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Dirty money: Ex-lawmaker gets 2 years for cesspool bribes
HONOLULU (AP) — A former Hawaii lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison in a federal corruption case that’s drawn attention to a perennial problem in the islands: the tens of thousands of cesspools that release 50 million gallons of raw sewage into the state’s pristine waters every day.
Cesspools — in-ground pits that collect sewage from houses and buildings not connected to city services for gradual release into the environment — are at the center of the criminal case against former Democratic state Rep. Ty Cullen. He has admitted to taking bribes of cash and gambling chips in exchange for influencing legislation to reduce Hawaii’s widespread use of cesspools.
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Oki Mollway said she gave Cullen a sentence at the shortest end of the term recommended by prosecutors because he had cooperated extensively with investigators. Yet she didn’t go as low as the 15 months requested by his defense attorney because of the serious nature of his crimes.
“This was a grievous breach of public trust on your part. It appears to have been motivated by greed, and it stretched out over a number of years,” Mollway told Cullen. “I am very concerned that this was not a momentary lapse of judgement.”
Cullen told the judge he took full responsibility for and was ashamed of his actions.
“I want to say I’m sorry to my family who stayed by me, to my friends, to my constituents, my community and the people of Hawaii,” Cullen said, choking up. “I will continue to work to make my wrongs right. And ensure that this never happens again.”
The toxic pits proliferated in Hawaii in the ’50s, ‘60s and ’70s. when investment in sewer lines didn’t keep up with rapid development. Today Hawaii has 83,000 of them — more than any other state — and only banned new cesspools in 2016.
Now Hawaii is eager to get rid of them because of the environmental damage they do and the risk of groundwater contamination.
Public spending on such efforts and the lack of knowledge about the specialized field can create conditions ripe for corruption, said Colin Moore, a political science professor at the University of Hawaii.
“That just creates a lot of opportunities because comparisons are so difficult to make, especially in a really small market like Hawaii where there may only be two, or in some cases even one, contractor who can do the work,” Moore said. “Who’s to say that the bid is inflated?”
Criminal cases related to Cullen’s have led to guilty pleas from the Honolulu businessman who bribed the lawmaker and a former Senate majority leader.
An estimated 16% of Hawaii housing units have cesspools, but the share is much higher on more rural islands like the Big Island, where more than half of the homes have them. They’re found everywhere from the mountains to the seashore and even in urban neighborhoods just miles from downtown Honolulu.
In these homes, effluence from toilets and showers flows through drains into a pit in a yard instead of into a sewer line and to a central wastewater treatment plant. Raw sewage — including all its bacteria and pathogens — then seeps from the pit into the ground, groundwater, aquifers and ocean.
The sewage can contaminate drinking water, and in the ocean it can fuel the growth of reef-smothering algae. As sea levels rise due to climate change, scientists expect the ocean to increasingly inundate cesspools on coastal properties, pushing sewage into waters where people swim.
Such concerns have prompted the Legislature to draft bills to phase out cesspools. In 2017 the state enacted a law requiring homeowners to close their cesspools and hook up to sewer systems or install cleaner on-site waste treatment systems by 2050. The most common on-site alternative is a septic tank and leach field combination, in which bacteria break down solids inside a tank and a disposal field removes wastewater and pathogens while safely returning water to the environment.
This year lawmakers are considering additional legislation, including one bill that would accelerate conversion deadlines for cesspools in more environmentally sensitive areas to 2035 and 2040. Another would establish a pilot program to expand county sewage systems.
In a plea agreement, Cullen admitted receiving envelopes of cash to help pass a bill related to cesspool conversions. He was vice chair of the powerful House Finance Committee for part of the time he received bribes.
Cullen accepted a total of $23,000 from Honolulu businessman Milton Choy, who is due to be sentenced next month. He’s also admitted accepting $22,000 in gambling chips from Choy during a trip to a New Orleans wastewater conference.
Court documents say Choy’s company regularly entered into contracts with government agencies to provide wastewater management services and was well-placed to benefit from publicly financed cesspool conversion projects.
J. Kalani English, a Democrat and the former Senate majority leader, has already been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for taking bribes from Choy, also in exchange for influencing cesspool legislation.
Separately, a former Maui County wastewater manager admitted taking $2 million from Choy in exchange for steering at least 56 sole-source contracts to his business. He was sentenced to 10 years in February.
The case has invited jests likening the unsanitary disposal pits to underhanded political behavior.
“We were joking that, ‘Oh, now these politicians have given cesspools a bad name,’” said Stuart Coleman, a longtime advocate for shutting down Hawaii’s cesspools and the executive director of the nonprofit Wastewater Alternatives and Innovations.
“It’s not too far a jump when you talk about this kind of corruption and (then) you talk about the cesspool that is politics.”
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BEIJING (AP) — Naval forces from China, Iran and Russia — countries at odds with the United States — are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman this week, China’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
Other countries are also taking part in the “Security Bond-2023” exercises, the ministry said without giving details. Iran, Pakistan, Oman and the United Arab Emirates all have coastline along the waterbody lying at the mouth of the strategic Persian Gulf.
“This exercise will help deepen practical cooperation between the participating countries’ navies … and inject positive energy into regional peace and stability,” the ministry statement said.
U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Wednesday that the White House was not concerned by the joint training exercise. Kirby said the U.S. and other nations conduct training exercises all the time and this won’t be the first time that the Russians and Chinese have trained together.
“We’re going to watch it, we’ll monitor it, obviously, to make sure that there’s no threat resulting from this training exercise to our national security interests or those of our allies and partners in the region,” Kirby said on CNN. “But nations train. We do it all the time. We’ll watch it as best we can.”
The exercises scheduled for Wednesday through Sunday come amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and China over a range of issues, including China’s refusal to criticize Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine and continuing support for the Russian economy.
The U.S. and its allies have condemned the invasion, imposed punishing economic sanctions on Russia and supplied Ukraine with defensive arms. Iran and the U.S. have been adversaries since the founding of the Islamic Republic in 1979 and the taking of U.S. diplomats as hostages.
China has dispatched the guided missile destroyer Nanning to take part in the drills centered on search and rescue at sea and other non-combat missions. China maintains its only foreign military base, complete with a navy pier, in the Horn of Africa country of Djibouti, located just across the Gulf of Oman.
The three countries held similar drills last year and in 2019, underscoring China’s growing military and political links with nations that have been largely shunned by the U.S. and its partners.
Last week, China hosted talks between Iran and its chief Middle Eastern rival Saudi Arabia that resulted in an agreement between them Friday to restore full diplomatic relations after seven years of tensions.
While the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have long-standing military and political ties, relations have frayed over the 2018 killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the kingdom’s leadership, and cuts in production by the OPEC+ oil cartel that the administration said was helping Russia.
China’s hosting of the Iran-Saudi talks placed it in the unusual role of mediator in regional conflicts, one that Beijing appears to be keen to capitalize on under the rubric of President Xi Jinping’s “Global Security Initiative.”
The country’s Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Affairs Xue Bing on Tuesday “further affirmed China’s readiness to work with countries in the region to contribute to peaceful regional development and build a closer China-Africa community with a shared future by implementing the outlook,” the official Xinhua News Agency quoted him as saying on a visit to Ethiopia.
China opposes “geopolitical competition by external forces (and) has no intention to and will not seek to fill the so-called vacuum or put up exclusive blocs,” Xue was quoted as saying.
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Associated Press writer Darlene Superville in Washington contributed to this report. | 2023-03-16T00:48:52+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/china-russia-iran-hold-joint-naval-drills-in-gulf-of-oman/ |
LONDON — An England supporters group says it is committed to inclusivity in response to allegations some of its members sent discriminatory messages on social media.
But members have been accused of posting offensive material in its WhatsApp group including a photograph with a derogatory reference to Arabs.
The group said the picture was actually in reference to Scottish team Dundee United fans, who call themselves “Arabs,” and was “not intended to be racially offensive.”
In a statement Block 109 said it wanted to address claims of “antisemitic, racist and homophobic” comments made on WhatsApp.
“Block 109 is England fan community group, built on improving inclusivity amongst England fans and the support of our team, stretching across the UK and beyond. This is demonstrated by our large membership (over 300 members), spanning fans of different genders, races, sexual orientations and backgrounds.
“Through being a sizeable and diverse supporters organization, Block 109 has had to, on a small number of occasions, tackle issues and clashes — not unlike any other organization with similar traits. These issues have been escalated through the appropriate routes & organisations to ensure just outcomes are reached.”
Members of the group will be in Qatar for the World Cup and the group is planning a supporters’ event in Doha during the tournament.
The group says it is not aware of any investigations by the English Football Association.
“We investigate all allegations of poor behavior by England Supporters’ Travel Club members where the allegations could constitute a breach of the rules and have, when necessary, issued sanctions against members,” the FA said. “We also refer any allegation of racism to the police.”
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James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson | 2022-11-12T18:43:23+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/england-fan-group-responds-to-offensive-message-claims/2022/11/12/e9ca43ee-62ae-11ed-a131-e900e4a6336b_story.html |
DOHA, Qatar — Lionel Messi stands of the brink of a long-awaited World Cup winner's medal as Argentina faces defending champions France in Sunday's final.
One of soccer's greatest players of all time is within touching distance of the one major trophy that has eluded him in his storied career.
But having experienced defeat in the final of 2014 in Brazil, when Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany through extra time, Messi knows all too well the pain of having his World Cup dreams shattered.
If Argentina is to win the tournament for the first time since 1986, here is how it might do it:
LEAVE IT TO MESSI
There is no escaping the sense that it is Messi's destiny to emulate soccer great Diego Maradona and lead Argentina to the World Cup title. The 35-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward has been in inspired form in Qatar, scoring five goals on the way to the final and producing some magical assists for his teammates. Maradona, who died in 2020, also scored five times in 86 and was an iconic figure for his team and country. Messi does not dominate games over 90 minutes in the way he did during his peak years. Instead he decides them with moments of brilliance that showcase the talents that have led many to describe him as the finest soccer player in history. He has carried the expectations of his nation throughout his career, but never truly delivered at a World Cup. While he may be past his best, he has been more influential in this tournament than in any of his previous four World Cups. Argentina's fans seem convinced they will win the trophy for a third time and that there is more than just Messi guiding them on. “Maradona,” they sing, “is cheering Lionel on” from heaven.
CONCENTRATION IS KEY
Assessing his team's semifinal loss to France, Morocco coach Walid Regragui provided a fascinating observation. “I believe any country that plays France believe they are close to winning,” he said. “But when you're close to winning, actually you are quite far from winning.” After putting France under pressure for long periods, Morocco eventually lost 2-0. It was a similar story for England in the quarterfinals. France won 2-1 in that game, despite England's players believing they had been the better team. The warning is there for Argentina. Both teams have been comfortable giving up possession of the ball and attacking on the break. Perhaps the winner will be the team that manages to stick to those tactics, rather than being sucked in and pushing too far forward. Maintaining that concentration and discipline will be vital for Argentina — especially with the threat of Kylian Mbappe's speed when France breaks.
FEED OFF THE FANS
It has been emotional for Argentina and its supporters, who have lit up the tournament in Qatar. The mass outpouring of feelings has been a feature after every win. That can take a lot out of players — but in this instance, it has felt like the opposite has been true. Messi and Co. look like they are being driven on by the weight of expectation, rather than burdened by it. There is a sense that the players and the fans are in this together, and if, as expected, Argentina's supporters outnumber France's at Lusail Stadium on Sunday, that could give the edge to Messi and his teammates. That being said, Morocco's fans totally dominated the atmosphere in their country's semifinals match against France and still ended up on the losing side.
Key points to how France can win another World Cup title
France is looking to become the first country to successfully defend its World Cup title in 60 years and Didier Deschamps the first coach to guide his team to back-to-back championships since 1938.
Do they have what it takes against Argentina?
Over his decade in charge, Deschamps has proven to be smart and pragmatic and open to tactical changes as the match demands.
At his disposal he has a talented and cohesive squad led by forward Kylian Mbappé, the star of France's World Cup triumph in Russia four years ago.
Here are some keys to repeating that feat at Lusail Stadium on Sunday.
MBAPPE'S SPEED
Mbappé's speed, strength and shooting accuracy are proven threats and have him on track at 23 to one day become the all-time leading scorer at the World Cup. He already has added five goals in Qatar to the four he scored in Russia in 2018.
One of the defining breakout images of Mbappé at that tournament in Russia was the foot race that earned France a penalty against Argentina in the round of 16.
His blistering pace should put Argentina's defense to the test, but he's not the only threat. Center forward Olivier Giroud has overtaken Thierry Henry to become the leading scorer for the French national team. Giroud has scored four goals so far in Qatar.
In the semifinals, Morocco exposed how to exploit France’s left wing and Mbappé’s relative lack of protection for his defense. Argentina has a quick, attack-minded wing back in Nahuel Molina who — if he plays in a similar role to Achraf Hakimi for Morocco — can help target France left back Theo Hernández.
Deschamps reacted on Wednesday by taking off Giroud, sending Mbappé into the middle, and using substitute Marcus Thuram on the left to both attack and protect Hernández. It also eased the burden on the hard-working France midfield led by Antoine Griezmann.
Thuram and Mbappé then combined to create the goal for Randal Kolo Muani in the 2-0 victory over Morocco.
SCORE FIRST
Only once in the past 11 finals has the team that scored first failed to win the trophy. That was France in 2006.
It sounds so simple and it has worked for this generation of Les Bleus in World Cup knockout games.
France has scored first in each of the seven games it played from the round of 16 onward at the past two World Cups.
Croatia, conversely, never scored first in seven games in the same period, and eventually lost to France in the 2018 final and to Argentina in the semifinals on Tuesday.
In fact, only Argentina has led France in those seven games — for a brief period in their epic match in Kazan four years ago.
For nine minutes in the second half, France trailed 2-1 until right back Benjamin Pavard’s slicing shot — picked as goal of the tournament — equalized. France won that game 4-3 after Mbappé also scored twice.
Under Deschamps, France takes the lead and quickly tightens the defense. His team seems never to panic at having to soak up pressure, like in the second half against both England and Morocco.
France had 36% possession in the 2-1 win over England in the quarterfinals and only 34% in the semifinals, according to FIFA statistics.
That 34% figure was the same in the semifinals for Argentina, which was happy to cede the ball to Croatia, then hit hard and fast when space opened.
Argentina has not trailed in Qatar since its opening 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia.
STAY HEALTHY
Illness is running through the France squad, as it did to Switzerland earlier in Qatar.
The three center backs France rely on — Raphaël Varane, Ibrahima Konaté and Dayot Upamecano — all have been affected this week.
Upamecano seems closest to full recovery and Varane’s status is perhaps the biggest concern as the senior partner to his less experienced teammates.
Konaté was superb against Morocco dealing with the 22 crosses into the penalty area France had to defend.
Argentina, with forwards Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez leading the attack, prefer to run hard at the opposition defense or cross the ball with low passes into danger areas. France's defense will need clear heads and fast feet.
Against Morocco, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris often sent the ball long, evading the pressing forwards and asking less of his defenders. | 2022-12-17T16:04:10+00:00 | ktvb.com | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/nation-world/world-cup-final-prediction-argentina-france/507-e5bded66-272e-4019-9019-dc2f1778e52f |
Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016. As a part of the White House team, she's also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast. | 2022-05-15T13:19:46+00:00 | kgou.org | https://www.kgou.org/2022-05-15/a-local-pastor-addresses-shooting-in-buffalo-n-y |
‘We do not have to panic’: Health officials investigating possible monkeypox outbreak
MONTREAL (CBC) - In Canada, public health officials are investigating a possible outbreak of monkeypox in Montreal.
As of Thursday, officials are investigating 17 possible cases.
The disease is typically found in Africa and transmitted through respiratory droplets emitted during close contact.
Currently, health officials said it’s not infectious enough to enter a phase of general community transmission.
“We’re going to put the protective measures in place to cut the chain of transmission, but we do not have to panic at this time,” said Montreal Public Health Director Dr. Mylène Drouin. “It is not something that is going to be sustained. It’s not something you can acquire when you do your grocery store or on public transportation.”
Officials said the monkeypox patients have mainly been men who have had sexual relationships with other men.
Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed a single case in a man who had recently traveled to Canada.
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Nuggets vs. Lakers Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - Western Conference Finals Game 1
Published: May. 16, 2023 at 1:54 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The Denver Nuggets are 6-point favorites heading into Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers at Ball Arena on Tuesday, starting at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN.
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Nuggets vs. Lakers Game Info & Odds
- Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
- Time: 8:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
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- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Venue: Ball Arena
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Nuggets vs. Lakers Score Prediction
- Prediction: Nuggets 118 - Lakers 112
Nuggets vs Lakers Additional Info
Spread & Total Prediction for Nuggets vs. Lakers
- Pick ATS: Lakers (+ 6)
- Pick OU:
Over (222.5)
- The Lakers (40-39-3 ATS) have covered the spread 53.7% of the time, 4.9% less often than the Nuggets (44-36-2) this season.
- As a 6-point underdog or more in 2022-23, Los Angeles is 6-13-1 against the spread compared to the 18-15-1 ATS record Denver puts up as a 6-point favorite.
- When it comes to exceeding the over/under in 2022-23, Denver does it in fewer games (45.1% of the time) than Los Angeles (52.4%).
- The Nuggets have a .705 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (43-18) this season, better than the .451 winning percentage for the Lakers as a moneyline underdog (23-28).
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Nuggets Performance Insights
- With 115.8 points per game on offense, Denver ranks 12th in the NBA. On defense, it surrenders 112.5 points per contest, which ranks eighth in the league.
- The Nuggets have been one of the best teams in the league in terms of assists, as they are collecting 28.9 per game (second-best in NBA).
- The Nuggets are draining 11.8 treys per game this year (18th-ranked in NBA), and they sport a 37.9% three-point percentage (fourth-best).
- Of the shots attempted by Denver in 2022-23, 63.9% of them have been two-pointers (72.9% of the team's made baskets) and 36.1% have been from beyond three-point land (27.1%).
Lakers Performance Insights
- Offensively Los Angeles is the sixth-ranked squad in the NBA (117.2 points per game). Defensively it is 20th (116.6 points conceded per game).
- This season the Lakers are ranked 15th in the league in assists at 25.3 per game.
- Beyond the arc, the Lakers are 24th in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (10.8). They are 24th in 3-point percentage at 34.6%.
- Los Angeles attempts 35.1% percent of its shots from behind the 3-point line, and 25.2% of its made baskets are from there. Inside the 3-point line, it attempts 64.9% of its shots, with 74.8% of its makes coming from there.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A golfer was stopped dead in his tracks when a dinosaur-like gator made an appearance at a course in Sebring, Florida, earlier this month.
Rich Louty was playing a game at the Spring Lake Club when he encountered the monster gator and took a photo. He didn’t want to get too close, but said it look at least 10 feet long from where he was standing.
“She’s a big one. The locals know she’s a mama gator because they’ve seen her babies over the years,” Louty said. “The guys in the cart shop will steer her toward the water if they have to but they rarely do that. Everybody does their best to leave her be.”
“Welcome to Florida, home to Jurassic Park,” wrote WINK meteorologist Matt Devitt, who shared the photo on Facebook.
“I have lived in Florida all my life. That is the biggest one I have seen,” one person commented.
It’s not unusual to see alligators on Florida golf courses. The reptiles are often drawn to the their ponds, lakes and other water hazards.
As temperatures rise, so do the chances of seeing gators in public. The animals are most active during their courtship process, which begins in early April, and during the official mating season, which occurs in the months of May and June. | 2023-02-26T23:06:46+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/behemoth-gator-spotted-on-florida-golf-course/ |
SINGAPORE, Nov. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From landing a partnership with a well-known cryptocurrency platform to rolling out an NFT collection, and unveiling web3 games, the crypto space is high with the FIFA fever. This only proves that blockchain technology has disrupted different sectors — with the sports industry at the forefront of this change.
Similar to other A-list brands celebrating the FIFA season, XT.com — the world's first socially-infused exchange — launched its official World Cup-related campaign on November 15, 2022. Introducing the World Cup 2022 Prediction Market feature where you can show your support for your favorite team.
"I'm Interested. But What is a Prediction Market?"
The World Cup 2022 Prediction Market is based on the zero-sum game, which in game theory states that one person's game is equal to another's loss. Therefore, the net change in benefit is zero. Other games that fall into this category include chess, poker, and bridge. In fact, the first prediction market in the space was centered around the U.S. presidential election in 2020. What's more, according to a reliable source, the product has generated millions of dollars in revenue and greatly contributed to the creator's innovative image as an exchange.
To learn more about prediction markets, you can check out the details here.
"Got it! I Want to Learn More."
In detail, the World Cup 2022 Prediction Market's trading pair anchors the results of the football match. The naming rule of the futures in the group stage of the event is Wcup2022
(QA for Qatar, EC for Ecuador, and so on…) and the delivery results depend on whether the anchor team wins, loses, or is at a draw.
For instance, let's take this year's opening match as an example. The anchor team in this game is Qatar and Ecuador is its opponent. Hence, the contract will be Wcup2022QAvEC. If Qatar wins the match, the futures contract will be delivered at $1. Consequently, if Qatar loses the game, the contract will expire at $0, and if the match is declared a draw, the contract will be delivered at $0.5.
Moreover, the delivery of all contracts will be carried out within 2 hours after the end of the game. However, please note that XT.com reserves the right to delay the delivery because of force majeure.
For more information about the new product, please refer to this link.
"Okay, So How Do I Trade?"
XT.com understands the fact that not everyone is an expert trader. Keeping this in mind, the platform created two different user interfaces to cater to everyone's level of expertise. Before we talk about them in detail, make sure you are logged into your XT.com account.
After logging in, activate your derivatives trading account — if you still haven't. Also, see to it that you have transferred money from your Spot account to your USDT-M futures account.
Beginner Traders:
To make things easier, XT.com provided a click-to-trade product that can be found on this page. Choose the match you are interested in and select your trade side — win or lose. Place a market order in a single click with the market price instantly.
Once the order is fulfilled, you can check it out in the 'Current Position' section.
Advanced Traders:
For those familiar with futures trading, there's a 'pro-version' just for you. Taking the France-vs-Australia match as another example, the futures contract would be Wcup2022FRvAU. If you think France has a decent 52% chance of winning, then the contract should trade at $0.52. Buying below this price would be good, same as selling it for more than the amount. You are free to set your ideal price with the limit order on this interface.
Same as the above, assume that you purchase in Wcup2022FRvAU contract 1000 units (5x leverage included) at $0.6. After the game starts and if France was able to score, the price of the contract would increase to $0.7. You can close your position of 500 units and earn a profit of $50.
Still having your $50 profit from the earlier example, if France eventually wins the match, all your remaining positions will expire to $1. As a result, you will gain an additional $200.
"Is There Anything Else Left to Say?"
While the prediction market is an innovative futures product, it also contains risk. Before investing, you should do your proper research first and invest only in what you can afford to lose. On the other hand, it's also an exciting experience to gain profits while showing your love and support to your favorite team. Head over to XT.com crypto exchange to explore more ways to receive rewards while enjoying the World Cup 2022 season!
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Duke coach Kara Lawson said her team played with a men’s basketball for the first half of a loss to Florida State last Sunday.
The 16th-ranked Blue Devils lost to the Seminoles 70-57 in Tallahassee, Florida — the team’s second Atlantic Coast Conference loss of the season.
After her team beat Pittsburgh 53-44 on Thursday, Lawson ended her news conference by speaking animatedly about Sunday’s game.
“This would never happen in a men’s game. This would never happen. It’s embarrassing for our sport,” she said.
The circumference of a women’s ball is about an inch smaller than a men’s ball and it is typically 2 ounces lighter. While it may not seem like a lot, that’s a big difference.
Lawson said throughout the first half, Duke players were “complaining about the ball.” The Blue Devils were 7-for-34 from the field in the opening 20 minutes of that game. They were 12 for 38 in the second half. Florida State made 10 of its 30 shots in the first two quarters and 14 of 31 in the second half.
“To have a game that, at the end of the season, could be the difference between a seed, between a title, my players don’t deserve that and neither do their players,” Lawson said. “It’s a complete failure. And you can figure out who the people I’m talking about that failed the sport and our players and both teams.”
Lawson said assistant coach Winston Gandy went to the scorer’s table at the half to check on the ball when he realized what the problem was. She said the game officials changed the ball to start the second half.
“We have concluded through our investigation that it was a men’s ball,” Lawson said. ”The conference and Florida State is saying that it wasn’t.”
Lawson said that she wanted to appeal the game but the conference wouldn’t let her.
“Let me be clear: Florida State beat us. They beat us playing with a men’s ball in the first half and a women’s ball in the second half. But I can’t say if we’d have played with a women’s ball in the first half and the second half that we would have won. But they can’t say that either,” Lawson said.
Lawson said that the ACC has instituted a rule change under which players have to confirm the correct ball during the captains’ meeting before the tipoff.
“It’s very frustrating that (the game) … was not treated with the utmost respect that players on both teams deserve,” she said.
This wasn’t the first time this has happened in women’s basketball. In 2017, the College of Charleston played home games and practiced with men’s balls for most of its season until the error was was discovered.
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CATAWBA, N.C. — With the heavy rain leading to flooding in many parts of the Charlotte area, crews are beginning to assess the damage caused by flash floods and monitoring creek and river levels.
Some areas saw more rain than others and Kannapolis got some of the worst of it with rainfall totaling between six and seven inches this week. This led to dozens of people being evacuated from a neighborhood on Tiffany Drive as the water in the streets was beginning to reach waste level.
But homes aren’t the only things damaged after the flooding. Waterways have gathered debris due to the rushing water in the streets. Water quality is also a concern after a flood with increased amounts of pathogens and bacteria contaminating the water.
Catawba riverkeeper, Brandon Jones, said that is a big concern right now and is urging people to stay out of local creeks and rivers this week as they test for toxins. The Catawba River is being tested and the results should be back tomorrow.
An interactive map on the Catawba Riverkeeper website shows where it is safe, or not safe, to swim. You can stay updated on the Catawba River’s status and others here.
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MCLEAN, Va., June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, July 20, 2023, at approximately 4:05 p.m. Eastern Time, Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) will release its second quarter 2023 earnings results. Additionally, the company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review financial and operating performance for the quarter ending June 30, 2023.
The call will be webcast live and the earnings release will be available on the company's homepage at www.capitalone.com. A replay of the webcast will be available 24 hours a day, beginning two hours after the conference call, until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 3, 2023, through the company's homepage.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company which, along with its subsidiaries, had $349.8 billion in deposits and $471.7 billion in total assets as of March 31, 2023. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches located primarily in New York, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
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Disneyland adds dolls in wheelchairs to ‘It’s a Small World’ ride
By Natasha Chen, CNN
For the first time in Disneyland’s 67-year history, there are now characters in wheelchairs represented on an attraction.
On Friday morning, two dolls in wheelchairs were unveiled on the theme park’s “It’s a Small World” ride, a project that took more than half a year and involved both Disney creatives and the park’s accessibility team.
The change was part of an ongoing effort of looking at the resort “with a magnifying glass” for opportunities for inclusion, said Kim Irvine, executive creative director of Walt Disney Imagineering for Disneyland Resort.
Jill Houghton, president and CEO of Disability:IN, a nonprofit that works on business disability inclusion, called the new dolls “a fantastic addition.”
“The dolls are participating inclusively alongside their non-disabled peers, which is something we want to see more of, instead of being depicted as limited or incapable because of a disability,” Houghton said in a statement to CNN.
She noted that the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990, “but nothing in this law compels businesses to increase representation.
“Disney clearly sees the benefits of attracting a wider audience that is inclusive to everyone. We need to see more of this in pop culture, theme parks and entertainment if we want to be truly representative of the largest minority group in the world,” Houghton said.
The “It’s a Small World” attraction, designed by Disney artist Mary Blair, opened in 1966 in Anaheim, California, after it was presented at the 1964-65 World’s Fair in New York.
The same ride was added to other Disney parks around the world, where guests board a boat and sail through multiple countries, featuring more than 300 Audio-Animatronics figures representing children from around the world.
Irvine said the new additions fit into the spirit of the original attraction.
“What a wonderful story that Walt and Mary Blair, and the original Imagineers, put together about the children of the world and our unity all under one bright sun — and how we really should rejoice together in that.”
The dolls that are now in wheelchairs were originally standing. Irvine said the same characters with the same clothing were recreated in a seated position, in wheelchairs designed to match the Mary Blair style.
One doll is located in the ride’s South America scene, and the other appears in the final scene where dolls from many countries sing together.
Adding ‘meaningful things’
The attraction at Disneyland reopened on Friday after a brief closure for the addition of these dolls and the installation of holiday décor for the “It’s a Small World Holiday” edition of the ride that will run through early January.
While the holiday décor is seasonal, the dolls in wheelchairs are a permanent addition.
Dolls with wheelchairs are also expected to be added to “It’s a Small World” in Walt Disney World and Disneyland Paris sometime next year.
But because each resort’s version of the ride has a different layout and different sets, those new dolls and wheelchairs will be designed with the specific version of the ride in mind.
“I think that is definitely something that the original Imagineers would embrace and think was wonderful that we were looking at things like this,” Irvine said.
“We are always looking to enhance our attractions with not just fun things, but meaningful things as well. And keeping timely with what’s happening in the world, and especially, you know, making things new.
“I know we never want our attractions to become so predictable that you could ride them with your eyes closed and know what’s going on in there. We like to constantly be surprising you with new things and important things, especially relevant things.”
Erin Quintanilla, manager of accessibility for the Disneyland Resort, said this was a historic moment.
“I feel seen. I feel represented. It’s a monumental moment to have my community be in an attraction and represented,” said Quintanilla, who uses a wheelchair. “I teared up when I saw them in the attraction.”
Quintanilla said her team had been approached by Disneyland creatives who wanted to add these dolls. Her accessibility team made sure the look was authentic, down to the angle of the dolls’ feet on the wheelchair footplates.
“We wanted to make sure that it was a person in a wheelchair who was independently moving through life. So we didn’t want the wheelchair to feel like a hospital style wheelchair. You’ll notice in the design, it’s beautifully created to align with a Mary Blair style,” said Quintanilla.
“But there are details of the wheelchair like having a push rim so that the doll would be able to move through the story in a way that I move through the world. So it’s pretty special to have those details be accurate,” Quintanilla said.
Other changes from Disney
New dolls have not been added to the Disneyland version of this ride since 2009.
At that time, a “Spirit of America” room was added, including three Native American dolls and characters from the movie “Toy Story.”
More dolls of specific Disney characters were added throughout the attraction.
As part of overall efforts to improve inclusion and diversity in its theme parks, Disney recently announced changing the Splash Mountain attraction, which is based on characters from “Song of the South,” into a theme inspired by “The Princess and the Frog,” featuring Disney’s first Black princess.
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WIMBLEDON – “They want to know if they can drink,” went the inquiry from one card distributor to a steward at Wimbledon Park as hundreds of tents in all hues dotted the still-green grass.
“Drink? Like, ‘drink’ drink? Why not?” arrived the hushed reply, quickly, conspiratorially, followed by, “But you didn't hear it from me.”
Ah, yes, the Wimbledon Queue is back in all of its pre-pandemic glory, reappearing in a rather “nature is healing” manner, three years after its previous presence, giving people a way to wait in line to gain access to tickets — for a fee, of course — so they can attend matches at the grass-court Grand Slam tennis tournament that began Monday.
“Such a cool place to be. You meet people you've never met. You make a weekend of it. And then there's the thrill of getting a seat at a court," said Graham Auld, a 29-year-old from Newcastle. “It's so worth it — the trip, the camping, the waiting, all of it. It's brilliant.”
It is an event unto itself, a happening, with long-term devotees and first-timers alike, sharing a fondness for tennis and the camaraderie that comes with sharing a field-as-home for a night or more with friends or family or folks who had been total strangers.
Auld, who said he works in the financial sector, had just gotten back to the park on Sunday evening, carrying two pizzas in red cardboard boxes, providing sustenance for himself and two pals after a game of cricket against other queue types they'd encountered.
Auld's group got to the area at about 6 a.m. on Sunday, eight hours before the sanctioned start. The process: You find your place at the back of the line, receive a numbered “ticket” — which isn't really a ticket to get into the All England Club, but a card to prove where your spot is — set up a temporary residence, make use of the toilets and water dispensers and food trucks on site, and start biding the time until the stewards' wakeup call at 6 a.m.
That's when tents and other belongings can be stored at a temporary office. At 7:30 a.m., the line begins moving, winding around the park, through an adjacent park and eventually to the ticket-buying window less than a half-mile (kilometer) away at the tournament grounds.
This is unique among Grand Slam tournaments, and there are about 500 tickets available daily over the first 10 days for Centre Court — which on Monday featured matches involving six-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic and a pair of popular British players, two-time winner Andy Murray and reigning U.S. Open champ Emma Raducanu — another 500 or so each for No. 1 Court and No. 2 Court, and several thousand grounds passes, which allow access to all smaller courts and cost 27 pounds (about $33) on Day 1.
The All England Club said Monday there were 431 tents at the park overnight and that 2,808 cards were distributed by 7 a.m.
In possession of card No. 1 was Brent Pham, a 32-year-old property manager from Irvine, California, who showed up Friday at around 11 p.m. — far too early to get in the official Queue — and initially staked his claim to first-in-line status by waiting on the sidewalk outside Wimbledon Park.
Eventually, he and others were told to move to another grass field for a temporary, unofficial, lower-case queue, until being allowed to get in the true Queue on Sunday.
“Coming this early, I thought I would be No. 1, but there was still that bit of doubt whether I would be,” said Pham, who participated in the Queue for the second time and calls himself a big Serena Williams fan but was eager to watch Djokovic on Monday. “I like the fact that you can't just buy your way into the tournament, no matter the price. People who take the effort to wait get rewarded. That's a good system, in my opinion.”
Wimbledon was canceled entirely in 2020 because of COVID-19, and when the competition returned a year ago with restrictions limiting crowd sizes, the Queue was scrapped.
Full crowds were out in force Monday, as was the Queue.
“The fact that we didn't have it last year really emphasized to everybody the significance and importance of it. It was hugely missed. The reason why the Queue is important is not because we think people enjoying queuing, particularly in the U.K. ... but it's really about accessibility,” All England Club CEO Sally Bolton said. "It does also include lots of joy and excitement, and a festival atmosphere up in the park."
That certainly was on display, from the bottles of Champagne and fine crystal glasses, to the cans of beer, to the emptying vodka bottles, to the man strumming a guitar for those who gathered 'round, to the impromptu games of soccer, volleyball and frisbee.
Katie and Toby — two 21-year-old students at Cardiff University in Wales, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) away, who asked that their last names not be used — got to the park a little after 7 p.m. on Sunday, with a gray tent, two sleeping bags, an air mattress, a picnic and change of clothes.
Toby was hoping to see three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka on Monday.
And Katie?
“Anyone," she said. “Absolutely anyone.”
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nestled in a neighborhood in East Nashville, Tennessee, is a phone booth that no longer rings but offers a bit of respite to those grieving a lost loved one.
“There are things that you have left unsaid that you just really feel like you need to talk to them to say,” said Allison Young, a cancer research nurse at Vanderbilt University and the creator of Tennessee’s first “wind telephone.”
These disconnected phone booths, commonly called “wind phones,” have spread across the U.S. in recent years, popping up in several states and sometimes on peoples’ front lawns. But the origins of the “Phone of the Wind” can be found over 6,000 miles away in Ōtsuchi, Japan, according to MyWindPhone, an online resource for listing and locating wind phones.
Itaru Sasaki, the creator of the concept, purchased an old-fashioned phone booth and set it up in his garden after losing his cousin to cancer. While there were no wires connected to his “earthly system,” Sasaki said he felt a sense of connection to his cousin and found healing amid his grief.
The following year, in 2011, he welcomed other mourners to make “calls” to their deceased friends and relatives after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused thousands of casualties in the area around Ōtsuchi.
Young had seen the devastation in Japan herself. And after starting a degree in thanatology — the study of death, dying and bereavement — she felt inspired to bring the wind telephone to Tennessee.
“I had been completely focused on the tsunami that happened in Japan in 2011, and the town that had the most losses per capita is actually the town where the original wind telephone is,” Young said.
While wind telephones can now be found across the U.S., there are several states where they are still absent. Many states bordering Tennessee, including Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri, do not have wind telephones of their own.
“I was looking around and trying to see were there any in the Nashville area. Were there any in Tennessee? Were there any in the southern United States? And just kept coming up empty,” Young said.
A months-long search turned up a phone booth for sale in Mississippi. Young and her husband made the trip and brought the booth back to East Nashville, where the project commenced. After a few months of cleaning and tweaks to the design, Young’s wind phone was ready.
Inside, there is an old, wooden seat next to an original ledge, which now holds an old rotary phone. Telephone numbers can still be seen inscribed on the walls from when the booth was fully functional.
The booth also contains a guest book, hand sanitizer, tissues and a plaque dedicated to Young’s paternal grandparents, Dotti and Glen Stillwell.
Young said her grandmother died suddenly in 2016 after she was diagnosed with lymphoma. Her doctors initially gave her about three to six months to live, but she passed away only six weeks after learning of her illness.
“It was very quick. I was expecting to have more time,” Young said. “She continues to be my greatest influence in life. She was an absolutely amazing philanthropist, was a benefactor of the arts, always looking out for women and children.”
Young officially opened the phone booth to the public last weekend on Feb. 4. Her friend, who had also experienced an abrupt loss, was the first to use the booth. She “called” a good friend who died suddenly of a heart attack.
“She actually said she’s going to keep coming back,” Young said. “She wants to update him on things that are happening in her life, and she would normally pick up the phone and talk to him, but he’s not around anymore.”
Her life experiences, profession and studies have made Young intimately familiar with grief. Many times, the people she sees are stage 4 cancer patients who know they are nearing the end of their lives.
“Those are the kinds of losses I end up dealing with because people, when they come to me, generally know that they’re dying,” she said. “I kind of have to ease them into a life with cancer that is going to be cut short by cancer.”
There are many ways for people to deal with grief, including grief support groups or talking with friends and family. But as Young said, “Sometimes you just need something different.”
“You need to have as many options as you can for them so that you’re not losing out on helping a big group of people because you’re assuming that everyone grieves the exact same way,” she said.
Having something tactile, like a phone, particularly helps people who feel like there are things left unsaid, rather than “just speaking into the ether,” Young said.
Next to Young’s wind telephone sits a Free Little Library filled with books on grief and bereavement, as well as hospice resources. Young said she handpicked the books based on her studies and books that helped her deal with her own grief.
“There will always be at least one book for children in there, and it will be on bereavement,” she said. “My kids are super comfortable with death. I really think it would be good if other people had that with their kids where it’s not a secret, it’s something that is openly, healthily discussed.”
The booth, which can be found on Rosebank Avenue, is open 24/7 to the public, with solar lights that keep it lit at night. Young plans to add a metal roof and flowers around the booth as the weather grows warmer.
People can help donate their own bereavement books and leave messages on the guest book, but Young said the best way people can help support the booth is simply by spreading the word.
“Because you never know who you’re going to tell and that is going to be the key for them to really face their grief and get where they need to be before their grief gets out of hand,” she said. “That was my big focus, was really being able to help more people as they deal with their grief.” | 2023-02-10T21:29:47+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/what-is-a-wind-phone-concept-helps-offer-comfort-to-those-grieving-lost-loved-ones/ |
Project is first completed in Advanced Power's renewables pipeline
BOSTON, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Power announced today that its Cutlass Solar project has achieved full commercial operations and continues to supply reliable, renewable power to the Greater Houston area.
The completed project is a 140-Megawatt (MW) direct current, photovoltaic solar generating facility that began delivering power into the ERCOT system in July 2022. Today's announcement completes the transition from construction and testing to full commercial operations. Advanced Power will continue as the facility's asset manager and SOLV Energy is its operator.
Advanced Power and its co-investors, ENEOS Corporation and Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd. own the facility.
"Cutlass Solar exemplifies Advanced Power's continuing growth as a global developer, manager, and owner of modern power infrastructure. We are committed to bringing reliable power to growing areas that need it, such as Greater Houston," said Collin Brown, Advanced Power's vice president of development based in Houston. "We are equally pleased to be contributing to the community through tax revenues to support the county and local schools."
"This is a state-of-the-art renewable electric generating facility that will benefit the region with sustainable energy for years to come," said John Coleman, the project's director of construction, who is also Houston-based. "Many people and organizations from Greater Houston were instrumental in building this vital new power resource which is benefiting ERCOT's energy portfolio and the people of Texas who rely upon it. We're proud of what we've accomplished together."
Bechtel, a global leader in the design and execution of complex power projects for more than 60 years, was responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of the facility.
Cutlass Solar sits on a 700-acre site located approximately 40 miles southwest of Houston in Fort Bend County, Texas. It employs bifacial solar panels provided by JA Solar and technology that includes a ground-mounted single-axis tracking system.
Cutlass Solar is Advanced Power's first operational project in a robust 8-Gigawatt (GW) renewable and low-carbon development pipeline across the United States. Additional projects in the ERCOT pipeline include:
- Talitha Energy – 189 MW direct current (dc) with the optionality to add battery storage
- Oriana Solar – 232 MWdc with the optionality to add battery storage
- Eldora Energy – 238 MWdc with the optionality to add battery storage
- Elio Energy – 190 MWdc with the optionality to add battery storage
- Alina Energy – 245 MWdc with the optionality to add battery storage
For more information about Advanced Power's completed projects and those in active development, visit www.AdvancedPowerNA.com.
Advanced Power is a privately-owned global developer, manager, and owner of modern power infrastructure. As an independent power producer, the company develops low-carbon and renewable electric generating projects in North America. Advanced Power presently has 8-Gigawatts in development or operations in the United States and Europe.
Advanced Power is focused on advancing a sustainable energy future, bringing reliable energy to places that need it, and providing economic benefits and jobs to communities while making massive contributions to reducing CO2 emissions.
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More than 500 home runs since 2010 can be attributed to the climate crisis, scientists say, as warmer air juices baseball flight
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN
Whether it’s a change in the baseballs themselves, better analytics or more robust player training, many have speculated about what could be behind the upward trend in Major League Baseball home runs in recent years.
But new research released Friday raised another potential factor: climate change.
The study, published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, found that more than 500 home runs since 2010 can be linked to unusually warm temperatures. If temperatures continue to warm rapidly because of planet-cooking pollution, climate change could end up accounting for 10% of all home runs by the end of the century.
That’s hundreds of more home runs per season compared to this century’s first two decades.
Christopher Callahan, lead author of the study and a doctoral student in climate modeling and impacts at Dartmouth College, spent his early years in downtown Chicago within walking distance of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
And as a “baseball nerd,” he wanted to see how climate change could be altering his favorite sport.
“I remember being surprised at how strong the finding was,” Callahan told CNN. “We’re not saying that every home run now is because of climate change, but you take the data and slice it any way you want, you find the same thing.”
“And as a fan, I indeed am a little bit frustrated that home runs may continue to dominate, as it does now,” he added.
The physics at play here are relatively simple. Warmer temperatures make air less dense. Molecules in the air are energized when they warm up — they bounce around more and spread out, meaning there’s more empty space between them.
This is why a batted ball will carry farther in warmer, less-dense air, making it all the more likely that a solid hit will result in a home run.
“Passenger jets fly at 30,000 feet, because air density is really low up there, and it just means that planes are more efficient, given the same fuel,” Justin Mankin, an assistant professor of geography at Dartmouth and co-author of the study, told CNN. “We don’t fly passenger jets low in the atmosphere because there’s just so much more stuff in the way.”
Callahan said he was always hearing speculation on the connection between warmer temperatures and home runs from physicists and sports writers, but no one had actually sat down and combed through all the data to prove it.
So he analyzed more than 100,000 MLB games and 220,000 individual hits and overlaid it with unseasonably warm temperatures and found a clear connection: games that were held in open stadiums during the day, when the sun is out, saw a spike in home runs, while games held at night or in domed stadiums would see a smaller number of home runs.
At the Chicago Cubs’ open-air Wrigley Field, for instance, where only a limited number of games are held at night, researchers would expect to see the largest increase in future home runs, with more than 15 additional home runs per season if global average temperature climbs to 4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. (Global temperature is already around 1.2 degrees warmer than it was in the late 1800s.)
The domed Tropicana Field stadium of the Tampa Bay Rays, however, would not see a meaningful increase, no matter how warm it gets, according to the study.
Ethan Coffel, assistant professor of geography at Syracuse University, who is not involved with the study, said the research succeeded in ruling out other potential factors and homing in on the influence of temperature.
“The authors show that the effect of warming on home runs is less for indoor stadiums and night games, making a somewhat controlled experiment,” Coffel told CNN. “There may have been other changes to gameplay or equipment which could have also affected trends in home runs, but one might not expect those things to differ between indoor and outdoor stadiums or night versus day games.”
Alan Nathan, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Illinois who led a study to examine a spike in home runs between 2015 and 2017, praised Friday’s research for taking several factors into account, and noted that his less-comprehensive analysis suggested about the same result: that a 1-degree Celsius increase in air temperature would lead to a roughly 2% increase in home runs.
“While the study is very interesting and almost surely correct, a two-ish percent increase in home runs due to a 1-degree Celsius rise in temperature is tiny compared to the actual year-to-year changes, especially during the 2015-2022 period,” Nathan noted.
Still, Mankin and Callahan said the league could use this study as evidence to advocate for climate solutions.
“Global warming is already affecting gameplay for professional baseball. And that’s just going to continue in the future and that effect will get stronger,” Mankin said. “A billion-dollar organization can also start to put its mic towards advocating for mitigation measures. And I think that’s really important — a powerful sports organization coming out and saying, ‘Hey, this is affecting one of the most important cultural touchstones in America.'”
MLB declined to comment on the study, but pointed to their environmental sustainability efforts, including its “Green Glove Award,” which goes to the team with the highest recycling rate.
Callahan said there are two things MLB could change in the near-term to limit the effect: switching to more domed stadiums to insulate the game from rising temperatures, or shifting schedules to more night games — though the latter could be difficult to implement and run up against city ordinances.
At Wrigley Field, for instance, city rules limit the Cubs to a certain number of night games each year. The city council also banned the stadium from hosting games on Friday and Saturday nights so the bright lights don’t interfere with other business and events.
“The simplest thing to do is to take games that are going to be during the hottest parts of the day and move them to milder parts of the day,” Callahan said. “If you are interested in reducing the number of climate-driven home runs, that would pay dividends for that.
“And I think there are going to be increasing calls for adaptations to ensure the safety of people in ballparks given rising temperatures.”
Indeed, extreme heat is expected to become more deadly as the planet warms — a more significant threat to humanity than its impact on the game of baseball.
If the worst-case climate change scenario becomes a reality, “I think the human species has far more problems to worry about than home runs,” Nathan said. “Just my opinion, but I’m not a climate scientist.”
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D2L brings a UGC-compliant learning platform to India's learners, educators, and companies
NEW DELHI, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - D2L, a global learning technology company, is deepening its long-term commitment to India with additional investments in development, support operations, hiring talent, and expanded in-country cloud solutions.
D2L's future investments in development and support, talent acquisition, local cloud infrastructure and plans for an Indian entity will help expand D2L Brightspace across more of the education market. Brightspace is already one of the fastest growing premium learning platforms in many markets globally and is UGC (University Grants Commission) and NEP (National Education Policy) compliant to better support Indian clients. D2L's expansion will help create further growth opportunities for the 40+ Indian organizations who have already adopted the award-winning technology.
"We are thrilled to deepen our commitment to India as we expand our mission to transform the way the world learns," says John Baker, CEO of D2L. "We are building on a solid foundation in the region by investing more directly in on-the-ground operations. We are committed to empowering India's learners, talented educators, and top companies with better learning experiences – that are mobile friendly, personal, and highly accessible," he added.
D2L is also committed to expanding its local operational presence to better respond to unique regional needs, help speed product development, and help spur the growth and adoption of Brightspace in the region. Fully UGC and NEP-2020 compliant, Brightspace has a highly responsive design with leading learning activity creation and collaboration tools, adaptive learning, assessments, artificial intelligence, quizzing, video, and audio elements that D2L believes can help make learning more meaningful, accessible, and engaging for millions more in India.
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Man Arrested in 26-Year-Old Sexual Assault Cold Case in Hancock County, Maine
Maine Man Arrested in 26-Year-Old Sexual Assault Cold Case
A 56-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for a 26-year-old sexual assault cold case in Hancock County. Maine State Police Detectives arrested Jason Follette for sexually assaulting a then 21-year-old woman who is now 47-years-old.
DNA from 1996 Crime Scene Recovered
Police said Follette sexually assaulted the woman in her apartment in the town of Hancock on August 11, 1996. Officials collected evidence and recovered DNA at the scene from an unknown male. A warrant was obtained for the arrest of “John Doe” on August 2, 2002.
Sample Testing Help Identify Suspect
With the advancement of DNA technology and genetic genealogy over the years, the DNA sample was tested by Othram Inc. Detectives with the Maine State Police were able to identify Follette as the suspect wanted for the crime in 1996.
Arrest and Charges
Follette was arrested without incident at a pier in Gouldsboro, Maine on November 9, 2022. He faces a charge of Gross Sexual Assault with other charges pending. He was taken to the Hancock County Jail.
Law Enforcement Investigating the Case
Multiple agencies were involved in the investigation over the years including the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, Maine Marine Patrol, Hancock DA’s office, Maine State Police Troop J, the Maine State Police Crime Lab, and the many State Police Detectives. | 2022-11-09T23:57:12+00:00 | 1019therock.com | https://1019therock.com/man-arrested-in-26-year-old-sexual-assault-cold-case-in-hancock-county-maine/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Kim Petras, 2022 was a big year: The German singer-songwriter received her first Grammy nomination, made her acting debut with the HBO series “Los Espookys” and released a single with acclaimed pop music producer Max Martin.
Inspired by the irreverent attitude of her Grammy-nominated duet, “Unholy,” which she and Sam Smith are set to perform at this weekend’s awards show, Petras decided to dive deeper into the waters of religious language and themes as she worked with Martin to write “If Jesus Was a Rockstar.”
“I just never got a chance to even know about spirituality or be accepted by God. So, to me, it’s like mythology. To me, it’s like a fairy tale or any other story,” she said during a recent interview with The Associated Press.
Petras, who is transgender, understands her subversive engagement with religion as a way of processing trauma.
“I just, since a young age, had to be like, ‘I’m going to hell.’ That was my growing up experience,” she said. “Had I had the chance to be a part of a religion, I maybe would have. And maybe I would have lived more the way that people who protest my concerts want me to live.”
Although she has been making music for more than a decade, Petras’ rise to fame did not happen overnight. And while she is grateful for her success, she recognizes that this level of celebrity makes her and her music more vulnerable to criticism.
“Now it’s more serious. It’s more like, wow, people are really watching and there’s really, truly a lot of eyes on there that may not be my fans, who may not be so kind to me,” she said. “But I feel like, since I’ve steadily been building, I’m able to handle it.”
Before her career took off, Petras released her music as an independent artist under her own label. She credits recording artists like Robyn and Charli XCX, who also released music independently, for inspiring the creation of BunHead Records, a nod to the ’90s Japanese manga series “Sailor Moon.”
In addition to celebrating a host of career milestones in 2022, Petras also marked a personal one: turning 30. But the pop star said her philosophy on age is very much in line with the late music legend Prince, who famously did not celebrate birthdays.
“Age does not matter to me,” she said. “I’m never going to stop fully clubbing and loving gay clubs and going to them. That’s just who I am.”
In keeping with who she is, her new single, “brrr,” which is expected to be on her upcoming third studio album, is replete with lustful lyrics and heavy electronics. But Petras hopes to do more with her music than provide a catchy beat for clubgoers to dance to.
“It’s a scary time for transgender kids and people and I think there are just a lot of things that really need to get figured out,” she said. “I’m scared for the trans community and I just hope I can be a person that makes them forget about those troubles and just makes them have fun for a little bit.” | 2023-02-02T19:09:16+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-kim-petras-talks-religion-trans-community-ahead-of-grammys/ |
CHICAGO, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Store closing sales are underway at Ten Christmas Tree Shops locations.
Christmas Tree Shops has made the difficult decision to close TEN stores. This decision wasn't made lightly but is the best course of action during restructuring.
At the closing sales, shoppers can take advantage of discounts up to 30 percent off the lowest ticketed prices throughout the store. These stores offer a huge selection of home décor, furniture, gifts and so much more, including popular brands, now at even lower prices.
From furniture to seasonal decor, housewares to gifts, food and drinks to paper and party goods–your Christmas Tree Shops store has it all to help celebrate both special occasions and everyday living at a great value! Whether you're searching for the best deals on holiday decorations, trend-right home decor, gourmet treats, party supplies or great gifts…you'll be thrilled to discover all this and more at your store. Find big bargains on all your favorite things…this is CTS-ing!
Select fixtures, furnishings and equipment will also be available for sale in closing locations. All sales are final at the closing locations.
Store Closing Locations
Seventy-Two Christmas Tree Shops stores will remain open and ready to serve you. Whether you're hosting for the holidays, decorating your first home, planning a party or stocking up on your favorite snacks, you can do it all here for less. This is CTS-ing!
Find a store near you: https://stores.christmastreeshops.com
About Christmas Tree Shops
Christmas Tree Shops operates 82 stores in 20 states and is the go-to destination for celebrating, decorating and everyday-ing at bargain prices. Explore and discover seasonal and holiday decorations, trend-right home goods and fun finds of every kind. You'll also fall in love with one-of-a-kind items from our exclusive in-house collections. Our ever-changing assortment of merchandise makes for a treasure hunt shopping experience. You never know what surprises are in store! Whether you're hosting for the holidays, decorating your first home, planning a party, or stocking up on your favorite snacks, you can do it all here for less.
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SOURCE Hilco Global | 2023-05-13T00:09:14+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2023/05/12/store-closing-sales-have-begun-ten-christmas-tree-shops-stores/ |
New agreement with satellite technology leader Starlink set to transform guest and crew connectivity experience with faster and greater capacity to ships, beginning with the company's Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA Cruises brands
As part of its ongoing strategy, world's largest cruise company has nearly tripled fleetwide bandwidth and continues to enhance connectivity as part of its focus to provide guests and crew across its world-class cruise brands with the best available Wi-Fi experience at sea
MIAMI, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company, today announced an agreement for the next-generation of internet connectivity across its global fleet, the latest in a series of moves that have nearly tripled ship bandwidth since 2019. The company has signed a new agreement with SpaceX's Starlink, the leader in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology, to provide faster service, greater capacity and more reliable Wi-Fi on a global scale.
Fleet roll-out of Starlink began in December 2022 with Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA Cruises ships, with plans to expand Starlink to several of the company's other world-class cruise brands, which include Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Rivaling on-land connectivity experiences, Starlink greatly advances Carnival Corporation's focus on providing the best available Wi-Fi experience for its guests to stay connected while on vacation, including sharing photos and videos, streaming movies and live sporting events, and enjoying other content onboard with a reliable connection at even faster speeds.
"For many of our guests, it has become more and more important to maintain the type of connectivity at sea that they've become accustomed to at home, and of course to share the unforgettable experiences of their cruise with friends and family," said Josh Weinstein, CEO of Carnival Corporation. "We are in the business of delivering happiness, and Starlink makes it as easy as possible for our guests to share all their great moments and memories, giving them even more joy out of their cruise vacation."
According to Weinstein, "The added bandwidth will give the brands the capabilities and flexibility to introduce new guest services and features, as well as help boost operational functions like onboard equipment monitoring and real-time communications between ship and shore teams. And importantly, adding Starlink's innovative technology to the company's existing connectivity platform will also help our amazing crew stay in touch with friends and loved ones."
"High-speed, low-latency broadband internet is critical in our modern age, and we're excited to provide Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA's guests an internet experience that makes their travel even more enjoyable," said Jonathan Hofeller, vice president of Starlink sales for SpaceX. "In even the most remote waters, guests onboard Carnival Corporation ships will be able to share real-time updates with friends and family."
Starlink agreement advances Carnival Corporation's connectivity leadership strategy
Starlink joins a growing portfolio of world-class communications service, satellite and other technology providers that make up Carnival Corporation's industry-leading, fleetwide connectivity ecosystem. As a global cruise company with nearly 100 ships visiting over 700 ports worldwide, Carnival Corporation's innovative, multi-provider connectivity framework is designed to strategically route internet traffic to optimize network speeds across its fleet anywhere in the world.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest leisure travel companies with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines. With operations in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Additional information can be found on www.carnivalcorp.com, www.carnival.com, www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.
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SOURCE Carnival Corporation & plc | 2023-01-18T16:38:20+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2023/01/18/carnival-corporation-expands-next-generation-wi-fi-connectivity-with-spacexs-starlink/ |
A New York man who stole a badge and radio from a police officer brutally beaten by other rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison.
Thomas Sibick, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty in March for his role in the attack on Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who has described fighting for his life to defend the Capitol as lawmakers inside fled from the angry mob on Jan. 6, 2021.
In a letter to the judge, Sibick, 37, called the trauma Fanone experienced “undeniably sickening” and said he takes full responsibility for his “uncivilized display of reckless behavior.”
“It was an attack on the institutions of our democracy and not as some would make you believe legitimate political discourse. The attack was far from peaceful, my actions played a role that will follow me for the rest of my life,” Sibick wrote.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced him to 50 months in prison during a hearing in Washington’s federal court.
Sibick’s attorney Stephen Brennwald did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Following his arrest, Sibick spent eight months behind bars but was released on home confinement in October 2021 after his lawyer pressed the judge to free him while his case played out.
Sibick’s attorney had asked for a sentence of home confinement, writing in court papers that a mental health misdiagnosis resulted in his client taking medication on Jan. 6 that “severely and negatively impacted him.” Sibick’s attorney said, unlike other rioters, his client did not physically assault Fanone, and their interaction was limited to Sibick grabbing Fanone’s radio and badge.
“Mr. Sibick has made a remarkable change in his life since he received his correct mental health diagnosis and has begun cognitive behavioral therapy,” Brennwald wrote. “Because he sees January 6 for what it was, he is not a threat to re-offend in the future.”
Rioters kicked, punched, grabbed and shocked Fanone with a stun gun after pulling him away from other officers who were guarding a tunnel entrance on the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace. Another rioter threatened to take Fanone’s gun and kill him. Fanone said the attack gave him a heart attack and a traumatic brain injury and ultimately cost him his career.
Fanone’s body camera captured Sibick removing the officer’s badge and radio from his tactical vest, according to a court filing accompanying his guilty plea.
Others in the crowd escorted Fanone back to the police line. Before FBI agents showed Sibick the body camera video, he initially claimed that he tried in vain to pull the officer away from his attackers.
Sibick said he buried Fanone’s badge in his backyard after returning home to Buffalo. He returned the badge, but Fanone’s $5,500 radio hasn’t been recovered.
Other rioters have been charged with attacking Fanone, who lost consciousness and was taken to an emergency room.
Albuquerque Cosper Head, a Tennessee man who dragged Fanone into the crowd, was sentenced in October 2022 to seven years and six months in prison. Another man, Daniel Rodriguez of California, was sentenced last month to more than 12 years in prison for driving a stun gun into Fanone’s neck as the officer screamed out in pain. | 2023-07-29T08:39:15+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/ap-rioter-who-stole-badge-radio-from-beaten-officer-on-jan-6-gets-more-than-4-years-in-prison/ |
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) — The mayor of a Louisiana parish running for re-election was killed in an Election Day crash just hours before the polls were set to close.
Melville Mayor Velma D. Hendrix, 84, was involved in a two-vehicle crash just before 2 p.m. CT near Port Barre, roughly 33 miles northeast of Lafayette, according to the Louisiana State Police.
Police say a man driving a Ram pickup truck south on LA 741 failed to yield as he tried to cross the westbound lanes of U.S. 190. He then allegedly collided with the passenger side of an SUV traveling west on U.S. 190.
Hendrix was riding in the rear of the SUV on the passenger side.
The driver of the SUV and three additional passengers suffered moderate to critical injuries and were transported to local hospitals for treatment.
Hendrix died as a result of the crash, according to the St. Landry Parish Coroner’s Office.
The man driving the pickup was not injured, according to police, and had no signs of impairment. He has been cited for failure to yield and not wearing a seat belt.
Hendrix was running for re-election in Tuesday’s election against challengers Sheila “Sam” Londerno and Caretta Robertson. With 100% reporting, Loderno is projected to win in the Melville mayoral race as of 10 p.m. CT Tuesday. | 2022-11-09T05:23:30+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/louisiana-mayor-running-for-re-election-killed-in-crash-hours-before-polls-close/ |
Judge sentences Jared Fogle associate to 27 years in prison
Indianapolis – An associate of Jared Fogle who provided evidence that led to the criminal case against the disgraced former Subway pitchman was sentenced Monday to 27 years in prison for sexually molesting young girls and installing cameras to secretly take videos and photos of the victims.
A federal judge sentenced Russell Taylor, 50, who pleaded guilty last year to 30 child pornography and sexual exploitation crimes for his acts against nine children, The Indianapolis Star reported. The victims were ages 9 to 16 when the crimes occurred.
Two of the girls were molested by Taylor and his wife, Angela Baldwin, who was convicted in 2020 of four child exploitation and child pornography crimes. She is scheduled to be sentenced later Monday.
The couple shared videos and photos of the girls with Fogle that were captured by hidden cameras Taylor installed in the couple’s Indianapolis home.
Fogle, who became a Subway pitchman after shedding more than 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms) as a college student, in part by eating the chain’s sandwiches, was sentenced in 2015 to 15 years in prison for possession or distribution of child pornography and traveling across state lines to have sex with a minor.
Taylor was executive director of the Jared Foundation, a nonprofit that Fogle started to raise awareness and money to fight childhood obesity. He provided evidence that led to the criminal case against Fogle, his one-time boss and close friend.
Taylor was originally sentenced in 2015, but U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt in 2020 found that he had received ineffective legal assistance because his lawyer had failed to challenge three criminal charges against him for which there was no factual basis.
Taylor’s attorneys asked Pratt to sentence him to 19 years, while prosecutors sought a prison sentence of 35 years. Pratt gave him a lesser sentence because he provided important information to federal law enforcement that helped them bring charges against Baldwin and Fogle.
During Monday’s sentencing hearing, Pratt described the four-year grooming, exploitation and molestation of the children from 2011-2015 as a “mutual perversion” between Taylor, Baldwin and Fogle.
Taylor told the court Monday that he was a “vile, selfish, self-loathing, sorry excuse” for a human, but that time in prison had changed him. He said he had taken advantage of a sex offender rehabilitation class while incarcerated.
Federal prosecutor Kathryn Olivier read statements during Taylor’s sentencing from some of the victims – some of whom are Taylor and Baldwin’s relatives – who said they expect to need mental health help and medication for the rest of their lives. One victim said she checks for cameras anytime she’s in the bathroom at a house that isn’t hers. | 2022-05-09T19:52:18+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/09/judge-sentences-jared-fogle-associate-27-years-prison/9707755002/ |
CHESHIRE, Mass. (WWLP) – A Pittsfield man was found guilty of threatening law enforcement with a crossbow after barricading himself in a trailer back in March.
Berkshire District Attorney Spokesperson Andrew McKeever said a judge found 40-year-old Timothy Tatro of Pittsfield guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon and violating an abuse prevention order. Tatro was sentenced to serve five years in prison.
State Police were called by Cheshire Police around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 to assist them with a restraining order against a man at the Pine Valley Trailer Park on 4th Avenue in Cheshire. Tatro was asked to immediately leave the trailer park.
When police approached the trailer, Tatro pointed a crossbow at a state trooper. Officers immediately began to create a perimeter around the trailer and evacuated surrounding residents. The State Police STOP team took command of the area and began negotiations with him.
Negotiators spent all night attempting to talk to Tatro to get him to surrender peacefully. Around 1:45 a.m. Thursday, after six hours of no response, state troopers along with K-9 Frankie made entry into the trailer, and Tatro was taken into custody without injury or incident.
“I thank the Cheshire Police and the Massachusetts State Police for safely bringing Mr. Tatro into custody. Domestic violence responses, in particular, present a significant threat to officer safety, and law enforcement handled this situation professionally and ensured everyone’s safety,” said District Attorney Andrea Harrington. | 2022-06-29T20:17:49+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/berkshire-county/pittsfield-man-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-threatening-police-with-crossbow/ |
BRUNSWICK – The Fuller family history in America goes back to the Mayflower and the family’s ties to Brunswick go back to the mid 1800s. Fuller descendants still reside in Medina County and at 7 p.m. May 26, Gary Fuller will be the guest speaker at the Brunswick Area Historical Society as part of its Family Histories series.
The public is invited to attend the event at Goodyear’s Big Barn, 691 Pearl Road. Admission is free with donations gratefully accepted. There will also be light refreshments for sale. After Gary’s talk, guests are invited to ask questions and exchange stories. | 2022-05-13T15:02:12+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/community/2022/05/whit-whimsey.html |
Mostly dry during the day, but thunderstorms are likely Saturday night. Damaging wind and hail are expected to occur in spots. Flooding and tornadoes can't be ruled out. Get the latest on the storm timing and threats in our updated forecast video.
Matt Holiner covers weather and climate for Lee Enterprises. Matt has nine years of professional meteorology experience and has forecast every type of weather for cities across the country. He holds the National Weather Association's Seal of Approval. | 2023-06-17T14:21:47+00:00 | tulsaworld.com | https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/weather/weather-forecast-oklahoma-tulsa-storms-severe/article_e1bb57b6-0c76-11ee-b6a6-0f89ac989669.html |
Hippocrates has long been considered the father of medicine even though he lived over 2,000 years ago. Many people like to quote him as saying, “let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.” Apparently, there is no evidence that he actually said that.
We have, however, found this quote from his Hippocratic oath: “I will use those dietary regimens which will benefit my patients according to my greatest ability and judgement, and I will do no harm or injustice to them.”
Sadly, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not appear to believe in the Hippocratic oath. Instead, it favors pharmaceuticals which almost always have harmful effects. One need only watch a prescription drug commercial to learn that popular medications can cause heart attacks, kidney damage, strokes, cancer and death.
Food, on the other hand, is frowned upon by the FDA. The latest example is cocoa. Although many studies show benefits of cocoa flavanols for blood vessel flexibility and improved immune response, the FDA recently announced that it “will not object to the use of certain qualified health claims” for high-flavanol cocoa products (FDA Constituent Update, Feb. 3, 2023).
As long as a company highlights the “very limited” nature of the scientific evidence, it will be allowed to suggest that a high cocoa flavanol product may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. This claim may not be applied to ordinary foods containing cocoa or made from cacao beans.
One piece of scientific evidence was produced by the COSMOS trial (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, June 7, 2022). The Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study was a randomized placebo-controlled trial with 21,000 participants over more than three years. People who took their cocoa extract supplements regularly were 27% less likely to die of cardiovascular causes during the trial than those taking placebo.
This isn’t the first time the FDA has been reluctant to endorse the value of food for its health benefits. Over a dozen years ago, the FDA sent a warning letter to a walnut growers’ cooperative (Diamond Foods). The agency was irate about the co-op’s website statement that: “Every time you munch a few walnuts, you’re doing your body a big favor.”
Even though research suggested that the omega-3 fats in walnuts could help improve cholesterol levels and heart health, the FDA was not buying it. It accused the walnut growers of marketing “drugs.” The letter continued, “Thus, your walnut products are also misbranded ... in that the labeling for these drugs fails to bear adequate directions for use ...”
Producers of both pomegranates and cherries have also received warning letters from the FDA. Even though there are scientific studies supporting their anti-inflammatory activity, the FDA considers hints of that benefit as “unauthorized health claims.”
Perhaps the country would be healthier if the FDA embraced Hippocrates’ vision. Dietary regimens that include healthful foods might reduce the need for pharmaceuticals.
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The move of the Division I, Region 4 softball semifinals from Wednesday to Tuesday didn’t make much of a difference to Lakota West coach Keith Castner. At the same time, he leaned in favor of being happy with the move.
“We’ll play any time, any place, but it was one of those things where I was wishing it was on Tuesday,” Castner said Monday morning by phone. “It doesn’t matter who we play or when. You’ve still got to prepare for them, but the sooner, the better.”
The Firebirds, who ranked seventh in the final state poll, are scheduled to play Greater Miami Conference rival Mason at 5 p.m. on Tuesday at Wright State University. They originally were scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, but a threatening forecast prompted the move to Tuesday, and Mercy McAuley’s Tuesday graduation led to its game against Oak Hills being shifted to 2 p.m.
The championship game is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday at Wright State with the winner advancing to a state semifinal, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. June 2 at Akron’s Firestone Stadium. The state championship game is scheduled for 1 p.m. June 4.
Lakota West beat Mason 6-3 in a regional semifinal last season and in both regular-season games this year, 10-4 in eight innings and 4-0.
Lakota West, which shared the Greater Miami Conference championship with Oak Hills, is 24-4 and on a 12-game winning streak going into the regional tournament. The Firebirds have lost to only two Ohio teams, 1-0 to Oak Hills and Sycamore, and have won their three tournament games by a combined margin of 36-2 as they seek a second consecutive trip to the state tournament. They lost last season in the state semifinals, 4-2 to Massillon Perry.
“We have a lot of girls from that team,” said Castner, who logged his 500th career win as Lakota West’s coach in April. “Each team is different, but these girls want to get back there. They’re pretty motivated, especially the 10 seniors. A lot of them were part of last year’s team.”
They include pitcher K.K. Mathis, who ranks second in the GMC with 18 wins and 166 strikeouts and fifth with a .600 batting average while leading the league with nine home runs, and center fielder Belle Hummel, second in the conference with a .651 batting average. Senior shortstop Molly Grace is right behind Mathis with eight home runs and leads with 57 RBIs, 10 ahead of the second-place Mathis. Senior Jasmine Walker is 5-0 this season and a combined 8-0 over the last two years.
As the season has progressed, the Firebirds have improved mostly in their ability to sustain rallies by keeping the line moving, stringing hits together, Castner said.
“We’re finding a way to get them around the bases, and our baserunning is better,” he said. “We’re making sure we do what we need to do.”
Castner also is impressed with Lakota West’s improving balance.
“Against Milford the other day, it was the 7-8-9 girls coming up with hits,” he said. “In the next game, it was our 1-2-3 girls. I wouldn’t say we have more balance than last year, but they analyze the game more. That’s probably because they have one more year of experience.” | 2022-05-23T17:43:10+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/sports/lakota-west-seeks-second-straight-trip-to-state-softball-tournament/RL5XJ55XHFFUBM2XALF34N2GKM/ |
BRISTOL, Va. – After being urged on by city business leaders Tuesday, the Bristol Virginia City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that makes camping or sleeping in streets, on sidewalks and other public rights-of-way a misdemeanor.
Three people spoke in favor of the measure, which is similar to a new Tennessee law except it is a felony on that side of State Street. Two others urged the council to do all it could to help address issues surrounding a growing homeless population.
“Homeless is a very complex issue to deal with. We understand that,” business owner Allen Hurley told the council. “The vagrancy is less complicated because its crime, it’s the drug transactions, it’s the violent behavior, it’s the running off business from the downtown merchants.”
Hurley said he walked through Anderson Park in Bristol Tennessee on Monday night, encountered no one camping or any issues. At Cumberland Square Park however, Hurley said there were several people and “aggressive situations,” so he took a few photos and left.
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Among his holdings, Hurley owns the Michael Waltrip Brewing property next the park and said this problem is hurting their business.
“We’re losing business…we’re feeling the pain from the vagrancy,” Hurley said. “We’re losing business. People walking over from the hotels, we’re losing tourism for the vagrancy. Homeless is a complex issue. Vagrancy is not as complex.”
Beth Rhinehart, president and CEO of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce said the overall problem will take the entire community to solve.
“I’m asking you all to address the issue at hand because we get calls daily from our business owners. I think we all have to step up to the table and be part of the solution and appreciate you all are taking action to try and help address that,” she said.
She said the chamber is part of a large coalition of agencies and individuals dedicated to providing services for displaced families and individuals.
Council members acknowledged the problem is multi-faceted and any real solution will have to match that and take time and energy.
“There are two groups experiencing homelessness. Some people are just on a streak of bad luck, substance abuse and addiction and there are people who don’t necessarily want help. They’ve become aggressive and the situation has escalated,” Vice Mayor Neal Osborne said after the meeting. “It does create a safety issue, not only for our businesses but for our residents who are trying to enjoy downtown or trying to enjoy the park, or just walk down the sidewalk.”
Councilman Bill Hartley said he’s heard from both business and residential areas concerned about this issue.
“These people are getting in the woods, in areas along the railroad tracks and going up to people’s houses and walking through their yards,” Hartley said, adding the range of services available to the homeless here are likely helping draw more of them here. “Hopefully we can find a way to address this problem that is beneficial for the businesses, beneficial for the residents but, most importantly, beneficial for those that need it.”
After the meeting, city leaders were asked if the new ordinance, which goes into effect in 30 days, is strong enough, since the Tennessee law carries a stiffer felony charge.
“I think it is. You don’t want to run the risk of criminalizing homelessness. That is an unwise path to go down in my mind,” Osborne said. “You can’t criminalize someone wanting to go to sleep at night. We don’t need that to happen.
Mayor Anthony Farnum called the new ordinance, “a start.”
“I think this is the start of a greater conversation about what we’re dealing with in our city in general,” the mayor said. “There are homeless here who are using our community resources. There is this other group, that has come from somewhere else maybe, and they’re causing issues … being aggressive, stalking, drug use, physical damage to property downtown.” | 2022-08-10T01:43:06+00:00 | heraldcourier.com | https://heraldcourier.com/news/council-makes-camping-on-sidewalks-a-misdemeanor/article_5ace18b0-17fd-11ed-9bb4-03f4c2d637e7.html |
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two airstrikes hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region Wednesday morning, killing 10 people, many of them first responders, the director of the city’s flagship Ayder Referral Hospital said, as Ethiopia’s government gave no sign of taking up the Tigray forces’ offer to stop fighting and pursue talks.
The target in Mekele “was a residential neighborhood,” Kibrom Gebreselassie told The Associated Press. “Three of the victims need urgent major surgery, in the face of (a) shortage of medicines.”
The first airstrike wounded two people but the second was deadly, with rescuers among those killed, Kibrom said.
The death toll could climb as more patients reach the hospital, another doctor said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
In a weekend statement to mark Ethiopia’s new year, the Tigray leadership said they were ready to participate in an “immediate” cessation of hostilities with Ethiopian forces leading to a comprehensive cease-fire, and even welcomed mediation led by the African Union, a significant shift.
But Ethiopia’s federal government is yet to publicly respond amid reports of more talks between the two sides in Djibouti. With independent media, human rights groups and monitors barred from Tigray, and with most basic services like internet severed, it is challenging to assess the situation on the ground.
Several airstrikes have hit Mekele since fighting resumed between Tigray forces and Ethiopian ones in late August, shattering a period of relative calm since late March.
That calm had allowed more humanitarian aid to reach the long-blockaded Tigray region, but those deliveries have now been halted, according to the United Nations. Deliveries to conflict-affected parts of the neighboring Amhara region have also stopped.
Since the conflict broke out in November 2020, tens of thousands are believed to have been killed and millions displaced in the Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions.
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This version has been corrected to say everyone was killed in the second airstrike. | 2022-09-14T19:02:33+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-airstrikes-kill-10-in-ethiopias-tigray-capital/ |
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An evacuation order affecting more than 1,000 people was expected to remain in place through Wednesday around a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border where crews worked through the night to douse piles of burning plastics, authorities said.
Multiple fires that began burning Tuesday afternoon were still burning Wednesday afternoon within about 14 acres of various types of plastics stored both inside and outside buildings at the former factory site in Richmond, 70 miles (113 kilometers) east of Indianapolis, Richmond fire Chief Tim Brown said.
He said the fire is contained within the old factory site but not under control and the firefighting effort is ongoing. Brown said the fire response team has a very tentative goal of finishing up dousing the flames by Saturday morning, but added Wednesday afternoon “that’s a guess.”
Brown said their goal is to put out the fires, not let them burn, and said rumors to the contrary were incorrect.
“We are attempting to put the fire out. We are not letting it burn. Evidently there’s some misinformation out there that we’re letting it burn,” he said.
Between 1,500 and 2,000 people who live within a half-mile (0.8 kilometer) of the plant were told to leave after the fire began, said David Hosick, spokesperson for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
Brown, the fire chief, said it’s unclear how many people have been evacuated from around the site. People outside that radius who live downwind of the fire were advised to keep windows closed and pets inside.
Brown said the evacuation order would remain in place through Wednesday and perhaps into Wednesday night, depending on how much progress crews make in putting out the flames. He said the fire’s cause remains under investigation and the only injury has been a firefighter who suffered a minor ankle injury overnight Tuesday.
Some Richmond residents forced from their homes took shelter starting Tuesday afternoon at Oak Park Pentecostals, after families picking up their children from the church’s daycare realized they could not return home, said executive pastor Jesse Arthur. He expects the church’s expansive gymnasium, with bathrooms, showers and the daycare — and water and hot food provided by the Red Cross and residents — could fill up Wednesday evening.
“I think most everybody was exhausted. Long day. Traumatic. Everything’s up in the air,” Arthur told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Terry Snyder Jr. spent a restless night at the church Tuesday night with his parents, who are worried about their home of five years. All three were coughing from the smoke as both Snyder and his mother, Wendy, have asthma, while his father, Terry Snyder Sr., has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
“I didn’t sleep all night. I was nervous,” Wendy Snyder said. “… I’ve never been displaced from my home.”
Aaron Stevens, a Richmond police officer who lives six blocks from the plant, remained at his home Wednesday despite the evacuation order and watching ash fall on his deck and backyard. His sister, who lives closer to the fires, was staying with him to escape the smoke and Stevens said he’s keeping an eye on the changing updates around the smoke.
State and federal regulators were at the scene to monitor air quality and other environmental impacts at the site, which local officials said has been used to store plastics and other materials for recycling or resale.
Jason Sewell, the on-scene coordinator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said the agency has been doing roving air sampling outside the evacuation area and into part of nearby Ohio, but no toxic compounds have been detected.
He stressed, however, that smoke is harmful to inhale because it contains particulate matter of different sizes and can contain toxics, and residents should avoid the smoke.
Sewell said air sampling was continuing Wednesday in Richmond, a city of 35,000 residents.
President Joe Biden, who has been visiting Northern Ireland and Ireland, spoke by phone to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and offered his support and any additional federal assistance needed to respond to the fire, the White House said.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the federal agency was working closely with its state and local partners in responding to and monitoring the fire. He said an EPA team would be collecting samples of debris in the area Wednesday “to determine whether asbestos-containing materials may have left the site.”
“So we’re following the situation very closely and will continue to provide the community with any assistance that they need,” he said in the nation’s capitol before speaking about tough new automobile pollution control limits.
Because of smoke still wafting from the fire, Indiana’s environmental agency issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for two eastern Indiana counties, Wayne and Randolph, warning that forecasts call for elevated levels of fine soot particles in the air. That advisory was later extended through Thursday.
Indiana’s state fire marshal, Steve Jones, said residents need to get away from the smoke plumes, especially elderly people with respiratory problems.
“There’s a host of different chemicals that plastics give off when they’re on fire. And so it’s concerning,” Jones said.
Pastor Ken Harris at Bethesda Worship Center in Richmond said the church housed several families, about 20 people total, Tuesday night after evacuation orders were issued, but those families were later moved to a separate, larger facility about 5 miles (8 kilometers) away.
“We gave them a safe space to breathe and collect their thoughts,” Harris said Wednesday as dark gray smoke billowed in the distance through the clear-blue sky beyond the church’s windows.
Richmond Mayor Dave Snow said Wednesday that the plastics recycling site had been under a city order to clean up and remediate the complex, but said the business owner had ignored that order. Snow called that person “a negligent business owner.”
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Callahan reported from Indianapolis. Associated Press video journalist Beatrice Dupuy in New York contributed to this report. | 2023-04-12T20:16:31+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national/residents-forced-from-indiana-homes-as-plastics-fire-burns/ |
IRVINE, Calif., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An experienced PMCM firm for California cities, counties, and various public and private Clients, the Griffin Structures team offers programming, design management, and construction management throughout Northern and Southern California.
Griffin Structures is currently leading a collection of public safety projects for the cities of Orange, Carlsbad, Manhattan Beach, Eastvale, San Bernardino County, and additional municipalities. These facilities include state-of-the-art, operationally informed design and construction management for police and fire department headquarters/stations, emergency operation centers, 911-dispatch centers, and training facilities.
"Having completed over 50 public safety facilities, our team at Griffin has the experience and operational understanding to lead these challenging projects to a successful completion, reinforcing the safety and responsiveness to the communities we serve.", says Jon Hughes, Executive Vice President of Operations. From all-encompassing new construction utilizing technologies from many of the most highly qualified design consultants in the nation, to ambitious renovation projects calling for unique phasing and relocation plans, we understand sophisticated design, and are committed to ensuring safety and continued operations from inception to completion.
Ongoing projects include Orange Fire Station No.1 & Headquarters, inclusive of a 29,000 SF Fire Headquarters and Fire Station; Carlsbad Police & Fire Headquarters, a 54,575 SF renovation with new dispatch, lounge, and sustainability improvements; the Manhattan Beach Fire Station No.2 replacement station, and several additional projects.
Highlighted past projects include the $55M Salinas Police Services Headquarters (delivered via Public-Private Partnership), the $52M LEED Platinum Westminster Police Department Headquarters, fire stations for the cities of Buena Park, Tustin, Cathedral City, and many other projects.
We look forward to providing continued excellence in project delivery to shepherd the completion of diverse public safety facilities which are intended to safeguard the lives of the people they serve and enhance necessary public safety practices within the state.
For 40 years, Griffin Structures has provided award-winning Program and Construction Management services with over 350 projects completed throughout California. The diverse and experienced team at Griffin Structures shares a long history of successful project delivery for virtually every project type. For more detailed information about the Griffin Structures team and career opportunities, visit www.griffinstructures.com.
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HONG KONG, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL Electronics, one of the dominant players in the global TV industry and a leading consumer electronics company, topped the global 98-inch TV category with the world's largest market share from Q1 to Q3 this year. TCL also ranked first in France, Italy, Australia and Pakistan in terms of sales performance for the 98-inch TV market, granting them the leading position overall so far.
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Under the branding signature to 'Inspire Greatness', TCL continues to provide high-quality products and groundbreaking innovations which play a pivotal role in the lives of consumers, by empowering them to elevate their home viewing experience with cinema-inspired technologies.
At IFA 2022, TCL presented the 98-inch QLED TV 98C735, the largest model in its XL Collection, to consumers. With its outstanding QLED 4K resolution, leading 100 percent+ color volume, and stunning brightness, it enables consumers to enjoy an immersive viewing experience with stunning image quality and breathtaking contrast. Its IMAX Enhanced display meets the highest certification standards for resolution and refresh rates, transforming sports fans into front-row spectators just as if they were in a stadium or providing movie lovers with a cinematic experience at home this holiday season.
In addition, a certain exciting football event is just around the corner. With an awe-inspiring large screen, TCL's XL Collection TVs are designed for sports enthusiasts to celebrate this football festival season at home, sitting courtside without leaving the comfort of their couch.
The XL Collection is also designed for displaying fast-moving, action-packed scenes at their native speed, providing a breathtaking experience for movies and video games.
TCL's position as the market leader for 98-inch TVs will continue to thrive through technological innovations and synergies with other product categories, such as its soundbars which further elevate the viewing experience by creating a fully integrated and immersive environment.
About TCL Electronics
TCL Electronics (1070.HK) is a fast-growing consumer electronics company and a leading player in the global TV industry. Founded in 1981, it now operates in over 160 markets globally. TCL specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of consumer electronics products ranging from TVs, audio and smart home appliances. Visit TCL home page at https://www.tcl.com.
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- World-leading communications technology company brings technical & domain leadership, scale to LFN ecosystem in Canada, innovating on open source projects to enable a new era of smarter, sustainable technologies
- TELUS signals commitment to leverage open source for collaborative network transformation across cloud, edge, and 5G
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Networking (LFN), the de-facto collaboration ecosystem for open source Networking projects, today announced that it welcomes TELUS as a Platinum member. The world-leading communications technology company joins 18 other leading global organizations as Platinum members, all working to accelerate open source networking, collaboration and innovation that will ultimately transform the way we live and work - enabling a new era of smarter, sustainable technologies in key verticals such as agriculture, healthcare and manufacturing.
"We are thrilled to welcome TELUS to the LF Networking community," said Arpit Joshipura, general manager, Networking, Edge and IoT, at the Linux Foundation. "As an industry-leading carrier and technology innovator, TELUS brings years of expertise, domain knowledge, and skills to the LFN ecosystem. We look forward to collaborative efforts that accelerate the future of open source networking."
TELUS will contribute to a broad range of innovations in 5G/6G, Edge, Automation, AI/ML and Cloud Native Foundations. The company is making its first major step into the world of open source and will leverage the power of its global leading network and digital transformation to meet the evolving needs of customers across the country. By sharing the evolving knowledge and technology available, TELUS continues to enhance its social purpose and enable new ways of working, to help solve the critical issues we face today.
"TELUS is pleased to join the LF Networking community to collaborate on the future of open networking," said Ibrahim Gedeon, CTO, TELUS. "By joining LFN, we'll have the opportunity to bring new projects to the community, bring TELUS thought leadership to a broad range of projects that are driving the future of tech and network connectivity forward, and collaborate with global organizations towards the common goal of accelerating network transformation. Together and through open collaboration, we can propel innovation and use our game-changing technologies to drive meaningful changes and enable solutions for some of the world's most pressing challenges."
TELUS is a dynamic, world-leading communications technology company with $17 billion CDN in annual revenue and 17 million customer connections spanning wireless, data, IP, voice, television, entertainment, video, and security. Its social purpose is to leverage global-leading technology and compassion to drive social change and enable remarkable human outcomes. Its longstanding commitment to putting customers first fuels every aspect of the business, making TELUS a distinct leader in customer service excellence and loyalty.
Join the LFN Community at ONE Summit
The LF Networking community will gather in person, November 11-12 in Seattle, Wash., for ONE Summit North America. ONE Summit is the industry's premier open networking event that enables collaborative development and innovation across enterprises, service providers/telcos, and cloud providers to shape the future of networking and edge computing. Register to attend in-person and review highlights from the session schedule, including a talk from TELUS' Sana Tariq, Principal Technology Architect on The Intersection of Telco Standards and Cloud Native Automation Principles Through Open Source.
Learn more about LF Networking and the impact it's making across the open ecosystem at www.lfnetworking.org.
About the Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the organization of choice for the world's top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and industry adoption. Together with the worldwide open source community, it is solving the hardest technology problems by creating the largest shared technology investment in history. Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation today provides tools, training and events to scale any open source project, which together deliver an economic impact not achievable by any one company. More information can be found at www.linuxfoundation.org.
The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see our trademark usage page: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage.
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The State of Woman's Rights Through the Lens of Motherhood Explored in New Documentary 'BORN FREE' Illuminating Why The U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Is Highest in the Developed World
ELECTION DAY - NOVEMBER 8 STREAMING DEBUT
Release Officially Launches National Nonprofit 'THE MOTHER LOVERS' to Provide Resources To Pregnant Moms
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With women's healthcare and reproductive rights at the forefront of news and surrounding the midterm elections, the documentary BORN FREE is a timely exploration into the bodily autonomy battle that explores the real cost of birth in the United States that shockingly has the highest, and growing, maternal mortality rate in the developed world. Debuting on digital platforms beginning November 8, the moving documentary was inspired by first-time filmmaker Paula James Martinez' own childbirth experience and features a host of experts and maternal health advocates including Christy Turlington, equitable maternal outcomes expert Chanel Porchia-Albert, Charles Johnson whose own wife died in childbirth, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Senator Joe Kennedy and more who discuss the impact of current medical system standards and ultimate failure for those who experience traumatic pregnancies. In conjunction with the film release, James-Martinez and co-producer Rebecca Dayan are also launching the national charitable organization The Mother Lovers to provide resources, education, and advocacy for expecting mothers. A portion of proceeds from film sales will go to the nonprofit to fund its work.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/bf5nMV2ogjA
The Mother Lovers https://themotherlovers.com
Despite having the most expensive healthcare in the world, the number of women experiencing both pregnancy and childbirth complications in the US has increased 31.5 percent since 2014 (Blue Cross/Blue Shield Study). Many women during pregnancy and childbirth experience post-traumatic stress disorder, emergency surgery, extreme anxiety issues and bankruptcy. For the 1 in 1,000 women who have high risk pregnancies, complications often arise due to lack of informed choice, medical overreach, and sometimes abuse, and this disproportionately affects women of color.
"As a former magazine editor, I've spent my entire life telling stories to women through the pages of glossy magazines. But nothing quite as vital as the stories shared in BORN FREE," notes film director/producer Paula James-Martinez. "After all the research I did when expecting my daughter, I turned to my husband aghast with how mothers were being treated in the United States. A country with one of the highest costs of birth in the world, yet the developed worlds' only rising mortality rate. He said, 'do something about it.' Thus began my journey with BORN FREE."
In BORN FREE, filmmaker Paula James Martinez, travels across the US to understand what makes it the most dangerous and most expensive nation in the developed world to give birth in. From heartbreaking personal stories to harrowing facts and the words of experts both in the medical and legal fields, BORN FREE shines a light on the true cost of giving birth in the US. Featured in the documentary are maternal health advocates including Christy Turlington, Chanel Porchia-Albert, Charles Johnson, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Senator Joe Kennedy and more who discuss the impact of current medical system standards and ultimate failure for those who experience traumatic pregnancies. Shot with an all-female crew, the documentary raises an important discussion to guide improvement in maternal health care and reincorporating traditional maternal support such as midwives and doulas that have proven effective in improving pregnancy and childbirth outcomes. It was produced by Semi Retired Films and Digital Harvest Media. More information: www.bornfreefilm.com.
The Mother Lovers are a national nonprofit whose mission is to elevate the conversation around the state of birth and motherhood in the United States and take action to improve the maternity experience by promoting complementary prenatal and postpartum support. The organization provides free educational resources about birthing and maternal mental health, midwife scholarships and will drive public policy in support of equitable maternal outcomes. More information/Donate: https://themotherlovers.com/.
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SALT LAKE CITY — De’Aaron Fox made a driving layup with 0.4 seconds left and scored 22 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter to help the Sacramento Kings beat the Utah Jazz 117-115 on Tuesday night.
Time and again, Sacramento worked Fox into situations where he could use his quickness to get to the basket or hit mid-range jumpers against sagging defenders.
“If there was a matchup that I felt like we can exploit, go to that. I mean, that’s when it gets to in the fourth quarter in a lot of NBA games. It’s real basic,” Fox said, explaining that he often changed the called plays to something he thought worked better.
Fox’s big fourth quarter included an emphatic dunk and an 18-foot pullup with 23.1 seconds remaining to put the Kings up 115-112.
“I was getting in a zone. A lot of that was just picking where I wanted to get to, and then getting there and shooting the shoots you work on every day,” said Fox, whose fourth quarter was a career best of any quarter.
Markkanen made all three free throws on a foul behind the arc, but Fox got switched onto the Finnish 7-footer and drove by him for an acrobatic layup to clinch the win.
The Kings then held their breath until Markannen’s shot was disallowed after a short review.
“I thought I had it off in time,” Markannen said. “Right from the moment it left my hand, it felt good. ... It’s tough. Obviously, everyone remembers the ending but there’s a lot of things that we did early, we fix and win this ball game.”
Markannen had 28 points, including a 15-for-15 performance from the line, and Jordan Clarkson added 24. The Jazz dropped their fifth straight game, with the five losses by a combined 17 points.
Domantas Sabonis, playing with a broken right thumb, had 21 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists to help the Kings win for the third time in four games.
“My main job was to get Fox open,” Sabonis said. “He’s so fast and you saw it on that layup for the game winner.”
Coupled with a 126-125 victory over the Jazz last week, Sacramento has moved three games ahead of Utah in the Western Conference standings.
“We haven’t really been in this position before. We’re all learning and we’re all growing together and Fox is at the forefront of it,” Sacramento coach Mike Brown beamed.
Harrison Barnes had 19 for the Kings, and Keegan Murray and Kevin Huerter both added 16 each.
But it was Fox’s night.
“I thought he made a lot of shots over defenders in that middle area of the court, which with a player like Fox that’s what you’re trying to make him do. He’s a really talented scorer and you can’t press up too far into him or else he’s going right by you, as we saw on the last play,” Hardy said.
TIP-INS
Kings: Sabonis made 17 straight field goals over the last two games against the Jazz until finally missing a shot in the second quarter. … Sacramento’s 18 turnovers led to 27 Utah points. … The Kings shot 53.5 percent from the field.
Jazz: Collin Sexton missed the game to manage his recurring right hamstring injury. … Clarkson reached 10,000 career points with a basket in the first quarter. … Mike Conley scored a season-high 18 points.
UP NEXT
Kings: Host Atlanta on Wednesday night to start a five-game homestand.
Jazz: At Houston on Thursday night.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union added Bosnia to the list of official candidates to join the wealthy 27-nation bloc, diplomats said Thursday.
The Western Balkans country joined the waiting room despite continuing criticism of the way it is run.
Three diplomats told the Associated Press that Bosnia was granted candidate status. They spoke anonymously because the conclusions of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels where the topic was discussed had yet to be published.
The approval was just a formality after European affairs ministers agreed unanimously earlier in the week to endorse a recommendation from the bloc’s executive arm to grant Bosnia the status.
The war in Ukraine has served as an accelerator for the bloc’s enlargement process. EU leaders gave more concrete signs this month to six Western Balkan countries aspiring to join that they have a future place in the bloc.
At a summit in Albania, the EU “reconfirmed its full and unequivocal commitment to the European Union membership perspective of the Western Balkans” and called for the acceleration of accession talks with the membership hopefuls.
Expansion of the EU had stalled in recent years. But since Russia attacked Ukraine in late February, EU officials have emphasized that stepping up the bloc’s engagement with Western Balkans nations was more crucial than ever to maintaining Europe’s security.
The EU also agreed in June to make Moldova and Ukraine candidates for membership and said Georgia would be eligible for candidacy once the country met goals defined by the European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm.
The European Commission recommended granting Bosnia candidate member status in October, more than six years after the country formally applied to join and nearly three decades since it emerged from a 1992-95 interethnic war that left more than 100,000 people dead.
Once a country becomes a candidate, it still can take years before admission to the club takes place. The EU last admitted a new member, the Balkan nation of Croatia, in 2013. The path toward membership is a lengthy process, as countries must meet a detailed host of economic and political conditions.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said in October that Bosnia needed reforms on issues that include the judiciary, battling corruption, and constitutional and electoral changes. Little progress on those issues was made in recent years.
While Bosnia expressed a desire to join the EU starting in 2003, the country’s ethnic leaders have so far proven unwilling to put aside their differences and implement necessary reforms. The staunchly pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader, Milorad Dodik, has increasingly threatened to separate Bosnia’s Serb-run part from the rest of the country. | 2022-12-15T17:58:41+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/EU-leaders-grant-Bosnia-candidate-status-to-join-17656592.php |
Silver Stevie Winner in Company of the Year in Computer Services for Medium-size category
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JK Tech, a next-generation digital and IT services provider, was named the winner of the Stevie® Award for being the Company of the Year in Computer Services at the 19th Annual International Business Awards®.
The International Business Awards are the world's premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small - are eligible to submit nominations. The 2022 IBAs received entries from organizations in 67 nations and territories.
JK Tech won the prestigious Stevie® Award and was recognized as the Company of the Year, in Computer Services for the Medium-size category.
Elated at the win, Aloke Paskar, President & CEO, JK Tech, said, "Our customer service and innovative technological solutions customized for clients across industries is what distinguishes us from other players. We are honored and delighted to be the Silver Stevie Winner in Company of the Year in Computer Services for Medium-size category. This is indeed inspirational and motivating for all of us at JK Tech to work steadily towards our goal."
Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process in June and July.
"We're thrilled that we're able to return to celebrating Stevie winners in person this year," said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. "This year's class of honorees are as innovative, adventuresome, persistent, and successful as we've ever had. We look forward to celebrating their achievements with them during our 15 October awards banquet in London."
Details about The International Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.
About JK Tech
JK Tech is a next-generation Digital and IT services provider enabling clients globally to navigate their digital transformation. JK Tech stands by its vision of "committed to a superior experience" with its customers, its people, and its social environment. JK Tech offers specialized capabilities across automotive, manufacturing, retail & consumer products, healthcare with its niche solutions across Modernization and Automation that help improve their performance and create lasting value across its enterprises.
To learn more, visit www.jktech.com. Find JK Tech on Twitter, LinkedIn
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WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, May 16, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Foard County in northern Texas...
Northwestern Knox County in northern Texas...
Hardeman County in northern Texas...
* Until 1115 PM CDT.
* At 1029 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of Tell to 5 miles northeast of
Paducah to 5 miles south of Grow, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
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Park and Lazare.
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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Two roadside bombs hours apart targeted police vehicles in volatile southwestern Pakistan on Monday killing at least four people and wounding 22, mostly civilian pedestrians, a government spokesperson said.
The first attack in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, killed two police officers and two civilians. Hours later, another bomb in the city went off near a police vehicle, wounding four people, police said.
In a statement, the outlawed Baluchistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the first attack. The BLA, which was designated a terrorist group by the United States in 2019, said its fighters targeted the vehicle of a police officer who was behind the arrest of members of the group.
Although such attacks are common, t he Pakistani Taliban have also stepped up assaults on troops and police across Pakistan since November, when they ended a monthslong cease-fire with the government.
Pakistan has been battling an insurgency in Baluchistan for more than a decade, with separatists in the province demanding complete autonomy or a larger share of the province’s gas and mineral resources.
Monday’s attack in Quetta comes days after Pakistan said its top intelligence agency arrested Gulzar Imam, who is also known by the name Shambay, and was the militant founder and leader of another banned group, the Baluch Nationalist Army. The BNA is an umbrella group for Baluch insurgents formed after two main insurgent groups merged: The Baluch Republican Army and United Baluch Army.
In separate statements, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Baluchistan chief minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo condemned the attack. They asked authorities to provide the best possible medical care to the wounded.
The Pakistani Taliban, who are known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, have claimed previous such attacks in Baluchistan and elsewhere. The militant group is separate from, but allied with, the Afghan Taliban.
The latest attack comes a day after the TTP shot and killed two police officers in Quetta. One of the assailants was also killed when police returned fire after coming under attack in the city Sunday night. | 2023-04-11T16:47:30+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/bomb-targeting-pakistani-police-in-sw-kills-4-wounds-18/ |
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow will not recoup the attorneys’ fees she paid to successfully defend herself against a lawsuit from a 76-year-old retired optometrist who claimed she was at fault for crashing into him at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016.
In a ruling published on Saturday, a Utah judge said attorneys for Paltrow and Terry Sanderson had agreed to drop the matter of Paltrow’s attorneys’ fees. District Court Judge Kent Holmberg’s final judgment did not detail why the matter of attorneys’ fees that Paltrow sought in her 2019 countersuit was dropped.
The judgment affirmed the jury’s unanimous verdict finding Terry Sanderson — the man who collided with Paltrow — to be “100% at fault,” awarding Paltrow the $1 she sought in a countersuit. It also said Sanderson would not appeal the verdict, effectively ending a protracted legal battle seven years after the two crashed on a beginner run near the base of Deer Valley Resort in Utah.
Representatives for Paltrow were not immediately available to answer questions about the final judgment or the money at stake. Neither side has publicly disclosed how much it cost to sustain a yearslong legal battle with a team of attorneys, expert witnesses from around the United States and, for Paltrow’s side, high-resolution animated recreations of her recollections of the crash.
The “Shakespeare in Love” and “Ironman” star’s eight-day court battle last month emerged as the most closely watched American celebrity trial since actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard faced off last year. Sanderson’s lawsuit accused Paltrow of negligence and crashing into him from behind, and then leaving the scene of the accident without ensuring he was in good physical condition. He sought more than $300,000 in damages — a threshold in Utah civil court that allows parties to introduce the most evidence and depose the longest list of witnesses.
Paltrow subsequently countersued for the symbolic $1 and attorneys’ fees — claiming Sanderson had crashed into her from behind and was suing to exploit her fame and celebrity.
“I felt that acquiescing to a false claim compromised my integrity,” the founder and CEO of the beauty and wellness brand Goop said.
Under the glare of live Court TV cameras and extensive scrutiny from fans and detractors, Paltrow sat intently in the Park City courtroom throughout the proceedings last month, at and testified that at first, when the crash happened, she thought she was being “violated.”
After the verdict, Sanderson’s attorneys said they were weighing whether to appeal the case or to file for a new trial. Paltrow and her attorney said in separate statements that the countersuit more to do with her principles than the dollar amount at stake. They were not immediately available to comment on the final judgment.
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This story’s headline has been corrected to show that Gwyneth Paltrow won’t recoup attorneys’ fees that she paid to defend herself in a recent lawsuit, not that she denied the attorneys’ fees. | 2023-05-02T12:14:07+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/latest/gwyneth-paltrow-denied-attorneys-fees-in-ski-crash-lawsuit/ |
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to a hospital on Saturday, but was in “good condition” as he underwent a medical evaluation, his office said.
The Israeli leader’s office said he was being treated at Israel’s Sheba Hospital, near the coastal city of Tel Aviv, but gave no further details.
Walla, a leading Israeli news site, quoted an unnamed official close to Netanyahu as saying he had fainted at home but was fully conscious at the hospital. Haaretz, another news site, quoted hospital officials as saying Netanyahu was conscious and walking on his own. The reports could not immediately be confirmed.
Netanyahu, 73, is Israel’s longest serving leader. He has served multiple terms stretching over 15 years in office. His current far-right government, a collection of religious and ultranationalist parties, took office last December.
Netanyahu is said to be in generally good health, though he was briefly hospitalized last October after feeling unwell during prayers on Yom Kippur, day when observant Jews fast.
Israel is currently in the midst of a heat wave, with temperatures in the mid-30s degrees Celsius, (mid-90s in Fahrenheit). | 2023-07-15T18:41:19+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/israels-prime-minister-netanyahu-rushed-to-hospital-but-said-to-be-in-good-condition/ |
Entry into Singapore Market Represents Company's Initial International Expansion Effort
BEIJING, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infobird Co., Ltd (NASDAQ: IFBD) ("Infobird" or the "Company"), a leading provider of AI-powered customer engagement solutions in China, today announced that it has signed a channel partner agreement with Harbor Private Limited, a company based in Singapore that focuses on providing software services to enterprises. Based on the channel agreement, Harbor Private Limited will be responsible for the sales of Infobird's intelligent interactive training SaaS products in the Singapore market. This cooperation marks the official entry of Infobird's products into the international market.
As the product provider, Infobird will leverage its experienced team of technical experts and consultants to provide product consulting, training and technical support to Harbor Private Limited. Harbor Private Limited will use its resources and team to promote Infobird's intelligent interactive training product into the Singapore market and provide efficient localization services to local customers in Singapore.
Infobird's Intelligent interactive training is an innovative and transformative SaaS product for sales and customer service training. Compared with the passive knowledge learning through online classes or lecturers, Infobird's intelligent interactive training focuses more on empowering sales and customer service agents to actively use the knowledge by practicing with a virtual customer, which is done by AI voice Chatbot, so as to achieve a closed-loop from knowledge mastery to skillful application. At the same time, based on the quantified practicing results, management can also have a better understanding of whether their customer service or sales agents are ready to interact with real customers or whether areas of improvement are required prior to live customer engagement.
Infobird's intelligent interactive training can support many training scenarios such as customer service centers, telemarketing centers, sales teams or store guides. Infobird believes the potential targeted customers for its intelligent interactive training are typically mid-to-large enterprises with large numbers of customer service or sales agents, and the product is applicable to industries which have high service-level requirements, including banking and insurance, medical, consumer goods and retail and the luxury goods industries.
The Singapore market represents Infobird's initial international expansion opportunity. As the cooperation continues to advance, Infobird intends to continue to upgrade the product offering and further improve the in-house international service capability. In the future, Infobird expects to engage with more agents in other regions or markets to further expand into the international market.
About Infobird Co., Ltd
Infobird, headquartered in Beijing, China, is a software-as-a-service provider of innovative AI-powered, or artificial intelligence enabled, customer engagement solutions in China. For more information, visit Infobird's website at www.Infobird.com.
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(The Hill) – Republicans touting former President Trump’s unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen saw victories across the map in Tuesday’s primaries, raising questions — and, for many, concerns — about what will happen in November’s general elections.
Despite top GOP figures such as former Vice President Mike Pence urging Republicans to look forward rather than focus on what happened two years ago, GOP primary voters overwhelmingly chose candidates who made the 2020 election a central part of their campaign message.
Democrats, and some Republicans, argue these candidates won’t stand a chance when they face independent voters in November. But others warn not to count them out given President Biden’s low approval ratings and the dismal national mood.
“You look on paper and you immediately want to say none of them are electable,” said GOP strategist Doug Heye. “But if we have a wave, some of these candidates will be successful.”
In Michigan, Tudor Dixon, who was considered the establishment candidate in the race, won the Republican gubernatorial primary days after she declined to say in a “Fox News Sunday” interview whether the 2020 election was stolen. In May, she — along with almost every other candidate at a debate — raised her hand when asked who among them believed Trump was the rightful 2020 winner in Michigan.
At the same time, Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), who voted to impeach Trump last year over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, was ousted by Trump-backed candidate John Gibbs, who has questioned the 2020 election results.
In Arizona, former television news anchor Kari Lake, who has been one of the most vocal critics of the 2020 election results, appears to be on track to win the gubernatorial primary, while Abe Hamadeh, who has also questioned the election results, is projected to win the state’s GOP primary for attorney general.
The potential elevation of election deniers into roles such as governor and attorney general, which could directly impact an election, has alarmed some observers.
But perhaps no state-level position has more say over elections than secretary of state, and in Arizona, Mark Finchem, a prominent election denier who attended Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol last year, won the Republican nomination for the role.
The Republicans who won Tuesday night weren’t the first election deniers to make it to the November general elections.
Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano centered much of his primary campaign around claims of election fraud, and he and North Carolina congressional nominee Sandy Smith were in Washington on Jan. 6.
But they expanded the ranks of candidates pushing Trump’s claims in a general election and drove home that there is still a swath of the Republican base with an apparent appetite for falsehoods about the 2020 election. According to an analysis from FiveThirtyEight released last month, there are at least 120 Republican nominees who deny the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Strategists from both sides of the aisle argue that Democrats will easily be able to swipe at such candidates, particularly Finchem, over their views on the 2020 outcome.
“That is the issue of that office. The issue is, do you support the voters of Arizona, or do you want to overturn them?” said one GOP strategist in Arizona. “Clearly Mr. Finchem has sponsored bills to eliminate early voting, to overturn the election by the legislature. He was supportive of fake electors. You can hang the whole election conspiracy theory around Finchem’s neck, and as the state’s election officer can say, ‘Do you want this guy in charge of our elections?’ That’s a very narrow cast issue in that election because of the duties of that office.”
And Democrats have already begun throwing punches.
“Yesterday confirmed what we already know: ‘The big lie’ is alive and well in the Republican Party,” Patrick Gaspard, the CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, told reporters on a press call.
“Candidates up and down the ballot all around the country have peddled an extreme and dangerous agenda,” he continued. “They’re running on the snake oil lie of ‘the big lie’ and the pledge to strip away our rights, our benefits and our democracy.”
Gaspard went on to say that Republicans have “the goal of just holding power,” arguing that the election was no longer a referendum on Biden and Democrats.
Arizona Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has already attacked Lake for election fraud claims, calling them “disqualifying” during an MSNBC interview on Tuesday.
Republicans argue that soaring inflation and the poor national mood will still play a major role in voters’ decisions, ultimately making the race a referendum on Democratic control, not 2020 election rhetoric.
“The disdain for Joe Biden’s presidency is very palpable, especially here in Arizona, where we’ve had record high inflation and problems at the border,” said Brian Seitchik, a Republican consultant in Arizona. ”The statewide Arizona ticket is certainly going to make that a focus.”
Seitchik went on to say that it would be difficult for Hobbs to distance herself from Biden and national Democrats.
“As much she’s going to want to change the conversation to what she wants to talk about, Kari Lake is going to talk about the problems at the border, inflation, the failed Democratic approach to governing,” he said.
But others aren’t so sure it will be that easy for candidates such as Finchem.
“Will there potentially be a pivot to normalcy?” said Olivia Troye, a former Pence adviser. “I don’t expect Mark Finchem to pivot anytime soon. He’s running in a specific role that has a specific effort in terms of our democracy, in terms of undermining our democracy.”
There hasn’t been much polling to indicate how the latest crop of nominees will fare in the general. In Pennsylvania, polls have consistently shown Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) leading Mastriano in the gubernatorial race.
At the same time that some Republicans are speaking out against candidates who espouse unfounded election fraud claims, Democrats, believing they would be easier general election targets, are seeking to elevate a number of them.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent close to half a million dollars on ads boosting Gibbs in Meijer’s district, a move that drew widespread condemnation from within both parties.
“They’re playing with matches,” Heye said. “If one of these candidates wins, let’s say Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania, well, then Democrats are going to have a lot to answer for that.”
“Democratic rhetoric on these candidates is that they spread hate, they’re election deniers, conspiracy theorists, anti-gay, anti-woman on down the line,” he continued. “And by elevating these candidates to help them get the nomination, you make those views more acceptable.”
Democrats have hit back, arguing Republicans have no one to blame but themselves for the candidates.
“If they want to blame anyone, they need to take a deep look in the mirror,” said Democratic National Committee adviser and former Biden administration official Cedric Richmond. “They still have President Trump out here relitigating 2020.”
Other Democrats have pointed to the substance of the ads that have run highlighting the election denying candidates.
“Those ads didn’t lift them up in a positive light. It revealed them for who they are,” Gaspard said. “The substance of those ads did nothing more than clarify exactly what those candidates and the vast majority of Republican leaders stand for.”
For now the question is whether candidates who questioned the 2020 election can win in November. But some are already looking ahead to a different question: If they do, will they use their offices to contest future elections?
“That’s certainly not just a possibility but more and more a probability,” Heye said. “The reality is for those Republican election deniers, they only deny the elections they want to deny.”
Brett Samuels contributed. | 2022-08-04T14:59:34+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/election-deniers-rack-up-wins-fueling-concerns-in-both-parties/ |
The Rhythm City Casino’s Comedy Stash is returning with three brand new acts on the way to the Rhythm Room.
Ms. Pat will be performing live on stage at Rhythm City Casino’s Event Center on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Declared by The New York Times as “brutally honest and outrageous,” Patricia Williams (aka Ms. Pat) is a comedian, author, podcaster, and actress who brings a raw, in your face, and hilarious perspective to her work, according to a Friday release from Rhythm City.
Steve Rannazzisi will perform on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 with two shows at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 plus applicable online/phone ticketing fee. Must be 21+ to attend show. A seasoned comedian with over 20 years of experience, Steve has made appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Big Day in addition to his starring role on The League.
Tommy Davidson will perform on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023 with two shows at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Tickets are $30 plus applicable online/phone ticketing fee. Must be 21+ to attend show. The star of In Living Color, The Proud Family and more, Tommy Davidson’s exceptional range has earned him a reputation as an extraordinary performer.
Additionally, Jimmy Pardo will perform on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 plus applicable online/phone ticketing fee. Must be 21+ to attend show. Jimmy Pardo has appeared on such shows as The Tonight Show, Conan, The Late Late Show and his own half hour special on Comedy Central.
Tickets are available now for all performances at https://rhythmcitycasino.showare.com/. | 2022-07-29T23:25:08+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/three-new-comedians-coming-to-rhythm-city-casino/ |
MILAN (AP) — Heavy rainfall triggered a massive landslide early Saturday on the southern Italian resort island of Ischia that destroyed buildings and swept parked cars into the sea, leaving at least one person dead and up to 12 missing.
The body of a woman was pulled from the mud, the Naples prefect Claudio Palomba, told a news conference.
With raining continuing to fall, rescuers were working gingerly with small bulldozers to pick through some six to seven meters (yards) of mud and detritus in the search for possible victims. Reinforcements arrived by ferry, including teams of sniffer dogs to help the search efforts.
The force of the mud sliding down the mountainside just before dawn was strong enough to send cars and buses onto beaches and into the sea at the port of Casamicciola, on the north end of the island, which lies off Naples.
The island received 126 millimeters (nearly five inches) of rain in six hours, the heaviest rainfall in 20 years, according to officials.
Streets were impassable and mayors on the island urged people to stay home. At least 100 people were reported stranded without electricity and water, and about 70 were housed in a community gymnasium.
There was early confusion over the death toll. Vice Premier Matteo Salvini initially said eight people were confirmed dead, followed by the interior minister saying that no deaths were confirmed, while 10 to 12 were missing.
“The situation is very complicated and very serious because probably some of those people are under the mud,” Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi told RAI state TV from an emergency command center in Rome.
ANSA reported that at least 10 buildings collapsed. One family with a newborn that was previously reported missing was located and was receiving medical care, according to the Naples prefect.
Video from the island showed small bulldozers clearing roads, while residents used hoses to try to get mud out of their homes. One man, identified as Benjamin Iacono, told Sky TG24 that mud overwhelmed three adjacent shops that he owns, completely wiping out his inventory. He estimated damage at 100,000 euros to 150,000 euros ($104,000 to $156,000).
Firefighters and the Coast Guard were conducting search and rescues, initially hampered by strong winds that prevented helicopters and boats from reaching the island.
The densely populated mountainous island is a popular tourist destination for both its beaches and spas. A 4.0-magnitude quake on the island in 2017 killed two people, causing significant damage to the towns of Casamicciola and neighboring Lacco Ameno. | 2022-11-26T20:33:28+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/ap-reports-at-least-8-dead-in-landslide-on-italian-island/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — The pitch clock has sped up baseball as hoped — and it might be leading to more exciting endings, too.
A quarter of the way through Major League Baseball’s first season with the pitch timer, relief pitchers seem to be bearing the most stress from it, with save conversions dropping to 61.4% from 67.8% at a similar point last season.
The save percentage is near the bottom range of the past decade, which averaged 65.1%, MLB said Monday. The high was 70% in 2015 and the low 61% in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
“Whenever relievers are coming in, it’s mostly a stressful situation,” said Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano, whose time between pitches dropped from to 14.8 seconds from 20.5 last season. “It was nice before when you did have those extra few seconds.
“Now you’ve just got to get your thoughts together and go,” the 2022 All-Star added. “I haven’t noticed it too much but yeah, I guess in the times I’ve struggled, a couple extra seconds would have been nice.”
The average time of nine-inning games fell to 2 hours, 37 minutes from 3:05. That is on track to be the fastest since 1984 and would result in an everyday player being on the field about 80 fewer hours this season.
Batting average is up 14 percentage points for left-handed hitters and nine percentage points overall. Scoring has increased 8% and stolen bases are up 40%. The clock has caused an average of 0.72 violations per game.
Just over a quarter of the season had been played through Sunday, 610 of 2,430 scheduled games. There had been 307 saves in 500 save chances — a 10-year-high in opportunities.
Pitchers have 15 seconds to deliver a pitch with the bases empty and 20 seconds with runners on base, with a limit of two disengagements from the rubber per plate appearance.
“I think back-end relievers, guys that have closed in the past, I think that’s been the biggest adjustment for them, just because they can’t reset,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. “There’s so much adrenaline, the moment’s so big at that point.”
Starters have been impacted, too. Lucas Giolito of the Chicago White Sox has cut his time between pitches to 16.4 seconds from 20.7.
“It’s been useful for just like developing rhythm, not letting myself think too much and take too much time,” he said. “It’s like you’ve got to get the ball back and get it going and fire it. You can’t be overthinking.”
Other rules added for this season also seem to be having intended results, including a limit on infield shifts that requires two infielders on either side of second base and within the outer boundary of the infield, as well as an increase in the size of bases to 18-inch squares from 15-by-15.
The big league batting average of .247 was up from .236 at this point last season, when final average was .243. Offense usually increases in warmer summer months, and last year’s first month was plagued by unusually cold and wet weather in a significiant number of cities.
Left-handed batting average is up 14 points to .245, and there are more runs per game (9.1 from 8.4) and stolen bases per game (1.4 from 1.0).
The stolen base success rate of 78.4% was the highest on record, up from 74.1% at a similar point last year.
“Pace of play, pro. Dislike everything that leads to more stolen bases, hate that,” said Cleveland pitcher Shane Bieber, the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner. “For myself, obviously, but for catchers, as well, it sucks. People look at the stolen base rate and go directly to catchers, but there’s so much more that goes into it.”
Of 437 timer violations, 287 were called on pitchers (65.7%), 126 on batters (28.8%) and five on catchers (1.1%).
San Diego’s Joe Musgrove leads pitchers with five violations, followed by Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene with four. Among batters, Boston’s Yu Chang, San Francisco’s J.D. Davis, Atlanta’s Eddie Rosario and Pittsburgh’s Carlos Santana are tied for the high of three apiece.
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AP Baseball Writer Jay Cohen, AP Sports Writer Tom Withers and AP freelance writer Ian Harrison contributed to this report.
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-16T00:17:37+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/sports/us-world-sports/mlbs-new-pitch-clock-may-be-leading-to-more-blown-saves/ |
'Thor: Love and Thunder' scores franchise best debut
Four movies in, Thor is still bringing the hammer down at the box office.
“Thor: Love and Thunder” earned $143 million in its opening weekend in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s a franchise best for the God of Thunder and another success story of the summer 2022 box office season.
The second Thor movie directed by Taika Waititi opened on 4,375 screens this weekend, starting with Thursday previews. It easily topped the box office, bumping “Minions: The Rise of Gru” into second place. Including international showings, where “Love and Thunder” opened in 47 territories starting in the middle of last week, its global total is already at $302 million.
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“It’s another home run for Marvel,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “It’s unheard of for a Marvel movie not to open at No. 1.”
The Thor franchise has grown with each subsequent film, which is both a rarity in franchise filmmaking in general but also not uncommon for those of the Marvel variety. The first film opened to $65.7 million in 2011, followed by $85.7 million for “The Dark World” in 2013 and $122.7 million for 2017's “Ragnarok.” Waititi, who also directed “Ragnarok,” is widely credited with rejuvenating the series, infusing it with humor, irreverence and leaning into larger-than-life metal aesthetics.
Critics skewed mostly positive and the Rotten Tomatoes score is currently sitting at 68% fresh. Audiences, who gave the film a B+ CinemaScore, were heavily male (60%) and 53% were between the ages of 18 and 34, according to exit polls. IMAX reported that $23 million of the global total came from their screens.
“Love and Thunder” brings back Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson and Natalie Portman, whose Jane Foster becomes the Mighty Thor. Russell Crowe also co-stars as Zeus and Christian Bale plays the villain Gorr the God Butcher. It also boasts the biggest production budget of the Thor films, at a reported $250 million.
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And yet, it’s noteworthy that “Thor: Love and Thunder” isn’t even the biggest Marvel opening of the year. That title is held by “ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, ” which debuted to $185 million in early May on the heels of the box office phenomenon that was “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
The Minions carved out a second-place spot with $45.6 million in weekend two, bringing its domestic total to $210.1 million and its worldwide grosses to $399.9 million.
The summer’s workhorse “Top Gun: Maverick” placed third in its seventh weekend in theaters with $15.5 million. With its domestic total currently at $597.4 million, the Tom Cruise film is poised to cross $600 million by Monday — one of only 12 films ever to do so.
In limited release, the documentary “ Fire of Love ” launched this weekend in three locations and made an estimated $22,328, while Claire Denis' “Both Sides of the Blade” earned $25,000 from four locations.
The weekend should net out with around $236.1 million total, which Dergarabedian said is “truly impressive.”
“Every week, the marketplace becomes more pre-pandemic like,” he said. “This feels like a traditional summer movie season weekend. It's a huge difference from a year ago.”
The summer 2022 box office continues to look bright for both Hollywood and theater owners, up 217% from last summer. The year as a whole passed the $4 billion mark last week which is up 233% from last year but still trailing the last pre-pandemic box office year, 2019, by 30%.
"Audiences are embracing the movie theater experience with a greater enthusiasm," Dergarabedian said. “By now, every demographic is interested in going back to theaters. The challenge for theaters going forward is just having enough new movies.”
Weekend box office
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” $143 million.
2. “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” $45.6 million.
3. “Top Gun: Maverick,” $15.5 million.
4. “Elvis,” $11 million.
5. “Jurassic World: Dominion,” $8.4 million.
6. “The Black Phone,” $7.7 million.
7. “Lightyear,” $2.9 million.
8. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” $340,000.
9. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” $262,000.
10. “Mr. Malcolm’s List,” $245,416. | 2022-07-11T15:46:43+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/07/10/box-office-thor-love-and-thunder-franchise-best-debut/50474181/ |
The 911 operator, the one who asks, "What's your emergency?" is the first step in the process of getting help. But Austin residents have found themselves being put on hold in situations where every second counts.
The national standard is for 90% of 911 calls to be answered within 15 seconds. As of Oct. 13, the Austin Police Department’s answer rate for the month was at 66.25%, according to Lt. Kenneth Murphy, director of emergency communications.
"Which is not good at all," he said.
The slow response is because half of APD's 911 operator positions are vacant.
Casey Callahan spent more than seven years as a police dispatcher before becoming a communications supervisor, overseeing the department. She said Austin 911 used to be the "gold standard" of call centers.
“There were agencies from other states, from other countries, coming to Austin 911,” she said. “Because they wanted to know what we were doing that made us so good at our jobs.”
“I cannot tell you how many employees I’ve had to pull aside and counsel, because they’re distressed and feel so guilty about not being able to provide the service that they feel we should be providing.”Casey Callahan, communications supervisor
Callahan said answer rates and morale used to be high several years ago. But issues left ignored cumulated into a citywide crisis.
The department has been asking the City of Austin for a pay raise for years to hire and retain employees as the cost of living has risen substantially in Austin. An entry-level 911 operator is paid $22.85 an hour, which works out to about $45,000 a year — far below the median family income for a one-person household.
With so many vacancies, calls go unanswered for long periods of time and frustrated callers abandon the line. There have been more than 61,000 abandoned 911 calls so far this year — twice the number this time last year and almost 10 times that of 2020.
Callahan said operators were forced to put people on hold a few weeks ago when they received an influx of callers after a semi-truck veered off I-35 and crashed into a light pole. Meanwhile, in a different part of town, a man was calling in to report his cousin had been stabbed.
“He called four times and was on hold each one of those times and finally just stayed on the line and was able to get someone to answer the phone,” she said. “His cousin did not make it.”
Callahan said 911 operators are strained and overworked. They used to have a minute or two between calls, “and now as soon as they hang up they’re answering another call," she said. "There’s no time.”
She said she’s noticed more symptoms of PTSD among her staff in the last couple of years than ever before.
“I cannot tell you how many employees I’ve had to pull aside and counsel," she said, "because they’re distressed and feel so guilty about not being able to provide the service that they feel we should be providing.”
To help with the call volume, APD's Emergency Communication Division is actively training police sergeants to work as 911 operators. Murphy said the department is also doing everything it can to quickly recruit and train operators.
The city advises anyone placed on hold when calling 911 to not hang up. If you hang up, it says, you will delay the ability of a 911 operator to answer your call. Try to remain calm and be prepared to provide your name, location, and nature of your emergency. | 2022-10-21T01:05:36+00:00 | kut.org | https://www.kut.org/crime-justice/2022-10-20/austin-911-call-center-operators-waiting-on-hold |
Let freedom read and join President Barack Obama in protecting intellectual freedom with DPLA's The Banned Book Club.
NEW YORK, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has launched The Banned Book Club to ensure that readers in communities affected by book bans can now access banned books for free via the Palace e-reader app. The Banned Book Club makes e-book versions of banned books available to readers in locations across the United States where titles have been banned. The e-books will be available to readers for free via the Palace e-reader app.
"At DPLA, our mission is to ensure access to knowledge for all and we believe in the power of technology to further that access," said John S. Bracken, executive director of Digital Public Library of America. "Today book bans are one of the greatest threats to our freedom, and we have created The Banned Book Club to leverage the dual powers of libraries and digital technology to ensure that every American can access the books they want to read."
Utilizing GPS-based geo-targeting, DPLA has established virtual libraries in communities across the United States where books have been banned. When a reader is within a community served by a library that has been forced to ban a book, they can visit TheBannedBookClub.info to see the exact books that have been banned in their area. Then, they can download those books for free on any handheld device via the Palace e-reader app.
To access The Banned Book Club now, download the Palace app, and choose "Banned Book Club" as your library, then follow the prompts to sign up for a free virtual library card. For more specific instructions, click here. For more information on The Banned Book Club, readers can visit TheBannedBookClub.info.
DPLA's The Banned Book Club is supported by FCB (Foote, Cone & Belding) Chicago and Current Global.
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) amplifies the value of libraries and cultural organizations as trusted sources of shared knowledge. DPLA fulfills its mission by collaborating with partners to accelerate the adoption of innovative tools and ideas to empower and equip libraries in making public information more accessible. DPLA's e-book work is supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. To learn more, visit www.dp.la.
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I was ordained an elder in the United Methodist Church on June 11, 2006 – 16 years ago. At my ordination, I received a red stole, representing the Holy Spirit of Pentecost – a stole which I still wear today. Red stoles are often worn by clergy for special “Holy Spirit” occasions.
But the color red – especially as regards shoes – is particularly meaningful to many clergy women, especially United Methodist clergy women. It goes back to the first professional female theologian in any U.S. seminary: Georgia Harkness (who, incidentally, was the first woman professor at my alma mater: Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL).
Dr. Harkness had this great story about her great-grandmother, a Quaker woman named Abigail Harkness, who was expelled from her church in 1802 for unapologetically wearing the “worldly” color red. Dr. Georgia Harkness told this story with humor and pride, for her great-grandmother was a courageous and trailblazing woman, who eventually found her way into the Methodist Church and bequeathed her bold legacy to my tradition.
Georgia Harkness not only taught bold theology; she lived it as a hymn-writer and prolific author, as well. She is famous for such words of wisdom as:
• “Religion is the most widely debated and least agreed upon phenomenon of human history.”
• “One can be coerced to church, but not to worship.”
• “The great danger is that in the confession of any collective sin, one shall confess the sins of others and forget our own.”
In honor of Dr. Georgia Harkness and other courageous leaders who opened doors of church leadership for women, many Garrett-Evangelical grads wear red shoes to their graduation and their ordination. At first it was just women, sporting classy red pumps under their robes. But now persons of all genders are joining in the celebration, wearing spike heels, flats, even high-top tennis shoes, in celebration of women’s leadership in the United Methodist Church. I hear there’s even a secular organization now, called “The Red Shoe Movement: Supporting Women for Career Success.” (That’s OK; the Church is always willing to share our best ideas with the rest of the world!)
All this causes me to reflect, on my own 16th anniversary … how blessed I am to be part of a tradition that honors women’s leadership. How thankful I am for women who have gone before me to pave the way for my own ministry. How important it is that I encourage the women who come behind me in the line of female clergy, and support their call.
And – where can I get me a pair of red shoes?
Rev. Sara L. Isbell is Senior Pastor at Bloomington Wesley UMC. You can reach her at sisbell@wesley-umc.com. | 2022-06-24T09:18:34+00:00 | pantagraph.com | https://pantagraph.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/from-the-pulpit-gonna-go-buy-me-some-red-shoes/article_cc1d774a-f179-11ec-a245-3353244a8902.html |
(WSVN) - A puppy that was found with an awkward posture received some much-needed treatment after it was found by a good Samaritan.
According to FOX13 Tampa Bay, the puppy was taken to Suncoast Animal League in Palm Harbor, near Tampa, where workers and volunteers aided the canine.
Karey Burek, volunteer rescue coordinator and medical pet foster, said they named the 10-week-old puppy Jensen after Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ center, Ryan Jensen because the dog’s front legs bowed far outside his torso.
Burek also said that she was called by Pasco Animal Services after a bystander saw the puppy running along the roadway.
Jensen was underweight, but he wasn’t in any pain.
When his rescuers took Jensen to animal officers, they made a call to Suncoast Animal League.
“He’s just the sweetest, most gentle, timid little puppy,” Burek tells FOX13 Tampa Bay.
Dr. Cindy Culpepper, who works at Paws and Claws Animal Medical Center in Dunedin, provided Jensen with a full check-up, which included X-rays that did not show any broken bones or other injuries.
According to Dr. Culpepper, the cause of Jensen’s bowed legs was due to malnutrition. The puppy weighed 11 pounds, but Burek said Jensen was about eight pounds underweight.
Special supplements, as well as special leg braces, will help in Jensen’s rehabilitation.
Burek said the leg braces will help the puppy move more comfortably while he heals.
If all goes well with the treatment, Jensen will be ready to live in his forever home when he is put up for adoption.
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Metro announced Thursday that it would increase police patrols on trains and buses to reassure riders they are safe, a move that comes as crime rates on the transit network remain above pre-pandemic levels despite declines this year.
“While crime is a community and regional concern, customers should feel safe on Metro, and that means using every tool at our disposal including investing in the community and partnering with local resources for essential services,” Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said in a statement. “In addition, MTPD is strategically targeting enforcement efforts in areas where crime has increased.”
Transit agencies across the country are grappling with crime concerns as they try to win back riders who stayed home or are using cars more often amid a pandemic-induced shift to telework. The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries.
Metro officials say the enforcement approach will increase patrols by uniformed and plainclothes officers at some stations and on buses, with the goal of providing a high-visibility police presence to deter crime. Shifts will be staggered to make more police available during rush hour, transit officials said.
The other prongs of the safety strategy include QR codes that riders can scan to call the transit police tip line and an anti-harassment public awareness campaign that will launch next month. Metro police also plan to hold community events and build partnerships with organizations to help people experiencing homelessness and mental health crises.
Gaining a clear picture of the prevalence of crime on the region’s transit network is difficult as ridership rates have dropped precipitously since the beginning of the pandemic. Crime fell significantly, too, according to Metro police data. But so far this year, the number of serious assaults have doubled compared with last year, while thefts also have increased.
When taking ridership numbers into account, Metro earlier this month said rates of serious crime are down 36 percent on trains and 7 percent on buses this year compared with last year. Transit agency spokeswoman Kristie Swink Benson said despite those declines, crime rates per million passengers remain above where they were before the pandemic.
“Chief Anzallo looks at all crimes being committed across our system and has made a commitment to address the root causes of crime and disorder to building trust and legitimacy through outreach, education and transparency,” Benson said in an email. “We want our customers and employees to know offenders will be held accountable.”
Despite the renewed efforts, Anzallo recently praised the work of the transit agency’s police force in an interview for an internal podcast.
“We’re probably one of the safest transit zones in the country,” Anzallo said. “A lot of people don’t realize that.”
Metro’s board, which meets Thursday, blocked a proposal last summer by Anzallo’s predecessor to ban people who were arrested — before any subsequent legal proceedings — for sex offenses and weapons charges from riding Metro. Some experts say a more visible police presence would help to deter crime and make people feel safer, while civil rights activists worry about draconian policing. | 2022-04-28T10:23:50+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/28/metro-police-crime-buses-train/ |
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):
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11:45 a.m.
Mark Calcavecchia followed a time-honored tradition and stood on the Swilcan Bridge on the 18th hole to wave farewell at his last British Open.
The 1989 champion at Royal Troon felt the emotions.
“Got a little choked up,” Calcavecchia said after his second round of 10-over 82, which will ensure he will not make the weekend at St. Andrews.
The American’s exemption as a past champion ran out in 2020, the year the British Open was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. He couldn’t play last year at Royal St. George’s because of injury and was invited by the R&A to close his Open career at the home of golf, at the age of 62.
His kids were there to watch him Friday as Calcavecchia went out in the first group.
“Forget about my golf,” Calcavecchia said. “It wouldn’t have mattered if I shot a pair of 75s or a pair of 85s, which I nearly did. It was about playing one more, my last one here at the home of golf, which is really cool to be able to end it here.”
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11:20 a.m.
Not for the first time, Tyrrell Hatton is on the charge at St. Andrews.
The English player holed a long-range putt at No. 10 for a fourth birdie of his second round and moved to 6 under, two shots off the lead held by Cameron Young — an afternoon starter.
Hatton is a two-time winner of the Dunhill Links Championship, a European tour event in Scotland that is partly staged at St. Andrews.
The umbrellas are down and sweaters have come off as the weather improves at the home of golf. So should the scoring, with the fairways made softer by morning rain.
Talor Gooch birdied the par-5 14th hole and was one off the lead on 7 under. Dustin Johnson, the former No. 1 who also plays on the LIV Golf series, birdied Nos. 9 and 11 to join Hatton on 6 under.
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10:20 a.m.
Tiger Woods is out on the course for his second round at the British Open. He played it safe on the first hole this time.
Woods found the middle of the fairway, the middle of the green and two-putted for par.
That’s a whole lot better than in the first round, where he hit a wedge into the Swilcan Burn from out of a fresh divot and ran up a double-bogey.
The two biggest movers early in the second round at St. Andrews were players who have signed up for LIV Golf, the Saudi-funded breakaway series.
Talor Gooch birdied two of his first three holes and was tied for second place at 6 under, two shots off the lead.
Paul Casey, the latest player to join LIV, was 3 under for his round after eight holes and at 4 under overall.
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7:30 a.m.
Tiger Woods arrived at St. Andrews in shorts and a hoodie. He might also need an umbrella.
The second round of the British Open began under a light rain. That is likely to take some of the fire out of an Old Course that was so fast that it make the rounds go atrociously slow on Thursday.
Of greater concern to Woods is making up ground. His 78 in the first round was good to beat only seven other players. Three of them were past champions in their 50s. Woods figures he needs a 66 or better to make it to the weekend.
Cameron Young leads Rory McIlroy by two. They don’t tee off until the afternoon.
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Study shows promising results with experimental skin patch to treat toddlers highly allergic to peanuts
WASHINGTON (AP) - An experimental skin patch is showing promise to treat toddlers who are highly allergic to peanuts — training their bodies to handle an accidental bite.
Peanut allergy is one of the most common and dangerous food allergies. Parents of allergic tots are constantly on guard against exposures that can turn birthday parties and play dates into emergency room visits.
There is no cure. The only treatment is for children 4 and older who can consume a special peanut powder to protect against a severe reaction.
The patch, named Viaskin, aims to deliver that kind of treatment through the skin instead. In a major test with youngsters ages 1 to 3, it helped those who couldn’t tolerate even a small fraction of a peanut to eventually safely eat a few, researchers reported Wednesday.
If additional testing pans out, "this would fill a huge unmet need," said Dr. Matthew Greenhawt, an allergist at Children’s Hospital Colorado who helped lead the study.
About 2% of U.S. children are allergic to peanuts, some so severely than even a tiny amount can cause a life-threatening reaction. Their immune system overreacts to peanut-containing foods, triggering an inflammatory cascade that causes hives, wheezing or worse. Some youngsters outgrow the allergy but most must avoid peanuts for life and carry rescue medicine to stave off a severe reaction if they accidentally ingest some.
In 2020, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment to induce tolerance to peanuts -– an "oral immunotherapy" named Palforzia that children ages 4 to 17 consume daily to keep up the protection. Aimmune Therapeutics' Palforzia also is being tested in toddlers.
France’s DBV Technologies is pursuing skin-based immunotherapy as an alternative way to desensitize the body to allergens.
The Viaskin patch is coated with a small amount of peanut protein that is absorbed into the skin. A daily patch is worn between the shoulder blades, where toddlers can’t pull it off.
In the new study, 362 toddlers with peanut allergy first were tested to see how high a dose of peanut protein they could tolerate. Then they were randomly assigned to use the Viaskin patch or a lookalike dummy patch every day.
After a year of treatment, they were tested again and about two-thirds of the toddlers who used the real patch could safely ingest more peanuts, the equivalent of three to four, researchers concluded.
That compares to about a third of youngsters given the dummy patches. Greenhawt said they likely include children who are outgrowing the allergy.
As for safety, four Viaskin recipients experienced an allergic reaction called anaphylaxis that was deemed related to the patch. Three were treated with epinephrine to calm the reaction, and one dropped out of the study.
Some youngsters also accidentally ate peanut-containing foods during the study, and researchers said allergic reactions were less frequent among the Viaskin users than those wearing the dummy patches. The most common side effect was skin irritation at the patch site.
The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The results "are very good news for toddlers and their families as the next step toward a future with more treatments for food allergies," Dr. Alkis Togias of the National Institutes of Health, which wasn’t involved with the study, wrote in an accompanying editorial.
Togias cautioned that it’s too early to compare oral and skin treatments, but pointed to data suggesting each might have different pros and cons — raising the possibility that oral therapy might be stronger but also cause more side effects.
DBV Technologies has struggled for several years to bring the peanut patch to market. Last month the company announced the FDA wants some additional safety data for toddlers, and a separate study already is tracking longer treatment. A study of 4- to 7-year-olds also is underway.
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YPSILANTI, MI -- If you like the idea of using reusable containers to buy cleaning products, but don’t have the time to go to a bulk store, Emily Holiday has the solution for you.
Holiday, a Michigan native and long-time resident of Ypsilanti, recently launched Michigan Refillery, a fill-your-own-container store that delivers. Customers put their containers — which can be “spaghetti jars, old laundry jugs, olive jars, whatever,” Holiday said — and Michigan Refillery will come by and fill them with the desired products.
The store offers a variety of cleaning products, including counter cleaner, laundry detergent, hand soap and dishwashing liquid. Although many of the offerings are Michigan-made, the shop also offers products like Dawn dish soap.
“We wanted to have that wide range of products because we want this to be something that’s inclusive for as many people as possible,” Holiday said.
Holiday, who likens herself to a “modern-day milkman,” currently refills customers’ containers from five-gallon jugs, which each divert between 10 to 25 single-use plastic containers from the landfill. The Michigan Refillery sources its products from Fresh Coast Clean, which take back their containers to refill them for a closed-loop system.
Holiday hopes her business will help open up sustainable options to those who cannot afford the artisan goods or higher prices typically associated with eco-friendly stores.
“There’s not a lot of options for people who don’t have a huge expendable income to be able to shop at a co-op without plastic waste or do all the kind of specialty thing,” Holiday said, adding that it is “only a few cents more expensive” to refill, even for brands like Dawn.
Michigan Refillery currently offers delivery on Tuesdays and Thursdays, serving a 20-mile radius that covers most of Washtenaw County. Holiday hopes to eventually expand both her delivery range and days as the business grows. She also has plans to eventually offer other products, such as dried goods.
“It’s just something I believe in and it’s something I want to spread to everybody else if possible,” Holiday said.
Find the Michigan Refillery online or on social media.
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Hello, Ann Arbor: High-density rezoning discussed for west side; Border-to-Border Trail updates | 2022-06-17T21:19:32+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/06/get-dish-soap-laundry-detergent-delivered-by-new-bulk-refill-service.html |
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is strengthening U.S. policy aimed at stemming sexual violence in war conflict zones, elevating the problem — increasingly documented in Ukraine and elsewhere — to the level of a possible serious human rights abuse that triggers sanctions and other actions against foreign perpetrators.
Biden, a Democrat, on Monday will sign a presidential memorandum that seeks to combat the use of rape by both foreign governments and individuals as a weapon of war, according to a senior administration official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the decision ahead of the announcement.
The memorandum directs for the first time that the State and Treasury departments and other agencies give equal consideration of acts of sexual violence to other serious human rights abuses in leveraging sanctions and other punishment against foreign actors and to respond to the full extent possible, the official said.
Currently, U.S. policy allows for the imposition of sanctions for conflict-related sexual violence, but it is not commonly used.
Biden's action comes when the United Nations has warned that sexual violence in Ukraine, especially against women and girls, remains prevalent and underreported. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield has previously cited “a mountain of credible reports of atrocities committed by Russia’s forces against civilians,” including “horrific accounts of sexual violence.”
The Biden administration on Monday pointed to a proliferation of sexual violence cases in Ukraine, Ethiopia and elsewhere. It cited a U.N. report that found 3,293 verified sexual violence cases in 2021 across 18 countries, an increase of about 800 compared with the previous year. The U.N. has estimated that for each rape reported in connection with a conflict, about 10 to 20 cases go undocumented.
The administration had previously pledged $400,000 in addition to its annual contribution of $1.75 million to the Office of the U.N. Special Representative to the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. The State Department plans an added investment of $5.5 million over the next two years to civil society projects and survivor groups seeking sexual violence accountability and will expand programs to help survivors and investigate and document acts of such violence. | 2022-11-28T11:56:18+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2022/11/28/biden-boosts-us-effort-to-stem-sexual-violence-in-war-zones/ |
To address chronic teacher shortages, school districts across the country are creating residency programs to better recruit and train new teachers. One program in Jackson, Miss., is already paying off.
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When the union that represents TV and movie actors announced its plans to strike last week, chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland talked about concerns relating to the use of artificial intelligence. This is what the studios proposed, he said: “That our background actors should be able to be scanned, get paid for one day’s pay, and their company should own that scan, their image, their likeness and to be able to use it for the rest of eternity in any project they want with no consent and no compensation.”
A studio owning and profiting from a person’s image and likeness for the rest of eternity? It sounds dystopian. Talk about eliminating the need for pesky, annoying, expensive humans altogether, be they actors, writers or anyone else other than C-suite executives.
Something like that outcome is mentioned by a fictional studio executive played by Tim Robbins in 1992′s “The Player,” a scathing Hollywood satire from writer Michael Tolkin and director Robert Altman:
“I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we can just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we’ve got something here.”
Prophetic!
Over the past two decades, occasionally a work of science fiction has grappled with some of these concerns as they pertain to actors. The 2002 film “Simone” — or “S1m0ne,” as the title is sometimes styled — stars Al Pacino as a film director whose lead actress refuses to finish work on a movie. So he reshoots it with a virtual (computer-generated) actress instead. He dubs his nonhuman actor Simone, who gives him the exact performance he wants because Simone is not a person with their own ideas but the equivalent of a digital puppet.
The themes in “Simone” center on issues of control. The desire to control others and control outcomes. But control isn’t always a negative; it’s reasonable to want to control your name, especially if someone else stands to profit from it.
Nearly a decade ago, the comedian Cristela Alonzo created and starred in a sitcom for ABC called “Cristela” that was based on her life. She recently tweeted that her lawyers suggested she trademark her name “because the studio would try to own it because of the show. They tried doing it with Reba McEntire, but she owned hers. So I paid money I didn’t have to do it. A week later … the studio tried! I beat them by a week!”
What if studios didn’t need actors on a day-to-day basis at all?
The 2013 sci-fi drama “The Congress” stars Robin Wright playing a version of herself. She’s called into a meeting with a studio head played by Danny Huston, who waxes on about her talents and charms. “You were the future, Robin. You were the promise. The answer. You were the whole package.
“And now I’m in this situation of offering you the last contract you’ll ever have.”
What do you mean, she asks?
“We want to scan you. All of you. Your body, your face, your emotions, your laughter, your tears, your climaxing, your happiness, your depressions, your fears, your longings. We want to sample you. We want to preserve you. And we want to own this thing called ‘Robin Wright’.”
She’ll be paid a lump sum. And in exchange, she can never act again. Not even obscure dinner theater somewhere, because the studio will now own Robin Wright, the actor, to do with as they please.
Harvey Keitel plays her agent and he merely shrugs: You were always their puppet, so what’s the difference?
You’d think making a movie like “The Congress” might say something about Wright’s own wariness about AI. And yet earlier this year it was announced that she and Tom Hanks are starring in a new film from Robert Zemeckis that will use AI to de-age them with photorealistic face swaps.
Nobody’s pure. That shouldn’t be the bar anyway.
But you can understand why people who aren’t household names and faces like Wright and Hanks are concerned about having far less say about how AI affects their ability to be working actors.
Or imagine if questions of diversity become simply a matter of tinkering with technology that adjusts skin tone or body shape or facial features. As it is, we’re not getting a “full spectrum of humanity,” researcher Sydette Harry told me a few years ago. Why should we expect otherwise if AI becomes the default?
“BoJack Horseman,” the animated Hollywood satire on Netflix, had some choice words about AI in one of its episodes. Sitting in his trailer, BoJack is 3D scanned and casually informed by a producer that “one day that’s going to be the actor’s whole job, just sitting in a room for five seconds while a machine scans his face — and then six months later plugging a movie on Kimmel.”
What does this mean for the rest of us?
Season 6 of the surrealist anthology series “Black Mirror” premiered on Netflix last month and it includes an episode called “Joan Is Awful” that ponders this question.
A young woman named Joan (Annie Murphy of “Schitt’s Creek”) is a midlevel manager at a tech company. One night, on the couch at home with her boyfriend, they pull up a Netflix-like streaming platform called Streamberry and come across a show called “Joan Is Awful.” The thumbnail image shows a woman with Joan’s exact hairstyle: dark and parted in the middle, with twin blond streaks framing her face.
The series is a replay of her previous day, starring Salma Hayek as Joan — or rather, it’s actually an AI version of Salma Hayek, who has licensed her image to Streamberry.
Joan is livid, but a meeting with her lawyer gets her nowhere. “It’s my name! It’s my career! It’s me! They’re using me,” she says. And you assigned them the right to exploit all that, the lawyer calmly tells her. “What? When?” Terms and conditions, comes the reply.
In fact, Streamberry has even bigger ambitions: Eventually, everybody will get their own show: “(Insert name) Is Awful.”
That doesn’t sound far-fetched to actor, writer and director Justine Bateman, who became a household name on the ‘80s sitcom “Family Ties,” She has warned of an eventuality whereby viewers are offered a premium tier of entertainment: Get scanned and you can be inserted into custom films — or even “licensing deals made with studios so that viewers can order up older films like ‘Star Wars’ and put their face on Luke Skywalker’s body and their wife’s face on Darth Vader’s body.”
It’s the digital march to dehumanizing us all in the name of entertainment — and somebody else’s profits.
The irony that “Black Mirror” streams on Netflix — itself the subject of viewer and talent ire — should not be lost on anyone.
I don’t know if Netflix thinks it’s being cheeky or subversive by carrying this episode.
But maybe it’s simpler than that. Maybe the goal is to get viewers to spend more and more of our free time streaming just about anything on the app — even if it’s a harbinger of our doom.
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(Nina Metz is a Chicago Tribune critic who covers TV and film.)
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LONDON — When Dr. Imran Haq was a medical student in 2014, he had a chance encounter with King Charles III at an event.
“I was struck by how normal he was,” said Haq, a surgeon for Britain’s National Health Service in Sheffield, England.
About a decade later, the monarch became Haq’s muse. After the death of Queen Elizabeth II last year, Haq said his fondness for the British royal family inspired him to take up a hobby: designing cereal boxes as merchandise to commemorate Charles’ coronation May 6.
The boxes of his “Coronation Flakes” feature a cartoon rendering of the king on the front, along with the tagline “They taste royally good.” On the back, there are puzzles and a cutout mask of Charles’ face.
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Haq said he sometimes spent two to three hours a night working on the design for the boxes, which he filled with cornflakes from Lidl, a British supermarket chain. They each cost 22 British pounds ($27).
“I just wanted to make something fun,” said Haq, 36. “I know there’s a lot of apathy toward the royal family,” he added. “I really quite like them.”
Janet Crinion, 65, a retired nurse in Cloughey, Northern Ireland, has also expressed her appreciation for the British royals through craftsmanship. For Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee, in 1977, Crinion and her mother knitted a tea cozy. They later sent it to the queen and received a thank-you letter.
Crinion has since started to sell her knits on Etsy, where she has listed various tea cozies, including styles depicting Charles, before the coronation. “Since I started knitting King Charles, he has proved very popular,” said Crinion, who has also knitted likenesses of Elizabeth and Irish President Michael Higgins.
Robert Opie, founder of the Museum of Brands in London, said merchandise has been produced to mark royal occasions in Britain for hundreds of years. Some of those products — including a flask from the 1830s celebrating Queen Victoria and a canned beer produced for King George VI’s coronation in 1937 — were featured in “Jubilation: 200 Years of Royal Souvenirs,” an exhibit the museum staged last year for Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.
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Asked about the demand for trinkets honoring Charles, Opie said, “I think we’ll all be surprised, but I’m not quite sure in which way.”
Royal images, coats of arms and official insignia cannot typically be used for commercial products without permission from the royal family. But in February, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement that “rules governing the commercial use of royal photographs and official insignia may be temporarily relaxed to allow their use on souvenirs marking the coronation.”
In the months leading up to the king’s coronation, Opie said he had seen only “three or four brands launching special products.” He added that some of those items were toned down compared with trinkets produced for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018.
Opie said one possible reason he is seeing fewer souvenirs may be because Charles’ coronation will have less pomp and splendor than past ceremonies. The event’s procession to Westminster Abbey, for instance, will follow a route about a mile long; for Elizabeth’s coronation, in 1953, the procession route was about 5 miles long. According to Buckingham Palace, about 2,000 guests will be invited to Charles’ coronation; about 8,000 people were on the guest list for Elizabeth’s ceremony.
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Peter Marley, associate publisher at Frances Lincoln Children’s Books in London, said the early response to a new book it published this month about Charles has suggested that the book may become as popular as one about Elizabeth published in 2022.
“It’s looking very much in line with the Queen Elizabeth book, which was our bestseller last year,” Marley said.
Even with the relaxed regulations for coronation merchandise, his company took certain precautions while producing the Charles book, which was not officially authorized by the king. “The crown Charles is holding, for example, is an interpretation of what his crown might look like,” Marley said.
Emma Bridgewater, owner of a namesake ceramics line in Stoke-on-Trent, England, has regularly introduced collections of royal-themed merchandise after starting her company in 1984. She is predicting, based on past demand for those wares, that there will be interest in the collection of mugs, tea towels and plates that her company has released for Charles’ coronation.
Bridgewater said excitement for royal souvenirs in Britain has often surged “a few days before the event itself.” That’s when, as she put it, the “whole place goes bunting crazy.” | 2023-04-22T18:38:17+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/22/world/coronation-approaches-merch-comes-fast/ |
Zookeepers in Dallas are working with international conservation groups to implement a survival plan for penguins. It includes DNA matching to make sure the right penguin couples get together.
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Zookeepers in Dallas are working with international conservation groups to implement a survival plan for penguins. It includes DNA matching to make sure the right penguin couples get together.
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One thing about Jackson Liberty duals meets this season — they’re rarely boring.
Jackson Liberty wrestled in its fifth match decided by eight points or less Tuesday night. With the outcome of the match hinging on the outcome of the final bout, the Lions received an 11-7 victory from sophomore Jordan Aaysh in six minutes of back-and-forth wrestling and ended Manalapan’s 13-match winning streak with a 31-29 win in Manalapan.
“We were like two dogs who kept going at each other,” Aaysh said. “We fought hard … we always do. One thing every one of us try to be is tough.”
Manalapan, now 16-2, leads state in dual meet victories.
Jackson Liberty (5-2) has won three-straight. Three of those victories were of the nail-biting variety — 35-34 over Donovan Catholic and 38-33 over Manchester Township to go along with the one on Tuesday night. Liberty also has narrow losses to 10-0 West Essex (34-30) and 10-2 Passaic Tech (38-30).
Jackson Liberty was teetering on the fence midway between victory and defeat. The Lions owned leads of 9-0, 13-4 and 28-16 with four bouts to go.
There was the feeling, however, that the advantage was on the verge of slipping away. Smack dab in the middle of the toughest part of the Manalapan lineup, the Braves picked up a first-period fall from Christian Spezio at 132 and closed to within 28-22.
At 138, Manalapan sent out undefeated Vincent DePierro looking for big bonus points. Liberty’s Peter Abline came through with one of best performances of the night — and he lost 10-0. DePierro was up 7-0 after two periods and seemed to be on his way to a technical fall at the very least. In the third period, however, Abline fought like a demon. DePierro scored an escape and a takedown and went back to the bench with a major decision, but Manalapan still trailed, 28-26.
Manalapan took its first, and only lead, 29-28, on a 6-3 decision by Anthony Mucciolo over Peter LoBianca. Mucciolo was clinging to a 2-1 after the first two periods, but pulled away with a pair of third-period takedowns.
“I thought we could win the last two,” said Liberty head coach Devin Biscaha. “They turned out to be better matches than I thought they would be.”
The bout between Ayyash and Manalapan’s Vincent Kain, Ayyash scored a takedown with nine seconds left in the second period for a 5-4 lead. Ayyash opened the third with an escape and a takedown for an 8-4 lead with 58 second left.
Kain, however, hit a four-point pancake and tied the score 8-8.
Ayyash fought off his back, escaped and hustled for a takedown, a personal victory and a walkoff win for his teammates.
“:I knew I had to be aware of him going for the big stuff, but he hit the pancake, anyway,” Ayyash said. “I knew I had to be tough.
“My coaches had confidence in me and I was confident I had put in the work. I was so happy to come through for my teammates.”
The match started at 157 and Jackson Liberty won four of the first five bouts. However, the Lions had opportunities to acquire bonus points in three of victories, but squandered the opportunities.
Manalapan’s Dan Orsen scored a takedown with 21 seconds left and made Matthew LaBianca settle for a 12-7 decision.
At 165, Liberty’s Max Bandelt owned a 12-4 lead late in the bout, however, a third false start against Bandit and then an escape wiped out the major decision.
At 175, Liberty’s Kareem Fayed had an 11-4 lead with 1:35 left, but couldn’t score further.
For the rest of the match, it looked like those missed opportunities would cost Jackson Liberty a win.
“We were looking at the points like we always do,” Biscaha said. “And we missed a chance at some points, no question.
“But we had some kids wrestle tough and limited their points, too.”
Liberty’s Jared Martin limited Manalapan’s Kenny Wines to a major decision at 190.
Jackson Liberty won by forfeit at 106 and then received a pin from freshman, Tucker Pazinko at 126, in bout Manalapan thought it would win. Pazinko’s dad was a state champion during his high school days at East Brunswick.
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Asylum seekers caught in political battle in NYC, Washington
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of asylum seekers from across Latin America and the Caribbean are getting caught in the political battle over U.S. immigration policy after two Republican governors started sending busloads of migrants to New York City and Washington. Border cities such as San Diego have long wrestled with influxes of asylum-seekers and created well-oiled machines to respond. But the nation’s largest city and its capital were caught flat-footed. That created an opening for Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona. Nearly 8,000 migrants have arrived on the state-sponsored bus trips, straining the resources and humanitarian services of both cities, which have also sought assistance from the federal government.
Trump seeks special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a federal judge to prevent the FBI from continuing to review documents recovered from his Florida estate until a neutral special master can be appointed. The attorneys asserted Monday in a court filing, their first since the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago two weeks ago, that the sets of documents taken from the residence were “presumptively” covered by executive privilege. They say the matter has captured the attention of the American public and safeguards are needed to protect Trump's constitutional rights. The filing casts the August 8 search as a “shockingly aggressive move.”
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Arizona levee breached, hiker missing after floods hit West
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"Anne Heche has been peacefully taken off life support," Holly Baird, a spokesperson for Heche's family, said Sunday evening.
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She launched her career playing a pair of good and evil twins on the long-running daytime soap opera Another World, for which she earned a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991.
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In her 2001 Memoir Call Me Crazy, and in subsequent interviews, Heche said her father abused her sexually as a child, triggering mental health issues which the actress said she carried with her for decades as an adult.
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Major off-price retailer and award-winning non-profit celebrate their 6th consecutive year of partnership with hopes of achieving a total of $10 million raised in support of teachers and their students
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Taiwan’s armed forces issued an alert, dispatched air and naval patrols around the island, and activated land-based missile systems in response to the situation, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said on Twitter.
China launched live-fire military drills following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan earlier this week, saying that her visit violated the “one-China” policy. China sees the island as a breakaway province to be annexed by force if necessary, and considers visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognizing its sovereignty.
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“I call on the international community to support democratic Taiwan & halt any escalation of the regional security situation,” she added.
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Which Dae product is best?
Dae is an Arizona-based hair care company specializing in simple and effective solutions made from clean, natural ingredients that are cruelty-free. While the brand’s shampoos and conditioners are its leading solutions, its styling formulas, hair masks and tools have also won near-perfect customer ratings.
The Dae Monsoon Moisture Mask is a top pick, working on all hair types and textures to improve your hair’s health.
What to know before you buy a Dae product
About the Dae brand
The Arizona desert’s beauty inspired the Dae product line — not just its colors, but its fragrance and simplicity as well. The brand’s founder, Amber Fillerup Clark, is a cosmetology-trained beauty blogger and entrepreneur. She built her vegan hair care line around simple solutions that style, restore and preserve a healthy mane and scalp.
The brand’s name is an acronym representing the sun’s movement throughout the day: dawn, afternoon and evening. Its sand, green, orange and mauve hues match that of a slightly muted Arizona landscape and skyline. Its scents emulate the array of aromas found in the desert.
Dae’s nature-inspired palette, bouquets and name leave you with more than just healthier hair that smells great. It also lets you adopt an entire vibe.
Dae hair care line
The Dae product line includes eight types of hair care solutions:
- Shampoos
- Conditioners
- Moisturizing masks
- Targeted hair treatments
- Styling solutions
- Brushes
- Hair tools
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Your hair care concerns
Each Dae product is formulated to address one or more of six hair concerns:
- Dryness
- Excess oil
- Damage
- Frizz
- Curl definition
- Dry scalp
Focus on two or three of your primary hair care goals as you consider which concerns you wish to address. That will let you build a results-oriented hair care routine.
Also, many of its product benefits overlap. So even if your primary aim is to define your curls and hydrate your hair, the same formulas might also address frizz and damage.
What to look for in a quality Dae product
Fragrances
Dae’s products aim to capture the fragrant Arizona desert, and its scents are derived from plant-based solutions such as extracts and essential oils. For example, its cactus flower leave-in conditioner is infused with the brand’s signature citrus scent, but others are fruity, floral or earthy.
Before committing to a formula, check its bouquet profile to ensure it is a good fit for you.
Bottle size
Varied product sizing lets you choose more sustainable products that are better for the environment and kinder to your wallet. Generally, if you go for the bigger size, you are apt to pay less per ounce and go through fewer bottles.
The brand’s shampoos and conditioners typically come in 3-, 10- and 32-ounce bottles. Many of Dae’s styling products and leave-in conditioners come in 1.7- and 5-ounce bottles, though some only come in one size.
Dispenser type
A product’s dispensing method can significantly affect the user. For example, those who struggle with manual dexterity might not want a thick, plastic container you have to squeeze hard.
Dae’s collection lets you spray, pump, scoop or squeeze. If a formula’s bottle requires a squeeze that’s not your best fit, consider a larger size, which is more likely to come with a pump.
How much you can expect to spend on a Dae product
Depending on the size and formula, expect prices between $10-$64, with an average around $30.
Dae product FAQ
How can you get more from Dae’s deep conditioning treatments?
A. While Dae’s deep conditioning hair treatment is highly effective when used as recommended, you can also use it as an overnight mask for more dramatic results.
Can you use Dae hair care products on color-treated hair?
A. Since the line is formulated without the use of color-fading parabens and sulfates, they are safe for color-treated hair.
How should you apply your conditioner if you struggle with oily hair?
A. Avoid applying conditioner to your scalp. Instead, only add it to the ends of your hair.
What’s the best Dae product to buy?
Top Dae product
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2 people shot in central Las Vegas
Two people were shot in central Las Vegas on Thursday night, police said.
At around 7:10 p.m., two people were shot in the 3500 block of Cambridge Street, near Desert Inn Road and Maryland Parkway, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Justin Byers.
He said one person was shot in the arm, and another person was shot in the leg and abdomen. Both were taken to the hospital.
At around 9 p.m., Lt. John Campbell said homicide was responding to the scene.
Cambridge was closed in both directions between Twain and Sierra Vista Drive, according to Byers.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @davidwilson_RJ on Twitter. | 2022-06-17T04:40:51+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/2-people-shot-in-central-las-vegas-2593862/ |
Anna Sorokin, who also uses the surname Delvey, is set to star in her own unscripted reality TV series while on house arrest in New York City, ET has confirmed. The convicted fraudster's intimate, invitation-only dinner series, which are hosted at her East Village apartment, will be the focus of Delvey's Dinner Club.
The series from Butternut CEO Courtney White will see an assortment of "actors, musicians, founders, socialites, journalists and other esteemed guests" join Sorokin for "candid conversations where no topic is off-limits -- including Anna’s experience within the criminal justice system, her strategy to rebuild her image and her plans for the future."
"There’s nothing like the experience of bringing together a curated group of friends to share life stories and enjoy a great culinary experience," Sorokin said in a statement. "I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with Wheelhouse and Butternut to bring my vision to a wider audience and share a glimpse of the real Anna Delvey."
White added, "It’s often said the best way to get to know someone is to share a meal with them. We’re all desperate to know who Anna really is. Delvey’s Dinner Club will reveal the actual woman behind everything we’ve read and watched about Anna. She is breaking her story in her own words and we believe she will defy viewers’ expectations."
Wheelhouse Entertainment, which is the parent company of Buttnernut, also confirmed the news on Instagram. "[We] are 'Re-Inventing Anna' with this new series on Manhattan's chicest scam artist," the media company posted.
The series comes as Sorokin, who was released from federal prison in October 2022, awaits a final decision on her immigration status. After serving out her sentence for theft and larceny charges, she was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for violating the terms of her visa. She was eventually released on a $10,000 bond and placed on strict house arrest, which requires an ankle monitor that confines her movements to her one-bedroom apartment and involves regular check-ins with her parole officer.
When ET spoke with Sorokin in November, she opened up about her plans for the future, which included hosting an exclusive dinner party series. The events "will be focused on social good," she shared at the time, revealing that she was "in talks with multiple charities, mainly on criminal justice and immigration reform because this is where my expertise is, and I will invite some of the representatives from these organizations and hopefully this will help shed attention to this cause."
While Inventing Anna chronicled the past few years of her life, including the crimes that made her a household name in New York City and a viral sensation across America, Sorokin also said she didn't have any intention of putting her own life in front of the camera -- at least not the way it's been seen onscreen in various documentaries or on Netflix. She also said she had no interest in doing reality TV, shutting down rumors of her starring in her own show. "There's no truth to that," Sorokin shared at the time.
However, one thing is for sure, Sorokin is determined to make a comeback, with her first post-prison venture involving making a splash in the art world. As ET previously reported, despite being stuck at home, she has been selling the drawings she created while she was incarcerated and even hosted a pop-up show last May. Titled "Allegedly," the gallery included etched drawings reportedly starting at $10,000 apiece. Since then, a collection of originals have been available for purchase, with prices ranging from $17,000 to $25,000, while Sorokin says that other prints are also available for $250.
"I've sold a lot of my prints and a lot of my art," Sorokin said, explaining that she's "poking fun at myself and the events I've been through through my sketches." She added, "I just see it as one of the many tools I have to use to kind of tell my perspective and kind of, like, tell my story and to kind of, like, share more about myself with the world."
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Revolutionary new face masks and hair rejuvenating serums at the International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conference (June 25-27, 2022) & The Aesthetic Show (July 7-10, 2022)
DOYLESTOWN, Pa., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WETHRIVV was founded by Amy and Sanjay Batra in 2020 in response to unmet needs in the hair growth and facial aesthetic markets. The CEO couple will showcase their new products at IECSC (Booth #468) and The Aesthetic Show (Booth #126).
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REVIVV Topical Hair Growth Serum For Her and For Him has taken off and the feedback has been positive!
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- Endorsed by leading dermatologists (see our white papers).
Board-certified Dermatologist and leading expert in hair restoration, Jeffrey Rapaport, MD, FAAD said, "REVIVV is a key new addition to my practice. It gives me an effective option for patients who want a drug-free solution, and it can also be utilized as a stand-alone, or in combination with other treatments. The clinical efficacy has exceeded even my own expectations. Using the Maskād products in my office following facial aesthetic procedures has reduced patient downtime and improved comfort. My patients are thrilled with our new post procedure care protocols".
The WETHRIVV team is excited to see you in Vegas!
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WETHRIVV is more than a company with products in aesthetics and beauty. We are a team of individuals with very diverse backgrounds that span dermatology, science, technology, and product development. We are innovators and we set out to create best-in-class solutions for our customers.
THRIVV LLC, under the WETHRIVV brand, is methodically creating a portfolio of professional and consumer products that are poised to elevate customer experience and satisfaction in the facial aesthetics and hair growth markets. With a research laboratory at the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, all of our products are made with best-in-class science, and are sold directly to consumers and professionals on our websites, www.revivv.co and www.maskad.co.
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What happened in the Senate's hearing on the federal response to monkeypox By Pien Huang Published September 14, 2022 at 5:08 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Congress held its hearing on the federal response to the monkeypox outbreak. That comes as cases — and vaccinations — slow down in the U.S. Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-09-14T21:56:58+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/2022-09-14/what-happened-in-the-senates-hearing-on-the-federal-response-to-monkeypox |
West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attack in first six months of 2023, regional official says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first six months of the year resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths with dire humanitarian consequences, and a top regional official said Tuesday that’s just “a snippet of the horrendous impact of insecurity.”
Omar Touray told the U.N. Security Council that half a million people in the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States known as ECOWAS are refugees and nearly 6.2 million are internally displaced. If there isn’t an adequate international response to the 30 million people ECOWAS assesses need food right now, he said, the number of people in need will increase to 42 million by the end of next month.
Touray, who is president of the ECOWAS Commission, singled out the following drivers of insecurity in the region: terrorism, armed rebellion, organized crime, unconstitutional changes of government, illegal maritime activities, environmental crises and fake news.
He said the region is worried about the resurgence of the military, with three countries – Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea – under military rule.
“The reversal of democratic gains runs parallel to insecurity that West Africa and the Sahel have been facing for some time now,” he said, and insecurity continues to inflict pain and suffering on millions of people.
For example, Touray said, the 4,593 deaths in terrorist attacks between January and June 30 include 2,725 in Burkina Faso, 844 in Mali, 77 in Niger and 70 in Nigeria. He added that terrorist attacks in Benin and Togo which have coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean are a “stark indication of the expansion of terrorism to littoral states, a situation that poses additional threat to the region.”
Touray said there have been a multiplicity of initiatives to tackle terrorism and insecurity which have had an impact on the ground, but there is a lack of coordination and ECOWAS wants to integrate the various initiatives into a regional plan of action.
ECOWAS military chiefs of staff have held consultations to strengthen a regional standby force “in a manner that will enable it to support member states in the fight against terrorism and against threats to constitutional order,” he said.
Touray said the military chiefs proposed two options, establishing a 5,000-strong brigade at an annual cost of $2.3 billion or deployment of troops on demand at an annual cost of $360 million.
He reiterated the African Union’s request for African peace operations to receive funding from the U.N. regular budget, to which all 193 U.N. member states contribute.
Touray said the military staff recommendations were made before Mali’s military junta demanded that the more than 15,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in the country leave, which was followed by the Security Council’s unanimous vote on June 30 to immediately end the mission. Mali has brought in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help fight an Islamic insurgency.
Touray told the council that ECOWAS leaders “have reflected on the possible adverse impact of the withdrawal on the region and have decided to convene an extraordinary session on peace and security by the end of August.” Ahead of that meeting, he said, Benin’s president will visit Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea and press for “an expeditious return to constitutional order.”
The Security Council was also briefed by the new head of the U.N. office for West Africa, Leonardo Santos Simão, who said the security situation in the central Sahel, especially the border region of Burkina Faso. Mali and Niger, “has deteriorated further, with multiple attacks against civilians and defense and security forces.” He also said “the southward expansion of insecurity remains a potent threat.”
Simão appealed for “robust and decisive support” for the ECOWAS action plan to eradicate terrorism in the region and for the African Union and efforts by countries to stem insecurity in the Sahel.
U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood told the council “the United States remains gravely concerned by democratic backsliding across the region” and is “deeply concerned by the spread of instability in coastal West Africa.”
He accused the Wagner Group of “committing human rights abuses and endangering the safety and security of civilians, peacekeepers and U.N. personnel.”
Russia’s deputy ambassador Anna Evstigneeva called the security situation in West Africa and the Sahel “difficult,” pointing to increased activity by fighters from the Islamic State extremist group, subversive activities by Boko Haram, and the spread of terrorist activity to coastal West African countries.
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Captain Torres is One of Thousands of US Military Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits While Deployed
MIAMI, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 4DMedical, the leading developer of functional imaging software for respiratory illness, announced that Army Captain Le Roy Torres received a four-dimensional scan using 4D's XV LVAS technology today at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. 4DMedical's XV LVAS technology, which received FDA clearance in May 2020, can help physicians accurately detect areas of high and low ventilation in all parts of the lung, during all phases of the breath, with accuracy and without the need for an invasive biopsy.
Captain Torres is one of the more than 3.5 million American service members at risk of suffering debilitating respiratory illness following exposure to toxic burn pits during overseas deployment. His symptoms and those similarly afflicted include shortness of breath, headaches, autoimmune and gastrointestinal issues, memory loss, and toxic brain injury. He became nationally known when his health issues cost him his career in the military and as a State Trooper in Texas.
"My scan today is a major step forward for fellow veterans who are suffering from burn pit exposures and are desperate for answers," said Captain Le Roy Torres. "Unfortunately, prior to passage of the PACT Act, the XV LVAS software wasn't available and that meant I had to get a surgical lung biopsy. It was frankly a horrendous experience and incredibly painful. With the passage of the PACT Act, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Congress can develop protocols and use cutting-edge technologies that will bring new and expanded health care services to thousands of veterans like me—who suffer from deployment related respiratory disease."
Following 9/11, more than 3.5 million military service members were exposed to hazardous toxins from burn pits that impact respiratory health. These health impacts have been largely undiagnosed due to underreporting and lack of effective prevention and treatment options—until passage of the PACT Act. Such exposures can present as relatively mild conditions like asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis, but are also associated with more serious ailments including lung cancer, COPD, sarcoidosis, and pulmonary fibrosis.
The Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, known as the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, established a presumption of service connection for 23 conditions related to the smoke from burn pits and other toxic exposures. The XV LVAS scan can uniquely differentiate between healthy and diseased lungs, making the process easier for veterans to claim disability benefits and medical care for their respiratory illness.
"Painless, fast, and really accurate, 4D's scan is a groundbreaking screening tool which provides insights into lung function, providing certainty and hope to hundreds of thousands of veterans, including my husband," said Rosie Torres, Senior Adviser to 4DMedical. "After exposure to burn pits, our veterans deserve the best health care diagnosis and prognosis, as well as access to benefits and proper medical services. 4DMedical's advanced, four-dimensional scan can be a blueprint for getting many more veterans access to better diagnosis and treatment through the PACT Act."
Moving forward, the detailed information provided by the XV LVAS report will help doctors shape and improve Captain Torres' health care options. Captain Torres was recently recommended by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with his wife, Rosie, Jon Stewart and John Feal, for the Presidential Medal Of Freedom for their contributions to veterans health care.
About 4DMedical: 4DMedical is a global medical technology company transforming respiratory diagnostics for all lung disorders, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis and cancer. 4DMedical technology is providing clinicians with greater insights into lung function and the impact of diseases and treatment interventions.
Learn more at: https://4dmedical.com/
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DENVER (AP) — Cindy Powers was driven into bankruptcy by 19 life-saving abdominal operations. Medical debt started stacking up for Lindsey Vance after she crashed her skateboard and had to get nine stitches in her chin. And for Misty Castaneda, open heart surgery for a disease she’d had since birth saddled her with $200,000 in bills.
These are three of an estimated 100 million Americans who have amassed nearly $200 billion in collective medical debt — almost the size of Greece’s economy — according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Now lawmakers in at least a dozen states and the U.S. Congress have pushed legislation to curtail the financial burden that’s pushed many into untenable situations: forgoing needed care for fear of added debt, taking a second mortgage to pay for cancer treatment or slashing grocery budgets to keep up with payments.
Some of the bills would create medical debt relief programs or protect personal property from collections, while others would lower interest rates, keep medical debt from tanking credit scores or require greater transparency in the costs of care.
In Colorado, House lawmakers approved a measure Wednesday that would lower the maximum interest rate for medical debt to 3%, require greater transparency in costs of treatment and prohibit debt collection during an appeals process.
If it became law, Colorado would join Arizona in having one of the lowest medical debt interest rates in the country. North Carolina lawmakers have also started mulling a 5% interest ceiling.
But there are opponents. Colorado Republican state Sen. Janice Rich said she worried that the proposal could “constrain hospitals’ debt collecting ability and hurt their cash flow.”
For patients, medical debt has become a leading cause of personal bankruptcy, with an estimated $88 billion of that debt in collections nationwide, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Roughly 530,000 people reported falling into bankruptcy annually due partly to medical bills and time away from work, according to a 2019 study from the American Journal of Public Health.
Powers’ family ended up owing $250,000 for the 19 life-saving abdominal surgeries. They declared bankruptcy in 2009, then the bank foreclosed on their home.
“Only recently have we begun to pick up the pieces,” said James Powers, Cindy’s husband, during his February testimony in favor of Colorado’s bill.
In Pennsylvania and Arizona, lawmakers are considering medical debt relief programs that would use state funds to help eradicate debt for residents. A New Jersey proposal would use federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to achieve the same end.
Bills in Florida and Massachusetts would protect some personal property — such as a car that is needed for work — from medical debt collections and force providers to be more transparent about costs. Florida’s legislation received unanimous approval in House and Senate committees on its way to votes in both chambers.
In Colorado, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts and the U.S. Congress lawmakers are contemplating bills that would bar medical debt from being included on consumer reports, thereby protecting debtors’ credit scores.
Castaneda, who was born with a congenital heart defect, found herself $200,000 in debt when she was 23 and had to have surgery. The debt tanked her credit score and, she said, forced her to rely on her emotionally abusive husband’s credit.
For over a decade Castaneda wanted out of the relationship, but everything they owned was in her husband’s name, making it nearly impossible to break away. She finally divorced her husband in 2017.
“I’m trying to play catch-up for the last 20 years,” said Castaneda, 45, a hairstylist from Grand Junction on Colorado’s Western Slope.
Medical debt isn’t a strong indicator of people’s credit-worthiness, said Isabel Cruz, policy director at the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative.
While buying a car beyond your means or overspending on vacation can partly be chalked up to poor decision making, medical debt often comes from short, acute-care treatments that are unexpected — leaving patients with hefty bills that exceed their budgets.
For both Colorado bills — to limit interest rates and remove medical debt from consumer reports — a spokesperson for Democratic Gov. Jared Polis said the governor will “review these policies with a lens towards saving people money on health care.”
While neither bill garnered stiff political opposition, a spokesperson for the Colorado Hospital Association said the organization is working with sponsors to amend the interest rate bill “to align the legislation with the multitude of existing protections.”
The association did not provide further details.
To Vance, protecting her credit score early could have had a major impact. Vance’s medical debt began at age 19 from the skateboard crash, and then was compounded when she broke her arm soon after. Now 39, she has never been able to qualify for a credit card or car loan. Her in-laws cosigned for her Colorado apartment.
“My credit identity was medical debt,” she said, “and that set the tone for my life.”
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Jesse Bedayn is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. | 2023-04-13T14:53:11+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/states-confront-medical-debt-thats-bankrupting-millions/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker will miss at least four weeks with a left groin strain.
The team confirmed Booker’s injury on Wednesday and said he’ll be re-evaluated after the four weeks.
“It’s the nature of a guy who puts in a lot of work and lays everything on the line,” Suns coach Monty Williams said before Wednesday’s game in Washington. “You’re going to run into this from time to time. I’m actually grateful, you know, that it wasn’t worse.”
The 26-year-old Booker has missed six of the last nine games because of hamstring and groin ailments. He tried to return for the team’s Christmas Day matchup against the Denver Nuggets, but played just four minutes before having to leave the game.
He returned to Phoenix for further evaluation while the team continued its six-game trip.
Williams did not necessarily think Booker’s early exit Sunday was the result of a hasty return.
“In this case with Book, every box, to my knowledge, was checked,” Williams said. “Before you put a guy back on the floor you have to do that. You just run into stuff.”
Now it looks as if Booker is on the shelf for at least a month. He is averaging a career-high 27.1 points and already topped 50 points twice this season.
The Suns currently have a 20-15 record and are in fifth place in the Western Conference. Several players have missed time with injuries while forward Jae Crowder hasn’t played all season because the Suns are trying to work out a trade for the disgruntled veteran.
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Native communities marched throughout Sioux City on Thursday to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives.
Demonstrators marched to honor those whose missing or murder cases remain unsolved within the Native community. The march’s organizers hope to strengthen their relationship with law enforcement to bring justice to lost loved ones.
Director of Operations at the Great Plains Action Society Trisha Etringer said she wants to call attention to what they see as a public health crisis. She said she hasn’t seen much recognition from the state that it is an issue.
“I think we should make it an issue. I think we should disrupt a few things, so to speak. Change doesn't happen unless we make it happen,” Etringer said.
As protestors walked through downtown, many held signs in remembrance of Terri McCauley, who was found murdered in Sioux City in 1983 and whose case remains unsolved. Her brother Mike McCauley, said not enough was done to solve her murder.
“We expected more,” he said. “And, it's not happening today. I, for one, need help. I want to close this case, I want closure. Thirty nine years, she's been laying on top of the hill.”
It’s an issue that reaches beyond the limits of Sioux City. Homicide is the third-leading cause of death among Native American women and Indigenous women face violence at ten times the national average rate, according to the Urban Indian Health Institute.
One of the march’s organizers Joshua Taylor said he hoped the march could help begin a conversation with the local justice department. He said he wants to see more trust between Natives and law enforcement.
“The best thing to do is to show [the Native community] that, ‘Look, they're not an enemy, they are here to support,” said Taylor, who is the nephew of Terri McCauley. “And although it may not be as fast as we want, they are there to support.”
Today, I’m outside the Woodbury County Courthouse where people are gathered to bring awareness to Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women/Relatives. #SiouxCity pic.twitter.com/BkYFtydo0v
— Kendall Crawford (@kcrawfish33) May 12, 2022
Sioux City Police Chief Rex Mueller spoke outside of the Woodbury County Courthouse at the demonstration. He said local law enforcement is committed to listening to the Native communities’ needs and wants to stand united on the issue.
“We do hear you,” Mueller said. “We are a part of a team and we know the pain that many years of this has caused in the Indigenous community.”
Other states have seen pushes to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives on a legislative level. In Colorado, the legislature considered a bill to create a statewide office to address the disappearances of Native people.
County Attorney Patrick Jennings said he hopes in the future the state of Iowa could look into a similar effort. He said it takes “all of us” to combat the issue.
“We’re not all going to agree on everything. We have never agreed on everything. But we’re open to listening and to working with you,” Jennings said.
The demonstration continued into the evening, where families impacted by loss were invited to eat a meal together and share their experiences with the community. Among those invited is the family of Ashleigh Wabasha, a 19-year old Native woman of the Santee Sioux tribe who was found dead last month. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into her death on a reservation in northeast Nebraska.
Terry Medina, a probation officer in Woodbury County, said he wanted to use this time to come up with an action plan on how to better protect his community.
“This is a new beginning to sit down and make a plan,” Medina said. “And maybe the Siouxland area can be a model for other urban areas to follow. To try to protect our young ones here, our loved ones here.” | 2022-05-13T03:32:32+00:00 | iowapublicradio.org | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2022-05-12/native-demonstrators-call-for-justice-for-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-relatives |
WA Seattle WA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening.
Lows in the lower to mid 50s. North wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts
to 25 mph in the evening becoming light.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to mid
70s. Light wind becoming northeast to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the 50s. Southwest wind
to 10 mph becoming south around 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch
possible. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. South wind to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning,
then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain at times. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows near 50.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bremerton 73 54 71 / 20 30 30
$$
WAZ507-012300-
Everett and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Everett, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Marysville,
and Arlington
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Light
wind becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in
the mid to upper 50s. Northwest wind to 10 mph in the evening
becoming light.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to lower
70s. Light wind becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
Northwest wind to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts
a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher amounts
possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the 60s. Southeast wind to
10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid
50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely in the evening, then rain at times
after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows near 50.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Edmonds 70 54 69 / 10 20 30
Everett 71 54 69 / 10 20 30
$$
WAZ509-012300-
Tacoma Area-
Including the cities of Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, and Sumner
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms late in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. Light wind.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening.
Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Light wind.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to mid
70s. Light wind.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
West wind around 10 mph becoming southwest to 10 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall
amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the 60s. Light wind
becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning,
then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain at times. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows near 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Puyallup 75 56 73 / 30 30 40
Tacoma 73 54 72 / 20 30 40
$$
WAZ556-012300-
Bellevue and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and Issaquah
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers late in the
afternoon. Highs in the 70s. Light wind becoming west to 10 mph
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening.
Lows in the mid to upper 50s. North wind to 10 mph in the evening
becoming light.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to mid
70s. Light wind.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
West wind to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts
a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher amounts
possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the 60s. Light wind becoming
south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid
50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
to upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely in the evening, then rain at times
after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows near 50.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellevue 76 56 72 / 20 30 40
$$
WAZ555-012300-
East Puget Sound Lowlands-
Including the cities of Gold Bar, Enumclaw, North Bend,
and Buckley
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Highs in the 70s. West
wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the 50s.
Northwest wind to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to mid
70s. Light wind.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except
higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to
upper 50s. West wind to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts
a quarter to a half inch possible, except higher amounts possible
in thunderstorms. Highs in the 60s. Light wind becoming southwest
to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid
50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely in the evening, then rain at times
after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows near 50.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs near 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gold Bar 78 57 74 / 20 30 50
Enumclaw 74 54 72 / 30 30 50
North Bend 78 56 74 / 30 30 50
$$
WAZ503-012300-
Western Whatcom County-
Including the cities of Bellingham, Blaine, and Lynden
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
Northeast wind to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in
the 50s. Southwest wind to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to lower
70s. Light wind becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the 50s. South wind to
10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts a
quarter to a half inch possible, except higher amounts possible
in thunderstorms. Highs in the 60s. Southeast wind to 10 mph
becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid
50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the
evening, then rain at times after midnight. Lows in the lower to
mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows near 50.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellingham 72 55 69 / 10 20 30
Sumas 78 57 75 / 10 20 40
$$
WAZ506-012300-
Western Skagit County-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley,
and Burlington
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. West
wind to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in
the 50s. West wind to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to lower
70s. Light wind becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the 50s. West wind to
10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts a
tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher amounts
possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the 60s. Southeast wind to
10 mph becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid
50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the
evening, then rain at times after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows near 50.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Anacortes 68 53 66 / 10 20 30
Mount Vernon 73 56 71 / 10 20 30
$$
WAZ001-012300-
San Juan County-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Eastsound,
and Roche Harbor
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s. Light wind
becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s to mid 50s. Light wind.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
60s. Light wind becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s to mid 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming
south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an
inch possible. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light wind
becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows near 50.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely in the evening, then rain at times
after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows near 50.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Friday Harbor 67 50 65 / 10 20 30
Eastsound 62 52 62 / 10 30 30
$$
WAZ510-012300-
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the cities of Port Townsend and Port Ludlow
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers late in the
afternoon. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s. Light wind becoming
west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in
the lower to mid 50s. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west
to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
60s to lower 70s. West wind to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph becoming
southeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch
possible. Highs in the 60s. South wind to 10 mph increasing to
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely in the evening, then rain at times
after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows near 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs near 60.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows near 50.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Oak Harbor 65 52 64 / 10 20 30
Port Townsend 63 51 63 / 20 20 30
$$
WAZ511-012300-
Hood Canal Area-
Including the cities of Hoodsport and Brinnon
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. North wind to
10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening.
Lows in the 50s. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to mid
70s. Light wind becoming south to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the 50s. Southwest wind
10 to 15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall
amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the 60s. Light wind
becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning,
then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain at times. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Shelton 73 53 73 / 20 30 30
$$
WAZ504-012300-
Southwest Interior-
Including the cities of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Centralia,
and Toledo
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. Light wind.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening,
then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
West wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to
mid 70s. Light wind becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming
south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Rainfall
amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
Light wind becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning,
then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain at times. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows near 50.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Chehalis 74 54 73 / 20 30 30
Olympia 73 53 73 / 20 30 30
$$
WAZ512-012300-
Lower Chehalis Valley Area-
Including the city of Montesano
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. East wind to 10 mph
becoming west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows near 50. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Light wind becoming
west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower to mid 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch possible,
except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 50s to mid 60s. Light wind becoming southwest around 10 mph
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Rain likely in the morning, then rain at times in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain at times. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times in the morning, then rain likely in the
afternoon. Highs near 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
$$
WAZ514-012300-
Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-
Including the cities of Sequim and Port Angeles
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers early in the
afternoon. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. Highs in
the 60s. Light wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the evening,
then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. West
wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to variable to 10 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
Wind variable to 10 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower to mid 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to
variable to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter
of an inch possible. Highs near 60. Light wind becoming variable
to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows near 50.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs near 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain likely in the evening, then rain at times
after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times. Highs near 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs near 60.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Port Angeles 65 52 65 / 30 20 30
Sequim 67 52 66 / 20 20 30
$$
WAZ515-012300-
Western Strait of Juan De Fuca-
Including the cities of Joyce and Clallam Bay
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of showers early in the
afternoon. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. Highs in
the 60s. Light wind becoming variable to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows near 50. Wind variable to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s to mid
60s. Light wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
near 50. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter
of an inch possible. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Light
wind becoming variable to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain at times. Lows near 50.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times in the morning, then rain likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid to upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid to upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs near 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Sekiu 64 51 62 / 30 20 30
$$
WAZ517-012300-
Central Coast-
Including the cities of Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Westport,
and Ocean Shores
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s. Light wind becoming
west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows near 50. West wind to 10 mph in the evening
becoming light.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the 60s. Light wind becoming west around
10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
lower to mid 50s. West wind to 10 mph becoming southeast after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a chance of showers in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts a tenth to
a quarter of an inch possible. Highs near 60. South wind to
10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Rain likely in the morning, then rain at times in the
afternoon. Highs near 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain at times. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs near 60.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower to mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hoquiam 67 53 66 / 20 20 20
$$
WAZ516-012300-
North Coast-
Including the cities of Neah Bay, La Push, and Forks
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers early in the
afternoon. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light wind becoming west to 10 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows near 50. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Northwest wind to 10 mph
becoming west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower to mid 50s. West wind to 10 mph becoming south after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter
of an inch possible. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s. South wind to
10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Rain likely in the morning, then rain at times in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain at times. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times in the morning, then rain likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then
a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Forks 65 50 64 / 30 20 30
$$
WAZ513-012300-
Olympics-
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers early in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening,
then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers, snow
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7000 feet. Rainfall amounts a quarter
to a half inch possible, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Snow level
near 6500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain at times. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain at times in the morning, then rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
5500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level near
6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hurricane Ridge 52 41 50 / 40 30 30
$$
WAZ567-012300-
Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties-
Including the cities of Marblemount and Concrete
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers early in the
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms and showers late in
the afternoon. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms and
showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely, a slight chance of thunderstorms and showers
likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 8500 feet. Rainfall
amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely, a slight chance of
thunderstorms and showers likely in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers, a slight chance of thunderstorms
and a chance of snow showers after midnight. Snow level near
8500 feet. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch
possible, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers, a slight chance
of thunderstorms and showers in the afternoon. Snow level near
8000 feet. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch possible,
except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Snow level
near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Snow level
near 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow
in the afternoon. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near
7000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
6000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mount Baker 59 44 58 / 30 20 50
$$
WAZ568-012300-
Cascades of Snohomish and King Counties-
Including the cities of Snoqualmie Pass, Darrington, and Index
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers early in the
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms and showers late in
the afternoon. Snow level near 8000 feet. Afternoon pass
temperatures in the lower to mid 60s. East wind in the passes
around 10 mph in the morning becoming light.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, snow showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Snow level near 9000 feet. Light wind in the passes.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely, a chance of thunderstorms and showers likely
in the afternoon. Snow level near 8500 feet. Rainfall amounts a
quarter to a half inch possible, except higher amounts possible
in thunderstorms. No snow accumulation. Afternoon pass
temperatures near 60. Light wind in the passes.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers, a slight chance of thunderstorms and
showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers, a slight chance of thunderstorms and a chance of snow
showers after midnight. Snow level near 8500 feet. Rainfall
amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms. Light wind in the passes.
.FRIDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers, a slight chance
of thunderstorms and showers in the afternoon. Snow level near
8000 feet. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch possible,
except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Afternoon pass
temperatures in the lower to mid 50s. Light wind in the passes.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in
the evening, then rain and snow after midnight. Snow level near
8000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near
7000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
6000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Snoqualmie Pass 65 45 63 / 40 40 70
Stevens Pass 60 45 58 / 30 40 70
$$
WAZ569-012300-
Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties-
Including the cities of Randle, Packwood, Ashford, and Morton
341 AM PDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers early in the
afternoon. A chance of showers, a slight chance of thunderstorms
and a chance of snow showers late in the afternoon. Snow level
near 8500 feet.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, a slight chance of
thunderstorms and a chance of snow showers in the evening, then a
slight chance of thunderstorms and showers after midnight. Snow
level near 9000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely, a chance of thunderstorms and
showers likely in the afternoon. Snow level near 9000 feet.
Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch possible, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms. No snow accumulation.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely, a slight chance of
thunderstorms and showers likely in the evening, then a slight
chance of thunderstorms and showers after midnight. Snow level
near 8500 feet. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch
possible, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers, a slight
chance of thunderstorms and showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 8000 feet. Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half inch
possible, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Rain and snow likely. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
6000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet.
$$
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PGA TOUR University on TOUR: Pierceson Coody tallies third career victory on Korn Ferry Tour
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Korn Ferry Tour
Pierceson Coody converted a 54-hole co-lead into a two-stroke victory at last week’s Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper, giving him his second win of the season and moving him to No. 4 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List. It was his third win in 26 Korn Ferry Tour starts since finishing No. 1 in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2022, and he’s in position to earn his PGA TOUR card as one of the top-30 players on the final Korn Ferry Tour Points List.
PGA TOUR University alumni now have 13 professional victories (7 Korn Ferry Tour, 6 PGA TOUR Canada), with Coody topping the list with three wins.
Pierceson’s twin brother Parker finished T2, his second consecutive top-three finish, and improved to No. 23 on the points list, while Ryan Burnett (Class of 2023) finished sixth and improved 52 spots in the standings to 98th. Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Class of 2023) tied for seventh and extended his streak to five top-10s in five starts as a professional.
This week, North Carolina senior Austin Greaser and Tennessee rising sophomore Caleb Surratt will join 21 PGA TOUR University alumni in the field at the NV5 Invitational presented by Old National Bank. The tournament will be streamed live exclusively by Barstool Sports, with coverage of all four rounds running from 3:30-6:30 p.m. ET on Barstool.tv.
PGA TOUR University Alumni – Korn Ferry Tour Points List
*Class of 2023
PGA TOUR
Georgia Tech rising senior Christo Lamprecht was a first-round co-leader at The Open Championship and went on to earn Low Amateur honors at Royal Liverpool. Lamprecht joins Texas A&M alumnus Sam Bennett (T16, Masters) and Vanderbilt rising junior Gordon Sargent (T39, U.S. Open) as PGA TOUR University players who earned Low Amateur honors at a major this season.
At this week’s 3M Open, Derek Hitchner (Class of 2023) will make his PGA TOUR debut in his native Minnesota, where he attended Blake School in Minneapolis and won the state championship by 11 strokes as a sophomore. Also in the field are Sam Bennett and Arizona State rising junior Preston Summerhays, as well as PGA TOUR members Ludvig Aberg, Austin Eckroat, Davis Thompson, Kevin Yu and Trevor Werbylo.
PGA TOUR University Alumni – FedExCup Standings
PGA TOUR Canada
John Pak (Class of 2021) and Sam Choi (Class of 2023) tied for sixth at last week’s Commissionaires Ottawa Open and maintained their positions in the top five of the Fortinet Cup. Halfway through the Tour’s 10-event season, Pak has one victory and is No. 2 on the points list, while Choi has finished T6 or better in all five of his starts and is No. 5 in the Fortinet Cup.
The PGA TOUR Canada season continues this week with the Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos CBM Aggregates in Caledon, Ontario.
PGA TOUR University Alumni – Fortinet Cup Standings
*Class of 2023
PGA TOUR University Total Points
Out of the top-20 finishers in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking, the three players with the highest combined point total (FedExCup and Korn Ferry Tour points) this season will be exempt on Korn Ferry Tour the following season.
PGA TOUR U Class of 2023 – Total Points
Through Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper (Korn Ferry Tour); The Open Championship and Barracuda Championship (PGA TOUR)
*Non-member points
Notes:
· Total Points are earned starting the week after the conclusion of the NCAA Championship
· Players must be a member to be eligible to earn Korn Ferry Tour status via PGA TOUR University Total Points. | 2023-07-25T17:34:48+00:00 | pgatour.com | https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/university/2023/07/24/on-tour-pierceson-coody-tallies-third-career-victory-on-korn-ferry-tour |
Dusty May’s March Madness run with FAU likely was one few saw coming.
May had, to be fair, not much better than minimal name recognition when he took the Florida Atlantic job five years ago. That wasn’t the case with almost all the other FAU coaches over the years, names like Mike Jarvis and Matt Doherty and Michael Curry and Sidney Green and Rex Walters.
Curry had been an NBA coach and played for years in the league. Green was an NBA lottery pick. Doherty coached at North Carolina, his alma mater, and Notre Dame. Jarvis had been at three other schools and coached a high schooler named Patrick Ewing. Walters was a Big 8 star at Kansas and played in the NBA.
And their FAU resumes don’t compare – some don’t come even close – to what May has done.
A school that used to be known for coaches looking to rebound now has a team headed to the Final Four, led by a coach whose claim to fame when he entered coaching was that he was a student manager for Bob Knight at Indiana.
“I think Coach May obviously has done an incredible job building this program from humble beginnings,” FAU athletic director Brian White said. “I think it is a great sign for the whole university and the athletic department that FAU is a place where you can come and build something special.”
The Final Four – FAU (35-3) plays San Diego State (31-6) on Saturday in Houston, before Miami (29-7) plays UConn (29-8) in the other national semifinal – is rarefied air for the Owls. Truly. Before this year, the last time the Owls were in the final four of any postseason tournament was 2002, and that was the ASun Conference Tournament.
Think about that. Go two decades without so much as a trip to a conference final four, and end up this year in the Final Four. It’s a crazy ride orchestrated by the only coach to win 100 games at FAU, someone who hadn’t played in the NBA or been a head coach anywhere else, big-time or even small-time.
“Florida Atlantic is a new university,” May said. “It’s been booming before I got here. One of the reasons I took it was because it was the right place at the right time, and it’s growing exponentially. So we’ve talked about it. We’ve just never had that moment as a university.”
Until now.
There’s no Division I men’s basketball team in the country that has a better record this season than FAU. No team with more wins. No team with a longer winning streak. No team with a better home record, either.
All that would have been hard to envision five years ago. Or five months ago, for that matter.
The excitement on FAU’s campus was felt most at the campus bookstore Tuesday. The Owls’ Final Four apparel arrived late that morning, and students, alumni and fans walked around the store looking for their March Madness gear.
Some students stood on FaceTime with their parents, asking what size t-shirts to bring home to them.
“Gotta spend some money here and support,” Chas Kaplan said as he checked out with a couple red and grey shirts.
And he’s not even a student. Kaplan’s aunt works at the university, and he traveled from Columbus, Ohio, to FAU to tour of the school’s athletic department and support the Owls’ tournament run.
FAU has tended to be a school where coaches go with hopes of winning, yes, but also reviving their own careers. It worked out for all sides during Lane Kiffin’s three years as football coach at the school; the Owls won two Conference USA championships and Kiffin landed the Ole Miss job. He’s been the exception to the rule; FAU wasn’t exactly a springboard back to the biggest levels of big-time for other coaches who made their way to Boca Raton.
It didn’t work for Willie Taggart, who was fired at Florida State and then got fired last fall by FAU after being unable to come close to matching Kiffin’s success. The jury is out on Tom Herman, the former Houston football coach who’ll coach his first game for the Owls this fall. Kiffin arrived with the burden of expectation and delivered. Taggart didn’t. Time will tell on Herman.
“At Florida Atlantic, we will see great things happen,” Kiffin said on the day he got hired at FAU. “For us to do the impossible, we have to see the invisible.”
May saw the invisible. He has done the improbable. He’s two wins away from the impossible.
He arrived at FAU five years ago for his first chance at being a head coach and inherited – to be polite – less-than-stellar facilities and a program with almost no basketball history to speak of.
The facilities are better now, with more upgrades on the way in the coming months. The Owls’ home arena, which can hold about 3,000 fans if the fire marshal isn’t looking, might sell out next season. And some people might not know how to pronounce Boca Raton – it’s Ra-tone, by the way – but certainly more people in the basketball world now know what’s capable at FAU.
“The brand enhancement is just phenomenal and that’s the reason we have Division I athletics, to be the front porch for the university,” White said. “Then exposure that we’ve gotten during this run for the whole university, you just can’t buy that.”
—
AP Sports Writer Alanis Thames in Boca Raton, Florida contributed.
—
AP March Madness coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 | 2023-03-30T11:14:07+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/ncaa-basketball/may-madness-this-march-fau-coach-has-owls-on-cusp-of-title/ |
A record $392 million settlement has been reached between search giant Google and 40 U.S. states.
A coalition of states attorneys general announced the settlement calling it the largest multi-state privacy settlement in United States history.
The lawsuit claimed that Google misled customers about its location tracking services since 2014.
The company will now be required to be more transparent about location-related features and the ability to turn it on and off in the setting.
Google will now face limits on using tracking and storage of some location information, CNN reported. | 2022-11-15T03:12:09+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/google-settles-with-40-states-for-record-amount-over-location-tracking |
Hot and dry weather impacting ozone levels in BR
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - People rarely want to spend a nice, sunny day indoors but for some of you being outside may be hazardous to your health.
“There is smog. The ozone is higher. In the summertime, there is dust and pollen,” Dr. Joseph Redhead with The Baton Rouge Clinic explained.
The hot and mainly dry weather is beginning to have an impact on local ozone levels that then causes The Department of Environmental Quality to declare “Ozone Action Days”.
“It is the hot temperatures, light winds, and dry conditions,” Meteorologist Jeff Morrow added.
Ozone levels are in a code “orange”, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
That means people affected by breathing sensitivities should limit the time they spend outdoors.
“In many cases, it is an irritant to the airways,” Dr. Redhead continued.
People are cautioned to limit their time outdoors as well as taking action to help reduce emissions that contribute to ground-level ozone.
Simple actions everyone can take to reduce air pollution include:
- limit driving
- carpool
- bike around
- postpone refueling your vehicle or mowing the lawn until after 6:00 p.m.
- reduce electricity usage
“The biggest change is a weather change. A front moves through or rain chance can flush out the ozone,” said Morrow.
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Copyright 2023 WAFB. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-31T22:07:40+00:00 | wafb.com | https://www.wafb.com/2023/05/31/hot-dry-weather-impacting-ozone-levels-br/ |
Miami to Barbados flight evacuated due to fumes in cabin
Published: Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:03 AM CDT|Updated: 13 minutes ago
MIAMI (AP) — An American Airlines flight from Miami to Barbados returned to the airport after fumes filled the cabin, officials said.
Flight 338 departed Miami International Airport on Wednesday night, but had to return due to a strong chemical odor coming from a passenger’s carry-on item, spokesman Greg Chin told The Associated Press.
Passengers and crew exited the plane on the airfield and were evaluated by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Chin said. They were then bussed back to the terminal.
American Airlines said in a statement that all customers were offered hotel accommodations. The flight was rescheduled for Thursday morning.
It was not clear how many passengers were on the plane.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-10-13T12:19:15+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/2022/10/13/miami-barbados-flight-evacuated-due-fumes-cabin/ |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five Memphis Police Department officers were fired for excessive use of force, failure to intervene and failure to render aid stemming from an arrest during a traffic stop of a man who later died in a hospital, officials said Friday.
The police chief said Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith were involved in the Jan. 7 arrest of Tyre Nichols, 29, who was Black.
The Memphis Police Department conducted an internal investigation into the arrest of Nichols, who died three days later, and the discipline came after the probe’s conclusion, authorities said.
The five officers who were fired are all Black, according to the Memphis police public information officer.
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation also is looking into the force used in the arrest.
Nichols’ family, along with protesters who rallied at a police station and the National Civil Rights Museum, have pushed for the release of police body camera footage and called for officers to be charged.
Relatives have accused police of beating Nichols and causing him to have a heart attack. Authorities said Nichols experienced a medical emergency.
Nichols was arrested after officers stopped him for reckless driving, police said. There was a confrontation when officers approached the driver and he ran before he was confronted again by the pursuing officers, who arrested him, authorities said. He complained of shortness of breath and was hospitalized.
Officials said a cause of death has not yet been determined.
Relatives have said the officers who pulled over Nichols were in an unmarked vehicle and that he experienced cardiac arrest and kidney failure from the officers beating him.
Memphis Chief of Police Cerelyn “CJ” Davis and Mayor Jim Strickland said video footage of the arrest will be released after the police department’s investigation is completed and the family can review it.
The city leaders are arranging a meeting early next week with Nichols’ family, according to a joint statement from Strickland and Davis.
Attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, who represent Nichols’ family, issued a statement Friday saying they support the department’s decision to fire the officers.
“This is the first step towards achieving justice for Tyre and his family. They must also be held accountable for robbing this man of his life and his son of a father,” the statement said.
The attorneys said they “will continue to demand transparency and accountability” and plan to review video footage to seek additional clarity about the circumstances leading to Nichols’ death. | 2023-01-21T12:30:44+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/ap-5-police-officers-fired-after-memphis-mans-arrest-death/ |
(The Hill) – There were some crucial results still to come in the 2022 midterm elections as Wednesday dawned.
But some lessons were already clear after a dramatic night.
Here are the top five takeaways.
A better night than expected for Democrats
Democrats were breathing sighs of relief all night long on Tuesday, as it became apparent that the Republican “red wave” predicted by some pundits and polls had failed to materialize.
The GOP hit its high-water mark early in the night when projections from Florida showed both Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R) winning their races easily.
But it was all downhill for the GOP from there.
The most dramatic result — so far— came with Democrat John Fetterman’s defeat of Republican Mehmet Oz in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races, in Pennsylvania.
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) appears slightly favored over former football star Herschel Walker, though it’s not yet clear if a December run-off can be avoided.
Other results across the board also buoyed Democratic hopes.
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) retained her New Hampshire seat — one that Republicans had become increasingly bullish about in the final weeks of the campaign.
In the House, several high-profile names on the Democrats’ endangered list held on, including Reps. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.), Abigail Spanberger (Va.) and Marcy Kaptur (Ohio).
At the gubernatorial level, races that had caused Democrats some last-minute nervousness were won comfortably by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Democrats are, to be clear, sure to lose some House seats — and quite possibly their majority.
But this was as good a midterms’ outcome as President Biden’s party could have dared to expect.
It’s Republicans who now face hard questions.
The GOP could only scrape out very modest gains despite powerful tailwinds in the shape of high inflation and low approval ratings for Biden.
Fetterman pulls off a huge victory
The win for Fetterman, called in the early hours of Wednesday, was a huge boost for Democrats.
His supporters had fretted as the unconventional lieutenant governor’s polling lead had been whittled away in recent weeks.
In particular, Oz had seemed to gain traction with attacks on Fetterman’s record on crime, which includes chairing a state Board of Pardons that has recommended far more commutations during his tenure than previously.
Fetterman, who had a stroke in May, also delivered a halting performance at the sole televised debate between the two candidates in October.
But in the face of all that, the shaven-headed, hoodie-wearing Fetterman’s victory proved his brand of progressive populism could carry the day even in one of the nation’s most closely divided battlegrounds.
The victory was also vital for Democrats in terms of pure math.
The Pennsylvania seat is being vacated by Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.
Flipping the seat gives the Democrats a buffer even if they lose one of the two competitive western states, Arizona and Nevada, where votes are still being tallied at time of writing.
DeSantis turns Florida red
No other Republican had anywhere close to as good a night as the Florida governor.
His reelection to a second term was expected. But the margin was resounding — around 20 points over his Democratic opponent, former Rep. Charlie Crist.
To put that in context, DeSantis won the governorship four years ago by less than a single point, and former President Trump carried the Sunshine State two years ago by about three points.
The result is exactly what DeSantis’s boosters wanted in terms of proving his electability as the focus begins to shift to the 2024 presidential race. In that regard, he was also helped by the fact that Tuesday’s results added up to a mediocre outcome, at best, for former President Trump.
Some of the other contours of DeSantis’s win were especially significant, not least that he carried the populous and heavily Hispanic Miami-Dade County.
That’s one reason why DeSantis’s boast, in his victory speech, that he and his backers had “rewritten the political map” wasn’t just hyperbole.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R) also had an easy victory over Rep. Val Demings (D), racking up a margin of approximately 17 points.
Given the scale of those two wins, it’s clear Florida is now a red state.
The idea of the state as the nation’s biggest true battleground simply no longer applies.
GOP House majority will be narrow at best
Sometimes it’s the small details that tell the story — as when House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) took to the stage of his victory party one hour after it had originally been due to end.
As of 3:30 a.m. Eastern Time, there was still no projection from any major news organization that Republicans would take the House at all.
McCarthy evinced confidence in that outcome, telling his audience, “When you wake up tomorrow, we will be in the majority and Nancy Pelosi will be in the minority.”
He may be proven right in due course. But the mere fact that it is still in doubt points to how disappointing a night this was for the GOP.
Just as importantly, even a narrow Republican majority would pose serious challenges for McCarthy, even if he is confirmed as Speaker.
In that scenario, the most hardline members of the GOP conference would have very significant leverage — and they are certain to use it.
In the early hours of Wednesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) issued a statement asserting, “I will lead the fight to make damn sure my party does not fail.”
Two Democratic stars fade
Democrats overall may have seen results at the upper end of their expectations, but two losses hit them hard.
Both came in gubernatorial races. Stacey Abrams (D) lost to Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in Georgia and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) went down to Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas.
The two results were expected — both candidates had lagged by significant margins in polling.
But still, each candidate had been seen, not so long ago, as a bright and rising star in the Democratic Party.
Their luster is badly dimmed now, given that Tuesday marked Abrams’s second successive loss to Kemp, and O’Rourke’s third setback after losing a 2018 Senate race to Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and abandoning an underwhelming bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. | 2022-11-09T10:43:20+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/five-early-takeaways-from-the-midterms/ |
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A tart retort by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a U.S. offer of help and a call by former U.S. President Donald Trump for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution top a Yale Law School librarian’s list of the most notable quotations of 2022.
In February, only days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. offered to transport Zelenskyy to safety. That appeared not to sit well with him. “I need ammunition, not a ride,” he shot back, a senior American intelligence official with direct knowledge of the conversation told The Associated Press.
Trump’s comment in a Dec. 3 post on his Truth Social media platform was a late addition to the list compiled each year by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the library. The former president was again repeating his lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
“A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” he wrote. “Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!”
The list assembled by Shapiro is a supplement to The New Yale Book of Quotations, which is edited by Shapiro and published by Yale University Press.
“The items on this list are not necessarily eloquent or admirable quotations, rather they have been picked because they are famous or important or particularly revealing of the spirit of our times,” Shapiro said.
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THE LIST
1. “I need ammunition, not a ride.” — Zelenskyy, response to U.S. offer to transport him to safety, Feb. 26.
2. “Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.” — Trump, post on Truth Social network, Dec. 3.
3. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start.” — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, writing in the court’s opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade and took away women’s constitutional protections for abortion, June 24.
4. “The Court reverses course today for one reason and one reason only: because the composition of this Court has changed.” — U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, writing in the dissenting opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, June 24.
5. “Will Smith just smacked the s— out of me.” — Comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards ceremony, March 27.
6. “Jackie, are you here? Where’s Jackie?” — U.S. President Joe Biden, calling out for deceased Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, White House conference on ending hunger, Sept. 28.
7. “FTX is fine. Assets are fine.” — Sam Bankman-Fried, a Twitter post shortly before his cryptocurrency exchange FTX declared bankruptcy, Nov. 7.
8. “If you’re the President of the United States, you can declassify just by saying ‘It’s declassified,’ even by thinking about it.” — Trump, Fox News interview, Sept. 21.
9. “The U.S. News rankings are profoundly flawed … As a result, we will no longer participate.” — Heather Gerken, Yale Law School statement on U.S. News & World Report law school rankings, Nov. 16.
10. “African American voters are voting at just as high a percentage as Americans.” — U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, remarks at news conference, Jan. 19. | 2022-12-08T20:07:47+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-zelenskyy-quip-trump-conspiracy-top-2022-notable-quote-list/ |
BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) – The Bryan Police Department is searching for a suspect in a burglary.
Officers responded at 3:35 a.m. Tuesday to a Burglary of Habitation in Progress in the 3100 block of Red Robin Loop. The resident confronted the burglary suspect.
The burglary suspect fired a gun toward the resident. No injuries have been reported. The suspect fled the scene before police arrived.
This investigation is ongoing. FOX 44 News will have more information as it becomes available. | 2022-05-24T14:49:57+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/brazos/search-underway-for-bryan-burglary-suspect/ |
CLARKSBURG, W.Va – The WVSWA revealed its first set of all-state baseball selections today, beginning with Class A. Choices from the area are headlined by a first team pick for Gilmer County infielder Caden Hall. The junior finished with a .513 batting average, hit five home runs, drove in 26 and stole 36 bases on the season for the Titans.
Ritchie County infielder Quentin Owens landed on the second team after a strong junior season for the Rebels. He earned a spot as an honorable mention a year ago as a sophomore.
Notre Dame’s Gene Hutchinson earned a selection to the all-state second team after leading the Irish to a regional final series against Moorefield. He was an honorable mention all-state pick a year ago and is headed to continue his baseball career in college at West Virginia Wesleyan.
Local standouts that claimed honorable mentions include Doddridge County’s Aiden Eddy and Colt Sutton, Ritchie County’s Garrett Cunningham, Tygarts Valley’s Garrett Gibson and Matthew Pratt, Notre dame’s Noah Mazzie and Anthony Rogers, Gilmer County’s Colton Hall and Tucker County’s Mason Kisamore. | 2022-06-14T21:49:19+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/sports/class-a-all-state-baseball-selections/ |
Multiple groups offering free or discounted rides to the polls Tuesday
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Multiple groups around the Lowcountry and beyond want to help ensure you get to the polls for election day on Tuesday.
There are a number of services that want to lend a hand this election season. The South Carolina Coalition for Voter Participation will provide free, non-partisan transportation for Election day Tuesday.
According to their press release, transportation efforts begin at 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. for Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg and Williamsburg counties.
To schedule a ride, you can call 843-225-0822.
CARTA is also offering free rides system-wide to and from the polls tomorrow. Riders just need to let their driver know they’re headed to the polls.
Now on to some discount codes.
You can get 50 percent off of a ride to the polls on election day, for up to $10, enter code “VOTE-22″ in your Lyft app.
Similarly, Lime Scooters is offering free rides to polling locations using the code “LIMETOTHEPOLLS2022.″
As of Friday, over 489,000 South Carolinians have already cast their votes according to the South Carolina Elections Commission.
To find the polling location closest to you, click here.
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Police in Old Town are looking for a man who allegedly crashed his pickup truck into a house and then fled the scene Tuesday night.
Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Roger Eldridge, 57, of Greenbush after he allegedly crashed a pickup truck into an Old Town police speed radar trailer, then a house on Stillwater Avenue before running into the woods.
Eldridge is facing charges of aggravated criminal mischief, criminal mischief, driving to endanger and leaving the scene of an accident, according to Deputy Chief Lee Miller of the Old Town police.
Miller said two people were inside the house Eldridge allegedly crashed into, but neither resident was hurt. Miller said Eldridge had a passenger in the pickup truck who also fled into the woods after the Tuesday night crash.
Eldridge was arrested previously by Old Town police on July 26 for allegedly operating a vehicle while under the influence. He is also on probation. | 2022-08-04T13:05:42+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/08/03/news/bangor/man-crashing-truck-into-old-town-house-xoasq1i29i/ |
An Italian startup by the name of Eccentrica Cars on Thursday revealed a restomod project based on the Lamborghini Diablo.
The project is the brainchild of Emanuel Colombini, who heads the Colombini furniture company and is a huge fan of Lamborghini. In addition to owning a collection of the brand’s cars, he’s also a participant in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo one-make racing series.
He has now established Eccentrica with the aim of becoming a leader in the restomod business, and the Diablo project is a sign of what’s to come. His aim for the car was to create a modern aesthetic while also improving the performance, though at the same time retaining the Diablo’s qualities, particularly its analog nature.
“As a child I remember seeing the red Diablo in the first release of the Quattroruote magazine—it was love at first sight,” Colombini said in a statement. “Later, after having had the chance to drive the GT version, I decided to pay homage to it, conceiving of a restomod company built around this project.”
The work done to the car is extensive. After stripping the donor Diablo down to its steel tubular chassis, reinforcements were made to improve strength and rigidity. There’s also the new body that makes the car wider and more imposing. This was done not only to improve the looks but also to increase the track width to help reduce the vehicle’s tendency to understeer.
While modern composite materials were used, traditional coach-building methods including hammering and rolling of aluminum were also employed. The pop-up headlights have also made way for more modern LED units revealed via a fold-down mechanism, and most of the rear section has been renewed as well. A highlight of the rear is the set of central tips from a Capristo exhaust system.
Enhancements to the powertrain extend well beyond the exhaust system. Behind the cabin remains the original 5.7-liter V-12 found in earlier Diablos (later versions upgraded to a 6.0-liter engine), but it has been fitted with new valves and camshafts, helping to boost output to 550 hp, up from the stock 485 hp.
Development is ongoing, but Eccentrica estimates 0-62 mph acceleration in 3.5 seconds, a top speed of 208 mph, and up to 1.2 g of lateral acceleration.
Other modifications include 19-inch wheels with Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires, and modern Brembo brakes featuring 6-piston calipers. The new brakes require just 111 feet to stop the car from 62 mph, or 23 feet less than before.
The work done to the interior is just as meticulous. Here, the designers aimed to combine the original, almost minimalist cabin with high-quality materials plus displays and switchgear that resemble something you might find in an old fighter jet. The original analog gauges are gone, replaced by displays with pixelated graphics. Trim materials include Alcantara, carbon fiber, and leather. The use of carbon fiber for the steering column is a nod to the original Diablo GTR, according to Eccentrica.
Behind the seats is a storage area able to fit custom suitcases that Eccentrica will provide on request, while on either side of the cabin’s rear are small metal hooks to hang jackets or bags.
The Diablo restomod isn’t a one-off project. Eccentrica said the car is the first prototype example of a small production run that will total no more than 19 units.
Pricing for a conversion starts at 1.2 million euros (approximately $1.3 million), and that doesn’t include the cost of the donor Diablo. The entire process will take 16-18 months, depending on the specification.
The prototype will make a formal debut next week at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K. A tour of the U.S. will follow, starting with an appearance during 2023 Monterey Car Week in mid-August.
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- 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class keeps the coupe dream alive | 2023-07-07T15:10:53+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/automotive/internet-brands/lamborghini-diablo-restomod-is-first-project-from-eccentrica/ |
The growth capital will help IRALOGIX accelerate its product roadmap and expand its groundbreaking proprietary recordkeeping and technology solutions for Institutional Retirement, IRA, 401(k), and Wealth Management companies.
PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IRALOGIX announced today that it raised $22M of new funding. The funding will enable IRALOGIX to expand their rapid growth, speed development of new platform features, increase its sales efforts and continue to drive an annual growth rate of over 100%, as it has done for the past three years.
The financing was led by a group of individual financial technology investors represented by Matt Vettel and Nick Cayer, along with participation from Hybrid Capital, Roan Capital, University Growth Fund, Trog Hawley Capital, Circadian Ventures, Great North Ventures, and Riverfront Ventures. As part of the financing round, Peter de Silva, previously President of TD Ameritrade's Retail division, President of Scottrade's Investment Management and President/COO of UMB Financial Corporation., will be joining the IRALOGIX Board of Directors.
David Bernard, IRALOGIX's Chairman and CEO, said "the added funding will help us expand faster and serve an even greater number of leading financial services companies more effectively than ever before. This capital raise is a testament to our mission to drive real change across the industry and having Peter de Silva lend his extensive expertise to our Board will help accelerate IRALOGIX to the next level."
IRALOGIX Co-Founder and CSO, Joe Hipsky, added "We are driving real change throughout the retirement industry for the benefit of our clients and their accountholders alike, where everyone wins. With these great additions to the team, we can continue to accelerate our current growth in the IRA market and expand our plans to apply the power of our platform to several additional areas that would benefit from modernization."
Peter de Silva commented, "IRALOGIX has a differentiated product solution that is getting strong traction within the market. We believe the business is well positioned to take advantage of the market dynamics and I am excited to leverage my experience to help the IRALOGIX team continue its growth trajectory."
With the overall US retirement market surpassing $39 trillion in 2021, IRALOGIX has emerged as the leading financial technology platform to help record keepers, advisors, mutual funds, and other financial services firms reduce their costs, and grow their business profitably, while making the highest quality, institutional investment products available to everyone regardless of account size or type.
IRALOGIX is an industry-leading provider of technology-enabled, fully paperless, white label IRA record keeping and technology solutions. The company's proprietary technology solutions enable any financial institution to easily customize their IRA offering and compete effectively in all segments of the IRA market. Through modular technology, institutional clients have the choice to use their internal investment or advisory capabilities or select from key industry leading providers. IRALOGIX complements your market strategy, streamlines your IRA service options, and helps you expand your business across all areas of the industry, profitably. For more information, please visit www.iralogix.com.
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- MSC Euribia is the most energy-efficient cruise ship design ever - powered by LNG and featuring a range of technologies and solutions that minimize impact on the air and marine environment
- Tonight's traditional maritime ceremony will be attended by distinguished guests, key travel partners and international media
- MSC Euribia to set sail for her inaugural season in Northern Europe, offering guests a wide variety of new and enriching experiences never before seen at sea
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MSC Cruises will welcome its much-anticipated new flagship to the fleet tonight during a Naming Ceremony taking place in Copenhagen. The traditional maritime ceremony will honor traditional maritime heritage and pay tribute to the environmentally advanced MSC Euribia, which is designed to be the most energy-efficient cruise ship ever.
MSC Euribia is MSC Cruises' second vessel powered by LNG, the cleanest marine fuel currently commercially available at scale. On board, she boasts a range of best-in-class environmental technology, including advanced onboard wastewater treatment systems and waste management handling. She has also been designed with the future in mind, allowing her to easily incorporate future innovations in sustainability, such as carbon-neutral synthetic and other alternative fuels as soon as they are available at scale.
MSC Euribia is expected to be the most energy-efficient cruise ship design in the world at the time of her launch.1 During her maiden voyage, MSC Euribia completed a net zero GHG emissions journey from Saint-Nazaire to Copenhagen, benefiting from the emissions reductions allowed by bio-LNG and application of the mass balance approach.
Renowned Danish television host, actress and model Sarah Grünewald will oversee the Naming Ceremony. Joining tonight's festivities are distinguished guests from around the world, key travel partners and international media, as well as top management from MSC Cruises and its parent company, MSC Group.
Godmother of MSC Cruises' fleet and globally recognized screen legend Sophia Loren will also be in attendance to officially name the ship, continuing her long-standing and close relationship with MSC Cruises.
The momentous occasion will include live entertainment and speeches combined with the important maritime tradition of cutting a ribbon to break a bottle of champagne over the ship's bow. Guests will also be treated to a gourmet gala dinner and unforgettable performances, including a spectacular DJ set by Bob Sinclar, internationally acclaimed French DJ and record producer, who will close out the evening.
The special event will give guests a first look at the revolutionary new ship's cutting-edge design and various world-class guest experiences.
MSC Euribia begins sailing in Northern Europe this summer with 7-night sailings from Kiel, Germany and Copenhagen, Denmark to the captivating Norwegian Fjords, including Geiranger, Ålesund, and Flaam.
To find out more about MSC Cruises' Northern Europe itinerary options, please click here.
About MSC Euribia
MSC Euribia is the 22nd vessel in the MSC Cruises fleet, standing 19 decks high and 141 feet wide, with 2,419 cabins and boasting 37,6736 square feet of public space. MSC Euribia is named after the ancient goddess Eurybia, who harnessed the winds, weather and constellations to master the seas, furthering the vision of the ship to master the deployment of state-of-the-art technologies to protect and preserve the precious marine ecosystem.
The trailblazing ship is the second LNG-powered vessel in the fleet and the most innovative and environmentally advanced ship to date. She is adorned with an exclusive customized mural titled #SaveTheSea, which is painted on her exterior to celebrate MSC Cruises' ongoing dedication to the ocean and commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. As a Meraviglia-Plus class ship, MSC Euribia offers an abundance of dynamic guest experiences with innovative features, facilities and enriching entertainment for the whole family.
Key highlights include:
- NEW! Located in the aft of the ship, The Carousel Lounge is reinvented with a new layout, offering even more stunning panoramic ocean views. It allows guests to relax during the day or participate in a range of leisure activities, as well as enjoy a variety of live music every evening including from the Big Band at Sea - one of the largest live music groups sailing the world's oceans.
- A revolutionary kids' area will feature 7,534 square feet of interior space entirely dedicated to kids and teenagers. It features seven rooms, each catering to different age groups from ages 0 – 17. For the first time, it will include the NEW! MSC Foundation Lab, offering a brand-new kids area and program of activities dedicated to educating children and teenagers about environmental topics.
- NEW! Guests can choose between 10 dining venues, including five specialty restaurants with the exciting new Le Grill, a stylish French bistro meets steakhouse, and Kaito Sushi & Robatayaki, a mainstay of MSC Cruises that features a Robatayaki for the first time.
- NEW! Experience the artwork, Street. 2023, by renowned British artist Julian Opie in l'Atelier du Voyageur bar. The artwork, commissioned specifically for MSC Euribia, is an expansive 36 x 6 ft purpose-built LED screen featuring walking figures in Opie's distinctive style.
- An impressive five pools and the ship's very own coral-themed Ocean Cay AquaPark, one of the largest and most elaborate waterparks at sea, with three water slides for endless fun.
- The 945-seat Delphi Theatre offers world-class live entertainment every evening with a full seven-day program of big-production shows.
- The ship offers 21 bars and lounges with five outdoor and 16 indoor areas to meet the needs and preferences of everyone on board.
- Guests will have the opportunity to explore and connect at Galleria Euribia, the longest LED Dome at sea, with an array of shops, restaurants and entertainment to discover.
To find out more about MSC Euribia, please click here.
MSC Euribia features and environmental technologies:
MSC Euribia will complete a net-zero GHG trip on her first voyage from St. Nazaire to Copenhagen utilizing bio-LNG under a mass-balance system, which is the most cost effective and environmentally efficient method of delivering the benefits of renewable biogas. MSC Euribia can be powered using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), which virtually eliminates sulphur oxides and particulates and reduces nitrogen oxides by 85%. It also reduces emissions of greenhouse gases by up to 20% (on a CO2-equivalent basis).
LNG is a transition fuel. The onboard engine technology and fuel systems can already use bio and synthetic LNG today. In the future, the ship design can accommodate retrofits enabling our LNG-powered vessels to operate using green methanol. MSC Cruises is committed to deploying drop-in renewable fuels and accelerating the energy transition to net-zero.
Energy Efficiency
MSC Euribia is the most energy-efficient cruise ship design ever. MSC Euribia will achieve an IMO Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) 55% better than currently required and she is expected to be the best-performing cruise ship in the world at the time of her launch. MSC Euribia will emit up to 19% less greenhouse gas emissions per passenger per day than her sisterships that use conventional marine fuels. MSC Euribia will emit up to 44% fewer greenhouse gas emissions per passenger per day than ships built only 10 years ago.
Advanced water and waste treatment facilities
Wastewater is treated to standard beyond many shoreside municipal wastewater treatment systems worldwide. Our technology meets the strictest international IMO standards – including the so-called Baltic standard. Advanced waste management systems allow the ship to reduce, reuse, and recycle the waste generated on board.
MSC Cruises is committed to being a net zero GHG emissions brand by 2050
The emissions intensity of our ship operations has decreased by 33.5% since 2008, and we will achieve a 40% reduction ahead of the IMO 2030 target. Achieving net zero emissions will require more than finding further operational efficiencies: we are embracing new technologies and switching to non-carbon and renewable fuels. We are working with fuel providers and others on deploying drop-in sustainable fuels like advanced biofuels and biogas today. Looking into the future green hydrogen and green methanol will likely contribute to our decarbonization, as will synthetic e-fuels. Our focus is the development of scalable solutions that can be used universally.
About the Cruise Division of MSC Group
The Cruise Division of MSC Group, the leading privately held Swiss-based shipping and logistics conglomerate with over 300 years of maritime heritage, is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has two distinct brands within its structure - the contemporary and luxury brands.
MSC Cruises, the contemporary brand, is the world's third largest cruise brand as well as the leader in Europe, South America, the Middle East and Southern Africa with more market share in addition to deployed capacity than any other player. It is also the fastest growing global cruise brand with a strong presence in the Caribbean, North America and the Far East markets.
Its fleet comprises 22 modern vessels combined with a sizeable future global investment portfolio of new vessels and is projected to grow to 23 cruise ships by 2025.
MSC Cruises offers its guests an enriching, immersive and safe cruise experience inspired by the Company's European heritage, where they can enjoy international dining, world-class entertainment, award-winning family programs and the very latest user-friendly technology on board.
Meanwhile the luxury brand, Explora Journeys, is set to start operating in 2023 with a fleet with the latest and most advanced environmental and maritime technologies available. The first of which will have a gross tonnage of 63,900 GT and feature 461 of the largest suites at sea, all with ocean front terraces. These luxury ships will introduce to the luxury segment a broad range of new guest experiences and other activities as well as generous ratios of public spaces, in addition to showcasing highly innovative design.
MSC has long been committed to environmental stewardship with a long-term goal to achieve net zero emissions for its operations by 2050. The Company is also a significant investor in next-generation environmental marine technologies, with the objective to support their accelerated development and availability industry-wide.
Thanks to the expertise of its teams and its network of subcontractors, combined with top industrial technology, Chantiers de l'Atlantique is a key leader in the design, integration, testing and precise delivery of cruise ships, naval vessels, electrical substations for offshore wind farms and fleet services. The company is a pioneer in the challenges of tomorrow. Thanks to its research and development, Chantiers de l'Atlantique offers ships with the highest environmental performance, as well as equipment for offshore wind farms, making it a major player in global energy transition.
1MSC Euribia is expected to be the most energy-efficient cruise ship in the world, performing beyond the latest IMO Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) requirements. When in service, the vessel emits up to 19% fewer greenhouse gas emissions per passenger per day than her sisterships which use conventional marine fuels. This amounts to 44% less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per passenger per day than cruise ships built for MSC Cruises only 10 years ago.
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(The Hill) — The Department of Education released a beta website on Monday for the Biden administration’s new income-driven student loan repayment plan, known as the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan.
“A beta version of the updated [Income-Driven Repayment (IDR)] application is now available and includes the option to enroll in the new SAVE Plan – the most affordable repayment plan yet,” the department said on the site.
Previously, the administration had numerous IDR options for borrowers, which advocates have said led to a confusing system for borrowers.
The new SAVE plan will replace the Revised Pay As You Earn Repayment (REPAYE) plan, one of the most widely used out of the four IDR options available to borrowers. The other three IDR plans will be phased out by the department or limited in the future.
The SAVE plan will make three significant changes this year compared to the REPAYE option. The first raises the income exemption from 150 percent above the poverty line to 225 percent, meaning a single person earning less than $32,800 would have $0 monthly payments under the plan.
The plan also won’t allow unpaid interest to grow if a person is making their monthly student loan payments. Lastly, spousal income for borrowers who are married and file separately will not be included.
The website – first reported by CNN — shows a demo of the application process, where some information such as tax returns can be automatically inserted due to information the government has on file for a borrower.
“We will be able to show borrowers their exact monthly payment amount and give them the ability to choose the most affordable repayment plan for them,” one official told CNN.
Officials told the network the full website launch will happen in August after the department has time to assess the site’s performance during the beta launch. Those who apply for SAVE during the beta period will not have to reapply after the full launch.
Those on the previous REPAYE IDR plan will be automatically enrolled in the new plan and do not need to use the launched application.
The Hill has reached out to the Department of Education for comment on the beta launch.
Other aspects of the SAVE program will be implemented next year such as payments getting reduced from 10 percent to 5 percent of income above 225 percent of the poverty line for undergraduate loans.
The SAVE plan, touted as the most generous IDR plan by the administration, is expected to cost between $150 billion to $350 billion a year, according to varying estimates.
The launch of the SAVE plan comes two months before borrowers end their three-year-long pause on student loan payments and begin President Joe Biden’s “on-ramp” repayment system.
Under the system, interest will still accrue, but borrowers will not be penalized in other ways such as credit score ratings for not paying their student loan payments up until Sept. 2024. | 2023-07-31T16:07:23+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/new-income-driven-student-loan-repayment-plan-available-to-borrowers/ |
LANSDOWNE, Va., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced over $1.7 million in new grant funding to support nine organizations dedicated to closing opportunity gaps and creating strong pathways to college for exceptionally promising students with financial need.
"These grants build on our nearly two decades of working alongside organizations focused on helping high-achieving students without financial resources pursue postsecondary education," said Seppy Basili, executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. "We are excited to support the meaningful work of these organizations committed to ensuring students have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential."
Since 2001, the Cooke Foundation has focused its efforts to expand educational opportunities by supporting high-achieving students directly as well as grantmaking to organizations with a track record of helping students prepare for college. These grants - to both local and national organizations - will allow these organizations to continue to expand the number of students they serve or deepen the programming they offer.
The latest Grantees include:
Delaware College Scholars – Delaware College Scholars is a seven-year program beginning in 10th grade that includes an intensive academic year and summer residential programming designed to help high-achieving under-resourced students successfully apply to, attend, and graduate from four-year colleges and universities. In 2022, 100% of students that participated in Delaware College Scholars' intensive summer residential programming graduated high school and 98% of those students matriculated into college.
EMERGE – EMERGE was founded in 2010 in response to a challenge faced by many high schools in the Houston Independent School District: only 13% of students from Houston's low-income communities earn a post-secondary degree (two or four-year) within ten years of graduating from high school. Last year, 90% of EMERGE students in the high school class of 2022 were accepted to at least one selective college or university. Over 600 alumni are pursuing advanced degrees or have been hired by top companies. Today, EMERGE serves over 1,500 college students at more than 150 selective colleges and universities nationwide.
Heights Philadelphia – The organization combines academic programming with school-based advisors to serve over 3,000 students in the School District of Philadelphia middle and high schools. Just under half of the 2023 class from Height's Philadelphia's most recent program received early decision admittance to college.
High Jump – High Jump was created to support the achievement of Chicago middle grade students who exhibit academic ambition and come from families of limited economic means. 87% of High Jump Scholars matriculated to rigorous top college prep high schools and 100% of High Jump Scholars alumni graduated from high school in 2022.
Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America – LEDA works to diversify the leadership pipeline by helping high-achieving students from under-resourced backgrounds gain admission to the nation's most selective colleges and supporting their success at these institutions. 88% of new first-year college students opted into the LEDA Peer Mentor Program and 90% of LEDA Scholars graduated from college within six years.
Matriculate – Matriculate's mission is to empower high-achieving students with financial need to thrive and succeed at the country's best colleges and universities by leveraging college-enrolled advising fellows to remotely guide students along their college application process. In the class of 2021, 86% of high school seniors who engaged with their advising fellow enrolled in a high-graduation rate college.
National Education Equity Lab – The Ed Equity Lab is working with the nation's top colleges like Princeton, Howard, Cornell, and Stanford to deliver 30 different rigorous college courses and support to over 10,000 students in Title I-eligible high schools, across 29 states. Students are able to earn college credit, gain exposure to actual college courses and faculty, and receive college advising. 80% of students completing courses through the Ed Equity Lab passed, earning high school and widely transferable college credits, and 89% of students report an increased understanding of college-level work and expectations.
The Ingenuity Project – The Ingenuity Project's is the only comprehensive program of its kind to help prepare and launch the next diverse generation of nationally competitive STEM Leaders from Baltimore City Public Schools. 95% of the Project's high school class of 2021 enrolled in highly competitive colleges and 62% conducted research or participated in out-of-class STEM experiences.
Thrive Scholars – Thrive supports students of color from low-income communities in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Cleveland, New York, and Jacksonville with the opportunities they need to thrive at top colleges and in meaningful careers through a six-year academic support program through college and their early career. 92% of all college-going Thrive Scholars attend a top 100 ranked college or university.
About The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: For more than 20 years, the Cooke Foundation has dedicated its mission to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded almost $250 million in scholarships to nearly 3,200 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive educational advising and other support services. The Foundation has also provided $131 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. www.jkcf.org
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REYNOSA – Two long lines of migrants waited for blessings from visiting Catholic priests celebrating Mass at the Casa del Migrante shelter in this border city, just across the bank of the Rio Grande River from Texas.
After services ended last week, several crammed around the three Jesuits again, asking about upcoming U.S. policy changes that would end pandemic-era asylum restrictions. That's expected to result in even more people trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, adding to the already unusually high apprehension numbers.
“All of you will be able to cross at some point,” the Rev. Brian Strassburger told the nearly 100 Mass goers in Spanish while a Haitian migrant translated in Creole. “Our hope is that with this change, it will mean less time. My advice is, be patient.”
It is getting harder to deliver that message of hope and patience not only for Strassburger, but also for the Catholic nuns running this shelter and leaders from numerous faith organizations who have long shouldered most of the care for tens of thousands of migrants on both sides of the border.
Migrants here — mostly from Haiti, but also Central and South America and more recently from Russia — are deeply mistrustful of swirling policy rumors. A judge has ordered the restriction known as Title 42, which only affect certain nationalities, to end Wednesday. But the asylum restriction, which was supposed to lift in May, is still being litigated.
Faith leaders working on the border are wary of what's to come. They expect tensions will keep rising if new restrictions are imposed. And if not, they will struggle to host ever larger numbers of arrivals at already over-capacity shelters and quickly resettle them in a volatile political environment.
“People are coming because it’s not long before the bridge will be opened. But I don’t think that the United States is going to say, ‘OK, all!’” said the Rev. Hector Silva. The evangelical pastor has 4,200 migrants packed in his two Reynosa shelters, and more thronging their gates.
Pregnant women, a staggering number in shelters, have the best chance of legally entering the U.S. to apply for asylum. It takes up to three weeks, under humanitarian parole. Families wait up to eight weeks and it can take single adults three months, Strassburger explained at Casa del Migrante, where he travels from his Texas parish to celebrate Mass twice a week.
Last week, the shelter housed nearly 300 people, mostly women and children, in tightly packed bunk beds with sleeping pads between them. Men wait in the streets, exposed to cartel violence, said Sister Maria Tello, who runs Casa del Migrante.
“Our challenge is to be able to serve all those who keep coming, that they may find a place worthy of them. …Twenty leave and 30 enter. And there are many outside we can’t assist,” said Tello, a Sisters of Mercy nun.
Edimar Valera, 23, fled Venezuela with family, including her two-year-old daughter. They crossed the notoriously dangerous Darien Gap, where Valera nearly drowned and went without food. After arriving in Reynosa and escaping a kidnapping, she found refuge at Casa del Migrante, where she's been since November despite having a sponsor ten miles away in McAllen, Texas.
“We need to wait, and it could be good for some and bad for others. One doesn’t know what to do," she said, finding some comfort in Mass and daily prayers, where she begs God for help and patience.
So does Eslande, 31, who left Haiti for Chile. She is on her second attempt to cross into the U.S. after not finding there the right help for her young son's learning disability. At Casa del Migrante just a day, she read the Gospel aloud in Creole during Mass, a reminder of happier times when her father distributed Communion.
“I have faith that I will be going in,” she said in the Spanish she’s learned en route. Like many migrants, she only gave a first name fearing for her safety.
Tensions are rising faster than hope as it's unclear who will be able to cross first.
“Any change could grow the bottleneck,” said the Rev. Louie Hotop, dropping off hygiene donations at one of Silva’s shelters — a guarded, walled camp with rows of tents pitched tightly together.
Even if Title 42 is lifted and thousands more are allowed to enter the U.S., asylum seekers would still face enormous backlogs and slim approval chances. Asylum is granted to those who cannot return to their countries for fear of persecution on specific grounds — starvation, poverty and violence don’t usually count.
It's a long, uncertain road ahead even for the roughly 150 migrants at a barebones welcome center in McAllen, Texas, where the Jesuit priests stop after their Reynosa visits. Families legally admitted to the United States, or apprehended and released, rested in the large Catholic Charities-run hall before traveling to join sponsors.
Lugging their Mass kit and heavy speakers, the priests offered migrants spiritual and practical help– like writing “I’m pregnant. Can you ask for a wheelchair to bring me to my gate?” on a paper for a Honduran woman eight months pregnant with her first child and terrified about airport travel.
“It’s a way of listening, of supporting, it’s not so much resolving the immediate problem,” the Rev. Flavio Bravo said. “They bring stories of trauma, of life, that we must give value to.”
Sister Norma Pimentel, a prominent migrant rights advocate who first helped border crossers four decades ago and now runs Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, said religious people should push for centrist reform to help migrants — not make them political pawns.
“Policies don’t respond to the realities we’re facing,” said Pimentel, who opened the welcome center in 2014 for the first big asylum surge of this century. “It’s impossible to help everyone … but who are we to limit the grace of God?”
Now, the busiest crossing is some 800 miles away in El Paso, Texas, and neighboring Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Ronny, 26, turned himself into U.S. authorities there and was flown to McAllen because “around Juarez it was collapsing,” he said last week at Pimentel’s shelter.
He and his family left Venezuela on foot in September because he opposed his country's regime and his wages were too low to afford food. He has a U.S. immigration appointment next month in New York where his sponsor lives, but no money to get there.
On his first free night in the U.S., he turned to God, following Mass from a distance so he wouldn't leave the thin mat where his children slept.
“We ask God for everything. Always,” he said.
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Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. | 2022-12-19T15:12:14+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/national/2022/12/19/faith-leaders-prep-for-border-changes-amid-tension-hope/ |
Bitly Connections Platform Paves the Way for Richer Digital Experiences as Usage of its QR Code Product Grows by 88% Year-Over-Year within the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry.
NEW YORK, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitly Inc., the world's leading Connections Platform, announces its increased investment in powering retail connections by supporting the implementation of GS1 Standards into its products. This investment empowers retailers and CPG companies to elevate product experiences and grow consumer engagement around the world through two-dimensional (2D) barcodes, such as QR codes, that can embed the GS1 Digital Link standard to Web-enable barcodes, providing a link to brand-authorized content.
According to GS1 US, a member of the GS1 Global not-for-profit organization that develops and maintains global standards for barcodes, the retail industry is undergoing a shift from the use of traditional barcodes to 2D barcodes on product packaging. Expected to become the de facto solution for retailers around the world by 2027, Bitly is supporting this transformation with its globally recognized and trusted Connections Platform.
"We're constantly looking for new ways for our customers to connect with their audiences," said Toby Gabriner, CEO of Bitly, "Increasing our support of GS1 Standards is a key way for us to unlock opportunities for brands, retailers, and CPG, and to deliver more value through our platform."
Companies are leveraging 2D barcodes to share sourcing information about products, offer loyalty points, coupons, and special offers, and to promote engaging digital content experiences thanks to their ability to carry more information than traditional barcodes. In the first half of 2023, Bitly's Connections Platform saw an 88% growth in QR Code creations within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry compared to the same period last year, suggesting that QR Codes are already an integral part of how retailers do business. With over two million manufacturers using barcodes on more than four trillion product items per year, retailers have a massive opportunity to create deeper connections with customers through 2D barcodes scans that lead to robust digital experiences, and Bitly is proud to power this transformation.
Bitly plans to continue to support retailers with its Connections Platform as industry standards and best practices shift over the next several years, and as retailers continue to prioritize forging stronger connections with customers on a global scale.
About Bitly
Bitly is the world's leading connections platform, providing a way for brands and businesses to build more meaningful connections with their audiences both online and offline. As a leading global SaaS company, Bitly empowers millions of monthly active users and hundreds of thousands of customers globally to use branded links, custom QR codes, and link-in-bio solutions as a trusted way for engaging their audience and delivering critical notifications, information, and experiences. Bitly is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture and employee experience proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation. For more on Bitly, visit https://bitly.com/.
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