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Manny Machado says he plans to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract with the San Diego Padres after this season.
Machado signed a 10-year, $300 million deal with the Padres in February 2019, a deal that gives him the right to terminate the agreement after this season and become a free agent. The third baseman, who turns 31 in July, would forfeit $150 million from his current deal, which calls for a $30 million annual salary through 2028.
“Obviously the team knows where I stand, my situation with the opt-out coming,” Machado told reporters Friday at the Padres’ spring-training camp in Peoria, Arizona. “I think I’ve expressed that I will be opting out after this year, but I think my focus is not about 2024. I think my focus is about 2023, what I can do to this ballclub, what I’ve done for this organization and what we’re going to continue to do here. I think we’ve got something special here growing and I don’t think anything’s going to change.”
Machado’s contract was a record for a free agent when he agreed to it and the second-largest in the major leagues behind Giancarlo Stanton’s $325 million. But he is now tied for the 11th-highest after an offseason topped by AL MVP Aaron Judge’s $360 million, nine-year contract to stay with the New York Yankees. The Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout leads the major leagues at $426.5 million.
“Markets change,” Machado said. “From when I signed five years ago. It’s changed tremendously. Things change and evolve. As a player who’s about to opt out, it’s pretty good to see.”
A six-time All-Star, Machado is coming off a season in which he finished second in the NL MVP voting. He batted .298 with 32 homers, 102 RBIs, a .366 on-base percentage and a .531 slugging percentage.
His presence helped the Padres go 89-73 and reach the NL Championship Series before falling to Philadelphia.
Machado declined to comment on negotiations for a reworked deal.
“I’m just here to play baseball and continue to do what I’ve got to do,” Machado said. “I let my agent, front office and (general manager) A.J. (Preller) and (owner) Peter (Seidler) handle that.”
Padres manager Bob Melvin said that “I don’t want to know” what it would be like to have Machado playing elsewhere.
“That provision’s in his contract,” Melvin said. “It’s in his right to opt out, but we’ve also shown a willingness to keep the important guys here.”
KERSHAW TO MISS WBC
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw says he won’t be pitching for the U.S. at the World Baseball Classic and called the situation “super disappointing.”
“Probably my last chance to get to do it, so I really wanted to do it, but it just didn’t work out for a number of reasons,” Kershaw told reporters Friday at the Dodgers’ camp in Glendale, Arizona. “Disappointing, but that’s OK. I’ll be ready for the season. I’ll be ready to go.”
The three-time Cy Young Award winner didn’t specify what is preventing him from participating. Kershaw, who turns 35 on March 19, added that Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman has been helpful throughout the process.
Kershaw signed a $20 million, one-year contract to remain with the Dodgers this season. He went 12-3 with 2.28 ERA in 22 starts and had two stints on the injured list last season.
NO BITTERNESS FOR ROJAS AFTER ARBITRATION
Arizona Diamondbacks utilityman Josh Rojas said he had no hard feelings toward team management after attending and losing an arbitration hearing this week. Rojas will get $2,575,000 instead of his $2.9 million asking price.
Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen said he and Rojas spoke Friday to clear the air.
“There’s definitely some playing with the numbers, some things they throw out there you disagree with, but that’s what they’re in there to do,” Rojas said. “They’re there to show the judges that you are worth less than the middle number. Our job on our side is to show we’re worth more than the number. When you sign up for the process, you know what you’re signing up for.”
Rojas made his comments one day after 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes said “there’s no denying that the relationship is definitely hurt” from his own arbitration hearing with the Milwaukee Brewers. Burnes lost his arbitration case and will make $10.01 million rather than the $10.75 million he was seeking.
HAMSTRING TIGHTNESS FOR SOROKA
Atlanta right-hander Michael Soroka’s comeback from two Achilles surgeries is being slowed by tightness in his left hamstring. Manager Brian Snitker told reporters on Friday Soroka is being held back from throwing as a precaution after reporting to camp with the hamstring issue.
Soroka was an All-Star as a rookie in 2019 and was Atlanta’s opening day starter in 2020. He hasn’t pitched in the majors since suffering his first torn right Achilles three starts into the pandemic-delayed 2020 season. He suffered another tear in 2021 and had a 5.40 ERA in six minor league starts last season.
CORTES THROWS BULLPEN SESSION
New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes had a 24-pitch bullpen session after 10 days of not throwing due to a strained right hamstring. Cortes remains optimistic about being ready for opening day on March 30.
“It went better than I expected, actually,” Cortes said. “No issue as far as throwing and landing. As of right now there is no pain.”
Cortes went 12-4 with a 2.44 ERA in 28 starts during an All-Star season last year.
“Nestor was really sharp,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “I was really encouraged.”
Yankees reliever Michael King threw 25 pitches over two innings of a simulated game. He didn’t pitch after July 22 because of a fractured right elbow that required surgery.
EARLY START FOR LYNN
Chicago White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn had a pretty good idea at the end of last season that he was going to play for the U,S. in the World Baseball Classic.
So he prepared accordingly.
“Throwing-wise, it was normal,” Lynn said Friday after a bullpen session in White Sox camp. “If you don’t make the playoffs, you get that time off during the playoffs to rest. So November 1 was when I started throwing. … Jumped on the mound a little earlier than I normally would have, but that’s about it really.”
The 35-year-old missed last season’s start after he had right knee surgery, one of a series of injuries for the White Sox that contributed to a disappointing 81-81 finish.
Chicago hired Pedro Grifol for its manager job in November, and Lynn said he sees it as part of his responsibility to help the skipper with his new role.
“We have some guys in here that have been around and done some things,” Lynn said, “and he’s able to reiterate what he wants and how we want to go about our business. That’s our job as players to go out there and work as hard as we can, and that’s what we’re doing.”
ORIOLES’ HALL FEELING BETTER
Orioles left-hander DL Hall has dealt with some back issues but says he’s ready to compete for a rotation spot.
“It was just some minor discomfort in my low back. Nothing too crazy,” the 24-year-old said. “Obviously I’m already on the way back up. I’ve already started back throwing and everything. So I just shut down for a couple weeks. I’m good to go now.”
Hall made his big league debut last year, starting one game and making 10 relief appearances. He was 1-1 with a 5.93 ERA.
Baltimore has quite a few choices for its starting spots. The Orioles acquired Kyle Gibson and Cole Irvin in the offseason. Prospect Grayson Rodriguez figures to arrive before too long.
Hall didn’t express a preference between starting in the minors or making the Orioles as a reliever, if it comes to that. He left no doubt about where he sees his long-term future.
“I’m going to be a starter,” he said.
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AP Baseball Writers Jay Cohen and Noah Trister, AP Sports Writers David Brandt and Charles Odum and AP freelance writer Mark Didtler contributed to this report.
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-02-18T00:34:03+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/sports/sports-headlines/ap-padres-machado-says-he-plans-to-opt-out-after-this-season/ |
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra said Thursday afternoon that the City Hall there and the Town Hall in Amherst both received calls from a blocked number who claimed to be from Texas Governor Gregg Abbot’s office.
The caller claimed that buses full of migrants were on the way to those respective communities. This, as similar situations have recently played out in different cities on the orders of governors like Texas Governor Greg Abbot and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Most recently, migrants were flown to Martha’s Vineyard on Thursday.
Municipal officials say they can’t verify the caller’s claims but state and local leaders are working to prepare for situation like that, should it arise.
Below is the full statement for the Northampton Mayor’s office:
“Earlier today, both Northampton City Hall and Amherst Town Hall received phone calls from a blocked number claiming to originate from Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s office, stating that buses were on the way to our respective communities containing individuals they described as ‘migrants’. The caller indicated that our communities were identified based on our designation as sanctuary cities. At this time, we are unable to substantiate these claims and could not verify that the caller was in fact associated with Governor Abbott’s office. Leadership from both communities, alongside state, federal and regional partners in social service agencies, immigrant advocates, public safety, and public health, are in communication and collaboration with one another in order to plan for this eventuality.”
Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra | 2022-09-15T21:44:34+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampshire-county/northampton-amherst-may-receive-migrants-after-alleged-call-from-texas-governors-office/ |
White Sox's Michael Kopech leaves injured in 1st inning Sunday originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The hits just keep on coming against the White Sox and they're not limited to those on the scoreboard.
Injuries have ravaged much of the team's roster this season, the latest scare comes with the first inning pull of starting pitcher Michael Kopech on Sunday afternoon against Texas. Kopech was able to get in only 13 pitches before noticing what appears to be an ankle or lower leg injury that occurred after planting his foot for a pitch to the Rangers' Adolis Garcia.
Reynaldo Lopez, who has previously seen action in three of the last four days prior to Sunday, including a two-inning appearance as "opener" for Friday's game against Texas, took over for Kopech and struck out Garcia to end the 1st.
The Kopech injury comes a day after starting catcher Yasmani Grandal's hamstring injury suffered while running out a single against Texas in the third inning Saturday. In response, the team recalled catcher Seby Zavala from Triple-A Charlotte to serve as Grandal's replacement.
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Relief pitcher Aaron Bummer's placement on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to June 9th) was also included among several early Sunday transactions.
Stay with NBC Sports Chicago for more on today's game. | 2022-06-12T20:49:27+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/white-soxs-michael-kopech-leaves-in-1st-inning-against-texas/2855484/ |
LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Resecurity, Inc. (USA), a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500 companies worldwide, has unveiled its latest innovation designed exclusively for the aerospace and defense sector during the prestigious Paris Air Show 2023 in Le Bourget. Resecurity® Cyber Fusion Center will be offering specialized analytical capabilities that enable organizations to fortify and protect their digital ecosystems effectively leveraging multi-tier Big Data Analysis and All-Source Intelligence acquisition.
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With the launch of the Cyber Fusion Center, Resecurity has once again demonstrated its commitment to delivering innovative and tailored cybersecurity solutions. The company's dedication to staying at the forefront of technological advancements allows them to offer unparalleled expertise to the aerospace and defense sector, safeguarding critical infrastructure, sensitive data, and intellectual property.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced on Tuesday that green lights will illuminate the state Capitol to celebrate the Philadelphia Eagles appearing in the Super Bowl.
“Go Birds!” said Shapiro.
The Capitol will be Eagles green until the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. | 2023-02-03T17:16:53+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/the-big-game/governor-shapiro-lights-pa-capitol-green-to-celebrate-eagles/ |
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The Sylacauga Civil Service Board heard almost four hours of sworn testimony Wednesday in the case brought by retired Fire Lieutenant Tim Epperson regarding his post-retirement insurance.
Board administrator and attorney Robert Rumsey said the board would adjourn to executive session after the hearing ended. He would allow time for a transcript of the hearing to be typed, then present the board with a written decision based on their deliberations, which the board would vote on sometime next week.
Should the board rule in Epperson’s favor, both sides have agreed that the city would owe him $10,676.80, plus 6 percent interest per year. Should he decide to seek reimbursement for attorney fees as well, Rumsey said that would be beyond the board’s authority and would have to be taken up in Talladega County Circuit Court.
Epperson retired in 2018, in the midst of a conflict with the city over whether or not he was being fairly compensated based on the duties he was performing. In March of 2018, he and the city reached an agreement, with him retiring with 23 years and five months of service, plus one year and seven months of unused sick leave, giving him 25 years of service total (not including hazard pay he was entitled to as a firefighter).
Without admitting any wrongdoing, the city agreed to pay him $7,500 and kept him on the rolls as a part-time firefighter, working no more than24 hours per year.
According to Wednesday’s testimony, he agreed to this arrangement believing that retiring with 25 years of credit entitled him to 36 months of post-retirement insurance coverage.
In short, the city’s position is that his years of service were not consecutive, and thus he was entitled to only 26 months insurance rather than 36.
According to a letter to Epperson dated May 2020 from Fire Chief Nate Osgood, the accrued sick leave does not count toward continuous service. Osgood said this determination was based on a discussion with council liaison Ashton Fowler, Mayor Jim Heigl, City Clerk Trish Carden and payroll clerk Sandra Sorenson.
Epperson said that no one in the city administration told him this until 30 days before the 26 months of insurance was set to expire. None of the witnesses called said that they had personally informed him of this, either.
The witnesses also testified that the city’s retirement policies were essentially the same as the Retirement Systems of Alabama’s. Sylacauga is a member of RSA.
In a letter to Osgood written just before he filed his civil service grievance, Epperson cited Chapter 7 of the city’s rules and regulations, which are based on RSA rules.
“At separation, each employee will be informed of any rights and/or benefits for which he/she may be eligible … Whenever an employee meets the eligibility requirements set forth in the city’s retirement program, the employee may elect to retire and receive benefits earned the provisions of the retirement program.”
He also cited as a resolution passed by the City Council in 2002 saying, in part, that employees with 25 years of continuous service are eligible for up to 36 months of health insurance coverage.
Heigl testified that the city had entered into the 2018 agreement with Epperson. Interim City Clerk Kim Morris and Sorenson said that they had not informed Epperson of his alleged lack of continuous service or that he would not be receiving 36 months of insurance coverage, saying that this would have been up to the Human Resources Department, not the clerk’s office.
McGhee testified that she notified Epperson of the discrepancy as soon as she became aware of it. She also testified that Epperson had no disciplinary actions against him, and that there was no reason to believe he would not have completed his 25 years of service day-for-day — i.e., without counting unused sick-leave time — if he had known that to do otherwise would have prevented him from receiving city retirement benefits.
Epperson also introduced emails between then-Council President and current Councilman Lee Perryman to Osgood and McGhee, with copies to the other council members, Heigl, Carden, Morris and City Attorney Win Livingston.
“Other members of the council and I remain concerned about the … matter, especially that a retired and now former employee has has been told he may file an appeal with the Civil Service Board. We are also conscious that a clock may be ticking, so time is of the essence.” He advises getting city attorney Win Livingston involved immediately, and recommends clearing future issues through him as well.
In her response, McGhee recommended hiring a labor attorney (which the city eventually did), and pointed out “this is clearly a department head, human resource and mayor related matter. I’m concerned with confidentiality and possible violation of the HIPAA privacy rules and as such, I will communicate with you, Mayor Heigl, Chief Osgood and the labor attorney (if retained). This type of information does not need to be discussed with or by any other department heads or subordinates.”
Both McGhee and Osgood, in a separate letter, point out that Epperson is still a part-time employee and entitled to civil service protection.
Osgood, who testified by phone Wednesday, wrote in the same response letter regarding the notification issue: “There is nothing in the applicable rules that defines what suffices as notification. In all of my investigation to determine my response, I have found no further record of notification of benefits save for one email that does not clearly define benefits. My recommendation in the initial conversations surrounding this matter was that I feel the idea of standing on (the 2002 resolution) as notification may not be sufficient. Obviously, others felt differently after taking the matter upon themselves to challenge it without consulting the department head to whom it pertains.”
He added that remarks made regarding Epperson’s service were, “frankly, slanderous. (He) worked for the Sylacauga Fire Department for his entire career with a virtually unblemished record. He was a dedicated firefighter, a great lieutenant and a valuable leader for his department … His knowledge base was invaluable for the department during his tenure, and he was always a guy you called when you had an issue for which you needed assistance.”
Perryman himself testified that he did not specifically discuss the merits of the complaint with anyone, and did not even know what the basis for the complaint was.
Epperson’s attorney questioned Perryman’s involvement in the situation at all, since the council is strictly a legislative body and is not supposed to involve itself in personnel issues. Rumsey said that whether or not Perryman exceeded his authority was beyond the board’s scope, and would also need to be taken up in circuit court.
Perryman testified that his involvement was not personnel-related but was a matter of fiscal responsibility and budgeting. The city budget did not provide for any part time employees in the fire department, which is why he initially questioned the original settlement agreement and the ongoing insurance payments.
The official CSB appeal was filed three years ago.
Last year, Epperson attempted to subpoena communications between Livingston and other city officials. The city filed a motion in Talladega County Circuit Court asking that the board be ordered to dismiss the complaint and quash the subpoenas.
Since both Rumsey and Livingston were named in the circuit court filing, both men hired outside attorneys to represent them; Livingston and the city hired Robbie Hyde, an attorney at an Auburn-based law firm that specializes in these types of cases, and Rumsey hired former Talladega County Circuit Judge Julian King. For the purposes of the case in circuit court, the board also hired Carey Wolfe, a labor attorney based in Birmingham. The city is responsible for paying all the attorneys involved, a figure that Rumsey estimated at over $200,000 to date during a hearing last month.
Last fall, Circuit Judge Chad Woodruff ruled that the board did have the authority to hear the case and, while Livingston’s records were privileged and could not be subpoenaed, the same documents could be subpoenaed from other sources.
A majority on the Sylacauga City Council voted not to appeal Woodruff’s ruling, even though an appeal had been filed with the state court of Civil Appeals in Montgomery the same day. The council held a called meeting two days later and reaffirmed its resolve not to appeal. Perryman did not appear to vote, but council members Laura Heath and Nate Brewer voted no on the appeal for the second time in less than a week. Fowler, the current council president, and Tiffany Nix were both absent from the called meeting. Perryman said after the vote that he believed the council was making a mistake.
Heath and Brewer, who were both recently elected at the time, both abstained from voting on filing the appeal in the first place.
Livingston said he had filed the appeal on his own and had not charged the city for the filing fee. That appeal was withdrawn following the second vote. | 2023-03-20T16:36:40+00:00 | annistonstar.com | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/civil-service-board-to-vote-on-employee-s-post-retirement-insurance-issue/article_240fb03c-c6cf-11ed-af30-b3da85a45a8f.html |
Newly merged organization brings together innovative neurodiagnostic and neuromonitoring solutions and experienced teams to offer a broader portfolio of products, services and support to customers worldwide.
MIDDLETON, Wis., Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Natus Medical Incorporated (the "Company" or "Natus"), a leading provider of medical device solutions focused on the screening, diagnosis and treatment of central nervous and sensory system disorders, today announced the closing of its acquisition of Micromed Holding SAS ("Micromed"), a global provider of neurophysiology solutions. Micromed products will be added to the Natus Neuro portfolio and developed alongside Natus technologies.
"We are thrilled to complete this deal and move forward combining the Natus and Micromed teams and product portfolios," said Austin Noll, Natus President and leader of Natus Neuro. "Together we will be able to provide our neuroscience customers a more comprehensive product offering and unrivaled global service and support through the increased breadth and depth of our combined resources."
The Natus legacy of over 85 years of neurodiagnostic leadership will grow through the addition of the complete line of Micromed solutions to comprise an even stronger portfolio of products across electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), electromyography (EMG), and intensive care unit (ICU) monitoring. Together the products and organizational experience will bring incremental value to customers around the world, while also providing a strong platform for new product development.
"The Micromed team is excited to bring our passion, our experience, our products and our European leadership to Natus," said Cristiano Rizzo, General Manager of Micromed. "As we expand through the extensive Natus structure, we will continue to cultivate the customer and key opinion leader relationships that we have established at Micromed over the years."
This acquisition is the first by Natus since its de-listing from the NASDAQ in July, 2022 and reflects a commitment to invest in growth. "The acquisition of Micromed is the first transaction in our acquisition roadmap to build leading companies in both Neuro and Sensory under the Natus umbrella," said Thomas J. Sullivan, Natus Chief Executive Officer. "This is a significant milestone for Natus, our customers and their patients."
About Natus - www.natus.com -Natus delivers innovative and trusted solutions to screen, diagnose, and treat disorders affecting the brain, neural pathways, and eight sensory nervous systems to advance the standard of care and improve patient outcomes and quality of life. The Company offers hardware, advanced software and algorithms, and consumables that provide stimulus, acquire and monitor physiological signals, and capture the body's response. With sales in over 100 countries, Natus is a leader in neurodiagnostics, pediatric retinal imaging, and infant hearing screening, as well as a leading company in hearing assessment, hearing instrument fitting, balance, and intracranial pressure monitoring. The Natus product portfolio represents a heritage of innovation and leadership. Natus brands have been setting the standard for patient care for over 85 years. Our products are trusted by medical professionals in university medical centers, hospitals, private practices, clinics and research laboratories around the world. Natus supports our customers' evolving needs with clinical expertise, continuing education, and outstanding technical service.
About Micromed – Founded in 1982, Micromed is a medical device company delivering solutions in Neurophysiology to over 78 countries worldwide. Partnering with hospitals, sleep labs and research centers on a global scale, Micromed manufactures and markets high quality, cost effective and clinically relevant neurodiagnostic hardware and software to neurologists, clinicians and researchers for use on adult and pediatric patients. The Micromed product portfolio ranges from Routine, Ambulatory and Video EEG to electrocorticography (ECoG), stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG), PSG, evoked potentials (EP), EMG and ICU multimodal monitoring solutions for clinical and research.
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SOURCE Natus Medical Incorporated | 2023-01-18T11:35:33+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2023/01/18/natus-medical-incorporated-announces-closing-acquisition-micromed-holding-sas/ |
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):
6:45 a.m.
The silver claret jug was first awarded 150 years ago to the British Open champion. There it was Thursday morning on the first tee at St. Andrews as golf's oldest championship began.
Paul Lawrie of Scotland, the Open champion from 1999, was selected to hit the first shot of this historic week that is all about the 150th edition at the home of golf. He used a yellow golf ball and found the wide fairway. The gutta-percha was the golf ball of choice in 1860 when the British Open began at Prestwick.
The 150th Open accounts for the championship being canceled by two world wars, one pandemic and one other occasion. The Open was not played in 1871 because Young Tom Morris had won the previous year for the third straight time. That meant he took possession of the champion's belt. That's the original trophy of the British Open.
It was a critical juncture for The Open. It was decided that the championship would rotate among Prestwick, St. Andrews and Musselburgh. By the time they got it sorted out, it was too late to play in 1871. They also decided on a new trophy — the claret jug.
The cost was 30 pounds. Why a claret jug? According to R&A chief Martin Slumbers, most wagers back in the day were for jugs of claret.
The famous trophy was awarded for the first time in 1872. Young Tom won that, as well. His name is the first on the jug. Four days from now there will be another.
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More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-07-14T07:14:09+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/British-Open-Gray-cool-start-to-150th-Open-at-17304128.php |
MLB Probable Starting Pitchers Tonight: Saturday, April 22
Who are the probable pitchers lined up to take the mound on Saturday? Below, we list every starting pitching matchup for the day, which includes Dylan Cease toeing the rubber for the White Sox, and Shane McClanahan getting the nod for the Rays.
Keep reading to find the pitching matchups for every game on the schedule for April 22.
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Today's Probable Starting Pitchers
Blue Jays at Yankees Probable Pitchers
The Toronto Blue Jays will send Alek Manoah (1-1) to the hill as they face the Yankees, who will counter with Gerrit Cole (4-0) when the teams meet Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Blue Jays at Yankees
- NYY Odds to Win: -165
- TOR Odds to Win: +140
- Total: 7.5 runs
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Nationals at Twins Probable Pitchers
The Washington Nationals will send Chad Kuhl (0-1) to the hill as they play the Twins, who will counter with Pablo Lopez (1-1) for the matchup between the teams Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Nationals at Twins
- MIN Odds to Win: -275
- WSH Odds to Win: +230
- Total: 7 runs
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Dodgers at Cubs Probable Pitchers
The Los Angeles Dodgers will send Dustin May (1-1) to the hill as they take on the Cubs, who will give the start to Hayden Wesneski (1-0) when the clubs meet Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Dodgers at Cubs
- LAD Odds to Win: -140
- CHC Odds to Win: +115
- Total: 9 runs
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Rockies at Phillies Probable Pitchers
The Colorado Rockies will send Kyle Freeland (2-1) to the bump as they play the Phillies, who will hand the ball to Cristopher Sanchez (0-0) for the game between the teams on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Rockies at Phillies
- PHI Odds to Win: -190
- COL Odds to Win: +155
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Marlins at Guardians Probable Pitchers
The Miami Marlins will send Sandy Alcantara (1-2) to the bump as they play the Guardians, who will give the start to Shane Bieber (1-0) for the matchup between the clubs Saturday.
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Mets at Giants Probable Pitchers
The New York Mets will send David Peterson (1-2) to the mound as they take on the Giants, who will give the start to Logan Webb (0-4) for the game between the clubs Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Mets at Giants
- SF Odds to Win: -120
- NYM Odds to Win: +100
- Total: 8.5 runs
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White Sox at Rays Probable Pitchers
The Chicago White Sox will send Cease (2-0) to the mound as they take on the Rays, who will counter with McClanahan (4-0) when the teams face off Saturday.
Vegas Odds for White Sox at Rays
- TB Odds to Win: -200
- CHW Odds to Win: +165
- Total: 7 runs
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Marlins at Guardians Probable Pitchers
The Miami Marlins will send Braxton Garrett (0-0) to the bump as they face the Guardians, who will counter with Zach Plesac (1-0) when the teams play on Saturday.
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Reds at Pirates Probable Pitchers
The Cincinnati Reds will send Luis Cessa (0-2) to the bump as they take on the Pirates, who will look to Rich Hill (1-2) for the game between the clubs on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Reds at Pirates
- PIT Odds to Win: -155
- CIN Odds to Win: +125
- Total: 9 runs
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Tigers at Orioles Probable Pitchers
The Detroit Tigers will send Joey Wentz (0-2) to the mound as they play the Orioles, who will give the start to Kyle Gibson (3-0) for the matchup between the clubs Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Tigers at Orioles
- BAL Odds to Win: -175
- DET Odds to Win: +145
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Athletics at Rangers Probable Pitchers
The Oakland Athletics will send Shintaro Fujinami (0-3) to the mound as they take on the Rangers, who will hand the ball to Andrew Heaney (1-1) for the game between the teams Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Athletics at Rangers
- TEX Odds to Win: -225
- OAK Odds to Win: +185
- Total: 9 runs
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Red Sox at Brewers Probable Pitchers
The Boston Red Sox will send Garrett Whitlock (1-1) to the bump as they play the Brewers, who will hand the ball to Wade Miley (2-1) when the teams play on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Red Sox at Brewers
- MIL Odds to Win: -135
- BOS Odds to Win: +110
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Astros at Braves Probable Pitchers
The Houston Astros will send Framber Valdez (1-2) to the hill as they take on the Braves, who will give the start to Kyle Wright (0-0) when the clubs meet on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Astros at Braves
- ATL Odds to Win: -115
- HOU Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Padres at Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers
The San Diego Padres will send Joe Musgrove (0-0) to the hill as they face the Diamondbacks, who will counter with Merrill Kelly (1-2) for the game between the teams on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Padres at Diamondbacks
- SD Odds to Win: -145
- ARI Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Royals at Angels Probable Pitchers
The Kansas City Royals will send Zack Greinke (0-3) to the bump as they play the Angels, who will hand the ball to Tyler Anderson (1-0) for the game between the teams Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Royals at Angels
- LAA Odds to Win: -185
- KC Odds to Win: +150
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Cardinals at Mariners Probable Pitchers
The St. Louis Cardinals will send Miles Mikolas (0-1) to the bump as they play the Mariners, who will counter with Luis Castillo (2-0) for the game between the teams on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Cardinals at Mariners
- SEA Odds to Win: -160
- STL Odds to Win: +135
- Total: 7.5 runs
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The Gophers football program added Indiana prep receiver Corey Smith to its 2024 recruiting class on Wednesday.
Brown, who is listed at 6-foot-1 and 170 pounds, had offers from Illinois, West Virginia and a dozen Group of Five conference schools. The Brownsburg High School product also received interest from Penn State, Notre Dame, Kansas and Purdue. Minnesota was his first scholarship offer from a Power Five program.
“I am very honored to say that I will be committing to the University of Minnesota to play for Coach (P.J.) Fleck and Coach (Matt) Simon,” Smith tweeted.
Brown, who visited the Twin Cities in mid-March, is the sixth pledge in the U’s class for next year. He is also a member of the Brownsburg track and field team, competing in sprints and long jump. | 2023-03-23T01:42:46+00:00 | twincities.com | https://www.twincities.com/2023/03/22/gophers-football-adds-indiana-prep-receiver-corey-smith-to-2024-class/ |
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VANCOUVER, British Colombia, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group - English actor, comedian and Monty Python alumnus Eric Idle credits early detection for his victory over pancreatic cancer, known as the world's deadliest common cancer. "The good news is that we are starting to fight back," said Idle after creating the Bright Side Fund to support research and help promote early detection. Despite US cancer death rates being down across all age groups, however mortality rates for pancreatic cancers have gone up, so there's much work to be done. Now there's developments in the fight against pancreatic cancer coming that are generating huge amounts of optimism from biotech groups such as Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCY) (TSX: ONC), Roche Holding AG (OTCQX: RHHBY), Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY), and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX).
One of the most promising new data sets in pancreatic cancer therapies is coming from pelareorep, developed by Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCY) (TSX: ONC). In the company's latest round of results from the ongoing multi-indication phase 1/2 GOBLET study, patients treated with a combination of pelareorep, with atezolizumab from Roche Holding AG (OTC: RHHBY), gemcitabine from Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), and nab-paclitaxel from Celgene Corporation which is a subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY).
Highlighting the impressive significance of the data, Oncolytics Biotech cites the Increased Survival in Pancreatic Cancer with nab-Paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine study published in 2013 by Dr. Von Hoff in the New England Journal of Medicine, which later that year led to the FDA approval of nab-paclitaxel for use in combination with gemcitabine to treat patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Now the pelareorep combination has produced data that to-date was almost unheard of, with nearly triple the objective response rate (ORR) with 69% vs 23-29% of the 2013 study.
Perhaps even more significant, was the presence of a confirmed complete response (CR)—defined as the disappearance of all signs of cancer in response to treatment. Oncolytic Biotech's pelareorep trials produced a 7.7% CR (1 in 13) of test patients, compared to only 0.12% CR (1 in 861) from the 2013 group.
"GOBLET's interim results indicate pelareorep may be the key to finally improving the standard-of-care for first-line treatment of pancreatic cancer, a clear need given that treatment options have not changed for many years despite their limited benefits," said Thomas C. Heineman, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer of Oncolytics Biotech. "The robust efficacy signal in GOBLET markedly exceeded expectations based on historical results and is especially encouraging as most responding patients had their tumor regressions confirmed by subsequent evaluations. We were particularly excited to see a partial response deepen into a confirmed complete response as of the latest data cut, since this further indicates potentially durable anti-cancer effects from the combination therapy."
On top of the impressive ORR and CR, Oncolytics Biotech's pelareorep also achieved a clinical benefit rate (CBR) of 85% as of the SITC poster's data cutoff date of October 12, 2022. In comparison, a 1997 gemcitabine trial only delivered a 23.8% CBR.
Back in June, Oncolytics Biotech announced it had achieved success criteria for efficacy in its pancreatic cancer cohort. Now as of their latest abstract's cutoff date, seven of ten evaluable patients in the cohort achieved a partial response. An additional two patients achieved stable disease for an ORR and clinical benefit rate of 70% and 90%, respectively.
"The impressive results being presented at SITC, together with prior clinical data providing a strong mechanistic rationale for the apparent synergies being displayed by pelareorep, PD-L1 inhibition, and chemotherapy, support our pancreatic cancer program's advancement into a pivotal trial," said Dr. Matt Coffey, President and CEO of Oncolytics Biotech. "We look forward to discussions with regulators to enable these efforts and align on the optimal design for a licensure-enabling study. In parallel, we continue to make strong progress with our breast cancer program; and are thrilled to be advancing a pipeline that includes two potentially compelling registration opportunities."
With this latest data from GOBLET, it appears that the fastest route to a catalyst event will go through its combination with chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibition to treat pancreatic cancer.
"These latest results indicate that pelareorep's immunotherapeutic effects may enhance the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors in pancreatic cancer and increase tumor response rates," said Dirk Arnold M.D., Ph.D., Director of Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, and primary investigator of the GOBLET trial. "This promising finding suggests that pelareorep has the potential to dramatically improve the current therapeutic approach is an indication that is amongst the most difficult to treat."
Another joint effort involving Roche Holding AG (OTC: RHHBY) that sparked early optimism this year was an mRNA therapy for pancreatic cancer developed with BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX). Back in June, BioNTech presented preliminary Phase I data of its BNT122, evaluating with Genentech (a Roche subsidiary) in pancreatic cancer.
The Phase I trial is studying the mRNA-based individualized neoantigen specific immunotherapy (iNeST) autogene cevumeran (BNT122) in combination with atezolizumab, an anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, and chemotherapy. The patients in the study have resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
"With only under 5% of patients responding to current treatment options, PDAC is one of the highest unmet medical need cancers," said Dr. Özlem Türeci, M.D., Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of BioNTech. "We are committed to take up this challenge by leveraging our long-standing research in cancer vaccinology and are trying to break new ground in the treatment of such hard-to-treat tumors."
For Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), the new developments with gemcitabine involved in pancreatic cancer therapies is a marked improvement upon the disappointment in 2019 that resulted after a $1.6 billion buyout of Armo Biosciences led to ending a Phase 3 study for pegilodecakin resulting from a poor showing in pancreatic cancer.
Initially Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) had more success with its massive $74-billion acquisition of Celgene in 2019, which led to obtaining the asset Abraxane—the brand name of nab-paclitaxel which is approved in breast, lung, and pancreatic cancer.
However, Celgene was recently hit with an FDA warning letter because the BMS subsidiary didn't fix the problem of multiple media fill failures along the aseptic processing line at its biologics plant.
French biotech giant Ipsen S.A. and its combination involving its asset Onivyde also demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in overall survival (OS) compared to the nab-paclitaxel+gemcitabine combination in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The win for Ipsen comes roughly five years after the company paid potentially $1 billion for the pancreatic cancer drug, acquiring it from Merrimack Pharmaceuticals in 2017.
Onivyde is also approved for patients with metastatic or locally advanced epithelioid sarcoma not eligible for complete resection and is currently in a phase 3 confirmatory study in combination with Roche's Rituxan and Bristol Myers Squibb's Revlimid in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma who have received at least one prior therapy.
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EVART — McBain maintained its two-game lead in the Highland Conference standings on Wednesday with a hard-fought 55-43 victory at Evart.
The win didn’t come easily, though, against the speedy, athletic Wildcats.
“Evart’s a tough team to play well against,” said McBain coach Bruce Koopman.
“They pressure you and take you out of your game with their speed. They had a good game plan and kept things close for three-and-a-half quarters. Fortunately, we won tonight but it was ugly. They made us work for it.”
Evart coach Kris Morgan was mostly happy with his team’s effort, though he pointed to the failure to do a better job defending the backside as a key factor in the final outcome.
“We played well and kept it close into the fourth quarter but their height was a big challenge for us,” Morgan said.
“We pressured the ball in the backcourt and did a good job fronting Evan (Haverkamp) inside and denying him the ball. We just didn’t do a good enough job defending the backside and (Kalvin) McGillis made us pay for it. He had a monster game for them.”
McBain owned a slim 24-21 halftime lead before pulling away to a 45-35 lead in the third quarter. Evart got back into it following a steal and breakaway from Dakobe White and a drive from Kamden Darling in the final period, however.
A put-back bucket from the rangy Haverkamp, who had Evart defenders buzzing around him but still scored 13 points, and a tip-in off the backboard by McGillis soon after pushed McBain’s lead back to double digits in the final minute and finally sealed the victory.
McGillis positioned himself well and finished with 24 points on a night when Haverkamp drew a lot of attention. Guards Braylon Pace, Claydon Ingleright and Nate Koetje each dropped a pair of 3’s to finish with six points.
White penetrated effectively though the paint for 16 to pace the Wildcats and Darling hit for 11. Noah Vanderlinde came off the bench to nail a 3-pointer early in the third quarter to bring the Wildcats within a point of McBain, 31-30, but the Ramblers responded with a 10-2 run late in the quarter behind treys from Koetje and Pace.
McBain (10-4, 10-1) is home against NMC on Friday in a key Highland clash. Evart (7-7, 6-5) travels to Pine River. | 2023-02-02T10:22:24+00:00 | cadillacnews.com | https://www.cadillacnews.com/sports/mcbain-earns-ugly-win-at-evart/article_a8cf7d6c-a2a7-11ed-8db4-fb305fee2853.html |
CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson reported to his first training camp with the Browns on Friday still not knowing how long he’ll be their starting quarterback.
Like one of his passes, Watson’s future remains up in the air.
As he awaits word on whether he’ll be suspended by the NFL for off-field behavior, the three-time Pro Bowler arrived at Cleveland’s training facility in Berea along with the team’s other QBs and rookies.
Watson was scheduled to undergo a physical followed by meetings.
The 26-year-old is facing a likely league suspension for violating its personal conduct policy following allegations by two dozen massage therapists in Texas that he was sexually inappropriate with them during sessions while he played for Houston.
Watson’s fate is being decided by league disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, a retired federal judge in Delaware who has spent the past few weeks reviewing his case following a hearing and briefs submitted by the quarterback’s legal team, the NFL Players Association and league.
The NFL pushed for an indefinite suspension for Watson, who was never criminally charged and has maintained his innocence. Grand juries in two Texas counties declined to indict him.
There’s no definitive timeline for Robinson’s ruling. The Browns have been hopeful they’d know before veterans report next week. Cleveland’s first full-squad practice is Wednesday.
Depending on how Robinson rules, Watson, who waived his no-trade clause and signed a five-year, $230 million contract with Cleveland in March despite his legal entanglements, could miss multiple games in 2022.
The Browns have made plans in case they’re without Watson for an extended period. Veteran Jacoby Brissett will slide into his starting spot, and Cleveland signed Josh Rosen on Friday to a one-year contract.
The 25-year-old Rosen is an extra layer of security and has more experience than Josh Dobbs, who is also on the roster. Rosen was selected with the No. 10 pick in 2018 by Arizona and went 3-10 in 13 starts as a rookie.
Once the Cardinals decided to take Kyler Murray first overall in 2019, Rosen was traded to Miami. He spent last season with Atlanta, appearing in four games.
Even if Watson is suspended, he’ll be allowed to practice with the Browns. The only thing that could change that is if Robinson stipulates as part of the punishment that he needs to be away from the team.
NOTES: The Browns placed rookie WR David Bell on active/physically unable to perform list with a foot injury. He is eligible to be activated when he passes a physical. A third-round pick out of Purdue, Bell is expected to have a significant role this season. … Rookie DT Perrion Winfrey signed his contract, the last of Cleveland’s 2022 draft class to do so. The former Oklahoma standout is expected to be in rotation up front.
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WITH BREAKING NEWS. GOOD EVENING. ONE PERSON IN CRITICAL CONDITION TONIGHT AFTER AN EXPLOSION AT A COMMERCIAL BUILDING NORTHEAST OF DES MOINES. IT’S HAPPENING ON NORTHEAST 46TH STREET, JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE EAST MIXMASTER IN DELAWARE TOWNSHIP. KCCI BEAU BOWMAN IS ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW WITH INVESTIGATORS. WITH WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. WELL, STEVE, THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AROUND 430 AND YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE BEHIND ME IS THIS BUILDING RIGHT HERE IS WHERE THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED. YOU COULD SEE SOME OF THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND. IT LOOKS LIKE THE ROOF HAS CAVED IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. THERE. WE’RE JOINED NOW BY LIEUTENANT RYAN EVANS WITH THE PORT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE THERE, THE RESPONDING AGENCY, TO THIS CALL. AND RYAN, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US AT THIS POINT? WE WERE CALLED HERE SHORTLY, SHORTLY BEFORE 430 FOR AN EXPLOSION THAT WAS REPORTED. FIRE CREWS ARRIVED ABOUT THE SAME TIME DEPUTIES DID. THE FIRE WAS NOT VERY EXTREME AT THAT POINT. SO THEY WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH IT FAIRLY RAPIDLY. THERE WAS ONE ADULT MALE THAT WAS FOUND AT THE SCENE, REMOVED FROM THE BUILDING, SUFFERING SOME SERIOUS BURNS AND HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. ANY INDICATION AS TO WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE EXPLOSION? NOT RIGHT NOW. IT’S STILL VERY EARLY ON WITH THE INVESTIGATION AND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IT AND I KNOW THE ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED HERE FOR A WHILE. ANY INDICATION AS HOW LONG THEY’RE GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR? THEY’RE ACTUALLY OPEN ALL BACK UP RIGHT NOW. SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING TAKEN CARE OF AND ALL THE ROADS ARE OPEN. BACK UP. THANK YOU AGAIN, LIEUTENANT, FOR JOINING US. AGAIN, ONE MAN IS IN CRITICAL, CRITICAL CONDITION, TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER THIS EXPLOSION. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS THROUGH THE 6:00 AND ALL NIGHT TONIGHT HERE ON KCCI AND ON THE KCCI MOBILE APP. BUT FOR NOW, WE’RE LIVE IN DES MOINES, BE
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Man injured in explosion in Polk County
Just before 5 p.m., emergency crews were called to Metro Motors on NE 46th Avenue.
Firefighters are investigating an explosion and fire in Delaware Township in Polk County.Around 4:25 p.m., emergency crews were called to Metro Motors on NE 46th Avenue.The sheriff's office said an adult male was working inside Metro Motors during the time of the fire. He suffered serious burns and was transferred to the hospital in critical condition.There were no other people in the building at the time of the explosion.It is unclear how the explosion happened.This is a developing story. Stay tuned to KCCI on-air and online for updates.
POLK COUNTY, Iowa —
Firefighters are investigating an explosion and fire in Delaware Township in Polk County.
Around 4:25 p.m., emergency crews were called to Metro Motors on NE 46th Avenue.
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The sheriff's office said an adult male was working inside Metro Motors during the time of the fire. He suffered serious burns and was transferred to the hospital in critical condition.
There were no other people in the building at the time of the explosion.
It is unclear how the explosion happened.
This is a developing story. Stay tuned to KCCI on-air and online for updates. | 2023-01-26T00:19:15+00:00 | kcci.com | https://www.kcci.com/article/explosion-polk-county-iowa/42664490 |
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 30 ruling to reduce the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, Gov. Phil Murphy warned that the decision “threatens to exacerbate climate change while severely impacting the health of Americans across the country.”
Murphy vowed that his administration will keep doing “everything in our power to combat the climate crisis and preserve New Jersey’s environmental and public health.”
As one of hundreds of environmental activists and residents who have been calling on Murphy to deny permits for new fossil fuel projects in New Jersey, I find these statements lofty but hypocritical.
Murphy has issued executive orders and signed the Environmental Justice Law in 2020 to protect overburdened poor and minority communities from pollution. Yet, for the past several years, people around New Jersey have been rallying and marching, collecting petitions, holding forums, getting towns to pass resolutions and even posting billboards to demand that Murphy specifically reject fossil fuel projects around the state. Most of the proposals are in “environmental justice” communities.
On June 23, hundreds of activists gathered in Trenton to demand that Murphy reject seven pending fossil fuel projects, including power plants and liquefied natural gas sites.
Given his statement about the Supreme Court decision and his strong and powerful words, the governor should immediately reject the projects.
Paula Rogovin, Teaneck
Are we ready to send Lady Liberty back to France?
Perhaps the Statue of Liberty should be returned to sender, no longer deserving of a place in this country.
The guardians of the Constitution have burned the document to the ground, casting doubt over whether the United States of America should truly be described as the land of the free.
Sadly, there is considerable doubt whether some of our Supreme Court justices are even fit to serve. One was accused by a witness during a 2018 confirmation hearing, but never charged with, sexual assault. The worst of the lot is married to a “traitor” who allegedly plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
After almost 250 years as a freedom-loving nation, we stand now on the precipice of a calamity set in motion by the very same justices sworn to uphold the Constitution and the rights of every single American without regard to gender. In this, they have failed.
Where we’re headed now is most unclear, but with the elimination of Roe v. Wade reproductive rights protection and the proliferation of guns, the future looks grim.
Of course, there are options, difficult for sure. First, we have the midterm election as a strong means of expression, and then there is 2024. As we know, change comes slowly, but change we must.
The hand of liberty is watching.
Howard Luxenberg, Monroe Township
Jan. 6 witness unfit for front page
I‘m not surprised, just disheartened and disappointed, that the Star-Ledger would use a front-page picture and headline pretending that Cassidy Hutchinson is a credible witness for the congressional Jan. 6 investigating committee.
This former aide to Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, is not a first-person witness to her testimony about Trump grabbing the steering wheel of the presidential limousine when he demanded to be taken to the Capitol to join his supporters, instead of to the White House.
This is hearsay from someone who was not near the action that day, and reportedly has been refuted by two Secret Service personnel who were there.
Once again, you have contributed to an attempt to discredit President Trump and claim credibility as the house organ for the sleaze in Washington. This will all come to a no-good end at some point in time. However, for now, you are a disgrace to the journalism profession.
A visceral disdain for a duly elected past president of the United States is no reason to perpetuate evil, divisive and partisan “journalism.” The “Russian hoax” and now the “Hutchinson hoax” are the Star-Ledger’s doing as much as that of the kangaroo court that is the Jan. 6 committee.
Theresa Ward, Edison
Don’t expect total recall at advanced age
Senior citizens like myself who watch a lot of television are inundated by commercials for products claiming to improve memory.
These claims are nonsense.
It is a documented fact that the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission have gone after some of these predators by stating that their advertising was false and misleading and not backed up by scientific data.
The FDA does not require supplement makers to prove that their products are effective, unless they make specific treatment claims.
Which brings me to a wise physician in Jersey City who explained memory loss to me in the plain terms that make our city famous.
The physician said that the reason a 65-year-old may have difficulty with memory is simply that they have 65 years of memory to process. Certainly, a 25-year-old would have a better memory because they have only 25 years of memory to process. No doubt, excessive cannabis use might affect their memory — but that’s another story.
So, fellow seniors, no worries about occasionally forgetting things from years ago. It is a badge of honor for a life well-lived.
George Gastrinakis, Jersey City
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2021 emergency rooms nationwide treated an estimated 193,450 burn injuries involving many types of consumer products, from kitchen and cooking products to fireworks and space heaters. In recognition of Burn Awareness Week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to be vigilant about fire safety and to check for product recalls.
Children under 10 years old are especially vulnerable and accounted for 26 percent of burn injuries treated in 2021. Nearly half of those injuries were to the upper extremities, from shoulders to fingers and more than a third specifically to the hands and fingers.
The vast majority of burn incidents are preventable. Here are a few tips to keep safe:
- Candles: Use flashlights instead of candles. If using candles, do not burn them on or near anything that can catch fire, never leave them burning unattended and extinguish candles when leaving the room and before sleeping.
- Cooking Care: Keep children away from the cooking area, and keep flammable items, like potholders and paper or plastic bags, away from the stove and oven.
- All Clothing Burns: Keep all clothing away from flames and ignition sources. Loose clothing can catch fire easily.
- Space Heater Safety: Keep hands and fingers away and give the space heater some space – at least three feet. Loose flammable items in close proximity to a space heater can catch fire.
- If You Smoke: Smoking materials can ignite clothing. Don't smoke while drowsy; safely extinguish smoking material.
According to the CDC and the National Fire Prevention Association, if clothing does catch fire, stop (don't run), drop and roll. Cover your face. Roll until the fire is out. If you're not able to drop, use something like a blanket to put out the flames. Run cool water on your burn until emergency responders arrive.
Beyond incidents involving consumer products, unintentional residential fires cause nearly 2,400 deaths and about 10,900 injuries yearly, according to CPSC data. The data also show that African Americans have the highest rate of deaths from fire, nearly twice the overall rate across the population.
Seconds matter when safety is on the line. Here are a few tips to be fire safe:
- Fire Extinguisher: Have a fire extinguisher nearby, and place working smoke alarms on every floor outside sleeping areas and inside bedrooms.
- Charging Batteries: Always be present when charging devices using lithium-ion batteries, using the charger that came with your device. Unplug the device when properly charged and never charge them while sleeping.
- Fire Escape Plan: Create an escape plan and make sure everyone practices it.
- Close bedroom doors: During a fire, closed bedroom doors can slow the spread and allow extra moments to get to safety.
Check for recalled products
Check to see if regularly used products have been recalled at www.cpsc.gov/recalls. If a product has been recalled, stop using it immediately and contact the recalling company for the remedy – a refund, repair or replacement.
Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for statements related to this or other topics.
About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
For lifesaving information:
- Visit CPSC.gov.
- Sign up to receive our e-mail alerts.
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSC and Twitter @USCPSC.
- Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
- Call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
- Contact a media specialist.
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SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission | 2023-02-07T16:49:25+00:00 | uppermichiganssource.com | https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/prnewswire/2023/02/07/cpsc-urges-fire-safety-vigilance-during-burn-awareness-week/ |
GROSS: Truck spills cow intestines all over Houston roadway
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 12:15 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
HOUSTON (KTRK) – People in one Houston neighborhood are holding their breath – literally – after a truck spilled cow intestines all over the road Wednesday afternoon.
City officials say crews got things cleaned up pretty quickly, but the smell hasn’t completely gone away.
“I have not ever encountered anything like this before,” area resident Tahj Scott said. “This is a first, but definitely the worst smell I ever smelled.”
There’s no word yet on what company owned the truck that spilled the innards or how this even happened.
Copyright 2022 KTRK via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-05T17:37:12+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/2022/08/05/gross-truck-spills-cow-intestines-all-over-houston-roadway/ |
FAIRFIELD, Calif., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GeoVera Insurance Holdings, Ltd., a leading provider of specialty property insurance, today announced that AM Best revised the outlook from negative to stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Ratings (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of "A" (Excellent) for the members of the GeoVera Insurance Group (GeoVera). This action applies to all of GeoVera's operating entities: Coastal Select Insurance Company, GeoVera Insurance Company, GeoVera Specialty Insurance Company, and Geovera Reinsurance Ltd. A link to the AM Best press release can be found here.
"I am grateful to all of the members of Team GeoVera who have worked so hard over the past three years to create a stronger, more resilient organization," said John Forney, President and CEO of GeoVera. "To be able to thrive in the face of unprecedented CAT activity and concomitant reinsurance price increases demonstrates the strength of our team and our commitment to being the premier underwriter of specialty CAT insurance. We appreciate that AM Best recognized the improvements in our balance sheet, catastrophe reinsurance program and operating performance during the past two years by reaffirming our A (Excellent) ratings and removing the negative outlook that had been in place since April 2021. We believe that this A rating differentiates GeoVera from its competitors and provides us renewed incentive to provide our agents and policyholders with unique, well-underwritten insurance solutions for catastrophe-exposed property risks."
About GeoVera Insurance Holdings, Ltd.
GeoVera Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Is a provider of specialty property insurance products focused on catastrophe-exposed properties in the earthquake wind markets, operating on both an admitted and surplus lines basis. GeoVera is headquartered in Fairfield, CA with offices in Sheboygan, WI, Jacksonville, FL and Tampa, FL. GeoVera and its subsidiaries maintain a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) from AM Best. For more information, visit GeoVera.com.
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SOURCE GeoVera Insurance Holdings | 2023-07-20T16:03:08+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/prnewswire/2023/07/20/geovera-announces-that-am-best-has-affirmed-its-excellent-ratings-revised-outlooks-negative-stable-members-geovera-insurance-group/ |
Rossen Reports: Save on back-to-school supplies with these discounts
It might seem a little too early to talk about this, but some stores are getting ready for back-to-school shopping. Target just announced two big savings events that are bigger and will last longer than in years prior.
College Students
Target is bumping up its discount for college students from 15% to 20% this year. You can save on a one-time purchase of dorm room stuff or school supplies. The sales lasts from July 3 to Sept. 3. Click here for more information including the coupon.
Teachers
For educators, the retailer’s Teacher Prep Event is back and it’s six weeks longer than last year. Teachers can save 15% on school supplies. Eligible educators include; all K-12 and homeschool teachers, those working at daycare centers and early childhood learning centers, vocational or technical schoolteachers and professors working at universities or colleges. All you need to do is join the Target Circle loyalty program and verify you’re an educator. It’s free too! This discount event runs from July 17 to Sept. 10.
Tax-Free Weekends
Target is participating in sales tax holidays as well. Stores in states with sales-tax holiday events will not charge sales tax, giving guests in those areas another way to save. Here’s a list of states participating in sales tax holidays this year from the Federation of Tax Administrators.
Click here for more information on all the events. | 2022-07-14T22:02:48+00:00 | kcci.com | https://www.kcci.com/article/rossen-reports-save-on-back-to-school-supplies-with-these-discounts/40617921 |
FRYMAN, Jack Lewis
FEB. 3, 1930 - AUG. 4, 2022
92, formerly of Oxford, OH, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2022. Born February 3, 1930, at home in Mt. Healthy, OH, he was the son to the late John Felix Fryman and Milta Mae (Lewis) Fryman.
He is survived by his three children, Jim Fryman and wife Maureen of Chicago, IL, Tom Fryman and wife Colleen of Cincinnati, OH, Katie (Fryman) Hillman and husband Jeff of Kokomo, IN; seven grandchildren A.J., Steven, Fiona, Sabrina, Rachel, Ben and Nicholas; sister-in-law Jan (Mockabee Fryman) Davis, and brother-in-law David Smucker and his wife Cathy; plus, many nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and lifelong friends.
Preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Jane Smucker Fryman, his siblings Robert, Charles, Betty, Richard, and Karen Fryman, and brothers-in-law Stan Zielinski and John C. Smucker.
Jack graduated from McGuffey High School, where he lettered in football, baseball, and track. He earned his BA degree in economics at Miami University. While at Miami, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, honorary fraternity and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi, social fraternity. He proudly served his country as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Japan and Korea.
Jack and Jane married on August 6, 1960, in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, and lived in a home they designed and had built on the Fryman farm. A location they cherished, especially when they would return to it after traveling the globe, seeing 6 of the 7 continents and visiting or making new friends along the way. Many happy times were spent hosting on their deck, watching countless fireflies appear out of the fields, having a cookout and enjoying the half runner beans Jack grew each summer in his well-tended vegetable garden.
Jack worked with his father, Felix, at the Fryman Oldsmobile dealership during the winter and for 20 years operated the Fryman farm. Farming gave him the joy of spending time in nature, and he had a knack for nurturing plants, animals, and people too. In 1972 Jack entered the real estate business and was an adjunct instructor in the real estate department at Miami University Hamilton Campus.
An active member of the Oxford community, Jack served many civic organizations in a variety of roles, including the Boy Scouts, Lions Club, United Way, League of Women Voters, Miami Valley Farmers Union, and the Oxford Seniors during the planning, building and initial operations of the current Senior Center. Jack will be dearly missed for his kind smile, quick wit, and endless optimism. He passed knowing he was deeply loved and that for those of us left behind, the sun would surely rise again each morning in the East!
Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Saturday, August 13, 2022, 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. at Ogle and Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Oxford, OH. Funeral to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Oxford Seniors or the Fryman Cemetery Association.
Funeral Home Information
Paul R. Young Funeral Home - Mt. Healthy
7345 Hamilton Avenue
Mount Healthy, OH
45231 | 2022-08-11T05:42:28+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/fryman-jack/EGAEZPTCTFHYZM5XED5IPFPRVI/ |
(Stacker) – Depending on where you live in the U.S., your state and local taxes may have shifted over the last year.
The feared decline in American spending at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic never fully materialized as stimulus and pandemic aid programs kept consumers buying and sending sales taxes into state and local government coffers.
But while the stimulus-fueled spending spree alleviated concerns about bringing in tax revenue for critical functions in local government, it also helped spur record inflation. Some states are adjusting taxes in response: Utah, for example, moved to reduce individual and corporate income tax rates for 2022.
Stacker examined data from the nonprofit Tax Foundation to see which states have recorded the biggest tax growth in the last four decades. States were ranked by the percentage-point change of each state’s effective tax rate from 1980 to 2022. Ties were broken by the growth from 2021. The overall per capita burden was used if those numbers were the same.
Effective tax rates were calculated by dividing the state and local taxes residents pay by the state’s share of the gross national product. Those taxes include property, sales, income, and other taxes recorded by the Census Bureau’s State and Local Government Finance division.
In 2022, the national average state-local tax burden is 11.2%, unchanged from the year before. “Tax burden” is a term used to describe the effective amount of taxes each person in a state pays its government. “State-local” refers to a combination of state and local tax rates, excluding federal taxes. It can account for income and the portion of corporate taxes shifted to consumers via increased costs or lower wages.
Twenty-one states—including Oregon, Colorado, Alaska, Maryland, and Georgia—have lowered effective state-local tax rates since 1980. In Alaska, taxes on oil extraction have ensured a large portion of state taxes are footed by the business activities of nonresidents. Residents of the other 30 states have seen tax rates increase as much as three percentage points in that timeframe.
States with the largest tax growth have high effective tax rates overall, largely due to high state spending and tax payments to out-of-state governments. In Connecticut, for example, residents pay taxes to neighboring New York, while states with large tourism industries like Vermont and Hawaii export tax burdens to the rest of the U.S.
Only one state has seen tax rates rise more in the last four decades than the residents of the lush Hawaiian islands with its high cost of living and people paying a 14% effective tax rate (about $8,400 in taxes per person annually). Continue reading to see which it is.
#51. Alaska
– Change from 1980: -4.3 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.5 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 4.6%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $2,943
#50. Michigan
– Change from 1980: -2.0 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.4 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 8.6%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,720
#49. North Dakota
– Change from 1980: -2.0 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.9 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 8.8%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $5,403
#48. District of Columbia
– Change from 1980: -1.8 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.3 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 12.0%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $11,654
#47. Wisconsin
– Change from 1980: -1.3 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.4 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 10.9%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $6,231
#46. Georgia
– Change from 1980: -1.0 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 8.9%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,862
#45. South Carolina
– Change from 1980: -0.8 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.5 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 8.9%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,596
#44. Arizona
– Change from 1980: -0.7 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.1 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.5%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $5,156
#43. Massachusetts
– Change from 1980: -0.6 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.1 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 11.5%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $9,405
#42. South Dakota
– Change from 1980: -0.5 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.3 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 8.4%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $5,196
#41. Wyoming
– Change from 1980: -0.4 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.8 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 7.5%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,691
#40. West Virginia
– Change from 1980: -0.4 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.3 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.8%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,479
#39. Oregon
– Change from 1980: -0.4 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.3 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 10.8%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $6,572
#38. Tennessee
– Change from 1980: -0.4 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.1 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 7.6%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,036
#37. Maryland
– Change from 1980: -0.3 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.6 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 11.3%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $7,680
#36. Colorado
– Change from 1980: -0.3 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.3 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.7%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $6,699
#35. North Carolina
– Change from 1980: -0.3 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.9%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $5,299
#34. Kentucky
– Change from 1980: -0.2 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.4 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.6%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,669
#33. Rhode Island
– Change from 1980: -0.2 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.3 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 11.4%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $6,948
#32. Missouri
– Change from 1980: -0.1 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.1 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.3%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,953
#31. Pennsylvania
– Change from 1980: -0.1 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.1 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 10.6%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $6,723
#30. Idaho
– Change from 1980: +0.2 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.1 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 10.7%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $5,402
#29. Oklahoma
– Change from 1980: +0.3 percentage points
– Change from 2021: 0.0 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.0%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,527
#28. Mississippi
– Change from 1980: +0.4 percentage points
– Change from 2021: 0.0 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.8%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,220
#27. Florida
– Change from 1980: +0.4 percentage points
– Change from 2021: 0.0 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.1%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $5,406
#26. Iowa
– Change from 1980: +0.5 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.3 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 11.2%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $6,086
#25. Alabama
– Change from 1980: +0.5 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.8%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,585
#24. Nebraska
– Change from 1980: +0.7 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 11.5%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $6,720
#23. Ohio
– Change from 1980: +0.8 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.4 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 10.0%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $5,530
#22. New Mexico
– Change from 1980: +0.9 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.3 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 10.2%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,835#21. Montana
#21. Montana
– Change from 1980: +0.9 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 10.5%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $5,795
#20. Texas
– Change from 1980: +0.9 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 8.6%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,994
#19. Arkansas
– Change from 1980: +1.0 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.5 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 10.2%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $5,031
#18. Indiana
– Change from 1980: +1.0 percentage points
– Change from 2021: 0.0 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.3%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $5,030
#17. Utah
– Change from 1980: +1.0 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 12.1%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $6,750
#16. Washington
– Change from 1980: +1.1 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.3 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 10.7%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $7,803
#15. Louisiana
– Change from 1980: +1.1 percentage points
– Change from 2021: 0.0 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.1%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $4,762
#14. New Hampshire
– Change from 1980: +1.1 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.1 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.6%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $6,593
#13. New Jersey
– Change from 1980: +1.1 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 13.2%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $9,648
#12. Minnesota
– Change from 1980: +1.2 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.3 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 12.1%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $7,763
#11. Maine
– Change from 1980: +1.5 percentage points
– Change from 2021: 0.0 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 12.4%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $6,906
#10. Kansas
– Change from 1980: +1.6 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.1 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 11.2%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $6,353
#9. Nevada
– Change from 1980: +1.8 percentage points
– Change from 2021: -0.3 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 9.6%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $5,554
#8. Delaware
– Change from 1980: +2.1 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 12.4%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $7,170
#7. California
– Change from 1980: +2.1 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 13.5%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $10,167
#6. Virginia
– Change from 1980: +2.1 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.1 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 12.5%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $7,979
#5. Illinois
– Change from 1980: +2.3 percentage points
– Change from 2021: 0.0 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 12.9%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $8,390
#4. New York
– Change from 1980: +2.7 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.7 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 15.9%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $12,083
#3. Vermont
– Change from 1980: +2.8 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 13.6%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $7,958
#2. Hawaii
– Change from 1980: +3.1 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.2 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 14.1%
– State-local tax burden per capita: $8,410
#1. Connecticut
– Change from 1980: +4.9 percentage points
– Change from 2021: +0.7 percentage points
– State-local effective tax rate 2022: 15.4%
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Tonic.xyz rockets to $4.2M in total Gross Merchandise Value in under 3 months
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Heretic Ventures, the San Francisco-based venture studio launched by serial entrepreneur Mariam Naficy and backed by industry-leading investors and entrepreneurs including Reid Hoffman, Ev Williams, Chris Dixon, Jeremy Stoppelman, April Underwood, and others, announces that Tonic.xyz, a leading gallery offering highly curated art on the blockchain, has raised $5 million in a seed financing round co-led by Patron.xyz and TTCER.
Heretic founds companies at the intersection of culture, commerce, and creators, with a focus on using disruptive technology to gain widespread adoption and lasting competitive advantage. The studio de-risks venture builds, shortens the time to market, and increases the likelihood of success through a rigorous studio ideation and validation method, well-curated and highly vetted founding teams, and a powerful shared venture platform.
Heretic is founded and led by Mariam Naficy, a veteran entrepreneur with a perfect record in founding and scaling money-making companies – Eve.com (1999), which sold for $110M one year after launch, and Minted (2007), a private, profitable company which generates several hundred million dollars in annual sales. Naficy brings her track record in commerce, marketplace, community, and content experience to the fund - but most importantly, the knowledge of how to test, select, and launch early-stage ideas and how to recruit early career talent who have strong entrepreneurial potential.
"Mariam and the team she is building at Heretic are as special as they come," says Gerald Risk, Partner at TTCER. "It is rare to have the opportunity to partner with a high character, proven entrepreneur whom you have known for more than a decade. We jumped at the chance to invest in Heretic generally and Tonic.xyz in particular."
Tonic.xyz, a Heretic venture, reimagines the art collectors' experience and extends access to blockchain art beyond crypto-native consumers. The platform provides a safe space for consumers to learn about and collect generative fine art that bridges the digital and physical worlds. Its first three fine art auctions sold out, generating a total of over $4.2M in both primary and secondary GMV sales in less than three months. Its recent release, Strands of Solitude, from renowned, Parisian generative artist and coder William Mapan, is the second-largest release of the year across the entire generative art market. Tonic.xyz appointed co-founder Susannah Maybank, the former Head of Digital at Gagosian, as Chief Executive Officer.
"Generative art, an innovative medium emerging from the intersection of crypto and AI, holds enormous potential to revolutionize the art market and attract a broader collector base," says Brian Cho, Co-Founder and General Partner at Patron. "The co-founders, Susannah and Mariam, bring a wealth of exceptional talent and experience to the table, having worked extensively in design, creator economy, and fine art space. The early enthusiastic support from their community has been exhilarating, as we at Patron believe the Tonic platform has the power to unite the traditional and digital art realms."
Adds Risk, "From my vantage point as first an entrepreneur, then as an investor, and more recently as a Lecturer at Stanford's business school, I have seen many great talents. Even among this remarkable comparison group, Susannah stands out."
As a part of their 0-to-1 development process, Heretic Ventures utilizes a deep network of advisors and experts across industries and technologies. Heretic Ventures is currently working on incubating AI-based businesses, with renowned engineer and entrepreneur Pasha Sadri (Polyvore, Whatsapp) as an advisor. Celebrated generative artist and creative coder Emily Xie advises the studio as a creator, technologist, and web3 expert.
"Between access to talent and major shifts in enabling technology like AI, we are possibly at the best moment I've seen in my career to launch disruptive new businesses," said Mariam Naficy, Managing Partner of Heretic. "At a time when there is an investor flight to quality, Heretic Ventures is fortunate to have the entrepreneurial experience to see around corners, identify great entrepreneurs like Susannah, and help shape the DNA of our portfolio companies to de-risk and build enduring businesses. I'm proud that we are able to revolutionize the art collecting experience with Tonic and I'm looking forward to continuing to bring groundbreaking businesses to life with the talented Heretic team."
"In Mariam, I have found someone I learn from every day, and in Heretic, a team willing to put their full force behind making my vision a success. Mariam has built an experienced, versatile, and kind entrepreneurial team at Heretic, proof of her exceptional ability to spot talent," said Susannah Maybank, CEO of Tonic.xyz.
The Heretic team brings venture building, business strategy, and creator experience from companies such as Marvel Entertainment, The Boston Consulting Group, IDEO, Syndicate, Tidal, Texas Pacific Group, Creative Artists Agency, and more.
Please visit https://heretic.ventures/ to learn more. For media and interview requests, please contact Skai Blue Media at teamhereticventures@skaibluemedia.com.
ABOUT HERETIC VENTURES
Backed by investors and entrepreneurs who are household names, Heretic is a San Francisco-based venture studio bringing together capital and talent to found, incubate, and fund culture-defining commerce and creator companies that gain widespread adoption and lasting competitive advantage. For more information about Heretic, visit https://heretic.ventures/.
ABOUT MARIAM NAFICY
Mariam Naficy is a veteran entrepreneur with a perfect record in founding and scaling successful companies – Eve.com (1999), the world's first online cosmetics retailer, which sold for $110M one year after launch, and Minted (2007), a private, profitable company which generates several hundred million dollars in annual sales. Prior to founding Minted, Naficy led Product Management at Movielink, an early movie-downloading service. Naficy sits on the Board of Directors of Minted, Medium, Victoria's Secret, and Every Mother Counts. She is a Trustee of Williams College and a member of the Advisory Council of Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
ABOUT TTCER
TTCER is an investment partnership formed to support entrepreneurs who are buying and building enduring businesses. We have a core focus on search funds, but we actively back other start-ups and talented entrepreneurs of all types. In our investing approach, we prioritize learning, collaboration, and alignment, and we work hard to help our partners reach their full potential. We invest our own capital, which allows us to have a decades-long time horizon when working with like-minded CEOs and partners. Our investment team is led by Will Thorndike, Gerald Risk, and Sara Rosenthal. Our additional partners are Bret Comolli, Jim Ellis, and Kevin Taweel. The founding members of TTCER draw on years of collaboration building Asurion, a search-acquired company that has grown into a global provider of technology care services, as well as advising dozens of other growing, recurring revenue businesses. We are educators, company builders, and investors, whose combined experience and shared vision allow us a unique and powerful foundation from which to support the entrepreneurs with whom we partner.
ABOUT PATRON
Patron, an early-stage venture firm, invests in the next generation of startups, drawing on its extensive experience in the interactive space. Its investment thesis posits that games have evolved beyond entertainment, with 3B+ users globally and companies like Roblox and Discord dominating the time and mindshare of the next wave of internet users. The firm raised its debut fund of $90 million in 2021, anchored by top institutions, with notable individual limited partners (LPs) like Marc Andreessen, Fred Wilson, and Chris Dixon. For more, visit http://www.patron.xyz.
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GENEVA (AP) — FIFA’s top officials have urged the 32 teams preparing for the most political World Cup in the modern era to focus on the game in Qatar and avoid handing out lessons in morality.
A letter urging teams to “let football take center stage” was sent by FIFA president Gianni Infantino and secretary general Fatma Samoura ahead of intense media focus on coaches and players when World Cup squads are announced next week.
“Please, let’s now focus on the football!” Infantino and Samoura wrote, asking the 32 soccer federations to “not allow football to be dragged into every ideological or political battle that exists.”
Qatar being picked in 2010 as World Cup host sparked scrutiny on its treatment of low-paid migrant workers needed to build projects costing tens of billions of dollars and its laws criminalizing same-sex relationships.
FIFA’s comments in defense of Qatar follows more strident targeting of critics in recent weeks by public officials, including the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, as the Nov. 20 kickoff nears.
The Emir two weeks ago denounced “fabrications and double standards” in what he has called an “unprecedented campaign” against a World Cup host nation.
Eight European teams have committed to their captains wearing heart-shaped armbands — in breach of FIFA rules — to support an anti-discrimination campaign launched in the Netherlands, and Australia players took part in a video airing concerns about Qatar’s human rights record.
Several coaches and federations, including the United States, have backed calls to create a compensation fund for migrant workers’ families. Denmark’s squad is taking a black team jersey as a sign of “mourning” for those who died in Qatar.
The Dutch soccer federation pushed back at FIFA late Friday, restating its commitment to leave “lasting improvements in the situation of migrant workers in Qatar.”
The Netherlands plays Qatar on Nov. 29 in Group A and the team’s officials pledged on Friday to press FIFA on creating a long-term resource center in Doha for migrant workers when world soccer’s 211 member federations meet hours before attending the World Cup opening game.
Iran has also faced calls to be removed before it plays England in the second game of the World Cup on Nov. 21 in a group that also includes the U.S.
Iranian fan groups want the federation suspended for discriminating against women, and Ukraine soccer officials asked FIFA to remove Iran from the World Cup for human rights violations and supplying the Russian military with weapons.
Infantino moved from Switzerland to live in Doha for the past year during preparations for what he has consistently said would be the best World Cup ever.
“We know football does not live in a vacuum and we are equally aware that there are many challenges and difficulties of a political nature all around the world,” the FIFA leaders wrote on Thursday in their letter that did not address or identify any specific issue.
“At FIFA, we try to respect all opinions and beliefs, without handing out moral lessons to the rest of the world. One of the great strengths of the world is indeed its very diversity, and if inclusion means anything, it means having respect for that diversity.”
Infantino and Samoura added: “No one people or culture or nation is ‘better’ than any other. This principle is the very foundation stone of mutual respect and non-discrimination. And this is also one of the core values of football.”
They repeated long-standing promises made by Qatar, including by its Emir at the United Nations general assembly in New York in September, that all visitors to Qatar will be welcome “regardless of origin, background, religion, gender, sexual orientation or nationality.”
In a separate in-house interview published on Friday by FIFA, Samoura acknowledged the perception of Qatar “as a conservative society, like my own country in Senegal.”
“But let me tell you one thing — Qataris are the most hospitable people you can find on earth,” said the former U.N. official, who is also of Muslim faith.
Frustration with the scrutiny on the first Arab host of the World Cup led at least two government ministers this week to suggest race as a motive.
“Is such racism acceptable in Europe in the 21st century? Football belongs to everyone,” Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said in an interview with French daily Le Monde published on Friday.
Labor Minister Ali bin Samikh Al Marri said this week that calls to create a compensation fund for migrant workers were a “publicity stunt,” and cited a Qatari-backed scheme that had paid tens of millions of dollars.
FIFA and Qatari officials have long insisted hosting the World Cup accelerated the modernizing of labor laws which Samoura said on Friday was accepted as a model for regional neighbors to follow.
About 1.2 million international visitors are expected in Qatar during the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 tournament.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Forethought, the Human-Centered AI Platform, today received recognition on CNBC's first-ever Top Startups for Enterprise list. The list identifies fast-growing startups that have the potential to partner with, be acquired by, or receive investment from large enterprise organizations.
"This recognition by CNBC as one of the Top Startups for Enterprise is a huge achievement for Forethought and reinforces our position as an enterprise-ready software," said Deon Nicholas, CEO and co-founder of Forethought. "It's a testament to our leadership in the AI for CX space, transforming the customer support experience through human-centered AI."
Forethought is one of 25 companies that made the new list, which is powered and inspired by the members of CNBC's Technology Executive Council (TEC), a group of leading CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, CISOs and other executives in technology functions at a diverse range of large corporations, private startups, government entities and non-profit organizations.
Forethought enables support teams to scale faster and drive efficiency with products that resolve common cases instantly, predict and prioritize tickets, and assist support agents with relevant knowledge—all from one AI-powered platform.
Other notable awards Forethought has received in recent months include Best Outlook and Best Work-Life Balance by Comparaby, Forbes AI 50, and DestinationCRM's CRM Top 100.
Launched in 2018, Forethought is a leading AI company providing customer service solutions that transform the customer experience. Forethought's products enable seamless customer experiences by infusing human-centered AI at each stage of the customer support journey: resolving common cases instantly, enriching and prioritizing tickets, and assisting agents with relevant knowledge — all from one platform.
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Yuma County supervisors were not happy to learn that the federal government has asked the local community to “deal” with the expected incoming migrant influx, instead of solving the crisis.
As of three weeks ago, about 700,000 migrants and asylum seekers were waiting in Mexico shelters to cross into the United States once Title 42 ends. The public health policy issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will permanently end May 11. Currently, under the policy, 40% of migrants are immediately expelled and flown back to their countries of origin.
On Monday, Jonathan Lines, vice chairman of the Board of Supervisors, relayed information discussed at a roundtable with Yuma Sector Border Patrol and local, state and federal officials.
The Border Patrol reported a 500% surge of people crossing over the Darien Gap, which is the Panama Canal, on their way up to the United States. In view of this, Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent Patricia McGurk asked what the local community can do in the event of a mass migration surge.
“They were there to ask us to evaluate the Yuma community’s ability to support, transport, feed and medically treat and provide shelter in response to a mass migration event,” Lines explained.
He also received a letter last week from Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. secretary of Homeland Security, through his assistant, confirming that a large number of people are headed to the border.
Lines immediately reached out to Sheriff Leon Wilmot and federal legislators in Arizona and Dr. Robert Trenschel, president and CEO of Yuma Regional Medical Center, “just because they bore the brunt of the medical treatment for the people that were coming across the border,” he said.
“I don’t know what we can do to prepare other than to make everybody else aware of it. They were asking us as a community what we can do to prepare. They were concerned about the effects of high heat coming across the border,” Lines said, noting that the Yuma County coroner responded more than 80 times last year to the desert in cases related to migrants who had died after being abandoned.
McGurk expressed concern with “crashing” the system, Lines said. Once the centralized processing center reaches capacity, Border Patrol will no longer transport migrants off of the border.
In Yuma, “we’ve been extremely lucky,” Lines noted, explaining that the Regional Center for Border Health has been helping transport migrants outside of Yuma County and Arizona.
The Regional Center for Border Health is capped at 650 people a day and cannot do more.
In the past, Border Patrol transported migrants to processing centers in Phoenix, Tucson, El Centro, Calexico, Blythe and San Diego. “They told us that that is not possible anymore,” Lines said.
In the last surge, people showed up directly to the Sheriff’s Office, hospital, food bank and other nonprofit organizations asking for assistance. Lines fears a repeat of the situation. He recalled that in the last migrant surge, when more than 800 people a day were crossing into Yuma,
Border Patrol was not able to keep up with their processing, “people simply stayed out there, and that’s where we started seeing people walk through the city of Yuma.”
Border Patrol has proposed releasing migrants on that corner of West 3rd Street and South 3rd Avenue. “The mayor raised concerns about that as well as the sheriff last week so we will have continued conversations about that,” Lines said.
Local law enforcement agencies are limited in what they can do when it comes to migrants. Wilmot said that people incorrectly assume the Sheriff’s Office can apprehend migrants.
“We cannot. Technically the (Department of Justice) could actually charge us with kidnapping because we are not immigration officers nor are we allowed per federal supremacy laws to be able to do that,” Wilmot said.
“The only thing that we can address on a local law enforcement level throughout the whole United States is anything that concerns an individual breaking a state or a local law. So that’s where we are hamstrung,” he added.
The Sheriff’s Office can only assist Border Patrol by intercepting individuals and making sure they’re not smuggling narcotics or have arrest warrants.
Wilmot asked Yuma farmers to post No Trespassing signs. The plan is to arrest migrants for trespassing, when appropriate, cite them and release them to Border Patrol if agents respond in time. The sheriff can only detain migrants for a certain amount of time.
Otherwise, Wilmot said, “I would fill the jail in a day with the amount of individuals that we encounter that are trespassing in the Foothills or in town on the farm fields.”
Trenschel talked about some of the challenges the hospital expects. “We’re required by law to see everybody that comes to our door. We cannot ask for residency status. We cannot ask for citizenship status, and we provide everybody with the same level of care,” he said.
Patients in the Labor and Delivery Unit and Emergency Department are treated based on acuity. During the past migrant surges, some local residents had to wait while the more critical migrants were treated.
However, one of the biggest challenges is that there is no payer source for treating migrants. Trenschel noted that unpaid bills total about $26 million at this point. “It’s a significant impact on the hospital. Hospitals operate on very thin margins,” he said.
In preparation for the expected surge, the YRMC is “gearing up” with additional nurses and staff.
Lines noted that McGurk is concerned with migrants moving away from the border into areas with higher density of homes.
Officials are also also concerned about violence due to large numbers of people growing impatient as they wait to be transported. Border Patrol estimates about 4,000 people a day coming across the border in this area. The largest surge in the past brought in 1,800 a day, “and that’s when we left people standing up there for a couple of days waiting to be processed because the central processing unit was full,” Lines said.
“We saw a surge in 911 calls and even Uber Eats deliveries out to the border because they were left to fend for themselves while Border Patrol was processing,” he added.
He noted that international labor organizations and drug cartels are facilitating the surges as well as fentanyl smuggling, making a “significant amount of money” from migrants and forcing 27 million into labor and 6.3 million into sexual exploitation over the last two years.
Officials are also concerned with the ability of first responders to care for the community if they are called out to the border. They are also concerned with the impact to the county coroner, nonprofit organizations, food bank and agricultural community.
The other supervisors expressed their own concerns. “We need to get this out to the public, even more so than it is because this is gonna get nasty,” Supervisor Darren Simmons said, adding that he worries about migrants knocking on doors to ask for help and being shot by “scared” residents.
Supervisor Tony Reyes blasted the federal government for pushing the situation off on the local community. “Every time we step up and solve the problem with county assets or city assets or with any assets … it happens again, and it’s worse every time. I don’t know if there’s a solution to this. It’s us dealing with it, but it’s not solving it,” Reyes said, adding, “The key element of this is that nobody’s paying for it who should be paying for it.”
“It’s a federal issue,” Chairman Martin Porchas said. “Every person that crosses and every asylum seeker needs a sponsor. Where is ICE on this? It’s not possible that one phone number can be sponsor to thousands of people. That is ridiculous. So let’s start getting on ICE because that’s their job to be doing. If we’re not pushing for that, I think we’re pushing for the wrong thing. Sponsors. They need a sponsor to come across, but ICE is not doing their job. Period.” | 2023-05-02T18:49:24+00:00 | yumasun.com | https://www.yumasun.com/news/supervisors-irked-that-community-left-to-deal-with-migrant-crisis/article_1f923b40-e887-11ed-b4a4-5bc78021c3b2.html |
"The Whale," is a movie that tells the story of a 600-pound man estranged from his teenage daughter. The filmmakers have been criticized for not casting an obese actor in the role.
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Yard clean-up tips
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You can clean your yard any time of year, but the onset of spring is often a catalyst for an excellent clean as you start thinking about planting new flowers and spending more time outdoors. Since keen gardeners usually appreciate the natural world, it makes sense to tidy your yard without being destructive to wildlife.
We have a range of cleaning tips to make your yard as neat as possible while timing your tasks carefully not to disrupt the birds and insects that contribute to your garden’s balance.
Check your tools
Before you start cleaning your yard, you should check that the tools and equipment you require are in good condition. Are your garden shears sharp enough to prune effectively? Do your mower blades or belts need sharpening or replacing? Are your rake, broom and garden fork still in good condition, or is it time for an upgrade? Take stock of your tools before starting, so you don’t get frustrated when you begin a task.
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Wildlife-friendly yard cleaning
Wildlife plays more of an essential role in your yard than you might realize. Without pollinators, such as bees and other flying insects, flowers wouldn’t seed, and vegetables wouldn’t grow.
Additionally, birds and predatory wasps eat some of the pests that would otherwise cause issues with your plants. By promoting biodiversity in your garden, the natural world will help you out. Cleaning your yard in a wildlife-friendly way is part of a bigger picture of developing a biodiverse garden that’s easier to tend.
Leave the leaves
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It’s tempting to rake leaves as soon as they hit the ground in the fall. Still, plenty of pollinators and other beneficial insects overwinter in leaf litter, so raking it up destroys vital wildlife habitat.
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If you leave the leaves on the ground until spring, you’re creating a safe space for insects such as ladybugs, damselflies, lunar moths and common butterflies to survive the winter. Leaf litter can also house wood frogs, toads, shrews, box turtles, and even hibernating bats.
Some of the leaves will mulch themselves during the winter, naturally fertilizing your lawn and garden beds. You should wait to rake up what’s left until temperatures have reached around 50 degrees for seven consecutive days. By this point, most overwintering critters will have moved on.
Trim and prune at the right time
Woody plant stems provide a safe place for insects in diapause (a state close to hibernation) to spend the winter, so pruning them back too early can disturb these insects before they get a chance to emerge. If you need to trim before temperatures consistently reach 50 degrees, you can bundle the trimmed stems together and leave them tied to a fence or propped in a tree where insects can emerge at their leisure.
You should also make sure to trim trees, hedges and large shrubs before March, which is when the primary bird breeding season starts. Trimming and pruning these types of plants early prevents you from disturbing nesting birds.
Remove debris
The first step to cleaning your yard is to remove any debris that may have accumulated. This could be fallen branches, pinecones or even litter that’s blown into your yard. It might sound simple, but once you’ve picked up everything that’s built up in your yard over the winter or while you haven’t been tending to it closely, it will start to look much tidier already.
Attend to your lawn
If your lawn needs mowing, this should be one of the first tasks on your list. If you’re mowing your lawn for the first time after the winter, you’ll usually want to do so in late March or early April, depending on where you live.
Never cut off more than a third of the blade in one go — gradually decrease the blade height over several weeks until you get to your desired lawn length. Spring is an excellent time to deal with any patches while using Scotts Turf Builder Grass Seed Quality All-Purpose Mix or another grass seed of your choice.
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Tidy up flower beds
Part of cleaning your yard is getting your flower beds nice and tidy. Remove old mulch and turn over beds if needed. At this point, you can either dig up perennials and use them to fill gaps in your planting or leave them where they are and plant around them. Once you’ve got your new planting done, you can add a fresh layer of mulch.
Deal with weeds
Weeds are a gardener’s enemy. It’s best to address aggressive weeds in early spring, as they’ll only get more virulent as the days get longer. It’s relatively easy to pull weeds from beds, but it can be more of an issue if your lawn is prone to growing weeds.
You can reduce weeds by avoiding mowing your lawn too short, skipping fertilizer in the spring, and making sure not to overwater or underwater. However, you might also want to reassess your attitude toward weeds.
Some “weeds” are simply native flowers. Dandelions, for instance, are bright and could be considered pretty if they weren’t thought of as a weed. Plus, dandelions provide some of the first food of the year for bees and other pollinators.
Clean decking and patios
If you have a patio or wooden deck in your garden, getting it clean is an integral part of cleaning your yard. A pressure washer can work miracles for stubborn dirt on patios and decking. Alternatively, you can scrub your decking or patio using a deck brush.
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Give outdoor furniture a scrub
You’ll want to clean up any outdoor furniture, too, especially if it’s been left outside all winter. All you need to clean most outdoor furniture is a cleaning cloth and some hot soapy water, although you might find a scrub brush useful for any stubborn stains.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Andre Blount has been serving food to dignitaries at World Bank headquarters for nearly 10 years and says he has gotten exactly one raise — for 50 cents.
This week, as leaders from around the world are in D.C for the spring meeting of the poverty-fighting organization, Blount and his coworkers are trying to bring attention to what they see as a galling situation:
The workers who put food on the table for an organization whose mission is to fight poverty are themselves struggling to get by. Union leaders say a quarter of the World Bank food workers employed as a contract laborers through Compass Group North America receive public benefits, like SNAP, or food stamps, just to make ends meet.
“It’s sickening,” Blount, 33, said as he joined red-shirted union members this week on a picket line outside the development bank on a hot afternoon. “They go around the world looking for how to help people, but you have hundreds of employees in D.C. who are struggling.”
Inside, meanwhile, suited-up professionals were striding through a lobby where “End Poverty” T-shirts and tote bags are for sale.
The building’s expansive cafeteria overlooks an indoor pond and caters to even the most particular palates. There’s a soup station called “Ladle and Crust,” a “Mediterranean Table” station serving hummus and tabouli, and a sushi chef offering made-to-order rolls and sashimi.
A nearby fine dining room for diplomats and special guests of the bank was hosting lunch for delegations from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
Many of the food service workers, it turns out, come from countries to which the development bank sends missions.
Blount, after a decade on the job, says he’s paid $18 an hour, above D.C.‘s minimum wage of $16.10. He says feeding some of the world’s most important people in a variety of service and catering roles should pay more than the legal minimum.
Blount, a member of the Unite Here Local 23 chapter, is one of roughly 150 Compass workers employed at the World Bank. They are in the midst of contract negotiations, seeking higher wages and better health care benefits.
World Bank spokesperson David Theis said that while the bank is not a party to talks between the union and Compass Group, the bank’s staff has “deep admiration and respect” for their food service colleagues. He said the bank ensured the workers were paid throughout the pandemic.
While $18 per hour may seem like a lot in some areas, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s “ living wage ” index lists $22.15 per hour for D.C.
Beginning July 1, the minimum wage in D.C. will increase to $17 per hour for all workers, one of the highest minimums in the country. The increase comes as persistent high inflation eats at workers’ paychecks and the median rent in Washington is $2,571, according to Zillow.
“The World Bank says its mission is to promote shared prosperity by increasing the incomes of the poorest 40% of people in every country,” Unite Here President D. Taylor said on a call with reporters.
“We think that first starts in the United States, by compensating food service workers here. They work hard every day yet struggle to pay their bills.”
Compass Group spokesperson Lisa Claybon said the firm was bargaining in good faith and eager to reach a fair agreement. She added that the company has “long history” of working to “do what’s best for our employees and clients.”
The current negotiations also cover Compass workers who serve food at the Smithsonian, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Institutes of Health.
Alex Campbell, director of the International Trade Union Confederation’s D.C. office, said workers around the globe “are suffering from a cost-of-living crisis that they didn’t cause.”
“To end poverty and promote shared prosperity in this turbulent moment, workers everywhere need decent living standards, basic rights on the job, and collective bargaining,” Campbell said. “That’s true from Compass employees here in D.C. to workers on projects funded by the World Bank Group anywhere in the world.”
Blount said he simply believes that his job should pay him what he’s worth. He added, “If I were to get a raise from Compass Group, it will help with saving up emergency funds, paying my bills on time instead of being late.” | 2023-04-15T04:14:31+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/business/workers-at-anti-poverty-world-bank-struggle-to-pay-bills/ |
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — There was talk of impeachment Monday at the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial — not former President Donald Trump’s, which happened twice — but whether lawyers for his company were angling to impeach their own witness, longtime Trump accountant Donald Bender.
Defense lawyer Susan Necheles said Bender, a partner at Mazars USA LLP who spent years overseeing tax returns for Trump’s hundreds of entities, “surprised” her when he testified that he didn’t actually do much work on the company’s tax returns.
Bender indicated he delegated some work to other firm employees.
“That answer surprised me because it’s just not true,” Necheles said during a court conference held after Bender and the jury left the courtroom for a lunch break.
Necheles was seeking permission to confront Bender with records showing he spent more time working on tax returns for the Trump Corporation, the company’s main subsidiary, than he led on. But the defense lawyer stopped short of saying she wanted to undermine his credibility in front of jurors.
“I don’t want to impeach the witness. I don’t want to call him a liar,” Necheles said. “That’s impeaching the witness.”
Judge Juan Manuel Merchan, already annoyed with the defense because it filed a court motion late Sunday night, appeared reluctant to grant Necheles’ request, instructing her to refine her argument over lunch.
“I believe I’ve bent over backward to allow both defendants to prepare a defense,” Merchan said, referring to the Trump Corporation and the other charged subsidiary, Trump Corp. and Trump Payroll Corp. As a gatekeeper, Merchan said, “I don’t believe that means I have to let you to throw everything at the jury and see what sticks.”
The Trump Organization, the holding company for Trump’s buildings, golf courses and other assets, is charged with helping some top executives avoid income taxes on compensation they got in addition to their salaries, including rent-free apartments and luxury cars. If convicted, the company could be fined more than $1 million.
Trump has blamed Bender for not catching the scheme, writing on his Truth Social platform: “The highly paid accounting firm should have routinely picked these things up — we relied on them. VERY UNFAIR!”
Bender also prepared personal income tax returns for Trump and his wife, former first lady Melania Trump, his children and some company executives.
The Trump Organization’s former finance chief, Allen Weisselberg, testified earlier in the trial that he came up with the scheme on his own, without Trump or the Trump family knowing. Weisselberg, who testified in a plea deal in exchange for a five-month jail sentence, said the company benefited because it didn’t have to pay him as much in salary.
Mazars USA LLP has since dropped Trump as a client. In February, the firm said annual financial statements it prepared for him “should no longer be relied upon” after New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office said the statements regularly misstated the value of assets.
James is suing Trump and his company over those allegations.
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After nearly 20 years of writing this plumbing column, it’s time to hang up my plunger. I want to say thanks by revisiting my favorite toilet question. I hope you enjoy my creature feature finale:
Q: I was on a trip down south, and when I returned to my room, I found a live frog in my toilet bowl. The maintenance person returned the frog outside and said this happens once in a while. I can’t believe it came up from the drain. Was someone playing a joke on me?
A: In my years as a plumber, I’ve found some strange items like toothbrushes and to-go coffee cups in the toilet. Some objects can even make it downstream into the drain system.
Keeping that in mind, it can be possible for some critters to make it upstream into the toilet bowl.
Although I have not seen any frogs in toilets, I have heard plenty of stories of frogs and snakes finding their way into a toilet bowl. Some of the snake stories even include getting bit while sitting on the toilet. Again, this is what I have heard, but not witnessed. Another person said they found small snails in their shower stall.
My own close experience came during a service call, when a customer had trapped a large rodent that came up into the bowl. She had closed the toilet seat lid and used duct tape to seal it. When I figured out what was going on, I declined to open the lid and advised her to call animal control.
From then on, I always cautioned friends, family and plumbing customers to never sit down on a toilet in the dark.
Ed Del Grande is a master plumber, contractor and author. He is retiring, but if you’d like to send one final note, you can email: eadelg@cs.com | 2023-01-03T17:04:34+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/the-final-flush-ed-the-plumbers-last-bit-of-toilet-advice-with-critters/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin has been playing through a lower-body injury for much of the past couple of weeks. Now, the team is giving him a chance to get right.
On Thursday morning, hours before the Wild played the Columbus Blue Jackets on the road, the Wild officially placed Brodin on injured reserve.
Though it’s still unclear how long Brodin will be sidelined, according to NHL rules, he must miss at least seven days while on IR. That means he will miss the next four games at a minimum.
The loss is a major blow to the Wild, who are currently locked in a tight playoff race. His defensive prowess makes up for a lot of weaknesses.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Wild recalled defenseman Dakota Mermis from AHL Iowa under emergency conditions.
Mermis, 29, leads Iowa defensemen in goals (15) and ranks second in scoring (24 points) and assists (19). He and Calen Addison were set to slot into the lineup on the blue line against the Blue Jackets. They are both playing because Jon Merrill is not on the current road trip as he recovers from an illness. | 2023-02-24T18:05:17+00:00 | twincities.com | https://www.twincities.com/2023/02/23/wild-place-jonas-brodin-on-ir/ |
(The Hill) — Electric car maker Tesla raised its prices this week amid spiking supply costs and high inflation rates.
Tesla’s website showed the company’s Model Y Long Range price tag was $65,990, up from $62,990. Model S vehicles were up to $109,490 from $104,490.
The increase in prices comes during a period of record-setting inflation and as the costs of raw materials to produce the vehicles have become pricier. Products like aluminum and lithium, which is part of the cars’ batteries, have all shot up in price, according to Reuters.
“Price of lithium has gone to insane levels! Tesla might actually have to get into the mining & refining directly at scale, unless costs improve,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet earlier this year.
“There is no shortage of the element itself, as lithium is almost everywhere on Earth, but pace of extraction/refinement is slow,” he added.
Earlier this year, Tesla raised the prices of its vehicles twice in one week, increasing all of its U.S. models by between 5 and 10 percent and increasing models made in China by 5 percent.
“Tesla & SpaceX are seeing significant recent inflation pressure in raw materials & logistics,” Musk tweeted at that time. “And we are not alone.”
Also at that time, reports indicated that Tesla bought millions of euros worth of aluminum from Russian company Rusal amid concerns over how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could impact the supply chain.
The company was not sanctioned at the time of that purchase, but Rusal has said Western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine could cause potential “difficulties in supply of equipment, which may lead to the postponement of investment projects,” Reuters reported. | 2022-06-16T16:34:52+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/tesla-increases-prices-amid-rising-supply-costs/ |
Which eczema products are best?
People of any age can develop eczema, a chronic condition that often results in itching and inflamed skin. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2% to 10% of all adults in developed countries have some form of eczema. Fortunately, there are ways to help combat the symptoms of this condition, such as topical creams or prescription treatments. The best over-the-counter eczema product is the Aquaphor Healing Ointment Variety Pack.
What to know before you buy eczema products
Causes and symptoms of eczema
Eczema is an overarching term for many different types of dermatitis. The common types of eczema include:
- Contact dermatitis: This is caused by a direct response to an irritant, including cosmetics, jewelry and fragrances.
- Atopic dermatitis: Atopic dermatitis is the most common type of eczema and is a chronic condition caused by an inflammatory immune response.
- Dyshidrotic eczema: While the cause of this type of eczema is unknown, it’s marked by small, fluid-filled blisters that pop up on the palms, fingers and soles of the feet.
- Neurodermatitis: This type of eczema causes rough, itchy patches of skin.
It is usually caused by one or more of the following:
- Genetics: Those with a family history of dermatitis, allergens or asthma are more likely to also develop eczema.
- Environmental triggers: Common allergens, such as pollen, food and pet hair or dander, can result in an allergic reaction, leading to a flare-up. Other things, such as extremely dry air, high heat, air pollutants and strong fragrances in hand soap can also lead to it.
- Immune system issues: Mental or physical stress, infection and asthma can all trigger eczema.
Signs of eczema include dry and itchy skin, small bumps on the skin, rashes, swelling or inflammation and blisters. For some people, symptoms last only a few days. For others, they can last several weeks. And, in some cases, eczema is a chronic condition that can affect someone their own life, though it’s often marked by occasional flare-ups among periods where it isn’t an issue. Fortunately, most at-home treatments can help soothe flare-ups.
Primary ingredients
Although every eczema product is different, here are the three main ingredient categories you can expect to find:
- Emollients: Emollients help rebuild and protect the skin barrier by returning natural fats to it. Common emollients are cocoa butter, fatty acids, paraffin, shea butter, petroleum jelly and ceramides.
- Humectants: These can help bring moisture back to the skin. Common humectants include aloe vera, hyaluronic acid, lactic acid and glycerin. Used alone, these ingredients could cause a mild burning sensation on the skin. Most lotions and gels with humectants also contain soothing ingredients that prevent this issue.
- Occlusives: These help lock and seal in the moisture obtained from humectants. A common problem with many creams and lotions is that they evaporate quickly. With occlusives, this is no longer an issue. Common ones are petroleum jelly, coconut oil and mineral oil.
Many products for eczema include one or more of the ingredients above. Used in combination, they can provide the most relief. If you want to check how much moisture is in your skin, use a skin moisture analyzer to get fast results. This can help you determine what type of product to get.
Prescription vs. over-the-counter products
Over-the-counter solutions to eczema can handle most flare-ups, but if you’re having chronic issues, consult with a dermatologist. They should be able to prescribe medicated creams such as hydrocortisone cream to help you get a better handle on it.
What to look for in quality eczema products
Form
Eczema products usually come in the following forms:
- Lotions absorb quickly into the skin but are primarily made from water. Unless medicated, the moisture doesn’t last for long.
- Creams and ointments have a higher oil concentration than water and feel heavier on the skin. These last longer, so you don’t have to reapply them as often. Many are ideal for highly sensitive skin.
- Skin barrier creams help lock in moisture and generally include ingredients such as ceramides. Consult a doctor before using one.
- Plant-based oils, such as tea tree oil, offer minor or temporary relief. Use these with caution if you have known allergies.
Container size and style
Most containers are either pumps, jars or tubes. Some have an applicator nozzle, while others require you to remove a lid to use them.
Lotions usually come in 12- to 24-fluid-ounce containers, while thicker ointments and jars are between 8 and 14 ounces, on average.
Choose a container size based on how frequently you plan to use it. If you want to take the product with you, go with a smaller container. But if you want something to put by the sink or on the bedside table, choose a larger one.
Ingredients to avoid
Many creams, ointments and lotions claim to be able to hydrate the skin and bring immediate relief to things such as rashes or itchiness. However, certain ingredients can make the issue worse by drying out or irritating your skin. This includes salicylic acid, retinol, artificial fragrances, botanicals and ethanol.
Cross-reference any ingredients with any known allergies before purchase. If you’re not sure what type of eczema you have, consult a doctor to find out what they recommend.
How much you can expect to spend on eczema products
A small container of ointment or bottle of lotion costs around $10-$30. Specialty skin care treatments and larger containers can cost $30-$80.
Eczema products FAQ
How do you diagnose eczema?
A. A dermatologist or another health care provider can examine your skin for common signs of eczema, such as dry or red skin. They will also ask a series of questions about your symptoms. In some cases, you may undergo an allergy skin or blood test to determine the type you have.
Are organic products best?
A. Many organic lotions, ointments and creams contain botanicals and essential oils, which could cause an allergic reaction in some people. A better option for those with sensitive skin or frequent flare-ups is a hypoallergenic solution.
Is eczema curable?
A. No, but having a good moisturizing routine can help alleviate symptoms. Along with this, avoid scratching itchy areas. Also, switch to mild soaps and detergents, ideally without artificial scents. If the air is dry, use a humidifier.
What are the best eczema products to buy?
Top eczema product
Aquaphor Healing Ointment Variety Pack
What you need to know: Included in this variety pack are a jar and a tube of strong ointment that seals in moisture and protects your skin.
What you’ll love: It can create a soothing barrier for cracked and dry skin while restoring smoothness. It’s thick and unscented, making it ideal for long-term relief.
What you should consider: It contains lanolin, which can cause broken skin to sting.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top eczema product for the money
Aveeno Eczema Therapy Daily Moisturizing Cream For Sensitive Skin
What you need to know: This moisturizing cream is free from steroids and fragrances, making it ideal for those with sensitive skin who want something for daily use.
What you’ll love: Gentle and hydrating, this 12-fluid-ounce bottle can help soothe dry or irritated skin. It has colloidal oatmeal, ceramides and lipids that restore the skin’s natural protective barrier.
What you should consider: It requires frequent reapplication for those with more chronic skin irritation.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and iHerb
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What you need to know: Perfect for full-body use, this lotion can help soothe and hydrate irritated or dry skin.
What you’ll love: It’s a great addition to any skin care routine, especially after a shower or bath. The formula contains aloe vera and witch hazel extract, which can smooth and soothe the skin.
What you should consider: It does have a light scent, which could be problematic for sensitive skin.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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(NEXSTAR) – Participating in the MLB All-Star Game and Home Run Derby is undoubtedly an honor. In addition to some bragging rights, it also comes with a monetary bonus.
Per the MLB’s latest collective bargaining agreement, players elected or selected to the All-Star Game or the Home Run Derby receive six complimentary tickets for guests, first-class flights for themselves and two guests, first-class hotel accommodations for themselves and two guests, meal and tip allowances for three days, a $1,000 cash stipend and a gift from the league.
Additionally, players on the All-Star teams receive a ring. Those attending their fifth, 10th, or 15th game as an All-Star also receive a gift or memento and special recognition, according to the CBA.
Some players will have already secured certain payouts before the game.
According to the CBA, the top vote-getting player at each position (that includes the three outfielders with the most votes) in both the National League and American League receive $15,000 each. Those with the second-most votes (excluding outfielders) receive $5,000, and the third receives $2,500.
That includes Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani and Atlanta Braves shortstop Ronald Acuña Jr., both of whom received the most votes in their respective leagues.
A highlight of the All-Star Game is, sometimes, players who are mic’d up. Those players receive a stipend for their participation, per the CBA. This year, it’s $10,000, but that is set to increase to $15,000 in 2024.
Players – at least those who were available to play – on the roster of the winning All-Star Game team split an $800,000 bonus, which breaks down to about $25,000 each.
There’s a chance at an even bigger payout for Home Run Derby players.
The overall winner receives $1 million, with the second-place player taking home half that. Six other players who participate in the Derby get $150,000. Whoever hits the furthest home run will win $100,000, according to the CBA.
These payouts differ from postseason bonuses which are calculated based on a pool of funds created by ticket sales.
In the NFL’s Pro Bowl, nearly comparable to the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby, players receive $88,000 if they win (more than if they participated in last year’s Super Bowl) or $44,000 if they lose. Both payouts are set to increase to $116,000 and $58,000, respectively, by 2030.
The winner of the Super Bowl – most recently, the Kansas City Chiefs – took home $157,000 while the losers, the Philadelphia Eagles, earned $82,000. | 2023-07-09T18:33:55+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/cha-ching-heres-how-much-extra-money-mlb-all-star-home-run-derby-players-get/ |
The Billings Symphony’s 72nd season celebrates the music of the past while looking to the future of classical music. From guest artists to living composers to masterworks known around the world, the 2022–2023 season has something for everyone.
“The 72nd season of the Billings Symphony brings an incredible opportunity to expand our musical offerings and community engagement programs in the Billings area and beyond,” says Executive Director Ignacio Barrón Viela.
Last season, the Billings Symphony presented 25 performances — doubling the number of concerts presented in a pre-pandemic season. This season, the organization brings 30 performances and special events to 13 venues across Billings, in addition to the more than 100 community engagement and educational outreach events planned by the organization.
On Saturday, the Symphony's performed "Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9," with more than 140 musicians on stage to end its Classic Series for the season. The show sold out and the performance drew a standing ovation.
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“We live our mission by bringing people together around music, but also around our community’s priorities,” says Barrón Viela. “The role of music is beyond generating sales and entertaining. We are here to help make our community a better place, and this season goes beyond the theater. It is relevant to the people who live here. Our role is to keep inspiring, sharing and healing through music experiences.”
The 2022–2023 season, under the direction of Maestra Anne Harrigan, brings musicians from around the world to Billings, offering vibrant music that sparks connections and conversations. New compositions are brought to the stage by living composers who are reshaping and re-imagining the world of symphonic orchestras.
Harrigan, who celebrates her 18th year with the Billings Symphony, describes this upcoming season as a prolific and dynamic collection of music, showcasing not only the skill of the orchestra players, but the robust offerings of the growing organization.
“We have an exciting and mixed program of classical favorites and new works. Music lovers will appreciate the diversity, but you don’t need to know this music to be energized by the programs and the collaborative work that is going on behind the scenes.”
The Classic Series, sponsored by The Oakland Companies, brings a collection of masterworks, ballet, and even a concert musical to the stage. The Classic Full Season includes eight concerts and is complemented by the Sukin Series. Sponsored by Sibanye-Stillwater, the seven concerts of the Sukin Series focus on international artists, chamber groups and small ensembles. The series is named after the Sukin family, who generously donated the building where the Billings Symphony is headquartered on the corner of Second Avenue North and North 29th.
With family-oriented programming, the Billings Symphony is also bringing a new generation of music lovers to the symphony. This season, the Billings Symphony presents a free family series, sponsored by Kampgrounds of America. Free family concerts and the annual Symphony in the Park help ensure that all community members can enjoy symphonic music regardless of ability to pay.
The organization also partners with the Billings Youth Orchestra to offer two donation-based concerts and expand its educational and family offerings to several free events, including “Adventures in Music!” at Billings Public Library and “M is for Music,” hosted at Lincoln Center Auditorium.
As a multi-venue organization, the Billings Symphony presents programs in locations across the city, including the Alberta Bair Theater, Babcock Theatre, Lincoln Center Auditorium, Lockwood Performing Arts Center, Faith Chapel, the Billings Public Library, Billings Depot, and Billings’ newest venue, Red Oxx Events Lawn, among others.
Subscription packages and subscription renewals began Saturday, April 23. Renewing subscribers receive their same seat from the previous season, and new subscribers or those wishing to change seats have pick of available seats or can request a tier reservation and pick of seats when holds expire on June 13. Single tickets go on sale on July 9. Subscribers can save up to 67% off single ticket pricing, and half-priced tickets for students and community members under age 30 are available, as well as group rates and discounts for veterans and active-duty military. Visit billingssymphony.org or call (406) 252-3610 for details.
The 2022-’23 season (by series)
Classic Series: The Billings Symphony’s Classic Series, sponsored by The Oakland Companies, returns to the newly renovated Alberta Bair Theater for all masterworks concerts and The Nutcracker Ballet. The series also includes a performance at Faith Chapel of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic South Pacific.
- American Kaleidoscope featuring Kevin Cole, piano – Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 | 7:30 p.m.| Alberta Bair Theater
- Fire & Ice featuring Chee-Yun, violin – Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 | 7:30 p.m.| Alberta Bair Theater
- American Veteran: A Story Without Words featuring Tage Larsen, trumpet and Katharina Wincor, guest conductor – Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 | 7:30PM | Alberta Bair Theater
- The Nutcracker Ballet featuring the San Diego Ballet and local dancers – Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022 | 2PM & 7PM | Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022 | 2PM | Alberta Bair Theater
- Handel’s Messiah featuring the Billings Symphony Chorale – Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 | 7:30PM | Alberta Bair Theater
- The Spirit Awakens featuring Wei Luo, piano – Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 | 7:30PM | Alberta Bair Theater
- South Pacific in Concert – Friday, March 10, 2023 | 7:30PM | Faith Chapel
- Celestial Grandeur – Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 7:30PM | Alberta Bair Theater
Sukin Series: The 2022–2023 Sukin Series, sponsored by Sibanye-Stillwater, features 7 concerts across three venues. These intimate performances take place in some of the city’s legendary historical sites—the Billings Depot and Babcock Theatre—and Billings’ newest venue, the outdoor event space at Red Oxx.
- Welcome to Indian Country – Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 | 7PM | Red Oxx Events Lawn
- Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective: The Music of Henri Mancini – Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 | 7PM | Babcock Theatre
- Mackenzie Melemed: Rachmaninoff at Carnegie – Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 | 7PM | The Billings Depot
- Albion Quartet – Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 | 7PM | The Billings Depot
- Wyoming Baroque: Heroes and Heroines – Thursday, March 30, 2023 | 7PM | Babcock Theatre
- Imani Winds: A Woman’s Perspective – Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 7PM | The Billings Depot
- Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective: Sinatra at the Sands – Saturday, May 20, 2023 | 7PM | Babcock Theatre
Symphony Traditions: Take in the grandeur of the voices of the Billings Symphony Chorale at the annual concert, held at St. Patrick Co-Cathedral in downtown Billings.
* The Test of Time: A Chorale Concert, Dr. Steven Hart, director – Saturday, March 4, 2023 | 7:30 PM | Sunday, March 5, 2023 | 3PM | St. Patrick Co-Cathedral
Family Series (FREE!): Central to our mission is making music accessible to everyone, regardless of ability to pay. This series of free family events, sponsored by Kampgrounds of America, is part of our overall mission to enrich lives through music and to enhance creativity, nurture music lovers, and provide everyone in our community access to music.
* Downtown ArtWalk | First Friday of August, October, December 2022 and February, April, June 2023 | 5–8PM
* Adventures in Music! featuring The Science of Sound | Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 | 9:30AM–12:30PM | Billings Public Library
* Billings Youth Orchestra Fall Concert | Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 | 4PM | Lockwood Performing Arts Center*
* M is for Music featuring guest conductor Andrew Crust | Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 | 12PM | Lincoln Center Auditorium*
* Billings Youth Orchestra Spring Concert | Sunday, April 30, 2023 | 4PM | Lockwood High School Auditorium*
* Symphony in the Park | Sunday, June 25, 2023 | 4–9PM (concert at 7PM) | Pioneer Park
* Ticket required, suggested donation
Special Events: Our Special Events series is crucial to raising funds for the Billings Symphony’s educational outreach and community engagement activities. These events help support our mission to enrich lives through music and our commitment to enhancing the lives of the residents in the communities we serve.
* Whiskey and Wine | Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 | 6PM | Henry’s Garage
* Wine Down with the Symphony | Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 | 6PM | Virtual event + limited VIP seating at Billings Symphony office
* Billings Symphony Bash | Saturday, April 1, 2023 | 5PM | Northern Hotel
BSOC 2022–2023 Season at-a-glance (chronological order)
August
* Friday, Aug. 5: Downtown ArtWalk, 5–8PM at Billings Symphony office
* Saturday, Aug. 13: Welcome to Indian Country, 7PM at Red Oxx Events Lawn
September
* Saturday, Sept. 10: Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective: The Music of Henri Mancini, 7PM at Babcock Theatre
* Thursday, Sept. 15: Whiskey and Wine, 6PM at Henry’s Garage
* Saturday, Sept. 17: Adventures in Music! featuring The Science of Sound, 9:30AM–12:30PM at the Billings Public Library
* Saturday, Sept. 24: American Kaleidoscope featuring Kevin Cole, piano, 7:30PM at Alberta Bair Theater
October
* Friday, Oct 7: Downtown ArtWalk, 5–8PM at Billings Symphony office
* Saturday, Oct. 15: Fire & Ice featuring Chee-Yun, violin, 7:30PM at Alberta Bair Theater
November
* Saturday, Nov. 12: American Veteran: A Story Without Words featuring Tage Larsen, trumpet and Katharina Wincor, guest conductor, 7:30PM at Alberta Bair Theater
* Saturday, Nov. 26-Sunday, Nov. 27: The Nutcracker Ballet, 2PM & 7PM Saturday and 2PM matinee Sunday at Alberta Bair Theater
December
* Thursday, Dec. 1: Mackenzie Melemed: Rachmaninoff at Carnegie, 7PM, The Billings Depot
* Friday, Dec. 2: Downtown ArtWalk, 5–8PM at Billings Symphony office
* Sunday, Dec. 4: Billings Youth Orchestra Fall Concert, 4PM at Lockwood Performing Arts Center
* Saturday, Dec. 17: Handel’s Messiah featuring Billings Symphony Chorale, 7:30PM at Alberta Bair Theater
January (2023)
* Saturday, Jan. 14: M is for Music, featuring guest conductor Andrew Crust, 12PM at Lincoln Center Auditorium
* Friday, Jan. 20: Wine Down with the Symphony, 6PM Virtual event + VIP limited seating at Billings Symphony offices
February
* Friday, Feb. 3: Downtown ArtWalk, 5–8PM at Billings Symphony office
* Saturday, Feb. 11: The Spirit Awakens featuring Wei Luo, piano, 7:30PM at Alberta Bair Theater
* Thursday, Feb. 23: Albion Quartet, 7PM at The Billings Depot
March
* Saturday, March 4 & Sunday, March 5, 2023: The Test of Time: A Chorale Concert, 7:30 PM Saturday & 3PM Sunday matinee at St. Patrick Co-Cathedral
* Friday, March 10: South Pacific in Concert, 7:30PM at Faith Chapel
* Thursday, March 30: Wyoming Baroque: Heroes and Heroines, 7PM at Babcock Theatre
April
* Saturday, April 1: Billings Symphony Bash, 5PM at Northern Hotel
* Friday, April 7: Downtown ArtWalk, 5–8PM at Billings Symphony office
* Saturday, April 22: Celestial Grandeur, 7:30PM at Alberta Bair Theater
* Thursday, April 27: Imani Winds: A Woman’s Perspective, 7PM at The Billings Depot
* Sunday, April 30: Billings Youth Orchestra Spring Concert, 4PM at the Lockwood Performing Arts Center
May
* Saturday, May 20: Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective: Sinatra at the Sands, 7PM at Babcock Theatre
June
* Friday, June 2: Downtown ArtWalk, 5–8PM at Billings Symphony office
* Sunday, June 25: Symphony in the Park, 4–9PM (concert at 7PM) at Pioneer Park | 2022-04-24T18:22:12+00:00 | billingsgazette.com | https://billingsgazette.com/entertainment/music/billings-symphony-orchestra-chorale-announces-2022-2023-season/article_773fa9fa-ecc1-57b8-80bc-3bb00c38ecd6.html |
HAVANA (AP) — Onlookers scratched their heads at a peculiar scene just off the coast of Havana on Monday — Cuba's coast guard intercepted nearly a dozen passengers from a scrappy blue handmade raft with an American flag painted along the bow.
Handmade rafts are hardly out of the ordinary in Cuba, where innumerable vessels set off in desperate attempts to reach Florida's shores. Growing waves of migrants have abandoned the Caribbean island in the past year by land, air and sea, an exodus fueled by a complex mix of deepening and compounding crises in Cuba.
Many such migrants – often referred to as balseros – usually set off in rafts from remote parts of the island, shrouded by darkness to avoid being intercepted.
On Monday, The Associated Press – amid a pack of journalists scrambling to decipher what was happening – watched as the passengers in bright orange life vests taken from the raft in broad daylight, not 500 meters from the American Embassy, just off the city's iconic Malecón seawall.
The coast guard then dragged the craft, journalists running in tow, along the Malecón and into a port as one Spanish-speaking onlooker screamed “Let them leave!” Many more Cuban onlookers seemed confused.
Cuban officials acknowledged what happened in plain sight, but didn't explain it.
“We saw the same thing but we don’t have more details,” one Cuban official told The Associated Press.
Basic access to information is rare and reality can bend the imagination in Cuba. But the incident happened at a notable time.
Last month, the government strenuously denied causing the deaths of seven people, including a two-year-old girl, when its coast guard collided with the boat of a group of migrants traveling by night, further off shore. Some survivors accused the government of repeatedly ramming the boat.
Most emigrants seek to enter the United States through the U.S.-Mexico border, where Cubans were stopped nearly 221,000 times this fiscal year, a 471% increase from the year before, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.
That migration, combined with the reopening of U.S. visa and consular services on the island, has accelerated talks between the two governments, which share a historically tense relationship.
The latest came this weekend, as three visiting Democratic congressmen met with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other Cuban leaders. The lawmakers left the island on Monday, American officials told the AP.
U.S. authorities also noted that migration was among the topics discussed.
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Two Indiana men have been charged with murder nearly a half-century after a 17-year-old girl failed to return home from her job at a church camp and was found dead in a river, state police announced Tuesday.
Fred Bandy Jr., 67, of Goshen, and John Wayne Lehman, 67, of Auburn, were arrested Monday on one count each of murder in the killing of Laurel Jean Mitchell, said Capt. Kevin Smith.
Bandy and Lehman were being held without bond at the Noble County Jail and were scheduled for initial court hearings Wednesday. Online court documents did not list an attorney who could speak on behalf of either man.
Smith declined to comment on the specific developments that led to the arrests more than 47 years after the killing, but said that “science finally gave us the evidence we needed.”
A probable cause affidavit filed Tuesday in Noble County court said witnesses tied the men to Mitchell’s killing and DNA evidence linked Bandy to the crime.
Smith said that on the night of Aug. 6, 1975, Mitchell did not return home from her job at the snack bar of the Epworth Forest church camp near a lake in her hometown of North Webster, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) northeast of Indianapolis.
Her parents reported her missing, and Mitchell’s body was discovered the next morning in the Elkhart River about 17 miles northeast of North Webster. Smith said investigators determined that she had drowned, and the autopsy found “signs that she had fought for her life.”
Officers have spoken to Mitchell’s brother and sister, he added, saying he hopes the arrests can bring them “at least a little peace.”
“I cannot imagine having dealt with that for 47 years, wondering what happened,” Smith said at a news conference in Albion.
According to the probable cause affidavit, investigators believe Bandy and Lehman “forcibly, deliberately drowned” Mitchell after taking her to the Elkhart River in Bandy’s 1971 Oldsmobile.
In addition, the affidavit says a DNA profile was obtained through recent testing on Mitchell’s clothing, which was saved along with other evidence collected in 1975.
Bandy voluntarily provided a DNA sample in December to state police, and testing determined that he was 13 billion times “more likely to be the contributor of the DNA in Laurel J. Mitchell’s clothing than any other unknown person.”
That testing came after three people who were teens at the time of of the killing tied the men to the crime based on incriminating comments made about the death, according to the affidavit.
One man told police in 2014 that he socialized with Bandy while in high school and that Bandy told him after Mitchell’s murder that “he had committed the crime” and also provided the location where her body was found.
A second man told police in 2019 that he and the first witness had attended a high school party with Bandy, Lehman and others when Mitchell’s murder came up. Bandy “stated he and John Wayne Lehman committed that crime, together,” the man told investigators.
And a Florida woman who was 16 and living in Noble County in 1975 contacted the county sheriff’s department in June 2013 to say she had gone on a date with Lehman and as he was driving her home, he “admitted his involvement in a crime that he committed with his friend, Fred Bandy.”
Lehman also told the woman details consistent with police findings when the body was found and with “anatomical findings” from the autopsy, according to the affidavit. | 2023-02-07T21:22:29+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national/ap-2-men-arrested-in-1975-slaying-of-indiana-girl-17/ |
MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Alexandra Popp scored twice to power Germany to a 2-1 win over France on Wednesday and into the final of the European Championship against England.
With the game level at 1-1 and both teams missing chances to score, Germany captain Popp leaped above the French defense in the 76th minute to send a bouncing header into the French goal.
Popp scored the opening goal for Germany in the 40th but the lead lasted less than five minutes before France equalized. Popp has scored in all five of Germany’s games so far — a new record — after missing the last two European Championships in 2013 and 2017 because of injuries.
Germany plays host nation England in Sunday’s final at Wembley Stadium. Popp and England’s Beth Mead are the joint top scorers with six goals each.
“I can’t find any words. We played a crazy game, we threw in everything we had,” Popp told German broadcaster ZDF. “We’re now in the final against England in front of 90,000 at Wembley. To be honest, there’s nothing better.”
A late surge wasn’t enough as France fell short of reaching what would have been a first major tournament final and has now lost in the semifinal stage once in each of the World Cup, Olympics and European Championship.
Before the game, Germany’s players posed holding the No. 19 shirt of winger Klara Bühl, who had started all four previous games but missed the semifinal following a positive test for COVID-19 on Tuesday. In a video message, Bühl predicted her teammates would set off a “firework” without her.
Popp came closest to fireworks early on when her free kick in the 22nd produced a diving save from goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.
Popp extended her scoring streak when she burst past defender Ève Périsset and blasted Germany into the lead in the 40th minute with a powerful shot off Svenja Huth’s low cross.
Soon after, Germany conceded for the first time in the tournament in unfortunate style, Kadidiatou Diani hitting a shot which bounced off the post and then off goalkeeper Merle Frohms’ back and in. It was recorded as an own goal for Frohms, who had no time to react to the bounce.
France was left ruing chances to take control of the game when Selma Bacha had a shot blocked by German defender Kathrin Hendrich, before captain Wendie Renard had a powerful header saved by Frohms soon after. France’s key player at set pieces, Renard had another header in a dangerous position as her team chased a second equalizer late on, but it too was saved as Germany held on to win.
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MJ Melendez Player Prop Bets: Royals vs. Orioles - June 11
Published: Jun. 11, 2023 at 4:23 AM CDT|Updated: 42 minutes ago
MJ Melendez -- hitting .278 in his past 10 games -- will be in action for the Kansas City Royals against the Baltimore Orioles, with Kyle Gibson on the mound, on June 11 at 1:35 PM ET.
In his previous game he had a one-hit performance (1-for-4) against the Orioles.
MJ Melendez Game Info & Props vs. the Orioles
- Game Day: Sunday, June 11, 2023
- Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
- Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Orioles Starter: Kyle Gibson
- TV Channel: MASN2
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -222)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +360)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +150)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105)
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MJ Melendez At The Plate
- Melendez has 12 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 26 walks while batting .220.
- In 61.0% of his 59 games this season, Melendez has picked up at least one hit. He's also had 10 multi-hit games.
- He has hit a home run in 8.5% of his games in 2023, and 2.1% of his trips to the dish.
- Melendez has picked up an RBI in 25.4% of his games this year, with more than one RBI in 11.9% of his games. He has also driven in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has scored in 21 of 59 games this year, and more than once 6 times.
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Orioles Pitching Rankings
- The Orioles pitching staff is sixth in the league with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Orioles' 4.17 team ERA ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Orioles pitchers combine to rank 17th in baseball in home runs allowed (72 total, 1.1 per game).
- Gibson (7-3 with a 3.87 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 76 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Orioles, his 14th of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he went five innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
- The 35-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (3.87), 46th in WHIP (1.317), and 61st in K/9 (6.3) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.
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Gettysburg College launches teletherapy solution, Uwill, to increase capacity and provide after-hour support
GETTYSBURG, Pa., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Uwill, the leading teletherapy solution for colleges and students, today, announced a partnership with Gettysburg College to support the counseling services available on campus and increase capacity. As the need for mental health support increases nationwide, Uwill's solution utilizes need and preferences to immediately match students with a diverse team of licensed and available counselors.
"Our goal is to provide comprehensive mental health and wellness services campus wide, for all Gettysburg students. We needed to remove barriers such as service hours, and to create an array of opportunities for all students to access quality care. Uwill will help ensure an experience where students can learn, lead, and succeed inside and outside of the classroom," said Krista Dhruv, Executive Director of Counseling and Wellness at Gettysburg College. "By providing the necessary mental health resources, we hope to support each and every student, providing them a sense of balance, and the ability to excel."
Gettysburg College is launching this teletherapy option at a time of increasing mental health challenges reported on campuses nationwide, where 95% of students felt their mental health negatively affected them within the past year. "At a time where mental health support is of paramount importance, Gettysburg's partnership with Uwill shows their dedication to student wellbeing and success," said Michael London, Founder and CEO of Uwill.
Utilizing its proprietary technology and counselor team, Uwill pioneered the first Higher-Ed therapist matching platform and wellness environment. The solution offers an immediate connection to an available licensed counselor based on student preferences, all modalities of teletherapy, 24/7/365 crisis connection, wellness programming, detailed reporting and support. Uwill partners with more than 100 institutions worldwide including the UC Santa Barbara, Berklee Online, Xavier University, and Morgan State University to ensure their mental health and wellness environment meets student needs.
Uwill has become the leading mental health and wellness solution for colleges and students. The most cost-effective way to complement a college's mental health offering, Uwill partners with more than 100 institutions including Boston College, University of Michigan, American Public University System, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Uwill is also the teletherapy education partner for NASPA. For more information, visit uwill.com
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man passed out in the bushes outside the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium after a game and, upon awakening, entered the team’s clubhouse and stole electronics, a credit card, team memorabilia and other items, according to a criminal complaint.
The 25-year-old man was charged Dec. 14 with felony burglary, online court records show.
The complaint says the man attended a Sept. 8 doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee’s American Family Field, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. He said he drank at least 10 beers, passed out, woke up and got back inside the stadium by pulling on a door until it opened.
He found his way to the clubhouse and started taking stuff from the locker room, the complaint said. A team strength coach said items taken from his office included a laptop, iPods, headphones, a passport and a credit card.
A jersey and a shaving kit were taken from manager Craig Counsell’s office, and an equipment manager said a game-used hat, an autographed bat, a 45-year anniversary 1982 signed bat, a replica World Series ring, and keys to the team’s Arizona spring training facility were stolen from his office. Two game jerseys and a bag with baseballs and pitching devices were taken from the coaches’ locker room, according to the complaint.
The man then ordered an Uber to take him home. His roommate told detectives that the man showed up early on Sept. 9 with a duffel bag stuffed with Brewers memorabilia, the complaint said. Investigators recovered most of the items from the man’s apartment.
The man’s attorney declined to comment when reached by The Associated Press on Friday. The Brewers also declined to comment. | 2023-01-21T19:36:28+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/strange/ap-strange-news/ap-stealing-home-man-accused-of-burglarizing-brewers-clubhouse/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — During a recent performance at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, indie musician Caroline Rose disappeared from the stage and emerged moments later atop a table in the back of the room.
“We’re going to do a trust fall,” they told the audience, encouraging concertgoers to gather around before plunging backward into the sea of people and letting it carry her back to the stage.
The stunt was emblematic of her latest album — admittedly, their most unguarded yet — about a breakup and its aftermath. One to always hide behind humor, Rose said this level of vulnerability was new for her and that she is still processing whether it was even the right choice.
“When I’m writing the material, it feels really cathartic. And I’m like, ‘Wow, I made something beautiful from this really dark time.’ But performing the songs has been totally different,” they said of having to recount those dark memories over and over.
But despite having some “huge moments of regret,” the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist tends to think it was ultimately worth it. “Because I’m fine. And, you know, hopefully, my ex is fine,” they grinned sheepishly.
The thoroughgoing melancholy sound of “The Art of Forgetting,” Rose’s third studio album, is complemented by lyrics of grief and frustration, such as her allusion to arguments with her mom in the song, “Miami.”
“Your father and I are in the last stage of our lives, so for God’s sake, no more talk of how you imagine dying,” she sings of her mother’s grievances and counsel to be stronger.
But the breakup and her ways of dealing with it were not the only intimate aspects of the album. Woven between songs are voicemails from her grandmother, who died shortly after the album was finished and would often call in the months before her passing, sometimes forgetting she was on the phone.
“There were like these different motifs that came up throughout the album. One of them was this theme of memory,” they said. “She’s losing her memory and all she wants to do is like, remember everything. And I’m just like, ‘I want to forget my life ever happened.’”
Rose has always known they wanted their personal life to inform her art, though they initially struggled with how best to balance the two.
After graduating from Wellesley College with a degree in architecture, they formally began their music career in Americana, a combination of country, bluegrass and folk music. But they eventually left after struggling with how to be frank about their sexuality within the genre.
“It was really confusing too, because I was dating a guy and I’ve known I was gay since I was, like, three,” they recalled of how much more difficult it was to come out just a decade ago. “I would have been very alone in that world.”
But Rose’s departure from any genre would have perhaps been inevitable, given their rejection of what they refer to as the “McDonald’s hamburger mentality.”
“You develop a brand and then you sell that brand. I never really do that. All my records sound different,” she said. “So long as people are cool with that and just let me kind of do my thing and express myself in whatever way comes naturally in that moment, that’s really all I want. It’s just freedom.”
In keeping with her early days in music as a self-described itinerant street busker, Rose maintains they are motivated more by a love for art and self-expression than by money and fame. “I’m not really out there looking to fill stadiums,” they said.
That ethos frees her from a lot of what many consider to be part and parcel of the job nowadays, such as maintaining a strong social media presence or making songs that go viral on TikTok.
But their aversion to social media is not necessarily a reflection of Luddite tendencies. As both a producer and savvy instrumentalist, she knows music has and always will evolve with technology.
“Musicians are already kind of cyborgs,” she said when asked if they object to recording artists using artificial intelligence in production. “Everybody tunes their vocals. There’s machines all over music and there has been for decades now.”
Although ostensibly not utilizing their degree – Rose said if they could do it over, they would skip college and go straight into making music – she relied heavily on her knowledge of architecture and her days as a “theater nerd” to design the set for this tour.
The set design is just one aspect of the “experimental theater” experience Rose tries to create in their performances. And although she has enjoyed the high-level production of this album’s show compared to the DIY ethos of her last one, she is looking forward to this tour ending and to being “as far away” as possible from the memories she keeps reliving.
“I’ve always been a person with very unbridled emotions,” they said of the growing pains this album has laid bare. “I’ve learned so much in the process of the last few years of how to handle stuff better, difficult things and letting them go.” | 2023-06-09T18:37:58+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/entertainment-news/indie-artist-caroline-rose-is-proud-of-new-albums-vulnerability-despite-moments-of-regret/ |
NORWICH, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — State Police in Norwich are asking for help in identifying two suspects who they believe stole merchandise from the Walmart in the city of Norwich.
New York State Police in Norwich is putting NewsChannel 9 viewers ‘on the lookout’ for two suspected Walmart thieves, a man and a woman.
State police say last month on March 18 around 11:00 a.m. an unknown man and woman entered the Walmart and the man later left with a cart full of items without paying.
If you recognize the suspects above and have any information regarding the possible identity or location of the pictured individuals, State Police asks you contact them at 607-334-3296 and refer to case #11332509. | 2023-04-13T00:41:00+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/on-the-lookout-2/on-the-lookout-suspected-thieves-in-norwich-walmart/ |
For the first time, a federal court has allowed a ban on gender-affirming care to take effect. Transgender minors in Tennessee are now unable to access care.
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For the first time, a federal court has allowed a ban on gender-affirming care to take effect. Transgender minors in Tennessee are now unable to access care.
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FILE - Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, is sworn in to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, June 28, 2022. Hutchinson who ended up providing damaging testimony against him and his allies in the wake of the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has a book deal. Cassidy Hutchinson's "Enough" will be released Sept. 26 by Simon & Schuster.
Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, a key witness at Jan. 6 hearings, has a book deal
A former White House aide to President Donald Trump who was a prominent congressional witness against him and his allies in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has a book deal
NEW YORK (AP) — A former White House aide to President Donald Trump who became a prominent congressional witness against him and his allies in the wake of the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has a book deal. Cassidy Hutchinson's “Enough” will be released Sept. 26 by Simon & Schuster.
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NEW YORK, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Thorne HealthTech, Inc. ("Thorne") (the "Company") (NASDAQ: THRN), a leader in delivering innovative solutions for a personalized approach to health and wellness, announced today that it will participate in the 2023 RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference in New York City.
On Tuesday, May 16 at 3:35 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Time), Chairman and CEO Paul Jacobson will participate in a fireside chat. Mr. Jacobson, and the Company's CFO, Saloni Varma, will also conduct one-on-one meetings with investors at the conference.
A live webcast and replay of the fireside chat can be accessed via the investor section of the Company's website at investors.thornehealthtech.com.
About Thorne HealthTech
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Police departments across the country have committed to recruiting more women in order to diversify their staffs and reduce the incidence of police brutality. But does it work?
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Police departments across the country have committed to recruiting more women in order to diversify their staffs and reduce the incidence of police brutality. But does it work?
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-07-17T13:05:21+00:00 | klcc.org | https://www.klcc.org/2022-07-17/30-by-30-calls-for-30-of-police-recruits-to-be-women-by-the-year-2030 |
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Daiyan Henley grew up with a well-known father. The spotlight is now shining on him after he was selected in the third round of the NFL draft by his hometown Los Angeles Chargers.
Record executive Eugene “Big U” Henley has worked with many prominent West Coast rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and the late Nipsey Hussle. The elder Henley also helped produce and was featured in the 2021 FX documentary series “Hip Hop Uncovered.”
“I might be one of the most famous people he knows now. It’s just crazy just to be on the flip side of that aspect,” Daiyan Henley said at the team complex on Saturday.
Eugene now runs a nonprofit called Developing Options, which works to help at-risk youth in Los Angeles. Daiyan’s mother, Stacey, also works for the foundation.
Henley said his parents deserve a lot of credit for his success.
When it comes to the docuseries featuring his father, Henley said he had already known most of the stories that were told, but there were still a couple that were new to him.
Besides his connection to music, Big U is a former gang leader. He was arrested in a drug sting and served 12 years of a 23-year sentence.
“This guy did a lot of stuff in his past and gets on me about having a ‘C’ in class. That’s the type of dad that I had,” Henley said. “When I look at that documentary, I’m already deep in college and I’m thinking, ‘Hey, man. You were wildin’ back then. I’m over here getting scolded for having a C or leaving some trash somewhere.’ Which, you can’t do that.”
Henley’s football career has been an interesting journey. He grew up in South Central Los Angeles and played at Crenshaw, one of the city’s top high school programs. He was primarily a quarterback but ended up playing five different positions, including kicker.
Henley began his college career at Nevada in 2017 and played receiver his first two seasons. He moved to safety in 2019, but played only four games before suffering a season-ending injury and being redshirted. After two years in the secondary, he moved to linebacker in 2021 and led the team with 103 tackles.
Henley transferred to Washington State last season and was a first-team All-Pac 12 selection. He was second in the conference with 106 tackles and his 12 stops for loss were tied for fifth.
He also played in all four coverage and return units on special teams with the Cougars, and is expected to immediately contribute in those areas for the Chargers.
While Henley and his parents are happy he was drafted by a hometown team, he joked that being nearby has its drawbacks.
“As much as I’m excited, I got to figure out how to keep my mom away from my address, so if you guys have any ideas on how to hide an address from your mother, I need those tips,” he said, laughing.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
2-1-7, SB: 5
(two, one, seven; SB: five)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
2-1-7, SB: 5
(two, one, seven; SB: five) | 2022-12-31T05:01:35+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Three-Evening-17686629.php |
KATHMANDU, Nepal — An 84-year-old climber attempting to become the oldest person to summit all the world’s highest peaks was rescued Thursday from a mountain in Nepal where he was injured.
Spanish climber Carlos Soria was attempting to scale Mount Dhaulagiri but was hurt on his way to the top.
He was flown from the mountain by a rescue helicopter and brought to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.
Sherpa guides and fellow climbers had helped him down the mountain to base camp after he was injured on Wednesday.
Soria had scaled 12 of the 14 highest mountains in the world above 8,000 meters (26,240 feet) including Mount Everest, which is the tallest of them all.
Hundreds of climbers and their guides try to scale the highest peaks in Nepal during the popular spring mountaineering season when the weather conditions on the mountains are most favorable.
The season begins in March and ends in May after which the weather deteriorates, making it dangerous to remain on the mountain. | 2023-05-18T12:43:02+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/84-year-old-climber-rescued-from-mountain-in-nepal-while-seeking-record/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Move over, volleyball. The women in the state of Nebraska can play high-level basketball, too.
The No. 21 Creighton Bluejays of Omaha and No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers of Lincoln won their openers on Monday after appearing together in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the first time.
The two schools are longtime fixtures in the American Volleyball Coaches Association rankings. Nebraska is No. 4 and Creighton is No. 12 this week.
Texas, with the Longhorns and Baylor, is the only other state with two Division I schools ranked in both sports.
“There’s just something very special going on in women’s athletics in the state of Nebraska,” Cornhuskers basketball coach Amy Williams said, “and we’re glad to be able to share in that.”
The Huskers’ basketball roster includes three Nebraskans, including starters in 2022 Big Ten freshman of the year Alexis Markowski and Allison Weidner and key reserve Maddie Krull.
Creighton has two Nebraskans. Morgan Maly is a starter who was last season’s Big East sixth woman of the year and Jayme Horan is one of the first players off the bench.
The Huskers, who opened with a 100-36 win over Omaha, were 24-9 last season and a No. 8 seed for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018. They lost to Gonzaga in the first round.
The Bluejays, who won 78-69 at No. 23 South Dakota State on Monday, were 23-10 and the surprise team of last season’s national tournament. As a No. 10 seed, coach Jim Flanery’s team knocked off Iowa and Iowa State on their way to the Elite Eight, where they lost to eventual national champion South Carolina.
“First and foremost, I think there’s really a surge right now in basketball,” Creighton volleyball coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth said. “Volleyball has been kind of the marquee girls sport in our state, and that’s led to success at Nebraska and our success.
“It’s great to see the success ‘Flan’ obviously had last year, and then Amy’s doing a great job at Nebraska. As I get older in my career, I lean into wanting everyone in the area to be great.”
Basketball has a long ways to go to overtake volleyball in popularity in the state. The Huskers have won five national titles and are the Division I leader in all-time wins. Creighton has been a regular in the NCAA volleyball tournament for a decade.
Nebraska’s average home attendance is 8,184 for volleyball this season and was 4,489 for basketball last season. Creighton’s averages are 2,728 for volleyball and 1,011 for basketball.
Nationally, girls high school volleyball participation overtook girls basketball in 2014. In Nebraska, volleyball participation has been greater every year since at least 2002-03, which is as far back as National High School Federation online records go. Basketball participation has dropped 10% in Nebraska since 2018-19.
“I joke with Kirsten about how much in-state talent there is in volleyball and how all my friends’ athletic daughters play volleyball, which is just an observation,” Flanery said. “Kirsten would say there’s room for both.”
Bernthal Booth’s daughter plays both. Reese Booth won a state championship in basketball last year and this fall signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Northern Iowa.
Williams’ daughter, Kennadi, dabbled in volleyball in middle school, but is a full-time basketball player now as starting point guard for her 2022 state runner-up high school team.
Flanery said Creighton and Nebraska’s presence in the basketball rankings and postseason success will naturally raise the sport’s profile.
“I think it’s good for high school kids to see that we’re not just a volleyball state on the women’s side,” Flanery said.
“Hopefully there’s some momentum so this might last a while.”
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, November 27, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
804 AM CST Sun Nov 27 2022
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
South Fork Sabine River Near Quinlan affecting Hunt, Rockwall and
Kaufman Counties.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Texas...
Cowleech Fork Sabine River At Greenville affecting Hunt County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/fwd.
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Cowleech Fork Sabine River At Greenville.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CST Sunday the stage was 13.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 5 feet by Tuesday
evening.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...South Fork Sabine River Near Quinlan.
* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor out of bank flooding will occur.
- At 7:45 AM CST Sunday the stage was 16.1 feet.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this afternoon and continue falling to 4.5 feet Tuesday
morning.
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Journalist Gillian Tett warned about the problems in the financial industry long before many of her colleagues. In her new book, Fool's Gold, Tett examines the global economic meltdown and the role J.P. Morgan played in creating and marketing risky and complex financial products.
A reporter with Financial Times since 1993, Tett was named British Business Journalist of the Year in 2008, and Journalist of the Year in March by the British Press Awards.
Copyright 2022 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. | 2022-08-29T15:23:49+00:00 | kgou.org | https://www.kgou.org/business-and-economy/2009-05-14/fools-gold-the-banking-worlds-responsibility |
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office (MCMEO) confirms they responded to 27th and Parnell Wednesday evening.
TMJ4 News is heading to the scene to gather more information.
This is a developing story and will be updated as soon as we learn more. | 2023-03-02T03:07:59+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/mcmeo-1-dead-near-27th-and-parnell-in-milwaukee |
2 minors dead, 9 wounded in shooting at Pittsburgh party
Pittsburgh – Shots fired at a house party in Pittsburgh early Sunday left two minors dead and at least nine more people injured, police said.
The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. during a party at a short-term rental property where there were more than 200 people inside – many of them underage, Pittsburgh police said in a news release. At least 11 people were being treated for gunshot wounds and two male victims died at the hospital, police said.
Others were injured attempting to flee, with at least two people suffering broken bones by jumping out of the building’s windows, authorities said. Arriving officers reported hearing shots in the area and seeing several young people fleeing the area on foot and in vehicles, police said.
Police said as many as 50 rounds were fired inside and several more were fired outside. Shell casings from rifles and pistols were found at the scene, Pittsburgh police commander John Fisher told WTAE-TV. Police are processing evidence at as many as eight separate crime scenes spanning a few blocks around the shooting scene, police said.
“You have alcohol, you have underage people here and you have guns – that’s a deadly combination at any type of an event, and the end result is it’s a tragedy,” Fisher told WPXI-TV.
The names of the two youths who died weren’t immediately released. No arrests were immediately reported and police didn’t immediately release information about any suspects. | 2022-04-17T16:50:12+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2022/04/17/shooting-pittsburgh-minors-dead-wounded/50081697/ |
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — According to MrBeast himself, the release of his new video on Saturday is going to change YouTube and be his best video ever.
In one of his recent tweets, the Greenville resident implies he has now changed some of his video formulas and has a brand new style to show off. It seems the wheels started turning around a month ago and it took months to set up, weeks of filming and millions of dollars.
Want to be in one of MrBeast’s videos? Now could be your chance
Many in the community have started speculating about the video. Some believe it has to do with MrBeast being spotted playing Mario Kart in Japan. Others think it will have something to do with him and PewDiePie meeting in Japan.
MrBeast finally meets his decade-long YouTube competition
Note: We’re going to spotlight events, videos and other social posts that revolve around MrBeast, who lives in Greenville, and all the great work he does online, in the community and around the country. To follow MrBeast, click here:
YouTube | TikTok | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | 2023-05-05T19:34:55+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/mrbeast/mrbeast-claims-this-saturdays-new-video-is-going-to-change-youtube/ |
Here & Now‘s Anthony Brooks gets the latest on the package explosion at Northeastern University on Tuesday from WBUR senior reporter Carrie Jung.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-09-14T19:25:28+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-09-14/package-explodes-at-northeastern-university |
(KDVR) — Gas prices soared to historic levels and seemingly peaked in mid-June across the country, but consumers shouldn’t expect prices to plummet as quickly as they rose.
According to data from GasBuddy, the national average peaked at just over $5 per gallon last month and now sits at $4.75 per gallon for the first week of July. So is the worst behind us when it comes to gas prices?
“It may, but the truth is we don’t know,” said GasBuddy lead petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan. “We still could see a hurricane or some unexpected disruption. Keep in mind there have been some improvements to supply.”
De Haan said the high prices are boosting oil refineries’ utilization rates, so they are incentivized to produce as much as possible.
Despite the ramp-up in supply, the market dynamics of the people who set the price of gasoline at the pump make it difficult for prices to fall as fast as they surged. It’s a dynamic described as rockets and feathers, that after rising like a rocket, the fall floats more like a feather.
“Contrary to popular belief, stations don’t actually make money when prices are going up,” De Haan said. “That’s because there’s a lag time of two to five days. If you’re the first station to buy more expensive gasoline, you’re stuck selling it under cost in certain circumstances because your competitors may not have bought that gasoline.”
De Haan said stations can take roughly three to five days to fill tanks, and because of the lag, stations are careful to raise prices and lose out to competition across the street that hasn’t had to refill on more expensive gas during a surge.
“When prices trend up, stations are doing far worse,” De Haan said. “They make up for that loss by slowly passing along price decreases.”
De Haan also pointed out the sense of urgency in consumers when prices are falling: they are less likely to shop around the market because of the relative savings from the last time they filled up.
“That’s why consumers shouldn’t be asleep when prices are down,” De Haan said. “They should be shopping around when prices are rising and falling.” | 2022-07-08T23:42:41+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/why-do-gasoline-prices-fall-slower-than-they-rise/ |
LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global fashion icon, Kathy Ireland will return to Licensing Expo 2023, taking place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, from June 13-15. kathy ireland® Worldwide (kiWW®), acknowledged as the "most valuable woman-owned licensing firm in American history" by WWD, will be present at Licensing Expo exhibit J122, celebrating the company's meteoric expansion in fashion and home, and exhibiting a stunning ensemble of licensing partners in swimwear, sleepwear & intimate apparel, outerwear, sportswear, daytime dresses, special occasion dresses, denim, activewear, athleisure and menswear by MIVI™. Meetings scheduled by appointment. The announcement was made by Rona Menashe, CEO of Guttman Associates, Kathy Ireland and kiWW's longtime media relations representative.
Ms. Ireland says, "It is a pleasure to return to Licensing Expo, where many of our brand relationships are born. 7th Avenue is where our fashion career began, and it is home. We are thrilled to showcase fashion collections from new and longtime partners, including the Hanan family of PPI, who believed in us from the start, and our first and beloved partners John and Marilyn Moretz. We celebrate our new partnerships with fashion leaders Bagatelle International, Amerex, Ikeddi, Objects Group NY and Fashion Forever, brought to us by astounding Lee Mandelbaum and his great team at Legacy Licensing and Price Point Buying, and managed brilliantly by Linda Mandelbaum of Rylex, whose knowledge shines with us every step of the way. We are served exquisitely by Rocco Ingemi, EVP of Fashion and Board Member, kiWW®," adds Ms. Ireland, who shatters the glass ceiling as Chair, CEO and Chief Designer of kiWW®, the 19th most powerful brand in the world, as published by License Global.
kiWW® maintains verticals in home, fashion, entertainment, artist management, television, film, medical, fintech, fine jewelry, weddings, luxury resort, and several public companies including Camping World and Nebraska Furniture Mart of Berkshire Hathaway. In an extraordinary first for the licensing industry, last week, kathy ireland® Worldwide and Zoom Casa announced that they have finalized terms on a landmark real estate partnership between the two companies, joining forces as Zoom Casa Powered by kathy ireland® Worldwide.
kiWW® artist management services are represented by SWC, whose clients past and present include Michael Feinstein, Janet Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Vanessa Williams, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr., the original 5th Dimension icons, Liza Minnelli and more.
Jon Carrasco and Stephen Roseberry, Worldwide Creative Director and President / CMO for kiWW®, respectively, said: "We could not be happier with the success and growth rate of our fashion and home presence. Our licensees are extraordinary, and our designs are resonating with new and repeat customers, with our designs continuously selling out. We look forward to showcasing our new designs at Licensing Expo."
Kathy is the youngest woman to enter Licensing Hall of Fame, and the youngest Icon in the Furniture Industry, awarded by the IHFRA (International Home Furnishings Representatives Association). Kathy's commitments to philanthropy include board seats on the James Madison Committee at Princeton University, NFL PI, WNBPA, International Youth Chair - National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Ambassador and Major Donor - Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. Additionally, Kathy is executive producing and presenting the documentary "Anxious Nation," which premiered this month to four stars by Movieguide after a major run on the film festival circuit, and will soon be followed by a documentary for Screen Gems on the life of SI Swimsuit icon, Jule Campbell.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorizes the Company to purchase up to 536,500 shares of the Company's Class A non-voting common stock, representing approximately 4.8% of its 11,251,930 currently issued and outstanding shares of Class A non-voting common stock. This authorization will supplement the 4,278 shares that remain authorized and available under the Company's previous share repurchase program covering up to 550,000 shares of the Company's Class A non-voting common stock, which was announced on May 24, 2022, for a total of 540,778 shares authorized and available for repurchase. The share repurchase program is expected to continue indefinitely.
Any such share purchases will be made by the Company from time to time in the open market at the prevailing open market price using cash on hand, in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange, state corporate law and federal and state securities laws and the terms of the Company's senior secured debt. All shares purchased will be canceled. The timing and amounts of any purchases under the program will be determined by management in its discretion based on market and economic conditions and other factors including price, legal and regulatory requirements and capital availability. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of Class A non-voting common shares. Depending on market conditions and other factors, these repurchases may be commenced or suspended from time to time without prior notice.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading middle market investment bank and full service broker-dealer that is engaged in a broad range of activities in the financial services industry, including retail securities brokerage, institutional sales and trading, investment banking (corporate and public finance), equity and fixed income research, market-making, trust services, and investment advisory and asset management services. With roots tracing back to 1881, the Company is headquartered in New York and has 91 retail branch offices in the United States and institutional businesses located in London, Tel Aviv, and Hong Kong.
This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" relating to anticipated future performance. For a discussion of the factors that could cause future performance to be different than anticipated, reference is made to Factors Affecting "Forward-Looking Statements" and Part 1A – Risk Factors in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Factors Affecting "Forward-Looking Statements" in Part I, Item 2 in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
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GOP leaders are keeping their powder dry when it comes to former President Trump’s 2024 campaign, declining to publicly back him despite his lead in most primary polls.
Prominent Republicans in early-voting states like Iowa and South Carolina have held off on endorsing him, as have some longtime allies in Washington, such as Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.).
The reluctance to weigh in comes as the Republican field starts to solidify and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), likely Trump’s most formidable primary opponent, is thought to be moving closer to his own White House bid.
“They’re waiting to see what Trump’s campaign is going to be about,” said Brian Seitchik, an Arizona-based GOP strategist and Trump campaign alum.
“I think people who support Donald Trump would like the campaign to be about inflation, to be about securing the border, to talk about the successes of his administration,” Seitchik continued. “I think people are fearful the campaign is going to be a grievance tour, and about how the race was stolen from him and how he doesn’t get enough credit for this or enough credit for that.”
Trump made his first notable foray onto the 2024 campaign trail this past week, visiting the crucial early-voting states of New Hampshire and South Carolina. The former president addressed officials at the New Hampshire Republican Party’s annual meeting and then unveiled his South Carolina leadership at the State House in Columbia.
Major figures like South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) were in attendance at the event, which included an audience of 200 people. Still, Trump has not drawn the number of endorsements he did during his last campaign in 2020, and several prominent Republicans in the region were notably absent, including former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.), a Trump administration alum who is said to be planning a challenge to her ex-boss.
“If you’re the former president then why don’t you have every sitting Republican congressman in South Carolina endorsing you?” said Alex Stroman, a former spokesperson for Trump’s inaugural committee and former executive director for the South Carolina GOP.
The scaled-down nature of Trump’s campaign events over the weekend raised eyebrows among observers used to his normally crowded and raucous rallies. While critics said the weekend’s events were a sign of what could be Trump’s declining stock in the GOP, others said it was more likely to be a part of a broader strategy.
One alum of Trump’s 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns told The Hill that the more intimate events make Trump look more presidential.
“It was smart to do that,” the alum said. “Because that’s the classic hit, who is the x-factor at the rallies? How is it going to go? Is he just going to go off script way too much?”
Of course, there is still plenty of time for Trump to formally receive the backing of fellow Republican figures. On Tuesday, Politico reported that Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), who Trump endorsed in 2022, has told allies that he plans on supporting Trump in 2024. Vance’s fellow freshman Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) told the outlet that the former president has his support.
And Trump continues to hold a strong lead in most 2024 polls. An Emerson College survey released last week showed Trump with a 26-point lead over DeSantis, while a Harvard CAPS-Harris poll from last week shows Trump leading DeSantis by 20 points.
“The reality of this situation is that he is leading in all of these polls because people are hurting over the course of these past few years and I think the American public believes he is the person who can get us back to a state of normalcy,” freshman Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas), a supporter of the former president, said in an interview with The Hill.
Other Republicans are more skeptical, arguing that Trump’s presence in the race this early on puts him at an advantage in the polls for the time being.
“It’s easy to be the front-runner when you’re the only person in the race,” Stroman said.
Republicans, both Trump supporters and critics, say they expect to see a robust 2024 primary.
DeSantis, by and large, is seen by many in the GOP as the next-best replacement for the former president and appears to be inching closer to a 2024 bid. Other contenders said to be exploring presidential campaigns include Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has also been floated as a possible contender and is set to attend the Polk County Iowa GOP’s annual Lincoln Dinner next month.
Various Republicans say they are waiting to see how the primary plays out, but Trump’s supporters argue that the former president’s record is reason enough to endorse him out of the gate.
“All of these people I think are great and will be great leaders for the future, but the reason why they still aren’t resonating is that they’re still unproven,” Hunt said.
But Trump has had harsher words for those looking to challenge him, particularly DeSantis.
“I do think it would be a great act of disloyalty because, you know, I got him in. He had no chance. His political life was over,” Trump told The Associated Press on Saturday.
The terse words from Trump sent a strong signal to DeSantis, who was once seen as one of the former president’s key allies.
“He is clearly fearful of the ascension of Ron DeSantis and wants to cut him off as quickly as he can,” Seitchik said. “I think he also wants to give him a taste of what the campaign would be like.”
The Florida governor hit back at Trump on Tuesday, contrasting his successful reelection bid in 2022 with the former president’s unsuccessful one in 2020.
“The people are able to render a judgment on that whether they reelect you or not and I’m happy to say in my case not only did we win reelection, we won with the highest percentage of the vote that any Republican governor candidate has in the history of the state of Florida,” DeSantis said to applause.
And while Trump’s Republican critics say the primary will not be a coronation for the former president, they maintain it won’t be one for DeSantis either.
In 2016, Trump saw great success in giving his Republican opponents insulting nicknames. Trump infamously dubbed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) as “Low Energy Jeb,” while Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was branded “Lttle Marco.”
“It is a test of wills and stamina on so many levels and enduring the daily and potentially hourly attacks of Donald Trump is part of the process,” Seitchik said.
And while Trump’s endorsed candidates largely underperformed in last year’s general election, his brand still proved to be successful in the primaries.
“As evidenced by the success he had in the primaries last year, not the general, but the success he had in the primaries, he’s still the guy to beat,” Seitchik said. “Until someone shows that they have the will and the mettle to stand up to Donald Trump, it’s a pretty tough cliff to jump off of.” | 2023-01-31T22:20:13+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/hill-politics/prominent-republicans-hold-off-on-backing-trump/ |
JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - McAdams beat West Union 63-51 during Monday’s 1A semifinal.
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McAdams will play McEvans for the state title on Thursday.
JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - McAdams beat West Union 63-51 during Monday’s 1A semifinal.
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GASTONIA, N.C. — Gastonia police released surveillance video Tuesday of a person they claim stole $80,000 worth of jewelry from a Kohl's in Gastonia and allegedly pepper sprayed an employee who approached them. Gastonia police said the robbery happened on Jan. 17, 2023, at Kohl's on East Franklin Boulevard.
Rick Goodale, spokesman for the Gastonia Police Department told us Thursday, "this was not a crime of opportunity. He knew what he wanted and was not going to be deterred."
Police say the suspect was in the store for quite some time before he started smashing display cases. They want to get him off the streets as soon as possible.
"One of our concerns" , explained Goodale, "is watching the video, he came with two weapons. He had a hammer and pepper spray. He came with a plan."
Surveillance video shows the suspect using a hammer to smash a jewelry case that police say contained several wedding rings and accessories. The suspect then pepper-sprayed an employee who approached him.
The suspect was caught on multiple cameras as he ran out of the store. Authorities realize he's wearing a mask but hope someone recognizes his movement, clothing or even the way he walks.
The suspect was identified as a white male and was last seen wearing a black hoodie, a black baseball cap with white letters and a mask over his face. He has blond or light-colored hair.
Any person with information about this suspect or this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Gaston County at 704-861-8000. Anyone with information that leads to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward. All calls to Crime Stoppers are anonymous.
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The midterm primary season enters a new, more volatile phase on Tuesday as voters participate in the first elections since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision revoking a woman's constitutional right to an abortion jolted the nation's politics.
In Colorado's Republican U.S. Senate primary, voters are choosing between businessman Joe O'Dea and state Rep. Ron Hanks. O'Dea is the rare Republican who supports most abortion rights while Hanks backs a ban on the procedure in all cases.
Meanwhile, in the Republican race for governor in Illinois, Darren Bailey, a farmer endorsed by former President Donald Trump over the weekend, wants to end the state’s right to abortion except for instances in which the mother's life is in danger. He doesn't support exceptions for rape or incest. His opponent, Richard Irvin, the first Black mayor of Aurora, has said he would allow abortions in instances of rape, incest or when the mother's life is at risk.
Both races are unfolding in states where abortion remains legal. Democrats have sought to elevate both Hanks and Bailey, betting that they have a better chance of winning the fall campaign if they're competing against Republicans they could portray as extreme. In Colorado, Democrats have spent more than $2 million boosting Hanks' candidacy. In Illinois, the sums have been vastly higher, with Democrats spending at least $16 million against Irvin and to boost Bailey as the nominee against Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
The strategy carries risks, especially if the magnitude of the GOP's expected gains this fall becomes so significant that Democrats lose in states like Illinois and Colorado, which have become strongholds for the party. But at a moment when Democrats are confronting voter frustration over inflation and rising gas prices, the focus on abortion may be their best hope.
“It's a very inviting target, to go after a Republican candidate whose position is no exceptions,” said Dick Wadhams, a former chairman of the Colorado GOP who has worked for anti-abortion candidates in the past. “I do think the repeal of Roe v Wade may embolden more candidates to go in that direction.”
Beyond Colorado and Illinois, elections are being held in Oklahoma, Utah, New York, Nebraska, Mississippi and South Carolina. This marks the final round of multistate primary nights until August, when closely watched races for governor and U.S. Senate will unfold in states such as Arizona, Wisconsin, Florida and Missouri.
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And while Tuesday's primaries are the first to happen in a post-Roe landscape, they will offer further insight into the resonance of Trump's election lies among GOP voters.
In Oklahoma, one of the nation's most conservative senators, James Lankford, faces a primary challenge from evangelical pastor Jackson Lahmeyer, amid conservative anger that Lankford hasn't supported Trump's election claims.
In Utah, two Republican critics of Trump are targeting Sen. Mike Lee, accusing the two-term senator of being too preoccupied with winning the former president's favor and helping him try to overturn the 2020 presidential election. In Mississippi, Rep. Michael Guest, a Republican who bucked Trump to vote for an independent Jan. 6 commission, faces a challenge from Michael Cassidy, a former Navy pilot.
Also in Colorado, indicted county clerk Tina Peters, who has been barred by a judge from overseeing elections in her home county in the western part of the state, is running for the GOP nomination for the state's top elections post by contending she's being prosecuted for uncovering a grand conspiracy to steal the 2020 election from Trump. She faces Pam Anderson, a former county clerk and critic of Trump's election lies, for the nomination to challenge Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold in November.
Republicans worry that Peters, who is being prosecuted by a Republican district attorney for her role in a security breach in her county's election system, would drag down the entire ticket if she becomes the nominee. The GOP has lost almost every statewide race since 2014, but hopes public disenchantment with President Joe Biden gives them an opening.
“There’s a lot of peril on June 28 for Republicans,” Wadhams said. “A lot of opportunity, but a lot of peril as well.”
Other GOP opportunities in the state come in the newly created congressional swing seat north of Denver, where four Republican candidates are competing to face state Rep. Yadira Caraveo, the only Democrat running in the primary. Heidi Ganahl, the lone statewide elected Republican as a member of the University of Colorado’s board of regents, faces Greg Lopez, a former mayor in suburban Denver, in the contest for the GOP nomination to face Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.
Also in Colorado, firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert faces moderate state Sen. Don Coram in the Republican primary in the western part of the state. In Colorado Springs, Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn, who faces regular primary challenges, this time is fighting back state Rep. Dave Williams, who failed to get the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon,” code for an obscenity against President Joe Biden, added to his official name on the ballot.
Other than the governor's race primary, Illinois also features two, rare incumbent vs. incumbent congressional primaries as a result of House districts being redrawn during last year's redistricting. Democratic Reps. Sean Casten and Marie Newman will compete in a Chicago-area seat. And GOP Rep. Rodney Davis, one of the last moderates in the Republican caucus, faces Trump-backed Rep. Mary Miller, who at a rally with the former president this weekend described the Supreme Court decision as “a victory for white life.” A spokesman said she meant to say “right to life.”
In New York, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, who became the state's chief executive last fall when Andrew Cuomo resigned during a sexual harassment scandal, is fighting off primary challenges from the left and center. New York City's elected public advocate, Jumaane Williams, contends Hochul hasn't been active enough on progressive issues while Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi blasts her for being too liberal on crime.
On the Republican side, Rep. Lee Zeldin is the frontrunner in a crowded gubernatorial primary field that includes Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York mayor and Trump confidant Rudolph Giuliani. Trump has not made an endorsement in the race.
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Associated Press writer Sara Burnett in Chicago contributed to this report. | 2022-06-28T07:00:13+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/abortion-takes-central-focus-in-first-post-roe-primaries/2867767/ |
Biden makes Wisconsin his 1st stop after State of the Union
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday was headed to Wisconsin, a battleground state he won by the slimmest of margins in 2020, to press his economic message and other themes from his State of the Union address in the window before his next big speech: announcing a possible reelection bid.
Biden was set to promote his economic plan at a training center run by the Laborers’ International Union of North America in Deforest, Wisconsin, near Madison, the White House said.
Addressing the nation Tuesday night, Biden said his plan had helped create 800,000 good-paying manufacturing jobs across the country since 2021, when he took office.
“Where is it written that America can’t lead the world in manufacturing again?” he said.
At the union center, the Democratic president will meet with workers and apprentices who are learning how to do the jobs that are being created as a result of several pieces of major legislation, some of them passed with Republican support, that Biden signed into law.
The measures include trillions of dollars of spending on pandemic relief, rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure, jump-starting the semiconductor chip industry in the United States, and on climate change and health care initiatives.
He also was expected to discuss how Wisconsin was benefiting from the federal largesse.
Biden’s trip, one of two stops he has planned this week, is part of a traditional post-State of the Union blitz to at least 20 states by the president, Vice President Kamala Harris and members of the Cabinet to promote his policies and themes from the speech.
Biden was scheduled to visit Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, to discuss proposals to safeguard Social Security and Medicare, and lower the cost of health care.
In the 2020 election, Biden edged Republican incumbent Donald Trump in Wisconsin by a margin of less than 1 percentage point.
Biden has said he intends to run for a second term in 2024. A formal announcement is expected in the coming months. A majority of Democrats now think one term is plenty for him, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
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BEIJING, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As basketball is part of its identity, Dongguan alone has over 6,000 courts, and its own basketball league has been held for 20 years.
The long-time development of the sport has made Dongguan a extremely competitive basketball city in National League. The city has won CBA championship for 11 times, with a couple of first-class basketball players being born and taking off here.
From kindergarten school to high school league, different leagues and games are taking place from time to time. The local schools take basketball education seriously, and many children start learning at an early age with basketball camps.
Why basketball culture is huge in Dongguan? British video host Jay Birbeck travels to the city for the answer.
Jay dunks with the 'dunking king' of Dongguan, dribbles with the first ever Asian Games gold medalist in three-on-three basketball game, and goes one on one with a 12-year-old girl. Jay has been deeply overwhelmed by local people's Dongguan's enthusiasm for basketball, which helps to shape the city's sports culture.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday expressed deep concern about the well-being of a U.S. soldier who bolted across the heavily armed North Korea border earlier this week as North Korean officials have yet to respond to U.S. requests for basic information about the AWOL soldier.
The history of rough treatment of Americans detained by North Koreans — including the 2017 death of a 22-year-old student after he was flown home in a vegetative state after 17 months in captivity — is top of mind as U.S. officials seek answers about Pvt. Travis King.
“This is not a country that is known for humane treatment of Americans or actually anybody else for that matter,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. “We don’t know where he is. We don’t know the conditions in which he’s living right now. And it’s the not knowing that is deeply concerning to us and we’re trying as best we can to get as much information as we can about him.”
Without mentioning the soldier, North Korea’s defense minister issued a veiled threat Thursday, suggesting the docking of a nuclear-armed U.S. submarine in South Korea could be grounds for a nuclear attack by the North. North Korea has used such rhetoric before, but the latest threat could signal just how strained ties are right now.
King, who was supposed to be on his way to Fort Bliss, Texas, after finishing a prison sentence in South Korea for assault, ran into North Korea while on a civilian tour of the border village of Panmunjom on Tuesday. He is the first known American held in North Korea in nearly five years.
According to a U.S. official, King — who chose to serve his time at a labor camp rather than pay the nearly $4,000 fine — has been declared AWOL. The punishment for being away without leave can include confinement in the brig, forfeiture of pay or dishonorable discharge and it is largely based on how long they were away and whether they were apprehended or returned on their own. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.
King, 23, has not been declared a deserter, which is a far more serious offense. Often the military waits for a period of time to see if a service member returns, but that is very uncertain in this case. Desertion can result in imprisonment of as much as three years, and — in times of war — can carry the death penalty.
Sabrina Singh, a Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters on Thursday that King was not escorted all the way to the gate because he was not in custody and there was no anticipation that he would not get on the plane to go home.
Military personnel escorted him to the passport control area and were not allowed to go farther than that. Singh said he confirmed to the U.S. military that he was near the gate. King knew he was returning to Texas to face likely discharge.
Asked if King is alive, Singh said the U.S. does not know his health condition.
She said it is “not our assessment” that King represents a security threat or liability, when asked if he had intelligence that North Korea would want. She added that the department has no indication that King’s decision to run into North Korea was pre-planned or organized with Pyongyang.
Asked whether the U.S. feared that King could be mistreated or tortured by the North, Kirby responded that North Korea is a “brutal regime” but that the U.S. is still not in position to confirm how he is being treated.
Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia student, was seized by North Korean authorities from a tour group in January 2016 and convicted of trying to steal a propaganda poster and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. He served 17 months before being returned to the U.S. in a vegetative state.
While not providing a clear reason for Warmbier’s brain damage, North Korea denied accusations by Warmbier’s family that he was tortured and insisted it had provided him medical care with “all sincerity.”
The U.S. and North Korea, which fought during the 1950-53 Korean War, are still technically at war since that conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, and have no diplomatic ties. Sweden provided consular services for Americans in past cases, but Swedish diplomatic staff reportedly haven’t returned since North Korea ordered foreigners to leave the country at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. can also reach North Korea via a hotline at the U.S.-led U.N. Command in Panmunjom — known as the “ pink phone.”
The State Department confirmed on Wednesday it has reached out to officials in South Korea and Sweden for help reaching the North Koreans. Jeon Ha-kyu, a spokesperson of South Korea’s Defense Ministry, said Thursday his ministry is sharing information with the American-led U.N. Command in South Korea, without elaborating.
Meanwhile, the North’s defense minister, Kang Sun Nam, issued a statement in state media that called a recent U.S. submarine deployment “the most undisguised and direct nuclear threat” to North Korea. He warned the deployment may be one of the situations foreseen in a new law that authorized the preemptive use of nuclear weapons in a broad range of cases.
“The U.S. military side should realize that its nuclear assets have entered extremely dangerous waters,” Kang said.
Some experts still doubt North Korea could use such arms first in the face of superior U.S. and South Korean forces. South Korea’s Defense Ministry on Friday described the deployment of the USS Kentucky and nuclear contingency planning meetings between Washington and Seoul as “defensive response measures” to counter the growing North Korean nuclear threat.
The ministry said in a statement it “strongly warns” that any nuclear attack by the North on the allies would face an “immediate, overwhelming and decisive response … that would bring an end to the North Korean regime.”
Kentucky’s deployment, which happened on the day of King’s border crossing, was part of U.S. steps to boost its security commitment to the North’s rival, South Korea. North Korea later test-fired two missiles.
The tensions could complicate efforts to free King.
“North Korea is not going to ‘catch and release’ a border-crosser. … However, the Kim regime has little incentive to hold an American citizen very long, as doing so can entail liabilities,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul.
“For Pyongyang, it makes sense to find a way of extracting some compensation and then expel an American for unauthorized entry into the country before an isolated incident escalates in ways that risk North Korean diplomatic and financial interests,” he said.
Other experts say North Korea won’t likely easily return King as he is a soldier who apparently voluntarily fled to North Korea, though many previous American civilian detainees were released after the United States sent high-profile missions to Pyongyang to secure their freedom.
North Korea has previously held a number of Americans who were arrested for anti-state, espionage and other charges. But no other Americans were known to be detained since North Korea expelled American Bruce Byron Lowrance in 2018. During the Cold War, a small number of U.S. soldiers who fled to North Korea later appeared in North Korean propaganda films.
The motive for King’s border crossing is unknown. King’s family members said the soldier may have felt overwhelmed by the legal trouble in South Korea, which could lead to a discharge from the military.
King, who was serving in South Korea as a cavalry scout with the 1st Armored Division, was released earlier this month after 47 days of hard labor in the prison camp. In February, a Seoul court fined him 5 million won ($3,950) after convicting him of assaulting someone and damaging a police vehicle, according to a transcript of the verdict obtained by The Associated Press. The ruling said King had also been accused of punching a man at a Seoul nightclub, though the court dismissed that charge because the victim didn’t want King to be punished.
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Kim reported from Seoul, South Korea. Associated Press writers Kim Tong-hyung in Seoul, South Korea, Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee in Washington; Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin; and Melissa Winder in Kenosha, Wisconsin, contributed to this report. | 2023-07-21T05:11:12+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-north-korea-not-responding-to-us-attempts-to-discuss-american-soldier-who-ran-across-border/ |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University has won its fight to trademark the word “The.”
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the university’s request Tuesday. The school says it allows Ohio State to control use of “The” on branded products associated with and sold through athletics and collegiate channels, such as T-shirts, baseball caps and hats.
“THE has been a rallying cry in the Ohio State community for many years, and Buckeye fans who purchase official Ohio State gear support student scholarships, libraries and other university initiatives,” said Ben Johnson, the university’s senior director of media and public relations. He noted the university’s licensing and trademark program generates over $12.5 million a year in revenue, which helps fund student scholarships and university programs.
Ohio State started pursuing a trademark in August 2019 after fashion retailer Marc Jacobs had filed an application for the word a few months earlier. The company and the university reached a deal in August 2021 that allows both parties to use the branding.
The patent office rejected Ohio State’s initial application, finding the trademark appeared to be used for “merely decorative manner” and as an “ornamental feature” that didn’t appear to function as a trademark that would differentiate the items from others. | 2022-06-23T03:52:04+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/strange-news/ap-strange-news/ohio-state-gets-approval-to-trademark-the-for-merchandise/ |
Photos of "New York City" in Mondrian's studio shows it hanging the other way. But the German gallery says the mistake is part of its story now, and won't be turning it around.
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Photos of "New York City" in Mondrian's studio shows it hanging the other way. But the German gallery says the mistake is part of its story now, and won't be turning it around.
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More Good Fun from Company's Scratch Games Coming to South Dakota Players Following Record Years
ATLANTA, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games is the South Dakota Lottery's exclusive provider of instant scratch games with the award of a new, six-year contract, delivering more "good fun" to players in the state. Following several years of record scratch game sales benefitting South Dakota K-12 schools, state universities and technical institutes, the contract significantly expands Scientific Games work with the Lottery as its sole provider of scratch games. The contract, which may be renewed for up to four additional years, also includes analytics and insights, popular brands from the company's large portfolio of licensed properties, and related marketing services.
Scientific Games has partnered with the South Dakota Lottery on scratch games for more than three decades, working with the Lottery to help achieve double-digit growth in its instant product category in recent years. The Lottery's performance was realized through responsible marketing and the launch of families of games across various price points, including Casino Nights and multiplier families.
Norm Lingle, South Dakota Lottery Executive Director, said, "We've created great momentum with our instant game performance through our long-term partnership with Scientific Games to benefit important programs in our state. Our teams look forward to continued collaboration on the design and marketing of quality, secure, high-performance games that entertain South Dakota players."
Scientific Games is certified globally by the World Lottery Association as a Responsible Gaming Supplier and advocates for the healthy enjoyment of lottery games through its Healthy Play program.
"We are honored to be named the sole provider of South Dakota Lottery scratch games and will continue to support the Lottery in its mission to provide funding for vital state programs," said John Schulz, President, Americas & Global Instant Products for Scientific Games. "We are focused on using our world-leading industry analytics and insights to innovate new products for the South Dakota Lottery to help achieve responsible growth."
Scientific Games is the world's largest instant games creator, producer and services provider, and the primary provider to nine of the Top 10 performing instant game lotteries in the world (La Fleur's 2022 World Lottery Almanac). The company's products generate more than 70% of global instant game retail sales.
Scientific Games provides retail and digital games, technology and services to 130 lotteries in 50 countries around the globe, including nearly every North American lottery.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have welcomed a baby boy, according to multiple reports.
The couple, who first revealed her pregnancy with a belly-baring Harlem photo shoot in January, became parents May 13 in Los Angeles, said TMZ, the first to report the birth Thursday based on unnamed sources. A representative for Rihanna did not immediately return an email from The Associated Press seeking confirmation.
During her pregnancy, Rihanna stunned in designer looks that showed off her growing bump, but her pregnancy wasn’t drama free.
The 33-year-old A$AP was arrested April 20 at Los Angeles International Airport in connection with a shooting in Hollywood last year, authorities said. The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was accused of firing a handgun at an acquaintance, who sustained a minor injury and later sought medical treatment, police said.
People magazine, citing an unnamed source, said A$AP and Rihanna, 34, are home in Los Angeles with the baby, their first.
The two went public with their relationship in 2020.
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Complia Health Chosen as Long-Term Partner Based on Implementation Methodology and a Configurable Platform that Meets Unique Patient Population Demands
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Complia Health, a leading home health and hospice technology provider, announced today their selection by Comprehensive Nursing Services, a home healthcare provider of pediatric care, to provide scalable proven EMR solutions through their ContinuLink platform.
The long-term partnership, which includes Mobile Edge and EMMA (the Electronic Medical Management Assistant), will simplify processes, and create efficiencies across clinical, financial, and back-office operations for all business lines.
"Complia Health has been an excellent partner, they have far exceeded our experiences with other providers in the industry," explained Owner and Executive Administrator Linda Arthur. "At Comprehensive Nursing Services we pride ourselves on the excellence of our patient care. Every decision we make is based on bringing our clients the best available tools and this partnership is no exception. The team at Complia Health shares our vision and has already demonstrated their commitment to go above and beyond in helping to support the pediatric patients we serve," she added.
Complia Health technology solutions are designed to improve clinical outcomes and clinician and consumer experiences. The following two solutions will be delivered as part of the Comprehensive Nursing Services contract.
- Mobile Edge - An integrated electronic visit verification (EVV) application designed to increase documentation accuracy and efficiency, streamline the scheduling process, and improve the caregiver experience.
- EMMA - The dynamic face of Complia Health's ContinuLink platform, is an AI-powered chatbot which connects consumers, their devices, their care team, and agency administrators. Utilizing secured text messages, secured email communications and in-app chat options, EMMA streamlines communication to increase timeliness and convenience, improving front-line engagement, and efficiency and quality of care.
"We are thrilled to partner with Comprehensive Nursing Services. It was evident from the start that their commitment to patient care mirrored our vision and mission," said CEO Rich Berner. "To be selected by an organization so focused on excellence and committed to taking care of the most precious population; pediatric patients, is an honor and a responsibility we take very seriously," he concluded.
Complia Health develops powerful, scalable, enterprise solutions that simplify processes and create efficiencies across clinical, financial, and back-office operations for healthcare agencies that deliver pre- and post-acute care. From supporting the widest range of payer models to simplifying the most complex billing scenarios, Complia Health addresses the entire continuum of care in one integrated platform. To learn more, visit http://www.compliahealth.com.
Founded in 1988, Comprehensive Nursing Services provides quality in-home care to pediatric patients throughout the Baltimore community and is the only specialty home health agency in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Dedicated nurses and physical therapists are specifically trained to deliver uncompromising care in the comfort of their patients' homes. To learn more, visit https://www.compnursing.com/.
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Project to donate funds to assist in the protection and conservation of Critically Endangered orangutans
NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheeky Rangas, a collection of 9,700 unique, utility-enabled non-fungible tokens (NFTs) themed around the plight of orangutans and the destruction of their rainforest habitat, announced that they will donate proceeds to The Orangutan Project with the aim of protecting over 100,000 acres of rainforest.
By linking Web3, art and crypto with real-world issues, this project turns NFTs into media and Cheeky Ranga avatars into powerful virtual activists. Through a pure donation policy, the Cheeky Rangas project will provide significant funding for wildlife and wilderness projects to combat the extinction of Critically Endangered species and rainforest deforestation before it's too late.
"We want to make a positive impact and create a better environment not just for orangutans but for all endangered species," said Mahesh Silva, co-founder and director of Studio Crypto, creators of the Cheeky Rangas NFT collection. "We chose orangutans as they are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. They are the most vulnerable of all the Great Apes, and their plight is dominated by a single issue – the destruction of their rainforest habitat.
"We selected The Orangutan Project because of its philosophy of getting the job done for orangutan conservation and protecting the whole ecosystem."
The Cheeky Rangas project will donate 25% of the mint proceeds exclusively to The Orangutan Project and 75% of ongoing royalty to relevant wildlife projects, including The Orangutan Project. All donations will be directly transferred to charities to ensure full transparency and accountability.
Funds directed to The Orangutan Project will support the protection and conservation of Critically Endangered orangutans in Sumatra and Borneo.
"Realistically, we only have 10 years to save orangutans," said Leif Cocks, founder of The Orangutan Project. "The ongoing rapid loss of rainforest habitat and the devastating impact of the illegal wildlife trade has created an extinction crisis that is unlike anything we've seen before. Unless we take drastic action within the next 10 years to secure and protect intact lowland rainforest ecosystems which can support sustainable populations of orangutans, then all orangutan species will face inevitable extinction.
"NFT projects like Cheeky Rangas have the potential to provide us with significant additional funds that will enable us to fight for the protection of orangutans and other Critically Endangered species. We are grateful to Cheeky Rangas and Studio Crypto for their support."
The sale of each Cheeky Ranga NFT approximately equates to protecting five acres of rainforest habitat in Sumatra and Borneo for two years. With 9,700 uniquely minted Cheeky Rangas up for grabs, that equates to 100,000 acres.
"Currently with our partners, we help protect over 100,000 acres of rainforest," Cocks said. "Through our Wildlife Protection Units, we are actively protecting these concessions to deter illegal activities such as logging and poaching to provide a safe haven where orangutans can thrive and recover in number."
"The Cheeky Rangas NFT collection will be carbon neutral with all blockchain transactions offset through sustainability platform, Aerial. In fact, the project will be carbon negative and climate positive when we quantify the impact of rainforest protection. Being carbon neutral - or better - is important to us as it determines the ongoing viability of the species and the ecosystems," said Silva.
Learn more about the Cheeky Rangas NFT Collection at https://cheekyrangas.com.
Studio Crypto was established with a primary mission of linking Web3 with real-world issues. We believe blockchain technology represents a new form of economic value that will fundamentally alter market structures. We invest in projects and companies forging new ground and building transformative infrastructure and applications that will shape the future of Web3 technology. Find out more at www.studiocrypto.io.
The Orangutan Project was established in 1998 with a critical mission; to ensure that Critically Endangered orangutan species are protected against Extinction and will continue to live in viable wild populations for generations to come. Today, The Orangutan Project is a dynamic, fast-growing and successful non-profit organisation that has raised over $25 million to support a wide range of critical projects that address the holistic problem facing fragmented orangutan populations - including fighting deforestation and habitat loss at the highest level. Find out more at www.theorangutanproject.org.
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BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka has been suspended for the 2022-23 season for violating team policies.
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Conference call to be conducted on Monday, November 14, 2022, at 11:00AM ET
LONGMONT, Colo., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&W Seed Company (Nasdaq: SANW) will report financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2023, ended September 30, 2022, on Monday, November 14, 2022, before the open of the market. The Company has scheduled a conference call that same day, Monday, November 14, 2022, at 11:00 am ET (8:00am PT) to review the results.
Interested parties can access the conference call by dialing (844) 861-5498 or (412) 317-6580 or can listen via a live Internet webcast, which is available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.swseedco.com/investors.
A teleconference replay of the call will be available for seven days at (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088, replay access code 8584312. A webcast replay will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.swseedco.com/investors for 30 days.
About S&W Seed Company
Founded in 1980, S&W Seed Company is a global agricultural company headquartered in Longmont, Colorado. S&W's vision is to be the world's preferred proprietary seed company which supplies a range of forage and specialty crop products that supports the growing global demand for animal proteins and healthier consumer diets. S&W is a global leader in proprietary alfalfa, sorghum and pasture seeds, with significant research and development, production and distribution capabilities. S&W's product portfolio also includes hybrid sunflower and wheat and the company is utilizing its research and breeding expertise to develop and produce stevia, the all-natural, zero calorie sweetener for the food and beverage industry. For more information, please visit www.swseedco.com.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Rodgers threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers withstood a late rally led by Tom Brady to hold off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 14-12 victory on Sunday.
For the second straight week, the Bucs (2-1) were held without a touchdown into the fourth quarter. Brady finally got them into the end zone on a 1-yard pass to Russell Gage, capping a 90-yard drive with 14 seconds remaining.
Tampa Bay’s bid to force overtime with a 2-point conversion was thwarted, first by a delay-of-game penalty and then an incomplete pass that allowed the Packers (2-1) to beat Brady for the first time in three tries since the seven-time Super Bowl champion joined the Bucs in 2020.
Rodgers completed 27 of 35 passes and was intercepted once in the first matchup in NFL history in which each starting quarterback has won at least three regular-season league MVP awards.
Rodgers has won four, including the past two, while Brady has three MVPs.
Ryan Succop kicked a pair of 45-yard field goals for the Bucs, the second trimming Green Bay’s lead to 14-6 midway through the third quarter.
Brady, who won three of four previous head-to-head matchups with Rodgers, finished 31 of 42 passing for 271 yards and one touchdown. He was sacked three times.
With Evans serving a one-game suspension for his role in an on-field brawl the previous week at New Orleans and without Godwin and Jones — two of Brady’s other primary receivers — the Bucs struggled to get the offense on track while Rodgers built a 14-3 halftime lead that could have been bigger.
Aaron Jones fumbled into the end zone after a 3-yard reception to the Bucs 2, costing the Packers a chance to add at least three points late in the second quarter. The Green Bay offense was never the same after that.
INJURIES
Packers: LT David Bakhtiari played for just the second time since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Dec. 31, 2020. ... Rookie WR Christian Watson (hamstring) was inactive. ... CB Jaire Alexander (groin) did not play in the second half.
Buccaneers: In addition to Godwin (hamstring) and Jones (knee), the Bucs played without LT Donovan Smith (elbow) for the second straight game. Smith was replaced in the lineup by first-year pro Brandon Walton.
UP NEXT
Packers: Host the New England Patriots next Sunday.
Buccaneers: Remain at home next Sunday night to face the Kansas City Chiefs, the first matchup between Brady and Patrick Mahomes since the Super Bowl won by Tampa Bay two seasons ago.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russian officials accused Ukrainian saboteurs of crossing into western Russia and attacking local villages Thursday, an accusation that Ukraine denied, warning that Moscow could use the claims to justify stepping up its own assaults in the ongoing war.
The exact circumstances of the incident reported in the Bryansk region were unclear, including what the strategic purpose of such an attack might be.
If confirmed, it would be another indication following drone attacks earlier this week that Kyiv could be stepping up pressure against Moscow by exposing Russian defensive weaknesses, embarrassing the Kremlin and sowing unease among Russian civilians.
Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukrainian “terrorists” for an incursion, claiming that they deliberately targeted civilians, including children.
“It was yet another terror attack, another crime,” Putin said during a video call. “They infiltrated the area near the border and opened fire on civilians.”
While Russian war hawks have expressed dismay about what they saw as Putin's reluctance to declare martial law and a sweeping mobilization of soldiers, the Russian leader's comments Thursday's didn't appear to signal any such moves.
Putin said the attack in the Bryansk region, which he blamed on “neo-Nazis,” confirmed that Russia did the right thing by launching its “special military operation” in Ukraine. “I repeat again: They will not succeed and we will finish pushing them out,” he said.
Putin is set to chair a weekly meeting of his Security Council on Friday. Asked by reporters whether the attack in Bryansk could warrant a change in the status of the conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded with a coy “I can’t say for now.”
Peskov said that Putin canceled a planned trip to southern Russia set for Thursday and was receiving reports on the situation from the regional governor.
Thursday’s apparent incursion came just days after Putin ordered the Federal Security Service to tighten controls on Russia’s border with Ukraine.
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak described the Russian reports as “a classic deliberate provocation.”
Russia “wants to scare its people to justify the attack on another country (and) the growing poverty after the year of war,” he tweeted, suggesting that the attack was the work of Russian partisans.
Amid conflicting initial reports, Russia’s Federal Security Service said fighting with the sabotage unit was taking place in the Bryansk region.
The Federal Security Service was quoted by the Russian state Tass news agency as saying that “activities to eliminate armed Ukrainian nationalists who violated the state border” were underway.
Tass, citing Russian law enforcement, reported earlier that the saboteurs were holding up to six people hostage. The local governor said the group had fired on a vehicle there, killing one man and wounding a 10-year-old child.
Tass reported, citing an unnamed security official, that two villages in the Bryansk region — Sushany and Lyubechane — were under attack by “several dozen armed fighters.”
Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, said the group fired on a vehicle in Lyubechane, killing one man and wounding a child. He also said that a Ukrainian drone struck a house in the Sushany, setting it ablaze.
On Tuesday, drones that the Kremlin said were launched by Ukraine flew deep inside Russian territory, including one that got within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of Moscow.
Ukraine’s military intelligence representative, Andrii Cherniak, saw the Russian claims as evidence that it is facing what Kyiv alleges is an uprising among its own disgruntled people.
“This was done by the Russians, Ukraine has nothing to do with it,” he told The Associated Press.
Cherniak noted that a group calling itself the Russian Volunteer Corps had claimed responsibility for the attack in a video where they urge Russians to rebel.
The Russian Volunteer Corps describes itself as “a volunteer formation in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” Little is known about the group and it's not immediately clear if the group indeed has any ties with the Ukrainian military. Nor was it clear from the Corps statement what action it took and what specific objectives it wanted to achieve.
In Ukraine on Thursday, three people were killed and six others were wounded when a Russian missile hit a five-story apartment building in a southeastern city.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that several floors of the building were destroyed in the strike, which occurred while it was still dark.
The State Emergency Service said in an online statement that it had rescued 11 people so far.
Zaporizhzhia is a large city that had a population of more than 700,000 before Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor just over a year ago. It's the administrative capital of the partially occupied Zaporizhzhia region, which is home to Europe’s largest nuclear plant.
Russian artillery, drones and missiles have pounded Ukrainian-held areas in the country’s south and east for months. Moscow denies aiming at civilian targets, but its indiscriminate shelling has wrought wide destruction in urban centers.
The war largely slowed to a grinding stalemate during the winter months.
Zelenskyy said Russia “wants to turn every day for our people into a day of terror.” He added: “But evil will not reign in our land.”
Meanwhile, a fierce battle continued for control of Bakhmut, a key eastern stronghold where Ukrainian officials say they might strategically withdraw.
Ukraine’s General Staff reported that the Russian forces “continue to advance and storm the city,” but Kyiv’s troops repelled some of the attacks on the ruined city. Donetsk regional Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko reported that one person was wounded in Bakhmut on Thursday morning.
Bakhmut was among cities and villages in the Donetsk region that came under Russian shelling, according to the General Staff update.
Taking the city wouldn't only give the Russian forces a rare battlefield gain after months of setbacks, but it might rupture Ukraine’s supply lines and allow the Kremlin’s forces to press toward other Ukrainian strongholds in Donetsk.
In other developments, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked briefly Thursday at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations. It was the first high-level meeting in months between Russia and the U.S.
A senior U.S. official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversation, said Blinken had “disabused” Lavrov of any idea the Kremlin might have that U.S. support for Ukraine is wavering.
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Matthew Lee contributed reporting from New Delhi. | 2023-03-02T18:57:26+00:00 | wcnc.com | https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/russia-ukraine-sabotage-raid/507-c84796fc-5d61-41a4-acb6-782ec97ab1f3 |
Mid Valley 17, Scranton 0
Kat Davis, Maranda Runco and Courtney Rebar each rip three hits and Madison Kizer drives in three in a three-inning rout in the season opener.
Mid Valley 7, Scranton Prep 1
Runco plates four and Rebar two, Chiara Zavislak scores twice and Runco whiffs 12 in a four-hitter.
Mid Valley 15, Carbondale Area 0
The top five in the order combine to 11 for 14 with 12 runs and nine RBIs in another three-inning win.
Mid Valley 4, Old Forge 0
The Spartanettes face their first test of the season in the Lackawanna Division II opener, eking out a 4-0 win as Rebar hits a three-run, top-of-the-seventh HR, one of just six hits.
Mid Valley 15, Dunmnore 0
Mackenzie Adolfson doubles, homers and drives in four as the Spartanettes improve to 5-0. Runco also homers.
Mid Valley 14, Western Wayne 0
The winners put up a crooked number in all five innings. Zavislak connects for three hits, one a double, and Adolfson leads the way with three RBIs.
Mid Valley 11, Lakeland 0
Two big innings propel the victors, with Madison Kizer carrying the offense with three hits and two RBIs. Audrey Hasenzahl adds a pair of hits and two RBIs.
Tunkhannock 4, Mid Valley 3
The returning state 4A runners-up take the lead with a two-run third to halt the seven-game win streak. Zavislak has two of the squad’s five hits.
Mid Valley 11, Holy Cross 0
Kizer makes opening night for the team’s new turf field one to remember, ripping a grand slam in an 11-0 win over division rival Holy Cross.
Mid Valley 11, Riverside 0
Zavislak homers and doubles, and she, Kizer and Cortazar each knock in three. Runco fans 12 in a six-inning one-hitter.
Mid Valley 6, Wallenpaupack 0
Davis (3 hits) and Zavislak (3 RBIs) combine for a potent attack at the top of the lineup, and Rebar adds two safeties to a nine-hit attack.
Mid Valley 16, Honesdale 0
Runco homers twice and drives in three, Davis has a four-RBI night and Cortazar’s three hits plate three in a seven extra-base hit win.
Mid Valley 12, Old Forge 2
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Zavislak, Kizer and Cortazar each homer, and Adolfson chips in with two RBIs in a five-inning triumph.
Mid Valley 10, Dunmore 0
Runco spins a five-inning no-hitter, and Ava Pezanowski, Rebar, Kizer and Cortazar all drive in a pair.
Mid Valley 15, Western Wayne 0
Runco wallops a pair of home runs, doubles and drives in seven, and tosses a four-inning no-no. Zavislak and Cortazar knock in two apiece.
Mid Valley 15, Lakeland 0
A season-best 10-run first inning catapults Mid Valley to an easy win. Davis collects three hits and has a five-RBI game.
Mid Valley 11, Holy Cross 0
Runco delivers a virtuoso performance at the plate, pounding three homers and driving in eight, both career highs, in the romp.
Riverside 5, Mid Valley 4
Lexi Kostoff scatters seven hits, walks five and strikes out 12 to hand Mid Valley its second loss.
Runco strikes out for the second time in her three-year career.
Mid Valley 16, Honesdale 1
Strike that 10-run inning. Mid Valley scores a season-high 16 runs in the second. Davis homers and drives in six.
Mid Valley 2, Riverside 1
The Spartanettes escape with a 2-1 win over Riverside in the District 2 semifinal. Kizer’s eighth-inning RBI hit keeps the season alive.
Mid Valley 12, Holy Redeemer 2
Rebar slams a homer and a double among her three hits and Mid Valley wins its fourth straight district title in six innings. Hasenzahl triples and drives in three.
Mid Valley 7, Warrior Run 1
Runco highlights the opener of the PIAA tournament with a pair of homers, and Davis and Zavislak each have two hits in the win.
Mid Valley 4, Forest Hills 2
Runco is moved to the top of the lineup and hits the first pitch for a home run, but the Spartanettes need an RBI double from Kizer and two-run homer by Rebar in the sixth to prevail.
Mid Valley 8, Palisades 1
Runco receives three intentional walks but the rest of the lineup delivers in a seven-run second. Rebar doubles and singles, and Davis also knocks in two to send the victors to Friday’s Class 3A championship game against Juniata.
— MARTY MYERS | 2023-06-16T04:33:20+00:00 | thetimes-tribune.com | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/high-school/piaa-softball-mid-valley-season-recap/article_c1dff358-fe27-5d7b-b1bd-eb014bdd1272.html |
STOCKHOLM, July 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During the period June 27 - July 1, 2022 AB Electrolux (LEI code 549300Y3HHZB1ZGFPJ93) has repurchased in total 292,165 own series B shares (ISIN: SE0016589188) as part of the buyback program initiated by the Board of Directors in order to optimize the company's capital structure.
The share buybacks form part of the buyback program of a maximum of 8,000,000 series B shares for a total maximum amount of SEK 1,250 million, which AB Electrolux announced on April 29, 2022. The buyback program, which runs between May 2, 2022 - October 21, 2022, is being carried out in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 ("MAR") and the Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/1052 (the "Safe Harbour Regulation"). The objective of the share buybacks is to optimize the company's capital structure and the intention is to reduce Electrolux share capital through subsequent share cancellations.
Series B shares in AB Electrolux have been repurchased (in SEK) as follows:
All acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG on behalf of AB Electrolux. Following the above acquisitions, AB Electrolux holding of own shares as of July 1, 2022 amounts to 8,826,572 series B shares. The total number of shares in AB Electrolux amounts to 283,077,393.
A full breakdown of the transactions pursuant to article 5.3 of MAR and article 2.3 of the Safe Harbour Regulation is attached to this announcement.
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The TGH Women's Institute delivered more than 7,000 babies in fiscal year 2022, setting a record for the most deliveries in two decades at the hospital.
TAMPA, Fla. , Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The city of Tampa just got a boost in its resident population with a record number of newborns delivered at Tampa General Hospital (TGH) during the past fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022).
More than 7,000 babies came into the world at the TGH Women's Institute, the most deliveries at the hospital in more than 20 years. In addition to these routine deliveries, the hospital and specialists with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine also delivered more high-risk patients than any other hospital in the region.
"This is a milestone number, but it's more than just a statistic on deliveries at Tampa General Hospital,'' said Dr. Judette Louis, MD, Chief of the Women's Institute at Tampa General Hospital and James M. Ingram Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. "More patients are deciding to deliver their babies at TGH. This means that our programs to provide safe, innovative and world-class care will impact more patients, resulting in better outcomes for mothers and their newborns."
The record number of babies – roughly 1,000 more than the previous fiscal year – underscores the work of the Women's Institute, which provides a full range of women's health services, from routine obstetrics and gynecology to more complex maternal-fetal medicine and neonatal care.
As the only academic medical center in West Central Florida and a nationally recognized leader in high-risk obstetrics, TGH and USF Health offer access to the highest level of women's and infant care in virtually every medical subspecialty, including specialty services in mental health, genetic counseling and pediatrics. The entire team at the Women's Institute also goes the extra mile in making mothers feel welcome and comfortable during their stay at Tampa General Hospital.
The new record also speaks to the broader recognition TGH and USF Health have received in related areas of specialization. Recent accolades include:
- Named among the top 50 in the nation and the highest-ranked hospital in Florida for Obstetrics & Gynecology by U.S. News & World Report for 2022-23, a specialty led by USF faculty.
- Named on Newsweek's list of Best Maternity Hospitals 2022.
- The only hospital in Hillsborough County to receive international recognition as a Baby-Friendly® designated birth facility.
- Acknowledgment by the state's surgeon general and Department of Health for exceeding national goals for reducing the number of unnecessary cesarean deliveries for first-time mothers with low-risk pregnancies. TGH is one of just 26 delivery hospitals in Florida to achieve the distinction in 2022.
The consistency of excellence, along with the growing number of deliveries, highlights the vital role TGH plays in the community, said Melissa Golombek, RN, DNP, MHCM, NE-BC, CPN and senior administrator at the TGH Women's Institute.
"The milestone of 7,000 deliveries in a single year is a major accomplishment for the Women's Institute," Golombek said. "Each of these birth stories is a testament to the successful collaboration between our physicians and team members who partner with families and provide the utmost care and attention. As we continue to achieve new milestones, we commit to focusing on excellent care by enhancing each patient's labor, delivery and postpartum experience. Each and every birth is incredibly special and rewarding for our team."
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – first nationally in the 2022 America's Best Employers for Women and sixth out of 100 Florida companies in the 2022 America's Best Employers by State. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2021, provided a net community benefit worth more than $224.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that provides real-time situational awareness to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
USF Health's mission is to envision and implement the future of health. It is the partnership of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Public Health, the Taneja College of Pharmacy, the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, the Biomedical Sciences Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs, and USF Health's multispecialty physicians' group. The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News & World Report's national university rankings than USF. For more information, visit health.usf.edu.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Saturday inaugurated its second liquefied natural gas terminal, part of a drive by Europe’s biggest economy to put reliance on Russian energy sources firmly behind it.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz took part in the ceremony in Lubmin on the Baltic Sea coast, which came less than a month after he inaugurated Germany’s first LNG terminal at Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea. Several more are expected to go online in the coming months, including another in Lubmin.
The terminals are part of an effort to prevent an energy crunch that also includes temporarily reactivating old oil- and coal-fired power stations and extending the life of Germany’s last three nuclear power plants, which were supposed to be switched off at the end of 2022, until mid-April.
Days after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Scholz announced that his government had decided to build the first LNG terminals quickly.
Germany also worked to fill its gas storage facilities ahead of the winter. Last week, Germany’s network regulator said last week that a gas shortage was “increasingly unlikely” this winter.
Russia used to supply more than half of Germany’s natural gas but hasn’t delivered any since the end of August. It sent gas mainly through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline under the Baltic, which comes ashore in Lubmin.
“We are getting through this winter … gas supplies are not impaired and we can ensure them everywhere in Germany, differently from what many long feared,” Scholz said on Saturday. “An economic crisis also failed to materialize in Germany,” he added, pointing to government support programs, decisions to secure energy supplies and falling gas prices on global markets.
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TV technology has improved to the point where most of the best features are no longer gated behind exorbitant prices. Features like 4K resolution, large screens, high dynamic range and a high count of ports can easily be found for under $500, though you may not be able to get all of these features together at that price point. The most cutting-edge features, such as 8K resolution and curved screens, aren’t available for under $500.
In this article: LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV and TCL Smart TV.
Smart features
Smart TVs are so named because they can connect to the internet. They leverage that ability in different ways.
The main way is by streaming all your favorite content, usually by having an app for each service that can be downloaded from the TV brand’s online store. Smart TV manufacturers without stores instead include pre-installed streaming curating services, such as Apple TV, Google TV or Roku TV.
Some smart TVs are also compatible with smart assistants, such as Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Using microphones in the TV or remote, you can tell these assistants to tune to certain channels or pull up a show from one of your streaming services without having to wade through several menus.
Size
TVs, whether they’re smart or 20 years old, measure screen size on the diagonal. Size isn’t a limiting factor for smart TVs under $500, you can find them as small as 25 inches or as large as 50-plus inches. That said, extra-large smart TVs might have lesser resolution to stay at a sub-$500 price.
Resolution
For smart TVs under $500, there are three resolution points to choose from.
- High-definition: This is the lowest-resolution tier, but it is all you need if you’re on the tightest budget. Most TV channels broadcast video in HD.
- Full high-definition: If you want the biggest possible screen for under $500, you’ll likely need one with this middle-tier resolution. Most streaming services offer HD and Full HD quality streams.
- Ultra high-definition: Ultra HD, or 4K, is the highest resolution you’ll find in smart TVs under $500, though you’ll likely need to sacrifice maximum screen size to get it. Ultra HD has four times the pixel count of Full HD, hence the “4K” nickname.
Other image quality features
Two of the current major image quality features are Dolby Vision and high dynamic range.
- Dolby Vision lets a TV display images with greater depth, higher contrast and a wider range of color. Essentially, it makes your TV look closer to the quality you find in high-end theaters. However, the image also needs to be Dolby Vision-compatible.
- High dynamic range is similar but simpler than Dolby Vision and can be used in tandem with it. HDR improves the image’s contrast. In other words: The darks look darker, and the brights look brighter.
Ports
Smart TVs are technically just extra-large computer monitors, though they have built-in technology that lets you use them without plugging in any other devices. But most people want to hook up devices like Blu-ray players, cable boxes and game consoles, so double-check the range of ports a smart TV offers to ensure you have enough.
The most common ports are HDMI, the current cable standard. Other ports to prioritize include USB to power devices, headphone jacks and LAN cables for wired internet connections.
Best smart TVs under $500
This TV has Ultra HD resolution and HDR support. The remote has a microphone and built-in Alexa compatibility. It has many ports, including four HDMI ports. It comes in 43-, 50- and 55-inch sizes.
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This TV has Ultra HD resolution and Dolby Vision and HDR compatibility. It has built-in Roku TV service and is Alexa compatible. It comes in 43-, 50-, 55- and 65-inch sizes.
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This is an excellent smart TV for those on particularly strict budgets, as you get a 32-inch screen with Full HD resolution, built-in Fire TV service and Alexa compatibility for less than $200. It has three HDMI ports and a USB port.
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This Ultra HD TV is built for console gamers with a 120-hertz refresh rate, low latency and a game optimizer. It comes in 43-, 50- and 55-inch sizes for under $500.
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This 58-inch TV has Ultra HD resolution and HDR support plus a built-in Roku TV service. There are plenty of ports for hooking up a game console or Blu-ray player.
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This TV has Ultra HD resolution and HDR support, and it is compatible with a range of smart assistants. Ports available include three HDMIs and a LAN. It comes in 43-, 50- and 55-inch sizes for under $500.
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This TV’s 32-inch size and HD resolution make it perfect for channel surfing. The built-in Google TV service and Google Assistant compatibility make it equally well-suited to streaming if you don’t pay for high-resolution content.
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This 40-inch TV offers Full HD resolution and has built-in Roku TV service. Its ports include a USB, three HDMI (with one supporting enhanced audio return), an AV and a headphone jack.
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This TV offers Ultra HD resolution and support for Dolby Vision and HDR. It has old-school RCA ports, four HDMI ports and two USB ports. It comes in 43-, 50- and 65-inch sizes.
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This 43-inch TV has Full HD resolution and is controllable by voice using either Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. A mobile app lets you control the TV from your phone.
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Single uniform platform solution authenticates account ownership, enables financial institutions to expand and modernize their account verification capabilities while reducing risk of fraud
NEW YORK and LONDON, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GIACT, an LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) business, today announces a partnership with Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry, to leverage its Open Banking capabilities to provide a secure account verification solution for customers.
The partnership will build on LSEG's existing suite of digital identity and fraud solutions, allowing businesses to use a multi-method approach to verify account information for over 95%* of U.S. deposit accounts.
With Mastercard's Open Banking technology, GIACT will be able to deploy Nacha-compliant account verification solutions across its growing array of Customer and Third-Party Risk businesses. GIACT customers will have access to consumer-permissioned data to verify bank account owner, income account balance and transaction information. By allowing customers to verify a vast array of information within a single bank account, institutions can fulfill customers' needs more quickly and reliably – streamlining onboarding, decreasing fraud exposure, and supporting compliance.
Phil Cotter, LSEG Group Head of Customer & Third-Party Risk Solutions, said, "The partnership with Mastercard builds on our continued investment in digital identity fraud solutions for LSEG customers. By providing customers with consumer-permissioned open banking account verification through Mastercard, our customers can more effectively manage fraud and meet their compliance obligations, whilst providing a differentiated digital experience to their customers.
Together with Mastercard, LSEG is building on two decades of experience in developing customer and third-party risk solutions for the world's leading global banks and corporations to extend our offerings across customer risk screening, due diligence, identity verification and fraud prevention, supporting our customers' digital strategies."
Andy Sheehan, Mastercard's EVP, U.S. Open Banking, said, "Digital acceleration has changed how people think about money and what they expect from financial services. We are proud to be partnering with GIACT's team to provide their clients the ability to automate account verification using consumer-permissioned, real-time bank data."
*Coverage of US deposit accounts through Mastercard open banking network, bank consortium data sources and GIACT proprietary data
About LSEG
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) business, is one of the world's largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure. LSEG's Data and Analytics division is powering participants across the global financial marketplace. We provide information, insights, and technology that enable customers to execute critical investing, trading and risk decisions with confidence. By combining a unique open platform with best-in-class data and expertise, we connect people with choice and opportunity – driving performance, innovation and growth for our customers and partners. For more information visit: www.lseg.com
About GIACT
GIACT®, a London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) company, is a leader in helping companies positively identify and authenticate customers. Since 2004, GIACT has been empowering businesses across all industries with data-driven insights to prevent identity and payments fraud and improve compliance procedures, all through a single platform – the EPIC® Platform. For more information, visit www.giact.com
About Mastercard (NYSE: MA)
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Some Open Banking data services are delivered by Finicity, a subsidiary of Mastercard. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. For more information visit: http://www.mastercard.com
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Thousands of migrants could be denied asylum if they pass through another country such as Mexico on the way to the U.S. border under a proposed regulation published by the Biden administration.
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Thousands of migrants could be denied asylum if they pass through another country such as Mexico on the way to the U.S. border under a proposed regulation published by the Biden administration.
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HÄMEENLINNA, Finland, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Össur has acquired Naked Prosthetics, a leading provider of durable, custom and functional finger prostheses for finger and partial hand amputees, with effect from 26 August 2022. The mechanical devices are individually designed to mimic the natural motion of the finger.
The acquisition addresses a critical need for patients with finger and partial hand loss, traditionally an underserved yet growing population. It is a welcome addition to the Össur product portfolio as it strengthens Össur's upper limb product offering globally and allows Össur to address a broader group of amputees seeking to live a Life Without Limitations.
The Company has around 70 employees and is located in the US, in Olympia, Washington. In 2021, Naked Prosthetics' sales amounted to USD 9 million.
The acquisition will not have an impact on the financial guidance provided for the full year.
Sveinn Sölvason, President and CEO of Össur:
"Naked Prosthetics has developed functional and high-quality finger prostheses that complement our product portfolio and add an important range to our upper limb product offering. The acquisition strengthens our global market position, and we are pleased to welcome the employees of Naked Prosthetics to the Össur team."
Bob Thompson, CEO of Naked Prosthetics:
"Össur's global reach and expertise make them an obvious and welcome next step for Naked Prosthetics' goal of getting more finger amputees back to work and doing what they love. We are excited to join forces with the Össur team and continue to grow the partial-hand prosthetic market."
Further information
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About Össur
Össur (Nasdaq Copenhagen: OSSR) is a global leader in non-invasive orthopaedics that helps people live a Life Without Limitations®. A recognized "Technology Pioneer" with a rich 50-year history, Össur focuses on improving people's mobility through the delivery of innovative technologies in Prosthetics and Bracing & Supports. Significant investment in research and development have led to over 2,000 patents, award-winning designs, successful clinical outcomes, and consistently strong market positions. Össur is signatory to the UN Global Compact, UN Women's Empowerment Principles, contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and became Carbon Neutral in 2021. Össur operates globally and employs around 4,000 employees. www.ossur.com
About Naked Prosthetics
Naked Prosthetics manufactures durable, custom, functional finger prostheses specifically for finger and partial hand amputees. The mission is to support people with finger amputation and to positively impact their lives by providing functional, high-quality finger prostheses. Naked Prosthetics' devices aim to restore the user's ability to perform daily tasks, supporting job retention and encouraging an active lifestyle. www.npdevices.com
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OHSA fines Silver Dollar City after employee dies at amusement park
BRANSON, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - An amusement park in Missouri is facing a fine after an employee died over the summer.
KY3 reports Silver Dollar City is facing a nearly $15,000 fine from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a maintenance employee died in July.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the penalty is $14,502.
In July, a maintenance worker was reportedly hospitalized with head injuries sustained during the maintenance and testing of a rollercoaster. Officials said he died of blunt-force head trauma.
Silver Dollar City said the worker had been part of the maintenance team since 2017.
“It is with great sorrow that we share the loss of a Silver Dollar City employee. He was a dedicated and passionate member of our family, having worked in maintenance and construction since 2017,” the park shared in a statement.
A park spokesperson said the team has worked and reviewed the incident with OSHA over the past several months.
According to a statement released by the amusement park, it has voluntarily revised its safeguarding measures in restricted areas, and OSHA has accepted the changes.
“The safety of all Silver Dollar City hosts and guests is a responsibility we take with the utmost seriousness,” the park’s statement continued.
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Laredo Regional Food Bank made its presence felt at the Laredo Cares Job Fair, offering food resources to the community.
According to Lorena Rodriguez, Laredo Regional Food Bank Executive Director, Laredo College invited the organization to the event on Tuesday so it could support people who might be in necessity of food pantry for their homes and families.
She expressed that many people have lost their jobs after the pandemic, and the Laredo Regional Food Bank is available to help.
“We decided to come since we identified that there are many people who are out of work or unemployed and in need, and as a food bank in Laredo, we have to solve that type of need. That is why we bring our bags of food,” she said.
Rodriguez mentioned that the bank is working hard on becoming better and gathering more resources to supply the community.
The bank has come through many ameliorations. Some of the improvements were infrastructure changes to the building, while others will include creating orchards to supply more and more families with quality foods.
Rodriguez affirmed that the bank would continue going to job fairs to continue providing people with food.
“We will also be soon at Workforce Solutions, where we meet every two months and make the same distribution to this type of sector,” she said. “We address sectors such as people who are unemployed, also students with limited economic resources or with some type of need, the elderly, veterans and each person in the population who has a need regarding food, because we can supply it.”
Rodriguez encouraged the community to continue helping the bank with different types of donations and volunteering in order to be prepare if there’s the case to face other kinds of situations such as the pandemic.
“We urge the community to continue with that empathy that we felt when situations such as the pandemic in which we supplied food and others happened,” she said. “The food bank and other similar organizations need the help of the community to be able to continue to rise from these situations, both to raise our building to be able to have a greater amount of food donations and even donations of money to be able to make those modifications so that we can be ready for an upcoming situation to prevent, if necessary.
The food bank is also asking for any help it can receive from volunteers. Located at 2802 Ana Avenue, it is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will also be celebrating World Food Day on Oct. 17.
For more information about volunteering, donations or food distribution, contact the Laredo Regional Food Bank at 956-723-3725.
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Man turns heads with 100-pound suit made of trash
(CNN) - An environmental activist wore 100 pounds of garbage as a suit to send an important message about conservation.
The Environmental Protection Agency says the average person can create up to 5 pounds of trash per day.
Activist Rob Greenfield turned that statistic into an eyesore show and tell, creating a suit showcasing a month’s worth of personal trash and parading it around the streets of Los Angeles.
Greenfield says he wore the suit every time he left his home and was reportedly sporting 100 pounds of garbage by the end of the month.
The North Carolina native has been living green for years, promoting sustainable food sourcing and a “near-zero waste” lifestyle.
His latest efforts may showcase what gets thrown away, but he hopes his message is something that gets recycled.
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High school soccer star dies from mono, family says
CRESTWOOD, Ill. (Gray News) – A 17-year-old from the Chicago area has died following a battle with mononucleosis, commonly known as mono.
According to a GoFundMe page, Ryan Plowman died Saturday. Due to a compromised immune system related to a late diagnosis of Crohn’s disease, Plowman’s body couldn’t fight off several complications from mono, the page said.
Plowman was a member of the soccer team at Alan B. Shepard High School. According to WGN, Plowman died just days after helping the team win a regional championship.
What began as a stuffy nose and sore throat turned into Plowman spending a week at Comer Children’s Hospital, fighting for his life, WLS reports.
His father Daniel Plowman told WLS, “You shouldn’t die from mono, but he just had a perfect storm.”
A visitation and funeral will be held this weekend. The family is asking for donations to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation in lieu of flowers.
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Luxury Brand Named Platinum Partner for 'The New American Home' Fourth Year in a Row
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Signature Kitchen Suite, the trailblazing luxury appliance brand that brings culinary precision and unmatched performance to the home kitchen, is once again a Platinum Partner of The New American Home® (TNAH), the official show home of the 2023 NAHB International Builders' Show® (IBS) in the Nevada desert outside of Las Vegas.
Built and designed by Michael Gardner, principal of Luxus Design Build/Studio g Architecture, TNAH is a desert-contemporary masterpiece located in the upscale luxury home community of Ascaya in Henderson, Nevada. The exhibition home presents two-levels with a chef's kitchen designed for five-star cooking and entertainment, a well-equipped prep kitchen along with a series of "morning kitchens" throughout for additional convenience.
With 7,575 total square feet of living space, the two-story property also includes four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a two-car garage, flex/exercise area, home office, indoor-outdoor living features including a roof deck designed to capture Las Vegas and the scenic views of the mountain range. This contemporary home marks the 40th edition of this showcase and delivers yet another example of how the program continues to be on the cutting-edge of innovation and energy efficiency.
According to Elma Gardner, senior designer for Luxus Design Build, the open floorplan allows the living room and dining room to blend with the kitchen. This great room concept helps to maximize space and increase functionality in the living area. The seamless transition between the outdoor living area and the kitchen demonstrates the home's flexibility and enhances the atmosphere of openness.
Made for entertaining, the home's kitchen features the award-winning line of Signature Kitchen Suite luxury built-in appliances, which cater to cooking and wine aficionados alike. The back wall is centered by a 48-inch Pro Rangetop, the only one on the market with built-in water bath sous vide, four gas burners and two-zone induction all on the cooking surface– everything needed to prepare restaurant-quality meals.
Accompanied by two 30-inch Combination Wall Ovens with Speed Cook and Steam-Combi, the rangetop and ovens exemplify the brand's "True to Food" mission of catering to the needs of today's forward-thinking home chefs, or Technicureans™, allowing them the tools needed to prepare foods in the best possible ways.
Also featured in the space is the brand's integrated 30-inch Column Refrigerator and Freezer, which deliver precise preservation technologies and extra-large capacity for optimized food storage. They are accompanied by four 24-inch Wine Column Refrigerators, featuring patented Wine Cave™ Technology to better preserve at-home collections.
A fully-stocked prep kitchen provides another working space just beyond the main kitchen, complete with a 36-inch Dual-Fuel Pro-Range with Steam Combi Convection, a 24-inch Microwave Oven Drawer and ample counter and storage space, perfect for stress-free entertaining.
Unique to this home is a series of "morning kitchens" found within the primary suite, game room, whisky bar, guest quarters and laundry room – complete with a variety of appliances that offer convenience and flexibility in more areas of the home. In addition to microwave ovens and dishwashers, these areas feature Signature Kitchen Suite's award-winning Undercounter Convertible Refrigerator/Freezer Drawers. Offering dual drawers that operate independently, the innovative unit allows homeowners to select from multiple temperature zones depending on their needs – including an option to convert it to full-freezer capacity.
Signature Kitchen Suite is the fast-growing luxury appliance brand backed by global technology leader LG Electronics. Complementing the Signature Kitchen Suite innovations within TNAH are home appliances, consumer electronics, and HVAC technologies from LG – all delivering unparalleled home connectivity, convenience, performance, and energy efficiency to TNAH. The NAHB also selected LG Electronics USA as Platinum Partner for the state-of-the-art showcase house.
Visitors to IBS are invited to tour the home free of charge between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Jan. 31 - Feb. 2. Complimentary shuttle buses will depart every half hour from the Las Vegas Convention Center. For more information, visit www.TNAH.com.
About Signature Kitchen Suite
Signature Kitchen Suite delivers innovation in the luxury built-in kitchen appliance market with leading-edge technology that provides more flexibility to prepare food in the best possible way, demonstrating respect for the food at every level. The new luxury brand from global home appliance leader LG Electronics, Signature Kitchen Suite is embracing a new generation of forward-thinking Technicurean™ cooks, combining their passion for food with their appreciation for innovation. From the first-of-its-kind built-in sous vide range to the industry's only built-in French Door refrigerator with a convertible middle drawer, Signature Kitchen Suite's versatile and high-performance appliances deliver the ultimate precision cooking experience. Visit www.signaturekitchensuite.com or follow the brand on social channels @SKSappliances.
About The New American Home
The New American Home® (TNAH) is the official show home of the annual NAHB International Builders' Show®. It showcases industry best practices, innovative design concepts, state-of-the-art products and the latest construction techniques. Each year, a new home is unveiled to demonstrate the most noteworthy advancements in home building, allowing industry professionals to glean new ideas that they can replicate within other housing projects. A principal goal of the program is to maximize housing performance and energy efficiency. Each home incorporates elements from the NAHB Green Building Standard and embodies only the highest levels of quality, safety, aesthetics, and sustainability.
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-- Company Targets Adjusted EBITDA Breakeven in First Half of 2023,
Cash Flow Breakeven in Q3 of 2023 --
CARY, N.C., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fathom Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: FTHM), a national, technology-driven, end-to-end real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance, and SaaS offerings for brokerages and agents, today announced financial results for the 2022 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Company also announced an enhanced agent referral incentive program, increased agent transaction fees and caps, and deeper cost cutting measures.
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Total revenue grew 10.2% for the third quarter of 2022 to $111.3 million, up from $100.9 million for last year's third quarter. Against the backdrop of a challenging macro environment, Fathom completed 12,077 real estate transactions for the 2022 third quarter, an increase of approximately 5% from the same quarter last year. Fathom's real estate agent network grew approximately 33% to 9,991 agents on September 30, 2022, up from 7,536 one year ago.
Business line revenue for the 2022 third quarter, compared with the 2021 third quarter was as follows:
"Fathom's revenue grew by more than 10 percent and our agent network grew 33 percent to nearly 10,000 agents, even amidst the backdrop of a challenging residential real estate market," said Fathom CEO Joshua Harley. "Our commission structure puts more money in agents' pockets by charging a small fraction of what traditional brokerages charge, making it a highly attractive value proposition. In fact, our enhanced agent referral program, which we began beta testing on September 1 of this year, resulted in the best referral month in our Company's history. At the same time, the leverage we've built into our model should allow us to enhance margins as we right size expenses and drive more agents and transactions through our network.
"Our priority right now, even in today's market environment, remains achieving total company Adjusted EBITDA profitability in the first half of 2023, and generating positive cash flow in the third quarter of 2023," Harley said. "We plan to accomplish this goal, in part, by accelerating our agent and transaction growth through our new referral program, and by further increasing our revenue for 2023 through higher agent transaction fees and caps. We have already begun collaborating with the heads of each of our business units to cut costs by $1.5 million per quarter in a way that will not hinder or slow our growth," continued Harley.
"While Fathom is not immune to current industry challenges, we continue to believe that we built a better mousetrap…one with more resilience and staying power, and with the ability to grow in down markets."
GAAP net loss for the 2022 third quarter was $6.0 million, or a loss of $0.38 per share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $3.4 million, or a loss of $0.24 per share, for the 2021 third quarter. Weighted average shares outstanding increased approximately 10.4% for the 2022 third quarter, compared with the same quarter last year. The year-over-year change in GAAP net loss resulted principally from an approximate $1.4 million increase in non-cash stock compensation expense and a $0.5 million increase in non-cash amortization of intangible assets and depreciation, increases in investments in technology, as well as higher marketing and general and administrative expense (G&A) related to building the Company's ancillary businesses.
G&A totaled $11.5 million, or 10.4% of total revenue, for the third quarter of 2022, compared with $9.6 million, or 9.5% of total revenue, for last year's third quarter. On a sequential basis, G&A decreased from $12.4 million for the second quarter of 2022. The Company updated its goal of reducing expenses by $750,000 per quarter to trimming at least $1.5 million in costs per quarter by the first quarter of 2023, as it continues right sizing its expense structure in line with current market conditions.
Adjusted EBITDA loss, a non-GAAP measure, was $2.3 million for the 2022 third quarter, compared with $1.8 million for the 2021 third quarter. The Company's real estate segment generated profitable Adjusted EBITDA for the sixth consecutive quarter, despite fewer transactions compared with the second quarter of 2022. Adjusted EBITDA in the Company's mortgage business improved on a sequential basis.
Fathom provides Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, because it offers additional information for monitoring the Company's cash flow performance. A table providing a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most comparable GAAP measure, as well as an explanation of, and important disclosures about, this non-GAAP measure, is included in the tables at the end of this press release.
Year-to-Date 2022 Financial Results
Total revenue grew 40.4% for the first nine months of 2022 to $329.5 million, compared with $234.8 million for the first nine months of 2021. Business line revenue for the 2022 first nine months, compared with the same period in 2021 was as follows:
GAAP net loss for the first nine months of 2022 was $17.7 million, or a loss of $1.10 per share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $8.9 million, or a loss of $0.64 per share, for the first nine months of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA loss was $6.3 million, versus an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $6.1 million for the year-ago period.
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2022 were $14.5 million, compared with $37.8 million at December 31, 2021. The reduction in cash was attributed to investments in Fathom's ancillary businesses, operations, technology and acquisitions, as well as stock retired under the Company's share repurchase program.
Fathom did not purchase any stock during the third quarter of 2022. As of September 30, 2022, there was approximately $4.0 million remaining under the share repurchase authorization.
"The Fathom team is working hard to generate additional revenue and cut costs, without impacting our ability to grow, by providing the best possible service to our agents, home buyers and sellers," said Fathom President and CFO Marco Fregenal. "We are also steadfastly focused on reaching profitability as soon as possible, and posting sustainable solid financial performance for all of our stakeholders. As with most real estate cycles, we believe this one will reverse course over time, and with our unique business model, we are confident that Fathom is strategically positioned to excel."
Third Quarter 2022 and Recent Highlights
- Increased agent transaction fees and caps, and eliminated stock grants for closed transactions beginning January 2023.
- Enhanced agent referral incentive program to drive additional agents to Fathom's platform, and reduced stock grants issued for agent referrals.
- Appointed Scott Flanders to the Company's board of directors.
- Planned opening of new geographic markets over next 30 to 60 days.
- Fathom Realty now operating in 38 states and the District of Columbia; Encompass Lending Group now operating in 41 states and the District of Columbia; Dagley Insurance now operating in 47 states and the District of Columbia. Verus Title now operating in 28 states and the District of Columbia.
Revised Agent Commission Structure
Effective January 1, 2023, Fathom's agents will pay $550 for each of their first 15 completed transactions, up from $500 on their first 12 transactions. For each transaction after the first 15, agents will pay $150, up from $99. For team plans, team members will pay the $550 transaction fee for the first five transactions, up from four. Under Fathom's new Fee Lock Guarantee, prices will not increase for at least two years. The Company also said that it will discontinue its agent stock grant program for closed transactions on December 31, 2022. The former plan provided $200 in stock grants for every five transactions completed.
Enhanced Agent Referral Incentive Program
Effective immediately, Fathom is rolling out a new agent referral program called Free4Life, which includes three levels:
- Level 1 - Stock Grants: When a Fathom agent refers another agent who joins the Company, the referring agent will receive $250 in stock grants for each agent they refer. The former referral program offered between $500 and $2000 in stock grants for agents referred.
- Level 2 - Cap4Life: An agent who refers four other agents who join Fathom, who then close a minimum of two sales per year, will be capped for life. Those who qualify will pay the reduced transaction fee of $150 per sale in perpetuity. The referring agent also will receive the Level 1 $250 in stock grants for each agent they refer.
- Level 3 - Free4Life: An agent who refers an additional four agents (eight agents in total), who join Fathom, who then close a minimum of two sales per year each, will be free for life. Those who qualify will never pay an annual fee or a transaction fee of any kind. The referring agent also will receive the Level 1 $250 in stock grants for each agent they refer.
"We believe this new agent referral program is the most attractive incentive in the industry, as it is based solely on an individual agent's efforts. The initial feedback from our Fathom agents has been validating, and their excitement is clear based on the exceptional agent referral numbers we experienced in September when we launched the Cap4Life portion of the program in beta," explained Harley.
Guidance/Long-Term Targets
Fathom's guidance for the 2022 fourth quarter and full year, assumes that the residential real estate market will continue to soften and that interest rates will remain at current levels or increase. The Company believes that if market conditions improve, it could generate results that are better than currently anticipated.
For the fourth quarter of 2022, Fathom expects total revenue in the range of $85 million to $95 million, and Adjusted EBITDA in the range of a loss of $2.4 million to a loss of $2.2 million. This brings estimated 2022 full year revenue to $415 million to $425 million, compared with 2021 revenue of $330.2 million. Full year Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range from a loss of $8.8 million to a loss of $8.6 million, compared with an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $8.2 million in 2021.
Additionally, Fathom is targeting Adjusted EBITDA breakeven in the first half of 2023, and cash flow breakeven in the third quarter of 2023.
The Company reiterated that it believes it can generate Adjusted EBITDA exceeding $40.0 million per year at 100,000 to 110,000 annual transactions.
2022 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call
About Fathom Holdings Inc.
Fathom Holdings Inc. is a national, technology-driven, real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance, and SaaS offerings to brokerages and agents by leveraging its proprietary cloud-based software, intelliAgent. The Company's brands include Fathom Realty, Dagley Insurance, Encompass Lending, intelliAgent, LiveBy, Real Results, and Verus Title. For more information, visit www.FathomInc.com.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," including, but not limited to, its ability to achieve breakeven Adjusted EBITDA in the first half of 2023 and cash flow breakeven by the third quarter of 2023, its ability to continue attracting agents and generating higher revenue, and its ability to reduce costs by $1.5 million per quarter by the first quarter of 2023, among others. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including: risks associated with general economic conditions, including rising interest rates; risks associated with the Company's ability to continue achieving significant growth; its ability to continue its growth trajectory while achieving strong profits over time; its ability to generate positive operational cash flow; its ability to demonstrate sustainable profitability; and others set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Form 10-K as filed with the SEC and supplemented from time to time in other Company filings made with the SEC. Copies of Fathom's Form 10-K and other SEC filings are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
(Financial tables follow)
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
To supplement Fathom's consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance. This non-GAAP financial measure, which may be different than similarly titled measures used by other companies, is presented to enhance investors' overall understanding of our financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Fathom defines the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), excluding other expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense, and transaction-related cost.
Fathom believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information about the Company's financial performance, enhances the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects, and allows for greater transparency with respect to a key metric used by Fathom's management for financial and operational decision-making. Fathom believes that Adjusted EBITDA helps identify underlying trends in its business that otherwise could be masked by the effect of the expenses that the Company excludes in Adjusted EBITDA. In particular, Fathom believes the exclusion of share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards and stock options and transaction-related costs associated with the Company's acquisition activity provides a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of its operations and provides better transparency into its results of operations. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes other income and expense, net which primarily includes nonrecurring items, such as, gain on debt extinguishment and severance costs, if applicable.
Fathom is presenting the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted EBITDA to assist investors in seeing its financial performance through the eyes of management, and because the Company believes this measure provides an additional tool for investors to use in comparing Fathom's core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in its industry.
Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted EBITDA compared to net income (loss), the closest comparable GAAP measure. Some of these limitations are that:
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards and stock options, which have been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, significant recurring expenses in Fathom's business and an important part of its compensation strategy;
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes transaction-related costs primarily consisting of professional fees and any other costs incurred directly related to acquisition activity, which is an ongoing part of Fathom's growth strategy and therefore likely to occur; and
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain recurring, non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and capitalized software, and acquisition related intangible asset costs, however, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future.
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Which brand is right for you, Innisfree or Wishful?
When it comes to skin care, there is a wide range of cleansers, facial serums, exfoliators, serums and more available. Each serves a different purpose, but most are meant to hydrate, rejuvenate and leave the skin feeling clean and refreshed. Two of the most recognizable skin care brands are Innisfree and Wishful. They each have a line of skin care treatments and cosmetic solutions formulated for different skin types and needs.
Innisfree
Founded in 2000, Innisfree is a cosmetic company that operates under the larger Amore Pacific banner. It started in South Korea but quickly gained worldwide popularity. People love Innisfree for its gentle, effective at-home treatments, natural formulas and reasonable price point.
One thing that makes Innisfree different is its commitment to producing clean, eco-conscious skin care treatments and cosmetics. The brand’s formulas primarily consist of natural ingredients, such as green tea and volcanic soil. Innisfree ensures that its ingredients are ethically sourced to promote clean, eco-friendly and skin-friendly beauty.
Innisfree offers everything from sunscreen and moisturizers to pore-clearing clay masks and cleansing kits. Costs range from around $15-$35.
Innisfree pros
- The line offers high-quality, naturally sourced formulas.
- The eco-friendly brand is focused on sustainable beauty and clean, healthy skin.
- Most cosmetics come in at an affordable price point.
- Sustainable sourcing with minimal environmental impact.
- Safe and gentle skin care solutions for nearly any skin type.
- A wide array of cosmetics are offered, ranging from moisturizers to serums to sunscreen.
Innisfree cons
- Since most of the formulas are simple, they’re not as effective as brands that use higher amounts of active ingredients.
- While the brand is making moves to become cruelty-free, it hasn’t gotten there yet.
- Only some of the cosmetics are vegan.
- Most formulas include a fragrance that can irritate sensitive skin.
Best Innisfree cosmetics
Innisfree Daily UV SPF Sunscreen Broad Spectrum
Designed for daily use, this sunscreen has an SPF rating of 36 and can protect skin against the sun’s rays. The formula contains a blend of green tea, sunflower oil and cica to provide lightweight and smooth protection that hydrates. It’s safe for most skin types, but it’s especially effective for those with dry skin. The container is 1.69 fluid ounces.
Innisfree Cherry Blossom Dewy Glow Facial Moisturizers
This moisturizing face cream not only leaves the skin clean and nourished for hours but also provides long-term hydration. It can also help even out uneven skin and leave it more radiant. The formula includes glycerin for hydration, cherry blossom flavonoids for radiance and niacinamide to brighten the skin. It has a light scent.
Innisfree Green Tea Seed Intensive Hydrating Serum
Designed to replenish and retain moisture, this hydrating serum is gentle on most skin types. It’s made with green tea seed oil and green tea extracts that help smooth out the complexion. It also contains hyaluronic acid, which can provide up to 25 hours of hydration. It has a lovely fragrance that fades over time.
Wishful
Wishful is a beauty and skin care brand that was launched in 2020 by popular beauty blogger and influencer Huda Kattan, who also created Huda Beauty. The brand offers cruelty-free skin care that uses clean, simple formulas that work. It’s committed to making skin care routines simple, intentional, clean and effective.
Similar to Innisfree, Wishful offers an array of skin care treatments, such as enzyme scrubs, sheet masks, serums and moisturizers. Each item is designed to be used together to create or add to a personalized skin care routine. Costs range from around $20-$90.
Wishful pros
- The skin care items are ethically sourced and free from unhealthy or negative ingredients such as parabens, phthalates, formaldehyde, coal tar and aluminum salts.
- Wishful is committed to cruelty-free skin care, health and beauty.
- Simple, transparent formulas that are results-focused, clean and minimalistic.
- The products are light, gentle, hydrating and effective.
- The brand offers personal skin care solutions for any skin type.
- Elegant packaging design makes for great gifts.
Wishful cons
- Some treatments contain a strong perfume-like fragrance, which could bother sensitive noses or skin.
- Textures of some skin care solutions are thick upon the initial application.
- Simple formulas are gentle for sensitive skin, but they aren’t as effective on major skin problems.
Best Wishful cosmetics
This 100-milliliter enzyme scrub can exfoliate the skin and leave it with a beautiful glow that lasts all day. It’s formulated for normal, combination, dry and oily skin, but it’s also safe for sensitive skin. It comes in a cream that’s easy to apply as needed.
Wishful Thirst Trap Juice Serum
This 1-ounce facial serum comes with three types of hyaluronic acid that leave the skin feeling smooth and hydrated. It’s cruelty-free and ethically sourced with soothing aloe vera and peptides that support collagen production. It’s safe for all skin types, especially those with dry skin.
Wishful Honey Balm Niacinamide Moisturizer
This honey balm moisturizer is an excellent option for anyone who regularly experiences dullness or uneven skin tone. It contains turmeric root extract, which soothes skin, and niacinamide, which can make pores smaller. It’s great for oily, normal and combination skin types.
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Should you get Innisfree or Wishful skin care products?
Both Innisfree and Wishful offer cosmetics and skin care solutions that can rejuvenate, hydrate, freshen and cleanse the skin. These popular brands use ethical sourcing and natural ingredients in many of their formulas. Plus, they’re designed for most skin types.
If you want a more established brand with international success, Innisfree is a great option. Its skin care is affordable, gentle and convenient for anyone looking to start a new skin care routine. But if you’re interested in a newer brand that’s cruelty-free and can complement an existing routine, Wishful is the better choice.
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Dropping $700,000 on a fish tank might seem excessive, but Secret Kitchen’s wrap-around aquarium makes it feel like a worthy investment. The air crackles with electricity in this busy double-storey Chinatown stalwart as diners vie for their fill of Cantonese fare. Secret Kitchen’s masterful classics are all handmade, so roll up your sleeves and tuck into delicacies like steamed chicken feet doused with black bean sauce, and truffle-flecked prawn dumplings. Head in over the weekend to catch specials like suckling pig and Korean-style BBQ duck. If you’re feeling like a little piggy yourself by the time dessert rolls around, you’ll be in good company: the signature custard buns are shaped like adorable porcine pals.
If you’re anything like us, you’ll consider yum cha to be one of the five major food groups. Bustling carts bristling with steaming boxes of miniature Chinese goodies – what’s not to love? ‘Yum cha’ literally means ‘drink tea’ in Cantonese, and that certainly remains an important part of the service, venues all over the city are putting unique spins on this centuries-old artform.
At Time Out, we’ve made it our mission to explore each of those yum cha iterations. So without further ado, we present to you our top picks for dim-spiration.
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CA Sacramento CA Zone Forecast for Saturday, December 17, 2022
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Interior Northern California Zone Forecasts for California
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Sunday.
CAZ013-180845-
Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County-
Including the city of Shasta Dam
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 37 to 52 higher elevations...51 to 59 lower
elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Widespread frost in the evening. Clear. Lows 18 to
33 higher elevations...26 to 36 lower elevations. Prevailing
north winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 35 to 50 higher elevations...47 to
55 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph in the
morning becoming light.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight.
Lows 19 to 34 higher elevations...27 to 37 lower elevations.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 33 to 48 higher elevations...44 to
52 lower elevations. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 23 to 38.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Highs 34 to 49.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows 27 to 42.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Not as cool. Highs 37 to 52.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 28 to 43.
Highs 40 to 55.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows 31 to 46.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 42 to 57.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SHASTA DAM 58 34 52 / 0 0 0
$$
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CAZ014-180845-
Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County-
Including the city of Burney
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the afternoon. Highs 31 to
41. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...At higher elevations, widespread frost in the evening.
Mostly clear. In the valleys, widespread frost in the evening,
then patchy fog after midnight. Lows 8 to 23. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...In the valleys, patchy fog in the morning. Mostly
sunny. Highs 32 to 40. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. In the valleys, patchy fog after
midnight. Lows 10 to 25. Light winds.
.MONDAY...In the valleys, patchy fog in the morning. Mostly
cloudy. Highs 33 to 41. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 17 to 27.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Patchy fog. Highs 33 to 41.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow showers. Patchy fog. Lows 22 to 31.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs
36 to 46. Lows 22 to 31.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow showers. Lows 25 to 33.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 40 to 48.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
BURNEY 38 11 38 / 0 0 0
$$
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CAZ015-180845-
Northern Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Redding and Red Bluff
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
.TODAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs 54 to 60.
North winds up to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows 27 to 37.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 53. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost and haze after midnight.
Lows 28 to 36. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs
around 51. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 33 to 39.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Highs 49 to 54.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows 36 to 42.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 56.
Lows 36 to 43.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 39 to 45.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 57 to 62.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
REDDING 59 27 54 / 0 0 0
RED BLUFF 55 30 54 / 0 0 0
$$
=
CAZ016-180845-
Central Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Chico, Oroville, and Marysville/Yuba City
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST SUNDAY...
.TODAY...Widespread frost and patchy dense fog in the morning.
Sunny. Highs 53 to 59. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Haze with possible frost and fog after
midnight. Lows 28 to 36. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Widespread frost with possible haze and fog in the
morning. Mostly sunny. Highs around 52. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Haze with possible frost and fog
after midnight. Lows 28 to 36. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Haze with pockets of frost and fog in the morning.
Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 34 to 41.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Highs around 54.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 37 to 43.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 56.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 42.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 57.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 39 to 45.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 61.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
CHICO 54 32 53 / 0 0 0
OROVILLE 54 32 52 / 0 0 0
MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY 56 28 51 / 0 0 0
$$
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CAZ017-180845-
Southern Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Sacramento
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST SUNDAY...
.TODAY...Areas of Fog...locally dense early in the morning.
Widespread frost and haze in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the
late morning and early afternoon. Sunny. Highs 52 to 58. Light
winds.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Haze with possible frost and fog after
midnight. Lows 26 to 36. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Widespread
frost in the morning. Haze and patchy dense fog through the day.
Highs around 51. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Haze through the night. Areas of
frost and patchy fog after midnight. Lows 28 to 36. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Haze with possible frost and fog in the morning. Mostly
cloudy. Highs 47 to 53. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 35 to 42.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 51 to 57.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 36 to 42.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs around 56.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to 43.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 58. Lows
35 to 45.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SACRAMENTO 57 32 51 / 0 0 0
SAC EXEC AIRPORT 56 29 52 / 0 0 0
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CAZ018-180845-
Carquinez Strait and Delta-
Including the city of Fairfield/Suisun
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST SUNDAY...
.TODAY...Widespread frost with possible haze and fog in the
morning. Widespread Fog...locally dense early in the afternoon.
Mostly sunny. Highs around 55. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread Fog...locally dense in the
evening. Haze with possible frost and fog after midnight. Lows
27 to 35. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Widespread
frost in the morning. Haze and patchy dense fog through the day.
Highs 48 to 54. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Haze with possible frost and fog
after midnight. Lows 29 to 35. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Haze and patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy.
Highs around 49. East winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 35 to 41.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 55.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 42.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs around 57.
Lows 36 to 42.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 59. Lows
36 to 42.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
FAIRFIELD/SUISUN 58 27 55 / 0 0 0
$$
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CAZ019-180845-
Northern San Joaquin Valley-
Including the cities of Stockton and Modesto
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST SUNDAY...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Haze, areas
of Fog...locally dense and frost in the morning. Widespread Fog...
locally dense early in the afternoon. Highs 50 to 56. Light
winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy dense fog through the night. Haze
and patchy frost after midnight. Lows 30 to 38. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Haze and patchy dense fog
through the day. Highs around 50. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Haze and patchy dense fog through
the night. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows 30 to 38. Light
winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Haze through
the day. Highs 48 to 54. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 36 to 44.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 53 to 59.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 44. Highs
54 to 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 44.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs 53 to 58.
Lows 37 to 47.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 56 to 62.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
STOCKTON 53 33 50 / 0 0 0
MODESTO 52 34 50 / 0 0 0
$$
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CAZ063-180845-
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County-
Including the city of Alder Springs
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 46 to 58. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 27 to 39. Prevailing northwest winds up to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 36 to 50 higher elevations...48 to
54 lower elevations. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 39. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 33 to 47 higher elevations...45 to
51 lower elevations. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 28 to 42.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow
showers. Highs 36 to 51.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows 31 to 46.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 41 to 56. Lows
32 to 47.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 35 to 49.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 44 to 59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
ALDER SPRINGS 52 32 43 / 0 0 0
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CAZ066-180845-
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Paradise
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 46 to 58. Prevailing northeast winds up to
10 mph in the morning becoming light.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 28 to 40. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 45 to 53. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Widespread frost after midnight. Lows
29 to 41. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs
44 to 52. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 32 to 44.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Highs 43 to 53.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 35 to 47.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 45 to 58. Lows
35 to 47.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 38 to 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 51 to 61.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
PARADISE 52 37 49 / 0 0 0
$$
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CAZ067-180845-
Motherlode-
Including the cities of Grass Valley and Jackson
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 51 to 59. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Haze and areas of frost after midnight. Lows
30 to 38. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Haze and areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs
47 to 55. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Haze with possible frost and fog after
midnight. Lows 31 to 37. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Haze and areas of frost in the morning. Highs 46 to 54.
Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 36 to 44.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 47 to 57.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 37 to 43.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 50 to 58.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 42.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 52 to 62. Lows
36 to 46.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
GRASS VALLEY 52 31 50 / 0 0 0
JACKSON 52 35 51 / 0 0 0
$$
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CAZ068-180845-
Western Plumas County/Lassen Park-
Including the cities of Chester and Quincy
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Widespread frost early in the afternoon. Areas of
frost late in the afternoon. Highs 35 to 50. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Widespread frost in the evening. Mostly clear. Lows
16 to 31. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 31 to 46. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 17 to 32. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 31 to 46. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 22 to 37.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow
showers. Highs 30 to 45.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow showers. Lows 24 to 39.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 34 to 49. Lows
24 to 39.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow showers. Lows 28 to 43.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 37 to 52.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
QUINCY 34 15 40 / 0 0 0
CHESTER 34 12 39 / 0 0 0
$$
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CAZ069-180845-
West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-
Including the city of Blue Canyon
1135 PM PST Sat Dec 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 38 to 53 higher elevations...48 to 58 lower
elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph in the morning
becoming light.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost in the evening. Haze
after midnight. Lows 14 to 29 higher elevations...25 to 37 lower
elevations. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Haze in the morning. Sunny. Highs 30 to 45 higher
elevations...42 to 52 lower elevations. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Haze. Lows 14 to 29 higher
elevations...26 to 37 lower elevations. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Haze in the morning. Highs 31 to 46 higher elevations...
42 to 52 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph in
the morning becoming light.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 24 to 39.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 34 to 49.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
showers. Lows 25 to 40.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Highs 37 to 52.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 40.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 41 to 56. Lows
27 to 42.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
BLUE CANYON 45 30 42 / 0 0 0
$$
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