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Kristin Aquilino stands outside a locked black door that has a sign that reads, "Authorized Personnel Only."
"You're about to enter a room that has more white abalone than exist in the ocean, which is both terrifying and an incredible opportunity to save them," she says.
Aquilino runs the white abalone captive breeding program at UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory in California.
"I basically manage a really specialized fertility clinic, spa and nursery for an endangered sea snail," she says.
This was not exactly Aquilino's childhood dream. She admits she didn't know what an abalone was until she arrived in California as a grad student. But she learned quickly.
There are seven species native to the Californian coast, and in 2001, white abalone became the first marine invertebrate to be listed as endangered. White abalone have the bad luck of being known as the most tender and delicious, and in the 1970s they were fished nearly to extinction.
Today, diving for wild abalone is prohibited in California. There are commercial abalone farms, but Aquilino and her team have been working since 2011 to get enough animals into the ocean to remove the species from the endangered list.
"I could not have imagined as a kid growing up in Iowa that I would be in charge of saving an endangered sea snail," Aquilino says.
The 20,000 or so abalone in her lab range drastically in age and size. In the "juvenile culture rack" the smallest hatchlings are just a few hundred microns across — about the size of a speck of vanilla bean in your fancy ice cream.
It takes two to four years in the lab for the abalone to go from a speck to the inch-long juveniles ready to be introduced to the ocean. In another tank are 21-year-olds that were spawned during the very first year of the program (Aquilino's best guess is that abalone can live 40 years or more in the wild.)
The 10 biggest animals in the lab were captured between 2004 and 2019 and are now a bit bigger than a softball. But these seniors can't retire yet — Aquilino says they're some of her most prolific spawners. She points to "Green 312" clinging to the side of a tank.
"There's a special animal in here," she says. "She's one of the animals who've spawned most in this program. She's spawned 20 million eggs at one time. And that's our hope to get all these animals to spawn that much regularly."
So, how do the researchers convince the animals to make babies?
"Spawning white abalone is a really romantic process," Aquilino says. "We put them all in their own individual buckets. We put a love potion of hydrogen peroxide in those buckets, play some Barry White and hopefully they give us whatever gametes they have."
Aquilino says the researchers have in fact played Barry White's hit "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" in the lab during spawning season. Why not? It couldn't hurt.
"The scientists need to be in the mood too, I suppose," she chuckles.
There are other labs around the world doing similar work, but what makes this one special is the fact it's located right at the core of the ocean upwelling, says lab director John Largier.
California is one part of the world where the cold, nutrient-rich water rises close to the surface. It happens in southwestern Africa — where Largier is from — as well as northwestern Africa into southern Europe, and all along the west coasts of South and North America.
Largier says all of those regions share the same desirable attributes.
"They're all characterized by bounteous fish, big birds, sharks, whales — and inland, really good wine," he says.
As for the work they are doing to bring abalone back from the brink of extinction, that will take some time, Aquilino says. The lab is creating about 30,000 white abalone a year, but she believes they need to triple that number.
"It's probably going to take decades in order to create self-sustaining populations [in the wild]," she says. "If we can keep putting animals in the same site four times a year or so for five or six years, the hope is we can create those self-sustaining populations."
That work is well underway, and her lab already produces more animals than it can store.
As she prepares to leave the lab, Aquilino receives a text from the hatchery manager at an abalone farm that partners with the lab. It reads, "The future of white abalone," and includes two pictures of troughs overflowing with her animals — ready to try their luck in the open ocean for the first time.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-07-29T09:48:33+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-29/behind-this-locked-door-is-the-white-abalones-best-chance-of-avoiding-extinction |
The Philadelphia Phillies face the New York Mets in an MLB regular season game on Friday, June 23, 2023 (6/23/23) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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What: MLB regular season
Who: New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
When: Friday, June 23, 2023
Where: Citizens Bank Park
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Here’s a recent MLB story from the AP:
Apple TV+ will begin its second season of “Friday Night Baseball” on April 7. The Chicago Cubs will host the Texas Rangers in a day game, followed by the San Diego Padres facing the Atlanta Braves.
Apple will carry twin bills over 25 weeks with no local blackout restrictions. In a change from last year, when there were doubleheaders on the East and West coasts, both games will be going on simultaneously most weeks.
Fans in 60 countries will be able to access the games, which were available in only 12 last season. An Apple TV+ subscription is required, unlike last season.
The biggest broadcast change fans will notice is a two-person booth instead of three. Wayne Randazzo will team with Dontrelle Willis for one of the crews with Alex Faust and Ryan Spilborghs pairing for the other. Heidi Watney and Tricia Whitaker will be field reporters.
Apple heard criticism last year that the three-person booth was not focusing enough on the games.
With plenty of rules changes this season, including the banning of shifts and a pitch clock, former umpires Brian Gorman and Dale Scott have been hired to be rules analysts during games.
Pregame and postgame coverage will be hosted by Lauren Gardner, along with Siera Santos. Xavier Scruggs, Matt Joyce and Russell Dorsey will be analysts.
Apple and MLB have announced the game schedule through late June. The Milwaukee Brewers have the most appearances with four while the Braves, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates will each be on three times.
The defending World Series champion Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees have two appearances.
Baseball was the first live sport that Apple carried last year. It since has added Major League Soccer.
Restaurants, bars, hotels and other commercial establishments that have DirecTV for Business will be able to carry the Apple TV+ games on their satellite equipment. DirecTV for Business also has the same arrangement with MLS for its Season Pass package as well as Amazon Prime Video for NFL “Thursday Night Football.”
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COSTA MESA, Calif. – Los Angeles Chargers fans on Wednesday finally got to see what they had been hoping for three weeks into training camp — a smiling Derwin James running out to the field in his powder blue practice jersey, helmets and shoulder pads.
James took part in his first practice after signing a four-year, $76.5 million contract extension, making him the NFL's highest-paid safety.
“This wasn’t like every other big contract that gets signed, because you know what he had to go through in order to make it to this point in his career," coach Brandon Staley said. "He overcame a lot to earn this contract, and he earned every cent of it. He was a big, big leader for us today out there.”
The deal includes $42 million in guaranteed salary. James did not participate in the first three weeks of practice and took part only in walkthroughs as the two sides worked on an extension.
“I’m feeling amazing,” said James after the Chargers completed the first day of joint practices with the Dallas Cowboys. There was never a doubt in my mind (the deal would get done). I just tried to do what I could as a player to come out here every day and get better in the ways that I could.”
James' deal eclipses the four-year, $72.98 million extension Pittsburgh's Minkah Fitzpatrick signed in June. That included $36 million in guaranteed salary.
James took part in individual drills but none of the 7-on-7 or full-team drills against the Cowboys. Staley said James wouldn't take part in team work until next week.
The Chargers have spent nearly $112 million in guaranteed salaries since the end of last season to improve a defense that was 23rd overall and near the bottom in key categories, including run defense, third down conversions and points allowed after halftime.
James — the defensive signal-caller in the huddle — will be counted on as the leader of a unit that made significant upgrades over the offseason. Los Angeles signed cornerback J.C. Jackson, defensive linemen Sebastian Jones-Day, Austin Johnson and Morgan Fox and edge rusher Kyle Van Noy, along with trading for linebacker Khalil Mack.
Staley on Tuesday stressed the importance of James, saying he is more than a safety and is a complete defensive back. Staley also called James “the heartbeat of our defense.”
James said he took those comments to heart.
“That’s a privilege to me for people to be able to think of you like that. I feel like that carries a lot of weight and just have to keep getting better and not be satisfied with it. Don’t get arrogant, just keep working and staying humble,” James said.
James — the 17th overall pick in the 2018 draft — didn’t participate in full-speed drills during the offseason program after having shoulder surgery once last season ended. He is cleared to go now that the contract issues are resolved.
James was an All-Pro selection as a rookie before being derailed the next two seasons because of injuries during training camp. A broken foot limited him to five games in 2019, and he suffered a season-ending knee injury in 2020.
Last season James bounced back and reclaimed his spot as one of the top safeties in the league. He was the eighth defensive player and first defensive back since 2000 to have more than 100 tackles (118) after being sidelined the previous year.
James also had two interceptions, a pair of sacks and three forced fumbles. He wore No. 33 his first four seasons before switching to No. 3, which he wore during high school and college.
The nearly two-hour practice between the Cowboys and Chargers was even-keeled, without any scuffles.
Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons said he was pleased with the session.
“I think today, we came out and really competed hard, especially made big strides from last week. ... And I just felt like the energy was there, and that’s kind of like the standard we need to play with every game this year,” he said.
Chargers running back Austin Ekeler said it was good to come out against another team and see other looks.
“There’s a lot of learning. We didn’t know what they were going to come out in and they showed us some looks today, defensively, that we weren’t really prepared for. We were kind of figuring it out on the fly,” he said.
"That’s where you really see the true value in your team and how you can actually react and play under stress and under times where it’s not going your way and things aren’t maybe as planned out.”
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More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2022-08-18T13:28:05+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/sports/2022/08/17/ap-sources-james-chargers-agree-to-765m-extension/ |
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $85.8 million.
The Athens, Greece-based company said it had profit of 84 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 90 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 82 cents per share.
The shipping company posted revenue of $294.8 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported profit of $566 million, or $5.52 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.44 billion.
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Whitewater Kids Triathlon happening Saturday
Published: Jun. 28, 2023 at 10:02 AM CDT|Updated: 55 minutes ago
ST. CHARLES, Minn. (KTTC) – The Whitewater Kids Triathlon is happening again in St. Charles this weekend.
The triathlon is a fun and challenging event for kids ages 6-15.
It will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the St. Charles Aquatic Center.
Young athletes will swim, bike and run in this 3-event race.
The triathlon will offer a familiar lap pool swim in St. Charles Aquatic Center followed by a safe bike and run on city roads within city limits (will not be crossing Hwy 14).
Course information is as follows:
- Ages 6-7: Swim 25 meters, bike .5 miles, run .25 miles
- Ages 8-9: Swim 25 meters, bike 1.5 miles, run .5 miles
- Ages 10-11: Swim 50 meters, bike 3 miles, run .5 miles
- Ages 12-15: Swim 100 meters, bike 4 miles, run 1 mile
The transition area will be in the High School parking lot where friends and family can cheer on the competitors.
There is still time to register. The cost is $25. Click here for more information.
Copyright 2023 KTTC. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-28T15:58:25+00:00 | kttc.com | https://www.kttc.com/2023/06/28/whitewater-kids-triathlon-happening-saturday/ |
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s financial trial took a series of surreal turns Thursday when a former suspect-turned-star witness was thrown out of the tribunal and a defendant asserted in court documents that she escorted two emissaries of Russian President Vladimir Putin into the Holy See to negotiate the return of holy relics to the Russian Orthodox Church.
The developments turned an otherwise mundane cross-examination of a onetime Vatican power broker about the Vatican’s investment strategies into an unexpected drama. It underscored the peculiarity of the trial and the remarkable situation the Holy See found itself in after entrusting delicate diplomatic, financial and intelligence work to outsiders who who got in the door by impressing a cardinal.
The trial originated in the Holy See’s 350 million euro investment in a London real estate deal, but it has expanded to include other alleged crimes. Vatican prosecutors have accused 10 people of fraud, embezzlement and abuse of office, and some of extorting the Vatican of 15 million euros to get control of the London building.
One of the original prime suspects in the London deal, Monsignor Alberto Perlasca, turned into the prosecution’s star witness after he flipped and started revealing all that he knew about other defendants. He is now asserting that he is a victim of the crime and entitled to damages, and showed up unannounced at the tribunal Thursday only to be thrown out by the chief judge.
Also Thursday, lawyers for defendant Cecilia Marogna filed a personal statement in which she explained her intelligence work on behalf of the Holy See in terms that read more like a James Bond job description. She said her work included contacts with Russian emissaries, meetings with Italian intelligence agents, and regular updates with the secret service chiefs of Colombia, Burkina Faso and Mali, all in a bid to free a Colombian nun who had been kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali.
Marogna is accused of embezzling some 575,000 euros in Holy See money that had been apparently been intended to free the nun. Marogna asserts the money was compensation and fees related to her intelligence work. Prosecutors say Marogna spent the money on Prada, Tod’s and other high-end luxury goods.
Marogna’s co-defendant, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, has already testified that he engaged Marogna as an external security consultant, impressed by her grasp of geopolitical affairs, and turned to her for help following the February 2017 kidnapping of Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez in Mali. She had been kidnapped by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, which has bankrolled its insurgency by kidnapping Westerners.
Becciu revealed during testimony earlier this month that Francis approved spending up to 1 million euros to hire a British intelligence firm to find the nun and secure her freedom. She was ultimately freed last year.
Marogna insisted the money wasn’t ransom, but rather payment to the British firm, Inkerman, for its services. She said Inkerman had estimated the total cost to free the nun would amount to 17 million euros. She said her negotiations hit a series of snags after the Vatican police chief got wind of it, COVID-19 hit and her Italian intelligence intermediary was unexpectedly promoted.
In her statement, Marogna said the negotiations for the relics of St. Nicholas, which are held in the southern city of Bari, fell apart after the local Bari bishop refused to give them up permanently. They had been loaned to Russia for two months in 2017, after a deal was reached between Pope Francis and the Russian Patriarch Kirill after their 2016 meeting in Havana.
Marogna’s narrative couldn’t be independently confirmed. She said she never had any contract with the Holy See for her services and was never asked to provide any receipts of how she accounted for her expenses. | 2022-05-20T17:30:37+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/relics-and-militants-vatican-fraud-trial-sprawls-the-globe/ |
JORDAN TWP, Pa. (WETM) — Pennsylvania State Police down in Lycoming County say they were shot at during an investigation on Saturday.
Police say they were responding to a report of a female shooting victim, somewhere in Jordan Township in Lycoming County, Pa., and while officers responded to the location, there was a report of a male with a rifle actively shooting at vehicles
Troopers from PSP Bloomsburg encountered the individual actively firing a rifle, troopers returned fire and the scene was secured.
Police say that there are multiple victims related to this incident, but no PSP members were injured during the shooting, and that there are no active threats to the public at this time.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. | 2022-11-05T19:48:49+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/top-stories/pa-police-shot-at-during-shooting-investigation/ |
Arizona’s new Democratic governor will continue her Republican predecessor’s policy of busing migrants north, with some changes.
In a news conference Friday, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) left open the possibility of keeping the busing policy but said her administration would verify its efficacy.
“We need to look at that practice and make sure that it’s effective, [that] it’s something that supports local communities. If we’re spending the money to bus people, why not just get them to their final destination?” Hobbs told reporters near the end of a 16-minute press conference.
Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) in May began a policy of busing north migrants released by federal authorities in border communities.
Ducey joined fellow GOP Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida in ordering similar policies, which critics say were a ploy to portray migrants as a burden.
But Ducey’s relocation policy was different from Abbott’s and DeSantis’s — Arizona coordinated drop-offs with local jurisdictions and at least one nongovernmental organization, and Ducey’s administration said migrants were informed of their final destination before boarding.
Still, many advocacy groups criticized Ducey for engaging in what they saw as a political stunt.
Hobbs press secretary Josselyn Berry told the Arizona Republic that the new Democratic administration would more closely coordinate destinations with the migrants and engage in relocations in “a more cost effective way.”
Hobbs’s office did not immediately return a request for comment on this story.
While Hobbs did not criticize Ducey’s relocation policy, she did lash out at the former governor’s other signature border policy, building a container wall on the border.
“It’s unfortunate that almost $200 million were spent on this shipping container publicity stunt,” Hobbs told reporters. | 2023-01-23T22:01:46+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/hill-politics/hobbs-continuing-ducey-practice-of-sending-migrants-out-of-arizona/ |
Celebrity makeup artist and founder Laura Geller partners with fashion illustrator Holly Nichols to spotlight mature beauty
NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Laura Geller Beauty, the industry leader in baked cosmetics, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in partnership with fashion illustrator Holly Nichols.
Founded in 1997 by veteran makeup artist Laura Geller, the brand first launched with a highlight and contour kit on QVC that sold out within minutes. A quarter century later, Laura Geller has amassed an A-list celebrity fan base and remains a top 10 brand on QVC - a testament to the brand's cult-favorite status. Today, Laura Geller Beauty has over 70 product SKUs and sells one of their Baked Balance-n-Brighten Color Correcting Foundation every minute.
In their 25 years, the brand has been committed to its original mission of creating transformational products that put the joy in makeup, which includes its efforts to destigmatize aging in beauty. This includes their bold decision to exclusively feature women over 40 in all of its marketing and social media messaging, partnering with legendary celebrities like Fran Drescher, Kathy Najimy, Paulina Porizkova, Paula Abdul, and Patricia Heaton to spotlight mature beauty.
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Laura Geller Beauty has partnered with Boston-based fashion illustrator Holly Nichols to launch a limited-edition makeup bag. Notably, the illustrative design by Nichols purposely showcases mature women, a group often overlooked in fashion illustrations.
"Looking back at these 25 years, I couldn't be more proud of what we've achieved as a brand," says Geller. "It has been an incredible journey doing what I love and I'm looking forward to the next phase as we continue to push the narrative on what we think is aspirational in beauty media and imagery."
"I'm very excited to be a part of this momentous occasion," says Holly Nichols. "Fashion illustration doesn't typically showcase mature women, and I'm honored to join forces with Laura Geller Beauty on their mission to celebrate beauty later in life."
Available on LauraGeller.com, the 25th Anniversary Limited-Edition Makeup Bag is available for purchase for $20, or as a gift with purchase with orders over $75, or when you purchase the Cult Classics Full Face Kit or Daily Routine Full Face Kit.
About Laura Geller: Veteran makeup artist Laura Geller founded her namesake beauty brand over 25 years ago with the mission of creating transformational products that put the joy in makeup. With her passion for beauty and natural teaching ability, the Broadway and TV makeup guru translates professional application into simple techniques for real women of all ages. Her easy-to-use artisanal formulas deliver exceptional coverage and color for every skin type and tone. Geller's best-selling Spackle® Skin Perfecting Primer collection and other high-quality makeup products are available on QVC, LauraGeller.com, and select specialty beauty stores and websites.
About Holly Nichols: Holly Nichols is a fashion illustrator and has created fashionable illustrations and artful campaigns for TRESemmé, Saks Fifth Avenue, Barney's New York, Neiman Marcus, Disney, Living Proof, and many more. She creates her work both in her studio, and straight from the seats of fashion week and more.
For more information, please contact: laurageller@smallgirlspr.com
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...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM MST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low
as 35 below zero in Bryce Canyon; as low as 15 below zero in
Cache Valley.
* WHERE...Cache Valley/Utah Portion and Bryce Canyon Country.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Tuesday to 10 AM MST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...These cold wind chills could cause frostbite on
exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Unsheltered populations
are at risk of hypothermia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.
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West Side standout post player Natalie Lemmon battles a Soda Springs player for an offensive rebound earlier this season. Lemmon and the Pirates beat North Fremont in a 2A state play-in game last Saturday at Pocatello High School.
The third time was the charm for the Pirates, and what a gratifying victory it was.
West Side’s girls basketball team is headed to the 2A State Tournament for the first time since 2016, thanks to its hard-fought 33-31 win over North Fremont in a state play-in contest last Saturday afternoon at Pocatello High School.
The two teams squared off twice during the regular season, with the Huskies (19-6) winning by four and seven points. However, the Pirates (17-8) ultimately prevailed in the game that mattered the most.
“So proud of the good play of the girls,” WS head coach Bridget Garner said. “(North Fremont is) a good team, for sure. We lost both times against them in the regular season and were able to pull off the victory when it counted.”
It was a low-scoring affair Saturday as neither team netted more than nine points in a quarter until the final one. West Side took a four-point lead in the second quarter and a five-point advantage into the third and fourth quarters.
Letti Phillips and Aubrie Barzee each knocked down a crucial free throw late in the fourth quarter — Barzee with 14.6 seconds remaining. The Huskies went for the win with a 3-pointer and it was off the mark, but “they got a couple rebounds and shots off, and time expired, thank goodness,” Garner said.
Natalie Lemmon finished with a game-high 10 points for the Pirates, who got nine points from Phillips — seven after halftime. Seven different athletes contributed in the scoring column for West Side, which will now face 2A Sixth District champion Ririe in the first round of the eight-team state tournament on Thursday at 5 p.m. at Bishop Kelly High School.
The Pirates are seeded fifth and the Bulldogs (18-6) fourth. The winner will most likely get an undefeated Melba squad in Friday’s second semifinal game, while the loser will play in a consolation game in the afternoon. The Mustangs (23-0) are the top seed, while West Side’s district rival, Soda Springs, is the No. 2 seed and on the other side of the bracket.
West Side and Ririe did not square during the regular season, but they played several common opponents. The Bulldogs went 4-0 against North Fremont — three of the games were very competitive — 2-0 against Aberdeen, 1-1 against Malad and 0-2 against Soda Springs, while the Pirates went 0-4 against Soda Springs, 2-0 against Aberdeen, 1-2 against Malad and the aforementioned 1-2 against North Fremont.
USU SOFTBALL
It was a Saturday to remember for Aggie freshman pitcher Hailey McLean in her first collegiate start. The native of Sparks, Nevada, went the distance in the circle in Utah State’s 3-2 extra-innings victory over Cal State Bakersfield and struck out a school record 20 batters. That was also a single-game record at UCLA’s Easton Stadium.
McLean allowed one earned run on three hits and three free passes in nine complete frames. Additionally, McLean started the game in right field and went 1 for 8 at the plate, plus she drove in a run.
The Aggies went 2-3 in their season-opening tournament over the weekend.
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FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- THINK Surgical, Inc., an innovator in the field of orthopedic surgical robots, today announced its entry into a development and distribution agreement with Curexo, Inc., a medical robotics specialist company based in South Korea. THINK and Curexo have a strong working relationship based on historical development collaboration and Curexo distributes THINK's TSolution One™ platform in Korea and Vietnam.
Under the development and distribution agreement, THINK and Curexo will work together to include certain existing THINK technology and certain newly developed technology in Curexo's CUVIS-Joint orthopedic surgical robot platform. THINK will have exclusive rights to distribute the CUVIS-Joint robotic platform, including the additional technology, in the United States and other countries, including the United Kingdom and certain countries in the European Union.
The CUVIS-Joint robotic platform is currently being used by surgeons in Korea and India with great success. To date over 4,000 procedures have been performed. Curexo will continue to commercialize the CUVIS-Joint robotic platform, including new technology developed with THINK, outside of the countries in THINK's distribution territory. Curexo will also continue to distribute THINK's TSolution One™ platform in Korea and Vietnam.
The CUVIS-Joint robotic platform is not yet cleared for sale in the United States. THINK will be responsible for seeking 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States with support from Curexo to allow such sales. The companies will work together to seek regulatory clearance in other countries for the CUVIS-Joint robotic platform including additional technology.
"We are excited to deepen our relationship with Curexo and look forward to bringing the CUVIS-Joint platform to the United States and other markets," said Stuart Simpson, president and chief executive officer of THINK Surgical. "CUVIS-Joint is the next generation of active robot for joint replacement featuring an open implant library. As an open system that works with implants from multiple manufacturers, CUVIS-Joint is an outstanding fit within THINK's portfolio of products and services. THINK's open systems, including the CUVIS-Joint, offer a compelling alternative to closed systems which are limited to one manufacture's implants."
"We are more than pleased to enter into this agreement with THINK, a long-standing financial and business collaborator of Curexo," said JJ Lee, chief executive officer of Curexo. "THINK is well positioned to successfully launch the CUVIS-Joint platform in these key markets, and Curexo has great confidence in the new leadership of THINK, led by CEO Stuart Simpson, given Stuart's deep experience in the orthopedic surgical robot business. We look forward to cooperating with THINK to obtain FDA clearance, develop new technology, and deliver new experiences with this next generation of active robot, thereby proving the value of the CUVIS-Joint platform to hospitals and surgeons in these important markets."
About THINK Surgical®, Inc.
THINK Surgical, Inc., a privately held U.S.-based medical device and technology company, develops, manufactures, and markets active robotics for orthopedic surgery. The TSolution One® Total Knee Application includes the only commercially available, active robot for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) utilizing an open implant library, supporting a variety of implant options. The core technology of the TSolution One has been used in thousands of successful total joint replacements worldwide.
THINK Surgical actively collaborates with healthcare professionals around the globe to refine our orthopedic products, improving the lives of those suffering from advanced joint disease with precise, accurate, and intelligent technology. Please refer to the instructions for use for the TSolution One Total Knee Application for a complete list of indications, contraindications, warnings, and precautions. For additional product information, please visit www.thinksurgical.com.
THINK Surgical and TSolution One are registered trademarks of THINK Surgical, Inc. ©2022 THINK Surgical, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Curexo Inc. is dedicated to developing cutting edge medical robots with the aim to provide value in life beyond treatment for a healthier tomorrow. Curexo manufactures two surgical robots, CUVIS-joint and CUVIS-spine, along with one rehabilitation robot, Morning Walk S200. Listed in the Korean Stock market, Curexo plans to increase its scale by growing internationally and working with global partners. Find out more at www.curexo.com/english/.
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SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO announced the poster presentation of its novel, orally administered 4th generation EGFR-TKI 'JIN-A02' at the 2022 edition of the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO 2022) held in Paris, France from 9th to 13th September.
Even though EGFR-TKI have improved treatment outcomes of patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC, resistance inevitably emerges with disease progression and often with CNS metastasis. C797S mutation is one of the most common on-target resistance mutation after the use of 3rd generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. 'JIN-A02' is a novel 4th generation EGFR-TKI, which is highly selective and potent against C797S double and triple mutations, with high BBB penetrance and intracranial efficacy.
Key data highlighted during this poster event was the high potency of JIN-A02 against both cis and trans isomers of C797S mutation. This allelic context in which C797S is acquired, the cis and trans isomers, have grave implications for treatment. This is especially so when C797S positive cells are in cis form together with T790M mutation, because in such situations, there are no available treatments.
Also highlighted is the inhibition of EGFR autophosphorylation by JIN-A02, in a time- and dose-dependent manner in in-vivo xenograft models with both double and triple C797S mutations.
J INTS BIO believes that JIN-A02 will be a game changer in the treatment of patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC harboring C797S double or triple mutations, both in cis and trans forms, and it remains on track to begin the Phase I/IIa clinical study for JIN-A02 before the end of this year.
About J INTS BIO
J INTS BIO is a bio company specialized in developing innovative anti-cancer and orphan drugs to realize the goal of changing lives and improving health for patients around the world. J INTS BIO's teams have prior multi-year experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies and CROs and track records in medical, regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development.
About 'JIN-A02'
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI targeting C797S mutations in NSCLC. Although 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs have been used with some success, recurrence occurs in most patients including 3rd Generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. Currently, there are no approved therapies for patients who developed EGFR C797S mutations due to the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs and with the high propensity of these cancers to metastasize to the brain, there is an urgent need to develop an effective drug with high blood-brain barrier permeability. 'JIN-A02', a novel oral EGFR TKI, which is effective against C797S double and triple mutations and have a high brain penetrance, is therefore expected to become the most promising Best-in-Class 4th-generation EGFR TKI in NSCLC patients with limited or no viable treatment options.
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Tua Tagovailoa stumbled to the ground, his legs wobbly and unable to walk to the huddle after banging his head Sunday. And then Thursday night, he was carried off the field by stretcher after another hit caused his head to violently slam against the turf and his hands to freeze up.
The Dolphins said the third-year quarterback was conscious and had movement in all his extremities. He was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center but was released and expected to return to Miami with the team.
“It was a scary moment. He was evaluated for a concussion and he’s in the concussion protocol,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said.
Some who watched the scary injury want to know why Tagovailoa was playing just four days after his quick return Sunday prompted a joint review by the NFL and NFL Players Association.
Many former players were critical of the decision to allow Tagovailoa to return against Buffalo and start against Cincinnati.
“Player health and safety is at the core of the union’s mission,” the NFLPA wrote on Twitter. “Our concern tonight is for Tua and we hope for a full and speedy recovery. Our investigation into the potential protocol violation is ongoing.”
NFL executive vice president Jeff Miller said the review usually takes a week or two.
“Every indication from our perspective is that it was,” Miller said about the team and its doctors following concussion protocol on Sunday. “I know the player, the coach and others have spoken to this. And we are engaged in that review now. So we’ll come back with a formal answer to that question, something that we want to engage in.”
Before the game, Chris Nowinski, a founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation who played football at Harvard, wrote on Twitter: “If Tua takes the field tonight, it’s a massive step back for concussion care in the NFL. If he has a 2nd concussion that destroys his season or career, everyone involved will be sued and should lose their jobs, coaches included. We all saw it, even they must know this isn’t right.”
HOW WAS TAGOVAILOA CLEARED TO RETURN SUNDAY?
Tagovailoa appeared to be disoriented by what the team originally said was a head injury after taking a hard hit from Bills linebacker Matt Milano late in the first half. He missed just three snaps and returned after halftime. Tagovailoa and the team said a back injury was the reason for his instability after the hit and he wasn’t in concussion protocol. He was questionable to play on Thursday but started the game.
WHAT IS THE NFL’S CONCUSSION PROTOCOL?
A player who exhibits or reports symptoms or signs suggestive of a concussion or stinger enters protocol.
During each game, independent certified athletic trainers (ATC spotters) monitor the players on the field. If they see an impact to the head, they call a timeout and the player must be removed from the game, examined and evaluated. Team trainers, coaches or physicians, teammates, NFL game officials, sideline unaffiliated neurotrauma consultants (UNC) or booth ATCs also can initiate the protocol.
Any player in concussion protocol undergoes a six-step evaluation by a team physician and UNC to determine the severity of the injury and whether or not they’re fit to return to the field. The final step is a neurological evaluation featuring a cervical spine exam, including range of motion/pain, evaluation of speech, observation of gait, eye movements and pupillary exam.
If any elements are positive, inconclusive or suspicious of concussion, the player is escorted to locker room.
In the locker room, a team physician and UNC conducts a full neurological exam and complete NFL Standardized Concussion Assessment Tool.
If abnormal, the player doesn’t return to play, undergoes periodic evaluation by a medical team and has a follow-up neurological exam.
The league instituted the system in 2011 after Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy took a helmet-to-helmet hit in a game and returned without being tested for a concussion. The Browns said that the team’s trainers didn’t see the hit because they were tending to other players and that no one told them about it. After the game, McCoy was diagnosed with a concussion.
WHAT IS FENCING RESPONSE?
According to healthline.com, “when a person experiences an impact that’s strong enough to cause traumatic brain injury, such as a concussion, their arms often go into an unnatural position."
Tagovailoa appeared to take that position, his fingers flexed awkwardly in front of his facemask for several seconds as he laid on the turf.
“The fencing response is often seen when a player is knocked down or knocked out during full-contact athletic competitions such as football, martial arts, boxing, rugby, and hockey,” per healthline.com.
It happened to Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham during a Thursday night game against Kansas City last Dec. 17. Parham was removed on a stretcher and stayed overnight at a hospital for observation after being diagnosed with a concussion.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR TAGOVAILOA?
The severity of Tagovailoa’s concussion is not known, but it's seemingly encouraging he was allowed to fly with the team. He must undergo a five-step process before being allowed to take the field again. The fifth phase is a full practice followed by clearance from the team physician. After that, he must be examined by an independent neurological consultant.
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KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Jordan Spieth knew Tom Kim had game. He just didn’t know about Kim’s appetite.
Spieth and Kim have been loosely connected in recent months without ever really knowing each other. That changed over the holidays.
The 20-year-old South Korean was looking for a U.S. base last summer when he chose Dallas, the hometown of Spieth. Kim needed a place to play and practice and chose Trinity Forest, where Cameron McCormick has a state-of-the-art teaching facility. It made sense for Kim to ask McCormick if he could help keep his game in order.
McCormick, of course, has been the only swing coach Spieth ever had.
“I don’t remember meeting him until the fall, maybe at the Presidents Cup,” Spieth said.
He knew about Kim and his exploits — winning the Wyndham Championship in the final regular-season event, delivering big moments at the Presidents Cup, and then winning again in Las Vegas in a duel against Patrick Cantlay.
But it wasn’t until a flight home from the Hero World Challenge a month ago in the Bahamas that the relationship took on a new meaning. Spieth was with his wife, Annie, and 1-year-old son Sammy.
“I took Jordan Air,” Kim said with a laugh, because he laughs at most things. “The more time I spent with Jordan, we just kind of became closer friends.”
Spieth learned that Kim was headed to South Korea in December for a few weddings. His parents, who had moved to Dallas with Kim, were going to stay through the holidays.
“Annie said, ‘You’re going to be alone on Christmas?’” Spieth said, to which Kim replied his trainer was in town and it would be no problem. “Annie was like, ‘No, no. No one is alone on Christmas.’
“I shot him a text on the 23rd … ‘Tom, we want you to come over. Don’t feel obligated, but if you want to, we’d love to have you.'”
The holiday feast was prime rib and a full table of side dishes. They played the Dominoes game “Train,” which was just a coincidence. Kim was known by his given name, Joohyung, until word got out that he goes by “Tom” because he was fascinated by Thomas the Tank Engine cartoon figure as a boy.
In some cases, Kim is still a boy.
“He’s like the Sammy Whisperer,” Spieth said. “He’s so good with Sammy. I think they’re just so close in age, it makes it nice for them.”
Spieth was joking and Kim burst out laughing when he heard what Spieth had said. Kim likes to make fun of his age. He sent Justin Thomas a text last October asking if he could get an exemption to the junior tournament Thomas hosts.
“Oh my God, Sammy is amazing,” Kim said. “He’s the most wonderful little boy I think I’ve ever met.”
Spieth also showed photos of Kim playing with Ellie, the younger sister of Spieth who has special needs and whom Spieth once said is the funniest member of their family.
“Hopefully, it made him feel like he was with his family on Christmas,” Spieth said. “That was the plan.”
As for the meal?
Spieth said Kim finished his plate and then got up from the table quickly.
“I thought Tom when he got up first was going to put his plate away,” Spieth said. “He went to get seconds quickly, and I’m pretty sure he got fourths at one point. I eat a lot. Annie said, ‘I think he put you to shame.’ I was baffled that he ate more than I did. We cleaned everything dry.”
Kim doesn’t drink, and the only awkward moment was when Annie Spieth asked Kim if she could make him a “mocktail” — a drink with no alcohol
“I’m not sure he knew what it was,” Spieth said.
Kim has been a rising star in so many ways. The PGA of America had its eye on him when it offered Kim an invitation to the PGA Championship at Harding Park in 2020 — the first major after the COVID-19 pandemic. Kim was 18.
He won the Singapore International on the Asian Tour to start last year. He nearly won the Scottish Open, and then his career took off. He arrived at the Sentry Tournament of Championship — his first trip to Hawaii — at No. 15 in the world ranking.
He is one spot behind Spieth, the 29-year-old with three major championships.
Spieth marvels at the outlook of a 20-year-old, even though Kim’s game looks much older.
“You’ve got to be envious how he approaches every situation,” Spieth said. “After a shot he likes, there’s that fire. He laughs like everything is such a blessing. It seems that way the way he talks and walks around. We forget that side of it.”
There was one final touch. Kim showed up in Hawaii with a gift he brought for Spieth and his wife, a way of sharing appreciation for making him feel at home for Christmas dinner.
Spieth didn’t want to say what it was.
“It’s just a nice, small thing, something really meaningful in Korea,” he said. “He wanted to bring it there, but he needed his parents to bring it back from Korea.”
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AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-01-06T14:05:25+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-maui-musings-connection-between-jordan-spieth-and-tom-kim/ |
(NEXSTAR) – This summer of heat waves, “wet bulb” danger, and record temperatures isn’t cooling down anytime soon – at least not for most states.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its weather predictions for August on Thursday, showing the vast majority of the U.S. painted in shades of orange and red. The darker the color, the more likely a place is to see above-average temperatures next month.
Things look worst in the Pacific Northwest, where western Oregon and Washington have a 60 to 70 percent chance of an extra-hot August.
But almost no one is spared. The entire west, south and east parts of the country are favoring above-average heat next month, according to the forecast.
Only a handful of states have slight chances to see below-average temperatures this August: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, and parts of other nearby states.
States shaded in white are a toss up: NOAA meteorologists give them equal odds of an above-average, below-average and normal August. Hawaii, not pictured on the map below, falls into this category.
A few states are expected to have the lucky combination of being both hot and wet. According to the forecast, the Southeast is leaning toward having more precipitation (and its resulting humidity) than usual.
Out West, where summer drought can spell wildfire troubles, NOAA is predicting the possibility of a drier August than normal.
Even after August is done, don’t expect things to cool off too quickly. The hotter-than-average temperatures might stick around through October, according to NOAA’s long-range forecast.
With El Niño arriving earlier in the year than usual, meteorologists are warning things could heat up even more this summer. In the past, a strong El Niño has led to record global warmth, like in 2016 and 1998. | 2023-07-20T18:12:16+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/majority-of-states-will-see-a-hot-august-forecast-predicts-will-you-be-impacted/ |
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I don’t heart Valentine’s Day.
It’s not that I don’t love romance or that I don’t like being showered with gifts. V-Day can just feel so … obvious.
That’s why I like to find a different way to “celebrate” love this time of year. I like to think of it in a way a college photography professor taught me how to find the most beautiful sunrise or sunset shot.
Look at the actual sun rise or set, she told me, and then turn 180 degrees and see what you find in the opposite direction. The answer – beautiful colors and scenery that most everyone else busy staring at the sun often miss.
With that, here’s Valentine’s day/week/season suggestion: Look in a different direction. Consider a Nantucket winter escape.
Nantucket nearly shuts down in the winter months, but within that “nearly” is an opportunity: A chance to visit the famed island with fewer crowds, more space and the unique beauty of a northeast winter.
I love Nantucket in the winter. Long ago on a cold early March weekend, my friend Delilah and I headed there for an escape.
So happy were the locals that visitors had arrived (yes, they noticed someone new at one of the few watering holes open that winter) they came to drag us out on the town when we were slow getting out one night. We even ended up with a photo and shout out in the local paper.
And the shop owners? Rather than being overwhelmed with customers to attend to, they’re happy you – often the only one in the shop—are there. One shop owner even offered us a glass of wine to sip while he showed us his wares. Plus, you’ll find a lot of things on sale this time of year.
To make it a special event, do it up right and choose to fly, even if you’re not that far away. True, the flight is only a few minutes and the ferry is available, but there’s something special about taking that small plane to that tiny, beautiful island.
Jet Blue flies into Nantucket from Boston and some other major cities (like New York and DC). Cape Air takes you from Hyannis to Nantucket for only a few dollars more than the ferry cost.
Of course, you won’t have a car but Uber is alive and well – and for the most part, Nantucket is a walkable little island.
The ferry runs too, should you want to bring a car.
Where to stay is an easier choice in the winter months.
For an upscale stay in a “larger” hotel, check into the Nantucket Hotel And Resort (www.thenantuckethotel.com), where there are 44 rooms – suites, classic rooms and even cottages to settle into.
The Nantucket, as it is called by most, is located right on Easton Street – perfect for snowy walks around town.
They can up your romance ante too with champagne baskets, fresh flowers, cookie trays and other kinds of accoutrements . You can ask for them when you reserve online, or talk to their concierge when you arrive, should the mood strike you then.
For a special experience, bundle up and take a winter walk to the iconic Brant Point Light, just a 10 minute walk away. The winter beach is right down the street too – where it’s a beautiful and unique experience to walk it nearly to yourself as far as you can see.
For a smaller Inn vibe, consider the Regatta Inn (www.nantucketresortcollection.com/regatta-inn/), a cozy 15-room B and B.
Taking up an historic Federal-style mansion, it embraces a classic vibe with modern touches. There are ensuite baths that feel like a try spa experience, bright corners with comfortable seating for settling in with a drink, a book or just to gaze out at the winterscape.
Breakfast is included and they don’t skimp: you’ll be well fed and warmed for your day—and evenings – on the town.
Town, of course, isn’t 100% open, but enough shops and restaurants stay active that you’ll have plenty to explore. Nearly 50 restaurants remain open, and a variety of shops do as well.
You’ll also get some bonuses. A later sunrise and earlier sunset mean catching that view is easily doable. And while snow is not uncommon on the island, the temps rarely dip below 26 degrees, meaning you can bundle up a bit and feel just find out and around.
In winter, Nantucket can feel like your own private winter island escape. For me, that kind of unique escape would make a skeptic look forward to V-Day. That’s saying something. | 2023-02-05T07:07:53+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/05/for-a-great-valentines-escape-try-charming-nantucket/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retail sales rose 0.3% from April to May despite pressure from inflation and higher interest rates.
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Social media star Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, a social media personality known for expressing misogynistic views online, was charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Prosecutors also filed charges against Tate’s brother, Tristan, and two Romanian women in a court in Bucharest, Romania’s capital, the nation’s anti-organized crime agency said.
In a statement, the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism alleged the four defendants formed a criminal group in 2021 “in order to commit the crime of human trafficking” in Romania as well as the United States and Britain.
The agency alleged that seven female victims were misled and transported to Romania, where they were sexually exploited and subjected to physical violence by the gang. One defendant is accused of raping a woman twice in March 2022, according to the statement.
Tate, 36, has resided in Romania since 2017. The former professional kickboxer has repeatedly claimed Romanian prosecutors have no evidence and alleged the case is a political conspiracy designed to silence him.
Tate’s spokesperson, Mateea Petrescu, said Tuesday that the brothers were prepared to “demonstrate their innocence and vindicate their reputation.” The two men are expected to attend a hearing in Bucharest on Wednesday morning, she added.
“Tate’s legal team are prepared to cooperate fully with the appropriate authorities, presenting all necessary evidence to exonerate the brothers and expose any misinterpretations or false accusations,” Petrescu said.
Under Romanian law, a judge has up to 60 days to assess the files in the case before defendants are sent to trial.
The Tate brothers, who are dual British-U.S. citizens, and the two Romanian suspects were detained in late December in Bucharest. The brothers won an appeal on March 31 to be moved from police custody to house arrest.
At the time, Tate was a hugely successful social media figure with more than 6 million Twitter followers, many of them young men and schoolchildren. He previously was banned from TikTok, YouTube and Facebook for hate speech and his misogynistic comments, including that women should bear responsibility for getting sexually assaulted.
He returned to Twitter last year after the platform’s new CEO, Elon Musk, reinstated Tate’s account. Hope Not Hate, a group campaigning against far-right extremism in the U.K., has warned that Tate continues to attract a huge following among young men and teenage boys who are drawn to his “misogynist, homophobic and racist content” by the luxurious lifestyle the influencer projects online.
Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, known as DIICOT, said the seven alleged victims were recruited with false declarations of love and taken to Romania’s Ilfov county, where they were forced to take part in pornography. The women were allegedly controlled by “intimidation, constant surveillance” and claims they were in debt, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors ordered the confiscation of the Tate brothers’ assets, including 15 luxury cars, luxury watches and about $3 million in cryptocurrency, the agency’s statement said.
Several women in Britain also are pursuing civil claims to obtain damages from Tate, alleging they were victims of sexual violence. In a recent interview with the BBC, Tate denied spreading a culture of misogyny and accusations that he manipulated women for financial gain.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2023-06-20T15:48:38+00:00 | kob.com | https://www.kob.com/news/us-and-world-news/social-media-star-andrew-tate-charged-with-rape-and-human-trafficking-in-romania/ |
PLATTEVILLE, Colo. — A police report is offering more details about the call that eventually led to officers leaving a woman in a patrol car that was hit by a freight train. Last month, officers pulled over a 20-year-old woman in Weld County after a man said she pointed a gun at him during an alleged road rage incident.
The documents say police did find a gun in Yareni Rios-Gonzalez's car. They did not share much about why they left her stuck on the tracks allowing her to be hit by a train.
Officers in their reports say they found a handgun and a couple rounds of ammunition in her car. The 911 caller told police Rios-Gonzalez was tailgating him, and then she pointed a gun at him for about 10 seconds.
Rios-Gonzalez's attorney claims the caller was the aggressor, and he was speeding and slamming on his brakes, and his client was afraid for her life.
A Platteville police officer came in to help two Fort Lupton cops on this call. Officers detained Rios-Gonzalez and they put her in a Platteville Police patrol car on the tracks. Shortly after – a train slammed into the car injuring her.
The police report said a Fort Lupton officer was crying and shaking on the scene.
In a 25-page report about the alleged road rage incident, there's very little information about the crash. It doesn't explain why a Platteville cop parked the patrol car right on the tracks.
A law enforcement officer in California who reviews serious internal investigations across the country said the lack of detail isn't surprising.
"They have probably been advised – just speculating here – advised not to incriminate themselves in this matter especially when you have potential criminal charges looked into," said Ed Obayashi.
Legal experts and the Weld County District Attorney have indicated police could face charges. There are multiple investigations going on here – the alleged road rage incident and the collision.
Since the train crash is under a separate review that could be another reason why the report doesn't talk about the officers' actions at the train tracks in detail.
The district attorney still hasn't announced whether Rios-Gonzalez will face charges in the road rage case.
She's out of the hospital now and healing from nine broken ribs and other injuries.
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Authorities find body of missing 4-year-old in pond
Published: Oct. 29, 2022 at 4:48 PM EDT|Updated: 23 minutes ago
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) - The search for a missing 4-year-old boy in Iowa has come to an end.
KCRG reports investigators located the boy’s body Friday night in a pond in Buchanan County.
Officials said the child was reported missing after he was last seen on Friday at about 3:45 p.m. in the front yard of his home.
Multiple agencies conducted an extensive search of the surrounding area before confirming the boy’s body was located at about 11:40 p.m. on Friday in a nearby pond.
The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said it doesn’t suspect foul play. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the boy’s cause of death.
Copyright 2022 KCRG via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-10-29T21:12:24+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/2022/10/29/authorities-find-body-missing-4-year-old-pond/ |
What’s cooking in Cincinnati? That’s the question many foodies are asking after seeing this year’s finalists for the James Beard Awards. The prestigious award is given to outstanding chefs and restaurants across the country. While major hubs like Dallas and New York City have their share of nominations, Cincinnati is holding its own with three finalists. The city garnered nominations for Best New Restaurant, Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker, and Outstanding Restaurant.
One of the finalists, chef Jose Salazar, joins host Deepa Fernandes to guide us through Cincinnati’s food scene.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Prescribe, movr's recommendation engine, will integrate with XTRA to create personalized exercises experiences and movement health insights
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - movr (www.movewithmovr.com), a movement health company, announced its partnership with XTRA (https://xtravision.ai/), a computer vision technology for health and wellness providers. XTRA's video capture will integrate with Prescribe, movr's recommendation engine, to provide organizations and their members with a personalized exercises experience tailored to individual fitness and movement abilities.
"XTRA are computer vision experts, and after seeing their tech in action over the past few months, this partnership is an obvious one. It gives us an opportunity to scale globally, reaching more health organizations and their members," said Aaron De Jong, movr CEO and Founder. "This collaboration promotes personalization, making exercise more fun and engaging, and better for each individual. Providing better user journeys and associated health outcomes is the shakeup our industry needs."
XTRA captures exercise movement through any device with a camera, delivering personalized recommendations and a dashboard to track progress over time. XTRA primarily serves health and wellness providers, including physiotherapy, preventative care, fitness and health insurance.
"Like movr, we believe that it is not just about getting people to move more, but to move more intelligently. From a user engagement perspective, we can now provide a complete personalized workout experience that can be delivered to many," said Pierangelo Raiola, XTRA Co-Founder and CEO. "movr's technology empowers people to get more from their workouts and to avoid unnecessary risk or injury, adjusting exercises to their current capabilities. And the fact that XTRA and movr are both platform agnostic enables any organization to pull in computer vision and an exercise recommendation engine without the headache of road mapping and building it themselves."
To learn more about how this integration can serve your organization, visit: https://www.movewithmovr.com/xtra-partnership
movr measurably improves how people move, feel and perform by providing personalized movement health assessments, recommendations and data insights. For more: www.movewithmovr.com.
XTRA specializes in deep learning and computer vision. Its cloud solution allows you to study and analyze human body movement through any device equipped with a camera. For more: https://xtravision.ai/
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Michigan legal watchdog pursues Trump-allied attorneys
DETROIT (AP) — Nine lawyers who were found to have abused the court system by filing a lawsuit that challenged Michigan’s 2020 election results in favor of President Joe Biden committed misconduct and should be disciplined, a watchdog agency said.
The state Attorney Grievance Commission filed a complaint this week against Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and seven other lawyers who were allied with then-President Donald Trump. The complaint now goes to the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board for further consideration.
In 2020, the attorneys supported a lawsuit on behalf of Republican voters that was filed just a few days after Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in Michigan was certified.
The lawsuit sought to decertify those results and have voting machines impounded. U.S. District Judge Linda Parker said the request was “stunning in its scope and breathtaking in its reach.”
The lawsuit was “frivolous” and exposed the legal profession to “contempt,” the Grievance Commission said in its complaint.
Three of the nine lawyers are licensed in Michigan while Powell, Lin and others are licensed in other states or the District of Columbia. It’s unclear what sanctions could be ordered against lawyers who practice outside Michigan.
Wood’s name was on the 2020 lawsuit, but he has insisted that the only role he played was telling Powell he was available if she needed a seasoned litigator. Powell defended the lawsuit and said lawyers sometimes have to raise what she called “unpopular issues.”
After dismissing the case, Parker ordered the nine lawyers to attend 12 hours of legal education, including six hours in election law. She also ordered $175,000 in legal fees to be paid, mostly to the city of Detroit. Those sanctions are being appealed.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Jeremiah Wrong has been producing media for years and is looking for ways to engage and inspire communities.
He released his first film, "After King 23," that's been years in the making. The film focuses on Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and how it's being upheld.
"You know, some of the things that hit the media, you know it just kind of blows your mind," Wrong said. "You know, so it's like, OK, is this where we are in society after Dr. Martin Luther King, after all that we've been through, after all that we went through?"
Wrong interviewed several young Black boys and men from Louisville that voiced their concerns about issues in America — many of those issues are those that impact African Americans. Wrong wanted his film to challenge people to think about how they can continue to carry King's message.
"There are some people in the film that's actually worked directly with Dr. King. So they were able to share some insights," he said.
Wrong says this film will focus on the importance of ownership, education and systematic racism. As a native of Lexington, he wants his community to think about how those issues can be tackled.
"To bring it home is just to stir up that conversation in Lexington, you know, what can we do now?" Wrong said. "What can we do to implement change in Lexington, Kentucky?"
Wrong spoke a lot about issues in the black community, including police brutality and systematic racism. Years after King's "I Have a Dream” speech, Wrong shared what one young man thought King would think of American society today.
"He felt like Dr. King wouldn't be able to live with it," Wrong said. "You know, that it would be overwhelming of some of the experiences of things that we are involved in today."
Wrong says he wanted to bring this film to his hometown as a call to action.
"Anybody that has some spirituality should have a sense of responsibility in their small space with their families, with their community to respond a certain way," Wrong said.
This article was written by Rachel Richardson for WLEX. | 2023-01-13T20:14:06+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/kentucky-native-produces-mlk-documentary-to-inspire-communities |
SUGAR LAND, Texas, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced plans to report financial results for the second quarter 2022 on Monday, August 8, 2022, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company's press release will be available on the Noble website at www.noblecorp.com.
Noble will host a conference call related to its second quarter 2022 results on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Central Time. Interested parties may dial +1 929-203-0901 and refer to conference ID 31391 approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Alternatively, a live webcast link will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. A webcast replay will be accessible for a limited time following the scheduled call.
Noble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The Company owns and operates one of the most modern, versatile, and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry. Noble and its predecessors have been engaged in the contract drilling of oil and gas wells since 1921. Noble performs, through its subsidiaries, contract drilling services with a fleet of offshore drilling units focused largely on ultra-deepwater and high specification jackup drilling opportunities in both established and emerging regions worldwide. Additional information on Noble is available at www.noblecorp.com.
Investors and others should note that we may announce material information using Securities and Exchange Commission filings, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts, and the "Investor" section of our website. In the future, we will continue to use these channels to distribute material information about the company and to communicate important information about the company, key personnel, corporate initiatives, regulatory updates, and other matters. Information that we post on our website could be deemed material; therefore, we encourage investors, the media, our customers, business partners and others interested in our company to review the information we post on our website.
For additional information, visit www.noblecorp.com or email investors@noblecorp.com
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society becomes official event owners of America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride to elevate impact in the fight against blood cancer
RYE BROOK, N.Y., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bike The West, the longstanding owner of the iconic cycling event, "America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride" will be passing the baton to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) as they officially announced today, the global leader in the fight against blood cancer are named the new event production owners.
As the name suggests, each June, America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride provides breathtaking views of Lake Tahoe and its surrounding wilderness. Fit for cyclists of all ages and experience levels, the unique event has earned its title and why it has appealed to cyclists from across the country for the past three decades.
As the largest charity endurance training program in the world, LLS's athletics program Team In Training has coached nearly 27,000 cyclists who have raised more than $110 million for LLS at America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride over its nearly 30 years of partnership with Bike The West.
"As I prepare for retirement, after 40 years of producing quality rides, I am honored to be transferring the ownership of this incredible event to LLS, who I know will continue its legacy and maximize impact in the fight against cancer," said Bike The West Event Director, Curtis Fong. "Throughout three decades of partnership, Bike The West and LLS continue to share a dedicated vision for a world without cancer."
LLS's signature fundraisers have helped move the needle forward for cancer patients for over 70 years, helping LLS invest more than $1.6 billion in cutting-edge research worldwide, and its support has been instrumental in the development of nearly every breakthrough in blood cancer treatment.
Despite progress, more than a third of blood cancer patients still do not survive five years after their diagnosis.
"Bike The West and LLS have been riding together toward a common goal since the inception of America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride and will be working closely to produce the same incredible experience for our dedicated riders," said Coker Powell, LLS Chief Development Officer. "We are proud to take this next step together to support the blood cancer community and we are confident it's only onwards and upwards from here!"
How to Join America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride
Happening on June 4, 2023 in Lake Tahoe, interested riders of all levels are encouraged to register through LLS's Team In Training program here and join the fight against blood cancer. Team In Training "teammates" will receive event access and can choose from three distance options, 35, 72, or 100-mile rides. They will also have access to experienced coaching and fundraising support, onsite event celebrations, recognition and incentive items, and more.
Riders can also sign up through general registration here, which includes 72 or 100-mile options.
To learn more, visit lls.org/americas-most-beautiful-bike-ride.
Blood cancer patients and their families can contact the LLS Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., ET.
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is the global leader in the fight against blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world, provides free information and support services, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Rye Brook, NY, LLS has regions throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org. Patients should contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET.
For additional information, visit lls.org/lls-newsnetwork. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
LLS is one of Fast Company's "2022 Brands That Matter." As the only cancer organization on the list, LLS stands out among brands around the world for its relevancy, cultural impact, ingenuity, and mission impact.
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EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) – School officials over Edmond Schools have released a statement concerning an inappropriate meme shown during a video conference on Wednesday.
“At the conclusion of a guest speaker’s live video conference presentation Wednesday with Edmond North and Edmond Santa Fe computer science students, an individual was mistakenly admitted to the video call. Regrettably, what students saw next on a portion of the screen was an inappropriate meme. Immediately, the presentation was shut down. This incident is under thorough investigation by the district, Edmond Police and the third party who participated in the event. At this point, the investigation shows that the district’s network was not compromised to gain access to the presenter’s link.”, Susan Park-Schlepp, Director of Communications said.
Park-Schlepp confirmed it is never the schools’ intent for students to view something of this nature and the schools did alert Edmond North and Edmond Santa Fe parents about the incident which consisted of 150 computer science students viewing the presentation together in the auditorium at Edmond North High School. | 2023-01-12T23:27:38+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/local/edmond-schools-address-inappropriate-meme-shown-during-video-conference/ |
TOKYO — Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power. Japan’s longest serving prime minister, he was also perhaps the most polarizing, complex politician in recent Japanese history.
Abe, who was assassinated Friday, angered both liberals at home and World War II victims in Asia with his hawkish push to revamp the military and his revisionist view that Japan was given an unfair verdict by history for its brutal past.
At the same time, he revitalized Japan’s economy, led efforts for the nation to take a stronger role in Asia and served as a rare beacon of political stability before stepping down two years ago for health reasons.
“He’s the most towering political figure in Japan over the past couple of decades,” said Dave Leheny, a political scientist at Waseda University. “He wanted Japan to be respected on the global stage in the way that he felt was deserved. … He also wanted Japan to not have to keep apologizing for World War II.”
Abe, who died after being shot during a campaign speech, was 67.
Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of the attack, which shocked many in Japan, one of the world’s safest nations with some of the strictest gun control laws. Near the suspect was a double-barreled device that appeared to be a handmade gun.
Abe believed that Japan’s postwar track record of economic success, peace and global cooperation was something “other countries should pay more attention to, and that Japanese should be proud of,” Leheny said.
Abe was a darling of conservatives but reviled by many liberals in Japan. And no policy was more divisive than his cherished, ultimately unsuccessful dream to revise Japan’s war-renouncing constitution. His ultra-nationalism also angered the Koreas and China, both wartime victims of Japan.
That push for constitutional revision stemmed from his personal history. Abe’s grandfather, former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, despised the U.S.-drafted constitution, adopted during the American postwar occupation. For Abe, too, the 1947 charter was symbolic of what he saw as the unfair legacy of Japan’s war defeat and an imposition of the victors’ world order and Western values.
That constitution renounces the use of force in international conflicts, and limits Japan’s military to self defense, although the country has a well-equipped modern army, navy and air force that work closely with the United States, Japan’s top ally.
Poor public support for the changes doomed Abe’s push, but the goal still enjoys backing from his ultra-conservative supporters.
Abe bristled against postwar treaties and the tribunal that judged Japanese war criminals. His political rhetoric often focused on making Japan a “normal” and “beautiful” nation with a stronger military and bigger role in international affairs.
He also was a driving force for Japanese conservatives’ efforts to whitewash wartime atrocities and push for an end of apologies over atrocities.
Supporters point to his efforts to raise Japan’s profile on the international stage, and his proposal for a new order of like-minded democracies as a counter to China’s rise, something Washington and others soon endorsed.
Abe was also a big influence on current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s policies, pushing for the bolstering of military capability, including a preemptive-strike capability.
Abe stepped down as prime minister in 2020 because he said the ulcerative colitis he’d had since he was a teenager resurfaced.
He told reporters at the time that it was “gut wrenching” to leave many of his goals unachieved. In addition to the failure on constitutional revision, he was also unable to settle several other unfinished legacies of the war, including normalizing ties with North Korea, settling island disputes with neighbors and signing a peace treaty with Russia formally ending their hostilities in World War II.
Abe was praised in Washington for his push for a stronger U.S.-Japan relationship, which he saw as a means of bolstering Japan’s defense capability. Japan hosts 50,000 U.S. troops as a bulwark in the region amid tensions with China and North Korea.
Abe charmed conservatives with his security policies because of fears of terrorism, North Korea’s missile and nuclear weapons ambitions and China’s military assertiveness.
But there has always been general public support for the pacifist constitution and divided views on amendments within Abe’s governing party. Many lawmakers preferred to focus on economic growth.
Abe said he was proud of working for a stronger Japan-U.S. security alliance and shepherding the first visit by a serving U.S. president to the atom-bombed city of Hiroshima. He also helped Tokyo gain the right to host the 2020 Olympics by pledging that a disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant was “under control” when it was not.
Abe became Japan’s youngest prime minister in 2006, at age 52, but his overly nationalistic first stint abruptly ended a year later, also because of his health.
The end of that scandal-laden term was the beginning of six years of annual Japanese leadership change, remembered as an era of “revolving door” politics that lacked stability and long-term policies.
When he returned to office in 2012, Abe vowed to revitalize the nation and get its economy out of its deflationary doldrums with his “Abenomics” formula, which combined fiscal stimulus, monetary easing and structural reforms.
He won six national elections and built a rock-solid grip on power, bolstering Japan’s defense role and its security alliance with the U.S. He also stepped up patriotic education at schools and raised Japan’s international profile.
Abe left office as Japan’s longest-serving prime minister by consecutive days in office, eclipsing the record of Eisaku Sato, his great-uncle, who served 2,798 days from 1964 to 1972.
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Associated Press writer Stephen Wade contributed to this report. | 2022-07-08T13:24:54+00:00 | abqjournal.com | https://www.abqjournal.com/2514536/shinzo-abe-powerful-former-japan-pm-leaves-divided-legacy.html |
You can help choose the name of this zoo’s newborn rhino
CLEVELAND (WOIO/Gray News) - An Ohio zoo is asking for help naming one of its youngest residents, a female eastern black rhino calf.
Since July 9, when the adorable newborn made her grand debut at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, the mother and baby have spent time bonding, according to a news release.
Zoo officials said there are three options for her name: Ali – meaning supreme, Anika – meaning sweet, or Dalia – meaning gentle. Each of the names are connected to the Eastern black rhino’s native regions in Africa, according to the zoo.
Make your pick: Ali, Anika or Dalia?
To cast your vote, you will need to make a donation supporting conservation efforts before midnight on Aug. 5, according to the release. The name chosen by the zoo will be the name with the highest total donation.
Zoo officials said eastern black rhinos are a critically endangered species, and there are fewer than 750 living in the wild.
Copyright 2022 WOIO via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-07-25T18:37:08+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/2022/07/25/you-can-help-choose-name-this-zoos-newborn-rhino/ |
Zoo’s iconic white rhino, Polly, dies after days of deteriorating health
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - Zoo Knoxville announced the passing of its southern white rhinoceros named Polly this week.
WVLT reports Polly was well-known at the zoo after being a resident for more than 45 years. But on Friday she was euthanized due to failing health.
Polly was 54 years old and was being treated for pain and mobility issues related to her old age, zoo representatives said.
However, Polly’s health began to rapidly deteriorate over the past few days, and her care team decided to euthanize her so she would not endure any more suffering.
“The zoo has been here for 74 years, and Polly was here for 46 of those years,” said Phil Colclough, an animal care director at the zoo. “She is deeply a part of Zoo Knoxville.”
According to the zoo, Polly was one of the oldest rhinos in the country. She came to Zoo Knoxville in 1976 and gave birth to 10 calves over her lifetime.
“During her reproductive years, she helped make Knoxville one of the most successful breeding programs for southern white rhinos in the country. Her offspring have gone on to ensure a future for this species,” Colclough said.
Zoo officials reported all of Polly’s offspring have joined other herds and have had progeny of their own.
“Polly was always an iconic ambassador,” Colclough said. “She left a legacy to be proud of.”
Copyright 2022 WVLT via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-17T02:21:08+00:00 | atlantanewsfirst.com | https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/12/17/zoos-iconic-white-rhino-polly-dies-after-days-deteriorating-health/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Questlove has his own book imprint and is launching it with a memoir by one of the world’s most influential and enigmatic musicians, Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone.
“Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” named for the Sly and the Family Stone hit, will be released Oct. 17 through Questlove’s AUWA Books imprint, part of Macmillan Publishers. The memoir is co-written by Ben Greenman and will track Stone’s rise to the heights of stardom in the late 1960s to his long decline and virtual disappearance from the music scene.
“For as long as I can remember folks have been asking me to tell my story,” the 80-year-old Stone, who was born Sylvester Stewart, said in a statement Wednesday. “I wasn’t ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become Sylvester Stewart again to tell the true story of Sly Stone. It’s been a wild ride and hopefully my fans enjoy it too.”
Other books planned for the AUWA imprint include “Handbook for the Revolution: The Essential Guide for Workplace Organizing,” by Amazon Labor Union activist Derrick Palmer and “Hip-Hop Is History,” a chronology of hip-hop’s first 50 years co-written by Questlove and Greenman.
“I have been writing books for over a decade, so it seemed like a natural step to publish them too,” Questlove said in a statement. A Grammy-winning musician and creator of the Oscar-winning documentary “Summer of Soul,” Questlove is also planning a film about Stone, whose other hits include “Dance to the Music” and “Everyday People.” | 2023-03-22T17:25:26+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/sly-stone-book-to-be-released-through-new-questlove-imprint/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Soccer player Megan Rapinoe admonished her fellow athletes for not doing enough to speak out and encouraged them to support detained WNBA star Brittney Griner at The ESPYS on Wednesday night.
Griner was arrested in Russia in February after customs officials said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of transporting drugs.
“For me, the most striking thing is that BG’s not here. BG deserves to be free, she’s being held as a political prisoner, obviously,” Rapinoe said while accepting a trophy for best play at the show honoring the past year’s top athletes and moments in sports.
“Like what are we doing here dressed up like we are when our sister is detained abroad? We haven’t done enough, none of us. We can do more, we can support her more, and just let her know that we love her so much.”
“First, bring BG home. Gotta do that,” tennis great Billie Jean King said.
Griner has pleaded guilty in court and acknowledged possessing the canisters but said she had no criminal intent.
Rapinoe urged her fellow competitors to keep Griner’s face and name on social media.
“Every time we say it in interviews, it puts pressure on everybody,” she said. “It puts pressure on the administration, it puts pressure on Russia, it puts pressure on Putin, it puts pressure on everyone, and it lets BG know also above everything that we love her and that we miss her and that we’re thinking about her all the time.”
NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry hosted the show and joined WNBA players Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith in calling attention to Griner’s plight.
“It’s been 153 nights now that BG has been wrongfully detained thousands of miles away from home, away from her family, away from her friends, away from her team,” Diggins-Smith said. “All throughout that time, we’ve kept her in our thoughts and in our hearts even though we know that ain’t nearly enough to bring her home, y’all.”
Wearing her Phoenix Mercury jersey under his track suit, Curry noted the effort being made to free Griner.
“But as we hope for the best, we urge the entire global sports community to continue to stay energized on her behalf,” he said. “She’s one of us, the team of athletes in this room tonight and all over the world. A team that has nothing to do with politics or global conflict.”
They were applauded by Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, who was in the audience at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Curry picked up a trophy, too, for best record-breaking performance, having set the mark for most 3-pointers made in league history. He also shared the best team award with the NBA champion Golden State Warriors.
Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani won best athlete in men’s sports.
“It’s an honor to be in the same category as all of you. You are the best at what you do,” the Japanese player said, speaking in English via videotape. “Have a wonderful everything and enjoy your afterparties.”
Olympic swimming champion Katie Ledecky won best athlete in women’s sports.
Ledecky earned two golds and two silvers at the Tokyo Games last year, giving her 10 career Olympic medals. She received her trophy from Maybelle Blair, the 95-year-old who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
“I represent one of the few sports that is also a really important life skill, so I want to encourage all the parents here, anyone watching, to make sure your kids learn how to swim,” Ledecky said. “Our planet is 70% water, so it’s very important.”
Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko was honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, having impacted the world beyond sports. Klitschko, mayor of embattled Kyiv, Ukraine, since 2014, wasn’t present. He appeared in a pre-taped video.
King led off a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the federal legislation that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools that receive government funding.
She was joined by Lisa Leslie, Brandi Chastain, Chloe Kim, Allyson Felix, Aly Raisman and Rapinoe, among others. They spoke against a background of black-and-white photos showing women athletes in action, on the field or in the streets advocating for gender equality. Their comments were interspersed with country singer Mickey Guyton performing her songs “What Are You Gonna Tell Her?” and “Remember Her Name.”
The ESPYS were criticized by South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley for not inviting consensus player of the year Aliyah Boston to the show. Boston had hoped to attend and was disappointed not to be asked. She was issued a last-minute invitation but declined it.
ESPN said COVID-19 concerns and a smaller venue forced organizers to prioritize invitees to the show. Boston was nominated in a non-televised category that was handed out a night earlier. She lost to Oklahoma softball star Jocelyn Alo, who took part in the Title IX tribute.
ESPN college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. The 83-year-old has undergone multiple melanoma surgeries and six months of chemotherapy for lymphoma over the last year. In March, he said he was cancer free.
Vitale dismissed messages on the teleprompter urging him to conclude his remarks, which stretched to 20 minutes.
“I’m gonna wrap up in about three minutes,” he said in a raspy voice. “Jimmy’s dream was to beat cancer. We must do it because it doesn’t discriminate. It comes after all.”
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More AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-07-21T22:48:59+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/sports/ap-sports/katie-ledecky-wins-best-womens-athlete-at-the-espys/ |
House Democrats propose $28 million bill to address baby formula shortage
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats unveiled a $28 million emergency spending bill Tuesday to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the Democratic chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said the bill would help the Food and Drug Administration take important steps to restore the formula supply in a safe and secure manner.
The funding would increase FDA staffing focused on the formula shortage to boost inspections, prevent fraudulent products from getting onto store shelves and acquire better data on the marketplace, lawmakers said.
The shortage stems from a February recall by Abbott Nutrition that exacerbated ongoing supply chain disruptions among formula makers, leaving fewer options on stores shelves across much of the country. DeLauro has also been critical of the FDA for a failure to address “with any sense of urgency” the safety concerns at Abbott’s plant in Michigan that prompted the shortage.
“The stories of mothers and fathers struggling to find formula and the images of empty store shelves are heartbreaking,” DeLauro said. “Parents and caretakers across the country cannot wait. They need our support now.”
Abbott is one of only a handful of companies that produce the vast majority of the U.S. formula supply, so their recall wiped out a large segment of the market. Federal regulators reached a deal this week to allow the company to restart the Michigan plant, but Abbott said it will take eight to ten weeks before new products begin arriving in stores.
The House Appropriations Committee will hear from FDA Commissioner Robert Califf on Thursday to discuss the agency’s budget. Lawmakers are expected to focus much of the discussion on the formula shortage. A panel is also expected to have a second hearing featuring experts who will discuss the recall of infant formula produced at the Abbott facility and the FDA’s handling of the recall.
The House is expected to take up the emergency spending measure later this week before lawmakers head back to their congressional districts for the next two weeks. The bill would also need approval in an evenly divided Senate, where it will need support from at least 10 Republicans before it could be signed into law.
Meanwhile, the FDA is looking to boost imports by streamlining its review process to make it easier for foreign manufacturers to begin shipping more formula into the U.S.
Swiss conglomerate Nestlé said Tuesday it had already increased production and moved up planned shipments to the U.S. to alleviate the shortages. Nestlé is also rushing the shipments via air.
Nestlé said it prioritized the shipment of two products that it was already importing __ Gerber Good Start Extensive HA from the Netherlands and Alfamino from Switzerland __ because they serve a critical need. The products are made for babies who are allergic to cow’s milk.
Nestlé said it is reviewing the new guidance from the FDA, which temporarily relaxes import restrictions on baby formula, and it might start importing more varieties.
“We are reviewing the guidance and assessing where we may be able to tap into the Nestlé global nutrition network to help,” a company spokesperson said in a statement.
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AP Business Writer Dee-Ann Durbin contributed from Detroit.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-05-17T18:43:52+00:00 | mysuncoast.com | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/05/17/house-democrats-propose-28-million-bill-address-baby-formula-shortage/ |
How a dehumidifier works
Too much moisture in the air can quickly make your home uncomfortable. It can lead to health problems, too.
High levels of water vapor in the air, known as humidity, are common during hotter months because warm air can hold more moisture than cold air. While location and season influence humidity, a home’s layout and construction also may create spaces where humidity is high.
To lower humidity and make spaces more comfortable and safe, you need a suitable dehumidifier.
How humidity works
The amount of water vapor in the air at any given moment is referred to as humidity. When the air is dry, humidity is low, and when the air feels wet and heavy, the humidity level is high. Too much or too little humidity leads to discomfort and health concerns.
In cold, dry winter months, a lack of humidity can cause itchy, cracked skin and breathing problems. Too much humidity, however, can exacerbate asthma or allergies and create an atmosphere suited for harmful organisms, including mold and mites. Some people may have trouble sleeping in both situations.
When most people discuss humidity, they are referring to relative humidity, which is the measure of moisture in the air compared to how much the air can actually hold. This measurement is expressed as a percentage.
While everyone has preferences, most people desire a relative humidity of 35% to 50% throughout the year. To add moisture to the air, you need a humidifier; to remove the water vapor and lower relative humidity, you need a dehumidifier.
Where humidity comes from
Water vapor comes from a variety of sources within and without the house. The simple act of breathing adds water to the air. However, inside an enclosed space, appliances such as dishwashers and dryers expel warm air and moisture. Hot showers, tea kettles and even fish tanks are contributors to humidity too.
When paired with seasonal high temperatures, these devices and activities exacerbate relative humidity.
How to measure humidity
Humidity is measured by a hygrometer. They’re handy to have, particularly if you’re concerned about water vapor in the air and its consequences. Some weather stations measure relative humidity and other key metrics from outside your home.
However, you don’t need such devices to determine if you need a dehumidifier. Sometimes the weather or season will dictate that. You also may be able to tell the air is too moist by how it feels on your skin, or if you notice condensation in certain spaces.
How dehumidifiers work
A dehumidifier draws in warm air from the immediate area, bringing it in contact with cool coils within the machine. When they make contact, condensation forms and is collected.
Dehumidifier pros
By removing moisture from the air, a dehumidifier provides short- and long-term comfort and health benefits.
- Dehumidifiers prevent the growth and spread of mold and mildew.
- Insects such as silverfish and cockroaches are attracted to warm spaces, particularly where there is mold. A dehumidifier can help prevent their spread.
- While dehumidifiers don’t cool the air, dry air is more comfortable.
- Too much humidity may exacerbate breathing conditions such as asthma. A dehumidifier eases these.
- Dehumidifiers may reduce allergens causing itchiness, sneezing or chest pain.
Dehumidifier cons
It’s harder to remove moisture from the air than it is to add it. While most humidifiers are small, quiet and inexpensive, the most powerful dehumidifiers are bulky, noisy and pricey.
How much a dehumidifier can cover
Dehumidifiers have a limited range from which they can draw moisture. Some are designed for small bedrooms while others are suited for large common areas. Consider what room or rooms need attention and how best to use your resources. Some spaces, particularly basements, may require a regularly running machine, while others may only temporarily need a dehumidifier.
Capacity
A dehumidifier removes water from the air and places it into a reservoir, which needs to be emptied regularly. Note the size of the reservoir, which indicates how much water it can hold, as well as the machine’s power, which informs the rate at which it fills up.
While smaller dehumidifiers may remove 1 liter or less of water from the air a day, the biggest ones extract up to 30.
Location
Basements, especially if they house washers and dryers, and bathrooms where you enjoy a hot shower or bath are two spaces most often in need of a dehumidifier. Attics — or any room with poor ventilation or a lack of air conditioning — also may require a dehumidifier.
How to use a dehumidifier
There are some precautions to take before and while using dehumidifiers, as well as useful features to enjoy.
- Clean the space before use, paying special attention to dust and dirt. The machine can spread around particles, which can also clog the filter.
- Position the dehumidifier at least a foot from any walls or flat surfaces so as not to block inflow or outflow.
- Close windows and doors so air doesn’t continually circulate and bring in more moisture.
- A humidistat identifies the current relative humidity in the space. On most dehumidifiers, you can set your desired humidity.
- Programmable dehumidifiers let you set a specific time to run, such as during the day when you are out, or overnight to conserve energy.
- Continuous drainage lets a hose expel water into a nearby sink or drain so you don’t need to empty a container.
- Clean the air filter at least once a month.
Cost
Compact dehumidifiers for bathroom or bedroom use cost $30-$60. To cover the average common space or living room, however, expect to pay from $150-$250.
Best dehumidifiers
Frigidaire 22-Pint Dehumidifier
This mid-size dehumidifier comes from a trusted name and offers plenty of value for most spaces. It features an automatic shut-off and a rear spigot for continuous drainage, as well as caster wheels for easy movement.
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For smaller spaces, this compact, quiet dehumidifier creates a comfortable atmosphere with easy operation. An automatic shut-off and full water tank light provide convenience.
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Black and Decker 1,500-Square-Foot Dehumidifier
This Energy Star-certified dehumidifier is good for medium to large spaces such as basements. It’s portable and removes up to 20 pints a day.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Sandy León has worn many jersey numbers during a long career in Major League Baseball.
To understand the gravity of the No. 12 that adorns the catcher’s uniform this season with the Texas Rangers, he has to revisit the worst day of his life.
That was Aug. 18, 2020. León, then playing for Cleveland, had just arrived by bus to the team hotel in Pittsburgh when he called his wife, Liliana, who was at home in Fort Myers, Florida, with their two small children.
He was growing concerned after several unanswered calls. Then he began getting alerts from his home security system.
“That happens when somebody is making a lot of noise in the house, when the camera gets the sounds,” León said.
He logged onto an app where he can monitor the cameras in their home. He discovered a horrifying scene with Liliana and their then-15-month-old daughter, Nahomy.
“My wife was screaming, and she was praying,” León recalled. “She was saying words I didn’t understand. Then I saw (Nahomy) on the ground. She was purple. She was dead.”
Little Nahomy had wandered outside and slipped through an open gate to a backyard pool. She fell in the water trying to grab a rubber duck.
When a frantic Liliana discovered her, she was motionless and floating face down in the pool. She jumped in, grabbed the girl and rushed her to the kitchen, where she called 911 while trying to revive her.
Nahomy wasn’t breathing. The natural color had drained from her tiny body.
“She looked black, deeply black,” Liliana said. “I tried to open her eyes and it was blank. I don’t see her eyes. All the things that I looked on her, she was dying, she was dying, she was dying.”
Liliana hadn’t been trained in CPR, but she tried it anyway. She pressed on Nahomy’s chest again and again.
“I did CPR like five times, but nothing happened,” Liliana said. “She didn’t do anything.”
Getting no response, she abandoned her resuscitation efforts.
Needing a miracle, she did the one thing she thought could help.
“The only one who could do something for her was God,” Liliana said. “So, I just prayed. Holy spirit help me. Holy spirit help me. Because I knew that my daughter was dying.”
She screamed that plea over and over while an ambulance raced to the house. Meanwhile, a terror-stricken Sandy desperately tried to comprehend what he was witnessing on that tiny screen.
Liliana clutched her dying daughter’s tiny hand. It was then she noticed a small sign that gave her hope.
“I started to see in her fingers, at the bottom of her fingers, that it was a little bit pink,” Liliana said. “Then all of her body color started to change, and she began to look like a normal, live person.”
The mother wept as her daughter began showing signs of life.
“Then she started to breathe,” she said. “But it was really, really difficult and really, like, forced.”
Relief washed over Liliana.
“In that moment I was like, ‘Oh my God it happened,’” she said. “‘She’s alive again.'”
Paramedics soon rushed in. As they worked on Nahomy, they peppered Liliana with questions about what happened.
The big one: How long was she in the pool?
Liliana didn’t know. But she told them there was a surveillance camera they could check.
Nahomy was taken to a hospital, sedated and placed on a ventilator while the water was drained from her lungs.
Still unable to reach Liliana, Sandy talked to a neighbor, who provided scant details.
“She told me (Liliana) brought her back and then the ambulance came,” Sandy said.
Sitting in that faraway room in Pittsburgh, Sandy was at a loss.
“I was having a hard time at the hotel,” he said. “I didn’t know what to do.”
Needing help, he called someone from the team. Officials chartered a private jet so he could get to his baby girl immediately.
Liliana was sitting in the hospital room with Nahomy when authorities who saw the video — which the Leóns showed to The Associated Press — came in to talk to her about what they saw.
“They looked at me with that face that something really, really bad happened,” she said. “And they told me from the time she fell, until the time you picked her up was 12 minutes.”
Twelve minutes.
“When I heard them say that she was in the pool for that long, I broke down,” Sandy said. “I was like, ‘She’s not coming back.’”
Doctors warned the family that even if Nahomy awoke, she was almost certain to have brain damage because of how long she was in the water.
They cautioned that she might not be able to walk, talk or do everyday things that people take for granted. The next 72 hours, they said, would be crucial in discovering what toll this had taken on Nahomy.
Sandy arrived in Fort Meyers at about 8 p.m. that night. He was not prepared for what he saw.
“She was in the bed with all the tubes, and she still wasn’t breathing by herself,” he said. “It was tough. I didn’t know what to do. I went to my wife, and I just hugged her.”
The couple spent that night in the small room with their little girl as she fought for her life.
A groggy Sandy woke up at 6:30 the next morning and couldn’t believe his eyes.
“I saw my daughter on her knees on the bed,” he said. “She’s awake. I don’t know what happened.”
By 10 that morning, she was breathing by herself. She started talking immediately when tubes were removed from her throat.
“She just said: ‘Papi you’re here,’” Liliana recalled. “He said: ‘Yes, I’m here baby, with you.’”
The Leóns were encouraged, but doctors still cautioned that Nahomy could have physical difficulties. But later that day, they removed the remainder of the tubes and put her on the floor.
“And she started running,” Sandy said. “The doctors couldn’t believe it.”
Nahomy spent a few days in the hospital recovering and undergoing tests to make sure she was OK. Everything came back clean, and the family got to go home. The medical team told the Leóns they couldn’t explain Nahomy’s recovery. A few called it a miracle.
She’s perfectly healthy now and has no lingering effects from the harrowing experience. She’ll turn 4 later this month and revels in being a girly girl, loving anything that’s pink or sparkly.
“She really likes to think she is a princess,” Liliana said. “She really loves her dad. She’s a daddy’s girl. And she loves to sing, dance. She is a normal girl.”
The Leóns shared their story with the AP before news this weekend that the 2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett drowned in a swimming pool at the family’s home.
Last year, several family members were reminiscing about what happened to Nahomy and her remarkable recovery in a group text. Someone suggested to Sandy — a journeyman catcher who has now worn seven different numbers with six teams — that he change to No. 12 to mark that interminable time she spent in the pool.
It wasn’t available last year in Minnesota. But when he joined the Rangers this season, he finally got the number that means so much to his family.
And each time he buttons up that jersey and puts the No. 12 across his back, he says a little prayer to give thanks that the number didn’t take his beloved Nahomy away.
“I feel blessed and grateful every time I go onto the field knowing that she’s normal and nothing happened,” he said. “She has no idea, but it’s so special for me.”
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-04T21:25:57+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/sports/ap-sports/sandy-leon-recalls-harrowing-day-young-daughter-fell-in-pool/ |
Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s Tylenol and other medicines.
Doctors and other experts say the problem could persist through the winter cold-and-flu season but should not last as long as other recent shortages of baby formula or prescription drugs.
They also say parents have alternatives if they encounter empty store shelves.
Here’s a closer look:
WHAT’S HAPPENING
An unusually fast start to the annual U.S. flu season, plus a spike in other respiratory illnesses, created a surge in demand for fever relievers and other products people can buy without a prescription.
“There are more sick kids at this time of year than we have seen in the past couple years,” said Dr. Shannon Dillon, a pediatrician at Riley Children’s Health in Indianapolis.
Experts say that’s the main factor behind the shortages, which vary around the country and even within communities.
“At this point, it’s more like toilet paper at the beginning of the (COVID-19) pandemic,” Dillon said “You just have to look in the right place at the right time.”
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson says it is not experiencing widespread shortages of Children’s Tylenol, but the product may be “less readily available” at some stores. The company said it is running its production lines around the clock.
In the meantime, CVS Health has placed a two-product limit on all children’s pain relief products bought through its pharmacies or online.
Walgreens is limiting customers online to six purchases of children’s over-the-counter fever reducing products. That limit doesn’t apply in stores.
Aside from over-the-counter products, the prescription antibiotic amoxicillin also is in short supply due to increased demand, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The drug is often used to treat nose and throat infections in children.
WHAT TO DO
Check first for alternatives in the store if some products aren’t available. Generic versions of brand-name products are “perfectly safe and often a much more affordable option,” Dillon said.
Other stores nearby also may have better options. Manufacturers say there are no widespread national shortages of these medications, according to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association.
A family doctor may know which stores have decent supplies.
A doctor also may be able to tell parents whether they can try alternatives like crushing the proper dose of a pill version and mixing it with food or chocolate syrup. Doctors say parents or caregivers should not try this on their own, because determining proper doses for children can be tricky.
“You don’t need to experiment at home,” said Dr. Sarah Nosal, a South Bronx family physician. “Your family doctor wants to talk to you and see you.”
GOING WITHOUT
Doctors also caution that fevers don’t always have to be treated. They are a body’s natural defense against infection, and they make it hard for a virus to replicate.
Dillon noted, for instance, that a fever may not be intrinsically harmful to older children. However, parents should take a newborn under 2 months old to the doctor if the child has a fever of 100.4 degrees or more. And doctors say any child with a fever should be monitored for behavior changes.
Instead of medicine, consider giving the child a bath in lukewarm water. Cold water makes the body shiver, which can actually raise the temperature.
Put fans in the child’s room or set up a cool mist humidifier to help their lungs.
Nosal also said two teaspoons of honey can help control coughs in children older than a year. Avoid using honey for young children because it carries a risk of infant botulism.
WHEN WILL SUPPLIES GET BETTER?
Shortages might last in some communities until early next year.
Resolving them can depend on whether there are enough workers at warehouses and stores to deliver the product and stock the shelves, noted Erin Fox. She researches drug shortages and is the senior pharmacy director at University of Utah Health, which runs five hospitals.
Fox said there are no problems at factories or a lack of ingredients contributing to current shortages. Those obstacles can lead to long supply disruptions.
“I don’t expect this to last a year or more like some of our other shortages do,” she said.
AP Health Writer Matthew Perrone in Washington contributed to this story. Murphy reported from Indianapolis. | 2022-12-19T23:11:22+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-childrens-medicine-shortage-20221219-6tu54jg7hjdubmb2edfw6etpcu-story.html |
Cheney braces for loss as Trump tested in Wyoming and Alaska
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a leader in the Republican resistance to former President Donald Trump, is fighting to save her seat in the U.S. House on Tuesday as voters weigh in on the direction of the GOP.
Cheney’s team is bracing for a loss against a Trump-backed challenger in the state in which he won by the largest of margins during the 2020 campaign.
Win or lose in deep-red Wyoming, the 56-year-old daughter of a vice president is vowing not to disappear from national politics as she contemplates a 2024 presidential bid. But in the short term, Cheney is facing a dire threat from Republican opponent Harriet Hageman, a Cheyenne ranching industry attorney who has harnessed the full fury of the Trump movement in her bid to expel Cheney from the House.
“I’m still hopeful that the polling numbers are wrong,” said Landon Brown, a Wyoming state representative and vocal Cheney ally. “It’ll be a crying shame really if she does lose. It shows just how much of a stranglehold that Donald Trump has on the Republican Party.”
Tuesday’s contests in Wyoming and Alaska offer one of the final tests for Trump and his brand of hard-line politics ahead of the November general election. So far, the former president has largely dominated the fight to shape the GOP in his image, having helped install loyalists in key general election matchups from Arizona to Georgia to Pennsylvania.
This week’s contests come just eight days after the FBI executed a search warrant at Trump’s Florida estate, recovering 11 sets of classified records. Some were marked “sensitive compartmented information,” a special category meant to protect the nation’s most important secrets. The Republican Party initially rallied behind the former president, although the reaction turned somewhat mixed as more details emerged.
In Alaska, a recent change to state election law gives a periodic Trump critic, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an opportunity to survive the former president’s wrath, even after she voted to convict him in his second impeachment trial.
The top four primary Senate candidates in Alaska, regardless of party, will advance to the November general election, where voters will rank them in order of preference.
In all, seven Republican senators and 10 Republican House members joined every Democrat in supporting Trump’s impeachment in the days after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress tried to certify President Joe Biden’s victory.
Just two of those 10 House members have won their GOP primaries this year. The rest have lost or declined to seek reelection. Cheney would be just the third to return to Congress if she defies expectations on Tuesday.
And Murkowski is the only pro-impeachment senator running for reelection this year.
She is facing 18 opponents — the most prominent of which is Republican Kelly Tshibaka, who has been endorsed by Trump — in her push to preserve a seat she has held for nearly 20 years. Trump railed against Murkowski on social media and in her home state of Alaska, where he hosted a rally with Tshibaka last month in Anchorage.
In contrast to vulnerable Republican candidates who cozied up to Trump in other states this summer, Murkowski continues to promote her bipartisan credentials.
“When you get the ideas from both sides coming together, little bit of compromise in the middle, this is what lasts beyond administrations, beyond changes in leadership,” the Republican senator said in a video posted on social media over the weekend. “This is what allows for stability and certainty. And it comes through bipartisanship.”
On the other side of the GOP’s tent, Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and vice-presidential nominee, hopes to spark a political comeback on Tuesday.
Endorsed by Trump, she finished first among 48 candidates to qualify for a special election seeking to replace Rep. Don Young, who died in March at age 88, after 49 years as Alaska’s lone House member. Palin is actually on Tuesday’s ballot twice: once in a special election to complete Young’s term and another for a full two-year House term starting in January. She’s running against Republican Nick Begich and Democrat Mary Peltola in the special election and a larger field in the primary.
Ever an outsider, Palin spent recent days attacking Murkowski, a fellow Republican, and those who instituted the open primary and ranked-choice voting system in 2020.
“I’ve said all along that ranked-choice voting was designed to benefit Democrats and RINOs, specifically Sen. Lisa Murkowski (who stood no chance of winning a Republican nomination) along with other political dynasty family members in Alaska,” Palin wrote in a recent statement calling for the law’s repeal.
Back in Wyoming, Cheney’s political survival may depend upon persuading enough Democrats to cast ballots in her Republican primary election. While some Democrats have rallied behind her, it’s unclear whether there are enough in the state to make a difference. Biden earned just 26% of Wyoming’s vote in 2020.
Many Republicans in the state — and in the country — have essentially excommunicated Cheney because of her outspoken criticism of Trump. The House GOP ousted her as the No. 3 House leader last year. And more recently, the Wyoming GOP and Republican National Committee censured her.
Anti-Trump groups such as U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s Country First PAC and the Republican Accountability Project have worked to encourage independents and Democrats to support Cheney in recent weeks. They are clearly disappointed by the expected outcome of Tuesday’s election, although some are hopeful about her political future.
“What’s remarkable is that in the face of almost certain defeat she’s never once wavered,” said Sarah Longwell, executive director of the Republican Accountability Project. “We’ve been watching a national American figure be forged. It’s funny how small the election feels — the Wyoming election — because she feels bigger than it now.”
Cheney has seemingly welcomed defeat by devoting almost every resource at her disposal to ending Trump’s political career since the insurrection.
She emerged as a leader in the congressional committee investigating Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 attack, giving the Democrat-led panel genuine bipartisan credibility. She has also devoted the vast majority of her time to the committee instead of the campaign trail back home, a decision that still fuels murmurs of disapproval among some Wyoming allies. And she has closed out the primary campaign with an unflinching anti-Trump message.
“In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who was a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” former Vice President Dick Cheney said in a recent ad produced by his daughter’s campaign.
He continued, “There is nothing more important she will ever do than lead the effort to make sure Donald Trump is never again near the Oval Office.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Wozniacki, a former No. 1-ranked tennis player and the 2018 Australian Open champion, announced Thursday that she is returning to competition three years after she retired.
The U.S. Tennis Association said it will grant her a wild-card invitation to participate in the U.S. Open.
“Over these past three years away from the game I got to make up for lost time with my family, I became a mother and now have two beautiful children I am so grateful for. But I still have goals I want to accomplish. I want to show my kids that you can pursue your dreams no matter your age or role,” Wozniacki wrote on Twitter. “We decided as a family it’s time. I’m coming back to play and I can’t wait!”
Wozniacki, who turns 33 next month, has not played since the 2020 Australian Open.
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AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-06-29T14:27:54+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-caroline-wozniacki-is-returning-to-tennis-3-years-after-retiring-she-will-get-a-us-open-wild-card/ |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations had just warned of a world gone badly wrong — a place where inequity was on the rise, war was back in Europe, fragmentation was everywhere, the pandemic was pushing onward and technology was tearing things apart as much as it was uniting them.
“Our world is in big trouble. Divides are growing deeper. Inequalities are growing wider. Challenges are spreading farther,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday morning as he opened the general debate at the 77th U.N. General Assembly. And he was, on all counts, incontrovertibly correct.
Yet barely an hour later, here were two U.N. delegates — one Asian, one African — grinning and standing in the sun-dappled lobby of the U.N. Secretariat Building, thrilled to be there in person on this particular morning as they snapped photos of each other, laughing along the way as they captured the moment.
Hope: It can be hard to find anywhere these days, much less for the people who walk the floors of the United Nations, where shouldering the world’s weight is central to the job description. After all, this is an institution that listened last year as the president of the not-yet-at-war nation of Ukraine described it as being “like a retired superhero who has long forgotten how great they once were.”
And when world leaders are trying to solve some of humanity’s thorniest problems — or, to be frank, sometimes to impede solutions to those same problems — it’s easy, from a distance, to lose sight of hope through the haze of negative adjectives.
Yet beneath the layers of existential gloom Tuesday — and this is no doubt a pandemic-exhausted group of people representing a world in a really bad mood from so many disquieting challenges — there were signs of brightness poking through like persistent clovers in the sidewalk cracks.
“For each and every one of us, the U.N. is a unique platform for dialogue and for cooperation,” Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said. Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. spoke of his country being an “optimistic” nation for whom “solutions are within our collective grasp.”
“There’s one friend of mine who is a neurosurgeon who said my problem is I’m a congenital optimist,” U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday ahead of a meeting with Guterres. “But I am optimistic. I think we can make things better.”
And David Kabua, president of the ocean-besieged Marshall Islands — a man who has little reason to express optimism these days — came to the United Nations and spoke of “this iconic hall, the symbol of humanity’s hope and aspiration for world peace, prosperity, and international cooperation.”
“As humanity strives to defend freedom and build lasting peace, the U.N.’s role is indispensable,” said South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
There were many other such moments Tuesday and Wednesday. Taken together, they are noteworthy: There seems a collective sense — echoed by leader after leader in different, sometimes oblique ways — that even when it disappoints or falters, the United Nations must be a place of hope amid the cold-eyed pragmatism.
Why is that? Part of it is the unswerving commitment since the U.N.’s very beginnings to the principle of multilateralism, a $10 word for playing nicely with each other. And to play nicely when your feuds are ancient or bloody or seemingly insurmountable — to even try — requires hope.
That’s always been true, though. There’s also something else, something unique to this year, to this moment. In the frightening early pandemic days of 2020, the U.N. General Assembly was all virtual, and leaders stayed home and made videos. Last year, despite a theme of “Building Resilience Through Hope,” the hybrid General Assembly produced spotty leader attendance and little sense of the world congregating.
Now, though the pandemic persists, the U.N. grounds are alive with people from most of the planet’s backgrounds and traditions, interacting and talking and generally doing what the United Nations was built to do — take nations and turn them into people, as the late Sen. William Fulbright used to say.
Even when nothing is in session, they’re doing what the whole outfit was designed to do — figuring out, bit by bit, what the world should look like.
“It’s the only place in international organizations where there is this effort to define what is collectively shared,” says Katie Laatikainen, a professor of political science and international relations at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, who studies the United Nations.
“They’re working to figure out what it means to be part of the international community,” she says. “They’ve learned the language of appealing to the `we,’ and it encourages others to define the `we’ and commit to the `we.’”
Guterres made sure to infuse that sensibility as he opened the proceedings with his doom-saturated speech. He told of a ship called the Brave Commander, loaded with Ukrainian grain and — helped by the warring nations of Ukraine and Russia — headed for the Horn of Africa, where it can help prevent famine.
It flew under a U.N. flag, and Guterres said it and the dozens of ships that followed were not only carrying grain; they were carrying “one of today’s rarest commodities” — hope.
“By acting as one,” he said, “we can nurture fragile shoots of hope.”
So, no: Hope is not absent at the United Nations this week. That much is certain. It’s contained, it’s muted, it’s tentative. But it is there, gossamer though it might be — even if some might find the notion naive. “Our opportunity is here and now,” said the president of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi of Hungary.
The world, after all, is not an easy place. Was it ever? The second secretary-general of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjöld, understood that. “The United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven,” he said, “but in order to save us from hell.”
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Ted Anthony, AP’s director of new storytelling and newsroom innovation, has been writing about international affairs since 1995 and has supervised U.N. General Assembly coverage since 2017. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/anthonyted and, for more AP coverage of the UNGA, visit https://apnews.com/hub/united-nations-general-assembly | 2022-09-23T18:22:10+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-at-un-hope-peeks-through-the-gloom-despite-a-global-morass/ |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Since her breakthrough role as Vanessa in the film adaptation of “In The Heights,” Melissa Barrera has been working non-stop on the big and small screen. Only this year, she appeared in “Scream 5” and is filming a sequel, and stars in the upcoming Benjamin Millepied's reimagining of the opera “Carmen” and Lori Evans Taylor's “Bed Rest,” which she also produced.
Starting Thursday, the Mexican actress can be seen in “Keep Breathing,” a Netflix miniseries about the lone survivor of a plane crash in the middle of the Canadian wilderness.
Barrera — along with Ana de Armas — is among few Latin actresses given a wide variety of roles, far beyond the characters Latina's have been allowed to play, while the discussion about the lack of representation continues in Hollywood.
“It’s so easy for the industry to just keep us in the corner and keep us on a side lane and just give us these certain opportunities that they have designated are for us,” Barrera said in a recent interview with The Associated Press from Montreal, where she is shooting “Scream 6.” “If we don’t fight to come to the center lanes, they’re going to keep us on the sidelines the entire time."
“I crave the kind of representation where my identity is not the center and the most important part about the story that we’re telling," she added. “I know it’s necessary, and we do need the Latino and Latina stories to be getting told, and I want to do that. But I also just want to tell stories.”
In “Keep Breathing,” Barrera, 32, plays New York lawyer Liv, a cold, work-oriented woman who has to battle an unforgiving wilderness and past personal traumas to survive. It was a very demanding role that got her to the point of exhaustion fast, but the actress says she pushed through and used that in her performance, which she also fueled with traits of her younger self.
Answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.
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AP: The series starts with the plane crash. Have you ever had a nerve-racking experience in the air?
BARRERA: I’m pretty chill in planes. Literally, do not have a care in the world. I have never had bad turbulence. I’ve never had an air pocket where the plane drops. I’ve never had an experience where the plane like touches and goes back, you know, like those kinds of things that would make your stomach drop. Never had that! So, I’m not scared of planes at all.
AP: How did you handle that scene then?
BARRERA: I mean, I’ve had dreams of plane crashes. I have this recurring dream where I’m on a plane and I look out the window and there’s another plane that’s coming straight towards us, and right before they’re going to crash into us, I wake up, every time. It’s terrifying. I don’t know, you just channel some other fear. I channel the idea of dying and not getting to see my family ever again, and my loved ones. That’s usually what I go to. And also it helped that they built this incredible rig, and they put a plane on it. It was like a Disneyland ride. The plane would move and shake, and that helps also.
AP: It looks like a very demanding role, both physically and emotionally. Was it as hard as it seems?
BARRERA: It was harder. (Laughs.) I knew going into it, because of the nature of the show — you’re outside, I’m alone most of the time, it’s very physical and also the emotional arc is so intense. I feel like it’s actually a survival show about surviving your mind, surviving your insecurities, your childhood traumas. It’s all about mental survival, and I knew that it was going to be hard, so I prepared myself emotionally, mentally. That normally works in every single thing that I do: I don’t get tired, I can do the whole shoot and then, at the end, I need to be in bed for a week. This time, two weeks into the shoot I couldn’t get up from bed. I was like, “What did I get myself into? How am I going to survive another two and a half months of this?” And then you just do it! You use the exhaustion and you put it into the character and let it fuel the frustration and the anxiety and the panic and all of that.
AP: Liv is a lawyer, you are an artist. Did you find any common ground between the two of you?
BARRERA: A lot! I found that we were similar in a lot of ways. We’re both very work-oriented, we like to keep ourselves busy. I used to be more like Liv in that I have trouble communicating feelings. I’d rather just keep moving and stay distracted so I don’t have to deal with emotional stuff, so it was easy for me to revert to how I used to be and put that into her.
AP: What made you change in real life?
BARRERA: My husband (Mexican singer and entrepreneur Paco Zazueta.) My husband taught me a lot about communicating and letting people in and trusting and being expressive and all of that. He’s changed me a lot in the time that we’ve been together, I’ve learned a lot from him.
AP: By the amount of work you've been doing since “In the Heights,” it seems like it opened many doors for you. How do you feel about your career at this point?
BARRERA: I feel good. I feel like every single thing is a step up the ladder. Definitely, “In the Heights” opened a lot of doors for me — that was my first big movie, so that was the first time that a lot of people saw me. I love being able to show different sides of me with different characters. I strive to always move to a project that’s going to be completely different, or very different from what I just did. And I feel like I have been lucky that I’ve been able to do that so far. But I still feel like I’m just starting.
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Sigal Ratner-Arias is on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sigalratner. | 2022-07-28T17:43:06+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Q-A-Melissa-Barrera-survives-on-screen-and-in-17335367.php |
PHOENIX — With the Super Bowl only a day away, you're probably thinking that there is no way to get tickets anymore.
Well, you might be surprised at how many are still available and how much cheaper they have become than just a few days ago.
StubHub, a ticket resale company, has listings for over a hundred Super Bowl LVII tickets with availability in almost every section of the stadium.
Just two days ago on Thursday, StubHub said that the average ticket price $6,800. On Saturday evening, there are now tickets being sold under the $3,000 mark.
As the event gets closer, people who are selling tickets are willing to take less because something is obviously better than nothing.
Ticket prices this year are also down compared to last years' Super Bowl in Los Angeles, mostly due to location.
If you are still looking to grab a ticket, now might be the best time. Check out what tickets are left right now on StubHub.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concentric Equity Partners ("CEP"), the direct investing arm for Financial Investments Corporation, announced the recapitalization of Aruza Pest Control ("Aruza" or the "Company"), a provider of residential and commercial pest, termite, and mosquito control services primarily in North and South Carolina. CEP will be partnering directly with Aruza's Co-Founder and CRO Christian Ludwig, who will continue in his active sales leadership role moving forward and retain a significant ownership stake, and current CEO Andrew Beck, a pest control industry veteran.
Aruza, headquartered in Charlotte, NC and serving the Southeast with seven branches across three states, prides itself upon providing a premium level of service and care for its customers. The Company is one of the fastest growing pest control companies in the U.S., ranking #2 in the environmental services category and #256 overall on the Inc 5000 fastest growing companies list. Aruza has built an industry-leading sales model with sales associates successfully operating in multiple markets. The Company was founded in 2016 and has quickly grown over a short period of time to become one of the leading pest control providers in the Southeast.
CEP is excited to be partnering with Christian, Andrew, and the entire Aruza management team and to leverage the Company's differentiated sales model and established brand name and reputation together with CEP's considerable industry experience and network to build Aruza into a leading super-regional provider of pest control services.
"Aruza stands out for both its proven and impressive sales organization and its commitment to superior customer service and retention," said Rob Swartz, Operating Partner at CEP. "The combination of Aruza's sales and operational capabilities with the industry expertise and resources of CEP should position this platform to expand substantially in the future and grow into one of the top companies in the pest control industry."
"A key for me in this process was finding the right partner who not only brought industry expertise but was also trustworthy and shared the same values as our company," said Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer Christian Ludwig. "Our team is excited to move forward in partnership with CEP to build and scale Aruza considerably."
Ken Hooten, Partner at CEP, adds: "We believe Aruza is a truly unique opportunity to build a next generation pest control platform. We were immediately impressed with the Aruza team's abilities and sense of mission to provide top customer service and are thrilled to be partnering with like-minded leaders to grow the Aruza platform."
LR Tullius represented and acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Aruza Pest Control on the transaction.
About Aruza Pest Control:
Aruza offers home pest control and commercial pest control services in North and South Carolina. At Aruza, not only do we provide pest elimination services, but we also aim to educate the community about how to keep our area's toughest pests at bay to make their homes and businesses a safer place. In the long run, we believe reputation is essential; we care about ours and ensure that we serve our community ethically and professionally.
When you choose a pest control company, you want the assurance that they care about what happens to your home or business as much as you do; at Aruza Pest Control, that's our reality. We use eco-friendly products to ensure the safety and health of your family, and we offer the Aruza Guarantee because we care about doing the job right. "To build a nationwide brand that gives back to its communities, strengthens the quality of life for its customers, and enables smart financial wealth for its employees." That is our mission statement, and it's how we have continued providing excellent service since our founding.
For more information on Aruza, visit www.aruzapest.com.
About Concentric Equity Partners:
Concentric Equity Partners is a private investment firm that partners with leading middle market companies by providing capital and strategic advisory to accelerate long term value creation. Concentric's approach is simple: support entrepreneurs and operators by providing the resources required to achieve extraordinary results. The firm's investment team is made up of individuals with distinguished track records as operators and professional investors across a variety of growth oriented middle market companies.
Concentric Equity Partners is the direct investing arm of Financial Investments Corporation, a private asset management firm and family office with over $2 billion in investment commitments under management. Financial Investments Corporation was founded in 1994 by father and daughter Harrison and Jennifer Steans and has been partnering with private companies for more than 25 years.
You can learn more at www.ficcep.com.
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Battle lines are forming between progressives as they look to take down the more establishment-aligned Rep. Adam Schiff in California’s Democratic Senate primary.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) was the latest high-profile progressive to weigh in on the race, endorsing Rep. Barbara Lee (D), who along with Schiff and Rep. Katie Porter (D) is seeking to fill the rare opening created by retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D).
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), meanwhile, has backed Porter, her longtime ally from academia.
Progressives see the race as a chance to elevate their policy platform as other Democrats shift to the center ahead of 2024, though it’s also once again shining a light on some of the old alliances between those on the left.
“Lee is the closest to what we were trying to accomplish,” said Nina Turner, who co-chaired Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) presidential campaign in 2020 along with Khanna. “I’m not surprised,” she added about the development that some of his boosters are coalescing around the long-standing congresswoman.
Khanna’s endorsement adds a new dimension to the race, with two progressives in the mix. While many California Democrats thought Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, may be eyeing a Senate bid himself, he said that Lee is ultimately the best choice to compete for an elevated role in the upper chamber, and that “the most exciting place” for him, for now, is in the House.
“I’m honored to be co-chairing Barbara Lee’s campaign for the Senate and endorsing her today,” Khanna said in an appearance on CNN, taking on the same title he held for Sanders.
His support made official what has been mounting behind the scenes since the beginning of the primary, where candidates are looking to draw meaningful distinctions despite having much in common.
Lee’s bid has been attracting Sanders’s allies, with former campaign hands weighing new opportunities with the Oakland progressive. Some say they’re drawn to Lee because her progressive bona fides are unique even among those representing the state’s mostly liberal electorate. Khanna mentioned Lee’s “anti-war” record as an asset to the Senate, having stood against the Iraq War when others in her party voted for military action.
Other California progressives point to recent history to indicate what kind of left-wing candidate might be able to catch on in a crowded cycle. In the last presidential nominating contest, both Sanders and Warren competed in the delegate-rich state, where they were also running against several centrists, including then-candidate Joe Biden.
In that primary, Sanders won by a landslide, earning nearly three times the amount of votes as Warren. While the Vermont Independent hasn’t yet weighed in on the Senate race, some are looking to his own past victory in the state for clues on the electorate’s appetite.
“That 2020 Democratic primary is so meaningful because it’s really the only statewide election over the last decade where you had true competition across viable well-funded candidates from all different parts of the political spectrum on the center to the left,” said Joe Sanberg, a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur and anti-poverty activist who endorsed Sanders in 2020.
“It tells us a lot about what happens when you put all different kinds of Democrats in front of an electorate,” he said.
Liberals are often accused of veering to the left in primaries, much to the chagrin of moderates, who say that isn’t always practical in swing states and tough districts.
But in California, that’s less of an issue. The seat is expected to be solidly blue, which makes the general election calculus less daunting and provides room for multiple progressives to show degrees of policy nuance.
“In this heavily Democratic state, I’m not worried about losing our Senate seat to the Republicans,” said Michael Kapp, a member of the California Democratic Party’s executive board, who is currently neutral in the race. “But it would be unfortunate if CA Democrats were denied a once-in-a-generation opportunity for a full discussion on which Democratic candidate would be the best to represent California.”
Progressives are focused on making sure that doesn’t happen. Part of the draw for the primary, they say, is to hear the party’s most liberal issues be elevated more visibility than in smaller district or local-level races. The tough part is that Lee and Porter agree on a lot of positions. They both support cracking down on the pharmaceutical industry, transitioning to green energy sources and tightening regulations for banks — which they say could have prevented the most recent failures in Silicon Valley.
Those similarities make it less likely that voters will choose their candidates strictly over substantive differences in policy, rather than turning to other factors when making their decisions, Democrats in the state argue.
“I don’t think there’s much ideological distinction between Congresswomen Lee and Porter,” Sanberg said. “Porter has a ton of enthusiastic backers who voted for Bernie Sanders. I think Lee has a ton of enthusiastic supporters who voted for Elizabeth Warren,” he said, noting that the lines aren’t as clean as the old Sanders-Warren divide.
While Lee’s most recognizable distinction, her foreign policy record, makes her stand out, some on the left say she’ll have to prove that she can define herself in a more robust way, especially when faced against another well-regarded progressive in the House.
“Lee benefits from her reputation as the lone brave congressional vote against the blank check for endless war right after 9/11,” said Norman Solomon, a leading progressive activist in California. “But in recent years, growing numbers of progressive activists in California have become aware of her refusals to strongly challenge foreign-policy bellicosity, especially when a Democrat is in the White House.”
“It remains to be seen whether Lee can convincingly distinguish herself as an independent voice willing to really challenge President Biden on foreign policy. To the extent she stays away from doing so, her ability to make the case that she appreciably differs from Porter will be limited among progressives,” he said.
Indeed, some Democrats say that between the two left-wing choices, Porter may be able to convince more voters she’s poised to take on some of the state’s most current and relevant challenges.
She got an early start and fundraising surge by announcing her campaign ahead of other candidates — well before Feinstein officially said she was retiring — and quickly got Warren’s backing. In the past few weeks, the two Capitol Hill confidants have worked to introduce legislation to help prevent future banking fallouts.
Some progressives close to Warren who supported her presidential campaign and are backing her Senate reelection believe Porter is well-poised to speak about that, having spent considerable time focusing on regulatory and consumer work.
While it’s still early, with nearly a full year until the general election, Porter also has a slight polling advantage over Lee. A Quinnipiac University poll released earlier this month shows that Schiff and Porter have close favorability ratings, with 31 percent and 30 percent respectively among registered voters in the state. Lee comes in lower, at 18 percent.
Still, some caution that Porter has a way to go in some parts of the state. While she’s become more visible in the Orange County district that she represents, she’s a lesser-known entity in other areas.
“Aside from her impressive whiteboard performances, Porter is not well known in Northern California,” said Solomon, noting one area where she could fall behind.
Other Democrats argue, however, that there’s plenty of time to establish name recognition and crystalize positions. And while Porter and Lee are both working to develop their pathways, Schiff is also a viable contender who voters know from his grilling of Republicans aligned with former President Trump, as well as his regular media appearances.
“We have three candidates with strong Democratic credentials,” said Kapp, emphasizing that it’s not just a two-person primary.
Amie Parnes contributed. | 2023-03-30T01:43:57+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/hill-politics/progressive-stars-square-off-in-california-senate-primary/ |
Volkswagen Group’s plan to launch a fleet of self-driving VW ID.Buzz electric vans operated by its Moia mobility business in 2025 remains on track, despite news this week that its former lead unit on the technology, Argo AI, has shut down.
VW Group together with Ford were the main backers of Argo AI, but both automakers decided to cease additional funding for the startup, citing the slow road to commercialization of its self-driving technology.
Ford is scaling back its self-driving ambitions, having announced on Wednesday during the presentation of its third-quarter financial results that it will now focus on developing in-house self-driving technology ranked at Level 2 and 3 on the SAE scale of self-driving cars. However, VW Group is pushing ahead with its plan to launch a Level 4 robotaxi service.
Level 4 signifies a vehicle can drive on its own for extended periods but within certain conditions, the main one typically being within a geofenced area containing highly detailed map data. Level 3 is the first level in which a driver can take their eyes off the road, though only for short periods. The driver also has to be ready to take back control at any time. Level 5 is for some companies the ultimate goal, where a self-driving car matches the capability of a human.
VW Group on Wednesday said it is continuing to develop its robotaxi service with a new partner which will be revealed soon. VW Group and the new partner are testing self-driving Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric vans on public roads, and will use the vans for the eventual commercial service. VW Group said the service will run in 2025 in parts of the German city of Hamburg, and has hinted the service may start testing on U.S. roads in 2023.
The automaker will also rely on its in-house software development business Cariad for self-driving technology. Cariad is developing a self-driving system for private vehicles and in August announced a multibillion-dollar deal with Innoviz for the supply of lidar sensors. Cariad is also working with the companies Bosch and Horizon Robotics on self-driving technology and is expected to absorb some of the assets and staff of Argo AI.
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BARCELONA, Spain, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After launching the TECH4ALL initiative at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona four years ago, Huawei and its partners shared the latest insights and practices on how technology is enabling digital inclusion and sustainability at a media roundtable on Day 1 of MWC Barcelona 2023.
"All of our efforts with the TECH4ALL initiative wouldn't have been possible without taking technology and partnerships as key enablers," said Jeffrey Zhou, President of ICT Marketing for Huawei, in his opening speech. "Since the launch of TECH4ALL, more than 600 schools worldwide, over 220,000 K12 teachers and students in remote areas, unemployed youth, women, and the elderly, and 46 nature reserves have benefited from the TECH4ALL program. Moving forward, we will keep innovating and using technology along with our global partners to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital world for all."
At the end of his speech, Zhou officially launched the TECH4ALL Digital Inclusion special publication, which shares the diverse visions, strategies, and best practices of global experts and partners in 15 stories set out in three sections: Insights, Technology in Focus, and Case Studies. The special publication is now ready to view and download on the Huawei TECH4ALL website.
Also at the roundtable, representatives from UNESCO and the global NGO Close the Gap explored how technology is helping to boost the digital transformation of education and improve digital skills, especially for underserved groups in remote and rural areas. These include providing connectivity, expanding digital literacy and skills, and supporting STEAM curriculum through projects such as Technology-enabled Open Schools for All, DigiSchool, and DigiTruck.
"Digital open schooling models are the manifestation of the digital transformation of school education. It's an open approach to reinventing schooling systems to ensure school education, including knowledge learning, skills development, the fostering of values, and social caring, will be secured both under normal and emergency situations," said Dr. Fengchun Miao, Chief of Unit for Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Education for UNESCO. "The UNESCO-Huawei project Technology-enabled Open Schools for All is having a ground-breaking impact on the building and testing of digital open schools in African countries. The project directly covers more than 20,000 students and more than 1 million teachers in Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt."
TECH4ALL partner Close the Gap described the value of the DigiTruck in providing free digital skills training for remote communities in Africa.
"We have partnered with Huawei to develop and deploy DigiTrucks in Africa to rural and peri-urban communities specifically targeted at preparing the young people in those communities for the digital jobs of the future," said Ngosa Mupela, Business and Investment Manager for Close the Gap.
Under the TECH4ALL initiative, technology is also enabling sustainable management of natural resources and protecting biodiversity. Arno Cimadom from the National Park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel in Austria explored the pivotal role technology plays in wetland conservation, including protecting biodiversity and studying the effects of climate change on ecosystems.
"Thanks to the new technology provided by Huawei and its partners, we are now for the first time able to collect sound data 24/7, year-round, simultaneously from more than 60 sites and analyze them via AI-models provided by Rainforest Connection. This makes research and management in difficult-to-access wetland areas more efficient and allows new investigations," said Arno Cimadom, representing National Park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel.
Alongside the media roundtable, the Huawei TECH4ALL booth at MWC Barcelona 2023 welcomes visitors to explore the latest progress in projects running under the initiative and learn about the crucial role that technology and partnerships can have in enabling inclusion and sustainability.
About Huawei TECH4ALL
TECH4ALL is Huawei's long-term digital inclusion initiative and action plan. Enabled by innovative technologies and partnerships, TECH4ALL is designed to help promote inclusion and sustainability in the digital world.
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NEW YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Surmodics Inc. (NASDAQ: SRDX) resulting from allegations that Surmodics may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Surmodics securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=11326 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On January 19, 2023, Surmodics, Inc. announced it had received a letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration related to its premarket approval (PMA) application for the SurVeilTM drug-coated balloon (DCB). In the letter, the FDA indicated that the application is not currently approvable, while providing specific guidance as to a path forward. The letter stated that certain information within two general categories—biocompatibility and labeling—must be added by an amendment to the company's PMA application to place it in approvable form. Although the information identified by the Agency to put the PMA application in approvable form would require additional testing and analysis, the letter did not question the human clinical data submitted nor request any further human clinical data. Surmodic stated, "We are evaluating the issues raised in the FDA's letter and plan to meet with Agency representatives regarding its contents. Based on our discussion with the Agency, our team and external advisors will determine the appropriate path forward. Concurrently, we will be evaluating options to reduce our use of cash given this development."
On this news, Surmodic's price fell $10.57, or 28.31%, to close at $26.77 on January 19, 2023.
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"Let Me Tell You" is a series of columns from our expert editors about NYC living, including the best things to do, where to eat and drink, and what to see at the theater. They publish each Wednesday so you’re hearing from us each week. Last month, Things To Do Editor Rossilynne Skena Culgan explored the pure joy of a Mets game.
As the Things to Do Editor at Time Out New York, I’m constantly working to answer one major question: What are the best things to do in NYC this weekend?
I scour the Internet, read posters around town and sort through hundreds of pitch emails to filter for the coolest, quirkiest, funnest events in New York City. It takes a lot of time, so I decided to try out ChatGPT and see if it could help me (and you!) plan a perfect weekend.
After all, the free online program is writing college papers, solving complicated tax issues and creating poetry. With all of those abilities, I figured the chatbot could help me figure out how to spend my actual human time on Earth. Not quite.
I started out by asking OpenAI’s chatbot a simple question: “What should I do this weekend in NYC?”
It told me "there are numerous activities you can enjoy in NYC this weekend." OK, accurate.
Then, it recommended a list of 10 popular options to explore: Central Park, museums, the High Line, Broadway, Times Square, harbor cruises, Chelsea Market, the Statue of Liberty, street food and local events.
All great things, sure, but a pretty generic, quite touristy list. I decided to push further by asking, "You mentioned local events. What specific events are happening in NYC this weekend, May 19-21?"
That’s when the bot fizzled out like a MacBook with water damage.
It replied: "As an AI language model, I don't have real-time information or access to current event listings. I apologize for any inconvenience caused. To find specific events happening in NYC during the weekend of May 19-21, I recommend checking online event platforms, local event calendars, or websites of popular venues in the city."
All right, let’s continue to push.
“What event platforms and local news sites would you recommend?” I asked.
And here’s where my job security comes in: Time Out New York was among its recommendations for online event platforms and local news sites, alongside Eventbrite, The New York Times, Gothamist and a few others.
Feeling the love from the bot, I gave it another chance to redeem itself, deciding to ask about the best things to do in Central Park. It performed a little better here, suggesting to "take a leisurely stroll" and "visit iconic landmarks" like the Bow Bridge and Strawberry Fields. Truly some of my favorite places but not necessarily a nuanced take on how to spend a weekend in New York City.
Specificity seemed to work for our robot friend, so I tried one more question: What should I do on a date in NYC?
The answers weren’t half bad here, including visiting rooftop bars The Press Lounge and Westlight (two of my favorites), taking a cooking class or visiting a jazz club like Blue Note (again, well done). ChatGPT also recommended watching the sunset at scenic spots like Hudson River Park or Brooklyn Bridge Park where you can "enjoy the magical colors." Big claim from a robot but also accurate.
It also adorably and wisely cautioned to "Remember to consider your date's interests and preferences when choosing an activity, and be open to creating a unique and personalized experience that both of you will enjoy."
Perhaps I shouldn’t judge ChatGPT so harshly as the Ask Jeeves of the 21st Century. Of course, it doesn’t know how to do things outside of the house. Its favorite pastimes include hanging out at home doing creepy stuff. Plus, it has limited knowledge of the world after 2021 (lucky little creature). AI tools will likely get even better over time, especially if they can digest current events—and if that happens, the landscape for journalists (and all of us, frankly) becomes even scarier.
So before ChatGPT comes for all our jobs, I had to indulge my curiosity and ask about one of its recommended sites for events: What is Time Out New York?
I swear I wasn’t holding a gun to its metallic robot head when it answered this question. Here's the response:
"Time Out New York is a widely recognized and respected media brand that provides comprehensive information about events, entertainment, dining, and culture in New York City. … Whether someone is looking for new dining experiences, seeking recommendations for weekend activities, or wanting to stay up-to-date with the cultural scene, Time Out New York is a valuable resource for discovering and enjoying the vibrant offerings of the city."
Not exactly love letter material, but we'll take it. And now we'll take you to an actually helpful link of things to do this weekend in NYC, updated every week by an actual human right here in New York.
Finally, we'll leave you with a haiku created by ChatGPT about NYC. Echoing the whole experience, it's not great, but it's accurate.
City that never sleeps
Skyscrapers touch the skyline
Dreams pulse in its heart. | 2023-05-18T12:31:33+00:00 | timeout.com | https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/let-me-tell-youour-robot-overlords-kinda-suck-at-planning-a-weekend-in-nyc-051723 |
Nium processes over 75% of transactions globally in real-time to a market-leading 100 countries
Expanded license in Malaysia allows Nium to onboard licensed financial institutions and other Payment Service Providers (PSPs) for payouts, while offering higher outbound transaction limits
SINGAPORE, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nium, the global platform for modern money movement, today announced the availability of real-time payments into Malaysia, further strengthening the company's real-time payments capabilities across the globe. With the addition of Malaysia, Nium now processes over 75% of transactions globally in real-time, and increases its total real-time payment markets to a market-leading 100 countries.
According to GlobalData, Malaysia recorded 1.1 billion real-time payment transactions in 2021, accounting for an estimated $US434 million cost savings for businesses and consumers. The report also forecasts real-time transactions in Malaysia to grow to 3.6 billion in 2026.
"More countries are turning to Nium to bring their legacy systems into the modern age," said Pratik Gandhi, COO and co-founder at Nium. "We enable money to move around the world - instantly, easily, and securely - while helping businesses position themselves for more opportunities in the digital future."
With real-time payments in Malaysia and other emerging markets around the world expected to surge in the coming years, Nium is uniquely positioned to help global businesses drive faster payments, better manage liquidity, satisfy their customers, and ultimately grow their business faster across the globe.
Nium Secures Broader License Capabilities in Malaysia
Nium has also announced it has secured an expanded license in Malaysia. Nium is now able to onboard licensed corporations of all sizes to its platform - including Financial Institutions and PSPs - with higher outbound limits, up to MYR6,000,000 per day, and the ability to control end user pricing. The "International Remittance Hub" (IRH) license is issued by the central bank of Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), and it provides Nium with in-market capabilities including Pay Out in more than 190 countries, with over 100 in real-time, as well as technology and compliance cost savings for businesses, and settlement in local currency (MYR).
About Nium
Nium is the global platform for modern money movement. It provides banks, payment providers, and businesses of any size with access to global payment and card issuance solutions. Its modular platform powers frictionless commerce, helping businesses pay and get paid across the globe. Once connected to the Nium platform, businesses are able to pay out in more than 100 currencies to over 190 countries – 100 of which in real time. Funds can be received in 27 markets, including Southeast Asia, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, India, and the US. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries, including Europe (SEPA), the UK, Australia and Singapore. Nium's license portfolio covers 11 of the world's jurisdictions, enabling seamless global payments and rapid integration, regardless of geography.
For more information, visit: https://www.nium.com or connect with a specialist here.
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CLEVELAND HEIGHTS -- An arrest warrant has been issued for a Maple Heights man police say robbed the US Bank on Lee Road the morning of Dec. 13.
Cetric Sumpter, 39, entered the bank, 2211 Lee Road, at approximately 9:45 a.m., and demanded money from a teller, according to Cleveland Heights Police Chief Jeff Robertson. The teller complied, and Sumpter fled the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount.
Sumpter did not display a firearm, nor claim to have a weapon during the robbery, Robertson said.
Robertson declined to say how Sumpter was identified as the perpetrator.
Sumpter is not to be approached, and anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Cleveland Heights police at 911 or 216-321-1234.
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MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — Over the past several years, Jeff Phillips has seen a stretch of river that flows through downtown Manchester change dramatically.
The Manchester resident started fishing in the Maquoketa River before city leaders transformed a more-than-800-foot stretch of water into a community attraction that draws swimmers, tubers, kayakers and anglers from across the region and even the country.
Manchester Whitewater Park features six 18-inch drops that create a “whitewater” effect, making it a popular spot on warm summer weekends.
“In the summertime, this whole thing will be packed with people swimming, fishing, kayaking, tubing,” Phillips told the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.
He considers the whitewater park a significant improvement over what was there previously — and the fishing is better now, too.
“It’s definitely got more people out on the river,” Phillips said. “There wasn’t really much here before.”
It has been more than a decade since community leaders first started floating ideas for the whitewater park and seven years since it opened to the public.
The project turned what once was an underutilized area of town into a popular amenity with wide-ranging impacts on the city. The whitewater park, billed as the largest in Iowa and the Midwest, has been a force to bring people into the community, helping put Manchester on the map and providing a boost to local businesses.
“It’s changed us in a sense that we have what I would consider a major attraction now,” said City Manager Tim Vick.
A variety of visitors took in the whitewater park on a recent weekend afternoon.
One family gathered around picnic tables at the shelter by the river, while several more passed by on the sidewalk, wearing their swimsuits and carrying inner tubes to the start of the stretch of whitewater features.
Meanwhile, other visitors relaxed on swinging benches along the sidewalk or played on a musical instrument installation. Farther down the river, more people gathered on the rocks along the bank, seemingly to watch as tubers tried to stay afloat as they navigated the drops.
“We’ve always wanted to do this for the last couple of years, and this is the first time the weather’s been right to give it a try,” said Nick Glew, of Marion, who visited the whitewater park with his family and his sister-in-law’s family.
Glew grew up in Manchester and came back with his family to camp for the weekend, stopping by the whitewater park on a Sunday afternoon. The two dads in the group floated the entire length of the whitewater park, while the kids stuck to the last drop because of the high flow in the river.
“I thought it was super fun,” said Leah Glew, 13. “Once you go down and you splash in the biggest part, it’s the best feeling ever.”
The idea for the whitewater park was born more than a decade ago as part of the grass-roots Good to Great initiative, which brought community members together to develop city projects.
As a committee looked at ways to enhance the community’s waterfront, the idea for a whitewater park bubbled to the top. At the time, the stretch of river featured a low-head dam, and the area wasn’t particularly well used.
“I think a lot of people just wanted to see the area cleaned up and improved,” said Ryan Wicks, a civil engineer in Manchester who was a member of the committee.
Part of the allure of the idea was that it would be a unique offering for the community. Iowa didn’t have any whitewater parks at the time, with Charles City opening the first one in 2011, and Elkader opening another in 2014.
Members of the Good to Great group brought a proposal to City Council members, who agreed to fund a portion of the project if the group could secure the rest of the money with fundraising and grants. A campaign group went door to door to solicit private donations and ended up raising about $500,000.
“The interest varied wildly,” Vick said. “We had some people that were a little concerned that they were going to lose their fishing habitat right in front of the dam. … We had a number of people who were excited about the opportunities this presented.”
Work on the project kicked off in 2014, and the whitewater park opened in 2015. The initial project would end up costing about $2.2 million, paid for with private donations, $745,000 in grants and close to $1 million in general obligation bonds.
While there was a bit of a learning curve for visitors at first, the park quickly became a popular spot for tubers, who bought out all the inner tubes at local stores.
“It really did turn into a destination for people that were interested in playing on the water,” Vick said.
A second phase of work totaling close to $1 million added a riverfront park pavilion, parking and other amenities. The work was funded with close to $200,000 in grants, $5,000 in donation and about $760,000 from a general obligation bond.
The park now boasts a shelter, shower and restroom facilities, a trail, a spot where visitors can inflate inner tubes and a musical instrument installation.
“What we had before this was even in place, you might see one person down there a couple days a week, but now that this has been in place, it’s not uncommon to see 20, 30 kids out on a nice warm day,” Vick said.
When Monticello, Iowa, native Kyle Sands was looking for a place to start a brewery, the idea to tie it in with the whitewater park that then was being developed helped solidify the decision to open in Manchester.
“We thought the crowd that would potentially be using the whitewater park would also potentially be the crowd that would be interested in craft beer,” said Sands, one of the owners of Franklin Street Brewing Co. “... We just thought the two would go together.”
The whitewater park has been a big draw for the town, generally, and has benefited Sands’s business as well, he said.
“It’s a great place to just go hang out and relax,” Sands said. “It’s drawn more people in from out of town that might not have otherwise come to town, which has likely helped lots of downtown businesses, I’m sure.”
Vick noted that it can be challenging to quantify the exact economic impact of the whitewater park. But he finds evidence of its effects in the people who come to it from across the country and the restaurants that have seen more activity, among other indicators.
Dave Wakefield, executive director of Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce, likewise noted that when he looks at the license plates of vehicles at the whitewater park, he sees plenty from outside of Delaware County, as well as some from Wisconsin and Illinois.
“It definitely brings people here,” he said. “They spend their money in our restaurants and at our local businesses, and since our downtown is right next to it, it’s really easy to spend your money here.”
In addition to attracting everyday visitors to use the whitewater amenity, the park has become a hub for other events and activities, too.
The city plays host to a motorcycle trials event in the summers at the park, which brings in competitors from multiple states to navigate obstacle courses on specially designed bikes. And Franklin Street Brewing puts on a cardboard boat race through the whitewater park.
“It’s not just the city doing events there,” Wicks said. “It’s other people coming in and hosting events and creating activities for people to come to town, so that’s been great to see.”
Another local community also has had success by transforming a stretch of river into a recreational amenity, though on a smaller scale than Manchester Whitewater Park.
Elkader Whitewater Park boasts two drops alongside each other — one for more skilled kayakers and another for paddlers in canoes. The installation of the whitewater feature came with a new access point to the river that included rocks and a sidewalk that is wheelchair accessible.
That additional access has made the stretch of river a popular spot for fishing, going on walks and snapping photos, according to City Administrator Jennifer Cowsert.
“I can’t quantify it, but I know that we have had a lot more people enjoying and using the river,” she said.
In addition to the economic benefits from the increased water access, giving people opportunities to enjoy the river helps them connect with it, Cowsert said.
“When they have a more personal connection, they’ll become stewards of that river, too, and that benefits all of us to make sure that ... the river is taken care of,” she said.
An effort to connect people with water is one of the motivating factors behind a proposal to bring another river-based amenity to the tri-state area.
In January, a consulting firm pitched to Dyersville City Council members the proposed Dyersville Downtown Driftless Float Park, which would be installed on the North Fork Maquoketa River.
The project would create access points to the river, rock structures that create pools for visitors to splash in and a stretch down which they could float in inner tubes. Leaders on the project currently seek potential funding sources for the work, which could cost $1.5 million to $2 million. | 2022-06-18T06:24:39+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Manchester-sees-whitewater-park-as-huge-success-17241679.php |
TAMPA, Fla., June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenith American Solutions® ("Zenith") is pleased to announce the transition of Tom Sciuto to a new role within the organization and welcome Roberto Hormazabal as Chief Client Relations & Business Development Officer. Effective June 5, 2023, Tom Sciuto, previously Zenith's Chief Growth and Client Officer, assumed the position of Chief Marketing, Strategy, and Community Labor Officer.
As Chief Marketing, Strategy, and Community Labor Officer, Sciuto will play a key role in developing brand awareness and marketing strategies that align our evolution with the needs and aspirations of the labor market. Since 2015, Tom has been working closely with our clients, as their representative voice and why he was appointed to this new role within Zenith.
As Sciuto transitions to this new role, Zenith is proud to announce that Roberto Hormazabal joined the Executive Leadership Team overseeing Client Services, Products, and Sales as Chief Client Relations & Business Development Officer. Hormazabal is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience as an individual contributor as well as a leader in Sales, Account Management, and Performance improvement. He has spent the last 20 years with EmblemHealth (including ConnectiCare) as their VP of Sales and Account Management responsible for organic growth (including labor vertical), retention, customer experience, strategic relationships, channel compensation programs, and overall P&L. Prior to EmblemHealth, Roberto held Operations and Sales positions within Aetna and Prudential.
These two officers will harness their expertise in client retention and business development to gain insights into the needs and evolving preferences of the labor market. They will deliver enhanced customer experiences, tailored marketing strategies, and improved community participation, further fortifying the relationships that Zenith proudly nurtures with its clients, members, and their families.
About Harbour Benefit Holdings, Inc.
Harbour Benefit Holdings, Inc. ("Harbour"), formerly known as Zenith American Holding, Inc. is a third-party administrative holding entity. The Harbour family of companies includes Zenith American Solutions ("Zenith American"), the leading provider of third-party administration in the Taft-Hartley/multi-employer benefit fund market, Pacific Federal, LLC ("PacFed"), a full-service administrator of employee benefits via single-source direct services, Benefits Administration, LLC, a provider of third-party administration in the Taft-Hartley/multi-employer benefit fund market, and Associated Administrators, LLC, an administration firm. For more information visit www.zenith-american.com.
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TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tropical Forest Products proudly announces its premium Black Label™ brand of certified sustainable tropical hardwoods has won the 2022 Architizer A+ Award "Popular Choice" in the Landscape Design category. With the premise that it takes spectacular products and materials to make architects' designs a reality, the A+ Product Awards honors the elements behind the globe's most inspiring contemporary buildings, celebrating the best and most innovative building products worldwide.
"We are thrilled to have Black Label sustainable lumber named a winner in the world-renowned Architizer A+ Awards, as a new standout brand in the architectural community," said Kris Kanagenthran, Chief Executive Officer of Tropical Forest Products. "Architizer's recognition of Black Label confirms the brand fulfills a need in the marketplace for quality tropical hardwoods that are sustainable." He emphasized that Black Label lumber represents a handpicked selection of the finest lumber nature has to offer and meets uncompromising quality and sustainability certification standards.
"This is an unparalleled honor," said Paul Keskeys, Editor in Chief of Architizer. "The Popular Choice Winners were selected by online voting after a 2-week campaign, garnering thousands of votes. Black Label truly represents the best of product design worldwide."
All Black Label products are certified sustainable by either the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) (155777) and/or Legal Lumber™, which is Tropical Forest Products' internal Due Care Chain of Custody environmental compliance program. The brand's lumber portfolio consists of a selection of the finest Ipe, Cumaru, Jatoba, Garapa, Bulletwood, and Tigerwood in the world, as well as thermally modified Black Label Kebony and Black Label ThermoWood. Exceeding industry standards, Black Label lumber is carefully and 100% legally sourced.
Black Label is ideal for architectural millwork, decking, cladding, deck tiles, and soffit as well as Black Label also offers a variety of professional grade accessories for building and maintaining decks, cladding and other wood products.
Delivering excellent strength and performance in every product, the Black Label brand continues to push the industry forward, raising the bar in quality and sustainability. Each board must be Premium Architectural Grade or superior to earn the Black Label title. Learn more at BlackLabelWood.com; email info@blacklabelwood.com or call 905-672-8000. Visit 2022 Products Winners - Architizer A+Awards to see a list of winners.
Tropical Forest Products is a leading hardwood distributor that operates throughout the United States and Canada, was founded with the belief that acquiring lumber of superior quality should be easy and ethical. Its team is made up of passionate people who love everything about forests and their survival. Guided by four main principles, Tropical strives to meet every client's need with quality lumber, deliver products on time, maintain commitment to client service, and maintain the best prices in the market.
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Democratic Senate nominee Will Boyd looks to build roads and bridges
If one can summarize Will Boyd’s message for his U.S. Senate campaign, it’s infrastructure – specifically, investing in roads, bridges, and broadband to attract more business to Alabama.
The Democratic nominee for the seat, facing a difficult struggle against Republican nominee Katie Boyd Britt, wants to build on and expand the Build Better Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, in the hopes of pulling more manufacturing jobs into Alabama.
“People aren’t going to come into Alabama until Alabama is modernized,” Boyd said in a recent interview. “Modernization of infrastructure is one of the major keys to Alabama getting on its feet and doing well.”
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It’s a vision of infrastructure that includes vehicles and internet access, as well as better access to food and nutrition services for poor school districts.
Whether that can break through in a solidly Republican state remains unknown. Through Sept. 30, Boyd, a former candidate for Congress and lieutenant governor raised and spent about $100,000 to Britt’s $8.4 million. Boyd finished September with $8,260; Britt finished with $1.8 million. Britt also has the solid backing of the Republican establishment in the state, in a year when Republicans are generally expected to do well in midterm elections.
'Alabama has spoken': Katie Britt wins Alabama Republican nomination for U.S. Senate
Boyd, however, remains optimistic. He said he feels enthusiasm for the ticket, and expressed hopes that Libertarian Senate candidate John Sophocleus can draw votes away from Britt. Boyd, the pastor of a Methodist Church in Florence, said he is the most qualified candidate in the race.
“I’m a person who has experience,” he said. “I’m the only one who’s been an elected official in this race. I’ve sat at the local government level, listened to people, and worked with them.”
Boyd also strongly supports policies backed by President Joe Biden. He notes that the Inflation Reduction Act helped increase investments in electric battery manufacturing. Mercedes-Benz is producing electric vehicles and batteries near Tuscaloosa.
“People talk about it a lot in a negative way, but they’re really enjoying the fruits of it,” he said.
There is no question that Britt and Boyd offer different views on issues. Boyd supports abortion rights and said he would vote for a measure to codify Roe v. Wade, which the U.S. Supreme Court overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health in June. The decision allowed a 2019 Alabama law banning nearly all abortion procedures – even in cases of rape and incest – to become law. Boyd paraphrased Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in saying “when you’re in a room with a doctor and a patient, there’s just not enough room for the federal government to step in.”
Along those lines, Boyd said he would try to revive former Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama's efforts to provide a 100% match for Alabama to expand Medicaid, which Boyd said would help Alabama's health outcomes, including its high infant mortality rate.
“What we have in Alabama is people who are more concerned with pro-birth than pro-life,” he said. “Pro-birth means we’re concerned about people while they’re in the womb, but we don’t seem to show a lot of concern for people thereafter.”
Boyd also supports some gun safety measures, including improved background checks and lengthening waiting periods for purchasing guns. Though he said he said he would ultimately favor more restrictive measures, Boyd said he wanted to start out with policies that could be achievable in a divided Congress.
“Start in the middle and work your way up,” he said. “If you start with an assault weapons ban, you’re going to lose a lot of Republicans. You work toward your goal.”
Biography
Name: Will Boyd
Profession: Presiding bishop, Zion Ministries; pastor, St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in Florence
Education: B.S., Engineering, University of South Carolina, 1994; M.B.A., Regis University, 2003.
Party: Democratic
Offices held/offices sought: Democratic nominee for Alabama lt. governor, 2018; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, 2017; Democratic nominee, Alabama 5th congressional district, 2016; City councilman, Greenville, Illinois, 2009-2011; Candidate for U.S. Senate in Illinois, 2010.
Brian Lyman covers politics and state government for the Montgomery Advertiser. Contact him at 334-240-0185 orblyman@gannett.com. | 2022-10-26T05:27:56+00:00 | montgomeryadvertiser.com | https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/10/26/democratic-senate-nominee-will-boyd-looks-to-build-roads-bridges/69575441007/ |
Whether you’re looking for new sources of inspiration or just curious to hear stories from different perspectives, TED Talks by women are a great way to broaden your outlook. There is something for everyone, from discussions on the power of vulnerability to talks about beauty and injustice.
Watching women-led TED Talks are particularly enlightening during Women’s History Month. It not only allows us to recognize the immense contributions that women have made in history, but it also serves as a reminder of how much further we still need to go in terms of gender equality and female representation.
Here are 10 TED Talks that everyone should watch this month and beyond.
Anne-Marie Slaughter: “Can We All ‘Have It All?'”
Anne-Marie Slaughter questions the outdated notion that women must choose between a successful career and a fulfilling family life. Drawing on personal experience, she discusses how many women suffer from an “impossibility complex” due to unfair expectations of perfection placed upon them. Slaughter argues that to achieve true gender equality and allow everyone — regardless of gender — to have it all, society needs to fundamentally shift how it views parenthood, with fathers taking equal responsibility for parenting. She encourages us to focus on creating flexible working conditions instead of emphasizing individual choices as the solution to inequality.
Joy Buolamwini: “How I’m Fighting Bias in Algorithms”
Joy Buolamwini shares her experience of being overlooked by facial recognition software due to her dark skin. She draws attention to algorithms being trained with biased data that disproportionately underrepresent certain social groups, leading to discriminatory outcomes. To counteract this, Buolamwini founded the Algorithmic Justice League, a movement to fight bias in algorithms and hold tech companies accountable. She calls on us to pay attention to the dangers of AI algorithms and fight for fairer development practices before we end up with a future run entirely by automated decisions.
Susan David: “The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage”
Susan David explores how emotional courage can change our lives. Drawing on anecdotes from her life, David explains that emotional courage is the ability to acknowledge and embrace complicated feelings instead of suppressing them, allowing us to move forward. She points out how often we judge ourselves and others by our emotional reactions instead of recognizing that emotions are essential tools for understanding situations. She encourages us to be more loving and forgiving toward ourselves, accepting all feelings as part of our natural state of being. This way, we can build up the strength to recognize our uniqueness, which will eventually guide us to success in our personal and professional lives.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “The Danger of a Single Story”
In her TED Talk, novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie pushes against the oversimplification of people and cultures by telling multiple stories about groups. She argues that when we limit our perception to one story, we form false stereotypes and create a limited understanding. To illustrate this point, she shares examples from her own experience growing up in Nigeria, from the harmful stereotypes she faced due to the single story of Africa that’s often in the West to how embracing her culture’s many stories allowed her to become a more well-rounded individual. Adichie encourages us to recognize and challenge our bias by actively seeking out multiple perspectives to build a more complete view of the world.
Aimee Mullins “The Opportunity of Adversity”
Aimee Mullins, who was born without shinbones, speaks about adversity and its power to forge strength. She shares her own experience growing up with a disability and how it taught her resilience and optimism in the face of difficult situations. Mullins emphasizes that having different stories and perspectives enriches our lives, allowing us to find beauty in diversity. She encourages us to open ourselves up to possibilities, enabling us to discover the hidden potential within each of us — potential that can be harnessed by embracing the things we may consider weaknesses. Success can be found in places we least expect it by breaking down boundaries between what is traditionally seen as a limitation and an opportunity for growth.
Anu Aga: “Death”
Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker Anu Aga tells her story of losing several loved ones, including her husband and son, and facing the reality of death. She speaks about how death can bring unexpected emotional pain and how we must learn to cope with loss. In the face of tragedy, Aga found strength in faith and gratitude for the life she was given. Her talk emphasizes that it is possible to find hope even in times of sorrow and an appreciation for the precious few moments of joy that life offers us. Aga addresses the importance of sharing these stories to help others come to terms with their own grief and build an understanding of death’s finality by accepting its part in our lives.
Susan Cain: “The Power of Introverts”
Writer Susan Cain discusses the importance of introvertism in today’s society. Drawing on personal experience, she speaks about how extroverted ideals are often celebrated and how this can lead to introverts feeling unheard or unable to succeed in the world. Cain argues that these individuals possess their own hidden potential, which is only unlocked when their voices are acknowledged and respected. She emphasizes the need to balance the two personalities and create environments where different temperaments can thrive together. Her message encourages us to embrace our unique qualities and ultimately reach our full potential by recognizing our own strengths.
Mellody Hobson: “Color Blind or Color Brave?”
Mellody Hobson speaks of the need to embrace the differences of race in today’s society. She stresses that the key to progress is having a sincere and meaningful dialogue about our identities and experiences without judgment. Hobson, president and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, chairwoman of Starbucks Corporation and former chairwoman of DreamWorks Animation, asserts that it’s not enough to simply avoid racism, as we must also be proactive in creating an environment where everyone feels safe and respected. Her message highlights the importance of inclusion, rather than just “tolerance” by recognizing and celebrating different cultures, perspectives and backgrounds. Ultimately, she emphasizes that we all have a shared responsibility to create a more equitable society where everyone is accepted for who they are.
Brené Brown: “The Power of Vulnerability”
In her TED Talk, Brené Brown emphasizes vulnerability’s role in fostering meaningful connections. Drawing on her research, she speaks about how vulnerability is often seen as a weakness in society but can actually be a strength. She makes the case that allowing ourselves to be vulnerable allows us to build meaningful relationships and to understand our true selves better. Her talk highlights the importance of being honest with ourselves and others and connecting through openness and compassion. Brown presents her argument by giving personal examples of courage and renewal which result from living an authentic life.
Elizabeth Gilbert: “Your Elusive Creative Genius”
Author and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert discusses the notion of creative genius. She asserts that creativity is no longer connected to a single individual but rather a divine presence that comes to us in moments of inspiration and hard work. She points out that instead of trying to possess this power, we should honor it and allow it to flow through us as needed. Ultimately, her talk emphasizes the importance of embracing our creativity by trusting ourselves and embracing every moment along our journey. Gilbert encourages us to let go of any perfectionism or fear of failure to access our full potential as creative beings.
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Check out Simplemost for additional stories. | 2023-03-19T14:50:05+00:00 | denver7.com | https://www.denver7.com/10-ted-talks-to-watch-for-womens-history-month |
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Summer is in full effect, so it’s time to put away your winter gear and get ready for some fun in the sun. Being outdoors is the best way to take advantage of the warm weather, and you can do things with your family, such as camping, hiking, kayaking and rafting.
Whether you want a bike trailer for taking your kids on your cycling routes or a sleeping bag for camping out underneath the stars, our expert testers have reviewed the best products you need to be prepared before heading outdoors this summer.
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This bike trailer was popular in our testing lab because of its high-quality build and versatility. It can carry one or two kids, assembly takes less than 15 minutes and the material is strong enough to withstand small debris. It’s reflective for increased visibility in low-light environments and has tinted side windows.
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If you’re bringing your child along on outdoor adventures, carrying them the old-fashioned way can be exhausting and limiting. This child carrier can be handy, as it has plenty of storage space and a comfortable feel. Also, our testing team didn’t report any discomfort from the child, and the canopy provides sun protection.
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This is a season of summer re-runs for the Cincinnati Reds and it keeps playing over and over and over again.
It has more re-runs than Bonanza.
The plot: The Reds starting pitcher works with all his heart and soul, then turns a lead or a tie over to the bullpen. And the bullpen turns a Rembrandt/Picasso into a kindergarten finger painting.
Such was the case Wednesday afternoon in Chase Park when Luis Castillo turned a tie game over to Art Warren in the eighth inning and Warren, along with Reiver Sanmartin, turned it into a four-alarm fire.
They gave up four runs that led to a 7-4 defeat to the Arizona Diamondbacks that prevented the Reds from a three-game sweep.
Castillo held the Diamondbacks to three runs (all in one inning) and four hits, with two walks and six strikeouts. But 118 pitches after seven did him in.
Then came Warren. Then came Sanmartin. Then came defeat.
Arizona suffers the same maliase, a bafflingly bad bullpen. Starter Zac Gallen muzzled the Reds on two runs and two hits and retired the last 16 batters before leaving after seven.
And his bullpen muddied things up. Fortunately for the D-Backs, they scored four in the eighth because much-trouhled closer Mark Melancon gave up a run, two hits and two bullet outs before finally ending it in the ninth.
For two innings, it looked as if the Reds were wearing uniforms with targets on the backs.
Gallen hit four batters, two each in the first two innings, as he persisted on pitching inside.
After Jonathan India struck out, Gallen hit Brandon Drury and with two outs he hit Joey Votto, which drew an “Are you kidding me?” look from Votto. But Mike Moustakas grounded into a fielder’s choice.
The second inning was a three-act comedy when Gallen hit two more Reds and the D-Backs perpertrated two errors.
Both batters Gallen hit scored as the Reds took a 2-0 lead. Gallen hit leadoff batter Nick Senzel, who disgustedly slammed his bat to the turf. Albert Almora Jr. singled, putting runners on first and third. Gallen tried to pick Almora off first and threw wildly, permitting Senzel to score. Almora was thrown out trying to go from first to third.
Gallen then hit T.J. Friedl with a pitch and he came around to score on India’s double for the 2-0 lead.
That lead lasted only until the bottom of the second when Arizona scored three runs to grab a 3-2 lead.
David Peralta led with a deep double to center and scored on a double to left. On the next pitch, 22-year-old shorstop Geraldo Perdomo lined a Castillo fastball 402 feet for a home run into the right field seats for a 3-2 Arizona lead. It was Perdomo’s second homer of the season.
After giving up the run-scoring double to India in the second, Gallen quit using the Reds as clay pigeons and retired 16 batters in a row through the seventh inning and he was at 91 pitches.
And that’s all the Reds needed. Noe Ramirez replaced Gallen and retired the first two in the eighth, extending Cincinnati’s frustration streak to 18 outs in a row.
Then Drury happened. The former Diamondback launched a game-tying home run two rows deep into the left field seats, Drury’s team-leading 13th homer, tying it, 3-3. And it was only the third Cincinnati hit.
Castillo retired the Diamondbacks in order in the seventh, with two strikeouts, the last one at 100 miles an hour. But manager David Bell decided 110 pitches were enough.
And the battering of the Reds bullpen began.
Warrn took over in the eighth and his first two pitches were ripped for singles by Josh Rojas and Ketel Marte.
After Christian Walker popped up, David Peralta lined one to right center and Friedl’s throw home was off line and Rojas slid home.
The D-Backs pulled a double steal when Warren ignored the runners putting runners on third and second.
Sanmartin replaced Warren and the double steal enabled Marte to score from third on a late throw home by second baseman India on Pavin Smith’s ground ball, lifting Arizona to a 5-3 lead.
Perdomo singled to center, his third RBI, and to add to the bullpen ineptitude, Sanmartin balked home the fourth run of the inning for a 7-3 Arizona lead.
Melancon made it interesting in the top of the ninth when Votto singled, took second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Moustakas. But Senzel flied to deep center, Almora lined hard to shortstop and Friedl flied to left.
The Reds split the trip to St. Louis and Phoenix with three wins and three losses. After an off day Thursday, the begin a homestand Friday night against the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Manchester City faces Liverpool in the FA Community Shield match at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Saturday, July 30, 2022 (7/30/22).
Fans can watch the match via a subscription to ESPN+.
Here’s what you need to know:
What: FA Community Shield
Who: Manchester City vs. Liverpool
When: Saturday, July 30, 2022
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Where: Anfield
TV: N/A
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Live stream: ESPN+
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Ukraine plans to resume competitive football in the country in August despite being under attack by Russia after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave approval.
Andriy Pavelko, the president of Ukraine’s football federation, revealed details to The Associated Press about his talks with Zelenskyy and the heads of FIFA and UEFA about finding a safe way of playing men’s and women’s matches on home soil.
Ukraine was forced to abandon its leagues in February when Russia began an invasion that, according to Zelenskyy, has led to “at least tens of thousands” of Ukrainian civilians dying and large swaths of many cities and towns being bombed into rubble.
But as Russian forces have been redeployed to the east and south, fighting has subsided in the area near the capital Kyiv and elsewhere. There is optimism sport can resume to lift the spirits of the nation, which is trying to qualify for the World Cup on Sunday by winning away at Wales.
“I spoke with our president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, about how important football is to distract,” Pavelko said in an interview with the AP, surrounded by Ukraine jerseys and a tactics board in the team meeting room in Cardiff. “From the children to the old people, everyone is focused on the war. Every day they receive information about deaths, about the impact of the war.
“We spoke about how football has a very big power to help people think about the future because now people, of course, are not in a good mindset. They’re in the worst mood. We spoke about how it would be possible that football could help us to think about the future.”
That is a future with players being able to take to the field again in Ukraine to provide uplifting sports moments of joy.
“So we took the decision with the president that we would resume the Ukrainian championship in August,” Pavelko said through a translator. “In Ukraine we will play on every level. So the Premier League, and the first and second professional divisions, and women’s championship.
“At all levels we will start in August. The decision was taken with the president of Ukraine.”
Pavelko met Zelenskyy before leaving Ukraine for Glasgow to see the World Cup playoff semifinal win over Scotland on Wednesday. Pavelko then went on to see FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Paris and UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
“I informed them that we will resume the championships in the war time in Ukraine ... under the bombs and we count on their support,” Pavelko said. “We are discussing the details.”
The government prohibits men from 18 to 60 from leaving Ukraine to keep them available for war duties, although footballers have been allowed abroad to play for teams, and Pavelko has flown to key meetings. But he did broadcast live to the UEFA Congress in Vienna last month via his phone from a stadium in Chernihiv that had been attacked by Russia, to show the damage inflicted.
It is not yet clear which parts of the country will be used for league matches.
“We will speak with our military board and the government to discuss how to organize it safely,” Pavelko added.
Shakhtar Donetsk was leading the standings when the season was suspended in February and then officially declared over in April, giving it a place in the lucrative group stage of the Champions League next season.
Shakhtar has been living with uncertainty in exile for eight years. The team has not played in Donetsk since 2014 when forced out by a Russian-backed conflict in its home region of eastern Ukraine, which remains the scene of intense fighting.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report)
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MINOT, N.D. (KXNET) — A sandwich shop has switched up its location, joining forces with another one of its businesses.
Magic City Hoagies recently moved to downtown Minot, now sharing a building with Magic City Sweets.
The owner of both businesses, Christine Staley, says business has been about the same, but many people are happy the businesses are together.
She says she’s excited to have both in one place, especially downtown Minot.
“I’m fully in downtown,” said Staley. “All my cards are dealt here. And with being a part of what’s going on down here, the new scene, and the vibe, I think this was the right move. And I’m glad to be able to be a part of that new emerging scene and feel. And also, to be a part of the conversation now.”
Staley says her new Magic City Hoagies logo reflects how she’s from the other Magic City, Miami, but also the modernization of Minot. | 2022-05-20T21:37:44+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/business-beat/business-beat-magic-city-hoagies-moves-downtown/ |
By INNA VARENYTSIA
Associated Press
ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a Black Sea port Friday as crews prepared terminals to export grain trapped by Russia’s five-month-old war, work that was inching forward a week after a deal was struck to allow critical food supplies to flow to millions of impoverished people facing hunger worldwide.
“The first vessel, the first ship is being loaded since the beginning of the war,” Zelenskyy said at a port in the Odesa region.
He said, however, that the departure of wheat and other grain will begin with several ships that were already loaded but could not leave Ukrainian ports after Russia invaded in late February. Ukraine is a key global exporter of wheat, barley, corn and sunflower oil, and the loss of those supplies has raised global food prices, threatened political instability and helped push more people into poverty and hunger in already vulnerable countries.
Ukraine’s military is committed to the safety of ships, Zelenskyy said, adding that “it is important for us that Ukraine remains the guarantor of global food security.”
His unannounced visit to the port is part of a broader push by Ukraine to show the world that it is nearly ready to export millions of tons of grains after last week’s breakthrough agreements, which were brokered by Turkey and the United Nations and signed separately by Ukraine and Russia.
The sides agreed to facilitate the shipment of wheat and other grains from three Ukrainian ports through safe corridors on the Black Sea, as well as fertilizer and food from Russia.
But a Russian missile strike on Odesa hours after signing the deal has thrown Moscow’s commitment into question and raised new concerns about the safety of shipping crews, who also have to navigate waters strewn with explosive mines.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday emphasized the importance of maintaining a “link between taking grain out of Ukrainian ports and unblocking direct or indirect restrictions on the export of our grain, fertilizers and other goods to global markets.”
The security concerns and complexities of the agreements have set off a slow, cautious start, with no grains having yet left Ukrainian ports. The sides are facing a ticking clock — the deal is only good for 120 days.
The goal over the next four months is to get some 20 million tons of grain out of three Ukrainian sea ports blocked since the Feb. 24 invasion. That provides time for about four to five large bulk carriers per day to transport grain from the ports to millions of people in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, who are already facing food shortages and, in some cases, famine.
Getting wheat and other food out is also critical to farmers in Ukraine, who are running out of storage capacity amid a new harvest.
“We are ready,” Ukraine’s minister of infrastructure, Oleksandr Kubrakov, told reporters at the port of Odesa on Friday.
But he said Ukraine is waiting on the U.N. to confirm the safe corridors that will be used by ships navigating the waters. In the meantime, a ship at the port of Chernomorsk was being loaded with grains, he said.
Martin Griffiths, the U.N. official who mediated the deals, cautioned that work was still being done to finalize the exact coordinates of the safest routes, saying this must be “absolutely nailed down.”
Lloyd’s List, a global publisher of shipping news, noted Friday that while U.N. officials are pushing for the initial voyage this week to show progress in the deal, continued uncertainty on key details will likely prevent an immediate ramping-up of shipments.
“Until those logistical issues and detailed outlines of safeguarding procedures are disseminated, charters will not be agreed and insurers will not be underwriting shipments,” wrote Bridget Diakun and Richard Meade of Lloyd’s List.
They note, however, that U.N. agencies, such as the World Food Program, have already arranged to charter much of the grain for urgent humanitarian needs.
Since the deal was signed a week ago, shipping companies have not rushed in because explosive mines are drifting in the waters, ship owners are assessing the risks and many still have questions over how the agreement will unfold.
Ukraine, Turkey and the U.N. are trying to show action on the deal signed a week ago. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar told Al Jazeera on Thursday that “the deal has started in practice” and that the first ship leaving Ukraine with grains is expected to depart “very soon.”
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu expressed similar optimism in a press briefing, framing the deal as a significant step forward between the warring sides.
“This is not just a step being taken to lift the hurdles in front of the export of food. If implemented successfully, it will be a serious confidence-building measure for both sides,” he said.
The deal stipulates that Russia and Ukraine will provide “maximum assurances” for ships that brave the journey through the Black Sea to the Ukrainian ports of Odesa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny.
For ships heading to Ukraine’s three ports, smaller Ukrainian pilot boats will guide the vessels through approved corridors. The entire operation will be overseen by a Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul staffed by officials from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations.
Once ships reach port, they will be loaded with tens of thousands of tons of grains before departing back to the Bosphorus Strait, where they will be boarded to inspect them for weapons. There will likely be inspections for ships embarking to Ukraine as well.
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Associated Press writers Aya Batrawy in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey; and Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK, June 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
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'Another issue or problem': Sign catches fire at Peoria steakhouse
The sign at the Lariat Steakhouse caught fire.
Nate Rice, division chief of fire prevention for the Peoria Fire Department, said a crew was called to the restaurant around 4:30 p.m. Jan. 30.
Rice said the fire was put out in 10 to 15 minutes, but co-owner Dan Kouri said the sign was a total loss. He said an electrical short caused the sign to catch fire.
"I've been at this for a long time, so when they called it's just another issue or problem," Kouri said. "And I just came back to work, and I greeted the fire department and the police department and made sure that nobody was hurt − which nobody was − and made sure that there was no other damage to anybody else's vehicles, which there wasn't."
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After putting the fire out, Rice said the crew told the Lariat Steakhouse to keep the power off until the sign could be fixed. He said salt was also requested for the parking lot to keep customers from being injured by ice.
The restaurant, located at at 2232 W. Glen Ave., is just beginning the process of getting the sign replaced, according to Kouri. The restaurant will continue to operate during that time.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Standard time comes to an end in most parts of the United States this weekend.
You’ll lose an hour of sleep for one night but gain more daylight in the evening in the months ahead.
The transition to daylight saving time is official at 2 a.m. local time Sunday across much of the country. Then on March 20, winter sunsets and spring is sprung.
Until daylight saving time ends in the wee hours of Nov. 5, the sun will rise later in the morning than than it has during standard time but it will stay light for longer until the evening.
It’s a good idea to set clocks an hour ahead before bed Saturday night.
No time change is observed in Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.
A poll conducted in October 2021 found that most people in the United States want to avoid switching between daylight saving and standard time, though there is no consensus behind which should be used all year.
The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found only 25% of those questioned said they preferred to switch back and forth between standard and daylight saving time. Forty-three percent said they would like to see standard time used during the entire year. Thirty-two percent said they would prefer that daylight saving time be used all year. | 2023-03-11T02:01:04+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/politics/ap-politics/standard-time-giving-way-to-daylight-saving-in-most-of-us/ |
Army firefighters are responding to a wildfire burning at the Makua Military Reservation, the Army said in a news release.
The fire began at about 12:30 p.m. today near the south ridge of the reservation.
Army firefighters responded to the blaze and are fighting it with aerial support from the Wheeler Army Airfield-based 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, which is using helicopters to conduct water bucket drops, officials said.
According to the Army, about 40 acres have burned as firefighters work to contain the fire.
“Residents and motorists near Makua Military Reservation may see smoke in the sky, but there is no threat to nearby facilities or people at this time,” Army officials said. “As no active training or activities were taking place in the area, the cause of the fire is under investigation.”
The Makua Valley is sacred to Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners. In the Hawaiian oral tradition, the valley is the birthplace of the Hawaiian people. The Army’s use of the the land as a training ground has been controversial.
A 1998 lawsuit on behalf of the group Malama Makua — which has fought to evict the Army and return the land to Hawaii — brought a halt to live-fire exercises there with none being conducted since 2004.
In March, U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele announced that he had introduced the Leandra Wai Act — named in honor of the late Malama Makua co-founder — which would require the Army to remediate Makua Military Reservation and return the land to Hawaii. | 2022-08-20T03:12:45+00:00 | staradvertiser.com | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/08/19/breaking-news/army-firefighters-and-helicopters-responding-to-wildfire-at-makua/ |
ASHLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — An alien statue that was taken from outside the home of a 102-year-old woman near Grant, Michigan, has been returned.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Daynelle VanderLaan said the alien statue was returned overnight. She went on to thank Nexstar’s WOOD-TV and everyone who shared the story.
For around six years, the alien statue had sat outside the VanderLaan’s home near Grant until it was taken sometime between April 22 and 23.
Her mother-in-law, Freda, 102, built a special relationship with the statue, says Daynelle. Freda has Alzheimer’s, which causes her to forget many things. However, she remembers the extraterrestrial, who is always waving outside her home.
After it was taken, the VanderLaans considered buying another statue but could not find any with the unique waving stance. They did not want to press charges against whoever nabbed it, they just wanted to back.
“THE ALIEN IS BACK HOME!!!! ,” VanderLaan wrote. “It was dumped back off here last night. THANK YOU to everyone who shared the post!!! . You guys were amazing!!” | 2023-05-09T20:08:34+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/alien-statue-stolen-from-102-year-old-michigan-woman-returned/ |
KIRISITS Richard Of Angola, NY, October 10, 2022. Beloved husband of Barbara Kirisits. Loving father of Joanna (Jonathan Valone) Kirisits. Brother of Ronald, the late Raymond and Carolyn Kirisits. Cherished grandfather of Alexa KirisitsUrbaniak and Matthew Kirisits. Greatgrandfather of Michael Kirisits. Friends may call Saturday from 6 PM 9 PM at the ADDISON FUNERAL HOME, INC., 262 N. Main St. Angola, NY. Graveside services will be held Monday at 10 AM in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Brant, NY. PLEASE ASSEMBLE AT CEMETERY. Richard was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Richard E. Kirisits, Lake Shore Central Schools Scholarship Fund.
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Epenesa's ejection was the second in two weeks for Hussey's crew, with Cardinals offensive lineman Will Hernandez getting tossed last week, also for making contact with Hussey.
The rematch featuring two of the NFL’s most charismatic and, according to CBS' Jim Nantz, most likable quarterbacks, will be must-see TV and CBS wanted it on its air.
It’s already looking like these two teams are on a collision course in the playoffs for the third season in a row. This game is only Round I. There is a good chance Round II is coming in January, writes Mark Gaughan.
WASHINGTON — Standing in front of Floridians who had lost everything during Hurricane Ian, President Biden on Wednesday recalled his own house…
Although the past three weeks didn’t give us a better idea how the Sabres will fare when the games begin to count against the standings, a few notable questions were answered.
The trip to Arrowhead Stadium is more than just a Week 6 matchup between two of the AFC’s best teams. Rather, it’s a rematch of what many consider to be the best game ever played – unless you call 716 home – Kansas City’s divisional victory over the Bills in last year’s playoffs.
"If you are going to have a complete second half of garbage time, I suppose there is no better way for Bills fans than listening to CBS’ No. 1 team tell them how good their team and management is this season," Pergament writes.
Though the Bills dominated on a scale not seen since a 52-34 drubbing of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1991 season, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs should still give the Bills pause, writes Mark Gaughan.
Finally, four-plus years after Tage’s arrival in a blockbuster trade with the St. Louis Blues, he and Rachel can begin to plot their future in Buffalo with their infant son, Brooks.
Maher will bring his live comedy show to Kleinhans Music Hall on Sunday. | 2022-10-14T09:58:51+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/kirisits-richard/article_eefad814-361a-5460-840e-edec786f4694.html |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Saturday voted to impeach him, causing his immediate suspension from office.
The extraordinary and rarely used maneuver came in the final days of the state’s legislative session, setting up a bruising political fight that pitted Paxton, who has aligned himself closely with former President Donald Trump and the state’s hard-right conservatives, against House Republican leaders, who appear to suddenly have had enough of the allegations of wrongdoing that have long dogged Texas’ top lawyer.
Paxton fought it every step of the way, calling the process “corrupt,” and asking supporters to rally for him at the state Capitol during the vote.
Here is how the impeachment process works in Texas, and how the 60-year-old Republican became just the third official to be impeached in the state’s nearly 200-year history:
THE PROCESS
Under the Texas Constitution and law, impeaching a state official is similar to the process on the federal level: The action starts in the state House.
In this case the five-member House General Investigating Committee voted unanimously Thursday to send 20 articles of impeachment to the full, 149-member chamber.
Paxton faced grim legislative math. Just a simple majority was needed to impeach. That meant only a small fraction of the House’s 85 Republicans was needed to vote against him if all 64 Democrats did. The final vote was 121-23.
The House can call witnesses to testify, but the investigating committee already did that prior to recommending impeachment. Over several hours Wednesday, investigators delivered an extraordinary public airing of Paxton’s years of scandal and alleged lawbreaking.
Saturday’s floor debate and vote lasted about four hours.
Now that the House has impeached Paxton, a Senate trial will decide whether to permanently remove him from office or acquit. Removal by the Senate requires a two-thirds majority vote.
A SUDDEN THREAT
There is a major difference between Texas and the federal system: impeachment means Paxton is immediately suspended from office until the outcome of the Senate trial. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott would appoint an interim replacement.
The GOP in Texas controls every branch of state government. Republican lawmakers and leaders alike have until this week taken a muted posture toward the myriad examples of Paxton’s alleged misconduct and law breaking that emerged in legal filings and news reports over the years.
In February, Paxton agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by former aides who accused him of corruption. The $3.3 million payout must be approved by the House, and Republican Speaker Dade Phelan has said he doesn’t think taxpayers should foot the bill.
Shortly after the settlement was reached, the House investigation into Paxton began.
“But for Paxton’s own request for a taxpayer-funded settlement over his wrongful conduct, Paxton would not be facing impeachment,” the investigative committee wrote in a Friday memo.
REPUBLICAN ON REPUBLICAN
The five-member committee that mounted the investigation of Paxton is led by his fellow Republicans, contrasting America’s most prominent recent examples of impeachment.
Trump’s federal impeachments in 2020 and 2021 were driven by Democrats who had majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives. In both cases, the impeachment charges approved by the House failed in the Senate, where Republicans had enough votes to block conviction.
In Texas, Republicans control both chambers by large majorities and the state’s GOP leaders hold all levers of influence. That didn’t stop Paxton from seeking to rally a partisan defense.
When the House investigation emerged Tuesday, Paxton suggested it was a political attack by Phelan. He called for the “liberal” speaker’s resignation and accused him of being drunk during a marathon session last Friday.
Phelan’s office brushed off the accusation as Paxton attempting to “save face.”
Moments after the vote, Paxton’s office said the impeachment was “based on totally false claims” and pointed to internal reports that found no wrongdoing. House investigators said the attorney general’s probe into his actions includes false and disproven claims.
While Texas’ top elected Republicans had been largely silent in the run-up to the vote, Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz came to his defense on Saturday. The senator called the impeachment process “a travesty” while the former president warned on Truth Social that he would “fight” House Republicans who proceeded with the process.
Abbott, who lauded Paxton while swearing him in for a third term in January, has not spoken about the impeachment process.
THE MARRIAGE WRINKLE
Paxton, who served five terms in the House and one in the Senate before becoming attorney general, is sure to still have allies in Austin.
One is his wife, Angela, a two-term state senator who could be in the awkward position of voting on her husband’s political future. It’s unclear whether she would or should participate in the Senate trial, where the 31 members make margins tight.
In a twist, Paxton’s impeachment deals with an extramarital affair he acknowledged to members of his staff years earlier. The impeachment charges include bribery for one of Paxton’s donors, Austin real estate developer Nate Paul, allegedly employing the woman with whom he had the affair in exchange for legal help.
YEARS IN THE MAKING
The impeachment reaches back to 2015, when Paxton was indicted on securities fraud charges for which he still has not stood trial. The lawmakers charged Paxton with making false statements to state securities regulators.
But most of the articles stem from Paxton’s connections to Paul and a remarkable revolt by the attorney general’s top deputies in 2020.
That fall, eight senior Paxton aides reported their boss to the FBI, accusing him of bribery and abusing his office to help Paul. Four of them later brought the whistleblower lawsuit. The report prompted a federal criminal investigation that in February was taken over by the U.S. Justice Department’s Washington-based Public Integrity Section.
The impeachment charges cover myriad accusations related to Paxton’s dealings with Paul. The allegations include attempts to interfere in foreclosure lawsuits and improperly issuing legal opinions to benefit Paul, and firing, harassing and interfering with staff who reported what was going on. The bribery charges stem from the affair, as well as Paul allegedly paying for expensive renovations to Paxton’s Austin home.
The fracas took a toll on the Texas attorney general’s office, long one of the primary legal challengers to Democratic administrations in the White House.
In the years since Paxton’s staff went to the FBI, his agency has become unmoored by disarray behind the scenes, with seasoned lawyers quitting over practices they say aim to slant legal work, reward loyalists and drum out dissent.
TEXAS HISTORY
Paxton was already likely to be noted in history books for his unprecedented request that the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Biden’s defeat of Trump in the 2020 presidential election. Now he is making history in another way.
Only twice before has the Texas House impeached a sitting official.
Gov. James “Pa” Ferguson was removed from office in 1917 for misapplication of public funds, embezzlement and the diversion of a special fund. State Judge O.P. Carrillo was forced out of office in 1975 for using public money and equipment for his own use and filing false financial statements.
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Bleiberg reported from Dallas. | 2023-05-28T19:45:21+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/ap-why-texas-gop-controlled-house-impeached-republican-attorney-general-ken-paxton/ |
LONDON (AP) — An Appalachian update on Charles Dickens and a tale told by a dolphin are among the six finalists announced Wednesday for the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction.
American writer Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” a reworking of “David Copperfield” set in modern-day Virginia, and U.K. novelist Laline Paull’s deep-sea drama “Pod” are among the contenders for the 30,000 pound ($37,000) award.
Kingsolver previously won the Women's Prize in 2010 for “The Lacuna.” Britain’s Maggie O’Farrell, who won in 2020 for “Hamnet,” is a finalist again for Italian Renaissance tale “The Marriage Portrait.”
The finalists also include three debut novels: “Trespasses,” a love story by Irish writer Louise Kennedy that is set during Northern Ireland’s years of violence; “Fire Rush,” a dub reggae-drenched coming-of-age tale by Britain’s Jacqueline Crooks; and Sarajevo-set war saga “Black Butterflies” by Britain’s Priscilla Morris.
Broadcast journalist Louise Minchin, who is chairing the panel of judges, said the six finalists had an “amazing” imaginative scope.
“You’ve got 16th-century Florence, you’ve got the Indian Ocean told from the point of view of the creatures that live in it,” she said.
Minchin said that by giving personal voices to the opioid crisis in America, the siege of Sarajevo, late-1970s London riots and Northern Ireland’s conflict, other books on the list take readers behind the headlines in a way that is “very insightful and very moving.”
Founded in 1996, the prize is open to female English-language writers from any country. Previous winners include Zadie Smith, Tayari Jones and Susanna Clarke. Last year’s prize went to Canadian-American novelist Ruth Ozeki for “The Book of Form and Emptiness.”
The winner of the 2023 Women’s Prize will be unveiled June 14 at a ceremony in London. | 2023-04-26T08:48:09+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/kingsolver-o-farrell-among-women-s-prize-fiction-17919125.php |
Lamar Jackson said Monday he has requested a trade from the Baltimore Ravens, saying the team “has not been interested in meeting my value.”
In a series of tweets, the star quarterback said he requested a trade as of March 2. On March 7, the Ravens put the nonexclusive franchise tag on Jackson and said they were still hopeful they could reach a long-term deal with him.
“As of March 2nd I requested a trade from the Ravens organization for which the Ravens has not been interested in meeting my value,” Jackson said on Twitter. “Any and everyone that’s has met me or been around me know I love the game of football and my dream is to help a team win the super bowl.”
Jackson may not need a trade to join a new team. The nonexclusive franchise tag allows him to negotiate with other clubs. However, it also gives Baltimore a chance to match any agreement he makes. The decision to make the trade request public may be an attempt to deter the Ravens from matching another team’s offer — or an attempt to spur more interest among other teams by declaring that he wants out of Baltimore.
If Jackson makes a deal with another team and the Ravens don’t match, that team would owe Baltimore two first-round draft picks.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh spoke extensively about Jackson on Monday at the league’s owners meetings in Phoenix.
“I haven’t seen the tweet. That’s an ongoing process,” Harbaugh said. “I’m following it very closely, just like everybody else is here, and looking forward to a resolution. I’m excited, thinking about Lamar all the time, thinking about him as our quarterback. We’re building our offense around that idea.”
Jackson was the 2019 NFL MVP. His passing and running ability make him one of the game’s biggest stars. At age 25, he already is one of six quarterbacks in NFL history with 10,000 yards passing and 4,000 rushing.
Jackson has been hurt at the end of the past two seasons, and the Ravens haven’t reached the AFC championship game with him. If he remains with Baltimore, he’ll have a new coordinator. The Ravens hired Georgia’s Todd Monken for that position after the end of last season.
Harbaugh said he anticipates Jackson being Baltimore’s quarterback at the start of next season.
“You’ve got to plan for all the contingencies for sure,” Harbaugh said. “But I’m pretty fired up about Lamar Jackson. I mean, Lamar Jackson is a great player. Lamar came back in great shape last year. He’s fired up to play. That’s the Lamar that I’m looking forward to seeing. Can’t wait to get back on the grass and go to work, and I’m confident that’s going to happen.”
Harbaugh tried to stay upbeat about the prospects of Jackson’s return. If Jackson does come back and play this season on Baltimore’s $32.4 million franchise tag, it could certainly be an awkward situation, and the coach will have his work cut out for him trying to soothe any hard feelings.
“Nothing’s changed in terms of the relationships, how we feel about Lamar, how we want to build our team,” Harbaugh said.
Jackson does not have an agent. In a memo sent to teams last week and obtained by The Associated Press, the NFL management council said a person who is not an NFLPA-certified agent may be contacting clubs and attempting to persuade them to negotiate with Jackson. The memo reminded teams that, under the collective bargaining agreement, if a player is representing himself, an offer sheet can only be negotiated with that player.
Jackson said on Twitter the person in question never tried to negotiate for him.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — BubbleFest is back at the Buffalo Museum of Science.
This year is special because it is the first time they are holding this event in person since 2019!
The annual event is celebrating the science of bubbles. You can participate in family-friendly bubble activities and demonstrations, bubble crafts and much more!
There will be everything from bubble walls to bubble windows, bubble tools, bubbles in nature, frozen bubbles, and bubble pools.
You can also see The Bubble Man, Doug Rougeux in his show Bubblemania. He uses the science of popping bubbles and the art of bubble sculpture to amaze you with bouncing bubbles, bubble cubes and bubbles stretching over 25 feet long!
Bubblemania shows will be held throughout the day at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m for $5 per person. For tickets to BubbleFest, click or tap here. For tickets to Bubblemania, click or tap here.
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(NEXSTAR) – Move aside La Niña – it’s almost time for El Niño to take over.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center issued an “El Niño watch” Thursday morning, saying the climate pattern is expected to form sooner than previously anticipated.
After La Niña ended last month, we entered “ENSO-neutral” conditions, which means neither La Niña nor El Niño is present. Those neutral conditions were expected to end at some point in the summer or early fall.
But as of Thursday, it looks as though the timeline has moved up. Forecasters said there is a 62% chance El Niño will take over between May and July. The probability that El Niño will form by fall is even higher, between 80% and 90%.
What would that mean for our weather? We usually feel the strongest effects of El Niño as we get closer to winter.
An El Niño fall and winter would be the inverse of what we’ve seen the last three years. It would likely mean a cold, wet winter for the Southern U.S. A strong El Niño in particular is associated with lots of rain for the Southwest and California – though California already saw a cold, wet winter this year even without El Niño in control.
El Niño usually means a warm, dry winter for the Pacific Northwest, Ohio Valley, northern Rockies and parts of the Midwest. Hawaii also often sees below-average rain during an El Niño fall, winter and spring season.
While El Niño can strengthen hurricane season in the central and eastern Pacific, it tends to contribute to weaker hurricanes forming in the Atlantic basin.
Even a strong El Niño isn’t a guarantee those exact scenarios will play out, NOAA warns.
“‘Associated with’ doesn’t mean that all of these impacts happen during every El Niño episode. However, they happen more often during El Niño than you’d expect by chance, and many of them have occurred during many El Niño events,” the agency writes.
NOAA issues an “El Niño watch” when El Niño is possible within the next six months, explained Michelle L’Heureux, a meteorologist with the Climate Prediction Center.
Whether we’re in a La Niña year, El Niño year, or neither is determined by sea surface temperatures near the equator over the Pacific Ocean. The temperature of the water and air above it can shift the position of the jet stream, which impacts the types of weather we see on land. | 2023-04-13T16:31:45+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/noaa-issues-el-nino-watch-heres-where-and-when-we-will-feel-the-impact/ |
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SEATTLE, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- evo, the outdoor retail and experiences brand, announces today that Rebecca Heard, vice president of brand, marketing, and e-commerce, has been promoted to the company's leadership team as its first chief marketing officer (CMO). In her new role, Heard will oversee evo's brand, marketing, creative, and merchandising functions.
"Since joining evo three years ago, Rebecca has led the work of elevating our brand, refining our marketing and e-commerce strategies, and driving our focus on the consumer. I'm excited for Rebecca and the team, and proud to have a strong woman representing evo at the highest level," said Bryce Phillips, founder, and CEO of evo.
As CMO, Heard will lead brand development and modernization growth marketing across the company and evo's various programs, as the brand evolves from an online and brick-and-mortar retailer to including travel, retail, recreation, and hospitality businesses. She will continue to focus efforts on organization-wide plans for customer acquisition, retention, and loyalty, as well as connecting evo's family brands with existing business units.
Heard comes into the position with high aspirations around launching the brand's newest North American loyalty programs, awareness of the brand's philanthropic efforts, and ultimately growth in sport-specific categories. With Heard at the reins, customers can expect a rollout of a new loyalty program covering the entire evo ecosystem, including purchases on evo.com, evo branded retail stores, adventure travel with evoTrip, visits, stays, services, and rentals. In addition, new invigorated energy to connect the brand to their philanthropic DNA, following their recent commitment to invest over $10 million in community organizations over the next ten years. And finally, a laser focus on becoming the go-to retailer for all things mountain bike through investments in product assortment on evo.com, community efforts dedicated to non-profits who are focused on getting kids outdoors on bikes, and grass root initiatives with trail builders and communities.
"evo is a special company, loved by our 1m+ customers and the communities that we serve," said Heard. "I'm incredibly humbled and excited to charter a path forward as an experience-led brand that touches every aspect of the sports that we all love."
Heard has been with evo since 2019. She brings more than a decade of global marketing experience to the newly formed role from Lululemon, where she served as the Vice President of marketing and customer relationship management (CRM), and time spent prior at Apple Inc. and iTunes in international marketing.
In addition, evo also announces another female leader is stepping into a role at the company as Katie Little joins evo as director of evo stores U.S. Little comes to the company from Lululemon and brings nearly ten years of incredible experience in retail operations and front-line team building.
evo has been working to increase female representation internally and has made great strides during the last few years. Between Heard's promotion and Little's addition, evo has grown female representation with 41 percent of evo workforce and 34 percent of senior leadership identifying as female.
This past June, in partnership with a group of complementary businesses, evo recently opened a 100,000-square-foot campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. Campus Salt Lake includes an evo store, All Together Skatepark, Salt Lake Bouldering Project, Level 9 Sports, and evo's first evo Hotel. Coming 2023, the second campus in Tahoe City, California will provide a place to gather and be bonded by a shared love of the outdoors.
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evo is an outdoor company whose purpose is to make life better by building community and igniting the adventurous spirit that lives within us all. evo is focused on providing unique experiences across its network of stores, evo.com, two All Together Skateparks, lodging and travel businesses, which are centered on sport, culture, the outdoors, and human connection.
evo uses its success in these areas to support non-profit organizations dedicated to getting underserved kids outdoors.
There are 11 stores in the U.S. and Canada. In January 2022, Rhythm Japan the leading retail, rental, and experience company with seven stores located in Japan's mountain resorts became part of evo.
In partnership with a group of complementary businesses, evo just opened a 100,000-square-foot campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. Campus Salt Lake includes an evo store, All Together Skatepark, Salt Lake Bouldering Project, Level 9 Sports, and evo's first evo Hotel.
evo now offers lodging at The Journeyman Lodge in Whistler, and evo Hotel in Salt Lake as well evo also runs an indoor skatepark, called All Together Skatepark, in Salt Lake and Seattle.
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MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) today announces that it has entered into an agreement with Sacramento-based Northern California PET Imaging Center (NCPIC) to acquire Optimal Tracers, a radiochemistry development business providing radiochemistry process development services and research tracers for use in clinical trials.
The acquisition of Optimal Tracers will bolster Telix's in-house radiochemistry development capability, by adding a highly skilled team to Telix and establishing a U.S.-based laboratory and production footprint for clinical trial doses. The acquisition includes a facility with a radiation and pharmaceutical manufacturing licence sufficient to cover the Company's key diagnostic and therapeutic isotope requirements for pre-clinical and clinical research purposes. The acquisition of Optimal Tracers aligns with Telix's strategy to build a degree of vertical integration, improve in-house research and radiopharmaceutical development capability and further develop novel tracers in its pipeline. Optimal Tracers will also remain available as a strategic collaborative resource to partner organisations and pharma collaborators that need access to specialist radiochemistry domain knowledge.
Located in a translational research hub at the University of California, Davis (UCD), Optimal Tracers is a specialised business that provides development services and clinical trial doses to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, as well as academic research institutions. Optimal Tracers is advantageously located to service leading clinical sites along the West Coast of the United States, with capability to deliver certain research products across the entire country.
Jonathan Barlow, SVP Global Business Development & Alliance Management said, "Optimal Tracers is an established business, with a highly regarded team and impressive client roster. They have built a strong reputation based on their deep technical skills and ability to help clients optimise drug development, production processes and quality control. We are looking forward to welcoming the talented Optimal Tracers team into the Telix family - together harnessing an innovative approach to radiochemistry to further enhance Telix's pipeline and continue support of the Optimal Tracers business."
Ruth Tesar, CEO of NCPIC and Optimal Tracers added, "We are delighted that Optimal Tracers will become part of Telix, an established leader in the global radiopharmaceutical industry. Telix and Optimal Tracers are closely aligned in purpose and values, and I am excited about the growth opportunities this will offer our employees. We look forward to bringing our considerable depth of radiochemistry development knowledge and experience to Telix and contributing to the Company's future success."
Telix will fund the acquisition from operational cash flow. The purchase price is non-material and will be offset by Optimal Tracers' service provision and manufacturing income and cost savings from bringing radiochemistry-related R&D activities in-house. Telix will have ownership of all intellectual property, physical assets and licences of Optimal Tracers.
About Optimal Tracers
Optimal Tracers is a division of Northern California PET Imaging Center, a community based not for profit business providing cutting edge clinical and clinical trial imaging and services to the Northern California region. Optimal Tracers provides manufacturing and development radiochemistry services in support of academic and pharmaceutical research activities.
About Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. Telix is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with international operations in the United States, Europe (Belgium and Switzerland), and Japan. Telix is developing a portfolio of clinical-stage products that aims to address significant unmet medical need in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX). For more information visit www.telixpharma.com and follow Telix on Twitter (@TelixPharma) and LinkedIn.
Telix's lead product, gallium-68 (68Ga) gozetotide (also known as 68Ga PSMA-11) injection, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),[1] and by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA),[2] and by Health Canada.[3]
Telix Investor Relations
Ms. Kyahn Williamson
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
SVP Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Email: kyahn.williamson@telixpharma.com
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Panel: Archives still not certain it has all Trump records
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives is still not certain that it has custody of all Donald Trump’s presidential records even after the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago club, a congressional committee said in a letter Tuesday.
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform revealed that staff at the Archives on an Aug. 24 call could not provide assurances that they have all of Trump’s presidential records. The committee in the letter asked the Archives to conduct an assessment of whether any Trump records remain unaccounted for and potentially in his possession.
“In light of revelations that Mr. Trump’s representatives misled investigators about his continued possession of government property and that material found at his club included dozens of ‘empty folders’ for classified material, I am deeply concerned that sensitive presidential records may remain out of the control and custody of the U.S. Government,” Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the chairwoman of the Oversight Committee, wrote in the letter.
The House committee has jurisdiction over the Presidential Records Act, a 1978 law that requires the preservation of White House documents as property of the U.S. government. The request is the latest development in a monthslong back-and-forth between the agency and the committee, which has been investigating Trump’s handling of records.
The request also comes weeks after the FBI recovered more than 100 documents with classified markings and even more than 10,000 other government documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The search came after lawyers for Trump provided a sworn certification that all government records had been returned.
Maloney and other Democratic lawmakers on the panel have been seeking a briefing from the National Archives, but haven’t received one due to the Justice Department’s ongoing criminal investigation into the matter.
But the letter notes a call between Archives staff and the committee on Aug. 24, where lawmakers were informed that documents could still be missing.
As a result, Maloney wrote, the committee is asking the agency to conduct an “urgent review” of all of the government records that have been recorded from the Trump White House to determine whether any additional records remain unaccounted for and potentially in the possession of the former president.
In addition, the committee also asked for the Archives to get a personal certification from Trump “that he has surrendered all presidential records that he illegally removed from the White House after leaving office.”
The committee is asking the Archives to provide an initial assessment of this review by Sept. 27.
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FRISCO, Texas, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RCS Secure is thrilled to announce the completion of a Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Socii Capital, LLC., a venture investment firm focused on healthcare IT with investments in MedOne, ScriptCyle, and ProviderScience.
This round of funding will allow us to grow the customer base we serve and invest in new parts of our core products and services.
RCS Secure has always been committed to being a leading provider of Managed Security, Data, and IT Services. As we have looked to expand our offerings and align the company's strategic growth, it has been decided that a rebrand is appropriate. As of October 17th, 2022, RCS Secure will be known as Third Wave Innovations.
"I am both grateful and humbled with our success and accomplishments as an organization," says Randal Asay, CEO of Third Wave Innovations. "From the inception, the advancement of this company has been built on the partnerships and relationships developed over the past 30 years. It is with gratitude and appreciation that as we progress to further heights, that we are worthy of such an amazing and accomplished group of professionals, Socii Capital, to help guide and drive our pathway. The quote 'If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go with others' describes our past, our present, and our growth in the future!"
"Properly securing your IT environment to protect your data and the data of your patients is paramount in today's healthcare environment. Health care providers throughout the country are struggling to fill critical gaps in IT security needs with limited internal resources." said George Lazenby, a co-Founder and Partner at Socii Capital. "We were introduced to Third Wave Innovations through one of our portfolio companies utilizing their services. We were immediately impressed with their capabilities, management team and future plans for growth. We are excited to introduce Third Wave to health care providers through our network and portfolio companies."
Since day one, RCS Secure has been driven to innovate and provide cutting-edge solutions within its competitive market. The goal has always been to leverage our family of employees, partners, and clients, using technology to create a more secure world, and the company is committed to accelerating its efforts. We're investing in additional people, processes, and technology to deliver a broader and more robust set of services to our clients. Our commitment to this will remain our highest priority.
We look forward to what the future holds for Third Wave Innovations and can't wait to catch this wave with you.
About Third Wave Innovations
Third Wave Innovations is a privately owned corporation offering a full spectrum of cybersecurity safeguards, managed IT services, and a comprehensive data platform that empowers organizations to experience their own data in new ways.
About Socii Capital, LLC
Socii is a private investment capital firm founded in Fort Worth in 2015 with investments in SAAS technology companies with a primary focus on solving healthcare provider issues. Based on our team's deep experiences in the healthcare IT sector: operational management, product knowledge, and industry relationships coupled with our hands on approach we add significant value to our portfolio companies.
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5 Cowboys Way, Suite 300
Frisco, TX 75034
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BMW this summer will start rolling out an updated version of iDrive (version 8.5) that aims to make using the interface system faster and more intuitive.
The key change will be the introduction of a customizable home page on the infotainment screen where popular functions are arranged on a single level for easy access. It will mean no longer having to enter submenus for accessing a popular function, helping the driver to remain focused on the road.
Live widgets will also appear in a vertical arrangement on the driver side of the infotainment screen. These will be selectable with a swipe of the finger.
Once the driver or a front passenger is finished with the function, returning to the home screen will be possible with a single tap of the home icon found at the bottom of the infotainment screen.
In November, BMW will start rolling out iDrive version 9.0. This next-generation version, which will be powered by Google’s Android operating system (the current iDrive uses Linux), will make the home screen permanently viewable on the infotainment screen.
BMW said the new iDrive system will also make it possible to display individually configurable graphics on the infotainment screen as an alternative to the standard navigation map view.
iDrive 8.5 will begin rolling out in July on the 7 Series, iX, i4, X5, X6, X7, and XM. More models will follow. Starting in November, version 9.0 will appear in the 2-Series Active Tourer and X1, again with more models to follow.
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Which two-slice toaster is best?
A toaster with two slots is the perfect size for small households or limited countertop space. You’ll want to pick one that evenly browns your bread and includes the features you need. For instance, if you’re using a toaster for English muffins, you’ll want one with a high enough lift so you don’t have to fish out your muffins. For toasting bagels, look for a toaster with wider slots, such as the KitchenAid Two-Slice Toaster with Manual Lift Lever.
What to know before you buy a two-slice toaster
Function
Toasters with two slots serve one function: to toast. A good toaster can warm and brown sliced bread, frozen waffles, sliced English muffins and sliced bagels. They are not intended for warming frozen pizza, toast with butter or cheese, or American-style muffins. You’ll need a toaster oven for these functions.
Size and capacity
Two-slice toasters are small kitchen appliances but they do require some countertop space. Consider a toaster’s footprint and how much room you have in your kitchen. Typically, footprint measurements are around 7 by 10 inches or 8 by 11 inches. For a larger capacity — but a bigger footprint — opt for a four-slice toaster.
Slot width
Any two-slice toaster will accommodate pre-sliced bread you buy in the grocery store. However, if you’re looking to toast thicker slices such as homemade bread or a halved bagel, you’ll need wider slots. Look for a model that’s advertised as a wide-slot toaster or having extra-wide slots.
Slot length and depth
For eaters of round- or wide-loaf breads, such as sourdough, consider a toaster with extra-long slots or extra-deep ones so that the entire surface area of your bread is toasted and not just a portion of it. Often these slots are extra wide, too.
Manual vs. automatic lift
Most two-slice toasters have a manual lift, which means you need to push a lever or button to lower toast into them. You also have to manually operate the lever or button to lift the toast out when it’s done. An automatic lift senses when your bread is in the slots and automatically lowers it. When the bread is toasted, it also automatically lifts it from the slots.
Shade control
Most toasters have shade settings so you can control how dark or light you want your bread toasted. These typically come in numbered settings on a dial from five to seven shades.
What to look for in a quality two-slice toaster
Toasting functions
Even basic toasters can feature a bagel and/or frozen setting. The bagel setting toasts the sliced inside of your bagel without burning the outside. Other toasters may include a keep-warm setting and reheat setting, which lets you warm cooked toast that has cooled down — without burning it.
Cancel button
A cancel button lets you prematurely terminate the toasting cycle. For example, if you smell burning, hit the cancel button to eject your toast. Some toasters feature a pause button that lets you check on your toast mid-cycle.
High lift
If you toast smaller items, such as English muffins or a sliced baguette, look for a toaster with a high lift, which forcefully pops up the smaller slices above the top of the appliance so you don’t have to reach inside the narrow slots to retrieve them. Never stick a fork down the slot of a toaster.
Adjustable slots
Toasters with adjustable slots let you manually narrow the slot for smaller or thinner slices to ensure even toasting.
How much you can expect to spend on a two-slice toaster
They range in price from $30-$100. High-end toasters can cost up to $200.
Two-slice toaster FAQ
Can I toast frozen waffles in my toaster?
A. While most two-slice toasters have wide enough slots to heat waffles, to cook frozen ones it’s better to have a frozen function that will defrost your waffles before toasting them.
What is a crumb tray?
A. All toasters come with a removable tray at the base to collect the crumbs that inevitably gather. These crumbs can accumulate and cause a burnt smell to your toast or kitchen. It’s important to empty it regularly to prevent fires.
What’s the best two-slice toaster to buy?
Top two-slice toaster
KitchenAid Two-Slice Toaster with Manual Lift Lever
What you need to know: This sharp-looking toaster is well-built and comes with a bagel and frozen setting.
What you’ll love: It evenly toasts store-bought or homemade bread and comes in four attractive finishes. There’s a bell that rings to alert you when your toast is about to pop up. The design is compact and minimalist, and the slots are wide.
What you should consider: Even though it’s advertised as having a high lift, some reviewers had a hard time removing muffins from the slots.
Where to buy: Sold by KitchenAid, Amazon, Home Depot and Macy’s
Top two-slice toaster for the money
What you need to know: This low-cost toaster features the bells and whistles you’d expect on a more expensive model.
What you’ll love: It has seven shade settings and four toasting functions, including ones for frozen items and bagels. The smooth profile combines a retro style with a sleek modern look.
What you should consider: Some people said the bagel function isn’t different from the toast setting.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
Worth checking out
Redmond Two-Slice Stainless Steel Toaster
What you need to know: Add a pop of fun and color to your countertop with this retro-style toaster that comes in multiple colors.
What you’ll love: The stainless steel construction is durable and the toaster is nontoxic and free of the potentially harmful chemical bisphenol A. It includes six shade settings and a frozen, cancel and bagel button. The design is attractive and so are the color choices.
What you should consider: Over time the springs may wear out some and have trouble lifting the bread up all the way.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Defense Metals Corp. ("Defense Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D) is pleased to announce the appointment of Len Clough to the board of directors.
Craig Taylor, CEO of Defense Metals commented:
"Len Clough brings a wealth of capital markets experience to Defense Metals and we look forward to working with him as we continue to advance the Wicheeda Rare Earth Elements project."
Mr. Clough began his career at RBC Dominion Securities in 1998 and spent 13 years in investment management. In 2013, he founded Toro Pacific Management, a capital markets advisory firm focusing on high growth, early stage companies looking to access the Canadian capital markets. Mr. Clough has extensive public company management experience and has worked in senior management roles including CEO and as a director of several issuers. Toro Pacific Management has an extensive financial network and has been directly involved in the capital formation exceeding $100m in aggregate across various sectors.
Mr. Clough commented:
"It is with great pleasure that I join Defense Metals Corp. at such a significant point of inflection. With rare earth elements being so integral to the new era of electrification, I see a great opportunity with the Wicheeda Rare Earth Elements Project, especially as the Western world looks to diversify its REE sources away from China."
Concurrent with his appointment, the Company has granted incentive stock options to Mr. Clough to purchase up to 400,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.24 per common share for a period of three (3) years. The Company also granted incentive stock options to certain of its consultants to purchase an aggregate of up to 400,000 common shares of the Company having the same terms. The options fully vested on the date of grant.
The Company also wishes to thank Max Sali, who did not seek re-election at the recently held annual general and special meeting of shareholders, for his services and contribution to Defense Metals since inception. We wish Max continued success in his current and future endeavors.
The 100% owned 4,244-hectare Wicheeda REE Project, located approximately 80 km northeast of the city of Prince George, British Columbia, is readily accessible by all-weather gravel roads and is near infrastructure, including power transmission lines, the CN railway, and major highways.
The Wicheeda REE Project yielded a robust 2021 preliminary economic assessment technical report (PEA) that demonstrated an after-tax net present value (NPV@8%) of $517 million, and 18% IRR1. A unique advantage of the Wicheeda REE Project is the production of a saleable high-grade flotation-concentrate. The PEA contemplates a 1.8 Mtpa (million tonnes per year) mill throughput open pit mining operation with 1.75:1 (waste:mill feed) strip ratio over a 19 year mine (project) life producing and average of 25,423 tonnes REO annually. A Phase 1 initial pit strip ratio of 0.63:1 (waste:mill feed) would yield rapid access to higher grade surface mineralization in year 1 and payback of $440 million initial capital within 5 years.
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release as it relates to the Wicheeda REE Project has been reviewed and approved by Kristopher J. Raffle, P.Geo. (BC) Principal and Consultant of APEX Geoscience Ltd. of Edmonton, AB, a director of Defense Metals and a "Qualified Person" as defined in NI 43-101. Mr. Raffle verified the data disclosed which includes a review of the sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information and opinions contained therein.
Defense Metals Corp. is a mineral exploration and development company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral deposits containing metals and elements commonly used in the electric power markets, defense industry, national security sector and in the production of green energy technologies, such as, rare earths magnets used in wind turbines and in permanent magnet motors for electric vehicles. Defense Metals owns 100% of the Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Deposit located near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. Defense Metals Corp. trades in Canada under the symbol "DEFN" on the TSX Venture Exchange, in the United States, under "DFMTF" on the OTCQB and in Germany on the Frankfurt Exchange under "35D".
For further information, please contact:
Todd Hanas, Bluesky Corporate Communications Ltd.
Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel: (778) 994 8072
Email: todd@blueskycorp.ca
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
This news release contains "forward–looking information or statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, which may include, without limitation, statements relating to the expected outcomes and benefits of the appointment of Mr. Clough as a director, the Wicheeda project, the technical, financial and business prospects of the Company, its project and other matters. All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the Company expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future, including the price of rare earth elements, the anticipated costs and expenditures, the ability to achieve its goals, that general business and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner, that financing will be available if and when needed and on reasonable terms. Such forward-looking information reflects the Company's views with respect to future events and is subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of exploration results, risks related to the inherent uncertainty of exploration and cost estimates, the potential for unexpected costs and expenses and those other risks filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. While such estimates and assumptions are considered reasonable by the management of the Company, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive and regulatory uncertainties and risks. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions, adverse weather and climate conditions, failure to maintain or obtain all necessary government permits, approvals and authorizations, failure to maintain community acceptance (including First Nations), risks relating to unanticipated operational difficulties (including failure of equipment or processes to operate in accordance with specifications or expectations, cost escalation, unavailability of personnel, materials and equipment, government action or delays in the receipt of government approvals, industrial disturbances or other job action, and unanticipated events related to health, safety and environmental matters), risks relating to inaccurate geological and engineering assumptions, decrease in the price of rare earth elements, the impact of Covid-19 or other viruses and diseases on the Company's ability to operate, an inability to predict and counteract the effects of COVID-19 on the business of the Company, including but not limited to, the effects of COVID-19 on the price of commodities, capital market conditions, restriction on labour and international travel and supply chains, loss of key employees, consultants, or directors, increase in costs, delayed drilling results, litigation, and failure of counterparties to perform their contractual obligations. The Company does not undertake to update forward–looking statements or forward–looking information, except as required by law.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The European tour has won a key court case in the ongoing dispute with LIV Golf that allows the tour to fine players competing on the Saudi-funded rival league without permission, according to a London newspaper.
The Times of London reported that Sport Resolutions, a three-member arbitration panel that heard testimony in February, has ruled in favor of the European tour.
It said a decision would be announced Thursday, the same day 18 players from LIV Golf are set to compete in the Masters.
The ruling would allow the European tour to impose £100,000 fines on players who compete for LIV Golf without a conflicting events release, according to the Times. It also said the tour can impose the fine on players at the inaugural LIV event last June outside London.
That has been the only LIV Golf event held in Europe. LIV is scheduled to return this year to the Centurion Club outside London, along with another event in Spain.
“Out of respect for the confidentiality of the process conducted by Sports Resolutions, we will make no comment on any aspect of the arbitration until the decision is formally announced,” said a statement from the DP World Tour, the commercial name of the circuit.
A ruling in favor of Europe means Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulters and others are likely to resign their membership.
It was the first court decision since LIV Golf began in June.
Rory McIlroy, one of the strongest voices against LIV Golf, was cautious with his reaction until the decision is formally announced.
“If that is the outcome, that certainly changes the dynamic of everything a bit,” he said. “I’m not a lawyer, but if the arbitration panel thinks that’s the right decision, we have to go by what they say.”
The PGA Tour suspended its members when they played the rival league. Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau were among nine players who filed an antitrust lawsuit in August against the PGA Tour, and now LIV Golf has joined the lawsuit while all but three players removed themselves as plaintiffs. The PGA Tour then filed a countersuit against LIV.
Three players asked for a temporary restraining order against the PGA Tour that would have allowed them to continue to compete in PGA Tour events. A federal judge denied that request in August.
That case is slowly moving through a federal court in California. It now is in the discovery process, and any trial is not scheduled until next January at the earliest.
The European tour fined its players for competing at Centurion Club last June and suspended them from the Scottish Open. Poulter, Adrian Otaegui of Spain and Justin Harding of South Africa appealed, allowing players to compete in European tour events.
Sports Resolution heard the case in February over five days of private hearings.
The ruling could provide clear definition for Europe in the Ryder Cup in terms of who could qualify or even play.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is aiming to use the leadup to the release of his proposed budget next week to sketch a dire picture of what could happen to U.S. health care if congressional Republicans had their way with federal spending.
The Democratic president is traveling to Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Tuesday to discuss potential GOP efforts to cut spending on health care, part of a broader presidential push this week to draw a strong contrast between his administration’s priorities and those of Republicans.
“The bottom line is this: Congressional Republicans have committed themselves to very deep cuts to programs that tens of millions of Americans count on,” Aviva Aron-Dine, deputy director of the National Economic Council, said of Biden’s planned remarks. “And the president believes that they owe the American people transparency about what that will mean, and if they won’t provide it, he will.”
Biden is expected to build on that message in a meeting with House Democrats in Baltimore on Wednesday and before Senate Democrats on Thursday. The effort to highlight major differences with Republicans comes as Biden is expected to launch a reelection campaign this spring.
The president is due to release his budget plan on March 9, promising to trim the national debt by $2 trillion over 10 years without cuts to spending on Democratic priorities like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Biden has challenged House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to publicly issue his own budget proposal. McCarthy is insisting on spending cuts to balance the budget, but he has not provided any specifics, other than ruling out cutbacks in Social Security and Medicare.
In the absence of a specific GOP plan, Biden administration officials are sketching worst-case scenarios for what Republicans might do, based on past statements, including what the White House warns could be deep cuts to Medicaid, which covers roughly 84 million people and has grown by 20 million since January 2020, just before the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Deep cuts to Medicaid would mean worse coverage, or loss of coverage,” Aron-Dine said, and that would include older adults, people with disabilities and families with children. “There is no overstating how disruptive” cuts would be to the overall healthcare system, she added.
Administration officials also said potential cuts to the Obama-era Affordable Care Act could jeopardize coverage for more than 100 million people with preexisting medical conditions and imperil free preventative care and cut back prescription drug coverage.
However, with Democrats controlling the Senate and Biden in the White House, there is virtually no chance of major GOP health care legislation being enacted.
There are some Republican lawmakers who want to repeal Biden’s 2022 climate change and health care law, known as the Inflation Reduction Act. The law capped insulin costs at $35 per month for older adults on Medicare and enabled the government insurance program to negotiate on prescription drug prices. It also beefed up funding for the IRS and created incentives to move away from fossil fuels.
A majority of adults in the U.S. already say that health care is not handled well in the country, according to a poll last fall from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
And about two-thirds of adults think it is the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all people have health care coverage, with adults ages 18 to 49 more likely than those over 50 to hold that view. The percentage of people who believe health care coverage is a government responsibility has risen in recent years, ticking up from 57% in 2017 and 62% in 2019.
And about half of U.S. adults think that Medicare and Medicaid should play a larger role in paying for living assistance. But that would mean more government funding, not less.
Looming over the budget debate is a statutory limit on the government’s borrowing authority, which could be breached this summer when extraordinary accounting steps being taken by the Treasury Department to keep the government operating are exhausted.
Biden has said the debt limit should be raised without conditions because it reflects previous spending commitments while McCarthy is pushing for negotiations on the debt that would include spending cuts.
White House officials are trying to draw attention to the lack of an overall blueprint from the GOP. Republican leaders kept their distance from an earlier proposal by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., that would have left Social Security and Medicare up for renewal every five years, along with other federal programs. Scott has now revised his plan to exempt Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits and other essential services.
Biden hammered the issue during his State of the Union address this month.
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Associated Press writers Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak contributed to this report. | 2023-02-28T13:27:52+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/politics/ap-biden-sketching-dire-picture-of-gop-desire-to-cut-spending/ |
UPDATE (Jan. 1) — Greensboro police announced in a news release this afternoon that the shooting victim, Natasha Yvette Walker, 32, has succumbed to her injuries. Her death is being investigated as a homicide, the city's first of the year.
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GREENSBORO — A person was hospitalized overnight after being shot on the first day of the new year.
Greensboro police officers responded at 1:42 a.m. to the area of Cridland Road and Parkway Street after reports of gunshots being heard. Upon arrival, officers located a gunshot victim, according to a news release from the Greensboro Police Department.
The news release did not provide any details about the victim, and said no information about a suspect is available at this time.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. Residents can also download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip, or go to P3tips.com to submit a web tip. All tips to Crime Stoppers are completely anonymous. | 2023-01-01T21:42:23+00:00 | greensboro.com | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-city-marks-first-homicide-of-2023-after-32-year-old-woman-dies-greensboro-police/article_53f55ee2-89d9-11ed-9634-1323f7d26d56.html |
Jury returns verdicts in former Wilmington officer's assault, perjury trial
A jury found a former Wilmington Police officer guilty of assault Monday for slamming a man's head against a wall in the process of arresting him, an arrest that generated protests after a video of the interaction was circulated on social media in 2021.
The New Castle County jury returned guilty verdicts for misdemeanor charges of assault and official misconduct for former Wilmington officer Samuel Waters Monday. Additionally, the jury found Waters guilty of felony tampering with public records tied to lying in post-arrest paperwork seeking to justify the violent arrest.
The case began when security camera footage of Waters repeatedly slamming a man's head against a wall of a Southbridge store was widely shared on social media, eventually leading to Waters' firing by the department.
The jury acquitted Waters of assault for a separate arrest that took place days before the arrest that led to the guilty verdicts.
The verdict comes after a week of trial testimony that included one of the men that Waters arrested, as well as officers that train police on using force. The jury also evaluated evidence that included police body camera footage.
The arrests that led to Waters' charges
The case against Waters encompasses two different arrests that occurred days apart in September 2021.
In the first instance, other officers were responding to a domestic violence report and taking a man into custody. Body camera footage of the incident shows the man being led by multiple officers and handcuffed as he is bent over the hood of a car.
As one officer cuffs the man, Waters places his police nightstick across his neck and uses it to push his face into the hood of the car, a technique which a Wilmington Police use-of-force instructor said was unnecessary, dangerous and against department policy. Court officials have declined to make available video shown in court from that arrest.
The second arrest is for the one in Southbridge that spurred protests after footage was publicized. In that one, Waters was responding to a harassment complaint and approaches the suspect, a man named Dwayne Brown, after Brown makes a purchase at a Southbridge store.
Waters' body camera was not activated during the interaction, but the arrest was captured on security camera footage that has no sound. After a brief interaction, Waters turns Brown around, placing one of Brown's hands on a plexiglass wall. Waters then briefly grabs ahold of Brown's other arm before placing his own hand on Brown's head and ramming into the plexiglass wall.
Brown was then arrested for harassment, resisting arrest and other charges, but the case was dismissed.
READ MORE:Man whose head was slammed by Wilmington officer takes stand in officer's assault trial
In body camera footage after Brown's arrest, he told someone he had no idea who Brown was. He also authored police reports and other documents in the aftermath of the arrest that were examined during trial.
In his narrative of Brown's arrest, he claimed that the harassment victim showed him a picture and he immediately recognized Brown, which prosecutors said was a lie. Waters also included information about Brown's criminal history that prosecutors said was meant to justify his violent tactics during the arrest.
The charges against Waters
Waters was charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault for the arrest with a nightstick. He was also charged with official misconduct in that case. The jury found him not guilty of assault and official misconduct tied to that arrest.
In Brown's arrest, he was charged with misdemeanor assault and another count of official misconduct. He was found guilty of both of those.
What prosecutors described as lies in the official reports following Brown's arrest saw Waters charged with perjury and tampering with public records, both felonies, in addition to falsification of business records, a misdemeanor.
He was acquitted of perjury and found guilty of tampering with public records and falsification of business records.
He will be sentenced in August.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. ("SolarEdge" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SEDG). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether SolarEdge and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On August 28, 2022, the U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC") agreed to review a patent infringement case filed by Ampt LLC ("Ampt") against SolarEdge on July 28, 2022.
On news of the ITC's vote, SolarEdge's stock price fell $8.47 per share, or 2.94%, to close at $279.46 per share on August 29, 2022.
Then, on October 19, 2022, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware stayed a parallel proceeding, filed against SolarEdge by Ampt and based on substantially similar allegations, pending the ITC's investigation.
On this news, SolarEdge's stock price fell $7.96 per share, or 3.84%, to close at $199.46 per share on October 19, 2022.
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FAU also Climbs in Nursing, Business Rankings
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Atlantic University moved up in the U.S. News & World Report list of "Top Public Schools," to No. 132 from No. 140 in this year's ranking of the nation's best universities. This marks the largest rise out of all public universities in the state of Florida.
"Florida Atlantic is a top-choice public university and we are thrilled to see that reflected in the national rankings," said FAU President John Kelly. "Our commitment to ensure success for all has helped elevate FAU on all fronts. I am proud to see the hard work of our faculty, staff and students paying off."
FAU also ranked No. 41 in the U.S. News & World Report "Social Mobility" ranking, which is computed using graduation rates of students receiving Pell grants and includes public and private national universities. At FAU, Pell-eligible students, African American students, and Hispanic students outpace the university's overall retention and graduation rates.
FAU is the No. 1 public university in Florida for campus ethnic diversity, according to U.S. News & World Report, making it the most racially, culturally and ethnically diverse university in the state. FAU has been designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education since 2017.
In other rankings, FAU moved up 27 spots to No. 93 from No. 120 last year in the U.S. News & World Report list of undergraduate nursing programs. Its undergraduate business programs also moved up to No. 164 from No. 190 last year.
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Which beach dress is best?
A beach dress is a casual summer staple for those warm weather days, but finding a good one is easier said than done. You want your beach dress to be comfortable and flattering in beach selfies. It also has to be well-made. No one wants to spend money on a cute outfit only for it to fall apart after a few washes. The Free People Adella Slip Dress is a cute, flirty option that stands out in the crowd.
What to know before you buy a beach dress
Lightweight fabrics
Summer dresses are designed to be comfortable and lightweight for hot, sunny afternoons. Cotton, rayon, and linen are great options, as they are cool and breathable. Cotton and rayon can be a little more flowing, while linen provides a more fitted silhouette. Stay away from fabrics like polyester, which is moisture-wicking but ultimately not as breathable as cotton.
Types of sleeves
Strapless, spaghetti straps and sleeveless are the best sleeve options for beachwear, as they are airy and summery. Strapless and spaghetti straps work well if you’re wearing a bathing suit underneath or don’t mind going braless. If you feel more comfortable with substantial chest support, sleeveless won’t show your bra straps and won’t cover you so much that you overheat.
Dress length
The two most popular lengths for beach dresses are knee-length and maxi. Most beach dresses fall at or slightly above the knee for a cool, breezy summer look. A maxi dress goes down to the ankles and is a good summer option if you’re worried about getting too much sun. It covers the legs but is still flowy and breathable as you walk in the sand.
What to look for in a quality beach dress
Dress vs. cover-up
Decide if you want a regular beach dress or a swimsuit cover-up. The primary difference here is neckline and sheerness.
A regular beach dress often works as a cover-up, but a cover-up doesn’t always work as a regular dress. A regular beach dress is typically more substantial, while a swimsuit cover-up is more breathable and can be see-through, exposing the bathing suit beneath. It sometimes has a looser form and neckline than the standard summer dress.
Flattering tan lines
A day at the beach means a day in the sun, and you want to make sure your outfit doesn’t give you awkward, unflattering tan lines. Consider the shape of the neckline and where the sleeves sit. A tube-top dress will give your shoulders the most even tan, but spaghetti straps work well too. Avoid capped sleeves and sweetheart necklines, as they can cause awkwardly angled tan lines that are visible in different clothing.
Pockets
More and more dresses these days have pockets and with good reason. Pockets are practical and offer a convenient place to store extra cash or a phone without requiring you to carry around a purse. Pockets are also great for windy days at the beach, as putting your hands in your pockets can help keep your skirt from blowing up.
How much you can expect to spend on a beach dress
Most beach dresses cost around $20-$45, but some high-end brands design beach dresses costing over $50.
Beach dress FAQ
Are rayon and viscose the same material?
A. Viscose is a popular type of rayon. Other types of rayon include modal and lyocell. Viscose is partially synthetic and looks great but is not very durable. Viscose and rayon both work well as beach dress materials.
Are light colors really better for the beach?
A. Bright and darker colors absorb more UV light than paler colors. They can make you feel warmer but better protect you from the sun’s harmful rays. Light colors like pastels won’t make you sweat as much but also don’t provide as much UV protection.
What shoes go best with a beach dress?
A. Sandals and flip-flops pair well with a beach dress. If you’re planning to spend time in the sand, a flip-flop or flat sandal is best. If you have a beach view only but are walking on concrete or flooring, then heels also work.
What’s the best beach dress to buy?
Top beach dress
What you need to know: This above-the-knee, non-stretch crepe dress is made from viscose, cotton, and nylon with adjustable straps, lace trim, and a ruffled asymmetrical hem.
What you’ll love: It’s comfortable and lightweight, and it flatters different body types. It is well made and comes in seven colors with delicate lace patterns. It looks soft, breezy, and feminine.
What you should consider: Most colors are a little see-through, and it is hand-washable only.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top beach dress for the money
Lands’ End Splitneck Swim Cover-Up Dress
What you need to know: This knee-length cotton jersey dress is sleeveless with a horizontal striped design and button closure.
What you’ll love: It’s soft, durable and lightweight with convenient side pockets. It can work as a swimsuit cover-up or by itself as an everyday dress. It’s preshrunk and machine-washable. It comes in over ten colors or patterns and a wide array of sizes.
What you should consider: The neckline is cute but not ideal for an even tan line.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Worth checking out
Grecerelle Casual Beach Maxi Dress
What you need to know: This rayon and spandex maxi dress has spaghetti straps and a dramatic calf-high slit on the side.
What you’ll love: It’s stretchy, soft and comfortable and has two side pockets. You can dress it up or down for any summer occasion. It works as a swimsuit cover-up or a stand-alone dress. It is machine-washable and comes in 20 colors or patterns.
What you should consider: It runs a little big and might be too long if you are on the shorter side.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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PHOENIX (AP) — Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year’s high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years — the latest evidence of the enormity of learning disruption during the pandemic.
The class of 2022’s average ACT composite score was 19.8 out of 36, marking the first time since 1991 that the average score was below 20. What’s more, an increasing number of high school students failed to meet any of the subject-area benchmarks set by the ACT — showing a decline in preparedness for college-level coursework.
The test scores, made public in a report Wednesday, show 42% of ACT-tested graduates in the class of 2022 met none of the subject benchmarks in English, reading, science and math, which are indicators of how well students are expected to perform in corresponding college courses.
In comparison, 38% of test takers in 2021 failed to meet any of the benchmarks.
“Academic preparedness is where we are seeing the decline,” said Rose Babington, senior director for state partnerships for the ACT. “Every time we see ACT test scores, we are talking about skills and standards, and the prediction of students to be successful and to know the really important information to succeed and persist through their first year of college courses.”
ACT scores have declined steadily in recent years. Still, “the magnitude of the declines this year is particularly alarming,” ACT CEO Janet Godwin said in a statement. “We see rapidly growing numbers of seniors leaving high school without meeting college-readiness benchmarks in any of the subjects we measure.”
The results offer a lens into systemic inequities in education, in place well before the pandemic shuttered schools and colleges temporarily waived testing requirements. For example, students without access to rigorous high school curriculum suffered more setbacks during pandemic disruptions, Babington said. Those students are from rural areas, come from low-income families and are often students of color.
The number of students taking the ACT has declined 30% since 2018, as graduates increasingly forgo college and some universities no longer require admissions tests. But participation plunged 37% among Black students, with 154,000 taking the test this year.
Standardized tests such as the ACT have faced growing concerns that they’re unfair to minority and low-income students, as students with access to expensive test prep or advanced courses often perform better.
Babington defended the test as a measure of college readiness. “Now more than ever, the last few years have shown us the importance of having high-quality data to help inform how we support students,” Babington said.
Test scores now are optional for first-year student admission at many institutions. Some colleges, such as the University of California system, even opt for a test-blind policy, where scores are not considered even if submitted.
But many students still take the tests, hoping to get an edge in admissions by submitting their scores. Tyrone Jordan, a freshman at test-optional Arizona State University, said he took the ACT and the SAT to get ahead of other students and help him receive scholarships.
Jordan, who wants to pursue mechanical engineering, said he thinks his rigorous schedule at Tempe Preparatory Academy prepared him for college, and the standardized tests helped support him and his family financially.
“All the test did for me was give me extra financial money,” Jordan said.
While Jordan was always planning to take the test, many students struggle with access or choose not to take the test since their universities of choice no longer require it. In Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Tennessee and Wyoming, everyone is tested.
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INDIANAPOLIS — President Biden has appointed Governor Eric J. Holcomb to the Council of Governors for a two-year term.
The Council of Governors is comprised of 10 bipartisan Governors across the country and the platform exist to, “increase coordination around preparedness, resilience, and response between the Federal government and state governments, and strengthen between the Federal government and state governments, and strengthen the Federal-State partnership that’s critical to protecting our nation from threats to our homeland security,” according to the White House briefing room.
Governor Holcomb was appointed at the same time as New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Holcomb and Grisham will replace Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Tennessee Governer Bill Lee, who have completed their terms.
The Council of Governors was formally established by President Obama on January 11, 2010. | 2023-02-10T03:32:19+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/president-biden-appoints-governer-holcomb-to-council-of-governors/ |
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The House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation on Wednesday to elevate the federal government's efforts to combat the threat of domestic terrorism.
The vote was 222-203.
The action came days after a gunman wearing body armor killed 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y. He was arrested and law enforcement quickly said it was a racially motivated hate crime.
The bill, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022, creates offices at the departments of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI specifically focused on investigating and tracking domestic terror threats. It also directs these offices to share potential risks and take steps to prevent future attacks.
The legislation had bipartisan support when it was introduced earlier this year. A similar measure was approved by voice vote by the House in September of 2020, just months before the Jan. 6 insurrection. But only one Republican — Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger -- joined all House Democrats to approve the bill late Wednesday evening.
Without votes for gun bill, Democrats target domestic terror
Without the votes to pass any new gun control measures in a narrowly divided Congress, House Democrats said it was worth focusing on something that shouldn't be a partisan issue.
Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., the sponsor of the bill, told NPR he pushed for a vote on the bill since it was something that garnered support from both parties in the last Congress.
"This past weekend, we had the shooting in Buffalo. We had a shooting in California. We had a shooting in my district, a gang shooting where a 14 year old boy was killed," he said. "We need to address what is an epidemic of gun violence in the country. We need to tackle the challenge of domestic extremism. And the only way we do that is finding a bipartisan way to to push the ball forward together."
The Illinois Democrat said the threats are going up and there's a need to elevate efforts to find ways to prevent future incidents.
"I can't say this law would have stopped what happened in Buffalo," Schneider said. "What I can say is that if we give the abilities of the FBI, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security to try to intercept these threats before they become a reality, maybe we stop the next Buffalo or the next El Paso, the next Pittsburgh attack."
Republicans argue federal effort could target parents
GOP lawmakers who voted for the 2020 bill now argue the Biden administration would overreach if the bill is put into place. Many maintain it would allow the Justice Department to label parents criticizing their school boards as domestic terrorists.
"The difference from two years ago and now is that the DOJ has started going after concerned parents showing up at school board meetings, labeling them domestic terrorists, " Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Guy Reschenthaler said on the House floor in response to Democrats' pointing out earlier support for the measure.
The controversy stems from a memo issued by the Justice Department in October 2021 that directs federal law enforcement agencies to investigate the uptick in threats to school boards following intense debates in communities about vaccine and mask mandates.
Attorney General Merrick Garland last fall knocked down allegations there was a concerted effort to target parents. In a hearing he told a House panel "The Justice Department supports the First Amendment rights of parents to complain as vociferously as they wish," and added, "That's not what this memo is about."
Nebraska Republican Don Bacon, one of GOP sponsors of the current bill says conservative media attacking the bill has made voters in his district worried.
"They feel like it's been politicized, these investigations. So actually I hear from folks, are they going investigate me because I'm pro-life? And I'm not saying just one or two. I heard it from dozens of constituents — 'How could you be on this bill?'"
Even hours before the vote, Bacon was torn, telling NPR "I like Brad Schneider. Brad and I work well together on this stuff and and I think there's a case to be made to vote for it, too. So I'm giving you the other side — the pushback I'm getting. But I got out of the bill for a reason and I thought there was some goodness to it as well."
The debate on the House floor grew tense at times. Bacon said he didn't like the tone and said he thought some Democrats were suggesting some members in his party were racist.
Texas Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar, who represents the El Paso district where a gunman in 2019 targeted Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart, leaving 22 people dead and 26 injured, urged passage of a bill to address what she said was a rising problem.
"America has a racism problem. America has a hate problem, and America has a domestic terrorism problem," she said.
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Garland last week saying he heard from some parents who say they were being investigated to actions related to their protests of school officials.
Whistleblowers: The FBI has labeled dozens of investigations into parents with a threat tag created by the FBI's Counterterrorism Division pic.twitter.com/STlLdrfbMz
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) May 11, 2022
A spokesperson for the Justice Department declined to comment on GOP lawmakers claims about the House legislation.
Schneider pushed back at the claims about federal overreach, saying, "It's not a new statute, doesn't create any new statutes or penalties. It gives our federal law enforcement resources to identify the growing threats of domestic terrorism like what we saw in Buffalo and hopefully prevent these types of events in the future."
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told NPR on Tuesday that a partisan vote on the issue would "say that the Republican Party is not as focused as domestic terrorism as they need to be because they think a lot of their 'stand back and stand by guys' may be implicated."
The No. 2 Senate Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, said he planned to introduce a bill matching the House bill and said both parties on Capitol Hill should agree it's time to focus on the issue before it gets even worse.
"As we took 9/11 seriously, we need to take this seriously, he said."
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced the Senate would take a procedural vote to advance the bill next week, but it's unclear the measure has the 60 votes needed.
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CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — The Cognizant Founders Cup on the LPGA Tour is setting up shop at a new home just a little closer to New York City this year.
Just seven months after Jin Young Ko defended her 2019 title at Mountain Ridge County Club in West Caldwell, New Jersey, the event honoring the 13 founders of the LPGA Tour will be played next week at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton.
Even in New Jersey, that's less than a 15-minute drive. And on a clear day, the Big Apple skyline will be visible.
Tournament director Scott Wood said there was talk of returning to Mountain Ridge but playing the event in May posed a problem for the club.
“We wanted to stay close. We wanted to be to be able to get our footprint here in the north, you know, northern New Jersey area,” he said. “Cognizant is from Teaneck, New Jersey. So everything really kind of started snowballing and really became a comfort factor for us to come back to a place that’s familiar for LPGA fans, a beautiful facility.”
The course is no stranger to tournament play hosting PGA Tour, LPGA and a senior event that featured NFL players. Among the winners have been Arnold Palmer, Nancy Lopez, Pat Bradley, Lorena Ochoa, Lee Trevino and Raymond Floyd.
The Founders Cup, which started in 2011 and had its first 10 events in Arizona, will have a $3 million purse. It's the most money for a non-major, non season-ending event on the LPGA Tour.
Cognizant, a technology solutions company, has made a commitment to be the sponsor for the next three years, Wood said.
“They want to put the right measures in place to be able to make an impact for players, for our tour and for women’s sports and to be able to be a driving force for other companies to kind of get on that board,” Wood said. “There is a large gap between men and women’s sports, and Cognizant is at the forefront of making those change.”
A.W. Tillinghast designed the original 18 holes and Robert Trent Jones Sr. did the renovation in the 1950s that expanded it to 27 holes. This will be the first LPGA event at Upper Montclair since Ji Young Oh won the LPGA Sybase Classic in 2009.
Stacy Lewis, who will be the captain of the U.S. Solheim Cup team next year, was a rookie on tour in 2009. She said he doesn't remember the course well, but she hopes things start clicking when she gets on the course again.
When asked about being a playing captain for the Solheim team, she quipped she hopes there are 12 American women playing better than her next year.
Ko, who has already won twice on tour this year, will headline the field of 144 players in the 72-hole event.
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More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-05-05T22:04:18+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/LPGA-is-getting-a-foothold-in-NYC-area-with-the-17151930.php |
The House GOP Steering Committee on Tuesday recommended that embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) sit on the House Small Business Committee and House Science, Space and Technology Committee, according to sources familiar with the assignments.
Santos’s assignment to the panels comes after multiple members of his own party have called on him to resign over his admitted fabrications about his work history and education, questions about his campaign finances, misleading claims of Jewish heritage and reported charges in Brazil related to checkbook fraud (which Santos has denied), among other issues.
The recommendation from the House GOP Steering Committee, a panel of around 30 members of House leadership and elected regional representatives, will have to be approved by the full House Republican Conference. The conference typically approves the steering panel’s recommendation.
Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) is the newly-assigned chairman of the Small Business Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and implemented the Paycheck Protection Program loan program authorized in response to COVID-19.
“I don’t condone what he said, what he’s done. I don’t think anybody does. But that’s not my role. He was elected. He represents a million people,” Williams said of Santos on Tuesday, CNN reported.
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) is chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, which has jurisdiction over energy, astronautical, marine and other research areas, as well as agencies like the National Weather Service.
A spokesperson for the panel declined comment.
Before his resume fabrications were revealed, Santos told NY1 in November that he hoped to sit on the House Financial Services Committee, “based on my 14-year background in capital markets,” and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, “based on my, I guess, multicultural background as a human being.”
“I think those would be natural fits, and those are also where my passions lie,” Santos said at the time.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has declined to call on Santos to resign, and said the freshman lawmaker would sit on committees.
“I try to stick by the Constitution. The voters elected him to serve. If there is a concern, and he has to go through the Ethics, let him move through that,” McCarthy told reporters last week, referring to the House Ethics Committee.
“He is going to have to build the trust here, and he’s going to have the opportunity to try to do that,” McCarthy said.
Santos is under investigation in New York, but has not been charged with any crime in the U.S. Lawmakers in the past have continued to serve in Congress and on committees until they were found guilty of a crime.
Updated at 6:26 p.m. | 2023-01-18T00:03:37+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/hill-politics/george-santos-gets-two-committee-assignments/ |
- Freudenberg acquires 49.9 percent of outstanding membership units of the joint venture from partner MBP Investors
- Freudenberg thus becomes sole owner of XALT Energy
WEINHEIM, Germany and MUNICH, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Freudenberg is acquiring 49.9 percent of the outstanding membership units of the joint venture from partner MBP Investors, a Townsend Ventures affiliate, and will thus become the sole owner of XALT Energy, LLC. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Freudenberg had already acquired a majority stake in the US battery manufacturer XALT Energy, LLC, Midland, Michigan, USA, in 2019. The company develops and produces lithium-ion battery cells and fully integrated battery packs for the commercial vehicle and maritime industries. XALT Energy employs around 550 people in Midland and Auburn Hills, Michigan.
The acquisition of the ownership interest underscores Freudenberg's long-term strategy of investing in electro mobility applications, focusing on battery and fuel cell technology. As of April 2022, the battery and fuel cell system activities have been combined in a new Business Group – Freudenberg e-Power Systems.
About Freudenberg e-Power Systems
Freudenberg e-Power Systems is one of the world's leading suppliers of emission-neutral energy systems for heavy-duty applications. With its experience and expertise in battery and fuel cell technology, the Business Group offers tailor-made solutions, in particular combined systems, for sustainable and economical e-mobility. With over 700 employees, Freudenberg e-Power Systems supports its customers from application development through to production, commissioning and service.
The Freudenberg e-Power Systems Business Group is part of the global Freudenberg Group, which has four business areas: Seals and Vibration Control Technology, Nonwovens and Filtration, Household Products as well as Specialties and Others. In 2021 the Group generated sales of more than 10 billion euros and employed more than 50,000 associates in around 60 countries. More information is available at www.freudenberg.com.
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LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Flutter Entertainment plc ("Flutter") (London Stock Exchange/Euronext Dublin: FLTR) and Fox Corporation ("FOX") (Nasdaq: FOX, FOXA), announce today the decision to close sports betting platform FOX Bet. A phased closure of FOX Bet's operations will take place between July 31 and August 31, 2023.
Flutter operated FOX Bet as part of The Stars Group US ("TSG US") along with the US facing operations of PokerStars. Flutter will retain ownership of PokerStars, in addition to US sports betting market leader FanDuel. FOX will retain future use of the FOX and FOX Bet brands, including FOX Bet Super 6, and intends to launch an all-new FOX Super 6 game later this summer.
FOX will continue to hold its option to acquire 18.6% of FanDuel and in addition holds a 2.5% stake in Flutter.
Notes to Editors
About FOX Bet: FOX Bet, a sports betting platform available in Colorado, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, was launched in 2019 by FOX and TSG. TSG was acquired and operated by Flutter as of May 2020.
About Fox Corporation: Fox Corporation produces and distributes compelling news, sports, and entertainment content through its primary iconic domestic brands, including Fox News Media, Fox Sports, Fox Entertainment, Fox Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. These brands hold cultural significance with consumers and commercial importance for distributors and advertisers. The breadth and depth of our footprint allows us to deliver content that engages and informs audiences, develop deeper consumer relationships, and create more compelling product offerings. FOX maintains an impressive track record of news, sports, and entertainment industry success that shapes our strategy to capitalize on existing strengths and invest in new initiatives. For more information about Fox Corporation, please visit www.FoxCorporation.com.
About Flutter Entertainment plc: Changing the Game – Flutter is a global betting and gaming group with an ambition to drive positive and sustainable change in our industry. Flutter's brand portfolio includes America's number one sportsbook FanDuel, along with PokerStars, Sky Betting and Gaming, Paddy Power, Betfair, Tombola, Sportsbet, Sisal, Adjarabet and Junglee. Through these world class brands, we excite and entertain customers, while leading the way in responsible play. Our strength is the Flutter Edge, optimising the advantages of our global scale to drive business performance and positive impact for our customers, colleagues and communities. For more information about Flutter Entertainment plc, its brands and reporting divisions, please visit www.flutter.com.
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BOSTON (AP) — Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America’s shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being given away at no cost or sold at auction by the federal government.
The aim of the program run by the General Services Administration is to preserve the properties, most of which are more than a century old.
The development of modern technology, including GPS, means lighthouses are no longer essential for navigation, said John Kelly of the GSA’s office of real property disposition. And while the Coast Guard often maintains aids to navigation at or near lighthouses, the structures themselves are often no longer mission critical.
Yet the public remains fascinated by the beacons, which are popular tourist attractions and the subject of countless photographers and artists.
“People really appreciate the heroic role of the solitary lighthouse keeper,” he said, explaining their allure. “They were really the instruments to provide safe passage into some of these perilous harbors which afforded communities great opportunities for commerce, and they’re often located in prominent locations that offer breathtaking views.”
The GSA has been transferring ownership of lighthouses since Congress passed the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in 2000. About 150 lighthouses have been transferred, 80 or so given away and another 70 auctioned, raising more than $10 million.
This year, six lighthouses are being offered at no cost to federal, state or local government agencies, nonprofits, educational organizations or other entities that are willing to maintain and preserve them and make them publicly available for educational, recreational or cultural purposes.
They include the 34-foot (10.4-meter) tall Plymouth/Gurnet Light in Massachusetts. The octagonal wooden structure dates to 1842, although a lighthouse has been at the site since 1768. A previous beacon at the site was staffed by America’s first female lighthouse keeper.
Kelly’s personal favorite is Warwick Neck Light, in Warwick, Rhode Island. The 51-foot (15.5-meter) tall lighthouse that dates to 1827 was an important navigation tool for mariners making their way to Providence.
“Warwick Neck is really at quite a prominent location up on a cliff overlooking Narragansett Bay,” he said. “That’s probably one that I would say that has a real ‘Wow’ factor when you get out and look at it.”
The other lighthouses being offered at no cost are Lynde Point Lighthouse in Old Saybrook, Connecticut; Nobska Lighthouse in Falmouth, Massachusetts; Little Mark Island and Monument in Harpswell, Maine; and Erie Harbor North Pier Lighthouse in Pennsylvania.
Some are already maintained by nonprofits, and those agencies will have the opportunity to apply to continue doing do, Kelly said.
If a new owner is not found, the lighthouse is offered for competitive bidding at auction.
The four lighthouses being sold at auction include Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light, a 50-foot (15.5-meter) steel tower dating to 1911 that is only accessible by boat but has spectacular views of the city skyline.
The others are Penfield Reef Lighthouse in Fairfield, Connecticut; Stratford Shoal Light in the middle of Long Island Sound between New York and Connecticut; and Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light in Chassell, Michigan.
Some of the lighthouses purchased in the past have been converted into private residences by people who want a unique living situation.
“They all have their own interesting history,” Kelly said. | 2023-05-26T16:02:03+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/ap-always-wanted-a-lighthouse-us-is-giving-some-away-selling-others-at-auction/ |
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