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Updated January 11, 2023 at 12:05 AM ET
The 80th Golden Globe Awards aired Tuesday night on NBC. Below is the full list of nominees, with winners marked in bold. Here's some background on the Globes' attempted comeback after years of scandal, and here are our takeaways from the 2023 ceremony.
Best motion picture - drama
WINNER: The Fabelmans
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Best motion picture - musical or comedy
WINNER: The Banshees of Inisherin
Babylon
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness
Best television series - drama
WINNER: House of the Dragon (HBO Max)
Better Call Saul (AMC+/AMC)
The Crown (Netflix)
Ozark (Netflix)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Best television series - musical or comedy
WINNER: Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Best motion picture - animated
WINNER: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Best motion picture - Non-English language (formerly foreign language)
WINNER: Argentina, 1985
All Quiet on the Western Front
Close
Decision to Leave
RRR
Best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
WINNER: The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Black Bird (Apple TV+)
Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
The Dropout (Hulu)
Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
Best performance by an actor in a television series - drama
WINNER: Kevin Costner, Yellowstone
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
Diego Luna, Andor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Adam Scott, Severance
Best performance by an actress in a television series - drama
WINNER: Zendaya, Euphoria
Emma D'Arcy, House of the Dragon
Laura Linney, Ozark
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Hilary Swank, Alaska Daily
Best performance by an actor in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
WINNER: Evan Peters, Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Taron Egerton, Black Bird
Colin Firth, The Staircase
Andrew Garfield, Under the Banner of Heaven
Sebastian Stan, Pam & Tommy
Best performance by an actress in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
WINNER: Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Jessica Chastain, George & Tammy
Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
Lily James, Pam & Tommy
Julia Roberts, Gaslit
Best director - motion picture
WINNER: Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best screenplay - motion picture
WINNER: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Todd Field, Tár
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, The Fabelmans
Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - drama
WINNER: Cate Blanchett, Tár
Olivia Colman, Empire of Light
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Best performance by an actor in a motion picture - drama
WINNER: Austin Butler, ElvisBrendan Fraser, The Whale
Hugh Jackman, The Son
Bill Nighy, Living
Jeremy Pope, The Inspection
Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - musical or comedy
WINNER: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Margot Robbie, Babylon
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Menu
Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Best performance by an actor in a motion picture - musical or comedy
WINNER: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of InisherinDiego Calva, Babylon
Daniel Craig, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Adam Driver, White Noise
Ralph Fiennes, The Menu
Best performance by an actress in a television series - musical or comedy
WINNER: Quinta Brunson, Abbott ElementaryKaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Jean Smart, Hacks
Best performance by an actor in a television series - musical or comedy
WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture
WINNER: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverKerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Carey Mulligan, She Said
Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture
WINNER: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brad Pitt, Babylon
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, The White LotusClaire Danes, Fleishman is in Trouble
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Under the Banner of Heaven
Niecy Nash, Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus
Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
WINNER: Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus
Domhnall Gleeson, The Patient
Richard Jenkins, Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Seth Rogen, Pam & Tommy
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a musical-comedy or drama series
WINNER: Julia Garner, Ozark
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a musical-comedy or drama series
WINNER: Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
John Lithgow, The Old Man
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown
John Turturro, Severance
Henry Winkler, Barry
Best original score - motion picture
WINNER: Justin Hurwitz, BabylonCarter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Women Talking
John Williams, The Fabelmans
Best original song - motion picture
WINNER: "Naatu Naatu," RRR
"Carolina," Where the Crawdads Sing
"Ciao Papa," Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand," Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up," Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Cecil B. DeMille Award
WINNER: Eddie Murphy
Carol Burnett Award
WINNER: Ryan Murphy
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-01-18T06:19:58+00:00 | kanw.com | https://www.kanw.com/npr-news/npr-news/2023-01-10/golden-globes-2023-the-complete-list-of-winners |
By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Summer has brought an uptick in coronavirus transmission, but experts say it is still too early to tell whether the upswing represents a significant public health concern.
The U.S. recorded a 10% increase in new COVID-19 hospital admissions for the week that ended July 15 compared with the previous seven-day period. Still, hospitalizations remain near a record low for the pandemic.
Hospitalizations are rising fastest in the South, Great Plains and Rocky Mountain states.
The extent of the increase in transmission is difficult to quantify. Official case counts are now largely unreliable due to the proliferation of at-home testing and reduced data reporting.
Experts and officials say it’s not surprising that a summer coronavirus uptick has arrived, given seasonal patterns in recent years.
Travel has also roared back from pandemic-era lows. The Transportation Security Administration recently said that, nationally, June 30 was the busiest day ever for the agency’s operations, exceeding the previous record set on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2019.
And as vacations and conferences return, with most people having shed masks, chances for infection have increased.
Timing also plays a role. Most people are well removed from their last COVID-19 booster shot and, given that the most recent coronavirus uptick occurred last winter, it’s probably been months since many were exposed to significant circulation of the virus.
“This comes at a time when people’s collective immunity is waning,” said UC San Francisco infectious-disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong. “So it’s kind of like the force field is weaker, so to speak.”
The U.S. reported 7,109 COVID-19 hospital admissions for the week that ended July 15, the most recent for which data are available. That’s slightly up from the pandemic record low of 6,294, which was set during the week that ended June 24.
The national hospital peak came the week that ended Jan. 15, 2022, during the height of the first omicron surge. In that seven-day period, there were 150,674 COVID-19 hospital admissions.
That deaths haven’t started to increase nationally could be explained either by the traditional lag or, more optimistically, by lower mortality rates, Chin-Hong said. It could end up being the case, he said, that while COVID-19 patients might still seek emergency room care, fewer will need to be admitted into the hospital and far fewer still will die.
However, it remains possible COVID-19 could pose a larger problem in the winter, Chin-Hong said.
Officials say people should still take prudent steps to avoid infection, such as avoiding sick people and getting tested if you have COVID symptoms. Keeping a mask handy so you can wear it if needed — for instance, if you’re unlucky enough to sit on a plane next to coughing people spraying droplets in your face — would also be a good idea.
The rise in viral transmission will increase the risk of people being exposed to someone who is contagious. Chin-Hong said he’s heard of a number of people who have never had COVID-19 before who are getting it now.
“If you have more people transmitting stuff around — and particularly if few people are testing — then people who haven’t gotten it before will continue to get it,” he said. “Many people will do well, but some of those people, statistically speaking, won’t.”
Aside from the chance of serious illness, some people may go on to develop long COVID — the umbrella term for a long list of symptoms that can endure months or years after an infection.
Now that Paxlovid, an anti-COVID oral drug that can be taken after infection, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, higher-risk people can talk to their healthcare providers about getting Paxlovid in advance of, say, an overseas trip if they think it’ll be hard to obtain the drug later. That would enable people to take the pills quickly should they test positive for the coronavirus, Chin-Hong said.
The FDA says Paxlovid significantly reduces the percentage of people with COVID-related hospitalization or death from any cause.
People who come down with COVID symptoms or test positive for the virus should isolate for at least five days after their symptoms begin or after they first test positive, whichever comes first, health officials say.
According to the L.A. County Department of Public Health, COVID patients can generally exit isolation after the fifth day, provided their symptoms are mild and improving and they don’t have a fever. The agency does recommend, however, that people wait until they test negative if exiting isolation before 10 days are up.
County health officials also suggest wearing a mask when near other people for 10 days after the onset of symptoms or their first positive test. But they also say residents can stop masking after the fifth day if they meet the criteria to end isolation and have two negative COVID-19 test results in a row, taken at least a day apart.
Isolation and mask wearing can generally end after the 10th day, without the need of a negative test result. But people who still have a fever should stay isolated for at least a day after the fever ends. People who are immune-compromised or have severe COVID-19 should speak with a doctor about when they can be around others. | 2023-07-28T16:11:00+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/health/2023/07/summer-brings-covid-19-uptick-with-more-travel-socializing.html |
You could get paid to go on 15 first dates. Here’s how
(Gray News) – Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and many happy couples will be celebrating the holiday together. But those who need a date could get an opportunity to be paid to go on 15 first dates.
Shane Co. is looking for an applicant to go on 15 first dates with 15 different people.
The jewelry company said it wants the person to set up the dates, whether through dating apps, in person, or through other means, over the course of five months and document their experience.
The 15 dates don’t have to be with strangers necessarily, but Shane Co. said they must be with 15 different people.
The dates could be fancy dinners, casual coffee shop meetups, or anything in between. All that’s required is for the participant to document the date by taking a few notes and a photo of the event, according to Shane. Co.
The company said second dates are encouraged but don’t count toward the total number of first dates.
Requirements for applicants include:
- Being single.
- Be willing and able to secure 15 dates with 15 different people over five months.
- Be willing to take a photo of the date and fill out a worksheet about their experience.
- Be 18 years or older and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Applications must be made by midnight on Feb. 10 at the Shane Co. website.
The winner will be announced on Feb. 27 and be rewarded with $1,500.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-25T01:39:09+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/2023/01/25/you-could-get-paid-go-15-first-dates-heres-how/ |
Omaha police fatally shoot armed man in Target store
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say they fatally shot a man who entered a Target store with an AR-15-style rifle on Tuesday and “plenty of ammunition.”
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Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said officers searched for victims, including customers and workers “because there were some people hiding in there.” No injured people were immediately found.
Schmaderer said evidence suggests the man fired multiple rounds before he was shot by officers, but it wasn’t immediately known if he fired at anyone.
The chief said there were several 911 calls and officers were at the store within minutes.
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“The first arriving officers went into the building, confronted the suspect and shot him dead," Schmaderer said. “He had an AR-15 rifle with him and plenty of ammunition."
Officer Chris Gordon, a police spokesperson, said the store in west Omaha was locked down about noon Tuesday after reports of shots being fired. | 2023-01-31T20:38:07+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/omaha-police-fatally-shoot-armed-man-in-target-17754544.php |
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Aaron Appelhans is among a rare few in Wyoming: A Democrat who won in Tuesday’s midterm election in this ever-redder state.
After being appointed as Wyoming’s first Black sheriff almost a year ago, he is now the state’s first elected Black sheriff. He beat a 20-year Republican police veteran with 52% of the vote.
“Albany County’s kind of purple politically, so I was able to run on my record, the things that I’ve done,” Appelhans said Thursday.
Yet across Wyoming, Democrats suffered another dismal election even as their party defied expectations and did reasonably well nationwide.
Democrats didn’t even field candidates for three of Wyoming’s six statewide races, those for secretary of state, state treasurer and state auditor. They got just 25%, 17% and 23% in the other three, the contests for U.S. House, governor and superintendent of public instruction, respectively.
The party will keep its two seats in the 31-member state Senate. But Democrats lost two of their seven seats in the 62-member state House, pushing their share of the Legislature under 8%.
Wyoming had a centrist Democratic governor, Dave Freudenthal, from 2003-2011. But in a state that cherishes gun ownership, is often suspicious of LGBTQ+ advocacy and stands up for its all-important coal mining industry amid efforts to limit climate change, the party has been on the decline here since the 1990s.
“We’ve had election cycle after election cycle now, dating back to 1994, when Republicans have been very effective at characterizing any Wyoming Democrat as representing the national party,” University of Wyoming political science professor Jim King said. “Whether they do doesn’t really matter. In these low-information races, the charge sticks, and Democrats then find themselves at a disadvantage on election night.”
But even in the state that gave Donald Trump 70% of the vote in 2020, some Democrats insist they can still win by talking to as many voters, one-on-one, as possible.
Appelhans credits on-the-ground campaigning, good organization and hard work by volunteers — along with policing reforms he has implemented in the Sheriff’s Office — for his win in southeastern Wyoming’s Albany County, home to the University of Wyoming.
“It took a lot of time. I worked two jobs,” Appelhans said of his campaign. “We had a good crew, a large, large group of volunteers, people that, you know, are believers in my abilities, believers in the campaign, to go out there and help as well. It really was kind of a community effort.”
Another Democratic winner was Pete Gosar, a former state party chairman who was reelected to the Albany County County Commission. Gosar got the most votes in a four-way race for two commission seats up for grabs.
A brother of Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona, Gosar rejected any notion that most Albany County voters, at least, are hyper-partisan, once you get to know them personally.
“It’s not just luck. There’s a real strategy to get out and meet people,” Gosar said. “You hear about hyper partisanship, and you’d expect that in the state that voted for the former president by the widest margin. But that’s not what I found, whether it was Republican, Democratic or independent doors. They might not vote for you, but there was kindness and cordiality.”
Decades ago, Democrats used to be able to rely on Albany County and the rest of southern Wyoming, with its many union railroad and coal mining jobs, as reliable turf.
But not for a long time now. Along with Albany County, only Teton County at the doorstep of Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks has an electorate not overwhelmingly Republican.
Wyoming’s losing Democrats this year included the chairman of the state party, Joe Barbuto, who with 31% of the vote failed to win re-election as Sweetwater County treasurer. Barbuto didn’t immediately return phone and social media messages Thursday seeking comment.
Another was Chad Banks, whose state House district nestles within southwestern Wyoming’s Sweetwater County. A gay former Rock Springs City Council member who was first elected to the state House in 2020, Banks got 39% of the vote in losing to a local Republican businessman.
Banks voted with Republicans 90% or more of the time in the Legislature, he said, but getting associated with issues pushed by Democrats nationally cost him and other Democrats in the state.
“I still support our coal communities in Wyoming. I hope that coal remains a strong industry in Wyoming. It’s important to my community and it’s important to my state — and that’s of course different than what you’re hearing from the D.C. crowd,” Banks said.
For Gosar at least, the key for Wyoming Democrats to counter the party’s perspective nationally is to bring a Wyoming-focused message to as many people as possible locally.
“”It’s easy to, you know, sing the death song for the Wyoming Democratic Party, and things are difficult,” Gosar said. “But I think there’s real opportunity, and I think it all starts with some of the stuff that’s been done in Albany County. You have to get out and talk to people and give them a different perspective.”
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the midterm elections at https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections and check out https://apnews.com/hub/explaining-the-elections to learn more about the issues and factors at play.
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Follow Mead Gruver at https://twitter.com/meadgruver | 2022-11-12T12:37:38+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/political-news/ap-wyoming-democrats-get-drubbed-again-but-not-giving-up/ |
Warrants: Former Georgia officer dumped naked body of teen girl
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A suburban Atlanta police officer has been charged with concealing the death of a teenage girl whose body was found six months after she went missing.
Gwinnett County police arrested Miles Bryant, 22, on Monday, charging him with one count of concealing the death of another and one count of false report of a crime.
In a warrant application, police said Bryant dumped Susana Morales’ naked body in the woods near Dacula after the girl disappeared in July. The skeletal remains of the 16-year-old were found last week and identified based on DNA and dental records. Medical examiners are still trying to determine how she died.
The warrant says Bryant lives near Morales’ last known location. It says police suspect Bryant of rape, murder, and other offenses, although the former officer has not yet been charged with those crimes.
In the warrant, police said Bryant falsely filed a police report claiming his gun was stolen after his car was broken into. That accounts for the charge of a false report of a crime.
Bryant had no prior relationship with the 16-year-old, warrants state.
Bryant remained in jail Tuesday after a judge denied him bail. The judge cited investigators’ belief that he is a danger to the community. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer representing him.
Bryant was until Monday a Doraville police officer. The city fired him after he was charged.
“The City of Doraville and its Police Department are fully cooperating with the Gwinnett Police Department in its investigation of Mr. Bryant,” Doraville spokesperson Emily Heenan said in a statement. “Our prayers rest with the family and friends of Susana Morales and everyone else affected by this tragedy.”
Morales went missing on the evening of July 26 when she was walking home from a friend’s house in Norcross, Gwinnett police have said. Detectives have said they believe Morales got into a vehicle. Her body was found more than 20 miles from where she went missing.
State records show Bryant became a sheriff’s deputy in Forsyth County in March 2020, resigning to become a Doraville officer in May 2021.
The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council has no record of sanctions or disciplinary actions against Bryant, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-14T23:02:29+00:00 | newschannel6now.com | https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/02/14/warrants-former-georgia-officer-dumped-naked-body-teen-girl/ |
Ablaye Ndiaye made the long journey from Dakar, Senegal, to the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany to play basketball. But the 35-year-old's personal highlight during the week-long Games didn't happen on a basketball court. It was on the track of Berlin's Olympic stadium, where Ndiaye carried the blazing Olympic torch during the opening ceremony on June 17. A rapturous crowd of 50,000 cheered him on.
"Holding the torch at the opening ceremony was a great moment," Ndiaye told NPR on Friday, two days before the end of the games. It's little surprise that he was selected as one of a handful of athletes to participate in the final relay leg of the torch run. The captain of Senegal's 34-athlete delegation, Ndiaye has an affectionate ease with his teammates and coaches, and his celebratory dances during basketball games have become iconic enough to make the World Games highlight reels. His charisma is evident at the end of this video about Senegal's performance at a recent tournament.
"Ablaye provides the team with energy, he brings joy. He's basically the face of the team," said Yoro Ndiaye, team Senegal's basketball coach.
While many of the Senegalese athletes have intellectual disabilities – including Ndiaye, who has Down syndrome – the basketball team is "unified," an inclusive mix of athletes with and without disabilities. The Special Olympics features unified competitions and supports unified sports locally to help build social inclusion.
According to Yoro Ndiaye, this mix is indicative of the Senegalese delegation's wider dynamic. "[Here at the Games,] we don't see a difference between athletes and coaches. The whole delegation is one team. Not even just the basketball team. We do everything together," he said.
Intellectual disability in Senegal
Unfortunately, the Senegalese delegation's cohesive, tightly-interwoven nature doesn't reflect the reality for many living with intellectual disabilities in the country.
"It's very difficult in Senegal for people with intellectual disabilities," said Rajah Diouri Sy, national director of Special Olympics Senegal. Sy argues that this is especially true when it comes to educational opportunities. Inclusive education, which puts all students – both with and without disabilities – together in classes is a rarity. Research has shown that students with disabilities benefit from being integrated into mainstream schools rather than segregated.
"Most of our (inclusive) schools are private. And they are expensive. It is difficult for families to take their children to private schools. In both Dakar and other regions, we lack schools for people with intellectual disabilities," she continued. According to the nonprofit group Humanity & Inclusion, children with disabilities in Senegal are nearly twice as likely to be out of school than those without disabilities.
Sy's first involvement with the Special Olympics came through her daughter Khadija, who has Down syndrome and became a track and field athlete in 2004. Now Rajah has run the organization's Senegalese outlet for more than a decade, overseeing growth from just six athletes to roughly 3,000 today.
"There's a stigma in Senegal for children with intellectual disabilities, which we are trying to fight. Most of the time, people will blame mothers if a child has an intellectual disability. This often leads to people hiding children with intellectual disabilities. But things are starting to change now," said Sy.
A victory at the Special Olympics
Special Olympics Senegal aims to break that stigma down as well as connect young people with intellectual disabilities to broader networks of care. In addition to organizing teams in eight different sports, it partners with health-care providers, government agencies and NGOs to facilitate services like free health screenings, subsidized follow-up care, educational referrals and support for parents. For Sy, it's especially important that this effort isn't limited to Dakar, the capital.
"We are trying to engage more athletes and be present in their communities. We say that athletes don't come to us, we have to go to them," she said. According to the World Bank, Sub-Saharan African disability rates are higher in rural areas.
Special Olympics Senegal's primary focus remains sports, which Ndiaye's coach argues is strategic. "Sports can help develop both intellectual and physical abilities and capacities. It also gives our athletes an opportunity to interact with others and have a place in society," Yoro Ndiaye said.
Building confidence in athletes is just as important to the organization as connecting young people to more traditional services. Thanks to the organization, athletes in Senegal have become assistant coaches and found jobs. According to Rajah, two athletes recently got married.
Ndiaye, who works in construction and lives with family members, says he has built the confidence to expand his social circles and fit in.
"I've made friends in the Special Olympics, and I also have new friends in my community. People are more engaged, I interact with more people. I feel like I don't face as much discrimination because I am really part of my community," he told NPR.
His warm, humor-infused relationship with his teammates and coaches illustrates his point and puts Sy credo into practice. Ndiaye ensured that even down periods in an exciting, if long week for the team were filled with laughs, quick to crack jokes with teammates and coaches.
"We must continue to work to fight discrimination and isolation. That's the main aim of the Special Olympics. It's always inclusion," said Sy.
There's much work to do until the fight is won in Senegal and beyond. But it's definitely a victory to see Ndiaye and his teammates laughing together between games in Berlin's sprawling, ordinarily-drab exhibition grounds, a Special Olympics venue that has been given a jolt of life by the masses of colorfully-uniformed athletes, volunteers and spectators.
Ndiaye and his teammates weren't without their victories on the court, either. Senegal bested France on Saturday to win the bronze medal in 5-on-5 unified basketball. "My family is very proud that I'm part of the Special Olympics and have come [to Berlin] for the World Games," he said prior to the pivotal game. And now there's a medal to boast about as well.
Dave Braneck is a journalist in Berlin covering sports, politics and labor. His Twitter handle is @braneck
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-06-26T16:42:18+00:00 | kvpr.org | https://www.kvpr.org/npr-news/npr-news/2023-06-24/hoop-dreams-of-a-senegalese-b-baller-come-true-at-special-olympics |
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New England girl seeking proof of Santa asks police to test cookie, carrots for DNA
A young Rhode Island girl has finally figured out how to determine if Santa Claus is real — DNA.
Scarlett Doumato, a 10-year-old Cumberland resident, sent a partially-eaten Oreo cookie as well as a couple of gnawed-on carrot sticks to the town's police department to ask if they can be tested for DNA, Chief Matthew Benson said in a statement Friday.
“I took a sample of a cookie and carrots that I left for Santa and the raindeer on Christmas Eve and I was wondering if you could take a sample of DNA and see if Santa is real?” Doumato wrote.
Doumato spoke with sister station WCVB on Saturday and said: "I feel like since he bit it, he might have left DNA."
Benson forwarded the “evidence” to the state's Department of Health-Forensic Sciences unit for analysis.
“Items to be examined for traces of DNA and compared with profiles on record for the above-named suspect/aliases,” the department form says.
The charge? Failure to finish snacks.
Results are pending.
“This young lady obviously has a keen sense for truth and the investigative process and did a tremendous job packaging her evidence for submission. We will do our very best to provide answers for her,” Benson said. | 2023-01-25T12:50:30+00:00 | wtae.com | https://www.wtae.com/article/new-england-girl-seeking-proof-of-santa-asks-police-to-test-cookie-for-dna/42614903 |
“Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” is continuing in 2023 at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 20.
The series stars Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi, Jenni ‘JWOWW’ Farley, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Vinny Guadagnino, Pauly ‘DJ Pauly D’ Delvecchio, Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, and Deena Cortese.
Here’s the information you’ll need to watch a free live stream of “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” online without cable.
How to watch ‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’ without cable
If you’re a cord-cutter or don’t have cable, you can live stream “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” on Philo or Fubo TV. Both streaming services offer free trials that last several days.
When is ‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’ on?
“Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” continues on Thursday, April 20 at 8 p.m. on MTV. It will be a slate of episodes of “Ridiculousness” at 9 p.m.
What channel is MTV?
You can use the channel finder on your provider’s website to locate it: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV, Dish.
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According to the official MTV website: The Jersey Shore crew comes together from across the country to have the wildest group vacation yet.
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Company Will Exclusively Offer Highly Anticipated GAME OF THRONES Digital and Retail Lottery Games
ATLANTA, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games announces an exclusive new, multi-year agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment to bring the premier global entertainment and media company's iconic brands to digital and retail lottery games. The expanded partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment features limited worldwide rights on iconic motion picture and television brands including CADDYSHACK, ELF, FRIENDS, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION, THE WIZARD OF OZ and WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.
The global lottery company also announced this week the long-awaited addition of the epic GAME OF THRONES brand, now available for the first time in retail and digital lottery games.
In fiscal year 2022, licensed branded games created by Scientific Games for U.S. lotteries represented USD $2.7 billion in retail sales. Renowned for science-based products and solutions that drive maximum proceeds for lottery beneficiary programs, the company applies advanced consumer research techniques to assess a brand by Power Index, which is a measure of the intensity of 'liking' that a brand possesses.
Kyle Rogers, Vice President of North American Instant Products for Scientific Games, said, "We are thrilled to offer digital and retail games for these legendary Warner Bros. Discovery movie and TV brands, highlighted by the exciting recent announcement of GAME OF THRONES. We've enjoyed a highly successful partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment over the years and continue to expand that great partnership. These are some of the most widely popular brands across television, film and streaming available to lottery players worldwide today."
Scientific Games began its relationship with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment in 2009, launching the company's first licensed branded THE WIZARD OF OZ for the Kansas Lottery. To date, 16 lotteries worldwide have launched THE WIZARD OF OZ games, including instant scratch, FastPlay and digital.
In recent years, the WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKET instant scratch game topped $1 billion in retail sales and generated approximately $300 million in returns to the 18 participating states' general funds and beneficiary programs such as education, elderly care and the environment. The first WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKET linked instant game with an up to $1 billion prize opportunity offered the largest prize in U.S. history. Scientific Games pioneered Linked Games winners' events in 2007 and has since produced more than 30 major events for the lottery industry.
The company offers the largest portfolio of licensed brands in the lottery industry with more than 100 properties for digital and retail games. The Warner Bros. Discovery properties are some of the most popular brands to enhance lottery games worldwide.
Scientific Games provides retail and digital games, technologies, analytics and services to 130 lotteries in 50 countries, including nearly every North American lottery. The company is the largest instant scratch game provider in the world, and a leading global provider of iLottery solutions, digital lottery games, mobile apps, player loyalty programs and customer relationship management programs.
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The Wisconsin Assembly and Senate are set to vote on two bills Wednesday that would significantly increase the penalties for reckless driving in the state.
- Driving the news: Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' staff tell TMJ4 News he intends to sign both reckless driving bills into law. The two bipartisan bills that would increase penalties are expected to pass the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate on Wednesday.
Both bills are Republican-backed. One bill would hike fines for reckless driving to as high as $400. The other bill would allow law enforcement to impound the vehicle used by a reckless driver if the driver had a previous offense.
Currently fines for reckless driving range from as little as $25 to as much as $200. If the driver caused 'great bodily harm', they could be punished by up to three-and-a-half years in prison.
If the bills on Wednesday pass, punishment would rise to six years in prison.
This is a developing story and will be updated shortly.
BREAKING: Governor Evers staff tells me he intends to sign both reckless driving bills into law. The two bipartisan bills that would increase penalties are expected to pass the WI Assembly and Senate today. More on bills here @tmj4 https://t.co/LxoH48FPlN
— Ben Jordan (@BenJordan3) March 22, 2023
Wisconsin reckless driving bills gain momentum on both sides of the aisle
By Ben Jordan, Mar 14, 2023
A pair of bipartisan bills that would increase penalties for reckless driving in Wisconsin continue to gain momentum at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Just a week after the bills were approved by a State Assembly committee, the State Senate held its public hearing Tuesday in a committee. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers spoke in support of the legislation.
"They are laughing at our police and they are making a mockery of the rule of law in our criminal justice system," said State Rep. and former Milwaukee alderman Bob Donovan. He says he thinks the most egregious reckless drivers do not fear the current punishments for getting caught.
That's why he authored a pair of bills that take different approaches to increasing reckless driving penalties.
"We send that message to the citizens that we, the elected leaders of the state of Wisconsin, hear you," said Donovan.
The first bill would double the fines for reckless driving citations - and double the maximum jail sentences for certain reckless driving criminal offenses.
The second bill would give cities and towns the option to tow vehicles if a person is caught driving recklessly and has a prior reckless driving fine that hasn't been paid.
"My husband Aaron Strong was the victim of reckless driving," said Abbie Strong.
Strong says she returned to the Capitol for the second time in two weeks to be a voice for the victims who cannot advocate for themselves.
Her husband, a beloved pastor, was killed five months ago by a reckless driver in front of the Milwaukee County Courthouse.
"Why do you think this is an important tool?" asked Strong. "It's important because if we don't curb the problem now, it's going to continue to escalate."
Democratic Sen. Lena Taylor says she was initially skeptical of the bills until she learned the state's reckless driving fine of up to $200 hasn't changed in 70 years.
"Some people in the Milwaukee community are concerned, are specifically concerned about the doubling of maximum jail sentences. What is your position on that?" asked TMJ4's Ben Jordan.
Taylor responded, "I think they should read the legislation more closely because the truth of the matter is the amount of time and the amount of fine that connects to this particular bill is not a huge increase."
Sen. Taylor called for one tweek to the legislation.
Currently, a majority of the revenue from the increased fines would go toward the state's alcohol and drug abuse treatment program. She thinks reckless driving fines should go toward solving that issue alone.
The Senate committee that held this public hearing is expected to take a vote next week. These bills are moving even more quickly on the Assembly side. The full Assembly is set to vote on the legislation next week.
Widow of pastor killed by reckless driver gives emotional appeal to Wisconsin lawmakers
By Ben Jordan, Feb 28, 2023
MADISON, Wis. — There was emotional testimony at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday as a woman who lost her husband to reckless driving in Milwaukee advocates for change.
Ben Jordan talked to the wife of Pastor Aaron Strong as she voiced her support for a pair of bills that would increase reckless driving penalties.
"My name is Abbie Strong and I'm representing the family of Aaron Strong, a victim of reckless driving," she said.
Abbie Strong broke down in front of lawmakers as she held up a picture of her family - the last photo taken before her husband Aaron was killed in October by a reckless driver.
"So reckless that the driver was driving over 70 miles per hour on the wrong side of the road through four red lights before colliding with his Nissan sedan," said Abbie Strong.
Abbie's husband Aaron was a well-known pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. The congregation left devastated by the loss - and his two children heartbroken at home.
"How has that changed your future and your children's future - living without a dad?" asked TMJ4 News reporter Ben Jordan.
Abbie replied, "my son is not going to get to go on that camping, backpacking adventure this summer. My daughter's not going to have her dad walk her down the aisle. So I need to do my part to prevent other families from having to face that loss."
Abbie is now turning her pain into purpose. Monday night she learned about a pair of bills that would stiffen penalties for reckless drivers, so she made the drive to Madison Tuesday morning to show her support for both of them.
"I have to be the face and I have to be the person that's representing my husband and all the other families. We are not the first family to walk down this road and if it's not me, who is it going to be?" said Abbie Strong.
The first bipartisan bill would double the maximum fine for reckless driving citations. It would also double the maximum jail sentence for those convicted of certain felony-reckless driving offenses.
The second bill would allow cities to pass ordinances to authorize police to tow vehicles, if a person is caught driving recklessly and has a prior reckless driving fine that hasn't been paid.
"I like that they are being proactive. They are trying to take the heartache away from families," said Strong.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson also spoke in favor of the two bills.
"What would your response be to those in the Milwaukee area who say this may be too punitive?" asked TMJ4's Ben Jordan.
"Well look, I don't want to be overly punitive on folks, but I do understand that this is a concern, a public safety and quality of life concern for people on the streets of Milwaukee," said Johnson. "So if you're going to drive recklessly in Milwaukee, this is the message: Don't do it or you're going to be paying a price."
Some lawmakers shared concerns about whether most drivers would pay the steeper fines - or if judges would utilize the lengthened maximum sentences for criminal convictions.
Abbie doesn't think the two bills would eliminate reckless driving - but she believes they would have an impact.
"I wish that no family had to go through the same loss that we are walking right now," she said.
The committee that held Tuesday's public hearing will take a vote in the near future on whether to pass these two bills. If passed, the next step would be a hearing in front of all state lawmakers.
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BANGKOK — An American aircraft carrier was due to make a port call in Vietnam on Sunday — a rare visit by one of the U.S. Navy’s biggest ships that comes as Washington and Beijing both step up efforts to bolster ties with Southeast Asian nations.
It will be only the third such visit by an American aircraft carrier since the end of the hostilities.
The visit comes about a month after a Chinese navy training ship made its own port call in Da Nang as part of what it called a goodwill tour that also took it to Thailand, Brunei and the Philippines.
Japan’s largest destroyer, Izumo, made a port call in Vietnam over the past week, following exercises in the South China Sea with the Reagan, among other American ships.
“Recently, Vietnam has received visits from naval vessels from different countries, and this time it will be a visit from the USS Ronald Reagan,” Vietnam's VnExpress online newspaper quoted Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang as saying.
“This is a normal friendly exchange for the sake of peace, stability, cooperation and development in both the region and the world.”
China is Vietnam’s largest trading partner. But, along with a number of other countries in the region, tensions have been high of late over maritime and territorial disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea.
Washington, meantime, sees Hanoi as a key component of its strategy for the region and has sought to leverage Vietnam’s traditional rivalry with its much larger neighbor China to expand U.S. influence in the region.
During an April visit, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken broke ground on a sprawling new $1.2 billion U.S. embassy compound in the Vietnamese capital, a project the Biden administration hopes will demonstrate its commitment to further improving ties less than 30 years after diplomatic relations were restored in 1995.
Based in Yokosuka, Japan, the USS Ronald Reagan is the only forward-deployed American aircraft carrier. It is due to be replaced in that role next year by the USS George Washington, also a Nimitz-class carrier. | 2023-06-23T12:35:17+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/23/uss-reagan-vietnam-port-call/c3862894-11b6-11ee-8d22-5f65b2e2f6ad_story.html |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. , June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CCMR3, a leading provider of accounts receivable and collection services, has been granted the "Best Places to Work for 2023" award by the CNY Business Journal.
Jacob Corlyon, CEO of CCMR3, expressed his gratitude for the dedicated team and their role in the company's success. He said, "Our employees are the driving force behind everything we accomplish. Receiving the "Best Places to Work for 2023" award reassures me that our team is genuinely satisfied with the work they do each day. Our people-first approach extends to our business partners and employees alike. I eagerly anticipate another outstanding year with our dedicated and hardworking team, which truly makes us a great place to work."
CCMR3 prioritizes employee well-being by offering a comprehensive benefits package, competitive pay, and generous PTO. Last year, CCMR3 introduced Wellness Weekends, allowing employees to enjoy one Friday off per month to disconnect, spend time with loved ones, and recharge. This initiative adds up to an additional 12 paid days off per year.
Fostering a positive and collaborative culture remains a top priority for the leadership team at CCMR3. Monthly award ceremonies are held to recognize employees for their dedication and hard work. Additionally, the company offers a hybrid work environment, providing employees with the flexibility to work remotely or from one of their office locations in Syracuse, NY, Des Moines, IA, Phoenix, AZ or Rochester, NY.
Jill Czyz, Vice President of People and Culture at CCMR3, shared her experience and perspective on the company's culture. "The best thing about CCMR3 is the people. To me, CCMR3 is more than just a debt collections agency—it is a close-knit company where every employee genuinely cares about helping our customers achieve financial success. We have established a company culture where our employees truly care about one another – here are you are not just a number."
CCMR3 provides modern, technology-driven revenue recovery solutions, debt purchasing, and litigation services for enterprises that need engagement with empathy, experience with compliance, and excellence in revenue recovery. Leveraging state-of-the-art analytics and machine learning combined with a service-focused approach, CCMR3 helps organizations from a variety of industries protect their brands and improve their bottom lines. For more information about CCMR3 and its suite of services, visit www.ccmr3.com and connect with us on LinkedIn.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai was awarded the U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best SUV Brand for the third consecutive year today. It was selected for its lineup that includes capable gas-powered SUVs, as well as fuel-efficient hybrid and EV models in various body styles to suit nearly any buyer need.
"Winning the U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best SUV Brand for the third consecutive year is very gratifying, as the entire company has diligently worked to exceed SUV buyer needs," said Olabisi Boyle, vice president, product planning and mobility strategy, Hyundai Motor North America. "With powerful and clean powertrains, abundant advanced technologies, innovative design and comprehensive safety features, Hyundai is consistently satisfying its SUV buyers with success."
"We recognize these automakers with the Best Vehicle Brand awards because they produce the cars, trucks, SUVs or luxury vehicles that best match with consumer interests," says Jim Sharifi, managing editor of U.S. News Best Cars. "There's a Hyundai SUV available for every buyer, with models that range from the compact Venue and Tucson, to the midsize Santa Fe and the luxurious Palisade. Hyundai SUVs win points for offering the latest in driver-assistance and infotainment technology at an accessible price."
The Best Vehicle Brand awards evaluate 38 brands and recognize industry-wide excellence for cars, SUVs, trucks, and luxury vehicles. Full details for the U.S. News Best Vehicle Brand awards can be found at the following link: https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/advice/best-vehicle-brand-awards.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun scattering millions of packets of oral rabies vaccine from helicopters and planes over 13 states from Maine to Alabama.
The major aim is to keep raccoons from spreading their strain of the deadly virus to states where it hasn’t been found or isn’t widespread, said field trial coordinator Jordona Kirby.
The USDA is also continuing tests of a vaccine approved in Canada to immunize skunks as well as raccoons, said Kirby of Wildlife Services, which is part of the agriculture department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Rabies is spread through an infected animal’s saliva, usually through bites. However, saliva that gets into the eyes, nose or mouth can also infect someone, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thirteen people in South Carolina were considered potentially exposed in March because they had bottle-fed or given medicine to a sick calf that turned out to have rabies, said Dr. Michael Neault, the state veterinarian.
Globally, the virus kills 60,000 people a year, most bitten by dogs, the World Health Organization states.
That’s about the same number that get shots to prevent rabies in the U.S. after being bitten or scratched by an infected or possibly infected animal, according to the CDC.
State and local pet vaccination laws mean the virus is mostly spread by wildlife in the U.S.
The national rabies control program started in 1997 in Texas, where coyotes were spreading the canine variant of the virus, Kirby said.
She said vaccine drops eliminated that variant in 2004. Three years later, the CDC declared the nation free of canine rabies.
That doesn’t mean unvaccinated pets are safe. Canine rabies is among more than 20 variants — seven found in terrestrial mammals and more than 13 in species of bats, said rabies control program coordinator Richard Chipman.
A bite from an animal infected with any variant can make any other mammal sick. Scratches occasionally do so, since animals lick their paws.
A three-year program in Arizona and New Mexico eliminated a bat rabies strain in foxes, Kirby said. And Texas, with help from USDA, dropped 1.1 million baits along the Mexican border in January to keep coyotes from bringing the canine variant back.
Raccoons are the main rabies reservoir in 18 states along and near the East Coast and skunks in 21 others, according to data from 2020, the latest year available.
Bats made up 31% of the nearly 4,500 animals found with rabies in 2020. But since nearly all of the 40-plus bat species found in the U.S. eat insects and the rest drink nectar or eat fruit, oral vaccines would be much trickier.
Some scientists have speculated that bats could be vaccinated during hibernation, perhaps with a fine mist or with a gel that could be transferred from bat to bat, Chipman said. Early research is testing the idea in vampire bats, which live in Mexico and Central and South America and might spread such a vaccine within a colony by grooming each other.
Rabid wildlife isn’t just a rural problem. A rabid fox on Capitol Hill was caught less than 24 hours after the first report in April. By then, about a half-dozen people had reported bites or nips to U.S. Capitol Police, but others may have gone to other agencies, a Capitol Police spokesperson said by email.
Raccoon rabies campaigns started in August in parts of northern Maine, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and southwestern Virginia. The 348,000 Raboral V-RG baits in Maine and 535,000 in the three other states are being dropped from planes in rural areas and from vehicles in urban and suburban areas.
In all, about 3.75 million packets — coated with a fishmeal attractant or encased in 1-inch (2.5-centimeter) fish meal cubes — will be distributed in nine states, ending when 1.1 million are dropped in Alabama in October.
The vaccine has been found safe for more than 60 kinds of animals including domestic dogs and cats. Eating a large number of vaccine packets might give dogs an upset stomach but wouldn’t cause any permanent problem, APHIS says.
About 3.5 million doses of the experimental vaccine Onrab are being distributed in parts of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Tennessee — which also are getting the approved vaccine — plus four other states.
Onrab comes in blister packs with green, marshmallow-flavored coating. Wildlife Services hopes it may be approved next year in spite of lingering pandemic-related delays.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
04-08-09-12-26-37, Doubler: N
(four, eight, nine, twelve, twenty-six, thirty-seven; Doubler: N)
¶ Maximum prize: $350,000
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
04-08-09-12-26-37, Doubler: N
(four, eight, nine, twelve, twenty-six, thirty-seven; Doubler: N)
¶ Maximum prize: $350,000 | 2022-09-01T04:21:03+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-SuperCash-game-17411656.php |
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The contract standoff between the Chicago Bears and Roquan Smith continued Thursday with the star linebacker watching practice from the sideline and new coach Matt Eberflus saying he expects healthy players to participate on the field.
The Bears removed Smith from the physically unable to perform list on Wednesday, opening up the possibility of fines for missing practices, a day after he went public with a trade request. Eberflus declined to discuss what actions the team might take.
“I’m not gonna get into the details of what discipline is there,” he said. “But we will certainly work through that when the time comes.”
Eberflus did make one thing clear.
“We expect all of our healthy players to practice,” he said.
Smith, who does not have an agent, accused the Bears of using bad-faith tactics during negotiations for a contract extension in a statement to NFL.com on Tuesday. He said the front office led by new general manager Ryan Poles has made take-it-or-leave-it offers since talks began in April that would be “bad for myself, and for the entire LB market if I signed it.”
Smith, the No. 8 overall draft pick in 2018, is entering the fifth and final year of his rookie contract. He was a second-team All-Pro in 2020 and 2021.
Poles said this week he planned to continue to work toward an extension rather than a trade. He also insisted his feelings about Smith have not changed, that he still thinks highly of him.
But the Bears’ new regime has a challenge on its hands with one of the team’s best players in a stare-down with the organization.
“For me it’s about being respectful to everybody in the building,” Eberflus said. “Do I certainly know what Roquan’s going through? I don’t know. I’m not in his chair. I don’t know that. You never put yourself in another man’s shoes. His perspective may be something different. That’s where he is. I’m gonna be respectful of that.”
Eberflus told reporters in his opening statement they would have to ask Smith why he decided not to practice. He also said they’d have to ask Smith in response to questions about what he can accomplish by watching from the sideline and if he’ll participate without a new deal.
“I don’t have that understanding one way or the other. I don’t know. You’ll have to ask him,” Eberflus said.
The team has not made Smith available to the media since training camp opened because he is not practicing. Eberflus said he thought there was a possibility Smith would participate on Thursday.
“Like I said I expect all the healthy guys to practice,” he said.
The Bears hired Poles and Eberflus to replace the fired Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy after going 6-11 and missing the playoffs for the ninth time in 11 years. Eberflus and his staff plan to use Smith as a weakside linebacker in a 4-3 scheme.
The Bears’ first preseason game is against the Kansas City Chiefs at Soldier Field on Saturday. They open the season at home against San Francisco on Sept. 11.
But they’re missing one of their most important players as they try to implement a new scheme.
“To bridge any gap you’re going to need communication, right, so that’s the first step,” Eberflus said. “In any relationship you need communication so I would just say that.”
But are the lines open?
“That’s going to be with Ryan and Roquan to deal with,” Eberflus said.
NOTES: Eberflus said WR N’Keal Harry had ankle surgery and did not give a timetable for his return. He also said RB David Montgomery and TE Cole Kmet will miss Saturday’s game with undisclosed injuries.
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Olivia Newton-John's fans, friends and family are mourning her death. On Monday, Aug. 8, the actress' husband, John Easterling, broke the news that she had passed away. She was 73.
As her husband noted in his Instagram post, Newton-John's death comes after her decades-long battle with breast cancer, which she was extremely forthcoming about to the public. Her story has inspired and encouraged others on the same health journey.
Over the years, ET has spoken to Newton-John throughout her ups and downs. Here is a look back at what she has so candidly said about her battle with breast cancer since being first diagnosed in 1992.
The Real Reason She Went Public About Her Cancer
Just months after her friend, Kelly Preston, died of breast cancer in July 2020, Newton-John spoke with ET about how she initially felt forced to go public about her own diagnosis in the '90s.
"There was going to be an article released in one of the gossip papers that I was dying of cancer," the Grease star recalled. "When I heard that, I decided that rather than frighten my family and my friends, it would be better to just come out with it."
While speaking to ET in October 2020, Newton-John also opened up about her efforts to help others battling cancer.
"I'm so excited. This has been something that's been in my heart and my mind for many years," she said of the organization, which is focused on finding new avenues for cancer treatment and recovery that are gentler on a person's body. "Being a cancer thriver of 28 years and having gone through surgery and chemotherapy and radiation I always had this dream that we could find kinder ways of treating cancer."
Living With Stage 4 Breast Cancer
In 2019, Newton-John revealed that her cancer had returned for the third time and she was battling stage 4 breast cancer. ET spoke with her at the Industry Dance Awards & Cancer Benefit Show in Hollywood that year, and per usual, her spirits were high.
"I just want everyone to know, I'm here, I'm doing great," she said. "I'm doing really well and I'm really healthy."
When asked how she feels about all those who hear her story and take comfort in her journey as they deal with their own health battles, Newton-John said that being an inspirational force for those in need is "a responsibility" she appreciates and respects.
"I hear that and I'm very touched by that," she shared. "I am positive about my life and about my journey and I hope that can touch other people [and help them to] be positive about theirs."
She Was Determined to Enjoy Life
During her interview with 60 Minutes Australia in August 2019, she was adamant about living her life to the fullest despite her cancer returning.
"I'm so lucky that I've been through this three times and I'm still here," she said. "We know we're gonna die at some point, and we don't know when it is. When you're given a cancer diagnosis or a scary honest diagnosis, you're suddenly given a possibility of a time limit. So every day is a gift."
Newton-John added, "If somebody tells you, you have six months to live, very possibly you will because you believe that. So for me, psychologically, it's better not to have any idea of what they expect or what the last person that has what you have lived, so I don't, I don't tune in."
"Every Day Is a Gift"
In March 2019, Newton-John spoke to ET and had some words to live by.
“Every day’s a gift anyway,” she shared. “We don’t really know how long our life is, so every day is an extra bonus for me and I’m very grateful and I intend to be here for a long time. I have much to do, still, and I’m enjoying my life.”
Dispelling Rumors About Her Health
During her battles with cancer, Newton-John often contended with salacious and exploitative tabloid reports about her health and claims that she only had weeks to live. In January 2019, the entertainer took it upon herself to shut some of those reports down with a high-spirited video she shared on Facebook.
"Happy New Year, everyone! This is Olivia Newton-John, and I just want to say that the rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated, to quote the famous quote," the 70-year-old star said with a laugh, paraphrasing the famous quip commonly attributed to Mark Twain.
"I'm doing great and I want to wish all of you the happiest, healthiest 2019 that is possible," she continued. "Thank you all for your wonderful love and support, for me and for my Olivia Newton John Cancer Wellness Center in Melbourne, Australia. Thank you so much!"
Her Message to Alex Trebek Before He Died of Cancer
In the wake of Alex Trebek's announcement that he was battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, in March 2019, Newton-John was battling breast cancer for the third time, and she shared some words of encouragement with the beloved Jeopardy! host -- who passed away Nov. 20, 2020.
"I sent him a message saying, 'I know you can get through this,' and, 'Don't listen to stage four and all of [that]. Don't read the statistics and stay focused and see how you can heal yourself,'" she told ET at the time. "That helps. Sense of humor is vital."
How She Stayed Positive When Her Cancer First Returned
Newton-John remained remarkably positive and determined throughout her health journey, even in the face of setbacks and pain.
"I need to get through this,” she told Australia's 60 Minutes in September 2017 about the diagnosis, which made her “skid to a very quick halt.”
“I have lots to do, but of course, it's scary. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't scary. It was, but I felt very sure that I would get through," she shared. "The pain level was really the hardest thing... I was trying to do shows and it was pretty agonizing."
“I can walk, but I can't go long distances,” she revealed during the televised interview. “But I'll get there, because I couldn't walk at all a month or so ago. As I heal I'll be able to walk more.”
As for how she stays upbeat after all the battles she has faced in life, the star said love and support from the public have “kept me up,” and she has zero complaints about the cards life has dealt to her.
“I've had and I'm having an amazing life,” she said. “So I have no complaints. I really don't ... everyone goes through something. We all have something we need to go through in life and this has been my challenge.”
The Importance of Opening Up About Her Battle
Newton-John's battle with breast cancer inspired her 2005 album, Stronger Than Before, and she explained to ET that same year that she was "determined that I was gonna get through it."
"Whatever you go through, pain makes you grow even though it's difficult at the time," she shared.
"Initially when I was first diagnosed for me it was a very private matter, that's why I was laughing when I was sitting here talking about my breasts so openly, because when I was first diagnosed that was the last thing in the world I wanted to talk about, and I was so nervous about people finding out about it," she recalled, explaining that finally being able to share her story was "a very positive thing for me.... I think it's an individual journey for everybody. For me, it was good to talk about it."
Finding Strength and Healing Through Song
Amid her battles with breast cancer -- and following the death of her sister, Rona, in 2013, who died just six weeks after being diagnosed with brain cancer -- John shared the impact music has had on her life, her own health journey and how she recovered after her passing.
"There was a time where I didn't think I'd sing again, but time is a wonderful healer and it doesn't heal everything, but singing for me is my way of healing and it always has been," she shared with ET in 2014, while discussing her return to music after Rona's death. "Whenever I've gone through difficult times in my life, music is what has helped me get through. She was always there for me, so I know that I need to keep singing, she didn't want me to stop."
For more on Newton-John's inspiring life and legacy, see the video below.
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Variety is the spice of life. Variety is also the name of the game when it comes to this week’s Showtime, because there is something in it for everyone.
John Malkovich (as Peter): “Welcome to the family.”
Jack Huston (as Shelby John): “I love you Ruby Red.”
Jack Huston (as Shelby John): “Ruby? Hey! Hey, come on, wake up!”
Jack Huston is out for revenge in “Savage Salvation.” The actor plays a recovering addict who’s tracking down the dealers responsible for his fiancée’s death.
And he’s not doing it by himself. The film’s all-star cast includes Robert De Niro, John Malkovich and Quavo.
Jim Parsons (as Michael Ausiello): “I’m worried that you’re going to break my heart.”
Ben Aldridge (as Kit Cowan): “Mom, Dad, this is my friend Mike.”
Sally Field (as Marilyn): “A friend.”
Ben Aldridge (as Kit Cowan): “Yes, Mom, just a friend.”
Sally Field (as Marilyn): “What is going on here? Who is this guy?”
Ben Aldridge (as Kit Cowan): “He’s my boyfriend “
Grab some tissues, because the romantic drama “Spoiler Alert” is probably gonna make you cry.
Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge star in the film about a real-life couple whose lives take a tragic turn when one of them gets sick.
Johnny Flynn (as Bob Cratchit, voice): “Christmas Eve in London. Who could resist it?”
Children carolers (singing): “‘Tis the season to be jolly, falalalalalala.”
Luke Evans (as Ebenezer Scrooge, voice): “Humbug!”
Bah, humbug!
Ebenezer Scrooge is not feeling the holiday spirit in Netflix’s animated adaptation “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol.” It’s the classic story you know and love, with a musical twist.
Character in “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol: “Oh, look away!”
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‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died, her family said Monday.
Williams died in Los Angeles at age 75 on Wednesday after a brief illness, her children, Zak and Emily Hudson, said in a statement released through family spokeswoman Liza Cranis.
“The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” the statement said. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.”
Williams also starred in director George Lucas’ 1973 film “American Graffiti” and director Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Conversation” from 1974.
But she was by far best known for “Laverne & Shirley,” the “Happy Days” spinoff that ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983 that in its prime was among the most popular shows on TV.
Williams played the straitlaced Shirley to Marshall’s more libertine Laverne on the show about a pair of roommates that worked at a Milwaukee bottling factory in the 1950s and 60s.
Marshall, whose brother, Garry Marshall, co-created the series, died in 2018.
“Laverne & Shirley” was known almost as much for its opening theme as the show itself. Williams’ and Marshall’s chant of “schlemiel, schlimazel” as they skipped together became a cultural phenomenon and oft-invoked piece of nostalgia.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — With trembling hands, the bingo players at a Buenos Aires retirement center put the buttons they use as markers on their cards. Small containers hold their betting money, coins and crumpled low-denomination bills that every day seem able to buy less.
The twice-weekly game brings some enthusiasm to the eyes of the retirees playing it in the recreational center serving Caballito and Villa Crespo, middle-class neighborhoods of Argentina’s capital. The men and women participating are all over 80 years old and find themselves in a situation they would have considered unthinkable before they retired.
“This center has middle-class people in it. We are deprived of many of the things we used to do,” said Betty Santucci, 85, who runs the place. She added quietly: “I did something I’d never done in my life: I asked for free medicine … nothing else can be done.”
Monthly inflation was 7.7% in March, up from 6.5% in the same month in 2022, Argentina’s National Institute of Statistics and Censuses announced Friday. Analysts project annual inflation — the measure used commonly internationally — will come in at 110% in 2023, one of the highest rates in the world.
“The numbers we see today represent the worst moment of the impact of the war (in Ukraine) on international prices and the worst drought in history in the country,” tweeted government spokesperson, Gabriela Cerrutti. “We know, it hurts us, it occupies us, how it affects daily life and each family.”
The impact has been particularly devastating on Argentina’s retirees, 85% of whom receive a state pension averaging 58,500 pesos a month, the equivalent of $265. That barely covers a third of their expenses for food, medicine and rent.
“I can’t even pay the rent, my daily expenses, services, and I have to eat. I have two children who bring me a ‘little package’ (of money),” Paulina Najnudel, 85, said as she played bingo. “But it makes me, not ashamed, but sad because we have worked so many years.”
Argentina had one of the most advanced pension systems in South America, with retirement pensions increasing according to a mobility formula calculated by wages and taxes collected. Between January 2022 and March 2023, pensions rose 72.5%. But in the same period prices rose more than 100%.
Now, after years of high inflation, Argentina’s minimum pension measured in U.S. dollars is one of the lowest in the region, just above Venezuela, according to a study by the Argentine consulting firm Focus Market.
“The minimum pension is not even enough for the basics,” said Ana Falcone at the retirement center.
Mercedes Villafañe, 80, described the crisis during a game. “When we retirees go shopping, we don’t by food by the kilo. We buy it by the item: one onion, one potato. We never have enough to make it to a kilogram.”
“At the moment, there is no hope,” she said.
To make up for some of the loss of purchasing power caused by inflation, the government of President Alberto Fernández ordered a monthly addition of 15,000 pesos ($67) to retirees who had low salaries as workers. But experts say it is not enough.
The Ombudsman for Senior Citizens reported at the beginning of April that the basic needs of rent, medicine and food for one person was 202,064 pesos a month, or $914 dollars, a 33% increase from six months ago.
“We are in a humanitarian crisis in the sector,” said Eugenio Semino, head of the ombudsman agency, which is responsible for defending the rights of senior citizens.
“The retiree must choose between taking medication or not taking medication, eating or not eating,” he said.
Semino said the consequences of the crisis are real though not always socially visible.
“I have been doing gerontology for 40 years and I have never seen, for example, that medication is no longer taken according to the prescription, but by what the retiree can buy. This means that treatments are neutral, they do not have any type of positive result,” he said.
Night falls and the bingo comes to an end.
Najnudel and the rest of the retirees begin filing out of the center, heading home to deal with the harsh reality of their final years — a reality they never foresaw.
“I come here, I have a good time and I am with good people. I spend a few hours fine, but I go back to my house and it’s still the same,″ Najnudel said.
“I hope all this changes. It has to change. I would like to have hope, but I will no longer be around when it happens.” | 2023-04-16T01:52:30+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/food-or-medicine-inflation-squeezing-retirees-in-argentina/ |
LAVAL, QC, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. ("Neptune" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NEPT) (TSX: NEPT), a diversified and fully integrated health and wellness company focused on plant-based, sustainable and purpose-driven lifestyle brands, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with several institutional investors for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 1,945,526 common shares (or common share equivalents) of the Company, and accompanying two series of warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,891,052 common shares per series of warrants, at an offering price of $2.57 per share and accompanying warrants in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. Each series of warrants have an exercise price of $2.32 per share and are immediately exercisable upon issuance. One series of warrants will expire two years following the date of issuance and one series of warrants will expire five years following the date of issuance. The offering is expected to close on or about June 23, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and notification to the Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq").
H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.
The gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be $5 million, prior to deducting placement agent's fees and other offering expenses payable by Neptune and assuming none of the warrants issued in the offering are exercised for cash. Neptune intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
A registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-262411) relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and was declared effective by the SEC on February 9, 2022. The offering of the securities will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC that forms a part of the registration statement. The offering is being made in the United States only and no securities will be offered in any jurisdiction of Canada or to, or for the benefit of, residents in any jurisdiction of Canada. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the securities being offered will be filed with the SEC. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by contacting H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, 430 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10022, by email at placements@hcwco.com or by telephone at (212) 856-5711.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
For the purposes of TSX approval, the Company expects to rely on the exemption set forth in Section 602.1 of the TSX Company Manual available to "Eligible Interlisted Issuers", since the common shares are also listed on the Nasdaq and had less than 25% of the overall trading volume of its listed securities occurring on all Canadian marketplaces in the twelve months immediately preceding the date on which the application will be made to the TSX to approve the offering.
Headquartered in Laval, Quebec, Neptune is a diversified health and wellness company with a mission to redefine health and wellness.
Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. securities laws and Canadian securities laws. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of Neptune to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements which explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms "believes", "belief", "expects", "intends", "projects", "anticipates", "will", "should" or "plans" to be uncertain and forward-looking. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information" section contained in Neptune's latest Annual Information Form (the "AIF"), which also forms part of Neptune's latest annual report on Form 40-F, and which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. Neptune does not undertake to update any such forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. The forward-looking statements contained herein include, without limitation, statements about the expected closing of the offering; anticipated use of proceeds of the offering; the Company's ability to obtain the requisite approvals and confirmations noted herein; and other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in Neptune's public securities filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian securities commissions. Additional information about these assumptions and risks and uncertainties is contained in the AIF under "Risk Factors".
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For months, the U.S. government and financial institutions have been operating in crisis mode, frantically crafting emergency programs designed to forestall a systemic economic collapse.
The steps taken during these times have challenged longstanding assumptions about the operation of modern free-market capitalism and the role of the government in the economy. In the aftermath of the crisis and the inauguration of a new, more activist Democratic administration, U.S. economic thinking seems to be at a historic turning point.
The idea of capitalism as an economic system was explained more than 200 years ago by the Scotsman Adam Smith. In his book The Wealth of Nations, Smith said a free market guides a society to efficiency by bringing buyers and sellers together and stimulating economies to produce more of what's needed and less of what's not.
In the United States, the best known apostle of free-market capitalism was the legendary economist Milton Friedman, who died in 2006. In 1980, Friedman made the case for Adam Smith's capitalism model in a 10-part television series called Free to Choose.
The 'Invisible Hand'
"[Smith's] key idea was that self-interest could produce an orderly society benefiting everybody," Friedman explained. "It was as though there were an invisible hand at work."
In theory, the "invisible hand" of the free market destroys companies that can't compete. But it lifts up companies with good ideas, ones that sell. The Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter called this "creative destruction."
Free-market true believers say governments generally should stand back and let this process run its course.
The pro-market, laissez-faire philosophy reached a heyday in the 1980s in Britain under Margaret Thatcher and in the United States under Ronald Reagan. In a 1986 message to American farmers, Reagan famously quipped, "I've always felt the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' "
President Reagan supported the broad deregulation of the U.S. economy, in order to minimize the government role. In the years that followed, pro-market principles continued to guide U.S. economic policies.
But in 2008, the global economy nearly went into full meltdown. The Bush administration, at the urging of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, concluded it had no choice but to intervene in the marketplace, to save companies whose failures could have set off dangerous chain reactions: first, the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and then the American Insurance Group (AIG), the largest insurance company in the world.
Adam Smith's Model Outmoded?
The free market had allowed such companies to make bad investments that put institutions around the world at great risk. Many economists, including some from Wall Street, said the lesson was that free-market ideology had been carried too far.
"We sort of morphed from Adam Smith's invisible hand, that markets move things in a very helpful direction, to some notion [that] free markets have an infallible hand," says Robert Barbera, chief economist at the Investment Technology Group (ITG).
The simple capitalism model that Smith described no longer seemed to fit the complicated, highly interconnected global economy of today. In his book The Cost of Capitalism: Understanding Market Mayhem and Stabilizing our Economic Future, Barbera says it's time to update our economic thinking. Schumpeter's idea that it's good for companies to fail and others to take their place usually makes sense, Barbera says, but not always.
"Wal-Mart appears. It's very innovative, and many, many small retailers over time are put out of business. That's the price of progress," Barbera acknowledges. "That's Schumpeter's 'creative destruction.' Conversely, when you're in a position when a great many financial institutions have lent the wrong way and there's this chance for a dominolike default, there's nothing creative about that destruction. You've got to prevent it. That's the cost of capitalism: Periodically you will have to come to the rescue of the financial system."
The Bush administration, generally conservative and pro-market, came to this very conclusion when it rescued AIG. Clearly, new ground had been broken in economic thinking.
Not Too Big To Fail
Not surprisingly, free-market purists have objected to these moves. They say the government should just let troubled companies go down, no matter how big they are.
"How, going forward, are we going to avoid [another] situation like this, unless we say, in a few cases, 'Look, that's it!' " argues Thomas Woods, a senior fellow at the libertarian Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Ala.
"I'm telling you that would have more of a salutary effect than all the regulatory tinkering put together," Woods says. "If these guys saw that, just like everybody else, if they don't produce, they fail. They're just like the guy who's a mechanic, the guy who's a plumber. They enjoy no special privileges."
Woods lays out his argument in his book, Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse.
A History Of Intervention
Actually, however, there's nothing new about American capitalism changing in response to developments in the economy. When the free-market system allowed monopolies to emerge in the 19th century, the Interstate Commerce Commission was created to control them. And the Great Depression, 70 years ago, brought another layer of government intervention in the U.S. economy.
The free-market champion Milton Friedman, in fact, said the U.S. government erred during the Depression by not intervening quickly enough. In one segment of his Free to Choose TV series, Friedman explained how the failure of one private New York bank in 1931 set in motion a whole series of bank failures around the country. It was, Friedman explained, an emergency situation that demanded an intervention by the Federal Reserve. But the Fed failed to act.
"The Federal Reserve system stood idly by when it had the power and the duty and the responsibility to provide the cash that would have enabled the banks to meet the insistent demands of their depositors without closing their doors," Friedman argued.
It is now widely accepted, even by most pro-market economists, that in a financial crisis, the government needs to intervene, even aggressively. What largely sets economic thinkers apart from each other is their view about what governments should do in addition to rescuing troubled banks.
"Most economists to the left of Friedman will say, 'Well, yes, this is one example where the government should intervene actively, but there are lots of others, too,' " says Brad DeLong, an economist at the University of California, Berkeley.
The Government's Expanding Reach
This is where the debate is now. The U.S. government, last fall under President Bush and then under President Obama, has gone well beyond rescuing banks. The practice of American capitalism has fundamentally changed.
"Remember those days in September when we woke up and found that the U.S. taxpayer now owned two large mortgage companies and an insurance company, AIG?" DeLong asks. "And now we're going for auto companies, and who knows what's going to go next? The U.S. government is taking over an awful lot of things and expanding its role in the economy quite strongly and quite aggressively."
Obama says he does not want the U.S. government's majority ownership of General Motors to mean Washington runs the company, but his administration is demanding more fuel-efficient vehicles. He says he's "a strong believer in the power of the free market," but that statement came even as he proposed regulatory reforms that would bring the biggest government intrusion into the private sector in more than 70 years. And then there are the administration's plans for energy and health care reform, both of which feature major new government roles.
Our free-market capitalist system will survive. But with each new economic crisis the guiding principles get revised.
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Moscow-installed authorities in Ukraine's occupied southern region of Kherson urged local residents to evacuate to Russia on Friday, as Kyiv's forces pushed their counteroffensive deeper into the region.
The move, announced a day before, indicated that Ukrainian military gains along the war’s southern front are worrying the Kremlin, which is struggling to cement its hold on areas illegally annexed from Ukraine last month. Russian authorities immediately promised free accommodations to anyone who heeded the recommendation to leave Kherson.
The region's Moscow-installed leader, Vladimir Saldo, told Russian state TV on Friday night that hundreds of people requested to be evacuated from the region. “We're advising those who are scared of incoming missiles, in order not to get in the way of the Russian military, to depart to the Russian Federation,” he said.
Saldo said Thursday the evacuations would take place from four cities, including the regional capital Kherson and Nova Kakhovka. The latter lies almost on the contact line between Russian and Ukrainian forces, with the Ukrainians advancing closer and closer.
The Russian-installed officials in the region tried to downplay the seriousness of the situation, describing the evacuations as “humanitarian," “wellness” and “vacation” trips to Russia that were voluntary. For those willing to leave, buses and ferries were being provided, according to Saldo.
But residents painted a much less pleasant picture.
Konstantin, a resident of Kherson city who spoke on condition of having his last withheld for safety reasons, told The Associated Press on Friday that columns of military trucks had begun to move around the city and eventually leave. All schools were closed, and most state institutions and local administrative bodies had moved to reduced working hours, he said.
“The mood in Kherson is not cheerful. The city is now in suspense. Primarily the Russian military from the headquarters and the family of collaborators are leaving,” Konstantin told the AP. “Everyone is discussing the imminent arrival of the Ukrainian military and preparing for it.”
Russia has characterized the movement of Ukrainians to Russia or Russian-controlled territory as voluntary, but in many cases it is the only route residents of the occupied areas can or are allowed to take.
Reports have also surfaced that some were forcibly deported to “filtration camps” with harsh conditions. In addition, an Associated Press investigation found that Russian officials deported thousands of Ukrainian children - some orphaned, others living with foster families or in institutions - to be raised as Russian.
Ukrainian military expert Oleh Zhdanov ascribed the announced evacuation to “uncertainty as to whether the Russians will be able to hold the city”.
“The Russians are afraid of a repetition of the stampede from the Kharkiv region in Kherson, when military equipment and archives were abandoned, and therefore they are preparing to leave in advance,” Zhdanov said.
Zhdanov said the Russians might be concerned about Ukraine doubling their stockpile of HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems by the end of the month, which “would have a significant impact on the nature of the fighting in the south.” There are currently 20 HIMARS units in Ukraine, and another 25 HIMARS units and equivalents will enter service in the coming weeks.
“The Russians regrouped in the south and the pace of the Ukrainian advance in the Kherson region slowed down a little, but this only gives the Russians a little more time to evacuate. It does not stop the counterattack on Kherson and the region,” Zhdanov said. “It’s a question of a few weeks, a month maximum.”
Reports of preparations for evacuation of civilians also came from the city of Melitopol, located in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region, which neighbors Kherson to the east.
Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov told reporters at an online briefing Friday that security officers, those working with Russian-installed authorities and building managers “have already received information about the need for evacuation” and even "have been given evacuation routes.”
Fedorov said the Russian forcers were not allowing Ukrainians to depart from the occupied areas to Ukrainian-controlled territory through the key Vasylivka checkpoint, where more more than 1,000 cars and more than 4,000 people were lined up Friday.
“The situation is definitely not improving. Every day, it is getting worse and worse, because the number of people who want to leave is increasing every day, and the (Russians) simply don't let them out,” Fedorov said.
Melitopol, with a pre-war population of 150,000, is the largest city on the Northern Tavria peninsula. It was one of the first big cities to fall to the Russian forces in March.
Military analysts predict that Melitopol and Berdyansk, which could be attacked from the Ukrainian-controlled parts of Zaporizhzhia, would become one of the main targets for the Ukrainian army in the coming days.
“The Russians are very much scared that the Ukrainians might build up a reserve and move from Zaporizhzhia to Melitopol, and if it is successful, the entire southern part held by the Russians will collapse and all the achievements and victories of Putin will evaporate – both Enerhodar will be encircled, and Kakhovka with the North Crimean canal and water to Crimea, and the land corridor (to Crimea),” Ukrainian analyst Zhdanov said.
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Follow AP's coverage of the war in Ukraine: https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2022-10-14T19:21:12+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Residents-urged-to-leave-annexed-region-as-17509886.php |
Consumers are willing to pay monthly subscription fees for streaming services, pet food and even toilet paper. And now some restaurants are betting they’ll do the same for their favorite meals.
Large chains like Panera and P.F. Chang’s as well as neighborhood hangouts are increasingly experimenting with the subscription model as a way to ensure steady revenue and customer visits. Some offer unlimited drinks or free delivery for a monthly fee; others will bring out your favorite appetizer each time you visit.
They’re following a trend: The average American juggled 6.7 subscriptions in 2022, up from 4.2 in 2019, according to Rocket Money, a personal finance app.
“This is just another way for customers to provide a level of support and joy and love for our offerings,” said Matt Baker, the chef at Gravitas, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Washington.
For $130 per month, Gravitas Supper Club subscribers get a three-course takeout meal for two. Baker said Gravitas shifted to takeout during the pandemic but saw demand fizzle once its dining room reopened. The Supper Club — which serves about 60 diners per month — keeps that revenue flowing.
The upscale Chinese chain P.F. Chang’s also saw an opportunity to increase to-go orders with its subscription plan, which launched in September. For $6.99 per month, members get free delivery, among other perks.
Other restaurants are experimenting with memberships, which let diners pre-pay toward their visits.
El Lopo, a San Francisco bar, has 26 members in its Take-Care-Of-Me Club. They pay either $89 per month for $100 in dining credits or $175 per month for $200 in credits. When members come in, El Lopo starts bringing out their favorite dishes. Each visit, they can gift a free drink to anyone in the bar.
El Lopo owner Daniel Azarkman started the club in March 2021 to encourage patrons to return as the pandemic eased. Now, he’s hearing from restaurants all over the country who are interested in starting similar programs.
“What it really achieves is getting them in more often,” he said.
Rick Camac, executive director of Industry Relations at the Institute of Culinary Education, said he expects many more restaurants to offer subscriptions in the coming years. Consumers are accustomed to them, he said, and the regular monthly income helps restaurants manage their cash flow.
But not all subscription programs have had success. In 2021, On the Border Mexican Grill introduced its Queso Club, which offered free cheese dip for a year for $1. The program stopped taking new subscribers a year later.
Edithann Ramey, On the Border’s chief marketing officer, said more than 150,000 people signed up for the Queso Club, and members visited seven times more often than the average guest. But the Dallas-based chain wasn’t making enough to cover the cost of the dip.
On the Border is now retooling the program and expects to reintroduce it later this year. It may charge more or move to a monthly model, Ramey said, but the subscription element will remain.
“It’s becoming kind of a hot trend and we want to stay as a leading brand,” Ramey said.
Taco Bell is also tinkering with its $10 Taco Lover’s Pass, which lets subscribers get a taco every day for a month. The pass was introduced in January 2022 and again in October; it generated buzz, but the chain is trying to think of ways to make it more valuable to consumers, said Dane Matthews, Taco Bell’s Chief Digital Officer. A subscription could promise faster service, for example, or unlock unique menu items.
Other restaurants have dropped subscriptions, saying they have their hands full just running the kitchen.
In late 2020, SheWolf, an upscale Italian restaurant in Detroit, started sending subscribers a box of pasta, sauces and other treats for $80 per month. But when its dining room fully reopened six months later, it was too much work to put together hundreds of boxes.
Still, SheWolf is keeping one foot in the subscription space. Dan Reinisch, the restaurant’s beverage director, sends Italian wines to about 80 subscribers who pay $60 or more each month.
Other businesses have had better luck. St. Louis-based Panera had nearly 40 million members in its loyalty program in early 2020, but it wanted to convince them to drop in more often. So it launched a subscription program that offered unlimited coffee and tea for $8.99 per month. Customers started coming in several times a week, and about one-third of the time they bought food.
Last year, Panera expanded the subscription. Now, members can pay $11.99 per month or $119.99 per year for unlimited hot and cold drinks. Annual subscribers also get free delivery.
Eduardo Luz, Panera’s chief brand officer, won’t share exact numbers but he said members now make up 25% of the chain’s transactions.
“It’s a huge traffic driver,” Luz said.
The idea quickly spread overseas. Pret A Manger, a sandwich chain owned by the same private company as Panera, launched its own coffee subscription in the U.K. in 2020. As of November, it was being used 1.2 million times per week. Pret also offers subscriptions in France and the U.S.
Chris Hosford, a communications consultant in southern California, joined Panera’s subscription plan a year ago. He passes four or five Paneras on his regular routes and often stops to grab a coffee and a bite to eat.
“It’s not a huge amount of savings for me — probably $5-10 in the average month,” Hosford said. “But I’m good with that.” | 2023-02-21T17:48:05+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/national/would-you-subscribe-to-your-favorite-restaurant/ |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday won a second term as he defeated challenger Nan Whaley, a Democrat who hoped to regain a seat last held by her party 16 years ago.
DeWine prevailed in a surprisingly tight three-way primary in May as conservatives angered by his efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus sought to unseat him. Whaley handily defeated former Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley in her primary.
DeWine and Whaley bonded briefly over the 2019 mass shooting that killed nine in Dayton and wounded more than two dozen. But Whaley increasingly criticized the governor for his failure to pass stronger gun laws and for his anti-abortion stance.
Races for four other statewide offices were also being contested Tuesday, for Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State, all seats currently held by incumbent Republicans.
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Races for Ohio House and Senate seats are the first test of new legislative maps drawn by the Ohio Redistricting Commission meant to reduce gerrymandering. The maps before voters were found unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court but a federal judge ordered them used for this election only.
In two Supreme Court races, Democrats were hoping to regain control of the court for the first time since 1986. Voters also had two ballot issues before them: requiring judges to consider criminal suspects’ threat to public safety when setting bail amounts; and prohibiting local governments from allowing non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections.
DeWine, 75, has generally portrayed himself above the campaign fray, declining without explanation to debate Whaley. His campaign resisted attack ads against Whaley until last month, when it criticized her for supporting the American Rescue Plan Act in her role as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The ads fail to mention that DeWine has promoted grants the state received through the pandemic relief measure.
Whaley, 46, said DeWine was afraid of debate questions about his role in a $60 million bribery scheme aimed at passing legislation to prop up Ohio’s two nuclear power plants; the controversy over a 10-year-old Ohio girl forced to seek an abortion in Indiana after being raped; and his decision to sign a law allowing school districts to arm trained employees.
DeWine has said Ohioans already know him and his positions well. Besides being one of the state’s most familiar politicians, DeWine also spent months at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic appearing in daily statewide broadcasts.
Follow AP’s coverage of the elections at: https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections | 2022-11-09T02:54:53+00:00 | wcfcourier.com | https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/incumbent-gop-gov-mike-dewine-defeats-democrat-nan-whaley/article_e02f66d1-c8d0-5e5b-8d6c-2507eecfa229.html |
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The DxTerity IFN-1 gene signature test is for patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease affecting up to 1 million patients in the US. IFN-1 gene signature testing represents the advancement of precision medicine beyond cancer in autoimmune disease and IFN-1 testing identifies a key group of high risk SLE patients that are less likely to respond to standard SLE treatment and more likely to develop lupus nephritis, a severe kidney disease. Following New York State authorization, DxTerity Diagnostics is now able to provide IFN-1 testing in all 50 states.
Type 1 Interferons or IFN-1 are a family of inflammatory proteins that are primarily responsible for an individual's natural or innate protection against infection. In healthy individuals, IFN-1 levels increase transiently following infection and trigger a downstream cascade of biological machinery responsible for fighting off the invading virus. More than 50% of SLE patients are believed to suffer from always on IFN-1, also known as being IFN-1 high, and many clinical stage SLE therapies are designed to lower IFN-1 levels or block the IFN-1 cascade.
In 2021, the FDA approved the first new therapy for treating SLE in more than a decade, anifrolumab-fnia, which blocks the downstream IFN-1 cascade. DxTerity's IFN-1 gene signature test provides healthcare providers with the ability to identify patients with high levels of IFN-1 related gene expression.
"We are excited to expand availability of DxTerity's IFN-1 gene signature test to New York State. The New York Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program is the most stringent in the country and I am proud of our team's ability to meet these stringent requirements," said Bob Terbrueggen, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of DxTerity Diagnostics. "It is our mission to transform patient care with precision diagnostic tools that support a personalized approach to the treatment, and we can now provide our testing service to patients all across the US."
Providers and patients can learn more about DxTerity's IFN-1 Test for Systemic Lupus Erythematous by reading our informational brochure and visiting DxTerity's website.
DxTerity Diagnostics is an ISO 13485-certified genomics company with a CLIA-licensed, CAP-accredited laboratory based near Los Angeles, CA. DxTerity Diagnostics develops easy-to-use, fast, and affordable genomic tests for disease diagnosis and disease monitoring. For more information, please visit www.dxterity.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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New guidebook offers a comprehensive overview of affiliate marketing partner networks, strategies for recruiting and onboarding partners, guidance using on channel marketing automation and more
PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZINFI Technologies, Inc., the leader in Unified Channel Management (UCM) solutions encompassing partner relationship management (PRM) and through-channel marketing automation, today announced that its latest guidebook, the Affiliate Marketing Management Best Practices Guide, is now available as a complimentary downloadable eBook. The guidebook is aimed at individuals and organizations interested in learning more about managing affiliate partner networks and using channel management software to maximize efficiency and profits.
The Affiliate Marketing Management Best Practices Guide has two main parts. Part I is an overview that defines and describes the practice of affiliate marketing management, explains how software for managing affiliate marketing works, provides strategies for recruiting and onboarding affiliate partners and gives tips for managing commission payments. Part II is a detailed look at Unified Channel Management (UCM) in the context of affiliate marketing. It defines UCM, provides an overview of core and expanded modules for channel marketing automation, and describes in detail platforms for affiliate marketing management (AMM) modules, partner relationship management (PRM), partner marketing management (PMM) and partner incentives management (PIM).
"Affiliate marketing management is an increasingly important part of the overall channel marketing landscape, as independent consultants, bloggers, influencers and others engage larger audiences and seek new ways to monetize their activities," says Sugata Sanyal, CEO and founder of ZINFI Technologies. "ZINFI's new Affiliate Marketing Management Best Practices Guide comes at an opportune time when channel organizations are trying to tame the complexities of diverse partner networks and address the specific challenges and the new revenue-generating opportunities that affiliate partners represent. This is especially important in an age where channel marketing automation is making a huge difference to the bottom line and generating substantial ROI very quickly."
The Guidebook can be downloaded here: https://www.zinfi.com/guidebooks/affiliate-marketing-management/.
In 2020, ZINFI was named a leader in a Forrester report: The Forrester Wave™: Partner Relationship Management Q4 2020 report, where ZINFI received 5 out of 5 (the highest possible) scores in the "Product innovation roadmap" criterion in the "Strategy" category and in the "Partner co-selling and co-marketing" criterion in the "Current offering" category. ZINFI also tied for the highest score among the participants in the "Partner performance and incentives" criterion (4.4 out of 5).
In addition, ZINIFI has consistently been named a PRM "leader" by G2, the world's leading business solutions review website. ZINFI has earned this distinction over multiple consecutive quarters dating back to 2019, most recently in G2's Summer 2022 G2 Grid® Report for Partner Management Software. G2 scores are based on the responses of real, verified users and data aggregated from online sources and social networks.
To access more information about ZINFI's Partner Relationship Management platform or to download a copy of ZINFI's best practices guide on Partner Relationship Management, please visit our website at www.zinfi.com. You can also follow ZINFI Technologies on LinkedIn and at the ZINFI Channel Marketing Best Practices blog.
ZINFI Technologies, Inc., the leader in Unified Channel Management (UCM) innovation, enables vendors and their channel partners to achieve profitable growth predictably and rapidly on a worldwide level. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, USA and founded by channel veterans with extensive global channel management experience, we at ZINFI see an immense opportunity to build high-performing sales channels by deploying an easy-to-use, comprehensive and innovative state-of-the-art SaaS Unified Channel Management automation platform that streamlines and manages the entire partner lifecycle through three core state-of-the-art SaaS applications—partner relationship management, channel marketing management and channel sales management. In 26 countries, these three core UCM SaaS applications are locally supported by ZINFI's global marketing services team members.
To access more information about ZINFI's Unified Channel Management platform or to download a copy of ZINFI's best practices guide on partner relationship management, please visit our website at https://www.zinfi.com/. You can also follow ZINFI Technologies on LinkedIn and at the ZINFI Channel Marketing Best Practices blog.
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(WXIN) — Actor Jeremy Renner says he’s back home after spending about two weeks in the hospital following a snowplow accident.
Renner, known for his role as Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and his Oscar-nominated turn in “The Hurt Locker,” was being treated in an intensive care unit after the New Year’s Day incident.
Renner tweeted Monday night that he’s back home, where he watched the season premiere for the second season of “Mayor of Kingstown,” a streaming show in which he has the lead role.
“Outside [of] my brain fog in recovery, I was very excited to watch episode 201 with my family at home,” Renner wrote in a tweet Monday night. He was replying to a post from the show’s Twitter account about the Season 2 premiere.
Earlier this month, Renner shared a selfie from his hospital bed showing injuries to the left side of his face. A representative for the actor said he suffered “blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries” after being run over by a snowcat, a large piece of machinery used to clear snow from roads and trails. The actor underwent surgery after the accident.
Renner had been using the machine to clear snow when he saw a car had gotten stuck near his home, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department. Renner used the snowcat to tow the car, which was being driven by a family member. When he got out to check on the driver, the snowcat began to roll and ran over him.
He was airlifted to a hospital in Reno, Nevada, where he was listed in critical but stable condition.
Renner turned 52 on Jan. 7 and spent his birthday in the hospital. He faces a significant road to recovery but has been heartened by supportive comments from fans and fellow actors. | 2023-01-17T15:43:11+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/actor-jeremy-renner-says-hes-back-home-after-snowplow-accident/ |
HistoSonics Breakthrough Liver Therapy System to Utilize GE's LOGIQ™ E10 for Real-Time Imaging Guidance and Treatment Verification
MINNEAPOLIS, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HistoSonics Inc., developer of a completely non-invasive platform using the science of histotripsy, today announced an agreement formalizing ongoing efforts to use GE Healthcare's LOGIQ E10 Series ultrasound imaging platform to power the real time visualization features of HistoSonics' novel sonic beam therapy. As part of the agreement and upon market authorization, HistoSonics will distribute GE Healthcare's LOGIQ E10 Series on a one-to-one basis with its breakthrough liver therapy system.
HistoSonics' Edison™ system, currently in development, uses the novel science of histotripsy to non-invasively destroy targeted liver tissue. HistoSonics intends to utilize GE Healthcare's LOGIQ E10 Series, currently the most technologically advanced ultrasound platform for guiding radiology interventions, to provide treating physicians with continuous visualization for key and unique elements of the histotripsy therapy procedure, including planning, monitoring, and immediate post-treatment verification. This agreement is aimed to support HistoSonics' efforts to launch their EdisonTM system leveraging their deep domain expertise along with GE Healthcare's world-class ultrasound imaging technologies, digital infrastructure, data analytics and clinical decision support capabilities.
"We are very excited to formalize our imaging partnership with GE Healthcare, which is a key part of bringing our transformative therapy platform, and an entirely new treatment option, to the clinic and to patients," said Josh Stopek, HistoSonics Vice President of R&D. "We've developed a very collaborative relationship with GE Healthcare and look forward to expanding our efforts to realize the full potential of histotripsy across clinical applications, specialties, and care settings."
HistoSonics' non-invasive platform combines advanced imaging and proprietary software to deliver patient specific treatments using histotripsy to mechanically destroy and liquify targeted tissues at a sub-cellular level. The company believes the novel mechanism of action of their proprietary technology may offer significant advantages to patients, including precise and predictable treatment zones with equivalent treatment effect throughout the entire treated volume. Early clinical and pre-clinical results also suggest that histotripsy largely preserves critical structures such as the liver capsule, and larger vessels and bile ducts within or adjacent to the treated volume of tissue. Additionally, histotripsy enables the treating physicians to monitor the destruction of tissue under continuous real-time visualization and control, unlike any modality that exists today.
The agreement between GE Healthcare and HistoSonics comes as HistoSonics continues enrollment in their U.S. and European #HOPE4LIVER Trials, evaluating the safety and efficacy of histotripsy for the destruction of targeted primary or metastatic liver tumors. Additionally, the company recently was awarded "Breakthrough Device Designation" by the FDA for histotripsy of liver tissue, validating the company's vision that histotripsy has the potential to provide advantages over existing therapies such as surgery, radiation therapy and thermal ablation.
The HistoSonics System is investigational and is not available for sale in the United States or Europe. It is limited to investigational use in the approved IDE and European studies.
About HistoSonics
HistoSonics is a privately held medical device company developing a non-invasive platform and proprietary sonic beam therapy utilizing the science of histotripsy, a novel mechanism of action that uses focused ultrasound to mechanically destroy and liquify unwanted tissue and tumors. The company is currently focused on the continued development of its EdisonTM Platform, global clinical studies, and new strategic projects including future clinical applications and platforms. HistoSonics has offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Minneapolis, MN.
For more information please visit: www.histosonics.com/
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Victor Wembanyama has grown a little. Or not, depending on perspective.
The official height for the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, the San Antonio Spurs said Wednesday, is 7 feet, 3-1/2 inches — and that was measured without shoes, per NBA guidelines.
That’s a half-inch taller than Wembanyama said he was back in October, when he was in Las Vegas for a pair of exhibition games. (His official height then was 2.21 meters, he said, and he’s now nearly 2.23 meters.) Which makes sense, given that he was 18 then, has turned 19 since and it’s reasonable to think he might still have a bit of growing left.
He has been listed by various sites as anywhere between 7-foot-2 and 7-foot-5, in part because of how he towers over other 7-footers when photographed standing with them. The NBA listed him at 7-foot-4 in the league’s guide for last week’s draft, but that was not based off any official measurement.
The 7-3.5 figure puts Wembanyama on pace to be the NBA’s second-tallest player this coming season. Officially, the NBA listed Boban Marjanovic at 7-foot-4 this past season, making him the league’s tallest player. Kristaps Porzingis, who played for Washington and has since been traded to Boston, was listed at 7-foot-3.
Almost every player in the draft had their height measured by the NBA in recent weeks, most of them at the draft combine that was held in Chicago back in May. Wembanyama was not at the combine; his team in France still had its season going on at that time, so he couldn’t get to Chicago to be measured.
But when he arrived in San Antonio this past weekend, the Spurs got the official number.
Wembanyama would have been the tallest player at the combine as well, albeit barely. Purdue’s Zach Edey, the AP college basketball player of the year who decided to return to school, measured in at 7 feet, 3-1/4 inches, the NBA said.
The NBA changed its policy before the 2019-20 season, requiring players to be measured without shoes for their official height. That led to a number of players “shrinking” an inch, though a handful of players — Kevin Durant, for example, who went from being listed at 6-foot-9 to officially measuring 6-foot-10 — actually got an inch taller on paper when their measurement was updated.
Wembanyama’s NBA summer debut is now expected to come in Las Vegas.
The Spurs announced Wednesday that Wembanyama will be with the team at the NBA Summer League that starts July 7.
Wembanyama will not accompany the Spurs when they travel later this week to Sacramento for the California Classic — the first of two summer league appearances for the club next month. The Spurs’ summer club will play games in Sacramento on July 3 and July 5 before moving on to Las Vegas for the league’s primary summer league.
Wembanyama will meet the team in Las Vegas, the Spurs said. He’s expected to begin practicing with the Spurs summer squad later this week in San Antonio.
The Spurs will open their Las Vegas slate of summer games on July 7 — with a matchup that night against Charlotte in a game that could see Wembanyama facing off with No. 2 draft pick Brandon Miller of the Hornets.
Wembanyama is also scheduled to make an appearance in Las Vegas on July 8 at the inaugural NBA Con event.
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Nike splits with Kyrie Irving amid antisemitism fallout
(AP) - Nike has parted ways with Kyrie Irving.
The shoe giant announced Friday night that it will halt its relationship with the Brooklyn guard, who has been suspended by the Nets for what the team called a repeated failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.”
The Nets made that move Thursday, and a day later, Nike made its decision as well.
“At Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech and we condemn any form of antisemitism,” the Beaverton, Oregon-based company said. “To that end, we’ve made the decision to suspend our relationship with Kyrie Irving effective immediately and will no longer launch the Kyrie 8.”
Irving has had a signature line with Nike since 2014.
“We are deeply saddened and disappointed by the situation and its impact on everyone,” Nike said.
Irving signed with Nike in 2011, shortly after becoming the No. 1 pick in that year’s NBA draft. Irving’s first signature shoe was released three years later, and the popularity of the Kyrie line led to him making a reported $11 million annually just from the Nike endorsement.
The Kyrie 8 was expected to be released in the next week. Previous models of his shoes were still for sale on the Nike website Friday night.
Nike’s decision came a day after the Nets handed down their suspension, which will last at least five games, and after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he wanted an apology from Irving over his decision to post a link to the documentary “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” — a film that contains antisemitic material.
Irving defended his right to post what he wants, then refused to give a direct answer when asked Thursday if he has antisemitic beliefs. Later, hours after the Nets issued their suspension, Irving posted an apology on Instagram for not explaining the specific beliefs he agreed and disagreed with when he posted the documentary.
“To All Jewish families and Communities that are hurt and affected from my post, I am deeply sorry to have caused you pain, and I apologize,” Irving wrote. “I initially reacted out of emotion to being unjustly labeled Anti-Semitic, instead of focusing on the healing process of my Jewish Brothers and Sisters that were hurt from the hateful remarks made in the Documentary.”
Irving becomes the second prominent celebrity in less than two weeks to lose a major shoe deal over antisemitism. Adidas was forced to part ways with Ye — the artist formerly known as Kanye West — late last month, a move the German company said would result in about $250 million in losses this year after stopping production of its line of Yeezy products as well as halting payments to Ye and his companies.
For weeks, Ye made antisemitic comments in interviews and on social media, including a Twitter post that he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” an apparent reference to the U.S. defense readiness condition scale known as DEFCON.
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The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline, according to figures released Wednesday.
The report from the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights, counted more than 930,000 abortions in the U.S. in 2020. That’s up from about 862,000 abortions in 2017, when national abortion figures reached their lowest point since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized the procedure nationwide.
About one in five pregnancies ended in abortion in 2020, according to the report, which comes as the Supreme Court appears ready to overturn that decision.
The number of women obtaining abortions illustrates a need and “underscores just how devastating a Supreme Court decision is going to be for access to an absolutely vital service,” said Sara Rosenbaum, a George Washington University health law and policy professor.
Medication abortions, the two-drug combination sometimes called the “abortion pill,” accounted for 54% of U.S. abortions in 2020, the first time they made up more than half of abortions, Guttmacher said.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have pushed down the numbers in some states, according to the report. In New York, abortions increased from 2017 to 2019, then fell 6% between 2019 and 2020. One in 10 clinics in New York paused or stopped abortion care in 2020.
Texas saw a 2% decrease between 2019 and 2020, coinciding with pandemic-related abortion restrictions in the state.
Elsewhere, the pandemic may have limited access to contraception, some experts said, or discouraged women from undertaking all the health care visits involved in a pregnancy.
Yet, abortions already were inching upward before the coronavirus upended people’s lives. One contributing factor: Some states expanded Medicaid access to abortion.
Illinois, for example, began allowing state Medicaid funds to pay for abortions starting in January 2018. The state saw abortions increase 25% between 2017 and 2020.
In neighboring Missouri, abortions decreased substantially, but the number of Missouri residents traveling to Illinois for abortions increased to more than 6,500.
“If states are paying for abortions I hope they are also looking at how to support childbirth, so a woman doesn’t think abortion is the best or only option,” said Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life Committee, which opposes abortion.
Guttmacher conducts the nation’s most comprehensive survey of abortion providers every three years. The tally is considered more complete than data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that omits several states including California, the nation’s most populous state.
In 2020, fewer women were getting pregnant and a larger share of them chose abortion, the researchers found. There were 3.6 million births, a decline since 2017.
The abortion rate in 2020 was 14.4 per 1,000 women aged 15-44, an increase from 13.5 per 1,000 women in 2017.
Abortions increased by 12% in the West, 10% in the Midwest, 8% in the South and 2% in the Northeast.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols blasted two more homers, pushing his career total to 692 and helping St. Louis beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 16-7 on Saturday night.
It was a vintage night for the 42-year-old Pujols, who continues to hit like a man at least a decade younger. The 11-time All-Star hit solo homers in the second and fourth off D-backs lefty Madison Bumgarner, both to almost the same spot in the left-center seats.
He nearly hit a third homer, scorching a single off the base of the left field wall in the fifth. He capped his 4-for-4 night with a ground ball single through the left side of the infield in the seventh.
With the first homer, Pujols passed Stan Musial for No. 2 in total bases in major league history and now has 6,143. Hank Aaron is No. 1 with 6,856.
Pujols needs four more homers to tie Alex Rodriguez for No. 4 all-time. He's been on a roll over the past month, batting .386 with five homers over his past 16 games coming into Saturday.
St. Louis had an 8-4 lead going into the eighth but the D-backs rallied for three runs off reliever Jordan Hicks. Giovanny Gallegos was able to get out of the jam and the Cardinals tacked on eight insurance runs in the ninth, capped by Paul DeJong's grand slam and Paul Goldschmidt's three-run shot.
The Cardinals have won six straight games and 15 of their past 18.
Lars Nootbaar's two-run triple in the sixth pushed the Cardinals ahead 7-4. Nootbaar also scored on the play, scampering home after right fielder Daulton Varsho bobbled the ball in the corner.
The Diamondbacks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on Christian Walker's sacrifice fly and Carson Kelly's RBI single that dropped just in front of a diving Nootbaar in right field.
Kelly finished with two hits and three RBIs. Bumgarner (6-13) gave up five runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. Jake McCarthy had a solo homer.
St. Louis starting pitcher Dakota Hudson gave up four runs over 4 1/3 innings. Genesis Cabrera (4-2) got the win in relief.
GOLD GLOVES
Nolan Arenado and Goldschmidt combined for the defensive play of the night in the sixth.
D-backs speedster Alek Thomas hit a high chopper into the middle of the infield. Arenado ranged over from third base, snagged the ball out of the air with his bare hand and then fired a low throw to Goldschmidt, who was able to scoop the ball from the dirt for the out.
Arenado has won nine Gold Gloves while Goldschmidt has four.
MAN ON THE MOVE
Pujols drew arguably his biggest roar from the crowd in the fifth, when he tried to steal second base.
The 235-pounder took the D-backs — and pretty much everyone else — by surprise but catcher Carson Kelly was still able to make an accurate throw for the out.
Pujols has never been known as a speedster, but has been good at picking his spots with 117 career stolen bases. He's now been caught 43 times.
ROSTER MOVES
Cardinals: C Yadier Molina is away from the team for the next two days because of what manager Oliver Marmol called “business matters.” Marmol said he expects Molina will be back in the lineup on Monday. Molina was placed on the restricted list. C Iván Herrera has been recalled was activated from the taxi squad.
UP NEXT
The teams finish their three-game series on Sunday. The D-backs will pitch RHP Merrill Kelly (10-5, 2.81 ERA) while the Cardinals counter with LHP Jose Quintana (4-5, 3.38).
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from landfills in less than 30 days.
NAZARETH, Pa., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kitchen Magic, a leading kitchen remodeling firm, has expanded its sustainability practices to further environmental stewardship. The family-owned and operated kitchen manufacturer has adopted a zero-waste-to-landfill initiative in partnership with Pratt Recycling, a Pratt Industries company.
"Everything we do in our work and life can come down to sustainability. It's just a matter of thought and effort," says Sandi Hanrahan, Production Manager, Kitchen Magic.
Kitchen Magic has diverted more than 2,000 pounds of corrugated cardboard from landfills in less than 30 days in an initiative that reduces air emissions and helps save North American forests. In addition, the company instituted a sustainability practice that requires collecting all packing materials from 100% of the remodeler's kitchen projects.
THE COMPILATION PLAN
Pratt Recycling's "Close the Loop" program requires all participating communities and companies to undergo waste assessment and staff training. In addition, all cardboard collected must be 100% recyclable. This step requires Kitchen Magic staff to collect and transfer all cardboard from each job site, returning back to its headquarters on its regularly scheduled rounds. Paper products gathered are used to produce recycled containerboard and packaging supplies, so it is required that recyclable materials returned to Kitchen Magic from job sites meet specific qualifications and standards.
SUSTAINABILITY METRICS
Twenty tons of corrugated cardboard containers (OCC) will save approximately four to six trees, observes Sandi Hanrahan. Hanrahan was key in initiating the firm's recycling initiatives with Pratt Industries.
Pratt Recycling recovers more than three million tons of paper and other recyclable materials annually.
"Recyclable cardboard is weighed and calculated for rebate. The more cardboard collected, the better for the environment, the forests, and the air," Hanrahan explains.
KITCHEN MAGIC CLOSING THE LOOP
Kitchen Magic's environmental stewardship is an ongoing mission to continually find or create an eco-friendly impact. Recycling is one of the cornerstones of the close-the-loop process and sustainability efforts.
In addition to the Close the Loop effort, Kitchen Magic has an ongoing partnership with the National Forest Foundation (NFF) in a tree planting reforestation mission. For every kitchen remodeled by Kitchen Magic, a donation is made to plant five trees on our customer's behalf.
"We were impressed with Pratt as they provide a link in the sustainability chain. Paper collected produces 100% recycled containerboard and packaging solutions," sums Hanrahan.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police said Monday that they hadn’t arrested anyone over a weekend fire and vandalism at the office of a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group.
The fire at the Wisconsin Family Action office in Madison, which the FBI is helping investigate, came after two Catholic churches in Colorado, including one known for its annual anti-abortion display, were vandalized last week.
The leak last week of a draft opinion suggesting that the U.S. Supreme Court was on course to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide sparked protests across the country, including multiple ones in Madison. Demonstrations included weekend protests by abortion rights supporters outside the homes of conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices, with more planned this week.
Madison police said a fire was set inside the Wisconsin Family Action office after a Molotov cocktail thrown into the building failed to ignite. The message “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either” was spray-painted on the exterior.
Flames were seen coming from the office shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday, and the fire is being investigated as arson.
No one was hurt.
Police spokeswoman Stephanie Fryer said no one has been arrested and that local and federal authorities, including from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, would be giving an update on the investigation later Monday, including the possible charges they are pursuing.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who is up for reelection in November, decried the attack Monday when asked about it at a groundbreaking event in a Madison suburb.
“It was a horrible, horrible incident,” Evers said, adding that whoever is responsible “should be arrested and put on trial. This is unacceptable.”
“Violence does not solve the issues we’re facing as a country,” Evers said.
The president of the lobbying group, Julaine Appling, said she believed the vandalism was a direct response to the leak of the court’s draft opinion. She said “this attack fails to frighten us, and instead steels the resolve of law-abiding, common-sense, every-day folks to stand up and push back.”
Wisconsin Family Action has been a prominent force in the state for years, advocating for laws to limit access to abortions, fighting to overturn Roe v. Wade and working on numerous other hot-button social issues.
Politicians from both parties swiftly condemned the vandalism.
Clinics that perform abortions have sometimes been targeted by vandals, too, including as recently as January when a Planned Parenthood clinic in Tennessee was hit by arson. | 2022-05-09T19:38:31+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national/fire-at-wisconsin-anti-abortion-office-investigated-as-arson-2/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stepping gingerly over the lawn in their spiky heels, first lady Jill Biden and Yuko Kishida, the wife of Japan’s prime minister, planted a cherry tree at the White House on Monday to honor decades of friendship between their countries.
“This is how you always plant a tree,” Biden said, laughing about their shoes as she and Kishida shoveled soil around the base of a Yoshino cherry tree sapling on the south grounds.
She welcomed Kishida to the White House and said, “The planting of this tree is a symbol of the friendship between our two nations forever and ever.”
It was their only public engagement of the day.
Kishida is on a rare solo visit to the United States. It’s the first time the spouse of the prime minister has traveled alone to the United States, and Kishida visited at Biden’s invitation, according to the Japanese embassy in Washington.
She is spending part of the week in Washington to promote friendship between the U.S. and Japan, as well as cultural exchanges, the Japanese government said.
The women met first over tea prepared by Kishida, who was given a tour of the White House by Biden, Japan’s embassy said in a statement.
Biden took Kishida to the Oval Office to greet President Joe Biden, both governments said, and also hosted her for lunch. Among those invited to the women-only meal were Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif.; Maki Onuki, principal dancer at the Washington Ballet; and Akiko Iwasaki, immunology professor at Yale University School of Medicine, according to the first lady’s office.
The new sapling is a Yoshino cherry tree that was propagated from a cutting from a cherry tree that was planted on the south grounds in July 2017, the White House said. It was planted near the East Wing. The White House has 23 other cherry trees across the 18 acres.
The meeting between Biden and Kishida was rescheduled from January when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Biden met in the Oval Office. Kishida’s wife accompanied him on the trip. But Jill Biden was unable to host Yuko Kishida at the time because the first lady was recovering from a surgical procedure performed two days earlier to remove several cancerous lesions from her skin.
It also comes before next week’s state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady, Kim Keon Hee.
President Biden has looked to build closer security cooperation with Japan and South Korea at a time of shared concerns about a restive North Korea and a more powerful China. He has sought opportunities to help the historic rivals improve their long, fraught relationship as the Indo-Pacific region becomes increasingly complicated.
In March, South Korea announced a plan to compensate Koreans who performed forced labor during Tokyo’s colonial rule that doesn’t require Japanese companies to contribute to the reparations.
President Biden hailed the step as a “groundbreaking new chapter” in cooperation between the countries. Yoon followed up by visiting Tokyo later in March for talks with Kishida. It was the first summit between the two nations’ leaders since 2011.
The U.S. and Japanese spouses also met several weeks before Kishida hosts the annual Group of Seven summit of leading industrialized nations, including the U.S., in mid-May in Hiroshima, Japan.
At the end of the meeting, Kishida said she hoped that she and the prime minister would be able to welcome the Bidens to the summit, her government said.
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Associated Press writers Aamer Madhani in Washington and Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to this report. | 2023-04-18T02:16:48+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/us-japan-to-mark-friendship-with-cherry-tree-at-white-house/ |
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — One-by-one, nearly two dozen victims stood in a courtroom to confront the person who pleaded guilty to murdering five people and injuring 17 others in an attack last year on a nightclub that served as a sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community in Colorado Springs.
Some cried, others seethed with anger. They called him coward, monster, terrorist.
Family and friends of the deceased and survivors who witnessed Anderson Lee Aldrich unleash terror at Club Q a week before Thanksgiving made sure during Monday’s emotional hearing that Aldrich won’t start a life prison sentence without confronting the truth of the many lives ruined or inalterably changed.
“This monster next to me decided to come into my job and our community safe space and begin hunting us down as if our lives were meaningless,” said Michael Anderson, who was bartending that night. “He has broken this community into pieces that may never be repaired.”
Aldrich pleaded guilty in state court to five counts of murder and 46 counts of attempted murder – one for each person at Club Q during the attack. Aldrich also pleaded no contest to two hate crimes.
Over hours of wrenching testimony, the survivors and relatives of the dead talked about the recurring trauma they’ve experienced and how it’s disrupted their jobs and emotional wellbeing. One expressed forgiveness for Aldrich while another, a woman whose daughter’s boyfriend was killed, told Aldrich: “The devil awaits with open arms.”
Many who spoke said they wished Colorado still had the death penalty so it could be used on Aldrich. Several lamented the gun violence that has become so prevalent in the U.S.
Richard Fierro, a military veteran who joined others to stop Aldrich’s shooting spree last November at the Club Q nightclub, stared at Aldrich as he spoke, his voice raising with palpable anger.
“I want this terrorist to have visions of his terror to haunt him for the rest of your life,” said Fierro, whose daughter’s boyfriend was killed that night.
Drea Norman recalled the loud pops heard that night, the smell of gunpowder filling the club and the muzzle flashes that kept going. Crawling on all fours, Norman stumbled on to Raymond Greene Vance, already shot and without a pulse, then hid inside a freezer.
When the shooting stopped, Norman stepped around Vance and found bartender Derek Rump fatally shot on the patio. Then Norman heard shouts — Fierro calling for help keeping Aldrich down.
“I stood above him. My only thought was throw my foot down, stop him, and after what I imagine was ten strikes, I stopped,” Norman said.
People in the courtroom wiped away tears as the judge explained the charges and read the names of the victims. Judge Michael McHenry also issued a stern rebuke of Aldrich’s actions, connecting it to societal woes.
Aldrich walked into the club just before midnight on Nov. 19 and began indiscriminately firing an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle, according to authorities.
The guilty pleas came just seven months after the shooting and spares victim’s families and survivors a long and potentially painful trial. More charges could be coming: The FBI is working with the U.S. Justice Department’s civil rights division on a separate investigation into the attack, authorities confirmed.
Aldrich — who identifies as nonbinary and uses they and them pronouns — did not reveal a motivation during Monday’s hearing and declined to address the court during the sentencing.
The guilty plea followed a series of jailhouse phone calls from Aldrich to The Associated Press expressing remorse.
But District Attorney Michael Allen said Aldrich’s statements were rang hollow. The prosecutor also rejected the notion that Aldrich was nonbinary, saying there was “zero evidence” prior to shooting to support that.
“I think it was a stilted effort to avoid any bias motivated or hate charges,” said Allen. Allen said the defendant displayed “extreme hatred” for the LGBtQ+ community and repeatedly called Aldrich a coward at a press conference following the sentencing.
Outside the courtroom, Joshua Thurman said he worries that someone will open fire again whether he’s at the grocery store, gas station or his apartment. Thurman said he’s in therapy and dealing with drinking problems.
“Even though I smile and laugh, I hurt,” Thurman said. “It’s so hard to not want to pick up a bottle. Eight, nine in the morning.”
Aldrich’s no contest plea on hate crimes charges effectively has the same impact as a conviction under Colorado law and doesn’t absolve them of responsibility.
The killings rekindled memories of the 2016 massacre at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people.
Aldrich originally was charged in state court with more than 300 state counts, including murder and hate crimes. As authorities consider separate federal charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has requested no documents in the case be released, said Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez.
Stephanie Clark, the sister of Ashley Paugh, recalled her 11-year-old niece being hopeful that Paugh would be found safe after the shooting. The young girl’s hope dissolved with cries of “no, no, no” and “please do something” after finding out her mother was gone.
“That is something I wish he would hear every day for the rest of his life,” Clark said.
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Associated Press reporters Michael Tarm, out of Chicago, and Matthew Brown, out of Denver, contributed to this story. | 2023-06-27T12:27:41+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-national-news/victims-confront-colorado-springs-gay-nightclub-killer-calling-him-a-monster-and-a-coward/ |
Fight breaks out before game at Ella T. Grasso Technical High School
Published: Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:17 PM EST|Updated: 53 minutes ago
GROTON, Conn. (WFSB) - State police say a fight broke out at Ella T. Grasso Technical High School just before a basketball game on Tuesday.
State police say no injuries were reported as a result of the fight.
No other details were immediately available.
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Deadly storms in the past two weeks have unleashed dozens of tornadoes in the United States, mainly in the South and Midwest, killing at least 63 people and damaging or destroying hundreds of homes.
This year’s early severe weather, especially in the Midwest, is part of a trend seen over the past few years, according to Bill Bunting, chief of forecast operations at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
“We are entering the time of the year where the potential for severe weather increases and much more of the U.S. becomes at risk,” Bunting said this week in an email.
An average of 1,200 tornadoes hit the country yearly, and the United States will probably get more killer supercells spawning tornadoes and hail as the world warms, according to a recent study.
That study also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in populous Southern states like Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. But tornadoes can happen any time of year and have been reported in all 50 states, according to NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory.
What should you do if your home is destroyed or severely damaged, once you are safe?
FOCUS ON YOUR SAFETY
The word people most commonly use to describe their mindset after a natural disaster is “overwhelmed,” according to United Policyholders, a nonprofit that advocates for insurance consumers.
“Our basic guidance is to first focus on you and your family’s safety,” said Amy Bach, United Policyholders’ executive director.
Next, if possible, she recommends photographing and documenting damaged and destroyed property — without entering severely damaged buildings — and determining whether further damage can be prevented through the use of tarps, fans or other methods.
Finding safe and comfortable temporary shelter and getting a copy of your current insurance policy are important next steps. When you’re safe, have shelter, and have an idea of the extent of your home’s damage, be sure to notify your insurance company.
HOW’S YOUR INSURANCE?
Tornado damage is generally covered under homeowner’s and renter’s insurance policies. But you’ll want to read your insurance policy to know your deductible costs and what is covered, Bach said. If damage is minor to moderate, it might not cost as much to repair as the deductible in your policy.
“We tell people not to rush and to instead take stock and get situated before making any decisions,” she said. “Know that you’ll get solicited (by contractors), and in the first 48 hours, the shock and the trauma generally means you’re not in your best decision-making mode.”
For temporary, immediate housing, people often turn to a shelter opened by a local government, the American Red Cross or other organizations.
In addition to providing a place to sleep, water and meals, Red Cross services — all of which are free — can sometimes also include child care, information about disaster-related resources in the community, and access to case workers to help with disaster recovery.
People also may need to access insurance to cover longer-term housing, to rebuild a home and/or replace belongings, including vehicles.
Keep receipts for hotel bills, clothing and meals while displaced, and take notes on the calls you make to insurance companies, including the numbers you call, the people spoken to, dates and times, and what was said.
KEEP UP PAYMENTS
If your residence is temporarily uninhabitable or destroyed, the Red Cross recommends notifying utility companies and other services so they can stop billing you immediately. Paying insurance premiums and rent or mortgage should be your highest priority, according to the Red Cross.
Call any creditors and ask for more time to pay. Most creditors will be willing to work with you, especially if you notify them before a payment is due, the Red Cross said.
Overall, most people have a very steep learning curve after a tornado or other natural disaster because people think they’ll be OK if they have insurance.
“But for many people, that’s just one piece of getting back as close to where you were,” Bach said. “Losing a home is very much like a death in the family.”
The Red Cross also has a section on its website dedicated to recovering emotionally after a disaster.
“Try to accept whatever reactions you may have,” the organization advises. “Look for ways to take one step at a time and focus on taking care of your disaster-related needs and those of your family.” | 2023-04-07T06:20:46+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/business/was-your-home-damaged-in-a-tornado-heres-what-to-do-next/ |
Roofing contractor dies after fall from Morehead City Library roof
Published: Jul. 27, 2022 at 10:19 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) - A contractor has died after falling off the roof of the Morehead City Library.
The town says it happened around 8:25 a.m. at the library on South 8th Street.
The victim was sent to Carteret Health Care where he died from the injuries.
A-D’s Metal Roofing Company of Morehead City started work on the new roof on Sunday. The state Department of Labor is investigating the worker’s death while the library is closed today.
Earlier this year the library moved into the old municipal building.
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DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling about 1.25 million pickup trucks because the tailgates may not close completely and cargo could spill onto the road.
The recall covers Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups from the 2019 to 2022 model years.
The company, formerly Fiat Chrysler, says it found that striker plates on the pickups may not be lined up right to allow complete closure. Stellantis says it's not aware of any related crashes or injuries.
Most of the recalled trucks are in North America.
Dealers will inspect the tailgate striker alignment and adjust it if necessary. Customers will be notified starting Jan. 27. In the meantime, Stellantis says owners should make sure they secure any cargo in the beds.
Pickups with “multi-function tailgates,” the Ram 1500 Classic, and trucks with sensors that alert drivers to unsecured tailgates are not affected by the recall, the company says. | 2022-12-13T12:31:13+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Ram-recalls-1-25M-trucks-tailgates-can-open-17650295.php |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emily Fox and Lindsey Horan both scored for the United States in a 2-0 victory Saturday over Ireland that was marred by what appeared to be a serious left knee injury to Mallory Swanson.
Swanson was carted off the field at Q2 Stadium and was taken to a hospital. She was the team’s leading scorer this year with seven goals as the United States prepares for the Women’s World Cup this summer.
The match also marked the return of midfielder Julie Ertz, who had not played for the United States since the Tokyo Olympics.
The second of two matches against Ireland was set for Tuesday in St. Louis. The games are the final chance that U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski will have to evaluate his players before he must select a 23-player roster for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The United States fought off a barrage of shots in the 24th minute before Fox scored in the 37th with a low blast through a pair of defenders into the far corner of Ireland’s goal. It was her first goal for the United States.
Swanson went down in the 40th minute, screaming in pain as teammates gestured frantically for the training staff. Swanson had scored in six straight matches for the United States, tying the record for fourth-longest in team history.
As Swanson was carted off the field, she made a heart with her hands for the crowd.
Horan scored on a penalty kick in the 80th minute. Afterward she ran to the corner and saluted the crowd.
Among the players vying for a World Cup spot was Ertz, who hadn’t played for more than 600 days because of injuries and the birth of her son. Ertz came in as a substitute in the 66th minute and was handed the captain’s armband by defender Becky Sauerbrunn.
Ertz is a veteran of two World Cups and was widely considered one of the top players in world at her position. She was honored before the game for her 100th appearance with the national team, which she earned back in March 2020. Her husband, Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz, and their infant son were among those on the field for the ceremony.
Ireland is ranked No. 2 in the world and the roster includes Denise O’Sullivan, who plays for the North Carolina Courage, Aoife Mannion of Manchester United and Katie McCabe, who plays for Arsenal.
The Irish also started Sinead Farrelly, who joined the team in practice this week and officially joined on Friday. Farrelly accused former National Women’s Soccer League coach Paul Riley of misconduct including sexual coercion in 2021. The allegations, published by The Athletic, sparked investigations by both U.S. Soccer and the NWSL. Riley denied the claims.
Farrelly returned to the NWSL this season after nearly eight years away and is playing for Gotham.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that an employer can be sued for monetary compensation for alleged breaches of its fiduciary duty towards an ERISA beneficiary.
CORAL GABLES, Fla., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In June 2022, the appellate court handed down a decision confirming a fiduciary—in this case an employer— may be liable to pay a beneficiary for breaches of its fiduciary duty under ERISA.
Dabdoub Law Firm successfully helped Raniero Gimeno appeal a wrongful partial denial of life insurance benefits under his deceased spouse's life insurance policy.
The employer, NCHMD, did not provide all the necessary information to Gimeno's spouse, Justin Polga, when Polga signed up for life insurance coverage. Following Polga's death, the insurance company denied some of the benefits Gimeno claimed as the policy's beneficiary, alleging he was not properly enrolled because certain forms were not completed. The forms were never provided to Polga.
Dabdoub Law Firm brought Gimeno's claim to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Court of Appeals determined that Gimeno sufficiently alleged that NCHMD was a fiduciary under ERISA and that it breached its fiduciary duties when it failed to provide the required forms to an employee. Under the ERISA § 1132(a)(3) statute, Gimeno could sue for relief through "equitable surcharge."
Gimeno's counsel, Edward Dabdoub of The Dabdoub Law Firm, explained how this important ruling sends a message to employers that they can face consequences if they do not provide all necessary information and forms to policy holders during the enrollment process. This case of first impression allows other beneficiaries to sue employers under the ERISA statutes.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) today announced the awarding of a $750,000 grant to the Salvation Army to help the area's most vulnerable customers who may be struggling financially to meet their energy needs this winter.
The donation will be used to fund EnergyShare, a program administered by the Salvation Army that provides financial assistance with energy costs for those customers experiencing economic hardship.
This is the largest single grant ever presented by the energy company.
"We have a long history of partnering with the Salvation Army to assist in helping our neighbors and community in times of need," said Robert Duvall, president of Virginia Natural Gas. "We know these have been challenging financial times that have put an extra burden on family budgets, and we are here to help the communities we are privileged to serve."
The donation is part of the commitment by Virginia Natural Gas to invest and improve the lives of those in the communities it serves through grants, charitable giving and employee volunteerism. Using non-ratepayer dollars, VNG is committed to distributing grant dollars to organizations that promote its values and impacts its customers, such as energy assistance programs.
According to Major Donald Dohmann, area commander for the Salvation Army of Hampton Roads, the donation is truly a blessing and could not come at a better time since the colder months are approaching and the organization will be able to help more families across the area.
"We are very appreciative of our long-standing partnership with Virginia Natural Gas, and this donation will help and serve families in need, especially this winter," said Dohmann. "There are so many families in our area that need financial assistance with energy bills, among other things, and we can say, 'yes, we can help,' and not turn people away."
EnergyShare is a year-round assistance program that has been helping qualified customers with energy bill payment assistance since 1982. The program is not income based so any customer in financial need is eligible to apply. EnergyShare is administered by the Salvation Army and has traditionally been funded through contributions from Virginia Natural Gas employees and customers who voluntarily make donations via their monthly natural gas bill payment.
In 2021, more than 120 families received assistance from the EnergyShare program, with that number already climbing to 150 families so far in 2022.
"We are grateful for Virginia Natural Gas and the $750,000 donation," added Dohmann. "This will allow us to make a huge impact and difference in the lives of those we serve."
Virginia Natural Gas is one of four natural gas distribution companies of Southern Company Gas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO). Virginia Natural Gas provides clean, safe, reliable and affordable natural gas service to more than 300,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in southeast Virginia. Consistently ranked in the top quartile for customer satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates, the company also has been recognized by the Virginia Department of Energy (Virginia Energy) and the Virginia Oil and Gas Association for its safety, innovation, environmental stewardship, community outreach and educational programs, and has been named Local Distribution Company of the Year five times since 2015. The company has been ranked by its business customers as one of the most Trusted Business Partners in the utility industry according to Cogent Reports, and a Top Workplaces in Hampton Roads by Inside Business. For more information, visit virginianaturalgas.com and connect with the company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Nextdoor.
Southern Company Gas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America's premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.3 million natural gas utility customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states with approximately 600,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.com.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay shortstop Wander Franco took batting practice Tuesday for Triple-A Durham and is ready to play again in his minor league rehabilitation, according to Rays manager Kevin Cash.
Franco went on the injured list July 10 with a right hamate bone injury that required surgery. He was lifted after two at-bats Monday in his second game after resuming his rehabilitation assignment.
Cash said Franco will be in Durham’s lineup on Wednesday. Right-hander Tyler Glasnow is scheduled to throw one inning for Durham Wednesday night in his first game since Tommy John surgery.
Franco played part of one game in mid-August for Durham but departed early due to hand soreness and was shut down.
“He wanted to come in today and he hit, 40 to 50 swings, and felt good,” Cash said before the Rays played Boston on Tuesday night.
The 21-year-old Franco also missed 23 games earlier this year with a strained right quadriceps. He has a .260 average along with five homers and 23 RBIs in 58 games.
Franco signed an $182 million, 11-year contract in November that includes a club option for 2033. The deal could be worth up to $223 million with incentives if the club option is exercised.
Glasnow, the Rays’ opening day starter in 2021, hasn’t pitched this season. He had Tommy John surgery on Aug. 4, 2021 after posting a 5-2 record with a 2.66 ERA in 14 starts.
Glasnow agreed to $30.35 million, two-year contract for 2023-24 on Aug, 26.
All-Star starter Shane McClanahan, on the IL with a left shoulder impingement, threw 15 to 20 pitches off a bullpen mound. He is expected to throw again this week.
Cash said “if that goes well” McClanahan could move closer to a return to the rotation.
McClanahan can come off the IL on Sept. 15.
Second baseman Brandon Lowe, on the IL with a right elbow contusion, could be reinstated on Wednesday.
Right-hander Drew Rasmussen was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday night and placed on the paternity list.
Rays pitching coach Kyle Synder said Rasmussen’s wife gave birth to a son early Tuesday.
Right-hander Yonny Chirinos was reinstated from the 60-day IL. He had Tommy John on Aug, 24, 2020. He had a number of setbacks, including a fractured elbow, during his rehab.
“He’s been on quite the journey,” Cash said. “Give him a lot of credit for the way he’s handed plenty of adversity. Such a good guys, such a good teammate, and really good pitcher.”
Chirinos went 9-5 with a 3.85 ERA in 24 games, including 18 starts, in 2019.
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Man shoots thief who stole mother-in-law’s car while making Amazon deliveries, police say
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - Police in Missouri say they have arrested three people in connection with stealing an Amazon driver’s personal vehicle.
According to Sunset Hills police, an Amazon driver’s black BMW was stolen Monday around 5 a.m. in a neighborhood when the worker left it running while delivering a package.
Police said a group of men got out of an SUV and into the BMW before driving away.
Richmond Heights Police Chief Gerry Rohr told KMOV that the delivery driver’s son-in-law used the vehicle’s remote tracking function to track down the car.
Rohr said the son-in-law caught up to the vehicle at an intersection and confronted the group, which led to him shooting the driver in the leg.
The BMW became disabled at an intersection near Interstate 64, and the suspects ran past the police department and into a nearby neighborhood.
Authorities said two adults and a juvenile ended up being arrested, along with two handguns recovered.
The police chief said he doesn’t condone the son-in-law’s actions but understands his motivation since his mother-in-law needs her car to make a living. Rohr said the vehicle theft problem has gotten so bad that he wouldn’t be surprised if other victims took matters into their own hands.
According to KMOV, Amazon drivers make deliveries as early as 4 a.m., and drivers use their own cars for such early deliveries.
Rohr said the son-in-law will likely face a charge of unlawful firearm use.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Mike Budenholzer just over a week after their stunning first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat spoiled a season in which they owned the NBA’s best record.
Budenholzer’s ouster comes just two years after he directed the Bucks to their first NBA title in half a century. The move also comes three weeks after the NBA finalized Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s purchase of a 25% stake in the team.
“The decision to make this change was very difficult,” Bucks general manager Jon Horst said Thursday in a statement announcing the move. “Bud helped lead our team for five incredible seasons, to the Bucks’ first title in 50 years, and into an era of sustained success. We are grateful for the culture of winning and leadership that Bud helped create in Milwaukee.
“This is an opportunity for us to refocus and re-energize our efforts as we continue building toward our next championship season.”
The Bucks posted the most combined regular-season and playoff wins of any team during Budenholzer’s tenure and had the league’s best regular-season record in three of his five seasons on the job. He posted a 271-120 regular-season record and 39-26 playoff mark in Milwaukee.
With a roster featuring two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, Budenholzer’s Bucks soared to heights the franchise hadn’t reached since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was wearing a Milwaukee uniform in the early 1970s.
But with the notable exception of that 2021 championship season, the Bucks couldn’t match their regular-season success in the postseason.
The Bucks didn’t reach the NBA Finals during any of the three seasons in which they had the league’s No. 1 playoff seed. They had a 2-0 lead over Toronto in the 2019 Eastern Conference finals before losing four straight. They lost 4-1 in the second round to the Miami Heat in the 2020 East semifinals at the Walt Disney World playoff bubble.
This year’s playoff exit was particularly devastating.
The Bucks suffered fourth-quarter collapses in each of their last two games and lost 4-1 to the eighth-seeded Heat. They were just the sixth No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 8 seed in the opening round, and the only No. 1 seed that failed to win more than one playoff game.
“There’s a ton of disappointment when your season ends, no matter how it happens,” Budenholzer said afterward. “It’s a hard feeling. It’s a disappointing feeling."
Milwaukee owned a 12-point lead at Miami in Game 4 before getting outscored 30-13 over the last six minutes of a 119-114 loss in which the Heat’s Jimmy Butler scored 56 points. They were up 16 at home to start the fourth quarter of Game 5, but lost 128-126 in overtime after Butler made a tying basket with half a second left in regulation.
Budenholzer, 53, acknowledged the Bucks should have called a timeout after Butler’s tying basket, giving them a chance to make a buzzer beater that could have prevented overtime. The Bucks also declined to call a timeout when they got the ball back while trailing by two points in the closing seconds of overtime, and they weren’t able to attempt a shot before the game ended.
Antetokounmpo said after the game the Bucks didn’t make enough adjustments in how they defended Butler, who averaged 37.6 points in the series.
Antetokounmpo, who was playing with a bruised lower back, said he would have liked more opportunities to guard Butler.
The removal of Budenholzer comes as the Bucks enter a critical offseason. Brook Lopez, a finalist for the NBA defensive player of the year award this season, is a free agent. Three-time All-Star Khris Middleton could become a free agent as well if he doesn’t pick up his $40.4 million player option for 2023-24.
Budenholzer’s teams had some bad luck with injuries during the postseason.
Middleton sprained his left medial collateral ligament in Game 2 of an opening-round series with the Chicago Bulls last year and missed the rest of the playoffs as the Bucks ended up losing their second-round matchup with the Boston Celtics in seven games.
Antetokounmpo sprained his ankle in Game 4 against Miami in 2020 and missed the rest of that series, though the Bucks already trailed 3-0 when he got hurt. Antetokounmpo exited Game 1 of this year’s Heat series with the back issue that caused him to miss Games 2 and 3. The Bucks won the 2021 title even though a hyperextended knee prevented Antetokounmpo from playing the final two games of the Eastern Conference finals with the Atlanta Hawks.
It’s worth noting the Bucks also benefited from injuries to opponents during their 2021 title run.
James Harden missed nearly all of the first three games and Kyrie Irving sat out the last three games of the Brooklyn Nets’ second-round loss to Milwaukee that year. Atlanta’s Trae Young missed two games of the 2021 East finals with a bone bruise in his right foot.
Budenholzer came to Milwaukee after going 213-197 in five seasons with Atlanta. He was an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs from 1996-2013 and was on Gregg Popovich’s staff for four championship seasons (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007).
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-04T23:53:47+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/bucks-fire-budenholzer-as-coach-after-early-18079941.php |
AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Cycling’s governing body updated its eligibility rules for transgender athletes on Thursday with stricter limits that will force riders to wait longer before they can compete.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) increased the transition period on low testosterone to two years, and lowered the maximum accepted level of testosterone.
The previous transition period was 12 months but the International Cycling Union (UCI) said recent scientific studies show that “the awaited adaptations in muscle mass and muscle strength/power” among athletes who have made a transition from male to female takes at least two years.
“Given the important role played by muscle strength and power in cycling performance, the UCI has decided to increase the transition period on low testosterone from 12 to 24 months,” the governing body said after a management board meeting.
The UCI also cut the maximum testosterone level allowed in transgender athletes to 2.5 nanomoles (nmol) per liter instead of the current five.
“This value corresponds to the maximum testosterone level found in 99.99% of the female population,” the governing body said.
It added that the adjustment “is intended to promote the integration of transgender athletes into competitive sport, while maintaining fairness, equal opportunities and the safety of competitions.”
The rule will come into effect on July 1.
The International Olympic Committee updated its own guidance on transgender eligibility last November but left it to individiual sports bodies to set their own rules.
The IOC said then that “athletes should be allowed to compete but unfair advantage needs to be regulated.”
Critics of transgender athlete policy have argued that some physical benefits are retained by women who have gone through male puberty.
Swimming’s world body FINA is due Sunday to publish its policy on transgender athletes.
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BEIJING, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Health Industry Forum of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) was held from April 20th-21st in Beijing.
A special forum under the framework of the Global Health Forum of Boao Forum for Asia (GHF), the event was jointly hosted by the Boao Forum for Asia and the People's Government of Beijing Municipality, and organized by the GHF Organizing Committee and the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area Management Committee.
With the theme of "Global Health: Industrial Development and Sharing", the forum consisted of more than 20 important activities, including the opening ceremony and plenary session, eight sub-forums, six industry report release events and two closed-door dialogues. More than 500 representatives from politics, business, academia, media, and other sectors attended the forum, conducting in-depth discussions and building consensus around topics such as global polio eradication, cell & gene therapy, digital health, traditional medicine innovation and development, actively addressing the challenge of antimicrobial resistance, equitable access to diagnostic innovation for global health, nutrition and health and the future of healthcare security.
Yin Yong, Mayor of Beijing, delivered a speech at the plenary session. Other notable speakers featured at the plenary session included Zhou Xiaochuan, Vice Chairman of the BFA; Chen Zhu, President of the Chinese Red Cross Society; Li Baodong, Secretary General of the BFA; Margaret Chan, President of the GHF of BFA; and Shen Hongbing, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Deputy Director of the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control and Director of Chinese Center for Disease Prevention and Control.
The forum witnessed the release of several academic papers and reports, including Standard Configuration of Rational Use of Antibacterial Drugs in Grassroot Medical Institutions – Village Clinics, the White Paper on the Development Prospect of China's Mass Health Industry, White Paper on the Layout and Development Trend of the Global Pharmaceutical and Health Industry, New Opportunities for the Modernization of China's Traditional Medicine Industry, Current Perspective and Future Development on CDMO Market Report, and Innovations for China's Traditional Medicine Industry Report.
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Missing boater on Lake Murray, SCDNR out searching
Published: Aug. 2, 2022 at 1:33 PM EDT|Updated: 9 hours ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division (SCDNR) says they’re searching for a missing boater on Lake Murray
On July 31 a group of friends on a pontoon boat went out on the lake. SCDNR said the missing person went into the water near Acapulco Island and Dreher Island State Park and did not resurface.
SCDNR said they deployed a dive team to the site Monday and today. Aircraft are being used in the search and field officers are assisting. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is also involved in the search.
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EMBARK ON A MAGICAL MATCH 3 ADVENTURE TODAY!
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Neopets is thrilled to announce the launch of their highly anticipated Match 3 game, Neopets: Faerie's Hope.
Starting today, Neopets fans in the U.S., Canada, U.K., France, and Germany can dive into a captivating Neopian world full of intriguing characters, daring adventures, and compelling storylines.
Set in the enchanting world of Neopia, Neopets: Faerie's Hope offers players a chance to build their own slice of New Faerieland while they venture on a magical journey to help the lost Light Faerie find their way.
With thousands of exciting Match 3 puzzles at their fingertips, players can solve dynamic puzzles, construct and decorate a unique home in Faerieland, meet new Neopian characters, and reunite with some classic Neopets heroes!
"We're thrilled to announce this launch," said Jim Czulewicz, CEO, JumpStart Games. "Faerie's Hope is the perfect translation of Neopets to mobile: engaging gameplay, decoration and customization features, and integration with classic Neopets storylines and characters. We wanted to create a game for Neopians that will ensure they never want to leave New Faerieland."
In conjunction with this exciting launch, Neopets is also hosting the Neopets: Faerie's Hope Neocash Giveaway, which will give 3 lucky winners a chance to win 20,000, 10,000 or 5,000 in Neocash that can be redeemed on Neopets.com!
The Neopets: Faerie's Hope Neocash Giveaway will run through 12/19.
For all the details on Neopets: Faerie's Hope, how to enter the Neocash giveaway, and to continue the Neopets journey, follow our social channels:
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JumpStart® Games is the leader in creating interactive family experiences that enrich, entertain and educate. For over 20 years, Jumpstart Games has produced high quality products that are engaging, social, creative, and, most importantly, fun! JumpStart builds mobile, web and console games and experiences under its flagship brands - JumpStart®, Jumpstart Academy®, School of Dragons®, Neopets® and Math Blaster®. JumpStarts' dedication to providing positive, safe, and enriching experiences has earned it the trust of millions of teachers, parents, and respected organizations such as Common Sense Media and The National Parenting Center.
JumpStart is a subsidiary of NetDragon, a global leader in building internet communities, and is based in Los Angeles, California. For more information, please visit www.jumpstart.com.
About NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited
NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0777) is a global leader in building internet communities with a long track record of developing and scaling multiple internet and mobile platforms that impact hundreds of millions of users. These include China's number one online gaming portal, 17173.com, and China's most influential smartphone app store platform, 91 Wireless, which was sold to Baidu for US$1.9 billion in 2013 as the largest Internet M&A transaction in China. Established in 1999, NetDragon is one of the most reputable and well-known online game developers in China with a history of successful game titles including Eudemons Online, Heroes Evolved and Conquer Online. In recent years NetDragon has also started to scale its online education business on the back of management's vision to create the largest global online learning community and to bring the "classroom of the future" to every school around the world. For more information, please visit www.netdragon.com.
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Tribal courts now have more power over non-Native defendants. Here's what to know
Tribal courts can file more charges against non-Native defendants under a new law that took effect Saturday.
The change is meant to help tribal nations address violence against women and children in their communities. Studies have shown four in five Native women will experience violence at some point during their lifetimes.
Questions over who has the power to prosecute crimes on tribal lands can stall investigations and prevent justice. Advocates say those jurisdictional roadblocks have contributed to the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
In an attempt to clear up confusion on the ground and make Native communities safer, Congress expanded the powers of tribal courts in March as part of the broader Violence Against Women Act. Now that the law has gone into effect, tribal courts will be able to try more cases against abusers, regardless of whether they are tribal citizens.
What crimes can tribal courts now prosecute under the new Violence Against Women Act?
The law applies to criminal cases where someone who is not Native is accused of hurting a Native American on tribal land or on a reservation. In those cases, tribal courts can file now file charges of:
- Sexual abuse
- Child abuse
- Sexual trafficking
- Stalking
- Dating violence
- Assault of a tribal police officer
- Obstruction of justice
- Violation of a protective order
What powers did tribal courts have in the past?
Tribal courts could only prosecute people who were not Native American for crimes of domestic violence against Native partners. Congress approved that power in 2013 in an earlier version of the Violence Against Women Act.
The limits on tribal courts stem from a 1978 Supreme Court decision. Justices ruled tribal courts do not have inherent criminal jurisdiction over people who aren’t Native American, and that only Congress can grant that jurisdiction.
How many tribal courts now prosecute non-Native defendants under the Violence Against Women Act?
Courts operated by 31 tribal nations are set up to try non-Native defendants. That’s according to data collected in May by the National Council of American Indians. Half of those courts are concentrated in two states: Oklahoma (eight) and Washington (seven).
It may take awhile for tribal leaders to update their laws and policies to incorporate the new charging powers that take effect Oct. 1. The Cherokee Nation’s tribal council approved the necessary changes during a Sept. 29 council meeting. The tribe’s northeast Oklahoma court system has prosecuted the most cases against non-Native defendants.
The Choctaw Nation also has started making the necessary amendments to incorporate the added charges into its laws, said Kara Bacon, lead prosecutor for the southeast Oklahoma tribe. The nation's court system has been set up since 2015 to try domestic violence cases against non-Native defendants. It filed 84 of those cases in 2021. One has gone to a jury trial.
How are non-Native defendants guaranteed a fair trial in tribal courts?
Tribal courts have to comply with set standards, such as advising defendants of their rights and upholding all constitutional rights. The courts operate similarly to those in the state and federal systems.
One difference tribal leaders are working to change is sentencing power. Federal law only allows tribal judges to sentence people to a maximum of three years in prison on each criminal charge they are convicted of, adding up to no more than nine years in a single case. The sentencing limits also mean tribal prosecutors have less leverage when working out plea deals, Bacon said.
How will expanded tribal court power work in Oklahoma after the two major Supreme Court decisions?
We will have to see. Tribal, federal and state courts can now all file criminal charges in abuse and trafficking cases that involve non-Native perpetrators and Native American victims. It will be up to officers and prosecutors working on the ground to make sure the cases are heard.
What tribal courts in Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native defendants under the Violence Against Women Act?
Eight tribal nations have opted in to try non-Native defendants in Oklahoma, and others may eventually join. The current court systems are operated by the:
- Cherokee Nation
- Chickasaw Nation
- Choctaw Nation
- Kickapoo Nation
- Muscogee Nation
- Quapaw Nation
- Sac and Fox Nation
- Seminole Nation
What else would you like to know? Email your questions to reporter Molly Young so we can research the answers and add them to this list.
Molly Young covers Indigenous affairs for the USA Today Network's Sunbelt Region. Reach her at mollyyoung@gannett.com or 405-347-3534. | 2022-10-03T16:56:41+00:00 | oklahoman.com | https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/10/03/crimes-tribal-courts-can-prosecute-under-violence-against-women-act/69524452007/ |
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP)Jarred Godfrey had 21 points in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 83-59 win over Southern Indiana on Tuesday night.
Godfrey added five assists for the Mastodons (9-4). Quinton Morton-Robertson was 5 of 8 shooting (4 for 7 from distance) to add 16 points. Damian Chong Qui recorded 13 points and shot 5 for 10 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free throw line.
Isaiah Swope led the way for the Screaming Eagles (7-6) with 17 points. Jelani Simmons added 14 points and two steals for Southern Indiana. In addition, Trevor Lakes finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
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AMES — It’s not often that Ashley Joens is stuck in a shooting slump.
It’s rarer still that those struggles crop up in bunches for Iowa State’s all-time leading scorer.
So consider Saturday’s game against Kansas a get-well game for Joens, who scored 26 points and grabbed a team-high 15 rebounds as the No. 18 Cyclones secured a 64-50 win over the Jayhawks before 10,677 fans at Hilton Coliseum.
“Every game is gonna be tough so you just have to come out ready to go and you never know who’s gonna be hot one night,” Joens said. “Tonight, I was hitting them. Wednesday (in a win at Oklahoma State) I wasn’t, but someone always steps up.”
Joens had shot 33 percent or worse from the field in three of the past four games, but went 10-for-19 overall and 5-for-11 from 3-point range against the Jayhawks. The former Iowa City High star added a team-high four offensive rebounds and three assists as ISU improved to 13-4 overall and 5-2 in Big 12 play.
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“We have had some really good games, maybe the last two or three, where we had really good balance,” ISU head coach Bill Fennelly said. “There was no balance tonight. It was balanced defense and throw the ball to Joens.
The Cyclones also won their 16th straight game in the series and led by as many as 22 points against the Jayhawks (13-5, 3-4). Backup post player Izzi Zingaro added a career-high 11 points and six rebounds. The Bolton, Ontario, Canada, native also had family at the game.
“My parents and my cousin are here, so it’s definitely a great feeling to have family here, but family’s always here because Hilton magic is so great,” Zingaro said.
Kansas stayed in the game behind the strong interior play of 6-6 senior Taiyanna Jackson, who scored nine points before the break, but Joens was hot almost from start to finish, finishing with 15 first-half points as the Cyclones established a 31-21 lead.
ISU closed the half on a 7-0 run and drilled 7 of its 20 3-point shots before the break. Joens made 3-for-7 from behind the arc in the first 20 minutes and Lexi Donarski — who scored all of her nine points before the break — sank 3 of 5 3-point tries.
Kansas shot just 34 percent and ended up 2-for-16 from the 3-point line. Jackson scored 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Jayhawks.
Joens notched her 57th career double-double and hoarded 10 or more rebounds for the 56th time in her career.
“Ashley Joens was Ashley Joens,” Fennelly said. “And we could not have defended any better than we did tonight.” | 2023-01-22T03:25:49+00:00 | wcfcourier.com | https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/isu/college-womens-basketball-joens-pours-in-26-iowa-state-tops-kansas/article_ea82f9d2-48eb-56a1-a236-7f9d5248778c.html |
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Public Safety Karrie Howard said the city is working on an ordinance to stop ATVs, dirt bikes, and other reckless drivers from taking over the city's streets during the city's public safety committee meeting Wednesday.
The news follows an incident where dozens of drivers took over several intersections and turned them into their personal stunt tracks earlier this month.
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The roving display of reckless driving spanned both the west and east sides, frustrating drivers every step of the way.
Safety committee members watched video of the incident during today's meeting.
"You look at that and you think this is like the Wild West," said Ward 11 Councilman Brian Mooney. "And this is why people are moving out of Cleveland."
The legislation will also address the ATVs and dirt bikes that have plagued Cleveland's streets for years.
"If we don't draw a line, they're just going to keep pushing the boundaries," Mooney said.
Mooney said the city will use police drones to track down the drivers, but, in a separate statement, police say the city's drone program isn't off the ground yet.
Mooney said the details of the new ordinances are still being discussed, but they will be modeled after similar laws in Baltimore, Columbus, and Washington D.C.
Mooney also said the council will likely fast-track the legislation.
"We don't want the citizens to have to wait another year," he said. "We want to address it this year." | 2022-05-11T23:28:15+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/investigations/cleveland-will-create-ordinance-to-stop-atvs-dirt-bikes-and-joyriders-from-taking-over-the-streets |
NOPEC Opts to Transition Customers to Utility Default Service – Residential and Small Business Customers To Get Lower Prices
SOLON, Ohio, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 550,000 electricity customers across Ohio will soon start saving money on their electric bills, with NOPEC taking proactive steps to save its electric customers money on their electric bills for the remainder of this year and into the Spring of 2023.
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) is transitioning electric customers enrolled in its Standard Program Price option back to the utility default service, allowing its customers to take advantage of the utilities' currently lower monthly rate, referenced as the "Price to Compare" on their monthly bills. As a result, NOPEC customers' electric generation rates are expected to be substantially below the forecasted market prices through the next approximately seven-month period.
"As a consumer-focused non-profit, NOPEC is always operating and advocating for what's best for our communities and customers," said Chuck Keiper, NOPEC's Executive Director. "When we looked at the price forecasts, it became increasingly apparent that the Price to Compare rate would be a better place for our customers to be through Winter 2023 to save significant money during these economically challenging times."
While individual customers who previously contacted NOPEC could change their rate to the lower utility rate at no charge, Keiper said the organization decided "it was in all our consumers' best interest" to make the wholesale change and temporarily switch its more than a half-million customers to the utility service.
NOPEC said it worked with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) on the NOPEC customer transfer. NOPEC electric customers do not have to do anything to start getting the lower rates and will not be charged any fee to transfer. NOPEC will immediately notify the electric utilities to return its Standard Program Price accounts to the default service. Depending on each customer's meter read date, it may take one to two billing cycles for the transfer to take effect. Customers will receive a letter from NOPEC detailing the reason for the change and direction regarding where they can go for more information. Customers may also receive a notice from their utility confirming the change.
NOPEC natural gas customers, however, should remain in the aggregation, Keiper said, as NOPEC's current natural gas price is still lower than other retail offers as well as the current Dominion East Ohio and Columbia Gas default service rates.
"That will result in additional savings for our gas customers as we enter the fall and winter heating season," Keiper said. "Our customers should see lower gas prices than the rates offered by the utilities and other retail competitors."
About 75% of all NOPEC communities currently receive both electric and gas supply through NOPEC.
By Spring 2023, NOPEC is forecasting that energy markets will normalize and its electric rates will be in line with the utilities' newly established Price to Compare and all eligible customers in NOPEC member communities will be notified via mail that they will be automatically re-enrolled in NOPEC at that time, unless they notify NOPEC that they wish to opt out.
Utility customers across the nation have been seeing higher bills as energy markets experience unprecedented inflation because of escalating global and domestic economic issues and hotter than normal weather driving up demand. NOPEC is not immune to this inflationary spike, putting current electricity prices in sharp contrast to the historically low pricing NOPEC customers have enjoyed over the past 20+ years. NOPEC and other retailer's current electric rates are higher than the utility's PTC because the utility's rate was determined largely in auctions conducted prior to April 2022, when energy prices were considerably lower.
"We know that households everywhere are struggling with higher bills," Keiper said. "In our member communities, we had the option to do something to help our customers save money. We're taking that option and doing what is right for consumers."
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) is the largest nonprofit governmental energy aggregator in Ohio supplying electricity and natural gas to over 1 million residential and small business accounts in 242 communities and 19 counties statewide.
Since 2001, NOPEC has saved Ohio consumers hundreds of millions of dollars on their energy costs through our consumer advocacy efforts. NOPEC has also awarded over $40 million in community energy-efficiency grants. For more information about NOPEC, visit us at nopec.org.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice President Mike Pence ‘s Indiana residence last week, his lawyer says, the latest in a string of recoveries of papers meant to be treated with utmost sensitivity from the homes of current and former top U.S. officials.
“A small number of documents,” taken into FBI custody last Thursday, “were inadvertently boxed and transported” to the former vice president’s home at the end of the last administration, Pence’s lawyer, Greg Jacob, wrote in a letter to the National Archives shared with The Associated Press.
He said that Pence had been “unaware of the existence of sensitive or classified documents at his personal residence” until a search last week and that he “understands the high importance of protecting sensitive and classified information” and stands ready to cooperate with “any appropriate inquiry.”
The revelation came as the Department of Justice was already investigating the discovery of documents with classification markings in President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware and his former Washington office, as well as former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. Democrat Biden has indicated he will seek reelection, Republican Trump is already a declared candidate, and Pence has been exploring a possible 2024 campaign that would put him in direct competition against Trump, his former boss.
The newest discovery thrusts Pence, who had previously insisted that he followed stringent protocols regarding classified documents, into the debate over the handling of secret materials by officials who have served in the highest ranks of government.
Trump is currently under criminal investigation after roughly 300 documents with classified markings, including at the top secret level, were discovered at his Mar-a-Lago. Officials are trying to determine whether Trump or anyone else should be charged with illegal possession of those records or with trying to obstruct the months-long criminal investigation. Biden is also subject to a special counsel investigation after classified documents from his time as a senator and in the Obama administration were found at his properties.
Trump, who denies any wrongdoing, reacted to the new development on his social media site: “Mike Pence is an innocent man. He never did anything knowingly dishonest in his life. Leave him alone!!!” Trump and Pence have clashed over Pence’s refusal to go along with Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
While a very different case, the Pence development could bolster the arguments of Trump and Biden, who have sought to downplay the significance of the discoveries at their homes. The presence of secret documents at all three men’s residences further underscores the federal government’s unwieldy system for storing and protecting the millions of classified documents it produces every year.
Pence’s lawyer, Jacob, said in his letter that the former vice president had “engaged outside counsel, with experience in handling classified documents” to review records stored at his home on Jan. 16 “out of an abundance of caution” amid the uproar over the discovery of documents at Biden’s home.
Jacob said the Pence documents with classification markings were immediately secured in a locked safe. FBI agents visited the residence the night of Jan. 19 at 9:30 p.m. to collect the documents that had been secured, according to a follow-up letter from the lawyer dated Jan. 22. Pence was in Washington for an event at the time.
A total of four boxes containing copies of administration papers —- two in which “a small number” of papers bearing classified markings were found, and two containing “courtesy copies of vice presidential papers” — were discovered, according to the letter. Arrangements were made to deliver those boxes to the National Archives Monday.
Congressional leaders were notified of the discovery by Pence’s team on Tuesday.
The boxes, according to a Pence aide, were not kept in a secure location, but were taped shut and were not believed to have been opened since they were packed. The former vice president’s staff also searched the Washington office of his advocacy group last week and did not discover additional documents, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the search.
Material found in the boxes came mostly from Pence’s Naval Observatory vice presidential residence, the packing of which would not have been handled by the vice president’s office or its lawyers. Other material came from a West Wing office drawer, the person said.
The National Archives declined to comment on the discovery. A Justice Department spokesman also declined to comment, and a lawyer for Pence did not immediately respond to an email seeking elaboration.
Pence told the Associated Press in August that he did not take any classified information with him when he left office.
Asked directly if he had retained any such information, he said, “No, not to my knowledge.”
In an interview this month with Fox Business, Pence described a “very formal process” used by his office to handle classified information as well as the steps taken by his lawyers to ensure none was taken with him.
“Before we left the White House, the attorneys on my staff went through all the documents at both the White House and our offices there and at the vice president’s residence to ensure that any documents that needed to be turned over to the National Archives, including classified documents, were turned over. So we went through a very careful process in that regard,” Pence said.
On Capitol Hill, members of the Senate intelligence committee expressed incredulity over the mishandling of documents by top U.S. officials.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas noted that classified documents are only moved out of the committee’s offices in locked bags.
“In my book, it’s never permissible to take classified documents outside of a secure facility” except by a secure means of transport between such facilities, he said.
House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner, a Republican, said he planned to request a formal intelligence review and damage assessment.
And Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, another potential 2024 candidate, said, “I don’t know how anybody ends up with classified documents. … I mean, every classified document I’ve ever seen has a big ‘Classified’ on it.”
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, pointed to broader concerns with the classification system, complaining that it “is at the point where there is so much out there it is hard to determine what ought to be classified, and then it is hard to determine what should be declassified.”
Meanwhile, some Republicans pressed for a search of former President Barack Obama’s personal records.
An Obama spokesperson referred to a 2022 statement from the National Archives that said the agency took control of all of his records after he left office and “is not aware of any missing boxes of presidential records from the Obama administration.”
Representatives of former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and former Vice President Dick Cheney said all of their classified records had been turned over to NARA upon leaving the White House.
Mike Pompeo, who served as Trump’s secretary of state and is mulling his own 2024 GOP presidential bid, told the AP in August that he had not taken any any classified material with him after leaving the administration.
But he told Fox News channel Tuesday, “When you’re in the executive branch, you have these documents in your home. One can imagine a note getting someplace, getting stuck. I suspect that may be what happened.”
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Associated Press writers Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Farnoush Amiri and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report from Washington. | 2023-01-25T06:50:34+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/political-news/ap-classified-documents-found-at-mike-pences-home-lawyer-says/ |
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND)- Illinois State Police District 10 Troopers are currently on the scene of a personal injury crash at I-57 southbound at milepost 238.
Police report all lanes are back open, but traffic is backed up in the area.
This is a developing story, WAND will continue to update this story as information is released.
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STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) – An Oklahoma State University professor has received a major award for his research to find fresh groundwater around the globe.
Dr. Todd Halihan is a professor in the Boone Pickens School of Geology at Oklahoma State University.
He has spent his time developing a new way of finding fresh water underground.
“In the environmental industry, the go-to approach is to drill until you figure out an answer. This has repeatedly been proven to be ineffective,” Halihan said. “I focused my work on ‘scan first, then drill’ approaches.”
He explained that if you are looking for clean water or to clean up a contaminated site, his technology pinpoints exactly where you need to drill.
“With more than 98% of our available freshwater in the ground, groundwater has to be the focus of our efforts if you are going to sustain humanity,” Halihan said. “Most people only think about the water that they see, which leads to bad outcomes. Citizens and their leaders need to demand investment in groundwater rather than surface water as those projects tend to be expensive and counterproductive.”
Recently, Halihan received the Charles V. Theis Award from the American Institute of Hydrology for his research.
“This award is the highest groundwater research award presented by the AIH and is similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but for groundwater research,” Halihan said. “Clean water has provided the biggest difference in human health over any other achievement and should be celebrated.”
“The respect and recognition that Todd is receiving from his peers in the hydrogeology community speaks to his position as a thought leader in the industry, his well-respected research, the quality of the students he educates and sends into the workforce, and his commitment to the mission of a land-grant university like Oklahoma State,” said Patty Walker, OSU geology alumna and retired chief geoscientist for ExxonMobil. | 2023-01-05T14:55:24+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/local/osu-professor-wins-major-award-for-groundbreaking-research/ |
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BSGA, the "Company"), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today that it has deposited into the Company's trust account (the "Trust Account") an aggregate of $575,000 (representing $0.10 per Class A ordinary share), in order to extend the period of time the Company has to complete a business combination (the "Combination Period") for an additional three (3) months period, with the applicable deadline (the "Applicable Deadline) extended from September 14, 2022 to December 14, 2022. As previously disclosed, pursuant to the First Amendment Amended & Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 30, 2022 by and among the Company, Bitdeer Technologies Holding Company ("Bitdeer") and other parties named therein, Bitdeer has agreed to loan the Company an aggregate principal amount of $1.99 million in two tranches to fund any and all amounts required to extend the Combination Period for up to two (2) times for an additional three (3) months period each time. The loan bears no interest and is repayable only at the closing of a business combination by the Company. On September 6, 2022, the Company used $575,000 of the loan amount received to extend the Applicable Deadline to December 14, 2022.
About Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp.
Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp. is a British Virgin Islands company incorporated as a blank check company for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California federal judge on Monday sentenced the man acquitted of murder in the 2015 shooting death of a woman on a San Francisco pier to the seven years he’s already spent in jail — bringing to a legal close the case that ignited a national firestorm over immigration, crime and sanctuary cities.
Jose Inez Garcia Zarate was in the U.S. illegally when Kate Steinle, 32, was fatally shot along a crowded Pier 14 where she was walking with her father and a family friend. He faces deportation and U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria told him in court to never return to the U.S.
The shooting shocked a country already divided over immigration and fueled Donald Trump’s successful campaign for president. Trump called for a crackdown on unlawful immigration and the sanctuary cities and states — including San Francisco and California — that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Garcia Zarate admitted firing the gun on July 4, 2015, but said he found it under a bench and didn’t know what it was when he picked it up because it was wrapped in a T-shirt. The gun fired accidentally after he picked it up, he said. Officials said the bullet ricocheted off the ground and hit Steinle.
He was acquitted of homicide charges by a San Francisco jury in 2017 but faced firearms charges in federal court. In March, he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and a person illegally in the country in possession of a firearm.
“If you return to this country again and you are back in front of me, I will not spare you. Let this be your last warning: do not return to this country,” Chhabria said before sentencing Garcia Zarate to the time he has already served.
Chhabria also delivered a harsh rebuke of the mental health treatment received by Garcia Zarate for his schizophrenia while in custody, which the judge said was virtually nonexistent.
Garcia Zarate will be sent to Texas, where he faces a federal judge for failing to report his location when he was released from a San Francisco jail shortly before the shooting. He had been deported five times and was on track to be removed from the U.S. again when he shot Steinle.
The maximum sentence on the firearms charges was 10 years. Prosecutors agreed to the sentence of time served plus three years of probation. Garcia Zarate’s lawyers wanted a shorter sentence so he could apply any time left over in case the judge in Texas imposes additional prison time.
The handgun belonged to a U.S. Bureau of Land Management ranger who reported it stolen from his parked car a week before Steinle was killed.
Before the killing, Garcia Zarate had recently completed a prison sentence for illegal re-entry to the U.S. when he was transferred to San Francisco to face a 20-year-old marijuana charge.
Prosecutors declined the case, but the San Francisco sheriff released him from jail despite a federal immigration request to detain him for at least two more days for deportation.
Garcia Zarate “feels horrible about what happened, and that he’s very sorry and apologizes,” his lawyer, Mike Hinckley, said in court Monday.
The judge said he does not believe that prosecutors proved that Garcia Zarate had acted with criminal recklessness in the shooting and that he likely did not understand what was happening that day when he killed Steinle, because of his mental health illness.
Chhabria also expressed sympathy for Garcia Zarate, who spent most of his seven years in county jail without medication or meaningful treatment.
Two doctors diagnosed Garcia Zarate with schizophrenia and found him unfit to stand trial because he could not follow the court proceedings.
“That must have been hell,” Chhabria said.
But the judge also said that consequences matter and that Garcia Zarate admitted being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Steinle’s relatives were not present in court for the sentencing and prosecutors said her family did not want to participate in the proceedings. | 2022-06-07T19:19:07+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/time-served-for-mexican-in-2015-san-francisco-pier-killing/ |
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis staunchly defended former President Donald Trump ahead of what could be a possible third indictment of the latter by the Department of Justice.
DeSantis pushed back on the notion Trump should be "held accountable" if there is evidence he committed a crime by attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, telling CNN during a Tuesday interview that it's "wrong" for the country to go "down the road of criminalizing political differences."
"Alvin Bragg stretched a statute in Manhattan to be able to try to target Donald Trump. Most people, even people on the left, acknowledge if that wasn't Trump, that case would not have likely been brought against a normal civilian," DeSantis said.
"And so you have a situation where the Department of Justice, FBI have been weaponized against people they don't like. And the number one example of that happened to be against Donald Trump with the Russia collusion. That was not a legitimate investigation that was being done to try to drive Trump out of office," he said.
DESANTIS BECOMES FIRST TO ENTER SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY, DEFENDS TRUMP AGAINST ‘WEAPONIZED’ DOJ, FBI
DeSantis declared if he were to be elected president, he would "restore a single standard of justice to end weaponization" of the DOJ and FBI, and that he would find a new FBI director "on day one."
He added there would also be "big changes" at the DOJ so Americans, no matter which political party they belonged, would have confidence decisions were being made based on the rule of law.
"This country needs to have a debate about the country's future. If I'm the nominee, we'll be able to focus on President Biden's failures, and I'll be able to articulate a positive vision for the future. I don't think it serves us good to have a presidential election focused on what happened four years ago in January," DeSantis said.
"I want to focus on looking forward. I don't want to look back. I do not want to see him – I hope he doesn't get charged. I don't think it'll be good for the country. But at the same time, I've got to focus on looking forward. And that's what we're going to do," he added.
TRUMP'S LEAD OVER DESANTIS, OTHER GOP 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES NARROWS IN KEY EARLY STATE: POLL
Host Jake Tapper pressed DeSantis on possible charges against Trump, asking if he meant that the former president shouldn't be charged regardless of whether he committed any crimes.
"What I'm saying is, when you're going after somebody on the other side of the political spectrum, if you're stretching statutes to try to criminalize maybe political disagreements, that is wrong," DeSantis responded.
He argued if one side didn't like someone on the other over political differences, they should defeat them in an election rather than try using the justice system.
"We don't know what's going to happen, but I can tell you with the Bragg one, that was stretching criminal law. The evidence of criminality was very weak. And even if that existed, other people would not have been charged under those circumstances. That's the problem," DeSantis said.
FORMER FBI AGENT CONFIRMS KEY DETAILS OF HUNTER BIDEN WHISTLEBLOWER'S TESTIMONY, GOP SAYS
Trump confirmed in a Tuesday social media post that he has been informed he's a target of a probe into the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
A government source with direct knowledge of the federal investigation into Trump told Fox News that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office sent Trump a target letter, which Trump confirmed in his post.
The development indicates that another indictment of Trump could be looming in the near future.
Fox News' Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report. | 2023-07-19T01:29:13+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/desantis-launches-staunch-defense-of-trump-ahead-of-possible-third-indictment-i-hope-he-doesnt/article_bc70de4b-f951-5a5d-a1b1-a0f6353a7a2a.html |
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RFI) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on January 31, 2023 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In December 2011, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. In addition, distributions from the Fund's investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) may later be characterized as capital gains and/or a return of capital, depending on the character of the dividends reported to the Fund after year-end by REITs held by the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time Monday and went ahead with a critical countdown test despite a fuel line leak.
This was NASA’s fourth crack at the all-important dress rehearsal, the last major milestone before the moon rocket’s long-awaited launch debut.
The previous attempts in April were thwarted by a fuel leak, as well as stuck valves and other technical issues.
Another leak — this time in an external fuel line — almost curtailed Monday’s test at Kennedy Space Center. But NASA managers decided to do the countdown test anyway.
Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson said they pushed ahead to see “how the team performed, how the hardware performed, and they both performed very well.”
Engineers wanted to get all the way down to the 9-second mark — just short of engine firing — to validate all the systems and procedures. But it cut off at 29 seconds. NASA spokesman Derrol Nail said it wasn’t immediately known why the countdown stopped.
Earlier, nearly 1 million gallons of super-cold liquid hydrogen and oxygen were loaded into the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket known as the Space Launch System, or SLS.
The testing delays have pushed the actual launch — with an empty Orion capsule flying around the moon and back — to the end of August at the earliest. This test flight is crucial before astronauts climb aboard.
Blackwell-Thompson said it was too early to say what NASA’s next step might be.
The second SLS flight, planned for 2024, would send a crew around the moon and back. The third mission — no earlier than 2025 — would have astronauts actually landing on the moon.
Astronauts last walked on the moon in 1972 during NASA’s Apollo program. The new program is named Artemis, Apollo’s twin sister in Greek mythology.
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Alek Manoah’s troubles on the mound followed him all the way down to the Florida Complex League.
The Blue Jays’ struggling starter was recently demoted to rookie ball after his brutal start to the season — 6.36 ERA in 13 starts — to hit the reset button and work on his issues. However, it appears that the demotion has only added more fuel to the fire.
Making his first appearance in the Florida Complex League against the Yankees squad, the 2022 All-Star experienced more of the same except in a much more humiliating fashion.
Manoah surrendered 11 runs on 10 hits in 2.2 innings of work allowing two homers — one to Roderick Arias, the Yankees’ top international signing of 2022. The lineup that the 25-year-old was lit up by had an average age of 18.8.
Five of the players in the lineup were born in 2004 or later.
It’s likely not the start that Manoah or the Blue Jays wanted as the former ace was looking to regain his form. The right-hander entered this season with the reputation of being one of the best young starting pitchers in the game.
In his first two seasons, Manoah registered ERA’s of 3.22 and 2.44 (which was good for a third-place finish in the American League Cy Young award voting last season).
Manager John Schneider hoped that whatever the organization decided to do in terms of a demotion would get his promising starter back to his dominant form.
“[We’re] doing everything we can do for him means using every resource that we have, using the staff and using his teammates to help him through it,” the Blue Jays’ skipper said on June 5. “When I say that everything is on the table, yeah, everything is. We’re just trying to help him get back to the caliber of pitcher that he was. …
“We’ve got to continue to do what’s best for him to help him get better. That’s what we’re going to do, starting tonight and moving forward. That’s been our focus the whole time, so we’ll continue to do that.”
The right-hander surrendered six runs on seven hits while getting just one out before he was pulled in the top of the first in his last big league outing against the Houston Astros on June 5.
It seems that Manoah still has plenty of work cut out for him with a bunch of teenagers having their way with him on the mound as the road back to the big leagues may be longer and bumpier than originally expected.
() | 2023-06-28T00:13:18+00:00 | denverpost.com | https://www.denverpost.com/2023/06/27/blue-jays-alek-manoah-lit-up-by-fcl-yankees-in-first-rookie-ball-start-since-demotion/ |
Alaska's Koyukuk River was the site of an interesting discovery. During a float down the river, a group of University of Virginia professors spotted a woolly mammoth tusk along the riverbank.
Adrienne Ghaly, one of the professors, was able to document the moment in a photograph.
"We're a group from UVA called Sanctuary Lab working on climate impacts on places of cultural and ecological significance," said Ghaly. "We were taken on a float down the middle fork of the Koyukuk River near Coldfoot, Alaska. The river was high and flowing fast, but my colleague Karen McGlathery was able to spot the tusk."
Ghaly uploaded her image of the tusk to Twitter and it was shared on Reddit, where the post became an instant hit with more than 1,200 comments.
Howie Epstein, the chair of UVA's environmental science department, was also on the research trip along with Ghaly.
"We're on this trip to basically to study the arctic, the idea of the arctic as a sanctuary," said Epstein. "We did a river float trip, as part of what we're doing and the mammoth tusk was pointed out to us. It's amazing! During the time of the last glaciation and timing of the Bering Land Bridge, or what we call the mammoth steppe, that area was populated by lots of grazing animals, the mammoth being one of them. It's not surprising that you'll see this, but it's also amazing to see in person."
Patrick Druckenmiller, director of the University of Alaska Museum of the North, said interior Alaska was unglaciated during the last ice age.
"It was a great place for woolly mammoths to live," he said. "This particular area is known globally for its abundance of ice age mammal remains, which includes mammoth tusks."
Druckenmiller said he would work with the state archaeologist if he were to retrieve the tusk.
"It doesn't look like a safe place to dig it out, but if it fell out, the right thing to do would be to get it to the museum for curation," he said.
The professors who saw the mammoth tusk have not forgotten the incredible sight.
"Seeing an exposed mammoth tusk embedded in the riverbank was really arresting," says Ghaly. "It's extinction and climate change in a single image."
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WARREN, Pa. (NewsNation) — An exclusive photo obtained by NewsNation shows the bedsheet rope Pennsylvania inmate Michael Burham used to escape dangling from the roof of the prison next to a stairwell.
Burham escaped from Warren County Prison last Thursday by climbing up on exercise equipment and using tied-up bedsheets to escape from a window. Police said that once he made it to the ground, Burham took off into the nearby woods.
Search teams believe Burham is still in the area and have been hunting for him day and night.
The Pennsylvania State Police colonel leading the manhunt said he’s absolutely confident they will find the escaped prisoner.
Police describe Burham, 34, as a “survivalist” with military training who is prepared to withstand the elements and conceal himself.
He was being held at the prison on robbery, arson and kidnapping charges. He’s also suspected of murdering a woman in Jamestown.
Police have been using helicopters, drones, K-9s and more than 150 officers on the ground to search for Burham.
Small campsites and stockpiles were located in the forest, Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police said. At a news conference Monday, Bivens said the stockpiles included supplies that will assist him with a prolonged stay in a wooded area.
Police believe Burham may not be alone as he tries to avoid capture.
“We do believe that he’s getting some kind of assistance. From where or what type of assistance it is, I’m not prepared to comment on,” Bivens said. “But as I previously indicated, we are investigating that and we’re prepared to prosecute anyone who does offer him assistance.”
Police said they have received numerous calls from people saying they saw Burham in the area and are warning residents to not approach the escaped inmate. They believe he may be armed and said he is extremely dangerous. | 2023-07-11T21:49:47+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/weird/photo-shows-makeshift-rope-used-in-burham-prison-escape/ |
ROME (AP) — Flying back to Rome from Beirut in September 2012, I was escorted down the aisle to the first-class section of the papal plane and seated beside Pope Benedict XVI.
The pope, then 85, looked and sounded weary. He had just completed a delicate, two-day visit to Lebanon as civil war raged in neighboring Syria.
It was my 92nd such trip: The first was with Pope John Paul II, the master of papal globe-trotting, and then over the past eight years with Benedict.
Because I was planning to retire, Benedict’s trip to Beirut was to be my last, and Vatican officials thought I should share the moment with him.
What I didn’t know at the time was that it was to be his last trip, too. In a few months, he would become the first pope to resign in 600 years.
On that flight, Benedict was clearly tired, but he remained as congenial as always.
“Congratulations on your retirement,’’ he said in a soft voice, speaking in his German-accented Italian that often made Italians chuckle.
When I told him that I had covered the Vatican for more than 30 years, he looked surprised. He sounded wistful as he said my retirement “is much deserved.”
I have always wondered whether our encounter led him to think about any plans of his own that he had not yet revealed to the world. The retirement date that he announced later was Feb. 28 — the exact date that I had chosen to retire.
On the plane, Benedict appeared pleased with our chat and seemed to be in no rush to end it — it was his aides who motioned to me that it was time to return to my seat.
“Gracious” is always a word I associate with Benedict, who was perpetually ready to shake hands and say something appropriate for the occasion.
In the Netflix drama “The Two Popes,” Benedict, as played by Anthony Hopkins, is depicted as uncompromising in his belief that the survival of the Roman Catholic Church can only be ensured by a return to its core principles.
Yet in his own way, Benedict was a revolutionary.
He was one to stand his ground and not back down, whatever outside pressures he came under. But he also seemed almost oblivious to the storms he would create.
When the inevitable questions arose about his past in Nazi Germany, he could point out he had covered that territory in several interviews done years before becoming pope: his mandatory membership in the Hitler Youth as a teenager; being drafted into the military near the end of the war; his desertion and surrender to the Americans.
He thus avoided controversies faced by others who were less honest about their histories. That certainly smoothed the way for his papal visits to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, to Israel and to synagogues in Rome and New York.
It was fascinating to hear him chat in German with Rabbi Arthur Schneirer, the Vienna-born rabbi, during a stop at New York’s Park East Synagogue. They sounded like two old friends.
In one of the major crises of his papacy, a speech aimed at promoting tolerance among religions ended up provoking anger — and even some violence — in the Islamic community.
In a 2006 speech at Regensburg University in Germany, where he once served as a professor of theology, Benedict quoted a 14th-century Byzantine emperor who called Islam “evil and inhumane, such as his (the Prophet Muhammad’s) command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.”
The remarks drew swift condemnation in the Muslim world, but Benedict appeared surprised that what he saw as a scholarly discourse could create such rancor.
He said he “deeply regretted” that some took offense, but that he needed to insist that religion can never be a motivation for violence.
Years later, his former spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said Benedict knew exactly what he meant with his remark.
When Benedict made his first trip to Africa, a French reporter asked in a news conference aboard the flight to Cameroon in 2009 whether condoms could play a role in fighting HIV.
“On the contrary, it (condom use) increases the problem,” he said.
Journalists and others on the plane were baffled by the response, which contradicted the views of health workers and many of his own priests battling the disease on the continent.
He backtracked a bit a year later, saying that condom use could be a first step toward a more moral behavior to prevent the spread of HIV.
It was the kind of clarification that was a sign of the lingering confusion and Vatican infighting that marked Benedict’s papacy.
In the years after his resignation, Benedict turned increasingly fragile and remained out of public view in a monastery inside the walls of Vatican City. He mainly devoted himself to prayer.
But his contributions to the church, which included opening the way for Pope Francis, were not forgotten by his Argentine successor. In 2021, when Benedict was 94, Francis issued a public thank you to the German on the 70th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.
“To you Benedict, dear father and brother, goes our affection, our gratitude and our closeness,” Francis said.
Victor L. Simpson covered the Vatican for The Associated Press from his arrival as a correspondent in Rome in 1972 to his retirement as Italy bureau chief in 2013. During that period, he covered the final months of Pope Paul VI, the 33-day tenure of Pope John Paul I, and the papacies of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, including 92 of their trips abroad.
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- UNLIMEAT was selected among the 10 winners of the plant-based product contest hosted by Carrefour.
- Over 250 teams from 50 countries around the world participated, with the winning brands having an opportunity to sell in Carrefour stores around the world.
LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UNLIMEAT, the pioneering plant-based alternative meat brand from Korea, was selected as one of the 10 winning brands in the Plant-based Contest hosted by Carrefour, the globally renowned French distributor of food and other sundries.
This event was organized as part of Carrefour's vision to create opportunities for innovative startups to enter the global market and to introduce more plant-based products to its customers. More than 250 brands from over 50 countries entered the contest. Among them, 15 teams were selected as finalists, who were then judged in Paris, France on June 9th. Brands directly showcased and pitched their story and products to Carrefour Group CEO Alexandre Bompard, CSR Director Nicolas Dher, and other Carrefour executives, along with investors, media, and other influencers in the plant-based industry.
Carrefour selected 10 of the finalists as winners. The winning brands include La Vie, a French brand that developed plant-based bacon, LAPP, a vegan ice cream brand, Vly, a plant-based milk made from peas, and Väcka, a Spanish startup that makes aged vegan cheese among other products. UNLIMEAT was the only Asian brand selected as a winner.
UNLIMEAT is a Korean food startup that creates products using upcycled ingredients, such as skimmed soybean powder extracted from soybean oil and rice bran from milling brown rice. A Carrefour official remarked, "UNLIMEAT received high marks for practicing a virtuous cycle that supports a healthy ecosystem. The fact that it has its own factory and has product scalability is also one of the reasons why it received a positive evaluation. We hope to be able to see wonderful products from this startup in Carrefour stores around the world soon."
Most alternative meat brands have similar product lines, such as burger patties, sausages, and chicken nuggets. UNLIMEAT, however, offers highly differentiated products, such as 'Plant-based Korean BBQ', a versatile plant-based meat that can be grilled the same way meat can be and can be used in a wide variety of dishes depending on the sauce used. Pulled barbecue is another unique and popular UNLIMEAT product and is sold in various flavors with different seasonings, such as Korean BBQ and Texas BBQ. UNLIMEAT also sells plant-based meat dumplings. Their dumplings contain about 30% plant-based meat, giving them a texture similar to real meat dumplings, unlike vegan dumplings sold in most grocery stores.
The brand's plant-based jerky also uses proprietary extrusion technology to create texture just like that of real meat. UNLIMEAT's plant-based jerky was popular enough that it sold out within a month of launching. UNLIMEAT recently launched a campaign to bring their plant-based jerky to the USA on Kickstarter, an American representative crowdfunding platform, achieving its target funding goal within 3 hours of launch, and subsequently achieving more than 470% of its target funding within a week.
Carrefour is a large French distribution chain with over 13,000 stores in more than 30 countries around the world. The 10 winning brands in this contest will have various opportunities, such as collaborating with the Carrefour team and displaying their products in stores in one or more of the nine countries where Carrefour directly manages its operations, such as France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Brazil, and Taiwan.
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Kelowna at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m. | 2023-01-16T05:21:47+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Standings-17720285.php |
STILLWATER – Mike Gundy has been open about his thoughts on the transfer portal.
Less than six months ago, the Oklahoma State coach claimed the Cowboys weren't big on the portal, instead opting to develop the current players on the roster. In the ensuing two months, OSU would lose five of its last six games, finishing 7-6 and watching seven starters exit the program via the transfer portal.
Three months after the Guaranteed Rate Bowl loss, and the Cowboys pulled in 13 transfers, the most among Big 12 schools.
Gundy’s often been a trailblazer for the sport, both between the sidelines and outside of them. Now, with a handful of transfers in line for an immediate starting role within the program, Gundy seems to be embracing what the portal can do.
“The challenge will be, in the past, let’s just say on average over the last 10 years, three or four really newcomers that would come into a program,” Gundy said. “Then, the numbers increased, but those were high school kids, they’re a long ways off.
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“Now you have as many as 18 players that could potentially play some in the first game that we’re trying to get a look at. So, the goal hadn’t changed, just trying to get it accomplished and the process to get to that goal is what changed.”
But, how has it looked for other schools who brought in a transfer-heavy class?
Looking at the big picture, the transfer portal is still relatively new. The portal itself only began in 2018, and it didn't take off until the one-time transfer rule was added in April 2021.
But examining how last year’s portal movement affected teams provides some insight.
The Cowboys slot in at the No. 14 spot in the 247Sports’ team transfer rankings. One spot above them is Arizona State, whose 27 transfer signees OSU will get an up-close look at in September. The usual suspects — like Oregon, Southern California, UCLA, Auburn, Oklahoma and Florida State — litter the top 10.
New Colorado coach Deion Sanders and his 25 transfer signees claim the top spot.
“The way the portal is moving, I think is going to be beneficial,” Gundy said. “It’s gonna be somewhat hazardous and uncertain for the standpoint that we can’t prepare for that as coaches, because we don’t really know. But what it does is, whether we like it or not, it’s becoming the NFL.”
Going back a year and looking at the five teams around that No. 14 spot (transfer rankings between No. 12 and No. 16 in 2022) spits out Miami, TCU, SMU, Central Florida and Louisville.
Those five schools combined for a 41-25 record in 2022. All but one (Miami) made a bowl game. The outlier was 13-2 TCU who finished as t the national runner-up. UCF and Louisville won nine and eight games respectively.
Miami and Louisville used starting quarterbacks who didn't transfer in. SMU and Central Florida started transfer QBs.
The Hurricanes still banked on Ole Miss transfer running back Henry Parrish Jr. to lead Miami in rushing yards. Louisville did the same with Syracuse transfer Jawhar Jordan in the backfield.
While the number of OSU’s transfer intake is similar to TCU’s last year — OSU added 13 in 2023, TCU added 14 in 2022 — the similarities end there. The Horned Frogs still retained veteran quarterback Max Duggan, expected top-15 pick Quentin Johnston and a handful of other key players after coach Sonny Dykes took over. The same cannot be said about OSU.
Four-year starter Spencer Sanders now plays at Ole Miss — which ranks No. 6 in the 247Sports team transfer ranking — and a handful of starting-caliber wide receivers dispersed across the country to other schools.
For now, Gundy says the Cowboys evened out with the portal losses and additions, but the final answer to that won’t be known for months.
“We’re going to find out where we’re at with the swap out of players,” Gundy said. “What we tried to do is, if three wideouts said they left we tried to bring three wideouts in.”
At this point, Gundy says portal entries won’t surprise him anymore.
More than 90% of the players who enter the portal can be broken down into three categories, he continued.
- Players understand they won’t start and want to go somewhere that could provide them a starting opportunity.
- Money. “Whether we like it or not. It’s not supposed to be money driven, but it is,” Gundy said.
- A desire to change scenery.
Even with a slew of departures and more than a dozen transfers added this offseason, OSU’s 2023 roster isn’t solidified. The next transfer portal window opens a week after spring football wraps up, allowing players a 15-day window to enter their name in the portal, starting May 1.
It could come at vital positions too. Last season, Baylor was coming off a Big 12 Championship and Sugar Bowl victory. In the following spring, coach Dave Aranda named sophomore Blake Shapen the starting quarterback for the upcoming season.
The loser in the competition, Gerry Bohanon, swiftly hit the transfer portal, landing at South Florida. It’s not that different to a situation currently facing OSU and could point to Gundy’s hesitancy to talk definitively about the Cowboys’ quarterback competition.
But maneuvering the transfer portal, its windows and all that entails is part of the new norm in college football, with Gundy quickly showing his embrace of the new process.
“The portal opens back up in about a month,” Gundy said. “There will be guys go in that will be a surprise. I think that’s the wave of the future.” | 2023-03-26T01:05:54+00:00 | tulsaworld.com | https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/osu/the-wave-of-the-future-with-13-transfers-signed-this-offseason-mike-gundy-is-embracing/article_4d3f0db2-cb26-11ed-8016-5fc582533e1b.html |
ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sutherland, an experience-led digital transformation company, today announced it has been positioned as a Leader on Everest Group's Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Operations PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022. Sutherland was recognized for its excellence in developing highly advanced technology solutions and capabilities as a trusted partner to support its healthcare provider customers in end-to-end operations of the RCM value chain spanning the full breadth of patient access, medical billing, claims management, collections and accounts receivable management.
The past few years of the COVID-19 pandemic have created major financial challenges for healthcare providers. Already struggling with administrative inefficiencies, they suffered a significant revenue loss as elective surgeries and in-person visits were severely curtailed to help prevent the disease's spread. While patients are now returning to facilities, the loss in revenue has driven a need for better RCM solutions to reinforce destabilized balance sheets, reduce costs and future proof operations against the potential for similar disruptions going forward. On top of this financial burden, providers are being significantly impacted by the "great resignation" which is facing health systems with a talent shortage. As a result, they are increasingly turning to innovation partners such as Sutherland to provide valuable skillsets and tech-enabled service offerings to help them better manage their business delivering value in a fundamentally more efficient and agile manner.
"2021 witnessed patient volumes bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels; however, challenges such as the talent shortage and inflation drove significant deal activity in the Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) market," said Ankur Verma, Practice Director, Everest Group. "Sutherland capitalized on this opportunity through a continuous focus on expanding its technological capabilities by making in-house investments to develop workflow and point solutions. Sutherland's consulting-led approach to deliver RCM services, flexible commercial models, and its ability to cater to a diverse client base has positioned the firm as a Leader on Everest Group's Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Operations PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022."
Everest Group's PEAK Matrix® assessments adopt a fact-based approach leveraging proprietary data, market experience, buyer interactions, and provider/vendor briefing to help organizations decide which vendors and service providers will best serve their needs. Everest Group positioned Sutherland as a Leader in this report in part due to the following strengths:
- A belief in meeting its clients wherever they are in their transformation journeys, with the ability to address different buyer expectations such as cost-effectiveness and advanced technology capabilities.
- Transformative, consulting-led approaches to RCM services via an in-house design center. It also offers higher value to providers through its shared risk-reward propositions via contracts with outcome-based models.
- A diversified portfolio that serves multiple client segments such as physician groups, hospitals, integrated health networks, and durable medical equipment providers.
- Investments in technology and tech enabled platforms leveraging leading edge applications of AI and automation to obviate, augment and simplify workflows and point solutions such as automation platforms for claim status, patient billing, credentialing, and other standard RCM operations for healthcare providers.
"The healthcare industry is just now entering a new era in which the adoption of advanced business practices, the solutions-based incorporation of artificial intelligence and automation and the leverage of big-data and analytics insights can solve problems that haven't been addressed before. However, many (if not most) providers are struggling to embrace these solutions due to a lack of scale, resources, sophistication and the staff to drive the change." said Matthew Collier, Chief Executive Officer at Sutherland Healthcare Solutions. "We're committed to meeting our healthcare providers wherever they are in their transformation journeys and walking with them arm and arm down the path to their digital full potential. We're proud that our efforts have resulted in this prestigious positioning from Everest Group."
To learn more, visit Healthcare Business Process Outsourcing - Sutherland (sutherlandglobal.com) or contact us.
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Pininfarina will use this week’s 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed to present the Battista Edizione Nino Farina, a special version of the company’s electric hypercar limited to five units.
The car was developed to mark this year’s fifth anniversary of the establishment of Pininfarina’s automotive brand. As its name suggests, the car also honors Giuseppe “Nino” Farina, the nephew of Pininfarina founder Battista Farina and the winner in 1950 of the first Formula 1 race. Nino also won the first F1 championship, driving for Alfa Romeo.
Each of the five cars will feature an aluminum door plate highlighting a different moment from Nino’s life. Those moments include his date and place of birth (1906 in Turin); his first F1 pole and first F1 win at the 1950 British Grand Prix; his second win in 1950 at the Swiss Grand Prix; his third and final victory in 1950 at the Italian Grand Prix; and his 1950 F1 title.
All five cars will have the same exterior color scheme, featuring red, white, and blue for the body, and gold for the wheels. All of the cars will also have contrasting colors for the driver and passenger seats.
No change has been made to the powertrain, meaning the cars will pack four electric motors and a 120-kwh T-shaped battery. Peak output will be 1,874 hp, or enough for a 0-60 mph time of 1.79 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 8.55 seconds. With a motor for each wheel, pinpoint torque vectoring will also be possible.
The Battista Edizione Nino Farina is the second special-edition Battista. It follows the Battista Anniversario that was unveiled in 2020 to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Pininfarina design studio, and was also limited to five units.
Pininfarina is known to be working on additional vehicles with higher volumes than the Battista. One of these is an SUV, which Pininfarina previewed to potential customers a few years back with its Pura Vision concept car. However, Pininfarina hasn’t provided any concrete information on the SUV apart from a projected 1,000-hp output.
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White Sox starters trying to borrow Cease's magic originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Dylan Cease has been ineffably good this season.
He was named pitcher of the month for the White Sox in the American League in June and is on the cusp of winning back-to-back selections for the month of July.
Against the rest of the competition in the majors, Cease ranks first in strikeouts per nine innings (12.4), second in strikeouts (161), third in ERA (2.01) and fourth in wins (11). In his last 11 starts, he's held a 0.42 ERA, the second-lowest ERA from an 11-game span in MLB history.
His stuff has been unbelievable.
Cease has made a strong case thus far for being an AL Cy Young award contender. He was snubbed from being an All-Star, which is unthinkable, considering he's one of the best pitchers in the league.
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But, his performance this season is not going unnoticed. Since his rise to the top, other pitchers in the clubhouse want to figure out what he's doing right.
"It's funny because last year a lot of guys he looked up to and kinda asked a lot of questions," pitching coach Ethan Katz said on Unfiltered with NBC Sports Chicago's David Kaplan. "Not to say the tables have turned, but now there's more guys asking him questions. Like 'Hey, your slider, how you hold it? What are you trying to do with it?' It's kinda funny to see the process of one year to another."
Outside of Cease and Johnny Cueto, the other starters have seen plenty of uphill battles this season. Lance Lynn has struggled since coming off his surgery from his right knee. Lucas Giolito admitted to needing work on his mechanics and fastball. And, Michael Kopech is still navigating his way as a first-year starter.
As a pitching staff, the White Sox rank 17th in the league in ERA (3.97), 24th in WHIP (1.33) and 18th in opposing batting average (.245). The bullpen has suffered injuries and obstacles from the starters have combined for tough outings.
On the other side, everything seems to be clicking for Cease. His slider is mesmerizing, his sequencing is phenomenal and he's striking out batters at a league-leading volume. His starts account for undeniable wins, putting him in an auto-win mode.
His season has been so good, not only are other pitchers from the Sox coming to him for advice, but Katz claims he and Cease both have received questions from other pitchers around the league. Cease is becoming a popular figure around the MLB-world this season.
Hopefully, some of the recent success from other starters can be attributed to Cease's help. On Monday night, Kopech pitched seven innings, the most he's pitched as a starter. He went for 100 pitches and allowed just two earned runs.
Amidst the potential changes to the clubhouse via the trade deadline, it's convenient to know Cease is becoming a leader in the clubhouse and maintaining an equilibrium amongst the pitching staff.
"Dylan's the best. He's a lot of fun," Katz said. "A lot of joy everyday, coming to the ballpark to work with. He works his tail off and he's pretty easygoing. It's been a lot of fun. He's a treat to watch, too, when he's pitching." | 2022-08-02T15:46:24+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/white-sox-starters-trying-to-borrow-ceases-magic/2904224/ |
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — As the mountaineering community prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest, there is growing concern about temperatures rising, glaciers and snow melting, and weather getting harsh and unpredictable on the world’s tallest mountain.
Since the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) mountain peak was first scaled by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay in 1953, thousands of climbers have reached the peak and hundreds of lost their lives.
The deteriorating conditions on Everest are raising concerns for the mountaineering community and the people whose livelihoods depend on the flow of visitors.
The Sherpa community, who grew up on the foothills of the snow-covered mountain they worship as the mother of the world, is the most startled.
“The effects of climate change are hitting not just the fishes of Antarctica, the whales or the penguins, but it’s having a direct impact on the Himalayan mountains and the people there,” said Ang Tshering, a prominent Sherpa who has been campaigning for years to save the Himalayan peaks and surrounding areas from the effects of global warming.
Almost every year, he and his Asian Trekking agency organize a cleaning expedition in which clients and guides alike bring down garbage left by previous Everest climbing parties.
The effects of climate change and global warming have been severe in the high Himalayan area, Ang Tshering said. “The rising temperature of the Himalayan area is more than the global average, so the snow and ice is melting fast and the mountain is turning black, the glaciers are melting and lakes are drying up.”
Growing up on the foothills of the mountain, Ang Tshering said he remembers sliding on the glacier near his village. But that’s gone now.
Other Sherpas also said they have seen the changes in the Khumbu Glacier at the foot of Everest, near the base camp.
“We don’t really need to wait for the future; we are seeing the impact already,” said Phurba Tenjing, a Sherpa guide who recently scaled the peak for the 16th time guiding foreign clients to the summit.
Phurba Tenjing has been climbing Everest since he was 17. He said both the snow and ice have melted and the trek that used to take five or six hours over the icy path now only takes half an hour because the glaciers have melted and bare rocks are exposed.
“Before, the building-like ice chunks of the Khumbu Glacier used to come all the way up to the base camp. But now we don’t see it near the base camp,” Phurba Tenjing said.
Recent research found that Mount Everest’s glaciers have lost 2,000 years of ice in just the past 30 years.
Researchers found that the highest glacier on the mountain, the South Col Glacier, has lost more than 54 meters (177 feet) of thickness in the past 25 years. A team of 10 scientists visited the glacier and installed two weather monitoring stations — the world’s highest — and extracted samples from a 10-meter-long (33-foot) ice core. The glacier, which sits around 7,900 meters (26,000 feet) above sea level, was found to be thinning 80 times faster than it first took the ice to form on the surface, according to research published in 2022.
The glaciers are losing ice at rates that likely have no historic precedent, said Duncan Quincey, a glaciologist at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.
The change is happening “extremely rapidly” he said. “It’s causing challenges for everybody within that region and, of course, for the millions of people who are living downstream,” since much of Southern Asia depends on rivers that originate in the Himalayas for agriculture and drinking water.
Both floods and droughts are likely to become more extreme, he said.
“There’s a huge amount of unpredictability within these systems now, and it makes it very difficult for people who require water at a particular time of year to know that they’re going to have that water available,” he said.
Nepal’s government and mountaineering community plan to celebrate Everest Day on May 29 with a parade around Kathmandu and a ceremony honoring the climbers and veteran Sherpa guides.
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Associated Press climate writer Sibi Arasu in Bengaluru, India, contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (WPIX) – Jackpot!
The winning ticket for Friday’s $476 million Mega Millions drawing was sold at a convenience store in the New York City borough of Queens, according to lottery officials.
The nearly half-billion jackpot ranks as the 13th largest in Mega Millions history, and the largest ever won during the month of April since the lottery game began in 2002.
The lucky ticket, sold at Liberty Beer and Convenience in Ozone Park, was the only to match all six winning numbers from Friday night’s drawing: 23, 27, 41, 48 and 51, along with the Mega Ball 22.
Friday’s jackpot also marks the first time the grand-prize had been won since Jan. 31, when a $31-million jackpot was awarded to ticketholders in Massachusetts.
In addition to the $476-million grand prize, April 14’s drawing produced two $1-million winners (who matched all five white balls) and 21 third-tier prizes of $10,000 or $20,000.
The biggest jackpot in Mega Millions history, at $1.537 billion, was awarded in 2018 to one lucky winner in South Carolina. The second-largest, at $1.38 billion, was claimed by a ticketholder in Maine just months ago after a Jan. 13 drawing. | 2023-04-15T16:05:08+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/winning-ticket-for-476-million-mega-millions-jackpot-sold-in-nyc/ |
‘Shrek the Musical’ takes center stage at Greenville Theatre
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - It’s the tale of an ogre who learns how to love...it’s ‘Shrek the Musical!’
The Greenville Theatre is running it’s last few performances of the beloved musical this weekend.
Director Max Quillan says ‘Shrek the Musical’ is a show for the whole family, teaching messages of growth and acceptance.
‘Shrek the Musical’ tells the story of an ogre who embarks on a journey across a fairytale-themed land.
Shrek the ogre encounters many wild and unusual characters during his journey, and he learns new things about himself.
The lively show is said to be filled with heartwarming humor.
Not only is the storyline great - Quillan says the talent, voices, tech and design of the show is incredibly impressive for a local production.
A previous Broadway performer himself, Quillan says this production of ‘Shrek the Musical’ is near Broadway-level caliber.
‘Shrek the Musical’ has a few more dates before their final show on Sunday.
Visit the Greenville Theatre’s website for show dates and more information.
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A new bronze cow at the Iowa State Fair memorializes a past sculptor
People from all over the country come to the Iowa State Fair to see the butter cow.
Above the gawkers, a banner celebrating past butter cow artists.
But this year, a new bronze cow outside of the Ag Building tells the story of a long-time sculptor.
"We put it right in front of the Ag Building where the butter cow is housed and where Duffy carved there for more than 40 years," said Gary Slater, Iowa State Fair CEO.
It's a tribute to Duffy Lyon, the butter cow creator for more than four decades.
"I helped her two years to work on the butter cow and a couple sculptures," said her niece, Amy Paulsen.
Paulsen remembers assembling the cow in the cooler with her Aunt Duffy. She misses their time spent together at the fair.
"I love it," she said. "I miss her, ya know, and it just makes it so it doesn't forget her."
The statue — one of three identical bronze pieces. One in Lyon's hometown of Toledo. The second in front of the Iowa State Department of Dairy Sciences. The third is here at the Iowa State Fair with a plaque where fairgoers can read about Lyon's legacy and take a picture with a more permanent piece of her artwork.
"I think it's really good ya know," Paulsen said. "Still keeps her in their memories and stuff and ours."
You can find Lyon's statue just outside the entrance to the actual butter cow.
The plaque where you can read about Duffy's history at the fair is along the sidewalk.
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By JOE McDONALD
AP Business Writer
BEIJING (AP) — China imposed trade and investment sanctions Thursday on Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying weapons to Taiwan, stepping up efforts to isolate the island democracy claimed by the ruling Communist Party as part of its territory.
Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s Raytheon Missiles and Defense are barred from importing goods into China or making new investments in the country, the Ministry of Commerce announced. It said they were added to the “unreliable entity” list of companies whose activities are restricted because they might endanger national sovereignty, security or development interests.
It wasn’t clear what impact the penalties might have. The United States bars most sales of weapons-related technology to China, but some military contractors also have civilian businesses in aerospace and other markets.
Taiwan and China split in 1949 after a civil war. The island of 22 million people never has been part of the People’s Republic of China, but the Communist Party says it is obliged to unite with the mainland, by force if necessary.
President Xi Jinping’s government has stepped up efforts to intimidate Taiwan by flying fighter jets and bombers near the island and firing missiles into the sea.
The United States has no official relations with Taiwan but maintains extensive commercial and informal contacts. Washington is obligated by federal law to make sure the island’s government has the means to defend itself.
The United States is Taiwan’s main supplier of military equipment.
Raytheon Missiles and Defense, part of Raytheon Technologies Corp., was awarded a $412 million contract in September to upgrade Taiwanese military radar as part of a $1.1 billion package of U.S. arms sales to the island. Boeing Defense received a $355 million contract to supply Harpoon missiles.
Beijing responded to that sale by announcing sanctions against the CEOs of Raytheon and of Boeing Defense but gave no details of what they were.
Lockheed Martin has supplied Taiwan’s military with radar, helicopters and air traffic control equipment. It plays a role in the island’s development of its own fighter jet and navy frigates.
In China, Lockheed Martin has sold air traffic control equipment for civilian airports and helicopters for commercial use.
Beijing announced plans for the “unreliable entity” list in 2019 in response to U.S. restrictions imposed on Huawei Technologies Ltd., a Chinese maker of telecom equipment.
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LEIDEN, Netherlands, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vico Therapeutics B.V., a neurology-focused genetic medicine company, today announced the appointment of Micah Mackison as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Mackison brings significant biotechnology and pharmaceutical leadership experience to Vico. He will lead the company as it advances its neurology programs into the clinic and expands its oligonucleotide-based RNA modulation platform.
"We are very excited to welcome Micah to the Vico team," said Luc Dochez, Chairman of Vico. "His leadership in building biotech companies, experience in genetic neurological diseases and patient-centric focus make him uniquely suited to guide Vico as we progress to a clinical stage company."
"I am delighted and grateful to have the opportunity to lead Vico as we plan for many important milestones in execution of our business strategy," said Mr. Mackison. "As VO659 approaches the clinic and the VICOMER™ platform continues to develop, we are well positioned to deliver on the promise of genetic medicine for the patients and families that are at the center of our mission."
Micah joins us from Locanabio, an RNA-targeted gene therapy company, where he was Chief Business Officer and Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development. At Locanabio, he was instrumental in setting strategy, raising capital and helping build an organization focused on genetic neurological diseases. Prior to Locanabio, he was Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy at Assembly Biosciences, where he led a range of business development efforts. Previously, Micah served as Head of Corporate Strategy and Senior Director, New Ventures at H. Lundbeck A/S focused on neuroscience. Prior to the acquisition by Lundbeck, he was Director, Corporate Development and M&A at Ovation Pharmaceuticals, a neuroscience-focused company that launched the first product for Huntington's disease.
Micah also held roles in corporate finance at Eli Lilly and Pfizer. He earned a B.S. in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
Vico Therapeutics is committed to advancing RNA modulating therapies for patients with severe, genetic neurological disorders. Vico's lead product candidate, VO659, is being developed for spinocerebellar ataxia types 3 and 1 and Huntington's disease. Our VICOMER™ platform designs antisense oligonucleotides for various genetic defects by modulating or editing RNA. For more information, visit www.vicotx.com
SOURCE Vico Therapeutics B.V. | 2022-08-01T07:10:06+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/prnewswire/2022/08/01/vico-therapeutics-appoints-micah-mackison-chief-executive-officer/ |
Life Deeds has provided intervention and prevention services to over 4,000 district youth and adults between the ages of 16-35 years old over the past decade
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Life Deeds, a community-based initiative that serves high-risk youth and adults, announced its rebrand as it continues to affect positive change in lives across the District, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV).
Life Deeds, Inc. has created its own unique transformative mentoring program. Designed to instill values that facilitate independent living that consists of comprehensive assessments, co-creation of service plans that include the youth and their families; and incentive-based activities that are strength-based and constructive.
They have implemented support services and programs through collaboration with District service providers, area schools, libraries, and District agencies such as the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS), Department of Human Services (DHS), Department of Employment Services (DOES), and Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONES).
Key initiatives have included more intentional efforts to coalesce resources in underserved communities east of the river in the District. Our core competencies surround specializing in turning youth, and young adult lives around – in the right direction. Having serviced returning citizens since our inception, we have a plethora of experiences through direct services and advocacy that have led to change in the lives of those most in need. The least, the last, and the lost is the population of youth and young adults that we have always aspired to serve. As a strength-based community-based provider, we are honored to have the opportunity to help identify sustained jobs, short and long-term housing options and equip participants in the DMV with the social skills to successfully navigate society.
As a community-based initiative that serves youth and adults throughout the DMV, we are honored to have the opportunity to help identify sustained jobs, short and long-term housing options and equip participants in the area with the social skills to successfully navigate society.
Life Deeds has provided workforce training and job placement for specialized youth and adult populations in the DMV since 2010. We have worked directly with employers to ensure that hard-to-place individuals are gainfully employed.
For more information on Life Deeds, you can visit our website lifedeeds.org.
Media contact: Brian Van Hoven, bvanhoven@octanepublicrelations.com
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Veterans who may be interested in working at Charlotte Douglas International Airport can soon join a free career workshop series to potentially connect them with available jobs.
Registration is now open with Edge4Vets for two 90-minute Zoom sessions happening in October. The sessions are set for Thursday, Oct. 6, and Thursday, Oct. 20, running from 1-2:30 p.m. each day. Veterans, National Guard members, transitioning military service personnel, and their spouses are encouraged to sign up.
Both Zoom sessions aim to help job-seekers translate their skills used in the military and leadership experiences into tools to get hired. After completing the series, participants will be able to talk to airport human resources representatives about jobs that match those skills.
“This program is a great fit for the airport that will only strengthen our workforce,” said Haley Gentry, airport CEO and aviation director. “CLT has a proven track record of veterans who have thrived as employees and made valuable contributions to our operations. We look forward to more of those success stories at Charlotte Douglas.”
A news release from the airport notes the Edge4Vets program is offered by the Human Resiliency Institute at Fordham University in New York. The program has been implemented in eight states in the U.S. since debuting in 2011. The release said more than 2,500 veterans and service personnel have completed the program and are now working in a variety of industries, including banking, pharmaceuticals, media, and in eight other airports throughout the country.
“An airport functions as a city-within-a-city and thus CLT provides a full array of job opportunities for military service personnel looking to break into aviation,” said Tom Murphy, director of the Human Resiliency Institute at Fordham University. “We’re grateful to CLT for leadership to open doors for vets and connect them to jobs that can lead to aviation careers in Charlotte.” | 2022-08-24T22:22:00+00:00 | wcnc.com | https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/jobs/clt-airport-veterans-jobs-local/275-0fc194ef-3609-4f81-91b5-1f0fb3a19bf3 |
Recognition from Fast Company Cements AmberSemi's Position as a Fast-Rising Leading Innovator in the Semiconductor Market
DUBLIN, Calif., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi™), a leading technology developer of patented, innovative technologies for AC Direct digital management of electricity in silicon chip architecture, today announced that it has officially been selected to Fast Company's second annual "Next Big Things in Tech" list, where it was named an Honorable Mention in the Computing, Chips, and Foundational Technology category. The Next Big Thing in Tech Awards honor technology breakthroughs that promise to shape the future of industries — From agriculture and environment to productivity and artificial intelligence.
AmberSemi's core mission is to transform the electrical product power management architecture from outdated, 1950's-era technologies to smaller, safer, and smarter silicon chips – representing a second electrical revolution of silicon-based, arc-free electricity management and sensing. AmberSemi's breakthroughs are rooted in three primary, patented discoveries for superior, intelligent control of electricity: digitization of electricity for power delivery (AC Direct DC Enabler™), power control and protection (Indestructible AC Switch™) and real-time, continuous sensing of the state or variance of electricity (AC Direct Sensing™). Inclusion on Fast Company's "Next Big Thing in Tech" list validates the incredible transformational potential that AmberSemi's breakthroughs in solid-state power management will have on both the semiconductor industry and electrical products sectors.
"Fast Company's decision to recognize the massive potential impact of AmberSemi's technologies is a supremely rewarding achievement that underscores the incredible work of our entire team," said Thar Casey, CEO of Amber Semiconductor. "Our digital control of electricity in silicon chip architecture represents a generational opportunity to upgrade the electrical endpoints in virtually every building in the world, delivering a smarter, safer, and vastly more efficient technological solution to industries that sorely crave innovation. It's validating to be recognized for these efforts and we're energized to drive the future of this category forwards."
Recognition from Fast Company also arrives during a period of strong momentum for AmberSemi, which is currently accelerating its business objectives for 2023 and beyond - including forthcoming partnership engagements and strategic alignments with some of the most significant manufacturers of electrical products and semiconductor components in both the US and European markets. As a fabless semiconductor company, AmberSemi will provide its three core technologies via its own solid-state, silicon chips. With AmberSemi's technology, electrical products companies can benefit from smaller, safer more reliable electricity architectures that enable a dramatic increase in functionality, while maintaining the same universal form factors prevalent in the market, such as single gang boxes and retrofit circuit breakers. Simultaneously, semiconductor companies benefit from an acceleration of their current business through dynamic power management and sensing.
This year, 83 technologies developed by established companies, startups or research teams are highlighted on Fast Company's "Next Big Things in Tech" list for their cutting-edge advancements and potential to impact consumers, businesses, and society overall, selected from a pool of more than 1400 submissions. While not all of the technological developments are available in the market yet, each one is reaching key milestones in order to have a proven impact in the next five years. Fast Company also recognized 41 honorable mentions.
"Technology breakthroughs and cutting-edge advancements promise to be the solution to some of the world's most pressing issues. Fast Company is excited to highlight some of the organizations, of all sizes and industry backgrounds, whose technology advancements today will lead to a better tomorrow," says Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of Fast Company.
In addition to attracting the eye of numerous global electrical products and semiconductor companies, Amber's technologies have garnered significant investment attention to date through Series A and Series B rounds of financing. The company has secured two significant rounds of Series A and Series B funding, representing widespread interest from the Silicon Valley investment community, and demonstrating a fortified belief in the potential of Amber's revolutionary technology through its enthusiastic investor base. Mark Grossman, Managing Director Menalto Advisors, recently highlighted Amber Semiconductor's technologies in a semiconductor industry report, noting that the company's technology offers "higher reliability, dramatically smaller size, faster switching speeds, greater flexibility, and the ability to incorporate advanced digital control and analytics features and reduce false trips."
Amber Semiconductor, Inc is a leading developer of patented, innovative solid-state technologies for the digital control of electricity. The company's disruptive breakthroughs change the electrical landscape forever for buildings and appliances worldwide. With 34 patents secured around the company's core breakthroughs, its technologies upgrade power management from 1950's era electro-mechanical to safer, more reliable silicon architecture with embedded intelligence. Based in Dublin, California, the company is leveraging the expertise of Silicon Valley professionals to deliver a disruptive enhancement to the value and functionality of the world's electrical endpoints and infrastructure. For more information visit www.ambersi.com.
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Physicians Blame Bureaucratic Demands and Long Hours; Covid-19 Not a Primary Factor
NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite greater awareness of the harmful effects of physician burnout and depression, a new report from Medscape shows that both continue to worsen and have increased substantially in the past five years.
Medscape Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2023: "I Cry and No One Cares" showed that rates of burnout increased to 53% this past year, from 47% in 2021, and jumped 26% since 2018. More than one in five physicians reported experiencing depression, a slight year over year increase but up considerably since 2018 (23% versus 15%). Of the physicians reporting depression, 67% said they had colloquial depression (feeling down, blue, sad) while 24% reported clinical depression, i.e. severe, lasting some time, and not caused by a normal grief event.
In this report, burnout was defined as long-term, unresolved, job-related stress leading to exhaustion, cynicism, detachment from job responsibilities, and lacking a sense of personal accomplishment.
More than 9,100 U.S. physicians across 29 specialties responded to the survey, conducted between June and October 2022.
Click here for full report: https://www.medscape.com/2023-lifestyle-burnout
Emergency physicians hit hardest
As in 2021, physicians in emergency medicine reported the highest rates of burnout (65%), followed by internists (60%) and pediatricians (59%), which was largely unchanged from the previous year. However, these percentages show a marked contrast from 2018, when only 45% of emergency medicine physicians reported burnout. As in previous years, female physicians were far more likely to report burnout than male physicians (63% versus 46%).
Nearly 80% of physicians described their level of burnout as moderate to severe, and the majority (65%) said it has harmed their relationships. Of those physicians reporting depression, 64% said job burnout was the primary reason for it. While most physicians cope in healthy ways, i.e. exercise, talking with family and friends, one in five turn to alcohol and binge eating, and 40% prefer to spend time alone.
Too much bureaucracy remains primary reason
As in previous years, most physicians (61%) cited the volume of bureaucratic demands as the chief reason for burnout. More than one third (38%) pointed to a lack of respect from coworkers, followed closely by too many hours at work.
Only 8% of doctors said the stress of treating Covid-19 patients was the primary cause of their burnout, although more than one third said the pandemic significantly affected their work-life happiness.
About one in three physicians said their personalities, i.e. perfectionism, envisioning worst-case scenarios, being overly empathetic, also contributed to burnout.
Unions, increased compensation, and fewer hours would help
Increased compensation and a more manageable work schedule were cited most often by physicians (45% and 44%, respectively), as solutions to alleviate burnout, and about one in three said more support staff, more respect from supervisors and colleagues, and lighter patient loads would make a difference.
Additionally, half of all respondents said a physicians' union would help.
"Burnout and depression were an issue before the pandemic and continue to have a negative impact on physician well-being; this year's Medscape report shows that the problem is only getting worse," said Leslie Kane, M.A., Senior Director, Medscape Business of Medicine. "Physicians are looking for substantive change in their working environments, including fewer hours or increased compensation.
"Medical institutions need to go beyond awareness to address the root causes of burnout and introduce solutions that will substantially reduce this long-standing, troubling trend."
Medscape Survey Methods
The 2023 Medscape Physician Burnout & Depression Report was completed by 9,175 U.S. physicians representing more than 29 specialty areas. Respondents were invited to respond to the online survey. The margin of error for the survey was +/- 1.02% at a 95% confidence level.
About Medscape
Medscape is the leading source of clinical news, health information, and point-of-care tools for health care professionals. Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools.
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Low-wage city employees could see their pay go up to $22 an hour in October. City Council on Thursday unanimously approved raising the minimum wage for city workers as Austin’s affordability crisis worsens.
“$22 is not a lot,” Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, who sponsored the bill, said. “We’re just trying to get up to the base level of what it costs to live [in Austin].”
Item 50 doesn’t guarantee the $22 raise will occur. Instead, it directs City Manager Spencer Cronk to include the $22 raise — or the highest amount possible — in the budget for the next fiscal year, which starts in October. All city workers — including contract, part-time, temporary and sworn employees — would get the raise. City staff vacancies are at 17% across the board, according to the resolution, with emergency medical services at 25% and the Austin Police Department at 19%.
Dozens of city employees addressed Council in support of the increase. Many of them were EMS workers who described working long hours, facing assault and having to shut down ambulances due to staffing shortages. Multiple speakers said they know of coworkers who are leaving to take other jobs with higher wages.
Shelby Hindman, a communications medic , said Austin-Travis County EMS is “grossly understaffed,” and that workers are called in on their days off nearly every week. She said it’s difficult to organize her life with a one-year-old son and a husband who also is a paramedic for Austin. (He couldn’t be at the meeting, she said, because he was called in to work.)
“We are so understaffed in communications, that sometimes in a 12-hour period, I can’t even get up from my desk for a water break, to go to the bathroom,” Hindman told council members. “It’s so hard.”
The city chose $22 as the base pay in part because it is close to what the federal minimum wage would be if it kept up with inflation, according to the Economic Policy Institute. (It has been $7.25 for the past 13 years.) The wage comes out to about 45,000 a year. According to city staff, the average cost for a single person to live in Austin is about $42,000 a year.
Carol Guthrie, head of the city’s employee union, said that pay was also selected so the city could stay competitive with other companies.
“Our workers are here to continue to try and provide services to the community that the community wants, and they are just no longer able to recruit and retain low-wage earners and it’s because our wage is too low,” she said.
Guthrie said she’s uncertain if employees will get $22 in the next budget. She added that employees who make more than $22 an hour will also see a pay raise, which makes the process more complicated.
The minimum wage has stayed at $15 an hour since 2018. Wages were supposed to go up from $11.39 to $16.83 an hour gradually after city council adopted the raise in 2015, but this never happened.
City officials estimate it will cost about $18.2 million— $22.8 million to implement. Nearly 4,000 workers would receive the raise, according to the city.
If $22 can’t be done for the next budget, the resolution calls for Cronk to come up with a plan to reach that amount as soon as possible. It also directs him to come up with a timeline for the city to increase wages each year until $27 an hour is reached.
Raising the wage would also address equity issues, as women and people of color are often more likely to work in the public sector, according to city staff.
“Paying a living wage for city employees is critical to addressing the broader problem of women and Black people being paid less than their peers for the same work,” the document states.
Rodney Sutton, who works picking up trash in Austin, said some of the trucks don’t have A/C right now and can reach temperatures up to 130 degrees. He said as a single dad, it’s a struggle to afford to live in the city and take care of his son.
“Austin gave me a chance to make it, and I’m making it, but now when the prices start to elevate, we’re losing,” he said. “This is not fair. We are essential workers and we deserve to be treated like essential workers.” | 2022-06-16T23:30:52+00:00 | kut.org | https://www.kut.org/austin/2022-06-16/council-approves-hiking-minimum-wage-for-city-employees-to-22-amid-affordability-crisis-in-austin |
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today announced it will conduct a conference call following the release of its second quarter of fiscal year 2023 financial results on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 1:45 p.m. Pacific Time.
Conference Call
Interested parties may join the conference call by dialing 1-888-317-6003 or 1-412-317-6061, passcode 6112887. The call will be webcast and can be accessed at the Marvell Investor Relations website at http://investor.marvell.com/. A replay of the call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 or 1-412-317-0088, passcode 2421301 until Thursday, September 1, 2022.
About Marvell
To deliver the data infrastructure technology that connects the world, we're building solutions on the most powerful foundation: our partnerships with our customers. Trusted by the world's leading technology companies for over 25 years, we move, store, process and secure the world's data with semiconductor solutions designed for our customers' current needs and future ambitions. Through a process of deep collaboration and transparency, we're ultimately changing the way tomorrow's enterprise, cloud, automotive, and carrier architectures transform—for the better.
Marvell and the Marvell logo are registered trademarks of Marvell and/or its affiliates.
For further information, contact:
Ashish Saran
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
408-222-0777
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Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a California man who offered adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to U.S. citizenship.
The court by a 7-2 vote rejected arguments that the law is too broad and violates the Constitution.
The case involves a section of federal immigration law that says a person who “encourages or induces” a non-citizen to come to or remain in the United States illegally can be punished by up to five years in prison. That’s increased to 10 years if the person doing the encouraging is doing so for personal financial gain.
The case in front of the court involved Helaman Hansen, who lived in Elk Grove, California, near Sacramento. The federal government says that from 2012 to 2016, Hansen deceived hundreds of non-citizens into believing that he could guarantee them a path to citizenship through adult adoption.
Based on Hansen’s promises, officials say, people either came to or stayed in the United States in violation of the law, even though Hansen knew that the adult adoptions he was arranging would not lead to citizenship. The government says that at least 471 people paid him between $550 and $10,000 each and that in total he collected more than $1.8 million.
Hansen was ultimately convicted of encouragement charges as well as fraud charges. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the encouragement charges and another 20 years on the fraud charges. But a federal appeals court ruled that the law on encouragement is overbroad and violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment and overturned just those convictions.
The case is United States v. Helaman Hansen, 22-179.
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LEHI, Utah, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CallForce, an industry-leading scheduling platform helping dental practices increase patient engagement and revenue, announces its rebrand under the new name Reach. Reach's team of professional schedulers are trusted by thousands of dental offices to fill their calendars with new and overdue patients.
The name change to Reach was inspired by the company's narrowed focus to holistically help practices reach their greatest level of profit while providing ease of mind for dentists and staff.
"Over the past five years we have honed in on who we are and the solution we provide to dental practices, and we wanted our name to reflect that," said Cory Pinegar, CEO of Reach. "Reach describes the company's natural progression as well as the direction we're going, think CallForce 2.0, and I could not be more thrilled."
Reach was established in 2016 and has since grown to thousands of clients and is closing in on 200 team members. The company has been named one of the fastest-growing companies by Inc. 500 and has been recognized repeatedly by the Salt Lake Tribune as one of the Best Places to Work.
Reach is the largest patient service provider in the United States offering inbound call answering services for new and existing dental patients. Reach's highly trained team of scheduling professionals schedule 33% of every recall directly into a practice's calendar, which is two times higher than the industry average. With 56% of patients in a practice's system overdue for a dental hygiene appointment, Reach not only takes the burden off staff, but also helps to keeps patients healthier.
Reach also offers dental insurance verification to optimize patient services. Prior to a patient's visit, Reach employees verify that insurance is active and communicate to the patient what services they are eligible for so that they can maximize the value of their dental plan. It is proven that dentists can earn $200 more per patient cleaning by using a verification service like Reach.
On average, Reach provides nine times the return on spend, but more importantly, allows dental office staff to be present to focus on high-level patient care.
"Our clients can expect the same great services and fantastic patient care, just with a new look," said Pinegar.
For more information visit www.Getreach.co or call 801.901.0502.
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Colleges Named in Seven Best Value Categories Including Financial Aid,
Career Placement, and Alumni Network
· Georgia Tech #1 Best Value Public College · MIT #1 Best Value Private College
NEW YORK, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Princeton Review® — known for its education services and school rankings in dozens of categories important to college applicants and their parents alike—today reported its Best Value Colleges for 2023.
This project, which the company debuted in 2004, annually presents a list of the nation's "Best Value" colleges based on an analysis of more than 40 data points that broadly cover academics, affordability, and career outcomes of graduates.
"We commend—and recommend—each of the 209 schools that made our Best Value Colleges list for 2023," said Rob Franek, Editor-in-Chief of The Princeton Review. "They share three exceptional distinctions: stellar academics, strong career prospects for their graduates, and affordable cost via generous financial aid or a comparatively low sticker price (or both!). For these reasons and many others, our Best Value Colleges are truly a select group. They comprise only about 8% of the nation's 2,637 four-year undergraduate degree-granting institutions."
The Princeton Review chose the 209 schools—135 of which are private and 74 of which are public— based on data from its surveys of administrators at more than 650 colleges in 2022–23. Survey topics covered academics, cost, financial aid, career services, graduation rates, student debt, and alumni support. The company also factored in data from its surveys of students attending the colleges and PayScale.com's surveys of alumni of the schools about their starting and mid-career salaries and job satisfaction.
In the project's primary ranking list category which names in rank order the 50 public and 50 private Best Value Colleges that made the list, Georgia Institute of Technology is #1 on the Best Value Public Colleges list and Massachusetts Institute of Technology is #1 on the Best Value Private Colleges list—both schools moving up from the #2 rank on these lists in 2022.
The six other ranking lists name the top 20 public and the top 20 private schools in specific categories. A list of the categories follows indicating the #1 public and #1 private schools on the lists. (The Princeton Review does not rank the 209 schools overall from 1 to 209.)
The Princeton Review has posted the Best Value Colleges for 2023 list and the project's seven ranked lists on its website at https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/best-value-colleges. There, visitors to the site can access detailed information on the company's surveys for the project, methodology for the rankings, and profiles of the schools which include the ROI (Return on Investment) ratings The Princeton Review editors tallied for the schools.
Best Value Colleges categories and the #1 public and private schools on the 2023 lists
- Best Value Colleges Overall
#1 Public: Georgia Institute of Technology / #1 Private: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Best Value Colleges for Financial Aid
#1 Public: University of Virginia / #1 Private: Vassar College (NY)
- Best Value Colleges for Career Placement
#1 Public: Georgia Institute of Technology / #1 Private: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Best Value Colleges for Internships
#1 Public: William & Mary (VA) / #1 Private: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN)
- Best Value Colleges for Alumni Networks
#1 Public: Pennsylvania State University / #1 Private: University of Notre Dame (IN)
- Best Value Colleges for Making an Impact
#1 Public: State University of New York—College of Environmental Science and Forestry / #1 Private: Pitzer College (CA)
- Best Value Colleges for Students with No Demonstrated Need
#1 Public: Georgia Institute of Technology / #1 Private: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Interesting stats about schools on the lists for 2023:
Among the 209 Best Value Colleges (nine of which are tuition-free):
- Nearly half (45%) admit 50% or more of their applicants. The school on the list that had the highest admission rate (95%) in 2022 is Kansas State University.
Among the schools on the Top 50 Public Best Value Colleges list:
- The average grant to students with need is $14,108.
- The median starting salary of graduates is $69,736.
- The mid-career salary of graduates is $126,692.
Among the schools on the Top 50 Private Best Value Colleges list:
- The average grant to students with need is $52,650.
- The median starting salary of graduates is $79,820.
- The mid-career salary of graduates is $149,384.
Franek noted key factors in The Princeton Review's decision to compile its annual Best Value College list, specifically college applicants' and parents' regard for the earnings and employment potential of a college degree in light of their concerns about college costs and their ability to fund the degree. "Among 12,225 college applicants and parents of applicants we surveyed for our 2023 College Hopes & Worries Survey, nearly half (46%) considered the major benefit of a college degree as 'a potentially better job and higher income,' yet 82% deemed financial aid as 'very' or 'extremely' necessary for them to afford college. We offer our Best Value Colleges lists—along with our services, courses and books that maximize prospects for admission and financial aid—with hopes that they will be helpful resources for students to identify, get into, get aid from, and graduate from the best and most rewarding colleges for them."
Methodology
To curate its Best Value Colleges for 2023, The Princeton Review analyzed data from its surveys of administrators at more than 650 colleges in 2022–23 on their school's academics, cost/financial aid, and career services, as well as on student debt and graduation rates. The company also factored in data from its surveys of students attending the schools (a practice that has characterized nearly all Princeton Review school rankings since 1992), and data from PayScale.com's surveys of alumni of the schools about their starting and mid-career salaries and their job satisfaction. Overall, more than 40 data points were used to tally The Princeton Review's ROI (Return on Investment) rating scores for the schools which determined the overall selection of schools for the list. Various data points from the surveys were used to tally the project's seven categories of ranking lists. Detailed information on the project methodology, the criteria for the ROI rating, and the basis for each of the seven ranking lists is posted at https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/best-value-colleges/methodology.
About The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review is a leading tutoring, test prep, and college admissions services company. Every year, it helps millions of college- and graduate school–bound students as well as working professionals achieve their education and career goals through its many education services and products. These include online and in-person courses delivered by a network of more than 4,000 teachers and tutors; online resources; more than 150 print and digital books published by Penguin Random House; and dozens of categories of school rankings. Founded in 1981, The Princeton Review is now in its 42nd year. The company's Tutor.com brand, now in its 23rd year, is one of the largest online tutoring services in the U.S. It comprises a community of thousands of tutors who have delivered more than 23 million one-to-one tutoring sessions. The Princeton Review is headquartered in New York, NY. The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University. For more information, visit PrincetonReview.com and the company's Media Center. Follow the company on Twitter (@ThePrincetonRev) and Instagram (@theprincetonreview).
SOURCE: The Princeton Review
WEBSITE: www.princetonreview.com
CONTACT: Jeanne Krier, Publicist for The Princeton Review, pressoffice@review.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Members of the media can access the complete list of Best Value Colleges for 2023 in two formats at https://www.princetonreview.com/press/best-value-colleges/reporter-resources. One is alphabetical by state/city/school name. The other is alphabetical by school name. Each indicates if the schools are on any of the project's seven ranking lists, and if so, their ranks on the lists. Rob Franek, The Princeton Review's Editor-in-Chief, is available for interviews on this project as well as on the company's other college ranking lists, and its annual College Hopes & Worries Survey.
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BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers has agreed to an 11-year extension worth $331 million with the Boston Red Sox, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the deal.
Locking up Devers, a two-time All-Star third baseman, was an important move for the Red Sox and their uneasy fans after All-Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts, slugger J.D. Martinez and pitcher Nathan Eovaldi departed in free agency.
The team and the 26-year-old Devers reached the new deal a day after he agreed to a one-year, $17.5 million contract to avoid arbitration in his final year under team control.
Devers’ extension is the longest-term commitment this offseason by the Red Sox and Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom, supplanting the five-year, $90 million deal signed by Japanese star Masataka Yoshida.
Devers was the AL’s starting All-Star third baseman each of the past two years. In 141 games last season, he batted .295 with 42 doubles, 27 home runs and 88 RBIs.
The Red Sox are trying to bounce back from a 2022 season in which finished 78-84, last in the ultra-competitive AL East. A year earlier, they won 92 games and reached the ALCS.
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Protests across Israel ahead of vote on judicial overhaul bill vote
By Amir Tal and Ingrid Formanek, CNN
Jerusalem (CNN) — Large crowds of protesters across Israel have come out in the 27th consecutive week of demonstrations against the government’s judicial overhaul plans.
Organizers say protesters are out in force and estimate 365,000 people have come out in cities around the country, with 180,000 people in the streets of central Tel Aviv alone, among the largest protests so far.
The protests come just before the bill to lessen judicial oversight of the executive and legislative branches will get its first reading in the Knesset, the national legislature, on Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has renewed its efforts to pass judicial overhaul, this time in stages, after six months of fierce opposition from center, left and even right-wing citizens, military reservists, and political parties.
This second effort is galvanizing protesters across the country, with a spokesman for the national protest movement promising an “all nighter.”
At the end of June, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said one the most controversial aspects of his government’s proposed judicial reform, a provision allowing the Knesset to overturn Supreme Court rulings, has been dropped.
Israel has no check on the power of the Knesset other than the Supreme Court.
As the protests reached their peak this Saturday, social media videos and Israeli press reported Israeli police using water cannons to clear demonstrators from blocking one of Tel Aviv’s main highways.
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Marcell Ozuna Player Prop Bets: Braves vs. Reds - April 11
Published: Apr. 11, 2023 at 5:23 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
After going 0-for-1 in his last game, Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves face the Cincinnati Reds (who will hand the ball to Luis Cessa) at 7:20 PM ET on Tuesday.
He had a hitless showing in his most recent game (0-for-1) against the Reds.
Marcell Ozuna Game Info & Props vs. the Reds
- Game Day: Tuesday, April 11, 2023
- Game Time: 7:20 PM ET
- Stadium: Truist Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Reds Starter: Luis Cessa
- TV Channel: BSSE
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +400)
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Marcell Ozuna At The Plate
- Ozuna has two home runs and five walks while hitting .071.
- Ozuna has gotten a hit in two of nine games this year, but has had no multi-hit games.
- He has homered in two of nine games played this year, and in 6.1% of his plate appearances.
- Ozuna has picked up an RBI twice this season, but just one in each of those games.
- He has scored a run in two games this season, but just a single run each time.
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Marcell Ozuna Home/Away Batting Splits
Reds Pitching Rankings
- The 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Reds pitching staff ranks third in the league.
- The Reds' 4.55 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Reds give up the sixth-fewest home runs in baseball (seven total, 0.8 per game).
- The Reds will send Cessa (0-0) to the mound for his second start of the season.
- His most recent time out came in relief on Monday when the righty tossed 2/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves while allowing hits.
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FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — On the road into Fort Myers Beach, cars are left abandoned in the roadway, where they stalled when Hurricane Ian’s storm surge flooded their engines and their drivers couldn’t continue. Broken trees, boat trailers and other debris litter the road.
It’s even worse in the seaside tourist town, much of which was flattened by the fierce winds and powerful storm surge generated by the Category 4 hurricane.
The barrier islands along the southwest Florida coast, famed for their seashells, fishing and laid-back lifestyle, took major hits from Ian when it came ashore Wednesday. Sanibel and Captiva are both cut off from vehicle traffic because the only bridge to the mainland partially collapsed. Nearby Pine Island was also ravaged.
At the Cottage Point mobile home park in Fort Myers Beach, William Goodison and his son, Kurtis, wheeled two garbage cans filled with what was left of his belongings through knee-high water Thursday. A portable air conditioner. Some tools. And a baseball bat.
But his furniture and family mementoes were gone, submerged when a 5-foot (1.5-meter) surge of water plowed across the 60-home community of retirees and working people. Goodison’s single-wide trailer that he called home for 11 years — he had only one payment left — was destroyed. Because of the location, he couldn’t get insurance.
“I own the land, but I’ll have to scrap the trailer,” said Goodison, a carpenter. “To rebuild now …” he said, his voice trailing off at the thought. “But you’ve got to have some place to live.”
Goodison rode out the storm at Kurtis’ house inland. Otherwise, he said, he’d probably be dead.
“I don’t know how anyone could have survived in there,” he said.
Goodison said he lost numerous family photos and mementoes. “We’ll have to start building new ones,” he said.
At a small strip mall nearby, Darbana Patel and her family were wrapping yellow caution tape around the 10-foot (3-meter) pile that had been their gas station’s pumping area. The wooden awning that had covered the pumps and protected customers from rain had collapsed, smashing the pumps. Inside the store, the roof had also collapsed. She believes the business, which the family had owned for two years, is a total loss, but it is insured.
Patel said she was stunned when she arrived at the store Thursday to see it reduced to twisted metal and a pile of wood.
“I was like, ‘Where’s my store?’” she said. The other six stores in the strip mall also appeared to suffer extensive roof damage, and a motor home in the parking lot had been flipped on its side.
At the Get Away Marina, the storm surge lifted a dozen large boats — up to 48 feet (14 meters) long — and carried them across the parking lot and a four-lane road before depositing them in a mangrove preserve. The surge also blasted the walls off the marina’s offices and flattened its second floor.
“It must have been a strong storm,” said Robert Leisure, who has owned the marina for two years. He said he and his employees had put in a lot of work improving the docks, which are now mostly gone, and beautifying the property.
“We had a Tiki hut over there,” he said, pointing to an empty spot. “It was really cute,” he said about his business, “but no more.” He thought for a moment as he considered the rebuilding job ahead, “But where do you start?”
As he spoke, charter fishing captain Larry Conley walked up and asked Leisure if he’d seen Conley’s 24-foot (7.3-meter) boat.
“No, but it must be over there someplace,” Leisure said, pointing to the mangroves.
Conley said he has insurance for the boat, but that’s not enough — he needs to take anglers out. “That’s how I pay the bills and survive,” he said.
Eric Siefert, 62, a fulltime resident of Sanibel, was one of dozens of people being evacuated from the barrier island Thursday. Rescue workers were taking equipment over to the island on small boats and bringing people back, a half-dozen or so at a time.
“I thought that given that I have a concrete home with hurricane shutters and storm-grade windows, everything would hold,” Siefert said. “And for the most part it did. We just didn’t think we’d get an 18-foot storm surge.”
Siefert’s home is more than a block from the beach and about 6 feet (2 meters) above sea level, he estimated. His house is also elevated so the living space is about 10 feet (3 meters) off the ground.
The water ended up rising to about a foot above the base of Siefert’s brand new storm sliding doors, with only about an inch of water leaking into the home, Siefert said. Despite the interior staying relatively free from water, Siefert said fear and uncertainty prompted him to lift his disabled wife onto a dresser.
“It was literally like being in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico,” Siefert said. “The water came across multiple football fields and over a street and a half, and it was coming right at us, and it was rising, and it wouldn’t stop rising.”
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Associated Press writers Curt Anderson and David Fischer contributed to this report. | 2022-09-30T12:39:51+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/u-s-headlines/ap-hurricane-ian-sweeps-away-homes-memories-on-barrier-islands/ |
Lexus has filed a trademark application for the name LX 700h, pointing to a possible hybrid version of the luxury brand’s flagship SUV.
The application was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) March 6 and applies to “automobiles and structural parts thereof.” Automakers don’t use all of the trademarks they apply for on production vehicles, but an LX hybrid would be in keeping with the brand’s emphasis on hybrid powertrains, and could use Lexus parent Toyota’s parts bin.
The current-generation Lexus LX launched for the 2022 model year in LX 600 form, shifting to the GA-F platform used by the Toyota Tundra pickup truck that was also redesigned for that model year. The LX 600 also uses the Tundra’s twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 and 10-speed automatic transmission.
The Tundra also got its first hybrid powertrain as part of the 2022 redesign. Called i-Force Max, it adds an electric motor between the engine and transmission. In the Tundra, this powertrain is rated at 437 hp and 583 lb-ft of torque, compared to 409 hp and 479 lb-ft for the non-hybrid V-6 in the LX 600.
Packaging might be an issue, though. The i-Force Max powertrain is standard in the Toyota Sequoia full-size SUV, but Toyota moved the battery pack from below the second row in the crew-cab Tundra to under the third row in the eight-seat Sequoia. This was done to improve entry and exit into the back, as well as the functionality of the second row, but it compromised third-row space.
That issue aside, a Lexus LX 700h hybrid would make sense. It would give Lexus a hybrid flagship SUV to go alongside the LS 500h sedan and LC 500h coupe.
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