Roby visits Frontier Yarns
The deterioration of the American textile industry has been tough on central Alabama, but one plant continues to thrive.
New second district U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) visited the Frontier Yarns spinning mill in Wetumpka Tuesday and received a lesson on the challenges affecting the remnants of the domestic textile industry.
“It’s a fantastic experience to be here, to learn about the industry’s needs and concerns,” Roby said after touring the plant.
Roby said the new Republican House leadership has scheduled the session to allow more visits to home districts to stay informed of the concerns of constituents.
Frontier Yarns’ spinning mill on Central Plank Road produces 1.2 million pounds of fiber each year, which goes into many of the clothing items Americans wear daily. It employs 125 people.
At mills in Central and South America, the yarn is spun into T-shirts, socks and underwear that will bear the label of Haynes, Fruit of the Loom and others.
CEO John Bakane details the challenges facing the textile industry, as tax pressures and globalization shrink the competitiveness of American textile mills.
Frontier’s 125 Wetumpka employees make an average of $15.89 per hour, he said, including benefits.
“Slide that decimal point over and that’s what we’d pay in China, about $1.50 an hour,” Bakane said.
The main benefits of American plants, of which Frontier has seven in Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina, is lower electricity costs. But Bakane said he worries that legislative and federal agencies might upset that balance by increasing energy costs with regulations that seek to reduce greenhouse emissions.
Health care reform, he said, threatens to boost labor costs further and increase the incentive to move jobs overseas.
“Monetary and fiscal policy has already driven cotton prices through the roof,” he said. “If we see medical costs go up $1 per hour, you’re blown out of the water.”
Roby said her commitment “is to make sure you’re listened to.”
“I?can’t advocate for you if I don’t know your concerns,” she said, urging Bakane to keep in touch.
Local plant manager Matt Hardegree gave Roby a tour of the sprawling 250,000 square foot facility. Employees monitor the massive machines as they transform piles of loose cotton at the rear of the facility to compact spools of yarn.
Hardegree explained each step of the process over the roar of the machines, and Roby stopped to speak with employees Patricia Bethune and Darrell Powell.
Much of the cotton Frontier spins originates in Elmore County, and other materials come from northwest Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia, Bakane said.
The plant was originally built by Russell Corp., in 1991. After Russell began phasing out its Alabama operations, the plant closed, but Frontier Yarns moved in a short while later.
Bakane was also concerned about a free trade agreement with South Korea, which is due to be considered by Congress this session. He said the agreement could open the door for more Chinese products to come to America, putting further pressure on U.S. producers.
Roby also noted the power of the new “quasi-fourth branch of government,” agencies like the EPA?she said increase the burden on business with regulations that dodge congressional approval.
“But the name of the game for this congress is oversight, oversight, oversight,” she said, promising that Republican controlled House committees would make agency heads answer for their regulations.
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Today's post comes from Neil Shah, implementation consultant and product sales specialist for Halogen Software. In this article Neil discusses how organizations can use their talent management programs to support corporate social responsibility activities, and how this can lead to great employee engagement and organizational alignment.
Every business has an impact on the community and environment through its everyday operations (including products, supply chain, employment and energy use).
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is about a company recognizing a responsibility for its impacts on the wider society. It's also about demonstrating a willingness to go beyond minimum legal requirements to ensure these impacts are positive.
In a nutshell, CSR is about how a company manages its impacts proactively, leveraging its positive influence on the community (e.g., creating jobs, promoting local economic development, etc.), and mitigating its negative impacts (e.g., reducing waste, responsible marketing, reducing its environmental footprint, etc).
CSR goes way back
Corporate social responsibility is not a new idea - think of the anthropological, non-profit making initiatives provided by the wealthy mill owners during the industrial revolution, or even the social and economic impact of an aristocratic family and their estate in the Edwardian era, illustrated by the popular television series Downtown Abbey.
The modern concept of corporate social responsibility became defined in the 1950s. At that time, Howard H. Bowen surveyed organizations and found that 93.5% of businessmen agreed with the Fortune magazine statement: ‘CSR, or the "social consciousness," of managers meant that businessmen were responsible for the consequences of their actions in a sphere somewhat wider than that covered by their profit-and-loss statements.'
But have you thought about how your talent management programs can impact your corporate social responsibility? At its most basic, good talent management leads to:
- an increase in employee well being, fulfillment and productivity
- employee development and career progression
- higher employee engagement and retention
All of these help improve the talent communities from which a company recruits and where it does business, increase local employment and general economic well-being in the area, as well as increase productivity and performance for the company.
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But talent management best-practices can go further than that in helping your organization be socially responsible. How? Be ingraining CSR values in your culture and aligning your workforce to achieve CSR goals.
To ensure that your CSR values are introduced into the everyday life of your company's talent:
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- Define and describe these as core competencies
- Evaluate every employee's demonstration of these core competencies as part of your performance management processes
- Further develop these competencies in all your employees through targeted training
This helps make corporate social responsibility a key part of "how" every employee in your organization accomplishes work. You should also either set high-level CSR goals, or incorporate CSR considerations into each of your high-level corporate goals.
Then you can invite every employee to set individual goals that directly support the high-level organizational goals, and thereby increase your corporate social responsibility.
Embedding corporate social responsibility in your core competencies and high-level organizational goals in this way helps:
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The US outlook for industrial capital markets remains strong as we approach year-end. The investor demand continues to outpace supply of assets coming to market. While we have seen a return of speculative construction in many of the major and secondary markets, it has not filled the void quickly enough from the leasing perspective as many markets are reaching historically low vacancy rates.
Among the key trends to look for in 2015 are:
- Look for a three to seven percent increase in pricing for industrial assets in many markets nationally as supply continues to lag behind demand. While there is more than 100 million square feet of speculative construction underway in the top 30 markets nationally, there can be a 12 to 18 month lag time for construction, leasing and potential investment activity. As the fourth quarter push in 2014 to get leases done will benefit the market overall, there is still significant demand from tenants.
- There will be a sustained demand in secondary markets, such as Indianapolis, Columbus, Miami and Charlotte. Trends such as this will continue to provide positive leasing, and consequently sales momentum, into 2015. This is due to a shortage of core product and more favorable pricing in secondary markets. Some of these markets, such as Seattle, are reaping aggressive pricing at peak levels, yet the development pipelines in some of these supply constrained markets will continue to push rents and per square foot prices past the historical market highs.
- The growth in equity from Canada, South Korea, Germany, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries will continue at a brisk pace. International investors are particularly focused on the U.S. market, as it offers tremendous stability and growth potential. Given the different vehicles that are now available for investors to access the industrial marketplace from across the world, there will be sustained interest in US industrial product from capital sources that we have not historically seen. More, and different, equity will continue to put demand side pressure on pricing keeping overall cap rates at, or in some markets beyond, current levels for the best product. This demand will continue to keep upward pricing pressure on industrial assets in secondary markets as well.

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That is what the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has been studying for years. While the majority of our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission studies focus on the level of emissions our fleet generates during day-to-day operations, we are also measuring the impact bus transit has on reducing Orange County's overall GHG emission levels. We are looking at the effect of OCTA's public transportation when drivers shift from private vehicles to public transit and the corresponding reduction of congestion on our streets and freeways. It is these direct and indirect factors which play a role in the complex global GHG emissions equation.
For guidance on understanding GHG emissions from our bus transit operations, OCTA has turned to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) which has set standards for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transit. These standardized methodologies aid in calculating “displaced emissions” when people shift from cars to bus and rail. The goal was to measure the net reduction in vehicle emissions from the business offerings of OCTA's public transportation.
Shifting from cars to buses This category measures the displaced emissions associated from private vehicle drivers migrating to bus transit. On average, transit vehicles have much less carbon based exhaust than a private vehicle, often using fuels which result in lower emissions such as Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). By displacing private vehicle travel with bus transit, a reduction in GHG emissions is expected.
Congestion relief This category measures the emissions displaced when fewer cars are on the road, idling in traffic, and burning fuel. With fewer cars on the road, there is less congestion on the streets and freeways and lower GHG emissions as a result.
When comparing the difference in net tailpipe emissions between 2005 and 2010, there are two key factors to consider. They include:
In conclusion, the total GHG emissions from OCTA's operations in the two years sampled show resulting data which is net-positive, -105,719 MT CO2 e in 2005 and -60,175 MT CO2 e in 2010 (See chart, upper right.). In Orange County, along with other communities which offer similar services, public transportation directly results in a significant reduction in GHG emissions by offering residents public transportation options and reducing privately owned vehicle traffic.
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Luxury realtor Sotheby's set to come to this GCC city by end of Nov
Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC announced Monday it has signed an exclusive 25-year master franchise agreement with Regents Group LLC to develop the Sotheby’s International Realty(R) brand throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait, with its first office set to open in Riyadh this month.
The firm will conduct business as First Regents Sotheby’s International Realty with Paul Aiken as managing broker. The office in Riyadh will serve the luxury residential real estate market throughout Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Al-Khobar.
“Saudi Arabia is a strategically important market for the Sotheby’s International Realty brand and this signing represents a key step forward in our overall growth plans across the Middle East,” said Philip White, president and chief executive officer, Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. “The First Regents Sotheby’s International Realty team offers in-depth local knowledge and is led by an experienced management team. Many Saudi nationals look to international markets to purchase real estate, making this an important new market for our luxury network.”
First Regents Sotheby’s International Realty is located at King Fahad Road, Tatweer Tower in Riyadh.
“First Regents Sotheby’s International Realty aims to provide excellence in service and the widest local and international visibility for sales and rentals of extraordinary residential and commercial properties,” said Aiken. “We excel at marketing our clients’ exclusive properties through online channels to ensure that each property receives the awareness it deserves, both locally and internationally.”
The Sotheby’s International Realty network currently has nearly 14,000 sales associates located in approximately 680 offices in 49 countries and territories worldwide.
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Breast Biopsy Markers Market research to Witness a Healthy Growth during 2019
Posted by Persistence Market Research on June 17th, 2019
Biopsy is a most common procedure which is used to remove a section of cells or tissue from the body. It is the most precise and accurate procedure for identifying or detecting malignancies. Biopsy can be categorized into excisional biopsy, incisional biopsy, aspiration biopsy and punch biopsy. Breast biopsy is also a procedure whereby the breast tissues are being removed to examine if there is any sort of indications of breast cancer. Breast biopsies are mostly conducted by minimal invasive biopsy system owing to reduction in pain and disfigurement. Breast biopsy marker is a piece of small tiny stainless steel or titanium marker which is used to identify the area where the breast tissue was removed. Br east biopsy marker has been proven to be safe and effective in biopsy procedure. According to American Institutes for Cancer Research report, over two million new cases were recorded U.S. in 2018.
The global breast biopsy markers market is expected to register substantial growth in the market owing to increase in prevalence of breast cancer among women and rising campaigns in creating awareness among women about breast cancer is likely to propel the growth of the breast biopsy markers market. In addition to this, rising reimbursement for the biopsy procedure and increasing demand for less invasive breast biopsy markers procedure is another factor adding to the growth of the breast biopsy markers market. However, there are certain limitations of breast biopsy markers. The breast biopsy markers may causes pain, rashes and allergies to the individuals. Moreover, the titanium used in breast biopsy markers may not be pure and may lead to contamination. All these complications impact the adoption of breast biopsy markers which may hamper the growth of the breast biopsy markers market. With the advancement in surgical procedure, the breast biopsy markers will foster the growth of the market. Currently, Vacuum-assisted core biopsy is gaining more popularity in breast biopsy markers market due to its safety and minimally invasive procedure. In addition to this, it provide accurate diagnosis and remove the lesion completely under real-time ultrasonic guidance.
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Geographically, breast biopsy markers market is categorized into five key regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Middle East & Africa. North America is expected to hold the largest revenue share in breast biopsy markers market owing to advanced and early adoption of new technologies. According the US Breast Cancer statics, an estimate of 268,800 new cases is diagnosed in US in 2019. Increase in healthcare infractutre and government healthcare spending, the region is likely to contribute significant growth in the breast biopsy markers market. Europe accounts to have considerable share in breast biopsy markers due to increasing prevalence of the cancer and rising aging population. Asia Pacific seems to have increasing potential in breast biopsy markers market due to rising disposable income and increasing awareness among people about breast biopsy markers and breast cancer which as a result the overall breast biopsy markers will have increase in the market. Middle East and Africa shown to have less growth in the market owing to less adoption of new technologies and lack of proper healthcare facilities which may hinder the growth of the breast biopsy markers market.
Some of the key players leading in breast biopsy markers market are: Hologic Inc, Argon Medical Devices, Inc., Somatex Medical Technologies GmbH, Vigeo srl, Medsurge Ind Private Limited, TRA Medical Imaging, Cigna, Trivitron Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc, Biocept, Inc. Breast-Med, Inc., C.R. Bard, Inc. Leica Biosystems.
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Sowing date, transplanting, plant density and nitrogen fertilization affect indigo production from Isatis species in a Mediterranean region of Spain
The increasing interest in natural products from a renewable source has encouraged growers to reintroduce indigo-producing crops into the European agriculture. We studied agronomic conditions (sowing date, plant density, ...
A new HPLC-ELSD method to quantify indican in Polygonum tinctorium L. and to evaluate beta-glucosidase hydrolysis of indican for indigo production.
A method to quantify the indigo precursor indican (indoxyl-beta-D-glucoside) in Polygonum tinctorium L. has been developed. Plant material was extracted in deionized water, and indican was identified and quantified using ...
Quantitative analysis of indigo and indigo precursors in leaves of Isatis spp. and Polygonum tinctorium.
Analysis of extracts from two woad species (Isatis tinctoria and Isatis indigotica) and Polygonum tinctorium revealed that only one indigo precursor (indican) was present in Polygonum, but two precursors were found in ...
Assessing fitness for surgery: a comparison of questionnaire, incremental shuttle walk, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in general surgical patients.
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Armor Xteriors, a roofing firm based in Chattanooga, Tenn., announced a charitable initiative in collaboration with GAF through a grant that will allow Armor Xteriors to provide free roofs for two homes owned and maintained by the nonprofit Orange Grove Center in Chattanooga.
The Orange Grove Center is an organization dedicated to serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; its mission is to empower people with disabilities to lead meaningful lives by providing a range of family support services, the company said in an Oct. 18 news release.
Armor Xteriors said it has always been committed to positively impacting the community it serves and this initiative is “…a testament to that commitment,” as the company joins with GAF to contribute to the well-being and safety of those in need.
"We are thrilled to collaborate with GAF and support the Orange Grove Center by providing two homes with new roofs," said Steve Pickett, principal of Armor Xteriors. "Ensuring a safe and secure living environment is vital, and a durable roof is a crucial part of that. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life for the residents of Orange Grove Center and helping them thrive."
GAF, a leading roofing materials manufacturer, has a long record of giving back to communities across the nation. Its contribution to this initiative highlights the company’s dedication to “corporate social responsibility and supporting initiatives that make a lasting” difference.
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THE DALLES, Ore. – Residents nearby the Blackburn Fire, part of the Government Flats Fire Complex near The Dalles, have been ordered to leave after the Wasco County Sheriff's Office issued a Level III Evacuation.
The evacuation order was effective as of 3 p.m. Monday for residents on Obrist Road, west of the intersection of Dutch Flat Road. An American Red Cross shelter for displaced people at Dry Hollow Elementary School at 1314 E. 19th St. in The Dalles.
On Monday morning, about 100 homeowners were told to prepare for evacuation as a series of three wildfires near The Dalles continued to burn, driven by overnight winds.
Firefighters from 23 agencies were on what was being called the Government Flat Fire Complex that was started by lightning Friday and was already burning some structures Sunday evening.
Fire officials said in a prepared statement that two outbuildings had been destroyed. A KGW viewer said the structures were actually family homes.
A Level II evacuation order was put in place for 35 homes by the Wasco County Sheriff's Office Sunday evening and revised to 100 homes Monday morning, spokesman Tommy Schroeder told KGW.
A Level II evacuation means residents should prepare for an immediate departure in the event that a full, Level III, evacuation should occur.
On Sunday, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber declared the Government Flat Complex Fire a conflagration.
The complex is made up of three fires. The 700-acre Blackburn Fire is burning within the city of The Dalles’ watershed, which has steep terrain with limited access to firefighters. The Government Flat Fire and the Wells Fire are lined, and officials said the risk of them spreading is low.
Strong winds Saturday caused the fires to spread across dry grass, and brush.
Eleven 20-person crews headed out to battle the fire early Sunday morning and at least 500 firefighters headed out Monday.


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*Cotton cultivators are on a seed and pesticide treadmill that is draining them of traditional skills
As vast tracts of cotton fields in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra turn into a suicide belt for farmers, there is increasing worry that the dizzying speed of technological change, both in seeds and pesticides, is leading to a critical problem for Indian farmers. Ever since GM or Bt cotton made its debut in 2002, farmers have been on a technology treadmill that is robbing them of their traditional agricultural wisdom that had earlier stood them in good stead. And scientists and academic researchers are warning that this is at the heart of the problem plaguing cotton cultivators, specially in rain-fed areas of the country where farmers have been trapped in a spiral of increasingly high input costs, although the success of the crop is dependent on the vagaries of the monsoon.
According to the Raitu Swarajya Vedika, a collective of 40 farmers’ organisations, there have been 90 suicides in six districts of Andhra in the last month alone. There is even more dismal news from the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti, which spearheads cotton growers’ cause in this arid region of Maharashtra: 671 suicides in the current year. In both states, the area under cotton has risen dramatically.
To be sure, it is the failure of rains that has led to the failure of the cotton crop and the resulting suicides. But, says Glenn Davis Stone, professor of anthropology and environmental studies at Washington University, who has been studying farmers in Warangal district since 2000, GM or Bt cotton has been exacerbating a key problem underlying the suicides:”ˆtechnology treadmills.
What exactly is a technology treadmill? A pesticide treadmill occurs when pests like weeds and bugs evolve to resist the poisons designed to destroy them, forcing farmers to apply ever-higher doses or resort to novel poisons. Similarly, seeds are changed with equal rapidity when it is found that yields tend to taper off. For instance, there are over 800 Bt hybrids in the market developed from four gene constructs, a bewildering array for farmers to choose from.
Stone, who makes it clear that Bt technology did not originally cause the treadmill problem, warns that technology treadmills can have disastrous effects on farm management. The seed and pesticide treadmills are slightly different, but both have vicious effects on local ecology, farm economy, and on the farmer’s decision-making ability. And the worst consequence is that they “destroy the farmer’s confidence that he will ever dig his way out,” he says.
"I saw how farmers were trapped on the pesticide treadmill the first time I came to Warangal in 2000," Stone says adding, "They kept asking me if I knew of any new pesticide because the insects had developed resistance to the last pesticide." To press home their desperation, the farmers had made a bonfire of all the pesticides which they had tried and were no longer effective. Similarly, the rapid proliferation of Bt hybrid seeds has exacerbated the problem.
Farmers get confused with the dozens of brands of seeds and pesticide that flood the market every year, says Keshav Kranthi, director of the public sector Central Institute for Cotton Research in Nagpur. It is extremely important that only tested and approved hybrids/varieties that are best suited to the region, along with the best package of practices developed by the research institutions should be made available to farmers.
In the absence of such systems, farmers would resort to random use and inadvertent misuse and over-use of technologies, generally referred to as “treadmill”, thus wasting input resources and leading to higher costs and lower yields, he adds.
However, companies tend to pooh-pooh such concerns. For instance, K K Narayanan, managing director of Metahelix Life Sciences which has several brands in the market, says, “Simple arithmetic will tell you that on an average a company has approval for 30 hybrids.” However, reality is not based on averages. “Some companies have over 50 hybrids approved, whereas some like our own have only a few. So even if all these companies are in the market, tell me how many hybrids will be there to really ‘flood’ the market?” Narayanan asks.
More than enough, it appears, to confuse the farmers judging by their responses. Narsi Reddy, a farmer who grows cotton in four of his eight hectares farm in Mekaboddu village in Warangal, confesses it is always a toss-up which seeds to buy. “What happens is that usually most farmers pick what the neighbour is buying because we are not sure which seed to buy. Just as we were getting the hang of Bollgard I, we are told that Bollgard II is better.” Bollgard is a Monsanto brand marketed by its partners and its licencees.
While Bt cotton was developed initially to fight the bollworm, now there has been a major surge in attacks by sucking pests against which this technology is ineffective. Kranthi warns that with an increasing number of new Bt cotton hybrids hitting the market every year, "there will be more and more new insect pests and diseases that multiply on the susceptible hybrids and create hotspots for the pests and diseases." And the farmers will find themselves on a faster moving technology treadmill.
The same problem, although with different species of sucking pests, has emerged in China and in some cases it has eliminated all the benefit of Bt seeds, says Stone. "Companies have a history of opportunistic statements about farmer wisdom" (see "Idea of farmer wisdom is relentlessly manipulated").
Reddy says that earlier he and other farmers would evaluate the seeds over a season or two before deciding which one to opt for. "But now everything changes too fast for us," says neighbouring cultivator Chinatala Balaiah, who adds that such problems do not occur with rice cultivation. Apparently, in the case of rice, the same variety is grown till an improved variety promoted by the local Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is tested by the bigger farmers. KVKs are state-run extension service centres.
Both Stone and Kranthi are critical of the manipulative attitude of companies. "It is unfortunate that farmers are being expected to experiment with so many hybrids on their small farms to decide which is best suited to his field based on their 'traditional wisdom'," says Kranthi. Several farmers would have lost their yields to pests, diseases and "location-unsuitability" factor in this hit-and-miss method over the past 10 years. It requires huge effort, infrastructure, and scientific manpower even for organised expert agricultural research systems to identify the best hybrid for a specific location. Leaving such a scientifically intensive process to farmers is unfair, they add.
Stone believes the choice of seeds was frequently the result of a fad. Based on his surveys conducted in 2005, the US academic found that often two nearby villages would have completely different favourites, with no agro-ecological rationale. "It is a clear result of farmers not being in a position to make any assessments," he insists.
With things changing so fast in the fields, the farmer may find that his traditional wisdom is an attribute of the pastthat is, if he can get off the treadmill long enough to understand this disconcerting fact.
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A new drug awareness campaign in South Dakota raised eyebrows this week, due to its tagline “Meth. We’re on it.” The phrase is obviously a double entendre – interpreted as either South Dakota is on top of its methamphetamine problem, or the people featured in the ad, are in fact, on the illegal, addictive stimulant. As you can imagine, it’s sparked a lot of jokes on Twitter. The governor said getting attention was the point of the project (there’s no such thing as bad publicity)?
Once you get past the name, the campaign website drives to resources for addiction treatment – a worthy cause in a state where the vast majority of drug cases are meth-related.
We have some sobering news for you below with a dive into investigations on the connection between drug prices and executive bonuses, and an update on the International Price Index.
*Scheduling note: We will be off next week for the Thanksgiving holiday and back in your inbox December 7.
THE WEEK THAT WAS
While the federal right-to-try (RTT) law is not creating the broad path to investigational medicines that some advocates promised, Bloomberg reports there are signs requests are increasing. Companies with investigational candidates for serious diseases, should ensure Expanded Access policies and messaging are prepared to address for RTT, even if they are not (yet) able to offer early access.
You may think the flu shot is free, but the truth is another story. A recent investigation by Kaiser Health News found major discrepancies in costs of the flu shot -- sometimes under the same pharmacy and insurer – in the same region. The out-of-pocket cost of the flu shot is typically covered by insurance, but health experts say it is passed back to consumers through higher insurance premiums. Because people do not see the costs upfront, they are not motivated to "shop" for lower prices and could be racking up charges up to $85 for the health system. There really is no such thing as a free lunch!
In chilling news, a trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is testing the use of suspended animation on trauma patients. Technically called emergency preservation and resuscitation (EPR), it involves cooling the body to 10°C, ceasing brain activity and giving surgeons two hours to mend the patients’ wounds. The trial is only being used for acute trauma victims who have a less than 5% chance of surviving. Another interesting tidbit: patients don’t have to give their consent to be a part of the trial because they’re not physically able to and their injuries are likely fatal.
New Englanders who had outdoor activities cancelled at dusk can certainly attest, mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was a serious issue this year. Although EEE has existed for centuries, according to the New England Journal, 2019 was a particularly deadly year with 36 confirmed cases in eight states and 13 deaths in the U.S. Most people (96%) infected with EEE, do not develop symptoms. Of those who do, 1/3 or more die, or suffer permanent and severe neurologic damage. Time to get out that bug spray!
Federal officials are barring the use of taxpayer dollars for opioid addiction treatment from going to medical marijuana. There is minimal research that marijuana can help those with addiction disorder, but that hasn’t stopped states where medical marijuana is legal (under state -- not federal law) from adding the condition to their lists of what can be treated with it. The rule will also apply to those being treated for mental health.
Blast on Bonuses
By Eric Laub
A consortium of 300 organizations that include pension funds, unions, and faith groups have filed resolutions with 5 major pharmaceutical manufacturers demanding they research the feasibility of tying drug pricing to senior executive incentive pay.
The group includes organizations that invest with major institutional investors. They were previously successful in demanding executive pay transparency. Should they be successful again, it may create consequences for a broader set of drug manufacturers and developers, especially small-mid-sized biotechs.
As our readers well know, drug pricing is a very real risk for developers, and this effort adds additional attention to an already heightened story. Now, the life science industry needs to be particularly attentive to any significant changes in perception between the institutional investors and their investments. Signals that this effort is gaining momentum include:
- Annual letters to shareholders (i.e. Blackrock) highlighting changes in executive pay considerations in their investment criteria.
- Conversations, proxies and questions focused on executive pay and pricing
- Suggestions or mandates for investment consideration
We’ll be watching to see if this consortium is successful in pushing to change the way institutional investors approach investments. We recommend the following strategies in case they are:
- Drafting a statement to address the questions an institutional investor might ask
- Proactively engaging with shareholders regarding your company’s current executive pay policy
- Using annual reports to amplify your policy with broader audiences
Our Reputation and Risk Management team has helped companies draft these policies, communicate them with the investment community, and establish triage programs to appropriately respond to inquiries. If you have questions about best practices around financial and investor communications, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Price on Pulsing: An IPI Update
By Paul Tyahla
The Trump Administration’s proposed International Pricing Index could be released very, very soon. As you may remember from last week’s The Week That Was, HHS Secretary Azar previewed a more aggressive IPI– perhaps tying U.S. prices to the lowest price paid by other advanced economies. This week, the federal rulemaking guidance indicated the IPI would be formally introduced in November (so…sometime next week). Regardless of the exact date of a rule introduction, the IPI is likely to be the most hotly-discussed pricing issue over the next few months. We’re keeping our eye out for it!
Who wrote this? The managing editor of TWTW is Randi Kahn, who wants to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. Syneos Health Communications' Reputation & Risk Management Practice is a team of healthcare communications consultants, policy-shapers and crisis response specialists. We provide unique solutions to the evolving communications challenges in today’s healthcare industry, using evidence-based approaches to help our clients successfully navigate the most sensitive of situations.
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Mel Dick Receives WSWA’s Lifetime Leadership AwardApril 3, 2019
Southern Glazer’s executive Mel Dick, a driving force in the U.S. wine market for more than 60 years, has been honored with the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s (WSWA) Lifetime Leadership Award. The Lifetime Leadership Award recognizes a wholesaler whose career has been marked by exemplary contributions to the beverage industry, the WSWA, and the community.
“I am most appreciative to have been honored by the WSWA with their Lifetime Leadership Award,” Dick told SND. “I have been a member of our great industry for 62 years—50 of them with Southern Wine & Spirits, and the last three with the great Southern Glazer’s. We’re very fortunate for what this industry has given to us and our families.”
As president of the wine division at Southern Wine & Spirits and now in the same role at Southern Glazer’s, Dick has played an enormous part in shaping the modern wine market in America. He began his career in the wine business at New Jersey-based Gambarelli & Davitto Wine Company, then moved to E.&J. Gallo in 1958. In 1969, he joined Southern Wine & Spirits as general sales manager of wine, tasked with developing the company’s wine business. At Southern, Dick endeavored to introduce American consumers to higher-quality wines from both California and Europe, while championing educational programs to boost the knowledge of the Southern sales team.
In 1972, Dick became vice president of wine, then was promoted to president of the wine division in 1976. In 1984, he became a partner in Southern, and in 1991 he was named senior vice president of the company. Honors have rolled in for Dick over the years, recognizing his stature in the industry. In 2016, Dick was honored with Wine Spectator’s Distinguished Service Award, for his leading role in building the U.S. wine market and educating the wine trade. In 2001, he was awarded France’s Legion of Honor for his contributions to the country’s wine industry, and in 2014 he was elevated to Commandeur du Mérite D’Agricole.
Dick has also been a key driver behind the annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami, which benefits Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. The festival has raised more than $28 million for the school’s wine and service programs over the years.
“Mel Dick has tremendous passion for the beverage alcohol industry—it’s part of what has made him such an icon,” said WSWA president and CEO Michelle Korsmo. “The members of WSWA join his colleagues at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits by recognizing his achievements in building brands, expanding their company’s wine portfolio, and educating and strengthening his teams. Mel personifies the WSWA Lifetime Leadership Award, and we’re grateful for his many contributions both to the wholesale tier and to the entire industry.”—Daniel MarstellerSubscribe to Shanken News Daily’s Email Newsletter, delivered to your inbox each morning.

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A state law and charter conflict in Orange County is freezing up numerous non-commercial developments, including one affordable housing project.
For nearly a year, only a limited amount of residential projects in the county have been able to move forward due to a dispute about how Orange County’s school district must credit developers who pay fees to help add classrooms in areas where schools are at or near capacity.
A state law that passed last year essentially reduced the amount of fees received by the school district from developers.
After the law went into effect, Orange County Public Schools said that without the capital contribution, it could no longer certify additional school capacity for particular projects because it conflicts with Orange County code and other established agreements.
The goal of certifying capacity is to ensure overcrowded schools should not be aggravated by the implied number of students a development imposes.
Receiving the school district’s determination is a common avenue developers use to move their projects along. An alternative joint approval process in the charter requires the approval of all significantly affected local governments, though it hasn’t been used by developers yet.
There are at least 18 projects on hold, while 25 have passed capacity determinations as of May 8. The projects include affordable housing, multifamily, townhome and single-family home developments.
Below is a list of the projects affected, and the corresponding development plans obtained by GrowthSpotter:
Park View Preserve is a proposed 282-lot single-family subdivision at 3845 and 4011 Golden Gem Road. Developer Jose Cantero of Winter Garden-based Cantero Holdings LLC, previously told GrowthSpotter he no longer anticipates the construction of his proposed 282-lot single-family subdivision in Apopka to begin on time due to the conflict.
Homebuilder K. Hovnanian Homes was under contract to purchase about 31 acres at 810 S. Binion Road. Plans included building a 67-lot single-family home subdivision. It is unclear if the homebuilder is still under contract.
Flournoy Partners was working with property owner Binion Road LLC to try to redevelop 19.7 acres of land at 1505 and 1821 S. Binion Rd. into a multifamily, mixed-use community. Only a rezoning application has been submitted to the city of Apopka for the Binion Road project. No site plans or development plans have been submitted to the city yet.
Orlando-based developer Khaled Hussein was working with homebuilder Toll Brothers to develop 46 single-family homes on about 14.5 acres just north of Holden Avenue, on the eastern side of S. Orange Blossom Trail. Several Toll Brother principals sent Orange County commissioners a letter asking to resolve the issue at an earlier meeting this month.
Orlando-based MMI Development was eyeing land next to Eatonville’s Lake Weston for a proposed $80 million multifamily community. Plans call for up to 437 apartments. The land spans about 50 acres at 2454 W. Kennedy Boulevard. Records show the developer has not yet bought the property.
Winter Park’s Ravaudage developer Dan Bellows is trying to develop a mixed-use district in Maitland. His company, Sydgan Corp. was seeking allowances to rezone 17.8 acres of land on the eastern shore of Lake Gem. Plans include a 247-unit multifamily development that’s under contract with Raleigh, North Carolina-based Aventon Companies.
Last year, property owner Deborah Postell was proposing to build 147 affordable multifamily units at 7856 Forest City Road. The 4.2-acre project was called Artisan at Forest Summit. Several attempts to reach Postell and broker Mario Golden were unsuccessful. It is unclear if the project is still moving forward.
Miami-based Related Group was seeking to covert 20 acres north of International Drive and West of Daryl Carter Parkway into a new apartment community. Plans call for up to 420 apartment units. The property lies about five minutes away from the Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets.
AdventHealth System/Sunbelt Inc., is seeking to sell about 114 acres of access land it owns near Lake Nona for a new mixed-use development. Proposed entitlements allow for 150,000 square feet of retail commercial uses, 150,000 square feet of office uses, 900 multi-family residential units, 200 townhome units, 200 single-family dwelling units, and a 200-bed assisted living facility, all at 14314 Boggy Creek Road. It is unclear what exactly is on hold due to the conflict.
Multifamily developer Wood Partners is pursuing about 12.5 acres at 2630 Amazonas Circle for what could become its third apartment development surrounding Darden Corporation’s headquarters (Taft-Vineland Apartments). Plans show the developer is seeking allowances to build up to 346 apartment units.
Developer Columnar Investments was master-planning a large residential development on former ranch lands east of the Econlockhatchee River. The 1,435-acre neighborhood, called Sustany, was proposed to feature nearly 2,000 new homes.
Kings Landing was originally proposed as a 70-lot residential development that is being marketed for sale by the Kingdom Church Inc. The property lies southwest of where Clarcona Ocoee Road and N. Powers Road intersect, in northwest Orange County. Recently submitted plans show the sellers are seeking entitlements to allow for 70 affordable age-restricted townhomes. Typically age-restricted projects, won’t impact overcrowded schools, but a spokesperson for school district told GrowthSpotter the application is still active with OCPS, so it’s still included in the list.
Jose Hernandez is working with property owners Jose and Belkis Guzman to rezone 8.9 acres from Farmland Rural District to Residential District to develop a detached single-family or townhome subdivision at 1975 4th Street. The project is called Hoenstein Landing.
Orlando-based J And S Industrial Holdings LLC, led by Steve Pece, owns about 18 acres of industrial land at 6730 Hanging Moss Rd. and 2308 Mercator Drive. It is unclear what the owner intends to develop, but the project name, J&S Apartments, indicates it will be multifamily. Previously filed plans on about 7.5 acres of the land show that Pece wanted to build a 30,000 square foot waste processing facility. Some site work began last year.
Winter Park-based Greer Contracting Company is looking to convert about 240 acres of land south of Sadler Road and north of the Seaboard Air Line Railway into a 141-lot residential development. The company is doing business as Lake Bessie Investments Partnership Limited.
Orlando-based MMI Development wants to rezone 58 acres by Lake Underhill for a new mixed-use community that will have about 600 apartments, two hotel projects, several restaurants and community green space with a soccer field and track field. A majority of the property is owned by Bent Tree Holdings LLC and is located at 10601 Lake Underhill Road.
Developer Richard Wohlfarth is trying to complete his 75-acre mixed-use project in Ocoee, known as Ocoee Village Center. The development is slated to bring more than 300 apartments, 230 townhomes and 150,000 square feet of commercial space. He filed an application with Ocoee last year but he has been held up, unable to get a capacity enhancement agreement.
Miami-based Westside Capital Group is in the midst of planning a $1 billion mixed-use development in Orlando’s Rosemont neighborhood. The company’s founder and president, Jakub Hejl, recently made his plans to develop “high-end residences and retail” on a shuttered 128-acre golf course public at a community meeting covered by GrowthSpotter.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include an alternative avenue developers have a right to exercise to move projects along. A previous version of this story incorrectly implied without the school board’s determination a project cannot move forward.
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A Look at Brown Spots on the Skin With Advanced Dermatology
Each year, many of our patients turn to our experienced dermatologists seeking guidance about new or changing irregular brown spots on their skin.
While brown spots are nearly always harmless, patients often wish to minimize their appearance or remove them altogether.
At our practices, we understand the importance of optimal skin health and are here to help you achieve an appearance that aligns with your aesthetic goals.
Continue reading to learn more about brown spots on the skin, including the causes and treatment options below.
What Are Brown Spots on the Skin?
Dark spots on the skin, often called age spots or liver spots, are areas of hyperpigmentation that appear darker than the surrounding skin.
These spots are typically flat and can vary in size, ranging from small freckle-like marks to larger patches. While these spots generally don’t pose a medical concern, they can be of cosmetic significance to some individuals.
While brown spots are not harmful, monitoring changes in size, color, shape, or texture is essential.
What Causes Irregular Dark Spots on the Skin?
Brown skin spots appear when melanocytes (the pigment cells located within the epidermis) overproduce melanin, which provides our skin, eyes, and hair with color.
They often appear on areas of the body frequently exposed to the sun, such as the face, hands, chest, and neck.
The main factors contributing to the development of brown spots include:
- Sun exposure
- Hormonal fluctuations, such as those experienced during pregnancy, menopause, or while taking birth control, can stimulate melanin production and contribute to the appearance of brown spots.
- Genetic predisposition can affect how prone an individual is to developing brown spots.
- Skin inflammation, injuries, and certain skin conditions can trigger excess melanin production, forming brown spots in affected areas.
- Health conditions like melasma and lentigines can cause brown spots to develop, often requiring medical attention.
If you are bothered by brown spots or concerned about an irregular spot that has changed appearance recently, you should make an appointment at one of our Long Island, Manhattan, Westchester, or New Jersey locations.
Our doctor will examine your skin and review your medical history to determine the cause of your irregular brown spots. If your doctor is concerned that a brown spot may indicate the beginning stages of skin cancer, we will biopsy the area and send it to a laboratory for further examination.
Treatment Options To Remove Dark Spots on the Skin
The treatment to remove dark spots on the skin depends on the underlying cause and the specific type of dark spots.
Here are some common treatments to address dark spots:
- Hydroquinone is a common skin-lightening agent that can help fade dark spots over time. It works by inhibiting melanin production.
- Prescription retinoids like tretinoin can help exfoliate the skin and promote the growth of new, evenly pigmented skin cells.
- Topical vitamin C serums can help brighten the skin and reduce the appearance of dark spots.
- Like hydroquinone, kojic acid can inhibit melanin production and lighten dark spots.
Chemical peels involve applying a chemical solution to the skin to exfoliate the outer layer. This can help reduce the appearance of dark spots and promote the growth of new skin cells.
Lasers can target and break down pigmented cells in the skin, reducing the appearance of dark spots. Different types of lasers, such as fractional or intense pulsed light (IPL), may be used depending on the specific condition.
Cryotherapy involves freezing the dark spots with liquid nitrogen, causing the spots to peel off as the skin heals.
For specific conditions like melasma, your dermatologist might prescribe medications like topical corticosteroids or combination creams to help lighten dark spots.
It’s important to note that the effectiveness of treatments can vary based on factors like the type of dark spots, their severity, and an individual’s skin type. Consulting a dermatologist is crucial to determine your condition’s most appropriate treatment.
How to Reduce Your Risk of Developing Brown Spots on the Skin
Preventing dark spots on the skin involves a combination of protective measures, lifestyle choices, and skincare practices.
While complete prevention might not be possible in all cases, especially if genetics are involved, you can reduce your risk of developing dark spots on the skin by:
- Applying sunscreen with broad-spectrum protection (against UVA and UVB rays) and high SPF daily, even on cloudy days.
- Wearing protective clothing, such as wide-brimmed hats, sunglasses, and long sleeves, to shield your skin from direct sun exposure.
- Limiting your time in direct sunlight, particularly in a high-altitude or reflective surface environment.
- Avoiding tanning beds.
- Maintaining a healthy diet rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals to support overall skin health.
- Staying hydrated by drinking plenty of water.
- Using a gentle cleanser and avoid harsh scrubbing or abrasive skincare products that might irritate the skin.
- Incorporating exfoliation into your routine to remove dead skin cells and promote even skin tone.
- Scheduling regular visits with a dermatologist to monitor your skin’s health and address
Remember that prevention is vital, especially since exposure to sunlight is a significant factor in developing dark spots.
Adopting these preventive measures and incorporating sun protection into your daily routine can significantly reduce the risk of developing new dark spots and maintain healthier, more even-toned skin.

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Kiwis report feeling less healthy
The proportion of New Zealanders rating their general health as ‘excellent’ has fallen over the last eight years, especially among adults aged under 45, Stats NZ said today.
The General Social Survey, first collected in 2008, asks people to rate their general health. This may include aspects of both physical and mental health.
In 2018, 1 in 6 New Zealanders (17 percent) aged 15 and over rated their health as ‘excellent’, a significant drop from a peak of 1 in 4 Kiwis (25 percent) who rated their health as 'excellent' in 2010.
“How people feel about their own health has a strong relationship with objective health,” wellbeing and housing statistics manager Dr Claire Bretherton said.
“However, changes over time may also reflect a change in the context in which people are assessing their health. For example, greater awareness and social acceptance of mental health problems may mean that people are more likely to identify those health issues in themselves.”
Data from the Ministry of Health's New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) shows that rates of poor mental health have increased. In the year ended June 2018, 8.6 percent of adults reported psychological distress, up from 4.5 percent reported in the year ended June 2012.
The proportions of women and men reporting ‘excellent’ health both declined between 2010 and 2018, falling by similar amounts.
Younger Kiwis show biggest drop in 'excellent' health ratings
The decline in ‘excellent’ self-rated health cuts across all age groups, but is most pronounced in the younger age groups. Of people aged 15–44 years, 1 in 3 rated their health as 'excellent' in 2010, but by 2018 this had fallen to just 1 in 5.
People tend to feel less healthy as they age. The NZHS data shows higher rates of health conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and other ailments amongst older people. However, over the past eight years, the gap between younger and older people reporting 'excellent' health has narrowed. This narrowing is entirely due to the falling number of young people rating their health as 'excellent', while the proportion of older people reporting 'excellent' health has remained relatively stable.
Falling ‘excellent’ health amongst wealthy leads to improved health equity between rich and poor
People with higher personal incomes are more likely to report having 'excellent' health, compared with those earning less.
“People with higher incomes may have better access to healthcare and healthier lifestyles,” Dr Bretherton said.
Data from the General Social Survey shows that people on lower incomes are more likely to go without fruit and vegetables, postpone trips to the doctor, and put up with feeling cold. The NZHS found that people who lived in the most deprived areas were more likely to smoke, be less physically active, and not get the recommended amount of sleep – all of which are direct contributors to poor health.
However, the gap between rich and poor reporting ‘excellent’ health has decreased since the survey began. Although people across all income brackets were less likely to report being in ‘excellent’ health in 2018, the higher income groups have fallen at a faster rate.
“Some of this difference may be due to the income categories remaining static over time, rather than adjusting to reflect income inflation,” Dr Bretherton said.


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After back-to-back 80+ point seasons, the Brandon Wheat Kings have signed their third round pick from the 2017 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.
Nolan Ritchie - a product of the Brandon Wheat Kings minor hockey program - put up an astonishing 91 goals and 173 points in 81 games over the past two seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings Bantam and Midget AAA teams.
After recording a 51-goal campaign for the bantam squad in the 2016-17 season, the 5-foot-9, 155-pound centreman followed up with a 40-goal year in his first season playing midget AAA. The 16-year-old also collected two goals and four points in five games playing for Team Manitoba at the WHL Cup this past year.
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While topping-out ceremonies are usually reserved for buildings, today, Related Companies is installing the final piece for The Vessel, designed by Thomas Heatherwick, which will become the defining public art statement atop the redevelopment of the Hudson Railyards. The sculpture is already practically complete, and stands 150 feet to its parapet.
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The Greenpoint waterfront is looking to get yet another major development. Permits have been filed for a 33-story building at 65 Private Drive, in Brooklyn, New York. The nearest subway station, seven blocks away, is the Greenpoint Avenue station, serviced by the G train. M&H Realty Partners will be responsible for development.
An eight-story affordable housing project has been completed at 1422 Crotona Park East, in Crotona Park East, The Bronx. The site is right across the street from Crotona Park, which has several baseball fields, and other sports facilities. The Freeman Street Subway Station is six blocks away, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. The Doe Fund, whose focus on rehabilitating people with histories of homelessness, incarceration, or substance abuse, is responsible for the development. The Briarwood Organization is responsible for the general contracting.
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 389 Sumpter Street, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The project will rise seven blocks away from the Broadway Junction Subway Station, serviced by the A, C, L, J, M, and Z lines. The East New York train station is also nearby, serviced by the Long Island Rail Road. 4SE Corp will be responsible for the development.


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NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio – There will be plenty of activity this weekend at North Olmsted Park during the annual Homecoming festivities.
"There's No Place Like Home . . . North Olmsted" is this year's theme.
Events, including the traditional midway games, booths, rides and food, welcome back to school night, flower show, 5Krun, pancake breakfast and parade are scheduled for Aug; 21-24 at North Olmsted Park.
Events get under way when North Olmsted City Schools host the annual welcome back to school night 6-9 p.m. Aug. 21 in the big tent on the midway.
Sally Harrington sends a reminder that North Olmsted Garden Club will have its 67th annual Homecoming flower show 1-7 p.m. Aug. 23 in the Community Cabin, 28114 Lorain Road (in North Olmsted Park).
Theme is "Flowers in Film." Admission is free. There will be door prizes and raffles, including a chance to win the use of a Porsche for a weekend.
Anyone interested in entering an arrangement, a flower or garden specimen should call 440-777-1272. Entries will be accepted 9-11 a.m. Aug. 23.
North Olmsted Kiwanis will have their seventh annual 5K race and walk beginning at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 24 at the park. T-shirts will be available to the first 150 entrants.
Post-race refreshments will be provided and participants will get a $2 discount on the pancake breakfast.
Advance registration is $17; race-day fee is $20. There will be a raffle after the event and a half-mile fun run for children
Contact Ken Neuzil at firstname.lastname@example.org for more information.
The Homecoming parade will line up between noon and 12:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at North Olmsted Middle School, behind the old library, 27351 Butternut Ridge Road. The parade will step off at 1 p.m. sharp, said Randi Jones, chairman and grand marshal.
"Show Your Colors" is the parade theme.
Community groups, church groups, scouts and other organizations are invited to participate. Contact Jones at 440-779-1198 or by email at Rowdi7@aol.com or Jeff Peepers, assistant, 440-212-7034, or by email at email@example.com.
Registration was due Aug. 17. Jones said entries received after that time may not be eligible for judging and may be placed at the back of the parade. Awards will be presented after the parade at the gazebo on the midway.
For more information on Homecoming events, contact Jones or Peepers.
Save the dates: It's hard to believe that Labor Day is just around the corner. That means it's time for the fourth annual Cretan Center Greek Festival in the Kamm's Corners area of Cleveland's West Park neighborhood.
West 168th Street from Lorain Avenue south to Albers Avenue will be closed for the festival, which will include Greek music, dancers and food.
Watch for more details next week or call 216-941-4455.
The 13th annual Heroes Run is set for 8:30 a.m. Sept. 14 in West Park. The run raises funds for the West Park Cleveland Police and Firefighters Memorial Fund, which was established in 2002. The memorial honors police officers and firefighters who gave their lives in the line of duty while serving West Park residents and businesses or while living in the community.
There is a 2-mile community race, a 5-mile run and children's run. Events begin at St. Joseph Academy, 3470 Rocky River Drive.
Visit westparkmemorial.org to register.
Airport noise: Fairview Park residents may be hearing more airport noise this summer due to temporary runway closures at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. The closures are a result of construction and rehabilitation work that is expected to end by Sept. 15.
Complaints about increased airport noise should be phoned into the airport noise hotline, 216-898-5220. Someone from the airport will contact complainants within 24-48 hours to address their concerns.
Hail to the champions: Congratulations to the Ennis Court Celtics baseball team from West Park.
Maureen Carr sends word that the team played in the Avon baseball tournament last month and won the championship game against Bay Village by a score of 17-13.
Team members are Will Coughlin, Corey Stofko, Matt Smith, Ronan Chambers, Alex Federer, Brandon Koehne, Sean Coughlin, Sean Costello, Kevin McEwen, Martin Lowry, Brian Walsh, Eamon Carr and Wilbert Wilhelmy. Coaches are Ralph McEwen and Jeff Stofko.
Joyful noise: Stephanie Skernivitz tells me that the Elders of Jazz will lead worship during both the 9:30 and 11 a.m. Aug. 24 services at John Knox Presbyterian Church, 25200 Lorain Road, North Olmsted.
The Elders of Jazz is a group of amateur musicians who make a joyful noise to the Lord playing Dixieland jazz, Skernivitz said. Members of the group are or were elders in one of several Presbyterian churches on the west side.
Community meal: West Park United Church of Christ will have a free community meal 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at the church, 3909 Rocky River Drive, in West Park.
Church member Patricia Rust said all are welcome for food and fellowship. Enter through the double doors in back of the church.
Now playing: This weekend is your last chance to see "Nancy Drew and the Ghost of Dover Theater." Dover Players will present the show Aug. 22-24 at North Olmsted Old Town Hall, 5186 Dover Center Road.
Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis, or call Acting Out! at 440-779-1284 for reserved seats, at $5 each.
Frostville flea market: Tom Dubowski said vendors are being sought for a flea market 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Frostville Museum complex, 24101 Cedar Point Road, North Olmsted, in the Rocky River Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks.
Cost is $10 per space; bring your own table, chair and any other items you might need.
Call Angie, 330-592-6518, for information or to reserve space.
Information, please: Readers are invited to share information about themselves, their families and friends, organizations, church events, etc. in Fairview Park, North Olmsted and West Park for the A Place in the Sun column, which I write on a freelance basis. Awards, honors, milestone birthdays or anniversaries and other items are welcome. Submit information at least 10 days before the requested publication date to firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Car Carrier Continues Journey after Grounding off Colombia
A 200-meter car carrier, which ran aground near the port of Buenaventura, Colombia yesterday morning, has been refloated during high tide after being aground for some seven hours, the local news media reported.
The Bahamas-flagged Platinum Ray, operated by Greece’s Stamco Ship Management, left the fairway and grounded into a mud shallow in Buenaventura Bay, less than a mile off the coast.
Initial reports showed that a navigational error led to the grounding.
The authorities dispatched two tugs to assist in the refloating during high tide, and the 2000-built car carrier was reported as heading to port in the afternoon.
There were no reports of injuries to the crew and no reports of water pollution in the area.
The 21,400 dwt vessel, which was carrying a cargo of some 500 vehicles, did not sustain any damages and its latest AIS data shows that it departed Buenaventura late last night and is heading to Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
Relevant officials were scheduled to conduct an investigation into the incident.
World Maritime News Staff