Germany has been hit with a major corruption scandal involving a huge sum of money—€100 million—that mysteriously disappeared from an account at Volksbank Düsseldorf Neuss The money was allegedly transferred to Türkiye by a former executive of a French fashion company The case has raised serious concerns about the safety of bank transactions and the role of those in high positions At the heart of this scandal is Volksbank Düsseldorf Neuss helps businesses and individuals manage their money Volksbank Düsseldorf Neuss found itself in a very tough situation when €100 million disappeared from one of its accounts Kiabi had opened the account at Volksbank Düsseldorf Neuss but things went terribly wrong when a former executive from the company was accused of transferring the money to Türkiye without permission It’s not just a case of misplacing funds—this was a carefully planned scheme involving more than one person Investigators believe that this person worked with others to move the money out of Germany and into Türkiye meaning they have been arrested by the authorities But even though this person is behind bars Kiabi no longer has access to the €100 million and it is unclear if the money can be recovered Who should be held responsible for the missing money or should Kiabi have done more to protect its funds These are questions that still need to be answered Volksbank Düsseldorf Neuss is now facing a lot of pressure because of this case. Normally, banks have very strict rules and security measures to prevent fraud and illegal activities this large sum of money was still transferred without the proper checks stopping it The bank has admitted that it was a victim of what it calls “fraudulent activities related to an international transaction.” This means that someone managed to trick the bank into thinking the transfer was legitimate when it wasn’t The fact that such a huge amount of money could be moved so easily has surprised many people It has also caused panic among customers of Volksbank Düsseldorf Neuss who are now worried about the safety of their own money Volksbank Düsseldorf Neuss has taken several steps they set up “provisions,” which is a way of saying they put aside money to cover any losses they may face because of the fraud They have also gotten guarantees from a larger banking group called the Federal Association of Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken (BVR) This group helps support smaller banks in times of trouble and they are working with Volksbank Düsseldorf Neuss to help manage the crisis S. Iswaran Jailed in Historic Graft Trial: A Landmark Corruption Case in Singapore Even though the bank is doing all it can to fix the situation it’s clear that this case has hurt its reputation Customers and other businesses are now looking at Volksbank Düsseldorf Neuss and wondering how such a large-scale fraud could happen without anyone noticing This has also put the spotlight on other cooperative banks in Germany The scandal surrounding Volksbank Düsseldorf Neuss is not an isolated incident This is actually the third time this year that a cooperative bank in Germany has asked for help after facing financial problems and the amount was also in the hundreds of millions of euros The fact that multiple banks are facing such big problems has caused people to worry about the overall health of the cooperative banking sector in Germany Cooperative banks are supposed to be safer and more community-focused compared to bigger commercial banks but this case is showing that even they are not immune to large-scale fraud and corruption neither the Düsseldorf Public Prosecutor’s Office nor the German banking association protection system (BVR) has released an official statement about the case This could mean that investigations are still ongoing and that authorities are gathering all the facts before making any public announcements The media in Germany has been following this story closely as it is one of the biggest fraud cases in the country’s recent history new details are emerging about how the fraud was carried out and how the former Kiabi executive managed to get away with it for so long Volksbank Düsseldorf Neuss is trying its best to move forward The bank has confirmed that they are taking legal action to recover the money but it remains uncertain whether the funds will ever be returned to Germany Regtechtimes is a niche digital media platform that provides news Regtechtimes is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to learn more about laws technology and 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are able to see content which is only available to logged in users Ballard (Louisville) High School students behaved insensitively and inappropriately when they passed around a watermelon in the stands at a football game Friday against Central High School Ballard Principal Jason Neuss said in a letter sent this weekend to parents Neuss said school authorities are investigating how and why the watermelon was brought into the game at Ballard's stadium "While we do not know the purpose or the intent insensitive and we are addressing not only who brought it but how it was allowed in the stadium in the first place," Neuss wrote Students were photographed passing around the watermelon by a Courier Journal photographer who was covering the game and the photo was posted on courierjournal.com and on the Courier Journal Facebook page Some commenters thought the Ballard students brought in a watermelon to mock students at predominately black Central using a taunt rooted in old stereotypes of African-Americans yet common," John Kennedy said on Facebook "I'll be watching for any punishments to come." Central's student body was 77 percent black and 8 percent white last school year Ballard's student body last year was 33 percent black and 55 percent white we are proud of our diversity and inclusivity," Neuss said "We will use this incident as an opportunity to learn and grow." Other commenters defended Ballard and said smashing a watermelon was a common practice at games "The pic going around about Ballard watermelon has nothing to do with race it disappoints me at it has been turned into this," Christine Sparks said on Facebook "All of my children have attended Ballard taken part in sports and this is something they have always done They will smash the watermelon just like they be smashing their opponents." 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According to the permit application documents currently accessible through the Düsseldorf regional government (Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf) the fourth unit is to be a two-chamber smelting furnace with a maximum annual input capacity of 83,000 tonnes The input materials are to include post-consumer or market scrap post-industrial (pre-consumer) scrap in the form of solid metal The maximum output capacity of the S4 is 66,000 tonnes of liquid aluminium per year which is then to be further processed in the casting furnaces on site or transported directly in crucibles to the neighbouring rolling mill in Alunorf GmbH which is operated by a joint venture between Speira and Novelis Even though Speira will be adding a furnace the company is not seeking to increase the production capacity of the site The Rheinwerk's permitted melting capacity is to remain limited to 370,500 tonnes of solid metal per year S3 (which comprise the existing UBC plant for recycling used beverage cans) and the new S4 the four casting plants can also be used to some extent to melting down solid metal The annual production volume of sawn ingots at the site would also be unchanged at 435,000 tonnes Among the reasons Speira gave for the unchanged output were the longer melting times that were needed for the production of higher-quality products Because the inputs to be melted in the new S4 furnace will include contamination with organic materials the scrap would be subject to increased handling and sampling requirements Speira is planning to build a new sampling hall The permit application includes information on this facility as well as a description of two new compactors to compress the aluminium scrap to a suitable density prior to charging into the furnace In order to improve in-house dross handling and reduce the amount of dross sent for treatment by external service providers Speira is also planning to expand the dross cooler and create new storage areas Customer Service+49 7224 9397-701servicenoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.de Editorial Team+49 7224 9397-0recyclingnoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.com Get the latest news about developments and trends in the industry sent to you once a week free of charge by newsletter Sign up for our newsletter We use cookies and external services on our website others enhance your user experience or help us improve this website You can change your privacy settings any time by clicking privacy policy Necessary cookies are required for the correct functioning of the website Content from video and social media platforms is blocked by default. 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You can find more information on the individual external services in our privacy policy PharmaLab Congress 2025 the leading European event for pharmaceutical analysis As the premier conference for pharmaceutical laboratory advancements PharmaLab provides cutting-edge insights into compliance and best practices shaping the future of the industry PharmaLab 2025 will feature a comprehensive programme covering key topics including: In addition there will be PharmaLab pre-conference events covering mycoplasma qPCR testing and quality control for mRNA/LNP products quality control professionals and microbiologists will all want to attend PharmaLab 2025 so they can access: More than 70 speakers from Europe and across the world will discuss current trends and changes in the field of pharmaceutical production One-day and multi-day tickets offer visitors the opportunity to attend individual parts or the entire conference FIND OUT MORE No comments yet After successfully leading Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) through years of growth in patient volumes and enhanced care options Chief Medical Officer of the VICC Clinical Enterprise who has been named to the George and Beverly Rawlings Directorship and is section chief Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant and director of the Outpatient Stem Cell Clinic will maintain a clinical practice at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) where he will continue to care for patients with cancer especially those diagnosed with lung cancer “We are grateful to Mike Neuss for his years of successful leadership of the VICC Clinical Enterprise,” said Jennifer Pietenpol Executive Vice President for Research at VUMC and director of VICC “Mike brought a wealth of experience from his time as one of the founders of a large private oncology practice and shared his wisdom about how to grow a patient-centered cancer enterprise We are pleased that he will continue to share his expertise in clinical excellence through his care for VICC cancer patients.” Neuss spent 25 years with Oncology Hematology Care in Cincinnati He served as vice president for most of that time helping to grow the private oncology practice to one of the largest in Southern Ohio Neuss presided over an era of rapid growth VICC is among an elite group of 49 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and its clinicians see more than 6,000 new cancer patients each year VICC is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) a nonprofit alliance of the world’s leading cancer centers dedicated to improving cancer care for patients everywhere Neuss was the physician leader for VICC’s participation in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Oncology Care Model initiative The Oncology Care Model is an innovative payment and care delivery model designed around practice transformations to improve care and lower costs through episode- and performance-based payments that reward high-quality He is internationally recognized for his expertise in clinical care management He has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and has served in several ASCO leadership roles including chair of the Quality Oncology Practice Steering Committee as well as membership on the Elections Committee Clinical Practice Committee and Comparative Effectiveness Task Force he serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and was director of the Commission on Cancer from 2014-2017 “One of the hardest things about moving away from my administrative responsibilities is that I won’t get to interact with administrative colleagues as regularly as I have since coming to Vanderbilt,” Neuss said But caring for patients is a joy and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to continue to do this particularly at a time when our treatments for cancer are becoming more effective and we are able to more carefully focus on improving the patient experience “The progress of the past few years has been amazing and under the leadership of Jennifer Pietenpol the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will continue to play an important role in the development of better treatments leading to these improved outcomes,” Neuss said Jagasia is already a well-known leader at VICC where he specializes in treating patients with hematologic malignancies He received his MBBS degree from King Edward Memorial College then served as a fellow in Hematology and Oncology at VUMC and joined the faculty in 2001 He received his Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation and Master of Management in Health Care from Vanderbilt University He is currently section chief of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant co-leader of the VICC Translational Research and Interventional Oncology (TRIO) program and heads the Bone Marrow Transplant clinical trials team “I am honored and humbled to be given this opportunity Cancer therapy is at an exciting juncture with therapeutic advances that could not be imagined in the past we have a unique opportunity of fostering scientific advances while being focused on providing compassionate comprehensive and efficient care in a patient-centered manner,” Jagasia said Jagasia focuses on translational clinical research of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) with an emphasis on graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) an immune response in which the newly-transplanted cells sometimes attack the patient’s body He is internationally recognized for his expertise in GVHD and has served as a member of the steering committee of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Criteria for Chronic GVHD and co-chair of the working group for Diagnosis and Scoring of Chronic GVHD The VICC program has been a core center of the Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Trial Network since 2014 He established the Long-term Transplant Clinic (LTTC) at VUMC to offer patients multidisciplinary care for GVHD and to create a clinical research platform The LTTC program was one of the founding centers of the Chronic GVHD Consortium Jagasia has been instrumental in further developing the VICC Outpatient Stem Cell Transplant unit since 2003 including creating the standard of care protocols for administering high-dose chemotherapy and transfusions He spearheaded the expansion of the Outpatient Transplant Program in 2010 and the expanded Outpatient Stem Cell Clinic which opened in 2012 This has allowed many patients to undergo their transplant in an outpatient setting and maintain some normalcy while undergoing intensive treatment Jagasia also initiated the photopheresis program which currently serves solid organ transplant patients as well as those receiving stem cell transplants the patient’s blood is treated with a photoactive chemical then removed and circulated through ultraviolet radiation before being transfused back to the patient to stimulate the body’s immune system More recently he has helped develop the immune-effector cell program which has enabled VICC to become a leading center for this new therapy Jagasia serves as principal investigator for several clinical research trials funded by the NIH as well as pharmaceutical enterprises and has published more than 155 research papers in numerous journals and has contributed several chapters to medical textbooks he serves as a reviewer for multiple journals including Blood and Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) has opened a new outpatient cancer clinic on the NorthCrest Medical Center campus in Springfield to bring high quality care to patients in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky New Vanderbilt research suggests patients with advanced melanoma — the most deadly form of skin cancer — could safely benefit from a combination of immunotherapy and targeted therapies aimed at specific gene mutations The boys allegedly threatened violators of the precepts of Islam with stoning Four Muslim high school students from 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View our cookie policy here. Horse racing magazine for the training and development of the thoroughbred racehorse. Trainer Magazine - the horse racing magazine for the training and development of the thoroughbred racehorse. Europe and North America. Articles from the European Trainer Magazine archive - available to read online. The European ‘all-weather’ racing scene has come a long way since racing on an artificial (non-turf) surface was first introduced in the UK at Lingfield Park in 1989. Today, ‘all-weather’ racing accounts for 23% of the French racing programme; and in the UK, racing has recently benefited from a major ‘all-weather’ prize money boost. ‘All-weather’ racing is enhancing the opportunities for those connections wishing to keep horses in training across Europe over the winter months. But what are opportunities like on a country by country basis? Which countries are investing in ‘all-weather’ racing? While trotting is still the main racing sphere by some way in France – and all their racing is on dirt tracks – all-weather in France has been gathering momentum for over a decade now. Of roughly 5,000 races run in France in 2021, 1,149 were staged on an all-weather surface, thus comprising some 23% of the race program.  Prestigious tracks such as Deauville and Chantilly have all-weather circuits; in total there are seven all-weather tracks in the country: Deauville, Chantilly, Pornichet, Lyon-la-Soie, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Pau and Marseille-Vivaux. In contrast to other racing nations, where usually the whole raceday will take place on one surface, French tracks have mixed cards and use the all-weather (all with a Polytrack surface) in summer also. French racing receives the majority of its income – read prize money – from its betting turnover, as the PMU (the French Tote) has a monopoly on betting. The rise in all-weather racing has naturally seen a rise in betting turnover in this sphere – roughly 18% of all PMU-flat races are run on the all-weather circuit. Recent results suggest that the betting public is gradually switching from traditional jump-races to all-weather racing.  According to Adrien Cugnasse, all-weather racing also caters well for a new type of owner. With syndicates still very scarce in France, a new type of ‘middle class’ owner has been emerging over the last couple of years – much needed new blood, but a type of owner that relies on a more regular income through prize money.  It's Year 10 since the creation of Arena Racing Company (ARC) backed All-Weather Championships, and racing on this surface does continue to increase in volume. Six racecourses in Britain stage all-weather racing, on either Polytrack (Lingfield, Kempton, Chelmsford) or Tapeta (Newcastle, Southwell, Wolverhampton); roughly one fifth of all flat races are now on a synthetic surface.   Huge investments have been made by the operator ARC across their four all-weather racecourses to improve the surface. With Southwell being the latest course to convert to a Tapeta surface (from Fibresand). Mark Spincer, managing director of ARC’s Racing Division says that “changing the surface, particularly at Southwell, was the right thing to do and the feedback from trainers and owners has been very positive so far.”  The creation of the All-Weather Championships 10 years ago can only be viewed as a major success story; the series now incorporates races from Ireland, France, Dubai and even races in Saudi Arabia, as well as the enhanced Fast-Track-Qualifying system.  The switch of Finals day from Lingfield to Newcastle two years ago was followed by the creation of “All-Weather Vase Day” at Lingfield Park last year, also staged on Good Friday.  A day that traditionally saw no racing at all now has two high-profile all-weather meetings taking place – a definite illustration of the rise of racing on this surface. Along with geographically diverse racing in the north and the south, All-Weather Vase Day naturally comes with added prize money, the whole raceday is worth around £390,000.  No fast-track-qualifying here, but at least three runs are needed akin to Finals Day, thus creating additional incentive to run on the all-weather. Even the quickest of glances at any given fixture list on the all-weather does reveal the extent to which these races are contested now; with even the choicest-bred horses from big yards coming under starters orders.  While headline names to race synthetic surface will forever include the mighty Enable and Stradivarius, Godolphin recently raced a half-brother to Guineas hero Coroebus to name just one. Tracks learn about the adaptability of the surface all the time, with the recent extreme temperatures providing a new challenge. “Without all-weather racing, there wouldn’t have been any racing in the recent cold snap,” remarks Mark Spincer. 2022 saw two ARC initiatives to increase the quality of racing their tracks, one of those aimed specifically for (winter) all-weather racing. The mother company of Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Southwell and Wolverhampton announced a further bonus of over £1,000,000 not just added to prize money, but to reward connections of the most consistent performers during the winter months.  “While it is early days, some eagle-eyed trainers have already seen the chance to bag a bonus, of course we would love to attract more horses and their connections to our four all-weather tracks. We know that, for many, jump-racing is the winter focus in the UK, but all-weather racing during this period has a wide fan base both domestically and abroad,” concludes Spincer. Coinciding with the exact timeframe of the All-Weather Championships, the bonus aims to reward consistency in given periods, no matter what the rating of the horse. Points scored go towards a “Horse of the Month” prize with rising extra money paid out from February onwards as well as £700,000 in bonuses for the horses with the most points at the end of the season. The scheme clearly aims to enhance field sizes. Giving trainers, owners, jockeys as well as stable staff monetary reasons to race on at ARC tracks.  Germany's all-weather racing scene was quite vibrant at the end of the last century, but it has been in steady decline for some time now.  In 2019, Neuss racecourse closed its doors for the last time, and along with 144 years of turf racing went the second of the all-weather tracks.  Winter racing is now taking place at Dortmund racecourse only. Dortmund has a grass and an all-weather track, thus providing racing literally all year round.  However, the all-weather surface is a dirt track, Germany does not have any tracks with an artificial surface. The surface has not been renewed for some time now and has a huge kickback.  Racing takes place on roughly 14-day intervals, at time of writing eight meetings are planned this winter. Races are part of the French PMU funding and receive other subsidiaries. Generally, there are six-race-cards, the quality being no better than class 3 handicaps – Germany's second lowest class, with some sellers thrown in for good measure.  Prize money is at basic level for these types of races, meaning total purses per race do not exceed €5.500. Broadly speaking, all-weather racing in Germany caters for the very base level of the sport, with major trainers and owners very rarely venturing into this sphere. Racing on the sand does count towards the Trainer and Jockey Championships in Germany, and this might lure the odd runner from the bigger stables. Plans for a second track with a synthetic surface have been mulled over by Deutscher Galopp for some time, but along with the general dire financial situation of racing in Germany, it remains only a very distant possibility at the moment.  All-weather racing finally reached Ireland in 2007 with the remodelling and re-opening of Dundalk Stadium. It’s the only track in Europe to combine horses and dog-racing and judging by online reviews. This has been a huge success with fun-loving Dubliners.  From October till March, the track stages some 43 meetings, with at least once a week racing – mainly on a Friday night with floodlight and dog-racing following. Racing on the Polytrack continues sporadically throughout the year.  While the quality of handicaps is clearly not premium class, the track does stage a fair share of quite decent 2yo and 3yo maiden races, and these are contested by even the biggest yards in the country. In addition, Dundalk stages two Gp.3 and three Listed races. Plans for the second Irish all-weather track have been developing for a number of years now, with planning permission for a new track at Tipperary expected to go ahead in early 2023.  This clearly points to an ever-increasing demand to stage flat racing all year round, largely independent from weather influences. In fact, many races on Dundalk's cards continue to be oversubscribed and operate with reserves – a further pointer to huge demand.  Smaller yards definitely target horses for Dundalk races and have owners who buy horses for this sphere. While larger yards may pick and choose their races at Dundalk, smaller trainers rely on the extra income to keep the yard going through the long winter months.  As jump-racing starts losing its tag of catering for the ‘small man,’ the domination of just a few trainers and owners is becoming more and more blatant by the year. All-weather racing gives a different type of trainer and owner a new lease of racing life.  With added entertainment around the product, Dundalk has created a largely vibrant scene; being in a prime spot no doubt helps, but all-weather racing with regular consistency is clearly a success story in Irish racing.  CHEBOYGAN — A ceremony and ribbon cutting was hosted at the Cheboygan Area Public Library on Thursday morning to rename the community meeting room after long time library supporter Linda Widrig Neuss. Neuss passed away on Sept. 9, 2019, after battling acute myeloid leukemia. Prior to her passing away, she was heavily involved in the Cheboygan community, serving on several boards including the Cheboygan Economic Development Group for four years, and as a member of the Friends of the Cheboygan Library board. Cheboygan Area Public Library Executive Director Mark Bronson said it had been a long process to get the room renamed. He had been in touch with Neuss' family since her passing and her generous donation she bequeathed to the library, trying to schedule a time to make it happen. "I was so saddened when I read about her passing. I got to know her through my involvement in city government," said Bronson. "And most importantly by her accepting to lead the Friends of the Library, I believe, at one of her first meetings." Bronson said Neuss was introduced to the other members of the Friends of the Library board and was almost immediately asked to be president of that group. However, many have said that was in her nature. "I was stunned by her passing and didn't know about her illness at the time," said Bronson. "Then, I was even more shocked when I got a letter about her bequest that she was making to the library. She donated $140,000 to the Cheboygan Area Public Library." The donation by Neuss was the single largest donation to the library since Bronson has been at the library, over the last 20 years. It is also the largest since Andrew Carnegie's that was made over 100 years ago. The donation was directed to the library's foundation — managed by the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan — and nearly doubled the amount of money in that fund. The library's foundation was established for the longterm health, finance and support of the library. The funds can also be used for special projects, large scale programming or emergency needs of the library. "I'm so happy to see all the people today and I am sure all of you have very fond memories of Linda," said Bronson. There were dozens of friends and family members of Neuss who attended the ceremony Thursday morning. Many of them shared funny stories and memories of their time with Neuss. Margaret Widrig, Neuss' sister-in-law, said Neuss was one of the most generous spirited people that anyone would ever meet. "She felt it was her duty in this life to give to others," said Widrig. "She would have never said that about herself, because I don't think she really saw herself that way. But that's how she was every day." Widrig described her sister-in-law as being kind, generous and always wanting to give a helping hand wherever she could. This came into play when Neuss moved to Cheboygan and became involved in many different aspects of the community, to help make it a better place to live and to visit. Other friends, neighbors and family members — including Joanne Welihan, Midge Shaw, Diana Marshall, Bob Haig and several others — shared stories of growing up with Neuss, the birthday club they were all a part of, playing euchre, talking about their days, and how much they loved and missed her. Several members of Neuss' family — including her sister Lisa, her brother Dave and her two granddaughters — cut the ceremonial ribbon, officially renaming the community room after Neuss. Meeting Room A, on the lower level of the Cheboygan Area Public Library, has always been where many large events are hosted and monthly meetings of community clubs around Cheboygan take place. Her family members felt that it being renamed after Neuss was very fitting. Bronson said the library is currently working on the new signs to be put up outside the meeting room, with its new name. There will also be a bronze plaque made to honor Neuss, dedicating the room in her name. Neuss lived on Mullett Lake and also volunteered at the Women's Resource Center of Northern Michigan. She also helped to establish the North Central Michigan College Extension in Cheboygan and was a part of the Cheboygan County Community Foundation. She was born and raised in the Detroit area, went to the University of Michigan, and spent many summers at Mullett Lake before making it her year round home when she retired. Contact Features Writer Kortny Hahn at khahn1@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @khahnCDT. by Oli Welsh LinkImage: Blizzard EntertainmentOli Welsh is senior editor, U.K., providing news, analysis, and criticism of film, TV, and games. He has been covering the business & culture of video games for two decades.Blizzard has announced a new senior hire to oversee Overwatch development as Overwatch 2 settles in after a rocky launch whose previous credits include Destiny 2 and League of Legends steps into the role of executive producer and vice president for Overwatch 2 the general manager for the whole Overwatch universe while Aaron Keller remains as game director Neuss is certainly an experienced producer of live games He was a lead producer on Destiny 2 at Bungie and senior producer working on online features for Halo 5: Guardians at 343 Industries he also helped make the casual puzzle game Peggle 2 at PopCap no allegations had been made against him.) Announcing his appointment on LinkedIn Neuss said: “I’ve been obsessed with Blizzard’s titles since I first played World of Warcraft in 2005 it hooked me immediately with its hopeful view of the future and its diverse I knew that it would be part of my gaming life forever “To have the opportunity to support this incredibly talented team brighter future is a dream come true for me,” said Neuss Note the tacit acknowledgement of Blizzard’s recent troubles in the last line there The best of Polygon in your inbox, every Friday. HomeTributes & FuneralsView PhotoDeath NoticesNEUSS We love you and are going to miss you and A celebration of Albert's life will be held at Desire to move Police Department in new direction   David Neuss was removed as Superior’s Chief of Police after the Superior Town Council voted unanimously on March 8 to terminate his contract with the town Replacing him as police chief on an interim basis is Sgt a current member of the Superior Police Department council members cited a need for the Superior Police Department to move in a new direction including a return to basic police functions But members also hinted that their decision was prompted by “critical issues raised during the past week.”   While these critical issues were not raised at the meeting town government had earlier released a statement we became aware of allegations of misconduct involving a commander with the Superior Police Department We immediately contacted the Pinal County Sheriff and requested they conduct an internal investigation into the allegations The Commander is now on paid administrative leave pending the results of the investigation We are not at liberty to discuss any other facts or details as this is currently under investigation.”   These issues however prompted Superior government to move quickly to revamp the Police Department complete with new leadership the Council voted to terminate him now rather than later   Neuss had been Superior’s Chief of Police for the previous four years and had been promoted to the position from within the ranks Neuss served for several months as interim co-town manager with then Fire Chief Todd Pryor in early 2016 following the resignation of Margaret Gaston in the wake of reports then-mayor Jaime Valenzuela had misused the town credit card   Interim Chief Ensley has worked as a police officer in all but two of his adult years when he joined a relative’s software business He has been employed by the Superior Police Department since 2015 holds a bachelor’s degree in administration from Northern Arizona University   Council members voted to give Ensley a trial period through early June to prove he is up to the job before deciding whether to conduct a hiring search outside the town Several council members indicated they would prefer promoting from within the Superior Police Department to develop a more cohesive link between police and local citizens members voted unanimously to create a 4% bed tax on hotel motel and other temporary lodging inside Superior The tax would apply to charges made for use of such lodging The ordinance (18-144) also creates penalties for lodgings not collecting the tax   Also approved was Ordinance 18-145 that authorizes the Superior Police Department to submit fingerprints to the Arizona Department of Public Safety for criminal background checks or current or prospective employees The ordinance corrects ambiguity in an earlier law as applied to background checks of employees of the Superior Fire Department   The Council voted to authorized the drafting of Request for Proposal advertisements to attract investors to purchase and rehabilitate properties along Main Street owned by the town These properties the Belmont Building and the former police headquarters The purpose would be to revitalize Superior’s downtown area by bringing in new businesses that would attract people and generate revenue Investors attracted by the ads would have two years to initiate a development project or the property would revert back to the town   Town Manager Todd Pryor presented the Council with the first draft of the Superior Town Budget for 2018-2019 that balances revenue sources and town expenses at $6,515,007   “Superior faces many budgeting challenges in the next year with significant increases in the cost of employment due to insurance rate and pension fund increases and the slow increase in the minimum wage,” Pryor told the Council He bemoaned that most of the salary increases for town employees will go to those with the lowest salaries to keep them ahead of the Arizona minimum wage which went to $10.50 an hour this year and to $11 next year   Pryor noted that with the cleanup of the transfer station half done it will cost Superior another $200,000 to complete This will draw down the town’s reserves and limit the amount of revenues available for new projects the town’s cashflow remains positive and cash reserves should increase slightly during the coming year Council members are expected to create a final 2018-2019 Town Budget by June 14 About Us Contact Customer Service Pay Your Bill Advertise With Us Purchase a Print Subscription Purchase an Online Subscription Latest Edition Download Old Editions a student in the mechatronics program at Kent Phoenix Academy displays a prosthetic hand she built made from parts printed on a 3-D printer she assembled © 2025, Kent Reporter + Sound Publishing, Inc. + Black Press Media Don't have an account? Subscribe “Our goal is to help stakeholders understand the future of mobility.” Home › News Releases › Yanfeng Automotive Interiors opens new innovation center in Neuss Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI), the global leader in automotive interiors, today opened a new innovation center at the Neuss location. The space will house approximately 40 employees working on different disciplines relating to the vehicle interior of the future in this more than 2,550 square meter location. Forty of the total 600 YFAI employees in … Continued today opened a new innovation center at the Neuss location The space will house approximately 40 employees working on different disciplines relating to the vehicle interior of the future in this more than 2,550 square meter location Forty of the total 600 YFAI employees in Neuss have moved The objective of the new innovation center which is located close to the site of the European headquarters is to bring together all of the different functions of the innovation team under one roof These include consumer and market research In addition to the traditional interiors business of door panels the company is also focused on the interior of the future which is increasingly characterized by the use of new or adaptive interior surfaces that enable a new style “We aspire to actively design the mobility of tomorrow which is characterized by such global mega-trends as autonomous driving rather than simply responding to significant changes in the automotive industry,” said Han Hendriks “With the new location we want to give our multi-disciplinary teams more space and also ensure improved cooperation.” The new building offers the company’s creative teams room to stretch out and supports transparent and efficient working spacious showroom for product innovations and the company’s concept cars the Yanfeng Automotive Interiors innovation team has approximately 150 employees working globally in four innovation centers and Sunnyvale (California) which is located in Silicon Valley Let us help you understand the future of mobility Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" and trends shaping the future of electric mobility Tickets for this in-person event are limited and trends shaping the future of the software-defined vehicle and trends shaping the future of autonomous mobility The Washington Examiner has reached out to Cornell for comment "I’m still in a place of turmoil with it all" Actor Lisa Dillon has called out her ex-husband Patrick Stewart for “diminishing” their five-year relationship in his memoir The Star Trek actor and Dillon – known for her role in the BBC series Cranford – were together from 2003 through 2007 They met while co-starring in a production of The Master Builder; Dillon was 23 at the time and Stewart was 62 and married to American television and film producer Wendy Neuss Stewart opened up about his relationship with Dillon saying: “And so I felt stupid and responsible … I had cheated on my wife with a younger woman – again.” He continued: “And just like my affair with Jenny Hetrick my time with Lisa Dillon would also prove to be relatively short … In a life chockablock with joy and success my two failed marriages are my greatest regret.” Speaking to The Times Dillon shared her reaction to the X-Men actor’s characterization of their relationship The two were able to remain good friends following the end of their romantic partnership but after reading what Steward wrote she said: “I’m still in a place of turmoil with it all.” https://www.nme.com/news/music/vampire-weekend-to-livestream-special-solar-eclipse-show-3603622 “The impression he gives is that our relationship was very fleeting – that I was a silly affair that broke up a marriage – and he got caught out But it’s not just about our nearly five years together – this is the most enduring friendship of my life Or it was,” she told the publication I always felt he would honour me properly if he were to write about me.” Dillon was also hurt by Stewart’s suggestion that he actually never loved her He wrote: “I remember the warning I had received from an older actor decades ago that if you keep saying ‘I love you’ to someone in a play you can drift into believing the sentiment to be true” The BBC actress shared that Stewart had “relocated his life from Los Angeles to be with me in England and we lived together almost immediately Everybody had to be in the know because we were going to live this mature saying that she “always looked back at that period with pride… reading what he’s written has for the first time made me take on board my age” and that she can “see my vulnerability in a way that I never have before ‘What did a 62-year-old man find attractive about me at 23?’” In other film news, Nicolas Cage has confirmed that he’s in talks to star in the live-action Spider-Man Noir TV series The world’s defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking what’s new and what’s next since 1952 33 Village School student-contestants in grades four five and six competed in the school’s annual spelling bee They were asked to spell words ranging from "thrilled" to "collaborator." Sixth-grader Darby Neuss was crowned the winner after a spirited final round Neuss participated in the regional competition at Lynn English High School on March 27 Feb 16, 2023Patrick Stewart’s wife Sunny Ozell is not just the partner of the esteemed actor. She has been making a name for herself in the music industry for years she is not the only woman to have married the star of stage and screen Stewart is known for roles in major franchises like Star Trek and X-Men as well as his acclaimed stage performances we’re curious who would partner with the British thespian Here is everything you need to know about Patrick Stewart’s wife Sunny Ozell — and his other marriages too Related: Everything We Know So Far About Star Trek: Picard Season 3, Including New Art and Cast Reveals! Sir Patrick Stewart and Sunny Ozell arrive at the Olivier Awards held at The Royal Opera House on April 15 Dave M. Benett/Getty Images Patrick Stewart’s current partner is his wife Sunny Ozell Ozell is an American musician who specializes in a blend of jazz She performs both original material as well as covers got engaged in 2013 and married later that year Related: Sir Patrick Stewart Reveals He Got Married in a Mexican Restaurant! Patrick Stewart is married to his wife Sunny Ozell Patrick Stewart and his wife Sunny Ozell have been married since Sept 2013 after it was reported the couple got engaged back in March 2013 The pair initially met in 2008 in New York This means they have been married for 10 years as of this year and together for 15 The wedding ceremony took place in Lake Tahoe, Nevada with the actor’s longtime friend, actor Ian McKellen Related: Patrick Stewart Gets Married, Tweets Silly Wedding Photo Patrick Stewart and Sunny Ozell met in 2008 when Stewart was performing in a year-long run of Macbeth as Macbeth The actor was performing in the Brooklyn leg of the run when he met Ozell who was working as a waitress at that time According to Stewart "She was working as a waitress in a restaurant in Brooklyn what would you like for desserts?' We got talking and she told me how much she'd wanted to see Macbeth we're going to Broadway next.' It was the only time in my life I've given someone my telephone number and said I can get a ticket.' And that's what we did And she came backstage afterward and we had dinner and here we are.” How old is Lady Sunny Ozell?Lady Sunny Ozell was born on Dec Patrick Stewart was born on July 13 making him 82 years old as of this writing that means there is a 38-year age gap between them That is definitely one of the larger age gaps in a Hollywood marriage Related: The Bromance Tour: Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen Take in NYC Sights Patrick Stewart has been married three times Stewart’s first wife was Sheila Falconer Patrick Stewart and Wendy Nuess at the "Deep Impact" Hollywood premiere Sam Levi/Getty Images Stewart’s second wife was Wendy Neuss a longtime Star Trek producer who worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as Voyager Though the pair knew each other for years before marrying in 2000 Stewart’s third wife is his current wife The two have been married almost 10 years since they tied the knot in September 2013 Who is Patrick Stewart's first wife?Patrick Stewart’s first wife was Sheila Falconer The couple married in 1966 and were together as husband and wife for 24 years before divorcing in 1990 This was Stewart’s longest marriage as of this writing Falconer was also an actor like Stewart She appeared in an episode of Hugh and I and the films Half a Sixpence and Who is Patrick Stewart's ex-wife?Patrick Stewart has two ex-wives who he was married to for 24 years from 1966 until 1990 who was a producer on Stewart’s series Star Trek: The Next Generation though they had known each other for years longer Does Patrick Stewart have any children?Daniel Stewart and Patrick Stewart attend the premiere of STARZ "Blunt Talk" at DGA Theater on Aug Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images Patrick Stewart has two children He shares these children with his first wife Daniel is an actor like his father but Sophie prefers to stay out of the public eye Next, get to know Raquel Welch's four husbands. Photo Gallery: The CIA's Secret Counter-Terrorism Project in Neuss Schoolchildren are taught that the city dates back to the ancient Romans Neuss was occupied by the French from 1794 to 1814 and by the British occupying force after World War II The Neuss undercover agents referred to their operation as "Project 6" or just "P6," and to this day only a few dozen German intelligence agents are even aware of the project. In 2005, as part of the fight against Islamist terrorism  the unit began developing a database containing personal information associated with what is believed to be thousands of people Internet search histories and telephone connection data The information was intended to provide the intelligence agencies with a better understanding of the web of relationships among presumed jihadists From Germany's perspective, this raises the question of whether the US intelligence service  had direct access to data relating to German Islamists and their associates -- that is to data relating to uninvolved third parties The secret German-American project shows that the National Security Agency (NSA), in its thirst for information  wasn't the only US agency to establish a global surveillance network Project 6 shows that the CIA also sought out strategic partners for the fight against terrorism after the attacks of Sept With the bombing attacks in Madrid in 2004 and London in 2005 still fresh in their memories the Germans didn't want to close their minds to the Americans' request The Interior Ministry actively pursued cooperation Then Interior Ministry state secretary August Hanning the BND and the BfV still believe today that their clandestine database in the city on the Rhine was a legally flawless project when confronted with the basic elements of P6 which operated under the aegis of then BfV President Heinz Fromm was established on the initiative of the Americans "The issue at the time was that we weren't cooperating with the Americans enough whereas today we're accused of cooperating too much," says an intelligence agent familiar with the Neuss project when the Americans presented the idea for the project to the Germans they pointed out that it had already been introduced in other countries and was going very well The CIA provided the computers and software that made up the core of the operation a program called "PX," was designed to enable the spies to gain a better understanding of the environment in which presumed supporters of terrorism operated The primary purpose of the information was apparently to identify potential informants in the jihadist community and approach them in a more targeted manner and with more prior knowledge An insider explains that PX was never connected online but instead was consistently treated as a self-contained unit within the network of agencies A series of events in 2010 exemplify the work of the group which moved from Neuss to the BfV's Cologne headquarters after several years 2010 and classified as "secret," the Americans requested information from the P6 analysts They wanted a list of contacts Yemeni terrorists had in Germany The CIA request was titled: "Potential operational targets for Project 6 -- German telephone numbers lined to Yemeni numbers associated with al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula." The letter included a request to identify 17 German phone numbers that had been used to contact the "suspicious" Yemeni numbers our agency would appreciate any dates of birth your servers may be able to obtain for the subscribers of the German phones," the CIA request read "Our agency greatly appreciates your Service's information on the subscribers of German telephones found possibly associated with AQAP [al-Qaida on the Arabian Peninsula]-related Yemeni numbers," the Americans wrote effusively on June 29 The Americans do not describe what exactly the reporter's "association" to the red-bearded Islamist was The NDR journalist has been conducting research in Arab countries for many years He was in Yemen in 2010 to track down two Germans who young Muslims from Germany had been instructed to smuggle into radical Koran schools in Yemen Buchen was doing his research into the isolated environment of Islamists canvassing their mosques in the capital Sana'a Buchen was a "journalist from Hamburg who specializes in investigative journalism on terrorism," the CIA officials claimed including his passport number and date of birth in their letter They also wrote that "our agency believes Buchen may have visited Afghanistan multiple times in the past five years." which considers its collaboration with other agencies to be "in need of secrecy," assures that such projects are conducted "exclusively on the basis of the provisions of German law." At least the BND confirms the existence of P6 but it also notes that the cooperative venture ended in 2010 It was "not a project to monitor telecommunications traffic," and the German agencies had consistently acted "on the basis of their legal authority." Section 19 of the German Act on the Protection of the Constitution prohibits the release of personal data to foreign agencies even if they can claim "significant security interests." But the law also states that the intelligence service requires a so-called file order "for every automated file." In addition the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information must be consulted who has held this office for almost 10 years nor was any of this reported to me in the context of a file order," says Germany's top data privacy official a construct like P6 is "at least comparable with the counter-terrorism file," a collection of data about suspicious terrorist structures to which dozens of German government agencies have had access since 2007 "Anyone who conducts such a project would certainly have to guarantee that all activities are fully documented and subjected to a data privacy review," says Schaar Another supervisory body was also seemingly kept in the dark about Project 6 Several longstanding members of the parliamentary control committee of the German parliament cannot recall having been informed about a jointly organized exchange of data involving the BfV the BND and the CIA -- neither in Neuss nor in any other secret location the German government is required to inform the committee about "events of special importance" -- a phrase that remains open to interpretation Security experts among the opposition, at any rate, are irritated. The committee has met several times since the NSA affair  began and representatives of the government and the intelligence services were repeatedly asked about the nature and scope of cooperation with the Americans and British "The administration should have informed us about this at least within the last three months," says Left Party politician Steffen Bockhahn "if this isn't an especially important procedure Even the termination of Project 6 has had no effect on the productive German-American collaboration. Last year, the BfV alone sent 864 data sets to the CIA, NSA  and seven other US intelligence agencies They returned the favor in the same year by sending the Germans information on 1,830 occasions which the Americans had intercepted in the arenas of global jihad and forwarded to the German domestic intelligence service The BfV stores relevant telephone data in a state-of-the-art IT system is accessible to the BfV and its 16 state agencies The functions of the P6 software are apparently also integrated into this program no one on the German side knows what happened to the data from the project that was sent from the United States The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the international branch of the US security services Its activities included a secret operation which was based in the German city of Neuss in North Rhine-Westphalia The Neuss group was established on the initiative of the Americans and operated under the aegis of Heinz Fromm then the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) is pictured here arriving for a hearing in the German parliament in August 2013 over the extent to which the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) shared information with the US National Security Agency (NSA) German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich and Hans-Georg Maassen of the BfV giving a joint press conference in June 2013 then a state secretary in the Interior Ministry sent a BfV go-between to Washington to promote cooperation with the Americans over the Neuss project He is pictured here in 2005 showing off plans for the agency's future headquarters the building is complete -- and activists have been demonstrating outside over the NSA spying scandal "BND Brew" and "Prism Brew" at an event dubbed "Freedom Not Fear" at Berlin's Alexanderplatz on Sept '+params.title_first+' | '+params.title_second+' | Email Sign-up Return to the homepage or check out our latest news below.. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information. A Turkish cultural center in the German town of Neuss received a racist letter with death threats, the head of the center said Tuesday. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Tansel Ciftci said the Neuss Turkish Cultural Center was the target of racists for the second time in two weeks. "A letter came in the mail today. It was signed with a swastika and ‘NSU 2.0’ and included racist statements like 'We will burn down your mosques and kill you Turks,’" said Ciftci, noting that members of the cultural center as well as locals of Turkish descent in Neuss are in fear and anxiety over the recent incidents. NSU 2.0 refers to the National Socialist Underground, a neo-Nazi extremist group uncovered in 2011 that murdered 10 people and planted three bombs. "Two weeks ago, the windows of our building were broken in an attack on our association. Due to the frequency of these events, our members and those living here began to feel uneasy. We want the authorities to arrest those responsible and impose the necessary punishment," Ciftci added. He further emphasized that they are living in the middle of Europe with death threats and called it "unacceptable." Ciftci also noted that the police, to whom they filed a criminal complaint, had begun an investigation into the incidents. Germany has witnessed growing racism and Islamophobia in recent years, fueled by the propaganda of neo-Nazi groups and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. With a population of over 84 million people, the country has the second-largest Muslim population in Western Europe after France. Among the country’s nearly 5.3 million Muslims, 3 million are of Turkish origin. 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Plus the special newsletters – all can be cancelled anytime and at no cost. big changes for the support role are in the works by Michael McWhertor That appears to be changing for the game’s second season New Overwatch executive producer Jared Neuss said in a blog post Thursday that Blizzard “aren’t completely satisfied with how everything feels right now,” when it comes to rewards and progression in Overwatch 2 “There’s a lot we like about it — knocking out a bunch of daily/weekly challenges or getting something new for a hero you love can feel great But we also recognize that today’s experience has opportunity for improvement that we need to focus on,” Neuss said “We want you to feel more rewarded just for sitting down and playing We want you to have new accomplishments to chase outside of your Competitive Rank and Battle Pass level.” To accomplish that, Neuss said, Blizzard is changing Overwatch 2’s rewards structure “so that each event has a skin you can earn by playing, in addition to the other cosmetic rewards we already offer.” (Overwatch 2’s first event, Halloween Terror 2022 did not reward players with much beyond a weapon charm where players watch content creators streaming Overwatch 2 and get free cosmetics for that viewership “While we’re working on the long-term plans we want upcoming seasons to feel more rewarding than Season 1,” he added More free skins and increased battle pass rewards will likely go a long way to meeting that goal Neuss also hinted at “a mix of Battle Pass changes and more exciting play-focused progression systems” coming in season 3 which would likely kick off in February 2023 The game’s weekly challenges in particular have been a point of contention for players because that’s how Overwatch 2 doles out its free it sounds like Blizzard will also tweak XP rewards for the battle pass for players who queue in a support role (or all roles which winds up being support) in an attempt to address overly long queue times for other roles (tank and damage) Neuss added that Blizzard is also working on ideas related to the support role to make it “more fun and more rewarding to play.” That includes “targeted support hero reworks and even some role-wide changes to improve support quality of life.” Season 2 of Overwatch 2 starts on Dec. 6. The second season will bring a new hero to the game, the tank Ramattra, a new map, and a new battle pass.