Thursday, July 30, 2020
EU funding withheld from six Polish towns over 'LGBT-free' zones - Euronews
The European Union has rejected grants under a twinning programme to six Polish cities because of their attitude to the LGBTQ community.
The announcement was confirmed on Twitter by the EU's Equality Commissioner, Helena Dalli.
"EU values and fundamental rights must be respected by member states and public authorities," Helena Dalli said on Tuesday.
“This is why six town twinning applications involving Polish authorities that adopted ‘LGBTI free zones’ or ‘family rights’ resolutions were rejected.”
It is unclear which towns have not been selected for grants.
The cities and municipalities had applied for a grant between €5,000 and €25,000 under the twinning programme of the Europe for Citizens project, which aims to stimulate debate and civic participation on EU policies.
Applications for 127 cities and projects — eight Polish beneficiaries — were selected by the EU for a total grant value of more than €2.3 million.
"The call for proposals for the twinning programme stipulates that it must be accessible to all European citizens without any form of discrimination on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation," a Commission spokesman told AFP News Agency on Wednesday.
Those applications that were rejected on the basis of not being in line with the programme's objectives of "equal access and non-discrimination".
Poland's Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro, has condemned the EU's decision, saying his country will defend the rule of law.
"We will not allow discrimination of Polish citizens and local governments by the European Union," Ziobro said on Facebook.
"The Union must respect the equality of all its citizens, who have the right to form their opinions and beliefs freely."
In 2019, 80 municipalities in Poland declared themselves "free of LGBT ideology", supported by local politicians associated with the ruling Conservative Law and Justice party.
The European Parliament condemned the move from Poland and called for increased monitoring of the use of EU funds.
Meanwhile, in February, French councillors in Saint-Jean-de-Braye announced that they would be ending "official relations" with the town of Tuchów over anti-LGBTQ sentiments.
"France is committed to combating human rights violations based on sexual orientation," the council said in a statement.
"We cannot accept that the ties that unite our two cities through an oath of twinning should be tainted.
"We reaffirm that human rights must apply without discrimination to every human being, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity."
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Governor's School for Entrepreneurs summer program culminates Aug. 1 with virtual Demo Day - User-generated content
The Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs’ (GSE) three-week summer program will culminate Aug. 1 with a first-ever virtual Demo Day.
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., high school teams will pitch business ideas to a panel of judges to win cash prizes to continue their ventures. The GSE2020 professional business-pitch competition is open to the public with free registration at https://hopin.to/events/the-2020-governor-s-school-for-entrepreneurs-demo-day.
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“I want to encourage everyone to support our entrepreneurs by watching Demo Day online Saturday,” said Gov. Andy Beshear. “This year, students learned about what it takes to launch a business idea during extraordinary times – a once in a 100-year pandemic. This is the world our students will be entering when they join the workforce, so GSE is an excellent incubator for Kentucky’s future movers and shakers. I commend each student on their GSE achievements.”
GSE, a partner of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC), normally runs a three-week residential summer program at Northern Kentucky University. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, GSE started July 12 as a hybrid program, with small groups of students meeting twice a week in-person and three times a week online. A week after it started, GSE2020 switched to a completely virtual experience.
“As a teacher, I am so proud of how our entrepreneurs have rolled with the punches with such enthusiasm,” said Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman. “We keep saying that these are unprecedented times and that we don’t have a map to follow, but our young entrepreneurs are the ones who will blaze the path for our economy and give us a North Star to follow in the future, because of their current experiences. After going through GSE during the COVID-19 pandemic, they won’t be afraid to try and fail and get up and try again in the future.”
During GSE2020, 72 high school students from across Kentucky worked in 18 teams of four to develop a business model, design a prototype and pitch their startups to a panel of judges. The students were chosen from about 300 applicants. GSE teaches the opportunities, benefits and pitfalls of taking a business concept from the idea phase to pitching it to potential investors. The students gain valuable insight from leading innovators on how to take a business concept from the idea phase to making it a reality.
“COVID-19 has brought new challenges for all of us, but as entrepreneurs, we love challenges. We also know that entrepreneurs are needed now more than ever before,” said Natasha Sams, GSE’s executive director. “We have been working hard to rethink our approach and push boundaries on what is possible while keeping our students safe. We are so appreciative of our statewide partners who jumped at the idea to help us pivot and allow our entrepreneurs to work in small groups to enhance our sessions. I think we have developed a unique experience for all, and this nimble model represents a great example of the power of collaboration.”
The following innovation centers and maker-spaces from across the commonwealth worked with GSE students and advisors during GSE2020:
-Story – Louisville
-Awesome Inc. and Base 110 – Lexington
-Aviatra Accelerators, Blue North and Center for Great Neighborhoods – Covington
-Henderson Entrepreneur & Technology (HEAT) Lab – Henderson
-Sprocket – Paducah
“Aviatra has been honored to have been an active participant in the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs the past couple of years,” said Aviatra Accelerators CEO Nancy Aichholz. “I am impressed with how quickly and nimbly the organization pivoted to give these best-of-the-best high school participants the opportunity to experience a taste of the startup world. I can’t wait to see the output on Demo Day.”
GSE is a relative newcomer on the list of Kentucky’s Governor’s Schools, having started with its first group of students in 2013. Since then, GSE has given more than 400 talented teens the entrepreneurial experience of a lifetime. Since 2013, 10 new businesses have been launched by GSE entrepreneurs. Others have filed for multiple patents and developed new ideas and relationships that sow the seeds for more business formation.
“We’re living through highly unusual times, but like any strong, resilient organization we see this as both an opportunity and a welcomed challenge,” said Koleman Karleski, GSE board chair. “If there were ever a program designed to adapt to change through innovation, it is the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs.”
GSE2020 was made possible because of strong partnerships with entities like the EWDC, the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and numerous public and private supporters, like Toyota (TMMK), the Marksbury Family Foundation and the Parker Family Fund. GSE is free for selected entrepreneurs. Alumni of GSE gain access to a host of scholarship opportunities, totaling more than $2.7 million each year, to colleges and universities in Kentucky.
“When I found out GSE was going to be virtual, I couldn’t have been more upset. My biggest fear was that I wouldn’t be able to meet anyone and it would feel like I’m sitting at my computer all day long. Oh, how I was wrong,” said GSE participant and Edgewood resident Paige Neuhaus, a student at Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills. “The first few days we were all somewhat shy, since we were just names behind a computer screen, but then we connected through team time and chatted with each other through social media. By the end of just the first week, I felt like I had 71 new best friends who I hadn’t even met yet.
“Every morning when I logged in, I felt like I wasn’t just sitting behind a computer screen. I felt like I was entering a new world of positivity, hope and opportunity. This was something I thought I could never feel, especially during these times. However, GSE has made it possible.”
From Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
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Philadelphia cops arrest six accused of vandalizing state cruisers - New York Post
Police in Philadelphia have arrested six people who allegedly damaged state police cruisers during rioting on May 30.
Protests over the death of George Floyd cropped up nationwide that weekend. Although the majority were peaceful, some devolved into rioting and outbreaks of violence — including in Philadelphia, where Mayor James Kenney enacted am 8 p.m. curfew. Days later, he moved it to 6 p.m.
The suspects, five men and one juvenile, allegedly battered two state police vehicles with hammers, bike locks and other objects during the demonstrations at the intersection of Vine and Broad streets, Fox 29 Philadelphia reported.
They’re also accused of stealing equipment from the vandalized vehicles.
The suspects are now all in custody after police nabbed four of them while serving a warrant on Wednesday morning, according to the report.
Authorities identified the five adult suspects as Luke Cossman and Steven Anderson, of Levittown, Sammy Rivera and Francisco Reyes, of Philadelphia, and William Besaw, of Montgomery County. The minor’s identity was not released.
Floyd was killed in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. The four officers involved in his death have since been fired and face a slew of charges.
Protests that began as peaceful assemblies condemning police brutality and racism spiraled out of control at times. Philadelphia saw stores looted, city police vehicles torched and statues of controversial figures, including one of former mayor and police commissioner Frank Rizzo, defaced.
And more than a dozen officers were injured on May 30 alone, according to the Philadelphia Police Department — including a bike cop who broke his arm when a vehicle full of suspected looters allegedly ran him over.
The city and numerous police officers were hit with two lawsuits earlier this month over the use of tear gas, rubber bullets and “harmful munitions” against peaceful demonstrators. “Through their use of tear gas and other harmful devices, and their positioning of personnel, officers closed off exit points, pinning hundreds of demonstrators onto a steep grassy, fenced-in embankment on the north side of the highway,” the lawsuit concerning a June 1 demonstration on I-676 reads.
“As demonstrators were trapped on that embankment, officers continued to fire tear gas canisters and other harmful munitions at them, leaving them trapped in a suffocating cloud of smoke and gas,” according to the lawsuit.
Separately, police in the city are on the hunt for an unidentified White male suspect who allegedly lit four of the department’s own police vehicles on fire early Monday morning. They had all been parked in different neighborhoods.
The city’s police officers have been instructed not to leave their cruisers unattended, according to Fox 29.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station features breeches buoy demo, special presentation - The Coastland Times - The Coastland Times
On Thursday, July 30 at Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, two special events will take place at 2 p.m.
The station hosts the regularly scheduled Breeches Buoy Re-enactment Drill, a real life demonstration of what happened numerous times on March 24, 1891.
On that 1891 date, the schooner-rigged screw steamer Strathairly went aground about a mile and a quarter from the Chicamacomico station. After dense fog cleared, rough seas ruled out rescue by boat and forced the surfmen from Chicamacomico, Gull Shoal and New Inlet to repeatedly fire off the Lyle gun sometimes missing the stricken ship with the life-saving line. When the projectile did hit the ship, exhausted crew members pulled at it, but the line repeatedly broke.
The Annual Report of the Operations of the United States Life-Saving Service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891 states: “The most disastrous wreck of the year was that of the steamship Strathairly, of Newcastle, England, which occurred on March 24, 1891, a mile and a quarter south of the [Chicamacomico] Station (6th District), coast of North Carolina. Of her crew of 26 men, 19 were lost and but 7 were saved.”
On Thursday, July 30, 2020, the ship’s bell from the Strathairly will be donated to Chicamacomico Historical Association by Glenn and Pam Love and family from Charlotte.
The address of Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station is 23645 NC 12 in Rodanthe. The station is open through Thanksgiving weekend. Admission to the site is $8 general admission, $7 for seniors and students, $6 for youth (4 to 17 years old) and under 4 years of age, free.
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Indiana Fever end six-game losing streak vs. Phoenix Mercury - AZCentral
One constant for the Phoenix Mercury over the last three seasons is that they could count on beating the Indiana Fever, either to end a losing streak or extend their winning.
That seeming inevitability ended Wednesday when the Fever held off the Mercury 106-100 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
It was at least partial payback for Indiana, which had lost six straight and nine of the last 10 to Phoenix including three games by an average of 15.6 points last year.
This time, though, the Mercury fell into double-digit holes in the second and third quarters before taking a five-point lead early in the fourth.
Indiana, under new coach Marianne Stanley, could have folded and probably would have in the recent past. Instead, the Fever quickly regained the lead, stretched it to nine with 2:19 left and won 106-100 in a game between teams that suffered one-sided losses in their season openers last week.
Now it’s the Mercury at 0-2 in a 22-game regular season under intense pressure to win Friday against Las Vegas to keep from falling into a steep hole in a short season.
“I don’t think I would be too disappointed yet,” said guard Bria Hartley, who tied her career scoring high with 26 points in 25 minutes off the bench. “We can fight through some adversity. We’ve got to keep working to get better every day and hopefully we can string some wins.
“We’ve just got to make sure we’re building and get in the playoffs, and we’ve got to be playing our best basketball when it comes to the end of the season. We don’t need to be playing our best basketball right now.”
Second team outplays first
What the Mercury can’t be doing is giving up 102.5 points per game as they have against Los Angeles and Indiana.
The Fever shot 51.4 percent, made nine 3-pointers and 25-of-27 free throws with four players scoring 18-24 points.
“We just over-helped when we didn’t need to,” said Mercury coach Sandy Brondello, perhaps in overreaction to a 99-76 loss to LA on July 25. “We gave them some really easy looks, baseline penetration, BG (Brittney Griner) would help and they’d pass it to (Teaira) McCowan.
“Our second unit was way better than our first unit. That first unit’s got to find a way to play better defense.”
Fever veteran forward Candice Dupree had her way with second-year Brianna Turner in the first quarter, scoring 11 of her 23 points. Kelsey Mitchell made three of her four 3-pointers in the second quarter on the way to 18. Tiffany Mitchell had a big second half for an Indiana high of 24, and 6-7 McCowan showed immense improvement going against 6-9 Griner for a double-double (20 points/13 rebounds).
McCowan’s tip-in, three-point play and 7-footer in the final four minutes largely iced the win.
The Mercury got back within 102-100 with 13.6 seconds left before Tiffany Mitchell made two free throws and Hartley missed a pair. Phoenix missed 10 free throws, going 23-of-33.
Griner improves in game 2
Indiana dominated on the boards even more than the final 38-28 margin.
The Mercury had just eight turnovers, down from 27 against LA.
In addition to Hartley’s 26, Griner scored 23, up from eight vs. the Spars.
“The moves felt good,” Griner said. “When I shot the ball, everything felt more slow, but I left too many empty shots out there. I blew a lot of shots I normally always make. I’ve got to be a little more focused. If I would have finished half those shots, it would have been a different ballgame.”
Griner was 11-of-22 shooting and came close to her 26.1 scoring average in the previous eight games vs. Indiana.
Guard Diana Taurasi took just five shots, making one, and scored six points, all in the first quarter.
Shatori Kimbrough-Walker started at small forward ahead of Nia Coffey but played just 11 minutes with four points.
Second-year forward Alanna Smith had perhaps the best game of her young career with 14 points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes. She missed much of last season due to injury.
“I went back with my starters, maybe I should have stayed with my bench,” Brondello said. “They gave us really great energy. Bria obviously had a great game. She’s not only our best scorer and creator, but she’s our best defender on the ball. We’re asking a lot of her so we need others to step up and help her.”
Mercury drop four spots in power poll
The Mercury dropped four places to No. 7 in this week's Associated Press WNBA power poll, which included results from the opening weekend but not Tuesday.
Seattle and Los Angeles remained first and second followed by Washington, Chicago, Minnesota and Las Vegas ahead of the Mercury.
Connecticut was No. 8 followed by Atlanta, Dallas, New York and Indiana.
Up next
The Mercury face Las Vegas on Friday and will continue playing every other day through Aug. 16. The Aces (0-1) played Wednesday night vs. Atlanta. They lost their opener 88-86 to Chicago. Las Vegas is without star center Liz Cambage (medical exemption) and injured guard Kelsey Plum and has added forward Angel McCoughtry. The Aces had a 2-1 series edge in 2019.
Reach the reporter at jeff.metcalfe@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8053. Follow him on Twitter @jeffmetcalfe.
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Coronavirus: 439 new cases and six new deaths reported in Orange County as of July 29 - OCRegister
The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 439 new cases of the coronavirus as of Wednesday, July 29.
But for the third day in a row, county officials posted a note on social media that it was “experiencing an issue processing electronic reports from some labs. As a result, there are reduced tests and cases reported due to the delay with receiving these reports.” It said the issue is on the state’s end.
The cumulative total number of positive cases for Orange County is at least 35,272 since local testing began in March. County officials recently clarified that they may have tested an individual multiple times, but if positive, they are reported as only one case, even if they have duplicate positive test results.
It is estimated that more than half of the cases, or 21,926 as of Wednesday, have recovered. The count of people who have recovered is based on the prior 28-day cumulative case count.
There were six new deaths reported in Orange County on Wednesday, bringing the total number of residents who have died to 587.
The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates or gathered through the course of case investigation and can take weeks to process, officials say. The most recent reported death was July 26.
Of the 587 deaths, 255 were skilled nursing facility residents, 21 were in assisted living facilities and one was listed as homeless.
The state’s coronavirus dashboard reports there have been 148 deaths in Orange County in the last 14 days.
Countywide, 404,790 tests for the coronavirus have been reported as given since testing began, with data through July 28. There were 5,366 daily tests reported in the update on Wednesday.
The state listed an 7.6% test positivity rate for the county, with 104,589 tests given in the last two weeks.
According to the California Department of Health, there have been 7,917 new cases of COVID-19 in Orange County in the last 14 days.
The state agency also reports 707 hospitalized patients in the last 14 days (suspected and positive) in 33 hospitals across the county as of Wednesday. This is a decrease of 12.6% since 14 days ago.
The county’s hospitalizations were listed as 626, the lowest total since July 5. There were 204 people in ICUs, which has held steady in the low 200s since early July.
The state’s coronavirus-tracking dashboard shows Orange County had at least 37% of its ICU beds available on Wednesday.
The county’s breakdown of deaths by age is as follows:
- 85 and older: 32% (186)
- 75-84: 23% (137)
- 65-74: 18% (108)
- 55-64: 13% (74)
- 45-54: 9% (52)
- 35-44: 3% (18)
- 25-34: 1.6% (9)
- 18-24: <1% (2)
- 17 and younger: 0%
Data posted each day is preliminary and subject to change, officials emphasize. More information may become available as individual case investigations are completed.
You can find the Orange County Health Care Agency dashboard here.
Hospitalizations and deaths:
Orange County total cases by ZIP code for July 28:
Case demographics as of July 29:
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