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Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, dethroned Joe Rogan as the top podcaster on Spotify.
Meghan released her highly-anticipated podcast this week. In the first episode of "Archetypes," Meghan interviews tennis star Serena Williams.
The pair discusses the challenges of motherhood, especially the stigmas faced by ambitious women.
“The Joe Rogan Experience” has been consistently the No. 1 podcast on Spotify.
It remains to be seen whether Meghan will permanently overtake Rogan as the No. 1 podcast.
Next week’s episode of Archetypes will feature Mariah Carey.
Meghan said the goal of her podcast is to "investigate, dissect, and subvert the labels that try to hold women back." | 2022-08-26T19:50:26+00:00 | kivitv.com | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/meghans-new-spotify-podcast-tops-joe-rogan |
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest such encounters ever recorded.
NASA insists it will be a near miss with no chance of the asteroid hitting Earth.
NASA said Wednesday that this newly discovered asteroid will zoom 2,200 miles (3,600 kilometers) above the southern tip of South America. That’s 10 times closer than the bevy of communication satellites circling overhead.
The closest approach will occur at 7:27 p.m. EST (9:27 p.m. local.)
Even if the space rock came a lot closer, scientists said most of it would burn up in the atmosphere, with some of the bigger pieces possibly falling as meteorites.
NASA’s impact hazard assessment system, called Scout, quickly ruled out a strike, said its developer, Davide Farnocchia, an engineer at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
“But despite the very few observations, it was nonetheless able to predict that the asteroid would make an extraordinarily close approach with Earth,” Farnocchia said in a statement. “In fact, this is one of the closest approaches by a known near-Earth object ever recorded.”
Discovered Saturday, the asteroid known as 2023 BU is believed to be between 11 feet (3.5 meters) and 28 feet (8.5 meters) feet across. It was first spotted by the same amateur astronomer in Crimea, Gennady Borisov, who discovered an interstellar comet in 2019. Within a few days, dozens of observations were made by astronomers around the world, allowing them to refine the asteroid’s orbit.
The asteroid’s path drastically will be altered by Earth’s gravity once it zips by. Instead of circling the sun every 359 days, it will move into an oval orbit lasting 425 days, according to NASA.
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The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content. | 2023-01-26T20:17:38+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/ap-asteroid-coming-exceedingly-close-to-earth-but-will-miss/ |
BAODING, China, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IT Tech Packaging, Inc. (NYSE American: ITP) ("IT Tech Packaging" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the six and three months ended June 30, 2022.
Mr. Zhenyong Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, "Despite the negative impact associated with the resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic to our business during the second quarter of 2022, we strived to provide high-quality products to our customers. As business activities gradually return to normal, we expect to take the necessary steps to strengthen our business resilience and improve our competitive advantages to prepare for growth opportunities ahead. With our dedicated team's effort and our long-term strategy of exploring growth opportunities in the industry, we remain confident about our business fundamentals and potential to grow. Despite the challenging environment, we anticipate to continue to execute our strategic initiatives, expand our business, and improve operating efficiency. In addition, we remain focused on improving our products to meet the evolving demands of our customers and strengthen our relationship with customers. Looking ahead to the remainder of 2022 and beyond, we believe we are well positioned to achieve our growth goals and create long-term values for shareholders."
Second Quarter 2022 Unaudited Financial Results
- Revenue decreased by 31.7% to approximately $31.79 million, mainly due to the decrease in sales volume of CMP, offset printing paper and tissue paper products.
- Gross profit decreased by 79.1% to approximately $0.63 million. Total gross margin decreased by 4.5 percentage point to 2.0%.
- Loss from operations was approximately $1.24million, compared to income from operations of approximately $0.43 million for the same period of last year.
- Net loss was approximately $0.29 million, or loss per share of $0.003, compared to net loss of approximately $0.45 million, or loss per share of $0.01, for the same period of last year.
- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") was approximately $3.55million, compared to $9.03 million for the same period of last year.
Revenue
For the second quarter of 2022, total revenue decreased by 31.7%, to approximately $31.79 million from approximately $46.53 million for the same period of last year. The decrease in total revenue was mainly due to the decrease in sales volume of CMP, offset printing paper and tissue paper products.
The following table summarizes revenue, volume and ASP by product for the second quarter of 2022 and 2021, respectively:
Revenue from CMP, including both regular CMP and light-Weight CMP, decreased by 15.0%, to approximately $31.29 million and accounted for 98.4% of total revenue for the second quarter of 2022, compared to approximately $36.81million, or 79.1% of total revenue for the same period of last year. The Company sold 65,585 tonnes of CMP at an ASP of $477/tonne in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 73,998 tonnes at an ASP of $497/tonne in the same period of last year.
Of the total CMP sales, revenue from regular CMP decreased by 14.5%, to approximately $25.85 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $30.25 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 53,943 tonnes of regular CMP at an ASP of $479/tonne during the second quarter of 2022, compared to 60,507 tonnes at an ASP of $500/tonne for the same period of last year. Revenue from light-weight CMP decreased by 17.1%, to approximately $5.44 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $6.56 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 11,642 tonnes of light-weight CMP at an ASP of $467/tonne for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 13,491 tonnes at an ASP of $486/tonne for the same period of last year.
Revenue from offset printing paper was $nil for the second quarter of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $7.18 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 10,415 tonnes of offset printing paper at an ASP of $690/tonne in the second quarter of 2021.
Revenue from tissue paper products decreased by 83.1%, to approximately $0.41million for the second quarter of 2022, from approximately $2.43 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 383 tonnes of tissue paper products at an ASP of $1,074/tonne for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 2,196 tonnes at an ASP of $1,106/tonne for the same period of last year.
Revenue from face masks decreased by 19.6%, to approximately $0.09 million for the second quarter of 2022, from $0.11 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 3,014 thousand pieces of face masks for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 2,635 thousand pieces of face masks for the same period of last year.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Total cost of sales decreased by 28.4%, to approximately $31.15 million for the second quarter of 2022 from approximately $43.51 million for the same period of last year. The decrease in overall cost of sales was mainly due to the decrease in sales quantity of regular CMP, offset printing paper and tissue paper products. Costs of sales per tonne for regular CMP, light-weight CMP, offset printing paper, and tissue paper products were $459, $439, $nil and $3,200, respectively, for the second quarter of 2022, compared to $475, $454, $567 and $1,211, respectively, for the same period of last year.
Total gross profit was approximately $0.63 million for the second quarter of 2022, compare to the gross profit of approximately $3.03 million for the same period of last year as a result of factors described above. Overall gross margin was 2.0% for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 6.5% for the same period of last year. Gross profit(loss) margins for regular CMP, light-weight CMP, offset printing paper, tissue paper products and face mask products were 4.3%, 6.0%, nil%, -198.0% and 20.8%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 5.1%, 6.7%, 17.7%, -9.6% and 10.0%, respectively, for the same period of last year.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") decreased by 28.0%, to approximately $1.87 million for the second quarter of 2022 from approximately $2.60 million for the same period of last year.
Loss from Operations
Loss from operations was approximately $1.24 million for the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 386.9%, from income from operations of approximately $0.43 million for the same period of last year. Operating loss margin was 3.9% for the second quarter of 2022, compared to operating income margin of 0.9% for the same period of last year.
Net Loss
Net loss was approximately $0.29 million, or loss per share of $0.003, for the second quarter of 2022, compared to net loss of approximately $0.45 million, or loss per share of $0.01, for the same period of last year.
EBITDA
EBITDA was approximately $3.55 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared to approximately $9.03 million for the same period of last year.
Note 1: Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our U.S. GAAP results, this press release includes a discussion of EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Company defines EBITDA as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a key measure used by management to evaluate our results and make strategic decisions. Management believes this measure is useful to investors because it is an indicator of operational performance. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, and should not be viewed as an alternative to measures of financial performance or changes in cash flows calculated in accordance with the U.S. GAAP.
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA
(Amounts expressed in US$)
First Half of 2022 Unaudited Financial Results
Revenue
For the first half of 2022, total revenue decreased by 33.2%, to approximately $47.27 million from approximately $70.74 million for the same period of last year. The decrease in total revenue was mainly due to the decrease in sales volume of CMP, offset printing paper and tissue paper products.
The following table summarizes revenue, volume and ASP by product for the first half of 2022 and 2021, respectively:
Revenue from CMP, including both regular CMP and light-Weight CMP, decreased by 19.5%, to approximately $46.32 million and accounted for 98.0% of total revenue for first half of 2022, compared to approximately $57.53million, or 81.3% of total revenue for the same period of last year. The Company sold 94,671 tonnes of CMP at an ASP of $489/tonne in first half of 2022, compared to 115,294 tonnes at an ASP of $499/tonne in the same period of last year.
Of the total CMP sales, revenue from regular CMP decreased by 17.5%, to approximately $38.95 million for first half of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $47.22 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 79,188 tonnes of regular CMP at an ASP of $492/tonne during the first half of 2022, compared to 94,133 tonnes at an ASP of $502/tonne for the same period of last year. Revenue from light-weight CMP decreased by 28.6%, to approximately $7.36 million for the first half of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $10.31 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 15,483 tonnes of light-weight CMP at an ASP of $476/tonne for the first half of 2022, compared to 21,161tonnes at an ASP of $487/tonne for the same period of last year.
Revenue from offset printing paper was $nil for the first half of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $9.30 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 13,557 tonnes of offset printing paper at an ASP of $686/tonne in the first half of 2021.
Revenue from tissue paper products decreased by 78.0%, to approximately $0.81 million for the first half of 2022, from approximately $3.68 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 780 tonnes of tissue paper products at an ASP of $1,038/tonne for the first half of 2022, compared to 3,317 tonnes at an ASP of $1,109/tonne for the same period of last year.
Revenue from face masks decreased by 39.8%, to approximately $0.14 million for the first half of 2022, from $0.24 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 12,664 thousand pieces of face masks for the first half of 2022, compared to 6,470 thousand pieces of face masks for the same period of last year.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Total cost of sales decreased by 29.7%, to approximately $46.33 million for the first half of 2022 from approximately $65.88 million for the same period of last year. The decrease in overall cost of sales was mainly due to the decrease in sales quantity of CMP, offset printing paper and tissue paper products. Costs of sales per tonne for regular CMP, light-weight CMP, offset printing paper, and tissue paper products were $469, $445,$nil and $2,805, respectively, for the first half of 2022, compared to $470, $447, $562 and $1,317, respectively, for the same period of last year.
Total gross profit was approximately $0.94 million for the first half of 2022, compare to the gross profit of approximately $4.86 million for the same period of last year as a result of factors described above. Overall gross margin was 2.0% for the first half of 2022, compared to 6.9% for the same period of last year. Gross profit(loss) margins for regular CMP, light-weight CMP, offset printing paper, tissue paper products and face mask products were 4.6%, 6.5%, nil%, -170.2% and 24.2%, respectively, for the first half of 2022, compared to 6.3%, 8.3%, 18.1%, -18.7% and 14.8%, respectively, for the same period of last year.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") increased by 0.3%, to approximately $5.17 million for the first half of 2022 from approximately $5.15 million for the same period of last year.
Loss from Operations
Loss from operations was approximately $4.19 million for the first half of 2022, an increase of 1331.9%, from loss from operations of approximately $0.29 million for the same period of last year. Operating loss margin was 8.9% for the first half of 2022, compared to operating loss margin of 0.4% for the same period of last year.
Net Loss
Net loss was approximately $2.78 million, or loss per share of $0.03, for the first half of 2022, compared to net loss of approximately $4.79 million, or loss per share of $0.10, for the same period of last year.
EBITDA
EBITDA was approximately $4.75 million for the first half of 2022, compared to approximately $8.96 million for the same period of last year.
Note 1: Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our U.S. GAAP results, this press release includes a discussion of EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Company defines EBITDA as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a key measure used by management to evaluate our results and make strategic decisions. Management believes this measure is useful to investors because it is an indicator of operational performance. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, and should not be viewed as an alternative to measures of financial performance or changes in cash flows calculated in accordance with the U.S. GAAP.
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA
(Amounts expressed in US$)
Cash, Liquidity and Financial Position
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and bank balances, short-term debt (including bank loans, current portion of long-term loans from credit union and related party loans), and long-term debt (including related party loans) of approximately $14.34million, $11.10million and $4.92million, respectively, compared to approximately $11.20 million, $13.52 million and $2.98 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.
Net accounts receivable was approximately $3.82 million as of June 30, 2022, compared to approximately $4.87 million as of December 31, 2021. Net inventory was approximately $6.63 million as of June 30, 2022, compared to approximately $5.84 million as of December 31, 2021. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had current assets of approximately $48.45 million and current liabilities of approximately $17.33million, resulting in a working capital of approximately $31.12 million. This was compared to current assets of approximately $55.52 million and current liabilities of approximately $20.43 million, resulting in a working capital of approximately $35.09 million as of December 31, 2021.
Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $3.95million for the first half of 2022, compared to net cash used in operating activities of approximately $15.57 million for the same period of last year. Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $7.32 million for the first half of 2022, compared to approximately $0.17 million for the same period of last year. Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $6.67 million for the first half of 2022, compared to approximately $41.67 million for the same period of last year.
About IT Tech Packaging, Inc.
Founded in 1996, IT Tech Packaging, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products and single-use face masks in North China. Using recycled paper as its primary raw material (with the exception of its tissue paper products), ITP produces and distributes three categories of paper products: corrugating medium paper, offset printing paper and tissue paper products. With production based in Baoding and Xingtai in North China's Hebei Province, ITP is located strategically close to the Beijing and Tianjin region, home to a growing base of industrial and manufacturing activities and one of the largest markets for paper products consumption in the country. ITP has been listed on the NYSE American since December 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.itpackaging.cn/.
Forward-looking Statement
This release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations, opinion, belief or forecasts of future events and performance. A statement identified by the use of forward-looking words including "will," "may," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "estimate," "should," and certain of the other foregoing statements may be deemed forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including market and other conditions. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform to actual results or changes in expectations, except as required by law.
For more information, please contact:
At the Company
Email: ir@itpackaging.cn
Tel: +86 312 8698215
Investor Relations
Ascent Investor Relations LLC
Ms. Tina Xiao
Email: tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com
Tel: +1-917-609-0333
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SOURCE IT Tech Packaging, Inc. | 2022-08-09T20:52:17+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/08/09/it-tech-packaging-inc-announces-second-quarter-2022-unaudited-financial-results/ |
Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power.
The verdict against Joseph Hackett of Sarasota, Florida; Roberto Minuta of Prosper, Texas; David Moerschel of Punta Gorda, Florida; and Edward Vallejo of Phoenix comes weeks after after a different jury convicted the group’s leader, Stewart Rhodes, in the mob’s attack that halted the certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
It’s another major victory for the Justice Department, which is also trying to secure sedition convictions against the former leader of the Proud Boys and four associates. The trial against Enrique Tarrio and his lieutenants opened earlier this month in Washington and is expected to last several weeks.
The Washington jury deliberated for about 12 hours over three days before delivering their guilty verdict on the rarely used charge, which carries up to 20 years in prison. The four were also convicted of two other conspiracy charges as well as obstructing an official proceeding: Congress’ certification of the 2020 election. Minuta, Hackett and Moerschel were acquitted of lesser charges.
The judge didn’t immediately set a date for sentencing. The judge denied prosecutors’ bid to lock up the men while they await sentencing, finding them not to be a risk of flight. They were ordered to remain in home detention with electronic monitoring.
It was one of the most serious cases brought so far in the sweeping Jan. 6 investigation, which continues to grow two years after the riot. The Justice Department has charged nearly 1,000 people in the riot and the tally increases by the week.
Prosecutors told jurors that Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and his band of extremists began shortly after the 2020 election to prepare an armed rebellion to keep Trump in power. Messages show Rhodes and the Oath Keepers discussing the prospect of a “bloody” civil war and the need to keep Biden out of the White House.
“Our democracy was under attack, but for the defendants it was everything they trained for and a moment to celebrate,” prosecutor Louis Manzo told jurors in his closing argument.
Prosecutors alleged that the Oath Keepers amassed weapons and stashed them at a Virginia hotel for so-called “quick reaction force” teams that could quickly shuttle guns into Washington to support their plot if they were needed. The weapons were never used.
Rhodes and Florida chapter leader Kelly Meggs were convicted of seditious conspiracy in the previous trial that ended in November. They were the first people in decades found guilty at trial of the Civil War-era charge. Three other Oath Keepers were cleared of the charge in that case but were found guilty of other serious crimes. They are all awaiting sentencing.
Defense attorneys sought to downplay violent messages as mere bluster and said the Oath Keepers came to Washington to provide security at events before the riot. They seized on prosecutors’ lack of evidence that the Oath Keepers had an explicit plan to storm the Capitol before Jan. 6 and told jurors that the extremists who attacked the Capitol acted spontaneously like thousands of other rioters.
“They left evidence out and they picked and chose what they wanted,” said William Lee Shipley, an attorney for Minuta.
Prosecutors argued that while there is not evidence specifically spelling out a plan to attack the Capitol, the Oath Keepers saw the riot as a means to an end and sprung into action at an apparent opportunity to help keep Trump in power.
Hackett, Moerschel and other Oath Keepers approached the Capitol in a military-style stack formation before they entered the building, according to prosecutors. Minuta and his group from a second stack of Oath Keepers clashed with police after heeding Rhodes’ call to race to the Capitol, according to court documents.
Prosecutors said that Vallejo, a U.S. Army veteran and Rhodes ally, drove from Arizona to prepare with the “QRF” — the quick reaction force — at the hotel outside Washington. Jurors heard an audio recording of Vallejo talking about a “declaration of a guerilla war” on the morning of Jan. 6.
Three other Oath Keepers have pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the hopes of getting a lighter sentence. They are among about 500 people who have pleaded guilty to riot-related charges.
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Richer reported from Boston.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-23T20:39:04+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/2023/01/23/four-oath-keepers-convicted-jan-6-seditious-conspiracy/ |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Three construction workers were killed and two others were hurt on Monday when scaffolding collapsed in an industrial accident at a job site in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities said.
The collapse happened at a construction site on East Morehead Street just outside of uptown Charlotte, WBTV reported.
The two injured workers were taken to a hospital for evaluation of their injuries, a fire official said during a news conference. He said all work at the site has been suspended while the incident is being investigated. | 2023-01-02T17:35:37+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/3-dead-2-hurt-in-North-Carolina-construction-17689835.php |
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kevin Osawe had 14 points in NJIT's 65-50 victory over Maine on Saturday night.
Osawe also had eight rebounds for the Highlanders (7-17, 4-7 America East Conference). Kjell de Graaf scored 13 points and added eight rebounds. Paul McMillian IV recorded 11 points and shot 4 of 9 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line.
The Black Bears (10-15, 4-8) were led in scoring by Kellen Tynes, who finished with 14 points and four steals. Jaden Clayton added nine points and three steals for Maine. In addition, Peter Filipovity finished with seven points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2023-02-12T00:41:11+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/njit-takes-down-maine-65-50-17778991.php |
Special moment: Basketball coach’s newly adopted son hits game-winning shot
WARSAW, Ky. (WXIX/Gray News) - A high school sophomore is celebrating with his team after hitting a championship-winning shot.
Gallatin County sophomore Matt Griffin hit the game-winner as time expired to help his team become district champs.
“It was amazing,” Griffin said. “Words can’t describe it.”
How many times the sophomore dreamt of a similar scenario in practice, no one can say, but even Griffin might not have imagined something so unlikely.
Gallatin County entered the game with an 11-17 record and three losses to Owen County.
But last week, it was Griffin’s team cutting down the net and it was his new family smiling the biggest.
The teenager had been living in a foster home until last year. Then his coach at Ludlow High School, Dan Sullivan, retired from the position to take an assistant coaching role at Gallatin County, where his son, Vance Sullivan, is the head coach.
Griffin followed him to Gallatin County.
“My dad was the head coach at Ludlow, which is where Matt previously went to. He was living with a foster parent. He was going to get put out of that foster home and my father decided to take him in,” Vance Sullivan said.
The Sullivan family officially adopted Griffin on Valentine’s Day.
“It was a special moment for all of our family,” Vance Sullivan said.
The head coach couldn’t contain himself after Griffin scored the game-winning shot.
“I thought I was on the sideline the whole time jumping up and down, but as I watched [the video], I went all the way out to the middle of the floor,” Vance Sullivan said. “It was a great moment.”
The coach said it’s fitting that Griffin was rewarded for his hard work and positive demeanor.
“Proud of the person that he’s becoming,” Vance Sullivan said. “He shows up every day with a smile on his face. I’m proud of him and proud that he’s in my family.”
As for Griffin, the sophomore appears to have a bright future ahead of him now that he has solid ground beneath his feet.
Gallatin County plays in the regional tournament this week.
Copyright 2023 WXIX via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-01T00:09:39+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/2023/02/28/special-moment-basketball-coachs-newly-adopted-son-hits-game-winning-shot/ |
When companies cut back, Bonfire steps up
Women's talent accelerator Bonfire Women is offering its six-month leadership training program free to 100 mid-career professional women in career transition.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to corporate layoffs and economic upheaval over the past several years, talent accelerator Bonfire Women is offering 100 free seats in its six-month professional development program to women in career transition. Bonfire works with employers to offer professional development to women leaders on the rise. The 100 free seats are a departure, allowing women everywhere to enroll in Bonfire programming directly at no cost, without assistance from an employer.
"In the wake of the pandemic, which drove millions of women out of the workforce—some of whom haven't yet returned—and the shifting landscape of work, there are numerous women in transition right now considering their next move professionally," said Bonfire co-founder Suzanne Muchin.
"Some may be re-entering the labor market; others may be navigating a job change or honing new skills. Bonfire's mission is to give women a true sense of agency at work, and we feel a sense of responsibility to the market that we serve. Not everyone has access to executive coaching or employer-sponsored professional development. This is an avenue for women of all backgrounds and industries to tap into leadership training and networking that could supercharge their careers and amplify their impact in the workplace."
To apply for a free Bonfire seat, women need only fill out a short online questionnaire. Women of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, as well as people who exist outside of the gender binary. Women across the world can attend the virtual leadership development sessions. Bonfire is particularly seeking mid-career women in transition with eight to 15 years of experience, but that guideline is not etched in stone.
"Forget the rules. Women with less than eight years of work experience, if you believe you're a fit for a Bonfire seat, apply. Tell us your story. We're ready to listen. Don't hold back," Muchin said. "At Bonfire, we believe in disrupting the established order, changing the rules, to create equality at work. That thinking permeates everything we do."
Applicants may select their preferred cohort—2023 cohorts launch in January, April, July and October. The immersive program involves monthly All Rise Trainings, which bring together the entire cohort for essential skills training; monthly small groups meetings; a digital classroom for independent learning; and virtual community building events. Monthly All Rise Trainings occur from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central time. In all, Bonfire participants should expect to spend about six to eight hours per month on the program.
For most, the time commitment is manageable, and the payoff is massive. Bonfire's curriculum helps participants clarify their personal values, identify their native gifts and shape their purpose for life and work. Bonfire taps women's unique power to shape the workplace of the future.
"There's a powerful collective dynamic in the program that tends to persist well after a cohort ends," said Douglas Trudeau, vice president of growth at Bonfire. "Bonfire members tell us that the sense of community and connection they develop with fellow participants is invaluable and leads to opportunities, allies and deep relationships."
To apply for one of the free seats in Bonfire, visit bonfirewomen.com/award-app.
Bonfire Women is a distinctive talent development accelerator that equips women on the rise with the confidence to disrupt the workplace so it works for all. Founded in 2019 by Rachel Bellow and Suzanne Muchin, Bonfire has helped 3,500+ women realize their own potential and ignite a culture where All Rise. Its six-month proprietary curriculum, developed by experts and thoughts leaders, helps employers engage and empower diverse talent. For more information, visit bonfirewomen.com.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Evening" game were:
5-0-1-2, SB: 7
(five, zero, one, two; SB: seven)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Evening" game were:
5-0-1-2, SB: 7
(five, zero, one, two; SB: seven) | 2022-10-01T04:09:26+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Four-Evening-game-17479482.php |
NEW YORK (AP) — Amber Heard says she doesn’t blame the jury that awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million after a contentious six-week libel trial in her first post-verdict interview.
She told Savannah Guthrie of NBC’s “Today” in a clip aired Monday that she understood how the jury reached its conclusion and said Depp is a “beloved character and people feel they know him.”
She called her ex-husband a “fantastic actor” and decried social media, calling her treatment online unfair. “Today” plans to air more of its interview with Heard on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Depp sued Heard for libel in Virginia over a December 2018 Washington Post piece in which she described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”
A jury sided with Depp in his libel lawsuit against Heard, awarding the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor more than $10 million and vindicating his allegations that Heard lied about him abusing her before and during their 15-month marriage.
But in a split decision, the jury also found that Heard was defamed by one of Depp’s lawyers, who accused her of creating a detailed hoax that included roughing up their apartment to look worse for police. The jury awarded her $2 million in damages. | 2022-06-13T20:51:15+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/amber-heard-says-in-interview-she-doesnt-blame-jury-in-depp-case/ |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of the California’s landmark consumer privacy law, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday.
Sephora failed to tell customers that it was selling their personal information, failed to allow customers to opt out of that sale, and didn’t fix the problem within 30 days as required by the law, even after it was notified of the violation, state officials said.
The company agreed to pay $1.2 million and immediately correct the problem under the settlement, the state’s first such enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act, according to Bonta.
Sephora said it is already complying with the state law after cooperating with Bonta’s office.
“Data is power, and these days everyone wants it,” Bonta said.
“Some of the most intimate details about your life are being harvested,” he said. “The more data a company has on you, the more power they have over you, the more they can target you to buy their goods and services.”
But the state law gives consumers a way to block that collection and sale.
The act was passed by state lawmakers in 2018 and expanded by voters in 2020. It gives California, home to Silicon Valley, what is viewed as the strongest U.S. data privacy law, providing consumers with the right to know what information companies collect about them online, to get that data deleted and to opt out of the sale of their personal information.
Bonta’s office has warned more than 100 companies that they were out of compliance and sent more than a dozen new notices on Wednesday. The “vast majority” complied, he said, but not Sephora, which sells cosmetics, perfumes, beauty and skincare products in 2,700 stores in 35 countries.
“Their actions compared to others was egregious,” he said, saying the settlement should be a warning to other companies that don’t comply.
The company did not admit any liability or wrongdoing under terms of the settlement. The company was founded in France and has its U.S. headquarters in San Francisco.
In its settlement, Sephora agreed to clarify its website disclosures and privacy policy to tell customers it sells their data, and allow them to opt out of that sale —steps it said it has already taken. It will file reports with Bonta’s office on its sale of personal information and compliance with the law.
Sephora said in a statement that the company “respects consumers’ privacy and strives to be transparent about how their personal information is used to improve their Sephora experience.” It said it allowed customers to opt out of the sale of personal information starting in November 2021.
The company said its tracking allows it “to provide consumers with more relevant Sephora product recommendations, personalized shopping experiences and ads” but that customers can now “opt-out of this personalized shopping experience” easily.
Sephora allowed third-party companies to install tracking software that allowed them to build detailed consumer profiles that allowed them to better target customers, Bonta said. But on its website it promised “we do not sell personal information,” according to the lawsuit.
The 30-day grace period for companies violating the law will end next year, when companies will be required to be in compliance without warning.
Also next year, Bonta’s office will begin sharing enforcement responsibility with a new California Privacy Protection Agency. The agency is taking public comment this week on proposed privacy regulations under the 2020 expansion.
“Certainly there is overlap,” Bonta said, but “multiple watchdogs on the block standing up for consumers, standing up for their privacy, making sure that data decisions are in their hands and that their data isn’t being sold or misused against their wishes is a good thing and we’re excited about that.”
Bonta and other California officials also want to make sure the state’s strict law isn’t undermined as the federal government considers what are likely to be less stringent nationwide standards.
The executive director of the state’s new privacy agency sent a letter this month to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, both from California, warning that a version being considered in the House would replace California’s protections with weaker protections. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Assembly speaker are among others who have objected.
Bonta said California’s law wouldn’t be affected so long as Congress makes its standards “a floor, not a ceiling. That they do not preempt the incredible privacy protections, nation-leading privacy protections that we have here in California.”
The Federal Trade Commission said this month that it will also consider new rules. | 2022-08-25T01:01:18+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-cosmetics-giant-sephora-settles-customer-data-privacy-suit/ |
American national crosses inter-Korean border into North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American has crossed the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea, the American-led U.N. Command overseeing the area said Tuesday, amid heightened tensions over North Korea’s nuclear program.
The U.N. Command tweeted that the U.S. citizen was on a tour to the Korean border village of Panmunjom and crossed the border into the North without authorization.
It said he is currently in North Korean custody and that the U.N. Command is working with its North Korean counterparts to resolve the incident.
It gave no further details on who the person is or why he crossed the border.
Cases of Americans or South Koreans defecting to North Korea are rare, though more than 30,000 North Koreans have fled to South Korea to avoid political oppression and economic difficulties at home since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.
Panmunjom, located inside the 248-kilometer (154-mile) -long Demilitarized Zone, was created at the close of the Korean War. Bloodshed and gunfire have occasionally occurred there, but it has also been a venue for numerous talks and a popular tourist spot.
The area is jointly overseen by the U.N. Command and North Korea. No civilians live at Panmunjom.
In November 2017, North Korean soldiers fired 40 rounds as one of their colleagues raced toward freedom. The soldier was hit five times before he was found beneath a pile of leaves on the southern side of Panmunjom. He survived and is now in South Korea.
There have been a small number of U.S. soldiers who fled to North Korea during the Cold War, including Charles Jenkins, who deserted his army post in South Korea in 1965 and fled across the DMZ. He appeared in North Korean propaganda films and married a Japanese nursing student who had been abducted by North Korean agents. He died in Japan in 2017.
In recent years, some Americans have been arrested in North Korea after allegedly entering the country from China. They were later convicted of espionage and other anti-state acts, but were often released after the U.S. sent high-profile missions to secure their freedom.
In 2018, North Korea released the last three known American detainees as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was engaged in nuclear diplomacy with then-President Donald Trump. The high-stakes diplomacy collapsed in 2019 amid wrangling over U.S.-led sanctions on North Korea.
Tuesday’s border crossing happened amid high tensions over North Korea’s barrage of missile tests since the start of last year. The United States earlier Tuesday sent a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea for the first time in decades as deterrence against North Korea.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To help customers needing to connect with family, friends and loved ones, UScellular is offering customers free calls to Puerto Rico. From Sept. 26 through Oct. 31, 2022, customers can make outbound calls to Puerto Rico with no international dialing rates applied.
Postpaid customers will have charges automatically waived. Prepaid customers whose plans allow for international dialing can call customer service at 1-888-944-9400 or *611 from their mobile phone to receive credits for applicable calls.
For more information on UScellular's international dialing options, go to www.uscellular.com/plans/international/long-distance.
UScellular is the fourth-largest full-service wireless carrier in the United States, providing national network coverage and industry-leading innovations designed to help customers stay connected to the things that matter most. The Chicago-based carrier provides a strong, reliable network supported by the latest technology and offers a wide range of communication services that enhance consumers' lives, increase the competitiveness of local businesses and improve the efficiency of government operations. Through its After School Access Project, the company has pledged to provide hotspots and service to help up to 50,000 youth connect to reliable internet. Additionally, UScellular has price protected all of its plans, promising not to increase prices through at least the end of 2023. To learn more about UScellular, visit one of its retail stores or www.uscellular.com. To get the latest news, visit newsroom.uscellular.com.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Aaron Gray recorded 30 points, including four in overtime, as Niagara beat Fairfield 77-69 in overtime on Friday night.
Supreme Cook led the Stags (6-9) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and 17 rebounds. Caleb Fields added 17 points for Fairfield. Allan Jeanne-Rose also had nine points and two blocks.
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Up next for Niagara is a matchup Sunday with Manhattan on the road. Fairfield visits Iona on Friday.
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As a kid Harvey Matthews cut through the Moses Macedonia African Cemetery on River Road in Bethesda, Md., on his way to school, and remembers playing hide-and-seek there.
"I know Moses. I lived across the street from it. Where did the bodies go?" asks Matthews.
Originally, the cemetery was called White's Tabernacle 39. Developers bulldozed it in the late 1950's to give way to a high-rise tower and a parking lot. It's owned by Montgomery County's Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC), the county's housing agency.
In the 1700's there were several plantations along River Road, and after emancipation, a community of Black people flourished for almost a century – they built homes, a school, ballfields, a church and a cemetery.
"It was a prosperous, vibrant community," says Matthews, describing the Black enclave where he was born in 1944.
Matthews gets emotional talking about the past.
"It bothers me to think about what happened to the River Road community," he says. "It's the lost colony." An upscale supermarket is now where Matthews' family home once stood.
Today, the Black cemetery is the center of a legal fight between the descendant community of River Road and the HOC. Local officials want to sell the property to a commercial developer. Descendants want to memorialize the site.
Battlegrounds of memories
It has largely fallen to descendants and volunteers to fight to preserve historically Black burial sites, such as the Durham Geer Cemetery in North Carolina, the East End Cemetery in Virginia, and the United American Cemetery in Ohio.
But in some cities, historically Black cemeteries are being re-discovered and protected.
In Portsmouth, N.H., city workers discovered an 18th-century Black burial site in a downtown street when working on a sewer line in 2003. The city built the Portsmouth African Burying Ground to honor those interred there.
In the 1950's, according to the Little Falls Watershed Alliance, commercial developers got their eyes on the River Road corridor. Harvey Matthews says his family couldn't afford to keep its land and was forced to move to the District of Columbia when he was 11. His community was "stolen and erased," he says.
The last standing remnant of the once-thriving post-Civil War community on River Road is the tiny Macedonia Baptist Church wedged between a towering apartment building and a Bank of America branch.
In 2019, after years of trying to dialogue with the county to memorialize the cemetery, the descendant community of the church, led by minister Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, founded the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition.
And last fall the Coalition filed a lawsuit in the county's circuit court against the HOC when it tried to sell the property to a developer for $51 million dollars. About 500 bodies of enslaved people and their relatives are interred at the cemetery, the lawsuit states. Harvey Matthews is one of the plaintiffs.
"They refused to talk to us, to negotiate in good faith," Coleman-Adebayo says. This year she and others wrote The Bridge that Carried Us Over, the history of the Black community of River Road.
Arguing for equity
"We want to reclaim our history," Coleman-Adebayo says.
Maryland has statutes that go back to the 19th century that protect the sanctity of cemeteries, and the court alone decides if a property where a burial ground sits can be sold and under what conditions.
In her written opinion, Judge Karla Smith ruled that the HOC did not get permission from the court before selling the property as required by state law.
In 2017, the Montgomery County Planning Department approved a historical investigation and cemetery assessment of the land along River Road. It was conducted by the Ottery Group, an archeological consulting firm.
It concluded that a Black cemetery is buried under the property's parking lot, that there's no evidence the cemetery was formally moved. It recommended the HOC develop a mitigation plan to stop any construction, or if construction moves forward, the agency must have protocols in place to safely remove human remains.
Lyle Torp is the Ottery Group's managing director. Torp says that development and gentrification have forced many historically Black communities around the country, like the community along River Road, to uproot and disperse.
After their buildings are bulldozed, Torp says, "and their histories and heritage erased, cemeteries are the only tangible evidence that their communities existed."
Attorney Steve Lieberman is an expert on cemetery desecration and he represents the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition pro bono.
"We are still not treating people equally," says Lieberman. "The people who are buried at Moses are not of equal dignity."
Lieberman says that during court proceedings, "the HOC's maintained a respectful distance from the truth."
According to the court hearing transcript last September, the HOC argued the land at issue no longer contains human remains. "It's an assumption," Frederick Douglas, who's one of the attorneys representing the agency argued. "We can't look at that parking lot and say, here lies the remains."
A spokesperson for the HOC declined NPR's request for an interview, citing the ongoing legal case. Gov. Larry Hogan's office and county council members did not respond to NPR's request for interviews.
Marc Elrich, Montgomery County executive, says he supports memorializing the site, but he's certain HOC "will not give up the property."
"I can't force the HOC to give up the property," he says.
It's important to memorialize historically Black cemeteries, Lieberman says, because for Americans to understand the full historical scope of Montgomery County, including its shameful history of slavery and the slave trade, there need to be markers.
"People need to understand what took place before the Civil War, what took place before and after emancipation in the county," Lieberman says.
It's hard to know the extent of the problem
There is no national database for African American cemeteries. Currently there is pending legislation in the U.S. Congress. The African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act, if passed, would create the first program at the National Park Service that would identify, preserve and restore African American burial grounds.
"It could be in the thousands," Alan Spears says, referring to Black burial sites in the country. He's director for cultural resources at the National Parks Conservation Association, a nonprofit that supports the legislation. It was created in 1919 to advocate for the National Parks System.
"It is about restorative justice," Spears says.
"The country has conveniently been too comfortable in associating racism to the South," says Spears. "We've got to come to grips with that legacy in the north and in the East and in the West."
Slavery too is mostly associated with the South, but the oldest and largest Black cemetery where mostly enslaved Africans are buried was discovered in New York City in 1991. Today, the African Burial Ground National Monument sits in that location.
Michael Blakey is a professor of anthropology, Africana studies and American studies at the College of William & Mary. He was also principal investigator for the research and analysis of the African Burial Ground National Monument, and he advocates on behalf of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition in Maryland.
Resistance to honor these burial grounds include financial interests, says Blakey.
"White supremacy is not only intentional use of violence and strong words," Blakey notes.
"Montgomery county is dismissing the humanity of that descendant community," Blakey says. "And that is wrong."
Segregated in life and segregated in death
"It's all about money," says Geneva Nanette Hunter, 62. Some of her ancestors are interred at Moses on River Road, including her great-great grandaunt Cora Botts and her husband, Jeremiah, as well as others. Hunter is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
Growing up, her parents didn't speak about their ancestors and slavery.
"It was shameful," Hunter says. The Columbia, Md., resident says she only learned that some of her relatives were part of the River Road community a few years ago.
"It's a lot to carry," Hunter says. "They were openly disrespected in their daily lives, and now in death."
She's become more curious about her ancestors' genealogy and lifestyles.
"I'm trying to be a soldier for the battles," she says, her eyes getting moist.
She says the lawsuit has taken a toll on her, but "I owe it to Cora and Jerry and the Clippers, the Parkers, and all the people that are buried there," she says.
Her hope, she adds, is that the site of the Moses Macedonia African Cemetery is turned into a memorial, "a place of reflection and meditation."
The county is appealing Judge Smith's decision. The next court date is set for Oct. 6th.
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CARMEL, Ind., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- America's Group ("AAA" or the "Company"), including America's Auto Auction and AXLE Funding, leading nationwide vehicle auction/remarketing and floorplan finance companies, announced today that Paul Evans will take on the role of Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Evans has served in numerous public and private executive leadership and board director roles during his career, including notable roles as interim CEO and Board Director of Hill International, CFO and Treasurer for MYR Group, Board Director for GameStop, CFO and Board Director for privately held Seven Multi-Site Solutions. Additionally, Paul has extensive experience in acquisitions, integrations, and debt and equity capital markets.
"As we continue to grow, we are focused on building our capabilities and our team," said Chuck Tapp, America's Group CEO. "We are thrilled that Paul is joining us and believe that with his experience and expertise, we will accelerate our push to redefine the used vehicle remarketing industry."
"I am honored to join America's Group and am eager to forge new paths within this growing and evolving industry," said Mr. Evans. "I believe in AAA's strategy and am confident that we can execute and continue providing differentiated services to our customers across the country."
Mr. Evans is a Certified Public Accountant and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He received a B.B.A. in Accounting from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Master of International Management degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
America's Group ("AAA" or the "Company") is comprised of America's Auto Auction and AXLE Funding, leading nationwide vehicle auction / remarketing and floorplan finance companies.
America's Auto Auction is a full-service used-vehicle auction services provider that facilitates the wholesale remarketing of used vehicles for B2B customers, delivering a critical liquidity function to enable the used car sales ecosystem. Based in Carmel, IN, America's Auto Auction facilitates the selling and buying of used vehicles at physical auction sites across 18 states as well as on digital platforms. The Company's daily mission is simple and straightforward: to provide high quality service and operational execution for dealers and institutional customers.
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CELAYA, Mexico (AP) _ Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV (IBA) on Monday reported third-quarter net income of $47.8 million.
The Celaya, Mexico-based company said it had profit of 97 cents per share.
The poultry producer posted revenue of $1.22 billion in the period.
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VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO) — Coming off their first win of the season, USD will now look to take down top-ranked North Dakota State for just the 3rd time since 1987.
The Coyotes have dropped 5 straight to the Bison including last year’s 52-24 victory up in Fargo in the regular season finale.
NDSU enters Saturday with a 2-1 record, having lost to Arizona last week. If USD hopes to hand the Bison consecutive losses for the first time since 2009, they’ll need to slow down the Bison’s offense, but sometimes that’s not just executing on defense, but sustaining drives on offense to not let them control the clock.
“Arizona was able to extend some drives and that’s what you have to do against this team. If you get into a bunch of three-and-out’s you’re going to be in trouble, because offensively they’ll control the football, and they’re going to move it and they’re going to get some points. You’ve got to be able to match that with the ability to hold onto the football and drive it yourself,” Head Coach Bob Nielson said.
USD and NDSU are set to clash at 1:00 p.m. Saturday in Vermillion. | 2022-09-22T05:41:16+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/sports/usd-prepares-for-top-ranked-bison/ |
‘Amsterdam’ and ‘Lyle Lyle’ struggle, letting ‘Smile’ repeat at #1
NEW YORK (AP) — David O. Russell’s star-studded 1930s mystery “Amsterdam” flopped and the children’s book adaptation “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” debuted softly, allowing the horror thriller “Smile” to repeat atop the box office in U.S. and Canada theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Neither new release caught fire with moviegoers but the disappointment was most acute for “Amsterdam,” a poorly reviewed $80 million screwball romp starring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington. The 20th Century Studios production, co-funded by New Regency and released by the Walt Disney Co., opened with just $6.5 million — a stinging rebuke for the decorated filmmaker of “Silver Linings Playbook” whose splashy ensemble also includes Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy and Taylor Swift.
Sony Pictures’ “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” a musical based on Bernard Waber’s children’s book featuring Shawn Mendes as the voice of a computer-generated reptile, fared better, collecting $11.5 million in ticket sales. But that still was a relatively modest result, especially for the first major family movie to land in theaters since the summer. The film, which cost $50 million to make, could benefit from children being out of school for Monday’s Columbus Day and little kid-movie competition this month.
A week after topping the charts with a $22-million launch, Paramount Pictures’ “Smile” remained No. 1 with $17.6 million at the box office — an impressive second week for the modestly budget horror flick. Horror films usually fall steeply in their second week of release but “Smile,” a creepy thriller about trauma and evil spirits, dropped just 22%. To keep the momentum, Paramount on Sunday announced a weeklong series of promotions, including discounted tickets and a “Smile” NFT giveaway for some ticket-buyers on Thursday.
The best news for Hollywood over the weekend was a sign that adult audiences, after two pandemic-plagued seasons, may be eager to come out for the fall’s top awards contenders. Todd Field’s “Tár,” starring Cate Blanchett as a world-renown conductor, debuted with $160,000 in four New York and Los Angeles theaters, good for a stellar $40,000 per-theater average. After its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Field’s first film since 2006′s “Little Children” has drawn raves from critics and Oscar nomination predictions for Blanchett.
The promising start will encourage a long line of awards contenders coming in the next few weeks, including MGM’s Emmett Till drama “Till,” MUBI’s Park Chan-wook thriller “Decision to Leave” and Searchlight Pictures’ “The Banshees of Inisherin,” by writer-director Martin McDonagh.
At the same time, a prolonged sluggish period in theaters may be coming to a close. Not since “Bullet Train” opened in early August has a film cleared $23 million, a downturn owed in part to a light release schedule. But next week, Universal Pictures debuts “Halloween Ends” both in theaters and on Peacock. The following weekend sees the release of Warner Bros.’ “Black Adam,” with Dwayne Johnson.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Smile,” $17.6 million.
2. “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” $11.5 million.
3. “Amsterdam,” $6.5 million.
4. “The Woman King,” $5.3 million.
5. “Don’t Worry Darling,” $3.5 million.
6. “Avatar,” $2.6 million.
7. “Barbarian,” $2.2 million.
8. “Bros,” $2.2 million.
9. “Ponniyin Selvan Part One,” $910,000.
10. “Terrifier 2,” $825,000.
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How to Watch the Rangers vs. Devils Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for NHL Playoffs First Round Game 4
Published: Apr. 23, 2023 at 7:18 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
Game 4 of the NHL Playoffs First Round on Monday will see the New York Rangers host the New Jersey Devils, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN, SN360, TVAS, MSG, and MSGSN. The Rangers are ahead in the series 2-1.
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Rangers Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- When: Monday, April 24, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, SN360, TVAS, MSG, and MSGSN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
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Rangers vs. Devils Head-to-Head
Rangers Stats & Trends
- The Rangers have given up 216 total goals (2.6 per game), the fourth-fewest in league play.
- The Rangers rank 12th in the league with 273 goals scored (3.3 per game).
- Over the past 10 games, the Rangers have gone 5-1-4 (55.0% of possible points).
- On the defensive end, the Rangers have given up 20 goals (two per game) in those 10 matchups.
- They have averaged 3.4 goals per game (34 total) over that span.
Rangers Key Players
Devils Stats & Trends
- The Devils' total of 222 goals allowed (2.7 per game) is eighth in the league.
- With 289 goals (3.5 per game), the Devils have the league's fourth-best offense.
- In the last 10 contests, the Devils have gone 6-4-0 (80.0% of possible points).
- Over on the defensive side, the Devils have allowed 2.9 goals per game (29 total) over those 10 outings.
- They are scoring at a 3.6 goals-per-game average (36 total) during that stretch.
Devils Key Players
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Overwatch® 2 offers in-game sprays and a unique player icon for Crispety, Crunchety, Peanut-Buttery Chocolate Lovers
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Butterfinger®, the crispety, crunchety, peanut-buttery chocolate bar, has teamed up with Blizzard Entertainment to offer Overwatch® 2 players in-game content. Marking a new era for the Overwatch universe, Overwatch 2 is free-to-play on all major gaming platforms and will offer Butterfinger fans three downloadable items that can be used in-game, including two sprays and one player icon.
The sprays have been added alongside some of Overwatch 2's newest characters including tank hero Junker Queen and damage hero Sojourn, allowing players to place tags on surfaces within the game. Players will also have the opportunity to acquire a Geranman Icon, which can be displayed next to their name for other players to see.
"We're thrilled to be collaborating with the Blizzard team to bring Overwatch 2 content to gamers," said Neal Finkler, Senior Marketing Director for Butterfinger. "We have built a strong bond within the gaming community over the years and understand how monumental the launch of Overwatch 2 is for the gaming world. We are excited to give players these in-game items to enhance their experience."
Fans who purchase and redeem two full size Butterfinger bars or one Fun Size Butterfinger bag through January 31, 2023 can redeem in-game content by following these simple steps†:
- Purchase 2 qualifying Butterfinger products
- Snap a picture of the receipt showing the purchase date, time, and retailer
- Go to GameWithButterfinger.com to register and upload your receipt (content will take approximately 3-5 days to populate in your Overwatch 2 Battle.net account)
- Participant will be sent an offer item based on number of qualifying purchases
Visit the GamewithButterfinger.com page for additional details.
Butterfinger continues to help fans game better, #GameBetterWithButterfinger, by working with titles like Overwatch 2 and fan-favorite streamers and creators to bring customers in-game content and experiences. For more information about this deal, go to www.gamewithbutterfinger.com and follow along on the Butterfinger social channels, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Butterfinger bars are available nationwide at retail, grocery, drug, and convenience stores.
ABOUT FERRERO
The Ferrero Group brings joy to people around the world with beloved treats including Kinder, Nutella, Ferrero Rocher and Tic Tac. Ferrero Group is one of the world's largest sweet-packaged food companies, with over 35 iconic brands sold in more than 170 countries. More than 35,000 "Ferrerians" are committed to helping people celebrate life's special moments with high-quality products. Commitment to the planet and communities in which we operate are at the heart of Ferrero Group's family culture. Our programs and partnerships ensure our work is environmentally sustainable and beneficial to local communities.
Ferrero entered the North American market in 1969 and has grown to more than 4,400 employees in 12 plants and warehouses, and eight offices in North America across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. It has expanded its presence and portfolio with the addition of iconic brands such as Butterfinger®, CRUNCH®, Keebler®, Famous Amos®, Mother's Cookies, and other distinctive cookie and chocolate brands. Follow @FerreroNACorp on Twitter and Instagram. www.ferreronorthamerica.com
Terms and Conditions
†Void where prohibited. Open only to permanent legal residents of the 50 US/DC (excl. PR), 13 years of age or older. Offer valid 11/1/22 at 12:00 PM ET through 1/31/23 at 11:59 PM ET. There is a limit of 1 of each Offer Item per person. Redemption and use of Offer Items requires Overwatch 2 and a Battle.net account. For Offer Terms and additional Qualifying Products, visit GameWithButterfinger.com. Sponsor: Ferrero U.S.A., Inc., 7 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054. © 2022 Ferrero Group. All rights reserved. © 2022 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Overwatch is a trademark or registered trademark of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Primis, the leading Video Discovery platform for publishers and founders of Sellers.guide, announced a new partnership agreement with Internet Brands, a fully integrated online media and software services organization.
After a long working relationship, this exclusive agreement brings Primis Video Discovery technology to more than 200 Internet Brands domains, expanding the scope of the two companies' pre-existing partnership. Internet Brands wanted to ensure that their hundreds of highly trafficked consumer websites were covered by a platform that provides their users with the best video experience, with contextually matched content capabilities. Primis' unique discovery technology and 'Primis Next' feature is built to actively grow video content views, generating more pre-roll for publishers.
Judson Penumaka, General Manager, Revenue Operations & Business Development at Internet Brands, explained the company's decision to select Primis. "Our goal is to ensure our users receive a consistent, high-quality video experience," said Penumaka.
"Our expanded partnership will now feature the Primis video player across our broad portfolio of consumer websites. We have seen video revenue and audience engagement increase significantly through this partnership, and we look forward to additional promising results for both our website users and for our advertising partners."
"Internet Brands is one of our top publishers and we are thrilled to be expanding our partnership with them," said Yoad Shloosh, Director, Publisher Success at Primis. "We have been producing unique, monetized video content solutions for Internet Brands over the last five years and are excited about the opportunity to have our player on over 200 of their domains, helping in actively grow their video views", said Shloosh.
About Internet Brands:
Internet Brands®, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif, is a fully integrated online media and software services company focused on four high-value vertical categories: Health, Automotive, Legal, and Home/Travel. The company's properties and platforms include the WebMD, Medscape, and Henry Schein ONE networks, which are the global leaders in their markets; Nolo, Avvo, and Martindale, which form the largest consumer information provider in the legal market; and CarsDirect, Fodor's Travel, and many others which are leaders in their key verticals such as auto, travel, and home.
Internet Brands' award-winning consumer websites lead their categories and serve more than 250 million monthly visitors, while a full range of web presence offerings has established deep, long-term relationships with SMB and enterprise clients. Internet Brands' powerful, proprietary operating platform provides the flexibility and scalability to fuel the company's continued growth. For more information, please visit www.internetbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
About Primis:
Primis is the leader in Video Discovery. Our video ad monetization platform increases publishers' revenue by helping users discover high-quality video content. The company's video discovery technology is used by 100s of digital publishers, empowering over 450M uniques with an engagement-based video experience.
In May 2021, we launched Sellers.guide, a free resource to shed light on the ad tech supply chain by comparing ads.txt files with sellers.json.
Primis is owned by Universal McCann and The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG).
Website: www.primis.tech
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PHOENIX (AP) — The persistent heat wave that has suffocated Phoenix for most of July was slightly easing Thursday after the first major monsoon storm of the season kicked up dust and high winds and brought the first measurable rainfall in some areas since March.
The Wednesday night storm, featuring high winds hitting over 60 mph (96.5 kph), ripped the roofs and awnings off numerous manufactured homes in Mesa. It even lifted the roof of a small one-story apartment building in that Phoenix suburb, pushing the overnight low below 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius) for the first time in 16 days.
“The heat wave is not over yet,” said Tom Frieders, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix. “It will continue to be hot, but we’re hoping that once we get beyond Saturday it will start to cool off.”
The Wednesday night storm brought heavy dust, lightning and rainfall of 0.25 inches (0.63 cm) to 1 inch (2.54 cm) in some locations, according to the Maricopa County Flood Control District.
No injuries were reported, but some people in that area temporarily lost power when utility poles were knocked down. Scores of trees were toppled across the region.
Despite the storm, an excessive heat warning remained in effect for Phoenix through Saturday night. The high was forecast to hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46.1 degrees Celsius) on Thursday, and temperatures were expected to remain above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) at least through Sunday.
By Monday, the high was forecast to fall to 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42.2 degrees Celsius).
In the meantime, isolated scattered thunderstorms are possible across south-central Arizona for the rest of this week, with brief, localized downpours and blowing dust that could reduce visibility.
Possible hazards from thunderstorms are expected to increase over the weekend and into next week.
Until then, the heat will remain extremely dangerous, Frieders said.
Heat-associated deaths have continued to rise in recent weeks, with seven more confirmed in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, as of Saturday. That brought the county’s total confirmed for the year so far to 25.
There were 425 confirmed heat-associated deaths in the county of nearly 4.5 million last year. | 2023-07-27T20:54:36+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/suffocating-heat-wave-in-metro-phoenix-starts-easing-after-first-major-monsoon-storm-of-the-season/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cookies forgotten in purses until they crumble. Complaints about not being invited. Boycotts over political disagreements with President Joe Biden.
After a couple of party-free years because of the coronavirus pandemic, White House holiday parties are back — and the “people’s house” is once again welcoming the people. Lots of people. An estimated 50,000 visitors between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
And helping make it all happen is White House social secretary Carlos Elizondo.
“Everybody’s ready to have a party,” said Rickie Niceta, who had Elizondo’s job in the Trump administration.
It’s been a whirlwind month for Elizondo, who oversaw holiday decorating by 150 volunteers after Thanksgiving followed by a visit by France’s president that included a state dinner for more than 330 guests. There also was a White House reception for the Kennedy Center honorees and a three-day summit with nearly 50 African leaders — including a group dinner in the East Room and a performance by Gladys Knight.
Elizondo also lent his expertise to preparations for the 250-guest South Lawn wedding of Biden’s granddaughter Naomi in November, and he is working his way through more than 20 holiday parties and receptions, sometimes two per day, ending later this week.
And with the end almost in sight, a surprise White House visit Wednesday by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyywas added to the mix, requiring even further juggling by Elizondo.
So how is he managing? “Lots of caffeine,” said Elizondo, the first Latino to become White House social secretary. He began working for Biden and his wife back when Biden was Barack Obama’s vice president.
“For over a decade the President and I have relied on Carlos for his creativity, heart, and dedication to bring our traditions and warm welcome to the American people,” first lady Jill Biden said in a written statement to The Associated Press. “Now at the White House, Carlos is helping us celebrate the richness of our country’s culture and diversity, and together, we are opening the doors of ‘the People’s House’ wider and wider.”
PARTIES RETURN
Handshaking wasn’t in last year’s holiday script when COVID-19 shadowed Biden’s first year as president. Limited numbers of guests were invited to open houses to experience the White House decked out for the season. Food was not served, and the Bidens did not participate.
But this year brought the return of parties, complete with gripping and grinning, buffet tables with shrimp, lamb chops and other tasty morsels and a quick greeting with the president and the first lady in a photo line. Guests were asked to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status and test for the virus before attending.
White House merry-making would seem incomplete without some grumbling. And a boycott.
New Hampshire’s two senators, Democrats Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, skipped a black-tie ball for members of Congress to protest Biden’s proposal for South Carolina to lead the party’s presidential primaries schedule. New Hampshire historically has been first.
Multiple journalists grumbled openly about not being invited. “PBS NewsHour” anchor Judy Woodruff shared a photo of the crumbs from a cookie she tried to save for later.
“This is what happens when you steal a Christmas cookie at the White House holiday party, throw it into your purse but forget about it until you get home,” Woodruff tweeted.
TRUSTED HAND
Elizondo, a bespectacled 60-year-old, began working for the Bidens in January 2009, after Joe Biden became vice president, and he held the job until Biden’s term ended in 2017.
Cathy Russell, Jill Biden’s former chief of staff, recalled how she and the now-first lady interviewed Elizondo at the Bidens’ home in Delaware. He was working at Georgetown University at the time, planning events for the school’s president.
Elizondo showed them a portfolio of the “beautiful events he did at Georgetown.” Jill Biden, a practical joker, thought he was “super serious” but liked him and offered him the job. They clicked.
“He and the first lady are just really in sync in wanting to make sure that people felt really comfortable,” Russell said. “They just hit it off right from the beginning.”
After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, the Bidens again turned to Elizondo, who is one of the most experienced social secretaries in recent White House history. Elizondo worked in the State Department protocol office for most of the Clinton administration and later at Disney World.
JUGGLING WITH GRACE
Elizondo plans a range of social engagements at the White House, from events as large as the 30,000-person annual Easter Egg Roll or Fourth of July celebration to as small as an Oval Office lunch for just the president and vice president.
A native of Harlingen, Texas, Elizondo is among a group of openly LGBTQ aides serving Biden in prominent roles, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and State Department spokesperson Ned Price.
Katherine Vargas, who worked in the Obama White House, and Henry R. Munoz III, a longtime friend of Elizondo, said the family focus of Elizondo’s Mexican American upbringing likely endeared him to the Bidens, who are a close-knit family themselves.
She and others say Elizondo is warm and funny, even in a high-stress job that demands that he always keep a few balls in the air.
Said Vargas: “He juggled with grace.”
Associates say Elizondo’s long ties with the Bidens are key.
When he assisted the first lady at a press preview of the administration’s first state dinner, for French President Emmanuel Macron on Dec. 1, Elizondo said that what matters most to the Bidens “is making people feel comfortable.”
“And I’m honored to have this opportunity to help them bring that hospitality to the world stage,” he said.
Munoz, a businessman and philanthropist, was a guest at the state dinner for the first time and said the event, which had so many guests that a temporary pavilion was erected on the South Grounds to accommodate them, “felt like the Bidens.”
He credited Elizondo for being “able to interpret working with them.”
Munoz attended with a friend, actor Ariana DeBose, and was seated at the head table with the president and the first lady. Munoz said he sat beside Bernard Arnault, the CEO of luxury goods maker LVMH. Dinner conversation with Arnault, his wife, DeBose and others around them jumped from architecture and design to fashion and music.
“How did he know that at my end of the table that I would want to talk about architecture and design with Bernard Arnault?” he said of Elizondo. “That’s a talent for understanding how people should be mixed together.”
“It was an important table. I don’t even know what I was doing at it,” Munoz joked. | 2022-12-22T19:10:17+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-social-secretary-helps-peoples-house-welcome-the-people/ |
Black bear attack: Man says dog saved his life
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) - A North Carolina man says he owes his life to his dog for saving him from a black bear that charged at him near his home.
Haw Creek resident Billy Green says bear sightings are common in his neighborhood without any issues, but that wasn’t the case Wednesday morning.
“I’ve never experienced that before. I see bears out here all the time,” he said.
Green said he was out with his dogs when a bear kept walking toward them that morning.
“I yelled to get the bear to run off, but the bear came running, charged me and pinned me between my car and the house,” Green said.
He said his puppy was barking at the bear, which may have startled the animal, but his other dog, Shayla, jumped into action.
“When the bear came at me the first time, it was about a foot away from me. She jumped, and when the bear jumped back, it was trying to swipe at her, but she got the bear down the bank,” Green said.
It was a scary start to his morning, and Green said it’s an excellent reminder for other residents to stay alert.
“I’m going to be more cautious. I think I’m going to get some bear spray,” Green said.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has a helpline to report bear behavior in the area.
Copyright 2022 WLOS via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-25T18:13:24+00:00 | wfsb.com | https://www.wfsb.com/2022/06/25/black-bear-attack-man-says-dog-saved-his-life/ |
(WXIN) – If you’ve purchased a Celsius energy drink since 2015, you may be eligible to get some money back.
Celsius Holdings, Inc. has agreed to a settlement after being accused of misleading labeling. Customers alleged that cans of Celsius featured a “no preservatives” disclaimer even though they contained citric acid. The company contended that citric acid was added for flavor and not used as a preservative.
While a court didn’t rule in favor of either side, the company has agreed to a settlement that will allow both parties to avoid further litigation.
What does this mean for customers?
Anyone who bought one of several varieties of Celsius is eligible for up to $250, although customers receiving the highest payout must have a receipt or proof of purchase. Customers without such documentation are still eligible for up to $20.
The settlement applies to anyone who bought Celsius between Jan. 1, 2015, and Nov 23, 2022. It includes original Celsius beverages (which were sometimes labeled Celsius Live Fit), Celsius Heat, Celsius BCAA+Energy and Celsius with Stevia. Celsius On-The-Go and Flo Fusion powdered drinks are also part of the settlement.
You can submit a claim at this website. Claims must be submitted by Feb. 13, 2023. More details about the settlement can be found online here. | 2023-01-26T02:08:35+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/drink-celsius-energy-drinks-you-may-be-eligible-for-up-to-250-from-settlement/ |
Platform suite of solutions will allow its consultants to scale personal business growth
DALLAS, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pampered Chef today announced a new partnership with Project Broadcast to enhance the communication capabilities of the company's robust network of independent consultants. Project Broadcast is a software solutions developer that provides a bundled suite of app-based and platform communications tools designed to help entrepreneurs scale their individual business pursuits. The upgraded capabilities from Project Broadcast will integrate directly with Table, Pampered Chef's award-winning, industry-first digital platform that enables its consultants to host customized virtual cooking parties with their customers.
"Pampered Chef is committed to continually delivering new and innovative solutions that enable our consultants to deliver great experiences for their customers," said Shiv Dutt, vice-president of customer experience and innovation at Pampered Chef. "Pairing our best-in-class digital platform, Table, with Project Broadcast's communication tools will allow our consultants to communicate faster and more effectively with their customers and teams."
Project Broadcast's platform suite of bundled solutions allows direct sellers and network marketers to grow their individual businesses to scale in a competitive environment. They're designed to assist with customer care, education, team coaching, prospecting, follow-ups, and promotional alerts. Specific business features include enhanced text marketing capabilities, inbound and outbound calling, campaigns, keywords, landing pages, unlimited chat, company metrics, and reporting–all designed to foster efficiencies, productivity increases, and higher response rates. Project Broadcast automates each of these functions, so users can focus on what matters most–building relationships that scale their entrepreneurial ventures.
"We're extremely proud to be chosen as an enterprise-grade partner to Pampered Chef, a 40+ year veteran in the direct sales industry," said Jake Dempsey, co-founder and CEO of Project Broadcast. "The mass communication and collaboration tools we provide are field driven. Tailored for mass audience relationships, they're designed to enhance the user's capabilities, while retaining that all-important personal touch in the direct sales networking environment."
For further information, please visit Project Broadcast on the web at www.projectbroadcast.com.
About Project Broadcast
Project Broadcast is a software solutions developer that provides a bundled suite of app-based and platform communications tools designed to help entrepreneurs scale their individual business pursuits. These mass communication tools were custom designed to support the needs of direct sellers and network marketing professionals at an affordable price point. The platform suite solution and associated tools can be utilized for desktop and mobile-app usage to meet the growing needs of entrepreneurs in an ever-increasing competitive marketplace. Today, more than 50 network marketing/direct sales companies and over 50,000 entrepreneurs use Project Broadcast. Request a product demo here, visit www.projectbroadcast.com.
About Pampered Chef
Pampered Chef, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading provider of personalized, inspirational mealtime solutions delivered by a robust network of independent consultants. For more than 40 years, Pampered Chef has helped create countless mealtime moments with friends and family through high-quality, everyday cooking tools and inspiration, while providing each cooking consultant a flexible opportunity to build a business around his or her own lifestyle, goals and passions. For more information, visit PamperedChef.com and follow @PamperedChef on Instagram and Facebook.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: Nuggets vs. Heat - June 1
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and the rest of the Denver Nuggets take the court versus the Miami Heat in the NBA Playoffs on Thursday, at 8:30 PM ET.
In this piece we'll examine Caldwell-Pope's stats and trends, helping you with your prop bets.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Prop Bets vs. the Heat
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Insights vs. the Heat
- This season, he's put up 8.9% of the Nuggets' attempted field goals, as he's averaging 8.3 per contest.
- He's put up 4.2 threes per game, or 12.5% of his team's shots from beyond the arc this season.
- The Nuggets rank 27th in possessions per game with 99.5. His opponents, the Heat, have one of the slowest tempos with 99.2 possessions per contest.
- Defensively, the Heat are ranked second in the league, giving up 109.8 points per game.
- On the boards, the Heat have given up 41.9 rebounds per contest, which puts them sixth in the NBA.
- The Heat allow 25.6 assists per game, 14th-ranked in the league.
- In terms of 3-pointers, the Heat have allowed 13.1 makes per contest, 28th in the league.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. the Heat
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© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-01T19:54:45+00:00 | kwch.com | https://www.kwch.com/sports/betting/2023/06/01/kentavious-caldwell-pope-nba-playoffs-player-prop-bets-nuggets-vs-heat/ |
Updated February 24, 2023 at 2:04 PM ET
At a press conference on Tuesday, Malcolm X's third daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, along with civil rights attorney Ben Crump, announced plans to file a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the NYPD, the FBI, the CIA, and other government agencies.
"When I think of the challenges that my mother suffered, witnessing the assassination of her husband, I think now is the best time that we have to seek justice for a man who gave his life for human rights," said Shabazz in an interview with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel.
"We'd like our father to receive the justice that he deserves."
This week marks the 58th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader. Decades of questions remain about what really happened at the Audubon Ballroom in Upper Manhattan after several men shot 39-year-old Malcolm 21 times at a rally.
Crump claims the agencies fraudulently concealed evidence from the family. He says pursuing legal action is not just about holding those who pulled the trigger accountable, but all the entities that conspired to make it happen.
"The government had factual and exculpatory information that they kept from the gentlemen who were wrongly convicted, and more importantly from his family," Crump said in the same interview with Fadel.
The two men Crump mentioned, Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam, were exonerated in 2021 after being wrongly convicted of the 1965 assassination.
He poses the question: "The city [New York City] and the state paid tens of millions of dollars to the two gentlemen who were wrongfully convicted... What is due to those who suffered the most?"
Shabazz says this case is about painting an accurate history and preserving her father's legacy. She laments that the circumstances leading to his death are unresolved and that the trauma that happened in the ballroom all those years ago still stings.
Crump compares the circumstances surrounding Malcom X's death to other black liberation leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Fred Hampton of the Black Panther Party, citing the surveillance of former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
The families of King and Hampton were both compensated following successful lawsuits.
"They [the government] were afraid of the rise of a Black messiah," said Crump.
News of the pending lawsuit follows the release of a letter, allegedly written by late NYPD officer Raymond Wood before he died in 2020. The letter states that he participated in a plot to kill Malcolm by infiltrating his organization and luring his security team into committing criminal acts so that they could be arrested days before the assassination.
He wrote: "I participated in actions that in hindsight were deplorable and detrimental to my own Black people."
The FBI has yet to make a public statement on the matter. NPR reached out to the CIA and the NYPD and both declined to comment
Shabazz, now 60, was just two years old when she witnessed her father's murder. She watched with three of her sisters and pregnant mother Betty Shabazz as one of the most notorious murders of the civil rights movement unfolded.
The excerpts include some quotes from the interview with Ilyasah Shabazz that were not aired in the broadcast version.
Interview excerpts
On why the family is pursuing legal action
We think the truth about the circumstances leading to the death of our father is important. When we look at that letter that he wrote from hajj, it's our hope that litigation of this case will provide some unanswered questions and that the legacy of Malcolm X is appropriated. We want justice served for our father.
As I wrote in Growing Up X in 2004, certainly there were government agencies involved in the assassination of our father... Hoover said stop the rise of a Black messiah... I think that what we'll discover is that Malcolm was in fact a brilliant man. He wasn't all of these descriptives that are often written about him.
I just want the history books to be accurately reflected. The legacy that is there now is so inaccurate.
On witnessing her father's assassination
LF: Now, you were also there [the assassination] that day. You were very young, two years old, right?
That's right. My oldest sister, Attallah, was six years old. My sister Qubilah was four. All of us were there, and my mother was pregnant with our youngest sisters — the twins.
On Malcolm X's enduring legacy
When I think about my mother, she safeguarded her husband's legacy for the remainder of her life and I think of the challenges she endured raising her six daughters... and now people are discovering the truth about Malcolm.
Malcolm had a profound reaction to injustice; he had a lot of faith; he worked so hard for the advancement of human rights and it's the reason why his message is still sought after because he spoke the truth, and we know that truth is timeless.
This interview with Ilyasah Shabazz and Ben Crump was edited for air by Olivia Hampton. Majd Al-Waheidi edited it for digital. contributed to this story
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-03-18T11:15:05+00:00 | knkx.org | https://www.knkx.org/2023-02-24/malcolm-xs-family-is-suing-the-cia-fbi-and-nypd |
Federal grand jury returns 22-count indictment against Alex Murdaugh
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - The U.S. Department of Justice said a federal grand jury has indicted disbarred Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh on nearly two dozen new charges.
Murdaugh, 54, is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, one count of bank fraud, a total of five counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 14 counts of money laundering.
He is currently serving prison time for the June 2021 shooting deaths of his wife, 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh and their son, 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh.
“Trust in our legal system begins with trust in its lawyers,” U.S. Attorney Adair F. Boroughs said. “South Carolinians turn to lawyers when they are at their most vulnerable, and in our state, those who abuse the public’s trust and enrich themselves by fraud, theft, and self-dealing will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We are grateful to the FBI for their tireless work on this case and to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division for their work to hold Alex Murdaugh, and those who enabled him, accountable in our state system. We remain committed to doing our part to further that effort in the federal system.”
The indictment alleges that Murdaugh, who was a personal injury attorney at a law firm in Hampton, engaged in three different schemes to obtain money and property from his personal injury clients, a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office states.
SPECIAL SECTION: The Murdaugh Cases
In the first scheme, the indictment alleges, Murdaugh devised a scheme to defraud and obtain money by means of false pretenses from at least September 2005 to September 2021. As part of the scheme, Murdaugh routed and redirected clients’ settlement funds to personally enrich himself. Court documents allege the first scheme involved the following parts:
- Drafting, or directing law firm employees to draft, disbursement sheets to send settlement funds to Murdaugh’s accounts without proper disclosure or client or law firm approval;
- Claiming funds held in the law firm’s trust account as attorney’s fees and directing the disbursement of those funds for his benefit;
- Claiming and collecting attorney’s fees on fake or nonexistent annuities;
- Creating fraudulent “expenses” that were never incurred on client matters and directing the disbursement of settlement funds to pay the cited costs, including claimed medical expenses, construction expenses and airline expenses;
- Directing other attorneys with whom he was associated on client matters to disburse attorney’s fees directly to him, rather than appropriately routing the fees through the law firm; and
- Intercepting insurance proceeds intended for beneficiaries and depositing them directly into his personal account
Court documents allege that in the second scheme, from around July 2011 until at least October 2021, Murdaugh conspired with his banker, Russell Laffitte, to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. The indictment alleges that Murdaugh and his law firm asked Laffitte to serve as the personal representative or conservator for numerous personal injury clients. Laffitte collected over $350,000 in fees as the personal representative or conservator for Murdaugh’s personal injury clients.
As part of the scheme, the indictment alleges Murdaugh directed law firm employees to make settlement checks payable to “Palmetto State Bank.” The checks were then delivered to Laffitte, whom Murdaugh directed to use the settlement funds for Murdaugh’s benefit. The funds were used to pay off Murdaugh’s personal loans and for personal expenses and cash withdrawals.
The indictment alleges that in the third scheme, which took place in September 2015, Murdaugh created a bank account in the name of “Forge,” presenting as a legitimate corporation for structuring insurance settlements. Murdaugh was the owner of and the only authorized signer on this fake account. The indictment alleges that from in or around May 2017 through at least July 2021, Murdaugh funneled stolen personal injury settlements through that account. Murdaugh is charged with 14 counts of money laundering for using the transactions in the fake “Forge” account to conceal the proceeds of his fraud.
The indictment further alleges that, from in or around February 2018 until at least October 2020, Murdaugh conspired with a personal injury attorney in Beaufort to defraud the estate of Murdaugh’s former housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, and Murdaugh’s homeowner’s insurance carriers. In February 2018, Satterfield died after a fall at Murdaugh’s home. Murdaugh recommended that the housekeeper’s estate hire the Beaufort attorney to represent them and file a claim against Murdaugh to collect from his homeowner’s insurance policies, court documents state.
Murdaugh’s insurance companies settled the estate’s claim for $505,000 and $3,800,000. The indictment alleges that Murdaugh and the personal injury attorney conspired to siphon settlement funds, disguised as “prosecution expenses,” for their own personal enrichment and that Murdaugh directed the Beaufort attorney to draft checks totaling $3,483,431.95 made payable to “Forge.” Murdaugh is then accused of depositing the checks into his fake “Forge” account and using the funds for his own personal enrichment.
Attorneys representing Satterfield’s sons say the estate did not receive any of the settlement funds.
If convicted on all 22 counts, Murdaugh would face a total of up to 480 years in prison and fines of up to nearly $13 million.
Attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, who represent Murdaugh, released a joint statement Wednesday morning shortly after news of the new indictment was released: “Alex has been cooperating with the United States Attorneys’ Office and federal agencies in their investigation of a broad range of activities. We anticipate that the charges brought today will be quickly resolved without a trial.”
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers traded their character costumes for yoga pants early Tuesday and planked, did the downward dog and folded into lotus poses at Walt Disney World in Florida to celebrate International Yoga Day.
The sunrise celebration has spread to other Disney properties around the globe since yoga enthusiasts started it at the Florida resort in 2016.
More than 1,700 Disney workers spread out their yoga mats in front of Cinderella's Castle in Florida, while another 1,000 workers started their morning with yoga in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Resort in California.
Other Disney workers participated at resorts in Hawaii and Vero Beach, Florida; in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris; and in front of Cinderella’s Castle at Tokyo Disney Resort. The yoga sessions were conducted virtually at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Shanghai Disney. | 2022-06-21T17:45:33+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/living/article/Disney-workers-trade-costumes-for-yoga-pants-on-17255152.php |
Which Oakley ski goggles are best?
There’s plenty of time left before winter officially hits, but once the snow starts to fall, it’s time to gear up for skiing season. Whether you’re a casual skier or a high-level competitor, having the best equipment is crucial for safety and performance.
Goggles may not seem important, but they’re necessary to protect your eyes when skiing. If you’re looking for a high-quality pair, Oakley offers several terrific goggles, such as the Oakley Fall Line L Prizm Goggles. Skiers love them for their durability, lens and comfortable fit.
What to know before you buy Oakley ski goggles
Fit
The way your ski goggles fit may vary depending on the shape of your face and head, but it’s essential to have a pair that rest firmly on your face. They shouldn’t feel too tight as they can constrict your face and cut off blood circulation, which can be dangerous. However, ski goggles that are too big can easily fall off your face when you’re skiing down a bumpy hill.
Cylindrical vs. spherical lenses
Ski goggles have lenses with a cylindrical or spherical build:
- Cylindrical lenses curve horizontally and stay flat vertically. They’re more affordable than spherical lenses but still provide excellent performance.
- Spherical lenses curve horizontally and vertically, providing a broader field of vision and reduced glare.
Visual light transmission
VLT refers to how much light a lens lets through. The higher the percentage of light a lens allows, the more effective the goggles are in low-light conditions, such as when it’s overcast or snowing. If you plan on skiing on a bright, sunny day, it’s best to have lenses hit a low VLT percentage to block out as much light as possible, letting you see better.
What to look for in quality Oakley ski goggles
Prizm lenses
The best Oakley ski goggles have a proprietary technology embedded in the lenses that lets them efficiently adapt to changing light conditions. It’s accomplished by the lenses blocking specific color wavelengths to adjust the contrast. Prizm lens goggles are expensive, but they’re excellent if you don’t want the trouble of switching lenses when the sun starts to go down in the evening.
Anti-fog coating
Ski goggles are designed to help you see better, but they’re useless if they fog up easily. Fogging is an issue many who wear glasses are forced to deal with at times and is most likely to occur if you’re emitting a lot of body heat. For that reason, wearing ski goggles with an anti-fog coating on the lenses is essential to ensure your field of vision remains uncompromised and you can see your path clearly in front of you.
Ultraviolet protection
Being out on the slopes all day has a similar effect to being in a swimming pool when it comes to sunlight. You may not feel the sun’s heat against your body, but it’s there and can take a toll on your skin if you don’t wear sunblock or layers.
UV rays can fatigue your eyes, especially at higher altitudes where they’re more intense. For that reason, many ski goggles have lenses with filters to prevent UV light from entering, keeping your face and your eyes protected.
How much you can expect to spend on Oakley ski goggles
Oakley ski goggles are made with high-end materials and offer elite performance, so you can expect to pay $150-$220 for a pair. However, there are more affordable models in the $100-$150 range if you’re looking for something more barebones.
Oakley ski goggles FAQ
Does lens color matter?
A. While lens color depends on your preference, some colors offer a more significant VLT percentage than others. Generally, yellow, blue and red lenses let in more light than black, gray and gold lenses.
Can I wear a helmet at the same time as goggles?
A. Yes, most goggles have a strap long enough to accommodate helmets of nearly all sizes.
What are the best Oakley ski goggles to buy?
Top Oakley ski goggles
Oakley Fall Line L Prizm Goggles
What you need to know: These goggles feature high-end technology and are excellent for skiing and snowboarding in any weather.
What you’ll love: The lens enhances color, contrast and depth perception, giving skiers optimal visibility on the slopes while protecting their eyes from sunlight, snow, rain and debris. The rimless frame offers a broad field of vision, and the silicone strap backing fits well with most helmets.
What you should consider: They run large, so they might feel awkward on those who are used to wearing smaller goggles.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Oakley ski goggles for the money
Oakley O Frame 2.0 Pro M Goggles
What you need to know: These goggles are great for all weather conditions and offer long-lasting comfort.
What you’ll love: These goggles have a wide frame design that boosts peripheral vision and include a secondary pair of lenses so you can adjust when light conditions change. The anti-fog coating keeps the lenses clear, and the frame has a comfortable fleece-lined face foam that wicks away sweat.
What you should consider: Some users complained that replacing the original lens with the replacement is complicated and time-consuming.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Oakley Flight Deck L Prizm Goggles
What you need to know: These durable goggles provide skiers with the protection they need when hitting the slopes and come in six stylish colors.
What you’ll love: These goggles have a large frameless design for an enhanced view and special prism lenses that help you identify every knoll as you ski. The oversized strap makes them ideal for pairing with helmets of any size, and they come in a protective microfiber bag.
What you should consider: These goggles have a replaceable lens, but you can get goggles of nearly the same quality at a comparable price.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brett Friedman rejoined Ropes & Gray's health care practice as partner in New York today.
Brett returns to the firm after serving as Deputy Commissioner at New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the State Medicaid Director. In this capacity, Brett led New York's expansive Medicaid program with an annual budget of over $90 billion and that offers comprehensive health coverage to more than 7.4 million New Yorkers as part of an integrated health insurance marketplace.
Brett first joined NYSDOH in November 2019 as the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Special Medicaid Counsel and was named Deputy Commissioner and State Medicaid Director in June 2021. During his time at NYSDOH, Brett was responsible for a wide range of legal, regulatory and policy issues impacting New York's Medicaid program, including the development and the negotiation of Medicaid 1115 demonstration and 1915 home and community based services waivers, Medicaid innovation initiatives, duals-integration strategies, managed care plan oversight and regulatory approvals, an overhaul of the program's value-based payment roadmap, and New York Medicaid's extraordinary response to the COVID-19 pandemic, among other critical issues.
Prior to his arrival at NYSDOH, Brett was a partner in Ropes & Gray's health care group and co-head of the firm's digital health practice. From the beginning of his career at Ropes & Gray, Brett developed significant experience in advising not-for-profit institutions as well as private and emerging companies on a variety of complex transactional, enforcement and regulatory matters within the health care industry.
"Brett returns to the firm with exceptional knowledge of how complex government health care programs operate, and how to navigate them. His return is a win for our clients and the firm," said Julie Jones, chair.
"Brett's deep understanding of health care regulatory law makes him unique in New York and the nation," said David Djaha, managing partner. "We could not be happier about Brett's return to our New York health care team, broadening our bench and increasing our Medicare and Medicaid offering to clients."
Brett's clients have included not-for-profit providers, hospitals, managed care plans and Medicaid-funded behavioral health providers, as well as pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, e-health and other digital health businesses, investor-owned physician practice management firms and other investor-owned companies.
Brett also advises clients in government investigations, audits, and self-disclosures concerning potential violations of Medicare and Medicaid regulatory authorities and health care fraud and abuse laws. In addition, Brett's transactional experience includes advising private equity, for-profit and tax-exempt clients regarding health care due diligence, regulatory and reimbursement issues.
"Brett's return to Ropes & Gray strengthens our ability to work with payer, provider and health care investor clients on the full spectrum of transactional, regulatory, enforcement and policy matters, with a particular focus on government-sponsored programs like Medicaid and Medicare, accountable care and value-based payment initiatives," said Timothy McCrystal, partner and co-chair of Ropes & Gray health care practice.
"I am excited to return home to Ropes & Gray, where my career began. The firm's award-winning health care practice offers a tremendous opportunity to advise leading health care institutions on navigating strategic and innovative solutions," said Brett.
The health care industry in the 21st century faces tremendous change driven by growing demand, new technologies, shifting business models and intense government scrutiny. Clients benefit from Ropes & Gray's deep experience in health care law, and our intimate knowledge of our clients' industries, which position the firm to preempt and resolve legal issues across the full range of relevant practices.
In 2021, the firm received every major health care award for its work. This includes:
The American Lawyer's "Corporate Legal Department of the Year, Health Care"
The Deal's "Health Care, Pharma & Biotech Law Firm of the Year"
Law360's "Health Care Practice Group of the Year" – the third year in a row
Financial Times' award for the best law firm in "Enabling Business Response to COVID-19"
U.S. News–Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms", "Law Firm of the Year, Health Care"
Chambers USA recognized the firm as 2021 "Health Care Firm of the Year"
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Forbes Travel Guide bestows highest rating to the most elite destination in Costa Rica
PENINSULA PAPAGAYO, Costa Rica, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo is recognized by Forbes Travel Guide with the highest rating, Five-Star. The Resort is the first in Costa Rica to have received the top rating for seven consecutive years.
"It is an honor to once again receive the Five Star Award from Forbes Travel Guide," said Ian-Robert Ciappara, General Manager of Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica. "Our team is the heart and soul of our Resort and the spirit of pura vida is the connecting thread in everything we do."
With land and sea adventures just minutes from the Resort, guests can enjoy a dynamic getaway with thrilling ziplines at the Palmares Outpost or make a splash with SurfX, the in-house surf program.
The Resort boasts two award winning beaches, an Arnold Palmer 18-hole golf course, five restaurants, an award-winning spa, extensive wellness programming and treatments, modern fitness center, and four pools. Located on the tip of the prestigious Peninsula Papagayo, the Resort spans 120 acres (42 hectares) of lush tropical vegetation with views of the Pacific Ocean.
Forbes Travel Guide anonymously rates luxury hotels and resorts throughout the world against up to 900 rigorous standards. Star ratings are awarded by a team of anonymous professional inspectors who travel the world to assess hotels, restaurants and spas based on 900 objective standards. Star ratings ultimately emphasize quality of service. Five-Star properties are defined as "outstanding, often iconic properties with virtually flawless service and amazing facilities."
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Grammy-winning musician Pras Michel has been convicted in a federal court in Washington, D.C., on 10 counts related to charges that include conspiracy, witness tampering and failing to register as an agent of China.
It was a case that spanned actions on two continents and multiple countries, a star studded witness list, foreign intrigue and both domestic and international influence peddling.
At the center, prosecutors said, was Michel, 50, a member of the 90s-era group Fugees whose 1996 album The Score remains one of the top streaming albums of all time, later tried to reinvent himself as a businessman and a humanitarian. He netted the attention of federal authorities when he waded into international and national politics.
Ultimately, Michel was convicted of conspiracy, concealment of material facts, making false entries in records, witness tampering, and serving as an unregistered agent of a foreign power. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Michel faced charges stemming from his relationship to Jho Low, a Malaysian billionaire accused of stealing $4 billion from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.
Back in 2012, prosecutors said Michel used Low's illegal foreign money to buy seats for people at fundraisers for then President Barack Obama.
Years later, after the FBI started investigating Low for stealing money, Low wanted Michel and others to help him convince the Trump White House to go easy on Low.
One part of that alleged scheme was to try to get Trump to send a dissident living in the U. S. back to China to curry favor with the Chinese government.
Prosecutors said Michel collected about $100 million dollars from Low to try to influence two U.S. presidential administrations.
Low is believed to be in China; Michel stood trial alone.
And in the days of testimony, the witnesses included former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a top White House adviser to former President Donald Trump and actor Leonardo DiCaprio whose movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, was funded by Low.
DiCaprio arrived at court under heavy security and testified that Low told him he wanted to spend $20 or $30 million dollars to help re-elect President Obama back in 2012.
That testimony turned out to be pretty important, since injecting foreign money into the campaign system was a key part of the case against Michel.
"As proven at trial, the defendant engaged in an extensive conspiracy to use millions of dollars in foreign funds to engage in illegal back-channel lobbying and make unlawful campaign contributions," Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department's Criminal Division said in a statement. "Today's verdict demonstrates that anyone who engages in unlawful foreign-sponsored efforts to influence American officials, our elections, or the criminal justice system will be brought to justice."
Michel's attorney, David Kenner, has vowed to appeal. Earlier in the case, Kenner raised concerns about the jury selection process and some of the judge's rulings.
That may form the basis of an appeal later this summer.
"This is not over," Kenner told reporters at the courthouse on Wednesday. "I remain very very confident that we will ultimately prevail in this matter."
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How to Watch Men's MercedesCup Today : Live Stream and More - June 11
Published: Jun. 11, 2023 at 2:45 AM EDT|Updated: 20 hours ago
The MercedesCup qualifying qualification final features four matches today, the best being No. 74-ranked Christopher Eubanks challenging No. 113 Radu Albot. The tennis action in Stuttgart, Germany will be streaming live.
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MercedesCup Information
- Tournament: The MercedesCup
- Round: Qualifying round
- Date: June 11
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
- Venue: TC Weissenhof, Stuttgart
- Location: Stuttgart, Germany
- Court Surface: Grass
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Today's Best Match Insights: Eubanks vs. Albot
- In nine tournaments so far this year, Eubanks is 13-9 and has not won a title.
- Albot has gone 13-10 through nine tournaments this year, but he's come up short in clinching any tournament titles.
- In his 22 matches so far this year across all court types, Eubanks has played an average of 27.6 games.
- So far this year, Eubanks has won 80.6% of his service games and 16.5% of his return games.
- This year, Albot has played 23 total matches (across all court types), with a 51.2% game winning percentage. He averages 22.8 games per match and 9.9 games per set.
- Including all surfaces, Albot's service game winning percentage is 70.9% (winning 141 of 199 service games) and his return game winning percentage is 29.9% (winning 59 of 197 return games).
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Ansys platform supports TSMC's N6RF Design Reference Flow to help enable faster and higher performance radio frequency chips for 5G, Wi-Fi, and IoT with TSMC's N6RF process technology
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- The Ansys multiphysics platform supports TSMC's N6RF Design Reference Flow for designing radio frequency (RF) chips with TSMC N6 process technology
- Ansys solutions, including Ansys® RaptorX™, Ansys® Exalto™, Ansys® VeloceRF™, and Ansys® Totem™, are enabled throughout the TSMC N6RF Design Reference Flow from implementation to verification
PITTSBURGH, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) collaborated with TSMC on the TSMC N6RF Design Reference Flow for TSMC's N6 process technology. The Reference Flow uses the Ansys multiphysics simulation platform, including Ansys RaptorX, Ansys Exalto, Ansys VeloceRF, and Ansys Totem to provide a low-risk and proven solution for designing radio-frequency chips.
The TSMC N6RF Design Reference Flow provides RF designers with a workflow that accelerates design times, reduces wasteful over-design. It enables higher performance and reliability for chips used in 5G radio communication, Wi-Fi connectivity, and IoT networks. Extending its support for advanced-node technologies, Ansys collaborated with TSMC to enhance both RaptorX and Ansys® HFSS™ to accept TSMC's encrypted technology files.
"Wireless communication has become an integral part of many of today's high-tech systems," said Suk Lee, vice president of Design Infrastructure Management Division at TSMC. "We're working closely with our ecosystem partners to address this growing demand with a verified RF Design Reference Flow based on our N6RF process technology and popular design tools that will help our mutual customers quickly launch their next generation silicon designs benefiting from the power and performance boosts of our advanced technologies."
TSMC's N6RF Design Reference Flow enables advanced design capabilities in the Ansys platform, including fast in-design analysis of electromagnetic coupling and the layout synthesis of coils, transmission lines, and other inductive circuit devices. It also supports circuit-under-inductor techniques that can significantly reduce the area and hence the cost of an RF design.
"Modern system design is increasing the scope of multiphysics effects that need to be considered to optimize power, performance, and area of almost every leading design project," said John Lee, vice president and general manager of the semiconductor, electronics, and optics business unit at Ansys. "Our collaboration with TSMC makes it easier for joint customers to adopt Ansys' advanced platform of solutions for simulating and modeling electromagnetic interactions on integrated circuits manufactured by TSMC."
When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys.
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A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
RACKING UP DEBT
Americans have been ramping up their use of credit this year.
U.S. consumer borrowing, excluding mortgages and other loans secured by real estate, jumped by $23 billion in April from the previous month. The increase pushed total consumer credit to around $4.86 trillion. Economists expect consumer borrowing rose by $20.8 billion in May. The Federal Reserve releases its latest monthly tally of consumer borrowing Monday.
Consumer borrowing, monthly change, seasonally adjusted, billions of dollars:
Dec. 18.8
Jan. 20.1
Feb. 8.2
March 22.8
April 23.0
May (est.) 20.8
Source: FactSet
EYE ON INFLATION
The Labor Department releases its June snapshot of inflation at the consumer level Wednesday.
While inflation remains painfully high, it has been easing in recent months as the Federal Reserve has pressed its interest rate hiking campaign. Consumer prices rose just 4% in May from a year earlier, the lowest 12-month figure in over two years and well below April’s 4.9% annual increase. Economists project the index rose 3.1% in June from a year earlier, which would be the lowest annual increase since March 2021.
Consumer price index, annual percent change, not seasonally adjusted:
Jan. 6.4
Feb. 6.0
March 5.0
April 4.9
May 4.0
June (est.) 3.1
Source: FactSet
HIGH FLYER
Wall Street expects another solid quarterly report card from Delta Air Lines on Thursday.
Analysts predict the company’s second-quarter earnings and revenue increased sharply from a year earlier. In April, Delta reported a $363 million first-quarter loss, as higher spending on fuel and labor overshadowed a sharp rise in revenue. Investors will be watching for an update on how Delta’s bookings are faring during the traditionally busy summer travel season. | 2023-07-10T08:17:42+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/this-week-consumer-borrowing-consumer-price-index-delta-air-lines-earnings/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
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CHICAGO (AP) — Isaac Paredes had a career-high five RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays handed the Chicago White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 14-5 victory on Thursday night.
Brandon Lowe homered and drove in three runs for Tampa Bay in the opener of a four-game series. Lowe, Yandy Díaz, Luke Raley and Josh Lowe each had three hits as the AL East leaders bounced back nicely after they were shut out in back-to-back home games by Houston.
Raley, who had three RBIs, moved from right field to the mound for the ninth and allowed two runs.
Tampa Bay finished with 16 hits. Paredes' bases-loaded double in the Rays' five-run sixth inning helped put it away.
Shane McClanahan (5-0) pitched five innings of two-run ball in the win. He struck out five and walked two.
White Sox ace Dylan Cease (2-1) was tagged for seven runs, six earned, and nine hits in four-plus innings.
Jake Burger homered for Chicago and drove in two runs.
Lenyn Sosa stopped Chicago’s scoreless streak at 25 innings with an RBI double in the second. The White Sox were shut out in their previous two games in Toronto.
The Rays improved to 4-0 against the White Sox. They swept a three-game series in Florida last weekend.
Tampa Bay ended its scoreless drought at 20 innings when it scored three runs in the second. Paredes singled in Brandon Lowe and scored on Raley’s two-run double.
Brandon Lowe hit a solo shot in the third for his seventh homer, and the Rays added three more runs in the fifth.
HENDRIKS CLOSER TO RETURN
White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could go out on a rehab assignment next week in a big step in his recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. General manager Rick Hahn said Hendriks would return to Chicago during the team’s upcoming series against Minnesota for “a pre-rehab assignment check-in,” and then his assignment could start “potentially immediately after that series.”
YOU’RE OUT
White Sox manager Pedro Grifol was ejected in the eighth inning, apparently after yelling from the dugout.
TRAINER’S ROOM
White Sox: SS Tim Anderson (sprained left knee) and INF Hanser Alberto (strained left quad) will join Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday for rehab assignments. Anderson, a two-time All-Star and the 2019 AL batting champion, got hurt on April 10 at Minnesota. ... 3B Yoán Moncada is dealing with a bulging disk in his lumbar spine that is impinging on nerves, causing pain in his hips and limiting his mobility. He hasn’t appeared in a big league game since April 9. Hahn said Moncada might be ready for a rehab assignment in the next couple of weeks.
UP NEXT
Rays RHP Zach Eflin (3-0, 2.81 ERA) starts against RHP Lucas Giolito (1-2, 4.50 ERA) on Friday night.
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CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. — The district attorney who filed murder charges against Barry Morphew in connection with his missing wife in Chafee County now faces an investigation of herself.
9NEWS learned Monday that the Colorado Supreme Court's Attorney Regulation Counsel (ARC) is investigating 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley and has started interviewing potential witnesses, including Morphew’s attorney.
In a statement, the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel told 9NEWS, "I can confirm that our office is investigating Linda Stanley based on allegations that have become publicly known."
Back on May 5, 2021, Stanley stood in front of the Chafee County courthouse and confidently announced that Barry Morphew had been arrested and charged with murder in connection with his wife Suzanne’s disappearance.
"I wouldn’t bring charges unless I was confident," Stanley said at the time.
Less than a year later, Stanley dropped the charges against Morphew just days before the case was set to go to trial. In the months leading up to the scheduled trial, Stanley and her team of prosecutors were admonished by the judge in the case for missing court-imposed deadlines and being late to hearings. Stanley was reprimanded for appearing on a podcast talking about the active case. Morphew's defense attorneys alleged Stanley withheld evidence from them and committed prosecutorial misconduct on several occasions.
"I have never seen the egregious misconduct that has surfaced in this case, including getting on murder podcasts and telling witnesses what they wanted them to say," said Iris Eytan, Morphew's defense attorney. "My belief is that the prosecutors involved in the prosecution of the Morphew case should not be able to have a law license."
Eytan has spoken out against Stanley for months, arguing that her client was wrongly charged. She said the ARC interviewed her on Friday in connection with the investigation into Stanley. Eytan said she did not file the complaint that is currently being investigated but plans to file a separate one.
"I have been interviewed by the Office of Attorney Regulation Council as a witness regarding a complaint that was made against Linda Stanley, and I don’t know who else, regarding the Morphew prosecution," said Eytan.
The ARC helps the state's Supreme Court "regulate the practice of law in Colorado" and oversees attorney discipline across the state. The office does not elaborate on the parameters or details of active investigations.
While we don’t know what the investigation centers around, Eytan said she provided information about the Morphew case in particular.
"I provided them with documents and videos, transcripts, that backed up my belief that the prosecution team committed significant ethical misconduct," Eytan said.
Stanley told 9NEWS through an email Monday night she did not think the investigation into her conduct was public.
"It was my understanding that the ARC investigation into any possible rule violations is not public information due to the fact that no one is assumed to have violated any rules. I would appreciate the same consideration but happy to discuss it when the investigation is complete," Stanley wrote.
Stanley dropped charges against Morphew last April, arguing investigators believed they were close to finding Suzanne Morphew’s missing body under several feet of snow in the mountains near the Morphew home. Six months later, the body has not been found and prosecutors admitted they were wrong in court last week.
"Law enforcement has been searching diligently for Mrs. Morphew. We thought back in May that we were close. That it was going to be soon that we were going to find Suzanne Morphew. Obviously, we were wrong," Mark Hurlbert, a prosecutor on Stanley's team, told the court during a motion hearing.
Stanley told 9NEWS she stands by her decision to drop the charges in April, telling the court and the public that she believed investigators would soon find Suzanne.
"We don’t believe we were wrong to dismiss it at that time given the information we had," Stanley wrote in an email to 9NEWS.
Prosecutors said in court last week that law enforcement is still actively looking for Suzanne Morphew, two and a half years after she disappeared. They didn’t provide any details about how or where they are searching.
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FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackery (or "the Company"), the leader of innovative portable power and green outdoor energy solutions, has gained skyrocketing sales figures, surpassing its sales targets for Amazon Prime Early Access Sale, a key event in the annual calendar of the world's largest online retailer.
The bumper sales came as Jackery's products made it to best-seller charts in several categories in Amazon's first Prime Day sales event in the Fall, that ran from Oct. 11 to 12.
"During the US Amazon Prime Early Access Sale, Jackery occupied the Outdoor Generator Category Bestseller number one, surpassing Amazon's traditional generators," said Lara Luo, Director of Brand Department of Jackery. "Notably, our average transaction value per customer in the U.S. reached an all-time high in our history."
Specifically, the Company saw large sales in its various product lines. Jackery Solar Generator SG2000 Pro was among the best-performing products in sales, and made it to the top 10 best-seller list in its category in the US for the first time . The Solar Generator 2000 Pro, launched in May, delivers the fastest solar recharging yet for Jackery. It's an ideal solar power appliance for outdoor activities and home emergency use - for all on-road and off-road adventures.
Jackery Explorer 300 Portable Power Station is another solar power product that's been favored particularly by American customers. During this Prime Early Access Sale event, the Explorer 300 came in as the second-best seller in the Patio, Lawn & Garden category in the U.S. market - which is widely considered an ultra-competitive group of brand-name items.
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Also, Jackery SG 500 Portable Power Station topped the chart for best-seller in the German market for an entire day until the sales concluded. The SG 500 is a 518Wh lithium portable power station and is one of the lightest and most portable rechargeable lithium battery generators on the market.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)Kristaps Porzingis had 30 points and 13 rebounds and the Washington Wizards routed the short-handed Orlando Magic 119-100 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
Kyle Kuzma added 23 points and Rui Hachimura had 16 points and seven rebounds. The Wizards played without star guard Bradley Beal for the second straight game because of a strained hamstring.
Franz Wagner had 28 points and eight assists for Orlando, and Paolo Banchero added 21 points. The Magic had only eight players available after suspensions by the NBA in the wake of an incident in Detroit on Wednesday night.
The Wizards overcame 26 turnovers with 56% shooting and a 53-35 rebounding advantage. The Magic have lost three straight after winning eight of nine.
Wagner scored eight points on a 16-0 run that put the Magic up 32-27 early in the second quarter. Prorzingis scored 15 points in the final 8:39 of the period, leaving Washington with a 56-47 lead at the break.
Two 3-pointers by Corey Kispert and three-point plays by Porzingis and Daniel Gafford helped the Wizards expand their lead to 25 in the first six minutes of the second half.
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Wizards: F Taj Gibson sat out the game with a groin injury. … The Wizards have won six straight against Orlando.
Magic: The Magic played without C Mo Wagner, G Cole Anthony, C Mo Bamba, C Wendell Carter Jr., G R.J. Hampton and G Gary Harris, all of whom were suspended for their participation in an altercation at Detroit. Wagner also will miss Orlando’s next game along with three other players.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With just days left in his tenure, the embattled director of the federal prison system faced a bipartisan onslaught Tuesday as he refused to accept responsibility for a culture of corruption and misconduct that has plagued his agency for years.
Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal, testifying before the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, insisted he had been shielded from problems by his underlings — even though he’d been copied on emails, and some of the troubles were detailed in reports generated by the agency’s headquarters.
Carvajal, who resigned in January and is set to be replaced next week by Oregon’s state prison director Colette Peters, blamed the size and structure of the Bureau of Prisons for his ignorance on issues such as inmate suicides, sexual abuse, and the free flow of drugs, weapons and other contraband that has roiled some of the agency’s 122 facilities.
Carvajal said several times that the Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department’s largest component with a budget of more than $8 billion — was a “very large and complex organization” and that there was “no possible way” for him to know everything that was going on.
Carvajal’s attempts to deflect responsibility for his leadership failings didn’t sit well with the subcommittee’s chairman, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., nor its ranking member, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., whose scrutiny of the Bureau of Prisons was spurred in part by Associated Press reporting that has exposed myriad crises at the agency.
Further aggravating the senators, Carvajal initially refused to testify, only doing so after the subcommittee subpoenaed him on July 14 — and then, upon arriving in the hearing room, claiming he was there voluntarily. Ossoff withdrew the subpoena immediately before Carvajal's testimony, only after the director appeared at the hearing.
“It’s almost willful ignorance, and that’s what I find disturbing,” Johnson said of Carvajal’s reluctance to own his mistakes. “Don’t want to know what’s happening below me. Don’t want to hear about rapes. Don’t want to hear about suicides.”
Added Ossoff: “It’s a disgrace. And for the answer to be other people deal with that. I got the report. I don’t remember. It’s completely unacceptable.”
Afterward, Carvajal ran from reporters seeking to speak with him about his testimony. The director, who’s declined nearly all interview requests since taking office in 2020, ducked into a freight elevator with aides before bolting down a stairwell once they realized reporters had followed them in.
Tuesday’s hearing, one of several promised by the subcommittee, focused on years of misconduct and abuse at a federal penitentiary in Atlanta, but the problems unearthed there speak to larger systemic issues in the Bureau of Prisons, such as severe staffing shortages, deficient health care and barely edible food.
The Atlanta prison, a 120-year-old relic in Ossoff’s home state, once housed some of the country’s most notorious criminals, including gangster Al Capone, James “Whitey” Bulger and Carlo Ponzi, the namesake of the “Ponzi Scheme.” Today, it's a crumbling, medium-security facility — no longer a penitentiary in the true sense of the term — with about 900 male inmates, including people awaiting trial.
Tuesday's hearing, which featured testimony from Atlanta whistleblowers prior to Carvajal’s questioning, came amid an AP investigation that has exposed widespread problems within the agency, including criminal employees, escaping inmates, a women’s prison known to staff and inmates as the “rape club” because of rampant staff sexual abuse, and critically low staffing that has hampered responses to emergencies.
Witnesses described what they said was known as the “Atlanta Way” — a culture that allowed misconduct at the prison to persist for years.
Carvajal told the committee he only learned of the prison’s problems last year and immediately took action, reducing the inmate population and removing dozens of managers. Despite that, the witnesses said, the facility is still in dire straits.
Ossoff said evidence obtained by the subcommittee's investigators showed agency leadership was made aware of problems at Atlanta as far back as 2014. Carvajal has been part a member of the agency's senior leadership since 2013.
Erika Ramirez, the Atlanta prison’s former chief psychologist, said she was transferred to a different federal prison out of retaliation after raising concerns about poor conditions and a rash of inmate suicides. Ramirez said she alerted the prison’s warden, other higher ups and the agency's headquarters, to no avail.
Ramirez said contraband issues were so prevalent that she confiscated a smuggled microwave from one inmate, only to find it in another prisoner’s cell just a few days later. She said she confirmed it was the same device when she saw the serial number, she said.
Ramirez said the mold-riddled prison had such shoddy infrastructure, elevators were constantly broken and the sewers would overflow into the recreation yard during rain storms, sometimes leaving a foot of human waste behind.
Terri Whitehead, a administrator who left the prison last year, testified there were so many rats in the food service area, employees would leave the prison’s doors to the outside wide open so stray cats could take care of them — an approach she said compromised the prison’s security.
Ossoff told the AP after the hearing that Carvajal’s testimony “lacked credibility at times” and that the director's claims that he wasn't aware of the issues at the Atlanta prison until about a year ago “strains credulity.”
In one of the hearing’s tensest moments, Ossoff pressed Carvajal on rampant sexual abuse at FCI Dublin, a federal women’s prison in California’s Bay Area known to staff and inmates as the “rape club." Among the Dublin employees charged so far, the prison’s former warden.
“Is the Bureau of Prisons able to keep female detainees safe from sexual abuse by staff?" Ossoff asked. "Yes or no?”
“Yes, we are,” Carvajal shot back. “In those cases when things happen, we hold people appropriately accountable.”
“You are the director at a time when one of your prisons is known to staff and inmates as a ’rape club,” Ossoff said, to silence and stares from Carvajal.
Pressed for an answer, Carvajal said the matter is under investigation.
Afterward, Ossoff took issue with Carvajal's claims that the Bureau of Prisons can keep female inmates — or any inmates — safe.
“It is demonstrably false that female detainees in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons are safe,” Ossoff told the AP. “It is demonstrably false. And it is demonstrably false that any inmates can rely upon the quality of care and medical care at multiple BOP facilities.”
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The sounds of one virtual care center transport you to the inside of a hospital room. However, health care professionals at HealthONE's new virtual care center are actually miles away, working from an office building.
Division director Melissa Skinner explains that it's a new, innovative concept where registered nurses are using technology to enhance care.
"We wanted to really look at how we've used technology and innovation in each of our hospitals and how can we centralize that," Skinner said. "I really hope to see that a nurse can go into a patient room, have support from multiple avenues from a virtual care standpoint, and they can be able to spend and do the best care that they can possibly do at the bedside and spend time with that patient, and we can handle all the other pieces that are all essential to the care of the patient but doesn't necessarily have to be that one person."
Virtual RNs provide 24/7 monitoring of hospital patients by webcam. They are watching vitals, doing paperwork, and even observing cardiac monitors. They can immediately notify an in-person staff member if care is needed.
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"We monitor our patients by camera for any kind of safety issue that might come up," Skinner said.
Centers like this allow for research and understanding that can't take place in the chaos of a hospital. Virtual RNs like Michael Hayden are experiencing that firsthand.
"I've learned a lot since I started this job. Things that I never had the time on the floor to dig into," Hayden said.
He spent nearly eight years as an ICU nurse, but burnout followed in the midst of the pandemic. He was considering leaving nursing entirely when he stumbled upon this opportunity to be a part of what they call the guardian system.
"What we do is take a deep dive into all the data. Our job is basically 100% data-driven. So we're looking at the charts and the trends of those labs and vitals, and we're looking at the orders from the physician and trying to see if there's something we're not doing that we need to be doing for this patient," Hayden said.
In the last year, they have responded to nearly 30,000 alerts. When they have intervened, less than 1% have gone to a higher level of care. Studies have found that hundreds more people die every year in hospitals where emergency rooms are crowded. These technological advancements can help prevent that from happening.
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"We have the luxury of really taking a step back and taking that deep dive that the nurse at the bedside just does not have the time to do," Hayden said.
Command centers like this improve the quality of care that's possible, but they also alleviate stress on hospital staff. Hayden says if this concept expands across the country, patients will be better taken care of, and understaffed hospitals may become less of an issue.
"People are living longer and longer with more significant issues, which has been a strain on the amount of people you need to take care of, so any technology you can leverage to sort of amplify your ability to touch patients and help is going to be hugely important," Hayden said.
Virtual care centers give us insight into what the future of health care can be when combined with advanced technology.
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CAZENOVIA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On Wednesday, December 7, Cazenovia College informed students, faculty and staff that the college would be closing permanently. Students are starting to plan for the future.
Anthony Staffieri is a Junior at Cazenovia College, and his girlfriend, Q Morales is a Freshman.
They met at the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester.
“I was washing dishes in my dorms kitchen, and he just came up and started talking to me,” said Morales. “I had never seen her before and it was like a hey a new face,” said Staffieri.
They thought their love story would continue at Cazenovia College.
Morales was shocked when she got the email that her college was closing.
“I didn’t expect this was going to happen, I just feel like that was just like my last resort expecting it was going to happen and also just like settling down,” Morales said.
After the news, both Morales and Staffieri started looking at their plans for the future.
“Our search has been looking for something quite similar to Caz, the reason why I wanted to come here is because it’s such a small school, it’s just like so close knit and everybody knows everybody, like the staff here is just amazing and honestly that’s like a big part of our search together,” Morales said.
One thing they know is they want to be together.
“Thankfully because of this, we’ve made as she said a lot more decisions as a couple and we’ve been able to grow more because of that,” said Staffieri. “I made a promise to her that we wouldn’t separate just because of the college.”
The college announced they will permanently close after the 2023 Spring Semester. | 2022-12-09T01:00:30+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/cazenovia-college-couple-say-theyre-making-plans-for-the-future-together/ |
HARRIMAN, Tenn. (WATE) – At the Tennessee Medieval Faire you will be transported back in time to the days of Arthurian legend. Witness jousting, combat chess, and enjoy over 50 authentic vendors this weekend before the faire closes for the year.
The Tennessee Medieval Faire has a bit of something for everyone from over 50 vendors, live jousting matches from horseback, and battle chess just to name a few of the many fun activities that can be found throughout the day.
This year’s faire is themed from Arthurian legends, a time when the Roman Empire had recently vacated Great Britain leaving behind much of their advanced technology which would usher in a gold age throughout the island. This gave rise to the time of Knights and Lords, Fairies and Queens. If you are interested in discussing the historical evolution of mankind from this time period, stop by Castle Garden Creations and ask for Karen Farris. Karen is a vendor that specializes in period pieces and is a wealth of knowledge on how you can trace the history of man by what people wore at any given time.
If fashion is not your flagon of ale, head over to the “Field of Honour” where you can watch live jousting tournaments throughout the day and of course, Battle Chess. Battle Chess pits the legendary Arthurian Knights against the local Celtic Tribes in a fight for glory and your applause. For more information or to pre-purchase tickets visit the Tennessee Medieval Faire website. | 2022-10-12T18:22:49+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/living-east-tennessee/hear-ye-hear-ye-tennessee-medieval-faire-conquers-harriman/ |
Half of the women in Canada's federal prisons are Indigenous By Emma Jacobs Published May 10, 2022 at 3:28 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:53 Indigenous women are incarcerated at disproportionate rates in Canada. There are new efforts to address the systematic causes. Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-05-10T22:06:48+00:00 | iowapublicradio.org | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2022-05-10/half-of-the-women-in-canadas-federal-prisons-are-indigenous |
(The Hill) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) confirmed on Thursday that the first bus of migrants has arrived in Colorado.
“Texas’ overwhelmed and overrun border communities should not have to shoulder the flood of illegal immigration due to President Biden’s reckless open border policies, like his mass catch and release without court dates or any way to track them,” Abbott said in a news release, noting that the migrants were dropped off near the Civic Center Park in Denver, Colo.
Abbott had recently bussed more migrants to Washington, D.C. on Sunday, with the group arriving at Vice President Harris’ residence.
“Until the President and his Administration step up and fulfill their constitutional duty to secure the border, the State of Texas will continue busing migrants to self-declared sanctuary cities like Denver to provide much-needed relief to our small border towns.”
The announcement comes as Abbott recently penned a letter to 49 other state governors on Tuesday, urging them to “band together” in opposition to the Biden Administration’s border management policies.
In his letter, Abbott, who called out President Biden for jeopardizing the nation’s security by ending Title 42, also called on other states to implement the Emergency Management Assistance Compact in an effort “to defend our national sovereignty and territorial integrity and send all available law enforcement personnel and resources to the Texas-Mexico border to serve alongside our thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers.”
Title 42, which ended last week, was a COVID-19 policy that allowed officials to quickly expel asylum seekers at the border.
Abbott, along with other Republican governors in southern states, has been busing migrants to northern, Democratic-led cities in recent months in protest of the end of Title 42.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D), whose city has seen an influx of migrants arriving in recent months, said earlier this week that city officials are considering housing some migrants in school gyms due to the struggle to accommodate them.
Adams also eased the city’s longtime guarantee to provide shelter to all residents, beginning to bus migrants to northern counties in northern New York. | 2023-05-19T12:52:51+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/abbott-confirms-first-bus-of-migrants-has-arrived-in-colorado/ |
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two people are dead after their SUV was struck by a high-speed commuter train in South Florida, authorities said.
The crash occurred Wednesday night in Delray Beach, south of West Palm Beach. Witnesses told police the vehicle was on the tracks when it was hit by the southbound Brightline train, officials said.
The National Transportation Safety Board announced that it was launching a team to conduct a safety investigation of the crash.
At least 80 deaths have now been connected to Brightline since it began operations in July 2017, running from West Palm Beach to Miami.
That’s one death for approximately every 32,000 miles (51,000 kilometers) its trains travel, the highest rate among the nation’s more than 800 railroads, according to an ongoing Associated Press analysis that began in 2019.
Among U.S. railroads that log at least 100,000 train-miles (160,000 train-kilometers) a year, the next-highest rate since 2017 belongs to central Florida’s SunRail commuter service, which has averaged one death for every 117,000 miles (188,000 kilometers).
None of the deaths involving Brightline have been found to be the railroad’s fault. Most have been suicides, pedestrians who tried to run across the tracks ahead of a train or drivers who maneuvered around crossing gates rather than wait.
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(KSNF/KODE) — An airline passenger found himself waiting in the wings, watching his wallet travel to nearly three dozen cities after he accidentally left it on the plane last month.
In a video posted on Twitter, John Lewis said he simply forgot his wallet on an American Airlines aircraft after landing in Fort Lauderdale. Lewis explained that he didn’t realize he had left his wallet behind until he went to try and rent a car.
“The crazy part is that I have called and contacted American Airlines and they say they can’t find my wallet,” he said in the video, posted on Jan. 28. “The crazier part is that I do have the Air Tag on my wallet, so I’m able to trace my wallet and it’s still on the plane.”
Lewis said he was able to watch the AirTag travel to 35 cities, presumably aboard the same plane.
With AirTag, users can see the location of their items through “Find My Network,” which uses the Apple devices connected around the accessory to share their location with the AirTag owner.
The small, round device can be very useful for traveling. Since their release in 2021, several stories have surfaced about how they’ve been used to track down lost luggage. In one instance, a woman was able to track her lost luggage to a random apartment complex in Washington, D.C. An airline employee in Florida was arrested and accused of stealing over $16,000 worth of luggage thanks to an AirTag.
AirTags have also, unfortunately, been used by some to allegedly stalk people.
In a Jan. 30 update posted to his Instagram, Lewis explained that American Airlines employees were able to find the AirTag, but not his wallet. Lewis said he was told the AirTag was “buried under the seat.”
“Now it’s time to cancel all my cards and get some new IDs,” he added.
Neither American Airlines nor Lewis responded to requests for comment from Nexstar’s KODE. | 2023-02-08T02:16:31+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/man-says-he-watched-airtag-travel-to-35-cities-after-airline-unable-to-find-lost-wallet/ |
Elderly man killed, 3 others injured in dog attack: 'Horrific scene'
Two dogs involved in a deadly attack on an elderly couple in a West San Antonio, Texas, residential neighborhood Friday afternoon and a third from the same property will be euthanized by Animal Care Services, officials said.
San Antonio Police Department said the incident left an 81-year-old man dead and three others injured, including a woman in critical condition at University Hospital. The owner of the dogs has also been arrested, San Antonio police said.
A press release from the San Antonio Animal Care Services and the police department said: "Animal Care Services has identified three owned dogs either directly involved in the attack or who were off property at the time. All three dogs are in SAACS custody and will be euthanized tonight."
The dogs were identified as American Staffordshire Terriers, according to Animal Care Services Director Shannon Sims.
HUNTER IN GEORGIA RECOVERING AFTER THREE DOGS ATTACKED HIM ‘IN A COMPLETE FRENZY’
"Witnesses indicate the dogs had broken through the front gate of their nearby home just before the incident," the press release read.
San Antonio Fire Captain Charles Hood said in a press conference Friday the couple was walking on a sidewalk around 2 p.m. in the 2800 block of Depla Street, on their way to visit a relative's home when they were attacked "as they stepped out of their vehicle."
The dogs were identified as American Staffordshire Terriers (Photo by: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
DOGS THAT FATALLY MAULED TENNESSEE TODDLERS, INJURED MOM WERE NEVER VIOLENT, FRIEND SAYS
Firefighters had to "fight off" at least two Staffordshire Terriers with pickaxes and pipe poles to get to the victims in what he called a "horrific scene."
Firefighters saw a "gentleman being dragged by a dog. They could see him completely bloodied before they got off of the truck," Hood said.
He said one firefighter was bitten on his leg but is expected to be OK. Another person reported being bitten on the hand.
"Nobody expects to go out and fight dogs in a situation like they did today," Hood added.
FACEBOOK COMMUNITY RUSHES TO AID GEORGIA BOY WHO WAS MAULED BY THREE PIT BULLS
Earlier Friday afternoon, Sims said the dogs had been impounded two years ago for a "mild bite," and neighbors have repeatedly complained about neglect on the owners’ part.
"Those bites were mild. So those animals finished their state-required quarantine, and the owner played paid reclaim fees, and by state law, we were required to return those animals," Sims said, SBG San Antonio reported.
Local councilwoman Teri Castillo expressed her condolences to the victim's family and thanked emergency responders for their bravery.
"With a heavy heart, I would like to express my deepest condolences to the family of the individual who tragically lost their life today. I wish the individual who is currently being treated at University Hospital and the firefighter who sustained an injury a speedy recovery," Castillo said, per SBG San Antonio. "And, to those who are now grieving over this tragic event, we are sending strength to the neighbors who may need emotional support after witnessing this horrific event."
She added: "I would like to thank the emergency responders who arrived at the scene as soon as they could."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the San Antonio fire and police departments.
Fox News' Brie Stimson contributed to this report. | 2023-02-25T16:36:19+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/san-antonio-dog-attack-elderly-man-killed-others-injured-owner-arrested |
Initiative cements the Asian fast-casual concept as first virtual restaurant to combine a web3 integrated loyalty program with traditional rewards program
CHICAGO, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wow Bao, the leading fast-casual Asian concept, will expand its web3 strategy with the minting of exclusive Digital CollectaBaos. The NFT-based collectibles will enhance its existing points-based Bao Bucks program and be accessible to all customers, regardless of their familiarity with cryptocurrencies.
Wow Bao commissioned NFT artist, MANOVERMARS, aka MoM, to create the edgy, one-of-a-kind digital imprints. MoM is a full-time freelance artist who has worked with web2 brands like Macy's, Visa, and Specialized, as well as web3 brands like 3Landers, Ben Mezrich, Froggy Friends, and many others.
"Wow Bao has always been a pioneer in enhancing the dining experience with technology, forging a path for today's innovations to become mainstream, " said Geoff Alexander, President & CEO of Wow Bao. "By creating a digital collectible club, Wow Bao is leveling up the everyday loyalty program, and welcoming all diners to the future."
In November, Wow Bao laid out its phased web3 strategy, beginning with the NFT-based collectibles, and the eventual launch of metaverse vending machines. Their entry into this technology is a clear demonstration of the real-world utility of digital collectibles.
Built on the Polygon network, this choice of blockchain offers exceptional reliability, minimal friction, and an eco-friendly approach. Wow Bao has gone the extra mile to ensure that even non-crypto-savvy customers can easily engage with this seamless web3 experience. Details of how to become an exclusive member can be found at the new Hot Buns Club landing page.
Wow Bao's entrance into the digital collectible space cements its commitment to continually exploring leading innovative technology and finding unique ways to reach new diners. By engaging customers in new ways, the company continues to drive engagement and loyalty. It follows its early use of self-ordering kiosks in 2010, a fully automated front-of-house animated cubby experience in 2017, and, since 2020, the unprecedented growth of over 700 locations through their virtual dark kitchen program.
Customers have an initial opportunity to purchase these lively digital CollectaBaos from a first course minting, gaining access to Wow Bao's cheeky yet chic Hot Buns Club. Club benefits include 10% off wowbao.com orders, 10% off Wow Bao merchandise, double Bao Bucks points, and chances to win additional CollectaBaos, free meals, and more. Additional courses, or mintings, of future CollectaBaos will offer more benefits and perks.
While Wow Bao has chosen Devour as its web3 ordering partner, Wow Bao is also partnering with Flaunt to both mint its Digital CollectaBaos and to integrate the program with its existing Bao Bucks Rewards program that is powered by Paytronix.
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BOGOTA, Colombia — As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to abortion, courts in many other parts of the world have been moving in the opposite direction.
That includes in a number of traditionally conservative societies — such as recently in Colombia, where the Constitutional Court in February legalized the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy, part of a broader trend seen in parts of heavily Catholic Latin America.
It's not yet clear what impact there will be outside the United States from the leaked draft opinion suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
But for women's activists who for years have led grinding campaigns demanding open access to abortion, often looking to the United States as a model, it's a discouraging sign and a reminder that hard-won gains can be impermanent.
"It is an awful precedent for the coming years for the region and the world," said Colombian Catalina Martínez Coral, Latin America and Caribbean director for the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, which was among the groups that litigated the abortion case in Colombia's high court.
The February ruling there established a broad right for women to have abortions within the 24-week period, whereas previously they could do so only in specific cases such as if a fetus presented malformations or a pregnancy resulted from rape. Abortion is still allowed after that period under those special circumstances.
The decision fell short of advocates' hopes for a complete decriminalization, but Martínez Coral said it still left Colombia with the "most progressive legal framework in Latin America."
Similarly, Mexico's Supreme Court held last year that it was unconstitutional to punish abortion. As the country's highest court, its ruling bars all jurisdictions from charging a woman with a crime for terminating a pregnancy.
Statutes outlawing abortion are still on the books in most of Mexico's 32 states, however, and nongovernmental organizations that have long pushed for decriminalization are pressing state legislatures to reform them. Abortion was already readily available in Mexico City and some states.
To the south in Argentina, lawmakers in late 2020 passed a bill legalizing abortion until the 14th week and after that for circumstances similar to those described in the Colombia ruling.
It's also widely available in Cuba and Uruguay.
But expansion of abortion access has not extended to all of Latin America, with many countries restricting it to certain circumstances — such as Brazil, the region's most populous nation, where it's permissible only in cases of rape, risk to the woman's life and certified cases of the birth defect anencephaly. Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking a new term in October, recently said he sees legalizing abortion as a public health issue, eliciting criticism in a country where few approve of the procedure.
Other places have total bans with no exceptions, such as Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Courts in the latter have given women long prison sentences for aggravated homicide even in cases where prosecutors suspect a miscarriage was actually an abortion.
Many African nations also maintain complete bans, but in October 2021, Benin legalized abortion in most circumstances up to 12 weeks. Previously it was permitted in cases of rape or incest; risk to the woman's life; or severe fetal malformation.
Most European countries have legalized abortion, including predominantly Catholic ones. Ireland did so in 2018, followed by tiny San Marino in a voter referendum last fall. It remains illegal in Andorra, Malta and Vatican City, while Poland last year tightened its abortion laws.
It's also been widely available in Israel since 1978 and relatively uncontroversial, allowed by law before the 24th week with the approval of hospital "termination committees" that consist of medical professionals including at least one woman.
Laws and interpretations vary across the Muslim world.
Abortion has been legal up to 12 weeks in Tunisia for decades, but in Iran it's been forbidden since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Last year the leader of Cairo's top institution of Islamic clerics, Al-Azhar, said abortion is not the solution even in cases where a child is likely to be seriously ill or disabled.
When the U.S. Supreme Court's final decision is handed down, expected in late June or early July, the world will be watching.
"While moves to decriminalize and legalize abortion in places like Argentina, Ireland, Mexico and Colombia in the last few years have been a huge win for the global community," Agnes Callamard, secretary-general of the human rights group Amnesty International, said in a statement, "there are grim signs that the United States is out of step with the progress that the rest of the world is making in protecting sexual and reproductive rights."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-06-01T05:33:04+00:00 | mtpr.org | https://www.mtpr.org/2022-05-04/as-u-s-may-restrict-abortion-other-nations-are-easing-access |
WEST CARROLLTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The City of West Carrollton will host its 14th annual Doggie Dive event next month.
The event is set to be held Monday, September 5 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Wilson Pool located at 1226 S. Elm Street.
The event gives dogs and their owners a chance to swim and play in Wilson Pool before it’s closed and drained for the season.
Admission to the event is $5 per pet family, and all proceeds will benefit local pet rescue organizations. The city has donated more than $18,000 from the event to local groups since its inception in 2008, according to a release.
“This is one of our favorite events of the year because we not only give dog families the opportunity to swim together, but most importantly all proceeds go to help pets in need. We received great feedback on the new time and date last year, so we are continuing that tradition for 2022,” Parks and Recreation Director Christian Mattingly said.
“We also welcome additional donations if you’re not able to attend and still want to support local pet rescue organizations. Sponsorships are also still available.”
Contact the parks and recreation department for information about sponsorship or making a donation at 937-859-5182.
Dog owners should bring their well-behaved, vaccinated dogs on non-retractable leashes. No dogs in heat should attend the event for the safety of pets and people.
The concession stand will be open and for the first time, Doggie Dive will have the Show Dogs Hot Dogs food truck at the event. | 2022-08-19T20:52:31+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/west-carrollton-to-hold-annual-doggie-dive-event/ |
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) will be presenting virtually on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at the 15th Annual Cowen Global Transportation & Sustainable Mobility Conference.
The presentation will be webcast live, beginning at 4:20 pm ET, on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Listeners can access the webcast directly at https://wsw.com/webcast/cowen123/gbx/1841490. To register for or listen to the webcast, follow the link and enter your name, company and email address.
Greenbrier, headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading international supplier of equipment and services to global freight transportation markets. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures, Greenbrier designs, builds and markets freight railcars and marine barges in North America, Europe and Brazil. We are a leading provider of freight railcar wheel services, parts, maintenance and retrofitting services in North America through our rail services business unit. Greenbrier manages 421,000 railcars and offers railcar management, regulatory compliance services and leasing services to railroads and other railcars owners in North America. GBX Leasing (GBXL) is a special purpose subsidiary that owns and manages a portfolio of leased railcars that originate primarily from Greenbrier's manufacturing operations. GBXL and Greenbrier own a lease fleet of 11,800 railcars. Learn more about Greenbrier at www.gbrx.com.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
344 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...A gusty line of showers will impact portions of southeastern
Kenedy, southern Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy Counties through 515
AM CDT...
At 343 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong cold front along
a line extending from 27 miles east of Kenedy County Wind Farms to
11 miles northwest of Port Mansfield Airport to near Reber Memorial
Library to Monte Cristo Elementary School to Garcia Middle School to
6 miles southwest of Los Ebanos. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Harlingen, Weslaco, San Juan, San Benito,
Alamo, Donna and Mercedes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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TORONTO, ON — Canada will likely drop the vaccine requirement for people who enter Canada by the end of September, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Canada, like the United States, requires foreign nationals to be vaccinated when entering the country. It is not immediately known whether the U.S. will make a similar move by Sept. 30.
Unvaccinated travelers who are allowed to enter Canada are currently subject to mandatory arrival tests and a 14-day quarantine.
The official said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to give final sign off on it but that the government will likely be dropping the requirement as well as ending random COVID-19 testing at airports. Filling out information in the unpopular ArriveCan app will also no longer be required.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Unvaccinated professional athletes like major league baseball players would be allowed to play in Toronto in the playoffs should the Blue Jays make the postseason. They currently are not allowed to cross the border into Canada.
When new populist Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was announced as the party's leader in Ottawa this month the loudest cheer he got from supporters was when he said he would get rid of the ArriveCan app.
Dr. Andrew Morris, an infectious disease specialist at the University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, as well as a professor in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine, said removing the vaccine requirement should have been done a long time ago.
“Zero benefit to ensure people vaccinated. It doesn't keep cases nor variants out,” he said. | 2022-09-21T12:34:43+00:00 | wfmynews2.com | https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/nation-world/canada-likely-to-drop-vaccine-requirement-to-enter/507-4a2e1796-1fab-4528-bb05-18422bfe1168 |
BANGKOK (AP) — Delegates from the United States and four other nations staged a walkout Saturday when a representative from Russia began his opening remarks at a meeting of trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group in the Thai capital, officials said.
A Japanese official said Japan’s Trade Minister Koichi Hagiuda and his counterparts from the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Canada walked out of the meeting in Bangkok to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
A statement from the office of New Zealand Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor said he walked out “in protest at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has slowed the region’s economic recovery from COVID and made it harder for people in the region to get food on their tables. He walked out in good company.”
A U.S. official in Bangkok confirmed the walkout but did not provide further details. He asked not to be identified. There is diplomatic sensitivity over speaking about the incident because the proceedings were held in closed session. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is representing Washington at the meeting.
Thailand is this year’s host nation for meetings of APEC, which comprises 21 economies. The two-day trade ministers meeting ends Sunday.
The walkout occurred just as Maxim Reshetnikov, Russia’s minister for economic development, was set to deliver his opening remarks, said a Southeast Asian diplomat, also speaking on condition of anonymity.
He said the delegates of the five protesting nations and their staff walked out together in what appeared to clearly be a planned action, and returned after Reshetnikov completed his remarks.
Western nations have imposed tough diplomatic and economic sanctions on Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine, but many of APEC member nations, especially in Southeast Asia and Latin America, have distanced themselves from such moves. The war in Ukraine has raised major trade issues because it has disrupted supply chains, especially in the food sector.
APEC was launched in 1989 to boost growth by promoting economic integration and trade among its members.
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Associated Press writers Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo, Nick Perry in Wellington, New Zealand and David Rising in Bangkok contributed to this report. | 2022-05-21T13:41:32+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/u-s-other-apec-delegates-walk-out-on-russian-speaker/ |
ROME (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said he believes he will overcome the lung infection caused by a chronic leukemia that has hospitalized him in intensive care, Italian daily Il Giornale reported on Friday.
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“It’s hard, but I’ll make it once again,” the 86-year-old media mogul said in a phone call with Il Giornale’s editor in chief, Augusto Minzolini.
“I managed, also in delicate and difficult situations, to pull myself up,” Berlusconi added, according to the report.
The media tycoon and three-time premier spent a second consecutive night in intensive care at Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital, where his doctors on Thursday signed off on a medical bulletin saying that he has had leukemia “for some time,” but that the cancer of the blood cells is in a “persistent chronic phase.”
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The statement was the first official word from doctors since Berlusconi was admitted to San Raffaele on Wednesday.
“The current treatment strategy envisions treatment of the pulmonary infection” as well as specialized treatment “aimed at limiting the negative effects” of the chronic leukemia, the bulletin stated.
On Friday morning, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, quoting Berlusconi’s personal doctor Alberto Zangrillo, reported that Berlusconi was alert and was responding to the treatments. Tajani is the coordinator of Forza Italia, the political party that Berlusconi created some 30 years ago.
Berlusconi was admitted to an intensive care unit at San Raffaele Hospital on Wednesday for treatment of what aides indicated was a respiratory problem stemming from a previous infection.
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The former premier and now senator had left the same hospital a week earlier after several days of tests.
Doctors said the kind of leukemia afflicting Berlusconi usually appears in people of advanced age and is characterized by an increase in white blood cells known as monocytes.
Treatment for older patients can involve a stem cell transplant. But that could be difficult, according to an Italian nonprofit association dedicated to combating leukemia. Another treatment would involve controlling the white blood cell count.
The last years have seen Berlusconi suffer numerous health problems, including heart ailments and COVID-19 in 2020, which saw him hospitalized then in critical condition with pneumonia.
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He has had a pacemaker for years, underwent heart surgery to replace an aortic valve in 2016 and overcame prostate cancer decades ago. | 2023-04-07T10:39:18+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/article/berlusconi-says-he-believes-he-ll-recover-once-17884022.php |
Netflix delayed the live reunion for season four of its hit reality show Love is Blind on Sunday, though it is unclear what caused the lag.
The company had been promoting the show heavily for several days, and even changed its Twitter bio to "TIFFANY + BRETT FOREVER," referencing two of the show's cast members.
The live show was scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, but it never came.
It wasn't until 9:29 p.m. ET that Netflix tweeted, "To everyone who stayed up late, woke up early, gave up their Sunday afternoon... we are incredibly sorry that the Love is Blind Live Reunion did not turn out as we had planned. We're filming it now and we'll have it on Netflix as soon as humanly possible. Again, thank you and sorry."
To everyone who stayed up late, woke up early, gave up their Sunday afternoon… we are incredibly sorry that the Love is Blind Live Reunion did not turn out as we had planned. We're filming it now and we'll have it on Netflix as soon as humanly possible. Again, thank you and…
— Netflix (@netflix) April 17, 2023
It will now premiere at 3 p.m. Eastern on Monday.
"Promise," Netflix said.
Frustrated fans suggested Netflix lower its prices, let people continue to share passwords or even go back to selling DVDs for their troubles.
"This can't be the same Netflix that keeps raising prices and trying to hold our personal passwords hostage while offering consistently less in quality and quantity, could it??" one user said.
This can’t be the same Netflix that keeps raising prices and trying to hold our personal passwords hostage while offering consistently less in quality and quantity, could it??
— ashley yates (@brownblaze) April 17, 2023
It CAN’T BE. pic.twitter.com/4n0Turcrx3
"Y'all better go back to shipping out DVDs that was more your speed," another person said.
y’all better go back to shipping out DVDs that was more your speed
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) April 17, 2023
When the reunion does premiere, it will be Netflix's first live program. The first was Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, his most recent stand-up special, which premiered last month.
Netflix has undergone a series of changes since last year. In April, the company announced it lost subscribers for the first time in a decade. Then, in October, it said it gained about 2.4 million subscribers in the third quarter of 2022, and announced it would roll out a $6.99 plan with ads and crack down on password sharing. It also laid off 450 people across two rounds of layoffs.
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A massive coast-to-coast heat dome is sprawled over the western and southern United States and is forecast to strengthen into the weekend. It’s generating soaring temperatures that are poised to approach all-time records in Phoenix, Las Vegas and California’s Central Valley and surpass 130 degrees in Death Valley, Calif., the heat capital of the world.
In many areas, the longevity of this ongoing heat wave is more remarkable than its intensity. Some locales have seen no relief from dangerous temperatures for over a month, and this heat wave shows no signs of relenting soon.
Excessive heat watches and warnings or heat advisories affect over 100 million people and cover 15 states from Washington state to New Mexico, including Arizona and California, and from Texas to Florida.
In the West, it’s a blistering, dry heat that presents a growing risk for dehydration.
“Dangerous heat will result in a major to extreme risk for heat-related illnesses for much of the population, especially those who are heat sensitive and those without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration,” wrote the National Weather Service in Hanford, Calif. Excessive heat warnings are in effect for much of California’s highly-populous Central Valley, where highs could reach 117 degrees.
Death Valley could challenge the highest temperature ever reliably measured on the planet. The heat-prone site may make it above 130 degree over the weekend, surpassing the record mark previously set at that same location in July 2021 and August 2020. Nighttime low temperatures in Death Valley are forecast to exceed 100 degrees.
Across the southern Plains, Deep South and Southeast, tropical moisture will overlap with hot weather to make heat exhaustion and heat stroke a dangerous threat. Heat indexes could climb into the 110 to 120 degree range. Marathon Key, Fla. just netted its hottest five-day period on record, with an average afternoon high of 97.2 degrees. Wednesday featured a heat index of 118 degrees. Unprecedented water temperatures between 94 and 98 degrees are also threatening sensitive corals and marine life.
The heat is not confined to the Lower 48 states. Southern Europe is also in the early stages of a dangerous heat wave. Excessively high temperatures are forecast from Portugal and Spain through southern Italy and as far east as Romania and Bulgaria on Thursday and Friday.
In Sicily and Sardinia, temperatures could approach 118 degrees (48 Celsius), challenging the highest levels ever observed in Europe, according to the European Space Agency. The heat will expand into central Europe, including Germany and Poland, over the weekend and may linger over southern Europe for much of next week.
A punishing dry heat in the Southwest U.S.
It’s not just Death Valley facing all-time records. Sunday is expected to bring a high of 117 degrees to Las Vegas, which would tie the city’s hottest temperature ever recorded. There’s a chance that Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday could also tie a record-long streak (4 days in 2005) of afternoon highs at or above 115 degrees.
In California’s Central Valley, highs will peak between 12 and 15 degrees above average both days this weekend, generally between 108 and 113 degrees. Sunday’s highs have the greatest propensity to shatter records far and wide. A few record warm overnight lows are also anticipated as temperatures fail to fall below 75 degrees in spots.
Interior Southern California will also swelter. “A dangerous, prolonged heat wave is in store for inland areas through at least early next week, with the hottest days Sat[urday] through Mon[day],” tweeted the Weather Service forecast office in San Diego.
Phoenix, meanwhile, arguably the most heat-prone city in America, established a record warm nighttime low of 94 degrees Wednesday and is poised to set numerous additional records.
Phoenix has already logged 13 days straight with highs at or above 110 degrees and is closing on the record of 18 days which should be surpassed early next week. Every day in the seven-day forecast for Phoenix calls for highs of 112 or greater.
By multiple metrics — including record-warm nights (already three in a row of 90 degrees or hotter) — this is already the city’s worst heat wave on record and the hottest days are still to come. On Saturday, Phoenix may hit 118 degrees, with an outside chance of 120.
Over the next week, the Weather Service is forecasting an average temperature (of high and low temperatures) of 104.6 degrees in Phoenix, which would crush the city’s previous warmest week on record, which had an average temperature of 102.9 degrees.
It’s worth noting that dry heat is dangerous because, in a dry atmosphere, moisture immediately evaporates off a person’s skin. That means they may not notice they’re sweating and becoming hydrated until it’s too late. Air masses like these seek to quickly desiccate everything around.
Hot and steamy in the central states and Southeast
For Texas, the southern Plains, the Mid-South, Gulf Coast and Florida, intense heat is combining with tropical moisture to bring hazardous heat indexes. Away from the immediate coastline, most of Texas will see air temperatures in the 100 to 105 degree range Thursday, with lower to mid 90s elsewhere across Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. The temperatures alone probably won’t break many records.
But extreme humidity, with dew points in the 70s, will spread over most of the region. That means that every cubic meter of air will be holding roughly half a shot glass’s worth of moisture. The atmosphere, which will be closer to saturation, won’t be able to evaporate sweat off a person’s skin and allow evaporative cooling to regulate body temperature. As a result, heat stress will grow, and heat indexes of 105 to 112 degrees will be widespread. A few locations will feel like 115 degrees or worse.
In Florida, a main culprit has been the ongoing historic marine heat wave. A number of spots off the southwest Florida coastline are seeing water temperatures of 95 degrees or greater. That’s adding exceptional amounts of moisture into the air.
I think we may have a new winner. Garfield Bight in very shallow water in Everglades Nat'l Park, SW corner of Miami-Dade county just hit 98.1F for two hours straight. Head scratching hot water over South Florida! Shallow water heats fast but this is a whole new level. pic.twitter.com/DFZHlfmu4b
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) July 13, 2023
Miami had a heat index of 110 degrees on Monday and 108 on Tuesday. They’re at 32 days in a row with a heat index over 100 degrees, and a record 11 consecutive days with a heat index topping 105. Only meager improvement is likely in the days ahead as afternoon thunderstorms return to the forecast.
What’s causing the heat?
Triggering the heat is a sprawling ridge of high pressure, which acts as a force field to deter any storms and deflect the jet stream to the north. That’s allowing sinking air to heat up and dry out, with readings spiking 5 to 15 degrees above average. On Thursday, that heat dome reached from offshore of the Baja Peninsula and Southern California in the eastern North Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico.
By the middle of next week, however, it’s slated to intensify and consolidate, all while shifting toward New Mexico and Texas. It will anchor itself over the southern Plains and Rockies, spreading its sphere of influence across most of the Western, South Central and Southeastern U.S. Sunshine will pour down unimpeded, baking the ground even more.
Jason Samenow contributed to this report. | 2023-07-13T15:34:59+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/13/heatwave-california-arizona-florida-texas-records/ |
The White House this week unveiled $42 billion in broadband internet funding from the infrastructure act. It's a rare example of mostly conservative rural leaders embracing big government spending.
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The White House this week unveiled $42 billion in broadband internet funding from the infrastructure act. It's a rare example of mostly conservative rural leaders embracing big government spending.
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DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge ordered both Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk to turn over more information to opposing lawyers in their tussle over Musk’s agreed-to-then-abandoned $44 billion deal to acquire the social platform.
Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick on Thursday ordered Twitter to provide Musk’s attorneys more data regarding the company’s estimates that less than 5% of the accounts on its platform are fake. The judge also rejected Musk’s attempts to shield details about analyses he used in his attempt to terminate the deal.
That work was done by data scientists who examined live-feed information from Twitter about public user accounts to test the company’s daily-user counts.
Musk claims that Twitter has failed to provide enough detail about the number of fake accounts on its platform, and argues that up to 30% of Twitter’s “monetizable daily active users,” or mDAU, could be spam or bot accounts. Twitter says the mDAU metric helps it measure the number of accounts on its platform that advertisers can target, thus making them “monetizable.”
Musk, the world’s richest man, agreed in April to buy Twitter and take it private, offering $54.20 a share and vowing to loosen the company’s policing of content and to root out fake accounts. Twitter shares closed Thursday at $41.05.
Musk indicated in July that he wanted to back away from the deal, prompting Twitter to file a lawsuit to force him to carry through with the acquisition.
The judge rejected more comprehensive data requests from Musk’s attorneys as “absurdly broad,” noting that a literal reading of the request would require Twitter to produce “trillions upon trillions of data points” reflecting all data collected on roughly 200 million accounts over three years.
But McCormick did order Twitter to produce information on 9,000 accounts that were reviewed in connection with company’s fourth-quarter audit, a data subset that has been described as a “historical snapshot.”
McCormick also ordered Twitter to turn over documents regarding other metrics, regardless of whether they expressly address mDAU. Musk’s attorneys have suggested that a comparison of Twitter’s mDAU with other metrics, such as “User Active Minutes,” could support their theory that the company has fraudulently misled investors and securities regulators about the scope of activity on its platform. | 2022-08-26T06:57:04+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-judge-orders-more-document-production-in-musk-twitter-suit/ |
Finastra is awarded the top designation for its leading ability to help financial institutions modernize their payment infrastructure
LONDON, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Finastra today announced that Finastra Global PAYplus has been named best-in-class status in Aite-Novarica Group's Matrix Evaluation of Payment Hub Vendors. The report compares leading payment vendors' offerings and strategies, recognizing specific vendors for their strengths in critical areas to help financial institutions select new technology partners.
Erika Baumann, Director, Commercial Banking and Payments Practice at Aite-Novarica said, "Selecting a technology partner or partners to assist on a payments modernization journey is an important decision for FIs. Understanding the vendor options in the market is a key step in this process. Finastra has a strong global presence and reputation in the payments landscape, with modern technology that clients receive well. As such, and based on our in-depth evaluation across numerous factors, we've recognized Finastra Global PAYplus as a best-in-class solution available in the market."
Global PAYplus offers a broad suite of payments services, spanning high-value payments, mass payments, and real-time payments in a single solution. Based on a modern API and microservice-enabled platform with an ISO 20022 native data model, it can be easily, quickly, and predictably integrated with a financial institution's existing technology infrastructure, enabling financial institutions to consolidate silos of legacy payment applications into a single platform that can be deployed globally yet controlled locally. This reduces risk, simplifies administration, and decreases overall operating costs.
Barry Rodrigues, EVP of Finastra's Payments Business Unit, said, "On behalf of the entire payments team at Finastra, it's an honor and a privilege for our global payments solution to be recognized as a best-in-class payment hub by Aite-Novarica Group. Our teams work each and every day to ensure financial institutions across the world have the tools they need to deliver innovative payment solutions to their customers, and we're grateful that so many have shared their positive experiences for this ranking. As the industry continues to embrace open banking and explore the wider opportunities of open finance, we look forward to introducing Global PAYplus to new banks as they continue their innovation journeys."
The Aite Matrix, a proprietary Aite-Novarica Group vendor assessment framework, evaluates the overall competitive position of each vendor, focusing on vendor stability, client strength, product features, and client services. Finastra was awarded the best-in-class designation due to its footprint, servicing, time in the market, and positive feedback and ratings from extensive client references.
About Finastra
Finastra is a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, and launched the leading open platform for innovation, FusionFabric.cloud, in 2017. It serves institutions of all sizes, providing award-winning solutions and services across Lending, Payments, Treasury & Capital Markets and Universal Banking (Retail, Digital and Commercial Banking) for banks to support direct banking relationships and grow through indirect channels, such as embedded finance and Banking as a Service. Its pioneering approach and commitment to open finance and collaboration is why it is trusted by ~8,600 institutions, including 90 of the world's top 100 banks. For more information, visit finastra.com.
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By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of hours of surveillance footage from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are being made available to Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson. It’s a stunning level of access granted by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and it’s raising new questions about the Republican leader’s commitment to transparency, oversight and safety at the Capitol. A hard-right political commentator, Carlson says his team is spending the week at the Capitol pouring through the video and preparing to reveal their findings. | 2023-02-22T14:29:26+00:00 | kurv.com | https://www.kurv.com/mccarthy-gives-carlson-access-to-1-6-footage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mccarthy-gives-carlson-access-to-1-6-footage |
NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Certified Origins, a European-based company specializing in fresh and authentic extra virgin olive oil, has recently signed a partnership with Loop. As part of the Loop platform, the first refillable Italian Bellucci Extra Virgin Olive Oil line will soon be available in multiple top USA store chains, pioneering this project.
Loop is a global reuse platform enabled by a multi-stakeholder coalition of manufacturers, retailers, and consumers that aims to Eliminate the Idea of Waste®. Loop partners with brands and retailers to shift from a disposable to durable supply chain which enables consumers to responsibly shop for a wide variety of commonly used products.
"Loop's goal is to make as many world-class products as possible available to as many consumers as possible," says Tom Szaky, Founder and CEO of TerraCycle and Loop. "Bellucci Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a tried-and-true consumer favorite that we will be able to offer in durable, reusable containers, with the convenience of shopping at their local market."
Certified Origins has a strong culture and history of prioritizing sustainability and traceability, with other initiatives implemented across their various global facilities including zero-waste policies and solar panels for renewable energy. They use recycled raw materials and continuously invest in research and alternative packaging solutions.
"Our extreme attention to the quality and traceability of our products, distinguishes us as a leader in the Extra Virgin Olive Oil sector." Adds Nacho Nuez, Managing Director of Certified Origins U.S. operations. "Every bottle of EVOO we deliver is traceable from plant to bottle thanks to a combination of technology, with a BlockChain platform built by Oracle and third-party certifications like the ISO2205 by Bureau Veritas."
Certified Origins mission is to contribute to people's enjoyment and health through good food: the kind made by using wholesome, sustainable, and genuine ingredients. To do so, the company carefully selects unique producers and cooperates with them to promote their gastronomic excellencies worldwide.
CONTACT: info@certifiedorigins.com
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Which skateboard rack is best?
If you skateboard regularly and maybe even own multiple skateboards, it’s time to consider buying a skateboard rack. Not only do racks give you somewhere to store boards neatly so that you aren’t tripping over them in the hallway, but they can also protect skateboards from potential damage.
The right rack for you will depend on various elements, such as how many boards you have and whether you want a wall-mounted or freestanding version. The Pro Board Racks The Boardroom Skateboard Floor Display Rack is a top choice for skaters who have several boards to store.
What to know before you buy a skateboard rack
Wall-mounted vs. freestanding
There are two main types of skateboards available: wall-mounted and freestanding. Each has its benefits and drawbacks to mull over before choosing which type to buy.
- Wall-mounted: Wall-mounted racks screw into the wall, freeing up floor space, making them a great choice for small homes. However, this can be a problem if you live in a rental or don’t want to put holes in the wall. You can also choose what height to mount these racks at, which is ideal if you want your boards to double as art.
- Freestanding: These racks stand on the floor independently, so there’s no need to make holes in your walls. They’re easy to set up and come in a range of sizes, from those that hold single boards to versions with capacities of eight or more. The downside is that they take up floor space.
Skateboard capacity
Consider the rack’s capacity and how many skateboards you need to store. Some versions hold a single board, while others can hold eight or nine. While you don’t want to buy a rack with a capacity significantly larger than your current needs, you may want room for your board collection to grow.
Display
Some racks are purely functional, while others are designed for displaying your collection. If part of the reason you want a board rack is to show off your gnarly deck graphics, choose carefully. Those tailored for display are angled so you can easily see the graphics on the deck when you put your board in the rack. Versions that store boards completely flat don’t show off the artwork and, therefore, aren’t a good choice for displaying.
What to look for in a quality skateboard rack
Materials
Most racks are made from either wood, metal or plastic. All of these are durable choices, so the material doesn’t significantly affect how the rack functions. However, solid wood racks are arguably the most stylish choice, making them great for display.
Ease of assembly
Although some racks come ready to use with no assembly required, many need assembling. None should be extremely challenging to put together, but some are easier than others. There are even some options that slot together, so no tools are required.
Mounting hardware
If you buy a wall-mounted rack, it should include all the mounting hardware you need. However, don’t forget you’ll need a power drill to mount the rack.
Tool storage
You’ll find some racks with a built-in area to hold skate tools, spare bearings and other small skate essentials.
How much you can expect to spend on a skateboard rack
Basic wall-mounted or freestanding racks start at around $15-$30. These are usually made from plastic or metal. The highest-quality wooden versions can cost as much as $100-$200.
Skateboard rack FAQ
Should I store my board inside or outside?
A. You should always store your skateboard inside. Boards that get wet can become waterlogged and lose their pop. Decks may even warp and delaminate if they get soaked. Not to mention that bearings rust and lose their lubrication, slowing down the spin of your wheels.
Are skateboard racks worth it?
A. Since you need to keep your skateboard indoors to maintain its condition, many people find using a skateboard rack worthwhile. While they are no less essential, it looks much nicer to keep your board in a rack rather than just lying around on the floor. What’s more, it keeps your place tidier, and having your skateboards displayed on a rack can act as an interesting decorative feature.
What’s the best skateboard rack to buy?
Top skateboard rack
Pro Board Racks The Boardroom Skateboard Floor Display Rack
What you need to know: Made in Colorado from solid wood, this is a durable and stylish rack for people with multiple boards to store or display.
What you’ll love: It fits up to six boards, with the ability to hold standard skateboards or longboards. It’s extremely easy to assemble with parts that slot together, so no tools are required.
What you should consider: It’s on the pricey side and is too large for buyers with just one or two boards.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top skateboard rack for the money
StoreYourBoard Skateboard Rack
What you need to know: This wall-mounted rack holds up to three boards, with options for skateboards or longboards.
What you’ll love: It’s made from durable ABS plastic and crafted in Virginia. It can fit other sporting gear such as scooters and hockey sticks. There’s also room to hang a helmet without reducing the board capacity.
What you should consider: It must be screwed into the wall, so it’s not ideal for people who live in rentals.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Parking Block Skateboard Storage
What you need to know: Perfect for people with just one board to store, this simple freestanding rack holds a single skateboard.
What you’ll love: This rack holds standard skateboards either horizontally or vertically and longboards and penny boards horizontally. It takes up little room and has a small storage area for skate tools.
What you should consider: It only holds one board, so it’s not the best solution for skaters with multiple boards.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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BAODING, China, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 26, GWM showed up with its six brands at the Chengdu Motor Show 2022, becoming one of the most popular brands.
GWM displayed various eye-catching new energy models to all media outlets and visitors in several exhibition halls. During the show, a variety of hybrid electric vehicles have been brought by HAVAL, TANK and WEY, helping strengthen the hybrid product matrix of GWM.
The other two pure electric brands which are ORA and SAR also won massive attention and became the spotlight with their innovative interactive forms and differentiated styles.
"As a pioneer in driving conventional car companies' transformation toward electrification and intelligentization, GWM has been insisting on speeding up the implementation of the new energy strategy," commented NetEase, China's leading news media.
HAVAL is positioned as a "New Energy SUV Expert", and all its models displayed in Hall 1 are new energy vehicles, such as H6-HEV, H6-PHEV and H-DOG. Specifically, the new electric hybrid SUV HAVAL H-DOG made its global debut, adopting 1.5T+DHT-PHEV Powertrain, with a total torque of 530N•m and total power of 240kW. It propels users to broaden life boundaries with a cozier driving space.
Now, HAVAL has already marched toward the new energy field, and several hybrid SUVs of the brand can cater to diverse user demands for green travel in the global market.
TANK also exhibited two new energy models at the booth in Hall 8, namely TANK300 HEV and TANK500 PHEV. These two models can integrate reliable and stable off-road capability with powerful new energy power, allowing customers to get an off-road experience while enjoying the green and convenient travel at the same time.
Then, WEY brought about Coffee 01, Latte DHT-PHEV (for the Chinese market) and other high-end intelligent new energy models at the show, thus leading to the new trend of intelligent driving. Particularly, Coffee 01, the first model for WEY's entry into Europe, has drawn the attention of industry professionals and local users as soon as it was unveiled in the European market.
Currently, in the field of new energy, GWM has established a development strategy that focuses on multiple technology routes, such as hybrid electric and pure electric, to accelerate the layout in the new energy field.
In terms of R&D, the company has scaled up investment and said that by 2025, GWM will invest a total of CNY 100 billion for new energy and intelligence-based technologies to create a greener, smarter and safer products for users.
At the 2025 Strategy Global Launch Conference, the company announced that GWM's new energy vehicles will account for 80% by 2025.
Mu Feng, President of GWM, said at the HAVAL brand new energy strategy conference, "GWM's new energy strategy is in full swing."
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BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand sentenced a 27-year-old political activist to 28 years in prison on Thursday for posting messages on Facebook that it said defamed the country’s monarchy, while two young women charged with the same offense continued a hunger strike after being hospitalized.
The court in the northern province of Chiang Rai found that Mongkhon Thirakot violated the lese majeste law in 14 of 27 posts for which he was arrested last August. The law covers the current king, his queen and heirs, and any regent.
The lese majeste law carries a prison term of three to 15 years per incident for insulting the monarchy, but critics say it is often wielded as a tool to quash political dissent. Student-led pro-democracy protests beginning in 2020 openly criticized the monarchy, previously a taboo subject, leading to vigorous prosecutions under the law, which had previously been relatively rarely employed.
Since November 2020, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, a legal aid organization, at least 228 people, including 18 minors, have been charged with violating the law, even as the protest movement withered due to arrests and the difficulties of conducting protests during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Chiang Rai court found that 13 messages posted by Mongkhon, an online clothing merchant, did not violate the law because they related to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the father of current King Maha Vajiralongkorn, or did not mention a specific royal figure. Mongkhon was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison for each of the other 14 posts. The 42-year total prison term was reduced by one third, to 28 years, because of Mongkhon’s cooperation with the court.
Mongkhon was granted release on bail while his case in on appeal, under the conditions that he does not engage in acts that damage the monarchy or leave the country.
Prosecutions under the lese majeste law have recently drawn increased public attention because of a prison hunger strike by two female activists charged with the offense.
The two, Tantawan “Tawan” Tuatulanon and Orawan “Bam” Phupong, had been free on bail but announced earlier this month that they were revoking their own release to return to prison in solidarity with others held pending trial on the same charge. They issued demands including reform of the justice system, the release of political prisoners and the restoration of civil liberties by abolishing legislation such as the lese majeste law.
After three days back in prison, they began a hunger strike in which they are not consuming either food or liquids, a life-threatening tactic. On Tuesday they were transferred from the prison hospital to a state hospital with better facilities.
As their strike continued, supporters staged small protests.
The opposition Move Forward Party, which has been offering support, has proposed amending the lese majeste law, but no action has been taken in Parliament.
The proposal would reduce the punishment for defaming the king to a maximum of one year in prison and a fine of up to 300,000 baht ($9,160), while an offense against the queen, the king’s heirs or the regent would be subject to a maximum six-month prison term and a fine of up to 200,000 baht ($6,100).
“The entire Thai justice system has a problem and so does the enforcement of the lese majeste law, which is also used as a political tool. Thailand has to solve this and make its distorted justice system better,” said Pita Limjaroenrat, the party’s leader. | 2023-01-26T16:00:11+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/thai-activist-sentenced-to-28-years-for-online-17743588.php |
Police: Alleged ‘panty pirate’ in custody after victimizing 3 young women
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KPRC) – An alleged “panty pirate” is in custody after police said he allegedly snatched underwear from three women in Texas over the last five months.
Officials said all three of the victims are women in their early 20s.
When police began asking questions, they said they were led to 30-year-old Brandon George. They said he was found lurking around a Houston apartment complex.
“He was always just kind of around the area and stuck out to some of those people down there,” Lt. Wade Roberts of the Huntsville Police Department said.
A neighbor who did not want to be identified said the panty theft is disturbing.
“Preying on young women is very violating and concerning,” she said. “You never know who’s watching.”
George is accused of going into three unlocked units and stealing the underwear of young women.
Police first arrested George last week, but he posted bond and got out of custody.
Authorities continued to investigate, however, and said they found several more pairs of panties in his apartment after a search.
“Some were tied to some belonging to our victims that we had already spoken with, and there were others that haven’t been accounted for,” Roberts said.
George was arrested again and is now behind bars on a $75,000 bond. He faces two charges for burglary.
Police said they were relieved his behavior did not escalate but are continuing to search for more potential victims.
“There could very well be more out there that we haven’t uncovered yet,” Roberts said.
Officials said George does not have a prior criminal history but may face additional charges.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, granted three newly-hired employees options to purchase an aggregate of 14,000 shares of Akebia's common stock on May 31, 2022, as inducements material to each such employee entering into employment with Akebia. The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The options have an exercise price of $0.37 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Akebia's common stock on the grant date. Each stock option vests over four years, with 25% of the shares vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 75% of shares vesting quarterly thereafter, in each case, subject to the new employee's continued service with Akebia. Each stock option has a 10-year term and is subject to the terms and conditions of Akebia's inducement award program and a stock option agreement covering the grant.
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Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease. Akebia was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit our website at www.akebia.com, which does not form a part of this release.
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Flint water crisis charges dismissed against ex-Gov. Snyder
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A judge dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water crisis, months after the state Supreme Court said indictments returned by a one-person grand jury were invalid.
Snyder, a Republican who left office in 2019, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of misconduct in office. He was the first person in state history to be charged for alleged crimes related to service as governor.
Snyder also is the eighth person to have a Flint water case thrown out after the Supreme Court’s unanimous June opinion.
Genesee County Judge F. Kay Behm signed the order Wednesday, a day after the U.S. Senate approved her nomination to become a federal judge in eastern Michigan.
“The charges against (Snyder) were not properly brought and must be dismissed at this time,” Behm wrote.
Only one case remains pending in the water scandal, which not only exposed children to toxic lead but was blamed for nine deaths linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. Activists who believe crimes were committed are frustrated that no one has been locked up.
The Michigan attorney general’s office has desperately tried to keep the cases alive but so far has lost at every turn. Prosecutors have argued that the indictments could simply be turned into common criminal complaints in district court, but Behm and another judge have rejected that approach.
Flint’s water became tainted with lead after city managers appointed by Snyder began using the Flint River in 2014 to save money while a new pipeline to Lake Huron was built. The water wasn’t treated to reduce its corrosive qualities, causing lead to break off from old pipes and contaminate the system for more than a year.
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission said it was the result of systemic racism, doubting that the water switch and the brush-off of complaints in the majority-Black city would have occurred in a white, prosperous community.
Flint residents complained about the water’s smell, taste and appearance, raising health concerns and reporting rashes, hair loss and other problems. Snyder didn’t acknowledge that lead was a problem until 17 months after the water switch, in fall 2015, when he pledged to take action.
Snyder acknowledged that state government had botched the water switch, especially regulators who didn’t require certain treatments. But his lawyers argued that criminal charges were the result of “political persecution” by the attorney general’s office.
Michigan prosecutors typically file charges in a district court after a police investigation. A one-judge grand jury was rare and had mostly been used in Detroit and Flint to protect witnesses who could testify in private about violent crimes.
State prosecutors, however, chose that path in the Flint water saga to hear evidence in secret and get indictments against Snyder and others.
But the state Supreme Court unanimously said a one-judge grand jury can’t issue indictments. The process apparently had never been challenged.
Judge Elizabeth Kelly in October dismissed felony charges against seven people, including two senior health officials from Snyder’s administration, Nick Lyon and Eden Wells, who had been charged with involuntary manslaughter in nine Legionnaires’ deaths.
A former Flint public works official, Howard Croft, still has misdemeanors pending with a different judge.
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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Talk to any New Mexico farmer near the Rio Grande and they’ll tell you how important their acequia is. While they may look like nothing more than dirt ditches, every acequia in New Mexico is tied to a rich history and agricultural tradition — one that’s now being threatened.
Water is essential to life in New Mexico. And for many, it’s essential to their way of life as well.
Surface water supports more than 200,000 acres of crops, farmlands, and irrigated fields across New Mexico, according to data from the Office of the State Engineer. Everyone from small family farms to industrial growers rely on water diverted from New Mexico’s streams and rivers.
To access the life-giving water, New Mexicans have relied on acequias for centuries. As early as 1598, Spanish settlers and conquistadores were digging ditches to bring water to exactly where it was needed. Some Native Americans, of course, also relied on irrigation — the Hohokam people of Arizona relied on diversions and canals, according to researchers — but the acequia as we know it today is a product of European settlers. And the acequia is now a symbol for New Mexico water management.
“To survive in this landscape, there has to be cooperation. There has to be a culture of sharing water, and that’s what acequias have done for centuries in New Mexico,” says Paula Garcia, the executive director of the New Mexico Acequia Association.
An unexpected problem: too much water too quickly
A constant concern for water-dependent farmers is that there won’t be enough water to irrigate. And with increasing likelihood for droughts in New Mexico, a lack of water is often on everyone’s mind. But recently, acequias have faced the opposite issue: too much water all at once.
“Floods and debris flows are having tremendous impacts,” Garcia told KRQE News 13. Acequias are “small and vulnerable in the scale of the landscape. And so, you know, one flood can wipe out an acequia.”
“It’ll break the ditch banks. It’ll cover the entire ditch with sediment, ash debris, and it makes them inoperable,” she says. Then, “the water will simply not flow.”
So what’s behind these debris-filled floods? Wildfire.
“The main thing that we’re concerned about now is that the fires have burned in the upper watersheds. And those are the source of our waters. The acequia waters originate in those watersheds,” Garcia explains. Fire, of course, damages those watersheds and changes the way water flows throughout the region.
As trees, shrubs, and other plants are burned on sloping land, there are fewer and fewer obstacles for flowing water to collide with. So if monsoon rains fall on a burn scar, the risk for flooding can rise.
And fires change the soil composition. Normally, soils can absorb rainwater, but ash from fires can create a waterproof layer on top of the ground.
“After wildfires, there’s often hydrophobic soil. Even with a low intensity burn, there can still be some hydrophobic soil which then just helps the water run off,” says Shawn Penman, a geographic information system (GIS) specialist at the University of New Mexico (UNM). So, “when you have slopes, just because of the nature of the hydrophobic soils, you will have flooding afterwards.”
These floods can — and often do — cause a lot of damage. Recently, following the Calf Canyon Hermits Peak Fire, residents in Northern New Mexico have seen floods tear through their community. In addition to damaging homes and stirring controversy over flood control, the floodwater has destroyed acequias.
“As soon as the fire cooled off enough for us to be safe in the field, we started doing GIS maps, and there’s about 80 acequias in the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon [burn] scar,” Garcia from the Acequia Association says. “We’ve mapped about 50 of them.”
The hope is that by mapping the damaged acequias with software and photos, the communities that own the acequias can get reimbursed for the damages. Right now, some of them are applying for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) relief funds. But so far, securing funding has been a challenge.
“We’re struggling with how to pay for all these damages. And there hasn’t been any state or federal help yet to fix these damages,” Garcia says. “It’s encouraging that the President announced help for people who are impacted by the fire, but the way that the federal programs are set up, they’re mainly geared toward individuals and are mainly geared towards homes.”
“We have our first test case working its way through the system,” she says. “It took a while to work out kinks because there were individuals along the way in the agency who didn’t know what an acequia was. We had to explain it. And as soon as we explained it and provided documentation, we were able to clear the hurdles.”
“It hasn’t come to fruition yet,” she adds. “We haven’t gotten help yet, in dollars, but I feel like we’re making some modest progress.”
One flooded, sediment-filled acequia in northern New Mexico could cost around $250,000 to clean out, Garcia says. That’s for a relatively long acequia, one that’s multiple miles. But even shorter acequias are expensive to repair, she adds.
“It’s not possible for acequias to pay any of that upfront,” Garcia says. “Most acequias have a bank account with a few hundred or at most, a few thousand dollars.”
Still, the community needs the acequia. The goal for that sediment-filled, multi-mile acequia is to get it operational by next spring, which would allow it to bring spring snowmelt to crops. But, research shows that climate change in New Mexico is causing spring melts to happen earlier than before, meaning the window for repairing the acequia could be shorter next year.
“They’re gonna want to have it operational, really by the fall so that they can capture those early spring runoffs,” Garcia says. The flooding has “really turned our world upside down.”
Miles and miles of acequias potentially at-risk in the future
Recent wildfires have revealed a key issue that an increasing number of New Mexico’s historic acequias may face in the near future. After all, the scientific consensus is that New Mexico’s climate is changing, and that means more fires in some areas.
And more fires means more flooding. “In my experience in the Western United States, following every wildfire there’s flooding,” says Shawn Penman from UNM.
“There are at least 125 miles of acequias within the perimeter of the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon,” Penman says. And that’s just within that one area.
Across New Mexico, there are hundreds of acequias connected to thousands of individuals and fields. The Acequia Association has counted many of them.
“We’ve inventoried close to 700 acequias,” Garcia says. “And those acequias, they vary widely in size. They might be [connected to] as few as five families and as many as 500 families.”
Clearly more than just a handful of ditches, New Mexico’s acequias are inevitably tied to the lives of thousands of New Mexicans. And wildfire-related flooding is just one challenge these acequia communities are facing.
At the other end of the spectrum: drought
While some acequias are at risk of damage from floods, others are drying out. And experts expect climate change to make that worse.
In recent years, national news outlets like the New York Times have questioned whether New Mexico’s acequias will survive drought. Garcia from the Acequia Association says that drought means less reliable flows in acequias, and that’s tough on farmers.
“This is a very difficult time for us,” Garcia says. “Even though acequias have endured for centuries, and have lived through droughts before, the kind of weather extremes that are happening now are putting a lot of strain and stress on our communities.”
From wildfire, to flood, to drought, it’s all adding up.
“Words can’t even describe the sense of urgency that’s being felt — all the damage that’s being done on such a wide landscape and to such an extent,” Garcia says. “I would say that we are in a crisis.” | 2022-08-10T16:48:37+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/plus/data-reporting/new-mexicos-acequia-customs-and-traditions-are-being-tested/ |
Grassroots initiative aims to educate and encourage people with disabilities to open ABLE accounts to support financial resilience
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The ABLE National Resource Center (ABLE NRC) launched its sixth consecutive #ABLEtoSave 2022 campaign today. #ABLEtoSave takes place in August and is a month-long grassroots education and informational campaign about Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts. The goal of #ABLEtoSave is to increase public awareness on the benefits of tax-advantaged ABLE savings and investment accounts to increase the financial well-being of people with disabilities.
ABLE accounts offer eligible individuals a path to "Achieve a Better Life Experience (ABLE)" through the ABLE Act legislation of 2014. According to the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST), at the end of March 2022, nearly 120,000 ABLE accounts have been opened with more than $1.1 billion invested; the average savings in an ABLE account is nearly $10,000. Additionally, an ABLE account does not jeopardize need-based benefits such as Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and many others.
"#ABLEtoSave Month is an opportunity for millions of eligible people with disabilities to learn how ABLE accounts can improve financial well-being and quality of life," said Miranda Kennedy, Director, ABLE National Resource Center. "This year's campaign includes panels featuring ABLE account owners and their family members, along with state ABLE plan administrators, representatives from the IRS and SSA. This campaign also focuses on the ways ABLE accounts can help address the needs of all individuals with a disability, including Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) community members. The audience will hear how having an ABLE account can help diverse members of the disability community meet short- and long-term savings goals."
Visit the ABLE National Resource Center website for a list of #ABLEtoSave activities and resources including videos and new Decision Guides. The campaign will have widespread participation from ABLE programs, major national disability groups, financial institutions and other stakeholders.
The #ABLEtoSave awareness campaign is made possible through the generous support of Prudential and Wells Fargo.
About ABLE National Resource Center
ABLE National Resource Center (ABLE NRC) is the leading, comprehensive source of objective, independent information about federal and state-related ABLE programs and activities, including guidance on tax-advantaged ABLE savings accounts. Founded and managed by National Disability Institute (NDI), ABLE NRC's goal is to provide consistent, reliable information concerning the benefits of an ABLE account. In addition, ABLE NRC aims to educate individuals with disabilities and their families, state government and legislatures, financial service companies and financial planners and attorneys – who focus on trust and estate planning – about ABLE's potential positive impact on the lives of millions of Americans with disabilities. Visit www.ablenrc.org for more information. Follow us on Facebook: @theABLENRC or on Twitter: @theABLENRC.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed a former congressional candidate and Columbia lawyer to become the top federal prosecutor for South Carolina.
The Senate approved the nomination by a voice vote of Adair Ford Boroughs on Thursday as the state's U.S. attorney.
After the vote, Ford Boroughs tweeted, “I’m very excited to return to (the) DOJ and to work with an incredible team at the U.S. Attorney’s office.”
President Joe Biden nominated Ford Boroughs, 42, for the position in June. Ford Boroughs’ nomination was quickly advanced by a Senate panel on July 14 with just two members — Missouri Republican Josh Hawley and Tennessee Republican Marsha Blackburn — opposed.
It will be Ford Boroughs’ second stint with the Department of Justice, including a near six-year run in Washington, D.C., where she handled various civil cases in federal courts across the country.
With her confirmation, the Barnwell County native becomes the second woman to lead the office in South Carolina. Sherri Lydon served in 2018-2019.
A former high school math teacher before a career that brought her to Washington and later to a role as a clerk in the U.S. District Court in Charleston, Ford Boroughs will enter a U.S. Attorney’s Office that has seen significant turnover, with three different leaders in six years.
Her appointment ends a period of interim leadership for the office that dates back to February 2021 after former state Rep. Peter McCoy, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, resigned when Biden took office. Corey Ellis has been the interim U.S. attorney since December.
In 2020, Ford Boroughs ran unsuccessfully to represent South Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District, losing to incumbent Republican Joe Wilson by 13 percentage points.
The U.S. Attorney's Office has about 62 assistant U.S. attorneys working in its headquarters in Columbia and satellite offices in Charleston, Greenville and Florence. | 2022-07-23T20:47:53+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Adair-Ford-Boroughs-to-be-SC-s-next-US-attorney-17324688.php |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Convicted Springfield Mafia hitman Freddy Geas has been formally charged with killing notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger.
The Department of Justice announced the charges Thursday against Geas and two other men. They come nearly four years after Bulger was killed inside a West Virginia prison. He was beaten to death just hours after he was transferred there from a Florida prison.
Geas was identified as a suspect shortly after Bulger’s death but was not formally charged until Thursday. Geas is serving life in prison for ordering the killing of Springfield mob boss Al Bruno in 2003. Another mobster had order Bruno’s killing because Bruno had talked to the FBI.
Two other people were also charged in the killing of Bulger, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon. All three men are facing charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Geas and DeCologero are also facing charges of aiding and abetting first-degree murder, along with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Geas will be charged separately with making a false statement to a federal agent.
Bulger’s family sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed employees over his death, claiming Bulger was “deliberately sent to his death” at the penitentiary nicknamed “Misery Mountain.” Bulger was the third inmate killed in the prison in a six month span. The lawsuit was later dismissed by a federal judge.
Bulger is known as running the Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and 80s as well as serving as an FBI informant ratting on his gang’s main rival. He later became the country’s most-wanted fugitive but after 16 years on the run, he was captured at the age of 81 in Santa Monica, California. | 2022-08-19T03:03:14+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/new-york/convicted-springfield-mafia-hitman-2-others-charged-for-killing-james-whitey-bulger/ |
DENVER — Darcy Kuemper’s hockey card collection as a kid in Saskatoon, Canada, included plenty of his favorite player, Hall of Famer Patrick Roy.
Kuemper's gets his shot as the Avalanche try to hoist the Stanley Cup for the first time since Roy backstopped the team to a championship in 2000-01. Game 1 of the first-round series against Nashville is Tuesday night in Denver.
The series features two of the best defensemen in the league — Colorado’s Cale Makar and Nashville’s Roman Josi — and plenty of scoring, but boils down to what it usually does: goaltending.
The Predators will be without Juuse Saros and his 38 wins this season for the opening two games due to a left leg injury. It will either be David Rittich or Connor Ingram in net for Game 1.
The Avs have Kuemper, who is coming off a season in which he appeared in a career-high 57 games and won a career-best 37, which was fifth-most in club history.
“Playoffs are so fun,” said Kuemper, who turns 32 on Thursday, just in time for Game 2. “You’ve just got to kind of shut off the outside noise and just cherish the moment. Playoff hockey obviously is what you grew up dreaming of.”
Just like he grew up yearning to be the next version of Roy. Kuemper has settled in with Roy’s former team since being acquired from Arizona last summer.
“He’s been a rock for us back there,” defenseman Devon Toews said. “We just love that he makes saves.”
Kuemper, though, has struggled against Nashville this season. He allowed four goals in a shootout loss to the Predators last Thursday, and five in an OT loss in Nashville on Jan. 11.
In between, though, there have been some beauties like turning back a career-best 49 shots , 11 in overtime, during a 2-1 win at Edmonton on April 9.
“Great teammate, work ethic, competitor,” said Avalanche coach Jared Bednar, whose team has been eliminated in the second round of the playoffs in each of the past three seasons, including last year against Vegas after leading 2-0 in the series. “Quiet guy. Just wants to go about his business and help your team win.”
On the other end of the ice, the Predators have a quandary in net with Saros sidelined. It could be Rittich, who picked up a shootout win over Colorado last week, or Connor Ingram, who has made three career NHL appearances.
“He (Saros) has been a real strong backbone of our team,” Predators coach John Hynes said. “He’s preparing himself, mentally, to make sure that when and if he’s ready, then then he’s going to be ready to go.”
The Avalanche are coming off a season in which they recorded a franchise-most 119 points, breaking the mark held by the 2000-01 squad. Colorado had 308 goals (not counting shootouts) this season, which was the second-most since arriving in Denver. It trails only the ’95-96 team (326) that also won the Cup.
“There’s a lot of excitement in the room,” Kuemper said. “Just ready to get going.”
CAPTAIN LANDESKOG
Avs captain Gabriel Landeskog returns to the lineup after undergoing knee surgery on March 14. He used the off time to study his team and recharge.
“Hopefully the adjustment period of coming back won’t be too long,” said Landeskog, who had 30 goals and 29 assists.
BE WARY
As the last seed in the West during the 2017 postseason, the Predators swept the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks on their way to their only Stanley Cup Final appearance.
“You take experience from every playoff run you have,” said Predators forward Filip Forsberg, who was part of that postseason march. “You try to make the best out of it.”
BLUE LINE
Makar and Josi are favorites to win the Norris Trophy, which goes to the league’s top defenseman. Both make strong cases, too. Makar led all blue-liners with 28 goals, while Josi was tops among defensemen in points with 96.
“He’s such a fun player to watch,” Josi, the 2020 Norris winner, said of Makar.
HIGH-POWERED AVS
The Avalanche had eight different players reach 50 or more points this season, matching the ’82-83 Quebec Nordiques for most in franchise history. Mikko Rantanen led the way with a career-best 92 (36 goals, 56 assists).
DYNAMIC DUCHENE
Matt Duchene set the Nashville franchise record with 43 goals. He finished with 86 points for the best season of his career in his third season with the Predators.
It’s a reunion of sorts for Duchene, who was drafted third overall by Colorado in 2009. He scored 178 goals over nine seasons with the Avalanche before being traded.
No hard feelings, of course.
“He just needed a change of scenery,” Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon said. “Dutchy’s a great player.”
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AP Sports Writer Teresa M. Walker contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey, David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres are among the celebrity moderators joining former first lady Michelle Obama on tour for her upcoming book, “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times.”
Other guests include Conan O’Brien, Tracee Ellis Ross, journalists Gayle King and Michele Norris, “Today” show host Hoda Kotb, poet Elizabeth Alexander and advocate Heather McGhee.
“For me, ‘The Light We Carry’ book tour will be about starting important conversations and digging deeper into the questions that all of us are grappling with as we live through uncertain times,” Obama said in a statement released Wednesday by her publisher, Crown, and the tour’s producer, Live Nation. “I can’t wait to get back on the road and dive into it with such a thoughtful, impressive group of moderators.”
On Wednesday, Crown and Live Nation also announced that Obama has added seven stops to her monthlong, six-city tour, which begins at Washington’s Warner Theatre on Nov. 15, the book’s publication date. Additional appearances have been scheduled in Washington, along with Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago and San Francisco.
Some of the moderators, including Winfrey and Alexander, spoke with Obama when she promoted her 2018 memoir “Becoming.” For the current tour, DeGeneres will be on stage for the first two nights, in Washington, with Perry scheduled to interview her in Atlanta, Letterman in Chicago and Winfrey for the last stop, in Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater on Dec. 13. | 2022-10-06T00:15:33+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-winfrey-letterman-among-moderators-for-michelle-obama-tour/ |
JACQUES TALK: Skip Bertman
Published: May. 23, 2023 at 8:17 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Skip Bertman is an LSU and college baseball icon, winning five national championships as head coach of the Tigers and reaching 11 College World Series from 1984-2001.
Bertman’s NCAA Tournament record was a staggering 89-29, good for a winning percentage of 75.4. He then served as the LSU athletic director from 2002-08, with many different sports on campus experiencing great success during that time.
During a 34-minute conversation, Bertman tackles many different topics, beginning with current LSU head baseball coach Jay Johnson and the Tigers’ chances entering the SEC and then NCAA Tournament.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in a notorious 1989 rape of a jogger were thrown out more than a decade later, had his conviction on a related charge overturned Monday.
Steven Lopez was exonerated in response to requests by both Lopez’s attorney and prosecutors.
Lopez was arrested along with five other Black and Latino teenagers in the rape and assault on Trisha Meili but reached a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to the lesser charge of robbing a male jogger.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told a judge Monday that review of the case found that Lopez had pleaded guilty involuntarily “in the face of false statements” and under “immense external pressure.” Lopez was in court but didn’t speak.
Lopez, now 48, served about three years in prison before being released in the early 1990s. A message was left with his lawyer Monday seeking comment.
The brutal assault on Meili, a 28-year-old white investment banker who was in a coma for 12 days after the attack, was considered emblematic of New York City’s lawlessness in an era when the city recorded 2,000 murders a year.
Five teenagers were convicted in the attack on Meili and served six to 13 years in prison. Their convictions were overturned in 2002 after evidence linked a convicted serial rapist and murderer, Matias Reyes, to the attack.
Prosecutors who reviewed the case had concluded the teenagers’ confessions, made after hours of interrogations, were deeply flawed.
“A comparison of the statements reveals troubling discrepancies,” they wrote in court papers at the time. “The accounts given by the five defendants differed from one another on the specific details of virtually every major aspect of the crime.”
The Central Park Five, now sometimes known as the “Exonerated Five,” went on to win a $40 million settlement from the city and inspire books, movies and television shows.
Lopez has not received a settlement, and his case has been nearly forgotten in the years since he pleaded guilty to robbery in 1991 to avoid the more serious rape charge. His expected exoneration was first reported in The New York Times.
“We talk about the Central Park Five, the Exonerated Five, but there were six people on that indictment,” Bragg told the Times. “And the other five who were charged, their convictions were vacated. And it’s now time to have Mr. Lopez’s charge vacated.”
The Associated Press does not usually identify victims of sexual assault, but Meili went public in 2003 and published a book titled “I Am the Central Park Jogger.”
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Suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance faces extradition to US on fraud charges
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government that it will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Aruba, bringing her family hope there will be justice in the case.
Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot will be sent to the U.S., Peru announced Wednesday, to face trial on extortion and wire fraud charges, stemming from an accusation that he tried to extort the Holloway family after their daughter’s disappearance.
Holloway, who lived in suburban Birmingham, Alabama, was 18 when she was last seen during a trip with classmates to Aruba. She vanished after a night with friends at a nightclub, leaving a mystery that sparked years of news coverage and countless true-crime podcasts. She was last seen leaving a bar with van der Sloot, then 18 years old.
Van der Sloot was identified as a suspect and detained, along with two Surinamese brothers, weeks later. Holloway’s body was never found, and no charges were filed in the case. A judge later declared Holloway dead.
Years later, van der Sloot was arrested in Peru for the 2010 murder of 21-year-old Stephany Flores, who was killed five years to the day after Holloway’s disappearance. Prosecutors accused van der Sloot of killing Flores, a business student from a prominent family, to rob her after learning she had won money at the casino where the two met. They said he killed her with “ferocity” and “cruelty,” beating then strangling her in his hotel room. He pleaded guilty in 2012, and is serving 28 years in prison for the murder.
But his extradition to the U.S. stems from an alleged attempt to profit from his connection to the Holloway case. A grand jury in Alabama in 2010 indicted van der Sloot on wire fraud and extortion charges, accusing him of trying to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Holloways.
Prosecutors in the U.S. allege van der Sloot accepted $25,000 in cash from Holloway’s family in exchange for a promise to lead them to her body in early 2010, just before he went to Peru.
An FBI agent wrote in an affidavit that van der Sloot reached out to Holloway’s mother and wanted to be paid $25,000 to disclose the location and then another $225,000 when the remains were recovered. During a recorded sting operation, van der Sloot pointed to a house where he said Holloway was buried but in later emails admitted to lying about the location, the agent said.
Peru’s Minister of Justice Daniel Maurate said in a statement Wednesday the government decided to “accept the request” from U.S. authorities “for the temporary transfer” of van der Sloot to be prosecuted on extortion and fraud charges. In Peru, all extraditions must be approved by the president.
“We will continue to collaborate on legal issues with allies such as the United States, and many others with which we have extradition treaties,” said Edgar Alfredo Rebaza, director of Peru’s Office of International Judicial Cooperation and Extraditions of the National Prosecutor’s Office.
A 2001 treaty between Peru and the U.S. allows a suspect to be temporarily extradited to face trial in the other country. It requires that the prisoner “be returned” after judicial proceedings are concluded “against that person, in accordance with conditions to be determined by” both countries.
In a statement, the young woman’s mother, Beth Holloway, said she was blessed to have Natalee in her life for 18 years.
“She would be 36 years old now. It has been a very long and painful journey, but the persistence of many is going to pay off. Together, we are finally getting justice for Natalee,” Beth Holloway said.
Attorney Maximo Altez, who represents van der Sloot, told the AP he will fight the decision once he is properly notified by the Peruvian government.
“I am going to challenge that resolution,” Altez said. “I am going to oppose it since he has the right to a defense.”
Van der Sloot could not immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday. More than a decade ago, he told a Peruvian judge that he would fight efforts to be extradited to the U.S.
Van der Sloot married a Peruvian woman in July 2014 in a ceremony at a maximum-security prison.
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This story has been edited to correct a misspelling of Natalee Holloway’s name.
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Associated Press journalist Regina García Cano reported from Mexico City. Associated Press journalist Kimberly Chandler contributed reporting from Montgomery, Alabama.
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DEEP issues recreation safety Reminder regarding high water and summer weather forecast
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is reminding residents and visitors to exercise caution when recreating in and on the water considering the recent extreme weather events impacting the state and the region.
Excessive rainfall over the past few days has created abnormally high waters for this time of year. Hot temperatures are likely to bring many people to the shoreline and inland water bodies for swimming, boating, fishing, and spending time on the beach.
“With a busy Connecticut State Parks summer season in full swing, we want to remind all visitors to have fun and be safe,” said DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes. “There are 110 state parks and 32 state forests, so please have a plan in place in case the location of your choice has been negatively impacted by the severe weather. Our varied and beautiful outdoor spaces support camping, picnicking, and hiking, in addition to swimming and boating. The best way to enjoy our amazing outdoor options is to do it safely.”
A directory of every state park in Connecticut can be found online by visiting ct.gov/deep/stateparks. DEEP is reminding the public to recreate safely around the water by observing the following precautions.
Boating
Boaters should be aware that the floodwaters and debris in waterways may have moved navigation aids and slow-no-wake zone buoys off station, which may make safe vessel operation more challenging, particularly in the Connecticut River. The public is asked to contact the DEEP Boating Division by phone at (860) 434-8638 or by e-mail at deep.boating@ct.gov to report any regulatory markers off station.
Swimming
With hot weather forecasted through the upcoming weekend, the public may look to cool off in a river or stream, but many Connecticut rivers and streams are currently flooded and should be avoided. Swimming in or near flooded waterbodies with high waters, swift currents, and moving debris can pose serious dangers.
As of Tuesday morning, a number of state swimming areas have closed due to the detection of indicator bacteria, which are not disease-causing pathogens, but a tool used to evaluate the potential of contamination. Heavy rains, stormwater runoff, and animal waste are often the cause of these closings. Multiple retests will occur during the week, so visitors are encouraged to visit State Swimming Area Water Quality Report (ct.gov), as results may change daily.
Fishing
Fishing or wading in flooded waterbodies can be extremely hazardous due to floating debris, swift currents, and potential changes in river topography due to shifting sediments. Use extreme caution and wait for water levels to subside before fishing in flooded areas.
Debris on Shoreline Beaches
Debris from the high water levels across Connecticut has entered Long Island Sound and is washing up on many of our shoreline beaches, including Hammonasset Beach State Park. They expect that beaches will continue to receive debris until inland water levels have receded. Parks staff will continue to work diligently to clean up debris. However, they encourage the public to use caution when recreating along the shoreline and wear protective footwear while swimming or walking on the beach. Natural debris that enters Connecticut’s waterways such as trees, logs, and limbs are not marked or removed by DEEP or the USCG unless such debris is lodged and blocking a federal navigation channel, in which case the USCG will address it. Debris that washes up upon a private shoreline is the responsibility of the property owner.
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BONN, Germany, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SER, a leader in the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Content Services market, has announced a strategic partnership with Helix International, the industry-leading software platform and services solutions provider for legacy application retirements and enterprise content migrations.
The partnership combines Helix's MARS platform with SER's AI-powered Doxis Intelligent Content Automation platform. The result is the fastest and most secure solution for enterprises seeking to cut licensing fees, close data centers, and improve customer satisfaction without interrupting operations.
"Modernizing your content management has never been easier, safer, or more cost-effective," says Steve Goss, CEO of Helix International. "Our joint clients recoup millions each year by eliminating legacy licenses, fragmented data, and regulatory compliance headaches."
Dr. John Bates, CEO of SER adds: "By blending Helix's leadership in large-scale migrations with SER's leading content automation platform, we empower organizations to unlock the hidden value of their content."
Helix International has over 20 years of experience in retiring legacy licenses with a flawless track record of 500+ successful projects, while SER's Doxis leads the Forrester Wave™: Content Platforms, Q1 2023 report. Many of the world's leading Fortune 500 banks, insurance companies, health care organizations, big retail companies, distributors, government entities, and more trust Helix and SER with their data and security.
About SER
SER is a leader and pioneer of the enterprise content management (ECM) and content services market. SER's AI-powered Doxis Intelligent Content Automation platform and its solution suites for business-critical processes automate content understanding across enterprise ecosystems. Acclaimed by market analysts, SER's cutting-edge solutions make daily work easier for more than five million users. With over 35 years of experience, SER's dedicated team works from 22 locations around the globe.
About Helix International
Helix International has over 20 years of experience retiring legacy ECM and document viewer licenses while maintaining uninterrupted access to archived data and migrating and/or serving up archived data seamlessly within new systems of record. The company has a 100% success rate on more than 500 projects to date delivered by a dedicated team working from 8 global offices.
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HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) – Officials in Alabama are searching for a 25-year-old woman who went missing after calling 911 to report seeing a child walking alone along the interstate.
A $25,000 reward is being offered for the safe return of Carlethia “Carlee” Russell, who called police to report a toddler walking on the side of I-459 around 9:30 pm on Thursday, according to the Hoover Police Department. Russell then called a family member to tell them she was stopping to check on the child, police said.
“The family member lost contact with the caller, but the line remained open,” Lt. Daniel Lowe of the Hoover Police said at a news conference on Friday.
Upon arrival, police located Russell’s car and some of her belongings nearby, but did not find her or the child. The also had not received any reports of a missing child.
A witness, meanwhile, had reported seeing a man and a gray vehicle near the area where Russell reported seeing the toddler, Lowe said.
Lowe shared additional details at Friday’s news conference, saying police believed Russell got off work at a Birmingham shopping mall around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday evening before picking up a takeout order and driving toward Hoover in 1-459.
Officials are now urging anyone with information that may lead to Russell’s safe return to contact detectives at the Hoover Police Department.
“No piece of information is too small in this investigation,” police said.
Russell’s parents, Talitha and Carlos Russell, told Nexstar’s WIAT they believed that Russell was intentionally lured out of her car and abducted after spotting a toddler walking alongside the edge of the interstate.
“The phone call that she last had with one of our relatives, they heard her scream,” Talitha Russell told WIAT.
Russell’s parents said they’re praying for their daughter, and hoping that any potential abductor will “hear the voice of God and let Carlee return home safely.”
“Carlee, I know you are scared, and I know you are just praying to God because you do have faith,” Talitha Russell told WIAT, in tears. “We’re not letting any negative thoughts into our head. We’re not going to let the enemy have the last word on this.”
Police describe Russell as 5’4″ and 150-160 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants and white Nike shoes.
An anonymous source has offered $20,000 toward the reward, in addition to the $5,000 raised by CrimeStoppers. | 2023-07-15T17:02:43+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/family-of-missing-alabama-woman-say-they-heard-her-scream-through-the-phone-before-she-disappeared/ |
Sebastian Korda 2023 French Open Odds
Sebastian Korda begins the French Open following his Internazionali BNL d'Italia came to a close with a defeat at the hands of Roman Safiullin in the round of 64. Korda's first match is against Mackenzie McDonald (in the round of 128). Korda's odds to win it all at Stade Roland Garros are +20000.
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Korda at the 2023 French Open
- Next Round: Round of 128
- Tournament Dates: May 21 - June 11
- Venue: Stade Roland Garros
- Location: Paris, France
- Court Surface: Clay
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Korda will get started at the French Open by meeting McDonald in the round of 128 on Sunday, May 28 (at 5:00 AM ET).
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Sebastian Korda Grand Slam Odds
- US Open odds to win: +1800
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Korda Stats
- Korda last played on May 12, 2023, a 2-6, 6-7 defeat by No. 103-ranked Safiullin in the Round of 64 of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.
- Through 16 tournaments over the past year, Korda is 26-16 and has yet to win a title.
- In three tournaments on clay over the past year, Korda has gone 0-3.
- In his 42 matches over the past 12 months, across all court surfaces, Korda has averaged 25.6 games.
- On clay, Korda has played three matches over the past 12 months, and he has totaled 25.0 games per match while winning 40.0% of games.
- When it comes to serve/return winning percentages over the past 12 months, Korda has won 81.3% of his games on serve, and 24.8% on return.
- On clay over the past year, Korda has been victorious in 64.1% of his service games and 13.9% of his return games.
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Ricou Browning, a skilled swimmer best known for his underwater role as the Gill Man in the quintessential 3D black-and-white 1950s monster movie Creature from the Black Lagoon, has died, his family told various media outlets. He was 93.
Browning died Feb. 27 at his home in Southwest Ranches, Florida.
In addition to acting roles, Browning also collaborated as a writer on the 1963 movie "Flipper," and the popular TV series of the same name that followed.
He told the Ocala Star Banner newspaper in 2013 that he came up with the idea after a trip to South America to capture fresh-water dolphins in the Amazon.
"One day, when I came home, the kids were watching 'Lassie' on TV, and it just dawned on me, 'Why not do a film about a boy and a dolphin?'" he told the newspaper.
Browning directed the 1973 comedy "Salty," about a sea lion, and the 1978 drama "Mr. No Legs," about a mob enforcer who is a double amputee. He also did stunt work in various films, including serving as Jerry Lewis's underwater double in the 1959 comedy "Don't Give Up the Ship," according to The New York Times.
But nothing would mark Browning's Hollywood career like swimming underwater in an elaborately grotesque suit as the Gill Man, a character that would hold its own in horror movie lore along side monsters like King Kong and Godzilla. Browning did the swimming scenes in two sequels, "Revenge of the Creature" (1955) and "The Creature Walks Among Us" (1956). Other actors played the Gill Man on land.
Browning told the Ocala Star Banner, he could hold his breath for minutes underwater, making him especially adept for the swimming part.
He was discovered when the film's director visited Silver Springs, where Newt Perry, who performed as a stand-in for "Tarzan" actor Johnny Weissmuller, was promoting one of Florida's first tourist attractions where Browning got a job as a teen swimming in water shows.
Perry asked Browning to take the Hollywood visitors to Wakulla Springs, one of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world. They later recruited Browning to appear in the movie, which was partly filmed at the springs.
Ricou Ren Browning was born on Feb. 16, 1930, in Fort Pierce, Florida. He swam on the U.S. Air Force swim team.
Survivors include his four children, Ricou Browning Jr., Renee, Kelly and Kim; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. His wife, Fran, died in March 2020. His son Ricou Jr. is a marine coordinator, actor and stuntman like his father, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medeologix, a Taiwan MedTech CDMO company announces its successful acquisition of three premier medical device manufacturing companies to form an integrated full function service group. The newly formed Medeologix family of companies, with a combined footprint of 90,000 sq.ft, offers one-stop services from conceptual design to high-volume production.
The three Silicon Valley companies, Mediballoon, MedeonBio and Second Source Medical, along with Medeologix with a mass production facility in Taiwan, form the vertically integrated services from medical tubing extrusion, balloon forming, catheter processing, final assembly to packaging and logistic services. Together, they work seamlessly to support their clients from concepts to quality finished medical products for the MedTech industry.
MediBalloon, established in 2016, is an expert in extruding medical tubing and developing medical balloons in different shapes and sizes using various thermoplastic materials including Polyurethane, Polyethylene, Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), PEBAX, and Nylons. The customer base includes startups and major OEM giants who seek fast turn-around time for their standard and complex balloon designs and catheter tubing.
MedeonBio, established in 2012, specializes in single and multi-lumen catheter processes, including braiding, coil winding, lamination, thermal fusing, tipping, balloon bonding and pleating, as well as hydrophilic coating. These catheters are commonly used in minimally invasive procedures for cardiovascular, neurovascular, peripheral and structural heart diseases.
Second Source Medical, established in 2004, is an FDA registered contract manufacturer with full FDA QSR and cGMP compliant for Class II and Class III PMA products, providing rapid response of integrated design and manufacturing services from component, functional prototype, subassembly, process development, verification and validation leading to pilot and mass productions in support of successful clinical trial, regulatory approval and commercialization. In addition to its 2,000 sq.ft clean room, Second Source Medical also houses a yellow lab to handle UV light sensitive liquid mixing processes as well as a Silicone forming lab.
Medeologix family of companies are ISO 13485 certified. The alignment of quality systems among each company and within the entire group provides seamless transition from concept stage to production scale up without costly re-validation and production delay, thus assuring their clients the most efficient services. In addition, the in-house expertise provides regulatory submission services for 510K, PMA and MDR, as well as help startups incubate their projects with virtual offices and quality system setup; a true major source for MedTech outsourcing solutions.
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Medeologix (www.Medeologix.com) with its headquarters in New Taipei City, Taiwan, is a MedTech CDMO group with development centers and manufacturing facilities located in California USA and Taiwan. It is founded with the goal of helping MedTech companies around the globe to go from concept to product launch to mass-production. Medeologix provides a suite of vertically integrated technology know-how and state-of-the-art engineering design and manufacturing capabilities to produce leading edge medical tubing, custom balloons, catheter and many other devices of the highest quality and greatest efficiency at extremely competitive total cost. For more information, please send your inquiry to sales@Medeologix.com or call (408) 432-6388.
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He grinned, and — just eight years after the crackdown on democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square — the spectacle of China’s ruler beaming and glad-handing people in the very heart of capitalism seemed at once charming and really, really odd.
It was an October morning in 1997 at the New York Stock Exchange, and Jiang Zemin, the powerful head of the Chinese Communist Party and government, was ringing the opening bell. “Good morning!” he boomed. “I wish you good trading!”
This was entirely in keeping with the image of Jiang, who died at age 96 on Wednesday a full generation after his rule and two Chinese leaders later. He leaves behind a country very different than the one he tried to shape. Now it’s effectively Xi Jinping’s nation — and a society in the throes of extraordinary protests against “zero-COVID” lockdowns that saw crowds in the streets of Beijing and Shanghai demanding an end to Xi’s and the Communist Party’s rule.
Jiang’s death, smack in the middle of the most visible demonstrations since that 1989 bloodshed on Tiananmen Square, illuminates how much has changed between the China of the late 1990s and early 2000s — when he was at the height of his rule — and today’s economic powerhouse and more powerful and dominant country.
At this micromoment in its history, China has this going on: Xi just orchestrated a third five-year term as Communist Party general secretary just a few weeks ago. And on Tuesday, his government vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces” — by implication targeting crowds in major Chinese cities who protest COVID-19 lockdowns or pretty much anything else.
Jiang, a former Shanghai mayor and onetime soap factory manager, was appointed by paramount leader Deng Xiaoping — the architect of China’s post-Mao “reform and opening up” — as general secretary three weeks after the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown in which hundreds, perhaps thousands died.
In the ensuing years, Jiang helped guide the nation out of the isolation resulting from China’s actions during that bloody saga. In doing so, he took pains to present himself to the world as a smiling bon vivant who liked to play piano, sing and find human touchpoints with other nations’ leaders — a contrast to the generally dour technocrats who surrounded him.
Jiang was no pushover, though. He was a political pro, and that engaging persona was meticulously calibrated to reflect his nation’s ambitions of the moment: not only its return from the diplomatic hinterlands but its desire to sit as an equal at the table of nations, to shepherd a peaceful handover of Hong Kong back to China, to join the World Trade Organization and, eventually, to secure the 2008 Summer Olympics for Beijing.
By contrast, China today — encouraged in no small measure by Xi himself — presents a robust, sometimes swaggering presence on the world stage and, perhaps even more so than a generation ago, bristles at any suggestion that the ghosts of Western nations’ Cold War “containment” policies might be coming back to do some haunting.
“There was a feeling that there was more of an openness to China in the post-Tiananmen decade of the 1990s. Since then, it’s clear that China has moved in a direction where political control is stronger from the top down,” says Rana Mitter, a professor of the history and politics of modern China at Oxford University.
Jiang’s pre-social media era of Chinese politics, Mitter says, was part of a period in which the authoritarian leadership would be willing to “incorporate a certain amount of space at the edges” when it came to freedom of expression.
No more, as the responses to this week’s demonstrations suggest.
“The idea that there is this alternative, relatively slightly looser path within Chinese authoritarianism, at least for this generation, seems to have been laid to rest,” Mitter said.
The comparison of two eras, while instructive, goes only so far. By many standards, Jiang was hardly a permissive leader. He cracked down on the Falun Gong spiritual movement, maintained tight controls over expression and saw to it that all manner of activists — for human rights, labor rights and democracy in general — were jailed.
He was, after all, leading the ruling party in a one-party country and had been installed by Deng at one of the nation’s most difficult moments with a mandate to set things back on track. He had potent motivation, too: Jiang’s predecessor as party general secretary, Zhao Ziyang, became famous around the world by chatting openly with protesters before the crackdown — and being purged and placed under years of house arrest afterward.
Nevertheless, comparing today’s China to the Jiang era does offer a reminder of an old truth: The persona of a leader and that of a nation are always intertwined, particularly when power is deeply concentrated in that single leader’s hands. And from from Mao Zedong to Deng Xiaoping to Jiang Zemin, and now with Xi Jinping, even a behemoth like China can find itself reflecting the whims and personality traits of the person navigating its destiny.
Just before the stock exchange walkthrough in 1997, one of Jiang’s English-speaking aides corralled reporters during a breakfast with former President George H.W. Bush in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The aide pointed to Jiang, chatting away with Bush, and said something to the effect of, “See? He’s just a regular guy.”
Today, 25 years later in a different era with a very different China, it’s hard to imagine one of Xi Jinping’s handlers ever wanting to convey something like that to anyone — much less daring to do so.
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Associated Press writer Danica Kirka in London contributed to this report. Ted Anthony, director of new storytelling and newsroom innovation for The Associated Press, was correspondent and news editor in China from 2001-2004 and director of Asia-Pacific news from 2014 to 2018. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/anthonyted | 2022-12-01T17:13:12+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-analysis-under-jiang-china-projected-a-more-open-image/ |
With a commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, Taiwan has mandated that all new passenger vehicles be electric by 2040 and is working to incentivize the public's adoption of electric two-wheel vehicles.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogoro Inc. (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, today announced its support for the Taiwan government's decision to extend its electric two-wheel vehicle subsidy program for four additional years.
"With the Taiwan government's continued commitment to the transformation of two-wheel transportation to electric, Gogoro is committed to increasing its investment in new EV and battery swapping technologies and expanding its retail and battery swapping network coverage to provide a path to net zero emissions in Taiwan," said Horace Luke, founder, and CEO of Gogoro. "With more locations in Taiwan cities than gas stations, and adoption from leading vehicle partners like Yamaha, Suzuki Taiwan, A-Motor and others, Gogoro's open battery swapping ecosystem has demonstrated its interoperability and ease of use for riders providing a clear path for the transformation from gas to electric in Taiwan."
The subsidy extension was announced by the Minister of Economic Affairs, Mei Hua Wang, and follows the announcement on December 9th that the government had approved a new phase of its "Electric Scooter Industry Environmental Value-Added Subsidy Program", which will invest $191.5 million in funds from 2023 to 2026 to promote three major projects:
- Continuation of subsidies for the purchase of electric scooters
- Installation of battery charging and swapping facilities
- Transformation of traditional scooter shops
With more locations than gas stations in Taiwan's cities, the Gogoro Network is a new generation of swappable battery refueling that is smart, safe and continually optimizing itself to be dynamic and versatile for riders, business, and communities. The Gogoro Network supports more than 520,000 riders, has more than 1.1 million smart batteries in circulation through its network of 11,000 battery swapping GoStations at over 2,260 locations. With more than 370,000 daily battery swaps and more than 360 million total battery swaps to date, Gogoro Network battery swapping has saved more than 250,000 tons of CO2 since it launched.
Founded in 2011 to rethink urban energy and inspire the world to move through cities in smarter and more sustainable ways, Gogoro leverages the power of innovation to change the way urban energy is distributed and consumed. Gogoro's battery swapping and vehicle platforms offer a smart, proven and sustainable long-term ecosystem for delivering a new approach to urban mobility. Gogoro has quickly become an innovation leader in vehicle design and electric propulsion, smart battery design, battery swapping, and advanced cloud services that utilize artificial intelligence to manage battery availability and safety. The challenge is massive, but the opportunity to disrupt the status quo, establish new standards, and achieve new levels of sustainable transportation growth in densely populated cities is even greater. For more information, visit www.gogoro.com/news and follow Gogoro on Twitter: @wearegogoro.
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- India Energy Week will offer essential insight into the policies and priorities of the country at the centre of global energy transition.
- Launched in the year of India's G20 Presidency, India Energy Week will convene policymakers, business leaders, and innovators at a critical moment in the global energy transition.
- Over 30,000 visitors from across India and the international energy value chain will meet in Bengaluru to tackle the Energy Trilemma of security, affordability, and sustainability.
BENGALURU, India, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- His Excellency Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas has announced that the inaugural India Energy Week (IEW) will take place in Bengaluru from 6-8 February 2023.
Launched in the year of India's G20 Presidency, the exhibition and conference will convene India's senior energy stakeholders and over 30,000 global policymakers, business leaders and innovators to discuss India's energy transition agenda and shine a light on opportunities in the country set to become one of the world's largest energy markets.
India is expected to drive the largest increase in energy production of any country over the next two decades. Diversifying its energy mix through gas, biofuels, and hydrogen to unlock its full potential and address the Energy Trilemma of security, affordability, and sustainability.
India's responsible, full-scale energy transition will see over USD 300bn invested in upscaling the sector, its renewable energy capacity increased to 500 GW by 2030, and net-zero achieved by 2070. Through One Sun, One World, One Grid, India aims to provide reliable clean energy to vulnerable communities, charting a new path for developing countries navigating the energy transition.
IEW is an opportunity for the international community to be part of this large-scale transition – in India, and throughout the global energy economy at large.
Visitors will hear from global industry leaders about the trends that are expected to shape the future of the sector, discover the innovations that will enable the transition to Net Zero, and unlock partnerships that will determine the direction of the industry.
The key themes that the exhibition and conference will cover, include:
- Making energy accessible, secure, and affordable for all
- Paving the way for net-zero
- Technology innovation and transfer
- Enabling partnerships to deliver growth
About India Energy Week 2023:
Held under the patronage of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India Energy Week is the pre-eminent platform connecting India's booming network of energy stakeholders with international counterparts for collaboration and conversation for a responsible and smart energy transition on India's road to net-zero. The exhibition and conferences are set to welcome 30,000+ global energy leaders, 8,000+ conference delegates, 1,000+ exhibitors and 500+ renowned speakers from 150+ countries. Official website: www.indiaenergyweek.com.
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SOURCE India Energy Week | 2023-01-18T09:22:00+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2023/01/18/india-address-energy-transition-agenda-during-inaugural-india-energy-week-2023/ |
(NewsNation) — Heat waves, like the ones seen by over 100 million people across the country this week, are the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S. High temperatures, on average, cause more fatalities than other kinds of hazardous weather events, like floods or tornadoes.
More than 600 people in the United States are killed by extreme heat every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By comparison, the National Weather Service reports that about 80 tornado deaths a year are reported. In 2021, 145 people were killed in floods.
Heat-related conditions, per the CDC, include heat exhaustion, heat stroke and hyperthermia, where exposure to extreme heat causes the body to become unable to property cool.
In serious cases, heat-related illnesses can be life-threatening, shutting down organs or exacerbating preexisting conditions. Symptoms of heat exhaustion can include:
- Muscle cramping
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Nausea or vomiting
- Dizziness or Fainting
In more severe cases where heat exhaustion leads to heat stroke, symptoms can also include raised body temperature (of 103 degrees F or higher); a rapid, strong pulse; confusion; and unconsciousness, according to the CDC.
People at greatest risk of a heat-related illness include infants and children up to 4 years old, as well as people older than 65, those living in poverty, people who are socially isolated, and people with existing medical conditions, such as diabetes or heart disease.
To beat the heat, experts recommend drinking plenty of water and avoiding the sun. The CDC also advises wearing sunscreen when outdoors, choosing lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing, and staying in air-conditioned spaces. Those who live in homes without air conditioning might even be eligible for assistance. | 2022-06-18T16:13:55+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/heat-related-illnesses-kill-more-people-each-year-than-tornadoes-floods/ |
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SINGAPORE (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans on Friday to boost his country's diplomatic and security role in the Asia Pacific to tackle what he described as growing threats in the region amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Kishida said Japan will consider acquiring a preemptive strike capability in response to an increasingly assertive China, North Korea and now Russia — a controversial plan that critics say would violate Japan’s war-renouncing Constitution.
“Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow,” Kishida said in a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, an Asian security forum.
Kishida stressed the importance of cooperation among regional partners, and said he will lay out a “free and open Indo-Pacific plan for peace” by next spring in which Japan will provide development aid, patrol boats, maritime law enforcement capabilities and other assistance to countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific — where China is attempting to increase its influence — to help them better guard themselves.
Japan has been promoting a “free and open Indo-Pacific” security and economic framework among like-minded democracies as a counter to China’s rise.
Japan will provide such support to at least 20 countries, train at least 800 maritime security personnel and provide about $2 billion in assistance over the next three years, he said.
Kishida has already pledged to bolster Japan’s military capabilities and spending. Japan's attempt to expand its security role in Asia, where many countries suffered from its World War II aggression, is a sensitive issue. Kishida assured the audience that Japan's defense enhancement will be transparent and remain within the scope of its Constitution.
He said the security environment in the Indo-Pacific region is deteriorating because of increasing tensions in the East and South China seas and around Taiwan, which China claims as its territory.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its threat to use nuclear weapons has made the path to a world without atomic bombs more challenging, but the trend must be reversed, Kishida said, noting his position as the leader of the only country that has suffered nuclear attacks.
“I must admit that the path to a world without nuclear weapons has become even more challenging,” Kishida said.
He described North Korea’s repeated launches of ballistic missiles, including ICBMs, and development of nuclear weapons as a serious threat to regional peace and stability.
“The non-transparent buildup of military capacity, including nuclear arsenals, around Japan has become a serious regional security concern,” he said.
The threat may damage non-proliferation efforts by creating a reluctance among possessors of nuclear weapons to abandon them, and a desire among others to develop them, Kishida said.
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Yamaguchi reported from Tokyo. | 2022-06-10T17:36:56+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Japan-vows-bigger-security-role-in-region-to-17233348.php |
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced a bid to become the next House majority leader on Wednesday as the GOP appears likely to win a narrow majority in the lower chamber.
“The American people deserve a House of Representatives that can move the agenda that was promised to them on the campaign trail,” Scalise said in a letter addressed to his GOP colleagues in the House.
“As your Majority Leader, I will work relentlessly to usher our vision through the House and show the country how conservative ideas can solve the problems that families are facing,” he added.
He said he has a proven track record of bringing together a wide range of viewpoints in the GOP to build consensus and pointed to conservative legislative successes like the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, an updated version of NAFTA signed into law in 2020.
Scalise also mentioned successfully keeping the Republican caucus completely unified in opposition to President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act. His current job as whip is to rally votes in favor or against legislation among Republican members of the House.
Republicans appear to be in a position to take a majority in the House following the midterm elections. But their margin will likely be much narrower than originally expected as Democratic candidates defied expectations from polls in many races across the country.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) expressed confidence that the GOP would take control of the House in comments he made at a midterm election night party early Wednesday morning. But the lack of a red wave in the midterms put a damper on the night.
A smaller House Republican conference may make McCarthy’s path to become Speaker narrower, but Scalise said in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday that he would not challenge McCarthy and would support him for Speaker.
He emphasized in the interview that the “bottom line” is there will be a Republican House majority.
He said in his letter to GOP colleagues that he wants to empower committees and individual members to “fully participate” in Congress.
Scalise said he plans to use House committees to turn “our bold, conservative agenda” into legislative action. He said he wants to work with committee chairs to balance the urgency of taking action on certain initiatives with the need for “quality and thoughtfulness” in the legislation.
Scalise also vowed to hold the Biden administration “on notice” with committee chairs.
“We must be relentless in our oversight of this Administration,” he said.
“From the politicization of the Justice Department to the job crushing regulations coming from every agency, we need to shine a bright light on the actions and policy failures of this administration.”
Additionally, Scalise said he wants to create a legislative process based on “regular order” and member input. He added that he wants to end proxy voting that the House established amid the COVID-19 pandemic and follow an orderly calendar so members know when they should plan to be in Washington, D.C., and in their districts.
Scalise also said he wants to prioritize quality over quantity in regard to legislation. He slammed Democrats for pushing through legislation without committee action, no Congressional Budget Office score and limited time for debate on the House floor.
He said a “predictable, delicate” process should be implemented so the GOP can focus on quality.
“The American people have been clear that it is time for a new direction in this country,” Scalise said. “I am proud to be a part of this new House Republican Majority, and am confident that we will rise to the occasion, pull together, and deliver on our bold, conservative agenda.”
Updated at 2:43 p.m. | 2022-11-09T21:15:49+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/scalise-announces-bid-for-house-majority-leader/ |
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