Perdue presided over years of belt-tightening as governor, but takes the reins of the sprawling university system at a time when state budgets are fat. Lawmakers sent the universities $230 million to roll back student costs by an average of 7.6% this fall, eliminating a special institutional fee that schools had been charging atop tuition for more than a decade.
“The Board of Regents is committed to keeping costs low as the best way for them to complete a degree," Perdue said. “Inexpensive does not mean inferior. It means value.”
But Perdue faces the challenge of declining enrollment at a number of smaller regional institutions. He announced earlier this week that 24 of the 26 institutions will again waive SAT and ACT test scores for students being admitted in 2023. The University of Georgia and Georgia Tech will be the only exceptions.
A native of the middle Georgia town of Bonaire, Perdue earned a doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Georgia. Georgia Tech President Angel Cabrera gave Perdue a tie that includes colors of all the system's schools, telling Perdue he will “no longer have to worry about playing favorites when you get dressed for work.”
Perdue's biggest new initiative so far has been seeking more data to guide decisions for the sprawling system. He said that's key to spurring further improvements.
“Remember, I may not look like it, but I’m a facts-based data geek," Perdue said.
He also said publishing more data will boost public confidence in the system at a time when some question the politics of universities and some high school students are choosing to go straight into a job market starved for workers.
“We want to be trustworthy," Perdue said." We want to earn the public’s trust, and that means being willing to hold ourselves accountable.”
Perdue also says he wants to do more to keep students from leaving the state to seek an education.
“Now I feel like I’ve become a possessive grandpa," he said. "I don’t want any of them to think they need to leave the state to get a good education.”
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King Charles III is addressing the nation for the first time since the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. DW has the latest.
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King Charles III is addressing the public in a speech at Bucking Palace in his first speech after taking reign shortly.
He called Elizabeth "an inspiration, an example to me and to all my family. And we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother, for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example."
"Queen Elizabeth's was a life well lived. A promise with destiny kept. And she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all today," he said, referring to one of his mother's most famous speeches.
"Alongside the personal grief that all my family are feeling, we also share with so many of you, in the United Kingdom, in all the countries where the queen was head of state, in the Commonwealth, and across the world, a deep sense of gratitude for the more than 70 years in which my mother, as queen, served the people of so many nations," Charles said.
The king also highlighted his mother's "fearless embrace of progress" while abiding by tradition. "When she came to the throne, Britain was still coping with the aftermath of WWII and led by conventions of earlier times," Charles went on to say. Yet, in her lifetime, Britain had become a country of "many cultures and many faiths", with institutions changing in turn.
Charles III has welcomed the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss — who was appointed by his mother Queen Elizabeth II three days ago before her tragic death in Balmoral on Thursday — to a private audience at Buckingham Palace.
The audience signifies an important constitutional meeting between the UK's head of state and its political leader. The private meetings will be held once a week, with some exceptions, from now on and have been a tradition between the head of state and PM.
It is expected that the new PM will express her condolences to the king as well as discussing any matters of state.
Both the king and the new prime minister took their respective offices at a time of heightened concern about the energy crisis, the soaring cost of living, the consequences of Brexit as well as Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Onlookers and mourners gathered outside Buckingham Palace crowded at the gates to greet King Charles III and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla.
Thousands greeted their arrival with cheers, as the royal convoy arrived, accompanied by cheers of "God save the king."
Charles exited the car to shake hands with members of the public who came to greet him and share their condolences. Some offered the the king flowers, and offered their sympathies.
The king then quietly walked in front of the gates of Buckingham Palace, accompanied by Camilla. The two inspected flowers and notes laid by well-wishers.
The 73-year-old monarch is expected to meet with Prime Minister Liz Truss and deliver a speech to the nation later in the evening.
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla took in the sea of flowers and tributes laid outside Buckingham Palace
King Charles III and his wife Camilla, now known as Queen Consort, have landed at an airbase near London.
The two left Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where members of the royal family gathered following the death of the queen.
Footage showed Charles and Camilla wearing black and getting in an official royal car. They are now headed to Buckingham Palace.
The king is taking the throne at a time of upheaval — when many in the UK are worried about the energy crisis, dealing with the soaring cost of living and the consequences of Brexit, as well as Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
A special gun salute took place in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Troops fired cannons 96 times — one shot for every year of the queen's life.
Earlier on Friday, bells tolled across Britain as the nation started its 10-days of mourning.
The gun salute was set up in several areas of the UK — including at the Tower of London, Edinburgh, York, Stonehenge, Cardiff, and on board Royal Navy ships — as well as in British commonwealth countries.
Prime Minister Liz Truss, who was appointed to the role just days ago, is heading a special session in Parliament to honor Queen Elizabeth II.
"Her devotion to duty remains an example to us all," Truss told lawmakers. The queen's death has caused a "heartfelt outpouring of grief" around the world.
The prime minister said the UK's new monarch, King Charles III, has a clear sense of duty and service. Truss urged lawmakers to support the monarch, ending her remarks with the words: "God save the King."
Kier Starmer, the head of the opposition Labour Party, said that the queen's loss is being felt profoundly not just due to her 70 years on the throne, but "because in spirit, she stood among us."
Katharina Barley, Vice President of the European Parliament and a German-British citizen, said Queen Elizabeth II absence is being felt across Europe.
"I always felt that she was a dedicated diplomat, but someone with a strong link to Europe, to the continent, but to the European Union also," Barley said in an interview with DW.
The European lawmaker said the late queen "was always the greatest ambassador for her country." She noted Elizabeth's role in helping repair British and German relations after World War II, and noted that "it was always a moment of joy and honor for us" when the queen traveled to Germany on state visits.
"She was such an example in so many ways — in discipline, in how she carried out her duties. She was a guarantee for stability. And stability is something we desperately need especially in these days," Barley told DW.
Looking ahead to Elizabeth's eldest son and successor, King Charles III, Barley said it will be important for him to bring people together across the UK's divided society.
It is important for him to " be the bridge between all these different people in his home country. That will be the big question, because that is the function of monarchy in modern days," the European Parliament vice president said.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a short televised statement on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, offering Berlin's condolences.
"Great Britain lost its queen — the world lost the figure of a century," Scholz said in the German capital, saying that she "devoted her life to the service" of her country.
Her death "moves and touches every one of us," the chancellor said. The flower tributes piled up outside Buckingham Palace and outside the British Embassy in Berlin also show "the place Queen Elizabeth had in everyone's hearts, here in Germany as well."
"The queen embodied the best of our common European legacy, democracy and the rule of law," Scholz said.
He said the German government wishes her successor, King Charles III, all the best in his new role and "strength" in the time to come.
In a statement issued by Buckingham Palace, King Charles III expressed his "wish" for a period of mourning to be observed from Friday until seven days after Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
"The date of the funeral will be confirmed in due course," the statement read.
Flags at royal residences were lowered to half-mast following the queen's death and will remain that way until the end of the mourning period, while royal residences will remain closed.
The statement also issued guidance to members of the public seeking to leave flower tributes at royal properties, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral Castle.
One day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday at the age of 96, a state of mourning has officially begun across the United Kingdom.
Several official, and impromptu, memorial events are being held in honor of the late queen on Friday.
King Charles III and his wife Camilla, now known as the Queen Consort, will return to London — traveling from back from Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where the queen passed away.
Charles will meet with Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace, as well as hold several meetings organizing the queen's funeral.
Lawmakers will gather for a special session at the Houses of Parliament at noon, which is set to last for 10 hours. Truss will lead the session, as well as attend a service in memory of the queen at St. Paul's Cathedral.
Bells will ring-out at in the afternoon, followed by a gun salute in London's Hyde Park and other locations. There are 96 gun salutes planned, one for each year of the queen's life.
In the evening, Charles will deliver his first televised address as king, speaking to the grieving nation.
Many aspects of life in Britain are set to change with the accession of Charles to the throne, starting with changes to the names of institutions across Britain and the Commonwealth.
The new king will replace the queen's effigy on currency and cypher on insignia. He will appear on coins and banknotes in Britain and around the world, including the obverse of coins of the East Caribbean dollar, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Britain's national anthem will also now change, shifting to the male-version lyrics of "God Save the King", which is also a national anthem in New Zealand and the royal anthem in Australia and Canada.
British passports will have to be updated with a change in the wording on the inside cover, similar text used in Australian, Canadian and New Zealand passports will also have to change.
The Queen's English is set to become the King's English, while the iconic Queen's Guard also changes its name and the police no longer preserves the queen's peace.
A large number of other changes, including senior lawyers changing from being a QC (Queen's Counsel) to a KC, the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court becoming the king's bench, Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End becoming His Majesty's, will also be implemented.
The death of Queen Elizabeth II sparked a wave of condolences from all over the world. Elizabeth passed away peacefully on Thursday at the age of 96 at her Balmoral residence in Scotland, Buckingham Palace announced.
Following the queen's death, her eldest son replaced her as monarch, taking the title King Charles III.
Serving on the throne for 70 years, she was the country's longest-ruling monarch and was remembered fondly by current and former world leaders who met with the late queen.
US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden went to the British Embassy to pay their respects, describing Elizabeth as a "stateswoman of unmatched dignity."
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised the queen's role in helping repair ties between the UK and Germany following World War II, saying she was "an example and inspiration to millions."
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BERLIN (AP) — Environmentalists claimed a small legal victory Friday after a court in Germany said it would continue hearing a case brought by a farmer seeking to force automaker Volkswagen to end the sale of combustion engine vehicles.
Ulf Allhoff-Cramer says drier soil and heavier rains due to climate change are harming his fields, cattle and commercial forests. He argues that Volkswagen is partly to blame for this, as the mass production of vehicles running on gasoline contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere.
During a first hearing in May, a regional court in the western German town of Detmold appeared to cast doubt on those claims, with judges asking the plaintiff to provide further details to back up their legal arguments.
On Friday, the court again asked for further details and set a new hearing for Feb. 3.
“To me, this is a first success because we weren’t dismissed here and don’t have to go to appeals,” said Roda Verheyen, the plaintiff’s lawyer.
Environmental group Greenpeace, which supports the case, said it’s the first time that a court will consider whether a car manufacturer can be forced to change its business practices to prevent climate-related harm to a plaintiff’s health and property.
The group accused VW of relying on the arguments of climate change skeptics to avoid bringing forward its current deadline for ending the sale of combustion engine vehicles from 2040.
The automaker has objected to the 62-year-old farmer’s claim that it can be directly linked to any climate-related damages he has suffered. VW also pointed to its massive effort to shift production to electric vehicles in the coming years and said it was confident that judges in Detmold would eventually dismiss the case.
Allhoff-Cramer said the court’s decision to wait five months before holding another hearing was disappointing.
“The climate crisis is escalating and we’re running out of time,” he said.
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HOUSTON — A Houston family has been reunited with their furry companion who went missing about a year and a half ago.
Houston SPCA said on Thursday the missing boxer, Cash, was found emaciated and with an injured back leg overnight. SPCA took cash to their animal hospital where he was treated and scanned for a microchip.
Veterinary staff found that Cash was in fact microchipped and identified Jessica Ochoa as his owner. Ochoa said her family has been searching for Cash since he slipped out of their backyard about a year and a half ago.
Jessica and her husband, Justin Carpenter, told SPCA they already have brand new toys at home for Cash's return. They said they were excited to surprise their daughter with the news.
SPCA encourages all pet owners to not only microchip their pets but make sure their contact information is up-to-date. The organization says they reunite nearly 300 pets with their owners every year.
If you see an injured unowned animal, you can contact SPCA's animal ambulance at 713-880-HELP (4357).
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BOONE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia State Police, along with the FBI, are looking for evidence in a cold case in Boone County.
The search for human remains is happening in the Jeffery/Hewett Area near an old cold tipple.
The WVSP tells 13 News that the search is in relation to a cold case after receiving a tip.
No other information is available at this time.
This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as new information becomes available.
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High school football player collapsed after game, needs open heart surgery
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD/Gray News) – Freshman running back Zaidyn Ward made the final touchdown during his high school’s football game before collapsing on the field.
“He went into the huddle with his coach. The coach was telling him to lift his head up, and he was trying to do that. Once he finally lifted his head like that, he fell back and collapsed,” Zaidyn’s mother Cassandra Combs told KCBD.
The 14-year-old’s heart had stopped.
Combs said an athletic trainer shocked his heart to revive him.
“The trainer from Monterey saved him, and if she wouldn’t have been out there, Zaidyn would have been dead,” Combs said.
Zaidyn’s heart actually stopped twice. After he was revived a second time, the teen had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital.
Combs said doctors ran several tests on her son and ultimately flew him to a children’s hospital in Fort Worth for an angiogram procedure.
“So, it’s not really good news,” Combs said. “So, their best option that they’re saying is to do open heart surgery on him.”
Combs is not sure when doctors will do that surgery.
They expected to leave the hospital on Thursday, but it could be another week or two before they go home.
Zaidyn won’t be playing football for a while, which is a sport he’s always loved.
“Sports are his life, that’s what he likes. But if it comes down to it, your heart, I mean your health, comes first,” Combs said.
Combs is out of work caring for her son while he is getting treatment. She said affording everything can be challenging, so a GoFundMe has been set up to help with expenses.
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WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, September 9, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Imperial County in southeastern California...
* Until 330 PM PDT.
* At 1029 AM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area including in Mexico. Between 0.5
and 2 inches of rain have fallen over a large area south of the
border. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ocotillo, Mountain Spring, Coyote Wells and Seeley.
This includes the following highways...
CA Interstate 8 near mile marker 1...and
between mile markers 10 and 18.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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SOUTH BAY, Fla. — A man was found shot dead Thursday night in South Bay, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
The incident occurred at 9:19 p.m. in Northwest Tenth Avenue and West Palm Beach Road.
Deputies responded to the scene and found an unresponsive man lying in the road with gunshot wounds.
No arrests have been made.
The victim's name has not been released.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS.
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aya Healthcare, the largest healthcare staffing company in the U.S., was named to Fortune's list of Best Workplaces in Healthcare, for the third year in a row. Aya was recognized for its steadfast commitment to providing exceptional experiences for its employees and ensuring a positive, welcoming environment where team members can thrive and excel in their career. From recognizing hard work with quarterly awards to fun, philanthropic team-building events, Aya consistently exceeds expectations for its employees and fosters an environment of purpose and meaning.
Fortune partnered with Great Place to Work® to produce a prestigious list based on more than 1 million employee survey responses and data from companies representing over 6.1 million employees. 90% of surveyed Aya employees said it's a great place to work compared to 57% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company. Furthermore, 97% said they felt welcomed when they joined Aya and 94% believe that management is honest and ethical in its business practices.
Per the US Census Bureau, healthcare makes up one of the fastest-growing sectors in the nation, with 22 million people working in the industry. Aya Healthcare and its 6,000+ corporate employees have a proven track record of delivering unparalleled accountability and exceptional experiences at every touchpoint, offering industry-leading innovative solutions.
"Trust is earned and not given, and we're honored that our employees trust us to always do what's right," said Amber Zeeb, Chief People Officer and EVP, Global Employee Services & Infrastructure at Aya Healthcare. "We know we have the best and brightest agents of change and will do everything we can to support our employees reaching their fullest potential."
Everyone's voice matters at Aya. Aya constantly seeks employee feedback with company-wide questionnaires and surveys throughout the year for improving areas of the organization. The company prioritizes mental health and physical well-being for its employees and offers a variety of wellness programs year-round, including virtual exercise, meditation and mental health classes.
With corporate headquarters are in San Diego, California, a majority of Aya's employees have the option of working in the office or remotely. Aya is always searching for top talent to join their industry-leading team. If you're interested in a career that allows you to make a lasting impact every day, apply today: https://www.ayahealthcare.com/corporate-careers.
Aya Healthcare is a data-driven market leader in healthcare staffing. Through its transformative use of technology and digital engagement, Aya has become the largest healthcare staffing company in the United States. Aya's managed marketplace hosts the largest pool of active job seekers with algorithm-driven personalized touchpoints to drive further engagement and adds transparency and unrivaled efficiency to healthcare systems. While technology drives efficiency and scale, Aya employees power the company to deliver unparalleled accountability and exceptional experiences for clients and clinicians. Aya's company culture is rooted in giving back and supports organizations around food security, education, healthcare, safe shelter and equity. To learn more about Aya Healthcare, visit www.ayahealthcare.com.
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Throughout the last decade, the U.S. has seen immense growth in frequent internet usage, as one-third of Americans say they're online constantly, while 9 out of 10 say they surf the web several times a week, according to a March 2021 Pew Research poll.
That immense surge in activity has helped people stay more connected to one another, but it's also allowed for the widespread proliferation and exposure of hate speech. One fix that social media companies and other online networks have relied on is artificial intelligence—to varying degrees of success.
For companies with giant user bases, like Meta, artificial intelligence is a key, if not necessary tool for detecting hate speech — as there are too many users and pieces of violative content to be reviewed by the thousands of human content moderators already employed by the company. AI can help alleviate that burden by scaling up or down to fill in those gaps based on new influxes of users.
Facebook, for instance, has seen massive growth, from 400 million users in the early 2010s to more than two billion by the end of the decade. Between January and March 2022, Meta took action on more than 15 million pieces of hate speech content on Facebook. Roughly 95% of that was detected proactively by Facebook with the help of AI.
That combination of AI and human moderators can still let huge misinformation themes fall through the cracks. Paul Barrett, deputy director of NYU's Stern Center for Human Rights, found that every day, 3 million Facebook posts are flagged for review by 15,000 Facebook content moderators. The ratio of moderators to users is one to 160,000.
"If you have a volume of that nature, those humans, those people are going to have an enormous burden of making decisions on hundreds of discrete items each work day," Barrett said.
Another issue: AI detected to root out hate speech is primarily trained by text and still images. This means that video content, especially if it's live, is much more difficult to automatically detect as possible hate speech.
Zeve Sanderson is the founding executive director of NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics.
"Live video is incredibly difficult to moderate because it's live, you know, we've seen this unfortunately recently with some tragic shootings where, you know, people have used live video in order to spread, you know, sort of content related to that. And even though actually platforms have been relatively quick to respond to that. We've seen copies of those videos spread, so it's not just the original video, but also the ability to just sort of to record it and then share it in other forms. So, so live is extraordinarily challenging," Sanderson said.
And, many AI systems are not robust enough to be able to detect that hate speech in real-time. Extremism researcher Linda Schiegl told Newsy that this has become a problem in online multiplayer games where players can use voice chat to spread hateful ideologies or thoughts.
"It's really difficult for automatic detection to pick stuff up because if you're you're talking about weapons or you're talking about sort of how are we going to, I don't know, a take on this school or whatever it could be in the game. And so artificial intelligence or automatic detection is really difficult in gaming spaces. And so, it would have to be something that is more sophisticated than that or done by hand, which is really difficult, I think, even for these companies," Schiegl said.
This story was originally published by Tyler Adkisson on Newsy.com
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kane Brown knows a hit when he hears one, whether it’s a tribute to ’90s country or a collaboration with an R&B star or DJ that might light up the dance floor.
The 28-year-old multi-hyphenate who broke out on social media has let his ear for what’s hot lead his uncharted path in country music, all the way up to his third record “Different Man” out Friday.
But even after a string of eight No. 1 Billboard Country Airplay songs, Brown took his time finding the special song his fans have been begging him for: a duet with his wife, Katelyn.
“We’ve had, like, four other songs that we were going to do,” Brown said, of his wife, who was also an aspiring singer-songwriter when they met in 2015.
Nothing felt right until he heard a song — the only one on the album that he didn’t co-write — that fit her style, which Brown describes in the vein of the big vocal pop like Whitney or Mariah. He’s so confident “Thank God” is a hit, he’s ready to pitch it as an awards show performance.
“After we recorded it, I was like, ‘Are you going to sing this on the ACMs?’ And she’s like, ‘No.’ And I was like, ‘This is going to be the biggest song on the record,’” Brown said with a grin.
Brown has a right to feel confident in his song choices and his production. His latest hit, “Like I Love Country Music” shot to No. 1 on the country airplay chart and his cross-genre songs with artists like Khalid, Marshmello and Becky G have exposed him to a worldwide audience that recognizes his name and smooth baritone.
But behind the scenes of the industry, he’s pushing into new territory. He co-produced his new record, has hosted awards shows, started his own record label and was the first male country artist to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards last month, a show that generally doesn’t court a country fanbase. During his last tour he played every NBA arena in the country, often sporting a jersey for each team on stage.
Brown has already jumped over genre lines and his sights are set on international audiences with tour stops in Australia, the United Kingdom and Europe in the coming months.
Last year, he launched his label, 1021 Entertainment, in partnership with Sony Music Nashville, where he handpicked its first band, Restless Road, after meeting the trio years ago while they were all trying out for “X Factor.” For Brown, the ambition to succeed extends all the way back to when he was often told he wasn’t the right look or fit for country music, even though his mother’s country records were the first ones he learned to sing.
“I tried to fight to get into Nashville for the longest,” Brown said. “People were just like, ‘Nah nah.’ And then when it started selling, that’s when people started coming to the door. And so I felt like I’m really good at finding talent, especially on social media, because I’m always on social media, so I might as well just try and help people even faster.”
Brown didn’t just give Restless Road a record deal — he’s also given them a masterclass in touring and songwriting, as they’ve been opening his tour stops and earned a co-write on Brown’s new record.
“He’s someone we’re always playing our songs for,” said Zach Beeken, one of the three singers and songwriters in Restless Road. “We take his opinion very seriously and he’s always looking to make sure that we’re highlighting ourselves and our strengths and really finding our sound every time we put out a song.”
Brown’s album is built for his playlist generation audience, whether its going toe-to-toe on the title track duet with Blake Shelton, co-writing with pop singer-songwriter Mike Posner, to getting Brooks & Dunn in the studio to add their distinctive voices to a ’90s country tribute song.
While Brown has often been welcomed by other artists to collaborate outside of the country genre, he’s going it solo on a trappy pop single called “Grand” that he hopes will further establish himself on non-country playlists.
“That was the scariest thing — just doing it by myself and not having a feature on it, but we got all positive feedback from radio and the editorial playlists for streaming,” he said. “ESPN loves it. I heard it on the ESPYS before it came out.”
Now his next goal is to celebrate a hit song with his wife and the mother of his two kids.
“I want to share a No. 1 with her so I can relive what it feels like to have a No. 1 and just relive it through her,” he said.
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BOULDER, Colo. — It's a question that's started a debate in communities across the country: should schools keep overdose-reversing spray Narcan in classrooms or on campus?
As opioid overdoses continue to rise, especially among teens, more and more schools are saying yes.
After multiple students overdosed in the Boulder Valley School District in Boulder, Colorado, the community and the district worked together to get Narcan stocked in schools to help save the next student who overdoses from dying.
“The opioid crisis that's happening across the United States is scary, and people are dying, and families are affected. It's a really big deal,” said Jennifer Kerker, a registered nurse and school nurse consultant at Monarch High School in Boulder.
A study from UCLA found that the rate of overdose deaths among U.S. teenagers nearly doubled in 2020, then went up again in the first half of 2021.
That's why Kerker says schools need to be ready to help.
“The only problem with Narcan is not having it when you need it,” said Kerker. “Students want to protect themselves. They want to protect their friends, and parents want to help keep their students safe. Narcan is one way we can do that.”
In the short time since her school had Narcan, Kerker had to use it on a student that was unresponsive.
“Having this medication and knowing we had it in the bag was actually really reassuring. We didn't hesitate. I gave it, and I was glad I had it on hand.”
More than half of states now allow school systems to stock Narcan in schools, and seven states require it for either high schools or colleges. Those states include Oregon, Arizona, Tennessee, Maryland, Rhode Island, Washington, and Connecticut.
However, many say having the option to have Narcan isn't enough because even in states where Narcan is allowed, many schools still don't stock it.
In 2022, students have overdosed and died in schools in Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada and New Jersey.
Despite the grim reality, there is hope, too. A school in Kansas City that carried Narcan was able to save a student's life.
In Boulder, Colorado, Dad Ryan Christoff saw Narcan bring his own teenage daughter back to life.
“Her lips were blue. Her face was kind of a pale green,” recalled Christoff. “I was, you know, shaking her, trying to wake her up, you know, just yelling her name.”
Christoff didn't know Sofia was using drugs, but police used Narcan just in case. It worked.
“I don't look at it like that was the day she overdosed,” said Christoff. “I look at it like that was the day that my daughter was brought back to life."
Christoff is so grateful for his daughter’s second chance and for the fact that Sofia's school is one that now carries Narcan. Christoff is now a community advocate dedicated to getting rid of the stigma around using Narcan and is educating parents and nearby schools.
“We need to face that head-on, with our eyes open and realize, 'OK, people are using drugs and they're dying. Let's start with harm reduction. How can we keep them from dying?'"
The good news, Christoff said, is that help is free. The company that makes Narcan will send any school two boxes of doses at no cost.
Christoff just hopes schools see the value in a simple tool that can have a deep impact on our students.
“I'm positive that by the schools having it, they are going to save a lot of lives,” said Christoff.
Christoff said he is proud of his community for embracing the mission to help save student lives. The school district worked with Boulder County Public Health on this project and involved the entire community.
“Boulder County Public Health works closely with our school districts to reduce overdoses, including training on accessing and administering Naloxone,” said Lexi Nolen, interim executive director. “Taking even one pill can be a fatal mistake if it contains even a small amount of fentanyl, and there is no way to be sure of the pill’s content.”
BCPH recommends following these steps to help prevent overdoses:
- Assume that any pills purchased from a non-pharmacy source may contain a lethal dose of fentanyl and follow all precautions to prevent and respond to an overdose.
- Ensure that you, and those you are with, carry Naloxone and know how to administer it. Naloxone can reverse the effects of opioid overdoses. Fentanyl is stronger and may require additional doses of Naloxone.
- Always call 911 if you suspect someone has overdosed. Colorado has the Good Samaritan Law, and you will not be charged with drug possession in amounts for personal consumption if you call 911 and remain present until help arrives.
- Don’t use alone. If you can’t be with someone else, plan to have someone check in on you so that they can come help you if needed. If you are with someone else who is also going to use, have someone else check in with both of you.
- Start with a small dose every time you have something new. You can always add more, but you cannot subtract.
- Test your drugs using fentanyl strips. However, if it does not alert to fentanyl, it does not mean it is not there. The fentanyl may still be in another untested part of the pill or another unknown synthetic.
Resources:
• Overdose prevention: boco.org/overdose-prevention [boco.org]
• How to dispose of drugs: boco.org/TheWorksProgram [boco.org]
• Talk to a harm reduction specialist: Georgia Babatsikos, 303-441-1100
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The Company expects to turn profitable in 2023
HAIKOU, China, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JX Luxventure Limited (Nasdaq: LLL) (the "Company"), a company delivering comprehensive products solutions to global high-net-worth families serviced by our business customers with business segments covering tourism, duty-free cross-border merchandise, eCommerce and B2B SAAS solutions, and menswear, today announced financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Financial Highlights for the Sixth Months of 2022
- Delivered strong top-line growth year over year. Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $52.3 million compared to $12.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of 312% from last year.
- Total revenue from the travel and duty-free cross-border merchandize business segments for the first half of 2022 were $51.5 million, compared to $10.2 million for the same period last year.
- Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was reduced by $0.2 million, a 6.6% improvement compared to the same period last year.
- Continued duty-free product portfolio expansion. In the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company expanded its duty-free cross border merchandise portfolio to include the pet food sector and has signed a US$100 million related contract expected to be completed by end of 2023.
- Travel and cross-border merchandize business segments are expecting to reach profitability on an adjusted basis in 2022.
The Company is expected to turn profitable in 2023 as the global travel industry started to rebound from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Company has made material improvements and ongoing investments in its business and products.
Ms. Sun "Ice" Lei, Chief Executive Officer of the Company commented: "We hit the ground running and delivered a strong revenue growth in the first half of 2022. This is the third financial reports in a row which we delivered robust growth. We are pleased with the implementation of our turnaround strategy while our menswear business continues its recovery from Covid.
Our duty-free cross-border team has been moving quickly to identify high quality and in-demand foreign products to introduce to the consumer market in China. In addition, our travel team was able to establish more tangible partnerships with our partners in the airlines, high-end hotels and lifestyle experience industries to create value for our shareholders. We now partner with 17 major airlines, which represents 51% of airline operators in China.
Our differentiated product offerings and leading market position helped driving our record revenue in the first half of 2022. As we anticipate the steady demand for premium and foreign made consumer products in China, and the rebound of the premium travel experiences globally, we continue to pivot our operation to focus on the two business segments. Through our operation streamline effort, financial discipline, ownership mindset and innovative product offerings, we are taking the steps toward to the Company's sustainable profitability.
While we are on the journey to transform our company, we remain committed to be in full compliance with all the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and Nasdaq listing requirements. We are confident that we will continue to be a strong and compliant public listed company years ahead."
Recent initiatives
- Started providing technology consulting services and solutions for NFT-based virtual host to be used on live stream platforms. The newly established eCommerce solution segment provides a technology driven global B2B trading platform for its business customers. Its solution products include cross-border cloud-based warehouse, digital payment systems, supply chain and logistics management, etc. The Company has been engaged by travel agencies and online platforms to provide solutions and support operational efficiency improvement.
- Executed major whole-sale contracts with large travel agencies in China in the amount of $20 million. Combined with the Company's continuous effort to expand its partnership with regional and international airlines, the Company is poised to benefit from the post-pandemic travel.
- Expanded the Company's duty-free cross-border product portfolio to include high end pet food products and luxury foreign automobiles. These products are expected to significantly improve the Company's revenue and generate high gross margins.
The Company today filed its six months result report on Form 6-K for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (the "June 2022 Report") with the SEC. The June 2022 Report can be accessed on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
About JX Luxventure Limited
Headquartered in Haikou, China, JX Luxventure Limited is a a company delivering comprehensive products solutions to global high-net-worth families serviced by our business customers with business segments covering tourism, duty-free cross-border merchandise, eCommerce and B2B SAAS solutions, and menswear.To learn more about the Company, please visit its corporate website at en.jxluxventure.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of JX Luxventure Limited, and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, are "forward-looking statements" in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Six Indiana elected officials, including a sheriff and a state representative, have appeared on leaked membership lists of a far-right extremist group that’s accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
More than 38,000 names were included on the leaked Oath Keepers membership list, which was published by the nonprofit transparency collective Distributed Denial of Secrets. The Anti-Defamation League has pored over the names on the membership list and identified hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members from across the nation.
The results of their findings can be seen here.
Appearing in the Oath Keepers’ database doesn’t prove that a person was ever an active member of the group or shares its ideology. Some people on the list contacted by The Associated Press said they were briefly members years ago and are no longer affiliated with the group. Some said they were never dues-paying members. A commissioner contacted by FOX59 said he had been a member of the media who had been writing an article about the group nearly a decade ago.
The ADL found nearly 700 Hoosiers on the membership list, including six elected officials, nine law enforcement members, three military members and five first responders.
All six Indiana elected officials identified on the Oath Keepers membership list ran as Republicans in their respective races.
The following six elected officials were identified by the ADL as appearing on the membership list:
- Michael Vanover, Wells County Commissioner
- Bradley Dean Rogers, Elkhart County Commissioner
- Christopher Judy, Indiana House of Representatives
- Joe Haney, La Porte County Commissioner
- Jamey Noel, Clark County Sheriff
- Michael Sweney, Root Township Board Member, Adams County
State Rep. Christopher Judy represents District 83 encompassing parts of Whitley and Allen counties. Judy assumed office in September 2014 and is up for reelection in November. FOX59 reached out to Judy for a statement but received no response.
Bradley Rogers is a current commissioner and previously served as Elkhart County sheriff. Rogers said he has not been a member of the Oath Keepers in over eight years.
Rogers stated when he joined the Oath Keepers the group centered around non-violent non-compliance with orders that violated individuals’ rights. He said he and many others left the organization once leaders began to talk about there being “blood in the streets” and encouraging or promoting civil war.
“I am an advocate for the protection of individual rights and the Constitution as our rule of law – something that Oath Keepers now stand opposed to. This is why I left the organization those years ago,” Rogers said.
Sheriff Jamey Noel is retired from the Indiana State Police and has served as sheriff of Clark County since 2015. He also appeared on A&E’s television show 60 Days In. Sheriff Noel did not respond to a request for comment.
Wells County Commissioner Michael Vanover was selected by the Wells County Republican Party in January 2021 during a caucus to replace a previous commissioner who resigned. Vanover is up for reelection this November. He did not respond to a request for comment.
La Porte County Commissioner Joe Haney was elected in November 2020. Haney stated the Oath Keepers likely had his information because he was a credentialed member of the media from 2010 to 2020. Haney stated he used to write articles on firearms and spoke with members of the Oath Keepers via email in 2013 and 2014.
“I am not a member,” Haney said. “I’ve never been to any of their events or protests.”
Haney has previously been questioned about his association with the group due to referring to himself as an Oath Keeper in his profile on a firearm review website. The La Porte County attorney publicly called on Haney to denounce the group in 2021. Haney denied being a member of the Oath Keepers at that time as well, saying the term had been taken out of context and not used to reference the official Oath Keeper organization.
Michael Sweney ran in the Republican primary for Root Township Board, Adams County, in May. He couldn’t be reached for comment.
The ADL did not release the names of the Indiana law enforcement officers or military personnel who appeared on the membership list, stating the report is not meant to “dox rank-and-file personnel.” The ADL has contacted the law enforcement agencies affected by the report, however, and stated they will “continue to work with them in addressing the challenges of extremism within their ranks.”
The data leak raises fresh concerns about the presence of extremists in law enforcement and the military who are tasked with enforcing laws and protecting the U.S. It’s especially problematic for public servants to be associated with extremists at a time when lies about the 2020 election are fueling threats of violence against lawmakers and institutions.
“Even for those who claimed to have left the organization when it began to employ more aggressive tactics in 2014, it is important to remember that the Oath Keepers have espoused extremism since their founding, and this fact was not enough to deter these individuals from signing up,” the report says.
The Oath Keepers, founded in 2009 by Stewart Rhodes, is a loosely organized conspiracy theory-fueled group that recruits current and former military, police and first responders. It asks its members to vow to defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” promotes the belief that the federal government is out to strip citizens of their civil liberties and paints its followers as defenders against tyranny.
More than two dozen people associated with the Oath Keepers — including Rhodes — have been charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. Rhodes and four other Oath Keeper members or associates are heading to trial this month on seditious conspiracy charges for what prosecutors have described as a weekslong plot to keep then-President Donald Trump in power.
Armed Oath Keepers have also been involved in armed standoffs with the government prior to Trump being elected. These standoffs include Lincoln, Montana, in 2015 along with joining the Bundy Ranch standoff against the Bureau of Land Management in 2014.
The Oath Keepers had grown quickly along with the wider anti-government movement and used the tools of the internet to spread their message during Barack Obama’s presidency, said Rachel Carroll Rivas, interim deputy director of research with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project. But since Jan. 6 and Rhodes’ arrest, the group has struggled to keep members, she said.
“The image of being associated with Jan. 6 was too much for many of those folks,” she said.
Other national elected officials identified on the Oath Keeper membership list included New Hampshire State Senator Bob Giuda (who claimed to have left the group after the Bundy Ranch standoff); Idaho State Representative Chad Christensen, Alaska State Representative David Eastmen, South Dakota State Representative Phil Jensen, Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers and Sanders County Montana Sheriff Thomas Rummel.
ADL said it found the names of at least 10 people who now work as police chiefs and 11 sheriffs.
Read the full report here.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, September 9, 2022
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
107 PM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central
Galveston and northeastern Brazoria Counties through 130 PM CDT...
At 107 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Santa Fe, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Santa Fe and Hitchcock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 2942 9519 2942 9513 2928 9507 2928 9524
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 358DEG 10KT 2939 9516
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
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First Baptist Atlanta will be the site of this year's Pray Vote Stand Summit
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Research Council and FRC Action today announced the second annual Pray Vote Stand Summit, which replaced FRC Action's previous flagship event since 2006, the Values Voter Summit. The Pray Vote Stand Summit builds on the foundation laid by the Values Voter Summit, addressing issues such as protecting the unborn, the importance of the nuclear family, domestic and international religious freedom, the growing indoctrination in our nation's schools, and much more.
The summit will be held at First Baptist Atlanta in Atlanta, GA from September 14-16, 2022. This year's theme is Pray Vote Stand for Life, building on the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization which overturned Roe v. Wade, the Court's 49-year-old decision which legalized abortion through all nine months of pregnancy.
Family Research Council and FRC Action President Tony Perkins commented:
"Pray. Vote. Stand. These three verbs serve as both points of action and reflection for Christians in our time. These words took on new meaning after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Christians around the country tirelessly prayed, voted, and stood for life for 49 long years. For decades, the pro-life movement has worked tirelessly to see the unjust Roe decision overturned, and this year our collective hope was realized when the Court returned the issue of protecting unborn children to the American people. However, the Court's decision is only the beginning. We must press on and pray for the day when every life in America is protected.
"This Pray Vote Stand Summit will be focused on equipping and encouraging Christians to live out their faith with boldness and courage in such a way that it impacts every aspect of our society."
WHAT: 2nd annual Pray Vote Stand Summit
WHEN: September 14-16th 2022
WHO: Confirmed speakers include:
Dr. George Barna, Senior Research Fellow for the Center for Biblical Worldview, FRC
David Barton, Founder, WallBuilders
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President, Family Research Council
Sam Brownback, former Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
Andrew Brunson, Special Advisor for Religious Freedom, FRC
Dr. Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Carter Conlon, General Overseer, Times Square Church
Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas
Jentezen Franklin, Senior Pastor, Free Chapel
Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia
James Lankford, U.S. Senator, Oklahoma
David Limbaugh, Best-selling Author; Syndicated Columnist
Anne Graham Lotz, Founder and President, AnGeL Ministries
Dr. Albert Mohler, President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Melissa Ohden, Founder, Abortion Survivor's Network
Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council and FRC Action
Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma
Allie Beth Stuckey, Host, BlazeTV's "Relatable"
More confirmed speakers at prayvotestand.org/speakers
WHERE: In-person at First Baptist Atlanta (4400 N Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA) and online at prayvotestand.org/summit.
To obtain media credentials for this event, please email media@frc.org.
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ROANOKE, Va., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Optical Cable Corporation (Nasdaq GM: OCC) ("OCC®") today announced that it will release its third quarter of fiscal year 2022 results on Monday, September 12, 2022. The third quarter results are for the three-month and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2022. The Company will also host a conference call on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Individuals wishing to participate in the conference call should dial (800) 225-9448 in the U.S. or (203) 518-9856 internationally, Conference ID: OCCQ322. For interested individuals unable to join the call, a replay will be available through Monday, September 19, 2022 by dialing (800) 839-5637 or (402) 220-2562. The call will also be broadcast live over the internet and can be accessed by visiting the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.occfiber.com.
As in the past, OCC will answer questions from analysts and fund investors during the conference call. OCC also invites individual investors to submit questions in advance of the conference call. Questions should be submitted in writing to occ-jfwbk@joelefrank.com by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 12, 2022.
Company Information
Optical Cable Corporation ("OCC®") is a leading manufacturer of a broad range of fiber optic and copper data communication cabling and connectivity solutions primarily for the enterprise market and various harsh environment and specialty markets (collectively, the non-carrier markets) and also the wireless carrier market, offering integrated suites of high quality products which operate as a system solution or seamlessly integrate with other providers' offerings. OCC's product offerings include designs for uses ranging from commercial, enterprise network, datacenter, residential and campus installations to customized products for specialty applications and harsh environments, including military, industrial, mining, petrochemical, wireless carrier and broadcast applications. OCC products include fiber optic and copper cabling, fiber optic and copper connectors, specialty fiber optic and copper connectors, fiber optic and copper patch cords, pre-terminated fiber optic and copper cable assemblies, racks, cabinets, datacom enclosures, fiber optic and copper patch panels, face plates, multi-media boxes, fiber optic reels and accessories and other cable and connectivity management accessories. OCC products are designed to meet the most demanding needs of end-users, delivering a high degree of reliability and outstanding performance characteristics.
OCC® is internationally recognized for pioneering the design and production of fiber optic cables for the most demanding military field applications, as well as of fiber optic cables suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, and creating a broad product offering built on the evolution of these fundamental technologies. OCC also is internationally recognized for its role in establishing copper connectivity data communications standards, through its innovative and patented technologies.
Founded in 1983, OCC is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia with offices, manufacturing and warehouse facilities located in each of Roanoke, Virginia, near Asheville, North Carolina and near Dallas, Texas. OCC's facilities are ISO 9001:2015 registered and its Roanoke and Dallas facilities are MIL-STD-790G certified.
Optical Cable Corporation, OCC®, Procyon®, Superior Modular Products, SMP Data Communications, Applied Optical Systems, and associated logos are trademarks of Optical Cable Corporation.
Further information about OCC® is available at www.occfiber.com.
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TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - McLean & Company, the trusted partner of HR and leadership professionals around the world, has released its newest research-driven resource, Use Talent Pools to Support Flexibility in Succession Planning. Succession planning plays a critical role in overall business success as organizations consider resourcing plans for the coming months, making the release of this industry resource particularly timely.
While traditional succession plans are often considered ineffective in dynamic work environments, McLean & Company's industry resource is intended to help organizations use talent pools to create role groups to develop cross-functional capabilities for more effective planning in an uncertain climate.
The research indicates that talent pools are a source of potential successors for a specific role group that consists of more than two individuals. In a talent pool, the grouping of critical roles requiring similar or comparable competencies such as knowledge, skills, and attributes is called a role group. To put it simply, role groups can share a talent pool of potential successors who may be viable candidates for any of the roles within the group. "Succession planning has evolved into a key business imperative that continuously supports an organization's ability to maintain and grow talent for critical roles at all levels," says Mardi Walker, executive counselor at McLean & Company. "With the ongoing uncertainty and challenges in the labor market and economy at present, it is especially important for organizations to have talent pools in place."
According to McLean & Company's research, in order for organizations to plan for succession efficiently and successfully, the approach must keep up with rapid changes in the work and operating environment. Organizations need to build their talent pipeline from within to ensure critical roles are filled with the best talent and to reduce vacancy periods, especially during a period where recruitment efforts are particularly challenging. Using talent pools and role groups broadens the opportunities for internal career mobility and improves retention.
"Effectively using talent pools allows organizations to not only be nimble in responding to unexpected workforce changes, but to provide the development and growth opportunities employees want and expect," explains Walker.
McLean & Company's research explains how talent pools add flexibility to succession planning and can provide organizations with numerous benefits, including:
- A database of qualified candidates – All talent pool members already possess the minimum skills and requirements for the role or role group, resulting in a larger number of potential successors.
- A better candidate experience – Having records of career goals, achievements, competencies, and performance enables organizations to customize development opportunities to individual employees. This increases employees' awareness of future job prospects, strengthens engagement, and improves loyalty.
- Improved diversity, equity, and inclusion – Talent pools provide greater opportunities for diverse candidates, encouraging DEI across the workforce. They also disrupt the traditional method of applying for a specific role with specific criteria and allow for a wider consideration of talent.
- Reduced time to hire – Rather than searching through applications to identify suitable candidates, organizations can quickly identify qualified talent from within a talent pool and approach them directly.
- Decreased cost per hire – Talent pools give organizations access to a community of qualified and interested candidates. This saves the resources typically allocated for job advertising and external search activities.
- Access to potential passive candidates – Talent pool members are tailored to fit the organization's needs and can be approached in a more targeted and personalized way.
HR leaders can download the new industry resource directly from McLean & Company. Use Talent Pools to Support Flexibility in Succession Planning provides the step-by-step process to guide organizations on successfully incorporating flexibility into and implementing the succession planning program.
To learn more about McLean & Company or to download the latest research, visit hr.mcleanco.com and connect via LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Through data-driven insights and proven best-practice methodologies, McLean & Company offers comprehensive resources and full-service assessments, action plans, and training to position organizations to meet today's needs and prepare for the future.
McLean & Company is a division of Info-Tech Research Group.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Californians tried to weather the extremes of a changing climate Friday, as a punishing heat wave that has helped fuel deadly wildfires had the state teetering on the edge of blackouts for a 10th consecutive day while a tropical storm barreled ashore with the promise of cooler temperatures but also possible flooding.
The abrupt swing in conditions even whipsawed weather junkies.
“This is perhaps the singularly most unusual and extreme weather week in quite some time in California — and that is saying something. Whew,” Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, wrote on his western weather blog.
While the rains may be welcome in the drought-plagued state and will bring relief with more normal temperatures, deluges and more brutal heat waves are forecast to become regular fixtures as climate change warms the planet and weather-related disasters become more extreme.
“We’ll see these heat waves continue to get hotter and hotter, longer and longer, more wildfire-plagued,” said Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability. “The odds of really intense precipitation are going up. And so that’s why we are worried about flooding associated with this remnant hurricane.”
California is just the latest casualty in a year of sometimes deadly heat waves that began in Pakistan and India this spring and swept across parts of the Northern Hemisphere, including China, Europe and others areas of the U.S.
Climate change also has exacerbated droughts, dried up rivers, made wildfires more intense and — conversely — led to massive flooding around the globe as moisture evaporating from land and water is held in the atmosphere and then redeposited by intense rains.
Scientists are reluctant to attribute any specific weather event, such as Hurricane Kay, now downgraded to a tropical storm as it heads into California, to global warming. But they say heat waves are exactly the type of change that will become more common.
The so-called heat dome that cooked California was stuck in place by an exceptional high pressure region over Greenland, of all places, that essentially created a meteorological traffic jam, said Paul Ullrich, a professor of regional climate modeling at the University of California, Davis. That prevented the high-pressure system that was forcing hot air over California from moving along.
A marquee outside a former theater in LA’s Chinatown said: “Satan called. He wants his weather back.”
Temperatures hit an all-time high in Sacramento of 116 degrees (46.7 C) on Tuesday. Many other locations hit record highs for September and even more set daily high marks.
The heat that colored weather maps dark red for more than a week in California is only a preview of coming attractions.
Sacramento, the state capital, has about 10 “extreme heat” days per year and that will double again by the middle of the century. In the 1970s, the city had five, Ullrich said.
“That’s pretty much going to be the story for much of the Central Valley and much of Southern California,” Ullrich said. “This kind of exponential growth in the number of extreme heat days. If you tie those all together, then you end up with heat waves like we’ve experienced.”
For nine days through Thursday, the vast energy network that includes power plants, solar farms and a web of transmission lines strained under record-setting demand driven by air conditioners.
“If we’re going to build a statue to anybody in the West, it will be a Willis Carrier,” said Bill Patzert, retired climatologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, about the inventor of the air conditioner. “Really large areas of Southern California would essentially be unlivable without air conditioning.”
Air conditioning puts the biggest strain on power sources during a heat wave and operators of the electrical grid called for conservation and warned of the threat of power outages as usage hit an all-time high Tuesday, surpassing a record set in 2006.
The state may have averted a repeat of rolling outages two summers ago by sending a first-ever text alert that blared on 27 million phones urging Californians to “take action” and turn off nonessential power. Enough turned up thermostats, turned off lights or pulled the plug on appliances to avoid power cuts, though thousands of customers did lose power at various times for other reasons.
The West is in the throes of a 23-year megadrought that has nearly drained reservoirs and put water supplies in jeopardy. That, in turn, led to a sharp decrease in hydropower that California relies on when power is in peak demand.
“Part of the country that’s getting hit worst is the Southwest and Western United States,” Overpeck said. “It is a global poster child for the climate crisis. And this year, this summer, it’s really the Northern Hemisphere has been just an unusually hot and wildfire-plagued hemisphere.”
The extreme heat helped fuel deadly wildfires at both ends of the state as flames fed on grass, brush and timber already “preconditioned to burn” by drought and then pushed over the edge by the heatwave, Overpeck said.
Firefighters struggled to control major wildfires in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada that exploded in growth, forced thousands to evacuate and produced smoke that could interfere with solar power and further hamper electricity supplies.
Two people were killed in the fire that erupted last Friday in the Northern California community of Weed at the base of Mount Shasta. Two others died trying to flee in their car from a fire in Riverside County that was threatening 18,000 homes.
What remains of the hurricane is expected to bring heavy rains and even flash floods to Southern California from Friday night through Saturday. Strong winds could initially make it difficult and dangerous for firefighters trying to corral blazes, Patzert said.
Heavy downpours could also unleash mudslides on mountainsides charred by recent fires. While several inches of rain could fall, much of it will run off the arid landscape and will not make a dent in the drought.
“It comes at you like a firehose and you’re trying to fill your champagne glass,” Patzert said. “Everybody’s sort of excited, but on Saturday night a lot of people will be saying, ‘Yeah, we could have done without that.’”
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TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ITANDI Co., Ltd., a Japanese company (Headquarters: Minato-Ku, Japan; CEO: Shinpei Noguchi; Hereinafter as "the Company".) provides services in the real estate industry (mainly in the rental and leasing sector) announced that it is working with the Japan Network for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NPO organization) and becomes one of the partners that supports the "Orange ribbon anti child abuse movement". ITANDI is part of the GA technologies group(Headquarters: Minato-Ku, Tokyo; CEO: Ryo Higuchi; Securities code: 3491), the Company started the service of providing a checklist for anti-child abuse through its SaaS service "ITANDI BB" targeting the real estate companies.
About the "Orange ribbon anti child abuse movement"(※1)
The whole movement started from a sad story of two boy brothers who died from the abuse of their father's friend. In 2004, the two little boys aged 3 and 4 were reported dead threw from the bridge. The boy brothers residing at Oyama city, Tochigi Prefecture were found being abused by their father's friend multiple times and were under temporary protection of the local police because of that. However, the two little boys did not receive any support or attention from the organizations that are supposed to be responsible to take care of the matter. The two boys were severely beaten again to the condition where they were almost dead and were thrown from a bridge to the river. To prevent such tragic event from happening again, the Oyama city started this "Orange ribbon anti child abuse movement" to rise the awareness of child abuse.
Such a tragic case of child abuse is not rare, an average of more than 50 cases of child abuse were reported a year in Japan. A child who has been abused physically and mentally when they were young tends to suffer from inter relationship problems when they grow up even when they have their own families and in the workplace. Some of these people even end up committed suicide in the end because of such painful experience originated from their childhood. In order to prevent such events from happening, a non-profit organization called the Japan Network for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect has started this orange ribbon help desk to receive child abuses reports nationally, the service is growing around Japan currently.
ITANDI supports the orange ribbon to prevent child abuse
A statistic released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare states that more than 200,000 cases of child abuse have been reported in 2020. These cases were reported by the child consultation centers around Japan. The children being reported in these cases are under 18 years old (The legal adult age in Japan is 18 years old). The number is also the highest compared to the numbers in the past. The places where the abusive activities happen are mainly "in homes" with "parents or the so-called legal guardians" of the child being the person who committed such abuses. (※2)
ITANDI is asking for the participation of the real estate companies in Japan to join this movement to pay attention to any possible signs that could be a potential child abuse situation. These signs usually include but are not limited to the following situations: witnesses from the neighbors, delay of the rent payment of a tenant, and extremely unsanitary living environment, etc. A realtor is the person who has close connections and interactions with a local area and is usually the person who has access to residents' homes. This gives realtors advantages to sense those signs of a possible child abuse case easier than most people. Using our advantages as realtors we might have saved a life from child abuse. ITANDI has been working with the Japan Network for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect to create this checklist of possible signs of child abuse shown on our ITANDI BB service website.
ITANDI BB is a BtoB SaaS service targeted at real estate companies with more than 4,000,000 monthly page views. We are using our service website as a medium to send the message out and show that ITANDI as a business company cares about our society and our children and supports the "Orange ribbon anti child abuse movement".
Checklist of possible signs of child abuse case (For businesses)
https://lp.itandibb.com/orangeribbon/
*The service is only available in Japan area and provided in Japanese only
* A chart about the trend of the reported child abuse cases starting from 1990 to 2020 in Japan is available in the site
ITANDI's SDGs activity report
https://www.itandi.co.jp/sustainability
ITANDI has been putting a lot of effort in promoting the digital transformation of the real estate industry in Japan and has been caring about issues in our society too. As a property technology business company, we also care about how we could contribute to the sustainability of our environment. The following 6 SDGs goals are the major areas we are focusing on: "Caring for our planet", "Contribute to the evolution of the business model of the real estate industry", "Contribute to the creation of sustainable cities and communities'', "Building of a trustworthy and safe transaction process", "Contribute to the creation of a motivated work environment", and "Strengthen of governance and compliance". Finally, we will be adding "the support of anti child abuse movement" to our list as our 7th sustainability goals. ITANDI has been working hard on making positive changes to the society in different aspects under our business mission of "contributing to the abundance of people's lives and connect everyone through our service."
About ITANDI BB
https://lp.itandibb.com/bb-detail/
ITANDI BB is a real time database designed for realtors. On the website, realtors can find the application information and the leasing information about a property that is specifically for rental purposes. The information is provided by linking the database with application information from real estate agencies and the database with vacancy information from management companies. The information in the database is updated simultaneously in which cuts down the chances that users might get false information because of bait advertising（※4）. Currently, there are about 3,000 property management companies using the service, while about 47,000 real estate agencies are installed with the service too. The service is automatically linked with VR contents of a property （※5） in which helps to accelerate the digital transformation of the entire rental and lease transaction process to realize our vision of an Internet real estate business model（※6）.
ITANDI Co.,Ltd
Company name: ITANDI Co.,Ltd
Representative: Shinpei Noguchi
Website: https://www.itandi.co.jp/
Headquarters: 40F of Sumitomo real estate Roppongi Grand Tower, Roppongi 3-2-1, Minato-Ku, Tokyo
Year of founding: June 2012
Capital fund: 36,000,000 yen
Services:
・Development, operation of SaaS for real estate companies: ITANDI BB
・Development, operation of SaaS for rental & lease management companies: ITANDI BB +
・Development, operation of self-tour house hunting platform: OHEYAGO
GA technologies Co., Ltd
Company name: GA technologies Co., Ltd
Representative: Ryo Higuchi
Website: https://www.ga-tech.co.jp/
Headquarters: 40F of Sumitomo real estate Roppongi Grand Tower, Roppongi 3-2-1, Minato-Ku, Tokyo
Year of founding: March, 2013
Capital fund: 7224,816,203 yen(by July 2022)
Services:
・Internet real estate marketplace business: RENOSY
・BtoB PropTech SaaS development
・GA technologies group: ITANDI, RENOSY PLUS, Shenjumiausuan and 10 other group companies
For this release, please contact below:
Nami (+81-90-1503-9158), Judy, GA technologies Co., Ltd.
MAIL: pr@ga-tech.co.jp
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Throughout the last decade, the U.S. has seen immense growth in frequent internet usage, as one-third of Americans say they're online constantly, while 9 out of 10 say they surf the web several times a week, according to a March 2021 Pew Research poll.
That immense surge in activity has helped people stay more connected to one another, but it's also allowed for the widespread proliferation and exposure of hate speech. One fix that social media companies and other online networks have relied on is artificial intelligence—to varying degrees of success.
For companies with giant user bases, like Meta, artificial intelligence is a key, if not necessary tool for detecting hate speech — as there are too many users and pieces of violative content to be reviewed by the thousands of human content moderators already employed by the company. AI can help alleviate that burden by scaling up or down to fill in those gaps based on new influxes of users.
Facebook, for instance, has seen massive growth, from 400 million users in the early 2010s to more than two billion by the end of the decade. Between January and March 2022, Meta took action on more than 15 million pieces of hate speech content on Facebook. Roughly 95% of that was detected proactively by Facebook with the help of AI.
That combination of AI and human moderators can still let huge misinformation themes fall through the cracks. Paul Barrett, deputy director of NYU's Stern Center for Human Rights, found that every day, 3 million Facebook posts are flagged for review by 15,000 Facebook content moderators. The ratio of moderators to users is one to 160,000.
"If you have a volume of that nature, those humans, those people are going to have an enormous burden of making decisions on hundreds of discrete items each work day," Barrett said.
Another issue: AI detected to root out hate speech is primarily trained by text and still images. This means that video content, especially if it's live, is much more difficult to automatically detect as possible hate speech.
Zeve Sanderson is the founding executive director of NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics.
"Live video is incredibly difficult to moderate because it's live, you know, we've seen this unfortunately recently with some tragic shootings where, you know, people have used live video in order to spread, you know, sort of content related to that. And even though actually platforms have been relatively quick to respond to that. We've seen copies of those videos spread, so it's not just the original video, but also the ability to just sort of to record it and then share it in other forms. So, so live is extraordinarily challenging," Sanderson said.
And, many AI systems are not robust enough to be able to detect that hate speech in real-time. Extremism researcher Linda Schiegl told Newsy that this has become a problem in online multiplayer games where players can use voice chat to spread hateful ideologies or thoughts.
"It's really difficult for automatic detection to pick stuff up because if you're you're talking about weapons or you're talking about sort of how are we going to, I don't know, a take on this school or whatever it could be in the game. And so artificial intelligence or automatic detection is really difficult in gaming spaces. And so, it would have to be something that is more sophisticated than that or done by hand, which is really difficult, I think, even for these companies," Schiegl said.
This story was originally published by Tyler Adkisson on Newsy.com
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Burger King plans to invest $400 million in its U.S. restaurants over the next two years to update its stores and boost flagging sales.
The burger chain said Friday the investment includes $250 million to revamp stores and update technology and kitchen equipment and $120 million for heavier advertising. Burger King also plans to spend $30 million upgrading its app to offer smoother ordering and personalized deals.
The moves come after several years of disappointing sales at Burger King’s 7,058 U.S. stores. In 2019, Burger King’s same-store sales — or sales at stores open at least a year — rose less than 2%. By comparison, market leader McDonald’s U.S. same-store sales were up 5%.
Burger King’s U.S. sales plunged during the pandemic, then recovered in 2021, rising 5%. But that was still slower growth than McDonald’s, which saw U.S. same-store sales jump 14% in 2021.
Wendy’s overtook Burger King as the No. 2 U.S. fast food chain by sales in 2020 and retained that spot in 2021, according to Technomic, a consulting company.
Restaurant Brands International, the Toronto-based company that owns Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes, tapped Tom Curtis to lead the turnaround effort last summer.
Curtis, a longtime franchisee and operations executive at Domino’s, joined Restaurant Brands in 2021 and now serves as Burger King’s North America president. Curtis said he spent the last year visiting many of the chain’s 400 franchisees in the U.S. and Canada and asking them what they wanted the revamp to look like.
Curtis said updates will depend on each store’s needs, from upgraded digital ordering or menu boards to better kitchen equipment. Around 800 stores will see more significant remodels; some might be moved to accommodate two lanes of drive-thru, for example, while others might need refreshed interiors.
“Every restaurant is a snowflake,” Curtis said. “We will look at which projects will generate the best return and prioritize them first.”
Widespread restaurant closures aren’t planned as part of the revamp.
Burger King will also renew focus on its Whopper burger, with new flavors building off that platform. Curtis said the company will also continue to add to its chicken menu and is working on developing more breakfast and plant-based items.
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A supporter of Brazil’s president used a knife and an axe to kill a backer of the main opposition leader after an argument about politics, weeks ahead of presidential elections, according to police.
The killing occurred on Wednesday, the day of Brazil’s independence bicentennial, near the town of Confresa, Mato Grosso state, in Brazil’s central-west region, a stronghold of President Jair Bolsonaro.
The 24-year-old suspect, who was not identified, killed Benedito Cardoso dos Santos, a 42-year-old farm worker who supports presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, police said. Da Silva, a former president, is the main challenger to Bolsonaro ahead of a first round of voting on Oct. 2.
The two men in Mato Grosso worked together and got into a fight over the candidates they supported, according to the suspect’s account. He alleged that dos Santos attacked him first and tried to stab him.
In July, a Bolsonaro supporter allegedly shot and killed a local official of da Silva’s political party in the city of Foz do Iguaçu.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Gene Chizik had seen just about everything in the more than three decades since he first took a college coaching job. That was until North Carolina’s game at Appalachian State, where the Tar Heels won despite surrendering 40 points in the fourth quarter.
Now the Tar Heels’ defensive coordinator is trying to determine how to fix problems that led to what he called a final-quarter “implosion” against the Mountaineers, along with issues from the season-opening win against Florida A&M.
“We know there’s issues we’ve got to fix,” Chizik said. “That’s obvious. But there’s definitely a fine line between knowing what you’ve got to fix and panicking. I’ll never be a panicker. There’s certainly urgency and our players know that.”
After the 63-61 win at Appalachian State, the Tar Heels (2-0) are playing their second straight road game against a Sun Belt Conference team Saturday at Georgia State. They rank as one of the worst defenses in the Bowl Subdivision, with an offense covering for those issues behind quarterback Drake Maye.
Of the 16 FBS teams that have played two games as of Thursday, only Hawaii (112) has allowed more points than UNC (85). Only Hawaii (1,013) and Charlotte (1,041) have allowed more yardage than the Tar Heels (999).
“I’ve got total confidence in Gene Chizik,” coach Mack Brown said.
Chizik was Brown’s defensive coordinator at Texas when the Longhorns won the national championship for the 2005 season. He also worked at UNC under Larry Fedora and turned one of the nation’s worst defenses in 2014 to adequate in 2015, which was a key reason why the Tar Heels won their Atlantic Coast Conference division.
Now he has taken over a unit that allowed 32.1 points last season under Jay Bateman, finishing with a late collapse at North Carolina State followed by a bad start in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl loss to South Carolina. But unlike last time, when the Tar Heels allowed 19 or fewer points in six of the first seven games, there hasn’t been a quick start.
Chizik pointed to multiple concerns last weekend. He often saw 10 players executing correctly and one player failing to do so. He saw missed tackles. He wants his secondary to play the ball better in the air. Brown noted there were seven defensive penalties.
“Nobody wants to be in position to give up 40 in the fourth quarter or have missed assignments,” defensive back Cam’Ron Kelly said. “It definitely is a surprise but it’s nothing that can’t be fixed.”
Chizik does have at least one positive to cite: the Tar Heels held the Mountaineers scoreless from the 14:18 mark of the second quarter until early in the fourth. He’s hoping the team can replicate that consistency for longer.
“We’re learning our guys, we’re learning what they can do and what they can adjust to, and that is an adjustment period,” Chizik said. “But for me, I’ve just been through too much (to panic). I hope there’s not another first. But if there is, we’ll deal with that, too.”
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BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Weber Inc. ("Weber" or the "Company") (NYSE: WEBR).
Class Period: August 2021 IPO
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 27, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Weber investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases; (2) that, as a result, consumer demand for Weber's products was reasonably likely to decrease; (3) that, due to the resulting inventory buildup, Weber was reasonably likely to run promotions to "enhance retail sell through"; (4) that the foregoing would adversely impact Weber's financial results; and (5) that, 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.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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Ahead of debut, Lions' Aidan Hutchinson already carrying himself like a vet
Allen Park — The first game for every first-round draft pick is exciting, but there's a different level of buzz surrounding the impending debut of Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson.
A homegrown product who played his high school ball for Dearborn Divine Child and collegiately at the University of Michigan, Hutchinson's jersey has been the most requested by a fan base as they look to him to resuscitate a pass rush that's been on life support the past few seasons.
Generally speaking, debuts and lofty expectations are a good source of nerves, but Hutchinson seems to be taking everything in stride. In fact, he already sounds like a grizzled veteran.
"As big as this game is, I think it's really just simple at the end of the day," Hutchinson said. "I never get too wrapped up in the emotions of it. Obviously, I'm passionate and I have fun, but it's never out of control. That's never been an issue for me."
And with that vet-like mentality, it's enough to put defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn at ease, knowing there's nothing extra he needs to say to the rookie ahead of Sunday's opener against Philadelphia.
"There’s one thing about that player, you don’t have to give him advice about his intensity level, he’s already at the intensity level," Glenn said this week. "You guys seen him practice, you’ve seen him play, so there’s nothing to be said about that, you don’t have to over-coach that player on that. That’s just natural for him, so we’re going to let Aidan be Aidan and you’ll see exactly what you’re going to get from him."
The Lions also treated Hutchinson like a veteran throughout the preseason. From the opener to the finale, he played with the starters and exited the game with the starters, even being held out of the middle contest after two days of joint practices with the Indianapolis Colts.
That means he logged just 31 defensive snaps, but he made his presence felt in the limited work, logging three tackles, including one behind the line, drawing a holding penalty and contributing on a sack.
Hutchinson has fit in so naturally with the Lions, he's been able to quickly come out of his self-imposed shell.
No, we're not talking about his viral rendition of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" from HBO's "Hard Knocks." Instead, it was another moment caught by the documentary series that showcased Hutchinson's inherent leadership skills coming through, despite a previously stated commitment to keep his nose down and be a background figure during the earliest stages of his career.
In a reversal of the expected roles of rookie and veteran, the fourth episode highlights Hutchinson pumping up teammate Charles Harris prior to the preseason finale against Pittsburgh.
"Yeah, it's just natural for me," Hutchinson said. "I try not to talk too much, but when I feel the vibe isn't quite how it should be, it's just natural to me, talking to Charles, pumping him up and just pumping the boys up just because I feel like it's good morale. It's just a natural thing that happens."
It's Detroit's culture, instilled by coach Dan Campbell, trickling from the top down, that encourages players to be themselves. That, along with the welcoming attitude of his teammates, has given Hutchinson the comfort to be authentic.
"It’s awesome," Harris said. "On and off the field, he’s just a great teammate, great individual. Like I said, he’s not a rookie. He’s really not. You’d think he’d been in the league as long as me, in terms of his recovery, the way he carries himself on and off the field, how his attention to detail is. But it’s very helpful, not just for myself but for the team, for the D-line to have a guy like that within our arsenal.”
Of course, leadership and attitude are a great starting point, but now, more than anything, the Lions need Hutchinson to produce. A year after setting Michigan's single-season sack record, everyone is looking for more of the same in Detroit.
Harris, who led the Lions in sacks last season, is excited about what he and Hutchinson can be as a tandem.
“Very destructive," Harris said. "Very, very destructive.”
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A moat is one way to keep out prying eyes. Manalapan, Florida, a town near Palm Beach, is famous for its celebrity and billionaire residents, and there’s no shortage of spectacular homes if you want to call these A-listers neighbors.
This ultra-private mansion is a contemporary treasure that just listed for $30 million, and it’s just blocks away from Oracle founder Larry Ellison, who just purchased a $173 million home in a record-breaking sale to add to his impressive property portfolio. The home is accessed via a stone path surrounded by a mini moat, which leads to the two-story smart home.
This all-glass oceanfront home at 110 Churchill Way is an architectural marvel, with grand, 26-foot ceilings, clean lines, and the feeling you’re living in a jewel box. Apart from the high-quality materials, like Italian porcelain walls and flooring throughout the home, each room seamlessly flows into the other and allows plenty of natural light into every space so you’re never too far from the outdoors.
The home spans 15,303 square feet and has eight bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. The owner spared no expense and also built three kitchens, seven terraces, six bars, five garage spaces, four lounges, and an office, cigar lounge, theater, gym, and 117-bottle chilled wine cellar. There’s also a beautiful dining room with a stunning chandelier and a gourmet chef’s kitchen with Miele appliances. This floor also has a scullery kitchen. The second floor is accessed via a floating, sculpture-like staircase that leads to a loft-like space, or via a futuristic glass elevator. When you ascend the stairs, you have gorgeous views of the living room through the indoor glass terrace. The living room has stunning Chihuly chandeliers and a fireplace.
“This is the most significant modern home that I have ever represented,” says listing agent Dina Goldentayer with Douglas Elliman. “The sheer size and attention to detail are impressive, but it's a lot more than museum-quality features. Considering the scale, the livability of the spaces and moments of coziness are a surprise. Each room is comfortable and inviting. The house could work for just a couple who likes to entertain or a large family.”
This level is where the majority of the bedrooms are, including the primary suite is particularly fabulous and has two showroom-worthy walk-in closets, inspired by Chanel, and a spa-like bathroom. The bedroom also has a wall-to-wall glass window with picturesque views of the intracoastal waterway, a fireplace in the closet, and custom Italian Pedini cabinets in the bathroom.
However, it’s the outdoor area and amenities that make this home truly shine. There is a large pool with a summer kitchen, hibachi grill, and an outdoor shower. There’s also a dock with 250 feet of water frontage with access to both the ocean and Intracoastal waterway.
Other past prominent residents of Manalapan include billionaire real estate investor Jeff Greene, hedge fund founder Paul Saunders, and the Ziff family.
“The secret is out and all eyes are on Manalapan, one of the most exclusive enclaves to live in Florida,” she says. “With limited inventory of homes, and even fewer of ultra modern design, they don’t trade often, making 110 Churchill the prime opportunity for the right buyer.”
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The latest headphones and earbuds come in an array of designs and offer a wealth of features, though the best headphones and earbuds offer superlative sound quality as well. And while there’s nothing wrong with the best Bluetooth speakers, headphones and earbuds give you a private—and superior—audio experience.
Like virtually all wireless headphones and earbuds, the models we’ve rounded up here rely on Bluetooth. That means you can pair them with your phone, tablet, smartwatch or computer, and can generally go least 33 feet from your device without losing audio. The latest models also include such features as active noise cancellation to mitigate ambient sound; water resistance; and spatial audio—like Dolby Atmos—to produce more immersive sound.
Whatever your needs, here are eight of the very best headphone and earbud options you can buy today. See our separate roundup of the best tested earbuds, best noise-cancelling headphones and best headphones for working out to delve deeper into those specific styles.
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What To Look For When Buying Headphones
Choosing the perfect headphones or earbuds has a lot to do with personal preference for physical and aesthetic style. You also want to base your decision on where and how you use headphones or earbuds and what features are important to your audio enjoyment.
First, decide if you want traditional over-ear headphones, on-ear headphones, or earbuds. Next, determine if you want wireless connectivity (via Bluetooth), or if you’re okay with a cable connecting the headphones to your smartphone, tablet, computer, TV or other devices—assuming these devices have an audio jack built in.
Now, let’s take a quick look are some of the other common features and functions you'll want to consider.
Type
Both headphones and earbuds offer different designs that impact their style, comfort and in some cases, functionality. Once you make the broader choice between headphones and earbuds, focus on the sub-categories of these products to help you determine what’ll work best for your personal needs.
One huge benefit of headphones over earbuds is that the battery lasts much longer. Some also offer an optional wired mode, so you can plug them directly into a 3.5mm audio jack, for example.
As their name suggests, over-ear headphones are worn over your head and include ear cups (typically made of noise reducing memory foam) that surround each of your ears, but nothing actually touches the main surface of your ears. When it comes to utilizing active noise cancellation, this option will eliminate more of the ambient noise. Some people also like the comfort level of this design.
On-ear headphones are also worn over your head, but lie flat against your ears. While they tend to be less bulky, this design can allow more ambient sound to reach your ears. Meanwhile, earbuds get inserted into your ears, however. Between their ANC feature and the ear tip that goes into your ear (typically made of noise reducing silicone), much of the ambient sound can be eliminated. Some people find earbuds to be more convenient and comfortable. They’re also much easier to carry around due to their smaller size.
Water Resistance
Most headphones are not waterproof or even water resistant. However, some earbuds are sweat resistant, dust/dirt resistant and even fully waterproof. Even if you won’t be wearing your earbuds while working out, you’ll benefit from choosing a pair with a good waterproof rating. This way, you won’t have to worry about causing damage to them if you get caught in the rain or accidentally drop them in water.
However, if you do plan to wear your wireless earbuds during workouts, for example, choosing a pair that’s waterproof and sweat-resistant is essential, as they'll be easier to clean and won’t get damaged by moisture.
All wireless earbud and headphone manufacturers use an industry-standard system to rate a product’s ability to withstand dirt, dust and water. This is a standard created by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). What you’ll see advertised is the device’s’ IP (ingress protection) or IPX rating.
If there is a two digit number associated with the IP rating, the first digit refers to the product’s degree of protection against solid objects (sand, dirt or dust). The second number is the degree of protection the product has against water. If a rating is listed as IPX (followed by a one digit number), this means that no testing has been done regarding a product’s ability to withstand damage from solid objects. Thus, the IPX rating only applies to water.
A zero for the first digit of an IP rating means the product has no protection whatsoever against solid objects (dirt or dust). A zero rating for the second digit means it’s neither waterproof or even water-resistant.
For the part of the IP rating that describes the level of protection against solids, the score can be between zero and six—with a higher number reflecting the amount and size of the individual solid objects the device is protected against. For example, if the first digit is a three, the product is protected against solid objects that are 2.5 millimeters or larger. If the first digital is a six, the product is protected against solid objects as small as dust particles.
If the IPX rating is only one digit (hence the “X”), this refers only to its waterproof rating. The second digit of an IP rating (or the single digit of the IPX rating) can be between zero and eight. A one rating means the product is protected against water drops (so it’s water-resistant, not waterproof). A four rating means water can be splashed on the object from any angle without causing damage, while a seven rating means the product can be fully submerged in water up to a three foot depth. An eight rating means the product is fully protected when submerged in water up to 13 feet.
An IP68 rating, for example, means the device is both resistant to dirt/dust and is waterproof. It can temporarily be submerged in up to 13 feet of water without sustaining damage. In other words, if you get caught in a sudden rain shower, or the earbuds accidentally get dropped in a puddle, you have nothing to worry about.
Audio Performance
Forgetting about all of the fancy designs and other bells and whistles the latest headphones and earbuds offer, ultimately what matters is audio quality—whether you want to enjoy music, audiobooks, podcasts or audio from TV shows or movies. Factors in audio clarity include the power and adjustability of the bass and treble, along with the midtones that fall in between.
Beyond basic audio clarity, headphones or earbuds with spatial audio can provide a more immersive listening experience when you’re enjoying audio using these technologies—including both music and movies. Some headphones may have extra features like active head tracking, Dolby Atmos support and adaptive EQ.
Noise Cancellation
Most earbuds and headphones with noise cancellation allow you to turn this feature on or off manually. Some even allow you to manually adjust the level of noise cancellation manually via a proprietary mobile app. However, make sure to buy a model that says it has active noise cancellation to get the best results. Active noise cancelling earbuds and headphones use their built-in microphones to measure the ambient sounds that surround you and then automatically adjust the noise cancellation feature to an optimal setting. It does this by inverting the sound wave of the ambient sound to neutralize it.
Adaptive noise cancellation is a more sophisticated version of active noise cancellation. It combines the use of the active noise cancelling feature with built-in microphones and artificial intelligence that continuously monitors what you’re listening to and the ambient audio in your surroundings to automatically adjust the noise cancellation and audio levels in real-time to create the best sounding audio possible. This is all done behind-the-scenes on your behalf, so you don't have to tinker with manual adjustments to achieve optimal sound based on where you are, what you’re listening to, or how noisy your surroundings are at any given moment.
The goal of noise cancellation is to greatly reduce or totally eliminate the ambient noise that surrounds you, so you can focus exclusively on the audio you’re listening to. If you’ll be using the earbuds or headphones during a phone call, active noise cancellation will help to ensure you’re heard when speaking and that you’ll clearly hear what others are saying. If you speak outside often, look for models that also tout wind reduction, which means they’re further tuned to counter the effect of a steady breeze.
Transparency Mode
A common feature with noise-cancelling headphones and earbuds, a transparency mode enables hearing some of what’s going on around you. Sometimes manufacturers have their own name for this mode. This can be handy if you want to hear someone nearby who is speaking to you without popping your earbuds out (or removing the headphones from your ears). While the noise cancellation functionality will do its best to eliminate unwanted sounds, transparency mode allows you to hear important sounds.
Noise Isolation
An offshoot of noise cancellation is the ability of headphones or earbuds to handle noise isolation. Instead or (or in addition to) relying on technology to reduce or eliminate unwanted sounds, noise isolation takes advantage of foam or silicon cushions or ear tips designed to seal the ear canal so those outside sounds are greatly muffled or blocked altogether.
Battery Life
Wireless headphones and earbuds have built-in rechargeable batteries. In general, the battery life of wireless earbuds is always significantly less than wireless headphones. For earbuds, a typical battery life is between five and seven hours. For headphones, expect a battery life between 10 and 24 hours.
The battery story changes when you use active noise cancellation, which requires more power. In general, when you turn on the noise cancellation feature in earbuds or headphones—and use them at a higher volume level—this will reduce expected battery life per charge considerably. In addition, when you use the earbuds or headphones to participate in phone calls, especially with the wind reduction feature turned on, this too will drain battery life faster.
Fit And Comfort
Everyone’s ear canal shape and size is different, which is why most earbud makers include multiple ear tips to try out. Some ear tips mold to your ear’s shape or have a wing tip to keep it set in your ear. Earbuds are highly portable, are comfortable and can be the least distracting option to wear. They also come in varying degrees of water and sweat resistance. However, if you'll be sitting at your desk, traveling on an airplane or not highly active, traditional wireless headphones with noise cancellation may be a better option.
Earbud Charging Case
Wireless earbuds are small. When not being used, they get stored in a provided case that also contains a rechargeable battery. Not only does the case help keep track of your earbuds, it can replenish their charge while you’re out-and-about and have no access to an external power source. Many can even give a “quick charge.” After being inserted into a case for between five and 15 minutes, typically earbuds gain an additional several hours of quality listening time.
All cases connect to an external power source for charging, but some also support wireless Qi charging. You’ll discover that the case sizes for the various earbud models vary greatly. While all are pretty lightweight, some will fit much more comfortably in your pocket than others.
Special Features
Many earbuds and headphones offer a plethora of bonus features, like spatial audio, support for Dolby Atmos, the ability to manually adjust bass and treble, adaptive EQ, dynamic head tracking, the ability to participate in phone calls (or video calls) when paired with your smartphone and the ability to auto-pair with whatever device you’re using.
Some also offer functionality that works natively with your smartphone or with a separate app to allow you to quickly locate the earbuds or headphones if they get misplaced. Remember, while most earbuds are water-resistant or fully waterproof, most headphones are not.
For control over your listening experience without having to tinker with the mobile device or computer the headphones or earbuds are paired with, some utilize built in buttons or touch controls that can be adjusted while you’re wearing them.
Based on the type of audio you’ll be listening to and where you’ll be using the earbuds or headphones, choose an option that offers the collection of features and functions you’ll use most often.
Access To Digital Voice Assistant
When you pair wireless headphones or earbuds with a smartphone, tablet or computer that has an integrated digital assistant, many allow you to activate that digital assistant with a tap or button press on the headphones or earbuds you’re wearing, or by using a voice command, like “Hey Google” or “Hey Siri” to wake up the assistant so you can verbally interact with it.
Not all headphones and earbuds are compatible with Google Assistant, Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa and Microsoft Cortana, so make sure what’s offered is compatible with the equipment (and digital assistant) you already use.
Mobile App
The majority of popular earbuds and headphones each have a proprietary mobile app designed to give added control over your audio listening experience.
While some of these apps are simply used to initially pair and setup the wireless device, others allow you to manually control advanced settings, such as noise cancellation levels, or bass and treble levels while you’re listening to audio.
Which Brand Is Best For Headphones?
With so much competition, don’t assume paying a higher price will ensure better audio quality. In some cases, you wind up paying a premium for a name brand’s logo to be displayed on the device.
Instead of focusing on a name brand, pay attention to the technical specifications, features, design and style that’s offered. Base your buying decision on whether a pair of headphones or earbuds will meet your expectations and adhere to your lifestyle.
What’s Better: On-Ear, Over-Ear Or In-Ear Earbuds?
Over-ear headphones cup your ears and use some type of cushioning around them to generate a comfortable fit. These cushions are also typically designed to reduce or block out outside sound. On-ear headphones fit directly on your ears. Earbuds, however, get inserted into your ears. Once you achieve the perfect fit with earbuds, you should be able to forget you’re wearing them.
The most common earbuds these days are true wireless earbuds. These have no wires whatsoever. Some wireless earbuds utilize a cable to physically connect the right and left earbud, but wirelessly connect to source device via Bluetooth.
Wired earbuds have become far less popular (mainly because most mobile devices no longer have headphones jacks built in). These earbuds have a 3.5mm cable that plugs into the headphone jack of the computer or device generating the audio. When it comes to higher-end earbuds that really focus on audio quality, audiophiles tend to prefer wired earbuds because they offer zero latency.
Which option you choose and which is better is subjective, based on how and where you’ll be using the headphones or earbuds and the audio quality and features you expect from them.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russians on Friday began voting in the country’s first election since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Voters are casting ballots to elect more than 31,000 officials, legislators and local council members across the country's 82 regions.
Many opposition politicians have been barred from running in the three-day vote that takes place both at polling stations and online.
Previous use of online voting in last year's parliamentary election has drawn allegations of vote fraud from the Kremlin's political foes. Opposition members also were critical of the voting being extended to three days instead of one day in the past, arguing that the new rules make it more challenging to monitor the election.
While some prominent Russian opposition politicians have been jailed or barred from running in the vote, over a 100 independent candidates are running for municipal councils in Moscow.
Municipal councils, the lowest level of local governance with little real powers, have become important battlegrounds for opposition politicians cut off from competing in national races.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Connecticut Sun made no secret about wanting revenge against Chicago in the teams’ WNBA Playoffs semifinal series, especially after the Sky sent them packing from the semifinals in 2021 while on the way to the title.
“We come up here every year and Chicago kicks our (butt),” Sun forward DeWanna Bonner said of the Sky, who swept all four regular-season meetings.
Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Sun overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, beating the Sky 72-63 on Thursday night in the decisive fifth game. The Sun scored the final 18 points to overcome a 63-54 deficit with 4:46 remaining.
All the Sun starters scored in double figures and Connecticut advanced to the Finals for the third time overall and first time since 2019.
Connecticut will face the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces for the WNBA title. The first game of the series is Sunday in Las Vegas.
“There will be a new champion in this league,” Sun coach Curt Miller said. “There will be a first-time franchise champion. There will be a new coach, once again, that will be a first-time champion.”
Chicago was attempting to become the first team to repeat as WNBA champions since the Los Angeles Sparks in 2001-02.
Jones scored inside to put the Sun ahead with two minutes left, hitting an ensuing free throw for a three-point lead. A pull-up jumper by Courtney Williams with 47.5 seconds remaining gave the Sun a five-point cushion, and DeWanna Bonner knocked down four free throws to put the game out of reach.
Connecticut outscored Chicago 25-5 in the fourth quarter, recovering from a disastrous third period in which it scored eight points and turned the ball over seven times.
“When adversity hits, sometimes we fold,” Natisha Hiedeman said. “Not no more, we’re not folding no more. As you all saw (after) the third quarter, we picked up right back up once again. Now we’re going to the championship. Job not done yet.”
Kahleah Copper led the Sky with 22 points on 8-for-19 shooting, including 3 of 5 from long distance, and added four steals.
Bonner chipped in with 15 points, Hiedeman added 14 and Williams and Alyssa Thomas each added 12 for Connecticut.
Emma Meesseman, who finished with 14 points on 6-for-14 shooting and six rebounds, gave the Sky an 11-point lead with 7:20 to play.
Chicago coach James Wade called the late collapse “one of the biggest disappointments” of his professional career.
“We haven’t had a quarter like that, and to end the season off it, (that) didn’t display what we’ve actually done,” Wade said. “I just wish I could’ve got them a bucket and I just couldn’t. It’s just a tough feeling.”
In the opening half, the Sun continued the torrid shooting they had in Game 4, when they made 56.9% of their shots. But that slowed in the third quarter, as the Sky defense tightened.
Candace Parker buried a 3-pointer and Copper followed with three-point play to give Chicago a 10-point lead entering the fourth. But Chicago’s shooting went cold and the Sky missed their last eight shots.
“Of course it was not intentional, but maybe we stopped attacking,” Courtney Vandersloot said. “(Maybe) we were scared to lose, rather than trying to win. But I feel like we got good looks, we just didn’t knock them down.”
Parker finished with seven points and nine rebounds.
DOUBTERS BEWARE
Miller called the Sun’s fourth quarter performance “historic,” but he is well aware his team will once again be considered underdogs in the final against Vegas.
“Not many people will pick us against Vegas either, and that’s OK,” Miller said. “We’re going to prepare and try to make it a Connecticut Sun style of game.”
To do so, he’ll rely on more stellar post play from Jones, Thomas and Brionna Jones.
“(Parker) is an incredible, all-time great in this league,” Miller said. “But I hope that someone writes (about how) the combination of JJ, AT and Bri Jones have knocked her out three of the last four years. I hope that post group gets credit for what they do, night in and night for us.”
PARKER’S DECISION
Parker once again finds herself with a difficult decision about retirement after the 36-year-old decided to hunt back-to-back titles this year with Chicago.
“I’m going to go back and reevaluate whether I’m able to continue to play at the level that I hold myself to,” Parker said. “And I think that’s the biggest thing, I don’t ever want to cheat the game. I won’t cheat the game.”
Just as in 2021, Parker will take her time weighing her options during the offseason.
“So when I’m not able to go out and play and be the Candace that I want to be, I won’t play,” Parker said. “And I think that comes in the offseason.”
WINDOW CLOSED?
Parker, Vandersloot and Quigley all indicated they would make decisions about their basketball futures during the offseason.
All three of their contracts are set to expire. The same goes for Belgian forward Meesseman, who joined the Sky on a one-year deal in February.
“Every single day, we are all committed, 100% invested into winning a championship and making history,” Vandersloot said. “We fell short, but it wasn’t for lack of effort. It wasn’t for lack of commitment.”
Quigley reflected on her tenure with the Sky and expressed gratitude for how she and Vandersloot, now married, came to meet in Chicago.
“I never imagined it ending up like this or having the career I had,” Quigley said. “Especially being able to do it in Chicago with my family, meet my wife, it’s unbelievable. I couldn’t ask for anything better.”
TIP-INS
Connecticut’s 18-0 scoring run to end the game is the longest scoring run any WNBA team has mounted to finish a playoff game. … Chicago averaged over 40 points in the paint throughout the season, but scored just 24 on Thursday. … Parker added nine more boards to extend her all-time WNBA playoff record to 609 rebounds. She surpassed Tamika Catchings (598) on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Chicago will face the top-seeded Aces in Las Vegas in the opener of the WNBA Finals on Sunday afternoon.
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A notification has been issued for admissions into all courses being offered by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University for the 2022-23 academic year, institution’s Director for Students’ Service Branch D. L. Vijayakrishna Reddy has said.
Addressing the media on Friday, Mr. Reddy said candidates seeking admissions should apply online by September 15. The entire process— from submission of applications to issue of certificates—would be done in online mode.
Admissions are open for degree (BA, B.Com and B.Sc) and post-graduate (MA, M.Com and M.Sc) programmes, besides various diploma and certificate courses. The details of the courses and other key aspects are available in the website www.braouonline.in and www.braou.online.in
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He said that the university had printed booklets and made them available to students free of cost to help them select study centres. These booklets were available in every study centre and its copies were also uploaded to the university website.
Applications related to examinations and issue of certificates should be sent only in online mode, he clarified, explaining that based on the students’ applications, a message would be sent to their mobile phones. After payment of the fees, the certificates would be sent to them through post.
Mr. Reddy said a chance was being given to old students and those who discontinued the courses. Degree students who obtained admission after 1999 and PG students who secured admission after 2005 were eligible for re-admission for completion of their respective courses, he added.
Assistant Director M. Ajantha Kumar, Assistant Registrar, Hyderabad, A. Raghupathi Reddy were also present on the occasion.
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'It was easier to get Harry Styles tickets!': Sam Fender fans wait in a 100,000 long queue even AFTER his 2023 stadium shows sell out
Disappointed Sam Fender fans were left in queues of 100,000 people even after his tour dates sold out within minutes and crashed ticketing websites.
The pop star, 28, is slated to perform at Newcastle's St James Park 52,000 seat Stadium for two nights following his acclaimed Glastonbury appearance.
Fans complained that See Tickets and Ticketmaster crashed when they were desperately trying to bag tickets for the hotly-anticipated dates.
'It was easier to get Harry Style tickets!': Sam Fender fans join a 100,000 long virtual queue - despite his shows already selling out
Following both shows selling out, 100,000 fans still queued in an online waiting rooms in hopes of somehow grabbing a ticket, with one saying it was 'Easier to see Harry Styles!'.
Taking to Twitter one fan wrote: 'That Sam Fender sale was harder than any Harry [Styles] ticket I've ever tried to get'.
Harry, 27, will be performing in London, Coventry, Edinburgh and Cardiff next year with demand swelling tickets to an eye-popping £300 - with 28,000 waiting in a virtual queue last week.
See Tickets left many fans frustrated as it appeared to struggle under the pressure and simply showed a message that read 'Our website is very busy'.
Hard to get: The former One Direction singer (pictured) will be performing in London, Coventry, Edinburgh and Cardiff next year with demand swelling tickets to an eye-popping £300
One fan told ChronicleLive: 'I dropped into the queue at 40k + ahead of me. So frustrating to see that tickets are on sale already on [release website] Viagogo at £885'.
'See tickets I got through to the booking page with tickets available but no matter what type of ticket I clicked on it said they couldn't allocate them to me. So, so frustrating!'
Before adding: 'See tickets was horrific, I think it needs raising that their systems aren't sophisticated enough to handle demand of this magnitude.'
Back by popular demand: Sam will perform at the Newcastle's St James Park 52,000 seat Stadium for two nights following his acclaimed Glastonbury appearance
Taking to Twitter another added: 'Sat since 8am in the queue for Sam Fender tickers for the website to crash at release time'.
Fans in similar situations wrote: 'Ok so has anyone actually got on the Sam Fender presale or have we all just broken See Tickets cause this [the apology message] has been on screen since 10am'.
MailOnline have contacted See Tickets for comment.
Out of order: See Tickets left many fans frustrated as it appeared to struggle under the pressure and showed message that read 'Our website is very busy'
Oh No: Fans rushed to Twitter to slam the ticketing website
Meanwhile Ticketmaster users had similar bother with one writing: 'Sam Fender currently has 110,000 people in the Ticketmaster queue, shall we wave goodbye to 300 capacity gigs or what?'.
While others shared snaps of the live queue with one bemoaning: 'Since when do so many people like Sam Fender?'.
Other fans who missed out on tickets were quick to air their grievances with one writing: 'If you got Sam Fender tickets I hope both sides of your pillow is warm'.
As another joked: 'Didn't get tickets so I blocked Sam Fender'.
Same boat: Meanwhile Ticketmaster users had similar bother with one writing: 'Sam Fender currently has 110,000 people in the Ticketmaster queue, shall we wave goodbye to 300 capacity gigs or what?'
It comes after fans took to Twitter to slam the cost of presake tickets for Harry Styles' set of upcoming UK shows, with prices costing more than £300 each.
Next year the pop star, 27, will extend his highly successful Love On Tour gigs, with fans scrambling for the chance to see him in person.
And in the frenzy, with 28,000 people waiting in a virtual queue, one fan rushed through booking website Ticketmaster's checkout process after seeing tickets advertised for £155 each.
But due price changes based on demand, she found herself stuck with a £700 bill and no way to pay her rent and says she's now seeking a refund.
Unhappy: Other fans who missed out on tickets were quick to air their grievances with one writing: 'If you got Sam Fender tickets I hope both sides of your pillow is warm'
Music fan Niamh told the Birmingham Mail that if she'd spotted the hike before payment, she would definitely have thought twice.
She said: 'I would not have paid that amount willingly as I can't afford it.
'At this price, I'm now going to struggle with basic things like grocery shopping and covering my rent. The prices are absolutely not fair in the current cost of living crisis.
The exhibition worker from London went on to say she was now seeking a refund from the site.
The site's dynamic pricing system causes ticket prices to change depending on the demand and on Friday morning 28,906 eager fans waited in the queue.
MailOnline have contacted representatives for Harry and Ticketmaster at the time for comment.
Oh no: Music fan Niamh said that if she'd spotted the hike before payment, she would definitely have thought twice
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Tarantino, Miramax settle copyright suit over 'Pulp Fiction' NFTs
By Jack Queen
Sept 9 (Reuters) - Quentin Tarantino and Miramax LLC have settled a copyright suit over the director's "Pulp Fiction" non-fungible tokens, court records show.
The Oscar Award-winning director and Los Angeles-based Miramax plan to file dismissal papers within two weeks, according to a Thursday filing in federal court in California.
Tarantino and Miramax said in a joint statement that they have put the matter behind them and look forward to future collaborations, including possible NFT projects.
The case was one of the first intellectual-property disputes over the popular digital assets known as NFTs.
Miramax, which distributed the landmark 1994 film, sued Tarantino https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/miramax-sues-quentin-tarantino-over-pulp-fiction-nfts-2021-11-16/ in November 2021 after blockchain provider Secret Network announced it would be selling several tokens of "uncut Pulp Fiction scenes."
Miramax said in the lawsuit that it held all rights to "Pulp Fiction" except specific ones reserved for Tarantino, which it said did not cover NFTs. The studio asked the court to block the sale.
Tarantino said in a June filing https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/tarantino-tells-court-miramax-has-no-right-block-pulp-fiction-nfts-2022-06-22/ that the case should be thrown out because the NFTs are based solely on his screenplay, which he said is covered by a separate copyright.
The NFTs contain handwritten Pulp Fiction scripts and commentary from Tarantino, according to the filing. The first of the seven tokens sold for $1.1 million in January, according to Secret Network.
Secret Network canceled the remaining auctions several days later, citing "extreme market volatility." (Reporting by Jack Queen; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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King County is poised to create a community-based, hate-crime reporting system to make it easier for victims to obtain services and to help the county better track such crimes.
The reporting system, which would include both an online portal and a phone hotline, would serve as a “one-stop shop” for victims, said Councilmember Reagan Dunn, who introduced the proposal. Last year, the county allocated $150,000 in COVID relief funding for the reporting system.
The County Council will vote on the proposal during its Tuesday meeting.
Victims or family members of victims who call the hotline or submit a case online would be directed toward community groups and agencies to get culturally sensitive counseling or trauma-informed care, Dunn said. The Stop Hate Hotline would also allow the county to more accurately track incidents of hate- and bias-motivated crimes.
“If you go online to report a hate crime in Seattle, you have to go a long ways down before you reach nonprofit (services),” Dunn said. “First it’s police, then it’s the FBI reporting hotline.”
In 2020, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed 49 cases involving hate crimes, compared to 36 cases the previous year. In 2021, the office filed 37 cases; 10 cases have been filed so far this year.
In addition, the county’s Coalition Against Hate and Bias, formed in 2020, has recorded more than 542 incidents over the last two years through its Hate and Bias Incident Response Survey.
But those figures fail to reflect the prevalence of crimes motivated by hate or bias, community advocates and experts say, as incidents go unreported.
Some victims are distrustful of law enforcement, or worry about retribution from the attacker for going to the police, according to Imraan Siddiqi, executive director of the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Others may believe there’s no point in reporting the incident, or are unsure whether the hate crime is serious enough to report.
“If you look at the history of this country, hate has manifested in this country since its inception,” Siddiqi said. “Our method of curtailing it has to change. If there’s more resources allocated to marginalized groups, if there’s public education, that would be helpful.”
Overcoming cultural barriers that discourage some from reporting hate crimes is a major challenge that will take significant outreach and resources to overcome, said Tanya Woo, lead volunteer at CID Community Watch.
“If someone’s attacked or something happened, there’s shame and guilt and trauma involved,” Woo said. “We’re culturally thinking it’s bad luck to draw attention to ourselves.”
Several community organizations already offer robust services for victims of hate crimes, Dunn said. For example, the Chinese Information and Service Center, which runs its own hotline in multiple languages, is a trusted community group in the Chinatown International District that many rely on, Woo said.
A countywide reporting system could operate as a central hub, Dunn said, “a non-law-enforcement alternative that can triage calls.”
It could also help the city and county better understand the scope and nature of hate crimes happening locally, Woo said, and allow community groups to advocate for more resources to address the issue.
“(In Chinatown) seniors don’t go out after 4 p.m., they’re always together in groups, they don’t venture far” from the neighborhood, Woo said. “Letting them know we need this data to be able to help mitigate and come up with solutions is part of the battle.”
Within a two-week span over the summer, three separate hate crimes led to charges from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. In the most recent incident, a Seattle man assaulted two Asian women, yelling at them to “go back to China,” according to King County prosecutors.
If the proposal is approved, the county would create a work group to formalize details on the public outreach and reporting system, Dunn said, adding that the community-based reporting system would begin operating next summer at the earliest.
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SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawkeye Systems, Inc. (OTC-QB: HWKE)
Hawkeye has terminated the LOI with Blue Gold International Limited due to the inability to get to agreement on closing conditions. Corby Marshall, CEO of Hawkeye Systems Inc., stated "We like the underlying value of the gold asset Blue Gold represents, unfortunately we could not reach terms that would be acceptable to our existing shareholders. While we are disappointed in this outcome, we are very actively pursuing other strategic alternatives."
About Hawkeye Systems, Inc.
Hawkeye Systems, Inc. is a technology holding company which has focused on cutting edge technology, pandemic management products and services. The Company has made the decision in the current environment to seek out alternative opportunities while we continue to wind up our existing PPE business.
For more information, please contact:
Corby Marshall, CEO
Number: +1 (800) 531-8799
Email: info@hawkeyesystemsinc.com Website: hawkeyesystemsinc.com
Investor relations: ir@hawkeyesystemsinc.com
About Blue Gold International Limited
Blue Gold International Limited is an owner and operator of long-life gold mines which it is developing into high quality and sustainable producers of gold. Growth, sustainable development, and transparency are at the heart of the company's established business practices for growth and consolidation within Africa.
For more information, please contact:
Abenaa Agyekum, Legal Counsel
Number: +233 302 779041
Website: bluegoldinternational.com
Investor relations: investors@bluegoldinternational.com
Disclaimer and Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statements relating to our growth strategy and product development and any other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition, and stock price. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated are: risks related to our growth strategy; risks relating to the results of research and development activities; our ability to obtain, perform under and maintain financing and strategic agreements and relationships; our dependence on third-party suppliers and partners; our ability to attract, integrate, and retain key personnel; the early stage of products under development; our need for substantial additional funds; government regulation; patent and intellectual property matters; competition; as well as other risks described in our SEC filings. Important factors that may cause the actual results to differ from those expressed within may include but are not limited to the success or failure of Hawkeye's efforts to successfully market its products and services; Hawkeye's ability to attract and retain quality employees; the effect of changing economic conditions; increased competition; the ability of Hawkeye to obtain adequate debt or equity financing. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.
This press release contains valuation information based upon or derived from information generally believed to be reliable based on comparable companies. The information represents our view as of the date hereof and is subject to change and/or withdrawal at any time without notice. The information may be based on (a) data that may no longer be current, (b) estimates that may involve highly subjective assessments and (c) models that may change from time to time and may be different from assumptions and models used by other persons. No representation is made that it is accurate or complete and Hawkeye and Blue Gold accept no liability with regard to the reader's reliance on it.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and former top FBI officials, rejecting the former president’s claims that they and others acted in concert to concoct the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his administration.
U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said in a sharply worded ruling on Thursday that Trump’s lawsuit, filed in March, contained “glaring structural deficiencies” and that many of the “characterizations of events are implausible.”
He dismissed the idea that Trump had sued to correct an actual legal harm, saying that “instead, he is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him, and this Court is not the appropriate forum.”
The lawsuit had named as defendants Clinton and some of her top advisers, as well as former FBI Director James Comey and other FBI officials involved in the investigation into whether Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign had coordinated with Russia to sway the outcome of the election.
Other defendants include the founders of a political research firm that hired a former British spy to investigate ties between Trump and Russia, and a well-connected Democratic lawyer who was recently acquitted on a charge of lying to the FBI during a 2016 meeting in which he presented the bureau with information it wanted to investigate.
But none of the claims, the judge wrote, supported Trump’s claims of a conspiracy against him.
“What the Amended Complaint lacks in substance and legal support it seeks to substitute with length, hyperbole, and the settling of scores and grievances,” Middlebrooks wrote.
A 2019 Justice Department inspector general report did identify certain flaws by the FBI during the Russia investigation, but did not find evidence that the bureau’s leaders were motivated by political bias in opening the probe and said the inquiry was started for a legitimate purpose.
A separate investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller produced criminal charges against nearly three dozen people and entities and found pervasive Russian interference in the election, but did not establish a criminal conspiracy with the Trump campaign.
Alina Habba, a lawyer for Trump, said Friday that Trump would appeal the dismissal.
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Chris Kaba: Police shooting of unarmed man treated as homicide
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A criminal investigation is under way after the police watchdog said it would investigate the shooting of an unarmed black man as a homicide.
Chris Kaba, 24, died after a police pursuit of a car ended in Streatham Hill, south London, on Monday night.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the development "does not mean that criminal charges will necessarily follow".
Mr Kaba's family has accused the Met Police of being "totally racist".
The family, which the IOPC said had been informed, previously said they wanted "a homicide investigation into the death from the outset" and they do not want "any delay as has happened in other fatal shootings".
Mr Kaba died after a single gunshot was fired at about 22:00 BST by a specialist firearms officer's weapon.
An Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera indicated the vehicle driven by Mr Kaba, which was not registered to him, was linked to a firearms incident in the previous days, the IOPC said.
The Audi was hemmed in by two police cars in narrow residential street Kirkstall Gardens.
The IOPC said CPR was immediately given by officers and support requested from the ambulance service, but Mr Kaba later died in hospital.
Mr Kaba, who was due to become a father, was a rapper known as Madix or Mad Itch and was part of the MOBO-nominated drill group 67.
His mother, Helen Nkama, speaking through tears, previously told the BBC: "My heart is broken. I am speechless."
In a statement before Friday's announcement, the family added: "We are devastated; we need answers and we need accountability.
"We are worried that if Chris had not been black, he would have been arrested on Monday evening and not had his life cut short."
The Met Police previously said it understood the incident was "extremely concerning to the local community".
A post-mortem examination, which will determine a provisional cause of death, is set to take place.
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TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - McLean & Company, the trusted partner of HR and leadership professionals around the world, has released its newest research-driven resource, Use Talent Pools to Support Flexibility in Succession Planning. Succession planning plays a critical role in overall business success as organizations consider resourcing plans for the coming months, making the release of this industry resource particularly timely.
While traditional succession plans are often considered ineffective in dynamic work environments, McLean & Company's industry resource is intended to help organizations use talent pools to create role groups to develop cross-functional capabilities for more effective planning in an uncertain climate.
The research indicates that talent pools are a source of potential successors for a specific role group that consists of more than two individuals. In a talent pool, the grouping of critical roles requiring similar or comparable competencies such as knowledge, skills, and attributes is called a role group. To put it simply, role groups can share a talent pool of potential successors who may be viable candidates for any of the roles within the group. "Succession planning has evolved into a key business imperative that continuously supports an organization's ability to maintain and grow talent for critical roles at all levels," says Mardi Walker, executive counselor at McLean & Company. "With the ongoing uncertainty and challenges in the labor market and economy at present, it is especially important for organizations to have talent pools in place."
According to McLean & Company's research, in order for organizations to plan for succession efficiently and successfully, the approach must keep up with rapid changes in the work and operating environment. Organizations need to build their talent pipeline from within to ensure critical roles are filled with the best talent and to reduce vacancy periods, especially during a period where recruitment efforts are particularly challenging. Using talent pools and role groups broadens the opportunities for internal career mobility and improves retention.
"Effectively using talent pools allows organizations to not only be nimble in responding to unexpected workforce changes, but to provide the development and growth opportunities employees want and expect," explains Walker.
McLean & Company's research explains how talent pools add flexibility to succession planning and can provide organizations with numerous benefits, including:
- A database of qualified candidates – All talent pool members already possess the minimum skills and requirements for the role or role group, resulting in a larger number of potential successors.
- A better candidate experience – Having records of career goals, achievements, competencies, and performance enables organizations to customize development opportunities to individual employees. This increases employees' awareness of future job prospects, strengthens engagement, and improves loyalty.
- Improved diversity, equity, and inclusion – Talent pools provide greater opportunities for diverse candidates, encouraging DEI across the workforce. They also disrupt the traditional method of applying for a specific role with specific criteria and allow for a wider consideration of talent.
- Reduced time to hire – Rather than searching through applications to identify suitable candidates, organizations can quickly identify qualified talent from within a talent pool and approach them directly.
- Decreased cost per hire – Talent pools give organizations access to a community of qualified and interested candidates. This saves the resources typically allocated for job advertising and external search activities.
- Access to potential passive candidates – Talent pool members are tailored to fit the organization's needs and can be approached in a more targeted and personalized way.
HR leaders can download the new industry resource directly from McLean & Company. Use Talent Pools to Support Flexibility in Succession Planning provides the step-by-step process to guide organizations on successfully incorporating flexibility into and implementing the succession planning program.
To learn more about McLean & Company or to download the latest research, visit hr.mcleanco.com and connect via LinkedIn and Twitter.
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The new eleven-person firm was created by two former Merrill Lynch teams in order to create a superior advisory experience for clients at any asset level
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanctuary Wealth, home to the next generation of elite advisors, welcomes its latest partner firm, Auric Capital Partners. The new firm was formed by the melding of two former Merrill Lynch teams – Mittman & Associates, a Private Wealth Management Group team led by Michael J. Mittman, CEPA, CFA, CPWA® in Denver as well as McKelvy Schellenberg & Associates, a traditional wealth management advisory team led by Luke R. McKelvy, CIMA® and William A. Schellenberg – and has offices in Orange County, California and Denver, CO.
"We've been working hard over the past couple of years to enhance our ultra-high net worth solutions for Sanctuary partner firms and their clients," said Jim Dickson, CEO and Founder of Sanctuary Wealth. "Auric's decision to launch their new firm with Sanctuary is a testament to the breadth and depth of resources and capabilities that we've added on this front."
"As an independent firm, we will now sit on the same side of the table with our clients and have the ability to provide truly objective advice, as our only goal is adding value to each client's financial future," said Michael Mittman, CEPA, CFA, CPWA®, Partner, Managing Director, Advisory, Auric Capital Partners. "With Auric Capital Partners, we have assembled a team that has the scalability and expertise through the wealth management spectrum. Our firm has the ability to serve clients whether they have several hundred thousand dollars or several hundred million."
Michael Mittman has 24 years of investment management experience, the last 14 with Merrill Private Wealth Management, where he worked with a small number of ultra-high-net-worth families, institutions, and private foundations. He has earned the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Personal Investment Advisor, and Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®) designations and has a degree in economics from Duke University.
Prior to the launch of Auric Capital Partners, Luke McKelvy, and William A. Schellenberg each spent 25 years with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and held the title of Wealth Management Advisor, Senior Vice President. McKelvy has earned the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) designation and is a graduate of Chapman University, while Schellenberg did his undergraduate work at University of Texas. Together they have worked to strategically align both sides of their clients' balance sheets in order to better position them for sustainable growth.
"We made the decision to partner with Sanctuary Wealth rather than set up our own RIA because after decades in the wirehouse environment, we had a tremendous experience in serving clients, but did not want to have to take on the responsibility of things like compliance and technology that were outside of our comfort zones," said Luke McKelvy, CIMA®, Partner, Managing Director, Operations, Auric Capital Partners. "Sanctuary offered us the type of support we were used to getting, but with the freedom to manage our business as we saw fit. We can own the client relationship and their information, and yet we have a strong partner to assist us on the aspects of the business that never touch the client. It's really the best of both worlds."
Also joining Auric Capital as Partners are Jeffrey A. Dewees, Managing Director, Investments; Arman Melikian, Managing Director, Investments; and Jay Tamkoc Managing Director, Advisory. Additionally, the 11-person teams includes: Anna T. Walters, Vice President, Operations; Kristen Freeman, Vice President, Client Service; Meghan Ide, Senior Associate, Client Service; John Kincannon, Associate, Client Service; and Francine England, Associate, Client Service.
"Auric Capital Partners serves as a great example of the flexibility that Sanctuary Wealth has to offer advisors seeking independence," said Vince Fertitta, President, Sanctuary Wealth. "The synergy that the union of these two great teams makes possible is not only a positive development for the advisors, but most importantly, it brings a lot more to their clients. Now that they are independent, they'll be able to have a truly bespoke relationship with their clients on their terms, without the distractions often found when employed by a large institution."
"When we met with the team at Sanctuary, we were instantly comfortable with their culture and how they have constructed their business model," added William Schellenberg, Partner, Managing Director, Advisory, Auric Capital Partners. "It was a refreshing change from what we had experienced in the past and definitely got us excited."
To learn more about Auric Capital Partners, please visit: www.auriccapital.com
Sanctuary Wealth (sanctuarywealth.com/) is the advanced platform for the next generation of elite advisors, who have the entrepreneurial spirit to build and own their own practices and desire the freedom to deliver the tailored service their clients deserve. Sanctuary Wealth's ecosystem of partnered independence provides a complete technology and operations platform, as well as support from a community of like-minded advisors and the resources of invaluable affiliated businesses. Currently, the Sanctuary Wealth network includes partner firms in 27 states across the country with approximately $25 billion in assets under advisement. Sanctuary Wealth includes the fully owned subsidiaries; Sanctuary Advisors LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser, Sanctuary Securities, Inc. a FINRA member broker-dealer as well as Sanctuary Alternative Holdings, Sanctuary Asset Management, Sanctuary Insurance Solutions, Sanctuary Global, and Sanctuary Global Family Office.
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The Company expects to turn profitable in 2023
HAIKOU, China, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JX Luxventure Limited (Nasdaq: LLL) (the "Company"), a company delivering comprehensive products solutions to global high-net-worth families serviced by our business customers with business segments covering tourism, duty-free cross-border merchandise, eCommerce and B2B SAAS solutions, and menswear, today announced financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Financial Highlights for the Sixth Months of 2022
- Delivered strong top-line growth year over year. Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $52.3 million compared to $12.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of 312% from last year.
- Total revenue from the travel and duty-free cross-border merchandize business segments for the first half of 2022 were $51.5 million, compared to $10.2 million for the same period last year.
- Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was reduced by $0.2 million, a 6.6% improvement compared to the same period last year.
- Continued duty-free product portfolio expansion. In the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company expanded its duty-free cross border merchandise portfolio to include the pet food sector and has signed a US$100 million related contract expected to be completed by end of 2023.
- Travel and cross-border merchandize business segments are expecting to reach profitability on an adjusted basis in 2022.
The Company is expected to turn profitable in 2023 as the global travel industry started to rebound from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Company has made material improvements and ongoing investments in its business and products.
Ms. Sun "Ice" Lei, Chief Executive Officer of the Company commented: "We hit the ground running and delivered a strong revenue growth in the first half of 2022. This is the third financial reports in a row which we delivered robust growth. We are pleased with the implementation of our turnaround strategy while our menswear business continues its recovery from Covid.
Our duty-free cross-border team has been moving quickly to identify high quality and in-demand foreign products to introduce to the consumer market in China. In addition, our travel team was able to establish more tangible partnerships with our partners in the airlines, high-end hotels and lifestyle experience industries to create value for our shareholders. We now partner with 17 major airlines, which represents 51% of airline operators in China.
Our differentiated product offerings and leading market position helped driving our record revenue in the first half of 2022. As we anticipate the steady demand for premium and foreign made consumer products in China, and the rebound of the premium travel experiences globally, we continue to pivot our operation to focus on the two business segments. Through our operation streamline effort, financial discipline, ownership mindset and innovative product offerings, we are taking the steps toward to the Company's sustainable profitability.
While we are on the journey to transform our company, we remain committed to be in full compliance with all the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and Nasdaq listing requirements. We are confident that we will continue to be a strong and compliant public listed company years ahead."
Recent initiatives
- Started providing technology consulting services and solutions for NFT-based virtual host to be used on live stream platforms. The newly established eCommerce solution segment provides a technology driven global B2B trading platform for its business customers. Its solution products include cross-border cloud-based warehouse, digital payment systems, supply chain and logistics management, etc. The Company has been engaged by travel agencies and online platforms to provide solutions and support operational efficiency improvement.
- Executed major whole-sale contracts with large travel agencies in China in the amount of $20 million. Combined with the Company's continuous effort to expand its partnership with regional and international airlines, the Company is poised to benefit from the post-pandemic travel.
- Expanded the Company's duty-free cross-border product portfolio to include high end pet food products and luxury foreign automobiles. These products are expected to significantly improve the Company's revenue and generate high gross margins.
The Company today filed its six months result report on Form 6-K for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (the "June 2022 Report") with the SEC. The June 2022 Report can be accessed on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
About JX Luxventure Limited
Headquartered in Haikou, China, JX Luxventure Limited is a a company delivering comprehensive products solutions to global high-net-worth families serviced by our business customers with business segments covering tourism, duty-free cross-border merchandise, eCommerce and B2B SAAS solutions, and menswear.To learn more about the Company, please visit its corporate website at en.jxluxventure.com.
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This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of JX Luxventure Limited, and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, are "forward-looking statements" in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Day" game were:
0-8-6-2, FIREBALL: 3
(zero, eight, six, two; FIREBALL: three)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Day" game were:
0-8-6-2, FIREBALL: 3
(zero, eight, six, two; FIREBALL: three)
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were:
04-08-10-13-21-26-27-30-31-36-46-47-49-53-58-61-66-74-75-77, BE: 49
(four, eight, ten, thirteen, twenty-one, twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-six, forty-six, forty-seven, forty-nine, fifty-three, fifty-eight, sixty-one, sixty-six, seventy-four, seventy-five, seventy-seven; BE: forty-nine)
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SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creality, a global pioneer in 3D printing, enters a partnership today with Forward AM, the brand of BASF 3D Printing Solutions, to expand professional-grade 3D printing applications. Creality also launches the fully-enclosed FDM 3D printer Sermoon D3 featuring HP-ULTRA, a high-end filament series Creality co-developed with Forward AM specifically designed for Creality 3D printers.
Creality and Forward AM will leverage each other's capabilities to jointly develop and promote co-branded filament series including HP-ULTRA PLA and ABS, which the two companies have tested and optimized for the best performance on Creality's professional-grade 3D printers. The two parties will also work closely to explore innovative additive manufacturing applications in industries including general manufacturing, automotive, medical and education, accelerating the additive manufacturing industrialization.
"BASF is a global giant with profound industry experience in the field of materials, and Creality has long been focusing on 3D printing with a leading influence in the global 3D printing industry," said Fred Liu, Co-founder and Executive Director of Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology. "The strategic cooperation between the two parties on 3D printing filaments expands the application scenarios of professional-grade 3D printers, and Sermoon D3 is the latest outcome of the cooperation."
"BASF and Creality are highly compatible in the vision of promoting the industrialization of additive manufacturing, and decided to join hands to enter the professional-grade additive manufacturing market and deliver solutions for professional and industrial clients," said Dr. Chen Li, Head of Business Management and Operations, BASF 3D Printing Solutions Asia Pacific. "I believe the cooperation will provide clients with more professional, more cost-effective and more widely applied additive manufacturing solutions."
Sermoon D3 – born for industrial design
Businesses using the traditional method in prototyping and design verification face a long development cycle, high cost, limited choice of materials and material waste due to molding failure. As Creality's latest effort in the professional-grade market, Sermoon D3 features industrial-grade stability which is tested and certified by Forward AM's Additive Manufacturing Technical Centre (AMTC), bringing cost-effective 3D printing solutions to professional users and small enterprises.
Taking machinery design as an example, the traditional way takes at least 20 working days to design, review, proof, and modify. However, by utilizing 3D printing technology, users can achieve rapid prototyping in less than 10 working days, shortening the R&D cycle and improving efficiency.
Another pain point businesses face is the limited selection of materials when verifying product design prototypes, which greatly impacts the verification sufficiency and competitiveness of the company. To address this issue, Creality teamed up with AMTC to test more than 20 types of filaments and selected 14 that best fit with Sermoon D3, including high-strength filaments A66, ASA, PC, and wear-resistant filaments PA66-CF, PET-CF. Sermoon D3 is the model that supports the most filament type of all Creality 3D printers.
Specifically designed for the Sermoon D3, HP-ULTRA filament series including PLA and ABS is co-developed by Creality and Forward AM. It is part of Creality's "Better Filament Plan" to collaborate with market leaders to provide users with high-quality filaments tailor-made for Creality 3D printers. HP-ULTRA has been fully tested by AMTC and Creality Lab on Sermoon D3, meaning users can achieve straightforward print without configuring the printer. HP-ULTRA ABS will be included in the Sermoon D3 package for users as complimentary.
To cater to the needs of scale production, Sermoon D3 offers one-stop solutions: users can connect to multiple Sermoon D3 printers via LAN or Internet, remote control them simultaneously and monitor the printing process through Creality Print or Creality Cloud App on PC or phone. Together with a sizeable 300×250×300mm build volume and up to five times of speed, Sermoon D3 significantly scales up the production in a cost-effective way.
Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co., Ltd.
Founded in Shenzhen, Creality is a global pioneer in the 3D printing industry that focuses on the research, design and production of consumer and professional-grade 3D printers and 3D printing accessories. With user-centric philosophy, Creality has expanded its footprints across more than 192 countries and regions worldwide, introducing 3D printing concepts to homes, schools, workshops, factories and academic institutions, and driving digitalization in manufacturing, education, healthcare, architecture and beyond.
Committed to becoming a 3D printing evangelist, Creality continues gravitating to cutting-edge technology and bringing a premium experience for individual users and businesses. For more information: www.creality.com.
BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH
Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, is a 100% subsidiary of BASF New Business GmbH. It focuses on establishing and expanding the business under the Forward AM brand with advanced materials, system solutions, components, and services in the field of 3D printing.
BASF 3D Printing Solutions is organized into startup-like structures to serve customers in the dynamic 3D printing market. It cooperates closely with the global research platforms and application technologies of various departments at BASF and with research institutes, universities, startups, and industrial partners. Potential customers are primarily companies that intend to use 3D printing for industrial manufacturing. Typical industries include automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods. For further information please visit: www.forward-am.com.
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TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ITANDI Co., Ltd., a Japanese company (Headquarters: Minato-Ku, Japan; CEO: Shinpei Noguchi; Hereinafter as "the Company".) provides services in the real estate industry (mainly in the rental and leasing sector) announced that it is working with the Japan Network for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NPO organization) and becomes one of the partners that supports the "Orange ribbon anti child abuse movement". ITANDI is part of the GA technologies group(Headquarters: Minato-Ku, Tokyo; CEO: Ryo Higuchi; Securities code: 3491), the Company started the service of providing a checklist for anti-child abuse through its SaaS service "ITANDI BB" targeting the real estate companies.
About the "Orange ribbon anti child abuse movement"(※1)
The whole movement started from a sad story of two boy brothers who died from the abuse of their father's friend. In 2004, the two little boys aged 3 and 4 were reported dead threw from the bridge. The boy brothers residing at Oyama city, Tochigi Prefecture were found being abused by their father's friend multiple times and were under temporary protection of the local police because of that. However, the two little boys did not receive any support or attention from the organizations that are supposed to be responsible to take care of the matter. The two boys were severely beaten again to the condition where they were almost dead and were thrown from a bridge to the river. To prevent such tragic event from happening again, the Oyama city started this "Orange ribbon anti child abuse movement" to rise the awareness of child abuse.
Such a tragic case of child abuse is not rare, an average of more than 50 cases of child abuse were reported a year in Japan. A child who has been abused physically and mentally when they were young tends to suffer from inter relationship problems when they grow up even when they have their own families and in the workplace. Some of these people even end up committed suicide in the end because of such painful experience originated from their childhood. In order to prevent such events from happening, a non-profit organization called the Japan Network for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect has started this orange ribbon help desk to receive child abuses reports nationally, the service is growing around Japan currently.
ITANDI supports the orange ribbon to prevent child abuse
A statistic released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare states that more than 200,000 cases of child abuse have been reported in 2020. These cases were reported by the child consultation centers around Japan. The children being reported in these cases are under 18 years old (The legal adult age in Japan is 18 years old). The number is also the highest compared to the numbers in the past. The places where the abusive activities happen are mainly "in homes" with "parents or the so-called legal guardians" of the child being the person who committed such abuses. (※2)
ITANDI is asking for the participation of the real estate companies in Japan to join this movement to pay attention to any possible signs that could be a potential child abuse situation. These signs usually include but are not limited to the following situations: witnesses from the neighbors, delay of the rent payment of a tenant, and extremely unsanitary living environment, etc. A realtor is the person who has close connections and interactions with a local area and is usually the person who has access to residents' homes. This gives realtors advantages to sense those signs of a possible child abuse case easier than most people. Using our advantages as realtors we might have saved a life from child abuse. ITANDI has been working with the Japan Network for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect to create this checklist of possible signs of child abuse shown on our ITANDI BB service website.
ITANDI BB is a BtoB SaaS service targeted at real estate companies with more than 4,000,000 monthly page views. We are using our service website as a medium to send the message out and show that ITANDI as a business company cares about our society and our children and supports the "Orange ribbon anti child abuse movement".
Checklist of possible signs of child abuse case (For businesses)
https://lp.itandibb.com/orangeribbon/
*The service is only available in Japan area and provided in Japanese only
* A chart about the trend of the reported child abuse cases starting from 1990 to 2020 in Japan is available in the site
ITANDI's SDGs activity report
https://www.itandi.co.jp/sustainability
ITANDI has been putting a lot of effort in promoting the digital transformation of the real estate industry in Japan and has been caring about issues in our society too. As a property technology business company, we also care about how we could contribute to the sustainability of our environment. The following 6 SDGs goals are the major areas we are focusing on: "Caring for our planet", "Contribute to the evolution of the business model of the real estate industry", "Contribute to the creation of sustainable cities and communities'', "Building of a trustworthy and safe transaction process", "Contribute to the creation of a motivated work environment", and "Strengthen of governance and compliance". Finally, we will be adding "the support of anti child abuse movement" to our list as our 7th sustainability goals. ITANDI has been working hard on making positive changes to the society in different aspects under our business mission of "contributing to the abundance of people's lives and connect everyone through our service."
About ITANDI BB
https://lp.itandibb.com/bb-detail/
ITANDI BB is a real time database designed for realtors. On the website, realtors can find the application information and the leasing information about a property that is specifically for rental purposes. The information is provided by linking the database with application information from real estate agencies and the database with vacancy information from management companies. The information in the database is updated simultaneously in which cuts down the chances that users might get false information because of bait advertising（※4）. Currently, there are about 3,000 property management companies using the service, while about 47,000 real estate agencies are installed with the service too. The service is automatically linked with VR contents of a property （※5） in which helps to accelerate the digital transformation of the entire rental and lease transaction process to realize our vision of an Internet real estate business model（※6）.
ITANDI Co.,Ltd
Company name: ITANDI Co.,Ltd
Representative: Shinpei Noguchi
Website: https://www.itandi.co.jp/
Headquarters: 40F of Sumitomo real estate Roppongi Grand Tower, Roppongi 3-2-1, Minato-Ku, Tokyo
Year of founding: June 2012
Capital fund: 36,000,000 yen
Services:
・Development, operation of SaaS for real estate companies: ITANDI BB
・Development, operation of SaaS for rental & lease management companies: ITANDI BB +
・Development, operation of self-tour house hunting platform: OHEYAGO
GA technologies Co., Ltd
Company name: GA technologies Co., Ltd
Representative: Ryo Higuchi
Website: https://www.ga-tech.co.jp/
Headquarters: 40F of Sumitomo real estate Roppongi Grand Tower, Roppongi 3-2-1, Minato-Ku, Tokyo
Year of founding: March, 2013
Capital fund: 7224,816,203 yen(by July 2022)
Services:
・Internet real estate marketplace business: RENOSY
・BtoB PropTech SaaS development
・GA technologies group: ITANDI, RENOSY PLUS, Shenjumiausuan and 10 other group companies
For this release, please contact below:
Nami (+81-90-1503-9158), Judy, GA technologies Co., Ltd.
MAIL: pr@ga-tech.co.jp
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LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life. Now, at age 73, that moment has finally arrived.
Charles, the oldest person to ever assume the British throne, became King Charles III on Thursday following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. No date has been set for his coronation.
After an apprenticeship that began as a child, Charles embodies the modernization of the British monarchy. He was the first heir not educated at home, the first to earn a university degree and the first to grow up in the ever-intensifying glare of the media as deference to royalty faded.
He also alienated many with his messy divorce from the much-loved Princess Diana, and by straining the rules that prohibit royals from intervening in public affairs, wading into debates on issues such as environmental protection and architectural preservation,
“He now finds himself in, if you like, the autumn of his life, having to think carefully about how he projects his image as a public figure,” said historian Ed Owens. “He’s nowhere near as popular as his mother.”
Charles must figure out how to generate the “public support, a sense of endearment” that characterized the relationship Elizabeth had with the British public, Owens said.
In other words, will Charles be as loved by his subjects? It’s a question that has overshadowed his entire life.
A shy boy with a domineering father, Charles grew into a sometimes-awkward, understated man who is nevertheless confident in his own opinions. Unlike his mother, who refused to publicly discuss her views, Charles has delivered speeches and written articles on issues close to his heart, such as climate change, green energy and alternative medicine.
His accession to the throne is likely to fuel debate about the future of Britain’s largely ceremonial monarchy, seen by some as a symbol of national unity and others as an obsolete vestige of feudal history.
“We know the monarch and certainly the monarch’s family – they’re not meant to have political voices. They’re not meant to have political opinions. And the fact that he’s been flexing, if you like, his political muscle is something that he will have to be really careful with … lest he be seen as unconstitutional,” said Owens, who wrote “The Family Firm: Monarchy, Mass Media and the British Public, 1932-53.”
Charles, who will be the head of state for the U.K. and 14 other countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, has defended his actions.
“I always wonder what meddling is, I always thought it was motivating,” he said in “Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70,” a 2018 documentary. “I’ve always been intrigued if it’s meddling to worry about the inner cities, as I did 40 years ago and what was happening or not happening there, the conditions in which people were living. If that’s meddling, I’m very proud of it.”
In the same interview, however, Charles acknowledged that as king, he wouldn’t be able to speak out or interfere in politics because the role of sovereign is different from being the Prince of Wales.
Charles has said he intends to reduce the number of working royals, cut expenses and better represent modern Britain.
But tradition matters, too, for a man whose office previously described the monarchy as “the focal point for national pride, unity and allegiance.”
That has meant a life of palaces and polo, attracting criticism that Charles was out of touch with everyday life, being lampooned for having a valet who purportedly squeezed toothpaste onto his brush.
But it was the disintegration of his marriage to Diana that made many question his fitness for the throne. Then, as he aged, his handsome young sons stole the limelight from a man who had a reputation for being as gray as his Saville Row suits.
Biographer Sally Bedell Smith, author of “Prince Charles: the Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life,’’ described him as being constantly overshadowed by others in the family, despite his destiny.
“I think the frustrations are not so much that he’s had to wait for the throne,” Smith told PBS. “I think his main frustration is that he has done so much and that … he has been sort of massively misunderstood. He’s sort of been caught between two worlds: the world of his mother, revered, now beloved; and Diana, the ghost of whom still shadows him; and then his incredibly glamorous sons.”
It took years for many in Britain to forgive Charles for his admitted infidelity to Diana before “the people’s princess” died in a Paris car crash in 1997. But the public mood softened after he married Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005 and she became the Duchess of Cornwall.
Although Camilla played a significant role in the breakup of Charles and Diana, her self-deprecating style and salt-of-the-earth sense of humor eventually won over many Britons.
She helped Charles smile more in public by tempering his reserve and making him appear approachable, if not happier, as he cut ribbons, visited houses of worship, unveiled plaques and waited for the crown.
Her service was rewarded last February, when Queen Elizabeth II said publicly that it was her “sincere wish” that Camilla should be known as “Queen Consort” after her son succeeded her, answering questions once and for all about her status in the Royal Family.
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George was born Nov. 14, 1948, in Buckingham Palace. When his mother acceded to the throne in 1952, the 3-year-old prince became the Duke of Cornwall. He became Prince of Wales at 20.
His school years were unhappy, with the future king being bullied by classmates at Gordonstoun, a Scottish boarding school that prides itself on building character through vigorous outdoor activities and educated his father, Philip.
Charles studied history at Cambridge University’s Trinity College, where in 1970 he became the first British royal to earn a university degree.
He then spent seven years in uniform, training as a Royal Air Force pilot before joining the Royal Navy, where he learned to fly helicopters. He ended his military career as commander of the HMS Bronington, a minesweeper, in 1976.
Charles’ relationship with Camilla began before he went to sea, but the romance foundered and she married a cavalry officer.
He met Lady Diana Spencer in 1977 when she was 16 and he was dating her older sister. Diana apparently didn’t see him again until 1980, and rumors of their engagement swirled after she was invited to spend time with Charles and the royal family.
They announced their engagement in February 1981. Some awkwardness in their relationship was immediately apparent when, during a televised interview about their betrothal, a reporter asked if they were in love. “Of course,” Diana answered immediately, while Charles said, “Whatever ‘in love’ means.”
Although Diana giggled at the response, she later said that Charles’ remark “threw me completely.”
“God, it absolutely traumatized me,” she said in a recording made by her voice coach in 1992-93 that was featured in the 2017 documentary “Diana, In Her Own Words.”
The couple married on July 29, 1981, at St. Paul’s Cathedral in a globally televised ceremony. Prince William, now heir to the throne, was born less than a year later, followed by his brother, Prince Harry, in 1984.
The public fairy tale soon crumbled. Charles admitted to adultery to a TV interviewer in 1994. In an interview of her own, Diana drew attention to her husband’s relationship with Camilla, saying: “There were three of us in this marriage.”
The revelations tarnished Charles’ reputation among many who celebrated Diana for her style as well as her charity work with AIDS patients and landmine victims.
William and Harry were caught in the middle. While the princes revered their late mother, they said Charles was a good father and praised him as an early advocate for issues like the environment.
Tensions persist inside the royal family, underscored by the decision of Harry and his wife, Meghan, to step away from their royal duties and move to California in 2020. In a televised interview, they later said a member of the royal family had raised “concerns and conversations” about the color of their baby’s skin before he was born. The explosive revelation forced William to publicly declare the family wasn’t racist.
Charles soldiered on, increasingly standing in for the queen in her twilight years. In 2018, he was named the queen’s designated successor as head of the Commonwealth, an association of 54 nations with links to the British Empire. The process accelerated after the death of her husband, Prince Philip, on April 9, 2021.
As Elizabeth declined, he sometimes stepped in at the last moment.
On the eve of the state opening of Parliament this year, on May 10, the queen asked Charles to preside, delegating one of her most important constitutional duties to him — evidence that a transition was underway.
Camilla said in a 2018 documentary that Charles was comfortable with the prospect of being king.
“I think his destiny will come,’’ she said. “He’s always known it’s going to come, and I don’t think it does weigh heavily on his shoulders at all.”
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The Mosquito Fire grew by almost 20,000 acres in 24 hours, crossing into El Dorado County and sending heavy smoke over the Lake Tahoe area.
Though the official report Friday morning by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection had the acreage at 14,250, the latest perimeter map indicated the area was near 25,000 acres (38½ square miles) and the Placer County sheriff’s office confirmed that figure in a tweet.
The fire started Tuesday afternoon on the Middle Fork of the American River and has prompted mandatory evacuations in 275 square miles of Placer and El Dorado counties, including the communities of Foresthill, Todd Valley, Michigan Bluff, Volcanoville, Georgetown, Buckeye and Quintette.
The map above shows evacuation areas in pink. The evacuation center is Bell Road Baptist Church, 707 Bell Road, in Auburn.
Amid record high temperatures and critically low fuel moisture levels, the fire has grown rapidly and “exhibited extreme behavior,” Cal Fire said. During barely two hours in the hottest part of Wednesday, it grew 2,000 acres, more than doubling its size. It doubled again from Thursday morning (6,807 acres) to that evening (13,704).
The Placer County sheriff’s office said more than 1,000 structures were threatened and some were known to have been destroyed in Michigan Bluff.
The Lake Tahoe Unified School District said it is monitoring air quality, which has been hovering in the unhealthy range, and will cancel classes if it is likely to remain above 300 on the PurpleAir index. Organizers canceled Sunday’s America’s Most Beautiful Tour De Tahoe, a bicycling event for which 1,500 people had registered.
More details about evacuations, including areas under warning, can be found on the maps maintained by the sheriff’s offices at these links: Placer County and El Dorado County.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
6-7-7-4
(six, seven, seven, four)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
6-7-7-4
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
0-6-1
(zero, six, one)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
0-6-1
(zero, six, one)
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is replacing leaky seals in its moon rocket at the pad in hopes of launching it on its first test flight by the end of this month.
Managers said Thursday they will conduct another test after the repairs to ensure all hydrogen fuel leaks are plugged. If that test goes well — and if the Space Force extends a flight safety waiver — then NASA could take another stab at launching the 322-foot rocket in late September. Otherwise, the rocket will return to the hangar for additional work, delaying liftoff until at least October.
A series of hydrogen fuel leaks and other problems halted back-to-back launch attempts last week.
The Space Launch System rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — holds a crew capsule with three test dummies. The space agency wants to send the capsule into lunar orbit on a trial run, before putting astronauts on the next flight, in 2024. That around-the-moon mission would pave the way for the first human moon landing in 50 years, currently scheduled for 2025.
“We need to get the tanking test done and then we’ll have to look at what is the realism and schedule” to make a launch attempt as early as Sept. 23, said Jim Free, who’s in charge of NASA’s exploration systems development.
To launch in late September, NASA needs the OK from the Space Force in Cape Canaveral, which oversees the rocket’s self-destruct system. Batteries are needed to activate the system if the rocket veers off course toward populated areas. These batteries must be retested periodically, and that can only be done in the hangar. The military would have to extend the certification of those batteries by an extra two weeks or more to avoid moving the rocket back to the hangar.
But every time the rocket moves between the hangar and launch pad adds “routine wear and tear, and I don’t want to do that” unless necessary, said chief engineer John Blevins. There already have been three trips to the pad this year for practice countdowns and, most recently, the thwarted launch attempts of Aug. 29 and Saturday.
Engineers are hopeful that replacing a pair of seals in the hydrogen fuel lines at the bottom of the rocket will take care of any lingering leaks.
As an extra precaution, the launch team plans “a kindler and gentler approach to tanking” during the final phase of the countdown, slowing the flow of fuel at times to reduce stress on the seals, according to Mike Bolger, a program manager.
“We’re optimistic that we can knock this problem flat,” he told reporters.
Running years late and billions over budget, NASA’s new lunar exploration program is named Artemis after Apollo’s twin sister in Greek mythology. Twelve astronauts walked on the moon back in the late 1960s and early 1970s during NASA’s Apollo program.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The DNA of a jailed elected official who was angered by past and upcoming newspaper stories was found on the hands of a Las Vegas investigative reporter who fought for his life while being stabbed to death outside his home, authorities said Thursday.
County Public Administrator Robert Telles stood handcuffed in court with bandages on his wrists and police officers at his elbows while a prosecutor told a judge that Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German’s death was a planned attack by an assailant who left his own cellphone at home and waited in a vehicle outside German’s home.
“The published articles regarding a public figure, the public administrator’s office, ruined his political career, likely his marriage, and this was him lashing out at the cause,” Chief Deputy Clark County District Attorney Richard Scow said of Telles.
Scow said German was stabbed seven times. His body was found Saturday.
Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Elana Lee Graham called a police report detailing the attack “chilling,” including the discovery of wounds on German’s arms and DNA believed to be from Telles in German’s fingernails.
“He was fighting for his life,” the judge said of the 69-year-old longtime journalist. “It appears from this report that Mr. Telles was waiting … and called (German) over to the side of his own home.”
Graham ordered Telles, 45, jailed without bail pending arraignment next Tuesday on a murder charge.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson called German’s death “brutal and meaningless” and the case against Telles important for the community. Wolfson said a decision about whether to seek the death penalty will be made in coming months.
Earlier Thursday, police officials described Telles’ arrest late Wednesday after a brief police standoff at his home.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Telles was hospitalized for what the sheriff called “self-inflicted” wounds, hours after investigators served a search warrant and confiscated vehicles in the criminal probe of German’s killing.
Telles had been a focus of German’s reporting about turmoil, including complaints of administrative bullying, favoritism and Telles’ relationship with a subordinate staffer in the county office that handles property of people who die without a will or family contacts. Telles, a Democrat, went on to lose his bid for reelection in the June primary.
“This has been an unusual case from the beginning,” Lombardo told reporters at a news conference, “the murder of an investigative journalist, and the main suspect an elected official here in Clark County.”
Lombardo is the elected head of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and is running as a Republican for governor. He said Telles was quickly identified as a suspect with the help of media, including the Review-Journal.
“Every murder is tragic. But the killing of a journalist is particularly troublesome,” Lombardo said.
Telles was identified early in the investigation as a person “upset about articles that were being written by German, as an investigative journalist, that exposed potential wrongdoing,” Las Vegas Police Capt. Dori Koren said.
“Telles had publicly expressed his issues with that reporting,” Koren said. “We found out later there was additional reporting that was pending.”
In addition to Telles’ suspected DNA at the crime scene, Koren said investigators serving a search warrant at Telles’ home found shoes and a distinctive wide straw hat.
Koren said the items matched those worn by a person captured on security camera video wearing a blaze orange shirt and walking toward German’s home. He showed photos of the shoes and the hat and said they had been been cut up.
A murder weapon has not been found, but Lombardo said police have “distorted” video that shows the attack. He said investigators were attempting to enhance it.
Investigators said a distinctive maroon GMC Yukon Denali SUV was seen driving around German’s neighborhood Sept. 2, the morning of the killing, stopping several times. That vehicle, registered to Telles’ wife, departed Telles’ home around 9 a.m. and returned around noon, Koren said.
Police believe German was attacked about 11:15 a.m., and his garage door was open.
Telles was questioned by police Wednesday and then returned home, where he ignored reporters’ questions as he entered and did not respond to officers at his door until SWAT units and an ambulance arrived in the evening.
German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter who covered courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime.
In a statement, German’s family called him “a loving and loyal brother, uncle and friend who devoted his life to his work exposing wrongdoing in Las Vegas and beyond.”
“We’re shocked, saddened and angry about his death,” the statement said. “Jeff was committed to seeking justice for others and would appreciate the hard work by local police and journalists in pursuing his killer. We look forward to seeing justice done in this case.”
Glenn Cook, executive editor of the Review-Journal, said the newsroom had mixed emotions following Telles’ arrest.
“We are relieved Robert Telles is in custody and outraged that a colleague appears to have been killed for reporting on an elected official,” the statement said. “Journalists can’t do the important work our communities require if they are afraid a presentation of facts could lead to violent retribution.”
“Hopefully, the Review-Journal, the German family and Jeff’s many friends can begin the process of mourning and honoring a great man and a brave reporter,” it said.
Telles, a lawyer who practiced probate and estate law, won his elected position in 2018, replacing a three-term public administrator. He lost his June party primary to Assistant Public Administrator Rita Reid, who faces a Republican challenger in November. Telles’ term expires Dec. 31.
Clark County officials said Thursday that Telles was suspended and banned from county offices or property pending a review of his position as an elected official.
“County employees of the administrator’s office are currently working from home, and the office will remain closed until a determination is made about when it can reopen,” the statement said.
In the weeks before the June 14 primary, German bylined reports about an office “mired in turmoil and internal dissension” between longtime employees and new hires under Telles’ leadership.
Telles blamed “old-timers” for exaggerating the extent of his relationship with a female staffer and falsely claiming that he mistreated them.
Telles later posted Twitter complaints about German, the Review-Journal reported, including claims in June that German was a bully who was “obsessed” with him.
German, widely known and respected for his tenacity, was working on follow-up reports, the newspaper said Wednesday. He recently filed public records requests for emails and text messages between Telles and three other county officials, including Reid and consultant Michael Murphy.
Murphy, the former Clark County coroner hired to address complaints about leadership in the public administrators’ office, did not immediately respond to a telephone message.
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DENVER (AP) — Backers of a campaign targeting a Colorado lawmaker who left the GOP and joined the Democratic Party, citing the Republican Party's embrace of discredited 2020 election conspiracies, received the go-ahead Friday to collect voter signatures in their bid to trigger a recall election.
Colorado's secretary of state's office said it had approved a recall petition targeting state Sen. Kevin Priola, whose term representing a suburban Denver district ends in 2025. Petitioners have until Nov. 8 to collect enough signatures to force an eventual recall vote.
Priola infuriated Republicans when he announced his party switch in August, saying he was horrified by the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and had waited in vain for his party to repudiate it as well as former President Donald Trump, who continues to insist the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Numerous assertions that the presidential election was stolen have been proven false.
Priola also rebuked what he called the GOP’s refusal to take climate change seriously. “Today, my Republican colleagues would rather deny the existence of human-caused climate change than take action,” he wrote in a letter announcing his decision.
Priola's move enhanced Democrats' prospects for retaining a majority in Colorado's senate in the November midterm elections. The party holds a comfortable majority in the House. But the recall drive is in a new district assigned to Priola that's become more conservative thanks to last year's redistricting process.
Signature-gatherers hit the streets Friday, and the recall campaign already has raised $130,000, said Michael Fields, who heads the recall committee and is president of the conservative group Advance Colorado Institute. Fields cited Priola's past votes with Democrats, especially on state tax policy, as well as what he called Priola's betrayal of the Republican voters who elected him to office.
“Conservative Republicans voted for him to be a conservative leader in the Senate,” Fields said.
Priola did not immediately respond to telephone and email requests for comment.
Priola is in his second term as a state senator and is not up for reelection in November. The campaign needs signatures equal to at least 25% of the number of votes cast in the district in the last election to force a vote.
Fields said any recall vote, if certified by the secretary of state's office, could be held in January.
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Roll-Off Dumpster Day scheduled for Jackson residents
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The city of Jackson scheduled its Roll-Off Dumpster Day for residents on Saturday.
In a press release, the city says residents will be able to bring all household furniture, small appliances, and accessories for disposal to the Old Pepsi Building located at 2550 Medgar Evers Boulevard from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The city says tires, chemicals, and gas tanks are not accepted in the Roll-Off Dumpster program, and participants must place debris inside the dumpster provided at the location.
“City businesses and residents living outside the city limits of Jackson are not eligible to participate. Proof of residency may be required,” the press release said.
According to the city, there is a chance of scattered thunderstorms. If so, the event will be rescheduled.
If you have any questions, contact the City of Jackson at (601) 960-0000.
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LeoLabs Awarded Contract From the US Department of Commerce to Support Space Traffic Management Prototype
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 2:00 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Agreement delivers industry-leading capabilities to the US Government, including Resident Space Object tracking data and conjunction alerts, powered by LeoLabs global network of radars
MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 9, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- LeoLabs, Inc., the world's leading commercial provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, announced today an award to provide data and services to the US Department of Commerce to support the development of a US civil- led Space Traffic Management (STM) system. The announcement was made at the 9th session of the National Space Council in Houston, Texas.
Under this contract, LeoLabs will provide its operationally proven tracking and conjunction alert data products for a subset of Resident Space Objects (RSOs), including both real-time and archived data sets. The Department of Commerce will utilize these orbital data products to support testing and evaluation of a prototype STM system.
"We are honored to be selected by the Department of Commerce to provide high accuracy tracking and conjunction alert data products for its Space Traffic Management system," said Dan Ceperley, LeoLabs CEO and co-founder. "The traffic in LEO is growing exponentially, driven by commercial innovation and economic opportunity. Our space operations infrastructure is the only system designed to scale with that growth. LeoLabs was founded to drive innovation in Space Traffic Management, therefore we look forward to working with the US Government on this effort to ensure the continued success of the space industry."
This agreement demonstrates continued US leadership in STM and marks significant progress by the Department of Commerce towards fulfilling Space Policy Directive-3 (SPD-3), which calls for the development of a new national STM service managed by a civil government agency. This contract was issued as a sole-source award, providing the Department of Commerce access to LeoLabs space safety services which are currently utilized for over 60% of operational satellites in LEO.
About LeoLabs (www.leolabs.space)
LeoLabs provides critical mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services to help secure safe and sustainable operations in low Earth orbit (LEO). LeoLabs services are powered by a vertically integrated space operations infrastructure stack, consisting of a global network of proprietary phased-array radars and an advanced cloud computing architecture. Our data products provide real-time alerts and insights to our government and commercial customers, allowing them to accomplish mission objectives, mitigate risk, and maintain competitive advantage in a constantly evolving threat environment.
The above press release was provided courtesy of PRNewswire. The views, opinions and statements in the press release are not endorsed by Gray Media Group nor do they necessarily state or reflect those of Gray Media Group, Inc.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Hours before dawn on March 1, 2003, the U.S. scored its most thrilling victory yet against the plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks — the capture of a disheveled Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, hauled away by intelligence agents from a hideout in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
The global manhunt for al-Qaida’s No. 3 leader had taken 18 months. But America’s attempt to bring him to justice, in a legal sense, has taken much, much longer. Critics say it has become one of the war on terror’s greatest failures.
As Sunday’s 21st anniversary of the terror attacks approaches, Mohammed and four other men accused of 9/11-related crimes still sit in a U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, their planned trials before a military tribunal endlessly postponed.
The latest setback came last month when pretrial hearings scheduled for early fall were canceled. The delay was one more in a string of disappointments for relatives of the nearly 3,000 victims of the attack. They’ve long hoped that a trial would bring closure and perhaps resolve unanswered questions.
“Now, I’m not sure what’s going to happen,” said Gordon Haberman, whose 25-year-old daughter Andrea died after a hijacked plane crashed into the the World Trade Center, a floor above her office.
He’s traveled to Guantanamo four times from his home in West Bend, Wisconsin, to watch the legal proceedings in person, only to leave frustrated.
“It’s important to me that America finally gets to the truth about what happened, how it was done,” said Haberman. “I personally want to see this go to trial.”
If convicted at trial, Mohammed could face the death penalty.
When asked about the case, James Connell, an attorney for one of Mohammed’s co-defendants — one accused of transferring money to 9/11 attackers — confirmed reports both sides are still “attempting to reach a pretrial agreement” that could still avoid a trial and result in lesser but still lengthy sentences.
David Kelley, a former U.S. attorney in New York who co-chaired the Justice Department’s nationwide investigation into the attacks, called the delays and failure to prosecute “an awful tragedy for the families of the victims.”
He called the effort to put Mohammed on trial before a military tribunal, rather than in the regular U.S. court system, “a tremendous failure” that was “as offensive to our Constitution as to our rule of law.”
“It’s a tremendous blemish on the country’s history,” he said.
The difficulty in holding a trial for Mohammed and other Guantanamo prisoners is partly rooted in what the U.S. did with him after his 2003 capture.
Mohammed and his co-defendants were initially held in secret prisons abroad. Hungry for information that might lead to the capture of other al-Qaida figures, CIA operatives subjected them to enhanced interrogation techniques that were tantamount to torture, human rights groups say. Mohammed was waterboarded — made to feel that he was drowning — 183 times.
A Senate investigation later concluded the interrogations didn’t lead to any valuable intelligence. But it has sparked endless pretrial litigation over whether FBI reports on their statements can be used against them — a process not subject to speedy trial rules used in civilian courts.
The torture allegations led to concerns that the U.S. might have ruined its chance to put Mohammed on trial in a civilian court.
But in 2009, President Barack Obama’s administration decided to try, announcing that Mohammed would be transferred to New York City and put on trial at a federal court in Manhattan.
“Failure is not an option,” Obama said.
But New York City balked at the cost of security and the move never came. Eventually, it was announced Mohammed would face a military tribunal. And then over a dozen years passed.
Kelley said talk of military tribunals two decades ago surprised many in the legal community who had been successfully prosecuting terrorism cases in the decade before. The concept of a tribunal, he said, “came out of the blue. Nobody knew it was coming.”
Then-Attorney General John Ashcroft was not in favor of tribunals and had been supportive of the Manhattan federal terrorism prosecutions, he said.
Now, Kelley said, with the passage of time it will be much more difficult to prosecute Mohammed in a tribunal, much less a courtroom. “Evidence goes stale, witness memories fail.”
The passage of time hasn’t dulled the memories of the victims’ families or dampened their interest in witnessing justice.
Eddie Bracken’s sister Lucy Fishman was killed at the trade center. The New Yorker opposed Obama’s proposal to move the trial to federal court — Mohammed is charged with “a military act,” and should be tried by the military, he reasoned. And while he is somewhat frustrated by the delays, he understands them.
“The whole world is looking at us and saying, ‘What are they doing after all this time?’” he said. But he realizes the case is “a process that the world is seeing, that needs to be done under a microscope. … It’s up to the United States to do their due diligence, make sure it’s done right.”
“The wheels of justice turn. They turn slowly, but they turn. And when the time comes, and it’s said and done, the world will know what happened,” he adds.
While Mohammed has lingered at Guantanamo, the U.S. killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in a 2011 raid and deputy-turned-successor Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike just this August.
Investigators with the military commission at Guantanamo Bay said he plotted the 9/11 attacks for three years. They cited a computer hard drive seized at his arrest which they said contained photographs of the 19 hijackers, three letters from bin Laden and information about some hijackers.
Mohammed, at his tribunal hearing, conceded in a written statement that he swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden, that he was on al-Qaida’s council and that he served as operational director for bin Laden for the organizing, planning, follow-up and execution of the Sept. 11 plot “from A to Z.”
According to the statement, he also took credit for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center; an attempt to down U.S. jetliners using bombs hidden in shoes; the bombing of a nightclub in Indonesia; and plans for a second wave of attacks after the 2001 attacks targeting landmarks like the Sears Tower in Chicago and Manhattan’s Empire State Building.
He also claimed credit for other planned attacks, including assassination attempts against then-President Bill Clinton in 1994 or 1995 and an assassination plot against Pope John Paul II at about the same time, the statement said.
Mohammed’s nearly two decades in legal limbo differs from the fate of his nephew, Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing that killed six people, injured 1,000 others and left a crater in the parking garage beneath the twin towers.
Yousef is serving life in prison after being convicted at two separate civilian trials. He was also captured in Pakistan, in 1995, but was brought to the United States for trial.
At the time, Yousef said his right to kill people was comparable to the U.S. decision to drop a nuclear bomb in World War II. Mohammed has offered a similar justification, saying through an interpreter at a Guantanamo proceeding that killing people was the “language of any war.”
Bracken traveled to Guantanamo in 2012 to watch one hearing for Mohammed and his co-defendants, and would probably go again if a trial ever happened.
“I don’t know if I want to go there again to bring back all the hurt and pain. But if I’m allowed to go, then I guess I would go. Yeah. My sister would do that for me.”
“She’s that type of a woman,” he added. Then he corrected himself: “She was that type of a woman.”
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Antlfinger reported from West Bend, Wisconsin. Associated Press writers Ellen Knickmeyer in Washington and Tom Hays in New York contributed to this story.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man charged in a deadly road rage crash that killed two teenage girls plead not guilty Friday. Roger Wilson, 27, was accused of ramming into another car along Central near Tingley in June.
Alyssa Salazar and Alize Henson, both 14 years old, died on the scene. The driver and another male were sent to the hospital.
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Police say Wilson continued down Central, then crashed into a tree near Rio Grande and took off on foot. Wilson plead not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges. Wilson is already being held until trial.
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A Real Whodunnit
Shoutout to Megan Leonard for sending me this bad boy she spotted in the Cafe Racer bathroom. The beloved Belltown theater has been closed since before the pandemic for "surprise renovations" and laid off most of its staff with no notice. And then it just... never reopened despite everyone and their mom basically begging it to. The late Paul Allen's Vulcan Inc. recently told the Puget Sound Business Journal that there is "no news to share at this time" as they just sit and do nothing with this Seattle cultural institution. Tech billionaires ruin everything!
A Many-Layered Sticker
Thank you Natalie Dupille for sending this Fremont sticky my way. No conspiracy theories here—I'm a definite believer in the prostate orgasm. But there's definitely a double entendre here, right? Like, prostate/pro-state? Are the tops of the carrots the shape of a country? What am I not getting?!
I Don't Think This Is True
Seattle actually really loves DJs!
A Vibe
I'm saying this to my student loan company so I don't have to make this month's payment...
Hats off to This
The more I work in news, the more I believe this to be true. Thanks, Joan Cornellà, for this one.
As always, if any of these stickers belong to you, please e-mail me at jkeimig@thestranger.com.
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The death of Queen Elizabeth has prompted assorted reactions all over the world. Very few of us reacting remember a world in which she was not the leader of England.
The 12-year presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, the longest term of any American chief executive, is a blip compared with Elizabeth’s 70 years.
Even as the role of British royalty moved from reigning to ceremonial, Queen Elizabeth remained a focus of fascination.
Americans are fascinated by royalty — even as we never miss a chance to celebrate having thrown off the monarchy. Baked into our culture is an intense pride that we bow to no one. But the concept of duty is one that is universally understood and commands respect, so we can all understand why Britain mourns someone who served as a steadfast leader for 70 years.
But some observers in America and around the world can’t help but be a “skunk at the garden party today, to use a British expression,” as former State Department official Richard Stengel said. No one rules for 70 years without missteps and mistakes, and Queen Elizabeth’s errors have played out across a world stage.
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But so have her successes. England remains Europe’s best example of what United States citizens would like their country to be. Stumbling at times but continuing to move forward is a true sign of progress and survival.
From Kennedy to Kardashian, America has produced its own version of royalty. But we’ve never seen the things we’re about to see in the next few weeks. We’ve observed several royal weddings. But now we’ll have to opportunity to see things for which very few of us have been alive – a funeral for a queen, and a coronation of a king.
We’ll leave the discussion of the necessity of the monarchy to others. As much as the United States has a premier spot in the 21st-century world, we’re just a baby compared to some of the nation-states elsewhere. England has been a monarchy for 1,095 years (927 to present), and as much as the world has changed, England is many ways is the same as it was a millennia ago.
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DEWITT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Federal investigators blame pilot error and an overloaded aircraft for a 2019 plane crash near a Michigan airport that killed five Indiana men and seriously injured a sixth person aboard.
The National Transportation Safety Board said in its final report on the Oct. 3, 2019, crash that the pilot failed to maintain airspeed during his final approach to the Capital Region International Airport, near Lansing.
The report, issued Wednesday, said that at the time of the crash the single-engine Socata TBM 700 had slowed to just 74 knots, below the manufacturer’s specified approach speed of 85 knots.
Investigators also said the plane was more than 200 pounds (91 kilograms) overweight and its load was too far back in the aircraft, contributing to it being difficult to control.
“The altitude and airspeed trends during the final moments of the flight were consistent with the airplane entering an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude,” according to the NTSB's report.
The pilot Joel Stewart Beavins, 48, and Timothy Joe Clark, 67, both of Franklin, Indiana; John Thomas Lowe, 51, of Greenwood, Indiana; Neil Alan Sego, 46, of Trafalgar, Indiana; and Zechariah Eugene Bennett, 27, of Plainfield, Indiana.
A sixth passenger, Aaron Levi Blackford, 42, of Frankton, Indiana, survived the crash but suffered severe injuries.
The plane had departed from Indy South Greenwood Airport near Indianapolis. It crashed in an open grass field about 0.3 miles (0.48 kilometers) from the Lansing-area airport.
Four of the six passengers were headed to work as contractors for the Lansing Board of Water & Light’s Delta Energy Park, a natural gas-fired power plant that began operating in March, the Lansing State Journal reported.
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The historic plane will be celebrated October 15th, 2022 as it joins the Palm Springs Air Museum's aircraft on display
PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney's Grumman Gulfstream I plane will journey from D23 Expo 2022 in Anaheim to Palm Springs, California where it will be celebrated mid-October when it is displayed alongside the Palm Springs Air Museum collection. In addition, a new exhibit will be constructed at the Museum and open on Walt Disney's birthday, December 5, 2022. This new exhibit will highlight the history of the plane—also known affectionately as "The Mouse"— and showcase its significance to The Walt Disney Company's history and its relevance to the Palm Springs Area. "We are so happy to have Walt's plane make a 'landing' at the Palm Springs Air Museum, just a few miles from where Walt and his family had vacation homes at Smoke Tree Ranch," said Walt Disney Archives director Rebecca Cline of the plane, which will be on long-term loan to the Museum. "It is the ideal setting for this incredible icon"
The newly repainted plane with updated wing edges and windows will be on view along with rarely exhibited items from the aircraft's interior, including a customized instrument panel originally located near Walt's favorite onboard seat that allowed him to monitor flight conditions; a telephone handset that gave Walt a direct line of communication to the pilot in the cockpit; a flight bag featuring an image of Mickey Mouse sitting on the tail of the iconic plane; and more. Walt's plane returned to the West Coast for the first time since October 8, 1992, when the plane landed on World Drive near Orlando, Florida, at the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park (now Disney's Hollywood Studios), where it resided as a part of the Studio Backlot Tour until 2014. The recent exterior repaint and finishing work, along with the cross-country move of the aircraft, was made possible thanks to collaboration and support from Walt Disney Imagineering.
In 1963, Walt acquired the iconic Gulfstream that would come to be known as "The Mouse." The interior of the plane, initially designed with creative input from Walt and his wife, Lillian, seated up to 15 passengers and included a galley kitchen, two restrooms, two couches, a desk, and nods to the mouse who started it all, including matchbooks and stationery adorned with a silhouette of Mickey Mouse. Mickey's initials were eventually included in the tail number of the plane, too, as N234MM, in 1967. Throughout its 28 years of service to The Walt Disney Company, the plane flew 20,000 hours and transported an estimated 83,000 passengers before it was grounded.
When they visit the Palm Spring Air Museum, guests will have the opportunity to learn about the role this iconic plane has played throughout the company's history:
- In 1963, Walt, members of his family, and company executives took off on a demonstration Gulfstream aircraft to explore potential locations, including Central Florida, for a proposed development often referred to as "Project X." After Walt received his own Gulfstream in early 1964, he made several trips to Florida that ultimately laid the foundation to bring the magic of Walt Disney World to life.
- Walt's plane flew a total of 277,282 miles back and forth between Burbank and New York to oversee preparations before and during the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair, an event that brought iconic attractions such as "it's a small world" to an East Coast audience and, later, to Disneyland.
- The plane also took Disneyland to new heights as Walt found inspiration for the look of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction as he flew over the El Moro fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, while conducting research for the now fan favorite.
- "The Mouse" has a star-studded past, having been used for promotional tours for Disneyland as well as for classic movies such as The Jungle Book (1967), as well as making appearances in The Walt Disney Studios films The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) and Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972), both of which starred Disney Legend Kurt Russell, who has ties to the Desert. The aircraft has also transported notable guests including Disney Legends Julie Andrews and Annette Funicello, as well as former U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, also frequent visitors to the Palm Springs area.
- Painted blue and white in 1985, Walt's plane embarked on goodwill tours and character visits to children's hospitals, adding to the company's history of giving back to the community.
The Palm Springs Air Museum is a living history museum that contains over 75 vintage airframes from the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, across spectrum of Military Aviation, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the F-117 Stealth Fighter inside the new Jim Houston Pavilion, to significant civilian aircraft like Clay Lacey's Lear 24. Many of the aircraft are airworthy and flown regularly. The planes are housed inside 91,000 square feet of open hangars and on the tarmac at our ten-acre facility. Additional displays and memorabilia are located throughout the hangars. The Museum is open daily from 10 am until 5 PM. Kids 12 and under get in free with paid adult admission. Warbird rides are also available. For more info, visit PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org or call 760-778-6262 during business hours.
For more than 50 years, the Walt Disney Archives has carefully safeguarded the most treasured items from The Walt Disney Company's history, including original scripts, movie props and costumes, Walt Disney's correspondence and script notes, theme park artifacts, merchandise, millions of archival photographs, and many of Walt's personal effects. Founded by Disney Legend Dave Smith in 1970, the Walt Disney Archives is a vital resource for every part of Disney, as well as an important research center for Disney scholars, researchers, and writers. The Archives also shares its countless pieces with Disney fans everywhere through its exhibitions and close association with D23: The Official Disney Fan Club.
The Palm Springs Air Museum is an educational non-profit organization whose mission is to Preserve, Educate and Honor.
PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM
745 N. Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 778-6262 / www.PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org
PRESS CONTACT:
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Russians begin voting in regional elections
MOSCOW (AP) — Russians have started voting in the country’s first election since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine in February. Voters on Friday began casting ballots to elect more than 31,000 officials, legislators and local council members across the country’s 82 regions. Many opposition politicians have been barred from running in the three-day vote that takes place both at polling stations and online. While some prominent opposition politicians have been jailed or barred from running, over a 100 independent candidates are running for municipal councils in Moscow. Municipal councils, the lowest level of local governance with little real powers, have become important battlegrounds for Russian opposition politicians who have been cut off from competing in national races.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
6-7-7-4
(six, seven, seven, four)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
6-7-7-4
(six, seven, seven, four)
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Taking out a home equity line of credit, or HELOC, is a straightforward way to tap your home's equity -- often at an interest rate that's lower than what you'll get with other types of financing. Common uses for HELOC funds are home renovations, major life expenses like college tuition or to pay down high-interest debt like credit card debt.
This type of loan lets you borrow against the equity in your home -- that is, the value of the home above what you owe on the mortgage -- and works, in some ways, like a credit card. A HELOC is revolving line of credit, so you can make repeated withdrawals over an extended period of time, called the draw period. The standard HELOC draw period is 10 years, but it can range from five to 20 years.
One of the major benefits of a HELOC is that you can elect to make interest-only payments during the draw period; that means you can borrow a significant sum of money over an extended period, while only making minimal payments. Once the repayment period begins, however, your monthly payment will increase as you are required to make payments toward your principal loan balance and the interest. When that happens, it may be advantageous to refinance your HELOC.
If your draw period is coming to an end and you're looking for ways to keep your monthly HELOC payment low, or you simply want to lock in a lower interest rate, refinancing could be an option. Below we outline some of the ways to refinance a HELOC.
6 ways to refinance a HELOC
There are multiple ways to refinance a HELOC, and the best one for you will depend on factors including how much equity you have in your home and your current interest rate. "Refinancing a HELOC can be advantageous if you're looking to get away from a variable-rate to lock in a fixed-rate, or if you're trying to avoid the payment shock of a HELOC that has come to the end of its draw period and will now require larger principal and interest payments," says Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate, CNET's sister site.
Super important: It's crucial to recognize that a HELOC is a loan secured by your home, so whichever refinancing option you choose, make sure you can comfortably afford your new monthly payment. If you default on this type of loan, your lender can repossess your property.
Below, we provide an overview of the most common ways to refinance a HELOC.
Ask your lender to work with you
Perhaps the simplest way to refinance your HELOC is to request a new deal from your current lender. Some banks and lenders may be willing to renegotiate the terms, reduce or lock in your interest rate or extend your loan term. At the end of the day, lenders want their loans paid back, and they may be open to compromise – especially if you have a consistent payment history. "Ask your current HELOC lender if they will fix the interest rate on your outstanding balance," says McBride. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
Refinance into a home equity loan
Refinancing into a home equity loan eliminates the uncertainty of a variable interest rate and provides you with a lump sum of cash. And a home equity loan's fixed interest rate may look even more appealing now, as interest rates continue to rise.
Take out a new HELOC
You can take out a new HELOC to pay off your existing HELOC. This will open a new draw period and allow you to keep making interest-only payments for years before once again getting hit with higher monthly principal payments. That noted, you are essentially kicking the can down the road – and setting yourself up for even bigger monthly payments once your new draw period ends. This is a risky and potentially unsustainable move – and should be undertaken with caution.
Shift your debt to a personal loan
Personal loans often have a higher interest rates than other types of loans – including, usually, HELOCs – because they are unsecured. On the upside, a personal loan won't require you to put your home up as collateral.
Refinance your HELOC into your mortgage
Another option is to consolidate your HELOC and your primary mortgage into one new mortgage – if you can get a lower interest rate, of course. You could also adjust your loan term. Shortening it would increase your monthly payment but decrease the total interest you'll pay over the life of the loan. Extending it would require you to make a higher monthly payment but pay less in the long run.
Complete a cash-out refinance
A cash-out refi can net you a lump sum of cash at a fixed interest rate, similar to a home equity loan. But a cash-out refi usually makes sense only if you can lock in a lower interest rate – which is unlikely for most homeowners in the current economic climate. "With mortgage rates at some of the highest levels of the last 14 years, the cash-out refinance to pay off the HELOC is not particularly attractive at present," says McBride.
How to qualify for HELOC refinancing
Qualifying for HELOC refinancing is similar to applying for a mortgage. A lender will evaluate factors including:
- How much equity you have in your home: Lenders typically want to see at least 15% to 20%;
- Your credit score: Lenders generally look for a minimum score of 620, though you may need a 700 or higher to qualify for the lowest rates
- Your debt-to-income ratio, or DTI, defined as your monthly expenses divided by your gross monthly income: Lenders will be looking for a DTI of 43% or less;
- Your combined loan-to-value-ratio, or CLTV, which is the value of your property compared to all of your outstanding loan and mortgage balances.
The bottom line
Refinancing a HELOC can be a cost-effective way to reduce your monthly payments and save yourself money by lowering your interest rate. Deciding what the best way to refinance your HELOC is depends on factors like your loan amount, what you're using the funds for, timeframe for paying it back and what your current interest rate is. While refinancing a HELOC can provide you with savings, remember that the process will also include additional fees like closing costs. Make sure to shop around and compare rates and fees from different lenders to ensure you're receiving the most favorable terms available to you.
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Burger King plans to invest $400 million in its U.S. restaurants over the next two years to update its stores and boost flagging sales.
The burger chain said Friday the investment includes $250 million to revamp stores and update technology and kitchen equipment and $120 million for heavier advertising. Burger King also plans to spend $30 million upgrading its app to offer smoother ordering and personalized deals.
The moves come after several years of disappointing sales at Burger King’s 7,058 U.S. stores. In 2019, Burger King's same-store sales — or sales at stores open at least a year — rose less than 2%. By comparison, market leader McDonald’s U.S. same-store sales were up 5%.
Burger King’s U.S. sales plunged during the pandemic, then recovered in 2021, rising 5%. But that was still slower growth than McDonald’s, which saw U.S. same-store sales jump 14% in 2021.
Wendy’s overtook Burger King as the No. 2 U.S. fast food chain by sales in 2020 and retained that spot in 2021, according to Technomic, a consulting company.
Restaurant Brands International, the Toronto-based company that owns Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes, tapped Tom Curtis to lead the turnaround effort last summer.
Curtis, a longtime franchisee and operations executive at Domino’s, joined Restaurant Brands in 2021 and now serves as Burger King’s North America president. Curtis said he spent the last year visiting many of the chain’s 400 franchisees in the U.S. and Canada and asking them what they wanted the revamp to look like.
Curtis said updates will depend on each store’s needs, from upgraded digital ordering or menu boards to better kitchen equipment. Around 800 stores will see more significant remodels; some might be moved to accommodate two lanes of drive-thru, for example, while others might need refreshed interiors.
“Every restaurant is a snowflake,” Curtis said. “We will look at which projects will generate the best return and prioritize them first.”
Widespread restaurant closures aren't planned as part of the revamp.
Burger King will also renew focus on its Whopper burger, with new flavors building off that platform. Curtis said the company will also continue to add to its chicken menu and is working on developing more breakfast and plant-based items.
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ELK MILLS, Md. (AP) — Sheriff: Three children among the five found dead of gunshot wounds at Maryland home.
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WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, September 9, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Imperial County in southeastern California...
* Until 415 PM PDT.
* At 1124 AM PDT, Doppler radar and automated USGS stream gauges
indicated an ongoing rise in the New River. Between 0.5 and 1.5
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to
1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
El Centro, Calexico, Imperial, Plaster City, El Centro Naval
Airfield, Mt. Signal, Seeley, Dixieland and Heber.
The New River at the USGS stream gage near the International Border
is close to a 13 foot stage. With the anticipated rainfall in the
coming hours the New River is expected to continue to rise. At 15.5
foot stage it would be over the top of its banks near the stream
gage.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bevonescein (ALM-488), a peptide-dye conjugate designed to fluorescently highlight nerves in real time during surgery, is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials in patients undergoing Head and Neck Surgery
LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alume Biosciences, Inc, a leader in the field of nerve-targeted diagnostics and therapeutics, announced today that it has been awarded a $3.4M Commercialization Readiness Program (CRP) Grant from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). This grant will support Alume's commercialization efforts of its novel nerve illumination technology in surgery. The Principal Investigators on this grant are Michael Whitney, PhD, Scientific Co-Founder and Vice President of Discovery and Brett Berman, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Alume.
Alume previously received a Phase I SBIR grant in 2019 and Phase II SBIR grant in 2020 from the NINDS to develop nerve illumination agents for surgical use. The CRP grant is a follow-on 2–year award that will support commercialization of Alume's fluorescent nerve targeting agent, ALM-488 (bevonescein) in patients undergoing Head and Neck Surgery. "Alume's technology to fluorescently highlight nerves during surgery is highly innovative and this CRP grant is a testament to bevonescein's innovation, potential utility and impact as it was awarded following a very rigorous NIH peer-reviewed process," said Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, MD/PhD, CEO of EnHealth and Inaugural Dean of the School of Engineering Medicine, home of ENMED at Texas A&M University in collaboration with Houston Methodist. "Alume's technology was developed as a result of the unmet need to improve intraoperative identification of nerves," said Jean-Pierre Millon, a member of Alume's Board of Directors. "This award is a significant milestone for Alume as we prepare for commercialization," said Millon.
Dr. Pettigrew is a physician-engineer and was the founding director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the National Institutes of Health. On behalf of NIH, Dr. Pettigrew also served as the liaison to the U.S. Department of Energy and to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and was co-chairman of the Interagency Working Group on Medical Imaging, convened by the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP). He stepped down as NIBIB Director in December 2017 to assume the role of CEO of EnHealth at Texas A&M University in Houston and inaugural Dean School of Engineering Medicine where ENMED trains the nation's first Physicianeers. ENMED is in collaboration with the state's top ranked Houston Methodist Hospital that is also on the US News National Honor Roll.
Mr. Millon joined the Alume Biosciences Board of Directors in 2020. He has extensive experience leading healthcare and life sciences companies and has held several global leadership positions including serving as an executive for 23 years at Eli Lilly.
In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of Alume Biosciences, Mr. Millon currently serves on the Board of Directors of CVS Health, Truvian, InanoBio and Valenz Health. He is an Advisor to the Great Point Partners equity fund and also serves as a healthcare consultant, assisting new ventures in the US and Europe. He has been actively involved in non-profit activities, having served as a board member of St Joseph Hospital in Phoenix and the Phoenix Council of Foreign Relations and of the Scottsdale Cultural Council. He was a member of the Kellogg School of Business Advisory Board for 15 years and Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan in the 90's.
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This award was granted by the National Institutes of Health. The content of this press release is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.
Media contact: yana.campen@alumebiosciences.com
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Patrick Rath
Patrick Rath
When it was founded over half a century ago, the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) was focused on the Downtown building now called the Marcus Performing Arts Center. The scope has widened since then to the entire city. In recent years UPAF has allocated more than $8 million annually to its 14 member groups, much of it for Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Ballet, First Stage, Florentine Opera Company and Skylight Music Theatre. UPAF receives no government funding and depends on contributions from individuals, companies and foundations.
Greendale-born Patrick Rath was named president and CEO of UPAF in October 2020, bringing hands-on experience in performance as well as philanthropy to the position.
Were the arts part of your background?
I was fortunate to be involved in arts at a young age as I took to the string bass—mainly because I did not need to carry it to school. By age 10, I started playing in the Music for Youth program which is now known as Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra—a founding UPAF Member. Learning an instrument opened up many possibilities for me including lifelong friends, important skills such as collaboration, listening and appreciation of different backgrounds. I was also able to receive a scholarship to attend Northwestern University as a music performance major—having a chance to attend a notable university would not have been possible if I did not have the background and training in the arts.
How did your previous work prepare you for your role at UPAF?
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I have been fortunate to work for pillar non-profit institutions in our community. The Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra are all institutions that I have advanced as a development professional. However, it was never me alone. I learned early on the value and importance of volunteers for non-profit organizations. Milwaukee is a wonderful town where people are ready to say “yes” to be of assistance—it may be to assist in the office or to make a call that secures a donation. There is not a single non-profit that can function without active involvement of its volunteers.
I am very appreciative of this, and it is the reason why we initiated UPAF’s Chorus Line this year to create a growing and enthusiastic group of volunteers who wish to share their appreciation for the performing arts and encourage greater support. The Chorus Line is a major effort for us over the next three years to significantly grow this pool of active volunteers.
How does a performing arts group qualify for UPAF membership?
UPAF Membership has been through an invitation process for the last many years. UPAF originally started with six members who were all tenants of the newly created Performing Arts Center. Over time, our membership has grown as new and emerging arts organizations gained greater community support. Thanks to UPAF, there is an incredibly diverse and vibrant performing arts sector that is engaging well over 700,000 people annually. We also know that beyond our membership there are many more valued arts organizations in our region. UPAF supports these organizations through our Affiliate grant program which last year provided operating funds to 26 regional organizations that add so much to the arts landscape.
Even more important, having this broad cultural eco-system ensures that artists can live in Milwaukee and earn a living as an artist. We have nearly 1,200 artists who reside in southeastern Wisconsin and are able to be full-time creative professionals because there are so many opportunities for work. This is not true in most other cities in the country.
You came into UPAF during a time of unusual uncertainty caused by COVID. How did UPAF adjust to the pandemic? Did the organization take any special steps to assist its Member groups during this difficult time?
The closures of theater venues due to the pandemic had an immense and significant impact on the near and long-term outlook of the performing arts. Overall, $38 million in revenue was lost by UPAF Members from the start of the pandemic through this season. This is revenue that is simply lost as it was predominantly unsold tickets because the arts could not open their doors to the public. There was one-time federal support which did help the arts in Milwaukee and across the country. This was helpful to all organizations last year as it made up nearly 25% of their operating revenue. However, this revenue does not exist for the upcoming 2022-23 season and most UPAF Members are facing significant deficit situations.
UPAF has drawn as much from its relatively small reserves to help during this timeframe. In total, UPAF has invested an additional $1 million for its Members beyond our annually raised funds. We have also been challenged in raising funds as we experienced a drop of $1.5 million of lost revenue as employees were not in the workplace or shifting careers. We have been working to recover this funding but it will take several more years to grow and return to levels that we saw pre-pandemic. However, the need for the performing arts sector has never been greater and we welcome everyone to support the performing arts with a gift—which is easy to do at upaf.org or to your favorite local performing arts group.
How successful was this year’s Ride for the Arts?
Very successful. We were one of the few events during the pandemic to maintain a presence as we worked with the city and county to create safe environments for participants and volunteers. UPAF received more than $450,000 in total support which was $70,000 more than in the previous years. We are appreciative that great sponsors continue to value this event such as Miller Lite. We also were able to bring back great performances by UPAF Members and Affiliates with more than 20 different acts that day throughout the entire course. With 2,700 riders that day, there was something for everyone from the closed “Hoan Loop” course (the only event to offer this experience) to the arts path, which was accessible to all, we are always intent to make this an enjoyable experience for all regardless of your experience riding a bike. With the continuation of our sponsorship support, we intend to host the Ride for the Arts on June 4, 2023.
Do you see UPAF changing in the near future, such as adding new member groups or defining its role differently?
UPAF is at a point of change both due to the pandemic as well as changes in donor engagement. The performing arts we have today is due to thousands of donors who annually support what we have. However, for the first time in a generation, we may not have the performing arts sector as we have known. There is a significant challenge to each UPAF Member and Affiliate due to the significant lack of public support in our community.
Wisconsin ranks 49 out of 50 states in terms of public arts funding. UPAF Members have combined budgets of nearly $60 million yet there is less than $700,000 in local public funding for all of the arts. The arts cannot continue to be supported by private support alone. We need to fix our broken funding model to be a healthy mix of public, annual and long-term funding. UPAF Members are continuing to work together to define the issues we continue to face and will offer solutions that can ensure a healthy arts sector for generations to come. It will take significant support, but the benefits for our youth development, business growth, and downtown housing are all directly impacted by the health of the performing arts and has been this way for the last 50 years.
For UPAF’s part, we will be actively growing our total donor base by engaging more individuals and companies to support and enjoy the performing arts. UPAF is known for its stewardship of funds received and we never take this for granted as all that we have is due to the generosity of the community. As such, we will look to grow our support for our Affiliate program as our Membership support returns to past expectations—all in an effort to continue to retain and attract incredible professional artists from all backgrounds that choose Milwaukee to be their creative home.
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Inflation shows no sign of slowing down in America and interest rate hikes will likely continue, warns top US economist
One of the most senior economists in the United States says that the world's largest economy is still in the grip of an inflation crisis that will likely persist for the foreseeable future.
Key points:
- The US Consumer Price Index hit 8.5 per cent in July
- Loretta Mester believes the Fed rate will probably hit 4 per cent next year
- If US inflation and interest rates remain high, it will likely affect Australia
Loretta Mester is the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, which means she is currently one of the 12 people who determine the official interest rate in America.
In an exclusive interview with the ABC, Ms Mester had a warning for Americans struggling under the pressure of steep price rises.
"I don't have enough evidence now to even conclude that inflation has peaked in the US," she said.
This puts her at odds with claims from US President Joe Biden, who said inflation "may be, may be — I'm not over-promising — may be beginning to ease".
Mr Biden has been under huge amounts of political pressure to put a lid on price rises, which have reached multi-decade highs this year.
His government welcomed news that America's Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit 8.5 per cent in July, which while still high was down from a 40-year peak of 9.1 per cent in June.
But some economists were cautious about the data, especially given recent examples of inflation slowing only to re-accelerate in subsequent months.
Another bright spot in recent months has been the fall in petrol prices in the US.
But Ms Mester said that happened during the height of the northern hemisphere summer and she does not believe the trend will continue downwards.
"There's good reason to think that come the winter, those prices could go back up," she said.
As temperatures chill in the global north, countries will be desperately competing for sources of gas and oil to heat homes and power businesses.
Those sources will be severely limited in the West because of sanctions on Russia in response to President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.
'The Fed is going to have to do much more'
Ms Mester is one of the most informed people about the country's economic state and one of the most powerful in setting its economic direction.
She sits on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and meets with her fellow members eight times a year.
They review the economic and financial conditions and assess the risks to its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth.
So far this year they have hiked interest rates at an eye-watering rate — from effectively zero in March to more than 2.25 per cent today.
The Federal Reserve's most pressing goal right now is to tame inflation.
With CPI currently at 8.5 per cent, more work will need to be done to bring it back to the Federal Reserve's target of 2 per cent.
"I'm still very concerned about inflation, it's at unacceptably high levels," Ms Mester said.
"And I think the Fed is going to have to do much more to get that inflation data on that downward path."
That would likely mean hiking interest rates even higher for borrowers in the United States.
"My read right now is we'll probably have to bring the nominal Fed funds rate up a bit above 4 per cent by early next year, and then keep it there throughout the year," she said.
By raising interest rates, the Federal Reserve is attempting to drive up the cost of borrowing, causing people to spend less.
The hope is that this will take some demand out of the economy to bring it into balance with supply at a lower price point.
It is already having an impact in causing stock markets and housing prices to fall.
What about the possibility of recession?
Ms Mester knows each hike comes with risks, as the FOMC attempts to strike the right balance between taking some momentum out of the economy but not too much that it ends up stalling or going over the proverbial edge.
"We're going to hopefully be doing it in a way that the economy won't go into a deep recession," she said.
"But it's going to be somewhat painful, and it'll feel painful."
Recessions, which are usually defined as a significant decline in economic activity spread across the market, lasting more than a few months, are characterised by layoffs and asset price falls.
But even though interest rate hikes hurt borrowers and recessions lead to job losses, Ms Mester said the path of higher interest rates is one the country must endure.
"If we didn't do it, it would be worse," she said.
"If you're a lower-income family, you're having to make choices that are extraordinary choices."
She said she knew some Americans were making fewer trips to the grocery store or buying cheaper products to save money at the check-out.
"The longer it goes on, the more difficult it's going to get. So there's already a lot of pain from this high inflation," she said.
"And I think that's something to remember: This isn't about the future. This is like right now, there's a lot of pain here."
What Mester's warning means for Australia
The US remains the most important economy in the world and its vitality is crucial to the health of middle powers like Australia.
As the US continues to raise interest rates, it also puts pressure on — and gives space to — smaller countries to increase their own rates.
That's because the Federal Reserve has huge influence and operates in an interconnected global financial system.
So an increase in the cost of borrowing in the US can affect both the rates Australian banks borrow at and impact the value of the US dollar.
Meanwhile, out-of-control inflation has increasingly become a global problem, although the US has been dealing with it for longer than most.
Australia's CPI hit 6.1 per cent in the June 2022 quarter.
As a result, the Reserve Bank of Australia again raised interest rates this week by 0.5 of a percentage point, taking its cash rate target to 2.35 per cent.
If Ms Mester's predictions are correct, inflation will bedevil households and governments for the foreseeable future.
And that means interest rates will stay higher for longer too.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized and the Company has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's 7.625% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series C Preferred Stock") for the third quarter of 2022, in the amount of $0.4765625 per share (the "Series C Preferred Dividend"). In addition, the Board of Directors has authorized and the Company has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its 7.125% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "Series D Preferred Stock") for the third quarter of 2022, in the amount of $0.4453125 per share (the "Series D Preferred Dividend"). Finally, the Board of Directors has also authorized and the Company has declared a monthly cash dividend on the Company's Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock") for the month of September 2022, equal to a quarterly rate of $15.00 per share (the "Series B Preferred Dividend"), as well as a monthly cash dividend on the Company's Series T Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series T Preferred Stock") for the month of September 2022, equal to a quarterly rate of $0.384375 per share (the "Series T Preferred Dividend").
The Series C Preferred Dividend, the Series D Preferred Dividend, the Series B Preferred Dividend and the Series T Preferred Dividend will each be payable in cash on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 to Series C Preferred stockholders, Series D Preferred stockholders, Series B Preferred stockholders and Series T Preferred stockholders of record (respectively) as of Friday, September 23, 2022.
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) is a real estate investment trust that focuses on developing and acquiring a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality highly amenitized live/work/play apartment communities in demographically attractive knowledge economy growth markets to appeal to the renter by choice. The Company's objective is to generate value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and, at the asset level, through value-add improvements to properties and to operations. BRG has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.bluerockresidential.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company's actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Currently, one of the most significant factors is the potential adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance of the Company and its tenants, partners and employees, as well as the real estate market and the global economy and financial markets. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company and its tenants, partners and employees will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact (including governmental actions that may vary by jurisdiction, such as mandated business closing; stay-at-home orders; limits on group activity; and actions to protect residential tenants from eviction), and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, including national and local employment rates and the corresponding impact on the Company's tenants' ability to pay their rent on time or at all, among others. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 11, 2022, and subsequent filings by the Company with the SEC. We claim the safe harbor protection for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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