Lauderdale Lakes Pass Resolution to Combat Hate
The City of Lauderdale Lakes Mayor and Commission recently passed Resolution 2017-100. The Resolution supports the “Mayors’ Compact to Combat Hate, Extremism and Bigotry,” a group formed by the Anti-Defamation League and U.S. Conference of Mayors after the volatile events of Charlottesville, Virginia last month.Encourage residents to report hate crimes Resolution 2017-100 encourages residents of the City of Lauderdale Lakes to report incidents of expressions of hate and hate crimes. It stipulates that Elected Officials must work with executive and legislative partners at the federal, state and local levels to assure that civil rights laws are aggressively enforced, existing hate crime laws are strengthened as needed, and new laws enacted to ensure all hate crimes are prosecutable in their respective jurisdictions to the greatest extent possible.The Resolution also calls for promoting law enforcement training in the area responding to and reporting hate incidents, hate crimes and domestic terrorism.Uncomfortable to suffer mistreatmentIn discussions related to the Resolution, Commissioner Beverly Williams said, “It is not a comfortable feeling to be a citizen of these United States and have to suffer mistreatment. I recommend that all elected officials take a stand against racism.” Joins 270 other cities The City of Lauderdale Lakes joins approximately 270 other cities across the country to denounce hate, extremism and bigotry. The City of Coral Springs, The City of Dania, The City of Sunrise and the City of Weston are a few cities in Broward County that have adopted similar resolutions to combat bigotry, extremism and hate.Care cityThe City of Lauderdale Lake’s Mayor Hazelle Rogers said, “We are a we care city and it makes sense to pass a resolution that represents compassion for all, no matter what race, or religion. “This resolution was brought forward by Commissioner Beverly Williams to take a strong stand against Blatant Racism that is on the rise. ”Read more on this city: https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/caribbean-breaking-news-featured/city-lauderdale-lakes-delegation-meets-federal-officials/
An eight-foot bronze statue of legendary sprint icon Usain Bolt was unveiled at Jamaica’s National Stadium in Kingston on Sunday, Dec 3.The statue, sculpted by Basil Watson, shows Bolt making his trademark ‘to the world’ stance.The Jamaican sprinter, who retired from a superlative career in track and field after the IAAF World Championships London 2017, was at the ceremony to show his appreciation for the statue.Prime Minister Andrew Holness unveiled the statue and was the guest speaker at the event said Jamaica owe Bolt a lot for the branding capital he has given to the country.Among those paying tribute at the unveiling ceremony were Warren Blake, President of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA); Victor Lopez, President of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Association of Athletics (NACAC); Sebastian Coe, President of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), who spoke via video; Sports Minister Olivia Grange; and Dr. Peter Phillips, Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition. An eight-foot bronze statue of legendary sprint icon Usain Bolt was unveiled at Jamaica’s National Stadium in Kingston on Sunday, Dec 3.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A Joint Select Committee of Parliament has recommended that amendments be made to the Offences Against the Person Act (OAPA), to make it a criminal offence for individuals who willfully and knowingly transmit sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV.This is contained in the report of the Joint Select Committee appointed to complete the review of the Sexual Offences Act, the Offences Against the Person Act, the Domestic Violence Act and the Child Care and Protection Act.The report, that was recently tabled in the House of Representatives by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, said the Committee acknowledged there was a deficiency in the law in relation to the deliberate or intentional spreading of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.“We noted that this type of offence existed in other jurisdictions, such as Canada (grievous sexual assault under the Canadian Criminal Code) and the United Kingdom (grievous bodily harm under the United Kingdom (UK) Offences Against the Person Act), and referenced case law, such as Guerrier, 1998 and Mabior, 2014 from Canada,” the report noted.“We also made reference to the George Flowers case involving a Jamaican who had infected a number of women with HIV while living in Canada, and fled to Jamaica, resulting in an extradition request being made to the Jamaican authorities for him to return to Canada to face charges. [The] Committee agreed that the Act should be amended to make it a criminal offence for someone to willfully or recklessly infect a partner with any sexual transmissible disease that can inflict serious bodily harm to that partner,” the document adds.In the meantime, while reviewing a suggestion that a new offence of stalking should be created in the OAPA, the Committee discovered that there was in fact no general, substantive offence of stalking in either the OAPA or the Sexual Offences Act (SOA).“We felt that this omission should be addressed and, therefore, decided to insert a new, substantive offence of stalking in the OAPA, which should be formulated using the provision in the UK Protection from Harassment Act, 1997 as a guide,” the report said.The Offences Against the Person Act was last amended in 2010.
MIAMI-DADE, Florida – The historic grand opening of Phase One of the Liberty City Rising redevelopment project took place on July 1 in Miami-Dade County.Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson celebrated the transformation of the Liberty Square housing project along with U.S. Housing Secretary Ben Carson, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, and a host of local, state and federal officials and residents.“A lot of people said it couldn’t be done; but guess what, we did!” said a jubilant Chairwoman Edmonson, a champion of the project who reminded the audience that she grew up in Liberty City.Liberty Square, which opened in 1937 as one of the oldest public housing developments in the southeastern United States, had become a symbol of blight and gun violence in recent years, prompting calls for its demolition and redevelopment.Phase One’s six new buildings at 6512 NW 14th Ave. are made up of 73 public housing units and 131 non-public housing units. The $46 million first phase, which was designed with the input of Liberty Square residents, was funded through a combination of county, city, state and federal dollars. Eventually, all of Liberty Square’s original 709 public housing units will be replaced with a mix of 1,455 public housing, affordable housing and market-rate units, along with shops, parks and community facilities.Several officials noted that no residents have been displaced during the redevelopment project, which also is providing construction jobs for local low-income residents under project developer Related Urban Development Group. Secretary Carson said the project could become a model for housing developments around the nation, adding that it’s an example of “lifting people out of poverty and into the American Dream.”Vernice McKinney, 35, a Liberty Square resident for the last eight years, was thrilled about the transformation and excited about moving into her new unit with her three children.“Now I don’t have to worry about rats, roaches and mildew,” she said. “Everything’s better!”
– Terps – There is no timetable for reinstatement. The sophomore has played in all eight games this season, starting the first seven at defensive end. He registered 30 tackles, including three sacks.
Mackall out of action for violation of team rules Maryland head football coach Randy Edsall announced Wednesday that defensive lineman David Mackall has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules.
Jason Ader – No Boogeyman… Activism will play a vital part in reshaping gambling August 20, 2020 Related Articles Share Ahead of its Capital Markets Day, FTSE-listed online gambling group GVC Holdings Plc (GVC) has announced a strong start to its 2017 trading, reporting growth across its core metrics.Powered by the strong momentum of its sports betting assets which saw an average of daily wagering of €12 million, GVC would report a 13% year-on-year rise in Q1 2017 new gaming revenues of €241 million (Q1 2016: €215 million).The FTSE firm would detail that it would have recorded a stronger period NGR, had its sports betting division not been impacted by ‘customer friendly results’ at the end of March.Updating the market, GVC governance would detail that its strong opening was testament of the firm’s ongoing strategy post the acquisition of bwin.party Entertainment, with the firm improving market and product of sportsbook Bwin.com.GVC governance further detailed the positive performance of its gaming products, which had seen 4% increase in daily NGR, with the company highlighting PartyPoker as an impressive performer amongst its igaming brand portfolio.Commenting on the firm’s Q1 2017 opening performance GVC Holdings CEO Kenneth Alexander stated: “I’m delighted at the performance of the Group, with the positive momentum continuing in 2017. Comparatives will get more challenging as we move through the rest of the year, particularly in the absence of a major football tournament this summer.I’m very confident that the combination of continued enhancements to the customer offering combined with a return to more normalized marketing spend will deliver another year of strong progress at GVC.”GVC Q1 2017 Performance Overview Submit GVC hires ‘comms pro’ Tessa Curtis to re-energise media profile August 25, 2020 Share StumbleUpon GVC absorbs retail shocks as business recalibrates for critical H2 trading August 13, 2020
Better Collective secures esports vision by acquiring HLTV.org for €35m February 28, 2020 1Sarah Shannon – OneBet210.38 2Stephen Harris – bettingexpert210.19 3Tim Reynolds – Sun Bets25.00 4Steven Mullington – 888sport24.57 5Ben Cleminson – Square in the Air24.50 6Conall McSorley – Metric Gaming14.00 7Charlie McCann – BetVictor12.25 8Alex Donohue – ODDSbible12.00 9Rupert Adams – William Hill10.50 Share Submit RankTipsterRace WinsPoints ‘Better for Bettors’: Better Collective’s formalised approach to sustainable development June 15, 2020 Related Articles
Stephen Harris, the lead horse racing tipster at bettingexpert, closed the gap at the top of the Tipster Challenge table after victories for Dance King and Elusive Beauty at Carlisle.The two wins, his 15th and 16th over eight weeks of action, extended his average to 10.19 points, just 0.19 behind the current leader and defending champion Sarah Shannon (OneBet).Meanwhile, Metric Gaming’s Conall McSorley was left frustrated by a narrow defeat for his Nap of the Day Bletchley, but did at least collect 4.00 points from John Kirkup in the day’s opener.Race Winners at Carlisle:John Kirkup – 4/1Byron’s Choice – 4/1Dance King – 8/1Carnageo – 13/2Elusive Beauty – 11/2Whatsthemessage – 8/1Showboating – 9/1Tipster Challenge 2017 Leaderboard Share Better Collective moves fast to mitigate COVID-19 as esports journey begins May 15, 2020 StumbleUpon bettingexpert and a rotation of guests will be providing expert tips for a specific Wednesday race meet.We will keep record of points won each week and the number of race wins for each.The guests will compete individually, with their points going up against the average total for bettingexpert.The new tips will be published on Wednesday ahead of the race meet, and the results will be available on Thursday.For the competition, we will assume that all selections are backed with 1 point.Lost tips will count as 0 and won bets will be added to the leaderboard at SP value.Each tipster will get a ‘Nap of the Day’ each week which scores double points.For example, if bettingexpert’s Stephen Harris backs a winning horse at 8/1, he will get 8 points; if he has put this horse forward as his ‘Nap of the Day’, the reward is 16 points.
HBLB ups prize money commitment by 50% July 31, 2020 StumbleUpon Related Articles The governance of London-listed industry betting and racing systems provider Sportech Plc has described the first half of 2017 as a ’transformational period’ for its business.The company which continues to expand internationally, securing new betting systems contracts in Asia, Denmark and the USA (Connecticut) would report H1 2017 period corporate revenues of £36.4 million up 5% corresponding 2016’s £34.7 million. Despite the firm’s revenue gains, Sportech would record an EBITDA decline of 5% to £3.9 million (H! 2016: £4.1 million), detailing that its key Racing & Digital division had been impacted by timing delays in system sales.Closing its H1 2017 trading, Sportech governance would declare group statutory losses of £100,000 (H1 2016: £800,000).However, Sportech governance remains positive of the firm’s future performance and outlook having won its £97 million VAT tax dispute against HMRC, combined with the completion of its long-awaited £83 million sale of its Football Pools division to UK private equity firm OpCapita (deal officially completed June 2017).Updating investors, Sportech governance details that it has a cash position of £76.2 million as of 30 June 2017, which the firm can use to strengthen its operations and projects.Speaking on H1 2017 corporate performance Ian Penrose, Chief Executive of Sportech PLC, said:“2017 has seen the transformation of the Group continue. We were successful with the £97m VAT legal case in the Supreme Court, we modernised and sold the Football Pools for £83m, repaid over £60m in debt and returned £21m to shareholders with further substantial shareholder returns still to come from the £76m cash balance.Following significant investment into our technology and licensing, Sportech has now established a strategic base to grow our business globally through our unique regulated gaming business based in North America together with our expanding presence in Asia. We have transitioned our business away from the UK market which is encountering regulatory headwinds, and await with interest the Supreme Court’s decision in the US on the future of sports betting.With our strong balance sheet and cash balances, we have the resources to fund attractive growth opportunities, meet ongoing commitments and deliver substantial returns to shareholders.” Submit Share Share Scottish racing gets green light for 22 June restart May 29, 2020 Sportech highlights new client wins under lockdown June 26, 2020
Share William Hill accelerates transformation agenda to overcome COVID realities August 5, 2020 StumbleUpon Share Gamesys tops list for GambleAware Q1 donations July 10, 2020 SBC Magazine Issue 10: Kaizen Gaming rebrand and focus for William Hill CEO August 25, 2020 Related Articles Submit FTSE bookmaker William Hill has confirmed the sale of its on-course betting points/stalls network worth £2 million, ending its trackside presence within UK racing.First established in 1934, William Hill has chosen to dispose its entire 82 racecourse pitch network to independent racing bookmaker Sid Hooper.The diminishing returns of its on-course network sees William Hill prioritise its horseracing services through its racecourse betting shops and digital verticals. Furthermore, the FTSE bookmaker will retain a brand presence within UK racing, acting as lead sponsor of ITV Racing.Under the leadership of CEO Philip Bowcock and CFO Ruth Prior, William Hill continues to execute its corporate transformation programme, prioritising group operational cost savings and US market growth opportunities.The transformation programme has seen William Hill reduce all in-stadia wagering properties with the bookmaker offloading its Newcastle and Sunderland Greyhound tracks to Arena Racing in 2017.William Hill becomes the latest UK retail bookmaker to terminate its on-course betting network, as Betfred and Ladbrokes ended their trackside presence in 2016.Confirming the sale to the Racing Post, William Hill trading director Terry Pattinson said: “With a William Hill betting shop now at 41 racecourses, we have reviewed whether our rails operation continues to make commercial sense.“Our focus now is to provide on-course customers with a full retail experience on the racecourse, so it makes sense to move away from our rails operation, hence, we have agreed a sale with Racecourse Pitches Ltd. We wish them the best of luck with their new expanded operations.”
ELEAGUE, the popular television product created by Turner and IMG will enter Rocket League for the first time, with “The ELEAGUE Cup: Rocket League”. The feature series will be featured on TBS, with live gameplay showcased on both Twitch and YouTube.The competition will show some of the world’s best teams whilst building the narrative around teams, players and the game itself. The game itself is a fan favourite, combining football (or soccer for readers across the pond) and flying cars. Narrative around players in esports is still something often found lacking so it’s great to see ELEAGUE commit to painting the wider picture.We’re also very excited to welcome MGM Resorts as a sponsor for #RLCS Season Four! pic.twitter.com/ycyLDtJSxG— RLCS (@RLCS) November 6, 2017The move is in partnership with Psyonix, the developer and publisher of Rocket League. The series will get underway on Friday, Dec 1st and will see the world’s eight best teams play in the live tournament. The format will see two groups of four teams compete in a round robin, with the two top teams moving on to a single-elimination playoff stage. There’s also no less than $150,000 on the line. The coverage will continue on Saturday, December 2nd and culminate on Sunday, December 3rd. The three-part feature series will air on consecutive Fridays, beginning on the 1st and ending on the 15th.It’s the third piece of news in a week as the RLCS Twitter account revealed that HyperX will be the “Official Headset Sponsor” of the game’s biggest tournament, and MGM Resorts more generally as a sponsor. The MGM news may come as a surprise given the company’s plethora of gambling orientated venues including an array of casinos. Previously Psyonix has outlined a strict anti-gambling stance, reacting defensively to Unikrn offering odds on Rocket League matches.We’re excited to welcome @HyperX as the official headset sponsor of the #RLCS Season 4 World Championship!#RLCSWC pic.twitter.com/9YjCLQAPiq— RLCS (@RLCS) November 6, 2017The esport continues to grow and one would assume continue to garner mainstream attention. From a spectator and traditional broadcaster perspective, the game title is easy to understand and has no stigma around violence or guns that many other esports titles tend to carry with them. Those in and around esports have described it as a title with widespread appeal to those in and out of esports, and it’s certainly more appealing as a spectacle than other more traditional sports simulation games such as FIFA.Esports Insider says: Good stuff from Psyonix as RLCS continues to grow and grow. It’s great to see ELEAGUE picking it up in a move that most definitely makes sense for them given their history of bringing esports to television. First Counter-Strike, then FGC and now Rocket League. We would assume this will be a smash-hit with viewers. Who doesn’t love flying, turbocharged cars playing football? We certainly do.